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• googtube? will google keep their own video site? will they keep the youtube brand separate? youtube.googl... : GloriousCow
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  So when does google buy the whole internet? : pigvomit
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    GoogleNet goes on-line August 4th, 2017. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. GoogleNet be... : hirez
    • duh duh duh dum da duh duh duh dum da DUH DUH DUH DUM DA TITOR REESE : pigvomit
    • at 2:16 am easter time, August 29th, ZeroDPX has a soda pop. : Maddog_Delphi97
• YouTube sold out. They're no longer cool. : omnova
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  If true this is the most retarded thing ever : Zero|DPX
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    I dunno. They employ people to work on a free open source browser...sounds profitable. : omnova
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      They sure as hell didn't pay $1.65 billion for the privilege! : Zero|DPX
      • You guys are getting ripped off then. : omnova
    • Then again, they are helping to improve the quality of a very real threat in IE, which would have MS sear... : carnivore
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    Anti-Google comments from a Google employee detected. Dispatching thought police in progress... : carnivore
    • ALERT ALERT ALERT : oHnOES
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    I hope they don't transfer you to the youtube division. : pigvomit
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      You don't get transferred against your will here. : Zero|DPX
      • After 2 months of "reconditioning", you'll volunteer to transfer. : ChibiJosh
      • Any positions open for an inexperienced alcoholic traffic cone? : Orange Pylon
  • people like youtube because of the copyrighted material on it. google won't be able to keep hosting that ... : GloriousCow
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    I completely agree, sinking that much cash in youtube is stupidly stupid. : abrasion
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      Not for Google; they make their money off advertising and YouTube has exactly what increases ad revenue; ... : rasputinreborn
      • YouTube IS EYEBALLS!!!! : bad_fish
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  Google's first big mistake. : haiku
  • It very well could be. I'll wait and see, I find it hard to believe they did this without already having ... : InfoBiter
  • IAWTP http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13009557 : aethyr
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    I'm going to assume Google has some plan that we don't know about which would magically make all the copy... : carnivore
    • A retarded amount of lawyers and money, yes. But it is going to destruct YouTube as a brand and everyone ... : haiku
    • It looks like a large chunk of the problem may already be solved: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061009/t... : Arcanum
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  Great, now we're going to have to wait a few days between uploading videos and being able to share them o... : roushimsx
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    We got rid of the upload delay a long time ago. Uploading is instant and has been for awhile. : Zero|DPX
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      I'm going to upload some Panzer Dragoon Saga videos in a little bit. If there's a delay, I'm going to cal... : roushimsx
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        I'm only passing on what I've been told! But I have in fact been told it works! : Zero|DPX
        • We've used Google video and YouTube on many occaisions and they are nearly identicle. The only wait is f... : AndyGoin
        • Last time I uploaded videos it took a few days for them to get verified :( p.s. if this last battle of... : roushimsx
      • There was no delay when I uploaded those Ys movies a while back. : omnova
• Wow. : Stage
• In STOCK? I've got no idea how they plan on making that thing profitable... : halophoenix
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  I don't understand this at all. I don't even understand what they were thinking when they did it. : sgtsanity
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    They were thinking "youtube is way more popular than google video, let's buy them". It's a classic MS mo... : aethyr
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      The only way I can see them doing this is if they think their hand is forced by Myspace's new video servi... : sgtsanity
      • Well considering YouTube had a partnership with Google already in regards to advertising, this probably c... : Phreakin
• I'm gonna miss watching daily news clips and southpark episodes minutes after they air :( RIP my lil ... : emcea
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  Can someone tell me why this is an obviously bad idea? : ayesel
  • The shack says so. : carnivore
  • Google already has a video service? Youtube is full of copyrighted material, which is a large reason it'... : aethyr
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    - The amount of bandwidth to run a site like that isn't exactly cheap - Turning a profit on a free servi... : omnova
    • no, the lemonade would make google way more money then youtube. And they wouldn't get sued out of the as... : swoopx
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    youtube is an insane lawsuit waiting to happen with the massive amount of copyright violations how are... : Maarten Goldstein
    • Bob Saget did it. : Ratsofatsorat
    • is the bride hot? : edgewise
    • Great Honeymoon Packages!!! Rates starting at $300 a night!!! : sgtsanity
    • You'd be amazed at things you can make money on and how well those damned AdSense ads pay for come things... : AndyGoin
    • And you honestly believe Google isn't aware of this? Just given the value of Google I'm sure they have on... : ayesel
    • Maybe if you swing the baby around like a helicopter. : silent prophet
    • I know what you meant on that last line, but the first thing I thought when I read it was "That reminds m... : tomservo
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      how are you going to make money regurgitating news? *shrug* : Clay
      • Charge people $6 a month to download demos? : roushimsx
      • They do original news and features once in a while. Advertisements and membership also helps. The Shack i... : K1Bond007
  • The reason I asked this question is because I was curious if I would get a response that didn't involve e... : ayesel
• So, when does google get sued for copyright from all the TV/movie companies? : lpearl
• so how long before copyright lawsuits start? 1 day or 2? : blank
• terrible, just terrible : Maarten Goldstein
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  wow youtube sold for more than myspace? wouldve never thought.. : eggnoodles
  • youtube will make you laugh, myspace will give you chlamydia : jake2000
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  OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD IT'S TRUE. http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/google_youtube.html Argh : Zero|DPX
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    lol @ left out of the loop & having to find out from US : RikiTiki2
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      They sure as heck wouldn't tell all their employees "hey we're in sensitive negotiations right now, umm d... : Zero|DPX
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        There's no loudspeaker there? *crackle* "Attention drones, we have added YouTube to the collective. As... : edgewise
        • lol : Phil
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          43.2 seconds? Google can do better than that. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • Results 1 - 10 of about 53,800 for assimilate youtube. (0.18 seconds) : Phreakin
  • * W E B E X P E R I E N C E ' D * : sgtsanity
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    It could be worse. They could be buying MySpace. : Arcanum
    • That would not surprise me at this point. : aethyr
  • shacknews: it gets you... news? : moonbreaker
  • What? You thought I'd lie to you? Dude... we've got the wire services here. :) : MorrisatCNN
• fucking hide your children. stock up on canned goods. jesus. $1.65b : jake2000
