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  "in the am" is a common substitute for "morning hours". : kbnerd
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    also how would a new hard drive and monitor speed up the boot of her computer? : kbnerd
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      a lot of non-IT people call the entire computer a Hard Drive. :( : Shadowdane
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        Yes, yes they do. They also like to confuse turning on the monitor with turning on the computer. : asylumn
        • and of course hard drive = memory to a lot of people, too : riptyde
      • Hard drive = the box under your monitor. That, or sometimes it's the CPU. "I need more megahertz" has act... : mmogger
    • In the same manner that powering off the monitor reboots the computer. I love it when they complain ab... : mmogger
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      I think by hardrive she means she wants a new PC. Keep in mind we aren't highly funded here and that isn'... : avatar_58
      • Ugh, it's going to suck once we start getting LCD montiors in. We have not a single one in the entire ... : mmogger
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        We've found most people around here are satisfied if we can just get them a flat panel monitor. Never min... : mancide
        • Hmmmm, I wonder if the power savings over the life of the LCD would balance out the monitor not having th... : mmogger
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          Do they want them for any reason other than "they look cool"? : riptyde
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            Do I even need to answer this question? : mancide
            • Maybe you could fob them off with a phone that has the 24 ring? : 60days
        • no they won't, you will save on AC costs. : alexthegreat2
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          How long do you make them use a monitor? I've not seen any studies that don't say that LCDs can be more c... : Jonathan
          • until it dies : Degenerate
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            uhh, what are you trying to say? double negatives for the lose. : slickdoody
            • huh - yeah sorry about that - All the studies I've seen say that LCD displays are more cost effective ove... : Jonathan
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    but do you know what "in the early pm" means pasty boy don't shoot me. I suffer the same ill-fate :( : p4ck3tloss
    • ps. I'm an antogonist. get used to it. I'll come to dallas just to get my kidneys punced by you... .so... : p4ck3tloss
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  I cannot achieve feng shui with the current placement of my monitor! : industro
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    that's a valid complaint : bamb
    • argh why do people make excuses to not work? : industro
  • If someone ever came to me with that complaint they'd recieve my foot up their ass. : avatar_58
• DUDE...i sooooooo feel your pain. : changejar419
• IT doest do ergonomics! if you want that done and need someone I bill by the hour :D : oldschoolbob-o
• paint her windows black : Degenerate
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  I think you're overreacting. Is it so tough to tell her that she's 1) asking the wrong departmentw 2) see... : woddemandred
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    Have you ever worked in IT? When you show up at a person's desk, EVERYTHING is your department. I don't k... : mmogger
    • yup.. apparently I was a mover yesterday. Had to move around desks & computers. bleh : Shadowdane
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    I realize it comes off that way, and if this was the only complaint I'd agree with you. Except we hear th... : avatar_58
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      Wow - people actually looking forward to thin clients? the people at my non profit loath the thin client... : flagg209
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        thin client = pissed off enduser and happy IT guy once everything is set up properly. : Degenerate
        • One of my goals when I have real money is to set my house up with a central server (not including my gami... : riptyde
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          we are starting to get a "thin client" type system in at work. They run all apps from a central computer,... : Old_Fart
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            wow - that's a hell of a thin client - depending on what you are using to run the terminal session (Citri... : flagg209
            • they're using Citrix. If it keeps happening I'm sure they'll fix it like you said. I doubt the local admi... : Old_Fart
  • man, definitely NOT an overreaction. some people just weren't meant to use a computer. : changejar419
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    You need to work in IT before you say he is over reacting. I go through that same shit over and over and... : mrwolf710
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      After years of experience in IT I'll say that a good deal of IT Support people in my experience tend to o... : zakazi
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        Oh, I bitch about them 24/7, but not to them. To the users I'm the guy that can fix anything, I listen an... : mmogger
        • Of course, no self respecting IT guy would bitch TO the customers/employees. That is grounds for firing. ... : avatar_58
      • Oh, to the end users I am the king. I'm the IT guy that everyone loves and thinks is a nice guy and a ge... : mrwolf710
    • In my experience, that goes beyond computer stuff. It seems that most people make it their goal to learn... : riptyde
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  When I was doing the actual repair/maintenance of pcs at my work I didn't encounter any funny stories lik... : ieGod
