The gesture is appreciated, and some real analysis/comparison of game populations would be genuinely useful to the consumer. But this article is another example that registering a domain does not make one a professional journalist, or market analyst in this case.
There is a reason companies do not publish MMO subscriber numbers, and when forced to do so for shareholders liberally inflate the true count. The article cites xfire as their data source. I've been playing Warhammer since launch. This is my first MMO and I had never even heard of xfire before reading the article. The sampling methodology is not described. And what is the x axis in those handy graphs? Bunnies eaten?
Regardless of which party is actually in the right on this affair, does it not depress to see another example where justice seems to hinge on which group fields the more expensive and intimidating legal team?
Apple thought they could bully Psystar into submission. Then an expensive law firm takes on Pystar's case and Apple cries "No fair! Pystar's not supposed to be large enough to defend themselves:(( They're getting help from the grassy knoll."
they were meant to be a way to keep commuters and all-day tourists from hogging up a spot all day
The policy may have begun with this good intention, but two-hour limits exist today primarily to supplement municipal revenue through tickets. There will never be remote meter feeding. It is much more profitable for the city to extort $25 from someone who lost track of the time than it is to collect the $1/hr rate for a metered space. They want you to screw up much like the credit card company wants you to miss a payment (late fee!)
Just note the stink city hall makes whenever someone proposes eliminating meters.
Canada has supplanted the Soviet Union as the U.S. main rival in the space race. This calls for drastic measures. We may have the space shuttle, but we'll never catch up in Kraft dinner technology.
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There is a reason companies do not publish MMO subscriber numbers, and when forced to do so for shareholders liberally inflate the true count. The article cites xfire as their data source. I've been playing Warhammer since launch. This is my first MMO and I had never even heard of xfire before reading the article. The sampling methodology is not described. And what is the x axis in those handy graphs? Bunnies eaten?
Wilder would put Depp's Wonka into a grinder and make chewy emo gobstoppers out of him. Then sell them in a limited box set.
Tech support: "Can you tell us the problem with your submarine?"
HMS Bob: "Das Not Boot."
Maybe "out of beta" is the Googlespeak equivalent of "Discontinued: end of product life cycle."
It is sad this was moderated "funny" rather than "interesting"
Wasn't it Clarke who said: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from funny?"
Regardless of which party is actually in the right on this affair, does it not depress to see another example where justice seems to hinge on which group fields the more expensive and intimidating legal team?
Apple thought they could bully Psystar into submission. Then an expensive law firm takes on Pystar's case and Apple cries "No fair! Pystar's not supposed to be large enough to defend themselves :(( They're getting help from the grassy knoll."
They heard it was made of paneer?
If "Talk like a pirate day" coincides (collides) with "Global antipiracy day," does a singularity ensue?
Ballmer flew all the way to London to release cloud? I understand briefly stepping out of the room, but...
Time to plug in my iCan'tHereYouYou'reNotTalkingLALALA
Three more claims of "This is, for certainest, posiluteley, once and for all, the year of desktop linux."
if elected, pledge to make it their highest priority to fall off one.
Segway Killer
You can't kill what's already dead.
"It's not a dirty slush fund. It's a series of tubes. May I go now?"
Pronounced "Plastix."
Does it have David Warner, aka "Master Control Program"? Best. Movie Villian Actor. Evar.
FSF: "We protest Apple's proprietary ways."
Slashsheep: "Shut up you hippie zealot freetards! Leave His Steveness alone."
FSF: "We protest Microsoft's proprietary ways."
Slashsheep: "Onward Christian Free Software Soldier. Stick it to monkeyboy!"
Whew! I know what novel I won't be reading anytime soon.
Now you're just going to have to hold it until we get back.
they were meant to be a way to keep commuters and all-day tourists from hogging up a spot all day
The policy may have begun with this good intention, but two-hour limits exist today primarily to supplement municipal revenue through tickets. There will never be remote meter feeding. It is much more profitable for the city to extort $25 from someone who lost track of the time than it is to collect the $1/hr rate for a metered space. They want you to screw up much like the credit card company wants you to miss a payment (late fee!)
Just note the stink city hall makes whenever someone proposes eliminating meters.
Try sneaking that subject line through a spam filter.
Sincerely,
Winnefred Thurston Fairweather, III.
Remember, modded Wiis are not returnable. And don't even try to sell it on Ebay. Craigslist might work.
Canada has supplanted the Soviet Union as the U.S. main rival in the space race. This calls for drastic measures. We may have the space shuttle, but we'll never catch up in Kraft dinner technology.
as if a million lawyers filed suit at once, and were enriched.