Willem's past comments

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    Willem

    By the way, cloud storage or streaming content doesn't count as storage capacity since we're talking about hardware here.

    Posted in: What advantages (if any) do laptops have over tablets?

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    Willem

    Why is this even a serious question? Like others said, laptops are more powerful, they have a proper keyboard, more storage capacity, they also have a DVD/BD drive, it's more easy to connect to an external screen and they are still portable. I work much with video editing software and laser programming, a laptop is the only way to go. tablets are nowhere strong enough for that (and the touchscreen doesn't work with the software) and I can't drag a big desktop with me the moment I have to control a lasershow.

    Posted in: What advantages (if any) do laptops have over tablets?

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    Willem

    You answered your own question: convenience. First, you don't have to leave home to buy a track you want. Second, it takes seconds to get what you want, instead of days. Third: more often than not, it's very likely that the album that has the track WON'T be found in the local store. Fourth: the local store does not exist anymore.

    Sorry, but your first, third and fourth point are invalid. Try an online shop like, cdjapan, yesasia, amazon, bol.com, whatever.

    Posted in: Apple sells 25 billionth song at iTunes store

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    Willem

    MeguromanFeb. 07, 2013 - 09:45AM JST

    Strange to still see people here buying CDs. One cool thing here in Japan is that we can rent CDs and then burn to iTunes. A lot cheaper then buying on the Japan-based iTunes. Of course, having a US iTunes account is much better for the range of TV, movies and prices. Though this is becoming less of a bargain with the weakening yen but the selection still rules.

    Strange???? Of course not. The soundquality of CD's is way better and they are fun to collect. If anything, it's strange so many people use itunes.

    Posted in: Apple sells 25 billionth song at iTunes store

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    Willem

    If you really care about privacy I recommend these add-ons. It helps if you know a thing or two about computers though: Adblock Plus, Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus, Aries Cookie Block, Secure Sanitizer, AskForSanitize, BetterPrivacy (Super-Cookie (LSO) Safeguard), CookieCuller, For Human Eyes Only, Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere, RequestPolicy (Control which cross-site requests are allowed), MAFIAAFire ThePirateBay Dancing! Automatically routes your website request via a random proxy for some (that you choose) sites.

    Posted in: Internet users seeking more invisibility: study

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    Willem

    "It is far from obvious that music piracy is actually hurting sales. If it doesn’t, piracy is only broadening the fanbase of an artists at no cost, and that can never be a bad thing."

    Posted in: Gov't, industries battle copyright infringement by hiding strongly worded letters on P2P networks

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    Willem

    Studios can charge whatever they want. You can decide if you want to buy their product, or not. A price higher than you're willing to pay doesn't justify theft.

    Fair or not, piracy is NOT theft.

    Posted in: Indicted Megaupload founder opens new sharing site

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    Willem

    jessebaybayJan. 16, 2013 - 12:29AM JST Trying to enforce anything on the internet is and always will be a bad idea.

    Indeed, it's never going to work. Create a false name for yourself, use Tor or just an proxy with enough add-ons and you can say whatever you want. It's just like piracy; unstoppable. The more people are watched and punished, the more they are going to resist.

    Posted in: Should bloggers and tweeters be subject to the same libel and slander laws as traditional media outlets?

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    Willem

    What kind of stupid question is this.. Of course people shouldn't be forced to vote. People shouldn't be forced to do anything. It wouldn't be much of a democracy otherwise...

    Posted in: Should voting in elections be compulsory?

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    Willem

    Facebook is one big fail.

    Posted in: Facebook founder's sister tripped by privacy settings

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    Willem

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20758735

    American broadcaster Charlie Wolf said British and European people should understand and respect US culture over guns. He said Americans saw them as a "natural right of self defence" and less than 1% of shooting homicides had been in schools.

    Americans never cease to amaze me.. Why do you think they say it's necessary to be able to defend themselfs with guns in the first place.. And it doesn't matter one bit where shooting homicides take place. All loss of life is bad.

