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  They didn't make any changes between RC3 and the final release? Also.. is the RC3 gonna update to the... : K1Bond007
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    The only difference was the digital signature on the file. If you have RC3, you have Firefox 2. There i... : Zero|DPX
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      Oh. So.. why didn't they fix anything between the RC3 and the final? Nothing really all that important or... : K1Bond007
      • I think that's how things work... Release candidate The term release candidate refers to a final p... : TheNiXXeD
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        Because if we fixed anything, there would be an RC4. Release candidate really means that: it's a candi... : Zero|DPX
        • Ain't regression testing a bitch : riptyde
• Hmm, sounds like I should wait for the first point release then. : FushigiDenki
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  Cool to just install over previous versions or uninstall before this one? : vault 03
  • Installing over a previous copy should work fine. : Zero|DPX
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    You can uninstall first if you want; that won't effect your profile dir where your bookmarks, history, co... : inchwide
    • Hot, thanks guys. : vault 03
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  and how likely are my 12 extensions to work? :( : virus
  • Some do and some don't but a lot have been updated to 2.0 on firefox's site. : h o s t i l e
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    NOT BLOODY LIKELY : oHnOES
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      SWEET!!! del.icio.us update!!! : oHnOES
      • FOR DEL.ICIO.US PEOPLE : oHnOES
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    We tried (belatedly) to get in touch with extension authors and bug them (I think this happened around 6 ... : Zero|DPX
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      Can I keep 1.5 installed and install 2.0 as well? : virus
      • It's possible, but tricky. You need to install to a different location and ensure you use a different pr... : Zero|DPX
  • One of my extensions that worked in FF1 but was never updated to work in FF1.5 now works in FF2. :D : riptyde
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  oh noes my extensions are borked : Patch-e
  • built in sessionsaver? oh fuck me that was the only extension I really used :) : Patch-e
• delicious plugin work yet? : wtf242
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  omg where's iceweasel 2.0??? : GloriousCow
  • It's been renamed GNU/Iceweasel 2.0 : Visceral Monkey
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  anyone know how to install the urban dead toolbar with FF2? : TroZ
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    i didn't like that toolbar. Didn't like the way it hides things. : sigpro
    • Ok, is there any to get that cool looking map without the toolbar? : TroZ
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  Was the release that was linked to yesterday the same thing as this, just not on the proper servers? If s... : angrytaxman
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    Try uninstalling it, and then installing it again. : suqur
    • So uninstall the one I downloaded yesterday and install this new one? : angrytaxman
  • Yes, these are the same bits. However, if you downloaded yesterday, you could have gotten corrupt bits, ... : Zero|DPX
• http://proxybutton.mozdev.org/ This is my only that has failed to update. Yeah, I know I can force it ... : dirtboxer
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  Is there anything like undoclosetab that works for Firefox 2? I can't live without it. : CrazyPants
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    Re-opening recently closed tabs is built-in now along with saving your session on exit. =) : tfboc
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      This is the best thing ever. : CrazyPants
      • Yeah, finally catching up to Opera. ;) : Nixx2004
  • Ctrl + Shift + T :D : SilverSnake
  • check your History menu > Recently closed tabs : Goncyn
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  Any way to make the search results open in a new tab? : malevolence
  • Tab Mix Plus has an RC1 for FF2: http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3515 I don't know if you ca... : snowwolf
  • Tab Mix Plus for FF2 http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3515 : sketchuout
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    do about:config filter for browser.search.openintab and set to true : inchwide
    • Anyone else have a problem with bookmarks? Every time I set a site as a bookmark it saves it but it doesn... : dixieboi
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  should i keep using camino on my macbook or should i just upgrade to firefox already? i miss my extensio... : Break
  • Firefox 2 should feel a lot snappier on a Mac than 1.5 did, due to some event loop processing changes. : Zero|DPX
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  firefox2 broke my firefox :( Exception Information Code 0xc0000005 : AbortedFetusChristi
  • turns out there was a residual invisible firefox process still running in the background. let me tell you... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  For the curious, here's most of my contributions to Fx2: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=... : Zero|DPX
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    Holy dang that isn't very readable. Sorry :( : Zero|DPX
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      If by readable you mean "you dumbfucks won't be able to understand this" then yes, yes, I agree with this... : K1Bond007
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        I tried to write the descriptions in such a way that laymen could understand. Perhaps I failed :( : Zero|DPX
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          Describing web browser development to "Laymen" is pointless. Just write a good description, and the peopl... : Githyanki
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            You're welcome! But as you can probably see, I didn't do most of the spellchecking, just the attribute a... : Zero|DPX
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              Would it be too much to ask of you to kiss him for me? Pix/divx : Githyanki
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                With this and the manbabies comment, my coworkers officially think you guys are strange :) : Zero|DPX
                • True, but we're also lovable and, most importantly, technological early adopters (and evangelists,) so it... : buroja
  • That foo/bar CTRL+ENTER thing is hot, thanks. : dirtboxer
  • Good call on the vi enhancement. : Kentor
  • When using inline autocomplete in the address bar (browser.urlbar.autoFill = true), you can now backspace : DOOManiac
  • I for one am thrilled about the all tabs button. :) : omnova
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  here's a question, maybe it was answered somewhere else...in 1.5 when i used quick find (by hitting / lik... : josecuervo
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    You use Ctrl-F to pull up the find bar instead. (There is a way to hack userChrome.css, but I don't re... : Zero|DPX
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      Yeah. Find your userChrome.css file: - http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserChrome.css and add this to it: ... : inchwide
      • That did it, thanks! : josecuervo
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  Thanks for fixing the linux middle click bug. I couldn't put my finger on it, but that's the thing that'... : itsjames
  • what bug is that? : sigpro
  • What, the "contentLoadURL and autoscrolling conflict" bug? Frankly, I just don't like contentLoadURL. I... : Zero|DPX
• Thanks for the info! Caiger! : SeaLlama
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  since tabbrowser preferences doesn't work anymore ("requires additional addons" what?), middle-clicking t... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    TabMix Plus is generally the best tab-handling extension, and can probably do this. Also, Ctrl-Shift-T... : Zero|DPX
    • heh, I skipped that one because the icon looked kind of stupid... but it works just fine (at least the ve... : AbortedFetusChristi
• No autoupdates? Waahh.. : airrob
• thumbs up from me. only 1/9 extensions i use doesn't work with 2.0, and that's the urban dead map linky t... : draconic
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  Shitcock hamburger motherfuck! >:( FF2 is totally useless for me at work. We use this absoloute fagg... : abrasion
