sure, but there is always a time that precedes the knowledge of the sale. if you want something during that time you just buy it full price (if you deem the price right). the parent actually stated he is less likely to buy some kind of product again if he experiences the disappointment of a full price purchase somewhat close to a sale. this can be true of just about any product, more so downloadable games which seem to be constantly on sale on rotation. following that logic you eventually should stop buying everything.
I'm not sure I understand this logic. It is like buying something at the store the day before they start a sale. Does that make you less likely to buy things in stores?
I hate you. you described exactly how I feel about Blizzard games. they just suck, but it's deliciously sweet sucking, and I need it. I think heroin addiction must feel something like this.
Since almost no games get released sans DRM of some type, you may as well get over it, and choose the one that's the least evil.
No. A growing number of independent commercial games are released multiplatform (win,mac,lin) and with no DRM whatsoever. Frictional Games, Basilisk Games, 2D Boy just to name a few publishers. I am beginning to make it my policy to avoid DRM entirely.
wasn't the internet conceived to allow the american military to keep communication lines open even in the face of a catastrophic event? now they want to kill it on purpose?
No.
As I posted here, it's not scientists who are being sued, but the Commission.
This is not the government against science, it's the people against government.
TFA is misleading as well, but the italian article it refers to actually says that those under investigation are members of the Major Risks Committee itself. What transpired is that the Committee was pressured by the government to give false reassurance *in spite of* indication of serious danger. The documentary Draquila gives a good account of these events.
I watched an analysis of the last few moments leading to the aggression. It's surprising how the whole security team spectacularly failed at protecting him. The aggressor had several seconds to actually take aim from a few feet away. This is a little beyond incompetent. I'm not sure how far beyond...
The only certainty is that this event did wonders for his falling popularity. Here in Italy everybody is cheering for him at the moment.
I use the same mechanism. Unfortunately it is somewhat defeated when some crazy rules are forced on your password (i.e. specific length, numbers only). I found more than one place that did this.
very well put. the only difference I see from your approach is that I am moving away from physical copies, which are mostly pointless (not many cloth maps of Britannia these days). unless it's some collector's edition worth its name, there is nothing in a dvd case I cannot download straight from the developer and own forever without any drm or other strings attached. there are more and more independent developers doing just that.
of course, I lose the resale value, but that's inconsequential to me. as long as I can try a game out, which I expect to, I always know that whatever I'm buying is worth staying with me. I just replayed my copy of UFO Enemy Unknown (X-COM) from 15 years ago, and expect to be able to do the same in 15 more years.
I just completed the game again with my original copy after 15 years. I ran it in DOSBox on Linux, and it was flawless. No reason it should be any different on Windows.
This game is guaranteed not to disappoint even today. I only suggest that you replay it at a high difficulty level, as you will notice your hard earned understanding of the strategy and logistics resurfacing again, and you will have more of an edge against the aliens as you make many wise decisions in advance.
it requires a surprising amount mental effort to do so.
Welcome to *change*.
Whenever some element of our life is made to change, for the better presumably, some amount of mental effort is required. I just wouldn't call it "surprising".
Changing to the Euro is proof it can be done with minimal loss of life. It was a little chaotic, but now the benefits exceed the pain for everyone.
ha! not in Italy! here you must be part of the Order of Journalists, a gem we cherished since Mussolini originally instituted it to control information during fascism.
Slashdot Mirror
I swear I read "Why Metroids Explode Before Hitting the Earth"
how is making fun of traditional garments dumb?
sure, but there is always a time that precedes the knowledge of the sale.
if you want something during that time you just buy it full price (if you deem the price right).
the parent actually stated he is less likely to buy some kind of product again if he experiences the disappointment of a full price purchase somewhat close to a sale.
this can be true of just about any product, more so downloadable games which seem to be constantly on sale on rotation.
following that logic you eventually should stop buying everything.
I'm not sure I understand this logic.
