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  1. Re:Wrong again... on Germany Wants EU to Ban Violent Games · · Score: 1

    If we go by what Germany banned itself "most violent" means games like Manhunt, not GTA or other commonly played games.

  2. Re:Pink Floyd on Political Strife Erupts in Second Life · · Score: 1

    Christianity used to be like that. Don't worry, feed them enough McDonald's, make them addicted to Oprah and let them worship the Bling and sooner or later they'll become just as complacent.

  3. Re:Prize For Best Made Up 'PS3 On Shelves' Story on Sony Ships 2 Million PS3s, May Still Miss Goal · · Score: 1

    It won't display them unless you get an account.

  4. Re:Riight. on Game Music Concerts Spread Gamer Culture · · Score: 1

    You forgot to mention the autolevelling enemies that make it easier to beat the game at level 1 than level 99.

  5. Re:Prize For Best Made Up 'PS3 On Shelves' Story on Sony Ships 2 Million PS3s, May Still Miss Goal · · Score: 1

    Pick your favourite. If my phone's camera worked I could have given you a picture of three unsold Wiis one week after launch. Can't give you any PS3 auctions though, that thing isn't even released here.

  6. Re:I know where they can get some on Sony Ships 2 Million PS3s, May Still Miss Goal · · Score: 1

    I hear in Europe they aren't even released yet.

  7. Re:Split screen on Sony Ships 2 Million PS3s, May Still Miss Goal · · Score: 1

    However, with the UT series the mods are a major part of the value of the game so missing out on those is a huge drawback.

  8. Re:Head Asplode... on State Trooper Fights For His Source Code · · Score: 1

    The reason is because there's always one or two doofuses who actually obey the limit, so they're going 40mph while everyone else is going 60mph and those slow-moving people now constitute a very unexpected obstacle.

    If a car driving at the speed limit is an unexpected obstacle to someone they shouldn't be allowed to drive. Obstacle or not, a safe driver would expect to see those instead of being surprised.

  9. Re:Head Asplode... on State Trooper Fights For His Source Code · · Score: 1

    There's plenty of opportunity to misjudge a situation as safe, e.g. think a road is empty when it isn't (can't see behind a curve or see an intersection), at least not for long. Driving fast because there are no cars on the road while completely ignoring that there are pedestrians around and a higher speed means a higher chance to kill one in a collision. Misjudging the stability of the car and spinning out, braking too late, etc. Traffic laws are there because people aren't capable of driving without them (well, without posing a significant threat to themselves and everyone nearby). Enforcement of traffic laws is necessary because otherwise noone would adhere to them.

  10. Re:They should have... on Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition · · Score: 1

    The bladder and stomach aren't connected directly, the body retrieves all the water it can and in this case that was too much water, diluting the blood too much and killing the body. The bladder wasn't even reached at that point (even though the bladder can burst and that can end with death as well).

  11. Re:Killed?? on Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition · · Score: 1

    You're trying to make the headline seem less severe! I'm sure you're one of those dihydrogen monoxide lobbyists! We all know DHO kills people!

  12. Re:This is good, but with caution on Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM · · Score: 1

    Considering that the companies who implement this DRM have large budgets and a vested interest to keep their ability to use DRM they'd easily be able to prove the patent baseless. Never mind that it'd be suicide for a patent holder to sue someone for patent infringement on something they've been doing for longer than you even have that patent.

  13. Re:When you gotta go, you gotta go on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1

    Add a catheter.

  14. Re:This is good, but with caution on Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM · · Score: 1

    I really don't think that's what's going on here, after all you can't patent something that has implementations on the market already.

  15. Re:Apple Policy on Apple/NVidia Driver Bug — Question Deleted · · Score: 1

    Apple can do whatever they like but that doesn't mean they can avoid the bad PR from bad actions. Answering with "Not our department, complain to Nvidia" would not make people angry. Not making people angry is a good business decision (unless they get paid to make people angry).

  16. Re:Apple Policy gagged on Apple/NVidia Driver Bug — Question Deleted · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Even when it is enabled it'll take a while for TPM-using software to come out and even longer for content to start using that. You can be pretty sure that TPM does NOT mean that they'll randomly start locking your word documents, it's about DRM and DRM is only used for delivering content into "hostile" territory. Unless you start downloading media from sources that insist on TPM it means exactly nothing.

  17. Re:What more could they explain? on Google Earth and "Collateral Damage" · · Score: 1

    Because they use Nokia batteries.

  18. Re:Like anything on Canada May Lose Copyright Fair-Use Rights · · Score: 1

    Are you sure? Isn't that the law that enables you to use excerpts for purposes of critique? I.e. criticisms of texts would not be able to quote the parts they refer to?

  19. Re:It's Time on Doomsday Clock To Advance · · Score: 1

    I doubt they really believe it but they know it makes for good propaganda to control people. If they were stupid they wouldn't be in a leading position for long.

  20. Re:No God required on Doomsday Clock To Advance · · Score: 1

    Being below the desk would also mean you're behind the stone walls of the building instead of visible through the windows, that could stop some direct radiation. Most likely you won't be in the direct blast area of a nuke unless you live in an area that's a target for a carpet nuking.

  21. Re:strike 12 already... on Doomsday Clock To Advance · · Score: 1

    But Santa came by less than a month ago!

  22. Useful Scientific Facts About Bunnies on Giant Rabbits To Feed North Korea · · Score: 3, Funny

    DAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

    They may not taste good but they can dance.

  23. Re:Terrorism? on Expensive U.S. Spy Satellite Not Working · · Score: 1

    Well, attacking a vessel over international waters is piracy. I wonder what shooting a satellite with a space based weapon would be called?

  24. Re: Don't like Movies Much? on Decryption Keys For HD-DVD Found, Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Naah, it was a communication error. It was supposed to be called Digital Rights Manhandling.

  25. Re:Even simpler on Decryption Keys For HD-DVD Found, Confirmed · · Score: 1

    That assumes there's only one device being used for this.