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Theft, by any other name
30 June 2026When I was a spotty-faced teenager, I'd spend a fair chunk of my pocket-money on buying music on cassette tape or long-play records.
It was a simple transaction; I would hand over a fist-full of dollars and the man behind the counter would hand me the physical media on which the music was recorded.
I could then take that cassette or LP away and play it on whatever bit of electronic audio equipment I chose.
Even better, once I'd listened to it a few times, I could swap what I'd just bought and paid for with friends and end up listening to other stuff at no extra expense (while they listened to my music).
They were simpler times and, I like to think, a lot more honest.
Forums are Down
Damn, why is it so hard to keep any reliable forum capability going these days?
I'll be working to get the forums up again but it seems that it might not be a simple task. The hosting company has obviously changed something but now it's up to me to try and get PHPBB working with their new configuration :-/
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