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• Eventually it became clear that people were actually coming to Looney Games specifically for Penny Arcade : mikecyb
• I remember going to loonigames just for penny arcade, way back in the day. : sammyl
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  lol, sounds like they're dissing the shit out of him actually : qwpeoriu
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    I've gotten used to it. We have different memories of why they left, but that's okay. I've learned to ... : jason bergman
    • good, because I have different memories of that (as an outsider) as well : qwpeoriu
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      wow I can't imagine gabe and tycho doing that : mikecyb
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        okay, rereading it, I don't think I laid out the sarcasm well enough in this post :/ failure : mikecyb
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          no, don't worry, it was plenty sarcastic! : snowwolf
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            oh okay good. I got worried because I kind of know bergman and I know he strives for my personal approva... : mikecyb
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              No worries. Feel free to make fun of me. :) : jason bergman
              • well I can't do it on command when I know you're watching :( : mikecyb
              • http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/11/10 : semaphore
        • I got it mikeyCYB : boomstickah
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      Those guys come across as pretentious douchebags. I think they think they are far more relevant to gaming... : Rauol Duke
      • yea, they're kind of like smart EBgames employees. : get_navi
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        Don't misunderstand me. I have nothing but respect for them and what they've accomplished since then. It ... : jason bergman
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          Btw, the word "fuck" is hilarious. : Ride-My-Rocket
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            no it isn't. the context around the word can be funny but the word itself is not. : kbnerd
            • i just said "fuck" out loud and starting rofling, so you must be wrong. : diddlyd
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              yes it is : JINKY
              • That depends on wether you want your fans to flock from gamefaqs or not. : kingdepork
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          And most blog/news things Ive read fromm their site have sounded like a HUGE self important douchebag wro... : Rauol Duke
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            I think you might take tycho's writing waaay too serious. : geedeck
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              I take everything on the internet very serious geedeck. EVERYTHING. >:| : Rauol Duke
              • I like you. : geedeck
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            tl;dr -- Tycho uses big words therefore he's a self-important pompous douchebag. Does that about sum u... : walker270
            • Sounds like it to me. : action roommate
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              Not really at all but good try fella! *tussles hair* : Rauol Duke
              • You should have called him "kiddo". : Bean
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              please dont troll. there was nothing in his post about "big words" yet somehow people like to reduce any ... : mallrice
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                What would you consider a "Shakespearean fuckaround" to be...? : walker270
                • Long windedness. Shakespeare didnt use lots of "big" words, he just used lots of words. : Rauol Duke
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                  more of a comment on wordplay and style than on the length of the words. last i checked people don't thin... : mallrice
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                    Okay, so replace "big" with "unusual" or "high class" (hence Rauol's "blue language" comment). Each choi... : walker270
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                      do you realize that you are completely missing the point, and instead you are arguing with your projectio... : mallrice
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                        Fine, whatever. My problem with Rauol's post was instead of simply saying "I don't like Tycho's writin... : walker270
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                          Fine, whatever. My problem with your posts was instead of simpy saying "I don't agree with Raoul's pos... : mallrice
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                            Cute, but no. Do try again. : walker270
                            • Fine, whatever. My problem with your posts was instead of simpy saying "I don't agree with Raoul's pos... : mallrice
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                      For someone who is such a writing aficionado you sure as shit can't pick up meaning. Blue Language = ... : Rauol Duke
                      • you do realize who you're replying to, right ? : qwpeoriu
            • I like his writing a lot. It has character, style, creativity and, more often than not, an actual worthwh... : node
          • the one guy who forcefully uses the latest 'word of the day's from his Merriam-Webster 2006 calender into... : diddlyd
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            C'mon. Tycho just enjoys playing with the language in his posts. I don't think he's being pretentious. ... : Vantage
            • I agree. I doubt he talks like that (since he probably spends a good deal of time coming up with what is... : DonkeyPopsicle
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              His word play is a little too "inside" at times. I know he's trying to be witty, but occasionally it come... : Fred Garvin
              • Hey, somebody's got to use those words. Might as well be someone who has fun doing so, like Tycho. : Vantage
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              You know, I've found that using a bigger vocabulary around people, especially those you don't know or don... : action roommate
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                Using a bigger word when a simpler one is just being wordy. We communicate better when we use the simple... : mrfunky3000
                • ^^ Advocate of newspeak. : walker270
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                  if communication is your primary goal, then yes. I think that the aesthetics of Tycho's language one of ... : DonkeyPopsicle
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                    Indeed. He's not engaged in technical writing here, really. This isn't a news article where the informa... : Vantage
                    • But his style is mostly narrative. So it would be more forgivable if he were writing technical papers. He... : qwpeoriu
                • lol @ missing 'suffices' in the first sentence. u tried 2 b 2 simple. : Spezzer
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                I know how you feel. In my youth I spent a large amount of time reading, thus gaining somewhat of a head... : Vantage
                • I tend to throw a few fancy pantsed words out there and no one gives me shit about it. Its because they f... : Rauol Duke
                • people offended in situations in where they come up against some word or concept they are ignorant of, ar... : eskimo spy
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                Well before everyone starts assuming that Im some kind of mongoloid or something it isnt the "big words" : Rauol Duke
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                  Well, one mistake you've made is interpreting their front page as a source of news. Tycho is more of a s... : walker270
                  • I demand Stone Philips assume command of their front page. : Rauol Duke
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            There is, I imagine, after you've been getting 8 million unique visitors a day for years on end and can s : Dynotaku
            • Er, Tycho's writing. Whatever. : Dynotaku
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              I think PAX might be going to their heads a bit. I've run things like that (on a much smaller scale) and ... : Fred Garvin
              • Yeah, I'm just saying, with the amount of success they've had, it's amazing that they're as self-effacing... : Dynotaku
          • that's his schtick : kevp
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        I couldn't disagree more. They are almost painfully self-effacing on their site, and from what people sa... : SiW73
        • They are not. : Pink0r
