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  My wife finds the game quite fascinating. She doesn't play it, but she watches me play and will be all "... : riptyde
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    I was trying to describe the game to some folks at work. You have to understand that I am the only gamer... : Thresher
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      Sadly, I can picture that conversation, Thresh 8-) : zipper76
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        I bet you can :-). Worst part is that I'm the lone tech geek in my area... : Thresher
        • Which also means that whenever someone has a comp problem, they ask you before calling it in, right? : zipper76
        • bwahaha bloomington, IL... you're the only one in the state without an E-PC or People PC : proclone1

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• Sleep paralysis, I believe. : sgtsanity
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  AIDs. : laurgasms
  • you are not allowed in this thread. : mr.sleepy
  • Oh god, the laughter. : Ride-My-Rocket
• You're a cripple! : AlexXdude
• sars : kelerian
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  Your body releases chemicals while you're sleeping to keep you from running around while you are sleeping... : sleepytea
  • Why does it prevent you from opening your eyes, then? : mr.sleepy
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    l what? uhhh. Not really. Basically you essentially wake up from a rem like state before your brain has e... : VegasX
    • That doesn't explain the paralyses at all. that just says it happens. you totally do have chems in your... : sleepytea
• you can type extremely well with your tongue sir! : hatelull
• your black and dont want to get a job i kid i kid : armybob
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  late-onset SIDS : Draugluin
  • SADS? : yoonix
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  Bird Flu. : Havoc1c4
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    I've actually been hearing that the bird-flu isn't anything to worry about unless you fucked a chicken or... : mr.sleepy
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      i've never seen a dog fuck a chicken : gegtik
      • This is the best post I've ever read. : Ride-My-Rocket
• The aliens just got done probing you : reign27
• Just the right amount of drugs. : vigilante
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  Sleep Paralysis, now is where I tell you a story Earlier in this week, I had a dream. I was driving a... : rosewood
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    Been there. Absoultely freaking wierdest feeling of my life. : Thresher
    • you been fucked in the ass too much : runnerct
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    Same thing happened to me when I tried nitrus once. : not work safe
    • I think this happened to me while at the dentist... I was freaking out though, it felt like I lost tou... : Enraged Pineapple
  • The dream I had preceding the paralysis I experienced. It's one of the : I was fixing light bulbs in m... : mr.sleepy
  • A couple nights ago when my gf was out of town I woke up in the middle of the night and thought i heard n... : burningtrees
  • heh. smoke salvia divinorum : kenmis
• I started a huge thread on this a while back... http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10259163 : VegasX
• I have had the sleep paralasys often. Usually (for me) it is due to being way to exhausted. Not getting ... : ghost hacker
• I think I get this, it just doesn't seem like a big deal. It'll happen after like 3 or 4 hours of slee... : phobium
• Sleep paralysis is my guess. Though I don't know if its the same thing your speaking of. I actually had... : paravis
• sleep paralysis, its happened to me many times, and it is hax : sexninja!!!!

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• Amazing, the future is bright my friends. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Amazing. Seriously. : Vic Viper
• Incredible : armybob
• Whoa, cool. : Iscariot47
• Pretty sure that was sweet. : derelict515
• Now that's innovative. : omnova
• nice find. interesting stuff. : Turd Ferguson
• i'm actually kind of high right now, but that was, by far, the coolest thing i think i've ever seen. : burning eye

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• Similar to what they did with Doom? : sharkII
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  It would be except for the fact you'd have to play it on the 360. : Pneum0
  • Well played : shredder133

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• vanilla 6800? : manlyman
• http://royalbusiness.com/product_info.php/products_id/156062/scs/1&fr=AMJAPOcAOPKOo38pKYip8kEQc3g2UCbtwKN... : rsustudent
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  I just got a gf 6600 gt to replace my 9600, it seems to be working out pretty well and is in that price r... : belal
  • That's a DX9 card, right? How does it run the latest stuff? (F.E.A.R., SS2, etc.) : Gary the Llama
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  $180 for a refurbed x800xl straight from ati http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=39 : Prozium
  • Damn that looks like a hell of a deal. And this would run BF2, HL2, and such better than my 9600 on my A... : AtaR1

