I'm not saying there aren't VERY valid reasons for that.
But I also think we're not representative of the market as a whole and to try to extrapolate totals based on conversations on here isn't the best approach. I would like to think that people at these companies have done their research...
While I would personally LOVE for games to change to be less obnoxious, I think you're right..5% is WAY to high of a number if you're looking at people who actually refuse to purchase a game they could otherwise play because it wants them to be online.
I can hit Ctrl-L with my left hand. I've got a Ctrl key on the right side of the keyboard as well the left, on both my laptop and external keyboard.
And actually, not that I usually use either, but Ctrl-D is easier in this case because I can use my thumb and any finger from a more natural position without bending it under my finders or changing the angle.
Or how many new people can be brought into the market. I never used iTunes because I didn't to have anything to do with Apple. But I'd give those others a look.
Because I hate Sony and don't want to have to worry about connecting my movie player to the Internet to make sure discs will play? I don't want another device in my life that I have to troubleshoot randomly late at night.
Plus, I'm just using discs less in general. I'm much more likely to browse around on Netflix streaming for something to watch than I am to go get a DVD. It's more convenient and I've already got more in my queue than I have time to watch.
That's missing the point. What they're saying is that people they're trying to invite now only use Facebook. And don't necessarily respond to other options.
I'm sure you could call every single person (if you even have their number since some people don't bother sharing that as much these days) but even then the people aren't getting Facebook reminders so they might not remember it.
Sample size also has a lot to do with why baseball is such a game of numbers. Even with 600 at bats and thousands of pitches per player it can still take a couple years to collect enough reliable data to make predictions for the future. I don't follow a lot of other sports but I have noticed that in many the quantifiable actions take place less often per person per year.
Chrome was created to push a better web environment that will help Google make money in other ways, not to make money in itself. Now, that doesn't mean you should forget that Google exists to make money. But it does put Chrome itself in a slightly different light.
Verizon at least already has a system in place for free texts. They send them occasionally for account/billing information and they don't get counted against your usage. I'm assuming it's the same thing.
But having them blocked is an interesting one... Obviously if they're free that solves the problem if that's why the person blocked them. But if they have other reasons and you send them anyways that might be an invasion of privacy. Though really, you don't sign up for them to do it on TV and they do. It's for emergency purposes only...
That makes sense. Thanks. Obviously a labor shortage is a big issue though automation could deal with a lot of it. I'd still be concerned about the money side of things but I guess that depends on how they're doing it and would still be an issue with a private system.
With negative population growth they're having to pay for more people with less taxes. Or individuals are having to pay more taxes... Unless the current older population was all paying sufficient funds while they were younger and they've got enough saved to pay for them... Though I feel like people often don't plan that far in advance anywhere. They just continue to expect population growth forever.
The point that Japan has a problem with an aging population is a reasonable one. There are a lot less workers to pay for their health care system now. Though I don't know the exact statistics on how they're doing so far...
And I'm not trying to argue that we shouldn't have national health care programs in the US. Personally I'm all for it. But issues like the sizes of generations are important to consider.
How is that any different from absentee voting? Bring the ballot the day before the election or find a new job. That way the boss can even verify it beforehand. Then take it from you and mail it so you can't change anything? I don't hear about it happening too much though...
Thank you! That's my thought exactly. I haven't seen any ads anyplace and don't expect to any time soon. I never understood what the big deal with giving people the option to see ads was. If I didn't have a paid account I'd love to have ads as a trade for more features. I'd do that on a lot of sites if given the chance...
Though actually, I've been meaning to go track down an account with ads just out of curiousity to see how bad they are.
And that makes you special? It really doesn't matter. A lot of people (namely, the ones they're targeting) do notice them. And because of that, the services remain "free" while they continue to see a good return on their investments.
Not just picking on you, but why do people always need to point that they don't click or see ads? You don't need to look at them but I don't see why its such a great thing that needs to be shared with the world.
I actually really enjoyed it. They stuck pretty close to the book (at least what I remember) and I enjoyed the fact that it was almost entirely dialogue driven. It reminded me more of an older thriller in some ways. I also enjoyed the "lectures" more than the action sequences and I loved the cast they chose.
It seems to have become a joke to attack the movie and it seems like even the critics are copying each other. Most of the horrible reviews are either attacking the story or how dialogue driven it is. Both of which are basically just attacking the book...
