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Bethesda Criticized Over Buggy Releases 397

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @07:43AM from the and-don't-kill-off-patrick-stewart-at-the-beginning dept.

SSDNINJA writes "This editorial discusses the habit of Bethesda Softworks to release broken and buggy games with plans to just fix the problems later. Following a trend of similar issues coming up in their games, the author begs gamers to stop supporting buggy games and to spread the idea that games should be finished and quality controlled before release – not weeks after."

First 'Malaria-Proof' Mosquito Created 261

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 15, 2010 @07:59PM from the what-about-a-really-good-egg-cream dept.

Gisg writes "The University of Arizona team reported that their genetically modified mosquitoes are immune to the malaria-causing parasite, a single-cell organism called Plasmodium. Riehle and his colleagues tested their genetically-altered mosquitoes by feeding them malaria-infested blood. Not even one mosquito became infected with the malaria parasite."

Comment Re:Twitter's 140 Characters (Score 1) 451

by gum2me on Monday April 26, 2010 @12:41AM (#31980752) Attached to: Best Alternatives To the Big Name Social Media?

your reply was more than 140 characters. u just proved his point re: twitter.

Comment Exercise bike at work? (Score 1) 865

by gum2me on Wednesday July 01, 2009 @03:25PM (#28547587) Attached to: Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule?

I know that sounds weird, but if anyone can figure out how to put a keyboard on an exercise bike, it's this community.

Comment Re:Posner (Score 1) 390

by gum2me on Monday June 29, 2009 @02:28AM (#28510613) Attached to: Judge Thinks Linking To Copyrighted Material Should Be Illegal

well played sir

Comment Re:Posner (Score 1) 390

by gum2me on Sunday June 28, 2009 @02:18PM (#28505683) Attached to: Judge Thinks Linking To Copyrighted Material Should Be Illegal

The main problems that the internet cannot deal with yet:

1) Reliable news-gathering for overseas or far away places

2) Reputable sources like the NYTimes or The Washington Post

Admittedly, after a while, some online newspapers/blogs will gain credibility.

Comment Re:Posner (Score 0) 390

by gum2me on Sunday June 28, 2009 @02:16PM (#28505651) Attached to: Judge Thinks Linking To Copyrighted Material Should Be Illegal

The way I read Posner's post, he isn't talking about sites like Slashdot that take a snippet and link to the appropriate source.

He is talking about sites that will copy wholesale the content of another site (i.e. myblog.com copies nytimes.com) or will summarize the entire article of the other websites.

I agree with you that sites like Slashdot actually benefit the press.

Comment Re:Posner (Score 5, Interesting) 390

by gum2me on Sunday June 28, 2009 @01:23PM (#28505145) Attached to: Judge Thinks Linking To Copyrighted Material Should Be Illegal

I agree. The TechCrunch post is shrill and doesn't address the central issue that Posner presents: How do you maintain a free press when free-riders can inexpensively and quickly copy and redistribute your original content? He raises a valid point and the TechCrunch completely sidesteps it.

Comment Re:Not just them (Score 1) 142

by gum2me on Thursday December 18, 2008 @09:22PM (#26168131) Attached to: Personalized Spam Rising Sharply, Study Finds

It's actually the job of the people to defend the Constitution. We're here to keep the Government in check.

Submission + - A great response to Mark Helprin's Copyright Op-Ed

Submitted by gum2me on Monday May 21, 2007 @05:58PM

gum2me writes: Volokh Conspiracy is a law blog with contributors from Law Professors around the country. This post gives a good summary why perpetual intellectual property rights suck, and gives links to even more detailed analyses. It's a quick read that'll edify you.

Go for it http://volokh.com/posts/1179719775.shtml

Comment Re:"Do no evil" (Score 1) 328

by gum2me on Saturday April 14, 2007 @09:35PM (#18737173) Attached to: Google Earth Highlights Darfur

The Sudanese government does have OVERWHELMING superiority, and they are using it to destroy a population group. Anyway, we're arguing over a matter of degree. I think we can both agree that Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide both really suck hardcore. gum2me

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