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  they already have google video, right? so they probably kill off youtube and just make it all google vid... : ermac
  • Doubt they are that stupid. Youtube is better than Google Video, and I think they know it. : aggressor
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    More likely they'll fold the two together. Use the YouTube domain and community with Google's player and... : Arcanum
    • right, this is more what i mean :] : ermac
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      I was wondering about the domain name, hoping they keep the YouTube.com going. With the traffic YouTube ... : AndyGoin
      • http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG It looks like they leaked it over the weekend after trading, ... : sgtsanity
  • no, in one of the posted articles it says they're keeping them seperate. : edgewise
  • I just hope they clean the site up a little bit, improve the search, and maybe replace Youtube's video pl... : Orange Pylon
• For good if they don't kill it with copyright restrictions and too much pay-for content. : get_navi
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  Good. Competition makes prices go down : mista mista
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    Good point. I was definitely paying too much for my free internet video. : haiku
    • maybe it'll lower our individual ISP charges! : edgewise
    • "Hey guys lets pay 1.6 billion to give away all the videos for free" : mista mista
  • We lose money on every transaction but we make it up with volume! : omnova
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  * G O O T U B E ' D * : Hiro
  • I just choked on my drink. : edgewise
  • haaaaaar!! : silent prophet
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  I can't wait for the EA/Google merger. : pigvomit
  • Neither can I. EA games need a good touch of Google cleanliness. : Orange Pylon
• How much longer before Google starts buying branches of the government? : omnova
• Google must be destroyed. : jonin
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  ZOMG WE'RE TEH EVIL. its fine. first of all, we're leaving YouTube alone - they will exist in the same : virus
  • It's not fine, you just made another Mark Cuban. : Lunatic Angelic
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    I don't think the overwhelming sentiment is "Google is Evil" it's more like, wtf are they thinking? 1.6 b... : edgewise
    • Google has to answer to stockholders now too, what the fuck are you doing with their money? : Lunatic Angelic
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      YouTube is highly profitable. Don't let them fool you. With that traffic, it's making money hand over fi... : AndyGoin
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        Youtube is so popular because of the copyrighted videos. You take it away and it becomes just like Napst... : Chod
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          I don't despute that has something to do with it's popularity, but it's also got a great sense of communi... : AndyGoin
          • matter of fact, adding up the hits on page 1 alone of that "By the Month" popularity listing (not even co... : AndyGoin
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            "2 million views", thats a lot of b/w though. if there is profit there it is razor thin. : swoopx
            • For YouTube, yes. For Google, no. Plus they have Synergy as they now pull in 100% of all profits made o... : AndyGoin
        • Youtube has agressively made deals with a number of content providers. Universal was threatening lawsuits... : Morgin
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    HAY GUYS VIRUS WORKS FOR GOOGLE! : FrayLo
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      HAHA LOOK HOW FRAYLO IS POSTING THE OBVIOUS LIKE ITS A JOKE! : virus
      • whoosh : FrayLo
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P-N7vZt81c Was Mark Cuban right? We'll see. Will be interesting to... : laidback
  • that is the most annoying video ever. : swoopx
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  thats like 165 billion frosties. : whistletits
  • before tax : sigpro
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    Please don't be druciferesque : genjuro
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      Bean needs to post up, pronto. I'm about to go into web blackout until tomorrow morning! : boomstickah
      • I'm guessing he'll post it at night. : genjuro
      • Patience hondo! : Bean
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  Wow, 1100 diggs already: http://digg.com/tech_news/Its_confirmed_Google_buys_youtube_for_1_6_billion : AndyGoin
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    The first comment is lol : haiku
    • That's about the best first comment I've read in a while on any comments system. : AndyGoin
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  So is it ok with ZeroDPX if we link Youtube here now that Google has purchased them? : tomservo
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    Maybe if Google makes YouTube work properly with Flash 7 on Linux. Audio is all crappy and out of sync. :... : yoonix
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      psst thats youtube on any flash version : haiku
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        PSST... i think you're awesome : haiku
        • PSST... 1.6b in stock no rush ^.^ u haev ready?? : haiku
    • Works fine for me :< : tomservo
  • probably not : virus
• i can understand the deal. Adsense extension to video and i guess youtube will be integrated in apples iT... : Neech
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  how in the world do you spend 1.6b on something when you already have the exact same fucking thing!?!? w... : swoopx
  • They're buying the video library and the brand name. : sgtsanity
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  whats gonna happen when the movie/tv industry or whatever starts going after these sites? i'm amazed at t... : lakren
  • 1998-2002 I would have agreed with you. Now, companies are FINALLY starting to see the potential in th... : Morgin
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  That's sick to think that a 21 month-old company is worth that much scratch. : action roommate
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    How many people own that website? I'd be fucking crazy if just one dude started and owned it. How'd you l... : edgewise
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      2 dudes own it, and they have a number of investors. They will become rich, but they won't see all of ... : Morgin
      • Even a tiny percentage is quite the haul out of a 1.65 billion dollar deal, especially for a 21 month old... : pigvomit
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    Agreed, and it's not really unique and innovative enough either. : Halen
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      I don't know, streaming video which actually works was pretty innovative and unique to me when YouTube an... : nudel
      • I hadn't had issues with streaming video since I moved to broadband in 1999 : Halen
• Just wait till Google finds out about YTMND.com. Google buys YTMND for $15 billion. : pigvomit
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  Who wants to make youtube 2 with me? : thief
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    We can make yougame.com It will allow users to post computer/video games which can be streamed over the ... : pigvomit
    • younoob is a better name, i'll expect my check in the mail : smax
• http://apnews.myway.com/image/20061006/GOOGLE_YOUTUBE.sff_NYBZ105_20061006161514.html?date=20061009&docid... : Phreakin
• cool : aurealis
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  1.65 Billion Dollars for a service that hasn't ever turned a profit. What is this 1999? : D45hiz
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    You can't see how Google stands to make profit from such a large membership size? : rand04
    • at least not a sustainable one. then again i still don't see google as having a sustainable business mode... : mallrice
    • Now that they have virutally cornered the online video market, they have endless possibilities....charge ... : mastarp
• What's hilarious is that some students here are going to have a case on how to market youtube as a profit... : shred.
