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  1. Re:Or... on The High Cost of Gaming · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I just bought my girlfriend (no really I have one) a PS2 because she just loves Katamari Damacy. I think I'll be getting her We Love Katamari as well.

  2. Re:I Developed a Competing System--and learned... on High-Tech RepoMan · · Score: 1

    Just curious, how do you reposess a car for $30? Also, have you ever had anyone just run off with the car and were unable to get the car back?

  3. It only seems like a lot on The High Cost of Gaming · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you adjust for inflation, it's not really as much as it was in previous generations. I remember when Street Fighter 2 came out for SNES. That game was $70! So the new games for XBox 360 cost $60. Adjusted for inflation, that's less than what SF2 cost when it first came out. Or we can look at price as a percentage of yearly wage. Still, it's less than what it used to be.

  4. Re:What the hell on High-Tech RepoMan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Well, at least people with bad credit histories will be given the chance of buying to buy a car. It won't matter for those who have the money, but it just might be good for those who are poor.

  5. Hmmm...Kind of reminds me of Slashdot... on Game Designers As Social Engineers · · Score: 1

    I'll take fries with that. Here's my +2 karma, please. I keed, I keed...

  6. Re:Yonah is a 32-bits only CPU on Intel Yonah Performance Preview · · Score: 1

    But there're 2 32-bit cores! That already makes it 64-bit! Excuse me while I go back to playing with my 24-bit NeoGeo.

  7. Re:Government Officials in DC all use Blackberries on Slashback: BlackBerry, Cloning, Smart Hotels · · Score: 1

    Kind of like how our border patrol uses uniforms made in Mexicos?

  8. Re:Can't Intelligent Design and Evolution co-exist on Slashback: BlackBerry, Cloning, Smart Hotels · · Score: 1

    If that's the case, then that means there are other gods, right?

  9. Re:1+1=2 on Slashback: BlackBerry, Cloning, Smart Hotels · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought 1+1=10

  10. I can't see this taking off... on Half-Life 2 Comes To Japanese Arcades · · Score: 1

    ... in the USA at least. They have so many more weird types of games over there. Are there any other FPS games in arcades now?

  11. Re:Can't Intelligent Design and Evolution co-exist on Slashback: BlackBerry, Cloning, Smart Hotels · · Score: 1

    There's nothing wrong with believing in it, but there are several issues.

    1) Science does not deal with the metaphysical. Therefore, this is should be taught in a philosophy class and not a science class.

    2) Only one being? How do you know there's only one?

  12. Stupid NTP!!! on Slashback: BlackBerry, Cloning, Smart Hotels · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't have respect for such patent holding companies that don't produce anything but litigation. On the other hand, if RIMM loses, I hope they have the balls to pull the government services too.

  13. Re:Funny comments, but my question is this on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 1

    Although you've been moderated funny, this actually does happen in real life. Take a look here. Some HMOs actually fly you overseas because (plane ticket) + (treatment in India) (treatment in USA).

  14. Re:Roffles on Gamestop Reports Loss, 360 Shortages · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm not quite sure how you can conclude that from the article. They reported an increase in revenue but a net loss of $2.5 million.

  15. Why no on-die memory controller? on Intel Yonah Performance Preview · · Score: 1

    It works for AMD. Why didn't intel put one on? Granted its performance does come close to that of AMD's offering.

  16. Re:Did we read the question? on What Makes a Good IM Client? · · Score: 1

    I think the poster is asking what makes a good IM client, not which IM client we happen to prefer. Related questions to be sure, but not the same. He also asked which client we use and why.

  17. I like GAIM on What Makes a Good IM Client? · · Score: 1

    Personally I just stick with GAIM because all my other friends are on AIM. It's also compatible with a host of other protocols (which I don't really use). And it's free. I like free.

  18. Re:CNS injuries on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Any neuropathology, or even surgical pathology text book will detail this. Here's an excerpt from the Diagnostic Surgical Pathology by Sternberg: "Phagocytic cells may be seen in any condition that involves parenchymal necrosis (Fig. 6B). The origin of any particular phagocytic cell cannot be determined since the phagocytic population consists of activated local microglia and blood monocytes entering the brain parenchyma in response to damage. Its fate may be to remain at the injury or migrate elsewhere 13. Thus, the inclusive term brain macrophages seems to be the most appropriate." Although you may still be correct since the above process usually involves a break in the vasculature no matter how minute. Other processes, such as spongiform encephalopathy, don't have inflammatory cells as one of the findings.

  19. Re:Artificial cells on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 1

    You might be referring to something similar to what NASA' helping to fund. I agree, it's pretty cool. Also we don't have to be overabout the Jehovah's witnesses anymore.

  20. Re:Diabetes? on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 1

    I think we'll see the an easier cure for Type I diabetes within the next 50 years. We can already do pancreas transplants and islet cells transplants. Now we just need to figure out how to prevent the production of auto-antibodies against the islet cells...

  21. Re:CNS injuries on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 3, Informative

    That is not entirely correct. This is basic pathology: injury attracts inflammatory cells including neutrophils and eventually macrophages, which clean up the debris. I see this all the time in the CNS on autopsied patients where cerebral infarcts contain neutrophils, macrophages, or cystic areas with gliosis depending on how old the infarct is.

  22. Re:I think PowerBooks are pretty nice on How the PowerBook was Born · · Score: 0

    I beg to differ. Money determines the quality. That means more extensive QA to catch the bad ones before they go out.

  23. Re:I think it's going to be not free for a while on Hackers Happily Hacking The 360 · · Score: 0

    Where's this money coming from anyway?

  24. Re:MOD PARENT UP. on How to Write Comments · · Score: 0

    i don't see any mention of murder. so he got drunk and fell off a bar stool. big deal. he also sold is company for hundreds of millions. if he was poor and homeless, then it'd make more sense.

  25. Re:Yeah it's flexible on Insect Substance Synthesized For Science · · Score: 1

    True, but there's still a chance of having an immune response because it's a foreign protein.