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  How 'bout, July 14th? : punchdog
  • My gf's birfday! : r4wk
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  July 20 : xilulus
  • damn u suck. July 21st! : proclone1
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  July 16th, ID will leave a little post it note before the weekend "Doom 3 is going well, we are excited t... : ^tsavo^
  • Let Fragdom Reign! :D~~~ : proclone1
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    <toddh> omg im out of milk <toddh> my god i have nothing to drink <toddh> help <toddh> oh well <todd... : xilulus
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      <fsck> SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN SOME MILK : fsck
      • <AR> IRC is so fun, who wants to roll the dice? : askedrelic
• July 15th : Senor PoopyPants
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  July 28th. : NFXFSX
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    ^^The game will be in stores on that day. Pre-order it. Now. : Ajax
    • ^works @ EB : enigmatic
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  July 8 : fsck
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    My berfday! : rabbit003
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      NO, THAT'S MY BERFDAY! Party on Thursday! : loboca
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        I got dibs on it! : rabbit003
        • Unless I had it first... : loboca
• Aug 15th : cap n KRUNCH
• Aug 6th : pyide
• 2004 : Topaz
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  July 25th cause someone took 21st damnit : spector
  • wait can i change it? i want the 27th : spector
• July 9 : dltrem
• July 17th : buzzbat
• August 22 : BulletPro
• August 31st : bozer
• July 19th. : aaarrrgh
• July 19th! : psxtim
• July 13th, just because it's my birthday and john promised me doom3 as a present! : esmokah
• September 30. : Tissen
• July 7th : rosewood
• Jul 28th : rand04
• July 20th : Wolfanoz
• july 23rd. cant fuckin wait : mrspyral
• November 5. On shelves in time for Christmas! Sorry, I’m a pessimist. : BanjoBoy
• July 21 : exigence7
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  I think July 14th, maybe... 12-12:30 : krym3
  • HAR!! : g0nk
  • Wow, amaz-(checks post time) HEY, WAIT A MINUTE! : Zero|DPX

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• So I guess it's safe to say it'll be out SOOOOOON (TM) : j33uk
• Not necessarily. They could have a polished DM build of about 3 maps and offer that for gamers. But I h... : EvilDolemite
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  it might just be a version installed on machines there that people can play against eachother :( : moshman
  • That's what it says to me.. still good news though : gingerninja
  • Heh how fast would one of those PCs get stolen : artillery
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  Nice. I say this coming. :) : jjlaw
  • so did I, but it's nice to have it official ;) : ConfusedUs
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  so like is a fap fap fap fap fap in order? : rosewood
  • You don't really need a reason to fap. ;) : mr3dmax
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  This doesn't mean it will be out before Quakecon. Just because id installs it on their tourney boxes at Q... : yakz
  • Hush, you. Let me dream! : ConfusedUs
• it better come soon! : psxtim
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  so... D3TEST.EXE'D? : xphil
  • Doubtful. But I wouldn't be offended if it happened. : Ajax
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    ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom/linux/linuxdoom.tar.gz ? : rosewood
    • No. http://legacy.newdoom.com/downloads.php : SilverSnake
• no guarantee, but still a good sign in my book : cap n KRUNCH
• Maybe all you QuakeCon goers will get a first go at buying the game : Tawler
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  wow, thats just ridiculous for a game that isn't out yet : xenoeye
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    yeah but quakecon is pretty much an Id event. I'm sure they can set somethign special up for the people i... : lacker
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      no doubt, all im saying is a $60,000 tournament for a game noone has played seems insane : xenoeye
      • It will be like "The Wizard". Some kid will find a secret passage to the Berzerker power-up and beat ever... : lacker
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  Woohoo, maybe I should buy a new proccesor to play Doom :) : askedrelic
  • indeed. ;) : ConfusedUs
• no ET makes me a sad panda, but i guess that's how it goes : Audhuml4
• Hopefully id will start their DDoS on the intarweb soon by releasing a demo. : Str8Dog
• Wow... thats awesome. I really wish I could go, I'd love to play in the first big scale Doom3 tourney - c... : DKo5
• I registered and booked a hotel. My goal is to somehow put together a SHACKNEWS MENZ (across the boobs, o... : [fry]
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  According to VG, a Norwegian newspaper, Activision has confirmed release date for August 13. http://ww... : Tykje
  • who is doing the music for doom ? : kewda

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  Yeah, but the second one is way more visually appealing to me. : CrimsonHandHiro
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    Yeah its got better clouds, sun, and cool snow shadows. : ashke
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      the sun actually draws your eye away from where it should be...1st one is better. Much better sky also. : red2lucas
      • plus those boxes / tracks are in shadow and have no detail in the 2nd one. : red2lucas
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      This just proves my theory: clouds are good! Gimme partly-cloudy over sunny & cloudless anyday. It's not ... : Bold
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        So instead of bright bold colors you get flat greys? nice. Clouds are nice if used correctly yes. This is... : red2lucas
