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• send him back an email saying: "WTF is this shit? .mov files? I can't play this crap on my PC." : giroml
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  just asking what games he's playing : chazums
  • yeah, I just found this old ad parody that is my favorite... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-777... : sharkII
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    Since you can install XP on it what does this matter now? : jjlaw
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      Then just laugh at him for playing tons of $$$ for a machine to load XP on when he could have built one f... : FormerHPB
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        nonono. He spent tons of money to run OSX on. He didn't spend a dime to run XP ;) : sKetchflow
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          XP isn't free : carazy
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            "to run" as in Boot Camp is entirely free and all the hardware costs are totally geared toward OS X runni... : sKetchflow
            • lol..the hardware isn't different; it's intel hardware. You can't even make a case for 'badass motorola ... : headless
            • the hardware is the same as pc hardware just retartedly overpriced : klearlyunseen
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      have you tried playing games on a 13" laptop with intel graphics? : kevp
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        the macbook pro runs games decently for a laptop not geared toward gaming : sKetchflow
        • right...what you just said is, "it sucks at gaming" in a roundabout way : headless
      • WoW and Trackmania are great on my bottom rung macbook. Not the highest settings for anything, but for c... : burningtrees
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiAgrrwL_mk&search=apple%20gamer : mmogger
  • Damn, beat me to it. : mmogger
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    Wait. Can't you play games on a Mac now? : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I think our friends may have missed the point of "You can run Windows on a Mac" part of the add. : dopeman
      • yeah now its just anti mac because its the cool thing to do : VegasX
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        right, so now you have proprietary shitty unupgradeable hardware...running windows! the worst of BOTH wor... : headless
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          Why do you hate freedom and Apple? : Visceral Monkey
          • I love freedom, i hate apple. They fucked me horribly. I paid thousands of dollars for their hardware and... : headless
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      Sure, if you buy a copy of Windows. :) : mn3m0n1c
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        So, just like on your PC huh? : Vantage
        • the difference is that you're not stuck using Windows when the game's done. : Postal
        • Yes, except without the hassle of installing two different operating systems! ;) : mn3m0n1c
        • This has really fried people's brains it seems. : vigilante
    • this is really old man, like 2 years or more. : sharkII
  • "On the Mac, there are like 6 games, and you know which ones are good, cause you played em on the PC 4 y... : AxeMan808
• send him a link to a mac bill? : jaga
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  how about the obvious? http://www.osx86project.org/ http://drchoc.blogspot.com/2006/04/mac-os-x86-run... : carazy
  • anything, funnier? : sharkII
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  no links to this yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOVm4o-_2A : Schnapple
  • I was gonna post it, but the orig. site yanked it, and I didn't think to check elsewhere. D'oh! : mn3m0n1c
  • This is exactly what I was gonna post. This movie always makes me smile. : DrZettl
  • CRASH DIFFERENT. : omnova
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    Is half of that true? That's freaking hilarious. : slickdoody
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      It was made by someone who uses macs all the time, it was made as a parody and not as fact. : ovrlrd
      • unfortunately most of it is, or was (for a LONG time) at one time or another on macs, painfully true.. : headless
    • didn't bother clicking, but if it's the one I think it is.. then no. it doesn't even distinquish bet... : Toraz Chryx
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    I find this guy just as annoying as the guys in the actual Mac ads, which I also hate. : Chris Remo
    • FWIW, when he originally posted it, it was on his business' site www.happynowhere.com , and he had a whol... : mn3m0n1c
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    that video is pretty clearly about OS9 : electroly
    • (despite the mention of the Dock later on, which flies in the face of the dragging-files-from-the-CD anec... : electroly
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  It's all good until you want to upgrade the video on that mac mini or iMac to something that's not like 4... : Visceral Monkey
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    Seriously, would a little hardware upgradability kill them? I'd be a heckuva a lot more interested in an ... : mn3m0n1c
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      It's the way their margins are set up, alas. In a nutshell, if you want to upgrade the Mac, you must pay ... : Visceral Monkey
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        Yeah, they'd hate me- I've had the same Windows install on 3 different HD's, 2 different mobo's, and at l : mn3m0n1c
        • Yea, me as well. Be are not their target market. People like Toraz are the exception. : Visceral Monkey
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    You can upgrade the processors in iMacs now. So now you can upgrade the memory (capacity), hard drive (ca... : ovrlrd
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      Actually, most Dells can be nearly completely upgraded, i.e. new drives, memory, CPU, video/sound card, e... : mn3m0n1c
      • For a while they were using funky power connectors between the PSU and motherboard. They may've switched... : Arcanum
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  http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/03/03 : zyklonbee
  • Hahaha! "You smell good. What is it?" "Macintosh" : Visceral Monkey
• anti-mac ?????? : mystifier
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  the lack of pc's even needing ad's like that speaks for its self : deep gray
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    no, all it does is prove that Windows is the status quo. you don't need to spend lots of money advertisi... : Postal
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      you also dont need to spend money when you are the only real game in town : bradsh
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        Yeah, you seldom saw ads for gasoline until this year. What were you gonna do? Use a battery!? : AxeMan808
