StorminNorman @ StorminNorman @lemmy.world

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To be fair, they didn't actually say that what the others called it was smart or correct, just that they did call it that. But given nuance can be deduced from people's words, I think we can both assume that the person you're engaging with isn't playing with a full deck of cards...

They don't. Go and reread what I wrote, then come back here and quote the part of my comment where I said that.

And I again refer you back to what I previously wrote, your priorities change as you age. Mine did. I'm far more likely to have sex with a partner who's company I enjoy than someone who's company I don't enjoy. That aside, I didn't say you're gonna just start solely having sex with only people you have good company with. I didn't even say that you'd stop trying to have sex with people you were physically attracted to. I said your standards will change. Which insinuated that maybe you might not have slept with someone when you were 18yo cos they didn't meet your criteria of being attractive back then, but you might now cos your standards have changed.

Bandcamp, qobuz, bleep, Beatport, theres a number of options out there to pick up cheap digital music. And then you also have the aforementioned eBay and discogs etc. Which, true, is second hand. But even splitting the amount the artist makes from that physical release between you and the person who previously bought it, they are still making way more from you than they would from just your streams.

And sure, 216 albums doesn't seem like much. But they'd be all yours. Nobody could take them from you (well, besides if you got physically robbed I guess). There's a bunch of stuff that has disappeared off of there. Big Black, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom, off the top of my head. You also have artists that have never been on there, Tatsuro Yamashita comes to mind. It also used to be a real problem with artists like Tool, The Beatles, AC/DC just not being there at all too. Then there's other times where I've been playing albums, and tracks are just straight up missing (I presume due to licensing issues). I remember being royally annoyed with A Cross The Universe missing a bunch of tracks ages ago, and it used to happen frequently enough with other releases that it made an impression. Plus all the classic hip-hop that is missing cos of sample clearance issues. And heaven forbid if you wanna listen to classical music, or traditional music from around the world, it's as if Spotify has never heard of the genre (both genres are represented, but it's such a poor showing that they would've done better if there was just none at all). And I understand that this isn't all on Spotify, but I've never had any of those issues with my personal collection.

Is it perfect? No. Does it reward the artist fairly? Undoubtedly. Would I take it over Spotify? Every day of the year for the rest of my life.

To be pedantic, there was DRM on music purchased on iTunes prior to 2009. Was a bit of a ballache converting that back in the day. Could've been worse though, I do like to buy most of my music physically so I didn't have to convert too much of my collection (still a ballache though cos it was still way more files than I wanted to convert).

Wait, what? That seems odd. They've deleted music videos from my account (which I had the files for, and the videos in question were also pulled from YouTube etc by the band, so I don't think it's apple's fault they were pulled), but I still have all the music I've made myself. I do back it up every 2 or 3 months (I would cry for the rest of my life if I lost it, I have nearly 2yrs of continuous music), but I've never had to restore it (and this has reinforced why I do back up).

Edit: looked it up, I see the issue now. I don't use Apple music, and every instance I can find of this happening is associated with ceasing that subscription. But I just use iTunes and the iTunes store. Dunno how this would work for you since it's your own music (and I dunno if it'd work for music not in the iTunes catalogue, ie stuff from Bandcamp, qobuz, cough cough less than legal methods, etc), but it would appear all you have to do is log in to your account again and re-download the deleted files.

Second edit: just realised I have lost some actual music from my account. The series of live albums that iTunes directly released from the iTunes festivals they ran like 15yrs ago just came to mind. They're gone from my account. And probably a bunch of others. They were never deleted from my hard drive though.

Which part of that was directed at you? I didn't lump you in the "most people" category. You did that. I also didn't disparage you with the second sentence. Nor with the third. It's all talking about people and your country in general. None of it singles you out. I can understand how an idiot might think that, but that doesn't mean it makes it the case. Now, I did go you in my next comment, I'll admit that. But that was only in reply to you. Like I said before, jog on you sanctimonious prick.

Never mind, I just looked at your profile and have seen you're American. I take back what I said about you being an idiot, for the average American that goes online, you're basically Einstein...

