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• nforce4 board if you can find one... if not alot of people here have those ASus boards. : Iwannaacura
• anyone else? Toraz? : Halen
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  I've had good like with the MSI nforce3 boards .. the layout is a little funky for oversized CPU sinks (s... : shassard
  • I'll check them out, thanks! : Halen
• the 3700+ is S754, so K8N-E Deluxe I have one myself, and it has a +3 to cowbell : Toraz Chryx

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• Stick your finger down your throat, and throw-up 'till your pretty. : broly1718
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  That'll work really good for losing weight, I think. Just make sure you keep it up for a while, maybe ta... : moofrog
  • I've done it consistently for the past month and don't plan on stopping. : Chod
• A mild jog on a treadmill for 30 minutes will do a lot more for you then riding a bike for 30 minutes. Pr... : SpaecKow
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  awesome stuff. make sure you work different muscle groups alternate days. 2-day splits of upper-body ... : kramweil
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    the theory is spot on but this is pretty dumb advice. you missed one thing: you're not going to make any... : wishbone
    • That is something hard too. Soo many conflicting ideas. : Chod
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      do you think it depends on the goals? let's say the goal is not to build muscle but to effectively lose w... : kramweil
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        it does but the most effective way to lose fat over time is to build muscle anyway, so it's moot. sure c... : wishbone
        • Muscle is great because A) the ladies think your muscles are hawt B) muscle feeds off particular fats in ... : flasher 907
    • ^^ Listen to this man. The first thing you should do after you're done lifting weights is eat food (pr : monohydrate
• http://www.public.iastate.edu/~marcp/MAX-OT.pdf :p : monohydrate

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• oh shi : itsjames
• CATALYST 4.11 includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON™ products with 256 of MB of mem... : suqur
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  Holy crap 1600 Kb download from ATI at my work. That's nuts! : bounty838
  • You work at nVidia? : TheArtMan
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  So what is the Catalyst Control Centre, and do I need it? I'm running Catalyst 4.7's without any problems... : Waverider
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    The Catalyst control center sucks, but you need it to change certain settings. : orgcaptainnemo
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      and those settings would be.... : unklfukr
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        all of them? : skinlab133
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          nope, just the a.i settings afaik. they're for making the card work a little harder when you load up a ga... : e1ghtball
          • Could you explain what the AI settings are? : Waverider
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            that only works on the Xseries cards right? : rasputinreborn
            • The CCC or the ai settings? I've got a 9800 Pro 128 MB card, so if it's not something I need, I won't bot... : Waverider
• time to give them a try... : itsjames
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  CATALYST 4.12 BETA DRIVERS I think they fix the issues with Punkbuster and ATI. http://www.ati.com/... : dryxcell
  • That would be nice, I had to roll back to play q3 engine games. Would also be nice if I could play KotOR... : asylumn
  • I've had this happen a couple of times, where Punkbuster servers will timeout and I'll get kicked off a s... : Waverider
  • hot! that punkbuster shit was annoying : thebigbeefsandwhich
• These are supposed to be the drivers that you will want if your going to play a certain game that comes o... : fluffy64
• xpecting a driver for Half Life 2 ATI owners? Well heres the 4.12 drivers made especially for that certai... : manlyman
• Maybe I can play Shadow Warrior now :( : dognose
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  This version does NOT fix the reversed-colors issue when playing some porn WMV files in Windows Media Pla... : Barbarian
  • Well that answers THAT question... : Sivart13
• So when do we get the drivers with that Digital Vibrance Radiance feature? That's about all I really miss... : fuell
• Will this work on my Mobility Radeon 9000 Dell 600m ? : monohydrate

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• Hey! I heard that : MrLonghair

