Good Remorning, Shack

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• obligatory, Pen and Paper is for nerds lol. : mavmavv
• do it all in elvish : not work safe
• You cannot spell slaughter without laughter. : carrioN luggagE
• Just ask over at rpg.net : The Key
• "We don't need a thief" : Anti_dentite
• The Rule of Lefts : sm00v3d
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  Famous last words? How 'bout: "Hey, let's split the party!" "The note says, 'Today I memorized Explos... : Bold
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    Oh, and if you like computer RPGs: "You must gather your party before venturing forth." Or maybe: "Y... : Bold
    • oh ho! Well played, sir. : grasshoppah
• I'm attacking the darkness! : Chunks
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  "RPGers do it with Character." "RPGers do it with Class." "Respect Mah Authoritah!" (at GM's position) ... : AxeMan808
  • D`oh. They're all s'posed to be "last words?" disregard the first 2 then. : AxeMan808
• When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered dragon, remember, you do not have... : BlackCat9
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  "All You have to do is not roll a 1" "I can unhinge my jaw like a snake" (This was said in the presence ... : mordaken
  • Oops forgot "The Great Cthulu kills 1d6 investigators per round" : mordaken
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  Rocks fall. You are trapped. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • More like, Shots ring out. You're dead. The End. : The Key
• "Oops." "I wish for..." : Arcanum
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  pics? of table and girlfriend (obviously) : knitemare
  • id like pics also : oHnOES
• "HEY YA'LL, WATCH THIS!" : majestik
• "i want to cast magic missile" or "i put on my robe and wizard's hat" : kydaimon
• "I attack the gazebo." : fleabug
• "LIGHTNING BOLT!" "I am Gulstaff, Sorcerer of Light!" - "Then how come you had to cast magic missile?"... : Anti_dentite
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  "The sanctity of this place has been fowled!" : VegasX
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    Curse those fiendish dire chickens! : Majuju
    • lol oops : VegasX
• "give us back Bob's body!" : retardhumper
• "A dragon-shaped shadow? What?" : silentw
• "What's that smell?" "I kick the door down." : Durandal07
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  on the edge: you must gather your party before venturing forth! : grasshoppah
  • I would break the table in half : Anti_dentite
  • you can't leave without your buddy superfly johnson : stamps
• Leerroy Jennkiinnns (in elvish) : cpnkegel
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  Konami code. : vital3d
  • ah shit nm. funny nonetheless : vital3d
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  'Beware the Gruul' : shavenewok
  • "It is dark, you are likely to be eaten by a grue" : mordaken
• "you have died of dysentery" : mechanicalgrape
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  Level 13 Cleric Casts Resurrection on Thread. : Jonathan
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    Oh fuck, not this shit again. : silentw
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      Where is Friedrich Nietzsche when you need him... : Lightbulb
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        I accidentally cast Destruction on him once. =/ : 13th Level Cleric
        • the legend returns! : shavenewok
        • wtf : Daggoth
        • whoa : smax
        • O_o : ColoradoCNC
        • OH MY GOD : TastyWheat
        • Wait! Wait. What? : node
        • wow. it's been a while... : mindmann
        • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=858011 : Matto357
        • 13th Level Cleric Casts resurrection on himself once again ! : Lightbulb
        • So you're saying "Friedrich Nietzsche is dead" : DinK
        • omg he lives! : smoove
        • hahah awesome. almost 5yrs since last post : PlanetPerfecto
        • Would you look at that - I have power to summon legends. I better be careful about saying Derek Smart's n... : Jonathan
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          I miss character posts. There, I said it. : Rotten Deadite
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            They're great for once-in-a-few-months thing but otherwise it gets overdone. : Deathlove
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13887759 I beg to differ. : pancake humper
        • hahaha most excellent : askedrelic
        • Well, that came out of nowhere. : aaarrrgh
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          goodlord i don't even remember you. lol : afrochops
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            Epicness. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=530711#itemanchor_530711 : skitzo
            • i lol'd that thread : PapaBoo
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          Not a day goes by where I do not think fondly of him and all that we lost on that fateful day. =( : Vantage
