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  1. Re:But... on Nintendo To Take On Apple With DSi App Store · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Real 802.11g? or Nintendo's 802.11g?

  2. Re:Easy solution on Believable Stupidity In Game AI · · Score: 1

    Can I have your PRNG? I'm currently using the one from XKCD, and I think its broken (it's very fast though).

  3. Re:Firefox is a stinking pile of garbage on 2.0 Beta Chrome On Windows, Chromium On Linux · · Score: 1

    Memory protection for each tab so no single tab can take down the browser.

    I still don't get that selling point. I've been using Firefox from before it was 1.0, and it might have crashed on me once or twice.

  4. Not much of a surprise on Office Depot Employee — "We Changed Prices Too" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, except that for once sales people admit that they lie to customers.

  5. Re:brilliant or dangerous? on Are Quirky Developers Brilliant Or Dangerous? · · Score: 1

    I think Robert C. Martin said it well:

    The proper use of comments is to compensate for our failure to express ourself in code.

    from "Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship"

  6. it begins with "mother-" on Chinese Subvert Censorship With a Popular Pun · · Score: 4, Funny

    mother-in-law?

  7. Re:"Free" applications also affected on Google Straightens Out Its Stance On Paid Apps · · Score: 1

    I have something like that, but with key_mgmt=IEEE8021X

    The hidden unencrypted GUEST network does work. But obviously I want to use the proper encrypted network.

    Considering this is also the first time I use wpa_supplicant, the Android might not be the best platform to get to know how wpa_supplicant works. Also, I'm not completely sure if all the required wpa_supplicant features are actually included in Android.

    Anyway, I've only been playing around with that part for an hour (and still need to update to the 1.1 release.)

  8. Re:"Free" applications also affected on Google Straightens Out Its Stance On Paid Apps · · Score: 1

    I have a dev phone.

    For others seeking out how to tweak their WLAN on the Android: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1386

  9. "Free" applications also affected on Google Straightens Out Its Stance On Paid Apps · · Score: 4, Interesting

    With this change "free" (as in beer) applications which also set the copy-protection bit will also be excluded from the market. A bit weird, why would you prevent copying of a gratis application.

    Now if I only get WLAN working on my Android. The university network uses IEEE8021X,TTLS,PAP. But wpa_supplicant keeps timing out during authentication. :(

  10. Windows 7 32bit? on How Vista Mistakes Changed Windows 7 Development · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why is microsoft still releasing a 32bit version of thier OS. They need to get rid of that thing in favor of the future.
    If they really want to support ancient software that has a 16bit component they should simply run it through an emulator/virtualizer.

  11. Almost done? on FFmpeg Finally Releases Long-Awaited Version 0.5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, 0.5. Does that mean they're half way done?

  12. Re:Public Servants Snouts in the Copyright Trough on Timetable App Developer Gets Nastygram From Transit Sydney · · Score: 1

    * Even *THE WEATHER* is copyright. Print the weather in your local paper or stick it on the website, and you'll get an earful from the Weather Bureau who insists you "purchase a product license".

    Does that mean you can get a refund on the weather?

  13. Re:w4w, h4m, p2p, y2k, ... on Sheriff Sues Craiglist For Prostitution Ads · · Score: 1

    no it's "Horse"

  14. w4w, h4m, p2p, y2k, ... on Sheriff Sues Craiglist For Prostitution Ads · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like this game

  15. Re:Physical is still the best bandwidth on How Much Longer Will Physical Game Distribution Survive? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Now do a list of game sizes. It will probably go something like this (install size):

    1995 20MB
    1999 400MB
    2004 4000MB
    2008 10000MB

  16. Re:Open worlds are still limited by plots though.. on Building a Successful "Open" Game World · · Score: 4, Informative

    You are correct. I was actually disappointed that in Fallout 3 the game stopped after completing the main quest, but also that most side quests are closely related to the main quest. In the previous Bethesda games you could actually ignore the whole main quest and still play a round with a world where the main quest didn't bother. Ignoring the main quest in fallout 3 could lead to an instant jump in the main quest progress, which is actually very annoying.

    Bethesda's Daggerfall featured a very open world. Of course the quests eventually became nothing but grind. But you could do pretty much whatever you wanted. You could go into the trading business, busing and selling houses. Or join one of the various guilds/cults.

  17. Cliff-hangers are dumb on Does a Game Have To Fail To Get a Real Ending? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It possible to end a story and still leave enough open for a sequel. A cliff-hanger doesn't end a story, it just stops it. And with the time it takes to create a sequel people will have forgotten about the cliff-hanger when they start the sequel.

  18. And... on Cable Companies Want Bigger Share of Online TV Market · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A bigger share of the pie.

    (with pie being money)

  19. Mac and PC? on Safari 4 Released, Claimed "30 Times Faster Than IE7" · · Score: 1

    Ok, in this case PC is MS Windows. So it doesn't run on GNU/Linux. Considering the current Macs are build using almost the same components as any other PC (the only real difference being the lack of the old BIOS) they might as well drop the useless distinction and simply refer to MS Windows.

  20. Eric Cartman said it best: on The Art of The Farewell Email · · Score: 1

    Screw you guy, I'm going home.

  21. Re:Too many loopholes on European Crackdown On Skype "Loophole" · · Score: 1

    The first one is a drug deal, and the second one is two teenagers player some online computer game.

    Right?

  22. Re:Strong get stronger, weak get weaker on Unreal Tournament 3 "Titan Pack" Expansion Coming In March · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Larger targets are easier to hit. Becoming a Titan makes you stronger in attack, but weaker in defense.

  23. I doubt it on Web-based IDEs Edge Closer To the Mainstream · · Score: 1

    It will either be a shit load of network communication (which will be slow).
    Or a lot of client side caching and processing (heavy on memory).
    IDEs need to be fast and responsive, a slow start is acceptable. You don't want to wait seconds for files to open, or even for code completion (and other nice gimmicks) to kick in.

  24. Re:Yikes on Researchers Snag 60 TB of Everquest 2 Behavioral Data · · Score: 1

    COPA does not apply. From the EQ2 EULA:

    1. Accounts are available only to adults or, in their discretion, their minor child. If you are a minor, your parent(s) or guardian(s) must complete the registration process, in which case they will take full responsibility for all obligations under this Agreement. By clicking the "I Accept" button and providing us with a credit card number, you represent that you are an adult and are either accepting this Agreement on behalf of yourself or your child.

  25. DRM + DirectX on UK University Making Universal Game Emulator · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Good luck trying to beat the various forms of DRM through an emulator (without using a crack).
    Also DirectX is also a bitch, specially the earlier versions (4-6) have various compatibility issues.