This is the reason I just don't bother ever setting foot in one. Even their used games are too pricy.
We'll give you crap for a game we'll resell for $50!
Yeah....
That's not gonna happen. Due to living out in the country, with not caring about having it at release, I just order from Amazon. Forty minute drives to the nearest store for anything other than food isn't really worth it for one or two items that ship for about the same travel cost (less after the gas tax hike most likely).
As for games, I sold a used copy of Resident Evil on eBay for $25, and didn't pay much more than that to get it used online. So it's easy to get around if you know the method to cheap shipping (yellow envelopes with bubble wrap built in.)
Nope, my parents still have that. Though a forced change may be coming soon as the basic digital package now costs the same $70 as the Basic Expanded one they have without the set top box. So they may have to get one soon. Then again, there would be no way to connect more than one TV without a card/set top, but suspect they want the extra $5/m per device.
Or in cases where the contract is one sided, such as most service contracts with corporations. It just takes a good business lawyer to make that right argument to get binding arbitration voided based on precedent.
Half Life Forever will be out in about 8 years. At least that's the way it feels with since 2007 with the last DLC episode to 2. I've been waiting too long after their cliff hanger for the way Aperture fits into the story.
Though really, ANOTHER CS game announced before they even give any real details about the next Half Life. I could care less about CS.
Red Dead Redemption is one of those long games that has replay value. We still play "highest bounty longest" games to see how long we can survive. The ability to go back to any mission to try for gold helps add some challenges (a bit of cheating not using the Gatling guns as we are much faster on the rifle.) If we care about the character AND want to shoot some of the NPCs in the head from the start of the first cut scene THAT is good story telling.
There are games that have too many cut scenes, and too many forced "press this random button" cut scenes. I tend to stray away from those. Since I don't feel like I'm actually contributing to defeating the bad guy in those.
It's called tax evasion, and is a felony. With fines, jail time(up to five years), or both. You go to jail automatically if you can't pay the fine (though I'm not aware of cases that the judge just specified a fine despite it being an option), or the back taxes. In which case the government can liquidate your assets to pay the back taxes.
You don't lose your life, but you do lose your freedom and pursuit of happiness: sound better than property. Some historians will argue that property was intended as the British officials were seizing cargo, but was dropped because it made the cause sound too greedy.
There was also that increased access to large quantities of food combined with the biological urge to eat as much as possible to store for times without food. Along with increased office jobs versus labor.
My problem, after a nutrition class and being pointed to the New American Plate, was that I was fed by my grandmother (still getting past some of the phobias she instilled that kept me inside all the time.) She only knew the big farm meals from her childhood. The meals that were meant to fill out the calories from farm labor. Now my portions are smaller to reflect my activity. So I really think the large part of the problem was the multiple shifts in lifestyle that occurred at once. Restaurants can be blamed too. Look at pictures of a burger and fries meal in the forties or fifties compared to today. They're absolutely huge.
Good luck then. It's a business, they need to make money, and the studios want more in their licenses. Blame them, not Netflix. I find their response a refreshing, no bull, approach. I hate companies that try and sugarcoat things. My account won't be cancelled because of it. Hell, the amount of money they save me (World of Warcraft too) because I can put the few good cable shows in the queue is more than enough. Otherwise I would be spending more than $1,000 a year to see those shows.
People really need to remember inflation happens, and a business needs to make money. I don't like that I will need to pay more, but it's not very much.
With the situation in the Northern Corridor, I would agree with the Mt Washington comment. People there are resisting the NH governments attempts to bring technology up that way. I imagine it's, in part, because they don't want major housing developments showing up. Unless moose and bears start showing up in Concord and demanding internet for their laptops.
...though barely. I made minimum wage, and was promised work after should I work hard enough. Well, not only did it involve not a single line of code, but it was HS diploma monkey work following a checklist that was printed out to make sure the software worked. So I got zero experience in automation testing or practice in coding it. At the end of the internship, despite working hard for them (including nearly full time with Saturday mornings that did affect my grades by a letter grade), I was told there was nothing available. AKA I was a cheap lab monkey they could use during their busy season (the full time lab monkeys got paid $13/hr.)
The end result was that I was graduating school with no job, and most places had just filled their rolls with recent grads. So I went out into the job hunt, and was told by some places that, despite my good understanding of the programs I had written, I didn't have enough experience for them (some even saying "if you had been an intern.") The depressing part was the slacker that had to take five years, and I had to help with projects had a job already./endrant
How more affordable? I still see them costing well more than a current Wii controller.
That just turns me off from a cost standpoint. Controllers shouldn't cost as much as a game, and looking at the screen plus the size I don't see less than $60.
