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Comment Re:dur (Score 1) 330

by Bin Naden on Saturday March 01, 2008 @11:23AM (#22609864) Attached to: Customer Loses Xbox 360 Artwork During Repair

The take your old x-box, put it in the to repair pile, get a repaired refurbished x-box, put it in a box and send it to you. What would you prefer, an x-box full of the mucus, semen, blood, and bacteria of the previous owner or an x-box that had been scrubbed down with alcohol? Imagine the lawsuits if one of the refurbished x-boxes sent caused the receiver to become ill.

Bookmark SPAM: Windows Vista RAM Limitations

by pcripsbox on Friday August 03, 2007 @02:17PM

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Journal SPAM: The Road Map to Despotism 28

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday February 15, 2007 @07:12PM

Despite spending an estimated $80 million, the government was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains in prison and his sentence will likely be extended. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges warns that the abusive imprisonment of this nonviolent Palestinian dissenter does not bode well for the rest of us.

Hayabusa To Begin Long Journey Back to Earth 92

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 15, 2007 @06:34PM from the any-mission-you-can-walk-away-from-right dept.

Sparky writes "Japan is planning to set the Hayabusa spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth next month after a delay of more than a year, but it's far from certain that it will get back safely. It was supposed to retrieve asteroid debris, but it's thought that a computer error prevented that from happening. A fuel leak means that its chemical thrusters are out of action, and the craft is relying on its weaker ion engines. The journey back will take 3 years, and the capsule will be on Earth in June 2010 — even if it is empty."

Feed Clean Cars Elude U.S. Buyers (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Thursday February 15, 2007 @06:12PM

More than 100 currently available automobiles get 40 mpg or better. Why are all but two unavailable in the United States? In Autopia.

'Losing For The Win' In Games 159

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 15, 2007 @05:57PM from the ftw-as-it-were dept.

simoniker writes "Designer Ben Schneider (Empire Earth, EyeToy: AntiGrav, Titan Quest) has written a new article exploring the possibility of enticing your players through the power of defeat. From the piece: 'Some of the most memorable moments in games depend heavily on reversals to kick their dramatic arcs forward, from Planetfall to Fable to Beyond Good & Evil to Deus Ex. And yet, as an industry, we clearly have a lot to learn — and a lot to invent. So, then, how do you draw a clear line between player failure and dramatic reversal? It is a question well worth pondering.' In other words, if the game forces the player to get his ass kicked, can the player ever forgive it, or is it the key to some really interesting moments when used in a positive way?"

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