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  Rule of thumb: NOTHING is open today. : TenaciousPimple
  • The movie theaters are. Trust me. I have eight hours of it looking right at me. : dmason
  • Wal-Mart is open. But they do not sell the 360 component cable.... : briandubau
  • GameCrazy is open today. : Mikuya

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  Every few months they have an inventory reduction sale and drop the price down to around 800. So don't bu... : tostador
  • I wonder if that is to be soon, what with black friday and all. : -efx-
  • It is not just random, it is usually at the end of every quarter, they will push to meet or exceed their ... : bombay
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  Word on the street is a new one is coming with faster response time and HDCP. : abrasion
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    What word and when? It will probably be even more expensive too. :\ : alwaysalone
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      I'm having trouble finding info myself but anandtech forums, search for "samsung panel" or "samsung pva p... : abrasion
      • Coolness. Ill poke around and see. Thanks for the information. : alwaysalone
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        i'd rather have a 32" than HTPC + faster response time, the response time on the 2405 is fine for me : ventro
        • HTPC HDCP : ventro
        • Yeah, I've been waiting so long for this that I just don't care. It's a great monitor, I just want it for... : -efx-
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          Funny you should mention that, Samsung are making a 30" competittor to the Apple one - only this one only... : abrasion
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            32" at 1920x1080? The pixels would be the size of grapes. Definitely not meant to be a computer monitor i... : ventro
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              I can't stand high resolution so it's perfect for me I'd love the 24" Dell with 1680x1050 - it was too s... : abrasion
              • http://www.optometrist.com.au/howdoiknowifineedglasses.htm : ventro
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    What is HDCP anyways? : Chod
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      DVI + Audio and support for DRM : protmind
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        ah so the same as HDMI but adds the DRM. : Chod
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          yep, same cable it's just the protocol i hate the idea, but i also wouldn't drop 1000$ on a new display ... : abrasion
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            DRM? As in Digital Rights Management?.. on an LCD display? please explain. : stuka
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              sigh :( someone hook this man up the bad news. : abrasion
              • <english accent> basically you're focked. : crummynz
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              http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10930270 : armybob
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                Oh. God. I was happier before learning this. : stuka
                • Well, look on the bright side - at least... uh... well... now you can... ah, screw it. I got nothin. : crummynz
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        wait a minute .. audio support for a monitor? i am confused : Mansmells
        • oh i get it .. like HDMI duh : Mansmells
        • Just a way to clean up cables. You can run an optical cable from your monitor to the receiver to get sur... : Prozium
• I'll bet it hits $800 at some point over the weekend. : mojoald
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  Dell in New Zealand ( http://www.dell.co.nz )are selling it for NZ$1400, which is around US$700. What wou... : thecray
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    your maths are totally off - xe.com : abrasion
    • holy crap. The exchange rate was 0.5 last time I checked. about 2 years ago. lol : thecray

