there isnt a huge vacume sound because the system is already presurized. If i sell a plot for $5000, where did that money come from? the outside world. someone already put that $5000 in there months, even years ago. but when i cash that $5000 out of the game it's no longer availible for others to try to get me to spend on their stuff. It's left the island if you will.
the reason people are doing better today then before is simple, the growth rate of the game. More people coming in = more little people at the bottom of the pyramid to funnle money up to those who are already established. but sooner or later, interest will die off, casual players will cash out in droves and there wont be enough in game money to support the insane prices we see today. those who are buying now are just asking to get ripped off.
how do you buy land? with lindens... how do you get those? well either you put in your own real-world money, or you make something that someone else buys with real world money... either way, its real world money.
$100,000 for a space station? unless he can find another person willing to pony up that kind of money the ONLY way to get a return on investment is to nickle and dime those at the bottom, who will either nicke and dime those below them, or put up thier own money untill they tire of the game.
money does NOT just stay in the game.. there are people making a living buying and selling content for real cash. They are taking money out of the system to buy food, pay bills, and have real world fun. Unless the corner store starts taking Lindans these people have to take value out of the game to do this.
value is in the eye of the beholder... an item is only worth what you can get someone to pay for it. but in a system like SL, if it gets the point where there are too many people trying to hord money and not spend a dime then the value of EVERYTHING dropps like a rock. So those who cashed out early before the crash make off like bandits while those who joined the game late are stuck holding the bag.
It's not a pyramid scheme: there is nobody "at the top"
then call it a trapazoid... but those who jumped in early are making money of those who jumped in late and are spending said money to catch up.
take the "real" estate economy. those who got in early were able to snag up properties that have exploded in value. but now that so many people are playing the land game to go in now and make a living out of it requires a HUGE investment in money.
for you to make 10$, ten people need to spend 1$ each (or one person 10$, or something along those lines), for each of those ten to make 10$ then 100 people need to spend 1$ each, thats a pyramid. Those who made their money can cash out and pocket their profit, taking money out of the system and leaving those behind to get more people to join to fill the gap.
creating new content that people are willing to pay for
aye, and there's the rub. if people arnt willing to put money into the game (buying lindens, or content to sell for lindens) then what will you sell your new content for?
I can't help but wonder how many people will lose their shirts when the SL pyramid collapses. There is only money to be made so long as people are willing to put money into the system, as soon as there are too many people trying to take money out of the system the whole thing falls flat.
there isnt any 'natural resorce' in SL, you cant generate weath, just get it from someone else, who gets it from someone else, who gets it from somebody who was willing to spend a buck on something... but if that first guy is too cheap to buy the first thing then the last guy cant make any money.
and what will happen to all this money if the server resets?
not only can it fly, it has. In several parts of the world (namely Australia) pay per byte is the norm. And you pay for it be it Windows Update, mp3's or ICQ messages.
they shouldn't... but they need em.
an anoying amount of software needs admin rights to run, just try and run your average XP box in "limited user" mode and see what all breaks
In a world with undeath, exactly what is evil about those in that state and believing it to be superior to life or death to want to help the rest of the world reach it? You could make a case that it was misguided, but many people with good intentions are misguided.
FTA "This will immediately appeal to photography enthusiasts, but the average consumer is really more of a middle- to late-adopter and doesn't pay attention to the specs and features as much,"
now, I worked in retail for 6 months (thank god thats past tence) and i have to call BS on this one. If anything, the average consumer is OBSESSED with specs and features. Just because they dont always know exatly what each feature really does, or which cameras have it does not meen that they arnt concerned with them. You will never see someone go into a store and say "oooo! that one looks cute, buy it".
they bring out a cheap 8Mpix camera and it will fly off the shelves... signal to noise ratio? thats stuff that 99% of the salesfolk wont understand and therefore wont mention it to the customer. they will just see 8Mpix and a cheap price and pick it up
call me old fashioned... but am i the only one who thinks that "just following orders" is a piss poor excuse for doing really bad things. And that line of reasoning is only avalible if you were a member of the organization BEFORE the corruption took over, if you willingly joined up after they started doing bad things then you are just as evil as the leadership that is ordering it.
kinda hard to sneak around when youre over 2 meters tall and have hoves for feet.
