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Reply to GUI Championships 2008: WindowBlinds in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Updated.

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]As far as the "whiner"(I really hate how this word get's thrown around anytime their is a disagreement...) comment goes, I tend to not post unless I see something I have a strong opinion about, if that qualifies as whining then I will take your comment about not buying your stuff to heart, as principle is far more important to me than anything else.(I stopped buying anything Sony a long time ago due to the way they treat their customers)[/quote] I believe in principles too. That

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote]Another point that got skipped is that nobody but Microsoft estimates a 25% share for Vista, do a quick search on OS usage statistics you will get closer to 15%. It is generally increasing at about 1% per month though so it may hit 25% by the time Windows 7 comes out, if it doesn't flatten out once Microsoft starts heavily advertising 7.[/quote] Our web traffic is 25% is Vista. If I really wanted to be harsh, I'd have taken a lot more off since packages that d

Reply to And people wonder why I favor tightened gun control. in Misc Stardock Forums

Some people are really stupid when driving. That's why I think we should have super tight controls over who gets to drive...

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Updated with missing entries.

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Judging updated again with more entries.

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Updated again. All my life is a fine icon package. But it's not particularly original in my opinion. There isn't a discernable consistent theme through it. Do you yell at the TV during American Iold too, 1nsom1ac? All I'm doing (Draginol/Frogboy) is giving my picks for what will be in the finals. Users pick the winners.

Reply to And people wonder why I favor tightened gun control. in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Texas Wahine" reply="18" id="1966175"]I have a home protection system and a sign up for that. Works for me. Isn't it statistically likely that a gun-owner will have their weapon USED AGAINST THEM in the event of a violent break-in? Further, guns are $$$. Post a sign that you have lots of them stock-piled and see if you don't get robbed. [/quote] It's not. I wish people would actually start researching this stuff before j

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Night Train" comment="17"]Do you think that the average user who is voting for the actual winners is going to put in the time I've put in to download, load, and look at all 84 entries? Nope! That is why I would like to see screesnshots not shown during the Voting portion. MAKE them download the skins so it isn't a screenshot contest. Just a suggestion, all in all the contest has been well organized. Hats off to you all.Judges, Did you all get the envelopes I left on you

Reply to DeskScapes for XP in OS Customization Stardock Forums

[quote who="peejay00" comment="69"] Oversight in what way? If you have a crappy computer it's probably not a good idea to run animated wallpaper. DeskScapes is software, not magic. Quite an interesting response from Stardock "support". My computer has served me well over the last two years and has run everything I have asked for it up to now, only for it to be described as "crappy". (maybe not such a good idea to insult your current subscribers if you wan

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]penalty.. penalty.. why didnt you say it in the first place, so that everyone knows THAT'S THE RULE.[/quote] Oh wah. Every judge has their own criteria (as mentioned in the post). I listed some of my personal criteria. There is no rule about supporting live folders or not. But since I have Vista and I'm a judge I care about them. If something is really good then it will still make it into the finals. Do you think that the average user who is voting for

Reply to GUI Championships 2008: Icon Packages in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Updated again.

Reply to GameSpot: Updated Demigod Impression in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="lprometheus" comment="10"] i would like to know if there will be some possibility for creating demigods/skills/items on my own. There will be no mods to this game at all as stated from the start now we know why they want to charge you for maps and DG's go team. I am starting to think punt. LMAO [/quote] There's nothing preventing people from making mods. We're just not supporting it. As for additional Demigods, we plan for t

Reply to Redistribution in Politics JoeUser Forums

The rich got richer and the poor got richer too. ANY SYSTEM of independent units that is unregulated will, over time, show increasing differences between the min and max. If you have 2 people running and one is faster than the other, over time, there will be a huge gulf. Calling tax cuts redistribution is offensive beyond belief. Our earnings are not property of the government in which the government decides how much we keep. We are not ruled by kings and e

Reply to Demigod Lore? in Demigod Demigod Forums

It's coming. Timing is everything. Even though it seems like the game is almost here, it's actually 3 or so months away. Plus, we have to figure out which parts to divulge and which parts to keep in reserve. Let me just say - it's pretty cool stuff. We know that a god has fallen. But we haven't revealed how or why. We have heard the term "all-father" but what exactly does that mean and to whom does it pertain? Those are questions that will become more revea

Reply to Let's solve the piracy problem. in Everything Else Demigod Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="8" id="1959540"]Which is why I preordered Sins and Elemental, hell would freeze over before I did that for any of the big ones no matter how interesting the game looked. Stardock has earned my trust by going beyond not shafting me and actually giving a shit after they've made the sale. [/quote] We appreciate that too! But you may have seem some of the beating we've taken regarding Impulse where we get treated as if it's some sort of dracon

Cannot open Excel files from Explorer or attachments in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I have Office 2007 and kept running into an annoying problem where Excel attachments and Excel files couldn't be opened from Outlook or even Explorer. I would get the "Windows cannot find" error dialog. Strangely, the solution was this: Open the Excel options, go to the advanced tab, under the general heading uncheck the box that says "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). Hope this helps others that may run

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

Oh I think we both know, based on the context of his other comments, that he's not thinking very straight on the matter. At best, he's not paying attention to the discussion -- hiring workers is what businesses do with extra money because that's how they invest.

Reply to Yes, Tax the Rich in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]No matter how much you think companies are willing to 'eat' taxes to be 'competitive', it doesn't matter if they are willing to or not - taxes are a cost of doing business that we pay for one way or another, either as purchasers or as investors. Since investors will hardly be happy about a company that only breaks even, we purchasers are going to end up footing at least some of the bill. Not to mention that we are severely hamstrung to begin with in terms of global competit

Reply to Yes, Tax the Rich in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]These have widespread write offs.[/quote] First, such as what? (with regards to small business write-offs) Second, how is it relevant? If you tax them more, they're still going to pay more so the argument remains the same.

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]are you saying those two people were hired just because the business got more money? that is a poor excuse to hire anyone[/quote] WOW. Okay, Sorry Thinkaloud, I'm thinking you're too dumb to participate.

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]anyway ... my argument still stands and so far i have not seen any response, from anyone, to disprove it ...[/quote] Now you have two false premises. The first one which you just ignored - that economics is a zero sum game which it's not. And secondly, that anyone, myself especially, cares about "proving" item #1 to you.

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]The middle classes are the bedrock of a nation and the wealthy its financial heart, sure. But I think it's more a question of how to get money out of people without breeding the creative resentment you argue is the inevitable result[/quote] I'm not arguing about creative resentment. Here, look, let's walk through this step by step: You make $N per week. What do you do with that money? Buy groceries, pay the rent, pay utilities, etc. What do you

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]I guess so, but then you look at the truly wealthy and this doesn't appear to be the case. I'm not sure if you're at this stage yet, and really it's none of my business, but eventually you will reach a level of wealth where you don't make much of your money from actually working. You're mostly just reaping the rewards of investments. At that stage - when your work isn't particularly relevant to your ability to trade for things you want - the fascinating thing is that most people still

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'll give you that, but the fact remains government has an agenda as well--we can't expect China to continue to bail us out far into eternity.[/quote] The government's agenda seems a bit unclear to me. But it doesn't seem to be doing a very good job at it. [quote] The government may only be able to get more money from you through coercion because you have no interest in working beyond the bottom line, but the evidence suggests they should be able to get mo