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Comment Re:That can't be right. (Score 1) 299

by henrym on Friday September 23, 2011 @12:55PM (#37493416) Attached to: FCC Finalizes US Net Neutrality Rules

You have some errors with your capitalization. FTFY.

The catch is the going rate for a judge to decide things "your way".

The way "we" want things decided
The law is saying that Torrent , HyperCast, Tor and whatever CAN NOT BE BLOCKED at the service level.

The way ISPs want things decided
any service not specifically stated to be unblockable (streaming media and VOIP) can and should be blocked if it causes the TOP TEN PERCENT USERS to increase or stay the same in useage.

Comment Re:What? (Score 1) 113

by henrym on Monday May 24, 2010 @08:35PM (#32330706) Attached to: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Killed By Ice

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. You have a gift for exaggeration, but a winter at the South Pole isn't nearly as dramatic as you make it.

http://theglobalguy.com/world-travels/antarctica/the-300-club

ASCAP Seeks Licensing Fees For Guitar Hero Arcade 146

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @07:55AM from the understanding-is-too-much-effort dept.

Self Bias Resistor writes "According to a post on the Arcade-Museum forums, ASCAP is demanding an annual $800 licensing fee from at least one operator of a Guitar Hero Arcade machine, citing ASCAP licensing regulations regarding jukeboxes. An ASCAP representative allegedly told the operator that she viewed the Guitar Hero machine as a jukebox of sorts. The operator told ASCAP to contact Raw Thrills, the company that sells the arcade units. The case is ongoing and GamePolitics is currently seeking clarification of the story from ASCAP."

NYT's "Games To Avoid" an Ironic, Perfect Gamer Wish List 189

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 11, 2009 @07:48AM from the more-or-less dept.

MojoKid writes "From October to December, the advertising departments of a thousand companies exhort children to beg, cajole, and guilt-trip their parents for all manner of inappropriate digital entertainment. As supposedly informed gatekeepers, we sadly earthbound Santas are reduced to scouring the back pages of gaming review sites and magazines, trying to evaluate whether the tot at home is ready for Big Bird's Egg Hunt or Bayonetta. Luckily, The New York Times is here to help. In a recent article provokingly titled 'Ten Games to Cross off Your Child's Gift List,' the NYT names its list of big bads — the video games so foul, so gruesome, so perverse that we'd recommend you buy them immediately — for yourself. Alternatively, if you need gift ideas for the surly, pale teenager in your home whose body contains more plastic then your average d20, this is the newspaper clipping to stuff in your pocket. In other words, if you need a list like this to understand what games to not stuff little Johnny's stocking with this holiday season, you've got larger issues you should concern yourself with. We'd suggest picking up an auto-shotty and taking a few rounds against the horde — it's a wonderful stress relief and you're probably going to need it."

Comment Re:Sir, step away from the wall jack ... (Score 1) 635

by henrym on Thursday June 04, 2009 @02:23AM (#28206145) Attached to: You've Dropped Your Landline — Now What?

Why so hostile to "TwenCen"? It's a perfectly cromulent word.

Submission + - Why is Radio Shack still around? (theonion.com) 3

Submitted by

henrym

on Friday May 08, 2009 @05:06AM

henrym writes: "While The Onion's recent article about the continual survial of Radio Shack is meant to be funny, it does raise a good point. What are the secrets of this chain's success? What has kept them alive and profitable long after the demise of competitors such as "Circuit City" and CompUSA?"

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