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This is quite new. Just wanted to share. (The link is from Sci-Hub, so the whole thing seems legit).

Edit: but, if I'm getting it right, they're just replacing paywalls with another paywall?

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in reply to HappyFrog

It's just the inevitable exploitation of any word that van be randomly put next to "economy". It's a bullshit con is why.



Has anybody been able to successfully play Neverwinter Nights multiplayer on a pirated version?


I'm interested in playing through LAN, which the game supports, but using multiplayer at all asks for a key.

Has anybody figured out a way around this?

in reply to muell

Could you not use a keygen or grab a serial from somewhere to get a "valid" key and block the app from the internet via firewall to prevent the check from calling home?

Sorry I'm not familiar with how this specific game checks validity.

Edit: Google pulled up this workaround at barik.net/posts/multiplayer-ne…

Simply edit the file:

%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

and add the following lines to remap the Neverwinter Nights official servers to localhost:

127.0.0.1 nwmaster.bioware.com

127.0.0.1 nwnauth.kr.infogrames.com

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in reply to Grostleton

I was able to get past the initial key prompt with a key from here: alt.games.neverwinter-nights.n…

When I try to start the session though, I think it still connects to a server to verify and I'm unauthorized to proceed any further.

I tried adding the changes you mentioned, but it did not work. This is an old game, so maybe it's connecting to a different set of servers for verification. I don't know how to check which servers are being pinged, though.

in reply to muell

You might be able to see where a connection is going using the resource monitor in task manager when attempting the check
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in reply to hamburgheftig

"No one is against the idea of video game preservation, but companies and their shareholders are against the idea of not making a profit,”


That is an enlightening take.

in reply to hamburgheftig

One time I had to do a dance with a former employer when they wanted me to do some contract work and they couldn't get me the right credentials but I still had them and needed to make sure they were cool with my not having purged everything. Everyone has to sign the exit paperwork saying they'll delete everything, the employer doesn't actually care, they're just covering themself in the rare case you fuck them over with it.


I CDN pirata che alimentano 1.400 siti russi "utilizzano infrastrutture CDN dell'UE e degli USA"


Un nuovo rapporto offre un raro sguardo sul mondo delle CDN pirata. Il rapporto suggerisce che i maggiori operatori in Russia forniscono servizi a circa 1.400 siti pirata di terze parti, i cui gestori attingono a enormi librerie di contenuti pirata offerti dalle CDN. Un'unica CDN controllerebbe circa il 60% del mercato russo, utilizzando infrastrutture CDN nei Paesi Bassi, negli Stati Uniti, in Ucraina, in Germania e in Francia.

Nel 2019, il gruppo antipirateria olandese BREIN, insieme all'Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment e all'MPA di Hollywood, ha avuto motivo di festeggiare in seguito a un'operazione di applicazione riuscita.


Il loro obiettivo era una CDN (Content Delivery Network) nota come Moonwalk, che offriva grandi quantità di film e spettacoli televisivi che gli operatori di siti pirata potevano incorporare nei loro siti.

in reply to iam0day

Le CDN non dovrebbero esistere, in generale, come concetto.
Alla faccia della resilienza, passa tutto da 3 CDN nel mondo. 🤦🏻‍♂️
Per cosa, poi, per risparmiare 15ms di collegamento!?
@informapirata
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I onsdags genomförde polisen och flera andra myndigheter ett stort antal kontroller i stadsdelen Rosengård i Malmö. Inriktningen på insatsen i Rosengård var främst att genomföra arbetsplatsinspektioner, trafikkontroller samt att söka efter narkotika och farliga föremål.

blog.zaramis.se/2025/04/25/pol…



Tre personer med kopplingar till ett bemanningsföretag åtalas för grova ekobrott. Enligt Ekobrottsmyndighetens utredning har bemanningsföretaget betalat sin personal i svarta löner. Bolaget hyrde ut farmaceuter till apotek.

