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• Aaahhhhhhh : stump
• NOOOOOOOOOOO : hxman2k
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream : ariakaz
• "...the suspects escaped in an Audi A6." CLASS! : CornflowerBlue
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  This is so weird. An image of that painting just popped into my head a couple hours ago, with no logical ... : Magitek
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    this is truly an X-File : Chrono Trigga
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      Yeah, I think I'll write a Star Trek fanfic about it. It will be so cool. : Magitek
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        Make sure you have Kirk and Spock in a homosexual encounter in it. Maybe make a SG1/Trek crossover with ... : trove
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          Have Chewie cameo as the love carpet. : sgtsanity
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            Chewie's stringy cum bathed the handcuffed SG1 team and Enterprise away team. "I'm the Captain here!"... : trove
            • LOL! Gold : MrMethane
            • Good lord I can't stop laughing : Debased
            • that was quite disturbing and quite good : hawkeye
            • My pants tingled a little. : nomaad
            • holy shit, stop making me lol in the office. :D : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • u == teh 1 : MrMethane
• KHAAAAAN ! ! ! : capt tripps
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  ....again. : deathofrats
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    heh yeah 10 years later ... I guess they didnt update the security at all, then? : eskimo spy
    • apparently not, from 1994 "Two thieves broke through a window of the National Art Museum and cut a wire h : kingfish
    • "What's strange is that in this museum, there weren't any means of protection for the paintings, no alarm : ariakaz
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  I guess I don't understand the value of art... especially popular art. Wouldn't the point of owning artwo... : K1Bond007
  • It's also in just having it :/ : c0bra
  • Collector's item... it's probably hanging on an evil genius' hideout wall somewhere. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! : mrsharma
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  "Munch painted several versions of his famous 1893 work". What the hell? So this was a copy made by the o... : drucifer
  • well... kinda -- he made like 40 different versions of the piece trying different things and different me... : Kniggit
• From cnn.com: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/22/scream.theft/index.html "They knew exactly... : thekidd

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  very Rayman-esque : MurrayTheSkull
  • Gayman : multisync
• LOL nice. : Phil
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  Did you do it on the new shuttle? : rosewood
  • No, that's not up and running yet. About 2 more weeks. 3 tops. I wish, tho. : action roommate
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  nice :) : jedi_27
  • Hey, you played WofW yet since the patch? : action roommate
• ;) : AllYourBase

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• Superior quality but doomed to obscurity thanks to Sony's poor business practices? : slax0r
• What's the more popular but inferior competitor? : Kerath

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• >:( : drucifer
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  3 of May + Walsh http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8373976 : fart
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    3 More of them: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8390202 : fart
    • Dude can we PLEASE get some hot new hi-res pics of all the volleyball babes?? There's been SO much covera : jrock

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  My Hijack this log for fun: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 14:40:58, on 22/08/2004 Plat... : marmite
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    don't see anything bad there, unless "btopenworld" is bad : Draugluin
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      I think that's his ISP... but it should be www.shacknews.com/latestchatty.x : drucifer
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        shacknews is my homepage i dont use IE i use firefox. : marmite
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          and btopenworld is my isp. : marmite
          • and also, bad. :( : Toraz Chryx
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  I use Trend Micro's software, it has NEVER failed me. : drucifer
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    Never? : Degenerate
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      you heard me >:( : drucifer
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        ps. ask wolfanoz, I got him to use it (because norton is poo) and he loves it. : drucifer
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          I use Norton Corporate. Works fantistico. : Degenerate
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            I am posting this from your computer! : drucifer
            • holy shi! : Degenerate
  • ^iawtp, norton sucks ass : mrsharma
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  • does this not work with FireFox? : g0nk
• AVG Free Edition. http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ : godwit
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  Have you installed all of the critical updates for your OS? : haokah
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    yeah except SP2, well i did, and then i uninstalled it, the new features scared me... : marmite
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      You can disable the firewall, automatic updates, etc, if you want to. What's there to be scared about? : [fry]
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        i dont want to disable the firewall, just have it less in my face. : marmite
        • Wow, way to go... : mojoald
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  i don't understand why people use Norton. i was fixing someone's computer the other day, and not only was... : endozoan
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    • same here. "tracking cookies" are the most i get. : endozoan
• I used to like NAV but dumped it recently. Within a few months of eachother I found two viruses ONLY aft... : jahulio2