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  The DVD edition was cancelled. :( : Serpico74
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    *checks a popular store* Seems to be the only available version here in Sweden though... :P : SilverSnake
    • I should have clarified that the DVD version was cancelled for the US. : Serpico74
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    That's all fine and good but EB never bothered to inform me of this. : Chod
    • There is probably some clause in your order that says that EB can substitute another version of the produ... : riptyde
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  Yea, someone here last night or the other day was all PMSy about it too. : rosewood
  • coming from you, you just made me laugh : Gauss
  • That ticks me off too. They could have at least sent me an email about it. Also they folded the damn li... : Chod
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10902672 : lakren

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• that was awesome. Hopefully this is what animation will look like in near-future games. : cryptical
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  Neat, what did I just watch? : fleabug
  • the future of animation : derelict515
  • A controllable, anatomically-based simulation of muscles, reflexes and pain. This stuff is THE SHIT, and ... : stuka
• those look like some super painfull, yet awsome hits : sigpro
• That's awesome, I hope they can start implementing this in games. : voodooraze
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  I'd rather have those characters with those textures and animations than any Madden crap with real player... : rasputinreborn
  • exactly. I would gladly sacrifice dirty uniforms, 500 individual faces, and 10,000 animated fans if they'... : derelict515
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  That is what I want to see in all games. That was highly convincing. : Turd Ferguson
  • ... you will... : stuka

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• The problem is the media. WTF Chicago!??! : Tripps
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  Chicago? wtf man. : sigpro
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    Chicago's the shaznat. Don't hate. : flarpo
    • Yacht Rock. How ur Peter Cetera? : VegasX
• its making an executive music decision : jaga
• Nuttin wrong with Chicago..... : zipper76
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  25 or 6 to 4 , ftw! : sharkII
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    Damn straight. No help? : flarpo
    • I have no idea... how about winamp? : sharkII
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    saturday in the park bitches ... : hatelull
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      It MUST have been the 4th of julyayayayaye. : sharkII
      • IIIII love you more today than AAAAGGGGHHHHH MY HAIR"S ON FIRE : greendonuts

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• Yeah, but he's always whining and threwing sprite at people! him rosewood! :) : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I wonder if he uses synergy http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ : monohydrate
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    holy crap that looks cool. i have a little bitty home file server (without monitor, keyboard, or mouse) ... : Teiresias
    • just remote desktop in. : cpt_gloval
  • doesn't look like it, there are like 4 mice and 3 keybords on the table : pyro
• His keyboard is wearing a zebra print bra. : Silent Bob
• Ya, hes also probably chalk full of cancer. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Fucking rookies -xian http://homepage.mac.com/thresher/PhotoAlbum34.html : Thresher
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  whatever http://rosewood.shackspace.com/EntermyMatrix/index.htm : rosewood
  • I want to bear your man babies. : Thresher
  • Holy shit, ADD city. : carnivore
  • What's the maximum number of displays a game will support? Mostly just two, right? : carnivore

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  I've always heard 1.5x your mortgage payment (incl. Escrow, Ins, etc...) : zipper76
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    don't have a mortgage payment... I just own a house with a specific value : mrtony
    • Figure out a 30-year mortgage based upon 90% FMV of the house, plus Escrow (taxes and insurance) : zipper76
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  Its hard to say. Right now rents are way out of whack compared to mortgages. In many markets if you bough... : Serpico74
  • Definitely. When my wife and I were renting a 2br 1ba apartment, we were paying $200/mo *MORE* than what... : Vincent Grayson

