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Comment Those Australians... (Score 1) 350

Those Australians really seem to have a superb understanding of computing technology... Not only is it the most expensive, it's most likely the least functional... I'm betting with in 1 year digital textbook downloads will be over $100 per ebook, since students will only be able to get them through the publisher at the app store.

Comment Re:marijuana legalization issue was Painful to Wat (Score 2, Insightful) 709

It seems like a bad idea to operate any type of heavy machinery under the influence of any mind altering substance. Yet the countless mind bending pharmacutials all that is required is a small warning stating such on the side of the pill container. It's obvious when someone should/shouldn't be driving. Why is this any different?

Comment Re:Great for 360 folks, (Score 2, Interesting) 43

I really miss the humor of the older titles. There was nothing like hijacking an airplane that was already playing "ain't nuttin but a g thang" only to nose dive it into a group of elvis impersonators and jump out at the last second with a rocket launcher. "maybe gun control woulda been a good thing huh?". The new one is slightly too realistic for my tastes. When I first started playing it, going on urban rampages even felt a little bit fucked up and wrong since people would limp away and beg for their lives. Also there are no airplanes and flamethrowers. I love how silly and expansive GTA SA was.

Comment Re:Flawed premise (Score 1) 458

I agree. Looking at the top 10 torrents (best seeded) on the "most popular" private music torrent sites (each with over 100,000 users) a small segment is on major labels. Those that are on a major label are quite old and not heavily marketed to the youth anymore. Like Miles Davis- Bitches Brew. Meanwhile acts like the Black Lips, Blue States and bed room dj DJ frane are dominating the top 10 lists. These trackers place no restriction or bias on the type of music or copyright of the music torrented. While this does not represent the general cross section of people using torrents, it does represent what happens with bittorrent "communities". People discuss, share and promote artists that are fresh and interesting. Unfortunately gaining access to these private communities requires a slight bit of savvy not present in the general population yet, so I am sure that biases the poll. However if it were not for the legal status of these sites in many countries the barrier to entry would be 0.

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