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  if its not in C:\WINNT\system32\ you've got a happy trojan : GloriousCow
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    I got one in \system32 to but that one is only 8kb : shack_konto
    • thats correct. the real one is quite small. Go here: http://www.sysinternals.com Download "Process Exp... : GloriousCow
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    how can you tell which directory its running out of, i have 4 of them in processes : stiki figgaz
    • see above post. get process explorer, it will show you everything. : GloriousCow
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      Removed it and everythings seems to be working, pretty sure it was something bad, I had given it access t... : shack_konto
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        Trojans these days are rarely one part... I'd do a full file search for files with the same modified date... : GloriousCow
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          yes I meant spoolsv, I know it's part of Win2k but why does it need to access the internet? I didnt allow... : shack_konto
          • well, spoolsv will access the network if you've got a network printer I believe. this page has some good... : GloriousCow
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  svchost is a program that hosts services. If you install tlist from the resource kit on the Win2K CD, yo : the archvile
  • svchost is a favorite executable name used by trojans, because it normally does show up multiple times. I... : GloriousCow
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    I have a screenshots of all running processes after a clean install and there I have 2 svchost.exe runnin... : shack_konto
    • the system, and the user can both had 2 different ones I think.. and if more then one user is logged in ... : Ratalon
    • don't just blindly remove things, if both are running from system32, you're fine. check the paths! : GloriousCow
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  Wouldn't norton anti-virus pick it up if it's a virus? : MarksmanX
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    Virii are smart man.. sending shutdown messages to the checker to trick it into turning off.. I mean of a... : Ratalon
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      Except Virii isn't a word. : Scrimbo Obeer
      • http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virii Nope, got nothing. http://dictionary.reference.com/s... : Scrimbo Obeer
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      Well Norton doesn't get turned off :P It does a full scan and everything is peachy. Plus I am surprised... : MarksmanX
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        On the off chance that NAV *does* have a signature for a particular strain of trojan, all the trojan has ... : GloriousCow
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          Then there is nothing you can do? : MarksmanX
          • www.systeminternals.com I can't pimp process explorer enough. Know exactly what is supposed to be runnin... : GloriousCow
  • NAV positively blows when it comes to trojans. I've cleaned several trojans off of machines with freshly-... : GloriousCow
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  What is lsass.exe? : dougb
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    Part of windows. The local security authority service : GloriousCow
    • Local Security Authority Sub System : Scrimbo Obeer

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  That's really cool. how is that setup? I'd like to do something similar, I use basic IE and that's it....... : Chunks
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    It's just a few simple PHP scripts. It uses MySQL as the back-end. : timm
    • I am impressed and too lazy to setup something like that myself :) Mysql is running on the machine nex... : Chunks
• http://members.rogers.com/xeres/favs.jpg also, www.mybookmarks.com is a good online storage thingie fo... : sikander
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  It's a shame Mozilla bookmarks aren't XML compliant - it'd make a tool like that + roundtripping so much ... : Balboa
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    Are IE's bookmarks XML? I'd like an export function as well for my script.. : timm
    • Hmm, no :( IE keeps it's favs as individual files, but it's export function seems to be 100% Netscape co... : Balboa
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  mebbe you could post your script? how did you do the top 20 thing? : slammy
  • http://ftp.tinytimm.com/favs.rar Includes script, a few unused files, and database structure. Edit the... : timm
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    Oh, and the Top 20 thing.. Each time I click a link, it takes me to another script, updated the databa... : timm
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      that is pretty cool, i have downloaded your stuff, thanks : slammy
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        Let me know if you get it working.. : timm
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          Got it going. Pretty sweet little script system. I don't suppose there's anyway to automate the entry of ... : Merconium
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            yeah. hook us up with a mysql dump : silversurfer
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              MySQL dump is in included of the table structure. That's all you need to get it working.. just add a cate... : timm
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                Yeah, the dump was fine--I was talking about some brilliant way to read exported (html-itzed?) bookmarks ... : Merconium
                • Ah.. if I had a fuckload of IE bookmarks I wanted imported, I'd do it.. but since I don't, chances are yo... : timm
• http://www.wrecked.net/d/links.jpg : skold
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  I just setup tabs in the bar thingy : rosewood
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    The reason I went to all this touble, is because then I have easy access to my links no matter where I am... : timm
    • How about setting up a demo page where we can test it out :) : Topaz
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      demo site: http://mail.tinytimm.com/favs/ : timm
      • Ugh, don't mind the domain.. I unpacked it in the wrong dir ;) : timm
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  http://fueledminds.com/projects/linklog/linklog.php i suck a designing layouts so i stole pups :( ... : silversurfer
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    god I love those reef girls : Degenerate
    • its all about #10 and #4. Ouch!! : fatman
• http://www.shackspace.com/~entity@shackmail.com/bookmark.htm Netcaptor's Bookmark export function seriou... : Entity

