It's interesting that the average price donated is inversely proportional to the number of games available on that platform.

All good points but you may have gotten a little over zealous. He was kidding about the dog.

Now that more and more of us are finding ways to cut out the commercials, they have to be hidden in the content.
As others have said, I don't mind if they are done "right" (and there is a fine line of course). My main concern is that this will go the same way cable TV did.
 
First, they rationalize that they need this because there are fewer and fewer eyeballs hitting the commercials.
Next, they will find a way to enforce the 10 minutes of commercials per 1/2 hour of programming.
???
Finally, PROFIT!
 
We'll finally achieve life as depicted in the Demolition Man (was that parody or just really good product placement?)

If I remember correctly, he is able to run the same speed with less energy expended. I'd call that an unfair advantage.
 
    I don't mind him competing though, there are physical limitations to how fast a human can run, swim, etc. and I don't think the human body evolves fast enough to make things interesting. I just don't want mediocre athletes making this an elective surgery in an attempt to become great.

You're being overly technical. They've managed to change the 4G definition by consensus through a massive marketing campaign.

So we have a source:

July 13 2010
U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan
"The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html

My guess is that we knew about these before we went in but just now 'discovered' them.

Wow... Perfectly played sir.

I still chuckle when someone tells me they just bought a bluray player.
 
I ask why because
1. powerdvd (and it's equivalents) will upconvert
2. you can buy a upconvert dvd player for $35
 
My tinfoil hat tells me that they just want us to buy the same shit in a different format.

Facebook allows way too much communication and freedom. Both are dangerous to their regime.

That's what I came here to say but couldn't remember the term for it.
 
  The more the customer knows the more leverage they have in the process.
 
This reminds me of the outcry the music/movie industry has had in the past. The broke the world up into regions so they could maximize their profits by setting prices 'appropriate' to the region. When the internet developed, we learned that we could purchase the movies/music for cheaper if we purchased from a different region. Why should a movie cost me more because I make more money than someone in a different region?

Your examples reminded me why the MOTY distinction can be ignored.
 
Combine this with Barbara Walters naming Jersey shore one of the top 10 most fascinating people and I want to try to jump off of this planet and swim to a new one.

Next they'll expect us to share a desk too:

http://movieclips.com/Mkivg-brazil-movie-the-moving-desk/

I'm sitting in about 64 ft^2. It sucks but I like making money too.

Well, you can choose to vacation elsewhere. I remember reading a few years ago that the American tourist industry was starting to feel the hurt from the TSA's practices. I don't think this new round of stupidity is going to help. Perhaps the travel/tourist lobby will buy some legislation for the poor citizenry.
 
  If you have to travel there for business? Make sure to ship all your electronics in advance and remember that your employer is paying you to get groped.
 
  Hope it helps!

Nah, She really is Fist In, First Out

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