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          Yes, because there's only one company that produces gasoline... oh wait..... : Toraz Chryx
          • Ya, and not one of them has 90% market share either : Phreakin
          • ...wait for it.... : AxeMan808
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  a pipe bomb : Degenerate
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    of course you would suggest I EMAIL a pipe-bomb :( and you have no link for me either :((( : sharkII
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      http://members.tripod.com/WallyWaffles/Duke3D/guns/Pipebomb.gif : Degenerate
      • weak sauce.... it wasn't even rea*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* : sharkII
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  Just ask him to upgrade his video card... "oh.. you need to buy a whole new mac? Bummer. I guess you ... : Fredrik S
  • Might wanna make sure he doesn't own a powermac first. Could be rather embarrassing for you. : vigilante
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  H.264-encoded Jessicaslumberparty. : algernoN8
  • hahaha : Degenerate
• Send it right back because it's an unbelievably dumb commercial. : carnivore
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  Ya know, I'm not at all a Mac hater normally, but every time I see one of those ads I get irritated and s... : s2jason
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    I run into this sentiment a lot on the Shack, and I always find it kind of strange. I don't either really... : taronish
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      I assume that the ads are aimed at people that are sort of on the fence about their platform of choice. ... : s2jason
      • I didn't see the particular ad that was in question above, but what sort of thing that they say is overbl... : taronish
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  Isn't this commercial counterproductive to the other commercials in this ad campaign. All the other comm... : riptyde
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    who cares, who wants to buy a PC thats 3x more expensive? : jaga
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      This is either dumb or trolling. Although I reserve the right to vote for "dumb trolling". : pres589
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        lol.. "I can run windows and os X" "you havent made a point" that's NOT dumb trolling? macs have their... : jaga
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          psst, dual boot, it's both a Mac and a PC : Toraz Chryx
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            you can boot osx on a pc as well, and most of the time it runs much faster on pc hardware : klearlyunseen
            • I'm sorry, but that's a really idiotic statement, because current Macs ARE 'PC Hardware' (exceptions are : Toraz Chryx
    • People that need to use a Mac for audio/video/picture editing but still want to be able to play a compute... : ColoradoCNC
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    thats how apple marketing has always done it. something isn't cool until they decide to start doing it. : poppasp1ce
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      Are you ignoring the fact that Microsoft bought the company that made it easier to run Windows and other ... : pres589
      • that's exactly my point. you mac peeps are so defensive, calm down, apple still loves you. : poppasp1ce
  • Well, no, they're shooting down the classical 'but I need windows for xxxxx for work!' argument. : Toraz Chryx
• pictures of straight people. : p4ck3tloss

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• the shack has become wtf's e/n. i still like his stories though : wvuong
• all of us straight men are lesbians trapped in mens bodies : sigpro
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  I'm a male lesbian. : jahulio2
  • I have a naked lady fetish. : tomservo
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  what happens when your girl cheats on you with a lesbian? I'm not sure how I would handle that. : wtf242
  • you become Rauol Duke Jr : sigpro
  • you leave. because I PROMISE YOU that UPS drivin' bull munched her magpie better than you can ever hope ... : digitalburro
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    that also happened to my brother... girl left em for another girl : Ziz
    • That's about as emasculating as it gets. : riptyde
• i'm a lesbian trapped in a mans body! ;) but yeah had my own story dealing with a girl.. but uh yeah it s... : Ziz
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  i still love the cock. : laurgasms
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    u and ur kind are not allowed in this thread :( : sikander
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      don't you get it? i think women are nuts too. that's why i'm not a lesbanan. : laurgasms
      • all this lesbananas talk is making me thirsty : sikander
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  I wish I were gay and that the world wasn't so bigoted towards them. Unfortunately, I still have a weakne... : edgewise
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    why do you wish you were gay? : GloriousCow
    • so he would enjoy it when his wife uses the big dildo on him :( : Matto357
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      because I like doing guy things. Fixing stuff, watching/playing sports, guy movies, cars, A/V technology,... : edgewise
      • my explination was better. : Matto357
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        You'd have the same problem if you were gay. : walker270
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          why is that? There's plenty of gay men that aren't fairies. : edgewise
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            I knew quite a few gay people in college, but I've yet to see a couple where one didn't take on the femal... : walker270
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              hmm. you've got a point there.. maybe another "manly" gay dude just wouldn't seek out another one... I'd ... : edgewise
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                no he doesn't really. He notices the stereotypical gays because the others are basically invisible. There... : GloriousCow
                • My statement had nothing to do about noticing people -- this has to do with friends and other acquaintanc... : walker270
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        You need a best friend besides your wife. Go find some ok :( : tomservo
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          that's a decent answer, but then I'd have to say, "Honey, stay home and watch our kids while I goof off w... : edgewise
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            She doesn't ever say this to you? : stump
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              what? stay home with the kids while I goof off with a friend? not really, but tbh, that's probably becaus... : edgewise
