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  1. Re:RE4 on Being Scared in Games is Needed · · Score: 1

    No way. RE4 was the funnest to play, but RE3:Nemesis was the scariest. The best games, survival horror or not, are the ones that make you really invested in whether your character lives or dies. And in a survival horror game, if I'm engrossed in what happens to my character, when something bad comes along it's going to scare the hell out of me.

  2. Re:Excessive surgery rates on The U.S. Navy's Doctrine of Laser Eye Surgery · · Score: 1

    There's tearing, but from what I understand, they make incisions to prevent it from being random and hard to heal. Past the tearing part and the possibility of breach birth, c-section is not safer. Any surgery that has to open up the abdominal cavity and go past the lower GI tract is at greater risk for complications, including infection. The bowel is a very, very dirty place that contains bacteria that will kill us if not isolated to that area.

  3. Re:Has this guy been right? on Dvorak Admits To Trolling Mac Users · · Score: 1

    Dvorak's an asshole. I thought everyone knew this?

  4. Re:HIPAA Protect you from everyone but the governm on Medical Privacy Laws Highly Ineffectual · · Score: 1

    I work in a pharmacy, and I can vouch for this. You know how pseudoephedrine became a controlled substance? Well, we now have to log all sales of it, including purchaser's name and address, and how much of the crap he bought. Police don't have access to your prescription records without a warrant, I'm pretty sure, but they can just come right in and check the PSE records. It makes me grind my damned teeth whenever I have to fill out that log book.

  5. Re:Policy and Legislation on Best Buy Invaded By Blue Shirt Improv Artists · · Score: 1

    If you happen to be wearing a blue shirt and khakis, that doesn't constitute impersonation. Impersonation would be telling people you're an employee, or at the very least not informing them if they ask you something. If Best Buy were to enforce a dress code, then they might have a leg to stand on, but they can't justifiably kick you out for wearing blue. At least, not any more than they have the right to refuse service to anyone.

    Besides, how do they let you know you'll be prosecuted for trespassing if you wear blue? Will you have to agree to a goddamned EULA when you walk in the door?

    I'd love to bust out a dictionary on them if they tried to say dressing a certain way qualified as trespassing. That's ridiculous.

  6. Re:Much ado about nothing... on Nintendo's 'Wii' Just A Marketing Gimmick? · · Score: 1
    Maybe I was just the weird kid. "Wee" never meant urine to me, the word we used was "pee".

    I'm beginning to think I'm the only one whose initial reaction was that it was supposed to be like the "Wheeee!" sound you make on a roller coaster, fast car, horsey back ride, etc.

    Maybe it's all you males and your preoccupation with your cocks. =p

  7. Re:You really think this is DHS policy? NO! on Policing Porn Isn't Part of The Job · · Score: 1

    Regardless of whether their actions were against policy, they still did it. What else do these cops do that's against policy that they get away with?

  8. Re:But is it just the people? on Policing Porn Isn't Part of The Job · · Score: 1
    Let's just assume, for our own safety, that every single person is a complete idiot.

    Now let's consider the ramifications of allowing these idiots nearly free-reign with far-reaching, vague laws, and let's factor into this equation the fact that some people are just power hungry.

    In a perfect world, all our police would be intelligent, sensitive individuals, but we all know that isn't the case. The US government is set up with a system of checks and balances so one or two idiots don't end up ruling the place, and that form of damage control should be applied to law enforcement as well.

    What the hell did people expect when the government said, "Hey, guys, it seems we have this terrorism problem, so could be just monitor everyone a little more closely for a while until this is all straightened out? Thanks!" I sincerely doubt this will be temporary unless we get someone not power hungry in office as soon as possible.

  9. Re:A Little Too Real on LCD TopGun Hands On Review · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's obviously not a Glock, it's a Beretta, but what about the orange cap I thought all toy guns were supposed to have?

  10. Re:That's why I don't click html links... on Phishing Site Using Valid SSL Certificates · · Score: 1

    It seems to not be a link-clicking problem at all. How many phishing scams would be stopped if people would just remember that their financial institution will never ask them for sensitive information on the internet, phone, etc?