Aren't those the costs of launching from earth? I think the premise here is that they would mine on the moon and then launch TO the earth. The gravity on the moon is considerably less than on the earth.
You're assuming the publishers use a "cost plus" method of pricing. I.e. this game cost us 1 million to make, and we expect to sell 100,000 copies, so we can sell it for 15 dollars a make a 50% profit. That's not how it works. They say; at which price point will we make the most money? If that happens to be 50 dollars, they sell it for 50 dollars. The only reason they don't sell games for 100 dollars right now is that they expect they'll lose too many sales and therefore make less money overall.
So the obvious question is, what happens if the price customers are willing to pay is too low to pay for the cost of the game? First you decide whether it is worth putting it out to recoup some of the investment, or just can it and eat the cost. Then it is time to either look over your cost structure, or to look for another business to be in. It happens all the time in all kinds of industries.
If it doesn't already belong to the publisher, it'll get auctioned off just like the office furniture, but in a more closed fashion. That's why I used the example.
USA is the most democratic republic in the world? By what standard? Without looking up the latest reports, I'd guess Finland and a few others probably has got the US beat at the moment.
Also, I think you are mixing apples and oranges. Republic and monarchy are two opposites, and so is despotism and democracy. You can have a democratic monarchy, which we call a constitutional monarchy. I don't see how this is "not so good." The Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, and Norway) are near the top in all reports of human rights and democracy I've seen. You can also have a democratic republic, as you yourself point out. Or a despotic (authoritarian) republic, like Iraq. Sure, in "Sid Meier's Civilization" Democracy and Republic might be two choices you have to choose from, but in the real world they aren't mutually exclusive.
Aren't anthrax and botulinum billed as chemical weapons? Reason being that a chemical weapon works through direct toxicity, while a biological weapon is an infection. Too tired to Google.
Actually they do sell patterns on a per copy basis. And yes, you aren't allowed to copy them and share with your friends, because they are works of art and protected under copyright law.
Your sig says there is no vast conspiracy -- but then, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that almost all meteorological scientists in the world are engaged in a half-vast conspiracy designed to keep their research grants coming? The scientific method is a system designed to disprove things, and the people involved constantly criticize and try to find flaws with each others papers. You're saying that they consistently and deliberately ignore flaws in the science in order to not bring down this great lie.
I especially enjoyed your little white lie about Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick. One is a mathematician and the other an economist. Climatologists indeed.
Let's say I take a picture of a speeding car and gave you its approximate location. Could you tell how fast and in what direction it was moving from that picture? What if I took two pictures? What if I took a hundred? Obviously the more useful data you get, the easier it gets to figure out.
As more data is fed into the orbital calculation the more accurately they can predict how close it'll pass. Simply put; I don't think you have a good concept of the distances involved.
That's a great argument, but it doesn't work on conservatives. They think they live in the real world --unlike everyone else-- and will argue vehemently so, but in fact they have their head in Plato-land. Or the "shining city on a hill" as Reagan so poetically put it.
I'm not saying it's wrong to strive to fulfill a great vision, but they have to be more intellectually honest about it. The time they want to preserve has never existed.
Not really. If they and the Guillemots are the only two blocks who vote, EA will win every time. I haven't looked at their annual report to see who owns what shares, but it's entirely possible most shareholders are small investors who don't participate in the governance. If the Guillemots have voting allies with 5+ percent, then they'd be safer.
It's interesting how you bring up the big bang theory in a discussion on evolution, seeing as it has nothing to do with evolution. You seem to have a problem with science controverting your narrow religious beliefs?
And by the way, to assume (wrongly) that all or even most simple organisms have an opaque skull the same way humans do is kind of ignorant. Go read up on some biology, brother!
And you know this how? When I look at swiftboats.net, I get a different picture. The PCF crew casualty list tells an interesting story for example. Please provide a reference if you're going to claim something other than your opinion.
Yes, schematics were/are often submitted as part of the patent application when dealing with mechanical devices, if it's needed for the person reviewing the application to understand how it works. I think the problem is that the patent office isn't savvy enough to realize when a software patent is too broad. Requiring some form of an actual implementation would help there.
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless. A single zealot may commence persecutor, and better men be his victims. It can never be too often repeated that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest and ourselves united. From the conclusion of [their] war [for independence, a nation begins] going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of [that] war will remain on [them] long, will be made heavier and heavier, till [their] rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion." --Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XVII, 1782. (*) ME 2:225
I've tried it... It's a good game if you like mechs and FPS combat. If you like it, I'd buy it, it supports both indie game development and putting games on Linux.
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But we certainly trust people who can't spell the word "analyst".
Aren't those the costs of launching from earth? I think the premise here is that they would mine on the moon and then launch TO the earth. The gravity on the moon is considerably less than on the earth.
Free to play, the same way Diablo is free to play online, I would guess. You buy the game and the online service is free.
You're assuming the publishers use a "cost plus" method of pricing. I.e. this game cost us 1 million to make, and we expect to sell 100,000 copies, so we can sell it for 15 dollars a make a 50% profit. That's not how it works. They say; at which price point will we make the most money? If that happens to be 50 dollars, they sell it for 50 dollars. The only reason they don't sell games for 100 dollars right now is that they expect they'll lose too many sales and therefore make less money overall.
