Fractals are the mathematical thingie that turn me on the most in all of mathematics. The paisley pattern is natures tribute to the fractal, when executed correctly. Fractals make me hot, they really turn me on. Striking oil, even hotter.
I wish it was possible to buy a car and other things that excluded CA regulations. Can you imagine how much more gas milage you would get if you didn't have to have CA regulations put on your car? But no, I am forced to buy cars that are 50 state legal just in case I decide to drive 4000 miles to sell my car...
So true!
Amazingly, some states require bumpers on cars and some do not. The states seem to be able to handle that little "problem" just fine without a federal law.
Good,m then stick to California making their busybody laws and stop making federal laws identical to them that make people without a problem comply for no good reason.
Nice wordplay. The last communications monopoly, virtual or not, in the USA was the Bell system. It was a monopoly because the government made it one. The "break up" was because they asked really nice to get out and compete.
When localities have only one phone and/or cable provider, it is usually due to the same thing, government only letting one play.
The FCC kills competition and the rent-seeking firms who want a monopoly enforced through the police power of the government use them to that end.
I've done a 180 on this recently and this just solidifies it. The FCC is out of control. I used to think my radio hobbyist friends were a little overboard with it when they were saying the same thing a few years ago.
The FCC is outside of its charter, one that needs to be revoked anyway and recast into something very limited, if at all.
I don't want to go back to a "pay to play" internet. Please lobby FB to reenable these features if you also believe in keeping the internet free.
I believe in keeping the internet free... of developers like you;-) Nothing personal (as in name, address & phone number).
The first comment on my FB page about this was
"Lee Alford - Isn't it kinda of stupid to put your home address and mobile numbers on a public site? Just because there is a blank, doesn't mean you have to fill it in?"
I agree, but I did have to give them a cell number to get my pick for a user name. Pretty sure that is not what they are talking about in that app.
> Is there anything stopping app developers from selling the same product from their own servers/eStores/etc. and pricing it there however they like?
Well, I can't track down Amazon's actual developer terms, but I have read reports that there is a "you can't sell for the same app for less elsewhere" clause...
If there is such a clause, that gives Amazon a huge advantage, as they can bounce the price of your app around with more cost certainty, while not being undercut by other stores.
It gives the developer the huge advantage of not even bothering with Amazon if they do not like dealing with them. It also gives the buyer the huge advantage of not buying there if they do not like the price.
Prometheus will star Rapace as scientist Elizabeth Shaw (cast by Scott after the director was impressed with her work in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), with Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie mooted as possible co-stars in a script that previous rumours have outlined as featuring a female-manned spaceship crew with a distinctly lesbian atmosphere.
Actually, this is very good news. Alien and Aliens will never be bettered, fact. The rest (including A vs P) either ok or poor. Anything new will be guaranteed disappointment.
Who actually wanted to know where the xenomorphs came from? Whatever happened to imagination?
There might have been a lot of fan interest for that. A friend is writing a prequel to a story I worked on with him due to fan requests. The original is quite popular on the free sites where it is posted now.
Tying into the original topic here, he has an eBook deal now for an adaptation of the original story for another site that has a somewhat different audience. Could be some of what happened here, the "people who know" saying there is a better market for a new movie rather than continuing the old franchise.
I am a developer, I want $2 per sale, so I set the price at $10 knowing it will never sell at that price.
Amazon will then have it almost permanently on sale at $2.85, "70% off!" - which is coincidentally the 70% return mark.
The basic premise seems to me to be that Amazon will be able to offer huge discounts on apps because the developer nominally 'agrees' that their recommended sale price is offensively high - because the pricing strategy compels them to. But the developer gets decent money, so neither party loses. The only loser is the consumer who are being deceived into thinking they're getting a huge discount.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays in different countries - for instance the UK has no great respect for recommended prices and insists that items on sale are actually sold at full price for some (small, admittedly) proportion of the time. I imagine the rules vary by country, too.
