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  Mailboxes Etc. type places will pack and ship for you. Then rape you with the price. : Simulacrum
  • like w/out lube? :( : sixfoot6
• The PO might have boxes big enough to ship that, but I don't it. I'd recommend going to a Mailboxes Etc o : PhoenixArisen
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  Go to Office Max/Depot. Find the right sized box. Buy box + bubble wrap/foam peanuts + tape. Assembly ... : matrix
  • Dude. I have a lunch break, during which I'd also need to eat. thx tho :) : sixfoot6
• My postal office usually has boxes for sale, not much in terms of packing materials (bubble wrap, peanuts... : yoonix
• How're you going to drive the Mini without the steering wheel and pedals? : CSParsons
• you can always just take it to a ups store or something, they should take care of it : maulla
• ups store (formerly mailboxes etc) or fedex/kinkos will take care of it. : pupismyname
• UPS Store will box it for you. : anubiszro
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  ^^thx guys. Sent. : sixfoot6
  • this just in from the future: sixfoot6 is the man :) : MikkleThePickle

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• ADDENDUM: I found some songs from their first album, Kafbátamúsík (Submarine music) ... : nomaad
• <3 Iceland <3 : indosauros
• Kafbátamúsik is their best work ever in my opinion :) : gummijoh

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• Me! Alliance 4 Lyfe. : -efx-
• I will be :D : gyvoji
• Me :) : king_darius
• not till after finals :( : theWhite
• Got to, don't want to be lagging behind on a pvp server. : darcspeed
• ME! Alliance Night Elf Druid! : g0nk

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• Notice: it's the voice of Bender. : Iscariot47
• fuck, i'm gonna have to pick this up on the way home : g0nk

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• unplug network cable or disable your connection before starting STEAM to enter offline mode. : moz
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  There is an "offline" mode hidden in the settings somewhere : rosewood
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    I don't think there is for steam users, because I couldn't find one last night. I looked at every menu t... : Don Vito Corleone
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      Right click on Steam icon in systray, Select Settings, Uncheck "Don't save account information on this... : Hizzow
      • it still keeps saying "Updating..." will that eventually go away? : anthonybean
      • This is the default setting AFAIK. : Priest77
      • That is the default setting, it is already unchecked. : Chod
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  From the HL2 retail box card: "An Offline Mode wil also be available if the 'Remember my password' bxo is... : silentzero
  • Also, mine didn't work because the subscription hadn't confirmed yet and I didn't know until a day later ... : Hello Kitty
• bump for some dude who just asked the same question : multisync
• From the Steam FAQs: Question Do all of my computers have to have Internet access to use Steam? ... : krillin

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  *sapphire* 9800pro? ;p : cpt_gloval
  • mine works just lovely with HL2. : ghost hacker
  • Is a Sapphire the black PCB? I think that's what it is. : EvilDolemite
• try the new drivers. I'm using 4.12b and i haven't had that prob. : cltcprd
• Triple Buffering is your friend. So are the 4.12 beta Cats. : Ajax
• I get white dots on some walls :/ : khaosman
• Okay, I'll try updating the drivers. I have triple-buffering enabled and have since Doom3. : EvilDolemite

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  that's fucking awesome. are those huge fire demon things summonable by warlocks? can gnomes be warlocks? : dodob
  • Yes (smaller versions), and yes. : Magitek
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  Are the servers down? I fell asleep while my computer was defragging. *frowns* Missed it all I bet. : PhoenixArisen
  • East and Central are down for maintenance and will be back up soon. : Chod
• Me find Chuk! http://img114.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img114&image=chuck.jpg : devi| dog
• Whoever said gaming's golden age has passed was wrong : {Venger}
• There was much more cowardliness in Orgrimmar. ;\ : cajuncook
• wtf are those green elemental dudes, and are those working catapults? : sexninja!!!!
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  wait, is that in crossroads?? what the hell was happening??!? : sexninja!!!!
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    and howd you get those shots w/out the UI in it? : sexninja!!!!
    • alt-z : -efx-
• I must be crazy but I love the endings to MMORPG betas for that exact reason. It's fun time for the GM's ... : ovrlrd
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  Are each of those characters a separate player? I've never played an MMORPG before. I see a velocirap... : valiance
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    most of them are, some of them are pets : sexninja!!!!
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      That's amazing :o : valiance
      • yes, I agree. holy crap. I remember playing warcraft 2 and starcraft and feeling like the battle was ab... : larder

