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Real Name Jonah Dreyer   
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Signed On Oct 9, 2004, 08:44
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
8. Re: Out of the Blue May 9, 2013, 14:26 jdreyer
 
Can't wait for World's End. Edgar Wright is one of the best directors working.  
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
7. Re: Morning Consolidation May 9, 2013, 13:16 jdreyer
 
Creston wrote on May 9, 2013, 12:01:
Sony's not planning a major loss? It's got 8 Gig of DDR5. Unless they've somehow tapped some kind of ore mine that literally spews out 2GB DDR5 sticks for free, I don't see how they plan on selling this thing for cost? Unless they think they can charge $800 or so?

Creston

Yeah, but they're getting a bulk discount!
 
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News Comments > etc.
6. Re: etc. May 9, 2013, 13:10 jdreyer
 
Verno wrote on May 9, 2013, 09:51:
Prince of Darkness was awesome even with the 80s uber cheese. The Thing is top 5 film material shit, I was really disappointed with the 2011 prequel. Introducing a female into the equation ruined all of the alpha male inter-personal conflict and paranoid tension. The actress did a great job, it just wasn't a smart fit for the film.

Luckily (for Carpenter) he had nothing to do with the prequel.

The man has made some amazing films. But he hasn't made anything decent in decades. I honestly wonder if he's still got it.
 
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News Comments > Wolfenstein: The New Order Single-Player Only
6. Re: Wolfenstein: The New Order Single-Player Only May 8, 2013, 22:59 jdreyer
 
SirKnight wrote on May 8, 2013, 21:00:
Unless it's as big as Skyrim, I don't see this as a full price game if this is true. I don't see myself paying a full $50/60 for it that's for sure.

MP is what made RtCW so great. I liked the SP a lot, but MP was awesome. Not having anything like that is just so lame.

If Skyrim is your benchmark for paying full price, you won't ever buy a game at launch. There hasn't been a game as big as Skyrim since Skyrim.
 
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News Comments > EA 10% Layoff Report Confirmed
5. Re: EA 10% Layoff Report Confirmed May 8, 2013, 22:41 jdreyer
 
Ravor wrote on May 8, 2013, 22:30:
It's too bad they have to fire 900 people when they could just fire one or 2 execs instead to come up with that same wage value..

Heh, a bit of hyperbole, but not too far off the truth.

I feel terrible for all the working stiffs who just lost there jobs, the vast majority of whom have no part in the EA policies we love to hate. They're just people, many of whom doing what they love, and now they have no jobs in a tough job market.
 
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News Comments > Evening Mobilization
1. Re: Evening Mobilization May 8, 2013, 21:38 jdreyer
 
I could see how folks could get confused: Why can't I run (insert win app here) on my Windows RT tablet? It's Windows isn't it?  
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News Comments > Into the Black
1. Re: Into the Black May 8, 2013, 21:36 jdreyer
 
At first glance I read that as "John McCain." But yeah, McAfee says some crazy stuff.  
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News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs
12. Re: Morning Legal Briefs May 8, 2013, 20:36 jdreyer
 
Redmask wrote on May 8, 2013, 18:20:
eRe4s3r wrote on May 8, 2013, 18:11:
I hope these things become mandatory to wear. You have no idea how quickly that would improve behavior of people in public (mostly the ones wearing it, but equally the ones not). Yes yes, privacy bla bla.

The presence of cameras hasn't really improved most other areas of society so I see no logical reason why this would. Putting a random face on the web without any accompanying identifiable information isn't an effective deterrent to people intent on destroying these things, go take a random photo to your local police station and see what they say they can do with it. Many in society will be sympathetic to the destroyer, not the 'victim' as people do not like being filmed without their consent. If you shove a camera in someones face at a bar you're likely going to be assaulted and don't count on witness statements or much help from the police unless you're seriously injured.

These devices will not be popular with women and are unlikely to gain much traction so it's much ado about nothing anyway.

Actually, crime across the board is at an all time low historically. Obviously the reasons are complex and varied, but the proliferation of recording devices is certainly a contributing factor.

It's a new age we're entering, and it will be interesting to see how societies deal with ever-diminishing privacy.
 
