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  WTF? For 2500 I can hand build a PC that would whip thats MACS ass : madgrad
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    I didnt claim the opposite. Although you're wrong. : {Venger}
    • no, j00 is wrong I could get an Athlon, plenty of RAM, a GF3, etc And whip that systems ASS : madgrad
    • what? are you out of your mind. Ok people always compare PC vs Mac but price never comes into it, even... : jidar
• Not fair against P4! : cannonfodder
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  BAHAHAHAAA! Notice all the scorings are made higher for the apple. : r0lf-
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    Also, WHO FUCKING CARES ABOUT WHAT THE MACHINE LOOKS LIKE!? as long as its fast, I could give a fuck ... : r0lf-
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      what it looks like isn't really important.. how easy case access is.. that IS important (to some people)... : Toraz Chryx
      • Looking stupid? : {Venger}
      • remember, hardcore fags will run the machine with the case open anyways for maximum cooling. : r0lf-
      • WHat does it matter? you can buy maybe 3-4 parts for the mac... : indeego
    • and remember you can buy much better cases for PCs too! : cannonfodder
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  hahahahahaha, it wins by 1.5 points and thats the amount he gave it for having a drop open case versus u... : .spanky.
  • roflmao : judge
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  I'd like to see how it held up against a 1.4Ghz Athlon with 512MB of PC2100 and a GF3 :) : Toraz Chryx
  • "Macs dead baby, Macs dead" (OK that was corny :-P) : cannonfodder
  • Not as well would be my guess. But crap the GF3, its available for both platforms anyways. : {Venger}
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  I watched that TechTV trial, and they said that the tests are not conclusive because it was only done fo... : Crimsonbeak
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    Aside from Adobe's sleazy legal practices, WTF is up with the performance of Photoshop 6.0 on the PC. W... : TargetBoy
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      I think its faster.. *shrugs* : Warlock
      • In general it is faster, but the filters where it is slower erase any speed improvements made elsewhere ... : TargetBoy
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  OMG that test is sooo bad! no athlons in there and they say no one uses floppy drives anymore! OMG a... : ease_one
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    no offense dude, but that looks like it was typed up by an 8 year old. : wunderbred
    • 8 year old N'Sync fan! : {Venger}
    • hahahahahaha ROOFLES OMG KTHX. OKAY SO YOUG UYS WANT TO PARTY EH!?! : Silentlobotomy
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      FUCK YOU WONDERBRED : ease_one
      • :o : wunderbred
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    The one button mouse thing is far from the stupidest thing Apple has ever done, though. Noone uses a flo... : {Venger}
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      BS people use floppy drives all the time "oh shit i need to print something out at school but i dont... : ease_one
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        Either you mail it, or you upload the file on ftp/http for example : {Venger}
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          or you put it on a floppy disk, next to your trusty boot disk until CDrws are on more than 50% of com... : ease_one
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            It depends on environment, many pc/mac (especially mac) users havent touched a diskette in years. Im one... : {Venger}
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              i just look at it like this whats dependable? a floppy i can depend on to work when i need it to w... : ease_one
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                for the files that most ppl with mac deal with, a 1.4meg floppy is useless. If your doing digital video,... : davecrazy
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                  that may be a valid point on the g4 family of machines.... but didnt apple decide not put floppy on t... : ease_one
                  • thats what cds are for : quake 3 announcer
      • email it to yourself : quake 3 announcer
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      People don't use floppy drives anymore. Nobody has anything less than a 1.4 GHz system in their house. ... : wazootyman
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        Apple stopped using floppies '97. They still have it as a side option, but they just dont sell. What ... : {Venger}
        • To keep docs on em'. : cannonfodder
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    ok and now they are giving points ot for having gigbit ethernet but not 10/100 whatever i know! le... : ease_one
    • if they can give points for a 56k modem then they can give out points for ethernet : ease_one
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      Look at what matters in that study They're giving points for AESTHETICS Fuck how it looks, if it run... : madgrad
      • Before i go any further, can you honestly say you know anything about the Mac platform? Do you know anyt... : {Venger}
