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  Also it's finally a universal binary for OS X. : ovrlrd
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    hmrph, how do i turn on 3d buildings in this version? The old one just had a checkbox at the bottom of th... : manero
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      or roads for that matter. : manero
      • 3d roads? wtfmate. : CoRDS
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        Those have always been under "Layers" even though there was a separate bar before of course, but it alway... : ovrlrd
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          my problem is i don't even have a layers thingy in the sidebar. i think my install is b0rked. : manero
          • uninstall/reinstall fixed problem BTW. : manero
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  Where are some good examples of textured buildings? Manhattan is still gray :( : joe.gonzalez
  • yes, they lie! :( : kungfusquirrel
  • Looks like The Presidio in SF based on the screenshot. : Ben Barker
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  Also lots more high-res imagery, and view KML on Google Maps http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/happ... : Carnivac
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    If they ever get a version to run on Windows Mobile, I will make sweet, sweet love to the dev team. : SeaLlama
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      Hopefully they've covered a bit more of Kansas with that high resolution stuff. My old school's track was... : arsonide
      • You know it's completely unrelated to Google Earth or Google Earth images, right? That's not part of the ... : zehh
• Needs more cheese. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Google Earth is great with GPS track logs, especially if you record one while flying--you can view the tr... : freezejeans
• Nice, will download later. : ghost hacker
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  It's telling me there are no updates available. Hmmph. : feek
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    No one mentioned it's BETA. : dawurz
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      I was about to say the same thing...I went to the website expecting an actual new release. : winterface
      • I also had a hardtime finding a version history and release notes too. : dawurz
• This version actually runs well on the Mac now. Just as smooth as the PC version : bolus
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  Where is a location with textured buildings? I can't find one... : Bean
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    it looks like you have to download a .kml file with it right now. hopefully they have some sort of syste... : manero
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      Ok... where is the kml file for me to download? : Bean
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        try http://bbs.keyhole.com/ for starters : manero
        • sweet, danke! : Bean
        • Yeah, I can't find a damn thing on that forum. : Bean
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    There are some available through the import feature in sketchup http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ : bolus
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      Oh, I guess you dont need sketchup for this, just download straight into google earth : bolus
      • Ah, that's what I'm looking for, thanks! : Bean
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  I'm waiting for volumetric clouds. : SlamDunk
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    Why wait? http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/04/global_cloud_ma.html : dawurz
    • nothing volumetric there :) but still very nice. thx. : SlamDunk
• that version was a lot slower then the previous one for me : shack_konto

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  did you follow the HOWTO? it should be easy(ish) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia : jcupitt
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    Hmm. I didn't enable restricted packages. But I was able to get the "driver" using those middle steps... : EvilDolemite
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      Try running "glxgears" ... resize the window and spin the gears around. If it's fast and smooth, you have... : jcupitt
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        Yep, I don't have nvidia-settings. So I'm guessing it only installed the 2d drivers. : EvilDolemite
        • yeah, enable restricted packages and make sure you have the kernel which can run them good luck :) you... : jcupitt
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    This is kinda my problem with some of the Linux stuff. You shouldn't be required to read a HOWTO. Nvidia ... : Phreakin
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      Oh but if they use a proprietary driver out of the box the world will end! : flooq
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        Both ATI and Nvidia offer "official" linux drivers : Phreakin
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          His point is that the drivers are non-open. Including them with the distribution (especially with a comp... : Goncyn
          • And my point is whether they're included or not, there's a linux driver available from both companies. Ge... : Phreakin
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      Ever try explaining how to update video drivers to a windows newb? It's not that different, IMO. Ok, ... : slickdoody
      • You're out of your mind. Instructions for ATI driver install on Windows: 1 - Go to ATI web site an... : Phreakin
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        I'd like to add that ubunutu autodetected all of my hardware and everything ran right out of the box. My... : slickdoody
        • Agreed that it's 10x better than it was even a year ago. My X850 worked as far as resolution and color go... : Phreakin
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          Would it be possible in the future that ubunutu "autodetect" which video card you're using and (assuming ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            It does this now: it detects, installs and configures the best open source driver it can for your card. ... : jcupitt
            • Oh, ok. Just wondering... obviously, there's room for improvement for autoinstallation of 3D accelerra... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Yes, but there are no (good, 3D accelerated) drivers that comply with the license policy. The official d... : Goncyn
            • That sucks... no wonder then that not many Linux users play 3D video games. : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Ohh, you are really reaching with that one. Seriously. ATI's drivers install fine just by running the exe... : Pettytheft
        • My point is that installing video drivers on ANY platform is less than intuitive. Common wisdom used to ... : slickdoody
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        hahaha. first off, anyone with a video card worth a damn is going to know how to upgrade their drivers, : mikecyb
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          anyone with a video card worth a damn is going to know how to upgrade their drivers, bottom line. Bull... : slickdoody
