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  I'm kinda confused by what you're asking for. "Entity interactions"? Do you mean collisions? Then you sta... : SpiderMonkey
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    I've used A*. I'm saying ALL entity interactions. From collision detection and pathfinding to deter... : TheTick
    • Well I'm still kinda confused about what you're after (and don't really understand why you want to test f... : SpiderMonkey
    • In a lot of cases, just doing a simple for loop with a rough (erroring on the side of inclusion) distance... : s2jason
• http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/article_display.php?category=7 : scanline
• Talk to TedV. http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=brainworks&user=tedv&type=all&action=searc... : Caboose
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  I know about molecular dynamics simulations, not AI, but if you're talking about interactions scaling as ... : Amadan
  • shackmessage me or something if you want to talk more, because I don't generally read comments all day. : Amadan
  • We're doing that already :-) thanks for all the suggestions guys! I'm checking out all the links. : TheTick
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  Hey, you have the right idea about reducing the amount of compares using some other data structures.. the... : queasy00
  • We're doing all this stuff too :-) Our engine is based off of 60Hz. Each entity has its own intellige... : TheTick

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  OMG THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW HAS COME : skynet
  • thats exactly how I feel. This is the end. I have to get up at 5:30 o'clock in the morning because removi... : matthaeus
• It's been snowing since last night. It's still snowing now and there is 3-4 inches down. What 2nd coming?... : askedrelic
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  Just cover your car with salt, problem solved! : tbreffni
  • The snow on my car is not the problem - rather the snow around my car. The snowplow pushes the snow all a... : matthaeus
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  take pictures from the same spot everyday to show accumilation. : d0pamine
  • there are several public webcams in my hometown. You can find them here (along with the weatherinfo, clic... : matthaeus
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  I wish America used the metric system. : amrbean
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    Me too. The metric system is much more simple and makes sense. Of course, having grown up with english ... : Hiro
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      I wish the UK would pick either imperial or metric and stick with it... We use Celsius/centigrade for ... : captfarrell
      • 3.28 yards. no where near 10! : Morgin
  • Nonsense! My car gets 3 rods to the hogshead, and thats the way I likes it! : riptyde
  • I wish this too. After taking physics and chemsitry in college metric just makes tons more sense. : flip-flop

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• That's what I've been doing as well :( : Dr Van Nostrand

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  Every Gamestop within 50 miles Denied (Website lies!) Every EB within 50 miles Denied CompUSA Denied : genom
  • There's rumors about the Warcrafts! : slax0r

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• drag and drop that btw : Morgin
• That's a week away! :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Needs less NOSE. : SpaecKow
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    you'd hit it and you know it : captfarrell
    • the nose? that wouldn't be very nice! : losimagic
    • She is absolutely not my type. So no, not really. Also, I hate it when girls have really sharp features, ... : SpaecKow
• ohhhh yep the nice girl that always does it : podizzle
• She one of the hottest actresses around IMO. : needles eye

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  watch more of Deadwood. The first few episodes were setting everything up. One of my favorite shows EVE... : FormerHPB
  • ^^^ IAWTP Sopranos has to be watched from the beginning, smart to catch onto Deadwood early so you are... : jimmy-buffett
• Arrested Development , Battlestar Galactica , Firefly : Valiant
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  Spooks Series 1 and 2 on DVD. It's bloody excellent. : Dave Johnston
  • Thanks for the recommendation. I added these to my netflix queue. : needles eye
• Gilmore Girls, The OC :D : moe6