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• I want pics + divx of sister before I sign up. :P I can't afford the trip to England, otherwise I'd se : SilverSnake
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  lol, Guildford :) You can have a chav and slapper meeting :D But I doubt i will be able to make it :(... : moshman
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    wtf, last New Year's Eve I actually was in Munich and you were in the UK. :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • :( I usually always go back to the UK at christmas/new year's, but this year I've run out of holiday day... : moshman
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    In Surrey? More like a whole load of people called Gerald and Don who play squash and drive Porsche Boxst... : peanut-
    • Meh, I live and work in Surrey, it not all that posh, even Kingston or Richmond. Kent, on the other hand.... : node
    • my dad's called Don :( But he's from Scunthorpe so that kinda ruins your theory (he does play squash thou... : moshman
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  Sometimes we do get it good in Australia - some of the laws you people have in the UK and US and well eve... : abrasion
  • same in the rest of Europe too. It's just fucked in the UK and it's the entire reason for the binge drin... : moshman
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  were you intending on coming into london to have the meet? : grimiv
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    Yeah, you really want to see London man, Guildford is like a big ugly village whereas London is full of c... : node
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      As for suggestions, Trocadero Arcade sillyness with added laser quest or bowling goodness followed by foo... : node
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        Sounds noice, I'm up for anything, as long as I get to drink in a lot of pubs. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          We can fit that in too! What do you think grimiv? : node
          • yea sounds fun : ) i'll sign up for that : grimiv
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    Definitely. Or how much's there to do in Guildford? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      There's a big ice rink, that's about all I know. : node
      • Thats about it. : chazums
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        Oh sweet, I hope there's a local hockey team. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          There is. Guildford Flames I think. They're not very good though, even for a UK team. :) : node
          • So they're like the Capitals in the NHL and the Mannheim Eagles in the German league, great! : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • Wait a second, what are you talking about? They only lost one game in their last 22 matches! : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  Haha, that import code better be bug- and exploit-free or they have a nice gate there. : bargeld
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    It could cost me 200$ : abrasion
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      I am pretty sure that doesn't make sense. : bargeld
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        http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11134984 : abrasion
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          Ah. :) Well. MS knew this in advance obviously. So chances are it's pretty secure. Still this would be... : bargeld
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            I predict that the emulation code is what eventually allows the xbox to be haxed. : rosewood
            • i wonder if the old mechassualt exploit would still work? : chazums
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              I doubt it. A buffer overflow will not work as the CPU itself is built not to run code that is injected i... : bargeld
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                makes me wonder if you can emulate the original xbox media center on the 360 via an emulated exploit :-) : James T. Kirk
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                  now that would be pretty cool : moshman
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                    How does the MechAssault exploit work exactly? If it involves writing data into the BIOS or on the HD usi... : bargeld
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                      I dunno actually. : moshman
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                        For what? import games?... o wait... : ki11_viru5
                        • i hate when you misreply a sarcastic comment : ki11_viru5
                        • I'll reply anyway. Actually Yeah :) I'm getting a US xbox so would love a region hack for UK dvds and gam... : yourname00
                    • Would love a simple region free hack. : yourname00
                    • Not sure. I used the Splinter Cell one tonight to get HD. I think all it does is run code in RAM and allo... : TastyWheat
                • doubt it : abrasion
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              i was under the assumption that the "emulation" was really just new binaries recompiled for the new cpu, ... : johnsto
              • Thats not emulation period. Not just "not real" but not at all. Thats a recompile. : rosewood
• wow thats pretty stupid. : chazums

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  I bought it, so yea please inforce a shackbattle for it, haha : xpogox
  • Ok, anybody else want one? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I'm not going to buy it just cause there's a shackbattle. If and when the numerous issues in BF2 are add... : midgetherder
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    it addresses the jetrape issue, that's good enough imo : RikiTiki2
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      That is a good start! : yosemiteclimber
      • True! I would think shackers would be quite happy with getting rid of jet rape? : Maddog_Delphi97
• I'm yet to pick it up. Might get it this weekend, but hell yeah!!! : Darkfox76
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  I'm all over it. The quality of the maps is top notch. The close quarter combat with the gas, flashbang... : festivalman
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    how does it compare to CS? : RikiTiki2
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      You can't really compare this to CS because CS is so completely different. CS is every man for himself. ... : festivalman
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        having = haven't. I also just realized that maybe you have BF2 but are asking about comparing the SF to ... : festivalman
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          i mainly ask cause CS is the pickup game and i'd rather it be something else : RikiTiki2
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            This is even less of a pickup game than BF2 is. The missions are definitely more difficult, and more tim... : festivalman
            • hrm, fair enough. : RikiTiki2

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  secretly you long for her approval : GloriousCow
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    By approval, he means ______ : cr00kedview
    • <freud> oh snap! : jackalope
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    Do you have a couch? Because if we go any further, I am going to need a couch... : rosewood
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      and a cigar, don't forget that. : chazums
      • and lube. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  you did the right thing :) : dodob
  • (the other choice isn't wrong though :P) : dodob
• our little rosey is growing up :( : drucifer
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  It's because you are sweet. Also, if it makes you feel any better, I finally checked out utorrent today ... : dognose
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    is a unicode a unicorn with a cold? : drucifer
    • I thought it was a unicorn that was trapped in the matrix! : rosewood
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      Aaaarrrgh drucifer : genjuro
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        two for two, baby! : drucifer
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          ok, I'll stop :( : drucifer
          • That's what you said last time, I am finished with you! : bargeld
  • I had the same thing. I get double the download speeds in uTorrent than I got on the same torrents in Azu... : peanut-
• It's what manlymen do. Simple as that. : [7]kami
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  I wish you were my son. : sHugamom : uncle slappy
  • ahahaahahahahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • That made me lol hard. : [7]kami
• Yeah dude, you're just grown up, it's how stuff works. : Matto357

