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• Real men run Solaris. : Omaha
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  Ubuntu is the best at the moment. But really, linux is neat for a few weeks and then it's just kinda of m... : Visceral Monkey
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    Well...I need to develop some linux knowledge for work..alot of the tools we use are linux/unix based, an... : whodares
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      Haha, GENTOO. : Visceral Monkey
      • Linux From Scratch ftw :P : xxx2xxx
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  I recommend Linux Mint, it's derived from Ubuntu but you can watch all your Dvd's and listen to mp3 from ... : xxx2xxx
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    I've heard it's pretty nice as well, and it's totally ubuntu with extras. : Visceral Monkey
    • Yeah its really Ubuntu, it says Ubuntu in several Config files and also the install/livecd feature is har... : xxx2xxx
  • Also, I am running WoW, HL2 and CS:S without significant perfomance loss in wine under this OS if thats a... : xxx2xxx
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  Fedora Core. I can't stand Ubuntu for some reason. Though honestly, linux sucks as a desktop OS. Unle... : pap26
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    cool...one of my coworkers recommended Fedora Core too... may try that. : whodares
    • the two Linux classes I had at school used Fedora Core, its not bad.. but I can't stand Linux. :P : Shadowdane
  • if you're going with a RedHat based distro, I chose CentOS as it appears to have more up to date support ... : p4ck3tloss
• when you say 'parallels' you make me think of the Mac stuff. Do you mean using wine or something? : p4ck3tloss
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  I like pclinuxos : skanky08
  • I 2nd that. I've gone through many diff distros over the years. And PCLinuxOS still remains king. Excel... : BlueVette
• Suse dude. : spazzium

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  I made this not too long ago. Not sure how it would translate to the grill, but I imagine it will still ... : yonderboy
  • That's a little bit different, did you mean to link a soup? : kgargonmagrix79
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  so you have a grill? Just do this: 1. Lightly mist steak with canola oil. 2. Liberally season steak w... : wtf242
  • + take them off before desired doneness and throw some foil over it as it will continue to cook as it res... : Jayx77
  • ^^^ that's all you need. cooking steak is not rocket science. the only thing I do above and beyond this... : digitalburro
• A nonstick pan will definitely *NOT* work. A normal skillet might work, but you likely won't get it as ho... : Rhayne
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  My favorite http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14036704 : oatmela
  • I read that, it made my hungry. : Visceral Monkey

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• I particularly love the George Bush four legged animals humping : bradsh
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  hahahah holy freaking awesome : askedrelic
  • definitely : bradsh
• "heh, that's amusing- I'll click the 'tour' linkAHHHHHHHHGHGHGhhh" I'm gonna be seeing this in my nigh... : mn3m0n1c
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  I hope someone at the Whitehouse forwards this to ole George. : pimpium
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    he wouldnt get it. its internet humor : bradsh
    • It's part of the bad internets. : basketofkittens
• I CANNOT STOP LISTENING : bradsh
• hahaha hilarious : SAS_Ale

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• Somewhat ironic. :) The multiplayer protocol and physics have not changed. ... The most important c : TommyMcHighpants
• \m/ the best racing sim just keeps getting better \m/ : SlamDunk

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  Finally WE day is upon me. A box had arrived with a shitload of tape on it. http://celerityfm.com/shack/w... : celerity
  • :D Glad it arrived and you like the goodies. Didn't realise I put the chopsticks in, I ended up takin : sasowa
• I want a WE. :( : yoonix
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  wait, it's time for WE again? : buzzbat
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    It's never too late to send out your W.E. : SwiftyPants
    • ;) : buzzbat
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  still burned i didn't get one :( : kainen1
  • Yeah, me too. At least my dude tried to send his though, USPS fucked up. : yoonix

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• Bump for evening... : bluntage
• Bump for Sunday peeps! GTA3 and D2/LOD are spoken for... : bluntage
• all great games, got them all. : edgewise
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  I'll take DNF if you have that. Money is no object : dognose
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    I don't ever remember seeing you at BF1942 shack battles. With one coming up on the 15th, this could be ... : rosewood
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      I don't know how to play that game :( : dognose
      • Nor do I but I still end up driving the boat :( : Jonathan
      • dognose , i promise I will help you learn : rosewood
• You sonofabitch. I dont want to buy BF1942 for the 4th time, but Im thinking about it. Ill give you a hol... : Squirrely