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  ordering online is more secure than over the phone.. : pyide
  • I never said my paranoia was logical or sensible. Its more of the obsessive compulsive nature and I'm of... : Vorlonesque

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  Yes, you can make a half-life symbol. : Ratalon
  • yes, it's like bright colors on some insects, for the purposes of sexual attraction. : esky
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    shouldnt it be yellow? HL used a lot of yellowish/orange and it looks like HL2 does too. : ventro
    • how dare you question a work of fine art. : esky
• golden showers? : overtoke
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  I get a feeling the entire post was just an excuse to do λ² : kingdepork
  • no λ² : overtoke
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    How do you make that? : Vorlonesque
    • open up character map (charmap.exe from the run box) and look in the extended character sets for like Ari... : malevolence
• you mean eWOOD : the archvile
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  λ² like so. : ultramega
  • whoa : afty04

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  he did a cover of this? can you post a link? : FrayLo
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    http://www.shackspace.com/~satansprincess@shackmail.com/ : princessjeni
    • awesome, thanks for that, :) : FrayLo
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  It's live. I'm uploading to my shackspace right now. : princessjeni
  • thank you :) : FrayLo
• Good, but I'd still go for ol' Elton's : Tawler

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  http://www.shackspace.com/~edgewise@shackmail.com/desktop.JPG : edgewise
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    Where can I find that wallpaper? : Ajax
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      in this ER, but you can't have it since you're a Reloaded H8R. : edgewise
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        Hater? Naw! I'm just a jaded motherfuck who is virtually impossible to please. There's a difference... : Ajax
        • aw, ok... but only because Edlin is your wife :p http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7604388 : edgewise
• http://pages.sbcglobal.net/vodor/images/desktop.jpg : vodor
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  PNG Goodness! http://www.shackspace.com/~majestik@shackmail.com/desk1.png http://www.shackspace.com/~m... : majestik
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    800k and 900k goodness! : vodor
    • YES! Love it! : majestik
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    hi rob how ur BIG-ASS PNG'S!! : Ajax
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      You're just jealous of my dual monitorage! : majestik
      • Yeah, my 5900 Ultra and I are just green with fucking envy! : Ajax
• http://members.rogers.com/rfacer/2003-05-24-Desktop.jpg : Bull
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  http://afterglow.alkali.org/desktop/desktop_052403.png : Afterglow
  • OMG WAREZ! No way in hell anybody really bought Unreal2! O_O ;) j/k : majestik
  • Bah, the server is lagged to feck. Mirror: http://doomworld.com/afterglow/images/desktop/desktop_052403.p... : Afterglow
• http://www.pupinc.com/files/pictures/redsky.jpg just picture that image centered on a gray background ... : pupismyname
• http://www.overburned.com/arch/desk524.jpg : the archvile
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  http://members.rogers.com/fluke/desktop.jpg nothin special. : fluke
  • er, http://members.rogers.com/fluke/desktop.gif : fluke
  • 404 : jerkinisnice
• http://www.shackspace.com/~ghost_in_my_shell@shackmail.com/yeahright.JPG : ghost in my shell
• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/earth_lights_lrg.jpg : b00tch
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  http://sio.midco.net/relic/deskdesk.jpg : cr00kedview
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    I like your Winamp skin. Name? : Sparhawk6
    • http://classic.winamp.com/skins/detail.jhtml;$sessionid$V0MZUQKWNN33NTN241GRC0Q?componentId=127069 : cr00kedview
• Can someone give me a link to that matrix pic? : wishfulthinker
• http://www.lapskaus.org/files/desktop.jpg <- Almost as messy as my apartment! : lapskaus

