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  I must confess I'm not a big fan of ultra-sport cars like that which are technically designed for the roa... : Postal
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    Its a difficulty I'd be happy to have though. : peanut-
    • eh, give me a 911 Turbo for weekends and a VW GTI for weekdays and I'd be set for life! : Postal
  • I agree with this mindset but still really want to own a car like this. Perhaps someday I'll be rich a... : Omaha
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  It is my belief the Bugatti would be smoked by either of those cars around a proper track with no straigh : Lunatic Angelic
  • Test. Ò=^o͜» : Lunatic Angelic

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  nop one here likes Genesis :( I'm old. : VegasX
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    I like the Peter Gabriel one a lot :( : dognose
    • But not the Michael Jackson one : dognose
• yeah! and loverboy! /you guys remind me of carl from aqua teen hunger force : oldgreg

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• Awesome! Thanks : ) : Athlon7
• very cool, now can you get multiplayer working with it? : oldgreg

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  Lasik Surgery New York? I don't get it : losimagic
  • Good.. I'm not the only one.. : bamb
  • ok, wtf, clicking that link gives you a totally different one to dragon dropping. That's some crazy anti-... : losimagic
  • That is really odd. Yeah, Drag and Drop or use the link I posted below. : SeaLlama
• Those pictures are going to give me nightmares :( : dognose
• dragon dropo : drucifer
• CORRECT LINK: http://www.mec.ca/Main/content_text.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302883396&bmUID=117304... : SeaLlama
• manbearpig is real! : oldgreg

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  I love PAX :( I want to go. : greatwhite87
  • looks like you can register at the door right? sweet, if i'm still in the country... : filthysock
• I wish I lived closer to this so I could go. : melkore
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  That was the most pitiful Tetris playing I have ever seen in my life. : Chris Remo
  • Maybe they're too young to remember it. : davantalus
  • Yeah, for me the high point of that one was the crowd going nuts as the game was revealed. The actual fa... : eldersveld
• wow they suck at tetris :( : Megara9
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  Holy fuck they suck at tetris. : dopeman
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    Jesus Christ, I kept watching the player on the right because he's a complete fucking idiot, and it actua... : dopeman
    • You and gonk should get together sometime. : mechanicalgrape
    • I know.. I couldn't stop watching him. It was jaw-droppingly bad :( : Megara9
• I can't watch this disastrous display of tetris skills. : Audhuml4
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  I can't believe how bad those guys are at Tetris......... : Drewus
  • PUT IT IN THE HUGE FUCKING GAP IN THE MIDDLE!!!!!!!!! ARRRRRRRGG!! : Drewus
• See, this is a shackbattle I could get behind. Best tetris player on the shack is a title to go after! : jasonepowell
• I'm planning a road trip from indiana to seattle this august for PAX...but fuck thats a long drive : badrew

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  I wish I could go to some more of these local shackmeets but it's just been a bit of a crazy time lately.... : qwpeoriu
  • no excuse buddy >:{ : jessipoo
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  hey, I can come to this, although the Utah is far far from where I'm staying : justsayno
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    pffft it's not that far! no farther than where i live ;) : jessipoo
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      but i'll be coming off a plane ride, i will not want to walk far anywhere. I will just catch the autobus : justsayno
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        when does ur plane get here? we could share a cab? : jessipoo
        • like 10:45 or something : justsayno
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          Oh, thas pretty late :( : jessipoo
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            am silly :) : justsayno
            • >:{ : jessipoo
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  dammit, i'm not in the country till the 26th :( : filthysock
  • the good thing about sf is that we all drink too much and are social ^_^ : jessipoo
• cool, i'll go this time : das_runt
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  Can't come that night. Have fun. : Zhaneel
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    Oh you suck :(. : Ecks
    • I have a paying gig that night. Making money wins over seeing cool shackers. : Zhaneel
• Sweet! I'll try to make it! : Arcanum
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  Sorry if it sounds like a sleazy comment, but I'd like to join in. : rizzuh
  • You're always welcome at my parties baby. : Ecks
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  I'll see if I can make it. The XNA party is that night, but starts a bit later than 8, I believe. Sou... : mitchwalker
  • Yeah was just thinking the same thing. Might only be able to chill for an hour :( : timaste
• My woman's in town that weekend so I'll have to convince her that meeting people from the Internet is not... : rudds
• Same night as IGDA party? :( Will try to make it to my first Shackmeet nonetheless... : mockery

