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  1. Re:Game compaines using piracy as an excuse on DRM-Free Game Suffers 90% Piracy, Offers Amnesty · · Score: 1

    Too bad you got marked a troll because it's rather insightful and true. Especially in the case of ubisoft. Their games are utter garbage as of late and they have even started to remove stuff from the packaging such as instruction booklets to help increase profits. They're even thinking of following unlock codes ala EA. I'm boycotting them both and urge you to do the same.

  2. Re:The US great lakes? on NASA Says Moon Has More Water Than Great Lakes · · Score: 1

    Americans fail at geography quite a bit.

  3. Re:A word of advice on Volcanic Ash Heading Towards North America · · Score: 1

    If this situation unfolds for Canada / North America as it has done for Europe, they may wish to revise their means of communicating cancellations to passengers. The 'marker pen on a whiteboard' technique may be suitable for a handful of flights at a small regional airport but doesn't scale very well once an entire continent's airspace has been closed. Also, the hand-drawn "Sorry" with a sad face next to each flight number will start to take on a somewhat patronising tone.

    I think you meant Canada / United States as Canada is part of North America.

  4. Re:I'm sure... on EU Demands Canada Rework Its Copyright, Patent Law · · Score: 1

    There are Timmy's in the states and are working on the health care - despite protests from the insurance companies. Isn't it only the Newfies who say oot?

    Fixed it for you.

  5. Re:Bad Feeling on More Fake Journals From Elsevier · · Score: 1

    I was in my doctor's office once and I asked his staff a question. I asked her why it is that pharmaceutical companies advertise prescription-only medicines to the general public, since after all you are supposed to ask your doctor what is wrong and have that doctor determine what medicine you need.

    This seems to be a US-only phenomenon. I really hate watching American television stations in Canada because the majority of commercials are either ads for lawyers or ads for pharmaceuticals.

  6. Greed on Used Game Market Affecting Price, Quality of New Titles · · Score: 2

    That's what this is. They want a piece of the pie. Anyone who buys into this idea is an idiot. No one is going to pay $60 for a shitty game.

  7. Re:Write Your MP on Canada's Proposed DMCA-Style Law Draws Fire · · Score: 1

    They still have to take the time to reply to your email. They can't just delete it. When you send an email it gets printed off and an aid to the MP usually has to read it.

  8. Re:Liberals on Canada's Proposed DMCA-Style Law Draws Fire · · Score: 1

    Democrats are only left wing in relation to American politics, they would still be considered right wing on a Canadian political compass.

  9. Free speech? on Judge Lets RIAA Subpoena Defendant's Employer · · Score: 1

    Please take your free speech to one of the free speech zones.

  10. People are sheep on Broadcasters Want Cash For Media Shared At Home · · Score: 1

    Children today are being taught in schools that they don't have those rights. Just look at Captain Copyright. They are trying to brainwash them young so when they're older they can just screw them in the ass.

  11. recycled paper? on US Paperless Voting Bill Advances · · Score: 1

    No doubt they'd use recycled paper. "I hate to see some many trees being cut down in the name of democracy to create those paper ballots."

  12. Re:Horrible game line up. on Pro Gaming Network Television Coverage Begins Sunday · · Score: 1

    Agreed, it would've been a lot more interesting to see Smash Brothers or any other competitive fighting game.

  13. Re:$50 games on $60 Games Are Here To Stay · · Score: 1

    hahaha I'm glad someone got the funny ;)

  14. $50 games on $60 Games Are Here To Stay · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wii games are $50 US, $60 games are not here to stay.

  15. Re:50 years is still too long on UK Rejects Extending Music Copyright · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't she have the lots of $$$ to help her get situated that I left her? I'm sure she didn't expect to sit on her ass the rest of her life and not have to work at all. Most family's don't even get that luxury of having any money left to them at all to help out in the case of a bizarre accident. We're also forgetting that there's probably a big payment of life insurance that her and the kids would get too. Silly arguement on your part.

  16. It's like the Xbox 360 on Next Generation Zune Coming for Holiday Season · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Spend enough money and you'll eventually get some idiots liking your products.

  17. Re:I'm not so sure... on Where the Wii Fits In · · Score: 1

    They didn't even come in last really last round either. Maybe in North America but worldwide they were pretty solid.

  18. Re:I must thank the Communists... on Patent Reform Bill Approved by House Committee · · Score: 1

    Mmm socialism in the works it sounds like ;) the best system out there

  19. Playstation 3 on $99 HD-DVD Player Coming Soon? · · Score: 1

    I know quite a few people who have a blu-ray player, which is the playstation 3.

  20. eww on Baby Mammoth Found Intact · · Score: 1

    That would be some nasty freezer burn :(

  21. Re:Nobody's really going to go that far. on Groklaw Explains Microsoft and the GPLv3 · · Score: 1

    There is no leftist party in the US. :p The democrats are just less right wing than the republicans. Even still, the democrats are a lot more likely to break up MS than the republicans.

  22. Re:Why Buy A 360? on Xbox Warranty To Cost $1 Billion, Customer Good Will · · Score: 1

    "Not only have there been several wholly worthwhile titles released for the system already" Only if you enjoy a plethora of shooting games. Other genres have games that are pratically non-existant on that console which is why it's suffering practically everywhere but the states.

  23. Re:Of course on Google Protects Healthcare From Michael Moore · · Score: 1

    and Norway, Sweden and Canada and other socialist countries have even better ones where it's a right other than the US where you have to put yourself in severe debt to get the health care you need.

  24. Re:Bloomberg is a nut on Permit May Be Required For Public Photography in NYC · · Score: 1

    Aren't all control freaks republicans ala bush?

  25. It just worked on me :p on Manhunt 2 Banned In Britain · · Score: 1

    I plan to buy this now just because of reading about that to support rockstar even though I didn't like the first.