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  I cant catch up to anyone tonight. People seem to have crazy supercharged karts even when i'm using the s... : n0v4
  • Which cart you use? : Ebu
• i suck at this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : mr.sleepy
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  only thing that scares me when I get a DS, is going from a PSP to DS, it's going to be a shock visually, ... : jcutner
  • The biggest difference I've noticed between the two systems is the texture filtering, as in the DS has no... : n0v4
  • I've owned both the PSP and DS since their respective launches. Honestly, if there are any hangups about : Serpico74
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  i have to get to sleep now, but gg sleepy! : emocore
  • yes good raping : mr.sleepy
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  Anyone still on? : Chris Remo
  • i just started searching : mr.sleepy
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  Woot, finally got Munky (twice). : Boxelder
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    gg's too. Have to quit thumb is sore. : Boxelder
    • Had to quit because I have an 8am class with a major test. ;) : guido anchovy
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  GG guys! Boxelder and Meenmunky are fun to play with. I wish we could choose opponents, cause they'd be... : guido anchovy
  • GG, fun races. : MeenMunky
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  Add me please! Pretty please? ;) 545 520 436 422 : ThomW
  • added. add me 231 987 703 368 : Boxelder
  • Added you! 416 671 282 207 : guido anchovy
  • on it like a fat chick on a pint of ice cream : Ebu
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  p.s. Baby Park is the best map EVAR!! :P : guido anchovy
  • So you're the one that kept picking it! HATE : MeenMunky
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  Ever get that "blinking friend icon" -> join game -> friend game -> waiting, waiting, waiting... Meanwhi... : Ebu
  • This is happening to me now :(. : unlurker
• could someone list the retro tracks that are on there from mk:dd? i'm don't have it ........ yet, and the... : smalakar
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  Mine is still charging! Give me 15 more min of shackhype so I can get set up and play. : Iscariot47
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    Play while it's charging! : Chris Remo
    • That's what I was doing for the last few matches. : guido anchovy
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      It's the first charge, is it okay to do that? : Iscariot47
      • Should be... that's what I did when I first got it. : guido anchovy
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  i hate koopa and donkey kong so much. if you as much as touch the outside of the road = 4th place. : mr.sleepy
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    GG a sec ago.. i think we might be playing again (if that's you). : SatansFist
    • no ive taken enough abuse for the evening : mr.sleepy
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  I'm jealous that MeenMunky has unlocked Waluigi. : Chris Remo
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    Man, my internet connection sucks. : Chris Remo
    • Some guy in regional had rob the robot. He makes cool noises. : Boxelder
  • Seems every game I've played today has been against him. At least we tied once (pure luck on my part). : Serpico74
  • and R.O.B >:( : MeenMunky
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  515455 611994 I'm down for a game. : unlurker
  • Added, but can't play right now... bed time. : guido anchovy
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  I have finally experienced this, and it is good. I just have one question about how the records work and... : slax0r
  • Nobody fucking knows, no one answers my questions on the subject either :( : orgcaptainnemo
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    1st place ties count as a win for all parties that were tied. : MeenMunky
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      if players > 2 : MeenMunky
      • Really? The tie I was in, it was a 1v1. : slax0r
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  I'm down. 519750 519964 : BulletPro
  • Added and searching for ya. : unlurker
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  When using http://www.shackmap.com/gamertags.php don't forget to check the boxes next to people you've ad... : ThomW
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    But, like was said earlier; people change their in-game handle. =/ : MeenMunky
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      eh? : ThomW
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        Some peoples in-game names are different from their shacknames, so you can't tell who is on your list. : MeenMunky
        • haha yea, all night i couldnt figure out why Serpico wasn't showing up on my list, but it already said he... : Bantis
        • What I mean is that if you look at the gamertag list, make sure you add the people with a Y in the "on th... : ThomW
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  I want to join, but don't have the wireless adapter yet. =( : mikage
  • get a wireless router from wal-mart and return it when you get the adapter :P : Ebu
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  515 455 669 923 : Iscariot47
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    Added : unlurker
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      ditto : Iscariot47
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        I was playing ThomW.. good games. I'm waiting to connect, hopefully with 3 others. : BulletPro
        • gg dude! I jumped out to add a bunch of people. :) : ThomW
      • Dang, it crashed right before our match started and then I pressed the wrong button. : Iscariot47
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    added you : randomnull
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      right back atcha.. : Iscariot47
      • gg guys : BulletPro
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  Is connecting always really flakey? : unlurker
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    I've never had a problem. Make sure your router is on the list. : Bantis
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      What list? : unlurker
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        http://nintendowifi.com/customersupport/supportedRouters.do ahh ok : unlurker
        • beat me to it :) : Bantis
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      I'm using an Airport Extreme and they list the Airport Express... hrm. :( : BulletPro
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        Seems like if the express does it then the regular one would be supported to. : Iscariot47
        • who knows. Early Airport Extremes had a 486 as the processor, so I'm sure they change a bit. I could just... : BulletPro
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  So I added a bunch of you and clicked "friends" and now I'm waiting... Is this what I'm supposed to do? : Iscariot47
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    We have to add you too. Add me. : Boxelder
    • 231 987 703 368 : Boxelder
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  It keeps almost starting a game and then emptying out my roster :( : Ebu
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    I usually leave 1 on 1 matches and search again to add another. More fun with 3+. : Boxelder
