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  whenever i post about house music/ d&b / electroclash/ etc. i always get ignored like this too = ( : Break
  • Yeah, that's sad. :( Well, at least Chemical Brothers / The Crystal Method get some love.. : melancoholicz
  • yeah, considering how people ask for sites to buy MP3s. : the archvile
  • well .. i like house music .. but more on the classic/deep side of things : Mansmells
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  that sandbox track sounds pretty good. : pupismyname
  • I forgot, one of the songs (I think Sandbox) is only 3.5 minutes long. The rest are regular length (over... : the archvile
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  bah, i was going to buy it and no paypal :( : snowwolf
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    paypal? For the vinyl it sent me to a credit card form. : the archvile
    • i have paypal it doesn't : snowwolf
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  Wow, thats good stuff. I unfortunately know little to nothing about this type of music though, its gen... : Magus
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    :P http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html : Helter Skelter
    • woot. : Magus
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  I am liking! I need to find more prog house I like - I dig on Faithless and Luke Chable but haven't found... : node
  • What the... no CD? FFS :( : node

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• Windows Defrag! : SatansLilHelper
• fdisk? i kid i kid : hatelull
• hammer or aze : filthysock
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  O&O Defrag. : carrioN luggagE
  • Second'd! Though honestly I haven't really tried much else. O&O does pretty much everything I want tho... : famine101
  • Agreed, ad I've literally tied them all. Vopt is faster but bitches out on some drives. O&O chews through... : node
• PerfectDisk, schedule it to run every day at 4am or something : bmetz

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  I want to be a suicide bomber. : jayares
  • +10 religious fanaticism helm : [fry]
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  I want to make rock bombs!@! : tsuba
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    yeah, many different kinds of craftsmen would be possible i think : filthysock
    • Maybe for terrorists your beard grows as you level. And how long you've been playing determins how grey ... : tsuba
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  Can I be Hans Blix? : Popedispencer
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    Why would you want to walk around and do nothing all day? : Degenerate
    • lolia : skynet
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      isn't that what mmorpgs are aboot? : jayares
      • I cant really argue with this : Degenerate
• only one lucky member will be chosen to become the iraqi information minister : ballystix

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• The nature movies on the INHD channel are the most amazing thing while stoned. : cajuncook
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  lol I got one two weeks ago and the same. Except I think DVDs still look great. What TV/DVD combo do you ... : sixfoot6
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    It's a Mitsubishi HD1080 projection TV with a Sony progressive scan DVD player. I'm sitting on couch ... : Sparhawk6
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      Hrm. Sounds comparible. I just picked up a Toshiba 3960 for my new Sony 46" RPCRT via component. It looks... : sixfoot6
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        I guess I need to hook up the componant cables. I only have Svideo hooked up now. Is the difference that ... : Sparhawk6
        • honestly, i'm pretty sure it *is* a big deal, but maybe i bought into the hype. buy some cables at best b... : sixfoot6
        • component cables are a huge difference. : carnivore
        • cant do progressive scan with svideo, hoook up the component now! : Eat 347
        • dude. the difference is HUGE. I have the exact same setup, mitsubishi 1080i HD set and sony DVD player ... : DoubleAught()
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          Cable Quality, highest to lowest is, last I recall: HDMI DVI Component S-Video Composite RF An... : TenaciousPimple
          • HDMI and DVI are the same, except HDMI has an optical sound connection integrated. : carnivore
          • with the right cable RF can be of higher quality than composite is capable of : DoubleAught()
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  HDDVD players slated for September 05. $1000. : ventro
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    So I've read. I think my price point is about $500, if there's plenty of media about. : sixfoot6
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      Paramount HD-DVD New Titles - The Manchurian Candidate, Spongebob Squarepants, Elizabethtown, Coach Ca : ventro
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        Something I don't get: Are these movies already shot on cameras that are made to produce film in high res... : Sparhawk6
        • film is way higher "res" than any current HDTVs can display. A proper film transfer to high res video sh... : Turd Ferguson
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          as I understand it, they were shot on film originally, which has a resolution far beyond HD (> 1080p). Th... : sixfoot6
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            Yea it makes sense. I mean they have to be at a decent res to be put on those massive screens at the thea... : Sparhawk6
            • its not really a resolution when your using a real camera : snowwolf
• The HDDVD is one of the reasons why I'm holding off a few years to upgrade my system. I don't want to ge... : cameljoe
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  You need one of these, it upconverts DVDs to HD: http://store.cousinsvideo.com/zen-dvb318.html : TK-421
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    Have you seen it in action? Does it work? It seems too good to be true. and why aren't you at your pos : thecray
    • It's not like it's HD resolution. It's like watching a DVD on your computer monitor at full-screen. : ventro
    • Not personally, my TV sucks still. But here's the FAQ if you want more info and opinions: http://www.avs... : TK-421
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    His TV does the upscaling itself already, and since it's a new one, probably just as well if not better. ... : sixfoot6
    • Are you sure about that? I know it does the 480i -> 480p, but without a specific model # we don't know if... : TK-421
• I was about to say "They do HDTV high school basketball in Indiana?!" then I dissected the sentence and I... : Deathlove
• Some of the IMAX documentaries on INHD are incredible to watch in HD, so is most of the stuff on Discover... : mmt681