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    it works alright. just use this version instead http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3515 (linked f... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • appreciated - good lad. : abrasion
• Sweet. I love the new interface. : freshyk
• Anyone know if there's an extension or tweak to show site icons in the Bookmark Toolbar folder when using... : bounty838
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  FUCK.. alt-S is a menu shortcut now.. this ruins my UBB posting habits. wtf. Can i change this??? : boring gegtik
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    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Ui.key.contentAccess More details in http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.p... : inchwide
    • TLDR: Alt-Shift-S : Zero|DPX
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  is there any way to turn off the "tab dropdown" list button on the right edge of the tab bar? i never us... : dopefish
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=44397 : inchwide

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• Hi2U mister parasite. : Jonathan
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  jd_20052000, best post history. ever. : mad hatter
  • hahah nice : fletch_
  • hahaha.. : sharkII
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    One of these posts is not like the others : EvilDolemite
    • ahahahahahahahaah : FormerHPB
    • lol@ easing into gayness : donuthead
  • haha : [fry]
  • lol : sanchez
  • +inf : veras
  • hahaha : qwpeoriu
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    Won't anyone give this man a coupon dammit? >:( : someWayne
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      and a cdkey! : pigvomit
      • and a gay! : EvilDolemite
      • And some buttsex suggestions? : notd665
    • http://www.4computercoupons.com/dell-coupons.html : ventro
  • hahaha. that rocks : sicko
  • hahahaha lol : pigvomit
  • Awesome, a gay bot. : TheArtMan
  • hahahaha : boarder2
  • Hahahaha : omnova
  • Hahahaha, holy shit no way. : bitter ego
  • LOL. You can't make this kind of thing up. : eldersveld
  • haha, laughing so hard : smax
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    Lol, I remember the last time I saw one of his posts. It only lasted like 15 seconds. : shred.
    • I wonder what compels him to keep trying? I mean, it's obviously never worked. : carnivore
  • haha, amazing : dmason
  • ahaha what wacky hijinks will he come up with next? : burgertime
  • thats great : jono181
  • wow, hahahaha : deveus1
  • lmao : xsii
  • Hahaha, holy shit that's great. : node
  • wooooooo boy : king_darius
  • lol BUSTED : trOmblyj
  • hahahahaha : mikecyb
  • omg tears streaming : aurealis
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    I suspect this may be the last time we hear from jd_20052000... : canuck69
    • "jd_20052001 entered the game..." : Jayx77
  • wow, why is he not perma'd yet? : El Tigre
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    He's like a poor man's GameBrink : tomservo
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      who was the poor man's tiktok... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Ahhh tiktok. Lest we forget. : tomservo
        • I think this guy was the first http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=ubergear : alexthegreat2
        • We need a new installment of Adventures in Moderation. :( : SilverSnake
  • Haha, let's not ban him. He's pure fucking entertainment!! : -efx-
  • posting in this historical thread : mystifier
  • hahahaahahhahahhaha what the FUCK!!! :O : virus
  • ahah awesome. JD, you're required to become a regular poster now. : Ojalo1982
  • awesome : project13
  • http://bean.shackspace.com/Houston%20Shackmeet%20-%2006%20Oct%202006/genjuroglorious.avi : NeoMoose
  • roflcouponkins!! : g0nk
  • rooflestiltskins : Magus
  • Hahahahaha : sgtsanity
  • lololololol : TastyWheat
  • noobed! : suqur
  • COMEDY GOLD : vault 03
  • Why wasn't this inf'ed?! : maddy
• Hahahaha : Zero|DPX
• HAhah i cant stop laughing hahaah Awesome! : Lickuright
• Hahahahahaha! I LOLed in class and the teacher looked at me. :( : freshyk
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  GD IT! SOMEBODY GIVE THIS KID HIS CHOCOLATE MILK! : X-GOUKI
  • seems he'd want a pickle to smoke afterward though. : beastrabban

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  first scene first guy only gets shot twice? : Foxhawk
  • uh, he ends it with a final headshot? : rand04
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  It was also in Leon. : sgtsanity
  • I haven't seen this in years. I need to get this on DVD, as well as another Aiello co-starring feature: J... : rand04
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    Which part? I thought he made it pretty clear "never in the face" ? : DOOManiac
    • Wasn't it three shots? Or was the third one just slightly higher on the chest? I need to watch this film ... : sgtsanity
    • He did, but he was a contract killer. If he shot them in the face who's to say that he shot the right one... : forktaileddevil
• Hell, I thought Heat was realistic just because it showed them actually reloading. In fact, I was stunned... : ShekkyBoy
• Tom Cruise was the Terminator in that movie. : Serpico74
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  Seems pretty effective, but wouldn't you run the risk of running out of bullets (or giving the enemy more... : riptyde
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    That's when you've got to perfect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2d_VZr9liw : rand04
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      That's pretty fast. : DOOManiac
      • See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnPj2CvKu34 : forktaileddevil
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    Your average assault rife today fires 5.56mm rounds which have great knockdown, but dont kill with any ce... : drekstar
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      That's not entirely true. "Knockdown power" is a very controversial term, in any case. There is only one : Dslyecxi
      • muzzle = muscle : Dslyecxi
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        I'm a nub, but why not just shoot for the head first? I've always wondered about this in many circums... : DOOManiac
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          The head is very hard to hit, that's all. Shooting your first shot at something that you may or may not a... : Dslyecxi
          • This man knows what time it is. : Hizzow
          • You scare the shit out of me sometimes Dslyecxi. Remind me to never, ever, ever piss you off. But man... : Ecks
          • I love these fireside chats : proclone1
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    Situation dictates, of course. There is no one rule that applies to every single fight you will ever get : Dslyecxi
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      Ah, I didn't realize that handgun had so many bullets in it (never fired one). : riptyde
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        Totally depends on the gun. Some of them carry up to 8 bullets max. : Ecks
        • ^ This, too. If you have a single-stack .45 ACP, you're looking at a muuuch lower magazine capacity than ... : Dslyecxi
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        There's a trade-off between number of rounds and caliber. The higher the caliber, the fewer rounds you'll... : Dslyecxi
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          Interesting. I'll have to go to a shooting range someday. Have shot rifles plenty of times, just never ... : riptyde
          • The one I went to only allowed 1 shot every 3 seconds. =/ : lightsam
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          Why are bullets measured in two different increments, and what is the size of a "caliber" compared to a m... : lightsam
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            IIRC, "caliber" refers to what fraction of an inch the diameter of the bullet is. .50 caliber is 1/2 an ... : Arcanum
            • No, wait. They must both be measures of diameter. I don't know where I got the circumference thing. : Arcanum
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              mm is the diameter of the bullet as well. 9x19mm for example means that the bullet itself is 9mm in diame... : Dslyecxi
              • Yeah, I realized that after thinking for a minute. Now I'm wondering where I got the diameter vs. circum... : Arcanum
          • It's just metric vs imperial measurements. A caliber is 1/100th of an inch. Thus, a .50cal bullet is 1/2 ... : Dslyecxi