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  Google already made money on the deal. It's a stock only purchase for the equivilant of 1.5% of google's... : Amadan
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    Only if the stock stays up like that, which it most likely won't. Its a knee jerk reaction. : D45hiz
    • Yeah, but it went up BEFORE they bought. Then it's like they used that rumor-based-value to buy youtube.... : Amadan
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  they are going to make a fortune out of this : CoRDS
  • NICE TRY CORDS : indosauros
  • lol nice : Rigg5

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  Boulder is ... unique. I live in Westminster and try to avoid Boulder most of the time. : boarder2
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    Why's that? : systatic
    • hippies ..... lots of hippies.... : spaceninja
  • What does that mean? : EvilDolemite
• I've visited friends there and it seemed like a really cool place to live. I enjoyed it. : marblehead
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  you better not have any right (as in not left) politics thought or I think they lynch you in the street. : cltcprd
  • I admit that the liberalness is part of the appeal. : systatic
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    You, sir, have obviously never been to Colorado Springs. : ColoradoCNC
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      actually my step-sister lives in the Springs. Is it more liberal than Boulder (is that possible)? : cltcprd
      • You, sir, have obviously never been to Colorado Springs if you think that city is anywhere close to being... : ColoradoCNC
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  My sister-in-law lives there. Apparently it's got nice weather, lots of yuppies, high safety, decent cos... : EvilDolemite
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    um no. cost of living is pretty high comparing it to the surrounding areas : oHnOES
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      I'm talking about nationwide. : EvilDolemite
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        and by surrounding i mean like 10-20 minutes east north or south : oHnOES
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          Why's it so pricey? : EvilDolemite
          • You're right up against the mountains. But then again so is Colorado Springs, but houses cost 1/2 as muc... : riptyde
        • Yeah, I know a couple of people who work in Boulder but live in Thornton/Westminster. : riptyde
      • Boulder is actually not that far off from the East Coast in terms of prices. For what I got in Denver fo... : riptyde
• boulder is pretty cool and intresting. i live about 15 minutes from there but i rarely go there. there... : oHnOES
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  I've been there on business several times. It's like Austin, only it's bat shit crazy. : Visceral Monkey
  • Awesome. : systatic
• Mork lives there. : edgewise
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  Boulder is pretty and very nice, but the cost of living is astronomical compared to Denver or Colorado Sp... : riptyde
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    Colorado seems like such a chill state. It's in my top-5 states I think. The mountains, weather, and ... : EvilDolemite
    • If I'd had any idea how much I would love living here, I'd have moved here straight out of college. I ha... : riptyde
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      Lots of mid 20's early 30's outdoor/active type people here. Most are just out to have a good time and e... : boarder2
      • Yeah, the big thing I notice here is that people work to live, not live to work. It's the way to go. : riptyde
    • Born and raised there, now I live in Seattle. I'd go back in a heartbeat...but not to Boulder. There's... : Sniper21
• Pretty much anywhere along the front range is nice in CO. Been here my whole life. : lowayne
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  Here's the deal: Boulder is a big college town (CU), and it's more liberal than conservative. You will... : Sniper21
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    there was a report i think in forbes that fort collins was the #1 city in america maybe a month or 2 back... : oHnOES
    • Forbes has Fort Collins as the #1 city in America this year, and Colorado Springs as the #1 large city in... : riptyde
  • Sounds really sweet. : EvilDolemite
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    I live in Ft. Collins now. You about summed it up. You move away for FoCo? : lowayne
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      for = from (dang it tried to hit Stop before post went through) : lowayne
      • No, I never lived there. I lived in Lakewood. : Sniper21
• I can tell you that Boulder may be one of the best cities in Colorado, spent many days up there on their ... : mr zigg
• I went to school in Boulder. I think it's an absolutely fantastic town, and the hippies aren't as bad as ... : mechanicalgrape
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  Boulder is awesome, but it is horribly expensive. You might want to look at Golden. It's a small-ish to... : ColoradoCNC
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    Golden is getting a tad expensive too, but you can get 3 free beers a day from the Coors Brewery so that ... : riptyde
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      Golden has a population of like 20,000. That's kind of freaky. : systatic
      • Other than the xboxsized Coors Brewery, Golden is just a college town (Colorado School of Mines) that the... : riptyde
• The Communist Republic of Boulder? Not bad. I could live there, but it's a peculiar place. : brickmatt
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  I just moved here 2 months ago from Indy. I'm lovin it here. Lots of great bars and bands, awesome we... : theamazingrand0
  • And now that there are a ton of Coloradoans in this thread, when we havin a shackmeet? : theamazingrand0
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  Thoughts after reading this thread, follow up questions... After reading this thread and doing a littl... : systatic
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    The cost of living isn't as insane as everyone says. The houses in town are pretty bad, but get just a ti... : theamazingrand0
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      10 min from downtown? Shit, it takes me at least 30 minutes to get to downtown San Antonio and I'm IN San... : systatic
      • I found it. It practically is Boulder. Boulder's public transport even serves them. : systatic
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    Denver is a huge art/music/theater town. It's constantly rated as one of the best places to see live in ... : ColoradoCNC
    • "best places to see live music", even : ColoradoCNC
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      God bless the New Belgium Brewery and their sweet sweet beer. I hit up the Golden City Brewery this week... : riptyde
      • There are just so many tasty microbrews throughout Colorado. That's one thing I'm missing out here in Ca : ColoradoCNC
  • Definitely more artists in Boulder. They flock to people with more money, and there is more money in Boul... : Sniper21
  • Move to fort collins, TRUST ME ON THIS. The drive to denver is not bad at all so you can go down there a... : nukewinter
• Boulder is OK. You will probably want to have a very liberal attitude if you live there, and have a high... : nukewinter

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• No : pebui
• Yes? : Ratsofatsorat
• Maybe! : UtilityMaximizer
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  No, listen to the podcast. : FushigiDenki
  • no thanks, that's what the shack is for! : grandmasterlee
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    I don't understand what makes you say that. Moore's explanation in the podcast was paper-thin. He likes t... : Ratsofatsorat
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      Tolkien said LOTR wasnt influenced by his experience in WW1, too. This is why "listen to the podcast" rep... : johnny skidmarks
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        At least they are fairly impartial politically. But if Rosyln had condoned the suicide bombings they wou... : grandmasterlee
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          Why? : mr.sleepy
          • because that response would be out of character for her, and blatantly politically driven. Tigh can say ... : grandmasterlee
        • Yup, and the way in which they've implemented current events works well, too. Both sides cross from good ... : johnny skidmarks
      • Exactly. I was going to add my thoughts about "no listen to the podcast" comments, but it seemed over the... : Ratsofatsorat
    • Art immitates reality ? or ... Not sure if I like the direction it is going in. Saw the season premier : ghost hacker
