Ikea gets a bum rep because back in the day their furniture was shit. About 3 years ago I moved into my apartment and bought a few things there...throw pillows, glasses, barware etc...but I also bought my son a desk, and I was actually pretty damn impressed with how solid the thing feels, how easily it assembled, and…

Also good for cookbooks?

I honestly on't think you are being racist but my tip is to not point out the race unless it is critical to the story or else someone will be all over you for the perceived racism. BTW, kids suck, I know because I have two. Hopefully the little turd you saw turns out all right.

Shit, I can't buy socialism but I definitely hear you on the failure to get revenue into the hands of artists. I think we've failed to value creative providers that aren't corporate. If anything, the pirating has made it worse for independents, which I'm sure is exactly the opposite intent of those pirating material.…

I used to buy this line of reasoning but now I see it as a cop out. "It's ok to pirate because the content providers, no matter how big or small they are, haven't figured out how to leverage a new system". It may be up to everyone, providers and consumers, to figure it out.

I'm not an artist, at all. I'm someone who likes to enjoy art and music, and in particularly independent and experimental artists and musicians and movie makers, and it's harder than it's ever been for them, thanks to declining profit margins.

It cannot possible be a coincidence that a massive decline in revenue hit the music industry at the exact same time as widespread digital piracy took off. This is what I find most insulting, when people pretend like there's been no financial hit to artists from piracy.

Another cliche. Revenues in the movie and music industry have absolutely, unequivocally shrank thanks to piracy. The notion that people only pirate that which they would never pay for is simply not true. I guarantee there are people in this conversation right now who pirate things constantly that they would have paid…

Solution for content providers? - be creative, think of a new one to get out your content, it's not just "I. Do. Stuff. You. Money. Me" any more.

People complain so much about how much product placement and advertising there is in movies, TV, and video games now. But that's inevitable when you've cut out the legs from directly monetizing your product. When you can't just sell what you make to people for a profit, you're going to have to make every piece of art…

I'm happy to be an asshole on this topic. Because it really is true— it really is— that declining profits from piracy are making it impossible for a lot of really interesting artists to not get funding for their music, movies, or games. And that sucks. Because it's precisely the artists who do daring, experimental,…

And your solution as a content provider yourself is... what? Gizmodo is an absolute joke on this topic, constantly praising piracy but never coming up with anything resembling a remotely coherent plan for how we can continue to enjoy high-quality art and culture, frequently quite expensive to make, in a world where…

I've been waiting for regression from 'EVERYTHING'S SOCIAL', I hope this continues a bit to the point where there's at least a detent of sorts. Maybe it's just because I don't like most people, but I want to be able to use stuff on the internet without having to opt-in to having everybody and their brother know about…

Suspense and pain. For instance when they lose to Hamburg, or Köln. But I mean we can take it, we've seen darker days in Dortmund. Yet, I am happy that I also have the matches of the other Borussia to look forward to.

Great stuff. That's the kind of form that would win you games against Koln Hamburg Schalke Stuttgart Mainz DAMMIT

It never ends well for Rome when a horde of Germanic barbarians pays a visit.

This is why he is one of the top 5 players in the world. EVERYONE knows exactly what he is going to do and yet no one can stop it!

No. 11 Saying "Can I go to the bathroom?" when you should be saying "May I go to the bathroom?" Screw you Mrs. Smith. I'm 7. If you don't let me go to the bathroom then I physically can not go there. Now may I pee my pants because I got to listen to this boring lesson on subtraction? End rant.