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                you could have friends over without leaving her at home... shit. tell her you're handling the cooking som... : GloriousCow
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                  tell her you're handling the cooking some weekend and have a barbeque. invite the neighbors. A guy needs : tomservo
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                    My family was the same and i always felt sorry for my pops in this respect (then we found out he was chea... : disembodied potato
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                      ^^^ for all 3 of you: This is all good advice and I appreciate it, but there's still the reality that ... : edgewise
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                        I think like you said earlier, a lot of what your feeling can probably be attributed to your young kids. ... : disembodied potato
                        • ok, just to be clear, I'm not really unhappy. I love my wife and kids and I do get to have fun. I was jus : edgewise
          • It could, as long as you'll do the same for her. : Arcanum
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            She needs friends too, that way you can both say it to each other, and both have an understanding that yo : tomservo
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              Will you be my friend? Please!? : quix
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                You're always out of town :( I enjoyed eating Pizza with you. :( Utard Shackmeet 2.0 should happen ... : tomservo
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                  Yeah I know, just got back in country last week =) However, my 40 is done for the week. . . so I have 3 ... : quix
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                    Give me a ring tomorrow evening :D : tomservo
                    • Done and done. : quix
      • "You can milk anything with nipples" is not true. : sikander
  • aaah yes the female form, i can look but can't touch :( yeah my luck with women i do something stupid, th... : Ziz
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  do any of you guys do this? you see a nice lookin girl, don't say/do anything. then later your like i cou... : Ziz
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    Not really. I'm fairly anti-relationship and would rather not say anything. : walker270
    • Yeah, me too. Nice to oogle, fap to Google. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_shy : palewussy
    • yep that is me right there. And it sucks, cost me this girl, sure i might of never had a chance with her ... : Ziz

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  I'm saddened that this post isn't about the interview. : tacocat
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    That's because I was unable to get any sort of reading off my interviewer. Normally I can tell if an int : ColoradoCNC
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      I just keep reminding myself that I've only ever interviewed for one job that I didn't get in an effort t... : ColoradoCNC
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        Just focus on showing them that you're organized, analytical a team player and you communicate well - Jus... : not work safe
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          I think I presented myself pretty well. I'm very articulate and I'm sure that helped, plus imho I kicked... : ColoradoCNC
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            Yes. They want to see how well you give directions and observe, obviously - because thats what a bug is. ... : not work safe
            • That's kinda what I figured the directions question was getting at. Beyond forgetting the name of one st... : ColoradoCNC
• i dunno i drew that pirate when i was kid and sent it off to that company, they evaluated it and deemed m... : giroml
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  A wag might say that most art nowadays is credentialed people working up through the ranks before they've... : trove
  • I might agree with that wag when it comes to most artistic fields, although there are still a few excepti... : ColoradoCNC
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  I went to art school and got a degree in Graphic Design. Now I work as a T-Shirt artist mostly doing Illu... : not work safe
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    But see, at least you are using some of what you went to school for. My friend went for 3 years to get a... : ColoradoCNC
    • Yes. I wouldn't even be working where I am if I hadn't known someone in the company beforehand. My testin... : not work safe
• 4-5 years of just being able to do art full time. Plus lots of drinking, girls, drugs, fun. I do agree ho... : adhy
• My brother has been an artist since gradeschool. At least 15 years now. Since he was in his early teens... : Zakko
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  Why do you care so much again? : pres589
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    art education is referenced and discussed like every 48 hours on the shack, and I have no fucking idea wh... : eskimo spy
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      Mega-dittos. "Oh christ these kids took a risk on something in their lives, they must be insane, why did... : pres589
      • "CAUSE I WANT TO DRAW PONIES AND LIVE WITH MY NON HOMO SEXUAL FRIEND FRANSICO DAD, WHY DO YOU HATE ME" ? ... : skitzo
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        I myself hate crap that is touted as art, and there is tons of it if discouraging potential artists is... : jaga
        • Crap art is just really loud. There's tons of good art around. I am surrounded by people that went to art... : Ben Barker
      • I don't mind people taking a risk, I just don't understand spending 40-70k depending on where you go to g... : ColoradoCNC
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  why go to school at all, you either have brains or not.. unless you accept the idea that certain thing... : jaga
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    Entirely different. I may not know jack about astrophyiscs, but if I go to school, study, do all my read... : ColoradoCNC
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      then you're smart.. you have the aptitude to be an astrophysicist.. not everyone is smart, not everyon... : jaga
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        A stupid person can become smart with enough work, I've seen it happen to some of my friends who I could'... : ColoradoCNC
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          well luckily for the rest of the world, your opinions are pretty wrong this isn't shitty doodler goes ... : jaga
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            Wow, I'm glad you are now the arbiter of what's right and wrong. That's a weight off my shoulders. And : ColoradoCNC