So the obvious question is, what happens if the price customers are willing to pay is too low to pay for the cost of the game? First you decide whether it is worth putting it out to recoup some of the investment, or just can it and eat the cost. Then it is time to either look over your cost structure, or to look for another business to be in. It happens all the time in all kinds of industries.
If it doesn't already belong to the publisher, it'll get auctioned off just like the office furniture, but in a more closed fashion. That's why I used the example.
Well, what do you think happens to all the equipment a company owns when it dissolves? Does it all go up in smoke with it?
No, all company assets are first distributed to its creditors. After that, if there's anything left, it goes to the stockholders.
USA is the most democratic republic in the world? By what standard? Without looking up the latest reports, I'd guess Finland and a few others probably has got the US beat at the moment.
Also, I think you are mixing apples and oranges. Republic and monarchy are two opposites, and so is despotism and democracy. You can have a democratic monarchy, which we call a constitutional monarchy. I don't see how this is "not so good." The Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, and Norway) are near the top in all reports of human rights and democracy I've seen. You can also have a democratic republic, as you yourself point out. Or a despotic (authoritarian) republic, like Iraq. Sure, in "Sid Meier's Civilization" Democracy and Republic might be two choices you have to choose from, but in the real world they aren't mutually exclusive.
Aren't anthrax and botulinum billed as chemical weapons? Reason being that a chemical weapon works through direct toxicity, while a biological weapon is an infection. Too tired to Google.
Actually they do sell patterns on a per copy basis. And yes, you aren't allowed to copy them and share with your friends, because they are works of art and protected under copyright law.
Your sig says there is no vast conspiracy -- but then, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that almost all meteorological scientists in the world are engaged in a half-vast conspiracy designed to keep their research grants coming? The scientific method is a system designed to disprove things, and the people involved constantly criticize and try to find flaws with each others papers. You're saying that they consistently and deliberately ignore flaws in the science in order to not bring down this great lie.
I especially enjoyed your little white lie about Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick. One is a mathematician and the other an economist. Climatologists indeed.
Let's say I take a picture of a speeding car and gave you its approximate location. Could you tell how fast and in what direction it was moving from that picture? What if I took two pictures? What if I took a hundred? Obviously the more useful data you get, the easier it gets to figure out.
As more data is fed into the orbital calculation the more accurately they can predict how close it'll pass. Simply put; I don't think you have a good concept of the distances involved.
That's a great argument, but it doesn't work on conservatives. They think they live in the real world --unlike everyone else-- and will argue vehemently so, but in fact they have their head in Plato-land. Or the "shining city on a hill" as Reagan so poetically put it.
I'm not saying it's wrong to strive to fulfill a great vision, but they have to be more intellectually honest about it. The time they want to preserve has never existed.
Many countries have a law that if you own 20%+ you have to make a buy-out offer. That's probably why they came in at 19.9%.
Not really. If they and the Guillemots are the only two blocks who vote, EA will win every time. I haven't looked at their annual report to see who owns what shares, but it's entirely possible most shareholders are small investors who don't participate in the governance. If the Guillemots have voting allies with 5+ percent, then they'd be safer.
It's good that the US is trying to set a better example then.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9901/08/olympic.bribes.03/
Big international business is corrupt. Who would've guessed?
I believe that's why they have factories. To make stuff when needed.
It's interesting how you bring up the big bang theory in a discussion on evolution, seeing as it has nothing to do with evolution. You seem to have a problem with science controverting your narrow religious beliefs?
And by the way, to assume (wrongly) that all or even most simple organisms have an opaque skull the same way humans do is kind of ignorant. Go read up on some biology, brother!
And you know this how? When I look at swiftboats.net, I get a different picture. The PCF crew casualty list tells an interesting story for example. Please provide a reference if you're going to claim something other than your opinion.
"doggy dog world"
W.t.f. is that? Do you mean "dog eat dog"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eat_Dog
Yes, schematics were/are often submitted as part of the patent application when dealing with mechanical devices, if it's needed for the person reviewing the application to understand how it works. I think the problem is that the patent office isn't savvy enough to realize when a software patent is too broad. Requiring some form of an actual implementation would help there.
Sure! Just send me your name, address, credit card number, and expiration date, and I'm sure I can find some way. >:)
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless. A single zealot may commence persecutor, and better men be his victims. It can never be too often repeated that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest and ourselves united. From the conclusion of [their] war [for independence, a nation begins] going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of [that] war will remain on [them] long, will be made heavier and heavier, till [their] rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion." --Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XVII, 1782. (*) ME 2:225
Oh yea, there's going to be an event pretty soon called the MAVlympics. It's different sports themed competitions.
http://www.mavlympics.com/
They're not that bad, I think. Definately worth downloading the demo and checking it out.
I've tried it... It's a good game if you like mechs and FPS combat. If you like it, I'd buy it, it supports both indie game development and putting games on Linux.