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• Uh, edmunds.com? Yahoo autos? I can't believe what you say is true. : Freon

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• you can firmware-flash-mod it to a 4551A but DVD burners are extremely cheap today anyway... : h0mew0rld

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  http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4551377 500 gb SATA II for $169. Free shipping. : Optimus Prime
  • Buying from Canada, and I don't need 500gb :) : Practix
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  ditch OCZ and go with Corsair, a lot of people are having compatibility issues with OCZ and these new Soc... : mallocated
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    also, don't get a 975X board as they're like $250-270 USD unless you really need the features and want to... : mallocated
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      aaaaaaand don't bother with DDR2-800 RAM unless you're going to OC, just get 667 to run stock. : mallocated
      • There is also some advantage to synchronous clocks with Core 2 and the current chipsets. If you aren't go... : bostrov
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      This is the primary debate I've had. This article http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2822 real... : Practix
      • yeah the unlocked multi is pretty hot. a lot of people were concerned about the vanilla P5B not overclock... : mallocated
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  Youre gonna need a larger power supply I believe, I think the X1900 series requires 450watts? I bought a ... : greatwhite87
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    I dunno if the X1900GT is as power hungry as XT and XTX models. : mallocated
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      Even if it was, I would hope 430w was enough. : Practix
      • Oh, wait i was wrong. It requires a 400w PSU. Sorry about that. I just checked my x1900gt's manual. An... : greatwhite87
      • you'd probably be just making it, and if you OC you'll probably run out of power. : mallocated
• core 2 duo e6400+overclock : JINKY
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  That PSU won't cut it. : Visceral Monkey
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    What would you recommend? : Practix
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      520 psu, enough for what you have an some upgrades later. : Visceral Monkey
      • I doubt even a 420 would be needed. Nothing on that system is drawing that much power : bostrov
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  Can't wait for Vista? I guess the video card is cheap enough that it won't be too painful to upgrade t... : Nixx2004
  • he can still upgrade the rest of the system assuming he already has a PCI-E card. heh im going to hold... : mallocated
  • I doubt I will jump on the DX10 bandwaggon until the 2nd generation of cards start coming out. : Practix
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  Are you a hit man on the side too? : dumbacid
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    wut? : moshman
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      "Any thoughts or comments before I pull the trigger?" Sounds like he is getting paid to do some killin : dumbacid
      • I totally missed that in the original post :) : moshman
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  I've been sitting on the fence for a bit with a similar setup. Already bought: Video: MSI 7900GT-HD. : Code RedBeard
  • The entire reason I was looking to build a new machine was to get on the hot graphics card bandwagon, sin : Code RedBeard
• If you don't mind rebates : X1900XTX 512MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E168141272... : x4nth3

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• er, not actually "picked it up" so much as "received it" today. : mourningstar
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  dont feel bad about skipping multiple pages of that book : verginator
  • What the hell? Why would you skip pages? It's a great book, but you need to read all of it and let yourse : drhazard

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  youre welcome? : Omning
  • where else do men go to 'talk'? lol, loving shackers :) : radula
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  weird people didn't notice they were the same person. sorry that had to happen, dude, but people chang... : dahanese
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12779683 http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12779996 :) : bording
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  if your ex-wife is #2 you chose wisely. : aethyr
  • I think that's probably her now, and I would agree. : Halen
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  So wait, which one is the NOW? Cos #1 was hottest. : rand04
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    #2 is now, well, about two months ago. : radula
    • I'd find that shit hard to move on from too. My wife has long hair and has the whole girl next door look,... : rand04
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  I looked at the posts...anyone else confused? : majestik
  • they were both pretty hot : crummynz
• I laugh at people that thought they were different girls. : Hello Kitty
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  She was hot...but no longer. Glad to hear you are moving on. : ColoradoCNC
  • My thoughts exactly. : te[R]ror

