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eBay killer.

I am also working on an MMO. It's a space game. My spin is that everything in this game will be emergent. The players can design and play anything in this game, or it will evolve through genetic algorithms. I've worked out how to do most of this. I'm still working out how to evolve NPC ship AIs, but that's not the most important.

Also, everything in this game will be scriptable. Users will be able to create programs to control anything, then license those programs to other users to make money. They will also be able to license designs. Exponential proliferation of designs and scripts is prevented by limiting designs per user to some maximum number.

Basically, I'm going to make a MMO, where the developers are out of the business of creating content. The users create the most compelling content anyhow. Oh, and the "gold farmers" -- I'm going to have them writing content for me! You can't beat market forces. Better to co-opt them.

You can think of this as Second Life in Space, with much easier implementation requirements.

For the fools (intended satire for date posted):

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4 shots of expresso with milk and foam and such, venti being the large size. With that order though, I am still unsure if it is served hot or cold. My guess is if you don't specify, it is served hot.

clinical trial data management. You wouldn't believe how tough it is to get people to let their paper go.