Amen. I sold my online Magic cards a couple months ago. I sold them all for $325 USD ($180 for one lot, $145 for another). Ebay took like $20 for the listings, Paypal took about $12 for the transactions (yes, even for a verified paypal buyer). All in all, Ebay and Paypal took about 10% of what I sold the cards for. Yes, their services provide a value, but 10% seems a little steep. I'm surprised Coinstar hasn't started an online presence. After seeing what it costs to sell stuff on Ebay, and to receive money via paypal, it makes the "Get rich on Ebay!" spam even less believeable.
yes, I took his bait, but did so intentionally. I was assuming he actually believed that it sucked and I wanted to know why. Saying "FF8 sucked" and watching a fanboy defend it I imagince is "fun to watch" because FF8 _did_ suck and arguing that it didn't is non-sensical.
So basically what you and the poster are saying is "It's fun to bait someone with something I don't believe, just to watch their reaction". A) it's trolling B) it's manipulative. If he thinks that's fun, maybe he should look into a new hobbie.
I consider myself a former square fan (fan, not fanboy) but I just don't understand your claim that "Xenogears sucks". FFVII was too linear, FFVIII just flat out sucked, but I though Xenogears was probably one of their more innovative titles. It had a different and interesting combat system, a rotating camera (at the time, pretty new for an RPG), and interesting charcaters. I'll bash square as much as the next guy, but give credit where credit is due.
I'm sorry. Putting shit on a CD amongst other decent singles you hear on the radio is a copyright protection device. Using your cellphone to find out about it before you buy is a violation of the DMCA and it will destroy the music industry. We'll be lobbying congress to punish all consume^H^H^H^H^H^H thieves and we'll see you in court
In short: Jesus' message was never that of the God of the Old Testament
Which makes the majority of Christianity, which is based on the entire Bible, not just the New Testament, pretty hard to swallow. Granted there are probably some sects which just throw out the Old Testament, but the majority base their faith on the Bible as a whole. A book which is very contradictory when you compare the two testaments. What does Jesus's message say about the God of the Old Testament? That He was wrong? Is God now non-omniscient and prone to "I changed my mind on that one"? Can open, worms everywhere.
"Club Obi Wan" (from Star Wars yet had an oriental ring to it)
It has a japanese ring to it becuase it paritally is _real_ japanese. An "Obi" is the belt worn in karate/martial arts uniforms (the belt in "black belt"). As for "Wan" a quick babelfish lookup reveals... nothing. Anyone?
The last one was Kevin Smith's first run of "Green Arrow." (It sucked, by the way. If you think his film scripts are sometimes too wordy, run away screaming from his comics!)
Ha! I really like Smith's GA stint. Truth be told, I think Green Arrow is one of the lamest characters out there. I have never bought an actual GA title before, only coming across him in cross-overs. I picked up GA because Smith was writing it and I thought it was a refreshing change of pace from most comics. Yes it was wordy, but he made it fun to read (I thought some of the comic book inside jokes were pretty funny). Now I haven't bought any GA since Smith's stint, and I don't think it was _great_ writing, but it made me enjoy a character that I used to consider one step below the "Penguin" (the 60's Batman show version)
And nothing needs to be metnioned further about the 90's. Terrible. Simply Terrible.
See, I'm not even in that camp. I started reading GL around the time Raynor came on board and I thought it was fairly interesting (my die-hard GL fan was more like you and didn't like Raynor). Given you thought it went downhill with the whole parallax debacle, trust me when I say that the storyline has gotten even worse. It kills me to intentionally not pick up GL when I visit the comic store. It just doesn't seem right, yet everytime I stop reading it and then pick it up again, I feel like I'm reading the same drivel I swore off when I quit reading it. It's a damn shame.
Number 3 is full of great ideas. Comfy chairs seems so simple but it never really occurred to me because every shop I've been to has racks, a banquet table, and some folding chairs. Hardly atmosphere. Thanks for the input.
In short, unless you dearly, dearly love comics, don't plan on doing much better than breaking even
That's what I've heard too. That's why I'm thinking about it as a retirement gig, not a making-money-earning-a-living gig. And I do love comics. Finding that new title that you haven't read before and really enjoying it's arc is just a really great feeling. On the flipside, no longer enjoying a title's story (GL *sniff*) can be really heartbreaking.
I realize the article talks about moving comic books onto the internet, but it touches on an interesting topic: the state of the modern day comic store.
When I retire, I think I'd like to own a comic book store (I fall into the hobbyist subsidizng their habit group). But what will be the state of comic books and stores in 30+ years? Will we still have them as they are (but at $10 a pop at the current rate of comic inflation) plus internet distribution? Will they be only downloadable issues that go into an eBook-like device? Straight into your head? What is the future of the modern day comic book and thus the comic book store? On top of that, what happens to the collectibility of the digital comic book? Comments, please.
