Killian35 - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:So now the US is forcing foreign online purchas (Score 3, Informative) 297

by Killian35 on Saturday March 23, 2013 @04:24PM (#43259045) Attached to: US Senate Passes National Internet Sales Tax Mandate

In Washington, the seller is under no obligation to exempt any nonresident buyer from sales tax. If the seller chooses to not collect tax on a sale, the buyer must meet the exemption rules, such as being from a state with no sales tax.

Comment: Re:Wonder where they got that idea. (Score 4, Informative) 86

by Killian35 on Saturday February 16, 2013 @02:55PM (#42922929) Attached to: Google Watchers Expect Company-Branded Stores This Year

Hardly, Gateway did this before Apple.

Comment: Re:Did I miss something? (Score 3, Funny) 94

by Killian35 on Wednesday July 21, 2010 @03:30AM (#32974784) Attached to: Video Game Legends To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame

They're just a bunch of grandma's boys.

Comment: Re:Green don't matter (Score 1) 83

by Killian35 on Sunday November 22, 2009 @02:34AM (#30191504) Attached to: UAVs Go Green With Fuel-Cell Powered "Ion Tiger"

Ya, I'm really tired of my UAV lasting only 30 seconds at a time.

Does Professional Gaming Have a Future? 116

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 11, 2009 @06:41AM
from the fatal-one-thank-you dept.

mr_sifter writes "Three years ago, celebrity gamers such as Fatal1ty were bagging millions in prizes, and TV channels were queuing up to broadcast games on TV. Professional gaming looked set for the big time. It never happened, and in the current economic crisis, sponsors and media organizations are cutting costs, resulting in the closure of many pro gaming competitions (as we recently discussed) and a down-scaling in prize money. This feature looks at whether pro gaming can bounce back, and whether it will always be a PC sport, or if pro gaming on consoles is the future."