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  1. Re:Rubber-banding on Should Computer Games Adapt To the Way You Play? · · Score: 1

    You memory is very wrong. There has been the chance to totally annihilate the AI in every GT game... did you ever use the Pikes Peak Suzuki Esucudo race car in GT2, for example? That thing was incredibly broken and the AI certainly didn't rubberband to compensate even one bit.

    Tourist Trophy (basically GT with motorcycles instead of cars) can seem to have rubberbanding, but that's only because you have limited ability to tune your ride, and because the bikes tend to be very closely matched in most races.

  2. Re:captain obvious on Warez Moving From BitTorrent to Conventional Hosting Services · · Score: 1

    "stores always have to accept cash. it is legal tender, you can't not take it."

    Do you live in the US? I live right in the middle of it, and an extremely large number of business now refuse to accept $50 or $100 bills. I assume they would cite counterfeiting as the concern, but I think it's pure bullshit.

    If you do business in the US, you ought to have to accept US currency.

  3. Re:Usenet anyone? on Warez Moving From BitTorrent to Conventional Hosting Services · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Usenet is not particularly useful unless you spend money. File hosting services are generally quite usable for free (granted, I don't have a big download pipe, so I can still max it out with the free options.) Bittorrent is 100% usable without spending money.

    I understand the arguments in favor of Usenet, but the truth is the competing services are way better when your main goal is to spend no money at all.

  4. Agreed on Warez Moving From BitTorrent to Conventional Hosting Services · · Score: 2, Informative

    JDownloader has really come into its own over the last few months. Older versions were prone to errors, dropped links and excessive CPU usage, but the current version does very well. As the program has grown, it also keeps up much better with changes in hoster page layout (which can break downloads).

  5. Re:How did this make Slashdot? on Star Guard — an Old-School Platformer Done Right · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Changing one key to make QWERTY more logical is a bit like putting a bandaid on an amputated limb.

    And yes, I use Dvorak.

  6. Re:Hello? on FCC Chairman Warns of Wireless Spectrum Gap · · Score: 1

    They'd prefer to keep adding customers and not spend a penny on infrastructure, since that's more profitable.

  7. The first gen Prius came out in 1997 on Patent Claim Could Block Import of Toyota's Hybrid Cars · · Score: 4, Informative

    The first generation Prius was sold only in Japan, but it went on sale in December 1997.

  8. Versus mode in RE5 was also like this.

  9. Re:Seen this a lot on How Video Games Reflect Ideology · · Score: 1

    Another RPG I recall having a strong anti-religious plot line was Breath of Fire 2.

  10. Re:Racism on How Video Games Reflect Ideology · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I was exposed to this exact usage of racism in both a LGBT studies class and a socialism of race/gender class in college. In both cases, the professors seemed surprised anyone might consider this definition of racism to be very questionable.

  11. Re:Not old enough on Captain Bligh's Logbooks To Yield Climate Bounty · · Score: 0, Troll

    Plants make use of CO2 in photosynthesis, and they (along with other producers such as algae) are the ultimate basis of all biological energy on Earth. Frankly, I find it a bit impressive to believe that all the world's various plants can survive on the small fraction (~0.25%) of the atmosphere that is CO2.

  12. Re:So let me get this right... on Null-Prefix SSL Certificate For PayPal Released · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it's a bit like being a crowd and someone gets shot... everyone knows an ambulance needs to be called right away, but they stand there looking at each other thinking, "should I make the call?". Diffusion of responsibility?

  13. Re:Argh, not again! on Eolas To Sue Apple, Google, and 21 Others · · Score: 1

    Ah, thanks. Talk about a trivial workaround...

  14. Re:Call me a cynic.. on New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table · · Score: 1

    Indeed... that's the first thing I noticed. Also, how is having so much of the text upside down or sideways a good idea?

  15. Re:Argh, not again! on Eolas To Sue Apple, Google, and 21 Others · · Score: 1

    Could you explain a bit more? That Wiki article doesn't mention what exactly had to change due to patents...

  16. Re:Out of context theator on London Stock Exchange Rejects .NET For Open Source · · Score: 0, Troll

    This sort of "milliseconds=thousands of dollars" BS just emphasizes the disconnect between the "value" of the US currency and anything of actual value as a normal human understands it, IMHO.

  17. Actually... on Most Mac Owners Also Own a Windows PC, But Not Vice Versa · · Score: 1

    From Wikipedia: "NT was written in C and C++, and is reasonably portable, although (as of 2009) only three architectures are currently supported. That said, it proved far more difficult to port applications such as Microsoft Office which were sensitive to issues such as data structure alignment on RISC processors. Unlike Windows CE which routinely runs on a variety of processors, the lack of success of RISC-based systems in the desktop market has resulted in nearly all actual NT deployments being on x86 architecture processors. In order to prevent Intel x86-specific code from slipping into the operating system by developers used to developing on x86 chips, Windows NT 3.1 was initially developed using non-x86 development systems and then ported to the x86 architecture. This work was initially based on the Intel i860-based Dazzle system and, later, the MIPS R4000-based Jazz platform. Both systems were designed internally at Microsoft."