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• I couldn't agree more. : joe.gonzalez
• How can you see a trailer for that movie and not think it will be shit? : filtersweep
• How is Super Troopers not sophomoric as well? I loved that movie. : Ecks
• Wait, it's bad compared to Super Troopers and Club Dread? Damn, I was looking forward to this movie, but... : Cottc Cid
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  Is club dread as good as super troopers? Super troopers was fucking great : JINKY
  • Club Dread is not a good movie at all. ST is hillarious, but club dread sucked ass. It did have lots of b... : VespeneGas
• So wait, Club Dread was good? I've been avoiding this one. : devi| dog
• themelon and the_isle really liked it. : kbnerd
• Super Troopers > Beerfest > Club Dread. I enjoyed Beerfest and thought it was funny. Stupid-funny, bu... : brickmatt
• meow settle down : ariakaz
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  Worse than Super Troopers? That's not possible. : RatBastard
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    Oh, come on. Even a cranky, crusty old man like yourself must get a kick out of some of those gags. I u... : brickmatt
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      Nah, that was just dumb. : wild falcon
      • Sure thing, rookie. : brickmatt
    • I was even drunk at the time, and ended up turning it off about 45 minutes in. :( : tomservo
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      I turned it off after ten minutes. : RatBastard
      • As did I. :D : Orange Pylon
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      You guys missed out!! : brickmatt
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        I feel that 45 minutes qualifies for "The Old College Try". : tomservo
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          45 is pretty decent. It takes a while to get into the spirit of the movie, and I feel it's hilarious onc : brickmatt
          • Maybe I'll give it another college try if I don't have to pay money :< : tomservo
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            "it's no 2001". Well, there's your problem right there. : RatBastard
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              It's just like FMJ with cops though. Srsly. : brickmatt
              • hahahahaha HI.... JOKER.... : tomservo
              • i always liked to think of it as a more light-hearted barry lyndon. : wetard
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  Were you drunk or buzzed? I don't know if I would like the movie sober, but when you have had 3 22oz bee... : pigvomit
  • I agree, the consensus among my friends is only the inebriated enjoyed the movie. I can't remember much ... : Ford42
• man have you seen their first movie? what a fucking turd. : wetard

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• ugh, hate those . . . hang in there : jedi_27
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  Do you at least get overtime for it??? Or are you a salary sucker? : ghost hacker
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    i'm a consultant. I get paid for every hour : El Tigre
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      double-time after 12 hours? : pebui
      • I wish! But I can't complain with the current setup. : El Tigre
• I've had that for the past month and a half and probably for the next 2 months. I'd like to say that i... : kikilupo

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• How far do you sit from it? How is it sitting/mounted (have enough room for the bigger one)? : Nixx2004
• well, you'll still be happy with the small one, + you can spend the extra cash you saved on something els... : jcutner
• Get the big one. You'll never, ever regret it. You will regret buying the smaller one a month after you g... : Merconium

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  completely off topic but it's slow: are you excited about the Transformers Classics line due out in no... : kbnerd
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    I've bought so much.. I don't have and display space to put it. I've bought only the jumbo sized Starsc... : Optimus Prime
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      i've avoided the giant Starscream and Primus because i just don't like how they look. i think that once t... : kbnerd
      • What's the story behind Primus? Why is Starscream larger than Megatron and Optimus Prime? : dodob

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• I'm quite the beer-pong player after half a keg. : Prozium
• I was thinking this exact same thing after watching the movie. Let's kick some ass. : drbriefs
• hahaha in a promo interview with Broken Lizard, they researched it and said such contests do legitimately... : TwiLyght

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  For what it's worth: The previous beta version ran a lot better for me, both server and client side. : yemeth
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    I'd have to agree. EA doesn't know what they doing. : FPSDavid
    • EA doesn't know what they doing. you mean DICE doesn't know what they're doing... seeing as they're the... : Korban
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  The servers are extremely laggy after every Beta Client release. Give it a few days. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • oic. *waits* :-| : thebigbeefsandwich
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  oh man, I can't believe I missed out on this. : AlexXdude
  • you didn't miss out yet, you just need to buy a fileplanet account now. : silentw
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  also is there a guide to this anywhere... I have no clue what the titan icons mean or how to get on an en... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    Ok, here's a poorly written primer for the Titan game mode: -The Titan silhouettes up at the top track... : Noobler
    • informative, thanks! : thebigbeefsandwich
    • interesting, I was definitely lost : byorn
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  Maybe it's just the bad lag, but the action in 2142 feels way... spazzier. Like CS:S, or something. The v... : ChibiJosh
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    I dont know what the deal is with vehicles and terrain. The last build was great, only the jeeps would ta : Noobler
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      take a tank across the map and it will die from driving : e v i l
      • rofl, I discovered that too. At the start of a new round, I hopped in one of the tracked tanks at our mai... : Noobler
      • That can happen if the materials aren't set correctly when editing a bf2 map. It seems to default to a ma... : scanline
  • srsly I lose half my tank's health ripping out of base. and the unlock thing, don't get me started, if I ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• I'm not as horrified as you guys made me think. I played it for about an hour and after the initial conf... : pigvomit
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  ugh, downloaded the new client the pod nerf sucks bad : Zibro
  • what's the pod nerf? : freakord
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  well I tried and it only reconfirmed that after bf42 I have not liked this game style. maybe its just th... : smacknca
  • can I have your beta key in that case? ;) : aeg1x

