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  1. Re:Not so much a cliche but a persistent fault... on Top Ten Game Cliches · · Score: 1

    God of War has a good balance of spells. There's Zues' lightening which you use to get rid of archers from a distance when you need to do some precision jumping. There's Medusa's gaze for larger creatures to get rid of them quickly. There's Hades minions which can be used when there's a lot of adversaries and you're low on health. And there wrath of the gods if you just want to go on a rampage. Poseidon's one is useful to bring down close in creatures hit cound fast.

    In all, I think that games' spells are getting better, but I do see your point.

  2. Re:How about "Encumbrance doesn't matter" on Top Ten Game Cliches · · Score: 1

    That is just too true. Why send you out on a mission with less than you returned from the last one with. Hit Man is a frustrating culprit of this.

  3. /.'ed on Teaching Computers to See with Games · · Score: 0

    Could they use /. to teach a webserver how to stay up...?

  4. Pioneer on Planet X Larger Than Pluto? · · Score: 1

    ...and could it be responsible for the Pioneer Anomaly?
    Would be nice to have an answer, but somewhat disappointing that it isn't something more exciting like dark matter/energy...

  5. Re:i must say on Where is the British EFF? Just Around the Corner! · · Score: 1

    I can only agree.

  6. MOD PARENT UP! on Japan Wants to Build 10 Petaflop Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    That is classic! I was going to reply with a similar comment about the runner beans giving the Lima beans a chance...

  7. Monkey Island on An Ode To Gaming Music · · Score: 2, Insightful

    All four have the best soundtracks in any game I've played. And the iMuse system is excellent.

  8. Re:Remembering James Doohan on Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85 · · Score: 1

    Wiki always has a lot of information on people. This page also tells of his exploits as a writer and as a linguist. Apparently, he devised the Vulcan and Klingon languages.
    BR Unfortunately not too much else I'm afraid and I'm sure many more better informed /.'ers will provide more information.

  9. Re:Correction on Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85 · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure you're right. This BBC article seems to corroborate your claim.

    RIP Scotty.

  10. Re:Conspiracy! on Google Moon Debuts · · Score: 1

    This is the exact article I was aluding to in my post. Thank you.

  11. Re:Conspiracy! on Google Moon Debuts · · Score: 2, Informative

    unfortunately, current telescopes don't have the resolution to view the landers. Newer crops of space born telescopes should be able to view them.

    This link seems to provide some information on a probe that the ESA launched. Unfortunately, the images from the flybys have not been released. From linked article of why hubble cannot view the landers - "Anything left on the Moon cannot be resolved in any Hubble image," According to the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates Hubble for NASA. "It would just appear as a dot."

    I'm sure I've read about newer telescopes that will be able to resolve the landers. Can't find the articles now though.

  12. Re:They comment that we already have human based s on AI Allowed to Create Their Own Culture · · Score: 1

    3 Years? Surely, it would only take the one day.

  13. Re:People still dont get it on The End of a Floppy Era · · Score: 1

    ...or, just don't take you work home with you.

  14. Re:At My Company on A Study On Time Wasted At Work · · Score: 1

    Note to self: learn to format a long post before offering services to a technology discussion forum.

  15. Re:This is pure STUPID on GTA Sex Game Debate Intensifies · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No, he's making a comparison between Autralia and America and I'd say that Australia seems a far more well rounded country than America. I'm British, btw. Mod Away!

  16. Re:outgrowth of Political Correctness on Attack of the Corporate Weasel Words · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I'm still trying to work out how 'Brain Storming' can be offensive to epileptics. Any insight would be appreciated.

  17. Re:Only two dead so far... on Six Bomb Blasts Around Central London · · Score: 1

    Apparently, there were twenty deaths on the bus.

  18. Re:One way to be sure it's secure on Secure Data Storage... On Your Fingernails · · Score: 1

    What!?! Worry about real life viruses and ailments!? Live in the now, man! Live in the now

  19. Re:What ever happened to... on Star Wars Props Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    and then they'd look at your wife and say "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."

    ;)

  20. Re:Grammar Nazi on Star Wars Props Up For Auction · · Score: 2, Funny

    you, my friend, are a cock

  21. Re:Yeah... on Man Arrested for Using Open Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    so is that coveting your neighbours wifi?


    I'll get me coat...

  22. Re:Touch wheel on Real Wood iPod · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming this part is where the touch wheel was reattached

    "The iPod was the carefully fitted back together. Thankfully, it was still fully functional. Hot-glue was used to hold the LCD and Click-wheel PCB onto the wood."

    One of the other replies seems to explain how it would still work.

    Spoton

  23. Re:Read around TFA on Grizzly-sized Catfish Caught in Thailand · · Score: 1

    wow! 2 +4, Informatives for the same post! Kudos

  24. Re:MOD STORY INSIGHTFUL! on Hackers, Spelling, and Grammar? · · Score: 1

    You are absolutely correct. I didn't learn any English grammar at school, but took a Spanish class in college. From this I learnt a lot about the contructs used in English and found, as a result, that I became a lot more eloquent in both languages.

  25. Re:Correct English? on Hackers, Spelling, and Grammar? · · Score: 1

    Q: Don't you know the Queen's English?!
    A: Well, of course she's english, she wouldn't be the queen otherwise.