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  It is tied to your upload rate. I got 250k/sec down with 100k/sec upload a few times... : Namlemez
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    Not really - I thorottled my upload down to 4kb a second and get 160kb+ : majestik
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      how do you throttle your upload? : ventro
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        http://sourceforge.net/projects/btplusplus/ : majestik
        • bt++ sucks! better client is at http://ei.kefro.st/projects/btclient/ : Saq Johnson
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      PLEASE don't do that all the time and encorage others to do it as well. All it'd take to destroy the g... : Luminair
      • IAWTP. I only use it when I need my bandwidth to browse the net. I only have a 15k upload so when it gets... : majestik
      • I disagree. The original BT client lets you throttle also. It just has to be done with the command line... : trite
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  I get 350kB at times. Don't know another program for P2P that just maxes my connect like that. Cable ... : lee majors
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    haha! That sucks - wondered if mine was going to do that - but I calmed down after I got what I wanted. : majestik
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      I have not found a facet of living in Canada that didn't have something associated with it that was gay. ... : lee majors
      • gbt2iraq : johnny rotten
  • Mine limited my bandwidth by almost 90% after I shared that Hl2 video with the shack for a couple days...... : Chunks

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  You need a Mac :) Microsoft is very dumb. : overtoke
  • O_o : Halen

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  Okay NM I think we got it.... for some unknown reason file and print sharing WASN'T installed, yet file s... : SatansFist
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7597559 : Entity
• The service should be called lanmanserver Path to executable is: %systemroot%\System32\svchost.exe -k ne... : Scrimbo Obeer

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• *DENIED* : timm

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  Come back tomorrow at 7:30PM please. : Scrimbo Obeer
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    GO SPURS!!!! : Kaiser
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      PSSSSSST The game is tomorrow! : Scrimbo Obeer
      • Yes, I know. But I can't help but be excited! GO SPURS!!!!! : Kaiser
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  GO PISTONS! : wishfulthinker
  • consider the pistons eliminated. : dougb
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  But they do have 2nd overall pick in the draft :) : wishfulthinker
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    yah and they gonna pick up that russian dude rather than carmello :X STUPID'D : dougb
    • Dude, I'd take a Vodka powered bball player ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. : Kaiser

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  the default install is /games/ : Ratalon
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    but on e:? : GloriousCow
    • yeah freaky, RoN did this to me today : moe6
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  I have Thief but I never really got into that one... maybe I should install it again : Tawler
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    I like 2 as much as I like 1. : brutal
    • One had a REAL feel to it.. 2 was too over the top for me.. : Ratalon
• I can't remember which title, but I've seen one do that before as well. it just quickly scans the drives ... : Entity
• Its Garretts job to know these things. : Degenerate

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• red is a good colour... it is the colour of red things... lol : Almighty Tallest

