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tikay
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Quote from: AlunB on September 29, 2014, 12:25:40 PM
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 12:15:23 PM
Quote from: horseplayer on September 29, 2014, 12:09:52 PM
Think you will enjoy this Tikay, David suggested it on the Tv Thread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04jmx7l/marvellous
Thanks John, someone told me about this chap.
I'll have a watch tonight, thank you.
I employed a young lass with cerebal palsy once, she effectively only had use of one arm, & even that was wobbly. JNK went apeshit at first. To be fair, I did employ her as a typist.......
Anyway, she was the best kid you could ever dream of employing. She wanted to PROVE she was as good as anyone else, & she typed as fast as anyone, but with one hand, & just spent all day trying to help others. In 5 years with me, she went into hossie 11 times to have her "useless" arm re-set, but she never once complained.
I don't exactly know what "salt of the earth" means but she was proper salt
.
Interestingly that has two rather contradictory meanings.
So it would seem. Help yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_of_the_earth
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September 29, 2014, 12:43:08 PM »
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 11:50:04 AM
So we can assume there is still plenty of exploitave mileage in Minecraft, Microsoft don't pay 2.5 Billy for a dead duck.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here and assume you're being
faux naïf
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Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:43:08 PM
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 11:50:04 AM
So we can assume there is still plenty of exploitive mileage in Minecraft, Microsoft don't pay 2.5 Billy for a dead duck.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here and assume you're being
faux naïf
.
Not at all Dr Marbles, you'll need to explain.
Could it be that they are trying to kill the opposition for some self-serving reason?
I can just imagine you being a Minecrafter, with all those infinite (but not infinite) horizons.
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In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
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Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
Ahh, gotcha, my Irony-Meter is in for repair.
I'm sure they make a mistake or two along the way, but when you make $22 billy in a year, as Microsoft do, they are hardly betting the shop. Maybe they collect a few duds along the way, but the end result seems quite impressive to me.
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My 9yr old grandsons are both hooked on Minecraft and Clash of Clans**
I attempted to learn how it all worked so that I could join in with them occasionally. Epic fail.
The one that lives with us is especially hooked on videos by a gent called stampylongnose who makes a living through his YouTube channel.
See his interview on BBC Breakfast here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICmWVI8Dm8
There are many others making similar videos.
** Clash of Clans isn't a sandbox game, it's more of a conflict/adventure game. Played on the ipad, you can download a basic version for free if you want to.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:19:45 PM »
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
Ahh, gotcha, my Irony-Meter is in for repair.
I'm sure they make a mistake or two along the way, but when you make $22 billy in a year, as Microsoft do, they are hardly betting the shop. Maybe they collect a few duds along the way, but the end result seems quite impressive to me.
Monopolies are great
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:20:27 PM »
Quote from: david3103 on September 29, 2014, 01:19:13 PM
My 9yr old grandsons are both hooked on Minecraft and Clash of Clans**
I attempted to learn how it all worked so that I could join in with them occasionally. Epic fail.
The one that lives with us is especially hooked on videos by a gent called stampylongnose who makes a living through his YouTube channel.
See his interview on BBC Breakfast here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICmWVI8Dm8
There are many others making similar videos.
** Clash of Clans isn't a sandbox game, it's more of a conflict/adventure game. Played on the ipad, you can download a basic version for free if you want to.
Don't. Whatever you do don't do that.
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September 29, 2014, 01:21:32 PM »
Quote from: horseplayer on September 29, 2014, 12:09:52 PM
Think you will enjoy this Tikay, David suggested it on the Tv Thread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04jmx7l/marvellous
Baldock recommended it, I merely posted a link.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:25:49 PM »
Quote from: david3103 on September 29, 2014, 01:19:13 PM
My 9yr old grandsons are both hooked on Minecraft and Clash of Clans**
I attempted to learn how it all worked so that I could join in with them occasionally. Epic fail.
The one that lives with us is especially hooked on videos by a gent called stampylongnose who makes a living through his YouTube channel.
See his interview on BBC Breakfast here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICmWVI8Dm8
There are many others making similar videos.
** Clash of Clans isn't a sandbox game, it's more of a conflict/adventure game. Played on the ipad, you can download a basic version for free if you want to.
Thank you David, but I'm not even going to look, just thinking about Minecraft has caused my varicose veins to play up.
I did look up "sandbox games", could not help myself.
Guess where I found it?
