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  insert obligatory Kryptonite joke here. : K1Bond007
  • no, steel. : dahanese
• If you yanked on said rubber cord and let fly, would that little indenty cylinder thing whap ya in the ch... : thaperfectdrug
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  that's cool. what's lex do that allows him to make these? : edgewise
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    creates ingenious traps for superman : multisync
    • thanks - i just laughed hot drink all over myself : ravvy
    • I laughed... thanks! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  you have a red spot on your chest, fyi :) : ra1n
  • I was gonna mention it, but seemed a couple of steps over the creepy line. : thaperfectdrug
  • lower right of the picture? that's a birthmark thingie. :-) : dahanese
• What am I supposed to look at here? The camera's aimed too high! : ChibiJosh
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  Is there any difference in these 3 pics? : carazy
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    just trying to get different light angles. the pendant is really subtle and i wanted to try and get pe... : dahanese
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      can we get a closeup of the actual pendant? : carazy
      • it's wrapped now, but when i give it, i'll take more. closer ones came out blurry. : dahanese
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  Wow really nice - I dont suppose Lex would be available to other people? Would quite like something simil... : ravvy
  • yes indeedy, very nice work! : OverBurN
• needs more cleavage just sayin'... : freakord
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  Lower.... lower.... lower : voodooraze
  • Jeez you guys are pervs (^^IAWTP) : ravvy
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    * Z A P P B R A N N I G A N ' D * : Ride-My-Rocket
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      ChammmmPAGAN? : avatar_58
      • "I am the man with no name. Zapp Brannigan, at your service!" : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Yeah, its very hard to take decent pics of the fucker. Need like a macro lens or something. Turned out be... : LexLuther
  • how'd you make it? : tashtego
  • i love the curve of the necklace. i think that i'll take one from the bottom when i open the box up. : dahanese
• More chest pictures please. : cbslf
• *MELANOMA'D* : Xin Jing Client 1a
• very nice! simple, yet elegant. : beastrabban
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  If you could lower the camera a little and to the right or left, we could prolly see exactly what fine wo... : mace
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    they really aren't that impressive, folks. seriously. the pendant is way cooler than my rack. : dahanese
    • Let us be the judge of that. Come, come. : iamgoat
    • we're talking on a computer game forum - believe me, we arent fussy : ravvy
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      don't play dumb you knew what you were doing when you were taking those pictures : boomstickah
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        actually, mike took them for me. and he did take a boob picture but i wasn't wearing a bra and i ended up... : dahanese
        • what? ::shrugs:: oh you werent wearing a bra huh? what am i supposed to do with that information. What... : boomstickah
• that's a nice pendant. : pupismyname

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  I'm currently working as a meteorological instrumentation analyst (mainly testing automated rain gauges f... : Wolfanoz
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    But you're the shack's hurricane insider :( : Squirrely
    • Hey, just because I may not be not working there anymore doesn't mean my forecast skills suck. : Wolfanoz
• For about 12 years I have been a tech, from desktops to servers. I just kind of do what I want now at my... : Awun
• Kinda did it backwards... Started my Career in Network Admin then to Programmer and now in Art School for... : zakazi
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  I'm a Junior in Philosophy and English (Creative Writing), and plan on doing law school, grad school, edi : sgtsanity
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      Have any tips for someone pondering that profession? I really want to write for a living if it's feasible... : sgtsanity
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        I thought you were going to say you wanted to be a ballet dancer. : racer5
        • Some things are sharing things and some things are not. : sgtsanity
        • I would need pix of him in tights and leotards to make that assessment. : jessipoo
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        Realize that in order to write for a "living" you will HAVE to do copy and/or technical writing to suppor... : jessipoo
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          Awesome-o! This semester I had a mass crisis of confidence with my writing, which led to the pendulum swi... : sgtsanity
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            I would also recommend moving to a major metro area to increase the writing day job pool. Submit your stu... : jessipoo
            • I just got into a workshopping group run by the other guy in my Creative Non-Fiction class who likes to w... : sgtsanity
        • be a technical writer and I can get you a jerb. : MisterPhoton
  • I wanted to round out my English degree at one point with a minor in Philosophy, but now Mathematics is s... : Magus
• 6 years as a telecom's engineer, I studied computer science at university. : radula
• I am a freelance cinematographer. Features, shorts, music videos, commercials, corporate stuff etc. I h... : Wheatloaf
• I am currently working on a PhD in School Psychology, did my bachelors work in Psychology and Justice Stu... : ckaps
