How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/youtuber-louis-rossmann-takes-on-better-way-electronics/105532410

This story takes some twists and turns.

For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
- People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
- Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
- We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

#RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

@sparkit Ma a #MLOL non dicevano che erano per #Readium? :o
https://blog.mlol.it/2021/09/10/mlol-ebook-reader-readium/

#DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM

I had been craving to play the Sims 4 recently because I watched someone build phenomenal houses in the Sims 4 (I've never played 4, but I've played 1 extensively and a little bit of 3.)

So I wanted to play it in a virtual machine on my Linux PC so that I can sandbox the game for personal security reasons. However, EA, being the dirtbags they are, won't let me play it in a VM. I wasn't about to run any untrusted code on my host OS, so there had to be another way.

Long story short, I ended up playing the game on my dad's old HP that runs Windows 10 poorly. I knew EA was bad, but this experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth, despite how much fun I had playing it on the old HP.

Just another reason why DRM hurts the consumer. I wanted to play the game in a way that benefits my personal security posture, and if I can't, I'm less likely to play the game in the future.

#EA #ElectronicArts #Sims #Sims4 #DRM #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #Gaming #Linux #LinuxGaming #Windows