All posts tagged: opinions

CS:GO Is a Great E-Sport, But Youtube & Exclusive Right is Hurting It

March 30, 2017
by Gagah Putra Arifianto
English / Writing

I’m never really a dedicated sports fan. I followed football (that’s soccer to you in North America) to some extent. Been a fan of Newcastle United since I was a little kid, mainly because my aunt bought me their jersey with Shearer’s name on the back. Newcastle this season is down in Championship after being relegated last season, and there’s no championship football airing on my local television, so no football this season for me, […]

The PC Is Coming Back, Thanks to Youtube and PC Gaming.

February 15, 2017
by Gagah Putra Arifianto
English / Writing

This argument is controversial because the sales data of the PC is mixed, to say the least. Worldwide, it’s decreasing. But in the US, it’s slowly coming back[1][2], especially the retail PC market. Apart from the sales figures which I personally think show more about the state of consumer tech hardware industry and the economy, I am slowly seeing more and more about the conventional PC being discussed and talked about. Personally, I believe we’re […]

On ‘Kodi Fully Loaded’ and Beautiful Interface to Piracy

February 13, 2017
by Gagah Putra Arifianto
English / Writing

That’s some odd title, i know, but i’m talking about the case of some android tv box sellers on Ebay that sells them with HTPC software Kodi, fully loaded with addons that facilitates watching pirated movies and tv series. There’s now a case of them being arrested in the UK. From torrentfreak: Police have arrested five people on suspicion of selling ‘pirate’ set-top boxes configured to receive pay TV. The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit […]