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  Tried it and it works well for me. Once using this custom profile you can turn up all the graphics settin... : trelain
  • I believe it was one of your posts from yesterday that I read and used to create this list. Credit goes ... : ezanga
• renderer is a command to switch between DX9 and DX8.1 renderers. So for example, renderer_r1 uses DX8.1 r... : High-g
• the texture_lod makes a pretty large difference, I tried that last night and it helped quite a bit. I'll... : boarder2
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  With a 6800GT? Thats what I have and I get terrible performance. I'll try to tweak it more, but I just ge... : avatar_58
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    I tried the config posted yesterday on a 9600XT and once I turned the AA and AF off it was totally playab... : sigpro
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      Wait, what was posted yesterday? Sorry I was kind of busy (listening to someone rant about a printer of a... : avatar_58
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14092780 I just renamed my old one to something else and made a new ... : sigpro
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    Be sure to turn the texture quality down to medium. I have a 6800GT and while I can max texture detail u... : lechuck59
    • yeah this is exactly what I found, except you've worded it a lot better. Pity we can't get all this in a ... : trelain
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  I can't see how switching from 1x to 16x anisotropic filtering could possibly help performance. The rest... : pyrogen
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    Aniso (and for that matter AA up to 4x) doesn't even affect my performance. I can turn it right off or fu... : avatar_58
    • As you can see from my original settings, I had AA & AF essentially off as I expected them to be performa... : ezanga
    • Well, if you have a high-end card it won't slow things down, but if you do then I doubt you need to tweak... : pyrogen
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  the dynamic lighting has to be broken, right? i can run it at default detail (whatever it may be) with st... : cpt_gloval
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    Do you have Ati card? : High-g
    • 6800GT 256MB : cpt_gloval
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    Dynamic Lighting depends heavily on your video card memory. Setting the texture quality to max in dynamic... : stucked
    • I would love to see screenshots of the differences if you have them. : ezanga
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      Re: Stalker - Dynamic lighting woes I was hoping that the new patch would fix my dynamic lighting stut : stucked
      • God I hope we get a proper fix for all this. I just don't "get" where all this video memory is going, nor... : avatar_58
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        Have you tried vid_restart command in the console instead of restarting the whole game (for new changes t... : High-g
        • I find I get graphical glitches if I don't quit. The rain looks like a mess and half the dynamic effects ... : avatar_58
      • Great job! : Ebu
      • THQ should pay you! : PenicillinX57
      • Thanks Stucked. Well done and very helpful. : ezanga
      • Bravo, sir. Well done. : Rotten Deadite
      • Wow, thanks man! : Stoned Gargoyle
• sweet thanks! : deathofrats
• Tagged for later study. : RyDogg1
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  awesome; this shit is old school. can I put this on a floppy? : Foxhawk
  • dont copy that floppy. : spdon
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  should i not even attempt to get dynamic lighting going on a 6800oc? : spector
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    Well, it's not that hard to try... : High-g
    • true i just feel like my system is already being pushed to the limits with static lighting haha : spector
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  Jesus, Even if i set the texture quality to lowest and restart the game with full dynamic lighting i get ... : Angry_Badger
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    The X800 just doesn't have the shader power to do full dynamic. I'm surprised the game even lets you use ... : Helter Skelter
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      Its a more powerful card than the 6800GT the op poster has http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html... : Angry_Badger
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        I was referring to the fact that the X800 does not have SM3.0 support, which the game relies on for runni... : Helter Skelter
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          Yeah this is true, does lack of SM3 support really have that much of a negative effect? A friend with a x... : Angry_Badger
          • Yes, it really does make that much difference. While you can do most of the same stuff with SM2 as you ca... : Helter Skelter
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            It's both, really - during the development GSC got really, REALLY "friendly" with Nvidia (I think they ev... : High-g
            • I think your right in that its a combination of issues rather than one simple thing. Poor performance on ... : Angry_Badger
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    He was using r1, and the tweaked value is using r2. Look at the post I made above with the config I am us... : sigpro
    • Yeah exactly he was using r1, ie static lighting and he mentions the revised is r2 which is dynamic which... : Angry_Badger