  • Consider yourself lucky - the other day our head of HR calls to tell me he can't print to his personal pr... : flagg209
• I know what you mean. I work in a help desk position and we get retarded requests all of the time. Empl... : wykd
• Is she hot? : rosewood

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  of course anyone could say.. screw RATM and go with so many other bands.. but I will well, just add on fo : p4ck3tloss
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    Oh shit man there are plenty of other great bands, I'd love to be there the whole weekend, but the Sunday... : node
    • word up. just picking on you. : p4ck3tloss
  • fuck i want to go to this now.... SO FAR AWAY : qwertymkonji
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  Holy shit awesome reformed RATM and INFECTED MUSHROOM! : rabbit003
  • Ya! I'm seeing Infected Mushroom this may in Brixton, they're always touring, but I'd still love to go to... : node
• Aw, man, I wanna go. :( : yoonix
• Wow, that's so many awesome bands I won't see, that it hurts. : Vincent Grayson
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  oh, wow. i'll be back in the states then too. sold. : skryte
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    Take me with you. :( : node
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      thanks for posting this. : skryte
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        No, but seriously. : node
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          um. you're in london? this will be hard to arrange. : skryte
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            you think? : moshman
            • yeah. he's going to have to make it about 98% of the way there before i can assist in any way. : skryte
            • DO NOT CONCERN ME WITH THE DETAILS, MAKE IT SO. :( Seriously though, no problem man, hope you have an aw... : node
• I'll be road-tripping from WI. That should be fun. : wild falcon
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  That's the most amazing coachella line up I've ever seen. Air, Ratatat, DJ Shadow, Infected Mushroom, Ben... : geedeck
  • I am quite seriously considering flying over but that'd be nuts, expensive and I really really should go ... : node
• I heard the Police are going to perform too possibly : bozer
• I would love to see Infected Mushroom in concert one day, I hear they're fantastic live. : helvetica
• There is also a rumor that The Police are going to reunite for that show. : mancide
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  So how much would it cost for all 3 days? : jasonepowell
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    Ironically enough, I'd say around $420. You got $250 for a 3-day pass, $45 for camping on-site, and $1... : wild falcon
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      that's not ironic, are you high? : skryte
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        somebody removed your humour gland didnt they : moshman
        • that was humor. : skryte
    • You forgot: $20 - Patchouli Oil : ChibiJosh
  • $texas : skryte
• bjork, interpol, sonic youth, peaches, arcade fire... fuck i wish i could go :( : anthonybean
• RAGE AGAINST OBSCURITY? : ChibiJosh
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  So like RATM iincluding Zack, or someone else singing? : Phreakin
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    Cornell is loaning his band back to Zack for a concert, possibly a tour, although I doubt they could put : Lunatic Angelic
    • Thank God the real band is benching Cornell. I hope they come to their senses and shelf him like Drew Bl... : snagger
• Bonnaroo line-up leaked, The Police are listed, so the possible Cochella reunion is more probable. htt... : mancide

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• Best way to fix it is to have him buy you a new copy. : tsuba
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  nevermind, he broke the playstation itself. : ra1n
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    Break his sternum. : pwnage1232
    • No, that might prevent him from working, and thus replacing the PS2 and GH2 disc. You break a toe or t... : Arcanum
  • You could try to make a glue from his bone marrow. : eldersveld
  • cool, problem solved! : veras
  • now you got a month to save up for a 360 and GH2 ! : qwpeoriu
• silverpolish is pretty good : Foxhawk
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  sigh, I apologize for calling the dude who locks his shit up 'anti-social'. : ra1n
  • oh now, it is anti-social, but don't think of that as a bad thing. : tacocat
  • I think I agree with you, this room-mate sounds awful - is he replacing it? You might have to play dum... : abrasion
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    I know what you mean. I had to deal with two asshat roommates last year and I experienced some of the sam... : ctlaltl33t
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      ^^This type of shit is why I live alone, and will pay whatever sum it takes to do so. : Bean
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        my roommate luck has never been as bad but i shall also continue to live alone since i can. : kbnerd
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          I've had some doozies in my day, but I've lived alone for half a decade now, and wouldn't trade it for an... : Bean
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            i had roommates my entire life until ~3 years ago. it's quite different. I think having a good roommate ... : kbnerd
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              I hate people, so for me, nobody is always better to live with than even the best possible somebody. Like... : Bean
              • i actually like the sounds that roommates make as they shuffle around the house/apartment. Those sounds a... : kbnerd
      • I will be without a roommate for the first time in 5-6 years, in the next month or so. While I've been RE... : Chunks
