Comment Re:What happens if I don't want to pay the Ubuntu (Score 0) 441

by soundscape on Monday May 07, 2012 @10:15PM (#39923207) Attached to: Ubuntu Will Soon Ship On 5% of New PCs

Can I get my money back if I install another better operating system such as Windows 7?

I see what you did there.

Comment Re:Or drop the phone all together. (Score 2) 480

by soundscape on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @02:15AM (#39410783) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Are Your Tips For Working From Home?

One could argue that "cheque" and "mail" are dead technologies.

Comment Re:Why not stainless steel? (Score 3, Funny) 121

by soundscape on Friday February 03, 2012 @06:36PM (#38921399) Attached to: 83-Year-Old Woman Gets New 3D-Printed Titanium Jaw

Why not? That funny "stainless steel" taste, of course.

Comment Re:Edison reaching out from beyond the grave (Score 1) 462

by soundscape on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @09:50PM (#38221946) Attached to: Are Data Centers Finally Ready For DC Power?

I wish I had mod points for you.

Comment Re:Speeding is about to be history. (Score 1) 154

by soundscape on Thursday September 22, 2011 @09:27PM (#37487036) Attached to: Canberra Police Want Drones To Track Cars

As a Victorian I'd love to see some evidence to back that up.

Comment Re:None of the above (Score 1) 312

by soundscape on Sunday July 24, 2011 @09:07PM (#36866714) Attached to: I would soonest put my trust in a ...

What care do robots have for "money"?

Comment No audiobook option? (Score 3, Insightful) 283

by soundscape on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @08:16PM (#36817730) Attached to: I get most of my books...

An oversight.

Comment Ventolin... (Score 2) 550

by soundscape on Saturday July 16, 2011 @10:28AM (#36785684) Attached to: Re. medication requiring a prescription:

It keeps me breathin'.

Comment Re:How do they hold up in a dryer? (Score 1) 444

by soundscape on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @11:12PM (#36523476) Attached to: Canada Rolls Out Plastic Money

I'm not sure about a dryer, but keep them away from a warm iron. They shrivel up faster than [redacted]

Comment It sure does for me... (Score 1) 530

by soundscape on Sunday June 19, 2011 @07:37PM (#36494070) Attached to: Will Capped Data Plans Kill the Cloud?

Data usage caps here in Australia are one of the two primary reasons I don't use the cloud for data storage. The other reason is my poor upload speed.

Comment Coming up next... (Score 1) 309

by soundscape on Sunday April 10, 2011 @08:16PM (#35776868) Attached to: US Navy Close To On-Ship Laser Cannons

Chinese reflective new "Mirror Ships" take out US Navy vessels with their own weapons.

Comment Re:Death Valley Expansion Pack (Score 1) 150

by soundscape on Friday January 14, 2011 @09:45PM (#34886172) Attached to: 34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found Buried Alive

Arthas... Wait, what?

Comment Re:Other devices and their horrible consequences. (Score 1) 180

by soundscape on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @07:19PM (#34841822) Attached to: How To Use a Real Guitar With Rock Band 3

Did it look anything like this?

Comment Cheated. (Score 1) 409

by soundscape on Sunday May 23, 2010 @10:06PM (#32319160) Attached to: I suspect my current job will end when ...

I've already given notice. Wednesday is my last day.

StarCraft II Closed Beta Begins 268

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday February 17, 2010 @05:46PM from the rush-starts-now dept.

Blizzard announced today that the multiplayer beta test for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is now underway. The client downloader is available through Battle.net for people who have received invites, and the system requirements have been posted as well. A list of known issues is up on the official forums. StarCraft II and the revamped Battle.net are planned for release "in the first half of 2010."

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