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Redbox debuts $2 video game rentals, pretty lean on titles thus far {Engadget}
Aug 18th 2009 5:00PM Or you could just do what I do... when the kid asks if they can buy a game, say no.
Save $$$ and eventually the kid stops asking. Oh, and then there's that benefit of knowing that you're actually acting like a parent and not giving your kid(s) everything they want.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Klipsch HD Theater 500 sound system! {Engadget}
Apr 9th 2009 3:23PM me is wanting...
Light-activated lock could revolutionize drug delivery {Engadget}
Apr 3rd 2009 4:42PM Are you freaking kidding? Do you know how much money a company could make with this?
As it stands now each company is developing its own cancer drug to compete with the other cancer drugs (for each individual, very specific, type of cancer) which requires extensive testing to see which one is better than the last (or if a combination is better, or, or, or)... if a company could patent this technique effectively, there would be no more competition, the company executives would be wealthy beyond all reason, and when the patent expired in 17 years they would be long-retired. When a newly approved cancer drug could potentially be outdated within literally months by a different drug approval, sending millions and millions of dollars in R&D down the drain, a sure-fire thing like this is considered a gold mine.
Even beyond the clear logic of profit earnings, as someone who works for a pharma company developing cancer drugs I can tell you that there is no way this could ever be 'tucked away'. There may possibly be a few people in each organization who would focus on the money (again, ignoring the logic of the last paragraph) but the vast majority of the people truly want to make life better for disease ridden patients around the world. I mean seriously, how many people do you know that (1) have never been personally impacted by cancer and (2) are so completely heartless that they'd knowingly allow neighbors, friends, and family to suffer and die from cancer while a cure was within their reach???
Maybe you should think before you post. Idiotic comments are the cancer of the internet... be the cure.
Engadget's recession antidote: FreeAgent Go hard drive for your Mac! {Engadget}
Apr 2nd 2009 3:45PM Fix the economy = Get someone with some common sense in the government.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 32GB iPod touch plus a free copy of iPodRip! {Engadget}
Mar 26th 2009 3:10PM Get rid of Geithner... that's (part of) the answer.
Seagate rolls out 1TB Maxtor Central Axis NAS {Engadget}
Mar 26th 2009 3:09PM Digital DVDs? That would be pretty freakin' sweet.
*sigh* if only...
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 1.5TB Drobo! {Engadget}
Mar 25th 2009 10:45AM Answer to economic problems: Kick Obama/Biden/Pelosi/Reid out of office.
Wii shortage finally nearing its end, says GameStop exec {Engadget}
Mar 20th 2009 9:29AM The problem is that when we see the lightened comments we think "Ooh, what did this moron say???"
I think low-rated comments get more attention than un-rated comments... or maybe that's just me.
Samsung spills 1.5TB EcoGreen F2EG hard drive {Engadget}
Mar 10th 2009 11:07AM Just because something is widely understood or accepted does not mean it should be used. Referring to $100 as a 'buck', 'benjamin', or 'hundie' will not make you cool or make that girl you've been ogling at for the last hour think you're cute.
Oyster Wave Energy Converter puts climate change to good use {Engadget}
Mar 9th 2009 3:24PM Solar is awesome... if only the creation of panels didn't include toxic components, and if only we didn't have to cover half of Texas to power the country. And what about the ecological ramifications of covering vast amounts of land with solar panels? The solar energy is not wasted in nature, but is converted into heat, food, and other forms of energy. Converting that energy on a massive scale would affect weather, local ecosystems, and who knows what else. The fact is that no source of energy can be found that has no effect on the environment.
I'm firmly in the camp of pro-nuclear, those who say technology is antiquated isn't realizing that it's not just phones that have advanced over the past 50 years (and even 50 years ago the tech was impressive... all the disasters we hear about were from plants not following the proper regulations already in place). Within the next 10 years (or less) we'll see nuclear plants that can destroy nuclear waste as part of the process... so says my MIT Ph.D buddy currently finishing his thesis in nuclear engineering. (Disagree? Do YOU have a Ph.D in nuclear engineering/physics? Or is there some other impressive reason I should listen to you instead of the experts?)
It would be stupid to put all our 'eggs' in one basket, having all types of energy sources is the smartest bet, fueling the capitalistic desires to develop and innovate. Blindly refusing any form of energy is foolish.
