I agree! My favorite LiveCD is *also* "Damn Small Linux Trinity Rescue Disk Change NT Password (CHNTPW) ClamAV LiveCD SysRescue CD (or something close to that) GPartED". Seems to me like they should shorten the name, though. Or perhaps divide it into separate distros using commas.

That is absolutely true. I'm thinking of switching to SSDs in the future (once they come down in price a bit) mainly because over the years I have lost at LEAST 1TB of data due to hard drives failing. Most of the time, I have no idea why they don't work anymore... did a head hit a platter? Is an arm broken? Are the discs not spinning? Most of us are not technically adept enough to repair a broken hard drive, and data recovery services are damn expensive, so if we're just talking about personal files and downloaded media, it's likely lost FOREVER. Just a couple weeks ago I had a 500GB external drive fail, and it was nearly full to capacity and was working as a backup for another computer that now has a fried mobo. So... all of the pictures I spent time scanning, all of the CDs I burned, everything I meticulously cataloged... gone forever.

THIS is why SSDs will become the preference of the future.

That's a really good point... if tickling is a reflex that makes us "laugh" although it's clearly unpleasant (does anybody *actually* like to be tickled, other than masochists???), maybe tickling orangutans isn't the best way to research laughter. What we need to do is research their reaction to HUMOR.

Obviously there aren't any orangutan joke writers (other than Jeff Foxworthy, I suppose), but if comedy stems from the tragedy of others, maybe we should find out if orangutans still "laugh" when they see another orangutan fall from a branch or something similar that humans universally find humorous.

Wait... they made ARCADE versions of Tetris?

Obviously, you're losing touch with popular culture. "Irony" applies to anything that is NOT ironic. See: Alanis Morisette.

Just like the word "literally" has come to mean "figuratively".

It's a world gone mad, I tell you!

Y'know, like... I didn't read the whole article or nothin' but, like... I gotta say that my best philosophical arguments happen while smoking hash, man. So, like... I don't know what this guy's got against hash, be it "one-way" or another but like... oh wait. I forgot what I was saying. Oh well... now where the hell did I put the Doritos?

Dude, it's worse than you think. There are many (HOT!) chicks who have expressed disinterest in guys who play MMORPGs in general because their ex was so into gaming that HE WOULD REJECT SEX in favor of playing a game!

Now, I can go for days playing games if I'm really trying to beat something, but MMORPGS are dangerous because they have no "end". Once a guy is so consumed in playing his game that he can reject a naked woman gyrating on his lap (LITERALLY), what else could possibly motivate or persuade him from changing? Fear of pain or death is about it, right?

Other than the obvious mint flavor, it would be comprised mostly of feces.

Thanks to this post, this torrent downloaded in less than a minute!

No, but we're talking about common decency. Sure, he doesn't HAVE to talk to someone, but seeing as they have guns and bulletproof vests, I'd be willing to make sure I'm in their favor by simply being a polite person.
A better response would have been, "Sure, no problem." Speak with them when you're done with your business, make sure there's no problems (e-mail yourself the photo if you can) and delete it if they ask. Not a huge deal.
Remember, it's always easier to be reasonable with people with guns than to be a smart-ass.

As in Lysergic Acid Diethylamide? As in friggin' LSD? In the AIR??? OK... considering that people traditionally ingest LSD and don't SMOKE it, that's some very interesting information. Sounds like someone's making a giant batch in Madrid/Barcelona!

Wait... so Pluto was called "Planet X" before it had a name, and it's no longer officially a planet?

So that means it used to be Planet X, but now it's an ex-planet!

I swear, the first couple games were so good, I figured they'd stay overlooked forever. When the third one came out, I thought that it would be the death knell for the whole franchise. But now... it might be around for a long time! Honestly, these are some of the best games ever created. Huzzah!

Yes, launch it like the decapitated head of Arnold Palmer!