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  1. Re:What should I get besides Elektroplankton? on DS Has 2 Million Wi-Fi Users Play 70 Million Times · · Score: 1

    I should have mentioned that I would also need some friends, too :)

  2. Re:White light? on The Light Bulb That Can Change the World · · Score: 1

    I absolutely abhor the GE "true white" lights. White light is not a natural color in the sphere of human experience, as we live under a yellow sun. I installed one of these lights in the hallway of my apartment. They have a really nasty side effect of making the rest of a dwelling appear to have a yellow tinge, although the yellow tinge is simply what we're used to.

  3. Re:Dead Rising... on Attack of the B-Grade Games · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "I actually like the idea of a game dominated by a ticking countdown."

    In that same vein, the ticking countdown levels are the exact reason I stopped playing GTAIII 3 years ago and never looked back. I have about 20 deadlines in my real life, where my livlihood actually depends upon it. I'll be damned if I'm going to take that kind of stress from a video game that I paid for.

  4. Re:What should I get besides Elektroplankton? on DS Has 2 Million Wi-Fi Users Play 70 Million Times · · Score: 2, Insightful

    New Super Mario Bros. is great. I like to think of it as a "Super Mario Brothers 4" done in the style of SMB and SMB3, but with much better graphics and lots of fun new features. I haven't touched a platformer in years since this game. I also have lots of fun with Worms for the DS...nothing like a Scorched Earth-ish artillery game before bedtime to get rid of stress. I would kill for a wifi-enabled version since I don't have any friends with a DS.

  5. Re:Can't write a procedure guide on How Strategy Guides Affected Gaming · · Score: 1

    Isn't that the "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago" game in a nutshell?

  6. Re:Why is this "breaking news" on IAU Demotes Pluto to 'Dwarf Planet' Status · · Score: 1

    I think having Pluto crash into Trenton was going to be Gov. Corzine's last-ditch attempt to get the state legislature to approve of a 7% sales tax...in case that whole casino and goverment shut-down incident in July didn't pan out.

  7. Re:thank god on New Hope for Stem Cell Research · · Score: 1

    Apparently, but your only weakness will be equestrian events. Oh, and I'll take a window seat, thanks.

  8. Another fun fact about bugs... on Trap-Jaw Ants Break Speed Records With Jaws · · Score: 1

    Pound for pound, fleas have the largest "members" in the animal kingdom. /the more you know

  9. Re:iTunes / AAC lock-in on SanDisk Releases New iPod rival · · Score: 1

    1. Select all your ripped songs in your iTunes library
    2. Right-click (or control click on OS X) and choose (convert to MP3)
    3. Hire Jeff Goldblum to say "there is no step three"

  10. Let's get this out of the way... on Closer to Deducing the Origin of the Moon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's no moon!

  11. Re:Can anybody say "Dodge Hemi"??? on Google Targets TV Advertising · · Score: 1

    Cross out the $300 fee in the sale agreement, initial it and have the car dealer initial it. If he doesn't, then why not just walk away?

  12. Re:I'm not that Smart! on Divine Proportions · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, too, found this book to be shallow and pedantic.

  13. Re:Drugs... on The Thalamus - The Kernel in Your Mind · · Score: 2, Funny

    Depends upon the drugs:

    coke/crack/meth: KERNEL PANIC!!!!!!OMG!!!!Eleventy!!!!11!!
    alcohol: Kernel is really fucking pissed off and wants to fight!!!
    nicotine: Kernel laid
    THC: Kernel mellow
    LSD: Kernel trails, whoa purple sounds awesome and crunchy.....

  14. Re:Speaking of Windows XP Support on New Apple Bootcamp Released · · Score: 1

    I'm wondering about the issue of Windows XP working on a 64-bit processor. Would you need to get 64-bit XP or would the regular one run just fine? I'm talking about a machine that would be used in a professional environment among otherwise standardized Dell desktops--so it would have to "just work".

  15. Speaking of Windows XP Support on New Apple Bootcamp Released · · Score: 1

    Can anyone comment on XP still working fine on the upcoming 64-bit Intel (Merom?) chips that Apple is due to put in their Macbook Pros soon?

  16. Re:One more sale for Apple today :) on New Apple Bootcamp Released · · Score: 1

    A word of caution on using an XP disc that is slipstreamed to SP2...this is what I initially did with my old Dell XP (pre SP) disc...not a "recovery" disc, but an actual XP installation disc that Dell provided. I used Nlite to create an SP2 slipstreamed disc to install Windows XP on my Mac. The installation would only go so far on the Mac and then freeze up, even after updating various components based upon numerous message boards. It's possible that the problem arose since Dell may have rearranged some files, but I have no way to verify this. Since this was for work and had to work, period, I ended up shelling out for a new retail copy of XP with SP2 already built-in. My $0.02.

  17. One more sale for Apple today :) on New Apple Bootcamp Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, the enhanced keyboard support will seal the deal for one of my co-workers who has been asking me about my experiences with XP on my Macbook Pro and about the computer in general. That will be three sales under my belt!

  18. Re:External drives on New Apple Bootcamp Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can already here Bill Gates saying "Let's 'buy them out' boys!!!!"

  19. Re:Best Real Estate? on War Declared on Caps Lock Key · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure he uses voice commands...ever read Genesis? "Let there be light!" =)

  20. Re:I can't find my copy of the memo from Google, on Google Sends Legal Threats to Media Organizations · · Score: 2, Interesting

    About 100 years ago, your doctor could have also given you some Bayer Heroin(tm).

  21. Re:Transmitted through sex? on Contagious Cancer Found in Dogs · · Score: 2, Funny

    My two dogs are without C.A. Jones and are still at it now and then.

  22. One of the symptoms FTFA... on Contagious Cancer Found in Dogs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your dog doesn't want as much steak.

  23. Re:Well, you *could* win on The Technology of Drug Prohibition · · Score: 1

    Does that include all harmful drugs, including alcohol and aspirin?

  24. Re:It could also carry... on Paragliding Military Drones Under Development · · Score: 1

    "A "laser" (think Austin Powers)"

    Impossible...the weight of the shark and the water tank required to sustain is far more than 100kg.

  25. Re:Seriously on Computer Manages Restaurant Workers · · Score: 1

    I forget where I read it, but McDonalds is working on automating a lot of a restaurant's operations, most importantly the manufacture of their menu items.