Though if they couldn't read through your paragraph they probably won't read a book. Of course, they probably won't read this far either to know they wouldn't read that book.
(Consumer) Internet plans for a low low price $1000/month would sell like hotcakes! No! Really! They would! We just have to tell them it's their line and they'll always get the bandwidth they paid for, whether they're using it or not!
Given that recreation is tied to procreation for large swaths of society, yes, it is irrational there.
Biological imperatives, while not the definition of irrationality, share a lot of overlap. I take it you've never heard of someone being "baby crazy" in that due to their "ticking clock" they will do anything to have a baby regardless of whether or not they can afford one.
How many commercials have you seen that follow a model of announcing a pregnancy followed by lots of happy happy joy joy celebrating as opposed to commercials where people, either before or after discovering the pregnancy, ask if it is medically and financially sound to have a kid at this point?
Because they were talking about Mexican farmers selling the corn to the US while their country starves and the parent post was about it being cheaper to buy out a country's food supply than it was to invade it.
"which will mean more of it is available for use in food, which is how it should be."
It'll more than likely it will be food for our food.
Modern food shortages are generally caused by distribution issues and not a lack of resources. We have the resources to meet demand, no one is starving because American farmers sell their corn to ethanol plants. Other countries might be another issue with farmers growing cash crops while their country starves, but that isn't something you can pin on American farmers getting subsidies for growing corn for ethanol production. Even with corn going to ethanol we've still got corn coming out of our ears.
"but you can hardly say they made better sense on their respective platforms than Link did on GCN."
Making sense doesn't matter as much as being balanced with the other fighters in, wait for it, a fighter. Exclusive characters being weaker is better than being stronger than the normal roster. Link was too fast for his power and had a throw with better ring out range than anyone else.
Just an FYI, Amazon got DRM free MP3s, from the media companies, to counter the powerhouse, even with DRM, that iTMS had become. So you can thank Apple for your DRM-free *legal* MP3 files.
Apple does what they have to do to get content and then, once they have leverage, pushes the providers to get rid of DRM. You really think Apple wants the hassle of DRM? Obviously a rhetorical question there.
Is Apple actively hunting down jailbroken devices and hacking in to them to brick them or are people who have jailbroken their device updating the device without finding out if the update shouldn't be used with their jailbreak of choice?
Don't you think the troops would just love the handcrafted, improvised with *AMERICAN!* ingenuity, cobbled together with no quality control "devices" instead of the cold, heartless, tested, efficient, lighter, tougher, hardened equipment they are normally issued?
"More fundamentally, why would you *not* accept Bitcoins in exchange for some good or service? Given that you could exchange it for dollars the second the Bitcoins are transferred to you?"
Probably because you'd have to exchange it for dollars the second the Bitcoins are transferred to you.
$10 now is $10 five minutes later. 10BTC could be $10 now and $1 five minutes later.
It's a good thing that the Mexicans haven't figured out they can get real assault rifles and not just semi-auto assault weapon lookalikes in other markets.
Our mindless devotion to "FREEEEDOMMMMMMMM!" while giving little effort to reason, as the Founding Fathers clearly wanted, is why it's the American Way.
[Actual Citations Needed on the Following] Droidbois have been pointing out, with much glee, that they've have wireless synching forever, so it must be a case of selective amnesia to be able to think that Apple just saw this app and went "we must assimilate this".
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tl;dr version: Read Pratchet's Making Money.
Though if they couldn't read through your paragraph they probably won't read a book. Of course, they probably won't read this far either to know they wouldn't read that book.
Of course they oversold their capacity.
(Consumer) Internet plans for a low low price $1000/month would sell like hotcakes! No! Really! They would! We just have to tell them it's their line and they'll always get the bandwidth they paid for, whether they're using it or not!
Given that recreation is tied to procreation for large swaths of society, yes, it is irrational there.
Biological imperatives, while not the definition of irrationality, share a lot of overlap. I take it you've never heard of someone being "baby crazy" in that due to their "ticking clock" they will do anything to have a baby regardless of whether or not they can afford one.
How many commercials have you seen that follow a model of announcing a pregnancy followed by lots of happy happy joy joy celebrating as opposed to commercials where people, either before or after discovering the pregnancy, ask if it is medically and financially sound to have a kid at this point?
In other words, someone who can still think rationally. Well, rationally is optional, they can still think.
Without the Shiawase Decision how are we going to be running around with Panther Assault Canons and more chrome than a Harley?
Because they were talking about Mexican farmers selling the corn to the US while their country starves and the parent post was about it being cheaper to buy out a country's food supply than it was to invade it.
Isn't the free market grand? Go team Capitalism!
"which will mean more of it is available for use in food, which is how it should be."
It'll more than likely it will be food for our food.
Modern food shortages are generally caused by distribution issues and not a lack of resources. We have the resources to meet demand, no one is starving because American farmers sell their corn to ethanol plants. Other countries might be another issue with farmers growing cash crops while their country starves, but that isn't something you can pin on American farmers getting subsidies for growing corn for ethanol production. Even with corn going to ethanol we've still got corn coming out of our ears.
"but you can hardly say they made better sense on their respective platforms than Link did on GCN."
Making sense doesn't matter as much as being balanced with the other fighters in, wait for it, a fighter. Exclusive characters being weaker is better than being stronger than the normal roster. Link was too fast for his power and had a throw with better ring out range than anyone else.
Just an FYI, Amazon got DRM free MP3s, from the media companies, to counter the powerhouse, even with DRM, that iTMS had become. So you can thank Apple for your DRM-free *legal* MP3 files.
Apple does what they have to do to get content and then, once they have leverage, pushes the providers to get rid of DRM. You really think Apple wants the hassle of DRM? Obviously a rhetorical question there.
When making the argument that the GC version of SC2 was the best version mentioning Link does not help your argument.
You wouldn't happen to work for Goldline, would you?
Define "actively hostile".
Is Apple actively hunting down jailbroken devices and hacking in to them to brick them or are people who have jailbroken their device updating the device without finding out if the update shouldn't be used with their jailbreak of choice?
Don't you think the troops would just love the handcrafted, improvised with *AMERICAN!* ingenuity, cobbled together with no quality control "devices" instead of the cold, heartless, tested, efficient, lighter, tougher, hardened equipment they are normally issued?
So clever it's droll.
I do hope there's a Canticle for Leibowitz inspired end for you.
"More fundamentally, why would you *not* accept Bitcoins in exchange for some good or service? Given that you could exchange it for dollars the second the Bitcoins are transferred to you?"
Probably because you'd have to exchange it for dollars the second the Bitcoins are transferred to you.
$10 now is $10 five minutes later. 10BTC could be $10 now and $1 five minutes later.
Spawning Induced Stupity SYndrome, the new STD.
Canada does have houses, running water, electricity, and even the internet and even bridges for you troll types to live under.
It's a good thing that the Mexicans haven't figured out they can get real assault rifles and not just semi-auto assault weapon lookalikes in other markets.
What's wrong with snow and trees?
Our mindless devotion to "FREEEEDOMMMMMMMM!" while giving little effort to reason, as the Founding Fathers clearly wanted, is why it's the American Way.
The Appian way is in need of some new decorations...
Let's try this version then: Smaller than a brick. Usable UI. Lame. Better?
[Actual Citations Needed on the Following] Droidbois have been pointing out, with much glee, that they've have wireless synching forever, so it must be a case of selective amnesia to be able to think that Apple just saw this app and went "we must assimilate this".