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  1. Re:i wonder... on Mininova Removes All Copyright-Infringing Torrents · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Pirates already have an entitlement complex. Why would they want to do stuff for the sites they are using?

  2. Re:Disney sells product that solves Disney's probl on Disney Close To Unveiling New "DVD Killer" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Unfortunately...that's not quite true. Steam, and especially Valve's games, have done quite well, despite the customer not owning the game.

  3. Re:Open source game? on Microsoft Research Shows Off Multi-Touch Mouse Prototypes · · Score: 1

    ..they could do the same thing with Halo for PC. I don't think that's necessarily the reason.

  4. Re:Don't by DRM protected media... on Kindle, Zune DRM Restrictions Coming Into Focus · · Score: 1

    Please note that this also includes buying things on Steam.

  5. Re:The '90-ties are over on Java Program Uses Neural Networks To Monitor Games · · Score: 1

    It's open source, it's gonna take a while to catch up :p

  6. Re:No Thank You on BioShock 2 Multiplayer Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    No no no, you got it wrong. It'd be "xXxSEPIROTH666xXx".

    But seriously, I was under the impression that the multiplayer "story" was going to be unlocked as you gained levels, somehow. I don't think it'd be like WoW, where everyone is in the same map.

  7. Re:Well, hm... on NASA Names Space Station Treadmill After Colbert · · Score: 1

    Except when it's something you agree with, and in that case ballot stuffing is great! Or so I'm told whenever I bring up ballot stuffing.

  8. Re:Oh please on College Police Think Using Linux Is Suspicious Behavior · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A cop interpreting the law is a tad more worrisome than some smoker getting busted.

  9. Re:It's Good Advice for Any OS Install on Microsoft Begs Win 7 Testers To Clean Install · · Score: 1

    That brings back bad memories. Had to reinstall Kubuntu because something got seriously messed up. I test out my backups. They restored just fine. I wipe the disk, and put Kubuntu back on. Try to restore the backups and....no luck.

  10. Re:What about Google? on Facebook Cuts Off Pirate Bay Links · · Score: 1

    "Why cant people see this? Its posted again and again, and the pro-piracy kids just don't want to hear it."

    I think you answered your own question.

  11. Re:Next Gen Arm based netbooks. on Microsoft Boasts 96% Netbook Penetration · · Score: 4, Informative
  12. Re:Woo! on EA Won't Use DRM For The Sims 3 · · Score: 1

    I think it's partly because the target audience is probably not likely to pirate anyways. Perhaps because they don't want to piss off a large group of people with DRM? A much larger group than would normally care.

    Who knows. Just a conspiracy theory.

  13. Re:lkml.org server is slashdotted. on Kernel Hackers On Ext3/4 After 2.6.29 Release · · Score: 1

    it'll appear in some other Slashdot thread until CmdrTaco does a fsck.

    So it's going to be in another thread for eternity? :)

  14. Re:I think the Wolf3D Redux guy made a big mistake on id Releases Open Source Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wow, that is quite unfortunate!

  15. Re:More questions on Valve Claims New Steamworks Update "Makes DRM Obsolete" · · Score: 1

    I remember seeing that at one point, the Steam Terms of Service said that they were not required to unlock games. Unless the ToS have changed, that trumps whatever Newell says.

  16. Re:More questions on Valve Claims New Steamworks Update "Makes DRM Obsolete" · · Score: 1

    Is the offline play option default? Or do you have to change things to get it to work?

  17. Re:ah, they learn on The Survival of Survival Horror · · Score: 1

    *cough* like Half-life *cough*

    Really? I honestly don't recall ever having to preserve ammo in Half-Life. Maybe it's just been too long since I've played it but...

  18. Re:Reboot on Review: Resident Evil 5 · · Score: 1

    I was playing the demo the other day. And it was almost all action. I haven't actually played much of the other REs (maybe 5 minutes of RE4...), but I was constantly waiting for less shooting, and more horror-survival stuff. It never really came :(

  19. Re:second amendment rights on Rocket Hobbyists Prevail Over Feds In Court Case · · Score: 1

    I assume it's because the NRA is taking care of the 2nd amendment. There're better things to focus on, if a huge organization is working hard already.

  20. Re:No on Emulation Explosion On the PS3 Via Linux · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't know. When the company claims that a product is still for "early adapters" two years after it's release...that's almost flop-worthy.

  21. Re:64,000 years? on One Billionth Halo 3 Game Played · · Score: 1

    You know, I keep seeing this post everywhere about this topic. Yes it could've been better spent elsewhere, but so could all those hours lost to the internet and crapping.

  22. Re:compilers? on High Performance Linux Kernel Project — LinuxDNA · · Score: 1

    ICC is better at optimization than GCC.

  23. Re:This is interesting... on Xbox Live Players Targeted In Denial-of-Service Attacks · · Score: 1

    You must be getting all the wrong players. Most of the people I hear talking on Halo 3 online sound much older than 10-12.

  24. Re:They did... So? on Ballmer Pleads For Openness To Compete With Apple · · Score: 1

    No. Zune users should be punished for using the Zune, and thus shouldn't be allowed to use Linux or OS X.

  25. Re:I hope P.B. win this trial on The Pirate Bay Is Making a "Spectrial" of It · · Score: 1

    Well said.