Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Aug 07, 2007 6:01pm PDTThey let me play with them on the ShackCast! Yay! Now I just need to smoke for 15yrs so I can have a deep gruff voice.
- Smart baby DVDs are dumb
- The next space teacher
- New iMacs are here
- You cant escape the hax0rs
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
New Zone of the Enders project underway
Carmageddon ploughing into GOG
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http://www.rattlesnakebite.org/rattlesnakepics.htm
(warning, these are graphic)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_%28manga%29
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I have this real weird problem. My 7600 GT keeps on crashing during D3D games. Noticed it with Geometry Wars after about 1/2 hr of gameplay. Now, CS:S is spotty, sometimes allowing me to play for about 1/2 hr, other times just crashing out completely before I can pick T/CT.
I ran MEMTEST to make sure it wasn't bad RAM and I tried using OpenGL games for an extended period of time (Q4, namely) and it works flawlessly.
Also, went through 4 versions of Forceware drivers, 162.18, 94.24, 93.81, 93.71. Disabled my second display just in case it might've been the culprit, but still behaves the same.
Help?
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What the fuck were you thinking putting small fast moving monster that blows up when you kill it, and then giving it textures that blend in with the black/brown background that persists through the entire fucking game, in a game with shitty ass analog aiming mechanism, you must have been dropped on your god forsaken head and the only reason I'll get any sleep tonight is the thought that they immeadiatley fired you upon release and on you're way home you were crying so hard at your life being shattered that you turned your car into an oncoming semi truck, you annoying piece of shit I hope you're reading this from Hell.
If you're not dead, I will kick you in the balls so fucking hard if I ever meet you, you will know the taste of your own semen.
Fuck you,
graceofdragons
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Ok, so Google Apps is like sex on a desert island.
I love it, so much features for free.
I just put all my email on it during the last weekend and its all good.
It works on Outlook and everything is dandy but then I found out that sending emails with attachments is a royal pain.
Then I google it and find lots of threads like this:
http://doctorvee.co.uk/2005/06/14/gmail-go-slow/
Dated Jun 2005 (thats 2 years ago!!)
So why didnt you guys told me about this :(
Now i'm using the SMTP server from my ISP and its fast again.. so... all good.
EOR.
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I am looking to purchase a laptop, 15.4" screen for less than 2k USD. I want it for school, and as a decent desktop replacement for when I live abroad next year. I seem to have to make this unfortunate choice between comparably equipped Acer computers with two distinct differences: CPU and GPU
Core Duo 1.5GHz with a GeForce 8600M GT
Core Duo 2GHz with a Radeon x2500
Graphics are of important to me, but not to a crazy degree. I don't need to be playing Quake Wars on it, but I do want to be able to play games like Supreme Commander and, later, Starcraft 2. The Radeon is basically a dressed up x1600 I believe with a few mods to it with a different name, so that kinda sucks. Both are DX10, but the GeForce laptop costs a little more.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI4uVqDiA0U
Very funny.
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Lately I've watched the following:
Weird science
Red Dawn
War Games
Fast times at Ridgemnont High
Independence Day
Footloose
Hackers
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Let's play it. Seriously.
Tonight, Tomorrow, whenever; name your time.
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I'm thinking about a Shackmeet at my place (for once I don't want to make poor wtf242 have to clean up our aftermath) September 28 or 29. My wife is out of town all weekend visiting family so the time would be perfect for a late night of videogames, drinking, and grilling out back. I live about 1/2 mile from wtf242 and my house is laid out similarly to his, just a bit smaller downstairs. Enough room for at least 10-12 people. I think this is plenty of notice for anyone in the area.
Anyway if you guys promise not to decimate my home that the bank still technically owns I would love to have you. I have an Xbox 360 and Dreamcast and welcome any additional consoles. I feel bad about having to miss QuakeCon so this would make up for it somewhat, I think.
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Mazda Protege 5 wagon.
anyone have any input? It's way cheaper than either the matrix or yaris, but seems sporty and roomy.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/apple-4g-imac-first-unboxing-impressions/
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I call them up and they say it isn't available yet and to call back in 6 months =[
I'm sick of paying $60/month for my 8/768 comcast.
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The Spy Who Came In From the Cold with Richard Burton and The Tailor of Panama are two good ones that immediately come to mind.
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I want an LCD, and big enough to use as my only tv, but also to do my 10+ hours a day of daily shacking on as well. Should I not be dumb and just get a 27" one like this? http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=36822612
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so i'm seriously considering getting the 20" 2.4 ghz imac.... but 150$ for the extra gig of ram? yeah. so for those who have imacs, can you easily put a third party 1 gig in? i know you can on the macbook but not sure about the imac.
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"Jonathus" is my XBL name. Will probably rent Rainbow Six to get in on some shackbattles...
Also this thing has an HDMI port in the back. I thought only the Elite had that? What's the deal?
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I must say I've enjoyed this movie despite the shakycam
Bourne > any bond flick after goldeneye
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Stats:
ATX Case with 4 fans and a 350w PSU
AMD 64 2800+ (1.8 Ghz) with Thermaltake cooler
Gigabyte socket 754 nvidia nforce3 chipset
512 MB PC3200 DDR
Modified Radeon 9800 XT 256MB
48X CD Burner
Probably about $125 shipped? What say ye, shackers? I can provide pictures.
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http://www.unfogged.com/archives/week_2007_08_05.html#007308
#5: I guess it's true. I just chow down until there's no more pizza usually.
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my college just emailed everyone that they have closed two of the commuter parking lots while they build some lavish gymnasium we dont need. There were only three. and they were all full last semester. what the shit?? where do they expect us to park??
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It was posted a long time ago, so it may not even exist anymore
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I leave it to you guys to figure out why
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Is it fluff or is it worth buying as an unabridged audiobook?
anyone?
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when my wife's vista laptop is connected to our wireless network, xbmc cannot browse to workgroup (smb) network. sometimes the xbox just locks up, and sometimes it says "access denied".
if she disconnects the laptop from the network, xbmc can browse the our network just fine. additionally, once xbmc is connected to my computer, she can reconnect the laptop to the wireless network and everything is fine. her laptop is connected to the network via wireless, and the xbox is connected by a cable. i don't know if that matters, though.
google says this is happening because of windows firewall, but i've double and triple checked that windows firewall is turned off on all 3 pcs connected to our network. this never happened before we bought the laptop a few months ago.
what is going on?
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