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  • On the post: MTA Pretends 'Unlimited' Means 90

    faceless ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2010 @ 06:59am

    Re: any limit = not unlimited

    in NYC, they're priced to where you benefit if you ride 2x a day every day. but if you used it less than that, you lose out.

  • On the post: EA Continues To Piss Off Lots Of Customers By Trying To Block Used Market With Single Use Codes

    faceless ( profile ), 11 May, 2010 @ 12:31pm

    This is not just about used games!

    Many EA games use these codes to lock features out of the game period. So if you have a wife, girlfriend, brother, sister, cousin, roommate or friend who plays your game on your console, they can't play the full game because some features are locked into the EA Account that used the code.

    So, even someone buying new is screwed if they aren't the only gamer in the house.

  • On the post: Reporter, TV Execs (Maybe?) Confused Over Lost Fans Choosing Not To Watch Leaked Episode

    faceless ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2010 @ 12:11am

    Why i watch LOST when it airs

    i can only speak for myself, but i watch LOST live when it airs because i have many friends on IRC, IM and forums who watch it live too, and we all talk about the episode as it happens, and we don't have to worry about things like pressing play at the same time or anything like that.

  • On the post: Amazon Quietly Lets Publishers Remove DRM (Update: Or Quietly Adds DRM?)

    faceless ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2010 @ 04:21pm

    from what i read about this on CNET, they're giving small (and self) publishers the option to *add* DRM as previously, anyone who used their Digital Text Platform (DTP) didn't have any DRM on their ebooks at all. All of the "Big" Publishers use a totally different publishing platform that has a different (better?) DRM available for them to use.

  • On the post: Director Of The Hitler Downfall Movie Likes The Hundreds Of Parody Clips

    faceless ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2010 @ 07:24am

    Re: an no money was made BUT free advertisng

    one of these days i need to watch the movie, i love the reaction clips!

  • On the post: CNN's Take On 'Book Piracy'

    faceless ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2010 @ 11:45pm

    you're right, it's terribly easy to pirate the harry potter books, all it takes is a quick google search for tons of hits. and that's the only option for people who want the digital version.

  • On the post: Does It Make Sense To Ban Players From Xbox Live Just For Using A Glitch?

    faceless ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2009 @ 08:37am

    "Or let me put it this way. My car is built to ALLOW it to go 130mph. There some situations where I could do this at no danger to others. But if I do in a public place, can you guess who wouldn't be driving again for quite some time?"

    the terms of service are fairly broad, and as many people have pointed out, there are many other games with glitches that were abused and people weren't banned. it's more like the speed limit on a set of roads was 'not too fast' and people who have been driving at their normal speed on the new road got a suspension, then someone updates their twitter to say that on that particular road, "not too fast" has a lower limit that other roads.

  • On the post: Does It Make Sense To Ban Players From Xbox Live Just For Using A Glitch?

    faceless ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2009 @ 02:02am

    This is hilarious.

    The reason Microsoft is banning people is because Activision and Infinity Ward are cheap.

    Many of you may not know this, but Microsoft charges publishers for certifying game updates, and also charges them for publishing them (iirc, the first is free) onto Xbox Live.

    Activision doesn't want to pay out more money when they already have a planned update coming. They just want to roll up the fix for this into their big update.

    So the compromise is Microsoft bans the small about of people using this glitch so Activision saves a few bucks, which is pretty despicable considering the MILLIONS of dollars they made selling the game.

    It's all about the almighty dollar, as is extremely evident in the handling of the PC port.

  • On the post: Australian Operator Optus Deliberately Blocking Android Paid Apps

    faceless ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2009 @ 02:54pm

    Re: Net Neutrality

    that's the rub eh. they want to sell the hot new google phone, but fail to realize why people want to buy it.

  • On the post: UK Again Says That Mod Chipping Isn't Legal

    faceless ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 02:11am

    Re:

    Fowl is right. The current DVDROM drive modifications that Microsoft is banning consoles for are only capable of playing pirated and/or backed up Xbox 360 games.

    They are not banning the Xbox 360's of people who modify their consoles to run homebrew/Linux, and the method for modifying Xbox 360's to do that is completely different from modding to play bootleg games.

