The F-35 replaced the A-10 Thunderbolt II's role as a tank buster, CAS bomber...
With the money we have spent on the F-35s to date, we could have repaired, retrofitted, and maintained our supply of A-10s for several decades. Hell, the A-10 is practically a flying tank. It has some of the best armament and is the most rugged fixed-wing aircraft which America has. It was a ridiculously short-sighted move to replace it with another overexpensive "multi role, joint" fighter.
Subset Games, who created "FTL: Faster Than Light", recently released their port to iOS, including content that did not exist in the original game. To show that they still appreciated their original customers, they released all of this content for all platforms simultaneously.
That's business done well, for the sake of the devs and the gamers. Sure, Subset makes slightly less profit in the short run, considering they could have released the add'l content as DLC (which really would have been fine, in the end, as long as it was appropriately priced). This way they'll actually make more money over the long term, because customers remember when they're treated well and given quality products with a highly-perceived value.
It's the federal government's procurement process. It has not evolved with technology, and therefore everything involved in all of their processes is antiquated, inefficient, and slow.
I dealt with this kind of thing for 8 years as a soldier, and am still dealing with it as a contractor. It's pretty ridiculous when you know how much more smoothly things could be running.
Papers, Please was created by 1 guy. It's not "infinite", but it is really damned good.
The quantity on the dev team is obviously not indicative of the quality of the finished product or the enjoyability of the game play. Otherwise, how could we explain the dismally disappointing nature of Diablo 3 or Call of Duty: Whateverthehellthey'recallingitnow?
So long as big, publicly-owned companies are churning out games they are generally only going to consider profit and perception by shareholders as the end goal.
Companies who create a good game for the sake of the game itself can often see profits as a result of their dedication -- the end goal is always putting out a game which is as good as that studio can feasibly put out. $$$ is welcome, but secondary. For this reason, I am an advocate for game developers to stay privately owned. If I hear about a producer/publisher's IPO I will absolutely scrutinize every reason to even consider their products from that point, forward. Can anyone name a publicly-traded gaming company who isn't all jacked up?
I have not purchased or pre-purchased a AAA-produced game since the awful release of Diablo 3. While it did turn out to be a fun game, Blizzard proved to me that they really don't have a clue as to what captured the essence of the first 2 games in the series, nor do they actually give a crap about the people who are ensuring their paychecks. If anything, I will wait for a Steam Summer Sale, Humble Bundle, GoG sale, or something comparably discounted. I end up missing out on the early days of fun where a whole bunch of friends and other players are online all at once, but I save a ton of money and I don't regret my $5 purchases...as opposed to those $50-60 mistakes.
Lots of non-scientists and scientists a like are jumping to conclusions, as if those are the definitive answers to the questions of climate change. The fact is that we don't know or understand enough about many of the forces affecting our climate to be able to absolutely say "Yep, that's the reason." Hypothesize, test, and keep on testing....but don't ever dismiss anything 100%. That's how science works.
We could have a full-blown ice age coming any day now...but we just don't know when that will happen. It's not a question of "if", but "when".
More important than climate change, IMHO, is the toxicity which we send into our rivers, oceans, and lakes in the form of industrial byproducts, coal ash, nuclear waste, etc. Not only will those chemicals, heavy metals, and isotopes affect the local ecosystem, they will also affect the health of humans within several degrees of separation.
Alamo shows very limited runs of niche films. It's not like this is a giant MPAA-related move, whatsoever. Just a relatively small chain trying to keep its business clean and without court appearances.
The anti-piracy thing is usually BS, but coming from this type of business I am less inclined to call them out on it.
Except in Iraq and Afghanistan our troops actually practiced these techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) properly and well.
These half-assed Joe Donut clowns are trying to use the same gear without maintaining the discipline and repetitive training the military possesses. A lot of military guys get out and go police/security forces due to the somewhat similar nature of the jobs, but I find those guys are often the ones who didn't do much on deployment anyway...they're just trying to be tacticool, and are using their DD-214 in order to gain a cushy job.
There is no reason, at all, which a police force needs a fucking MRAP. Except to subjugate the population. Maybe not now, maybe not in 5 or 10 years even...but the unique function of that hardware can have no clearer statement. "Sooner or later, this will be used against all of you."
The militarization of police forces around America is an astounding thing to watch.
Since when has it been OK to conduct a no-knock raid on white-collar crime suspects? Or to use pyrotechnics and concussion devices in homes where there are multiple children living in a home with tight quarters?
There was a time where police officers used ingenuity, charm, and patience to disarm situations. This is an actual quote from my friend:
Another Trooper and I took an enforcer for the Vice Lords with a murder warrant in his house, invited in, on a Sunday morning with nothing but a bullshit lie about a another gangster in a fake car wreck.
I wonder how well that would have gone with an MRAP, instead?
What is the risk in waiting another year for this technology to be developed and released?
If they rush it, the best thing we can hope for is something equivalent (plus or minus) to the current controller technology. Honestly, we don't need another Dual Shock or Xbox controller -- the ones we have are great, and there is relatively little improvement to make upon them. They also already work with Steam, nearly flawlessly.