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          I thought most handguns were legally limited in terms of number of rounds. I know 9mm glocks are capable ... : sicko
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            That had to do with the Assault Weapons Ban, which expired on Sep 13th 2004. It's legal in most states no... : Dslyecxi
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              interesting, I had no idea the assault rifle ban expiring also allowed larger magazines. : sicko
              • The funny thing is is that you were still allowed to own high-capacity magazines during the AWB's effect* : Dslyecxi
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                The "assault rifle" ban was pretty dumb anyway. It mainly had to do with things that, while not entirely : Arcanum
                • Look dude that ban on bayonet lugs TOTALLY saved lives. : j33uk
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  Why haven't I seen this movie? wow! : Colleton
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    The ending is exceptionally weak. : rand04
    • Yeah, cool movie but the ending seriously sucked. : SilverSnake
    • I thought the ending was very appropriate. : Arcanum
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      the whole movie was weak for a Michael Mann film. : Cygnus X-1
      • That is incorrect. : rand04
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  two other factors was that cruise trained with live rounds for that movie, and because the sounds of the ... : mindshot
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    during filming, Cruise had to do it perfect on the first take, because he was actually shooting the guy. ... : proclone1
    • That made me laugh. : trove
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  Youtube is slooooow. But Obviously your "Monkeyjibjab Drill" has nothing on gun Katas. http://www.you... : sKetchflow
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    No, that's correct - Mann's gunplay makes sense and doesn't look stupid into the bargain. : rand04
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      *Woooosh* guess what that was the sound of? : sKetchflow
      • A toilet flush? The sound of your taste in movies? ;) I really REALLY hated Equilibrium. : rand04

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• so are they just using vector rendering for their UI elements then? Like an extended SVG or something alo... : SenorSpine
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  Are newer monitors already >72dpi or will this be a thing that we need a special kind of display and will... : MONGOLOID
  • My monitor is about 150dpi. :D : sgtsanity
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  does this mean no matter how high res your new laptop is, if the screen is small, say, 15 inches or less,... : dodob
  • it means it can take up that much space if you want it to. my understanding is that Apple will let you a... : Postal
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  The real question is will we have a choice of how much to scale the UI? More like a slider of the scale i... : Yanks
  • That's what Vista has. : malevolence
• Sounds quite nice, I like options and flexibility in my OS. : node
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  Windows Vista is supposed to have the same feature, I believe. http://winsupersite.com/reviews/longhor... : buroja
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    This article is from 2003. Is Aero in the RC builds? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      uhhh, yeah, it is. : sharkII
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        So did Aero end up with vector-based icons? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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          nothing is vector based in vista : bradsh
          • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13109370 : sharkII
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  the entire OSX interface is currently based on pixmaps; I hope they don't fuck everything up when they ve... : electroly
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    I thought of the icons and what not were already vector based images. : sharkII
    • iirc they're png's : not work safe
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      No, they're just regular bitmaps with a really smooth scaling algorithm. : electroly
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        And they're also very large in resolution. 512 by 512 or something. : FushigiDenki
        • The largest currently supported icon size is 128x128, as far as I know. : electroly
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  Sucks that Vista lacks this. OSX really is the most advanced consumer-level OS out there. (Linux, BSD, : FushigiDenki
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    Did you not see the subthread? Vista does have it. : Halen
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      no it doesnt, not for the UI : bradsh
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        Huh? The links folks have posted here say the opposite. Now I'm confused. : Halen
        • It's me against the world. 1) The engine is/can be vector based. 2) The source material (icons) use : sharkII
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      No, it "kinda" has it, but not in the true sense of the word. Not to the extent that OSX has, which is t : FushigiDenki
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        as opposed to the fake sense of the word: For example, Windows Presentation Foundation's vector-based : sharkII
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          http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13109702 : FushigiDenki
          • That doesnt change the fact, at all, that vista has vector based scaling built in, and you said it doesnt... : sharkII
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      WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) has it. Originally, Aero was going to be built on WPF. This was be... : sonik887
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        "Aero is NOT built on WPF", really, because that kinda stinks. I'm going to read up on this tonight I thi... : sharkII
        • Yeah, I agree, that majorly sucks. I was hoping this was one of the things that stuck around. : Halen
        • Not really, WPF performance still kinda bites. : yakz
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  Haven't you been specifically telling me in my anti-lcd threads how awesome is for doing this for the pas... : abrasion
  • The ppoint being... omg it's confirmed! : Toraz Chryx

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• Woot FW800 back on the 15"!!! : tfboc
• finally! might have to pick one of these up : veras
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  Yikes, the 15" is around $3K CA. : Fred Garvin
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    no it isn't you crazy moonbat. : vigilante
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      $2500 * 1.2 exchange = $3000 : Fred Garvin
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        www.apple.com/canadastore/ crazy moonbat. : vigilante
        • Impressive, they finally got their prices in line with the actual exchange rate. Now, if Dell would just ... : Fred Garvin
• Lol toraz was right. : rosewood
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  buying one today, this was all i was waiting for : grendel
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    has anyone gotten a macbook with the glossy screen? how is it? : grendel
    • it looks fine. not too glossy where background lights are distracting like I've seen on some sony vaios... : ariakaz
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  only thing preventing me from getting a mac laptop is the os. been using windows since 12yo and the mac ... : vassili_zaitsev
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    where the fuck have you been? : nyranger66
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      in my apartment : vassili_zaitsev
      • is your apartment under a rock? : carnivore
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    Just man up for Gods sake. It's not that different. : Cygnus X-1
    • No kidding; I spent most of my life in Windows, but made the jump to OS X a while back. I still have to u... : Bantis
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    yes you can run windows now. you can either dual boot or run both oses side by side. : ventro
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      meaning you can game on your mac nowadays ? : barichnikov