    • Not like that, I mean it finds player one, empty, finds 1, empty, finds 1, finds 2, empty, etc : Ebu
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  wahoo first 4 player online match! : Omning
  • My second, always good times : Ebu
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  for like the 5th time Its shown me in one place but in the end bumps me down.. lag? : randomnull
  • and man do i hate blue shells : randomnull
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  rauol duke and I just played four rounds. we tied every round. : Degenerate
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    You must be soulmates! : Rice-Rocketeer
    • we're fucking now : Degenerate
  • We're equally fucking stupid. : Rauol Duke
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  I'm lonely http://www.shackmap.com/gamertags.php?view_game=2 : Turd Ferguson
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    Are there friend codes and all that nonsense for Tony Hawk too? haha : ThomW
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      friend codes will be for all DS WiFI games. Although it does store the connection info on your DS. ... : Turd Ferguson
      • So the Shackmap DS thing will work for Tony Hawk (and presumably all DS games?) : ThomW
  • I really want that game... but I'll wait for xmas to bring it to me ;) : SatansFist
  • lol oh damn : Degenerate
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  This is stupid, I've been waiting for like 15 minutes now... : Iscariot47
  • Use the othe rmatchmaking liek regional and worldwide until you get your friends list filled out. Otherw... : Boxelder
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  Wow, if you burnout on SNES Mario Circuit you just lose, there's no way to catch up. Rage. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Also, my mom reset the router because she thought our internet wasn't working - thus the disconnection Me... : orgcaptainnemo
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    You can if you get good items... bullet bill comes to mind ;) Fun times... : SatansFist
    • No such luck, it was 1v1 v. MeenMunky... I burned out for the first time ever, and it was basically over. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Falling off the edge on any map = game over. : Boxelder
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  racing ebu and boxelder now : wvuong
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    man, i need practice. :( : wvuong
    • Boxelder > Me :( : Ebu
    • gg's, not a lot of item flying for some reason : Boxelder
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  I bet Nintendo disabled the VOIP or whatever on purpose so people would be discussing mariokart like craz... : ventro
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    I bet it's because the DS has a 66mhz and 33mhz cpu's that handle the graphics, sound, gamecode, network ... : armybob
    • You are probably wrong, as Nintendo is going to launch VOIP in a couple months : ventro
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  I just went from a good lead to a huge 4th almost instantly.... freaking blue shells! : Omning
  • the key is to get far ahead enough so that the red/blue shells and other debilitations wont matter : mr.sleepy
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  You guys still playing? Add me asap 515 455 669 923 : Iscariot47
  • added, but you're going to have to add people too : MeenMunky
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  So, what is the friends list limit? 60? : MeenMunky
  • yep, after that, it starts removing your oldest entries. if you have them locked, it will warn you when i... : suqur
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  ggs everyone. So glad I picked up the DS now. It'll be awesome playing you guys from the couch now ... : ThomW
  • ok rainbow road while a little "under the infulence" made me queesy. : Omning
• Remowned :( : Ebu
• I fell off rainboe road twice. GG's >:| : Boxelder
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  jesus remo is the king of the corner boost : Omning
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    You don't even know how much I love it. : Chris Remo
    • They found a good ballance. The boost won't just make up for a bad racing line like it did in the N64 ve... : Boxelder
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      I saw you hit boost at two or three times around the same corner on that last map. I was lucky I had a t... : Omning
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        oh yeah plus your shack logo is better :( : Omning
        • My logo is the boxelder bug. : Boxelder
  • Very close matches. Good competion. Shackers are way better than the regional folk. : Boxelder
• lets race ppl! me and koolaidman are waiting! : pokerman33
• munky makes my penis feel small :) : Bantis
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  Holy shit, Munky, those were like the best races I've ever had. I can't believe how close those were was... : Chris Remo
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    10 more days :( : rosewood
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      You're going to cave! : MeenMunky
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        My CC gift cards haven't come yet SO that helps a lot. Once those are in my hands though ... :( : rosewood
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          hah, so even if the shackhype dies by the time the bundle comes out, we'll be able to play! : jcutner
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            There will be a new wave of hype. Plus, I wanted mario kart long before the hype hit. Ever since the DS... : rosewood
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              This is hands down the best MK EVAR. : Boxelder
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                I'm loving it single and multi : armybob
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                  I thought the small screen would bug me, but once you start racing you forget about it. It actually make... : Boxelder
                  • it hides the flaws perfectly. I dont even notice the lack of texture filtering and the locked 60fps makes... : armybob
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    GG. Did you see me try to cut that corner too much in Yochi Circuit? Right into the sea. >:( : MeenMunky
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      lol, yeah. I was like "Woohoo!" : Boxelder
      • I would have won it at the end if I hadn't run into the flower at the last bend. >:( : MeenMunky
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  gg bantis : pokerman33
  • Ditto! : Bantis
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  Another amazing set with Munky and Boxelder. Playing with you guys is a blast. : Chris Remo
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    Werd to that. I think I hit every banna on the beach that time. : Boxelder
    • I guess that explains how I managed to win :) I couldn't believe I took that set, I was so stressed the ... : Chris Remo
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  Looking for games now.... : armybob
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    ok my first race with Waluigi didn't pay off at all...I got owned : armybob
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      But you looked good doing it. : Boxelder
      • gonna try another kart see what happens. I didn't like the crane at all haha : armybob
• ROBBED >:( : Ebu
• looking for a game, ready mofo's? : orgcaptainnemo
