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by Maarten Goldstein, Jun 14, 2007 3:32am PDTBreak out the brooms! Movie: Nothing is worth nothing
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13Break out the brooms! Movie: Nothing is worth nothing
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Can someone nudge me in the right direction? (This teacher is inept) I'm not looking for the answer, just help on what equations to start with. He told us nothing about this. :(
What is the terminal speed for an 83.0 kg skier going down a 35.0^\circ snow-covered slope on wooden skis mu_k= 0.060? Assume that the skier is 1.60 m tall and 0.500 m wide.
____ m/s
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Ace Combat RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRR
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What would be reasonable? I'm not familiar with how much the cards went for at the time, how long ago that was, and what I should offer him.
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The wonders of Japanese science bring us the answer to one of the most mind boggling questions on Earth... How to Escape a Fart!
http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=23850
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I have a 1,000hp Class A car and I'm not afraid to use it.
You have been warned.
Ok, actually, I am afraid to use it, I can't keep the front wheels on the ground even in 4th gear. :(
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This is pretty much how Safari works for me on most pages as well.
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VideoWindowsBrowserSpeedShootoutIE7Firefox2Opera9SafariForWindowsBeta3.aspx
Now if Apple will just plug the security holes.
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So in anticipation of the upcoming movie: I Am Legend
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/iamlegend/large.html
I attempted to purchase the book, before some faggot ruins the book for me, and definately before I see the movie.
Appearntly the novel is dead. At least in the sense of purchasing it at a reasonable price. I went to my local Chapters (see only new book store around) and found they had 0 copies. (The book is 10 years + old) I look at their online stock. 0 for anystore around me, but do they want to order me a copy from their online stock (at full price). Note I can also buy it online slightly discounted, but have to pay shipping. Checked the used book stores, nothing. So essentially Chapters (who owns Indigo and Coles) the only other stores in Canada dont have this book in my part of southern Ontario. The movie comes out in December and they are re-releasing the book in October, so appearntly they cleared their stores out for that.
So Chapters is helping the publishers create a monopoly on the book, so they can sell a shit-load at rerelease, right before the movie comes out. Why the fuck cant I just get a book. I mean their stores are so big, but nothing. I mean I checked stock for like 5+ Chapters, 2+ Coles and 2 used book stores. :(
/rant off
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Ok i found a wii yesterday and got Zelda and WiiPlay. I want to get 2 or so other games. This is the thread where you tell me the BEST 2 other games on the Wii I should get.
I have a wife (who now loves the Wii) and 3 kids so keep that in mind. I also have a 360 (so no ports like CoD) and I don't play "normal" sports games (meaning Madden is out). Sports games like Mario Hoops or Tiger Woods are still in... Great multiplayer games get a higher weight since I want to use the Wii for the kids and when friends are over.
GO!
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This is an 8.5x11, perfect-bound, 160-something full-color slice of awesome. Mofo8, one of the ShackTac guys, is responsible for the fantastic layout and design of it, with me being responsible for the content itself. Mofo got a proof of it not too long ago, and it looked quite sexy. I'm ordering my copy tonight.
You can get it from here:
http://stores.lulu.com/dslyecxi
Here's a look at the actual finished product:
http://dslyecxi.com/images/random/printed_ttp/ttp7.jpg
From what I've seen, it turned out quite nicely. Sorry about the price, but that's what happens when you go full-color with 160+ pages. There's a bit of profit thrown in as well, of course. Nothing ridiculous though.
Anyhow, if you're interested, have at it.
http://stores.lulu.com/dslyecxi
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If you could only buy one, which would it be. DMOMM is $19.99 and Tomb Raider is $29.99 (both on Steam... where I'll be buying it).
Keep in mind:
1) I'm a cheap bastard.
2) I like both genres equally well.
3) My computer is old and busted (X800XL).
4) I have a gamepad - Logitech Rumblepad 2.