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            do you know any people who pick up a PC gaming rig, pre-built or otherwise, that don't know what's in it,... : mikecyb
            • Neither am I, I was just responding to your first statement. : slickdoody
            • Most of my nephews and nieces are like this :-( I'm always getting calls from my cousins saying "we bough... : jcupitt
          • And that guy isn't the one installing linux. You're talking people that probably know Windows inside and ... : Phreakin
          • And when he buys it, he gets a driver CD that installs everything for him with one click. : electroly
      • what? you download 1 file, double click on it, then reboot. : wtf242
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        I take it you haven't installed video drivers on Windows 2000 or XP in the last, oh, three or four years. : Arcanum
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          Almost every day of my life. You guys have missed the point by a mile, seriously. I don't get how peopl... : slickdoody
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            You said installing video drivers on linux was usually harder than it is on linux. That was the basic com... : Phreakin
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              err installing on Windows I meant : Phreakin
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                I'm saying that installing video drivers is not intuitive. And people are asking me if I've installed vid... : slickdoody
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                  i don't see how it can be any more intuitive then it already is on windows.. seriously... there are 3 ste... : wtf242
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                    To you, the expert, there are 3 steps. Think about it for more than 1 second what it would be like if yo... : slickdoody
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                      I don't see how you can claim that's about as difficult as a linux driver install. order of magnitude dif... : warpdude
                      • But he didn't say the linux install was as easy: he just said the windows one wasn't trivial. The sec... : jcupitt
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                  So you're saying you don't have to do 10x the amount of work to get a card to work in linux than you do f... : Phreakin
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                    Example: Macs. I don't know ANYTHING about macs. I know the latest version of the OS is OS X. I'm extr... : slickdoody
                    • I'm a Windows admin and I can run a Mac. Other than the Apple 2 days, I haven't touched a Mac other than ... : Phreakin
                    • And that really didn't answer my question. : Phreakin
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                      As a long-time DOS/Win guy, I've had very little experience with MacOS, but whenever I've had to use one,... : mn3m0n1c
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                        I see your point and agree. But try troubleshooting something. In the example above, I believe the NIC ... : slickdoody
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                          Amusingly, an old mac would have had a control panel for this. The new ones i think have an application f... : headless
                          • I don't remember exactly what I did, but I do remember that it was an old mac, os 8 maybe? It was one of ... : slickdoody
                    • OS X updates automatically from the interweb. All you have to do is say: "OK," and type in your passwo... : Rice-Rocketeer
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            The entire process of removing old video drivers is done by nvidia's installation program. The process fo... : headless
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              Linux is a fucking nightmare even for an experienced user to deal with. And this is where the rubber mee... : Halen
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                Your post confuses me. Did you misread mine? : headless
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                  I believe he's agreeing with you, actually! :) : mn3m0n1c
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                    that's what i thought too, but he said my example fall apart when the rubber hit the road :( I expect he ... : headless
                    • ya, he was talking about my example : slickdoody
                    • I was--talking about slickdoody's example : Halen
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              The linux install is easier than you're saying. For the nvidia, it's: - start package manager - enabl... : jcupitt
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                How do I enable restricted packages? Where do I get nvidia-glx and restricted modules? How do I know to... : Phreakin
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                  i bet it's in the HOW-TO man :) : headless
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                    it certainly is :) I linked it above : jcupitt
                    • I was amazed at how easy it was to find help regarding ubuntu. I just google'd for any particular thing ... : slickdoody
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                I'm sure it works just like that in some distro's when they have everything needed by the nv drivers. Ca... : headless
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                  Well, yes you can. You can even install q3 from the package manager. No (explicit) downloading required, ... : jcupitt
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                    Really? it's that easy to install q3? I'm going to have to give that a try tonight. : slickdoody
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                      there's a package for gentoo, but not for ubuntu :-( (AFAIK) : jcupitt
                      • An nvidia install on gentoo takes less steps too. emerge nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel modprobe nvidia mo... : flooq
      • hahaha. Come on man. : rasputinreborn
      • It's not that different on Windows? This is one heck of a stretch. You're absolutely right in that wha : maddy
    • A couple of reasons IMO: - Ubuntu are rather strict about "freeness". They include no proprietary soft... : jcupitt
    • I think you guys are missing the point. The point is not that "OMG Linux sucks!" or "OMG Linux is too ... : Schnapple
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  I'm having a blast, because this brings me back to when I first got into Windows PCs That's why I spen... : SiW73
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    I have an Ubuntu system running in VMWare myself for the same reason as you. It's entertaining to me to l... : Entity
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      VMWare rocks for this, I'm pondering running Ubuntu in it too just out of curiosity. Shame it can't run O... : node
      • Also a shame the VMWare driver doesn't support more than 1024x728 in Linux either. Unless there's some wa... : Entity
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  Linux: It's only free if your time is worthless. : ChibiJosh
  • Good point, heh, but I'm using it to learn and build more skills, and plus I enjoy the curve. It's jus... : EvilDolemite
