Compared to most people here, I'm hardly a "geek" but in my social circle outside the computer, I certainly am considered one.

And my answers would be "So what? I don't have to buy what they advertise to me." / "I doubt the government would be that interested in me, in anything I would part of some shallow stats report about internet usage." and "Oh, get a life".

The idea of having to to be connected at all times to a server to basically "have a computer" is ridiculous to me, Because of privacy? No. Because I'd have to pay a monthly fee to USE a computer (because, y'know the whole no-internet-no-files-hence-no-computer thing)? Hell yes.

I know an internet-less computer is hardly the way to go about in this day and age, but at least I have the option that if I don't have Internet access, I can at least have all my files right where I want them and still work with them.

I don't get it, aren't video games in Japan a lot more open-minded? It's always in the U.S. that we're stuck with the same type of titles, most of the interesting, oddball, creative games come from Japan (Okami, Katamari, etc.)

Obviously someone that dumb shouldn't have had that much money. He deserved losing it.

When bees were asked about this study, they just cheered that they're making the news again after so long.

Help us, R2, you're our only hope.

ThinkPad!
...again

My thoughts exactly. I sense some obsessive-compulsive behaviour if there's an exuberant need of being constantly reminded and/or organized for things you like to do. These joys are supposed to come out naturally, not plan when to "drink water" or "draw a cartoon". I mess with my photos when I can and when I feel up to it, I read webcomics and slashdot-esque sites when I'm in front of my computer and feel there's no hurry to get back up, same thing with gaming, photoshopping, music searching, etc etc. It comes naturally. At least that's how I perceive it's SUPPOSED to be.

It will always be in Beta-Testing grounds until a natural disaster happens and it either fails or gives some indication that they're on the right track.

Is SEGA allowed to go batshit insane and demand all these people to cease from manufacturing/distrubuting unofficial products? If so, that'd be sad, because it'd likely be a matter of time. On the other hand, the system officially "died" almost a decade ago, they should feel honored that there are die-hard fans not willing to let their last hardware product go to waste.

Suddenly even Myspace sounds like a real option for the first time since puberty, Two weeks ago.

Metallica comes to mind, as well as U2, It's baffling how much overpaid rockstars whine. I'm sure they relied on pirating their own music to gain ground when they first started, it's not like it REALLY hurts them. People that appreciate their music and hard work, reward them by buying the albums anyway. So why the hostility? Only a minority download the albums carelessly without giving a crap, and if they had to pay for 'em, they wouldn't have either. Touring requires a lot of revenue to pay all the people that make it come true, besides the musicians, but I'm sure that at *at least* $50 a pop they more than make up for their paychecks.

Hey, Monkey Island taught me a great deal about pirates.

How will she actually teach you of successful social networking if they themselves aren't a good example of it?

Curiously even after the Snes came out, I kept going back to the NES. Only Snes titles I can fondly remember are Beavis & Butt-Head, Mortal Kombat II, Super Street Fighter II and TMNT IV I think. The rest were on the good ole NES, classics like the Mario and Ninja Gaiden series as well as one-offs like Bionic Commando and Batman with their limited chiptunes were so beautiful.

And when you're a consumer whore. (And how!)