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        yup. : ventro
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          is the graphics card ati x1600 any good ? : barichnikov
          • yeah. runs WoW just fine. supposed to be a lot smoother if you have windows installed. : warpdude
  • If you're not interested in the OS you're just paying for some overpriced hardware IMO. : feek
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  Question, if I buy an iMac and upgrade the memory myslef, does that void the warranty? : Fred Garvin
  • Nope. : tfboc
  • no, there's a panel you open in the bottom to pop the RAM in, it's designed to be user-upgradeable : jcupitt
  • Nope, not at all. there's a little hatch screwed on to the underside, take that off and there's two si... : Toraz Chryx
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  FINALLY!!!!! No more 7200rpm drives though now, only 5400rpm. Is that going to suck or not? : ventro
  • It's going to suck. : sharkII
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    you can use any 2.5" drive... are they just shipping w/ 5200? : zagzig32
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      You have to go for the 17" if you want 7200RPM for some reason. 17" is way too big for a student I think.... : ventro
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        i mean just adding one after buying, not like they won't work... : zagzig32
        • yeah but it's a huge headache to take apart a macbook pro to install a new hd, apparently. : ventro
  • not necessarily. a 160GB 5400RPM drive has high density and probably a metric tonne of cache, so the spe... : Postal
  • Yikes, that's a HUGE problem. : FushigiDenki
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  what are the main features they upgraded ? 2.16gigs, more ram and more hdd ? : barichnikov
  • fw800 came back (stupid it left), core duo2 (freakin finally). basically just consider it a next revisio... : smacknca
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    and dual core 2 which really isn't that much of a difference from dual core imo : ariakaz
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      yeah, notably higher performance per clock - especially on vector workloads and x64 support aren't "much ... : Toraz Chryx
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        And I think the Core 2's run a bit cooler than the Core 1's iirc. : ventro
        • yes, Apple are apparently saying 5 hours battery life from a 2core2macbook2pro2duo, rather than 4.5 from ... : Toraz Chryx
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  Does bootcamp work well with Windows games? Has Apple resolved the horrible SATA HD speeds when running b... : 5150Joker
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    coworker of mine has one....runs games perfectly well. I also want one, but moneyhats are low : darklox
    • Got any links to recent benchmarks to quantify that? I haven't been able to find any good ones from recen... : 5150Joker
  • Friend of mine ran Giants and HL2 on his for the last LAN I went to. : node
  • Everything I've tried has run like a champ under Boot Camp. : electroly
  • my macbook (2ghz/2gb-ram/7200sata) runs most games WoW/HL2/Doom3/etc ranging from 30-50fps depending on t... : johnny nada
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  Fuck, I need one of these. : FushigiDenki
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    need or want? : carnivore
    • want :( : FushigiDenki
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  I did my news article of the day for my economics class on this story today using the CNN version of this... : Galadriel07
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    oh man and I thought we were the only poor fucks that had to bring articles to class so that our lazyass ... : rookieone
    • haha yeah I hate this. We have to bring an economic article to class for every single class period. My ... : Galadriel07
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  Just ordered one! Here's the specs: 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB 120GB Serial A... : 5150Joker
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    man so torn. the student store here is pushing todays deal as that setup for 1999 (w/o apple care and ta... : smacknca
    • I went ahead and grabbed it because well..I didn't pay for it! LOL. My father-in-law is picking up the ta... : 5150Joker
  • You went with the glossy display? dude :| : Toraz Chryx
• damnit im on the verge of getting one... gotta drag my friend to an apple store since she's still a stude... : inc77

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• RECRUITOWN'D : CRasterImage
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  If he has a gaurenteed contract, he wont be fighting in Iraq. But you will not be seeing him in 13 wee... : Slowtreme
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    Not true. military contracts are binding on the individual, NOT the military. Added to that, the marines ... : drekstar
    • in before, "He's going to be made a rifleman anyway." : Kaiser
    • Every Marine is a Rifleman. : RookieCAF
    • You are never signed up for a MOS, you can be signed for a job area, and your commitment time (EAS) is ti... : Slowtreme
  • All military contracts state that they can re-assign your MOS(Job) at any given time based on necessity. : skitzo
• lol : filtersweep
• PRIVATEBENJAMIN'D : Galadriel07
• interesting. i have an uncle who was an enlistedman in the navy band, he ended up being a master chief w... : FrayLo
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  The First Marine Division Band from Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., fought its way north towar : GloriousCow
  • Poor tuba players. Carrying all that gear + instrument? : cerealSAM2
• A recruiter lying? Get out of here. : oatmela
• Not much he can do after basic. He will be assigned where they assign him regardless of what he requeste... : Hizzow
• The only Marine Corps band like that is this one: http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/ They are professiona... : malevolence
• Hope he likes sand and getting blown up. : yakz
• lol : skinlab133
• LOL poor kid is probably in for a really rude surprise : El Tigre
• These dudes helped me out: http://girights.objector.org/ He may want to give them a call before he go... : tomservo
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  If the Corps wants him to play in the band, he'll get a flute in his locker during boot. : theargent
  • I think he already may have... =( : zakazi
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  this exact thing happened to a friend of mine from HS. they told him he'd be in some Navy band (he was a ... : eskimo spy
  • This type of shit wouldn't surprise me at all, based on Navy stories from a friend of mine. : tomservo
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  Hmm. I think I'm going to tell him this when I see him next. He's not scheduled to leave for basic until ... : edgewise
  • I had a friend that worked with me at Albertsons last year. The army told him that he wouldnt be needed ... : Galadriel07
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    Yeah, I'm pretty sure he doesn't have to go (though they often try to make it sound like you do). It's ju... : zakazi
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      He has till the completion of his training to decide, they will consider it an ELS(Entry Level Seperation... : skitzo
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        The Second time. Theres a reason you take the oath of enlistment twice. : Squirrely
        • How can that oath mean anything when taken under false pretenses? : skitzo
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  Did he sign up for the Marine Reserves? Because that whole "live at home" part doesn't sound right for r... : Kaiser
  • can't have them on for basic training (I dunno for sure about actually serving with them on). I've had th... : edgewise
  • A buddy of mine is Army Reserve and he got called up. But he said he had dual-MOS... one being he was a ... : Kaiser
• Hahahahaa god bless you recruiters! : crazywigga
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  I know a number of people serving in the bands of the armed forces (mostly Air Force, no Marines), and th : Bold
  • please do find a link. I'll bet right now that the kid/person thinks it was all the orthodontist's fault ... : edgewise
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    found the link. Yeah, what I thought. Look at the picture linked in the 4th post. See that black tooth wa... : edgewise
    • post the link so we can all be grossed out! : proclone1
