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• FYI, I cant access the router's IP to change settings : conandan
• anyone? Im dumbfounded here... : conandan
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  You running it off the WAN port? : mojoald
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    que? Im running the modem into the router and wirelessly connecting to the router. Basically, the inter... : conandan
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      start run ipconfig check what ip your DHCP server is if it is 192.168.1.1 then open http://192.16... : doomed
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        thats the problem, I cant access that IP address at all. : conandan
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          ok, Ive figured out the problem, the problem is that Im connected to someone else's network! HA!!! And ... : conandan
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            Get a network cable and connect your computer directly to the router, just for a while, while you configu... : doomed
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              fixed it, except I found my router finally and was able to connect to it. Now, someone tell me to re... : conandan
              • COMPUTAH! I might add that Im a little buzzed : conandan
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                -change SSID name -enable MAC address filtering (listed as "Physical Address" in an ipconfig /all) -WPA... : fatman
                • also disable SSID broadcast : doomed
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                  I run ipconfig /all but I dont get anything, a dos box pops up for a millisecond and then goes away and n... : conandan
                  • click start type run type ipconfig /all : doomed

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• i'll let them know. : ibrokn
• Last level in that game = fucking awesome. But yes, I really want to be able to do more, and have more ga... : gl2 drivers
• would probably be too hard to render in real time maybe? yeah i dont like how a few games inconsistently ... : ballystix

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  while i appreciate security updates, id like some new hawtness features. id absolutely love an improve : skold
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    all the exciting stuff is on the trunk. new options, better and faster rendering, loads of bugs squashed ... : inchwide
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      What is "the trunk"? Does the public have access to it, or is it for the beta testers only? : Ride-My-Rocket
      • There is no such thing as "private" only versions of Firefox. Anyone has access to the CVS (latest) sourc... : ovrlrd
  • this may help you: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/007682.html blocking popups from pl... : Draugluin
• Nice to see them nix some of the cross site scripting exploits. Phishing scams are getting nasty. : boolean
• Had some probs with plug-in installation but it may be just because there's too much traffic right now... : SlamDunk
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  Welcome to 2 days ago. : Jeff Y
  • no. There have been 7 builds on the path to 1.03 and this is the final proper build. : inchwide
• Still has this retarded bug :( https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=283730 : tigeN
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  Haha I just installed Firefox 1.0.2 on a fresh install, visit the Shack first and see this. : Carnivac
  • You lose! : sharkII
  • Heh, I did the exact same thing. : zpeed
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  i agree this needs some new hawtness : kuma79
  • I am very happy with FF's present gui. What else does it need? : rasputinreborn
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  my firefox is broken. i did a clean install of this but the bottom of my firefox has a ~2" of grey with s... : kbnerd
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    flashblock extension? Uninstall it, and reinstall it. : rasputinreborn
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      i think i tried this. but i'll try it again once i get home. : kbnerd
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        I had the exact thing happen awhile back. So that's gotta be it. : rasputinreborn
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          okay thanks : kbnerd
          • if the same thing happens again, install a different ver # of flashblock; I'm pretty sure it was happenin... : rasputinreborn

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  12 dollar haircut...what do you expect? : bozer
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    my normal barber was closed, so I went to this shmoe. my regular barber charges me the same price but he'... : Supine
    • you can't wait until it's open? something you have to live with for the next few months isn't something ... : ^-SeaWolf-^
  • I get some pretty damn good $10 cuts from this vietnamese chick near my place. : Helter Skelter
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  the last haircut i got i paid $12 for and i loved it. best haircut of my life! : kbnerd
  • happy ending, seawolf style? : khaosman
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  Uhh, why did you even pay? : Alec Matias
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    services were rendered. I did not feel I had a choice. : Supine
    • But..he even knew it was bad. : Hello Kitty
    • If the service is completely awful, you don't pay. If a restaurant brings you a rare steak when you asked... : Alec Matias
• lol if your so pissed, refuse to even pay... : askedrelic
• This cracked me up. Sorry. : Ratsofatsorat
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  head + shaving cream + razor = the only solution : Paranoid Android
  • Says the neo nazi : tomservo
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  before.jpg/after.jpg : thief
  • uploading now, will link. : Supine
• This needs some pictures. : stump
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  you should've ran when he got the bowl sized up for your head : BobBarker
  • sideburns (obviusly emphasized in the photo) grow back really really quickly for me. Looks fine, I was e... : thief
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  BEFORE: http://www.andresbecerra.com/ShackUploads/ShowImage.cfm?FileID=186&Title=not%20wtf.JPG AFTE... : Supine
  • You have something on your lip : sheivachman
  • It kind of looks like some animal fell asleep on your head. : one beach bum
  • So you have semen on your lips in the first pic + a bad hair cut. In the 2nd pic you have cleaned up hai... : gunrock46
  • im not sure whats the big deal here : csana
  • I think it looks better now, but that's just me. Oh and what's on your lip? : angrytaxman
  • Give that barber back his 2 bux : tomservo
  • It looks pretty bad in both of them. : Dante
  • is this a joke? : telex
  • After > before : slacko
  • you call those sideburns? : kevp
  • yeah that looks way better hahaha : Morgin
  • Honestly, lose the sideburns. Your hair isn't thick enough, even when it's long, and it looks like crap.... : xocsida
  • ^^ these guys are all wrong : spector
• Looks better after. You owe the guy 2 bucks. : RookieCAF