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  I played until my battery died. (recharging now) Shackhype confirmed. Its awesome and should be considere... : Rauol Duke
  • For $150 I mean cmon! Going in, btw. : AtaR1
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    KILLER APP someone play with me :( : orgcaptainnemo
    • searching now! : scatti
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  wooo wooo bantis iscariot and snowwolf i just dominated u suckers! : pokerman33
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    I know, you're fucking good :) Wifi is awesome though, i'm playing in Taiwan right now, i'm amazed i can... : snowwolf
    • Oddly enough the only lag I've seen is w/ Remo and he lags almost every time. makes drafting him really ... : Boxelder
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      oh shit thats crazy! your not too bad yourself ;) : pokerman33
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        I thought i had you beat a few times than BLAM out of nowhere you come :) <3 mariokart. Wish i could pl... : snowwolf
        • np ill play ya anytime im lovin this game just got hit with the post limiter for the first time heh : pokerman33
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    Haha it was a good match. You guys should hit my Ventrilo server; it'd be more fun with voice chat : Bantis
    • yea my mike is broken though... we need an irc chatroom or maybe a jave irc that would be just as good... : pokerman33
  • :( I'm new? : Iscariot47
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  If anyone is playing right now and wants to do voice chat, hit up my Ventrilo server. IP: 205.138.193.250... : Bantis
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    ^^^Ventrilo Server - Lets get voice going! : Bantis
    • OK, iscariot is in here, keep it coming : Bantis
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      use skype :( : armybob
      • www.ventrilo.com! : Bantis
      • I added you and remo to my skype if you want to put together a conference together if anyone else is arou... : Bantis
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  I hate 3 player races where one guy sucks. He just gets a blue shell on the last lap and fucks up the wi... : orgcaptainnemo
  • lol, I wish I had that problem :P : Bantis
  • It's kinda dumb that you only get blue shells when you're so far behind that it doesn't make a difference... : Boxelder
  • You got REALLY lucky MeenMunky :( : orgcaptainnemo
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  I have two questions about the game if you were playing a 4 player game and you click continue but 2 p... : pokerman33
  • I don't think so on the power off, It's annoying. : Boxelder
  • Friends and Rivals have nothing to do with one another. Rivals is the matchmaking service, it puts you a... : Chris Remo
• I so jealous that it's stupid. : brickmatt
• ARg! you guys and your prizes!!! : Iscariot47
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  aaahahahahaahha!!! (last game was great, blue shell at end knocked 2nd and 3rd out, I took 2nd, thx.) : AtaR1
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    !!! What's your name in game? : Iscariot47
    • Andy : AtaR1
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    It actually knocked me off the course, jerk. : Boxelder
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      And me :( There were some huge items in that round. : scatti
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        gg's guys. MeenMonkey and Sacking maintain their speed better then anyone i've seen. : armybob
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          hehe gg was intense : pokerman33
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            I got destroyed by you two :( was a ton of fun though. 4way shack games are just a lot more fun then 1... : armybob
            • i agree 4 players is alot more fun then 1v1 unless u really have a vendeta with someone : pokerman33
          • good games, I need practice big time... should I not be using luigi? : Iscariot47
• I'm searching, and in skype if anyone wants to play and do voice or anything : Bantis
• eat that mean munkey!! : pokerman33
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  One more question. is there a way to see your online score card? : pokerman33
  • I wonder if it shows up online somewhere? : Iscariot47
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    It's in your records section somewhere on or near the main menu. : Boxelder
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      At the bottom of the main menu (I checked). : Boxelder
      • cool i also just registered it on nintendos website but it doesnt have my record on there. i think it... : pokerman33
• 7 DAYS.... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• sorry if this is a repost http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=173 : shavenewok

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  fun looking games? : broly1718
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    same games with polished graphics at a larger price tag. meh : FuriKuriKilla
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      omg then don't buy one. holy shit am i sick of these fucking posts, like it's something new. "hey, i'm ... : FrayLo
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        i could say the same in regards to people posting about lining up to purchase one. i : FuriKuriKilla
        • I think you just did : derelict515
    • like most games? seriously. what were you expecting? : broly1718
• the innovation is in my pants : FrayLo
• In before "if it's not broken, don't fix it..." sigh... : omnova
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  The innovation is in HDTV and online gaming community, really. No other system does either. That's why I'... : Ratsofatsorat
  • And a Revolution, of course. : Ratsofatsorat
  • + Hawt GFX as well, to a lesser extent. : AlexXdude
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    HDTV.. yeah. so on top of purchasing a new console.. im gonna shell out another 500-1000 dollars for a ne... : FuriKuriKilla
    • Halo 1 was ok, I never understood why people thought it was amazing though. To me it was neither groundbr... : fluffy64
    • Dude, have you seen HDTV's? They're worth it. : Ratsofatsorat
    • you're just trolling now. zzz. : FrayLo
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    Wait, what's so drastically different between X-Box 360 live and X-Box 1 Live? : SpaecKow
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10926396 : armybob
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        Oh ok. Yeah that's nice. : SpaecKow
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          ya it's awesome. Hopefully you watch the whole thing. The integration now is just great and it doesn't ma... : armybob
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            Nah I just read the various posts - I can't download something as big as that vid right now since I passe... : SpaecKow
            • damn australia and there bandwidth limitations in 2005 :( Well when you get a chance give it a shot. ... : armybob
    • Live is now completely ubiquitous with 360. Everything is now centralized. Better skill matching. : freshyk
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      User feedback, Gamer Zones (hardcore, casual, sports fans, etc, segmenting the population into appropriat... : EvilDolemite
      • So it's more like the internet, and I understand that you don't actually have to buy that "X-Box Live Sta... : SpaecKow
