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• i love the direction games are taking in regards to human emotion. now that graphics are so incredible, ... : Korban
• Good call... makes a huge difference, and yeah, I've never really seen that. All we get are canned sit-i... : sasoi
• That blue chick kinda looks like Katee Holmes. : pigvomit
• Everytime I look at the blue chick all I can think is "Why is Britney Spears blue?" Her facial structure... : Crimsonbeak
• Two huge alien looking world dominators in the shot and you're worried about the woman LEANING on the tab : Rigor Morts
• i hope the lip syncing doesn't suck ass : manero
• Shes got that "get over here and fuck me you blue devil" look going on : mega man

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  run -> dxdiag : kbnerd
  • i know that's probably not exactly what you want but i can't remember any of the programs that actually d... : kbnerd
• I like Everest Home Edition, which I keep on my flash drive for repairing computers. http://www.softpe... : Matt Burris
• http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html : Phreakin
• Belarc advisor is free as well. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html : pimpium
• msinfo32.exe might do what you want : tcs
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  doesn't sisoft sandra have this function? : knitemare
  • also, belarc advisor (i like this one) : knitemare
• I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned SIW. This gives you EVERYTHING you could ever want to know. Free,... : BlackCat9
• PCWizard http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php : silent77
• Good stuff. Thanks guys. : punchdog
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  Dude, aida32 : marmite
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    I think he stopped updating this :( Was a damn nice tool : Gauss
    • He went commercial in 2004 -- I think it just went gold. http://www.lavalys.com/news.php?lang=en : Ride-My-Rocket
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  http://support.gateway.com/support/profiler/default.shtml (IE only) : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Also, SIW is good. http://www.gtopala.com/ : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I use OpenInventory to scan all of my network PCs. awesome stuff and was easy to setup : hamachi
  • Link to this? : Ride-My-Rocket
• Winkey+Pause/Break -> Hardware Tab -> Device Manager : Bean
• Sisoft Sandra is what I use : Jayx77
• I've had good luck with GoverLan, it's easy to use. Someone suggested it here on the shack and I've been... : wykd

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  Bah. http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=3939 : Ecks
  • hrm, I may just stick around after meetings for this shiz. We'll see. : acheron
• Come on...two more infs... : RomSteady
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  I will try to. I may be bringing the rest of the Game Design degree (both students and professors) in to... : Arcanum
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    (And by "rest of", I mean as many as 7 additional people.) : Arcanum
    • nope, not a bad thing at all : justsayno
• I'll try to make it for a few, but I might be too busy. No idea. : Ratsofatsorat
• i'll only go if not work safe goes. and holds me : ibrokn
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  what goes on at the gdc anyways? : ibrokn
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    conferences about game development and emerging tech / ideas in coding, animation, modelling, business, c... : not work safe
    • that sounds right to me : justsayno
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      posting from gdc right now ... i'm manning this 8 hour game design tutorial .... it's kind of boring :( : smalakar
      • a co-worker attended that.. sounds terrible : das_runt
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        I hate you for being at GDC and saying it is boring. >=[ : Zhaneel
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          :| ... well when you have to man the door, and clean up the tables.... that's boring .. especially when i... : smalakar
          • 1 hour sessions own the shit out of 8 hour tutorials : acheron
      • Game design tutorial? What exactly is involved in that? I wonder at what point while working in the ga... : lyme
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  do NOT bring hair gel : wtf242
  • the security line at the airport on maui has rubbermaid garbage tubs full of sunblock, it's amazing how p... : cpt_gloval
• I will see about making it. I have a gig that night in the city, so after I get done I'll give a call. ... : Zhaneel
• I'll try to make it too. If I can figure out how to get VPN or securegateway to work, I'm roadtripping ou... : DeeFrag
• I will see if I can go, I have party to get to around that time too. GDC is really overwhelming for me... : datafox
• i'm hungry for the Utah's food selection now :l : das_runt

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  Thats because TBD isnt good. : suicidemachine
  • Funny, people liked it last week http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13923695 Oh well at least most p... : Schnapple
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  They never stopped production on Studio 60 AFAIK. NBC bought and paid for a full season. You can bet they... : K1Bond007
  • yeah I guess I'm just hoping for a second season announcement : Schnapple
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  i like the black donnellys :( : sketchuout
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    I've never been clear - is it an actual regular series or is it one of those "long drawn out miniseries" ... : Schnapple
    • Actual series. I want to like it..but I'm struggling to. I don't know.. the first episode wasn't bad. ... : K1Bond007
  • I really liked the first two episodes, sucks it if gets canned. : sanchez
• good. i'm sure Black Donnelly's is okay, but Studio 60 needs to come back : empathe
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  See, it's simpler then that. If TBD cost per episode < advert buys then it will stay there. : trove
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    Actually what might happen is - NBC wises up and figures out that these two shows with critical praise (w... : Schnapple
    • I record Studio 60 and watch it on the weekends as I go to bed at 10, so yeah, I'm sure if they moved it ... : Dechter
• !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : rosewood