• I'm an animator for an animation studio based in Canberra, Australia. Before this job i worked a fuckton ... : Drewus
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  Freelance work. Private Sector. Six Years. : awoihjaweohr
  • what type of freelance work? Programming? Photogrophy? something else? : Nation
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  Sysadmin! Majored in physics! What the fuck ever! : eldersveld
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    I see a pattern here, mrh? http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13502052 : Izakhar
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      I finished my degree though. : eldersveld
      • You win, I lose =( : Izakhar
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  What do you do for a living Graphic Designer · Responsibilities include working with external c... : not work safe
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    Make us some groovy wallpapers already! : Drewus
    • www.vectorbug.com/wallpapers : not work safe
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    did you change your ShackMap picture yet? i can't look at that site till you change it : Korban
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      Not unless it was censored by The Man, no. : not work safe
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        Nuking in 3...2...1... : ThomW
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          Are you really deleting a picture of my back? lol : not work safe
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            Yeah. It's gross. I'm not picking on you -- I've been meaning to clean that thing out for a while an... : ThomW
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              ... but i'm a blue man! : Korban
              • Your picture terrifies me. Those blue men are EVIL. : jessipoo
              • I didn't nuke yours. It's your face. : ThomW
• security manager at a local casino. nothing special for school. graduated. : jane911
• Network / Desktop Tech Support - working on my Degree in: Computer Networking Systems : Shadowdane
• I am between shitty retail jobs and going to school for game art and design at the art institute of pitts... : skankcore
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  • that's so sexy. : DonkeyPopsicle
• Work for a few gaming publications as a freelance writer. School? Got kicked out. : judasen
• Undergrad in English, grad school for technical communications, and I'm an educational technology compute... : Dechter
• Freelance Flash Developer - graduated with a Graphic Design (print) degree : ChibiJosh
• Editor at GameSpot. BA English Lit from North Carolina State. : rudds
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    MrLonghair is the sole philosopher on the shack. : sgtsanity
    • plus he's really famous. There's no way I can compete with that :( : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Web Software Developer for a pharma and I freelance on the side. Play piano/organ in a band for stress... : industro
  • I'm a web developer / designer in Cebu (Philippines) working for a niche ecommerce company. I also do fre... : chronnus
• Electrical engineer, graduated in December of 2005. Thank god school is done. : Trepex
• Cinematographer, graduated from NYU with a BFA. The BFA bought me a few extra years to figure out just wh... : Serpico74
• I do software tech support for a software company. Nothing exciting, it's maintenance software. : jonin
• Dev Manager (want job????), CompSci : thaperfectdrug
• Not working right now, but I'm a full-time undergrad working towards a BA in Poli Sci and a BA in Psychol... : yoonix
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  I design missile guidance/tracking systems and satellite communication garbage for the U.S. Military. We... : Salad Sammich
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    A friend of mine works on targeting systems for the military. She's cute too! Unfortunately she always st... : Serpico74
    • Yeah, it's very tight-lipped. The chip in my head may explode if I say any more. : Salad Sammich
  • you know... the tip of the bomb... the part that finds New York... or Washington... : Korban
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    do you program them to subtract where they're going from where they're going to be to get where they are? : DonkeyPopsicle
    • He tells them where they aren't so that they know where they are. : Damodred
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  • HR Consultant (IT Talent), BA HR - NC State University : kainen1
• Currently playing a tech support rep for a major bank while going to school part-time and graduating next... : hobosapien
• I designed and manage a fixed wireless network for an ISP, and I also do any special consulting projects ... : jasonepowell
• Biotech R&D. Chemical engineering Ph.D. Actually at this moment I'm in semiconductor process developmen... : Amadan
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    Next time you see someone from Comcast, tell them their service licks balls. : Salad Sammich
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      I'm currently installing a system in State College, PA. Anything in particular you want me to pass on? : raeven
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        Grab your junk and in your best Andy Sipowicz, say, "I got your cable right here!" : Salad Sammich
        • Done and done good sir. Although it's general frowned upon gesture with ones genitalia in the direction ... : raeven
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        Whoa... In the headend at C-Cor? I used to work for Media Services in State College when it was under TC... : SinistarX
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          haha. That's exactly where I am working. Home now but I'll be back to work the project till launch in m... : raeven
