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  1. Re:Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra on Indie Game Jam Show Collapses Due To Interference From "Pepsi Consultant" · · Score: 1

    Aluminum/aluminium isn't as simple as "dumb Americans mangling English". Case in point: http://books.google.com/books?... (*British* chemist Humphry Davy, in 1812). It's an "acceptable variant", apparently :)

  2. Re:Dungeon Keeper is for stupid people on EA's Dungeon Keeper Ratings Below a 5 Go To Email Black Hole · · Score: 1

    I'm at level 3 now, and the longest construction I've seen is 6 hours. It might take weeks at some point along the line (endgame etc.), but it's certainly not something you run into as soon as you start the game.

    Clash of Clans does the exact same thing.

    Yes, the nagging about payments is annoying. Yes, they've essentially desecrated the good name this franchise has. But at least criticize it for the right things, instead of skimming articles based on it.

  3. Re:What? on EA's Dungeon Keeper Ratings Below a 5 Go To Email Black Hole · · Score: 1

    That's for excavating tiles (not building rooms), and it's only one type of tile (the other two taking 4 hours and 3 seconds, respectively). It's still egregious, but it's not as extreme as you make it out to be.

  4. Re:"ded", not "dead" on Dead Reckoning For Your Car Eliminates GPS Dead Zones · · Score: 1

    There is no consensus on this. "Dead" is just as probable. E.g. "Dead" as in "dead ahead", or "pure". As in "calculation only" (no external landmarks).

  5. "the gas is kept artificially cheap" on Scientists Speak Out Against Wasting Helium In Balloons · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you're telling me that Helium prices are... inflated?

  6. Re:HOW? on Hijacked Fox News Twitter Account Falsely Claims Obama Shot Dead · · Score: 2

    That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage.

  7. Re:Why would I want an arm operated by a monkey? on Bionic Body Parts For the Disabled · · Score: 1

    Then again it's an excellent excuse to do some groping. "Sorry, my hand has a mind of its own! A monkey mind, to be exact."

  8. Re:Why is the drive priced so low? on Hacking XBox 360 HD-DVD To Play On XP · · Score: 1

    Define low... XBox360 + HD-DVD -> $400 + $200 HD-DVD player (Toshiba uses Pentium 4 + Linux) -> $500 Through that arithmetic, the Xbox360 functionality itself is worth 100$, which in my view is pretty darn cheap.