It's not so much free as in price as that you are free to assume that if there were a bug that certainly someone else would have found it since anyone can view the source./s
And even *if* (which I doubt) the EULA as written forbid them from doing this, it's easily solve-able by pushing an updated EULA with the updated software that contains the cheater annoyance code. "Want to play? Accept the EULA that lets us do this."
I re-watch movies I enjoy so I agree that knowing the plot doesn't ruin it but there is still a different feeling to watching and discovering something for the first time.
I tend to agree, hence why I think the focus should be on education and training rather than trying to cling to the manufacturing and manual labor jobs of the past. Even if you ignore automation, these jobs are already overwhelmingly farmed out to countries that treat their labor as if they *were* robots. Progress is like a wave; with preparation and skill you can be carried forward with it. The alternative is to stubbornly ignore it despite ample forewarning and be swept under by it. Rather than focus on trying to stop or slow progress (i.e. taxing automation), we should be investing in ensuring we have a workforce with the skills needed to stay ahead.
It was never my intention to suggest against a balanced diet, as that is the consistent guidance the medical community has always given: Eat reasonably portioned meals at consistent meal times. Reduce snacking. Reduce simple sugars. Be active.
Models are always approximations; they are never spot on but will get you in the ballpark. Even if calories isn't perfect it still reinforces the notion that reducing your intake will reduce your weight gain.
People *want* it to be more complex than that. People don't like the guidance they are given to be active, eat more vegetables and less simple sugars. Every time a study like this comes out they quiver in their seats at the thought that they've been absolved of personal responsibility for their health because the metric was wrong all along.
After all, if the medical community is so confused who can say if it is or isn't a good idea to tuck into another sleeve of Oreos? The definition of a calorie isn't perfect, so maybe drinking beer and watching TV actually counts as exercise?
There tends to be a perception amongst the Linux crowd that things like email and web browsing should be easy (to foster greater Linux adoption) while things like system administration *should* be hard (to discourage newbs / the uneducated, and to forgive clunky, inconsistent, and poorly documented tools).
"Auto-brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through endogenous fermentation within the digestive system."
Now imagine this with a yeast that produces morphine...
Being a buzzword and having a specific definition are not mutually exclusive. "Paradigm shift" has a specific definition, but is one of the best known examples among buzzwords due to it's overuse, misuse, and the tendency to use it to sound trendy and intelligent.
They won't undo it so much as they'll eventually roll the dice again and come up with another superfluous gyration of something that already works well enough. If not for the negative PR I'd have wagered the replacement for the ribbon would be something with Live Tiles. Perhaps a honeycomb arrangement of commands with your most frequently used commands automatically shared via social media.
I wish, though that is the exact opposite of what the theatres want. Notice that before every movie they play some ad that includes the sound of someone pouring a soft drink? You can hate that it works, but you know that your mouth just started watering. The smell of buttered popcorn and the sounds of people eating may drive away a few, but it's money in the bank from the rest of the cud-chewing masses. The people who aren't buying the concessions are a much lower profit margin anyways. Just look at what it costs to make your own popcorn at home.
The rational way to approach winning this prize would be to ask yourself if you'd buy a ticket to space if you had the cash value already in your savings account. If you'd spend your hard earned money on anything other than a brief flight "up real high" then take the cash equivalent.
Even if they cover the taxes that you'll be responsible for paying on the value of the flight, I'd rather be filling out tax forms knowing that some of that cash was still in the bank.
Why does the MIT license bug people so much? If people want to share their modifications they can and will. If people don't want to share their modifications it's not like publishing the code under GPL would have convinced them to, they just wouldn't have used the code at all.
I played Dragon's Prophet for a while (a free to play MMO). While I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay I just got tired of fighting my own temptation to spend on the cash shop to advance quicker.
So no, as the article points out I have no purely rational reason for avoiding free-to-play games. That said, I have no purely rational reason for playing games in the first place, it's a choice I make purely on how a game environment resonates with my own subjective perception. A game that feels like a shady carnival with carnival barkers clamoring for the most cash they can drain from me just doesn't appeal to me. How "fair" that attitude is to game developers and publishers is, to me, quite irrelevant.
Take what? Take their money to the bank when their plastic funnels and tree-branch-filtration kits sell like hotcakes to the very folks hoping to, ahem, "stick" it to the man?
Suppose a manager promises a customer that they can have all the last minute changes they asked for ahead of schedule and under-budget. When the engineers work on their own time to make the delivery, does the manager pay their uncompensated time from his own pocket?
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It's not so much free as in price as that you are free to assume that if there were a bug that certainly someone else would have found it since anyone can view the source. /s
And even *if* (which I doubt) the EULA as written forbid them from doing this, it's easily solve-able by pushing an updated EULA with the updated software that contains the cheater annoyance code. "Want to play? Accept the EULA that lets us do this."