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            <3 : Phil
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              I was just reading through some Melodramatica posts (my favourite character), and I'm pretty sure this th... : Vantage
              • hahahaha there some really funny stuff in the old old comments. : askedrelic
        • What fantastic post history! : sharkII
        • OMFG. You're a legend, you know? A FUCKING LEGEND. : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Oh thank god.... : lightly inclined
        • Truely a Shack icon. : virus
        • HE LIVES :O : RikiTiki2
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          posting (from the FUTURE!) in legendary 13th Level Cleric thread! :D : thetangent
          • swing and a miss : deadfish
• I put on my wizards Robe! : Jackass1233
• I'm pretty sure it's sleeping... : MONGOLOID
• "Roll for initiative." : randomjgj
• Trust the computer. The computer is your friend. : cause&effect
• Green wizard need food badly : n00b_sauce
• Just paint the URL to this thread on it. So much awesome in here. : SilverSnake
• Get ye flask!!!!! : -efx-
• "I attack the darkness" "A gazebo? What color is it?" : zakk
• "Stay a while, and listen" : mindmann
• I lost my Coolness saving roll in real life : bipolar
• What did you build the table out of? Did you stick all of the terrain to the surface or are you only usi... : knitemare
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  Hi my name is Gary Gygax i'm(...rolls d20...)pleased to meet you! : nrgXs
  • Heheheheh. That man once wrote a game with a table in it that you roll on whenever you knock a lit can... : Rotten Deadite
• Jesus saves for half damage. : RomSteady
• "The Shadow?" "THE SHADOW? "The Shadow!?" "The Shadow..." -Gamers (The Movie) : GodZilly
• Inquiring pen and paper minds demand pics! : ]aratex[
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  "4str 4stam Leather belt, Ahhhh, level 18, ohhhh" : xtofuconsumerx
  • stamina? uhh no : lakren
• Roll for initiative. : Ajax

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  Gin Blossoms : dltrem
  • Collective Soul, Bush, Live, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Dishwalla, Oasis, Blind Melon : smoove
• Sonic Youth : Skoal^Fyfan
• Thanks! Both good bands I had forgotten about. : bipolar
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  mudhoney seemed to slip by a lot of people when other bands like soundgarden, pearl jam and nirvana took ... : -=kodiak=-
  • Agreed. Been listening to a lot of Mudhoney lately, and they really had some great songs. : bipolar
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  L-7, Fugazi, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Screaming Trees, Collective Soul, The Breeders, Folk Implosion. : sigpro
  • + catherine wheel, cibo matto, orbit, a perfect circle, all discovered through 99.9 the buzz : Enigme
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    + Fountains of Wayne, Kula Shaker, Placebo : Enigme
    • Placebo is great, also check out Failure. : chungathebunga
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  Screaming Trees : drucifer
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    ^^ Those guys were great. : FormerHPB
    • thirded : flagg209
• Better Than Ezra. : action wombmate
• Dinosaur Jr. : Haku-Jin
• Meat Puppets : spiderfill
• Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog : Sze Ior
• The Toadies The Pixies Primus : dltrem
• Thanks everybody, good stuff. : bipolar
• For some reason I want to say Soup Dragons. : timmie
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  local h is influential even to this day :( : Deathlove
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    Did you see them when they were in town? : Caboose
    • no! i didn't realize they did a show recently. i know about the scott lucas solo thing but lol western. ... : Deathlove
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    the local h show i went to was one of the worst shows i have ever seen : alarm cock
    • first the band looked wired, then the band looked tired? : Deathlove
    • ^^^ High-Fivin' Motherfucker : smegmar
• The Breeders, Our Lady Peace : PapaBoo
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  Pixies, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden : Fyunch Click
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    Who is this Soundgarden that you speak of? : spiderfill
    • if this was a serious question im going to have to beat you to death.... : Str8Dog
  • oh and Sonic Youth. Pretty much any artist signed to subpop during that period. : Fyunch Click
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  Fu Manchu, My Bloody Valentine : sparkly
  • <- Loveless is still an awesome album. First band I ever saw. Then Mr. Bungle. : Vangoghs Ear
• Headstones, The Tea Party, I Mother Earth, Moist think that covers most of the early 90's big canadian... : -=kodiak=-
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  Alice in Chains. : dirge23
