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  how many wpm can ya do now? : cygnus
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    I'm not sure, I think it's 85+ : abrasion
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      Actually it's about 75, just tested it. : abrasion
      • hi : abrasion

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• everyone with simple taxes does : kbnerd
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  I just want taxes computed and withdrawn on a day to day basis. When some new tax is put in place, we sho... : bostrov
  • The reason there's so much government spending is because it doesn't come out of the politician's pockets : rarshow
• my e-file got rejected because my birthdate didn't match with the one the IRS has. what? : slax0r
• Filing online significantly increases your chances of being audited. : zebrigazi

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  Why do they refer to the girl specifically? Wouldn't both of them be both victims and offendors? Als... : Chris Remo
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    the real idiot is whoever thought of bringing this up to the authorities... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      It's UTAH :( : dopeman
      • * M O R M O N I Z ' D * : blindi0815
  • may i refer you to http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13816367 it's those damn attention whore girls- a... : Borzoi
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  they will probably both be registered as sex offenders for the rest of their lifes, they will never get a... : OrkO
  • The sad thing is, that happens. : ColoradoCNC
  • BUT AT LEAST THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE. oh wait. : crummynz
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    it happened to that 17yo guy who got a BJ from his 15yo gf. 10 years in prison + sex offender = life ruin... : videlectrix
    • anybody seen the anime or read the manga Death Note? yeah, we definitely need a Kira, only he should go a... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • I have a friend who, at 18, had consensual sex with a 17 year old who's parents got statutory charges fil... : ColoradoCNC
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      ESPN did a story on that.... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=wilson : Farging Bastage
      • i dont understand how this was allowed to happen, racist much? : spector
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  related: Who the hell is having sex at age 12? : orgcaptainnemo
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    A frightening percentage of kids these days : ColoradoCNC
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      I blame the media, global warming, and PETA. : orgcaptainnemo
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        You forgot flouride in the water and powerlines. : ColoradoCNC
        • cats watching people masturbate means more kids are out on the street, having sex! : radula
        • What about those damn hippy liberals : Zero|DPX
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          also don't forget hardcore islamists...no. wait. : blindi0815
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            the atheist muslims are the worst : crummynz
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              only the atheist muslim communist nazis are even worse. : blindi0815
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                What about the neosocialist anarchist antidisestablishmentarianists? On a side note, FF is the shit f : ColoradoCNC
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                  whatever that is, it sounds bad. we need a task force. call the cia! : blindi0815
                  • Mormons?... more like Morons, amirite? : r3dn3ck
  • i certainly wasn't, goddammit : videlectrix
  • I know a girl who had an abortion at age 11 (not raped) : AbortedFetusChristi
  • People in the 1400's or something like that : Nighteyes
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  oh good, what morons. let them have some fun! : naabster
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    It's all fun and games until another moron pops out : fishbone
    • coathangars are handy : videlectrix
• how can it be against the law when both people in the matter are underage and its concensual? : tension

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• lol, I missed that. Nice. : SiW73
• Yeah, I caught that. It was awesome. : Halen
• What is the deal with this? I don't get it. : cookblaze
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  what's that mean :| : raunchy
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    USS Enterprise : Halen
    • oh, ive never watched star trek and never plan to! : raunchy
  • Just walk away. And wtf is up with you g0nk, you're supposed to be opposed to what it stands for! : shred.
  • George Takei (Sulu) was the actor playing hiro's dad. : Delusional
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  I didn't know what was so funny until I google'd. Cute! : aggressor
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    i'm sorry, but it seems wrong, as in unnatural wrong, for cute to be used by a guy when talking about sta... : j0nchan
    • SUPAR CUTIE PIE MEGASTAR! : aggressor
• Good catch, thats neat : Rich McNinch
• Should have been NCC-2000. I am a huge nerd. : moogle

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  A Tribe Called Quest's complete anthology : boring gegtik
  • She already has it. : Wolfanoz
• A card that says "You're half way there!" : eldiablo01
• For my moms 50 I got her one of those nice Tiffany book mark. : topkatz
• iPod shuffle : snagger

