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  1. Re:My dreams just came true! on Double Fine Raises $700,000 In 24 Hours With Crowdfunding · · Score: 1

    You are my new best friend.

    As much as I love Psychonauts, after playing through Brutal Legend twice, I would pass up a Psychonauts sequel in favor of a BL2. The game got a lot of criticism for certain gameplay elements, but those didn't bother me (I thought the combat system was pretty cool), and the world just left me wanting more. Too bad so many people hated it.

  2. Re:Wow... on Crab Robot Helps Remove Stomach Cancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then, once the stomach cancer robots get rid of the crabs, we simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the cancer robots.

  3. Re:That is not a robot on Crab Robot Helps Remove Stomach Cancer · · Score: 1

    Yeah, as much as I want to back up the Heinlein reference, I'm not sure it's that black and white.

  4. Hm... on Crab Robot Helps Remove Stomach Cancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    So it's a cancer that removes cancer?

    Yo, dawg...

  5. Re:keyboard and mouse on PS4: What Sony Should and Shouldn't Do · · Score: 1

    I would love to be able to use a DualShock/mouse hybrid control scheme for Skyrim. It might be a little awkward, but I was considering the Move Navigation controller for this (the one that's basically a reduced DualShock meant to be held in one hand). Not sure how well it would work out, but I really miss a mouse while trying to aim my bow/magic (but really only during those times).

    There are peripherals (Eagle Eye, or something) that allow using your mouse/keyboard with PS3 games that don't normally support them, but I'm not sure how well it would work (especially since I want a hybrid), so I'm not willing to shell out $50 (plus whatever the navigation controller costs) to figure it out. But there are options out there for those who would want to do this.

    As to why I don't just play on the PC in the first place, it's just personal preference. I recognize the PC is superior in some ways, but I prefer the PS3 for most of my gaming.

  6. Re:Our "tech savvy" kids on Smartphones Can't Cure Acne, FTC Rules · · Score: 1

    Is it the hot one? I bet it's the hot one.

  7. Re:Norway isn't a member of the EU. on Nintendo Pulls Dead Or Alive Over Porn Fears In EU · · Score: 1

    Often, in describing video game release dates for various regions, you will see JP, EU, US, AU, etc. In fact, for the very game this article discusses:

    http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/997816-dead-or-alive-dimensions/data

    It may not be "officially" correct, but it's certainly not unheard of.

  8. Re:Excellent list. on Smithsonian Unveils 'Art of Games' Voting Results · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that's why I described it as a decent list above. It's leaving out some games that at least some people will feel obviously belong there, but it also includes quite a few that are normally overlooked. Overall, it's not bad.

  9. Re:Decent List on Smithsonian Unveils 'Art of Games' Voting Results · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that was one of the ones I didn't agree with. But anyone who's ever paid attention to the yearly character content polls at GameFAQs would have predicted it. Legend of Zelda or Mario will always win when they are an option.

  10. Decent List on Smithsonian Unveils 'Art of Games' Voting Results · · Score: 1

    Nice to see Brutal Legend on there. Suprised to see E.T. nominated. :) And Secret of Monkey Island is there under "Additional Games," at least.

  11. Re:Playstation, ask the Xbox how this one turned o on Sony To Detail "Premium PSN" Plans At E3 · · Score: 1

    Aw, come on, give him a brake.

  12. Re:Why 2-legged? on Japanese Consortium Projects a Humanoid Robot On the Moon By 2015 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good point about the flag. Hopefully Turkmenistan has no such plans.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg

  13. Re:0.2 units high by 0.15 units? on Fatal Flaw Discovered In Invisibility Cloaks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What is that in Libraries of Congress?

  14. Disappointing on Fatal Flaw Discovered In Invisibility Cloaks · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't know about you, but when I hear the phrase "fatal flaw," I really expect something a little more, I don't know... hilarious.

  15. Re:This will insure.. on Crytek Thinks Free Game Demos Will Soon Be Extinct · · Score: 1
    Can be argued either way:

    According to Associated Press style, to "ensure" that something happens is to make certain that it does, and to "insure" is to issue an insurance policy. Other authorities, however, consider "ensure" and "insure" interchangeable. To please conservatives, make the distinction. However, it is worth noting that in older usage these spellings were not clearly distinguished.

    http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/assure.html

  16. Re:Why? on Battlefield Earth Screenwriter Accepts Razzie · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think you missed his point. As I read it, he's not talking about the radioactive material itself decaying, but the effects of the radiation on the other components of the bomb over time. I don't know enough about it to say either way, but I agree that after 1000 years the uranium/plutonium would likely be the least of your worries in terms of functionality.

  17. Re:Programmers where like Rock Stars... on Dot-Com Craze Peaked 10 Years Ago This Week · · Score: 2, Funny
    Post worded as intended

    Are you sure? :P

  18. Re:Pitiful. on Bark Beetles Hate Rush Limbaugh and Heavy Metal · · Score: 2, Funny

    After all, the flute IS a heavy, metal instrument.

  19. Re:Yeah, he did it right, beginning to end. on "Calvin and Hobbes" Creator Bill Watterson Looks Back With No Regrets · · Score: 1

    RTFA. Those are "counterfeit." Watterson had nothing to do with those.

  20. Re:Unsurprising on Obama Choosing NOT To Go To the Moon · · Score: 1

    Wait, a politician follows through on a campaign promise, and we're NOT supposed to be surprised?

    In this case, I'm more disappointed than surprised, though.

  21. Re:Black Isle on Review: Dragon Age: Origins · · Score: 1

    I can try to find a link later when I'm not at work, but I got the collector's edition; it comes with Stone Prisoner only, not Warden's Keep. I think only the "digital deluxe" edition comes with both.

  22. Re:In a movie on Artificial Heart Recipient Has No Pulse · · Score: 1
    I posted on this topic above, but someone has lived for four years (at least) with a continuous flow VAD. Some additional information can also be found on this website:

    http://www.thoratec.com/vad-trials-outcomes/clinical-outcomes/heartmate-ll-lvad.aspx

  23. Re:No pulse seems bad on Artificial Heart Recipient Has No Pulse · · Score: 1
    The HeartMate II, a continuous flow device, has been approved for use in Europe and the US for sure, I think Asia and S. America, too. Apparently the longest patient so far is 4 years. If you know anyone sick enough to require one of these devices, that's pretty damn good. No indication as far as I can tell what happened to that patient (transplant, new pump, etc.).

    Source: http://www.thoratec.com/vad-trials-outcomes/clinical-outcomes/heartmate-ll-lvad.aspx

  24. Re:In a movie on Artificial Heart Recipient Has No Pulse · · Score: 1

    It looks like two devices are being discussed. One is a (theoretical, as far as I can tell) continuous flow artifical heart. The other is a ventricular assist device, specifically the HeartMate II (http://www.thoratec.com/). A video on that website shows that this device does in fact have a moving, bladed rotor.

  25. Re:Spread the FUD on Swine Flu Outbreak At PAX · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure you're referring to this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_(film)