While the NutriMatic may have problems understanding why the human wants dried leaves in boiling water, it will now be capable of regretting giving it to him because of the cup thrown at it.

The Mario games tend to change up quite a bit between iterations, but I'll conceed on the Zelda point. And yet...I must have it!

I'm glad to see it. I did not know there were DRM issues with this game, and was considering a purchase since I've heard good things about the original. It's part of why I never preorder a PC game.

You can't have mine! I don't have the common Slashdotter problem of not using my Wii. I have to fight with my significant other so I can play my games; he's been playing Rock Band 3 almost daily since release (laugh if you want XBox fans, but he got his keyboard on release, not three months later). I used to have two consoles per generation (a PlayStation and a Nintendo) but now I just have the Wii (and DS) and have no complaints. Except that there's no Pikmin 3 yet.

Maybe I browse with my settings too high, but I rarely see someone denying the existance of a god on /. moderated as a troll. I do see a lot of people saying they'll be moderated a troll for not believeing in a god being moderated Insightful, which makes no sense given the trend.

(I'm an atheist, for what it's worth; I'm not filled with righteous rage.)

It's nice to help people and all, but it can also be a bit annoying. One of the last times I was playing (years ago), I was in that Sleepy Hallow themed human town and was just proclaimed the savior of the land. That was nice and all, but just at that moment someone had failed to kill Stitches along the road and he was wreaking havoc just a few yards away. I didn't feel like much of a savior. And I know that if I logged in today, all the problems I "solved" will still be unsolved. I might try Guild Wars 2 if they don't want a monthly fee. Then I won't feel bad to drop it when it gets stale, having invested only $60ish in the game instead of the $450ish I paid for about two years of WoW.

I saw this the other day. I think it helps put the two atomic bomb attacks into perspective, given that from 1945-1998 there were over 2,000 nuclear detonations. http://www.ctbto.org/specials/1945-1998-by-isao-hashimoto/

Unless I'm mistaken, I thought the atomic bombs were set to detonate before reaching the ground, to maximize the fireball and devistation. Maybe that caused less radiation permeating the ground long-term. But knowing this crazy world, it probably has more to do with Gulf streams and global weather patterns.

Unfortunately, that doesn't really happen. http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/07/14/1235220/Given-Truth-the-Misinformed-Believe-Lies-More/

Actually, nearly half of all shoplifting is done by employees, so I don't think it's that price-driven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_prevention#Sources_of_loss.2Fshrink/

While prices may be a factor, I remember learning in social science courses that there's generally more a feeling of, "This job sucks and they don't pay me enough for how hard I work; I deserve this; they owe me this."

I enjoyed X-2 a lot myself. Well, I hated the first two to three hours, but the rest of the game was quite enjoyable. I remember it fondly as the last Final Fantasy game I played. I was a bit disgruntled that they went MMORPG with the next game, and by the time XII came out, it had been nearly four years since I last considered purchasing a FF game and my interest had waned considerably. And the demo I played before release didn't help.

I'm generally going 10 over, with the flow of traffic, unless someone is riding my bumper. Then I go the speed limit. It's my special way of saying, "Fuck you, too, buddy."

I used to play a lot of Harvest Moon games, where you can court and eventually marry someone in town. In some of the games, it is easier to get the girls to fall for you, and this has been my downfall. While trying to be a basically nice guy to everyone, three girls fell head-over-heels, and I felt like a complete tool when one of them confronted me after I proposed to a different one. I never quite finished that game, and I never again proposed to anyone in a Harvest Moon or Rune Factory (spin off) game. The graphics aren't immersive and the people are a bit stereotypical, but the consequences to your actions feel real when you toy with emotions. I enjoy raising farm animals, but it's easier to handle regular, linear RPGs without feeling like a jerk.

Well, they already have your data, up to when you deleted the account, and can continue to do whatever it is they do to turn information into money, whether you log in any more or not. And if there's some belief you have that deleting your account means they don't have any of your information anymore, I have some pristine wetlands in Florida to sell you.

If I could have one resource that was sort of like an electronic New Type USA (but still in business), but with an expanded video game section, I'd pay $10ish. If they had exclusive demos and download, I'd pay more. I'd like one that was more news-like and less flame-bait, which is what most game sites are these days. If I had to go to separate sources for all each of the core categories (anime, manga, games), I'd probably pay substantially less. Like $2 each. If they're the same gaming dreck as I can access now, I'd continue as I do now: don't pay and don't visit unless I'm trying to find a release date.