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  Read code. Lots of it. Write code. Code that YOU want to write. Lots of it. End of thread. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • get motivated and involved in any coding projects you can get your hands on. check this out: http://code. : Crimson
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  Lots of ways, but make sure you tackle projects in small bites (set yourself easily achievable goals) and... : Zero|DPX
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    meaning i split up my projects into small parts ? : r3ckless
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      Not necessarily; just don't write an enormous app in one sitting. Seeing results quickly (even if they're... : Balboa
      • True. I had a professor once who said that the first step of any project should be to sit down and compi... : paulatreus
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  I can emphasise with this. CS graduate + 1 year but I have little to no confidence in my programming abil... : SpiderMonkey
  • empathise* : SpiderMonkey
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  I have books upon books about programming, but I have found that regardless of how many books I read, I s... : paulatreus
  • agreed, gotta put in a buttload of time..btw there are lots of CS jobs that dont require coding that you ... : fathertime
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  If you're not interested in it, why are you doing it? : boarder2
  • This post was a long time coming. : Ebu
  • Im not interested in it anymore because ive grown accustomed to considering myself an average programmer.... : r3ckless
• Code a lot, read "Code Complete" by McConnell : metralgia
• bookmarked for later. : sammyl
• You'll learn best by doing. Pick a project and work on it. : taronish
• Write software. You aren't gonna get better by osmosis or something. : yakz
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  I've been paid for programming for almost 10 years now, I am reading The Pragmatic Programmer and I've al... : Zakko
  • I think these are bad for people without experience. I don't really believe you can read one of these sof... : taronish
• Peter Norvig gives some advice in this column: http://www.norvig.com/21-days.html : taronish
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  Can't your wife provide for herself? : woddemandred
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    Toaster misshap. We don't talk about it. :( : Ebu
    • That must've been some pop-tart. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Practise. And don't just write code. Try your best to write *good* code. Once something is written, clean... : terath
  • I find working with libraries helps for real experience better than writing stand alone apps. Write an a... : Judecca
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  Books Every Computer Programmer Should Read in order of importance Code Complete You should not be : wtf242
  • programming bookmarked attn other useless keywords (i think i'll start just putting keyword into my bookm... : Crimson
  • I need to get a few of those this summer. : omnova
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    good stuff, although I'm definitely too much of a noob to read that stuff yet : derelict515
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      the first 2 books listed are very noob friendly : wtf242
      • In fact, the sooner you read code complete the better probably... less bad habits to get out of. You can ... : gndagger
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    Agree with the first 3. Not as sure about the last 3. I haven't read the one specifically on test-dri : taronish
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      good point. I should have included this book : Applying UML and Patterns : An Introduction to Object- : wtf242
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        I'm having a hard time ignoring the UML in the title. Can it be possible that anything even remotely ass... : Zero|DPX
        • I think UML is a bunch of shit. The book is awesome though. It basically goes through the process of desi... : wtf242
  • haha Design Patterns is required reading for my SE class next quarter, good book! Software Engineering ft... : askedrelic
• Thanks for all the tips. : r3ckless

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• Awesome. Props for the Bubble Bobble music. I'm going to try this right now. : Caboose
• will have to check video after work. sounds like a blast though. : lacker
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  I didn't have nearly as much trouble playing with zombies as I figured. Even if its just pistols (duelies... : harkov
  • yah, it's not a challenge unless they corner you : d fluke
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    Okay Mr. Badass, try going MAC-10 now. To the best of my knowledge, nobody has pulled it off yet. : godhatingatheist
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      I've done it with mac 10 and tmp both. (though sometimes when you run out of ammo you have to use pistol)... : TheTick
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        Have you done MAC or TMP only? I haven't been able to finish even remotely close. I usually drop my p... : godhatingatheist
        • Heh. My friend and I did grenades only, and won. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