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  Some bastard stole my copy of Sublime- Sublime album. If I ever find out who it was they are going to be ... : smdever
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    related story: on Wacken Open Air, a huge 3day outdoor festival, somebody stole my friend's Iced Earth C... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • That's awesome, I would have told that dude to get the fuck out and make sure I never see his ass again. : acidnynex
    • hahah what a fucked up coincidence and awesome story! : askedrelic
• No judge, no jury - straight to execution. : Ratsofatsorat
• Was your first reaction to it being 'missing' theft? Are you sure it's not misplaced or anything? My sist... : ieGod
• get the canadian version that says fiction pulpese! : dodob

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• hmm im embarassed to say i watch the OC : telex
• Top Gun soundtrack is one of the better ones out there... : kevp
• over,under,side,side,up : JaredSyn
• Okay: I'm 29 and I like Pokemon in all its forms. : Rotten Deadite

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• Social engineering at its finest : reign27
• hahaha that was great. : smdever
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  w...t...f... : g0nk
  • exactly : Prozium
• haha, i sure have! : esmokah
• looks like some college project spliced with a laugh track/audience from an old tv show. : erotic sock
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  how is that even funny? that's not cool at all. I'd be like oh i just got kicked in the nuts? Well *punch... : cigam
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    i'm pretty sure it's set up : csana
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      that's not even my point. attacking the nuts should not be condoned as funny! : cigam
      • hehe well... it's not too hard to tell they have jocks on. But yes, really getting kicked in the nuts suc... : r4wk
  • Joke ^^^ \/\/\/ You : bRAINsick
• There was another episode of Kicked in the Nuts on Channel 101 where that clip was taken from but I think... : armaduck
• That's a great way to rupture a testicle : monohydrate

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  You sure that it's not your CD burning app? : shassard
  • Yes I opened the saved wav files again in audacity and saw the extra few seconds of silence. : thencrow

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• sCary story? : zuga
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  the ending was kinda anti-climatic and lackluster : cigam
  • scared the hell out of me, but to each their own. : slax0r
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  Always a fun read, these ghost stories. Not that I believe them or anything. I think at some point I'd li... : ieGod
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    I'd have to agree. I'm a non-believer until I see something for myself. : r4wk
    • I don't think seeing something would be enough to convince me, either. I'd be freaked out, sure, but ther... : ieGod
• I enjoy reading these but then they tend to always go over the top. : Hello Kitty

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  www.dnsstuff.com : doomed
  • Thanks. : gl2 drivers

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  i want the new nokia 6680 =/ or maybe even that new Sony ericsson K750 : Break
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    i want a keyboard =\ : PUPSTAHS
    • blackberry no good? seems to be the standard in handhelds anyways : telex
• I have a Treo 650, and I replaced a Dell Axim with it. It kicks the Axim's ass. The calender is ver... : xocsida

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  http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2601425 Best deal on the market - I don't know h... : jasonepowell
  • Anyone have one of these? : CaptainTaco
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  Regular programming is always crappy regardless of the quality of your TV. shit in = shit out. : ventro
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    uhh it looks fine on my regular tv... : CaptainTaco
    • Thats like playing Quake2 at 320x240 in software rendering mode on a 2001FP, gg : railchu

