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  In particular, what about the IBM ThinkPad T42? I've heard good things, but anyone have experiene with it... : Crimson
  • I've accidentally dropped a t23 and it tumbled down a floor of stairs without breaking. I'd say thinkpad ... : haokah
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  What does he use it for?? I'm guessing basics, word processing, internet, and stuff? : Shadowdane
  • Multitasking is the key application, so its mostly being able to run Outlook/Excel/Word with multiple win... : Crimson
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  Dell would be good, mainly because their support is great (or it was as of a couple of years ago) : byorn
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    that was before they offshored to India - now many hate it : Postal
    • I've used Dell tech support before after the switch - one of the guys was very knowledgeable, the other o... : Crimson
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  I'd go with Toshiba, this model sounds like a nice well rounded machine. Toshiba Satellite A60-S166 h... : Shadowdane
  • Do the toshiba's still have the dvd/cd rom on a port replicator, or is it internal now? I haven't messed ... : haokah
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  does he use any Windows-only apps? if not... PowerBook? : Postal
  • Second'd. Although, depending on his needs, an iBook might be more appropriate (and definitely easier on... : genom
• I just bought a Dell Inspiron 8600 for college. The major draws were the screen, the video card, and it b... : sgtsanity

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  Gamespot opened up all their video content for free now. http://come.to/magicbox This site has bett... : dafaulkner
  • I usually buy magazines to read when I do not have internet access (work, traveling, etc.) : byorn
• Easy, PC Gamer, I have every single issue to this date, best mag in the world, nuff said. ALthought dont... : Sgt_Boomstick

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  Yes, there are several that come with Firefox. Look in Bookmarks > Quick Searches. Also if you are using ... : weezer rocks
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    it doesn't like colons :( : itsjames
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      you don't use colons, just start with the keyword. : Zero|DPX
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        I want it to use colons though.. it's what I'm used to ;( : itsjames
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          Ok, so add colons to your keywords. : weezer rocks
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            I did and it didn't work... noooooooooo! :( : itsjames
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              It worked for me, you sure your keyword for google searches is "gg:" and not something else? : weezer rocks
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                http://www.andresbecerra.com/ShackUpload/Files/keyword.png : weezer rocks
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                  try having the following keywords: gg google gg: google: I seem to have ended up doing an "I'm feel... : itsjames
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                    wait, it's more random than that.. i don't know what the hell it's doing : itsjames
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                      you didn't key in multiple keywords into the bookmark did you? I'm not sure that works. : Zero|DPX
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                        i did indeed. Doesn't it have both google and gg by default? : itsjames
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                          If you wand multiple keywords to do the same thing you need separate bookmarks for each keyword afaik. I'... : weezer rocks
                          • bah, that sucks! It wouldn't be very hard to patch in! :( : itsjames
                          • ^^^ Yeah I think this is the answer maybe? : Zero|DPX
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  Yep. Type "google blah" for a google search. Other keyword include "dict" for a dictionary.com search ... : Helter Skelter
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    NWS Comment search http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?type=n&query=%s Informative Comment search htt : weezer rocks
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      I actually use mycroft plugins (read: the little google bar next to the address bar) for my shacksearches... : Helter Skelter
      • Yeah, I use a combination of Context Search http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=75294 and key w... : weezer rocks
  • oh shi : drucifer
• Sure. Bookmark some kind of a search and fill in a keyword for it (like "gg" or "dict") in the bookmark ... : Zero|DPX
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  I feel so dirty running FF now. I just wish the Shack worked perfectly with it. I know alt-post form is... : smacknca
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    That's purposeful on Sander's part, the code explicitly directs any non-IE browser to refresh the page. ... : Zero|DPX
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      But collapsing is so nice and clean! Whats the reason for auto-refresh only on non-IE? : smacknca
      • Because he didn't have the time or energy to try and test that it worked on other browsers, and besides, ... : Zero|DPX
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    My only wish is R to reply. Just let me have that, oh great Firefox developers? Please? : slax0r
    • I heard it works in camino on the mac :) I just click the little <<. : Zero|DPX