  18. Re:Wow, that's hypocracy on Apple Takes Action Over Australian Logos · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hypnojobs has nothing on Hypnotoad.

  19. Your official guide to the Jigaboo presidency on Early Look At EVE Creators' DUST 514 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Congratulations on your purchase of a brand new nigger! If handled properly, your apeman will give years of valuable, if reluctant, service.

    INSTALLING YOUR NIGGER.
    You should install your nigger differently according to whether you have purchased the field or house model. Field niggers work best in a serial configuration, i.e. chained together. Chain your nigger to another nigger immediately after unpacking it, and don't even think about taking that chain off, ever. Many niggers start singing as soon as you put a chain on them. This habit can usually be thrashed out of them if nipped in the bud. House niggers work best as standalone units, but should be hobbled or hamstrung to prevent attempts at escape. At this stage, your nigger can also be given a name. Most owners use the same names over and over, since niggers become confused by too much data. Rufus, Rastus, Remus, Toby, Carslisle, Carlton, Hey-You!-Yes-you!, Yeller, Blackstar, and Sambo are all effective names for your new buck nigger. If your nigger is a ho, it should be called Latrelle, L'Tanya, or Jemima. Some owners call their nigger hoes Latrine for a joke. Pearl, Blossom, and Ivory are also righteous names for nigger hoes. These names go straight over your nigger's head, by the way.

    CONFIGURING YOUR NIGGER
    Owing to a design error, your nigger comes equipped with a tongue and vocal chords. Most niggers can master only a few basic human phrases with this apparatus - "muh dick" being the most popular. However, others make barking, yelping, yapping noises and appear to be in some pain, so you should probably call a vet and have him remove your nigger's tongue. Once de-tongued your nigger will be a lot happier - at least, you won't hear it complaining anywhere near as much. Niggers have nothing interesting to say, anyway. Many owners also castrate their niggers for health reasons (yours, mine, and that of women, not the nigger's). This is strongly recommended, and frankly, it's a mystery why this is not done on the boat

    HOUSING YOUR NIGGER.
    Your nigger can be accommodated in cages with stout iron bars. Make sure, however, that the bars are wide enough to push pieces of nigger food through. The rule of thumb is, four niggers per square yard of cage. So a fifteen foot by thirty foot nigger cage can accommodate two hundred niggers. You can site a nigger cage anywhere, even on soft ground. Don't worry about your nigger fashioning makeshift shovels out of odd pieces of wood and digging an escape tunnel under the bars of the cage. Niggers never invented the shovel before and they're not about to now. In any case, your nigger is certainly too lazy to attempt escape. As long as the free food holds out, your nigger is living better than it did in Africa, so it will stay put. Buck niggers and hoe niggers can be safely accommodated in the same cage, as bucks never attempt sex with black hoes.

    FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.
    Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon. You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy ass almost certainly doesn't deserve it. Instead, feed it on porridge with salt, and creek water. Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the fields, other niggers, etc. Experienced nigger owners sometimes push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end of the day as a treat, but only if all niggers have worked well and nothing has been stolen that day. Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a killer, since all niggers steal something almost every single day of their lives. He reports he doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon for his niggers as a result. You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work, since if it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained. You would be surprised how long it

  20. Re:Good on "Windows 7 Compatible" PCs Must Be 64-bit · · Score: 0, Troll

    Win7 and Vista share drivers... they support exactly the same hardware.

  21. Re:But do systems ship with both or just a 32bit r on "Windows 7 Compatible" PCs Must Be 64-bit · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're right, probable just one of the two on a restore partition. I've heard that your license for retail disks is valid for both 64 and 32, but I'm not sure if OEM licenses are the same way.

  22. Re:How about forceing them to give you the 64 bit on "Windows 7 Compatible" PCs Must Be 64-bit · · Score: 0, Troll

    I believe the install media contains both 32 and 64 bit installers now.

  23. Re:Running a pirated Win 7 x64 copy, no problems on Microsoft Blocks Pirates From Security Essentials Software · · Score: 1, Informative

    It is if you are running the RTM and aren't part of the limited group (MSDN, etc.) that has legitimate access currently.

  24. Who exactly are the going to be blocking? on Microsoft Blocks Pirates From Security Essentials Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Anyone running pirated versions of the OSs eligible for MSE will probable have cracked WGA, and will be able to install this if they wish.

  25. Re:Thaty's why I still run Windows 2000 on Apple Pushes Unwanted Software To PCs, Again · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have to agree with you... 95% of Windows software seems to work on Windows 2000. I have the suspicion that many of the programs that do a Windows version check and refuse to install would actually work if installed.