>that friend who still buys CDs and DVDs >that friend who

>>60958303
CDs and DVDs are fine
Good luck finding HDMI or DP on server hardware. VGA and DVI are still fine for legacy devices
I got a dump phone again after using smartphones for almost 7 years. I don't need a phone which tells me everyday that theres traffic jam on my way to work. That's just annoying as fuck.
I call people. That's it.

>>60958303
>that normalfag who comes to the technology board

i still use a dumbphone for calling because i'm not a fucking imbecile. enjoy charging your phone every 1-2 days

>>60958303
stop shitting on brickphones OP. How many fucking computers do I need

>>60958391
>Every 1-2 days
The hilarious thing is that smartphones have actually become even worse since you stopped using them.

>>60958303
CDs are useful for if you want to print graphics on them and give out a bunch for a specific purpose.

>>60958303
>that friend who still buys CDs and DVDs
most cars still come with CD players, home theatre setups are only really worth it if you're using bluray 4k versions

>that friend who still uses VGA and DVI
nothing wrong with DVI

>that friend who still has a dumb phone
that friend who still doesn't have The BotnetTM in their pocket

>>60958303
I wish I could be that guy. It must be really easy.

>>60958303
>it's not new so it's bad/useless
i bet you line up for each new iploxe too, faggot

>>60958303
I have dumb phone, after replacing the battery it now last for literally months with no charging, can your iShit beat that?

>>60958368
how you check your facebook notifications then? Do you have tablet with yourself for this?

>>60958303
I bet OP has never heard of dual-link DVI

>>60958430
>most cars still come with CD players
No they don't

>>60958474
old ones do.

>>60958303
Man, screw you - DVI's great. They still put it on even the newest cards. Dumbphones are also great, smartphones were a mistake for most people.

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>>60958303
What's wrong with DVI?

>>60958303
CDs are dead
DVDs are still OK for movies though I prefer Blu Ray. Streaming is fine too of course but I want to have all my media on my HDD if possible.
I still use DVI because I don't see a reason to get a new GPU with Display Port
I use a regular pre paid cell phone because I don't want companies and government to know my exact location wherever I go. Plus my phone can go 2 weeks on a charge.

>>60958466
I don't use facebook or any other social media

>>60958466
>facebook
oh shit that's hilarious. Is this... it this b8? Possibly sarcasm... gonna have to investigate.

>>60958303
>he buys his music on iTunes
>he pretends video cables are made for his battlestation
>he pretends phones are not here to plan a meetup, but the meetup itself

ITT: OP gets the fuck out

>Not using VGA
do you even 3840x240?

>>60958303
>>that friend who still has a dumb phone
Sadly 90% of /g/ is that and they're even proud of it

>>60958703
>>60958659

>>60958732
>Look at me I'm smarter because I use obsolete tech

>>60958660
The fuck was that last one

>>60958765
I use tech that does exactly what it's supposed to without spying and sniffing more than necessary for it to work.

>>60958466
>Facebook
O MY SUMMERFAG

>>60958771
You have to go back.

Joke's on you I don't have a single friend let alone a normie one like op described

>>60958565
where do you talk to your normie friends then?

>>60958303
>that friend who still buys CDs and DVDs
That friend listens to better quality music, and DVDs have a better a/v quality than your streams.

kek, I still use vga, all my hardware devices are ancient

>>60958780
A dumbphone has way fewer features than a smartphone, you complete idiot.
>b-but I don't use them
Don't act superior because you don't make use of features everyone else does

>>60958802
Kill yourself

>>60958797
In person at work
I'd blow my brains out if I had to talk to them outside of work

>>60958474
Yes they do

>>60958820
I act superior because I don't need a smart phone to have those features. I can check Facebook myself.

>>60958858
I don't think you know what the word "friend" means

>>60958873
Not on your phone you can't. Or at least not at anything but dinosaur speeds

>>60958875
They specified that the "friend" is a normie.
My autist friends and I use IRC.
Those guys I actually like

>>60958820
I'm sorry your brain is too small to understand my comment. Let me explain it to you like I would explain it to a 5 year old:

I don't get a hardon because I don't use certain features. It's just a fact that a regular phone does exactly what it's supposed to (that is enabling me to talk to people) while a smartphone does more than the user is typically aware of. I'm not talking about installing apps, using Facebook or anything. These are totally valid features for people who use them. It's just that smartphones hide more data connections and running applications from the user than necessary for them to operate properly. They constantly track the user, they potentially can transmit ANY personal data to people the user might not want to have that data and you can't stop them because on most smartphones you can't even remove the battery so it's absolutely impossible to turn them off.

>>60958466
off yourself normie

>>60958887
>Not on your phone you can't.
That's what I just said.

>>60958832
>Kill yourself

Stream 4k, and buy mp3s goy.