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      Here's the link, for others: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=340316 That'... : Bold
      • I've only had one kid who ended up with rampant caries (cavity in each tooth, rotting holes etc.) and tho... : edgewise
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    Being in the Air Force and speaking from experience, members in military bands are almost never officers.... : gyrfalcon
    • Keep in mind there are different groups. My previous message referred to the top ensembles--the ones wher... : Bold
• Marine basic training is the same regardless of MOS. : Magus
• haha. sounds like he got pwn'd : reverend~heresy
• Lol. I love recruiters. : Squirrely
• Yea I think braces are gonna be the least of this kids problems. Rule #1 of Marine Club: Don't sign up... : MaximDiscord
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  It's good to know our soldiers are full of brains! : tedv
  • And perfect teeth! : skitzo
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    You don't really need a brain to receive orders. Go and storm that hill, soldier. : project13
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      I take it you've served? : vault 03
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        I so want to make a joke at your expense Kyle, but it wouldn't be cool to do so in this thread, so I'll j... : Kaiser
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          SAY IT I DARE YOU. Yeah RIP FPC =[ I saw you guys rolled on PVE, but I cancelled my account, again... : vault 03
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            "So, you the brains of this outfit, or is he?" "Tell ya the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind o : Kaiser
            • I would but the account is already closed, sowwy. Home is going to be Asheville NC, nothing big lined ... : vault 03
            • PS UR DED. : vault 03
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            Shit, how can a non-raiding casual guild just die like that. Sneeg and DblCheeseBgr will be on tomorrow ... : burningtrees
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              I think Magus's guild note is still set to Guild Whore. Yeah I did it, sup now!? : vault 03
              • Might be a good enough excuse to stop now... I've got more than enough other things going on right now. : burningtrees
              • Bastard. And I already uninstalled. : Magus
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      Most Shackers can't get the courage to ask a girl on a date, what would they knwo about storming a hill? ... : Magus
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        Or ETS HAHA. : vault 03
        • lol true. : Magus
• this one time in band camp iraq..... : metalremains
• lol, it's like something out of Catch 22 : genjuro
• I feel sorry for most recruiters today, they really don't have any other choice but too lie to these poor... : bitter ego
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  It's possible that he is gauranteed this occupational field, http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milin... : trove
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    Isn't it possible to pull Marines from those specific duties into combat roles? A friend of mine was ATC... : pigvomit
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      That's the idea, but realistically, you don't use individuals who aren't trained for it in combat roles. ... : trove
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        The "Everyman a rifleman" is more a sense of gung-ho-ness, a shared commitment, a group feeling, more the... : trove
        • Exactly. : vault 03
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  i saw a recruiter coming out of an elementary school the other day.. i was all what the fuck : lakren
  • maybe his son/daughter went there? : proclone1
  • Like any good advertiser, you have to get your hooks into them while they're young and gulliable. : lightsam

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• The last three paragraphs as written by Jules are lame as hell. : K1Bond007
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  the main problem I have with how nintendo is doing this is that they aren't mandating at least 480p 16:9.... : sigpro
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    they are, zelda will be in 16:9 and 480p : knightblade87
    • I know games are going to be in it, but that's not stopping from someone making something in 480i 4:3. I ... : sigpro
  • They aren't mandating it, but it seems as though a number of developers will support it after the backlas... : walker270
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    I'm more worried that if the Wii becomes a success, Nintendo will take that as a sign that technology and... : ShekkyBoy
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      Hell, I feel like the Xbox and Gamecube could have gone for an extra two years each! I felt just as we w... : EvilDolemite
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        I totally agree with this thought. seems like such a waste to rush in the nex-gen stuff already. the PS... : hamachi
        • Nintendo has as many exlusives as anyone. They own some of the top selling franchieses of all time. I... : FushigiDenki
      • Microsoft just wanted to beat Sony to the punch. Lotta good it did them; they're just now getting some de... : Magus
    • Sounds like you are into the specs and not into the games. : FushigiDenki
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      Why aren't you worried about Sony and Microsoft doing the same thing? They're consoles are exactly the s... : walker270
      • New types of games or same old games with new interface? I don't think those are the same thing. Any ... : SinistarX
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        I really don't like this argument. Gears of War, Lost Planet, Lost Odysee, Dead Rising, Mass Effect, : armybob
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          Gears of War, Lost Planet, Lost Odysee, Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Oblivion... all these games would be pe... : FushigiDenki
          • ^^ Exactly my point, thanks. : walker270
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            how do you know that? How do you know that the developers vision for the game doesn't require more memory... : armybob
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              your own post http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12943796 That couldn't be done on the original Xbox. : armybob
              • Turns out my post was incorrect, it was CGI that transitioned to gameplay just like FF12. Anyway, thats ... : FushigiDenki
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              You are proving my point for me. Lower the resolution to 320x200 and suddenly you've got all sorts of ex : FushigiDenki
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                I have too say with your comments you shouldn't buy a another game system all together. If you really... : valcan_s
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                  I'll take They stop making fucking games for older consoles for $100, Alex. : walker270
                  • exactly, so lets just embrace all the new games out now or coming out like I listed and have fun with the : armybob
                • Sounds like you just read my one post and that's it. Our discussion is that the PS3 and 360 don't really : FushigiDenki
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                artwork, artwork and artwork. This helps developers immerse the player in the world they want. You can't : armybob
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                  Then you should have stated that instead of saying that the 360 is providing new gameplay via graphics, w... : FushigiDenki
                  • To defend myself my original reply here http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13109793 All I did was list : armybob
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                  My point was all of those games could have been available on previous generation systems. There's no fea : walker270
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                    I think were looking at it differently. To me it's not a matter if they "could" make the game on the : armybob
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                      They may be new IPs, but they're still shit we've mostly played before. Gears of War is another third pe... : walker270
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                        That's oversimplifying things to much imo. I understand what your saying and Meteos for example is one : armybob