It is like buying something at the store the day before they start a sale.
Does that make you less likely to buy things in stores?
it took a few seconds to hit me.
fabulous.
Europeans.
I am Italian, you insensitive clod!
I hate you.
you described exactly how I feel about Blizzard games.
they just suck, but it's deliciously sweet sucking, and I need it.
I think heroin addiction must feel something like this.
are you telling me you believe singleplayer games are multiplayer games without the other players?
you should play more, I mean different games.
Since almost no games get released sans DRM of some type, you may as well get over it, and choose the one that's the least evil.
No.
A growing number of independent commercial games are released multiplatform (win,mac,lin) and with no DRM whatsoever.
Frictional Games, Basilisk Games, 2D Boy just to name a few publishers.
I am beginning to make it my policy to avoid DRM entirely.
wasn't the internet conceived to allow the american military to keep communication lines open even in the face of a catastrophic event?
now they want to kill it on purpose?
No. As I posted here, it's not scientists who are being sued, but the Commission.
This is not the government against science, it's the people against government.
TFA is misleading as well, but the italian article it refers to actually says that those under investigation are members of the Major Risks Committee itself.
What transpired is that the Committee was pressured by the government to give false reassurance *in spite of* indication of serious danger.
The documentary Draquila gives a good account of these events.
still the grandparent has a valid point.
patenting medical research is a potential impediment to saving lives.
organisms adapt to local diet.
film at 11.
he already took many lessons from him.
I only wish he also learned to duck, 'cause now he's more popular then ever.
I watched an analysis of the last few moments leading to the aggression.
It's surprising how the whole security team spectacularly failed at protecting him.
The aggressor had several seconds to actually take aim from a few feet away.
This is a little beyond incompetent. I'm not sure how far beyond...
The only certainty is that this event did wonders for his falling popularity.
Here in Italy everybody is cheering for him at the moment.
I can tell that you, sir, are not currently living in Italy.
To us Murdock is now a beacon of freedom and independent journalism!
Really!!
I use the same mechanism.
Unfortunately it is somewhat defeated when some crazy rules are forced on your password (i.e. specific length, numbers only).
I found more than one place that did this.
very well put.
the only difference I see from your approach is that I am moving away from physical copies, which are mostly pointless (not many cloth maps of Britannia these days).
unless it's some collector's edition worth its name, there is nothing in a dvd case I cannot download straight from the developer and own forever without any drm or other strings attached.
there are more and more independent developers doing just that.
of course, I lose the resale value, but that's inconsequential to me.
as long as I can try a game out, which I expect to, I always know that whatever I'm buying is worth staying with me.
I just replayed my copy of UFO Enemy Unknown (X-COM) from 15 years ago, and expect to be able to do the same in 15 more years.
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
that game was so brilliant and so deeply flawed, it should be given a real chance to shine.
Looking Glass will nerver stop ruling.
I just completed the game again with my original copy after 15 years.
I ran it in DOSBox on Linux, and it was flawless.
No reason it should be any different on Windows.
This game is guaranteed not to disappoint even today.
I only suggest that you replay it at a high difficulty level, as you will notice your hard earned understanding of the strategy and logistics resurfacing again, and you will have more of an edge against the aliens as you make many wise decisions in advance.
did you mean "una bella figa"?
figura = figure/shape/illustration
[fare] bella figura = to look good/make a good impression
bella figa = nice pussy
it requires a surprising amount mental effort to do so.
Welcome to *change*.
Whenever some element of our life is made to change, for the better presumably, some amount of mental effort is required.
I just wouldn't call it "surprising".
Changing to the Euro is proof it can be done with minimal loss of life.
It was a little chaotic, but now the benefits exceed the pain for everyone.
Surprised that they turned their sites on Apple with it?
are you telling me all their webservers now redirect to apple.com?
ha!
not in Italy!
here you must be part of the Order of Journalists, a gem we cherished since Mussolini originally instituted it to control information during fascism.