    Posted in: What is your stance on gun control?

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    Willem

    Gun control? Guns need to be banned completely, no exeptions. Nobody should be able to buy or use a gun. Not citizens, not the army, not even the president, the queen, the king or the emperor. I hate ALL weapons and violence, but if you want to be the biggest son of a bitch that ever existed (in other words; end lives) than you should use a sword and FEEL your evil deed. Even the army. If they want to kill each other so badly they should stop being a coward hiding in the bushes like targ (to quote a klingon) and actually run up the battlefield and FACE each other. FEEL what you are doing. See your opponent's soul vanish before your eyes. idiots..

    Posted in: What is your stance on gun control?

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    Willem

    You're being a bit too general. Tablets and laptops will merge

    If you mean the keyboards and separate screens are going to vanish, than no. I don't think so.

    Posted in: Mobile Internet forcing computers to evolve

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    Willem

    I honestly don't understand why people like tablets so much. Those damn things can't do anything, they are just strong enough to load internet pages, photo's and view simple movies, but that's about it. What I need is power (video editing and laser programming), a real keyboard and a screen in front of me, not almost completely flat on the table and since I need to use it at more than 1 place also portability. A laptop has it all. I can even say I would rather drag a big PC with me to work than a tablet. And I also don't understand why there are laptops being sold with Windows 8 on it.. It's a laptop for a reason.. don't give us that clumsy touchscreen crap..

    Posted in: Mobile Internet forcing computers to evolve

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    Willem

    So, now next to Aspartame we have more "healthy" chemical garbage. Aspartame: You can get headaches from it, migraine, loss of taste, Tinnitus, dizziness, nausea and more. It's also very carcinogenic and you can even gain weight from it. And with this "fat blocker" you have even more nonsense screwing with your body. Manufacturers keep making that poison and the people keep buying poison. I don't get it...

    Posted in: Pepsi Special promises to restrict fat absorption

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    Willem

    Addons: Xmarks, Flashblock, Adblock, DownloadHelper.** Done**.

    Not really :-P

    These are just a few of my FF addons: Adblock Plus, Element hiding helper, Secure Sanitizer, Askforsanitize, Betterprivacy (deletes LSO cookies), Blocksite, Cookieculler, Flagfox, For Human Eyes Only, Ghostery (blocks trackers), HTTPS-Everywhere, MAFIAAFire: Redirector, MAFIAAFire: ThePirateBay Dancing! (just an addon that sends sites of your choosing through a random proxy), RequestPolicy (control cross site requests)

    Posted in: Microsoft releases IE 10 browser for Windows 7

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    Willem

    If you don't care about privacy then go ahead and use Google chrome.....

    Posted in: Microsoft releases IE 10 browser for Windows 7

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    Willem

    A big issue though, is if they use their new icebreaker against Japanese ships, which could easily destroy the Japanese ships and endanger the lives of all onboard.

    Using an icebreaker to ram the Japanese ships out there on the sea.. Could that be 'attempt to murder'?

    Posted in: Watson to join anti-whaling campaign despite Interpol arrest notice

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    Willem

    Our country (NL) shouldn't get involved. I think I know what the Japanese whalers are thinking. As long as anyone tries to stop them by force, then they will never give up. Then they will just continue what they are doing even if they wánt to stop. I am the same way; If anyone tries to force his ideas on me, I'm going to be resilient as hell, even if I don't like it. The SS never stands a change of stopping the whalers.

    Posted in: Watson to join anti-whaling campaign despite Interpol arrest notice

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    Willem

    I don't care who wins... those of us from other countries look at the nasty videos, arguments and bickering and think: these guys want to control the most powerful armed forces on the planet? Rather give a Chimp a machinegun than trust these two Muppets.

    +1

    Posted in: Who do you hope will win the U.S. presidential election on Nov 6?

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