Comment Re:Not only that, but detectable and stupid... (Score 1) 462
Oh, so now you're not allowed to win, are you?
Comment Re:slashdot sensationalism (Score 4, Insightful) 462
You mean it's unlawful for any person at a licensed gaming establishment to use, or possess with the intent to use, a brain?
Ah, well, no surprise there.
Comment Re:Data center? A likely story (Score 5, Funny) 166
No, I think they're gonna print their own money.
Comment Re:Preservation (Score 2) 217
They might be able to buy a copy of the game, but I'm pretty sure someone's gonna have issues with them allowing people to play it.
And when it's no longer possible to legally obtain a copy, it gets even more problematic. AFAIK, there's no legal concept of abandonware. The developer might have packed his toys and gone home, but that doesn't mean you can "pirate" his software.
Which only shows how asinine the law is.
Comment Re:very cool - and a bit naughty I guess... (Score 2, Insightful) 109
What's wrong with kids seeing partially nude women? Most kids have seen partially nude women regularly when they were infants, and nearly everybody has seen a vagina up close once, and I mean really up close.
Comment Re:Every night (Score 1) 223
I'm still using coal to heat my home, you insensitive clod!
Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed 223
SpuriousLogic writes "There's been another delay in the schedule announced for getting the Large Hadron Collider switched back on — now it's September 2009, a year after it shut down due to a malfunction. Scientists had said they expected the $5.4B machine to be repaired by November 2008, but then pushed the date back to June 2009, before the latest delay."
Comment Re:I Call BS (Score 1) 499
More importantly, how do you ensure that only data is messed up? Flipping a bit of data might be acceptable. Flipping a bit of code probably isn't.
Comment Missing option (Score 1) 252
I work 6.5 hours a day. Which option should I pick?
Comment Re:And next up... (Score 1) 841
His wife's got three kids.
Comment Re:That's why Adblock plus exists ! (Score 1) 653
This is gonna be modded redundant, judging by other replies, but no pop-up for me (Firefox, Adblock Plus, NoScript).
Power In Scotland From Tides and Whiskey 170
tsamsoniw writes "Singapore-based Atlantis Resources Corporation, which brings to the table tidal-turbine technology, is partnering with Scotland-based datacenter developer Internet Villages International) to construct a tidal-powered 150MW 'Blue Datacenter,' InfoWorld reports. If all goes to plan, the facility will eventually be powered entirely by clean energy produced by tidal-current turbines in the Pentland Firth, the stretch of water between the far north Scottish mainland and Orkney. The firth's currents could generate 700 megawatts of electricity by 2020." And reader Mike writes "Here's something to raise a glass to: recently the Rothes consortium of whiskey and scotch distillers announced that they have partnered with Helius Energy to install a power plant fueled entirely by whiskey by-products. The completed plant will use biomass cogeneration to convert draff and pot ale from the distillery into 7.2 MW of electricity — enough to power 9,000 homes."
Comment Re:Kindness (Score 1) 527
Hans Reiser, is that you?
Comment Re:This could be used for (Score 1) 204
Hmm.
Chances are the actual papers were a .doc attachment. I'd never ever open a .doc sent to me from an unknown address. Hell, I'd think twice before opening a signed .doc sent by a close real-life friend.
PC Grand Theft Auto IV Features SecuROM DRM 531
arcticstoat writes "Game developer Rockstar has revealed that the forthcoming PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV will feature the controversial SecuROM 7 DRM system. Unlike some of EA's recent titles, such as Spore and Mass Effect, GTA IV won't limit the number of times that you can install the game, although SecuROM will be impossible to remove without leaving 'some traces' on your PC. Anyone hoping to avoid SecuROM by downloading the game form Steam will also be disappointed, as Rockstar says that all versions of the game will feature SecuROM, including digital versions online. On the plus side, Rockstar says that it's 'working with SecuROM to post information on our support pages regarding how to remove these inactive traces of the program for users who wish to do so.' Has Rockstar gotten a better balance between draconian DRM and fair copy protection here?"