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      Oh, I forgot to mention this. The was the final straw, and I moved out a month later. They also used u... : ctlaltl33t
      • Oh lord! I'd have killed them and hung their corpses on poles outside my room as a warning to all future ... : Bean
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        See, that's when you have a talk and in the process slap the shit out of all of them. : Ecks
        • Had they been there at the moment before the job interview, I probably would have punched one or both of ... : ctlaltl33t
      • That's my only problem with my current roommate, he's cheap as shit and doesn't buy ANYTHING "communal" r... : Chunks
  • Oh, also worth mentioning: the laziest roommate I had was military as well. He had been deployed in Iraq ... : ctlaltl33t
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  what's the deal with your roommate dude? : kydaimon
  • Seriously. The moment a roommate cancelled my Justice League Unlimited recording, I moved out from that f : geedeck
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    He's a 28 year old Lieutenant in the Marines. He's socially awkward and generally creepy. He scares gir... : ra1n
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      Oh God! "A relationship guy"? Totally gay. You should brick his face just for creeping on your game. : Bean
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        the brick makes its return : boomstickah
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          it was just waiting for the proper moment to return from sabbatical. : Bean
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            i'm just glad i haven't needed it while it's been gone. : kbnerd
            • Never Fear!!! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13582749 : Bean
          • return from sabbatical The brick is Jewish? : Ride-My-Rocket
    • So is he replacing it or what? : abrasion
    • How does he get their IM names, are you also sharing your computer with him? : Chunks
    • lock all your stuff up, your computers, your games, your utensils. then shit in his pillow case : moshman
    • This is definitely the kind of guy who needs to be smacked around. At the very least, lock all your shit ... : MaJeStu
• i say clean it by rubbing it across his face multipul times. the only way to deal with roommates is by cr... : donlo
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13672872 : action roommate
• Sell his kidneys to pay for a new copy of GH2 + your "dispoal fee" : DOOManiac
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  best way to repair it? have him shell out the $52 fucking dollars to buy a new copy + whatever damage he ... : freakord
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    OBJECTION - $80 for the game and oh look, an extra guitar now : rosewood
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      Objection! The poster said in his complete testimony that it was the PS2 that broke, not the game. : BlackCat9
      • major disk scratch even if the game is still function warrants a new copy. : kbnerd
• dude. enough is enough. put this guy on the phone with me, he needs an intervention before real death ens... : PlanetPerfecto

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• are there patch notes somewhere? : oHnOES
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  I'll post them as soon as I get them : freakord
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    WOW PATCH NOTES World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.0.6 The latest patch notes can always be found at ... : freakord
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      wtf mage nerf i was just about to roll a BE mage : oHnOES
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        Nerf? Are you high? The counterspell fix is huuuge. They never should have busted that in the first pl... : asylumn
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          Maybe I'm missing something here...but am I reading correctly that "Improved" Fireball/Frostbolt now *red... : genom
          • yeah this is a really big mage buff actually : Slowtreme
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            They way I understand it, with those talents you now get about +1% damage per point, so 5 in imp fireball... : asylumn
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              Improved fireball only says it reduces casting time by "X". I think they just made those talents useless... : Pneum0
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                I think he's saying that the damage over time still improves, just not as much as it did before. : Arcanum
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                  Exactly, and I meant empowered, not improved. Improved didn't change. : asylumn
                  • Huh? Improved did change, sort of. The damage coefficient for the spell now drops as you put points int... : Arcanum
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                    They changed empowered? Now i'm confused. : Pneum0
                    • Wait, no I'm the one confused, I had it right the first time. Doh! : asylumn
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        mana shield absorbs magic damage. that alone is the biggest un-nerf since the world of warcraft US closed... : AbortedFetusChristi
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          Yeah, that is a very nice change. : asylumn
          • everytime something about mages gets changed, they change for the awesomer. but I just can't get myself t... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      That's BS. Hunters can hit for 3000 aimed shot and mages get nerfed. : Pneum0
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        You should roll a hunter then if you want those numbers. : Porkasaurus
        • No, they should nerf hunters. Duh. : asylumn