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• is the filename in the .cue correct? I've seen some bin/cue's that come down with the cue refering to the... : fatman
• The .cue is a text file. Post it here and maybe we can see what is borkened. Usually it's because the .... : Scrimbo Obeer
• use a text editor on the cur usually the path to the bin is screwed up : stiki figgaz
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  Buy it, no really just use nero and goto burn image -> show all files -> select bin -> burn : Blackdawgg
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    The .cue doesn't work, that's the problem. : c0bra
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      you don't need the cue. just select the .bin file : Blackdawgg
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        don't forget the window that pops up it will give you 2 options 1000 or 1024 something like that if ya ch... : Ratalon
        • I used the default number always no probs : Blackdawgg
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        It's too big to burn with 700mb CDs. I'm trying to mount via daemontools. : c0bra
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          Then tell deamontools to show all files and select the .bin : Blackdawgg
          • Okay it mounted but it's an SVCD and I get an error when I try to play via PowerDVD. : c0bra
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  OK, the .cue IS jacked up. What do I have to put in there? The filenames match but there's just whitesp... : c0bra
  • Edit it a text editor that can show white space and CRLFs. Clean it up and try it again. -or- Take... : Scrimbo Obeer

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• smear vaseline on your monitor glass : overtoke
• Tried it, wouldnt work : wishfulthinker

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• oh, that's gotta suck. : drucifer
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  I'm sorry. She doesnt have SARs though right? : Degenerate
  • Toronto is just really paranoid about SARS spreading, a couple of patients from the hospital had SARS and... : --Viscid--
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  Wish her happiness: Email her at vexy77@hotmail.com : --Viscid--
  • DUDE. DUDE! :( : Kaiser
  • Thats probably not the best idea. : Degenerate
  • OH NOS! : drucifer
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    so, waht your saying is you trust 1000 people you dont know with your mom's email address? : gibmiser
    • I signed her up for barnyard animals porno : Utopia
    • She has two e-mail addresses, one where she gets a ton of spam already (This one) and another that's priv... : --Viscid--
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  hey my mom works there too : stiki figgaz
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    Is she in Quarantine? : --Viscid--
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      yeah but i shes not really following it i think .. she walking around the house and doesn't have a mask, ... : stiki figgaz
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        Well, no open mouth kissing until the quarantine is over. : Kaiser
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          thats a relief : stiki figgaz
          • Not for the rest of us. *snicker* : Kaiser

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  No benefit; only smudges easier *at least according to the mrs.... i dont wear glasses yet. : mrspyral
  • Well, I don't want to wear them if I don't need them. But for $215, I might just get one of those anti g... : mrraist-
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  Have you checked the refresh rate that the monitor is set at? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Yeah.. Its set at 85Hz. Learned that trick ages ago. :) I've just been doing A LOT of work behind th... : mrraist-
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      Well, if it's possible, maybe you should try turning off the lights, or take out the lights and see if yo... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I'd love to, but I don't have an office... so I'd be taking light away from the other 8 or so people in m... : mrraist-
        • Ask if they're having problems too, and plant the seed. Next week sometime, complain about how much bette... : Chunks
        • ION Storm solution: cover you work area (cubicle, perhaps?) in a shroud of heavy black fabric to keep out... : Bold
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  I have had that coating on my last two pairs of glasses. I'm going to stay with it for sure. It helps on... : Ra5putin
  • well, I don't *need* glasses for anything. My eyes are fine, so I probably wouldn't be wearing these gla... : mrraist-
• i've had these glasses for a while with anti-reflective coating and i haven't "noticed" anything, but may... : FrayLo
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  Never had it on my glasses. I dont get strain from looking at the monitor for long periods of time. This ... : Blackdawgg
  • You ever work in an office building with flourescent lighting? That stuff is EVIL... it flickers really f... : Chunks
• Never needed anything like that until about four years ago, but I toughed it out. THen, when I got insura... : Deathlove
• I have a problem with wearing my contacts while on the computer - They both the heck out of me and make i... : majestik
• the fucking coating starts to flake out and scratch in just over a year. I have to take my galsses in to ... : eskimo spy
• Just try a anti - glare screen shield. : brutal
• Make a conscious effort to blink more often, occasionally focus your eyes on far-off things. Also, every ... : darweidu
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  Don't antireflective coatings go on the inside of your glasses so you avoid reflections from your glasses... : Scrimbo Obeer
  • Ok, I'm an idiot. Here's what Pearle Vision has to say about it: Anti-reflective Coating These cry : Scrimbo Obeer
• isn't antireflective only for when you get your picture taken so it doesn't look screwed up. : stiki figgaz