I re-watch movies I enjoy so I agree that knowing the plot doesn't ruin it but there is still a different feeling to watching and discovering something for the first time.
I pass on the trailers if only because frequently they reveal too much.
I tend to agree, hence why I think the focus should be on education and training rather than trying to cling to the manufacturing and manual labor jobs of the past. Even if you ignore automation, these jobs are already overwhelmingly farmed out to countries that treat their labor as if they *were* robots. Progress is like a wave; with preparation and skill you can be carried forward with it. The alternative is to stubbornly ignore it despite ample forewarning and be swept under by it. Rather than focus on trying to stop or slow progress (i.e. taxing automation), we should be investing in ensuring we have a workforce with the skills needed to stay ahead.
It was never my intention to suggest against a balanced diet, as that is the consistent guidance the medical community has always given: Eat reasonably portioned meals at consistent meal times. Reduce snacking. Reduce simple sugars. Be active.
Models are always approximations; they are never spot on but will get you in the ballpark. Even if calories isn't perfect it still reinforces the notion that reducing your intake will reduce your weight gain.
People *want* it to be more complex than that. People don't like the guidance they are given to be active, eat more vegetables and less simple sugars. Every time a study like this comes out they quiver in their seats at the thought that they've been absolved of personal responsibility for their health because the metric was wrong all along.
After all, if the medical community is so confused who can say if it is or isn't a good idea to tuck into another sleeve of Oreos? The definition of a calorie isn't perfect, so maybe drinking beer and watching TV actually counts as exercise?
There is no Batman if there is no night time.
"I am the damp-dreary-overcast-day!"
There tends to be a perception amongst the Linux crowd that things like email and web browsing should be easy (to foster greater Linux adoption) while things like system administration *should* be hard (to discourage newbs / the uneducated, and to forgive clunky, inconsistent, and poorly documented tools).
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"Auto-brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through endogenous fermentation within the digestive system."
Now imagine this with a yeast that produces morphine...
Just brush 'em with barbecue sauce and slap 'em on a bun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
+1, but only for the last sentence.
Being a buzzword and having a specific definition are not mutually exclusive. "Paradigm shift" has a specific definition, but is one of the best known examples among buzzwords due to it's overuse, misuse, and the tendency to use it to sound trendy and intelligent.
They won't undo it so much as they'll eventually roll the dice again and come up with another superfluous gyration of something that already works well enough. If not for the negative PR I'd have wagered the replacement for the ribbon would be something with Live Tiles. Perhaps a honeycomb arrangement of commands with your most frequently used commands automatically shared via social media.
I wish, though that is the exact opposite of what the theatres want. Notice that before every movie they play some ad that includes the sound of someone pouring a soft drink? You can hate that it works, but you know that your mouth just started watering. The smell of buttered popcorn and the sounds of people eating may drive away a few, but it's money in the bank from the rest of the cud-chewing masses. The people who aren't buying the concessions are a much lower profit margin anyways. Just look at what it costs to make your own popcorn at home.
This.
The rational way to approach winning this prize would be to ask yourself if you'd buy a ticket to space if you had the cash value already in your savings account. If you'd spend your hard earned money on anything other than a brief flight "up real high" then take the cash equivalent.
Even if they cover the taxes that you'll be responsible for paying on the value of the flight, I'd rather be filling out tax forms knowing that some of that cash was still in the bank.
Why does the MIT license bug people so much? If people want to share their modifications they can and will. If people don't want to share their modifications it's not like publishing the code under GPL would have convinced them to, they just wouldn't have used the code at all.
I played Dragon's Prophet for a while (a free to play MMO). While I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay I just got tired of fighting my own temptation to spend on the cash shop to advance quicker.
So no, as the article points out I have no purely rational reason for avoiding free-to-play games. That said, I have no purely rational reason for playing games in the first place, it's a choice I make purely on how a game environment resonates with my own subjective perception. A game that feels like a shady carnival with carnival barkers clamoring for the most cash they can drain from me just doesn't appeal to me. How "fair" that attitude is to game developers and publishers is, to me, quite irrelevant.
My brother and I use hammers for ranged attacks all the time. It's a clean kill in one hit if they don't have any power-ups.
It's called an air-bag.
So if I make a game from this and pay people to play it, will Epic cut me a check for 5% of what I'm paying the players?
I agree. The US should hold back and let someone else get involved / invested first and then jump in later when that fails to cover it.
Hold that thought for a second, my caddy is lagging behind.
Take what? Take their money to the bank when their plastic funnels and tree-branch-filtration kits sell like hotcakes to the very folks hoping to, ahem, "stick" it to the man?
Suppose a manager promises a customer that they can have all the last minute changes they asked for ahead of schedule and under-budget. When the engineers work on their own time to make the delivery, does the manager pay their uncompensated time from his own pocket?