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  My only suggestion is lots of memory if you'll be running Visual Studio - 512 is not enough, is especia... : SgtFritz
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    I use Visual Studio on machines with 256mb of RAM on a fairly regular basis and don't really have any pro... : maddy
    • i don't see how that's possible. vs.net regularly uses over 100 megs of ram for a single instance if you ... : wtf242
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      and you use debugging too ? thats amazing, cause the systems here at work with 512 are WAY slower during ... : SgtFritz
      • No, you're right, the debugger does chew up a lot of resources and I was not counting that. : maddy
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      Don't listen to this man. He probably accidentally divided by 10 or something and has 2.5 gigs. Seriou... : TheTick
      • Heh, no. We have a whole slew of 256mb machines that are usually used as controllers, but sometimes it's... : maddy
• my job gave me a compaq evo N620c. this thing is fucking AWESOME for development and can even play UT2K3 ... : El Tigre
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  IBM make very solid laptops, just get one with a nice screen and lots of memory. Centrino chips are the g... : moshman
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    IBM = arm, leg, eyes, lips, mangina.... too much : samekh
    • Oh sorry, I missed the arm and leg bit :) : moshman
  • I got one about 6 years ago. best computer I've ever owned and I'm still using it : mrtony
  • ack... at my job we make fun of co-workers stuck with shitty IBM Thinkpads. Those things are horrible. : El Tigre
• I bought an ASUS M6n. I like it. I'll consider a Dell next time, if I can get one that meets my needs O... : SatansLilHelper
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  while you guys are at it, what's a good ASP.NET programming book for someone who already has a lot of exp... : mrtony
  • a lot of stuff is about to change. look for something covering 2.0--if you're good with c# and have any ... : trick
• Buy a well known brand. That's the best advice I can give for reliability... you'll pay a little more, bu... : five_percent

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  r_install_newdrivers 1 : Enkidu
  • thanks for the clever attempt at help but thats not it : spector
• mump : spector
• I am! GO GO GO : Postal
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  I'll try later. What was the command (cvar?) to turn it black? : carrioN luggagE
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    i dnot know if i did i'd probably know how to turn it back :) On my way!! gogog : spector
    • cl_delete_user_cfg_files 1 : famine101
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  BUMP need more reinforcements : spector
  • on my way sir! : evil-cow
  • Dunno the ip/pass. Point me where I need to go and I'll join. : gunrock46
• ur all dead ok : d1sregard
• soon as the map switches from that tides crap i'm in : mista mista
• Man I suck at CS and life... : TheArtMan
• Sorry about that guys.. I was the horrible lagger (900+ ping). First time playing online here at college.... : jipey

