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sharing it because it is

very beautiful

Yeah, I don’t want to jump the gun but it sounds like we’ve won. They can’t ignore this. They may not be able to revoke it and roll the decision back, but something will be done from the lawmaking side of things - which is really what we want. As a primarily physical gamer, yeah the nostalgia thing is important to me but it’s not imperative it should happen. I will be fine with going digital as long as I OWN the games! And to be quite honest, I wouldn’t feel safe with Sony even if they did roll their decision back. They’ve lost my trust forever.

As long as I can control where to buy it or how to access it and what price I am paying for it as well as how to fucking keep it or do whatever I want with it then I will feel safe buying any Sony products again.

That is what OWNERSHIP is and you can bet your sweet titties I will not be satisfied with a revocable license. I don’t buy media unless I fucking own it!

A digital-only future for TV art/entertainment of all kinds isn’t scary as long as we have ownership over it.

That’s really the take-away here.

Nostalgia is a feeling and it is sad to lose that, yes.

But it’s not illegal. It’s not unethical. It’s not WRONG.

It’s just a pity. Lawmakers can’t do anything about pity.

Consumer ownership and media preservation they can.

So make sure you’re making that clear in arguing against the eradication of physical media (games).

Because they won’t listen to you if it’s about nostalgia.

Heritage and culture might be a harder argument but it’s still not enough. Ownership and preservation is the right argument to be making if you want lawmakers involved. If you want them to not just pay attention.

But to effectively do something about it too because they can see that it’s the company having a monopoly.

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cooking to an internal temperature of 158F/70C is the only sure way to kill the cyclospora parasite.

Neither freezing nor washing is guaranteed to get rid of it. That said,

No commercially canned or frozen goods have been linked to the outbreak at this time.

Chapter 8: Advice

It wasn't until after he left Aurelia's flat that the gravity of what he'd done hit him. Not the flowers, not the tea, not even the offer to accompany her to face her parents. It was that he had done it at all, and without even thinking. It had been an age since this had happened, and he'd no desire to perform an encore. This would end badly, for both himself and for her. He had to put a stop to this at once. Well, as soon as Aurelia was pain-free and back behind her desk. Then he would stop.

Mentally, he groaned, exasperated with himself. Stars and skies he was in deep and it was only going to get worse unless he could knock some sense into himself. He knew that would be a losing battle. What he really needed was for someone to point out the bald facts, the practicalities, to tell him to snap out of it and do the sensible thing. There was only one truly sensible person in their little group.

The thing is, he thinks I mean I want it for the library and not, you know, my house