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• I don't think ddr2 is as widely used as you think. But, I haven't really kept up with hardware upgrades(a... : nyranger66
• Once the AMD AM2 CPUs & mainboards are out, then pretty much all of the new tech will be on DDR2. Until ... : buroja
• AMD tech tour 2006 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Processor » Microsoft Windows XP Profess... : askedrelic
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  You don't need to throw $300 at HDD when you can get a nice 300GB SATA drive for about a third of that. : Zeeliv
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    Perhaps he wants more than 1? : GrimmyD
    • i'm thinking a couple of them might be nice, yeah. : skryte
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  Here are a few suggestions: 01) CPU: $219 ( ZipZoomFly @ http://tinyurl.com/fucx3 ) * Athlon 64 3 : Ride-My-Rocket
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    this list is pretty close to helter's. what's the diff between these two cpus? : skryte
    • I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. If anybody can explain it, I'd be interested in knowing, too.... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • If you aren't going dual core just pick up a 3500 for $200 and OC it well past 3700 : melkore
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  if you get a core duo motherboard/cpu (i think asus has a motherboard now, check their site, the chipset : Gaurav Sharma
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    your comment on cards (and the page to back it up)... by future-proof you're talking about the difference... : skryte
    • yup, it's ALL shaders in upcoming games, xbox 360 has a similar 48 shader design (although those are unif... : Gaurav Sharma
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  Shit, this is easy. 1. Opteron 165 ($327) 2. Asus A8N-SLI Premium ($160) 3. eVGA 7900GT ($320) 4. S... : Helter Skelter
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    this setup looks intriguing. and sata as IDE sounds like the way to go. : skryte
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      what are your thoughts on the x1900 with this setup instead of nvidia? : skryte
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        Overly expensive, needs a Crossfire capable motherboard (not to mention a special Crossfire master video ... : Helter Skelter
        • let's assume i'm not going to buy more than one video card... in that case the mobo will be fine, yeah? : skryte
• You still need the driver disk most of the time if its a raid sata controller; however some controllers e... : tested2
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  SATA won't be dead simple until Vista :( : abrasion
  • my nforce4 detected by SATA HD right away : snowwolf
  • All I neededwith my Nforce2 board was the included install drivers that came in the motherboard box. Jus... : melkore
  • what if I have xp sp2, and no floppy drive, but I want to swap out my 2 older crappy and small IDE drives... : mankeroo
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  test: mov ecx, DWORD PTR _var$[[ebp]] : skryte
  • test2: mov ecx, DWORD PTR _blackLion$[ebp] : skryte

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  I believe it is "necesito defecar en su boca, por favor" : joe.gonzalez
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    Ahem... tengo que tomar un caca : Dechter
    • Queries probar el chocolate mas sabroso? : ieGod
• "Where do I find the bathroom?" -> ¿Donde se encuentra el baño? People fluent in Spani : Cognoscenti

