Nah, some subsidy is a good thing. What I'm talking about is a about 10-20% of an apartment-style building being reserved for Section 8 or the like, not rent control. I'm not sure what the zoning laws are like around here, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that these economy apartments would not be kosher. Around here, we used to have a decent amount of cheap, non-subsidized single-occupant housing. Granted it was concentrated in slummish area around skid row, but it was better than nothing. A few decades ago they demolished all of that housing because of the reputation that area had gained, and now we have a serious homeless population. Go go genius city planners!
Unfortunately, that attitude is what creates many of the problems of LI housing. If a small (relatively) number of subsidized housing units are incorporated into each individual location, things are just peachy. However, when you attempt to put a large amount of subsidized housing in one location (the projects) then all of the stereotypical problems arise. Since this is what cause the stereotypes, not the properly done ones, fewer communities are willing to accept subsidized housing, and large amounts of it are mashed into communities that are willing to accept it, then the typical problems occur, then the stereotypes are perpetuated.
Use PDF if you want all of your pages to look the same. One of the great benefits of HTML/CSS is that a user can configure pages to work differently based on their needs. Users on low bandwidth connections can eschew graphics. Those with poor eyesight can up the font size, and so on.
That's a pretty good idea. I think that the more personal you can make the message, the more effective it will be. If potential pirates can follow a link to your homepage and see other projects that you've worked on, or other things that you have contributed to the community, they would be less likely to pirate your software.
Committing fraud is a great solution to your problems! Plus, you get the added benefit of screwing the merchant over, instead of the company responsible for the DRM. Also, if you buy an item "as is" and the seller hasn't specifically noted that it works, you have no room to complain when you receive a non-working item. That's what "as is" means. If the item is advertised as working but sold "as is," then you can legally/morally return the item to the seller and collect your refund from paypal/whoever. Taking your money back and keeping the item makes you at fault.
It is an unfortunate fact that any effort you make to deny access to those who have not paid has the potential to affect those who have paid as well. It's not quite a zero-sum game, since some options are better than others, but there is nothing that you can do that will satisfy A) you B) paying customers C) potential customers. As you've mentioned, Steam is a pretty good compromise, plus it's convenient and might make people more likely to stumble on your game. Aside from that, a simple product key system that doesn't "phone home" to a central server is probably your best bet. That will deter casual pirates, and not lock out people without internet access. You get bonus points if you have some sort of key recovery system where customers can request another copy of their key if it is lost.
I don't fly often, but I'm going to start watching the sky for falling AA planes. With all the radio waves in planes introduced by offering wifi, there's no way the planes won't crash. At least, that's what the FAA has been telling us for as long as I can remember. Now that there's a way to make money from using radio devices in the cabin, there doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.
Companies that utilize sweatshops are evil.
Companies that shoot labor organizers are evil. Companies that are overly stringent about software compatibility for their products are evil.
So the message that you took away from this squawking is that you can simply whine and make arbitrary demands whenever you think you are owed something? That's one way to go, I suppose...
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Mod parent up. All reports I've heard say that 10.6 is Intel only.
His name is Dick Wolf and he's in trouble for uploading porn at work?
Nah, some subsidy is a good thing. What I'm talking about is a about 10-20% of an apartment-style building being reserved for Section 8 or the like, not rent control. I'm not sure what the zoning laws are like around here, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that these economy apartments would not be kosher. Around here, we used to have a decent amount of cheap, non-subsidized single-occupant housing. Granted it was concentrated in slummish area around skid row, but it was better than nothing. A few decades ago they demolished all of that housing because of the reputation that area had gained, and now we have a serious homeless population. Go go genius city planners!
Unfortunately, that attitude is what creates many of the problems of LI housing. If a small (relatively) number of subsidized housing units are incorporated into each individual location, things are just peachy. However, when you attempt to put a large amount of subsidized housing in one location (the projects) then all of the stereotypical problems arise. Since this is what cause the stereotypes, not the properly done ones, fewer communities are willing to accept subsidized housing, and large amounts of it are mashed into communities that are willing to accept it, then the typical problems occur, then the stereotypes are perpetuated.
It has a frictionless scroll wheel? Quick, call NASA!
Where did he imply that he purchased an ATI card after his current driver issue came to light?
Nvidia is known to pay forum users and the like to post FUD like this.
Link or it didn't happen
I thought it was generally accepted that game companies don't give a shit about Europe?
- Make all browsers render the page *the same*.
Use PDF if you want all of your pages to look the same. One of the great benefits of HTML/CSS is that a user can configure pages to work differently based on their needs. Users on low bandwidth connections can eschew graphics. Those with poor eyesight can up the font size, and so on.
Do a statistically-valid survey of a significant percentage of each major carrier's customers and get back to me.
I'm mailing one out as we speak!
If you're angry every day you're not smoking often enough.
That's a pretty good idea. I think that the more personal you can make the message, the more effective it will be. If potential pirates can follow a link to your homepage and see other projects that you've worked on, or other things that you have contributed to the community, they would be less likely to pirate your software.
Committing fraud is a great solution to your problems! Plus, you get the added benefit of screwing the merchant over, instead of the company responsible for the DRM. Also, if you buy an item "as is" and the seller hasn't specifically noted that it works, you have no room to complain when you receive a non-working item. That's what "as is" means. If the item is advertised as working but sold "as is," then you can legally/morally return the item to the seller and collect your refund from paypal/whoever. Taking your money back and keeping the item makes you at fault.
It is an unfortunate fact that any effort you make to deny access to those who have not paid has the potential to affect those who have paid as well. It's not quite a zero-sum game, since some options are better than others, but there is nothing that you can do that will satisfy A) you B) paying customers C) potential customers. As you've mentioned, Steam is a pretty good compromise, plus it's convenient and might make people more likely to stumble on your game. Aside from that, a simple product key system that doesn't "phone home" to a central server is probably your best bet. That will deter casual pirates, and not lock out people without internet access. You get bonus points if you have some sort of key recovery system where customers can request another copy of their key if it is lost.
I don't fly often, but I'm going to start watching the sky for falling AA planes. With all the radio waves in planes introduced by offering wifi, there's no way the planes won't crash. At least, that's what the FAA has been telling us for as long as I can remember. Now that there's a way to make money from using radio devices in the cabin, there doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.
You are not running a "stock" mac then.
In my locale salvia is legal, and bong smoking is by far the best way to smoke it.
Companies that utilize sweatshops are evil.
Companies that shoot labor organizers are evil.
Companies that are overly stringent about software compatibility for their products are evil.
One of these statements is not like the other.
The fact that it's illegal to drive without it?
None of the finished kids would want to help the kids who weren't done. I sure as hell didn't.
Don't Kindles have search capacity? Or a highlight feature? Your plan would kill those as well.
But not to those who tagged the GGP as "interesting"?
So the message that you took away from this squawking is that you can simply whine and make arbitrary demands whenever you think you are owed something? That's one way to go, I suppose...
Sorry to disrupt your web design rant, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee No login necessary.
Rather, that *we* know of.