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  you have $$$ : hobosapien
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    Or good credit ;) Actually, have kept our dept very low, only Car and House payment, so when it comes tim... : bombay
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      CPO=Certified Pre Owned? : Squirrely
      • Yeah, most cars I have owned have been CPO'd : bombay
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  The more the car is designed for the snow, the stupider people are when behind the wheel. Make sure this... : sweat
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    I had stud's on a 2WD truck here in Alaska and it made a world of diffrence : oneshot
    • I bet, problem we face here in Colorado is that it does snow, but it also goes away pretty fast, unlike s... : bombay
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    Actually, I am very glad you pointed this out ... she is a very sane driver, especially so when it snows ... : bombay
    • I only pointed it out because 95% of drivers are absolute fucktards. Especially in the snow. : sweat
• While the s4 will certainly keep to her level of car power along with awd additions, so it'd be everythin... : Paranoid Android
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  If you're willing to pay for the S4 you might look at the RL. http://www.acura.com/models/model_index.... : jimmy-buffett
  • Thanks !!! I will check into this option as well! : bombay
  • the acura will save you a lot of $$$ in terms of gas. the RL is a 3.5L v6, while the S4 is a 4.2L v8. ... : evil-cow
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  you are giving an s4 to your wife? wtf are you driving? porsche? : d0pamine
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    Wow, that is Irony, my first car (I still have it) is a 928S ... anyway, most of the time we carpool, but... : bombay
    • no its not : filthysock
• Imo, the s4 is the finest snowbelt car one could buy. Check audiworld.com for forum advice. My only compl... : fvk
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  You know if you know how to drive you dont need AWD in the snow :/ : nukewinter
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    Ever tried an M3 in the snow ? : bombay
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      You think it's worse then a 415rwhp cobra? :P I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, im just sayin... : nukewinter
      • You drive that in the snow? Anyway, no worries, but second problem in original post, was car is CPO a... : bombay
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    FYI, I live in colorado also and have always had a RWD car, with the exception of my Mazda 3, which I had... : nukewinter
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      Didn't you just buy the pony car? : bombay
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        Yeah, but it's my 3rd =) : nukewinter
        • Just checking if that was you, I really like those new mustangs ... best one in a LONG time ! : bombay
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  Subaru WRX. They are great in snow. For that matter any Subaru. : r4wk
  • didn't see that suggestion coming... : diabol1k
  • Except she hates the WRX ... bummer. : bombay
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  Stick or autobox? g35x fits the criteria and is 20k cheaper, but is automagic only. : fvk
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    We'd prefer manual ... does G35 have an AWD option ... probably what the x denotes, but didn't know that.... : bombay
    • Arg, just checked Infiniti's site and although they upped the power for the 6 speeder the awd model stays... : fvk

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  dude, you can change the region on your dvd drive in windows xp : sludge vohaul
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    It's locked to two alterations of the region. I'd prefer to keep it on region 4 if I can, and would also ... : thecray
    • http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/dvdrk.html : CoRDS
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  go see if their is region free firmware for your drive over at: http://www.rpc1.org : shassard
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    gah, I've tried that. I have an NEC 1300A, and the number of firmware hacks for this drive is insane. I'm... : thecray
    • Flashing stuff is so easy these days. You don't know fear until you have to flash an pentiumpro board. : crazywigga
• Buy a cheapy DVD-ROM and set it to region 1. : Ebu

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• i really like it, but then again i haven't really heard of their old stuff : diabol1k
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  I love it. : d1sregard
  • do you know of any online places that have samples of tracks tho? : paganritual
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  Best Chemical Brothers since Dig Your Own Hole. It's nothing revolutionary this time, but that's ok. I : smax
  • i totally love '90s electronic nostalgia' ... i thought the new Prodigy album was awesome. well i'll defi... : paganritual
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  Come with Us? Very very good stuff, I enjoy it alot. : askedrelic
  • Push the Button. It just came out tuesday :D : smax
• It owns. : ventro
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  it's good, but if you ask me, it doesn't hold a candle to their other stuff. i'd rank it above exit plan : pupismyname
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    exit planet dust is the only album of theirs i dont have. but i know 'chemical beats' and 'leave home' so... : paganritual
    • it is pretty good. i got into the chemicals around dig your own hole, and didn't get around to picking u : pupismyname
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    You'd put Exit Planet Dust at the bottom?? It's maybe a little dated now, but damn that's got to be one... : smax
    • yes, i recognize its place in history. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9442302 : pupismyname
• on a related topic \m/ NEW PREFUSE 73 \m/ : pupismyname
• meh it was AUS$30 ... fuck that ... i can get it for $25 at least over the weekend. suppose i'll have to ... : paganritual

