First Post!
by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 11, 2005 7:49am PDTFirst day of QuakeCon, so updates might be a bit spotty throughout the day. But we'll try, even though the internet access in the hotel can be kind of slow at times. Most of the cool QuakeCon stuff is tomorrow, today is mostly a lot of people checking in with their computers.
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Meetings are always fun, especially with shackers, the most memorable meet of the day was proably chris remo, proably because I think I scared him half to death. I saw a wad of hair walk past me and I yelled out his name. His reacation was a combination of a deer looking up from chewing cud only to see a hunter with a sniper rifle scope aimed directly at him, and fat womans angquish at her donut that just dropped on the ground. I went to shake his hand and I could almost feel him shuffling his feet backwards. I told him slowly I....AM...SHACKNER (i was excited :( ) and he seemed to calm down though he still didn't recognize what planet I was from or why the crazy black man was fondling his hand. After the initial shock, we had a nice conversation :)
Dognose, ajax, edlin, hudson, roul duke, efx, burning trees, (kevin), dogbert, boomstickah,mr. sleepy, lacker, sexninja, normality, giggles, (billy), multisync all rock.
Jedi_27.. is the sux0rz :D
Earlier this week I had pm'd him his cell phone number and vice versa,I also jokingly mentioned that i was short balding italian. Figuring he would catch the joke, i left it at that.I tried to get in touch with him via cell phone but evidently it was to much effort for him to use his manicured nails to TURN HIS CELL PHONE ON!. I swear. Anyways I had been looking for his crazy ass all day, and while crusing around nonchalantly i saw a shacker shirt, and said he whats up. Turns out it was jedi_27 and raoul duke. First thing out of jedi's mouth is a complete look of shock and then troubling dismay " I THOUGHT YOU WERE WHITE!!?!" . I almost said, I THOUGHT YOU WERE A WOMAN, YOU CUBS FAN! but i let it slide. :) Crazy I tell ya. QUAKECON RULZ!
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http://thedunkmachine.com/osx86.zip (zipped WMV file)
!!!!!!!!!!
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http://renton.uams.edu/Quakecon2k5/Quake4Multi.mp4
The file is around 50MB, but it's on a phat pipe. Sorry about the format, my camera records video direct to mpeg4 and i didn't feel like taking the time to re-encode it.
Thanks to mr.sleepy for being my host.
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It sucks to rent.
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What monitor would you guys get for around $1000?
I think I am going to wait to upgrade (unless ATI's new cards absolutely blow the 7800s away) my pc for now, so I am focusing on getting a bad-ass monitor (LCD)
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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3281/romero3xo.jpg
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Some bug got into my bed and bit the hell out of me.
I've got marks all over my back. I was in denial about what was happening when I woke up and my back started stinging like crazy. So I just kept lying their, and I just kept getting bit :(
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Ok so now, apparently, you are supposed to tip servers 20%.
I understand that they dont make minimum wage, but I'm not going to pay more on my already expensive meal. yeah, it sucks for them, but get a paying job then! Grrr
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Finally, the company announced that Rockstar purchased the Unreal 3 Engine for a future title.
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I hope that none of you treat me any different for this startling revelation.
-sleepy
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http://www.afa.net/activism/
Wow those guys at American Family are smart!
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i think we're gonna get kicked out pretty soon, we're drinking up a storm here and being goddamn loud.
also every time action roommate and i talked about wow people would be dicks and tell us to talk about something else.
oh lol we just had our first warning visit from security :)
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During a boss fight with Rhino, spidey swung towards the screen in exactly this pose http://www.fumettopoli.net/gadgets/images/poster/ultimate%20spiderman.jpg
the web crawling looks awesome, better than previous iterations and combat is slick and completly revamped. You are encouraged to be more mobile in your attacks, you can bounce off walls, light posts, cielings, people (ninja gaiden style), and cars to ruberband between your opponents, it looks very spidey like and is a really nice touch. I was on the fence about this game because the screenshots have not been as flattering as it looks in motion. It is AMAZING looking, and imho the coolest thing i saw at quakecon.
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Is it the general consensus that CRT monitors are no longer worth it? Over the past few months, everyone mentions the 2405FPW or some another good LCD.
Even in this thread [ http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10555170 ], about which monitor to get for $1000, most (possibly all) recommendations fell on LCDs.
At home, I have a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB-BK and I love it. However I noticed that my roommate (who commutes to work) takes his monitor with him daily (one of the older, yet good Dell LCDs - 2401 I believe?) I have to go to my brother's house this weekend and he asked me to take my computer. I took a big look at my monitor and seeing how monstrous it was made me cringe. That monitor hasn't moved from its spot on my desk for years and it was the first time I considered buying a new monitor.
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Granted, it's probably not a 9/10, but it definitely seemed enjoyable, judging from the rather long demo.
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So I'm looking in the WalMart flyer and they've got a 32" HDTV LCD on for $1399CDN. 480p/720p/1080i HDMI inputs and the works... Trouble is after just gettin burned from buying cheap before, I wondering if anyone has any experiance with the brand. Anyone own a Prima or Digistar TV and care to hit me with the info?
I know I know.. I should splurge for the quality. Shame I don't have $3K+ sitting around :(
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Bonus: this time, since I won't be moderating a panel, I can actually write about it!
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Time to get hooked up with DirecTV and get a different ISP. Assholes.
Now how the hell am I going to see BSG tonight?
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http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/news/2005/08/12/Entertainment/last-Days.A.Fitting.Tribute.To.Cobain-966749.shtml
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/12364613.htm (Bob Saget is what got me excited)
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http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/8654
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I have a column I'd like to sort ASC, but I'd like to put the NULL entries at the bottom of the list, not the top. Is there a good way to do this?
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I really don't see how it's feasible to set that up in most people's home computer environments
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Comrade AssGoblin
Best Mobo/CPU/RAM and poss vid card combo for around $800 or so?? I have a 9700 pro that I could use short term, but that means an AGP slot is needed...
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