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Comment Re:wow, the economy must be getting a lot stronger (Score 1) 232

No one honestly believes that it will be named that- Xbox 720 is just what the fans/media are referring to it as. It's more likely that it will be called the Durango (the code name for the project) and likelier still that it will have a completely different name. Though, one rumor is that it will reboot the Xbox brand, and be called simply "Xbox."

Comment Re:I'm not even a fan, but (Score 1) 1174

Honestly, supporting the art while disagreeing with the artist seems foolish- the art itself supports the artist! If you buy a story written by a homophobe, even if that story has nothing to do with their views on gay marriage, the fiscal/popular support allows them more leverage to spread their views in the future. Voting with your wallet is important- by refusing to stock the comic, and boycotting the comic, the people can show that they cannot stand for the personal views of the author.

Comment I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream? (Score 1) 101

Isn't this fairly similar to how that short-story got started? The major governments of the world start building up their computers for war, only for each system to eventually link itself to the others and become an emergent A.I.? Granted, the computers in the story were for running real-world warfare, not cyber-attacks, but still...

Comment Strange (Score 1) 700

You know, a number of my friends suffer from caffeine addiction of different levels, yet I've never shown any signs of it despite consuming two or three times more than they do when we get together. In fact, we all consumed about the same amount until I got into college, and could no longer afford it, so I cut it down to a few times a week with no ill effects.

Comment Re:Are you catholic? (Score 3, Insightful) 902

A fetus is not a living thing until it meets all the criteria of a living organism, first and foremost of which is "Homeostasis: Regulation of the internal environment to maintain a constant state; for example, electrolyte concentration or sweating to reduce temperature." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life#Definitions Until a fetus can survive on it's own outside of the mother's body, it is not alive.

Comment Re:Parents choose their baby's name (Score 1) 902

Makes sense, from a psychological point of view. Loser was likely ashamed of his name as a child, and vowed to make something great of himself because of it. Winner, on the other hand, probably expected everything to be easy, and when it turned out his name wouldn't help him become successful, he tried to take the easy life by force.

Comment Hah... (Score 0, Flamebait) 308

"revolting and abhorrent phenomena" that "offend against the standards of morality" This coming from Australia, the nation descended from Britain's convicts? I kid. Really, I'm glad it has reached this conclusion- I was rather worried about other countries deciding to emulate the plan if it went through.

Comment Come on... (Score 1) 394

Really, I think we'd all prefer if they released a finished product that wasn't buggy as all get out- sure, it may take longer to finish it, but we've learned that good products sell better once they're released than shitty products that are released too soon.

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