Mass Deduction (née scrapking)'s discussions

This. This is what I'm hoping for. Read more

Dammit. I want to participate, but I swore to only support Kickstarters that support Kicking It Forward: http://kickingitforward.org/ Read more

I had a similar experience about the movie "Dune" (the '80s theatrical release). I loved it as a kid, it fired up my imagination and created a meme around my household that endures to this day (about 30 years later). It wasn't until recently that I discovered it is considered both a commercial and a critical flop. Read more

Interesting analysis. Read more

We didn't complain when "Sega Does What Nintendon't", or any of those other classic comparison ads. Loved those things. Read more

And if you read Gizmodo's Surface review, note the steady stream of comments from readers eviscerating the review. Virtually none of the readers, even those usually anti-Microsoft, seem to see it as fair and balanced. Read more

How the hell is it not theft? Because you don't want it to be? The law is the law, whether you like it or not. Read more

Segata Shanshiro was Sega's Japan-only Saturn mascot. They even gave him an epic send-off on the eve of the Dreamcast launch. Truly legendary. Read more

It needs more Segata Shanshiro to be a truly best-of-the-best video game commercial.

Halo Wars showed us this could be done well, its controls were extremely good as well, and the game benefited from the streamlining as it lead to fast and frantic exchanges. I have a co-worker who won't stop talking about this, so I hope to try it out soon. Read more

No matter how many times I read "Gangnam", and no matter how many times I try to hear it being pronounced that way, the *only* thing I hear when I listen to the song is "Gundam Style". Read more

You know, a modern direct sequel to E.T. the Extraterrestrial for the Atari 2600 would be kind of satirically awesome. Imagine trying to float yourself up from the bottom of a hole in the ground in first-person mode. It would be hilarious. Read more

One thing to note in comparing Xbox 360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii launch prices vs. current prices is that the feature-set has substantially changed for the first two (360 and PS3), but not changed substantially for the latter (Wii). Read more

Since this article went to press, Kobo has doubled the storage on the Arc (16GB for $200, 32GB for $250), and added a $299.99 model with 64GB. Read more

Since this post Kobo has doubled the storage in each of the as-yet-unreleased Kobo Arc models without changing the price (ie. $200 = 16GB, $250 = 32GB), and added a third 64 GB model for $299.99. Read more

The idea of these being kids brainwashed to fight for the UNSC is right out of Halo lore. The spartan programme is *all* about that. Read more

Most of the best Halo lore is from the books, not from Bungie's direct work on the games, if you ask me. I thought this was pretty great. Read more

The Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 are being sold at razor-thin margins, with the intention of making money back on content sales. Read more

The Paperwhite looks like a decent e-reader, but does not appear to be the best on the market. The Kobo Glo seems to be the best overall. Unlike the Kindle PW, the Kobo Glo has SD card support for example. It has an IR touchscreen which works with gloves (or a hand poking out from under a blanket if reading in bed… Read more

I'd bet against a $150 price tag. Including an HDD in every PS3 works against that. The only console with an integrated (and non-optional) HDD that ever hit that price was the original Xbox, and Microsoft lost bucketloads of cash at that price (they were doing it to match the PS2). I find it amusing that Sony… Read more