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    Save yourself 6 years of your life wasted and read this this guy's word carefully. I speak from experienc... : gameindustryplant
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      That's why it's on a second, lowend computer. To learn on. If I get too frustrated I can just turn my c... : EvilDolemite
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        One piece of advice I'd give you to cut down dramatically on everything is to make sure that you rely on ... : gameindustryplant
        • IAWTP. Whatever you do, run something with good package management. I'm partial to Gentoo/Portage, but ... : Arcanum
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    This is true of everything. TANSTAAFL. : MoNsTeR
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      I don't recall paying for OpenOffice. : Experiment IV
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        point: missed : MoNsTeR
        • lunch: free : Experiment IV
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    Learning new things: Only for the poor ? Seriously, if everyone had that attitude, well, I don't know ... : slickdoody
    • Just a joke, mang. I've got nothing against learning Linux; I tried once in the mid-90's. Got it up and r... : ChibiJosh
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  Linux: a neat side project for solo computer hobbyists. : Downforce
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    Or something like 80% of servers everywhere... : theamazingrand0
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      This number sounds fishy to me. : EvilDolemite
      • I bet in large enterprises there are more AIX/Solaris servers than Linux. : mrfunky3000
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        Thats cause I made it up. I dont know what it really is, but its up there. http://news.netcraft.com/ar... : theamazingrand0
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          Yeah but how many Apache servers are running important things? I mean, 10,000 sites might be running LAMP... : Schnapple
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            I would imagine that the percentage of 'important' things is the same for all web servers. Hobbiests run ... : theamazingrand0
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              Also, I'm pretty sure most high-traffic, high-availability sites (slashdot, google, etc) run Apache on Li... : theamazingrand0
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                Those two sites are from companies whose core foundation of belief is Linux. Google is indeed very im... : Schnapple
                • I was giving those two as examples. There's many others. Just about every high-availablility site is runn... : theamazingrand0
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            myspace isn't the best thing to cite in these situations; they used to use coldfusion, I mean how bright ... : mikecyb
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              MySpace is the turd stain of the Internet. But from what I understand, they have more traffic than Google... : Schnapple
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                they're also down a lot, and myspace is slow as shit, so what does that tell you :P : mikecyb
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                  Tells me it's more of a bandwidth problem than anything. : Entity
                  • That's an interesting point. Is myspace used more than google or does it just transfer more data because ... : flooq
              • One site doesn't really mean anything. You really need a survey of high-load sites to really have a chan... : Arcanum
              • It says they want to hold someone else liable when they fuck up. : p4ck3tloss
          • First off, the shack IS important. And the bank is most likely running IIS because of everything else ... : rosewood
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            Yes, linux/apache has never done ANYTHING important. It's so useless that no one uses it, ever. That'... : slickdoody
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              You know for someone who says they're not a zealot, you are really acting like one. : Phreakin
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                What are you? A windows zealot? Why do you keep responding to this thread? Did linux murder your puppy? ... : slickdoody
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                  Actually i'm posting from linux. But asking you to explain things that you apparently are confused about ... : Phreakin
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                    I always root for the underdog. :( i'm posting from windows : slickdoody
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                      THE TRUTH IS OUT SLICKDOODY. I'M CALLING YOU OUT. : Chod
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                        But I rooted for you! You were the underdog! you've changed man, you've changed. : slickdoody
                        • Your powers are weak old man. Join me and together we can rule the shack as... as... yeah! : Chod
              • Arguing for the (in my opinion, obvious) usefulness of something does not make one a zealot for it. : omnova
          • Hahahahahahaha! : omnova
          • haha, um no. tdcanadtrust.com - freebsd royalbank.com - AIX scotiabank.com - linux citibank.com ... : crust
          • google uses linux. prolly the smartest company out there. and nasa.gov runs linux too... : epit
          • interesting article http://www.biznix.org/surveys/ I have no idea how reputable these guys are, but ... : slickdoody
          • If you're talking about *NIX (Linux, UNIX, Solaris, BSD, etc) then most of the big names (i.e. Google, Am... : Kentor
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        It's fishy because it is wrong. The current Netcraft survey: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/06/... : Kentor
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          That is because godaddy and a couple other companies have switched parked pages to IIS. Not the best mat... : rosewood
          • Ya, netcraft is interesting. On the one hand, it's hard to argue with the sheer amount of data they coll... : slickdoody
          • I think it is the best metric which is currently available though. The article actually states the exact... : Kentor
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          No, it's fishy because I made it up, remember? http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12306076 : theamazingrand0
          • Hmmm... didn't see that. *thumbs up* : Kentor
• I bought a new nvidia card yesterday for my linux system, and it took me about 10 minutes to set up, foll... : Kenshin_
• All I did was apt-get the restricted dealie, rebooted, and it worked. Dunno =[ This is Dapper though,... : cheshirecat
• Part of the problem is some people out there like to make it complicated when it's not. It just depends o... : Visceral Monkey

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• OH and post your age as well: I'm 22 : nomaad
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  12000 : Zakko
  • Actually, 13,000 at home with headphones. 12,000 earlier today at work with different headphones. I thi... : Zakko