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    the awesome online community that calls you a "faggot" or a "nigger" or "cheap" for using a certain gun/c... : grendel
    • well one of the innovations is a system that attempts to help you filter out those idiots via a reputatio... : rasputinreborn
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  you were expecting what exactly? : derelict515
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    innovation : FuriKuriKilla
    • ah yes, the mythical innovation : derelict515
• In the works. : James T. Kirk
• I'm really looking forward to Xbox Live and the whole marketplace thing the most. Seems like they've put ... : Mmmmmoo
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  Name a superior online experience to Xbox Live. : EvilDolemite
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    the internet : flarpo_v2
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      owned. : deeveee
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        not even close. : sharkII
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          No I was owned, don't you see nothing can touch the PC for any reason. It's superior in every way and on... : EvilDolemite
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            dont forget drivers. those are always fun. " why the fuck doesnt this work ". i have no idea why a... : broly1718
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              And imagine the crazy fuckers who actually play both PC and console games...what are they smoking. PICK ... : EvilDolemite
              • you realize what your proposing is impossible right? It would be like cats and dogs living together, MAD ... : armybob
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                wait wait wait.....you can play both? i missed the memo. : broly1718
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                  you guys are off topic. : FuriKuriKilla
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                    Who is ready for this weekend's NFL games? I for one can't wait! : shredder133
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                      I want a sandwich. : freshyk
                      • How 'bout this heat? : broly1718
                    • actually still debating if I want to buy tickets to the Colts & Cincy game. It's about $200 a pop but my ... : armybob
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      That makes no sense. The Internet is a physical network that Xbox Live resides on. : EvilDolemite
      • actually. the internet is more abstract with the growth in wifi. the physical dimensions are more fluid/f... : FuriKuriKilla
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    the PC.. and well.. apparently the KART on the DS! : FuriKuriKilla
    • you clearly have never used Xbox Live : derelict515
    • hahah mario kart doesn't even hold a candle to the standards that xbox live has. 1) You can't see who... : armybob
    • oh come on; this is the weakest troll ever. : rasputinreborn
• Xbox Live is metastasizing into the best online gaming service every created, and the way the 360 does it... : Dan 101
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  Pretty lame troll. : sharpie
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    omg someone has a different opinion to yours, they must be a troll. : koder
    • These posts are like a broken record, though. Every hour on the hour, there's another one. : Halen
    • read his replies, they are the epitome of trolls. Unfounded blanket statements left and right : armybob
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  Owned by marketing. I'd content that there's really no such thing as next-generation gameplay, at least n... : Rampancy
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    Actual hardware has though. Virtual reality would certainly be innovative, don't you think? The Revolutio... : Ratsofatsorat
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      Totally. Hardware is going nuts right now. I don't think just because the Revolution has a innovative... : Rampancy
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        i think the revolution, in a sense, demands the games be unique, because they have such a more open field... : FuriKuriKilla
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          Just because you're moving your arm to swing a sword instead of pressing a button doesn't mean that you'r : Rampancy
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            i disagree with that one. it's definitely more innovative. you dont think that input is more innovative ... : FuriKuriKilla
            • I think you're narrowly fixed on control innovation, which the Revolution definitely has. But let's not f... : Rampancy
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  Innovation does not equal fun. Fun does not equal innovation. : Orange Pylon
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    i disagree : FuriKuriKilla
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      Why? As said before, something doesn't have to be innovative to be good or fun. : freshyk
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        yeah, it doesnt. but innovation can be fun. thats why i disagreed. : FuriKuriKilla
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          He didn't say innovation isn't fun - he's just simply saying they're not analagous. : action roommate
          • Quite right. : Orange Pylon
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          it can be, but it doesn't have to. That's what he said. Look, the games out right now, they're laun... : James T. Kirk
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            but if the launch titles are crap and the console itself is going to be hard to come by, why not wait? : grendel
            • Good question. : James T. Kirk
    • the trolling just keeps on coming : derelict515
  • No everything must be innovative even if those requesting the innovation don't know what they want, just ... : EvilDolemite
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    Why is it most of you guys don't like DOOM 3 again? Oh yeah, because it's the same fucking game we've all... : systatic
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      that's true and doom3 is great. : FuriKuriKilla
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        You've just invalidated your whole thread. : EvilDolemite
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          no i havent. my entire thread is basically asking where is the innovation in the xbox360? and while an i... : FuriKuriKilla
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            the online componant is innovative but if the games dont interest you then that's irrelevant. Give it : armybob
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              i agree with your 2nd statement whole-heartedly. but i disagree with the first. the 360 online capability... : FuriKuriKilla
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                http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10926396 Read that post and watch that video. No other system on the... : armybob
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                  so basically.. the console is becoming more and more like a PC. the availability of it i would consider i... : FuriKuriKilla
                  • no it's nothing like the PC. The has no integration and requires 3+ seperate programs. With the 360 it in : armybob
