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  1. technically not allowed ;) on The State Of U.S. Videogame Magazines · · Score: 1
    In fact, many paperback fiction books (which are also "stripped" for credit) will have a disclaimer alluding to the fact that if hte book is coverless it was stripped and is therefore illegal.

    That said, when I was in college, I worked for a bookstore that allowed us 20 stripped books and 13 stripped magazines per month. (Paperbacks only, no mass market or hardcover)

    Great perk, almost made up having to straighten up (haha) the gay magazine section. We had tons of mags, and those were the only ones worse for maintaining order than video games. VG mags got wacky because of sheer disorder, gay men's magazines got wacky because of the double-stima of shame (nudie magazine + homosexuality) encouraged people interested in them to disguise said interest. So they'd end up all over the store, nestled in other magazines, etc.

  2. vague question on The State Of U.S. Videogame Magazines · · Score: 1

    For the newstand/bookstore: they rip off the covers and send them back to the publisher for credit. They throw away the rest of the magazine, which may or may not make it to a recycle facility; depends on the owner I'd suppose.

  3. Re:DAMMIT! I'm screwed! on Extortion Virus Code Cracked · · Score: 1

    my suggestion would be attempting a joke that's not a variation of one told twice already.

  4. Re: falling walkways on Stupid Engineering Mistakes · · Score: 1
    And really, the humor section? I know being killed by a flood of molasses is novel, how is having a walkway full of people falling on your head funny?

    Because they lived in Kansas, would be my guess.
    Ha ha, you live in the midwest!

  5. wow I could have designed that on Stupid Engineering Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Statics kicked my ass too!

  6. tongue in cheek? on 20 Things You Won't Like About Vista · · Score: 1

    I'd assume this is a joke, but if it's not -
    wouldn't it be confectionery?

  7. well shiver me timbers on Jack Thompson's Game Bill Moves Forward · · Score: 1

    No wonder Jesus sent the storms.
    (I figured I should follow-up my initial ignorant post with another one)

  8. err on Jack Thompson's Game Bill Moves Forward · · Score: 1

    cockfights are illegal.

  9. here's a few on Good E3 For 'Games For Health' · · Score: 1
    1. Volleyball
    2. Softball
    3. Flag football
    4. Basketball
    5. Baseball
    6. Rollerhockey/hockey ($$)
    All of these games will make you healthy, and most will be available through a recreation center of some sort near your residence.
    If you meant computer games, sorry fatty, get some sun.
  10. even worse on WA Law: 5 Years in Prison for Gambling Online · · Score: 1
    Nobody's giving the government their tithe!

    And you thought Tony Soprano would break your legs. . .

  11. I don't know on Leisure Suit Larry's Maker On Wedgies v. Bullets · · Score: 3, Insightful
    The first one was pretty damn funny I thought.

    The whole "quest to get laid" was fantastic, and the censored bar moving up and down was pretty damn clever.

    Sure, some of the jokes were a bit hacky, but all in all I thought the game was clever and the whole meta-commentary ("it's hard to find the right girl, and when you do she steals all your money") was pretty clever as well.

  12. key combo on Leisure Suit Larry's Maker On Wedgies v. Bullets · · Score: 1

    Was alt+x in the original game.

  13. Sadly, I have to agree on Miyamoto Concerned About Gamer Image Stereotype · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Geek gaming culture is . . . sad at best.

    I've given up most online games not because I don't like to play anymore, but I don't want to put up with the subcultures that grow up within them.

  14. that cleared it up on Chicken and Egg Problem Solved · · Score: 1

    Thanks for lying that one to rest.

  15. No they won't on House Committee Approves 'Net Neutrality' Bill · · Score: 1
    That's the biggest part of the problem - approximately 36% of voters actually vote in midterms.

    I'd wager that of those 36%, a smaller number are actually reasonably informed about who they're voting for.

    Hooray Apathy!

  16. Re:agreed on Pirates Promise Improved Version of DaVinci Code · · Score: 1

    You must have enjoyed the DaVinci Code, judging from your nonsensical attempt at a flame. I'm very sorry for you.

  17. dunno if you'll respond but on Real RFID Hacking Scenarios · · Score: 1
    is there an objection to the content of my post, or simply the handle?

    That'll teach me for picking a handle after reading Alternet.org on a friday night.

  18. it's a tough call on Real RFID Hacking Scenarios · · Score: 1
    I happen to know the NW University sexual offender. And he's . . . sort of creepy. And when I say sort of creepy, I mean really fucking creepy and should probably have to be supervised around women.

    He was complaining one night about the tests they make him take to determine rehabilitation and how they're rigged. He then went into how the questions were all subjective. Stuff like "when walking around at night do you look into people's windows" or soemsuch. They were really straightforward questions and he was getting them wrong.

    It was hilarious that he'd overthink it, but also sort of terrifying. THAT'S a grabber. Not some punk kid making an unfunny joke.

  19. Re:latin don't bother me on Pirates Promise Improved Version of DaVinci Code · · Score: 1

    Oh yeah, he's got flava ;) I love his sense of humor as well, quite dry and clever.

  20. the courts beg to differ on Real RFID Hacking Scenarios · · Score: 1
    Grabbers are considered sexual predators by the courts, in IL at least. And they should be. . . it strikes me jumping out of the bushes/hiding in showers to grab a woman against their will should be Not OK and is indicative of compulsion, not "kids will be kids".

    At 18 you should know better.

  21. Hello noobcakes on Real RFID Hacking Scenarios · · Score: 1
    It's not getting gas for free, it's getting gas from someone else's speedpass. I.e. identity theft.

    Which is pretty scary if it's YOUR SpeedPass they're using.

    Noob.

  22. I beg to differ on Real RFID Hacking Scenarios · · Score: 1, Interesting
    All the locks in the public showers in the Cambell/Landon/Mayo dorms at Michigan State were installed because a "grabber" was hiding out in showers and . . . well. . . grabbing.

    Why do I know? BECAUSE I WAS THAT MAN. Not really. I lived there during that time, in 1995.

  23. latin don't bother me on Pirates Promise Improved Version of DaVinci Code · · Score: 1
    I took 3 years of it in high school, I can normally muddle through it with rusty, rusty skills.

    It's the English that kills, man!

  24. out of curiousity on Bang! Howdy Goes Beta · · Score: 1
    What's your age? You in college?

    Just out of school with no girlfriend?

    Not meant to be a rip, but I've noticed most people who value "time put into MMO" are also those who's time is in great supply.

    I've given up on MMOs because my time isn't, and normally I focus on one (1) RTS at a time, preferrably one that a game averages 20 minutes or so. (Rise of Legends is my current obsession)

    I couldn't imagine what getting married would do to my time, and having kids. Just maintaining the gf is tough enough. But the trade-off, more time for gaming yet no girlfriend, isn't that appealing.

  25. Eco? Smug? on Pirates Promise Improved Version of DaVinci Code · · Score: 1

    Not bloody likely. He'd be some multi-syllabyllic word meaning the same thing as smug.
    That guy's got way too much vocabulary for his own good. (Loved Fouc, but it's the first book in 8 years where I had to look up words)