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    The only real answer. I wonder if he already had them down or not : PlanetPerfecto
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      I'm just surprised nobody else said it. : dirge23
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        Pretty sure he covered AIC with "obvious" in his post. : romulan
        • I read "obvious" as "Nirvana". : dirge23
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  I pretty much have nothing to contribute left... everyone took my answers Without these bands though..... : CrimsonHandHiro
  • This is the best post in the thread imo. Pixies are definitely my favorite all time band. : Haku-Jin
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    Love Fugazi. Listened to them a whole lot in HS, and they don't sound dated (to me anyways) at all. : smoove
    • And they're still one hell of a live show! : Haku-Jin
• Clutch Here's something a bit more recent though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsNtT-fi36M : Rag and Bone Man
• prong : broly1718
• Stone Roses Cracker These are less grunge and a little more electronic leaning rock, but these are so... : s2jason
• days of the new, veruca salt, blind melon, liz phair, the sundays : strider_
• Mother May i, Marcy Playground, Mad Season, Geggy Tah, Cake, Silverchair, Filter, Candlebox...Thomas Dolb... : AxeMan808
• afghan whigs, jawbox, king's x, soul asylum, sunny day real estate, pet, lemonheads, throwing muses, jul... : deathmuppeter
• mudhoney is the definitive grunge band in my mind. Mark Arm (singer/guitarist) is even credited for coini... : speon
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  AFGHAN WHIGS : wtf242
  • i think i love you, so what am i so afraid of .. : hatelull
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  The Presidents of the United States of America, Brad, The Cardigans, Paul Westerberg, Superdrag, Nada Sur... : mccreadypj17
  • Presidents of the USA II was one of my favorite albums, if for no other reasons than Tiki God and Mach 5 : Thresher
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  The Hazies, Screaming Trees, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Soundgarden and ma... : Thresher
  • Bush, Sponge for a couple more. : Thresher
• Helium, Frank Black, The Cranes : Vangoghs Ear
• Clutch, The Pixies, The Screaming Trees : Bean
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  I have two - First - 311 (not sure what the shack consensus on them is - but I know they reached thei... : flagg209
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    311 is really underrated. Great band. : Str8Dog
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      I love them - the only band I have seen more than 2 times : flagg209
      • could've and should've been more than that lolz : robbomc
• I forget where I found this, but it was a list I came across when I was looking for the same kinf of info... : PowerofA
• Silverfish if you want some "high octane, indie punk metal" sounds. : soleks
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  The Melvins, The Butthole Surfers, Pantera, Primus, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves where bands t... : Str8Dog
  • Butthole Surfers, second'd : zagzig32
• Spacehog, Hum : MoNsTeR
• Big Head Todd and the Monsters : samekh
• Hum probably been mentioned already. : hatelull
• Brainiac : Sexpansion Pack
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  Hm, since a lot of the ones that i may have chosen are already here i'll throw one out there that isnt...... : trevis
  • lol wrong thread. : trevis
• http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14651588 : carazy

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  I want to go :( : PapaBoo
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    You didn't go when you could throw rocks at the Kissing Tower. : ThomW
    • I know and I'll be kicking myself for years about that. : PapaBoo
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  I love hershey.. the whole damn place smells like chocolate. : lakren
  • I can't wait to ride the chocolate train of love with Thomw : askedrelic
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    except for Wednesdays - it smells like cow manure : PapaBoo
    • lol Pretty much. :( : ThomW
• I don't think I can make it but I'll put this date in pencil and see if i can make an appearance happen. : baron calamity
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  I should be able to go as long as there isn't some other dumb shit I am already scheduled to attend! (oh... : Patch-e
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    Fuck that shit. You will be taking a break to attend a Shackmeet. Should I push it back to the 27th... : ThomW
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      I'd say stay with the 20th since people seem to already be in motion towards that date : Patch-e
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        You going to make it? : ThomW
