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• yeah i 5'd that motherfucker : SockMonkeh
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  Star Trek physics? Its a fucking TV show. : tyrelhill
  • My friends father Taught a "Physics of Star Trek" class at University : graceofdragons
• That was pretty cool. I always dig stuff like that. : senseimoron
• Wow, incredible. : basketofkittens
• hahah ytmnd is the best way to learn things, everything on wikipedia should be made into ytmnd format. : askedrelic
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  Um... wow. I think that's all I have to say about that. : SatansFist
  • seriously, the universe is so mind-fuckingly huge : SockMonkeh
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  The Hubble Deep Field always makes me consider how immensely fucking huge the universe is. It's also t... : mmogger
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    i'd say there's a decent chance there's another planet almost exactly like ours out there too : SockMonkeh
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      With the sheer number of planets out there, there has to be many like ours. Many. Distance is the prob... : mmogger
      • my dream is to travel to a distance planet where the only difference between us and them is that there ar... : SockMonkeh
      • Time traveling into the future is possible!! Just go invent a working system for defrosting live cryogeni... : InfoBiter
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    That's why I laugh at people who say there is absolutely no other life whatsoever in the universe and tha... : ColoradoCNC
    • yeah, they are mentally fucked in the ass : SockMonkeh
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      Just because there may be other life doesn't mean we're not unique. : Vantage
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        I feel fairly confident in saying that we are unique. I also feel fairly confident in saying that any ot : Arcanum
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          The universe is fucking huge. : SockMonkeh
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            Yeah, but all unique means is "like no other", which is pretty vague if you think about it. I'm sure any... : Arcanum
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              Yeah, and I'm saying that the universe is so freaking huge that I wouldn't rule out another planet almost... : SockMonkeh
              • I'm not saying it's likely, I'm just saying it's possible. : SockMonkeh
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          probably my favorite hubble picture. i love that it a view way way back in time as much as a view far far... : stgulik
          • ^^^ durr, meant for root : stgulik
      • It's more the people who think that life is a unique phenomenon to earth that I find funny. I'm sure the : ColoradoCNC
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      Damn....maybe some mofos are running some alien ja.zz light years away. : kainen1
      • they're definitely not as cool as us, though... or their not as into cocks : SockMonkeh
    • IAWTP : Barbarian
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      If there is life out there, they're actively avoiding us. A self-replicating probe traveling at 0.1c (p... : YamatoTwinkie
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        What if all of the intelligent life that could build probes for example didn't learn how to do so till 10... : Chod
        • Our solar system is relatively young. There are many other systems out there billions of years older. T... : YamatoTwinkie
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    It's impossible to be sure there's other life in the universe just because it's large. It's always a poss... : Orange Pylon
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      Sure, there's an incalculably miniscule chance that there isn't life. But if you look at how life has ma... : ColoradoCNC
      • Then again, we might just find a universe full of nothing more than pond scum. : ColoradoCNC
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        Assuming what you're telling me is true, that only increases the probability that there is other life. Bu... : Orange Pylon
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          True. But yeah, the stuff near the core is really there and wierd as hell. It's microbial life and, acc... : ColoradoCNC
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            I don't want to learn about anything :( I'm only in this thread because space is pretty. : Orange Pylon
            • It sure is. : ColoradoCNC
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  shit like this always makes me feel terribly insignificant. : mechanicalgrape
  • it's pretty awesome isn't it? : p4ck3tloss
• That'd be so cool to find alien life. And fuck it. /hat tip Jay and Silent bob. : oatmela
• It's almost religious. : trove
• related: http://openyoureyes.ytmnd.com : p4ck3tloss
• I've been to that galaxy. The food is meh and the women are nasty. : sanchez
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  I want that picture for my desktop! Its amazing! Can someone gimme a link to it? : Galadriel07
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    Link is available from that YTMND. : SpaecKow
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      i dont get it. I didnt see a link :( : Galadriel07
      • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Hubble_Ultra_Deep_Field_Black_point_edit.jpg : sanchez
  • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=hubble%20deep%20field&sa=N&tab=wi : mmogger
  • i took it off my desktop after about a minute cause it was too busy :) : SockMonkeh
• I love our Earth and our universe and everything in it. Let’s go see everything and find eve... : SpaecKow
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  also related: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm Carl Sagan's quote from Pale Blue Dot: That's... : p4ck3tloss
  • The Antarans used to warp in at the worst possible time in MOO2. : Omaha
  • Still such a great quote. Sagan was a genius. : ColoradoCNC
  • Holy fuck Antares is gigantic. I don't think I can really even grasp something of that size. I mean jus... : Chod
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  That is pretty mind-boggling. There HAS to be aliens. : kainen1
  • I agree. How can there not be? : ThomW
