That's a distinction with out meaning.

Yes, the popular vote usually matters for something. Unless you live in one of the few states that do not bind the electors to the popular vote.

Because there's clearly no state interest in denying a citizen's right to consensually enter a union with another citizen.

There's clearly state interest in keeping majority populations from being able to coopt minority property.

Electors in the electoral college are often bound to popular election results as a matter of state law.

How is that not winning?

You're enabling awful business practices by publishers to push shit out the door.

The only two games I'm seriously looking forward to are Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain and Street Fighter V.

Both of which I'm guessing won't have these problems. I don't know why Japanese devs aren't having these problems but western ones are.

You're already at +5. I wish there was +6, Jesus I Need a Drink

That's where Beats 1 radio and Connect come in. The music on Beats 1 is specifically curated to stop this problem and Connect is meant to allow up and coming artists to upload music and interact with fans.

I don't think Connect is going to be a success by any measure but I think that Eddy Cue's team cares a lot about that particular problem.

If you look at the business model, selling 10 dollar a month subscriptions is going to run dry if you're just going to play the same songs over and over again from the same artists. If you can convince people to listen for new music and curated playlists from DJs with incredibly good taste, then they keep subscribing. This was the Beats Radio business model and I'm not shocked Apple bought them.

The record industry needs Apple more than Apple needs the record industry. It's clear the recording industry is full of idiots who couldn't sell a popsicle to a man in hell. Meanwhile, new acts are showing up all the time and they're not monetizing this huge sea of amazing music because they're all stuck in the Top 40's mindset where they promote a few acts. It has become easier than ever to put together something that sounds amazing in your own home.

I was looking at this and Hololens and was kind of excited. I'm not a fan of Microsoft, but hey, they're putting out some cool stuff.

Then I found out for your $150, they're not giving you a play and charge battery.

Bollocks. What the fuck Microsoft? At least it's controllable over USB now.

I grew up in Las Vegas.

That would be a non starter.

Plus this is in the notoriously humid Pacific North West. Doesn't get very hot, relative to Vegas but it does get a littttllle damp.

HOW?! Force feedback has been a part of the HID spec for ages.

"Yeah, you're just going to have to sit in the sweltering heat during summer school until ThunderfuckThor69 sends us the PSU we need for a 30 year old computer made by a company very few of you have ever heard of."

Yeah, that'd go over well with me as a kid. Or my parents.

I think casual is where it gets less fun because if one casual player in a pool of several casual players pulls better cards than everyone else, especially at common and uncommon, pulling a Comet Storm in your rare slot in a pack of Modern Masters 2015 is that much worse.

I don't think Wizards is just going to sit by and let this happen though. My huge hope is that with standard going to two, two set blocks coming soon with Origins, this is going to make WotC R&D tighten up sets and have less chaff.

I think if they really wanted to balance better for casual, they should stick better cards in preconstructed decks.

It'd also help with the problem where even slightly less casual play like FNM events get less painful in the wallet with great cards being near giveaways. It'd be great for game shops on the second hand market too. I'm guessing that enough people would more willing to spend at 15 bucks per card than at 30 or 40. The price on Thoughtseize completely sucks at 20 bucks, and prior to the reprint in Theros it was *60*.

that's not stoping Wizards from printing crap like Scion of Ugin and Comet Storm...

*grumbles*

Somewhere out there, a tree is working tirelessly to produce air for us to breathe, then it gets cut down and turned into crap bulk cards.

Move over Golden Girls, a new favorite spam troll is in town.

The downside to paywalls is that it restricts access.

The upside to paywalls is that it means that comments sections aren't full of bullshit and trolling.

I might be willing to pay for paywalls on second thought.