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• That's pretty sweet. Gonna warm up the old tablet, and embarass myself trying it ;) : Balboa
• that is amazing. : edgewise
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  http://jheather.com/images/fark/buffy2.gif : draconic
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    where'd you get that? : edgewise
    • his profile on how he did it. : draconic
  • thats fucking amazing.. i suck at photoshop : Shadowdane
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    dear god thats insane. : gibmiser
    • now I feel like i can't believe anything I see. That is just incredible. : agrivaine
  • Quite nice. He even put the reflection of the chair on the shiny floor and corrected the perspective of ... : boolean

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• All of them : Blackdawgg
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  ew, food sounds gross. it's too early in the morning. : princessjeni
  • maybe for you left coasters : Crimsonbeak
• a grilled tuna pizza-cheeseburger in a cup : overtoke
• screw it I just found 1/2 a bag of hersheys kisses under some dirty laundry. : Crimsonbeak

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  use the microwave. : drucifer
  • they also make pre-cooked microwave bacon : overtoke
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  Do it in the oven. Put it on an upturned cooling rack, so it doesn't sit in its own fat and can crisp up... : Carnivac
  • Well, duh, if I had my broiler pan, I'd do that... but I don't. and I don't want to turn the oven on. ... : Kaiser
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  Soft Chewy Raw Bacon > Crispy Bacon! : Blackdawgg
  • negative ghostrider : Degenerate
  • OMG!!! MY SOULMATE!!! : princessjeni
• to crisp any bacon, you just gotta let it cool & for the fat to solidify : proclone1

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  Yeah went to see X2.. I am meh over the new matrix. : Ratalon
  • matrix2 = too over the top : proclone1

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• After smoking a joint, I burn the roach and bury it. : Blackdawgg

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  what about Ken Silverman? : hurricaneDX
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    Build was great at the time. What has he done since then? : EvilDolemite
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      just wait till you see the build 2k3 with DNF! : ansuble
      • 2.5D in all its glory!!!!!! : hurricaneDX
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  talk to someone who works with the Unreal engine .. then get back to me. : uberp00
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    I work with the Unreal Engine. He's lazy and takes like half an hour for coffee breaks. I wish they'd fir... : GloriousCow
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      ??? Im confused. : majestik
      • he personified "the Unreal engine" and made it sound like a real person that he worked with. : uberp00
• yea i think his engines are pretty good. : ansuble
• 1. sold out to 3dfx and screwed everyone else 2. Did it a second time..... Check the name............... : UTSD3DSUCKS
• Tim Sweeney has the hots for Seamus Blackley. : Baragon
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  Sorta like how Buzz Aldrin has to play second fiddle to Neal Armstrong because Neal stepped out first. : malevolence
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    Too bad none of them ever really went to the moon. : Degenerate
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      IAWTP : Flawless Cowboy
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        I am waiting to pee? : Topaz
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          I ate with the pope : psychobean
          • I am wacking the penis? : Topaz
    • Carmack's working to rectify that. : ghale
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  Or Jason Jones. : psychobean
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    I thought he was just a designer? : Baragon
    • he does that too. : psychobean
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  All I see is posts dissing Carmack anymore. : eskimo spy
  • It's what you do if you're "hip" these days... : Sebastian Sylvan
  • jump on the bandwagon. everybody will be blowing their load when doom 3 comes out. : rudds

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• Do a comment search.God knows enough people have talked about it here. : Solstice
• Direct him to the shack Matrix reloaded thread. : MarksmanX
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7569647 : fatman
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  The Architect was Colonel Sanders! Why else do you think everything tastes like chicken? : Dingbat
  • no way!! he was Sigmund Freud!!!! : fatman
• Just tell him the plot doesn't matter. Because it doesn't. : dinozaur