            • I love that people think that opinions cannot be wrong, and when presented with the idea immediately reac... : jaga
        • And how do know that? What do you know about art and the creative process? Someone who does ANYTHING for ... : adhy
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      There's an entire conceptual and technical side to art that you are totally ignoring. I could make the sa... : Ben Barker
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        I'm all for learning about different styles and whatnot, but beyond that what benefit do people get from : ColoradoCNC
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          Example: Norman Hong (or whatever the hell that American Idol guys name was) could study with Pavarotti f... : ColoradoCNC
          • yes, but he could study and become a backup singer for a band that frequents a local hotel on tuesday nig... : jaga
        • Learning about different styles is a small part of it. I think what is bothering you is this: There'... : Ben Barker

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  http://browsers.about.com/od/firefoxtipstutorials/ht/backup_profile.htm : devi| dog
  • here goes nothing! thanks for the link! : pyide
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  haha... 0.8? Wow... :) I'm loving the 2.0 alpha 3. Especially the built-in spell checker. ;) : SilverSnake
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    any SSE2 builds? : pyide
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      I'd strongly recommend against using non-official FF builds. The speed benefits are questionable (depend... : Zero|DPX
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        fine mr. firefox >:( would you recommend this 2.0 alpha or the current latest release? : pyide
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          If your philosophy is "if it ain't broke don't fix it", you should stick with the latest official release... : Zero|DPX
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            I've been running 2.0a3 at the office since its release, and have yet to find one thing quirky about it. ... : sharkII
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              Same, i've had alot of luck with Bon Echo a3. Its better than DeerPark a2 which was awesome. : snowwolf
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                Well hey, hopefully beta 1 will be just that much more awesome for you guys. dbaron just landed some o... : Zero|DPX
                • last night? I check his posts every couple of days... awesome. : sharkII
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              One thing I've noticed with Bon Echo is that keyboard shortcuts dont work in the alt post form on the sha... : crummynz
              • Now that you mention it, i've noticed that too. As for extensions not working: http://users.blueprintit.... : snowwolf
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            1.5.0.4 is buggy as hell for me. I love how it constantly loses its copy buffer for no good reason... and... : re-verse
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              http://kb.mozillazine.org/Clipboard_not_working : Zero|DPX
              • clipboard works most of the time here.. new.net = not installed. Happens on all four pcs here in our data... : re-verse
    • mmoy builds good ones - www.vector64.com - I used to use them but I moved to the official ones which can ... : airrob
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    I sit next to the guy that did that work. He's hoping people will like it :) : Zero|DPX
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      I do. The built-in spell-checking in form fields is something I use all the time, it works well, and it ... : Goncyn
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        I have a patch to make "find" work inside textareas and other editable content that I'm hoping to get int... : Zero|DPX
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          https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252371 ? : Goncyn
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            Actually I'm doing the work on bug 189039, and I'll probably dupe 252371 against it when I'm done. If ... : Zero|DPX
            • I'm too lazy to set up a build environment. I am tracking the branch nightlies, though, and I follow the... : Goncyn
        • Sweet! That is one feature I hear lots of Opera people mentioning about Opera that makes them stick with ... : SilverSnake
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  1. browse to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\<profile name>\ (actua... : Goncyn
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    thanks! more specifics here than devil dog's link. : pyide
    • : ( : devi| dog
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    hmm yeah, i can't find it. heh. there is a mozilla\firefox profile there, but it looks like the default (... : pyide
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      Phoenix in there? I don't remember when they changed it. : Goncyn
      • oh yeah, phoenix is there. that's it, thanks again! : pyide
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      So, the official word from Ben Goodger and the other devs here is that things should "just work" if you i... : Zero|DPX
      • It occurred to me that this might work... but it's still a good idea to back up your old profile first. : Goncyn
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        well i installed the latest 1.5.0.4 and copied my shit over just in case. form logins from 0.8 are the... : pyide
        • it also seems much slower :~( all this for gmail. beh. i rarely use it : pyide
        • wee, i got it. the directory structure with profiles from phoenix to firefox is a little different. all g... : pyide
• I swear by MozBackup, it works like a charm, for Firefox, Mozilla, and even Thunderbird. http://mozbac... : Matt Burris
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  use IE : giroml
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    ibn : mallocated
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      bullshit, it's the same response anyone asking IE questions gets. : giroml
      • with good reason :P : mallocated

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  Guinness is pretty much the only beer worth drinking. Period. Everyone who posts below me in this threa... : Omning
  • Heineken > Guinness. : tyrelhill
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    Lies, Sam Adams FTW! : mancide
    • Forgot, Black Lager or Cream Stout (I can't tell a difference in taste). : mancide
  • Guiness is pretty bad, honestly. I don't much like stouts anyway but every other one I've had has been >... : MoNsTeR
  • Guinness is awesome. However, there are many other beers as good or better in Europe. : Jumperus
  • You are an idiot of epic proportions. : Matto357
  • wow your life must suck : kill9
  • Guinness is like drinking watered down stout. Their extra stout isn't bad, but I can't believe how light ... : ovrlrd
  • BURN HIM! : shred.