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  21. I hear 22,000 Hz, yet I could not hear the original mosquito ringtone : knepus
  • Uuh, I can't hear 19,000 : knepus
• I can't hear above 17,000Hz and I'm 21. : angrytaxman
• I can't hear anything above 120Hz. My world is BASS. : ChibiJosh
• I can hear 19k. I'm 24 and had a ruptured ear drum a couple years ago. : not work safe
• 17k 26 : Kiriakos
• boy and i can't hear over 18k, 22 and 24. : dahanese
• Tagged for later. Would be nice to know how bad my hearing is working in a printing enviroment all day. ... : Optimus Prime
• I could hear all of them, then I put on headphones and couldn't hear past 17 or so. Some of them I thi... : Anti_dentite
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  Can hear 22, can't hear anything over that. Age: 31 : Nixx2004
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    Oh, and I wonder how much the quality of your speakers/headphones affects the results. : Nixx2004
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      More so than your hearing. My speakers made an audible noise when the freq started, which my brain knew ... : Ratalon
      • It's probably safe to say that if you don't hear an incredibly annoying whine, then you're not hearing it... : nomaad
• can hear all easy! gogo super hearing. : lakren
• Can't hear 18 or above. 26. : Caboose
• Shit makes my ears ring : chilln
• 27, can't hear 19k : GloriousCow
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  Note: I recommend a good pair of headphones for decent results. You get very varied results depending ... : nomaad
  • ah. thats probably what im describing. stupid klipsch! : chilln
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    I dont get it... how can u test anything with no constants?? I mean Im sure if I crank my AKG K171 headph... : godm0de
    • ok well now that Im home from work my theory was confirmed. I had no problems at all hearing the 25k.. Im... : godm0de
• 29 up to 18k : L0opet
• uh, so is my winamp glitching these out? cuz they all sound like progressive about up to maybe 18000, the... : chilln
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  Ok, I could hear all of them (up to and including 25k). I'm 27. : timmie
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    This is using my trusty Sony MDR-V300 headphones, btw. Damn, I love these things. I could even hear a d... : timmie
    • Ok, strange. I couldn't hear 15k-18k, but I could hear everything else. There was just a weird gap ther... : timmie
• 19, around 18,000 or 19,000. I've been to pletny of loud rock concerts, yay hearing loss : askedrelic
• 16k, 33yr old. I could hear something at higher frequencies, but it was markedly quieter, and above 20k t... : Bold
• LOL my dads 59, and he has hearing aids because his hearing has been going downhill as of late... I ca... : chilln
• 18/19 21yr : Ripley
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  18K was the last one i was able to hear... i think at 19k i thought i heard something.. but wasn't sure i... : OneLessMoment
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    ^^ and i'm 27 : OneLessMoment
    • ^^ and not using headphones : OneLessMoment
• 17k 23 : swoopx
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  I can hear 23k and above but they sound the same. I can pick up the oscillations of 22 KHZ age: 19 : buzzbat
  • ^^ sony mdr-d66 eggos ftw : buzzbat
• Huh, I can hear every one of these, and I thought my hearing was shit. : rasputinreborn
• 26, my headphones max out at 22k and i heard all of them up to that : a sasquatch
• 20k/25years. : skitzo
• 23, up to 15K on my Sennheiser PC 150s. : omnova
• 17 is the highest I can hear at "normal" volume. I can hear all of them, they just start getting quieter ... : DapperDan
• 16k is my limit, 30 : qwpeoriu
• 17-18k is the highest I can hear. 26 but I listen to my RAWK MUSAK LOUD! \m/ : mancide
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  19k was the highest, 25 : theamazingrand0
  • same here : cryptical
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  20k, 20 years old. Had to use headphones though : sKetchflow
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    i probably should try again, i'm using shitty notebook computer speakers, it might be the speakers and no... : qwpeoriu
    • quality of speakers and cutting down ambient noise : sKetchflow
• I don't have headphones but I can hear them all at low-medium volume on the speakers : Blackdawgg
• 18k and I'm 22. : freshyk
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  I can hear them all, 30, BUT I don't think the test is valid. MP3, how the files are stored, isn't desig... : TroZ
  • I think you're right. I can hear the 25,000 one just fine, but can barely hear the 19,000. : nyranger66
  • It's not so much a problem with mp3 specifically, it's the 44.1kHz sample rate that limits things signifi... : Helter Skelter
  • Nyquist sampling theorem for the win. : ieGod
• Interesting. I must have some loss at 15K, as it was very faint, but I heard the 14 & 16K sounds very wel... : Colleton
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  29 can hear 22 and below : johnny skidmarks
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    I can hear 23, 24, and 25, but its not an annoying pitch. More like when tv is on but muted. : johnny skidmarks
    • technically, MP3 cannot reproduce sounds above 22,050Hz, so that is probably why. : TroZ
• 25,19k with headphones : YamatoTwinkie
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  I CAN ONLY HEAR THE 25000 ONE DO I FAIL? WHAT? : FiReaNG3L
  • You fail for posting in caps lock....fag. : dkrulz
• 17000, 27 years old : dextius
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  I just blew up my speakers. : Kaiser
  • Odd, I could hear all the way up to 25k. That can't be right. Maybe my soundcard is f'd. I mean, I p : Kaiser
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  hey, this anal probe thingy that came with my soundblaster card really hurts >:( : drucifer
  • oh wait, sorry, that's the desktop microphone... my bad. : drucifer
• I can only hear 14K and down, but I know my hearing has been damaged by too many metal concerts. : Fredrik S
• This test is reliant on your audio output device(s) as well as your hearing range. My iPod headphones ... : ieGod
• Everything over 18k is easier to hear for me. 27 years old, btw : slickdoody
• 19k and 32yrs. but you seriously need good speakers/headphones and audio cards to eve try this. i have n... : Ariakus
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  Up to 15k :-( Evidently, Spazz the cat can hear quit a bit higher because he jumped at 22khz. : Thresher
  • 41 in a month. Sheesh. : Thresher
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  25000 bitches. I've always been able to hear high pitch frequencies that other people don't seem to. Thos... : Serpico74
  • Oh, 32 years old. : Serpico74
• 18,000 and 28yrs old. Sennheiser 212Pro's with a SB X-Fi : mikefr24
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  I'm 35 and can hear all of them. : malevolence
  • As a follow-up, my cat freaked out when I was played the sounds. He ran right up to the subwoofer on the ... : malevolence
• 19,000, 23 yrs senn hd595s onboard asus sound i didnt crank the sound because i thought thatd be cheat... : -meeks-
• I heard them all fine. Age 21. Also using high end headphones. : deeveee
• Nice, 25k. 23 years old. : ColoradoCNC
• all, 24 I can hear them all, however 19k seems to be the least audible. The mosquito ringtone is hard... : SqueegyTBS
