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  1. Re:Enter the Matrix was OK... on Failed Games That Damaged Or Killed Their Companies · · Score: 1

    The game for the first Spider-Man movie was decent, mainly because it was essentially the Spider-Man game released in 2000 with then new generation shiney and what amounted to approximately the movie plot tacked on.

  2. Re:They should never expire on DC Sues AT&T For Unclaimed Phone Minutes · · Score: 1

    No, but you can mail a check, which is redeemable for cash.

  3. Re:Alternative? on An Open Source Compiler From CUDA To X86-Multicore · · Score: 1

    Not right off the bat, but a slow transition from one brand to the other, like what is happening now, can be quite good for them.

  4. Re:Yep on GIMP Dropped From Ubuntu 10.04 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why is this stupid? Most users photo editing is limited to stuff like removing red-eye. A lot of users don't even do that. Not to say that GIMP isn't good, but one does have to wonder exactly why it should be in the default install or live CD. Can you explain why you think it is borderline stupid for them to pull something out most users aren't using, especially considering they are likely to use the space for a bunch of other software that more people are likely to use (why else would they give a limited room excuse)?

  5. Re:Whichever moron tagged this as "irrelevant"... on Mandriva Linux 2010 Is Finally Out · · Score: 1

    Yeah, a bunch of users/developers who happen to like where the OS is, because where it is happens to suit their wants/needs. How fucking deluded of them. Good thing you are out there, because surely your preferences/needs are the only ones that matter when determining something is junk.

  6. Re:Professionalism on Some Early Adopters Stung By Ubuntu's Karmic Koala · · Score: 1

    Same here, I installed Karmic and it has been, at least for me, a big improvement over Jaunty, from performance to giving me the option to install a PAE-enabled kernel without having to use the server kernel or recompile it myself.

  7. Re:After reading the tech specs I can see on Nintendo Announces DSi XL · · Score: 1

    IIRC, DS lite and Gameboy Micro use the same power adapter.

  8. Re:Revisionist History on A Tale of Two Windows 7s · · Score: 2, Informative

    Longhorn didn't disappear, it was the code name for what eventually became Vista. Even after the code reset, it was still Longhorn.

  9. Re:IBM's hardware vendor mind is taking over on IBM's Answer To Windows 7 Is Ubuntu Linux · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I shoved my old PC out in the living room with Ubuntu preinstalled for the kids/parents, and they love it. Nobody has asked me how to do anything, and the technophobe parents (won't update an iphone, points at computer and asks what is wrong with the modem) more often than not use it as opposed to the one that is in their room on a desk right next to their bed.

  10. I don't think it is a bad thing... on Should Computer Games Adapt To the Way You Play? · · Score: 1

    ...because it provides, at least for me, a challenging game experience while at the same being in line with the market trend of games that are more accessible. Accessibility these days often comes in the form of significantly reduced challenge, which leads to uninteresting games for me. At least this way, I still have something to play.

  11. Re:HUH? Small devs are getting exposure with steam on Is Valve's Steam Anti-Competitive? · · Score: 1

    Can I ask how you think Steam hurts "middle" publishers?

  12. Re:Troubleshooting skills. on Stargate Universe · · Score: 1

    Where are you getting the whole "asgard are ancient offshoots" thing. Sure, we may have seen a preserved asgard from way before they had modified themselves to their current state, but that doesn't mean they started out at ancient.

  13. Re:Summary doesn't make it clear... on Arizona Judge Tells Sheriff "Reveal Password Or Face Contempt" · · Score: 1

    Can you elaborate on your cult experiances (assuming this isn't average internet bullshitting).

  14. Re:Woo-hoo on New MechWarrior Announced, MechWarrior4 To Be Distributed Free · · Score: 1

    That was Mechwarrior 4 paired with the PC version of Crimson Skies.

  15. Re:Competition is good, baby! on Google Announces Chrome OS, For Release Mid-2010 · · Score: 1

    Performance/security, if you RTFA or think about it logically.

  16. Re:You never watched did you? on Sarah Connor Chronicles — Why It Died · · Score: 1

    I don't think you and I were watching the same show.

  17. Re:Great business plan! on Linux.com Relaunched Under New Management · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow! Almost like a Slashdot 2.0...oh, wait...

  18. Re:Chicken or the egghead? on Google Unveils Search Options and Google Squared · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why do I care who came up with the idea first? I care about who does it best.

  19. FTA... on Adult Website Use At Work Leads To Hacker Conviction · · Score: 5, Informative

    He added that the city had never actually disseminated a policy regarding internet usage to tell workers what was inappropriate.

    "They had crafted one but they hadn't published it," he said. "So there was in effect no policy and no protections on the computer -- no password protection or filtering of any kind -- so basically anybody could access anything on the internet through the city's computer."

    And the statue he was convicted under:

    "No person, in any manner and by any means, including, but not limited to, computer hacking, shall knowingly gain access to, attempt to gain access to, or cause access to be gained to any computer, . . . without the consent of, or beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of, the owner of the computer, . . . or other person authorized to give consent."

    Righto.

  20. Re:Awesome on The Pirate Bay Seeks Interesting Route To "Pay" Fine · · Score: 1

    They are saying that if you decide you want your money back it still helps. They aren't telling people to commit fraud. Any money not paid by random people on the internet the pirate bay guys are responsible for anyway.

  21. Re:Uh... yes. on Is a $72.5m Opening Weekend Enough For Star Trek? · · Score: 1

    The last movie was a horrid fan fic given a multimillion dollar budget and directed by someone who was determined to ignore all the previous Trek stuff, whereas the current film is more an attempt to be a more modern Trek experiance while paying homage to everything else.

  22. Re:The RIAA didn't really promise anything... on RIAA Filed 62 New Cases In April Alone · · Score: 1

    What I think is going on with the new lawsuits is the same thing that I think was going on with the old lawsuits: extortion.

  23. Re:This is so stupid. on Would You Pay For YouTube Videos? · · Score: 1

    Better yet, do that and offer the option of an monthly unlimited uploads for, say, $10 a month.

  24. Re:Lost shareholder value for whom? on Time Warner To Spin Off AOL · · Score: 1

    I find it hard to comprehend the bit where you use "quality staff," "wanted," and "AOL" in the same sentence.

  25. Re:Treason on Rep. Jane Harman Focus In Yet Another Warrantless Wiretap Scandal · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Picard.