Back in high school (Mid 90's) I took phone orders and did random office crap for them.
Legit? They always seemed to think so.
0
Options
jackalFuck Yes. That is an orderly anal warehouse.Registered Userregular
They give you what they say they do, so I guess they are legit. It's just they're selling something useless to dumb people. It's a pretty common business model.
There is no law against selling useless crap, this is true.
This isn't even necessarily useless. As long as you remain ignorant of the fact that it's not really yours, you enjoy all of the benefits of thinking that it belongs to you... which is exactly what you paid for.
They give you what they say they do, so I guess they are legit. It's just they're selling something useless to dumb people. It's a pretty common business model.
Except that they don't. It's a scam. Flat and simple.
If you want to get bogged down in technicalities, then sure, they just don't correct misperceptions that their consumers have.
Twenty Sided on
0
Options
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
They give you what they say they do, so I guess they are legit. It's just they're selling something useless to dumb people. It's a pretty common business model.
Except that they don't. It's a scam. Flat and simple.
If you want to get bogged down in technicalities, then sure, they just don't correct misperceptions that their consumers have.
Fine, it's a scam, but not in the same way that Quibids is a scam.
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Twenty Sided on
0
Options
jackalFuck Yes. That is an orderly anal warehouse.Registered Userregular
I think he's saying America is due to fall soon. Hopefully he is wrong. That's where I keep all my stuff.
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Yeah, but he was an explorer who got his name stuck. Leif Ericson or Columbus weren't exactly lucky that way. He didn't buy a piece of immortality in some blatantly consumerist manner.
I fail to see your point. People here need to stop trying to be ambiguous and clever and shit.
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Yeah, but he was an explorer who got his name stuck. Leif Ericson or Columbus weren't exactly lucky that way. He didn't buy a piece of immortality in some blatantly consumerist manner.
I fail to see your point. People here need to stop trying to be ambiguous and clever and shit.
While I don't know what he was referring to, you are the one who is annoying me. Perhaps you are the one who is doing it wrong.
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Yeah, but he was an explorer who got his name stuck. Leif Ericson or Columbus weren't exactly lucky that way. He didn't buy a piece of immortality in some blatantly consumerist manner.
I fail to see your point. People here need to stop trying to be ambiguous and clever and shit.
"Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but it dies in the process."
America got its name through random ass happenstance, not through the careful planning of the indigious people, the people from Europe who discovered it, or the people from Europe who discovered it for the mainstream.
And now the joke is dead.
I hope you are happy.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
0
Options
CorehealerThe ApothecaryThe softer edge of the universe.Registered Userregular
I want a planet named after me. They are cooler then some lame dot of light that no one ever visits.
I want a planet named after me. They are cooler then some lame dot of light that no one ever visits.
Just because humans don't visit them doesn't mean that nobody does. Maybe there are light entities out there who make regular trips to stars.
I believe the Star Trek classification for a planet with an Earth-like environment is a Class M Planet. Maybe there is a Class M equivalent for stars that contain certain livable environmental conditions for other beings.
It's weird to me - often I want to come into these threads to discuss the day's news post, but that doesn't ever seem to come to fruition because, well... nobody is ever discussing the ones that I think are interesting.
Anyway, about the news post and the $99, Live-subscription subsidized Xboxen. I think that the point is true—that this will bring new people into the X-sphere, so to speak. The interesting thing is that it doesn't only bring them into the world of Xbox, but into our communities, by way of mandating XBL Gold subscriptions. These folk who would otherwise not be part of this community will jump into it with unforeseen consequences (for better or worse). It could be interesting.
So I don't know what to make of the fact that, as other posters pointed out, it's a retread of an idea from a number of different strips.
"Plagiarism" isn't the right word, could it be a tribute? Or perhaps just a fairly common joke to make?
Fairly common joke is the obvious choice here. I imagine G&T don't exactly read every webcomic out there and make a catalog of all the jokes that have been made so that they don't step on anyone's toes. It's also worth pointing out that although the joke is fine in those other comics, I think the PA version is the funniest, and that's probably another reason why G&T don't bother checking every webcomic before they make a joke: if they came up with it themselves, then it's probably funny whether or not someone has done it before, because they come up with funny stuff.
Another reason to think that this is the case is that if this were a tribute they would have credited the people this is a tribute to, and if it were plagiarism then they'd have to have suddenly turned into people who steal jokes, which seems... incredibly unlikely. I can't really imagine them sitting around (being filmed by the documentary crew for a Fourth Panel episode...) and saying "shit, can't think of anything funny, let's rip off another webcomic and hope nobody notices."
If people expect their names to be attached to a star for generations they need to remember one thing.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Yeah, but he was an explorer who got his name stuck. Leif Ericson or Columbus weren't exactly lucky that way. He didn't buy a piece of immortality in some blatantly consumerist manner.