• Tomorrow. : manlyman
• WHAT ?!?!?! : capt tripps
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  COLONELTIGH-ATOLLAH'D : Damodred
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    no you meant * A D A M A - B I N - L A D E N ' D * or maybe * * G A I U S - D U B Y A - B U S H 'D * even... : eskimo spy
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      So ... who's the fatass then? : Damodred
      • Mohamed Fatta? : Ride-My-Rocket
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  These BSG season 3 posts make me wish for the collapse button. : pigvomit
  • ThomW has a greasemonkey script that adds'em. Very needed in this spoilerific environment :P : Damodred
  • Greasemonkey and Shack Collapse Button script are you friends. : Izakhar
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    You can also use the Comment Filter Script to automatically collapse threads containing words or phrases ... : ThomW
    • Thanks. These threads are rough, because even the discussion though not specific can cause you to infer ... : pigvomit
• yes : Lawgiver
• podcast says its not supposed to be iraq : bradsh
• NOOO! <Even Stephen, anyone?> : mn3m0n1c
• Shake that ass and Bounce those tits! : klearlyunseen
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  Really, it could be any occupation. A lot of the same shit goes down, regardless of the time or place. Th... : Ely
  • Yeah, The whole thing is inspired by Vichy France and their resistance movement. I saw the parallels when : pebui
• It's more like the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, people. Pay attention!!! : invisible_kid
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  Parallel? Iraqi women aren't anywhere near that hot. : edgewise
  • Dude...I've seen a few female college students in Iraq that would make think twice about that statement..... : SKI242
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  The Iraqis are on a quest to find earth and save the human race? : NeoMoose
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    yeah it's a bullshit comparison. nothing to see here move along. : eskimo spy
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      This is the dumbest post this week. : Chod
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        feel free to explain how genocidal robots fit in to this 'paralell'. this just in: you can use disparate ... : eskimo spy
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          genocidal, god-fearing, unkillable, sexy, space-faring robots. with many copies. AND THEY HAVE A PLAN... : NeoMoose
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            and a hybrid robot-human baby, too... who's that in the Iraq war? Condi Rice? : eskimo spy
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              there are no laserbeams in iraq therefore there's no parallel. lols. : grandmasterlee
              • There's no laser beams too in BSG, unless you're thinking of the 1970's BSG. : pebui
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            America = Cylons : Lawgiver
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              ah and Iraq are the humans... so before the Iraq occupation Iraqis were a stable democratic civilization ... : eskimo spy
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                Don't forget America carpet nuking Iraq... : walker270
                • yeah I sort of did forget it because it didn't happen. we werent using MOABs in downtown Baghdad...the ma : eskimo spy
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                  al‧le‧go‧ry  /ˈæləˌgÆ: losder5000
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                    When do we get to the lesson where people ignore much more obvious allegorical connections in order to ma... : walker270
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                      You guys are hopeless. This is the breakdown of opinions as I've come to understand it. There are 4 gro... : losder5000
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                        Okay, let's see... Things in common with the Iraq Conflict -- Suicide Bombings, naming of the resistan... : walker270
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                          wtf, I listed a bunch of things and you picked 3 of them and said 'that's about it'. That's not any kind... : losder5000
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                            You listed five. Of those five one wasn't specific to Iraq, and another was a "I'm sure there's a video : walker270
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                              There were 12 details from the show in my post supporting my argument, and it wasn't even an attempt to b... : losder5000
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                                Me being dense? You're the one sticking your fingers in your ears claiming the presence of a prison with... : walker270
                                • I'm doing no such thing, you're putting words in my mouth. I just haven't bothered to mention my thought... : losder5000
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            See, the Cylons have a plan. Therefore, obviously not anything like the US in Iraq. : BlackCat9
            • omg, zing!!! : scapin
        • At the same time, you can have a parallel without it being an exact retelling of the thing it's paralleli... : nudel
• I think that a lot of people are jumping on the iraq paralells, but honestly war is war, and the fact tha... : flibble2k
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  You guys are way too sensitive about this shit. : deveus1
  • Hallelujah Brotha! : Stoned Gargoyle
  • I know, it's like they aired a 2 hour rorshach test. : sharpie
  • BSG awkward and heavy-handed with a theme?! Say it ain't so! : 60days
• anyway it doesn't matter. it's the best show in history. it can do whatever it wants. : flibble2k
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  Really, the question is: Is the parallel between "the Empire taking over the galaxy" and the Iraq war su... : seiber3d
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    I remember that question being asked when Episode 3 came out. : pebui
    • WHAT? You mean science-fiction draws from ideas and themes that are prevalent in today's society?! : BlackCat9
• Probably, but that's not the point. The point is that conflict is repulsive and absolutely engrossing. ... : scapin
• Of course. And I love them for it. : NastyJack
• Yeah, I think it is no matter what they say. I watch sci-fi for escape, not to have to sit through some ... : dantastic
• It's a show about war, period. : mr brown

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  a doctor might be helpful in this situation. : burgertime
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    yeah. You should go see a homeopath right away. : sKetchflow
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      I did this afternoon. I got Acconite, and I'm about to take some occsiliucum. : TotalFusionOne
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        Oscillococcinum, a 200C product "for the relief of colds and flu-like symptoms," involves "dilutions" tha : bolus
        • Jesus, dude, just buy some NyQuil. : yoonix
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          The math of that statement confuses me. If its 1/ # of molecules in a beaker, how can the number of mole... : losder5000
          • interesting reading: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html : bolus
        • Where'd you find those numbers? The actual number is more like... 10 to the 200th, not 100 to the 200th. ... : TotalFusionOne
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        I was actually being facetious. If you're getting sick every couple of weeks you really need to get chec... : sKetchflow
        • Meh, doctors are expensive and my homeopath lives at the other end of the house. I DO want to see a do... : TotalFusionOne
    • lol "homeopaths" like throwing money in the garbage disposal unit. It's all a big placebo effect generato... : ArtilleryMarker
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  You might want to see a dr. My guess is Mono, strep or STD : theghostofsmdever
  • Dude, AIDS :[ : ColoradoCNC
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    it could also be a parasite of some type. who the hell knows. : mallrice
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      House M.D. : buzzbat
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        We're going to need a prostate exam, CT scan, MRI, spinal tap and a urine sample. : yoonix
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          Paging Dr. Cameron. : lightsam
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            There's an African death fly in his urethra! : yoonix