Naw, did I offend the idiots feelings? You came at me first, mate, if you can't handle the heat, don't even step into the kitchen...

Also, if you were truly offended, you wouldn't have made this latest comment at all. But you just haaaaaaad to tell the world how much more "better" you are. Jog on.

Hang the fuck on. You somehow think that your experience living on a "small island" speaks for "the average person"? Get to fuck. I guarantee your islands population isn't even large enough to be a rounding error on the global scale. My attitude is fine considering I didn't realise I was talking to an actual moron.

But this whole thread illustrates a problem the internet has as a whole, fuckwits like you don't even bother to research anything. You read something in discussions and chose to take it as gospel without bothering to check if it had a shred of truth to it? And then doubled down on it as if your tiny worldview somehow was what everyone experiences? There is no difference between you doing that and those who treat Fox News as the holy truth. I may have "attitude" now, but it's cos I have to occasionally deal with people like you, and I don't suffer fools gladly.

You're still gonna be attracted to 20yos physically. There's over 100k years of evolution that wants you to mate with the fittest, most attractive mate that you can. But is that a person you actually want to spend time with outside of the bedroom? So, yeah, your standards in regards to physical attractiveness are gonna drop as you age, but your other standards will likely change too.

Yeah, so maybe "most people" should shut the fuck up and not spew nonsense about a topic they know literally nothing about? And what kind of arse backwards country do you live in? Every tyre store I've been in in Australia has had a number of tyre and wheel packages on offer. I literally had a chat with my tyre guy the last time I got tyres as they had a package on sale for 70% off (off topic, but it was the last one they had and it had sat for over 6mths). This isn't a specialist tyre place that only specialises in these packages either. Hell, here's the wheel and tyre packages page for Australia's biggest tyre retailer. These packages are literally on the showroom floor when you walk in. You'd have to be so dumb that you should be committed if you walked in these stores and missed them.

You don't understand basic English comprehension.

Let's break down your initial comment.

But if he was shooting pub goers

He wasn't so the rest of your comment is irrelevant. He had shot pub goers, but he wasn't when he was killed. He had been subdued. Don't need to break down the rest cos it's as useful as you are in general to society, not very.

The article says "after the shooting" the gunman was killed.

Pretty fucking clear to me. Note it doesn't say "during" or any of its synonyms.

Pretty sure you're not a "car person" cos those packages abound for many other vehicles on the road. Which is further reinforced by me plugging in "wheel and tyre package" into ye Olde google and getting a shitload of results for, surprise surprise, wheel and tyre packages for a variety of cars. From your daily run abouts, to 4x4s, to suvs, to sports cars. Here's one site that offers over 20,000 wheel and tyre packages.. So, yeah, your assumptions are woefully wrong.

I don't see how your edit is relevant given that pretty much every car on the road has third party rims and tyres and this isn't an issue for them.

I think the rabid anti ev and anti musk hatred is what's driving it more than any misunderstanding. Like I said, many reasons to hate this vehicle, but a lot of the "conversations" I see about this vehicle (and EVs in general) are complete and utter tripe.

Oh please, like people ever read the article. They read the headline and just make up the rest. Nobody ever reads the article or looks up shit for themselves anymore. I've just had to correct someone about the cybertrucks wheels. Hate the vehicle all you want, I do for my own reasons, but don't just make shit up. And it's not just this shit, it happens in all sorts of fields. And the worst thing is you usually get a reply of "okay, but whataboutthis" and you just get more false shit. It's as if people think that their feelings/assumptions are somehow more valid than actual facts...

See my reply to your other comment, your knowledge is wrong.

Nope. The tyres it comes with are custom, but you can fit any tyre you want so long as it's the right size (which does admittedly limit your options somewhat). The rims aren't a custom size either (although, the ones that come from the factory obviously are a custom design, but like the tyres, it's not hard to find a replacement). And there is nothing particularly special about either of them. Plenty of options out there for both. Plenty of reasons to hate this vehicle, the two issues you listed are not reasons to do so as they are problems that don't actually exist.

Edit: you may be getting confused as they got a patent early last year for their wheel covers (which I think is valid as they have aero shit involved with em). But they literally just clip on and off.