Korea has something that works for them. A lot of people play in spurts in cafes where you aren't necessarily going to find an open seat (though it is likely). If you can't adequately predict your play times and what not, and even if you can, sometimes these "microcredit" transactions are best/cheapest.
Let's change "Users are gradually switching to legal methods to watch their favorite TV shows." to "Users are finally being offered legal means to watch their favorite TV shows online without paying or paying too much."
You would think that, by combining the two words 'electronic' and 'book' one would be able to safely figure out what an e-book is.
Unfortunately, the idea that comes across when one says that is something like an electronic tablet via which you can read a book.
It is too bad that those puissant word-makers seem to be able to control even what we say. They should be called oBooks or even iBooks (Apple would have a fit though). Oh well, next time the Academy calls me for word acceptance, I will disallow bastardizations like that!
Yes, in a technical sense, there are three volumes of six "books", but, as for almost the entire history of the printing of the tale, these six books were printed in three volumes, there are effectively three books. In case you care, Tolkien himself called it a trilogy.
English speakers should note that when a volume is bound for the purpose of distribution, it is called a book.
book: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume (m-w)
Newsflash: most open source developers don't consider it solely charitable work. Many do it out of spite for what Microsoft has done to the market. Others do it because it is fun. Yet others work on open source software because their employers hired them for that purpose.
It takes all kinds of people to make the world go 'round. The open source arena is no exception.
Besides the fact that LOTR is a set of three books, boring is completely perceptual. Tolkien wrote as though he were a storyteller, speaking to his audience. His target audience was not you, rather adults with a higher reading level in a time where attention to detail was well-regarded and the story-teller style was somewhat popular. Besides this, one can get a very strong insight into how Tolkien felt about property from his traditionalist standpoint.
The Hobbit was written for children - more specifically, his kids. It has a much lower reading level, slightly above the Harry Potter books.
It's a good thing that energy can't technically be wasted. The amount of energy added as the result of heating is equal to the amount of internal energy in the system, less the amount of energy lost as the result of work. or {delta}Q = dU + {delta}W
Thermodynamics. Learn it, live it (you can't do otherwise, anyway).
I think you are both a little too far on either side of this. Frankly, the amount of content they have to release *is* too much to charge a mere $45 or so for. I don't feel that the quantity of content quite makes up for a full price game, but that is only secondary to the point. I'd say they should charge maybe $30-35 (I don't know what their pre-markup prices are here, just going with a guess) for each. That is to say, I think they're charging roughly 50% more than they should on these games.
Enough of that - where skam seems to fall short on the MMO storyline thing is that he doesn't realize there really is a lot of lore packed into the quests, cameos and even the visuals of each zone/instance. The problem is perceptual. In single-player games, you are forced to be deeply involved with the lore, whereas in the MMO it is simply a backdrop that you can immerse yourself in, if desired. When the lore isn't pushed into your face, some people perceive the lore to be lacking. Hint: it is there if you look for it.
Not really. I once thought as you do, but eventually I realized that the player base is generally incapable of a decent, or even coherent, storyline. It is necessary that the developers string their clientele along with a story. Personally, I prefer the way Microsoft let Turbine handle it in Asheron's Call, at least at its inception. The storyline was mostly non-existent, but there would be events that would craft a general large-scale story that the players could take part in and one person per server (or group) would ultimately be considered the one to make a difference in the event. Thereafter, others could still go there and do *most* of the event, but they would never be able to do the whole thing or fight the non-scripted, PC bad guy being run by a dev. It made one try to uncover the next event, made getting good leads or even paltry information worth money/favors to those who could follow through with the events and made things generally more interesting.
Anyone that played during that time might have recalled the epic battles between the powerful mage of goodocity, Asheron, and the evil demon-thing, Bael'Zharon. Ah, good times.
I did the same look/double-take. He has some fairly intelligent (if not fully-developed posts - that is, reactionary musings rather than really trying to do justice to a subject) posts and then some really stupid ones, as well as a link to goatse on his profile.
Currently, me = ??? (clearly, I am the second step)
Except that the gp was insightful and not pushing political ideology.
He may be making blanket statements, but if you were to poll all non-corporate executives, you would find that most people believe they are out to get "what's theirs" no matter who they have step over. That is the exact opposite of what the "Golden Rule" commands.
