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• other sites post rumors, which isn't necessarily a good thing, but that could be one reason to visit them... : aethyr
• When ever I visit Joystiq or Kotaku, it's usually to see if there is any gossip. Those sites are like th... : pigvomit
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  Blue's News. It's just better. I only go for the Out of the Blue links to flash games : zanzares
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    Blue does amaze me with the sheer amount of content he posts each day. It's almost too much though. : node
    • I used to read blue's before I found out about the shack (but this was like in 1998 or something). Every ... : flasher 907
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    yeah he posts on weekends and there is content every day. also he has a simpler front page where there i... : dantastic
    • I like blues for the easily filtered content, and the scope of the content provided. With shack 2.0 many... : Pneum0
• I think part of it is habitual: people (comments users anyway) aren't used to using the Shack as a place... : sevogajre
• Personally I like unfounded speculation, gross exaggeration, and top ten lists. : filtersweep
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  I only go to other sites when people post links to other sites. Shack is the only site I visit full time ... : pancake humper
  • likewise, I get my gaming news primarily from the Shack, via the front page or the comments. I only follo... : smoove
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  I wasn't a fan of shack not having embedded videos through their main page. I figured when Thomw (or pro... : tboomer2
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    I sort of think the shack should abandon videos that aren't uber HD special videos on fileshack and just ... : h o s t i l e
    • Good idea. I'd be fine with that. I prefer streaming for nearly everything just b/c I'm lazy. : flasher 907
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  What i like best about other sites are things like clicking on a screenshot and then seeing that screensh... : burning eye
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    I'll agree that the screenshot setup is kinda wacky here. Plus, once you're done with the screenshots ass... : edgewise
    • Ya I don't like the new screenshot browser either. 1. The fwd/back buttons are just to big in compari... : flasher 907
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  The Shack is currently straddling both being a content site and a link site. Other sites that focus on on... : spdon
  • I think you hit it dead on. : flasher 907
  • yeah i think so too. : kainen1
• I never look at other gaming sites except for gametrailers and obviously you guys cannot provide that typ... : h o s t i l e
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  You need more ads first off. Second, you need to make mercury subscriptions required to download anythin... : SolrFlare
  • I like your second point. I think it should also link to all files on fileshack related to that game too. : flasher 907
  • having non paying users still be able to access files is a must. otherwise that ad revenue is lost to so... : Jayx77
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  the screenshots thing on the shack is the worst i have ever seen on a website. that thing where it puts t... : [fry]
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    I second that. That god damn arrow is HUGE. And its showing when I dont want it to beh showing. : ted1001
    • it's the least intuitive way of viewing screenshots i have ever seen. okay i've actually seen worse wa... : [fry]
  • Totally agree with all the screenhots comments, the Shack SS setup makes me cringe for these very reasons... : Tycho
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    i like the arrows.. can page through them real fast... although i built the thing so maybe i'm a bit bias... : wtf242
    • you're out of your mind! if you fucking mouse cursor is over the image, which it invariably WILL BE si... : [fry]
    • What is it about cluttering up the image with navigation controls that makes sense? I mean we're here to ... : flasher 907
  • I'll throw another one in for the screenshot interface sucking. Though it's not nearly as bad as some ga... : boarder2
  • another non-fan of the new screenshot viewer dealie. : eskimo spy
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    Screenshots here have always worked that way. Though the overlay arrow was something steve specifically w... : haiku
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      yeah i have no problem with clicking an image to move to the next one. that arrow is just a fag. : [fry]
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        Are you using firefox? Because pup did a good job of trying to make the arrow as unintrusive as possible.... : haiku
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          yeah i'm using microsoft internet explorer version 5.0 is that the problem?? haha yes i'm using firefo... : [fry]
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            have you tried sucking its cock : haiku
            • i called it a fag, haiku. i'm not sure what the fuck else to do. : [fry]
        • unintrusive? It's nearly 40% of the screenshot! It would make more sense to have it half the size and in ... : marmite
        • Hmm I use Firefox and the instant your mouse is on the picture you have this gigantic arrow in the dead m... : Chod
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    You are so wrong. If you don't like the arrow you can do two things. Move the mouse off the fucking... : sigpro
    • i wish i could kick you in the face right now. : burning eye
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      But you could have the same functionality by displaying the arrows underneath the screenshot and not ON i... : marmite
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        Not everyone wants the full size image displayed right away and just wants a fast way to page though the ... : sigpro
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          wtf? can't the exact same thing be accomplished with no arrow at all? : [fry]
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            How is someone supposed to know where to click on the image then to get it to page? Putting an arrow unde... : sigpro
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              GAAAAAAAAAAH : [fry]
              • He's got a point, it works well for quick browsing. You could always use the even smaller images beneath ... : ieGod
  • thankyou thankyou thankyou. Someon else who is being driven mad by the huge arrows. : flasher 907
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    Why not just make the arrow a whole lot smaller and put it in the lower right and left-hand corners respe... : dltrem
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      I don't know and I'll be really honest with you - if I don't care about a feature or I have something mo... : haiku
      • I do not know how any of this works so this idea may be impossible. But why not just replace the arrow i... : dltrem
• You know Chris, honestly, I don't know why. For me, I go to the front page read the news that is there, t... : baron calamity
• the likes of joystiq and kotaku post a lot of news each day, and most of it is garbage like rumor reports... : alarm cock
• Joystiq seems to get the news first and fastest. If I'm checking there it is the latest news, minutes to... : bagelcc
• Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan stories. : edgewise
• i feel its too self referential to link on the shack to the shack : fletch_
• news about modding, reviews, and general talk of certain things we cant talk about here : klearlyunseen
• Joystiq and Kotaku are blogs, plain and simple. The shack is going more towards being legitimate like uh... : mikecyb
• I don't actually go to other gaming sites, unless I see a link posted in the Chatty, so I guess that's +1... : Bean
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  The one other place I go to is Gamespot, for their reviews. If I'm interested in a game, I'll ask about i... : jvox
  • I know people love to hate on gamespot, but that is also the first place I go to when I'm looking for a v... : qwpeoriu
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    I agree re. quick-and-dirty reviews. Even gamespot usually has at least 2 pages of crap in their reviews.... : MisterPhoton
    • Nope. I want to know why they feel that way. That way i can see if I'm of the same opinion of the annoy... : kingdepork
• The only reason I go to other sites is when I am looking for game specific reviews and content. For in... : dopeman
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  It be helpful for me if there was a lightbulb or something in the comments that tells me when there is a ... : DarkWolf5
  • I very much agree with this too, I often never look at the headlines because they blend in enough that I ... : boarder2
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    the Recent Posts thing on the top right of the comments was always handy for that. You could glance at th... : jvox
    • Yeah, i would do this all the time. If I saw something that wasn't evening reading or First Post, I would... : DarkWolf5
• Other than the Shack, I frequent Eurogamer and Joystiq. Eurogamer because I just like the British sense o : ShekkyBoy
• There are other gaming sites? : VegasX
• I visit those blogs because I like that they produce a ton of content in addition to usually being the fi... : d3tached
• So that's why all the shack frontpage stories look like joystiq now, eh? ;) : deveus1
• Joystiq always seems to have the news first before its on here. If there was somewhere we could post tip... : ant_hillbilly
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  I like how in ign/gamespot or whatever you can find everything you want to know about game X via one sing... : hamachi
  • that pretty much sums up what i find lacking about shacknews right there : one baby to another
  • The new site improves this a little bit, it's nice having the videos (even older ones) and screen shots a... : yay4furryanimals
• Personally, I like Shacknews because it specifically is not like the other sites, in that you guys don't ... : speon
• I wish there was an easy way to browse for content related to a specific game on a specific platform. ... : boarder2
• I read Blue's News for condensed news articles. And, other than that, Shacknews is the only other non-pro... : mittense
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  GameSpot for video reviews. Sometimes I'd rather watch a review than read it. : vynn
  • Yeah me too, more as extended trailers than for the opinions often too. : node
• GameTrailers for streaming HD videos. : vynn
