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PSV any closer to being hacked?

in Sony Discussion, last active on on 14 May 2013

I've been Googling around, and it seems that there still hasn't been any major breakthrough in compromising the system, outside of running PSP titles? Is this correct? I had the penchant for spending some money the other day, and it turned out neither the PSV or 3DS were opened up. Money is still sitting in my wallet. EDIT: To clear up any confusion as to my motives, a post I...

Are the pillars of the state falling?

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 29 March 2013

Finding out about that 3D printed gun has gotten me all excited, so I've collected down a few things that I've been looking at: Propaganda Machine The Internet is destroying the "gate keepers" of the propaganda machine. Just a few decades ago, the only news we received were through the handful of FCC-licensed broadcasters, the FCC-licensed radios, or newspapers. We now have choices of literally...

Excuse me while all debate over gun bans becomes instantly null-and-void thanks to technology.

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 25 March 2013

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/03/download-this-gun-3d-printed-semi-automatic-fires-over-600-rounds/ 3D printers + BitTorrent + Liberty Activists = free-to-download AR-15...

Public Bads, my new website

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 23 March 2013

So, I've created a wordpress site, called Public Bads, which you can get to, here: www.publicbads.comPublic Bads FacebookPublic Bads Google+Public Bads Twitter: @PublicBads The purpose of the site is to look at the world through an Austrian/Libertarian perspective. I know, it's nothing new. But my catch is that I will include more focus on the ongoings in Europe and China, whereas most places...

"Green movement" partially funded by OPEC?

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 25 January 2013

The recent Hollywood anti-fracking "blockbuster" featuring Matt Damon, Promised Land, has a producer credit to "Image Nation Abu Dhabi". INAD is a state corporation in the UAE. The UAE is a member of OPEC. Would OPEC have anything to gain from scaring the American public away from domestic fracking? --- Al Gore's "current TV" was recently purchased by Al Jazeera, one of the WIkileaks...

On Democracy and Accountability

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 20 January 2013

One of the arguments often put out in the discussion of nationalisation versus privatisation is this argument of accountability. The idea being that if something is in the control of the Government, they are accountable, because you can vote the Government in or out based on the performance. Meanwhile, businesses often aren't accountable (or, are only accountable to their shareholders). Sure, you...

Installing Linux on Mac via USB

in PC Discussion, last active on on 15 January 2013

Wondering if anybody's done this before. So you know, it's a 2012 MBA with Mountain Lion... which means Boot Camp has pretty much been locked in to supporting Windows 7 only (from what Google tells me). I've installed rEFIt, so that the Mac can boot into Linux distros. I'm going to Ubuntu, I downloaded the latest iso, 64bit, and used hdiutil to convert it to a dmg file. I then use dd to copy...

I really suck at games.

in Gaming Discussion, last active on on 06 January 2013

Okay, it's taken me years to admit it: I REALLY suck. My mum used to beat me at Tekken and Tony HawksMy brothers beat me at every game in the world, instantly. No practise. I could have been playing a game for a year, and then, they ask to give me a game. BLAM. I somehow end up with negative kills. Hell, I've sold all my consoles, switched to Mac, and resided myself to smartphone games. Angry...

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Arm Yourself: The Ultimate Gun Factsheet

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 23 December 2012

Next time you find yourself in a debate with a holier-than-thou anti-gun-nut, this massive fact sheet should provide you with every point and counter point you'd ever need - including citations and easy-to-read graphs! http://gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/6.1/gun_facts_6_1_screen.pdf...

Timestamp issue

in Website Issues, last active on on 04 November 2012

So, my post that I just made: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4865837 Was apparently made 23 hours ago, according to the timestamp displayed on my computer (Timezone, China Standard Time) Not critical, just thought I'd bring it up, might be indicative of something else gone wrong. EDIT: Same for this thread, too....

China (HK, atleast) seems to care a lot about the US elections.

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 25 October 2012

I noticed it at work, and on the trains. Whenever the US elections came up on the news, everybody would stop doing what they were doing, and pay attention. A few weeks ago, there was a boat crash where a number of people perished, there was a scheduled mourning for midday the next day... fewer people paid attention to that than they did the analysis of the US Presidential first debate. Also,...

Views on Conspiracy Theories?

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 16 October 2012

Just want to know if any members here buy into any of the major conspiracy theories? Or, maybe, conspiracy theories about conspiracy theories? For the purpose of this thread, I may be playing devil's advocate. The views you see expressed by me in this thread, may not actually represent my real views....

Greatest Political Ad Ever?

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 14 October 2012

I know there's a few people out there questioning if the candidates are avoiding big issues, I think this should put their minds to rest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxs09eV-Vc&feature=share Embed on next post....

Got the chance to go to North Korea for a few days, should I go? (would YOU go?)

in General Discussion, last active on on 07 October 2012

So, I've got a chance to go to North Korea for a few days in November. But, I'm having some moral qualms about it... I mean, in a way, I'd be fascinated to see North Korea (although I'm aware that it won't be the "real" North Korea, just what the Gov't wants me to see... but even that would be fascinating, like a post-modern Rome, so to speak). However, I have serious qualms about my money...

Probably going to get a new phone tomorrow...

in Mobile Discussion, last active on on 08 October 2012

But I have no idea what. Suggestions? I'm not that big on phones, I currenty have an iPhone 3GS (which I got for free off my dad, when he upgraded). I usually stick to pay-as-you-go, but that's ridiculously expensive in Hong Kong. Contract + discount from trading in phone + lower phone prices have all lead me to decide to purchase a 12 month contract. So, when considering suggestions, don't...

Philips Electronics pulls out of Presidential Debate Sponsorship

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 30 September 2012

So, that makes 3 sponsors out of the game. There are 7 left. This is following a campaign by supporters of various third parties to write in to the sponsors, and ask to withdraw sponsorship until third parties are allowed onto the platform. Philips is by far the largest sponsor to leave. Sponsors who have left: Philips Electronic North AmericaBBH New YorkYWCA Sponsors who...

Politics of the Social Web (graphic)

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 02 October 2012

Might be old, but I don't think I've seen it around here, before: Full picture: http://www.frogloop.com/storage/Politics-of-the-Social-Web-Engage.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1344030879202...

Debunking the "weaker currency = more exports" myth in 2 seconds...

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 29 September 2012

I don't even need any words for this one, just graphs. ...

7 incredible personal stories about Romney that you may not know

in Politics Discussion, last active on on 29 September 2012

-- via TownHall.com 1) Mitt Romney saved the life of a 14 year old girl: Imagine what it would be like if we could have this kind of decisive people-centered leadership in the White House.. In 1998 the 14-year-old daughter of one of Romney's partners at Bain Capital, Robin Gay, had disappeared after attending a rave party in New York City. The distraught father was...