How about the fact that if you polled independents and Democrats, you'd find that Republicans are, surprise!, considered warmongers.
No, well how about how if you poll most republicans and independents, you'll find that Democrats are said to be more corruptible.
I hate having to explain something this obvious, but there you have it.
With all the people I've ever known, a geek is someone that is knowledgeable about tech and has social skills, whereas a nerd is someone that is very well versed in any number of sciences but has no social skills.
Let's get to know each other so I can change that statistic. I waited eagerly for the game until they pulled out the DRM bat. I just let it slip off the map. It's become a personal boycott thing for me.
It is certainly not that low on my list. As a Linux user I don't want my connections for downloads from Linux sites to be shot to oblivion simply because Microsoft has enough money to get real cozy with the very few internet service providers out there.
That having been said, it is true that congress would legislate this, but you seem to forget veto powers and this thing called politics (it is a system that includes compromises made on the part of a given party to get something they want in return). Presidents have often rewarded congressional behavior that worked to their preference in certain arenas stronger backing in other arenas where they might feel the fight doesn't matter as much.
If you must post anything about politics and I would be happy if NO ONE EVER DID AGAIN. Then why not just post FACTS and POLICY STATEMENTS and not insults? Or better yet. Go read all you can and vote and don't talk about it at all!
You get upset because you think people should think things through before they post? Follow your own advice first, and I don't mean just to check for the correct candidate name. This is a thread ABOUT politics. If you don't want to see people posting about it, don't go into a thread EXPLICITLY stated to be about such.
And no I'm not toeing any party line for this message. I'm only advocating thinking through things before doing them. If America at large would do this, we might have more interesting give-and-take between the people and its government.
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Korea has something that works for them. A lot of people play in spurts in cafes where you aren't necessarily going to find an open seat (though it is likely). If you can't adequately predict your play times and what not, and even if you can, sometimes these "microcredit" transactions are best/cheapest.
Let's change "Users are gradually switching to legal methods to watch their favorite TV shows." to "Users are finally being offered legal means to watch their favorite TV shows online without paying or paying too much."
eBook - has its own definition now, sadly.
You would think that, by combining the two words 'electronic' and 'book' one would be able to safely figure out what an e-book is.
Unfortunately, the idea that comes across when one says that is something like an electronic tablet via which you can read a book.
It is too bad that those puissant word-makers seem to be able to control even what we say. They should be called oBooks or even iBooks (Apple would have a fit though). Oh well, next time the Academy calls me for word acceptance, I will disallow bastardizations like that!
Ship it!
Yes, in a technical sense, there are three volumes of six "books", but, as for almost the entire history of the printing of the tale, these six books were printed in three volumes, there are effectively three books. In case you care, Tolkien himself called it a trilogy.
English speakers should note that when a volume is bound for the purpose of distribution, it is called a book.
book: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume (m-w)
I already do all of that. plz moar munee at jawb so ai can has leezyur taim?
To be exact, 4/15725
Newsflash: most open source developers don't consider it solely charitable work. Many do it out of spite for what Microsoft has done to the market. Others do it because it is fun. Yet others work on open source software because their employers hired them for that purpose.
It takes all kinds of people to make the world go 'round. The open source arena is no exception.
Mod up as funny - it is also relevant
Besides the fact that LOTR is a set of three books, boring is completely perceptual. Tolkien wrote as though he were a storyteller, speaking to his audience. His target audience was not you, rather adults with a higher reading level in a time where attention to detail was well-regarded and the story-teller style was somewhat popular. Besides this, one can get a very strong insight into how Tolkien felt about property from his traditionalist standpoint.
The Hobbit was written for children - more specifically, his kids. It has a much lower reading level, slightly above the Harry Potter books.
Redundant? Someone control these mods!
Too bad you don't. Go back to your basement.
It's a good thing that energy can't technically be wasted. The amount of energy added as the result of heating is equal to the amount of internal energy in the system, less the amount of energy lost as the result of work. or {delta}Q = dU + {delta}W
Thermodynamics. Learn it, live it (you can't do otherwise, anyway).
