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  What is your degree in? You could always get certified and teach. : Rauol Duke
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    Philosophy and psychology : Anti_dentite
    • You ponder why people are crazy? : skitzo
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      so you're a hot chick with a dysfunctional mother? just strip : multisync
      • I thought you were the flamboyent one? : Anti_dentite
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      Engineers have a saying... "What is the difference between a philosophy major and a pizza?" "A pizza ... : Cottc Cid
      • this is great on so many different levels : takio
      • i lol'd heartily at this. i'm so gonna use that. : action roommate
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        do you have any good lawyer / law student jokes? : RikiTiki2
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          A lawyer awakened after a serious operation only to find himself in a room with all the blinds drawn. "... : Cottc Cid
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            hahaha. good show old bean! : AMikaboshi
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              Did you really get it? I didn't. Explain! : yqbd
              • thinking he woke up in hell : Morgin
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        Do an English major next! : helvetica
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          *High-fives!* I was an English major until I went into education. : Rice-Rocketeer
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            Lols, an education major! : brickmatt
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              HEY, MAN. I LIKE KIDS. Would not spawn 'em, though. Filthy little fuckers! : Rice-Rocketeer
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                I'm a teacher, but lol at education major. : brickmatt
                • Wait, what? I'm in the Faculty of Education. Secondary; major social studies, minor english. : Rice-Rocketeer
              • I agree! Love my nephews and neice, but I can always give them back to my sister! : The Key
        • Concur'd! English/Computer Science dual-major. :/ : mittense
        • http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/phc/2007/02/10_phc?start=00:00:31:48.0&end=00:00:34:44.0 ... : deathmuppeter
      • Except philosophy majors go into things like marketing and PR and make a shitload... : notd665
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        Liberal arts fags like me have a saying too, "Lets get drunk and get laid...fuck off engineers!!" : soggybagel
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          you tried too hard : NeoMoose
          • Whose trying, I'm a fag. : soggybagel
      • I thought that was the difference between a pizza and a guitarist : zakazi
      • I dunno, if the guy was big enough there'd probably be enough meat on him to feed 6-8 people. : ArB
      • How can you tell if an engineer is outgoing or not? An outgoing engineer looks at your shoes when you ta : kevp
      • But I'm eating a pizza right now. Whoa. : sgtsanity
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  have you thought of working at a local newspaper as a reporter? : drucifer
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    He could be a cub reporter like Jimmy Olsen. : capt tripps
    • he could change his name to Scoops : drucifer
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  1. Stay out of my field! >:( 2. You are not serious about there not being jobs out there. Look here for ... : The Key
  • Hehe. Some problems occurred trying to find the job(s) you requested. Please use your back button and try : mindfuck
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    What was that search supposed to be for? : Anti_dentite
    • Call centres, telemarketing and sales. : TwiLyght
    • All Technical Writer jobs. Tons around Ontario. : The Key
• Even if it doesn't pay out tomorrow, it likely will in 10, 20 years : geedeck
• Apply for jobs in other cities, then. What's holding you back? : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Come back home. I'm lonely and I miss you. : ViRA

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• very giving and informative post. I've been lucky enough never to have had to deal with this, but I have ... : drucifer
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  I was really curious about the diet thing, it made me wonder if there were any natural mood-lifters. A... : felicia
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    Absolutely, and that was my problem with them as well. I didn't feel like a human being. Emotions are suc : Bean
    • Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are cullinary Prozac. : ChibiJosh
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      Thanks much, and how much would a nutritionist run? : felicia
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        Well, they can be pretty expensive if they're going to do a thorough consultation with you. I didn't pay ... : Bean
        • Yessir, thanks again! : felicia
    • In fact, they recently did studies on the effects of diet upon young offenders and the result was amazing... : thewriter
  • I've never been on anti-depressants, but when I just moved in with my roommate he was on them. I just cha... : basketofkittens
• I need to send these to my in-laws, seriously. Perhaps paraphrase them at least. Great stuff! : thaperfectdrug
• I fully endorse these posts and the contents/advice therein. Amazing how much difference a little exerci... : Vantage
• changing one's diet takes work. sigh. I eat too much oatmeal :D : thief
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  Be careful with anti-depressants. If you have other undiagnosed mental health issues, bipolar for instanc... : pyros
  • Also Bean, great post. I'd also mention that I think it's good depression is getting recognized as being ... : pyros
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    Absolutely! I really believe that the medicines don't really fix anything, but rather cover it up, and of : Bean
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      On the other hand and especially with serious mental disorders, depression included dependent on its seve... : pyros
      • No offense taken, and I agree with your comments. You could very well be correct about the drugs serving : Bean
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  getting some fucking sun every once and a while helps too : cpt_gloval
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    srsly -- a bright sky and some good music can do wonders for a mood, even if circumstances are otherwise ... : Postal
    • It's one thing to be depressed one day and go outside to improve your mood, it's another to be depressed ... : shred.