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  Wow that's cool. I'd say it's worth it as well. Not only does it save insurance rates, etc, but it also k... : angrytaxman
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    my dad referred me to her, she did a presentation to the car club he's in (Seattle chapter of the BMW Car... : FrayLo
    • Was she hot? : AlexXdude
• yeah not a bad idea. insurance bumps suck cock : thebigbeefsandwich
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  what argument did she use to get it suppressed? : AssGoblin
  • The argument of the sexual kind. Insurance BUMP indeed. : rarshow
  • her mouth, judges cock : armybob
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    i don't know what the reason was, since i didn't have to go to court. i imagine it was some kind of proc... : FrayLo
    • After reading hundreds of cases in class, I can tell you that procedural errors get cases thrown out like... : Bean
• Why was the motion to suppress successful though? Were you drunk? : not work safe
• One day I hope to make a living representing people like you. This education better pay off. : Bean
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  no traffic school in your state? cause then it would've just been $150 + $40 + 4 hours : ariakaz
  • oh actually that's wrong. if you elect traffic school they usually give you around a $30 discount on the ... : ariakaz

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• I'm so excited for this game, you don't even know. : orgcaptainnemo
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  Wow, that Archaic Sealed Heat game looks sweet. They need a more marketable name though. : yoonix
  • It's ASH for short. : megarust32
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  Friggin great. Having all of the original tracks included in Mario Kart for the GBA put it over the top. ... : Serpico74
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    WARIO STADIUM WAS AWESOME : orgcaptainnemo
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      Glad you liked it. I couldn't stand that game though. Thing is that the physics and rubberband AI (worst ... : Serpico74
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        I love the N64 one. I've never played it alone, though, in fact I don't even know if I've ever played it... : Chris Remo
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          Me and 3+ firends played that game a few times a week for at least a year. : Boxelder
          • We did that years ago with SNES MK then again with Super Smash Bros Melee on GC. Nintendo makes the be... : armybob
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            My friends did that for years with Smash Bros., then Smash Bros. Melee came out. ...they kick my ass... : Chris Remo
            • Er, then they also did with Melee, I meant to say. : Chris Remo
  • It does have some N64 tracks. :( Oh well, at least it has some tracks from the GBA Mario Kart (again, ... : Serpico74
  • moo moo farm ftw! : ermac
• That is sick. : cajuncook
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  Is DS online gonna be 100% Free? : mr.sleepy
  • yes : armybob
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    Wow.. I can't friggen wait! I'm going to add folks to my DS friends list and I'll be able to just swit... : AtaR1
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      I'm crossing my fingers for PICTOCHAT :( :( :( : mr.sleepy
      • What's the drawing game shackers like to play? That would be pretty cool with a DS. : carnivore
      • I'm pretty sure Animal Crossing has that. : Boxelder
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  Have any details been released about game matchmaking? : gegtik
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10908016 : armybob
    • oops I pasted the wrong thing * Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: * 2-4 Players racing simu... : armybob
  • not really other than it supports friends only games as well as random people. : Turd Ferguson

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• k... : omnova
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  good deal if it includes the power supply : ctlaltl33t
  • The "No PSU" in the title didn't give it away? In any case I don't need a new one right now. I'll nee... : omnova

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  I like the last screenshot! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • No kidding. Last one made me smile. : cajuncook
• those look good! The ground is bad but it's bad in just about every game for every platform. FIX THE FUCK... : Foxhawk
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  is that for the N64? : VegasX
  • dreamcast. : creep
• That makes me so wet in the junk. : orgcaptainnemo
• I can't wait to win my 360. : Vic Viper
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  seems like only the last shot will be actually used in gameplay. The rest are replay/bullshots. : flibble2k
  • "bullshots", lol. I see you remember that PA cartoon! :) : Maddog_Delphi97
• ugh it looks so much shittier than that "simulated gameplay" pre rendered thing they made. : not work safe
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  http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3/screenshots/x3_screen_083.jpg : Luminair
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    damn! somebody mark this post NWS beause that shit is hot : Foxhawk
    • When they actually start playing it looked kinda shitty, I thought. But the graphics are AMAZING. : orgcaptainnemo
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    Those ships better not get too close to a star, they will melt : rosewood
    • Irresponsible Captain Tylor taught me that the warping next to a star is actually a great strategy. : Foxhawk
  • What type of game is X3? : eldiablo01
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  Watch and drool: http://d59.yousendit.com/E/3L269W205LW5A2VC1A7BJD9PSS/Madden2006_X05Footage.wmv : Vic Viper
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    not bad, but I won't be drooling until I see a lot of gameplay with good animations and FUCKING GANG TACK... : derelict515
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      good luck w/ that gang tackling. I see only one guy tackling the return man and still 3 others just stan... : sigpro
      • Oh I'm certainly not hoping for much from EA but I won't judge on one play. That said, I'm sure if EA had... : derelict515
• I don't like sport games but they look great. : abrasion
• the first two shots looked kind of crap. the third was amazing : jedi_27
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  ps here's a good video of actual in play type stuff http://www.maddennation.com/nextgen/Next_Gen_Video_hi... : derelict515
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    pps EA still hasn't noticed sometimes more than 1 player makes a tackle on a play : derelict515
    • and to do this, I reccommend talking to these guys asap http://www.naturalmotion.com/sneakpreview.avi : derelict515
• I really like those bullshots. : Sgt_Boomstick
• That simulated depth-blur looks like ass. Not quite the same as real depth-blur. :( : sgtsanity

