Comment No red flags (Score 1) 736
At least not any that would get passed along to anyone who could do anything, if they maintain that list like the no fly one.
Modern Warfare 2 Not Recalled In Russia After All 94
thief21 writes "After claims that console versions Modern Warfare 2 had been recalled in Russia due to complaints from politicians and the gaming public over the infamous airport slaughter scene, it turns out the stories were completely untrue. Activision never released a console version of the game in Russia."
Instead, they simply edited the notorious scene out of the PC version. They did this of their own volition, since Russia doesn't have a formal ratings committee.
The Nickel & Dime Generation 358
Phaethon360 sends in a piece that looks at how quickly game costs can add up these days, now that DLC, microtransactions and standalone expansions are commonplace, writing, "If you were trying to the think of the most expensive games to play, Rock Band or a monthly-fee MMORPG would come to mind. But Halo 3 is right up there, too." It's reminiscent of a recent post at IncGamers where the author tallied up how much he'd spent on World of Warcraft over the past several years, and was astonished to realize it numbered in the thousands of dollars.
Comment Re:Least of our problems (Score 1) 251
(nor much expectation for there to be)?
You would probably be utterly amazed at where people will keep their stash. It most likely wasn't the case here, as the Wii still worked.
Comment Re:Fraud-bait... tort-bait (Score 1) 419
My guess, in addition to price, people with Down syndrome, and other neurological disorders probably have trouble getting jobs, and thus would have a low income stream.
Can't work the drivethru at Taco Bell if you can't talk...
Comment Re:hmmm (Score 1) 431
They can also infect by being swallowed, so don't drink the shower water, or maybe even brush your teeth with it.
Comment Re:How hypocrite of you... (Score 1) 89
Gin Rummy said it best,
"it involves typing with your thumbs, which I just don't approve of. Shit, I don't know about you, but I don't have time to read nothin' that a motherfucker typed with his thumbs. Fun fact: Nothing typed by someone's thumbs has ever been important." -- The Boondocks, "Let's Nab Oprah"
Comment Re:Ugh... (Score 1) 746
I thought more like the Accuracy International AW50 http://www.50bmgstore.com/ai50bmg.htm
Comment Re:As someone who has PTSD (Score 1) 54
Many of my old comrades cannot watch war-related movies or watch/play FPS video games like COD, GRAW, etc.
May not be PTSD. I can't watch or play them because something really simple gets jacked up, e.g. uniforms, or the sound is off. (An AK-47 does NOT sound like an M16.)
Comment Re:Good idea, if you ask me. (Score 2, Funny) 54
I'm surprised it's taken this long for the VA to figure this out.
As a vet and recovering addict, I would have thought you'd be more familiar with the VA than that.
Comment Fun fact: (Score 1) 373
"Nothing typed with someone's thumbs has ever been important." -- Gin Rummy, "The Boondocks"
Comment Re:That's pathetic! They get dumber every day. (Score 1) 459
Actually about $15,333... for some reason everyone decided that 1/3 retail is the going rate for stolen goods; at least in Michigan.
Comment Re:I was amazed (Score 1) 459
Those doors are not a strong a people would think. I've seen them break from getting torqued funny while closing.
I know ghetto gates don't look inviting, but would have prevented this or made them work harder. I bet they had inside help though...
Comment Re:About time! (Score 1) 551
When I was in some even rural parts of the Dominican Republic, we always had great signal strength from CLARO. Small country... people wouldn't have shoes, but EVERYONE has a cell phone.
Comment Re:Puhlease! (Score 4, Interesting) 443
Cell phones in shanty towns do exist now. In fact, there is a company in Kenya marketing ones that can be recharged by solar power. And even in the third world, EVERYONE has bad ass cell phones. Maybe not shoes, running water or electricity, but they have that.
And they do prefer animals for precisely that reason; gas is expensive, grass is everywhere.
Sometimes, weird developments actually occur in the real world, so why not in imaginary one?