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          First of all, I was referring to one's real-world enjoyment of the day, not photographs. But second, I DO... : Bold
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            I don't think he was ragging on clouds necessarily, or black and white pictures. In this scene the lac... : ieGod
            • http://games.eof.net/ashke/pictures/117_1704.JPG a better one of the snow. i just used that other one for... : ashke
            • Lack of definition? Washed out details? Who cares, as long as it's pleasing to the eye? Do you go to an I... : Bold
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  Wow, how did you get inbetween the railways? Are they no longer used? Or do you work for the transit li... : VencieraX
  • Maybe there's a station there? Hence him being between the rail lines. : thecray
  • looks like he's on the station platform. : *metal*
• that's pretty cool : JohnnyDanger
• The second one is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. version. ;) : ThomW
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  Hey dude, whats your camera? Your shots are always high quality. : askedrelic
  • powershot s45. : ashke
• Now blend the pictures for a really funky effect. : surround
• desolate cold chicago-ness (in the second)...i love it : Paranoid Android
• now make an animation of one fading into the other and back : papaskot
• All aboard the mantrain. : sysmanager
• wow .. that makes me dread winter coming around again : Mansmells
• Watch out for that train. : flip-flop
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  Momento'd : TheArtMan
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    Don't believe his lies! : Delithio
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      ^ Don't believe his lies! : silent prophet
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        ^Believe his lies! : Anti_dentite
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          So what the hell am I supposed to think in regards to `Momento'd`? :( : cajuncook
          • Read your tattoos and polaroids? : Afterglow
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            nothing, it should be Memento'd : Delusional
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              ^Don't believe his lies! : Anti_dentite
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                ^ don't believe his lies! : silent prophet
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                  ^He is the one. Kill him : ermac
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                    What if Memento guy went through Groundhog's Day? : shyguy74
                    • I believe that's a place called Hell. <-- don't believe my lies. : silent prophet

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  Good game, good game tonight!! Especially on Wake when ROSEWOOD was bitching every five seconds that "we... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • heh, yeah gg all around. : BongSlayerB
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    You guys were pissing me off. I would go in, bomb and kill someone, circle around and steal the tank. K... : rosewood
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      I dont mean to knock my team. Really they put up a good fight. I was just very emotional and I was real... : rosewood
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        Sometimes I give suggestions, but mostly I get ignored. I try to take other people's requests. One time o... : Ratsofatsorat
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          When I'm on Allies on that map, I don't even bother with other points. It's all about the tankyard. It's ... : UtilityMaximizer
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            I haven't played Axis on that map with you guys yet. Public servers don't give you any kind of bearings a... : Ratsofatsorat
            • When I play on the ECGN server, that's usually our allied strategy--hold the tank yard. It usually works,... : UtilityMaximizer
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    it was good except for rosewood and his obsession with the airfield : mista mista
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      It was critical and it needed to be taken : rosewood
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        critical as any other base with tanks. : mista mista
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          and planes that would rape us : rosewood
          • there are aa guns at every base except nw : mista mista
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        You focused on one base far too much and often gave conflicting orders. For most of the final round of wa... : scanline
        • Do what everyone else does and just ignore chatty bitch rosewood. lolz : sysmanager
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  BF1942 just isn't fun for me anymore. the pace is way too slow and it seems like planes just dominate ev... : AllYourBase
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    No - you can bitch smack the planes down real easy like : rosewood
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      that's only if you're in an aa and usually maps have too few aa and are placed in no mans land. : awzero
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        100% wrong. tanks and apc's can take down planes in under 10 seconds when done right : mista mista
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          I've finally figured out how to lead a plane properly with machine guns. It is indeed possible to take a ... : UtilityMaximizer
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            Yeah, I'm able to hit planes pretty well with the tank machine gun. The issue is what to do after the ove... : Ratsofatsorat
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              Heat is the problem. I usually get a plane smoking badly, and then overheat, or he flies out of my field ... : UtilityMaximizer