I have to agree, and that's the reason some consider it smart not to attend college unless it's an in state school. There are a few around here that can get you a BS for $5K a year in tuition. If you are in your last year or two, even less if you take only the one or two needed classes (~$300-$400 per class.)
So it shouldn't be a call not to go to college, but rather not to do it out of state. Most middle class kids, or lower, can qualify for subsidized Stafford loans. Loans that are far more forgiving on interest, and have more forbearance options.
Since going back to school on a full grant at a community college for a different degree, something odd is going on. I've had several teachers that were better than than private four year school, and cared more.
The head of business and info tech at mine is a retiree that does some classes part time for the extra cash. So it's not the case of those that can't do teach with all. That adage my be true at times, but not always.
So the quality of the school depends on it's location. To be honest the good state four year school is not the main university, but the one that looks a bit run down (that also lacks tenure so they can hire good professors with the savings by not spending millions on a pretty entry way that has zero purpose.)
Agreed. I use it in lieu of cable, and get far more entertainment out of it. Compared to just the basic package for cable at $840 (seriously the cheapest package at $70 a month with all the real science channels on digital only so you still get crap), $180 a year is cheap. I just pay the Apple season pass fee for Mythbusters.
To the whole issue of the pay part. I do disagree on needing it for map packs, instead of being able to buy them outright as DLC. That's how the article reads too.
You will however, if you choose, be paying for extra content that isnâ(TM)t offered on game discs, and an assortment of map packs.
I plan on not owning another TV. After much debate I have determined that a gaming quality PC with no web cam on it or the monitor, combined with an internet connection, emergency radio, books, and occasional movie theater visits will be sufficient. This is just my feelings, I know, but it's gotten to the point that paying for a TV in addition to a monitor is just not worth it.
No it's not just this issue, just part of a realization that I never watch the old CRT TV that I have now. It's not like I need one for news or emergency broadcasts.
It depends. Mytthbusters found that in the 800-900 MHz range it can interfere with unshielded instruments in older aircraft. Lets not forget there are some aging 747s out there.
Now, in this case the pilots can see if there is a problem. Though isn't there also a way to turn off the wifi and 3G at the same time like with the Kindle? I know from looking it up you can turn off the 3G to have it go to WiFi, but I couldn't find anything saying the iPad would do both (though i think it would to allow for battery saving reading.)
Along with the fact that not everyone can afford a kindle, or the price tag on some books. It's not like I can spend $100 on a book just for a college paper, or for research developing a solution for a comp sci project (like an assignment to create a web-app for medical research.) Then there are the many journal archives one might need access too that some places can't afford to scan.
Yes, the Kindle is awesome, but lacks the pass around features paper books have (it's a friend/family tradition with books) besides the other issues.
That would be nice, but it's darn hard to find one on New Egg even. On the first page the only one was about $500. I'll be taking VERY good care of my current monitor. It's got 1920x1200: matte too(DVD quality is amazing on these screen types.) So I know the difference that 120 makes. I tried a game in 1920x1080, and it looked terrible compared to the 1920x1200.
Unfortunately because it's most peoples only choice, combined with not knowing better, companies will think it's the style they want because it's selling. It was annoying, before my laptop died, having to get an anti-glare screen for it. After my first laptop(and extra LCD), an old Dell blue and grey model, I thought the days of the CRT gloss were gone: with anti-glare screens. My second was after the days of gloss began.
I use windows for games, sure, but I don't like the 360 for a number of reasons ($60/y for playing games online is one.) Even in college I stuck with the PS2 (PS3 came out senior year) because the titles I liked were on it: FF, Crash, Ratchet, Spyro.
Making my preference is for the PS3. I grew up on both of those, so the controls/interfaces are the things I'm most familiar with. Though I'm now leaning towards OSX after the Vista fiasco, and the fact I'm not much of a fan of Windows 7.
So not everyone that uses Windows will necessarily use an XBOX. That's the reason they want to give them out. In order to get more people to play on them.
We left Cox Communications(cable) due to another increase in price in our small(pop)/large(land area) town; since they figure they can get away with it. Cox is also setting net policies with caps similar to Comcast.
I've seen Direct TV dishes spring up all over, and once we looked into it noticed the elevation for DISH was terrible up north(barely over the tree line ~200-300 yards away.) So that's likely one reason they don't get as many customers(at least those that LOOK at that information before buying.) We are middle income, but we followed with the lower income people in town. I mean less than $60 a month for much better offerings than the now $70 a month BASIC cable options. To get some of them we would have to spend $150 a month(the decent channels like Nat Geo Cox moved to digital lineups to force upgrades.)
So yeah, I can see the point of "There are other cable companies?" in the way that most are pulling the same crap.
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This is the reason I just don't bother ever setting foot in one. Even their used games are too pricy.
We'll give you crap for a game we'll resell for $50!