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• shes cute sometimes. I wouldnt call her hot though. : Degenerate
• No, and my standards are normal. Her face reminds me of a rat with down's syndrome. : genjuro
• Not really. : Kerath
• there was just something weird about her face in SM2... i dunno just shoot me i guess... : ghost in my shell
• i'll put it this way. she's ugly. complete buttaface. : vassili_zaitsev
• I hope Kirsten sees this thread and is so depressed by it she marries me. : nudel
• nope, the only real complaint about the Spiderman movies : byorn
• there is something about her i find really.. good : spector
• I wanna see her boobies if that means anything : mr brown
• she is skeletor : Mondo
• She's hot and beauty is relative. : Fred Garvin
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  I think she used to be really good looking, she's just.. weird now, though : JINKY
  • I think in the last couple years, she looks permanently stoned. Her eyes look all droopy. That makes her ... : five_percent

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  You have a beta invite? : mojoald
  • i've been playin for weeks : multisync
• hahaha thats awesome. : jedi_27
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  Now that I'm actually in the beta, I can laugh at this. : sharpie
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    Same here. The game isn't even that good! : drkupo
    • Then why do you play it and tempt us with your naysayery. :( : Zibro

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  i cant read that font. : skold
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    fon+ : AllYourBase
    • olo : skold
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  ohhhhhh yeeeeaaahhhhhhh : eyegeegeewhy
  • My thoughts exactly. :) Before we get too excited, though, I should point out that I got that from www... : protozone
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  I will [1] refuse to play Doom3 unless they sort out the T character in that font. It's an outrage! ([... : nudel
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    is this not the planescape torment font : eyegeegeewhy
    • Generic gothic type font. Appears in Diablo as well, I believe... : SpaecKow
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      Exocet is the name, I believe. : mmogger
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        Close, but the version of Exocet I googled has a T that doesn't suck. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/emigre... : five_percent
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          Maybe they're typing + instead of T. hehe The capital T seems different (in Trade). Either way, man... : nudel
          • Maybe there are using + ! That's almost l33tsp33k... Ac+ivi5i0n'5 b1gg3s+ 3v3r PC m4rk3+1ng c4mp41gn h... : five_percent
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  I may have to bite the big one and buy a video card. : thejm4n
  • What do you have now and what are you planning to upgrade to? : dltrem
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  "Doom 3 has slightly lower expectations around it than the second coming of Jesus" -- Wired, May 2003 ... : nudel
  • sounds like this Jesus dude is getting a lot of action : Topaz
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  This is bullshit. Does anyone really believe the game is 'done'? Not a chance - the build they will pla... : kaibosh
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    um, why? : maulla
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      Because he is lonely and wants some attention. : SpaecKow
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        When do you think that page was made up? Sometime in June maybe? *knock knock* Hello Mcfly! : kaibosh
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          It's a scan from a UK mag called MCV. I presume it's an advert placed by Activision recently. Your poi... : protozone
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            advertisement in a uk mag? huh this isn't an advertisement it's a thing they're pr companies sends to mag... : pigz
            • No actually it's an ad. : dafaulkner
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    and how exactly would you know that? How can you honestly call something bullshit that you have no clue a... : moshman
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      When DooM 3 is done we will know it. This is just a promotional hype business thing about Activision, ma... : kaibosh
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        I would've thought that promotional people would be the first to find out when a game is done. Although i... : protozone
        • this is most likely done by whoever activision has doing pr for them and probably isnn't the most accurat... : pigz
        • you know it takes time for marketing peeps to get things done aswell, they also have to get art work and ... : CoRDS
  • Given that Carmack said beta testing was going "very well" on June 18, and that's almost a month ago now,... : dafaulkner
  • Maybe "done" means "feature/content complete with 1 month worth of bug fixing" to the marketing types : DinK
• I was about to post something like that. Good thing you posted that. It is all over IGN as of right now. : The Wizard
• i'll belive it when i get my call from eb saying "your pre-order of doom3 is ready for pickup" : CoRDS
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  Number 1) http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/32581 Number 2) That looks photoshopped together. Bad... : laidback
  • It looks like there's a right page missing, since one of those stands seems to span the next page to the ... : DinK