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  I don't think it's necessarily the load times, it's the load frequency. : qwpeoriu
  • Yeah, how awesome it would be if segments of HL2 loaded as seemlessly as those in Metroid Prime. I know ... : My Documents
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  this is the first game where I've resorted to surfing the web during loads... it takes that long. My mot... : mrtony
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    Your computer has issues if you actually have time to alt+tab out (omg slowing it down even more!) and su... : Ebu
    • I've got two computers next to each other : mrtony
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  It's not bad. For me the problem is the "stuttering" and I refuse to admit my computer sucks that much. ... : devi| dog
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    Yeah, I get a 1 second pause when new sounds are loaded from disk. It's annoying as hell. : surround
    • I turned my sound quality and texture quality both down to medium and all my stuttering problems were sol... : Cpt. Baseballbat
• Yeah, I don't think they're that long either and I have a wimpy computer. That or maybe I've been desens... : My Documents
• I've seen various load times from 10 seconds to 1 minute. : Chod
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  blame it on my 90s-game-playing-ass, but 10 seconds is horrible. : dodob
  • I think 10 seconds is bearable, as much as I wish it would load instantly, it's nothing unusual for games... : ovrlrd
• I get a long load at a major section change (20 secs or so), but only a very slight 2-3 second stutter at... : KungFuKenobi
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  they aren't that bad it's just a weird system to use now. it almost defeats the point to break the action... : thebigbeefsandwhich
  • Yeah your right, but on the other hand loading much more into memory would mean everyone would probably n... : ovrlrd
• My experience of HL2: Wow...loading...AMAZING...loading...HolyShit!...loading...AWESOME!...loading... : surround
• Another point I would like to make: I seem to remember HL1 having stuff split up just about as much in... : ovrlrd
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  My load times are usually 20-30 seconds in HL2, and my computer's pretty damn good... (P4 3.0 GHz, 1 GB o... : sevogajre
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    What kind of hard drive (speed wise) and what speed is your memory running at? : ovrlrd
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      IDE drive from western digital, 8MB cache... Not sure about the ram. : sevogajre
      • Well all I can really recommend is defragging your HD. It doesn't sound like you have an I/O problem cons... : ovrlrd
• i;m not experiencing any noticable load times ~10 max. Much better than games which require static loadi... : stiki figgaz

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• our xmas shackers partners i mean, for gifts :P : voique

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  I just tried it for the first time. Yeah, it's hilarious. The servers aren't very reliable, as one mig... : CalamarDH
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    since I missed the talk about this.... is there a reason its there? I thought cs was the MP part of hl2,... : devi| dog
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      we don't know if they plan to add HL2:DM. But CS:S right now is hte official MP : snowwolf
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        i wonder if they were worried hl2:dm wouldn't be popular, much like hl1's dm (tho it had its moments). ... : cygnus
        • I agree. And aside from HL2DM -- when I was playing some of the single-player maps, I'd think, "Hm, this : CalamarDH
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          I'm sad they didn't include a few maps I mean look, it's all ready to go. Whip up a few maps, and HL2D... : fluke
          • Just wait a week or so, when the SDK comes out. No worries. Trust me. :) : lont

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  whenever i see your name i just say "dob dob dob dob" and think of my ferret hobbes :( : ansuble
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    what happened to him :( : dodob
    • hes at home, im at college : ansuble
• I sure am. Preordered it at my local gamestop and all.. : -efx-
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  Does either edition come with some prepaid time? Or do you have to buy the game and right away start payi... : mallrice
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    the CE comes with 1 month and a 10 day guest pass. the regular edition's list of features says nothing so... : dodob
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      That doesn't make any sense. I'd imagine the regular version comes with a month as well. Otherwise the ... : walker270
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        yeah that makes sense. anyone have an official word on this? (frequent blizzard forum members?) : dodob
        • 1 Month free... it was posted by a Blizzard Community Manager (employee) : Kevin232465
• I went to pre-order it yesterday and the guy at EB said they were gone about 3 weeks ago. Damn my procras... : moogle
• I've had it preordered from ebgames.com since the original stress test. Hopefully they don't run out. : walker270
• I'm getting Collectors. Gonna place an order with Gamestop and trade in a bunch of old shit for it. The... : gyvoji
• I'm getting from ebgames online. How's there overnight shipping? Has anyone done this? : surround

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  I think I would be. Just purchased last night and have not played CS:S yet and no CS for years. In other... : themelon
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    Bump. 2/14 playing on Rydogg's. LET'S DO IT SHACK : Ratsofatsorat
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      3/14, I know you can do better than this. : Ratsofatsorat
      • 30 minutes... : mc-fine
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      got an IP? : noven
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=rydogg1 : cajuncook
• CSS going down. : thief