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  25 pages FYI. : thejm4n
  • I was there. tl;dr. : Boxelder
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  Today is March 21, 2003--the start of the second war in Iraq, which is a fitting parallel to the battle : jojomcbobo
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    Oh, relax. It's your standard internet hyperbole. : nachowray
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      no he's right, that's a really a bit disrespectful. : -Panther-
      • I guess that's gamespot being "edgy"? : SpaecKow
      • Yeah, and so is this: For years Newell had worked to make Valve a safe creative haven for the best an : nachowray
  • fitting parallel? What a dorky comment to make. : Luminair
  • Reason #9838 why G-Spot sucks. : Magus
• this is a good summary, too long to read now though : byorn
• im guessing this doesnt contain any spoilers? : ballystix
• Great stuff, always enjoyed Geoff Keighleys stuff. : node
• Read it.. good read. I did feel like the author somewhat assumed the role of GabeN though -- some of t... : Yanks
• This would be a great HL2 demo: How would Valve unveil the game at E3 2003? At first Newell wanted the : SlamDunk
• And then people started using the game to compose their own screenshots of Dr. Kleiner performing [oral s : wunderbred
• It seems gabe takes himself to be personally responsible for most of the big decisions in valve (makes se... : darweidu
• article has spoilers like how the game starts : mista mista
• lol "In retrospect I probably should have just said, 'When it's done.'" : drucifer
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  question re: game publishers. Does anyone have any idea of what Gabe said about steam is true? If develop... : Crimson
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    I would think it's true. I mean we're paying 49 for bronze....and I'm sure the amount of bandwith we eat ... : flasher 907
    • One that needs money to develop the game. A system like Steam is great if you already have the funds n : menkey

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  They're making alot of changes very near to release. That frightens me. By now (shortly before release) y... : Wyvern
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    you don't know much about mmorpgs do you : Clay
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      First one I've had any desire to play. This is normal I take it? : Wyvern
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        Very normal and much better than a lot of MMOs when it comes to this situation. : gyvoji
        • da, comrade. I remember when UO came out, you couldn't even register for the game, let alone play. : Clay
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  Servers are over populated. Be nice if it wasn't so bad but if it stays like this during beta I don't ca... : gyvoji
  • I dunno I'm playing on 19 and its population is medium but there is still a TON of lag for stuff like loo... : alexthegreat2
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  Keep in mind this is the stress test. The purpose is to determine the resources needed for retail. : jackrabbit
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    The stress test was last week. This is open beta, no? : Ratsofatsorat
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      I think you're putting too much emphasis on titles. : Clay
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        I don't think people put enough emphasis. This is supposed to provide everyone with a clear indication of... : Ratsofatsorat
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          No, that would be a DEMO. What part of "OPEN BETA" do you not understand? : dynokill
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            You people can't seriously sit here and tell me that open betas aren't marketing tools designed to hook t... : Ratsofatsorat
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              Why are you so ready to get angry over a game? You got to play it for free, you may choose now to not pur... : jackrabbit
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                Hey, I'm not angry, and I have 0 sense of entitlement over betas. In fact, just the opposite - I feel bet... : Ratsofatsorat
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                  What's going on now is 500,000+ people on 40 servers. : moogle
                  • Yeah, but what worries me is my server says "Medium" load, and yet the lag is near unplayable at times. : Ratsofatsorat
            • would you rather they encounter these problems when that many people are on at once and figure out how to... : ttyRazor
            • I agree. The thing that worries me is this open beta has a limited capacity. So, did blizzard cap at a le... : johnny skidmarks
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  Server 4 sucks! Server 15 os way better. : Chod
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    I wasn't lagging at all last night on 15 : sixfoot6
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      15 hasn't been problematic for me, so gg 15 : RikiTiki2
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        Whats the latency meter show for you guys? On 21 I dont feel laggy at all, but my ping is always about 12... : johnny skidmarks
        • It's not Latentcy, there is an issue with the communication between the game and the loot system. : trove
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  You guys should read this http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=599926&p=1&tmp=1... : moogle
  • Well, that's certainly informative. : Ratsofatsorat
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    realisitically, lag/server optimizations take months though. : thebigbeefsandwhich
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      realistically, they have more people playing than they have servers for at this point. i'm sure this will... : Clay
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        Exactly., they're stressing their servers. I know the "stress tests" are over but this is still pretty mu... : moogle
        • optimizations? : DoubleAught()
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    n general, lag issues are caused when thousands of players congregate in one or two zones on a server. ... : Wombat Woo
    • one AH? : johnny skidmarks

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  I always figured it was Jon cause of the wolf : vagina
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    I thought Jon was much younger than that guy. : ashke
    • Well, I figure if he can apparently wield a sword with the best of them and do all the things he does in ... : vagina
• Fabio. : zuga