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                When one gun overheats, switch to the other position. : MeenMunky
                • I try to do that, but it has two problems: 1) switching to the upper gun puts the driver at risk of bei... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Yep. One thing I've been experimenting with is burst-firing to avoid overheating. If you're in a situatio... : Ratsofatsorat
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                  I try to use burst fire for planes that are close, but I find it hard to track a plane accurately with bu... : UtilityMaximizer
                  • It takes practice, but you're right, it's hard. More of a hit and miss thing, which is why I've just been... : Ratsofatsorat
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          This is so true, it's just the amount you have to lead plane by that makes it so damn hard. Oh how I wish... : scanline
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            I don't think that's a netcode issue. I think it's a design issue. Weapons aren't hitscan in BF1942. The ... : UtilityMaximizer
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              I know the weapons aren't hitscan, but imho the netcode isn't that good. I'm sure I couldn't do any bette... : scanline
              • I never have any of the problems you're describing. Then again, I have a 20 ping to Ashkie's servers. Sti... : Ratsofatsorat
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                Okay, you have a good point regarding the tank gun. I see my shell explode on enemy planes all the time, ... : UtilityMaximizer
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                  think it's a bug. i've hit jeeps with tank shells dead on and the jeep didn't even smoke. : awzero
                  • Another good point--I did that twice last night. : UtilityMaximizer
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                  Well, I'd think in that scenario, that perhaps the tank shell is exploding on your end, but within the 30... : Ratsofatsorat
                  • Yeah as far as I'm aware the positive hit that players see (but is actually a miss) is caused by the diff... : scanline
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  I repetitively got my ass kicked by RatsoFatsoRat, BongSlayer, and sysmanager. So much anger towards them... : sgtsanity
  • Yep, it was indeed a frustrating game. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • It's all out of love. I missed killing you guys this weekend. Looking forward to the next battle so I ca... : Ratsofatsorat
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  I wish I had BF1942, but I'm too fucking broke to buy it. =( Anyone got a spare copy? I'll pay shippin... : ConfusedUs
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    Im sure there is someone out there... : rosewood
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      over the rainbow? for some reason I'm gettin all misty-eyed. I haven't seen that movie in years. F... : ConfusedUs
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        I have to watch it all the fucking time, because I live in friggin Kansas. Which has engendered a mighty,... : sgtsanity
        • I understand, I'm from Oklahoma, and I can't stand that fucking song from that stupid fucking play and I ... : ConfusedUs
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    Check yo shackmessages... thats if it gets there this year... : Jayx77
    • I love you in a total gay, non-platonic way. Have my manbabies you hunk of sweet burning love! : ConfusedUs
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  1) I can’t believe the Canadians won canyon. 2) Whoever was in the Japanese battleship on : weezer rocks
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    only time i used a ship was on wake : mista mista
    • Yeah, I meant Wake :( : weezer rocks
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    Canyon turned into a spamfest once canuck's took the rear of the axis base. Ugh. It would have been OK, i... : sgtsanity
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      That was just getting ridiculous. That fence to the south of that last remaining spawn point needs to ha... : stump
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        YES. some one-way exits from the spawn would be fantastic. A ramp of crates too high to jump over on the ... : sgtsanity
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          That map has serious problems, gameplay wise. I hate to say it, but I don't think that map will work out.... : UtilityMaximizer
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            Do you think adding another flag and / or moving the bridges further apart would help? Lowering the numbe... : weezer rocks
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              I dunno, I guess so. The bridges are really close. But it must have been an awful lot of work to get that... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Hi guys, I've already taken a few steps. The pak40s will respawn much slower now. I hesitate to add amm... : alexthegreat2
                • Yeah, I definitely don't want to see ammo boxes on the Axis side, for the reason you correctly mentioned.... : UtilityMaximizer
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  the only thing i don't like about the infantry fighting is how cluncky it feels. if it had a quake feel ... : esmokah
  • You should play America's Army. : Ratsofatsorat
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    i like infantry combat in BF42 :( in fact i may install that tonight and play around with it. : cpt_gloval
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      I like it in general, although it does have problems. Infantry combat at medium and long range is good. B... : UtilityMaximizer
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        You got me point blank last night when I was jumping around like an idiot. : sysmanager