That might be why they have separate and distinct USA and UK stores.
Hang on a second, the developer should be able to set a 'cost price', and give an MSRP, then Amazon should sell it at what they like, but the developer should always get their cost price. What seems to be happening here is Amazon will sell it, and the developer will keep a small share of either the retail price, so if you quote $10 MSRP, and Amazon sell it at $1, you either keep 40c, or $2 if you want the 20% MSRP. Not like Apple's store where you would take $7. I'd still want my cost price of $7 no matter what, as with physical products if I was selling in the high street.
We are close to the same thought, not exactly. If you agree to put your app onto their "shelf space" they should have some say in how it sits there and they *probably* want to help it fly off the shelf. Adjusting the selling price is a factor there. Is there anything stopping app developers from selling the same product from their own servers/eStores/etc. and pricing it there however they like? The bottom line: Their shelf and they get to make some of the rules.
IIRC, in Kindle world*, you set an MSRP but Amazon can put the book on sale whenever they like and your royalty is based on the sell price, not what you asked for. You can still have the same book available at eJunkie, Smashwords, etc. and they all have different policies.
*Full disclosure: I *helped* with some paperback and Kindle books, even wrote one story myself, but I have never uploaded or established an account there.
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I was going crazy trying to figure a layout for the office.
I thought it was Fractal Euler's day off? Just relax.
paisley pattern?
Not sure what you're thinking of...
Not my fault that you are doing it wrong. ;)
Fractals are the mathematical thingie that turn me on the most in all of mathematics. The paisley pattern is natures tribute to the fractal, when executed correctly. Fractals make me hot, they really turn me on. Striking oil, even hotter.
I wish it was possible to buy a car and other things that excluded CA regulations. Can you imagine how much more gas milage you would get if you didn't have to have CA regulations put on your car? But no, I am forced to buy cars that are 50 state legal just in case I decide to drive 4000 miles to sell my car...
So true!
Amazingly, some states require bumpers on cars and some do not. The states seem to be able to handle that little "problem" just fine without a federal law.
Let the ISPs form their pricing packages on their own and let us, the consumers, pick the ones we like.
If you cannot see that the snow plowing metaphor was not exact, who is the stupid one?
Good,m then stick to California making their busybody laws and stop making federal laws identical to them that make people without a problem comply for no good reason.
Don't you see how freedom works?
And it is wrong for them to try to make you plow the driveways for free.
Local issue. Leave us in New Jersey out of it.
Nice wordplay. The last communications monopoly, virtual or not, in the USA was the Bell system. It was a monopoly because the government made it one. The "break up" was because they asked really nice to get out and compete.
When localities have only one phone and/or cable provider, it is usually due to the same thing, government only letting one play.
The FCC kills competition and the rent-seeking firms who want a monopoly enforced through the police power of the government use them to that end.
Thanks for reminding me I want the EPA abolished too!
Just because the government hires you to plow snow from public roads with your truck does not give them title to your truck.
I've done a 180 on this recently and this just solidifies it. The FCC is out of control. I used to think my radio hobbyist friends were a little overboard with it when they were saying the same thing a few years ago.
The FCC is outside of its charter, one that needs to be revoked anyway and recast into something very limited, if at all.
MacDonald is a programmer's programmer,
I thought it was the beginning of an SAT question.
Yes, but when I did it they wanted to send a confirmation SMS.
I don't want to go back to a "pay to play" internet. Please lobby FB to reenable these features if you also believe in keeping the internet free.
I believe in keeping the internet free ... of developers like you ;-) Nothing personal (as in name, address & phone number).
The first comment on my FB page about this was
I agree, but I did have to give them a cell number to get my pick for a user name. Pretty sure that is not what they are talking about in that app.
Imagine what Facebook knows about you if some random dude was able to crack all of their password/secret questions.
