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I'd rather emphasize that the key factor in making money in online gaming is sustainable character development.

I wonder how he got all those users in the first place. http://www.torn.com/ is poorly designed and doesn't elaborate on what the game is. It is ability to gain a community rather …

That's exactly why games with such content should be allowed.

Torn makes a lot of money because it is an interesting online game. It is interesting because you can build your character and watch how it performs over time, not because it is ab…

I like your point that it's necessary to figure out the math of replication first and then apply the knowledge in design of alternative computer-based replicators. In addition to t…

I wouldn't rely on poor people's altruism as on a valuable contribution to others. Even if giving those 2 cents was an important decision for the woman considering her poorness, th…

Capitalism creates an environment where both positive and negative traits can be materialized. Everyone agrees that altruism is better than selfishness in moral sense. However one …

Financial market affects today's economy a lot. There's a great demand for assumptions and forecast involved in financial services. However the reliability of today's forecast and …

You should point out what you disagree with instead of (in addition to) downvoting. What is your opinion?

Sure, what I mean is that the pursue for individual success is a key feature of Homo sapiens species. Traditional capitalism declares it as its main trait. The fact that participan…

Although capitalism is crash-prone to some extent it is the most reliable system mankind has ever come up with. It is arguably because it's idea of individual success reflects the …

Modeling a system theoretically capable of evolution is a great idea. However, I think EvoGrid would be better off modeling a system with some simple interactions rather than the r…

Great, I'll check this one out too.

The flaw of Gerald Skinner's approach is that he makes an assumption that there is some kind of absolute abstract quality of a soccer team, whereas the quality of a soccer team is …

I've been looking for a natural language translation library for Python lately. And here it comes, Peteris Krumins writes one, thanks Peteris!

This is interesting analysis. However I think the most important factors of success of a start-up are 1) what service to provide; 2) team to run the business. Friendly funding envi…

I think it is only possible to say whether one's work is great in a while after it has been done. It's a good idea to take up something that you really like and dive into it becaus…

I like the approach described in this article, which is, in fact, "Take some time to look around and then choose." Choose too soon -- you don't have a relevant criterion. Wait too …

Books were rarities in ancient/old times and writers didn't name their book keeping promotion in mind. Today it's all different: there are lots of books out there and it's vital th…

There are two points that surprised me here: 1. Rods and pins are used instead of classic nuts and bolts; 2. Crane's extension. It's amazing how self-sufficient a construction cran…

I am not sure about SRS for learning API of a language. However I have recently started to use mind maps for that. Whenever I come across a new language or library I take an A4 and…