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I know The Oatmeal is funny and all, but the game looks somewhat ridiculous like you'd play it one time and after that it would just be the novelty of the card design. well, maybe that's it. As a card player and gamer it doesn't look that great. But again, Kickstarer is...wait here it is....
Kickstarter is the consumer paying for marketing.
That's it. There's no product on Kickstarter. Instead you are buying the marketing.
Just like American Idol -- let's get the people to pay for marketing, then after that, there is no "product". Ingenious!! and/or EVIL!!
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Sander Rossel wrote: It certainly DOES mean you wouldn't write it if you didn't get paid
Right after I finished that other reply I thought about this sentence above that you said.
Honestly, I've written quite a few articles here that probably have some value and I've written tons of software that I am happy I created and received something other than remuneration. I honestly do create tons of stuff whether I'm going to get paid or not.
I like who I become as I create. Now, with that said, I certainaly wouldn't turn down $1USD or $1 billion USD if someone were to pay me.
Sorry I'm replying so much, this topic just really makes me think.
None of us can ever be paid what we are worth -- but many people believe that is what it has to do with. We have far more value than money.
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newton.saber wrote: None of us can ever be paid what we are worth We have a saying in Dutch, freely translated "it's worth what the nut pays for it", or you're worth as much as someone is willing to pay. If someone is willing to pay you a couple of millions for picking your nose then picking your nose is suddenly a very valuable skill. Even though it's worthless to everybody else.
It's like beauty... It lies in the eye of the beholder
My blog[ ^]
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Very well said and so true.
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I like dance and or techno reeeel quiet when I code.
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Desktop browser continues to bleed user share; combined desktop + mobile share falls under 10%. Once, huge flocks roamed the web, now only Yahoo keeps them alive. Won't you donate today to keep this majestic beast going?
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Actually, it's 16%, according to StatCounter. Net Applications use "gamed" data to generate browser stats.
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Well, that's much better then
TTFN - Kent
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it would be a good browser if they occasionally matched up a free with a malloc
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OpenDNS develops filter that can recognize exploit pages before they're served up. This might save me when my fingers type 'coedproject.com' again
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Is that a Freudian slip there Kent?
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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I actually checked to make sure it wasn't one of those sites. It had me a little worried at first.
TTFN - Kent
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We love being open with everything we do (including infrastructure), and really consider it one of the best job perks we have. So here’s how and why we upgrade a data center. Pffft. Like StackExchange knows anything about network traffic.
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This partnership has been very productive and rewarding experience for us, and as part of this collaboration, we're happy to announce that Angular 2 will now be built with TypeScript. We're looking forward to seeing what people will be able to do with these new tools and continuing to work with the Angular team to improve the experience for Angular developers.
Awesome!
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JMK-NI wrote: Awesome! Sure! Especially if you have an Angular 1 project that you can not update, but only re-write...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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What happened to Felipe Peréz? One theory suggests he was abducted by a sophisticated organized crime syndicate, and then forced into a hacker brigade that builds and services the cartel’s hidden, backcountry communications infrastructure. They’re the Geek Squads to some of the biggest mafia-style organizations in the world.
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Companies are slow to switch out trusted databases, but NoSQL is having an impact. Matt Asay explains. SELECT * FROM databases WHERE hype>roof
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All of the materials (videos, programming in Scratch, and lesson plans) are freely available online, so parents—whether homeschooling or not—and kids with a lot of initiative can check out the lessons themselves. "Teach your children well"
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In the upcoming Linux 4.0, you may never need to reboot your operating system ever again – or at least, hardly ever. "Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
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One of the bigger announcements to come out of today's Microsoft GDC event was that cross-platform gaming is going to include cross-buy, a service that allows people to buy a compatible game once and then play it across all of their devices. Assuming that game is FreeCell
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A group of software companies this week proposed a set of development standards for enterprise apps that could make it easier for IT to manage and secure Android and iOS apps using popular EMM products. "I don't share your greed, the only card I need is the Ace Of Spades"
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But the game never ends when your whole world depends
On the turn of a friendly card!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Microsoft is finally letting developers build apps for the Xbox One. While the software maker has had a private SDK since the console's launch, that will start to go a lot more public today. Next stop: your own Halo franchise
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This showed up in my CP Daily News:
http://www.itworld.com/article/2891140/study-finds-that-refactoring-doesn-t-improve-code-quality.html[^]
So - we have a study in one country at one school by one "research" group on one application with only a small sample of testers.
And this gets published as though it were worth something?
Perhaps a New topic heading in the Daily News: "Stop Embarrassing Yourself"
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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We probably could have at least one article a day that's mockable, yes. Especially editorial pieces, of course.
TTFN - Kent
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