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  Do people actually fall for this shit To whom it may concern Good day to you.I humbly write as direct... : oneshot
  • lol : drucifer
  • I know someone that almost fell for it until I told them about it.. a buyer from Nigeria buying it for hi... : fotografico
  • "Dear Jane larson, Suck my big fat junk. Love, Jane larson" : Phil
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    Umm... What's the scam exactly? They're writing a cheque out to you aren't they.... : deadbydawn
    • The check ends up being no good. : Phil
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      The checks are no good. They're preying on people who'll deposit them in their accounts and send out the ... : huds0n
      • Ahah. Okay. I see how that could happen. Although, the horribly bad english letter template should sen... : deadbydawn
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        The reason people do it is they've been conditioned for years that cashier's checks are ALWAYS 'good'. Wh... : zakk
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          Casheir's check was good enough for him: http://www.man1bank0.com (not working right now?) Best read I... : SilverSnake
          • I just finished reading that .. long, but outstanding! Thanks for the link : strider_
    • hey, ah...what's your email address again? : jwnin
• I guess these people just look through website all day. told him i would sell it to him and i will on... : oneshot
• Now that the global population is over six billion, there are actually two suckers born every minute. Th... : Caboose

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  I'd go Athlon 64 right now if I were to upgrade, but that Pentium-M desktop chip looks hot so I will wait... : ergh
  • pentium m chips seem very expensive : chumleychuff
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  Toraz posted something about the faster P4's power usage recently, they suck a lot of juice. I'd probably... : Balboa
  • Re: A64 motherboards - I hear the Asus A8V is pretty hot, closely followed by the Abit AV8. : Balboa
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    slacker! don't make me come over there and undelete your HDD : chumleychuff
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      While the boss is out racing his sports cars, the cats will play ;) Addendum: the Asus A8V is only AGP... : Balboa
      • the abit looks tasty but with only 2 pci slots ...hmm is there an adaptor to make pci cards fit pci expre... : chumleychuff
• P4 530 = $177 P4 Prescott = $176 A64 3000 = $143 A64 939pin = $150 : EvilDolemite
• Athlon64 on Socket 939 is better. : Toraz Chryx

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  thanks for the link! RIP :( : moshman
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    oh man, his new album would have been fucking great :( He really worked on his voice : moshman
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      (If that's him singing in the beginning, but he always liked to sing) : moshman
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        No, that's not him. But if you bought his last few albums (the ones mainly released while he was locked ... : Poor Yurik
        • There were decent tracks on some of the later stuff... I love the randomness and hilarity of ODB stuff. : khaosman
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          Nah, I only ever bought his first album and it's still one of my favourites. IMO all the stuff released ... : moshman
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            I heard Inspecta Deck released a new one that's pretty good? That true? : moshman
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              Uncontrolled Substance was very good. The Movement was one of the worst cd's I've ever bought. Ghostf... : Poor Yurik
              • Yeah, I own all of those apart from Inspectah Deck's, why I don't own it is beyond me for now. I think m... : moshman
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            IMHO all of Ghost's albums were fairly good to excellent. Masta Killa's album that came out this year was... : vestax
            • I must have been thinking about Masta Killah and not the rebel ins then. Gonna go check the CD store aft... : moshman
        • Ugh. I bought some of those albums. I think I listened to them maybe 2 times. Although that was the p... : zakk
• good stuff : burning eye

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• That's a very odd looking fish... looks almost a rock from half-life 2. >:) : Maddog_Delphi97
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  it's a Moon Fish (well, that's his name in german) : rookieone
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    also it's huge http://www.earthwindow.com/mola.html O_o ?!?!?! : rookieone
    • and in english the fucking thing is called Sun Fish ofcourse : rookieone
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      WTF!! This is the B2 bomber of fishes. Discovery needs less SHARK WEEK and more MOON FISH WEEK. : {Venger}
      • ahem it's arguably the largest of the bony fish, the Sturgeon being its major rival (marine bio majo... : verginator
• AHH! That's a beautiful picture of a sunfish!! They call it a mambo in Japanese. (and you can eat mambo i... : oacatus

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• I think it's a success in that it was able to compete and survive against Nintendo and Sony. However if ... : Wombat Woo
• if people judge "success" by profit on console sales alone, nobody is a success. : pupismyname
• I judge success based on three criteria: one, does the console enjoy a full lifespan? Two, has the consol... : Terpfen
• Definately a success. Eveyone knows what en Xbox is. Not just gamers, but female friends and I'm sure eve... : Tissen
• I don't own one and I think they've done great. They're easily on par with the other console makers. They... : TheTick