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• Saving Private Ryan is such a good movie : Jayx77
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  I have yet to see "Saving Ryan's Privates". Maybe I'll rent it this weekend. : AhmNee
  • OMG if you have a 5.1 system it definately is the movie to showcase it... dont rent it, BUY IT!!!! : Jayx77
  • Prepare for emotional drain! : soggybagel
• I watched United 93 last night. Fuck. :( : thewriter

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  use a ripping program first to copy the dvd to your hard drive, and then use your favorite encoder on the... : electroly
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    so there is no good all in one program that will rip and then encode into something good? (im lazy) : smacknca
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      you can use slysoft's anyDVD so that it decrypts the DVD on the fly. Then use AutoGK to convert straight... : Prozium
      • ^ This is the answer : RobFlinn
• IMGBurn = Successor to DVD Decrypter. Check it out. : aggressor
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  RipIt4Me. it uses dvd decrypter along w/ dvd shrink. it's a one click process, since it does all the heav... : gdestiny
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    doesn't DVDshrink basically only compress from dvd9 to dvd5? : Prozium
    • yes, but op did not specify what compression he wanted : OrkO
    • dvd shrink by itself cannot handle those Sony DVDs w/ the ripguard protection. ripit4me will uses dvd dec... : gdestiny
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  First use Mactheripper and then use handbrake. Your golden with that combo. : gummijoh
  • I'll have to give this a shot. I've been pretty frustrated by my burning attempts lately (DVD Shrink, Ner... : punchdog
• i use dvd fab and dvd shrink, seems to work fine for me. : ibrokn
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  DVD Shrink is great for removing copy protection, and you can rip with no compression if you so desire. : jan0r pants
  • DVD Shrink + AutoGK == WINNAR! : mrfunky3000
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  I love DVD rebuilder. It is such better quality then DVD shrink and others that just compress movies. I ... : baronzemo78
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    cool.. I'll have to check this out, does it let you rip out stuff like extras and stuff if you don't wan... : Shadowdane
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      Yep, and it also lets you use lower bitrates for extra's, remove languages/subs you don't need, etc. It d... : mn3m0n1c
      • cool : Shadowdane
• handbrake works on commercial dvds. i've ripped several with it. : dopefish
• DVDFab Decrypter is sort of what DVD Decrypter went on to become. : TwiLyght

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• son of bitch, http://tinyurl.com/3c7o37 : SolveChrist
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  wow. too bad you get quake 4 with it, tho : dopefish
  • i know it's like a hot chick with herpes. : eldiablo01

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  mod XBox + XBMC : dopefish
  • most used app ever for me. EEVEERRR : mavmavv
  • this is easy if you have an xbox. xbmc setup is really wasy. : FrayLo
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  you have a 360? You can stream via media player or media center. That would probably be your cheapest. ... : carazy
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    I don't have a 360, but I might get one. I guess I need to look into the media center capabilities of a ... : asylumn
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      If you're gonna buy a console, buy an Xbox1 and softmod it. I guarantee you will not regret it. : crummynz
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        but if he gets the 360 he can play awesome games anyway. And also the media center extender is pretty mu... : carazy
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          Oh yeah, if I get anything it will be a 360. I definitely want one of those. : asylumn
          • It streams stuff well enough, but its just not as slick. : mavmavv
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          I don't know how you can compare XBMC to the 360's media capabilities. They are in entirely different bal... : crummynz
          • the 360 media stuff is a tragedy compared to the extensive capabilities of XBMC on an original xbox. : dopefish

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• well happy burfday dude! : Jayx77

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• Linksys WRT-54GL WRT-54G (less than v5) and some Buffalo routers. : carnivore
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  http://www.polarcloud.com/tomatofaq#what_will_this_run_on : Goncyn
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    Can I find any of these in stores? The FAQ says the WRT54G/S are the wrong version and I can't find WRT54... : Clay
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      I was never able to find the right models/versions in stores. I ordered mine from Newegg. Someone pointed... : Goncyn
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        Here's the link to the Buffalo router, I may pick one up myself. (so sick of linksys) http://www.newegg.... : Clone42
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          anybody have one of these? : Clay
          • I love my Buffalo router. Most stable router ever on the buffalo stock firmware. I havent updated to toma... : pancake humper