• i can hear 17000 clearly, and i can sense up to 20000 but can't really hear it. : flibble2k
• 25 and can't hear above 19k : carnivore

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  Animal Crackers: Groucho bombs. Chico, Harpo, save. Metropolis: 25% gone. Still too long. Be Here to Lo : stgulik
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    Katamari Damacy: Roll up shit. Fuck yeah! : crummynz
    • DS Lite: My God, its so bright! : re-verse
  • EVE : Insuring your ship is Law : trove
  • Thief: Musta been rats or sumthin' : rand04
  • Half Life 2 - Didn't I do this already? : cncpun
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  Counter Strike: WHAT THE FUCK YOU FAG : joe.gonzalez
  • Counter Strike AWP whores rule the map. : ghost hacker
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  Star Wars: Holy crap, these movies suck! : Bean
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    Bean: HAHA, I Think I'm Funny! : g0nk
    • gonk: afraid of the real world. : ibrokn
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      I'm is two words : boomstickah
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        to bad i didnt use i'm. : g0nk
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          oh yeah i did, im stoopid : g0nk
          • g0nk: rolling on the floor laughing : crummynz
      • I'm is one word. : spdon
      • Boomstickah: He still doesn't understand contractions! : Bold
    • Me: LOLOLOLOL : rasputinreborn
    • Bean: lurker chick wont post pics : sKetchflow
• World of Warcraft Did I remember to eat? : InfoBiter
• God of War: WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BLOOD! : walker270
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  Strapping Young Lad - the best fucking band ever : NeoMoose
  • New SYL Single: \m/ Hell yeah we fucking suck! \m/ :) : timmie
• BF2 - Still can't fix the bugs : Phreakin
• FEAR: Where is the scary part? : Mad Brahmin Disease
• DNF: Unable to review it yet : manero
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  UO: WoW what? : sKetchflow
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    UO: vendor buy the bank guards : SockMonkeh
    • lol : sKetchflow
    • best review ever! : timaste
• NFS:MW: Josie Moran is fucking hot : qwpeoriu
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  EverQuest: WoW without training wheels. : cam3lt0sis
  • four was enough =p : cam3lt0sis
• Guild Wars: Someone join my damn party! : InfoBiter
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  CS:S on Shack - Rock the god damn vote : sikander
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    thekidd: WHAT ARE YOU FAGGOTS DOING!?! : sKetchflow
    • oh god it's funny because it's true : thekidd
• HL2 Episode 1: Do not scare me, bitch! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  shacknews: Please Insert Your Comment Here : hirez
  • shacknews: very rarely gets you chicks. : laurgasms
  • shacknews: it DOES get you chicks : reverend~heresy
  • Shacknews: Where everyone loves the cock! : flooq
  • Shacknews: Why am I still here? : datoo
• Brigade E5 - Jagged Union: Sadly not Jagged Alliance-y enough : Judicator.Khas
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  System Shock 2: What's that? Oh, holy shit! : Enkidu
  • System Shock 2 (alt): There's a monkey behind you. : SpaecKow
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  The Internet: OMG WTF STFU NEWB LOL : SockMonkeh
  • sockmonkeh: How do you spell "monkey"? : laurgasms
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  BF2 Did you get the patch? : TheArtMan
  • Family Guy : Do you remember that time? : trove
• The Simpons: Just let it die already : riptyde
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  RE4: When does it get better? : deathmuppeter
  • You: Wants to die painfully tonight : rasputinreborn
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  Myspace: I have a million friends!! : InfoBiter
  • Myspace: None of them know design : Daochi
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    Myspace: Emo suicides, Padeophiles and Teenagers. : spdon
    • forgot the review : spdon
  • MySpace: Hey! you know Tom too! : davislovestacobell
• Family Guy: Oh god, not another flashback. : grover69
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  Rob Zombie's New Album: He Peaked With Astro Creep : SpaecKow
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    And by Astro Creep you mean La Sexorcisto ? : qwpeoriu
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      No sir. : SpaecKow
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        oh spaeckow look how wrong you are : qwpeoriu
        • We'll settle this... ON THE BATTLEFIELD. : SpaecKow
  • I like his new album =/ : timmie
• Oblivion: Mission? But flowers need picking! : Arcanum
• Ebay: Broken junk advertised as new. Ebay: Xbox 360 box, only $500! : Nixx2004
• Doom 3: I can't see a thing! : flooq
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  Audioslave: We're not sure, are you? : lightly inclined
  • Audioslave: Wish we were still Rage. : sKetchflow
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  +++ATH0]_: Hey guys what's going &$A*(8#y./H : tacocat
  • test: foo : tacocat
  • +test: foo : tacocat
  • so]_ I'm just trying to figure out why that span tag is funky. : tacocat
• Oh god, some of these are great. :P BF2: MEDIC! MEDIC! MEDIC! MEDIC! MEDIC! San Andreas: Black people : notd665
• BF2: "Game balance" means almost nothing. : project13
• BF2: Will this map ever load? : grover69
• System Shock 2: I just pooped a little. : grover69
• Opie and Anthony: More gooder than Howard Stern. : Corpsehatch
• BF2 loading complete, verifying game content : nico2
• ANAL SEX:its more degrading to women : ra1n
• Mondays: It can only get better. : Rich McNinch
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  USA Soccer: my teeth have better buildup! (seriously guys where was the pace, where were the ideas,... : shitkatapult
  • Training for tomorrows game against Croatia? :x : flooq
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  VegasX: El Oh El At Bellevue : VegasX
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    VegasX: Just can't let it go : rasputinreborn
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      it's become my tagline now...it's a joke ;) : VegasX
      • It's awful, really. :\ : rasputinreborn
• Oblivion: My skingrad house collects junk. : project13
• Mos Eisley: Hive of scum and villainy. : eskimo spy
• shacknews: it don't get you chicks. : steelsamurai
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  mikecyb: coolest guy on the internet : mikecyb
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    Mikecyb: The most delusional guy ever : -efx-
    • I'm not going to argue with you :( : mikecyb
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2 : Give back my eight dollars. : gireal
• Oblivion: Leveling up is no use. : mallocated
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  Pikmin 2: Buy this fucking game, assholes. : Chris Remo
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    Pikmen 2: I got it for Nineteen : Ratalon
    • Everyone else: Do as this man does. : Chris Remo
• Black and White: still stuck on level 4 : BongSlayerB
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  ICO : Hitting things with a stick : GloriousCow
  • ICO: Fuck that stupid ass bitch : qwpeoriu
  • ICO: Only fun when buying it. : thekidd
