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  1. Re:On the other hand... on Gaming In Sweden Bigger Than Football and Hockey · · Score: 1

    What surprises me is with the whole Emo pop culture trend of this decade the US isn't at the top of the list.

  2. Re:Duh..... on Researchers Getting the Lead Out of Electronics · · Score: 1

    I have looked, has anyone seen a case where discarded electronics has actually contaminated someone's ground water?

    Apparently anyone in California can prove that it did and not only contaminated the water but caused cancer too!

  3. Re:Eh, you say a LOT about yourself on Bioshock 2 Trailer Released, Platform Information Revealed · · Score: 1

    sudo: make me a sandwich: command not found

  4. Re:I think the title of this year are : RA3 and SC on Blizzcon 2008 Wrap-Up · · Score: 1

    yes! Red Alert 3 is coming out.

    RA3 has the new and improved SecuROM function too, have fun with that.

  5. Re:Fist Prose on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 0, Troll
    I've done some research and it appears that out of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain and Sarah Palin none of them bothered to vote on it. Though it did pass overwhelmingly on both the Democratic and Republican sides.

    It is a sad day for the freedom of information.

  6. Re:sounds toxic on New Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That doesn't seem to matter to the health nuts. If there is even the slightest remote possibility it theoretically could cause cancer even only in the most unlikely of conditions they will do everything they can to make sure that this cell never happens.

  7. Re:The crossed the line this time on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try telling Tom Cruise that Scientology is a crock. I'd imagine he'd scream incoherently at the top of his lungs, jump up and down then rip your face off.

  8. Re:Someone Is Getting Fired on Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD · · Score: 1

    Ohio must be that other state

  9. Re:All I have to say is on EA Abandons Efforts To Take Over Take-Two · · Score: 2, Informative

    No this means we will continue to get GTA without install restrictions, SecuROM and all the other EA bullshit.

  10. Re:i feel sorry, but on Never Ask For Help On The Internet · · Score: 1

    I busted out laughing when I saw them, I'm glad my co-workers have left for the day. It would be really hard to explain what I was laughing about without showing them the pictures.

  11. Re:Only because it has cute girls on Cat Talk · · Score: 1

    I know I don't speak for everyone but that girl isn't that cute, it actually detoured me from the video.

  12. Re:It's not too hard to overstate... on Nvidia 55nm Parts Are Bad Too · · Score: 1

    As long as we have a crowbar nearby we will survive.

  13. Re:ABIT... Not sad to see them go on Abit To Bow Out of Mainboard Market · · Score: 1

    I got myself an ASUS Maximus Extreme board with a Q6600, 2GB (2x1GB sticks) RAM, and a GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E x16 card, and I have been enjoying it ever since, but it hasn't been a year or two yet so I cannot vouch for how long lasting it is. :)

    I've most likely built 20-30 computers and have always used ASUS boards. My mom has one of the systems I built in 2001 with a A7V266 board which is still running strong with no issues. My current M2N32-SLI has survived a catastrophic PSU failure and all the other various things I subject my PCs to. I'll vouch they are long lasting.

  14. Re:By pc... on Microsoft Releases Photosynth · · Score: 1
    Tried it and it failed miserably. The login window for Photosynth comes up black with white underscores then after a while Kwin will say the window is not responding.

    If anyone else tries it and it works let me know what you did to get it to work. Wine 1.1.2.

  15. Re:Japan is a lot smaller than the U.S. on US Broadband Won't Catch Up With Japan's For 101 Years · · Score: 1

    In my city the Cox premiere service is 49.99. For whatever reason my bill comes out to be 41.95 for the premiere with no additional TV costs.

  16. Re:Japan is a lot smaller than the U.S. on US Broadband Won't Catch Up With Japan's For 101 Years · · Score: 1

    I'm also required to get cable TV service to get Internet service.

    What cable co. is that? I have 20/1 from Cox Cable and only have internet access. I've actually never heard of a cable company not allowing you to get internet w/o TV.

  17. Re:It seems to me on McCain Campaign Offers Rewards For Turn-Key Comments · · Score: 1

    that the McCain campaign hasn't quite adapted to the changes technology has made in politics.

    Obviously, this is the campaign of a man whom doesn't know his ass from computer and publicly acknowledged this fact.

  18. Re:first! on McCain Campaign Offers Rewards For Turn-Key Comments · · Score: 4, Funny

    I live in Cleveland and I am getting a kick out of this reply.

  19. Re:Stop paying MS for bad software... on Windows XP Still Outselling Windows Vista · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I agree with you completely. If I were not a gamer I would not have Windows installed on my computer at home.

    There is absolutely no reason to run any variety of Windows as a web browser or email checker as far as I'm concerned. Most distributions of Linux are easy enough for anyone to use.

  20. Re:Extended warranties are rip-offs - no exception on IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software · · Score: 1

    I had a Samsung CRT which I didn't get the extended and one day it wouldn't power on. I sent it back to them and rather then repairing it they sent me a refurb with a huge gouge in the anti-glare coating and several other visual defects. When I called to complain seeing the one I sent them had no scratches in the anti-glare coating they basically told me to go fuck myself in so many words. I guess I wouldn't have minded about the refurb so much if the viewing area didn't have several highly distracting and visually distorting scratches especially when my original didn't have that issue. I decided to get the extended on my new monitor which replaced that one and the extended plan on my current monitor gets me a brand new monitor with no visual defects where as Samsung just gives me some piece of shit then tells me to go fuck myself.

    I personally have had good experiences with extended coverage plans on car stereo equipment, TVs and monitors but that is me and I can't speak for everyone.

  21. Re:Extended warranties are rip-offs - no exception on IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software · · Score: 1

    I got an extended warranty on my the last monitor I bought, had it repaired three times and replaced once at no cost, sounds like an exception to me.

  22. Re:Nvidia cards on KDE 4.1 Released, Reviewed · · Score: 5, Informative
    I have been playing with KDE 4.1 on my gaming desktop since beta 1. I have a 9800GX2 and the only time I noticed the slowdown on resizing windows or moving the plasma widgets is when I had SLI enabled in the xorg.conf. When I disabled it the performance increased drastically and I had no issues with that afterwards.

    It is definitely worth downloading and I say it is more then sufficient to replace KDE 3.5

  23. What about the video cards? on AMD Loses $1.2 Billion and Its CEO · · Score: 1
    Though the new series of ATI cards the HD 4870 are doing extremely well against Nvidia GX 260/280 in terms of price vs. performance right now.

    Is this not even enough to save AMD?

  24. Re:afterwards on Live Giant Squid Dissection Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    Well the fine folks of Scandinavia, Northern Germany and the Netherlands might appreciate the taste but to me that would be the most repulsive meal that could ever be served... ever.

  25. Re:Driver Support on An Early Peek At AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2 · · Score: 1
    I used to get a hard lock with the proprietary drivers but then I found this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/211318

    I don't know if this will help you but there is a fix suggested there that resolved the issue for me.