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    OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review

    Just wanted to chime in and say what a great and informative read this was. Thanks for the amount of effort it undoubtedly took to write this.
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    Internet’s cherished spambot turns out to be just another human

    You choose what people/things you want to hear about. If it's not important to you, then don't follow. Pretty simple.
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    Google announces new Chrome device to get video streams to your TV

    Already ordered one, definitely excited to check it out. Hoping Spotify support is in the works, that would be the icing on the cake for me.
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    Filmmaker picks a copyright fight with “Happy Birthday”

    Girl scouts should be able to do whatever they want, as long as they keep selling those incredible cookies.
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    Filmmaker picks a copyright fight with “Happy Birthday”

    Wow, I would have never thought in my right mind that something as basic and widely used as the happy birthday song was copyrighted. Nothing in the legal system surprises me anymore.
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    PS4’s used game policy isn’t “because some other company is doing s

    I am incredibly impressed with how Sony has handled this whole situation. With money to most likely only buy one system at launch, it's going to be hard for Microsoft to convince me (and many others) to spend an extra $100 on their system.
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    Video: Reboots that need the boot, part 1—Aliens vs. Predator

    AVP2 will go down as one of my favorite multiplayer games of all time. It was unique in that it provided three very different playing styles for reach each race but managed to make everything work together. That plus, the fact that each class within a race had a different feel, made it pretty...
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    Liveblog: Google I/O 2013 Keynote, Wednesday at noon EST

    Time who cares! Don't derail the entire article because of minor details that have nothing to do with the subject of the article itself. And personally, I'm really looking forward to this, especially with Google's plan to unify its messaging platform. Updates to the Nexus devices will be cool...
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    3D printed handgun available for download after successful test-firings

    I think one of the problems you're missing in several of your arguments is that many people don't have that choice. Just because you may live in a safe part of the city where home invasions or violent crime rarely happen, does not mean everyone else does. Most people would prefer to live in an...
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    False start: EA’s Madden skipping the Wii U this year

    Yes, way more people than you realize. But that isn't the point, the point is that if a major publisher like EA is stopping ports for one major franchise, what's to say that this isn't only the start (as the article implied). There's always going to be a market for people who are willing to buy...
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    Ars Technica System Guide: Gaming Boxes

    Put this rig together this month. Bought all the parts from Microcenter and ended up being about $1300. If you already have a good monitor (1080p or better), then this might be worth checking out. Intel i5 3570k 3.4 GHz Asus P8Z77-V LK Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Crucial Ballistix Sport 16 GB (2x8...
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    Sega forced to admit wrongdoing in Alien: Colonial Marines advertising

    Here I was hoping for at least something close to quality as AVP 2. Oh well. Wish I could believe this would have an impact on false/misleading advertising but I don't think that will happen.
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    CES tells CNET: You're fired!

    That's correct. Jeff Gerstmann was fired for giving Kane & Lynch a "fair" or 6/10 review, when the publisher was paying for huge amounts of advertisements on Gamespot. It seems like these big time media companies/conglomerates never learn.
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    Looking back: the five most important security stories of 2012

    Started using LastPass a few months ago. Haven't looked back since. Also, nation sponsored malware attacks unnerves me, a lot.
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    The biggest gaming stories of 2012—from extra screens to extra endings

    Diablo 3 had no end-game content. The idea of running through the same game on slightly higher difficulties...yeah no thanks. But damn if the first run through wasn't fun.
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    How Aaron Barr <em>correctly</em> identified Commander X

    In one of the articles it states he panhandles until he gets about $15 a day then uses it for cigarettes and McDonalds.
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    Anon on the run: How Commander X jumped bail and fled to Canada

    Great read, as someone who has run across people like this in my life (though nowhere near the extremes Doyon has taken), it's interesting to find out how they became the way they are. Also really enjoyed the graphic work. Because some people find stories like this interesting (as clearly...
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    Time Warner's new $4 monthly modem rental fee incites class action suit

    Man, people's inability to understand sarcasm is staggering. Anyway, while I don't agree at all with the fee, there really isn't much the consumer can do about it. In my market (greater Boston area) we mainly have one choice (two if you're lucky). With no real competitor to either Comcast or...
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    Review: Android 4.2 is a sweeter-tasting Jelly Bean

    I got pretty excited about this then realized I'm still waiting for a 4.1 update. The carriers/manufacturers really need to fix this. People shouldn't have to resort to rooting their phones to get the latest OS version.
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    No surprise: Browett's reign over Apple retail a short 9 months

    As someone who worked for Best Buy for a few years (and got somewhat up the retail ladder), it sounds like a lot of the changes Browett was making were the sames ones Best Buy (and other similar retail chains) had been doing. Look how it's working out for them. The last thing anyone wants when...