    • i dont think they are insulting you nearly as much as just using their sarcastic style of humour to tell ... : Antilles_Prime
    • I wanna know the story :( : SenorSpine
    • I don't want to dogpile, but back when they were struggling the wife an I donated a couple hundred bucks ... : Fred Garvin
    • dude the word fuck is hilarious. Watch, try not to laugh... FUCK! FUCK FUCK FUCK! : GloriousCow
  • I thought it was respectful and I'm a pretty caustic guy. : TheArtMan
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  LoonyGames was awesome, the articles there were excellent stuff, the tutorials great stuff, and the comic... : tomatoactivator
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    Agreed. I loved that site. : ThomW
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      i love jason <3 : dahanese
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        OMG stalker. Creepy, given that she can see my monitor all day long. : jason bergman
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          psst... behind you... i'm watching you... : dahanese
          • Stop that! I need to get one of those monitor rear view mirrors. : jason bergman
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            I'm in ur cube, watching you shack? : edgewise
            • shack = fap : Chod
• Tycho should stop shaving his head. I'm just sayin. : skinlab133
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  Penny Arcade quit being funny a year ago. VGCats is a far greater comic, if only it was updated more regu... : Drewus
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    VGcats is horrid. : sigpro
    • its cute! omg kitties : GloriousCow
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    I disagree. VGCats is more throwaway, whereas Penny Arcade has actual wit. : silentzero
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      Yet somehow VGCats throwaway tends to be alot funnier than Penny Arcade wit. Indeed a good deal of VG... : zakazi
      • Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal rocks! http://www.smbc-comics.com/ Unfortunately, he's stripped the : captfarrell
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    I agree, PA doesn't have as much mass appeal anymore I think; it's become too "insider"; none of my other... : Bantis
    • I'd have to agree. Tycho's writing style just isn't fun to read, infact it's the exact opposite. It's a c... : Drewus
  • the latest VGCats is so... tragic :( http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=221 : Postal
• I just hope Richard Khoo is swimming in mounds of money, because I'm pretty sure without him Penny-Arcade... : lord cecil
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  Jason - please, please tell us your version of the story. These guys might make a funny comic once in a ... : virus
  • Sorry, but no...I'm content with things the way they are. They remember it one way, I remember it another... : jason bergman
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  For giving a bit of retrospective on their past, they seem to be giving some shit to Looney Games. People... : carnivore
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    because they are petty children? : dahanese
    • During the early years, they had a lot of people fuck them over with devious ad schemes, the first book e... : Balboa
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    I used to love reading Loonygames and I don't remember any comics there at all... : thaperfectdrug
    • http://web.archive.org/web/20010506232521/www.loonygames.com/content/1.36/pa2/ : TroZ
• Loonygames was great. It still has some of the most varied content of any games related website I've ever... : Serpico74

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  VOTE FOR THE FUTURE: The raid force that is Shacknews has disbanded. If you want to honor that horde, : ]pm[chem
  • 1,2 : Experiment IV
  • 2,4. Defense! Defense! Defense! : Rotten Deadite
  • 1 : NastyJack
  • 1 Zombie/Human hit squad ftw : Kentor
  • 2. try the other side out. : xxiv
  • 1 or 2. I'd like to make an assination squad that zombies can give us marks and we can try to hunt them d... : sigpro
  • 2, 4, 3 : mattsull85
  • 1,2,3,4. ;) : ]pm[chem
  • 2, 3, 4, 1 Caiger will be ours!! >:D : Colleton
  • 1,3 baby : askedrelic
  • 3,2,4,1 : TheArtMan
  • 4>1>2 : locash
  • 2 : mikecyb
  • 2,4 I guess. Though I'm on the fence about continuing. : Zhaneel
  • 3. i like the idea of fading into the wind until another tyrannical human mall force rises for us to crus... : das_runt
  • 4,2 We've proven that we can assault and destroy anything in Malton, let's show that we can defend anythi... : Teiresias
  • 2, 4, 1. : Zero|DPX
  • 2,4,3 : blank
  • 4,1,3,2. I don't have a very strong opinion, any which way. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • 4,3 : kydaimon
  • 1, but i want to join the C4NT. : virus
  • 1 because it'd be neat to actually hold an entire suburb from either human (non-shacksquad) or zombie pre... : edgewise
  • 1,4. after that: 2,3 : sonicdeathwalrus
  • 1,2,3,4 -- no preference, I just enjoy working as a group. : Languid_Heap
  • 2,4,1,3 : yosemiteclimber
  • 2. : alphane
  • 3, 4, 1, 2 I've already removed shacknews from my profile. I want our group to get historic reference... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • 3,4,2 Prefer to raid, Refuse to PK : Githyanki
  • 2, 4, 1 : Caboose
  • 2, 1, 4, 3 : Dimmona
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    3, 1. Defense is teh suck. And I REALLY don't want us to go stagnant defending a suburb from humans. : iamrisen
    • Yup that's what will happen. No one will attack for a week and we'll slowly keep losing numbers. We have ... : NastyJack
  • 4 : Sparhawk6
  • I vote #2!!! : ConfusedUs
  • 2,4,3 : BanjoBoy
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    2, 4; no strong preference : racer5
    • Wait, wut? We can't be in one place and play both, defense/offense? I'm torn on this one, part of me want... : racer5
  • 4, 2, 1, 3 : Nihilist
  • 1,2,3,4 lets have a thumb war!! : happynoodle
  • 4,3,1,2 : BulletPro
  • 1,2,4,3 : boofy
  • 4,1 : Flynn
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    4,3,2,1 i rather continue as zed since i was brain rotted : creep
    • we can fix that, anytime it's needed. : ]pm[chem
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    4,3 Zambah forever!!! Playing as a human mall defender seems like it would be much more time consuming, ... : ann thracks
    • barricades would only need constant checking if fighting a group like the Shack :) : ]pm[chem
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    4. Let's take caiger again and see how long we can keep it! : lapskaus
    • it's still in zombie hands :) DHPD and C4NT are mounting an attack on it, though... : ]pm[chem
  • 4,1,2 As for a name for the new horde, do we have a poll in the near future or is this decided alread : Nihil ME
  • 3,1,4,2 i want to kill things (level 41) : ravvy
  • 4,1,2,3 : zen2k
  • 2,3,4,1 : Snif DeCrac
  • 0. I'm lying down in the museum, and staying down. I'm going to try to get into Nexus Wars. : Dusty_Slim
  • 2,3,4,1 Graagh : kingdok
  • how about a combination of 1 and 2 - there are tons of assholes in dowdny mall - lets kill everything in ... : flagg209
  • 4 : LexLuther
  • VOTING UPDATE I have tallied the votes through Dec 21st, 2006 13:59:51 post #4374. As can be seen in : ]pm[chem
  • I vote for Human with no PKing. : protmind
  • Option #1 preferred but would also do #2 is my vote : sigpro
  • 4,2, no pk, plz. : cerealSAM2
  • 2 - or roaming, but no PKing : the stickboy
  • 1,2,4,3 : burgertime
  • 4,3 I zombie lover is me. : TroZ
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    1 > * : lord warlock
    • what does this mean? only 1, or 1,(2,3,4)? : ]pm[chem
  • 1 (and only 1) : judge
• 1,2. No mention of Shacknews in the group name. : Fyunch Click
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  a question for people answering with option #2 but not #1, would you feel comfortable if we had a mixed-t... : ]pm[chem
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    We didn't Zombie Kill while the horde. And so I like the idea of changing sides. PKing (unless it is ki... : Zhaneel
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      I agree. I'm not keen on the idea of PKing, it's just griefing to me. : Colleton
      • PKing is just killing while you're breathing. Same thing zombies do. The only difference is that the kill... : iamrisen
  • I'm down no matter what we end up doing; after helping take down two malls, I've got a much better sense ... : iamrisen
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    yep, i like. : mattsull85
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      although i am definitely more interested in seeing how defending a mall goes. : mattsull85
      • We've certainly learned a lot about mall seiges from taking several down. Hell, we know our SOP for takin... : iamrisen
