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  User error. :[ : My Documents
  • Maybe so, but it's still a terrible game. Games can be challenging, but still both fair and fun such as T... : lord cecil
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  There's a way to avoid blue shells I think, someone posted a vid of it recently. : Iscariot47
  • yeah you need to bbomb them at the last second... only problem is that if you're in first you will never ... : mikecyb
• I'm burnt out bigtime on MK:DS. I've got 1-3 stars on everything, played weeks and weeks of it since it w... : MrLonghair
• I found it the most fair of all the MK games. Heck, even my sister has beat it. : Conan
• Translation: Whaaaaa whaaaa I suck at Mario Kart and can't lose. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  no photoshop till 2007, thats shit, adobe has really let the mac users down :( : filthysock
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    Adobe not only have to compile a universal binary, they have to move from Codewarrior to Xcode first. ... : Toraz Chryx
    • It's too bad there isn't another decent IDE for major projects like that available besides XCode that wil... : pres589
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  Why would you compare a 3.2Ghz P4 against a nearly 2 Ghz Dual-Core Pentium M (or close enough), even if y... : Judicus
  • Because it's what they had on hand and gives an idea of relative performance (tl;dr = P4 does well in the... : Toraz Chryx
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  TLDR: Wait for revision 2. : nomaad
  • thanks, i got bored half way through. : chazums
• I'd been waiting for this review! Thank you for posting it. It's getting harder and harder to wait until ... : halophoenix
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  how do you get OSX to run a dell? is that natively, too? : industro
  • h4x notice how it wasn't running 10.4.5 : Toraz Chryx

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  i really need to do this. : kbnerd
  • DO ET seriously, its made a difference already. : conandan
  • It makes quite a bit of difference on slower HDDs (ie. laptops, 5400RPM) but not so much on faster (3.5" ... : nomaad
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  hahaha yeah two nights ago I was at 55%. lol. And thanks to sikander for his link to the freeware versio... : burningtrees
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    whoa, free o&o? link plz? : slickdoody
    • just in case you come back here: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11709778 : burningtrees
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  Is DiskKeeper still considered badass? And how, in Win XP, do I "scandisk"? : Iscariot47
  • Go to 'my computer', right-click a drive, properties, and on "tools" you'll find buttons for both 'defrag : zehh

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• ahahaha, that is fucking awesome. : lightly inclined
• haha thats awesome SOE finally did something cool :) : carazy
• Woah! thats one way to start a police investigation! *cue the sad laughter* : Jaxle
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  OT but this is fucking hot http://www.penny-arcade.com/docs/metroid.jpg : reign27
  • yeah I was very impressed with that also. Very cool : carazy
• awesome. Good to see they have some kind of a sense of humour. : chazums
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  Im slow =( Why 1,200 doughnuts? Anything special with that number? : soulr
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    100 boxes. Each Box contains 12 doughnuts. It is probobly the minimum for home delivery. : Crimsonbeak
    • I still don't get that joke. : ki11_viru5
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      I would ask to explain further as to why they delivered that many doughnuts to the PA boys but I shall st... : soulr
      • You didn't read the comic that talked about the donuts like the op said? : slickdoody
      • Helps if you read the current strip. : Helter Skelter
      • http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic : Crimsonbeak
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  That news post makes about as much sense as one of their comics...jk So Sony sent them alot of donuts ... : phobium
  • SOE = Sony Online Entertainment. Read the comic the joke is in there. : chazums
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    This is why I didn't go into teaching. I'd have to choke a bitch. : Silent Wolf
    • i thought that was why you went into pimpin? : chazums
    • hahah : Maarten Goldstein
• ahahahaha. That's fantastic! : FormerHPB
• HAHAHAHA THATS FUCKING AWESOME! : jedi_27
• *golf clap* Sense of humor should be taught in business school, PR moves like this are invaluable, esp... : BaBOon

