phor11 commented on 30 Napkin Sketches Prove There's a Little Inventor in All of Us

"Guess it's too late to enter my entry: *picture of Wii or DS* <--- money printing machine."

phor11 commented on Oh Look, Another Patent Lawsuit Filed Against Nintendo

"How could a patent for a gambling device with a touch screen linked to a system operator have anything to do with the DS? Especially when the patent was filed a year AFTER the DS was released? Color me boggled..."

phor11 commented on iPhone Hacked to Run Flash Lite, Looks Quite Lovely

"According to [gizmodo.com] , wouldn't using flash lite also eat your battery alive?"

phor11 commented on British Vauxhall Cars Have New Camera That Scans Signs, Displays Current Speed Limit

"So say this technology gets implemented. Say also that they take the extra step and govern the car based on the speed limit or implement an annoying beep when you're over the limit. What is to stop someone from displaying a "Speed Limit 1" sign in the back window of their car to stop people from being able to pass them or to "grief" other drivers?"

phor11 commented on Democratic Convention Protestors Will Be Blasted With Ray Guns and Sticky Goo

"I call shenanigans. I'm betting it's all a ruse to deter rioters. Spreading word of possibly having these weapons is almost as effective as actually having them."

phor11 commented on Great Giz Ideas: Harass Your Neighbors With Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Name

"2neighbors1router"

phor11 commented on Great Giz Ideas: Harass Your Neighbors With Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Name

"theonlywaytogetontheinternet"

phor11 commented on Rock Band Music Creation To Be "Radically Different" Says CEO

"Guitar Hero would be dead already if Harmonix would have correctly ported RB to the Wii in ANY sort of timely manner. But since they didn't, you have millions of people who prefer GH simply because they own a Wii and not a 360 or ps3. I don't think that anyone can argue that GH3 for Wii was and will remain wildly more successful than RB Wii will be."

phor11 commented on iPhone FAQ Update

"If you are a residential customer and will pay for the phone/plan yourself, but yet want to connect to an exchange server for push mail, does that mean you'll have to get the extra-cost enterprise data plan or pay extra for the mobile-me service? What if your business is willing to reimburse you for part of your cell bill if you use it for work, but it is still your personal phone."

phor11 commented on Sporelebrity Contest Kicks Off

"you're getting slaughtered because the page that you vote on doesn't explain the premise behind your creation. I think you'd be getting a lot more votes if that page simply said "a creature with a tickle me elmo prehensile tail" somewhere."

phor11 commented on Question of the Day: Do You Get Stuck Fixing Everyone's Gadget Problems?

"@praevalesco: NICE!"

phor11 commented on PC Gaming Barely Attending E3

"@will: I know what the actual name stands for. I also know it wasn't funny, hence the "indifference" emoticon."

phor11 commented on Question of the Day: Do You Get Stuck Fixing Everyone's Gadget Problems?

"You have nothing to complain about until you get the "my computer won't turn on" phone call that is solved by unplugging the surge protector from itself and plugging it into the wall outlet instead..."

phor11 commented on Question of the Day: Do You Get Stuck Fixing Everyone's Gadget Problems?

"Of course..."

phor11 commented on PC Gamers Pirating 20x the Games They Buy?

"People are more inclined to pay for games that they feel are actually worth the money... Take that how you will Crytek."

phor11 commented on Blizzard Splashwatch Day Five - Death Knights, Protoss, And Purple Penguins

"It looks like Razor: The Lightning Revenant from DOTA. [www.dotastrategy.com] Maybe they're taking over DOTA and making something official like Valve took over its most popular mods (CS and Team Fortress). haha"

phor11 commented on PC Gaming Barely Attending E3

"It's E3..."

phor11 commented on Blizzard Splashwatch Day Four - Lost Edition

"Maybe they didn't actually table their SC:Ghost FPS, and it's now ready for release! *I really hope it's a D3 announcement though..."