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• wish their was one of these for the ibm deathstar drives. I've got like 20 of these at work (doh!) : shassard

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  What time did you order? : DKo5
  • And OMG! Order Status: Shipped - These items have shipped. Please check your email for tracking infor : DKo5
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  What do you guys plan on doing with yours as far as adding to it : bozer
  • For me I don't really plan on adding anything for video or ram. Right now I have a gig of pc3200 ram and ... : wishfulthinker
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  so how much did these things actually end up costing you guys? : spector
  • $191. Mine still says drop to shipper though. im still pretty sure ill get it though :) : jojomcbobo

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  Been using FF for about a week, the first 24 hours are weird, sometimes frustrating, and sometimes really... : eskimo spy
  • Oh yeah, quick super short list of things to know that will make you much happier. 1. Reboot after in : eskimo spy
• Its Free, easy to use, built in pop-up blocking, spyware isnt a problem, offers lots of options to custom... : Shadowdane
• advantages ... > * yes its free yes its easy to use yes i get the idea :D : OverBurN
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  I really don't understand people sometimes. I've been using (and surfing) with IE (and avant) for yea... : Sander Pilon
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    virus scanners don't really work on spyware. Install Ad-aware/SB Search and Destroy; see how many reg ke... : rasputinreborn
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      Some friends of mine (with young kids) got fed up with IE after still being unable to use their PC how th... : dognose
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        Oh, so they're the ones click "yes" when IE asks "I want to installs spyware, is that okay with you!?", a : Sander Pilon
        • They prolly do, yeah... kids are only safe with mozilla. My buddy doesn't wanna hafta get a masters degr... : dognose
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      i have both, and run them on a regular basis and it is a pain in the ass : d0pamine
      • THAT is why I use Firefox. Sure, you can use IE and walk on eggshells all the time. Or with FF you can ... : rasputinreborn
    • I do on a regular basis. Nothing major ever occurred except some cookies and a ad-aware detects "about:bl... : Sander Pilon
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    oh, and have you ever gone to a site like supercars.net and browsed around? having to click no to the li... : rasputinreborn
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      Email them about the issue Do not go the site Tell them why Yes, they'll call you a whiner, but if e... : Ebu
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        why would I even want to spend that much time on it? I would rather browse safely by default. : rasputinreborn
        • ... and not worry about contacting the damn owners of the site, hehe : rasputinreborn
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      whenever i venture into the shadier parts of the web I use vmware or lynx anyway... : Sander Pilon
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        heh, sounds to me like you go out of your way not to use FF for some reason. Firefox just freaking works... : rasputinreborn
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          I have it installed. (Hey, I *do* design website backends for a living) I just see no reason whatsoev... : Sander Pilon
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            i sense much stubbornness in you Seriously though, I believe there is spyware out there that you don'... : rasputinreborn
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              Hey, yoda... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/08/2159244 :) : Sander Pilon
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                already fixed, Padawan. -_- : rasputinreborn
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                  yeah. But how many people actually downloaded that fix!? Most IE and Windows exploits are also for is... : Sander Pilon
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                    That exploit is fixed with a simple configuration change. I'm on 0.8 and I don't have to worry about it. : DinK
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                      it doesn't matter how simple it is. Most recent IE fixes are the alteration of a few regkeys from 0 to 1 ... : Sander Pilon
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                        people who are running Firefox for the most part have their 'ear to the ground' on the Internet and will ... : redfive
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                          That ends the second FF gets any significant market share. It may be a toy for geeks and nerds now, once ... : Sander Pilon
                          • Then Mozilla needs to address this "problem" with auto-updating turned on by default. Advanced users w... : kbaxter1
• ^^ this plus its easy to uninstall...just give it a try : cap n KRUNCH
• advantages/disadvantages? - No spyware, no popups, easy surfing, no annoyance, it's WAY prettier, it's : dognose
• It's a good simple browser. Out of the box it's highly configurable and lean on features, but with certa... : DinK
• its all about the tabbed browsing for me : kingfish