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• http://www.picture-book.com/artistimgs/20184_6980.jpg : lacker
• http://www.celebrites-selection.com/photos_copper/albums/wpw-aa/wham!_00002.jpg : drucifer
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  http://www.ezthemes.com/previews/C/CalvinisHome.jpg : d fluke
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    awesome ideal! : lacker
    • wanna hug? :( : d fluke
• http://edomekuvat.soneraplaza.fi/qtest5v/quake.jpg : needlez
• http://www.cheatcc.com/pics/mech.jpg : Luminair
• my ideal? what? : mindmann
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  http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/images/eos1200b.jpg More shots: http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/images/images1 : Nixx2004
  • Yeah that rocks, but I can barely use 320mm for anything so I'd rather have a Sigma 8mm than a 3538250983... : {Venger}
• www.bobblumberg.com/Tulare%20photos/Tulare_living-dining.JPG : mofo
• http://www.atmosphere-entertainment.com/DjTrip/Images/Bumpin%20Tacos%20front.jpg : davislovestacobell
• Respect: http://www2.filmweb.no/multimedia/archive/00016/Wallpaper_Ali_G_16781i.jpg : laidback
• http://www.crystalphonic.com/static/for_use/images/A3big.jpg : indosauros
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  Marry this girl http://img108.exs.cx/img108/9660/wowee0op.jpg I have no idea who she is. : slacko
  • Yikes. : Salad Sammich
  • fugly : arizona bay (#1877) << : nomaad
  • lol thats a guy. : moe6
  • she is one of the cutest and most gorgeous females i have laid my eyes upon in my 22 years : evil-cow
• I am all that I ever wanted to be. no, the one in the back http://www.blutstahl.de/Repent/2Wissen/ge... : totmann
• that figures your ideal is some cheesy show from the 80s. : carnivore
• http://www.avland.co.uk/sennheiser/orpheus/orpheuslrg.jpg : Helter Skelter
• :( http://www.portugal-global.com.pt/FundosEcran/CARROS/Porsche/A-019Porsche_race_1024x768.jpg : Busta J
• http://www.pge.com/microsite/PGE_dgz/images/body/1-4bi.jpg or http://www.bensjohnson.com/art/cartoo... : jahulio2

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• I <3 Canon. : amrbean
• friend showed me his ixus 400 last weekend. little bundle of joy. it came with a canon bag, with an extra... : dodob
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  Okay, and suggestions OTHER than the IXUS 500 ? : Toraz Chryx
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    why not that one? It's damn great? Or that other canon, the xlim or summat : moshman
    • just fishing around for options. : Toraz Chryx
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  its too bad sony uses their stupid memory, there compact 5 mp camera is pretty nice : spector
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    *their* http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/sony_dsct1.asp : spector
    • yes, the T11 is the (closest thing to the) Apple of digicams.. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Son... : Arsenal
• get the iCanon (iS410 iModel) : personaljesus
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  For a point and shoot the Canon Elphs are pretty good. You're not going to get nearly anywhere close to y... : DKo5
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    I know, but I'm not gonna get anywhere near to fitting in my pocket with my D70 or my Coolpix 4500 : Toraz Chryx
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      apple should get into the camera bidness :D : dodob
      • Why? So they can design fancy externals to rebadged products? ;P : DKo5
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        they could affix a cam to the back of the ipod like it would be on a cell phone : jcutner
        • and a shuffle throw switch that randomizes your pics! : dodob
      • They did. It was a pile. http://www.epi-centre.com/reports/9403cdi.html : Halen
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  You considered a high end cellphone with 1mp capabilities? Just a idea, no real suggestions : boomstickah
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    camera phones are, to put it mildly... crap. : Toraz Chryx
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      EXCEPT that 5mp samsung :p. but we won't get that for quite a while still :C : moe6
      • $5 says the lens on it is sucks nads, that it has shitty shutter lag and it's inbuilt image processing do... : Toraz Chryx
• The IXUS40/SD30 would be perfect if you can get past it using Secure Digital rather than CF... : Dave Johnston
• oh, one more thing... which amongst them can take RAW images? : Toraz Chryx
• Canon, for sure. My A80 is fairly compact, though of a slightly awkward shape for most shirt pockets. Tak... : Helter Skelter

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• The first screenshot kinda reminds me of this old uru picture. http://www.pcgameworld.com/screenshot.p... : jahulio2

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• I know RatBastard's favorite profile: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=Luminair : Valiant
• Yeah and beating him really bad in Burnout 3 doesn't help either. Heh. : cookblaze

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  Update: The domain should read blaklader.net and nothing else. : Tissen
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    Should it resolve to anything? : stonedonkey
    • THis is their swedish homepage: http://www.blaklader.se/ : Tissen
• So it was originally her domain? Or are you trying to re-direct the domain name because it's another comp... : helvetica
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  Lemme know if you still need it registered, I will glady do it. Going home now though, screw work! : moshman
  • IT IS A TRAP : personaljesus