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  i really dont know what the deal is, maybe we all have radically different definitions of 'playable'. I ... : smacknca
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    Have you checked your framerate? If it's in the teens that's really unplayable to me. : r_picmip 5
    • its certainly not in the teens, things were fluid - id guess ~30 most of the time. the last level was di... : smacknca
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  Takeaways Based on what stucked showed us, here's what I think we've learned. The texture_lod param... : ezanga
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    I'd have to say - yes. Mainly because much of the real details like the tree shadows, night/day cycles an... : avatar_58
    • You want blur/bloom? Try playing with these settings in console: r2_ls_bloom_fast r2_mblur : High-g
• For some reason the settings in the first post here massively dropped my FPS (A64 4200+, 2GB, 7800GTX 256... : TabsAZ
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  Hello STALKER tweak peak : g.lee
  • I have a 8800 gtx and a e6600 core to duo 2 gigs OCZ 8800 ddr2 and this game still lags a little on me wi... : loganw50

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  I actually have a little poster of jcutner on my wall. Not everyone hates him! : yoonix
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    me too but i throw darts at it : SockMonkeh
    • I always fall asleep with a dreamy sigh after looking at it. Oh, jcutner! : yoonix
• Its all jealousy : thaperfectdrug
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  because jedi_27 is gone. : nyranger66
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    What? When? Did I miss something? : node
    • apparently not! : cpt_gloval
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=jedi_27 : nyranger66
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        lol drama : Magus
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          At least shackers quit for real sometimes. The number of attn whore "Bye! Leaving! Watch me leave! Someom... : node
          • You see a lot of HEY GUYS I'M LEAVING FOR AWHILE HOW MUCH WILL YOU MISS ME posts though. : rasputinreborn
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        I now have a mission. I'll bring him back, dead or alive. : Rauol Duke
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          Slow your roll there, Bon Jovi. Think of the Shack! : Bean
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            Ive seen a million faces.... and I've ROCKED THEM ALL. : Rauol Duke
            • STOP. I just spewed my coffee. : ngsmack
      • I don't even see what happened : p4ck3tloss
  • He's gone? I didn't even notice...then again, it's not baseball season. Oh well, not like I'll miss him. : smoove
  • what does that have to do with anything : jono181
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  Can't say I hate anyone on this site. A few people have pissed me off, but ultimately, fuck, it's the int... : node
  • Yeah I'll agree with that. : red2lucas
  • Agree. This place is probably the most civil gaming site/forum/chatty. I enjoy it. : DM7
  • Only because of your username I feel like I can truly connect with you... :) alright, I thought that w : SilverSnake
  • Indeed. Especially considering the average gaming forum, the shack is like an oasis. An oasis with NWS : DOOManiac
  • Yeah, I find the Shack pretty cool. Even the trolls are amusing at times. : thewriter
  • Hate's too strong of a word, but there are a few shackers I wouldn't miss if they left. : smoove
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  He had a few silly posts and managed to become the guy every picks on. Really, this kind of behaviour rem... : terath
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    I have to agree with terath. Pretty much every post of his has been getting trolled. yes, I've done alot : AlexXdude
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      drucifer got shit over some running joke a while back. He rolled with it, the shack moved on. You take th... : node
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        but everything he posts gets trolled to fuck, like really personal trolling, what the hell did he do. I d... : spdon
        • because its drucifer, I mean come on, it's hard enough explaining this out to him in retard talk, do I ha... : askedrelic
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    It's all in good fun though, just toughening him up - you need SOME kind of protective skin to use the fu... : abrasion
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      he's the lovable dipshit that's been getting picked on since longer than he can remember and comes to the... : AlexXdude
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        when i got picked on at school, i learnt ways to avoid being picked on and eventually i became part of th : abrasion
        • Having met him, I'd be prone to lean towards either suicide or murder. : AlexXdude
  • Not when you bring it upon yourself. : rosewood
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    Anyone that can't take constant, unrelenting criticism needs to quit using the shack today, because it ha... : filtersweep
    • IAWTP one nut : g.lee
    • lol how ur dreadlocks? : SockMonkeh
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      TLDR - jcutner needs to get with the NWS posting, in bulk! : Bean
      • A guaranteed way to boost your Charisma for sure! : grandmasterlee
    • Don't listen to this hippy. : ieGod
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      I'm fine with it but why is bullying not considered a "personal attack" but calling someone a retard is? ... : spdon
