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  1. Skip the us VS them mentality... on Gentlemen Prefer Androids, Ladies iOS · · Score: 1

    Because iPhone is inherently against freedom. We should ALL be against Steve Jobs' megalomania! Not iPhone, himPhone! Who is with me?!

  2. Re:Duh! on Gentlemen Prefer Androids, Ladies iOS · · Score: 1

    I figure the Gynoids, by Hajime Sorayama, were also for men.

  3. Re:Hey PETA on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 1

    Fuck that, I'm gonna die in combat with the natural world. Just me, a big knife, and every grizzly bear I see. I really won't mind if they eat me afterwards, because once I'm dead, I'm just meat.

  4. Re:It's dicks, all the way down... on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 1

    You are... not familiar with them, yes? There's a difference between being an obnoxious prick and being a dick. It's likely that the quote about Linux was from McMillian, which him saying fuck off is like Tycho Brahe (from Penny Arcade) talking about how sexy giraffes are. And yes, we're all aware of how they trolled PETA, but unlike you, we think they deserve it. It not only made it onto our metaphorical radars, we shut down the missile defenses and sent them a welcoming committee, complete with cake. There's no chance of PETA ever seeing the truth of things- that's what any extremist can never do, otherwise the cognitive dissonance would literally make their head explode. As you put it, his "dick-move" (why is there a hyphen-there?) is what he does. He does it all the time. Just because he's a flesh and blood person doesn't mean you should take him as seriously as PETA wants you to. And really, he probably doesn't want to do a Linux version because it'd be time consuming and not very profitable, if profitable at all. Just run Windows. It's not like it's "The Great Satan" or whatever, and to think that Linux = gaming is a bit silly, don't you think?

  5. Re:We all know PETA is crazy on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 1

    No Kill shelters are plenty practical, sort of. It's just that funding and getting adopters is just as big a problem for them as a normal animal shelter. The problem is, they reach capacity pretty easily, so you can't only have no kill shelters. There's one terrific upside to them, though: You don't feel bad if you go to one and don't adopt a pet, because it's not gonna get put down.

  6. You know what? Shoot him anyways. on Moscow Has Eyes On WikiLeaks, Too · · Score: 1

    Then he can become a martyr, and create more change than his organization probably would've ever caused.

  7. I dunno about the journalists themselves... on Analyzing Game Journalism · · Score: 1

    But if anyone has read any of the responses to anything Leigh Alexander has written recently, it's patently obvious sexism is (unfortunately) alive and well. She gets attacked for expressing her opinion. Now if it was Alex Leighander, then this would likely not be the case.

  8. It's probably about cannibalism... on Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Because their president wants to be cooked at a barbecue when she dies, to disgust people from eating meat. Or something. Honestly, the idea was so nuts, I forgot to take notes on why, and merely listened to the what. Because when you're spoon-out-your-eyeballs crazy like that, it's hard not to be inadvertantly entertaining and terrifying at the same time.

  9. Re:Palin against government transparency? on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    Just like she supports the freakin' bible when it's the parts she likes. Or maybe I read it wrong, and just forgot the part where Jesus incited violence and encouraged intolerance. Then again, I was probably half asleep the entire time.

  10. Re:Sarah Palin... on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    Y'know, Elizabeth Dole would've made a much better candidate. I wonder why they didn't pick her? Also, it's unfair to call McCain a "hypocritical, principal betraying, lying ass" when he's generally only been doing that from 2008 to now. Wait, I guess it's not. Carry on!

  11. Re:Why do we keep talking about her? on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    He was born in Maine. The Texan thing was an act. He did his cowboy photo ops, then went back inside. He didn't even like being outside.

  12. Re:Not Just Hateb by the Left on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    Actually, the real problem with the healthcare bill is that under the plan, we'd end up paying less as poor people wouldn't have insurance companies bill the state when they get injured. Y'know, because then those poor people would have health care. Who was really against healthcare? Insurance companies, and the poorly educated (who generally were the target of the bill in the first place).

  13. Re:Because we want the Republicans to lose? on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    Well, right now, the main advantage to our large bureaucracy is that most bad things can't get approved. Neither can anything good, at least not intact in a way it'll really mean anything, but since business as usual has been the mantra since 1946 (when fluoridation began), then at least we can't approve any laws that allow the Communists to corrupt our nation's vital essence.

  14. Re:Why do we keep talking about her? on Sarah Palin 'Target WikiLeaks Like Taliban' · · Score: 1

    Y'know, when Palin was on SNL in 2008, I was seriously startled when I realized, "Holy crap, that's not Tina Fey. It's actually Palin!"

  15. Re:Bullshit on Interpol Issues Wanted Notice For Julian Assange · · Score: 1

    Joke in the fourth sentence? Not funny at all, sir. And y'know, I thought America was pretty impotent as far as power goes. This entire circus has put faith back into me. WE'RE NUMBER ONE! WOOOO!

  16. They should shorten the name on US Army Unveils 'Revolutionary' $35,000 Rifle · · Score: 1

    To something like, say, a "Bolter".

  17. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy on Operation Payback Shuts Down IFPI Site · · Score: 1

    I mean, really. Anyone who didn't see more of these attacks because the RIAA and MPAA will not back down is just not paying attention. It's a vicious cycle, and at the end of the day, it's likely that Anonymous will not do enough damage to be considered a real threat, and the MAFIAA will still be far more unethical. But hoping for a real change is pretty pointless too. Hell, it's likely we won't even have Net Neutrality soon, since it doesn't serve the interests of our politicians and their corporate masters. At this point, this might as well be considered fires before the end, as this will certainly not get better by posting on Slashdot about this. People here already know. We should all go out and educate others about this, the non-destructive way. An informed public is a strong public.

  18. Re:BS on Every Day's a Tax Holiday At Amazon · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, what's a minimum wage? Oh right. Something you can't live off of, though that is the intended purpose.

  19. Re:The states already have the power to fix this on Every Day's a Tax Holiday At Amazon · · Score: 1

    No income tax law will appropriately take from the rich. Either it won't be harsh enough on them, or it will just not get passed.

  20. Re:BS on Every Day's a Tax Holiday At Amazon · · Score: 1

    You're right. We should increase wages for everyone- oh wait, does that make me a communist?

  21. Re:Go after those who purchase from Amazon instead on Every Day's a Tax Holiday At Amazon · · Score: 1

    I don't think 99% of the American populace shops at Amazon.com.

  22. Hahaha on RIAA Now Blames Journalists For Its Piracy Trouble · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hahahaha! HAHAHA! Hahaha... AHAHAHAHA!

  23. If only there were some on Chicago Using Coyotes To Fight Rodents · · Score: 5, Interesting

    sort of small, furry creature, say one with a long furry tail, specifically bred for this purpose over the past several hundred years that people wouldn't mind seeing around... Maybe one that enjoys drinking milk and- ah hell, screw the sarcasm. Why didn't they just use cats??

  24. Re:Facepalm! on Facebook To Own the Word "Face" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apply directly to the forehead! Facepalm! Apply directly to the forehead!

  25. Re:Purty Pictures on The Genome of Your Thanksgiving Supper · · Score: 1

    Well, it has captions, and stuff... But yes, I think no one noticed that.