Comment Don't Bother... (Score 1) 268

by splatacaster on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @08:23AM (#49968877) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Making Donations Count

They are all scams.

Comment Dwarf Universe? (Score 4, Funny) 70

by splatacaster on Saturday December 27, 2014 @03:29PM (#48680901) Attached to: Hubble Reveals a Previously Unknown Dwarf Galaxy Just 7 Million Light Years Away

Didn't know we discovered entire tiny universes yet.

Comment NO!! (Score 4, Insightful) 316

by splatacaster on Friday December 11, 2009 @11:23AM (#30402082) Attached to: Three Lawmakers Ask For Enforcement Against Leak Sites

This is a dangerous road to go down.

Sims 3 Expansion Announced 84

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @06:50AM from the hundreds-of-new-ways-to-torture-your-sim dept.

EA has announced that The Sims 3 will be getting its first expansion pack on November 16th, titled World Adventures. It will be available at first for the PC and Mac clients, and later for mobile platforms. "Players can take their Sims on new journeys to famous real-world inspired destinations around the globe for the first time ever and seek out new adventures. ... From mastering martial arts in Shang Simla, China, discovering rich culture and famous landmarks on a romantic getaway to Champs Les Sims, France or exploring the depths of ancient tombs in Al Simhara, Egypt, players can take their Sims on a journey that will change their Sims' lives." EA's Lyndsay Pearson spoke further about the expansion in an interview with IGN.

Comment On board all the way!! (Score 0) 564

by splatacaster on Sunday July 05, 2009 @03:19PM (#28587847) Attached to: RAID Trust Issues — Windows Or a Cheap Controller?

I've been using on board RAID controllers for years and have never had a problem with data loss or crap being written to my drives. A mirror solution is nothing major for a RAID controller to handle. I would never trust windows to software raid anything important.

Comment Best name ever (Score 5, Funny) 461

by splatacaster on Thursday June 11, 2009 @10:42AM (#28293723) Attached to: Periodic Table Gets a New, Unnamed Element

Unobtainium

Comment Easy way out (Score 0) 556

by splatacaster on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @12:28PM (#25455233) Attached to: Handling Caller ID Spoofing?

She really should just change her number if she wants to completely avoid the issue. Short of that the FBI will get involved about death threats, but that won't get the spoofers to stop using her number. I really don't see a good way to find them either.

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