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  In before WoW fanboys start showing their hate of it : MrLonghair
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    I thought it was quite different from MMO's? : Cyntax
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      the controls and play is similar to WofW and SWG (the two MMOs I have played), the cities are MMO, but on... : Nation
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        Do you usually have to go outside of the city to do missions? : yoonix
        • yes, all missions will be either you going inbetween cities, or go into an instance ... do something ... ... : Nation
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  yes it's worth it. the game over all is fantastic. : kbnerd
  • details plz : Cyntax
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  yes it is, if you have time to play this weekend. Here is my take on the game from a couple months bac... : Nation
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    Here's what I still don't get and I couldn't get out of any preview that I've read. I know it's a MMORPG ... : yoonix
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      what do you really DO there?]g Well, you can PvP, quest, or just explore and beat up creeps. That is abo : Nation
      • Thanks for the info. I might pick this up when it comes out and give it a shot, not sure if I'm going to ... : yoonix
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      The PVP and Questing/PVE (Roleplaying as it is called) are completely separate and you are able to create... : laidback
      • i was under the impression that you could only create PVP/maxed chars in the beta.. so you can see what f... : pyide
• It's okay, but I wish it played more like Phantasy Star Online. Like, so I could solo in it, but team up... : Rotten Deadite
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  I love the PVP. Played for about 3 hours yesterday trying out different builds and had a blast. The Pv... : scarb
  • people are still getting used to the idea they should be grouping for the exploratory areas I think, they... : thebigbeefsandwhich
• good. It's all about the team grouping, and it's not a time sink, so don't plan to be playing 500 hours ... : Luminair
• i dunno ill let you know when half my pvp team doesnt quit in the first 30 secs >< : ghost in my shell

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  Buy a gun. : angrytaxman
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    The government says I can't. : peanut-
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      Clearly your only recourse is to start creating and harvesting zombies. If there's one thing better ... : Paranoid Android
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        guns dont kill people. zombies kill people : theWhite
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          kill eat : Paranoid Android
          • silly android, zombies don't eat people, they just eat their brains! : moe6
• Buy a gun Im home alone all weekend too - pussy : rosewood
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  Oh how I love living in a small part of Canada. I could leave all my windows/doors open all night and sle... : r4wk
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    Plus, I have like 10 guns :D : r4wk
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      Round here, the only people with guns are the criminals =\ : peanut-
      • Me and my dad hunt :-) : r4wk
• >:( Stomp about and talk to yourself in a low voice. They'll think you're really big and hard. Tomorro... : Balboa
• Macaulay Culkin'd : BobBarker

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• Yeah, stuff like CoD:UO and Red Orchestra have kinda spoiled me. : Helter Skelter

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• done -> http://www.python.org/moin/EclipsePythonIntegration : sharkII
• Vim? It's all the IDE you'll ever need. For anything! :) : Goncyn

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  model number plz : Toraz Chryx
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    card is a msi 6600gt mainboard is some olde AOpen AX6BC (not my computer btw, lol) It had some ATI ... : ventro
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      lol. what you have there is a 2x AGP slot. that 6600GT is just too new. : Helter Skelter
      • wtf? Even my 9800pro has the dual notches so it can fit in this slot. I guess I'll use the 9800 pro and s... : ventro
• sure thats not the retension slot? : BobBarker
• you put the mobo in upside-down. : Bean
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  Turn it around. : angrytaxman
  • see last sentence : ventro
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  Are you sure it's not a PCI-Express card/mobo? : Helter Skelter
  • card is definitely AGP. mobo was made before PCI-E was around, and it's definitely a AGP slot. : ventro
• Im loving it : rosewood
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  From memory, manufacturers did the flip when AGP was developed from 5v to 3.3v, so that no one would fry ... : snoozy
  • It's the mobo. 440BX, olol. : Helter Skelter
• this is for your own protections. its idiot proof so that people won't plug in older video cards that dra... : telex
• Looks like you're putting a keyed 3.3v card into a keyed 1.5v AGP slot. In short: ain't gonna happen. ... : verbatim

