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  1. Re:Curious on Subverting PIN Encryption For Bank Cards · · Score: 1
  2. Re:They learned it by watching the government. on Ponzi Schemes Multiply On YouTube · · Score: 1

    Privately funded FDA? I guess the closest thing would be like Consumer Reports.

  3. Re:The problem is not realistic war games on Iraq Game Sparks Outrage, Soldiers Have Mixed Reactions · · Score: 1

    You know... depending how they do this (read: totally not going to happen this way), it could be a powerful medium to show what it was like and how traumatizing it is for every one on all sides.

    Rather than respawns and taking the place of a soldier, it's done in the fashion of, say, Eternal Darkness. Your "character" is the son or daughter or other relative who came into possesion of the soldier's diary. Levels are broken up between catnaps and sleeping. No ingame pausing (probably a sales killer right there but maybe allow pausing if there hasn't been 30 seconds of open shooting.

    No Doom AI. Enemies don't run straight at you firing. Your squad takes potshots from roofs and open windows and the only way to make it stop is to fire back anywhere, even if you're surrounded by civillians. If anyone on your squad gets shot, you have to help bandage them and get them to the green zone, all the while hearing them scream and moan in agony or not and learn they died along the way.

    There could be multiple endings, depending where and how you died. Close to a bomb? Deaf and useless as a soldier and sent home. Too close? Game over as well.

  4. Re:*sigh* on Best Easter Eggs and Other Software Surprises · · Score: 1

    In Gradius 3, I think using A B instead of B A sould result in exploding your ship.

  5. Re:Not a "new" problem.. on GameStop Selling Games Played By Employees As New · · Score: 1

    It's really a non-issue.

    ...until they start pulling shit like this.

  6. Re:Wow on GameStop Selling Games Played By Employees As New · · Score: 1

    Except wasted time talking to either Blizzard's customer service or the store's or both. You lose time and they lose a customer (well, hopefully).

    That said, I reckon Blizzard would be far more helpful than any Gamestop employee.

  7. Re:You must choose between on Re-imagined Silent Hill Announced · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but 2010 version is almost out. It's got the updated roster!

  8. Re:No one left to speak for me on Phoenix Police Seize PCs of a Blogger Critical of the Department · · Score: 1

    ...$10 says this guy did something illegal as shit...

    In America, people, ALL people are innocent until proven guilty, and you've already decided the cops are guilty and done so based on some story written by one of the accused.

    Hmm.

  9. Re:David Caruso on Is Your IM Buddy Really a Computer? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hate you. This is going to ruin some moderating but I just had to tell you that I, not being a regular TV watcher, googled the name and got this youtube clip.

  10. Re:The History Channel. on Sci Fi Channel Becoming Less Geek-Centric "SyFy" · · Score: 1

    I take it you've given up completely on the Discovery channel?

    Probably a good call. When they're not pimping the Planet Earth bit, it's crap after crap during the day (investigation shows and fucking haunting reenactments then HOURS of Cash Cab). How It's Made and Mythbusters is about the only thing that'll catch my attention but I'm starting to turn it off at the first commercial.

  11. Re:Fonzi'd on Sci Fi Channel Becoming Less Geek-Centric "SyFy" · · Score: 1

    ... Mr. Howe said. "It made us feel much cooler, much more cutting-edge, much more hip, which was kind of bang-on...."

    Sweet zombie jesus, someone shoot him before he talks like that again!

  12. Re:Shortcuts on Windows 7 Kill Switch For IE Confirmed — For More Apps, Too · · Score: 2, Funny

    IE's underlying APIs are published and available to developers.

    Malware developers?

  13. Re:Why? on UK School Introduces Facial Recognition · · Score: 1

    I thought it was about doing it while they didn't know any better and to get them use to it.

  14. Re:firefox and mac on State of Colorado Calls Firefox Insecure, IE6 Safe · · Score: 1

    Uh, why? I mean, it's not a car analogy or even A GOOD one.

    The website is saying Mozilla is a risk to your computer. Why do they care? IE can be a risk to your computer. Computer illiterates are a risk to computers.

    But there they say (specifically, according TFS), "...Mozilla based, non-IE browsers pose a security risk." No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

    This seems more like an excuse to use whatever easily implemented MS tricks they can without worrying about compatability.

  15. Clever girl on Dinosaurs Could Hold Basketballs, But Not Dribble · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yet another reason to fear raptors....

  16. Re:Now, to stop corrupt politicians! on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Ban politicians. They're terrorizing me.

  17. Re:They are all gay on MD Appellate Ct. Sets "New Standard" For Anonymous Posting · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but isn't it funny when it's true?

    Evangelical preacher Ted Haggard doing meth and guys. Republican Senator Larry Craig getting arrested for and pleading guilty to homosexual lewd conduct in an airport bathroom. Democratic Representive William Jefferson, busted for corruption by the FBI, found to have $90,000 in cash in his freezer. Annnd to round it out, John Edwards cheating on his wife while she was battle cancer.

  18. Re:No Tub Girl?!?!?! on Jurassic Web · · Score: 1

    I must be lucky. I've not heard of this "meatspin".

  19. Re:Nope, it's already happened in the UK on Cambridge, Mass. Moves To Nix Security Cameras · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-and-tube-firm-at-odds-over-cctv-footage-of-innocent-brazilians-shooting-503943.html

    Malice or incompetence, it's unacceptable.

    At least phone companies have inadvertantly given just about everyone with a cellphone the ability to record events.

  20. Re:Sounds Great For Attention Whores on Google Maps To Add 'Friend' GPS Tracking · · Score: 1

    You got a problem with twitter shitters, bub?

    (Requisite link.)

  21. Re:Something to credit Microsoft for on Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1 · · Score: 1

    Ah, the marquee tag....

    There was a beautiful time when this set of gamer forums I went accepted HTML in posts. They fixed that after one thread exploded in tags ending tables and just completely ruining the entire rest of the page. And, yes, there was immense abuse of marquee and blinking text and smilies.

  22. Re:Two questions: on State Dept E-mail Crash After "Reply-All" Storm · · Score: 1

    That's why you flip it around so they keep clicking yes and failing until they go get the attention of someone who will actually read the message.

    "Are you sure you don't want to reply to a large number of recipients?"

    [Yes|No]

  23. Re:Cost on Blu-ray Update Sent To User Via Credit Card Records · · Score: 1

    I was replying more to the spam part than the naughty people part. Given the many makes and models, going for a brute force attack would probably be best using demos for fake programs like Antivirus 2008 or, well, AOL-esque free trial discs. CDs, envelopes, printing, and postage would add up quickly.

    For directing attention at one person, you'd need a good surveilance setup to find what stuff they have or a fake burglery or access to credit card records or garbage hopping for recipes.... It all just seems a bit much.

  24. Re:So... on Blu-ray Update Sent To User Via Credit Card Records · · Score: 1

    Cost?

  25. If you outlaw smiling... on Indiana Bans Driver's License Smiles, For Security · · Score: 1

    ...then only the outlaws will be smiling!