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    The invisible ones that kill you with a grenade...

    The invisible ones that kill you with a grenade from 1000 yards are so 1337 with their pwnage skyllz, you are just jealous you can't be on their krew.
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    So unfortunately it lived up to its name :( ...

    So unfortunately it lived up to its name :(



    I call it like I see it. I work with HPC every day, trust me cell is nothign new, just a new application of existing technology. Better...
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    Only because it was an entirely new application...

    Only because it was an entirely new application of those components. Using processors to process a different type of data doesnt make those processors a new technology. If I invent some new problem...
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    and you seem biased towards consoles, so what,...

    and you seem biased towards consoles, so what, having a bias does not invalidate a conjecture.

    'Cell' technology is nothing new, vector processing using distributed compute nodes on a single...
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    That is just untrue. Which technology...

    That is just untrue.


    Which technology would that be? cellBE? Sorry to burst your bubble but that wasn't developed by IBM, Cray's patents are just running out.


    just a more advanced...
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    I'd be a console gamer if it wasnt for - 1....

    I'd be a console gamer if it wasnt for -

    1. The lack of diversity, genres rarely span outside the arcade and fps genre
    2. The subpar gameplay in general
    3. The small list of games that are...
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    Its easier to fill an empty room, that to fit...

    Its easier to fill an empty room, that to fit more into a full room. Consoles aren't advancing faster than PC's, they are just using technologies that already exist in PC's. The same thing is...
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    Well, it started out as a gripe about DRM...

    Well, it started out as a gripe about DRM intruding on fair use and moved to PC vs Console because someone saidconsoles are less vulnerable to piracy. So it wasnt really derailed, it just evolved...
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    There will always be things the PC can do that...

    There will always be things the PC can do that consoles can't, and because of that the PC will always be the better choice. The moment that consoles are capable of as much or more than a PC then...
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    That's fair enough, lets say then that PC's have...

    That's fair enough, lets say then that PC's have a larger variety of games.
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    PC has better games, and most of the games for...

    PC has better games, and most of the games for consoles are now available on the PC. The console market just doesnt have that many people that are willing to spend 5+ hours on one RTS map.
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    I can play any computer game (that isnt broken),...

    I can play any computer game (that isnt broken), and I only spend ~$200 a year, and since I also use my computer for work, I only count half that. I can play the games I bought 20 years ago without...
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    You misread what i said. I said total cost of...

    You misread what i said. I said total cost of ownership, not sticker price. TCO is how much you spend per year keeping it updated versus how much you spend each year buying the newest consoles.
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    Keep dreaming, PC's will always outperform...

    Keep dreaming, PC's will always outperform consoles in both total cost of ownership and performance. Go try to upgrade your PS1 to run newer games, not goin to happen at any price. Most games don't...
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    While few companies ever went broke making...

    While few companies ever went broke making console games, PC games are where the real money is. By and large PC gamers buy more games per user per anum than console gamers. I buy around 20-30 games...
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    Console games are just as prone to piracy as...

    Console games are just as prone to piracy as computers. Just that the people that are technically saavy enough to rip a game are generally mroe interested in computers. Force them to play on...
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    Back off noob. Follow your own advice, until...

    Back off noob. Follow your own advice, until then stay under the rock.

    On second thought Ill just add you to my ignore list. I don't know what bug got up your ass (although I suspect what it...
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    So you are saying if I generate a 128 bit cd key,...

    So you are saying if I generate a 128 bit cd key, and the verification stage is that the public key has to decode it to have repeated digits such as FF88EE22 and I keep the database on a private...
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    A few flawed implimentations fo cd key...

    A few flawed implimentations fo cd key verification does nto mean teh technology is broken. If it checks a private database and uses non-trivial key generation, then it is effectively impossible to...
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    While I agree that it is an overly broad...

    While I agree that it is an overly broad statement, the fact is Ive been booted by PB for no apparent reason on several occasions.
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    Only for single player. A keygen cant defeat...

    Only for single player. A keygen cant defeat online play unless it hacks the database of valid keys. Online verification is a two stage process. First it is mathematically verified, i.e. a...
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    SecuROM has been broken since the day it was...

    SecuROM has been broken since the day it was hatched. We honestly need legislation that forces companies to make their copy protection hardware friendly. They tried to get SecuROM made a standard...
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    New levels of retardedness

    I just got another game 'Settlers: Rise of an Empire' that has some fly by night copy protection that of course doesnt work with any DVD drive thats more than 3 days old. Last Ubisoft product I buy,...
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