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I think he's wrong on this one. I honestly feel apple is loosing outside of the US and that's going to be more and more important for the app developer community to go android first.

I always started with books too. I wonder if he will have the attention span ;)

Monzo in the UK is a great example of non-bricks and mortar bank. I know that UK financial startups always find it hard to break into America simply because banking laws are crazy over there. But I would expect a lot of the UK Fintech to think about trying to break america soon.

Isn't deepmind also building an AI for Starcraft? Deepmind vs Tencent would be a great playoff. I have a feeling deepmind might dominate tho.

All mature markets become cartels. The illusion of a free market is maintained to ensure monopoly are not formed but almost all mature markets are some form cartel.

We run a mobile game design agency - https://mobilefreetoplay.com helping people create apps. Some tips from me

   1. Get yourself an account on Transferwise.com so you can accept all currencies. It then works well to bill people in their local currency as they pay quicker.
   2. We use Xero for all accounting and invoicing. It works and saves time at end of year.
   3. Slack. I am on 9 different teams. I binned off email a long time ago.
   4. Write content on a blog and blog posts, this is the single best way we get new clients.
   5. Keep your prices high. We work with Google, Amazon, Warner Brothers and we got that through recommendations. High prices = top quality.

Haha, well I hope it's a more thrilling read than the good book...

I always think there will only ever be 21 million bitcoins in existence ever. Ever. So what do you think is a fair price for that?

Brilliantly written Rob Heaton! Bravo!

I don't come from the US but I also gained a record and it changed how I viewed life and how I was viewed for opportunities. Punishment is the worst way for people to move on. This is a great idea, well done.

I get it. I like it, but I wouldn't use it just yet. I think the fees charged by most exchanges are low enough for me not to worry. Also there is a large amount of legal bureaucracy now happening over real money exchanges, how might that affect it?

I lived in Berlin for 3 years, but I didn't found or form a company. I do have a friend who has just done it. I wouldn't want to comment on the specifics but the basics are this.

1. Very easy to form a company in Germany as a foreigner 2. You will need a native german speaker, it's beauracratic and you need to speak solid German to deal with it. 3. Taxes are higher than the US, but they are fair. You pay more as you earn more. 4. There are many taxes as an individual you can claim back, such as clothes, travel to work, space in your house etc. If you get a good accountant they can really help. 5. Berlin itself is very cheap to get a great location, good tech talent but not overflowing, incredibly decent lifestyle, lots of space, lovely place to live a chilled out vibe.

I'd say if you've lived in Germany and Berlin and like it, you can do it. If you have never lived there you should move their first and see if you like the German way of life first, it's not like US or UK.

This is actually last years Essen. The new Essen is coming up in September and there will be even more great boardgames to play!

Im also going to make the switch with the Lenovo X1. Apple are just taking the piss with peripherals and cost now.

Nice read, gives me more faith in my choice.

There must be a phoenix at somepoint, it feels like too much of the community exists not to try.

These lists in no way take account of ad revenue. For the average indie game ad revenue now makes up at least 50% of the gross daily revenue or if well integrated can make up 70 or even 90% if the game is an advergame like the Ketchapps one finger frustration games.

There is still quite a lot of revenue in the market place, just like there is on web. You need to be shrewd and think more about business than just creating and releasing a fun game.

also interested to know which site you use or would recommend?

Game Industry Vet here. Unfortunately middleware or tools for gaming have gone to the 0 margin, free area. Mainly because 99% of game generally don't make much money so people dont invest heavily. Those 1% that do make a lot of money tend to invest in the their own tool development or want to retain control of their middleware hence less money in the pot.

Another interesting point, IMO, is that game development attracts very capable developers. Thus they tend to be very adept at finding things for OS instead of forcing the company directors to buy large licences for convoluted software they don't need :)

Not everything should revolve around cost. There are other factors to consider. Also these freedoms that you talk about come at a cost to others, so consider this the next time you want to drive over that hill.

So does this seriously mean that if verified FBI /NSA or anyone else would have a tough time reading your messages. I just find it hard to believe if Facebook owns Whatsapp that they wouldn't create some form of backdoor.

Total security layman speaking here.

Really cool video explaining the concept here - https://vimeo.com/112227335

I currently live in London and have never lived in SF but have travelled every year for GDC (games developer conf) for 1 week a year.

I tend to agree with the author. The place is lovely, it's almost like a heaven on earth with almost all ameneties, temperatures and people within a 3h driving time from SF, but for some reason London with it's grey grimey and dirty history has more appeal. Perhaps it's the fact that you can explore and get lost down a back alley, or that your friends tell you about this new bar which started up but is in zone 4 and you just have to see it.

I also like the fact that Tech is an asside and people are key. I don't want to live in a bubble but I love what I do. I admire mingling with the theatre crowd or simply watching the tourists navigate the bus timetables.

I think everyone has their preference, but both are fun for different reasons.

Now if you want a real up and coming tech city, I would suggest Berlin.

Is the environmental risk really serious or is the poverty going to cause people to damage the environment anyway? Perhaps the money would bring more resources to protect the wildlife?

Why so serious?!

This is immensely useful and i'm going to sign up!

No matter how the OP came to his conclusions do we not agree that if you look at it, it could be better and not everything shares usability practices between apps. For a fresh look (2 month tested) release iOS 7 has too many bugs.

So long as this box will play hl2 engine games, most notably DOTA2 it's going to be fine. DOTA2 in 2014 is going to skyrocket it's going to be the next WOW and it will secure valves revenue. This box is really just gabe saying fuck you to Microsoft and Sony - let me keep my TV open!

What a ploy! It's so that you will search more throughout your life time! Cunning buggers! :D

Honestly what is going on in America any more you guys are all crazy?

If it's physical you should be able to swap or sell it on. If its digital it should be cheaper and tied to an account. That's it.