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  Autoresolve has really mixed results sometimes. : trove
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    Especially when it comes to attacking cities. I would always fight those through unless the odds are ver... : Sexpansion Pack
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      I always wait until the odds are heavily on my sides, but I guess I'll fight the cities anyways. Any h... : fugu124
      • Lots of ladders/mines. They're usually not too hard, even on the higher difficult levels. Just don't le... : Sexpansion Pack
      • Siege towers. Build two, and go for the wall not near the gate. Then have two units get on the walls. By ... : theo20185
  • Autoresult sucks. I had 1200 men and was attacking a 50 man rabble so I figured I would auto resolv it,... : nukewinter
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    Yeah, you will most likely win if you don't autoresolve. Although one crappy thing is that the computer ... : Dr Van Nostrand
    • arrghh "*if* you manually take them" : Dr Van Nostrand
• Man, autoresolve is a pretty bad idea for almost all battles I've found. If I fight them manually, I can... : moofrog
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  very formulatic strategy but works if you're being raped to much. ladders on each side of the city wal... : evilbastard129
  • thanks for the tips, we'll see how it goes! : fugu124
• Did you forget to mention axemen in your force makeup? Axemen are Egypt's heavy infantry and excel at ki : Lunatic Angelic

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  I sold Vanilla :( : Squirrely
  • Oh well. :( You'll miss out, but hopefully other folks can play! : UtilityMaximizer
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  Yay!! What mod is playing? Currently, it's BattleFieldPro... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • We will play Vanilla. I'll have to change all the maps manually, but we'll play vanilla. Well, Vanilla + ... : UtilityMaximizer
• i shall make an effort to attend...even if my ping is ~120 (which it usually is for some reason). i'll di... : kbnerd
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  BE SURE TO GET THIS MAP: http://s93715522.onlinehome.us/temp/Shack_Training.zip We may try playing ... : UtilityMaximizer
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    Yeah, but what MODS are going to have active on Tuesday's shackbattle? It's been BFPro for the last co... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8982861 http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8982861 http://www.shackn... : UtilityMaximizer
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        To reiterate: Sunday will be Vanilla. Tuesday will be whatever mod ashkie has on the server--probably BFP... : UtilityMaximizer
        • Oh, ok. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I remember when everybody was saying this right before BF:V. "Last chance for a big game, it's gonna die... : brewsterdog
  • I dunno, it's on life support right now. I know that I have less time to play at the moment, and when I a... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Too bad there's no real replacement for BF out yet, or on the horizon. : slackor
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    For a while, I thought it was going Unreal Tournament 2004... it had everything you'd need in a game like... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Fewer players (32 instead of 64) and faster gameplay, maybe? Really fast gameplay doesn't lend itself to ... : UtilityMaximizer
    • because its a different type of game SLASH sucks compared to BF? : Luminair
  • I'm hoping CoD/UO will get really cheap. I'm pretty sure 1/2 of the people who like BF would love CoD:UO... : P-Squid
• F1 F1! I'm down. : BongSlayerB

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  My girlfriends sister just got back from a 2 year trip. If you have questions I can rely them to her. A... : kanix
  • I'm interested in hearing about this too, I'm looking into going after I graduate in '07. : snagger
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  This sounds like a joke, but I'm being serious (how true it is is another matter) From a few friends i... : Fayk
  • I'm 6'5" I should totally apply. :) : Ebu

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  quit buying shit you have to lug home : Degenerate
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    I'm home now...I bought it here. Gotta head back to hell missouri on sunday though. :( : xocsida
    • ok, thats cool then :D : Degenerate
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  That is an ugly engine... I'm sorry, it is. Plus you need to increase the trail and rake... It'll make... : CrimsonHandHiro
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    It's cool shutup. :( : xocsida
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      I didn't even bother mentioning the crummy shaft drive... : CrimsonHandHiro
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        for a 20 y/o bike that I paid less than 1k for I'm not complaining. I'm just happy it runs and will let ... : xocsida
        • Damn good deal. I would have done it in a heartbeat, too. : Ebu
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  Not being a biker, how common is water cooling on bike engines? For some reason I had the impression that... : Dante
  • I dunno. This a water cooled bike, not sure about how common it is though. : xocsida
  • Almost every bike not based on a 50 year old engine design* have liquid cooling now. * Yes, that was a... : CrimsonHandHiro

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  I think the 6600GT is a really great deal, and you should be able to find it for less than $300--don't th... : UtilityMaximizer
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    That's if you can find a decent pci-e mobo :( : soulr
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      Well, he did ask for a PCI Express video card. : UtilityMaximizer
      • of course the mobo is good. im tryin to find some performance numbers here. so 6600GT is better than thos... : noobja