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    Also today in amazingly impossible to prove hypothesis: There has to be God to be able to orchestrate suc... : p4ck3tloss
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      yeah I buy that. (not the same one detailed by human religions) but a full-on god or creator? Yeah, I w... : kainen1
      • I would like to believe something like that too, but there doesn't HAVE to be any of that. Chances see... : p4ck3tloss
    • Not necessarily. The universe is a large place, and there are a lot of opportunities for one-in-a-million... : Orange Pylon
  • BUT EARTH IS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE! : steelsamurai
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  It actually makes me sad. Only because I know that there is something else out there, and I'll never see ... : Halen
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    Why are you so certain of that? Nothing's stopping whatever's out there from coming to us within your li... : PenicillinX57
    • There might be plenty. Like for example you know those people who live on a little island near Indonesia,... : SpaecKow
    • I think the combination of size+time might, unfortunately, preclude us from ever meeting any of our neigh... : ColoradoCNC
    • Of course I know it's not certain, but the odds are stacked pretty heavily in favor of it not happening. ... : Halen
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    Seriously, I wish I could live long enough to where we can fully understand our universe, can travel the ... : jonas54
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      i actually think there is a good chance of that happening in our lifetimes : bradsh
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        Sorry, but I've got another 50 years or so before I die, so it won't happen until 2057 at the earliest. : mmogger
        • what if we invent some sort of life-prolonging breakthrough which then allows your life to go on long eno... : SockMonkeh
        • www.kurzweilai.net is a great site if you want to keep up to date on all sorts of advances in robotics, b... : brushbaron
  • i saw it. two of them, actually. : reverend~heresy
• Also, good think I didnt see this while on Shrooms. I think I would turn into a really annoying prophet ... : kainen1
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  Imagine living forever (or at least a long time) and visiting those places to see what there is to see. : trove
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    Sometimes I think being dead is maybe like that... : SpaecKow
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      no I think being dead is like the background of the shack : theghostofsmdever
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        Take the background of the Shack. Now, take the background away. What's left is what death is. : Arcanum
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          I had youtube open under the shack 0_o : theghostofsmdever
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            THE AFTERLIFE IS VIDEOBLOGS : SpaecKow
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              So there really is a Hell? Damn. And it's not even run by a Great Evil Dude. Talk about suck. : Arcanum
              • Hell really is other people, apparently. : ColoradoCNC
      • Yes it's just my weak irrational theist talking... : SpaecKow
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    Bring back souvenirs : ColoradoCNC
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      The only souvenirs will be memories. : trove
      • No t-shirts or shot glasses? :( : ColoradoCNC
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  It things like that, that continue to make me think the idea of an attentive God who created only one pla... : Vincent Grayson
  • yah but I highly doubt we will come in contact with another intelligent lifeform in our life time or the ... : mindshot
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  Amazing. How did they know to point hubble right there? : greendonuts
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    They wondered what they would find in a spot of seemingly empty space? : SpaecKow
    • correct. they could have picked a spot to the left of it or just to the total 180degree side so long as i... : reverend~heresy
  • They would have seen the same thing looking in any other direction. : aeg1x
  • giggle. pwned. : greendonuts
• Also, what is this, vangelis or some shit? : SpaecKow
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  This is why we should be spending MORE on space science. None of this, "We have enough problems on earth... : Barbarian
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    Too late, our time is almost up. ~500 years. Oh well. : FushigiDenki
    • Whatnow? : SpaecKow
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      I bet we'll be able to put a self-sustaining colony on another planet within 100 years. : Arcanum
      • uhhh, what planet? venus and mars are too hostile. the craters on the moon scare me. imagine getting hit ... : reverend~heresy
    • Are you talking humans in general, or just our current societal structure? Hopefully our species will be... : ColoradoCNC
• For some reason I was expecting one of those "yeah everything is cool. Oh you want me to focus my attenti... : unknown_fiend
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  Does anyone know what the song in that clip is? : -efx-
  • Chase, from the Midnight Express soundtrack. : gndagger
  • listen to artbell much? : reverend~heresy
• Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. : nyranger66
• Keep Hubble ALIVE! : -TKF-
• good site if you want a new neat astronomy pic each day. today's is nice http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apo... : stgulik
• I want to become one with the universe. I think this is why 2001: A Space Odyssey is my fav movie. : deeveee

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• Yeah. TF2 + Portal + Ep2 is the combo I'm most excited about, right now. : ChibiJosh
• Rainbow 6 Vegas, Gears of War, Viva Pinata, TF2, Portal : sigpro
• Yep, I'm probably most excited for that combo (most notably Portal), and GoW. Not much else, because I... : qwpeoriu
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  wii tennis : sikander
  • YES : Mansmells
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  hopefully TF2 can put away CS:Source. seriously : RikiTiki2
