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Comment Re:One problem is... (Score 2, Interesting) 549

by Ithaca_nz on Thursday October 30, 2008 @10:15PM (#25578639) Attached to: EA Forum Ban Will Now Mean EA Game Ban

Story submitter here (although apparently I'm known as anonymous these days):

If they are going to do this, they better be damned sure of the training and ability of the people who will be issuing the death penalty to the gamers.

I think that's one part of the problem, but I don't think that's *the* major problem (although I'm sure there will be plenty of false bans that will cause enough of a problem without the complications of linking the games/forums). I see more of a problem in the linking between games; Daddy buys two games, one for little Johnny and one for little Suzy, which he installs and registers via the same EA account. Little Johnny posts something stupid or does something in-game that results in a ban, and little Suzy loses her rights to play Barbie Dressup 2008 or whatever. That's not going to please Daddy, and the problem gets a lot more complicated if little Johnny sells his game to a friend who then gets banned.

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Submission + - All your base are belong to EA

Submitted by Ithaca_nz on Thursday October 30, 2008 @06:00PM

Ithaca_nz writes: An interesting post from EA representative "Apoc" has appeared in the EA Support forums for Command and Conquer. The post affects more than just C&C, however — it seems that posting in the EA forums is now a risky business:

Your forum account will be directly tied to your Master EA Account, so if we ban you on the forums, you would be banned from the game as well since the login process is the same. And you'd actually be banned from your other EA games as well since its all tied to your account. So if you have SPORE and Red Alert 3 and you get yourself banned on our forums or in-game, well, your SPORE account would be banned to. It's all one in the same, so I strongly reccommend people play nice and act mature.

Beyond that, this also effectively blocks you from selling any EA game once you're finished with it. If the person you sold an EA game to a year ago is banned for any reason, any other EA games you still own and the latest blockbuster you've just bought are now expensive drink coasters...

468786 submission

Submission + - Poll: My relationship with my S.O. is like... 2

Submitted by

Mr.Intel

on Tuesday January 15, 2008 @01:36PM

Mr.Intel writes: "My relationship with my Significant Other is like...

(A) Chess

(B) Monopoly

(C) Chutes and Ladders

(D) Candyland

(E) Battleship

(F) Sorry!

(G) Solitaire, you Insensitive Clod!"

223417 submission

Submission + - RIAA Must Pay Attorney Fees of $68,685.23

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 16, 2007 @09:48PM

An anonymous reader writes: The RIAA has lost its first case against a file-sharer accused of copyright infringement. The court has granted the defendant a total of $68,685.23. Has the RIAA given up? Not quite, according to a statement provided to Slyck.com.

98790 submission

Submission + - State of the Homebrew Scene 2007

Submitted by Croakyvoice on Sunday February 25, 2007 @09:11PM

Croakyvoice writes: DCEmu have posted an article detailing the Homebrew scenes of all the consoles released at this time, it discusses the future of each console and what should be expected once consoles like the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 are fully open to amateur coders.

98778 submission

Submission + - World's smallest RFID microchip created

Submitted by zemien on Sunday February 25, 2007 @08:42PM

zemien writes: The world's smallest RFID microchip with a built-in antenna has been successfully developed under the Malaysia Microchip (MM) Project. The smallest version measures 0.7 millimetres by 0.7 millimetres.

The chip, which cost US$50mil (RM180mil) to develop, uses Japanese technology and is the first with multi-band frequencies. The microchip is so tiny that it can be embedded on paper. Each chip has its own serial number.

The Malaysian Government plans to start embedding it in marriage certificates, and maybe even bank cheques and university diplomas. Another hope is to replace the barcodes in baggage handling systems with the chip. Is the Malaysian government's faith in RFID chips to provide authentication and security misplaced? Or logical?

98700 submission

Submission + - Amazing New Pictures of Spacecraft Above Mars

Submitted by

sighted

on Sunday February 25, 2007 @04:31PM

sighted writes: "The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, en route to a distant encounter with a comet, buzzed by Barsoom yesterday and took some striking and unusual pictures, including one that shows its own solar panel with Mars in the background. As it passed by the planet, Rosetta briefly took back up to six the number of active robotic missions exploring Mars, four in space and two on the ground."

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