Right, because the current internet generation doesn't find it cool to be racist, sexist, or offensive in any way they possibly can. We will not see Juan Rodriguez post a long, and insightful analysis of warlock DPS only to have about 50 replies using the term "dirty mexian"?

I think the Real ID thing is dumb. I think their justification for tying it to the forums is ridiculous.

I have used the Logitech TrackMan, and then the Logitech TrackMan Wheel for years now. It's the only decently priced thumb trackball I have come across, it lasts a few years each time (eventually the buttons wear out). It, like all thumb trackballs, caps out at 2 buttons and a wheel (so 5 possible binds), the only thing that makes me want a mouse every so often is the possibility of more buttons for my right hand.

Oh, and the wired option of course as its more reliable, cheaper, and why does it matter if you have a wire on a STATIONARY OBJECT? (I know, I know, it makes a less cluttered desktop/setup/whatever)

"Fair. Only trackball I ever used had the buttons operated by the thumb, and the ball on top to be moved by the fingers. Odd that both large body mice were made by Logitech, though. The one I have is "ergonomic" (for a righty, anyway) too. Quite pleasant to use."

This is why you don't like trackballs for gaming.

I have yet to run into a gamer who uses one of those 'ergonomic' center-ball ones.

"Each to their own. You're obviously not a PC gamer, or if you are a very casual one."

Sorry, but a thumb based trackball is just as good as, if not better than, most mice.

For me it comes down to a few things:

1) The fact that you can get greater precision with your thumb than yo can with your wrist/arm.

2) You never run out of movement space. Sure, with a high sensitivity you will not often have to pick up your mouse and move it, but it does happen.

I set my sensitivity such that I can do a 180 turn in either direction with out lifting my thumb. This is a fairly low sensitivity, which means I have (for me) rather fine control when I want it, however I can also do big movements when needed.

The one thing that keeps tempting me to get a regular mouse is more buttons, and what I really want is a speedpad type thing instead Something that gives me movement keys + lots of extra buttons for my left hand). The one I liked was the steelseries Fang, however it isn't being made anymore...

I give up.

What exactly IS a cable?

"State Department cables"
Are these memos? Orders? Operating procedures? What?

Probably, I just always think of my dad with Swimmers Shoulder, but I assume that if you aren't pushing your self doing laps it probably isn't an issue.

What they generally should be doing is correcting their eating habits (much more important than exercise for weight loss), and focusing on appropriate exercises (things that will not unduly stress their joints due to their obesity). Playing sports is probably not the best thing for them health wise.

What is? I dono. Possibly low impact aerobics?

Note, They includes me. I have always been over weight, even when I was highly active athletically. Why? I eat WAY too damn much, much like most of our nation I suspect.

There are a number of high ABV beers out there that ARE good.

The obvious one to me is Three Philosophers, which is made by Ommegang, a NY based Belgian brewery. It's about 10% ABV iirc, and very good. Most of Ommegang's beers are relatively high ABV, yet still good.

I think I have also had something up to 16% ABV that I liked (can't remember the name currently), and I have also had plenty of high test beers that sucked, probably about in proportion to normal beers that suck though.

That being said, I have next to no interest in these ultra high ABV beers. They are no longer beer, and are now distilled spirits. I kinda doubt they taste all that good, and I'm fairly sure they would not be worth what ever the ridiculous asking price is.

I mean, if some one offered me some I would take it (I'm a curious drinker), but I'm not going to seek it out.

As a horrible American who really knows next to nothing about other countries, especially those that aren't English as a primary language, it through me for a loop, and sorta disappointed me (something bugs me about the idea of government web pages NOT being in the proper language). Knowing that they are all bilingual is kinda awesome to me, thanks.

That's my assumption as well.

Especially as the web page is all in English, which was rather surprising to me.

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Apple has 2 things going for them:
1) They probably have contracts saying "we can dictate when/where you can sell our products".

2) They can ALWAYS say "well, we will stop selling you our products if you don't stop selling online".

Apple gets to negotiate from a position of strength here. They are a large enough company that they can take the hit from a single store no longer selling their products. If you want an i you want an i not an MP3 player, a tablet, or what ever, so if your preferred store doesn't sell them, you will simply go to another.

Yes, all of the retailers COULD band together and say "nope, sorry, if you impose this we will stop carrying your goods", and it probably would work. However, not all of the retailers are willing to take that hit, and they know that if they are one of the few retailers with i they will be the store everyone goes to.

Yes, RTFSummary?

However it is mostly back to the old days of copying games for friends.:

PSN games are tagged to an account.
You can log into a PSN account from any PS3.
Prior to this game you could download your PSN games and then sign off and play them as you saw fit.

This leads to people sharing an account amongst themselves so that everyone can have the games but they are only payed for once. It is apparently fairly pervasive, and even works for MP games (you can be signed into a different account and still play the games, not sure if this works for this FF title or not).

I haven't done this yet myself as PSN games fall under within my price range of "It is low enough that I am willing to take the hit if it isn't that great, especially if they offer a demo". Admittedly, I have also bought all of one PSN game (Fat Princess).

The hell are you talking about?

When it was first announced it was announced WITH the price, and the general reaction, here and other places I looked, was "wow, that would be nice if it was $300".

"According to a draft regulation drawn up by the European Commission and seen by Reuters, suppliers may be allowed to require that distributors have a "brick-and-mortar" shop before they can sell online."

First sentence in the article.

The law would allow suppliers to require the retail stores to have a brick and mortar location before they sell, something I gues they aren't allowed to do now. This actually sounds like the EU saying "ok, you can refuse to sell to people who don't fit your business model", which sounds fine to me.