User: va.va_va.va

Re:Don't buy anything from Sony for some time.

On: Sony Wins Restraining Order Against Geohot

Same here, I was set to buy a PS3 in its first year but the removal of backwards compatibility made me delay the buy. Then came the rootkits, OtherOS removal and more and more screw-ups, so I'm not getting one anymore.

Re:Missed opportunity

On: Analyzing Game Journalism

Heh, while I played Mass Effect I had the feeling Bioware took some clues from Team Andromeda's finest.

I was seriously thinking about buying a PS3

On: Sony Sued Over PS3 "Other OS" Removal

But now, I might as well upgrade my desktop PC with a new AMD processor (screw you Intel will your ever changing sockets) and motherboard. Yes, I'll be missing out on some games but I barely have time to play the ones I already have.

Re:boycott

On: John Carmack Says No Dedicated Servers For Rage

Gold Source was based on id Tech 1 but had some tidbits of id Tech 2.

Re:Crusader: No Remorse/Regret series

On: EA Looking Into Reviving Classic Games?

Amen brother.

Re:UAC in vista may be poorly implemented...

On: Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition

My default login for my PC is a non-administrator account in WinXP SP2 and I have encountered very few programs that refuse to run (like RivaTuner) without escalating user-rights. And for these programs I have "Run as..." in Explorer or the "runas /user:Administrator" in the Command Prompt. -C2

There are other open source spreadsheet softwares

On: Why Google Should Embrace OpenOffice.org

GNUmeric was always able to handle everything I've throw in it's way.

TF2: Team Fortress 2 -nt-

On: Prototyping 50 Games in One Semester

Are -nt- tags allowed?

Other uses of Solar Thermal Power

On: Tech That Will Save Our Species - Solar Thermal Power

STP is a very common technology here in Brazil, especially in households that use it to heat water to be used in the shower (replacing our famous electric shower heads). Some industries also use it to pre-heat water that they use in the manufacturing process, saving millions of dollars every year. -vava

Re:Ultima

On: 7 Game Franchises They Drove Into the Ground

Amen!

Re:Unfortunately SoftMaker doesn't support PowerPo

On: SoftMaker Rolls Out Office Suite for BSD, Linux, and Others

There is always Microsoft Power Point Viewer.

These aren't exactly new

On: Hydrogen Powered Toy Car

In World Solar Congress 2006 in Orlando Fuel Cell Store was selling hydrogen powered cars with a solar panel that can 'extract' hydrogen from pure H20. Here's the link to all models avaiable: http://www.fuelcellstore.com/cgi-bin/fuelweb/view= NavPage/cat=14 C2

Re:the only way

On: Microsoft Dismisses Xbox Backwards Compatibility

Amen.

Re:Two hundred fifty bucks!

On: Nintendo's Iwata on the Wii Price Point

Being named Wii I can bet that Nintendo is bundling two controllers with the console.