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  1. Re:Slashvertizement on Brain Training Coming To The West · · Score: 1

    Why should this be on the front page, or any page. It is just a game being released. I dont know why people go looking for something to submit when there is nothing to learn from.

    I agree, but this is also somewhat of a unique game. It also has some interesting technology behind it, I presume.

  2. Re:Think about it on Return to the Moon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I know this sometimes seems silly but we need to invest in any projects that lead to plausable human habitation of the moon. Whether it be for resources or for recreation. Earth will NOT be here forever and any steps we can do to begin the transition of being less reliant on the Earth's resources the better off the human race will be in the long run.

    Well the Earth will be here for a few billion years. That's a long time, you know. And, even if all of the nuclear weapons that ever existed were detonated right now, the Earth would still be a hell of a lot more habitable than the moon.

  3. Re:Woh, rly? on 26 Million Chinese Gamers Online · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Online game revenue is expected to reach 17.2 billion yuan So, that's like, tens of dollar?

    Haha wow! I've never heard that one before!

  4. Re:Sounds alot like on ATI Talks Revolution Graphics · · Score: 1

    the 64--to me--ended up aging considerably better than the PSX, graphics-wise.

    Definately. And no || loading.... || screens either!

  5. Wow on Levi Making iPod Compatible Jeans Now · · Score: 1

    Just what we need. Levis that become outdated as fast as portable audio technology.

  6. Re:Last time I tapped out a drive? on Solid State Memory on the Rise · · Score: 1

    Solid State memory is and will always been a niche technology for areas that suite it best such as high reliability, small packages and extreme environments.

    That's a little short sighted, don't you think?

  7. Re:ODF? on Trimarco Confirms Mass. ODF Support · · Score: 1

    Abbyword, Kword?

    The creators of those programs are free to support ODF.

  8. Re:What are /. reader's most dangerous ideas? on Share Your Most Dangerous Idea · · Score: 1

    Eating Taco Bell after a night of binge drinking. Then going to an amusement park.

  9. Exercise bike? on Build a Force-Feedback Gaming Simulator · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know of any plans for building an exercise bike input device for a PC or console? I would love to try this, and I was thinking of just using an optical mouse (or regular one, even).

  10. Offtopic but... on Game Retailers Make Money On The Margins · · Score: 1

    Offtopic but... Does anyone else find it awkward when "product" is used as the plural instead of "products"?

  11. Re:Why? on South Park Turns to Xserve for Storage Upgrade · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    " Why is this news? who care what Southpark chose for storage?"

    My guess? No one does.

  12. SCREENSHOTS on Java 4K Game Development Contest · · Score: 2, Informative

    Everybody loves screenshots...

  13. Don't use drugs! on How Do You Deal with Depression Around Christmas? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Drugs are not the answer. Psychiatry isn't either! Scientology is the only way to beat depression.

    No. Not really.

  14. Re:Hello on Scientists Find Preserved Dodo Bird Bones · · Score: 1

    Enjoy your burn, unfortunately you may not believe in hell but it believes in you. Welcome to it.

    Says the anonymous coward.

  15. Re:2005 isn't finished yet on 2005 Scientific Highlights · · Score: 1

    The authors of the article are really going to have egg on their face when the aliens land next week.

    Really? What else aren't you telling us???

  16. Re:I don't believe in dodos on Scientists Find Preserved Dodo Bird Bones · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Bible, of course. The Satan is testing our faith again.

  17. Re:Yawn on First Intel Yonah Laptop Announced · · Score: 2, Informative

    I agree with you about AMD's technical superiority, but the Pentium M was, and is an excellent product. The 1.3 ghz Centrino I bought 2 1/2 years ago is holding up better than any of the other computers I've purchased.

  18. Hype on Best and Worst of 2005 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When something is hyped up as much as the Rev, there is no way to live up to that hype. Just think of the Segway. It is a marvel of engineering, but fell about five miles short of the hype.

  19. Re:My advice on Best System for Learning a Foreign Language? · · Score: 1

    Are you aware you are posting on Slashdot? I mean, a girlfriend... come on! You insensitive clod :P

    How about a hot-enough hispanic hooker? It wont cost much more than private lessons, and it is a lot more fun.

  20. Re:Barter on U.S. Ecommerce To Be Broadly Taxed? · · Score: 1

    Back in the '90s wasn't there some website that facilitated bartering?

    You mean this?

  21. Web Browser on 11 Design Mistakes of the Xbox 360 · · Score: 1

    I'm more than a little glad the 360 has no web browser.

    Why?

  22. Re:My 2 cents... on How Would You Design a Captcha for the Deaf-Blind? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry to say this, but this sounds like a extremely narrow question.

    23000 deafblind people in the UK alone.

    Hire an assistant/interpreter. That would probably be much cheaper, and much easier.

    What the hell are you smoking?

  23. Re:Quality TV will diminish? Huh? on The Mythbusters Answer Your Questions · · Score: 1

    So, let me get this straight: you don't want commercials during the show, you don't want one advertiser to sponsor the whole thing and not have any commercials, and you don't want product placements. Do you want all television to be subscription only, then? Cause someone has to pay to make these things, they're not cheap.

    Well unfortunately, a lot of people feel entitled to just about everything. Like free quality programming is now somehow a birthright.

  24. Re:Won't it be hard to launch that far north? on Canadian Company Developing New Space Shuttle · · Score: 1

    We'll launch from the Turks and Cacos when they eventually become the eleventh province.

    I never heard about that, but after looking it up, it seems like a great idea. Maybe someone should let the new government know that we want this in January.

    Wikipedia entry on Turks and Cacos.

  25. Re:Can Jurrasic Park be a reality... on DNA of Woolly Mammoth Fully Sequenced · · Score: 2, Informative

    Remember the plot... somehow they used the DNA sequence of existing lizards and filled in the new sequence to fertilize Dianosaur egg. :-) I think the scientists must be trying to regenerate a Mammoth out of a current age elephant.

    Actually, I'm pretty sure they used frogs for some stupid reason.