        • True, I got lucky there. I've had a whole lot of practice with the engineer rifles, though, so I'm able t... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Basically, when I run into someone coming around a corner, I just back away while spraying the gun like a... : stump
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          My action depends on what I'm facing, and my class. If I turn a corner and see an assault right in front ... : UtilityMaximizer
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            Being an engineer or sniper is the worst when running into someone with an automatic weapon...except when : stump
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              Ha ha, I should try that. I can't figure the knife out, though. It doesn't seem predictable in terms of t... : UtilityMaximizer
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                sysmanager's guide to the knife: 1) Aim 2) clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick : sysmanager
                • What about "???" and "Profit"? : UtilityMaximizer
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                Knife is worthless. I often run out of all my BAR and pistol ammo on a long killing spree, and am left wi... : Ratsofatsorat
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                  I love knife sneak attacks because it just pisses people off. : sysmanager
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                    >:( go to hell : Nighthavvk
                    • I am wating uuuuuuuuuuuu : sysmanager
                • You just circle strafe around the guy and hold down the button. It's not easy and it rarely works but wh... : stump
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          That's your first mistake. It's better to charge a person from the side, always.. in any situation. It th... : Ratsofatsorat
          • By the time they realize where the shots are coming from, there is no time to throw grenades cause they a... : stump

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• I hope this asstastic download experience isnt a preview of the games level of fun. : Degenerate
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  ahahahaha they are doing this just to get married in game! : Normality
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    why dont you come be the priest? : Degenerate
    • I just might do that! : Normality
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  But I'm playing WoW :( : Clay
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    me too! what lvl are you now : multisync
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      Drakkh is 15, Crush is like 1 kill away from 10. : Clay
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        i hit 21 last nite. Lvl 20 was insane I had like 1.5gp worth of skills to buy! And Portal fucking owns m... : multisync
        • so its better than clear mind? : Degenerate
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          they need to give warlocks sleep. : Clay
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            also why do they only let you sleep one mob at a time? : Clay
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              sleep would be way too powerful if you could knock em all out. i would say the mage has to 'concentrate'... : multisync
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                does sleep last forever? : Clay
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                  no - sleep rank 1 is 20sec and sleep rank 2 (lvl 20) is 30sec. But it can end sooner. And as soon as so... : multisync
                  • In EQ you could mez as many people as you wanted. It wasn't "too powerful" at all. : Clay
        • i quit playing on the pvp server. upper levels are just not fun. alliance outnumber horde 4 to 1 now, and... : wtf242
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        whoa, you're Drakkh? I'm Bloodgush, sup e-buddy. : Thud
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          cresis/ladydie are the only two i get to play with =( : multisync
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            did any of you buy fireworks on the 4th from the vendor outside ratchet? I missed it - he was selling sp... : multisync
            • I was getting drunk and eating BBQ, I missed it :/ : Thud
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          hahaha sorry about ditching you yesterday, the wife wanted to go out : Clay
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            Hey man, no problem. FYI, I highly recommned heading to the crossroads in the barrens once you hit 15. ... : Thud
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              I saw a patch message say that they were going to re-work the Barrens quest... I actually went out there,... : Clay
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                I saw that too. Howevere, once i got out there all of the quests work and some of them area actually kin... : Thud
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                  I might run my Warrior out there. m*sync claims silverpine is the best place for mid-late teens though : Clay
                  • I only have 3 quests left to complete in Silverpine and they are all red at lvl 16. I think I have A hus... : Thud
  • you need a break. come sell drugs with us : Degenerate
  • f u : skynet
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  wait, is there a shackleague brewing or something? : enigmatic
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    are you asking about a NCAA 2005 league? : Degenerate
    • \m/ : Wolfanoz
    • I think so...or a NFL 2k5 league. I bought 2k3 for $5 Sunday and am really digging it over Madden : enigmatic
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  Speaking of NCAA, who wants to be my first victim over Xbox Live? : djustifier
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    Lets wait till its released first :D : Normality
    • can't wait...gonna go play it now. : djustifier