  • rofl i'm glad you didn't jump to any conlcusions or anything. : wetard
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    it's a good fallback beer. like when something better isn't available, i'll just get guinness. i love s... : pyide
    • Oh absolutely, in a choice between bud, miller, michelob, coors, and guinness. I will pick guinness every... : ovrlrd
• I love COLD Guiness, but I also like Beck's Dark. : AxeMan808
• Murphys is good : Ulfie
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  As much as I like Guinness, I grew rather fond of Boddington. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Oh, Boddington counts as an ale, right? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Boddington Pub Ale is grand! : mancide
    • IAWTP : riptyde
• Storm King Imperial Stout is fantastic. Samuel Smith makes a mean imperial stout. sammy smith is very... : Supine
• beamish is good, sam smith oatmeal stout is good : swoopx
• Mackeson Triple Stout is good stuff. : cyb0rgninja
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  Natural ice is perfect for its purpose. Cheap, high in alcohol, and smooth tasting. Hell, Coors light is ... : giroml
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    Sorry, been drinking. You don't say. :) : Arcanum
    • ah fuck... : giroml
  • oh man this is just awesome !! : qwpeoriu
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    drunk tank bans are fun! : Matto357
    • it was kind of a drunk tank parody really but i will gladly accept a ban for the sake of comedy =( : giroml
  • You sir, need to try Busch Ice. : riptyde
  • ice is always the correct answer on a budget. : wetard
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  If you've got a half decent liquor store available, try out the stuff from Samuel Smith. Many places sel... : pres589
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    I like their Nut Brown Ale ? I think that's what it's called, that's my favorite Samuel Smith beer. The O... : qwpeoriu
    • I'm ok with heavy. I'm not looking for something to drink by the 6- or 12-pack. :) : Arcanum
    • Smith's Oatmeal is chewed as much as drank. Which is the kind of beer I really go for now and then. : pres589
  • Good shit here ^, but the biggest problem I've found is getting it decently fresh. Lately it's had a stal... : intothefray
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  Rogue Shakespeare Stout (american style) Rogue Imperial Stout (american double style) Victory Storm Kin : ovrlrd
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    Rogue is so good. We have a local brewhouse that is owned by them. : cltcprd
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      I know, I totally love it and can't stop drinking it. I swear every time I go to the store and see the 22... : ovrlrd
      • I'd never heard of Rogue until I went to Portland and had a shackmeet at one of their places. Despite the : qwpeoriu
      • It's way better on tap (like all beer) also. : cltcprd
    • Wait wait wait, STOP THE FUCKING PHONE. There's a Rogue place in Seattle? Tell me where, please. : Ecks
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  Guiness is only good when COLD and served at a proper Irish Pub. Every other bar fucks up the pour and i... : cltcprd
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    There is something inherintly wrong with a beer if you can make it taste bad by the way you pour it. : riptyde
    • it's 2% sour; that's what's wrong with it -- Fuck guinness. : headless
    • How many ales have you had on draft before? Especially highly carbonated ales like Belgian ales or Stouts... : ovrlrd
    • Since it's injected with nitrogen (instead of CO2), it's easy to fuck it up. If the pressure is wrong, t... : cltcprd
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  Sometimes I think I'm missing out by not liking beer or generally anything with alcohol in it. (not that ... : DinK
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    a habbit of not drinking? lol yeah its a fuck of alot easier on the wallet too. : wetard
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      Yeah that's the worst part, paying good money for foul tasting liquid. : DinK
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        Eh, as a rule I only drink stuff that I think tastes decent. I'm only now finding beers that I actually ... : Arcanum
        • heh i think he just meant he hasn't found the taste of anything he likes yet so its all foul tasting to h... : wetard
  • But oh what a wonderful hobby habit to have, love, and cherish! : cltcprd
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  Guinnes is for wannabe irish. MURPHY's is the real deal. Did you know, Guinness intentionally sours 2% of... : headless
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    Why do they do that? : riptyde
    • it's what gives it that extra bitter and unique taste. Murphy's is very close to guinness in taste...dri... : headless
• i've been drinking 8-ball stout alot lately (6.3%) mackesons' triple stout (some pussy shit like < 5%) i... : wetard
• Fuller's ESB for general 6-pack perfection. There's always better stuff, usually in single-bottles. L... : tacocat
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  Sam Smith or Young's is probably the best generally-available stout. Most local microbreweries and brewp... : afty
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    Just saw that you are in Rochester. Forget stouts. Go pick up a bottle of Ommegang, any kind. Incredib... : afty
    • Interesting, I'll keep an eye out for those. : Arcanum
    • ^^^^ this man knows what time it is. : wetard
    • If they make a lambic and you like it I'm going to be forced to punch you in the junk. : Degenerate