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    PKing is far too much like griefing for me. Urban Dead is very much set up on black and white lines. Y... : ConfusedUs
    • PKing helps maintain game balance. Without it, there would be no reason not to combat revive. Meaning tha... : iamrisen
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      Everything we've done to this point could be considered griefing because there was never any answer for u... : NastyJack
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        Hey, it's not our fault the survivors don't know what they're doing. If they would have redistributed the... : iamrisen
        • Yes. The last few times we ranshacked a major building, we did it with just a handful of active zeds. If ... : ConfusedUs
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  2, 3, 4. I dont want to PK unless theres a good reason but would enjoy playing as human for a little whi... : perstephanie
  • To clarify, though, if we choose 1, I'll stick with the horde anyway. : perstephanie
• 2. I like the idea of defending a mall now : mintchipmadness
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  so is the mass suicide happening tonight? : mintchipmadness
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    I'm not sure. We haven't jammed the museum beyond capacity quite yet. : Dusty_Slim
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      I couldn't wait. : mintchipmadness
      • Killed my friend YamatoTwinkie : mintchipmadness
• 2, 4 > * : aethyr

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• i'm a motion graphics artist, but i originally went to school for psychology. after i realized i don't li... : Korban
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  im a private person. fuck off. : porp
  • IAWTP where the P stands for Porp. : NastyJack
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    Then why even post? Just scroll on by : Ebu
    • im just joking, but he did ask me a question. : porp
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  I'm a student, I am going to school for Mechanical Engineering : buzzbat
  • also majored in Mechanical engineering. Currently work as a Mech. Engineer for a defense contractor. : YamatoTwinkie
• Chef, went to the Culinary Institute of America. : Matto357
• Student Police Officer, was wanting to get into IT. : TastyWheat
• I'm a schtoodent again now, :(. Studying economics in France. I was a chef for some time, even graduated ... : melt_core
• office manager for a small garage rarely running audio for live events, I'm almost done with film school ... : atheist_uberboy
• Video game designer, went to college for Software Engineering for a semester and a half before dropping o... : Krypt_
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  I am a systems engineer, although I do a lot of project management which covers all disciplines. I origi... : i am the baker
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    Oh yeah, I have a BS in CS... : i am the baker
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      a bullshit in Counter-Strike? Yeah, most kids do too... : melt_core
      • Ruh-roh, caught with my pants down. : i am the baker
• Software Engineer in the C4ISR industry. Graduated with a BS in Computer Science. : Omaha
• I am a writer/editor and after doing my apprenticeship with a ballet company and going to college for a d... : jessipoo
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  Was IT, now a CNC operator for a marble and granite company. Got a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbio... : BanjoBoy
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    Ah, putting that degree to use I see! ;-) : i am the baker
    • hehehe. My coworkers in IT were an ex-lawyer and a nuclear tech. : BanjoBoy
• Student with 2 years left on Software Engineering major and German minor. : askedrelic
• Physicist, owns a consulting company : Caoster007
• Software tester, originally went to school to become a high school German teacher but dropped out after 1... : SinistarX
• I teach 4 levels of Latin at a public high school in Virginia. I would say that I went to school for it,... : skizl
• 1) Tech Support for an architecture firm. 2) English Writing (Fiction) : Wadmaasi
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  Last job was working on the 4th season of the show The Wire, since then I've just been trying to figure o... : mechanicalgrape
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    Let's make a movie. I'll write it, you can direct :D : jessipoo
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      I'm down for that. : mechanicalgrape
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        can i do the visual effects and title sequence? : Korban
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          Hell, let's just start a Shack production company. : mechanicalgrape
          • ShackFilms.com? : Korban
• I am a software engineer for a weather company. I went to school to be a software engineer. Pretty boring... : kingdok
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  Fire Controlman (missile/gun systems electronics maintenance) in the Navy. Before 2006, I was a 4th year ... : Squirrely
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    P-E-N-N Penn State sucks! Go Panthers? I never went to a game after my freshman year. : Wadmaasi
    • Teehee. Pitt. : Squirrely
• software sales, and I drank so much in college I never finished. : sigpro
• Professional WOW player..I live at home in my mom's basement. : echoinggreen
• currently running my own business with a friend. we do all manner of tech support for small businesses m... : beastrabban
• I started life as a physics major and ended up with History (i haven't graduated yet but that'll happen i... : kbnerd
• I currently work for Motorola in their Mobile Devices division. I work there as a Software Engineer. I wo... : bad_fish
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  I've been sent here by XrrzBBTtt to take over your world: http://qwpeoriu.shackspace.com/alien.jpg : qwpeoriu
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    ahaha man you look scary as fuck in that picture. : sigpro
    • yeah I could definitely use a shape-up : qwpeoriu
• Cinematographer, BFA from NYU for film. It was basically a way to buy me a few years while I figured out ... : Serpico74
• I'm a Networks and Systems operator, I was studying Physics but dropped out, I'm planning on getting back... : Izakhar
• ASIC engineer, BSEE UW-Madison : BulletPro
• I'm an IT consultant/computer guy, studied random stuff like logic and english, only a couple of courses ... : d fluke

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  Why are we using another message board at all btw? : Kentor
  • Easier to link to one tips post instead of how it was (spread out in like 5 different threads), for one t... : Nixx2004
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  Here's an idea. I place a stronghold in the downtown area, near the portal to Purgatorio (which is at ... : Nixx2004
  • sounds good to me. i am almost at full ap, so i'll let you know where i spawn in an hour or two... : mattsull85
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  Quick stronghold update. Been chatting on IRC with leaders of the factions that are in the 'Pax Marrak... : Nixx2004
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    what about the forgotten city in purgatorio? or maybe the caspian heights/blackport area of valhalla? ... : mattsull85
    • I spawned in the downtown area, so was heading up to Caspian Heights, but there are a bunch of barricades... : Nixx2004
    • Id like nearby access to a factory/ebony tower/smithy. We'll need some crafters sooner or later. And c... : void_walker
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    Everyone loves chat logs right? Figure this might be of interest to you guys. See what your fearless "l : Nixx2004
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      Oh well. Probably best if we find a place on Valhalla anyway, I guess. Warseers are near Northcamp, and H... : Balboa
      • I'm going to back off on the infusing for now. Let it drop down to level 5 again. My goal was just to ... : void_walker
      • I dont like either of those choices either, btw. : void_walker
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  We have a new alliance, with the evil Nordic Avengers faction. They proposed it because their "members s... : Nixx2004
  • is that all, green, purple and light blue? I randomly attack anyone I see, so I want to be absolutely ce... : knitemare
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    will do my best. What colour are the shack factions? : chazums
    • Purple - Faction: This character is a member of your same faction. Green - Ally: This character is a mem : Nixx2004
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    LOL. Our reputation precedes us. : Fyunch Click
    • well, there's a lot from UD here already - I've seen the RRF; some Caiger named group, I think; and also ... : captfarrell