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    I don't know... that'd be hard to do. CounterStrike has waaay too much momentum behind it. But yeah, ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I know CS is unbeatable, but I mean among the shack. i'd rather see TF2 threads in every chatty rather th... : RikiTiki2
      • Oh, well that seems a lot more realistic. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • signed. But I hope TF2 is more interesting than the rounds of qwtf that we played. : ki11_viru5
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    Not going to happen. TF2 is way more action oriented. A game that fast is not going to catch on with mass... : Serpico74
    • You could be right. Time will tell.. I mean, especially when Team Fortress 2 and Portal are out. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Nintendo Wii is gonna 0wn : Korban
  • lol but its so expensive : not work safe
• halo3, zelda, bioshock, alan wake, fear2, othello extreme : vigilante
• Armed Assault first and foremost. Aside from that, Black Shark, Bioshock, Supreme Commander, and a bunch ... : Dslyecxi
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  R6: Vegas and Star Trek: Legacy : johnny skidmarks
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    Fuck you dude, I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling the love for Legacy. : ejectorpod
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      you=ya...sorry :P I lose @ internet post. : ejectorpod
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        LOL. Legacy looks like its going to be awesome. I cant wait for it. : johnny skidmarks
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          Same here. You, me, and the Enterprise makes three. : ejectorpod
          • I think it looks pretty boring, actually. This gameplay movie is pretty bland: http://www.fileshack.com/... : PenicillinX57
  • Im enjoying Company of Heroes right now. But I'll have to get Bioshock, Dark Messiah, and maybe Wii for Z... : locater16
• Twilight Princess, Hellgate: London are the main two right now. : slax0r
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  Links 360 : Degenerate
  • ^^^ YES : Holesinswiss
• Quack Attack : pres589
• GTA4 : jcutner
• Zelda, Metroid Prime 3, Contact, Lost Planet, and Hellgate : melkore
• supreme goddamn commander, why has no one said this. wussies : JINKY
• everything on the wii since it's pretty much going to own : [fry]
• Bioshock, Half-Life 2: Ep 2 (and Portal), Quake Wars, Supreme Commander, Metroid Prime 3, and Team Fortre... : freshyk
• Company of Heroes. Oh wait! : Moonbase Commander
• TF2, Gears of War, Wii Sports, Zelda, Might and Magic : bozer
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  Yeah GTA4, umm Just Cause that comes out the 20th but dunno when i'll get it. Quake Wars, new Zelda : Ziz
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    what the fuck i thought just cause was like, the end of october. i guess they moved it up : JINKY
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      Ah well not sure, i looked on ebgames so they might have it wrong. walmart.com has it listed as the 20th ... : Ziz
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        gamefaqs said the 26th or 28th or something : JINKY
        • Ah, well hope theres free roam in it. not like demo having to do the missions before sun sets etc : Ziz
• Holy shit, I just can't believe I have a Macbook with XP on it, so I can play TF2 WITH everyone. I can't ... : askedrelic
• Zelda and Bioshock : ariakaz
• Metroid Prime 3, Spore, Gears of War, Mario Galaxies, and TF2 : c_man_tmt
• Touchy Feely Pokey Squeely : drucifer
• QuakeWars : snowwolf
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  Guitar Hero 2 Guitar Hero 2 Guitar Hero 2 : Serpico74
  • I would like to put my signature here. : maltrogg
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  Twilight Princess, Hellgate: London, and Spore : Goncyn
  • Oh, and Supreme Commander : Goncyn
• 1. Supreme Commander 2. HL2: Episode 2 + Portal + TF2 3. Crysis 4. BioShock 5. Quake Wars 6. Yoshi's... : PenicillinX57
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  Rallisport Challenge 3 : Holesinswiss
  • i wish :( : jcutner
  • Maaaan :( : nomaad
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  Games that are listed twice, depends on which version ends up being better. PC Bioshock Savage 2 Da : armybob
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    You forgot Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Live Arcade... : PenicillinX57
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      your right. Castlevania DS was the first of the new type Castlevanias i've played (except the first GBA v... : armybob
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        If you have a craving for Castlevania, pick up the GBA two-pack of Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorr : PenicillinX57
        • I've been meaning to pick that up for awhile now as I absolutely adored Castlevania DS. I finished that g... : armybob
• Phoenix Wright: Justice For All, Guitar Hero 2! : Deathlove
• TF2, Wii (zelda, mario, sports), and yes I'll admit it WoW:BC : metralgia
• 1) HL2-Ep2 bundle 2) Armed Assault 3) NwN2 4) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : coyoterys
• \m/ GEARS OF WAR \m/ : dmiller
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  Savage 2!, Supreme Commander, TF2 : AcesnEights
  • Oh shit I forgot about Savage 2! I've already purchased it so I haven't really thought of it as an upcom... : melkore
• Supreme Commander, Spore, Defcon, Hellgate London. : Arcanum
• DNF, only because nobody else said it yet. I really don't have an urge for it anymore though. : xelencin
• Defcon, C&C3, Splinter Cell Double Agent, Stalker : NFXFSX
• bioshock, gears of war, spore : filthysock
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  Okami, Zelda, COH, Blizzards new RTS. : abrasion
  • Oh and Supreme Commander, Fable 2, Bioshock, C&C 3, GTA4 There's some good stuff coming : abrasion
• Zelda, Armed Assault, Spore, the whole Episode 2 package, Supreme Commander, Metroid Prime 3, Bioshock, Q... : lord warlock
• Gears of War and Halo 3 : ColoradoCNC
• Bioshock, Vampyre Story. http://www.amegames.com/vs/ : enyakk
• Gears of War, BioShock, Lost Planet, Slinter Cell DA, Halo 3, Too Human, Mass Effect, Portal, etc... : Dan 101
