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Comment Re:Stupid ... (Score 1) 126

If we could that would solve 90 of more % of this nations issues.

My favorite security researcher, come on we're nerds I know you have one too, is not even a US citizen not sure his nationality but he lives in Malta.

I'm sure this won't slow him down as he's been at it over a decade.

Yes Luigi, I'm referring to you!

Comment Re:Piracy - Yea right. (Score 1) 95

I do the same. I recently purchased and gave away 3 extra copies of a game. I bought it on Steam, I liked it and liked it so much I decided to support those that made it by giving it to friends I know were too cheap to buy it. Even if they never play it I don't care the money went to a dev house that I was more than willing to support at $40 a pop.

Comment Re:Is anyone else bothered? (Score 1) 95

To some degree though there is education, early FPS games and even games today, hell look at Minecraft and Garys Mod, both inspired from modding games they grew up playing. Todays modders are learning useful skills, photoshop, programming, design. Just to name a few. So while a majority may end up getting dumb entertainment out of it there are those that it will spark interest in.

I wouldn't be interested in computers today if it weren't for Doom and Quake and my using crap programs written for those games and thinking I could write something better. Or my simply playing them at a time when you actually had to set IRQ's manually.

Comment Re:Is anyone else bothered? (Score 4, Interesting) 95

You would think yet even with our taste some might even say our lust for violence if you watch anything from Hollywood or pop tv, yet what we see are troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD due to being in combat.

Of 1 million troops returning, 46% went in for treatment of the 46%, 48% was diagnosed with PTSD nearly half of those that sought treatment had PTSD. So on some level "fake violence" is not interpreted by the brain as violence. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/...

http://www.veteransandptsd.com...

It indicates on some level the mind is conscious that a video game is just that and is able to not have lasting effects.

The GTA series in general has always given people an outlet. Ever wanted to hit a car that cut you off? Well in GTA it's perfectly ok for you to do it till your hearts content and it's out of your system. Just because I take great joy in forcing other drivers in GTA off the road doesn't mean I'll plow into the car next to me on the freeway.

Comment Re:Tolls? (Score 1) 837

Also of note is you could just remove your dash cluster and disconnect it from the back of the unit. Again no miles tick.

Sneaky people may get a second cluster you can pick em up from a scrap yard for less than $100 in most cases, use this one for driving so you retain all signals and the mileage ticks up, insert the other one for when you need to rack up some miles for taxes.

NOTE: It is usually illegal to do either of these as it reports fewer miles than is actually on the car, but you can bet people will be doing it. So while they may do it in order to avoid taxes the downside is the odometer will show lower mileage at sale time than the car actually has.

Comment Re:Tolls? (Score 1) 837

Typically there is a sensor plugged into the transmission to determine speed, remove or disconnect the sensor no miles tick on the clock.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=disconnecting+transmission+sensor+to+stop+odometer&oq=disconnecting+transmission+sensor+to+stop+odometer&gs_l=hp.3...457.11852.0.12179.59.55.1.3.3.1.187.4977.40j14.54.0.msedr...0...1c.1.64.hp..21.38.3392.0.WutKJjb3JYs

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