Let Valve take their time and get this right. They might actually start something new, and possibly even innovative, in this rehashed, mundane world of cookie cutter consoles.
I don't particularly have a problem, but I also know where to go. I've just noticed the trend of butchers' shops becoming more centralized. It's more difficult to find a small business or butcher who isn't located in a large grocery store than it was in the 80s or 90s. Granted, I can still go to Costco and get things cut any which way. Availability is there, just not as readily as it once was. Could merely be my perception.
Current society focuses more and more on technology to make cooking easier, quicker, make prepared foods more readily accessible, etc. One area we have not really changed is butchering, except to say that there are far fewer butchers today than a generation ago. There could be no quality cuts of meat without them.
Do you think butchers are a dying breed, or will we see a resurgence within that profession?
The dishwasher will kill quality knives. Handles dry out, the blades are banged around against other knives & dishes or the racks in which they're held...the only thing worse you could do is to utterly neglect them.
I have a $60 Kitchen Aid set which has lasted me for years. Hone the blade on a honing steel every time you use it. Hand wash and dry immediately. Once in a while, maybe 1-2 times a year, get the set sharpened by a local butcher (if you use them regularly). The steel will last a lifetime or more; the handles can even be preserved for generations.
You mistake my intent. I'm not saying these parents should be using violence, but I am stating that it may be worth considering, and that I would have very likely resorted to calculated violence in order to gain my own child back by this point. I consider means which these parents have obviously ruled out by this point.
And as for facts, we have wildly conflicting opinions from two regularly-reputable sources: Tufts and BCH (who was referred by Tufts). The former diagnosed Mitochondrial Disease, which makes sense given the symptoms we know. The latter diagnosed Somatoform Disorder, which is psychological in nature. If there is a dispute, then why have doctors at Tufts not asserted their opinion more fervently, or reconsidered their diagnoses? Why have the doctors at BCH not considered the possibility that Tufts may be right? Why hasn't a completely external review been done on this case, which has been an international headline? After all, most medical professionals consider alternate opinions a good thing.
You don't need a PhD to understand that something is wrong with the medical system, at least in this particular instance. One or more parties are obviously withholding information, being suppressed, or are lying. The real question is: why?
In the meanwhile, I side with the parents. Yes, I am biased because I am a parent myself.
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Probably more effective than whatever they're trying to do now :)
The F-35 replaced the A-10 Thunderbolt II's role as a tank buster, CAS bomber...
With the money we have spent on the F-35s to date, we could have repaired, retrofitted, and maintained our supply of A-10s for several decades. Hell, the A-10 is practically a flying tank. It has some of the best armament and is the most rugged fixed-wing aircraft which America has. It was a ridiculously short-sighted move to replace it with another overexpensive "multi role, joint" fighter.
Fair enough. My misinterpretation then.
Still, it is good on Subset for releasing free additional content which many companies would charge extra to obtain.
Plenty of studios understand this very well.
Subset Games, who created "FTL: Faster Than Light", recently released their port to iOS, including content that did not exist in the original game. To show that they still appreciated their original customers, they released all of this content for all platforms simultaneously.
That's business done well, for the sake of the devs and the gamers. Sure, Subset makes slightly less profit in the short run, considering they could have released the add'l content as DLC (which really would have been fine, in the end, as long as it was appropriately priced). This way they'll actually make more money over the long term, because customers remember when they're treated well and given quality products with a highly-perceived value.
Don't worry. Pirates will make this right.
Oh great...that means we're fucked.
It's the federal government's procurement process. It has not evolved with technology, and therefore everything involved in all of their processes is antiquated, inefficient, and slow.
I dealt with this kind of thing for 8 years as a soldier, and am still dealing with it as a contractor. It's pretty ridiculous when you know how much more smoothly things could be running.
Papers, Please was created by 1 guy. It's not "infinite", but it is really damned good.
The quantity on the dev team is obviously not indicative of the quality of the finished product or the enjoyability of the game play. Otherwise, how could we explain the dismally disappointing nature of Diablo 3 or Call of Duty: Whateverthehellthey'recallingitnow?
So long as big, publicly-owned companies are churning out games they are generally only going to consider profit and perception by shareholders as the end goal.
Companies who create a good game for the sake of the game itself can often see profits as a result of their dedication -- the end goal is always putting out a game which is as good as that studio can feasibly put out. $$$ is welcome, but secondary. For this reason, I am an advocate for game developers to stay privately owned. If I hear about a producer/publisher's IPO I will absolutely scrutinize every reason to even consider their products from that point, forward. Can anyone name a publicly-traded gaming company who isn't all jacked up?
I have not purchased or pre-purchased a AAA-produced game since the awful release of Diablo 3. While it did turn out to be a fun game, Blizzard proved to me that they really don't have a clue as to what captured the essence of the first 2 games in the series, nor do they actually give a crap about the people who are ensuring their paychecks. If anything, I will wait for a Steam Summer Sale, Humble Bundle, GoG sale, or something comparably discounted. I end up missing out on the early days of fun where a whole bunch of friends and other players are online all at once, but I save a ton of money and I don't regret my $5 purchases...as opposed to those $50-60 mistakes.
