I’m gonna cross-post what I posted on the Fusion article on the subject here, because I am really interested if anyone has the answers to these, and I probably asked too late on the fusion post to get an answer:

But why couldn’t they shoot the trigger off his gun instead?

Exactly. Shoot at cops, don’t be surprised when they shoot back and likely kill you.

I’m not sure if you can grab the ABC 7 live feed, but that’s the one I was watching... They had a much more zoomed-in camera on dude getting shot before cutting their feed. But the guy definitely took a gun out the bag and appeared to shoot at the cop that shot back at him.

They’re not taking the game away from you. If you own it, you own it. You’re far more likely to lose a CD or DVD to a scratch or a move than you are to have a digital download from a reputable digital vendor disappear. Also, if you lose that disc, you’re SOL, time to buy that game again. If I accidentally delete it…

“although you can keep the game if you own it”

For those who still own a Super Famicom

Price isn’t everything for everyone. Younger gamers and people without credit cards/highspeed internet still buy physical games, as do collectors (people who’d be more likely to want bonuses like a soundtrack). The desire for something tangible will never disappear. All the ROMs on the NES Classic are available online…

You live in a world where if a company defends it’s IP against a “fan” game, or blocks something they don’t want done with their stuff, the internet has a conniption. A world where sites, including Kotaku post ways to pirate, or about emulators and other things which deprive money to developers of that product, and a…

pirates believe doing decent things is “shilling out to corporations” and “bootlicking”. never can they just admit “yeah, im a dickhead, i just dont want to pay for shit”, it’s always some bullshit justification to make themselves feel good about it. “it’s not stealing, it’s copying” “i’m not pirating, i’m preserving…

The most depressing part is how he has to explain that his own personal belief against giving thieves something for free, BECAUSE THEY ARE THIEVES has to be ‘justified’ with “well, I don’t need my code tied to pirated code and breaking licenses”

Listen, I really don’t want to see Pittsburgh win another cup, but are we going to allow our nation’s capital to become a continued source of Russian happiness?

I know, right? I mean, Trump’s administration made sure that ISPs would be responsible for securing their users’ data, and made gathering / sale of personal data opt-in, but then Obama had to come and reverse all that, consumers’ privacy be damned.

I think you’re confusing the issue, first of all, I said nothing about silicon valley. Didn’t refer to it, talk about it, commend it or otherwise. You seem to be replying to a non-existent comment you’ve made up in your head. Secondly, I also don’t give even half a shit what you have to say moving forward, so, thanks…

And his uncle works at Nintendo!

That’s exactly what someone deep into this would say.

The NBA is a co-owner, so involvement/investment for these teams is going to be more than just logos. Events, promotions, that sort of thing. Can’t force 13 teams that don’t want the additional work to do it. Some of them may even hate the idea.

As a fake internet attorney, let me preemptively address the knotty legal arguments from those who would ask “What about his right to free speech?”: Shut the fuck up you fucking idiot