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• Stop playing video games and reply to my thread dammit >:( : action roommate
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  yeah dual weild is kickass, but both weapons take up so much of the screen. I hafta' get a widescreen TV ... : BongSlayerB
  • I can't wait. Oh, and I do have widescreen - it helps. : action roommate
• i was playing thru the single player campaign, then i signed up for the 2 month XBL trial, and now i can'... : one baby to another
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  Right now I'm not really enjoying Halo 2. I've only played the campaign, and I'm only at the part right a : moonbreaker
  • It's not for everybody. : action roommate

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• NM: Found it. : tums

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  there's a pretty good sized alliance group going on central test 15 (pvp) .. 30+ guild members. i'm not s... : strider_
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    There is around 20+ I believe on the horde side as well. : Chod
    • There's a good amount of Horde on 15. It's never quiet that's fo sho. : Kaiser
• Large group of at least 40 on Test 4 but it is the most populated and laggiest server. : moogle

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• im staying as far away from it is possible, i dont need to get sucked into it, already had that happen to... : josecuervo
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  Im thinking the same thing. I've brought 3 characters up to level 10 since the open beta started, and I'... : CA Flynn
  • I played my Warlock up to 32 in the CB. I've played a warrior and a rogue to 14. Druid to 6, Priest to 9,... : Clay
• I *just* got on. Looking pretty sharp. I wonder if we can even play on the same server. :( : Downforce

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  WTF OK WHERE?! : BongSlayerB
  • nevermind...maybe after i go out for some booze and hookers tonight. : BongSlayerB
• I dunno just add me BounLy : bounty838

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• Where's Overburn when you need him? ;) : P-Squid
• Large disparity in reviews for this game and relative shackhype. : P-Squid
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  Is this shackbattle stillborn? If there's no interest, perhaps I should cancel it. : P-Squid
  • One last bump. : P-Squid
• I'd be up for it : d0gbert

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  I guess you broke it. : flip-flop
  • I'll break you. : tums
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  wifi > bluetooth : xocsida
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    Thank you for your wonderful insight into the world of wireless standards. Your knowledge of the subject ... : tums
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      I was just saying. I'd help you if I knew anything about bluetooth. :( : xocsida
      • I'm just being a shithead tonight. I wish I knew something about bluetooth too. GOD DAMN XP SP2. : tums
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  Enabling sharing through your desktop is tricky. : Warlock
  • and every bluetooth driver does it differently. : Warlock
  • So is doing two chicks at the same time. Hard to keep them both satisfied at the same time. : tums
• SP2 changed the Bluetooth setting a bit, but as to what changed, i have no idea. maybe there is a setting... : BongSlayerB

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• I'm sure it's just bad luck. My copy of Rallisport 2 arrived from SYG this afternoon and plays fine, eve : AdmiralBman
• my copy of viewtiful joe works/plays/looks fine. damn interesting game. : AMikaboshi

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  I predict that either Best Buy or CC will run a 39.99 sale on Sunday. Use HL2 as a loss leader for the we... : tums
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    did they do that for Doom3? : byorn
    • I really don't remember -- but Sam's Club should have it at 39.99 all the time. : tums
    • CC did Doom3 at $45; Best Buy did not, but pricematched. : yoonix
  • Excellent. : flip-flop

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• works behind my router : X-GOUKI
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  Yes. Steam and my Linksys BEFSX41 are good buddies. : Downforce
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    That's wierd I have the same router. Mine says updating - Error cannot connect to Steam Network. I get th... : TheArtMan
    • You don't have NetLimiter running or anything like that? : d fluke
    • you need to make sure your router has the proper ports open. Go to the steampowered support forums, ther... : johnny rotten
    • Hmmm. Firmware? I'm 1.51. I don't really have any ports forwarded other than IRC and Rise of Nations to h... : Downforce

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  Are you employed? : Deathlove
  • haha yes. I'm just a loser :( : Degenerate
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  Okay old man let's do this shit. : genjuro
  • ololo yer f'n ded! : Degenerate

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• I'm assuming they'll have to re-cast some new people. : xilulus
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  As long as morgan's breast are still getting a paycheck, who cares who got booted : snuff
  • She's alright, but swisher was hotter. : broly1718
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    and kevin!? : itsjames
    • Seriously. Shackers need to stick together >:( : Squirrely
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  Kevin posted that they'll likely have reruns until after thanksgiving when they revamp the show. : Prozium
  • Ah ok. I feel kinda bad for them. i mean i they pack up and move from san fran, to L. A. only to be l... : broly1718
• aww man. they cancelled unscrewed? suck. : hirez

