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  1. Re:Polynesians on Ancestry Surprises From New Genetics Analysis Method · · Score: 5, Funny

    carbon dating of the oldest chicken skeletons suggested they were a couple of hundred years older than the Spanish had arrived. You don't happen to know the results of carbon dating of the oldest chicken eggs do you? We might be able to answer the question once and for all!

  2. Re:If you can listen, you can save on Would You Rent a Song For a Dime? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    how can they expect us to pay [anything] for such inferior quality? Because the vast majority of people find such inferior quality completely acceptable.
  3. Re:Imaginary Property on Would You Rent a Song For a Dime? · · Score: 1

    Helpful hint: The I stands for Italiana

  4. Re:No on Shigeru Miyamoto, The Walt Disney of Our Time · · Score: 1

    Peter Molyneux (Who I consider the Uwe Boll of gaming) So would a Uwe Boll movie of a Molyneux game be any good?
  5. Re:just another take... on IBM Patents Putting Handprints On Laptops · · Score: 1

    I'll often hold my laptop on one hand and type with the other. Though unless the impression was a fairly snug fit for my hand, then I can't see it being any more comfortable.

  6. Re:PvP games on Age of Conan's "Kinda" Launch and Massive Pre-Orders · · Score: 1

    but for me Right there is the problem with your argument. Everyone is different. Not everybody likes having the threat of somebody taking them out while they're fighting a tough mob.
    Me, I quite enjoy PvP, but not all the time. Hence I like the battleground system in WoW, and (used to) play on a PvE server.
  7. Re:Mixed Causes on Fat People Cause Global Warming, Higher Food Prices · · Score: 1

    Some people really do have serious glandular problems or diseases causing obesity ...and some people just like pies. ...and most people just like pies I know I do. But then again I'm skinny, so it's my duty to. By eating a pie I'm helping the environment by preventing a fat person from eating it.
  8. Re:Flamage on IBM Touts Supercomputers for Enterprise · · Score: 1

    And obviously that's meant to be PS3, not PS2.

  9. Re:Flamage on IBM Touts Supercomputers for Enterprise · · Score: 2, Informative

    Admin #2 IBM SUCKS!!! YOU KNOW IT!!! YOUR WHOLE BUSINESS IS TOTALLY GAY FOR THEM!!!! Gamer #1 But the 360, PS2 and Wii all use IBM chips.

    Grrr lameness filter says I'm yelling.
  10. Re:One might argue... on 4D Analogue of Megaminx Puzzle · · Score: 1

    Well, take the colours away, and then it will be back to 4D for you, and much easier to solve.

  11. Re:This is the future on Earthquake In China · · Score: 1

    People are dying every day. Do you mourn all them too? Not to mention that he didn't even say anything insensitive in the first place.

  12. Re:I'm Unimpressed on "Understanding" Search Engine Enters Public Beta · · Score: 1
    Worked fine for me.

    what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow
  13. Re:Next step.... on "Understanding" Search Engine Enters Public Beta · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think we need to split it up by domain name. I'll start with wikipedia.org

  14. The obvious thing to do on Infringement 'Detrimental To the Public Health, Safety' · · Score: 1

    Well if copyright infringement is so detrimental, why aren't we abolishing copyright laws? That would make infringement impossible!

  15. Re:Lawsuit on Comcast Floats a 250GB Monthly Bandwidth Limit · · Score: 1

    Now how can I monitor my actual consumption bearin in mind that I have 5 PCs in my home network - can my router tell me how much internet bandwidth I am consuming? Bandwidth caps are the norm in Australia. You log into your ISP's website and you can check how much you've used there.
  16. Re:The Wii's big - but stingy - audience on Why Yahoo Turned Microsoft Down · · Score: 1

    The average Wii owner buys only 3.7 games a year, compared with 4.7 for Xbox 360 owners and 4.6 for PlayStation 3 owners. 3.7 x 25M is more than 4.7 x 19M and 4.6 x 12M

    Although I assume those ratios are for the states but its only a matter of time before the Wii outsells the 360 by enough there for it to still be true.

    The games are also cheaper and quicker to make - especially those geared towards the casual gamers - so they don't need to sell as many to make a tidy profit.
  17. Re:Defendants not even asked! on Florida Judge Smacks Down RIAA · · Score: 1

    If you swung an axe at a door and made a small chip, which would be more insane: Thinking that the next or subsequent blow would put the blade entirely through the door, or thinking that you could swing the axe at the door all day and do nothing but make small cuts? Ahh, but in the first instance you're swinging an axe at an intact door, whereas in the second instance you're swinging an axe at a weakened door. So you're not really trying the same thing at all. Now if you had a row of identical doors and swung an axe at each one with the same force etc you would expect the same result on each door.
  18. Re:Fight back the fun way on UK to Ban Possession of Certain 'Violent' Pornography · · Score: 1

    Aren't there CCTV camera all over the UK? Do it in front of them and arrest the government!

  19. Re:doing what you love on Disillusioned With IT? · · Score: 1

    But then he'd be back in IT

  20. Re:RTFA!!! on Effect of Virtual Avatars On Real-Life Behavior · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm going to be modded redundant! I'm going to be modded redundant! I'm going to be modded redundant!

    *crosses fingers*

  21. Re:Sounds like a great deal to me, personally on Spore Editor Available June 17th · · Score: 1

    Ummm... you do realise that Spore is single player right?

  22. Re:Spies? on US Spies Use Custom Video Games for Training · · Score: 1

    has watched too many Bond movies There's no such thing as too many Bond movies! At least not now that Pierce Brosnon isn't doing them anymore.
  23. Re:Names on US Spies Use Custom Video Games for Training · · Score: 1

    and movie stuidos know people are stupid enough to watch them Fixed that for you.
  24. Re:Speaking as a married husband with a kid... on PC Gaming Suggestions for Console-like Fun? · · Score: 1

    Next thing you know we'll be hearing about how you don't own a television either. I used to not own a television.
  25. Re:Dont forget... on Smartphone Battle Is Shaping Up As RIM Vs. Apple · · Score: 1

    Yes.