According to the article, they’re on pace to make their money back in 33 years.

But Sony’s also apparently on an aggressive acquisition spree, which I’m assuming gives them a ton of power in negotiations with existing streaming services. Hell, I’m expecting them to launch their own any day now.

And also—related to heirs—managing the ins and outs of music publishing rights is a pain in the ass, especially now with streaming in the equation. This way, rather than leaving the kids a headache, he can leave them a fortune. 

Springsteen and Sony could probably avoid paying taxes entirely if they wanted to be dicks about it. Springsteen’s catalogue just needs to be in the name of a holding company, which he runs. He can then transfer control of the company to Sony, which doesn’t count as a sale. (This is pretty common in real estate.)

You know, there are times where things feel so hopeless, i.e., Man, no matter how many laws are passed, no matter how many elections are won, the corporations will just find ways around it—especially with the Supreme Court gladly lickin’ private-sector boots.

Because they are no less dangerous to the people who become addicted than a controlled substance. Addictive personality disorders, like eating disorders, are not something that you can reliably manage through conscientious habits and self-control. They prey upon your impulse control and in part actively interfere with…

You as the owner make some crappy game like this, you then secretly hire out thieves or whoever to steal credit card info and pay through the game, you as the owner then cash out the money. That’s what I mean.

I recently tried it on MAME. It doesn’t hold up, but it might have to do with using a gamepad. It needs the arcade sticks

This shit is just sad as fuck.

Except the momentum of the bus wouldn’t have pushed the frame and engine to the side, which is the majority of the damage except for the very easily smashed up fiberglass hood - only the car from the side could really provide that type of energy and it really wouldn’t take all that much given the frame is designed for…

I have to agree with this.

“It’s an open-world ga—”

I would expect the person jumping out of that would be wearing no fewer than three pairs of wrap around shades at the same time, an uncountable number of visors and have their upper body tattooed to look like a “TapOut” t-shirt. And for them to fall on their face when they hit the ground.

She does go on to explain that if she sells the property in the future for the same price, she’ll owe taxes on that $3 million again. But until that day, she’s basically getting an interest-free loan from the government.

Large companies are no longer interested in making merely SOME of The Money (TM), they are exclusively interested in making ALL of The Money (TM).

Anything that doesn’t accomplish that singular goal is at risk of termination.  Steady, mild success is seen essentially as failure.

Pokémon Go made over $1 billion this year alone, Wizards Unite only brought in $40 million

I am wondering if it’s pre-emptive change to prevent having to patch it out later when parts of Europe make the symbol illegal like the swastika?

Much to the bitching and moaning of every alt-right “gamer” who’s going to cry “censorship”

“He’s not depraved or sociopathic (probably)...”

The filthy rich and their spawn are not “able to learn and be a better person.” They have been taught their entire lifetime that us poors are nothing of import. We are disposable. We are trash. They think in terms like “I can kill as many people as I like by poisoning their environment and only pay a small fine,” or,…

“Those who do not learn from history...” and all that.