this is an absolutely valid Bayesian approach to this problem. sadly, this point is not even touched upon in this article, which deals solely with minutiae of the probability distributions (kurtosis, etc) of coins that are indeed fair.
to make a fair comparison here, you need to normalize per mole of metal. these enthalpies of formation are reported per mole of oxide, but there's twice as much Al per mole of Al2O3 than Ti in TiO2.
I don't think people are upset because they "got big", but because they were acquired by a corporation that signals a core shift in their ideals. If they were bought by Valve, or even Microsoft, I don't think there'd be nearly as much backlash -- because it's not that they're BIG, it's that Valve and Microsoft would not be pushing for a different market with their product (not to say they wouldn't later).
I seriously doubt the correlation between "liking porn" and "refusal to purchase a device that does not have official porn apps, especially considering I could stream porn from my phone or computer to my Chromecast just fine. In fact, if I'm being honest, I never install porn apps, even on devices that allow them, even if I intend on watching porn on them anyway.
Based on my reading of the announcement, the content and story are still largely unchanged. I'm sure the content is worthwhile, but since I already know in broad strokes what's going to happen to my crew, I think I'd enjoy spending the time elsewhere.
Just playing devil's advocate here, but are you sure that the same sort of start-up culture pervaded the industry when these single-letter-NYSE companies formed (some over a century ago)? Don't you think that the presence of mass media (specifically internet presence) has greatly changed the importance of a name?
You totally can get good at it, it's a skill like any other. I've won like 40 games out of 200 or so, and I'd say that I win about half of my games I decide to play past the first sector.
You just have to have a good feel for progression. Always fight as many ships as possible, and only leave the sector when the rebel fleet is riding your ass. Know which weapons, events, and upgrades are good, and roughly what order in which to get them.
I was often in the situation that I fought every enemy but either didn't have enough cash or the available weapons were pure crap and I couldn't progress much further, because I didn't have the equipment.
Since that happened way too often and I hate it if my success depends on dumb luck of weapon "drops", I don't play anymore.
IIRC, the whole "99 cent pricing" paradigm originated not as a method to subtly reduce the apparent price of products, but as a way to force cashiers to give change for all purchases, and thus open the register so that all transactions could be recorded.
Of course, this practice is completely obsolete in online shopping, while the psychological pricing effect remains.
Making it harder for employees to pocket the cash and pretend the transaction never happened, one of the most common techniques used by cashiers to increase their hourly wage. Just thought I'd explain a little bit more for anyone who still didn't get it.
