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by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 15, 2005 7:53am PSTI do believe that Valve's official Half-Life 2 DM mapping competition ends today. Can't wait to see what comes out of that, I've already seen some high quality work and I imagine the best haven't even shown their map online. Hopefully Valve won't take too long judging all the entries. Would be nice if Valve released some new content of their own as well. de_tides is a step in the right direction but it's hardly the CS:S map that everyone was asking for. Also on FileShack
- DM_Nighthawk - 8-12 player HL2DM map by eskimo spy.
- Arx Mercatus - custom 8 player Dawn of War map.
- DCF El Alamein - modified version of EL Alamein for Desert Combat Final.
- DCF- Lostvillage Winter - winter based map for Desert Combat Final.
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
http://www.nurium.com/index.php
Break Quest, the coolest, most ADDICTIVE breakout/arkanoid game I have played in years, and it has some damn cool music.
http://www.raptisoft.com/hamsterball.shtml
Hamsterball, because Marble Madness was a cool ass game, and that lil hamster in the ball rolling around makes me laugh, alot.
http://www.sigma-team.net/overview.htm
Alien Shooter, because I love guns and killing stuff, in massive hordes.
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Archive/wf106.exe
Warning Forever final, because Warning Forever is goddamn kick ass thats why!
http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm?id=gt1002
Gish, from the makers of the addictive Bridge Builder (Pontifex), is the coolest platform game for the PC I've played in a long time. Some kick ass use of physics as well, some really cool shit going on with this game.
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2. VLC vs. Media Player Classic
Fight!
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http://ratbastard.shackspace.com/wtf_mate.jpg
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These are the most vile, despicable people ever. And a lot of fun to watch.
and http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9354603
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/mudslide.family.killed.ap/index.html
TLDR: My friend Jimmie Wallet lost his wife and three kids in the La Conchita mudslide on Monday.
Last night, I went to a fundraiser and candlelight vigil down at Ventura beach. It was very strange, he seemed almost to be in a zen-like state. Old friends came up to him to offer condolences, struggling with the words and tearing up - and he hugged them, for minutes on end as the recipients cried like children. He was the one comforting them. His surviving 16 year-old daughter was there too, and she was the same way. I don't know whether to chalk it up to shock, so soon after the horrible loss, or some sort of emotional acceptance more pure and beautiful than I've ever seen before. It was quite a sight.
Anyway, life carries on, and bills need to be paid - and the dead are expensive to bury.
If anyone wishes to make a donation:
snail mail a check to Santa Barbara Bank and Trust
Wallet family
Attn: Debbie Crump
5420 Carpinteria Avenue
Carpinteria, CA 93013
or drop a donation off at any SBBT branch.
or
PayPal a donation to tom@ojai.net and I will personally give the cash to the Wallet family. (This option was requested by shackers)
Several Shackers have already given some of their hard-earned cash to help - THANK YOU GUYS <3<3<3<3.
Remember that forgoing one expansion pack purchase this month wouldn't be the end of the world- it'll be there next month!
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Homeworld 2 : Point Defense Systems
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=21314
Version 5.0 is now available in beta form.
this shiznit is hot.
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Sorry, it's getting spammish and annoying and getting a lot of complaints. They will be nuked.
Thanks.
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I'm trying to decide on a new phone plan. The 2G stuff has cheaper rates (corporate plan), but the 3G has nicer (albeit slightly chunkier) phones and a call cap.
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First up: My Drunk Story from Last Night!
So I went out to the bar last night with all of the people that Ive ever lived with, and we all know each other real well, and its the first time that Ive been out with them since Ive turned 21. So, during happy hour (half price everything) we run up 70 bucks at the bar for a bunch of carbombs, beer, and jack and cokes, so we are all feeling alright.
Then my chick friend calls me up and says they are having a party at their place! Its about midnight, so we all saddle up and walk about 10 minutes over to their place. The tap was having problems, and it was only working with the cups all the way to the ground. So Im feeling saucy and work the keg for about a half an hour, meet a bunch of people, and have a good time. Just pouring beer with this one other guy who was drinking Rebel Yell from the bottle. DJ shows up, turns out to be my friend from freshmen year (lived on our floor). So I jump off the keg, and I start dancing with this one girl. Lots of dancing. Like an hour later, Im sort of making out with her on the dance floor. Fun!
So after more dancing, the music breaks for a minute, shes like "Ive gotta go see someone." Im like, well okay, no sweat off of my back, and I sort of follow and Im like, "Who?" Reply: "My boyfriend."