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              And so I'll stab you in the face! It will make perfect contrived sense after the commercial break! : losder5000
              • I love it when a plan comes together. : lightsam
• I'm a doctor. Sounds like too much gay sex to me. Lay off the cock. : Visceral Monkey
• See a doctor, or go to work and let them see you sick, then go to a doctor anyway cause that can't be goo... : InfoBiter
• sick building syndrome? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome : draconic
• mono : hobosapien
• Talk to a doctor, then talk to your boss with his explanation in case they're already suspicious. Or keep... : carnivore
• 10 bucks says it's some kind of infection from those cock rings you wear : sKetchflow
• Just show them the I have aids note from the doctor and you will be fine. : hashd
• I'd get to a doctor, that could be all kinds of things, but if it's chronic it's definitely worth a visit... : losder5000
• There is no excuse to miss work : spiffymc
• Next full moon you're in for a hell of a surprise! : SockMonkeh
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  Bosses are must more understanding of sicknesses with names. Doctors are really good for that. : perstephanie
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    much, not must. I have a generic virus illness right now, and I wish it had a name so everyone would be ... : perstephanie
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      That's what I got. I'm gonna tell him it's the Perstephanie Flu. : TotalFusionOne
      • Sweet. Let me know how that works, I might use it on my profs if you have any success. I was hoping it w... : perstephanie
• SARS!!! : Ulfie

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  wtf 61 tables? : MuteMode
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    http://rafb.net/paste/results/YYP8mP29.html : wtf242
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      proof that 1. SQL99 join syntax is unreadable 2. this query is in no way reasonable good luck on cor... : MoNsTeR
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        i can read that just fine... and there's no flaw. there's just a late of aggregated data that needs to be... : wtf242
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          if joining to the same tables 50 times is the solution, then yeah either there's a horrific design flaw o... : MoNsTeR
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            bad db design, bad query design. db is not the problem here... : Antilles_Prime
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              sigh. there's nothing wrong with the db or query design. What the original programmer did wrong, I have c... : wtf242
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                "there's nothing wrong with the db or query design" "The query is complex because they want the data f... : MoNsTeR
                • Proper unit testing goes beyond normal use cases. : sharkII
        • Option 1) Use Essbase Option 2) Ditch the code and write a Java / C++ serivce or proc that aggs and comb... : spiffymc
    • What the... hell? : FiReaNG3L
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      haha that's just silly. How long does that take to run? I think you should look at the opinions of ever... : carazy
      • Granted he's changing the sql, he may not be able to change the tables. : sharkII
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        like 1 second. it's not 61 tables if you look at the sql code. it's just 60+ table aliases. it's all comi... : wtf242
        • So what are you using to generate those queries? Some sort of framework, or stuff that was developed in ... : Hiro
        • Can you put case statements in your select clause? If you can, unless I'm missing something this query... : Solar Jetman
    • wth? can't you combine the tables any better? or put it in a different normal form? : davislovestacobell
    • My brain just melted looking at that. O_o : Maddog_Delphi97
  • ghasp. that's an f'ing lot of tables. : trevis
• That's a hella big join there. : sharkII
• Holy hell! Write some sub quries for crying out loud. : skilesare
• i think there is a lesson here for us all : MoNsTeR
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  Damn, automated query generation anyone? Seriously though, you didn't actually WRITE a 61 table join q... : Hiro
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    nah, it's generated. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=44177&13008399 : wtf242
    • bad link. : Hiro
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  Thats some bad query if you're hitting 61. : Edges
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    nah. previously coder was doing seperate sql queries, which ended up being 1400+ queries on a single webp... : wtf242
    • time to switch to postgres. : manero
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      Thats not really better. 10 seperate, well indexed queries should be faster then one query with 61 joins. : Neech
      • Unless you really have a index for the whole 61 tables. In that case mysql is probably using all of its m... : Neech
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  Holy shit. You should never ever need to join so many tables. : Neech
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    someone (from a large company) once told me that every "unit" (store, division, whatever) should be in it... : Antilles_Prime
    • Depending on the scenario, multiple DB's is correct. A lot of retail operations partition their databases... : spiffymc
    • Well i don't know if i agree with that;) Shopify has 11k E-commerce stores sharing tables with indexed sh... : Neech
  • depends on how complex the domain model is. : manero
• What's with the blue mydocs lips? : deathofrats
• step #1 - update resume step #2 - suggest new application for company before quitting : industro
• further explaination about why/what is happening so many clueless people in this thread. saying that t : wtf242

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• WE GOT SHIT REARCHITECTED UP IN HERE GUYS : sgtsanity
• * Pretty icons : yoonix
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  i read a blurb about how the audio component was rewritten in a way that actually used more cpu power tha... : smacknca
  • IIRC they want to channel all the audio through DRM code to satisfy the **AA. They definitely want a... : the archvile
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  time for the killjoy bits: * DRM * Genuine Advantage (this time, it counts: if your key is detected a... : the archvile
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    you do realize that aero does not impact the footprint of explorer (it impacts the footprint of the deskt... : mallrice
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      which part of 'false positive' did you miss? : Toraz Chryx
      • the part that applied specifically to vista. : mallrice
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      for clarity, these are just my opinions based on my experiences from windows 3.1 -> now and what i've see... : mallrice
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        because treating your customers like crooks is the way to foster brand-loyalty : -Panther-
        • they're not treating their customers like crooks, they're treating the crooks like crooks. that's why, if... : Korban
      • DRM is fine when it's done in reason, and has little to no impact on legitimate customers. Unfortunately,... : Bantis
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      - The desktop window manager isn't Explorer? And I know that Aero is optional (in fact you have to pay f... : the archvile
      • What about fair use? It hasn't been outlawed entirely just yet. And connecting to old peripherals such as : nadasurf2
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      I know a lot of people that got false positives on WGA and had to call Microsoft and straighten it out. P... : Bantis
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        it's THEIR program, not YOURS : Korban
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          I don't think you realize how many false positives there were. And I realize in a perfect world, this wou... : Bantis
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            So, dont buy their product. : sharkII
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              No matter what, I'll have to deal with it as I do Tech Support for a living : Bantis
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                so thank God MS gave you a job?? : sharkII
                • When most of your business is Small Businesses, you have bigger issues to focus on, the little shit like ... : Bantis
            • I've had to call on a couple of occasions (reformat and install, disable net card, swap computers os . . ... : capt tripps
