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Comment Re:The privacy/security scale tips again. (Score 1) 647

1) Subways can't be aimed at any building they want (WTC/Pentagon)
2) Subway bombings have been a common theme in movies, this idea isn't new. However some reason it is rare, possibly because:
3) Subways are uncommon all over America, while big cities certainly have them, most places don't sadly. So "no one is safe" fears cannot be introduced.

But because of #1, this analogy has flaws. It was a WTC bombing, and not a plane bombing. They went for the most "devastating" and largest of targets. Bombing a subway would merely kill hundreds, no falling towers.

A Hijacked plane is far scarier than a hijacked subway train.

Comment Re:Engineering aspects: (Score 1) 322

It will not take much wobbling of the laptop to create a large amount of shear stress on the usb stick leading to failure.

I just figured geeks could do everyone a favor and just stick gum in them/or water and rust them/paint/etc... Setting up a wifi storage is far more beneficial.

Comment Re:A shame I won't be playing it. (Score 1) 187

For all the people out there who haven't played Diablo II in a while, I suggest you patch to 1.13 and try it again. You can respec your stats and skills after completing the den of evil quest (once respec allowed per difficulty level). This is every bit as money as it sounds; it's way easier to power through normal difficulty and then respec to make your character more robust in nightmare and hell. Game on!

Yet, If i did this in patch 1.12 or earlier with my own cheat (Jamalla editor anyone?), under current TOS (SC2) I would be banned from playing.

Or perhaps any D2 mod I installed (like my favorite gem mod) I would be banned... D2 was only fun for the mods. Torchlight shows many aspects from mods, I am not sure if it was inspired from them or not though.

Comment Re:Theft of service (Score 1) 149

Who says I even clicked "I Agree"? I see no evidence.. It's just their program saying I clicked it and installing.

Who says I saw the EULA? It's a EULA.txt file most the time, which could get corrupted. You also assume my video driver displayed it correctly, and the scroll buttons were functioning correctly to allow me to view it all.

Perhaps I saw the EULA, perhaps I clicked it, but can you prove beyond reasonable doubt? Last I recall, this is why contracts require signatures. To prove you read/signed the attached document. All they have is a bit flipped saying *someone* did, which may not have even been me.

Comment Re:Definitively 0.3 per cent (Score 1) 321

The total sample consisted of 1,000 torrent files—a random selection from the most active seeded files on the trackers they used.

So of the top 1,000 most popular torrents 3 were definitely legal?

91 were porn? I am surprised that there are 91 pornos that everyone wants. Seeing how there is TONS of the stuff. They would do better picking random torrents (not most active).

Comment Re:Speeding tickets are a scam. (Score 1) 351

God damnit, posting to remove redundant mod... meant to give +5 insightful...(hopefully some decade this modding system will get fixed)

Agree with you 100%, your word against theirs. Sometimes you can't even see the radar (uhh I turned it off, or some other lame excuse) they used. In my opinion, everything a cop does should be documented. No documentation, then innocent until proven guilty. Who came up with this "your word against theirs, I trust a cop more"?

Comment Re:Programming (Score 1) 547

Not always. It's the eureka methodology.

Because you are so far into the code, you end up looking at the results of the code and attempting to change the output (or start from the beginning changing input). Then when you come back from a sleep, refreshed, you find yourself re-working the entire code or starting it from the beginning instead of getting stuck at the end results.

Also, those 12-16 hours may help, but sometimes your logical side is absorbed in the 12-16, when you really need a burst of creativity instead. Dreams (daydreaming/relaxation) help inspire your creativity, so taking a break to "clear your head" can help.

Comment Re:Good thing (Score 1) 949

They claim to "obtain the ISP addresses of the infringers" as if that's a surefire way of establishing identity.

Not to mention it is a list of IP addresses obtained by them. Let me go in a USA chat room and get you a good list of IPs. Proof of you downloading is not required, since I mocked up my own data saying you did.

Comment Re:It's Cool. (Score 1) 72

Last month I got to play with one of the Da Vinci units at a car show (why it was there is anyone's guess). ... My 7-year-old niece had absolutely no problem using it, and now she wants to become a doctor.

Getting kids interested of course.

Comment Re:Best example with the MMORPG UTOPIA (Score 1) 225

It may not have changed gameplay, but tell your friend to un-patch (if possible?). Then see if he notices anymore changes.

Hell, adding new sounds to a game and people rarely notice, further eye-candy and people may still not notice: However, there are some people who will notice and appreciate the attempts at realism.

So it may not be a game-breaker, but it can help the look and feel, like that paint job on your car.

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