                        • I do agree that ~95% of games are not innovative at all. Even games for DS. And yes, that doesn't make ... : FushigiDenki
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                          Look at this post by you http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11251839 Mario Kart, Castlevania, Advance W : armybob
                          • You really, really need to reread my original post in this thread, and the post it was in response to. : walker270
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                You can't lower the resolution to 320x200 and make those games work on older hardware. Computer graphics ... : maddy
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                  I don't think I've seen a console game yet that has physics-based gameplay. They may tout it, but it doe... : walker270
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                    http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/914552.asp?q=psiops came to my mind immediately. There'll be much... : maddy
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                      Definitely, but are all those ragdolls chaning the way you play the game, or just making it look cooler w... : FushigiDenki
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                        No, you can't pre-animate the player dragging people around or throwing items, or tossing enemies around.... : maddy
                        • ...no it doesn't. Plenty of games have done this without physics. Notably, any fighting game from the pas... : Bantis
                        • Yea, I remember seeing it in Splinter Cell 1 for the Xbox. : FushigiDenki
                  • http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/screens/M/yMarble_Madness.png : timmie
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                  Computer graphics DO work like that. Why do you think Resistance runs in 720p and not 1080p? Because, i... : FushigiDenki
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                    No, they don't. You can not render the number of polygons in one scene of an Xbox 360 game in realtime on... : maddy
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                      Sure, not alone they don't. But okay, so lower the resolution, lower the poly count and the texture deta... : FushigiDenki
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                        Are you going to respond to my examples of processing power-enabled game play? : maddy
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                          What examples? Show me an example that absolutely without a doubt could not be done on xbox 1 with some ... : FushigiDenki
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                            This is a pointless discussion so this will be my last post in this thread. There are plenty of examples... : maddy
                            • Right. And you honestly think that no one could program that for the xbox 1 although with crap graphics?... : FushigiDenki
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                        i'd really really hate to see GoW running on a ps2 or xbox 1. : sigpro
                        • Me too, but since SotC was made for PS2, I bet it could be done. Wouldn't be worth the development cost ... : FushigiDenki
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                      exactly to run any Xbox360 game on an Xbox you would have to scale back a lot more than just the resoluti... : Shadowdane
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                        Yep, but you've still got the same gameplay in both the Xbox 1 version and the 360 verison. You're still... : FushigiDenki
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                          You're just ignoring things here. The only reason you're making this argument seems to be that you're sim : maddy
                          • Warrioware on 360... not possible. : FushigiDenki
• The market for gaming consoles is different from the general public. : Kerath
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  Okami's look gave me that "wow" factor and it's running on a 6 year old console. : Halen
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    Same with SotC. : EvilDolemite
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      I agree. I read about some of the things they did to get the effects to work in that game and the ingenui... : Halen
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        Do you remember where you read that? : dltrem
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          Nevermind. Found this: http://edusworld.org/ew/ficheros/2006/paginasWeb/making_of_sotc.html Seems ... : dltrem
          • Ooo, thanks for this link : Magus
          • That's the one. Awesome, awesome stuff. : Halen
• fucking signed :) : Galadriel07
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  Right, but screenshots and movies don't always translate gameplay. Hell, I lost out on a feature request ... : Fred Garvin
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    Like I said, that's a problem with the industry. If they're more concerned about bullets on the back of t... : Magus
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      No, it's a problem with the consumer. It's our fault. If people didn't buy games based on crap like that ... : Fred Garvin
      • I think you should blame the apparatus that enables the industry at least as much as you blame consumers.... : maddy
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  Why couldn't they have made fun games on a system that had more competitive graphics? I don't understand ... : deveus1
  • I don't recall Nintendo ever saying good graphics were bad, and I don't recall saying that either. All I' : Magus
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    word unto this ^^^ I've gotta say, better graphics make games more compelling to me. Was I the only on... : BenMurphy
    • I did the exact same thing as a child...."can you imagine 256 bit graphics?!?!?!?!!?" : klearlyunseen
    • Does Okami fall in that realm? God of War? Shadow of the Colossus? Ninja Gaiden? Art style and graphical : Magus
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    Because they wanted to keep the console cheap which means no 50 gig hard drive, no six core processor, an... : FushigiDenki
    • Or the 50-hr week working mom/dad who wants something they can play with their kids, not suck up all thei... : Magus
• i couldn't agree more : Bantis
• I'm assuming that Nintendo's Wii is a grand experiment. They are doing something new with the control ... : Clay
• IAWTP. PS is Trillian still not seeing Miranda IM's? : vault 03
• umm..for as long as it takes to make games & as much as it costs to buy them, we should be able to have B... : crypt_33
• lol, that article starts off complaining about the Wii name (didn't everyone get over that months ago? I ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Making a stand? They are trying to pull a fast one. They are packaging a new controller with the same ol... : smax
  • I 100% agree with you. : valcan_s
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    First, it's $250, not $300. Secondly, the hardware is 2-3x more powerful than a Gamecube. Third, wh... : EvilDolemite
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      wait, so where were you when everyone was calling the ps3 a 600 dollar console when its really 500... als... : klearlyunseen
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        The videocard game is much different, terrible analogy. : FushigiDenki
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          A TON of people buy high end video cards just to get the most graphical POW out of their games...its a go... : klearlyunseen
          • No, it's not. PS3 will only play PS3 games, 360 will only play 360 games. So you buy the console for th... : FushigiDenki
          • How much is a ton? And are you talking about the Shack? This place is the hardcore demographic, not casua... : Magus
      • yup, sometimes I wonder if people don't own computers that say they don't care about system specs : valcan_s
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      Third, there are a ton of features the Wii can do that the GC can't. : Magus
      • Like built-in wifi. The GCN doesn't even come with an ethernet connection, much less wi-fi. You'd have ... : FushigiDenki
  • exactly how i feel as well. : burning eye
  • I definately see your point : klearlyunseen
