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  Yep. Go buy your friends. : haiku
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    Well i already have a couple friends in one :/ : firebone
    • if you have friends at college, and know people to get you into frat parties, there is no compellng reas... : El Guapo
• last i checked it was kinda, a, um, personal choice. make it yourself! :) : Paranoid Android
• C. Frats suck ass & D = getting real old. >:( : Nemo_NX
• go revenge of the nerds style, make your own! : headache
• If that's what you want, then A: : Trilinear
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  good lord, are you really in college? : -Panther-
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    I think the scary part is i have a 3.8 : firebone
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      jesus. then why do you act like a complete moron around here? i honestly had you pegged for 15, 16 tops... : -Panther-
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        Because its relaxing to me, to post inane ramblings and half-assedly argue things is relaxing for me. : firebone
        • hey i said that twice : firebone
        • well, i must say i'm still shocked... : -Panther-
    • HAHAHAHA YES join the FRAT and see you GPA go to shit! :) : MarksmanX
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      That's better than me I have a 3.7 (but I'm in my 4th year as a CS major and my penis bites me a lot. : Vorlonesque
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        How the hell does your penis bite you? : MarksmanX
        • His name is Fred, and he has teeth and antlers and talks...I sometimes have to keep him stapled to my le... : Vorlonesque
• lol yes! : {Venger}
• I wouldn't join a frat, they're all like gay and dress in togas and have public anal rapings and kill pe... : Vorlonesque
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  depends on the school. : davecrazy
  • this is true, i wouldn't have thought i'd join one, but i really liked what it had to offer, and still d... : mohmar
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  B, then C : geedeck
  • agreed : Naim
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  Frats, IMO, are not worth the effort and shit that you go through to get in. It's just another fu... : freak!
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    i really think it depends on the school. If you goto like Texas A&M or something then I think joining a ... : davecrazy
    • I can agree with that. : freak!
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      I go to LSU, what do you think? I figure i could meet maybe a couple more cool people, but a lot more as... : firebone
      • join, why not? you'll always have somewhere to go, something to do, a party to throw, lots of girls and ... : davecrazy
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        no wonder you have a 3.8 ;) : -Panther-
        • LSU isn't that easy! ok maybe it is if you are halfway smart.. ITS ALL ABOUT TEH DEGREE BABEE : firebone
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        There are "Nerd Fraternities". KSU had one called triangle, mostly engineering and cs students. You can ... : Twitched
        • there is a chapter of that at MSU. We also have 2..yes 2.. farm frats : Ominous
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          what the hell is the point of that? i'm sure the "nerd" frats are know for haing the best parties im... : davecrazy
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            Nerds known for having the best parties? In what dimension? : DOOM3
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              you missed my <sarcasm> </sarcasm> tags didn't you? : davecrazy
              • POO IN YOUR FACE! : Silentlobotomy
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              D00D!! didnt u ever see revenge of the nerds?!?! : sexninja!!!!
              • thats what I said! : Silentlobotomy
              • I was up for the role for "buger", but I could not burb loud enough. :( : Twitched
          • I bet they have the best LAn parties. ownedggthankyouanddrivethrough : Twitched
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      frats are pointless. Just be buddies with guys in the frat. You get the perks, with out the hell that ... : Ominous
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        spoken like a true frat virgin. : Silentlobotomy
        • That was cold. BAHAHAHAHAHAH, OMG, HAHABAHAHAHAHAHAHAH : Twitched
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          I've got friends in frats. I've seen the shitty frats...I've trashed many frat houses. I would not wan... : Ominous
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            "I'VE GOT FRIENDS WHO ARE IN FRATS!!!" Buwahahahahahahahaha : Silentlobotomy
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              I don't have to join a frat to know that the house would be trashed all the time, and that the smell of ... : Ominous
              • but we don't have basements here! : firebone
            • frats never impressed me at all I've got a big ol' group of buddies who all share a house near a beac... : jo-papa
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      They are good if you do not know anybody, but I hate the "Independent thinking will not be tolerated" ty... : Twitched
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        i think the "Independent thinking will not be tolerated" type mentality is more a streotype then anythin... : davecrazy
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          No this is my personal experience with the frat boys. There are exceptions of course. But I was speaking... : Twitched
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            most of the frat boys i knew bumped a lot of coke and e and k. *shrug* there was also a 'roid problem. b... : davecrazy
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              lol, we had TKE (teke) at my first school, it was the reject frat. Everybody there joined Kappa Alpha o... : jimmy-buffett
              • we had two, delta something something or was it something delta something? or something somethig delta? ... : davecrazy
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      you went to school in Connecticut? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! : Zoesch