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• Everyone too busy playing Half-Life 2? Yeah, I went back to it too. Soo good. : brickmatt
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  Been playing a Malkavian Male, having fun so far when I just ignore the bugs. : Pink0r
  • Yeah, I'm tring. After the polish of HL2 though, they really stand out. =( So does the lack of interact... : brickmatt
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  I made a female Malkavian and yes you can seduce females as a female. You aren't stuck with specific ... : gendail
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    I didn't see the ability to use obtusficate as anything other than a Malk. : brickmatt
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      Nosferatu should have it (obviously). : Pink0r
      • Yeah, I guess I should have clarified with "other than those freaks". =( : brickmatt
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      ahhh shit you're right, disciplines are locked to specific clans, you can't mix and match them, I was thi... : gendail
      • Kinda annoying. Makes for less customization. And man, the bugs. =( : brickmatt
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  finally someone talking about the same vampire game i'm playing. : ergh
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    I definitely expected more detail in the world and variation in the characters. It's a bit more bland th... : brickmatt
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      completely agree, it just feels like a mediocre game :( which is sad because I had such high hopes for it... : dilutedq
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        Maybe it gets better. So far I just feel like they rushed it, and all the polish that would've made it a... : brickmatt
        • I think it started before character creation. The game menu... : ergh

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• it's hard to find 'em pretty AND smart /smirk. : Megara9
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  I agree, so far the AI (especially when I think back of how awesome it was in the original) has not been ... : sigma
  • More than likely if you are thinking the AI in the original was that great you are letting nostalgia hit ... : Chod
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    I actually think it's pretty good. I'm not sure what you'd want the AI to do: they strafe, take cover, d... : lont
    • are you playing on hard by any chance? On normal when you are in view they mostly just stand and shoot. T... : mc-fine
• the AI is probably the only technical thing in HL2 that's dissapointed me. It's good, but the AI in the ... : mrtony
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  I was sad that the part where the stove was put in front of the door and the combine people kick it in is... : Ratalon
  • Yeah, I found that out when I got to Ravenholm, no Combine Soldiers, just creepiness. But I guess our BIN... : tomservo
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    there were a few parts i tried to block the doors from combine on highway 17 could never move stuff in fr... : pyide
    • I tried blocking the door to one of those buildings with some furniture and the combine still came in. I ... : Mr_flamey

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• So I don't know what to call this, but I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I just suddenl... : dilutedq

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• http://www.findmyhosting.com : MikkleThePickle
• www.managed.com : r3ckless
• oneworldhosting.com : kruel

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• I paid $54.99 for HL2 at Best Buy. : mrtony
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  seriously. Why the hell aren't the mods on that shit? : Megara9
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    they're all playing :/ : moshman
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      /sigh. :( : Megara9
      • I said the same thing :( I'd refer to my post the other night but it went bye-bye : gyvoji
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    I handed out 2 Thirty-Minute bans tonight already because of the lack of common sense that floats around : tomservo
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      Save us, tomservo. You're our only hope! : Megara9
      • 30 min is not enough make it a day! I think they did a better job when doom 3 came out. : voodoo-dude

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  Here's what the theme <Solaria> looks like so far: http://img111.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img111&image=solari... : Solstice
  • I inspire <3 : rosewood
• Bump for maximum help : Solstice

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• Yes, you qualify. I hereby give you the job : moshman
• Not ever having held an IT position myself (except as a undergrad student employee ages ago) I'm basing t... : bostrov
• No one is qualified, so why let someone else get the money? : freqq28

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• Such a great game! Awesome music aswell, makes me wanna dust off my trusty 1200 again. : frunken

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• good for you and nice reasoning : moshman
• heh, yeah, the characters are awesome. Hal and Dewey are my favourites, and Francis' wife is hot. : timmie
• arrested development is where its at : phatl

