Bluesky Post (this was also posted on twitter)

I was hoping to find a statement from the aggressor, but it seems to be too early.

  • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I hope this teaches them the valuable lesson of always having domains with more than one registrar.

    Or, hopefully, we migrate to a system more advanced than DNS registrars where your “name” can be taken down by an unrelated third party. The current system sucks and the fact that even the Fediverse relies on it (accounts are tied to domains, making full account migration impossible) makes even the remains of my pre-graduate CS student brain rumble.

  • ReCursing@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’ve always hated funkopops, they’re ugly and the very epitome of the enshitification and commercialisation of geek culture. This does nothing to change my mind

    • Zess@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I wouldn’t say the epitome, have you heard of The Big Bang Theory?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I wouldn’t say that show commercialized geek culture. It seemed to me it was more about how geek culture should be the butt of jokes. And ASD people as well.

    • Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      A true death of art.

      I remember going through the prices my buddy paid for his with actual sculptures on Etsy and him just getting more and more annoyed. He’s probably going to have a Funko themed wedding next year.

    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yes and they’re yet another collectible product that exploits the psychology of a subset of people who compulsively collect things. I put them in the same category as gambling and note that there’s a lot of crossover with these things (loot boxes and CCG booster packs being prime examples of a gambling and collectible combo).

    • Edgarallenpwn@midwest.socialEnglish
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      2 years ago

      My mom got me my first one in 2019 or 2020 because she thought it was cute (Guyfolye from Silicon Valley). A few months later she asked me if they were just Beanie Babies and I thought that was the end of it. Now every Christmas I get one even though she knows I don’t like them and we both snark on the super niche weird ones. She even got custom ones for me and my wife last year. It never ends, and I have 6 sets of beady little eyes staring at me when I’m watching TV in the basement.

      • nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 years ago

        I feel like you need to hear this: just because someone gifts you something doesn’t mean you need to keep it endlessly, or at all. Donate/giveaway/trash.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Not only is this absolutely inexcusable, also, Funko Pops are ugly and creepy-looking and I don’t understand why people spend so much money on them just because they look vaguely like the characters or people they’re supposed to represent.

    God I hate our whole system.

    • Makhno@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Funko pops are for people that lack a personality and try to create one by buying dumb shit that sits on a shelf and depreciates in value. They’re just memecoin bros

  • moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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    2 years ago

    for some reason this post isn’t appearing on my profile and the community doesn’t appear in the search, weird

  • GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Every single DMCA request should have to be filled out by hand and signed by the infringed party, not on their behalf by a third parry, under penalty of perjury. This is absolute bullshit.

    • r3df0x ✡️✝☪️@7.62x54r.ruEnglish
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      2 years ago

      The DMCA still has a lot of problems. Like if someone uploads something behind a paywall, the victim has to pay before they can even send a valid notice.

  • maplebar@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorEnglish
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    2 years ago

    That’s fucking crazy. Anyone notice how AI has only made everything shittier?

    • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 years ago

      AI is a great tool. But tools need to still be handled by humans. AI should compile a list of sites “infringing” and this list should be checked by a human. There always should be a human filter with all AI uses. Cool, let your stuff be written by AI but check what is written and fix weird or wrong shit. Have the meat be done by AI and the details by humans.

    • ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      It’s automating the enshittification. A large language model doesn’t need to sleep and doesn’t have a conscience.

      AI as we know it now is, in a nut shell, the automation of “I was just following orders”. Or a digital factory line of evil. Either way, this is about removing the human element from as many decisions as possible.

      It would be tricky, unethical, and in some cases illegal to get people to do the sort of things the owner class and fascists want to do to society. But it’s easy to let an AI program go nuts. The cruelty is the point in the case of the fascists. And in the case of the owner class it clears out anyone who couldn’t afford a lawyer.

  • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Fucko pop should be forced to pay damages. It’s too easy for shitty companies to send out takedown notices and too difficult for those takedown notices to be contested by comparison.

    • irotsoma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      That was the whole point of the DMCA, though. Prevent bad publicity by claiming copyright infringement and companiea have to take down the content before they investigate any response. Any time a company doesn’t do that they are risking their own necks. So usually they only ignore it if they know for sure it’s bogus which requires that they spend the resources on a person reviewing every notice before the required time expires.

  • nutsack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I wish to avoid any and all companies which do not have actual customer service, but I don’t know if this is possible without spending a lot of extra money.

    • aquafunkalisticbootywhap@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      unfortunately we’ve entered an era where not wanting to condone/support/endorse/encourage shitty corporate behavior requires the sacrifice of not getting to enjoy most products and conveniences that are available. theyre often enjoyed by many other folks who just shrug and say “everyone else is doing it”

      I find most companies that undercut their competitors’ prices are cutting corners somewhere I don’t want to be involved in. quality and customer service has a price. I try as hard as I can to pay that price, or just do without.

      just try your best, pick your battles; it’s all anyone can do without going insane and/or full modernity-hermit

      (reminds me of the cattle “rancher” in ‘king corn’ who says theyd love to go back to selling grass fed, grass finished beef, but all anyone wants to buy is cheapass, corn sileage-stuffed feed lot crap, so it’s either sell that, or go out of business. producers cant just choose their market; there has to be a demand for it.)

    • girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Good. If a registrar causes issues because of their own non-response during their own investigation then it’s useless.

  • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Huh, so I’ve always disliked funkopoops but just because I didn’t like the mass production design and they were made in China with no evidence trying not to be made with slave labor.

    Now I have a new reason