Better yet, let him get to you, understand why he thinks what he thinks and does what he does, and mainly respect the right he has to express freely his opinions, because you, me and a lot of other people, we are benefitting from his work, too (GPL, gcc, etc etc etc), so we could at least show some respect.
I wasn't implying that people shouldn't respect RMS. But c'mon, the guy goes way over the top and while I can respect what he says and why he says it, and especially respect all the software that is directly or indirectly attributable to him, he comes across very coarsely and rubs a lot of people the wrong way. What the AC is saying is "I don't like RMS and I'll stop using his tools if he doesn't straighten up". What I'm saying is "It seems pretty unnecessary to swear of GNU because RMS is being RMS. He's just a guy that feels strongly about his cause."
I did once (4.9 I think). It just wasn't my thing. I didn't really like the installer and once I had the system up, it was just kind of "eh" when I compared it to what I was doing with OpenBSD. Not that it couldn't do it, I just wasn't bowled over by what in offered instead of OBSD.
Disclaimer: my statements are in NO way a shot at the FreeBSD project. I have invested a considerable amount of time learning OpenBSD and I just wasn't into FreeBSD enough to re-invest that time. I know FreeBSD does it for a lot of people. It just didn't do it for me and that is based completely on personal preference. It implies no inferiority on the part of the FreeBSD project.
I'm assuming you already have the wireless netgear card. If not, you could try the US Robotics 2415 which works great for me under OpenBSD (assuming you have a free PCI slot (I know you said USB though))
This comment is really irking me. I have absolutely NO desire to run *BSD or his bullshit OS
Out of honest curiosity, why won't you consider one of the BSDs? Do you believe them to be technically inferior? Do not like the communities? Seriously, I'd like to know. Personally I started using OpenBSD because I wanted something ultra-secure, but for the most part, I hate the (vocal part of the) community. So I just run my firewall/router and don't read the newsgroups. Happy as a clam.
He should be supporting it 100% instead of bashing it for enabling (god forbid) people to use non-free software.
Why? RMS is more interested in Free Software than the Linux kernel. He could probably argue that he has NO desire to run a kernel that supports people running non-Free Software (from a socialogical standpoint, not a technical one obviously). Don't let RMS get to you. He's just some guy that makes a lot of noise about what he believes in. He doesn't represent you or your choice of software. And open your mind to alternatives. The BSDs have some really amazing stuff going for them.
'Prior Art' refers to the condition that the solution already existed in some form prior to the patent, and not necessarilly under patent.
I realize this. My point was that the first place the PTO searches when looking for prior art is "hey, has this already been patented?". If it hasn't, then the haystack gets much much bigger.
An interesting idea. Seriously. How do you enforce that the peer group isn't just made up of people that stand to gain from the patent being granted? There would have to be some 3rd party pool to draw from. Could there be a professional group or association that engineers could join and your dues would be to review X number of patents a year?
I spoke with a lawyer about just this problem and he felt that the pain points of the PTO actaully stemmed from the fact that so little software _is_ patented. It makes defining "prior art" significantly more difficult given that the PTO first checks for prior art among existing patents. Thank you for your input.
I'm starting law school in a couple months and though my current profession is "software engineer", the slashdot crowd's reaction to patents in general doesn't always align with mine (we're geeks, remember? We're not supposed to have different opinions). I am not arguing the merits of this patent or the many others that have incurred the Salshdot Wrath, but what I am doing is challenging the Slashdot crowd to suggest improvements. Since maybe I'll end up at the PTO one day, I'd like to know what the Slashdot community would have them do instead. Most PTO-related posts are of the "The PTO sucks!!" variety. Instead of just sounding off how much you hate the PTO, why not share some ideas for improvements. While it is unlikely that the PTO will read them, people going into law might. Thank you.
I took a journalism class and as one of my assignments was "Everyday Heroes". I decided to interview a member of the now defunt "Daily Entertainment Network". The girl spent her day giving people, mainly teenage geeks, dating and life advice. The summary I just gave doesn't really do her justice. She helped a lot of people everyday and gave people a forum to ask honest questions and get honest answers. When I submitted the article, my journalism professor called it fluff. Maybe it was. But what he wanted was the story about the girl who was fed intimate details about people everyday, yet kept HER life secret. Like any professional counselor, she didn't share her personal life and instead made her job about the people she was helping. It really soured me on the whole journalism system because my professor always emphasised "the story behind the story", but at the cost of the story's subject. I don't know. Yeah, my article was probably fluff about an "everyday hero". But I'd rather write fluff than trash someone trying to help people while not revealing they're own private details. Blech
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So basically what you and the poster are saying is "It's fun to bait someone with something I don't believe, just to watch their reaction". A) it's trolling B) it's manipulative. If he thinks that's fun, maybe he should look into a new hobbie.