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  I clicked and I haven't beaten the game, fuck. : orgcaptainnemo
  • You can borrow my glasses : MrLonghair
• Only the G-Man knows for sure : Hizzow
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  Who knows, but considering that Alyx was able to persevere through City 17 just like Gordon, perhaps the : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Yeah but she kinda peaced out at the toughest moments : warsaw
• Yes unless G-Man took her too, no one could have survived the explosion : bostrov
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  I believe so :( Why else would You Know Who come and rescue you? : rotten element
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    to prevent you from getting it on? : buzzbat
    • Secondary question: Was Dr. Breen actually killed? Or did he make it through the portal before you shut i : bostrov
• OMG WTF NICE SPOILER USAGE ASSHOLE. j/k btw : Drug Sniffing Dog
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  I think that the explosion took not only her out, but most of City 17 as well. I mean come on, it was a w : MrLonghair
  • thanks fucker now i want to play through it again. : amdlinux64
• No. Here are my thoughts. I think that it is possible that the G-Man teleported her somewhere else. : g0nk
• no way. : amdlinux64

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  Spoilers tags used like this are absolutely useless... :( : moshman
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    I agree, you've gotta state a little bit about where you are in the game first. : orgcaptainnemo
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      at least he said which game he is asking about :) : moshman
      • i highlighted the first letter, i still can't figure it out. : ermac
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        He's at the part where Willow Ufgood dies. :( : tomservo
        • lol :) : moshman
        • I hate trolls. : ergh
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    Ok, it is in the Citadel. : nosseman
    • OMG SPOILER : MrLonghair
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  I finished the game, and I have no idea what you are talking about. There is no such task in the game, p... : lont
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    When you enter the big mansion in City 17 with Barny you have to destroy 3 generators with the Gravitygun : nosseman
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      ugh, that's not the citadel : amdlinux64
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        also is there a plug behind on of the force fields you can pull out with the gravity gun? : amdlinux64
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          why don't you try and see what happens? : eldiablo01
          • that's what i'm asking him... : amdlinux64

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• WYSO 91.3 FM : nachowray
• Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away : Helter Skelter
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  Sunny Day Real Estate - Red Elephant. I don't know why I like this song so much, the lyrics make almost ... : Atma Weapon
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    Yeah, but the melody is amazing. : nachowray
    • That it is, that it is. :) : Atma Weapon
• The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Scholes - When The Levee Breaks : Draugluin
• Switch up...Clutch - Big News I & II : gyvoji
• Godspeed you black emperor! - BBF3 : nomaad
• http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=17881 Ekoostik Hookah live at Frontier Ranch Musi... : Nixx2004
• Underwater Circus - Grace under Pressure : rookieone
• Lloyd Banks - Warrior pt.2 love! : {Venger}
• Quo Vadis - Day Into Night : FirmButtstone

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  Nova Prospekt spoiler. Learn how to use the tag. Thanks : fotografico
  • (I i already finished that level, but c'mon) : fotografico
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  another great example of useless use of the spoiler tag : moshman
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    you guys could also just not read it if they dont say what its about : ansuble
    • I am not gonna read it, but I might be able to help if he said where abouts in the game he is.. : moshman
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    Holy shit, no one is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to read the spoilers. If you're only a f... : SenorSpine
    • yes he is, and he just killed my children and is pissing on their bodies as he types : moshman

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  Im on the section follow freeman and I need to take down the striders with the rocket launcher Is ther : fen boi
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    Use the gravity gun and throw radiators at them. It seems to work really well against zombies in Ravenho : Crimsonbeak
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      Yes, but I think stridgers are bigger than zombies. I just end up looking for more rockets. After des : Maddog_Delphi97
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        get a Bigger Radiator? : Crimsonbeak
        • No, I've already destroyed all of the striders, but I'm still stuck inside this bombed out building and I : Maddog_Delphi97
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    There are more rockets scattered around the map. There are enough in the center of the yard / town square : bostrov
    • Also, at the start of the that section, as you try to take cover near the pillars, one or both of the str : bostrov
    • cool, i'll restart it. My team got wiped out pretty quick. : fen boi
  • Every time you fight striders there is a rocket ammo crate somewhere nearby. You just have to find it. : peanut-