Techopedia
There must be a
pedia
for everything these days. I discovered
Murderpedia
last week. (Very good it is, too).
Maybe there is a sexpedia, an allotmentpedia, a pylonpedia or even a pokerpedia?
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:26:34 PM »
Quote from: AlunB on September 29, 2014, 01:20:27 PM
Quote from: david3103 on September 29, 2014, 01:19:13 PM
My 9yr old grandsons are both hooked on Minecraft and Clash of Clans**
I attempted to learn how it all worked so that I could join in with them occasionally. Epic fail.
The one that lives with us is especially hooked on videos by a gent called stampylongnose who makes a living through his YouTube channel.
See his interview on BBC Breakfast here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICmWVI8Dm8
There are many others making similar videos.
** Clash of Clans isn't a sandbox game, it's more of a conflict/adventure game. Played on the ipad, you can download a basic version for free if you want to.
Don't. Whatever you do don't do that.
No danger of that Alun.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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Quote from: AlunB on September 29, 2014, 01:19:45 PM
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
Ahh, gotcha, my Irony-Meter is in for repair.
I'm sure they make a mistake or two along the way, but when you make $22 billy in a year, as Microsoft do, they are hardly betting the shop. Maybe they collect a few duds along the way, but the end result seems quite impressive to me.
Monopolies are great
To the victor, the spoils & all that, & if they beat the rest, good luck to them, that seems fine to me, even if the EC Commission takes umbrage with them.
I have no issue with successful (near) monopolies such as Microsoft, Apple, google, & Ryanair.
I fancy we'd best not debate that one.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:36:34 PM »
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:29:55 PM
Quote from: AlunB on September 29, 2014, 01:19:45 PM
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
Ahh, gotcha, my Irony-Meter is in for repair.
I'm sure they make a mistake or two along the way, but when you make $22 billy in a year, as Microsoft do, they are hardly betting the shop. Maybe they collect a few duds along the way, but the end result seems quite impressive to me.
Monopolies are great
To the victor, the spoils & all that, & if they beat the rest, good luck to them, that seems fine to me, even if the EC Commission takes umbrage with them.
I have no issue with successful (near) monopolies such as Microsoft, Apple, google, & Ryanair.
I fancy we'd best not debate that one.
You feel we would violently disagree? I'm not so sure. Would you class either Apple or Ryanair as a (near) monopoly? Not sure I would.
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September 29, 2014, 01:36:36 PM »
A lad I play small-ball SNG's with - (he only plays up to £3, but I'm a High Roller, I go as big as £10) won a Freeroll yesteday using his "points", & ended up playing the £110 entry £30,000 Super Roller last night.
He was bricking it, & wrote to me for advice.
I can't give poker advice, all I could do was make soothing noises, "don't play scared, enjoy" etc.
First job I did this morning was look up the result - he finished 20th, for £278.
It's not exactly Plinop-land, but to a lad with a £20 or £25 bankroll, never paid more than £3 to enter any poker thing, that is HUGE.
We were all there once, too (I'm working my way back), do you remember the buzz you got from that first "big" win? I certainly do, every tiny detail, where what when & how.
Amazing how addictive it is too, once we've had that first bink.
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Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary
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September 29, 2014, 01:37:09 PM »
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:29:55 PM
Quote from: AlunB on September 29, 2014, 01:19:45 PM
Quote from: tikay on September 29, 2014, 01:04:13 PM
Quote from: AndrewT on September 29, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
In 2007 Microsoft paid $6.3bn for a company called aQuantive - five years later they wrote down the value of the acquisition by, er, $6.2bn...
They've also recently paid $7bn for Nokia, and that's hardly in robust health.
Ahh, gotcha, my Irony-Meter is in for repair.
I'm sure they make a mistake or two along the way, but when you make $22 billy in a year, as Microsoft do, they are hardly betting the shop. Maybe they collect a few duds along the way, but the end result seems quite impressive to me.
Monopolies are great
To the victor, the spoils & all that, & if they beat the rest, good luck to them, that seems fine to me, even if the EC Commission takes umbrage with them.
I have no issue with successful (near) monopolies such as Microsoft, Apple, google, & Ryanair.
I fancy we'd best not debate that one.
Apple aren't a monopoly, they just have incomprehensibly high customer loyalty
Isn't the issue that you can't assess them as having that good judgement if a company just happens to get lucky with timing and is able to corner the market before anyone else realises how important that market is going to be?
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