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• grrrrr I got my copy for 40+ bucks just couple weeks ago. :( but I still love the damn show!!! : xphil
• Man I'm not a big stickler for reposts, but at the moment I'm posting this, there is a practically identi... : Chris Remo
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  QUESTION: I've never seen one episode of this. Should I blow the $20 on something I've never seen before... : Ryno
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    Yes, do it. Do it now : knepus
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      Why is it so good? : Ryno
      • Interesting and atypical character development. : fugu124
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        I don't know what to tell you Ryno. I had nerds up to my neck blowing their hype like jenna jameson at a : scorpiusman
        • I dunno what the hell this post is about, but it makes me wanna buy another copy of the series. : Helter Skelter
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          Hahaha, ooookay. I don't think anyone who buys it is "nerdy". I guess I have a bit of interest about it... : Ryno
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            shack hype can be a dangerous thing. : kbnerd
            • Have you seen Firefly? : Ryno
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    there isn't a better thing to be spending your money on. : thekidd
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      Well, I just Shacksearched "Firefly" and saw many Shackers' first impressions and they were ALL like, "OM... : Ryno
      • yes, do it already! get both, watch the entire DVD set and then watch Serenity. : g0nk
      • I would say so, and I'm not even a really HUGE sci-fi guy, and I wasn't a huge fan of Buffy either, but t... : FormerHPB
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    It's that good. I bought it after seeing Serenity. Loved every episode. I think I have one or two to g... : Zakko
    • Saw the pilot and Ep#2 at a friends. Order'd : balaams_ass
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    Buy Firefly. Skip Serenity. : Lynn Minmei
    • I liked Serenity.. alot. It actually allowed them to advance the plot dramatically, which is something... : BaBOon

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• The solution is to get a good Thermos (or, as I do, three good Thermoses) and take your own coffee to wor... : WaterSign
• www.senseo.com is your friend. : balaams_ass

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  \m/ apple pro \m/ : filtersweep
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    I need it for a PC. :[ Like this one: http://www.macally.com/spec/usb/input_device/icekey.html But fo... : Ratsofatsorat
    • I'm using mine with XP right now. :D : filtersweep
    • I've had two iceKeys now. They're awesome if you like the scissor-switch keys that the iBook has, and it... : electroly
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  I had an awesome slim Viewsonic keyboard like this, but the keys started to go. : jcutner
  • http://www.viewsonic.com/support/accessories/keyboards/kbmku201/ : jcutner
• I desperately want this: http://www.daskeyboard.com/ : nomaad
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  Very Interesting http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=23-146-003-02.jpg,23-146-003-03.jpg,23... : graceofdragons
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    Wow. You could fit Rita Macneil inbetween your mouse and left hand with that keyboard. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • assuming Rita would make it through the doorway and into the room where your computer resides. : kbnerd
• http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=043# : TPSReport
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  This is a nice scissorkey slimliner http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=aopen+scissor&pid=2306127... : skanky08
  • Yeah, scissorkey.. I think that's what I'm talking about. Scissorkeys. They're so.. wonderfully clickable... : Ratsofatsorat
• http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=238853&pfp=BROWSE Damn down to $5, used ... : Nixx2004
• http://us.kensington.com/html/6401.html : gorilla
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  <3 http://matias.ca/tactilepro/ or find an old ibm model-m keyboard, I'd hit them too (lol omg get it?... : cdbeckman
  • \m/ Real keyswitches! \m/ : genom
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    Got one of the PCKeyboard ones. I loves it! I wish they'd do a USB one though. : guido anchovy
    • Holy crap, they DO have USB. About time! : guido anchovy
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  microsoft comfort curve 2000 is the best i've ever used .. cheap too : Mansmells
  • this one http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=040 : Mansmells
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  http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1091/keyb5yc.jpg : johnsto
  • OMG LOL OLD COMPUTARS http://www.futurebots.com/hyper.jpg http://www.s-line.de/homepages/horber-priva... : cdbeckman
• i'm thinking about trying out one of these so i can bring my wireless kb to work http://www.newegg.com... : cpt_gloval
• than you'll want this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135 or maybe the ... : bamb
• I really want the Apple Bluetooth KB but it's Mac OS only. :( Such a shame, nice, stand alone wireless ke... : node
• This one is pretty smokin': http://www.circuitcity.com/IMAGE/product/enlarged/kzm/EC.KZM.KMK03504.JPG : scorpiusman

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  you need the high res pack and the jonof mod : kbnerd
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    Both of which are in this: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8113 It's quite easy, just copy the fil... : dognose
    • hehe, I'll bet...we used to have an absolute BLAST playing Dukematches...I can even remember our fave lev... : crypt_33