  • :( :( :( :( :( I'm going to email my wife and whine until she lets me have the discretionary funds to ... : Deathlove
• I tried, but I was getting ~1kb/s for no certain reason. : Nighthavvk
• My download is still going from last night. So is Jedi out now that his power cut out last night? har ... : Bull
• World of Pirates has won me away from Anarchy :| : bringer
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  how far are you with the download? I'm only at 33% :( : sanchez
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8107940 : Degenerate
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  ETA 10 hours!! I left it on overnight... fuck this... : Delusional
  • World of Pirates is only 50mb! : bringer
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    yeah this download is horrid. Mines been going for over 24 hours now and it just hit data80.cab. :( : Degenerate
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      i guess we start playing next week. mine is on data20.cab : lacker
      • I think I'm the only one close to finishing and thats because I started yesterday morning. :( : Degenerate
      • data26.cab here! I'm like 5 hours ahead of you! : Delusional
  • I've been downloading for 16 hours and it's at 338 out of 1330 megs. This is on a fucking cable modem. So... : Delusional
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  i'm about to reactivate my old account, I should be able to help some people out if my chars are still th... : lakren
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    so youve played beforethen! excellent. Any advice for a total newb? which race, profession, etc? Somet... : Degenerate
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      nope, maybe once I get in game I'll remember, but I tried to reactivate my old account and for some reaso... : lakren
      • ok, get on the rimjob server! : Degenerate
• I would but a friend just convinced me to get into DAoC :( : lordlobo
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  I'm all downloaded, installed and ready. Wut up? : xocsida
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    holy hell. you downloaded it all since my post last night? : Degenerate
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      It's only a gig and a half... I'm getting like 100kb/sec right now so it shouldn't take more than a few h... : bringer
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        thats what I thought yesterday. I'm on a T1 and it wont let me grab faster than 20 kb/sec :( : Degenerate
        • that's because they hate you :( : bringer
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          Yeah, it only took me like 4 hours yesterday. :( : xocsida
          • I hate both of you : Degenerate
        • I'm on 3mbps cable and it did go 100KB/s a few times but most of the time its down at around 10-20 : sanchez
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  ugh, skip this monstrosity and download the free 7 day trial of daoc form fileplanet. : maulla
  • I didnt download 1.13 GB already to quit now >:( : Degenerate
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    Is DAoC better now? because it was fucking boring when I played it. Admittedly, that was in beta... and I... : bringer
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      o_O i cant believe youre even judging the game based on playing an early beta : maulla
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        Hey, it was late beta! But the gameplay mechanics weren't very exciting either... I got bored of the Ever... : bringer
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          so uh, why are you playing this? its the same thing. you enter attack mode and click a button if you want... : maulla
          • Because I'm bored. Very, very bored. Plus as I recall AO had way more character creation options than DAO... : bringer
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    but now that i think of it, you guys were so entrhalled with CoH and this game is very similar to it. you... : maulla
    • if you like it, it must suck! : Degenerate
    • I've played both this and daoc at the extreme high end of the games, they're totally different and both p... : lakren
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  We need to pick a server! The choices seem to be: Atlantean Rimor : xocsida
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    I vote for Rim because I thought it said Rimjob. : bringer
    • works for me :D : Degenerate
    • rimjob it is! : xocsida
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      Bah, I already started a char last night on Atlantean. : Portax
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        doh why didnt you tell us? Xoc did you already start? : Degenerate
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          I just woke up! It's okay, I'll start a new one on the new server. I only wanted to get a feel for the ga... : Portax
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            you have to pick right from the start? You cant join one and then later betray them for buckets of money? : Degenerate
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              You can't betray anyone when your download chokes and goes at like 20kb/sec. :( : bringer
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                welcome to my world :( : Degenerate
                • Your world sucks! : bringer
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              Yeah, you pick it at the beginning. There's a whole thing where you walk around and try to find which one... : Portax
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                I say we go for the ultra big conglomerate thats hell bent on ruling the world. I'd also be cool with ... : Degenerate
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                  Ok, Omni-Tek it is! : Portax
                  • Omni-Tek on the rimjob server folks! once you actually get the damn thing downloaded that is. : Degenerate
• my power at home is still out . . . grrrrrrrrrrr : jedi_27