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      ok a bunch of points if you run a mac OS but little points if u run windows! : ease_one
      • wow sony jus tpicked up 13 points for abunch of crap software > : ( : ease_one
• False.. : Warlock
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  the apple only wins by like 2 points anyhow. its bullshit. : r0lf-
  • Motivation! The thing we're discussing is why it even comes close to the PC's.. / [V] : {Venger}
  • correction: 1.5 points : mbr0wn
• PROPAGANDA! : cannonfodder
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  You can flame the author here: shootouts@aapltalk.com : anon@syr.edu
  • I'm not flaming anyone, I leave that to you guys. I'm pro-Apple. / [V] : {Venger}
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  yeah it wins by 1.5 points and he gave it: 1.5 points for case styling 0.5 points for having a g4 proc... : eghartman
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    So it won by having stuff that doesn't matter For the average user, the MAC OS is NOT as intuitive a... : madgrad
    • umm no : quake 3 announcer
    • Wow thats elitist, saying the case sucks because its too easy to open. GG! They didnt give points for... : {Venger}
    • actually, functional the mac cases are much much nicer.. things are easier to get at.. because not all c... : ease_one
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  "Handles for easy transport; side drops open for extremely easy expansion access; highly stylish design"... : mbr0wn
  • nevermind that Dells have side doors that open extremely well also that "screwdrivers and sweat" line... : mbr0wn
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    You guys arent giving me any real arguments here, this is silly. What is your point, sir? That doesnt co... : {Venger}
    • its funny that everything apple does has a whole string of glorious adjectives and adverbs before it : mbr0wn
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      Excuse me mr.troll, apparantly you didnt read my post http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?dthread=15278 one : eghartman
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        mr. troll, who the fuck are you? and no, i didn't read your posts, especially because you can't fucking ... : mbr0wn
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          was i replying to you? no! : eghartman
          • sorry i thought you were, i read things wrong. but still : mbr0wn
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        you know i thought a AMD tbird 1.1 ghz was = to like a p4 1.3 or 1.4 ghz.. soemwhere around there so ... : ease_one
        • the website is all complete bullshit, there's no need to rationalize it : plutonium245
  • the handles and the dropdown sides are valid points, the comment on 'style' isn't : Toraz Chryx
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    No, I'd say its quite accurate. Worth the price? not to me, but apple has high margins because their mar... : davecrazy
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      At last a real fricking post. Thanks Dave, your presence is appreciated. : {Venger}
      • if you do not like the post you get here at the shack perhaps you should LEAVE Venger : ease_one
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  It of course won because the test was fixed like any other test with a Mac in it. : cannonfodder
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    ROFL : {Venger}
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      You are blinded by your belief in Apple. Sad to see that :-( : cannonfodder
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        Are you kidding me or something? Are you HONESTLY this biased? No more Morning Musume for j00 :( : {Venger}
        • PUNCH YOU IN TEH FACE!!! : cannonfodder
        • You can't say I'm biased! Sure I use a PC, but I've tried out Macs and I've never liked em'. Now you go ... : cannonfodder
• tries to make macs sound cooler because "they don't need obsolete 3.5" technology" heh, what a bunch of ... : judge
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  They forget to mention that only like 10 games are available for Apples. Bah! Silly looking toys! : Former_HPB
  • wouldn't it make sense that a toy would have more games? : null
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  Virus Susceptibility}? Nearly virus-free? thats is ridiculous : mbr0wn
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    SHACKTAGG SUSCEPTIBILITY!!! : mad-d00d
    • shot, thats twice today : mbr0wn
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  here are some potential minus points: - many popular games not available on the Mac, ports come late, u... : null
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    infact, I'm just heading over to a component retailer with the intention of speccing out just that machi... : Toraz Chryx
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      Okay folks, this is a non-optimal-on-cost (for speed I didn't shop around, just listed everything from a... : Toraz Chryx
      • that's without tax btw, which is 17.5% here (ICK) I can shave nearly £100 off just by using Crucia... : Toraz Chryx
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        2,909.52 USD !?! : plutonium245
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          yeah, 'cept components here generally cost 10% or so more than they do over there, someone stateside wan... : Toraz Chryx
