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  1. but does it run on linux on Netflix Announces Streaming Only Plans and Higher Prices for DVDs · · Score: 1

    still no? i understand the silverlight DRM issue on linux, but if they can stream to roku and game consoles without silverlight (perhaps xbox?), then why can't the same feed be made available to linux PCs?

    I've been very pleased with quality and content for streaming through consoles. I only get 1 DVD a month or so, so I will definitely lower my plan and use RedBox as needed.

  2. Re:Interesting reasoning on US Supreme Court: Video Games Qualify For First Amendment · · Score: 0

    I know Walmart/Target have store policies (not law) against selling PG13/R movies or M games to children.

    Does anyone know if movie theaters are required to card children for PG13/R movies? or is it up to that business' own policy?

  3. Re:Kudos to Opera on Apple Approves Opera Mini For iPhone · · Score: 0

    Opera Mini is at version 5
    Opera Mobile is at version 10
    Opera is at version 10.5

  4. Re:Thisis a GREAT thing.. on Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down · · Score: 0

    not a full Xbox LIVE server, but works for most games

    www.xbconnect.com/

    http://www.techlore.com/article/14302/XBConnect--A-Free-Alternative-to-XBox-Live/

  5. Re:What about IPv6 on Google Proposes DNS Extension · · Score: 0

    "For IPv6, there is no corresponding number that everyone agrees to, but the authors of the draft suggest truncating IPv6 addresses as well."

  6. Re:Why? on 3D Blu-ray Spec Finalized, PS3 Supported · · Score: 0

    NFL is spending a lot of money on 3D sports technology. Live games are supposedly coming to IMAX in the future.

  7. Re:so... on Mega Man 10 Confirmed For WiiWare · · Score: 0
  8. Re:They need to get rid of the INSTANT death Spike on Mega Man 10 Confirmed For WiiWare · · Score: 0

    all you need to do is buy a spike safety item from the in-game store.

  9. Re:Do not want on Mega Man 10 Confirmed For WiiWare · · Score: 0

    I have not noticed any latency playing Mega Man 9 on Xbox 360 on a standard definition TV.

  10. Re:Keep it. on Mega Man 10 Confirmed For WiiWare · · Score: 0

    me too! how do you figure it was so bad?

    only thing i would have liked would be the slide... and the ability to scroll text faster in the store.

  11. Re:$83 on Project Natal Release Details Emerge · · Score: 0

    Good to know, thanks!

  12. $83 on Project Natal Release Details Emerge · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Who spends $83 dollars on impulse buys?

  13. Re:They can probably recover at the repair depot on Wii Update 4.2 Tries (and Fails) To Block Homebrew · · Score: 0

    I thought one of the advantages of BootMii was to be able to access the system flash even if the Wii was bricked?

    "Inserted into the boot process, BootMii provides you with a "safety net" -- you can back up your entire Wii to SD in under three minutes! If you were to brick your Wii, BootMii would still run and let you restore your backup from SD, quickly and painlessly."
    http://bootmii.org/about/

  14. GCC for iPhone on The Ethics of Selling GPLed Software For the iPhone · · Score: 0

    I know it'd be slow compiling, but I'm surprised this hasn't been ported yet... or has it?

  15. only helps with head-on collisions on Volvo Introduces a Collision-Proof Car · · Score: 0

    this does nothing from side impact crashes (which i would guess are more common)

  16. skydrive on Google Plans Service to Store Users' Data Online · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    skydrive works pretty well. supports drag and drop in IE (active x, no go for mozilla). http://skydrive.live.com/

  17. Re:RTFM on SETI Finally Finds Something · · Score: 1

    Woman. Wo-man. Whoa, man...
    ...She was a thief. You'd better believe. She stole my heart and my cat.

  18. Wiikov Smirnoff on Unreal 3 Engine to Skip the Wii · · Score: 1

    In Amerika, Unreal Engine 3 doesn't play on Wii. In Soviet Russia, Wii are not allowed to play.

  19. Re:The end of his speech: on Massachusetts' CIO Defends Move to OpenDocument · · Score: 1

    yes, how great a format is that?! i'd love to see wordpad-sized program to handle OpenDocument format. i'm sure it will come around soon enough. i've tried the plugin for AbiWord and it works OK, but i dont really use the program. depending on what i'm doing i either use ConTEXT or OOo. for complex word docs, i actually use Microsoft Word Viewer to handle the printing.

  20. Re:The end of his speech: on Massachusetts' CIO Defends Move to OpenDocument · · Score: 1

    Its not referring to the size of the documents. OpenDocument files are zipped text files where MicrosoftDoc is uncompressed binary. I assume the MicrosoftXMLDoc will be comparable. The bloat is in the software, there's no argument against this. Its a memory hog. Disclaimer. I have been using OpenOffice.org since StarOffice 5.

  21. Re:Browser UI on Firefox-based Social Browser Flock Launches · · Score: 1

    sounds like you're describing facebook to the letter

    the new stalker net, with pictures!

  22. Re:frist post! on Google Earth Used to Find Ancient Roman Villa · · Score: 1

    so you find an ancient Roman villa... but does it run linux? :-D

  23. including archives? on Ogg Vorbis Share Reaches 12.3% on P2P Traffic · · Score: 1

    i wonder if they include archives... a little bird told me that much of what is xfer'd is in rar, tar, and zip.

  24. Re:Will it run on WindowsXP Professional or Longho on Fedora Core 4 Available · · Score: 1

    this brings up a valid question... Does WINE support BSOD? 9x & NT modes?

  25. Re:Doppler on Homemade EVDO/WiFi Mobile Access Point · · Score: 1

    regardless, wouldn't that only be if you were on the side of the interstate as the car zips by? enough time to maybe get an AT command in. there would be no doppler shift in the car as the Stomp Box and the laptop would be traveling at the same speed.