• That was an excellent post... I think it serves as a good example of 'proper' therapy (not just drug you ... : fusionrx
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  My question would be "How does one know they are depressed?" I mean I've been the way I am for years now,... : avatar_58
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    i don't know if you're describing depression. i am pretty much a cynical, pessimistic loner and i conside... : cpt_gloval
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      Well let's just say before this job (ironically despite my misgivings about it) I was a friggen lump. Ins... : avatar_58
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        ^^clingy^^ : kevp
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          Clingy to what? : avatar_58
          • Static. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • oh god that sounds like me completely :( I havent taken my meds in 6 months : pancake humper
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        ^^^^ Sounds familiar here too. : ohnoitsme
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          Well what have either of you done to combat it, if anything? I'm out of ideas. : avatar_58
          • From the ten seconds, all I know about you I've gleamed from your posts, sum up I'd say that you need to ... : Jonathan
      • Man that's ringing a few bells here too. No advice, sorry :( : nomaad
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        If your last description is accurate, you really have to put more effort into your life, and not just exp... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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          Well after failing miserably in college my confidence is pretty much shot. I honestly don't know how I'd ... : avatar_58
          • lots of people don't deal well with college. i sure as hell didn't. you don't need college to move you li... : cpt_gloval
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    Just to comment on the whole social settings thing.. As someone who has gone through the bout of panic at... : Skoal^Fyfan
    • Well yeah thats exactly what it is. It's a horrible feeling. It's like all your personal flaws feel like ... : avatar_58
• Good posts! : Orange Pylon
• I like your posts. There is good stuff in there. : silent prophet
• oh god you summarized my life right now: "DO NOT just keep wasting away your life in front of a comp... : a uberboy
• Thank ye for writing this down. My wife is depressed as well -- not clinically depressed, but she's been... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Good post, Bean. I suspect a lot of Shackers have been depressed at one point in their lives, or are d... : Rice-Rocketeer
• Pretty damned good advice, there. I found the part about goals pretty useful; I tend to take on many thin... : Magus
• Good job old Bean! : Mondo
• Well said sir. I too went through years of musical meds and eventually quit taking them in exchange for r... : InfoBiter
• I would also reccomend therapy. It varies widely in quality (I'd say it's mor of an art than a science),... : TShandy
• I appreciate that you're willing to talk about this. I too was clinically depressed for about four years... : mathyou
• My financial advisor said that it is virtually impossible to get life insurance if you have been diagnose... : stgdz

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  Comparable to Motorstorm? : EvilDolemite
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    Better IMO : mr.sleepy
    • not nearly as good looking as motorstorm :p : JINKY
    • You're eyes... they don't work : red2lucas
• Is this the same as the one on gametrailers.com? Looks like CGI to me. : marblehead
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  I read it was pre-rendered with in-game assets. : carnivore
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    Yeah -- didn't look like "in-game" to me in the one I saw. No HUD = pre-rendered. : marblehead
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      No HUD = pre-rendered? what? You forgetting about Replay's? They usually don't have a HUD. : pancake humper
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        watch the video -- you'll see what I mean. I'm not saying in 'all-cases" but most. : marblehead
        • i'll take a look when I get home tonight, was just questioning the "No HUD = pre rendered" statement :) < : pancake humper
• it's just an intro, right? : [fry]
• They said it was all pre-rendered IIRC. : Normality
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  So, if you play this on the 360 does that make it a Dirt box? : Fred Garvin
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    i could see that coming from a mile away : Neech
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      yet he just plowed ahead... : kevp
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        I'm anal like that. : Fred Garvin
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          What if you get the red ring of death!~?? : marblehead
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            I'll just wrap a towel around it until it goes away. : Fred Garvin
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              Or go slower and use more lube : Ebu
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                We are still talking about a videogame right? : Fred Garvin
                • Is that the safe word? : Ebu
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  The one on xbl is different you morans. It says in the beginning ACTUAL GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE and it is in-ga... : JINKY