• I wouldn't say prefer but the reasons I visit Kotaku (and sometimes Joystiq): - News usually gets post... : SiW73
• I was talking about this last night with geedeck and my thoughts are mainly concerning formalizing the di... : askedrelic
• I like to check out reviews of new games. It'd be cool if you guys did that, but it would be an insane a... : megarust32
• Full article RSS feeds. I say this with out having checked the new rss feeds on the shack since the updat... : Str8Dog
• I read the Kotaku frontpage just for the speed that everything goes up. But I don't expect much professi... : Judecca
• shacknews is the only gaming site I purposely go to every day and leave on my browser all day. I only go... : deathofrats
• It's been such a long time that I haven't depended on the Shack for news that it's usually out of force o... : Boxelder
• I like to read bluesnews too. There is such an abundance of organized links on the front page every day ... : tangles
• Gamasutra only because of the technical articles, otherwise I'm a pretty casual gamer so a lot of times I... : yay4furryanimals
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  The Shack front page is too damn busy. I go to Blues and all the information is all nice neat in a row.... : cerealSAM2
  • Yep I agree with this 100%. I would also add the Blue's isn't horribly broken in IE 6 like Shack is. : Torgo
  • Yea there are too many columns of information. Why not a main news column, some links and shit at the to... : dltrem
• Besides 3dr and this place I don't go anywhere. Honestly, you two catch every news article just fine. : avatar_58
• I think the Shack just needs to continue its work on creating its own articles, reviews, previews and the... : manlyman
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  Shack is a news aggregation site, not a content site. When I go looking for news, it's because all I'll f... : Dynotaku
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    Actually thats WHY I come here, the aggregation keeps me from having to search all over the place. : avatar_58
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      Yeah, and that's why I've always come here. That and the community. But like I said I get most of my gami... : Dynotaku
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        Whatever the front page misses, the chat thread catches ;) : avatar_58
        • Yeah you know, come to think of it, I actually do get quite a bit of news and good tidbits and obscure ga... : Dynotaku
    • ding ding ding!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Huh, that's kind of funny. I go to Joystiq for news aggregation, but read the Shack's front page now for ... : crummynz
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  I use gamespot for tracking upcoming games and news related to those games I also use it for new relea : Gauss
  • one other point - shack is very often posting news lifted from other sites (especially console news that ... : Gauss
• I really only use Shacknews, Gamespy, and Gamespot for stuff. Shacknews for actual gaming news while I go... : NFXFSX
• The main reason I think people prefer other sites like blogs include: - blogs are frequently updated t... : sergeon
• Shack frontpage is very text heavy, I like it when other sites (like Kotaku and Engadget) make an effort ... : Barnahog
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  I read Kotaku because the interface is simple, the news hits fast, and they engage in a high level of sma... : SinistarX
  • That's another thing, all the other text on the frontpage that isn't the actual posts becomes really dist... : Barnahog
• I like the comment system. Other sites have crap forums where each post is like a whole screen tall due ... : fathertime
• I read all my daily news via a RSS reader, including the Shack. I don't look at the front page at all. Wh... : Syixxs
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  Tribalwar just because I post rotten shit there. : gmd
  • they don't actually post real gaming news any more though : gmd
• 1. More reviews. First I realize you don't believe in scoring reviews and I find that admirable because t... : K1Bond007
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  The shack isn't fast or professional. I come here for opinions and random info, not really for news. : MoreVespeneGas
  • What do you mean when you say not professional? Are you referring to our news and feature content? : Chris Remo
  • Do you read the front page? What isn't professional about it or fast for that matter.The halo news went u... : h o s t i l e
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    Though the news isn't always first on the shack, I would say it's the most professional site I read. : crummynz
    • Gaming site I mean. : crummynz
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  I go to GameSpot every day for their reviews, particularly their video reviews. The shack needs more edit... : jason bergman
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    As jaded as some of their reviewers are, gamespot reviews are some of the best on the net. And when they ... : MoreVespeneGas
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      Yeah, they run the occasional dud, but by and large, their reviews for every platform from 360 to Wii VC ... : jason bergman
      • Their reviews are definitely in the consumer reports "x is good x is bad" mold, which is not really my fa... : Sexpansion Pack
• I realize the scope is a bit different, but after Shack the two gaming sites I visit are pc.ign.com and p... : bipolar
• Like others above have posted. The shack is damned busy, trying to do a ton of stuff, where as joystiq is... : mavmavv
• I would've had all kinds of suggestions before the new Shack system went into place, but with the embedde... : Entity
• The attractive women between the ages of 19 and 28 of various flavor that they provide to me as promised. : Lunatic Angelic
• I just go to various sites to find different bits of news. I hate those blogs but i do go to them occasio... : bozer
• the only other place i really go for gaming news frequently is kotaku, and that's easier because it's rea... : dahanese
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  honestly? Allright. The frontpage of the shack is a mess as it stands right now. Way too much content scr... : Fredrik S
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    totally fucking agree on interesting comments being moved. they were one of the only reasons i looked ... : [fry]
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      You only come here to use the comments. You're barely interested in game news. The homepage wasn't design... : haiku
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        Oh, good! Thanks for telling me what I am interested in. Whatever would I do without you, haiku? Now can ... : Fredrik S
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          Was I replying to you? : haiku
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            hint: no, I wasn't : haiku
            • Sorry. It's been a long day. Missed Fry's reply. : Fredrik S
        • he was talking to [fry]... not you. don't get all INTERNET: SERIOUS BUSINESS on us. : hamachi
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        honestly, not being a smartass or anything, i don't come here to get the news because of the format. i lo... : [fry]
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          with as much as we (gamers collectively) bitch about the lack of respect and substance in our hobby, I'm ... : hamachi
          • yeah i don't think it's a bad thing. they're going for "smart" content as opposed to the gossip mag type ... : [fry]
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          I'm probably the same way, really. I read the Shack content because I really like Remo's work and perspec... : haiku
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            lol you said you enjoy the staff : [fry]
            • haha did i say staff I meant I enjoy boning dudes. : haiku
            • FUCKING LOL : klearlyunseen
            • Shut up Bevis. : sigpro
            • lololol : askedrelic
            • hehehehe : retardhumper
            • hahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        No offence Haiku but the Shack main page throws way too much information at you at the same time, the inf... : spdon
        • I'm familiar with almost every screen readability study and usability research article/book. I've read or... : haiku
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    I assume you're a fan of the common blog content format, like joystiq's old design? : crummynz
    • I am a fan of site designs that makes sense for what they are doing. Shack's design right now doesn't mak... : Fredrik S
• Need more reviews like these: Fable: Lost Chapters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4 Da... : ThomW
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  I only go to sites when other people point at them. Honestly, there isn't that much fucking game news out... : senseimoron
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    this is something that is really funny to me; the sheer magnitude of video game news out there. When you ... : haiku
    • yeah honestly anything even slightly relevant i'll see mentioned here in the comments a dozen times anywa... : [fry]
    • I don't know.. I think sports stuff is pretty damn high up there. tons of big/small/ultra specific sites... : hamachi
    • I agree with you on this, but it's not news per se. Instead, it's a bunch of wanna-be blogger/journalists... : senseimoron
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  The Comments : The Frontpage : : The Internet : Magazines Find a way to get the news on the front page... : mr.sleepy
  • The problem is that the comments don't have to worry about spreading false rumors (plenty of which do spr... : qwpeoriu
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    The thing people keep saying about news being slow to the homepage, I don't think people recognize the ki... : haiku
    • shacknews: sucking and fucking our way to the truth of gaming news : fletch_
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      I know, and I appreciate that, but as I said in my post in this thread, the shack's posts are so goddamn : SiW73
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        Shack news articles with the sass and cynicism of WWTDD.com would probably be about the best thing ever d... : Entity
        • Wouldn't that be a more frequently-updated UK Resistance? :D : SiW73
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      Stuff like this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14858311 gets posted all the time in the comments an... : mr.sleepy
      • http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48245 two hours later : pupismyname
• OK I've clarified my thoughts. I come to the shack front page for content, and I go to joystiq, etc. for ... : crummynz