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            If you get in flown in to England you'll pay import tax won't ya? : cannonfodder
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              uh, I was talking about for price comparison with the Apple vs prebuilt pc's article :) I'm moving to : Toraz Chryx
              • You are? Well I could use one of those cheap US comps :-/ : cannonfodder
• heh what a dumb fuck that made that page : plutonium245
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  You can build a Dual 1.2ghz Athlon 4, 512mb PC2400 DDR, 2x18 Ultra 160 Scsi Hard drives in Raid 0, a GeF... : Adrenaline
  • http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=1735003 : Toraz Chryx
  • OWNAGE I'm there : jo-papa
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  For my pusposes, The apple probably ends up a better buy. The $2500 I would spend on an Apple would give... : haiku
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    Ive got a Lian-Li too. Its a sexy case ;) : ZeBFFd00d
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      Isn't it though? People here will calling me stupid for spening $200 on a case, but they just don't get ... : haiku
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        Yea, no kidding. I got mine with the power supply for about $220. The aluminum keeps the whole thing c... : ZeBFFd00d
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          link??? : cannonfodder
          • dont have one. I got the Lian-Li PC60 if you want to look it up : ZeBFFd00d
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    at school they use only macs and that stuff is always freezing i hate using the macs at school... : lacker
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      We have 45 new 950mhz Dells :D : Warlock
      • My high school got like 100 new Dell 1 ghz systems... Are they really as quiet as my brother says... : freak!
  • I think there's more posts on that kind of thing, because you can do it at all. If PCs were made like M... : TargetBoy
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    correction, macs USED to be graphics powerhouses. Ever since Win98, they've lagged behind a PC of equal ... : jo-papa
    • ahah.... : quake 3 announcer
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      Wrong, because the de-facto standard graphics app is Photoshop, and photoshop 6.0 is MUUCH faster on the : Toraz Chryx
      • Adobe = Apple fanboy :D : dodob
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        *waits for jo-pappa to reply saying something along the lines of "no at my school they uhhh crash all th... : quake 3 announcer
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          *chirp* *chirp* : Crickets
          • SILENCE OR J00 WILL BE FED TO THE POGONAS! : Toraz Chryx
      • werd to da fine print : jo-papa
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      hey, does your Landcruiser's license plate have two 'K's in it? : accused
      • yuup. it does. you see me or somethin? : jo-papa
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      You're very wrong. I work in the design industry, I know what hardware is better for what. Computers, be... : haiku
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        sorry to prove you wrong, but I do shit like that alot on my PIII600 w/ 256 megs RAM. sure it chugs a bi... : jo-papa
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          First of all you have proved absolutely nothing. Second of all, any hardware review sites will attest ... : haiku
          • i love you haiku : lacker
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            http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=1735503 : jo-papa
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              Hop back to your pudding cup, champ. : haiku
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                so what exactly brought you into the world of trolling? : jo-papa
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                  What brought you into the world of stupidity? Who is trolling? You responded to my post with a half b... : haiku
                  • anyone with a decent level of intelligence can dispel with personal insults and carry on a respectful, m... : jo-papa
            • ughh.. urge to kill rising : quake 3 announcer
• WTF? You're at it again? Didn't I already own you in another argument about which offers more for your... : Stormrider
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  Welcome to apple bashing time... yes it doesn't matter that the PowerPC is a good commodity RISC process... : Zoesch
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    I think people who have poured sweat and tears into getting their PCs running optimal don't like the fac... : haiku
    • Probably... The RS/6K's (Now the s Series) are actually the best performing servers in the market on eac... : Zoesch
• Wow thats one shitty comparison. I could build a system that would kick the shit out of each and everyon... : tension

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  Wumpscut - Praise Your Fears : -=kodiak=-
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    OMG I'm listening to "On the Run" by Wumpscut right now!! Are j00 into them? : freak!