        • so far away! I can't remember when her lease is up.. it might be the weekend before, I gotta find out lat... : Patch-e
• Hersheypark... is this some sort of secret ILTC post? : PoopStewart
• Does it smell extra chocolate-y in the air on Halloween? Mmm, delicious. : johnny nada
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  Weeell, I've never been to Hershey Park, so I might be up for this. Might drag my sister along too. : yoonix
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    pix of sister first for approval : PapaBoo
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      how big is the nose? don't kill me yoonix :( : askedrelic
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        1.75in. Bigger than your cock! : yoonix
        • ouch BURN! : PapaBoo
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          Your sister has a 2" nose? : action roommate
          • Us jews descended from camels. : yoonix
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  I should be able to show up, was a ton of fun last year. : Evil Benius
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    It was cool meeting you last year -- get it on the calendar so you don't forget! :) : ThomW
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      Hmm this requires me to own a calendar first... : Evil Benius
      • http://www.google.com/calendar/ ! : ThomW
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  You got El Tigre out of the house? HOLY SHIT!!!! lol tigre, I don't get to bust your stones hal : flagg209
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    You coming too? ;) : ThomW
    • Dag - Pwned by ThomW and Robbomc I should - I have been dying to meet some more shackers - but I don't... : flagg209
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    almost as hard as getting this guy to go to a concert : robbomc
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      I did make it to TOOL this year - 1 for 2 isn't as bad as the last few years. : flagg209
      • i'll give you credit for that... i guess : robbomc
• chocolate rain : mmaster_pw
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  This sounds like fun - too bad I don't have a car since I'm in Manhattan. : sergeon
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    www.amtrak.com :) : ThomW
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      I'm serious -- if anyone wants to take the train I'm willing to pick up and drop off at the Harrisburg st... : ThomW
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        how long is this thing? The last train out of Harrisburg to Penn Station unfortunately appears to be 7pm ... : sergeon
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          The park is opened from 2pm - 10pm but it starts getting pretty darn cold when the sun starts going down ... : ThomW
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            lord no, I have a hard time convincing my wife to have people sleep over my place so I don't want you to ... : sergeon
            • I had a couple of my old CS clan buddies stay a couple years ago and she keeps asking when they're coming... : ThomW
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    Take a train to Harrisburg, Patch-E or ThomW will pick you up. : PapaBoo
    • lol : ThomW
  • I might be driving down from North Jersey, dunno yet. You can come with if I do. I might just take the tr... : yoonix
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    Come bitch. I'm probably gonna drive down from Rochester. : askedrelic
    • awwwwww shiznit!! The Relic is coming? : El Tigre
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  i'm gonna make it this year! i swear! i'm making myself unavailable for bookings on the 20th right now.... : Korban
  • Excellent. : ThomW
  • You can ride up with me if you want : El Tigre
• can someone pick me up : wtf242
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  damnit, id love an excuse to go back up to PA, but i've got to be in miami that weekend :( : laurgasms
  • i miss PA too :( : PapaBoo
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  I'm going, bitches! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • schwing! : Patch-e
  • You should take me with you (no car, no license, lame, lame, lame). ;) : perstephanie
• BUMP : ThomW

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  Oh snap. Have to grab this when I go home (soon). : Arcanum
  • 550K/s! You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. : Arcanum
• Nice! Thanks! : Visceral Monkey
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  thanks!! : smax
  • good stuff. so far maxing out at 500kb : smax
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  Awesome thanks! maxing my line at about 800KB/sec atm : Crw22
  • Glad to hear that. I was getting 300kB/sec when my max is 800, so I was worried it wasn't good enough to... : Matt Burris
• I'm getting 200K+, but I am on wifi. : Fail_Safe
• Thanks, I'm getting almost 1 megabyte down. : ayesel
