Darthwickett - Slashdot User

Comment Re:But why? (Score 0) 168

by Darthwickett on Friday August 26, 2011 @12:47PM (#37220414) Attached to: PS3 <em>Counter-Strike</em> To Support Keyboard and Mouse

Honestly, depends on the required specs. On a PC, game performance can run the gamut from horrible to transcendent. On a console, you know what time of performance you are going to get, every time. And since many people already own the consoles, but many not already have a capable gaming PC, the choice is simple for them. Personally, I agree with you, though. If you have a choice, PC is the way to go for FPSs, always.

Comment Re:Ddi they also announce (Score 0) 259

by Darthwickett on Monday August 22, 2011 @12:51AM (#37164974) Attached to: PS Vita Specs Announced

The 3DS has been a flop due to lack of software.

Comment Re:Kevin Bacon has played many roles in his career (Score 0) 226

by Darthwickett on Monday June 06, 2011 @06:31PM (#36356654) Attached to: X-Men: First Class

Storm was in the movie, though not really in her continuity-defined place. As Charles used Cerebro, and was flashing through scenes of people he was finding, there was a small black girl with white hair in a classroom. I'm pretty certain that was supposed to be Storm.

Comment Pulling a Jordan (Score 0) 279

by Darthwickett on Friday March 04, 2011 @01:44PM (#35381440) Attached to: George RR Martin Finishes A Dance With Dragons

Too soon?

Submission + - AT&T Sued for Systematic iPhone Overbilling

Submitted by Hugh Pickens writes on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @05:58PM

Hugh Pickens writes writes: UPI reports that AT&T is facing a lawsuit that says AT&T routinely bills for 7 percent to 14 percent more data transactions than normally takes place that could blossom into a costly class-action case. Court papers claim that attorneys set up a test account for an iPhone, then closed all of its apps and left the device unused for 10 days. AT&T still billed the account for 2,292 KB of usage. "A significant portion of the data revenues were inflated by AT&T's rigged billing system for data transactions," say court papers filed on behalf of AT&T customer Patrick Hendricks. "This is like the rigged gas pump charging you when you never even pulled your car into the station." Attorneys say they would file to have the case moved to class-action status, which makes the outcome relevant to all of AT&T's iPhone accounts.

Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster 197

Posted by timothy on Friday February 12, 2010 @10:10PM from the yeah-well-I-get-better-mileage dept.

MikeChino writes "Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a 480 horsepower track vehicle ready to rock the 24-hour Nurburgring race this May. Porsche's latest supercar will use the same 911 production platform available to consumers today, with a few race-ready features including front-wheel hybrid drive and an innovative flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from braking and then uses it to provide a 160 horsepower burst of speed. The setup is sure to offer an advantage when powering out of turns and passing by other racers."

Comment Re:DRM? (Score 0, Flamebait) 209

by Darthwickett on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @04:32PM (#31077380) Attached to: <em>BioShock 2</em> Released

Whining about a 15 install limit is really pushing it. If you have installed anything more than 15 times I would be surprised. Personally, I got the game, and the install and setup were totally painless. If there is DRM there, it was totally transparent. The way it should be.

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