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  1. Re:Whisky Tango Foxtrot, over on Robots Could Some Day Demand Legal Rights · · Score: 2, Interesting

    lonely people who can't have children may want a robot child. It's already happening in Japan and the next step is AI in them :)

  2. Re:Land rush is on!!! on Google NASA Partnership Announced · · Score: 1

    you missed Nasgel.com but maybe that's a little too "great things become twisted and evil" like.

  3. Re:Everyone knows the TRUE shape of the universe.. on Is the Universe a Hall of Mirrors? · · Score: 1

    I heard it from a comedian, I've never seen a film of that name... so maybe it's well known

  4. Re:Everyone knows the TRUE shape of the universe.. on Is the Universe a Hall of Mirrors? · · Score: 1

    damn it I can't remember where that's from

  5. Re:I think this has a name on Tech Companies Draw on 'Wisdom of the Crowds' · · Score: 1

    I couldn't follow that what so ever..

    What you mean is "If your choice doesn't win then you don't pay, if it wins then you pay whatever you bid".

    Plain English. :)

  6. Re:All said and done... on Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess Review · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why is it time for voice acting?

    Text works perfectly fine and you don't have to deal with crappy dubbing as it crosses the ocean. Just use your imagination and you have all the voice acting you want.

  7. Re:Only in America. on RIAA Victims Bring Class Action Against Kazaa · · Score: 1

    And this would do more damage than good.

    If you put this in place then the poor have no legal system what so ever, as they cannot aford to pay both sides fees and not be on the street. This means they won't even risk the chance of it.

    If you're rich it makes no difference, if you're poor.. well you now have no law system to support you when someone screws you over.

    Funny how the great idea to fix things will only break things further. After all is it worse for some idiots to sue big companies or the little guys having no law system?

  8. Re:Hope for the Wii version on How Sega Ruined Sonic the Hedgehog · · Score: 1

    I disagree. I enjoy exploring more than running like a but. Rush didn't allow for that :(

  9. Re:Hope for the Wii version on How Sega Ruined Sonic the Hedgehog · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I bought Rush mostly for the music (It's amazing, no one can deny it), but I think they need to slow it down. It wasn't even remotely hard unless you ran off a cliff. Level design is just "run bitch run" and unlike the originals there doesn't appear to me many routes you can take.

    But yea, it's a step in the right direction but still needs work.

  10. Re:Variety is more important than gameplay length. on The Importance of Game Length · · Score: 1

    People who want to do it have the patience. Who levels up to the max level just to beat a side boss and get a super sword when you could already kill every monster in the game at your level any way?

  11. marketing? on Apple Gene for Red Color Found · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Colour is a very important part of fruit marketing," she says. "If fruit doesn't look good, consumers are far less likely to buy it, no matter how good it might taste.

    Dear marketing department : Shove it!

    If people won't buy things that arn't perfect they don't deserve to enjoy the taste of it. Apples are the way they are because that's how they are best within our system. If you start messing with the genes who knows what side effects will happen? Just leave the damn things alone and go leech money off something else. Plant life is quite happy not being pretty to consumers.

    I guess next they'll be making coconuts with soft shells because "It's so difficult to open one"

  12. Re:What's the point in that? on Who Says Money Can't Buy Friends? · · Score: 1

    Unless she divorces you and you need the quarters to buy lunch.

  13. Re:From what I here and see, WII has the advantage on Wii, PS3 Sell Big In First Week · · Score: 1

    Nintendo did nothing that Arcades haven't been doing for years. The difference is they brought their shit home rather than leaving it in a huge noisy arcade.

  14. Re:How many of those were busted? on Wii, PS3 Sell Big In First Week · · Score: 1

    does it matter it's refurbished? You sent in a what 2 days old Wii and got one at most 7 days old. As long as it wasn't damaged in any way will that 5 days (at most) matter?

  15. Re:Zonk plugs Nintendo... again! on Wii, PS3 Sell Big In First Week · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Wow you're a hardcore fanboy.

