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  1. Re:The Mac in Indepedence Day on Servers, Hackers, and Code In the Movies · · Score: 1

    Well, the obvious refutation to that is 'great, I'll give you a computer from the 1950s. Using that, determine how to write a virus for Windows 2000.'

  2. Re:Maybe on Microsoft Sticks to 10M Xbox Projection · · Score: 1

    He left out the magic phrase 'per month.' Sony would have to sell ~330,000 units more than Microsoft *per month* for 24 months, just to catch up.

  3. Re:Tailgating is NOT the problem... on Detecting Tailgaters With Lasers · · Score: 1

    I'd think that any cop would have pulled you over, took one look at the situation, and given you an escort to the hospital. Which you then thank them for by calling the local newspaper or whatever, and they jump all over that sort of sweet human interest story.

  4. Re:What you all don't realise... on Unpiloted Passenger Jet Tests · · Score: 1

    He's exaggerating a bit, but yes, the pilot doesn't actually fly the plane; hasn't for years. Autopilot, and I think autotakeoff and autolanding.

  5. Re:The AI really isn't that bad, Zonk. on Gears of War Review · · Score: 1

    Kudos for the Thumbnail Theater reference.

  6. Re:Sequels on Gears To Be A Trilogy, Ousts Halo 2 · · Score: 1

    In the chapter about Gears of War in "Xbox 360 Unleashed," they state flat out that GoW was intended to be a) the 'Halo' of the Xbox 360, and b) a trilogy.

  7. Re:It's a lose - lose situation on California Supreme Court OKs Web Libel Immunity · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The person who happens to be providing the web hosting cannot be.

    If you stand up on a soap box and start spouting libel, the soap box manufacturer can't be sued for it's 'part' in that libel, right? Well, if you buy web hosting and put libel on your site, the host now can't be sued for it's 'part' in the libel. Should the hoster, however, endorse the libel, reprint it elsewhere, and so on, they've then involved themselves.

  8. Re:RPG Concepts on Final Fantasy XII Review · · Score: 1
    When you have people wielding swords that are as tall as a person that are about as effective in combat as someone chucking some form of neutrally-buoyant sports ball, you're stretching the suspension of disbelief.

    You, sir, have obviously never played a proper game of Dodgeball.

  9. Re:A Quality, Solid Final Fantasy on Final Fantasy XII Review · · Score: 1

    I'd have been terribly happy if I could define sets of gambits; here's my exploration gambit, here's my anti-fire-monster set, here's my victory at all costs, last man standing wins set, here's my protect the party at all costs set, and so on.

    That and auto-acquiring licences when you buy stuff. "Basch requires Heavy Armor 5 to equip that. Spend 150 of 291 LP to acquire Heavy Armour 5?" (assuming it's been revealed on Basch's license board.)

  10. Re:Actually, that's a completely different story on Ancient Swords Made of Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 1
    For the fighting style they were used in

    And herein lies the most basic truth of any martial art: you need to know the context in which it was developed, to understand it's strengths and weaknesses.

  11. Re:Correct order? on Star Wars Virgin Takes the Plunge · · Score: 1

    I believe it's said that the Midis are what resonate with the Force, and people learn how to work with the Midis.

  12. Re:Patches for consoles on PS3 Scales 1080i To 480p On HDTVs · · Score: 1

    Xbox patches were a) available to download and burn onto a CD, and b) often included on game discs, and c) included on official demo discs and the discs that came with gaming magazines.

  13. Re:Correct order? on Star Wars Virgin Takes the Plunge · · Score: 1

    I've said it before, and will say it again; Lucas could have avoided the whole mess by saying that the Midichlorians are *attracted* to the Force, not the cause of it. Measuring the Midi level gives you an indirect measure of Force potential....but there are caveats. If somebody is using the Force heavily, their count is inflated. If somebody is avoiding using the Force specifically, their count is lowered.

    Also neatly prevents you from rendering Jedi down into a Midichlorian serum and injecting people with it.

  14. Re:Star Wars wedding? on Star Wars Virgin Takes the Plunge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Marital relations..the one instance in which 'Han Shoots First' is a bad thing.

  15. Re:GUYS! on Bungie Promises "Big News" Next Week · · Score: 1

    Halo 4: Genetically Engineered Pimps..IN SPAAAAACCCCCE!

  16. Re:They expected it, but did they point it out? on Some Back Compat Problems For PS3 · · Score: 1

    They tried that, it was called Itanium, and one of the main criticisims of it was....that it ran x86 code poorly.

  17. Re:The solution on Some Back Compat Problems For PS3 · · Score: 1

    If mentioning bleem! is dating yourself, is mentioning that bleem! is an upside down acronym for 'pentium 133, windows' marrying yourself and setting down with a two door garage, 2.3 kids and a dog?

  18. Re:Why bother? on Broadcom's Treaty In the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD War · · Score: 1

    I'd be more willing to chalk it up to purposefully wanting to isolate sensitive machines from the network. You know, security by air gap.

  19. Re:Will they be able to make things better? on Democrats Take House, Senate Undecided · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they'll just proclaim that the last six years never happened, and institute a Congressional Do-Over.

  20. Re:After Deleting the Logs... on German ISP Forced To Delete IP Logs · · Score: 1

    Dear requester: Per your request, we have deleted your IP logs. The deleted records are attached to this letter, for your reference. We will keep a copy of this letter on file, as proof that your request was carried out. Thank you for your patronage.

  21. Re:Legislation, Corporations, and Censorship on Has Verizon Forfeited Common Carrier Status? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's not censorship.

    Censorship would be the gov't throwing you in prison for warning people about the danger of fire. Your example is the gov't throwing you in prison for knowningly and willfully endangering people's lives by shouting something you a) know to be untrue, and b) know will most likely cause a panic-stricken stampede for the exits.

    Quite honestly, saying that not being able to yell 'fire' in a croweded theater is like saying that your right to bear arms is infringed by not being able to shoot people at will.

  22. Re:Test your Wesbsite on Should Online Stores Be Subject To ADA? · · Score: 1

    Why is it interesting that the American Dental Association's website isn't complinant with a Disabilities act?

  23. Re:why do game movies have to suck? on Halo Movie Postponed, Street Fighter Movie On · · Score: 1
    Rumor has it that the Street Fighter game is going to be based around Chun-Li which tells me the focus is less on fighting and more on T&A. That being the case wouldnt they have been better off going for Dead of Alive its more well known with the younger gamers and if far more of a T&A fest than Street Fighter

    I really hate to do this to you, so blissful and innocent, but....Dead or Alive The Movie.

  24. Re:Why are we upgrading again? on Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards · · Score: 1
    but I think it fails the human factor.

    True, it probably does, but don't punish those of us who can remember numbers just because the ruck of humanity cannot. For somebody who doesn't use their duress code, they'll just have to fall back to current systems. For those of us who can, it would be a nice feature.

  25. Re:Why are we upgrading again? on Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've said it before, and I'll say it again: duress code. A pin number that works perfectly well, and gives no outward sign of being used, but flags the transaction(s) as being 'under duress', kicks in a high-resolution camera (say, in an ATM kiosk) and summons the police. Woe if you use it inappropriately....

    Also, an easy trick for the RFID cards would be for it to have two numbers; one which is transmitted when you swipe it, allowing for normal purchases, and a differnet number on the RFID side, which allows up to $50/transaction, or whatever, maybe a # of purchases/time constraint, and so on. That way, somebody waving an RFID reader over your wallet doesn't get your full purchasing power.