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  1. Re:Marketing MIA on Canonical Close To $30M Critical Mass; Should Microsoft Worry? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't call installing a program written to run under another operating system "simple"

  2. Sudo !! on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 1

    sudo !!

    For doing things you don't have permission to do

  3. Re:Slightly odd... on 2007 IGF Finalists Announced · · Score: 1

    you can get RoboBlitz off of Steam. Played it through, well done game.

  4. Re:Try this one... on Certified Email Not Here to Reduce Spam · · Score: 1

    New definition for Home Banking. :)

  5. Failure x 2 on 360 To Be Relaunched In Japan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why fail something once, when you can fail it twice at twice the cost?

  6. Re:Be a Beta tester for a cool $1000 on First HD-DVD Player Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    Or... you could buy one of these, and market it on ebay as a beta ps3

  7. Re:Ok Where are the E.T.s on New Large Rocky Planet Found · · Score: 1

    Nuclear parts formed atoms, atoms formed molecules, molecules formed complex organic molecules, complex organic molecules formed the beginnings of life, the beginnings of life developed into diverse single celled organism, single celled organisms developed into multi-cellular organism, multi-cellular organisms developed into animals with complex behavior, animals with complex behavior developed into intelligent creatures, intelligent creatures developed technology. You looking forward to playing SPORE too?

  8. And what about games? on Is the Physical CD Still A Viable Market? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is probably a more reasonable question to apply to games, especially online games. With digital distribution of games like through Steam, the need for physical media becomes obsolete. Steam has a good way of dealing with those who don't want to be online all the time as well, you just have it remember you, and you can still play a game that has been activated. But it also is becoming more and more the case for music as well. But of corse there are those who still want physical property to lie around and take up space, and to wear out in their cd players. The counterpoint to that being that could burn their digital music to cd anyway.

  9. Re:Advertising actually fits the theme, so why not on Paying Subscriptions for MMOs with In-Game Ads? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Games are a way to get away from real life.

  10. Re:What's a "single user" problem? on Linux, to be (Like Microsoft) or Not to be? · · Score: 1

    You could probably say the same thing about the 486.

  11. Re:One thing is sure on The Enemy Within the Firewall · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe the **AA should take this concept to heart with all their DRM. Treat your customers like criminals, and they are likely to become such.

  12. Re:Poor Naming on VENUS Satellite, The Next Eye in the Sky · · Score: 1

    There are far more dots in the sky, than there are words to name them.

  13. HAL on IBM Germany Leaving Vista for Linux · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If IBM is not going to move to Windows Vista, does that mean that more people will see some more of the advantages of moving to Linux?

  14. Myst on What Game Do You Love? · · Score: 1

    About once a year, i'll pull out the whole myst series, and play through it about twice, once to remember how to beat it, and once to see how long it takes me to get through the whole story.

  15. Google! on Imagining the Google Future · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one welcome our google overlords.

  16. Null Number Generator on Bill Gates' Taxes Require Special Computer · · Score: 1
    Can I use the Null Number Generator to calculate my taxes?
    Me: Computer, give me a number.
    Computer: 0
    Me: Good, its working.
    Me: Computer, how much taxes do I owe?
    Computer: 0
    Me: Exelent.
  17. Good Point on Next World Of Warcraft Raid Dungeon · · Score: 1

    Good point about the expansion making these high end instances a lot simpler to do at the higher levels. I hope Blizzard reads some of the comments on here, and makes more light raid zones that don't require 40 people at 8 hours to complete the instances. It seams there are a lot of casual gamers that won't be able to get through some of these instances, as they won't have the time to commit to such an epic endevor. My vote would be for more simple zones for the level 50-60 players that can be done with 5 players, in 1-3 hours.

  18. loophole on Making Files Available Breaking the Law? · · Score: 1

    break into their server, copy a file, and sue them with their own law, for making files available. Next they will be saying that digital files anywhere are in violation. Guess we will just have to get rid of all media.

  19. Square not Round on Rounding Algorithms · · Score: 1

    Isn't that Square, not Round?

  20. Why pay so much on Gaming PC Makers Take Aim at Lucrative Niche · · Score: 2, Insightful

    About a year ago, I built my own system that was quite comperable for one of the high end Alienware computers of the time, and my cost was about 2000$ less than what Alienware was charging at the time, I don't see why one would pay 5000 for a system they can get for significantly less if they find someone who can put togeather parts for them.

  21. Who's counting? on Why Do Google Hit Numbers Vary? · · Score: 1

    I mean, the differences of 10,000 are still more results than I would be interested in looking at yet alone 1,000,000. When do we stop counting?