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• I hate you :( My cities always look ugly. Yours looks fantastic... : Sander Pilon
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  nice condos in the 2nd shot, isnt that bridge a bit unnecessary though? : eggnoodles
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    I'm going to be building over there, but atm yes not really needed. : Shadowdane
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      built the bridge and then ran out of money, huh?:) Does Rush Hour add a lot to the game? I heard it's ... : zerofunk
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        no i have $135,000 if u didnt notice.. :) just didnt get around to developing that area. : Shadowdane
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          Haha okay, I didn't look at them very closely. So Rush Hour is good? : zerofunk
          • yeah, its a LOT more enjoyable that just SC4. Adds driving/flying missions.. and adds quite a few more ... : Shadowdane
• so what shackers have you named? the mods are all cops right? : enigmatic
• here's my cities :) these are from when sc4 first came out way back when, i started this city http://... : ^-SeaWolf-^

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  Has the legality of that site been settled? : broly1718
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    I dont know i just paid 5 bucks got 500 megs of download and downloaded 1.5 bucks worth quality 320 k a s... : Rageaholic
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      yes but is it safe giving them your CC info? : proclone1
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        can you use pay pal with them? : somean0n
        • Yes. Now we debate Paypal's connections to the Russian mob. : gingerninja
  • it may be legal in russia but probably not here. : GloriousCow
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    It's pretty obviously illegal. : Fred Garvin
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      P.S. - Who would give their CC number to a Russian company? : Fred Garvin
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        an amazing amount of dumbasses, I bet. this is probably one of the best moneymaking scams the Russian maf... : eskimo spy
        • I would have assumed that most Shackers would be too net savvy for that. : Fred Garvin
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          Before you can add to your balance at AllOFMP3.com, you must first register. After registering, you can : somean0n
          • Who cares? Why would you give ANY payment info to a Russian pirate site? : Fred Garvin
          • yeah, except you're paying for illegal mp3s... why not just get them off of kazaa? : artillery
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            Yep you can use PayPal. I haven't used the site, I think I will wait and see what the verdict is on it's... : Dr Van Nostrand
            • No one has ever reported CC abuse? How can they say that? Do they have access to the Visa and MC complain... : Fred Garvin
        • I assumed they offer safer ways to exchange $... but we all know that the average Shacker is 10,000x more... : eskimo spy
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  What are the bitrates they use to encode the music on that site? : flip-flop
  • pretty much every one (128,160,192,256,320) in constant or variable bit rate. even lossless for some alb... : xylitol
  • 128-320 CBR 128-256VBR for MP3. You can also use WMA, OGG, MPEG-4 MPC and Lossless. Really awesome serv... : snowwolf

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  Standard response: - The game's easy; learn to block. - The controls are great; stop button mashing. ... : walker270
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    I block all the time. Example of bad controls is the bow: You try to fire an arrow in 3rd person and t... : nudel
    • you must not be doing it right because it plays like any fighter for me. check your combo lists and actua... : maulla
    • re: camera, wallrunning and bow, I agree. That said, I kicked the shit out of anything that had a puls... : seven
    • I'm on chapter 9 after over 20 hours of gameplay and I don't have any gripes with the controls at all. Ju... : Helter Skelter
    • the bow is a small part of the game and your milisecond doesn't make sense. lets practice a good move no... : handofthrawn
    • I suggest Fusion Fenzy for you. Oh, and what are you talking about Tony Hawks controls? They are amazingl... : Skeffington
• seriously, i can agree with the camera but the controlls arent shitty. : maulla
• can wait for the patch in august that will tweak the camera some! : tsuba
• Don't blame the game for your shortcomings. It seperates the men from the boys, and perhaps it wasn't me... : JINKY
• the game isn't that hard. dodonpachi: dai-ou-jou is a hard game. : yakub7
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  Well, I just played it some more. Some of it was enjoyable, some of it is just stupid. Walking up a sp... : nudel
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    I was stuck on chapter 5 the whole time, but I restarted Ninja Gaiden last night, and started upgrading m... : lakai skater
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      Is that the XYXXXY or whatever move? I've never tried it. Too many buttons to remember, especially when y... : nudel
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        Yeah, it's that combo, and totally owns everything up to chapter 5 for me. Aw shit, now I have to face th... : lakai skater
        • Heh, I said it's too many buttons to remember but remembered it correctly, even though I've never used it... : nudel
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    You clearly just don't like the kind of game ninja gaiden is. Me and my friend rented it and got past th... : SenorSpine
    • You're probably right... If I had known it was a combo-button-press fighter-style game I never would've b... : nudel
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  My standard answer: get Otogi if you want an action game with gorgeous graphics and relaxing gameplay. Ge... : Borzoi
  • Otogi is to weed as NG is to meth :P : Borzoi