• woot, thanks! : datoo
• 500 : ventro
• awesome! Getting 175k/s over wireless...so pretty much tapped out the wireless. : boofy
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  Giving it a shot...850-900k (I'm in Oregon). Thanks. : Vangoghs Ear
  • Server is located in CA, so it seems those closest to the west coast get better speed. : Matt Burris
• Thanks :D maxing out my lousy 1MB connection (i gotta call verizon and bitch) : megarust32
• 77k :( : uglysad
• 160 KB/s, east coast. : x4nth3
• Gracias! maxing out my shitty connection at work (170KB/s). : Frank_Mackey
• Awesome, I am pulling down ~650 from the LA area. Thanks! : shortbuscaptain
• Thanks! I'm getting ~125K. : helvetica
• After dahanese did so much for us to find out when 2K was gonna let the demo out, you have to go and prop... : skankcore
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  Thank you, maxing out my poor DSL. : Boxelder
  • Down from ~350 kb to 320...get off! >:| : Boxelder
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  Uh oh...is anyone else getting an error when extracting it? It seemed to have downloaded fine but now it'... : ayesel
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    hmm, how bout I whip up some par files to see if that can fix it for you? : smacknca
    • please do : jono181
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      I'd appreciate that. : ayesel
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        its building now, about 10 minutes to finish (my work pc is slow). im building it off the original which... : smacknca
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          i just tried extracting and got the same data2.cab error :[ : jono181
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            pars are uploading, half are there already. : smacknca
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              How do you use these? : Boxelder
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                Quickpar: http://www.quickpar.org.uk/ : Matt Burris
                • ok, thanks again. : Boxelder
              • Grab quickpar and the rest is self explanatory: http://www.quickpar.org.uk/ : ayesel
              • par files are software raid (parity files). i just use http://www.par2.net/products.php but there are ot... : smacknca
            • Good stuff. I only needed the first five pars and it repaired just fine; extracted perfectly. Thanks smac... : ayesel
  • yea, crc error is data2.cab :( : shortbuscaptain
• about 700-750kb/s. are you sure dreamhost will really let you use all of that 5tb? i mean they say that b... : jono181
• ~150KB/s which is what my dl usually caps at. : Nali4Freedom
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  i thought it wasn't released yet? why isn't it on fileshack? : zagzig32
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    100kb/s , my max is around 1500kb/s : zagzig32
    • restarted and getting 350-500kb/s now : zagzig32
  • Some SA goons last night found out by editing the html of the FilePlanet demo reserve page, you could tri... : skankcore
• 280k in the ATL : kingfish
• Around 285 kb/s. I'm on 4mbit, but in Europe, so that's acceptable. thanks man. : aaarrrgh
• put a virus in it and you can be tomservo too :) : moshman
• 600 down. Thanks! : pointingdevice
• cool. thanks. getting 150-170 or so :\ : bakanoodle
• ~213k in Rochester, NY : Begawkiness
• im in your hosting, sucking your bandwidthzzzzzzz.....steady 810k/sec : m0rfus
• I averaged about 1.13MB/sec from work. I can probably saturate your pipe easily. : supertech68
• for everyone late to this thread, the upload is slightly tweaked. you'll need to grab a few of the par f... : smacknca
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  80k/s better than what i was getting on bittorrent and i still have 90mins on fileshack : nandu666
  • oh wait fileshack just crapped out on me, it says "Bad username (Nandu666) or incorrect password Close... : nandu666
  • fileshack is borked : nandu666
• I LOVE YOU MAN : bninja
• WOOT! getting 760 k/s off you! im on the west coast in the sacramento area! thanks bro! : ABRACADABRA808
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  TESTING : ThomW
  • TESTING AGAIN : ThomW

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• the four dee dee!!! : dodob
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  my 10d seems so old and busted at this point. im surprised though, why are they sticking with CF for thi... : smacknca
  • I think in pro photography circles, CF is more widely accepted. I think people assume (probably rightly s... : coldfusioncs
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    10d is still a fine camera. megapixels is not everything : wtf242
    • depends how big you want to print the picture =P : MoreVespeneGas
• holy shit 6.5 frames per second. : dodob
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  Man, the 10 megapixels is nice, and so is the 3 in. LCD but aside from the faster speed and improved ISO ... : dopeman