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• 6800. Might he able to find a 6800 GT for ~$350 too, that'd probably be the best choice. : yoonix
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  256 MB Radeon 9800 Pro? : hatelull
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    I'd feel pretty silly upgrading from a 128 mb 9800 pro. : capt tripps
    • my apologies ... how was i supposed to know that's what you had. : hatelull
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  GF3Ti200 for 40 bucks, use the other 260 at the strip club. : Squirrely
  • right because he wants to not be able to play anything more current than say ... quake iii and get provid : hatelull
• LOL. I searched Bestbuy.com for "nvidia" and sorted by "best match" and the first 13 matches are ATI car... : capt tripps

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• Would be a funnier video, but still humerous. : wunderbred

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  Yeah, surprisingly Pizza Hut is pretty good. I'm sure there are better pizzas out there, but for what it... : Nixx2004
  • Every time you eat a pizza hut pizza, I want you to thank Wichita, KS. : rosewood
• I'm on my way over. : sweat
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  Hey Bolo, I'm wondering: how much do you deadlift? Oh and can you send me some of that pizza? Fucking col... : genjuro
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    i was actually deadlifting today. i don't go beyond 410lbs x10 for workouts. and i don't even remember ... : vassili_zaitsev
    • Damn you. My last max was 420. How long have you been lifting? : genjuro
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  I can't stand the greasy-ness of their pizzas. It's not a natural kind of grease... some kind of... unnat... : Nullzero
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    i know what you mean. but i actually enjoy eating the pizza hut crusts. i love newyork pizzaria pizza, ... : vassili_zaitsev
    • yeah i would say pizza hut has the best crust. but then again i don't like the stuffed crust : diabol1k
  • I agree on the greasy part. If don't think about it tho it still tastes good but I find that the sauce se... : Tincan
  • While I like the grease, its like they buttered the thing up with crisco. : Squirrely
• pizza hut is really overprices thats for sure. : jono181
• They're really good, super good even, but so unhealthy :( http://www.pizzahut.ca/phsite.nsf/vwAttach/p... : ieGod
• i love there pan pizzas, not the deep dish but the pan.. MMMMMM : snowwolf
• Who dips the fuck out of their pizza? At first my habit started innocently enough with dipping the crust ... : [fry]
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  Hawiian = Ham & Pineapple Canadian = ? (moose and snowcones?) : capt tripps
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    pep, mushrooms and bacon methinks. : sweat
    • ^^^ Yep, this is the goods. : carrioN luggagE
  • maple syrup and canadian bacon. : Crimsonbeak
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    Just about to ask the same thing, And I live in Canada... : r4wk
    • just cheese and canadian bacon, as far as i know : [fry]
• pepperoni & pineapple > * : porp

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• So I'm guessing nobody's heard of it, then. : Popedispencer
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  I was so disappointed with that one UFO game... I dunno if my hopes can withstand another let-down. : Nullzero
  • Silent storm? : Popedispencer

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• working fine here. : cltcprd
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  works for me : chillin
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    firefox 1.0 btw : chillin
    • son of a bitch The box says dthread. The options page says dthread. I logged out, and logged back in... : rosewood
• DTHREAD is totally hosed for me. : SatansLilHelper

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  It's called a damper. Keep it and the fireplace doors closed when building it up. Open it up when the bla... : carrioN luggagE
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    OK, we've got 3 logs raging away and the damper wide open. I've contacted 60 minutes. If me and my fami... : mrtony
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      You went to the interweb for help on a fireplace. Odds are we're TRYING to kill you to relieve boredom. : [fry]
      • normally I wouldn't... but this... carbon... mo... nox... ide... i.... s.... some... good... shi.... t. ... : mrtony
• Usually these are to allow more air / flow into or out of the FP unit ... especially if there is a blower... : bombay
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  typically those are for airflow : [fry]
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    airflow from inside the house? is that like the primer on a lawn mower? OK, so let's say I've got a r... : mrtony
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      Open. It'll feed a good fire with oxygen. : [fry]
      • It depends. Once a fire is raging, closing it will mean the flames will die down but the logs will still ... : thecray
      • all right... you're on the line too: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9442438 : mrtony

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• friends with benefits? so, the proper course of action is to take her to the concert and remain ambiva... : hatelull
• Tell her you are not jealous. : ghost hacker
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  hot girls usually associate with their kind, you're probably fine : Intaglio5
  • But what if she's a sadistic bitch who keeps a fat friend around to add a +1 to hotness attribute. : genjuro
• When that happens, you say that you actually had 4 tickets and say it was an extra. :D : Squirrely
• translation: i don't find you attractive : [fry]
• having hot girls as friends is never a bad thing. : Supine
• "I don't want to fuck you, I just want you to be my emotional outlet." Keep her though. Hot chicks hav... : Magus