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• haha cuuuuute! : jessipoo
• awwww kitty!! : rabididiotchild
• one of my mini dachshunds likes to burrow under loose items on the floor, usually clothing or blankets. ... : DinK
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  hairy little turd factories : mallrice
  • http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9249/noucrazyhandsis4.jpg : alarm cock
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  Does the cat in the box have some sort of eye infection, or he just blinking? : Drewus
  • i think that cat is probably completely blind. : wtf242
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    oatmela has a special kitty with no eyes. : action roommate
    • they fell out after seeing some of the NWS he posts. : Bean
    • :( : Drewus
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  your eyeless cat scares me : GloriousCow
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    IT WONT NEED EYES WHERE WE'RE GOING : cam3lt0sis
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      http://solrflare.shackspace.com/eyes.jpg : SolrFlare
      • lol : Shadowdane
    • Ahaha my first thought as well : Ben Barker
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  I think it's hilarious that its box finding radar worked so well without being able to see. : festivalman
  • I lol'd at that to : ColoradoCNC
  • Cats have mad box finding skills. : Tissen
• The shirt: "So many BOOKS. So little time"? Please say no. : davantalus
• The cat in the first picture looks exactly like mine. : Salad Sammich
• I miss when I had cats around and they would do that. : Quellogg
• Man, I may be obsessed. I took one look and said, "Hey, a Timbuk2 bag. Neat." : drhazard

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• Congrats :) A little suffering can pay off sometimes lol. : SolrFlare
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  "Apple?" Is that like a "Del" or a "Gatwai"? : tacocat
  • Nope its more like  : SolrFlare
• So how many hoops, and what was the total cost to you for this? I've avoided all of these things in the ... : InfoBiter
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  I'll believe it when someone on the Shack posts a pic of their brand new free Mac. : 5150Joker
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    Someone did. Unfortunately I can't link the post I know of. : zakk
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      it was infiltrator, do a search. : orgcaptainnemo
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        Oh, he reposted it! Awesome. : zakk
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          http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13806620 owned by paste bug : zakk
          • umm, wow. I think this is worth trying. : vigilante
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  These schemes always seem wonky / weird / fucked up to me but well shit - it seems like it works - crazy... : abrasion
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    Here's why it actually does work: 1) Not many people really commit enough to it to make it all the way... : SolrFlare
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      We don't have anything close to this in .AU - I hate marketing and bullshit but I mean cmon - 14 hours wo... : abrasion
      • These companies have been around for over 3 years, I don't think they'll be going away anytime soon. : sanchez
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  Do you think they might stop this anytime soon? It is killing me, I had to get a new debt card and I h... : orgcaptainnemo
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    They did up the requirements recently however. I think it's 20 offers instead of 18. : zakk
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      I signed up an email addy when it was still 18 :) : orgcaptainnemo
      • use a cc not a debit card for this : FrayLo
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  So you still end up paying like 400 in tax for it, right? Since it's counted as income? : sammyl
  • Better than paying $2k : orgcaptainnemo

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• oh and this would be under a single breasted 3 button black suit : Morgin
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  black shirt? nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : Foxhawk
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    why you throw chip on black? : Morgin
    • Black shirts are just so... I dont know. It's like all the kids at prom who tried to hard to be different... : greatwhite87
• i am an expert with colors. you should be fine. : wtf242
• I second the dark blue shirt/blazer thing someone posted above. A red shirt/dark blazer looks nice as we... : usar naem

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• Wrong link :( http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?q_list=true&q_phoneName=... : Ebu
• a couple of coworkers got blackjacks over the holidays. they both ADORE the phone. can't say that eithe... : digitalburro
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  Wait until March when the new Samsung phones come out. : FushigiDenki
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    Phone is dead now. :( If I make a call, the phone turns off as soon as the other party picks up. Also : Ebu
    • Doh, cause the Samsung F300 will be out in March and that's what I'm holding out for. (The F500 will be ... : FushigiDenki
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  More like the Brokejack, amirite? The battery life isn't good, which is why the equipment comes with two ... : Afterglow
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    I linked the wrong phone. :( I want Windows Mobile and the little trackball thingy. :( : Ebu
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      Well the Pearl runs the proprietary Blackberry OS. If you plan on sending a fair amount of email or text ... : Afterglow
      • I will never browse the web on it, nor the camera, nor send email Phone + Alarm + eBooks But I wa... : Ebu

