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  1. Re:Oooooh Sin City! on Violent Video Gaming Comes To the Wii · · Score: 3, Funny

    When solo gaming gets boring, try switching the controller to your other hand. It feels like it's someone else playing with your wii.

    I call it 'The Stranger'!

  2. Accidents? on Identify and Verify Users Based on How They Type · · Score: 3, Funny

    This works great until you lose a finger, thumb, hand, etc in that freak accident. Talk about adding insult to injury -- your own computer won't even accept you with your newfound handicap!

  3. Can you name the truck with four wheel drive... on NASA Wants Fast Moonbuggies and Solid Lunar Lander · · Score: 1

    I don't know how well it runs in an oxygen-less environment, but the famed Canyonero is my recommendation. They have an F series, how about a M (Moon) series?

  4. Re:Surely it did on EA - Wii Caught Us By Surprise · · Score: 1

    Do you own a Virtual Boy too?

  5. What about 2004? on 2008 - Year of Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    I thought 2004 was the year for linux on the desktop? Maybe I've been taking too many crazy pills (again).

  6. Re:Power lies in its users hands on UK Hackers Face Antisocial Behaviour Orders · · Score: 1

    They do the same thing in the US with drug cases. They can seize all kinds of property merely be saying it might have drugs on/in it.

    I don't like this either. The US gov't can also 'suspect' you of becoming a terrorist after they see you using encrypted protocols on the internet. Then they can proceed to take you away and lock you up indefinitely, without the right to an attorney or any other rights for that matter. Call me paranoid, but as someone who uses encryption on a regular basis, the thought keeps me up at night. My question is, where can you go to escape this scenario? The US is supposed to be one of the "free-est" countries in the world. Any suggestions?

  7. Yeah well on Cleopatra the Electronic Home Attendant · · Score: 1

    how long before I can have Cortona read my messages in a sexy voice?

  8. Re:Interesting, but not new on Electric Car Faster Than A Ferrari or Porsche · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If Exxon-Mobile controls the patent, they can stop people (at least for a little while) from making cars that just might run on something other than gasoline. Long story short: People keep paying ridiculously high prices at the pump, and Exxon CEO's can continue lining their pockets with gold.

  9. Re:interesting.. on New Hardware Design Software · · Score: 1

    At my university (Michigan Tech), they just restructured the general engineering classes. All engineering students use to learn IDEAS, the CAD software designed by Nasa. Now they are teaching us Unigraphics' NX 3, which does modeling and stress tests for parts all in one program. It's pretty slick, but I believe the automotive industry has been using similar software for a while now. I don't think it's that new of an idea...

  10. Re:REAL Scarcity would mean HUGE price increases on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm thinking this article isn't quite correct. I live in Michigan's copper country, i.e. near the very tip of the UP. Here, in the keweenaw peninsula, is one of the few places in the world where copper is found in the ground in its pure form. There are veins of it just like gold. When the US Government stopped buying copper at a set price (just after world war II), the price of copper dropped like a rock. This forced all the local mines to shut down literally overnight. The price was expected to make a rebound and workers expected to return to the mines as soon as the price stabilized, but that never happened. To cut a long story short, there is still *a lot* of copper available in this region, but I was told that current prices would have to double to make it economically possible to retrieve it.

  11. information technology? on E-Mail Snafu Sparks Spam Attack On Journalists · · Score: 0

    Shouldn't this fall under the 'humor' category?

  12. Return of the MUD on Return of Text-Based Games? · · Score: 1

    Yes, after reviewing specs on the graphics chips in new consoles, I'm *sure* they are preparing for the return of text-based games...

  13. No kidding on Improving Education? · · Score: 1

    I hear you man. Purchased the same text my freshmen year of college. I don't know about other professions, but primary/secondary schools (in the US) definitely don't cater to engineering writing. Perhaps this is a good place to start improvement of the system?

  14. Doom anyone? on How Games And Religion Could Mix · · Score: 1

    I can't believe I read through the whole discussion and didn't find at least one reference to Doom or Doom II. What isn't Christian about walking through a portal into Hell and proceeding to kill every demon and evil spirit in sight?

  15. Re:Why doesn't Google index eBay? on How Amazon and Google are taking eBay's Business · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure about how far back they keep records, but check out the "research tools" section on http://www.andale.com/. I find their price finder to be very handy. They used to let you do a few lookups for free, but it looks like you might have to pay just to try it out now :-/