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    Sweet! Can't wait to get home and download. : marblehead
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      in the meantime: http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=52477 : jackrabbit
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        I just came in your mouth. Cant stop. : not work safe
        • lol : mr.sleepy
  • oooh nice. can't wait to check it out. : sixfoot6
  • yes : mr.sleepy
  • Ooooo,h I'll get that right now then! : node
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  I'll ask one of the guys on the team if it's in game when I see him online. : node
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    It says "in-game footage" ONTHE TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!!! : mr.sleepy
    • apparently we can't trust that : sixfoot6
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  ^^^ another bullshotmasters victim : SlamDunk
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    "INGAME FOOTAGE" : ColoradoCNC
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      ^^^ yet another victim : SlamDunk
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        Yeah, it's confirmed to be 'pre-rendered' using 'in-game assets' isn't it? or is this one diff? : abrasion
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          apparently this is a different trailer denoting "In Game Footage" only available on XBL : sixfoot6
          • Ok well the one linked in this thread (720p WMV) = lol bullshot Goddamn I expect more from codemasters... : abrasion
• Yeah it looks hella hot. I'm crazy excited for this game. The cinematic trailer was awesome as well. : nomaad
• WRC game now plz : ColoradoCNC
• I'm not much into rally games, but this looks pretty damn tempting : infallible
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  ...wow... : ^-SeaWolf-^
  • IN-GAME FOOTAGE : mr.sleepy
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  i hate ps3 and love 360, but that doesnt look near as good as motorstorm. not even close. : bradsh
  • probably funner though. wouldnt be hard :P : bradsh
• every gaming site (but this one is blocked) what is ETA? of game.. : sixfoot6
• Maybe its just the low res video I saw but it didn't look OMG WTF impressive, looked a really fucking coo... : spdon
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  I am more sad than ever that the G25 doesn't work on the 360. It's a travesty. I went back and tried my M... : n0v4
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    Try trolling the logitech and xbox.com forums - I have for 6 months trying to get real answers why it doe... : abrasion
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      UPDATE: I'm going on another run of whining across the web, I'll spare you guys the discomfort since it's... : abrasion
      • Ok I've bumped my angst over @ forzamotorsport.net, logitech.com forums and xbox.com forums. : abrasion
• the cars that dont flip look like they are glued to the ground. there seems to be no effect on the body o... : captain hampton
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  nice. This may have to do with still no RSC3 announcement. :-/ : Holesinswiss
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13002003 My fear is that the Need for Speed crew would be assigned the : Ajax
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      I just seriously need a Rally fix. I know you feel me. I haven't eaten your dust in ages. : sixfoot6
      • I still have the black box hooked up in my room and it hasn't been * X B M C ' D * yet. It wouldn't take : Ajax
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      Ajax, did NFS rape and kill your family or something? Because I constantly see you spouting hate on the s... : ColoradoCNC
      • This being said, has there been any actual news about the new Rallysport Challenge yet? It wasn't as fun ... : ColoradoCNC
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        That's because I like racing games that focus on racing. Personally, I've felt that the racing in the Und : Ajax
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          Ajax will you race me in Forza 2 when I get a 360? I look forward to talking shit with the shack crew and... : abrasion
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            Oh, of course. Be warned - Pass on the outside because I brake-check like a mother fuck. : Ajax
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              Yes, yes you fucking do. : cltcprd
              • Road Atlanta, New York and Tokyo Circuit wouldn't have been nearly as much fun without all that brake-che : Ajax
      • How can ANYONE who is a self respecting car / racing fan NOT hate on Need for Speed? It's the same coo... : abrasion
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      Rallisport challenge 1 was an abomination upon mankind it was so bad. Yet, somehow Rallisport Challeng... : abrasion
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        no no no, Rallisport Challenge 2 was absolutely better than the first but calling #1 crap is insanity. : qwpeoriu
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          RC1 is garbage - I was shocked at how bad it was when playing. Colin Mcrae 2 was better than RC1. God... : abrasion
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            I think we agree on certain points you know ? I myself have criticisms of Rallisport Challenge 1. But the... : qwpeoriu