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  Dark Messiah and HL2: Ep. 2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Bioshock is a given. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  So many, and I will get to play so few of them :( This was originally in no order but it was getting lon : Chris Remo
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    2 Questions. What is god hand, never heard of it. Where is god of war 2, WHERE is GOD OF WAR 2 on t... : abrasion
    • I haven't gotten very far in God of War, so 2 isn't really on my hype list at the moment. : Chris Remo
  • You missed something in the PC part of your list. :'( : Dslyecxi
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    No Mass Effect for 360? :/ : mikage
    • I couldn't decide whether to add it or not. I'm not actively excited for that game, but I think there's ... : Chris Remo
  • Whoa, there's a Command & Conquer 3 coming out? I didn't know that. : Maddog_Delphi97
• TF2, Supreme Commander, and if they ever make a Descent 4 or MechWarrior5r} I might go sleepless from ann... : jrock
• Dark Messiah, Bioshock, Portal and HL2: E2. : rand04

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  personally, i'd chop off about 4 hours of batt. life for "real use" im sure they give you a good 20 h... : PlanetPerfecto
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    i tried a power inverter dealie for my zen xtra and there was audible static from it. i'd assume apple se... : jcutner
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      Nanos use the same dock connector all 3rd, 4th and 5th gen iPods use. You can use any dock connector acc... : Scrimbo Obeer
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        but in general then, there are direct ipod to cigarette lighter power adapters? : jcutner
        • Tons of them. Some also have integrated line out and/or FM transmitters, so you can play them on your ca... : Scrimbo Obeer
    • im pretty sure any decent griffin itrip or belkin type thing works, i took my nano for a ride in my frien... : PlanetPerfecto
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    but since the nanos don't have any moving parts wouldn't the battery life estimates be more accurate than... : Prozium
    • yes, I agree, but really...im chopping that time off in my head in a non-scientific way that accounts for... : PlanetPerfecto
    • they probably assume the screen never lights up too, which would still be an issue with the nanos : moonbreaker
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      It's just how it is dude, it's not 14 hours - maybe it depends on the volume you play at or if you fforwa... : abrasion
      • interestingly enough I tried that same test on my 4g ipod and it reached the claims :P. : moe6
• I am getting a legit 19 hours on my gen 1 HD based iPod with my replacement battery: http://www.shackn : Lunatic Angelic
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  The new Nanos are a bit brighter, and the aluminum case will take MUCH more abuse than the lucite/mirror ... : Scrimbo Obeer
  • Also, the box for the new Nano is kickass: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2043 : Scrimbo Obeer
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    The original nano really isn't easy to break. : abrasion
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      But it quickly looks like ass without a case. Any of the lucite/mirrored iPods do. The original Mini an... : Scrimbo Obeer
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        I don't really care it's an mp3 player not a fasion statement. For reference though I don't pull the p... : abrasion
        • Probably the box of saran wrap... : Scrimbo Obeer
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          holy crud you are an exception. most everyone tears that shit off and most everyone appreciates the ipod ... : not work safe
          • I can re-sell my stuff then. Infact I've put sticky tape all over my ipod to keep the plastic on the f... : abrasion
        • You forget, it's an iPod. I sometimes scratch my head as to why I purchased one when I see my classmates ... : ieGod
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  totaly not what you are asking, but i'm planning on grabbing one of these: http://www.mobibluamerica.com... : stgulik
  • that's really impressive! damn... : jcutner
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  Tangent: How much do you guys think I could sell a 1 gig first generation Nano, brand new in box? : airrob
  • I'd say ~$80 : strandgeck
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  14 hours of life on the 2gb? Hummmmm 10 maybe. : abrasion
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    Right on fucking que. : orgcaptainnemo
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      Oh shut the fuck up, I'm not even complaining about it, I use mine for exactly 33 minutes without the abi... : abrasion
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        uh, you don't know how long your nano's battery lasts? : vigilante
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          It lasts about 10 hours, I dont' charge it each time clever guy. Plus I've spent an entire day flying ... : abrasion
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            you guys are arguing on a message board about battery life. : lacker
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              it's abrasion. he would argue about anything! :) : moshman
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                Actually I'm not arguing about battery life lacker not in any way at all, it doesn't bother me. I'm ar... : abrasion
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                  excuse me, you are simply well known for your bitching, and if you can't take a joke about it then your o... : moshman
                  • I don't feel all of the posts being made are joking, yours was - clearly but many others are using it as ... : abrasion
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                  I would have let it go. Are you having any fun? : lacker
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                    Yeah I think so, thanks for asking - more so than usual, I'm looking forward to some games and the new TV... : abrasion
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                      What are you talking about 2-yars? : lacker
