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  1. My link's also a dupe. Mod up somebody else. on XM and Sirius Merger? · · Score: 1

    OK?

  2. Re:Not true says Mel! on XM and Sirius Merger? · · Score: 0, Troll

    My source says that the story broke in the New York Post, obviously a paragon of journalistic integrity.

  3. rumor put down (I think) on XM and Sirius Merger? · · Score: 1, Redundant
  4. Re:Never mind on Rambus Takes Another Shot At High-End Memory · · Score: 1

    Halfway-decent for RAMBUS memory, that is.

    Recently got 2x512MB for $137. Yay Newegg!

  5. Re:Laughing Man on No Pictures, Thanks · · Score: 1

    I so want a cyberbrain. Or a Tachikoma. Either one. ^_^

  6. Re:anti-law inforcement on No Pictures, Thanks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because many of us don't inherently trust law enforcement or government to do the "right thing."

  7. Re:Evidence on No Pictures, Thanks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem is the mindset that has existed since the begining of photography, namely that a photograph is the truth presented in an unbiased way, which is not exactly true.

  8. Re: One dimensional on ESRB President Defends Game Rating System · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one that thinks the purely one dimensional rating systems used by games and movies are a bit two(sic) simplistic to make a good decision on.

    I'm not so sure that many of these parents want to do too much figuring out on their own, for one reason or another.

    It's the same thing with politics: it makes everything so much more thoughtless to talk in terms of one or the other (the C-word and the L-word).

  9. Re:lots of choices on Video Formats for non-Windows Users? · · Score: 1

    All WMV files will play, but some refuse to scroll forward.

    I have noticed this in WMV files going back to as early as I can remember them existing.

  10. Re:Never mind on Rambus Takes Another Shot At High-End Memory · · Score: 1

    I found that ZipZoomFly has halfway-decent prices for RDRAM. At most, $230 for 2x256M.

  11. Re:Yeah, maybe on DirectX9 - For More Than Just Gamers? · · Score: 1

    Although OpenGL is a little behind Direct3D in terms of standard features

    That's news to me. You got anything to back this assertion of yours?

  12. Re:You mean... on Kahle v Ashcroft Appeal Filed · · Score: 1

    Nobody understands copyright, except for those who realise how complex it is (like us and the "experts").

  13. You are not the first to have found this on Through The Steve Ballmer Looking Glass · · Score: 1
  14. I don't like it when people think this way on NYT On The Internet And Child Molestation · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While officially the number of child molestations did not change significantly

    Then what's the problem? It made what they do easier? It makes much of what the rest of society does easier too. Stop criticizing the Internet for society's problems.

  15. Re:Not wanting to sound insensitive... on HaikuOS Registrar Working · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a small part of an unfinished clone of a dead niche operating system.

    What, not even the benefit of a Netcraft announcement?

  16. Opening salvo? on Opening Salvo Filed In MGM v. Grokster · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Enter letter number fire."
    Beep. Beep. Beep.
    [falling tone]
    [explosion]
    "Battleship hit!"

  17. Re:Actually on Game Design for a Younger Audience · · Score: 1

    Well, Tetris is a completely different type of game from Myst or GTA. Tetris has no internal context; Myst and GTA do.

    Basically, if a game is going to emphasize a story, I don't want one that is coarsly tacked on and has less depth than a porn plot. I want something that would stand on its own if it were reduced to a movie. I want something with at least some literary merit.

    I know that blending interactivity and story isn't the easiest thing to do. I do know that it's not impossible.

  18. Re:The real story on AI Bots Pick The Hits of Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    The magic boxes say this will be a hit because it resembles Tupac Shakur and Wagner!

    Now that's something I'd like to hear a mix of. Maybe only once, but it's sure to be weird!

  19. Re:They're Taking over! on Dancing Robots Help Preserve Japanese Culture · · Score: 1
  20. DRM turns the Internet into TV on Future of Internet News? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The content control becomes oligarchical. At least, that's where it leads.

  21. clarification on Novell to port Evolution to Windows · · Score: 1

    I meant to ask about first-party Microsoft products. I could list a ton of Windows-only client-side programs from third parties.

  22. Re:Good news for Linux? on Novell to port Evolution to Windows · · Score: 1

    I know it sucks.

    People still use it.

  23. Re:Good news for Linux? on Novell to port Evolution to Windows · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Replacements

    Word... check
    Excel... a few complaints
    Powerpoint... check
    Access... isn't somebody working on it?
    Outlook... doubly forthcoming

    What hurdles to Microsoft lock-in am I excluding here (on the client side only---I think we are OK on servers)? Integration?

  24. Re:Game Support on Linux is Sub-Par on Linux Live Gaming Project · · Score: 1

    That's why! None of these developers have ever heard of OpenGL and that is why most games are written for DirectX.

    I would suggest running with your revelation and post messages on all the game dev forums you can find. Let them know about this fancy, new OpenGL and how great it is!


    Your sarcasm is greatly appreciated! (not)

    Really, though. Every time you hear, see, read, or do something, it becomes reinforced in your memory. Surely you must admit to this. Now, I don't think that this is (yet) worthy of any major campaign, and I don't think that game developers would appreciate random schmucks coming up to them, asking them to use such-and-such library next time; but if, by chance, anyone who reads this ever encounters the "right" situation, remember OpenGL and SDL.

    I see neither harm nor foolishness in anything I have suggested.

    And about ATI: yeah, it's more like lukewarm air. Every three months when we bug them enough, they at least have the decency to say something instead of completely ignoring us.

  25. Re:I still can't believe it on HDMI and What it Will Do for You · · Score: 1

    Might I add, twelve hours before it went live on /.