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  1. Re:Ah, but this raises the question: on Game Devs on Ebert's Put-Downs · · Score: 1

    Purists would be up in arms about this new "Hot Soliloquy" mod that's corrupting Shakespeare.

  2. Re:Trying too hard to be clever on Winter Carnival of Gamers · · Score: 1

    There's no question in GTA. The morality of everyone involved is unambiguous. You assume the role of a violent gangster. Killing off an entire race of peaceful behemoths one by one so you can present trophies to an idol in an effort to revive your girlfriend is slightly more challenging ethically.

  3. Re:The link is already Coralized... on Hacking Santa · · Score: 1

    Coral doesn't work for those of us on Microsoft DNS servers.

  4. Re:Not likely on Can Open Source Outdo the IPod? · · Score: 1

    You said it all brother. I keep wishing someone would come and knock Apple off the high ground, or at least give them a run for their money. Media Player is clunky, and Winamp et al rely on the filesystem way too much. iTunes has it all on the desktop. iPod holds all of those tunes and lets you interface it with a scroll wheel. Nothing else compares.

  5. Re:Form over function? on Linux Instant Messengers · · Score: 1

    Your given task is to relay a text conversation, others given task is to relay a video conversation while playing a shared game, and all in a slick interface. Why use Firefox when Lynx works just as well at it's given task, navigating hyperlinks on the internet?

  6. Re:Am I missing something? on Linux Instant Messengers · · Score: 1

    What the author is saying is that kids these days are used to new Cadillacs when all Gaim and Kopete offer is the same rusty old Hyundai. They'll both get you there, but with what amenities? I've used Gaim and Kopete both when I was on Linux, and they don't come close to MSN for _easy_ file transfers that always work, video and voice, and stylishness of interface. I can admire the sparseness of Kopete, but once you have a full breadth of features in a slick package, going back to anything less feels like roughing it.

  7. What did I cram in my anus last night? on Ask Sid Meier · · Score: -1, Troll
  8. Re:Power on The Maturation of Video Games · · Score: 1

    Very insightful indeed! Somebody give this man a free ipod!

  9. Re:I have a few NES knockoffs on Retro Gaming Gains A Savior? · · Score: 1

    I'm looking for an NES clone but one with standard controller ports for my old bricks. My old NES is blinking even after a new 72-pin, and I'm looking for an easy way to get my old Super Mario 3 to work but without those cheesy knockoff controllers.

  10. Re:Special effects... on Star Wreck 6 Finally Complete · · Score: 1

    Like that crappy "seer" in that Star Wars fanfic movie. Shittier acting I've never seen!

  11. Re:Society of people scared of acne... on Space Meat Coming to your Kitchen · · Score: 1
    I am beginning to enjoy food less and less...

    Maybe you're enjoying it less because your intestinal worm is enjoying it more.

  12. Funnel on Urine Powered Battery Developed · · Score: 1

    It better come with a funnel!

  13. Re:Values on House Calls for Investigation Into Rockstar Games · · Score: 1

    It's not true that they kept the scenes a secret. They are totally unavailable except in the PC version, and then only if they download a patch to modify the code. And we all know that you can't find any other racy material on the internet.

  14. Re:But it *is* a console game! on Review: Battlefield 2 · · Score: 1

    For BF2 at least, the 'arbitrary map locations' are almost always a point on the map. There are maybe 8 of those at the most. Simply make the commander select one of them, and fine tune around if necessary.

  15. Re:The Main Factors on Does Microsoft Have First-Mover Advantage? · · Score: 1

    I gotta ask how you completely trashed three of these devices. They're not meant to be played in rain.

  16. Re:Article's a little light on details... on Online TV May Be IPTV's First Step · · Score: 1

    The article says it uses RealPlayer, and that it restricts by IP.

  17. Re:Why is TBL mad? on Mobile Top Level Domain Gets ICANN Nod · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not devalue as in currency, devalue as in their usefulness. Further diluting the TLD pool only results in more confusion for customers and more money for registrars.

  18. Re:Problems on Researchers Pinpoint Brain's Sarcasm Sensor · · Score: 1

    There aren't nearly enough layers of sarcasm here.

  19. Re:Not too surprising on Feds Hack Wireless Network in 3 Minutes · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm suprised you're not using shielded VGA cables to prevent direct snooping of your screen, Steven.

  20. Re:Firefox Prototype on Firefox Hacks · · Score: 1

    Has nobody seen Firefox?

  21. Re:It's obvious on Joss Whedon to Write/Direct Wonder Woman · · Score: 1

    Once seen, I couldn't unsee goatse guy or tubgirl. For that reason, I don't click these anymore.

  22. Re:Yahoo :) on KDE 3.4 Released · · Score: 1

    Which Enlightenment version do you recommend, and any personal skin favorites? I'm coming from KDE 3.2 and the load time and general performance is a little sluggish.

  23. Re:Kudo to Apple... on Sony takes on iPod Shuffle · · Score: 1

    I've tried them both and still come back to JuK and iTunes. The interface for the others is still centered around the player, not the playlist.

  24. Re:Kudo to Apple... on Sony takes on iPod Shuffle · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I keep my music organized in the file system by artist, ablum, and track, so I can quickly copy full albums onto different devices -- no special software required.

    I felt the same way about iTunes for a long time. I used the standard artist/album/track layout for my mp3 folder. Who wants to use crappy software just to transfer music to a player? The trouble starts when you have some unfiled music, or forget the artist or title in compilations. Winamp, Quintessential and the like have good playerlike interfaces - but those interfaces are copies of your old CD player.

    iTunes does best what I need it to do - manage playlists. The search functions of your entire library (title, artist, year, whatever) and other playlist management functions make iTunes the best player I've used on the PC. The only thing that comes close is JuK for KDE (Linux.) Sure, it's not that hard to keep a Windows Explorer window open and drag files around a tiny Winamp playlist, but once I tried iTunes for a week I never looked back. (This doesn't apply to the iTunes store or ripping.)

    The non-shuffle ipods duplicate this playlist management interface in hardware. I haven't seen a drag 'n drop player that doesn't require that I remember exactly in which folder I happened to file a song.

  25. Re:Pfff... on Vader Visits The Troops And Other Tales · · Score: 1

    Probably had to turn off shadow detail in order to get the shiny helmets at a reasonable framerate. ;-)