Comment Wow... (Score 1) 364
I'm surprised more people didn't say solid state. I have a ton of solid state external drives.
PC Gamers Crush Console Brethren 387
l_bratch writes "Since December 22nd DICE have been running a competition between each target platform of their latest Battlefield expansion — Bad Company 2: Vietnam. Players were required to complete a large number of 'team actions' in game, in order to unlock a hidden, remastered version of the Operation Hastings map from the original Battlefield: Vietnam. PC gamers have completed the task, whereas gamers on both console platforms are only about halfway there."
Comment I don't have a desktop box, you insensitive clod (Score 1) 382
I'm currently working from a laptop. The only desktop I have access to is my parents'.
Writer Peter Watts Sentenced; No Jail Time 299
shadowbearer writes "SF writer Peter Watts, a Canadian citizen, whose story we have read about before in these pages, was sentenced three days ago in a Port Huron, MI court. There's not a lot of detail in the story, and although he is still being treated like a terrorist (cannot enter or pass through the US, DNA samples) he was not ordered to do any time in jail, was freed, and has returned home to his family. The judge in the case was, I believe, as sympathetic as the legal system would allow him to be."
Comment Earthling other than myself... (Score 2, Funny) 709
I'll be going as Hunter S. Thompson.
Comment Orange (Score 1) 460
I chose mouse. It's the only thing that I own that's "ergonomic"; it has great curves and a resting place for my thumb.
My keyboard is the standard one stuck in my laptop, my chair is a couch, my monitor is barely widescreen, my desk is a coffee table, my posture is terrible, and I don't take opiates.
Comment thoughtfulorange (Score 1) 113
No Gamebryo Engine? What were they thinking?
Video Games Linked To Child Aggression 500
the4thdimension writes "CNN is running a story this morning that explains new research showing a correlation between video games and aggression in children. The study monitored groups of US and Japanese children, asking them to rate their violent behavior over a period of several months while they played video games in their free time. The study concludes that it has 'pretty good evidence' that there is a link between video games and childhood aggression." Stories like this make me want to smash things.