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            • Well thank you for the offer. I've been thinking that since I'm a roaming lurker Shacker, I should try a... : raeven
  • Oh awesome, my friend interns for Seachange. : askedrelic
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  Topless accordion player, went to school for mime : drucifer
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    don't your man-boobies get caught in the accordian? : trOmblyj
    • why do you think he plays it? When he plays "Hurts So Good", he really means it. : edgewise
• US Military, Army. Started out in the Infantry, now I'm in training to be an instructor on infantry comba : Magus
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  I build robots for knickles and destroy them for dimes (I also have a thing for topless mimes) : felicia
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    I once saw a girl stand on her head, spin around and spit nickels. true story. : drucifer
    • Maybe she only took quarters. : felicia
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• My background is daily newspaper journalism, but I'm a recent grad of a college scriptwriting program (sc... : Hobo X
• studying physics, working at JILA : takio
• I'm an agent of the devil (an IT recruiter), and I dropped out of college after majoring in Computer Scie... : MisterPhoton
• back in college full time (yet again) : stgulik
• I am/was contracted to develop the real software that you see on all the detective/24 type shows. You ... : sharkII
• I'm an insurance agent. I went to school for philosophy and psychology. : Supine
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  Just your standard shacker. : thief
  • lamp, sand...lime : drucifer
• I run a record label (DNB) and goto school. Currently trying to get our first release out. : pigz
• i'm a community manager at 2K. i went to school that didn't have majors, but essentially i did a creative... : dahanese
• Currently in college, working part-time at a hardware store. : ripper9
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  I'm a first-year law-student, coming from an electrical engineering degree with a focus in power systems : RikiTiki2
  • screw you for not responding to my pm : ra1n
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  I'm a Software Engineer at EA Canada, doing primarily PSP development, but now getting into Wii developme... : timmie
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    Also, I think part of my job will now be to bug Jack Mathews on the Nintendo newsgroup. : timmie
    • Tell him to hurry up with MP3 plz : Yanks
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    I bet you're stoked with the change of platform you're designing for. I would be. So many possibilities w... : edgewise
    • Yeah, it's a nice change. Plus, I'm a huge Nintendo fanboy, so it makes it even more awesome. : timmie
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  i program the internets : wtf242
  • oh and i'm a dropped out 5th year comp sci major : wtf242
• Software Engineer, still in school but working making forms software and worked previously on research an... : Yanks
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  I work for CitiMortgage doing escrow analysis. It's boring as fuck, but it pays the bills. Currently,... : Vincent Grayson
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    escrow analysis =? like you see if a buyer is creditworthy? : edgewise
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      No, you know how you get (in theory) a statement once a year or so letting you know that your payment is ... : Vincent Grayson
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        at least the receptionist is hot, right? : edgewise
        • Man, we don't even have receptionists :( The receptionist at my old job was pretty hot though, even if... : Vincent Grayson
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  Film and television editor. Currently on contract with a small TV production company that runs The World... : Super Sparker
  • I went to university for communications studies/sociology double major then to college for television pro : Super Sparker
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  I make America beautiful, one teenage girl at a time. Went to college without a real goal in mind, but gr... : edgewise
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    When you meet someone, is the first thing you look at their smile? Like...even before boobies? : Super Sparker
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      no. not the first thing, but I always end up focusing on them at least briefly. It's not to judge at all.... : edgewise
      • The last two years I've been noticing gums very quickly. In about two seconds I can usually tell if someo... : Serpico74
• I'm listening to: Daft Punk - One More Time : ForkingAxle
• 2nd year law student focusing in Intellectual Property Litigation and Antitrust Litigation, just accepted... : ra1n
• I work in IT and I went to school for Computer Networking Technology so I could make sure the internets t... : melkore
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  4th year PhD student in math. i have very little idea what i'm inclined to do career-wise. : delataur
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    work at area 51 so you can work on all the cool projects : hobosapien
    • NSA likes math people... maybe that'll be my in. : delataur
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  Auditor for a Loblaw's Distribution Center (eastern Ontario) Was schooled in PC systems and networking an... : ghost hacker
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    Bob Loblaw? : ra1n
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      Bob Loblaw's Law Blog. : Thresher
      • Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb! : thaperfectdrug
