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  1. Re:Movies vs. Real life on Gulf Oil Spill Disaster — Spawn of the Living Dead · · Score: 1

    My son and I were watching Godzilla vs. Hedora (aka the smog monster) last night. He didn't ask about it so I brought up the Gulf oil spill. No there won't be a giant monster (thank goodness because there's no real Godzilla to fight him for us). Later on I thought to myself, in a way the effect is the same, places get ruined, things die, and we did it to ourselves..

  2. Re:How about taking some of that subscription mone on World of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers · · Score: 1

    It may not have been promised, but I'm sure it was planned. See my post down the line regarding Kael Thas on the cover of the BC box

  3. Re:How about taking some of that subscription mone on World of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers · · Score: 1
    Content that Blizzard actually admitted was supposed to be a part of the original retail game.

    Initially I disagreed with your statement because I thought the Sunwell was just added on because Wrath of the Litch King isn't done. But then I though about it and it makes sense because

    1. Kael Thas is on the cover of the BC box not Illidan.

    2. Certainly Blizzard has these things mapped out ahead of time (although sometimes with all the ret-cons, I wonder)

  4. Re:Logical Fallacy on Games Industry Accused of 'Buying Political Clout' · · Score: 1
    So wait, in hindsight, we like Tipper and Co. now because the were a distraction to the RIAA?

    What?

  5. Re:EULA on Ford Claims Ownership Of Your Pictures · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing you mean by a picture of a horse you DON'T mean one of the the number of Mustang logos that FoMoCo has used over the years.

  6. Chronicles of the the Kings of Judah? on Jackson Slated to Make Hobbit Movie, Sequel · · Score: 1

    From 1st Kings "Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" No, I can't quote that directly I had to look it up. But when I read that in a bible study class I thought, Hmm, kinda like Silmarrilion, a bunch of extra stories for background too long to put in the main book.

  7. Non-SW characters in painting on 30 Years of LucasFilm Staff Christmas Cards · · Score: 1

    What is the boat supposed to be? Jabba's skiff? Of the non-SW ones, there's Indy of course and Harrison's hot rod "from American Graffiti" but it's hard to tell what's behind the car. the next group might be from THX-1138, then there's Chewie and the 'driods. After that I'm guessing Willow and the cantina band

  8. Dark Castle on Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping · · Score: 1

    I think of the mac Game "Dark Castle" when I hear "Toccatta in " whatever it is. That and Horror movies

  9. Re:There should be a law against people who do thi on Journalists Can't Hide News From the Internet · · Score: 1

    That's very informative. What is the state of bloggers in Norway? Is it just a matter of time until something like this happens there, or is the culture just not into the "scandal" thing?

  10. Re:OT: L:inux on World of Warcraft Hits 9.3 Million Players · · Score: 2, Informative

    The mac client is in Open GL, which isn't everything.

    As the owner of several Macs over the past 8 years, I truly appreciate their in-house mac dev team.

  11. Re:4 year old? on Most Parents Don't Game With Their Kids · · Score: 1

    Likewise if you see a level 47 Dwarf running around Dun Morogh beating up wolves with his fists it's my 4 year old.

    My toon benefits from having nearly max skill fighting unarmed, and he gets to run around in WoW.

    My dad was impressed how much my son could do, target a murloc at range, build up rage, thunderstomp. He even mines copper.

    Now he wants to run around as my mage. Well son, that's a bit complicated and you don't get to wear plate armor.

  12. car head to head ratings from Edmunds on Game Reviews are Broken? · · Score: 1

    A solution is to have a variable system. Edmund's doesn't try to rank sport sedans the same way the do minivans and they don't always use equivalent categories for different types of cars. Game reviewers should do the same. Pit games of similiar genres against each other.

    Sometimes they do Accord vs Camry, sometimes it's a "5 car family sedan comparo"

    They do have a review rating and a reader rating

  13. Re:Heh. on Eight Years of Games On the Daily Show · · Score: 1

    That was so funny. To paraphrase: This is the kind of game where you can drag a guy out of his car, beat him up, take his car ... and then run him over, with his own car! Then they showed the game where some guys running around a shopping mall with a rocket launcher. Priceless.

