Given the nature of the market now and the rise in popularity of "microtransactions" is it unreasonable to think paying $5 for a new save file to be successful?
For the big publishers like Sony? Maybe not. But for people who buy the games, it would absolutely be unreasonable... and yes, it would lead to people cracking that intentionally broken functionality to make the game work as it should.
At the end of the day, companies that screw their customers over for every nickel and dime they can extract end up with no customers.
Asked to do something you think is illegal? Get it in writing, respond saying your department will do it but with objections. When it comes back, let it bite him in the ass.
There are no basements in Guantanamo for the same reason there are very few basements in Florida: anytime you dig more than a couple of feet, you hit the water table. No, all the detainees at GTMO get to live above ground, in the 100-degree heat and 95-percent humidity...
Point being, they're not supposed to do it using their government email accounts. Also, if he's married and his wife doesn't know about his membership, the blackmail risk inherent there could jeopardize his security clearance.
"Wade.quigley@ang.af.mil" belongs to the first sergeant for the 162nd Civil Engineer Squadron, based out of Arizona. I'm curious if the leadership at his squadron is aware of this?
I hit my brakes and come to a perfect stop before the crosswalk and a HUGE SUV behind me hit his brakes and barely came to a stop but had to pull over to the side of the road to avoid rear ending me. Thanks to the red light camera guys, I nearly was killed. THANKS BIG BROTHER!
Instead of "thanks Big Brother," how about "thanking" the delta bravo in the SUV who clearly wasn't paying attention to what the drivers around him were doing?
Sorry, I was talking specifically about the length of time of the yellow light, not synchronization between lights. That's hit-and-miss in most cities anyway. What I mean is, a yellow light should last longer at an intersection where the speed limit is 45 mph than one at an intersection with a 30-mph speed limit.
You'll see caution signs at some intersections that say, "Prepare to stop when flashing." That's basically what you're thinking of, only the flashing light on the sign is a guarantee that you're not going to make it through the intersection before the light turns red, so you might as well take your foot off the accelerator now.
I have seen yellow lights that last from 1second to 5seconds
Watch the crosswalk signs, because most of them are automated to sync with the lights nowadays. When the "don't walk" signal stops flashing (i.e., goes to a solid "don't walk"), the light will generally turn yellow -- if not immediately, then within a few seconds. Based on whether the "don't walk" is flashing and your distance from the intersection, you can figure out whether a yellow light is something you need to worry about.
In any case, though, the lights are timed based on the speed limit for the road, so if you're driving within a few mph of the speed limit, stopping for a yellow light shouldn't be a problem. You just have to make it reflexive: if you have time to think about whether you should run the yellow light, you have time to hit your brakes so you don't run the red.
... and no, this logic does not apply to gun manufacturers, because guns are mostly used by law enforcement and army and not to commit murder and robbery.
I had to read this twice, because I didn't see the "not" in "not to commit murder and robbery" the first time.:)
Now, granted, we always have the option of revolt, but most people shy away from stuff that may get them killed.
To a point, yes. The question people have to ask themselves is, what is that point? Folks in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Tunisia have already answered that question.
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Isn't this basically the same argument that the seven-member Supreme Court majority said was bullshit?
I think Dvorak just doesn't like competition from other amateurs.
FTFY.
Well, yes, but the worst ideas generally come from the top: you know, that five-sided building next to the Potomac?
Given the nature of the market now and the rise in popularity of "microtransactions" is it unreasonable to think paying $5 for a new save file to be successful?
For the big publishers like Sony? Maybe not. But for people who buy the games, it would absolutely be unreasonable ... and yes, it would lead to people cracking that intentionally broken functionality to make the game work as it should.
At the end of the day, companies that screw their customers over for every nickel and dime they can extract end up with no customers.
It was an xkcd reference, you insensitive clod!
Seems like the easiest way for Google and Netflix to win would be to get into the business of delivering bandwidth. There's obviously a market for it.
Asked to do something you think is illegal? Get it in writing, respond saying your department will do it but with objections. When it comes back, let it bite him in the ass.
Once upon a time, we considered other human beings "property."
Most of us got better.
Heh, that I did. Of course, I'm not being paid to edit /. stories (and clearly for good cause). :)
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I'm fairly sure the spelling is "immortalized" (American) or "immortalized" (British). How much does Slashdot pay its editors again?
There are no basements in Guantanamo for the same reason there are very few basements in Florida: anytime you dig more than a couple of feet, you hit the water table. No, all the detainees at GTMO get to live above ground, in the 100-degree heat and 95-percent humidity ...
Agreed. Apparently the reviewer has no familiarity with British slang whatsoever.
Point being, they're not supposed to do it using their government email accounts. Also, if he's married and his wife doesn't know about his membership, the blackmail risk inherent there could jeopardize his security clearance.
"Wade.quigley@ang.af.mil" belongs to the first sergeant for the 162nd Civil Engineer Squadron, based out of Arizona. I'm curious if the leadership at his squadron is aware of this?
I hit my brakes and come to a perfect stop before the crosswalk and a HUGE SUV behind me hit his brakes and barely came to a stop but had to pull over to the side of the road to avoid rear ending me. Thanks to the red light camera guys, I nearly was killed. THANKS BIG BROTHER!
Instead of "thanks Big Brother," how about "thanking" the delta bravo in the SUV who clearly wasn't paying attention to what the drivers around him were doing?
Sorry, I was talking specifically about the length of time of the yellow light, not synchronization between lights. That's hit-and-miss in most cities anyway. What I mean is, a yellow light should last longer at an intersection where the speed limit is 45 mph than one at an intersection with a 30-mph speed limit.
You'll see caution signs at some intersections that say, "Prepare to stop when flashing." That's basically what you're thinking of, only the flashing light on the sign is a guarantee that you're not going to make it through the intersection before the light turns red, so you might as well take your foot off the accelerator now.
I have seen yellow lights that last from 1second to 5seconds
Watch the crosswalk signs, because most of them are automated to sync with the lights nowadays. When the "don't walk" signal stops flashing (i.e., goes to a solid "don't walk"), the light will generally turn yellow -- if not immediately, then within a few seconds. Based on whether the "don't walk" is flashing and your distance from the intersection, you can figure out whether a yellow light is something you need to worry about.
In any case, though, the lights are timed based on the speed limit for the road, so if you're driving within a few mph of the speed limit, stopping for a yellow light shouldn't be a problem. You just have to make it reflexive: if you have time to think about whether you should run the yellow light, you have time to hit your brakes so you don't run the red.
... and no, this logic does not apply to gun manufacturers, because guns are mostly used by law enforcement and army and not to commit murder and robbery.
I had to read this twice, because I didn't see the "not" in "not to commit murder and robbery" the first time. :)
Now, granted, we always have the option of revolt, but most people shy away from stuff that may get them killed.
To a point, yes. The question people have to ask themselves is, what is that point? Folks in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Tunisia have already answered that question.
Even most "old" browsers these days have built-in pop-up blockers.
... and at the end their great/great grand children now choose to live with corporate tyranny taking over the world.
FTFY.
The sales tax exemption for Internet purchases made sense while Internet sales struggled to establish themselves in the economy and the culture.
Bullshit. It was a carryover from the sales tax exemption for mail orders.
The DRM was causing severe issues with the game.
And that's different from most other DRM how, exactly?
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