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• ^ This is the best deal if you want a kickass card for HL2 and Doom 3. : dafaulkner
• I wish these cards were manufactured by BFG; I'd buy one in a heartbeat. My old PNY GeForce3 hasn't given... : yoonix

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• If I want links to open in a new window I just scroll-wheel click them. I'm not sure how to fix the rest... : dmason
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  1) Open links in a new window or a new tab? 2) What extensions are you using? 3) The CSS code goes in u... : weezer rocks
  • New tabs of course, and it is a PAIN IN THE ASS to have to middle click on links when it should simply op... : kaibosh
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  1. Don't use Tabbrowser Extensions. Dthread works beautifully without it. If there's feaures you absolute... : Helter Skelter
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    Well yeah, please by all means list what you think are the good extensions. I'm surprised no-one has mad... : kaibosh
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      Which features do you want? I'll find the current versions of what I can (which should be most of it). I'... : Helter Skelter
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        MYIE simply handles tabs a lot nicer. You can drag them around, you can double click to close them, they... : kaibosh
        • TBE has always been a buggy pile of crap. That said, lemme just paste something up real quick... : Helter Skelter
        • Some TBE Replacement extensions! Old list: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=47192 The e : Helter Skelter
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    Any of those extensions let you adjust the tab width? : weezer rocks
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      Dunno, but I can look. It's not a feature I use myself. : Helter Skelter
      • Its not something that will keep me from using Firefox but its the only thing I miss from TBE. : weezer rocks
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  Oh, and of course: Why is the Shack too wide for my browser in FF? Jeez, please say there is a fix for ... : kaibosh
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    The Shack's too wide in any browser, tbh. It's the webside that won't share the monitor with other websid... : nudel
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      Huh? Are you joking? MYIE sizes the Shack %100 : kaibosh
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        If he's running lower than 1024x768, the shack will always page-widen. : Helter Skelter
        • I'm running dual 1600x1200 displays... I just don't like my web browser being *forced* to be this wide al... : nudel
  • nope. still waiting. i think haiku will in the future. : dodob
• Tabbed Browser Preferences - http://www.pryan.org/mozilla/site/TheOneKEA/tabprefs/ let's you set firefo... : inchwide
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  It is still in Beta. I've had a bunch of weird rendering bugs with it through general useage. I mostly... : seven
  • Yeah, I have given up and switched over to Maxthon. It does everything right without tinkering. I do lo... : kaibosh

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  one tiny change, a one-liner, to make firefox and thunderbird secure against some sillyness. you can eith... : inchwide
  • Thanks! Much easier. Very annoying that they don't say what changes in the minor releases, nor highlig... : nudel
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    "This fix is for users of all Mozilla products on Windows XP. " 2000 isn't vulnerable? : nomaad
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      http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1621463,00.asp sounds like 2k will have a similar vulnerability, ... : jcupitt
      • I'll fix your hole in a minute! :) (/me waves!) : nudel
  • thanks! that saved me a lot of "hassle" :) : moshman