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• I got it to work, though, I don't see any difference. Any ideas? : pun][sher
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  You're routing your xbox through your hd receiver, as in hd tuner. Why? : DapperDan
  • I've seen what it can do. Looks like glass! But it sis nothing for me :( : pun][sher
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  I'm pretty sure you need the HD component pack (~$30 at Best Buy or somewhere similar) : derelict515
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    I got. Still see no difference :( : pun][sher
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      make sure to go into the xbox dash and change it to your newly supported HD modes. : mattfl
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        Then hold both thumbs and pull the trigger for the 480p dash. : freqq28
        • I have changed the settings in the dash, though, I don't see the difference in game. : pun][sher
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          how do you hold both thumbs? I have to let go of one to grab the other... : Jayx77
          • Hold both triggers, then push the controllers down with your thumbs. English is not my first language. : freqq28
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  Why would you want to pass an hd signal through a converter when you already have an hd-capable tv that c... : smacknca
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    Well, how do I get that "glass picture" I see ? I was told to make my HD TV ready TV into HD :) : pun][sher
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      All you do is get the HD Pack (Which you said you have), plug the cables into one of the hd inputs on you... : smacknca
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        You mean component for the HD inputs? ? : pun][sher
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          Yea exactly. The hd pack for xbox only has componet out (plus two analog audio and one digital). Which ... : smacknca
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            Samsung TXN-3071whf. Maybe I have a setting wrong? : pun][sher
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              I know what it's suppose to look like with HD. Its like glass. But my tv isnt' doing that :( : pun][sher
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                Not necessarily. Most games are 480p, which looks a lot better than 480i but not "like glass" a la 1080i... : EvilDolemite
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                  Well, Halo doesn't look any different... : pun][sher
                  • Halo is a 480p non-widescreen game. It will look about as good as it can on most TVs. Now something lik... : EvilDolemite
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                    Halo only does 480p. It is not going to look OMG STUNNINGLY different. : zakk
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                      Yeah, but it's noticably different. Mine isn't at all.. : pun][sher
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                        It is? I think you are overestimating the effects of 480p. It really does depend on the game and the TV. ... : zakk
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                          What game should I notice a big difference in, when I turn 480p or 1080i on or off? : pun][sher
                          • DOAXBV : r1cola
                          • http://www.hdtvarcade.com/xboxlist.htm I'd say things that at least support widescreen will look bette... : smacknca

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• Yea I payed full price for it.....arg not bad but I wouldn't pay over $10 for it : Valumn

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  his team is the Chiefs? : jono181
  • Nope, thats me. : CSParsons
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  I am so watching that tomorrow. I hope they're showing it on the TV here at K-State... : sgtsanity
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    Its Monday Night Football so its being aired no matter where you are. Just make sure you have the contro... : CSParsons
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      i hate you, the RAMS can not beat the CHIEFS. they pretty much own us like the PATS : jedi_27
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        I'm just watching to see Faulk's season ending injury. : CSParsons
        • that would be interesting, bc his backup is friggin awesome : jedi_27
    • They roll out the monday night football format for preseason? Excellent. And didn't they unsuckify the an... : sgtsanity

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  My friend had an S2000 - the thing was cool as hell to drive in, but the best description I've heard for ... : Chunks
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    right, I know it's a different driving experience than say, a 350Z. Especially the first several years of... : kevp
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      go with the Chrylser Crossfire, you can lease that fucker for an ungodly cheap number (or at least as of ... : hawkeye
      • no way, I'm not leasing anything. : kevp
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  http://www.s2000.org/ http://www.s2000arizona.com/ http://www.s2000.com/ I'm sure there's plenty : blackhawk
  • What is the FTO-OC? Also, just as an update, I have found www.s2ki.com and it's been super as well. Than... : kevp

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  I think your right in line for your budget. I'd get this one and o/c it though http://www.newegg.com/app/... : drucifer
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    That's what I have! How do you OC it? this is a really dumb question, isn't it. you're going to t : jasonepowell
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      I have it and i use ATItool (you can google that) : marmite
      • also, you might wanna replace the heatsinks on that fucker before o/c'ing. : drucifer
• or an fx5900, i've got one and doom 3 at high quality is fine : peat
• Get the MSI one from Newegg; it's an underclocked XT. I can't provide a direct link. The heatsink is EN : cajuncook