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• here's a thread that's destined for greatness : Draugluin
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  I own a pc and a mac. : drucifer
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    'No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to t : mc-fine
    • This isn't true at all. : floated
    • Master ? I fucking pay money for all this shit, I'm the master of all my computers and video game machine... : qwpeoriu
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      Except computer companies are in no ways a "master" so that scripture is pointless. It's like saying peop... : ovrlrd
      • Well, if one sullies the company of a GC and a PS2 with an XBox, they pretty much are heretics :) : Ebu
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  well, while i didn't get my ibook to play games, i must say that the lack of a mac doom3 and half-life 2 ... : kramweil
  • There is mac Doom3 actually. But yeah mac HL2 would own. It would make buying a Powermac just that much m... : ovrlrd
• yeah they must be slitting their wrists right about now : mr.sleepy
• no its just that i dont care for hl2....yet. : creep
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  Haven't touched my Xbox / Halo 2 since HL2 entered my home. Haven't even tried CS:Source yet, but I us... : fluke
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    So beautiful. So true. : Ebu
    • I can't wait till mods start showing up first the obligatory ones; dm, ctf, team dm, etc then the c... : fluke
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  Hey, just what we need. More partisan crap amongst gamers. : slax0r
  • It's so tiresome. My current console forum is infested with a) gamecube hate and b) 'omg new games suxor,... : Gauss
• That or they're busy playing Halo2, Metroid Prime 2, Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, Metal Gear Solid 3, or... : freshview
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  how about people who just aren't that interested in the game? : Mansmells
  • Okay. Add Linux users to the list then. : deadbydawn
• nope, i've got SMT:N and gradius V. i've got a PC, but am holding out for HL2 for later. : mindmann

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  The Shuttle I just built, you removed their heatsink and fan (directly to the rear of the case), dropped ... : Deathlove
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    Ok, so basically buying a processor that comes with a fan and heatsink would be pointless for this system... : unlurker
    • Well the heatsink fan is pointless but it is still a good idea to buy the retail CPU anyways since you ge... : Chod
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  One thing to remember is that the shuttle only has 1 pci slot. I used myth/linux for my HTPC, and I reall... : qwpeoriu
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    Yeah I've thought about the 1 PCI card issue. I think I will be fine with one tuner but I need to think ... : unlurker
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      I'm gonna play devil's advocate here :) You'll love the tivo ability. You won't want to sacrifice it w... : qwpeoriu
      • These are all good things to think about. (and that is a nice looking case) Thanks for the suggestions.... : unlurker

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• I bet they don't smell so good :( : dognose
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  Why is this on ps2.ign.com? : valiance
  • because the ps2 is synonymous with games nowadays, and it doesn't matter if a game is available for it or... : dodob

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• Tip: Forget about The Third Age, because it stinks. : Serum 114
• Needs more Metroid Prime 2: Echos. : walker270

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  Only if I can get one for Chrismukah : rosewood
  • that sounds like a good excuse to get more presents. : rsustudent
  • Christmahannakwanza! : cajuncook

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• So wait. You read a tech support/bug report forum, and it makes you wary? What do you expect people to... : Zibro

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• you can disable the shield doors, remember how you disabled the generators? There should be an orange sph : shotgun1
• Use the grav gun to pull the enegy balls out of the generator powering the shield wall. : Helter Skelter

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  This is the first time I've ever seen this show. WTF makes it so great? So far it just seems really... ... : kikilupo
  • You should really watch the first season. Really. The show is about quirks and out and out insanity. I... : Squirrely

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• If you get a chance to hop on again Crossroads is just W of Razor Hill, just follow the road over the riv... : devi| dog

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  I really really wish I could play shackbattles again. I was wearing my Shackbattle tshirt this morning : MrLobo
  • What prevents you? : Sarcastro
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  Cool! I'm in. : silent prophet
  • I met this girl, and all she wanted to do was bump. : silent prophet

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• Yes it's worth the upgrade. Although it might be better to save some money up and buy a better video card... : ovrlrd
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  can you wait a week? 6800's are going to be 200 bucks next friday : stgdz
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    forrizlle? : mc-fine
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      Show up to compusa at 4am and bring a baseball bat. Then ? Maybe. : qwpeoriu
      • lol :D Oh yeah thats right the After thanksgiving electronic store riots... : mc-fine
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  i would probably say no. you can get a 6600 gt for around $200, or a 9800 pro for around $100-120 if you... : noven
  • Er, 6800 GT too ;) : Farbauti
• That's what i'm doing. because i have a ti4200 as well and hl2 gets some slowdown. 6800 here we come! : shredder133
• 9600GT is a much better bang-for-the buck/longevity option : Farbauti
• Not worth it.. Not enough improvement to be worth it. Look for a better bargain like the 6600/6800's lik... : moneyshot