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              I'm just abrasive - don't take it to heart. - I'm a do or do not, love or hate kind of guy, I find it ha... : abrasion
              • Haha, I like you abrasion. That's what I'm trying to say :) : qwpeoriu
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      But hey, here's to hoping that someone at MSHQ is slaving away on RSC2 backwards compatibility! I seco... : Holesinswiss
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        I don't know if they've ever really said one way or the other. They seem to like to update the BC list wi... : Ajax
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          Out of the current games on the list, how many of them perform 'funny' - I recall that some of them didn'... : abrasion
          • All of the BC games that I have - with the exception of Jade Empire - work pretty well. Last time I check... : Ajax
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          hmm. Yeah, I rarely play Xbox games on my 360, but when I do, I'm really glad it's there. RSC2 would defi... : Holesinswiss
          • I'm not sure if it's that, or if it's because the DICE devs aren't working for MGS anymore and so there's... : Ajax
• Is Courtney Cox in it? : ripper9
• I just watched the XBL in game one. Um, I wasn't really that impressed, but I think it mostly just looks ... : sixfoot6
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  Looks okay. If the crashes shown are physics based, the cars might feel really good in this one. But I;m ... : SirX
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    Do you actually beleive it's ingame. : abrasion
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      abrasion, the root post is about the XBL content which is ingame. : sixfoot6
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        Anyone know if this is on the internets or only live? : abrasion
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          It's linked up above on game trailers. I think the AR is fucked in the online one though as it looks like... : sigpro
          • Checked it out (thanks carnivac) - looks v.nice, much better than bullshot. : abrasion
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  'ridiculous' as in: "oh, that's not really all that impressive" ? : deathmuppeter
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    Seriously they should release this for the c64 : not work safe
    • srsly, i've rendered better looking stuff on my abacus. : deathmuppeter
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  Just watched the 360 one. Graphics are nowhere near Motorstorm level. Looks good though! : Cygnus X-1
  • It looks compressed to hell to me from the video. I'm sure it won't be as impressive as motorstorm but I'... : sigpro

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  I think it's fun, but people are taking it way too serious. I like being able to check all the funny post... : drucifer
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    It's not even funny : mr.sleepy
    • the webpage? you do know there is a webpage, right? : drucifer
  • IAWTP : Visceral Monkey
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  It'd be nice if people just did it but didn't talk about it nonstop. : NastyJack
  • The only people talking about it nonstop are the people who don't do it and for some reason hate it. : SockMonkeh
• [LOL] : voodooraze
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  POST AND USERNAME : abrasion
  • o_O : CRasterImage
• the big hype is gonna fall down soon, and it's gonna be used as it should : a tool, and a useful one, at ... : barichnikov
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  Could someone explain what the [lol] posts are for, and how they are any different from the "tagged" post... : Orange Pylon
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    http://www.lmnopc.com/greasemonkey/shacklol/ : drucifer
    • ...and you DO NOT have to type [lol] <--- that is what is annoying people, so everyone please stop and ju... : drucifer
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    If you're using Firefox, grab the Greasemonkey extension, then the [lol] script. The script adds little : ThomW
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      Hmm. It's still pretty useless to me tbh, but you guys have fun. I won't complain. : Orange Pylon
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        How the hell is it useless? You catch up on the funniest threads of day if you weren't around. : ieGod
        • It's useless to me because I really don't care to catch up on shit that happens here when I'm gone. It re... : Orange Pylon
• OMFG NUKE FOR SPOILERS. : spdon
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  SLEEPY IS NOT AMUSED : beastrabban
  • No kidding. God forbid people crack jokes on the shack.. At least it's better than 90% of the personal... : GrimmyD
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  I think it's made the shack worse. Too many people are going out of there way trying to make funny replie... : wtf242
  • I did not notice this.. : melt_core
  • No, they are just naturally funny. : TreMetal
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    I guess if we get more funny, that's not such a bad thing, right? : crummynz
    • don't get me wrong. i love the concept. I just think people are taking it way too seriously : wtf242
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    can someone say this every day? That'd be awesome. : boomstickah
    • yeah right, why would people say the same thing over and over every day instead of just ignoring somethin... : SockMonkeh