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  Why would you play a first person game with a controller if you had the option to play it with a keyboard... : SpaecKow
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    because oblivion isnt a very twitch-based game and the controller works just fine for it. also, i like w... : broly1718
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      Uhh... there's a lot more advantages to using a mouse to look around an environment then just gettin dem ... : SpaecKow
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        the 360 controller does just that for me. comfort and accuracy. did it take some time to get used it? ... : broly1718
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          "you can attack just fine" Of course you can, Oblvion is after all a console game. The fact that you ... : SpaecKow
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            LOL I love mouse and keyboard snobs. He admits its not perfect for everyone and not once flat out claims... : jahulio2
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              I'm not a snob, he is - he's basically saying that for certain games its better to use the controller bec... : SpaecKow
              • Allow me to interupt this exchange by adding I am a relatively new console convert. Playing my stealthy b... : Lightzout
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            There are many ways in which a controller is better than a mouse. A mouse is by no means objectively bett... : Sexpansion Pack
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              >>> You can move a joystick in one direction constantly Unless you wanted to do a 360 turn (and how of... : SpaecKow
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                Oh, and you didn't mention how controllers are better then mice and keyboards. : SpaecKow
                • controller buttons and sticks are pressure sensitive. : vigilante
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              What about trackballs? Everyone forgets the trackball, even though it's awesome :( : reign27
              • Trackballs are totally awesome! I completely agree. : Sexpansion Pack
              • Trackballs are what the homosexuals and communists use, son. You don't want to mess with that stuff. : SpaecKow
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            I think the point is being more comfortable, being able to lean back and such. : nomaad
            • Well surely then you'd want to play on your console, so you can spread yourself out on the sofa in front ... : SpaecKow
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              So move your computer to the living room, get a wireless mouse/kb and play sprawled out on your sofa. Nob... : Ebu
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                Have you ever tried using a mouse on a sofa? Now think of using it for 200hours. : nudel
                • This is why those guys at Infinium need to release their keyboard + mouse thing for sofa usage. : freshyk
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                  It would be better, more comfortable and less awkward for me than using a gamepad in a first-person game ... : Ebu
                  • lol, lies! : nudel
            • My office chair I use for my PC is extremely comfortable. : vitek r
          • 1. the controller is simpler, i dont have to use two different devices at the same time. 2. different st... : klearlyunseen
        • I gave my 360 controller a try, but it's completely fucked up. Moving the analog stick all the way forwar... : Entity
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    Why would any of us want to have this fucking argument again? : nudel
    • Because some people just have to push their beliefs on others. :( : walker270
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  No, but it should be obvious. I just make sure to check my bounty after each nefarious act, to make su... : Vincent Grayson
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    infamy doesn't only increase when you're caught. I think it's related to either 1. murders, and 2. evil q : Supine
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      Hmm. I never noticed that. I'll have to pay more attention in my "Kill everyone" quest. : Vincent Grayson
      • because it's part of a quest, I don't think your infmay goes up until you turn in for the reward. upon... : Supine

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• Hope you'll keep enjoying them! And good luck with the surgery and stuff I never got around to saying tha : SilverSnake
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  Castlevania on the DS is one of the finest games ever created. Ever. Also, Kirby Canvas Curse is awes... : Ebu
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    Castlevania DS sequel this year btw : MrLonghair
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      Where can I read about that? : Chod
      • Not too much to read at this point, but here's a news item: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/41688/ : Chris Remo
    • which ending will the sequel continue? : boomstickah
  • Metroid Prime Pinball is a lot of fun. : Magus
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  those are both great games, but you should get meteos too. uses the touch screen well, good pick up and p... : pyide
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    I looked for it, but Best Buy didn't have any copies. :( : filtersweep
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      Oh, I heard it's been discontinued. There's a copy at Compusa I can get you if you can't find it anywhere... : feek
      • Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. : filtersweep
• get the best ending in castlevania. take it slow and enjoy the ride. : boomstickah
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  Also: Is Advance Wars DS any good? I was REALLY close to picking it up. : filtersweep
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    Also! What are some great GBA games I missed and where's a good place to buy them? : filtersweep
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      Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga if you're into RPGs at all, there's also a sequel on DS but the first game ... : Chris Remo
      • Man, it's like you do this kind of thing for a living or something. :D : filtersweep
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        filter, I have an sealed copy of Fire Emblem (first one) for the GBA that I'd ship ya for $10 (I'd pay sh... : SatansFist
        • shackmsg me your paypal info : filtersweep
      • I also love Trauma Center and Metroid Hunters. : brickmatt
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        Fusion is meh, Zero Mission is good. And if SuperStar Saga is better than Partners in Time, I won't ev... : Magus
        • Strike that, reverse it. Fusion > Zero Mission : Ebu
  • It's fantastic. At the time when it came out, it was probably my favorite DS game. I got SO many hours ... : Chris Remo
  • I haven't played it, but a possible alternative is Age of Empires. I've been enjoying that. : feek
  • Hell yes it is. : Magus