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  http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/11557/New_Fable_2_Feature_Dog_Sidekick.html A dog? The user inter : nomaad
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    I like him though. I guess its a bit poor of him to promise stuff and then not implement it, but I alw... : peanut-
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      I agree, it's just that he seems to get ahead of himself and his team for every game. : nomaad
      • The man responsible for Dungeon Keeper gets a lifetime free pass from me. : peanut-
      • give the man more time to finish the games and he will conquer. Doesnt matter if the graphics are outdate... : gummijoh
    • i've often heard his employees lamenting the fact that he will randomly make up a new features WHILST IN ... : silentzero
• hahah, brilliant : moshman
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  did he make populous? if so, he should have died in a plane crash right after completing it as nothing af... : XchumpoX
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    Uh, Syndicate, Theme Park, Dungeon keeper, Magic Carpet? There's a reason people listen to him. : peanut-
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      Don't forget that he pretty much invented the god genre too. : chazums
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        and butchered it : steve_o
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          Yeah, fuck that guy for trying something new. : systatic
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            but they fluff the implementation so badly. Ignoring the hype that Peter has acknowledged is too much bla... : Jonathan
            • It was a fatally flawed game, but it really reached to do something new. The motivation that brought Blac... : systatic
    • Movies was pretty good as well. I know that game isn't for everyone but Its different and fun. As far as ... : baron calamity
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      Seriously. The guy made some of the best games I've played. : systatic
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        Yeah, but what was his last good game? Dungeon Keeper? : pyrogen
        • 1st two levels of the initial playthrough of Black & White. : Lunatic Angelic
        • The Movies? : systatic
  • Shut your whore mouth. >:( : Lunatic Angelic
• damn, that's pretty funny : Halen
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  You can't fault Peter for dreaming big. He has great ideas, but sometimes they just don't work out, or do... : Modulus
  • Dream Big, but don't do it at press events. :) : Hiro

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  yes, and apparently this is, too. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/07 : crummynz
  • no, usually they want the unicorn to be brined in pickle juice or smth : Deathlove
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  dude... : fletch_
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    I realize it's probably exaggerated, but there must be some multitude of prompts that made them even make... : mancide
    • no i'm just dumb and thought you made a duplicate thread about today's comic : fletch_

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• someone call the ambiguiously gay duo! : mrfunky3000
• I think Peter Griffin owns one. : Fred Garvin
• It might look like a penis, but it's a hot looking penis. : basketofkittens
• that thing is hot. : mavmavv
• holy crap, you'd have to be Barbie and Ken sized to get in that little thing! : quietb0y
• I prefer the term cockmobile. : pigvomit

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  Um... what is this? : ChibiJosh
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    usenet downloading tool thingy device : voodooraze
    • [ How To Use This ] * Basically, you replace the templates folder in your SABnzbd directory. The r : para:dig`m
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    I can't figure this out, either. It's some kind of theme that aids in downloading from usenet, but it see... : crummynz
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      here, SABnzbd (free) http://sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbd/ : para:dig`m
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        Ohh... I thought that was the name of the theme. Thanks, that looks pretty handy. : crummynz
        • i love how it Leeches, Extracts, Verifies, & Deletes : para:dig`m
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  This looks pretty awesome, and I'll be trying it after work. The default theme is pretty so-so. : Amadan
  • We focused a lot on usability upgrades, we just wanted the whole thing to make more sense when you looked... : para:dig`m

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• God, that looks so familiar. Now it's going to bug me. : felicia
• Im guessing bird. : mavmavv
• the spring of nazareth : fletch_
• It could be an upside down lower case omega... : Jonathan
• Mary tramp-stamp. : woddemandred
• its a little known fact that Jesus loved pork and tended to like it a little rare. He ended up with worm : Jayx77
• Goatse? : voodooraze
• Kinda resembles passion. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/KirBoniX/BIGTABLE-YINYANG.gif : skitzo
• it's teh jesus spider : beastrabban

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• shut up you nigger jew noob! I PWNED YOU HARD! : mavmavv
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  apparently Mr Clowes likes being called a fgt jew : Degenerate
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    thats mrs. clowes so that makes it ok : infiltrator`
    • for sure : Degenerate
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  What is this "front page" you speak of? : mancide
  • I think its web authoring software from microsoft, but how it fits in this context I don't know : OrkO

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• MANJUICE! : Toraz Chryx
• Your soul. : godwit
• tiny umbrellas : fletch_
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  I just sold my MBP I got from the offer site. $1700 : pancake humper
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    that's all? it's worth at least 2000. : manero
    • I wanted a quick sell to get rid of the thing. I had opened it too so it wasn't considered "new" anymore. : pancake humper
• My stuff, for a small fee. : cerealSAM2

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  Best chance will probably be Fry's the first week its out. I bet they are around the $40 range. : pigvomit
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    Frys, Not really a good option if you happen to live on the east coast. : baron calamity
    • I'm sorry, I take it for granted sometimes. Maybe their website will match the price. : pigvomit

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• No photographers around? : cookblaze

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  yeah, but new ipods don't use firewire at all :( : dopefish
  • Lame, I've heard. But I have a 4G Click wheel model that still works fine. USB is ghetto compared to ... : EvilDolemite

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• 1. get familiar with the 'netsh' command and write yourself a script to do it depending on location? http... : cause&effect
• Does the alternative configuration tab do anything? I think it's supposed to do what you want but I've ne... : Jonathan

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  what specs do you want? HD? : mavmavv
  • Not really, not looking to spend that much...something along the lines of the InFocus IN72. : Saman