• I fly around the U.S. installing Video Conferencing codecs, room integration hardware, IP surveillance ca... : spazzium
• Technical Business Analyst at a very large insurance company. I went to the University of Florida and gr... : Thresher
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  • I help people see better, one hour at a time. You're Vin Diesel? : edgewise
• I'm in my last year of college as a Business Management Major. I have a full time job waiting for me afte... : pebui
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  4th year in Plan II (weird funky honors thingy) and Japanese. Hopefully going to Japan to teach English,... : snagger
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    plan II, you at UT? : ra1n
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      yes sir, i is. : snagger
      • hi 2 u fellow longhorn. My sister did Plan II and is now in Japan teaching English. Eerie! : Damodred
• I build, repair and sell computers, given the right price websites as well. I never really had a directio... : BongSlayerB
• I'm a supervisor for a outsourcing tech support joint, i have a diploma for comp system tech : kydaimon
• IT business support, went to school originally for a double major in mathematics and physics. : mmogger
• I am a housewife (hotelwife right now :P), I started college in 2002 with a major in business admin but ... : Galadriel07
• Also reposted. I work as a software engineer on C4ISR projects for a contractor. I went to school for C... : Omaha
• I recently got a job as an assistant web developer. Also I'll be continuing my degree in IT at tech next ... : saundz
• im working on my PhD in computer engineering and hope design GPUs. born and raised and still live in Mar... : eeeealmo
• I dropped out of college due to a family death, ended up doing nightschool for a while and learning to pr... : ravvy
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  I am a MWD hand for Halliburton Energy Services. I went to school for COE then CIS and finally IT. : Ratalon
  • as in that Halliburton? :( : Postal
• Tech/data support rep in a call centre for an American wireless phone company. They come to Canada for th... : Afterglow
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  Web Programmer, I'm lead programmer on a large myspace-esque safe community for children. Never really k... : Sabaki
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    Work in IT/IP, did an MSc in 3D computer graphics and BSc in computing science. Live in Munich, but come ... : moshman
    • whoops, shoulda been for the main thread obviously : moshman
• Just finished a Master's in Sociology. I part-time as fashion model, and in January I will start at a fas... : sonicdeathwalrus
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  I do web and forum shit for a games company. Modding, feeding back, answering questions, and writing a bu... : node
  • Oh, and I dropped out of a Computing Degree when I worked out I can't program for shit no matter how hard... : node
• i am studying education, business administration and economics. For a living, i do some database and web ... : naabster
• I work in police liason for a cell phone company, and I studied politics at college. Kind of related, bec... : peanut-
• 4th year studying public relations and business administration at USC. I'm going to graduate soon and ... : rossimo
• web developer in my own business. freelancer before that. : xsii
• went to a junior college for 1 semester and then had to get a real job and dropped out. currently an O... : Jayx77
• I work... I work at Blockbuster : nyranger66 (#2532) <<} : amrbean
• Professional computer science student, just graduated (German diploma in C.S.) and am now going for my Ma... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Fiber optic designer, what's school? : chodog
• http://www.electronista.com and I've got a Master's in English from the University of Ottawa. dependi... : Postal
• Oscilloscope design : fen boi
• English undergrad in the UK, focusing on teaching. Realised this time last year after a ten-week placemen : ShekkyBoy
• Currently tech support in a school district but completely disillusioned and burned out by IT so I'm goin... : silent77
• 4th year resident physician specializing in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics combined. Pretty muc... : sergeon
• I am a graphic designer with a background in technical writing. I originally went to college in order ... : BoKnows
• Remote Office Technical Manager for Desktop support services : Hizzow
• Software Developer, I got to about my 4th semester in college before I took a break on my education I'll ... : carazy
• I'm a .NET consultant, working through my own 1-person company. I got my BS and MS degrees in Computer In... : El Tigre
• I work for a local Oil & Gas company, currently as an abstractor. in the coming months, i'll be doing mo... : pandastrong
• Business Analyst/Data Quality Analyst...went to school for IT : cookblaze
• I work in marketing/advertising and my undergrad major was anthropology with an emphasis on primatology a... : TwiLyght
• working as an it spezialist for avaya remote helpdesk. i didn't study, after school i became a trainee at... : blindi0815
• Sysadmin, Compsci : genom
• Web dev, Engrish degree. : helvetica
• Network/Telecom Admin, Graduated w/a BS in CS : mrsparil
• I work for a PA state government agency doing .NET dev / SQL Server stuffs / backup admin stuffs / intern... : Patch-e
• I work for a chemical company where I developed a non-nutritive cereal varnish. It's semi-permeable. It's... : spiderfill
• SysAdmin, undergrad IT, grad IS : jambalaya king
• Liberal Arts, and now I'm a Liberal. : dognose
• Modelling while studying engineering in Tokyo, Japan. : cruel dem
• Graphic designer/web design/IT taking a break and doing cell phone sales right now, high school dropout.. : g0nk
