I have my system set up with a main purchasing gateway, and also to use paypal as a backup/secondary option for users. I find this works quite well. On the off chance that the main gateway goes down I just have to switch a little HTML to make the paypal option the default and it continues to function.
It's true that there are some regions and/or users who are unable or unwilling to use paypal. However there are also some users who would prefer to use it when given the chance. So they cancel each other out in my opinion.
Paypal is easy to set up and they have an automatic notification system that you can hook into to fufill all your needs.
The real reason for this is for the porn site in question to get some publicity. Think about it for a second and it makes perfect sense. There are a bazillion-quillion porn sites around. This one just got a HUGE amount of press from their little lawsuit. It wasn't free, but for sure they are making a profit off the moneys they payed a lawyer to write up their lil lawsuit.
What about the robotic Lego packs? Seems like that would be a good fit for what you seek. Don't write it off if you have never seen one, they are pretty cool. (Although it cannot be used like a general purpose CPU).
what sort of marketing approaches do you use to get the word out about your game other than your site and forum?
Google is my biggest driver of new traffic. Both using natural results and also using adwords. Software download sites also provide some traffic (more so on the macintosh side). And my slashdot sig brings in a surprising amount of people =)
What resources do you use for information on legal and tax issues?
The internet at large has a lot of information if you go looking for it. I am a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals, which contains a huge amount of experience from people that have been doing this for years. It costs $100 a year to join and get access to the private newsgroups and article archive.
A lot of the guys there are creating games and then releasing them for sale on the internet, totally ignoring the whole publisher/retail method. It's a real alternative for game devs. I am supporting myself in just this manner by my own game.
Wouldn't it be cool if sony offered a competitive xbox upgrade? "Send us your broken XBOX and we'll send you a PS2 for the same price Microsoft wants to charge you to fix it!"
Good on them for identifying this, but does it really come as a big surprise? I think it would make sense that there are a variety of differently sized black holes. As you near the center the amount of stellar mass increases and the black holes get bigger (on average).
IzPack is a GPL java-based installer system that exists in a stable and feature-rich state for your use today. I use it as my installer system, and it works great. It is still under active development (judging by the dev mailing list traffic), with new features being worked on.
Anyway check out IzPack if you need a good cross-platform installer.
They get a ton of page views, so I would say that many users enjoy their presence. Of course, some will be obsessed and some will not care at all. It's a spectrum, blah blah blah...
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My game Lux is one of those listed and it runs on Linux.
Say what you will, but MS sure knows how to integrate all their technologies.
It's true that there are some regions and/or users who are unable or unwilling to use paypal. However there are also some users who would prefer to use it when given the chance. So they cancel each other out in my opinion.
Paypal is easy to set up and they have an automatic notification system that you can hook into to fufill all your needs.
I offer a computerized version of the board game Risk with quite a lot of nifty features. Anyone interested should check out Lux.
Screw limb replacement. I want limb addition!
Note to the interviewers: Put your questions in bold! This way it is easy to tell who is saying what and how long each answer is.
So you are saying I should start shooting up the neighborhood if I am fed up with my craptacular phone company?
I don't think that MS Windows will die completely, but their profit margins are going to go way down for sure. For that, I give a "Huzzah!"
The real reason for this is for the porn site in question to get some publicity. Think about it for a second and it makes perfect sense. There are a bazillion-quillion porn sites around. This one just got a HUGE amount of press from their little lawsuit. It wasn't free, but for sure they are making a profit off the moneys they payed a lawyer to write up their lil lawsuit.
Computer scientist is a scientist, no?
I would have liked that answer to be fleshed out more. Unless he is trying to not give away the secrets of his next project...
Bah! This is just LiveScience trying to scam us to keep on feeding in the quarters.
You failed to consider the possibility that starships are powering their warp engines using some sort of black hole technology.
What about the robotic Lego packs? Seems like that would be a good fit for what you seek. Don't write it off if you have never seen one, they are pretty cool. (Although it cannot be used like a general purpose CPU).
I hope that neverland is ruled by a vicious vorpal sword bearing Michael Jackson!
Google is my biggest driver of new traffic. Both using natural results and also using adwords. Software download sites also provide some traffic (more so on the macintosh side). And my slashdot sig brings in a surprising amount of people =)
What resources do you use for information on legal and tax issues?
The internet at large has a lot of information if you go looking for it. I am a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals, which contains a huge amount of experience from people that have been doing this for years. It costs $100 a year to join and get access to the private newsgroups and article archive.
indiegamer.com forum thread about EA work conditions
A lot of the guys there are creating games and then releasing them for sale on the internet, totally ignoring the whole publisher/retail method. It's a real alternative for game devs. I am supporting myself in just this manner by my own game.
Fuck patents in their dirty asses.
The joke is in the subject. It's pretty bad.
Wouldn't it be cool if sony offered a competitive xbox upgrade? "Send us your broken XBOX and we'll send you a PS2 for the same price Microsoft wants to charge you to fix it!"
Good on them for identifying this, but does it really come as a big surprise? I think it would make sense that there are a variety of differently sized black holes. As you near the center the amount of stellar mass increases and the black holes get bigger (on average).
Don't give up hope yet. Go Libertarians!!
Anyway check out IzPack if you need a good cross-platform installer.
I wonder if this means they are really happy with how MGS 3 is turning out. Either that or it's just publisher hubris.
current rankings
weekly winners
16 week seeded averages
most played maps
recently played games
and every user has their own page with their stats and recent game list.
They get a ton of page views, so I would say that many users enjoy their presence. Of course, some will be obsessed and some will not care at all. It's a spectrum, blah blah blah...