Comment Re:I don't want to be tracked (Score 3, Insightful) 244
Your complain is like signing up to a dating site and then complaining how the girls won't leave you alone.
I highly doubt most
Comment Maturity (Score 1) 425
I skipped my senior year of high school to attend The Clarkson School, a program that basically combines year 12 with freshman year in college, and the maturity issue was extremely apparent, in hindsight. Although, interacting with those of an older age was extremely beneficial in providing a "quick start" to collegiate learning and young adult development.
Submission + - Verizon and Skype to hold press conference at MWC (vzw.com)
MyBrotherSteve writes: Verizon Wireless and Skype will hold a joint press conference during the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona next week, at 11:15 a.m. EST / 8:15 a.m. PST on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. What exactly they will talk about remains to be seen, however, speculation runs from an approved Skype over CDMA app to a co-branded phone. Some speculations are obviously more credible than others.
Submission + - 'Riddick 3' is Somehow Being Made 1
Hugh Pickens writes: "Scott Harris writes on Moviefone that the economics of Hollywood are often baffling, as DVD sales, broadcast fees and merchandising tie-ins balance against advertising costs and pay-or-play deals to form an accounting maze. The latest example is the untitled sequel to the sci-fi stinkbomb 'Chronicles of Riddick' which as you may recall, was released back in 2004 to a slew of negative reviews and general viewer indifference. Despite its hefty $105 million budget, most of which was spent on special effects, the film topped out at a paltry $57 million domestically. So how can a sequel be made if the original lost money? The answer has to do with ancillary profits from revenue streams outside the box office. While the combined $116 million worldwide probably still didn't cover distribution and advertising costs, it likely brought the film close to even, meaning DVD sales and profits from the tie-in video game franchise may have put the movie in the black. In addition, 'Riddick' itself was a sequel to 'Pitch Black,' a modestly budgeted ($23 million) success back in 2000. Extending the franchise to a third film may help boost ancillary profits by introducing the 'Pitch Black' and 'Chronicles of Riddick' DVDs and merchandise to new audiences, meaning that the new film may not even need to break even to eventually turn a profit for the studio giving new hope to beleaguered fans of 'Howard the Duck' and 'The Island.'"