        • yes I have (that is why I felt the need to point out that sometimes i couldnt do it and had to use pistol... : TheTick
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  Surviving with a scout on DE_Tides is incredibly fun :) : MrLobo
  • That cs_skins link is bad : MrLobo
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  I need a better proc. Its too easy until the framerates get down in the teens (when 20+ bots are on the s... : TheTick
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    speaking of which we should play some tonight : Turd Ferguson
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      ok sounds good tomorrow is laptop day though...so yeah : TheTick
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        ah so you will have it by the weekend? : Turd Ferguson
        • according to ups tracking it WAS going to be here today but was rescheduled (probably because of the stor... : TheTick
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  Haha, that looks like a lot of fun. I noticed sometimes you played as the zombies? I'm assuming you can... : Vantage
  • Nope, we were always Terrorists. Once you die in CS you can view the game through other people's eyes. I... : helvetica
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  I suck. Is there a way to make the zombies not buy armor, at least? : Caboose
  • Not that I know of. They buy weapons too, they just can't use them. : helvetica
• About time!!! ;) : godhatingatheist
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  I'm surprised that it's that hard. I can't figure that 20 guys armed with only knives would be that diffi... : edgewise
  • its only difficult if they flank you or the framerates are too low for accuracy otherwise all you need... : TheTick
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    Because they have knives they run faster than you, and when a lot of them come at you at once it's very h... : helvetica
    • This is only half true. Yes they run faster than you, but they strafe so much that no matter what gun you... : TheTick
    • Single shotty is hands down the overall best weapon in CS. : bounty838
• Someone set up a server with this running all the time. : omnova
• I think we just got a preview of Hellgate: London's gameplay : Magitek
• This game is most fun with the weakest pistols imaginable. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Does a server have to be dedicated to allow internet users to join? Is there a console setting I can c... : zyklonbee
  • sv_lan 0 : johnsto
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  So, this has to be set up on the server then? : Fred Garvin
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    Yup. Server side only. The clients don't have to worry about anything! : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I ran the Zombie.cfg adn I get 2 full steams of Ts and CTs with knives. How do U get the actual Zombies a... : Fred Garvin
      • Hmm...I'm not sure. The CFG files I have are labeled "zombieT.cfg" for making the zombie team terrorists,... : Rice-Rocketeer
      • try mp_autoteambalance 0 in the console : fen boi
      • Here: mp_autoteambalance 0 mp_limitteams 20 : godhatingatheist
      • don't run zombies.cfg! run EITHER zombiesCT (to get ct zombies) or zombiesT (to get terrorist zombies). : johnsto
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  if anyone wants to try to connect, i'm trying this now on my putar, it's only a cable connection tough :/... : deviantpaul
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    rofl, that shit is too fun. someone needs to host it on a better pipe :/ : deviantpaul
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      I'll try. Here's the info: 66.41.152.73:27015 password: sploosh Server up now. : zyklonbee
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        that worked pretty good : Turd Ferguson
        • agreed. Sucks I couldn't get more bots in... we need to lose once in awhile. : zyklonbee
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  Got it working. Shit that's hard. Would be fun with 3 or 4 other people. : Fred Garvin
  • someone get a server going ! : spector
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  I want that music :( : jayares
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    http://www.machinaesupremacy.com/downloads/machinae_supremacy_-_sidology_episode_3_-_apex_ultima.mp3 ! : helvetica
    • This is the best song ever. : rocksockm
• how do you set the starting cash? : spector
• Puzzle Bobble Rock and Roll! : doomed
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  noob question, the console... my shortcut to CS:S looks like this Steam.exe -applaunch 240 Do I add -... : shack_konto
  • Are you trying to setup the server? If you go to the main CS menu you can set everything from Create Ser... : helvetica
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  i cant seem to get the zombie model to work, for some reason its seems to be stuck on the soldier model t... : spector
  • Ninja Techno set up the zombie models so I'm not really sure how it's done, but I remember him saying it ... : helvetica
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  Anybody up for a game right now? : darweidu
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    indeed. : bling1bling
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      Are there any public servers still running? If not, I'll host a game. : darweidu
      • i will play 4 sho! : SolveChrist