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• if top gear is any indication, it should have track times comparable to the enzo : grendel
• It's pretty much an i-win button in the real world as well. Amazing car. And it's really really cheap, co... : SilverSnake
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  They don't have the veyron do they? : abrasion
  • i don't know, i haven't seen it yet tho : grendel
• the only cars i used in career was the atom, sr3 turbo, and mclaren F! : broly1718

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• where da funnay at?! ya rly! : losimagic
• oh : strandgeck
• uh huh... that's really, uh, yeah... : algernoN8
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  I actually laughed. wtf is wrong with me? : rosewood
  • That was slightly funny, I agree. It was funnier than the people doing the real thing if only because it ... : floated
• Wow, what did I just watch? They drop a box? : TreMetal
• Hehe I lolled. : physio

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  Their Fair Trade Blend is awesome :( : dognose
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    Haven't tried that yet. My favorite is Major Dickason's. : yoonix
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      That was mine until I tried the fair Trade. Maybe when you go in one someday they will have some brewing... : dognose
      • We don't have a Peet's here, so I have to buy this stuff online. :( I'll just get some Fair Trade Blend t... : yoonix
• they are expensive, holy shit : drucifer
• I need lots of coffee right about now...mail me one please? :( : losimagic

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  isn't the sugar content in things like that a great contributor to the hangover effect? : derelict515
  • Then all the Havana cokes and Long Island Ice Teas I've had a dozen of times before would have caused one... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Most LITs have Vodka... But I've never heard of one with Tequila : TotalFusionOne
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    That's what I've thought, Tequila is the only thing I can't handle. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      My last day of work before I transfered to my new location everyone took me to a little bar to get wasted... : TotalFusionOne
      • haha good times. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Yes, the recipe I know goes: Equal parts vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec and lemon juice Top wit... : s2jason
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  We call them "texas teas" of they have tequilla : p4ck3tloss
  • oops. wrong. texas tea == bourbon/whiskey. http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink590.html http://www.drinks... : p4ck3tloss

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  lol@ass. and daigo is spelt wrong in the title. : dodob
  • I got this off another forum, does that mean someone was searching google video for "ass"? : uncle slappy

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  They gobble up 10GB for the backwards compatbility stuff or what? : SilverSnake
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    Isn't some space used for swap space? : TotalFusionOne
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      It wouldn't be dedicated. Because the system comes in 2 flavours, Microsoft has pretty much told develo... : Judicus
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        there is some swap space dedicated for devs. Games like Oblivion will take advantage of the HDD if detect... : armybob
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          Thats actually rather surprising. How long do you think it'll take before devs are gearing their games ... : Judicus
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            well their not supposed to make it hdd only but they might if they're willing to risk fewer sales. The o... : chazums
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              you can't "risk fewer sales". MS won't let you sell a game retail if you don't support non HDD systems. T... : armybob
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                I think he was saying it not as in "doesn't run" but "runs like shit from DVD". Maybe something like the ... : bargeld
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                  gotcha. MS does have loading time standards that devs must adhere to, although that rule is broken as we'... : armybob
                  • didn't know that. I've that CoD is a fair bit faster when you have a hdd. I wonder how Gears of Wars st... : chazums
          • supposedly Oblivion will do just that if the HDD is detected. It could be easier for them since it's also... : armybob
• I noticed mine had only 11 gb free when I first started it up. : bolus
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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11092050 : nomaad
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    You can't delete the movies and stuff that comes on the harddrive? That's messed up. I seriously hate whe... : SilverSnake
    • I have no idea, I was just theorizing. Can anyone confirm that you can delete the crap that comes on the ... : nomaad
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      I deleted the hell out of the ones on my drive... It just works. =) : Tripps
      • Sweet. Thanks. :) : SilverSnake
• I had 13 gb's free on mine. As a side question, do you have to download the emulators for the backward-co... : HuggyBear

