Posted 01/07/2009 at 01:49:44pm

Looks interesting.  I'd like to see an alternative to the Flash web interface though.  That might be all whiz-bang when you have a nice big screen and fast system to access it from, but they need a low-bandwidth, minimal browser requirements alternative too.

Posted 12/30/2008 at 09:36:49am

I just wish that they'd come up with some way to allow my wife and I to share games on different computers.  They tie the games to your Steam account, and you can only log in to the account on one machine at a time, so I can't get on and play L4D while she plays Peggle if I own both on the same account.

So, I end up trying to divide games up across two accounts, harder core stuff on one, and more casual games on the other.  But the problem persists since it still prevents us from both playing different games from the same account.  That's just wrong.  This kind of headache is why downloading cracked games is still so common.

Posted 12/30/2008 at 09:30:09am

A true Valve fanboy would have had the game upon release, even if it meant selling blood and begging for change in the street.  I don't think you qualify.

Posted 12/29/2008 at 01:52:43pm

The article about XSS precautions basically tells us that there's nothing we can really do except try not to click on anything that will steal our cookies.  No info on what would be considered suspicious though.  Looks like we're pretty screwed.

Posted 12/29/2008 at 01:47:35pm

Perhaps because PC components and manufacturing processes use laser technologies, and this could have future applications in that area?

Posted 12/24/2008 at 12:07:40am

Yeah, we should just keep shoveling money to Wall St. so the executives, who've obviously done such a fantastic job, can keep getting huge bonuses.  That stimulates the economy too, right?  Taxpayers are getting raped right now anyway.  Be nice to actually get something in return.

Posted 12/23/2008 at 02:59:13pm

Less stupid people on the Internet sounds fantastic to me...  I'm actually kinda torn on this issue now.

Posted 12/23/2008 at 10:55:28am

If they really do remove the SecuROM DRM, then I'd like to pick up Mirror's Edge in January.  I played the demo on the 360 and liked it, but the thumb knobbies are just too cumbersome for a first-person game, especially one that requires a fairly high amount of precision.  It would just be much more fun to play with mouse/keyboard.

Posted 12/23/2008 at 10:04:25am

At least we'll be spending money on something that I can use.  We can dump a Trillion dollars in Iraq, and damn near that again on Wall St.  44 billion is chump change these days.  I say go for it.  It'll create some jobs too.

Posted 12/23/2008 at 09:13:27am

I play plenty of games on XP.  I've considered switching to Vista, but anytime I hear about issues with some game, there's about a 50-50 chance that the problem only impacts Vista users.  So I can prevent about half of the problems I'm likely to run into just by avoiding Vista.