If you look at his previous games (notably Democracy 2 which seems to be his latest) you'll see that $20 price tag is what he has been offering of late. So its definitely reasonable to think he would have done it for his latest game.
For me its a case of either: a) Having to install the damn thing (a pain) OR b) Having to stick in the disc (annoying but not as annoying as installation).
If they require both, then the annoyance factor increases dramatically.
Actually this is a myth purported by poor people who want everyone to think they have a large penis. The amount someone spouts this myth is proportionate to the size of their penis.
Actually those are what I use my computer for (mostly) and my internet is extremely slow under both Fedora and Ubuntu. So when it can't meet the primary demand, its no good. My computer is also 2 years old.
I've tried switching to both Ubuntu and Fedora. For reasons unknown, my internet in both installations is extremely slow (most likely driver issue). However my computer is about 2 years old, so it isn't exactly top of the line.
Your recommendation appears based on the notion that not using plastic bags is punishing someone
No I'm saying the 20 cent tax on plastic bags is punishing people. I'm also saying that there are better alternatives. According to a sibling poster of yours, Walmart uses the biodegradable plastic bags that Seattle is putting a 20 cent surchage on. Does that make sense to you?
In Australia we have bags that are bought in stores as well as plastic bags, giving people the choice on whether or not they're environmentally conscious.
However I saw a news report about research (the research's validity I know nothing about, so it could be complete hogwash) showing that the bags that are sold and used in preference to the plastic bags aren't biodegradable or recyclable (although they are reusable of course). In comparison there are biodegradable plastic bags which will degrade within 6 months of being buried in a dump.
I think the biodegradable plastic bags sound like the better choice and much more preferable then a 20 cent tax per bag (although it might end up costing more then 20 cents per bag, at least its actually doing something rather then just punishing people). Although I don't know if supermarkets (in either Australia or America) use the bio-degradable ones, or if they use the traditional plastic bags.
You can tell America has been bought and paid for when the government is willing to sacrifice the next generation's education so that the copyright of big corporations is no longer infringed upon.
Depends on whether or not Ebay has a monopoly on online auctions. Now before you point to a dozen online auction websites, that is meaningless. Just as the existence of Apple and Linux were meaningless in proving Microsoft had a monopoly.
Never using a computer doesn't mean you don't have a contract with an ISP to have internet service provided to your house. Nor does it mean songs aren't illegally sent to your computer because someone in your house requested them.
Good luck trying to keep it lighted for the whole trip and still managing to reach the moon. Its theoretically possible. But it'd be some mighty fine flying to manage it. Then once the rockets have finished, good luck keeping the torch lit while you get it inside a room with air.
Like other science fiction writers of his time, he often rewrote the same story (or reused the same ideas) in multiple novels. Nowadays that would be considered milking the cow for all its worth, but it was acceptable for his generation.
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If you look at his previous games (notably Democracy 2 which seems to be his latest) you'll see that $20 price tag is what he has been offering of late. So its definitely reasonable to think he would have done it for his latest game.
For me its a case of either:
a) Having to install the damn thing (a pain) OR
b) Having to stick in the disc (annoying but not as annoying as installation).
If they require both, then the annoyance factor increases dramatically.
I love how people feel entitled to only buy what they enjoy. I personally buy what I _think_ I'll enjoy and if I'm wrong then that's life.
That's why taxes are so evil. [/sarcasm]
Obviously maths isn't a strong point in a utopia.
Actually this is a myth purported by poor people who want everyone to think they have a large penis. The amount someone spouts this myth is proportionate to the size of their penis.
Actually I made the switch ASAP because 98 was a piece of shit that constantly crashed.
Not once global warming really gets going!
Actually those are what I use my computer for (mostly) and my internet is extremely slow under both Fedora and Ubuntu. So when it can't meet the primary demand, its no good. My computer is also 2 years old.
Microsoft products have sucked like a chest wound since way before windows,
Funny, I actually liked XP. Although I'm not surprised you got modded Insightful for an anti-MS rant.
I've tried switching to both Ubuntu and Fedora. For reasons unknown, my internet in both installations is extremely slow (most likely driver issue). However my computer is about 2 years old, so it isn't exactly top of the line.
So no, I don't think it looks better for Linux.
but you probably don't want a permanent bag that's any more biodegradable than, say, a cotton shirt.
Well these don't degrade, AT ALL (according to the report).
Your recommendation appears based on the notion that not using plastic bags is punishing someone
No I'm saying the 20 cent tax on plastic bags is punishing people. I'm also saying that there are better alternatives. According to a sibling poster of yours, Walmart uses the biodegradable plastic bags that Seattle is putting a 20 cent surchage on. Does that make sense to you?
If its such a stupid idea I guess you don't care about the idea being patented.
In Australia we have bags that are bought in stores as well as plastic bags, giving people the choice on whether or not they're environmentally conscious.
However I saw a news report about research (the research's validity I know nothing about, so it could be complete hogwash) showing that the bags that are sold and used in preference to the plastic bags aren't biodegradable or recyclable (although they are reusable of course). In comparison there are biodegradable plastic bags which will degrade within 6 months of being buried in a dump.
I think the biodegradable plastic bags sound like the better choice and much more preferable then a 20 cent tax per bag (although it might end up costing more then 20 cents per bag, at least its actually doing something rather then just punishing people). Although I don't know if supermarkets (in either Australia or America) use the bio-degradable ones, or if they use the traditional plastic bags.
You can tell America has been bought and paid for when the government is willing to sacrifice the next generation's education so that the copyright of big corporations is no longer infringed upon.
Funny how Britney Spears somehow gets listened to a lot more then CC songs.
Considering we haven't even got an amazon.com.au I'm certainly not holding my breath.
Depends on whether or not Ebay has a monopoly on online auctions. Now before you point to a dozen online auction websites, that is meaningless. Just as the existence of Apple and Linux were meaningless in proving Microsoft had a monopoly.
What's he suppose to do while he waits for prices to drop? Become homeless?
Never using a computer doesn't mean you don't have a contract with an ISP to have internet service provided to your house. Nor does it mean songs aren't illegally sent to your computer because someone in your house requested them.
Good luck trying to keep it lighted for the whole trip and still managing to reach the moon. Its theoretically possible. But it'd be some mighty fine flying to manage it. Then once the rockets have finished, good luck keeping the torch lit while you get it inside a room with air.
I dunno. I wouldn't an open flame inside my spaceship as it reaches the moon.
I lived in Beijing until last month for several years. The reports of poor air quality are completely true.
Isn't it fun being an anonymous internet poster?
Like other science fiction writers of his time, he often rewrote the same story (or reused the same ideas) in multiple novels. Nowadays that would be considered milking the cow for all its worth, but it was acceptable for his generation.