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by Steve Gibson, Nov 03, 2005 7:59pm PSTApparently it's Summer again here in Texas. It was really pretty darn cold here for Texas standards a week or two ago and now we're cruisin around in the 80s again. I pulled all my winter clothes out and now they are just sitting around. I like fuzzy stuff. :(
- The deers are pissed - IBM slows light - Dont let anyone lick your keyboard Thanks Fark - Dude, Firefox at 10%Lasty, yeah that 8mbit Comcast connection? More like 2mbit. Comcast dude coming out here tomorrow to see what up. At least they are doing next-day service. Nifty.
What things would you like to see in a collector's edition? Assume the obvious stuff like DVD. What neat items would you appreciate or like? Give us some fresh ideas for consideration.
I'm headed to sleep, but I will check back tomorrow and see what you all suggested.
NOTE: Don't get all crazy about a release date yet.
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http://www.futurepinball.com/
Just been released. It's all legal. It's all mega fun. Enjoy! :)
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Well yesterday coming to work I had a small fender bender coming off the hightway. I'm soo piss right now.
Anyway here is what happened.. we came to the light at the end of this exit ramp and was stopped at the light. The traffic started to move slowly and I started to move forward I was following behind a SUV. Things where moving slowly as there is a pretty sharp turn coming off this exit ramp. Then suddenly the bitch in the SUV in front of me basically stands on her brakes coming to a complete stop. I hit my brakes but I bumped her going like 2mph or something. Bleh!! :(
The thing that really pissed me off I couldnt see any reason why she just suddenly just slammed on the brakes.. then after I bumped her she just drove off like she didnt even notice it. I drove up next to her and honked she rolled down the window and I yelled at her. Told her to pull over, she asked me if her car was fine. I said yes it is.. there was no damage to her SUV. She replied saying the front of my car looks fine then she make a quick right turn I couldn't follow without cutting across 3 lanes of traffic so I just let it go at the time. When I got to work which was about 3 mins away, I checked my bumper and it was fine. So at the time I thought my car was actually fine.
The next morning.. well today as I walk out to my car I see a nice divet on the fucking hood and some scratches from where my hood slide under her bumper. God damn I'm soo pissed right now.. :(
At least its not major but still, hopefully it wont cost much to fix. I don't have pics of it right now.. but I'll have to get some later.
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Anyone wanna invade a pub, ShackSquad style?
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1JPZUXJKNISYB1S4DE61W01F6A
definitely not a final mix but getting close :)
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I want to participate in the local marathon next September, and I was wondering if anyone else has ran one.
I currently run for 3 miles (in about 20 minutes) about three times a week, and I would appreciate suggestions to help me set up my training schedule..
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http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/664/664486p1.html
Can't really argue with any of it and in addition as to why it will be the least selling Quake game, no one was demanding for this game to be made. I sure as hell wasn't. Plus, didn't Quake 3 lose it's popularity to Unreal T. 2003/2004? So they decided to copy+paste the Quake 3 multiplayer code for Quake 4?
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I'm about to visit my mom for the weekend, and spend some time with my little brothers and sister. One of my little brother is into heavy metal, and he likes bands like Slipknot and System of a Down. I tried to get him to like real metal, like White Zombie and stuff, but he likes the new stuff. Keep in mind he's 13, and bases his music choices on peer pressure and MTV (ugh...)
Frankly I haven't been listening to metal much these days. What are some of the good, yet not too MTV-ish metal bands with real talents? I've heard Coheed and Cambria which I've grabbed not too long ago, and really, really like. Also I've heard High on Fire which I plan on grabbing on iTMS. So what others should I buy before I go?
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DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Price: $34.99
Special Features: Unknown
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNI90Y/002-0922276-6924814?v=glance&n=130&n=507846&s=dvd&v=glance
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Co-op in Perfect Dark Zero has you playing through the regular set of missions, but many of the levels have a twist. For instance, in one mission the first player takes to the rooftops covering the second player who must fight their way down on the ground floor. There are no checkpoints in co-op, which makes the entire experience all the more tense. You must depend on your teammate for cover and for revival. If you are killed, the only way for you to come back to life is for your teammate to use their revival tool by walking next to you and pressing right on the d-pad. That takes out the revival tool and automatically begins the revival, which takes about 5 seconds. Five seconds may not seem like much, but when you have gunfire surrounding you, it’s an eternity.