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                        Takes a while to go from fat to unfat. : abrasion
                        • not 2 years. put some pep in your step. : lacker
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                          takes a year to go from fat to unfat, maybe less. it takes 2 years to go from fat to Brad Pitt : moshman
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                            Well I'd be happy with being about 1/3 as fit as him in fight club :) : abrasion
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                              so about 8 months of cardio + weights 3 times a week and you will be there :) : moshman
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                                16 months of cardio for me, one with severely flat feet needs to take it easy or I'll not have knees and ... : abrasion
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                                  rowing! : moshman
                                  • Once the gym opens at work, I'm down - elliptical, rowing, kegels - the whole lot, I look forward to hur... : abrasion
              • In this case he didn't start it. It was nemo's egging post that got the ball rolling. : Fred Garvin
• We've managed to get ~11-14 hours out of my 4GB Nano. Drove out to Syracuse and back (5.5 hours each way... : genom

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  Here's one from a couple of days ago: http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4190/clipboard03qb1.jpg : Scrimbo Obeer
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    that looks sexy and all... but is thre a way to remove all those side bars in explorer? it looks so clutt... : Flying h4x0r
    • Of course there is. http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9632/menubarzd3.jpg Just unselect the ones you... : Scrimbo Obeer
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      And it may look cluttered, by Vista actually makes good use of them, and they are of course resizable. : Scrimbo Obeer
      • awesome.. i downloaded RC1 but i haven't had the time or felt comfortable installing it.. cuase i know... : Flying h4x0r
      • Of course, you can take it too far: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/711/wenttoofarhuhdh6.jpg : Scrimbo Obeer
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  and then you ruin it by using IE7 : graceofdragons
  • lol, only used it for the SS, i cant stand IE7 : OverBurN
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  looks like XP with a new skin : johnny skidmarks
  • the UI is much better then XP in design and function, takes a few notes from Linux and OSX and blends the... : graceofdragons
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  is that rating out of 5? : ariakaz
  • no clue :D i havent read into those numbers yet : OverBurN
  • 100 : mega man
  • If I remember correctly, the ratings aren't 'out of' anything. As hardware becomes better, the ratings wi... : ResidualEffect
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    no, it can be higher. It is based on YOUR LOWEST scoring piece of hardware - in my case its my processor.... : majestik
    • oh that makes more sense, but still kinda lame : graceofdragons
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    that rating thing has got to be broken, I got like a 2 and I think it's out of 10...loaded it on a Dual C... : graceofdragons
    • I don't think there's a limit. As computers get more powerful, the ratings will continue to increase. I'm... : StuMan1337
    • the score is based on the lowest score out of: CPU Memory (ops/sec) GPU HD (transfer rate) Mine: htt... : Shadowdane
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    The overall score's generated from a benchmarking tool called WinSAT that's included with Vista; it's on ... : Uller
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      Neat! So do you work for MS, or did they contract you to do it, or what? : Hiro
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        Yes, it was all done internally. There's roughly five devs and three testers dedicated to it, plus suppo... : Uller
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          that's awesome; fantastic job on that feature. I just want to pass along this comment I read on the Co... : MikkleThePickle
          • Yep -- there's two separate tests for it in RC1 for exactly that reason. The Aero test simulates desktop... : Uller
• i like the weather display! : sikander
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  I'm going to have to get a wide-screen monitor and a high-end graphics card so I can run it in all it's g... : Colleton
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    seems to be running just fine on my 6800GT : OverBurN
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      Dude, I'm just looking for an excuse to upgrade. :) : Colleton
      • lol ok! uhm it runs like shit on the 6800GT, you should upgrade! : OverBurN
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  My desktop: http://www.personal.psu.edu/smm438/desktop.jpg : StuMan1337
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    it really is pretty :( the task switcher is neat-o, so is alt-tab... still digging around finding out ... : OverBurN
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      Yeah, here's a screenshot of Win-Tab in action: http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/569/wintabai9.jpg ... : Scrimbo Obeer
      • I'm a fan of the real-time previews when you hover over an item on the taskbar. I can't wait for a new ve... : StuMan1337
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      In the personalization options you can actually change the glass colors and transparency levels. I'm curr... : StuMan1337
      • orly? cool! i'll check it out :D : OverBurN
  • I finally got RC1 installed but got a rating of 1.0 woo! I had to take my x1600 out and put in my old mes... : Ziz
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  I don't know if I've ever seen an answer to this. With all of the pretty-ness of Vista, how are games goi... : skinlab133
  • OS seemed to have a nice small footprint on all the hardware, it didn't really seem that bad to me, but I... : graceofdragons
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    Surely it disables all that while running a fullscreen app. : vigilante
    • Yes -- it backs off if you're running fullscreen. : Uller
