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  1. Re:About Those Screen Corners... on Top 8 Reasons HCI is in its Stone Age · · Score: 0
    I rather like it, actually.

    I found myself doing some design work on Macs earlier this summer, and I thought that mousing to the corner and back to switch between various Indesign and Photoshop windows worked very well. Much better, in fact, than the windows taskbar.

  2. Re:Let's get this over with on Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies at 80 · · Score: 0
    How about Chief Justice Steve Jobs?

    He could redefine our judicial system in a freindly and colorful way.

  3. Slightly different alternative on Password Storage for Fun and Profit? · · Score: 0
    For those free website logins and such, you can just use BugMeNot to fill in boxes with other dummy accounts.

    It won't do much for real passwords, but at least you don't have to worry about coming up with different passwords for things that don't have to be secure.

  4. Subject on The Evolution of the Revolution · · Score: 0

    I rather like some of those. The dual tilt-sensitive controller getups especially. I don't know how well they'd work, and it would piss off the light gun industry, but they look great. And I have to agree, though, that any controller has to have blue glowy bits. It just wouldn't be as awesome without them.

  5. bad pun ahead. on Death to the Games Industry · · Score: 0

    Looks to me like the gaming industry is in need of a revolution of sorts...

  6. Re:You mean I still have to pay... on New Xbox Live Pricing Revealed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'd hardly call a game console without games fully functional. That would run you more like $520 USD

  7. iPod Name on Apple To Unveil iPod Cellphone Next Week? · · Score: 0

    I'm sure whatever it is, if it has the iPod name on it, it will sell like hotcakes. Think of the Shuffle. If any other brand tried to market that piece of shit, they'd have trouble selling it to anyone.

  8. Coincidence? I think not. on Google Seeks to Develop Parallel Internet? · · Score: 4, Funny

    "GoogleNet" sounds a bit too much like "SkyNet" for my sensibilities. Of course, if any company were to bring about Armageddon, I'd trust Google to do it in the most efficient, user-freindly and non-evil way.

  9. My prediction on Rumour Control on the Revolution Controller · · Score: 1

    Maybe Nintendo will go the full nine yards and release the greatest control system ever with the Rev. Of course, the box would have to be pretty big to fit a keyboard and mouse...

  10. moves on What Xbox Games Will Be Backwards Compatible? · · Score: 1

    I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Almost every descision announced for the 360 or PS3 makes it look more and more like Nintendo is making the right moves with the revolution.

  11. Nintendo on PS3 Details Slowly Emerging · · Score: 1

    Why does it seem like every announcement regarding the 360 or PS3 makes Nintendo look like they're doing the right thing?

  12. Stupid arguments... on Bully To Blacken Rockstar's Other Eye? · · Score: 1
    "A check of Internet web sites today reveals that Wal-Mart, GameStop, ToysRUs, and Amazon.com are all presently pre-selling the game with no questions asked as to age of the buyers," Thompson said in a statement.

    Yeah. Cause we all know that most twelve-year-olds have credit cards.

  13. Console Wars on Xbox 360 to have HD-DVD, Eventually · · Score: 1
    Won't this be fun for game makers. Release the PS3 version on Blu-Ray, the Xbox on HD and the Revolution on a DVD.

    To quote Obi-Wan; I've got a bad feeling about this.

  14. When will they ever understand? on Grandma Sues Over Hot Coffee Mod · · Score: 1
    FTA: Take Two Interactive initially said the scenes were not part of the retail version of the game but later admitted they were.

    Don't you just love how people seem to be misunderstanding and spinning this? The fact is that it never was in the retail version of the game. It was a MODIFIED version of the game. You cannot take a sip of hot coffee without CONSCIOUSLY ALTERING the game.

    For that matter, R* never actuatlly said that HC was invented by Hackers and Modders. They said: "In violation of the software user agreement, hackers created the 'hot coffee' modification by disassembling and then combining, recompiling and altering the game's source code."

    It isn't entirely true, and it is confusing to anyone who knows little about games and programming, but they DID NOT say that the code was ADDED, just that it was ALTERED.

    I think everyone would be much happier if somebody sat down with all these people up in arms and had a good talk with them, explaining what it actually is.

  15. New service on Free Audio Content for Long Drives? · · Score: 1

    If you are somewhere near the greater Seattle Area, the King County Library System just started offering free audiobooks online. I think they have about 800 titles, and are pretty good quality, albeit only offered in .WMA

  16. Google Moon on Google Offers Hybrid Satellite and Map View · · Score: 1

    So how long until we have overlayed maps on Google Moon?

  17. A couple more arguments on ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating · · Score: 1

    Frankly, I don't see why there is a distinction between this and a full-blown mod. There is no major difference to the user; you download it and intstall it. It could have been a whole gig of mod, and the same result could ensue. Also, with all this partisan name-throwing going around, stop blaming any party. Seriously, they both have had GTA and videogames in general in thier crosshairs for a while. The only difference is that the Republicans call it a sin.