Cutter wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 16:40:

ldonyo wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 10:42:
Every form of communications in China is censored and spied upon. The only news here is that Network World seems surprised that Skype is, too.

America has the NSA - and a dozen other intel agencies beyond the cops and feds - and a censor board too. China is simply more overt about it.

Cutter wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 16:37:
All Sony has to do to win is not do that and allow used game sales.

JaguarUSF wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 09:59:
Short games are fine...but not for $60.

U.S. Government thinks it might be time to change copyright law.

Feds: No Warrant Needed to Track Your Car With a GPS Device.

The Minuum Keyboard Project.

Cutter wrote on Mar 18, 2013, 14:12:
I drive very aggressively - and I've taken advanced driving courses. I'm a superb driver because I have the right mindset and I'm always 100% focused on my driving - do not use phones, eat, etc. - and entirely situationally aware. A huge part of driving is the psychological aspect of it which most people will never master.

Steviepunk wrote on Mar 17, 2013, 10:25:

jacobvandy wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 17:30:
No, GPG has nothing to do with this. Well, I guess it's possible, but Square-Enix owns SupCom. Any new-found resources GPG have gathered elsewhere were not the reason for this patch. Would Chris Taylor get on the phone at this point, and say "Hey Squenix, we're not out of business after all, mind if we do some busy-work on our last game?" I'd think they'd have their hands full with whatever their new owners want them to do...

True, but also possible that Wargaming are wanting GPG to do more on the SupCom line. It's my understanding that most of that patch had been coded some time ago and never approved by Square (though this is going on previous interviews/blog posts that indicated they had changes they wanted to make). If a new deal is in place for GPG to develop SupCom 3, then a little raise of interest in SC2 would be beneficial.
Just speculation though, until something is announced regarding their next game, we know nothing!

Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 21:02:
I tried it when it first came out, but it seemed bizarre. I was probably missing a lot, but I couldn't make much sense of it.

Riker wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 22:07:
Bah, disappointed to hear Whedon's response to the Veronica Mars Kickstarter. The longer he waits...

DangerDog wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 17:10:

Redmask wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 12:33:
Right now tablets aren't productivity tools, they are media consumption devices. The Surface Pro did nothing to change that and it is prohibitively expensive in this economy.

Still enjoying my $150 HP Touchpad running Android 4.01 mod, it's a nice "media consumption device".

No way in hell would I pay $500+ for a tablet.

Retro/Grade is a rhythm game/shmup...

A déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something…

Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm game/shmup...

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 01:15:
Every Jeremy Soule track sounds exactly the same -- I swear to god that he cut from his NWN1 tracks and pasted them into Skyrim. Why would I want to fund an album when I can hear the same old shit in every fantasy RPG made since Icewind Dale?

Creston wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 14:00:

InBlack wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 12:01:
No ridicule intended, the thing is this the dude apparently had sex but quit after college and became a born again virgin...This is all very confusing...

Yeah, that's bullshit. Becoming a Christian doesn't somehow confer the "virgin" status back on you. Then again, I'm sure there's some church somewhere that believes that...

Creston

1badmf wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 12:05:

InBlack wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 11:15:

Creston wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:25:
So I don't know if there are any Veronica Mars fans here, but if there are... HOLY SHIT!

Creston

I dont know who Veronica Mars is. Is she like one of those fictional overblown pop culture icons like Buffy the Vampire Slayer? (I seriously never heard of this person before)

yeah i never got the appeal either. it was an early 2000s detective-ish show, but frankly i think it never would've blown up if the star wasn't this sweet little blonde that everybody fantasized about dating.

Beamer wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 17:26:
Every religion has its barbarians, even atheism (Dawkins tends to skirt the line between being one of them.)

Islam is really no different. What is different is that it tends to be common in areas with a much lower literacy rate and no government separation. It becomes a tool to sway the masses. But if you remove Islam those looking for power would find an equally useful crutch.

Again, the problem is not Islam. It's weird that some think it is. Islam, like Christianity, has many different branches, many of which have never inspired violence.

jdreyer wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:24:

mag wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:07:
If Netflix were one millionth as capable as that article says, it would be able to recommend a show to me I'd actually enjoy. Its recommendation algorithm is absolutely terrible and has an abysmal success rate for me.

Just out of curiosity, what's your alternative? I pretty much ignore the rec engine, and just search for what I want to watch, although on occasion something decent comes up. But yeah, I agree. I watched the first two seasons of Archer last year, but when the new epis were available, it didn't alert me. Also, between stuff I watch and the kids watch, the rec list can give some strange results. Thus I ignore it and just search for what I want.

Yeah, but you're just grumpy.

Verno wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:13:

mag wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:07:
If Netflix were one millionth as capable as that article says, it would be able to recommend a show to me I'd actually enjoy. Its recommendation algorithm is absolutely terrible and has an abysmal success rate for me.

It improves as you watch stuff I've found. My initial recommendations after the questionnaire weren't good but as I picked out and watched things they've improved significantly. You can also just ignore the recommendations and use Instant Queue or instantwatcher.com, assuming the interface is available in your country. Most of the time we just watch stuff from the queue, I only browse when we're in the mood for something new.

Necrophob wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:12:

netnerd85 wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 13:03:

Axis wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 12:43:
This looks more enjoyable than 90% of the AAA games released recently...

It's also more enjoyable than most of the indie games out there. It's really an awesome game. The music and general atmosphere of the game are unique. Great effort for really only 1 developer

Can't recommend Underrail enough. It needs more love!

How long of a game is it?