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• i'll miss you and your sexy accent : kbnerd
• dont ever pull over blue civics :) : CoRDS
• Hopefully it is a fun experience. : skitzo
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  You should go to the NWS Police College..more fun. : drucifer
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    Ms Wheat said the same thing O_o : TastyWheat
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      lol there was supposed to be some sexual misconduct there or something. HANKY PANKY BETWEEN TEACHER AN... : SpaecKow
      • Yeah and the rest! Srsly tho that was years ago : TastyWheat

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  Yeah, but it's so much more fun! :) : dodob
  • ^^ it's the truth!^^ too bad i can't run any more. =-( : kbnerd
  • I dunno, I always kind of liked being able to watch bad daytime TV whilst running. Tracy's new make-over ... : peanut-
• it's the other way around for me :( : freakord
• but u cant play xbox360 on the road : CoRDS

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• It was cut ... even after going to the touble of mapping out a real ship for weeks etc. : trelain
• Yep that was one of the sections cut from the game. I beleive the (unfinished) map was actually in the le... : aeg1x

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• November for #2! : kbnerd

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  That's like a red stoplight that has 'stop' written on the lens....you already know what it means, but it... : drucifer
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    I can't read analog. Plus I use it for work for start and stop times when printing shit. :/ : Optimus Prime
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      so basically you are looking for a nicely built digital watch... I see where you're coming from. Most dig... : drucifer
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        lol http://www.uhrsachen.ch/images/watches275/ventura_vtecalpha.jpg : drucifer
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          http://www.juno.dti.ne.jp/~hamahal/image/Synchronar/Synchronar02.JPG : drucifer
          • Solar panel.. good god. lol. : Optimus Prime

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  I think you typically have to order through your university. : soggybagel
  • not to jump on you, but that would be the worst thing on earth for everyone involved... whiney college st... : proclone1
• i was sure that they did. you just need to show them your id. : kbnerd
• Yes, show them your ID and be prepared for them to randomly call your university and verify enrollment (t... : bostrov

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  the prophecy : lacker
  • Is that the one with Christopher Walken? : Halen
  • Great movie! Vigo Mortinson plays the devil in it.. : Visceral Monkey
  • yes, YES very good movie. : karlk79
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  P.S. Peter Stormare is the best Satan ever, even better than Pacino I think. : Halen
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    I'm sick of pacino. Scarface was just fucking dumb. : proclone1
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      lol been fed up w/ him a while eh? : wetard
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        I've only liked him in Heat, and then just barely : proclone1
        • glengarry glen ross? : wetard
  • wtf, I googled "peter stormare constantine" and got this! http://green-queen.livejournal.com/411886.html?... : OrkO
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  I agree. I loved Constantine. : ArtilleryMarker
  • me too, it was a really enjoyable movie. I never read the comic, but I read the insert they had in the m... : fry975
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    yeah, that movie really surprised me, I wasn't really expecting much when I first went to see it but I wa... : mikage
    • doesn't look like it, I just searched IMDB and there's nothing, if there was a trilogy or even a sequel i... : fry975
  • I liked the way the Voodoo guy was about to FUCK KEANU'S SHIT UP! : AxeMan808
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  I want that soundtrack, that didgeridoo sound they god out of the cellos was freaking great. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Oh yeah, and Peter Stomare killed that script, knocked it out of the park when it came to dialogue. : Lunatic Angelic
    • Oh yea, that was seriously amazing, When he came in I was like "OMG ITS GOD" then it was just like OMG IT : fry975
• that movies was tons better than i thought it would be. : broly1718
• I liked that gavin rossdale was in it. : karlk79
• i watch that flick everytime its on the damn hd channel. visually its very entertaining and im totally f... : smacknca
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  Was end of days similar to this? : abrasion
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    End of days was a comedy compared to this. : skitzo
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      You mean Constantine is quite dark then? andgood I take it? I'm easily scared :( : abrasion
      • End of days just took every cliche of every action movie ever made. Hell, they took the beginning from l : skitzo
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  Fallen starring Denzel 'DIS AINT NO BANK RAWBURY' Washington. : skitzo
  • Denzel i"YEARLY THRILLER" Washington : tomservo
• Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised. I think I'll go watch Stigmata now. : yosemiteclimber
• The Ninth Gate, maybe? I kinda liked it. http://imdb.com/title/tt0142688/ : cheshirecat
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  eh, angel heart has similar themes its a bit heavier tho excellent movie though... to cast a deadly sp... : wetard
  • Dang.. now I need to check out this Ninth Gate movie. Looks good. : Pacalon