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• I love that song. Actually I love everything about APC. : marmite
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  Industrial? APC is far from industrial, that song just happens to be a hard one, but not one I would cons... : VegasX
  • I know APC isnt industrial, but that song pretty much is. : happynoodle
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  that song is basically a version of 'Pet' : Toraz Chryx
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    yep. A much harder version though. Yo Toraz why you not reply to my Toast post? : VegasX
    • Pet is the harder version IMO. and you made a toast post? : Toraz Chryx
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  Survivalism and Beginning of the End are NOT dark. Maybe the lyrical content... maybe, but they sound lik... : raija
  • Well..there are two other songs, my violent heart, and 'me, i'm not' which are pretty dark. : wykd

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• I hired a mortgage broker. It seemed to pay off for me. : drucifer
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  Get Homeowner's insurance not Mortgage Insurance :) : cltcprd
  • No, they're completely different things. Homeowner's insurance is for that house-catching-fire issue. Mor... : Bold
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  don't pay PMI. I did an 80-15-5 loan. So I basically got two mortages. one for 80% of the value, another ... : wtf242
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    Does getting a two mortgage plan like that cause you to have a higher overall monthly payment? : vagina
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      about the same as having PMI.. but the interest you pay is tax-deductible with the mortgages.. it's not f... : wtf242
      • actually you can deduct PMI from your taxes if you buy a house in '07. http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/... : busdriver3030
• If that's really what your real estate friend said, for god's sake stop listening to anything they have t... : DinK
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  Thanks everyone! What are typical closing costs for a house? I've been hearing really high numbers for ... : vagina
  • Many of the closing costs are usually paid for by the seller, although it varies; sometimes the seller is... : Bold
  • probably about 5-8k not including down payment : wtf242
• Get a professional Realtor! One that has passed the test (especially after your friend's insurance commen... : Herse00

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• That's pretty cool. I dunno about $50 cool though. I guess I'd have to see it in person before deciding. : mindfuck
• anyone else? : boomstickah

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• These Toxic pills going down my throat. : empathe
• lol.. that bitch is physco! : Shadowdane
• I'd like to see some confirmation on that story. : ashkie
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  My favorite part of that article is how the staff didn't know what to do. She's in a building full of pe... : treefingers1
  • Or the story is a load of shit, which is more than likely : losimagic
• that's pretty sad. : datoo
• Hahaha, did Federline get a witch doctor to put a curse on her in retaliation for their breakup? Because... : Vantage
• There should be a witness relocation program for celebs who've lost it. It seems the merciful thing to d... : SeaLlama
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  Sorry but I can't imagine this being true. Britney running around screaming "I am the anti-christ!"? I me... : mystifier
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    exactly. no way this is true. its not even on wwtdd! : virus
    • It's the weekend. If it's not on tomorrow, then you have a point. : treefingers1
• The bleeding heart humanist in me hopes that she can straighten out her life for the sake of her kids, et... : tomservo

