Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Aug 12, 2005 9:03pm PDTWell the 10yr Shack party went pretty well. No arrests were made and it was more than just mom and myself that showed up. Yay!
- Best patent ever - Jerk-O-Meter is hot - Americans buying lots of oil - New IE is hot - More Mars funLastly, MS vs Apple for iPod tussle!
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
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how lame.
i wanted to see the decemberists on monday, but i think if i were to wait and catch them at a small show in seattle or portland, it'll be much less expensive and a better experience.
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/4998/fogoqcon052ng.jpg
...but it was so fucking worth it :(
seriously you have no idea. O_O
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3 X-Boxes, 2 TVs and one projector.
Vanilla flavored vodka.
Oh tonight will be glorious.
:D
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So I pulled off around 30 deer ticks from my person this morning (The super tiny small ones (not the dog tick variety.) The question is how great is the chance that I am going to get lime disease? I think some of these have been on me since thursday night. Should I go see about getting a lime disease test immediately? How long does it take for the disease to start showing up?
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I think it's better (for goals) to keep track of measurements around certain body parts and not just bodyweight, as it's hard to see from the scale if the five pounds you gained or lost were muscle, fat, or water.
What are your goals?
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http://www.mexicanmotormafia.com/
Now in non-reply mode!
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how hard is it to flush the radiator? i live in an apartment complex without a public carport. is it worthwhile just to pay a mechanic to do it, or will i get raped?
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I got my laptop all set up, but I'm having a problem with the wireless connection. I turned wireless stuff on my router on, and set it to WPA-PSK encryption. (passkey i think that means)
Anyway, I'm having a hell of a time getting it to stay connected. I'll use the net for a bit, and everything just drops and i have to reboot to get it working again.
Any ideas? I probably didnt set my router up properly (It's a US Robotics 8054) http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=8054
The wireless card is the Intel 2200bg
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It's fun to scare them by telling them made up things such as the required 15page paper due in every class.
Then they get uptight if I try to post an off topic thread. LOL WTF?
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I'm looking at perhaps buying a new rig. I've got an old 2ghz Athlon XP with a 9800. My trusty old Sony G400 is hanging in there, so I won't need a monitor yet - I just need the guts of a tower.
So what route would you all recommend? I'd like to keep things pretty inexpensive, of course, but I always want to make sure I don't get pwned by the latest generation (64bit processors, PCI-X or whatever). The plus side is that everything I replace in my rig (probably all of it) can go to my fiancee to improve her 1ghz AMD with GF2.
What say you, wise Shacki-wan Kenobi?
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You know that annoying fucking Crazy Frog ringtone? Well that sound has actually been out for years as I'm sure most of you know. It was posted in a flash file a few years ago and showed a picture of a squirrel (i think) in a race car and it said something like "try not to laugh" or something like that. And then it played that crazy fucking sound, like the squirrel was downshifting and all that, but back then it was fucking hilarious.
I need a link to this file pls.
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I'll be doing this process on around 100 machines, and was wondering if there is some kind of software or free utility that let's you do it.
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DNS is randomly resolving websites as [1.0.0.0] for me, but only me, not for anyone else on my network using the same shared IP address. Anyone hear/know of this?
I'd uh, check google or microsoft, but I can't visit their websites right now. >:[ At least I can Shack!
Listen: http://38.113.32.180:8000/listen.pls
Stats: http://ra.gotdns.org:8000/
Signup: http://shackcast.viscidity.com/ (then msg rydogg1 for server info)
Be sure to tune in!
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Guys....when I installed photoshop and opened it up - it said that the "scratch file" was on the same partition as the system page file and suggested that I changed it to a different partition.
When I changed it, it hosed the program from opening.
NOW-
I've un-installed and re-installed (even to different directory names) and it still gives me the same error.
My question is if you guys know of anyway to reset the scratch file setting in the registry or the like??
Any help would be awsome!
Thanks
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4 min later.....
http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=first4min2mg.jpg
2 days later.....
http://img330.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sprainedankle3rdday2ye.jpg
and yet the only thing one thing came to my mind....
http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=first4minohno1wc.jpg
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Rocky, Scarface, or 12 Monkeys.
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I live in a daylight basement. I'm renting it out from the people upstairs. I'm in Seattle, WA if it matters.
The owners are doing some major remodeling, essentially making what used to be a porch right above our doorstep into an actual part of the upstairs. So, there's a lot of construction workers in the yard, we have to have the blinds closed all the time, and there's a ton of noise, hammering, etc. We're also losing use of the yard, since there's a ton of equipment and lumber out there, so our poor dog has to be inside a lot of the time.
Would it be reasonable to ask for a rent deduction? Are there any laws that govern this type of thing?
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Is GameSpy going to be jerkasses and delete our characters after a certain amount of time not playing (ala Diablo II)?*
Whether or not me buying the game rides on how they improved the multiplayer experience with server-saved characters and anti-cheating policies. Cheating is what made me feel 'cheated' (lol) in Dungeon Siege. Waste of money, though it was fun sometimes, I would have had a better gaming experience if there was no cheating. I mostly like multiplayer games and cheating fucking ruins them.
* Side-question for the grammar people. Is that correct? I'm pretty sure referring to a entity of multiple objects/people, like a band, company, etc. as singular is legal.
Are Blizzard...? Sounds wrong.
Is Blizzard...? Sounds right.
Are Jane's Addiction...? Sounds wrong.
Is Jane's Addiction...? Sounds right.
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I want a case with a clear side panel, and LED fans. It also needs to be quiet. Brushed aluminum works (the more the better).
I liked the Antec Sonata but it lacks a clear side panel. How are Aspire cases? For $100 what direction would you take?
Also, I want a black Microsoft or Logitech keyboard with nothing but 104 keys. Why is this impossible to find? I don't need, want, or use those special shortcut buttons and in fact hate them.
I want a black theme going.
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Playin around with time lapse photography and have noticed a weird trend among my pics so far.
http://www.maagic.net/therepics/ghostcar.jpg
in all of the pics where I have captured "trailing" headlights or tail lights there have been no actual CAR in the photos.
?
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I am wondering what kinds of High Speed internet connections you guys use. I am currently living around columbus ohio, and will probably be moving to san francisco next summer.
Could anyone in Cali/Midwest recommend a company where I could get some nice DSL or fiber? just something more than my 3mbit cable connection.
yeah, im a bitch, but i need more bandwidth.
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I'm looking for some freeware PC game to keep me occupied for a while :(
What are the most interesting ones out there?
My recommendation comes in the form of Fate, which I found to be very fun for a while. If you enjoy Diablo 2 and nice loot, then give it a shot. It's fun, and the demo lets you get to Level 8, meaning you can check out the game for a few dungeon crawls.
- s0
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When you blow up the portal, the elevator with Breen on it collapses, right? I.e. he's out of the picture? I can't remember whether or not he died before the "Come now, Mr. Freeman, is it really that time again?"
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