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  1. Re:Zelda, player/character/story progression and m on Adventure Game Interfaces and Puzzle Theory · · Score: 1

    I suppose the emphasis on puzzles and the like is why some don't class Zelda titles as true role playing.

    Well granted the stories are better later on, but still. It's all about how you solve/do stuff.

  2. Re:Sounds like the work of Ambien or some other dr on Sleep Mailing · · Score: 1

    Any kind of drug that interferes with natural sleep [either preventing or aiding] can lead to some weird, weird side effects.

    But granted, this is some extreme case.

  3. Re:Manga can be anything on The Manga Guide to Statistics · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Anime is a bit more limited, since production costs are significantly higher.

    Still, animes have been made about some weird, weird things.

  4. Re:Same problem as movies. on Survival-Horror Genre Going Extinct? · · Score: 1

    Make your player character helpless and you've got fear.

    Give them enough weapons to vaporise a city and you've got a shooter.

  5. Re:Summary is wrong. on Meteorite Destroys Warehouse In Auckland, NZ · · Score: 1

    Thank you for noting that.

    I'm a kiwi, and this so called 'meteor' didn't even make the Stuff website. Just an ordinary fire.

  6. Re:How Big the Earth, How Thin the Crust on Birth of the Moon: a Runaway Nuclear Reaction? · · Score: 1

    Yes, people really seem to underestimate just how dense the Earth is.

    Almost all of it is molten rock, completely unexplorable.

  7. Already there on Activision Wants To Bring Guitar Hero To Arcades · · Score: 2, Informative

    Look into the series GuitarFreaks, a Konami Bemani title. Popular in arcades in Asia, but can be found worldwide. The latest few titles also link with PercussionFreaks [also known as DrumMania]. GuitarFreaks doesn't have a home version though.

    Of course, when you compare songs between Freaks and Heroes, they're completely different. But the basic gameplay principle is the same.

  8. Re:$30? Seriously? on Nintendo To Start Publishing Ebooks On the DS · · Score: 1

    Exactly: Most of these classic books were in the public domain years, if not decades ago.

    Still, I guess they can charge what they want.

  9. Re:Congrats on The Mouse Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    Those old mouse balls are great fun to play with.

    You can even make a collection out of them. In fact I'm sure someone, somewhere, has.

  10. Good causes wasted on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 1

    Think of all the good that amount could've done for the local community, or any charity, if it was donated, or even just invested wisely.

    But no, it was squandered away.

  11. Re:Already illegal on The Shady Business Practices of Classmates.com · · Score: 1

    Not just prizes, but also those ads claiming you've won cash.

    Then you find out it's not real money, you need to sign up to some stupid offer, and your 'money' can only be redeemed for some inane clutter.

  12. Re:Continuity problems already on First Trek Film Footage Unveiled · · Score: 1

    It's not like he's going to speak Japanese in the movie, is it?

  13. Re:Damn on Google Can Predict the Flu · · Score: 0

    It doesn't predict anything reliably. Too many variables.

    Simply put: If you're looking for help online for flu symptoms, that doesn't correlate with an 'outbreak' of flu.

    And what defines outbreak anyway?

  14. Korea on China Defines Internet Addiction · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem is just as bad, if not far worse there. The prolific MMO play-rate [plus localised social networking] doesn't help either.

    But somehow, I don't see Korea classifying it as an illness anytime soon.

  15. Re:Congratulations on making a historic event happ on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 1

    It really was a momentous occasion.

    Too bad I missed all the live events, I was commuting, haha.

  16. Re:Experimental Magic Shield Against Cosmic Rays on Experimental Magnetic Shield Against Cosmic Rays · · Score: 1

    Ah, but any sufficiently advanced technology will resemble magic.

  17. Re:Good on Anonymous Anger Rampant On the Web · · Score: 1

    The biggest difference. Feel free to get mad at things you can change and influence.

    But when you get pissed over stuff you can never hope to change, then it's just wasted energy.

  18. Re:Not from Q ... on James Bond Gadgets · · Score: 1

    Are you implying that particular gadget has been enhanced by the tech guys?

  19. Re:"Virtual worlds" will never take off on The Second Coming of Virtual Worlds · · Score: 1

    You never know what might happen in a few years.

    Maybe some sort of integration between Web 2.0 [yes yes, it's a buzzword] and increased computer capabilities will finally make it more viable.

    That and virtual reality, if that ever takes off.

  20. Re:P.T. Barnum and the Cardiff Giant. on The Greatest Scientific Hoaxes? · · Score: 1

    Nowadays, you'd call it "showmanship" if someone did that.

  21. Re:Free speech on Australian Government Censorship 'Worse Than Iran' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    By that definition, any country that censors anything in the media/press, too, doesn't have free speech.

    So then, how to "treat the problem"?

  22. Re:It's funny and sad... on Dutch Court Punishes Theft of Virtual Property · · Score: 1

    Yes, but real money can buy real things.

    Online currency can only be used in that medium, to purchase things which have no presence beyond the online community/game/whatever itself.

  23. Re:How about this? SAD on Alternatives to Daylight Saving Time? · · Score: 1

    Too much artificial light isn't good for you, as most of you would know.

    It's attributed to to Seasonal Affective Disorder.

    And also, pasty faced nerd syndrome.

  24. Re:How would one go about it? on First Mars-Goers Should Prepare For a One-Way Trip · · Score: 1

    No, you still need incredibly skilled, intelligent, physically fit people, if you want any chance of success.

  25. Wine on Researchers Developing Cancer-Fighting Beer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's already been shown that certain wines, in moderation, can help prevent certain cancers.

    As usual, moderation in everything.