I’ve brake checked people in the past, because I don’t want some inattentive jackass on my bumper that could hit *me* if something unexpected happens. I can’t control the traffic in front of me, I can only control my reaction time. If someone’s on the road with me, I want *them* to be as attentive and courteous as I…

You’re not forcing anyone to be reckless, they’re choosing to be reckless. That’s the point of recklessness.

I think it’s safer to look at it this way.

Staying on the right in most areas is a decent idea, but also keep in mind that if there are on or off ramps involved, it’s polite to get into the left hand lanes to make it easier for people to merge in and out. The primary goal of a driver should be predictability, which leads to safety. Make it as easy as possible…

You’ve never driven roads like westbound Interstate 80 through northern California. Semi trucks are only allowed in the right hand lane, and as a result, the road surface is grooved by truck wheels and incredibly rough. If you’re in that lane in a normal passenger car, you will not be able to hear yourself think.

The tinier and more dense the display, the more expensive it can be. We’re also dealing with displays tuned for some fixes to very difficult problems with the technology - low persistence, low latency, high density. If the display doesn’t cost over $80 to purchase by the headset maker, I’d be surprised. Then there’s…

But what if you make a neat little mod for free, and then some guy takes a piece from your mod, a piece from ten other mods, and releases a big compilation that asks for payment? You might see that as clearly taking your work for gain, but then what if they just lift a texture or a model from your mod? Harmless? Or…

Another Origin PC article that doesn’t qualify itself by pointing out the laptop is a rebadged Clevo. Somehow this really feels somewhat dishonest, and kind of like an ad, knowing that. Sure, lots of people in the comments know it, but only because it keeps happening. How about reviewing a laptop from someone other…

Unfortunately, GPU upgrades on these laptops is pretty much a non-starter due to cost reasons. Sure you can get one, but expect to shell out hundreds more than you’re going to actually feel like it’s worth. My 2011 Clevo model still has its GTX 460M because the BIOS and hardware apparently also won’t let me to up any…

Smart didn’t only develop games back in the day, he also had some experience working on productivity tools.

One thing to keep in mind also, is that comic shops also make great subscription services themselves. Sure, you pick up your subscription (AKA: pull list) in person every week or two, but they’ll typically order anything they can get for you, often with discounts proportional to how much you order. My weekly pull list…

I’ve already got a pre-order in place for the full set. Rock Band may have waxing and waning degrees of fun, but really, when you can get the right crowd for it, the game is a blast.

I think your statement may have once been accurate, but I’m not sure it applies anymore. I’ve been around the net longer than most (according to the timeline, I first used the internet in the “first million” stage as a kid) and I think the toxicity of things for women has definitely gotten far worse in just the last…

I see scary looking listings on Craigslist pretty often, where some local person is trying to sell themselves as a "Small Business Server" vendor, installing Zentyal with claims that it's better than Microsoft Windows Server in every way.

Why pick just one? Pick up a few old enterprise boxes on the cheap, sacrifice things in the name of your new electric bill, and light 'em up for some virtualization fun. Play around with VMware ESXi or any of a number of alternatives from the open source realm, and slap up as much software as you've got cycles and RAM…

CCH Pounder would make a great Waller, and has been dream casting ever since she locked in the voice. But Smith as Deadshot? I don't know, that's going to be a tough one. And not because of the racial issue, I'm actually one of the comics fans that doesn't mind that kind of change being made with characters across…

Amusingly enough, this is the first article I see on Kotaku after coming home from my latest vintage computer purchase and happening to test it with this game. The theme music is still beeping away at me from the living room as I type this.

This is Apple II, not Mac. This is the PC Master Race long before there was a PC based PC Master Race.

"When you have a van run from a tablet with a picture of your van, you've arrived."

How can people say stupid shit like this about Jews? I mean, seriously. If you guys killed Jesus, who is going to build your hotrods?