Comment Election Please! (Score 1) 446
Can we please have an election sometime soon and throw Jacqui Smith out of the Home Office? I'm sure she can get a job working for the Chinese or North Korean governments.
Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7 1127
TechForensics writes "A few days' testing of Windows 7 has already disclosed some draconian DRM, some of it unrelated to media files. A legitimate copy of Photoshop CS4 stopped functioning after we clobbered a nagging registration screen by replacing a DLL with a hacked version. With regard to media files, the days of capturing an audio program on your PC seem to be over (if the program originated on that PC). The inputs of your sound card are severely degraded in software if the card is also playing an audio program (tested here with Grooveshark). This may be the tip of the iceberg. Being in bed with the RIAA is bad enough, but locking your own files away from you is a tactic so outrageous it may kill the OS for many persons. Many users will not want to experiment with a second sound card or computer just to record from online sources, or boot up under a Linux that supports ntfs-3g just to control their files." Read on for more details of this user's findings.
Comment Surprise to Anyone? (Score 1, Interesting) 369
I thought everyone knew this already.
But I am enjoying the Windows 7 beta on my gaming desktop and netbook and look forward to *gasp* purchasing a copy to replace Windows XP.
Comment Re:Not Really (Score 1) 752
Comment Re:What A Joke (Score 2, Insightful) 278
The parent comment does not deserve mod points. Individuals have been accused, are under investigation and innocent until proven otherwise.
Submission + - Fox's Mass Effect 'Expert' Apologises (nytimes.com) 1
ShedPlant writes: "On Thursday we discussed a Fox News feature that propagated lies about the role playing game Mass Effect. According to the New York Times, Fox's 'expert psychologist', who admitted to never playing the game, has apologised for her comments on the show.
One Amazon reviewer says of her most recent book:In an interview on Friday, Ms. Lawrence said that since the controversy over her remarks erupted she had watched someone play the game for about two and a half hours. "I recognize that I misspoke," she said. "I really regret saying that, and now that I've seen the game and seen the sex scenes it's kind of a joke.
"Before the show I had asked somebody about what they had heard, and they had said it's like pornography," she added. "But it's not like pornography. I've seen episodes of 'Lost' that are more sexually explicit."
The real question is, why would Fox want the opinion of an 'expert' who was clearly clueless on the topic?"I know all about this book but have never fully read it. Why? Due to the overwhelming backlash, I have no choice but to agree with the 1 star ratings. The rumors are rampant that this book was poorly written and poorly researched. So without verifying the contents myself — I give it a 1 star. Good thing video games aren't judged in this manner — whew!!!
