I've used GeneWeb and really liked it. Written in OCaml, but appears to be dormant. Nothing much has happened with it for a few years now. Still a pretty good program though.
I don't see a trial version of this on the Bundle site....?
I'd likely pay more money if I knew I liked the games and would play them...but if I was buying sight unseen..I'd be a bit hesitant to put out more than $10 or so...
All the games have demo versions available if you visit the website for the game itself (they're linked to from the Humble Bundle site)
seriously, this is pretty old. physicists working in metrology have been working to redefine the kilogram for at least the last few decades
Does anybody not see irony in this? Amazon originally started off as an online retailer/clearinghouse helping people purchase hard to find books through affiliated second hand book sellers.
Playing devil's advocate, is it really so bad though? initial "bottom feeder" reaction aside, the thrift store/used book seller makes a sale and presumably makes a little profit, scanner guy posts a listing, makes a sale and some profit, book buyer gets a book they're after. Scanner guy just becomes a middle man, the same way Amazon started off.
That said, I'll stick with my initial bottom feeder reaction and agree with what backwardmechanic said.
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