Comment Thanks for everything (Score 1) 238
I am not famous, nor have a miniscule UID, but
Comment Re:I know this is a silly question before I ask it (Score 1) 674
Let me try this again: I was not trolling, this is a quote from Inglorious Bastards, from Quentin Tarantino. Maybe The Fifth Element is all people remember who you talk about how many languages you know
Comment Re:I know this is a silly question before I ask it (Score 1) 674
I think there are no fans of the great Bridget von Hammersmark over here. Or they just don't know how to take a joke not so seriously.
Comment I know this is a silly question before I ask it (Score 0, Flamebait) 674
but can you Americans speak any other language besides English?
Comment Re:Tri-Lingual (Score 1) 674
Do you speak them daily? I am fluent in two languages and know bits and pieces of 4 more, but only use 2 every day.
Comment Re:I'm not surprised (Score 1) 284
That's exactly what I thought. blood ninja is awesome.
Comment pot meet kettle (Score 1) 205
I think it's ironic for MS to complain about "malvertisement" when they just confirmed to do it themselves at Best Buy stores.
Submission + - WARNING: driver updates causing Vista deactivation (apcmag.com)
KrispySausage writes: "After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I've finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA — something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.
Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you can't do anything but use the web browser for half an hour.
How can this ridiculous situation occur, and what is Microsoft's response... read on."
Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you can't do anything but use the web browser for half an hour.
How can this ridiculous situation occur, and what is Microsoft's response... read on."
P2P File Sharing Ruining Physical Piracy Business 192
TorrentFreak has a short post up talking with a former physical data pirate, who sold his wares in flea markets and made buckets of money in the 90s. By the end of the last decade, his money flow had dried up, and he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of P2P file sharing. "Tony is very clear about why his rags to riches story has gone back to rags again. 'File-sharing, P2P - call it what you like. When you asked a customer why he wasn't buying anything, 9 times out of 10 it was BitTorrent this, LimeWire that ...' P2P is a very powerful machine and although Tony could see that his operation was feeling its effects, he admits that he sat back and did nothing about it and consequently, his business has paid the ultimate price. Other industries affected by P2P should take note: Don't be a Tony. Overhaul your business model. Quickly." One would imagine overseas media sellers will have similar issues, as P2P networks become more common outside of the Western world.
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