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  1. Re:Heart condition? on Man Dies After 50-hour Gaming Marathon · · Score: 1
    FTA
    "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
    I don't think they are saying it is from the gaming itself, just the long bout of doing anything for that long.
  2. Re:Wow.. step ahead? on Yahoo! Launches Audio Search Beta · · Score: 1
    Google lets you use the following query: "springsteen filetype:mp3" to search for mp3 files with springsteen in the file name. I don't use Yahoo on principle, so I haven't seen how it works and whether it's better than Google in any way.

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=springsteen+f iletype%3Amp3&btnG=Google+Search

    Oh, that's why it is better than Google.
  3. They make good mice!!! on Is It Wrong to Love Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    They should ditch everything else and stick to making mice. I love my intellimouse explorer.

  4. Re:Apple blow something out of proportion? on Review of Apple's "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1

    Haha, fanboy mod. Didn't see that one coming either.

  5. Apple blow something out of proportion? on Review of Apple's "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 0

    Who would have thought?

  6. Re:World of Warcraft Torrent Downloader on The Commercial Future of Torrrents · · Score: 1

    When a new patch first comes out, I have a hard time getting over 5k /sec. When I bought a new computer and installed WoW on it, then downloaded the newest patch when there wasn't a rush for it, the download never went below 300k /sec. Seems to be working kind a backwards for me.

  7. Regex on The Commercial Future of Torrrents · · Score: 1

    egrep -i gr+?eat Hmmm.

  8. World of Warcraft Torrent Downloader on The Commercial Future of Torrrents · · Score: 1

    Is it just me, or does the Blizzard Downloader suck when a new patch comes out? Is this an issue with BT, or an issue with the "Enhanced" Blizzard Downloader?

  9. Re:OSC is an Asshat on Orson Scott Card on Games · · Score: 1

    As I've said in a previous post, I don't find the "Ender as Hitler" argument very compelling. I do find the "Ender as Christ, but where Jesus kills people willie-nilly" is a good comparison. It's clear that Ender is supposed to be a misunderstood messiah. The morality of "there are good people, and no matter what they do it is good," is a crock. I was under the impression that that kind of thinking went away with the fall of divine-right, the inquisition, and puritanism.

    I didn't see your previous post, but I can definately agree with that.

    First. Neither I, nor the author of the linked article, compared him to Hitler. The author wrote of an essay that called him a "Hitler apologist," and said he basically acted really weird. Those are two very different things, and most people of moderate intelligence can recognize the difference. Second. I have done my own research. I've read his essays. Those make it clear. He's a whack job.

    I didn't mean a direct comparison, I guess that just came off wrong. Either way, it still doesn't make any sense. Also, I didn't mean to come off as jerky, I am just a cranky bastard before lunch I guess. And yes, he is definately a whack job.

  10. Re:OSC is an Asshat on Orson Scott Card on Games · · Score: 1

    Just because some dude on K5 thinks something is true, doesn't mean it is. I have yet to see the whole "Apology for Hitler" thing in the book. Really, if someone can explain this to me, I would really like to know. I would also really like to see this essay that is spoken of in the K5 article. Without any examples or any kind of proof, I would think that most people would write it off as a Troll post, but it seems comparing people to Hitler is the cool thing to do.

    Do your own research, and you will find he is an asshat, and you don't even have to compare him to Hitler!

  11. Is it a planet? on Planet X Larger Than Pluto? · · Score: 1

    Who cares? It is a mass of matter that orbits the sun, and kinda has an atmosphere. Close enough. Now let's move on to more important things. There are a lot more interesting things out there.

  12. Re:Republicans sponsored the bill & you blame on Hillary, GTA, and High School Football · · Score: 1
    This is stupid. Why are all you idiots pinning the blame on Clinton, when plenty of other government representatives are involved, including Republicans.


    Simple. She is the one that is in the media, the one everyone knows about. Nobody knows about Upton, or anyone else that is involved for that matter, because they aren't making the headlines.
  13. Re:, Wars, Survival, Wealth - Anything But The Gri on The Ultimate MMORPG · · Score: 1

    I think a good possible solution to this may be to have a seperate server/realm/shard/whatever that you can copy your character to. Blizzard/OSI/whoever sets up a server that is completely handed to the players. With their copied players, they try to take over towns and cities, but with the threat of permadeath and resource loss looming. This way, they still have their character on their normal server, but can have fun in a totally consumable world.

  14. So what? on Longhorn to Require Monitor-Based DRM · · Score: 1

    So I don't have a compatible monitor for this video? Too bad, I guess I will just have to pirate it. No skin off my back.

    It amazes me that things that cripple technology can be called "features."

  15. Re:Even the tinies offshore on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    That seems to be how it goes, I have heard more complaints than anything from companies that end up outsourcing.

  16. Ford is cutting too on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    My job at Ford just got sent to India as well. I know it is easier said than done, but I think the thing to try to do nowadays is to steer away from jobs at large corporations. Maybe I am wrong, but I haven't heard of many small companies sending their jobs to India.

  17. This is an easy 4 words..... on Sony's New Nagging Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    Utter waste of time.

  18. Re:Thank you, librarians on House Limits Patriot Act Rules on Library Records · · Score: 1

    Yea, I have to say, most librarians don't screw around when it comes to the rights of people. When the school district I worked for attempted to block certain web sites, librarians stepped up to the plate and called them out. Unfortunately it was all in vain, but they were at least heard.

  19. Mod parent up!!!!!!!!!! on BSA Piracy Study Deeply Flawed · · Score: 1

    Werd.

  20. Re:No surprise on HHS Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell · · Score: 2

    I definately know what you mean, the tools in the past have been pretty much a jumble of stuff that may or may not work. iManager seems to be something that is taking care of all that though. All in all, I have had a pretty decent experience with it.

  21. Re:"Cede the Moon"? on Funding Promised for Trips to Moon, Mars · · Score: 1

    I can definately see your point about the competition, and that would be great to see it, as long is it healthy comptetion. I am more afraid of things getting too heated up over some sort of border disputes or something. Look at what is happening/has happened with China and Taiwan, or India and Pakistan. If that happened with the US and China on the moon, I can imagine it could get pretty heated, and politically very ugly. I could see another Cold War coming out of it.

  22. Re:"Cede the Moon"? on Funding Promised for Trips to Moon, Mars · · Score: 1

    I am glad I am not the only one who spotted this. I am all for going to the moon and mars, but as soon as countries start claiming other planets and moons as theirs, it is going to be a huge mess. Imagine both China and the U.S trying to claim the moon. Bleah!

  23. Re:This is perfect for me... on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    And what exactly do moths have to do with you mac? And how much can they hold? :-P

  24. Re:Agree on MythTV Links Up with Program Guide Provider · · Score: 1

    How did you come upon this assumption? Even though I am relatively broke, I have managed to pitch a few bucks here and there for open source projects I like. Get off your high horse.

  25. Re:What is different? on MythTV Links Up with Program Guide Provider · · Score: 1

    They may, they may not. If they do, another free one may pop up, or I just may need to suck it up and pay the $5 /month. For now, this is the way to go for me.