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Whatever Happened To Second Life? 209

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 05, 2010 @07:30AM from the i-blame-ralph dept.

Barence writes "It's desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. In this article, PC Pro's Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it's raking in more cash than ever before. It's a follow-up to a feature written three years ago, in which Collins spent a week living inside Second Life to see what the huge fuss at the time was all about. The difference three years can make is eye-opening."

Duke Nukem 3D Ported To Nokia N900 95

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 29, 2009 @11:03PM from the all-outta-gum dept.

andylim writes "It looks as if Duke Nukem isn't completely 'nuked' after all. Someone has ported the 90s classic on to a Nokia N900. As you'll see in the video, you control Duke using the Qwerty keypad and shoot using the touchscreen. I'm wondering how long it will take for this to get on other mobile platforms." In other Duke news, reader Jupix points out that 3D Realms' CEO Scott Miller recently said, "There are numerous other Duke games in various stages of development, several due out this year. We are definitely looking to bring Duke into casual gaming spaces, plus there are other major Duke games in production."

Canadian Blood Services Promotes Pseudoscience 219

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @07:49PM from the type-A-negative-personality dept.

trianglecat writes "The not-for-profit agency Canadian Blood Services has a section of their website based on the Japanese cultural belief of ketsueki-gata, which claims that a person's blood group determines or predicts their personality type. Disappointing for a self-proclaimed 'science-based' organization. The Ottawa Skeptics, based in the nation's capital, appear to be taking some action."

Comment Stock Prices Falling. (Score 5, Informative) 330

by JohnAllison on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @10:46PM (#30138838) Attached to: Less Than Free

Please note, kdawson,

The day Google announced the free turn by turn navigation coincided with the day both companies announced corporate losses.

Who's to say how much either news contributed to the stock drops. I can't, and ignoring said fact skews the story. Bad editor, bad, bad.

Comment Re:Collusion (Score 1) 1186

by JohnAllison on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @10:50AM (#28011791) Attached to: US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016

I really appreciate you passing this along. I plan on reading this.

One note: Would the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change be the best place to look for evidence of if climate change exists, on the scale we're talking about, and whether CO2 affects this process and by how much? I would expect they would assume an outcome to justify their entire existence.

The name alone implies a huge conflict of interest. Yet, I don't think in this politically charged atmosphere we are going to find anything but politically patronized studies.

If you you of any good place to read some papers of the causal links. I'd like something to read and bookmark for future uses.

EU Rejects Law To Cut Pirates Off From Their ISP 210

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday May 07, 2009 @12:19PM from the leave-me-tubes-alone,-arrrr dept.

MJackson writes "Europe has rejected plans to allow ISPs to disconnect users suspected of involvement with illegal file-sharing. In its final vote, the European Parliament chose to retain amendment 46 (138) of the new Telecoms Package by a majority of 407 to 57. Amendment 46 states that restrictions to the fundamental rights and freedoms of Internet users can only be put in place after a decision by judicial authorities. However, network neutrality remains unprotected."

Comment Re:Still no standard 3.5mm headphone jack (Score 1) 204

by JohnAllison on Tuesday February 17, 2009 @12:13PM (#26887853) Attached to: Second Android-Based Phone Announced

But don't forget the second dongle if you want to charge your phone, and use a wired head set!

This is going to get oh so close to the charging regulation discussion from last night.

Comment Re:USB? (Score 2, Informative) 374

by JohnAllison on Monday February 16, 2009 @06:20PM (#26878299) Attached to: EU Commissioner Wants Standard For Mobile Phone Connectors

This was one of the reasons I purchased my SLVR years ago.

I later discovered that I can not charge the phone, and use the audio out at the same time. (Think cross country road trips) Other than that I do like the idea of a singular connector to charge.

As devil's advocate, let's look at the iPhone, because I have one and am familiar with it. Two connectors, one for audio/mic, another, the proprietary dock connector.

I assume Apple and those with other proprietary connectors would have to retool how they output video, audio, line out, control, in/out, PWR, GND, and anything else over USB. Annoying, but possibly worth it to consumers.

However, how much competition are we losing by specifying which connectors or what interfaces should be mandatory. When the tech industry shoots past this legislation do we really want devices tied to legacy connectors?

Should the government regulate or is this an area where the speed of the consumer to adapt to the market will better provide the winners and losers of an industry?

I'd like to see what the industry has to offer before I call for regulation

P.S. I hate mini-Displayport.

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