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  1. The REAL problem on Lloyds TSB Pushing New Online Security Protocol · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why hasn't anyone questioned the root of the problem to begin with: people have spyware? The approach taken here is akin to handing out bullet-proof vests in a high crime area because there's a chance you *might not* die. I know that it's better than nothing, and IT security across the net is not entirely the banks' and financial institutions' fault, but if I were facing the ammount of pressure that they face from malware, then I'd at least try to put up a fight against the root cause. Kudos to the cleverness on their part to protect themselves and their clients, but I think the real problem of IT security is being largely ignored in favor of clever work-arounds.

  2. Re:That's what happens when unqualified people.. on U.S. Cybersecurity Not So Secure? · · Score: 1

    Finally! A shortcut to skip that ambigous ??? step!

  3. Re:Oh? on USB FlashDrives The New PC? · · Score: 1

    I AM an agent, you insensitive clod!

  4. Ahh.. good ole King's Quest on Vivendi Shuts Down Indie King's Quest Title · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Man, that brings up some fond old memories. I remember saving my allowance for the collector's edition on CD-ROM and the happiness that ensued once I finally got it. Many a time imitating the narrator's voice: "Sir Grham eats the cookie..." And Roberta Williams is the first game developer I rememeber knowing by name. Part 3 was my favorite, although the lovely graphics in part 4 were breathtaking to me at the time. Man, I, for one, would have quickly bought a copy of the indie game had it stayed alive. Long live the king.

  5. Re:Not really accurate on Google's Patents Reveal Strategy To Beat Microsoft · · Score: 2, Funny

    Extreme Programming: When you derive randomly chosen names for your arrays by bludgeoning your enemies on the head with your keyboard.

  6. Re:Cinemoments on Technology for Capturing 360 Degree Video · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but us black guys would always end up dying somehow mid-ways through the picture.

  7. Re:Product activation will hurt new PC sales on The Future of Windows Software Distribution · · Score: 1

    Which is exactly what I've been planning to do all along.

  8. Re:Pre-emptive? on How About a Nice Game of Global Thermonuclear War? · · Score: 1

    As long as the world turns and we share the same atmosphere, nuke fallout is everyone's problem.

  9. Re:this gives the perfect opportunity... on Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List · · Score: 2, Funny

    Probably means that she comes over more often now. Tell me you don't actually think something so puny as a phone block could really stop a rampaging mother-in-law.

  10. Re:When Asked for Comment... on Oregon Is Growing A Mystery Bulge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Californication?

  11. Re:Easier? No. Boring? Yes on Are Games Getting Easier? · · Score: 1

    ... did you try eating the BIG dot?

  12. Re:3 hour timelimit... on My Life As An Online Gamer · · Score: 1

    Gelatinous cubes were your enemy in old school D&D dungeons, also.

  13. What about Live? on Xbox 360 Details and NYC Store · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How do you pause in an online multiplayer game?

  14. Re:Affordable? on Space Penguin Could Hop Around The Moon · · Score: 1

    Dude, everyone knows that Al Gore created the Internet. Who's the troll now?

  15. Re:Possible Title on Capcom May Be Prepping Street Fighter 4 · · Score: 1

    We can dream, but that's about as good as it gets cause Capcom lost the Marvel licence last year. MvC3 will probably never exist, sadly.

  16. Re:Keep in mind on Capcom May Be Prepping Street Fighter 4 · · Score: 1

    I think a different developer did SF:TM and Capcom published it. Kinda like Arika did all the 3D Street Fighter EX games.

  17. Bout time on Capcom May Be Prepping Street Fighter 4 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, we've been waiting for this for a while. Some reports say it that the only returing character will be Ryu. Hopefully the recent interest in Third Strike will create a large player base for this game. Can't wait.

  18. Re:Science gone amuck again on Molecular Gastronomy, The Science of Cooking · · Score: 1

    There is food. Greed prevents it from reaching hungry people.

  19. Re:Science or Art on Molecular Gastronomy, The Science of Cooking · · Score: 1
    even that cook from Louisiana that always added a jug of wine to his gumbo and ended each show with "I gaurentee it".
    Justin Williams was awesome. May he R.I.P.
  20. Re:SS2 where cryokenetic monkeys freeze your @ss on 10 Next-Generation Franchise Comebacks · · Score: 1

    Damn, I thought you were talking about Samurai Showdown 2. We need more arcade-perfect ports of old-school fighting games.

  21. Considering 50 bucks a game... on The 360's Towering Pricetag Explored · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...there's over 500 dollars worth of games there.

  22. Re:Why don't they know when to stop? on Another Major Spammer Busted · · Score: 1

    If one is to take tfa literally, that 3 mil was in cash, so he was doing considerably better than that, I'd believe.

  23. Re:NJ on Another Major Spammer Busted · · Score: 1

    "Throughout the United States"
    He wasn't liscened to practice in those states.

  24. Re:Forbidden? on Laser Cannons Coming to an F-16 Near You · · Score: 1

    Maybe mucus? It works for humans.

  25. Re:Not as Ridiculous As it Sounds on Chinese Government to Put a Time Limit on Gaming · · Score: 1

    Not to mention how stories like the marathon gamer death reflects back onto the whole country. At least that might be how China's viewing it.