  • back in my day, this site was not as goddamned funny! : ermac
  • Are you serious? I haven't noticed any change in the Shack at all! : Rice-Rocketeer
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    don't worry wtf242. I'll never get a [lol], even if I tried. : p4ck3tloss
    • [lol] : notd665
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      OK, dude, like, the problem with this catchphrase is that even people like you, cool people who I respect... : mr.sleepy
      • it's not really a catchphase though... : SockMonkeh
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        Hmm...I guess this [lol] business is pretty serious, huh? : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Honestly, I look at it as a way to archive the things that I find funny. When I look at my [lol]'d pos : Rice-Rocketeer
      • I know man, the ability to tag the posts you think are funny. What a horrible concept. Its so insidious a... : boomstickah
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        It's a lot of fun, but it's probably true that it's a fad. In time the shack will get tired of it and it ... : qwpeoriu
        • No we must take action against it now : mr.sleepy
      • I've never done it till now. stfu :D : p4ck3tloss
  • IAWTP - banning the [lol] script would be wrong, but can we stop the posts about it? : snagger
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    Yeah I don't like it either. : haiku
    • You've always been anti-humor :( : dognose
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    Agreed. : tomservo
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      What about us guys who thought we were comedians before the LOL thing? it's cheapening our 'art' damnit : abrasion
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        Group suicide is always an option : mr.sleepy
        • You are hell bent on the group suicide shit, but I'm lol'ing this post because I honestly laughed out lou... : qwpeoriu
        • Sleepy, will you help me with the first cut? : abrasion
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    How is this new? : Rauol Duke
    • I honestly have no idea. Maybe I just find a LOT of things funny, but I haven't noticed any increase i... : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Your opinion doesn't count Faoul Dukegot : mr.sleepy
      • I will soon be within asskicking distance of you again. >:( : Rauol Duke
• I pay zero attention to it, I didn't even realize it's become a big deal : Halen
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  Is this a lol troll? : capt tripps
  • it's a trloll. : melt_core
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    Fuck no. Of all of the shacknews memes that have ever been a part of this site, this one's the most frequ... : mr.sleepy
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      Right, I love the script and the page and the metrics and the general fun of the whole thing, but we don'... : fleabug
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        Right. Imagine a rabbit taking a rapid-fire shit on your face? That's what this phenomena is like for me.... : mr.sleepy
        • Yeah but you're never happy! : AndyGoin
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  why? something equally stupid will pop up once it goes away : Zibro
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    That's not entirely true. There wasn't one previous to this latest retardation. It just sort of came out ... : mr.sleepy
    • Of course not, sleepy. We're cyborgs. Laughing is for the weak. : GrimmyD
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      I honestly don't understand what you're trying to say, mr.sleepy. And since I click the [lol] button a... : Rice-Rocketeer
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        I think he means: "Click all you want, but don't make a post saying you clicked it." That sounds re... : fleabug
        • I've been making posts about laughing out loud for a long time. :( http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/searc... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Ban for [lolwhoring! : woddemandred
  • Beaten by shacktags :( : woddemandred
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  AMEN. : DM7
  • BREAK : The Key
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  Odd, never noticed it until now, "[lol]" looks like someone drowning. : skitzo
  • Hey, guess what I just did to this post? Don't tell sleepy, though, or he'll cry. : SockMonkeh
  • lol'd!!!!! : Korban
  • No, it's a guy sittin on a throne, as seen from above. : crummynz
  • I like that. : bakanoodle
  • i find this post most amusing. : ermac
  • haha you have a point! : El Tigre
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  Because no one ever typed "LOL" before the script. : Slowtreme
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    that's my bread n butter, baby! : drucifer
    • ...wow, it certainly is. http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?user=drucifer&query=lol : Orange Pylon
• I think posting it when you use it should fall under the same nuisance comment sort of rules as other cra... : thebigbeefsandwich
• i really enjoy it, and can catch up quickly on some good threads if i don't have time to sift through an ... : cygnus
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  Okay :( : dognose
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    Dognose this does not apply to you I did not mean to yell : mr.sleepy