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  I sort of did that yesterday. Went to bed at 4am and woke up at 4pm. : ki11_viru5
  • It's the first time I slept almost trought the entire sun light hours. : larcho
• my sleep used to be waaaaaaaaaaaay messed up when i was waitressing.. it might be bad for you tonight.... : OneLessMoment
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  Sounds like you have a case of vampirism. You need to go try praying at an altar or a "cure disease potio... : WaterSign
  • I LOL'ed, and I don't even own the game! : Cognoscenti

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  I was in the Nintendo World store in NYC yesterday and spoke with a sales guy who said the DS Lite would ... : drcomp
  • Mid-may has been the dominant speculation at this point. One big piece of supporting evidence is the con... : Chris Remo
  • Glass is half-full: there may be a vacant position available at the NYC Nintendo Store! : Cognoscenti

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  Oh, and is 1440x900 going to be available option for most games? I don't recall ever seeing it before... : atom519
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    HELL no; maybe you'd be able to get some games to do a custom res for it, but it's not a standard 4x3 res... : the archvile
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      WoW will do it : edge198
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        Awesome. Buddy told me most new games will support widescreen res, but haven't checked. So what hap... : atom519
        • Depends on the game, All the source games support widescreen, BF2 requires file hacking to support a wide... : edge198
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  $240 for an LCD panel just screams out "ripoff" or "shoddy" to me. I'm going for a 20" 4x3 panel, and I'... : the archvile
  • I paid $255 for a 19in widescreen from Best Buy and have not regretted it at all, colors are great, black... : edge198
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  No DVI, but it looks like a nice, no-frills value widescreen option. : rasputinreborn
  • Ya only have one monitor, so not that big of a deal. : atom519
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    Gotta have the DVI with LCDs. : DinK
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      Explain! I've had the same monitor for 6 years now, so pretty out of the loop for monitor stuff. DV... : atom519
      • No, DVI because it's digital. A CRT is inherently an analog device so the normal VGA cable makes sense, ... : DinK
    • Nah, its not an absolute requirement IMHO. A decent LCD panel with supporting electronics inside will lo... : rasputinreborn
• I bought a Samsung 940B a few months ago for $320 from Newegg, and I've been extremely happy with it. He... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Heh I just got this for my birthday 3 weeks ago. If you aren't looking to shell out a lot of cash this mo... : bettycocker

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  http://www.shackmap.com/ : Draugluin
  • ^^ This should be the very definition of a no u reply. :) : SilverSnake
  • Wow, all i remembered was the old shack map, didnt know about shackmap.com. This one is wonderful. Im the : doomed
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  http://www.shackmap.com/ : freshyk
  • Dammit. Should have refreshed. : freshyk
• heretic : p4ck3tloss
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  Shackmap now has 1500 people signed up! Holy cow. =) : ThomW
  • thomw, I swear I will write my php birthday thing sometime. I will get back to you once I actually do tha... : askedrelic
  • Tom, you need to update your page with info about the Mac version of Google Earth. : Dechter
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  More shackers need to move to norcal. As in the REAL norcal, not the bay area. : deeveee
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    wtf would anyone want to do that? nice place to visit, but I would never want to live north of the bay ar... : sicko
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      seriously what the hell is north of the bay area except forests? : Mr.Fusion
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        Dude trees rule. : deeveee
        • Yeah, they're good to snowboard thru : theisle
      • According to every freeway sign ever, Eureka. : jake2000