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        I thought u meant rydoggs.?? : bling1bling
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          I want to play zombie CS. Is rydogg's running zombie CS? : darweidu
          • oh no, shit, sorry, i thought u meant regular CS, lol. : bling1bling
  • Okay, I'm hosting a game. Connect to clx.mine.nu, server will be up in about 2 mins from when I post this... : darweidu
• It lags a lot with 20 bots when I run it locally. :| : Zibro
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  trying to host, only 4 players total though 69.28.151.178:27011 see if it works. may take a minute to sta... : SolveChrist
  • hmm either no one is trying to join, or noone can connect :( : SolveChrist
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  I've read the word bots a few times. Can I play this by myself against the CS bots? Because that would b... : tomservo
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    Yep! All the zombies are bots. : helvetica
    • Oh my god. I MUST GO HOME. I've been bitten by a Zombie and I'm sick now, so they'll let me, right? :D : tomservo
• Machinae Supremacy for the win! : Enkidu
• Where does the skins data go? cstrike directory I presume? : Sniper21

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  BWAHAAHAHA that was great. BZZZZZZZZZTTTTTT!!!!!!! : Priest77
  • They should be allowed to knock people like that unconscious. Less wailing... : meesterbill
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  Did she call him racist? haha : aggressor
  • For the love of god, she doesn't shut up : aggressor
• Stupid bitch needed a shitkicking for that irritating screaming. : Entity
• Interesting. In that case it was deserved I'd say, but a few other cases here maybe not: http://www.pa... : Fred Garvin
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  * makes a note to always carry a lightsaber * : Toraz Chryx
  • An 8x10 of goatse also works quite well too (trust me...I've fended off many a mugger with hello.jpg!) : Vorlonesque
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  In the old days, cops got their way by talking people down. These days, cops are pricks. Lady might have ... : terath
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    I'm sorry, but she deserved it. She wasn't listening, and if you listen to the entire tape, the cops say ... : aggressor
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      I do agree the second taser might have been overkill though! : aggressor
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        might have been? praytell, you ever had a big electric shock? : Toraz Chryx
        • That was sarcastic; it was overkill. She was obviously still in shock from the first one. : aggressor
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          I've had a "big electric shock" (I've been stun-gunned with one of the contact based ones, but it was 50,... : bostrov
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            was that 50,000 volt stungun held to you and firing for five seconds? and are you a seemingly petite... : Toraz Chryx
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              I was 20 or 21 at the time, and ~160 pounds - I don't have that much mass on her. We didn't time it, but ... : bostrov
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                what about muscle/fat ratio in that weight equation? all that shit adds up, ya know : Toraz Chryx
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                  boohoo. She should have fucking followed directions. How insane do you have to be to pick up your phone a... : Delusional
                  • Agreed. None at all. The police did absolutely the right thing, including the second taser hit. : bostrov
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      cop could easily have tried opening a dialog rather than barking a command at her repeatedly... : Toraz Chryx
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        Shrug, the cops request wasn't unreasonable at all, he shouldn't have to bribe\coax her. : aggressor
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          Violence should always be a 'last resort'. So yes, he should have tried to coax her to cooperate. : terath
          • Should be, yes, but if she took a swing at the other officer, sux4her. : aggressor
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      I'm certain violence could have been avoided in this situation. From the sound of the lady, all she did w... : terath
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        It's that second tazer shot, more than anything, that utterly pisses me off. : Toraz Chryx
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          Yeah, the first is questionable, but the second is plain and simple police brutality. : terath
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            Guys, really, it's not that big a deal. She could have avoided the whole thing by following their instruc... : bostrov
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              Dude, pay attention to the post you're replying to... If someone who's of slight build has just had a ... : Toraz Chryx
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                Dude, it is NOT a big deal, at all. She's making a scene over nothing (though, as I said, it isn't pleasa... : bostrov
