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First Person Shooters (Games)

Wolfenstein Being Recalled In Germany 625

Posted by Soulskill from the ach-mein-leben dept.
D1gital_Prob3 tips news that Activision's recently-released shooter, Wolfenstein, is being recalled in Germany due to the appearance of swastikas in the game. Such symbols are banned in Germany, and the German version of the game went through heavy editing to remove them. Apparently, they missed some. Activision said, "Although it is not a conspicuous element in the normal game ... we have decided to take this game immediately from the German market." Reader eldavojohn points out a review that has screenshot comparisons between the two versions of the game.

Comment depends on the college (Score 1) 835

by sharp3 (#29356929) Attached to: Does Your College Or University Support Linux?
At my University, the respective computer labs of each department is handled internally. When I take one of my rare strolls over to the humanities buildings, their workstations are almost completely Windows XP based machines. In my native CS department however, we have over 200 workstations that are running CentOS Linux distro. We do have a windows server that has remote login enabled. We also have an NX server running a linux remote login. We've got full ssh, ftp capabilities. A friend of mine works in psych department, and she has zero access to any linux or remote login capabilities. So, I would say the more technical your daughters particular field is, the more likely her specific college/major provides the resources she would enjoy.
Education

US Colleges Say Hiring US Students a Bad Deal 490

Posted by CmdrTaco from the talking-to-you-cliff dept.
theodp writes "Many US colleges and universities have notices posted on their websites informing US companies that they're tax chumps if they hire students who are US citizens. 'In fact, a company may save money by hiring international students because the majority of them are exempt from Social Security (FICA) and Medicare tax requirements,' advises the taxpayer-supported University of Pittsburgh (pdf) as it makes the case against hiring its own US students. You'll find identical pitches made by the University of Delaware, the University of Cincinnati, Kansas State University, the University of Southern California, the University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University, and other public colleges and universities. The same message is also echoed by private schools, such as John Hopkins University, Brown University, Rollins College and Loyola University Chicago."

Comment Played into his hands (Score 2, Interesting) 543

by sharp3 (#29007337) Attached to: The Outing of Pranknet
Now this Malik guy is an internet celebrity, which is exactly what the article states is his desire. All of his actions have suddenly been validated, because hey, he's an internet star. Visits to prankster.com (or whatever, I don't know) probably just went through the roof, generating some ad revenue for him to pay for another full body massage at the corner-shop. Hundreds of jackass 15 year old imitators are already foaming at the mouth to copy these douchebags. While the article was hilarious in pointing out the creepy people behind prankster, they did them a huge favor by introducing them to the rest of the world.
Idle

Star Wars On 3.5 Floppy 1

Posted by samzenpus from the free-time-the-father-of-invention dept.
I'm going to build a washing machine that plays, "You Shook Me All Night Long."

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