Mass Deduction (née scrapking)'s discussions

Ah, now we know you have a 360. Good choice, good sir! Read more

The free games are likely limited by three main considerations: being first-party releases (this is likely a Sony-driven promotion), being 3D capable, and not already being in the bundle this is being added to. Since it's a Sony-led promotion, it can't be prepaid games as Gamestop won't get credited for providing… Read more

"Building the iPhone with US labor wages (not the same thing as building in the US mind you) would only be roughly $65 more." Read more

At the risk of being a contrarian, for all we know the platinum-haired cosplayer is a thin cross-dressing male. There are more than a few of those in Japan. Read more

True, but he was breaking the law far more flagrantly than most. He was paying people to illegally provide Megaupload with copyrighted content, and then monetised it through ads and subscriptions. Read more

What I want to know is, why was he doing most of his work from a day bed? What did his work mostly consist of that a bad was an appropriate surface for it?! Read more

What I might have done instead was simply contact him remotely and ask himself to turn himself in. This response could have been rolled out as a last resort if he declined. Though, in fairness, we mostly have the word of a self-interested private security head on what actually happened. Read more

I'm not sure if that's a positive or a negative... but you got to love the Tediquette one, eh? Read more

Huh... well, I never did finish The Flood, nor have I read any of his other works, so maybe the writing's worse than I thought. :) Read more

One of the best super bowl ads was actually made for the Canadian market. Two teams of middle-aged hockey players (duffer hockey) are told they're being filmed for a documentary. In fact, they're about to be ambushed by screaming fans. Really cute. :)

And nothing to do with Jerry Lambert, but recommended Holiday Inn viewing all the same.

The longest one of them all.

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Mind your Tediquette.

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My personal favourite.

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