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patrick

Member since: Jan 19th, 2006

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Criticism of racial stereotyping in games

Feb 17th 2007 9:47PM (Joystiq)
"1940 Dr. Charles Richard Drew was the first person to develop the blood bank. His introduction of a system for the storing of blood plasma revolutionized the medical profession."

Yes his invention did help alot of people but unfortunately he was unable to take advantage of it. Because you see when he was injured he was taken to the nearest hospital. Unfortunately it was a whites only hospital. They would not admit him and he bled to death as a result of his injuries.

There is still racism in the world but I don't believe that it is in video games or movies. I also believe that some people will look for it anywhere they can just to get attention.

iPhone to run $300-400 after contract?

Feb 16th 2007 8:07PM (Engadget)
Holey heck I am glad that I am not so anal as to analyze the fonts and background color of every picture that is posted in an article to see if it is fake. Every time there is a post about something that may or may not be true dozens of people say things like "oh the font is wrong" or " there is a slight color problem on top of the picture". Why can't people just comment on the content of the article? I guarantee that if there was no picture posted with this then there wouldn't be half the people yelling "fake". It doesn't matter in the slightest since I have no desire to get a iPhone regardless of the price I just don't need one. I will admit that it is rather pricey for a phone even if it does have an mp3 player. My current phone and 8gb Nano serves me well right now.

CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XXVII - Telstra tells Apple to "stick to your knitting"

Feb 15th 2007 3:01PM (Engadget)
I think the main thing that is fueling the iphone hype is the fact that it has the named Apple attached to it. They are people out there that think just because it says Apple on it it will somehow be the best of it's kind. Although I do love my various ipods I don't really have a use for one integrated into my phone. Also the fact that the battery is not replaceable is a deal breaker for me since I have went through three batteries mostly since they wore out in the three year since I got my phone. I can't see myself returning it to apple or going to a retailer every year just t get the battery replaced. Lastly as far as I can tell besides the storage space offered by the mp3 part of the iphone my phone already does most of what the iphone does and I don't need to spend another $300 for it.

Every NES game ever on eBay

Jan 29th 2007 7:09AM (Engadget)
yea the game was called "cobra triangle" and some of those levels were hard. I actually have that game.

The Antquarium goes mini, ensures public humiliation

Jan 24th 2007 9:20PM (Engadget)
Help.. Item too stupid... can't think of anything to describe it... must stop thinking about it... making head hurt. Seriously I just want to be in some of these marketing and R&D meetings where people come up with these ideas. It's like "what if we made something where kids could carry around an ant colony in on the belts" "Cool Steve that's a great idea let's get to work"

Rumor: 3rd party cables void the PS3 warranty

Jan 18th 2007 7:39PM (Joystiq)
How are they going to know what cables you use? Yea you could be 1005 honest but really all you have to do is say " No I only use sony brand accessories for my PS3" I don't have any sony brand accessories hooked to my PS2. I'm not going to spend almost twice as much for a memory card or controller just because it says Sony on it. I am not a sony fanboy as I really don't care about the system or the company that makes it I just play the games I like regardless of what system they may be on. But if you read the warranty info for the system of your choice it will say that using non sony/microsoft/nintendo etc.. products with your system could cause damage to your system and will not be covered by the warranty. This constant sony bashing is getting a little old. Just play your games and have fun people isn't that what it is all about?

Mock unboxing of the iPhone

Jan 12th 2007 4:53AM (Engadget)
I never understood the whole "unboxing" thing any way. Some one gets a tech gadget and people want to see them take it out of the box? Well I guess engadget will get an iphone and take pictures of it so everyone will know that it comes in a box and has paperwork with it and that it looks just like Jobs said it would. I will be on the edge of my set for that.
Anyway I think I will pass on the iphone thanks, I like my 80gb ipod and normal cell phone. Both do what they are supposed to do just fine. Plus the ipod has a higher capacity than the iphone and I can watch videos on it and hook it up to an video output. Which I don't think you can with the iphone, also talking on something that looks like that looks a little weird to me.

Gamestop sells porn-packed used MemoryStick

Dec 8th 2006 5:58PM (Joystiq)
Hum, looks like someone is faking a lawsuit so they can get some free money at christmas time. I think I would pay the extra $5 because that isn't too much to pay for something that may break in a week. Heck I just spent $7 for a cup of coffee. As for not everyone liking porn I do watch it sometimes and I do respect the opposite sex but the way I see it those women get paid very well for what they do. It isn't like they are forced to do it it's their choice. I know if I was a kid I would be happy to find the stuff on my card. I think the "devastated" part is just to garner some sympathy in the hopes of getting money they did not earn.

"Rampant piracy" makes PSP the perfect gift in China

Dec 7th 2006 1:52PM (Joystiq Playstation)
@anorexia
At least your honest, I got mine when it was first launched in japan and I've only bought three games for it. They were bought before there was a way to even rip the games from the UMD. Since then I haven't bought any games either and I have almost 150 isos. Even though your are honest be ready for the upcoming comments that say you and I are ruining the PSP and we are the reason that the PSP game sales are so low. The reason the games sales for the PSP aren't good is that most of the games are not that great. I know that if I spent $40 on some of the games I have downloaded I would be mad. I think I have only played about 6 of them through to the end the rest I played for about an hour and then copied them to a dvd and deleted them from my chip. I don't know about everyone but $40 is too much for a game that only interest me for an hour. Maybe if Sony released some better games then the sales would increase, although not from me as I will never buy a PSP game again ISOs FTW HA HA

James Kim found deceased in Oregon wilderness

Dec 6th 2006 9:10PM (Engadget)
Well there is nothing that I can add that hasn't already been said but I am very sad to hear of this outcome. I was hoping for a different result but in the back of my mind the reality was beginning to set in. My condolences are with his family and friends especially at this time of year when there is supposed to be joy and happiness. James you are a hero to your family and friends one day you all will be together again in the mean time watch over them and give them the strength they will need to get through this.

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