• play more rainbow six 3. or sc:pt or... something : Grinspork
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  power is still out . . . : jedi_27
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    Who did you piss off at the power company? : bringer
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      actually i think it was MotherNature . . . : jedi_27
      • That bitch. :( : bringer
  • already give daoc up? : maulla
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  how about a fileshack mirror plz?!? : virus
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    it would take maarten 16 days to download it before he could upload it there : Degenerate
    • I don't think he actually downloads the file himself, he probably remote desktops to another machine that... : Pink0r
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  fileplanet link: http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/126202.shtml somebody see if it just points ba... : Degenerate
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    nope, off fp servers, still gota wait in line though. : ant321
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      even waiting an hour there has to be quicker than what we're going through :( : Degenerate
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        well hopefully I can get a torrent going after DL finishes, I'm abusing the BW at work. : ant321
        • awesome! : Degenerate
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  so what are people playing? not sure what to make.. : lakren
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    Omni-Tek on the Rimjob server : Degenerate
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      i actually meant which classes but I guess it doesn't matter, watch every person pick the same two classe... : lakren
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        I vow not to be a shade. whatever that is. I dont know what any of the classes are. : Degenerate
        • haha, i really don't either, i may be something else, can't decide. : lakren
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  by the way, definitely start in Jobe, not omni. From what I remember you just pick omni later. : lakren
  • so what are we doing? someone with current experience guide us :! : sanchez
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  I am getting 250k/sec off the fileplanet mirror. : Delusional
  • I'm too close to finishing to start over now : Degenerate
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    I'm getting like 220 as well, so I should be done in 90 minutes. Much faster than the official download, ... : bringer
    • yeah much better, 390KB/s here : sanchez
• just started my guy, bureaucrat named sarren.. they seem to have changed a shitload, seems like it will b... : lakren
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  finally! after 30 hours I have it downloaded and burned to CDs. Now if I could just get done with work. :... : Degenerate
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    fedex overnight cds to me pls : skynet
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      use the fileplanet link, much faster : sanchez
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        im all over that shit like degen on sleepys ass : skynet
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          omg lol fileplanet is IE only? wtfbbq : skynet
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            What? Always works fine in Firefox for me. : Helter Skelter
            • oh it complained about not being able to install some activex control or some shit :( : skynet
• downloading lol : skynet
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  I think we should start in Jobe like lakren suggests. I started in Jobe with my other character last nigh... : Portax
  • yeah, there's really no point in starting anywhere else.. I'll be on in about 5-6 hours from now. : lakren
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    Sure, Jobe on Rimjob server... what are people's names gonna be? : bringer
    • I'll try to keep it close to my shackname just so we know who everyone is easily : sanchez
    • Mine is Portax. : Portax
    • wooo finally got it and installing, I'll go with delusional if it's availible. : Delusional
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      ok I'm installing now. I dont know what my name will be :( : Degenerate
      • im still downloading :( 6 hours to go :( : skynet
      • Send me a tell when you're in. I'm still level 3. : Portax
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  Fuck there's a lot of patches for this. : bringer
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    I'm on patch #2 : Degenerate
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      Do you have to put in a credit card to get your free 7 days or whatever? : Delusional
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        yes : sanchez
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          Ok I did that and immediately cancelled, since it told me the account would remain active through the bil... : Delusional
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            I think you're supposed to cancel before 7 days...not immidiatelly : sanchez
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              Immediately is still before 7 days :P We'll see if it works. : Delusional
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                I think it deletes your account right when you cancel tho : sanchez
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                  "A cancelled subscription will remain active until the end of its billing period. After you have cancelle... : Delusional
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                    "If you cancel a trial account within 7 days we will delete all data related to you, your account, your c... : sanchez
                    • Right, but is that after the 7 days, since they don't need to save your shit if you're just a trial, or i... : Delusional
