Having to score strangers on their 'empathy' and 'courtesy' and 'knowledge' (anything less than a 5 star is a 'bad grade', I am sure)
Having to score strangers on their 'empathy' and 'courtesy' and 'knowledge' (anything less than a 5 star is a 'bad grade', I am sure)
by that i mean, those are intangible, effervescent parts of a human being that should not be quantized down to a fucking amazon star system. the 'anything less than 5 stars is actually bad' thing is disgusting as well - all modern companies do this.
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Easy solution- stop using Amazon. It’s easier than you think. I don’t miss it.
Ya I find frequently I can order the product straight from the manufacturer's website for the same price or cheaper than Amazon. No Bezos middle man.
more online stores should adopt their "subscribe and save" model though. it's very useful and no other stores i use have something like that.
I cannot tell you how strongly I want this concept to die.
wdym? you don't want computers to do the work of ordering the same thing for you, that you need every month?
I only use it to order DVDs sometimes. I can't buy them in English (original) locally, and shipping from UK is generally cheap, just slow. And we're also region 2.
576p, yes, but I like DVDs, and physical media is the only way I plan to purchase movies.
Why not buy BluRays?
I don't have a BluRay drive.
Also DVD protection is fully compromised.
BluRay is still very much relevant, and so is its DRM. I don't really understand the used system, something with AACS keys that can be revoked. This gets updated on the drive itself, and the list of keys to be revoked is distributed on BluRay discs itself.
All I know is the end result is that after inserting a newly released BluRay, it's possible you won't be able to play some older ones without updates.Seems this can be mitigated by backing up the VUK of each disc until the keys are revoked: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Blu-ray
But anyway, to me it just sounds like an unstable system. One day you can watch all your collection, the next day after watching a new movie you just get "AACS Host Certificate Revoked" error.
The only sure way would be ripping the discs, but hey, might just pirate it at that point.Oh, and I am not even talking about HDCP on dedicated BluRay players. Whoops, your TV doesn't support HDCP, buy a new one!