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  whyd they rename it? : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Same reason as last time probably... Real world reference and/or religious/political content (not sure wh... : SilverSnake
  • They hate freedom. : yoonix
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  Gay. : Phil
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    I don't know if they'll let us have that :D : Clay
    • How about "Cocksmear and The Flaccid Smegmas"? : Ride-My-Rocket
• Above-Average Sized Fascist Robots : slax0r

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  The most dangerous game : sigpro
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    http://eserver.org/fiction/the_most_dangerous_game.html : sigpro
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      eep, it's probably that one. I suck at life. : hatelull
      • it is. I had to read it in HS english : sigpro
    • Many thanks. :) I remember reading it 9th grade and really liked the idea of hunting humans for sport. No... : freshyk
    • OMG LOST SPOILERS : ventro
• There have been plenty of movies/books/short stories based on this concept. Two that come to mind are Ha... : Haku-Jin
• Fuck, I remember reading this. I want to say Chekhov, but I'd have to get home and look through my old l... : hatelull
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119887/ : Kiriakos

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• Wait like 5-15min or so and your "ghost" will be dropped off. : SilverSnake
• wait a few minutes for your character to 'timeout' then you can reconnect. : armybob
• unrelated events. you just got booted. give it a min or two, you'll be able to log back in. : qwpeoriu
• we had our guild renamed :( i still want my little ponies damnit! : reverend~heresy
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  For some bizarre reason Blizzard doesnt let you log back into your character for 1 minute. : Chod
  • just happened again : conandan
• OMG YOU LAGGED OUT, ALTER THE INTERNET. : Geoffrois
• don't we all kinda alter the internet when we post here ? : qwpeoriu

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  what did you do this time? : runnerct
  • luckly it was only for an unpaid ticket i got a while back, that i thought i had paid. this was by far th... : spaceninja

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• Yes. : electroly
• why the fuck not! : sigpro
• i cant say enough good things about this monitor : gegtik
• At that price, you should buy another one and send it to me. : carnivore
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  i bought this on monday through the deal. WoW is so damn pretty and i'm hyped about playing fear/q4 on th... : reverend~heresy
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    i bought mine monday as well...did you get yours!? : radicus
    • i got mine NEXT DAY. i live in st. louis, it came from tennessee. close proximity ftw : reverend~heresy
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  ordered. can i post the coupon code here? : mallrice
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    I think so, I did it with the Delf stuff all the time last winter. : SatansLilHelper
    • here is the cc i used: WFQ9X9GW1VT?2R (35% off monitors) here is the post - http://www.fatwallet.com/for... : mallrice
• I hope smackcna gets one too : rosewood
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  i paid $1348 australian :( : radula
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    www.bulkbuyer.com.au - 1250$ AUD. : abrasion
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      delivered? I GOT RIPPED :D : radula
      • I considered one but http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10899018 : abrasion
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  depends. what do you have now? do you *really* need it? : wtf242
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    i have a 2001fp and no willpower : mallrice
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      Shit man send me the 2001fp : genjuro
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        i have empty space in the closet though, what will i put there? : mallrice
        • I hate you. : carnivore
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      I have a 2001fp and enough cash to buy 40 2405s, and I have not even considered it. It's a waste for what... : wtf242
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        i really hate those black bars in movies : mallrice
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          You'll still have black bars on the 2405FPW, they're just not as big. : electroly
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            heh i guess it wasn't funny : mallrice
            • gb2walmart >:( : cpt_gloval
      • Not if you buy 40 2405's. :D : sgtsanity
• I paid 900 canadian for a 19inch like a year ago :( : alexthegreat2
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  I would buy one, but I don't want those damn blurry tracers you get in games on LCDs :( : Krypt_
  • I havent noticed this problem with my 2405 : gegtik
• nah, prices will keep going down dramtaically methinks. : thief
• Wow, that's a great price. : Colleton