  • runs pretty good here.. didn't notice any performance difference over XP. : Shadowdane
  • BF2 runs pretty much exactly the same as it does on XP, and this is on an aging laptop. : Helter Skelter
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  So who well does this run dual boot with XP? : Chod
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    WHAT YOU SAY !! dual boots just fine with winxp here! : OverBurN
    • Good to hear. I run XP Pro now and this pc is my powerhouse and wanted to try Vista on it. : Chod
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    nicely. Im keeping my XP install for apps the refuse to work with x64 and Vista does this neat trick of c... : majestik
    • woops in XP C: is my XP install : majestik
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  Is Vista backwards compatable with XP software? I want to try it out but I don't want to not be able to a... : SockMonkeh
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    Yeah, most software works. The only problem I have is programs like Daemon Tools where they install unsig... : StuMan1337
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      You can change that, but Daemon Tools still wouldn't work, it's just flat out incompatable with RC1. : Helter Skelter
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        Same with Alchohol. : FushigiDenki
        • that sucks : SockMonkeh
      • You can't change that with RC1 (x64). You used to be able to, but now the switch doesn't work. You could ... : StuMan1337
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  Man, I would totally be running Vista now if I didn't have to develop for IE6. : BlackCat9
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    Why not dual-boot with XP? Wow... PRL. I can't remember the last time I hit it. : StuMan1337
    • Not worth it. I only have a 100gb laptop hard drive and I would rather dual-boot Ubuntu. : BlackCat9
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    You don't be developing with/for it for much longer. : FushigiDenki
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      nonsense. i still develop for ie 5.5. what he doesnt seem to know is that there is a way to run previous ... : bradsh
      • They changed a bunch of that with some things in 6 : Chod
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    Virtual PC is your friend. : someWayne
    • I was about to make the same reply. : Entity
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  How does it handle detecting my SATA controller? Don't have to dig out the floppy? : zyklonbee
  • i had no problems with the SATA on my P4C800 asus mobo, didnt have to pull out drivers or whatever : OverBurN
  • Shouldn't have to. I didn't. : Scrimbo Obeer
  • worked fine here.. didn't need a floppy or anything to install it : Shadowdane
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    Most common chipsets are already supported, but if you do need drivers during the install, you should be ... : Helter Skelter
    • Oh my fucking God Helter. I just found your profile. : TastyWheat
• I am tempted to try it again now that RC1 is out. I tried the post-Beta 2 build and it was too buggy for ... : Goncyn
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  It's not ok that I'm aroused by this picture. : ki11_viru5
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    Is this better? http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9052/clipboard01py1.jpg NWS : Scrimbo Obeer
    • IM SO INTO VISTA NOW : PlanetPerfecto
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  I have the same Experience Index, but slower CPU and less Ram. What is your lowest factor? : gakera
  • Mine's CPU, btw : gakera
  • looks like its my cpu http://www.overburn.ca/vistaxp.jpg : OverBurN
• If I had thermal grease I'd be installing it now, sigh. Tomorrow it is. : loboca
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  Is it still possible to get in on using Vista? : lowayne
  • You can still download the ISO from here: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm... : Scrimbo Obeer
• http:\\www.houseofdrumming.com/images/vista2.jpg : Cygnus X-1
• it looks like XP has for years with the visual themes? : multisync
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  I have an RC1 beta key for the first person to reply to this post. : AlexXdude
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    I could use it! : Delithio
    • delithio, check your SMs : AlexXdude
  • not interested : multisync
• So it's like XP, but I get to pay $300 to run it? Sweet! : Gauss
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  what must be done to acquire a beta key? i want to love it too : cpt_gloval
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx : smacknca
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  #1 - How do I turn off the god-awful "permission" dialog box that pops up when I want to make any type of... : EvilDolemite
  • 1. msconfig -> Tools tab -> Disable UAC (reboot) 2. I figure it is indexing - it hasn't affected perform... : majestik
  • 1. Open Control Panel, User Accounts, and click the "Turn User Account Control on or off" link. 2. O... : Scrimbo Obeer
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    10 Vista Tweaks http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=132 : majestik
    • found some other useful tricks here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/web/expert/bowman_vistaprevi... : smacknca
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    I work on Vista, so I see this a lot, every day in fact since you have to elevate privileges to actually ... : Uller
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      Oh, and FWIW, UAC is mainly annoying when you've first installed and are putting on all your apps/games. ... : Uller
      • it's annoying in that Synergy gets stopped whenever a dialog comes up and I have to dig around for a USB ... : bostrov
• All this and they still dont support TGA's. Fucking GAY. : Cygnus X-1

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• Is this going to come out on PC? I hate playing shooters on consoles but this looks awesome D: : aeg1x
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  I don't understand the hype on this game from Sony fans, it might look good but it's still pretty much st... : abrasion
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    It's a rip off of Halo, so...I guess that's why? : aggressor
    • Well I'm still not seeing anything of interest then,... : abrasion
