Yep, I see what you're saying. A business that tries to change things up would pretty much just get screwed...they'd have to raise prices, and then the vast majority of consumers would just flock to a cheaper competitor, ultimately accomplishing nothing.

A reporter around here (Toronto, Canada) tested this out by locking his bike up in various public places and then stealing it by cutting the lock off with a hacksaw. Stood there and sawed away for five minutes or more in each location, and most of the time no one said anything. At worst, a transit employee came out of…

Seems like a difficult technique to put into practice, since odds are the lock won't be lying flat on a hard surface where you can firmly hold it in place and get several solid hits on it. I'd be more interested to see them try to do this to a bike that's actually locked up somewhere.

On the topic of the working conditions of workers overseas who make all our gadgets, I like the way Charles Duhigg phrased it on episode 460 of This American Life. (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction)

Bagel head just makes you look like an especially unimaginative Star Trek alien race.

Why can't you just be flattered that I want to stalk you!?!? Whyyyyyyyy?

It's creepy. How much does he know about her, based on that five minute conversation in which she gave him directions? What does he know about who she is, how she lives her life, the things she believes in? I'm guessing nothing. So what's his infatuation based on?

I didn't know people hated the ending of Half-Life. It's been a long time, but I think I liked it quite a bit. I recall a couple frustrating parts with moving platforms and air vents that launched you into the air, and blindly leaping around an area trying to figure where the hell I was supposed to go next, but other…

Could be creepy. But I dunno, the ol' slowly unravelling a sinister mystery thing? Scary face in all the photos/movies? Seems a bit cliche.

My first guess as well.

Anderson is a scientist, and his RE movies are a science experiment. He's investigating just how stupid, nonsensical and terrible an RE movie can get before people stop lining up in droves to throw money at it. I'm guessing we have at least a couple more installments to go before we start to reach the breaking point.

And it only plays LPs. Grammophone attachment sold separately.

He'll do you one better, and make the shark a zombie and put IT on a motorcycle too!

Pretty amateur work...he could work a lot more detail in there with a normal map.

Venus will enjoy a long and prosperous career as a cat super-villain.

Maybe that's why they're so angry all the time?

Wow, awesome! Love the style, and the animation.

It's been a long time. Several months at least. I'm not surprised to learn it's come a long way...awesome that it's basically done! Gotta make some time get on and try it out.

Sweet! I need to jump back in and check things out.

The original was mind blowing. One my favorite games of all time. I'm hoping NS2 approaches that same bar by the time it's fully finished.