• previews/reviews sortable by console? I asked if this was avail on the shack the other day and no one sai... : kydaimon
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  I really only visit the shack for the comments and the community. Whenever you guys do an interview or pr... : tcs
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    Yeah, gametrailers is pretty sweet. I love their retrospective series, too. : crummynz
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      Can anybody actually explain me their business model? You can download 300MB HD trailers from them at ove... : tcs
      • I dunno either. I'm not complaining, I guess :/ : crummynz
• I don't have any comments on what you're not providing, but I like what you are. There's enough sites out... : Tincan
• Unless blues has recently gotten rid of the metric-shit-ton of pop ads, and other random garbage previewe... : dedgecko
• I will always look at multiple sites. It's not that I think the Shack is any worse than any other site, ... : dltrem
• Gamespot for reviews and additional information. I know you guys aren't on the same scale as them but ... : ieGod
• For me, the new front page is too difficult to read. I feel like I have to click too much to read each s... : lodgiikal
• I think you guys might as well do some sort of review once in a while. Considering you do writeups on ga... : soggybagel
• Do you know what would get me to read content here? If it was posted directly into the comments. Maybe on... : marmite
• huh?? other gaming sites?? why was I not informed of this!! : ghost hacker
• In all honesty, personally I prefer the shack for actual gaming "news" and info. That said, the other si... : stygian_whisper
• My main site for gaming news that I care about (that being primarily MMOs) is the forums at http://www.fo... : skizl
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  I hit other sites for breaking info or rumors. It's rare that I learn something not posted elsewhere firs... : Visceral Monkey
  • +1 here, everything just gets posted later. : mavmavv
• Make me a moderator and the quality of this site will jump 568% : Orange Pylon
• The redesign combined with the added staff (and thus content) has addressed most of my concerns. I love ... : brickmatt
• -Eurogamer, they have funny/good writeups and reviews (that means I like their writing) Can't think of a : d fluke
• I would say that I go to different sites for different things... I like Gamespots reviews/previews, IG... : Jayx77
• i'd like to see the news comments integrated into the chatty comments. maybe have all the threads show up : pupismyname
• I only check the shack unless I'm linked someplace else by someone. :/ : timaste
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  I don't go to other gaming news sites, the shack is the only one I have bookmarked and read (unless someo... : fuell
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    Holy christ that turned out longer than I thought. : fuell
    • I agree with most of what you say here, particularly in the way of organization and search functionality. : Chris Remo
    • Yeah but it's fucking awesome. A+ : ThomW
  • "The "The Comments" part up top looks a little silly. That whole corner is very busy, and the speech ball : red2lucas
  • I like the "The Comments" box [ http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14773887#itemanchor_14773887 ] bu... : MatthewPhillips
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    good post. also there is a "Latest Features" sidebar that shows exactly what you want : wtf242
    • I've seen the Latest Features sidebar, and it's *almost* exactly what I was referring to, but that's also... : fuell
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    Search is totally wtfretarded, starting right at the search box itself. Right now if you click that box, ... : haiku
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      I like the POTM. :( : edgewise
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        It is a good concept, but it isn't working out. It doesn't change often enough and not being allowed to p... : haiku
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          give it some time! : edgewise
          • That's what the guy beating his wife said to her when she told him that she didn't think the relationship... : Bean
        • I agree. Rotating it with other similarly rated comments would be great. : ieGod
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          I would suggest hooking it into the most LOLed posts (so that it rotates regularly though and doesn't rep... : derelict515
          • Plus LOL posts need context 99% of the time. : crummynz
    • The lack of context on the POTM is a real problem. I see quotes in there and I'm all 'what is that even r... : zakk
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  Half-naked gamer chick of the month pictures. : red2lucas
  • I volunteer to be the first! : Orange Pylon
• Kotaku is only second to the Shack. Gamespot is ok. Honestly, you guys have turned the Shack into the b... : Sylvanus
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  Only other site I check is 3DRealms. You don't have enough Duke news. Neither do they. : dognose
  • lol : kydaimon
  • haha. : furiouscrak
• I don't really visit any other video game sites, but I occasionally visit other video game forums because... : Grim_Grom
• It'd be nice if when you clicked on 'Comments', you got the same result as 'Read More' just with the comm... : slax0r
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  I hang out in the Games forum over at SA (for a lot of the same reasons I hang out here, as a matter of f... : Helter Skelter
  • The SA Games forum is great, for different reasons than the shack. I love the Let's Play subforum. : slax0r
• The shack doesn't cater enough to my insatiable lust for dog fights and pedophile blogging. : liqker
• Gametab > * : spiderfill
• If you go to the front page of the shack, my experience is that there is maybe 1 big huge thing a day wor... : gameindustryplant
• Not sure why ,but with the new layout I completely ignore the right half of the page I guess its just too... : Cashh
• what is it that you prefer about those sites? I am an RSS feed type of guy, if you don't have a good o : Nation
• My only issue with the Shack these days its just organization of content. If I were some random user who ... : Bantis
• Reviews need to be organized better... also MORE reviews on MORE games. : Edges
• There's already a ton of comments, so I'm sure mine will get skipped over. But here goes: I'm a long t... : Nullzero
• I'd just like to join in and be that guy that loves the Shack specifically because it's not like Joystiq ... : rock elf
• Personally, I think the front page and main site is improving. I think the comments took a step back in s... : PlanetPerfecto
• I think, in a lot of ways, the difference between Shacknews and Kotaku (the other gaming news site I read... : DianeOfTheMoon
• I actually read the front page of the Shack a lot more since the redesign and new content came in, so I d... : peanut-

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• Awww sHugamom, you are so awesome!!! Can't wait to see you again! :D : Normality
• How much do you want for the t-shirts? I won't be attending quakecon. : h o s t i l e
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  Ooooh! Sign me up for a snail-mailed shirt please! : Zakko
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    Ditto! I want a way to easily identify myself to shackers when meeting in groups! drat it all, of cour : MisterPhoton
    • No kidding, wished I had one at OBF : Damodred
• woot t-shirts! : mikecyb
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• sm'd for a snail mail shirt! : Bantis
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  haha, that last line is awesome :) I'd love a shacknews T-Shirt, sign me up, or something! Wish I cou... : snowwolf
  • Same here. NH to TX is way too far though. :( : FormerHPB
  • I want one too but the wife is headed to Pennsic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsic_War) so no soup f... : Fyunch Click
• I should really go to this some day : VegasX
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  can I get a t-shirt even if im not in the BYOC? : askedrelic
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    Same here. I'll be there but I won't be doing BYOC. : Totenjaeger
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      me three : fletch_
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        you can walk into the BYOC, just not play, i do believe. : dahanese
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          truth : kbnerd
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            so i can dry hump rosewood's back while he plays battlefield? : fletch_
            • that sounds like something only his wife can answer. : kbnerd
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              Just don't touch him, you might regret it... : RyDogg1
              • ^^^ IGNORE THIS POST : ThomW
        • i learn something new about qcon everyday!!! : askedrelic
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          I think you can even play if someone lets you use their computer? : mikecyb
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            of course! : kbnerd
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            of course! : kbnerd
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              awesome! : mikecyb
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                which to LOL? Split the difference? Whatever am I to do? : Fyunch Click
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                  lol them both, I need the money to pay for my hotel at quakecon : mikecyb
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          If I'm not registered for BYOC can I still bring my laptop in? : RyDogg1
          • no : kbnerd
• Wait, so what? I'm not going to quakecon but really want a tshirt :D : thief
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  DOOMmaniac and myself are already chilling in line for the byoc. Do we get anything special for being fir... : Korban
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• I really really really want a shacknews t-shirt, and I'm more than happy to pay for it or shipping or wha... : angrytaxman
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  Oh please don't let the listen be full by tomorrow night! : RyDogg1
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    wut does that ^^mean? : sHugamom
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      we are all terrified you are going to sell out tonight before we all land in dallas tomorrow. SAVE ME ... : dahanese
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        Dang tooting. Medium pink for dahanese. dognose is um ...marking it ...for you. Don't worry, it's w... : sHugamom