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  its best to do that kind of cardio in the morning BEFORE you eat breakfast but after you drink some water... : mankeroo
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    Hmmm, I'd never heard that. I don't think I'll be able to make that happen with my current routine, thou... : Caboose
    • nice.. my gym is moving away.. from a 5 minutes walk to 15 minutes with my bike :/ : bamb
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    im not sure on that, some people seem to think it doesnt make a difference. i guess its worth a try thoug... : spector
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      Actually, it's MUCH more effective. Think about it, your body hasn't had any food in 6-10 hours yet it : Hiro
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        1) How do you know that the body won't derive energy from protein sources initially (i.e. muscle)? 2)... : cameljoe
        • and 3) No studies have shown that cardio done pre-breakfast increases fat loss. : cameljoe
  • I wouldn't say "much more effectively". It's not like cardio burns much fat at all anyways. : cameljoe
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  Have you noticed a difference? : airrob
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    yeah have you dude? : abrasion
    • i've noticed a difference in taste... : vassili_zaitsev
    • check your mail matey. or get on MSN :p. : moe6
  • I'll hop on the scale this morning before I eat to see if I've made any progress as far as weight goes. : Caboose
• good job, keep it up! : cameljoe

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  This is possibly the coolest idea for a game ever. I mean, it has two of the greatest features ever in a ... : Dynotaku
  • I've tried a few times in the past but no one would join :( : roushimsx
• that looks sweet : Degenerate
• I am downloading now. : awoihjaweohr
• ha crap they need to port this to HL2 so I can play... : MrLobo
• this is rad. we need a temp server for funs. : awoihjaweohr
• Played it last night, really liked it, I wish more Shackers would play it. At least there are more map... : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  I told you the game's story was good. : genjuro
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    It sucked until a couple of hours ago. Just your generic "Oh shi people are after me and I don't remembe... : EvilDolemite
    • You're on the Polar Station, right? Once you get off Telos, you can apparently grab a lightsaber in 20 mi : genjuro
• Played a lot more of this over the weekend. Just have Korriban left. The story is getting crazy good. So ... : Bull
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  How far are you? Can I read your spoilers if I've done all but Korriban? : Bull
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    I'm only 14 hours in and on the surface of Telos. : EvilDolemite
    • It just keeps getting better too. Not sure why Jedi_27 called it a turd. I'm having just as much fun a... : Bull
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    yes, you can read : Degenerate
    • Thanks, since he spoilered his response. : Bull

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• Workin'. : EvilDolemite
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  me working. Pretty much everything is open today except schools, right? : cameljoe
  • Not UAW or its suppliers. : theo20185
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  Are you kidding? I'm working. : ThomW
  • yea, but we get off good friday. That's Indiana for ya : Crimson
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    In GA this was a state holiday - damn move to Pennsylvania :( : PapaBoo
    • Add it to the list of things that sucks about living up here. It's a state holiday, but most private bus... : ThomW
• *raises hand* : sharkII
• Leaving for work right now.. damn bankers! : edifus
• I always remember this quote from Chris Rock, especially today as I'm working: "You gotta be pretty r : TenaciousPimple
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  My company is off today. The story goes something like this. A few years ago we had a black C-somethi... : jimmy-buffett
  • George Washington is probably on the board of directors : PapaBoo
  • Sounds like the COO was really in touch with his company's day-to-day operations... : trove
• I'm off from my main job (post office) but I'll be putting in a half day wiring an office for phone/data ... : PhoenixArisen
• I don't get one day off this week ... it seems the terrorist have already won : kanix
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  subthread hijack Does anyone have any suggested activities to learn more about today, honestly? I feel l... : Crimson
  • his biography is worth picking up from the bookstore and reading. Its a pretty short read (300-400 pages ... : Silent Wolf
  • go to Atlanta to visit the King Center : PapaBoo
• i have fucking classes today :( : d0pamine
• 1 hour left of my working day - then to the gym! And to wind down the game with some SWG - bloody FS que... : captfarrell
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  mlk? It's a normal working day here in .jp : Kenshin_
  • Martin Luther King Jr. day (a US observed holiday) : PapaBoo
• being canadian, i would of had to work but then this happened: http://images.rebel-scum.com/snow.jpg S... : n0v4
• Probably an American thing, but why would we not be working today?? : Arsenal
• Pretty much everyone unless you work for the gubment right? : flip-flop
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  Penn State has classes. : amrbean
  • Penn State hates freedom. : Degenerate