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            I haven't heard of any false positives. Do you have any links to back this up? : nadasurf2
            • http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=142 http://www.google.ca/search?q=windows+genuine+advantage+false+positiv... : carnivore
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        Please go back and read Paul Thurrot's update. He was using a known pirated key and GA did exactly what i... : Halen
        • Actually, he's restated that the same thing has happened to him since and he's using a valid key this tim... : halophoenix
        • Please listen to the TWiT published last night; this was a different case, not the one you're speaking of... : Bantis
  • Well, it's not the final release. I remember people talking about XP and how shitty it was in RC. : Fred Garvin
• here is the hard part about these things. they will take years to be adopted and deployed widely, and by ... : mallrice
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  Obvious Question: why have all the benchmarks at places like Anandtech then been a mixed bag in gains ove... : -Panther-
  • at a guess, there are new APIs which require software updates in apps to take advantage of them. it is... : mallrice
  • performance? Here is the latest vista benchmarks under vista from anandtech: http://anandtech.com/cp : tomatoactivator
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  u got more info on that network stack diffs? : OverBurN
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    Natively ipv6. Multithreaded. More dynamic scaling kindasorta (kind of like being able to change the TCP ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • the networking code wasn't multithreaded in XP? : mr brown
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    It's probably gonna bring up some nasty security concerns. Steve Gibson brought up some good points throu... : Bantis
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      lol Steve "RAW SOCKETS IN XP WILL DESTROY THE INTERNET" Gibson? : Halen
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        He may over react sometimes, but he also brings up a lot of good points, and is frequently right more oft... : Bantis
        • It's not just Vista. There's a good chance that you'll catch the reactionary attitude to the knee-jerk OM... : Halen
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  REWRITTEN CODE = ALL NEW BUGS! YEA! : TroZ
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    that's what the betas and RCs were for, and last i checked, they're running pretty damn stable for most e : Korban
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      I don't think he means that. There are tons of "bugs" ie vulnerabilities that will be discovered once rel... : Bantis
      • yeah, but when the 'time tested code' is as vulnerable as XP + IE6, throwing it out isn't such a bad idea... : Korban
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  X to all of them: * new display stacks? welcome to OS X * Vista is slower for games * will you noti... : Postal
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    Vista is not slower for games. At least that's the overall conclusion I'm seeing, reading and hearing. : Halen
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      lol yah it is.. at least everything I tested in RC1 was slower. Command & Conquer Generals -- Choppy ... : Shadowdane
      • Well you're one example. I've heard many more (and this may be driver related more than anything) where g... : Halen
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    I think you're being pretty unfair there. Just because OSX has them, does that mean they're not genuine i... : carnivore
    • And really how "arbitrary" is it to tie DX10 to Vista? I mean, sure they could give that update to XP use : carnivore
  • So, an OS that was made before Vista and after XP has similar features... OMFG CALL THE COPS!!! Seriously... : Fred Garvin

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• Shackleville is our target tonight, for the second night in a row. And this time we'll have scouts aroun... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  10:21 AM CDT I just knocked the barricades off the Baskcomb Museum and opened the doors, someone eat Path... : Experiment IV
  • I'm 1 block away but out of moves for now, I'll probably just chill until later. : stonedonkey
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    he's dead or gone : trick
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      i killed him. : Clay
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        strange thing is that i completely killed him and got the killing blow - and I only have 59 XP - shouldn'... : Clay
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          You get 10xp for a killing blow. : Experiment IV
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            durr, I mean, how many XP did you have when you started your attack? how much damage do you do per attack... : Experiment IV
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              i do 3 per attack - if it's zombie on human, you get 2 XP per damage point, right? : Clay
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                no you get 1 XP per damage point. Everytime you hit a human you get 3 XP. : sigpro
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                  oh. what do you get if you hit a zombie? : Clay
                  • In your case, you get 1 exp everytime you hit a zombie. Hitting a same race target gets you 50% exp round... : Pill Clinton
        • 47 * 2? Did you mean 47+ 2 +10? You get the The same amount of XP you do damage to a human + 10 if yo... : sigpro
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  ATTN URBAN DEAD RAIDERS If you're in Shackleville already and you're inside a building, please Shackmess : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I'm standing next to some leaker called 'Chronolith' : Balboa
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      Leaker = ? : Ride-My-Rocket
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        like a dead body with stuff leaking out of it : physio
        • Ah. Yeah, I'm Chronolith. :) : Ride-My-Rocket
  • *We just turned Shackleville red.]* http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Shackleville#News : Ride-My-Rocket
• I made it to Ridleybank today and boy are there shittons of zombies here. Big hordes everywhere you look... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  11:54 AM EST - HUMANS SPOTTED! I destroyed and entered the Vigors Motel, 1N of the Norwood Building in... : AlexXdude
  • Yay, I hit level 14 too! : AlexXdude
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    Thanks! Got another level out of it. Won't be able to join the raid tonight though. : NastyJack
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      Same, I'm out of AP and I don't even know where everyone is. After the Pole Mall raid was over I just los... : AlexXdude
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        23 zombies inside the Luckwell Plaza Police Dept http://redrum.soul-fantasy.net/map.php?menu=route&coord... : aethyr
        • in Shackleville : aethyr
  • Sigh... : rabididiotchild
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  wtf mang i log in today and now instead of doing 2hp@35% i can only do 1hp@10%, yeah this is REAL fun... : eggnoodles
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    you got humanized. : sigpro
    • More brains for the rest of us. : scanline
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    where are you? I'll change you back. : edgewise
    • ridleybank eggnoodles : eggnoodles
  • Check your filters pulse : indosauros
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  Shack, last night I DREAMED of Urban Dead :( It was like being in the game (with full 3d and everything),... : FiReaNG3L
  • I especially enjoy Urban Dead nightmares. Most entertaining. : rabididiotchild
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  TONIGHT'S RAID will be at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT in Shackleville somewhere. I need intel on where the humans ... : Zero|DPX
  • ugh. 6PDT? I'm going to be in my car at that time... I guess I'll miss the human raid. Maybe I'll feast o... : edgewise
  • grr, some shithead zeds killed me at the jilliard building, so now i get to waste AP standing. I can't w... : manero
  • Zero -- One of our scouts will definitely get back to us tonight with intel. I'll have him CC you on his... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    CAN WE PLEASE DO 5PM PACIFIC : virus
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      6PM PACIFIC IS A BAD TIME FOR ME AND I MISS THE RAIDS : virus
      • We usually do them at 8pm EDT / 5pm EDT when I run the raids. Tonight Zero|DPX is in charge, so tonight ... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Could we get a "early bird" target for those who can't make the 6PM PST raid? I gotta split @ 5PM PST. : das_runt
