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  1. Re:Next thing you know... on Gravity Lamp Grabs Green Prize · · Score: 2, Funny

    you will have to start flipping your desktop
    I had my boss convinced he had do do that with his green powered etch-a-sketch laptop
  2. I total misread that on Gravity Lamp Grabs Green Prize · · Score: 2, Funny
    I read it as:

    Gravy lamp grabs green prize
    But the gravity lamp makes much more sense. But I'm not sure it would catch on. It's like those flashlights you have to shake to make work. Yeah, they're neat, but people are lazy and just want to press a button and have it work. They don't want the effort of shaking it or moving weights around.
  3. Re:On a somewhat related note... on The D&D Designers Answer Your Questions · · Score: 1

    I saw the DVD for under $10 so bought it, I watched the deleted scenes and found al the plot. Apparently they ran out of money to do the special effects for some of the key scenes that explained the entire story.
    This is hollywood! They blew their wad on the dragon dogfight scene! Who need plot and story telling when you have dragons fighting...It's dungeons and DRAGONS so that's what people want to see!
    wait... what does the RP stand for in RPG again? Oh, right... right...
  4. Now IANAL on 1.8 Million US Court Rulings Now Online · · Score: 1

    But I know how to thumb though copies!

    I don't see this being used in court, but it's a great resource as much as the public law library is. Law students, people who wish to defend themselves, or just with a strong curiosity can now have a better starting point, if not a better understanding

  5. You thought AT&T locked you in on NASA Plans Lunar Mobile Phone Network · · Score: 1

    We're the only provider on the planet my friend.

    But, we do offer the Android. Not the google one, a real one ;)

  6. it wears heavy armor? on Scientists Find 'Devil Toad' Fossil · · Score: 1

    So it has at least one level in fighter maybe duskblade?

  7. Re:On a somewhat related note... on The D&D Designers Answer Your Questions · · Score: 3, Funny

    was expecting it to be somewhat bad, but it was horrible!
    Ya know, everyone says how BAD the live action Dungeons and Dragons Movie made in 2000 was... When you stop and watch it as if it where the live action of what REALLY happens in a game, with Ridley (Freeborn) and Snails as the PCs and everyone else as NPCs? Horrible names for the PCs btw adding more to the gaming factor. All that was missing was one of the PC tryin' to get it on with the hot elf chick... wait:

    Norda: How old are you?
    Snails: Twenty-three. Yeah, I know I'm a little young for you, but what if I get my hands on an aging potion, huh? I'll sacrifice a couple of years for you.
    Norda: I'm two hundred and thirty-four.
    Never mind...
  8. WotC is still owned Hasbro on The D&D Designers Answer Your Questions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    as much as we WANT hard answers like "yes, you can convert you epic duskblade/bard character to 4.0" and "No, we are not going to screw all your players with the online section" we are more likely to get marketing answers. They want... NEED to sell more editions/books/modules and there are only so many new monsters and classes you can throw into the mix while keeping the game fun/balanced.

    Then again, that's up to the DM to say "No, we only use THESE books. You're only allowed 4 magic items at a time from the MIC and no draconian ones... etc" not the publisher...

  9. Re:Oh the Humanity! on 'Porn King' Says Google Should Block Porn Access · · Score: 1

    Google is not a "content provider", they are a content aggregator
    I thought they where in marketing... Selling ad space and what not... That their website for providing that service for their customers just happened to be a web content aggegator...
  10. Re:I wonder... on Cell Phone Use Study Sees Increased Cancer Risk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People who are in the car with you are more likely to respond to road conditions like rain or dark than someone not there. I.e. changing topics, getting quite. At least, if we're thinking of the same study...

  11. Re:Liar on Newspaper Ad Network Shuns Google, Yahoo, MS · · Score: 1

    You neither hate to bash Google nor do you hate to say that you expect them to call for some kind of investigation
    Even thought I didn't LIKE saying it doesn't mean I didn't think the topic shouldn't be raised. We've seen Google call Microsoft on monopolistic actions in online ads and search before.
    So, while I did HATE to say those things about a company I do actually enjoy see doing well. Someone had to say it and get the wheels of discussion going.
  12. Hate to bash Google on Newspaper Ad Network Shuns Google, Yahoo, MS · · Score: 1, Troll

    But all I can think about is how they seem to cry monopoly when some kind of new competition shows up.
    I hate to say it, but I expect them to call for some kind of investigators in on this one too if they haven't already...