I fail to see your point. People here need to stop trying to be ambiguous and clever and shit.
"Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but it dies in the process."
America got its name through random ass happenstance, not through the careful planning of the indigious people, the people from Europe who discovered it, or the people from Europe who discovered it for the mainstream.
As far as I'm concerned, all these businesses are scams. The astronomical community will never recognize the name you've paid fifty bucks to have given to a star, which is probably for the best to be honest. I know the International Star Registry likes to claim it's all just for fun and that their customers are informed that the names aren't official, but then they threaten to sue anyone who actually criticizes what they do.
After six years of reading and all those moments when I read a comic and think I should sign up and express my appreciation, I have. There is so much going on in that first panel that it's an instant favourite for me.
On the star-selling bit, I kinda think most people know they are buying nothing more than a nice greeting-card, a childs-fancy (like the comic), or an anecdote?
Although I do have a nice acreage overlooking the Sea of Tranquility if anyone's interested :winky:
Posts
Why would they be? They'd be more valuable in a sense, but you wouldn't have to terraform them.
I gotta get me one of dem stars.
Twitch: KoopahTroopah - Steam: Koopah
That's all the way across the galaxy, Hierarch.
Edit: AHA! I knew it looked familiar.
Useful info, that. In other news, I am totally starting a star-naming business. Please PM me your orders!
Apparently Susan is just the exact name you think of when you ask yourself, "What lady do I know that needs a star system named after her?"
Forget this guy. I'm selling galaxy names. Ask about reduced rates for clusters and superclusters!
Uh....his first name is "Agent."
I used to work at one of these places!
(This one: http://www.starregistry.com/)
Back in high school (Mid 90's) I took phone orders and did random office crap for them.
Legit? They always seemed to think so.
2011 PAX Warmachine/Hordes Champion
This isn't even necessarily useless. As long as you remain ignorant of the fact that it's not really yours, you enjoy all of the benefits of thinking that it belongs to you... which is exactly what you paid for.
http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/3/1/how-to-give-someone-an-intangible-gift.html
Except that they don't. It's a scam. Flat and simple.
If you want to get bogged down in technicalities, then sure, they just don't correct misperceptions that their consumers have.
We live in America.
Think about it.
Fine, it's a scam, but not in the same way that Quibids is a scam.
Uhhhh . . . tried. Didn't work. Something abstract about how Americans have an undeserved sense of entitlement. Maybe something about capitalism.
I was just willing to dismiss this on the fatalistic acceptance that a certain segment of the population is just plain stupid. I mean, people have been sold bridges and false consolations of an afterlife. Homeopathy is pretty big in Britain. This stuff is hardly unique. No?
I live in America, so my calibration for these things is off. It's part of the background noise. You'll have to spell this out for me.
Nah, I think he was making a point that the people there are egoistic assholes, or somesuch thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci
Yeah, but he was an explorer who got his name stuck. Leif Ericson or Columbus weren't exactly lucky that way. He didn't buy a piece of immortality in some blatantly consumerist manner.
I fail to see your point. People here need to stop trying to be ambiguous and clever and shit.
Because then this situation would be more likely to play out! You think The Black Fleet goes just any damn place?
"Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but it dies in the process."
America got its name through random ass happenstance, not through the careful planning of the indigious people, the people from Europe who discovered it, or the people from Europe who discovered it for the mainstream.
And now the joke is dead.
I hope you are happy.
Just because humans don't visit them doesn't mean that nobody does. Maybe there are light entities out there who make regular trips to stars.
I believe the Star Trek classification for a planet with an Earth-like environment is a Class M Planet. Maybe there is a Class M equivalent for stars that contain certain livable environmental conditions for other beings.
"Plagiarism" isn't the right word, could it be a tribute? Or perhaps just a fairly common joke to make?
Anyway, about the news post and the $99, Live-subscription subsidized Xboxen. I think that the point is true—that this will bring new people into the X-sphere, so to speak. The interesting thing is that it doesn't only bring them into the world of Xbox, but into our communities, by way of mandating XBL Gold subscriptions. These folk who would otherwise not be part of this community will jump into it with unforeseen consequences (for better or worse). It could be interesting.
Another reason to think that this is the case is that if this were a tribute they would have credited the people this is a tribute to, and if it were plagiarism then they'd have to have suddenly turned into people who steal jokes, which seems... incredibly unlikely. I can't really imagine them sitting around (being filmed by the documentary crew for a Fourth Panel episode...) and saying "shit, can't think of anything funny, let's rip off another webcomic and hope nobody notices."
On the star-selling bit, I kinda think most people know they are buying nothing more than a nice greeting-card, a childs-fancy (like the comic), or an anecdote?
Although I do have a nice acreage overlooking the Sea of Tranquility if anyone's interested :winky: