Because the US and Russia possess two orders of magnitude more nuclear weapons than China possesses. Even after reduction each will individually hold more than four times what China currently holds.
They are used to dealing with big publishers. It is no surprise to me that they can offer those big publishers huge discounts on volume pricing, because this is the type of thing that doing once has roughly the same cost as doing in huge bulk.
So no, I'm sorry, I don't swallow the whole "very expensive" line or the "12,500%" markup bullshit in TFA. It's not markup. It's the cost. And you can get huge discounts if you buy in bulk. Just like about everything you buy at Costco.
Which is to say EA hasn't learned at all. I'd love a new SimCity game, but I won't buy it in this state. So not only did they spend the money to make it unplayable, but they lost some numbers of sales. I am hard-pressed to believe the *real* losses from piracy (i.e. those who would buy the game, but don't) are greater than the losses they are creating for themselves.
Even at the very beginning our government was doing things at the expense of one group to reward another group. Whether that was for "the common good" was a secondary thought at best. And even when intentions were good, the results were not always so. See: the American Civil War.
The government didn't used to be this huge spender. Despite some smaller scale stuff earlier in history, that really didn't happen until we started using fiat money.
"The government" didn't invest in Tesla to benefit "the common good". Politicians invested in Tesla to get votes. They didn't care (or even necessarily expect) to get the money back.
If you truly believe such behavior is merely "a tad creepy" and that it isn't a problem, seek professional help. I'm serious. What this guy did to these networks is way less of a problem than your disturbing analogy.
The last time I saw someone "helpfully" checking doors in my neighborhood I called the cops. There is never a good reason to test the security of a stranger's house, or even a friend's house, unless they want you to do so. If you really care, write a damn pamphlet about home security and hand it out or mail it.
Getting back to the network... You only have the word of someone unscrupulous that they didn't commit further unscrupulous activities.
It's perfectly fine to count eggs before they hatch. I have a dozen in my fridge right now. They look delicious. In fact, I hope they don't hatch, because I'm really craving eggs, and not chickens. Now, counting *chickens* before they hatch on the other hand...
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The key component of hipsterism is pretense. Just because people enjoy something "retro" doesn't mean they are hipsters.
Star Wars happened "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ..."
...from the person telling the story.
"Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
Your name (or anything under 30 characters) will be written, in DNA, into the glowing plant genome!!
Just imagine if it was your name that caused the plant to produce an airborne toxin that caused the end of the world. (I'd blame my parents.)
1a. Use it as an excuse to increase ballistic missile defense without provoking China.
My brain usually turns off after "You wouldn't pay..." My response is, "You're right."
The most important phrase I ever learned to say is, "I don't know."
I'm sure all your friends in Equestria agree with you.
Because the US and Russia possess two orders of magnitude more nuclear weapons than China possesses. Even after reduction each will individually hold more than four times what China currently holds.
How does gay male yoga differ from normal yoga?
In male yoga we "center our beings" by being in the back row and not doing a whole lot of actual yoga.
This would never happen at Deandale! I mean Greendale!
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/18/227234/mcdonalds-denies-profs-claim-staff-attacked-him-for-wearing-digital-glasses
They are used to dealing with big publishers. It is no surprise to me that they can offer those big publishers huge discounts on volume pricing, because this is the type of thing that doing once has roughly the same cost as doing in huge bulk.
So no, I'm sorry, I don't swallow the whole "very expensive" line or the "12,500%" markup bullshit in TFA. It's not markup. It's the cost. And you can get huge discounts if you buy in bulk. Just like about everything you buy at Costco.
Which is to say EA hasn't learned at all. I'd love a new SimCity game, but I won't buy it in this state. So not only did they spend the money to make it unplayable, but they lost some numbers of sales. I am hard-pressed to believe the *real* losses from piracy (i.e. those who would buy the game, but don't) are greater than the losses they are creating for themselves.
Even at the very beginning our government was doing things at the expense of one group to reward another group. Whether that was for "the common good" was a secondary thought at best. And even when intentions were good, the results were not always so. See: the American Civil War.
The government didn't used to be this huge spender. Despite some smaller scale stuff earlier in history, that really didn't happen until we started using fiat money.
"The government" didn't invest in Tesla to benefit "the common good". Politicians invested in Tesla to get votes. They didn't care (or even necessarily expect) to get the money back.
I think you should actually read the article you linked.
If you truly believe such behavior is merely "a tad creepy" and that it isn't a problem, seek professional help. I'm serious. What this guy did to these networks is way less of a problem than your disturbing analogy.
The last time I saw someone "helpfully" checking doors in my neighborhood I called the cops. There is never a good reason to test the security of a stranger's house, or even a friend's house, unless they want you to do so. If you really care, write a damn pamphlet about home security and hand it out or mail it.
Getting back to the network... You only have the word of someone unscrupulous that they didn't commit further unscrupulous activities.
You read that as Ubuntu Touch Porn-a-Thon.
STOP IT. (Maybe I'll put that on mine.)
On second thought, that might send the wrong message to the local police.
...they need to save people from themselves.
INFINIT on an Infiniti.
AUDIA6 on an Audi A6
BEEMER on a BMW.
STOP IT. (Maybe I'll put that on mine.)
That fat chick is really hot!
(I'm sorry. One day these cries for help will be heard by the right people.)
Youv'e never written poetry, I guess. You can cram a lot into 140 characters.
But there is no 140 character limit. There is a 140 character per tweet limit. Two tweets is 280 characters. Now we are really talking.
You took the wrong lesson away from The Island. The correct lesson: clone Scarlett.
SETI is looking for intentional signals, not the alien equivalent of Abbot and Costello.
It's perfectly fine to count eggs before they hatch. I have a dozen in my fridge right now. They look delicious. In fact, I hope they don't hatch, because I'm really craving eggs, and not chickens. Now, counting *chickens* before they hatch on the other hand...
"Sent from my $foo" means "If there are typos or if my message is curt, please forgive me, but you know how it is typing on these devices."