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      yea i got a shitload of their cds... =) : -=kodiak=-
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        Rawk! I'm your new friend now :) : freak!
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          if you were really my friend.....we would be having hot man love down by the fire right now heehehheehe... : -=kodiak=-
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            I'm up for it... When will you pick me up? : freak!
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              asap....... : -=kodiak=-
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                We will make manse.cx to "Soylent Green" : freak!
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                  You do know that he's serious, right? : maalox
                  • I have a surprise for him... *pulls down pants to reveal 25 condom wrapped tentacle penii* : freak!
  • got a fast connection and nothing better to do? : Ratalon
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  Metallica - Hero of the day (S&M version) : mad-d00d
  • RAWK : jo-papa
  • that's one of the few metallica songs I like : Sexpansion Pack
• Gravity Kills - Enemy : Sideways Bob
• once again, I'm listening to... nothing ! : Randy Savage
• krs one - why : cannonfodder
• No Use for a Name - Turning Japanese : The Tim
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  the water faucent going drip-drip-drip, reverberating in this dark, cold, cement cell and it is making m... : andromeda
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    faucet too! : andromeda
    • hey I know how I can take out all your aggressions ;-) : jo-papa
  • Kill someone! but not me! : Sideways Bob
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  DAVID BOWIE - CHINA GIRL : quake 3 announcer
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    oh baby, just you shut your MOUSE. : andromeda
    • she said shhhhhh she says shhhh. she says shh : quake 3 announcer
• Is that the shack anthem? Wow. I must go get it. : maalox
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  Toraz Chryx - Whining About Windows XP.mp3 (actually, Depeche Mode - A Question of Time) *finall... : V0lk
  • Go away, fucking troll... I never made this personal, YOU did.. so fuck you. : Toraz Chryx
  • get banned please? k tnx : mad-d00d
  • MAXIMUM TROLL! : cannonfodder
• Curve-Doppelganger : Zoesch
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  Autechre - Drane 2 : Vis Inack
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    Whoot, autechre r0cks. Where are you from? : maalox
    • Atlanta. I saw them when they were here a few months ago :) : Vis Inack
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  bad religion - state of the end (good song) : Gladiator
  • good song, worst album EVAR (and I'd fellate Greg Graffin) : Deathlove
• Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers, on the World's Greatest Network! : Deathlove
• H2O - Faster than the World : emocore
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  Morning Musume - Renai REVOLUTION 21 : Warlock
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    J-pop? : cannonfodder
    • Very much so. : Warlock

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  EXACTLY WHY I WON'T FUCKING TOUCH THOSE THINGS!! : jo-papa
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    Me too I mean if they dont work, it's a waste of time If they do work, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT... : madgrad
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      they "work" EXACTLY like the discredited method of "assisting" retarded children by holding their arm as... : A-54
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        (i'm assuming here he also had his hand on it) If you're talking to me, you must know that I DIDN... : freak!
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          the probability of it happening is much lower in that case, but its still high enough that i'd never con... : A-54
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            You're point is valid and well thought, but just for arguments sake: But why did it stop at "g"..... : freak!
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              because after it got to the third letter, as they spelled it out, they saw your reaction and stopped : A-54
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                I didn't have a reaction, actually. I was being dead silent, like everyone else in the room. I'm... : freak!
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                  they may have also just stopped on the first sequence of letters that made a recognizable name.. even if... : A-54
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                    Yes, it IS possible. But COMEON MAN, it was creepy! :) lol Seriously though, I agree with ever... : freak!
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                      it might be possable that all the people you are with were SAME SEX ORIENTED! : Ratalon
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                        * W I S H F U L T H I N K I N G ' D * : freak!
