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  1. Re:3D WTF on Sony Developing 3D Screen-Sharing Technology For Two Players · · Score: 1

    Technical feasibility.

  2. Re:Patenting the patents? on Sony Developing 3D Screen-Sharing Technology For Two Players · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not if you also lengthen the sides. That is why we have different units for different things, and try to use them correctly. Oh, I think I saw your user on ATS once, getting mightily confused by some rather obvious words. Language is a protocol - you can use words however you see fit, but don't expect anyone to understand you if you deviate from the norm.

  3. Re:Neat service. on OnLive CEO On Post-Launch Status, Game Licenses · · Score: 1

    Nah, it would make sense to either reimburse people's purchases upon the failure of the company, or (more rationally) send them a copy of the game. Having two games means they could be played at the same time - you only buy one copy of the game, after all.

  4. Re:Has anyone ever used the WebOS? on Apple, RIM, Google All Bid On Palm · · Score: 1

    The main killer features I found were all to do with web-based service integration - pulling in your Facebook/Google/yahoo contacts into a pool where you link them together, their IMAP IDLE support, and Google Calendars support. I've yet to see anything quite as impressive elsewhere.

  5. Re:The same government that... on Deported Russian (Spy?) Worked At Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Don't bother bringing logic to a stupidity fight. People who still think Saddam had it coming are assholes. Nothing he did couldn't have been worked out diplomatically. Nothing. But then where's the sport in that, when it's much easier to press a button and unleash hell upon a former ally.

  6. Re:The same government that... on Deported Russian (Spy?) Worked At Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Of course it's fucking clear-cut. The US *lied* about the WMDs they claimed Saddam had. They straight-up lied. They knew the chemical weapons the US had sold Saddam were well past their shelf-life, and were useless. They then made up all that "they can attack us in 45-minutes" bullshit in order to go in. Saddam's "brazen" attitude? Care to tell us what that was? He was no different to many leaders around the world, and yet got singled out. And lo-and-behold, no WMDs. None. Just lots of intelligence that the WMD program ceased after the US withdrew its support (something that wasn't exactly a secret). The US made Saddam, then proceeded to make him what he was, then ultimately had him killed. Lovely.

  7. Re:I am not surprised.... on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Is Driver Error · · Score: 1

    Yes, but automatic Toyotas do exist in great numbers across all of Europe, so there would be some claims of this same fault. But there aren't. So that is suspicious. Or maybe the problem is when you put a little US-style number plate on it, somehow the brakes magically get weaker, and the throttle gets a life of its own. That's the only possibility. Oh, or the drivers are tards.

  8. Re:This study is nothing but Communist propaganda on Given Truth, the Misinformed Believe Lies More · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's tragic that news is, or at least perceived to be, entertainment (in the US at least - it's not like that everywhere thank fuck). It's also tragic that people aren't up in arms over that, dragging network executives down the streets by their hair. What the fuck? Factual, accurate news broadcasts are important to the well-being of a country. They are the cornerstone of democracy.

  9. Re:I am not surprised.... on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Is Driver Error · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How on Earth is it "bashing the US" to point out that practically-identical cars are only failing in one particular country?

  10. Re:This assumes... on Toyota Sudden Acceleration Is Driver Error · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the brief violation of the laws of physics, where the brakes (which are stronger than the engine) managed to be weaker than the engine :)

  11. Re:I don't understand. on Nuclear Power Could See a Revival · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tourist buses frequently crash in Pripyat.

  12. Re:Not Facebook! on Man Claims 84% of Facebook, Gets Order Blocking Assets · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why? Most people websites cater to will have a Facebook account, and if your users have Facebook accounts, sites can push their content to the FB users' friends. OpenID is great, but apart from being a mechanism to authenticate yourself, they are completely different.

  13. Re:Not out of the woods yet. UFO activity around S on Sun's Dark Companion 'Nemesis' Not So Likely · · Score: 1

    Really? You buy that shit?

  14. Re:uh.... on Chinese News Reports the Taliban Are Training Monkey Soldiers · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The only way to defeat terrorism is to talk to terrorists. If one finds that objectionable, talk to the terrorists while they're still concerned, vocal opponents to one's actions. Don't give them a reason to pick up a weapon or start making explosives. If their grievances are valid, then fix them. If they are not, you instantly have the support of the rational world behind you. Easy peasy. Oh yeah, but that doesn't give a government carte blanche to use the excuse of terror for whatever means they want, so it's not very popular.

  15. Re:uh.... on Chinese News Reports the Taliban Are Training Monkey Soldiers · · Score: 1

    You said Iraq, but I thought you were talking about Iran, where pretty much the same thing happened, except using local brown people instead of uniformed American troops.

  16. Re:uh.... on Chinese News Reports the Taliban Are Training Monkey Soldiers · · Score: 1

    You short-sighted fuck. Did you think the Taliban woke up bored one day and thought it'd be cool to be dicks? Hint: Something happened to them.

  17. Re:OpenCL? on Fastest Graphics Ever, Asus ARES Rips Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    This happens already. PhysX can be offloaded from the CPU to the GPU if desired.

  18. Re:Let the rationalizations begin on Has Any Creative Work Failed Because of Piracy? · · Score: 1

    There's a big difference between theft and copyright violation.

  19. Re:Not quite on Firefox 4 Beta 1 Shines On HTML5 · · Score: 1

    It's rather easy to use keepalive to keep connections open after they're used.

  20. Re:Supporting citizens vs supporting a platform on No iPhone Apps, Please — We're British · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Fuck whether the platform is closed or not - the biggest problem is that public money should be spent on public benefit. Not everyone has an iPhone, so an iPhone-only app is stupid. At least make it a normal website, which anyone with a browser can access.

  21. Re:A good idea on Online Poll-Based Party Seeks Election Win · · Score: 1

    It's only one half of democracy. A democracy requires people are knowledgeable about the subject of their voting. This does nothing to fix that.

  22. Re:Kevin Smith on Prince Says Internet Is Over · · Score: 1

    Why don't you purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?

  23. Re:Hypocrasy on A Look Back At Bombing the Van Allen Belts · · Score: 1

    Oooh Iran Focus. My bad. It must be true! Christ the people baying for Iranian blood are retarded.

  24. Re:Hypocrasy on A Look Back At Bombing the Van Allen Belts · · Score: 1

    Of course it gets clearer. The actual translation, regardless of what mis-translation you can find to suit your agenda, clearly shows you are incorrect. Get a fucking grip. It's even fucking spelled out for you on the very page you linked to. Brilliant work, Einstein.

  25. Re:Don't Ask Don't Tell? on Copyright As Weapon In US Senate Campaign · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And then the grass-roots loony fucknut republican hate-machine would start spewing its disgusting insanity all over the place, calling for Obama to be executed as some heathen gay-loving whore of babylon. He's got to try to fight the bullshit spewing from the rampant religious right *and* try to do the right thing. Black civil rights had nothing to do with religion, just racism. The gay issue has everything to do with religion, which is why it's a completely different kettle of fish to sort out. Pretending they're directly analogous is fucking retarded.