Posts by E net

Some Good Guys, even here

You do occasionally come across someone who really knows what they are talking about and you end up having an intertesting conversation. The last time was I think we a student and AV hobbyist so he I suppose he was just doing this for quick cash.

Right to Left language use? Not according to the Welcome Screen

Hmm. Looking at the welcome screen, Arabic users (and maybe any right to left users) can basically forget it.

Not the most useless Union ever

The Society of Telecom Executives (union) took decisive action against the cuts and poor working conditions by have multiple strikes on our BT campus..............................in their lunch hour!

I know it has been said before but..

The list is just plain wrong or at best extremely limited. So many of these lists seem to be created by people who didn't actually understand the thing they were categorising. How many actual games players of either the older generation (Space Invaders, Defenders, Galaxian) or the current generation were on the panel?

Read this book

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

"In Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. "

A serious eye opener into how these things happen, why they happen and will always happen.

Not Necessarily

>The demand for a $99 tablet is already in place, but usually there is zero supply at that price level, so we see zero sales.When they lowered the price, demand wasn't CREATED. Rather, existing demand was MET.<

Not necessarily! I recently "tried" to buy a game that I only had passing interest in because of two reasons. 1. The buzz surrounding it. 2.The 1st day price drop made it worth trying.If I liked it then it was a great buy. If I didn't then it didn't matter as the price point meant that I still got good value out of it.