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  1. Re:Other mods on the site on HOWTO: The Anti-Printer · · Score: 1

    That is actually a very cool mod ...
    Though i can't help thinking that it looks like an iMac with an eating disorder

  2. Re:Mad Cow and CFD is a hype - it is safe. on New Mad Cow Test on the Horizon? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't worry about contracting CJD from beef. there were 129 cases of CJD in the UK in the period spanning 1996-2002 , the second highest incidence rate was in France with 6 over that period , the remanning 4 countries with cases had 1 a piece .
    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs180/en /

    So the world incidence rate over the period spanning 1996-2002 was 1 in 35,971,223(assuming the world population of 5,000,000,000)
    The risk in the UK was roughly (assuming a population of 60 million) was 1 in 465,116 this is in England remember .. the chances in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are far smaller (I'm not sure if there have even been any reported cases there)
    if you remove the probable and suspected cases the numbers drop significantly(93 cases) and there is still no evidence to prove that these cases were all caused by infected beef

    I would worry more about driving to work , crossing the road , falling down stairs or being murdered by a close friend or relative

  3. Re:Donation on New Mad Cow Test on the Horizon? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs180/en /
    About 132 deaths over a 6 year period(not all are definite) , you have a far greater chance of the beef itself killing you by being stuck in your throat, slipping on a bit you spilled on the floor ,contracting nasty food poisoning or a bowel obstruction

  4. Re:No grammar check is NOT a feature on OpenOffice 2.0 vs. MS Office Review · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Grammar checkers are also there to catch spelling errors/typos that a spelling checker would not.
    for example "its" when you mean "it's" .. now that could be caused by a lack of understanding or a simple typo .
    Proof reading important documents is always a good plan .Though when you have a something that is 30,000 words or so to check then any help is gladly accepted.

  5. Re:Too bad it's a diarrhetic. on Coffee A Health Drink? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I was having a look around for anything which suggest dehydration may be a major factor in causing cancer... so far i have only really found one study which suggest that it could possibly be a contributory factor.

    Do you have any links to any studies which suggest it as a foremost cause. As right now to me it doesn't appear to be that logical an assertion , but i would be very interested in being shown evidence to the contrary .I had always believed that the foremost cause of cancer is cigarets by a large margin

  6. Re:she? on The Player's Bill of Rights · · Score: 4, Insightful
    What i never understood is why they need to use a gender specific.
    "to some means of determining if she's in danger of losing the game."
    could easily be "to some means of determining if the player is in danger of losing the game."
    or even better "to some means of determining if they're in danger of losing the game."
  7. Re:Ramifications?! on Devs Weigh In On Playing The Bad Guy · · Score: 1

    What i was thinking is that they should include real repercussions for your crimes.
    Perhaps the Trial mini-game where you can chose to plead insanity with a few Wario-ware style mini-games. after that you either go to a mental institution for 20 years of game time , go to the prison (involving some fun mini-games of soap balancing) for 100 years of game time no hope of parole or get executed .
    If you get hit by a car you run the chance of being rendered paraplegic ,suffering brain damage or even death .. where in the game deletes your save file and laughs at you for not obeying road safety rules.

    All in all it would be really really boring

  8. Re:Super Mario Super Show on A Method To Mario's Madness · · Score: 1

    I used to think the cartoons were great
    Nowadays i watch the cartoon and get really annoyed at how unlike Link the cartoon Link is ..
    I mean he is supposed to be the holder of the triforce of courage .. not a goofy jerk.
    Well i suppose it isn't as bad as any character in Mario the movie..There was hardly any head jumping and no koopa shell combos .
    It would have been great if they had Terry Gilliam to direct , of course then the princess would have been eaten by Bowser in the end and Mario would have gone mad after discovering the princes he actually saved was just a Toad in drag

  9. Re:John Cage and 4'33"" on iTunes Might Lose Labels · · Score: 1

    I wonder if anyone has been stupid enough to pay for that ...
    Tell you what .. if anyone is interested in the song , I can offer you my extended cover version called 9'06" " for 0.50 . Twice the song half the price.
    I will not be paying full royalties to Mr Cage as i am only using less than 30" " of his work , the rest is my own composition.. its a derivative work .
    My full album contains such classics as 4' 32" " , 9' 06 "" disco remix and the epic 4023' 12 " "
    all for the low low price of 2.00
    For all you people living in the desert i have quantities of sand available for purchase

  10. Re:Too early? on Gaming's Greatest Generation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I really do hope there will never be a greatest generation in regards to gaming... or in fact anything.
    A greatest means that it will all be downhill from there.
    Evolution of the medium is a wonderful thing and will hopefully continue as long as gaming exists .
    there will be high and low points as with anything , but i hope that the next low point will be better than the high point of say 10 years ago.

  11. Re:My hopes for the DS - Partly open it up on Sony Describes DS As Gimmick · · Score: 1

    Nintendo does have an advantage though which would make them more likely to open up to homebrew y (though i doubt they ever will). Its the very same reason Sony are not that up for homebrew.
    Nintendo profits off every DS sold ... sony makes a loss for each PSP.