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News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs
11. Re: Morning Legal Briefs May 8, 2013, 20:33 jdreyer
 
eRe4s3r wrote on May 8, 2013, 18:11:

Sidenote: There is only one thing I hate more than invasion of my privacy (hence I am not getting google glasses ,p) and that's people condoning violence and vigilant justice.

Not sure Cutter was condoning it as much as simply describing what happened.
 
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News Comments > UFO Online Open Beta
6. Re: UFO Online Open Beta May 8, 2013, 15:23 jdreyer
 
Cyant wrote on May 8, 2013, 13:56:
"browser game" pass... NEXT!

Oh and Unity Engine provide crisp 3d grapics... Oh yeah? as in "crisp" like a 1996 game textures with bilinear filtering or "crisp" as in crates and other object seem to float over the backdrop?

Don't dismiss just b/c it's a "browser game." There are actual games that are played in the browser, like Bastion.
 
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News Comments > EA Dropping Licensed Firearms
101. Re: EA Dropping Licensed Firearms May 8, 2013, 14:41 jdreyer
 
Darn, I missed out on all the fun.

I do feel bad that Blue has to waste his time moderating a 100 post thread.
 
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News Comments > Hellraid Trailer
4. Re: Hellraid Trailer May 8, 2013, 14:22 jdreyer
 
I rolled my eyes when I first saw this (probably b/c it mentioned Dead Island), but I agree, that does look really cool.  
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News Comments > Morning Tech Bits
1. Re: Morning Tech Bits May 8, 2013, 14:18 jdreyer
 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue.

Here's to hoping that MS get's its head out of its ass and makes a UI compatible with a mouse and keyboard.
 
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News Comments > etc.
5. Re: etc. May 8, 2013, 14:16 jdreyer
 
Cutter wrote on May 8, 2013, 12:48:
Come on Blue, it's like modern love...it gets you to the church on time.

Edit: Wow, just went over that Neverwinter article. I don't understand how they think they'll survive charging those prices. That's outrageous. I can understand anything up to a buck for this or that, but you could spend 100s, if not 1000s, on what should amount to a 60 dollar SP game, or a sub of $5 per month for everything.

I don't see what you're complaining about. That horse will last you FIVE WHOLE HOURS!
 
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
14. Re: Out of the Blue May 8, 2013, 13:21 jdreyer
 
Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers.

So, these officers failed to launch weapons that could result in the extinction of humanity? And they viewed this as a bad thing?

 
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
13. Re: Out of the Blue May 8, 2013, 13:11 jdreyer
 
Cutter wrote on May 8, 2013, 11:00:
Seeing as a lot of mofos around here like cooking chili and other bean related dishes here's some important info I came across....

Important Info for Cooking Dried Beans in a Crock Pot or Slow Cooker

Wow, I had no idea about that toxin. It's interesting, my mother taught me to cook beans: 1) wash 2) soak overnight 3) discard the water and add new 4) Bring to a boil for 5-10m 5) simmer for an hour on the stove. That would take care of the toxin, per the article. I just had no idea that methodology had an actual purpose.
 
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News Comments > Game Reviews
2. Re: Game Reviews May 8, 2013, 12:52 jdreyer
 
Well, the entire FPS genre is pretty much a copy of every FPS game that came before it. But yes, Greenheart Games copied the formula way too closely. It sounds like they did almost nothing innovative at all. But worse than that is that they did it poorly. From the review:

Good:
  • Some plagiarised elements still maintain shreds of fun

  • Bad:
  • Art is uninspired, regurgitated Zynga fare

  • Trite, watered down and diluted gameplay

  • Lame shoutouts to game development celebrities

  • Game Dev Tycoon is bad and the developers should feel bad
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    News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs
    1. Re: Morning Legal Briefs May 8, 2013, 12:45 jdreyer
     
    I think dropping the charges is the right thing to do. Trying to charge him with hacking was just wrong.  
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    News Comments > Morning Previews
    1. Re: Morning Previews May 8, 2013, 12:42 jdreyer
     
    Why does the FF franchise still live?  
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    News Comments > UFO Online Open Beta
    4. Re: UFO Online Open Beta May 8, 2013, 12:40 jdreyer
     
    Looks like a poor man's XCOM, but that might not be a bad thing if they nailed the gameplay AND you can do it in your browser at work.  
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