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• Viagra and X... you about to get violated : mc-fine
• If you're lucky, GHB. : Deathlove
• rufies! shes gonna make sweet love to you in 3 hours : sting7777
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  she probably menstrated all over them : AllYourBase
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    oh : busdriver3030
    • best reply ever. : floated
  • Rainbow Brownies? : mojoald
  • I was thinking they were just "double fudge" : mallrice
• desperate housewives'd : creep
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  expired perscription pills, bleach, clay and tobasco sauce : cygnus
  • That sounds like some kind of a prank a seventh grader would play :| : smdever
• but halo2 is soooo nasty :() : Nighthavvk
• check for old lady pubes! : Mansmells

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  Mine works fine, 46-48 constant. : Deathlove
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    You just used the thermal pad that is on the amd fan and no compound, correct? : soulr
    • That's what i did and i've had no problems (athlon 64 3400+). Seems to work pretty good. : mindmann

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  variablenamx][y] : Chod
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    what? this doesnt make any sense. the thing is the pointers, my god the pointers. : noven
    • Well excluding the missing first bracket when you have a multi dimensional array you reference it the exa... : Chod
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      if you have a pointer you can add [] on the end, and it while get the correct element in the array that t... : TroZ
      • I was just saying that is how you access, not create. : Chod
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  You need to clarify this; are you trying to access each item, like in a loop, or do you just want to know... : mallrice
  • well I have a set of values that need to be put into the array, so I suppose I will need both, the loop t... : noven
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  Not what you are looking for: int *array; array = new int[xsize*ysize]; arraxpos*ysize+ypos] = val : TroZ
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    one more try int *array; array = new int[xsize*ysize]; arraxpos*ysize+ypos] = value; value = arra : TroZ
    • That is a unidimensional array, which you are mapping a multidimensional array on to. What he is doing : mallrice
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  post array decalaration : blogophobe
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    #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int city1,city2,dist,i,j; int** table; : noven
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      table [ i ] [ j ] should work : blogophobe
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        oh but the first pointers should be int **, not int * : blogophobe
        • or not... dizzy, sorry. : blogophobe
      • Needs j < i not j <= i : mallrice
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      What's the shacktag for preformatted text? : mallrice
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        I'd like to know too : RikiTiki2
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          its text thanks, that was much simpler than I thought. The reason I was so confused is because : noven
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            Don't forget to properly destroy the array either. : Chod
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              will it stay in memory for evar if i dont? or when the program terminates it is gone? : noven
              • gone when your program exits : qwpeoriu
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                In theory Windows should properly free the ram if you don't but never trust Windows to do that. : Chod
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                  Windows is good about this (as are almost all oses). Windows is bad about swapping stuff in and out. : itsjames
                  • ^^ much better reply. Not freeing the memory your program requests at run-time is a terrible programming : qwpeoriu
                • Your process runs in its own protected space, where your allocation is. When the process exits, all the m... : mallrice
      • this is the tag for openning code segment (take out the spaces: / { { and this is the code for closing : itsjames
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  iirc you need to declare the first dimension (ie, number of rows in advance) to stop you having to do som : itsjames
  • there are cool ways to then then access the data you want to get at: for instance: arra4][1] = *(*(ar : itsjames
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    If you do int** array you need to allocate an actual array. : mallrice
    • yes, you're right before the for loop I should have: int array = new arrarow][];}}/ Blargh. Tim... : itsjames

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  ive been planning on getting a satellite service anyway, that fact that i'm a huge stern fan is just a bo... : cygnus
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    battle of the cygnuses! : sexninja!!!!
    • except my sentence writing is getting worse by the minute :( : cygnus
• I think it has other channels : AllYourBase
• i'm considering it, but alt.binaires.howard-stern will be my hero thru all of it. : Silent1

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• 13495 I suck : smoking pets
• this is pretty cool. : inchwide
• wait till you get to level 8 then ... the opponent is psycho. i only got past it once and that was cause ... : paganritual
• Bah lvl 6 16090 :( : hashd
• 19190 : Anti_dentite
• 20720 on lvl 7. :( : surround
• Level 8, wow that was tuff : Nighteyes
• 23540. Didn't lose a ball up until 7, and then I lost 5-2 or something like that. : cajuncook
• I've gotten to level 10 on that. I wonder how many levels there are. : boseefuss
• Wow, havok physics are awesome! : chuk
• 7 is a bastard :( : strider_
• 24270. It came down to the very last ball on lv 7 and I lost after 5 hits. : vashts