    Though as is my understanding the DS is far more hackable than the PSP in its current state

  12. Re:Yeah, it's a gimmick! on Sony Describes DS As Gimmick · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Superior is not defined by a more powerful processor /better graphics /more features alone.

    The DS for example is of far better build quality , has more games that are suited to mobility ,better battery life , a touch screen...

    I own both and my PSP is busy collecting dust .. the only game i will buy for it in the next 6 months or so (as far as i can tell right now .. things may change) is GTA liberty city stories and have only purchased 1 game for it .
    where as i have purchased 5-6 games for the DS and about 8 Gameboy advanced games over the last 6 months, I also intend to purchase a few before Christmas .anecdotal evidence i know , though I also know a fair few other people in the same position .

    In the console market , the superior product is the one with the superior games.

    Take the PS2's position in the market right now , it is by far the weakest console , (discounting handhelds , though even the PSP is more powerful in a few regards)yet it is pulverising the competition

  13. Re:Honestly...what the hell? on Nintendogs In-Depth Strategy Guide · · Score: 1

    You can't turn an actual pet off , you have to actually feed real pets , a lot of people have allergies.
    People not being able to handle real pets is the exact reason a lot of them are in shelters and possibly going to be put down , having a safe way to test one out is possibly a good thing.

    Don't fall into the old "But there are so much more important things in life" meme ;) , Games are games , real life is real life.
    I intend on getting nintendogs , and i own 2 kittens (well they are over a year old now , but they are still my kittens).. I would also get a dog but i don't have the space.Im not buying the game because i want a dog , I'm buying the game as it looks like fun

  14. Re:Thanks a lot Apple on Rio Brand Closes Doors · · Score: 1

    Fornicating with Ipods is likely to cause an electric shock , remember that kid who tried to ply the battery open ?...

  15. Re:All of you Doubting Thomases on Metroid Prime Hunters Will Go Online · · Score: 1

    ;) now all we have to do is persuade every marketing department in the world of that. the world would be a happier place

  16. Re:Non-soul-stealing no-registration link on IBM-Sony-Toshiba Reveal New Cell Processor Details · · Score: 2, Funny

    After translating their EULA to English it looks more like this

    Prohibited Conduct
    Following acts are not allowed when using this Web Site:

    There I was completely wasting, out of work and down
    All inside it's so frustrating as I drift from town to town
    Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die
    So I might as well begin to put some action in my life
    (1) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (2) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (3) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (4) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law

    So much for the golden future, I can't even start
    I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
    You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
    If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

    (5) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (6) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (7) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (8) Breaking the law ,Breaking the law
    (9)You don't know what its like (go-to 5)

    Do you think Judas priest have started working as EULA lawyers

  17. Re:question on Intel and Laptop RAID? · · Score: 1

    I can't imagine these set-ups are going to be marketed to your average consumer though. This is great if your working on something important and need to keep working ,, but these will just be on top of the line business machines and perhaps some odd gaming laptops.
    Other than that i can see it adding a fair premium over models without the capabilities

  18. Re:It isn't just movies on Piracy Not To Blame In Decline of Moviegoers · · Score: 1

    Because they can.

  19. Re:Idealism on Chinese Websites Used As Launchpads For Cracking · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of a similar story ...
    Basically the same start .. the end is
    "By the way , I actually poisoned your steak"

  20. Re:Idealism on Chinese Websites Used As Launchpads For Cracking · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think about it this way . If these Chinese hackers have the skill to crack Government systems then they would have the skill to disguise their locations. Why would they make it appear as if the origins are in China...

      Unless they wanted to make us think that the signals are not originating in china by making us think they are and then us believing that they wouldn't be and that it is someone else diverting through China

  21. Re:Top Gun on Laser Cannons Coming to an F-16 Near You · · Score: 1

    I'm fairly sure use of scientology is strictly forbidden in the Geneva convention .
    Project IT'S SHIT (Inter tactical Scientology short hit intercept tactics ) was canned due to public outcry urging them to resume biological weapon research due to it being far less boring

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

    Lasers which blow your head off are also known to in the long term reduce your sperm count ,cause severe respiratory failure , Deafness and long term memory loss .
    however there are some advantages , having your head blown off most defiantly gives you total immunity from fatal diseases , Cancer after the event is never fatal ,it stops ageing in its tracks and cures all mental illness .
    So all in all its a bit of a mixed bag really

  23. Re:girls on Enlightenment DR17 On the Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    Real men use an abacus

  24. Re:Well on Nintendo Moves Back, Shuffles Release Dates · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Actually it's Igne Natura Renovatur Integra , which means "nature renewed by fire made whole ."
    or "By fire nature is given new life "
    Its a Masonic reference .

  25. Re:It's called the DS upgrade. on PSP 2.0 Update Finally Released · · Score: 1

    Your arse is shaped like a Green dinosaur ???