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        "Bullying" is very much open to interpretation. Calling someone a fuckface is pretty cut and dry. : filtersweep
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          thats bollocks mate. Its just because everyone is having fun insulting cunter. : spdon
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            and again I was just wondering if there is a reason I'm not on some moral crusade. : spdon
            • ^^^jcutner's mom : drbriefs
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            It's absolutely not. Can you define bullying? Can you apply that definition fairly all the time? : filtersweep
            • oh come on it was clearly bullying. Constant jumping on his posts because he was retarded. Doesn't have t... : spdon
          • I thought he enjoyed that role and made his posts accordingly. Almost begging people to tell him how idi... : AndyGoin
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        Well, it's difficult because I say majority of the time all the harassment around here is friendly. I giv... : askedrelic
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          Oh shit look who it is =P : invisible_kid
          • fuckcunt. I took down the list because I'm a professional now and can't have shit like that traced back t... : askedrelic
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      Totally. I hounded AskedRelic about his hatred of fat people and being gay and it got me on his hated li... : invisible_kid
      • askedrelic loves the british. : abrasion
• no idea. He's no Kaber. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  It sort of ticks me off, too. Some people can roll with it like Abrasion but jeez, we go so far overboard... : crummynz
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    abrasion is kinda a whiny bitch about it, though : SockMonkeh
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13413612 : SockMonkeh
      • That's me stating the obvious - I don't care if people call me on it that much - my only concern is peopl... : abrasion
  • do you people read his posts honestly now : JINKY
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  I love the guy. He's the reason I'm alive. : Orange Pylon
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ck5MiYz4Co : drbriefs
• i thoroughly enjoy his posts, his zelda:tp review was spot on : eggnoodles
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  I hate you. : mavmavv
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    Sup Bobby-Bob. : AlexXdude
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      lol, I should just change my nick. : mavmavv
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        I love your nick. I often find myself saying outloud "Mav-Mav" when seeing it. : AlexXdude
        • ok, I shall stay. But it should be Mav "The Legend" Mav : mavmavv
• What, I love jcutner. He's hilarious. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
• cause he's not black : Korban
• Because asking him what's up will get you banned. How can we ever relate without communication? : CrazyPants
• i love jcutner. how can you not? : bradsh
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  i dont hate anyone here, but i have the sinking suspicion that hate for me is growing. : donlo
  • nah, you worry too much... its a messageboard, the only way I would hate someone is if they wronged me s... : Jayx77
• I don't hate him, but I do hate on him (almost always in jest). I find most of his posts -- and the dram... : Ride-My-Rocket

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• ouch. Just what the world needs. :( : Fyunch Click
• so the eiffel tower is a few inches taller in summer : fletch_
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  how does an ISP fit with Best Buy? : Maarten Goldstein
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    they shill it with new pc sales? : PlanetPerfecto
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      i'm guessing it'll be part of their Geek Squad deal or something like that. : changejar419
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        Oddly enough, Geek Squad was just *sold* by Best Buy IIRC : geedeck
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          when was this? I don't recall this happening. : redfive
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            me either but they are sneaky hobbitses lately i see : changejar419
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              My googling is failing me. I thought I had seen something about being spun-off but will totally take that... : geedeck
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                the geek squad brand is expanding outside of the US and into other stores, but best buy still owns them. : maulla
                • this is correct. Geek Squad has had some test runs in Kinkos and office depot (or office max, can't remem... : pukerat
    • That's what I was thinking. Maybe use filecloud as a premium driver and update service? : geedeck
  • From Speakeasy's schpeal: Why would a retailer buy a technology company? One of Speakeasy's core pr... : tsuba
  • works out quite nicely actually (for best buy anyways) digital subscriptions (or d-subs as they are ca... : pukerat
• Yeah, I just got the email. :( : Hiro
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  So do they sell warranties for their web hosting now? : FormerHPB
  • not warrenties, PSPs or PRPs only! : oldschoolbob-o
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  thats a bummer.. :[ but they'll still offer great internet right? : Flying h4x0r
