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don't copy that floppy!

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[–] Variden3301@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the record yes I would steal a car if the owners car didn't disappear

[–] C126@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean make a copy of the car then.

[–] DuckGuy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Man I feel old. It was a reference to this anti-piracy ad:

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I, for one, would download the shit outta a car.

[–] BigJim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had a dream once that I could download a sandwich. I kept downloading different delicious sandwiches on Limewire until one of them gave me a virus.

That being said I would still definitely download a sandwich.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

[–] Varyag@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I play Assetto Corsa. I have downloaded 300GB worth of cars, and I'll do it again.

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Then I'll steal a policeman's helmet and take a shit in it.

Those are the worst excuses. "Don't do that thing or we will ruin your life" like. That isn't a reason not to do something, you are just monsters.

[–] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Back in the day when the only copyright protection was scare tactics. Anyway looks like an ad for a software product, not actually anti-piracy propaganda. Nostalgic none the less. There was a time when all software was obtained through floppies. I sure was glad to see those go, damn things failed more often than they worked. I kept a big box of blank ones and copied everything off three times in case the first two failed.

[–] GloopTamer@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

YOU WOULDN’T COPY A FLOPPY

[–] artic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Copy anyways and then downloads car

[–] AGreatUsernameChoice@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Downloads a fruit cup while at it

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

YES I WOULD

[–] SergioFLS@feddit.cl 3 points 1 year ago

swapped the floppies...???

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lmao the notion that you would pay so much more for the fine than the software is worth.

"It's a real bargain when you consider what some people pay" is a great slogan for asteroid insurance

[–] RespectfullyNo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"When you use illegally copied software, you're committing...DOS and Macintosh"

Don't dead, open inside-type vibes

[–] foreverandaday@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

"Buy my $80 course to learn how you can waste even more money!"

That makes me want to pirate, jesus thats a huge price for a flippin floppy disk.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Their attempts to pretend software copying is anything serious was as hilarious in '93 as it is today.

I would fucking too download a car if I could get the godsdamned thing to work.

Policemen stopped wearing helmets around here decades ago. But I'd shit in one anyways

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile inside Microsoft: I'll just copy this Xerox GUI aannndddd .... Windows!

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Lol, good ol' Gates Innovation™

[–] cakeistheanswer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ahh always nice to revisit my first dose of propaganda.

I would have downloaded a car if I could have.

no carmen sandiego no oregon trail

[–] MumboAttribute7322@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Something that can't be stolen is not property. You can only copy a stream of bits not steal. You can also replicate it to infinity. A pound of gold is real property. You can definitely steal it and you can't replicate it.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's like Diamonds. You can absolutely make diamonds in a lab without any bloodshed and people will be like "the blood is what makes it special". Maybe the "original" bits make it special?

[–] jursed@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

man its real interesting to see vintage stuff like this