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Comment THQ INC (Score 1) 958

From my personal experience don't piss off upper management with software issues. I used to work for THQ Inc, I complained one day that we didn't have temp monitoring software and management flipped out. I also went to them to mention that we had illegal versions of FRAPS sitting around on shares and most PC testers had this installed. The worst thing was my buddy who had to reinstall Windows Vista all the time because they didn't have legitimate keys to give out and the discs handed to us were always burned. I was fired for mentioning such a thing, it a decision of standing up and doing the right thing or letting them get away with it because you will lose your job.

Comment Re:video games as art? (Score 1) 354

OMG! I never knew Roger Ebert was so crazy?! When he thinks of art he must only think of pictures in a museum?

Ebert: If you can go through "every emotional journey available," doesn't that devalue each and every one of them? Art seeks to lead you to an inevitable conclusion, not a smorgasbord of choices. If next time, I have Romeo and Juliet go through the story naked and standing on their hands, would that be way cool, or what?
His response is insane. So are you saying that people who interpret art such as looking at a picture and drawing a different result than what you think are wrong? Mr. Ebert is clearly denying that other individuals can come to a different conclusion than his own, which *ahem* doesn't surprise me considering the industry and role he plays within it. Still I don't really understand what he is saying, playing through DMC4 doesn't matter if you are on the 360 or the PS3 you still get the same story, only difference is in between those cut scenes YOU get to experience what you would be imagining yourself.
Security

Mac Hack Contest Redux 164

narramissic writes "Remember the controversial Mac hacking contest from last year's CanSecWest conference? No? Here's a refresher: Conference organizers challenged attendees to hack into a Macintosh laptop, with the successful hacker winning the computer and a cash prize. Winner Dino Dai Zovi found a QuickTime bug that allowed him to run unauthorized software on the Mac once the computer's browser was directed to a specially crafted Web page. Well, the contest is back again this year, but with a twist, says Dragos Ruiu, the principal organizer of CanSecWest: 'We're thinking of having a contest where we have Vista and OS X and Linux ... and see which one goes first.""
Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi Tech We Could Have Right Now (For a Price) 526

PlainBlack writes "Possibility isn't limited by technology. And it's certainly not limited by human imagination. What makes something impossible is the lack of cold, hard, cash. Wired blog takes a look at 10 science fiction technologies we could build, if they weren't so expensive. 'New York-L.A. Maglev Express - Cost: $70bn (Based on established construction costs). At $70bn, it's tantalizingly affordable by the standards of this roundup: a train that could beat airliners from one side of the country to the other. Many agree that Maglev has enormous potential. Bite-sized examples are in operation all over the world. Birmingham, England, had the first in the 1980s, though the promise of airliner-like speeds on land is still unrealized. The British system sped along at a pathetic 26MPH and was designed to get air travelers to the planes, not to outrun them.'"
Portables

Best Laptop for Going Around the World? 479

mitbeaver writes "I'm planning a round-the-world trip. 6+ months in developing countries, including Everest base camps 1 & 2, the deserts of Namibia and lots of places in between. I want to bring something to write (blogs or the Great American Novel) and burn DVD photo backups to mail home. I don't really need much in the way of power, but I do need it to survive the altitude, dust, moisture of tropical locations, and being hauled around non-stop for the better part of a year. I will be carrying my life in my backpack, so every pound counts. It looks like some 'semi-rugged' ultraportables exist, but the truly 'rugged' are all pretty heavy. These are pricey, and the risk of theft is non trivial. A smaller laptop is easier to keep on my person more often, which is safer (in most countries) than leaving it in the hostel/hotel. Still, the rugged guys are 2x the price — almost worth buying a cheap one and planning an on the road replacement purchase. I know we've talked about gadgets to carry around the world before, but any advice would be greatly appreciated." We also discussed laptop travel cases a little more than a year ago.

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