I'd buy one of these just for the USB port. I have a 3 year old HP Pavilion with only 2 USB ports, both occupied. And if it helps my gaming, all the better.
The backlit keys sound like a nice touch too.
Pardon my ignorance, but doesn't the mod only apply to the PC version? Is it even POSSIBLE to access the Hot Coffee content on the console versions?--And if not, then why would the console versions be changed to "AO"?
...Electronic Arts has announced that it is changing the rating on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" video game to "AO". Company spokesperson Richard Butz revealed that game programmers inserted various "vulgarities" in its code. According to Butz, "there are comments in the game's source code which are just shocking--four letter words and everything. Totally unfit for minors. Also, there is one portion of the code which looks kinda like a pixellated representation of two people engaging in a lewd act. These programmers are totally irresponsible, exposing children to this sort of smut."
I for one am glad that the government has access to medical records, in the name of fighting terrorism. We all know how important those medical records are, and damn that doctor-patient confidentiality--this is national security! If the government says it needs to know about my hemorrhoids, psoriasis and ingrown toenail, then let it!
Blame the lack of trust on employer-based health insurance. In the old days you actually COULD develop a relationships with your doctor because you paid cash, and you stuck with him/her by your choice. Nowadays, your employer changes insurance, or you change jobs, and your old doctor isn't on your new plan anymore. Hard to develop a relationship if your insurance changes every couple of years!
I read a new proposal to do away with employer-based health insurance. Everyone in the US would get a voucher to go buy their own insurance. Funded from the employer premiums currently going to insurance companies. No "group discounts," no prior-condition exclusions. Even Medicaid and Medicare would be abolished. YOU have control over your insurance, and change it when YOU want. And the total cost would be far cheaper than the current system, while covering everyone (no more 40 million uninsured at any given moment!). Now that would be a wonderful thing...except the Aetnas and Cignas would actually have to start being COMPETITIVE and might no longer be able to afford paying their CEOs millions each year...
A publisher goes to great lengths to prevent early leaks of a created work. It is finally released at midnight, sparking universal celebration. Adults and children alike take part in an incredible, magical social event and share this experience with like-minded individuals the world over.
Embargoeing a release to spoil the spoilers has nothing to do with DRM, but everything to do with preserving a social phenomenon. Think "Star Wars" or "Cabbage Patch Kids" in the above scenario. What's so draconian (let alone illegal, unfair, or just plain wrong) about trying to make sure that everyone shares in the release at the same time everywhere? And since when does The Average Joe Consumer have a claim to ANY rights before an authorized release?
Scholastic deserves congratulations for trying to preserve the magic of the Harry Potter release, when a kid cracks the book spine and reads the first words with wide-eyed wonder and breathless anticipation. And further congrats for creating the hype usually associated with your typical Hollywood blockbuster. When was the last time a book created this much excitement?
Oh yeah..."Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
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I'd buy one of these just for the USB port. I have a 3 year old HP Pavilion with only 2 USB ports, both occupied. And if it helps my gaming, all the better. The backlit keys sound like a nice touch too.
Pardon my ignorance, but doesn't the mod only apply to the PC version? Is it even POSSIBLE to access the Hot Coffee content on the console versions?--And if not, then why would the console versions be changed to "AO"?
...Electronic Arts has announced that it is changing the rating on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" video game to "AO". Company spokesperson Richard Butz revealed that game programmers inserted various "vulgarities" in its code. According to Butz, "there are comments in the game's source code which are just shocking--four letter words and everything. Totally unfit for minors. Also, there is one portion of the code which looks kinda like a pixellated representation of two people engaging in a lewd act. These programmers are totally irresponsible, exposing children to this sort of smut."
I for one am glad that the government has access to medical records, in the name of fighting terrorism. We all know how important those medical records are, and damn that doctor-patient confidentiality--this is national security! If the government says it needs to know about my hemorrhoids, psoriasis and ingrown toenail, then let it!
Blame the lack of trust on employer-based health insurance. In the old days you actually COULD develop a relationships with your doctor because you paid cash, and you stuck with him/her by your choice. Nowadays, your employer changes insurance, or you change jobs, and your old doctor isn't on your new plan anymore. Hard to develop a relationship if your insurance changes every couple of years! I read a new proposal to do away with employer-based health insurance. Everyone in the US would get a voucher to go buy their own insurance. Funded from the employer premiums currently going to insurance companies. No "group discounts," no prior-condition exclusions. Even Medicaid and Medicare would be abolished. YOU have control over your insurance, and change it when YOU want. And the total cost would be far cheaper than the current system, while covering everyone (no more 40 million uninsured at any given moment!). Now that would be a wonderful thing...except the Aetnas and Cignas would actually have to start being COMPETITIVE and might no longer be able to afford paying their CEOs millions each year...
A publisher goes to great lengths to prevent early leaks of a created work. It is finally released at midnight, sparking universal celebration. Adults and children alike take part in an incredible, magical social event and share this experience with like-minded individuals the world over. Embargoeing a release to spoil the spoilers has nothing to do with DRM, but everything to do with preserving a social phenomenon. Think "Star Wars" or "Cabbage Patch Kids" in the above scenario. What's so draconian (let alone illegal, unfair, or just plain wrong) about trying to make sure that everyone shares in the release at the same time everywhere? And since when does The Average Joe Consumer have a claim to ANY rights before an authorized release? Scholastic deserves congratulations for trying to preserve the magic of the Harry Potter release, when a kid cracks the book spine and reads the first words with wide-eyed wonder and breathless anticipation. And further congrats for creating the hype usually associated with your typical Hollywood blockbuster. When was the last time a book created this much excitement? Oh yeah..."Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."