The containers sit on a special trailer in the US, but the truck (cab) can tow pretty much any kind of trailer. Which leaves the problem of having multiples of the special trailer. IIRC, the can stack those at least two or three high. (Used to be a truck driver, never did intermodal, but saw a lot on the roads)
Shit, that's what I get for opening a browser tab and not actually replying for seven hours: my comment below will be modded 'Redundant: -1' (when the point should be for you, 'Funny: +1')
Your suggested changes would be an ideal situation in the US, but would require sacrifices of banks (credit card issuers) and we all know how the US likes to reign in banks </eyeroll>
I actually used to be a small vendor, so I know the math. My question was mostly meant to elicit information for those who don't. My practice is that for megacorps, I always use credit. For mom and pop shops, I will use it as a debit card unless it's a large transaction.
So of course, when I had a few hours to kill, when WoW was down for maintenance, they had some Tuesday maintenance for CoH. Just my luck. At least I got the client downloaded.
My son has been playing WoW for about a year, maybe two. The only one we see on the kids channels that he plays much of is Wizards online. I think he played a bit of the Clone Wars one. Honestly, I think he'd play just about anything if it gives him a chance to hang out with dad.
My 'backtracking' comment was actually in reference to WP7 being a walled garden. Got WP7 and WP8 confused. My assumption about WP7 being free was a snarky way of calling out the GP in his original post.
Wait, so on $1 charges, processing, credit co. fees, etc. take 50%? I thought in the Apple bashing threads, Apple taking 30% of a $1 purchase was considered highway robbery?
Besides, if the per transaction charges are too high, then limit the actual charging of VISA, MasterCard, etc. to once or twice per month. Gets you to almost the same place.
Hmm, close reading of your post shows that you are in nearly the same place. I'm just not convinced that the GP is wrong in the broad brush strokes: pay for time played, not by the month. A point system accomplishes nearly the same thing.
As regards price: WoW seems to be doing ok for $15/month. Perhaps a 30 second ad prior to playing for the 'F2P' games?
That's pretty interesting, and I may have to try it out. The price model works better for those of us who play with our kids, but only have them from time to time, as deemed by the courts. Some months, I have stuff planned, other months we just want to veg out and play WoW. But either way, I pay for a whole month's subscription, despite only using a few days (he cannot play at his mother's house).
And then there's the fact that CoH is available on the Macintosh...
I would also like clarification as to why perceived freedom wrt WP7 has anything to do with buying a WP8 phone, since the latter supposedly backtracks on much of the openness and freedom of the former.
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The containers sit on a special trailer in the US, but the truck (cab) can tow pretty much any kind of trailer. Which leaves the problem of having multiples of the special trailer. IIRC, the can stack those at least two or three high. (Used to be a truck driver, never did intermodal, but saw a lot on the roads)
Did Mozilla go hire some MBAs or something? That's the only rational explanation for this idiocy.
C'mon, now, be fair - that's far from the only rational explanation.
They might have hired Qwixster.
FTFY.
Shit, that's what I get for opening a browser tab and not actually replying for seven hours: my comment below will be modded 'Redundant: -1' (when the point should be for you, 'Funny: +1')
They're going to be pissed when they find out the cake is a lie.
I'm waiting for the complete works of Billy Shakespeare.
Stay classy.
No. We have real lawyers willing to work for free. Have fun paying your student loans.
You want a computer program to nag you to death?
Now if only the company that makes ChromeOS would help out the company that makes Android.
Well shit, I've been 'wasting' mod points lately. I'll have to correct that.
Your suggested changes would be an ideal situation in the US, but would require sacrifices of banks (credit card issuers) and we all know how the US likes to reign in banks </eyeroll>
I actually used to be a small vendor, so I know the math. My question was mostly meant to elicit information for those who don't. My practice is that for megacorps, I always use credit. For mom and pop shops, I will use it as a debit card unless it's a large transaction.
So of course, when I had a few hours to kill, when WoW was down for maintenance, they had some Tuesday maintenance for CoH. Just my luck. At least I got the client downloaded.
My son has been playing WoW for about a year, maybe two. The only one we see on the kids channels that he plays much of is Wizards online. I think he played a bit of the Clone Wars one. Honestly, I think he'd play just about anything if it gives him a chance to hang out with dad.
My 'backtracking' comment was actually in reference to WP7 being a walled garden. Got WP7 and WP8 confused. My assumption about WP7 being free was a snarky way of calling out the GP in his original post.
Wait, so on $1 charges, processing, credit co. fees, etc. take 50%? I thought in the Apple bashing threads, Apple taking 30% of a $1 purchase was considered highway robbery?
Besides, if the per transaction charges are too high, then limit the actual charging of VISA, MasterCard, etc. to once or twice per month. Gets you to almost the same place.
Hmm, close reading of your post shows that you are in nearly the same place. I'm just not convinced that the GP is wrong in the broad brush strokes: pay for time played, not by the month. A point system accomplishes nearly the same thing.
As regards price: WoW seems to be doing ok for $15/month. Perhaps a 30 second ad prior to playing for the 'F2P' games?
I'll go with this. See my earlier comment regarding partial custody and playing with kids.
That's pretty interesting, and I may have to try it out. The price model works better for those of us who play with our kids, but only have them from time to time, as deemed by the courts. Some months, I have stuff planned, other months we just want to veg out and play WoW. But either way, I pay for a whole month's subscription, despite only using a few days (he cannot play at his mother's house).
And then there's the fact that CoH is available on the Macintosh...
As to how this all relates to the New 52 though, that will be interesting.
The MMO is also a complete suckfest? Not happy with the first couple of weeks of 'the New 52' (haven't seen the releases from last week yet).
while your mom is close to free, the IRS won't let her take cash
You should see what his mom will do for a box of Twinkies.
as long as I'm willing to put some pants on
Had me right up to there.
Good things come in threes.
Your son caught a *cold* and you went to the hospital?
I presume there must have been some underlying concern or your son was a newborn or something!
I believe the phrase you are looking for is "Münchausen syndrome by proxy"
Go look at one of those boxes: children under 2 - see a doctor. Right there on the box.
Written by lawyers, not doctors.
I would also like clarification as to why perceived freedom wrt WP7 has anything to do with buying a WP8 phone, since the latter supposedly backtracks on much of the openness and freedom of the former.