Evening Reading

by Steve Gibson, Sep 24, 2008 6:00pm PDT

I got around to checking out Google Chrome

a bit more today and I was pretty impressed. The migrate of settings/passwords/etc worked

quite well and I was right at home. Of course the lack of downloadthemall and firebug

makes it a no-go for me, but if I didnt actually work on websites all day and just browsed

them, it would be great.

It pays
href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=5868121&page=1">to be
sexist

Texting
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/23/tech/cnettechnews/main4471183.shtml">is
hot

Got any good
ideas?

Hulu is hot

As for the the videogame news around these parts:

Motorstorm 2 screenshots

Spore players threatened with
forum banning

Interplay MMO gets a new developer

The Last Remnant screenshots

Spore DRM prompts class action
lawsuit

Grand Theft Auto DS features drug
dealing

Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie XBLA
plans

Advertising challenges creativity

Gears of War 2 trailer

Xbox 360 dashboard in November

Video game legislation sucks

EA declares Spore a hit

Peggle XBLA and multiplayer priced

Tenchu 4 trailer and screenshots

GameTap sells out

EA loves Spore DRM

Lastly, we'll hopefully be seeing a fairly significant change around here in the next

few weeks as we are going to begin integrating Shacker polling info in to individual news

items via a cute little shack

nugget. This is the first step in a broader plan to start a deeper integration of what

you guys think about games in to what we publish here. Everyone hold your breath!

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iPhone menz

I get my first payday since I moved to Germany soon (on Monday) and even though the iPhone tarriffs are ridiculous I'm going to buy one, just having googlemaps when I need them seems like a great way for me to be able to navigate around Frankfurt

So I have questions in reply for any iphone shackers

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iPhone menz I get my first payday since I moved to Germany soon (on Monday) and even though the iPhon... : jbury
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- No, it doesn't show cat restaurants. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Some of these might sound stupid/easy, sorry I really don't know much about the phone 1. Can you chang... : jbury
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    if you need some help with translation, lemme know. basically. everything above, and including, the 49 e... : moshman
    - Awesome thanks - the 49 euro one is the one I'm going to get, it doesn't have many free texts or minutes,... : jbury
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    1. yes 2. LC app, Air Sharing, Remote (for iTunes), one of the VNC ones... regarding games, there are fr... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    - Get Galcon Lite. It's a very addictive game. : Vegtro
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  the price isn't all that bad with t-mobile if you get the tariff with lots of internet usage : moshman
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    I think it was more a problem of what you get for that price, in the UK for the same price you are gettin... : jbury
    - yeah, german prices suck for free stuff. I hate it. I write about 300 texts a month too.. o2 is better w... : moshman
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  Buy WAR first, it's amazingly cool! : Bamii
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    That will be happening as well :) : jbury
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      Awesome! I'm a lvl4 Dwarf Engineer at the moment. Did you plan to go Order or do you have another server ... : Bamii
      
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      We didn't really decide yet to be honest - ultimately it will be my gf's choice - so whichever has the pr... : jbury
      
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      lol : Bamii
      
      It's a small price to pay to get her to play - she's getting a bit bored of WoW I think : jbury
      
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      Which server are you playing on? : nodebug
      
      World's End, I just got invited to the guild. Hurry Jbury (and gf)!! :-) : Bamii
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  GERMAN MENZ, do you know what stuff I'll need to buy an iphone? Paperwork etc? I've only been in germany ... : jbury
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    Well, I think if you have a German bank account and proof of residence, that should be about enough. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      what if his schwanschtuka doesn't measure up??? : PlanetPerfecto
      
      Then someone's Schlotermeyer is in trouble hahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Yeah I've residency papers and a german bank account now so.... awesome. If I get myself worked up over g... : jbury
      
      I bet you'll have much less trouble then I have been having getting an iPhone here in the Netherlands. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      
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      bring you EC card with you. some stores need it. : blindi0815
      
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      really? even if you give them your bank account details? : moshman
      
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      Well, he'll have to pay the one-time fee for the phone anyway. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      
      they can take that from his bank account too? : moshman
      
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      yeah, for valuation of his credit history. : blindi0815
      
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      with an EC card? they could just call the bank. oh well, what do I know : moshman
      
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      they could, but that would take time. usually this stuff is automated, so that they just put in the EC ca... : blindi0815
      
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      never knew that was possible with an EC card, I thought it would just tell you if you had sufficient fund... : moshman
      
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      in that case it is not about the purchase itself, but your credit rating you have at the SCHUFA for the c... : blindi0815
      
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      are you sure you can get that via an EC card? sounds like a very dangerous idea : moshman
      
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      sure, they dont need more than your account number plus name etc. this is information that is stored sepe... : blindi0815
      
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      I know, but normally the SCHUFA stuff isn't handled on the spot like that. : moshman
      
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      afaik, the information that the shops are just: okay or not okay. there is no way for them to see details... : blindi0815
      
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      ok, that makes sense. I thought you had to sign something saying that your SCHUFA is in order, and then t... : moshman
      
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      yeah, that's what is done afterwards. it's just a preliminary check and not every store does that.
      
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      yeah, that's what is done afterwards. it's just a preliminary check and not every store does that. : blindi0815
      
      Well, the card is more meant as proof that it's actually your account. Also, usually, phone purchase and ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
      
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      What is an EC card? : jbury
      
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      S'ok I just googled it, just the bank card right :) : jbury
      
      yes, it is. : blindi0815
      
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      Yeah, an Electronic Cash card, to be exact. It's like the "Maestro" group for Germany. Where ever you see... : Mad Brahmin Disease
      
      Some require your PIN and some require your signature, depends on the store. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  - passport and bank account details and you should be all set. : moshman
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  I suggest german hookers instead of an iphone. : krebster
  - I'm very happy with my beautiful 21 year old partner - but thanks! : jbury

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