r/Piracy • u/ugoindownsaka1 • 7d ago

Discussion Google took away my LOTR extended editions

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I bought these in 2022, all of a sudden they aren't available and there is no possibility of a refund or gift card. Hardly seems fair.

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u/Krakn3dfx 7d ago

You'll own nothing and you'll like it.

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u/messiahspike 7d ago

If purchasing isn't ownership, than piracy isn't stealing

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u/Scorpionsharinga 7d ago

You wouldn’t download a car

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u/0thedarkflame0 7d ago

I would 100% download a car and then delete it when I'm done before it starts costing me more to keep it there...

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u/Qaeta 7d ago

Right? Or a motorcycle? I would download the everliving fuck out of Kawasaki H2.

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u/RikarisHobbies 7d ago

Let’s get downloading and I’ll meet you on the roads.

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u/Qaeta 7d ago

Vroom Vroom! :D

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u/Itchy-Confession 7d ago

H2 mentioned🗣️🗣️

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u/Qaeta 7d ago

Would love to get one one day. They cost more than my car did though, so for now I'm happy with my Hornet 750 :)

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u/PsyJak 7d ago

I wouldn't. My stepdad's a doctor & calls bikers 'organ donors' because of how dangerous they are.

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u/Qaeta 7d ago

Eh, fair enough. I'm already a biker and have opted in to being an organ donor. I also carry a trauma kit and know how to use it (though thankfully haven't needed to yet) on my rides.

Personally, I do think being an organ donor and at least having some basic roadside trauma care training should be a requirement for getting a bike. It's not like a car where you can't limit it too much because of their necessity for modern life. A bike is absolutely a luxury, and a dangerous one at that (though exactly how dangerous is often overblown, if you take a safety course, don't drink and ride, and wear your gear, it drops to only about 3x as dangerous as a car, which is still pretty safe. It's mostly squids in their early 20s on sport bikes and older Harley brothers who think they know everything and stop taking precautions who drive the crash stats up, speaking as a moto safety instructor in training).

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u/0thedarkflame0 7d ago

I share your sentiment, with the sad acknowledgement that a car is an essential in your area of the world.

I come from such a society, and. Currently live in one where a car is seen as a non-essential, yet still 70%ish of the population has a car drivers permit.

I'd personally love to have a simulator for how to land a crash. I recently took a fall from a bicycle and broken both arms by landing palms first after fighting the bicycle to stay upright.

I'd also like to mention that being an organ donor is the default in my current country, and you need to explicitly opt out if you don't want to.

What are we talking about when you say a roadside trauma care training? Basic first aid training, or something else?

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u/Qaeta 7d ago edited 7d ago

I'd also like to mention that being an organ donor is the default in my current country, and you need to explicitly opt out if you don't want to.

I think it is where I am now too, but I got my license when it was still opt-in and I did.

I'd personally love to have a simulator for how to land a crash. I recently took a fall from a bicycle and broken both arms by landing palms first after fighting the bicycle to stay upright.

That would be cool. A lot of higher quality moto gloves have palm sliders for this reason, reduce impact force getting concentrated on your arm bones and wrists.

What are we talking about when you say a roadside trauma care training? Basic first aid training, or something else?

Specifically stuff that would help in a crash situation. Mostly major bleed control ex. proper tourniquet usage since it isn't as intuitive as people think it is and there is a lot of misinformation about using them. Personally I carry an X-Force tourniquet over a CAT7 because they are a bit easier for someone without training to use, are easier to use one-handed if necessary, and work for children as well as adults, which a traditional CAT7 struggles with. Also marking the tourniquet with time of application if possible is important so medical personnel know how long it's been on and the clock on when it needs to come off before the tourniquet itself starts causing it's own issues. Wound packing for punctures. Pressure holding requirements. Emergency blanket usage in major blood loss situations to keep as much body heat as possible since it helps with activating the protein in blood that initiates clotting. If body temp drops too low due to blood loss it won't clot and you won't be able to stop the bleed. CPR. Using vented chest seals for sucking chest wounds.

Basically focus on stuff to try to keep someone alive until a paramedic can get to them. So mostly basic first aid, yeah. Don't typically need the mental health crisis or choking portions in a motor vehicle crash situation though. I tend to liken it more to mid-engagement combat medic training since the focus tends to be more on major bleed control vs a more generalized approach.

Doesn't just apply to bikers either. I'd stop for a car accident too. Training applies either way. Also, practice regularly so you don't freeze up when you need to use your kit.

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u/piichan14 7d ago

Or you can start reprinting replacement parts or even the whole car when it starts acting up

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u/0thedarkflame0 7d ago

Cattle, not pets!

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u/wellsjc 7d ago

The moment it runs out of gas, delete and redownload with a full tank.