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    for some reason i thought this had a full frame censor as its upgrade, is that reserved for the new 1ds.m... : smacknca
    • The Canon 5D has a full frame sensor :) : dodob
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      No, there are limitations associated with using a full frame sensor -mainly the shooting speed. The Mark... : dopeman
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        does anyone else kinda like NOT having full frame? gives you a bit more reach. sucks if you're more of a ... : MoreVespeneGas
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          not having a full frame allows people to get away with buying shitty glass too. : wtf242
          • well it's so damn expensive, its pretty ridiculous. : MoreVespeneGas
        • The "reach" doesn't come from the fact that the sensor is not full frame, it comes from the pixel density... : scythide
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        1d Mark III has a 1.3 crop, but the new 1ds Mark III is fullframe : OrkO
        • At the time of making the post I was unaware (or at least I didn't read the full announcement) that the n... : dopeman
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    The weather sealing is a major upgrade IMO. : Tissen
    • Oh, I didn't see the weather sealing. That would be nice. : dopeman
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  Awesome! I'm going to buy two! : Bean
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    If you are going to buy two, why not just combine that cash to buy a single full frame sensor body like t... : dopeman
    • Because I'm going to get one for me and one for the woman, but on second thought, I will probably end up ... : Bean
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  Not just that, they announced a bunch of stuff: www.dpreview.com A 18-55mm IS and 55-520mm IS :O Swee... : dodob
  • oh man, I'm getting all hot and bothered here! : Bean
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    so i have not kept up with this stuff at all...im going to assume that since i own a 10d, these new nifty... : smacknca
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      I wouldn't worry too much. I only own a single EF-S lens, and it is the 60mm Macro. That lens is fuckin... : dopeman
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        at this point i only even bother to use my 50mm prime (great cheap lens, im not complaining). if i were ... : smacknca
        • I just got that lens too (I assume it's the 1.8 since you said cheap). I'm absolutely in love with it. Wh... : shyguy74
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          It depends. The 17-40 is an excellent lens. With the 1.6 crop factor it is actually a 27-64mm -a highly... : dopeman
          • also -this is a recent picture I shot with my 17-40 f/4L. You can get reasonable DOF with it. http://... : dopeman
          • i have the 1.8 as mentioned above, it was a cheap way to take decent shots. I've basically been looking ... : smacknca
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    God. Adding IS to the 18-55 with no USM is like dropping a turbo in a civic. What the fuck Canon. It a... : dopeman
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      lol I'm glad I get motion sickness from IS lenses, keeps me from spending that much more money. : adev
      • It really depends. I recently shot some low light photos at a wedding reception and I absolutely needed ... : dopeman
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      What's USM? SLR camera newb ---> : Arcanum
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        silent focusing thing, I really don't see the point, the focusing noise in non-usm lenses never bothers m... : OrkO
        • Oooh, Ultra-Sonic Motor. Ok, that kinda makes sense now. : Arcanum
        • It may not bother you, but if you are taking pictures of wildlife or anything that is sensitive to noise ... : dopeman
  • Thats 250mm ... not 520. I had to check because I almost wet myself at the thought of a 520mm camera wit... : dopeman
  • I saw 520 and was like wtf.... even 250 made me do a double take. damn fine stuff. =0 : MoreVespeneGas
• Fucking finally! : Tissen
• I was thinking I might hold out for the 5D's successor, but that is damned tempting. : ChibiJosh
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  1Ds Mark 3 should be out in short order, 21 megapixel replacement for 1Ds2 if amazons accidental web pag... : bostrov
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    It's official. It'll be out in November and cost $8000. : ChibiJosh
    • Which is what the 1Ds2 used to cost, so it seems like it's a drop in replacement in the line for the 1Ds2... : bostrov
• I'm so use to nikon bodies I can never get a canon. : gmd
• I'd like the PowerShot G9, thanks: http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/08/20/canon.powershots.elphs/ ... : Postal

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• (awesome starts at 2:00) : sexninja!!!!
