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  1. Looks good at home on MacKinnon Extradition Blocked By UK Home Secretary · · Score: 2

    I figure most Brits will be for this, even if it's just for them sticking it to the US.

  2. Atdhe on US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage · · Score: 1

    Been using Atdhenet for this, have to deal with a British focus, but eh, that's Olympic coverage.

  3. Doesn't look effective... on US Army Developing Armor Tailored For Females · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All my gaming experience has taught me that it should be skin-tight and leaves arms, legs and midriff bare.

  4. Re:I approve on Cell Phone Jamming Devices Enjoy an Increase In Popularity · · Score: 1

    Well assuming they are indeed talking too loud and he's not just being a dick about it. Nice passive aggressive way of dealing with it though, heh, on my bus routes telling them to pipe down could be indeed risky.

  5. Goodby and thank you, sir on Dennis Ritchie, Creator of C Programming Language, Passed Away · · Score: 2

    Always had a great respect for him for making C and UNIX. I guess it's early in the day, but way less comments than I was expecting for news like this.

  6. I don't get it on Mozilla Labs: the URL Bar Has To Go · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Really don't get what's the problem with the URL bar. I don't buy that reasoning that it's "confusing" for people to see an URL or that it eats up too much space. If they must follow through with this ridiculous idea hopefully they'll put in an option to keep it (nothing wrong with allowing customization) - or an addon for it will be made.

  7. Re:ummm on Why BioWare's Star Wars MMO May Already Be Too Late · · Score: 1

    How were they uncontrollable ? Right click to attack a target, you could create custom groups, and they had the 'mission' mechanic to automate a lot. Very nice depth to the strategy element of the game. I really enjoyed Rebellion, was great fun in MP - although took too long

  8. Trying to push into the spotlight on Pentagon Papers Ellsberg Supports Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm just being overly cynical about things.

  9. Re:Well. now we do it on Wikileaks Founder Arrested In London · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit confirmed at 10.30am London time (2030 AEDT) that the 39-year-old Australian had been arrested “by appointment” on a European Arrest Warrant an hour earlier." Seems that he turned himself in, so not sure the insurance file key would be released. Mind you his threat to do that if he was arrested (I don't think he specified for a particular reason) seemed a bit off.

  10. RIP on Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Dies at 87 · · Score: 1

    Condolences to his family (well ok, not that they'll read this). Sad that I have no idea what else he did besides TESB.

  11. Re:Let's get this right. on FPS Games That Need a Remake · · Score: 1

    I agree. Nothing better than watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2et3cKlSSk&feature=channel Amazed at some of the stuff people pulled playing that game. Still about 40-50 people playing, but they seem to be the super hardcore element.

  12. Re:Oh noes! on Videogame Driving Skills Don't Apply In Real Life · · Score: 1

    Well I don't think playing OpFlash would be totally useless, weapon wise and aiming sure. But stuff like utilizing cover, simple infantry tactics work both in and out of the game.

  13. Re:Let's see what it looks like on Konami Announces a Game Based On a 2004 Battle In Fallujah · · Score: 1

    "WTF? They're human just like you and I. (I should know, I was in the Corps) This crap affected them the same as it would anyone else. This is an attempt at telling their story, and people want to treat it like it's either an attention grab or a money grab." And you don't think this is an attention grabber which will help lead to increase profits for the game ? There's a reason they went for the "real" aspect, and it's not out of good feelings for the Marines.

  14. Hm on Konami Announces a Game Based On a 2004 Battle In Fallujah · · Score: 1

    While the prospect of playing something like Operation Flashpoint in an urban setting is appealing (which it won't be, probably end up like COD4, heh) I'm not that excited over this. I guess it's a case of too close to the actual event more than anything, and sort of trivializes what went on there and was experienced by the Marines, the insurgents and any civilians left. Also the story, if there is any, will probably be censored and adjusted (not to mention it's one-sided).

  15. Re:Hmmm on Max Payne 3 Announced For Next Winter · · Score: 1

    Max Payne 2 was more complicated ? Snuh ? Weird. I liked Max Payne 2 about as much as the first one, the plot was a bit cliche-ish but I guess we have to expect that from Max Payne. Still with no Remedy on this, I'm thinking it'll be merely ok if not bad.

  16. Re:Wow on 1,234,567,890 Seconds Since Unix Time Began · · Score: 1

    Same..well ok not drinking, but definitely the girlfriend part.

  17. Re:Only the Guilty and Sneaky.... on Privacy Group Calls Google Latitude a Real 'Danger' · · Score: 1

    Gee, that argument sounds really familiar, usually used sarcastically around this place.

  18. Awesome misread on The Sun Has First Spotless Month Since 1913 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Read that as "The Sun has First Topless..", thought The Sun here in Toronto finally decided to spice up the Sunshine Girl.

  19. Re:HEY! on Stunning New Pictures of Mars Moon Phobos · · Score: 2, Funny

    They forgot to enable lewd mode

  20. Hmm.... on New Botnet Dwarfs Storm · · Score: 1

    And right after Kraken, will come Leviathan!

  21. Re:GNR? on Wired's 2007 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    I admit when I first saw that headline, I thought they were being cute about actual democracy in China or something.

  22. Diablo III on Wired's 2007 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't see how this is so much 'vaporware' as 'what people would really like'. Blizzard hasn't made an announcement or even a hint that they're making it, after all. And boy, do I hate seeing the list one item at a time.

  23. Re:Dictators like to steal on Dvorak Slams OLPC As 'Naive Fiasco' · · Score: 1

    And the laptops can't be stolen, and then rendered for parts ?

  24. Re:Grain of Salt Required? on Exploding Cell Phone Battery Kills · · Score: 1

    Heh, yeah. Sounds like something out of Blood Money - A cell phone packed with a smidge of explosives!

  25. Weird... on AT&T Calls Telecommuters Back To the Cubicle · · Score: 1

    From the article there's so many negatives to this, that I really fail to understand the reasoning whoever thought this up was using at the time.