    • no I don't think anyone is posting random shit just to get lolled, The Shack was always a funny place wit... : dognose
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  I LOLED YOU LOLOLOLOL : dahanese
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    next comes the proposal : qwpeoriu
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      QWPERIOU did you ever consider the possibility that the children of pregnant female black slaves thrown o... : mr.sleepy
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        why they gotta be black? : kydaimon
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          Get out of this subthread : mr.sleepy
          • no u : DM7
          • i do what i want : kydaimon
      • i constantly think about that : qwpeoriu
• I just pretend it is a tie-fighter attacking the thread. : SeaLlama
• ITS...THE...REEEE-MIX! -kels : arizona bay
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  how dare you question thomw : not work safe
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    ^^ this man has seen the light. : dahanese
    • more like he's seen a male prostitute : mr.sleepy
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    Actually, it's gegtik's fault. As usual. : geedeck
    • oh. fuck [lol] what a faggot. : not work safe
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  Complaining about people using [lol] then going and posting this: : GrimmyD
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14117342 goddamn alt form bug. : GrimmyD
    • Does that mean I'm in the clear? http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14117443 : Rice-Rocketeer
    • That's not a [lol] that's a hahahaahha : mr.sleepy
• Hello no. I like the "Showtime at the Apollo" vibe in here now. : MaJeStu
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  So you can put up with your psycho ex-g/f but not [lol]? lol : Ride-My-Rocket
  • lol indeed : MikkleThePickle
  • Strangely that seems to be the case : mr.sleepy
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  Yes please. Far more annoying than "tagged" and "post + username" combined. Great, you tagged somethi... : Zero|DPX
  • are you equally annoyed with posts that say lol without the brackets. Because it's exactly the same thing... : ki11_viru5

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  You're at a black screen too? sigh. : Clay
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    I just waited 45 minutes to login and got podded by invisible enemies. The whole node is broken, but I'm ... : deveus1
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      i'm just in a cruiser so i figure if i can get in, yay : Clay
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        I was in a cruiser too, but I got nailed on the entrance gate in D-3. : deveus1
        • i'm logged out at what was our pos : Clay
• i tried to get into this game but i just couldnt. it seems so awesome though. : sexninja!!!!
• that's pretty awesome : AlbinoSquirrel
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  Holy Crap--now this is cool MMO stuff. second two pictures don't work, but I WANNA SEE EM! : chanamasala
  • If you are having problems seeing the pictures, try copy/pasting them. : deveus1
  • Drag & drop them suckers. : bitter ego
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  Stuff like this makes EVE seem like the coolest game ever. Wish I had more time to get into it but it mak... : -efx-
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    Yeah, I agree. I don't like MMO's much but the whole idea behind this seems awesome to me. : crummynz
    • once you get out of newbie ("empire") space, the game is NOTHING like any other mmorpg. unfortunately,... : Clay
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    stuff like this IS why it's cool : Clay
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      Unfortunately you have to wade through quite a lot of no fun to get to those parts. : Rotten Deadite
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        what do you mean? they say the tutorial is only a few hours. does this mean that titan wielding camper... : Downforce
        • The tutorial does NOT get you out of noob space.... that takes weeks, lots of research (personal, online ... : silentw
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  whats the local count? : Unleashed
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    Trying to find out, but my chat channels are broken right now and the forums don't seem to be holding up ... : deveus1
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      I hear that the system with the Shipyard got capped at 700 people, but there were 300 in the system that ... : deveus1
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        Is this because of the admin giving them some blueprints? : eldiablo01
        • Yeah, the shipyard under attack is owned by the alliance that was given blueprints from the developers of... : deveus1
• Now I wish I was already in GoonFleet instead of planning to. Wow. : node
• Lotta Megathrons in that last pic, wish I was flying around in my Rifter with my whopping 1.1mil sp : IncursionZ
• it gives me a distinct BSG space battle vibe. freaking awesome. : warpdude
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  Neat. I am starting to think about playing actively again... : Goncyn
  • You and me both man, fuck. Wow. Still, GF aren't done with the crazy fighting for a long time, plenty of ... : node
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  2 more pics - http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a264/nwp2005/2007.jpg Here is the shipyard under si... : deveus1