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  www.tuckermax.com : williamIII
  • I second this suggestion. Check out "sushi pants" : davantalus
  • ^^^^^ also: http://www.shackstories.com/ : meesterbill
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/ : Izakhar
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  http://actsofgord.com/ (really old now but i still enjoy it) www.gaijinsmash.net (go to the archives an... : kbnerd
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    Gaijinsmash is awesome =) : Izakhar
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      bigu dikku? : kbnerd
      • lol, f'n kids : Izakhar
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  alt.sex.stories : j0nchan
  • ^^^ http://www.asstr.org : davantalus
• http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/ ;) : mattsull85
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  fanfiction.net :P : crummynz
  • There's nothing more entertaining than gay Harry/Draco fanfiction! : peanut-
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  Read this: www.holyshiite.com/caver Seriously. : Cottc Cid
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    Cool. v good read : nrgXs
    • Uhhh, that read was in no way "cool" O_O : davantalus
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  I would suggest all Shackers check out http://www.fictionmania.com/ : BlackCat9
  • Whats with all the stories on cross dressing? : skitzo
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  i thought it was "live fast or die hard" : Korban
  • ...misreply? what the devil? : Korban
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  It occurs to me, what is it your roommate was doing to keep you awake all night? : InfoBiter
  • I was wondering this as well. : amrbean

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  HL2 is definitely going to seem less remarkable considering its a sequel to a game that started a design ... : SpaecKow
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    if thats the case they should have made a completely new game. : mindshot
    • Why? : SpaecKow
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  I don't know., every time I play HL2 I think its better than I did before. Every time I'm more impres... : peanut-
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    Agreed. HL2's pacing was fucking perfection. : Drewus
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      I didn't care for the 'racing' in the game. That part was way too long. About 3/4ths of it was boring d... : Optimus Prime
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        See, I'm the opposite. The last part of HL2 is my least favourite, but I loved the atmosphere of the driv... : peanut-
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          No, instead of feeling alone. I felt like I was bossed around from point A to point B. OMG! Gordon you... : Optimus Prime
          • Yeah, not to mention the feeling of Oh shi, I have go back down into the lab because what I thought was m : zakazi
      • Who said you had to avoid enemies when passing them? I made it my mission to run them all down whenever ... : whippy
• Agreed. Better level design, better pacing, more variety of enemies and weapons, and actual boss fights. ... : Vincent Grayson
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  i got kind of bored of HL1 in the later half of the game : videlectrix
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    also, when do we get that full Source port of it that some mod team is doing? : videlectrix
    • http://www.blackmesasource.com can't wait for that! : Korban
• Their relative quality & impact at release can't even be compared. HL1 was nuts. Overall... I'd have ... : DinK
• Agreed, 1 was a mind blowing game. Except that last fucking boss... : RookieCAF
• Nope. They are about equal in my books. : Fred Garvin
• i can't even remember why i enjoyed HL1. the only thing i remember is that i hated the Xen world. : Korban
• Well, I agree, still doesn't change the fact that HL2 is an awesome and more than worthy sequel. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I liked 2 better. Better story, atmosphere and pacing. Shit nothing come close to it for the 'oh shit' ... : chazums
• I agree. still hate that last Xen crap though. : xsii
• I prefer HL1 for one reason: AI... HL2 seemed like a huge jump backwards... : zakazi
• I'm still waiting for a complete port of HL1 to Source. : voodooraze

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• Jesus, 3rd place in Spot News made me feel ill. : peanut-
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  dude. http://www.worldpressphoto.com/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=875&Itemid=146&ban... : nomaad
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    some of these are absolutely amazing. makes me want to be a photojournalist. : mattsull85
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      misreppllyyy and her expression is so melancholy it drives me crazy. : mattsull85
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        her life is ruined, but she is still being there for him. i would love to see astoryonthat : askedrelic
        • why is her life "ruined"? : Old_Fart
  • Whoah. These need more resolution. : davantalus
• i'd love larger, high quality versions of these! : skitfish
• it is really sad that most of the photos document a scene that is somehow violent : naabster
• Excellent stuff. Highlight of my lunch break. : alphane
• http://www.worldpressphoto.com/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=831&Itemid=146&bandwidth=hi... : exsnforumer

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  well, I may have to go see it just because of this review. I wasn't intending to before now. : Old_Fart
  • I second this opportunism : AbortedFetusChristi
• hahaha, what a great review : chazums
• "Can’t someone make a movie about naked Amazons and call it PAUSE BUTTON?" Phil? : conandan
• cant.fucking.wait : askedrelic
• Good review. Can't wait : jonin
• Reminds me of this review: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=11821 : Dechter
• the guy says "It’s called 300. I don’t know what the title has to do with the m... : skitfish

