all this episode boils down to is some economically clueless fanboys needed to learn the hard way what the rest of us already know: that a currency backed by a government is obviously better than "free" alternatives
Sure, theoretically. But is the currency you're getting worth the currency you're getting? And are you actually getting equal protection?
If there's missing millions then there's missing fraction-of-millions in taxes. So there's a motivation to go looking for it right there. And then, also, once it's in their hot little hands they can always decide to keep it. Even if all they do is sit on it for a while and then eventually cough it up, it can make them money.
Somebody has a huge fat wallet that they're going to tumble over the months and eventually cash out and unless they screw something up there's not much chance of being caught.
No rush.
"A bit heavy"? Does this means you're obese, but not morbidly obese?
It means I'm fat, kind of like you're a bit of a douchebag.
Double selection bias. People who are good at walking will tend to continue to do it for fun into older age. Meanwhile, while you're hiking, you tend to meet people who hike. Walking is of course great exercise, however. I have asthma and I'm a bit heavy but I'm a good walker, I can walk all day as long as the way isn't too steep.
By the way, is this you?
No, and get a load of that poor fucker's middle name. If my parents gave me a name like that, I'd set shit on fire, too.
No, more like that.
I don't understand this "AC" hatred here in
We hate ACs because AC is mostly used for trolling.
All you need to get a slashdot account is a throwaway email address.
If you have an account, then you become accountable: we can tell whether what you say today matches what you said yesterday. Absent that, we have every reason to believe that you are just some malicious asshole.
I know... I know... this is
...and it's lucky I didn't expect it from you, or I might be upset now.
Lying politicians are not a recent phenomenon. People have always been dishonest, but for some reason the "kids these days" argument remains popular.
So it's acceptable, then, because they've always done it. Gotcha.
I do not know much about minecraft mods but I still seem to remember they are Java as well. If they port minecraft into MS tech (DirecX and C# presumably) what happens to the community mods?
Probably DirectX and C++. And in fact, Microsoft would most likely buy some other game which is close to what they want, then task the studio with making it into Minecraft 2. There are loads of Minecraft clones out there, the trick is finding one which is both technically competent and developed by someone willing to work for Microsoft and sell them their baby.
The existing mods wouldn't work with the new game, obviously. But many Microsoft games have been modded fairly extensively, and Microsoft has even released the sources to one of their games when they were done with it (Allegiance.)
The range on the GoPro's Wi-Fi is so short that someone within Wi-Fi range is a few steps away from physical access anyway.,
So I place a USB wifi stick at the focal point of a baby satellite dish and point it at your camera, cheap and easy
He's not shilling, he's just also not thinking. A lot of people want to believe that they live in a great country, because they think that makes them great. So they shout up their country every chance they get because they think it improves their credibility. Heh heh heh
That's already more effort than most people want to expend for a game. Painting is not fun for many people. It doesn't matter how "easy" you want to make it seem.
Yeah, the game is not for everyone. If you're lazy, you're better off with a computer game. I resemble the remark; I've spent far more time video gaming than miniatures gaming. I may still have some battletech minis here someplace, I definitely still have a small space marines army with a couple of sidecar bikes, a couple of floaters, a land raider, a couple rhinos... Sits in a box.
Tee hee? Fucking idiot.
1) Problem?
2) U Mad, bro?
3) Seriously, it's not worth getting that bent over someone saying something in a way you don't like.
Salt looks like exactly what you're describing.
I see they have a demo, I will try it. Thanks.
Well, considering to compete in a tournament you MUST paint the figures, that already excludes people like me who have NO artistic skill, Or even just fine painting skills.
Look, you only need three paint colors, and primer counts. So you base coat them in either white or black, paint helmets and shoulders in another color, and paint weapons either in gray (or gunmetal, fancy!) for models with black primer, or in black for models with any other color of primer. Now you're done. You don't even have to paint your bases green.
This is not really an arduous requirement. The level of fine motor skill necessary for this level of painting is pretty low, it takes a fair amount just to position your models on any kind of decent playing field, take your measurements and so on. If you can handle that, you should be able to handle the paintwork.
I can understand side tournaments where people compete based on their artistic skill that's unrelated to the main event, but tying the two together means someone like me who can't paint worth a damn won't even bother trying to enter.
Well, that's a valid reason why they're going away. Another is that video gaming now makes the more rules-and-dice tabletop gaming obsolete. The computer now manages all that annoying fiddly stuff. It's really put the boot into warhammer, battletech, and all the other miniatures-heavy games with rulers and protractors and shit-tons of dice, even if they are all D6.
If all else fails, lower your standards.