        • wash it? i shall covet it forever. : dahanese
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  I'd totally be willing to pay for one to be mailed : boarder2
  • me too! villagers demand the ShackShop!! : Flinz
  • Me too! : crummynz
• I want a snail-mail shirt :( : mechanicalgrape
• I'd pay for a shacknews shirt :D I still need to get to a QCon again, last one I went to was 99 :( so lon... : vov1n
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  Clarifications: 1. Please give me a BYOC general area to meet you around 6:15pm tomorrow (Thursday)... : sHugamom
  • can we use the slush fund to hire mercs for black ops? i saw it in a movie once : fletch_
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    crap I gotta set up a paypal account, I think mine is closed. How many do you have so I know if I need to... : h o s t i l e
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      Oh, we have around a thousand ... around 900 whites and 100 pinks. Do you think you'd like maybe one or ... : sHugamom
      • zomg I'm so excite! : h o s t i l e
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    You're awesome sHugamom. I am transferring funds to my paypal for this and it won't be there for 3 day... : trOmblyj
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      There will be. Don't worry. Go for two. Make me happy. : sHugamom
      • Well then I will. TAKE THAT! : trOmblyj
  • * O R D E R ' D * : ThomW
  • sent! :D : Ariakus
  • $ sent : sikander
  • Awesome! Money sent! : bording
  • bling bling coming your way, shugamom! : maulla
  • awesome! i can't wait to get mine, just placed an order :D : vov1n
  • Ordered, thank you! This totally rocks. : mechanicalgrape
  • sent! : logik?
  • please to be posting pics/divx of shackers at QCon wearing the shirts ASAP! : MisterPhoton
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    I want to get a shirt for sure, but I don't know if I'll be able to get through the check in line by 6:15... : Dynotaku
    • You don't need to "be there" at 6:15ish, that's just when I figure I will arrive. I'll likely stick arou... : sHugamom
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    Any way to get a picture of the tshirts? : thief
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      Honestly, does it matter? : mechanicalgrape
      • I'm very tempted to get pink :D : thief
    • http://www.threadless.com/product/235/Goatse : Wolfanoz
  • ordered! thanks! : edgewise
  • Aha, so you guys are following through on the shirts so soon! ;) I went ahead and ordered a couple. : CrustaR
  • $$$ Sent! : ant321
  • Well, crap. PayPal defaulted to one of my old bank accounts... hopefully the backup credit card thing wo... : Omning
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    Is there a deadline? : Faluzure
    • Oh... not really. However, I'm just figuring that it'll be easier on me to do batches. I figure tees a... : sHugamom
  • Ordered! : Crw22
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    Awesome! Order made! I hope your paypal account doesn't get held :( : boarder2
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      um ... held? Like what is that ... is there some history here that I should be made aware of? I've nev... : sHugamom
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        Probably not, but paypal likes to suspend accounts for dumb reasons. Like if you get an influx of hundre... : boarder2
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          be prepared to jump through MANY hoops if you get limited. My account was limited during christmas for W... : zagzig32
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            feel free to SM me with any questions if you have troubles, I'll be glad to lend a hand, i've been throu... : zagzig32
            • Ok. I will certainly do that and appreciate your offer to help. I'm going to think positive though. :) : sHugamom
  • Cash away, I'm in. : retardhumper
  • Totally order'd. : jason bergman
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    wait, uh call me stupid, but if I'm gonna come to the BYOC and meet you, can I pay on the spot or should ... : askedrelic
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      If you dance for me, it's free. That's all I'm saying. : sHugamom
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        shugamom I'm bringing those blow up dolls with me! : askedrelic
        • shameless hussy. : sHugamom
  • awesome.... ordered! :D : Shadowdane
  • Woo hoo! Thanks for this! : helvetica
  • Yay, paypal sent. : bcyde
  • Awesome you're offering the shirts to those who can't make it! Thanks! I ordered 3!! : Simulacrum
  • ORDER'D two! Wheee! : Damodred
  • friggen sweet, Thanks shack! : proclone1
  • awesome! cashola sent. danke :D : delataur
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    ordered two because i'll eventually pit stain up white shirts :( : kingfish
    • you should buy yellow ones then : drucifer
  • Ordered! : shavenewok
  • Sweet! Tagged for later :D : timmie
  • YES! Cash sent. Awesome... : kainen1
  • In for 2, mrsclimber needs one as well! : yosemiteclimber
  • Yay Pink coming my WAY! : multisync
• Man if you guys sold shack shirts it would be MAD profit! : kainen1
• awesomes : zagzig32
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  Snail-mail tee here please (XL). How much $$, and where do we sign-up? SM? : punchdog
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=48230#itemanchor_14858099 : sHugamom
  • ignore please. Money sent ;) : punchdog
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  Nice. Paypal requests are coming in already. This is cool. Glad to know you're interested though we do... : sHugamom
  • Let us know where/when in 2008. I'd love to attend a Shackmeat but I live in the boonies and the closest... : trOmblyj
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    If a shacker was to have rather limited prospects of being int eh US at the time of this shin dig in 2008... : shavenewok
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      Most certainly. Full size. We'll paste it onto a board and do a group shot for you too. Now that's ser... : sHugamom
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        Awesome, we should have an Aussie cut out contingent! : shavenewok
        • That would be amazing. Must include kangaroo ... at least in spirit. : sHugamom
• pretty hip, shugamom : aurealis
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  I wish I could make it, but I'm only gonna be back in the U.S. for a few days. No chance someone could sn... : ColoradoCNC
  • What's stopping you from ordering one from sHugamom and having it sent to your CA address? : crummynz
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      you're posting from glorious Mother Freakin' Russia? Daggone. I'm surprised at that. You could be woo... : sHugamom
      • He is getting some isotopes to use on his enemies. : Totenjaeger
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        Video game testing, of all jobs. It's actually much nicer over here than I ever would have expected, alth... : ColoradoCNC
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          Cool! I'll click the link. Johnboy and I were married in Sterling, Virginia. I'm Scot-Irish with a b... : sHugamom
          • I'm Scot-Irish-English with a little Greek and Cherokee thrown in...so technically I should hate myself s... : ColoradoCNC
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          The absolute beauty and grandeur is breathtaking. Wow! I cannot imagine how many gardeners alone it mu... : sHugamom
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            Yeah, I was absolutely overwhelmed when we went there my first weekend in town. I was honestly more impre... : ColoradoCNC
            • Maybe you are already in heaven. You're going twice. Holy cow. How can you improve on a life like tha... : sHugamom
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  Ohh.. I would pay for a Snailmail Shack T-Shirt. I had an old one but it is starting to fall apart fr... : Shadowdane
  • you're definitely a two-fer or more, dear Shadowdane. Heck, sTeve's been pretty much going through the ... : sHugamom
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  Sweet! I'll be there and looking for you, are there going to be animal crackers this year too!? :) : sammyjojo
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    We won't be giving out animal crackers this year. I may take that up with the next year .org regime. ... : sHugamom
    • lockheed was so fun! I hope you guys can continue to plan such cool stuff : AllYourBase
• I want one :'( : TastyWheat
• I'm coming to qcon, but I'm not going to be there tomorrow... do I need to use paypal or do you take cash... : QMS|superdave
• Oh, this is the thread I missed! : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  haha. the ones who have inspirational quotes as their sigs are also lol. there was this one chick who ... : busdriver3030
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    like, as in write down what our director said, and quote that in her email : busdriver3030
    • beautiful : itsjames
  • Our CEO's is: Make today an investment in tomorrow. What... the... fuck. : eldersveld
• haha nice : wtf242
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  i once had a co worker complain about backgrounds in emails, and i responded "fucking women". and he paus... : dahanese
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    does that include your mother? : orgcaptainnemo
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      no. i would kill her if she did that. KILL HER. : dahanese
      • ^^^ State v. dahanese, Exhibit 1 : Bean
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        Whew! Just barely escaped that one. I didn't know it was a murderous offense, just nauseating. No. ... : sHugamom
        • well if you used really faded grey shackhouses, i think i'd forgive you for coolness factor. my mom, ... : dahanese
      • prntscrn for blackmail purposes : kydaimon
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    it was in fact a woman, a woman who called an hour ago with a thick boston accent and i directed her to o... : fletch_
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      I like how 'i'm not good with computers' is an excuse not to read extra large, bolded font in the directi... : itsjames
      • Yeah, I wonder if she's good with, say, automobiles or warning labels. : DinK
    • god i wish i still had it, but i used to have a recording of a voicemail left for me way back in the day ... : busdriver3030
    • i get calls for those sometimes. I direct them to our password.y link and they are like can i do that ... : Iwannaacura
    • oh god how did this get here i am not good with computer : erotic sock
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      wtf green is a FINE COLOR TO CHANGE YOUR AIM TEXT TO I HATE YOU : dahanese