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      Are we still on the rimjob server? : xocsida
      • Yeah, join the jobe affiliation and send me a tell. : Portax
• my name is sanchezzz /tell me if you want to team up, I'm still in the training area : sanchez
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  People still playing tonight? : bringer
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    going on now, name's sarren. : lakren
    • Cool. Sanchezzz and I are doing Drake's quests around the newb tower right now. Send a tell to Bringar. : bringer
• update: still no fileshack link :( : virus

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  HAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAA Seacaucus HAAAAAHAHAHAHHAAAA : Caboose
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    1 mile is not a lot on a trip that spans multiple thousands. Is it that bad really? Either way the red... : {Venger}
    • 1 mile in NYC is like 40miles in a suburban or rural area. :( : Paranoid Android
  • You're from Secaucus, I'm from Manhattan You're jealous of me because your girlfriend is catting : Sze Ior
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  are yall coming through austin? : busdriver3030
  • well 2 months which means they should swing by Dallas in August for QCon. : Crimsonbeak
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    HAHA, @ redneck. And it's y'all. :/ : Kaiser
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      austin is pretty redneck free : ew0kian
      • Austin is the anti-Texas of Texas. : slax0r
  • We did last time 2 years ago on that roadtrip (from Miami to the mexican border and back again, with Aust... : {Venger}
• Did you check out all the sites like hotels.com and other ones? Also pay the extra $70 a night to stay i... : Crimsonbeak
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  !!!! Dallas August 12-15 !!!! : edgewise
  • Yeah I know! I'll be in Tennessee by then. enigmatic has offered me a ride to Dallas and I'll see if I... : {Venger}
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  seacacus is far from manhattan... Try to get a hotel in Staten Island : bozer
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    Secaucus is one mile and the Hudson River from NYC. : balaams_ass
    • One thing that you will learn quickly about Manhattan is that physical distance is meaningless, unless yo... : emcea
• My Honeymoon was at the Millenium. I think : sharkII
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  Stop by Charlotte. You can see my iPod! : Clay
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    We're going to Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg in NC. Got two spare beds? :-) : {Venger}
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      Why are you stopping there? Fort Bragg is close to Fayetteville, and Fayetteville is the trashiest place ... : Clay
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        yeah i mean jesus, at least go to atlantic beach or somewhere with a sembalance of DECENT. or go to c... : draconic
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          We're going to visit the Marines at LeJeune, and the 82nd airborne at Bragg. Beaches are for girls. : {Venger}
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            and you go to the beach to oggle the girls : Clay
            • Swedish girls beat your girls any day, so we're not even gonna try looking for them over there. But I'll ... : {Venger}
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  There is a brand new subway/train station about 1 mile from that Holiday Inn and I'll bet the hotel has a... : balaams_ass
  • Good tips. We'll aim for the red roof inn right now but if we go to seacaucus your advice will be of good... : {Venger}
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  Q)]b Why is this Red Roof Inn so cheap? $89 two blocks from the empire state building. If this is fine... : {Venger}
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    R.O.U.S.'s : Crimsonbeak
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      lol. yes, it's in the middle of the fireswamp. : edgewise
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        Ok I googled ROUS and fell off my chair in laughter, is it that bad!?? : {Venger}
        • I don't know. I just wanted to acknowlege Crimson's funny post. : edgewise
        • Nah I was just making a funny comment. It is probobly just because it is a ways from most of the manhatt... : Crimsonbeak
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    Because it's on the west side of mid town(not much there). Anyway a bad hotel in Manhattan is better tha... : TheArtMan
    • Aha, super. We'll take it then. Thanks a lot for the help mate, just shackmsg me if you have any tips on ... : {Venger}
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  I'm leaving for New York tomorrow! Woo! : FrayLo
  • Enjoy your stay. : TheArtMan
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  what cell phone does ur brohter use these days : ew0kian
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    What kind of question is that?? My bro is now freaked over how the heck some net dude knows who he is :-)... : {Venger}
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      not as freaked out as davecrazy was, i'm sure. : lacker
      • www.jpop.se/shacktagged.jpg : {Venger}
    • Sweet, I just got me a K700i yesterday as well! (R.I.P T610) I'm loving mine so far, although I wish ... : timm
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      does the gx20 work on us gsm networks like tmobile? : ew0kian
      • 900/1800/1900. So as long as the US GSM network of your choice is on the 1900 band which I believe it is ... : {Venger}
• there is a hostel right by times square. big apple hostel or something : sweat
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  There is a Comfort Inn, right next to Central Park. It is pretty cheap and comfortable. Search for Comfor... : personaljesus