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  The night-time assault looks stunningly beautiful. I can't wait to see how it looks after they push the n... : sgtsanity
  • Are they doing that? That would be awesome if they did. : DM7
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  although I do lose my precious pets for a bit :( : Degenerate
  • play a character with intelligence less then four :-) : Yabrodan
• Hmm, I don't particulary enjoy this gunship fight. Too cramped, too difficult for me. : enyakk
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  I just made it to Anti-Citizen One for the first time the other day. I haven't continued since then, thou... : suqur
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    Strider fight? : Degenerate
    • Is that coming up soon? : suqur
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  I need to replay HL2 again. I only played though it once for some reason even though I played the 1st one... : sigpro
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    This is my third time through. I'm planning on running through Ep 1 again after this aswell. : Degenerate
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      Next you should try SMOD. It's fun playing through HL2 with more realistic weapons. : brickmatt
      • but I LOVE that Combine rifle : Degenerate
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      I'm a bad person because I haven't even played ep1 yet. : sigpro
      • very : Degenerate
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  I wish they'd do commentary track for HL2 like they did for Episode 1. : DonkeyPopsicle
  • This just in: Episode 2 further delayed by 2 months. : SlamDunk
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    shit I forgot about that. I should have done that this time through :( : Degenerate
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      Uh, but you said above you hope to play EP1 again after this? So you can still do it. There is no comment... : Do_Or_Die
      • oh I was thinking it was on HL2, not Ep1. Sweet! : Degenerate
• Yeah I hated the don't-touch-the-sand segment. : David Craddock
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  My dirty secret: never finished hl2. i think i just got to nova prospect and i'm gonna fire it up right... : romulan
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    im on anti citizen one how much left? : romulan
    • If I remeber right its not too long : Degenerate
• Sand jumping was one of my least favorite parts, but I'm with you on saying the fight afterwards makes up... : helvetica
• awww, Nova Prospekt is over. :( : Degenerate
• man I really hate the black headcrabs. : Degenerate

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• I THINK YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT : drucifer
• Narcotics really bind you up. Stay on top of it. : jasonepowell
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  yes it does, opiates have that effect on people. If you take a good dose of something particularly strong... : derelict515
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    yeah i realized taking a pee was more difficult than usual. time to go to the store! : hobosapien
    • better be careful. The next dump you take could be extremely painful. I'd take some stimulant laxatives... : paravis

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  I always use the same character - it's so fun and satisfying that I can't imagine playing with any other ... : lechuck59
  • Of course I meant the perks "More Criticals' and "Better Criticals" and not traits. Neither of those... : lechuck59
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    heh, awesome. I might have to refer to this post next time playing fallout or fallout 2. : DinK
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      It's amazing how well the game holds up to going back. The dated graphics? nice and gritty. The old schoo... : cdbeckman
      • stalker could be the next fallout (with the good/evil gameplay factor). Even half a fallout would be good... : filthysock
  • Thanks! This is what I was looking for. : cdbeckman
  • Hilarious...I Tag Small Arms, Lockpick, and usually Hand2Hand...Otherwise we pick the same traits...My st... : AxeMan808
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    I took finesse a lot when I first started playing, but it's actually not that useful once you get slayer ... : Rice-Rocketeer
    • The problem with sniper is that it isn't available until level 18 and even then you need a luck of 10 to ... : lechuck59
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  I've never played either Fallout or number 2 (yes please kill me now). If I were to jump in should I sta... : grandmasterlee
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    They're both still really good. Fallout 2 is a little better I think (a lot of people like FO1 more), bu... : JINKY
    • ok thanks : grandmasterlee
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  I just tried playing fallout 1, and the screen goes black every few minutes, then I have to move the mous... : trOmblyj
  • try this troubleshooting FAQ at NMA: http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5061 : datoo
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    A quick in game solution is to hit "c" to bring up the character screen and then close it out. Doing so ... : lechuck59
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      Thanks, just used this to get thru Vault 15 (just restarted a game with your specs as well). It wasn't t... : trOmblyj
      • I have to warn you that my build is relatively difficult in the early going. You're extremely fragile an... : lechuck59