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Which makes the majority of Christianity, which is based on the entire Bible, not just the New Testament, pretty hard to swallow. Granted there are probably some sects which just throw out the Old Testament, but the majority base their faith on the Bible as a whole. A book which is very contradictory when you compare the two testaments. What does Jesus's message say about the God of the Old Testament? That He was wrong? Is God now non-omniscient and prone to "I changed my mind on that one"? Can open, worms everywhere.
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It has a japanese ring to it becuase it paritally is _real_ japanese. An "Obi" is the belt worn in karate/martial arts uniforms (the belt in "black belt"). As for "Wan" a quick babelfish lookup reveals... nothing. Anyone?
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Ha! I really like Smith's GA stint. Truth be told, I think Green Arrow is one of the lamest characters out there. I have never bought an actual GA title before, only coming across him in cross-overs. I picked up GA because Smith was writing it and I thought it was a refreshing change of pace from most comics. Yes it was wordy, but he made it fun to read (I thought some of the comic book inside jokes were pretty funny). Now I haven't bought any GA since Smith's stint, and I don't think it was _great_ writing, but it made me enjoy a character that I used to consider one step below the "Penguin" (the 60's Batman show version)
And nothing needs to be metnioned further about the 90's. Terrible. Simply Terrible.
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That's what I've heard too. That's why I'm thinking about it as a retirement gig, not a making-money-earning-a-living gig. And I do love comics. Finding that new title that you haven't read before and really enjoying it's arc is just a really great feeling. On the flipside, no longer enjoying a title's story (GL *sniff*) can be really heartbreaking.
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When I retire, I think I'd like to own a comic book store (I fall into the hobbyist subsidizng their habit group). But what will be the state of comic books and stores in 30+ years? Will we still have them as they are (but at $10 a pop at the current rate of comic inflation) plus internet distribution? Will they be only downloadable issues that go into an eBook-like device? Straight into your head? What is the future of the modern day comic book and thus the comic book store? On top of that, what happens to the collectibility of the digital comic book? Comments, please.
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I wasn't implying that people shouldn't respect RMS. But c'mon, the guy goes way over the top and while I can respect what he says and why he says it, and especially respect all the software that is directly or indirectly attributable to him, he comes across very coarsely and rubs a lot of people the wrong way. What the AC is saying is "I don't like RMS and I'll stop using his tools if he doesn't straighten up". What I'm saying is "It seems pretty unnecessary to swear of GNU because RMS is being RMS. He's just a guy that feels strongly about his cause."
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I did once (4.9 I think). It just wasn't my thing. I didn't really like the installer and once I had the system up, it was just kind of "eh" when I compared it to what I was doing with OpenBSD. Not that it couldn't do it, I just wasn't bowled over by what in offered instead of OBSD.
Disclaimer: my statements are in NO way a shot at the FreeBSD project. I have invested a considerable amount of time learning OpenBSD and I just wasn't into FreeBSD enough to re-invest that time. I know FreeBSD does it for a lot of people. It just didn't do it for me and that is based completely on personal preference. It implies no inferiority on the part of the FreeBSD project.
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Out of honest curiosity, why won't you consider one of the BSDs? Do you believe them to be technically inferior? Do not like the communities? Seriously, I'd like to know. Personally I started using OpenBSD because I wanted something ultra-secure, but for the most part, I hate the (vocal part of the) community. So I just run my firewall/router and don't read the newsgroups. Happy as a clam.
He should be supporting it 100% instead of bashing it for enabling (god forbid) people to use non-free software.
Why? RMS is more interested in Free Software than the Linux kernel. He could probably argue that he has NO desire to run a kernel that supports people running non-Free Software (from a socialogical standpoint, not a technical one obviously). Don't let RMS get to you. He's just some guy that makes a lot of noise about what he believes in. He doesn't represent you or your choice of software. And open your mind to alternatives. The BSDs have some really amazing stuff going for them.
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I realize this. My point was that the first place the PTO searches when looking for prior art is "hey, has this already been patented?". If it hasn't, then the haystack gets much much bigger.
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I spoke with a lawyer about just this problem and he felt that the pain points of the PTO actaully stemmed from the fact that so little software _is_ patented. It makes defining "prior art" significantly more difficult given that the PTO first checks for prior art among existing patents. Thank you for your input.
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