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• Make that CD and not Dreamcast. : Fred Garvin

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• I've heard THAT before >:( : dognose

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• ok fine attn web dev menz : get_navi
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  These days, opening up a new window should be avoided at all costs. : Iscariot47
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    I disagree. I like using _blank. Popup blockers dont hit it, and it helps the user stay on your site. : mojoald
    • Staying at your site is more important than annoying the user? : vigilante
  • I dont understand why, its annoying when you click an outward link on a site and it takes over the window... : nukewinter
• Really depends on the use. I don't have a reference for you, but if I did, I would link it using _blank ... : P-Squid
• Avoiding _blank allows the user to control what he wants the content to do. He can easily (context menu ... : Zero|DPX
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  You can't use target="" in XHTML 1.1, it's non-standard. As far as opening windows in javaScript goes,... : seven
  • wow, i didn't know this. Guess the writing is on the wall. Here's an article (that links to others) that ... : get_navi

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  cat 5 everywhere says I... cat3 is defunct (especially since you can string them all with cat5 I see no r... : Q-ball
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    Well its a rental place, so I dont want to do any major improvements. And we do have Cat5 going to every ... : mojoald
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      I would say its worth a try. What year was the place built? : Q-ball
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        1936ish : mojoald
        • hrm, well I'd assume its been upgraded relatively recently then, but like i say.. it can't hurt. If you... : Q-ball
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  I ATE A CAT5E PATCH CABLE : Omaha
  • coming soon: cat5e.cx : running wild
• what in the fuck is cat3? : g0nk

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  An expansion pack is most likely... this game probably made id many, many moneyhats. :) : Magus
  • they already announced a mission pack, but they haven't publicly said who is doing it yet whee I know : jimmy-buffett
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  Probably not. In the orginal Doom one leg gets left behind when he dies. http://ratbastard.shackspace... : RatBastard
  • But they could take this one, patch a new leg on him, pump him full of reanimator juice, and he's good to... : capt tripps
• Hey that's pretty cool. Could be nothing though. : node
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  Wut no Spider Mastermind? : fen boi
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    Seriously now, if he's not in the frigging I'm going postal. : node
    • frigging expansion. *sigh* : node
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    I wanted to fight him. : NFXFSX
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      So did I, i'd gladly swap the trites for some arachnotrons aswell : fen boi
      • Swap some Lost Souls for Pain Elementals too... ohh wait cause pain elementals make lost souls. Also mak... : Crimsonbeak
• _\|/_ : Reeves
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  that's his right leg, in D3 the left one gets blown away. : proclone1
  • The arm gun is switched too. He would be a mirror image of the original. : capt tripps
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  Also of note: there are several monsters referenced in the editor that do not appear to be present/availa : capt tripps
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    also isn't there a dragon demon End game spoiler here The one that gets Betruger at the end? : Crimsonbeak
    • yes, he's in there, but he's not functional as a monster. He's called monster_boss_maledict_cinematic i... : capt tripps
    • it didn't look he "got" Bertruger to me... looked like Bertruger was a part of him... like the smaller he... : Katarn3279
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      it didn't look he "got" Bertruger to me... looked like Bertruger was a part of him... like the smaller he : Katarn3279
      • I think that he transformed into the dragon. The head is a little bit of his humanity that is left. He' : capt tripps

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  Yay : aggressor
  • IE crashed when I posted that :( : aggressor
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  too bad you didn't get the 250 model opterons :P : shassard
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    yeah i was thinking about that but decided i'd rather eat. : Steve Gibson
    • Didn't you try not eating for a year? : c0bra
    • I still find it crazy that this is your career and you are making a living off the Shack! That's so aweso... : madclown
• werd. : creep
• zoom zoom : g0nk
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  What's the old server gonna become? : Crimsonbeak
  • he should break it into little peices and sell it as ShackRelics : drucifer
  • its gonna get another cpu and become the new image server. : Steve Gibson
• f5 f5 f5.. : d fluke
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  Do you guys still use MySQL? : c0bra
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    yeah, havent found a really compelling reason to switch given the demands of our website. works good. : Steve Gibson
    • Huh. I would think a different one would work better when optimized considering the load you guys go unde... : c0bra
• Yeah Opterons fly. My server is totally underworked. : ashke
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  It's safe to say the old database is gone forever correct? : dltrem
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    yeah the data recovery company couldnt hack it either. : Steve Gibson
    • This makes me cry :( : ashke
• Doom 3 Benchies PLS. : mrsharma
• sounds pretty nifty : itsjames