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  that's not very impressive. That looks about as good as the current shit. : burning eye
  • gouing to be hard to impress you for sure. : italiano3d
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  I wish I could read japanese and see what those forum posters are thinking :s : deKaf
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    that's korean, not japanese :) : eisencc
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      It looks the same to me! : deKaf
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        It's all ????? to me! : SpaecKow
        • more like kekekeke amirite : deKaf

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  bartender wanted to do you.... : SKI242
  • "Coke-backs" are always free as far as I've seen. Some places even give free fullsized cokes for the des... : Lupoid
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  Generally soft drinks or water are free for the designated driver. that's why you bring a flask! : Rauol Duke
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    I'm gonna cut you : tomservo
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      Dont front son I'll put this muffuckin dick inya eye. : Rauol Duke
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        Lols, you have a muffin dick. : brickmatt
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          It has blueberries. : Rauol Duke
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            See a urologist, they have a cream for that now. : Majuju
            • Dad: "Here son, dont forget your penis cream." Son: "Thanks dad!" name that movie : dumbacid
• As far as I know, anything non-alcoholic at bars is free, because they're assuming whoever drinks it is t... : tomservo
• titty bars, never. downtown/uptown clubs, very rarely. dives, sometimes. : p4ck3tloss
• If you are the DD non-alcoholic drinks are free. : skitzo
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  Every bar I have ever been to has charged me for the nonalcoholic drinks and alcoholic ones. I dunno if ... : Galadriel07
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    Do they not assume you're the DD if you're ordering soda at a bar? : devi| dog
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      no they assume that i want a soda instead of beer. I am not the DD but I dont drink at bars. : Galadriel07
      • That sucks, I don't think I've ever been asked when I don't drink. : devi| dog
• usually friendly bartenders will give free sodas, especially if you're obviously the DD or have been drin... : cokefiend
• All my drinks are free at the bar ;) unless there is a cranky chick bartender :( : jessipoo
• I get angry when I get charged for soda at bars. : InfoBiter
• You can't be in the UK then. Non alcaholic beverages usually cost more than the alcaholic ones. : henrych
• this is all news to me : eyegeegeewhy
• You ordered someone to punch you in your eye? : AxeMan808
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  What bars do you go to where coke is free? : rosewood
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    I've seen bars in NYC that give you free coke. : drucifer
    • Sign me up. : rosewood
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      ...but you usually have to 'go upstairs' or to the 'bathroom' : drucifer
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        If I keep replying will this eventually end up involving something with a transexual? : rosewood
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          lol. there's no such thing as 'free' coke. : drucifer
          • Just free cock. : losder5000
  • just gotta know the right peeps. : wetard

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  Try enabling HDR while using the Natural Environments mod (make sure to use the HDR version... duh). In ... : Sapiens
  • Thanks for the suggestion. :) : Sylvanus
  • wow that looks nice. Any huge performance impact? : pigvomit
  • amazing. when i get my new system and start a new char, im definitely installing htis. : mallocated
  • Holy crap. Someone should +inf this. : famine101
• I normally hate both, but of the two bloom works better with it imo. I hate them both for the reason you ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• If you can turn on AA and HDR, it looks a million times better than Bloom. Otherwise, just use bloom. : cdbeckman
• Also, you should be able to reduce HDR saturation by modifying the following settings in your Oblivion.in... : Sapiens
• I was literally squinting in imperial city with HDR on. Bloom for Oblivion, definitely. : greatwhite87
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  HDR has an incredibly fucking annoying side effect, at least on my nvidia card(s) - there's this one fog ... : Gauss
  • I had this problem with my Radeon card. Not sure if it has been fixed. Haven't played since I wanted t... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  i cant select HDR for some reason, works fine in HL2 and such, but the option isnt clickable in Oblivion.... : nico2
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    You got AA turned on? : Drewus
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      i turned AA off and bloom too. but the HDR was still grey'd out.. do i need to restart Oblivion with noth... : nico2
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        What about in the Options before you start the game? : Drewus
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          not selectable, HDR(unsupported) : nico2
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            Which video card do you have? : bostrov
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              guess im out of luck, i did a google search says radeonx800pro cant do HDR in Oblivion cause of something... : nico2
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                What about the latest ATI drivers? There was some ATI driver or patch or something that allowed HDR and A... : Drewus
                • its cool, i was just curious since Sylvanus brought it up again, it runs/looks fine playing with bloom a... : nico2
              • one HDR system isn't the same as the other. There are many ways to implement "HDR", Oblivion uses floatin... : bostrov

