What problem is this "micro payment" system going to solve?
This is a serious question - what real-life purchasing have you failed to offer because there is no cheap "micro payment" method you can accept?
I really want to know what opportunities I am missing out on, aside from "if you build it they will come" type dreams... (but I will accept those answers too, I suppose).
Maybe:
I would sell you an
awesome haiku for a nickle
if you could pay me
So, basically you are saying government (aka "the King") can distort economies. Surprise, surprise!
That said, gold does have a tangible value, in that it represents X amount of labor to move Y tons of raw ore + Z amount of energy to refine it to a known amount of bullion, coin, ring, chain or what-have-you. In contrast to a printed banknote, of any denomination, that currently has only the tiniest of a fraction of worth compared to the "gold standard".
It may only be a coincidence, but the comparison of a month's labor to the value of an ounce of gold hasn't been far off for quite a while.
Personally, I convert most of my "excess" [$currency] into "assets" and "investments" (not "cash under the mattress" or even entries in some bank's computer).
All bets are off, if a solid gold meteor of any size is heading for us...
+5 Informative? Really? Basically, you said We are looking at a sample of 15 - after that your math is worthless. They said 15 out of 10,000, and if you RTFA, the sample size is stated at 1350.
You can re-do your math for partial credit, but my point still stands - 15 to 21 IS a huge increase, even if 15/10000 vs 21/10000 is not a very big number.
Jerk (he says, ironically belittling his own point).
Pretty much - both R and D are against different freedoms, so that they can point at each other and yell to get enough support to get elected. When they swap turns in power they just take away more each time. In other words, whenever the other party gets in power, they never give back any freedoms, they just work on their list for a while...
Gas stations raise or lower prices almost simultaneously precisely because they sell a fungible commodity. They are just keeping their notoriously low profits in line with their costs. If their gas costs too much, you won't buy their profitable sugar water and "food" they sell inside...
Stop drinking the all-regulation-is-good koolaid. Haven't you ever noticed that the same people pushing it are the ones who make billions by abusing "regulated" markets?
[fingers-in-ears] + "nananananaaaanaaanaaanaaa" (I can't hear you).
No "spoilers", please! What with this modern age, and all, we don't all live in "real time". If some entertainment is worth experiencing, it will be for a while, and not everyone can experience it at the same time.
Currently, I am watching "The Doctor", and "Emilia Pond" (with "Rory")... Don't confuse me with actors names, I don't want to NOT "suspend belief" to geek out about the (real life) details that don't affect me. I am not in the TV biz, this is just entertainment for me.
Sometimes watching "dead" series like "Firefly" (or whatever) is nicer, since you know there IS an end.
Another show I enjoy, "Breaking Bad" will have a final season, that THE SHOW CREATORS know is the end, so they get to create a satisfactory story too, I hope.
Are "fans" of any serial really good for an on-going work of "art"? Maybe a complete story is, by definition, better than an unfinished story?
Why did you hit the "reply to this" link on a FP troll, rather than the proper "Post" button? You could have picked your own Subject line and everything, for your valid comment. Now, it is forever a "reply"...
However, based solely on the title, my reaction was "No shit, Sherlock". Or, to introduce the younger crowd to an "old saw"... See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor, and ponder it well.
THAT article basically changes it from "google, unlock this phone!" to "google, please tell us what you about this account". Being specific is good when you are doing improv comedy, but not when you want to provoke discussion.
I didn't read the summary or the article, but I am guessing it is some non-English speaker trying to say "The huge Cupertino, California, consumer device [manufacturer] already employs..."
Maybe if you do a few round-trips thru google translator, then ask Siri what it means you will be enlightened even further.
I think you are saying Cowboys In Space is a bad idea, in retrospect. Maybe... Ok Cowboys & Aliens was pretty forgettable, but not so bad that I fast-forwarded thru it.
But Firefly is "OK", right? A bit corny, but no worse than Star Trek...
Side notes: "free source" has a take-down request from the local paper for using their material. The insurance company, upon first hand inspection decided that Farmer Smith's cow had, in fact, given birrth, and is not dead. Just using it's milk for non-commercial purposes at the moment.
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What problem is this "micro payment" system going to solve?
This is a serious question - what real-life purchasing have you failed to offer because there is no cheap "micro payment" method you can accept?
I really want to know what opportunities I am missing out on, aside from "if you build it they will come" type dreams... (but I will accept those answers too, I suppose).
Maybe:
I would sell you an
awesome haiku for a nickle
if you could pay me
So, basically you are saying government (aka "the King") can distort economies. Surprise, surprise!
That said, gold does have a tangible value, in that it represents X amount of labor to move Y tons of raw ore + Z amount of energy to refine it to a known amount of bullion, coin, ring, chain or what-have-you. In contrast to a printed banknote, of any denomination, that currently has only the tiniest of a fraction of worth compared to the "gold standard".
It may only be a coincidence, but the comparison of a month's labor to the value of an ounce of gold hasn't been far off for quite a while.
