Quote from NotAnIllusion :

Gross profit is revenue less cost of sales; revenue is income from sales before any deductions. Or?

gross profit = net sales – cost of goods sold

net profit = gross profit – total operating expenses

The cost of goods (i.e. time) sold would be zero for someone with a for-profit LFS setup, but things such as electricity, space rental, etc. would count towards operating expenses.

Quote from Jakg :

I'm not Pro-Obama, i'm just anti-Palin.

Christ is that ever true.

I bought a six of Anchor Steam's Liberty Ale yesterday and shall consume it over the course of the evening while watching the election results unfold.

I voted for Obama today because I'm in NC. I was going to write-in a candidate (a purely symbolic gesture of course), but it may come down to a few counties here and I couldn't live with myself if my one vote for him made the difference and caused that scumbag McCain to become president.

Quote from Bob Smith :

I see the point here: you could charge people to play LFS on a rig, claim all the money pays your costs, and thus you wouldn't have give the LFS devs and royalties.

That would only be true if the word is meant to refer specifically to gross profit. If you charge any money whatsoever then that is your gross profit, even if your costs exceed that amount.

In any case, this is a legal question that can't be satisfactorily answered by anyone except the developers. Any comment or advice given here is pure conjecture and is therefore completely useless in a legal context.

So what time will the race be Eastern time? We go off of DST this weekend (is UK still on DST?) so I don't want to be an hour off.

Will the qualifying be the same as old GFC events?

Can someone please explain, in simple terms, how a modern automatic transmission works? I don't know, and nor do a lot of people I know who otherwise know quite a bit about cars. I've been to websites like howstuffworks, but even there I get explanations like this:

Quote :

The input is the small sun gear; the ring gear (large sun gear) is held stationary by the band, and the output is the planet carrier. For this stage, with the sun as input, planet carrier as output, and the ring gear fixed, the formula is:

1 + R/S = 1 + 36/30 = 2.2:1

The planet carrier turns 2.2 times for each rotation of the small sun gear. At the second stage, the planet carrier acts as the input for the second planetary gear set, the larger sun gear (which is held stationary) acts as the sun, and the ring gear acts as the output, so the gear ratio is:

1 / (1 + S/R) = 1 / (1 + 36/72) = 0.67:1

To get the overall reduction for second gear, we multiply the first stage by the second, 2.2 x 0.67, to get a 1.47:1 reduction.

Quote from zeugnimod :

I don't know if I would say the same if I lived in the USA but watching a race "live" or watching a recorded race just isn't the same.

I just pretend it's live when I start watching it. I don't read any F1 websites during the race weekend. It's as good as live for me, but I see your point.

Are DVRs really that uncommon for most people still? I haven't had to get up early to catch a live race for years.

I liked not having Steve Rider; he's annoying and unnecessary. Is he on vacation, or did he get fired?

Quote from ian Maslen :

I Suggest A Ban On Talking About The Race On The Server Just Incase Someone Hasn't Seen The Race.

Qft

Quote from Noccy :

I am more eager for the IL2 successor namely "Storm of War : Battle of Britain"

Is there any word of a possible release date? The website is a joke.

Public roads? Go to hell you inconsiderate ****. You should have your license revoked.

Quote from boosterfire :

In my opinion this thing would gain a lot by being a proper chicane, just with a big height change in it.

I disagree. I think the shape and design of that corner is great just the way it is. It's tough but full-throttle in the slower, grippier cars, but requires a lift or even a little brake in the faster ones.

Well I'm glad I went to the Canadian GP this year, as it might be the last ever.

So did he get arrested? Or taken to hospital?

Sorry you head to deal with that. Hopefully that works out and no one actually died.

What causes flames coming out of the exhausts of certain cars, especially racing cars?

Quote from Storm_Cloud :

What you mean is no other series has a problem with seemingly random results - in Indycar, fuel economy victories a la Danica Patrick are not scorned but lauded as legitimate wins.

I'm not sure about that. I'm not defending the overrated Danica Patrick, but in the F1 turbo era winning races was also about fuel economy. A midfield car could turn the boost up to max and walk away from the pack, but the winner was usually in cruise mode for most of the race.

Quote from Paranoid Android :

Actually I'd invest in petrol...

It can't be stored in the long term. Over the course of years, the composition changes (lighter chemicals evaporate) and the possibility of contamination increases exponentially. It's a short-term commodity; that's why the oil futures market works the way it does.

Back on topic, stockpiling gold is an extremely wise move with the current global economy, especially in the US. As P5YcHoM4N already mentioned the market has been fluctuating wildly recently, but the general trend of the past ten years or so has been sharply upward. So I would make a purchase sooner rather than later.

Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

I miss Suzuka .

It'll be back next year. After that it will alternate year-to-year between Fuji and Suzuka, like Hockenheim and the Nürburgring do now.

That said I don't think Fuji is going to feature in F1 for very long. They only have a contract for a few years, and I doubt Toyota is going to be in F1 as a full constructor in two or three years. Their huge financial muscle is the only reason F1 is at Fuji at all.

Quote from evilpimp :

Why does it bother you? If you don't wanna read it then don't open it?

Don't respond to him. Don't acknowledge his posts at all. Stupid ass trolls will go away if they don't get the attention they want. Just put him on your Ignore list; he doesn't have anything worthwhile to say anyway.

If it rains, Massa's in trouble. The Ferrari isn't very good in the wet and Massa already struggles a little in the rain already. He has to hope for a SC mix-up or for Hamilton to hit trouble, which isn't the way one wants to drive for a WDC.

Quote from aroX123 :

Is it going to rain?

Hopefully like last year.

Quote from Hyperactive :

maybe the fuel tank size is even limited by the rules?

Well, sort of. The rules require it to be behind the driver but in front of the engine (basically in the center of the car), so it has a massive effect on the wheelbase. The wheelbase has a huge effect on the handling and the aero package, so the size of the tank is finalized very early in the design process.

As for the rest, I'm all for eliminating mid-race refueling but multiple red flags in a single race seems a bit silly to me.

Quote from Kalev EST :

You´re going to be rubbish at anything at the first time. And sex is no exception.

Bullshit. My first time, as soon as I shut the door I turned into Barry White. Oooohhhh baaaby....