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• I've tried to finish it 5 times. Every time I get close, something bad happens :( : genjuro
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  That was an amazing game. Get all three endings (not hard at all). They're SO very worth it. That remains : coldfusioncs
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    Kinda like if you attack Paul that first time on the docks? I hated facing Simmons. I would just run pa : mrfunky3000
    • To kill Waltons I just ran up to him real quick and hit him a couple of times with my nano sword. : freshyk
    • He's super-easy if you use the grenade-launcher rounds in the assault rifle. Maxed rifle skill is so incr : sgtsanity
• I've felt an urge to play through that again (along with other rpgs, thanks to oblivion). I've played al : DinK
• still the greatest first person rpg imo. I loved it start to finish (yes I even loved the frist level whi... : spdon

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• I'm going to say no : orgcaptainnemo
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  Saving money & buying best buy extended warranty does not compute. Although I guess with a 360 that can ... : DinK
  • Talked to a sales guy at Nintendo World in NYC yesterday and he said 'mid-May' about the DS Lite. Then th... : drcomp
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  i'm pretty sure you can just buy the extended warranty directly from MS, regardless how you got the conso... : gokart.
  • you can, there is a flier in the box for it. : mallrice
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  BB extended warranties are complete bullshit. If you buy a $600 computer and a 2 year plan, it breaks bef... : sanchez
  • Well.. I had a 27" flat tube tv for 3 years, and 10 months before it died on me. Luckily I had a warran... : ijjz
  • I've heard the same : judge

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• haha that's awesome. the bunny squeaks :) : electroly
• Ah so it only gets us chicks one day of the year... omg : loboca
• Glad you linked that. After I sang Steve a hippity hop easter song tonight and he liked it but ... he sa... : sHugamom

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  you don't have to go to the uni just the lobby and talk to who it says. you get to start the famous pain ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    godamnit..i really don't want to deal with this crap right now. Oh well. :( : oatmela
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      just stay fed and it won't be much of a problem : quietb0y
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        stay fed and vampirism is a big positive. If the original poster wants to be rid of it, he should just... : DinK
        • I'm actually avoiding feeding on my vampire and it's working out very well. I just don't quick travel or... : Draugluin
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  Did you try a Cure Disease spell/potion after you were bitten? That gets rid of it. : 69shots
  • Yeah, if you only have the disease, a cure disease potion or praying at an altar will heal you If you'... : d fluke
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    it wasn't listed as a disease so I didn't know that would work? : oatmela
    • Cure Disease works on Porphyric Hemophilia, which is the disease that causes vampirism. You have the dise... : reign27
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    I don't think it works if the vampire comes when you sleep : thebigbeefsandwich
    • I thought it worked regardless of how you got it. You just have to cure it before you become a full fledg... : 69shots
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  Are you sure you don't already have porphyric hemophilia before you went to sleep? What makes you think ... : Draugluin
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    there's a message that pops up that says you have a wierd dream or some shit about vampires when you slee... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • By then you've had it for 3 days and didn't notice it. It's easy to miss if you don't see the text messa... : brickmatt
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  Did you accept the Dark Gift offer from the Dark Brotherhood guy? You may have accepted it without think... : riptyde
  • No, i specifically avoided that. I used the cheat above to cure myself. Just didn't want to be sidetracke... : oatmela
• I've been a vampire for probably 50-60 hours of my 70+ hr character's life. It's part of his whole perso... : DinK

