Comment Re:Way to go moon! (Score 1, Offtopic) 69
I actually did a science fair project once testing whether the moon's gravity led to Earth getting hit with fewer asteroids. The effect was statistically insignificant.
Cool story.
Comment Re:This story is somewhat confused or editing was (Score 1) 284
Maybe thats the whole point of this exercise. Getting the companies to admit that IP address alone don't prove anything, so courts can tell them to back off when they show up with this "evidence".
Comment Re:Robbing Peter to Pay Paul (Score 0) 139
Maybe THIS is the cause of global warming? Sure looks like a smoking gun to me.
Comment Heard it before (Score 0) 275
The jails are full of people that didn't do it.
Sony Joins the Offensive Against Pre-Owned Games 461
BanjoTed writes "In a move to counter sales of pre-owned games, EA recently revealed DLC perks for those who buy new copies of Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Now, PlayStation platform holder Sony has jumped on the bandwagon with similar plans for the PSP's SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. '[Players] will need to register their game online before they are able to access the multiplayer component of the title. UMD copies will use a redeemable code while the digital version will authenticate automatically in the background. Furthermore ... anyone buying a pre-owned copy of the game will be forced to cough up $20 to obtain a code to play online."
Comment Han Shot First! (Score 0) 398
Han shot first. He lived. Theory debunked.
Non-Violent, Cooperative Games? 329
jandersen writes "While I generally don't play computer games, I do occasionally play games like Crossfire or The Mana World, because they have more of a story line and allow you to go at your own pace. What I don't care much about, though, is that they are still focused on killing monsters and amassing wealth, and it gets very tedious after a while. Are there really no games where the goal isn't so much about increasing your own power and defeating others, but where you instead grow by doing things that benefit others, where enemies shouldn't be killed out of hand, but befriended; where learning, teaching, research and social skills are more important than killing and conquering? Would people be interested in a game of that nature?"
Comment Re:conversion help (Score 1, Funny) 460
about 6 million dollars worth
