Evening Reading

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  mazdas are for pussies : cpt_gloval
  • Especially ones with rolaids... err... notaries... routers? : khaosman
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    THat's why he got one! : stump
    • And why gloval buys more than one? : khaosman
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  those gauges are ugly. change them please. : lakren
  • My friend is going to a Laker's game tonight and I said I'd pay him $500 if he held up a giant print out ... : khaosman
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    needs more red on black gauges : cpt_gloval
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      I just can't stand pure white gauges. I love the TSX's/TL's gauges, they're so damn beautiful. : lakren
      • http://www.redhavana.net/albums/cars/DCP_0029.sized.jpg sexy gauges (ignore the whorehouse red interio... : cpt_gloval
• welcome to our cold state. : manero
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  you are actually paying somebody for a Mazda : nordicav
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    (what the hell are wrong with mazdas) : lakren
    • ((is)) : lakren
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      well.. first off, its a Mazda... : nordicav
      • fuckin witty shit there kids : sixfoot6
    • zoom zoom : su007
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    Actually the dealer said if I drove there he'd just give it to me. : khaosman
    • phew... I was worried you were going to pay him for that thing : nordicav
  • WTF is it with the attn: whore trolls this evening? Full moon or something? : BulletPro
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  owned one for a short period of time myself: http://home.comcast.net/~jal365/IMG_0252.JPG http://ho... : poppasp1ce
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    Nice, what'd you get to replace it? Better be something good... :D : khaosman
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      Huffy would be a good step up : nordicav
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        damn, did a mazda run over your dog or something ? they're not that bad cars. : qwpeoriu
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          No.. My dog hit the mazda and it fell apart : nordicav
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            Awesome, you already fulfilled my wish below! i laughed at this one though. That makes you 1 for 4, pre... : khaosman
            • like a mazda..... 1 for 5 : nordicav
            • look at your post history. What are you running? i drive an rx-7, but damn...there are fanboys and antif : TheTick
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            that must have been a huge dog. my mazda hit a mercedes and it took it like a champ! : cpt_gloval
            • update: still a pussy : cpt_gloval
      • Wait, so are you saying you don't like Mazdas? You're tough to read : khaosman
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  That's a mighty fine station wagon you're buying there. I've got a 2002 MP5 : BulletPro
  • :high five: : khaosman
• not at all what I expected when digging through pics in a dir named mp5. : Turd Ferguson
• Oh man, that is SO dead hooker in the back. ;) : mr3dmax
• for a sec I thought you had purchased an assault rifle : r1cola

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  ..stupidity.. overwhelming.. : itsjames
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    did you even read it? seems valid to me, im going to try it on my 6800 : nadasurf2
    • Did you? Just because in a couple of places the shaders don't appear to require the 24-bit precision, do... : Carnivac
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      yes I read it. Their main evidence is this picture: http://www.hackerz.tc/hzinternal/tot/HL2-PixelSha : itsjames
      • Second link doesn't work. And both me and my brother are upgrading for HL2 this christmas. : Kerath
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        This post would be perfect if it read by The Princess Bride's Vizzini! : Senor PoopyPants
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          Incontheivable! : Kerath
          • You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. : Caboose
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  so is there a way to force more fps while using an ati card with the same method? : captain hampton
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    I don't think so. ATI runs at 24 bit, while NVidia runs at 16 bit and 32 bit. Forcing the HL2 to run the... : capt tripps
    • fugly indeed. : captain hampton
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      don't you mean 8 bit per channel? That would still result in color banding from all the passes, but woul... : the archvile
      • No, that would be 24 bit. In order to get a similar boost for ATI, the color depth would have to be cut... : capt tripps
      • 8 bits per channel is probably higher than what ATI is running at (not 100% sure). At 24 bits, the ATI c... : capt tripps
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  Maybe not purposely crippling nvidia performance, but purposely not optimising liket hey have for ATI. wh... : dilutedq
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    I think I'll add this to CrimsonHandHiro's scroll. : project13
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      Apprently that's my hate list, which I didn't say I hate anything in my post. : dilutedq
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        its not a list, is an encyclopedia ;) : snowwolf
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          must be a small encyclopedia P : dilutedq
          • which can be found here: http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?user=dilutedq : maulla
• I just have an Nforce2 motherboard with an ATI 9800 Pro. I get the sound stuttering and freezing still :... : wykd
• I fixed most of my problems with the Detonator 67.02 Drivers. : anubiszro
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  Uh this should be informative because now I no longer get artifacts or strange bugs, run in DX9 mode flaw... : dilutedq
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    Does transparent glass look OK? No bands? : Kerath
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      I'm going through it right now, but it's looking a lot better ALL around. I'm not seeing any bands. : dilutedq
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        dilutedq, which version of the game do you have? Steam or DVD? : anubiszro
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          DVD : dilutedq
          • yeah, i read in there that you needed the DVD version. There was a problem selecting the .exe from the s... : anubiszro
      • I can't believe how shocked I am that I actually have to go through "hacks" to get Half-Life 2, vavle's p... : dilutedq
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  I don't feel like wading through every page. Will it improve performance on a 6800 GT? Honestly, Doom... : dltrem
  • It seems like it will improve performance on any nvidia card. Possibly at the expense of a little quality... : Kerath
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    I'm not so sure if it'll help you out as much.. as it does the people with FX cards. from what I hear th... : dilutedq
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      At 1024 with everything on High, 4x or 2x AA and 8x AF chugs a fair bit for me. Athlon XP 2600+, 512mb... : dltrem
      • just go with the first instructions that are given. You don't have to read through pages... it was prett... : dilutedq
  • Doom3 should look better. As far as the tweak, dont bother. : mojoald
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  IIIIIIIIIttttttt rrrrunnssss fffffffffiiinnneeeee. : phil_mckraken
  • more like I-I-I-I-t r-r-r-r-uns uns uns uns uns f-f-f-... : silentzero
• So Valve is either incompetent or malicious. At least, that's what it's looking like right now. Maybe t... : Arcanum
• lol @ kneejerk ignorant drama : aa004