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  Those aren't gremlins. Bose and JVC suck. : scorpiusman
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    Granted, but they still shouldn't have fried. : Thresher
    • Blessing in disguise :) : scorpiusman
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  Power blips in your area? also blips is a cool word : kbnerd
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    it could be the bleeps, the sweeps and the creeps : Eat 347
    • the what, what, and the what? : sigpro
• Yeah, something's gone to hell with your power. Either that or you're spinning up an ftl drive or emp som... : j33uk

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  Same problem, but I was just gonna give up. lol no idea what to do or where to go, I just keep killing sh... : cdbeckman
  • I feel a bit better now - I don't want to GameFaq it this early. : abrasion
• I think you need to jump down onto the web to make it break from your weigth : MikkleThePickle
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  Not spoilering this cause I'm lazy. Go to the top where those big spiders are, and jump from the part ... : meesterbill
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    Fuck me I tried that and it didn't work! : abrasion
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      if you decide you dont like it I will buy that disc off you :) Oh wait...its probably pal or something : VegasX
      • It's pal and it's not mine, lent a pal my PS2 he lent me his GC. : abrasion
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    Oh. I'm actually past that. I've ransacked everything past that but can't figure out how to end the area ... : cdbeckman
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      HOLD MY HAND GOD DAMN IT I just want to win :( : cdbeckman
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        Yeah now I'm down the bottom and I can't get across - you? : abrasion
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          I got that. I've cleared the whole bottom and it still won't end :( gonna hit a walkthrough here soon, as... : cdbeckman
          • to advance in the basement just use fire on the webbing that shuts off that one door- you can figure out : cdbeckman
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  burn the tree down by strike the walls with your sword. you will have to do it about 500 times for it to ... : Gaurav Sharma
  • O RLY i'll try that : cdbeckman
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  i've wondered how a modern zelda game would play for someone who hasn't grown up with em...because playin... : brewsterdog
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    I haven't played a Zelda game in my life and the modern ones look kinda boring. :( : lightly inclined
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      i think Zelda is the original 'Grind for rupees' game. : kbnerd
      • 250 rupees for a damn blue ring >:( unless you found the secret plays where the ring is sold for cheap : creep
• And this is just the first temple. In the light world. =( : Experiment IV
• OOT was the first zelda game I played and I thought it was relatively easy. Also, extraordinarily fun. ... : slickdoody

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• "find out 3.9.06..." : g0nk

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  * E C O N O M I C S 1 0 1 ' D * : aethyr
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    I know, but it's still painful :( : Chris Remo
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      pics of release: http://ds.ign.com/articles/692/692939p1.html : aethyr
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        Jesus christ. I mean, I like the new design and all, but what kind of batshit crazy do you need to be : BaBOon
        • there has never been a shortage of batshit crazy in the world. : deathmuppeter
        • Well, the regular DS has been sold out as soon as stores get shipments in for months now. There are a lo... : Chris Remo
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        in my mind i'm comparing it to the 360 japanese launch. : kbnerd
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          lol @ MS : chazums
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            i know i'm laughing here. i know it's not fair to them but i find it funny anyway. : kbnerd
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              It's kind of sad. It's like when you see a kid who's really trying hard but people just don't like them.... : chazums
              • frosty lol : abrasion
  • Do you think they'd lower the price for preorders were it a flop? I doubt it. : Merconium
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  Nintendo should totally get out of the Hardware business they just don't sell any units. : Crimsonbeak
  • the sarcasm is strong with this one. : kbnerd
• I'll get one after Mario and Mana get translated and done. Until then I'm fine, and my pink DS will be so... : MrLonghair
• Those japanese people apparently LOVE to wait in line. : slickdoody

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• Hay CoRDS hows things in DA DEERRRTY SOUF? : SpaecKow
• Yup, picked up two from work. Kameo and PGR3. Contrary to every other store in the area, which didn't get... : TastyWheat

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  That should be all you need. I'd make a little wrapper shellscript which does: export DISPLAY=:0 ... : jcupitt
  • Dude, thanks! That got me on the right path. I wasn't changing DISPLAY the right way. : briandubau

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  Try again ... the 5308.17 install was very inconsistant for me (maybe try another dvd drive if possible) : fluffy64
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    i actually installed it by mounting the image via Daemon Tools.. worked fine at first.. : g0nk
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      that might be your problem you know : redfive
      • its how i did it for 5308.17.. worked fine.. it gets thru the file copying and everything, then reboots a... : g0nk

