In the same dig they also located the first page of the bible. It reads,

Religious groups around the world are condemning the find and refuting its authenticity

We also love your mum. However, unlike your mum, my Mac has no viruses, infections or diseases

My comments aren't directed at the article nor the summary, they are directed at every person here who instantly goes "pfft, Guitar Hero? That's not playing a guitar. Go learn to play one." If you read through the comments you will see this sentiment repeated over and over again.

Seriously guys, who in their right mind honestly believes that there is any correlation between Rock Band/Guitar Hero and learning to play a guitar. The two have absolutely nothing in common. People play guitar hero or rock band for a bit of fun, they have no interest in learning how to play a guitar.

Just like most people would rather play Halo than to build a FPS.

Actually that is a lot closer a correlation:

Guitar Hero/Rock Band = Playing Halo
Learning to play a guitar = Writing and designing a game.

So get off of your bloody high horses and realise that this is all about ENTERTAINMENT, not CREATIVITY.

Dear NASA

I for one wish to volunteer for this dangerous experiment to determine whether copulation is possible in a zero-g environment and whether a viable embryo can be formed.

Qualifications:
I have extensive experience with the ZERO sex protocol, so therefore am a perfect candidate for the upgraded ZERO-G sexual encounter.

Thank you for your time

P.S. Please send the mother of the first person to post a smart-arsed reply as one of the female candidates on the mission.

Yep, you are doing something wrong, because any FPS style game that I have played on any console (sorry, I don't have the time or inclination to set up a gamers rig) the top buttons (L1, L2, R1, R2) are the ones that fire. Most people would use their index fingers to do such, not their thumbs.

Is it in the public's interest for individual officers to have their names, pictures, addresses and photographs of their houses published to the world?
Would you appreciate it if that were done to yourself?

Now imagine that you work out in public, and there are people with whom you come into contact (and reprimand) who may have violent tendencies. Can you imagine that? Good! Now ask yourself those first two questions again. Do you still think that that information is in the public interest?

Oh wait, you posted on Slashdot as an Anonymous Coward, so obviously you fear anyone finding out anything about yourself, yet you most likely don't do anything more dangerous than working at McDonalds.

Just for the icing on the cake, her blog is called "I HeArTE JADE" which to me (I may be reading into this the wrong way) comes across as "I HATE JADE" and even a quick perusal of the site leads me to believe that she is acting out of pure vindictiveness, while trying to pretend that it is out of awe and respect.

Knowledge = Power
Time = Money

Substitute into the equation "Power = Work/Time":
Knowledge = Work/Money

Rearrange:
Money = Work/Knowledge

Therefore as
Knowledge --> 0
Money --> Infinite
Regardless of the amount of work done

I really would like to know where this comes from. Is it from real research, or is it merely an "old wives tale?" Something that "everyone knows."

My reasoning is that when I was younger we had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. That particular breed of dog has an expected life span is only between seven and ten years yet ours, who ate chocolate at least twice a week for her entire life, lived to be 14.

Surprised, why?

When?

Remember it? I still have it in a box in my cupboard... hmm, wonder if I can get it to run on my Mac with WINE*. Anyone tried it yet

*I haven't installed WINE on the Mac yet, as I haven't had any need for it to date

Really? Are you sure? Because I live in Australia... I visit electronics stores, and I see a LOT (read that as 98.394%) of DVD players which have the "Region 4" logo on them. LG, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp, you name it. Having said that, most of the time it is a pretty simple thing to region unlock them, but they are still shipped, and sold, as region 4. Most of the DVD players that you see around that are sold region unlocked are the no brand generic DVD players.

From Wikipedia (yes, I know it isn't the final say in any argument):

From what I gather, from visiting the ACCC website, DVD players can still be sold in Australia locked to Region 4, however it is not illegal for them to be modified to play all regions. There is a case that is mentioned in regards to this dated in 2002 regarding Playstation 2, mod chips and region locked games.