Nope — the sky crane is controlled by a computer during landing.

I imagine Mountain Dew is enjoying less success, considering the current state of Japanese affairs.

Right. Why not use Air Display or the like?

There are economic incentives to publish primarily on consoles — one of these being lower rates of piracy. However, this has nothing to do with this article. The author, I'm sure, is aware of the reasons publishers have for moving away from PC support. He's simply articulating the ways in which this adversely affects…

First, if the iPad 2 is any indication, the device is a long ways off from delivering the performance required for professional graphics work. It isn't just RAM and GPU, it's screen real estate. The vast majority of any kind of graphics work requires at least a regular monitor to display multiple images and a complex…

Wouldn't it be simplest to only make tickets transferable only through ticketmaster's ticket exchange website AND only allow them to be resold at face value. Ticketmaster could even charge yet another fee to do this so they don't completely lose their secondary market profits.

The disparity between review scores and editorial endorsement is actually quite common, no matter that it's confusing. For example, Pitchfork will give it's "editor's recommendation" to some high-scoring albums and not to others. Game review magazines often have a portion o the score devoted to "overall appeal" or…

It's actually not a strawman argument. It's the opposite — evidence of someone modding hardware for non-piracy purposes. But, you know, just go ahead and tear people down if it makes you feel good.

Short version: I'd be more impressed with Tretton going all-in on shitty hands if he wasn't running Sony American into the ground doing the same thing.

Just me, or are the poly-count and textures looking a bit dated?

Another big difference between now and AOL time is the interconnectedness and portability of apps. Something being "on" Facebook doesn't, in most cases, mean a whole lot. In many cases Facebook is essentially an advertising platform a service or product, like Google — an elaborate login page if you will. Or, being…

It's some kind of cosmic joke that Apple, of all companies, is leading the way with tablet hardware, but forcing users to connect the thing to their PC with this dinky USB cable just to transfer and open many file types. They really need to introduce basic file management into iOS. I mean, you can't even organize your…

As an iPad 1 owner, I'm really hoping that Apple exerts a bit more effort updating its iWork suite and Safari. I realize they're pushing the iPad as a media consumption device, but with a wireless keyboard it makes an excellent netbook replacement. Unfortunately, the third party office software blows, and Pages, while…

Yeah, my last microwave was built into my apartment. After the move, I bought a convection oven instead. Not having a microwave forces you to cook real food, which is good, and I still get my convenience with the convection oven and electric hot water heater.

I don't think you're incorrectly interpreting Wright's original comment — he is ragging on narrative games, and you're just bogging down the debate in semantics.

Eh, I think your getting into semantic territory. At least in some cases, what we consider to be reason, for example, is often mining our memory for clues and then producing an answer. For example, a contestant may not know chiffon is a fabric, but if the clue reads "fabric like cake," he can make an educated guess.…

My issues with multiple consoles are more various. I would mind having to purchase multiple consoles more if they weren't so cheap, relative to their PC counterparts, anyway.

The new mobile site cripples readers. I use Pulse on my iPad, for example. When I click on a story, it directs me to the general mobile page, forcing me to search for the story again. Completely redundant.

Bottom line, 3D makes many people physically ill, as in half of my friends/family. If we can't enjoy it together, what's the point?

I'm going to have to try Mog for the bitrate. That said, I'm a Rhapsody subscriber and have never experienced static or any other audio artifacts. Yes, 128 bitrate isn't that high, but I'm an audophile with great speakers the quality is fine for most situations. Also, while I agree their apps aren't stellar, they work…