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  oven on low low heat : askedrelic
  • lol. set to tree fiddy for 5 ta 10 minutes : khaosman
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    I think this is actually working. I set the oven on warm "lowest setting my oven does" and after like 2 ... : darktweed
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      You actually took advice from the shack that involved an oven and electronics? That's as bad as putting a... : angrytaxman
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        My cell phone is a champ. It's been through the washing machine twice (full wash cycle each time), and h... : darktweed
        • I heard your cell phone carried you, 4 miles, through the mud, to the LZ. He saved your life man. : tomservo
      • Except the freezer trick works. : airrob
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  sounds like you're the woman. Just use a fuckin towel : telex
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    Yeah, 'cause I can dry out the inside so well with a towel. I feel stupid for not thinking of this mysel... : darktweed
    • quiet woman, back to the kitchen an' get me mah sammich! : khaosman
• take it apart and use compressed air or a dryer on low heat. take some alcohol wipes to clear out any st... : BobBarker
• just take it apart and use a blow dryer? make sure you damp it out with like a bounty towel or something : Break
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  Best idea is to let it just dry on its own. Leave it off for a few days (yes, days) and let nature do the... : tomservo
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    Take your sense elsewhere, I'm not interested. : darktweed
    • Check your shackmessages, king of menz : tomservo

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  flash it with the better linux based software. : Prozium
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    What part of version 3 did you miss? : rosewood
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      AFAIK there are several different firmwares that support v3. I just bought one, I'm using custom firmwar... : SiW73
      • The open wrt, which seems to be the best supported and highest recomended (whatever) only has a non suppo... : rosewood
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      Sorry I don't keep up on every requirement for every hack imaginable. Just tryin to toss you a bone. : Prozium
      • Fool, only offer help if you know what you're talking about! ;) Also: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?i... : carnivore
• I have one and I couldn't be happier with it. : erotic sock
• And that's why I sold mine. : nomaad
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  So what are my firmware options ?? OpenWRT is no good. My hardware is not in the mainstream release a : rosewood
  • PS - I hate browsing through these forums. 2 people online. Both are mods on power trips. They could j... : rosewood
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    I thought Sveasoft had a free release as well? : Halen
    • I don't even think their prerelease supports v3 : Draugluin
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      All of their releases are free since they are in GPL violation : rosewood
      • And you can get them here: http://slashdot.org/~TheIndividual/journal/ : afty
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        Uh, what? How does that make them free? : cameljoe
        • The code they are using is GPL code. just because they dont make it available and charge $20 for it does... : rosewood
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9905080 : Clay
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  Mine drops my wireless connection all the time too. I hate it. and I'm using OpenWRT. I think with... : xocsida
  • I have the same problem with my Dlink 624+ or whatever. I can't download large files, the wireless tr... : kevp
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  http://www.hyperwrt.org/Home-Page.shtml Says it supports V3. Using it now (though I'm not v3) : Barnahog
  • is there any 3rd party firmware for the BEFW11S4 v3?? I really outta get a new router this thing is a PO... : Shadowdane
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    So I see ... but is it any good. Im using the sveasoft firmware and I don't see anything really sexy abo... : rosewood
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      Honestly it's hard to tell the difference. It feels stable enough, I lose connection maybe every few day... : Barnahog
      • Losing the connection, either the wireless or just the whole thing rebooting is NOT GOOD and quite frankl... : rosewood
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      the hyperwrt firmware is actually a little more responsive however on my earlier version of the WRT54G, t... : moe6
      • Im using that now and amazingly my PPTP VPN works as does the PPPoE : rosewood
• Is there hacked firmware for WAP11 available as well? Because it's doing the same. :( : bargeld
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  got a 2.4gHz cordless phone?? i had to get a different one(900mhz) to get rid of that with my wrt54g : krakhead420
  • No - no cordless phones - microwave is on the 2nd level. : rosewood
• I have the same thing here @ the house and it sucks balls. My kids constantly getting booted off. Fucki... : Phil
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  linksys is pure garbage. I have always recommended netgear over linksys, but that's like recommending he... : jasonepowell
  • so what would you recomend. As long as its not $300+ : rosewood
  • I, for one, have better luck with the Linksys kit. not the least because people have h4x0r3d the firmw : Toraz Chryx

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  Heh. These carpetbagger fans. : Omaha
  • I fucking hate them. Now everyone walks around talking about Family Guy, how great it is, quoting it, and... : sheivachman
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  In a few weeks the new season starts, so don't miss'em! :) : shotgun1
  • I know - already got the ReplayTV set! :-) : jasonepowell
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  peter as a boneless gellatenous mass was quite humorous. : hobosapien
  • The escalator... oh man. *wipes tears* : tomservo