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  I have a question: Basically, what can I do to help out with the faction, besides gaining experience, ... : Sexpansion Pack
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    Posted too soon. I'm a lvl 10 defiler. I'm probably going to get poison, then corrupt. Will corrupting... : Sexpansion Pack
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      Actually it's been recommended that we don't infuse (Corrupt for defilers) so much. Once we get a strong... : Nixx2004
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        Awesome. I'm going to get poison then search for death storm. : Sexpansion Pack
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          You mean Death Cloud? Don't get it yet, you don't get XP from AoE attacks. Death Cloud is a good spel... : Nixx2004
          • If you plan to be a dark oppressor i recommend you get one of the cheapest autohit spells(fire or ice dar... : void_walker
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        Wow i hadnt realized we were up to 7. I guess i'll lay off the infusions a bit and try to get another lev... : void_walker
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          We have enough active members now that we are level 4 with no infusing. Level 5 would be good though, ge... : Nixx2004
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            Membership gets us karma? i must have missed that somewhere.... No wonder my plan for relatively stead... : void_walker
            • Heh, yeah. A faction's karma increases by 1 point for every two members in the faction. : Nixx2004
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  Level 19 demon inside Apartment Building (15,34), lope is his name. Don't kill me, the hidden level ... : Nixx2004
  • i got him, thanks for the info! also, there is a level 11 inside van de graff hospital, 2 spaces above... : mattsull85
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  I just hit level 10... time to commit, argh!! : perstephanie
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    Grats. With your skills I'd probably go for Myrmidon (using bows, with axe as backup when you run out of... : Nixx2004
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      I can't find the replies I had before with suggestions... but yeah, I think Myrmidon was the consensus. I... : perstephanie
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        I think Search is the best choice. You'll be looking for weapons, ammo, books, etc. Other choices cou... : Nixx2004
        • Okay, thats what I was thinking. If I go with Nexus Champion, I'll need sense morality, but I was sort of... : perstephanie
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          any idea what the deal is with that potion? is it really worth skipping planar protection for? : mattsull85
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            Looks like it is good, as long as we have someone that does Alchemy. http://wiki.nexuswar.com/index.ph... : Nixx2004
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              oh wow, alright. an hours is pretty generous, considering i usually use all of my ap in 5 minutes. i've g... : mattsull85
              • coal update: searched in the stygian firepits for a few ap (maybe 5) and found a piece of coal. i gue... : mattsull85
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                Seems like you'd need someone with Planar Protection to supply you with the ingredients, heh. : Nixx2004
                • as far as i can tell, you only take damage when you move, so i took 12 damage moving to a fire pit and wa... : mattsull85
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  i don't get this game. I've played it for 2 days now, and I just walk around from square to square and se... : wtf242
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    What's your character name? : Nixx2004
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      wtf242 : wtf242
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        Ah, I see you haven't joined one of our factions. Do that and you'll get a bonus to damage or healing (d... : Nixx2004
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          range weapons or some shit : wtf242
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            OK. That's not the easiest skill to learn the game with, you might want to make another character with H... : Nixx2004
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              and go kill people ... they are normally going to be either in a hospital (red) phamacy (pink) or those t... : Nation
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                They also hang out in mansions and bookstores slightly more densely than in apts/slums/houses. : perstephanie
                • the hide rate of the places I mentioned are much higher then most places ... that is why I brough them up... : Nation
  • They're all hiding from you and indoors. Seriously. : perstephanie
• Heh, FighterBling killed one of my alts. That'll teach me to procrastinate joining Appleflappen :) : Balboa
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  I am up to three charecters all at level 10. A H2H Pariah devil, a Sorcerer, and a Myrmidon (that I am no... : Nation
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    You can find them by searching in : Rheingold
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      by searching in? (please complete the sentance) : Nation
      • libraries. i think libraries in paradise and purgatorio have better chances... : mattsull85
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    Gragh. Full text - search in the Vaults of Enlightenment in paradise if you have planar protection. Think... : Rheingold
    • MA stronghold = 43 69 on Poco. Evil discouraged. : Rheingold
    • Doubt he has Transcribe, and why would he need it to learn the spell? : Nixx2004
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      Evil (my sor) is out of AP, but I will try to figure out where you are in the morning and head your way (... : Nation
      • Surprised I'm not dead yet heh. At 16/54 AP, so will be awhile until I move. : Nixx2004
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  Nixx, or anyone else: did you ever decide between blood taste and corrode claw? : mattsull85
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      Nice. This reminds me that I need to choose one. I asked Void_Walker about it last night. If I remem... : Nixx2004
      • oy vey. i am leaning toward blood taste as well because i had my first live fight yesterday and lost. ... : mattsull85
      • I dont have an infernal behemoth, but my Rabban was intended to be a behemoth for most of his life. Howe... : void_walker
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    It doesn't if you are a demon. I poison people all the time with my defiler. :) : void_walker
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      That makes no sense at all. You clearly switch bodies after death in this game so how exactly is this po... : Kentor
      • You retain your soul. The poison is vile in a way that is attached to one's soul. Except for demons, t... : void_walker

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• how about some oblivion benchmarks? (if you have the game of course) : eeeealmo
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  I'll be damned, a $1000 CPU/GPU combo is fast? ;) : EvilDolemite
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    the part that bothered me wasn't 1000$ for the gpu + cpu together...but the fact that my insanely badass ... : headless
    • yeah thats why I havent upgraded yet. Socket upgrades are lame cause you always have to stop using good s... : crazywigga
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  Holy shit that is a monster of a system. Gratz! : nomaad
  • i'm stoked. I didnt get a chance to try NFS:MW yet, but i'm hoping i'll be able to record @ 800x600 to FR... : headless
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  i bet in a few months the newer games are gonna own it : qwertymkonji
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    absolutely :( I haven't loaded up Medieval: Total War...but i have a feeling that game will STILL own ev... : headless
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      Own it? Medieval runs fine on my A64 3200+ and 7800GT with high settings. It'll be smooth like butter o... : Vantage
      • medieval owns the shit out of my a64 3200+ @ 2.75ghz and 7800gt on any settings above medium...and it own... : headless
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    Hell no..at least, not in a reasonable res (1600 or below). That 8800 will manhandle Supreme Commander... : EvilDolemite
    • the fucker could power a small rural village if you could make it generate power instead of use it imo : headless
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  I <3 mine too. I play WoW at 3840x1200 and it stays above 40fps just about all the time. 1900xtx and E... : Chunks
