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  1. Disaster on Tsunami Satellite Images · · Score: 1

    As bad as this is and the amount of life loss, I'm very curios to see if anyone got this on film as it happened wither it is still pictures or home camcorder.

  2. I'd say they shouldn't for one reason. on Cell Phones In The Air? · · Score: 1

    The guy on the 9/11 flight that crashed in a field in Pennsylvania called his wife to say goodbye before they tried to take over the aircraft from terrorists. In all honesty I'd actually have a cell with me on the flight if anything for a crash even just on the off chance I can use it to get help if nothing else is available.

  3. Dragon Naturally Speaking on Are You Talking to Your PC Yet? · · Score: 1

    Back in the days of Windows 98 and all, Dragon Naturally speaking was a very nice product. I got a copy for my mother who has arthritis in her hands and she loved it for when she did stuff on the computer. Once it was trained to her she loved how much typing it saved her.

  4. It's way too early... on Going, Going, Gone: IBM Sells PC Group To Lenovo · · Score: 1

    I first glanced over the headline and thought that IBM sold their PC business to Leno as in Jay Leno of the Tonight Show. My next thought before I realized I was caffeineless was, "Are the computer cases all going to have giant chins on the front?"

  5. Bad idea already... on Doom Movie Update · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but if they don't stick with the game's basic parts. Mars + Monsters From Hell + ... it's gonna flop in my opinion. Especially if they're worried about shocking people. I know games to movies don't always work, but this has potential to make a good horror film and they're going to wash it out by making it more ficticious by removing the hell and mars part.

    Granted the existance of hell is up for debate by people, it still touches very close to home more then some far off planet with a whacked out virus. Also I think Mars is more appealing because 1> it stick with the game and 2> we as humans are actively taking a closer look at Mars with the rover missions and whatnot. This could be a nice little interest booster even if it's a horror film.

    I think if they go with what the article said is going to happen the film is totally ruined and shouldn't even bare the Doom name.

  6. WoW. on Review: World of Warcraft · · Score: 1

    I have to say the view on Thunder Bluff is fantastic. Though I started out as a miner dwarf in there. It soon became apparent that most people were mining and the resources for miners dried up quickly in the dwarven lands. There were even other races mining in my dwarven homeland! Ughhh..

    Anyhow I went to Tauren (Minotaur) race and it's kinda nice being a warrior that hunts and skins and makes leather goods. Not as many people and the quests are just as nice as the dwarven ones.

    I did try the night elf, but elves just seem to flighty for me. I may go back to my dwarven roots though.

  7. Hmm.. on Impressive Half Life 2 Case Mod · · Score: 1

    Needs to have one of those things that hangs from the ceiling and grabs ya with the long apendage that dangles down waiting for something. Could put it between the powersupply and the drives and have a little action figure snatched half way up by the neck.

  8. WoW & HL2 on World of Warcraft Launches · · Score: 1

    I went out and bought both collectors editions. Sad to say the DVD for WoW was messed up but the CD install worked just fine. I finally got in and found the graphics somewhat cartoony. Though I do love how the dwarves look.

    I went on a few quests and found them to be kinda fun. I'll probebly get bored with it after a few days of playing though. It's too mindless, I have more fun still playing Neverwinter Nights simply because of the scripting in module building. I just hope there's some good people in there to keep my attention longer.

    Right now I've installed HL2 and am waiting on Steam to do its thing so I can just play the blasted game. I'm quite sorry to have purchased HL2 because of Steam. Infact my whole service/pay per play experience is hurt by both games. Price, opressive terms of service, and playability wise makes me think I just wasted $160.

  9. Re:I'm sorry on China to Have Over 100 Eyes in the Sky · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not as good as my Culture Club cassette! Still I'll dub that for you to if you want. What do you mean the lead singer is really a guy? *looks confused*

  10. Re:Advertising makes the world go around on Senate May Rush Copyright Legislation · · Score: 1

    There's always a backup browser to avoid legal hassels in being forced to watch advertisements on the web -> Lynx. Now if only they had a Lynx TV. I've always wanted to watch the Simpsons in ascii art.

  11. Re:And what happens... on Hypo-Allergenic Cats Now Available for Pre-Order · · Score: 1

    Check out the EULA here -> Reservations

    Here's the part about neutering e. At the discretion of the Company the Cat may be neutered prior to delivery to Purchaser..." Kinda answers that to some degree.

  12. All I gotta say is... on Doom Movie in Production For Aug 2005 Release · · Score: 1

    If the Rock is shooting while holding a fashlight I'll be pissed. If he's using ducttape then they better bill the mod site in the credits.

