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  1. Re:NO, you mixed itup. Re:irony? on BitTorrent to Sue Over Trademark · · Score: 1

    And we can refer to those things... as intellectual property. But apparently you get insightful mod points for rambling incorrectly about copyright law now.

  2. irony? on BitTorrent to Sue Over Trademark · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know that BT is used in many cases to distribute legitimate, legal content... but an article about BT protecting their intellectual property has to get a little chucle out of you.

  3. Coming Soon on Google Adds Chat To Gmail · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's not available yet on any GMail account at my office.

    Stay tuned for partial excitement.

  4. Re:Commodity Mass Storage on Big (and Small) Developments In Storage · · Score: 2, Funny

    LA-SAN/NAS

    Is that near Mexico city? I think I've partied there before.

  5. Re:Morrowind - Ashes of the Apocalypse on Player-Made Content Is The Future · · Score: 1

    Looks like it's been quiet for a while. Let's hope that's "in production" quiet.

    It better happen in the timeline of the end of the Ghouls' lifecycle (so we can get one more helping of Harold). The WW2 mod for FOT:BOS can only tide me over so long.

  6. Re:Morrowind - Ashes of the Apocalypse on Player-Made Content Is The Future · · Score: 1

    Next installment of Fallout, you say? Fallout 3 is certainly something I would love to see come to fruition.

  7. Re:Begging the question on PayPal vs Google(Buy) · · Score: 1

    I bet google would accept payments for sending to 100+ recipients on gmail

  8. Re:Hampering creativity and realism. on The Good and Bad of In-Game Ads · · Score: 1

    Realistic damage, especially in the endurance races, would add a whole new level of intensity to many racing games. Games like Rallisport Challenge and (begrudgingly) the new line of Nascar, all add a bit of the Days of Thunder "rubbing is racing" danger and fun.

  9. Re:Old Threats on Kama Sutra Worm Hits Softly · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is no patch for user stupidity.

  10. Re:Very Unlike Apple on The Billion Dollar iPod Accessories Market · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am certain that Apple is letting this industry flourish because it is selling more iPods. Want an mp3 boombox? Buy and iPod and one of those sound docks. Want tunes in the car that don't suck? Buy an FM transmitter and an iPod. Outboard battery packs make iPod use feasible on long plane rides. All these things make more people want to fund the iPod industry.

  11. Hampering creativity and realism. on The Good and Bad of In-Game Ads · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Take a look at a lot of racing games... the reason that my personal favorite racing game (Gran Turismo 3) did not have damage in it was almost completely due to the car manufacturers' requests that they only present the cars in pristine, shiny condition. No body damage, no engine failure. Only worn tires... which are made by other companies.

  12. limited on Choosing Your Voice For Online Gaming · · Score: 1

    /Ignore + usually playing team games = more fun for me. My old CS clan used to use voice chat extremely effectively.I don't want to hear voice chat as a taunt, I want to use it to flank cocky Rambo wannabe's in an open field.

  13. Re:SMB2j? on On Single-Player Competition · · Score: 1

    The Average American gamer still goesn't have the stoic patience and fighter-pilot reflexes to tackle that beast. I was thinking of the acid trip Doki-Doki Panic re-sprited Mario 2. It's all about the turnips.

  14. Re:Backwards Compatability on Games Industry To Shrink in 2006? · · Score: 1

    Precisely why I keep loading up on cheap Gamecube games... So when the Revolution comes out and I can only afford one launch game and an extra controller I will already have a library of games (plus whatever their classic game library cranks out).

  15. Exploitation on Pay-to Play and the Tiered Internet · · Score: 1

    If this happens, browser/box hijacking will definitely be a hotter commodity. AN you will certainly see a larger community of people writing better tools to unencrypt their neighbor's wifi key and let them pay for your Warez dl's.

  16. Re:Gamer tastes have not changed, games have on On Single-Player Competition · · Score: 1

    Paper Mario games were a start.... but think of it... Nintendo makes a side-scolling Mario game that encompasses the scope (i.e. levels and level variety) of Mario 1-Mario world. Make it somewhat open ended.

    You would crank it out in under a year. Keep the graphics simple, and incorporate some levels from the classic Mario games. People would eat it up. Sleeper classic. I'm still waiting for a real sequel to Mario World.

  17. Re:Think of your heart/etc too on An Energy Drinks Roundup? · · Score: 1

    I used to abuse caffiene/sugar/legal stimulants. Now I have a heart condition and basically have to go to sleep by 11 every weeknight. And I'm only 22. Some of these people's chests must be time bombs.

  18. trail on Activision Responds to American Indian Boycott · · Score: 1

    The creators wanted to capture the angst and anger of the Westward-moving new Americans. Come on, if you shot 1200 pounds of Buffalo and could only carry 200 back to your wagon, wouldn't you be pissed?

  19. Fable vs Bezerk on God of War Creator Hates Cutscenes · · Score: 1

    There's one point in Fable with what seemed like 15 minutes of cutscenes in a row... each loading separately. After a pretty intense set of battles, I don't want to be bored into putting the game down once it's just gotten good. - Bad>

    Bezerk for Dreamcast played very smoothly with hack & slash action scenes, and healing your numb hands with solid story. Being a fan of the show, it was cool that the game worked itself out to be an extra final episode of the show. - Good

  20. Re:It's not Star Wars, it's Planetside 2! on Washington Post on Star Wars Galaxies Changes · · Score: 1

    Thanks! Your "level-grind" comment reminded me about my search for an mmog that wasn't a huge level-upping time hole (as I have a real job now), yet could be one on the weekends/insomnia nights. While FPS hasn't been my thing for a while... I could easily see the former CS/Tribes fanatic inside of me explode.

  21. Re:It's not Star Wars, it's Planetside 2! on Washington Post on Star Wars Galaxies Changes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know it's ground combat... but will this re-ignite the dormant Tribes fan inside of me?

    and I'm definitely cashing in my Target gift certificate and scoring this tonight.

  22. Re:It's not Star Wars, it's Planetside 2! on Washington Post on Star Wars Galaxies Changes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Question

    I want to start playing Planetside, as I've tried it at a few friends' places and I enjoyed it. Should I go for it now, or should I wait for this free grunt program thing mid-month to try it out?

  23. ear buds are safer in some cases on Apple Sued Over Potential Hearing Loss · · Score: 1

    I love big production style phones. I've got Sony, Tascam, and Bose ones... but I do a lot of street-crossing in my daily commute, and not hearing the outside world is dangerous. With ear buds in, and volume at a medium level, I get tunes and the ability to hear what's going on around me.

  24. dilemna on iPod Shuffle On The Way Out Already? · · Score: 1

    I've got a 4g 40 gig iPod, and it's useless at the gym. If the shuffle pricepoint was lower (as some earlier commenters suggested), I would totally get one.

    So many people seem to be invested in the iPod family (husband/wife/kids/dog each have different one that suits their needs) that marketing the shuffle as a companion device is a solid idea.

    Cats however... my girlfriend's cats seem to only like chilling to music straight from iTunes with the visualizations on. Kittens dig Brian Eno.

  25. more patience than me on Microsoft Licensing Fee Intended To Reduce Hobbyists · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering we're talking about the oh-so-chipper WMA/V format, they should be paying people to have to work with it.