    You can modify your hardware all you want, you just aren't allowed to bring it onto Xbox Live after it's been modded.

    As far as cheating goes, Microsoft does indeed ban the Xbox Live account that was cheating if the person was caught doing it. Microsoft also resets the Gamerscore and nullifies ill gained achievements when people hack gamesaves to obtain achievements that they did not earn.

  • On the post: Why Is NY, Not The FTC Or DOJ, Filing Antitrust Claims Against Intel?

    faceless ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2009 @ 07:07pm

    It's exactly that, more of the same from Andrew Cuomo. He wants to be Governor. It worked for Eliot Spitzer...

  • On the post: Netflix Claims Americans Don't Want Standalone Streaming Movie Service

    faceless ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2009 @ 11:39am

    Re: Hey Huuuuuluuuuuu!

    If Hulu makes their service work on PS3/360 with navigation as easy as Netflix, and a comparable amount of content to Netflix, they will get my money.

  • On the post: Netflix Claims Americans Don't Want Standalone Streaming Movie Service

    faceless ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2009 @ 11:33am

    Hi Netflix!

    I have wanted a digital only version of Netflix ever since last year, when the service came to the Xbox 360 (which i own), and now that it's coming to the PlayStation 3 (which i also own) it's just baffling to me as to why Netflix doesn't want my money...

  • On the post: A Look Behind The Curtain: How A Patent Hoarder Makes Money

    faceless ( profile ), 26 Oct, 2009 @ 02:11pm

    Immersion did the same thing with Microsoft and Sony

    Immersion did a deal like that with Microsoft over their rumble patents, and then they didn't want to pay MS after they won against Sony later.

  • On the post: Microsoft Wants To Block Out 3rd Party Storage

    faceless ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2009 @ 03:12pm

    Re: Microsoft does have a stated reason

    You don't need *any* third party hardware to modify your gamertag and hack achievements. all you need is a standard Microsoft Xbox 360 Transfer cable. They come with the MS 120GB HDD Update kit, and also they will ship one to you for free if you call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX and ask for one.

  • On the post: Cablevision Puts Up Newsday's Paywall; But Really Just Using It As A Churn Reducer

    faceless ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2009 @ 11:02am

    i predict this will backfire, and this is coming from a Cablevision customer who loves their internet service and will NEVER use FIOS unless it's the *only* option available due to Verizon having gotten on my bad side twice already.

  • On the post: Less Than Expected Sales Of Beatles Rockband Shows It's Not Just About The Music

    faceless ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2009 @ 10:51am

    The Beatles Rock Band is selling in line with what Rock Band 2 and Rock Band did, analysts just overshot, because they're older and like the Beatles more and maybe overthought their signifigance. The REAL story is how bad Guitar Hero is selling. Guitar Hero 3 outsold Rock Band by a wide margin and Guitar Hero World Tour outsold Rock Band 2 by a pretty big margin too. However, while The Beatles Rock Band maintained the typical level of sales for the franchise, Guitar Hero 5 tanked to levels below Rock Band.

  • On the post: Will People Pay CNN To Help Them Report The News?

    faceless ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2009 @ 12:09pm

    Sounds like they're offering an easier way to view what you already can for free for the low price of $2, which isn't free, but is pretty close.

    i don't have an iphone, and i wouldn't pay for this app even if i did, but i can see why some people would.

    i wonder how long it will be until they start mentioning that some stories were "sent to us via our iphone app, available now!!!" and maybe the person's name...

    that will only get more people more involved.

  • On the post: Lily Allen No Longer in Favor Of Kicking People Offline… Just Cutting Back Their Bandwidth

    faceless ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2009 @ 06:57pm

    does she not realize that bandwidth caps that make file sharing impractical also makes legitimate viewing, buying and rental of media online impractical?

  • On the post: Nigeria Demands Apology From Sony For Mentioning Nigerian Fraud In A Commercial?

    faceless ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2009 @ 12:44pm

    Old News, and...

    The commercial was already changed.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eg9TLWJS6Q

    I assume they did multiple takes with different lines. That or this was a part of Sony's marketing plan all along...

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