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  1. Re:Anyone have more information? on The 64% Violent Pacman · · Score: 2, Informative

    Tetris can cause violence when you get a bad run of pieces in a WiFi game.

    Oh yes, there is violence, and cussing. Mostly directed at the DS though.

  2. Re:So what happened...? on The 64% Violent Pacman · · Score: 1

    Ms. Pacman is evil.

    Many years ago I was an usher at a theater in a mall. Across the mall there was a Musicland and they had a new Ms. Pacman machine (yes, that many years ago). Every couple of minutes the damn thing would play it's music. Well if you were taking tickets or cleaning the lobby or such you could hear it. Needless to say to this day I still get annoyed whenever I hear that tune. I can't imagine how bad it was for the Musicland employees.

  3. Re:Waka on The 64% Violent Pacman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mmmmmm, frozen embryos. They're like a baby meat snow cone!

  4. Re:Let's see what they do on Google Announces Open Source Repository · · Score: 1

    They don't have any build machines so SSH wouldn't be all that useful. You're right though they do need some basic page hosting.

    I think Google has better things to do then hijack Open Source projects.

  5. Re:I might consider buying one now on Xbox 360 Game Piracy Spreading In China · · Score: 1

    I think the GBA(-SP) is the one you mean. Not the Cube. The DS is doing pretty well too.

  6. Re:Except, Xbox360 not profitable on Xbox 360 Game Piracy Spreading In China · · Score: 1

    Nintendo yes, Sony no.

    It looks to be a MS/Nintendo console generation. Sony seems to have a bad case of Blu Ray madness.

  7. Let's see what they do on Google Announces Open Source Repository · · Score: 4, Informative

    Right now it's sort of an 'eh' service. We've got Subversion, a simple issue tracker and a really primitive home for each project. It's no SourceForge but it is fast.

    It will be interesting to see what direction they take it.

  8. Re:Not even funny anymore on The Hybrid Scooter · · Score: 1

    Many (most?) American cities have had issues with sprawl. Decaying urban centers surrounded by rings of beige barn "communities". Urban planning at it's worst.

    You might just want to stay home.

  9. Re:Not even funny anymore on The Hybrid Scooter · · Score: 1

    You've got it right. Especially here in the midwest. Here in the Kansas City area a lot of people have no choice. Like many US cities we have issues with sprawl and now everything is so spread out it's pretty common to have long commutes to and from work. A lot of us own houses so moving when we change jobs just isn't going to happen. Even when you're close to work walking or biking isn't really feasable because of the heat and humidity in the summer and in the winter there is often ice.

    While gas is still relativly cheap here (around $3 a gallon) it's still taking a big bite out of our incomes. Also, don't forget that when fuel prices rise everything goes up. Not just transportation.

  10. Re:Of course it happened in a lab setting on Deja Vu Recreated in a Lab Setting · · Score: 1

    The mods are out smoking crack so they can mod him -1 Wha?

  11. Re:Not that bad. on License Plate Tracking for the Average Citizen · · Score: 1

    Actually that happens now. Stolen plates are a real issue in some areas.

  12. Re:Stalkers' Boon on License Plate Tracking for the Average Citizen · · Score: 1

    Or you could pay a couple hundred bucks and have one of the online investigation firms get the data.

  13. Re:Windows mobile? on Google Offering Live Traffic Maps via Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    Except my N-Gage QD :-(

  14. Re:Original article on New Code Discovered in DNA? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, it is an article. There are a lot of words. Since I am not a bioligist (IANAB) that's as far as I got.

  15. Re:Preview Release on Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Set for December · · Score: 1

    It was a hybrid testing/backports/stable server. With Ubuntu it's just Dapper.

  16. Re:Preview Release on Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Set for December · · Score: 1

    There were a few others like Subversion and Dovecot. Frankly, I just wanted to get more current software on a better schedule then "around once a year". I get that with Ubuntu.

  17. Re:Luke... I am your console! on LucasArts Reaffirms Commitment to All Consoles · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As long as I can carve up Jar Jar with my light saber I will be happy. Ewok hunting would be a bonus.

  18. Re:Preview Release on Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Set for December · · Score: 1

    More like October when Edgy is released.

    I just converted my home server from Sarge to Dapper because I needed a couple of more current things (Python 2.4.3).

  19. Re:As a web app developer... on Simon Phipps on the Process of Opening Java · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Hmmm, no +1 Funny mods. You should have wrapped that one with some sort of humor indicator.

    If you are serious, seek help.

  20. Re:There's your answer: on President Bush Blocks NSA Wireless Tapping Probe · · Score: 1

    Good man. Your bathroom is more dangerous then terrorists. Heck, we scrape more people off the US highways every few weeks.

  21. Quite a Surprise on EFF Case Against AT&T To Go Forward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I expected the yes men to have buried this long ago.

    Is the US justice system working? We'll have to wait and see...

  22. Re:Next big one!!! on Strange iPod Accessories · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > Okay, I think I tried too hard with that one... :(

    Yes you did. Now go sit in a corner and think about what you have done.

  23. Re:280m Euros on 'No Alternative' To Microsoft Fine · · Score: 1

    > Hookers and beer, just like always.

    So the question then is which EU member will be providing the hookers and beer?

  24. Re:How does that go? on 'No Alternative' To Microsoft Fine · · Score: 1

    Yes there are still mainframes but, IBM has redone software pricing to reflect the current market and they have excellent interoperability documentation.

  25. Re:Confused? on RFID Passports Raise Safety Concerns · · Score: 1

    > Why do we need ranged querying at all?

    So some government contractor can make an obscene amount of money.

    There are cheaper solutions without the security issues.