The fan rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 73% and it is 6.5 on IMDB. That's not great but its not horrible either, especially with an arithmetic mean of 7.0 and a median of 8. 27.6% of the people who saw it gave it a 10. Its just pulled down a lot by the 10.4% who gave it a 1 and the way IMDB tries to adjust to minimize the fanboy effect. Oh, and it seems to be much more popular among females... At least on IMDB.
And while that is the beauty of it, its also one of the main reasons people don't want to switch. And maybe one of the main reasons people should stop trying to sell Linux (all or any of it) as the end-all replacement for / killer of Windows. Many people want to be able to look to a single monolithic project because its easier for them to think about.
Windows might still be a lot of work but there's people on here yelling at this guy because he wasn't using the right distro. They're telling him he did it wrong because he didn't use something he's never heard of. I don't know that much about Linux but there were ones I haven't heard of either and I try to at least keep myself somewhat informed. Nobody has that problem with Windows though. You look for information on Windows (XP) and that's what you'll be looking at. Whether you find the solution is another question but that's a problem everywhere...
Oh, and as for reading their mind... That depends on how you think about it. Most people are perfectly happy with Windows and everything it gives them. They use it because "everybody" else uses it and that's all they need. And Microsoft and Dell and the rest of them "read" their minds and continue to give it to them. Nice and simple...
Well, first... You're complaining that Microsoft is giving discounts to non-profits and calling it an unfair. And you're actually suggesting that somebody should step in and stop them from doing this? And force them to charge our already underfunded schools full price? So that a product that is FREE can compete? Maybe the government should step in and force Linux distros to charge the same as Microsoft and Apple instead?
I think you're going a bit far to assume that channels will have to "live on their ads" because its not going to be nearly that extreme. Shopping channels where its all one big ad are one thing but people are still going to pay for ESPN in large numbers. And it'll still probably cost more than channels like TCM where there are less ads... The demand is still going to be there...
That being said, I'd be glad to be able to get back Turner Classic Movies since my stupid cable company dropped it. And I'd probably drop ESPN myself...
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I'm not saying there aren't VERY valid reasons for that. But I also think we're not representative of the market as a whole and to try to extrapolate totals based on conversations on here isn't the best approach. I would like to think that people at these companies have done their research...
While I would personally LOVE for games to change to be less obnoxious, I think you're right. .5% is WAY to high of a number if you're looking at people who actually refuse to purchase a game they could otherwise play because it wants them to be online.
I can hit Ctrl-L with my left hand. I've got a Ctrl key on the right side of the keyboard as well the left, on both my laptop and external keyboard. And actually, not that I usually use either, but Ctrl-D is easier in this case because I can use my thumb and any finger from a more natural position without bending it under my finders or changing the angle.
Or how many new people can be brought into the market. I never used iTunes because I didn't to have anything to do with Apple. But I'd give those others a look.
Because I hate Sony and don't want to have to worry about connecting my movie player to the Internet to make sure discs will play? I don't want another device in my life that I have to troubleshoot randomly late at night.
Plus, I'm just using discs less in general. I'm much more likely to browse around on Netflix streaming for something to watch than I am to go get a DVD. It's more convenient and I've already got more in my queue than I have time to watch.
I wonder how they did it before Facebook?
That's missing the point. What they're saying is that people they're trying to invite now only use Facebook. And don't necessarily respond to other options. I'm sure you could call every single person (if you even have their number since some people don't bother sharing that as much these days) but even then the people aren't getting Facebook reminders so they might not remember it.
Sample size also has a lot to do with why baseball is such a game of numbers. Even with 600 at bats and thousands of pitches per player it can still take a couple years to collect enough reliable data to make predictions for the future. I don't follow a lot of other sports but I have noticed that in many the quantifiable actions take place less often per person per year.
Chrome was created to push a better web environment that will help Google make money in other ways, not to make money in itself. Now, that doesn't mean you should forget that Google exists to make money. But it does put Chrome itself in a slightly different light.
Verizon at least already has a system in place for free texts. They send them occasionally for account/billing information and they don't get counted against your usage. I'm assuming it's the same thing.
But having them blocked is an interesting one... Obviously if they're free that solves the problem if that's why the person blocked them. But if they have other reasons and you send them anyways that might be an invasion of privacy. Though really, you don't sign up for them to do it on TV and they do. It's for emergency purposes only...
While that's cool I find the "alarm" function on my phone a bit easier...
News flash: amateur astronomers are nerds, as are geologists and peleontologists. You can hardly do any of thet that without going outside.