      • why is that so funny? : davecrazy
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  Frats are for business or management or pre-law majors who's families own businesses. Frats are for the... : jimmy-buffett
  • LSU? HOLY CRAP! I'm from Baton Rouge. All those people and characteristics I said in the previous not... : jimmy-buffett
  • A technical frat wouldn't be too bad, LSU is big enough that you might find one (I didn't go there, so I... : jimmy-buffett
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  I joined one. It was well worth it for me. It's true that you can go to frat parties without being in a ... : futtbucker
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    "hazing" is fucked.... should be stomped out in all places... : Torias
    • and in many places it is. If looking to join, you should ask about hazing, as many fraternities these d... : Randy Savage
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      depends on the type of hazing... personal favors like getting the guys food and such ain't so bad. Fucki... : futtbucker
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        a girl from high school went to a university in a rural area where she was living on campus... the ha... : Torias
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          whoa... that's close to sheep fucking. I never did anything like that. Our hazing program was very orgai... : futtbucker
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            yeah... and I've heard of similar stuff happening to apprentices on building sites and in the militar... : Torias
            • It's not black and white like that. Some kids deserve to be hazed. I'm talking about the kind of kid ... : Poor Yurik
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  I joined a social fraternity two years ago and it has been one of the best decisions I have ever made fo : Randy Savage
  • Yeah, that's really important. It'd really suck to be in a house full of assholes after pledging a semes... : futtbucker

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  something is wrong wtih maarten?(I've been gone for a few days) : Paranoid Android
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    no...i like his updates and all but his movies just plain SUCK! : norulez
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      oh, i thoguth you were doubting we'd have a Werd b/c he was sick or broken or something. : Paranoid Android
      • nope : norulez
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  Steve likes to sleep. : Sander Pilon
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    who doesn't? is maarten back in da US yet? : norulez
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      I dont know. : Sander Pilon
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        IIRC, negatory on that as of yet. I think he's supposed to be coming back soon though. : geedeck
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          I can't figure out why he goes in the first place :) : Sander Pilon
          • CUZ THE US OF A R0X0RS J00R B0X0RS. stevese.cx : geedeck
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  the shack has been slacking lately.. Just look @ all the stuff they promise, but is still not here ("Yea... : scion
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    yeah they have been promising a lot of stuff in the past and we have yet to see most of it... i guess th... : OverBurN
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      Andy doesn't touch the newsengine or frontpage stuff. As far as I know, that's all Maarten. : Sander Pilon
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        yes but most of the features or updates that have been promised have all had to do with funk.y ... : OverBurN
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          Like? : Sander Pilon
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            filters (which at least have started to come in now) donator icons, sorting options, database restore/fi... : OverBurN
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              Karma : kenmis
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                signatures? but i dont think they actually said they will implement those... : OverBurN
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                  i hope not. i could never think of a clever one. just look at my website, for christ's sake : kenmis
                  • "I'm dedicated to the study of cat bathing as a martial art" : Toraz Chryx
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              Donator icons? : Sander Pilon
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                people who donated will have a little thingy next to thier name either in the profile or when they post.... : OverBurN
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                  Oh. Easy. : Sander Pilon
                  • heh that just makes it worse that it hasnt been done yet :P : OverBurN
                  • I don't think "difficulty" was ever an issue... : Vantage
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                  and a little shirt icon for each shirt the person has bought... (I bought 3 shack shirts as soon as i : Torias
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                    Shackstats... : OverBurN
                    • SHACKSTATS!!!! >: ( : mad-d00d
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                    The real question here is how much time can be dedicated to make some uber-weird and totally pointless s... : Sander Pilon
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                      exactly, as vantage said, difficulty isn't the issue... it's how to prioritise what time the shack de... : Torias
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                        Which is somewhat related to the amount of cash or other rewards they get for working :) : Sander Pilon
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                          hehehe isn't an excellent development testing environment ample compensation ;) : Torias
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                            Testing what? I don't see how funk could be used outside of the shack. : Sander Pilon
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                              i was refering to you testing bord... : Torias
