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I don't understand why bugs bother people so much. Every type of software has bugs, you just deal with them and move on. It's extraordinarily rare for a game to ship with a bug that actually prevents you from completing it, the only one I know of that did that was for the sega saturn, more...

travish82I think I'm done with technology until batteries advance. As it stands now, my smartphone has to sit on the charger for half the day, and it looks like these glasses are no different. The only battery powered tech I own that's worth a crap is my eInk Kindle Touch. EVERYTHING else...

I guess that leaves me with just waiting until I find a particularly good deal, which is fine by me, at least I sort-of know what to look for now. It seems like floorstanding speakers start around $100 each and a cheap amp is around the same price, so I'll probably spend some time looking...

The room is about 10x20 (weird apartment layout), with the TV in the center of the long wall. I'll be moving this time next year though, so I'd rather not buy a setup based too heavily on the current dimensions (and don't want to build a 5.1 setup for the same reason). Listening position is ~8...

I'm looking to put together a 2.0 or 2.1 setup to replace the built-in speakers on my TV. "loudness" isn't something I'm concerned with (I have neighbors), but I figure even a simple speaker setup is far better quality than the built-in ones. Budget is up to $250, but I don't really plan on...

bigdragonIf EA were right then there would be Porsche cars in Forza 4. A Bell helicopter is a commercial product just like a Porsche. The fact that the government purchased a set number of them and made it illegal to sell them to civilians is irrelevant. They are still commercial products wholly...

It's easy to say that this shouldnt be an issue for battlefield, where there's basically no possibility of you even seeing the helicopters in action, let alone buying one. For other games, like Gran Turismo for example, it's a much cloudier issue. If companies could be used without approval...

ap3xProProtecting intellectual property is standard practice of any successful business. Unfortunatly it also creates allot of noise. They aren't actually protecting IP. Thats the problem with tech patents. Both companies came to similar solutions completely independently, but one of the got...

RazberyBanditIf these are microprocessor-related patent violations, how do they only apply to Apple? Apple designed its A4 and A5 (licensed ARM designs) processors, so there has to be something specific to Apple's modification of the base ARM CPU design that VIA has issue with. Otherwise, VIA...

TA152HLong Quote It's not that windows is bloated or unoptimized. It's simply not possible to bypass the OS entirely on PC, because then companies would need to make another version of the game for every single possible hardware combination. And that obviously isn't feasible. There's simply...

Someone really needs to tell the tech industry patents don't make any sense for them. If there's a correct answer to a problem, you shouldn't be able to patent it because any other company would arrive at the exact same answer on their own. Patents are supposed to prevent other companies from...

It's silly that these sorts of things can be patented. Given any aspect of software design, there's an optimal solution. Just because one company patents it first shouldn't mean other companies that arrive at the exact same solution on their own should be forced to do a complete redesign or...

Seeing higher pixel density in TVs is great, if only because it means companies (may) FINALLY start making computer monitors with higher pixel density. The standard has been 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 @ 24'' and 1680x1050 or 1440x900 @ 22'' for ages. That's still far too low for my tastes, at 24''...

nebunthis is BS...this is what i call communism, where is the freedom, the government is controlling to many things already....this is not monopoly.....there are plenty of companies out there to compete against Communism would be allowing the merger, then regulating the conglomerate so that it...

The problem here is that it's a lot like electrical or water companies. There's no reason to have duplicate network infrastructure, and there's only so much "space" for wireless data. It would be a lot more efficient to only have one company. Of course, a single company would charge whatever...