  14. Re:Storms also "breath". on Giant Atmospheric Waves Filmed Over Iowa · · Score: 1

    One time I drove my through a cold front from the cool dry side to the humid side it felt like someone just took a steaming hot washcloth and smothered me with it.

  15. Re:Garth Brooks may never go digital on Led Zeppelin Agrees To Digital Distribution · · Score: 1
    That's because most modern country music isn't really much of country music at all. Sometime around the 90's it morphed into something else.

    Yes it morphed in the 90's thanks to .... Garth Brooks. Current popular country music is nothing more that Pop music from Nashville. The motivating force behind Shania Twain - Mutt Lange, the producer of some of the biggest acts and albums of the 80's (AC\DC, Def Lepperd, Bryan Adams).

    Johnny Cash's comeback was on rock label doing mostly rock covers. I think that's very telling. People like Cash and Willie Nelson have been at it so long and have had so many influences that they really transcend categories of Rock, Pop, Country and are artist in the truest sense.

    Kenney Chesney wants to be the country Jimmy Buffet. Toby Keith thinks he's some sort of badass rebel, but if you want the real thing look at Steve Earle.

  16. Re:The better question on Wii 'Popularity Bubble' to Burst? · · Score: 1

    Sure right before Kwannzii. I think the humor missed you

  17. Re:Molecules...? on Antimatter Molecule Should Boost Laser Power · · Score: 1

    I think you're right. How exactly does one get 2 positrons together and keep their electrons from annihilating them?

  18. Re:Funny on Defending Sony Against the Church Of England · · Score: 1

    But then that Luther guy came around with these "principles"... Ah, yes much better.

  19. Re:So more grind... on World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King Officially Announced · · Score: 1

    I think the bow from Naxx is still the highest DPS bow, if it isn't it's in the top 5. Granted, If you were playing in Naxx you probably had the epic bow (Rhok' Delar?)

  20. Re:Translated on Apple Plans Cheaper Nano-Based iPhone · · Score: 1

    That LG unit looks like it's 3-4 times thicker that the iPhone judging by the picture in the link.

  21. Re:Wow Loot to Ghost on Blizzard Still Has Hope For StarCraft Ghost · · Score: 1

    135 Million a MONTH.

  22. Re:Ghost in the Machine! on Blizzard Still Has Hope For StarCraft Ghost · · Score: 1

    The poster above you is more correct. Deus ex machina has been in theater since Greek times.

  23. Re:The Dock & the Menu Bar on The Roadmap to Leopard? · · Score: 1

    Having it on the side is nice with a wide screen format monitor. Especially on a laptop.

  24. Retake a whole year, or just a few classes? on Graduate with Bad Grades or Repeat a Year? · · Score: 1

    My advice is if it's just 2-3 classes you need to re-take, them go for it. But beware of complacency. The "BORING, I've seen this before" attitude kicks in and you end up getting a C anyway.

    Retaking a class can be a rewarding experience:

    I dropped Differential Equations on the last day to drop at the end of my Sophomore year and re-took it the next semester. The two professors had very different viewpoints, the prof the first time was "Mr Math", a very theory POV and the second prof was "Mr Engineer", very "Here's what you need to know for your 300-400 level Engr classes" POV. At first, the second guy seemed like a breath of fresh air, but after a while I could see where he was cutting some corners and Mr Math's way was better.

    To sum it up, I did learn a lot from taking Diff Eq (almost) twice.

    Hopefully you won't have to re-buy the book (although the way most schools are, I'm guessing you will).

  25. Re:Blizzard is possibly moving into this space. on WoW Database Site Sells For $1 Million · · Score: 1

    One nice thing the Armory does is they don't say it has a 1.2% drop rate, they just say rare or medium chance of drop. It really needs some speeding up though, it's dreadfully slow most of the time.