• Miserable Podcast of Secrets 6

        I Pirate By Borrowing

        This time, we look at the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT-IP, legislation that may change the Internet forever. But what is the threat exactly, and how worried should we be? Remember to leave your comments here and/or at (312) 233-2865.

        • Video games first, God's house comes after
        • Ready for iTunes?
        • The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA), like a bad Greek date
        • Who's backing the legislation? Who's against it?
        • Can Nintendo and Sony bring down YouTube?
        • Dangers of the legislation: vague language and a lack of technical understanding
        • Who's really targeted by SOPA and PIPA? Is the threat overblown?
        • Do we need stronger laws or smarter game design to combat piracy?
        • A proposal to differentiate between commercial and non-commercial sites
        • Refining fair-use and copyright laws
        • Alternatives to SOPA and PIPA
        • VCRs, game rentals, and other signs that maybe our rights haven't been eroded
        • Is it too late to get serious about piracy?
        • Piracy as protest
        • Two wrongs often make a right
        • Are YouTube videos akin to historical documents?
        • Pirating out of compulsion
        • Steam can save us
        • A tangent: Japanese versus Western game companies
        • Kick out the lobbyists
        • Eric's "100 years of Dark Souls" continues, with a Mario Kart 7 drive-by
        • The only bad thing about Link's Awakening is playing it on the 3DS
        • Saints' Row: The Third teaches us about acceptable Japanese penis imagery
        • Chuck continues to rule at Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Infinity Blade 2
        • Infinity Blade as an arcade game
        • Classes and customization in Brink
        • The beauty of Dead Space
        • Damn the head crab offspring
        • The weird jumping physics of the Uncharted series
        • Combat in Skyward Sword
        • Nintendo's mistaken about its mistake
        • The power of a TNL friends list

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        Comments 22 Comments
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          Work's been crazy with end-of-the-year duties, so this took longer than usual to post. There is also some noise in some parts that was difficult to extract, but I think it's worse near the beginning and most people won't find it a big deal. (I know Josh is available to slay these dragons but I think this one'll be okay. We'll fine tune our recording technique some more.)

          I'm not kidding about iTunes. I know some of you like using it, and we will be on there in a matter of days.

          Cowdisease will be on the next episode, and bahn is in line for an upcoming show. If you want to leave a message for us to play on the podcast, call (312) 233-2865.
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          Oh, and this one's about ninety minutes.
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          Thanks Nick <3
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          "The Patriot Act wasn't as bad as people made it out to be"

          Jesus christ guys
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          I think it was more like the Act didn't turn out to be as awful as it was predicted to be. Maybe the worst part of the PATRIOT Act is how quickly it was enacted, where usually it takes laws a lot longer to come into effect in the U.S. The main point I was making in that section is that thesis-antithesis-synthesis applies. You start with a bad idea, people overcompensate by totally demonizing that idea and claiming the sky is falling, then you gain a compromise that is often a better deal than anything proposed before. And when a terrible law is passed, it can still be tempered, neutered, or even overturned.
        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          Fuck Sopa these stupid mother fucking cunts can all go fuck themselves. Dear Sopa suck my cock.

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        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          Looks like less comments and too many podcasts too soon.
        1. Pineapple's Avatar
          Pineapple -
          Gave it a listen last night, nice job guys! I know it wasn't significantly shorter than other podcasts but it seemed to go by quicker for some reason. As always though, very entertaining to listen to.
        1. Finch's Avatar
          Finch -
          it's always entertaining!also, i totally brought up something about having to re-center the stupid pointer. It was something that was annoying about that game! I didn't say it needed to be re-calibrated though. I KNOW BETTER.
        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          Good Lookin Finch on your name being dropped.
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          My busted ass Rock Band drums got a mention
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          Is this on iTunes yet?
        1. Some Stupid Japanese Name's Avatar
          Some Stupid Japanese Name -
          Razor got mentioned again too. Is that to be a regular bit?
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          Thanks for the comments. On the next installment, we'll finish the conversation we started about questionable design choices.
        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          So I call my message in?
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people.
        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          No go, blocked from the podcast again.
        1. Korian's Avatar
          Korian -
          You guys are blind to the truth.
        1. Pineapple's Avatar
          Pineapple -
          Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
          On the next installment...
          When is this happening? GIVE ME MORE PODCAST!!!!!!!!
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          I'm editing it at the moment.
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