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  Give it a call: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mis/287926577.html : Skoal^Fyfan
  • do those type of posts really get responses? what the fuck : deep gray
  • If you cannot distinguish between the meaning of your and the meaning of you're then I don't want to spea... : Galadriel07
• the only place i've ever eaten was thai stick on jones and post. it's alright. i'm not a huge thai food... : ibrokn
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  osha's pretty good http://www.oshathai.com/2/ : justsayno
  • This looks like a super awesome place to eat! :) : Galadriel07
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  You coming to QuakeCon? I'll take you to Royal Thai. YUM. : dognose
  • oh man this sounds good O_O : Downforce

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  Hrm, that does sound like a tempting deal. I haven't had time to read up on the previews, but do you know... : Lionel2b
  • Yeah, it says that it's in the expansion here: The second function of the caravan is to allow players : megarust32
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  Is this deal still going? for $40 I'd hit it for sure : TPSReport
  • The deal starts this week, but the expansion probably won't be in stores until tuesday. : megarust32
• Fuck I need a new computer... : Rag and Bone Man

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• Oh hell no! : pebui
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  needs to be a ported bonus for buying Bioshock : grabbie
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    needs to be mutha fuckin' patched so i can mutha fuckin' play it in mutha fuckin' vista right mutha fucki... : Korban
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      lol i tried everything online to get it to work for XP and nothing seemed to work. I feel your pain, its ... : grabbie
      • i could have sworn i got it working back in XP, but Vista is shitting all over my world right now with th... : Korban
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        I never had an issue with SS2 and XP, worked right away for me. : Halen
        • i will try again tonight and see if i can get it to work : grabbie
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  Will the game even start? I had crashing issues with a Dual Core processor. The trick is to disable one... : ScrawnyJohnny
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    it would start and run, but once i get to the basic training door, it crashes and goes "fuck you, shitdic... : Korban
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      Assuming you have a dual core cpu: Start the game, but before you do anything, hit ctrl-alt-del and go... : ScrawnyJohnny
      • if this works, i'll have your babies : Korban
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        omg... my legs are spread and ready to recieve your baby making juices! it worked! you're the man! now... : Korban
        • No problem. Just remember that you have to do this everytime you start the process. It's a little bit o... : ScrawnyJohnny
      • if this is to work around the directx issue on dual core machines on vista, you can do it with a reg key.... : mallrice

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• Does sound like somethings borked. : Toraz Chryx
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  There's probably a few tweaks you can do to get it running better. I know that with my piece of shit mach... : datoo
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    I didn't bother mentioning that I get a relatively poor score in 3dmark tests, as well. My 05 score is t... : thief
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      have you tried different drivers? Mobo bios update? : datoo
      • ahh, forgot about the bios update. thanks, hopefully that does it. : thief
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  run a benchmark program to see where the bottleneck might be? : filthysock
  • Would you recommend any specific benchmarking program? I know 3dmark goes cpu tests, but unsure how appl... : thief
• its probably the 3000+ >_< but seriously you should get mega FPS in CSS. I got ~40 @ 16x12 2x AA on my 3... : bradsh
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  are you running vista? PS, rumor has it the 8800gtx is bottlenecked even by a core2duo e6600 so.. : bradsh
  • not on vista, I'm aware of the limits my old cpu puts on the card, I just don't want to purchase a new cp... : thief
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  bump: could insufficient thermalpaste between cpu/heatsink cause significant degradation in performance?... : thief
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    it doesnt work that way. it will become unstable or fry, it will not get slower : bradsh
    • I thought if a processor is overheating it will modulate it's speed down. could this be it? : p4ck3tloss

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  This is what we need, though. Less legislation, more voluntary enforcement of an agreed upon standard. : Tommy Toolbag
  • I agree, and it's what we have :) No video game legislation has survived yet, and the ESRB's current enf... : ra1n
• Firing the Manager is bullshit, and I bet they stop doing that after the fired managers fight for, and co... : dognose
• Looks like an easy way for a pissed off teenager to get his boss fired. : Sylvanus
• pretty sure they can. It's also a voluntary system, so I don't think there is anything illegal about sell... : p4ck3tloss