http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html Error codes are meant to be for technical reasons. Who cares WHY the page is not available. It's not available. That's technical & that's all.

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Link text says above water. I'm guessing it should read below

If modpoints had intresic value, I'd give you a shit load of them.

Argument does not hold. Try to pay your own tax (presumably US) in a foreign currency (say Canadian$) I want to see the face of this poor tax clerk.

Keep in mind that some other dudes want you to pay a recurrent monthly fee for playing on their servers. All Blizzard titles provide free access to battle.net and a replayability that I have yet to find in other games. I have had played SC 1 for several years before SC 2 came out. I think I have good zerg-bang for my protoss-bucks.

Basic economy theorem: elasticity. Can you find similar service somewhere else at competitive pricing? Then why not get the $ out ritta way?

Fashion Trend... so good marketing is the only answer. Like Nike vs Reebok.

To the OP : did you post your slashdot question using a tablet?

Yay!

This is why it's called International code, not National code.

If so, may I ask the Slashdot editors to please refrain from letting people post trolls.

We had elections in Quebec, Canada last week. There was an attempt to kill the newly-elected Prime Minister.