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• I like Pearl Jam and I'm only gonna watch the World Wide Suicide one, since I've only heard that one yet.... : DM7
• greatest band ever....QED : pastab0y
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  World Wide Suicide was pretty fucking awesome. Not sure I dig Severed Hand or not yet, though. : mittense
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    Severed Hand > WWS Trust me on this. : Clay
    • after watching those videos, i'm going to have to agree with you. : Ctrl-Phreak
• Ah, love PJ - looking forward to their new album coming out next month : theisle
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  WWS gets crazy good towards the end : thebigbeefsandwich
  • although the youtube doesn't sound as good, internet compression >:[ : thebigbeefsandwich
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  hey buddy i know there's at least 4 of us out there. : Clay
  • signed. : fatman
• Freaking Eddy is always trying to use weird string manipulation devices. Stone and Mike should just slap ... : c0bra
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  For those of you who have been to a live PJ show, when and where was it. Mine was in 1996 in Ft Lauder : johnny skidmarks
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    Binaural tour in KC. Eddy had broken his ankle so no climbing, at least was possibly the quietest concert : c0bra
    • s/at least/and/ : c0bra
  • uh went to No Code in Charlotte in 96 maybe? Anyway, at one point before the show the crowd was pushing t... : Clay
  • My first show was the Yield tour at the United Center in Chicago. 300-level seats, stage right. They open... : smoove
  • During their last tour, Riot Act I believe, a friend and I went to three shows in one week. O_o First ... : DM7
  • Fan club members get good seats. Best Ive ever had was Row 6 dead center in West Palm Beach in 2000 thank... : johnny skidmarks
  • Boston Garden, back in the 1990s... forget when. Awesome show... their live performance lived up to the ... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Greenville, SC and Knoxville, TN in 1998 Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; and Both end of tour shows in Seatt... : SolrFlare
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  both songs seem pretty boring to me. 1st one was ok. : wtf242
  • Did you not see the rockfest that was the ending of the second clip? Because I did.* \m/ *not typica : dopeman
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  Blegh. They should quit while they are ahead (after vs.) : kainen1
  • I hear some people still like them. (me) And they are a GREAT live band. But hey, everyone has their own : DM7
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  Bookmarked. Pearl Jam live on SNL Saturday Night Live . : Ride-My-Rocket
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=41716 : thekidd

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  what's the app written in? most moderm programming languages/web frameworks have sql interfaces that abst... : wtf242
  • written in classic ASP. No parameterized queries :( : r3ckless
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  This page seems to say that you'll have to make the change: http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2214 ... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
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    i know it is, ive been advocating the change myself for a long time now. But I've also been advocating mi... : r3ckless
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      Heh, I'm lucky that I'm the Sr. Programmer on site, so I use what I feel like :P GL with the migration... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
      • well i joined last year. Since my arrival though ive managed to make us use ASP.NET and SQLServer a lot, ... : r3ckless
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  I'm no SQL Server guru, but can't you just script all the SPs, copy them into notepad, do a search and re... : ThrillKill
  • um, I might have misunderstood your "SQL Statements" as stored procedures, which they obviously aren't...... : ThrillKill

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  Sounds fun. Just curious, what's the redline on that engine? Looks very torquey but with 3.0L and force... : DinK
  • 7000K. I don't think I need more. Its a family wagon. : fusionrx
• Oops... Redline starts at 5000. Has a Sport mode that redline higher... : fusionrx
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  Wow, just found out that this car would have retailed (with the options that I have on it) for $61 290 CD... : fusionrx
  • Bump for Saab happiness.... :) : fusionrx
  • That's why people buy used. More car for the same money. : DinK
• I can't hate anything with a turbo. Enjoy! : filtersweep
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  Hmm... I didn't know they made a 3 liter version of it. I wonder if that one's available here in Sweden. ... : SilverSnake
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    Was the 3.0 a typo? Because here in Sweden we only get up to a 2.3 Liter ones, and they come with 220hp o... : SilverSnake
    • Not a typo. Is a 3.0L based on an Opel engine. Only 200hp, but 259 Ft-lbs torque. : fusionrx

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  do the vampire cure quest ASAP : strandgeck
  • Where is this quest at? : freshyk
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    I can't find any fucking GARLIC. :( I don't know what's wrong with me. I have all of the other stuff, but : yoonix
    • haha, it's funny how garlic was one of the tougest ingredients to find. I event went to all the pubs to ... : Anti_dentite
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  Also, if I summon something, how can I unsummon it? : cbslf
  • Like a creature? It automatically vanishes after a certain time. : stump
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    kill it! just remember to cast a soul capture spell on it first : bolus
    • I must be a reatard b/c I cant find the soul capture spell. : cbslf
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11952547 No real lists of where to get good drops that I know of. J... : Nixx2004

