You can run your own instance and federate with whoever you want. That’s kinda how this works.

Yep. I’m pro-abortion rights, but this was just murder.

Yea, this wasn’t an abortion, this was straight up murder. Headline is clickbait as fuck.

I am sure that they didn’t hand over the chat logs for free

They handed over the chat logs in response to a court order to do so. The gov’t didn’t pay them. They forced them.

Be patient. A legit WEB-DL will be around in a month or two.

Your avatar is evil

The president of Nintendo of America is actually Doug Bowser. No relation, I’m assuming.

Now, instead of buying a copy of Office, you subscribe to Microsoft365

Naa, I just install Office and autopatch it.

finding FLAC or WAV with active seeders feels like striking gold

Not if you’re on the right tracker(s)…really should try and get into RED and/or Orpheus.

Kind of what happens when you don’t pay your $1B bill, you mean.

Downloaded my first mp3 and my first pirated movie from IRC. DCC bots were the jam back in the day.

And what do I gain

Literally nothing.