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  Pink0r. that mother fucker. : xilulus
  • Hey Pink0r, how is it? Can you say or is it a tight NDA? : hube
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    He knows somebody. And I hate him for it. : Deathlove
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      Pink0r is actually Lieberman's second in command, and threatens game companies with lawsuits and investig... : enigmatic
      • We're through the looking-glass, people. : Deathlove
• heres a preview thats kinda funny http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=archives&date=2004-05-21 : ghost in my shell

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• Valve planned to phase out WON just after Steam got to 1.0, but after the huge load of problems with it t... : Lethal01
• Hopefully there will be some sort of portal that will allow CS1.5. : dmason
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  I really don't get why people hate Steam so much. Its hassle four a couple of hours after an update comes... : peanut-
  • its also a lot more system intensive for people who play CS simply because its the best looking game they... : nova_x
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    steam wasn't in CS beta .3, the best release ever. : BulletPro
    • the best ever was cs beta .00001232 i was hardcore and one of the first ones to play it b4 all the kid... : mx2323
  • I still get "This game is currently unavailable" every few days on steam. It's great not being able to ... : Mo__
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  seriously, steam is in great working condition right now. i can understand if you dont like features in 1... : maulla
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    he obviously HAS played it to know that the shield is in it and that it is gay as well... : nova_x
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      Or has read the shield-hating comments here. : Ebu
      • i think the sheild makes it slightly more realistic. plus nothing a grenade can't fix : d0pamine
    • not only that but they changed the buy menus that have been the same for years. but i mostly just hat... : smax
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  A steam hack for 1.5 has been released you know... it allows you to play 1.5 over steam : scion
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    Honestly, Steam works seamlessly and perfectly. Try it, you'll like it. : Athlon7
    • and on established servers (it shouldn't take that long to find a good one that pings well to you that yo... : pharoah mike
  • that's good to know. : smax
• no. now quit cheating. or better yet, quit playing Counterstrike. : grendel
• People probably run CS1.6 servers with the shield turned off. Just play on them. Although it does suck th... : nudel
• Welcome to a year ago.. This has been planned for as long as I can remember. Steam works fine : bozer

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  Xbox for 5.1 goodness. : bargeld
  • But what if you have an excellent 5.1 sound setup for your pc????? *insert confused smiley here* : aaarrrgh
  • PC for graphics goodness. : Kerath

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• that sign made me laugh : bosst0ne
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  this game cant get here soon enough : emocore
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    no shit. i actually thought it was released on the 15th . . . but its the 12th!!!! according to ebgames : jedi_27
    • yep. im going to place my preorder tonight, and go pick it up on tuesday. i should practice on 2004 o... : emocore
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      It ships the 12th, in stores on the 13th. : Alec Matias
      • you just made those 24 hours on the 12th so much more painful : MrShmoo
      • there is always a chance that stores like gamestop, and ebgames will have it the 12th.. thats what i am c... : jedi_27
  • Yup. Its causing me to get an Xbox next pay day (19th). : Squirrely
• all my friends from freshman year! : zigzag
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  Worked on it --- > : Omning
  • Alright, answer me this. We cant switch conferences around to our own fancy can we :( I imagine there... : Squirrely
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    How strict is the NCAA on disciplinary action? I don't want to have to suspend Marcus Vick because he's ... : cajuncook
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      Well the most that Vick's situation would be reflected in the game would be for him to be knocked down in... : riptyde
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        But while we are on the subject, yes, Marcus Vick is a giant fucking douchebag and is certainly trying hi... : riptyde
        • How much fun do you think it is to have this hanging over the VT people at my workplace.......Its all PSU : Squirrely
  • Is the Cal fight song in the game? If it's not I guarantee you at least 250 people will not buy the game... : sludge vohaul
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    Can't answer anything until after it's in the stores and stuff, sorry guys. : Omning
    • Darren Sproles is untackleable AM I RITE? : zigzag
    • Well if you remember, a shackmessage would be spiffy sweet :( The NCAA series is the pinnacle of gamin... : Squirrely
  • *bows* : mojoald
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  oh wow this is cool!!! http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/875/1088470583.jpg looks like ea is going... : jedi_27
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    i smell some shackbattles : bosst0ne
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      unless jedi sets them up. he'll fuck them all up : Degenerate
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        hey you sound unhappy . . .gee i wonder why ? :) : jedi_27
        • u r so ded : Degenerate
  • this screenshot just makes the wait that much harder. : emocore
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  picking it up on tuesday and getting the dsl hooked back up on friday. couldn't make it a whole week let : cltcprd
  • it will be good to have you back! : jedi_27

