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  1. Easy money for another project on Tesla Nabs $465M Government Loan To Build Model S · · Score: 1

    The Polywell project could've used just some of that money.

  2. And so it begins... on DoE Considers Artificial Trees To Remove CO2 · · Score: 1

    ...the exodus of humanity out of the garden of nature. And only after the doors close behind us, do we realize we have no way to get back.

  3. Re:"Designing" is not the same as "screening" on Fertility Clinic Bows To Pressure, Nixes Eye- and Hair-Color Screening · · Score: 1

    That's why we haven't received any NEWS for years. We get SENSATION instead.

  4. 'do html' for any browser. on What Do You Call People Who "Do HTML"? · · Score: 1

    We had a guy who 'did html', although css as well.
    He knew exacly how to make things render identical for any browser.

    We still mis him very much.

  5. Howmany nukes does it take to... on Better Living Through Nukes? · · Score: 1

    stop an asteroid hitting earth?

    I don't know but I hope we have enough.
    How's that for 'Better Living Through Nukes'?

  6. Re:If it ain't broke... on The Perils of Pointless Innovation In Games · · Score: 1

    *aims rocket at tree which is long enough to hit a pillar holding up a platform containing a couple of burning torches which migh or might nor reach ignite any possible gasoline that might spill from the cars below when the tree or pillar hit them.* Physics are the new 'BOOM'. It's like TIM (The Increadible Machine) but the ending is much better, and you can do it while you keep shooting other stuff too. Who hasn't dug itself a way to the enemy base in redfaction?

  7. Re:Damned if they do, damned if they don't. on The Perils of Pointless Innovation In Games · · Score: 1

    Unless you are an alien from fluidic space, or simply made from pure energy, building the perfect game you like yourself will ultimatly draw a section of humanity towards it. Games that are targeting the average consumer are infact targeting nobody alot, and everybody a little. You might as well make a couple of weirdo's (like one self) happy and the rest mildly satisfied.

  8. We shall rename 'earth' to 'Unicron' on B612 Foundation and 2004 YD5 Asteroid Capture? · · Score: 1

    Unicron The Bringer Of Chaos and The Devourer of Worlds. Our orbit littered with the corpses of millions of comets, asteroids and an ufo that made a bad choice of camoflauge...

  9. Re:A busy day for the feds... on Justice Dept. Raids Homes of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    witty

  10. Re:my letter to creative public relations on Creative Pressures id Software With Patents · · Score: 1

    I choose to ignore the paper shredder mounted behind the mailbox and the dev\null behind the email address, and also send an letter. Now, everybody chant, hell no we won't go, hell no... Dear Mrs Vacante, I would like to inform you that there is a heated discussion going on on the internet concerning Creative-Lab's patented shadowing technique, (also known as "Carmack's Reverse").

    In Creative's decision to use their patent to force id-software to implement Creative product support into the game "Doom 3", Creative has committed PR-suicide within the gamer-market.

    I tell you this to help brace your company for the drastic negative influence their action will have.
    I predict that Creative will NOT be the gamer's choice of soundcard very soon.

    Here are some url's concerning these heated discussions:

    http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/28/ 1529222&tid=204

    http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic= 14459&forum=9

    http://gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?whic hpage=1&pagesize=20&topic_id=181647


    I understand this is a lot to read through and with all the negative and harsh language being directed towards Creative Labs, it won't be an entertaining task.
    I do suggest using this information to adjust your marketing strategies; this WILL have a big effect on Creative's business.


    Yours truly,

    [name withheld]

    PS. From my point of view, a press release where Creative Labs releases their patented shadowing technique to the public, would be the only and easiest way to repair their relation with the gamer-markt.

  11. Next id-Game on Creative Pressures id Software With Patents · · Score: 1

    No Creative at all! Fight the patent, design a new algorithm.
    Whatever, just stick it to Creative next time.

  12. Trailer? intro you mean. on Hitchhiker's Guide Trailer Online · · Score: 1

    All I saw was a planet explode and text.. ok, AND a logo. Not a single character from the movie. I say it was a intro.

  13. Re:What a great way to start a dreary Sunday! on P-P-P-PowerBook for a S-S-S-Scammer... · · Score: 1

    If the scammer finds out about the p-p-p-powerbook hype, he'll understand that that thing is worth something now. And he'll go "CRAP!, I threw that thing away!".

  14. in 10 years, inventions stop on JPEG Patent Could Impact The Gimp · · Score: 1

    'cause by then, every company managed to patent everthing not patented yet. and we're all using uncompressed, raw images. or paying through the nose.