Yeah....
That's not gonna happen. Due to living out in the country, with not caring about having it at release, I just order from Amazon. Forty minute drives to the nearest store for anything other than food isn't really worth it for one or two items that ship for about the same travel cost (less after the gas tax hike most likely).
As for games, I sold a used copy of Resident Evil on eBay for $25, and didn't pay much more than that to get it used online. So it's easy to get around if you know the method to cheap shipping (yellow envelopes with bubble wrap built in.)
Nope, my parents still have that. Though a forced change may be coming soon as the basic digital package now costs the same $70 as the Basic Expanded one they have without the set top box. So they may have to get one soon. Then again, there would be no way to connect more than one TV without a card/set top, but suspect they want the extra $5/m per device.
Or in cases where the contract is one sided, such as most service contracts with corporations. It just takes a good business lawyer to make that right argument to get binding arbitration voided based on precedent.
Half Life Forever will be out in about 8 years. At least that's the way it feels with since 2007 with the last DLC episode to 2. I've been waiting too long after their cliff hanger for the way Aperture fits into the story.
Though really, ANOTHER CS game announced before they even give any real details about the next Half Life. I could care less about CS.
Red Dead Redemption is one of those long games that has replay value. We still play "highest bounty longest" games to see how long we can survive. The ability to go back to any mission to try for gold helps add some challenges (a bit of cheating not using the Gatling guns as we are much faster on the rifle.) If we care about the character AND want to shoot some of the NPCs in the head from the start of the first cut scene THAT is good story telling.
There are games that have too many cut scenes, and too many forced "press this random button" cut scenes. I tend to stray away from those. Since I don't feel like I'm actually contributing to defeating the bad guy in those.
It's called tax evasion, and is a felony. With fines, jail time(up to five years), or both. You go to jail automatically if you can't pay the fine (though I'm not aware of cases that the judge just specified a fine despite it being an option), or the back taxes. In which case the government can liquidate your assets to pay the back taxes.
You don't lose your life, but you do lose your freedom and pursuit of happiness: sound better than property. Some historians will argue that property was intended as the British officials were seizing cargo, but was dropped because it made the cause sound too greedy.
There was also that increased access to large quantities of food combined with the biological urge to eat as much as possible to store for times without food. Along with increased office jobs versus labor.
My problem, after a nutrition class and being pointed to the New American Plate, was that I was fed by my grandmother (still getting past some of the phobias she instilled that kept me inside all the time.) She only knew the big farm meals from her childhood. The meals that were meant to fill out the calories from farm labor. Now my portions are smaller to reflect my activity. So I really think the large part of the problem was the multiple shifts in lifestyle that occurred at once. Restaurants can be blamed too. Look at pictures of a burger and fries meal in the forties or fifties compared to today. They're absolutely huge.
Good luck then. It's a business, they need to make money, and the studios want more in their licenses. Blame them, not Netflix. I find their response a refreshing, no bull, approach. I hate companies that try and sugarcoat things. My account won't be cancelled because of it. Hell, the amount of money they save me (World of Warcraft too) because I can put the few good cable shows in the queue is more than enough. Otherwise I would be spending more than $1,000 a year to see those shows.
People really need to remember inflation happens, and a business needs to make money. I don't like that I will need to pay more, but it's not very much.
With the situation in the Northern Corridor, I would agree with the Mt Washington comment. People there are resisting the NH governments attempts to bring technology up that way. I imagine it's, in part, because they don't want major housing developments showing up. Unless moose and bears start showing up in Concord and demanding internet for their laptops.
Weren't accidental deaths with those common before the safety razor?
...though barely. I made minimum wage, and was promised work after should I work hard enough. Well, not only did it involve not a single line of code, but it was HS diploma monkey work following a checklist that was printed out to make sure the software worked. So I got zero experience in automation testing or practice in coding it. At the end of the internship, despite working hard for them (including nearly full time with Saturday mornings that did affect my grades by a letter grade), I was told there was nothing available. AKA I was a cheap lab monkey they could use during their busy season (the full time lab monkeys got paid $13/hr.)
The end result was that I was graduating school with no job, and most places had just filled their rolls with recent grads. So I went out into the job hunt, and was told by some places that, despite my good understanding of the programs I had written, I didn't have enough experience for them (some even saying "if you had been an intern.") The depressing part was the slacker that had to take five years, and I had to help with projects had a job already. /endrant
YODA!
Y O D A YODA!
It's just as the title suggests, extortion.
The company is the victim of a crime, and cannot be charged with one as such. Any AG that does push for the charges to be filed should be disbarred.
It doesn't matter. Mythbusters found that unshielded avionics do in fact receive interference from a certain frequency band emitted by cell phones.
How more affordable? I still see them costing well more than a current Wii controller.