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• ^_____^ : strandgeck
• oy, fluffy : d fluke
• ~黑夜小貓~ : mofo
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  this is just cruel: http://girl.pchome.com.tw/pic/see-post.html?cat=17&Flow_No=2179&rank=&Usr_Id=WVhKdFpX... : flibble2k
  • what the heck is that? also, this one's for dog lovers and cat lovers alike http://girl.pchome.com.tw/... : dodob
  • haha that cat looks so ashamed. : chazums
  • it's not cruel, some cats just need that doing sometimes if they fur becomes too scruffy. And obviously... : moshman

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  fyi, if you are on my friends list wolfito, you can just click my name and click join game!!!! : Silent Wolf
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    Will be there in a few.... : Normality
    • RGR DGR :D : Silent Wolf
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  aww come on guys were having fun but need more peeps :D : Silent Wolf
  • Find me an xbox360, I got everything else:( : zerofunk
• Wolf, add me plz: efx08 : -efx-
• Join up!! : Iscariot47
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  Am I the only one who can't connect to Wolf's game? He sent me a couple of invites but I get a "unable to... : -efx-
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    I'm getting that too : bolus
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      I wonder if it has anything to do with our routers? : -efx-
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        I was just going to ask if I have to open a port or something... : bolus
        • Yeah, can anyone shed any light on this? : -efx-
• good races guys. I'm gonna be busy the next couple of days, so that should give you guys some time to pr... : broly1718
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  fucking hate you guys : khaosman
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    Seriously. =( Remember when we used to play PGR2? Fuckers. : brickmatt
    • The hype machine has moved on and left you all behind. ;( : floated
    • GOOD TIMES!!!!! Hey are you getting a 360? or do you plan on waiting? : jedi_27
• It's good to see not everyone is having problems with their 360. : abrasion

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• 1965 * June 22nd - "Director" Uwe Boll is "born". The nightmare begins. : nomaad
• That never gets old :-) 2101: War was beginning when CATS stole all your base, after indulging in some : James T. Kirk
• Love this one: 2004: November 23rd - A man was arrested at a petting zoo in Georgia after bludgeoning : SilverSnake
• http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Rick_James_Version_of_the_Bible this is comedy gold^^ : ki11_viru5

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  It's DEFINATELY the rams. : abrasion
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    so memtest86 ftw? is this tool really good? I used it before but got rather random results... : JohnnyDanger
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      'Random results'? Should get no errors when running memtest86. Try it again, if you get any errors take... : Nixx2004
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        yeah well some time ago I've had some problems with my rams and used memtest86 and sometimes it found som... : JohnnyDanger
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          It might be your memory controller :( Any way you can test the RAM on another mobo? : d fluke
          • so I did run memtest86 and it does seem like one of my memory modules isfaulty. in fact, the computer doe... : JohnnyDanger
    • Sorry I'm taking the piss out of your post :( : abrasion
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  Or it could be software! Out of interest, have DTools v 4.00 installed? Something similar was happeni... : agrosheep
  • hm no, no deamon tools 4.0 here and I haven't installed anything spectacular in the last weeks : JohnnyDanger
• If you run multiple HDDs and this happens only when windows is trying to access one of them it could be d... : Judicus
• So many things this could be... Since you're already checking memory issues, make sure you have current v... : Farbauti

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  posted in the wrong thread didncha tasty.. :p :P mmm... tasty : ki11_viru5
  • Yes. :( : TastyWheat
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  how did you manage that? : paganritual
  • Check your shackmessages. : TastyWheat
• yup 720p is going to be all kinds of sex on my eyes. : chazums