*clop clop clop*
Guard 1: "Earl, did you hear something?"
Guard 2: "Ya Bill, it sounded like a two tone monster in tap dancing shoes. think we should turn around now?"
Guard 1: "Yes, yes i do"
ok, this just doesnt make any bloodly sence.... making a single domain for the slew of porn sites would make blocking them a painless task. One would think that the far right would love that idea.
Ive seen and heard SO many racist, sexist and queerist jokes go completely ignored that the thought of a 'pc police' is a joke to me. If we didn't demand the same respect that the majority/PTB's get just by the colour of their skin, who they sleep with, or the bitties between their legs, we would never be treated with any sort of decentcy.
those who rely on others to grant them equality are going to be waiting a very long time
i think they are more interested in the ability to transplant white blood cells to a non-immune mouse. there have always been people (or mice) that have been naturally resistant to cancers, just as there are those who are more likely to get it then average... whats huge is the ability to give the later a shot of something and turn them into the resistant type.
Large scale human eugenics isnt possible... too many people doing thinge 'au natural' to be able to control the outcome.
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there isnt a huge vacume sound because the system is already presurized. If i sell a plot for $5000, where did that money come from? the outside world. someone already put that $5000 in there months, even years ago. but when i cash that $5000 out of the game it's no longer availible for others to try to get me to spend on their stuff. It's left the island if you will.
the reason people are doing better today then before is simple, the growth rate of the game. More people coming in = more little people at the bottom of the pyramid to funnle money up to those who are already established. but sooner or later, interest will die off, casual players will cash out in droves and there wont be enough in game money to support the insane prices we see today. those who are buying now are just asking to get ripped off.
how do you buy land? with lindens... how do you get those? well either you put in your own real-world money, or you make something that someone else buys with real world money... either way, its real world money.
$100,000 for a space station? unless he can find another person willing to pony up that kind of money the ONLY way to get a return on investment is to nickle and dime those at the bottom, who will either nicke and dime those below them, or put up thier own money untill they tire of the game.
money does NOT just stay in the game.. there are people making a living buying and selling content for real cash. They are taking money out of the system to buy food, pay bills, and have real world fun. Unless the corner store starts taking Lindans these people have to take value out of the game to do this.
to take money out, someone needs to put money in.
let me put it this way...
value is in the eye of the beholder... an item is only worth what you can get someone to pay for it. but in a system like SL, if it gets the point where there are too many people trying to hord money and not spend a dime then the value of EVERYTHING dropps like a rock. So those who cashed out early before the crash make off like bandits while those who joined the game late are stuck holding the bag.
It's not a pyramid scheme: there is nobody "at the top"
then call it a trapazoid... but those who jumped in early are making money of those who jumped in late and are spending said money to catch up.
take the "real" estate economy. those who got in early were able to snag up properties that have exploded in value. but now that so many people are playing the land game to go in now and make a living out of it requires a HUGE investment in money.
for you to make 10$, ten people need to spend 1$ each (or one person 10$, or something along those lines), for each of those ten to make 10$ then 100 people need to spend 1$ each, thats a pyramid. Those who made their money can cash out and pocket their profit, taking money out of the system and leaving those behind to get more people to join to fill the gap.
creating new content that people are willing to pay for
aye, and there's the rub. if people arnt willing to put money into the game (buying lindens, or content to sell for lindens) then what will you sell your new content for?