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        I SAID BACKGROUND PAY ATTENTION DAMNIT : mikecyb
        • oh. that's heinous. move along. : dahanese
      • No, never. I have my client set to override all other settings thank FSM for Trillian. : ieGod
    • This is why I don't understand it. As dahanese said, it's always pre-internet aged women who can't figure... : Dante
    • goddamnit Mike, I read the last line and laughed very strong screwdriver into my nose. VODKA BURNS! : Matto357
    • Oh man! Thank you so much for the belly laugh! : randomjgj
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    Sounds about right. Every e-mail I've ever received with a cartoony background or comic sans font has be... : riptyde
    • imagine if they figured out how to use myspace. oh the abominations they'd create :( : mikecyb
    • I've had one add to my design project and the next thing I knew, clipart was everywhere! : helvetica
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  those would be the people who have too much time to fuck around at work. : drucifer
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    *looks around the room at the other 2000 shackers* : busdriver3030
    • /looks busy : aurealis
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    I think a lot of times it's a case of a person who is new to computers, and they think they just have to ... : riptyde
    • Its 2007, the only people who are new to computers should be babies. Even the nigerians have them. : not work safe
• This is why I used to run "force all messages to plain text". : mancide
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  This is the main reason I will only display email in plain text. Screw all that HTML crap. Email is for... : themelon
  • Well, there's no reason as to why you shouldn't be able to have tastefully formatted text. My problem wit... : erotic sock
• Should we ban bad taste? : Enigme
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  PLEASE ADVICE : riptyde
  • There is a person I work with that does this. : Matto357
• I used to just reply and set my background to a neon magenta, and make my font a neon yellow. That, or... : Chunks
• i print out my outgoing emails, scan them, and send the JPEG instead. take THAT plain text email lobby : electroly
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  I got a spreadsheet in Excel from a chick one time and the font was Comic Sans... in dark pink... on a li... : riptyde
  • wow..... : fletch_
• At work, I actually delete Comic Sans because in doing that, it forces it to Arial. : Yanks
• Your response is perfect.. I wish I could do that to some of my clients. : cause&effect
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  I swear to god, I've seen contracts written in Comic Sans. : erotic sock
  • Fortunately I haven't seen that, but I've seen contracts written in various script fonts. It makes my eye... : Bean
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  if u actually sent a reponse like that in your screenshot i would fire you on the spot. : deviantpaul
  • I don't think he did. : crummynz
  • No, IT guys only say mean things from behind a screen : kevp
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14855961 : goatjc
• hahaha CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS : Modica Sol Solis
• That is so fucking annoying. My boss has a similar background, I can barely stand to read her emails. : suicidemachine

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• looks like some spray tan. gross. : podizzle
• Looks like both. Why would you get fake lips so big? It throws the whole thing off... : Reeves
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  if she's going for the "pouting frog face" then she's nailing it. : [fry]
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    also, any bitch who takes literally hundreds of fucking pictures of herself needs to be avoided : [fry]
    • seriously, wtf? Get a goddamned hobby! Well, one that isnt taking bad pictures of yourself. : mavmavv
    • this is truth : Mr.SEX
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      you'd still slide the schlong between those soft lips though wouldn't you? : whodares
      • Well, duh : mmogger
• something about mehry she reminds me of the overtanned chick in that movie : qwpeoriu
• looks miss piggy trying to disguise herself among us as a hefty latina chick : fletch_
• both. : mavmavv
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  somewhat normal looking skin tone here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehry/295730991/ : Unleashed
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    Beautiful, there. : Ebu
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      Except the ENORMOUS GAPING EYEBALL O_ : DM7
      • http://abunchofnothing.com/17yo%20boy.jpg : Ebu
  • Hey, she took the orange slice out of her mouth in this pic, too. : mmogger
• She looks ugly as hell.... : Normality
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehry/977654090/?addedcomment=1#comment72157601145617226 : voodooraze
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  that is not a chick : tashtego
  • awww i was about to say that and then i was all like "better make sure nobody else said it already" : father_crown
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  she's scary looking. :-( : dahanese
  • ^^ iawtp : mrfunky3000
• It's either Fergie or an Oompa Loompa : suqur
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  Bronzilla. : edgewise
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    Hey! Oh, wait. : Bruzilla
    • are you all big, purple, green and blue? 'Cuz that would be awesome. : drucifer
    • whoa : Lightbulb
    • hahah. I love it when a post brings out a lurker (or semi lurker in your case) out into the light to post... : edgewise
• 119 pages of the same damn photo? Sounds like my next girlfriend. CRAZYVILLE here I come! : sesmaster
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  heh http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehry/977654090/ ∙ELi∙ says: That's a reall... : skunk_ape
  • i'd give 5 to 1 odds that was a sarcastic comment. : father_crown
  • call her a moran while you're at it. : biskits
  • LOL, that's me being a dick. : voodooraze
• I'm pretty sure that thing has a cock : Drewus
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  Well, based on her profile info, she's apparently Iranian/Persian, sooo... : Bean
  • that's what I was pegging her as, especially after the photo Unleashed linked to above : MisterPhoton
  • I think she'd look pretty good if she didnt take such horrible pictures of herself. Definitely a princess... : mavmavv
  • This is madness : ShekkyBoy
• looks like your typical staten island chick. : creep
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  The real question is: pre-op, or post-op? : snackula
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14859044 : Ebu
• tanned and disgusting : mega man
• I'm sorry, thats an ugly hoe. I'm sure she's got nice hips, but what the hell girl....? : fleabug
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  Her parents need to be slapped for spelling Mary as Mehry. : Entity
  • it's a persian name. : gmd
  • lol cultural ignorance : kydaimon
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  scary as shit, and a constant reminder of how ugly nose piercings are : Bantis
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    pff nose piercings are pretty (yes i have one) : dahanese
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      The only piercing I "like" is ears, and I have absolutely no problem with a girl not having even that. : Ebu
      • I 100% agree. A friend of mine had one for a couple years and said when she finally took it out (got tire... : Bantis
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      If you remove the stud and plug your nostrils, can you blow snot out of your piercing hole? : Bean
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        I just threw up in my mouth a little : Bantis
        • Hey, it's something I've always wanted to know! : Bean
      • And when you plug your nostrils and inhale/exhale, does it whistle? : Ebu
      • no, it's not that big. you can't really see it if the stud isn't in. also, to bantis, i don't get sick... : dahanese
    • I've always hated them, sorry :( But if you like yours its all that counts! : Bantis
• she's probably iranian, but she uses a TON of fake n bake. : paravis
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  Insane, crazy, fake tan girl... I have looked into your future... You will change shape at 45... BEHOLD!... : project13
  • More like http://students.washington.edu/katliang/myweb2/images/litang/litang138.JPG : mmogger
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  Dude looks like a lady. An overcooked and leathery lady :( : Solstice
  • yeah she's seriously ugly. : red2lucas
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  Face hair woooo http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/295731009_058b6f47cf.jpg?v=0 : Mondo
  • I WAS HERE FIRST http://abunchofnothing.com/17yo%20boy.jpg : Ebu
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  You people are shallow. She could be a very nice person. : Dynotaku
  • ...with a ghastly fake tan : MoNsTeR
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    But how shallow would you have to be to sit there and take that many pictures of yourself and then upload... : Horn
    • she probably thinks its like her own personal private photo album, there's pictures of her family all get... : wetard
  • you've obviously stumbled in here by mistake : kydaimon
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    i am actually very deep, : mindshot
    • i know ;) : Mr.SEX
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    I've never met a person that was both nice and had a fake tan. : spiderfill
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      you should write fortune cookies. : drucifer
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        I had Chinese for lunch today, and the fortune in the cookie was "Maybe". That's it. "Maybe." T... : Bean
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          I woulda complained to management >:( : drucifer
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            I've gotten, the last few times I've gotten fortune cookies: 1. "Life is not a struggle, it's a wiggle... : Bean
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              that's a travesty. I would go to a new restaurant. : drucifer
              • I did! All of those are from different restaurants! : Bean
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              My last fortune cookie fortune was "You are the crispy noodle in the vegetarian salad of life." I'm stil... : omnova
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                at least it didn't say you were the limp noodle. : Prozium
