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Two things: Your computer is either old, or underpowered. Upgrading to 4 GB of DDR2 memory is all of $50 on newegg. Speed is likely related to that particular spec.

Secondly, you said

and I hope you were being sarcastic. Microsoft is not obligated to "do better" than taking a "couple of hours" to do an ill-advised upgrade (ALWAYS DO A FRESH INSTALL) on an old computer, and they wouldn't even be obligated to do so if they didn't own 90-plus % of the market and have people locked in to a fixed upgrade path.

Several people have already explained what it does. As is obvious, it is not doing that, and you should be more careful, or people might accidentally believe you.

Right, because so many people have issues where Windows breaks on their hardware. So few companies publish Windows drivers for their products these days.

I won't address your other points, because they're valid, and this is /.

Perhaps they would if they didn't know never to insult good science fiction.

+1 Helpful Person On Slashdot.

I think he means worship of the almighty dollar.

Lol. Because Linux hackers are (to a corporation) incomprehensible and unreliable. They have no contract that's broken if they choose NOT to help. History (linux people fix their software pretty much always) != reliability.

Similar answer. Case Western Reserve University's software center (free downloads for everything available) offers Linux support for everything from antivirus to VPN programs.

You're one of those people who can't enjoy anything unless it's technically accurate, aren't you?

Easy. If influence is unnecessary, it's because laws cannot be MORE beneficial to the corporations.

There have been many studies linking and many disproving a link between EM radiation and cancer. Even at extremely high levels, most people don't get cancer. In fact, one theory posits that exposure to low-level radiation at early stages can boost the immune system. No one can say either way for certain, because this is all scientific heresy until someone credible crunches the numbers and they are significant. This is happening all the time as science constantly evolving, but at this time 'most' don't recognize this link. Anyone who does is likely a crackpot... reads popular science, orders blueprints, that sort of thing. Now, devil's advocate, imagine the potential ramifications if some credible scientific study came out rigorously pointing to a link between even high-level EM radiation and a carcinogenic effect... The lawsuits would block out the sun. Pandemonium. Economies would fail, and people would starve. Seriously. The world economy could not afford to take that gut-check at this time. It would destroy us. So then, it would be in the best interest of the 'powers that be' to deny, discredit, obfuscate, and in any way DISPROVE a link between EM radiation and cancer. Well-heeled corporations can afford LOTS of 'science'. With as much as they've invested in cell phones, radio, radar systems... imagine asking them to turn it off? Yeah. Suddenly the link is a possibility again. Let's crunch those numbers one more time.

I would like to add to your excellent and highly accurate post, Good Citizen dangitman, as opposed to bothering with some of the idiotic and moronic criticizing posts which follow it: If Wall Street could ever come up with anything remotely as successful as Social Security (an insurance program for the majority), we would all be mightily impressed.

Instead, they keep coming up with an infinite amount of securitized financial scams (or as they call them, "instruments") to continue The Great Financialization.

The absolute best gaming experience I've had when it comes to immersion is definitely Metroid Prime. The game completely blew me away the first time I played it. It's just you, nobody else, on a planet fighting against ETs and Space Pirates while trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Retro Studios never made the game too unlike the previous games in the series as well; this isn't an FPS, it's a First Person Adventure. The puzzles were innovative, expansions were well hidden and fun to find, and the controls, while awkward, worked surprisingly well. The graphics were absolutely beautiful to look at; your HUD would show things like raindrops hitting it or condensation appearing from steam/heat!

The reason why I think the game was so immersive was this: Retro never made players care about the story! The game went on without any real "story" happening. You had to figure out for yourself where to go next, how to beat certain enemies, and everything! You had to "scan" items and enemies to figure out parts of the story and how to defeat enemies. The game gave you this feeling like the world in the game was going on without you animal-crossing style; go to an area one time and something happens, go there another time and different enemies/sequences are present. I was only a pre-teen when I played the game first, so you can imagine how thrilling it was to watch a metroid breaking out of its casing to attack me, and after wondering where to go next for a split second a space-pirate jumps through the window and attacks me.

If more shooters want to be successful, make the design choices that Metroid Prime made.