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  ^^ look how many wrong people there are in this thread. : Omning
  • yep, ^^ one : kill9
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    I don't think they are. I hardly drink beer, and I've had better beer than Guinness. Guinness just happ : Arcanum
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      I've never been able to drink any other beer, and I've had tons of different ones. I'll stick to whiskey... : Omning
      • If you're ever in Rochester, Beal Street Cafe has a fairly tasty stout of their own. : Arcanum
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        You need some of this http://www.stonebrew.com/irs/ : Degenerate
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          Send me some. I'm not scared of trying it. : Omning
          • We already drank all mine :( : Degenerate
  • go back to drinking your PBR and driving around in your redneck mobile! I like your Jeep]= : Degenerate
• No, there is no better stout than Guiness. : ColoradoCNC
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  what exactly does stout mean? i'd like some beer education. what kind of beer is the draught? : reverend~heresy
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    from beer advocate: As mysterious as they look, stouts are typically dark brown to pitch black in colo : wetard
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      ^ Basically the highly roasted character. My Beer Style guide I using for brewing doesn't actually have a... : intothefray
      • pretty much man, coffee is like my favorite non-alcoholic beverage. : wetard
      • I'm weird. I'm not a fan of coffee but stout is my preferred beer type. Or maybe not so weird, since I ... : Arcanum
• Try some Old Rasputin. Great stuff. : Ecks

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• kick off and the match has started :D : sikander
• so england sucked. Rooney is not a god, Owen is out of form, gerrard is being played in the wrong positio... : smellslikefish
• Pitch seems to be a bit slippery. : essdub
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  Ohhhh, Kallstrom had a good look there. : -efx-
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    Yeah, I've noticed that in nearly every game. I heard the other day that all of the turf was recently rep... : Languid_Heap
    • Yeah it was really cold and rainy until a week before the Cup started. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• FREE WORLD CUP UPDATES VIA SMS > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/m/#free_sms : essdub
• I'm hoping for a draw : Degenerate
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  Haha the announcers on http://clients.mediaondemand.net/theSun/?Channel=1 are getting so pissed off becau... : riptyde
  • That's not really fair. Both teams had good chances. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Go Paraguay...want Sweden to lose so my boys T&T have a chance to pass through, holding England scoreless... : Deathlove
  • at least they didnt lose to England on a self goal : Degenerate
• yikes, i thought that was in by paragay : sikander
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  sweden wins: http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/afp/20060615/i/3250175120.jpg http://us.... : toneh
  • Victory by default hotness. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • One of these things is not like the others... but damn, she's hot anyway! : Caboose
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  what an excellent save by paraguay : sikander
  • Terry's save earlier today was far more dramatic, but this one was pretty clutch too... : Languid_Heap
• hahahah MY HOUSE! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• holy shit what a save : mikecyb
• Damn, Sweden are just cursed. : Caboose
• Wow this is a whole different game from the first half. Amazing save. : omnova
• Sweden have some of the hottest supporters ever : TastyWheat
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  Oh snap, if he could have made the bicycle kick, all would have been forgiven. : Caboose
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    I don't get why they are repeatedly trying the bicycle kick. Seems to be the Swedes only. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Well, on that specific shot, there was no other way that player could have made a play on the ball. : Caboose
• WHAT A SAVE!!! : essdub
• GO PARAGUAY !!!! : larcho
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  I have to leave bah :( GG sweden, at least if they keep the 0 - 0 Paraguay goes out iirc. : -efx-
  • awww, you just missed it : sikander
  • You should leave more often. :) Goal! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • * T A S T Y W H E A T ' D * : mikecyb
  • Fucking hell.... Good win though. Now I can root for Paraguay against T&T. : -efx-
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  SWEDEN SCORES! : sikander
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    Fucking 89th minute fucking Aryans. : Deathlove
    • hahahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
• hah, good goal, took them long enough : losimagic
• FINALLY!! GOAAAAAAAAAL SWEEEEEEEEEEEDEN : Caboose
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  :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( : larcho
  • Sympathy reply : Caboose
  • Aww. :( : mofo
  • Oh shi.... sorry, buddy, I was rooting for your team. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • even the team itself was breaking down after the match :( : Postal
• Well Sweden definitely needed that in order to have a chance to get that 2nd spot in the group, but they ... : riptyde
• VOLVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : deviantpaul