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    Is Batschool expensive? : eldersveld
    • Yes. : aethyr
    • Not as expensive as the batmobile though. But the batgirls are worth the expense... : r3ckless
• Freelance photographer and to pay the bills I am a Consultant (Developer). Went to school for Business Ad... : eXcess
• I just got a job as a Junior Software Dev at Matrikon. I believe the job mostly involves C++ , HTML, Java... : r3ckless
• Reference Librarian. Undergrad PolSci, Master's of Library and Info Science, specializing in automation s... : zohar79
• I'm big into art, painting, drawing, sculpture, writing, photography, web design, graphic design, tattooi... : voodooraze
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  Bartender in a casino. : HuggyBear
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    Get alot of depressed people? : cruel dem
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      Not really. Most of the depressed people hang out at the blackjack/craps/roulette tables but a few do sit... : HuggyBear
      • cool...... : cruel dem
• I work in IT - I went to school for criminal justice, but dropped out to attain a career in ID10T managem... : flagg209
• i work in tv, but i originally went to school for chemical engineering. switched it up and graduated wit... : burgertime
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  I think people are tired of hearing about me. Apparently I whore myself out on the shack too much =( : action roommate
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    stfu already : Clay
    • WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH : action roommate
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    Don't you have some pointy shoes to go polish? : DrZettl
    • Nope - haven't worn them enough yet to get them dingy! : action roommate
• I write code, didn't go to school : Clay
• Software Developer III - .Net developer mostly, although I know all the popular languages - C++, C, VB, P... : X Fuzion
• Software Developer. Computer Science degree from Western Washington U. Almost finished an Environmental... : unlurker
• Group Manager, run the back office (provisioning for fixed lines, mobiles, internet, tv) - one semester f... : gummijoh
• IT Trainer - BS in CS minor Math : kgargonmagrix79
• Web Developer, Computer Graphics Artist : action roommate
• IT monkey / database admin if you consider a "technical college" school, then i went to one of those f... : cpt_gloval
• BS in CS, write for DS and Shack ES not really for FS. I actually write websites for Microsoft. : trick
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• BS in Computer Engineering at UF ... doing MS at DigiPen in Computer Science : smalakar
• BS in Computer Science from Saint Louis University and i write code for a living. (when i'm not attendin... : trevis
• Software developer. 3D graphics stuff, but am trying to be a game developer on the side. I did go to ... : SiW73
• BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies (Pace University NYC), working towards an MA in Media Studies (New... : jason bergman
• PL/SQL report developer, B.A. in Economics : MoNsTeR

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• ehh nothing in that list pisses me off. It's known you can unlock all the crap in the EA list if you play... : sigpro
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  Ok so you would rather have them not put it on the disc, and then bug you with extra download time ? : imperator
  • oh noes, the voice of cold logic : kydaimon
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    I think it's more the issue that content which is ready and included on the disc should be included in th... : Vincent Grayson
    • Yes im just saying that complaining about it probably wouldn't change anything except companies would be ... : imperator
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    Id rather not buy something and have to buy it again. : rosewood
    • then don't buy it. Most of the extra content you can get for games is totally worthless. : sigpro
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    It just proves what everybody suspected all along. They aren't adding content to the game and charging yo... : SenorSpine
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      devil's advocate: was the content originally downloadable, and then added onto the disk on subsequent man... : cpt_gloval
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        Doubtful, since you can download the content w/o having the disc in the drive. There's no way the system... : walker270
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          right, so for every person who has the disk in the drive when they decide to DL the content, it saves the... : cpt_gloval
          • I haven't seen any indication that XBL supports this, though... : walker270
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      If the degree to which annoyed customers stop buying doesn't exceed the degree to which indifferent custo... : MoNsTeR
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        i'd like to hear the reasons behind your opposition to intellectual property in general. : pupismyname
        • The reason the concept of property exists is that physical things are scarce. If I eat an apple, you can... : MoNsTeR
    • I started to write a response, but you said it better here anyway : judge
    • They either have the right to control their content in an intellectual property sense, or they don't. ... : Solar Jetman
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  the whole 'the disc is mine, i should be able to do anything that's on the disc' argument doesn't hold mu... : FrayLo
  • [because it's a closed system and not a PC.] : FrayLo
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    analogous to getting every version of windows on a disk but only have the right to use the one you paid f... : cpt_gloval