                • whenever theres a fortune cookie discussion i always feel obligated to post this http://www.youtube.com/w... : mindshot
            • I'm gonna jump in this thread with the obligatory UCB "In Bed" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvw... : fleabug
• christ look at the size of that fucking nose proly hides WMD inside there : multisync
• wow she really takes a lot of pictures of herself doesn't she? : grendel
• lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehry/862439880/ I wouldnt have known : posito
• Beast!!! http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=581692895&size=o : posito
• Man you guys suck : Trepex
• I'd do her in my Ayatollah Khomanei costume. : gmd
• HELLO DAVE MY WIFE WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR TOILET : TastyWheat
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  VANTAGE! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehry/755263521/ :D : Ebu
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    Just because he has hair on his chin doesn't make him me!!! >:( : Vantage
    • I'd say I'm you if I got to get all up in her shit. :D : Ebu

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  http://draco.shackspace.com/Quakecon07/ Oh yeah, I'll be firing away and uploading there as the days p... : Draco
  • dbsynergy has almost made it! cheer him on. also, knoxville lol : moshman
• +inf? : kydaimon
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  ahhhhhh i remember d0gbert talking about this from the very very first shackmeet we had, but i never hear... : askedrelic
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    Yeah that punk is sleeping right now in the passenger seat. :O Hrmm... well, he's driving next anyhow.... : Draco
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      you are posting and driving??? : zagzig32
      • Haha, no.. Boopipes is. Either way, we were trying out a friends GPS nav thing he got. It's a piece of... : Draco
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  your only doing 56mph, start flooring it and see if we can get it over 100! : ant_hillbilly
  • This minivan definitely can, easily... it's got some kick to it. :P (Toyota Sienna 07) : Draco
• dude turn right : zakk
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  Wrong username or password! :( : moshman
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    I think their site is running into issues... my regular login isn't working either. : Draco
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      http://www.gpsgate.com/Quakecon This page won't get you any detailed info on our speeds, but it publicly... : Draco
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        So what is the setup there? I'm curious since I've got both a tomtom and a compact flast slot GPS which I... : node
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          A bit of a crazy setup. Three devices involved right now: - Axim x50v (WM5, running GPSGATE client) ... : Draco
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            This is awesome. When I first looked at the dot it was almost in Viriginia, now it's almost to Knoxville... : mrwolf710
            • it moved!@!@@ : askedrelic
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              they made a wrong turn, I would have gone to Dallas through Shreveport and not Memphis and Little Rock. ... : redfive
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                Why would it matter? We went this way last time and made out fine... that doesnt look all that much short... : Draco
                • Enjoy that Nashville to Memphis jaunt. It always seems to go on forever. : zohar79
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            how do you setup the 700p for DUN over bluetooth? : sludge vohaul
            • http://vocaro.com/trevor/treo-dun/#treo680 Resco Explorer and a hack file to load into memory, reboot,... : Draco
      • Wow, you guys have a long long way to go.Good luck and see you in Dallas. : mrwolf710
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        haha this is so cool. the dots are all sloooowwlly moving toward Dallas : askedrelic
        • is it really cheaper to go by car to Dallas? even if it's 3 people? Seems unlikely to me. : moshman
      • lol, Bellevue! : AlexXdude
• I'm getting on a plane in a few hours!! :) : edlin
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  go faster!! : moshman
  • We did it for you... Arkansas I-40W, 110 MPH of flying minivan, go d0gbert! ;P : d0gbert
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  I'm packing tonight, do I need anything other than clothes, camera, ds? Oh and I'm bringing SNES Street F... : fletch_
  • i haven't started packing either... i still need to get my car inspected, no time....argh : zagzig32
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    Bring a guitar, ra1n is bringing his PS2 and I'm bringing a guitar : Deathlove
    • i got rid of my ps2 guitars when i got it for 360 : fletch_
    • by guitar I hope you mean Guitar Hero guitars : RikiTiki2
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  how can y'all be in Tennessee already? : zagzig32
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14855540#itemanchor_14855540 : mikecyb
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  I got in last night, currently sitting in line right now. :[ : newek
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    since you're there, how long is registration going to go for? : RikiTiki2
    • registration for what? is there something else to register for other than pre-registration?? : zagzig32
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  it seems you have stopped off the highway in Cockeville, there is no time for piss breaks, you must keep ... : ant_hillbilly
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    hey it's north of sparta and down the street from labanon tennessee is a strange place :( : mikecyb
    • er, lebanon : mikecyb
  • Every year we stop by the Cookeville Steak 'n Shake as tradition as one of the first we've ever gone to. ... : Draco
  • 'cos they love the Cocke ! : moshman
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  aww I wanted to check this out...did some yahoo change the password? seems quakecone1/quakecon1 isn't wo... : Nihilist
  • nm, found it ;) : Nihilist
• almost made it! don't sleep now! : moshman

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  is it impossible to do that for bluray or were they just favoring hddvd for some reason? : spaceless
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    bluray spec isn't finalized, so those features haven't been fully added yet : snowwolf
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      Man I'd be fucking pissed if I bought a first gen BR player and they come out with features later on that... : qwpeoriu
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        Firmware upgrade. Not sure if they all can do it. But when I popped one in my 360's drive a update was av... : Pettytheft
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          Not all Blu Ray players will be able to do this because they lack the necessary hardware. A firmware upda... : Serpico74
          • It would be a magical firmware update if it made the BR player grow an ethernet port and 1gb of flash mem... : Prozium
        • Firmware update won't work for any of them as it lacks the proper hardware. A PS3 might be ok with a firm... : sigpro
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        No kidding. Those first BR players were $1000, and they are gimped with no chance of being able to run an : Serpico74
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          thats why hd-dvd is working on a 51 GB triple layer disc that will be incompatible with current players. ... : diddlyd
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            oh and by the way, the PiP stream eats bandwidth out of that 30mbs. so the more PiP, the less data rate i... : diddlyd
            • you make me giggle like a school girl. : DarkWolf5
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              Image quality on both formats is identical, HD-DVD just has more features. I own players for both formats... : Serpico74
              • THIS IS A WAR! YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH SON! CHOOSE A SIDE OR STAY ON THE SIDELINES! : DarkWolf5
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                dude, just like an mp3 at a higher bitrate sounds better than one at a lower rate, video stream is the sa... : diddlyd
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                  dude, just like an mp3 at a higher bitrate sounds better than one at a lower rate, video stream is the sa : Serpico74
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                    so you're a video enthusiast, and you prefer snappy menus over picture quality? that makes sense. look... : diddlyd
                    • you need a hobby : mallrice
                    • How come a 4 hour movie only needs to be reduced to 12mbps to fit on a 30GB dvd when a movie that's only ... : qwpeoriu
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                      Like I said, all things being the same, I'll take a better end user experience. This goes for PiP in 300,... : Serpico74
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                        One last thing before I crash. One of my best friends from college was the film editor on Superman Return... : Serpico74
                        • Pfff... you're just a video enthusiast, what do you know? : Wheatloaf
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                        I am an end user and PiP can suck my balls. It does not make a better end user experience, most users wil... : steelsamurai
                        • I'm not most users. When I was in high school and college I ate up those special features on laserdiscs. : Serpico74
                        • It's not just PiP there are other features as well. Right now BR is basically just a HD version of the DV... : Fred Garvin
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                      wow, you really need to get a life already, nobody gives a shit which you think is better. if you're happ... : Bantis
                      • and sorry if that came off kind of assholish but christ, first we have the ps3 vs everything shit and now... : Bantis
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                        well you give enough of a shit to reply, so someone does care. : steelsamurai
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                          no, I give a shit about how many of these stupid thread shitting competitions we have. I think if you spe... : Bantis
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                            For some reason I really like the phrase "shitting competition". I envision people bent over, drawers aro... : mmogger