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  diablo 2 still rocks. i bet crusader no remorse would still rock if i could get it to run :( also supr... : sexninja!!!!
  • The original Diablo still rocks. : SwiftyPants
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    no it doesn't my friend is an addict and fights constantly with his cousin yelling and screaming into his... : paravis
    • I agree; it doesnt rock anymore. Unless Blizzard did a fantastic job of taking out the dupes, hacks, etc,... : Tommy Toolbag
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  We were discussing last night how Deus Ex is on Steam for $9. : DinK
  • 99 cents for a month of gametap has deus ex also. : azenmaster
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  Make sure you get DoTA. Best game ever. : r4wk
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    best "mod" ever i guess... : r4wk
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      Is there a main page? I'm seeing a lot of pages and a lot of versions. What exactly is it? : capt tripps
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        www.getdota.com Its a 5v5 game where you pick heroes and fight against each other. RPG elements in it, ... : Konquest123
        • It's worse than crack. I get bored of WoW in a month, I play this everyday. : r4wk
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        2 teams of up to 5 heroes each try to push their respective armies across the map. You just micro your h... : Barnahog
        • Haha "not very newbie friendly". You can say that again (no don't really say it again) : r4wk
  • I'm finally going to get this installed ready for a LAN party next weekend I think, time to see what all ... : node
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    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nAmddu8mCPE :D:D : AlexXdude
    • haha i like it : oHnOES
    • lol. I knew what this was before I clicked :D :D : ki11_viru5
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  I'm actually playing this right now for the first time ever. So great to play through the bits of the WC... : action roommate
  • wc3 is awesome, i wish i could find my copy :( : oHnOES
  • I'll be glad to play with you guys online sometime. I play at least twice a week. : boomstickah
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    The Orc at the begining was actually supposed to be the hero of another game that Blizzard was working on... : capt tripps
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      The orc at the beginning is Thrall : action roommate
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        Thrall was going to be in another game that got canceled. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_Advent... : capt tripps
        • Holy crap : Mondo
    • I still have the PCGamer with the huge preview of Warcraft Adventures. Too bad they made World of Warc... : gireal
• War3 definitely rocks. As does StarCraft, IMO, though graphics show their age. Alpha Centauri still r... : Zhaneel
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  Should have waited for Warcraft: Heroes of Azeroth. That game looks like it is going to kick ass. : Cottc Cid
  • I think this is an April Fools joke. : capt tripps
  • WHoA? yeah... : matrix
• Fallout 2 Half-Life Jedi Knight 2 Max Payne 2 : tunis5000
• I bought that just the other day. Got too hooked on DOTA. :( : mathyou

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• I got lucky and walked into a local Gamestop and grabbed the last copy. Now my girlfriend wants it for D... : wykd

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• any word on this? : Theos

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• The Stone Roses were great. It's too bad they didn't put more out. I have a Best Of (they actually ... : ThomW
• I still love Stone Roses, Ian Brown Unfinished Monkey Business is good as well. : yoshimi20
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  Huge influence on my favorite BritPop band (Oasis; also from Moonchestah). Although I don't hear the i : MatthewPhillips
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    Would recommend The Charlatans as similar to the Stone Roses and some of those bands. Also Happy Mondays ... : yoshimi20
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      I really don't like the happy mondays :[ : wtf242
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        They're more an era/scene thing. : yoshimi20
        • yeah. they pretty much invented the rave scene. Shaun Ryder is a cock too. : wtf242
    • Guessing you've seen 24hr Party People? :> : Skoal^Fyfan
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    Hijack, check out these songs from the 'Stereophonics': Mr. Writer Not a big fan of music critics.. : MatthewPhillips
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      How comes you didn't include Local Boy in the Photograph and Traffic. Word gets around is their best a... : yoshimi20
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        I can't find any copies of it. It's their only album that I don't have, and have never heard all the w... : MatthewPhillips
        • Seriously you need to buy it, easily their best album they became more commercial after that in opinion. ... : yoshimi20
      • I want this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stereophonics-Richard-Javier-Weyler-Stuart/dp/B000NDES3Y/ref=pd_bb... : MatthewPhillips
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        lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zafy3sNW5B0 : MatthewPhillips
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          See I told you it was good ... um lol. Actually he does it a lot better than I could. : yoshimi20
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            Did you know Kelly has a solo album coming out in a few days? http://www.amazon.com/Only-Names-Have-Be... : MatthewPhillips
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              I might check that out, I got tired of recent Stereophonics stuff. : yoshimi20
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                Really? I love their last 3 albums. : MatthewPhillips
                • I made my own "Best Of" not too long ago, although it (obviously) doesn't include anything from their fir... : MatthewPhillips
    • I never really listened to Stereophonics. I'll have to check them out : wtf242
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  I used to love them until my ex-girlfriend told me she thought 'I wanna be adored' was 'I wanna be a dork... : drucifer
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    That's why she's an ex-girlfriend, amirite? : ThomW
    • indeed >:( : drucifer
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  YouTube Embedenator is cool and uncool at the same time. : buzzbat
  • I was just thinking the same thing. haha : ThomW
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    why? what's the post look like with the embedenator : wtf242
    • Really really long. I'd collapse it, but I want to keep reading the replies. It's no biggie -- I lo... : ThomW
• oh i loves me some stone roses : Mansmells
• Got their CD in my car :) Awesome band. : red2lucas
• fuck yes wtf242! Stone Roses were awesome. : hirez
• Old school! : CrustaR

