Yeah, you are right. They should do like they do in China, sell to a JV with a local company at fire sales price… Oh wait

I didn’t say that all revolutions are bad. It’s usually a mixed bag, some good, some bad.

What I was saying is that violent revolutions and civil wars, like all wars, usually bring death, destruction and poverty for the normal everyday people. So if you are expecting better living conditions right after a revolution, you are either so poor that anything is better or you better be on the short list of elites that will get to grab power and rebuild the country, otherwise you are going to suffer. Maybe your kids will be better off… Maybe.

And yes, there are also independence wars, but those are different from civil wars. The US is independent, Americans don’t consider themselves being occupied by a foreign entity.

No, I don’t think they’d work the same. If military subs are rated and tested similarly to big ships like aircraft carriers, they are extremely resilient again underwater explosions

I doubt that this thing, if it existed, would be as durable.

Generally speaking what follows a violent revolution is usually a few decades of war, poverty and tyranny.

It’s quite unlikely that you’ll be better off in the 2-3 following decades than when you started. After that, it’s anyone’s guess. You might be better off or worse off, depending on the ability of the new government

The 30% it’s always been the standard though, so not just Valve. That figure comes from retail, where 30-50% is still standard practice. You could argue that retail has higher costs, therefore needs the higher cut, but when Valve created Steam, they probably went with what worked.

What I really hate about Steam and all online shops, is that you can’t resell something you purchased second hand. If I can resell my physical copy of a game or movie, I should be able to do the same with the digital version. Also the fact that they can remove access to the product you bought whenever they want. In my opinion, we need a law that specifies that what you buy is yours, and you get to do whatever you want with it, even if the manufacturer doesn’t like it.

It’s the only way I can see it working. Otherwise, you could just make infinite cheat accounts.

“Hot tube” seems like a slang for some kind of drug device. Like a weird bong or something

You can make a religion out of that!

I think the distinction is between arguing that there’s a discrepancy because the measurement is bad, or because the measurement doesn’t measure what we think it measures.

Is the theory right and we have a measurement error, or is the theory flat out wrong?

Not really. The most likely contenders I could see now are Embraer and Comac (Chinese aircraft manufacturer). A few years ago Bombardier could have been a very likely contender, but not today.

I could see Lockheed and Raytheon entering the civilian market only if the demand on the military side starts drying up, which in this climate I find doubtful.

The same way Arab countries don’t need a calendar, they just look up

A good story is a good story. Lots of CGI or no CGI doesn’t change that fact. There are lots of movies with no CGI that are just garbage.

The issue is studios trying to avoid having to write a good story trying to mask a mediocre story with lots and lots of mediocre CGI. Why? Because it’s faster to create lots of computer effects than to come up with a great story. It’s also a lot easier to create an assembly line for CGI than it is to create one for great stories

0-150 is the better range

Depends on where you live. Someone in Siberia would probably disagree, as the temperature there can reach -40

So, since Islam uses the lunar calendar, you’re telling me that the reason why they use it is to track menstruations?

Good to know they are attentive to their women’s needs

You do though. Without legislations, cars wouldn’t have safety features by default like crumple zones, airbags etc. Without legislations, companies could do whatever they want to pad their bottom line. You need laws to define what is and isn’t acceptable, especially when it comes to safety.

I recall learning in school that it should be left to right when in doubt. Probably a cop-out from the teacher