Nothing that I didn't put up there myself, right? Wait, I had to use cell number to do the verified account thing. Facebook I hate you!
Try reading the article or even the summary.
Nobody has to read the article to come to the conclusion that if nobody thinks your app is worth the price they will probably not buy it.
> Is there anything stopping app developers from selling the same product from their own servers/eStores/etc. and pricing it there however they like?
Well, I can't track down Amazon's actual developer terms, but I have read reports that there is a "you can't sell for the same app for less elsewhere" clause...
If there is such a clause, that gives Amazon a huge advantage, as they can bounce the price of your app around with more cost certainty, while not being undercut by other stores.
It gives the developer the huge advantage of not even bothering with Amazon if they do not like dealing with them. It also gives the buyer the huge advantage of not buying there if they do not like the price.
Now, what was wrong with the old outline?
A friend is writing a prequel to a story I worked on with him due to fan requests.
Should read: Due to fan requests, a friend is writing a prequel to a story I helped him with.
Actually, this is very good news. Alien and Aliens will never be bettered, fact. The rest (including A vs P) either ok or poor. Anything new will be guaranteed disappointment.
Who actually wanted to know where the xenomorphs came from? Whatever happened to imagination?
There might have been a lot of fan interest for that. A friend is writing a prequel to a story I worked on with him due to fan requests. The original is quite popular on the free sites where it is posted now.
Tying into the original topic here, he has an eBook deal now for an adaptation of the original story for another site that has a somewhat different audience. Could be some of what happened here, the "people who know" saying there is a better market for a new movie rather than continuing the old franchise.
Okay, I admit, I loved Avatar in 3D, but everything does not need to be in 3D! Not sure I would be into an Alien 3D.
What? It is going to be Prometheus 3D? Did I just become one of the survivors from Predators or Groundhog Day?
I am a developer, I want $2 per sale, so I set the price at $10 knowing it will never sell at that price.
Amazon will then have it almost permanently on sale at $2.85, "70% off!" - which is coincidentally the 70% return mark.
The basic premise seems to me to be that Amazon will be able to offer huge discounts on apps because the developer nominally 'agrees' that their recommended sale price is offensively high - because the pricing strategy compels them to. But the developer gets decent money, so neither party loses. The only loser is the consumer who are being deceived into thinking they're getting a huge discount.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays in different countries - for instance the UK has no great respect for recommended prices and insists that items on sale are actually sold at full price for some (small, admittedly) proportion of the time. I imagine the rules vary by country, too.
That might be why they have separate and distinct USA and UK stores.
I think they'll probably refuse to sell it, then.
But you could still ask for 3.5 times as much as you normally would, and get at least the same income you wanted in the first place.
Only if anybody thinks your app is worth that price, of course.
Hang on a second, the developer should be able to set a 'cost price', and give an MSRP, then Amazon should sell it at what they like, but the developer should always get their cost price. What seems to be happening here is Amazon will sell it, and the developer will keep a small share of either the retail price, so if you quote $10 MSRP, and Amazon sell it at $1, you either keep 40c, or $2 if you want the 20% MSRP. Not like Apple's store where you would take $7. I'd still want my cost price of $7 no matter what, as with physical products if I was selling in the high street.
We are close to the same thought, not exactly.
If you agree to put your app onto their "shelf space" they should have some say in how it sits there and they *probably* want to help it fly off the shelf. Adjusting the selling price is a factor there.
Is there anything stopping app developers from selling the same product from their own servers/eStores/etc. and pricing it there however they like?
The bottom line: Their shelf and they get to make some of the rules.
IIRC, in Kindle world*, you set an MSRP but Amazon can put the book on sale whenever they like and your royalty is based on the sell price, not what you asked for. You can still have the same book available at eJunkie, Smashwords, etc. and they all have different policies.
*Full disclosure: I *helped* with some paperback and Kindle books, even wrote one story myself, but I have never uploaded or established an account there.