Write the 1s and 0s on a piece of paper, store in a safe.

That could be the case if it was Chinese, but would that also be the case for Korean?

Rather than hack your trial version, just get Office for $10 through the Home Use Program, if your company offers it. I know for a fact that Federal Government employees get it.

Wasn't it only a couple of years ago when Ishihara was out there talking about how great manga is and how he hates Mickey Mouse?

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@kennyd1: Here's another situation where a "like/dislike" system would be great. I completely agree with what kennyd1 is saying. In fact, I'm in the exact same boat as he is. However, I don't want to waste commenting space by saying that I agree with him or repeating his points. That would draw attention away from…

@astronautcowboy: Congrats on your star!

@Goldwings: Thanks for writing this! As a fellow 2006 era old timer, I've seen and experienced a lot of the same things you have. Since I've never been a frequent commenter, I never really had a strong sense of belonging to the community, but I've seen a lot of the issues with the community as the site has grown.

@Fvash: Same here.

@Walking Eye!: I don't know how they decided on the "shirts that will guarantee you will never have sex again" since I'm pretty sure any game t-shirt would do that.

Small correction to this story: the ceremony took place at the Department of Commerce, not the Department of State.

When are you guys going to have an event in Washington, DC?

Doesn't Horiemon make adult videos these days?

If Japanese girls get any skinnier, there won't be anything left!

Seeing will be believing on this one.

@Xeo: If she had been a dude, THAT would have been a surprise!

The global recession was NOT caused by the bond markets! Please do not spread incorrect information!

@Chupakun: That's not really correct. Democracy means "rule by the people" not "majority rule". While this doesn't imply "freedom" or "equality" any implementation of democracy that allows it to function correctly assumes and requires sufficient levels of freedom and equality to be present.

@peacefuloutrage: For Bash's sake, I like to think he was being light-hearted.

Well, I thought FFX-2 was better than FFX, so sure Square, go for it.