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  11:52 AM CST - Both the Beatty Boulevard School and the Spreat Alley School in Northwestern Kempsterbank ... : senseimoron
  • Also, Clark Row Railway Station is Shacklvilee is strongly barricaded. : senseimoron
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  I just started a character about 4 seconds ago, 1:12PM EST, I'm in Nixbank in Estmond Park. How do I get... : zuga
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    We're in Shackleville atm - take a look at the map: http://redrum.soul-fantasy.net/map.php : Balboa
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      How does one Join the shack horde? Is that the name I punch into the "group" textbox? : Solstice
      • Enter Shacknews : wormmeat
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        Yep, just put Shacknews there. Have a look at Ride-My-Rocket's profile too, he's got lots of tasty UD ... : Balboa
        • move diagonally! : bamb
  • Also, Shackmessage me a link to your UD profile, and I'll add you to the list (and statistics) on my Shac... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I am in Starlingtown at the Finchley Museum.... where the hell do I go? : Solstice
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13008568 : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Is there an AP max-out? Or can I just keep earning unlimited AP until I play again? : das_runt
  • It caps at 50 : Balboa
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  chem's newbs update pchem - lev 1, 32 xp, will be ready with full AP to raid with horde tonight. ceps... : ]pm[chem
  • p.s. obvious newb, tactical error with ceps -- I should have retreated outside with my last AP. I died ... : ]pm[chem
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    My firemen took off and left my zombies in the dust, now they have freerun and can operate anywhere in Ma : Lunatic Angelic
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      I have a Civilian alt, spent a good long time dead without a revive. Once I got revived, I headed into a... : Ride-My-Rocket
      • Lucky rolls? That doesn't sound like the proper accuracy percentage to be able to kill so many in a day, : Lunatic Angelic
• i love being a serial revivifier : RikiTiki2
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  We just turned Shackleville red. http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Shackleville#News : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Today's news is hilarious, as well: Oct 9, 2006 Things have gone quite sour in the past few days. The : Ride-My-Rocket
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      haha that's awesome, needs more red though : derelict515
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        They should add another Danger level after "Very Dangerous" called "* S H A C K ' D *". : SwiftyPants
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          * R A N - S H A C K ' D * : TroZ
          • I laughed. : rabididiotchild
          • HAH! Nice one! : Ride-My-Rocket
  • We're the Shack. It really should be our Mordor. : das_runt
• I stopped by the Ridleybank Resistance Front irc channel (#rrf on irc.nexuswar.com) and it seems they're ... : ]pm[chem
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  8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT RAID PRE-POST NOTE NEW TIME! I was planning to do the raid at 9/6 since that has wo... : Zero|DPX
  • i got 29 ap ready to burn >:) : creep
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    i have 50 AP - and im DYING to use them. (yuk yuk yuk) : virus
    • I get it! : Toxy
  • Check your messages. : rabididiotchild
  • PROTIP: Don't shamble to the target early! There's several people outside the Moseley building now i... : Toxy
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    what about Nichols Mall? Apparently that was a big hot spot recently, with many defenders : ]pm[chem
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      You guys need to first get a foothold in the neighborhood before you can go assualting a mall with 100+ s... : rabididiotchild
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        IAWTP. The mall is a target for sometime in the next few days. : Zero|DPX
        • hopefully we can use the mall as an XP farm, before going to assault blackmore building. I get the impre... : ]pm[chem
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    TERTIARY TARGET UPDATE: Rippon Library (49, 56) in Galbraith Hills, 2 W of Catherine General Hospital,... : Zero|DPX
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      Any other targets for those of us late to the raid? : wheat
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        Are both the library and the hospital empty? : Zero|DPX
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          Yes. : wheat
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            Um... I don't really have anything else :( There's like 2 humans in the club between the hospital and ... : Zero|DPX
            • Club Twycrosse? Enh, better than nothing I guess. : wheat
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        Me 2, late and need some place to feeeeeeeeeeeeed. : PowerofA
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          Are you close to Club Twycrosse in Stanbury Village? No intel on it, but it is VHB. : wheat
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            I'm still in Luckwell Plaza police dept, from last night. : PowerofA
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              Euh, this is like 11 N + 4 W from there. : wheat
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                You going? Have Mol? I am only level 1 - but I have 49 AP, so I'll make it and be able to do some attacks... : PowerofA
                • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13011318 : Crimson
                • Nevermind, bottom of this thread just said Rayfield Building - I'm heading there. : PowerofA
              • F it, just hit the Rayfield Building in Shackleville I guess. Couple of brains in there. : wheat
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    what about radio towers? perhaps it would be good for some of our high level zombies to blow spare AP ta... : ]pm[chem
    • Mrh? : hamachi
  • So, uh... go? : Code RedBeard
  • Waiting for the go signal... : Dobbs
  • Got my collapse in : Xevo
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    You maul Vassili Zeitsev for 2 damage. They drop to 41 HP. LOL : das_runt
    • Yeah, I double checked to make sure he wasn't a shacker. =) : ahlee
  • time to turn Stanbury Village red! : Clay
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  Shack IDEA : our zombies may eventually need skills such as bodybuilding, necrotech, and flak jackets. T... : ]pm[chem
  • I wouldn't suggest using alts for this purpose. I'd say if we want human characteristics, we should eith... : Zero|DPX
  • I'm not a zombie so I can help with that. : rabididiotchild
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    I already have private characters that are mirroring Shack movements that are training for such human ski : Lunatic Angelic
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      keep us updated - im interested in building up my guy a little more : virus
      • ^^ me too. i already have 100 exp saved up for bodybuilding currently, and I'd really like to get it asap... : Crimson
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  30 MINUTES AND COUNTING Graaghh : virus
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    Zombies make me all warm and fuzzy inside. : Xhost
    • and,....... I'm all spent. only a few hits but I'm getting closer to UBER ZOMBIE MODE every day : hamachi
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    GO GO GO!!!! : Zero|DPX
    • Doors open, get in there! : Toxy
    • ^^^ GO! GO! GO! : TroZ
    • Yay, I killed someone! I think I'm up to 66 XP or so now. Fun fun. : Dobbs
    • You maul DrJo for 2 damage. They die. GRAAAGHH : das_runt
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      Split forces: some go north one square, some NW + W : Zero|DPX
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        9 AP LEFT WHERE ARE WE HIDING FOR THE NIGHT : virus
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          I'm staying in the Mosely building since I ran out of ap there and don't feel like moving anywhere else. ... : shred.
          • i'll be one of those zombies : Toxy
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          Hiding? I always just attack until I'm out of AP. : Zero|DPX
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            doesn't really seem to be much point to hiding since zeds can just stand up for 10ap.. ap saved for movi... : e1ghtball
            • Add ankle grab and it's only 1 or 6 AP depending on if they have headshot : shred.
