Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Why Amazon Prime advertising is so intense
I am a bit annoyed at how aggressively Amazon is trying to sell their Prime membership with express shipping and the TV and movie access flatrate (The latter I only realized recently, which is kinda funny, isn't it?). As if they were about to go bankrupt, which is absurd.
Now I think I understand why. It's about that TV and movie thing. They are not the first in that market sector, so they are trying to catch up and cover a bigger market segment before a competitor does, because especially in our (appallingly but to me entirely expected) monopolist times once one business has covered it, that's it. Almost no chance to compete after it has solidified.
So this is basically a race and they're trying to recruit the customer for the pit crew.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Fools never know what they're up against
As referred to in my tweets: https://twitter.com/Dowlphin/status/656565295008583680
Yesterday part of my dreams was flying a Comanche attack helicopter around the landscape, in part for errants of some kind. At one point I parked it in front of a hotel (unter the welcoming area roof, try that in real life, haha) and when I got out and walked towards the entrance, a sleazy-looking guy walked towards the open cockpit and looked like he wanted to jump in and take off with it just when I wasn't looking.
I approached him and while casually pushing the Comanche a bit backwards ( Chuck Norris dream 8) ) to put some distance between it and Mr. Fool, I intently looked at him and told him "There are weapon systems waiting for you". That scared him off. ^^
In dream interpretation, the helicopter is a sign for a free and agile mind. Such a mind is an automatic insult for troubled, demon-infested, insecurity-ridden (i.e. trapped and inflexible) minds, and thus is it a frequent drama that they burn themselves trying to go up against it. It would be somewhat fulfilling if there were frequent success stories emerging from such confrontations, but those have to be classified "extremely rare". Yet it is the more uplifting when I see someone emerge victorious from an ultimately internal struggle like that. It enables me to shrink my defense budget.
The Comanche was designed as a two-seater, after all.
(I have given up looking for a copilot out there. I will continue doing the shooting when necessary and the steering, but I will recruit the navigator through internal channels.)
P.S.: It is also symbolically interesting that the Comanche was never built. All the effort that went into making it an exceptional tool was wasted because of excessive bureaucracy and unprofessionality on the side of the customer; the one who asked for it but wasn't ready for it.
It is also designed to have radar stealth, so although it is a very potent tool, it will appear tiny and insignificant on people's radar.
P.P.S.: If your rotor blades aren't uplifting, try a slightly different angle.
Yesterday part of my dreams was flying a Comanche attack helicopter around the landscape, in part for errants of some kind. At one point I parked it in front of a hotel (unter the welcoming area roof, try that in real life, haha) and when I got out and walked towards the entrance, a sleazy-looking guy walked towards the open cockpit and looked like he wanted to jump in and take off with it just when I wasn't looking.
I approached him and while casually pushing the Comanche a bit backwards ( Chuck Norris dream 8) ) to put some distance between it and Mr. Fool, I intently looked at him and told him "There are weapon systems waiting for you". That scared him off. ^^
In dream interpretation, the helicopter is a sign for a free and agile mind. Such a mind is an automatic insult for troubled, demon-infested, insecurity-ridden (i.e. trapped and inflexible) minds, and thus is it a frequent drama that they burn themselves trying to go up against it. It would be somewhat fulfilling if there were frequent success stories emerging from such confrontations, but those have to be classified "extremely rare". Yet it is the more uplifting when I see someone emerge victorious from an ultimately internal struggle like that. It enables me to shrink my defense budget.
The Comanche was designed as a two-seater, after all.
(I have given up looking for a copilot out there. I will continue doing the shooting when necessary and the steering, but I will recruit the navigator through internal channels.)
P.S.: It is also symbolically interesting that the Comanche was never built. All the effort that went into making it an exceptional tool was wasted because of excessive bureaucracy and unprofessionality on the side of the customer; the one who asked for it but wasn't ready for it.
It is also designed to have radar stealth, so although it is a very potent tool, it will appear tiny and insignificant on people's radar.
P.P.S.: If your rotor blades aren't uplifting, try a slightly different angle.
Friday, May 15, 2015
The modern corporate mindset
( This is not authentic. ... OR IS IT?!?! O_O )
Interview with a game publisher
Q: Why are there no capital letters in "resident evil 4"?
A: We talked about this in meetings and worries were voiced that such an aggressive design might scare off potential buyers.
We actually do use capital letters in the game itself by the way, but thanks to Steam's very rigid refund policy, we don't see our revenue projections endangered.
Q: Aren't you worried that people might learn about the use of capital letters from gameplay videos?
A: Any uploaded gameplay video that contains text will be taken down in order to not give the customer a bad impression.
Q: What about this interview then?
A: What about it?
Q: Well, people can learn about the capital letters from this interview.
A: i am sorry, but i really don't understand the question. if you have any concerns, please address them to our legal department. they are more qualified to give you accurate information on such matters.
Interview with a game publisher
Q: Why are there no capital letters in "resident evil 4"?
A: We talked about this in meetings and worries were voiced that such an aggressive design might scare off potential buyers.
We actually do use capital letters in the game itself by the way, but thanks to Steam's very rigid refund policy, we don't see our revenue projections endangered.
Q: Aren't you worried that people might learn about the use of capital letters from gameplay videos?
A: Any uploaded gameplay video that contains text will be taken down in order to not give the customer a bad impression.
Q: What about this interview then?
A: What about it?
Q: Well, people can learn about the capital letters from this interview.
A: i am sorry, but i really don't understand the question. if you have any concerns, please address them to our legal department. they are more qualified to give you accurate information on such matters.
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