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                Just being online is not the end all be all of online experiences. There's a world of difference between ... : derelict515
                • exactly there is more to being online and TCP/IP then just the protocal. Look at how many people bitch ab... : armybob
          • Yes, you did. Here we go: doom3 = not innovative but you say: doom3 = great so then y... : Halen
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            Tell me what was innovative about the SNES? Nintendo did tons of "innovative" but ultimately crappy shit... : action roommate
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              im not implying the 360 sucks or anything, but i do think its overpriced and it's not offering much to st... : FuriKuriKilla
              • Wow, a reply and you managed to avoid commenting on anything I actually posted. Haiku probably should ... : action roommate
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                The 360 is the same price as the Xbox when it was first released. I expected it to be more. The networki... : Cygnus X-1
                • I agree with that assessment. I also intend to wait on the purchase till sometime next year, to avoid an... : rasputinreborn
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        DOOM 3 For and Against: GO! I enjoyed it for what little it did do new... that is use the fancy new li... : systatic
        • Precisely how I felt about it. Pro: The lighting looked really nice Pro: Was actually scary for the f... : rasputinreborn
      • way to negate your thread. gg : broly1718
      • hahahahaha : Halen
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  /throws food @ troll : action roommate
  • havent we fed him enough? : broly1718
• I do not mind negative remarks, but how about some reasons? Personally I want to see games get better qua... : byorn
• If you judge by "innovation", stop judging entirely. : Downforce
• haha, I read this post right after reading the reply a few posts up about fat girls. lol @ 360 hype. : Foxhawk
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  nuking this, it's a troll. If you want to question other people's apparent happiness with a new game syst... : haiku
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    It inspired you to reply : Phreakin
    • WHOA GOOD POINT. still nuked. : haiku
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    Nevermind I reconsidered. I think it's a retarded thread but he isn't trolling. : haiku
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      haha. you can delete this thread if you like. i really hope i havent angered anyone. i just want to know... : FuriKuriKilla
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        You have to be careful how you phrase things is all. I had to read through all of your replies to get wha... : haiku
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          yeah. i hear ya : FuriKuriKilla
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            HOLD UP! I DID SEE SOME INNOVATION! SWEAT ON SHAQ'S FACE!!! not bad 360.... (yes, i am being serious he... : FuriKuriKilla
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              http://-efx-.shackspace.com those 2 videos are awesome : armybob
              • yeah.. looks incredible : FuriKuriKilla
  • i disagree. here are better questions: why does everyone have to like what some people on the shack ... : grendel
• Condemned looks fucking sweet. Just check out it's movies at IGN. : Thud
• It's down my pants. : DingoStoleMyBaby
• the innovation is in the abilities granted by the actual machine. It's up to the developers to do this s... : dilutedq
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  Well...They're launch titles, and even being early and rushed, they still look better than most current g... : GeorgeB3DR
  • high-poly T&A!!! : yAak
  • too hard to code on? ;P : radula
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  how many threads like this must we suffer through? : shacktool
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    speculative threads are fine, its the opinionated 'i have x console, its better than y console' ones to l... : radula
    • yeah i cant wait for those! and more PC vs. Console thread please! : shacktool
  • Multi-threading shouldn't become efficient until the second wave, at least. : sgtsanity
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    Multi-threading shouldn't become efficient until the second wave, at least. : sgtsanity
    • Was this double-post an intentional "pun" or was it the bug? : Chris Remo
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      Was this double-post an intentional "pun" or was it the bug? : Chris Remo
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        Damnit, that was unintentional. : Chris Remo
        • *blink* : Draco
        • The Shack delivers gold again : chazums

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• Oh the exact error is "a disk read error occured" - it's like the XP install process isn't making the dis... : abrasion
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  have you tried installing both (i think there are two) driver options from f6? I think one is raid and t... : smacknca
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    Yes I have also done that! and I've tried just one at a time. : abrasion
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      sorry dude. I've only had to do it on an nforce 3 which has worked fine. updated the mobo bios? : smacknca
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        oh and maybe your slipstreamed disc is borked, maybe try with a staight xp cd? : smacknca
        • same slipstreamed disc installs on the same system on the PATA controller. same driver (f6 floppy) w... : abrasion
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  i'm using an nforce4 using 2 satas and no patas. did my usual f6 for 3rd party drivers (came with the boa... : reverend~heresy
  • Which version of the drivers did you use on the F6 floppy? did the F6 floppy come with the board or make ... : abrasion
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  This is fucking ridiculous, I thought I cracked the problem since the drive I was installing to has 3 par... : abrasion
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    No experience with Nforce but I've had similar challenges with striped RAID. Have you tried making only 1... : Farbauti
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      I thought that too... and I am trying now a single only partition. : abrasion
      • also try copying the ntldr and ntdetect.com off your install disk to the root dir. Make sure its the prim... : Farbauti
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  Try these: According to some people going into the BIOS and selecting "Load safe defaults" will fix the ... : chazums
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    So you've seen this exact problem before? - specifically? : abrasion
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      googled the phrase and xp sp2 was a few links in. Do you have an IDE hdd plugged in? That used to cause... : chazums
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        No PATA disks are plugged in at all. : abrasion
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          not even your cdrom? : TheTick
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            well ok that is. : abrasion
            • Try installing without it. :) Joke!! : Githyanki
