Mod points are randomly distributed among any and all users. You're just unlucky.

It's Skarmory. *cerealguy.jpg*

AFAIK, the same argument could be made for American chocolate vs. European chocolate. Ignorance is bliss, they say.

Cheese, Grommit! Cheese!

And if you don't get that reference, then you haven't lived or you didn't grow up in the right generation.

Whoosh...

Actually, the point was that this was happening in Germany, and Germany used to be home to the Nazis, but nice try. ;)

I have this feeling that many game designers/programmers will begin trending towards creating their own game studios and eventually companies, with how awful the game industry has become nowadays.

I did nazi that coming!

And now I bet someone stole it, and will sell it to some unsuspecting everyperson for $60. I smell another interesting stolen goods story!

Just throw a Master Ball, problem solved. I'm sure they'd try to use one of the cheap plastic ripoffs that's made in China, though.

Additional Pokemon/Slashdot pun for good measure: China used Asteroid Mining! Bitcoins scattered everywhere!

This submission is in light of a new Facebook feature that went live rather recently, so the it's actually quite fitting. The title of this submission is most likely a summary of the featured blogger. What's wrong with an opinion or two here and there? I see 'em all the time, yep, even in /. submissions.

Actually I take that back, I see them all the time.

I didn't lose them per se, but I have abandoned my old Dell computers because they were disgustingly cheap and did not meet my performance needs. (But mostly because they're Dell computers)

It's spec'd at around a $1400 normal gaming rig (that's being generous). It sure looks cool though. Thin too. You have to wonder how good the cooling system is on that thing...

I'll stick to gaming on a desktop for now, thanks.

Alas, poor CmdrTaco! I hardly knew him, Rob, a fellow of infinite loops, of most excellent timeliness. He hath posted /. articles a thousand times, and now gone he is!

Take care, Rob, thanks for all the great articles and the wonderful techie nerd experience here. You helped draw me into /. and I hope it continues on its merry way. Live long and prosper!

Check your pants.

That'll be one +1 Obvious, please.

Personally, I am of the belief that this should be settled via some intense Quake 3 tourney play. Just claim it's a match over the JScrollPane class, or something.