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    People still pay for Speakeasy? Wasn't that all just a premium for gaming server access... I pay the phon... : Slowtreme
    • that would make sense if they were more expensive, as far as I know Speakeasy is just a very well run DSL... : PlanetPerfecto
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  Would you like Internet with our mostly pointless extended warranty sir? Would you like Internet with mag... : tomservo
  • Wtf is with those magazine subscriptions anyway? : knitemare
  • DID YOU PRE-ORDER YOUR PORN : abrasion
• I hope that means a price drop. I'm overpaying. : yoonix
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  Too bad, I really liked Speakeasy : dognose
  • now you like Best Buy. Youre a dirty, dirty dognose. : Degenerate
• bummer : jonin
• link? : maulla
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  Isnt the shack in bed with Speakeasy? : rnpvenom
  • that slut : felicia
  • shhh, there was a break up a while ago :( Speakeasy cheated on us :( : Jonathan
  • they terminated that deal two years ago I think : redfive
  • Prohibition is going well! : sgtsanity
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    We tired to make it work, but the phone sex was bad. : dmason
    • Their "pipes" weren't be enough to please us. : askedrelic
  • nope, not any more. : moshman
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  A really positive thing for me. I'm glad the lid is off it! : haiku
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    Overthrow the Geek Squad an install your own regime! : Phil
    • hey, I do my best there :-( : sludge vohaul
    • Nerd Brigade! : silent prophet
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    are you working on something new for them? : Patch-e
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      All new Bestbuy.com w/ 500% more flash goodness. : sigpro
      • now with 300% more lens flare! : Fyunch Click
      • anything would be better than what they have now : Patch-e
  • How so? : tedv
• oh god no. : historyinthemaking
• This is weird to me. : das_runt
• Here's the press release from Speakeasy: http://www.speakeasy.net/press/pr/pr032707.php : Phreakin

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• AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. : Rice-Rocketeer
• That's so MEAN. Which is why I like it! : The Key
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  who is that in the first pic? lol : Shadowdane
  • If you don't know I'm afraid I can't tell you...but it is of a Shacker, taken many years ago : EvilDolemite
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    Just so you know, this character is undeniably a thriving Shacker. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I totally thought of this person first. : Moonbase Commander
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  Man, all of this jcutner and oldgreg trolling is getting ridiculous. : AlexXdude
  • I [LOL]'d the post though. : AlexXdude
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    Who is oldgreg? : EvilDolemite
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      Isn't it the Yaris guy? : Faluzure
      • and the guy who doesn't understand interest on credit cards : cygnus
• hahahahahahahahhahahaha : filtersweep
• bwahahahah no wonder the triple guy reminded me of someone. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• haha i said that last night playing gears : fletch_
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  Hey now EvilDolemite that's mean and just plain uncalled for. Why did you do this. This Chad Warden ... : genjuro
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    you know what fuck you im done with this site : jcutner
    • Relax, it was a joke. : EvilDolemite
    • ^^ is actually serious about it : AlexXdude
    • stealthburn : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • i'll be really upset if you are lying : cygnus
    • yeah me too, genjuro is mean : cpt_gloval
    • You gonna take your bat and ball, and go home? (Should that be stick and puck? I can't translate into Can... : TroughLollie
    • thanks.txt'd? : MaJeStu
    • omg guys personal attack. Ban please! : ki11_viru5
    • sup jquitter, don't take it personally : Magus
    • YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : lakren
    • just getting in on an epic thread! : Bantis
    • for some reason i loled : eldiablo01
    • how sad, he makes his first genuine funny and within a few hours he gives up. I'll lol if he tries to sur... : abrasion
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      wow.. lighten up dude. lol : Shadowdane
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        are you kidding me? once or twice its funny but when it gets to the point that whenever he posts people ... : Galadriel07
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          But at the same time he sort of asked for it (At least with the Picture spoof in the OP). I mean, if ANY ... : Bantis
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            to an extent I think you are right but I also think that this has crossed the line from good-natured ribb... : Galadriel07
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              I agree there, but I think this also plays into the persona jcutner created for himself here; but in this... : Bantis
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                yeah. I agree with you I think. Amazing! Shackers that agree!! :P : Galadriel07
                • haha we are an amazing team! : Bantis
                • I disagree. : DM7
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          don't you mean your husband doesn't blame him? </runs away!> : skankcore
          • I'll get you someday... : Galadriel07