Can you provide some evidence that they are qualified?
Don't worry. The NSA has it all filed away.
Incorrect. This is how they promote people.
Can we get rid of more establishment, statist douchebags? (R), (D), or anywhere in between...these career politicians are poison.
Well said.
Lots of non-scientists and scientists a like are jumping to conclusions, as if those are the definitive answers to the questions of climate change. The fact is that we don't know or understand enough about many of the forces affecting our climate to be able to absolutely say "Yep, that's the reason." Hypothesize, test, and keep on testing....but don't ever dismiss anything 100%. That's how science works.
We could have a full-blown ice age coming any day now...but we just don't know when that will happen. It's not a question of "if", but "when".
More important than climate change, IMHO, is the toxicity which we send into our rivers, oceans, and lakes in the form of industrial byproducts, coal ash, nuclear waste, etc. Not only will those chemicals, heavy metals, and isotopes affect the local ecosystem, they will also affect the health of humans within several degrees of separation.
Alamo shows very limited runs of niche films. It's not like this is a giant MPAA-related move, whatsoever. Just a relatively small chain trying to keep its business clean and without court appearances.
The anti-piracy thing is usually BS, but coming from this type of business I am less inclined to call them out on it.
Except in Iraq and Afghanistan our troops actually practiced these techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) properly and well.
These half-assed Joe Donut clowns are trying to use the same gear without maintaining the discipline and repetitive training the military possesses. A lot of military guys get out and go police/security forces due to the somewhat similar nature of the jobs, but I find those guys are often the ones who didn't do much on deployment anyway...they're just trying to be tacticool, and are using their DD-214 in order to gain a cushy job.
There is no reason, at all, which a police force needs a fucking MRAP. Except to subjugate the population. Maybe not now, maybe not in 5 or 10 years even...but the unique function of that hardware can have no clearer statement. "Sooner or later, this will be used against all of you."
Since when has it been OK to conduct a no-knock raid on white-collar crime suspects? Or to use pyrotechnics and concussion devices in homes where there are multiple children living in a home with tight quarters?
There was a time where police officers used ingenuity, charm, and patience to disarm situations. This is an actual quote from my friend:
Another Trooper and I took an enforcer for the Vice Lords with a murder warrant in his house, invited in, on a Sunday morning with nothing but a bullshit lie about a another gangster in a fake car wreck.
I wonder how well that would have gone with an MRAP, instead?
What is the risk in waiting another year for this technology to be developed and released?
If they rush it, the best thing we can hope for is something equivalent (plus or minus) to the current controller technology. Honestly, we don't need another Dual Shock or Xbox controller -- the ones we have are great, and there is relatively little improvement to make upon them. They also already work with Steam, nearly flawlessly.
Let Valve take their time and get this right. They might actually start something new, and possibly even innovative, in this rehashed, mundane world of cookie cutter consoles.
Go ahead. Make the guns smarter...we'll keep making people dumber.
Not popular in the DC metro area yet. We have tons of good food, but not that...
I don't particularly have a problem, but I also know where to go. I've just noticed the trend of butchers' shops becoming more centralized. It's more difficult to find a small business or butcher who isn't located in a large grocery store than it was in the 80s or 90s. Granted, I can still go to Costco and get things cut any which way. Availability is there, just not as readily as it once was. Could merely be my perception.
Current society focuses more and more on technology to make cooking easier, quicker, make prepared foods more readily accessible, etc. One area we have not really changed is butchering, except to say that there are far fewer butchers today than a generation ago. There could be no quality cuts of meat without them.
Do you think butchers are a dying breed, or will we see a resurgence within that profession?
The dishwasher will kill quality knives. Handles dry out, the blades are banged around against other knives & dishes or the racks in which they're held...the only thing worse you could do is to utterly neglect them.
I have a $60 Kitchen Aid set which has lasted me for years. Hone the blade on a honing steel every time you use it. Hand wash and dry immediately. Once in a while, maybe 1-2 times a year, get the set sharpened by a local butcher (if you use them regularly). The steel will last a lifetime or more; the handles can even be preserved for generations.
Indeed. YouTube is a great example.
You mistake my intent. I'm not saying these parents should be using violence, but I am stating that it may be worth considering, and that I would have very likely resorted to calculated violence in order to gain my own child back by this point. I consider means which these parents have obviously ruled out by this point.
And as for facts, we have wildly conflicting opinions from two regularly-reputable sources: Tufts and BCH (who was referred by Tufts). The former diagnosed Mitochondrial Disease, which makes sense given the symptoms we know. The latter diagnosed Somatoform Disorder, which is psychological in nature. If there is a dispute, then why have doctors at Tufts not asserted their opinion more fervently, or reconsidered their diagnoses? Why have the doctors at BCH not considered the possibility that Tufts may be right? Why hasn't a completely external review been done on this case, which has been an international headline? After all, most medical professionals consider alternate opinions a good thing.
You don't need a PhD to understand that something is wrong with the medical system, at least in this particular instance. One or more parties are obviously withholding information, being suppressed, or are lying. The real question is: why?
In the meanwhile, I side with the parents. Yes, I am biased because I am a parent myself.