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  PATA = ATA = IDE Cable SATA = Small (generally) red cable with slightly faster transfer rates. It's u... : guido anchovy
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    the caveat is being able to install Windoze to an SATA drive. You'll either need legacy support on your ... : the archvile
    • Yeah, it is basically the same as having a raid array and installing XP. : dkrulz
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      Odd, I've never had to use a driver to use a SATA drive when setting up a machine with WinXP. : Entity
      • Some mobos have native support, some don't. nForce and the newest VIA, as well as most Intel I believe, d... : quanta88

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  Ok... what about HL2DM, UT2K4, Alien Swarm, Trackmania Nations or Diablo 2? : Wheatloaf
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    D2! actually no... no no... dont tempt me : buzzbat
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      Yeah, I know. I actually don't want to get back into it at all. I should uninstall it... But how bou... : Wheatloaf
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        I might go in for a bit! ;) : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Ok, I'm there right now... I'm getting bored. Used up almost all of my ammo and I've killed all of the h... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            bump : Maddog_Delphi97
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              bump again! : Maddog_Delphi97
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                Six guys playing, along with longhair on the sidelines because his ping blows. : Maddog_Delphi97
                • good game, guys. good game. : Maddog_Delphi97

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  omg careful. i lost 20 months of my life to that game. : diddlyd
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    is that an endorsement or a warning? : RikiTiki2
    • both : diddlyd
• It's a good game if your idea of fun is waiting after people. : mnok
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  I've played since Launch. Run a Linkshell on Fairy.. www.rolanberrybrigade.com : Bantis
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    Do you run a guild ? Any suggestions or tips about the game? : happynoodle
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      Here's a tip: don't fucking play. I have a friend who has been playing it for over a year right now. Ha... : dopeman
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        He's got to have been playing quite significantly longer than a year, if he has 365 days of in game time,... : Chris Remo
        • My guess is that dopeman sold em some'pep' pills and now he's pissed cause they all unemployed and can't ... : skitzo
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        remember that scene in the first star trek enterprise movie where they went in the nexus thing and then i... : diddlyd
        • and on that note i have an unused pc copy of the game i'll sell real cheap to whoever wants it. : diddlyd
      • why does this sound worse that WoW : FuriKuriKilla
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        I don't get it. This game isn't that great. What do people see in it? : Rotten Deadite
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          They get sucked in by the god awful grind from hell. I'm sorry, but I don't want my MMOs to be "hardcore"... : prfectjon
          • They adjusted the grind quite a bit. I play it for the missions and the challenges. I play it fairly casu... : Bantis
• Wait till you play 12. It's cheaper and fun :D : Nighteyes

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• It's really fun for the few hours it lasts. Then I sold it. More of a rental, really. : Ratsofatsorat
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  I got it with my 360 and it was the best game I played last year. : Rauol Duke
  • Yeah. I haven't played it yet, but I've probably watched him play it for at least a total of 90 minutes a... : tomservo
• It freaked me out more than FEAR. There's one part where you see a couple of dead bodies floating in a : deKaf
• I bought this game along with my 360 and had a lot of fun with it. Lots of awesome creepy moments in thi... : jahulio2
• It's great. I just got it Friday. : thejm4n