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• damn to having to upload file to ftp and then grabbing it ont he other machine. this has not been my fuck... : lacker

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  doesnt scare you at all that 1 gajillion gamers are all going to hit Vavles authentication servers at the... : Str8Dog
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    im hoping valve has prepared itself for this. its not like they dont know its coming. : emocore
    • I have a feeling they haven't :( : fishbone
  • I remember one of Gabe's posts where he said they were prepared to buy some very expensive amounts of ban... : Deathlove
  • if all a person who preloaded has to do is get the unlock signal, I don't think it'll be too bad. : AllYourBase
  • Have any idea what will done? I'm assuming just a connection to check a few files (or all!?) and give yo... : thejm4n
• until the internet melts. : johnny rotten
• The temprature of the planets atmosphere will rise by several degrees as many many thousands of gamers be... : MrLonghair

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• waiting for ER. you? : BongSlayerB

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• dell, compaq, etc all have ultra compact notebooks too. They're always more expensive though. : rasputinreborn
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  12" ibook or powerbook :( : Warlock
  • singed. : fatman
• thinkpads are pretty good for this : ttyRazor
• the really wafer thin sony costs $3k. you should just get a 12" ibook for $1k (or a 12" powerbook for a l... : kbnerd
• http://www.powernotebooks.com/ : Helter Skelter
• philips, asus, sony? : d fluke
• look at the fujitsu P series .. they're nice: http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/productoverview... : shassard
• I like my 700m (by Dell). It's a bit heavier than the lightest IBM thinkpad (I think 4.6 or 4.7 lbs) but ... : sigma

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  just get spectre to buy it : sleepyvt
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    Hahahah...ouch. Whatever happened with that? Does he have to pay a fee? : TheMonkeyWench
    • i have no idea, but it is/was funny : sleepyvt
    • he was gonna pay the guy $88 to re-list it : the stickboy

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• If it takes another 5 years to put out the next game I wouldn't be surprised if it was released exclusive... : derelict515
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  I think I read they still have a contract for one more game with VU (which will end up being Team Fortres... : Carnivac
  • I think Valve is in a position that they could get any publisher they wanted to meet any conditions they ... : DonkeyPopsicle
• By then we'll be able to download directly into our cyberbrain from an ATM. : Sze Ior

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  I have no plans on playing halo 2 anytime this year, yet I plan on listening to that story as when I trav... : d3tached
  • I know. I miss my MP3 player could hold the whole thing... : askedrelic
• great story, i have the DVD :) : BongSlayerB
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  Other than the audio from the site, what does the DVD have on it anyway? : Kiriakos
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    Mostly stuff for the people who "played" the ILB game and some details on how they recorded the audio sto... : Portax
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      I wonder if making an iso of that dvd would be illegal...I mean...all the stuff is out there right? : darklox
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8969329 : Portax
• Ok, just finished it all up a few minutes ago. That was fucking BADASS. Mad props to Bungie and co. : Helter Skelter
• firefox users can use the "DownThemAll" extension linked here: http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.ph... : Draugluin
• Some of the acting was over-dramatic (hello Jersey), but they did a great job with the story and Jan and ... : king_darius

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  Slightly gayer, but I've experienced this with DDR workouts. The songs I used to play to push myself I n... : sinistarfith
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    slightly?! : Draugluin
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      Yeah really. This makes Richard Simmons seem like Vin Diesel. : -efx-
      • Vin Diesel did a break dancing video... so... uh... : sinistarfith
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    what songs and difficulty : AllYourBase
    • When I first started, Kind Lady was a tough track... on light. Now even the Challenge steps are a cakewal : sinistarfith
  • bwahahahaha : xilulus
  • wow. : kevp
• yeah it feels pretty good, and this reminds me i need to start working out again...so out of shape : mohmar
• i've experienced that with running. my long easy run pace (7+ miles) is now faster than what my short fas... : shyguy74
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  my warmup weights are the max for most people at the gym lollololol. : vassili_zaitsev
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    Stats? : mace
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      A/S/L? ;) : kanix
      • press 69 if u wanna cyber! : vassili_zaitsev
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      You forgot to ask for pics, since he has alot of them.. : loboca
      • 70 gigs, no? : johnny skidmarks
  • heh my brother was really into bodybuilding in highschool and college, and he's morphed over into "total ... : judge
  • ur so cool *swoon* : fishbone
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  that happens to me w/ fapping : sexninja!!!!
  • oops unpost unpost : sexninja!!!!