• dude I just saw a slim-CRT hdtv the other day at Best Denki. 36" widescreen capable of 1080i, and half th... : moe6
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  me, Abit KN8. It was actually completely smooth, did it yesterday, nooo problem, had to install two driv... : Matto357
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    I've never had this much trouble with hardware before, this is why I should've not bothered upgrading. : abrasion
    • Yeah, welp, I can't remember the last time I had a completely problem free build. This time I was stup... : Matto357
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  wtf is Pata? ...anyway, theres no need to f6, the end. : vacous
  • Parallel ATA Serial ATA PATA SATA : moe6
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    Both methods don't work - not the end. : abrasion
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      Well from what i can tell, PATA sounds like some kind of raid mode...so dunno what that has to do with in... : vacous
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        Parallel ATA is 'IDE' with the 40 pin connectors, nothing whatsoever to do with RAID (exception being tha... : Toraz Chryx
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          oh, so you actually have to have a PATA hdd, rather than SATA? ..ok i'm confused, i don't see any for sa... : vacous
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            ah ok, so from rtfm...PATA drives have jumpers and shit on them, so those are simply oldass drives or 're... : vacous
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              Oh trust me, I'm doing exactly what you're suggesting and it just plain isn't working, the machine is ...... : abrasion
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                is it a maxtor drive? and did you get me shackmsg? : chazums
                • yes, thank you, no maxtor and looking into it now : abrasion
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        Wait, those are X16 drivers, ............ isn't that only for the A8N 32 ? the dual SLI board? : abrasion
        • should i be using x16's? or normal NF4 SLI drivers? difference is one is 6.70 other is 6.8 something. : abrasion
        • heh good question. I am using them, they work fine tho i'm not running SLI just a single 7800 GTX for now : vacous
  • to be more helpful, PATA is the new name for IDE ATA drives : jrock
• Who has installed XP FRESHLY on to an SATA disk on an Nforce 4, without a PATA even hooked up? I did. ... : fatman
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  hmm is there BIOS toggle for SATA (RAID) or PATA (CHANNEL) I've seen XP install with the incorrect BIOS s... : balaams_ass
  • No it's not that, I've delved substantially deeper now and while I have a solution (I can assure you - it... : abrasion
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  READ THIS THREAD: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10558059 : kevp
  • We should be able to invoice nvidia for this kind of bullshit, if my time was worthless I'd be installing... : abrasion
• Update, I'm doing some final testing but I beleive that the solution has been found thanks to you guys, a... : abrasion

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  Em, G, B, Em; Em, (either A or Em/B), B, Em : Chris Remo
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    Hah, thanks. Wasn't really expecting an answer (certainly not one that proved me so wrong). You just lear... : jugglinmike
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      Yeah basically. I'm a trained musician/composer, but the type of chords Tenacious D uses are simple enou... : Chris Remo
      • Aww man, I envy you. If you're interested, I have that whole concert, where they play a couple songs from... : jugglinmike
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    What? That cannot be right at all. : Zero|DPX
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      I say it's Em, D/F#, C, Em; Em, D/F#, B7, Em. : Zero|DPX
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        I'm really not hearing that D/F# at all. Are you referring to the chord on the first "miss"? : Chris Remo
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          Yep, and I just played both your and my chord patterns on my guitar to make sure and yours doesn't sound ... : Zero|DPX
          • There's more detail than that in the line, actually; for example, for one strum just before the C chord (... : Zero|DPX
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            Hmm, I just got out my guitar as well (lol) and playing that D/F# just doesn't sound correct to me at all... : Chris Remo
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              Oops yeah I dunno why I wrote vi instead of VI, haha. Certainly in minor you'd expect VI, and I had writ... : Zero|DPX
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                I think the thing that's making it hard to hear that chord is that (a) the accompaniment is quiet and (b)... : Zero|DPX
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                  I was actually going to suggest that it might be a 9 chord. You're right it's quite sparse, but the note... : Chris Remo
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                    I'm starting to not feel so bad about having trouble here. Let's the three of us pretend I never made ... : jugglinmike
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                      Actually your progression wasn't hideous. You heard the movement from E -> F#, and the G you wrote as yo... : Zero|DPX
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                        Thanks for the encouragement! I think I have a habit of sometimes just singing the vocal part and decidin... : jugglinmike
                        • Yeah, that would explain the chord choices you made. One way to do it, then, instead of trying to "hear ... : Zero|DPX
                        • One important thing to bear in mind is that a chord is made up of several notes, from three (or technical... : Chris Remo
                  • True... but since the D, F#, and A (in voice at least) are there, you'd have at least 4 notes (with the G... : Zero|DPX
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                I really hear a G in there. I'm starting to think though that it might just be some kind of weird flubbe... : Chris Remo
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                  I'm not sure the F# sounds dissonant so much as "badly voiced", since it would be a doubled 3rd of the ch... : Zero|DPX
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                    That occurred to me, but I don't think it's bad voicing, unless he's also just really out of tune. That : Chris Remo
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                      Too bad I suck so much at guitar I don't know how to play a G9 to try it, and it's too late to dink aroun... : Zero|DPX
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                        I'm out of practice too, obviously :( I love this stuff, though. If we ever meet up at a Shackmeet I ag... : Chris Remo
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                          i was actually understanding and following most of the posts in this thread but the last few kind of thre... : kbnerd
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                            I just realized that this is what talking about coding in front of random people sounds like... gibberish... : yAak
