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  1. Re:Why Am I Not Surprised on EVE Online Battle Breaks Records (And Servers) · · Score: 1

    EVE has an actual functioning economy and the main story is actually driven by the players themselves. You are encouraged to use everything at your disposal even play multiple accounts so it only makes sense network issues would become part of the game.

  2. wow, Bono has no idea what he is in for on Bono Hopes Content Tracking Will Help Media Moguls · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Music Lovers are still mad at lars and metallica for their attacks on Napster. Even now, metallica gets hounded online by people anytime they are mentioned as being greedy jerks who hate music.

  3. Re:compared to episode 4,5,6 ... on The Definitive Evisceration of The Phantom Menace *NSFW* · · Score: 1

    are you sure you watched them? I don't recall any nascar announcers in the original Star Wars movies like episode one.

  4. Re:Why a decade later on The Definitive Evisceration of The Phantom Menace *NSFW* · · Score: 1

    sad part is a great movie would still be earning a lot more than they are now on all of those. They are still out selling episode 1 with all the original star wars films merchandising so I don't see your logic.

  5. Re:I had a bad experience with DirecTV DVR on DirecTV Sued By Washington State · · Score: 1

    Why are you throwing Dish under the bus with DirectTV and Comcast? Nothing in your post has anything to do with them. I have had a very good experience with Dish Network.

  6. so DRM prevented Customers from being Customers on DRM Flub Prevented 3D Showings of Avatar In Germany · · Score: 1

    The only people that don't know that are the movie studios apparently.

  7. Re:Yes on Is Console Gaming Dying? · · Score: 1

    Nope, I am middle aged. And all the people I know have stayed on Gaming PC's once they got them. It is funny that you say they don't want the hassle, but things like the red ring of death, vendor lock-in problems are more hassle than PC Gaming.

  8. Re:Yes on Is Console Gaming Dying? · · Score: 1

    Your problem was actually buying an Electronic Arts Game. They are crap on consoles too.

  9. Re:Conveniently forgetting the details on Israeli Border Police Shoot US Student's Laptop · · Score: 1

    The US has official maps with actual borders.

  10. I was an israeli tourism ad, no way I'd go on Israeli Border Police Shoot US Student's Laptop · · Score: 1

    It is one thing to get harassed by security, but using guns? And this is not an isolated incident of idiocy by israeli security.

  11. Re:I'd much rather... on "Loud Commercial" Legislation Proposed In US Congress · · Score: 1

    MythTV works almost all the time on the shows I record when it automatically skips the commercials. It has an algorithm it uses and I would not be surprised if increased volume was part of it. And it does not delete the commercials so you can just use the remote to see what ever you need to if you really really want to.

  12. Re:oracle would be stupid not to say those things on Oracle Responds To MySQL Purchase Concerns · · Score: 1

    not under the MySQL name and if it forks a dozen ways or even drives a percentage of those people to oracle they would call it a win.

  13. Re:Yes on Is Console Gaming Dying? · · Score: 1

    Of the people I know who started out on consoles, when the got a Gaming PC they never went back.

  14. Re:I'd much rather... on "Loud Commercial" Legislation Proposed In US Congress · · Score: 2, Informative

    MythTV allows you to record programs and the commercials are automatically skipped without even needing a button press.

  15. oracle would be stupid not to say those things on Oracle Responds To MySQL Purchase Concerns · · Score: 1

    Of course oracle would say anything to get a hold of Mysql no matter how much they are trying to say it is a completely different solution. Then in a year they can say something along the lines that "business conditions have changed" and kill it.

  16. nothing will kill green jobs faster on US Patent Office Fast Tracks Green Patents · · Score: 1

    than a bunch of patents.

  17. $0.22 for a text message on AT&T Moves Closer To Usage-Based Fees For Data · · Score: 1

    yea, I totally trust this guy. /sarcasm

  18. Posting Eric Schmidt's Christmas Presents on Google CEO Says Privacy Worries Are For Wrongdoers · · Score: 1

    Wonder how Eric Schmidt would feel if the day before Christmas or any holiday or birthday someone told Eric's family and friends what he purchased as their gifts? I mean, he would only want to keep it a secret if he is an evil doer, right?

  19. ebay is now just evil on eBay vs. Craigslist Courtroom Fisticuffs Start Today · · Score: 4, Informative

    Craigslist was not selling ownership and ebay bought it from a former Craigslist Employee through a suspicious deal. After how ebay has made numerous decisions at the expense of their users it is hard to believe that they would complain when someone tries to correct something they should not have done in the first place.

  20. the first cell phone company to offer open source on Why Open Source Phones Still Fail · · Score: 1

    Will make a huge amount of money for the very fact that it is a disruptive technology. Just like the iphone.

  21. AOL / Time Warner part 2 on Comcast to Buy 51% of NBC, GE Goes After 49% · · Score: 1

    Someone should start a pool for how long this will last before they separate again.

  22. Re:Not a perfect comparison on The Noisy and Prolonged Death of Journalism · · Score: 1

    and that is the rub. How can you sue out of existence millions of webpages? You can't and the minute you try you will get the Streisand Effect. Look at how music companies have tried to stuff everything back into pandora's box. Even with all the resources they have, they have not been able to do it and will never be able to do it. If your business model sucks it is your problem and not everyone elses. Old thinking that real news can only come from one source like in the old days of Wafergate are over. Information is ubiquitous and moves faster than anyone will be able to try and manage (or suppress) as long as US freedom of expression laws stay in tact.

  23. Re:get a Gaming PC on Modded Xbox Bans Prompt EFF Warning About Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    luckly the Customer still determines what game publisher will build games for. As people are losing their like of consoles they are migrating back to Gaming PCs.

  24. Re:Not a perfect comparison on The Noisy and Prolonged Death of Journalism · · Score: 1

    If you go anywhere on the internet you can see people doing journalism and getting paid for it (including big companies with legal staffs). There is no need to keep old dinosaur company business models alive. That is why the horse and buggy maker analogy works. It is stupid to think that journalism will just stop if newspapers go away, journalism has moved to the internet (where you can actually get unbaised news) and does not need any help.

  25. did they bail out horse and buggy makers too? on The Noisy and Prolonged Death of Journalism · · Score: 1

    I think it is a bit silly that journalism executives think it is everyone else's responsibility for them to make money.