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  is it really really cold? : d0pamine
  • It's pretty cold, although it was sitting in my garage. : skynet
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  fuel shutoff? : Phearsome
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    fuel shutoff? whazzat : skynet
    • Lots of cars have a hidden switch that is designed to kill the engine in case of an accident. I would ha... : FormerHPB
  • It shouldnt be that if she was able to drive it home. If it does shut off, it should shut off at the time... : Degenerate
• Probaly fuel shutoff. : flip-flop

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  and it has apparently impaired my posting skills. Damn you whitey!! : discolando
  • ololol : PapaBoo

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• never : dodob

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• annoy even :( : Degenerate
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  1) Doesnt happen for me. 2) What is the r "function"? : sharkII
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    in dthread in IE you can hit r to reply to a post : Degenerate
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      in IE? I thought these were 2 firefox annoyances? : sharkII
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        You can do it in IE and I'm used to it. It doesnt work in Firefox and I want it to. :( : Degenerate
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          OOOOOOOOOOOO -gotcha. Well the popups thing doesnt happen for me, try removing your cookies? : sharkII
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            no but I will now : Degenerate
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              this has apparently fixed the pop up problem :D : Degenerate
              • I am the SMARTEST MAN SHARK ALIVE! : sharkII
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  More annoying is that you can't turn off Pop Ups, you hit submit and the box reverts to Yes! :( : node
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9380811 : Hiro

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  does it have sex? : dodob
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    Good sir, it IS sex. : roushimsx
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      No good sir, YOU are. God I wish I had VNC to my home machine right now. This is a great idea, gonna chec... : node
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        stop calling each other fags :D : dodob
        • You're just jealous :( : node
• Leave the torrent up for the next day or so, I'll hop on it when I get home from work. : Dynotaku
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  That's a nice idea. There are games, where I know I won't play them, but I'd still like to see the story ... : bargeld
  • I have similar videos for Silent Hill 2 and 3 that I'll put up over time : roushimsx
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  How long is it? In hrs/mins, that is. : nomaad
  • about 2 hours and 53 minutes : roushimsx
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  Will this still be up tonight? I've always wanted to play this game but will probably never get around to... : Gary the Llama
  • yea, i'll keep it up for a while (until a few people get 100% to help seed it out) Probably wind up ha... : roushimsx
• This is a really cool idea. Thanks. : Bull

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  agreed. new pornographers - the laws have changed has drumsticks in beginning. incidently also th... : arizona bay
  • I like The Blown Speakers more. : flip-flop
• It sure would have fixed the Pina Colada song. : Degenerate
• \m/ I Love It Loud \m/ KISS : MatthewPhillips

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• conspiracy... its still early for me. :( : silent prophet
• The Army is angry, and we're coming for you. I like how they sound like they're going to be breaking d... : helvetica

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• Oh yeah. He's excellent on that show. So funny. : FormerHPB

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  So even when you win, it can be unpleasant. Those things and WoW are why I pretty much stopped playing H2... : bargeld
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    I console myself with Legendary. Always a challenge and no stupid assholes yapping. : EvilDolemite
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      im trying to find all the skulls right now. Thats pretty freaking fun :D : Silent Wolf
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        Skulls? : Dynotaku
        • yeah on legendary there are skulls placed in every level, sometimes more than one that have differnt powe... : Silent Wolf
• I usually turn off my communicator when I'm playing on the playlists. There's just too much bullshit goin... : nomaad
• This is why anyone under 19 shouldn't be sold a headset communicator. : theo20185
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  I stopped playing Halo 2 MP. Too much stress. : MatthewPhillips
  • I'm 17 and i don't trash talk even if i do win a game.. Just a simple "good game guys" is well recieved o... : kurumba

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• start > run > "\" > ok > tools > folder options > view > uncheck "hide extensions for known file types : endozoan

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  what's wrong with the UK assembly? : cameljoe
  • Nothing but I was disappointed that it was a November build not December or January since I believe they'... : koder
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  Those wallpapers are amazing... thanks! : sharkII
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    no they're not, none of them are high-resolution at all - I just get a slightly larger pic when I click o... : Postal
    • oh boo... just noticed the "download wallpaper" link hidden :P : Postal

