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Comment: Re:doesn't help people take games seriously either (Score 1) 731

by BattleApple (#44029399) Attached to: Sexism Still a Problem At E3

I've known plenty of guys who scream at the TV during a game. I can't say I've ever seen one of them doing it while partially or fully unclothed (thank goodness).

Yeah, they save that particular behavior for when they're actually in a sports arena and being broadcast to millions of other guys screaming at their TVs

Comment: Re:Safety Tools are too expensive (Score 3, Informative) 558

by BattleApple (#43864483) Attached to: 'Smart Gun' Firm Wants You To Fund Its Prototype

Woodcraft carries sawstop table saws. They're gaining popularity. The main turnoff for me is that it can be triggered by cutting wood with high moisture content. The brake can be disabled, but if you forget, a new brake cartridge costs $70, and the blade will usually be ruined. Carbide blades are fairly expensive. And for a dado blade which requires a more expensive brake - total cost could be around $300

Comment: Re:ah tobacco (Score 1) 161

by BattleApple (#43685883) Attached to: Peppers Seem To Protect Against Parkinson's

I came across this the other day - List of additives in cigarettes
"One significant issue is that while all these chemical compounds have been approved as additives to food, they were not tested by burning. Burning changes the properties of chemicals. More than 4,000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette." ... wonderful

Comment: Re:Is Google Glass Too Nerdy For the Mainstream? (Score 3, Informative) 533

by BattleApple (#43621213) Attached to: Is Google Glass Too Nerdy For the Mainstream?

On the guy's blog about the McDonalds incident, he says "The eyeglass is permanently attached and does not come off my skull without special tools.", but that's the closest thing I've been able to find. Somewhere, I read that it just has electrodes stuck to his head like an ECG. Hardly implants.
As for his "severe vision problem", he says in that same post that he carries around a letter from his doctor, but never mentions a vision disorder.

http://eyetap.blogspot.com/2012/07/physical-assault-by-mcdonalds-for.html

Comment: Re:How does this work? (Score 1) 508

by BattleApple (#43557863) Attached to: NYC Police Comm'r: Privacy Is 'Off the Table' After Boston Bombs

How are cameras in public places going to stop bombs? Sure it may help in catching criminals, but the damage has already been done. Maybe we should require background checks on people purchasing black duffel bags?

FTFA:

The NYPD is touting its use of the so-called smart cameras that have been used for nearly a decade in Lower Manhattan to identify potential threats such as unattended bags left for too long.

Comment: Re:creativity and problem solving ability (Score 1) 285

by BattleApple (#43394255) Attached to: Why Are We Still Talking About LucasArts' Old Adventure Games?

That works!

It's from the Infocom game Leather Goddesses of Phobos.. That was as far as I got in the game because I couldn't figure it out. Pretty frustrating as I was a 15 year old male and giving the correct answer meant you got to bang the king's daughter or something. If you got it wrong, you died.

The solution was to type: say "riddle"

I may have had the right answer, but I wasn't typing "say" in front of it.

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