Comment: Re:And That's Why (Score 1) 124
Sorry, I meant to do that earlier. It's from the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKF7aQthcQ
Comment: Re:And That's Why (Score 1) 124
I want to see dead, burnt baby bodies. I want to see veins in my teeth.
Brilliant reference. I'm afraid that most people will miss the connection though.
Could UK Tax Breaks Pave the Way For GTA London? 137
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Soulskill
from the blow-your-whistle-at-hookers-and-gently-reprimand-them dept.
from the blow-your-whistle-at-hookers-and-gently-reprimand-them dept.
BanjoTed writes "An interesting — if tongue-in-cheek — bit of speculation is up at MCV about the possibility of a Grand Theft Auto title across the pond. 'Chancellor Alistair Darling's pledge to support the video games development industry with tax breaks could do more than simply protect the future of the UK dev sector,' the site claims. 'It could also have dictated the setting of the next Grand Theft Auto.' Its reasoning? That developers will only be eligible for new UK tax breaks if their games can be proven to be 'culturally British.' Being based in the UK alone is not sufficient for this — instead, the games in question must promote Britishness. Hence MCV's conclusion that Grand Theft Auto V may well be set in London — saving Rockstar an estimated $16m in the process."
Facebook Goes After Greasemonkey Script Developer 375
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timothy
from the you-must-enjoy-our-obnoxious-messages dept.
from the you-must-enjoy-our-obnoxious-messages dept.
palmerj3 writes "The popular Facebook Purity greasemonkey script (now renamed Fluff Buster Purity) has been used by thousands to rid their Facebook feeds from the likes of Mafia Wars, Farmville, and other annoying things. Now, Facebook is threatening the developer of this script. Does Facebook have the right to govern their website's design and functionality once it's in the browser?"
Comment: Re:Wouldn't... (Score 1) 136
I believe that this is simply the Darwin theory at work in the world of computer users. Why should we fret? I, for one, welcome the extinction of those not smart enough to protect themselves.
It's like a helmet law. "Which is even stupider, the idea behind the helmet law being to preserve a brain whose judgment is so poor, it does not even try to avoid the cracking of the head it's in." to quote Jerry Seinfeld.
It's like a helmet law. "Which is even stupider, the idea behind the helmet law being to preserve a brain whose judgment is so poor, it does not even try to avoid the cracking of the head it's in." to quote Jerry Seinfeld.
Intel Answers Phenom with Unsupported CPU->
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Vigile writes "Sure the AMD Phenom is getting a lot of attention today but Intel wasn't going to let AMD's parade run without raining on it. In a response that seems more than a little strange, Intel brought in the release of performance data on the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor which runs at 3.20 GHz on a 1600 MHz front-side bus. What makes this release odd is that AMD's parts don't even come close to competing with the existing Intel high-end CPUs and that there is no chipset from Intel or elsewhere that actually supports a 1600 MHz FSB! Using current motherboards that were overclocked to run the QX9770, the performance of the new processor is simply the fastest desktop processor we have seen."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source
Comment: WTF from TFA (Score 1) 189
What the hell is this supposed to mean? From TFA:
"It is a complete virtual impossibility that damage can occur," he said.
Yeah, I want THAT guy in charge of the robotic parking system. Ugh...
"It is a complete virtual impossibility that damage can occur," he said.
Yeah, I want THAT guy in charge of the robotic parking system. Ugh...