  13. keep the Star Wars refrence rolling! on House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity · · Score: 1

    Take your mod point. Strike me down.
    Will you become more powerful then they could possibly imagine? The Taco is strong with this one...
  14. Re:Matters Instead on House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity · · Score: 1

    How come Bush doesnt get a cool mask?
    Because he didn't get to fight Ann Richards on a volcano so Karl Rove can find his charred remains for that to happen my young padawan...
  15. Re:Matters Instead on House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity · · Score: 2, Funny

    When it comes to matters of evil, those guys are remarkably disciplined.
    True republicans exist only two at a time, with a master and an apprentice...
  16. Re:Matters Instead on House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity · · Score: 1

    It's much easier to build a theocratic state when you only have to control the President
    Huh... I guess then we wouldn't want impeachment then. We'd need excommunication?
  17. Matters Instead on House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Turned to contempt of congress charges against Bush aides who did not testify when subpoenas. This outraged some republicans because they thought that the FISA was more important...

    A bill that would give the president more power is more important than maintaining checks and balances?

  18. Re:I disagree, the Thinkpad is beautiful. on The ThinkPad Takes On The MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    couldn't take data OFF it in a removable/rewriteable format.
    I don't mind being quoted, but, you only used part of it. Yes you could have used remote file hosting of some kind... Seriously though, they where marketing this as a plug in and work box though. So the college demographic, who would most likely take their reports on a disk, would be the ones boned when they needed to take a report to print.
  19. Re:and now they are closing shops on The Starbucks/AT&T Deal To Change Perception of Public Wi-Fi? · · Score: 1

    starbucks here in KY is closing some of their shops
    I hope they're smart about it and close the ones in places like the Kroger stores and the Starbucks across from a Starbucks in Covington...

    Why am I going to buy coffee at a place I'm going to buy groceries at?
  20. Re:Tullys is just another franchise on The Starbucks/AT&T Deal To Change Perception of Public Wi-Fi? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I don't think this Starbucks thing is going to pull me away from the Dunkin Donuts next door or the caribou coffee from down the street. At least till they get better coffee...

  21. Re:let this be a lesson to NASA/JPL (whoever) on US To Shoot Down Dying Satellite · · Score: 1

    Then you'd have a big lump of explosives rolling around in space, and no control over it.
    That on reentry would explode right?
  22. I can imagine that conversation on US To Shoot Down Dying Satellite · · Score: 2, Funny

    Military: Sir, there is a satellite and it's slowly falling to earth
    Bush: 'kay
    Military: It poses no real threat, it will probably burn up on reentry...
    Bush:'Kay
    Military: It was a secret spy satellite...
    Bush:What? Spy?
    Military:It will look real pretty if we blow it up sir...
    Bush: OooOooOoo Pretty... Kay, where do I sign to see the pretty boom boom?!

  23. Re:I disagree, the Thinkpad is beautiful. on The ThinkPad Takes On The MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    Granpa... What is a floppy disk?
    Eh? What was that Billy? Oh! That was a problem I use to have till I got this Email about \/14gra... Now, go play... AND GET OFF MY LAWN!
  24. Re:net neutrality on New Legislation Could Eventually Lead to ISP Throttling Ban · · Score: 1

    I'm kind of fuzzy on that myself, but it's all in what they're transporting as a private carrier. An ISP list this as a private carrier just transmits bits of data. A bit for porn is identical for a bit for this message. It's when you start to filter to see the difference in the bit that a private carrier can then say "I do not want to carry this!" Like how hazardous containers must be labeled to be shipped legally. But, are the boats shipping people in crates liable for trafficking if they didn't know the crate labeled bananas was people? They move crates and all the crates are the same.

    But, again, I'm kinda of fuzzy about all that but that's what it sound like to me. So, since they are blocking all p2p traffic. If it was for pirating only and they KNEW then they may be accountable, but since is seems to be across the board probably not...

  25. Re:Didn't he try this already? on Animated Film Set To Kick Off Star Wars TV Show · · Score: 1

    I have a feeling this won't be much different except this time it's CG and not traditional animation.
    And not very GOOD CG at that. I wouldn't be so disappointed if it felt like some REAL effort was put into making it high quality CG Movie and not just a Video Game tie in and mechanica money grab.