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  1. Re:OT: SoM MMORPG on sf.net on Classic Game Endings Online · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the new server end is being written as we speak, and will be rolled out hopefully in the next release. Currently, however, yes, it is using eAthena.

  2. OT: SoM MMORPG on sf.net on Classic Game Endings Online · · Score: 1

    If you were a big fan of Secret of Mana, there's a MMORPG on sf.net that tries to capture the feel of SoM. The sf.net page The main website

    Like most projects on sf.net, it's under development and isn't out of alpha, so be gentle with it... and if you like it and can contribute to it (pixel artists, anyone?,) please do!

  3. Re:Hemp! - In Canada on Is Ethanol the Answer to the Energy Dilemma? · · Score: 1

    Hemp was "legalized" in Canada a few years ago. Unfortunately, you have to have a license to grow it. I'm not sure on exact numbers, but I have a bucket of shelled hemp seeds on my desk right now that I snack on (for every 42g serving there's 15g protein and 15g polyunsaturated fats, as well as 2.7g monounsaturated and 2.1g saturated fats)

    The only production numbers I was able to find for Canada were from 1999, and in that year, 14200 hectares (~35000 acres) of hemp was cultivated.

    As far as current production numbers, I was unable to find any, but it looks like most of Canada's hemp production is for food, cosmetics, and clothing, not paper or ethanol.

  4. Re:Says You on Intel Makes 45nm Chip · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm not sure you have any idea how difficult it is to move to a smaller manufacturing process. Maybe you should do your homework before you go about wildly speculating that AMD can pull a 45nm chip out of their ass before the end of the year.

  5. Re:Oblig. slashdot whine on AMD Ships Heavy Duty Cooling With Latest Processor · · Score: 1

    And possibly win money in the process.

    Although, i'm kinda tired of spending an extra $20 on electricity each month... anyone want to buy a quad PIII Xeon for cheap?

  6. Re:The Backhoe, the sailor's best friend. on The Backhoe, The Internet's Natural Enemy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can imagine it already...

    > look
    You are on an island.
    It is dark, you are likely to be eaten by a grue.
    > inv
    - fiber-optic cable
    > bury cable
    A backhoe arrives, it hits!
    ...
    Would you like your posessions identified?

    Yeah, i know that isn't all from one game...

  7. Re:Bigger Fish to Fry... on Computer Science Students Outsource Homework · · Score: 1

    If you really must assign projects, insert subtle flaws or traps in the assignment that would make the project all but impossible w/out direct interaction with the Professor to clarify requirments, etc... This would expose the weak students, the obvious cheats.

    Of course! My Prof's weren't just lazy when they made up the assignments, they were intentionally making it impossible! It all makes so much sense now.

    Oh, wait a minute, then why was it so hard to get "direct" interaction...

  8. Re:Pennies must go! on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It seems that you may have not actually been to a strip club in Canada, because from what i hear (^H joke averted...) the women sit there and stick loonies to themselves (you'll have to guess where) and you throw loonies at those to knock them off...

  9. Re:Oh, no! on Piracy Setup Discovered in WV Capitol Building · · Score: 1

    When translated from DontSueMe to English this goes like: "14GB of MP3s? I have at least as much." ;)

    Or possibly a more accurate translation: "14GB of MP3s? I have at least three times as much."

  10. Re:OMGWTFRUTLJKINABOOT?! on Bad Press For Gold Farmers Affects Chinese Players · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm Canadian... wanna fight about it?

  11. OMGWTFRUTLJKINABOOT?! on Bad Press For Gold Farmers Affects Chinese Players · · Score: 3, Funny

    I Lrnd EgLSH FRM WoW ND I THNK I CN RED ND wRTR IT PRTY GUD

    --

  12. Re:Doesn't look too comfortable to me. on Ideazon ZBoard Customizable Gaming Keyboard Review · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oblig pure pwnage reference:

    "You know, there's more keys than ``WASD''"
    -Stunned Silence
    "Yeah, like a hundred more"

  13. Re:An XBox is not necessary. on Home Network Data Storage Device · · Score: 1

    I bet you can't either with the CD-ROM disconnected ;-)

  14. PC104 uses vertical stacking... on "Bookshelf" Computer Wins Design Contest · · Score: 1

    ... unfortunately it looks ugly.

    It has however, have a standard spec: http://www.pc104.org/technology/PDF/PC104%20Spec%2 0v2_5.pdf
    and has been around for quite some time (1992 by the looks of that document)

    Random pictures for the uninitiated:

  15. Re:Duals bad? on Computers, Long Hours and Vision Problems? · · Score: 1

    (b) devalue the use of a higher resolution

    So I take it you still use a dot-matrix printer since page sizes haven't changed? /sarcasm

    Seriously though, if you have an LCD monitor, use it in it's native resolution, that may relieve some of the eye strain (and maybe turn on sub-pixel hinting while you're at it.) If you have a CRT, go right ahead and use a low resolution, but don't go and tell me that having more DPI is a bad thing because it devalues the use of a higher resolution.

    Although, now that I think more about it, bigger fonts don't help much when it comes to webpages with graphics... so I guess it's all in the application (I mostly do embedded software development where more lines on the screen equals slightly increased productivity.)

  16. ...Astroglide! on Want a Cool and Quiet PC? Dunk it in Oil · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only it didn't conduct electricity...

  17. http://www.xanga.com/haxorest seems "owned" too NT on Felony For Refreshing a Web Page? · · Score: 1

    http://www.xanga.com/haxorest seems "owned" too

    "haxorest's site has been shut down by its owner..."

  18. ((KB + Touchpad) Phantom Lapboard)? on Infinium Phantom Lapboard Coming to PC? · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't a keyboard with a built-in touchpad be easier and less painful to use than this monstrosity? I may not know much about ergonomics, but having a keyboard on my lap hurts my wrists... I don't think using a keyboard that isn't even close to being level will help that out.

    On second thought, maybe if you only used "WASD" it wouldn't be so bad...

  19. Re:Valid molecules? on Chemical Words List · · Score: 1

    42, check it yourself.

    /me runs

  20. Re:Write vs Edit on Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio · · Score: 1

    He owned several very big porno websites and was a porn cameraman for several years.

    But can any of us truely say we haven't owned big porno websites in the past?

  21. Re:I miss the old days... and I'm not even twenty on Build Your Own MMOG · · Score: 1

    Ok, maybe I havent played Runescape in 4 or 5 years, but how exactly does that have 2D graphics or a look and feel akin to FF6 or SD3?

  22. Seiken Denetsu 3 you say? on Build Your Own MMOG · · Score: 1

    http://themanaworld.org/ Yeah, it's still in development... and probably will be for a long time... but it's still awesome!

  23. Oh, Distro, not Desktop... on Ubuntu: Best Linux Desktop for Business? · · Score: 1

    ...Was I the only one who read "Best Linux Desktop" and thought that a review of desktop environments (KDE, GNOME, Xfce, etc.) was to follow?

  24. Re:Destroyer, yes! on The Lego Brick Hard Drive · · Score: 1
    the Enemies of the Empire -- the **AA's.
    Are you sure you didn't mean the ??AAs ?
  25. "...Mario, needs no introduction." on Review: Mario Kart DS · · Score: 4, Funny
    He's a world-wide phenomenon and has appeared in enough game spin-offs to spawn a genre of his own.
    Well, I guess that sentence was unnecessary then.