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Comment Re:Why? (Score 2) 275

Somewhere, just now a blog stating someone's personal opinions about certain government/people/religion/whatever, running on certain domain was directed to bitspace. You still think it can't happen to average person? You grow up.

Comment Expansions, DLC's, full games (Score 1) 156

You used to get these sequels for games, which later on turned into expansions and then developed into this DLC thing. These days atleast the major companies plan a lot ahead. They tell the developers what to do in advance. Developers accept the terms because they need money to make the games. In these contracts, the developer is required to do updates to the game for period of time or even a sequel - or DLC, which is propably more cost free to do.

If the developer is owned by larger company, then they even might nominate a pointman to the project (game) that get's developed and say what there is going to be and so on. Good example of this is the Mafia II game where the 2009 pre-material shows missions that are not in the final game but instead, sold as DLC "jimmy's vendetta". The DLC lasts as long as the maingame but is sold at 10 bucks. I guess the 2K got a heart now since selling it as full game with 50$ pricetag would have been a ripoff - or perhaps Mafia II was as the content was cut due to "plot not working in-game".

Comment Re:Free hotspots are illegal in Finland? (Score 1) 151

You have to ask yourself one question. Do you feel lucky? The idea behind this law change is that if a private citizen leaves his wlan open, is it legal to use it? Previously it was not and now it will be. Thing is that there is no way for the user know if the wlan is left open on purpose or not. If a city provides a wlan for tourists, there usually is a sign that it is open and free to use. There are open hot spots for wi-fi all over the country. Almost every library has one and some McDonalds and also some cities give one out to their citizens and tourists.
Linux

Submission + - Gartner underestimating N900 sales rapidly (engadget.com)

icsx writes: Engaged and Reuters ran a story on Nokia N900 Maemo Linux phone. According to Gartner it sold only 100 000 units within the first 5 months. Nokia contacted Engaged with more accurate numbers. The real truth? It sold 100 000 units within 5 weeks instead.
The Military

US Navy Considering Wii Fit and DDR For Boot Camp 104

almehdaaol writes "New military recruits are coming in physically heavier and out of shape, so the US Navy has decided to take an interesting course of action by creating a new training regimen inspired by the fitness-centric Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution." This comes alongside a report confirming some of the BS we told our parents when we were growing up: "Bavelier said playing the kill-or-be-killed games can improve peripheral vision and the ability to see objects at dusk, and the games can even be used to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, a disorder characterized by indistinct vision in one eye. She said she believes the games can improve math performance and other brain tasks."
Lord of the Rings

Submission + - Hobbit on Hold (torontosun.com)

Flea of Pain writes: Director Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit has been put on hold indefinitely because the movie has been caught in a "tangled negotiation" over the future of the MGM movie studio.

The film, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's first book in the fantasy series, was reportedly due to begin shooting this summer, but has been mired in delays.

Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson, who will act as producer on the new film, recently dismissed rumours of trouble with the picture, insisting: "It's not really been delayed, because we've never announced the date".

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