I think you are both a little too far on either side of this. Frankly, the amount of content they have to release *is* too much to charge a mere $45 or so for. I don't feel that the quantity of content quite makes up for a full price game, but that is only secondary to the point. I'd say they should charge maybe $30-35 (I don't know what their pre-markup prices are here, just going with a guess) for each. That is to say, I think they're charging roughly 50% more than they should on these games.
Enough of that - where skam seems to fall short on the MMO storyline thing is that he doesn't realize there really is a lot of lore packed into the quests, cameos and even the visuals of each zone/instance. The problem is perceptual. In single-player games, you are forced to be deeply involved with the lore, whereas in the MMO it is simply a backdrop that you can immerse yourself in, if desired. When the lore isn't pushed into your face, some people perceive the lore to be lacking. Hint: it is there if you look for it.
Not really. I once thought as you do, but eventually I realized that the player base is generally incapable of a decent, or even coherent, storyline. It is necessary that the developers string their clientele along with a story. Personally, I prefer the way Microsoft let Turbine handle it in Asheron's Call, at least at its inception. The storyline was mostly non-existent, but there would be events that would craft a general large-scale story that the players could take part in and one person per server (or group) would ultimately be considered the one to make a difference in the event. Thereafter, others could still go there and do *most* of the event, but they would never be able to do the whole thing or fight the non-scripted, PC bad guy being run by a dev. It made one try to uncover the next event, made getting good leads or even paltry information worth money/favors to those who could follow through with the events and made things generally more interesting.
Anyone that played during that time might have recalled the epic battles between the powerful mage of goodocity, Asheron, and the evil demon-thing, Bael'Zharon. Ah, good times.
I think that's called ERP.
I did the same look/double-take. He has some fairly intelligent (if not fully-developed posts - that is, reactionary musings rather than really trying to do justice to a subject) posts and then some really stupid ones, as well as a link to goatse on his profile.
Currently, me = ???
(clearly, I am the second step)
Except that the gp was insightful and not pushing political ideology.
He may be making blanket statements, but if you were to poll all non-corporate executives, you would find that most people believe they are out to get "what's theirs" no matter who they have step over. That is the exact opposite of what the "Golden Rule" commands.
How about the fact that if you polled independents and Democrats, you'd find that Republicans are, surprise!, considered warmongers.
No, well how about how if you poll most republicans and independents, you'll find that Democrats are said to be more corruptible.
I hate having to explain something this obvious, but there you have it.
With all the people I've ever known, a geek is someone that is knowledgeable about tech and has social skills, whereas a nerd is someone that is very well versed in any number of sciences but has no social skills.
Well, I wouldn't do that either. A nail gun would be better and you wouldn't have to actually touch the slime-ball.
I wouldn't quite do that. Just deleting the directory doesn't completely remove the program and you may be setting yourself up for big fail.
Supposedly this link should help out: SecuROM Uninstaller.
Let's get to know each other so I can change that statistic. I waited eagerly for the game until they pulled out the DRM bat. I just let it slip off the map. It's become a personal boycott thing for me.
Mod down. This is an uncalled for, flaming, spiteful incitement.
It is certainly not that low on my list. As a Linux user I don't want my connections for downloads from Linux sites to be shot to oblivion simply because Microsoft has enough money to get real cozy with the very few internet service providers out there.
That having been said, it is true that congress would legislate this, but you seem to forget veto powers and this thing called politics (it is a system that includes compromises made on the part of a given party to get something they want in return). Presidents have often rewarded congressional behavior that worked to their preference in certain arenas stronger backing in other arenas where they might feel the fight doesn't matter as much.
If you must post anything about politics and I would be happy if NO ONE EVER DID AGAIN. Then why not just post FACTS and POLICY STATEMENTS and not insults?
Or better yet. Go read all you can and vote and don't talk about it at all!
You get upset because you think people should think things through before they post? Follow your own advice first, and I don't mean just to check for the correct candidate name. This is a thread ABOUT politics. If you don't want to see people posting about it, don't go into a thread EXPLICITLY stated to be about such.
And no I'm not toeing any party line for this message. I'm only advocating thinking through things before doing them. If America at large would do this, we might have more interesting give-and-take between the people and its government.
Sorry to hear that. I seem to have found a good one after not too many attempts.