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The Mystery of Mexico's Modern Pirates

CrashOut by Ioan Grillo • 452 implied HN points • 25 May 23
🌍 World Politics Piracy
  1. Pirates targeted oil rigs and fishermen in Mexico's Gulf, revealing a lapse in law enforcement.
  2. The sudden halt in piracy in January sparked various speculations, including gang conflict or cartel involvement.
  3. The rise of piracy amidst oil industry decline in Mexico reflects broader challenges in law enforcement and security.

Copyright isn't your friend

The Leftovers • 59 implied HN points • 09 Nov 22
🎭️ Culture Piracy
  1. Copyright laws can hinder access to culture for those who cannot afford books, and book piracy can actually create more readers.
  2. Making a living solely off writing books is tough for most authors, who often rely on other activities like teaching or editing to sustain themselves.
  3. The publishing industry heavily relies on copyright laws, but the quality of literature may not necessarily suffer if there were fewer books published.

massgrave.dev

Barn Lab • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Piracy
  1. You can download Windows for free from Microsoft and install it without a key, but a watermark may appear after some time.
  2. Legitimate options to remove the watermark include purchasing an activation key from Kinguin or transferring an old activation key from Windows 7 onwards.
  3. There are legal ways to activate Windows using HWID, KMS activation methods, or MAS Scripts available from massgrave.dev.
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