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    3840x1200 lol : headless
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      2x1920x1200 screens : DoubleAught()
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        Yea.. it's kinda cheating, 'cause I put all my gameplay on the left side, and all my lesser used windows ... : Chunks
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          oh, being a RL on either warrior or priest means I have a shite-ton of windows open, 3840x1200 would be t... : DoubleAught()
          • http://chunks.net/2.0friendly/shots/WoWScrnShot_121706_144202.jpg This is kinda old by now, I spent so... : Chunks
  • What the fuck...? : feek
  • My dad plays wow on a 47" westinghouse... thats only 1920x1080 but still... : carazy
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    I didn't know wow does dual display, that's cool. : abrasion
    • It doesn't, it's a bitch to set up. It's half the reason I post about it at any chance that I can get. ... : Chunks
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  I went to a C2D a couple months ago. We should hook up for a LAN sometime. : feek
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    what clock are you running, and which chip did you get? what mobo, and cpu? : headless
    • I have an E6400 running at 3.2ghz on a Gigabyte DS3. : feek
• I hope to make that jump too : byorn
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  I love my C2D system. I'm considering molesting it, cause it's been so naughty! : Bantis
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    DO IT MAN, IT WANTS IT IN TEH ASS : headless
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      Is the PSU fan hole technically the ass? : Bantis
      • yes. It is. It is gloriously ass-like. mmmm. ass. : headless
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  what temps do you run at? you can check it using http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/392/mirrors.php : sexninja!!!!
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    I idle @ 42c, but at full load (2 prime95's per core) i hit 62c after a couple of hours. It's stable ther... : headless
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      hmm...i have the same processor but my idle is like 50 :( what mobo do you have? : sexninja!!!!
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        ASUS P5B with a Zalman 7700CU that appears to be very loosely attached to the mobo :( feels like half as ... : headless
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          stock hs+fan w/ deafult voltages and clock speeds on a 680i mobo :( i might have to reseat it + reappl... : sexninja!!!!
          • i've read several stories of people having serious problems getting the default HSF to make good contact.... : headless
• Anyone got a little guide to OCing? I've OC'd in the past but never that much. Currently I can only ge... : sanchez
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  Why push 3.35 ghz if it's alraeady so OMGZWTFBBQAWESOME kthnx bye? : Skoal^Fyfan
  • you'll never need those extra mhz what you have is plenty : synack
  • because...no matter how fast it is...it's not a bad thing to make it faster. For the first time i'm actu... : headless

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  i can help with java books : wvuong
  • Same here. : Audhuml4
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  can I play the role of the stupid guy who really does not know what he is talking about? I think I cou... : Nation
  • those retards will be the exception. I think the majority of the people who will enjoy and use the site, ... : wtf242
• This sounds interesting, please count me in. : Omaha
• I've read a bunch of programming books, please SM me info as well. : knitemare
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  Well, you didn't list a single algorithms textbook after all. Are you just looking for people to populat... : Kentor
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    I've added a lot of books already. It imports book data and images from amazon.com, so it's not hard to a... : wtf242
    • I guess I'm in then. : Kentor
• count me in! : warpdude
• I'm up for it... I have a crap ton of Programming books and can't stand half of `em. =P : zakazi
• hook me up : action roommate
• i'm intrigued : Clay
• C#, .net, C++, etc. here if you want. : pdub99
• thanks all. If i'm missing any categories, please let me know. That's the one thing that users can't add ... : wtf242
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  Suggestion Change "Years of Programming Experience" to "Years of Professional Programming Experience" : Kentor
  • Pro's only i keed : qwpeoriu
• yes pls : skynet
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  also I suck at html/css/design, so if you have any suggestions on making it look better that would be awe... : wtf242
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    needs more embedded midi files. : edgewise
    • Final Fantasy Prelude! Final Fantasy Prelude! : BoKnows
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    If I get a chance to on holiday, I'll definitely fiddle with some CSS. Also, don't forget to put in "A... : BoKnows
    • good catch. I didn't notice that. thanks : wtf242
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  How do you want us to submit bugs? : Kentor
  • sm me or post in the thread is fine : wtf242
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  I'm very interested in this. If you expand beyond programming and into others like networking and photos... : synack
  • Yes, i plan on doing it with other things. This is just kind of a test to see how the engine I built work... : wtf242
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  Bug Description Ranking less than 5 books in a non-contiguous block or less than 5 books not starting : Kentor
  • awesome thanks! fixing it now. : wtf242
  • Might wanna nuke this or something since it contains the private URL... : Omaha
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  How are you determining which books should appear on the front page? : Kentor
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    It's the top 10 books sorted by the internal ranking(right now it's just an average of position), and sor... : wtf242
    • So someone actually put "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" as one of their all time favourite software book... : Kentor
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      so basically in each category, the rankings are completely independent. So I can go to the java section, ... : wtf242
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        The categorization doesn't seem quite right... there's a lot of specific language catagories, but very f... : Kentor
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          I definitely need some help with categories. I know I am missed a lot of them. Maybe I should allow users... : wtf242
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            I don't think there should be user created categories either, but there should probably be a heading for ... : Kentor
            • hierarchal is a good idea. It's a lot more complex, but i think that would be the way to go.. It would pr... : wtf242
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  i'm starting a new job in C# and ASP.NET, what books should I read?? Can I see your website now? i promis... : Smellsy
  • There's really not enough data for the site to be even remotely useful yet. :[ : wtf242
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  prolly gonna need some sort of inferencing engine to do this right. : Antilles_Prime
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    what do you mean. I know what an Inference engine is, but I don't quite know why I would need one to do t... : wtf242
    • Maybe he's trying to say use a Bayesian estimate instead of a straight average. : Kentor

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  Only nitpick is the lack of radar/sat images. Still cool though. : pigvomit
  • I wanted this :( : cdbeckman
  • i can understand that. but remember, Wii is suppose to be as simple to use and understand as possible. ... : Korban
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  It's not hate, but I'm annoyed there's no city within 100 miles of me, it doesn't show windchill, and it ... : SiW73
  • here's what to expect for the Opera trial this friday: http://digg.com/gaming_news/What_to_Expect_from_Op... : suqur
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  What is it for? : EvilDolemite
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    the Weather channel? it's just a channel in the Wii menu that lets you see the temp around the world. i : Korban
    • im hoping they update it eventually, but for it finally coming out its still cool : oldschoolbob-o
• wow. I hope you saved. : Skoal^Fyfan