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• hotness :-( : opengl128
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  fucking a man, look at that guys' house. : edgewise
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    where? : vassili_zaitsev
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      3rd and 4th pics, but I'm basing my thoughts on prior knowlege. Palo Alto (and the rest of the penninsula... : edgewise
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        Look at the driveway in pic 1. there's a parking circle... not too common in middle class homes out here.... : edgewise
        • Parking circles are so sexy =( : cam3lt0sis
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          oh yeah, EASY 3 million dollar house right there. I wouldn't be surprised to find out if it was in the 3... : sicko
          • Look at all the other crap he has given his family members on the second page. : stgdz
• too bad about the color : vassili_zaitsev
• RS4 and S4's are like the #1 stolen car ever for how many there are out there. : not work safe

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  Love is like a bomb baby, c'mon get it on. : cause&effect
  • Livin' like a lover with a radar phone : Korban

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• Not before it burns you first! Cruise, it hurts. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• I grabbed one from woot the other week for 159. It arived two days ago in a larg box. Interesting enoug... : topkatz

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  get ready for 8am jobs in the future :) : moshman
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    Fuck that. No earlier than 9 AM. My last job was 9:30 to 5:30; it was awesome. : yoonix
    • I get annoyed if I have to be in before noon : zakk
    • 9 am job here, and oh god does it kick ass. : eldersveld
• "are you trying to keep this stuff a secret!?" : Postal
• Being at work 8 a.m. five days a week and taking 15 credits a semester is always a fun time. : Quellogg

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• Q-Tips push wax further in to the ear. You probably jammed a whole bunch of wax against your ear drum. Do... : aeg1x
• it doesn't take long to ruin your hearing for life. Call a Doctor and request a hearing test. it's simple... : kbnerd
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  AIDS dude! : blindi0815
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    by unprotected earsex ;X : blindi0815
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      hearing aids. : phokz
      • Well done. : Chris Remo
      • hahaha : chazums
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  I suspect you have wax and/or water trapped in there. You could also have an ear infection or a slight r... : Zero|DPX
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    Those high pressure syringes 0wn. My little blue bulb never does the trick. : davantalus
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      the bulbs are great for getting the soap out in the shower though. He could definitely have an ear infect... : Old_Fart
      • I found I get infections less if I open bathroom windows and dry my ears after swimming/bathing. : davantalus
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        WAIT! You soap your ears??? : davantalus
        • I do. : boring gegtik
  • it could also be sinuses... I went to the doctor a week ago and he said I have some fluid buildup becaus... : carazy
• You know that sound your keyboard keys make as you press down on them? My hearing is so bad, that I canno : mr.sleepy
• spider eggs :( : drucifer
• ive had periods in the last few weeks.............theres ur problem. : mindshot
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  You should get an ear lavage. It's not as sexy as it sounds. :( : skitzo
  • It could be a Vitamin B12 deficiency : mr.sleepy
• WHAT!! : CoRDS

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• Haha, well, it IS Maarten. : Visceral Monkey
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  i wanted to dual boot and i found the installation program to be too ambigious as to what it was going to... : Maarten Goldstein
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    well, yeah, keep us updated on what works and what doesn't. i'm dual booting myself but i just can't take... : draconic
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      the amount of Vista issue posts is already unsettling. : Cygnus X-1
      • I've been using it since the release of the RTM and it's been ok. But this is my work laptop and I don't ... : Halen
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13807980 : abrasion
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        well linksys not having made a driver yet is not microsoft's fault. i havent had any real use issues the ... : Maarten Goldstein
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          I think it is Microsoft's fault. If Linksys wasn't putting one out, Microsoft should've reverse engineere... : protozone
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            what : Halen
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              so we could open a socket : zakazi
              • and cause reactor meltdowns : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        happens every windows cycle, big fat whoop : eldersveld
        • yep, wait until it has a service pack. : haokah
      • Vista: a convincing case for Macs : Postal
  • Ahh. : thejm4n
  • Yeah, that's how I got into Linux. I've been using it for almost 10 years now and hating every minute of ... : yoonix
  • learn english you goddamn foreigner : pupismyname
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    Yeah, it killed my Grub bootloader without warning, took a while to get my dual boot situation all sorted... : Conan
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      Operating systems really need to work better with each other in regards to bootloaders :( : abrasion
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        It's not "operating systems" - it's Microsoft. Ubuntu, Redhat, and most other linux distros pick up windo... : Conan
        • Actually, I think "most distros" should be "all distros". The only bootloaders that get used are grub and... : protozone
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    For dual booting this util is awesome - www.vistabootpro.com I was able to install Vista and XP on to tw... : TabsAZ
    • Crap make that http://www.vistabootpro.org : TabsAZ
    • That's what I always do, but I don't even need a dual-booter. Most motherboards (if not all) now allow y... : Bingo
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  On accident is American for "by accident". : Mantle
  • I picked up on accident on the shack and my ex hated it - she switched me back to by accident, I never ev... : abrasion
  • Why can you do things "on purpose" but not "on accident"? : cokefiend

