They're magnetic discs. So the write heads of the drive set each bit to 1 or 0. These theoretically will not move from their set position without some sort of exterior magnetic force moving them to the opposite position. Putting power to the device would do nothing to reinforce the integrity of the bit sets,…

And a collectable item is born

Time enough at last =)

This is good for Steam to one up consoles by utilizing their somewhat platform agnostic stance.

Steam, while the bar, is also the exception. I was directing my comments to consoles, and do agree that Steam is a good system.

I may have overstated the point. I probably should have said that in numerous ways (more than not) they are currently inferior.

This idea is addressed in intro econ classes. Yes, innovation does remove some jobs (think manufacturing jobs that are automated), but as more widgets are made more efficiently more need to be sold. That's the way the economy flows, as jobs from one sector fade, a new sector opens. This is part of how the overall…

If someone develops a hack, I'm not afraid to start my pirate ways again. This sounds like Microsoft is trying to something inconvenience. I fight inconvenience with piracy! Take that always on internet needed!

If they were to somehow stifle used game sales the console will fail.... hard. I don't believe they would do it though, they aren't that stupid. The accessory prices and business practices were just my argument for why they should go through with it, because I want them to be less popular in the U.S. Not fail,…

I really hope they disable used game sales. I am really sick of owning an Xbox. The extortion business model is super lame. HDD? Proprietary. Wifi? $100. Controllers are the same price as PS3, sans the rechargeable battery. Oh and when you do buy them... Nickel, not Lithium. Online. $60 a year. Interface…

To be fair I was I just piggy backing on your assumption of theft. The proper term would be "ripped off" if the funds are never spent. In that case MS would be overcharging without any value. You can agree and still get ripped off, which is what happens here. Ripped off is more of a feeling than some sort of legal…

Consider the aggregate. If they did that a million times they stole 500k.

Lobbyist: "This bill will save my company!"

Agreed, I wouldn't call someone who supports SOPA stupid. Obviously the intentions are right, we want to make a fair playing field in which to conduct business. Where the questionable stuff starts is whether or not it's acceptable for one teams coach to kick all the kids off the other team because one of their…

I am anti SOPA btw, however I understand the other side of the coin. Piracy is bad yes, but I am a law abiding US citizen, and I will not accept becoming collateral damage from a set of companies that want to increase their profits. Our rights, freedom of speech, due process, our constitution are all more important…

Here's a real response.

No... they work for shareholders. They do use the money you paid them for the games though, so there's that.

I found it! The longest paragraph ever! It was right here on the internet the whole time =)

So then U.S. Gun Toting Hillbilly Egocentric Citizen = Undercover Agent?

Hmmm... doesn't work with blog view. Also, I'll pass. I like the sideshow news as well, at least most of it.