  • how would releasing a new control system for the GC do jack shit? what companies would get behind that? ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    Because the hardware IS new. It has internal storage, more ram, more cpu power, and other hardware enhan... : FushigiDenki
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      oh it is…? http://wii.nintendo.com/hardware.html could you tell me where? : valcan_s
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        Tell you where what? Coherent question please. There is no debate over the fact that the Wii contains s : FushigiDenki
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          Fine, I will re phrase my question. On the following link http://wii.nintendo.com/hardware.html show me w... : valcan_s
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            here are the official specs as listed here http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733464p1.html729 MHz IBM Power... : sigpro
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              The link is broken. Even if those specs where true in that article don't you think the official Wii http:... : valcan_s
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                BECAUSE NINTENDO DOESN'T WANT YOU TO FUCKING CARE WHAT THE SPECS ARE. Ninendo wants you to focus on a fe... : snowwolf
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                  dude wtf? That seemed way to harsh, I dont remember people making comments like this with the TON of ps3 ... : klearlyunseen
                  • you haven't born witness to some of vulcan_s's other "posts" : Bantis
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                  I guess you don’t like to read what the ingredients are in your food you eat? Maybe when you... : valcan_s
                  • Wow, you say so much, yet say nothing. It's great that you dislike the Wii; but guess what, other people ... : Bantis
              • http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733464p1.html that link works : FushigiDenki
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                link isn't broken I fucked it up http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733464p1.html : sigpro
                • Thanks for the new link. This would bother me if I where to getting the Wii "Tech specs do not tell the w... : valcan_s
              • No, they probably realize those numbers are meaningless to average joe and Nintendo has never played the ... : FushigiDenki
              • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13109729 said it better than I could. : Magus
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              a couple of wtfs on that Two USB 2.0 ports Compatible with up to four wireless Wii-motes so there w : Jayx77
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                component is analog and it does 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, etc... only hdmi is all digital : FushigiDenki
                • cool, that makes sense now : Jayx77
              • I should add that this in no way affects my decision to buy one anyways... I dont want to sound like a h... : Jayx77
  • Even if they're "pulling a fast one", it's all about standards man. EVERYONE who buys a Wii will have th : sevogajre
• if it's not a completely new architecture it means it's going to suck. : Mr.SEX
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  Ok, but all of you Wii lovers, ask yourselves this. Why do you have to pay $250 for a new system just to ... : diddlyd
  • hey smax beat me to the punch :[ : diddlyd
  • Because new graphics do matter, just not as much as some publishers want you to believe. Everyone's so... : Magus
• If you think that Nintendo is "...making a stand..." for anything other than PROFT, then you are deluding... : Stoned Gargoyle
• That's so true, I couldn't agree anymore. : bitter ego
• I understand people trying to rationalize Nintendo's decision not to get in to the next gen graphics war,... : hunterkiller
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  you can keep playing the snes and ps2 then. when i spend 400 on new hardware i wanna know where my money... : vassili_zaitsev
  • I don't think the GC/PS2/Xbox graphics look shitty by any means yet. But we've argued this before : Bantis
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  One hand I kind of agree with you. A game being 1080p DD5.1 or whatever should be a footnote thing is, i... : trevis
  • i agree with you on that 100%. : sigpro
  • completely agreed : klearlyunseen
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    I think if Nintendo lost all you HDTV people and picked up people who arent traditional gamers their mark... : jaga
    • already have a 360 thanks. : sigpro
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      the point is they should at least be supporting it, a lot of us have hdtvs and the fact we have to order ... : klearlyunseen
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        by a lot of you do you mean under 5% of possible world market? k : jaga
        • a systems life cycle lasts 5 years averagely, do you think it will be 5% in 3 years? : klearlyunseen
      • It's definitely an odd decision on their part. The only reason I can think of is that they don't expect ... : FushigiDenki
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      This isn't reasonable. They're not requiring widescreen support because HDTV and widescreen don't dominat... : Magus
      • Absolutely, I really do not care that the Wii is less powerful. I can get my "next-gen wow factor" from m... : qwpeoriu
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    Sony doesn't have those standards either, it's completely up to the developer. The only company that has... : FushigiDenki
    • im sure the majority of ps3 games will support widescreen and hidef : klearlyunseen
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  Im going to wait and see one in a store, and then decide people without special knowledge giving their... : jaga
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    i'm sure people calling it GC 1.5 don't know anything at all too. : knightblade87
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      The 360 is just Xbox 1.5, all it has is more processing power and ram (for the most part). The PS3 is th... : FushigiDenki
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        ERr, I guess the PS3 has the sixaxis so it's more than just a PS2 1.5 : FushigiDenki
        • Except they took away rumble so it sort of ballances out. : Stoned Gargoyle
      • yes WTF nintendo DS only an ARM9 from a ARM7? : Jayx77
• the only thing that matters about next gen is native resolution for my TV, which nintendo lacks. i dont c... : bradsh
• Im hoping to pick up a wii before christmas, a ps3 sometime next year when I can afford it, but that does : klearlyunseen
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  QUESTION!!! so what exactly do games look like that dont support widescreen but are running on a widescre... : klearlyunseen
  • a 480i 4:3 game will looked streched on your tv if you have your tv set to full screen. Meaning you could : sigpro
  • You can either play it in a "window box" with bars on the side for a normal picture that doesn't use the ... : sevogajre
• I agree with your entire post. : NastyJack
• It would be nice to see some of the technology take advantage of all this expensvie equipment I've got ly... : ieGod
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  I'll just say this, why does it have to be mutually exclusive? Why can't we as gamers recognize that an i... : armybob
  • this is so true...COMPLETELY agreed on every point, so far the most logic ive seen in this thread : klearlyunseen
  • They key is the games, on that we agree. : FushigiDenki
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    On the flip side, why are people always attacking the Wii for being the weakest console? The only people... : walker270
    • On the flip side, why are people always attacking the Wii for being the weakest console? Some people : armybob
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    You guys put words in my mouth. I never said any of this had to be mutually exclusive. Graphics should no... : Magus
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      I didn't mean for my reply to be to you. Just a general post to everyone with my opinion on it. : armybob
      • oic. my bad :) : Magus
  • Youre such a fanboy bobby. >:( : Rauol Duke
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  how many people in the US own HDTVs as opposed to normal CRT? This is my least favorite argument again : SinistarX
  • actually the 360 looks pretty fucking good on a normal 4:3 tv. Helps that most of the time it's a downsca... : sigpro