Smartphones killer application is the ability to shit post discreetly while taking a dump at work. Hauling a laptop in is too conspicuous

>>60958303
>That friend who spends $10 a month to listen to 320kbps mp3's only when he has an internet connection

>>60958802
Sorry to break it to you but anything highter than 320kbps is a meme.

>>60958971
>That friend who spends any amount of money on something he could have on his hard drive for free.

>>60958920
>mp3
what is this 2003??

>>60958898
>a regular phone does exactly what it's supposed to
That's where you're wrong.
A smartphone is so far removed from what people used to call a phone that it makes no sense to compare them. Smartphones are computers that fit in your pocket, and also have the capacity to make phone calls, but that's absolutely not their main point. Fucking no one buys the latest thousand dollar Samsung thinking "this thing is going to be fucking great at calling people"
People expect their phone to let them access various internet services, which a dumbphone simply cannot.

You claim that smartphones track people, which isn't wrong, but people just don't care. Why should they ? Their devices works a thousand times better than what they had before. Plus, if you have basic know-how, you can disable any tracking services yourself.

>>60958497
it's like sooooo old dude lmao! it's the current year after all!

>>60958909
>I act superior because I need to use a computer to do something while other people don't
ok

>>60958497
Low bandwidth.

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>>60959009
>you can disable any tracking services yourself

>>60959054
Now that's a sound argument.

>>60959026
Smart phones are computers too.

>>60959009
>you can disable any tracking services yourself.
No.

>>60959067
You know very well what I meant you complete retard

>>60959066
I'm sorry but arguing against that statement would be like trying to disprove you can breathe in space. Total waste of time. With proprietary system software there is literally no way you could ever sure of ANYTHING.

>>60959003
>what is this 2003??
Stream 4k, and alac anon.

TFW DVDs have better a/v quality, and cds are cheap as fuck while flax conversation are free.

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>I still buy cd-bd
>I still buy rw and r variants
>I still buy 99min CD-Rs for those rare occasions that can't be dealt with normally
>Flash drives store more for cheap but are easily lost and aren't write protected once data is added
>Only one of these mediums is good for long time frames
Did you know laserdisc lived enough to have rewritables?

Remember to archive with physical mediums

>>60959097
Unless you can prove there's malware embedded in the SoC or the proprietary drivers, it's a fact that you can disable all tracking features.

>>60958974
>Sorry to break it to you but anything highter than 320kbps is a meme

You can 320kbps a CD if you want, and it would still be cheaper than icoons.

Japanese dumb phones are cute.

>>60959131
>Did you know laserdisc lived enough to have rewritables?
Didn't know this, but Japanese LD mysic albums were awesome af.

>>60959144
What about the hidden ones?

>>60959238
Hidden where?

>>60959145
>cheaper
This is not CD vs iTunes. It's CD vs free music because things like Deezloader exist. Who the fuck pays for music?

>>60959131
>tfw with my tinnitus I probably couldn't even hear that extra difference

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>>60959259
related

>>60959299
I'm sorry but I mean... shit... you literally have the choice between paying or not paying for the same thing.

>>60959259
>Who the fuck pays for music?
Adults

>>60958303
CD and DVD are still good options

VGA sucks but DVI is still fine

>>60959330
>DVD
Depends. For a new movie it's crap but I recently bought The Stand on DVD and I gotta say, this shit could never take advantage of Blu Ray.

>>60959327
Dumb adults*

>>60958303
>that friend who still has a dumb phone
iPhone users?

>>60959249
E911 triangulation... You know, the one that's mandated by US law

>>60959327
An adult should be mature enough not to pay for music. It's a waste of money. Children waste money because they don't have a sense of value but adults should know that if you're offered a choice you always opt for not spending money if the product you get is the same with both options.

>>60958466
>facebook
How old are you? 60?

>>60959363
You wouldn't pirate a blowjob, then why would you pirate music anon?

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>>60959131
>44.1/16-bit
What is this?
Fucking 2006?

>>60959367
That works with dumbphones as well, and it's not hidden.

>>60959373
This is straight niggertalk. If you're an adult then you understand that compensating an artist for their work is the best course of action. Even if the artist gets shafted by their labels.

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>>60959380
>You wouldn't pirate a blowjob,

>>60959380
I would.

>>60959419
How though? Asking for a friend.

>>60959327
My mom used to buy movies, then I taught her how to use torrents.

>>60959373
>if the product you get is the same
I have no guarantee the product I am getting is the same. Ergo, I'd rather just rip the thing myself.

>>60959414
If you're and adult then you understand that artists don't significantly contribute to national or international economy and shouldn't be paid for being lazy.

>>60959434
What if I enjoy their product and want to contribute to them making more, especially in the case of smaller artists that aren't on any label of some kind and whom don't live in an area where I can support them via live venues?

