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  1. Re:77 Games? on Xbox Modders Charged Under DMCA · · Score: 1

    But you've got Halo, so that's all that matters, right?

    Actually the Dreamcast was the last system I picked up. Shenmue was so over-rated...

  2. Re:77 Games? on Xbox Modders Charged Under DMCA · · Score: 1

    That's about 76 more than the number of worthwhile games available for the Xbox. They got ripped off. =)

    Just out of curiousity, what good games does the PS2 or Gamecube have that the XBox doesn't?

  3. CT Deja Vu 'eh? Sorry. on Microsoft Ends IE on the Mac · · Score: 1

    CT Deja Vu 'eh? Sorry.

    He's Canadian?

  4. Re:Piracy? on Nintendo Promotes Music Piracy? · · Score: 1

    I suppose DMB, Phish, Grateful Dead, Bela Fleck, and tons of other artists who allow live recordings to be redistributed for free among their fans also support piracy?

    No they're just dirty communists!

  5. Re:No. on 360 Has Best Launch Lineup Ever? · · Score: 1

    Haha that's the joke!

  6. Be careful of... on Asking the Right Questions to a Future Employer? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    One thing you may not want to ask is: "Is there any advancement?" or something similar. While in some cases this may show thay you are eager to learn and work hard, some of the employers may not like this for the following two reasons:

    1) They don't want you to steal their job.
    2) They need to fill a specific position and want to hire somebody that will be satisfied with working in that position for the next 15 years.

  7. Re:No. on 360 Has Best Launch Lineup Ever? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you like those old style games than pick up a Gameboy Advance. Advance wars, Fire Emblem, Castlevania...

  8. Re:What's the point? on What Do You Think of the COLEMAK Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    Where are you going to find people who haven't been "tainted" with Qwerty?

    Put 'em on the 100 dollar laptop?

  9. Re:Good idea but not in England on Ramp Creates Power As Cars Pass · · Score: 1

    Ice would be a problem.

  10. Re:WEIRD! on Little Red Book Draws Government Attention · · Score: 1

    Or I just say so much semi insightful (ha!) crap that you pick it up once in a while
    I'm sure that is part of it.

    I'll check out your blog in a little bit. Could be a fun way to waste an evening.
    I don't recommend it, unless you are very bored!

  11. WEIRD! on Little Red Book Draws Government Attention · · Score: 1

    Okay this is weird. I have a crappy blog that I post to once in a while, and I've quoted Slashdot posts only twice. The really crazy thing is that both times are quotes from Turn-X Alphonse! I don't know anybody's name on slashdot so this was entirely a coincidence!

    Today:
    "terrorist, communist, witch or heretic. Same name, same tactic, different era."

    July 7th:
    "I'm from the UK (an hour from London) and can I just say something here.
    I couldn't care less. The IRA did this loads of times, lots of people have died in the same situations spread out over a couple of weeks. It used to be a fact of life that this happens. 1 event isn't a huge issue.
    Save the pity and shock for else where. It's not needed and hopefully we won't whore this like September 11th was.
    I know this'll get marked troll but I think it's an opinion we NEED to see put out. Some of us couldn't care less, it won't stop our lives any more then seeing a giant pink elephant would.
    It happened, it's over and done with, next please."

    -That's a hell of a coincidence...

  12. Re:Dragon Quest VIII on Review: Dragon Quest VIII · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That choice you are talking about can be confusing as hell sometimes though. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has walked from town to town talking to people because I didn't know what to do next. Hell, even in FF Mystic Quest I got lost (didn't know what to do next) a few times (I was like 8), and this was before I had the internet for walkthroughs.

  13. Re:Best search engine placement on Search Engine Marketing Kit · · Score: 1

    How the hell is that Maddox site popular anyway? If you haven't heard of it, don't check it out.

  14. Waste of time... on Algorithms Determine Mona Lisa's True Emotions · · Score: 0

    I hate when people say stuff like "and yet Cancer goes uncured", but I *could have* played with my pecker all morning and come up with something more useful than this.

  15. 20 years on Microsoft Wins Hyperlink TV Pause Battle · · Score: 1

    Why do the patents last 20 years? I think a generation is far too long.

  16. Sounds like slashdot. on A Shoe To The Head For Game Journalism · · Score: 1

    Sounds like slashdot. Or any media that depends on advertising revenue for that matter. This is why Media English is not the worthless class in (Canadian) highschool that it at first seems to be.

  17. Damn on Google Launches Google Music · · Score: 1

    I was going to ad this feature to a 3rd rate search engine I ran. I figured I coudn't compete with google, but I could find a niche. There goes that idea.

  18. Get Perpendicular! on Seagate Pushes Hard Drive Platters to 160GB · · Score: 1

    "Although perpendicular recording has yet to make its way into desktop hard drives..."

    In case anyone hasn't already seen it: FLASH

  19. Re:Makes sense to me. on Google to Buy Opera? · · Score: 1

    Sure, but what about all of their future services? It would be easier for them if they could change opera whenever it is needed.

  20. Re:I hate to be a dick, but . . . on Advice for Open Source Startups: Remember LinuxCare · · Score: 1

    Luck for a billionaire, not just luck a millionaire. Open up a tire dealer, or a landscaping business (anything but a restaurent). It's not impossible, but I agree that luck and sociopathy helps!

  21. Re:I hate to be a dick, but . . . on Advice for Open Source Startups: Remember LinuxCare · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A few. Obviously not everyone can be a millionaire, but unless you are born into wealth, it takes a certain determination to become that rich. Most people don't have that determination.

  22. Re:I hate to be a dick, but . . . on Advice for Open Source Startups: Remember LinuxCare · · Score: 1

    I don't see any reason why geeks can't come up with an idea for a start-up and become a millionaire though. It takes more than business skills to become a billionaire. It takes greed and a great deal of luck.

  23. Re:Makes sense to me. on Google to Buy Opera? · · Score: 1

    Because with opera they can get even more market share. With opera they can jump into the mobile browser business. And, I'm pretty sure money isn't one of google's main concerns.

  24. Re:Wikipedia on Google to Buy Opera? · · Score: 1

    Not all of the volunteers. Hey, it's hard to find an article on it. Try typing in imdb sells out in google.

  25. Re:Wikipedia on Google to Buy Opera? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, like IMDB...