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  hahahahah! Yes! Although, I do miss the real Old Man Murray and Seanbaby. : famine101
  • Their Portal narration should rock. : brickmatt

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• seems like if they aren't remaking stuff nowadays they are digitally "enhacing" it (read: fucking it up).... : aethyr
• i think its a pretty big insult to those people who worked really hard back in the day and made some amaz... : nico2
• Fuck them in their stupid asses. : Q-ball
• Jesus Christ! It was retarded for Star Wars, it's retarded for Star Trek Asshats! :( : abrasion
• Okay, well, I already have my DVD collection of the original series, so what's the big deal? It's not lik... : Carfaz11
• i have the DVDs, so i'm good :P : mallocated

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• More coverage: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1862524,00.html They have another film in produc... : jcupitt
• I think he's right. I mean it's made by British folk as an analyze of the American populace. It's not mad... : lord cecil
• I would be upset if it was Bush goatse'ing me, but I'm pretty immune to controversy otherwise, it's just ... : losder5000
• So the head of the idiots complained to the chief reporter of idiots about some other idiots? : spdon

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  have you modified your cookie settings before? are you able to reproduce the problem? : PlanetPerfecto
  • my cookie settings haven't been changed since I started using firefox. Only exceptions are allowed. It... : mista mista

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  I dunno if it's different with the AU release, but Ocarina doesn't come with Wind Waker. If you pre-orde... : Prozium
  • I'm 99% sure it was Ocarina, my buddy has it wind waker is a gold disc and umm ocarina is a purple disc a... : abrasion
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    You are correct. You had to preorder Wind Waker to get OoT and Master Quest. I'm not sure how to get ... : melkore
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      the pre-order disc contained majora's mask, OOT, master quest, and zelda 1/2 : ermac
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        Mine only came with OoT and Masters Quest...I feel ripped off : melkore
        • that sucks! i was happy because i never finished oot on n64 and had never played majora's mask. best pr... : ermac
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        you're confusing the 2 promo discs nintendo released. 1. The Wind Waker pre-order disc had OoT and the... : Prozium
        • you're right! i think instead of nintendo power you could just register three games, right? i'm pretty ... : ermac
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      http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ZELDA-WIND-WAKER-WINDWAKER-2-GAME-BONUS-DISC-RARE_W0QQitemZ250022990479QQihZ015QQc... : abrasion
      • you crazy aussies with your bonus discs! : ermac
      • Wow, that's crazy. Over here the bonus disc was a totally separate item and it's actually pretty pricey ... : Chris Remo
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  You can download and play Ocarina on the Wii without buying Wind Walker. It's that whole 'virtual consol... : roggor
  • or he could use an emulator, but that might be illegal unless he owns the cart : mallocated

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  that's fucking awesome : Mr.Fusion
  • seriously, i can't believe I hadn't seen this before : Mr.Fusion
• Hahahahahha what a bitch, fucking up that sweet monster truck jump and all : JINKY
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bd04-AB8hU&mode=related&search= : lacker
  • HAAHAHAHA this just made me spit rainbow splats on my monitor, thanks : tomservo
• check out 2:08 I was in the 2nd row at that event! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da0NcsoCueY&mode=rel... : lacker
• ALSO I just spent an hour trying to find the CD this was on because it was SORELY missing from YouTube. I... : tomservo

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  I suck at aiming with my joystick, not precise and too sluggish :/ Or I just suck. : sanchez
  • joystick eats it--use the mouse : mallocated
• I love the missiles from Edge of Chaos. It has an awesome AI and I love the sound it makes when it's gets... : pebui
• Do a barrel roll. : Ratsofatsorat
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  Wait until the missile is about to hit, then deploy a countermeasure and make a sharp turn, with a bit of... : lord warlock
  • That is exactly what you do. If you fire them too early, the missile will re lock. : rosewood
  • Afterburner is your fucking FRIEND. : Rice-Rocketeer