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• I would not appear in one of those for less than 2M + few free cars for friends, but the production quali : Lunatic Angelic

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• Pedro offers you his protection. : stump
• Ever take it off any sweet jumps? Somebody had to say it =( : nomaad
• Lucky! : jcutner
• I bet you could get 3 feet of airtime with that thing : csana

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• Awesome! I've been wanting something like this, thank you! : amankhan

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  aww cmon before i get FP'd! I don't know anything about home stereo : DeathBlossom
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    How many watts per channel do you need? Pre-outs? Dolby, DTS, THX decoding? etc? : angrytaxman
    • uhmmm...5 speaker surround, with digital audio input is all i know i need for sure. I went to best buy, b... : DeathBlossom
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9909521 : Magus
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  Fry's had an ad here today in Phoenix on an Onkyo receiver normally $399 for $199. I don't know if it's ... : Katarn3279
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    It's nationwide (or Fry'swide whatever) http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2005/04/15/984... : angrytaxman
    • that is a hell of a deal. i'd jump on that! : khaosman

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• http://www.startrek.com/startrek/galleryview?id=10317&count=1&ads=1&clicks=6&episodeid=9399&expanded=fals... : sikander

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• Same thing with Sabin. He's a beast. : cajuncook
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  Cast quick on him too! And have gogo mimic him : ratman
  • This is how i beat kefka quickly :) : megarust32
• ...just now? : Ebu
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  a much neater trick is maxing your magic evade so you're completely immune to all forms of attack (m.evad... : Mo__
  • If you wanted to exploit the game, you could also just vanishdoom everything. :P : cajuncook
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  or anybody with genji glove and offering... : cigam
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    but it's cooler with Cyan : johnny sanguine
    • cyan is a cry baby : cigam
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9910569 : omnova

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  That reminds me of the time I went to Promarkt, sort of like the EB of Germany, and saw a six year old gi... : James T. Kirk
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    might be part of the reason why our Saturn doesn't have any consoles on anymore, they are only turned on ... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • Always wondered about that. : omnova
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      I used to know a few peeps that would hang out in Promarkt just because they could play consoles there...... : James T. Kirk
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        when we asked one of their employees he said they had received complaints from the various schools in the... : AbortedFetusChristi
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          To me that sounds like blaming their problems on someone... something... else. German schools should g... : James T. Kirk
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            for real. one of my teachers hooked up with a 17 year old student on a class trip. his wife left him, but... : AbortedFetusChristi
            • hehe, one of my previous chemistry teachers messed around in the lab, created some gas by accident. 5 kid... : James T. Kirk
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            German schools have funky attitudes to learning though, like the teacher not being in any way able to sto... : SpiderMonkey
            • There are teachers that have a class under control, and there are those who don't. I guess it also depend... : James T. Kirk
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              there are many teachers like that... though there are also some in whose classes we used our jackets to c... : AbortedFetusChristi
              • Ah right, I stand corrected then, it just comes back to the same basic can-you-command-respect thing. : SpiderMonkey
      • For amusing anecdotes about people hanging around stores to play games, you should read Acts of Gord: htt... : ieGod
• People really need to learn to count back change. It's really fucking easy and it works. : RatBastard
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  1. Yes I do believe that it is a problem, the parents should have been with their kid. 2. Yes Taco Be... : pigvomit
  • Well, people complain and complain about the ESRB, EB selling games to minors, etc, but it seems like th... : jcutner
• i've been playing violent games since i was like 10, i think they'll be ok : pinkeye
• Needs more poker, sprite and Linksys. : Phil

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  say its to cover the cost of food? : derelict515
  • ^^ i believe this works legally speaking but i'm not sure. : kbnerd
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  RIAA for movies? Wouldn't it be the MPAA? : angrytaxman
  • Not if the RIAA had anything to say about it. : Ebu
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  You know that part at the beginning that's often white on red or white on blue? You know how it says FOR ... : verbatim
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    Word is that if it is part of a ciriculum or whatever then its a okay. Fuck all if i k now : rosewood
    • Yes, but generally only in the classroom setting. Schools can generally ignore copyright for academic ... : verbatim
• depends alot on how many ppl, who the ppl are, do you advertise? how did you get ahold of the movie? wher... : sleepyvt