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    I get the joke, but Mac updates have been free for a very long time (3+ years), where as Windows just started giving out free updates. Linux updates have been free for forever, but they consistently break everything.

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    Your last point about Governments negotiating with pharma to help set prices is very interesting. Is that what Medicare does?

  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    Is the cost of healthcare in the US ridiculous? Yes. However, the main reason why costs are so high is due to 2 reasons:

    1: Research and development happens here more so than other countries. That is very expensive and the US population pays for this. 2: We have doctors and hospitals that will treat patients that would be a lost cause in other countries. If you are seriously ill, America is the place where you will have the best chance of getting better. While this might not be the best cost to benefit ratio, many people from other countries travel here when they have no other options. To these people, the exorbitant cost of healthcare was worth it.

    Don't get me wrong, we could cut costs by reducing price gouging and profits at the corporate level, but there are reasons why medicine and care cost so much in the U.S.

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    Yea, I agree about the similarities between categories between Sim and RPG. Although, I feel like RPG elements have just been brought into every other genre, diluting the original definition of 'RPG'. Every game that comes out nowadays has some form of role playing added to it, even sports games and FPS (leveling up, character creation, deep storytelling).

    Here is where I draw the line: FTL is procedurally generated. While it does tell a great story, the story is based on an algorithm with some static pieces thrown in. In my mind, a true RPG draws you in by the talent of the director and the copywriters, and you become attached to the characters by the situations they have to get themselves out of. I never got that feeling from FTL (or a lot of those games on that list).

    Posted in: The 50 Best RPGs On PC

     
  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    Maybe my definition of RPG is limited by the fact that I grew up playing games like Ultima, FF, and Chrono Trigger, but some of this list seems like it doesn't belong. The one that jumps right out as being not an RPG is FTL. Simulation, strategy, turn-based...yes. But not what I consider an RPG.

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  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    Awesome. He is really looking more "Doctor-ish" this upcoming season.

  • 8 years ago
    Comment KempfCreative

    I was at the AWS Summit today when this was announced and I must say it was a serious game changer. The integration with Lambdas and S3 makes it ridiculously easy to spin up a working RESTful API for your app in a matter of minutes.

    Some people were joking that next year they are going to announce a service to spin up virtual developers and completely replace our jobs. ;)