Comment Re:Why have that in colleges at all? (Score 4, Insightful) 177
Short answer: Because at the end of the day, having a high-profile and appealing sports program makes them a lot more money than they invest in it.
Apple's Game Center Shares Your Real Name 182
dotarray writes "Apple's Game Center has just made itself a few enemies through a simple change to their Terms of Service. Now, whenever you send a friend invitation, your real name will be attached as well as your Apple ID."
Apparently they didn't learn from the poor reaction to Blizzard's similar idea.
Comment Re:I would have fired her too (Score 4, Funny) 147
G-R-A-M-M-A-R
grammar
--The Spelling Nazi
grammar
--The Spelling Nazi
Comment Re:Where are the Pictures of Garbage Island? (Score 1) 323
I'd really like to see a decent pic too.
Comment Re:They forgot the beeping interfaces (Score 1) 874
That's one thing that always drives me nuts when I'm watching computers being used on TV or in the movies... EVERY user interface element BEEPS. Text will scroll on the screen (no idea why it won't just show all at once) and as the computer renders each and every single character, it lets out a beep. That sort of machine would drive me nuts after about 3 minutes of use.
John Badham (director of WarGames) explains it quite well on the director's commentary for WarGames - Movie studio executives insist that when something happens on-screen, it must have an associated sound so the audience knows something is happening. Everyone knows a computer doesn't beep every time you press a key. But just like most people require tactile feedback when typing for optimum performance (one of the multitude of reasons Star Trek's LCARS input interface will never truly be embraced in reality), studios insist the audience needs aural feedback when something is happening.
Microsoft Facing Class-Action Suit Over Xbox Live Points 107
An anonymous reader tips news that a lawyer in Pennsylvania has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that the company's handling of Xbox Live transactions is, in some cases, fraudulent.
"Samuel Lassoff, of Horsham, PA, said an invoice he received earlier this month from Microsoft included charges for purchases he couldn't complete due to a balky download system — and he claimed it wasn't an accident. Microsoft 'engaged in a scheme to unjustly enrich itself through their fraudulent handling' of his account, Lassoff charged in papers filed earlier this week in US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania. ... 'Microsoft breached that contract by collecting revenues for digital goods and services which were not provided,' Lassoff said in his lawsuit."
Comment No shock (Score 4, Informative) 397
The audio industry being less than honest?
Say it ain't so!
Say it ain't so!
Mexico Wants Payment For Aztec Images 325
innocent_white_lamb writes "Starbucks brought out a line of cups with prehistoric Aztec images on them. Now the government of Mexico wants them to pay for the use of the images. Does the copyright on an image last hundreds of years?"
Comment Re:oh god (Score 1) 262
if you're looking for an alternative to using your hands when you think "internet porn" and you think of this... you should get out more.
Comment Re:oh god (Score 1) 262
actually, i was just thinking the same thing. would you be able to think "capital T" or would you somehow have to simultaneously think "hold shift key" and then "type T"?
Comment Re:oh god (Score 1) 262
i don't disagree, but your point really doesn't have anything to do with mine.
i'm pretty sure "let's call it the internet" and "we could use it to share stupid memes" weren't uttered in the same breath.
i'm also pretty sure karl benz first thought after inventing the modern automobile wasn't "you know what, i'd really like to get shitfaced drunk and give this baby a crash test" either.
i'm pretty sure "let's call it the internet" and "we could use it to share stupid memes" weren't uttered in the same breath.
i'm also pretty sure karl benz first thought after inventing the modern automobile wasn't "you know what, i'd really like to get shitfaced drunk and give this baby a crash test" either.
Comment oh god (Score 4, Insightful) 262
yes, because what we need is more twitter.
whenever i hear about groundbreaking advancements in the neurosciences, i for one automatically think about how it can improve my twitter feed.
sigh.
whenever i hear about groundbreaking advancements in the neurosciences, i for one automatically think about how it can improve my twitter feed.
sigh.
Comment What the fuck (Score 5, Insightful) 170
Your number one priority in a Tiger Park is... to maintain the tiger population. How the fuck do you let 24 tigers die in 36 months? Am I the only one that thinks that maybe after the first 12 months someone should have said, "wait a minute, we've got less tigers now than 12 months ago" and tried to figure out what the fuck was going wrong? How the fuck do you not notice anything is wrong in three years? Surely 24 tigers did not die in the past few months, right?
Maybe I'm assuming too much; I was sick the day they taught tiger maintenance at tiger school.
Maybe I'm assuming too much; I was sick the day they taught tiger maintenance at tiger school.
Comment Re:Nothing to worry about... (Score 1) 276
Or you could, you know, stick the thing in the microwave for ten seconds.
Enough to zap the chip, not enough to toast the paperwork.
Done and done, job well done.
Enough to zap the chip, not enough to toast the paperwork.
Done and done, job well done.
Comment Does it really fucking matter? (Score 2, Insightful) 135
Honestly, does it really fucking matter?
It doesn't matter if 100 used games are traded each year or 100 million. GAME COMPANIES GOT THEIR CUT WHEN THEY FUCKING SOLD IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I don't give a shit if it takes 5% or 95% of their 'potential revenue' away - JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE ENTITLED TO IT.
In the puntastic words of someone funnier than me, it's not rocket surgery. Geez.
It doesn't matter if 100 used games are traded each year or 100 million. GAME COMPANIES GOT THEIR CUT WHEN THEY FUCKING SOLD IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I don't give a shit if it takes 5% or 95% of their 'potential revenue' away - JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE ENTITLED TO IT.
In the puntastic words of someone funnier than me, it's not rocket surgery. Geez.