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  Will opera use a SD card for web caching? I hope its not a lame as the PSP browser. OUT OF MEMORY! : pigvomit
  • not sure, but the Wii already has 512mb internal memory. for casual browsing, i'd think that's more than ... : Korban
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  How often does it update the weather/temp? It didn't seem like it was updating very frequently when I use... : SatansFist
  • This is my complaint I looked at it at like 7:30pm and it was showing me the temps from 1:00pm : carazy
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  While I don't have any hate for it--it's just a simple utility like any other simple utility--why on Eart... : Silent Sorrow
  • I think it's the integration of basic functionality, things you should have been able to do with consoles... : devi| dog
  • Probably for the same reason that weather widgets are popular on computers. However, it is one of tw... : dopeman
  • Table scraps until they get more games out. : EvilDolemite
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    no other console has done it, afaik. It's that simple. : slickdoody
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      Good God, who cares if no other console has done it? It's the weather. It's barely even worth doing, quit... : Silent Sorrow
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        Can you not see it as just a side feature to be happy about? I missed the part where it says "Now includ... : devi| dog
        • i don't think he understands that it's only a minor feature meant to please people and not what Nintendo ... : Korban
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          And I think you missed the hilarious over-celebration about this "feature" that took place in late night ... : Silent Sorrow
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            Actually I participated in that thread. I'm not sure why you want to blow it out of proportion, this is ... : devi| dog
            • Exactly. It's a gaming site. So why anyone would get excited about some weather thing rather than an actu... : Silent Sorrow
  • I often think the same about Apple users, particularly iPod evangelicals. : ShekkyBoy
  • Why not? It's a cool new gadget. Sure it's not super practical, but I see myself using it from time to ... : FushigiDenki
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    Because my mom can use it to check the weather. It's exciting to me because nintendo is clearly marketing... : sammyl
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      Not be an ass, but she can't turn on the Wheather channel, or hit wheather.com, or Yahoo, or MSN? I do... : bugsY
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        I don't understand why you hate it. : FushigiDenki
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          I don't hate it, I just dont understand the love for it. I am indefernt at best. : bugsY
          • It's a lot of fun spinning the Earth... : walker270
  • the weather's gonna be integrated into future games. that's pretty rad. : ermac
• I think it's great, just tried it out earlier. If your not close to any of the choices I guess it's usel... : Pneum0
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  When is Opera?? : Nullzero
  • Friday. : FushigiDenki
• The fact that I can't just pull up the channel, and then quickly go back to my game, makes it pretty poin... : rosewood

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  xbox + xbmc : sexninja!!!!
  • you son of a bitch i almost put an in before xbmc in the post. : [fry]
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  xbox 360 + mce + transcode 360 in before sigpro : cltcprd
  • look how silly you are. : sigpro
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  Look at Oppo digital. They have several available. About 200 range. Best on the market bar none. : fusionrx
  • seconded on this oppo love. : warpdude
  • haha I was just about to post this : rgoer
  • ah, thanks. looking into the oppo stuff. the other dvd player with the built in ethernet is fucking sw... : [fry]
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  http://oppodigital.com/ I love my oppo player, it is seriously fuckin awesome : rgoer
  • ^^ Best suggestion. It's the highest rated on the most comprehensive dvd player databases on the net. : kevp
• http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?&orderby=Rating : sanchez
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  if he gets divx and xvid Phillips has a new upgrade to the dvp642 that will play anything and RCA has som... : sigpro
  • 2nd-ing this. Take your divx file, burn it on a cd and pop it in the player. Works like a champ. : smoking pets
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    • Would this Oppo (DVI version) stand alone as a player for a 30" Apple hd display? : Lightzout
• cant he connect the computer to the tv ? : smellslikefish
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  someone ought to make a set-top box that is basically a dvd player that has a network adapter and a custo... : sexninja!!!!
  • man, nothing comes close to xbmc :( : crummynz
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    ? http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/7b1c/ : Kaiser
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      that thing sounds sexy. How well does it work? : sigpro
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        no friggin clue. : Kaiser
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          buy me one and I will test it for the shack, deal? : sigpro
          • Negative GhostRider the wallet is empty. : Kaiser
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      Whoa, Whoa, WHOA http://www.mvixusa.com/ http://www.mvixusa.com/product.php?product=mx760 Mvix Wir... : Kaiser
      • 300 bucks for that one on think geek. : sigpro
      • wow that sounds pretty badass. i wonder what the UI is like : sexninja!!!!
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      Isn't this essentially what apple's iTV is gonna be, except syncing over wireless instead of USB? : ventro
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        i was under the impression the iTV was only going to play back video purchased over itunes. : sigpro
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          Well thats what people thought about Front Row, but I can play my divx videos and home made videos and st... : ventro
          • the thing that's nice about that mvix thingy is it can have a HD in it so you can just dump all your file... : sigpro
  • http://www.kiss-technology.com/?p=dvd2&v=user : 60days
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  Xbox and XBMC - once it's configured properly with a remote, it's sweet - he can play movies across the n... : abrasion
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    you can play a dvd iso over the network like an actual dvd, seriously is there anything XBMC *can't* do? : dopefish
    • FRY, It can play back these TV shows your dad happens to err stumble upon while they are STILL IN THE RAR... : abrasion
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      HD content. : cltcprd
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        :( :( so true but it's the only flaw. : abrasion
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          I hope the 360 get XBMC'd soon. I'd buy one right away once it does. : sanchez
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            The problem is even if they DO crack the X360, they don't know how to code for it, it's got totally utter... : abrasion
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              maybe I'm missing something but what's so hard about writing a media player in C# for such a powerful mac... : derelict515
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                The architecture is vastly different to what the current developers are currently used to. Xbox = PC i... : abrasion
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                  I guess I'm not understanding why coding a media player is so much harder than a game. With the XNA stuff... : derelict515
                  • except you need to pay $99/year just to run your homebrew apps on the 360. : cltcprd
                • well, it's a form of a PPC, so you'd think that if gcc runs on it, the rest could just be ported over (ho... : dextius
          • use it as Media Center Extender. It works great, maybe not quite XBMC quality, but damn good nonetheless... : cltcprd
• oppo : synack
• Neodigits H4000? http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/10/10/helios.h4000.dvd.player/ (Oppo's is go... : Postal
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  As everyone has posted, go oppo. Get the 971H, it's worth it; there is NO comparing the image quality bet... : Merconium
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    what does an oppo do? it just plays divx/xvid/whatever media off a burned dvd? see if it had network s... : sexninja!!!!
