I'm not at my home box at the moment, but I seem to remember that in Steam you could backup the game content for each game locally.
Although presumably that still requires the Steam activation servers.

As with many technologies in history, porn leads the way - brazzers for instance gives videos in 1080P, as well as lower quality.

And as usual, if the adult industry can do it why can't the mainstream industries?

I'd be interested to look at these boxes.
When you say "WD" are you refering to Western Digital or some other company?
I'd be grateful if you could post a link.

Did they remove the Games for Windows account bit as well?

Unlike the unfortunate GP, I did read the reviews and wanted to play the game but baulked at the fact the Rockstar social and Games for Windows was required. I was quite happy for it to be a Steam game*, just not the other stuff (RSC & GFW) I don't have or want.


* - For my part - I like Steam, yes there is DRM which I do not want but it isn't conspicuous (which is fine) and I can accept that devaluing feature because the service adds several valuable features - the ability to use different machines, no CD required, backing up of the game and the data, I can uninstall and reinstall as I wish. That's the key for me, DRM costs value to me the customer (moreso the worse the DRM gets), the companies simply need to make up that value with other features. As long as the DRM isn't apparent and compensating features have been included I will consider buying.
It got to the point that recently I was playing an older game (that just had CD check protection) and actually found that I would rather have the game on Steam because of how easy the system makes things.

RTFA or even the Summary - This story is not about the BBC but government ministries.

Still feel superior now?

Nice but the funniest thing is the +1 Insightful moderation!

It's a city, but no ordinary city - how dare you!

Please look again, as in fact it does the opposite.
The Labour and Tory votes are concentrated in small areas (rich and poor respectively), hence they get lots of seats. Whereas the Lib Dem vote is spread across the entire country and thus they don't get many seats.
Note also that the Tories don't get many votes in entire nations (Scotland), as opposed to the Lib Dems.

Interestingly perhaps not. I had heard (later on in life) that historically the tradition is to burn the Pope in effigy. (Fawkes was a Catholic trying to restore a Catholic government)
But obviously the historical reasons aren't important any more so we call it Guy Fawkes rather than inspire sectarianism sentiments. Wiki doesn't back me up, so beginning to doubt myself as I write.

Wrong. The Lib Dems got 23% of the vote, an INCREASE of 1%. Citation - BBC Full election results.
They had a reduction in the number of seats. - more votes, less power.

It has to be a broken system that gives them less than 10% of the seats for almost a quarter of the vote. Especially when you consider that they increased their vote, yet decreased their number of MPs and that Labour got 29% (only 6 per cent more) of the vote somehow giving them 4 times as many seats. In fact both Labour and the Tories (Conservatives) got over 10% more power (seats) than their share of the vote.

Really?
Do any if them do (Or make use of) ad blocking?
Opera and Safari are okay but give me ablockplus for faster, more pleasant browsing.

Microsoft might be wary of the embarrassment that having the app rejected by Apple would cause

And he's posted to this discussion in several places (tytso (63275)).
So for once on /., real information and insight.

Yes, why would we buy a game that is well made, engaging, lasts a long time, gives plenty of incentive to play again and fun, rather than spend our money on something else that doesn't exist is beyond me too.

PS - you obviously haven't looked too closely at this game as while the story is quite restricted in a GTA way, the options in the dialogue trees do give different results, even small choices early on will alter the possible endings.

I also saw Waiting For Godot earlier this year.
I can safely say that I will never see a cast as great as that in my life. They pushed Simon Callow (no small actor) to third billing and this was outside of London.
It was a joy to behold, McKellen and Stewart had a brilliant chemistry. If Ian deserves a knighthood for simply acting (I know he had done a lot of gays rights campaigning to add to that) then Patrick is as deserving an actor.

Although I must admit that his work in ST:TNG should count towards the honour of his career. He was probably the first actor to really show that it didn't have to be costume drama for masterful acting in popular television, and this lead to good actors getting leading roles in prime-time shows. As a sibling poster OpenGLFan points out, it was clear that at times the writers and producers were simply writing episodes to show his skill off.
For selling the RSC and British acting to the world he deserves his Knighthood.

PS - if in the future he does an Ibsen play, see it. I also saw him magnificently lead in The Master Builder.