Personally, I convert most of my "excess" [$currency] into "assets" and "investments" (not "cash under the mattress" or even entries in some bank's computer).
All bets are off, if a solid gold meteor of any size is heading for us...
+5 Informative? Really? Basically, you said We are looking at a sample of 15 - after that your math is worthless. They said 15 out of 10,000, and if you RTFA, the sample size is stated at 1350.
You can re-do your math for partial credit, but my point still stands - 15 to 21 IS a huge increase, even if 15/10000 vs 21/10000 is not a very big number.
Jerk (he says, ironically belittling his own point).
Pretty much - both R and D are against different freedoms, so that they can point at each other and yell to get enough support to get elected. When they swap turns in power they just take away more each time. In other words, whenever the other party gets in power, they never give back any freedoms, they just work on their list for a while...
So, not that huge an increase.
Actually 46% is a huge increase.
what would a mammoth burger taste like?
I would guess, something like an elephant burger.
Gas stations raise or lower prices almost simultaneously precisely because they sell a fungible commodity. They are just keeping their notoriously low profits in line with their costs. If their gas costs too much, you won't buy their profitable sugar water and "food" they sell inside...
I can only shoot my DNA at a single slit target. My wife would never go for a multiple slit experiment.
Stop drinking the all-regulation-is-good koolaid. Haven't you ever noticed that the same people pushing it are the ones who make billions by abusing "regulated" markets?
Donna? Well, I guess interesting != hot. YMMV. But, all said, not a wrong sentiment.
[fingers-in-ears] + "nananananaaaanaaanaaanaaa" (I can't hear you).
No "spoilers", please! What with this modern age, and all, we don't all live in "real time". If some entertainment is worth experiencing, it will be for a while, and not everyone can experience it at the same time.
Currently, I am watching "The Doctor", and "Emilia Pond" (with "Rory")... Don't confuse me with actors names, I don't want to NOT "suspend belief" to geek out about the (real life) details that don't affect me. I am not in the TV biz, this is just entertainment for me.
Sometimes watching "dead" series like "Firefly" (or whatever) is nicer, since you know there IS an end.
Another show I enjoy, "Breaking Bad" will have a final season, that THE SHOW CREATORS know is the end, so they get to create a satisfactory story too, I hope.
Are "fans" of any serial really good for an on-going work of "art"? Maybe a complete story is, by definition, better than an unfinished story?
mod that up - at least I didn't just copy it verbatim.
It's no skin off my nose.
As long as no one straight jackets me and props my eyes open to watch it, I am OK with the fact that it might exist.
It would suck to live in a world where someone could say "no" to economic activity for non-objective reasons... oh, maybe we are too late.
I think the point is, in the form of a multiple choice question, yelling which of the following phrases will most likely get your home bombed:
Fuck Buddha
Fuck Christ
Fuck Moses
Fuck Mohammad, Muhammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhammad, Muhammed, Muhamed, Muhammed, Muhamed, Muhammet, and/or Muhamet.
Fuck Joseph Smith
I guess we should toss L. Ron Hubbard in there too.
Why did you hit the "reply to this" link on a FP troll, rather than the proper "Post" button? You could have picked your own Subject line and everything, for your valid comment. Now, it is forever a "reply"...
Just curious.
However, based solely on the title, my reaction was "No shit, Sherlock". Or, to introduce the younger crowd to an "old saw"... See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor, and ponder it well.
Then, GET OFF MY LAWN!
THAT article basically changes it from "google, unlock this phone!" to "google, please tell us what you about this account". Being specific is good when you are doing improv comedy, but not when you want to provoke discussion.
This will make sense if it is first post or not, so there.
Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
I didn't read the summary or the article, but I am guessing it is some non-English speaker trying to say "The huge Cupertino, California, consumer device [manufacturer] already employs..."
Maybe if you do a few round-trips thru google translator, then ask Siri what it means you will be enlightened even further.
Why would you even play a game you hate?
I think you are saying Cowboys In Space is a bad idea, in retrospect. Maybe... Ok Cowboys & Aliens was pretty forgettable, but not so bad that I fast-forwarded thru it.
But Firefly is "OK", right? A bit corny, but no worse than Star Trek...
Technically speaking, but wouldn't eugenics be part of evolution? I mean if a species had self-selection, wouldn't it fall under natural selection?
But how do you know what is "news"?
If you just "take" the news from someone who doesn't think it is their "product", I would be very suspicious.
Example A: Joe Bob said that Farmer Smith's cow died, tells the local paper, they publish a copyrighted story, standing behind their source.
Example B: "free source" reports Farmer Smith's cow died. (uncredited source - "local paper").
Question: Did Farmer Smith's cow die?
Side notes: "free source" has a take-down request from the local paper for using their material. The insurance company, upon first hand inspection decided that Farmer Smith's cow had, in fact, given birrth, and is not dead. Just using it's milk for non-commercial purposes at the moment.
A flatworm only has, maybe, a few hundred brain cells, but if they get regenerated are they a "copy", or just "new"?