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• It's a trap you fool!! : Izakhar
• its a trick, get an axe : mindshot
• lol, instant human paperweight : eldersveld
• ban him lol : askedrelic
• We KNEW it was you!! Step into my office. : quietb0y
• Good morning, This is your network administrator. I have been watching your internet activities as of... : conandan
• I love it when a plan comes together... SECURITY!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• ^^^^cheapest redundancy EvaR! : Jonathan
• And we never heard from him during work hours again. : helvetica

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  You can probably jump it. Just give it plenty of runtime for the alternator to charge it. If you're going... : BulletPro
  • Im really thinking of getting rid of it, and getting an emergency cheap pickup or something. I havent nee... : Rauol Duke
• You should be able to jump it. When my sister lived in Chicago and it got to be incredibly cold, they wo... : helvetica

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• GPU's are more easily updated and come out fast enough to see price drops that will allow you to get a be... : conandan
• Ogres choice: "Die fast or die slow." : davantalus
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  Depends on what I was doing. If I was doing a full upgrade to as good a system as I could afford, I wou... : InfoBiter
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    Right now I'm at a 3200+ with 7800GT's in SLI, 2GB RAM. Looking not to replace my Main board (A8N SLI) or... : RookieCAF
    • If you want to play SupCom then get dual-core. To get speed boost from a CPU it'd have to be an 8800 so ... : chazums
• If I was only concerned with performance in games, GPU > CPU. Just about everything else though, CPU >... : peanut-
• One will bottleneck the other. I don't really see the point in mismatching hardware like that. : aeg1x
• It really depends on how much either one is going to hobble the setup. I'd probably take a better graphi... : chazums
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  If cost is a large factor: A better GPU than CPU. I got a AMD 3000+ & GeForce 6800GS. But hey, I don't ... : Optimus Prime
  • Your rig isn't that outdated really. I think people get a distorted perspective because there faster stuf... : peanut-

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• He's 75? Holy crap. I loved the Belgeriad. : crummynz
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  He mentions multiple manuscripts as if he wrote more than one story...but I'm pretty sure he only has one... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Huh? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eddings#Works : crummynz
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    Huh? Is this some sort of insult that I'm missing entirely? Because I know I've read at least 10 differen... : InfoBiter
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      I'm poking fun at how formulaic and similar all his stuff is. ;) : Rice-Rocketeer
      • For what it's worth, I got it. : woddemandred
      • I got it but you're so completely wrong that I didn't laugh. : Zero|DPX
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        I got it and you're so completely right that I did laugh. (didn't stop me from enjoying the Belgariad,... : cause&effect
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          It's a while since I read or even looked at any of his books, I stopped after I read a 2nd series of his ... : scanline
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            I read all of them at a very early age which seems to be a common thread with the real Edding fanboys.. b... : cause&effect
            • the Belgariad series repeated itself before it was over. I enjoyed the series but it is what it is. : Old_Fart
            • Meh, it's been so long since I read his work (as you said) that I really can't comment on whether he is f... : InfoBiter
• He looks older than Belgarath himself. And it looks like he's been smoking since the Kennedy administrati... : WarhawK
• He's the writer that really got me into fantasy novels in the first place : ColoradoCNC
• I read The Belgarion books for the hot romances. : deKaf

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  Thank God. I was talking to one of my friends the other day about how ridiculous it is that they haven't ... : ColoradoCNC
  • I'd love for the drivers to be on the graphics card itself and download to the OS automatically upon sens... : Optimus Prime
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  You know what might be interesting? Selling PC's that are super cheap, designed either to connect to eith... : SpaecKow
  • you can already get cheap PCs with fast CPUs and hook them up to anything, we just need them with expanda... : videlectrix
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  Lovely idea.. but I bet the cable costs a fortune on top of what will undoubtedly be an expensive externa... : cause&effect
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    Have you seen the prices for power supplies that are required to power these things? : Optimus Prime
    • Admittedly no? : cause&effect
    • think 1000 to 1200 watt power supplies. times two. : Optimus Prime

