slark on What game could you not get enough of in the past but can no longer play because the graphics/controls are awful compared to newer games? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"Are you aware fo [DXX Rebirth](http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/)? I used to play Descent 1 at lot (i.e. completed it on the Insane difficulty setting) but never really got into Descent 2 (I hated the thiefbot/guidebot crap)"
- Stephen Lark
slark on Internet search giant Google has come out in opposition to the Federal Government's push to introduce mandatory ISP filtering. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"I use [KeePassX](http://www.keepassx.org/) mostly on one computer. I copy the Mac OS X application and the Windows setup file and backup the data file to a thumb (USB) drive - works fine with somebody else's Mac, would have to run a setup program on Windows (haven't had to yet), dunno about Linux."
- Stephen Lark
"I use [KeePassX](http://www.keepassx.org/) mostly on one computer. I copy the Mac OS X application and the Windows setup file and backup the data file to a thumb (USB) drive - works fine with somebody else's Mac, would have to run a setup program on Windows (haven't had to yet), dunno about Linux."
- Stephen Lark
slark on Google plans to begin selling its own smartphone early next year, company employees say, a move that could challenge Apple’s leadership in one of the fastest-growing and most important technologies in decades. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"I think Google's motivation for designing their own device is more to avoid the continuing fragmentation in the Android platform with a phone that they control, rather than doing the Palm/Droid/whatever iPhone killer thang. We shall see next year I suppose..."
- Stephen Lark
slark on Hey r/australia, I'm an American that is going to be attending University of Sydney next semester. If you had one piece of advice for me, what would it be? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats, and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. With The Take, director Avi Lewis, one of Canada's most outspoken journalists, and writer Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller No Logo, champion a radical economic manifesto for the 21st century. But what shines through in the film is the simple drama of workers' lives and their struggle: the demand for dignity and the searing injustice of dignity denied. http://thetake.org/
- Stephen Lark
slark on "How could you possible have done the first interactive graphics program, the first non-procedural programming language, the first object oriented software system, all in one year?" Ivan replied: "Well, I didn't know it was hard." - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"This was uploaded by the Computer History Museum a few days ago (recorded February 3, 2004): [Mom Loved Him Best: Bert & Ivan Sutherland](http://www.youtube.com/watch...)"
- Stephen Lark
slark on TIL, According to the head of digital marketing at IBM Australia, Martin Walsh said, ''the Australian TV networks had the opportunity to joint venture to bring Hulu to Australia, but they turned it down''. Why the hell did they do that? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"This site does the same sort of thing but looks more legit (e.g. Reddit uses it for Reddit TV): [IE6 No More](http://www.ie6nomore.com/)"
- Stephen Lark
slark on I always knew there was something off about Keanu Reeves... Now I know. I don't think we've seen the last bad Matrix sequel - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"Yes there is a lot of allusions to Christianity in the Matrix trilogy, along with allusions to Buddhism, Gnosticism, and various other spiritual/philosophical -isms. I like your *Life of Brian* reference - hadn't thought of that one."
- Stephen Lark
slark on For safety reasons the noiseless Toyota Prius is to be given a range of engine sounds you can choose from - including 2 spaceship sounds. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"From their perspective we [in the cult](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) (and other cults like this) will never move forward until we extinguish (convert) this kind of stupidity (unbelievers). Works both ways."
- Stephen Lark
slark on Steve Ballmer, April 2007: "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance." - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"> I think there needs to be an edited compilation of media that outlines the history of humanity and each of it's "evolutionary leaps" [listed under Basic Info](http://slark.jottit.com/integra...) [also listed under Interactive diagrams, mind maps, & videos](http://integraldiagrams.info/more) most of these use SD for levels"
- Stephen Lark
slark on 20 Years later, the residents of Eastern Europe have a simple question: “If capitalism is really so much better than Socialism, why are our lives still miserable?” - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"*Every year is getting shorter Never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught Or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone The song is over Thought I'd something more to say*"
- Stephen Lark