i've wanted a monster 796 for quite some time. The needle on my want-o-meter has shifted recently though, and its no longer just a want. i'm actively pursuing it. I expect to have one in the next 6-12 months if i play my cards right

For Sale: Playstation 3 with GT4. System profile includes racing driver with well over 1000 cars and several hundred thousand miles of racing time. Also i'll throw in GT1-4.

That. Is. AMAZING. unspeakably cool stuff.

dont let the man get you down. This is a phenominal idea! Damn the naysayers.

ultimately, dont forget that the Teacher is the GM, Moderator, and Dev Team. if someone needs to put the banhammer down, or change the rules, then he/she can do it. Sure that can diminish the 'fun' of the game for the students, but it may also provide a good civics lesson in what is just and fair in a developed…

i get where your coming from, but i think this has a better shot than you're giving it. Will kids get bored with it? potentially, but truth is it hits a lot of deep chords with kids, the competitive, the creative and the achievement whore all have something keeping them coming back for more.

i was about to say exactly this. in all of John Romeros most famous games, gameplay has taken a back seat t graphical innovation. i'd say the battle for better graphics has been around for a long long time.

Legalizing weed would help prevent a lot of issues, but i doubt it will cause the violence to subside. if anything it would likely just add greater poverty problems to mexico. i'm not saying legalizing would be a bad thing, but theres ramifications that often go unconsidered in this debate.

if you buy a computer off the shelf (not recommended, but if you do), insist that you get an OEM disk with it. thats just common sense.

well, personally i'd never buy an off the shelf computer from Best Buy or wherever, but if you do i have 2 bits of advice: 1) insist that your computer come with media for reinstalling the OS. most will offer a 'return to factory default partition baked in, but i really prefer having the windows OEM disk just by…

America is not known for its restraint and self control. i mean, compare any iconic american car with a Volvo...

perhaps you'd prefer a local news station?

i dont have charts, and while i agree weed is certainly the largest volume (though not sure about value). That said... you may want to consider this:

i'm all for de-escalating the violence. my family lives near the border, i have friends in mexico, some of whom have been kidnapped by cartel gangs, believe me i dont want to see more blood shed. But, you've evidently not been following the chaos thats going on in Mexico right now, largely in border towns on the Texas…

Theres some things i'm cool with legalizing, like Pot. leagalize it, regulate it and tax it. thats fine, but Coke, Heroin, Ecstasy and increasingly Meth is a large part of whats coming over from Mexico, and those are Not Cool. i've had to much first hand experience to think that the general poulace should have…

i agree 100% but a word of advice: all facts are true, calling them "true facts" makes them sound suspect.

.... this is not Gawker, please leave shameless troll-bait out of this.

i'm glad you mentioned the Texas Navy. The state has the distinction of being the only state in the union with the authority to commission its own Navy and a Standing army, a hold over from its days as a Republic. Sure its mostly just a talking point of pride these days, but America does that all the time when they…

the OP was specifically talking about an iPad UI for a car. Granted i think theres vast room for improvement in the automotive console arrangement, sometimes people get it just right, sometimes not so much. I would like to see what apple could bring to the table here.

putting a flat slab touchscreen in cars is actually not a great idea. i love my iPad but i also love having tactile feedback on my radio and AC controls because it means i can adjust them without looking away from the road nearly as much. the UI is not well suited for cars.