I heard DMOMM was buggy as hell when it first came out. Is that still the case?
Lastly, your opinions mean something to me. 2 weeks ago, I asked about Prey. The consensus was I should buy it. I did, and it was AMAZING! IT was the best advice I've ever received. I'd post a big write-up about why I thought it was so good, but dognose's HL2 playthrough is so awesome to read that it intimidates my feeble writing skills.
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What, for you, determines how playable/replayable a game is? Obviously, it's likely to be a variety of factors, but I'm curious about what we value most as gamers.
I've found that I'm very much into exploration (with a slight tendency towards completionism, hello GTA3 packages), but I really need some sort of reward to keep myself motivated. I loved collecting packages in GTA3 and GTA:VC because every 10 got you a weapon. In GTA:SA I couldn't bring myself to collect 'em all because you didn't get shit until you had all 100 of something. Fuck that. A game like Crackdown sorta straddles the line, you get rewarded for collecting orbs... for a while. But once you maxed out agility, there was no point except bragging rights. That's when I stop giving a flying fuck.
I also highly value challenge in a game, but not necessarily difficulty for the sake of being a pain in the ass. There obviously has to be some balance, but games that are too easy feel like a waste of time. Games without a well done learning curve are likewise annoying. Something like the original God of War was fantastic. It was a challenging game, but things ramped up nicely. And, if you're a total pussy, you can go to easy mode lols.
A great story and/or atmosphere is the biggest selling point for me, but it so rarely comes along. IIt makes me sad that there's probably fewer than two dozen games that really have a compelling atmosphere. Of course, like all these criteria, it's a matter of opinion - but I think we can all agree that stories in games tend to suck ass. It's amazing to me how badly powers-that-be in Hollywood want to make various games into movies. The games were only successful because they're essentially interactive movies, and here we go and make them into... regular movies. =(
If I game has a good balance of these factors, I'll likely replay it. I've gone through Planescape more times than I can count, same thing for Deus Ex, GTA3, HL2, and others. Speaking of HL2, I fucking love the developer commentary. I beat HL2:EP1 twice, then again with the commentary. That shit is hot.
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I just want free checking, free internet banking that doesn't blow, free online bill pay, unlimited deposits, and some of that other shit everyone is always talking about.
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Thinking about buying Oblivion (please, tell me it's not as bad as some people say it is). Any cheap places to buy it from? Ebay? I really really don't want to pay 60 bucks for a one and a half years old game.
Also, my PC is over 3 years old, and I haven't been able to enjoy any of the latest games in all of their glorious graphics, so I skipped FEAR, Company of Heroes, STALKER, B&W2 to name a few. Since everyone is saying how powerful the 360 is, what should be the first demo I download, something that would blow me away in terms of graphics? I heard Lost Planet looks pretty good (there is now Gears demo, right?)
ok, thats it, appreciate the advices.
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* waits impatiently to pay you all back in rape dollars *
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DS - 423k
WII - 338k
PSP - 221k
PS2 - 188k
360 - 155k
PS3 - 82k
GBA - 81k
Man, the Wii is slaughtering. The PS3 is really going to sell some big numbers to overtake the Wii or the 360. Lucky Sony still has the PS2. Also looks like the price drop helped the PSP a bit.
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My friend(male) just took up modeling, and this is a pic from his first photoshoot. What do you think? Does he have what it takes? This is pre-photoshopped, i guess he said they are doing that later
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1694/modelnz2.jpg
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How can I forget HM moves? My pokeymans are all messed up and I have a lot of neat TMs I'd like to use. :(
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In fact, it probably has a negative value.
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Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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Some cool shadow sculptures.
I tried searching for dupes, but search here seems to not be working right for me. :[
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In before Bootcamp + XP + Half Life 2.
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It's also amazing how everyone says exactly the same thing as me.
I would search to find the answer, but, you know.
How in the hell do you fix the search again? (actually strange I didn't get it on the first NewShack test, but I got it on the last one).
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