    • goodbye horses : Mondo
    • hahahah yeah right.. That's what they all say. : AndyGoin
    • Who's taking bets on when he posts again? I think the over/under should be 2 days. I got the under. : Phreakin
    • jcutner noooooo : SockMonkeh
    • plz dont go! : eggnoodles
    • Didn't you tell me this last week? Why are you still here? : SwiftyPants
    • You can't go, I never got to dance with you under the pale moonlight :'( : Audhuml4
    • Hell yea, less Canadians is a good thing! : askedrelic
    • Noooooooo, jcutner, you're awesome!!! : Rice-Rocketeer
    • take oldreg with you. : biskits
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      Jumping out of the airlock because a genjuro post put you over the edge is like storming out of special e... : haiku
      • haiku come on don't be making fun of genjuro all the time don't you think that's just mean spirited I mea... : sammyl
      • I found that applesauce statement very humorous. : sharpie
      • fucking truth right here! : Jayx77
      • I'm not usually a haiku fan but this post slayed me : kgargonmagrix79
• Bravo, bravo!, you are my hero señor. : Izakhar
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  Or a similar comparison might be: http://www.gonorthdesign.com/ALLLOOKSAMED.jpg And the cycle con... : MatthewPhillips
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    Hahah oh fuck, awesome. : EvilDolemite
    • I tried to find the photo of you sitting at your barbecue/outdoor patio for maximum lols but I couldn'... : MatthewPhillips
  • lol, who is the first guy? : aethyr
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  wtf is this? Are we back in high school making fun of the less popular people? Very sad. One or two jokes... : terath
  • Welcome to the Shack, you must be new here! : mmogger
  • its brought upon by the posters stop whining : lakren
  • Are you fucking kidding me? I think jcutner's one of the more popular people on the Shack. It's like g... : Rice-Rocketeer
• haha how did I miss this video?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LceCPO1ys PS TRIPLE : carazy
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  Um...so this thread has basically proved that personal attacks are fine as long as it's against the targe... : ColoradoCNC
  • I think the OP was fair enough as that was an obvious joke. genjuro's was a lot more mean spirited and in... : thewriter
  • Not knowing the whole back story but I would have to agree.. It seems that as long as "everyone is doing ... : med1c

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• On that last point, I agree. Free country though - if they want to overpay for property in this area, le... : EvilDolemite
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  Haha, ironic: “California has a negative influence on our society,” he said, glan : EvilDolemite
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    Please don't turn this into a Smoking/Non Smoking argument. Its trite and a dead, maggoty horse at this p... : Squirrely
    • I don't care one way or another. Just found the text funny. : EvilDolemite
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      of course we all know its not healthy so those who want to smoke and harm those around them will always c... : donlo
      • go back to cali. : p4ck3tloss
  • Yeah I found that line to be pretty odd with all the current laws out there. : Turd Ferguson
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  they are complaining about their property values rising? : alexthegreat2
  • Increased property values are proportional to increased property taxes, which I imagine is a bitch and ne... : Squirrely
• It really is tough to beat California and all it has to offer. It's not perfect, but it's damn fine livin... : afty04
• dognose >:( : filtersweep
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  I've never met someone from California who wasn't a self-centered jerk. I'm sure there are nice people th... : NexusOne
  • there are plenty! I'm from cali. Granted I've met few people who don't assume Californians are like that... : paravis
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    Hi, I'm lowpoly. Nice to meet you! : lowpoly
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      How self-centered of you to think that you're not a jerk. : BoKnows
      • You're a jerk to assume he's self-centered! : crummynz
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    Correct, we are all asshats. : Johnny Law
    • And we're better than you. : Pacalon
  • So you've never met dognose and giggles? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • That's because the nice people avoid you like the plague, jerk. >:[ : ChibiJosh
  • I think my west coast late night heroic runs just a got a little too self centered for you! (not actua... : sammyl
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    Hows your professional wrestling governor? : skitzo
    • Bunch a slack-jawed faggots around here! : Simulacrum
  • You really need to get out and experience the world. : Simulacrum
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  im sorry, this isnt meant to be a generalization but fuck these ignorant people in their asses. if it wa... : smacknca
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    this has been an old refrain in the seattle area ever since i can remember. : cpt_gloval
    • I experienced it. I had people yell at me on the street "MOVE BACK TO CALIFORNIA!!". It was mostly the g... : Simulacrum
  • plus California is a huge economic engine, and produces all of the entertainment that said slackjawed loc... : steelsamurai
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  But cali has Kobe and In N Out. How dare they say this. : paravis