That just turns me off from a cost standpoint. Controllers shouldn't cost as much as a game, and looking at the screen plus the size I don't see less than $60.
I have to agree, and that's the reason some consider it smart not to attend college unless it's an in state school. There are a few around here that can get you a BS for $5K a year in tuition. If you are in your last year or two, even less if you take only the one or two needed classes (~$300-$400 per class.)
So it shouldn't be a call not to go to college, but rather not to do it out of state. Most middle class kids, or lower, can qualify for subsidized Stafford loans. Loans that are far more forgiving on interest, and have more forbearance options.
Since going back to school on a full grant at a community college for a different degree, something odd is going on. I've had several teachers that were better than than private four year school, and cared more.
The head of business and info tech at mine is a retiree that does some classes part time for the extra cash. So it's not the case of those that can't do teach with all. That adage my be true at times, but not always.
So the quality of the school depends on it's location. To be honest the good state four year school is not the main university, but the one that looks a bit run down (that also lacks tenure so they can hire good professors with the savings by not spending millions on a pretty entry way that has zero purpose.)
To the whole issue of the pay part. I do disagree on needing it for map packs, instead of being able to buy them outright as DLC. That's how the article reads too.
You will however, if you choose, be paying for extra content that isnâ(TM)t offered on game discs, and an assortment of map packs.
I plan on not owning another TV. After much debate I have determined that a gaming quality PC with no web cam on it or the monitor, combined with an internet connection, emergency radio, books, and occasional movie theater visits will be sufficient. This is just my feelings, I know, but it's gotten to the point that paying for a TV in addition to a monitor is just not worth it.
No it's not just this issue, just part of a realization that I never watch the old CRT TV that I have now. It's not like I need one for news or emergency broadcasts.
I would rather the TV itself have a SSD in it that did that. They are so thin these days that's easily done.
It depends. Mytthbusters found that in the 800-900 MHz range it can interfere with unshielded instruments in older aircraft. Lets not forget there are some aging 747s out there.
Now, in this case the pilots can see if there is a problem. Though isn't there also a way to turn off the wifi and 3G at the same time like with the Kindle? I know from looking it up you can turn off the 3G to have it go to WiFi, but I couldn't find anything saying the iPad would do both (though i think it would to allow for battery saving reading.)
With my sense of humor I would have made the dummies look like little grey men. Just to mess with conspiracy theorists heads.
Along with the fact that not everyone can afford a kindle, or the price tag on some books. It's not like I can spend $100 on a book just for a college paper, or for research developing a solution for a comp sci project (like an assignment to create a web-app for medical research.) Then there are the many journal archives one might need access too that some places can't afford to scan.
Yes, the Kindle is awesome, but lacks the pass around features paper books have (it's a friend/family tradition with books) besides the other issues.
That would be nice, but it's darn hard to find one on New Egg even. On the first page the only one was about $500. I'll be taking VERY good care of my current monitor. It's got 1920x1200: matte too(DVD quality is amazing on these screen types.) So I know the difference that 120 makes. I tried a game in 1920x1080, and it looked terrible compared to the 1920x1200.
Unfortunately because it's most peoples only choice, combined with not knowing better, companies will think it's the style they want because it's selling. It was annoying, before my laptop died, having to get an anti-glare screen for it. After my first laptop(and extra LCD), an old Dell blue and grey model, I thought the days of the CRT gloss were gone: with anti-glare screens. My second was after the days of gloss began.
I use windows for games, sure, but I don't like the 360 for a number of reasons ($60/y for playing games online is one.) Even in college I stuck with the PS2 (PS3 came out senior year) because the titles I liked were on it: FF, Crash, Ratchet, Spyro.
Making my preference is for the PS3. I grew up on both of those, so the controls/interfaces are the things I'm most familiar with. Though I'm now leaning towards OSX after the Vista fiasco, and the fact I'm not much of a fan of Windows 7.
So not everyone that uses Windows will necessarily use an XBOX. That's the reason they want to give them out. In order to get more people to play on them.
We left Cox Communications(cable) due to another increase in price in our small(pop)/large(land area) town; since they figure they can get away with it. Cox is also setting net policies with caps similar to Comcast.
I've seen Direct TV dishes spring up all over, and once we looked into it noticed the elevation for DISH was terrible up north(barely over the tree line ~200-300 yards away.) So that's likely one reason they don't get as many customers(at least those that LOOK at that information before buying.) We are middle income, but we followed with the lower income people in town. I mean less than $60 a month for much better offerings than the now $70 a month BASIC cable options. To get some of them we would have to spend $150 a month(the decent channels like Nat Geo Cox moved to digital lineups to force upgrades.)
So yeah, I can see the point of "There are other cable companies?" in the way that most are pulling the same crap.