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      That's exactly what's happening with Vista btw. : Kentor
      • and MS is totally ripping customers off by not giving home edition buyers free access to ultimate, right? : cpt_gloval
• "Paying money for a game that's not done..." : smegmar
• People will have a field day with this. Remo? Here's your next microtransactions segment right here. : Dynotaku
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  Every cent you pay for "content" pays for intellectual property rights to that content. How they deliver... : Solar Jetman
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    But it seems like this gives rise to developing a game, creating the content, and then before creating th... : marku5
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      Dunno, I have yet to play a game that didn't feel complete without buying marketplace downloads. They are... : aggressor
      • signed : FrayLo
    • Then don't buy it. Vote with that wallet. : rudds
  • And screw yearly subscriptions to anti-virus, while we're at it. : p4ck3tloss
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    If I'm buying a license, and not the physical object, then when that physical object breaks, I should be ... : genom
    • In principle, you're right, and I agree. In practice, corporations buy whatever legislation they want an : Solar Jetman
• It's a tough call. You can justify either point of view. : EvilDolemite
• I have no problem with the concept of paying to unlock something I already physically have. The reason I... : SiW73
• Not. Cool. :( : Fredrik S
• Extortion? Oh Kotaku, you so cwazy. : Fred Garvin
• This was done a LONG time ago with Wolfenstein on the OG Xbox. : filtersweep
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  GUYS: remember the ID software disc which contained all sorts of quake games, and you had to unlock them ... : FrayLo
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    Don't you fucking bring precedent into this thread. : Fred Garvin
    • that dude just SO pissed in our ice-cold bottle of hatorade :( : AbortedFetusChristi
  • IIRC, that was a disc full of their shareware titles, along with some custom software to unlock the full ... : genom
  • Shareware worked exactly that way in some cases. You unlocked episodes you already downloaded for free. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Nah, doesn't really bother me, because I know which content I'm paying for when I buy the disc. Unless... : BoKnows
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  It doesn't take a genious to know that it's going on. Many downloads have been a few kilobytes. We know t... : Simulacrum
  • I look forward to the day when I beat a game, but it won't show me the ending because I haven't bought th... : Simulacrum

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• Now I can stalk the world. : mxoadonai
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  I was waiting for someone to notice. haha : ThomW
  • very cool! : hirez
  • Thom, the new Tom : moe6
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  Congrats to ThomW on getting that up and running. : riptyde
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    It's not quite done yet, but it's getting close. :) : ThomW
    • You'll never get my address...NEVER! : Mondo
• That's awesome. ThomW does so much cool shit for the shack so I hope this takes off for him. : aeg1x
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  Good for Thom. I hope he makes a zillion dollars off of it... then buys the shack and fixes the collapse ... : edgewise
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    That's the part I'm not sure about. I can build the thing, but I'm clueless as to how to make money with... : ThomW
    • Start with AdSense, I would think. : K1Bond007
    • I'm sure there's more than a few people here that have success with website profitability... Doesn't some... : edgewise
    • Partner with community managers to create official product groups which you then list on the front page? ... : filtersweep
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      make it invitation based. also, anyone signing up should click on an ad and then post the 5th word in the... : sikander
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        oh god, if I see an ad like this on his site I'm never coming back (sorry Thomw). Hate that shit. : cdbeckman
        • Like I would seriously do that. Durrr. : ThomW
    • AdSense+Get it on Digg. I'm sure shackers would digg it up to the top pretty fast for some front page lo... : melkore
    • adsense, have link to amazon to buy games and systems.... more advertisements. Charge for some premier... : carazy
• YOU ROCK THOMW! COME TO HOUSTON AND I SHALL BUY YOU AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE! : Bean
• Dude, right on. I hope this page catches fire and you make a ton of money for your efforts : Serpico74
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  Is this still true for the map data? "Please remember -- this is for registered ShackMap members only.... : Kentor
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    The text down at the bottom needs to be completely rewritten ... hell, it's needed to be rewritten for ab... : ThomW
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      I meant is the map data still private to Shacknews users only? : Kentor
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        Read the page. Basically every group is going to have their own microsite. http://toc.gamewith.... : ThomW
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          a hot or not for Mii characters would be awesome. : Prozium
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            That's what I was trying to get started with the goddamn Mii gallery but no one uploaded any! haha ht... : ThomW
            • No easy way to do a screenshot with the wii :'( : carazy