  • $128 for a night for us, that's good but we'll check out the red roof inn unless anything better pops up.... : {Venger}
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  Thanks everyone! Shack is of good help as always. I'll be in NY for a few days so if anyone has tips ... : {Venger}
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    lemme know when/if you get to Los Angeles. : edgewise
    • Not planned, but I do have a friend who is moving to Santa Barbara this fall/winter. I might give him a v... : {Venger}
  • Avoid terrorists Seriously, there's a good chance of an attack this summer, so be on the lookout for ang : Ratsofatsorat
• omg, "New York Minute 2: This Time It's Swedish"!!! : timmie
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  CITY VIEW 31-55TH FLOORS HUDSON VIEW PLASMA TV 2-LINE PHONE DATAPORT HIGH SPEED ACC. Friday-- M... : {Venger}
  • And knowing is half the battle. G.I. JOE! : Crimsonbeak
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    holy fuck how much is that a night? : FrayLo
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      $161, just a tiny bit more than other hotels this night. It's worth it. I think. Bro is talking abou... : {Venger}
      • You get to see the new corner stone, and the start of contruction on the site though. : Crimsonbeak
• you dont want to be in seacaucus, its a pain in the ass to get to and from the city, if you dont want to ... : mach1dc

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• known bug - noc : multisync
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  This is why (yes you knew this post was coming) I don't use firefox. This little bug here, that littl : Hodder11
  • sander said he would fix them soon thou :( : multisync
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    even the bugs ppl bitch about, i've never seen. i guess i'm golden. as an anecdote, my roommate's comp... : cpt_gloval
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      so (for example) you've never had the problem where you're typing a message in a text box, and the cursor : Hodder11
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        not sure what you're describing, but i didn't have any problems typing this message. : cpt_gloval
        • whoah how long as this alternate post form been there? : cpt_gloval
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          the cursor, which flashes, you know? it's over top of the last letter i type. no, it doesn't affec... : Hodder11
          • As I'm typing this message I can read everything clearly, no matter if I did it in the alt post form or i... : cajuncook
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        you keep mentioning this. i don't think it's a bug. it's just a difference. it's a shame this tiny lit... : pupismyname
        • that's what i always assumed. plus my cursor blinks so if i'm that unsure of my last character, i can wai... : cpt_gloval
        • it's not the deal breaker, obviously. it's numerous other things in addition to that. and I mentioned it : Hodder11
        • it's a bug. http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98564 It was "fixed" once, but the fix left c... : andromeda
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      http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/options_nuked.x Enable the Alternative Post Form. Reply, and try using th... : Entity
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        http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8111825 : cpt_gloval
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          Yeah. :/ Once you get used to those handy dandy shortcuts, and start making habits of using them for thin : Entity
          • i've gotten myself pretty handy with those tags. : cpt_gloval
      • That's a known problem with the Shack code. Whether that's a bug in FireFox or The Shack using some IE-s... : RatBastard
    • yeah same here.. reply button works fine here. *shrug* : Shadowdane
• I don't even know what you're talking about, and I've used Firefox since it was Phoenix. :( : cajuncook
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  heh, never knew there was a "post a reply" button. : BulletPro
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    heh, never knew until now. it does the same thing. weird I just just the little Reply link on the side... : cap n KRUNCH
    • Oh, there it is! Using the alt postform it takes you to make a new post. : cajuncook
  • Holy shit I just noticed this button for the first time as well. I don't see the need to use it being tha : mofo
  • ahahah me neither : mr brown
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  I installed Firefox last night. I kept crashing on the Shack's login screen. Uninstalled it this morn... : Pink0r
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    Ignorance really is bliss ;) : emcea
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      At least IE never crashed there! : Pink0r
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        login screen? wtf man first you go join the elves and now you use a login screen? Just use the form ... : multisync
        • Had to setup my preferences! : Pink0r
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        Neither has my Firefox. Oh well. Enjoy the spyware. : K1Bond007
        • hahaha ok! go back to slashdot. : Pink0r
  • IE is the exact opposite of bliss for me. :-\ : cajuncook
• alternative post form = problem solved, although that also has a few quirks ;) : timmie
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  just start typing. : pupismyname
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    btw, i just figured out why this is happening and shackmessaged sander the fix. eta on implementation is... : pupismyname
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      Three years? That's a bit optimistic, wouldn't you say? : Ajax
      • if they go into crunch-mode next week, they may just make it. : pupismyname
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  Ctrl-End. problem solved. : fsck
  • OMG! Genius! : PenicillinX57