• Shadow of the Colossus: Kill giant, sad music ensues. : shyguy74
• Water: Tasteless, but quenches your thirst Shoes: Keep my feet from blistering Babies: Shut up you l : Krypt_
• Ken Kutaragi: The new Iraqi Information Minister : crummynz
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  Full Throttle: Why haven't you played this? : Chris Remo
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    LucasArts: Make them like you used : rasputinreborn
    • Grim Fandango Late to party, playing now. : shyguy74
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  Counter-Strike: The most seminal game of the last 100 years. : haiku
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    Haiku: Apparently I can not count. : brickmatt
    • but he did use semen in his post so that makes up for it : qwpeoriu
  • yes, it's very fluid : riptyde
• Chris Remo: I post too much here. : g0nk
• Counter-Strike: Turn off your fucking haxs. : buzzbat
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  The Watchmen: I am gay for Rorschach. No seriously this book is awesome why didn't you bastards tell m... : genjuro
  • Trauma Center: Operate drunk without getting sued. : aethyr
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  The Internet: It's hella good for porn : ColoradoCNC
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    ColoradoCNC: Don't say hella you faggot! ;) : carnivore
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      The funny thing is I had never heard someone outside of Colorado use that word until after South Park sta... : ColoradoCNC
      • 'hella' originated in Norcal. represent! : mallocated
  • Women: Good for sex and cooking : ColoradoCNC
• Condemned Criminal Origins: Bumfights 6, crazy hobo rampage : hadokennn
• Super Smash Brothers: Mele: Get off of my hill : Boxelder

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• Full time or temp? I'd just be confident...let them talk when they want to talk. Show enthusiasm and prov... : Sturm08
• Be honest, be yourself... relax... don't try to show off but make sure they know that you know your stuff... : johnsto
• get *really* stoned before you go, and hopefully you haven't showered in a few days. other than that... : busdriver3030
• Don't use the mouse upside down :( : sharkII
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  tell them you don't like the French. : edgewise
  • "Cheese-eating surrender monkeys" - Jeremy Clarkson : snagger
• Ask them how it feels to be Gordon Freeman's bitch. : EvilDolemite
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  Dress well, You cant over-dress for an interview. Ask questions, it will make you seem more interested... : chilln
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    Yuo sure as shit CAN overdress for an interview. Once when interviewing for a sales postition, we got an ... : Stoned Gargoyle
    • a tux for an interview? that's just sad : giroml
    • Hahahaha. I was *JUST* thinking: "What about a tuxedo...?" : Rice-Rocketeer
    • OK OK, a tuxedo, well thats just goofy. I just meant make sure you atleast wear a damn tie, pleat-pant... : chilln
    • ahahaha, I guess he took some advice too literally. : slickdoody
    • Was he applying to be a spy? : skitzo
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      But did he have a top hat, gloves and a monacle? : Turd Ferguson
      • and a cape??? : skitzo
    • hahahaha : warcrow
  • usually a nice button up shirt and slacks with no wrinkles are fine. I personally like the dark slacks an... : byorn
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    You can definately over-dress for a QA position. Just be cool. Its not a great job, so don't get nervous ... : not work safe
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      This is true. Everyone there will probably be wearing jeans and tshirts, so you'll look weird if you com... : Krypt_
      • Correct answer for game industry. : rudds
  • It probably won't matter but you really, really can overdress for interviews at places like that. : gl2 drivers
  • are you fucking on drugs? Yeah you CAN overdress. Stop listening to your parents, chances are they have n... : VegasX
• Lie, cheat, steal, and listen to heavy metal music on the way over. : K1Bond007
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  link them to your myspace page : FrayLo
  • this is the correct answer. : Bantis
• Tell them you support games on DVD. : suqur
• Go on a 30 minute rant about you hate the fuckers that cancelled the Babylon 5 game six years ago. : walker270
• Depends on the place, are you applying for a tester position or a lead position? Some places are just ... : byorn
• Are you going down to Centruy City near the Howard Huges complex? Do you know who you're interviewing wit... : angrytaxman
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  Alright, I'm off. Wish me luck fuckers : ColoradoCNC
  • good luck. steal us some secret game information while youre there! : chilln
• I've got my first interview for QA at Sony on Friday, also interested in how this goes. Good luck! : bigmanwithagun
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  When they ask you where you see yourself in 5 years don't say "Doin' your wife." : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    How about "marching my army of cyborg mutants across Russia"? : Arcanum
    • i'd hire someone who said that : Omning
  • Doin' yer... son? : cam3lt0sis
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  Don't fuck up the landing. http://crazypiratehooker.tripod.com/random_crap/index.album?i=4&s=1 : Kaiser
  • lol : bradsh
• If they ask you how you would test something, Just keeping spouting off test cases until they stop you. ... : cltcprd
• Rant about the lack of proper CD cases : genom
• Wear a muu-muu. : grover69
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  UPDATE: I hate group interviews. In any case, I went in with about 20 other people, had to write a page... : ColoradoCNC
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    Good luck! Let us know how it goes! Does anyone know of QA jobs like that in the New York City area? TIA.... : drcomp
    • They actually called like 20 minutes ago and I start 2 day training tomorrow. It doesn't guarantee I get... : ColoradoCNC

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  Umm... duh? Are you seriously surprised by this? You have a $150 console with hundreds of great games o... : walker270
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    I just didn't expect that people who didn't have a console already would be buying any console in such nu... : Caboose
    • There is a lull. Sales have been way down. Game industry stocks are going down too. PS2 is selling mor... : Chris Remo
• That just tells me the PS2 will outsell the PS3 as well. : tedv
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  Most likely what it means is that there are a lot of consumers who aren't part of the core gaming audienc... : Chris Remo
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    Personally I think the benefits of a prior product's inertia have been overestimated repeatedly by compan... : eldersveld
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      Of course, but game development takes years. Market leadership may be able to turn on a dime, but game d... : Chris Remo
      • Many publishers seem to be hedging their bets this time around, and Sony's making at least a token effort... : eldersveld