>>60959427
Maybe go to a whore, let her suck me off and then walk away without paying. Or maybe kill her if she starts following me around. I'd probably use a hammer of some sort and I think I'd bury the body somewhere close to Route 54 near Tecolote, New Mexico. Hypothetically speaking because I have never done such a thing in 1995.

>>60959434
>the music industry doesn't exist
>hollywood doesn't exist

Who would make all the logos for /g/ projects if not artists?

>>60959434
I'm an adult and I understand that to buy something I have to pay money for it. Music is a product, and people have to pay for it unless offered for free by artist/label/retail providers. If you want to steal something that's your own call to make.

>>60958303
>All my media is digital
>Don't own a computer
>Dumb phone

How fucked am I

>not just using what I use
>not just doing what i do
>not just being me
Fucking. Disgusting.
You know why this board has gone to the dogs? Because of fucking PUKE like you faggots.

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>>60958303
>that autistic sperglord that complains about trivial stuff

>>60959488
>steal
You don't steal though because you download a copy.

>>60959500
You're stealing a sale from them buy acquiring a counterfeit copy rather than paying for a legitimate one.

>>60959482
That's a lot of work just to steal a blowjob. Hypothetically speaking.

>>60959297
Depends, is your tinnitus caused by actual hearing loss, or some other reason?

>>60958303
>dvi, vga
I dont have 300$ to drop on an identical monitor/tv that has an hdmi

>>60959513
Once it's a routine there's nothing too exhausting about it. Hypothetically speaking because even if I had done such a thing in 1995 I most certainly wouldn't have done it again at least 5 times a year since then.

>>60959514
Don't think so. It just popped up one day seemingly at random.

heil?

>>60959510
No because I wouldn't have bought any of the albums I have downloaded for free.

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>>60958303
>that friend who still uses CRT monitor

>>60959510
It's like saying that abortion is murder. You can't steal something that doesn't exist.

>>60959545
Honestly I had some doubts about you, but now you seem like a good guy.

>>60959321
And if you like the artist and want them to keep making music you'd do well to throw them 20 bucks via PayPal or similar, cause record labels and services like iTunes are made by Jews

>>60959571
>perfect black level
>infinite framerate
could there be a better technology?

>>60959646
FED

>>60959564
Yes, because you still got their product for free, ergo no money for them. If the product is good enough for you to duplicate illegally, then we have to believe provided no illegitimate means are available, you would have legally supported the product in some way to obtain it.

>>60959588
By obtaining a produced product for free without the creator's permission and/or duplicating it through means outside of obtaining an official copy, you have taken something without permission. That is stealing. There is no argument here. I don't care if you do it, but don't try to justify it by playing word games.

>>60959398
>40 kHz
Are you a bat?

>>60959646
>uses shit load of power
>weighs fuck ton
>takes up fuck ton of space
>high pitch whine
could there be a worse technology?

>>60959715
>but don't try to justify it by playing word games
You're the one playing word games here. Stealing is stealing, piracy is piracy. Stealing removes something from the possesion of the owner, thus "stealing" in this context would be seizing the ownership rights. Piracy is simply copying stuff, no ownership change involved. The whole "purchasing music" thing is a futile attempt of applying concepts of physical things to information. When music was on vinil the price was justified by costs of producing vinyls, but producing digital copies is free, and thus it should be free.

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>>60959754

>>60959754
N,no.

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>>60959843
You're stealing money for production costs behind the scenes for the product as well as money the artist would have received for compensation of their time making the art. The idea that since the copy isn't on a physical medium means that some form of compensation covering costs aren't lost by illegitimately copying and distributing something is wrong. At the end of the day, something is getting stolen by you pirating. There are no arguments. You are stealing.

A better counterargument to this shit is "I don't care" rather than jumping through so many hoops in your wording you lose sight of the bigger picture.

>hey man that's stealing
I don't care.
>but that's illegal duplication of something
Don't give a shit.
>thats somebody's money
Don't really care.

You have effectively defeated any argument about piracy or intellectual theft by just not giving a shit.

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>>60959975
>You're stealing money for production costs
Already been acquired before the product even went online. And in case the music is distributed through a music label, already paid for. How can I steal something that's been paid for? You're implying someone is entitled to have money by doing something. That's simply not how it works.
>don't care
Wew. Why are you replying then?

>>60958765
Look at ...whom exactly?? Anon?
Look at yourself

>>60958303
>Be a teacher in 2017
>All work computers are shitty macbooks with no video output or CD drive
>All teaching materials are on CDs
>All "Smart" whiteboards use DVI and USB
>No speakers in classroom
>Can't even buy a $100 machine and bring it to work - "No outside devices allowed on the network."
>No textbooks. We've gone "Paperless" - this means all of my children have to bring iPads to school
>2 power outlets per bench, no-one ever charges at home
>take notes at 1 word per minute
>Don't give a shit about school property - cracked screens
>can't connect to the router err'day.
>Dog ate my homework? Nigger stole my ipad.

