"But regardless of the sexual activities depicted, imaginary is imaginary, artwork is artwork, and defending free speech means defending objectionable and offensive speech as well."

Not sure Pearl Harbor's performance is indicative of much in this case.

I'll be interested in how this movie does in non-domestic box office.

Me too. My account is for Mass Effect 2, and I got one.

Also no offense intended, but you know the easiest way to pick out a prude? He/she is the one who says "I'm not a prude but..."

"lamenting the fact that you live in Canada"

"That way they can provide you with the service that you intend to pay for."

It's been a long time now, but back when I was a teenager I had a job like that. We were told in no uncertain terms that accepting a tip for anything would result in being fired.

Stones.

Child of Eden is a perfect example of where all this could go, in terms of a pure motion game. I like to imagine some of what could have been done with say, L.A. Noire and Kinect integration, and it seems like what's coming in Mass Effect 3 will be pretty slick as well.

Count me among those who don't understand the bile. Played Kinect with the kiddo and the wife all afternoon yesterday, awesome time and could see lots of integration possibilities for a Halo-type game.

I encountered the USB autorun issue recently, after the loss of a flash drive. (My mailman found it. Phew!) What I did was write a small program to automatically backup my flash drive every time I plug it in at home. And now I keep any sensitive data on the drive encrypted with TrueCrypt.

It's interesting that the author mentions Grand Theft Auto. Playing IV, I remember getting pinned down in an early firefight, and looking for a way to escape without killing police, since elsewhere in the game that created a major shitstorm. I soon realized that in fact I was supposed to shoot my way out. And it…

I bet he's totally approved now, though, right?

Yeah, what was that? I always had SEGA consoles growing up, and I always play inverted. I thought maybe some kind of joke lost in translation or something?

All I care about is whether Wii U will be backwards compatible with the Wii pulse oximeter.

How is a controller this size supposed to fit in the average Japanese living room?

I love my slideout keyboard. As far as I'm concerned, not having one is a deal-breaker for any phone.

I can't stand the faux-populism of a piece like this.

Nick Jones said via twitter that he has "a small role an an ex-marine."