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• Check back in August. Then we'll talk. : Maddog_Delphi97

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• Welcome to the IFP-790T club! Funny thing is that battery power with my one has basically been a non-issu... : five_percent

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  the down side is clipping (if your lucky) the speakers may request more power (if you have em up loud) an... : CoRDS
  • thanks. : xilulus
• you'll be fully able to reproduce the wounderful sound of a hooptie with its 5w speakers being overloaded... : Topaz
• That 100 watts is only at high volume levels. At low levels the amp pushes 5, 10 watts per channel, so t... : pres589

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• It's the dysfunctional love child which is totally unaffiliated with the real shack. : wrath666
• ripp off site : lacker
• More importantly: http://www.shackcentral.com/ : Rasnowl
• i thought it was the real one.. couldn't even find the damn search function (if it has one) : ChickenBreath
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  That's too much of a blantant rip. Even the "shack" logo. Wow. : boughton supreme
  • that's a pretty generic icon for a shack : artillery

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  click here http://www.shacknews.com/msgcenter/ : CoRDS
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    That doesn't fix it, I keep getting the message pop up. See this is why I stick with IE. It actually ... : ease_one
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      hmm, works fine for me in FF ontwo seperate computers...sorry I broke the shack for you in FF :( : enigmatic
      • Well I closed FF and started it again now it is fine. Still the message pop ups wont take me to messagec... : ease_one
• it borks with TBE at times, since its openting tabs instead of windows and then when it tries to load the... : darklox

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• whoa, that's awesome. Gimme a reason NOT to buy this for 9 bux. : DinK
• that's from Pale Blue Dot by Sagan. Excellent book. That passage accompanies a picture of earth from on... : twostar
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  Sadly, that should be Sagan rocked. : Kerath
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    :( I've been meaning to pick up the Cosmos Nova DVD set for quite a while now, but it's so expensive. I m... : boughton supreme
    • i want that so bad. :( i remember watching those as a kid... but damn, its a little pricey : smax
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  I dont understand why people didnt like Contact (the movie). The only arguement I've heard was because of... : not work safe
  • I loved it, but the book is very different so if you were a big fan of the book you may have hated it. : GloriousCow
  • I lub'd that movie. : jhof
  • The only argument against it(I loved it) from a friend who's also hardcore into science was that it was j... : Paranoid Android
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  if we are there, how did they get a picture of it? : GloriousCow
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    I believe thats just a picture of one other similar galaxy (of billions of billions), just adding to our ... : not work safe
    • And if it's an artist's rendering, it's still fairly accurate of what our galaxy looks like from afar, ba... : boughton supreme
  • Pale blue got actually has a picture taken from one of the Voyager spacecraft around the area of where Pl... : sludge vohaul
  • http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=435 Science! : Lunatic Angelic

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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=Vantage : freshview
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    hehe, I was hoping to start a conversation about how much they rock, but yeah, i've checked his comments ... : sludge vohaul
    • and uh... I'm up to talking about Sonata Arctica and melodic power metal if you're still there :D : Zero|DPX
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  Yeah! A lot! Balance Of Power, Kamelot, Majestic, Masterplan, Labyrinth, Silent Edge, and Symphony X, t... : Zero|DPX
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    Others, to maybe a lesser degree: Ark, At Vance, Children Of Bodom (?), Dream Evil, Dreamtide, Impellitte... : Zero|DPX
    • Nightwish \m/ I've been listening to Century Child for the past 3 days now, such an awesome album. : dravalen
• Awesome song: Delirium Veil by Twilightning reminds me of The Cage by Sonata Arctica...sort of. : Rasnowl
• ATTN Vantage : jrsX