                            • haha I completely agree : Bantis
                            • Or it could be a contest based around quantity, not accuracy. :( : Serpico74
                    • please stop posting about anything ps3 or blu-ray related : derelict515
                    • Dude, he knows more about video than you do, there is no question about that. : Fred Garvin
                    • You're getting a lot of shit but you're making some good points. I own neither player but like I've me... : ieGod
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                    out of curiosity, can you breakdown what that 100k will be spent on? What about the 200k you've seen? Jus... : lord cecil
                    • 10k on the system. Rest on strippers and blow. Least thats my plan.... : DarkWolf5
                    • big rooms can cost bank for the design, contractors, automation, and construction. it's all in the detai... : hamachi
                  • Damn both of you at least sound like you know your shit. This is entertaining. : dltrem
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                  I agree with you a tiny bit, but I just gotta say I love watching you lecture Serpico about motion pictur : Wheatloaf
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                    its not hard when he contradicts himself praising the "snappy menus" over things that actually matter to ... : diddlyd
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                      I believe that point was in reference to the end user experience, and to things that separate the two for : Wheatloaf
                      • Exactly. All things being the same, which they generally are, it is one of the things that separates the ... : Serpico74
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                      He's not contradicting himself. You keep quoting numbers as the be all and end all, he keeps quoting firs... : node
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                        so one is quoting objective, the other subjective. I see where you're going with this. : steelsamurai
                        • Well, to put it simply "Higher number is bettar, period!" I'd rather go with experience, I don't trust nu... : node
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                          Numbers are meaningless without real life testing. Would you say well that P4 3.0Ghz MUST be faster than... : Chod
                          • Exactly, thank you. : Serpico74
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                            Clock frequency isn't really comparable to video bandwidth. One is just indicative of... clock frequency,... : ieGod
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                              The thing is that throwing more bitrate at it doesn't always solve anything. There have been plenty of re... : DarkWolf5
                              • Fair enough. : ieGod
                              • It's like the whole Superbit fiasco when sony first released them. The increase in picture quality was m... : Prozium
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                              Quality of source, quality of encoding, etc. Bitrate is meaningless if it's applied stupidly. Garbage in,... : Fayk
                              • Exactly. I have seen high bitrate films on both HD formats and DVD look like crap, and vice versa with en... : Serpico74
                  • INORITE!!! Seriously though, I'm all for the higher capacity and bitrate of Blu Ray, but in practice i... : Serpico74
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                    the fact is though that higher bitrate is better. Just like when everyone was arguing 160 vs 192 on mp3s,... : steelsamurai
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                      Hold on here a second. First of all, Serpico *is* an image quality expert. His eye is so extremely high... : Wheatloaf
                      • Appreciate the backup, that's pretty much my opinion. You say the fact is higher bitrate = better imag : Serpico74
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                        Second, he has mentioned the fact that most of these comparisons he's done come from the same data, which : Serpico74
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                          I think the closest you will be able to get in the new future is a quality blu-ray release vs. an importe... : DarkWolf5
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                            Are there any circumstances where it would cross over like that? I'm not familiar with the imports availa... : Serpico74
                            • It has happened, although I can't comment on what bitrates they are running in comparison between formats... : DarkWolf5
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                          Fuck yes I would love to do a test. To me that would be the ultimate, to generate the image and to know : Wheatloaf
                          • You can burn a DVD and the HD DVD player will read it if it's structured correctly. Won't be a whole lot ... : DarkWolf5
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                            The HD-DVD for The Game is so bad. If it wasn't for other HD releases out there you would think the forma... : Serpico74
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                              hehe, and it's using a high bitrate too in comparison to other movies too. It was pretty bad. : DarkWolf5
                              • Yeah, it is just a really bad transfer. Really really inconsistent and the source they used is awful. : Serpico74
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                              That sucks. I hate that shit... I had a screening a few weeks ago and the print was total garbage. It l... : Wheatloaf
                              • He's busy rolling around in a money bin size pile of cash. : Serpico74
                      • Same thing with audio. I hear things other people don't all the time. It just comes with training and kno... : Fred Garvin
                      • There's a parallel from this to orchestral/choral conductors. My fiancee has a Master's degree in conduct... : MisterPhoton
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                When buying media I dont look for features, I look for quality (btw this includes sound btw) and support.... : Rageanitus
                • HD-DVD can do uncompressed as well, but for surround they use lossless TrueHD which is effectively the sa... : Fred Garvin
            • i know. as i'm sitting here not watching any hd movies at all because there's a stupid fucking format war... : mallrice
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              HD-DVD seems like a better choice for me. : PlanetPerfecto
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                i guess if you never want to watch fox, disney, sony, mgm, lionsgate, or columbia movies in hd. or have a... : diddlyd
                • have you ever heard the term "baited"? : mallrice
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                  If I have to correct this fucking blockbuster "quote" one more time I'm going to start cutting people. ... : mancide
                  • I thought the walmart thing was just an investigation into pricing. the chinese place even had a big res... : hamachi
                • As I said above you've got a few good points but they're getting lost in your confrontational posts. : ieGod
            • Im glad it eats out of the bandwidth otherwise i'd have the blu ray version without PIP. Wtf kind of reas... : adsriordan
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            Where are you getting this info that the triple layer discs will not work on current HD DVD players? : Prozium
            • I was wondering the same thing, I'd heard about the higher capacity disks, but didn't know they were inco... : qwpeoriu
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              although its not been proven due to the 51 gig discs currently being only a myth, the hardware inside hd-... : diddlyd
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                No it's not. Get a clue. There are some features that older players will never be able to use. That inclu... : Fred Garvin
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                  True but the newer BR discs won't absolutely not play on the 1st and 2nd gen players. At worst you'll be... : Prozium
                  • Really? Diddlyd says that you will be able to play the video streams seperately but not at the same time.... : Serpico74
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            Ahh there it is. thats why blu-ray is working on a 500GB six layer disc that will be incompatible with... : DarkWolf5
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              that is a 200 btw, and sony and TDK have been showing off 200gigs for a while. I guess both formats are s... : DarkWolf5
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                I can only imagine and hope they will. : node
                • They absolutely will. 200GB BR discs sure will be nice for storage though. : Serpico74
          • So, you know for a fact if they add another layer to BR it would still be backwards compatible? : Fred Garvin
  • The blu-ray spec is not finished yet, its a feature (dual video windows) for the future but is currently ... : DarkWolf5
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    Right now it's impossible for blu-ray. None of the current players can decode a 2nd video/audio stream. ... : Prozium
    • Its an amazing feature. I watched the film and i rarely will watch the extras. This had me hooked enough... : adsriordan
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  What is the bluescreen feature? I don't have an HDDVD player. :( : SockMonkeh
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    It shows the film with a small window showing the film sans special effects basically. : DarkWolf5
    • sounds cool : SockMonkeh
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      Do you have screenshots of this? It sounds cool. : CrustaR
      • Found this one. I don't like how they have that splatter thing in the corner though. http://darkwolf5.... : DarkWolf5
  • Causes your 360's HD-DVD drive to display "A Fatal Exception Error 0E at 0124:BFFA29C. application will : pigvomit
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  This entire format battle is a mess. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just sticking to DVD for se... : dilutedq
  • That's pretty much where I'm at. I mean, I might wind up picking up a HD-DVD player for my XBox just bec... : Phearsome
  • I'm right there with you : .sticks.