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• It was a decent moive, worth seeing. There were a few parts in it that were a bit unbelievable / awkward,... : patdoody
• Yeah, I thought it was really well done. I liked the chronology and feel of it. Definitely worth seeing... : DraconianDevil
• It's an interesting piece of work. Watch it with an open mind. : digweed014
• I did not like it. : sanchez
• it's slow-paced, but if you're open-minded it can be worth your time : dieta_zanda
• I found it very powerful and horrifying. Definitely worth watching : d fluke
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  The black guy always dies. : tcxsnoop
  • how is it a spoiler if it's the truth? : jcutner

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  Nobody? It's lonely on there... : theo20185
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    I was thinking of joining an ETF server, myself... maybe something railbait's. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Hmm, well if you find one, lemme know. : theo20185
    • I mean railbait's ETF server. 23/24 ppl playing etf_well at 67.19.153.148:27960 ^<<^1MCBETH^2> ^4<tex... : Maddog_Delphi97
• I will come play... tommorow. I have class and homework until like 8PM : askedrelic
• I may be able to after class, but I have to go job hunting as well so it may not be til later today. : melkore

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  how is it interstate, if it is in one place? : drucifer
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    it means that i live in sydney (NSW), but the role is in canberra (ACT). I'll be flying down monday morni... : erotic sock
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      There's a nice italian restaurant in Manuka... Apart from that it's a giant wasteland. .gov contract? : flibble2k
      • Yep, government contract. I'm not sure I'm really allowed to say much more than that (even though I haven... : erotic sock
    • omg, jetsetting. : drucifer
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      say hello to the other single-serving friends. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • like single-serving Jack? : Postal
• lol @ ACT. Since they outlawed fireworks, Tourism was down 500% : TastyWheat
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  Man, I went to Canberra for my year six school trip that we do for federal parliament... wow what a hole.... : SpaecKow
  • hehe i had to do about 3 of those field trips during school, and it never got any better.. I'm 22 now and... : Arsenal
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  How old are you? : batkiwi
  • Ahh, just checked, 21. Canberra sucks for like 17-22 year olds. Anyone mature and not just looking for ... : batkiwi
• It says a lot about our capital when everyone can understand why the Prime minister doesn't want/have to ... : Arsenal

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  Haha that is insanely awesome. It's so happy sounding. : Morgin
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    would this get radio play over there? : Morgin
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      Yes it's been played a lot, in Finland it was on the top 10 list for 15 weeks in a row and it's been a bi... : {Venger}
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        When is a good time to visit scandenavia? : Morgin
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          July-august. : idmud
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            Yeah Stockholm during the summer has to be experienced, going out into the archipelago and partying in th... : {Venger}
            • i might stop in stockholm in june/july as a stopover before getting on a plane to helsinki :D. : moe6
• That's good stuff. I would love an MP3. : kaibosh
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  Haha, that is great. The way they act in the video, mostly during the chorus, is completely inappropriate... : strider_
  • The guys on the decks take the cake though. Mildly catchy tune but overall, very stoopid. :) : node
• cool song and video but where is teh funny?:( : darkT
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  why does that guy sound a little like the bomfunk mc's guy? : moe6
  • Because it is. : idmud
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  Good god this is horrible. : zuga
  • iawtp. : dilutedq
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    Doesn't it tip the scale back to good by being so bad? : Morgin
    • That only works with Gunther videos : goats ecx
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  I'm fortunate enough to live in scandinavia yet not have heard this. :P : d fluke
  • ^IAWTP :) : BigT
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  what is it with guitar players looking like they fapping when they're playing? : davislovestacobell
  • and the black dude who only sings "blow it up, dy dy dynamite" : slacko
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  I do believe there are laws in our country forbidding you from contaminating safe areas of the world with... : ramshot
  • Well ok just looked at your profile and noticed you're not even Finnish. Why someone would have heard thi... : ramshot
• i love how there is a guy playing a 6-string electric, but there is no discernable electric guitar in the... : PUPSTAHS
• best video ever : geedeck
• Fredrik O Jag.wmv > * : MrLonghair

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• holy shit he's 56?? : dodob
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  Sam Jackson recently said in an interview that just because someone is good in one area doesn't make them... : TwiLyght
  • bad experience on the deep blue sea set? :\ : dodob