                        • it was with a bunch of girls! and you didnt get freaky! or you wanted to have manse.cx pick the righ : Ratalon
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                      ya i know, its still pretty unlikely. its cool when things like that happen : A-54
                      • OK, Skully :) : freak!
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                        I used to say the same thing till a weirdass spirit invaded a dream I had. Yep someday something totall... : Bob Jones
                        • wierd stuff happens to everybody once in a while. the law of averages at work : A-54
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        even if he didn't have his hand on it, those who did, would unconciously move toward letters that might ... : A-54
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          Old women have different names then young women? And I bet there's a lot of female names that start wit : The Tim
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            yeah, names come in and out of style. common girl names now will be considered old women names in 50 yea... : A-54
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              Ok, I guess that's a good point? I'm serious...help me..I don't want to die : The Tim
              • Sorry...not supposed to be a question mark...that looks sarcastic...sometimes I just do it by accident. : The Tim
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          So you're saying that it's all a BIG coincidence. It's possible, but the chances are extraordinaril... : freak!
          • It's also a coiencidence that you are an overreacting "teddy bear" : Ratalon
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            coincidences happen. highly improbable events happen all the time (since the nature of probability requi : A-54
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              Highly Improbable events DO happen all the time. For many people, it's highly improbable that spi... : freak!
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                We may never know know, we ALL will know. one way or another. : davecrazy
                • if there isn't you'll never know, since you'll be dead : A-54
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                I guarentee you we will know.. sooner or later everyone alive will find out. : Ratalon
                • That was worded badly.. I meant during our lifetime. You know, like BEFORE we die :) : freak!
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                  not if there's no after-life we won't :( : A-54
                  • But's it's possible :) : freak!
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                    No we will know.. because there is not one. : Ratalon
                    • OK, GOD. : freak!
                    • you can't know things when you are dead (given no after-life) you just disappear, or more accurately,... : A-54
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              Let's not forget Chaos theory either... remember, Extinct dinosaurs can reproduce if they use gender-hop... : jboogedy
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                the kind of dinosaurs that are smart and deadly enough to kill many grown men, but not smart enough to k... : A-54
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                  That's right! Because one of those kids knew UNIX!! : jboogedy
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                    What fucking SHELL were those SGI's running anyway? : Toraz Chryx
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                      i just want Nedry's screesaver : A-54
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                        /me can't remember Nedry's screensaver : Toraz Chryx
                        • bikini girl, then when you fail the login, nedry's face pops up on her head and says "ah-ah-ah! ah-ah- : A-54
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                      it was a Sun Microsystems 3D file browser. I don't have the link anymore, but it's still available :) : jboogedy
                      • found it! http://www.sgi.com/fun/freeware/3d_navigator.html : A-54
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  Yeah that's the board I'm talking about! My friend didn't "turn it off" afterwoulds or something! : cannonfodder
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    there are rules for playing? : Morgin
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      It's not really a "game"... I'll tell you one thing, I don't fuck with them. I still, however, p... : freak!
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        Dude, why the hell would you want to do that? You'd open up a book made from human flesh with a penta... : madgrad
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          My roommate (Ratalon) has a copy of the necronomicon.... It's in paperback, unfortunately... I f... : freak!
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            >:( I meant if you stumble into a cabin in the woods, there's blood everwhere and a book sitting ... : madgrad
            • I'd rub my cock on it : gegtik
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              I would have to. Not opening it would be against my nature. : freak!
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                You would make sure you're girlfriend is properly dressed for the outing right? >:) : madgrad
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                  heheheheh : freak!