    • http://www.iodata.com/usa/products/products.php?cat=HNP&sc=AVELK&pId=SRDVD-100U network support ftw. I ... : cltcprd
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      The big deal about it is its quality. The only player to best it (other than a tweaked out HTPC) is a $25... : Merconium
      • ^^ It really is amazing. : walker270
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    971 981HD! http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/12/07/oppo.1080p.dvd.player/ : Postal
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      only downside to this model is no component video output. Other than that it's awesome. : Prozium
      • That's not a downside -- you're not going to buy this player to use over component. : walker270
• I hear oppo is the shit. But since I wanted to buy one in a store for my dad, I got him an LG-731. Does u... : terath
• 1080i/720p upscale over component and HDMI out of the box: http://www.neodigits.com/new/body/products... : Lunatic Angelic
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  Thanks everybody, I ordered the OPPO OPDV971H from Amazon with overnight shipping. Quick question: Doe... : [fry]
  • well you already ordered the oppo which I'm sure you'll be happy with, I'm just surprised no one mentione... : tunis5000
  • The 360 doesn't upconvert DVDs over component, only VGA. An original xbox modded with XBMC will upconver... : Prozium

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• dude do it yourself. get to KNOW your instrument and you'll play better. : beastrabban
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  ...? buy a tuner and some strings and do it yourself : oHnOES
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    shit all you need is a reliable E tone. : cpt_gloval
    • yea, I i found a .mp3 online and just tune to that : digitalburro
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  Because the person doing it needs to get payed for the time / material spent? : Lethal01
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    oh, what. I fail again! : Lethal01
    • the shack always delivers..this made me ROFL : lodgiikal
• there's nothing to it dude, do it yourself : Snicker-Snack
• Yikes, if you need to take it to a music store every time it needs strings or tuning, you're never going ... : Entity
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  I take it you can't play guitar? : Bantis
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    nope, never. It was in my closet. My grandma sent some old book on guitar playing (probably from the 60... : pigvomit
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      then yea, just take it in. : Bantis
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        and don't just have them do it, ask them to show you how to do it. : cpt_gloval
        • this is good idea. : BenMurphy
        • Agreed--have them show you how to replace a string. Tuning, however, is something you'll definitely need : Bold
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          Wouldn't that be like asking a mechanic how to change your oil while he does it? I'd be like, screw you.... : dante2010
          • No, it'd be like asking a mechanic how to pump gas into your car. The oil change would be more like havin... : Bold
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      i doubt you will be able to memorise and play a song in 2 days : moshman
      • you kidding? learn like 3 or 4 basic chords and strum along to the song as you sing it. basic chords aren... : cpt_gloval
      • I dunno, I'd think even gramma could 5 star expert Twinkle Twinkle Little Star pretty quickly. : mmogger
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        Thanks for the vote of confidence. :( Also, the song selection I posted is quite easily listed in the... : pigvomit
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          nah dude, you'll be able to do it easy. I played guitar for 10+ years; it'll be easy to memorize somethin... : Bantis
          • also, it won't matter to your Grandma how bad you sound. What matters is that you're trying to play a son... : kbnerd
        • The most trouble you're going to have as a new guitar player is probably some sore fingers as you move th... : Entity
    • You can probably do it if you practice atleast the first part of the song. Then halfway through start st : iamgoat
• No just no. Learn to do it. Not only is it a waste of money to start with but it will go out of tune quit... : pigz
• You have to do this yourself. There are guides all over the internet. Look that up for resources. I kn... : judoka2
• anything more than $10 is a rip off. I mean $10 is a rip off, but you can have a full setup done and res... : sketchuout
• put ball end of string in the bridge, put the other end through the peg, turn the peg, done... : cheshirecat
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  for a floating bridge, around $30. You should be able to easily handle any other type. : DonkeyPopsicle
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    This is the one I have. I guess I could try to do it myself, but failure means that I won't have time to... : pigvomit
    • Not sure exactly what you're trying to do (you can't learn to play an instrument in a day) but get yourse... : qwpeoriu
    • wait wait, that can't be the guitar. An uncle that plays gave it to me two years ago for helping him set... : pigvomit
    • It probably needs a good setup if its been in that closet untouched for an extended period of time. : bobo_the_clown
  • learning to tune a guitar does take a little bit of time. That is unless you're dealing with a floating b... : qwpeoriu
• If you leave in the Seattle area I'll teach ya. : Pink0r

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  The only thing Ive seen anywhere are a few 360 Core units. You can't find any modern console on the shelv... : Rauol Duke
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    Weird, I've been tripping over 360 units of all kinds here... : zakazi
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      yeah, I went to fry's the other day and there were literally 50 360 premiums in a stack. non bundled eith... : edgewise
      • Well Im still in New Orleans which lost almost all of its Gamestop/EBs and Best Buy/WalMart/Target is pre... : Rauol Duke
• it is awfully expensive : cpt_gloval
• yep, i've now seen more than a dozen on the shelf. I haven't seen a Wii on the shelf since the day I bou... : pigvomit
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  They had one at the local walmart yesterday and the sales guy was doing this best to talk this woman into... : FormerHPB
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    Her kids fucking HATE you now. : Rauol Duke
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      yeah, seriously. Those kids are going to get made fun of.... : cltcprd
      • they were going to be made fun of anyway, this is better than getting made fun of for assfucking each oth... : Fyunch Click
• I went to my local Circuit City yesterday to check if they had the HD-DVD drive for the 360, which they d... : pebui
• There is a store in the local mall that boasts having a 60 gig ps3 in stock for the low low price of $2k.... : kbnerd
• It's not just you: http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/consumers-get-savy-ps3s-glut-marketplace-223165.php : rudds
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  I don't know where you guys live but when I got my wii, I walked right into futureshop and bought one off... : Edges
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    i live in the part of the world where nintendo doesn't realize they need to ship more fucking Wii's. on s... : mallrice
    • Hell I went to the nearest nonmall Gamestop out of town this weekend and they had 3 (THREE) Wii's which w... : Rauol Duke
• I saw some guy taking a PS3 and a bundle of games back to Fry's for a refund the other day. I laughed. : CrustaR
• Ok, now I'm starting to feel bad for them. : edgewise
• yeah, i saw 4 of them at my local walmart.. : g0nk
• I regularly see them now. No wii's at all though. If i'd see any i'd buy up to 5 just to hand them at ret... : Neech
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  Nobody is going to splurge $599 for 1 game =\ : crazywigga
  • wait ... there's actually a good game out for the ps3 ? :P I keed, but no seriously there really isn't... : qwpeoriu
  • I would pick one up for myself if the BC wasn't totally fucked. I really would toy with the *nix shit unt... : ghost in my shell
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  I really think Sony has fucked up big time with the PS3. I remember 360's going for well over what the P... : mrfunky3000
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    it's having exactly the sort of launch the first xbox did so it's a little premature to be heralding the ... : kbnerd
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      the first xbox launched with Halo, so that's not a fair comparison : qwpeoriu
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        the first xbox sold well intially but then you could find them everywhere. everytime you walked into an e... : kbnerd
        • except Halo was an actual killer app while Resistance appears to just be another good FPS but nothing wit... : derelict515
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      I'm not saying LOL SONY WILL BANKRUPT, just that they've fucked up this time around. : mrfunky3000
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        its definatly too early to call the ps3 a fuckup : sexninja!!!!
