The difference is that a sport is a physical contest. There has to be some aspect of physical performance in the contest.

I consider games like golf and chess skills rather than sports. To me, sports rely more on athletic factors like speed and strength.

And coordination. Golf doesn't require much of the first two (although it does take some upper body strength to hit those long drives) but requires the third in spades. Golf is a sport.

It's a blurry line I have drawn for myself but, right or wrong

I think the line is fairly clear. Is there a physical component or is it purely mental? An easy to use, sensible guideline. Golf is a sport. Chess is not.

Which is why chess is a game, not a sport. Not running it down--games are probably my favorite thing in this world. But it's not a sport.

If I want to play baseball, I can go to a free municipal baseball field. All I have to provide is my own bat and a ball.

If you don't bring a glove, your hand is going to get pretty sore...

It's all fun and games until libc needs an update.

Really? libc updated on my Debian system about a month and half back, and it went smooth as silk. Just sat back and let aptitude handle it all and then rebooted. I didn't have to do anything at all.

No. The heirs are not responsible for the debts of the estate. The debts are paid by the executor out of the assets of the estate.

I think I see what's happening now. It's been sensationalized. What's happened is that the estate was settle and the heirs were paid. What the IRS is going after is not the daughter's assets per se but the inherited assets paid to her improperly out of the estate because the estate didn't settle its debts with the IRS.

More than that. One list I found lists 33 1080p native games, and the list may not be complete (It lists upscaled games as well, which I edited out, but doesn't include any of the Final Fantasy titles, all of which I know are 1080p, although FF13, at least, is apparently upscaled). Here they are:

Bioshock
The Bourne Conspiracy
Call of Duty: World at War
Civilization Revolution
College Hoops 2K7
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
FIFA 09
FIFA Street 3
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Kung Fu Panda
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Metal Gear Solid 4
Metal Gear Online
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
NBA 2007/2008/2009
NBA 2K7/2K8/2K9
NHL 2K8/2K9
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
NBA Street Homecourt
Quantum of Solace
Ridge Racer 7
Saints Row 2
Super Stardust HD
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Warhawk
Wipeout HD
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3

Very good, my son. You are ready to ride the Schmai-gunug, the Giant Pretzel.

Hasn't anybody listened to the man's statements on the subject? He thinks the NSA metadata collection is just peachy keen. It just hasn't been "explained properly" to the public.

Surely, you can't be serious?

It's a large building with lots of doctors, but that's not important right now.

Your account may be blocked, but your info on Facebook servers? That's forever. Every day I'm more and more glad that I have never had an account, and never will.

But you can adapt to that by playing rock 50% and paper 50%. You will win 50%, lose 25%, and tie 25%.

But then he adapts by always playing paper when he doesn't have to play rock. Now you win 25%, tie 50%, lose 25%, and you're back to even up.

You haven't read the previous posts all the way through. The scenario under discussion is that Microsoft restricts their OS to their own hardware, the way Apple. Which vendors which switch? All of them. Under this scenario, they wouldn't have a choice--MS would no longer be selling to them.

You tie 50% of the time, win 25% of the time, and lose 25% of the time. Pay? Nothing.

Come again? It is specified that the player forced to play 50% rock (as mandated by a fair coin flip you don't get to see) plays intelligently and will adapt to your play. When he figures out you're always playing rock, he'll always play paper when he doesn't have to play rock. You tie 50% of the time and lose 50% of the time. That's lousy strategy.

You're guaranteed to break even by always playing paper. When the opponent adapts, he'll always play scissors when he doesn't have to play rock, and you win 50% of the time and lose 50% of the time. The question is, can you do better than that?

Linux doesn't have to look and feel different in major and minor ways every time you upgrade it,

Well, sometimes. Hello, Ubuntu!