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                                There's a huge difference between testing and making something production ready, good enough for peo... : Sander Pilon
                                • yeah...... talk to cnn, see if they want a comments system on their website! : Torias
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                      well of course something like that would have a low priority but stuff like comment filters and a new an... : OverBurN
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                        hrmm, would those moderators be paid? /gets in the queue : Toraz Chryx
                        • i would assume no... its all for the improvement of the community... i wouldnt ask for money if i was ch... : OverBurN
                        • moderators don't get paid. they aren't "working" for the shack. they are just community people b... : Torias
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                    Personally, I don't like the idea of icons to indicate "special friends of the shack"... although I w : Vantage
                    • the icon's would be contra to what steve wants... newbie friendly, no established cliques or anything... : Torias
                    • oh yeah :) our shirts heheheh : OverBurN
      • You gotta agree that the Shack isnt what it used to be ;-( (I want my Stuff that sucks!) : scion
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    and to top it all off, jason's disappeared. : -Panther-
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      IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU! : Zoesch
      • ah.. someone take away his paranoia pills please : Toraz Chryx
    • He was online just a few minutes ago :) : Sander Pilon
    • he's under another contract for the moment, which ends this month (dunno when) : mad-d00d
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      i just got an email from steve about that...he has an oustide job for the next 3 weeks so his updates wi... : norulez
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        wth? I hope he knows he's getting his pay docked for that! : jidar
        • yeah obviously... when i was hiring him he already had the contract lined up. he'll be back. :) : Steve Gibson

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  the ends do not justify the means. : pyide
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    the needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few* *butchered quote. go to hell. : jerkinisnice
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      Television, had a lot of work experience... : Anti_dentite
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        Such wise words, we're not worthy. : dra.
        • Yes, you little people with your radio. HA! I scoff at yor inferior means of communication : Anti_dentite
      • television, had a lot of work experience... : fsck
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  depends if the person was willing : Anti_dentite
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    not aware. say a child in the stage of pregnancy, 5 weeks old. they say a soul is formed in 3 weeks of... : kaber
    • die scumbag! : An Account
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      don't start that again. : klerck
      • good point ;) : kaber
    • hm, I guess it would depend on the situation, but I do not believe in a soul. It would probably be mu... : Anti_dentite
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      I have an answer! www.jesus.com Click endorsements then Miscellaneous (4th down) Read the top endo... : abrasion
      • Here I'll quote it, because it's SO well written. When bringing a new life into the world would be a : abrasion
    • who cares. tell the mother she miscarried and take whatever needs to be taken from the fetus. : jerkinisnice
• is that one person me? if not, kill the fukkers ;D : radula
• Generally I'd say yes. : Ulkesh
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  I would never support such a thing unless the man being killed were the aggressor. Personal freedom is i... : klerck
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    If humanity was saved by sacrificing you I'd gladly do it for the good of the human race :] : Zoesch
    • I imagine there are many suffering goats and sheep who would also make that choice... if they weren't ti... : Anti_dentite
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      Your Communist spirit has caused you to lose all sense of freedom and now you're willing to murder those... : klerck
      • YES!!! MURDER THE GOATS!!! HANG THE DJ!!! PANIC ON THE STREETS OF LONDON!!! : Zoesch
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      What will the human race go on to accomplish that's so important? : FlyingButtPliers
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        Not all of humanity is "evil" as you may think. We just tend to stereotype everyone as either ignorant,... : Anti_dentite
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          I don't think humanity is evil, but I don't think we have a great purpose either. If 1,000,000 people w... : FlyingButtPliers
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            Well I myself don't plan on having just some "average life" nor any death at all. So who knows. : Anti_dentite
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              The point is that the averageness, or above-averageness, or shittyness of your eternal life is entirely ... : FlyingButtPliers
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                That is true. But we still (to a certian extent) live by the darwin rules of yesterday. It's survival ... : Anti_dentite
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                  Which brings back the (reworded) question, "Why is it imperative that man exist today?" Once survival i... : FlyingButtPliers
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                    It's not imperative that man exist today. We could all cease to exist tomorrow and I'm sure no one else... : Anti_dentite
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                      Rants are fun - playing devil's advocate can be fun, too ;) gg : FlyingButtPliers
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                        It is, isn't it. I enjoy debating, especially when it's about topics such as this. Always enjoy hering... : Anti_dentite
