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Re: rtl12 Game Proposal
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Wed, 8 May 2002 03:34:45 GMT
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Whoops. Sorry about that content free post just now.

In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes:

If you decide to vend five dollar bills and only charge a buck, then
your robot will collect the most audience dollars.   and you win. BUT at
what cost???

Could you impose price controls here to avoid that? Disallow selling things
for less than they cost? Require that all things cost less than a loon and
require people to take only loons?

NOW, pretend you want to vend something gross, like small ducks, then
there is a good chance even if you charge only a dime, as long as people
don't want little ducks (eweeew) then you will not make as much money
and you might not win.

Why are small ducks gross? What's not to like about baby ducklings? They're
less messy than monkeys. (with cymbals or not!)



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(...) I don't think you've got the flavour of rtlToronto-it's not really that big of a deal. The aim of the vending machine game will really be more one of building the most complicated, elegant and impressive mechanism. The money part of it, well, (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) NO, and hear is why: If you decide to vend five dollar bills and only charge a buck, then your robot will collect the most audience dollars. and you win. BUT at what cost??? NOW, pretend you want to vend something gross, like small ducks, then (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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