Bitcoin is inherently structured as a pyramid scheme. Users who adopted it early had an easy time obtaining BTC, and they're incentivised to recruit others so their stockpile has value.
Stock market is inherently structured as a pyramid scheme. Those who obtained stock early had an easy time obtaining it, and they're incentivised to recruit others so their stockpile has value...
Yeah I know, that's quite a stupid thing to assert.
Thanks, didn't realize that in fact yes they do use the One-click purchase system don't they! Now off to google some CC numbers and do some christmas shopping on the good old 'Zon!
This is just terrible reporting.
1) No support is given to the claim that it was really the tweet that caused the "spike"*.
2) No account is given on how exactly the supposed misinterpretation came to be. Sorry Reuters, but writing that "traders did it" just isn't good enough. If this is a real "trading" story, there must be an official account of it happening somewhere (like an Exchange memo or something), and if there is, you should fucking dig for it and show us.
*3) No context is given explaining why a mere 1% increase in price should even be called a "spike" in oil trading.
Thanks for the "browser.download.useToolkitUI" tip! The new download box was truly horrendous.
And LOL @ "UI breakage" - because that's really the only thing they're good at nowadays at Mozilla.
The CD itself will not play on your turntable, because it was not meant to. It's not about aging of technoloogy at all. It's about different products and it's also the ARM (Analogue Restrictions Management), stupid!:P
If you buy a movie on XBOX Video, what makes you think it should be playable on your iPad? The iPad has its own venue for movie purchases and it's called iTunes. If you don't like it then buy something that plays anything from anywhere. But please don't try to dictate how others should do business and/or consume entertainment.
He's bought a movie to be played on his XBOX. If another company made XBOXes then you'd be right to expect the movie to be playable on them. But they don't. It's a format, same as LP vs. CD.
Where does it say you should be able to? That's like expceting to be able to play a CD on your turntable if your CD player is broken... Nope sorry it was never meant to work that way. The sense of entitlement of this anti-DRM rabble just boggles the mind...
Are you seriously saying the reason the clip is crappy-sounding is because of MP3 compression AND (god forbid!) iTunes?
If you're not, then I give you 10/10 for trolling!
"Major recording artists, such as Neil Young and Dave Grohl, lead singer of the band Foo Fighters, have been publicly critical of compressed file formats and the "significant loss" data, and therefore music quality, consumers are suffering..."
I, on the other hand, have been publicly critical of the crappy musical ideas and songs that Mr. Grohl has been churning out over the years since Nirvana has disbanded and, likewise, no-one will listen to me and just keep on buying Poo Fighters music like it's the second coming of Grunge... So go figure.
But seriously, the older he gets, the more I feel Grohl he should just shut the hell up. Who's with me?
What are you talking about? How can text communications present a "connectivity" issue on any network? The IM chat client either connects to the server/peer or it doesn't which has nothing to do with how shitty Skype's protocol is implemented (see above complaints from the AC).
I was going to post pretty much the same list of complaints. If MS does not fix all these glaring issues before they kill off MSN then I don't see how Skype can be a viable IM protocol for anyone.
Oh and let me reiterate: Skype is shit for text based chatting.
About a month ago I finally got me a Wii and, being the impulse buyer I am, I got the Wii Fit Plus bundle that comes in black with a balance board. It was a great deal, but the more I use it the more I realize I should have just got the vanilla Wii and saved some money and a lot of frustration.
I did not have any particular expectations from this excercise tool and instead I just kind of relied on Nintendo to not f*ck this up. Well maybe I should have watched a few videos to realize how stupid this whole concept is for somebody like me who does get some normal excercise in his life, as opposed the intended demographic of this failure.
I mean is this thing intended for retards who never got off their ass until they bought a Wii? Am I really supposed to spend 5 minutes navigating thru the stupid menus just to get a minute of any excercise, then rinse and repeat? The only real excercise seems to be the jogging but then why not just put on my shoes and go take a jog outside, IRL? What am I missing here?
And am I supposed to take the whole 10 minutes of the excruciating body test again just to get my current body weight taken?
And am I really supposed to click A every single fricking time a sentence appears on the screen, interrupting any semblance of flow that's left in this game?
And how long should I overlook the inaccuracy of the board accessory?
And they are using BMI score, really?
Seriously, are the Japanese this retarted or are they just too genious because they actually sell this crap to Americans? Is this some WWII revenge in disguise or wh
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Bitcoin is inherently structured as a pyramid scheme. Users who adopted it early had an easy time obtaining BTC, and they're incentivised to recruit others so their stockpile has value.
Stock market is inherently structured as a pyramid scheme. Those who obtained stock early had an easy time obtaining it, and they're incentivised to recruit others so their stockpile has value... Yeah I know, that's quite a stupid thing to assert.