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• buy a cs:cz key on ebay : fotografico
• buy cs:cz through Steam with a credit card :D : ChowYunCat

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• Just got back from GenCon. Damn it was fun! I played a countless number of new games, my pick for best ne : Slybonimh

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  I'm waiting for the inevitable SW game on the doom 3 engine. Lightsaber battles in the dark. Yummy. : Wombat Woo
  • That's.. genius! SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN! : d fluke
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    bullshit. im waiting for messiah to be remade on the doom 3 engine : creep
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      gah, what game do we NOT want to be remade on the Doom 3 engine? : aaarrrgh
      • Corridor 7 : Wombat Woo
      • Doom, if you listen to most people's criticisms ;) : blackhawk
      • Daikatana? : shyguy74
      • I could probably live without Extreme Paintbrawl : hawkeye
• There's some extensive ones for MP last I checked. (months and months ago) : Chrono Trigga

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• It depends on how close we are to tape-out. : bostrov
• not during the weeks leading to a release... not even close. : sharkII
• For the most part, yeah, I have way more time now that I'm out of school and in industry. Weekends are... : piser
• more free time is debatable, the big difference is the $$$ some weeks you work longer, some weeks you ... : jimmy-buffett
• Yes : Zero|DPX
• I don't think it's possible to have more time than I do now. I'm taking 9 hours which don't require much... : walker270
• Yep, I can say I've got a lot of free time because I'm unemployeed. :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I find that for me its usually 9am-7pm durring regular work times 5-6days a week. Then durring crunch tim... : Cyntax
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    Cool. I'm not the only person in this hell. : [fry]
    • as long as you enjoy what your are doing and have cool people to work with its not all bad. Though I ... : Cyntax
  • 3 hours a day during crunch time, huh. What a sweet job! : johnny skidmarks
• ive started out recently, and am WHIPPED. : mrsharma
• Never went to college but I have a 9-5 "cs" job (programming). I think I have more free time than I di... : c0bra
• the biggest difference to me is that when you're home, you're not really thinking about work. Whereas wi... : AssGoblin

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• nevermind i got it. : fry975
• me needs help! : taylorwp2

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  lol, refresh rate isn't the same on LCD's... you'll never seen it. : drucifer
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    Drucifer always has cool replies to my posts. : proclone1
    • mine too. we love you drucifer! : mrsharma
• lcds don't refresh when you're in desktop mode--they just recolor. : itsjames
• I have had this monitor for about 6 months and it kicks ass! As has already been pointed out, refresh ra... : i am the baker
• Had it for about a month now. Very easy on the eyes.... : afty04
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  Thanks Fellas, Ordered!! : proclone1
  • i just ordered one too! should be here tomorrow or tuesday! : grendel
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  DELL 2001FP SHORT REVIEW: Resolution + Sharpness = Perfect Color = 18bit, you do get *slightly* notic... : mrsharma
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    it'd be nice if it had component inputs :( : hawkeye
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      is that different to composite? I'm not too sure on these things, my "composite" = the yellow single-rod... : mrsharma
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        Component is the RGB cables that you use for HDTV, like for Xbox or PS2 : hawkeye
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          oh sweet. i don't think UK even has that tech yet :( : mrsharma
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            Japan has UltraHDTV or something like that, they thought HDTV wasn't good enough I wish I was Japanese... : hawkeye
            • me too man. me too. :( : mrsharma

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  heh now you know why Doom3 took so long : moonbreaker
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    and didnt have much texture variety :o : pinkeye
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      hah, well WinRAR sez 5,137 individual files in the textures folder of pak004.pk3, so anyway I think we se... : eskimo spy
      • 5,137 textures with different shades of gray : sanchez
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        Divide that by 4 most likely. : jhof
        • 8| ...hah, owned --> : eskimo spy