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          I have one. Only lvl 35 though. I just dont see how it's right how the class that's purpose is damage ... : Pneum0
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            Where are you getting this information from about mages being the top damage dealers? According to the Bl... : Porkasaurus
            • depends on the mob really. and the player's willingness to guzzle down pots. : AbortedFetusChristi
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              so you think a class that has a pet, and can wear mail should do the same amount of damage as a cloth wea... : Pneum0
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                is that even an arguement? Who cares if hunters wear mail? So they can mitigate physical damage a bit b... : jlavrenz
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                  ^^^Obviously a hunter. : Pneum0
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                    obviously. My 2 60+ characters are a hunter and warlock, so I'm rolling in the overpowered goodness righ... : jlavrenz
                    • if you read the thread you should be able to figure out what the argument is, if not.. don't bother contr... : Pneum0
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            haha, don't worry. Mages do PLENTY of damage. Not to sound like a prick, but don't even try to think abou... : lokdown
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              outlands has some many awesome+++ items for mages. I mean my warlock also got some very nice gear, but a ... : AbortedFetusChristi
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                "-of the Invoker" items are awesome mage and destructo-lock items. +Int, +Spell Damage, +Spell Crit. ... : Arcanum
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                  meh, random "of the" drops are too rare for me to have any preference. in fact I'm not wearing a single o... : AbortedFetusChristi
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                    I've picked up several from the AH. Gonna have to stop doing that, though. I just hit 60 and need to ge... : Arcanum
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                      yes you do. I had okay-ish gear (t0.5) and could easily take on four level 63 mobs at the same time (resp... : AbortedFetusChristi
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                        I've already gotten some of the early quest rewards (the ones that are practically shoved into your hands... : Arcanum
                        • they keep getting better and better. it's really quite insane. my gf's equip was among the best on our se... : AbortedFetusChristi
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        are you high? Hunters got 4 significant nerfs in the patch. : jlavrenz
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          Not yet. Maybe later. It's not that I want to see hunters nerfed, well maybe aimed shot a little. : Pneum0
          • Aimed shot was nerfed, it resets the auto-shot timer now. Of course they over compensated that by breaki... : jlavrenz
    • They need to herf hunters more..seriously. So overpowered it's not even funny. : wykd
    • Shit, I just respecced, debated on getting silencing shot, convinced myself to get it, and NOW they nerf ... : Matt Burris
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  65% and just started, my downloaded seem to work the best for me. : knightblade87
  • downloaded=downloader : knightblade87
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  Are the servers even up though? I was just expecting Maarten to have it up before it mattered. : geedeck
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    BAH! they are down :( WTF happened to 'rolling restarts' and 'live patches'? : freakord
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      There was a notice on the login for the last day (24 hours at least) that the patch was coming and server... : Slowtreme
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        I don't pay attention to that shit. you should have sent me an SM : freakord
        • noted. I'll do better next time : Slowtreme
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  odd, I got the patch in like 50 seconds. And I can NEVER get them to DL. : Slowtreme
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    I must be the only one who has yet to have a problem with their downloader. : Patch-e
    • I usually just have occasional 'stalls' in the download. I finally got this one to download, but it took ... : freakord
    • nope, me neither. and not my gf anymore either after some port forwarding : AbortedFetusChristi
    • always works fine for me, just have to forward ports on my router so I can only DL on 1 pc at a time, but... : jlavrenz

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  What were you thinkin with the old one??? : Edges
  • Yeah the fake smile really did it for me! : trelain
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    I was trying to mirror a real estate agent's typical card. They were my primary business and they felt "s... : angrytaxman
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      Real estate agents have the absolute worst cards ever : JINKY
      • Real estate agents haveare the absolute worst cardspeople ever : rasputinreborn
    • Estate Agents are, along with marketing people, the fucking scum of the earth. Why would you want to copy... : moshman
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  okay now i want to hear your monologue on Huey Lewis and the News. : kbnerd
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    I don't get it :( : angrytaxman
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      Don't worry...someone will post that rant soon... : canuck69
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        and it will be jessipoo : SockMonkeh
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          I post the Gensis one faggot. : jessipoo
