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  1. Re:23? on US Senators Take On The ESRB Over Manhunt 2 · · Score: 1

    I think you misread the post... there have been 23 games released with the AO rating. You can buy them at 18... well, actually, you can buy them at any age, as long as the retailer is willing to sell them, but that's a whole other story.

  2. Re:2 things on Judge Rules That I Own Slashdot · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Be careful of what you email her... you might stress her out. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/saturdayspin/211730_sorbo12.html

  3. Re:Shit, calm down on Wal-Mart's Terrible Nintendo Wii Knock-Offs · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the plus side, if the WalMart employee can't tell the difference, a real Wii remote could be the "identical" item that you recieve in trade!

  4. Re:Democrat ballot?? on Colbert Ballot Bid Shot Down · · Score: 1

    Because it was going to cost him $35,000 just to get on the republican ticket.

  5. Re:Agree, but... no. on Will Wright Opines That Wii Is the Only Next-Gen Console · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I grew up with a mouse and keyboard to control FPS games. Then I tried playing Halo 3 at a friend's house, and couldn't control my character well enough and got killed way too many times. Give me the option to play with mouse and keyboard on the Xbox 360!

  6. Re:I don't get it on Wii Outsells 360, PS3 Worldwide · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is total sales. So the 360 has had a year longer to rack up less sales than the Wii. "Despite" is correct.

  7. Re:Yikes on Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not. That's why it costs an arm and a leg OUTSIDE the US.

  8. Something that needs to be said... on Consumerist Catches Geek Squad Stealing Porn · · Score: 1

    They were charged $29.99 to install iTunes.

    Not to scan for viruses, load an OS, install a hard drive or anything like that... but to go to apple.com/itunes, click "download", run, next, next, finish, shutdown.

    They had to take the time to grab porn and stuff so it looked like it actually took more than 2 minutes to make their 30 bucks.

  9. Re:a modest propossal on MPAA Sets Up Fake Site to Catch Pirates · · Score: 1

    I think they call that "Blockbuster"

  10. Re:Credit Cards on Jack Thompson Sues Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Any kid with a checking account can get a debit card that works just fine for paying online. Looks like a credit card, acts like a credit card...

  11. Re:As much as I'd like to have a PS3 on 80 Gig PS3 For South Korea, Slow April for Sony · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does returning the disk to a rental store count as losing it?

    Just wondering.

  12. Coming soon... on RIAA Seeks Royalties From Radio · · Score: 1

    Coming soon, to a radio station near you! 5 minutes of uninterrupted music, followed by a short (30 minute) commercial break.

    This next song, Junk, by the Trash Brothers, is brought to you by Gillete Razors, Mountain Dew, Coca Cola, and Serta Matresses.

    Radio stations will have to make more money to pay these extra royalties, and how will they do that without playing more commercials and less music?

  13. Re:Treo ? on A "Bill of Lights" to Restrict LEDs on Gadgets? · · Score: 1

    Treo light conditions, for the author of the stupid article, and anyone else who cares.

    Solid red: Charging
    Solid green: Charged
    Blinking green: connected to your host network
    Blinking red: roaming (or searching for a network)
    No light: Phone turned off "airplane mode"

  14. Re:Bad! Bad! Bad! on A Foolproof Way To End Bank Account Phishing? · · Score: 1

    Let's say somebody has a bank account at personalcity.bank. You want to get their account information, so you make a domain at persona1city.bank, and shotgun emails out to millions of people. If even one person with 50,000 in their account logs on to your site, and tries to log in, you come out even. If more than one person responds, you make money. For an organized crime ring, $50,000 is a drop in a bucket. Depending on the font used, the 1/l looks pretty similar, and granny doesn't want her account closed, so she'll log on and give them all the information they ask for. After all, they have a .bank address, and that's what she was told to look for!

  15. Surefire way to sell Vista: on PC Makers Say Vista Is Not a Seller · · Score: 1

    1. Make sure DirectX 10 is Vista only.
    2. Pressure Blizzard to upgrade WoW to DirectX 10
    3. ???
    4. Profit!!

    Eight million copies of Vista will be sold in the next week, I promise you.

  16. Re:The real worrying thing is on FBI Says Paper Trails Are Optional · · Score: 1

    If you're the FBI, why follow up? You already have the information you need... it's not like the telco can take it back, or refuse future requests that you SAY you'll provide warrants for.

  17. Re:Tasty thoughts on Old Islamic Tile Patterns Show Modern Math Insight · · Score: 1

    ... or a joke on Family Guy.

  18. Re:damn mice! on Mice Cured of Autism · · Score: 1

    Isn't your "joke" disclaimer something like a laugh track? Maybe we shouldn't pay attention to your posts, when you have to point out to the audience when they should laugh...

    Just a thought.

  19. Claim form help? on Sony Settles With FTC Over Rootkits · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The claim form you need to fill out for recompensation is at this link.

    One of the questions is as follows:

    7. Briefly describe the type of harm / damage / problem you experienced and the steps that you
    took in response:


    What kinds of problems, other than the pain of removing it, did people have? Was any actual damage done? Did anyone's computer get taken over? I'm just curious what a valid response would be to this, for when I fill out the form.

  20. Re:Why ? on Networking in Extreme Conditions? · · Score: 1

    think you're backwards there. it's actually 1366 kelvin. Glad you don't use SI units.

  21. Re:Why was everyone downloading? on New iPod Owner Onslaught Overwhelms iTunes · · Score: 1

    Uh, no. The new slimmer packaging for the iPod Nanos and Shuffles tell you to go to Apple's site to download iTunes... No reason to include a CD.

  22. Re:SNES Kiosks on Demo PS3 Units freeze on Purpose · · Score: 1

    I can't vouch for that store in particular, as it seems like a LOT of time has passed... but when a store takes out a lease in a mall, they have to remain operating under the same name for the life of the lease. If they change names, they could get fined a big amount. Perhaps they just had a REALLY long lease at that particular mall? (:

  23. Re:I'm pretty disappointed so far... on Two Weeks with the Wii · · Score: 1

    So sell it on ebay. Someone will buy it. Put it up with a starting bid of exactly what you paid for it, plus shipping, and I bet it'll be sold for fifty bucks more. Even used, even with all the "sucky 10 year old looking games" included.

  24. Re:Bob Ross Would Be the Killer App on Wii on Wii Games Go Online, Lose Happy Clouds · · Score: 1

    I don't remember if it was in Zelda or in the main Wii menu, but somewhere during setup, I told the console how wide the sensor bar was on my TV (plus and minus buttons until the orange bar was just as wide as the sensor bar)... that would tell the console how big my TV is, and give it a more accurate spatial representation to work with.

    I guess that would have had to be in Zelda.

  25. Re:Who the hell... on Web Retailers Expect Brisk 'Cyber Monday' · · Score: 1

    And on that note, who coined the phrase, "to coin a phrase?"