• that's not really all that surprising, MS still has a huge uphill battle to fight against Sony, and the x... : qwpeoriu
• What did you think as soon as a next generation console comes out people stop buying older generation con... : ovrlrd
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  What are the "must have" games for 360? : suqur
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    uno : qwpeoriu
    • this is currently the only reason i would buy one. :( : draconic
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    Oblivion, Uno (no kidding), Gears of War when it ships : Postal
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      Condemned is the only must have in my opinion. Which is kind of sad. : not work safe
      • and it's on PC : flibble2k
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      Oblivion is multi-platform, Uno there's no doubt some kind of web based alternative and "Gears of War ... : abrasion
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        its only multiplatform for those of us who've spent $1200+ on a computer recently : derelict515
        • or those who even want to play it on a PC in the first place. i'd have to move my PC into my living room ... : Mansmells
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          $300 video card + $200 processor != $1200 : kill9
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            $100 mobo + $100 sound card + $500 monitor + $300 video card + $200 processor = $1200 Or you could j... : ColoradoCNC
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              lol you can't put 'monitor' into the PC cost in the neverending 'PC vs. Console Price Discussion' unless ... : eskimo spy
              • Even without the monitor, though, it's $250 cheaper to get a higher quality experience, minus m+kb, out o... : ColoradoCNC
  • table tennis : mancide
  • marble wars : askedrelic
  • I am happy owning Oblivion GRAW THAW Burnout Revenge PGR3 BF2 (surprisingly better than the X : Jayx77
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    I havn't seen anything yet.. at least that i'd pay the 400 bucks for. : Pneum0
    • It has, and will have, a number of good titles if you don't want to bother with a gaming quality PC and/o... : walker270
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    battlefield 2, best online experience IMO : klearlyunseen
    • the PC version is better :P : mrfunky3000
• The PS2 and 360 are anything but comparable. They're totally different beasts, in opposite stages of the... : eldersveld
• id say it bodes better for the wii than the ps3, it shows people want CHEAPER hardware and software (does... : CoRDS
• I really hope I dont end up buying a PS3. I really dont like their controllers, and its really way too ex... : bozer
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  The PS2 has very good reason to be outselling the 360 right now. - The price has fallen to the point w : TwiLyght
  • A friend of mine picked up a thin PS2 just a few weeks ago and has been enjoying several games at bargain... : eldersveld
  • It's not the just the back library, there are still a lot of great games on the horizon for PS2 like Okam... : Boxelder
  • yeah i didnt get my PS2 until a few months ago. $150 and games at $20-30 can't be beat : kill9
  • exactly. I adore my new slim PS2, and have been kill 20+ hours a weekend catching up on the great stuff..... : eskimo spy
• The people buying a ps2 at this point werent going to buy a ps3/xbox360 anyway. (possibly wii) : kelerian
• * G U I T A R H E R O ' D * ? : eskimo spy

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• yeah, I just got the email also :( Oh well, it was good while it lasted, I'll need new webhosting as w... : qwpeoriu
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  Sorry lad, im more or less in a loss and everyone goes to dreamhost :( : r3ckless
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    I can't blame you. There's just a ton of alternatives out there, so it gotta be tough to turn a profit fr... : SilverSnake
    • nope, its been about 3 years since i actually purchased shared hosting :) : r3ckless
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  I'm actually about to get a dedicated server for my rails projects, and I would be willing to host shacke... : wtf242
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    48 megs ? wtf mate. Im thinking of getting a Windows Server sometime in the future too. May host some ... : r3ckless
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      who did you go through with your dedicated btw? I'm thinking about LayeredTech or Softlayer. : wtf242
      • if you going linux based, go with Servstra, they are a layeredtech reseller with AMAZING support. I wa... : r3ckless
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    I got a site I hope to launch by the end of this month and two other domains to point to the same account... : SilverSnake
    • I'll probably get it up this week. i'll let you know. I never really planned on trying to make a profit b... : wtf242
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    I have experience with running a server, and will be in need of hosting ASAP. Let's make a deal. : suqur
    • shackmsg me your aim or i'll talk to you on irc : wtf242
  • www.ubiquityservers.com - connected to www.steadfastnetworks.com network, they are EXCELLENT. Great bandw... : mystikal
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  awwwww... so anyone know of a good, cheap email host? : cpt_gloval
  • www.angryhosting.com Ask him about having rails installed too if you want. : adev
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  I just signed up like an hour and a half ago. wtf : Silent Jay
  • ^ the last straw : crummynz
  • You broke it! You bastard! >:( : SilverSnake
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  http://www.webfaction.com/ I've used these guys for building turbogears sites, and liked them a lot. ... : cheshirecat
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    Looks nice, but limit on domains makes baby jesus cry. :( : SilverSnake
    • Yeah =\ For my personal stuff I just run a VPS, but that's a good deal pricier. : cheshirecat
• what's wrong with dreamhost? : flibble2k
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  You sometimes get what you pay for, guys. : rasputinreborn
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    i guess i wasn't paying for longevity because it was supposed to be temporary : cpt_gloval
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      Well you are still having to look for another host, aren't you. :P My point is that those prices are u... : rasputinreborn
      • i just wish my boss would make up his mind on whether or not we need an exchange server we do : cpt_gloval
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  What's wrong with Dreamhost? : Gary the Llama
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    That's what I was wondering. I have their code monster account and haven't had a single problem. : Phreakin
    • yeah, i have the same plan. i've been through a lot of hosting providers over the years and Dreamhost is... : electroly
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    We use them for work and although they got a real nice wiki and good support, they are just a bit slow. W... : SilverSnake
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      in development mode, that is Well, no shit. Development mode reloads the entire application with ever... : electroly