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  I never posted any such thing. God, how I hate that woman's voice. : Helter Skelter
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    i agree with this person so much that i should fly up to Seattle and shake his hand. : kbnerd
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      I'm going to start playing "Tourniquet" on repeat, just for you two. : Judicus
      • Just so long as I don't have to hear it. Ugh. : Helter Skelter
    • ^^^what this man said : conandan
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  Goldeneye didn't really feel like a spy movie to me though. I liked it, but why the hell is James Bond d... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • because he is ridicously awesome. That's like my favorite part :) : Silent Wolf
  • not a great movie, but famke... : deathmuppeter
• It's all about being unique and special. That's why I think Evanesence is probably the most unoriginal an... : scorpiusman
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  What the world needs is more Shirley Bassey doing Bond songs. : geedeck
  • Now there's something I can agree to. : Helter Skelter
  • Diamonds are forever... : creep

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• oh shi, SPORES ON THE PLANE! : drucifer
• It was even a recent informative: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11717597 : Helter Skelter
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  that looks like the best game ever. I can't wait to try and make crazy creatures or Aliens from Alien. : chazums
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    havent seen much of a game yet. it was a nice techdemo and some neat ideas but i wont buy the hype until... : Hoax
    • i really enjoyed B&W - guess i'm a freak : chazums
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      I liked BW too : echoinggreen
      • is there an echo in here? also, yes you are both freaks but we still love you and think you're grand. : kbnerd
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  is this the video from a few months ago? : deathmuppeter
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    Its the one from his presentation at GDC2005. : Judicus
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      seen it. looks cool. when's it out? : deathmuppeter
      • There's no release date yet, I'm sure it's a "when it's done" scenario, with this type of game it would h... : Chris Remo
• this gonna be a 360 game? : g0nk
• I can't wait for the videos from GDC 06 :D : 60days

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  wow an anti-virus that actually works. does she hog your system resources? : kbnerd
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    fuckin right she does. : virus
    • lol : kbnerd
    • hahaha : chazums
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      Guess she "eats up" your system resources, not just hogging. /ducks : xphil
      • LAWLAWLAWL : Experiment IV

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  bah, it's just max payne with different skins. : chazums
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    make payne couldn't hang from chandileries swinging back and forth while shooting, or run up balcony rail... : Silent Wolf
    • lol i need my coffee, what a spelling travesty! : Silent Wolf
• Looks good, but I think it might be a bit early to show off... Animation is still quite wooden, and AI... : BaBOon

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• sounds like once you test that memory you should "overclockituntilitbreaks" i'm still waiting for the web... : kbnerd
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  ick. Try not to burn yourself. : chazums
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    Also, I hate the way Dell shuffle their deals around SC1420 yesterday = 3Ghz / 512MB / 80GB disk =... : Toraz Chryx
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      £100 for 256Mb RAM thats a hell of a gouge. : chazums
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        actually, it was £299 + £20 (upgrade from 2.8 to 3Ghz cpu) + double memory free + Ãâ€... : Toraz Chryx
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          Then you remember that they suck and by A64 instead :) : chazums
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            I'm buying this box with two purposes in mind, 1) be a testbed server for a business venture I'm expl... : Toraz Chryx
            • ooh interesting. Still needs more amd though : chazums
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          These are Xeons? : nomaad
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            http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&kc=305&l=en&oc=SC031421&s=bsd&sbc=pe... : Toraz Chryx
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              That is a crazy good price. Those servers start at 1400+ GBP over here :/ : nomaad
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                where = over here ? : Toraz Chryx
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                  Iceland. : nomaad
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                    however, your motorsport culture is fucking insane, which I feel compensates nicely out of curiousit... : Toraz Chryx
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                      True that. There are some seriously dedicated people doing it, and have been for the past 15-20 years. Pr... : nomaad
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                        And how much is a Mac Mini that Apple still sell? :p : Toraz Chryx
                        • Oh :þ They don't have the Intel one yet. I think they're still selling G4 Powerbooks. It really... : nomaad