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                  ... once again, you aren't paying attention, this subthread is dissing them for the SECOND Tazer hit, not... : Toraz Chryx
                  • Even the second tazer hit isn't a big deal. People do this for demonstration purposes willingly. Don't eq... : bostrov
      • The cop was completely calm and reasonable with her the entire time. It is their job to keep control of t... : asdf
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    I think that you will find that in the old days, cops had a reputation of beating the crap out of people ... : trove
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      Yeah the cop isn't a psychiatrist, he's there to take control of the situation. That vehicle is unknown ... : Draugluin
      • And it's the wounded ego that this woman is crying and wailing on and on about. : bostrov
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  2 manly cops vs. little woman and they have to taz her twice? my ass, like they couldn't of just dragged... : tunis5000
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    why mess with her at all? Why risk a kicking/screaming/biting woman, when you can just taze her? : sharkII
    • they do it all the time with tougher people. eh, whatever, I say the 2nd tazer was uncalled for tho : tunis5000
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    Apprently they have a "Use of Force Spectrum" in which you first use "OC" (not sure what that is), then T... : zuga
    • Oral Communication? : Psychic Potato
• A cop's job is dangerous and that makes them dangerous. Any interaction with a law enforcement officer sh... : yakz
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  I just watched all of the videos both with and without commentary. I'm not a big fan of authority and ... : zuga
  • I agree with you sir and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. : donuthead
  • yep, totally agree with this. Bottom line, cop tells you to do somethign you fucking do it. YOU DO... : judge
  • Well said, Zuga. : Dslyecxi
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    Seriously. It's funny how some people sound like they think this lady's arrest deserved a negotiator, an... : Poor Yurik
    • Exactly, she was calling a friend(s) to give him(them) directions to where she was, for all the officers : Psychic Potato
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  Cops arent decent people. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/lapd/scandal/ : skitzo
  • A lot of cops are guys who never grew out of being bullies. : c0bra
• AWESOME. : Ride-My-Rocket

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  Question is irrelevant when you care not for either album. : hatelull
  • Then why are you replying to this thread? : slip42o
• have you heard the new APC single? : redfive
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  False. There are several songs on Thirteenth Step that I don't care for. There are zero songs on Mer De N... : Vincent Grayson
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    Agreed on emotive. As for Thirteenth Step, I never really cared for the last 4 or 5 songs, but they event... : boughton supreme
    • Yeah, I wish they had just done another real album instead of the mess that eMotive was... I loved Pa... : Vincent Grayson
• True. And I thought the last album was horrible. : amrbean
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  False. The correct answer is Mer de Noms. : skinlab133
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    Definately Mer De Noms, followed by Thirteenth Step. The only redeeming quality of eMotive is 'Passive',... : ra1n
    • I liked the bootleg vacant much better : JShadow
  • /signed : google
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    This is the truth! : Stoned Gargoyle
    • mer de noms is far better i think, but slowly 13th step has grown on me. my buddy prefers 13th over MdN, ... : sodomy
• Nope. Mer de Noms was far better. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Another vote for Mer de Noms. : dkrulz
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  APC's starting to feel like the money bag that Maynard uses to fund Tool. : pipboy
  • funny, I thought it was the other way around. : hatelull
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  I enjoyed Thirteenth Step more than Mer De Noms. The Nurse Who Loves Me gives me shivers. : dmiller
  • Failure's version is much better IMHO. Though I may be biased having heard that for so long. : speon
• False. <3 Three Libras, Thinking Of You...heck, all of Mer De Noms. Not only was the songwriting bett... : Sacred Sperm
• Mer De Noms > 13th Step >>>>>> eMOTIVE : pilgrimage
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  I am with you here, I love that album. and lateralus > aenema : JohnnyDanger
  • Word. When Maynard finally let his awesome voice actually be *heard* Tool got a lot more interesting to l... : Vincent Grayson
  • Yup, I love Lateralus, amazing cleansing sound. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Oh sweet fuck, GET OUT. AENEMA > * -PERIOD- : skinlab133
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      I like undertow the best. take that! : synaptic revolt
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        as long as you agree lateralus is their worst cd so far : derelict515
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          can't agree more : synaptic revolt
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            You guys must be high or something. : Vincent Grayson
