Brokkr

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

2 x 10^34 for those people who like to use numbers to represent numbers in a sane way.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's a bad headline, means negative for the day.

Although commodity futures can go negative in unusual situations. During the pandemic, oil prices went negative because demand was low and production was still high, so the cost of storing it was driving the price down. The fact that it went negative was mostly due to speculators though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

You should be able to select the version of the game that you want. Right click, manage,... ??? I forgot the rest but it's fairly obvious from what I remember. You can just pick the most stable build of 1.## from the drop down.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They were very careful in how they worded the request. They are not asking for people to change their voting behavior, only to create a plan, and to make some public statements.

Obviously, the latter part is fine but the voting plan doesn't require that someone actually change their behavior. They are definitely skirting the line, but I'm sure they had the help of a lawyer when they made this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think this is why they usually go after the people distributing the data for copywriter infringement, and not the people who use the data.

It may not be stealing, but it definitely is copywriter infringement.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I think all of your points were covered in the video, sometimes almost verbatim.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Going into debt is how they "print" money. Those are the same thing. Having debt isn't necessarily a bad thing though, but creating too much money can increase inflation. If not handled carefully it would collapse the economy as you elide over.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Market cap doesn't say how much cash they have available. For that, look at cash on hand which publicaly traded companies need to report

MS has about 75B cash on hand, so they could afford this themselves. They will probably argue that it will bring jobs and expertise to the state. ~~Also, it's a loan, so the interest will generate funding for the state as well.~~ nevermind, not a loan from the state, so no interest would go to the state.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

There was 22 years between the first air date of that 70s show (98) and the year it was set in (76).

There was a 28 year difference for that 90s show. I never watched that 90s show, but I'm guessing the reason for its limited success has more to do with the quality and the nature of the current streaming environment than the setting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Was this just a plug for the service you're trying to sell?

The post seems like a blatantly obvious sales pitch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The question is moot from both sides of the deal, but understanding why is important.

For something like a game, you will only ever pay approximately what you think a game is "worth". How you determine that value is entirely up to you and should be based on your own opinions and beliefs. Therefore, if you derive value from supporting niche developers, that's great for you and you should continue to do so as you wish. If you don't value that quite as much, then wait for a sale price that does.

Your individual decisions will not affect the decisions of publishers and developers.

Their decisions will take into account the total profit that they think a game can provide over its lifetime. This is determined by the initial price and sales as well as future discount prices and sales. The way they estimate the potential profit of a new project is based on past data. If they see most of their sales at launch time, they will price the game accordingly. If they see more revenue over time from sales, then they will price the game accordingly. As long as they continue to hit those goals, then they will continue making products for those audiences.

Therefore, the best way to support the projects you like is to buy the game when the price justifies the value to you. That is buy it whenever you want. The only way to not support (I am purposefully avoiding the word hurt) the publisher and developer is to pirate the games.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

They usually aren't used to remove a bulk of the material. That is done with a chisel usually. They are very good at cleaning up the last surface and sneaking up on a perfect fit.

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