also former Navy Nuke

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You keep using that word. It does not mean what you think it means. Quit being ignorant and take the time to educate yourself.

spoken by somewhat who needs to get laid... ... lighten up, Francis.

No, I'm not going to go look it up and yes, I'm sure it's been asked before. What, exactly, am I paying a monthly subscription for?*

*Actually, I'm not. I just moved and I elected to not transfer my service. There are better things to do with my time than watch TV. That includes reading Slashdot. Let that sink in. Posting on message board is a more worthwhile endeavor than watching the tripe spewing from Hollywood. You, personally, have made it such a miserable experience that I'm simply no longer willing to put up with your garbage. So, on a personal note, thank you.

For fuck's sake just shut up and leave politics out of it. You were going with a great point and I agreed with you. Then you had to ruin it (and of course I still agree wih your point) and douche out. Thanks.

yeah, yeah, replying to myself is bad form...

If the argument against my comment was that it was over a decade ago, then you missed my point. Trust, once violated, is exceedingly difficult to regain, especially when you don't change your ways.

Is it because Microsoft is a convicted predatory monopolist?

I'm sorry but bullshit. In the RPG-industry (and probably others), which have been doing POD/e-books for at least a decade, it's always understood that e-versions cost half the print-versions. Amazon kept doing that. The big-name publishers are just greedy.

You know you're attacking the victim, right? And making generalizations about him? And notice how he didn't agree with his father and moved out over it, and yet you're claiming he towed the line? Nice.

Fact: Racism cuts both ways.

Pretty sure it's Kokusai, with a K, not H. We went by HiKE (Hi Kay Eee). I worked there for almost five years.