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  what's with so many games only being decided at the very last minute (sometimes literally) this Cup? it'... : Postal
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    Because the players get tired and someone makes a mistake first. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      you'd think the supposed mismatches would make for more consistent scoring. :( : Postal
      • it's the world cup yo! Nobody who got there sucks. Some simply aren't as good as others ;) : headless
• fuck yeah! my family's half Swedish, half German :) Sweden might have been out without this. : tigeN
• bah, now we have to wait until tomorrow for the next game and the next opportunity to bug the mods about : sikander
• Matches for the "Death group" tomorrow. It will be awesome. : melancoholicz

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• Plenty of M1911 variants are available with such barrel dimensions. I don't know much about shooting bu... : Turd Ferguson
• Don't force a .45 on a first timer! You want a simple 9mm. I have a Tokarev (watch Hard Boiled, it's the ... : AxeMan808
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  I'd recommend a Glock 17. http://www.glock.com/g17.htm 9mm, excellent weapon. For range purposes, 9m... : Dslyecxi
  • HAHA! Somehow I knew *you'd* spot this post, Dyslexci! My fellow Gun-Nut! (I'm afraid....Very afraid....T... : AxeMan808
  • Seconded. Love my G17. Don't forget to get a 33rd mag for it...if it's legal up there. : Deviaant
• I love my SIG Trailside. It is quite a bit more expensive than a Ruger MkII (which I also have) but wort... : MoNsTeR
• http://www.magnumresearch.com/Expand.asp?ProductCode=DEXIX6 I'm not really into guns, but i'd get one ... : bobo_the_clown
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  As a newbie handgun owner, look for something with a decock lever if possible (should double as the safet... : headless
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    Ok, if you're a new owner and don't have good weapons handling/aren't safe with a firearm, get something ... : Dslyecxi
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      The only real safety is between your ears. Learning to rely on a mechanical safety is not the way to tra... : MoNsTeR
      • There is no harm in having an additional level of safety, and plenty of good to be gained from ikt. You'r... : headless
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      i think we've been through this before , lol... Expecting a new gun owner to practice the kind of stri... : headless
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        The first pistol I ever fired was a Glock 17. I had ZERO prior pistol experience, and it was cake to pick : Dslyecxi
        • Ditto on first pistol firing was a Glock. While I do agree on some of it, the way the safety works on ... : Matto357
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          I've fired several glocks and have no problems with them as weapons. They were designed with an active, c... : headless
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            Another piece of info you'll want to throw at him, Glocks were disqualified from the XM9 and USSOCOM tria... : jimmy-buffett
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              I'm not exactly a gun nut, but if there's this much debate over the safety features of a particular gun t... : Arcanum
              • As he says, it will fire whenever the trigger is pulled, and that's it. Throw it against a wall, drop it... : jimmy-buffett
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                No, it's primarily because people say dumb things like, "the glock doesn't have a safety." : trove
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                  The safety is built into the trigger. That's as good as not having one. : headless
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                    This is a religious argument. There are two gun safety rules that every gun owner should follow. 1... : trove
                    • An external safety that is. The SAS is a safety in any normal sense of the word. : trove
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                  The safety that it does have is functionally useless, though. Put a metal rod through the trigger hole a... : jimmy-buffett
                  • Not true on the snagging. A bar perhaps, but the pull has to be strong and straight. Any sideways motio... : trove
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                This is a massive debate that's been going for years. Glock's really don't have safety's (they are built ... : headless
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                  The question of whether it's safe or not is why I say it's not a good option. Newbies should get somethi... : Arcanum
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                    The glock enthusiast will tell you it's equally safe as any other gun, just don't pull the trigger. The m... : headless
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                      Actually, the Glock enthusiast will tell you that the weapon is simple, accurate, light, and always relia... : Jumperus
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                        Disengaging the safety when you are going to fire your gun doesn't remove the benefit of a safety, it mea... : headless
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                          Safer while on your person? I don't know what kind of holster you have, but mine covers the entire trigge... : Jumperus
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                            I carry in a soft holster right next to my nuts. No glock is getting near a soft holster next to my nuts,... : headless
