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  • On the post: The Misconceptions Of 'Free' Abound; Why Do Brains Stop At The Zero?

    Johnny Shade ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2011 @ 05:21pm

    TANSTAAFL

    This is taken from Robert Heinlen's book "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" It stands for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch". Basically, for those of you that just seem to be floored by your internal "divide by Zero" error, here's an example of how it works. You offer a FREE Buffet (food) but the person MUST buy 2 drinks (liquid) to get the FREE buffett. The drinks are priced so as to cover the total cost of the drinks, themselves, AND the avergage cost of food that one customer eats along with a profit margin. The !!FOOD!! is free, you make your money off the "DRINKS". Apply this to your issues with "free" and "business models". hopefully this will get through to those who just don't seem to get it

  • On the post: Woman Sues Facebook After Getting Banned

    Johnny Shade ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2010 @ 10:19am

    Re: Re:

    OMG just read the posts you refer to. Have several friends with varying degrees of bi-polar. This one needs to watch her med levels, which is one of the classic stuggles with bi-polar.

  • On the post: Woman Sues Facebook After Getting Banned

    Johnny Shade ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2010 @ 09:28am

    Re: ADA Title III

    The rulings that you reference all concern "physical access" to a "brick-and-mortar establishment". This has nothing to do with that. Ms. Young can access the internet. What Ms. Young is upset about is that Facebook has exercised it's right, under agreed upon terms and conditions, to ban her for harassment. This has nothing to do with her "constitutional" rights of the ADA

  • On the post: Valve Exec Explains How To Compete With Piracy

    Johnny Shade ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2009 @ 07:25pm

    Re: Re: Re: Interesting but not going to work.

    The issue is one of much wider scope.
    First and formost, Valve is NOT a non/not for profit organization. They are in business to make money.
    This, in of itself, is not a bad thing.
    The issue is actually one of the most often misquoted verses of the Judeo-Christian bible.
    "Money is the root of all evil" is incorrect.
    The actual phrase translates better as "The LUST for money is the root of all evil"
    If you consider this, you will see how this affects most, if not all, of early 21st century human interactions