  13. This just in... on To Mars and Back in Ninety Days · · Score: 4, Funny

    Scientists have come up with a cheap and reusable method of getting to orbit and traveling about the cosmose. Utilizing the effect of slashdotting a website, we beam those hits against a reflective matterial on the space craft that will allow network packets to propell it in to orbit and beyond. To slow down a craft ariving at it's destination, a special set of mirrors will be setup to redirect traffic to the front of the ship where another reflector will slow down the craft...

  14. Ahhh... on Jet-Powered Wheelchair · · Score: 1

    Now my comments about getting speeding tickets and drinking and driving to all my friends in wheelchairs finally has merit!

  15. People are stupid. on Top Banned Books of 2003 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No question after seeing the list and finding these.

    5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

    56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

    88. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

    96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

    That list is disturbing. The ones I highlited here are some of what I read that really shouldn't be banned in my own opinion. Though I think no book should be banned, it's up to people to shepard their children and decide for themselves.

  16. Re:Gilligan? on British Town Worried About WWII Ammo Ship Wreck · · Score: 1

    Oooh I remember that episode.. he had that necklace that stuck him to the mine. :) In the end he was paddling out of the bay with the mine in hot persuit and he swam back fast w/out the raft he was on as the mine exploded.. Oooh the memories.

  17. Thats it! on Olympians Banned From Blogging · · Score: 1

    As a protest to the greed at the games I'm withdrawing myself from the 100 hour couch potato Jerry Spinger event! This is an outrage!

  18. CD vs No CD on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed · · Score: 1

    I find that after I downloaded Anarchy Online I'm seriously enjoying the fact that I don't have to plop a CD in to the tray or leave it there indefinatly to sate my need to play the game. I do like just clicking the icon and going. The company offers the game directly from their site and it's subscription based, but it's well worth the money to me atleast and the convience of not having a blasted CD check makes it that much more enjoyable. This can definatly influence my future purchasing decisions.

    The only downside to this was I did a 1.4 gig download. They do offer a CD set to buy. Dont' know if it's copy protected, cause I opted for download instead.

    That number made me think back to when I did a 1.4 meg download for the old 3.5" disks, which made me think back to when I had a 300bps modem and downloaded a 45k game in 45 minutes. Oooh the memories.

  19. Interesting... on XP Starter Edition Examined · · Score: 1

    solution to web popup windows. "...and the Starter Edition allows only three applications to be run concurrently" Though not very effective. Less clutter but now it eats up all your available runable program slots on the task bar. DOH!

  20. Re:Message from aliens in our DNA finally found! on Should SETI Be Looking For Lasers Instead? · · Score: 3, Funny

    DECODING...

    1> Leave primordial goo on new planet.
    2> Let simmer for a couple of billion years.
    3> Harvest.
    4> Cook and add A1 Bleeagnarg Sauce and server.

    Health Note: Not all humans are guarenteed to be fat free. Pasty white ones should be tossed for lack of sun light unless your from Olga Snerga Prime, then prep with Oooogla Sauce instead.

    Manufacturers Note: Any resemblance between intelligent life is purely coincidental.

    They always did put the cooking directions on most foods.

  21. Pistol + Flashlight on Marine Finds Duct Tape on Mars · · Score: 1

    I'm wondering since both the flashlight and pistol are one handed objects, you didn't have the option to weild both? The pistol is nice but it's the basic weapon so having the flashlight with it would have been a nice feature and not overkill I think.

  22. NWN on Neverwinter Nights 2 Officially Announced · · Score: 1

    The toolset for NWN was nice. I hope NWN2 has a toolset and is more robust and error free then the original toolset for NWN is. I personally hated seeing array index out of bounds errors crashing my toolset every time I worked with adding and removing custom content. You'd think they'd check their arrays properly. I nearly lost a 95 area module to the toolsets inability to handle custom content properly and correct errors.

    Take a page from iD and deliver NWN2 only when it's ready and not when it's marketable. If it's a great game with excellent content, the marketing people can sit and wait.

  23. Re:thats it? on Doom 3 System Requirements Revealed · · Score: 1
    You have geforce 4 cards in your work desktops? What are folk doing in your office that they need 3D accellaration?...

    Why thats easy, even I know what they're doing. Group therapy sessions for work tension. Doom 3 fits in perfectly when you have to break up in to small groups of 4 and express the pressures of work in a meaningful and constructive fasion.

  24. No shareware version? on Doom 3 Web Site Now Operational · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I guess the old pre-release shareware version isn't around anymore. Definatly getting the game, but I feel somewhat let down there isn't a shareware version released like the original.

  25. Mac users smarter eh? on Are Mac Users Smarter than PC Users? · · Score: 1

    Then why did they pay so much for a computer with only a one button mouse?

    Eh? Eh? I thought so. :)