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                              Smartcarry, sounds like. Yeah, can't say I'd want to put any pistol there, external safety or not. Still,... : Jumperus
                              • I'm worried i'd see a hot chick jogging, spring a hardon and blow my nuts off with my gigantic rock hard ... : headless
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                          It's an extra useless step and one that, imo, leads people into getting stupid with guns. They become st... : trove
                          • You're speaking of failed training. If you can't follow the 4 rules you have no business owning a handgun... : headless
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            Stop being a cock? Haha, I'm not even Dslyecxi and it's the pot calling the kettle black. Nowhere in his ... : Jumperus
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              LOL. You're not very good at catching insinuations are you? : headless
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                Actually I'm quite good at it. Which is why I said what I did. Apparently you need to go audit a course o... : Jumperus
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                  Sorry you feel that way, son. Reading comprehension -10 for you. Bubye : headless
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                    Your obvious immaturity, boy, makes me alarmed that you might actually carry a weapon. : Jumperus
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                      Immature? You're the guy jumping into another thread slinging nonsense around. You're simply ignoring the... : headless
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                        You're good at seeing phantom insinuations. And if citing a training source -- which happens to be a pro... : Jumperus
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                          LOL, it's making a point; by saying one has USMC drilled training you imply someone else does not. My men... : headless
                          • By pointing out USMC training and having no previous experience, you're referencing very draconic punishm... : Jumperus
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          When I was at the range yesterday, I think I was pretty responsible for a newb. Always pointing gun in t... : Edges
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            If you continue to practice safe gun handling, and get training, you will be safe regardless of the pisto... : Dslyecxi
            • Keep trigger clear until ready to fire, don't point gun at anything you don't want to kill. It's THAT sim... : AxeMan808
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  buy 5 desert eagles and point them into the air and yell "wooooo" when you shoot them!!!!!!!! : Mr.SEX
  • don't listen to these nerds i know what's up. desert eagles are in the movies and you know what else is : Mr.SEX
• You should also hold the gun before you buy it; check how it fits in your grip, how much it weighs, how d... : AxeMan808
• Umm.. Don't you need a RFAC for a sidearm? I believe you do. If you have your FAC then you can have a rif... : Solstice
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  "Recreation" as in range only, or do you plan on carrying it, and/or keeping it loaded around the house? ... : jimmy-buffett
  • ack DP'd, sorry : jimmy-buffett
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    Definitely a range only gun. It would be trigger locked and locked in a case while it's at home. I ... : Edges
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      Try and get the chance to fire a .22 pistol -- if you're ONLY going to need it at the range (no intent to... : headless
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        We don't need that kind of protection in Canada :) I did try a .22 revolver and it wasn't particularly... : Edges
        • Ruger 10/22 or Remington 597 IMO. I'm partial to the remington. Don't like the loading mechanism of the ... : headless
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      That's why I suggested the Taurus, or headless' point is very valid. If all you ever want to do is shoot... : jimmy-buffett
      • I've never heard of Taurus but they look pretty good. I'll definitely add it to the list of guns to be r... : Edges
• "Recreation" as in range only, or do you plan on carrying it, and/or keeping it loaded around the house? ... : jimmy-buffett
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  what are canadian gun laws like and how are they different from the US? : bradsh
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    We don't sell guns at 7-11's. : dante2010
    • wow, that sucks.. i picked up my gatling gun from quick chek the other day. : lakren
• Get two of these: http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=92SSPRL&category=Pistol : Matto357
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  Edge or Canadian handgun firing men: Please consider posting a guide on how to get started with this hobb... : ArtilleryMarker
  • I recently took my first steps to firearm purchasing in Canada. Here is what you need : I took this... : stump
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    What stump said. If you're in Vancouver area: http://www.mdgardner.com/cfsc-crfsc.htm Take 2 cours... : Edges
    • What's good about the course at Silvercore, is that it only took 2 days (8 hours a day) and both non-rest... : stump
• Sig Sauer : nacatamale
• Springfield XD .40: http://www.springfield-armory.com/images/xd-pistol/XD9202Large.jpg : DonkeyPopsicle