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  The Shield is back on Tuesday :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D : losimagic
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    How can you smile after the events of the S5 finale >:( : genjuro
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      Justice. : megarust32
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        I wouldn't be surprised if he got away with it all in the end. Not because he outsmarts Vic, but because : genjuro
        • I think he's gonna get it in the end, one way or another! Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be Vic to d : megarust32
    • I'm smiling through the tears :( : losimagic
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  Fox is starting that road race thing wtih Mal from Firefly in like 1-2 weeks. I'm looking forward to that... : askedrelic
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    How the fuck could he go back to Fox after they raped Firefly? : sanchez
    • $$$$$$$ : Haku-Jin
    • he has a talent contract with fox. fox owns him. : NeoMoose
• Planet Earth is on Discovery Channel tonight and it's fucking incredible. I'm also seriously bummed about... : Prototype
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  dresden files : VespeneGas
  • I want to like this show, but I can't seem to get into it. The characters aren't enjoyable enough, and t... : megarust32
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  Woot I just checked and Sopranos and Entourage both start next Sunday : tunis5000
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    oh holy shit yea, April 6th, right? : askedrelic
    • 8th : tunis5000
  • Season 5 and 6 were a big let down to me. Not expecting much now. : Prototype
• Last 10 episodes of Stargate start soon. : capt tripps

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• they're all really the same these days. : snoozy
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  godaddy is cheap, but they'll spam the FUCK outta you email. : drucifer
  • +r : drucifer
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    The only emails I've gotten from them have been renewal reminders. : jonas54
    • I must have missed some check box to not send me email every day : drucifer
• i like domainmonger. they'll host your dns for free so you don't have to rely on your webhost's nameserv... : electroly
• I used these guys a long time ago when I ran a gaming site and they are still around. I have no idea of h... : Sayj3000
• Dotster have been good to me. Quite cheap, good support and control panel. Register.com are ripoff asshol... : node
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  Actually, what if I also need hosting? Something with SSH access? : Kenshin_
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    Dreamhost : Phreakin
    • no : snoozy
    • yes : OverBurN
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    Most shackers sear by Dreamhost but I use TextDrive. Not as cheap but rock solid and lots of options incl... : node
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      Dreamhost goes down more often than my mum : snoozy
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        Funny, most of us haven't had those issues. : Phreakin
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          true story, my sites have been solid, and whenever there is a problem they communicate it to everyone ver... : OverBurN
          • hay guys i work for a hosting company : snoozy

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• Wow, that's fantastic. Somebody must really care for them. =) : DinK
• psst... april fools! : SilverSnake
• LOL perfect : askedrelic
• It's a pinata! Whack it! : gakera
• thats perfect. took a lot of effort for a great pay off PLUS its not really damaging of the car. It mig... : smacknca
• Saw this on that site. http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20050902/grandmakick0rj.gif : Haku-Jin
• I bet now he will not forget to fill the tank. : TheArtMan
• very cool - but I don't think it would really take as long as some of you seem to think : alexthegreat2

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  I've seen more on the list actually playing, not as many set AFK though. : FPSDavid
  • What's the most you've ever seen playing at one time? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Yay april fools. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    Whoops. Look at your embedded xfire profile if you wanna see april fools. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • http://www.xfire.com/profile/maddogdelphi97/ Hmm... Barney in Hugtown... such a great game. Almost as... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  well, it is a sunday afternoon. : ki11_viru5
  • Yeah, and there's nothing good on tv tonight. :( http://couchville.com/guide : Maddog_Delphi97
• well i set xfire to run at startup because the quakewars shacksquad... : buzzbat
• I generally have Xfire on 24/7. It's just kind of saddening when it's around 8 or 9pm CST that about 85% : mrfunky3000
• my name is on the list, IM A STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : bradsh
• why didnt you join my game maddogg? I was playing on the goon server : Jayx77
• someone add me. 1nhuman with my nickname being "hostile" : h o s t i l e