  • Did you watch the videos coming out of e3? I wasn't really sold on it until I saw them. It's just a cool ... : aeg1x
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    Well, considering who is developing it, how good it looks and the postive "buzz" there is around this gam... : -TKF-
    • I don't really see the Halo connection with this game. However, the article you linked does say "Halo-kil... : Mansmells
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      Are you actually even beggining to imply I'm a halo fan or just making a comment about the kind of people... : abrasion
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        General, no reason to direct anything at you, your just angry as usual. : -TKF-
        • Are you deliberately mis-reading my posts or perhaps trolling me into anger? If you're trolling sadly I'm... : abrasion
• the complete and total lameness of the story makes it hard for me to read past the first page but that is... : qwpeoriu
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  seriously this game looks fucking awesome, seriously cannot fucking wait : klearlyunseen
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    seriously : klearlyunseen
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      are you being serious? : losimagic
      • IGN sure is! : notd665
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  Wow. If anyone ever doubted that game reviewers get paid off for positive press, let this seal the deal f... : notd665
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    uh, why? : klearlyunseen
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      Because he played the game and didn´t like it one bit... : -TKF-
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        That's pretty much it. So generic and not even that visually appealing. : notd665
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          except that everyone who's played it says it's great and it's not really very generic at all and it's got... : JINKY
          • http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/13/ps3-impressions-resistance-fall-of-man/ As far as E3 impressions, th... : notd665
• I'm hesitant to say that I'm excited about it, but.... I am really starting to look forward to it. Halo-k... : raija
• Gamespy: We only got to play Resistance: Fall of Man for a few minutes, but that was more than enough : -TKF-
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  Redhead: This is my preview of resistance fall of man which is GONNA KICK SO MUCH @$$ ITS NOT EVEN FUN : -TKF-
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    of the 20 seconds I watched redhead seems to be a fucking idiot, I was about to hop on your silent-wolf l... : qwpeoriu
    • while i agree hes an idiot to the most extreme, this game is gonna rock my face!!!!!!!! : klearlyunseen
    • O Rly, redhead seems pretty cool, level headed and not at all like a typical teenage virgin that cries be... : -TKF-
• koot-ah-ken : mista mista
• Sounds interesting, and I liked Ratchet & Clank a bunch, but it worries me that the article has to keep d... : algernoN8
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  As difficult as it for some reason seems to be for various people here to believe that a PS3 might actual... : Chris Remo
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    Why do you hate the Wii so much, Chris? It's obvious you just want Nintendo to fail, judging from your su... : enyakk
    • ^^^ZOMG Wii FANBOY!!1 : algernoN8
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    didn't you say Gears of War was the best game you saw in one of the days you were at E3? Am I mistaken... : armybob
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      No, it was totally amazing. It's just not personally my kind of game. Also it's worth nothing that I wa... : Chris Remo
      • Ok i guess that makes sense heh : armybob
      • Er, worth "noting," not "nothing." : Chris Remo
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        What kind of gamer are you? : abrasion
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          One who would have been totally into Gears of War five or ten years ago but now finds it a bit tougher to... : Chris Remo
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            This: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4242993143278425715& Got me hot again, i´m g... : -TKF-
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              It takes a LOT for me to put up with console controllers for FPS. Seriously, it's horrible for me. I do... : Chris Remo
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                even those examples you mentioned i couldn't tolerate it. The only reason i know how boring halo gets is... : kbnerd
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                  I felt the same way about Metroid Prime when I first played it. I returned to it a couple years later an... : Chris Remo
                  • I got super-proficient with the controls within the hour I started the game. It's different, but absolute... : enyakk
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                Am I the only one post ,... The bigass Xbox 1 Duke controller is better for FPS games as far as I'm c... : abrasion
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                  No, I think the face button layout is horrible. : Chris Remo
                  • I have the tiniest doll hands too and it totally doesn't bother me for 99% of Xbox games, specifically FP... : abrasion
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                I played halo and kind a accepted the controls, i really liked the atmosphere, it reminded me so much of ... : -TKF-
                • Yeah Halo's controls are fine for me, but the FOV ugh claustrophobia city :( it's horrific, I feel like I... : abrasion
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    This is the shack :-) The PS3 launch looks strong on the software part, but i´m sure it will b... : -TKF-
    • check your shackmsg yo! : armybob
• I think it's bad luck to be labeled as a "Halo-Killer." IMO, only Halo can kill Halo. Halo 2 damn near... : pebui
• I think Gears of War and Lost Planet both look better than this game judging by the videos. : 5150Joker

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• yeah the MP3 video just sold me for certain on it. Fuck I am going to have to get this on launch day now... : stgdz
