Comment So that settles it (Score 2) 200
Vaccine by the end of Sunday guys, Elon's got this XD
Comment Re: Those numbers are WAY over exaggerated (Score 1) 61
Every toddler (including mine) plays that on repeat for like 3 months straight as a phase. But they only pay attention to it maybe 1/16th of that time so those numbers all need to be cut by at least 16 to be accurate
Comment They're gonna learn (Score 1) 103
They're going to learn real fast that this is a battle of attrition and not in their favor. Horny teens will find a way, we've all been there so we know it's true.
Comment Not just the carriers... (Score 1) 103
I personally asked my carrier, Virgin/Boost mobile to block these. I did not ask for them, they are unsolicited messages coming from a campaign for a person I do not want messages from; Not that Trump thinks he has to ask permission, but I'm sure that plenty of other people got these messages block too because they are, put simply, spam - in reality and in metaphor.
China Bans Gold Farming 293
InformationWeek is reporting that the Chinese government has declared a ban on the sale of virtual goods for real currency. This move is poised to shut down a several billion yuan a year business that has been growing by leaps and bounds every year. "The trading of virtual currency for real cash employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and generates between $200 million and $1 billion annually, according to a 2008 survey conducted by Richard Heeks at the University of Manchester. He estimates that between 80% and 85% of gold farmers are based in China. [...] Game companies typically forbid gold farming but committed virtual currency traders find ways around such rules. Some game companies have recognized the futility of trying to ban the practice and have built virtual commerce into their game infrastructure."
Comment Re:Uncertainty and certainty (Score 1) 684
This needs an award. Next time my boss says these words I'm going to use this as a reply.
Comment Pfft... (Score 2) 301
You know, if I had suddenly discovered a way to take down a botnet, I wouldn't have said S*** and just dismantled it.
Comment Huh??? (Score 1) 2
Wow gee, i'm no mechanical engineer, but couldn't a FAILURE of one of the blades, throw the thing off balance and damage one or both of the others? that seems so much more likely...and I believe in ufo's.
Comment Re: (Score 1) 417
HP seems to be making the argument, that if it can't sell gaming PC's, then gaming must be dead, or something...its all straws.
The market isn't going to suddenly shift to consoles and not PC's like a snap of your fingers. Look at VHS! The last major VHS distributor closed shop, and VHS format has been around for almost 32 years, DVD format debuted in 1993, and we're only now phasing out production on VHS.
But the DVD replaces the VHS, here's the biggest difference. Console gaming doesn't replace PC gaming and vice versa, both methods can coexist just fine. And even with all the home gaming around, places like Gameworks thrive on their arcades. Arcade gaming will die before anything IMHO
The market isn't going to suddenly shift to consoles and not PC's like a snap of your fingers. Look at VHS! The last major VHS distributor closed shop, and VHS format has been around for almost 32 years, DVD format debuted in 1993, and we're only now phasing out production on VHS.
But the DVD replaces the VHS, here's the biggest difference. Console gaming doesn't replace PC gaming and vice versa, both methods can coexist just fine. And even with all the home gaming around, places like Gameworks thrive on their arcades. Arcade gaming will die before anything IMHO
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