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• Palpal is trusted by many - esp average joes.... : Sylvanus
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  They gave me $50 when I lost $1500 on ebay from a scammer! : wtf242
  • hahah wtf???? : abrasion
• While I have long ago sworn off running a PayPal account for various reasons, I have ordered from sites t... : reign27
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  if you're running a store you really should look into getting your own merchant account : AssGoblin
  • I have. I would really like to have a merchant account in addition to PayPal. It is however, quite expe... : DoPEaMiNE
• I love PayPal and prefer to use it if at all possible. : Zero|DPX
• For buying stuff, I love it. I have heard bad things about using it to accept payments (On a Large Scale) : RookieCAF
• I've used it for both buying and selling. No complaints. : Delusional

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  Last time that happened to me I did a sfc /scannow and it copied some files from my xp cd and everything ... : Halen
  • i that works you can start dreaming that i kissed you : paganritual
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  Install the MS Blaster fix. Seriously, this is the thing. The problem was fixed in SP2. You can enable : SilverSnake
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    I ran the Symantec Blaster thing and it found nothing, but I'll chuck on SP2 tonight. annoying thing is i... : paganritual
    • second format I even disconnected the machine from the entire network and didnt reconnect until the firew... : paganritual
    • Well, the crashing of RFC is some other infected machine killing you via the exploit. But if you don't ha... : SilverSnake
• Run process Explorer from systernals.... : sharkII
• omg simply installing SP2 fixed it all. thanks guys! looks like i'd better source some porn to share : paganritual

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• dominate 11!!!1 : jane911
• Hand to hand combat. : TotalFusionOne
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  you have to be 14 or under : red2lucas
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    and use the word "gay" or "fag" every 4 seconds : sanchez
    • And have unecessary X's in your handle. Ooooh AnD cApItAlIzE eVeRy OtHeR lEtEr. Wow that's harder t... : TotalFusionOne
• 1) You need a 1337 nickname. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• You have to be really well known and proffesionally run basically. : node
• 1) win competitions. 2) Date hot babes 3) ???? 4) Profit : p4ck3tloss
• if you start winning comps, talk to a local lan shop, perhaps one that like hosts qualifiers for larger e... : p4ck3tloss
• r u pro? u have 2 b pro u know? : Pink0r
• 1. Play well 2. Do a lot of promotion (marketing) 3. Live up to your own hype 4. Profit : [7]kami

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• try hitting Browse at the top right :P : dodob
• Explorer -> Right click -> Play in Winamp : godwit

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• I don't know, but my group of friends have been using it for years in real speech. We just say "oh really... : moshman

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  You take the entire bottle at once now, and then start working out for 72 hours straight. At the end you... : Zero|DPX
  • After beating Chuck, it'll be time for Christmas and you can crap a yule log of pure protien. : losder5000
  • A long time ago, in high school, my girlfriend was complaining of a headache so someone handed her a bott... : gorilla
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  my friend brackets his workouts .. meaning he has some before and then a lot after that's not a very s... : Mansmells
  • here http://www.ast-ss.com/articles/article.asp?AID=132 : Mansmells
• http://www.johnstonefitness.com/ check out the forums : d3tached
• protein shake immediately following workout, creatine beforehand - do a loading phase of creatine for 5 d... : madclown
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  Damn all this nonsense, just put on Eye of the Tiger and run around in the cold punching the air : d fluke
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    That's not a bad idea. Except for the punching the air thing. <Grabs Nano> : Jumperus
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      Don't forget to chug down some raw eggs before you go at it : d fluke
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        How about raw beer : Jumperus
        • I don't remember that from any of the movies No. Eggs. Just eggs. : d fluke

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• Painkiller is awesome good. Do any Shackers ever play this online? : dognose
• I was at the UK Intel Bloodlines CPL Qualifier event - Painkiller is pretty fun to watch, seems to play a... : node

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• Dr. Watson is well known to frequently cause all kinds of problems. My advise is to simply disable the se... : Farbauti

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• i swear i only clicked post comment once. : CoRDS
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  if you want to make your nose bigger, pick your nose with your thumb, then your big toe : CoRDS
  • No I don't want bigger nostrils, I just grab the end and pull, all fingers stay outside : dognose
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  It may get bigger but if you ever stop, it will go back. ALso, I think haiku would tell you that there... : rosewood
  • Also, today was a good day here in the comments. A lot of people were around that haven't been for awh... : rosewood