I've got T-Mobile and can check my minutes at anytime with #999#.
But then I'm on pre-paid. So I guess they only let you see your usage when it makes it easier for you to pay them.

Much like gas prices, cable TV and various other products/services; The prices are high because people continue to pay them.

No offense but your "Real" car is operated by software. You really think knowledge wasn't involved in writing such things?

You wouldn't even be reading this right now if developers didn't create the technologies to put this text in front of you.

Just because something isn't physical doesn't mean it didn't take knowledge to develop it.

Don't complain when incomplete software isn't complete.

This will never be the case simply because handheld system will never be as powerful as consoles of the same price. Smaller components cost more, the designs of the systems are harder to make, keeping it all cool and low-powered brings even more challenges. For the gamers that want the latest graphics and gizmos they're always going to go for the console over the handheld.

Don't worry, there'll be a torrent ;)

Photoshop filters are no replacement for actual light.

The only time I bother taking a picture with my phone's camera as opposed to a normal camera is if it's something happening spontaneous and I want to take a shot immediately.

If I'm going to take the time to make adjustments and setup lighting I'm not shooting with my cell phone.

That said, if the camera can auto-select dark spots and light them without over-lighting other areas or otherwise screwing up the shot, I could certainly see that as a good thing.

Ah, good point. And your right, it's just a matter of time before people find a way to make it do what they want.

He's not even wanting an exploit. He just wants his PS3 to work as it did when he bought it.
Sony did a bait and switch on it's customers.

I've already posted or I'd mod this up.
This is a very good example of why such addresses may be necessary at times.

I'm the exact same way. Often times someone will give me a link to a video, and the video doesn't play so I check NoScript's list. Usually there are about 5 to 10 other domains trying to do stuff. I'll whitelist the domain I'm actually at, and failing that maybe one or two more if they seem legit.

Beyond that I just close the window. Half the time it turns out the video is just coming off youtube but the site's design requires a bunch of BS to run before displaying it.
They're doing nothing more then adding ads to the service that Google is supplying. To hell with sites like that.

I was going to say, "add in the cost of Motion Plus". But last time I was at wallyworld they had them bundled with remotes for the same price the remotes used to be.

So yeah, Nintendo is still winning in terms of price. But I think Sony's banking on existing customers.

Some Wii games do allow you to calibrate. For some insane reason the number of these games are few. The ones that have it allow you to look down the barrel of your plastic gun with great accuracy.

I love how they make it sound like the oil just went away.
Hundreds of workers worked 10+ hour shifts every day on the shores cleaning up oil and dead animals for the past months. I'm not sure if that continues even now but the spill is certainly going to have lasting affects on the sea floor and gulf waters.