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• Oh, I did this all at Gamestop btw. They don't advertise the deal and if you ask they'll say they don't d... : Magus
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  I will add you soon. I played a fair amount of Motostorm (good game actually, worth the 60 bucks even tho... : qwpeoriu
  • I checked gamewith.us and sent out a bunch of requests, I think I sent one to you : Magus
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  how much do you actually get for the discount though? : smacknca
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    $100 off. : Magus
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      Wow, you got owned. Hard. : Drewus
      • ? Pretty sure that's better than what you'd get at market with a PS2 and a Controller + Mem Card. : zakazi
      • a new PS2 is 120 bucks right? : ki11_viru5
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        Nah. I still get to play all my PS1 and PS2 games, and this way I get a little more value out of my PS2 b... : Magus
        • Only thing that matters is you got more than what you normally would for the stuff you traded in. Thus, t... : Tommy Toolbag
      • Not really, a new PS2 is 129$ US over there, memcard and controller another 40 - that's 170$ brand new. ... : abrasion
• Gold plated HDMI-cable : knepus
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  I'm not 100% certain that an HDTV signal will work on your dell monitor. The PS3 only outputs at 720p or... : Prozium
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    The LCD supports progressive scan. And has a DVI input. I ordered an HDMI > DVI cable from monoprice. ... : Magus
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      shit do 2007wfps have progressive scan? : deep gray
      • I'd check some hardocp and anandtech forums : Magus
      • pretty much every computer monitor is progressive scan. TVs are the newcomer in that area. as long as... : pyide
• make sure you get PS3 Video 9 haha im watching all these movies i had on my computer on my HDTV now thro : Break
• I cannot wait to get my hands on my PS3 again, I'm itching to kill things. : felicia
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  20gb or 60gb trade in, and you say they're still doing this? : camel_jockey
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    Have fun trying to find a 20giger. : mojoald
    • Yeah, so I've noticed... It's the only version I'd even come close to considering buying too, heh : camel_jockey

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• Cause it's fake. : Haku-Jin
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  You can learn more about it here http://sexuality.about.com/od/masturbation/Masturbation_Information_Tips... : imperator
  • lol : sexninja!!!!
• GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD i seriously *just* watched this on dvd like 15 minutes ago. cre... : dopefish

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  How do you get games for it? I've never understood emulation so don't hurt me too much. : h o s t i l e
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    You generally... take a copy you own and capture it to the PC. : dmason
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      Yeah but how do you do that? : h o s t i l e
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        Put the cd in your drive and make an image of it ? : imperator
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          cd/dvd drives wont read a gd-rom (dc disk format) theres some convoluted way of exporting the game via... : Jayx77
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            much easier to just buy the damn game you want IMO : Jayx77
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              yeah, but it's damn near impossible to buy a DC at a reasonable price :( : Korban
              • Really? I'm glad I kept mine. : Halen
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                Aren't they like $20-$30 on eBay? : yoonix
                • I got mine for around $30 a couple of years back. The price still isn't much higher these days and most a... : freshyk
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  Nice to see something fresh on the emulation scene! Having grown up watching Mame transform into the behe : cause&effect
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    Yeah, that's my problem with it really. Still, VGA box FTW eh? Any screenshots of this? : node
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      It works pretty well, just been trying out DOA2, Power Stone 2 and Ikaruga (only games I've got on CD-ROM... : cause&effect
      • I just tried out Capcom vs. SNK2 and Street Fighter 3 Third Strike and it ran practically flawlessly. Cor... : freshyk
• Does it support Windows CE games? Cause I want to get my armada on : Bantis

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• dudes, punkbuster :( would be a better error message : captain hampton
• Happened to me a while back. A registry key most likely got messed up when you did a patch etc and punkb... : festivalman

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• hey im down for some reverse cowgirl if thats how they wanna roll : sexninja!!!!
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  That's great. Where did you see it? Atwood is quite a writer. She was the subject of one of my projects d... : Goncyn
  • Doing a paper on Canadian film history right now - 'twas in some book. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I guess she has a point, but Atwood is not anyone I'd look to as a spokesperson for a national identity. ... : Fred Garvin
  • ^^ agreeing with Freddy G' here : AlexXdude
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    Atwood is an amazing author. Your face is completely overrated. : jessipoo
    • Sorry, I will never forgive her for Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature. Also, for someone... : cpt. ken
    • She was down here signing books a while back. She really is incredible. The women brooks no dissention fr... : halophoenix
    • No seriously. In Canada some treat her like a frikkin' literary god and she believes her own press. She i... : Fred Garvin
  • I can't believe I'm agreeing with Fred on this one. : Haku-Jin
• They could be the Maple Syrup State. It would be kinda cool. They could even use the Texas It's lilke a : capt tripps

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• so... no? : DinK
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  Curious about this too... Have an X1600 and really curious if this has been fixed : zakazi
  • Hot damn, seems it DOES work. I just installed the latest package on AMD/ATI's website since my CCC wasn... : DinK

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• Individual Entry Archive DOES do individual posts. Better double check all your Publishing settings. : quanta88