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  1. Re:Holy Crap! Calm down on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 2, Informative

    Where I grew up, the only Elementary school that had buses were the two "country" schools that covered the less densely populated areas on the outskirts of town. I walked to school every day, it was only a few blocks away, and I imagine if your kid went to one of the "city" schools, they all could have walked too. Of course this was in a town of 15,000, but I totally agree with you, city size should not matter. Elementary schools should be the ultimate local school.

  2. Repurchase apps? on Rumors Flying About New iPhone Capabilities · · Score: 2, Informative

    The new software also supposedly makes you re-buy apps that you've already purchased, just so they can allow multiple accounts on one phone (have people really asked for this?).

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/165834/apple_thwarts_app_piracy_ahead_of_iphone_30_release.html

  3. Re:How inconsiderate! on Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well, Ubuntu users get the Ubuntu Firefox add-on which has actually conflicted and broken other popular add-ons like Tab Mix Plus. I never actually figured out what that add-on even does before I disabled it.

  4. Re:How does custom firmware "lose sales" on PSP Go With 16GB Memory and Bluetooth Leaked · · Score: 1

    Not that I necessarily agree with this, but there might be different publishers of a game depending on the region, and publishers want to make sure that if they're selling a game in a particular region, they want to get the sales exclusively.

  5. Re:A "company"? on New Mac Clone Maker 'Quo' To Open Retail Store · · Score: 1

    If I was trying to take down sue-happy Apple, I'd probably try to stay underground as long as possible. At least until the hardware was ready and nearly in the warehouses.

  6. Continued subscriptions? on Electronic Gaming Monthly Coming Back · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Will my original subscription which was supposed to run through the end of the year be continued? Or was it conveniently lost?

  7. Sprint? on 18 Android Phones, In 3 Flavors, By Year's End · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now if only Sprint would get off their butt and release their phone. I really want an Android phone but not willing to switch over to T-Mobile just for the phone.

  8. Re:Let's be honest... on The Sims 3 Racks Up Over 180,000 Downloads Prior To Release · · Score: 4, Funny

    My wife likes to make me and her in the game and then make them have like eight children together...

    This is my life.

  9. Re:AdBlock Plus on KOffice 2.0.0 Now Open For Firefox-Like Extensions · · Score: 1

    And using KnoScript I can stop those pesky macros from running whenever I bring up a new spreadsheet.

  10. New MPAA trailer on Is Playing a DVD Harder Than Rocket Science? · · Score: 1

    You wouldn't steal a space shuttle...

  11. Re:communism? on Dot-Communism Is Already Here · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm not really familiar with Jefferson's communist tendencies (especially since he was greatly in favor of a weak federal government, personal liberties, and against nationalized banks), but your quote really has nothing to do with communism either. The freedom of ideas is independent of communism or democracy, it has more to do with what rights the individual has. But I guess it just goes to show how lame this article is.

  12. So close to SP3? on Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Released · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that coming out in October?

  13. Yahtzee! on Netbook-Run Dice Robot Can Rack Up 1.3 Million Rolls a Day · · Score: 1

    From the first picture, all the rolls are 4's, 5's, and 6's! Where's the Yahtzee game that runs off this?

  14. Time travel on Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker · · Score: 1

    This will be the ultimate test to see if time travel actually exists! If I wake up tomorrow morning and Vice President Cheney is dead, then we'll all know that traveling to the past and changing history can be done!

    Hmm... wait, would I be typing this then?

  15. Directorial control? on Left 4 Dead SDK Beta Released · · Score: 0

    I only read the first article, but the big deal with L4D's AI was that there was this "Director" dealing out zombies depending on the situation, etc. Do we get any control over it with this?

  16. paper cut? on How Google's High Speed Book Scanner De-Warps Pages · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But who turns the page?

  17. Re:I would prefer... on Video Game Adaptation In the Works For A Song of Fire and Ice · · Score: 1
  18. Re:I would prefer... on Video Game Adaptation In the Works For A Song of Fire and Ice · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Dude, the story is the characters. It really is a fantasy based soap opera where all the excitement is the interaction between characters and you wondering whether your favorite will die on the next page or not.

    If you really want a main plot, Daenerys (sp?) is going to come overseas with a huge army and then confront The Song of Ice and Fire (aka a main character in the books that I won't spoil), and either they fall in love or kill each other, or both. Everything else is just more reasons for more character interaction, in my opinion.

  19. Re:Saw It in Music! Coming Soon in Games, E-Books on Why Bother With DRM? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Brad Wardell of Stardock and Ron Carmel of 2D Boy

    I don't know who that is but a few days ago I...

    Stardock develops non-DRM'd games like Sins of a Solar Empire and now Demigod. They always make a big todo about how there's no DRM and then SecuROM (the DRM guys) get upset that they didn't use their DRM and say they'll download their torrents. Stardock has a Steam-like product called Impulse that many have said is akin to a light form of DRM, but still DRM.

    2D-Boy are the developers of World of Goo, a popular indie game that was once reported to have something like a 90% piracy rate, which was argued by many to be unbelievable, etc. World of Goo has no DRM.

  20. Re:What Critics? on Is a $72.5m Opening Weekend Enough For Star Trek? · · Score: 1

    Where does it say in the summary or article anything about critics other than that the movie is winning them over?

  21. Boobs, one liners, and big guns on Duke Nukem Forever Gameplay Footage Leaked · · Score: 1

    Looks like the Duke to me, too bad about all the circumstances involved. Seems like it would have been decent at least.

  22. Don't subvert the architect's vision on Tata Building $7,800 Apartments in Mumbai · · Score: 4, Funny

    We don't want another Cortlandt Homes incident.

  23. Re:Won't someone think of the... on College Threatens Students Over Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    Yeah, someone should tell the school that Shelter Rock Jewish Center is domain squatting on srjc.org

  24. Re:Need a Blizzard game signed up w/ your account on StarCraft II Beta Signups Open · · Score: 1

    Just merge with your WoW account... are you saying you never played World of Warcraft?!

  25. Re:Another smart move from the movers and shakers. on News Corp Will Charge For Newspaper Websites · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, he does cite the Wall Street Journal, I'm not sure how "booming" they actually are but he at least has an example to back up this move.