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• That would be quite craptacular by IGN standards. :) olo : SilverSnake
• I'll wait until some real people start playing Quake 4 before passing judgment. And, by that, I mean I... : mittense
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  "And it's difficult to pin down why it turned out that way, because Raven Software is known for having it... : Boxelder
  • I will kill you. <3'd Soldier of Fortune. :( : mittense
  • Well, the only other Raven game I ever played was SOF2 and all I can say is that it rocked my socks....th... : zipper76

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• rates?? : ghost hacker

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• God, I forgot how free form the game can be. I want to play again. : graceofdragons
• That is fucking awesome shit. : TheTick
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  did he ever release a list of all the stolen items? I don't remember seeing one : sanchez
  • He posted a list in the eve forums : cpnkegel
  • http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=172529 : sgtsanity
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  I don't play Eve but how does he accomplish this? Is it primarily assasination? : ezanga
  • make a bunch of new characters, join a corp, gain their trust over time so they give you access to their ... : sanchez
• Good read. : ghost hacker
• that is so awesome. Sadly, I think my time in Eve may soon be over. : edgewise
• That sounds like the coolest game EVER : abrasion
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  Sounds like alot of fun. A few guys from work play it, maybe I'll give it a shot. : jonin
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    We'll give you tips and tricks in the shacknews channel, and you can even join our corp if you want. : sgtsanity
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      If I ever win the lottery and get divorced, this WILL become my life. : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Same here - if I was single I'd pick up wow or this pretty quick. : abrasion
        • The only thing about WoW is the leveling treadmill. Seems like Eve is more open-ended, and there's never... : Ride-My-Rocket

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• Speaking of short films, I recently remembered www.bmwfilms.com, and watched all of them over again. Good... : mmt681
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  Wasnt this done by Adam Jones? I've seen this on MTV like 12 years ago...always loved it and always wante... : VegasX
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    I saw it like 10 years ago also, on SBS. (non commercial TV) : abrasion
    • ah nvm not by Adam Jones : VegasX
• Good stuff, I liked it! : five_percent
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  I LOVED that short film. Fantastic. Here's my favorite that was nominated for the anim. short oscar th... : kevp
  • the artist's website is here: http://www.3dluvr.com/ruairi/ there's a better link to the video here a... : kevp

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• Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam... : sharkII
• I give up... no really... I do. : sharkII

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• USPS did this to me once too. I'm sitting on the couch watching TV and I hear something hit the screen do... : rarshow
• the ups did the same to me. but mine was one that required a signature. he just came put a sticker on my ... : kingfish
• ^^^^ These guys either screws the mailman's wife or won't tip them (enough). : SilverSnake

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• CURSES!! FOILED AGAIN! : hatelull
• City of Villans Menz The NDA has been lifted so I can now talk about my experiences in the closed bet... : Fyunch Click

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• Updating steam penis files... : rosewood

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  You can change that in the SetPoint software (drivers). : omnova
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    it says "windows XP" on the disc. I run Win2k.. am I even more screwed? : manero
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      You could just try it... I can't imagine it not working. : omnova
      • well, I can. I've made the mistake of installing the wrong drivers in Windows before... Here goes nothing... : manero

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• Right, sorta. MPEG4 is sort of a catch all. There are many parts which each often have a few different ... : vigilante

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• casting call for Battlefield Earth 2 ? : qwpeoriu