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              nope, but I wish I was : derelict515
              • No wonder you don't like Lateralus. : pipboy
      • Ok that's fine, Opiate/Undertow/Aenema, I can see arguments for all of the 3. But God damn if Laterals ... : skinlab133
    • this guy knows his TOOL : kgargonmagrix79
• Yes, it's great, but I prefer the slightly edgier sound from Mers De Noms. The Noose is the best APC song... : carrioN luggagE
• Very true. The Noose is so damn good. : Patch-e

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  so get this. my neighbor two doors down was sitting on his porch this morning, holding what looked to : draconic
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    too many variables. it's like calculus all over again. this never would've happened if you'd stayed i : thekidd
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      welcome to rural north carolina! and hell, there's probably a BETTER chance of it happening in charlotte.... : draconic
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        been here all my life, never been shot at :P : Clay
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          see you tomorrow! : draconic
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            yeah I'll help out if you want. : thekidd
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              screw both of you guys : Clay
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                Just get your wife to answer the door in her bra when they show up. Confronted by a member of the opposi... : filtersweep
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                  i'm not completely sure what "getting degenerate" means : Clay
                  • I'm pretty certain it involves some ky and a pineapple. : thekidd
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    please use meaningful variable names.. : Str8Dog
    • three replaced names and you're getting all bitchy? people are so lazy these days. : draconic
    • mAssholeWithGun, fNiceWife, fOtherNeighbor ftw : nurglich
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    also, here's a mspaint diagram of what it looked like, more or less. www.drac.org/_/diagram.jpg : draconic
    • your diagrams and variables are useless :( dam rednecks... : askedrelic
    • your letters are confusing and I couldn't finish reading it. Should have just given them fake name. Hel... : Draugluin
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    3 words. TIME TO MOVE. : Stoned Gargoyle
    • i was here first. so he can fuckin' move. heh. : draconic
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    After the first shot, I would have sicked the cops on them for sure. That is not something that someone c... : ghost hacker
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      Totally agree. They should have called the cops immediately after getting shot at. : Kiriakos
      • third'd. fuck that guy, get the cops out & into this : Unleashed
  • RUN BITCH RUN FOR YOUR LIFE : genjuro
  • WTF? Does everyone in your neighborhood just shoot things for fun? Isn't that illegal? : Fred Garvin
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    I think the solution is X*C^2 R log NC. How'd I do? : bostrov
    • I HATE YOU ALL. : draconic
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    Well that's certainly a RX for disaster... : get_navi
    • This post needs FAR more love. : sgtsanity
    • ^^^ Post of the Night : Alec Matias
    • solid GOLD : slickdoody
    • Cute. : omnova
  • Nice to see they were to busy to call the cops god forbid he actually kills some kid by mistake, Maybe th... : oneshot
  • Not calling the police immediately was stupid. What this person did was a serious crime. : yakz
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    how was my day? a good friend of mine from college got shot in the face outside a seattle club last we... : -Panther-
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      Jesus christ. I'm glad to hear that he's okay. That's friggin awful. did they catch the perpetrators? : Crimson
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        yeah, another friend of mine visited him today and says he's in good spirits. still has double vision but... : -Panther-
        • http://www.kirotv.com/news/4534085/detail.html story that doesn't require registration : -Panther-
        • yeah heard about this on the news. : VegasX
  • Should have called the cops right away...seriously... gun shots and you don't call them? : boarder2
  • too many idiots own guns in the US. : mystifier
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  yeah they get the bullet, match it to R's gun, end of story, he goes to jail. : festivalman
  • i hope so. that's not funny at all, i dont let my car getting shot "slide" : Crimson
• Uh... call the cops? That's what you pay taxes for. Crazy man with gun is one thing. Crazy man FIRING ... : Dechter
• he's a really bad shot. What in the hell was he aiming for, exactly? The bird? Your relatives? Someone ne... : harkov
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  I'm like fucking Matlock... check this out. The man was aiming at his wife, when she ducked, causing ... : gndagger
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    dude. matlock? couldn't you have picked someone else? like Lennie Briscoe ? : thekidd
    • Or robo cop. : jahulio2