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    It's not about disliking the state; it's people from other states disliking the influx of Californians. : EvilDolemite
    • It's payback time! There are tons of transplants in California. People all bitch about California and the... : afty04
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  (These also are the people who elected a movie star as their governor.) two movie stars, by my count : cpt_gloval
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    Wasn't there a movie star president? : crummynz
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      With any luck, there will be another one come 2008. :) : Colleton
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        Arnold? I like him and think he's been a decent governor but I doubt that a Constitutional Amendment to ... : rasputinreborn
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          Christopher Walken for president dude! : Toraz Chryx
          • I would vote for him just to hear the speeches. : Stoned Gargoyle
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            I'm really hoping for Clint Eastwood. : rasputinreborn
            • DJ Qualls ftw : ColoradoCNC
            • We'd finally have an appealing libertarian-esque candidate. : algernoN8
      • Fred Thompson 2008! : mmogger
    • Ronald Raygun! : Postal
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  Isn't California due for it's big plunge in the ocean by now? I hope it won't happen or I'm going in hel : ArtilleryMarker
  • Mostly SoCal: http://quake.usgs.gov/info/faultmaps/Los_Angeles.html : EvilDolemite
• Just to spite these guys I'm going to move to Nevada in a few years. : 5150Joker
• qq more noobs. : mavmavv

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  are you saying they should have had the better one at launch for more money, or are you saying they shoul... : JINKY
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    couldn't have said it better myself - exactly. : abrasion
    • I just want the Hard Drive. I can care less about HDMI, as I run all my games with 1080i with the connec... : manlyman
  • I dunno....it just seems like they are almost making it okay to have 2 new generation systems back to bac... : Rigor Morts
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    are you saying you would have bought a standard 360 knowing a better one was coming down the pipe? I u : NoCopy
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      I think most people knew MS would be doing this anyway, the 360 is over a year old, I've enjoyed having m... : yoshimi20
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        see, my situation is kinda different, I just moved from a place that had a launch 360 and literally just ... : NoCopy
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          They didn't announce it because they didn't want people like you to wait. Though the time frames have ... : crummynz
          • Yeah, but those came much later into the lifetime of the consoles (less so for the DS) : sammyl
          • the NES top loader was AWESOME! : skankcore
          • I am fully aware of that but that is exactly my point. No one, and I mean no one, is looking out for the ... : NoCopy
          • To be fair, the PSone, PStwo, and DSlite all offer only cosmetic changes, not actual improvements (like H... : Vincent Grayson
    • yeah, absolutely : JINKY
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  well the Elite 360 model is a limited run.. something like 100,000 units I thought, I could be wrong. : Shadowdane
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    still, the featureset will make its way into "standard" 360s at the end of the elite run. I don't thin... : warpdude
    • 1-1.5 years isn't its midlife... : Bantis
• No because it's just a black 360 with an extra port and a bigger hard drive. Whoopdeshit. : ghost in my shell
• Nope everything still plays all the games. Updates happen. : Carnivac
• I have an HD set, and I could give a shit less. : mavmavv
• absolutely not : pandastrong
• Nope, would've been nice, but look at the Wii. It's white and sold a ton. : prime8
• Had it been available when I bought my 360 last year, I would've chosen it without a second thought. But ... : DOOManiac
• nope, from the pics I've seen I prefer the white. And I have only had minor issues with hd space. Plus ... : carazy
• not shafted, but i would like to see an upgrade program as i could really use the hdmi <sigh>. still dec... : smacknca
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  Nope I don't give a fuck. : 5150Joker
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    I don't give a flying fuck so i am with you : oneshot
    • Yeah well I don't give a high-earth-orbiting fuck! : aeg1x
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  I'm pissed they brought out an '07 Civic, making my '06 model obsolete. : [fry]
  • i see what you did there... : virus
• nope. dont need that shit. : virus
• not at all. I would love a bigger HD but I'm hoping I can buy an aftermarket drive similar to the 120gb a... : Yanks
• Just wait. Soon the guys who own the black ones will go looking for accessories and we'll have a thousan... : ThomW
• I just want the bigger hard drive and the ability to clone my current one over. It'll happen sooner or la... : Rauol Duke
• I would have liked the larger drive at launch but the HDMI is probably irrelevant to most people anyway. : Jonathan
• Nope, Elite will play Halo 3 exactly like Premium. : EvilDolemite
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  Shafted? No. Do I wish I had one instead of mine? Yes. : pyrogen
  • Same. I'm curious if they'll put out a black HD-DVD or if it'll become a black-n-white cookie. : Merconium
