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Comment Re:Structural Unemployment for Middle Men (Score 1) 443

I think a cool feature of Steam is the ability to play your games across different PCs with only a net connection needed. I got bored with Star Trek online and gave my steam credentials to my nephew so that he can level up my character for me (He made up his own character though...lil bastard). I just gave him the name and password over email and he was off and running. Granted I probably can't play while he is playing, but that was the only steam game I own so it wasn't an issue. I think I would buy New Vegas for PS3 though because I am so sick of sitting at my desk that I'd rather play on the couch on my 50" TV (Plus my Oblivion experience was on PS3 so it would be a natural feel).

Comment Re:If it 'snot good enough for the feds... (Score 1) 625

From "History of the term 'Telephone Sanitizer'":
...but there was a big swath of middle-classdom where the lady of the house would do most of the cleaning ... a trade of travelling toilet cleaners emerged. They would also fix common problems, like leaking valves.

And thus, the first porn movie plot was conceived in London, England, ca 1920.

(Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins fictional Brit Accent) "Ehlloh ma lady! I 'ere you got yoreself a leaking valve"

Comment Re:I HATE WINTER!!!!!! (Score 1) 429

Honestly, anyone who likes the heat is raving nuts.

I guess I'm nuts. I live in Florida. High of 81F and clear today. You guys can take your "snow drifts" (whatever the hell that is, it sounds like a nightmare) and shove[l] it. I thrive in the 95F heat here, can't stand it if it gets below 55F. Of course I guess this is because I was born and raised in this climate.

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Zoe's Tale 109

stoolpigeon writes "John Scalzi, the author of Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, has built what started as a story serialized in his blog into a series of full novels and short stories. The latest installment in the OMW universe, Zoe's Tale, is quite a departure from the previous three books. It is the first of Scalzi's sci-fi novels written intentionally as young adult fiction. In a move that I am sure will continue to fuel Scalzi/Heinlein comparisons, Zoe is a precocious young woman thrust into a world of adventure and danger. In just three years Scalzi has built an impressive resume as an author of fiction, and Zoe's Tale will be no small part of what looks to be an influential and outstanding career." Keep reading for the rest of JR's review.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Will Be 64-Bit For Windows Only 478

HighWizard notes that Adobe Systems has shared the first scrap of information about its next version of Photoshop, CS4, and it's a doozy: there will be a 64-bit version of the photo-editing software, but only for Windows Vista and not for Mac OS X. Ars explains the history of how this conundrum came to pass — blame Apple and/or Adobe as you will.
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Army of Davids beats Pentagon procurement

chris-chittleborough writes: "The Wall Street Journal reports that 'a Marine officer in Iraq, a small network-design company in California, a nonprofit troop-support group, a blogger and other undeterrable folk designed a handheld insurgent-identification device, built it, shipped it and deployed it in [Iraq] in 30 days.' Compare this to the Automated Biometric Identification System, a multi-megabuck Pentagon project now 2 years old. It's a striking example of 'How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths'."
The Courts

Submission + - RIAA Victim Wins Attorney's Fees

VE3OGG writes: "Debbie Foster, one of the many caught-up in the RIAA's drift-net attacks who was sued back in 2004 has recently seen yet another victory. After having the suit dropped against her "with prejudice" several months back, Foster filed a counter-claim, and has just been awarded "reasonable" attorney's fees. Could this, in conjunction with cases such as Santangelo be showing a turning of the tide against the RIAA?"

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