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  it could be worse. You could work at a call centre that's full of gamers and it sounds like a live versi... : redfive
  • haha! Good point. : cookblaze
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  Um... helLO >:( : dognose
  • Hi Dognose! : cookblaze
• It's a huge plus, for sure. : Sturm08
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  Try meeting people over the internet. : greendonuts
  • Shackmeets FTW? : cookblaze
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  This is why I want to do public relations work for video game companies. Someone to communicate with t... : greatwhite87
  • Oh yeah, plus im not artistic so game art was out of the question. I know i want to work for the game ind... : greatwhite87
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  I'm a pretty active member at the videogame club at school. All we do all day is a) play smash brothers b... : crummynz
  • Hah...that sounds fun! : cookblaze
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  XBOX Live! Turn your damn mic on. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • You and I both know this is crazy talk. : cookblaze

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  i replied in the other thread : FrayLo
  • depressing, oh well i made it this far (only 3 more to go on page 3) so i might as well go all the way : donlo
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  Waiting for the macbook to ship to me... : derelict515
  • nice.. im just waiting for verification now : Konquest123
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  Sunrocket was instant credit for me and I was able to get them to stop the shipment/cancel before I was e... : randomnull
  • did you just call the number right away/next day? : donlo
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    did you have to drop down the $199 or were you able to take one of the lesser offers? : Korban
    • I got the 9.95/month + 39.95 activation one, I was suppose to be charged $50.53, I put the order in on Sa... : randomnull
  • I let them ship it to me and just did 'refused-return to sender' (there was a prepaid return slip in the ... : derelict515
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  one of them won't allow my email address because it has 2 dots in it. Sigh. 1 ad left for fucks sake. : burning eye
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    what's stopping you from signing up for that deal with a different email addy? : derelict515
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      i figured you had to sign up with the email addy you registered with onlinegiftrewards....no? : burning eye
      • Not that I'm aware of. : basketofkittens
      • With most sites its usually best... At least that's how it used to be. You'd still get credit, but I thin... : zakazi
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  Am I the only person who is having the credits take a long-ass time? I've been at this since last Friday ... : basketofkittens
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    depends entirely on the deals. What offers are taking so long for you? : derelict515
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      Page 1: eMusic **Not Reported Gamefly Completed Netflix - Incentivized - Free Trial Pixel **Not Repo... : basketofkittens
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        Yeah, half of that shit should be instant credit. Go to this page: http://www.onlinegiftrewards.com/re... : yoonix
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          I check the status of my offers many times a day with that link. I have two Macbook's listed, but there's... : basketofkittens
          • If you have two listed, that might be a problem. Try calling them. : yoonix
      • diet.com will never report. fucking ripoff. : burning eye

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  My mom had back surgery in January of last year, and her employer gave her time off to recover as long as... : uncle slappy
  • AFAIK there's not much she can do about the employer. Some states have short term disability for this stu... : Simulacrum
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    How many people does that business employ? : trove
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      I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure it isn't over the 50 to be covered by FMLA. : uncle slappy
      • She's probably SOL. If it's that important then she should find a good lawyer. Has she spoken to your s... : trove
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    wow a letter? thats pretty cold. least have the guts for a phone call : sleepyvt
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      Yeah, she'd worked there for 3 or 4 years, and got along really well with everyone, I think they were too... : uncle slappy
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        Realistically, how long should they keep the spot open for her if they really are shorthanded? : bostrov
        • Well, they hired a temp to fill her position, so they weren't really shorthanded. The temp was sticking ... : uncle slappy
  • the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) comes to mind: http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ Although I ... : DinK
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    what state are you? I can do a quick search on lexis nexis for a statute or some relevant cases for you ... : Konquest123
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      Texas : uncle slappy
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        Under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, employees may be entitled to twelve weeks of disability l... : Konquest123
        • Thanks a lot, I think if I could give her examples, it might help her decide what to do. : uncle slappy
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    Here's the thing. First, even before the employer you need to check with the surgeon about why a second... : goljan
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      Thanks for the sentiment. I've tried to be encouraging, she hasn't even been cleared to drive so I've of... : uncle slappy
      • Well it seems to me that the employer is tirn about the situation or could possibly be trying to cover hi... : goljan
  • I'd advise talking to a lawyer to see if your state has anything better than the FMLA, which, even if her... : Vincent Grayson