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  1. Re:OT: supercooled soda on Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project · · Score: 1
  2. Re:well on Satellite Spotters Make Government Uneasy · · Score: 1

    But civilian satellites have published orbits. Secret satellites (obviously) do not. So seeing a satellite where one wouldn't expect to see one is indicative of it being a 'secret' satellite. What the hobbyist amateur spotters do is calculate the orbits of these secret satellites through repeated observations.

  3. Re:Hey! on Saturn's A-ring Soaks Up Debris Ejected from Nearby Moon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    First in this story maybe, but it's been seen many many times before. IT'S NOT FUNNY ANY MORE!

  4. Re:What happened to the joystick? on Whatever Happened To The Joystick? · · Score: 1

    Probably up/down/left/right being what people normally use WASD for, and a thumb-hat on the joystick being what people use the mouse for: to aim.

  5. Re:"from a young age" may be relative on Internet "Creates Pedophiles" According to "Expert" · · Score: 1
    On the other hand, 13 yo's of both sexes can have completed enough of puberty to be able to make children. I know the human brain doesn't stop developing until the age of ~18. So what's the reason we've evolved this way? Why is there an apparent obvious no-no for 13 yo's to engage in sexual activity? And as you allude to, this is actually perfectly legal in some societies.

    Disclaimer: I'm not interested in having sex with 13 yo's.

  6. Re:LOLOLOLOLOL on Install Copyright Filters on PCs, Says RIAA Boss · · Score: 1

    I stopped listen to music radio, as I can't stand 4/5 songs that they play. I now listen to Radio 4 (a speech radio station) instead, if I have to have radio, and not my own music.

  7. Re:Awesome on Galaxy Sans Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    I know you were making a joke, but the the "this galaxy" that is being referred to isn't the Milky Way, it's NGC 4736.

  8. Re:Not That Tough on Is the Game Boy the Toughest Product Ever Made? · · Score: 1

    Good joke. I might try that out loud one time. :)

  9. Re:Valve and piracy on Valve Takes on Piracy With Free, Pre-Packaged Game Publishing Tools · · Score: 1
    .and you can do one of the rooms in just two portals.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4J3-CVuzqM

  10. Re:##### SPOLIER ##### on Portal, Bioshock Lead Game Developer's Choice Nominations · · Score: 1
    It actually took me longer to do that puzzle using the companion cube; I managed to do it on my third try using the companion sphere.

    I really liked the advanced versions where you had to complete them in as few portals as possible. The other two types I did not enjoy so much.

  11. Re:Before you panic on 'Safe Ebola' Created for Research · · Score: 1

    Maybe your post suffered from a typo (is, rather than isn't): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola#Cultural_impact

  12. Re:I wasn't that impressed with Mass Effect on BioShock Receives Record-Breaking 12 AIAS Nominations · · Score: 1
    When running around normally, the left trigger zoomed in then too. Why change this for the rover?

    I do agree that the controls could have been slightly better, but I didn't RTFM and I had no problem working them out. And having played the game through several times, I've not problem with them anymore. Even the back button for the (strangely non-arcing) grenades is no problem.

    Personally, I just wish ALL xbox games allowed the complete remapping of controls like Halflife/Orange Box does (and most PC games seem to allow players to do). It even takes the changes into account when starting a new game and it is telling you how to do stuff, ala in-game tutorial. I have no idea why this feature is not present on all games, or if there are any good reasons for not doing so.

  13. Re:Oh come on! on Mass Effect's Aftermath · · Score: 1

    So I just mostly ignored that aspect of the game until I was back on the Normandy.

    I did just the same. I'd prepare my equipment before the big missions and then sort out the stuff I wanted to keep afterwards. And then sell just about everything else so I had space for the deluge of items I would receive on the next big mission (or doing all the secondary missions available).

    In fact I never actually bought any weapons or upgrades, with one exception - to buy the Spectre gear, once that was available. And since I had plenty of cash, the only limit seemed to be the one on each type that they had. (And didn't the biotic powers seem almost *too* effective? Singularity and lift immediately incapacitated the enemy AND reduced they damage protection.)

  14. Re:am I the only one on BioShock Receives Record-Breaking 12 AIAS Nominations · · Score: 1

    ..also the fact the you (as a player) do not cast shadows. Everyone else does, but not you. So seeing a shadow would always indicated an NPC.

  15. Re:OT, but... AstroBIOLOGY Magazine? on Aftermath of Distant Planetary Collision? · · Score: 1

    Or they thought your joke wasn't funny..

  16. Re:Adaptive techniques: make or break on Ray Tracing for Gaming Explored · · Score: 1

    It is, the first part of the article illustrates it very simply.

  17. Re:I mean, *vertically* on Sony Starts a Standards War Over Wireless USB · · Score: 1

    Isn't bud 5%? Are there really that many 10% beers around?

  18. Re:Not as slow as yesterday on Anti-Virus Bug Briefly Identified Windows Explorer as Malware · · Score: 1

    Strangely, I want a link to that story. :s

  19. Re:Win32 because of webcam library on Python + Motion detection = Fweemote · · Score: 1

    It encourages spam of forums. Likely for extra hits from unique IP addresses for ad purposes. The people who are spamming are effectively working for that website, even though they think they are playing a game. Kinda ingenious, but still annoying nevertheless.

  20. Re: I have chosen to test this station's power on Femtosecond Laser Shatters Viruses · · Score: 1

    Nice Tool>>Undertow>>Bonus track reference...

  21. Re:played online games much? on Today's Gamers, Tomorrow's Leaders? · · Score: 1

    School is akin to a bizarre social experiment where people are aggregated according to their age only; no other factor is considered. In the rest of life you find that you will mix and be grouped with people with whom you have more in common - albeit, mostly through personal choice.

  22. Re:I certainly much better now! on US Voting Machines Standards Open To Public · · Score: 1

    But that's fraud, not just a mistake in the code.

  23. Re:New Analog Format on Vinyl To Signal the End for CDs? · · Score: 1

    ACs could still post by registering a separate account in which to troll AC, therefore avoiding the karma penalty.

  24. Re:beowulf on NEC SX-9 to be World's Fastest Vector Computer · · Score: 1

    No-one who counts gives two shits you got first post.

  25. Re:beowulf on NEC SX-9 to be World's Fastest Vector Computer · · Score: 1

    No, it should be modded funny if it's funny. And the Beowulf cluster meme has never made me laugh..