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  Needs more centaurs. : RatBastard
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    this looks completely retarded : MurrayTheSkull
    • and i meant the trailer, obviously : MurrayTheSkull
• It doesn't have Zombies, Vikings or a good soundtrack. : Crimsonbeak

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  lol. yeah, the tires come in the size the rim is. : sixfoot6
  • Should be able to stretch that lil donut over the larger rim. Just use more grease to get it on. : ghost hacker
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    Shut up >=( I was trying to determine if a bigger rim on my motorcycle would require raising the front fe... : Hello Kitty
    • you could probably get a tire that will fit unmodified. (tires come in several sizes) : cpt_gloval
    • What size do you have and want ot go up too : oneshot
    • I believe its called + and - sizing. Basically if you go up a size on the rim (+1) you have to go down (-... : the stickboy
• Ratio of the tire is lower. : flip-flop
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  larger rim = lower profile tire, so that the overall circumference stays the same (or as close as possibl... : Senor PoopyPants
  • something just asploded. : Supine

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• Thats cool. : flip-flop
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  So what's the story on this thing, was it the charts? Was there an uncharted peak somewhere that this gu... : jimmy-buffett
  • Yeah, it hit an underground mount that wasn't on any charts. Re-assignment is pretty common for fucking u... : carrioN luggagE

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• catholic school girl hanging from the wall. brightens up any setting. just remember to feed and water : hatelull

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  might be 80's, oh well, Alice Cooper- Poison : holyiest_of_holies
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    OOPPS, i miss read the post it's not finger picked :-( I SUCK : holyiest_of_holies
    • That's OK, it doesn't necessarily have to be finger-picked as long as I can play it that way on an acoust... : c0bra
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  Green Day - Time of your life (Good riddence) RHCP - I could have lied : taco hat
  • Already know Time of your Life (well enough at least). I'll try to see if I have I Could Have Lied. ... : c0bra
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  Alice in Chains - I Stay Away Collective Soul - December Radiohead - Creep Silverchair - Tomorrow Pea... : indosauros
  • These are all good songs. : ejectorpod
  • And I actually have a bunch of those! Thanks! : c0bra
• chris cornell - seasons : pupismyname
• 20 Fingers - Lick it! (OK, not a guitar song but..). You need some Guns 'n' Roses. : melancoholicz
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  How can you tell if something is finger-picked without seeing a video of it being played? Guess it just ... : Nixx2004
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    Yea, it does sound a certain way. But I asked for finger-picked because I play bass and can't use a pick ... : c0bra
    • Maybe one of the more acoustic Stone Temple Pilots songs, like Pretty Penny or Big Empty? /shrug : Nixx2004
  • There are just certain songs that you know can only be finger picked, or at least require some dextrous f... : ieGod
• Boa - Duvet (acoustic) (The unshortened Lain intro song) : Nullzero
• acustic version of "I miss you" by incubus : sabadog
• Nirvana - All Apologies? : snuff
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  Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton Not necessarily a finger pick song, but I enjoy playing it as such. : ieGod
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    I've got that here on his unplugged CD! woot! : c0bra
    • Such a good CD :) : ieGod
• Meat Puppets- Lake of fire or Plateau : Popedispencer

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  Sorry to hear that, Wang :( : busdriver3030
  • how did i not see this? : dodob
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  Did you kill Lin Wang? : yoonix
  • well no. he died before i got here. only reason the damn elephant is a household name is because of th... : dodob
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  hi dob how ur wang? : sixfoot6
  • is it six foot 6? : evlbstrd
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  Goatse is the best weapon you have my friend...use it wisely! : Vorlonesque
  • so is a winchester 1300 with 00 buck. use it liberally. : d0pamine

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• Even weirder shit, doing speed tests at dslreports.com on that laptop is just fine for the downloads, yet... : j33uk
• Wait, are you having trouble with the wireless or the wired network? : r4wk

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• http://www.runpunxsyrun.org/marathonmonks.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/19/1063625225647.h : Nixx2004