Comment Re:dd (Score 5, Funny) 452
.. they reprogrammed the Voyager 2 spacecraft to take photos of poorly-lit Uranus.
Couldn't they have just turned on the lights in the bathroom?
(Face it, you knew an ass joke was imminent.)
.. they reprogrammed the Voyager 2 spacecraft to take photos of poorly-lit Uranus.
Couldn't they have just turned on the lights in the bathroom?
(Face it, you knew an ass joke was imminent.)
The trolls only ask for what they know they can get way with... think of mosquitoes.
That's not being very nice to mosquitoes. One is a blood sucking insect that carries disease and pestilence and is almost impossible to defend against - the other is a mosquito.
Put your Minecraft fanboyism aside, Mojang isn't even at 100m USD in revenue yet. The guy himself may be 'hideously rich' but the company isn't some juggernaut.
They definitely have over 100 million in revenue now. Minecraft has built 80 million in sales since March
The XBox 360 version came out in May, and has sold over 3 million units. The Xbox 360 version costs $20 USD (1600 MS Points). Simple arithmetic gives me $60 million in XBLA sales. Mojang gets at least 1/3rd of that, which is enough too push them over the $100 million mark.
Yeah, I wouldn't say 'hideously rich'. While Mojang's revenue is relatively high, their EBITDA is relatively low. I believe they are making a much higher margin on their pocket editions and XBox 360 version (linked article is before these) so that's good. If it was just Notch still working on these then I'd agree but he's got a fair-sized business running now with all the associated costs. Not to say he's poor, I think he's just in the 'extremely comfortable' zone right now.
I mean a place like Hawaii (90% of food is imported).
It doesn't have to be. The Hawaiian people did pretty well long before Captain Cook ever knew it existed.
But, I get your point. And Mars ain't Maui. If one to run out of food you can't just go fishing or grab a coconut off of a tree.
Take out the shag carpet and mirrors.
Step 2: Replace with new shag carpet, new mirrors, and LED mood lighting
My recollection is that it's still in there. Are you sure?
It is in there. However, it's not in effect until 2014.
Luigi is that you?
No! Itsa me, Mario!
This guy is 800X a man than any of you ever will be simply because he is actually doing something other than being a tool like the rest of you.
Oh please, he's AT MOST only 750X the man I am.
* Causing the financial crisis (he wasn't in the senate when most of the deregulation occurred that caused the problems)
Also, I love it when he gets blamed for the bank bailout. That happened a month or two before the election and was, for the most part, the final straw for McCain and many other Republican candidates.
* Taking away your guns (actually, the only gun-related legislation he passed made it legal to carry guns in national parks)
This was a bigger worry when the Democrats controlled the House and Senate. Pelosi is a left-wing nutcase who would've done it if given the chance but they targetted healthcare instead. Also, there are major import regulations that have caused spikes in prices due to decreased supply, this is due to the Feds.
You missed one though. He gets blamed for not getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan 'like he said he would'. Iraq, yes, he said he was going to get us out as quickly as possible but never promised a timeline (Hillary Clinton was promising 6-12 months) . However, Afghanistan was a target of his to ramp up, commonly saying in debates that Iraq was a distraction and not the real threat of terrorism (at the time of invasion).
... Doc Brown fills with household garbage, including a banana peel and some beer, to power the iconic time-traveling DeLorean. While we're still some way from such direct means of running our cars on table scraps...
The Mr. Fusion only powered the Flux Capacitor not the DeLorean. The DeLorean still ran on gasoline and is why Marty gets stuck back in 1885 when the arrow pierces the gas tank.
He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. -- Bion