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                              And yet, like coding, with a realtively small amount of training it becomes quite sensical. : Zero|DPX
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                                (And, like coding, just because you can make sense of it doesn't mean you'll be capable of DOING it brill... : Zero|DPX
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                                  Yeah... a curiosity, so, in comparison to coding, is "music theory" something borderline problem-solving?... : yAak
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                                    No. The Western music system operates like math, but with the exception of certain contemporary concert ... : Chris Remo
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                                      Ahh ok, interesting, so it sounds a lot more like graphical art forms. We regressed on tuning accura... : yAak
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                                        Yeah. We now use an "equal tempered" system, in which the musical "distance" between each note is exactl... : Chris Remo
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                                          Thats really interesting, I had no idea. Your explanation made enough sense, I don't grasp the specifics... : yAak
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                                            Yes, it's all about familiarity. We're immersed in current Western musical practice so extensively from ... : Zero|DPX
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                                              Yeah that makes sense. Thanks for all the replies, I'm sort of interested in the creative processes of..... : yAak
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                                                I really enjoyed all the musical training I took, and it just helps me to love and appreciate music even ... : Zero|DPX
                                                • I'll look into it... I'm actually quitting fulltime coding to move and go back to school for art classes ... : yAak
                                                • I'm not as far into theory as the rest of the guys but after my year of beginners theory I pick up on cho... : melkore
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                                        Yes, I would say that creating music is less "problem-solving" or "algorithm-generating" or "cleverness-b... : Zero|DPX
                                        • Man I love gamelan. I played in gamelan ensemble for a few years, what a relaxing and meditative experie... : Chris Remo
                                  • I just reread my post and can barely figure out what I'm trying to say. Basically, I've a reasonable gra... : yAak
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                            We shifted from attacking the problem from a "what notes do we hear, and what chord does that build" side... : Zero|DPX
                            • Well to clarify that's not actually why I thought it was a 9 chord. I was just trying to think of other : Chris Remo
                      • Move to Iowa damnit, we need more musicians around here! : melkore
• As a musician myself, I found this conversation to be quite amusing. I've had 2 hour long exchanges over : newek

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• 'Dude, you’re getting speakers' yeah I think you are right. : TheMonkeyWench
• Anyone grab those Dell speakers? I don't really need a 6 piece sound setup, but it's so cheap! : aggressor
• oooh a blender : RikiTiki2
• Oh geez a blender. I was thinking about getting one yesterday. : omnova
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  Woot needs some server / bandwidth upgrades : rosewood
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    and less tards that buy everything regardless of what it is. : wtf242
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      Im trying to get a blender. I need a blender. But I click I want one and ... loading ... loading ... : rosewood
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        I just got it too! :D I've been wanting/needing one for a while now. : omnova
        • My first purchase on Woot was a vacuum cleaner :D : sanchez
    • I don't mind them -- it makes w00t scroll through the shit I don't want faster : jforman
    • It's those product descriptions! They really get to you! : AlexXdude
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  Now up: BFG GeForce 6600 128MB PCI-Express SLI Video Card for $69.99 : omnova
  • wtf, it was just a pillsbury train. I swear! : hirez
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  nof'n way!! sweeeet 6600 : ghost hacker
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    buy two! : radula
    • I would but I just traded up my card less than a week ago and I'd get killed :\ : TotalFusionOne
  • 2 bought'd : rasputinreborn
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  why is a video card going this slow? : sanchez
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    Refresh... i think they are increasing the amount they are selling as people buy - the bar keeps decreas... : fluffy64
    • The bar is how many are left. Decrease = sold. : Delusional
    • I think the bar goes up as people click I want one. If they don't finish, it goes down. Or that it is... : rosewood
  • srsly, buy it fuckers so I can see whats next and go to bed : rosewood
  • it's a non-GT 6600. crap : wtf242
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    Let's go people buy this poopy card so we can have the next thing! : omnova
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      non-GT non-256MB no thanks : eskimo spy
      • whatever Mr. 3dRealms moneyhats. :-( : rasputinreborn
  • sigh hurry up please :/ : sanchez
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  wtf SLI is 'scan line interleaving' not this 'scalable link interface' shite. boo-urns mr. woot writer! : eskimo spy
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    For your Voodoo2 maybe Gramps! : AcesnEights
    • don't thou dis my 90fps in Quake1 set-up foul jackanape! my CPU has MMX! /shakes Geritol bottle : eskimo spy
  • It's not the same tech as what the Voodoo2 did, it just happens to have the same acronym and give the sam... : Halen
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  I'm glad I dont have PCI-E.... no I'm not :( : sharkII
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    All you new 6600 owners need to send me your old AGP card now :( I want to play HL2 at a decent resolu... : sharkII
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      Your sweet 64 MB TNT-2 will be on its way soon! : rasputinreborn
      • Well, that would almost complete my "Nvidia, the beginning Years" collection. : sharkII
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      I have a 9800 Pro that I'm afraid to sell since I've had it for about 2 years now. Lots of them seem to ... : omnova
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        I never said you had to sell it, I would be willing to take this burden off of your hands free of charge. : sharkII
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          Damn, I'd totally buy a bunch of those cards for work.. : loboca
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            Damn misreply, but I'll buy that 9800 for $50 :D Let the war begin! : loboca