I can't help but wonder how many people will lose their shirts when the SL pyramid collapses. There is only money to be made so long as people are willing to put money into the system, as soon as there are too many people trying to take money out of the system the whole thing falls flat.
there isnt any 'natural resorce' in SL, you cant generate weath, just get it from someone else, who gets it from someone else, who gets it from somebody who was willing to spend a buck on something... but if that first guy is too cheap to buy the first thing then the last guy cant make any money.
and what will happen to all this money if the server resets?
not only can it fly, it has. In several parts of the world (namely Australia) pay per byte is the norm. And you pay for it be it Windows Update, mp3's or ICQ messages.
and yes, it does add up in a hurry
Film at 11. It's 'star wars kid' all over again!!!
one must ask that if the bond goes the other way could you end up with manicly depressed robots? :)
copy, open word processor, paste. no more scrolling :)
why lots of scrolling? if its designed for a tiny screen there should be less scrolling on a big one.
my thoughts exactly... no popups, low bandwidth requirements, no room for those god-awfull animated ads that ask you to shoot the rabit or somethin :)
same here, my current company has everyone with admin rights and we have close to 50,000 employees world wide.
they shouldn't... but they need em. an anoying amount of software needs admin rights to run, just try and run your average XP box in "limited user" mode and see what all breaks
In a world with undeath, exactly what is evil about those in that state and believing it to be superior to life or death to want to help the rest of the world reach it? You could make a case that it was misguided, but many people with good intentions are misguided.
a la Borg
FTA
"This will immediately appeal to photography enthusiasts, but the average consumer is really more of a middle- to late-adopter and doesn't pay attention to the specs and features as much,"
now, I worked in retail for 6 months (thank god thats past tence) and i have to call BS on this one. If anything, the average consumer is OBSESSED with specs and features. Just because they dont always know exatly what each feature really does, or which cameras have it does not meen that they arnt concerned with them. You will never see someone go into a store and say "oooo! that one looks cute, buy it".
they bring out a cheap 8Mpix camera and it will fly off the shelves... signal to noise ratio? thats stuff that 99% of the salesfolk wont understand and therefore wont mention it to the customer. they will just see 8Mpix and a cheap price and pick it up
my bad, i missunderstood what he did. he didnt alter the auctions, he accessed auctions that weren't live yet.
cause a misspell is the auctioneers mistake, Linden did everything right (except maybe proper security), Bragg altered the auction to get those prices
it would be like cracking into the account and chaging the spelling after you bid
call me old fashioned... but am i the only one who thinks that "just following orders" is a piss poor excuse for doing really bad things. And that line of reasoning is only avalible if you were a member of the organization BEFORE the corruption took over, if you willingly joined up after they started doing bad things then you are just as evil as the leadership that is ordering it.
kinda hard to sneak around when youre over 2 meters tall and have hoves for feet.
*clop clop clop*
Guard 1: "Earl, did you hear something?"
Guard 2: "Ya Bill, it sounded like a two tone monster in tap dancing shoes. think we should turn around now?"
Guard 1: "Yes, yes i do"
ok, this just doesnt make any bloodly sence.... making a single domain for the slew of porn sites would make blocking them a painless task. One would think that the far right would love that idea.
Ive seen and heard SO many racist, sexist and queerist jokes go completely ignored that the thought of a 'pc police' is a joke to me. If we didn't demand the same respect that the majority/PTB's get just by the colour of their skin, who they sleep with, or the bitties between their legs, we would never be treated with any sort of decentcy. those who rely on others to grant them equality are going to be waiting a very long time
how about insted of going after the law abiding we go after those who are breaking the law?
oh rihgt, cause those that follow the rules are much easier to controll, and if they cant vote, all the better
does this mean they can smoke cigarettes w/o ill effect
well, they will still smell like an ashtray
i think they are more interested in the ability to transplant white blood cells to a non-immune mouse. there have always been people (or mice) that have been naturally resistant to cancers, just as there are those who are more likely to get it then average... whats huge is the ability to give the later a shot of something and turn them into the resistant type.
Large scale human eugenics isnt possible... too many people doing thinge 'au natural' to be able to control the outcome.