I know this spans just the year 1963, but haven't the BBC songs already been released here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_the_BBC_(The_Beatles_album)
Thanks, didn't realize that in fact yes they do use the One-click purchase system don't they! Now off to google some CC numbers and do some christmas shopping on the good old 'Zon!
Are you saying there are merchants who do not require you to type in the sercurity code? Can you give an example of such merchants?
You must be new here, right?
I expect version 20.0 by December.
You're reverse-engineering it wrong.
This is just terrible reporting. 1) No support is given to the claim that it was really the tweet that caused the "spike"*. 2) No account is given on how exactly the supposed misinterpretation came to be. Sorry Reuters, but writing that "traders did it" just isn't good enough. If this is a real "trading" story, there must be an official account of it happening somewhere (like an Exchange memo or something), and if there is, you should fucking dig for it and show us. *3) No context is given explaining why a mere 1% increase in price should even be called a "spike" in oil trading.
Amen.
There's ALWAYS something better to do than read a suasage machine book! :)
Wow, very insightful. I'd like to hear more of your thoughts. Reads like a breath of fresh air among all the internet hate and paranoia.
Thanks for the "browser.download.useToolkitUI" tip! The new download box was truly horrendous. And LOL @ "UI breakage" - because that's really the only thing they're good at nowadays at Mozilla.
The CD itself will not play on your turntable, because it was not meant to. It's not about aging of technoloogy at all. It's about different products and it's also the ARM (Analogue Restrictions Management), stupid! :P
If you buy a movie on XBOX Video, what makes you think it should be playable on your iPad? The iPad has its own venue for movie purchases and it's called iTunes. If you don't like it then buy something that plays anything from anywhere. But please don't try to dictate how others should do business and/or consume entertainment.
It's not a problem as long as the format creators are offering a player.
He's bought a movie to be played on his XBOX. If another company made XBOXes then you'd be right to expect the movie to be playable on them. But they don't. It's a format, same as LP vs. CD.
Where does it say you should be able to? That's like expceting to be able to play a CD on your turntable if your CD player is broken... Nope sorry it was never meant to work that way. The sense of entitlement of this anti-DRM rabble just boggles the mind...
Are you seriously saying the reason the clip is crappy-sounding is because of MP3 compression AND (god forbid!) iTunes? If you're not, then I give you 10/10 for trolling!
If a Big Bang bangs alone in the universe, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
"Major recording artists, such as Neil Young and Dave Grohl, lead singer of the band Foo Fighters, have been publicly critical of compressed file formats and the "significant loss" data, and therefore music quality, consumers are suffering..."
I, on the other hand, have been publicly critical of the crappy musical ideas and songs that Mr. Grohl has been churning out over the years since Nirvana has disbanded and, likewise, no-one will listen to me and just keep on buying Poo Fighters music like it's the second coming of Grunge... So go figure. But seriously, the older he gets, the more I feel Grohl he should just shut the hell up. Who's with me?
Abrams to direct next SW? Fuck. What's next, another hack to direct Interstellar? Oh wait ...
LOL, exactly! And I thought I was the only one completely turned off by this summary,
What are you talking about? How can text communications present a "connectivity" issue on any network? The IM chat client either connects to the server/peer or it doesn't which has nothing to do with how shitty Skype's protocol is implemented (see above complaints from the AC).
I was going to post pretty much the same list of complaints. If MS does not fix all these glaring issues before they kill off MSN then I don't see how Skype can be a viable IM protocol for anyone. Oh and let me reiterate: Skype is shit for text based chatting.
Just a guess, but maybe they want the unit to remain secretive?
About a month ago I finally got me a Wii and, being the impulse buyer I am, I got the Wii Fit Plus bundle that comes in black with a balance board. It was a great deal, but the more I use it the more I realize I should have just got the vanilla Wii and saved some money and a lot of frustration. I did not have any particular expectations from this excercise tool and instead I just kind of relied on Nintendo to not f*ck this up. Well maybe I should have watched a few videos to realize how stupid this whole concept is for somebody like me who does get some normal excercise in his life, as opposed the intended demographic of this failure. I mean is this thing intended for retards who never got off their ass until they bought a Wii? Am I really supposed to spend 5 minutes navigating thru the stupid menus just to get a minute of any excercise, then rinse and repeat? The only real excercise seems to be the jogging but then why not just put on my shoes and go take a jog outside, IRL? What am I missing here? And am I supposed to take the whole 10 minutes of the excruciating body test again just to get my current body weight taken? And am I really supposed to click A every single fricking time a sentence appears on the screen, interrupting any semblance of flow that's left in this game? And how long should I overlook the inaccuracy of the board accessory? And they are using BMI score, really? Seriously, are the Japanese this retarted or are they just too genious because they actually sell this crap to Americans? Is this some WWII revenge in disguise or wh