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Comment Re:misunderstanding the issue (Score 1) 265

Are you joking? Is this a joke? Am I being punked? If you get a group of 1000 random WoW players in a room together, I would guess that *maybe* one or two have ever played on a private server. The concept would probably be completely retarded to most of the other 998. "What? How could you not want to play an MMORPG in a glitchy, slow, bug-filled environment where your loot means nothing and you'll see all of 40 people in the world at any given time?"
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14-Year-Old Dresses Like a Cop, Gets an Assignment and Patrol Car 8

A 14-year-old who wanted to be a police officer put on a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment -- patrolling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday. Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the mix-up was discovered only after the boy's patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform. That's some fine police work there, Lou.
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Submission + - Hulu's Previews Positive; Poses Threat to YouTube (cooltechzone.com)

toby writes: CoolTechZone.com's Gundeep Hora has previewed Hulu, NBC and News Corp.'s joint venture YouTube competitor and came away impressed. The author comments: "That brings me to my main point. With Hulu and its library of premium content shows, movies and clips, just the hype is enough to send Hulu off the charts. Perhaps the best part is — Hulu is the answer to all concerns. Consumers want free content? Check. Producers need to generate revenue? Check. Consumers + Producers = Existing in Harmony? Check, Check and CHECK. It's the perfect combination of bottom line and consumer consumption all bundled together for a mutually fruitful deal. It doesn't get any better than that, folks.
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Submission + - Red Planet was once Blue (www.ctv.ca)

CowboyRaver writes: Mars, the rugged Red Planet, may have once been blue according to new research that suggests massive ancient oceans once covered a third of its surface. The discovery was made by a joint Canada-U.S. research team that says it has uncovered evidence of the shorelines of ancient seas. The team's findings are set to be released in the journal Nature on June 14.

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