TheMightyEthan

Is it really phishing if they're not trying to get your personal info? It's more like a really benign pyramid scheme (still irritating as hell though).

My wife was reading this page this morning and telling me about it, and I thought it was quite interesting. It's a discussion of various American dialects, what defines them, and where they're centered geographically.

There's some overhead data that Twitter incorporates into every tweet that eats up 20 of the characters.

Twitter has that limitation in order to be compatible with the SMS standard.

Always-on means it's required to be on. That's just how the term is used. Of course it can be connected all the time, because this isn't 1993, that doesn't need to be specified. If MS is using the term "always-on" just to mean it maintains a constant connection if it's available, but does not require that connection, then they're even more retarded than if they actually do require a constant connection, because that's just not what that term means.

But if vgleaks is right and there's the 360 Mini, which also acts as an add-on for the 720, and doesn't have a disc drive so only plays downloadable games and is therefore always on (in a way), it would make sense where the rumors came from (i.e. they're not complete bullshit) without them necessarily having to be 100% accurate.

Underdog > Superman.

I can't help but be skeptical of that vgleaks post because the grammar is so terrible (written by a non-native English speaker?), but it's interesting that it's saying the 720 will not be always online (or rather, will not require a connection to play local content).

It's hard to imagine something more annoying than having the TV automatically pause when I turn my head away.

Damnit, I didn't notice it the first time I read it but now it's bugging the shit out of me.

Say that ten times fast. Yeah, what the hell is up with Japanese game naming conventions?

What do you mean, genre fans? I've always heard "genre fiction" used as a generic term to describe everything from sci-fi to fantasy to mystery to horror.

I know it's not a new concept, but they're actually building an experimental one, which is the March of Technology part.

Everyone I know (who is nerdy enough to have an opinion on such things) thinks Superman is overpowered and lame.

Fusion's easy, it's what powers hydrogen bombs. What's the problem from a fusion power perspective is creating a continuous, sustained fusion reaction that produces more power than it takes to contain it. The fusion engine, however, doesn't require that, as by definition you don't want to contain it. It's basically a series of very small fusion detonations, and we've been able to make fusion explosives since the 50's. *Edit* - We've also been able to make continuous fusion reactions for a long time, it's just the magnetic containment takes more power than is produced in the reaction, so it's no good for power generation. *Edit 2* - Here's the Wikipedia article on fusion power and the problems associated with it. They don't really apply to this engine though, because again starting the fusion reaction is easy and in the case of a rocket engine you're not having to spend energy containing it.

The University of Washington is developing a prototype fusion engine that could make a trip to Mars possible in 1-3 months rather than the 6-8 months it would take with conventional rockets. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10/nasa_fusion_engine_fast_mars_trip/

According to the South Korean and US governments, there is a "very high" chance that North Korea will launch a missile at South Korea in the near future. So, that'll be fun.

Apparently the company in charge of focus-testing The Last of Us wasn't planning to use any women in their groups. Naughty Dog had to specifically request it. I don't even know what to say to that.

Doesn't using real money to buy better equipment kind of defeat the purpose of 1999 mode?

On an unrelated note, there are a surprisingly large number of butts on a google image search for "backfire".

I'd imagine all the Americans on here are probably too young to have clear memories of when Margaret Thatcher was a big enough deal for Americans in general to have opinions on her.

PC specs released: Minimum OS: Windows Vista®/XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD AthlonTM X2 2.8 Ghz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 9 GB free hard drive space Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI RadeonTM HD 3850 or better DirectX®: 9.0c or greater Sound: Standard audio device Recommended OS: Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad 2.7 Ghz or better, AMD PhenomTM II X4 3 Ghz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 9 GB free hard drive space Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 or better

Jurassic Park 3D. The 3D effect was really good for the most part, barring 1 or 2 scenes. If I didn't know better I would have believed that it was originally filmed in 3D.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/microsoft-responds-to-creative-directors-always-on-console-co/ The fact that Microsoft took the time to respond, but still didn't deny the rumors, means it's about as confirmed as it can be short of a press release.

Not to mention some people just don't have internet access at home, even though it's available. My wife, through her job, knows a bunch of kids who have 360's/PS3's who don't have a home internet connection.