  • I cannot wait for videos of this, GF have been getting better that that shit. : node
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    where's the shots of the uber titan they are building/protecting? what IS a titan? sounds ominous : Downforce
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      Titan is the biggest ship in the game and it requires the resources of an entire corp (very big guild bas... : Fail_Safe
      • haha oh man that's weak! lag out and your masterpiece is destroyed by an internet zerg! : Downforce
      • lol no, baby titans are titans that haven't finished being build. : Clay
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      The Titans are the big ones. Your starting ship is the small speck: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe... : ChibiJosh
      • Why are all spacechicks always half naked? : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Another Pic A "baby" titan is just a way of referring to a titan that is in construction. Basically, t... : deveus1
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        do you actually build it, or do you just tell the game you want one and 6 months later it pops out? : strandgeck
        • You take the blueprint and materials to the factory, then click a button to start a manufacturing job. Af... : Goncyn
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  Someone needs to make a wiki or a write a short story chronicling EVE and its events. Particularly this l... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    same, it does sound really interesting, especially seeing the 'influence' charts and what not. I need... : Downforce
    • Just make sure that whatever ship/equipment you take out into space can be replaced. Insurance helps, bu... : broly1718
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      Why the concern about only getting 3 characters? You only need or want one character slot, really, becaus... : Goncyn
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        I've been too lazy to even try the demo - no more. It's downloading now. Yes I'm scared shitless of in... : Downforce
        • You start out in empire space, where the NPC police protect you from other players. You don't have to ven... : Goncyn
• This game makes for some fantastic stories. : Turd Ferguson
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  it's a shame this game sounds better than it is : lakren
  • so true, i've had more fun reading about it since i quit : cygnus
  • Agreed, but I fuckin' *love* these stories. I won't play, but keep the stories/screenshots coming. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  We need some kind of eve news service to give us after action reports and battle write-ups. This Goonfle... : bRAINsick
  • http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2383719 : Clay
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  k...... what was the outcome? : chuck577
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    Goonfleet & Co. lost a bunch of capital ships, but the shipyards and baby titan were aborted. : Clay
    • Wow, so they lost the baby titan? Are they pissed? : chuck577

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• lol stupid bees blotting out the sun. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• it has begun. : trevis
• Then we will eat honey in the shade. : Fail_Safe
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  Some think it is GM crops, specifically corn. With science to back it up. http://www.celsias.com/blog/... : zanzaban
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    holy fucking titor. i shouldn't have bought that condo. i should have saved my money and moved to an isla... : mallrice
    • Your semen doesn't work like bee pollen. :| : Maddog_Delphi97
    • WE DON'T NEED NO FRICKIN' POLLEN ON OUR CROPS!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      it makes sense though. the odds of the glaciers melting and the world flooding in our lifetime is ridicul... : mallrice
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        lol: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13981357 : hirez
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          yeah, deep down i was debating if it would be like soylent green or children of men. are we just going to... : mallrice
          • Al Gore should start writing a new book. And FAST. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • one day the wisdom of not fucking around in complex systems that will show unintended consequences will s... : steelsamurai
  • sup for linking to an environmentalist blog : RikiTiki2
  • everyone always wants to blame GM : bradsh
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  Dane Cook really did punch every bee in the face. "WHO'S LAUGHING NOW BITCHES?!?!?!?!?1" : snagger
  • not me, cause Dane Cook sucks! Oh holla atcha boi : jcutner
• Looks like I'm not making mead this summer. :( : filtersweep
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  Makes us realize how dependent we are on the systems in place around us that we take for granite all the ... : shortbuscaptain
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    I think you meant "granted" >:( : crummynz
    • I've just assume things are made of granite when I don't know their actual composition. : Foxhawk
  • is your short bus powered by escape goats? : RikiTiki2
  • *ESCAPE GOAT'D* : YamatoTwinkie
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  That's kind of a scary thing :( : crummynz
  • Agreed. : abrasion
