[–] 11 points 4 days ago

Was it because they were dressed as Batman or because everyone assumed it was being videoed and didnt want to be recorded and uploaded as a stupid prank.

When people think they are being watched and recorded, they are more likely to polite. Dont need someone dressed as a superhero to do that part.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    They are following what Apple is doing because its whats legal. Apple made their system closed and Google made theirs open. Both got sued multiple times in court and Apple kept winning because they were closed and Google kept losing because they were open. It doesnt take much to see what to do next. They will just copy the Apple model in Europe because its the the one most approved by world courts and governments.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Step 6: Company is a US only company, and Im not in the US so it'd be a lot more money due to increased shipping fees, later shipping times, and import fees.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Yes there are. Korean uses the same kind of counter system you are describing and I think TalkToMeInKorean.com explains it best like this:

    When counting in English, the number is followed by the word for what is being counted (i.e. a person, two cats, three houses). In Korean, there are many words used as counting units for different subjects which are similar to words in English such as “loaf” of bread, “glass” of water, “sticks” of butter, and “cubes” of ice.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Im assuming it will be higher later. Which makes me worried about if GW3 could be a flop. Asking for such high specs for such a normally PC centric game during a RAM/GPU/etc price crunch could kill it before it has a chance.

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