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  someone write up a good digg post so we can digg this thing to popularity : boomstickah
  • Not yet. People can't sign up yet!!! : ThomW
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  'Modify Your Profile' page is broken. It's giving me the text "Unknown column 'shack_reg_date' in 'fiel... : Modulus
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    never mind, it works now : Modulus
    • I had modified the database and moved onto other things before dealing with that. Sorry about that! : ThomW
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  THANK GOD. I'm getting tired of hearing Thom whine about this over AIM. I keed I keed. Its an awesome ... : El Tigre
  • haha dick ;) : ThomW
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  I can't sign up :( "Unknown column 'shack_reg_date' in 'field list'" : Nitrium
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    thought i was the only one : egg5hen
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      Same here. It's a trap! : BoKnows
      • Add me to the list. :( : pimpium
• That rocks, GO THOM GO!!!! : Silent Wolf
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  dude, AdSense + digg. We will get you some cash out of this! : moshman
  • We definitely need to hit this up on Digg when it is ready for the spotlight. : silent prophet
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    I have a chicken and egg problem at this point. I need money to get a server that'll withstand a Digg... : ThomW
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      no. not cheap. I would suggest some performance testing/tuning. Do you cache any of you're pages or are y... : wtf242
      • I know -- we've talked about this and your experience with turnofthecrank getting crushed is what has me ... : ThomW
• I dont think i ever signed up. WHen i just tried it did not like me. It is more than likely something I a... : pimpium
• Awesome! Thank you, Thom! : silent prophet
• go go thom! : dahanese
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  Everyone's making community sites these days, how am I supposed to keep up with all of them ... grats on ... : Damodred
  • What I'm trying to do with mine is sort of serve as a central repository to help others find all those st... : ThomW
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  My god that site is going to take a beating if you open it up : darklox
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    No shit. I need to find a server ... or four. haha : ThomW
    • Time for Core2Quad.. :P : Shadowdane
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      Yeah, how hard would it be coding-wise to split it up so that it works like cluster? I mean, if a serv... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I've never done a site that I expected to get traffic like this, so I don't know jack about load balancin... : ThomW
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          It probably depends on the operating system you're going to use, so you might mention which one you will ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP : ThomW
            • Hmm, one thing you might try to find out is if MySQL itself supports load balancing. Usually databases a... : Maddog_Delphi97
• I'm guessing that's why you changed clicking on someones name from linking to their Shack profile (which ... : Nixx2004

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  I think we need a new faction description. Currently it's "Barhah! Zambah!" Can someone think of some... : Nixx2004
  • "It gets you chicks" : SwiftyPants
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  Heh, a lvl 4 guy just missed me about 20 times. I thought about smacking him, but I ended up just whisper : Balboa
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    Nice. I missed like 30 times against a level 18. Was out of ammo and already used my MP, but he was d... : Nixx2004
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      I don't even bother with a 10% to-hit ratio. Then again, the RNG has it out for me. : ghale
      • I once had a nexus champion(archer skillset) attack my level 2 moral a dozen times with a fist and miss e... : void_walker
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  do I kill anyone in this game? or are there people who i should not kill? UD was easy... i just kill zomb... : wtf242
  • Zombies? You mean humans? Don't attack purple, green, or light blue names. http://wiki.nexuswar.com... : Nixx2004
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    You still haven't joined a faction, either. No reason not to, and you get bonuses (after a day) to your ... : Nixx2004
    • i just joined shacknews : wtf242
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  Added Pariah skill tips to the mega tips thread: http://www.shackhorde.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=52#52 ... : Nixx2004
  • Handy. I think I'll probably get armoursmithing after blood taste, to help pass the cold nights by the fi... : Balboa
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  I'm in a library (24,39) and wow!! Books = XP GALORE!!! I may just camp out in here for a while :D : Solstice
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    Books are pretty good, yeah. Can also get spells from them, and if you read enough books you get badges ... : Nixx2004
    • Yeah I've found two spells already (I assume I need the number in level to use/learn) and Outside I found... : Solstice
  • if you go to paradise and hit up the vaults books give 10 xp/read : Enraged Pineapple
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  HAHAHAHAHAHA The Horde is MIGHTY well know!! Since your last turn: Jesus Bot gave you a Pump Ac : Solstice
  • Hahaha. :) NICE. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Haha, fuck caiger indeed. : void_walker