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                    Yes Make sure she is sluttily dressed with six inch heels And have sex with her in front of the b... : madgrad
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                      IMPENDING TREE RAPE : gegtik
                      • Ok that made me LOL and I'm ashamed . : madgrad
                      • Aw yeah, Evil Dead style! : Dr. Nick
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  I won't allow those in my house. : PantherX
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    Next you will be telling me the monopoly determins if you will be rich or poor or not. Ouiji boards are... : Ratalon
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      they are mass produced... BY THE DEVIL! : The Tim
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        The Devil = Hasboro ? : Ratalon
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          Re arrange "Hasbro" and what do you get??? ASH ROB!!! don't worry, your not missing the point, i... : The Tim
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            I see similarities hasboro -> Marlboro (the fucking cigarettes company) and Marlboro = the devil so th... : Ratalon
            • Yes, that's what I meant... : The Tim
• what the hell were you doing in a room with people you did not know?!? : Ratalon
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  I wonder if there have been any clinical studies of how the Ouija board works that are published anywher : beastrabban
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    I think it's just the human psyche actually influencing movements on the board. : Bob Jones
    • Me too, but it would be neat to have a group of people monitored by EEG to see what's happening when the... : beastrabban
• One time I asked it "Who is goatman?" "K-L-E-R-C-K", it replied. : maalox

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  you can add in RC2, that programs that MS dont approve of dont work...like Zone Alarm ;-) : ghost in my shell
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    and to head off the troll rebuttal, ZoneAlarm will be getting a new version that is XP Approved. Howeve... : TargetBoy
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      why are you calling me a troll, i spoke the truth, zone alarm and other applications will not run in XP ... : ghost in my shell
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        calling someone a troll is the hip thing to say nowadays.. : mad-d00d
        • im behind the times...sigh : ghost in my shell
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        I'm not calling YOU a troll. However, I've seen people try to void your argument by saying that there w... : TargetBoy
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          you need <troll> </troll> tags then : ghost in my shell
          • Well, that why I had the preface "to head off the troll rebuttal" as in to put that out before some trol... : TargetBoy
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  thanks man.... : lacker
  • no problem. I'll be running a clean install of Windows 2000 for quakecon. : wunderbred
• good read, thanks : mad-d00d
• Nicely written article.....I went back to W2K for the same reasons. However, RC2 is sitting here and I'm... : Kirtan
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  Funny, I've been running XP for a while now, and not a single problem with Max Payne. My SB Live runs fi... : V0lk
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    funny, aren't you the Microsoft apologist troll? : TargetBoy
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      funny, aren't you the clueless troll who can't configure a fucking machine? Or are you the Slashdot geek... : V0lk
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        You have a problem with confrontations don't you? : wunderbred
        • it seems TargetBoy is the one with problems. All I did was say that I didn't have the same problems that... : V0lk
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        ROFL No, I'm the guy who never has a problem with stability in his Windows 98 install and defends Mic... : TargetBoy
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          HAHA......how are they taking control of your PC away from you? : V0lk
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            easy. Activation give Microsoft a mechanism that they can abuse to stop your OS from working. Once you... : TargetBoy
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              office 2k doesnt require the registration.... : lacker
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                Bullshit. I was helping my priest set up his retail copy on his new machine and we had to call Microsof... : TargetBoy
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                  that's weird...i installed it on my machine many times and it has never asked me for any activation or r... : lacker
                  • same here. : wunderbred
                  • I believe it's after SP 1 or two that it requires activation. : indeego
                • maybe it's not so much as Microsoft taking over your machine, but taking over their OWN fucking software... : V0lk
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              oh please.....get off it with the product activation. It's no different than Half Life and the Won.Net a... : V0lk
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                *sigh* have you read NOTHING of the experiences people are having with product activation? : Toraz Chryx
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                  I've read plenty.......I also know my own experience, and it's not been an issue. : V0lk
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                    It not being an issue FOR YOU doesn't mean that it works perfectly for everyone else.. : Toraz Chryx
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                      and it breaking for some people doesn't mean it's going to break for EVERYONE........so there, end it an... : V0lk
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                        your logic has holes.. I hope your aware of that... : Toraz Chryx
