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Cake day: December 18th, 2023

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  • No. Only a few people in the world are capable/dedicated to breaking copy protection. Everyone else just downloads already pirated software, no matter how hard it was to break. It’s just as easy.

    If I wanted to play GTA V (which I acquired legally twice) I would just look for a pirated copy. The legal one keeps updating every few days with huge downloads, requires you to download some crappy launcher, the launcher also needs to update, you need to login you need internet connection, etc, etc. It’s a terrible hassle and made me abandon the game mid-story.






  • I got one Aeron a few years ago. Black Friday deal for 1.200 euros, the fully kitted version which costs 1.600 normally. My IKEA Marcus fell apart after years of good service and the IKEA jarvfjallet or something like that was giving me butt and back problems, so I returned it.

    The Aeron is very good, but if sit in it for 5 minutes it’s just a chair. It doesn’t even have that many adjustments. However over time you notice some things. First, it doesn’t let you sit incorrectly (like with your leg folded under your butt). Second, you can sit in in for hours (covid work from home situation) and be perfectly fine. Third, after 3+ years of ownership, it’s immaculate. Mesh is like new (and I’m a big a heavy dude), everything is just perfect. They do come with 12 years of warranty after all.

    That being said, the price is just astronomical. In my case I can offset the cost from my taxes, since I use it to work from home, and l could sell it after 10 years used for still half the price (so it’s kind of “free” almost), but if you expect some ridiculous luxury just because it costs 8 times more than a Markus, you’ll be disappointed. It’s comfortable, it remains comfortable all day and it doesn’t break, but it’s just a chair at the end of the day. I don’t regret my purchase, for what it’s worth, I fact I’m quite happy with it.