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• If I buy, which I doubt, a human Rogue or Mage. : one beach bum
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  That's a new one to me...choosing a race because of the starting areas music... You know that eventual... : Nixx2004
  • That's not entirely the reason why, rofl Out of all the starting areas I like the NE best, and I reall... : gyvoji
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    I have so many fond memories of the music from kelethin in EQ1 I would so pick a elf if there was ever an... : nukewinter
    • I like the music that much that I would pick a NE over another race after having tried them all. The fir... : gyvoji
    • http://www.jamesgang.net/everquest/misc/eq_midi.zip : darkT
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  if I ever manage to get WoW retail, I will be a tauren druid. the tauren are a cool race (/v commands), ... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    That's why I'm thinking Druid. The animal forms seem really cool and they're a fairly well rounded chara... : gyvoji
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      definite plus for druids: travel form : AbortedFetusChristi
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        Yep. During OB I was the slow ass.. whole group was ahead of me because of forms or some kinda speed boo... : gyvoji
        • also, the manticore ride from moonglade to thunderbluff is probably the most cinematic experience a compu... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Troll Rogue.. Troll because me and my friends all agreed on horde guys, and I played an undead rogue a... : Mo__
  • That's how I feel about Rogues pretty much. I've always liked that sort of class and after seeing some h... : gyvoji
  • the only reason why I might consider trolls is their little song they do when you do /v silly I killed t... : AbortedFetusChristi
• Female NE Mage Because the night elves are just so friggin cool, I love nuking everything to shit. Ma... : SqueegyTBS
• Dwarf Paladin Might be a bit before I get it, at least til after my papers are due : MONGOLOID
• NE Rogue : crewmaac
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  I am thinking Troll Mage. I would go undead but I am gonna be on a PvP server so there are too many down... : Crimsonbeak
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    undead player characters are treated as humanoids, not as undead. : AbortedFetusChristi
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      I Might go Undead warlock then. : Crimsonbeak
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        you and 80% of all other undead players, if the beta was any indication of what the real game is going to... : AbortedFetusChristi
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          What would a warlock do in a PvP situation where the pet's HEY LOOK AT ME skill doesn't have an effect on... : dodob
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            Fear, DoT, Curse of Exhaustion, Fear again, reapply dots. And put the pet on now slow-ass opponent, who c... : mem
            • That and Felbeasts just destroy other casters. : Crimsonbeak

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  Uh, in reply I guess, since I am retarded. So I want to get an iPod, but the engraving site doesn't l... : Ratsofatsorat
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    unless the submissions are going to get checked again by a human you most likely won't have a problem ... : rookieone
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      I don't see why they should limit what you are saying on an engraving anyway. I mean it's YOUR engraving,... : ovrlrd
      • dunno, ask Steve Jobs. I bet it's all about legal voodoo majik and not getting sued to death by parents w : rookieone

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• No. Use the Windows firewall, install a virus scanner, and immunize with Spybot S&D. Install Ad Aware and... : godwit
• It will help but not as much as you'd hope..... For my PC I use this combo to control all crap: Antiv... : omontero
• Turn windows firewall on, force-switch to Firefox. : Zero|DPX
• Win XP SP2 with the firewall enabled. Not too obtrusive and works. : doomed
• Firefox, SP2 Firewall, and NOD32= Ultimate. : chrisxtreme
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  just get a router and use the built in hardware firewall. I will never install a software firewall. : dilutedq
  • ^^^^IAWTP^^^^ : gopjihad
  • I have absolutely no problem with Kerio 2.1.5 keeping crap away. But no firewall will help against stupid... : rookieone
• Nay, total pain in the ass. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• "outstandingly impressed" That sounds so bad. English is hard and stuff. BABY ROOOOOOOOOFFF??? : tomservo
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  Yeah, it's an incredible level. The whole game is rather incredible. : digweed014
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    I'm REALLY excited for the "Squad Combat" in the cities that we saw in the BINK videos. Not to mention th : tomservo
    • You've got some cool stuff ahead. :> : project13
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  if you want to take screens without the hud or weapons add these to your autoexec.cfg or bind them to wha... : pyide
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    Awesome, thanks a bunch. :D When I play through a 2nd time (starting immediatley after the first), I'll ... : tomservo
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      no. do it now >:( i can't count the amount of times i stopped to take a screenshot. it's nice being a... : pyide
      • Okay I'll do it now. :D : tomservo
      • I take a screenshot everytime I quicksave, granted, that's not too often, but I have a nice collection : moshman
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    Use incrementvar instead. That way you only have to bind one key per cvar and it'll increment the value (... : Pink0r
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      so, not know how to do this would it be: bind "kp_ins incrementvar cl_drawhud 0 1" ? explain, pink... : pyide
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        okay, bind "KP_INS" "incrementvar cl_drawhud 0 1 -1" bind "KP_DEL" "incrementvar r_drawviewmodel 0 1... : pyide
        • Here to help! : Pink0r
  • question: what dir do I stick the autoexec in? also, being on a non-US keyboard, could someone tell me h... : d fluke
• Yep, very memorable level... : SpaecKow
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  a real man would take the crowbar to bed after a hard day of slaying bugs. : Megara9
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    I keep it in my ass when not in use. : tomservo
    • at least it's well-padded ;D : Megara9
• TThose goddamn Antlions followed me up top after I destroyed the gunship. Pricks. : Serum 114