• I need both of those games now. : FushigiDenki
• oh shi, I had never seen Red Steel before but that's absolutely awesome!! : askedrelic
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  Red Steel looks neat but their trailers are sucktastic. : omnova
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    You just don't like stuff that is awesome. : FushigiDenki
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      I like lots of things that are awesome. Fire Emblem and Star Ocean, for example; totally awesome. : omnova
      • I'm just giving you shit. I wonder how long their advertisments will be like this. I also why they neve... : FushigiDenki
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    I thought so too. Everytime they get to a great part it switches to their retard at the controls. Red... : melkore
    • lol...Wii trailers: watch a moron on the controls : byorn
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    Yeah why did the guy start eating sushi in the middle of it? : thechaz
    • It comes with the game. : FushigiDenki
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  MP3 looks like a winner. Hope it has some multiplayer action : persuxe
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    No multiplayer last I looked. They wanted to focus in a great conclusion to the series : melkore
    • Even a simple deathmatch mode would be good, or maybe a puzzle/racing game. Sad panda. : persuxe
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      When was the last time Nintendo killed a franchise? Who said this will be the last Metroid Prime? :( : monohydrate
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        Metroid doesn't have to take the form of Metroid Prime. If it is the last one, Samus could very likely r... : slax0r
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          Exactly. Metroid Prime takes place between Metroid and Metroid 2. They can jump somewhere else in the tim... : Serpico74
          • I hope to see some post-Fusion action myself. : DOOManiac
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        The Prime series has always been a trilogy from what Retro has said (Like Halo) There will be more. I... : melkore
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          Well Metroid does so well. I don't see why they wouldn't shake it up and start a new "branched off" serie... : K1Bond007
          • The E3 presentation showed Samus fighting Ridley in a badass boss fight : melkore
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    Shit they're using the same Red Steel "edge of screen" view system :( : ieGod
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      There are sensitivity settings, they have talked about it a bit. The lowest one makes you go to the edge,... : lplasmatron
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        The video I saw was using expert, but it still suffers from fixed-speed turning syndrome. I guess it's no... : ieGod
        • If you look you'll notice that it's not the "edge" of the screen, but rather the further you move from th... : aethyr
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          The main issue with that would be how to "recenter" the remote once you have oriented yourself to a new "... : Serpico74
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            yeah you would need a button modifier or something, but it would be doable. If the sensivity were right i... : sigpro
            • You don't run out of room but I don't want to be facing anywhere away from the TV when I'm playing either... : Serpico74
• The part in MP3 where the spaceship smashes through the hallway and breaches the hull, the soldier gets s... : Serpico74
• MP3 looks awesome, I wanted to kill the player though, my god. : yAak
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  I hope that you actually make a throwing motion to throw nades in Red Steel. If so, OMGPWN. :D : DOOManiac
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    That's how they said you do it back in an interview I read a couple months ago : FushigiDenki
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      I dont get how that will end up working. What determines a good throw...? What determines exactly where i... : bozer
      • It can detect how hard you toss it so I would wager they would use that. Madden uses it for passing (lob... : melkore
      • I don't know for sure, but if I had to speculate I'd say that where you are aiming is where it is going t... : FushigiDenki
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  Metroid should have never been turned into a first person game. : Omaha
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    I agree, RTS all the way. : FushigiDenki
    • turn based card game FTW!!! : Korban
  • Metroid Prime is up there with Super Metroid. It went way beyond my expectations. It didn't lose any of t... : Serpico74
  • I sort of agree, but the only other option would be 3rd person. They'd never keep it 2D. : aethyr
  • Metroid Prime is amazing. What's wrong with you Omaha? : omnova
  • Before Prime was released I would have completely agreed with you. : slax0r
  • I'm certainly not crazy about MP, but I think it was an excellent game and taking Metroid to first person... : qwpeoriu
  • Metroid Prime was one of the best games of last generation, so you're wrong. : walker270
  • I totally disagree. Metroid Prime was a great fucking game. So was Metroid Prime 2. I'm not disappointed ... : K1Bond007
  • you lose at being right! MP was an amazing game : moshman
  • I agreed completely until I played it. : Chris Remo
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  I can't tell the difference between the normal and advanced controls in that vid they have. It looks like... : Dynotaku
  • i got metriod prime on the day it came out. and i was in a gaming void that i have never had since the ea... : knightblade87
  • Higher sensitivity and faster turning are the differences. : Serpico74
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    from what i've seen of past videos and this: on expert, the view starts turning slowly as you move away f... : pyide
    • err, the closer further you get from center : pyide
• OMG Why is it anytime we get demo footage like this it's always done by a player whos never played a vide... : VegasX
• man, metroid really reminds me of Halo in that video. Talking to the bridge captain on a spaceship, batt... : OrkO