You are required to give fingerprints when you come to the US. The US is open and clear about that. This man entered the US without fingerprints. That would be roughly equivelent to a returning American without any identification. Would you plaster up "innocent American held for hours" or "idiot with no ID got what he deserved"? He traveled to the US missing a required item, fingerprints.
Hah, thanks for reminding me that I haven't seen Brazil in a while.
for example people in certain states resort to owning "shares" of a cow in order to legally get raw milk (you know, the stuff your grandparents drank without worry).
It's irritating, he's still a troll, but it's also refreshing to see this kind of craftsmanship again after years of freshman pseudo-libertarian bullshit.
TuneCore's CEO put it this way: "As an artist, you have unlimited physical inventory, made on demand, with no [sic] upfront costs and worldwide distribution to anyone who orders it at Amazon.com."
The bias in and of itself doesn't mean their numbers are wrong, but the fact those numbers are so out-of-line with every other estimate when combined with the obvious bias means anyone who cites them either has an agenda or is woefully ignorant. Or both.
I'm trying to think of when these 'numbers' would be mentioned by someone without an agenda.
And it always fascinates me that when encountering an opinion (usually but not always about a person) which conflicts with their own, many people will ascribe that opinion to jealousy no matter how well or how poorly reasoned the conflicting opinion is
When the comment is out of proportion to the relevance or impact of the person, it's reasonable to go looking for other motives.
I'd even pay wars of aggression if we actually got a return on investment.
Wow. It's refreshing to see someone come out on the side of evil so openly. At least you have the balls to do so... I can't help but admire your courage, even as I loathe your viewpoint.
Don't you guys get tired of being wrong all the time? We get it-you don't believe facts carry much weight, and any group of people that points this out must have ulterior motives. You don't care about personal freedom, blah blah blah. Do we really need a "consume and conform" response to every article every single day?
Making a game of a "war" that's still underway? Bad taste - extremely bad taste.
I am seriously not trying to be rude, but do you even realize how warped your point of view is on this?
The GAME is NOT the problem here. If anything it's a product of our society coping with an amazingly fucked up series of events. Only in America would we complain about pixels while real people are dying.
I don't know if this works, but I've seen comments on TPB torrent pages from authors asking people to buy a legit copy (include details!). The ones who are polite about it don't really get razzed as much as you'd think.
I'd also keep in mind your target audience. A student, without financial aid, is probably going to look askance at the $50 price tag considering the size of the book. If you have a company or a government buying books for you it's probably not that big of a deal. I'd say that you're worrying about the people who wouldn't be in a position to buy your book anyhow.
I thought the comment one reviewer made was pretty funny:
I've given the book 4 out of 5 star because the book seems a bit short (177 pages, excluding the appendices) for the price, and for subjecting me to no less than 24 images of his foot (he couldn't have found a more interesing image as an example?). Overall, though, I found the book well written and extremely valuable for the work I plan to start very shortly in my new position.
Really now. You think you have the right to take pictures of an ATM's innards? Try taking a picture of an armored car interior when they're delivering money to the bank. See how that turns out.
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Your point is "people are stupid"?
We knew that. That's an identified problem.
((and quit with the 'slashdot geeks lol' bullshit. You post here, you're ONE OF US))
You can see how they take little baby steps. One at a time. In ten years imagine what will be happening.
Weird to see a post from 1999 pop up randomly.
You are required to give fingerprints when you come to the US. The US is open and clear about that. This man entered the US without fingerprints. That would be roughly equivelent to a returning American without any identification. Would you plaster up "innocent American held for hours" or "idiot with no ID got what he deserved"? He traveled to the US missing a required item, fingerprints.
Hah, thanks for reminding me that I haven't seen Brazil in a while.
Yeah! In 3500BC we had the ability to kill shit. In 2009 we have the ability to kill shit. What exactly did we gain?
You're making an entirely different point from the one you think you're making.
And then combine those two with something like this**, and connect it to this and a GPS dealie, and we have a whole new medium.
**((It's really worth the time to print out the marker if you haven't seen this yet))
for example people in certain states resort to owning "shares" of a cow in order to legally get raw milk (you know, the stuff your grandparents drank without worry).
Yeah, Pasteur was an asshole.
Call me crazy, but can you imagine a charity (secular) giving away only 10c on the dollar and not being hassled for it?
Yes. Yes I can. Charity Navigator is your friend.
BadAnalogyGuy is an old-school troll.
It's irritating, he's still a troll, but it's also refreshing to see this kind of craftsmanship again after years of freshman pseudo-libertarian bullshit.
I fully expect equal time for my thoughts on fluoridated water.
TuneCore's CEO put it this way: "As an artist, you have unlimited physical inventory, made on demand, with no [sic] upfront costs and worldwide distribution to anyone who orders it at Amazon.com."
'no' was spelled correctly.
I'm a man of the people because my touchscreen phone/computer/mp3 player cost slightly less than yours.
Idiots.
The bias in and of itself doesn't mean their numbers are wrong, but the fact those numbers are so out-of-line with every other estimate when combined with the obvious bias means anyone who cites them either has an agenda or is woefully ignorant. Or both.
I'm trying to think of when these 'numbers' would be mentioned by someone without an agenda.
You contradict yourself by saying there are no options because there are two options.
No, he means you have two options on who you pay, not two options on what kind of service you get.
See: 'Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos'
And it always fascinates me that when encountering an opinion (usually but not always about a person) which conflicts with their own, many people will ascribe that opinion to jealousy no matter how well or how poorly reasoned the conflicting opinion is
When the comment is out of proportion to the relevance or impact of the person, it's reasonable to go looking for other motives.
I'd even pay wars of aggression if we actually got a return on investment.
Wow. It's refreshing to see someone come out on the side of evil so openly. At least you have the balls to do so... I can't help but admire your courage, even as I loathe your viewpoint.
Well, of course. The Iraq war didn't affect you at all.
Don't you guys get tired of being wrong all the time? We get it-you don't believe facts carry much weight, and any group of people that points this out must have ulterior motives. You don't care about personal freedom, blah blah blah. Do we really need a "consume and conform" response to every article every single day?
You see what I did there?
Except for, you know, all the dead people.
Get off my roads.
Making a game of a "war" that's still underway? Bad taste - extremely bad taste.
I am seriously not trying to be rude, but do you even realize how warped your point of view is on this? The GAME is NOT the problem here. If anything it's a product of our society coping with an amazingly fucked up series of events. Only in America would we complain about pixels while real people are dying.
Surveys have to be right to centimetres
No, they just have to be consistent.
I'd also keep in mind your target audience. A student, without financial aid, is probably going to look askance at the $50 price tag considering the size of the book. If you have a company or a government buying books for you it's probably not that big of a deal. I'd say that you're worrying about the people who wouldn't be in a position to buy your book anyhow.
I thought the comment one reviewer made was pretty funny:
That said, those guys have a hard job.
Meh. If you're wearing a gun you're automatically a bad guy.
Really now. You think you have the right to take pictures of an ATM's innards? Try taking a picture of an armored car interior when they're delivering money to the bank. See how that turns out.
You're a good little fascist, aren't you.
At least she's no Lars Ulrich, single-handedly destroying the possibility of billions in free revenue.