  • fucking awesome :D : ravvy
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  killed 3 people this morning (got myself a couple of swords for my melee guy) but the swords keep fucking... : ravvy
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    Yeah, for now I gave up on swords, have just been using an axe. Pure damage, never have to worry about l... : Nixx2004
    • I think I'll do the same as its only 1dmg difference : ravvy
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      what I like about swords [for my SN guy anyway] that once it's above average condition, I get a better hi... : captfarrell
      • Swords can also be enchanted once we get some dark oppressors/wizards. : void_walker
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  I added a Trading Post forum, so if you have an item you don't need, or are looking for something then go... : Nixx2004
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    i have 10 shotgun shells, and 8 pistol clips to give away. plus a free lockpick! : radula
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      I need to find you... where you at, dawg? : Ride-My-Rocket
      • indeed, do tell. : chazums
• just hit level 10, woo! sucks that I had 41 CP :( had to blow 10 to get my pariah :/ : radula
• Posted a 'beginners primer on weapon skills: http://www.shackhorde.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=58#58 : Nixx2004
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  Is it just me, or does Hand-to-Hand have a huge AP advantage? I mean, you don't have to worry about am... : Nullzero
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    Ranged has more damage, and has a higher hit %. You also don't suffer from lovely effects such as Burning... : Balboa
    • A shotgun would be awesome! or even just the ammo - i've run out. : chazums
• ha. just got my first kill :) //smelling blood : naabster
• I've got to admit, I'm getting pretty ticket off with this game. I swear it is getting harder now that I... : SeaLlama
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  Nixx2004, where is your sor now? I see that he is alive, but cannot tell where ... you still have that... : Nation
  • The guy with the spells is currently at Northcamp University (13,11). : Nixx2004

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• More like awesome! : Evil Benius
• That is fucking bad ass!! : g0nk
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  30 years? But the Strogg are invading next year! : someWayne
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    That's ok, I'm sure some underground resistance force will spring up to fight the Strogg with guerrilla t... : riptyde
    • Maarten? : ShekkyBoy
• We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks! : basketofkittens
• We're on an express elevator to hell; going down! : Arcanum
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  Won't there be satellites in thirty years time that can just shoot these planes down? : ShekkyBoy
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    Maybe. Depends on how seriously people take the treaties against the weaponization of space. Even if th... : Arcanum
    • What about the aliens? : ShekkyBoy
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  man those guys are going to be able to freedom the FUCK out of some motherfuckers : [fry]
  • Lol, like the verb usage there. : basketofkittens
  • freedom from orbit: it's the only way to be sure. : skryte
• hahaha they can't even afford M68s for an entire grunt platoon and they want to put grunts in space? : Magus
• * I N T H E P I P E 5 X 5 ' D * : Wolfanoz
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  Adeptus Astartes ftw! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Marines_(Warhammer_40,000) : Ride-My-Rocket
  • We need to call them in to finish up this Iraq thing. ;) : DM7
• http://www.toptips.com/debtclock.html :p : imperator
• It is better to die for the President than to live for yourself! : Ravenkettle
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  I'm not sure why this is scary : kydaimon
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    because he's from Iceland not the US : needlez
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      yea, the USMC history with Iceland is fraught with terror : kydaimon
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        Wait til the geothermal wars : 60days
        • ok : kydaimon
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    HYPOTHETICAL POLITICAL TANGENT WARNING What if China announced that they started research into a simil... : nomaad
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      The only people I wouldn't really want to see up there is Kim Jong Il's boys. I'm not sure why you'd dro... : kydaimon
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        Well I just threw them out there because they aren't actively allied with the US in many areas. If th... : nomaad
        • Especialy France, but they're broke. I'm telling you, i've been living in this hell hole for 3 years and ... : melt_core
        • I see : kydaimon
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        Russia is just as evil as they were in the 80s. They are simply trying to build their leverage back up. ... : p4ck3tloss
        • Probably even worse today; they used to be equal opportunity killers and now they're going down the natio... : melt_core
    • I think it's scary from any country, though probably a tad bit less from USA, you're right. : melt_core
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  why use the money for this... use it for populating mars or build a meteorite defence system or something... : cruel dem
  • what a fucking waste! : cruel dem
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  NOW THAT'S WHAT THE FUCK I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!! : huds0n
  • You stow that shit, huds0n! : cpt_gloval