Comment fb (Score 1, Offtopic) 96
fb.
Comment Beta? Ah Fuck. (Score 0) 36
This beta needs to go in a bowl, be sold to an impulsive shopper at a pet store sale, and then be left to die when the owner moves on to the next shiny thing (beta).
Comment Nice ad. (Score 1) 1
Not for nerds, ads don't matter.
Comment Re:just buy it separate (Score 1) 123
Virgin will let you buy it on a supertab, which you can then pay off immediatly, well, after some time talking to a customer care rep. After you pay off the tab, cancel your plan and find another carrier. Kind of a pain but doable.
Japanese Researchers Make Plastic Out of Water 117
greenrainbow writes with this excerpt from Inhabit: "The material shown in the picture above is just ice, right? Look again. Elastic water, a new substance invented by researchers at Tokyo University, is a jelly-like substance made up of 95% water along with two grams of clay and a small amount of organic materials. As is, the all-natural substance is perfect for medical procedures, because it's made of water, poses no harm to people, and is perfect for mending tissue. And, if the research team can increase the density of this exciting new substance, it could be used in place of our current oil-based plastics for a host of other things."
Comment Who cares. (Score 1) 733
I didn't bother to even RTFA. I couldn't care any less what Roger Ebert thinks is or isn't art. To be quite honest, the same applies to what he thinks about movies or anything else.
Failed Games That Damaged Or Killed Their Companies 397
An anonymous reader writes "Develop has an excellent piece up profiling a bunch of average to awful titles that flopped so hard they harmed or sunk their studio or publisher. The list includes Haze, Enter The Matrix, Hellgate: London, Daikatana, Tabula Rasa, and — of course — Duke Nukem Forever. 'Daikatana was finally released in June 2000, over two and a half years late. Gamers weren't convinced the wait was worth it. A buggy game with sidekicks (touted as an innovation) who more often caused you hindrance than helped ... achieved an average rating of 53. By this time, Eidos is believed to have invested over $25 million in the studio. And they called it a day. Eidos closed the Dallas Ion Storm office in 2001.'"
Virtual Currency Becomes Real In South Korea 203
garylian writes "Massively is reporting that the South Korean Supreme Court has stated that virtual currency is the equivalent of real-world money. For those of you who might not be drawing the link, the core there is that selling in-game currency for real money is essentially just an exchange of currency and perfectly legal in South Korea. This could have sweeping implications for RMT operations the world over, not to mention free-to-play games and... well, online games in general. The official story is available online from JoongAng Daily."
One Variety of Sea Slugs Cuts Out the Energy Middleman 232
dragonturtle69 writes with this story, short on details but interesting: "These sea slugs, Elysia chlorotica, have evolved the ability to gain energy via photosynthesis. Forget about genetic modifications for sports enhancements. I want to be able to never need to eat again — or do I?"
Proton Beams Sent Around the LHC 115
feldhaus writes "The BBC reports that the first beams for over one year have been successfully sent around the complete circumference of the Large Hadron Collider. Engineers do not yet have a stable circulating beam but they hope to by 0600 GMT on Saturday."
Comment I wouldn't mind the calls... (Score 1) 358
if I owned a car. I am curious how many others are in the same boat.
Comment Be proactive. (Score 1) 1188
Anyone have a large black tarp? Physically censor your own house from streetview. Someone try this for me...
Comment Re:Harlen (Score 1) 483
Let me know if I can, there is some large software companies that sell code I have written. I'd love to get a couple of sense for every disk.
How about the sense of accomplishment?
Comment Re:Brain? (Score 1) 169
I would vote bloc if they were not bend on breaking up Canada... I'm stuck out on the ass end of our great land(Nova Scotia) and that probably would not be in any way beneficial to us maritimers. Other than that one thing, I really like the guy and what I have heard about teh bloc...
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