• Nope, I'm fine with no HDMI ports. : tsuba
• No. It's not like we NEED this new version to play 360 games. : stump
• Anyone else glad they waited to get a 360, or am I the only person here who doesn't have one at this poin... : AndyGoin
• Welcome to what every 99 and 01 Mustang Cobra owner felt in 2003. : Saman
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  i won't care unless we get to a point where the 20gb drive simply isn't enough and i'm required to buy th... : kill9
  • If you use the media downloading at all, it's already an issue. Shit, I was thinking about watching Th... : Vincent Grayson
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  the whites had it coming : boomstickah
  • Screw that honkey console! : Haku-Jin

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  What in that picture are you riding? : EvilDolemite
  • The shrubs. : opengl128
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  I agree! :D http://silversnake.shackspace.com/bike2.jpg http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14097781 : SilverSnake
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    That is hot, I've always wanted to try one of Honda's V4's. : opengl128
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      Well, this one is really nice... Of course, I wouldn't mind a bit tighter gear box on it, but you know, i... : SilverSnake
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        I'm getting a brand new SV650S very very soon :D :D :D : opengl128
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          jealous! actually i got a chance to poke around the Honda 919 (hornet). FUCKING LIGHT, and i want one of : cpt_gloval
          • I really wish I had the room and money to keep the 250, I know I'll miss it. When I'm old and rich I'll ... : opengl128
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          I haven't taken either a test run yet, I plan on doing that first obviously. But from looking closely at ... : SilverSnake
          • I was debating the two 650's for a while as well. Much of what it came down to for me was looks, and the... : opengl128
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    what year is that? i've only ever seen VF 500, 750, and 1100. : cpt_gloval
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      1984. :D They stopped making the VF1000F in 1986 and during 1987 they made an VF1000F2. And around here i... : SilverSnake
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        cool. my plan for the summer is to track down something bigger than my 750 triple to tour on. GL1000 nake... : cpt_gloval
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          Naked goldwing sounds... Boring... when I picture it in my head. :D I never really understood the point o : SilverSnake
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            totally not boring! they have a similar look (imo) to the old moto guzzis, but with the bonus of a ton mo... : cpt_gloval
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              Now, that looks like a proper bike. When I head Goldwing I think of these: http://www.bikebros.co.jp/ima... : SilverSnake
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                reverse gear on a motorcycle makes my brain hurt : cpt_gloval
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                  I just recently found out that the new Goldwings have a flat-6. Jeebus. : opengl128
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                    yep, they've been that way for a while. the vakyrie also uses the flat 6. biggest problem i have with it ... : cpt_gloval
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                      That sounds like a fucking nightmare when it comes time for carb balancing. : opengl128
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                        exactly. i cringe enough at the thought of syncing my three carbs. : cpt_gloval
                        • Two is easy enough, just a length of clear tube with oil in it connected to both carbs, turn the screw un... : opengl128
• Now that I have a house, I plan to pick me up one of these before too long. : FushigiDenki
• it's nice here too. i'm picking up some motor oil for mine tonight. stupid me left the petcocks on last t... : cpt_gloval
• incoming monster thread. : mavmavv
• That's what she said (New episode of The Office in 2 days!) : rosewood
• Ninja!!!! : r4wk
• Hehe, I changed the oil in my Ninja 250 today, aired up the tires and put some fresh gas in. Haven't ridd... : Magus
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  I luvrs my bike: http://home.comcast.net/~ssteffy/falco4.jpg : skunk_ape
  • Yowie. Sexy. : opengl128
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    Aprilia? I would me one of their bikes, they are all pretty much so damn hot. But they're still too expen... : SilverSnake
    • They are expensive new, but their value drops very fast compared to the Japanese big 4. Mine is a 2003 w... : skunk_ape
• what a great day to feel inadequate. first real nice day of spring and i was driving through the area ... : lakren
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  nice, a shack bike gang http://burgertime.shackspace.com/bike1.jpg http://burgertime.shackspace.com/b... : burgertime
  • Eet's a Sledgehammer : Simulacrum
  • I'd actually like to see a group photo of the shacknews bike riders dressed up as the mad gear gang or an... : genjuro
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  braaaaaaaaaaaaaapapapapaaaaaa-schuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeum http://www.flickr.com/photos/atarrant/76179833/... : blueharvest