• http://gmd.shackspace.com/300_hddvd_bluescreen.jpg : gmd
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  I don't really see the point of this :( : kydaimon
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    I agree, who wants to see an unfinished movie? : raspu2n
    • Whut? It's interesting! Like a constant before and after shot in motion. : node
    • For film buff it's awesome because the commentary goes into the process and the direction behind the prod... : Fred Garvin
    • film students? : ttyRazor
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      yeah, and what's with all those 'making of' features. BORING : derelict515
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        making of features is different, I love watching the interviews and behind the scenes stuff, I just would... : kydaimon
        • its just really not much different from lots of the 'making of' features showing the actor against a blue... : derelict515
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    I imagine it's like me playing through HL2:Ep1 again with the dev commentary on - I did it because I'm as... : rock elf
    • Totally. It is a great bonus for people who are interested in learning about the creative and technical p... : Serpico74
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  I was going to buy the HD-DVD version, but diddlyd's posts made me reconsider. : edgewise
  • He's totally convinced me to go HD-DVD. : thaperfectdrug

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• Hahaha I love the open collar. : pigvomit
• I don't really understand where she got the idea that this is what a resume should look like, but I can't : pancake humper
• Wow. Hahaha : Blucklesworth
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  she's putting her best tit forward : tashtego
  • A good way to get your tit in the door, I suppose. : MaxPete82
• Nice side boob. : sigpro
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  butter face : bagelcc
  • you mean "she's too thin for me, tell her to pick up 40 pounds." : HojuSimpson
• Dude, hire her. She looks kind of like Jillian Barberie. : soggybagel
• well you have to look good for radi...wait a minute : AllYourBase
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  omfg, I know this girl personally. She went to college with me (small school) and then worked in the sam... : Saman
  • do you have more pics? : FrayLo
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    You went to jonesboro? My highschool sweet heart went there and I lived in the area for about a year. I h... : Str8Dog
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      Yeah...as soon as I could, but I only made it to Memphis. : Saman
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        I got fired from the Hastings there because I couldn't make change.. 8( : Str8Dog
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          lol, my sister used to be the music manager at that store for YEARS. : Saman
          • I must have been there around '95 or '96... The managers wanted to keep me because I worked hard on the f... : Str8Dog
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    Wow. i remember hearing her occasionally on the radio. I never knew she was so....well endowed. : Fyunch Click
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      Yeah, we used to shoot the shit at the rooftop parties, the "buzz" used to host that. : Saman
      • I went to some of those, but started avoideing them like the plague when my ex-gf started going to "have ... : Fyunch Click
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      by the way...you should hit the rooftop tommorow. Shinedown lead singer and guitarist are doing an acous... : Saman
      • Wish I could but the wife is going on vacation out of town tomorrow and I have the kids. : Fyunch Click
  • Lol I used to know her. She would come to TJ Mulligans on Quince and Kirby for Monday Night Football for ... : Farging Bastage
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  Looks fine to me, got my attention, and his. : dilutedq
  • If by got his attention, you mean passed around the office for maximum lols, then yeah. : MaxPete82
• What station, if you don't mind me asking/ : ColoradoCNC
• Hot, but take that down man. :( : mavmavv
• but doesn't radio require you to be ugly : askedrelic
• Given the context of the job, I think this isn't really that bad. What radio station in CO? They should... : boarder2
• haha I would hire her on the spot : Yanks
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  good god...i'm redoing my resume RIGHT NOW! : snackula
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    Do you have tits like that? : stump
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      no, i'm a 38 year old man. do you think that will matter? : snackula
      • Depends where you are applying..... : stump
• i wouldn't hire her just because at some point she purchased those jeans, and i just can't trust someone ... : fletch_
• I like the Apple/Web 2.0 reflection of her shoes at the bottom.... nice touch... I dunno how bad this is.... : Str8Dog
• /hired : stump
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  She's a DJ, not a doctor or a lawyer. I don't have a problem with it. I'd hire her just for the great ... : Colleton
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    Why? It hardly gives any info at all. Nothing serious that's not already on her MySpace... : Zakko
    • probably just on the off chance it gets back to her that your friend was sharing out her resume, it's not... : Yabrodan
• I'd hit er hire her. : tehwalter
• I'd hire her for sex : Blackdawgg
• She should get the call letters for the station tattooed on the side of her boob. Just to demonstrate co... : SatansLilHelper
• Assuming it came with a demo tape then that's pretty normal for tv and radio. Seen alot of those : Phreakin
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  oh, and reported to blue'd : mavmavv
  • I was just kidding, but thanks! : mavmavv
• My co-worker says she has a face for radio : sesmaster
• Did this get taken down? Mirror? : sammyl
• Isn't this pretty standard for an entertainment job? They dont want to know about your classes or what yo... : Slowtreme
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  Either re-upload it or nuke this. Second time today, now... : Entity
  • second'd : Sniper21
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    She put a sexy picture of herself on her resume. You can check her out at rockandreed.com : MaxPete82
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      Why bother uploading it in the first place if you are just going to take it down right away? That's more... : Chod
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        Because people keep giving me shit? I guess it was kind of a dick move, and people constantly pointed it ... : MaxPete82
        • No I saw it, it just reeks of what a lot of Shackers seem to do lately. Either put something on the net ... : Chod
        • then don't post it ffs : Phreakin
  • sigh. retarded. : opengl128
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    Entity == total fap-tease IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK-SWING ??!?!? : SatansLilHelper
    • err... Entity MaxPete82 : SatansLilHelper
  • mirror of her photo jesus www.fletchstudios.com/images/stopcomplaining.jpg : fletch_
• i'm not entirely sure, but do I see the edge of a nipple there? : headbone
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  Based on the size of her cans, HIRED. : El Tigre
  • Sideboob: HIRED : Mondo