I sometimes visit the IT department. They can never meet my eyes. Autism or guilt? You decide.

>>60960072
>Already been acquired before the product even went online.
And in order for that money for production to keep getting an influx, there has to be monetary gain afterwards. If not, the production will stop since there's no further money afterwards, meaning that ultimately the product will be lost. There is money being lost here, you are stealing from somebody either now or down the lane.

>You're implying someone is entitled to have money by doing something.
What are you, communist? By doing something well, you deserve to be compensated for your time. I'm assuming you're not downloading music you intentionally hate just to listen to it and go "OH YEAH I'M PIRATING HA HA". Therefore, if it's something you enjoy partaking of and you feel it's good enough to be worth your time obtaining, they do deserve compensation for doing it. While the idea that everyone should do something they enjoy just because they can is somewhat noble, the world doesn't work like that. If no money is being exchanged, people will stop doing things outside of the few who do it rarely enough as a hobby, therefore limiting what products are available. This is true for any medium, film, software, etc.

>Why are you replying then?
I didn't say whether or not I cared you were stealing, I'm just arguing because I'm a bored asshole on 4chan just like you. I was saying the argument of not giving a shit is a better one than saying whether or not you're stealing.

>>60960228
how horrifying

>>60960228
>"Smart" whiteboards
wat

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>>60960228
jesus

>>60958303
>>that friend who still buys CDs and DVDs
Still use them for backup redundancy although I have enough to not buy them anymore. I will still pick them up if the store has thrown them in a clearance sale.

>>that friend who still uses VGA and DVI
My f2105 only has VGA and DVI inputs. Was manufactured in 2005 and still going strong.

>>that friend who still has a dumb phone
Nokia 2730 Classic represent.

>>60960325
It's an "interactive" whiteboard - a projector and touch detection in the whiteboard - basically saving $1/month on chalk, by replacing it with a fucking machine that doesn't work and lags and can't connect and breaks and crashes and doesn't work, and the students can't read it because it's too bright in the room and it doesn't work and fuck smartboards so much.

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>>60960228
>Taking notes on iPad
That rustles the fuck out of my jimmies.

>>60960371
sounds like a shitty solution to a problem that didn't exist

>>60960371
>>60960389
I had them in HS and they are fucking useless

>>60960259
>There is money being lost here
True, but I'm not the one who spent the money. The creator did.
>By doing something well, you deserve to be compensated for your time.
>calls ME a communist
Money is received by fulfilling a contract. It's not the pirates' fault, the whole music business model is flawed. Because it imitates barter, despite being completely different in nature. Ideally an artist should be ASKED to create music, and paid for that. Now this would be completely fair. I don't think common people are ready for that though, but that's how R&D works for example.
>I was saying the argument of not giving a shit
Not giving a shit is not an argument.

> having a smart phone
> willingly carrying around an NSA/Google/Apple/Facebook tracking beacon

You probably have a wired internet connection and AREN'T stealing WiFi from people across the neighborhood while living out of your car. Goddamn normies.

>>60960372
If it was keyboards, and they were learning to type at the same time, I wouldn't mind so much, but they are SO slow.

More work for me. I pre-write the notes with gaps to fill.

>>60960389
The idea of "Gamifying" learning is valid, but the implementation is so incompetent.

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>>60960408
>Not giving a shit is not an argument.
I don't give a shit.

>>60960417
who the fuck thought it was a good idea to use fucking keyboard-less tablets for serious typing purposes?
an onscreen keyboard should only be used for minimal input, with pointing being the primary input for these devices
they're for media consumption, not work

>>60960467
Our school was a failing school, so they knocked the building down, built a smaller, worse building, and added as many gimmicks as they possibly could. There are literally 4 useable gas taps in a lab intended for 30 kids. But it's fine! Because we have "floating" desks that can roll around and knock children over as they're handling dangerous acid.

This is what they're spending your tax money on, btw.

>>60960467
>who the fuck thought it was a good idea to use fucking keyboard-less tablets for serious typing purposes
retards.

I remember some kid in Uni complaining that the professor should slow down the class for people taking notes in the 21st century because he was trying to use a fucking tablet with no keyboard to type.

>that guy who claims he's jacked in but doesn't use a disposable cheapo flipper cell
>that guy who refuses to embrace tthe way of the crt screen (vga only)
>that guy who doesnt see the light of data stored on Compact Disc

lmao kid doesnt even run

>>60960590
Shut it, trog.

>>60959619
>made by jews
>that's why you must pay

good goy.

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What's wrong with DVI?

>>60961338
>>60959374
>>60958901
>>60958782
>>60958582
>>60958565
Good luck getting a job fags

>>60961979
I don't have social media and work at my local ISP.