  • This little puppy gets 60 miles to the gallon! : spazzium
  • A killer! Looks like a great ride. : opengl128
• Where does the rice go to power it..? : historyinthemaking
• Man that's a bland looking bike : red2lucas
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  buy my bike!! http://picasaweb.google.com/carazy/bike $3250 :) : carazy
  • tempting as i do have that money... BUT I'D DIE IF I BOUGHT ONE : reverend~heresy

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• NO NO NO NO NO : lakren
• I wish people would stop looking for the "saviours" of music to come along. The very act of proclaiming a... : SenorSpine
• I don't know what this is about but I think the internet is about to beat you up for that Beatles compari... : genjuro
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  I didn't specifically said THEY ARE THE NEXT BEATLES, because they will never be, but rather that they sh... : drbriefs
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    No no.. you're thinking of McFly! : cause&effect
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      Marty? : drbriefs
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        If you've never heard of the british boyband McFly consider yourself a lucky lucky individual. : cause&effect
        • Danny (Guitarist or something like that) went to my school... the shame... : spdon
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          FUCK I JUST DID http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu6qaNMJLHA Damn you cause&effect (both you and the cause&... : drbriefs
          • I'm sorry for your loss :( : cause&effect
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    Arcade Fire started out about personal loss and have now got really political. Don't think thats much lik... : spdon
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      Well "Baby you can drive my car" was about rape so there you go : drbriefs
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        Bollocks it was. : spdon
        • Haha I know just messing with you....But rather than lyrics (which I didn't mention), I was referring mor... : drbriefs
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        That would be "Rape Me" by Nirvana you are in fact thinking about. : node
        • Actually that was about the paparazzi and the media. : Pink0r
    • I want to like Arcade Fire (love the backing tracks) but I can't adjust to the vocalist. I had the sam... : cause&effect
• After a quick listen on iTunes I'm really not terribly impressed. :( : node
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  Negative - they are a pretty average band when it comes down to it. Melodies are sometimes good, sometim... : dengar65
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    Well dude, you're from Montreal....you dudes are having a renaissance of indie music going on right now n... : drbriefs
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      WARNING! The Dears are terrible live. TERRIBLE! I've seen them twice and both times the audience started... : Super Sparker
      • That sucks, never would've imagined they sucked live....can't suck as much as The Killers live : drbriefs
  • why do you think their lyrics are shallow? Especially when the Beatles have been used as a yardstick in t... : spdon
• God I hope not. : Stoned Gargoyle
• Not really. However, if Sufjan Stevens keeps making good albums he might get put on the "all time great a... : Yanks
• Funeral was a very boring album to me. : thewriter
• god no, I'm sure pitchfork will agree : derelict515
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  there will never be another beatles : reverend~heresy
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    I remember having an argument about whether the beatles would have the same impact today if they had neve... : cause&effect
    • The music industry has changed so much that there's just no way. The "next Beatles" would need to produce... : K1Bond007
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14100833 : drbriefs
    • sorry dude, didn't mean to insinuate that.. just reminiscing! : cause&effect
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  paging geedeck: I'm lollin : tomservo
  • I was waiting for your reply here. : notd665
• what : Pink0r
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  sadly they don't have nearly the kind of broad-appeal pull and marketing push you would hope would make t... : ThrillKill
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    But in the long run they would stand out more than somebody like Timberlake, no? I would hope so.... : drbriefs
    • you would hope so, but honestly they won't unless they keep getting more and more popular over the next 1... : ThrillKill
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  I see a few similarities with them in the Beatles, but for the most part, they'll never reach that same l... : notd665
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    Yeah in popularity probably not, but that passion, love and respect for music that they have is incredibl... : drbriefs
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      Seeing them live is unlike anything else apparently. I'm skipping class Friday morning just to be at m... : notd665
      • Sigh, beside limited release films, no complaints of GRAW, a lack of desert weather....yet another reason... : drbriefs
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  i think arcade fire is more leading the orchestral indie revival than anything. them, owen pallett (final... : skankcore
  • Really good answer, true about The Postal Service....I don't know, I always saw Postal Service as an indi... : drbriefs
• Considering I've never heard of them, probably not. : Dynotaku