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            hey nice dinosaur-based profile : SockMonkeh
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              dude, i love dinosaurs. : jessipoo
              • mine has a velociraptor (now added to my firefox dictionary thank-you-very-much) smoking a pipe, i think ... : SockMonkeh
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                there are lot's dinos and the museum of natural history. i toucheded one : justsayno
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                  There is a full scale Trex on Howard St. I touched him THRICE. : jessipoo
                  • show me on the doll where you touched the trex : SockMonkeh
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2LNQlR6U1M : JINKY
  • That's bone. : notd665
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    My wife just explained this to me and she says it's because of the hair. So I guess you'll be glad to kno... : angrytaxman
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      it's not because of your hair. did you watch the youtube link? : kbnerd
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        crap i hit post before i meant to. it's from American Psycho and there is another scene in the movie wher... : kbnerd
        • Ahhh cool thanks for the clarification. : angrytaxman
  • My God, it even has a watermark... : Rotten Deadite
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  That's an awesome logo :D : aeg1x
  • what the deformed boob? reminds me of an ex : fathertime
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  huge improvement .. no offense but the original was tragic. i'm not a huge fan of the teal-ish color but ... : strider_
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    I'm almost thinking of asking her to change it to an ice blue type color instead. I'm not exactly sure. : angrytaxman
    • Oh, and no offense taken. I never really liked the card, but I needed something, and it was more than I w... : angrytaxman
• A+ for the new one! : Visceral Monkey
• I want that tie. : Blucklesworth
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  btw: <title>Page Title</title> : tcs
  • Ahh shit thanks. I just threw that up the other day and it was sadly based off of a flyer that I made in... : angrytaxman
• Go with the new one. And burn the old one. Not just any burn though, no, you need to find a motherfuck... : Drewus
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  Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I've seen the second logo before. : VegasX
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    ...No fucking way...you just made my stomach sink. If you can figure out where you've seen it I'd really ... : angrytaxman
    • Go with it anyway. It's not like you're running a giant corporation. : Drewus
    • Good start, where are you getting them printed? Important shit for printer. Setup your card with the ... : dedgecko
  • Probably because it looks like a power button and has probably been created in similar ways in a million ... : cam3lt0sis
• I'd buy a home from you : bozer
• You might consider inverting the colors on the side with information. I've found business cards with a lo... : Porkasaurus
• now have that same guy redo your website! : g0nk
• You look so... UNangry! : mace
• A M E R I C A N P S Y C H O ' D : kydaimon

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  that guy can kiss my ass : Degenerate
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    Twice. : mmogger
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      And then he can suck my balls. : weaselmeister
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        dont stop.... : steve_o
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          Lick the taint? : action roommate
          • thanks, that did it. : steve_o
  • And slowly pinch my nipples. : drbriefs
• Is his real name T. Montana by any chance? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRdXOGEI-A4 : MatthewPhillips
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  Does he work for chrysler or something, sheesh what terrible taste : alexthegreat2
  • I found out who he works for in like 4 clicks. Quadravest board of Directors : moshman
  • haha my thoughts as well. so much effort for those? : stgulik
• I seriously have water in my eyes right now... in-fucking-credible. : mystifier
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  my high school coach had a showroom like that. on the actual garage side he had 3 of those car lifts and... : Mr.SEX
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    and he brought you there for special alone time amirite? : voodooraze
    • i wish! i would've had a better chance of driving them around then! : Mr.SEX
    • i guess you get to go a lot of places for alone time if you introduce yourself as Mr.SEX ;) where you ge : skitfish
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  I don't know, the garage interior itself just looks pretty bland. I needs something else, I dont know ... : Patch-e
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    Some nice cars. : lechuck59
    • Well, that was an obvious point. I think I have been watching too many TLC home decoration shows. : Patch-e
• That is awesome.. : eXcess
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  I need a do-over in life. : tomservo
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    Also: Does he think he's an Italian spy in the 60's? : tomservo
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      He doesn't look like one http://www.quadravest.com/images/about/wayne.jpg : kgargonmagrix79
      • maybe thats his undercover look : Degenerate
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    I think the whole idea is not to own meaningless crap like that so you don't have to do a "do-over" : theghostofsmdever
