The ramifications for people suffering from Rett Syndrome are obvious, but mutations of the MECP2 gene are also believed to be the cause of 'classic' autism, and a number of other neurological disorders."
So they're saying this will cure people of World of Warcraft?
From what I heard (I don't own any MS consoles), Dead Rising also gave you a pretty strict time limit if you wanted to, you know, actually complete the objectives of the game, too.
Well, you can play through the 72-hour timed game (which takes about 6 real-life hours), with no objective requirements, unless you want to see the "story". There is an option to unlock an untimed mode where you play as long as you want.
I would love to see an MMO with elements of Civilization, Sim City, The Sims, and RPGs. It would use a first person interface, have plenty of Sim like NPCs to interact with, and if you achieved positions of power and influence, you could influence city and nation building.
I don't know if it's a function of age, or experience or perhaps just changing tastes, but my favorite games are increasingly the ones where I can find my own methods of play.
It could be a function of age... as you get older, you realize that life itself is a kind of 'sandbox game' where you make your own path, and set your own goals within a larger pre-existing system. So having a game where you can approach it with your same day-to-day mindset, but also run down zombies with a jeep, makes sense in its appeal.
Not everyone is rich, or willing to put their income directly to computer purchases..
Yeah, or you can do what some people do, and put money away until you have enough to pay for the computer in cash. That way, if it's really something you want, you have more incentive to save for it (and you're not wasting money on cc interest).
workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers who are disgruntled, paranoid, generally show up late, argue with colleagues, and generally perform poorly.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced yesterday legislation to force ISPs to keep track of what their users are doing. It's part of the Republicans 'law and order agenda,' with other components devoted to the death penalty, gangs, and terrorists.
Why don't they just put everyone in prison? Then we wouldn't have any crime at all. Problem solved.
Until minds can be read, the only safe place for data is in your brain.
Not entirely. Our wonderful nanny state has come up with charges like "conspiracy" and invented precursor charges like "intent to", which basically amount to making certain thoughts illegal.
this time they're already touting some big names attached to the project. EA Mobile and Gameloft, along with other (unnamed) studios are slated to bring new games to the beleaguered handheld gaming appliance.
Yeah, I heard they're going to have some smash hits, like Duke Nukem Forever.
Germany's Supreme Court has made it illegal for the police to secretly hack into a suspect's computer... Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble is expected to push for changes in the legal framework to allow police hacking.
Why change the legal framework? Just change the terminology. For example, while it may now be illegal to hack into a "suspect's" computer, they clearly never said anything about someone deemed to be an "enemy combatant". Problem solved. (/sarcasm)
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"Hotmail" always struck me as sounding related to porn. Anyone else get this reaction ?
If that's the case, you better steer clear of PenisMail.
Along with the slight name change, MS will be modifying the interface to look more like Outlook's GUI.
It's kind of ironic that they've already been beaten to the punch on that front by Yahoo Mail (previously Oddpost).
The ramifications for people suffering from Rett Syndrome are obvious, but mutations of the MECP2 gene are also believed to be the cause of 'classic' autism, and a number of other neurological disorders."
So they're saying this will cure people of World of Warcraft?
From what I heard (I don't own any MS consoles), Dead Rising also gave you a pretty strict time limit if you wanted to, you know, actually complete the objectives of the game, too.
Well, you can play through the 72-hour timed game (which takes about 6 real-life hours), with no objective requirements, unless you want to see the "story". There is an option to unlock an untimed mode where you play as long as you want.
This comes hot on the heels of Cisco announcing its plans to redevelop a new breed of network security infrastructure.
Yeah, well they've certainly got a NAC for it.
I would love to see an MMO with elements of Civilization, Sim City, The Sims, and RPGs. It would use a first person interface, have plenty of Sim like NPCs to interact with, and if you achieved positions of power and influence, you could influence city and nation building.
They have that. It's called real life.
"Sounds like a pretty DICEy situation, if you ask me."
That pun was a bit CRAPpy. teehee Yeah, well, that's how I roll.
I don't know if it's a function of age, or experience or perhaps just changing tastes, but my favorite games are increasingly the ones where I can find my own methods of play.
It could be a function of age... as you get older, you realize that life itself is a kind of 'sandbox game' where you make your own path, and set your own goals within a larger pre-existing system. So having a game where you can approach it with your same day-to-day mindset, but also run down zombies with a jeep, makes sense in its appeal.
Not everyone is rich, or willing to put their income directly to computer purchases..
Yeah, or you can do what some people do, and put money away until you have enough to pay for the computer in cash. That way, if it's really something you want, you have more incentive to save for it (and you're not wasting money on cc interest).
Perhaps fittingly, it took me the full three-month trial period to pay off my expensive MacBook Pro.
Jesus. Did he buy it from DeBeers, or something?
DICE '07 Underway in Las Vegas
Sounds like a pretty DICEy situation, if you ask me.
Though I thought we all knew that the Internet was a series of tubes...
Well, it's certainly not a big truck, that you can just dump something on.
workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers who are disgruntled, paranoid, generally show up late, argue with colleagues, and generally perform poorly.
Maybe they just want their red stapler back.
Because, of course, there is no crime in prison...
Depends which prison. Supermax doesn't have a crime problem, I can tell you that. 23-hour a day lockdown.
Is Congress just trying to solve a non-existent to show they are doing something supposedly worthwhile?
It really must be non-existent-- the word doesn't even show up in your post.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced yesterday legislation to force ISPs to keep track of what their users are doing. It's part of the Republicans 'law and order agenda,' with other components devoted to the death penalty, gangs, and terrorists.
Why don't they just put everyone in prison? Then we wouldn't have any crime at all. Problem solved.
readers should know there is a free service available from some public libraries that lets you download movies and tv shows.
Yeah, it's called the internet.
I never thought I'd say something like this, but GO TEXAS!
Well, given that one third of texas students don't graduate high school, how documents written by their state government are actually coherent enough that the file format makes a difference?
Until minds can be read, the only safe place for data is in your brain.
Not entirely. Our wonderful nanny state has come up with charges like "conspiracy" and invented precursor charges like "intent to", which basically amount to making certain thoughts illegal.
What kind of measures does one need to take to make sure no one but yourself has access to your data?
Do what works for pirates. Bury it.
this time they're already touting some big names attached to the project. EA Mobile and Gameloft, along with other (unnamed) studios are slated to bring new games to the beleaguered handheld gaming appliance.
Yeah, I heard they're going to have some smash hits, like Duke Nukem Forever.
If convicted, Alexander Ponosov could face detention in a Siberian prison camp for his crime.
Imprisonment? I thought the russian government just poisoned everyone with Polonium 210 these days.
Germany's Supreme Court has made it illegal for the police to secretly hack into a suspect's computer ... Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble is expected to push for changes in the legal framework to allow police hacking.
Why change the legal framework? Just change the terminology. For example, while it may now be illegal to hack into a "suspect's" computer, they clearly never said anything about someone deemed to be an "enemy combatant". Problem solved. (/sarcasm)
Offtopic, but isn't your User 956 a little inaccurate.
it's a reference to an IBM ad. (which i can't find on Youtube or I'd link it)
Futurama now comes in suppository form!
Suppositories DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!