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  1. Re:I have a reason..... on Why Video Games Are Having a Harder Time With Humor · · Score: 1

    X-Com - ruiner of many days.

    The sad part is that I was never any good... but I kept trying (and failing) anyways.

    I'm with you on fallout.

    You know you can buy Fallout, Fallout2, and Fallout Tactics for like $6 each? gog.com has em up, with a whole shitload of other classics. (and no drm!)

  2. Re:Source? on Bethesda Releases Daggerfall For Free · · Score: 1

    I suggest you install the "unofficial patches" and just leave it at that. play the game as it was meant (with bugs fixed)!

    You can mod it all crazy after.

  3. Re:Old on Beware the Airport Wireless · · Score: 1

    He doesn't own and operate that router... which is a key point here.

  4. Re:Anyone... on Eye In the Sky For City Crime Fighting · · Score: 1

    I can't believe a drug lord wouldn't have trouble getting something like a Stinger or Strela...

  5. Re:Next step on Eye In the Sky For City Crime Fighting · · Score: 1

    It's not. It's translucent.

    Similar words, important difference.

  6. Re:Research on Sperm Travels Faster Toward Attractive Females · · Score: 5, Informative

    quick tip: angle it back, so it doesn't land all over your shit, and lands on you. YOU can take a shower. Your computer, desk, and other such things cannot.

  7. Re:Really that bad of a thing? on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    If only the monkey would start punching them back. Sometimes, it seems that pain or loss is the only way to teach some people.

  8. Re:Woo-hoo on New MechWarrior Announced, MechWarrior4 To Be Distributed Free · · Score: 1

    Thanks! (and thanks to the AC with the two lists)

  9. Re:Why wireless? on Best Mouse For Programming? · · Score: 1

    "Numberpads should be on the left side of the keyboard, for this reason (for right handed people). Take Excel - left hand - numberpad for numbers, right hand mouse or cursors for moving. Sorted."

    EXACTLY!!!

    The only reason it seems to make sense now, is that it fits well in the FPS Gamer's WASD layout.

    You have no idea how many times I've wanted to take a hacksaw to the keyboard and lop off the numberpad. That said, I never use the top row numbers, I nearly exclusively use the numberpad.

    Such a love/hate relationship!

    (does anyone know why it's on the right side anyways? makes no sense to me)

  10. Re:Social corruption, or small-player boon? on Experimental Fees Settle Royalty War For Internet Radio · · Score: 1

    To be clear: I like techno.

    But it takes more than a kick, hat, snare, and occasional clap to make what most people call music.

    When is the last time you heard techno that didn't have some sort of melody in it? Even drum and bass has more than drums...

  11. Re:Woo-hoo on New MechWarrior Announced, MechWarrior4 To Be Distributed Free · · Score: 1

    any chance you can drop some ISBNs for those who would like the reading?

  12. Re:Woo-hoo on New MechWarrior Announced, MechWarrior4 To Be Distributed Free · · Score: 1

    mmm a Nova packed to the brim with PPCs. No armor. That made a great dueler (so long as everyone else had the same fit).

    Large ER Lasers were that way too.

    (two shots your dead, basically is the deal)

  13. Re:Woo-hoo on New MechWarrior Announced, MechWarrior4 To Be Distributed Free · · Score: 2, Informative

    You don't know what you are talking about.

    The event in question is the Eternal September, and that happened before Diablo. It also had nothing to do with instant messaging.

  14. Re:What about public domain music? on Experimental Fees Settle Royalty War For Internet Radio · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think that existing under a "no opt out" charter is grounds to have your charter revoked, under order that you rewrite it without that part, or it's completely forfeit.

    Unfortunately (and fortunately for some) I'm not important.

  15. Re:Social corruption, or small-player boon? on Experimental Fees Settle Royalty War For Internet Radio · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It takes more than a beat to make good music.

  16. Re:Kudos to them on Toyota Builds a Patent Thicket For Hybrid Cars · · Score: 1

    20 years might be a bit much.

    Back when patents first came around, that was a different story.

    Nowadays, things move a bit faster...

  17. Re:Too much detail on Prof. Nesson Ordered To Show Cause · · Score: 1

    Interesting how being a shill and realizing the other side may have it's points, is the same thing to many people.

    It's not always an "US OR THEM!" situation.

  18. Re:Wouldn't work for firefighters on You, Too, Can Learn Echolocation · · Score: 1

    If you are going to go that far, it makes much more sense to just put a damned IR camera on there.

  19. Re:Parent does have a point... proof? on Microsoft Changing Users' Default Search Engine · · Score: 1

    It's part of Windows search. Every time I've accidentally installed that 'update' I see the Windows search helper, until I go and kill it off.

  20. Re:Want more ad money? Bash Microsoft ! on Microsoft Changing Users' Default Search Engine · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ah, but it's entirely relevant to reverse engineering executables. Which means it is directly relevant to the post you replied to.

  21. Re:So... on Microsoft Changing Users' Default Search Engine · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google's antitrust is because of a book deal, not search market tomfoolery.

    Completely different playground.

  22. Re:Really? on Microsoft Changing Users' Default Search Engine · · Score: 0, Troll

    You know what is even more suprising? My resultant attitude:

    Fuck you and your "Bing," Microsoft. Search isn't your thing, stay the hell away from it. "Do not want."

  23. Re:They should have found a more appropriate charg on Judge Tentatively Dismisses Case Against Lori Drew · · Score: 1

    But it was intentional!

    What is it called when you convince someone to off themself, knowing full well you are doing it?

  24. Re:Who in their right mind would want to use FAT? on Linux Patch Clears the Air For Use of Microsoft's FAT Filesystem · · Score: 1

    True, but I think the parent meant to use "partiton" rather than format.

    Now, how many regular Windows users could you see firing up mmc, going to the logical disk manager, and slicing up a drive? Not many.

  25. Re:Who in their right mind would want to use FAT? on Linux Patch Clears the Air For Use of Microsoft's FAT Filesystem · · Score: 1

    Debian has a nice solution. "Guided Mode - Use Largest Free Space" (wording may differ)

    Why the hell Ubuntu would drop that, I don't understand. Stupid shit like that continues to put a bad taste for Ubuntu in my mouth.