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  Pics + Divx. : angrytaxman
  • S E C O N D ' D : Korban
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  my gf just bought a dell last month. spent about $1100 and got a pretty badass system. So far it's been a... : wtf242
  • Ya I got my dell last year and got a really good one for the same price. : fry975
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  Macbook < 1 month : ventro
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    i thought macbooks were already out : RikiTiki2
    • that's the macbook pro. the normal macbooks are coming out soonish. : kbnerd
    • Macbook Pros are already out, the consumer level macbook is rumored to be out in May : DakkaUT
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  I'd recomend the macbook that comes out next month, unless she's a poweruser or something. Plus if she ge... : disembodied potato
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    what does a power-user even mean? Use it a lot? : ki11_viru5
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      They make this wierd grunting noise before using a computer. : vigilante
      • leave john carmack alone :( : proclone1
    • I'm not even sure, i picked it up here. I guess it means a super anal geek who demands to be in control o... : disembodied potato
    • Someone who does 3D, video, or games. : ChibiJosh
  • The GAP and Victoria Secret put out the worst mall ware. : rosewood
  • MacBook Pro for sure, or if you can wait, the MacBook should be out by June (all rumors and speculation t... : drcomp
• If she's looking for a heavy duty, decent sized, solid laptop with a quality keypad she should buy an thi... : boomstickah
• Pics + divx of sister before we go any farther : rosewood
• Thinkpad : Downforce
• What's her budget and a/s/l/pix/divx? : Ride-My-Rocket

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• In that price range get the MX510 : feek

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• you said that right... : gummijoh
• I AGREE. : feek

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  i'm watching it too... hes my fucking hero : buzzbat
  • OMG...the part where he jumps off the bridge onto the bus is so fucking awesome. They're driving along a... : PenicillinX57

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  From what I understand any rewards you get as a result of the Arena might also be level scaled, so it's a... : zakazi
  • Honestly, the arena rewards kinda blow. : Vincent Grayson
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  If you're in the arena, and as such, not levelling your gear, you might be better off just not levelling ... : Vincent Grayson
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    Was it just brought in for maintenance or for repair regarding the belts? unless your AC runs off it'... : IcomeINpeace
    • hello! : IcomeINpeace
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  I did the arena last night as a stealthy level 22 guy and never got touched. The only reason I ever left... : DinK
  • ya, i did it as a lvl 13 theif. everyone died including the grand champion in 4 or 5 arrows at most. BUT : kevp

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  Man, that site just moves slowly for me... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I got dug to death. Here's a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd7S6fRv224&search=hippo%20... : Ratsofatsorat
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      That one doesn't seem to work. Third time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY547W0fGwA&search=hippo%20snak... : Ratsofatsorat
      • No, it worked. That's just... creepy. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Afterwards, the hippo gave birth to Jim Carrey. : sgtsanity
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    ... that was a rhino. : Q-ball
    • oh shit. : sgtsanity
• Poor snake. He only disgorged it because he thought he was being attacked..chances are the snake will no... : deathofrats
• woulda been funner if it had been a giant badger. : verbatim
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  Why the hell would they do that to their snake? : DinK
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    I don't want snakes eating hippos, they'll move onto elephants, cheerleading squads, you name it... : Lunatic Angelic
    • I'd eat a cheerleading squad...in a sense : ColoradoCNC
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  did the hippo make it? : deviantpaul
  • I'm guessing no. : walker270
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  think thats a tapir, not a hippo. impressive, regardless. : stgulik
  • if that is an andaconda it can't be a hippo : buzzbat

