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  1. Re:Import one from Japan on Xbox 360 Still in Short Supply · · Score: 1

    and NFS7 and Madden38 and NBA25 and FinalFantasy11 and on and on and on...

  2. I always liked Nettwerk. on Canadian Record Label Fights RIAA Lawsuits · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Any label that had room for both Sarah MacLachlan and Skinny Puppy has to be at least kind of interesting.

  3. Eternal Darkness on Cinematics Are Killing Gameplay? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's a game that now sits at the bottom of my stack unfinished because of damned unskippable cinematics.

    I loved that whole game and never really minded the cinematics until I got to the boss, had my ass handed to me, and tried it again.

    So I load up my save, walk through the portal, and sit through probably three weeks of badly compressed video. I mean, that first time I wouldn't have thought to skip it- it was helping develop the story. Check out those elder gods! Second time? Don't need it. Just let me get in there and try to finish the game. Then I died again.

    Third time, I stepped through the portal, went outside and had a smoke, and came back to find that the damned scene still wasn't done. There's no reason for that. If your cinematic is that damned important, at least let me save after it so I don't have to watch it every single time.

  4. Re:I just did on First Impressions Count in Website Design · · Score: 1

    Oh sure. We'd all get a day off to sit around and show off our "accomplishments" to one another and then have a big ol' circle jerk to make sure that we all feel congratulated.

  5. Re:I just did on First Impressions Count in Website Design · · Score: 1

    That's good work. I'm really proud of you. We are all really quite proud of you. I hope your link gets accepted. Barring acceptance, I hope that whoever opens up the submission has to sit down and think for a minute about his place in the scheme of things.

    I think from here on out we shoud declare the 20th of January to be Theolein Day in honor of your noble efforts.

  6. From the comments on TFA... on Retrofitting an iPod into a Geiger Counter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Actually, I should have mentioned this, I made sure there is enough room under the iPod to store the Charger/Cable and Earphones in the GeigerPod when all closed up. Makes it nice to travel with."

    Guy's got a good sense of humor.

  7. Re:Edgy? Please! on Sony Graffiti Ads Draw More Anger · · Score: 1

    Not if you're a fanboy.

  8. Re:Slow news day? on Watercooling the XBox 360 · · Score: 1

    It's because December the 31st is "We love Steve and his world of advertising Day". Didn't you know?

  9. Re:I never saw this one coming... on The Princess Bride Musical · · Score: 1

    I remember a little while back reading about an off-Broadway musical production of The Last Starfighter. Those who saw it had nice things to say about it.

  10. Re:180's nonconsensual installations -- video proo on 180 Solutions Cuts Back on Spyware Installs · · Score: 1

    Consider it your punishment for:

    A: using to Internet Explorer to
    B: look at Pro Wrestling sites.

  11. Re:What a weird interview! on J. Allard Predicts Disappointment at 360 Launch · · Score: 1

    Maybe he just realized that some of that Nintendo modesty is the flavor of PR that he wants to try this week. However, he realized that there's already been way too much trumpet-blowing to convincingly pull off that stunt. So now he's going to shift all the way back through neutral into reverse and talk about how the 360 will not be all that it could be.

    It could happen.

  12. Re:the game, right? on Review: Ultimate Spider-Man · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you should design an icon for "software toys" so that everyone can finally know what the story will be about. I was also confused. I saw that controller and thought this was going to be about the new Spiderman cereal that I've been waiting so long for.

  13. Re:Pundits! on Bungie News Next Week · · Score: 1

    It looks to me like you've really gotten your head around the dominant paradigm. I can't wait to hear your podcast about the ramifications of this announcement for the world of cyber-entertainment.

  14. Re:Its a recrusive press release on Bungie News Next Week · · Score: 1

    genius!

  15. Re:Its a recrusive press release on Bungie News Next Week · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Its a recrusive press release

    Nice to see that your dyslexia isn't restricted to your user name. Or was that some kind of recursive meta joke?

  16. I call dupe. on Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" · · Score: 1

    Didn't we already have The People vs. Common Sense?

  17. Re:Bah on New Version of Sony's AIBO Robot Dog Released · · Score: 1

    Apparently you've never played around with coke.

  18. Re:Yeah, it's a gimmick! on Sony Describes DS As Gimmick · · Score: 1

    Completely off topic, but what do those 88's bracketing your nick stand for?

  19. Re:They should have made it online since day one.. on Metroid Prime Hunters Will Go Online · · Score: 0

    That's good. Because you're going to wait anyway. I love how people act like they're being so generous and understanding. Throw the biggest tantrum you want to throw, the game won't come out any faster.

  20. Re:As someone who works in the game industry... on Gaming Industry Engages in a Bit of Nostalgia · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Be careful. Someone might think you're bitter or something.

    Heaven forbid someone make a joke around here.

  21. Re:So.. entry level or luxury? on Xbox360 Pricing, 2 Models at Launch · · Score: 1

    How many different hardware configurations were there for the gamecube?

  22. I thought they already were. on Games Should Be Like Female Orgasms · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fictional, I mean.

  23. Okay, I give up. on Podcasting from Space · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What the hell makes a podcast so different from an MP3 that it deserves its own word? I'm honestly not trolling here, it's just that the word is driving me nuts.

  24. Spelling error? on Microsoft Linux Lab Manager Responds · · Score: 1

    Isn't it supposed to be "co-optetion" and not "co-opetition"?

  25. Really... on Women Control the DVR · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And a study commissioned by ESPN found that men control the dvr.