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Evertop is a portable retro PC with an E Ink display and hundreds of hours of battery life


Most modern laptops have battery life measured in hours. Smartphones may run for a day or two, and tablets can sometimes go a bit longer. But the Evertop is a portable computer with an E Ink display and integrated keyboard that promises “hundreds or even thousands of hours” of battery life from a single charge. And when the battery is running low you can use the built-in solar panel to refuel […]

#cyberdeck #diy #eInk #esp32 #evertop #openHardware #openSource

Read more: liliputing.com/evertop-is-a-po…




The email provider Tuta mentioned buy European movement


The movement to buy European instead of US alternatives is growing, especially online, where people are joining groups like BuyFromEU on Reddit which already has more
than 200 000 members, to share their favourite alternatives.
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in reply to Tar_Alcaran

"You want to check my ass? Sir, I'm not a CEO, why would I have anything up my ass?"
in reply to cm0002

Capitalism is evil and only makes the world worse for everyone in it.

More on this story at the top of the hour, and now to the weather!



Terrified Trump flees tariffs war after CEOs’ ‘empty shelves’ warning


Summary

Trump had to reverse his aggressive tariff rhetoric after CEOs from Walmart, Target, and Home Depot warned of empty shelves and higher prices due to supply chain disruptions.

Investors reacted negatively to his threats against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, prompting a market sell-off.

Trump backtracked, expressing optimism on a China trade deal and now denying plans to fire Powell.

Global markets remain volatile, and the IMF cited Trump’s trade war as a “major negative shock” to global growth.

#News
in reply to Secret Music

It gets thrown around a lot but Orwell's 1984 has a passage, the context in the book is the protanonist realizing specifically about how it is impossible to argue against the fascist party as they happily substitute alternate facts whenever desired, and mandate the loyal adopt them wholesale.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

This is the chapter. george-orwell.org/1984/6.html

in reply to pulsewidth

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”


I actually hate this quote because idiots around me use this thought pattern to reject the results of rigorous scientific studies in favor of their isolated, personal experiences.

To them, "Science" is an much an authoritarian imposition as "The Party" and "Scientism" is the worst "cult".

Yes, your experience is valid. But, it doesn't trump shared objective reality, which good science reveals.

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Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's work visa to be revoked after pro-Palestine messaging at Coachella


I know this is somewhat petty and far removed from the struggle in Palestine... But I always disliked this person and now it all makes sense.
in reply to geneva_convenience

I hardly think Sharon Osbourne represents metalheads. I've been to plenty of shows over the last couple of years where acts have made pro-Palestinian statements, and the only time I witnessed any pushback from the crowd was one guy at a hardcore show, who was promptly shouted down by the crowd when he called the singer of No Time a Nazi for saying he supported the Palestinians and calling Israel's actions a genocide.

The metal scene has plenty of real issues to answer for (hello, NSBM), but Sharon Osbourne being an out of touch bitch is not one of them, in my opinion.

Edit: Also, before someone searches No Time and assumes skinheads in an Oi band must be Nazis, have the lyrics for their song "Everything You Hate" in the spoiler.

::: spoiler spoiler
FEEBLE MIND, ARCHAIC THOUGHT
FEAR AND HATE, ALL YOU’VE GOT
A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE MASTER RACE
I’M PROUD TO BE EVERYTHING YOU HATE

PROUD TO BE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HATE

THE REICH IS DEAD
SO TAKE A HINT
GO GOOSE STEP
OFF A FUCKING CLIFF

FUCKING DISGRACE
:::

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in reply to shikitohno

Ozzy Osbourne is a top Zionist himself and he put his name out there multiple times to defend genocide.

Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel bias

The letter, released by the Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), came in response to the airing of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone and the resulting row when it emerged that the film’s narrator had family ties to Hamas.

Calling for a “full commission of inquiry” into the actions taken by the BBC surrounding the documentary, the letter said it is time for the broadcaster “to acknowledge that it has a systematic problem of bias against Israel”.


Many other big metal names have done similar things. Mostly from Germany.

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in reply to pmarg

wait i'm privacy-averse but i know nearly all of this?? 😵‍💫😬


Michigan's Democratic AG Under Fire After Armed Agents Raid Homes of Palestine Defenders | Common Dreams


Brett Wilkins
Apr 23, 2025

"Federal and local law enforcement officers smashed their way into the Michigan homes of pro-Palestine student organizers on Wednesday in what the state attorney general's office said was a vandalism probe—but critics called an attack on dissent against Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza."



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