Better yet, Google Earth and Google Sky...
That makes sense. Thanks. Obviously a labor shortage is a big issue though automation could deal with a lot of it. I'd still be concerned about the money side of things but I guess that depends on how they're doing it and would still be an issue with a private system.
With negative population growth they're having to pay for more people with less taxes. Or individuals are having to pay more taxes... Unless the current older population was all paying sufficient funds while they were younger and they've got enough saved to pay for them... Though I feel like people often don't plan that far in advance anywhere. They just continue to expect population growth forever.
The point that Japan has a problem with an aging population is a reasonable one. There are a lot less workers to pay for their health care system now. Though I don't know the exact statistics on how they're doing so far...
And I'm not trying to argue that we shouldn't have national health care programs in the US. Personally I'm all for it. But issues like the sizes of generations are important to consider.
Sharing popcorn? How do I know it's not poisoned?
How is that any different from absentee voting? Bring the ballot the day before the election or find a new job. That way the boss can even verify it beforehand. Then take it from you and mail it so you can't change anything? I don't hear about it happening too much though...
LOL! I think I'd be more likely to steal that if it was the only option. That would get expensive!
Thank you! That's my thought exactly. I haven't seen any ads anyplace and don't expect to any time soon. I never understood what the big deal with giving people the option to see ads was. If I didn't have a paid account I'd love to have ads as a trade for more features. I'd do that on a lot of sites if given the chance... Though actually, I've been meaning to go track down an account with ads just out of curiousity to see how bad they are.
And that makes you special? It really doesn't matter. A lot of people (namely, the ones they're targeting) do notice them. And because of that, the services remain "free" while they continue to see a good return on their investments.
Not just picking on you, but why do people always need to point that they don't click or see ads? You don't need to look at them but I don't see why its such a great thing that needs to be shared with the world.
I actually really enjoyed it. They stuck pretty close to the book (at least what I remember) and I enjoyed the fact that it was almost entirely dialogue driven. It reminded me more of an older thriller in some ways. I also enjoyed the "lectures" more than the action sequences and I loved the cast they chose.
It seems to have become a joke to attack the movie and it seems like even the critics are copying each other. Most of the horrible reviews are either attacking the story or how dialogue driven it is. Both of which are basically just attacking the book...
The fan rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 73% and it is 6.5 on IMDB. That's not great but its not horrible either, especially with an arithmetic mean of 7.0 and a median of 8. 27.6% of the people who saw it gave it a 10. Its just pulled down a lot by the 10.4% who gave it a 1 and the way IMDB tries to adjust to minimize the fanboy effect. Oh, and it seems to be much more popular among females... At least on IMDB.
And while that is the beauty of it, its also one of the main reasons people don't want to switch. And maybe one of the main reasons people should stop trying to sell Linux (all or any of it) as the end-all replacement for / killer of Windows. Many people want to be able to look to a single monolithic project because its easier for them to think about.
Windows might still be a lot of work but there's people on here yelling at this guy because he wasn't using the right distro. They're telling him he did it wrong because he didn't use something he's never heard of. I don't know that much about Linux but there were ones I haven't heard of either and I try to at least keep myself somewhat informed. Nobody has that problem with Windows though. You look for information on Windows (XP) and that's what you'll be looking at. Whether you find the solution is another question but that's a problem everywhere...
Oh, and as for reading their mind... That depends on how you think about it. Most people are perfectly happy with Windows and everything it gives them. They use it because "everybody" else uses it and that's all they need. And Microsoft and Dell and the rest of them "read" their minds and continue to give it to them. Nice and simple...
Dead serious? Wow...
Well, first... You're complaining that Microsoft is giving discounts to non-profits and calling it an unfair. And you're actually suggesting that somebody should step in and stop them from doing this? And force them to charge our already underfunded schools full price? So that a product that is FREE can compete? Maybe the government should step in and force Linux distros to charge the same as Microsoft and Apple instead?
I'd rather say it like the 2000 Year Old Man...
Nope, Amazon.com...
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I think you're going a bit far to assume that channels will have to "live on their ads" because its not going to be nearly that extreme. Shopping channels where its all one big ad are one thing but people are still going to pay for ESPN in large numbers. And it'll still probably cost more than channels like TCM where there are less ads... The demand is still going to be there...
That being said, I'd be glad to be able to get back Turner Classic Movies since my stupid cable company dropped it. And I'd probably drop ESPN myself...
Personally, I'd much rather have faster Internet than the World Cup...