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    Actually, the adoption rate for HD TVs is low because they're more expensive than their SD counterparts, ... : walker270
    • Also, ime, your average consumer over the age of 35 can't tell the difference between SD and HD anyways. ... : riptyde
  • I don't think there's much "praise" for them using less powerful hardware except that people do enjoy the : FushigiDenki
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    There are many reasons for HD penetration being low, most notably COST. And guess why Nintendo did what t... : Bantis
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      They've taken the same strategy with the DS - look at Brain Age. That game is massively popular. I wan... : Magus
      • I just don't get why people don't see it. They aren't marketting it like Sony and MS are their products. ... : Bantis
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  How is a more powerful console (PS3, X360) going to make games more FUN? It's not! We have games on... : abrasion
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : abrasion
    • thanks for all the arrows, without them I would have missed an important post by abrasion. : Lawgiver
  • If developers dedicated some of the massive horsepower in next gen consoles to more advanced AI or gamepl... : Krypt_
  • Good graphics never hurt anyone. You're right. But apparently I have to put disclaimers on everyfuckingth : Magus
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  gegtik, please come here! i need to read your reassuring insight! : Mr.SEX
  • people can whine and bitch about the three console offerings this gen but they are set in stone. Buy what... : boring gegtik
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  The problem I have with this argument is that everyone treats it as if the two are mutually exclusive whe... : boomstickah
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    Don't you get it though; nobody said they had to be seperate things; what we're trying to say is Fun is t... : Bantis
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      ohh shit so that makes nintendo like the apple of consoles games? ohh shit : boomstickah
      • I don't see how it would make Nintendo the apple of console games at all. They've been using this same pr... : Bantis
  • $700 is a massive investment for the casual consumer who already owns a TV. I agree on the mutually ex... : Magus
• According to this: http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=11706 nearly 30% of ALL Americans will have HDTV's b... : Stoned Gargoyle
• i'm sure that most of the R&D time and money went to the contoller. : knightblade87
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  Ok, pschew! Just finished reading this monster thread full of maniacs on both sides and all I have to as... : AndyGoin
  • I'm not, until at least a year down the road. All 3 consoles need more titles before they're worth buying... : Magus
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  I think the graphics haters in this thread need to go play nethack and stfu. : kingdepork
  • I play Dwarf Fortress because it's awesome : boring gegtik
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  I'm on the verge of selling my 360. The only compelling exclusive titles on the horizon are Gears of War ... : aeg1x
  • FPS on a console???? Haven't you ever played Halo on the XBOX?? ugh : boring gegtik
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    I'd hold onto it for Mass Effect. fucking trilogy, man. A fucking trilogy. : Magus
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      Mass Effect is coming to PC : aeg1x
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        What?! I never heard anything about this. Do you have any proof? I could swear they declared this a conso... : Magus
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          PC Gamer UK printed it in their latest issue saying that they have heard on good authority that it's comi... : freshyk
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            Here is the link he posted: http://www.johng.co.uk/2006/10/21/breaking-news-mass-effect-coming-to-pc-in... : freshyk
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              I wouldn't be at all surprised if it came out on the PC at some point. Jade Empire is coming out on PC fi... : armybob
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                I'd rather wait until the entire trilogy is out. But if it does end up coming to PC...that's great news. ... : Magus
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                  There is no way I could wait 3-5 years or whatever it takes for all 3 Mass Effect games to be out in orde... : armybob
                  • Here is an even more recent interview on the subject http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154580 His a : armybob
                  • WAAAGH! you're right! fuck me. :( I'm buying a 360 then. DAMNIT. Not for several months, though. Damn... : Magus
      • I've never heard this. Url please. : FushigiDenki

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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=1568514 : thekidd
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    Hahaha I love that one. I also love that you're the first to respond to a thread like this. Hair trigger! : tomservo
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      I scanned through to see if I had a funny post of yours bookmarked, but didn't find one :( : thekidd
      • That's because I hate funny : tomservo
      • servo and I aren't funnies. : brickmatt
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        http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7508378 : Halen
        • Hahaha the birth of a legend. : tomservo
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          that post is a reason to hate servo. : thekidd
          • and love, am i rite? : Halen
  • Man I swear I remember some thread where Maarten told me how many character accounts I had registered bac... : king_darius
  • hahahah damn I recognized some of firebone's alter egos. Had no idea they were all him : El Tigre
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    Man Steve never posts in chattys anymore. http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=&user=steve+gi... : bRAINsick
    • He's too busy saving up for BMW engine mods. : tomservo
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      thats probably just Maaahn that posts under his name every once in a while so we still think hes alive : spector
      • Hahahaha... MAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHNNNNNNN!!!! : tomservo
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  oh dognose please hang out with us again :( : drucifer
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    I just checked his history. His last post was a reply to a post he made 11 days ago. Just incase anybod... : TheArtMan
    • :( : drucifer
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  Good times. : brickmatt
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    not like brickmatt knows anything about that time :P : RikiTiki2
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      ^^^ lazarusb aka brickmatt has been soooo owned! :D : tomservo
      • WHO IS THIS GARY LAZARUSB CHARACTER?! : Halen
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  tomservo, correct me if I'm wrong but were you around quite a bit during the days when Pseudo was still o... : bounty838
  • *Scot : bounty838
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    I don't know what Pseudo is, I'm sorry :( : tomservo
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      Wow, really? Must be another tomservo out there, then. : bounty838
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        There's a couple out there. I get asked sometimes if I run Quakecon.org, and I guess there was a tomservo... : tomservo
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          Fair enough. FYI, I was talking about All Games Radio that was around about 10 years ago, then got bough... : bounty838
          • Haha wow that's awesome. Nah, I didn't get into IRC heavily until about 1999, and that only lasted about ... : tomservo
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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8704898 haha : king_darius
  • Oh fuck that one rules. : tomservo
  • lol that and the reply is awesome : Magus
• wow, I see caboose in there when he was still posting as ElTigre with no space : El Tigre
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  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8559398 :[ : My Documents
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9161229 : thekidd