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                          I'm just using the reverse of the logic you just used. I'm not saying my shit doesn't stink man. But I g... : V0lk
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                            reversing that logic doesn't work though.. The process DOES have flaws, and having to call MS every t... : Toraz Chryx
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                              you don't have to call them every time you upgrade a piece of hardware tho. And chances are, they'll rel... : V0lk
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                                You know what, go ahead, buy XP, we'll be sat here laughing at you when they decide to charge you rent f... : Toraz Chryx
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                                  well, then maybe you should try deciding on GOOD hardware that you don't need to upgrade every month. : V0lk
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                                    Your making a BIG assumption there.. I'm a tweaker, that means I swap bits around, all the hardware I... : Toraz Chryx
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                                      well, guess what......that's not Microsoft's problem then. : V0lk
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                                        It is their problem, because there's one less person who's going to buy the newest version of their OS. ... : Toraz Chryx
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                                          well, they can either prevent 1,000 people from warezing their next OS, or lose 1 more person who whines... : V0lk
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                                            I'm not whining, I'm objectively stating why I ain't touching it... (the fact that it looks like it s... : Toraz Chryx
                                            • me neither had a beta a while back but I decided not to install it : jo-papa
                                          • You really think this will prevent warezing? maybe to the casual user, but, um, so what? They wouldn't... : indeego
                                    • Two points. 1) Most people don't do this. If you want to be a power user, then choose a power user OS.... : jboogedy
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                sure it is. Half-life just requires that I have a key that has not been duplicated and doesn't require ... : TargetBoy
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                  How much wareZ do you have on your HD right now? Only reason I can see you so concerned about this is if... : V0lk
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                    Zero. I'm a software developer. I don't steal software. : TargetBoy
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                      then you obviously realize the reasons that MS is taking steps to prevent piracy. : V0lk
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                        Not at all. I disagree with them completely. Piracy sucks, but what Microsoft is doing goes after the p... : TargetBoy
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                          so, you think they should do NOTHING then, right? : V0lk
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                            I think they should go after the people who Warez their software and the people who sell it for $5 in Ho... : TargetBoy
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                              ok, Mr. Smartyman.....what would be the best way for them to do that then? Casual copying hurts them a l... : V0lk
                              • I really doubt that the amount of casual piracy they experience, that would have actually resulted in a ... : TargetBoy
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                          I'd be willing to say that MS loses more money from people casually passing along their copy of WinME to... : jboogedy
                          • yea, because they're the idiots who actually buy the thing if they cant borrow the CD from a friend :) : ZeBFFd00d
                  • or videocard, or cdrom drive.. What hardware is there other than 'the major stuff'? It won't shutd : Toraz Chryx
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                He's right, you know. I've been called by people who've found me in the phone book, but I've NEVER ONCE... : jboogedy
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                  have you had spam sent to email addresses you never give out or use in headers? : Toraz Chryx
                  • Hell, in fact, you give out more personal info by simply surfing web sites....IP addy, contact info for ... : V0lk
                  • I don't have any Uber-secret email addresses. I get spam because I surf the web, and because I fill out... : jboogedy
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  A good read. I wonder why you care write all that... Could you really not share files?!!? Damn that s... : cannonfodder
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    I wrote it because lots of you guys said you were interested. I like writing anyway...it helps me figur... : wunderbred
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      OK. Not being able to share is rediculous. : cannonfodder
      • Oh I agree. I wonder what Microsoft is planning to do about this. It's pretty sad to think they did th... : wunderbred
• interesting, I've never heard any of those complaints before. Granted, the people I talk to are more of ... : Deathlove
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  WTF? You can't share folders? You mean you don't get this? http://www.andrewariens.com/sharing.jpg : Stormrider
  • ... : Stormrider
• And just curious, when you try to run Surround Mixer are you getting "Failed to Load Plugins"? : Stormrider
• Oh shut up. You don't know what you're doing. What do you expect from a beta OS? It to be perfect? S... : Nemo_NX
• I now dual boot 2k and Me instead of XP and me. I like 2k so much more. : r0lf-
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  what's wrong with you people? don't you love me? : WinXP
  • I hope you die... <random comment - not serious> : freak!