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  1. A pixelated engine on Building Babbage's Analytical Engine · · Score: 4, Funny

    No one has built this in Minecraft, yet!?

  2. Re:There must be a winner on What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? · · Score: 1

    I don't know....soiled panties would've been my guess.

  3. Re:Why would we spy on the SpaceRab? on US 'Space Warplane' Spying On Chinese Spacelab · · Score: 4, Informative

    I just checked heavens-above and they don't really seem to be all that close. Orbits are SIMILAR but not all that close.

  4. A few people in Canada saw it... on NASA: Satellite Debris Probably Hit Pacific, But Room For Doubt · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Methinks the public doesn't appreciate odds on Defunct Satellite To Fall From the Sky · · Score: 1

    Odds are one thing, probability is quite another.

  6. Re:It's too acrobatic on Most People Have Never Heard of CTRL+F · · Score: 1

    Hehe, I use hard drive magnets to put stuff on the fridge. Much better than those 'refrigerator" magnets that just fall off whenever you close the door. 'Course, need to use a crowbar to remove what I put up there, but at least it isn't going to fall off.

  7. Re:Absolute Garbage on Developer Panel Asks Whether AAA Games Are Too Long · · Score: 1

    AAaargh! Is it JUST me or does anyone else keep reading MW2 as MechWarrior 2? EVERY time I see that it happens and it drives me nuts!

  8. Re:"Videogame Stories." I Always Chuckle at That.. on Developer Panel Asks Whether AAA Games Are Too Long · · Score: 2

    That was a dumb analogy. If you're going to use ballet, then you should say "don't complain when they don't break dance in the middle of Swan Lake."

    Games can be interactive AND tell a story. A video game isn't defined as 'interactive button mashing repeatedly doing the same thing over and over, ad nauseum, for hours on end." If a game doesn't have a story to push it forward, or at least some type of goal, then it really isn't worth playing.

    Sure, Portal would've been fun without a story. But with that little extra bit of story added in, it went from something mediocre to something fantastic. All because of STORY.

  9. Re:Then Why Have We Moved in the Narrative Directi on Developer Panel Asks Whether AAA Games Are Too Long · · Score: 1

    "satisfy the explore and dick around urges that were once filled by console or even offline single player PC games"
    I'd say playing outside with friends and roaming the neighborhood, but that's just me.

  10. Re:Not quite as advertised on Comet-Sun Impact Caught On Video · · Score: 1

    OK, it was a FIRST in that SDO actually saw it streaking in front of the sun. No impact, though as they pretty much always evaporate. Maybe a larger piece will come along one day and it WILL impact, but that isn't too likely

  11. Re:Not quite as advertised on Comet-Sun Impact Caught On Video · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but it happens all the time. That was a Kreutz-family comet; known as a sun-grazer. Happens all the time.

  12. Blogger fail? on AT&T: Meet the New US GSM Monopoly · · Score: 2

    "Why should consumers care about the AT&T/T-mobile merger? Already, Verizon has dropped unlimited data plans and the US trails Japan, South Korea, and others in variety and performance of mobiles. Don't think for a second that those aren't the direct result this new monopoly", says blogger Tom Henderson. I'm pretty sure "Japan, South Korea, and others..." were far ahead of the US in mobile performance LONG before any merger talks came about.

  13. Re:No surprise there on Netflix's New Web Interface Gets Thumbs Down From Users · · Score: 1

    The app isn't universal. It's only released for a few handsets here and there.

  14. Re:Well then... on Solar Storms Could Bring Northern Lights South · · Score: 1

    Actually, the article is specifically about the NORTHERN lights and how they'll be visible at lower latitudes, in the northern hemisphere. That being said, the Southern lights will ALSO be affected the same way, at lower latitudes in the SOUTHERN hemisphere. So the titles really isn't misleading, just that it's about the northern hemisphere.

  15. For the birds on TheSpaceGame — Design Your Route To Jupiter · · Score: 1
  16. Re:crytpanalyis? on The Binary Code In Canada's Gov-Gen Coat of Arms · · Score: 1

    also see that my last 10100011100 11100100111 00111000101 is also a palindrome...meh.

  17. crytpanalyis? on The Binary Code In Canada's Gov-Gen Coat of Arms · · Score: 1

    Well, just been studying some basic cryptanalysis. Using basic technique, I notced 33 digits, so I wrote out eleven three-part digits: 110 010 111 001 001 010 100 100 111 010 011 then, using columnar transposition, get 3 eleven digit binary numbers: 10100011100 11100100111 00111000101 Got nothing after that. Time for bed.

  18. Re: Facebook Is Down on Facebook Is Down · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure productivity went DOWN, since everyone kept trying to refresh/reload..."Maybe THIS time it will work?!"

  19. Re:Nip THAT one in the bud on LHC Spies Hints of Infant Universe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dr Kleiner says it's well within parameters, nothing to worry about.

  20. [insert company name here] makes crap... on The Ignominious Fall of Dell · · Score: 1

    It happens. It eventually gets fixed, everyone moves on with their lives, then 5 years later, it gets spammed all over. As a receiver of a $500 settlement check from a lawsuit against Toshiba (re: Toshiba Satellite 5005-S507 Laptop), I'm getting a kick out of these posts...and currently looking forward to getting a Dell Streak.

  21. Re:Pfft. on Video Gamers Have Power Over Their Dreams · · Score: 1

    "Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? "

  22. Re:Allow us to "opt-in" on Senators Tell Facebook To Quit Sharing Users' Info · · Score: 1

    You 'opted-in' by signing up in the first place. I'm waiting for FB to say "Don't like how we do business? Here, let us help you close your account."

  23. All I'm gonna say is... on Artwork Re-Sells Itself Weekly On eBay · · Score: 1

    ...it better pack/box itself, bring itself to the shipper and pay it's own shipping fees after it sells itself automatically, otherwise, it's going to stay on the shelf where it belongs. /not that I'd every buy such a stupid NOT-ART object, anyway. //dammit why didn't I think of this!?

  24. Re:Mechwarrior II: The Trend Begins on Video Game Music Recognition Gets a Boost · · Score: 1

    I agree. I have MW2, MW2: Ghost Bear's Legacy and MW2:Mercanaries all ripped to computer that I regularly play on my MP3 player. Half Life 2 is another that I regularly listen to as well.

  25. Re:Grain lobby propagaunda on Fatty Foods Affect Memory and Exercise Performance · · Score: 1, Informative

    I think you're confusing 'carbs' with 'grains' (as the title to your post might suggest); humans are quite able to process carbs quite easily. Every eat fruti? How about vegetables? Yeah, those are carbs. But they do take a while to break down, plus they contain fiber, which is also good for you body. Grains, on the other hand, are BAD carbs (I'm talking about processed grains here, not the stuff you'd pick off a wheat plant growing in a field; good luck trying to eat THAT.) They break down too quickly into sugar, which is quickly absorbed into the blood stream, thus causing high spikes in insulin which leads, eventually, to insulin resistance. Stay away from most grains, eat lots of fruit/vegetables and lean protein and add in some poly unsaturated fat (almonds, cashews, avocado, olive oil/olives) and you'll be on your way to a leaner, healthier you.