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  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.comtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Do you pirate? And do you justify pirating? i.e., what is your piracy philosophy?English
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    1 year ago

    I cannot confirm, nor deny.

    But, I will say, once upon a time, before the days of netflix, if you wanted to watch things, you needed to spend a fuckload of money, to watch it on cable, with commercials every 10 minutes… or, you drove to a blockbuster. So, you either did that, or you obtained the movie/tv/etc, via a torrent.

    Then, netflix came along, gave you a ton of content, at a reasonable price. And- then, there wasn’t really much of an advantage to obtaining media via other alternative means. So, netflix took over by storm, and piracy went way down.

    Then, everyone wanted a piece of the action. So, then Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO+, ESPN+, (And insert 50 other network-specific streaming services) jumped into the fray. Then, they all made exclusive streaming contracts. So, if you watch a handful of things, you would need a handful of streaming service subscriptions.

    And- again, the alternative option of piracy, became the better option, as you can watch whatever the f- you want, WHENever you want, without having to pay for 50 different subscriptions every month, just to watch a TV series, which they decide to cancel after the 2nd season.

    Do you justify?

    If the fucking scumbags didn’t get greedy in the first place, we wouldn’t be in this situation. But, no, everyone wanted an extremely generous piece of the pie, and now everything has went to shit again. Fuck those guys. Isn’t like the actual actors/writers staring in movies gets any of the money anyways.

  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.comtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Car registration scam?English
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    1 year ago

    Yup, vanity plates are pretty commonplace. Most cars still have a dealer’s vanity plate on the front because they never removed it, or put something else there.

    Front plates are only required in a few states.

    flashing tail lights instead of any indicators (we call them blinkers, the orange lights on the corners of cars) was surprising

    We don’t require dedicated turning signals in the rear of the vehicle. As long as you have a flashing red or amber indicator at the REAR, and amber at the FRONT, that meets the requirements.

    Basically- as long as the car behind you can easily, visually determine that you intend to turn.

    All of them weren’t registered

    All cars MUST have a displayed license plate at the rear of the vehicle. The only exceptions to this- are temporary dealer plates (which are only good for a month), while you get your permanent plates.

    Failure to properly display the license plate is a ticketable offence. Not, serious enough to send you to jail, but, you will pay a fine over it. And- enough tickets, and you lose your license.

  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.comtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Car registration scam?English
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    1 year ago

    OP just needs to visit their local tag office. Will take around 5-10 minutes depending on the line, and everything will/can be solved.

    Nothing more is needed.

    won’t that make it a criminal travelling interstate to commit a crime, and that be a federal matter?

    Unless they are committing federal crimes, motor-vehicle related infractions are regulated by the individual states.

    You yanks tend to have a lot less regulation than us, whether it is lack of necessary indicators

    All vehicles are required by law to have functional front, and rear turning indicators. (And, a horn. And lights. And seat belts.)

    or lack of a need to put number plates at each end of your car.

    All vehicles are required to have a rear-mounted license plate. Some states, also requires a front-mounted license plate.