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• Yes, plz explain.. : the stickboy
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  we're hoping he has insider info. : Silent1
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    see "...tonight! (I hope?)" Pretend you are Santa Claus and sTeve is whispering in your ear. That's w... : sHugamom
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      HI MOM!! and sTeebie : byorn
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        yo, byorn. :) : sHugamom
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          did you get Steve to eat more turkey this year? he is looking a little thin lately. : byorn
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            He held his own on T-Day. He's gained about 15-18 lbs. since last year. His posture and flexibility ha... : sHugamom
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              Found him! http://www.yogasportdallas.com/images/gallery/reach.jpg http://www.yogasportdallas.com/ima... : enigmatic
              • you win! :) correct on all counts. See? He does look more buff. I'm happy for him, and delighted tha... : sHugamom
              • I've been thinking about doing Yoga when I start fully training in decemeber. but I've never really do... : thekidd
    • i bet you have some hilariously embarassing christmas stories about steve. spill 'em! :D : n0v4
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  This is what Steve Gibson has said... but not necessarily what Valve has said. All Valve has done has sho... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • They never said coming. : mojoald
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    hi captain obvious maddog. Harrr! but is mr. gibson telling the truth? does he know something we don't : pyide
    • going limp, requesting backup and flying toilets!! And huge tits and fireworks and all kind of fun stuff : Maddog_Delphi97
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    STEVE GIBSON IS LYING TO US AGAIN!!!! : ^-SeaWolf-^
    • he's doing it to get more hits on his dinky little webpage :D : captain hampton
• i was just going to post the same thing. what gives? : feek
• this is going to be another "broken street date" fiasco. i would be careful how you word the post steve, : maulla
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  steve jibson ruined it for all of us. they're not even going to release it now. thanks alot steve!!!@#... : lakren
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    lol @ jibson : the stickboy
    • i knew it was pronounced "jibs" *duck & covers* : captain hampton
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  I think we should all send him an email describing our feelings on his actions about posting such a comme... : jedi_27
  • also, you didn't read the comments directly, but your girlfriend gave you the gist of it : the stickboy
  • I AM PLAN : wunderbred
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  Steve isn't replying to this post IT MUST BE TRUE !!L!>!IL!OMG : get_navi
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    OMG!!! HOLDMEIAMSOGIDDY!!1 ^_^ : byorn
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      unf : Maddog_Delphi97
      • fap : h4wt
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  good save (i hope?!) : maulla
  • laugh. just saw it :) : pyide
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  Dammit, don't tempt me to shut down and restart Steam every ten minutes. I thought I was past that phase ... : Serpico74
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    my guess is 8pm PST. that seems most likely : epit
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      based on what? : maulla
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        based on the fact that I'm wrong :( hopefully 9pm! : epit
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          Wake up, Gordon... Wake up and... smell the ashes. : Maddog_Delphi97
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            12pm PST, 3am EST! : askedrelic
            • Clearly the only logical choice. : Sarcastro
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  WHATTT?!?! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Someone said it on the internet. All the proof I need. : Boxelder
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  What this guy says...? http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=193811 : johngloid
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    a mod on that thread says "Don't hold your breath tonight." : emocore
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      The mods on the steampowered forum are complete idiots too. : askedrelic
      • haha, this statement was just proved to be true :D : emocore
• In the entertainment industry that's called teasing. Steve had quite a bit of experience, you know? : Sarcastro
• You got served. : mojoald