Gameplay in Perfect Dark Zero is much more tactical than Halo. If you are expecting to run and gun, expect to see a “game over†screen. To succeed in PD0 you must use cover efficiently, conserve ammunition, and not run into the open and stand still. Movement seems to be about the same speed as Halo, but characters are smaller so you need to aim more carefully. Also of note is the fact that when you are in a firefight you are often taking cover behind a car, wall, or barrel. Many times you will be pinned down, which works great as long as you have ammo. However, when that ammo runs out you are forced to make some very interesting, and often amusing, calls.
For instance, on one level you fight across a large cavern/base and reach a bridge. At the end of a bridge is a door behind which a horde of enemies lurks, ready to ream you in ways you don’t want to be reamed. Unfortunately, I ran out of ammo after fighting them for a bit, and my partner in crime wasn’t doing much better weapons wise. So, like any decent super-spy, I grabbed my handy dandy katana-ish ViBlade and went to town. Rolling through the doorway I managed to slash away at the unsuspecting enemies and stunned most of them with my slashes before they were able to get a shot in. My partner then finished the rest of them off with his assault rifles. That, my friends, is a kickass game.
http://www.talkxbox.com/preview745.html
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IDIOTS! There are so many things wrong with this story.
1. RACING IN A MERCURY SABLE?!?!?!? WTF!
2. RACING IN A HONDA CIVIC!?!!?!?!?!?! WTF! (I can pretty much guarantee you it's a riced out civic if it's racing and in the Lowell area)
3. DOING 90+ on the Lowell Connector?!?!? This is a short, crappy road with a 55mph limit!
4. IF YOU WANT TO DRAG RACE, GO THE DAMN TRACK STUPID!
God I hate stupid kids. GG killing some poor woman who was expecting a child!
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http://chukcha.net/pic/fot/pr/ebot_metod.jpg
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ok.. is there any easier way to do this??
I have 35 text boxes I need to basically run a check on, in VB6 I knew exactly how to do this easily as you could create a control array of all the text boxes and just use a loop to run threw all the text boxes.
Here is what I have.. but would rather not have to do it 35 times. :P
//{
If Trim(txtWeek1MonReg.Text) = "" Then
txtWeek1MonReg.Text = 0
End If
}}/
ect.. repeat x34
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
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Not because I was sick of the game, but I was a bar from dinging 54.
I have 12 days until the Navy and I had my heart set on hitting 60 before it, but I'd just be playing all the time until then. So I decided not to. *sigh* If only I could do both :-/
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I, for one, welcome our new literate Internet Overlords.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1854972,00.html
Total complete sociopath, both of them.
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The movie kicked all sorts of ass. I haven't seen the old features in a LONG time, and seeing the movie makes me want to go back and watch all those again.
Also, the penguin short before it was pretty amusing.
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This has gotta be some of Ricky Gervais' best stuff. Kate Winslet appears in one episode and steals the damn thing - had me roaring.
If you liked his earlier stuff, it's definitely worth a look.
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If my Admissions Status is "Complete ready for review" for a week or so is that a bad sign? Or is it no sign at all and I should just wait patiently?
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The xbox 360? auction, suggested by shackpeeps, continues! In just it's first few hours, it's gotten over 30 bids for a total (So far) at just over $400. GJ Shack! All proceeds go to the "Help Critch move" fund.
Original post below.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8230994918&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Ships to united states, comes with Need for Speed.
Since it was shackers that prompted me to put my mountain dew won Xbox 360 up for auction, I thought I'd give you guys a heads up.
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Rag dead on Stormweaver.
http://chuk.shackspace.com/ragded.jpg
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pro evolution soccer fansite
http://www.pesfan.com/bulletin/home.php
1. the site menu is contained in a flash animation.
2. the site menu isn't there until after the intro animation movie plays.
3. once the animation is finished playing, the site menu is actually invisible until you you mouseover parts of the flash animation.
wtf.
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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=39382&11027656
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That said, any tips or tricks, particularly for that platform on the back of his waist? Can you just stand there without getting knocked off, or do you have to recover pronto and get moving upward?
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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11025496
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(2005-11-03) — After seven nights of riots by youth in predominantly-Muslim sections of Paris, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (who is a man) announced today that police would pull out of areas where dozens of cars burn each night to “let the freedom-fighting insurgents govern themselves.â€Â
“Just like the United States should not force democracy upon Muslims in Iraq,†said Mr. de Villepin, “we should not impose our own provincial thinking about the so-called ‘rule of law’ on Muslim immigrants who have established a homeland in Paris. We’re withdrawing our occupation forces immediately.â€Â
The Prime Minister, who, when he was Foreign Minister, vigorously opposed the U.S.-led war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, today enthusiastically endorsed self-determination for “these peaceful religious people in our midst.â€Â
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