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  I don't understand, why would it be stretched/zoomed due to coax? How did they have it setup exactly? : monohydrate
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    Ideally, you'd expect HDMI, or at the very least, component coming from the cable box. (Both of which the... : opengl128
    • did you at least try to educate them :C : moe6
    • what are you waiting for? Go and buy them a component cable and run it from the cable box to the TV, and... : the archvile
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      Are you saying a 16:9 signal can't come through coax? : Kerath
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        i am almost 100% positive that a High Def signal can only come through component / dvi / hdmi input. i d... : FrayLo
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          How is your cable box connected to the wall? : walker270
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            That's before it's decoded. Once it hits the cable box it has to be component/dvi/hdmi/etc. : opengl128
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              Assuming it hits a cable box... : walker270
              • Well in my example, it does. That is a digitally compressed signal. Once it comes out of the cable box as... : opengl128
          • that's not what i mean, though i wasn't clear on my explanation : FrayLo
      • I get 16:9 to my TV through coax. An analogue signal that's been decoded in a magic box from digital. : SilverSnake
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        I'm sure it can go through coax (you can RF-blast it on a UHF channel, like 14 or 15, just like current c... : the archvile
        • But HDMI is a one cable connection method that carries video and audio, and it isn't going anywhere. : DarkWolf5
        • Apparently HDCP is a big reason for the DVI/HDMI push. : Kerath
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  there should be a small quiz you have to pass before you're allowed to drop thousands of dollars on a tee... : gokart.
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    I told him to call me next time he does anything along those lines. They didnt have any of the propper c... : opengl128
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      You have to be careful about the bars on the sides. My projection tv warns of burn in if left for too lo... : Chod
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        one of the reasons i went CRT. of course, now i have to sell it because i'm moving and the mf'er weighs l... : gokart.
        • CRTs aren't immune to burn-in... : walker270
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  maybe they don't have an HD cable box? those cost extra and you need to be a digital cable subscriber. ... : Korban
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    It's an HD box, and they have the service. : opengl128
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      what happened when you checked out an HD channel? if you turned on an HD channel it should have either s... : Korban
      • Dude, the issue was resolved. Everything is fine! : ventro
      • With my HD cable box, if you are connected via some inferior means and you put on an HD channel, it just ... : DinK
• Is there a wal-mart nearby? $20 will fix this problem with a set of component and stereo cables. : DinK

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  IDE- integrated developement enviroment. MS Visual Studio .Net seems to be the standard that ALOT of p... : askedrelic
  • crap. I should've mentioned free.. but yea, I've looked at MS visual C++ express and a couple others. ... : ki11_viru5
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  Bump for programming menz : ki11_viru5
  • I'd start off with MS C++ Express Edition, easy to use and relatively powerful...you can always move onto... : tbreffni
  • Get started with gcc, gdb, and any simple text editor. You'll be better acqainted with the nuts and bolt... : filtersweep

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• It'd be funnier if it showed someone trying to dance to that. : Kiriakos

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• I don't think drivers have their memory under a process in Task Manager, so my guess is that you'd have t... : the archvile
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  How do you know it's a driver? : Kerath
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    well there's a couple of giveaways -- the first is that my page file usage keeps balloning up until it ca... : itsjames
    • Try disabling them one at a time, starting with the one you changed most recently. : Kerath
    • ahahaha you obviously have never worked with linux drivers. : mallrice

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• Great book - Mac OS X: The Missing Manual Strikes a nice balance because it goes into a lot of deta... : drcomp

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  Get it to some kid. : adhy
  • give...give it to some kid.. : adhy
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  Have you seen the "joke" ones before? Soap, snot, vomit, pepper, etc. I kid you not. : jake
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    ... licorice ... : gegtik
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      The worst one of all. Especially because it's considered a legitimate flavor. : coldfusioncs
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        Licorice is good :\, buttered popcorn is not. : fry975
        • I would agree with the opposite of this post. : filtersweep
        • Buttered popcorn jelly beans are top drawer. TOP DRAWER! : quietb0y
      • Nah... Top Banana is the devil. I would rather bathe in a sea of licorice jellybellys than eat one top ba... : raija
• Jellybeans are candy designed by Satan to fool kids into thinking God hates them. : Experiment IV
• The bad ones that are left in the end, repackage them as Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and sell them t... : theisle

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• invite more drunk girls over for the night, you'll change your mind. : orgcaptainnemo
• I hope you guys never get a divorce. : FushigiDenki
• yeah I agree, my year away from home sucked ass. :( : xocsida
• awwwwww .... :) : OneLessMoment

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  sorry, I have no help, but your post reminded me I should be looking for a new phone ... Can you move ... : Nation
  • you can if you do a 'seem edit' it's really easy to do, but you need the motorla usb cable. it's not ex... : ibrokn