The whole article is weirdly dismissive of new technology.
deegeese
All I’m hearing is the first experiment failed, and y’all would rather give up than fix it.
Again, how does one failed trial invalidate the entire scheme?
That’s like saying “failed alfalfa harvest proves organic farming won’t work”.
How does one leak prove the entire scheme is flawed?
How convenient, right after they bribed their captive regulator to slash reimbursement rates for home solar, they force everyone to pay time of use electric rates.
PG&E is a criminal conspiracy.
Easy work for a digital archivist.
Music studios didn’t have those in the 1990’s.
Just following longstanding studio practice of putting the masters in a vault so you can forget about them.
They’re not used to the risks of bit rot.
Bad guys want to end democracy and convince you not to vote.
I refuse to ditch natural gas so long as I have to pay a time of use electric rate to PG&E.
They’ve captured their regulators and the rates are out of control.
Every couple years there’s a surcharge to cover the failing infrastructure that’s supposed to be covered by their regulated rates, but they never fix shit and give bonuses to the execs.
Let’s talk after they start arresting studio execs for sending fraudulent DMCA takedowns.
If they ever come out with a service that has everything, no commercial breaks, and you can download for offline use, those pirates will be in real trouble.
It’s uncertain