      • I know that. But since it does that locally in a splitsecond I don't see why it has to take 5-8 seconds o... : SilverSnake
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  anyone got an opinion on these guys? http://www.hostingzoom.com/web-hosting.html they do everything... : flibble2k
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    just use dreamhost like everyone else : electroly
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      $7.95 a month hurts :( was paying $2.95 (thanks r3ckless)! : flibble2k
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        for some reason i don't think you're connecting the dots here. did you ever stop to think why dreamhost ... : electroly
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          yes yes... but surely there must be some compromise. does anyone have a nice discount coupon for dream... : flibble2k
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            777 probably still works : electroly
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              New Charge: $119.40 (1 year of L1.) - $110.16 (777 "7th Anniversary Promotion!") Due Now: ... : flibble2k
              • Hahahaha, how can I not do this? All I need is a place to store stuff and maybe throw a site on, so that... : omnova
          • airrob gave me this code AIRROB50OFF to save $50 on any plan : suqur
• I got that too. He's been considering shutting down for a while, and I guess he finally made up his mind.... : suqur
• Amen, this is disappointing news :( : Omaha
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  Operation: Save Rapidstores r3ckless, if we offer to pay like $3 more per month, or upgrade plans or s : suqur
  • Hell I work from home all day now, i'd help out. : Phreakin
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    It would take 35 customers paying me $8.5 /month for me to consider it :) I doubt i can sign up 35 custom... : r3ckless
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      I, for one, would be happy to pay $8.50/mo. : suqur
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        Im gonna be going ahead with a windows server which will have Java / PHP / Ruby / .Net on it. The control... : r3ckless
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          if you can provide unlimited email addresses, addon domains, and subdomains for that price, i will (conti... : cpt_gloval
          • Stay tuned, once i have more details i`ll be sending another email to all my current clients.. : r3ckless
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          i may be interested in that, do you have a link to the full feature list and price? : poppasp1ce
          • Not at the moment, I`ll post details once i have them. : r3ckless
    • I would join using you, for $8.50 a month. I would need to know all the limits and that kinda crap but n : Ratalon
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  Same boat - so where should I go to host email for a bunch of domains but NOT web? I just need a site to... : sting7777
  • https://www.google.com/hosted : suqur
• That would explain why he wouldn't set me up a new account :o. : Ecks
• I've been looking at www.site5.com - they look pretty good, and I hear good things. : airrob
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  Six most reliable hosting companies in may http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/06/06/six_hosting_co... : slickdoody
  • If you represent a hosting company and would like to be included in the table, we charge 1200 GBP per ann : airrob

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  i agree World of Stracraft would be awesome : giroml
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    I'm fairly certain World of Starcraft would *NOT* be awesome. Odds are, it'd be the same thing as ever... : Vincent Grayson
    • i'd love to play a mutalisk. "rah! reee! roooo!" : reverend~heresy
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      uh wtf no it would be awesome. most mmorpgs that ive played all use weapons like axes and swords and ... : infiltrator`
      • Fallout? Fallout 2? KoTOR? Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines? Deus Ex? System Shock 2? : genjuro
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        Those games only count as "massively multiplayer" if you're an excessive fat man with multiple personalit... : walker270
        • ^^ meant for genjuro : walker270
        • I am discombobulated! : genjuro
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        the reason for this is that every mmo that's used futuristic or modern weapons has failed miserably. : sKetchflow
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          If anyone can pull it off, it's definitely Blizzard. : bobo_the_clown
          • They could probably pull off a dung beatle simulator... : walker270
      • massive multi starcraft would have to be Battlefield-esque : RikiTiki2
    • The only way a World of Starcraft would work would be if it was nothing like the traditional mmorpg. The... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • I predict news of a WoS in development by 2010. : Cognoscenti
• lets play on hamachi! : Patch-e
• you noobs need to play more warcraft III : boomstickah
• WRONG! It's UNIVERSE of STARCRAFT (UOS) stop thinking so small w/ the "WORLD". Bring on UOS! : pobone
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  I like warcraft 3.. would it be a downgrade to get the starcraft battlechest? : Pneum0
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    Not really, Boomstickah is a big War3 fan too, and he just bought the SC battlechest. : dkrulz
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      Does the starcraft battlechest have wc3 in it or something? I am confused. : Galadriel07
      • No Boomstickah likes War3 a lot, I like Starcraft a lot. But he recently bought the SC battlechest so he... : dkrulz
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    War3's interface is much nicer. If you enjoy the things like sub-tab groups, hotkeying multiple buildings... : scatti
    • you wanna 2v2 at midnight? :D : boomstickah
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  Bring on Starcraft Galaxies. Because think about it, the entire game of Starcraft is bigger than just on... : bitter ego
  • I really hope Starcraft is spared the humiliation of becoming a MMORPG. I can imagine it now, people bei... : dkrulz
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  You guys are screwing with my search to play some starcraft. : intothefray
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    wanna go? I'm currently engaged in a hopeless cramming session : genjuro
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      lets go : Patch-e
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        You have BW, right? : genjuro
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          yes : Patch-e
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            Hamachi - Shugashack/sploosh gogogogogoog : genjuro
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              wtf you guys don't even wait 5 min? : intothefray
              • :/ Tomorrow! : genjuro
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                lol we are done with that game now, another? : Patch-e
                • Play with Fray, I have a test to fail tomorrow morning. Also - next time go early lurkers for maximum... : genjuro