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      Oh I agree, I'm not much of a car guy, and couldn't give a fuck about having a garage like that. I guess : tomservo
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        Stop me from buying Black and White also plz. : theghostofsmdever
        • I always have a knee-jerk reaction to reinstall that, but never get around to it. :( : tomservo
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      i think the point is to post on the internet : Mr.SEX
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        Yeah its going to cause me rebirth :( But I will have rid my self of more Karma than car boy at least. : theghostofsmdever
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          i just learned how karma actually works in the buddhist sense so i actually know what you're talking abou... : Mr.SEX
          • I guess i am as scared of rebirth as Christian types are of going to hell, but i don't see myself attaini... : theghostofsmdever
• *Sigh* all that awesome garage square footage occupied by... Chrysler. : action roommate
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  "Garage"? Hardly. I mean, that's a kickass room for some kickass cars, but calling that a garage is a bit... : basketofkittens
  • he hides them under his money hats : Slowtreme
  • You're thinking smalltown, basket. Smalltown and poor! : felicia
  • Indeed, needs to be filled up with boxes of old junk to the point where the cars have to be parked in the... : riptyde
• he has THREE prowlers?! : byorn

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  Wtf is Babel all about... and what about Dreamgirls? For some reason I picture Dreamgirls to be a made fo... : bozer
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    Dreamgirls is an awesome movie about motown and soul music, and the music industry and how people get fuc... : Chris Remo
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      i thought Dreamgirls was that one with the Saved by the Bell chick.. : g0nk
      • Showgirls g0nk, Showgirls. She can have a petit mal seizure in the pool and it's some kind of quality : Lunatic Angelic
• countdown until Scorsese doesn't win best picture or director : mikecyb
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  Children of Men got nods for Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Editing. I think it's a lock for... : anthonybean
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    It sure as hell deserves both. : ChibiJosh
    • totally agreed. : anthonybean
    • Absolutely. : Chris Remo
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  Once again the academy shows out of out touch they are and how they pander to tradition/hype instead of t : Super Sparker
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    Oh, and Borat for best adapted screenplay. That's retarded. : Super Sparker
    • borat for best anything is preposterous : AbortedFetusChristi
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    I consider myself a pretty big film buff and I haven't watched the Academy Awards for several years. : Chris Remo
    • film buff and film geek are completely different things. Geeks have no self-control and are never happ... : Super Sparker
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    I haven't seen enough movies to be a judge and I'm no film critic, but I thought Will Smith had an amazin... : cookblaze
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      I just think there were so many other performances this year that were worthy that his nomination just se... : Super Sparker
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        ps: "give me an oscar" performance : Super Sparker
        • this reminds me of the Extras episode with Kate Winslet : Clay
      • aw hell naw! : mikecyb
      • Sacha Baron Cohen should've been in for Smith. I HATED Borat but his performance was amazing. Also:... : Super Sparker
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      I really enjoyed Pursuit of Happyness. I think he did a great job. : felicia
      • He did. It is a well deserved nomination : asylumn
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  Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the show. why? : rosewood
  • Howie Mandell was booked : Degenerate
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  I'm going to guess that The Queen will win Best Picture, simply because that award tends to go to the mov... : riptyde
  • That's...really not the case at all actually. : Chris Remo
  • It goes to the movie with the most "hype" and coverage therefore the voting members make like sheep and v... : Super Sparker
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  The fact that shawshank redemption won ZERO awards is enough to discount the entire process, in my mind. ... : slickdoody
  • oh wow I don't remember back that far, but Forest Gump and Shawshank were in the same Oscar movie year? ... : Patch-e
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    Ive never seen Shawshank but FG is an incredible movie I think : bozer
    • IAWTP, it's a damn good movie. : node
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      you should check out Shawshank... I think FG may have won because of how they more or less seemlessly spl... : mikecyb
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        maybe ill pick this up: http://www.amazon.com/The-Shawshank-Redemption-HD-DVD/dp/B000FKO0S8 : bozer
        • ooh, butt rape in high def! : riptyde
    • You've never what? : rosewood
    • Please never post again. : tomservo
  • The awards thing is silly anyway. Oscars feel slightly less bullshit than the Grammys. : tomservo
• Pirates better win for visual effects. The Davey Jones crew were fucking amazing, yet alone the man/thing... : node
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  Ever since LA Confidential got beat out by Titanic, I just stopped caring. : Totenjaeger
  • For me, it's not so much that Titanic beat LA Confidential (altho I did like LAC), it's that Titanic won... : riptyde