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  1. Re:You are assuming.. on Is An Uninformed Vote Better Than No Vote? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What I want is a negative vote. I want to be able to vote against a candidate, rather than picking from the list of his opponents.

    I also would like to restrict voting on bond issues to those voters who own property (and will end up paying for the bonds).

  2. Doesn't sound like a miscalibration to me. on More Voting Shenanigans in Florida · · Score: 1

    "Another voter who went Democrat across the board kept finding Republicans listed in the summary screen."

    Doesn't sound like the touch screen was at fault to me....

  3. Re:I don't get it. on Wired's Very Short Stories · · Score: 1

    I'm just shocked that his six words didn't describe clothing or hair tugging.

  4. Re:"Heals" ~ "heels"? on Visa Cuts Off AllOfMp3.com · · Score: 1

    Your point is mute.

  5. Buy AV software?!? on iPods Come Complete With Windows Virus · · Score: 1

    I can't believe that Apple recommended that infected customers should *buy* AV software! Apple infected their computers, Apple should supply the software to remove the virus.

  6. Re:Anonymous? on Banned From WoW For WINE & Programmable Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Actually, Blizzard carefully controls what can be done in a single, ingame macro. They don't allow multiple actions, although there are a few things that can be done simultaneously in a macro (use a trinket, then fire a spell).

  7. Re:Anonymous? on Banned From WoW For WINE & Programmable Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Blizzard has been clear that doing more than one action with a keypress is a no-no. They watched a character repeat the exact same actions, with exactly the same timing, for hours. They may have even tried to contact him ingame. What were they supposed to think?

  8. Re:Is it just me? on CBS, NBC to Offer TV Shows for 99 Cents · · Score: 1

    I want the third season of Carnivale!

  9. Re:choking hazard? on A Review of the iPod nano · · Score: 1

    "And if you're wondering about putting an iPod in your mouth, just imagine the other places an iPod could go on (or in!) the body."

    This was already covered last season on the TV show, House. The doctor's question...

    "Is it... is it because of the size, the shape, or is it the pounding bass line?"

  10. Re:Move to higher ground on Rebuilding New Orleans With Science · · Score: 1

    "I don't expect the US government to spend billions to reattach it. But, I would expect them to save me a spot on the new beach front property to replace my previous submarine property."

    Why on earth would you expect that?

  11. Re:6000 Letters on Top Level .xxx Domain Concept Under Scrutiny · · Score: 1

    Don't knock those 6,000 letters. I'm sure some whitehouse staffer was up all night writing (righting) them.

  12. Population imbalance on Ask Questions of the World of Warcraft Team · · Score: 1

    How do you plan to address the population imbalances on most servers?

    The Horde characters are uniformly ugly compared to their Alliance couterparts, and the population split on the servers reflects it. Making Horde character classes more powerful (shaman, Tauren warriors, etc) might convince the power gamers to switch over to Horde characters, but the vast majority of the player base stay with the Alliance.

  13. Re:A better punishment on Spammer Sentenced to 9 Years in Jail · · Score: 1

    Call HBO!

  14. Re:Are you Serious on Editorial: On the SpikeTV Video Game Awards · · Score: 1

    "Did Titanic really change any ones lives?"

    I cried tears of joy when Leonardo sank into the icy depths. My girlfriend thought that meant I was sensitive and that I wasn't truly rotten to the core. Titanic changed my life!

  15. Commercials! on TiVo to Sell Your Fast-Forward Button · · Score: 1

    How long until Microsoft adds commercials to their startup screen and BSOD?

  16. Balance on Ask City of Heroes Lead Designer Jack Emmert · · Score: 1

    Could you talk a bit about how you approach balancing the various archtypes and their specializations? CoH definitely seems to have the full spectrum of character types with good soloers, completely group oriented types, quick and easy types, late bloomers, etc... Was City of Villains kept in mind when the various archtypes and their power pools were created?

  17. Movies based on video games on Life After Doom · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When has a movie based on a video game lived up to the game itself?"

    Pokemon: The Movie

  18. Coding in a warehouse on The Absolute Worst Working Environment? · · Score: 1

    My first job out of college was to write an inventory control program for the Bell warehouses. I ended up coding most of the program on a computer sitting on a door between two sawhorses with forklifts whizzing by behind me. It wouldn't have been so bad, except that the forklift operators kept coolers of grain alcohol punch in the warehouse and got quite dangerous by the end of the day.

  19. Re:URL filter on Star Trek: Enterprise Reactions? · · Score: 1

    I watched the show on DirecTV and I noticed that same thing about the dialogue disappearing into the background noise. It was driving me nuts in a couple of the scenes!