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  I wouldn't really want to play that. How could they possibly make The Combine likeable enough? : Serum 114
  • You have just defeated the purpose of my going to the trouble of spoiler tagging all of that text and pro... : mr.sleepy
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    You could play as barney that would be a good exp : ergh
    • What is wrong with you. : mr.sleepy
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  holy shit that spoiler spoiled the game for me! : ansuble
  • die and go to hell : mr.sleepy
• I like nice rich stories myself, it's one of my favorite features about games like Deus Ex, Starcraft, Sy... : SpaecKow
• Actually the Combine are pretty well fleshed out. For one thing, 'Combine' is just what the people of Ear : yakz

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  I would say no. If you want to upgrade from a 128 MB 9800 Pro go for a Geforce 6600 or some other new ge... : Nixx2004
  • Tom agrees. http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030604/radeon_9800-01.html Thanks Google. : Nixx2004
  • I'm upgrading to a 980pro from a Ti4600. A while back I read an article that said 256mb doesn't make much... : Kerath
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    I don't have a PCI-E slot. : Kerath
    • The AGP version hit the market a few days ago. : Helter Skelter
• Maybe. Most of the new 256MB 9800 Pros have the R360 (9800 XT) core and PCB, so they can be converted to ... : godwit
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  Should I forget the 9800 pro and get this? http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-1... : Kerath
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    Si! Thanks for that link too! I didn't know the AGP versions were available yet. : khaosman
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      On second thought, no. You can find 6800s for $250 if you shop around. : khaosman
      • The 6600GT seems to have higher clock and memory speeds than the 6800. I don't know about rendering pipel... : Kerath
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  Why not go with the 256? It seems to me to get the most of games these days you need at least 256, textu... : nukewinter
  • I agree. My friend has 128, I have 256 - and I seem to be able to handle texture swaps much, much better.... : Ratsofatsorat

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  I don't remember seeing confirmation of this anywhere..but you can take your characters between servers i... : gyvoji
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    They just implemented this in UO I believe and it costs money... so expect the same errrr, did I me... : ingentis
    • Hmm..not a huge deal, 4 of my friends are getting retail and we're all going same server/race..can't play... : gyvoji
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  what's the difference between a pvp and a regular server? : dodob
  • http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/realmtypes.html : ingentis
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  Wait so does WOW have all out pvp servers, and not just those pvp area thingies? : nukewinter
  • go to that page I pasted in the above thread : ingentis
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  Test4 all over again. : MeenMunky
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    But, I'd still play there. Test4's AH was awesome. : MeenMunky
    • Im excited for the final, but i should prolly finish HL2 first so it doesnt cut into my WoW time....... : ingentis
• must.. resist.. buying. fuck. I already said I wasnt. i wont!! : fotografico
• kinda funny how SiN chose East and claimed they would let everyone come to them....lol : phobium

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• :D Those are purdy. Here's a favorite I've taken so far: http://img130.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img130&image=H... : tomservo
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  http://web.uvic.ca/~mwquinn/1.jpg http://web.uvic.ca/~mwquinn/2.jpg That was the only time i did that... : Morgin
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    bwahahaha! I took EXACTLY the same shots :) : moshman
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      it was like..hey she going up a ladder... I KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS! omg so nerdy : Morgin
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        There's another gratiutous Alyx ass staring moment later in the game. In fact, what makes it so awesome ... : lont
        • spoiler tag that shit :( : Morgin
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  hahahah HACKED BY ZERG! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Shack Secrets Revealed --- tonight on Channel 9. : Megara9
• How is F5 more traditionally quicksave than F6? I believe Doom and all id games and all id engine games t... : Mantle
• Is that another on of those Goatse references on the rightmost monitor, or am I just imagining things? ht... : vestax