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  1. Re:EQ might be better than UO for this one. . . on Worlds.com Sues NCSoft Over MMO-Patent · · Score: 1

    I played UO for a few years and even before the expansion to allow 3D rendering, I was able to go up, down, left right, forwards, backwards. That's not two dimensions, that's three.

  2. Re:why aRe:They're glowing! on First Look At Windows 7 Beta 1 · · Score: 1

    I have Vista Business on 3 computers (legit). What is UAC? I remember something when I first install that I turn off with that acronym I think.

  3. Re:Why does nobody ask Google anything today? on Googling Security · · Score: 1

    They never said Do No Evil. They said Don't Be Evil. You can do evil while not being evil. One is isolated incidents, while the other shows a trend. Its a good use of semantics to get around that.

  4. Re:Question- on Miyamoto Scrutinizes Mario, Zelda, Hails Portal · · Score: 1

    People do come up with something else. I will buy every new version of Zelda, however. You can blame it on me, don't waste your money if you're not interested.

  5. Re:Persuading Congress on RIAA Litigation May Be Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    They would have to leave the country? This country is full of lazy people. Watch out law-makers, I'll blog if you do that!

  6. Re:I wish the US Supreme Court was that smart. on UK Court Rejects Encryption Key Disclosure Defense · · Score: 1

    Gitmo? That's not in the USA!

  7. Re:Its not fuel economy, its self righteousness on Fuel Efficiency and Slow Driving? · · Score: 1

    "It's down to 2.58 already for regular :)" Wow, that's getting down to what people thought was way too high a few years ago.

  8. Re:What works: on Fuel Efficiency and Slow Driving? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Slow acceleration is worse than (reasonably) rapid acceleration. The rest of your tips I can't argue against, but I do know that decent acceleration outside of the red zone is better.

  9. Re:Why would this apply to already purchased music on Looming Royalty Decision Threatens iTunes Store, Apple Hints · · Score: 1

    You ask how it can have an affect on the past? Their previous rulings (mainly affecting web radio) were retroactive for the past year and a half before that time, or something along those lines. They can bill you for stuff that's already happened no problem.

  10. Re:Every time I read an article like this on OS X On the MSI Wind · · Score: 1

    People talk about Microsoft tax on new hardware. What about Apple tax on their OS? A few thousand on a decent PC with a different bios.

  11. Re:Wow.... $170 is cheap? on Getting Away With a Cheap Graphics Card · · Score: 1

    $170 for a video card is definitely midrange. I just got a $550 4870x2 and that is high end. Two of them in Crossfire is super high end. You can get a great 4850 for $170, and you wont be disappointed.

  12. Re:What happens to windows vista now ? on Developers Will Get Windows 7 Alpha On Oct. 28 · · Score: 1

    If it is in Alpha then it is still 2 years out I'd imagine. Then you consider Vista has been out since Novemberish 2006. Just because they took way too long to go from XP to Vista (letting people get too comfortable), doesn't mean they wont move back to an every few years thing like prior to XP (which sucked when new, imagine that).

  13. Re:Like Android, don't like the G1 on Google Unveils First Android Phone · · Score: 1

    Back in 2003 I tried to do that. I had poor credit at the time and offered to pay in cash, the entire contract up front, and was told no. Luckily I was still approved, but is cash really an option now days?

  14. Re:Rising costs to text? on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    $.10 I meant, big difference!

  15. Re:Rising costs to text? on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    I get unblockable spam texts on occasion, plus my brother texting me even though he has a blackberry and can e-mail me. Each one costs me $10 for the privlidge of being annoyed.

  16. Re:Legal consequence? on 4,000 Anti-Scientology Videos Yanked From YouTube · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I did notice the giant shield that Scientologists are using. Did you notice the LLC tag?

  17. near-epidemic on Zero Day Threat · · Score: 1

    That's called Pandemic.

  18. Re:I thought Taboos applied to people not things. on Google's Streetview Seen As Culturally Insensitive In Japan · · Score: 1

    People, Corporation, no individual responsibility.

  19. Re:Not all plastic... on IBM Granted "Paper-or-Plastic?" Patent · · Score: 1

    There is also an oil based plastic embedded with a bacteria that activates when buried and makes the plastic fall apart.

  20. Offset may be ideal on Dutch Town Lays Air-Purifying Concrete · · Score: 1

    I know nothing about this stuff, but wouldn't offset be ideal if nothing else? Areas immediately around roads are some of the worst air to breathe. I doubt this takes the asbestos from brakes out of the air though, so busy intersections will still be horrible. I wonder which is worse, a cooking fire inside a hut (black carbon) or a busy road?

  21. Re:This won't have an effect in Belgium on IBM Granted "Paper-or-Plastic?" Patent · · Score: 1

    If I was able to sell crap to people outside of the country while keeping the good stuff I'd do it. Your point?

  22. Re:This won't have an effect in Belgium on IBM Granted "Paper-or-Plastic?" Patent · · Score: 1

    Biodegradable plastic isn't a new thing, but plastic comes from oil, and we don't want to throw that out. Or is gas $1.25 again?

  23. Re:yes, the married cheater deserved a comeuppance on Craigslist Prankster Sued, Argues DMCA Abuse · · Score: 1

    Cheating on your wife is illegal in some states.

  24. Re:DMCA applies to individuals only? on USAF Violates DMCA, Escapes Unscathed · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Pirate Bay isn't in the USA, thus the DMCA doesn't have any jurisdiction, but your YouTube example is very good.

  25. Re:Huh? on Study Suggests Music Industry Embrace Piracy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I guess they're missing the point that I bet several people downloaded the torrent, and donated. Not saying all of them did, but a lot of people, knowing that P2P is efficient and helpful, chose the different download method. Why do you think lots of companies use that as a distribution method?