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• wait, how do i do this? Is it just a sale for two days? : kevp
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  Picked it up today for $20 with my Xbox 360s. : Lunatic Angelic
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    how many 360s did you buy ? : barichnikov
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      Three. : Lunatic Angelic
      • can i get one for, say, 90 bucks ? : barichnikov
• are you fucking kidding me?!?!? thank you sir for you have ruined this fine pair of pants, and for that i... : klearlyunseen
• It's sitting on my bed behind me. :D : omnova
• already beat it, have since sold it : sigpro
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  wow - definitely buying that! : virus
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    What? They don't give it out for free at Google? ;) : omnova
    • oh come on now.. : virus
• I would, except BB Canada won't price match their own fucking store in the US >:( : ieGod
• We got a memo late last week saying it was dropping in price this week, so I snagged the best looking use... : prfectjon
• Great game, well worth it. : TPSReport
• Everyone who has a PS2 needs to get this game. No excuses now. : Krypt_
• I need to go grab this and shadow of colossus. i wonder if the BB 10% off any game coupon can still be u... : smacknca
• count me in!!! sweetness : afrochops
• ATTN CANADA Deal for GoW HERE -> http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?CatalogID=0&SupplierPartN... : jcutner
• If you own a PS2 you need to have this game in your collection. Same goes for Shadow of the Colossus. Mus... : lacker

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• bump por favor? : aristotle42
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  I don't know of one but this might help you - http://www.gahooyoogle.com/ : losimagic
  • thank you, great way to make me not have to alt tab back and forth : aristotle42
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  You might have good luck with rare diseases. Most of my searches that seem to come up fast(er on Google ... : wild falcon
  • I tried searching for police abuse, riot abuse, riots, patriot act etc. on Google video and all I got was... : scorpiusman

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• I would think she can afford a better beer than Corona :< : dognose

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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11596221 : Judicus
  • thank ya kindly : stgulik

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  Europe, Firefly 22.49€ @ play.com and free shipping http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=t... : knepus
  • wow £14 bargin. : chazums
• ordered! was just about to post this. missed the wal-mart special earlier, glad i got this one. : Enraged Pineapple

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  I'm an HDTV noob. I have a regular old ass tv, but I also have a 2001fp (that's bigger than my television... : feek
  • when possible you should have at least component video : creep
  • In general: RF < Composite < S-Video < Component It's not a life changing difference or anything, : s2jason
• Thanks for the heads up. :( I saw them on nintendo.com listed as "only one per customer due to availabili... : jake2000
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  So glad I cashed in on this fad early :D : Omaha
  • hahahha, you and me both :) : dopefish
• My GC components are becoming the best investment I ever made. Too bad I want them for me. : lowayne
• hmm, I'm not sure if anyone else has bought from these guys before, but a friend of mine had a really bad... : ChowYunCat
• Cool, ordered! : timmie
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  Or you could just wait for the Revolution and play GC games on it. : pyrogen
  • The only problem with that is that Zelda is going to come out, Revolution is going to have launch titles.... : Chris Remo
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    I thought it was going to emulate old stuff like NES SNES and maybe 64 but GC = no go? : abrasion
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      GC = full go. : Judicus
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        Actually, lets phrase it like this. If there was a Nintendo system that hooked into the TV, the revolu... : Judicus
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          Amazing, backwards compatibility with the last gen is normally kinda tricky PS2 had to use hardware X... : abrasion
          • It probably helps that both systems use IBM-designed processors and have ATi-designed video. : pyrogen
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            Nintendo has a big advantage over Microsoft in the BC implementation department because Revolution's CPU ... : Chris Remo
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              well as long as MS actually fix it, i'd be happy. : abrasion
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                It just worries me when they say things like "We'll keep adding BC as long as there is interest," but rea : Chris Remo
                • I'm glad we share the same sentiments on this - because as far as I'm concerned they should've simply s... : abrasion
          • Well, they've sort of got an easy job with this one. NES/SNES emulation is pretty easy at this point. ... : Judicus
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      There's no "maybe" about 64, it is backwards compatible with every Nintendo home console. NES, SNES, N64... : Chris Remo
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        thats the smartest thing they could have done imo. finally, a console really worth the money... : virus
        • Seriously, I know a lot of people never go back to previous generation games with their new consoles, but... : Chris Remo
      • I never bothered reading up much on the revolution cause it doesn't interest me......... (we've got int... : abrasion
• Jeez. Discontinued? Not available? (The offical ones). Wtf is Nintendo smoking and doing over there? Char... : Jumperus