        • you're probably right, but I'm trying to get this in now so I can go HA TOLD YOU SO. : mrfunky3000
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        basically what I mean, this PS3 launch could have been huge, but with the way it looks now the PS3 probab... : mrfunky3000
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          i think timing was just not on sony's side. they probably werent expecting the 360 to come out last year,... : sexninja!!!!
          • Yeah MS launching a year early was a great move. I'd bet the PS3 would have been much better off if Sony... : mrfunky3000
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            From everything I've read, all signs point to Sony trying to push blue-ray onto people as the reason why ... : qwpeoriu
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              well think about it: if the 360 was just now coming out, that would afford them an entire year extra of d... : sexninja!!!!
              • But that's the whole thing, the 360 isn't coming out just now, and Sony has a machine that is impressive,... : qwpeoriu
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      The original Xbox lost a metric ass load of cash though, Microsoft propped it up thanks to Windows $$$ - ... : abrasion
      • Sony has Spiderman 3 to prop up the company. : edgewise
    • i think Sony is more concerned with at least matching what they did with the PS2 though, not matching the... : Mansmells
    • The Xbox survived for two years on Halo alone. Without Halo, the Xbox would have been a complete and tot... : tedv
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    I think one of sony's biggest mistake is assuming that they could launch the PS3 in the same way that the... : qwpeoriu
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      launch titles are known to not have the best graphics that a console can put out. the ps3's visuals will ... : sexninja!!!!
      • (and every console before it!) : sexninja!!!!
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        I'm not debating that, I'm just sizing up what the PS3 is going against right now, this holiday season. A... : qwpeoriu
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          but youre also comparing it to 2nd gen 360 games (ie, gears) : sexninja!!!!
          • Becuase that is what we can compare it to. What else should I use ? I've already said the PS3 seems to... : qwpeoriu
          • He is not saying that in the long run the PS3 cannot look better, just that for this season the PS3 just ... : Evil Benius
      • yes? this is true of any console. the Sega Saturn second generation games looked better than the first. : silentzero
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    A lot will change once there are games worth having on the PS3. Plus, the price difference is noticeab... : sevogajre
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      Agreed. BluRay's success may have an affect (either way) on the PS3 price as well. It'll be interesting... : Sylvanus
      • by the time BR/HDDVD "wins" the players themselves will only cost like $200. : edgewise
  • tying it to Blu-Ray was their biggest fuckup. Boosted the price, production difficulties, dual format hea... : edgewise
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  im sure thatll change once good games come out. even if it came with every launch title for free i still ... : sexninja!!!!
  • yeah, in 18-24 months the ps3 will be much more interesting because they may have the games to justify th... : mallrice
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  how well is it doing in japan? id imagine itd be doing better there : sexninja!!!!
  • Not as well as DS, that's for sure. It seems like Japan is becoming the land of portables, not console... : Sexpansion Pack
  • they probably sold out all 13 they shipped to Japan : derelict515
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  I keep hearing people saying that the system will be great once great games hit. Is there anything schedu... : Modica Sol Solis
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    Ace Combat 6!!!!!!!! also mgs4 too : sexninja!!!!
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      When are those games due out? I want FF13 and MGS4 primarily. I just can't see them out in 2007, i'm gu... : pigvomit
      • Ace Combat 6 hasnt even been announced yet, but i got some email survey from namco a couple months back a... : sexninja!!!!
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    plenty of AAA titles are currently in development. : g.lee
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      Exclusive AAA titles? White Knight Story is coming, L.A. Noire, and a few others. I'm simply not convinc... : Modica Sol Solis
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        if a game was going to come out somtime next year, it would have already been in development for a while.... : sexninja!!!!
        • You missed what I meant. Exclusivity is key to the success of the PS3, just as it was for the PS2. If Whi... : Modica Sol Solis
  • Lair, Heavenly Sword and MGS4 are the exclusives that look interesting. However, MGS4 is a q4 '07 release... : Overbyte
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  i think sony found the BREAKING point in price. they broke the consumers wallet. Consoles have to be like... : gyokuro
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    except they are selling the razors for cheap. they're losing by far the most on hardware costs out of the... : warpdude
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      well yeah they are taking a huge loss on the HW but it worked out that it was still a high barrier for a ... : gyokuro
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        id be suprised if it wasnt close to current 360 prices a year from now : sexninja!!!!
        • yeah i hope so : gyokuro
        • I wouldn't be surprised either, as far as manufacturing costs go. the question is whether sony will drop ... : warpdude
  • well that's the problem, they're stuck selling it for $600 because of the BR player. AFAIK, and read, the... : edgewise
• Sony is still making bank on the PS2 right now, hell, I finally bought one after all this time. PS3 will ... : u sir name
• I had a guy i waited on at the post office tell me some lady snuck him in the back of a Toys R Us and off... : kingdepork
• There is an unwanted, unloved PS3 in my living room right now. Seriously, it's a piece of shit. : Serpico74
• This may be the first time that i can ever remember the flagship systems in the same generation having su... : trevis
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  My guess is that Sony shipped half of the 400,000 that they had originally promised (and produced) to cre... : AlvinKlein
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    My guess is that your guess is retarded. : derelict515
    • My guess is stinky crotch. : tacocat
• The fact of the matter is, if you aren't interested in Resistance, the PS3 doesn't have a lot of "ooh" to... : SolrFlare
• I have two unopened unloved ps3's right now operating in my living room as rear speaker stands. : socksta
• nothing makes me happier than those losers who wasted all that time and effort to rip off gamers on ebay ... : diddlyd