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  that makes 2 of us. i just found my PSX street fighter collection 1 and 2 at my parents' two days ago. i ... : lacker
  • I'm still wondering about the controller situation, I was playing some SF vs Xmen on the Saturn last nigh... : ghost in my shell
• Dangit, why do they always release all these new hot games when I'm supposed to be stingy on money in col... : sgtsanity
• I can't wait either, i'm buying a PS2 to play it..... : snowwolf
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  I can't play Street Fighter properly unless I have a SNES controller : Chrono Trigga
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    this is the only controller that you need http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=900316 : creep
    • no, this is http://www.x-arcade.com/solo.shtml : Prozium
• So, that controller they're selling with it any good? : cyb0rgninja
• I'm waiting till january when the xbox live version comes out. street fighter + online play = teh win! : Prozium

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  im glad he wasnt wearing those little german style helmets that are all the rage these days:/ : creep
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    Not quite all the rage on sport bikes though =) : Hello Kitty
    • yeah they are round these parts and i reall really dont like it, and the people that wear helmets that ar : creep
• Stuff like this is keeping me from getting into motorcycles. For ever moron I curse it while driving my c... : Chunks
• glad to hear he is ok. Far too many riders have been killed around my area in the past year. Its reall... : Cyntax
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  He should be grateful for how well he came out at least. Good thing. Did it happen at night? : Hello Kitty
  • Apparently it happened last night - I wonder if he got the doctor's number. I'm pretty sure that's at lea... : seven
• Any full body shots of the bike? : Wombat Woo

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  Yay.... : ghost in my shell
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    oh shi, you playing? : drucifer
    • ayup : ghost in my shell
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  I'm trying to recover from a dead HD. Where can I get the map pack? : BanjoBoy
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    http://shack.upperbounds.com Although I think Ashkie switched the server over to all Vanilla maps. : sgtsanity
    • Thanks! : BanjoBoy
• ROGER THAT!!!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• Shouldnt you be playing the Rome:TW demo? : google
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  I'm getting a 404 trying to download Aachen. : BanjoBoy
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    Don't worry about it. We're going all stock maps tonight. No customs. : sgtsanity
    • OK, Cool. I'll try to make it. : BanjoBoy

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  I recommend a beefier power supply with A64 and 6800GT going in there. : pr_stealth
  • Oh, sorry, I'd go for 450 Watt minimal. : pr_stealth
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    I'll probably pull the Antec 430W out of my current system and pop it in there. : freak!
    • That would be the way to go then. : pr_stealth

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  http://www.vegashotspots.com/hot_spots/entertainment/best_lap_dance/ : KcraCSmoka
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    yeah, I clicked without reading the link. Still an informative site mind you. : Anti_dentite
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      crap... forgot NWS : KcraCSmoka
      • err... forgot to the one that was NWS which i now don't know where it is... blah... time to do something ... : KcraCSmoka
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  and on a similar topic, is the Celeron M processor any good? I've seen Pentium M and Centrino (which, I'm... : Anti_dentite
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    Sources say "No." Centrino is just a laptop with the the Pentium M proc, built in wireless-g and possi... : walker270
    • I see, so the centrino isn't really anything different then (unless you want the built in wireless that i... : Anti_dentite
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    Pentium M is the shiznit. Fantastic battery life, and still pretty darn fast. : sgtsanity
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      But if you had the choice between a Pentium M 1.7 and a Pentium 4M 3.06, which would you take? The 3.... : Anti_dentite
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        if you want to take your notebook away from a power outlet, then Centrino, no contest : egg5hen
        • Exactly. My P4M laptop barely breaks 1.5 hours of battery life, while my friend's Centrino can break 4 h... : walker270
      • Yes, because more power consumption means more heat. And the P-M 1.7ghz is actually about equal or better... : sgtsanity
• Just buy an M6811 and be happy : rosewood
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  Does AMD have any decent laptop cpus? : Anti_dentite
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    And what ever happened to Transmeta? : Anti_dentite
    • they made a new chip (efficion) which was announced what must be a year ago now. they're really slow prod... : shassard
  • mobile athlon 64's...so yeah : Rapid 99