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                          But now it's 5:30 am. Sleep time. Unfortunately I cannot debate with sleep : Anti_dentite
                          • night : FlyingButtPliers
                      • heh, vantage would be so upset to know he missed out on this... : Torias
      • What would life on this planet achieve in general? : Vorlonesque
• i'm fine, but only if they get a holiday named after them! : snuff
• clasical idea that's been discussed many times for ages.... The good of the many versus the good of t... : Torias
• This is one of my favorite questions (well, sorta). I like to ask "If you were given a gun and taken to... : Vorlonesque
• nawahahrwwharwhwhrwhar; The ends justify the means, the means never justify the ends. : Vorlonesque
• the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... ...or the one. : the archvile
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  It was good enough for Jesus!, and he really only 'technically' saved us (If you beleive teh Bible) : fen boi
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    TEH BIBLE IS 100% FACT! : kenmis
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      just like the internet : nurall
      • And Japanese history lessons : fen boi
    • Thats why Iv'e nevar coveted an Ox : fen boi
• depends if I know the guy dying. If not, I can look on it much more objectively. Brutal but true. : Raziel

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  www.winxp.is.the.gayest.OS.evar.com : Zoesch
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    www.glad.you.agree.very.few.other.people.seem.to.fuck.that.bullshit.spyware.filth.off.com : abrasion
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      www.if.i.have.to.choose.a.ms.OS.I.will.stick.with.2k.or.98SE.thanks.org XP is soooooooo fucking gay : Zoesch
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        heheh i haven't touched xp... and wont... still use win98se at home and for my work pc... : Torias
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          I cant use 98SE anymore, the instabilities are a joke. Even on nice quality hardware and installed pr... : abrasion
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            my comp crashes after playing anything related to halflife. It rarely will start sof without rebooting. ... : Sniper21
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              Keep 98 alongside with 2K... lots of good games (Old games) don't run in 2K... : Zoesch
              • I'm not touching 98 once 2k arrives. not happening. : Sniper21
              • x-com apocalypse! : Torias
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            i've had win98se running for like 3 days with no reboot with very little problems.. it crashes at wor... : Torias
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              Oh yeah?! Win2k can run for like, 3 weeks! : jidar
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                hell, the Windows Millennium box downstairs runs for weeks at a time : Toraz Chryx
                • HAAHAHA APRIL FOOLS WITHOUT THE DATE! : abrasion
                • well im sure the computer runs but the OS has crashed :P WinME is just one big memory leak : OverBurN
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                or more... longest uptime ive had has been almost 40 days : OverBurN
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                  that really is amazing for a windows machine. : jidar
                  • its my main workhorse machine as well... it would have been longer but the battery in my UPS is dead :D : OverBurN
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                Oh yeah? My linux box at work has an uptime of 6 months! I sense a bragging contest beginning : Zoesch
                • yeah. well... my dead Compaq 486 laptop has a downtime of 5 years! : Toraz Chryx
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                  hahaha, yeah. The 3 weeks comment was actually just me making fun. :) My linux home workstation: [ro... : jidar
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                    Holy shit, my clock is a bit off.... : jidar
                    • ntpdate is your friend :D : OverBurN
                  • That's the spirit! : Zoesch
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      I'm going to install WinXP corporate on a machine to fuck around with it :P Hey, MS wanted to send me : Toraz Chryx
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        http://auto.search.msn.com/results.asp?cfg=DNSERROR&FORM=DNSERR&v=1&q=windowsxp%2Eis%2Egay%2Ecom Look... : Zoesch
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          riiiight : Toraz Chryx
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            no spyware crap huh? : Zoesch
            • No Not if I leave the machine off the network : Toraz Chryx
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              Just what are you talking about with the error message? : Toraz Chryx
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                They are tracking you! : Zoesch
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                  ... WHAT ARE YOU BLATHERING ABOUT : Toraz Chryx
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                    They... are... tracking... us!!! : Zoesch
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                      Where? Because an error message on a search engine was a repeat of a piece of text that was in the UR... : Toraz Chryx
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                        need to install the sarcasm thingy, and you're british, you should have one! I TELL YOU THEY'RE HERE... ... : Zoesch
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                          I have a sarcasm thingy, but it's recharging right now... : Toraz Chryx
                          • Ok, plug it on the right socket :] : Zoesch
        • It's very gh3y, I'd consider the corporate, but I just have this nagging feeling even that will have som... : abrasion
  • must....not...click....on link... resisting... : logik?
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  The writers are Firingsquad are idiots. : V0lk
  • OMG, you're an idiot too! They must be "multiplicating" :] : Zoesch