    • gained 32 XP (22+one kill). 48 AP used. @ level 1, 64 XP now. : ]pm[chem
    • clear no more brains : IcomeINpeace
    • 5 Humans in Catherine Thilisus (44HP), boot27 (50HP), Edward Hemphill (60HP), mepetoalaura (46HP), Dr ... : moogle
    • Remaining targets? : Johnny Law
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    Well, I'm out of AP. 30 AP and I got one hit. Yesterday I got 2 hits with the same AP. This is pretty lam... : BlackCat9
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      Are you playing from the same IP as someone else who is playing? : Zero|DPX
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        Nope. And I'm using hands which have a 25% chance to hit. : BlackCat9
        • You don't have vigor mortis? I'd suggest starting a zombie char if you want to be a zombie. You start w... : Toxy
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          If you don't have vigour mortis, life sucks hard for you. That said, you should be using bite; it does m... : Zero|DPX
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            My zombie'd scout agrees with you, I just got him VM and life is now a little bit better. : Lunatic Angelic
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              it gets even better when you get 50% hands for 3 damage. Being a high level zombie is much funner than a ... : sigpro
              • Heh, a zombie'd human is like a level zero for 2 weeks AND THEN they get vigor mortis to become like an a : Lunatic Angelic
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            Without VM, claws are the better bet. : Toxy
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              Isn't it 4 @ 15% for bite and 2 @ 25% for claw, base? If so, bite gives 0.6 XP/AP and claw gives 0.5 XP/... : Zero|DPX
              • Bite is 10% according to the wiki : Toxy
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                by default a new zombie you just create is 20% for 4 w/ teeth 35% for 2 w/ claws you can boos tho... : sigpro
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                  Well I know this isn't right, because bite boosts to 35%, not 30%. Also we're not talking about just-c... : Zero|DPX
                  • This is where I'm looking: http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Zombie_skills : Toxy
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                    Neck Lurch (Zombie gets an extra +10% to hit with bite attacks.) it's 30% not 35%. : sigpro
                    • I am so totally wrong, and you are completely right. : Zero|DPX
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            Using teeth does 2x the damage of hands (2 damage vs 4 damage), but hands have 2.5x the chance to hit. (2... : BlackCat9
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              Black, how far are you from level? Would you be opposed to rerolling a new character to catch up to the : Lunatic Angelic
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                I'm level 1 and only have 56xp. I guess rerolling would be the best thing to do, huh? : BlackCat9
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                  If you don't mind losing the name, reroll a pure zombie OR reroll a firefighter to build up a few hundred : Lunatic Angelic
                  • My new character is "The Many". : BlackCat9
    • It sucks sometimes, but then some days you hit like crazy and get killshots as well. It balances out, and... : shred.
    • I am running two alts just to see who gets the fastest start. much more fun; playing one char doesn't s... : ]pm[chem
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  Some fucker revived me, kill me please. : losder5000
  • dead already : virus
• Ransacked that bitch! GO HORDE! : Xevo
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  where are we going? : creep
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    Don't forget, Rippon Library, 2 west of Catherine Hospital, 5 humans with only very strong barricades. : rabididiotchild
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      down to *lightly*! : Crimson
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        doors open! Mimi Fasola (44HP), Zellder (50HP), private joseph (50HP), nora stainsworth (50HP), Dr Oak (5... : Crimson
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          last click - 4 left Zellder (41HP), private joseph (50HP), nora stainsworth (50HP), Dr Oak (17HP). : Crimson
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            2 HUMANS LEFT IN THERE GET THEM QUICK!!!! (IM OUT OF AP) : virus
            • finally, vigour mortis is mine! muahahaha humanz will be teh ded!!! : virus
            • All dead now. : Colleton
          • nora stainsworth has 8hp : Edges
    • I'm there.... http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=668289 Lvl 2, 20AP, 35% Claws 100xp to level. ... : funnynamehere
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      :'( I hit Dr. one time and missed with the rest of my 18 AP, now I have no AP.... Lurching Gait is great,... : funnynamehere
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        Which one of you cocks dragged him out into the street? : moogle
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          me. never used feeding drag before. it's useless. : Supine
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            Not useless in one circumstance: assaulting the blackmore building. We can get people to 12 HP and feedi... : Zero|DPX
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              but you'd have to waste an AP for every survivor you drag out (because you need to go back inside). that ... : Supine
              • It doesn't seem useful, considering the local building inspectors aren't spot checking occupancy requirem... : trove
              • 2 AP guarantees* the survivor's death (1 to drag out, 1 to reenter). Versus doing 12 damage, which is go... : Zero|DPX
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              why would there BE a mob outside? if the doors were open then they'd all be in there snacking, right? ... : e1ghtball
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                its a trade off - if humans are active inside a building they'd close the doors mighty quickly, and witho... : Crimson
                • oh yeah i c.. I forgot that they could just reclose the doors and make life hard for all of us non memory... : e1ghtball
              • No. For assaults on the blackmore building, given the number of humans inside, the doors are only ever o... : Zero|DPX
• Does diagnosis work on zombies if I find a pack of them? : Lunatic Angelic
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  Why cant my zombie bite right now, I revived with only 25HP. : mavmavv
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    umm you're a human? EAT HIM. : sigpro
    • Haha, 3 zombies actually just ransacked me. Ahh, its good to be dead again. : mavmavv
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  the Rayfield Building in Shackleville has been quite strongly barricaded. Is there anyone around that can... : Githyanki
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    Doors open! GOGOGOGOGOGO!!!! : theargent
    • It's got two 60 hp humans inside : theargent
    • Two humans left alive. I got a few bites in on ClownEatsPeople. Thanks:) : Githyanki
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    You guys know we moved North a suburb? Try not to fall behind. : moogle
    • Have to level up enough to get Lurching Gait before I can keep up. If I spend all my AP just keeping up, ... : Githyanki
  • Im there. 2 humans, both around 35 hps. Got some hits in. : Visceral Monkey
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    I got in and knocked them down some - thx guys. FINISH THEM! : PowerofA
    • Ate `em. : Johnny Law
• Back Place School in Stanbury Village is extremely heavily barricaded : derelict515
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  27 AP remaining. : Johnny Law
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    38 AP here, any targets? : trick
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      I'm at the Back Place School as I said. I don't have MoL though so I haven't even started hitting at the ... : derelict515
      • no MoL here either, i can come knock down doors if we can get someone to open though : trick
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        I'm there now with 39 AP. I don't have MOL either, but lets go for it and hope for the best. : Dante
        • Two collapses here. : Dante
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          got it down to very heavy... : trick
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            To make it more tempting to other zombies, I collapsed another section. : Dante
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              just collapsed one myself, out of AP now though : derelict515
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                Down to V. Strongly, possibly as low as strongly (got a collapse with my last AP). : Arcanum
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                  It's VS. GRAGHG : Dante
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                    got another collapse. out of ap. : trick
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                      I got a collapse when it was at lightly barricaded, now I'm out of AP. I have MoL, will try again in the... : skizl
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                        down, open the door : Ebu
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                          We need someone to open a door for us at Back Place School : Flynn
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                            NVM. Priestfan, F Hyttel, Red Gnome are inside. : Flynn
                            • Red Gnome is dead! And I got lurching gait! YEAH! : Rice-Rocketeer
                        • Damn, out of AP, 2 points from level :( : Ebu
      • Down to lightly barricaded. : Flynn
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  Somebody with MoL @ Blackmore -- open the doors! : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Nm. I just scored 4 collapses in 5 hits, but no MoL. =( It's back up now. : Ride-My-Rocket
• HUMAN PRESENCE at Club Bartin (2N of the Mansion), down to 20HP. He doesn't seem to be paying attention. : Dante
• ER is up - http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13012280 : ]pm[chem