CompassPants

goneahead:

Summer falls open
like a well-read book and so,
I roll up the rain
clouds, carefully stack the wobbly
winds of March
in the cupboard, next to the china
we never use. I
even shake out April’s puddles, and
then, refold them
to fit alongside the guest towels.
All that’s left is
to drag the box of vacation from
under the bed,
and to try to remember where
I put the fireflies…

gay-jesus-probably:

fallintosanity:

ryanthedemiboy:

thephilosophersapprentice:

fangirltothefullest:

blackfoxsposts:

The fact that Microsoft Word has to be a subscription is upsetting. I already paid for it why do I have to pay again

Yes please be mad about it, genuinely- You used to be able to purchase a single disk to install it and use it forever after that initial purchase of one key. It sickens me to see all this stuff which used to be a one time purchase be shunted under a subscription now.

THIS

“Why is pirating going back up?!”

This. This is why. People don’t mind paying a high price for software if it’s only the once, or every 4-5 years.

But having to pay a high price regularly? Especially in the cases where you lose access to your own work if you don’t?

That’s why people are pirating software.

It’s possible to buy a non-subscription version of Word; Microsoft just intentionally makes it very difficult to find (and also expensive).

However, I know a guy who knows a guy website: MS Office Pro for $50. If the link starts going to a Page Not Found, just search the site; they usually have some form of this sale available. 

Worth noting: while $50 is still more money than $yo-ho-ho, that money is a great way to make VERY clear to Microsoft that we DO want one-time-purchase products, not subscriptions.

Alternatively, fuck ‘em. Download Libreoffice. It’s literally just microsoft office with a slightly different layout, and it’s free.