    I've seen a lot more about the PS3 than I have the wii. The wii just gets positive articles because it's very hard to bash it (beyond LOL OLD GRAPHICS) and the PS3 is just a complete mess which is hard to complement.

    It's like going "This is a bike, it works perfectly" and then "This is a 13 wheeled bike, it sort of works and it's really cool!" You can't find a fault with the bike but the 13 wheeled bike you can easily.

  16. halo on Microsoft Wondering About This Movie Thing · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "We happen to have great intellectual property with Halo that could be made into a great movie." ...Anyone else wondering why they worded it so poorly? Who cares about intellectual property? You either have a great series or you have a poor series, the fact that you own some legal crap for it shouldn't be an issue.

    "Halo would make a great movie, we want to give it a try" would be 100% better since it sounds human and not lawyer based.

  17. wii!? on The Last Games You'd Play? · · Score: 1

    Maybe you should tape a wiimote to your hand and still play the tennis games for example.. I see no reason to give up gaming, theres always something else you could try.

  18. bomberman on The Last Games You'd Play? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bomberman, if you're going out do it Iraqi style.

  19. Re:The new outsourcing paradigm on "Revenge of the Nerds" Remake Cancelled · · Score: 1

    This comming from an American where everyone else sees you as little kids fighting to "be the best" even though you're all dragging each other down, so even at your best you're still only average.

    I'm not trying to troll or anything. But maybe if you guys cared less about winning and decided to just try and help each other out a little more you could become a great nation rather than one hated universally.

    Bye bye Karma. Someone with mod points will think this is trolling but it's really not ment to be.

  20. Re:How long on Wii Aches - Couch Potatoes Working it Up · · Score: 1

    I suspect the next mario party type game will do this. Stuff like "do 10 jumping jacks" would be easy.

  21. Re:You get what you wanted all along on What's the Problem With US High Schools? · · Score: 1

    Comming from a kid with special needs in the UK I can tell you that isn't an even remotely good idea. Just because someone has problems doesn't mean you hit them in the head with a hammer and go "oh well, wasn't gonna live a worth while life any way". Special needs are there for a reason and while it may not benefit every student these kids deserve a chance be it with a lot of help or a little.

    But you also seem to forget that these departments are playing the same game the schools are. Rather than doing what's best for the kids they try to get results in the cheapest way possible. I needed a home tutor for several hours a week to keep my education up, which is obviously more expensive than me going to classes. Does this mean I should just be written off to burger flip too?

    Untill you've walked in a special needs kid's shoes don't write them off. Even with all my problems I still don't plan to go "oh lol, I give up, to McDonalds with me". I plan to over come my difficulties and become as productive as I can even if that's not at the same level as your average paper pusher.

    Special needs kids range from all sort of things. From being afraid of the outside world or having problems with speaking right up to being completely helpless. But in the right situations these people can do a lot more than any "normal" person can. After all Stephen Hawkings is a complete write-me-off-as-worm-food Special needs case. But I bet you won't find many guys on slashdot who don't think he's given a fuck load back to society.

  22. Re:Wow Zonk on WiiConnect24 Update Causing Issues For Wii Owners · · Score: 2, Funny

    English. Just extremely poorly when I'm tired :)

  23. Re:Wow Zonk on WiiConnect24 Update Causing Issues For Wii Owners · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is true. I am using Babelfish

  24. Re:Wow Zonk on WiiConnect24 Update Causing Issues For Wii Owners · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nintendo arn't perfect, no one would claim so.

    The difference is the rate of failure with Nintendo is usually much lower and they have an excellent returns policy. I'll give you an example.

    About 10 years ago my SNES broke a week before Christian. We contacted nintendo and they sent us a new one no questions asked and you know what really sold me? They gave me a couple of t-shirts, a huge bag of badges and stickers. All because it died just before Christmas.

    When Sony give a fuck about their customers like I saw Nintendo did then we'll talk about the bad press. Untill then I'll judge Sony on their actions.

  25. Re:The still-unanswered question on 1 Million Wiis To Be Sold in U.S. By December · · Score: 0

    If you think you're depressed over not owning a wii I suggest you look up the meaning of depression.