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Comment Solution for this (Score 2) 301

As ohers have previously said, the problem here is that the tickets prices were not high enough (in a free market sense).

The solution would be to sell the tickets at the right price, that is, the price consumers are willing to pay.

I think a system like this would do the job

1. The day tickets go on sale, charge an outrageous amount (say, $100,000).
2. Then gradually decrease prices each day (or even every hour)
3. Last day the tickets would go on sale for $1

In that way, each person would decide which is the "right" price to pay. Do you *really* want to see this show? Would you risk missing it because you want to save a few bucks and wait until tomorrow? Do you think it would be a good deal to buy tickets now and resell them later for a profit? OK go ahead. How many tickets? At which price? Are you sure you will be able to sell them, considering that people willing to pay a higher price already had the opportunity to do so and refused?

Comment Wrong title (Score 0, Redundant) 478

Quoting from Wikipedia

The [Immaculate Conception] doctrine states that, from the first moment of her existence, Mary was preserved by God from the Original Sin and filled with sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth. Catholics believe Mary "was free from any personal or hereditary sin". Mary's immaculate conception should not be confused with the [virginal] Incarnation of her son Jesus Christ; the conception of Jesus is celebrated as the Annunciation to Mary. Catholics do not believe that Mary, herself, was the product of a Virgin Birth

Comment Re:VisualAge? (Score 1) 198

Indeed. Early versions of Eclipse had an icon in the toolbar to switch between a complete file view and an "only the method you are working on" view. I suspect that feature was introduced to allow a smooth transition from VisualAge. I don't think that icon is so prominent on current Eclipse incarnations, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is still there, buried somewhere.

Television

Submission + - True Volume Control, Does It Exist? 1

Annoyed Couch Potato writes: "As an Australian I am subject to abuse of my ear drums by the commercial television networks. When ever the ads begin, the volume sky rockets.

Furthermore, many movies seem to suffer from whispering vocals and booming effects.

Does a true volume control system exist, that would allow me to keep my television at a reasonably constant volume automatically?"
Power

Submission + - All-Magnet Motor Demo -- by Steorn Observers (peswiki.com)

sterlingda writes: "Back in July of 2005, Steorn embarrassed themselves by hosting a world-viewing demo of what was supposed to be a free energy device that defies the laws of physics. Unfortunately, their demo was botched. Meanwhile, a couple of Steorn forum members have been kicking around ideas for how to build an all-magnet motor with no other motive force. One of them shot a video showing acceleration of the device, but he doesn't seem to realize what he's accomplished. After the operator gives it a kick start, and gets the secondary counter-rotating magnet in sync, the motor accelerates to 1700 rpm, while the secondary magnet is spinning at 4200 rpms. When the operator holds two of the three secondary magnets (which are apparently interfering) stationary, the assembly accelerates further (secondary goes to around 5,000 rpm, as measured by an optical tachometer)."
Operating Systems

Submission + - Why Users Wait for OS Upgrades (osweekly.com)

LNXPhrak writes: "According to OSWeekly.com author Brandon Watts, users wait to upgrade their operating systems for a variety of reasons. These reasons include: "With that said, I do understand why people hold out for a little bit before they get onboard with something new like an operating system. I expect this delay of adoption with Windows, but in talking with my fellow Mac users, I discovered that several of them had also decided that they would skip buying one of the first Leopard discs and instead wait for the first update to be released before they upgraded. I'd be doing good if I could hold out that long, but I can't. I just have to see what all the fuss is about."
Mozilla

Submission + - Firefox 3 Reviewed: A Disappointment (osweekly.com)

oopensource writes: "According to OSWeekly.com's latest review of Firefox 3, it's not quite up to standards. "What pains me the most is that Firefox has not even achieved the full market share that a version 1 mindset might have allowed for. Back then, it was fast, and there was a genuine feeling like the users were being heard with the functionality that future releases would offer. Today, this seems to be a thing of the past. I can say that outside of the still very cool add-ons, I find it really hard to get myself too excited about the next release of Firefox, and this is sad. Here in the near future, I will take the next release for a test run, but remain firmly committed not to do so until Firefox 3 is officially released, as to be fair to the developers."
Communications

Submission + - The company with a rolodex that includes everyone (photo-mark.com)

Mrs. Grundy writes: "If you have ever wondered how you can dial a phone number and be instantly connected to another phone on a different company's network, you may be surprised to learn that one company, NeuStar bears the sole responsibility for maintaining and operating the database that routes all phone calls in North America. The New York Times is running a short interview with the chairman and chief executive of this company that I (and I suspect most people) have never heard of yet plays a central role in every phone call we make. From the interview: "NeuStar is the North American numbering plan administrator. If a telephone company needs the telephone number for one of its end users, they've got to come to NeuStar." The article touches on how they headed off the potential problem of running out of ten-digit phone numbers and how they work as middlemen between the various service providers, none of whom would trust the other to manage this important data."
Space

Submission + - Solar Cycle 24 has officially started (wordpress.com)

radioweather writes: "Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle. The signal for the start of a new cycle is sighting a particular kind of sunspot. That wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot emerged on the surface of the sun today. Just a few months ago, an "All Quiet Alert" had been issued for the sun. This reversed polarity sunspot today marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the sun's return back to Solar Maximum. Solar Cycle 24 has been the subject of much speculation due to competing forecasts on whether it will be a highly active or a quiet low cycle. If it is a low cycle, it may very well be a test of validity for some CO2 based AGW theories. Only time will tell."
Television

Submission + - Did Warner Brothers Just Kill HD DVD? (nytimes.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The NY Times reports: In addition to Apple, Warner Brothers is now going to throw its weight behind the Blu-ray format for high-definition disks. Warner has been the only major studio to publish its movies in both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Today, the studio announced that from now on, it would only issue movies in Blu-ray. Richard Greenfield, the media analyst with Pali Research, wrote that this marks the end of the format wars: "We expect HD DVD to 'die' a quick death."

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