Turns out, bf was cool kid I was pouring beer with. OOPS. So Im like, well alright. Turns out, didnt actually change anything. More dancing and making out ensued. And in the end she gave me her phone number and shes like "Pleeeeeease call me."
Well, probably not going to call her, but still fun! Yes, Im an ass, but the most random thing thats happened before.
Second: How I Almost lost the game for the Steelers
Watch first few minutes from work. 3-0. Leave work, go have dinner with the roommates parents at Damons. Cant see the TV. Can only hear from the bar. No bad things. Get to Damons. 10-3. After we all get settled ina nd ordered, my roommate and I go head over to the bar to check up on the game.
Immediately: Santana Moss punt return for Touchdown. I cry. Jets fans in the corner sing their joys. Realizing what we have done, roommate and I immediately leave the bar to rejoin the table.
Outside of the restaurant, listen to the radio that they have out there describe the Interception return for touchdown. DAMMIT. Two times Ive checked the game and immediately bad things happen.
We institute a no-talking rule about the game until we get home. Still 17-10. We get home, still 17-10. Decide we need beer for the four of us here. Roommate and I run out to the distributor. Walk in the door to get a case, IMMEDIATELY JEROME BETTIS FUMBLES THE FOOTBALL.
I cried. Then we came home, and watched the ending. Then I had a heart attack. Fun!
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They tend not to care about appearances, so I think a suit would be a bit over the top, but obviously I don't want to walk in wearing just some shoes and a smile. What would you fellas suggest?
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Is the probe just supposed to land and take alot of pictures and thats it? It's not going to stay and try to more pictures, it has done everything it's going to do right?
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Today! TODAY! TODAY!!
Shackmeat - http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=1662
Dave and Busters (Mopac at Hwy. 183 / Research Blvd.) ((512) 346-8015) - 7:30 PM
Intaglio5 biskits (+1) wtf242 DakkaUT busdriver3030 SharkII Syixxs and more! SHACKMSG ME TO CONFIRM please.
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http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=6149
A free, stand-alone Team Fortress mod for Enemy Territory!
Has the Shack forgotten its roots already?
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Searched around for awhile and can't find it anywhere :(
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Oh woe - but who of you two will inherit the throne of best game soundtrack evar?!
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Where can I get some tiny pastic kittens? Like 1/2-3/4" long, preferably standing up?
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hooray.
http://vectorbug.com/show/2005/DSCF0039.jpg
other pieces:
http://vectorbug.com/show/leg1.jpg
http://vectorbug.com/show/burned/legleg.jpg
anyone else have body art/mods?
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2500 XP athlon on a msi mobo
1 gig of RAM
ATI 9800 XT
big beige case with a little bit of paint on the top
cd burner
dvd rom
nic card
creative labs live mp3+
I'm thinking $250? 450? 500? I have no idea.
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I've been planning on upgrading my computer soon, but my current computer has decided to die today. I was hoping that in a couple of months, I would have some new options that aren't available today.
I really like Asus boards, but they only seem to have 2 with PCI Express...One that's super-cheap, and one that's super-expensive...So I guess I need a recommendation on a rock-solid Athlon 64 board that has PCI Express support. The biggest thing I care about in a mb is stability. All the overclocking options in the world do nothing for me since I will never overclock a CPU.
Also, since I'll be moving to PCI Express, I need recommendations on a decent video card. I'd like to keep it under $200, and VIVO would be a big bonus.
Go!
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http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/fonts.php
Neato stuff.
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The line is..
<option value="" selected>Month</option>
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I have what I believe is the 4th generation Ipod with the gray spin wheel for navigation. This morning when I woke up I went to go to the main playlist but upon hitting the menu button it was unresponsive. I can move through songs in the current playlist but I can't get to any submenu. The Ipod is less than 6 months old. Any ideas??
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Grado SR-60 Headphones
From arguably the best headphone manufacturer in the world, the Grado Labs' SR-60 entry-level heaphone cares about one thing and one thing only: sound quality. For most people, this will be the best headphone they've ever heard.
The best thing about the 60 and why I purchased it is because it's one of the few high-end headphones that doesn't require an amp to drive it. I'm selling it because I want to move up the headphone ladder and get a headphone that requires an amp. I've only owned these headphones for under a month, with ~50 hours of use. They are properly burned-in and fully cleaned. Absolutely mint condition.
Pictures:
http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/grado/cup_n.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/grado/grado_bw.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/grado/hole_b.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/grado/2cups_n.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/grado/box.jpg
$60 + 3% paypal fees. Shipping depends on where you live.
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