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              I'll buy it for $15 and I'll throw in a pack of gum! : sharkII
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                Wrong way. :( : omnova
                • I'll buy it for a pack of gum and I'll throw in $15. : sharkII
            • OMG I TOTALLY JUST TRADED RE 4 FOR THAT CARD! Now I feel good : TotalFusionOne
• Taking forever... :( : Halen
• .net error now =[ : wtf242
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  And the server goes boooom!!!! : rosewood
  • stop refreshing in unison : sanchez
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  SOLD OUT! Let's go! : Halen
  • Finally! : omnova
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  McCulloch Auto Emergency Kit $29.99 Boo-urns : Halen
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    I swear I've seen that kit like 3 times on Woot. : crummynz
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      Sup crummy! You haveta come over with your girly sometime for some sexgames. : rasputinreborn
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        Oh yeah, for sure! I sure love sexgames. : crummynz
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          Friday, Saturday and Sundays are the best for us... how 'bout yous? : rasputinreborn
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            Same here, except both of us work Saturdays until mid afternoon. : crummynz
            • Howabout Sunday, 11/27 Mid-afternoonish? : rasputinreborn
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  Auto Emergency Kit? Wtf is this crap! Get to the Bags of Crap! : airrob
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    This one is flying, thank god : shredder133
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      The bar is emtpy - next item please! : airrob
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        Woooooo !! : loboca
        • ...t : crummynz
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    Going pretty quick.. hopefully! : loboca
    • good, its probably a low quantity : sanchez
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    Next!! : omnova
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      Some kinda jacket thing... : Enkidu
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        Tempting ... so tempting : rosewood
        • Thank god it sold out before I could buy it : rosewood
  • Sold out .. that was a fast woot off! : rosewood
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  Fuck that was fast : loboca
  • I didnt even get one of the jackets :( : loboca
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  Holy crap the jacket went fast! : PenicillinX57
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    All the sexy chicks bought 'em! http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/assets/scottevest-sport-tec1.jpg : Farbauti
    • That's no sexy chick! : cornchak
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    Bunch of XXL fatties on woot :( : rosewood
    • Eh, I figured I'd just wear it over a sweater .. or two : loboca
• So has anyone written a little widget that tells you when the woot has changed for the woot off without y... : Delusional
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  Motorola Cellphone : fluffy64
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    Meh. :( : omnova
    • At least the description is standard Woot comedy gold. : Enkidu
  • damn, fluffy, you all over that. : cerealSAM2
  • I have a feeling this will take a while to sell... the bar only went down a little bit so there must be a... : fluffy64
• Unlocked phone anyone? : loboca
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  Shit, that will go fast. No bluetooth though :( : rosewood
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    Not fast enough! : cerealSAM2
    • I'm sayin! : omnova
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    dual-band only, no camera. : radula
    • Some weirdos around here wear that like a badge of honor. : rosewood
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  they'll throw up an xbox 360 next. FO TREE FITTY!! : sKetchflow
  • That'd be awesome : fluffy64
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    Then I knew it was that damn Loch Ness monstah askin for more money. : ghost hacker
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      Damn Monstah! : sKetchflow
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        fucking classic. didnt the succubus also ask for tree-fiddy? : radula
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          nah, chef's mom attacks it with a stick and then his dad's like "hold on now! i'll see if I can find tree... : sKetchflow
          • oh but Cartman's optometrist asks for it. : sKetchflow
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  too bad I have verizon, the fuckingstupidest phones out of all the carriers : proclone1
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    I don't know man, I have attwireless/cingular and I get a "system busy" error all the time. I'm actually ... : shredder133
    • true. Verizon does have the best service (at least for SoCal) but the selection of phones you can use wi... : proclone1
  • wut? sprint? : TheTick
• Meh. Lousy battery life, only dual-band, no camera, no bluetooth. Not bad for $70, though, if you need a ... : Jumperus
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  Well the phone has put me to sleep. If anything cool comes up, order it for me, k? : rosewood
  • psp order'd! : sKetchflow
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  now no one wants the phones >:( : creep
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    Nope, and it's way past bedtime for me. :/ : omnova
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      Looks like the phone hit a brick wall eh? : Farbauti
      • selling slowly, but it'll be gone in a couple hours : RikiTiki2
• blah, what were some of the other lame sellers on woot-off's in the past? I haven't followed many of them : sanchez
• zomg, phone sold out! : mojo the helpr monke
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  holy crap, phone sold, and electric-knife sold in 2 mins?! : radula
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    im still seeing the phone... : mojo the helpr monke
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      yeah, it reverted to the phone for some strange reason... : warpdude
      • ah, there it is. Meh, that things kinda weak. : mojo the helpr monke
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  For whatever reason I only just now realized that woot is the net's version of the home shopping network.... : d3tached
  • You gotta hand it to their marketing dudes, though. They're savvy motherfuckers! : rasputinreborn
• Going to sleep...im sure that right after this knife set all the good stuff will come :/ : sanchez
• ...you’ve wasted laboriously slicing your own wrists. I swear they purposefully rigged that ... : floated
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  ooohh.. an ArcadeMX Two Player Joystick System for PlayStation2. Too bad I don't have my PS2 anymore : Shadowdane
  • sold out! : NodTerrorist
• i love woot offs. especially this time of year. useless holiday gifts FTW. : dahanese
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  train getting close to being sold out... : wtf242
  • I used to have an awesome trainset... it was fun cranking the speed so the train would almost derail and ... : mikecyb
• My wife needs a new set of PC speakers, but we are NEVER going to actually be able to buy the Dell myster... : reign27