Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Aug 31, 2006 6:00pm PDTThings have been getting sassy around these parts lately huh? Glad to see stuff start to get interesting again as we roll through summer. I want you guys to really think about these this evening:
- Skype phones without a PC - Lockheed doing new shuttle - Robot tunes :( - Pluto fighting back - Morphing buildings - Just close your eyes and it will all go awayLastly, that Team Fortress 2 trailer makes me giggle. The TF2 teaser from earlier was pretty hot too. Those are the first game trailers I've actually kept on my desktop to watch again later in probably a couple of years. I'm old.
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Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
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http://www.hostmypiconline.com/images/kids.gif
Seriously, when the kid in the red just fucking throws down at the end, I just lost it. Hardcore.
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For the GC, do I get:
Paper Mario 2, Tales of Symphonia, or Baten Kaitos?
the local wal-mart only carries pm2, and it's only $20. but I must limit my game consumption.
which game causes the most yay?
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Click on the combo deals tab. Very good deal.
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So, the upgrade bug is in full force, and after doing as much price shopping as I could, this is what I came up with. Note: All prices in CDN funds.
Motherboard: Asus P5B - $190
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 - $390
Memory: 2x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800 - $220
Video: Saphire X1900 GT - $235
Other: 430W PS + Case / 250GB SataII HDD / Burner - $250
Total = $1285 +tax
Any thoughts or comments before I pull the trigger?
My only concerns at the moment are:
1) Should I go with a 975 board? (+$100)
2) Should I go with a E6400? (-$100-$125)
3) Should I go with the OCZ Platinum (+$40)
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Guys.
Seriously wtf just happened. I was playing Kameo and then I loaded to a new area, when all the fucking sudden. Bam. Fuck. I can't believe this happened.
It loaded to the next area. My Xbox 360 still worked.
Just thought I'd let everyone know that shit. When you get an Xbox 360, that fucker might just keep working. God damn Microsoft.
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To those who have read it, what do I need to know? I've skimmed through it a bit and it looks a bit...confusing. I generally only read Stephen King, but I was given this as a gift and told I would enjoy it.
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god damn, beerfest was absolutely terrible. it's nothing like super troopers or club dread. a few funny moments, but rest of the movies are just filled with retarded nonsense sophomoric shit. i couldn't believe these guys had anything to do with the previous 2 movies. god, i wanted to walk out of the theater....which is a first!
3/10 worst movie i've seen in like 2 years!
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hello 14 hour day :-/
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The cheap side of me says go for the cheaper, smaller tv. The wasteful side of me says to go for the more expensive, larger tv. They are identical with exception to size. Which side should I squelch?
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Stuff like... How to order your Pure3D card. Instructions for my Maxi Gamer Phoenix graphics card. Links to shacknews forum posts that don't exist anymore due to the big database crash. --> http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8421341 It was supposed to be about how to fix ones refresh rate in XP. lol. A file called IE4 problems.txt.
Ah memory lane. DELETE DELETE. :)
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the server browser wasn't hanging, the music was great, the little walker icon is so cool...
then of course my first match my guy is doing some sort of fucking walking on bees dance all over the place, like my gun literally would not stay still. laggy server maybe? I try an empty one, ok less bee walk, more ability to run around and aim at things... but everything feels "chunky" and not right for BF. maybe my computer is running abacus speed to the games of the future or maybe it just isn't the same series anymore. I dunno.
anyone have any way to "pimp" this shit and get rid of the lag? :(
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What's the best thing to do? I was thinking getting him a card and putting a joke "beer voucher" inside and then buy him a few drinks later on.
I'm moving away to sunny Goulburn, NSW tomorrow.
I'm going to be training at the New South Wales Police College starting this Monday for 6 months.
I don't know how often I'll be able to Shack, but I will be back at my hometown some weekends and I'll be in touch as much as I can. Still, it's 6 months and in that time I'll be learning law, ethics, firearms, driving, all that. Big change!
Keep the KOCK hummin' along cos I love listening to those mp3s on the freeway.
Wish me luck fellas.
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Yeah ok, you were right about Guitar Hero.
:'(
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http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002291TW.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1124920792_.jpg
I think this is the watch I really want. Kinda cool to have an all digital background display like that. Only downside is that it's a bit thick. Could use some gold trim, but oh well.
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START LIVING MOTHERFUCKERS!
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http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/117/tf2lr1.jpg
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i ordered a shiner and a coke and got charged for only the shiner
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HDR is nice, but is it just me or is Bloom look better overall with this game? You get to see more details in dungeons, etc. Kinda wierd. I was just experimenting with it. There is a noticable difference. I'm trying to suppress the "oh but because it's HDR, it's automatically better" thoughts and just go on gut feeling.
Thoughts?
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http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/31/1542244
I miss Old Man Murray, it's cool to hear that they're working at Valve now. Rock on!
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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060831a.php
Is nothing sacred?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5302598.stm
I'll definitely be watching this. What do you guys think of "Gretchen" Essell's opinion that there aren't "many people in America who would want to watch something like that."?
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I only got to play it for about 6 hours but I quite liked it, so this way I get to play a good N64 game I never played, I get to play all the GC games I never played AND I get to play Wii games.
Fingers crossed they don't just focus on gimmick games or party / mp games, I'm an SP gamer primarily.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfwEhuhRr0
I know it's VERY old, I remember seeing it years ago.
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Countermeasures never weem to work for me, the missile always nailes me :(
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