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  This isn't the right time to release that B movie. : paravis
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    Nah, I think it'd bee fine : Mikuya
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      Yeah, don't panic, honey. : crummynz
      • That sounds like a sweet idea. : jan0r pants
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  at this point, it sounds like they need some Africanization : BenMurphy
  • Bring back the Killer Bees! (the wrestling team) : Edges
• As usual most news sources are busy reporting about Angelina's new poke'mon : abrasion
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  I find this particularly frightening, I can't believe more news agencies aren't covering this issue of th... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    yeah, I read about this months ago and its still not big news : kelerian
    • We are too pre-occupied with Britneys breakdown or Angelina's new pokemon. Only when the food is lit... : abrasion
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  All jokes aside, if bees go extinct by 2035 we are well fucked. We better come up with some new way of... : hadokennn
  • Added to the Armageddon List: 1) Nuclear War. 2) Biological War. 3) Global Warming. 4) Meteor Impac... : skitzo
• Global warming. : harbl

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• Tweak Apache. Enable compression. : zanzaban
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  Find which components work faster than others by running various tools and by getting user feedback. If y... : spiffymc
  • Remember, it's an interview question. What are they looking for? : Damodred
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  Notice the question mentions 'web server' -- I don't think the point of the questions client rendering sp... : piser
  • Simple answer: 1) check log server log files 2) single out page response times 3) discover where the... : Skoal^Fyfan
• power cycle it : jcutner
• Drop it? : notd665
• Blame the user. : TenaciousPimple
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  tighten up the graphics on level 3. : burning eye
  • and make sure you include that sound effect from the last level. : mrfunky3000
• Get more information from the person/people reporting it as slow to insure they are not smoking crack. T... : skitzo
• IT'S A TRAP : connor
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  What's a web server? : snoozy
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    spiderman's first job at Denny's : drucifer
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      Changed my mind. Sleepy is right. : Rauol Duke
      • :( : drucifer
    • Hehe, I'll be remembering this one. : MagicWishMonkey
• Reboot! : industro
• 1: Reported by whom? Users? 2: Has it always been slow? If it's always been slow, you've got either ... : Rotten Deadite
• open a socket. : NeoMoose
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  look for speed control knob on server : get_navi
  • does it go all the way up to 11? : connor
• Scheduled global CPU outage : Izakhar
• ADD...MORE...MEMORY!!!!!! : virus
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  All you guys suck :D Man, I love teh cock shack. So helpful. : Damodred
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    Install Linux. : NoCopy
    • fuck, the absolute WORST reply to click on. : NoCopy
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  Push the turbo button on the web server. : helvetica
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    Code wise, I would check any database queries first and see how long they take to run. Next I'd check the... : helvetica
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      how do you know so much about everything >:[ : bradsh
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        To be honest most of the time I just fly by the seat of my pants. : helvetica
        • thats an impressive skill. how much lift does the seat of your pants generate? : bradsh
    • Hm. Maybe I DID hit on everything pertinent, then. I just have no confidence in being able to solve abstr... : Damodred
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  Make sure the Turbo button is depressed. : ThomW
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    ooh too slow old man! : cpt_gloval
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      Lousy seven seconds ... *grumble* : ThomW
      • I raise my index finger in victory! : helvetica
  • If so, prescribe Prozac. : suqur
• firebug is a perfect answer, especially if you explain what it does. it shows you know tools to assist yo... : p4ck3tloss
• are you using HUGE IMAGES EVERYWHERE? : cpt_gloval
• Ignore it. It's a temporary lapse in the customer's service, otherwise they'll make a second support requ... : DOOManiac
• Give the user downers. : sgtsanity
• hack into the mainframe!! : ermac
• optimize dynamic content, compress pages or uncompress pages depending on whether the problem is bandwidt... : bradsh
• Have the Systems Admin check for server issues before fucking with your code? : owly
• performance test and figure out what the bottleneck is. most likely it's going to be dynamic content that... : wtf242
• unplug it from the network, it will make it faster : takio
• Use indexes well in mysql (if equipped) and make queries more efficient. Those are common things that slo... : harbl
• profile the code to find where it's spending it's CPU cycles and what the latency of database calls etc a... : sroylance
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14118113 was my answer but I mis-replied :P : Skoal^Fyfan