Espresso at zero gravity is just not possible. This is simply going to be the world's most expensive pod machine. I would be interested in knowing how it ended up weighing 20kg though. Surely that must be incorrect.

There are forum threads a hundred pages long covering the same faulty ignition switches in '99-'05 Impalas, yet the recall doesn't cover them why? GM waits until their customers are rendered into bloody piles of death before recalling a model. The bean counters make the decision.

When it was announced in 2008, this was a big deal for retro gamers. I just can't believe that they are still marketing it in 2014 though. This is a product that comes from another era, and was never improved. I have an old Sega Nomad that looks more modern.

Today you can choose from a number of high-quality snap-on bluetooth controllers for your smartphone and get so much more than what OpenPandora offers. There are incredible Android emulators for every system, including uncommon platforms like the Sega Saturn. Going this route, you can spend as much as you like on a controller, and utilize that super-computer (relative to OpenPandora at least) in your pocket with a beautiful, large display. And you don't have to deal with the bulk of a giant first-gen Nintendo DS clamshell.

With a bluetooth controller, you can even connect your device to a TV via HDMI and play wirelessly in HD, adding scanlines and filters to get a beautiful gaming experience. OpenPandora will never be able to do that.

How is it possible to be a psychopath in a game? This and other research are based on the premise that video games contain real violence. No game has ever contained true violence in this sense, which is why violent video gaming behavior doesn't lead to the harm that real psychopaths cause in society.

The only way to act psychopathic--doing actual harm to another human being with true apathy--in a video game would seem to be through communications between players inside the game, where feelings could be hurt. It would be hard of course to separate psychopathic communicative behavior from other common factors like immaturity, inebriation, gaming cultures, etc. That should probably be the real focus of these kinds of studies. Another interesting study might be to study actual psychopaths, pulled from corporate environments or the like, and seeing if/how they play games differently from non-psychos.

Should users really rush to change their passwords on an insecure site? I don't quite see the points of a PW change until ebay has changed their security precautions. As the customers, we should demand that THEY change their practices before doing anything. Otherwise we'll be throwing hackers another bone.

Ebay's silence on this matter is completely unacceptable. Do we really know that credit card info wasn't stolen? They've sealed their lips about all of this so far, because if card numbers were compromised, they would be the demons of the week and permanently have their names tarnished.

The Nazca Lines Alien Conspiracy fucktards will never buy into such a simple, logically formulated theory.

err, I meant "if the output format is DVD"

VHS > DVD: Why go from one horrible format to another? It would be a complete waste of time transferring VHS at all if the source format is DVD. These are old memories that will probably never be transferred again, so the least I'd do is a high profile h.264 or something similar. If you've watched a DVD lately, you'll notice that they look like complete shit.

It's kind of shocking to me that people still feel restricted by physical media's limitations.

Archaeologists always get a good laugh out of these prime-mover theories. They're great for attracting public attention, but the reality is that sociopolitical collapses are much more complex than most researchers want to appreciate.

The first question that you should always ask about a collapse-theory is if the target actually disappeared at all, or did it transform through time into something else?

After having owned a Galaxy S3 for a year, I'm ready for the return of smaller phones. I've been waiting for prices to come down on used GS4 Minis. However, if they released a OnePlus with a 4" screen, I'd order it immediately.

A phone configured specifically for CyanogenMod is a killer feature in my book. My next phone will have to be much smaller, lighter, and thinner than 5.5" unfortunately. Any suggestions?

The Ultimate Music Player would be a solid port of Foobar2000 to Linux. Groove Basin...not so much.

My 2300d spends its life in standby too. 5-10k pages per toner makes it practically free to use, and it does duplexing. I paid $50 for it on CL about 5 years ago, and it came with maxed out ram and a 500-sheet add-on tray.

My father had a first gen Laserjet (1200d?) in his business, which he had purchased new. It printed thousands of receipts per month and it never had a problem. When he retired, I got him a serial-to-USB adapter and it's now his home printer. Not only are the machines rock solid, but their drivers are as well.

The Blue Cube PS2-to-USB converter makes them properly hotpluggable, and you can find Linux and Windows scripts/programs to remap keys. F9-F12 and insert are usually my victims.

Pinkie or cross-their-heart?

No, it has to be a robonaut so it can carry the Olympic torch.