• Isnt this Stallone's version of the trailer or something? : peetabix01
• Real, yes, and awesome, yes. : Johnny Law
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  Holy Shitballs McBitchCakes!!! Is that for real? I hope so! : Bean
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    Yes it is. Stallone cut that together himself to show around what they have been working on. : sigpro
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      Stallone is awesome. This will hopefully make up for the last Rocky movie. Rambo is second only to John M... : Bean
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        the thing I love most about the trailer is the music that kicks in when he starts kicking ass. It sounds ... : sigpro
        • YES! I am so going to drag the woman to this, too. That's what she gets for making me see that shitty mov... : Bean
      • What do you mean by make up for the last rocky movie???? The last one, that was release last year, was gr... : historyinthemaking
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  I fist-pumped to that video on three separate occasions. : Enkidu
  • Interesting, I cock pumped twice that. : skinlab133
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  He doesn't look like he knows how to draw a bow :( : Zero|DPX
  • fuck it, i'm not watching this one. obvious turd pile : mallrice
  • his elbows are too pointy : sexninja!!!!
  • he hits the guy though, so fuck it : moshman
  • He's God-damned Rambo! He can draw a bow however the hell he wants! : Bean
  • he probably does a shitty pirouette too : GloriousCow
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    WAIT A SECOND I DON'T THINK HE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO BOX EITHER HOW DID HE BEAT IVAN DRAGO : haiku
    • oh god can't stop lolling : AlexXdude
    • genuine lol, nice and hearty too. : abrasion
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKDIuTDIKHI And how did I know what to say? Words were written down for : sgtsanity
      • HAHA, oh man, this one is hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGf9Hc-KpAA&NR=1 I heart Patrick Ste... : Bean
    • THE POWER OF CAPITALISM COMPELS YOU : sexninja!!!!
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      There's a difference between not knowing how to do something and _looking_ like you don't know how to do ... : Zero|DPX
      • he looks cool doing it and 99% of people don't know wtf anyway : moshman
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        so I guess maybe Hollywood just really doesn't care about even the appearance of accuracy It's RAMBO. : tomservo
        • Haha. No kidding. If the directors of the Rambo series were going for accuracy, I doubt Rambo would be ... : stump
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  Hey it's Dexter's girlfriend : abrasion
  • Hey it's Dexter's Angel's girlfriend : sharpie
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  OMG I want to tie a bandana around my forehead so bad right now. : dirge23
  • Dude, do it. : trevis
• holy nutbeef! : klearlyunseen
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  It's just awesome - so goddamn awesome - classic movies are back. : abrasion
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    I guess I'm just too much of a "hippie" to be as excited about this. Every time I see this trailer it ju : action wombmate
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      How can you find that movie cheesy? It looks like Commando, Predator all rolled into one. Big tough ma... : abrasion
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        P.S what would you prefer something full of rendered bullshit and 'modern' cinema crap? Matrix style pann... : abrasion
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          What I'd prefer doesn't really matter, but no I don't think the "modern" approach would suit it, either. : action wombmate
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            Dude there's no fucking way this will be the best movie ever, far from it - but it's going to be the best... : abrasion
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              I understand all that, I've just gotten really cynical and picky about movies over the last few years (pr... : action wombmate
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                Fucking jesus I just lost a huge response, the new shack design is not friendly with firefox's cool forwa... : abrasion
                • I prefer sideways or diagonal to backwards in most cases, but I understand what you're getting at. Losin... : action wombmate
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        Predator is a million times the film that Commando was. If they remake the '80s style films but reflect m... : spdon
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          Awesome, someone else who is with me on Predator :) I referenced commando because it's what everyone else... : abrasion
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            I'm going to go out there and say its up with Terminator and Aliens as one of the greatest Action films o... : spdon
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              That's probably because the band of gung-ho typical 80's American action meatheads (who whoop all kinds o... : action wombmate
              • You son of a bitch! : spdon
        • I'm with ya- Commando is an over-the-top cheese-fest (albeit a funny one), while Predator is hard-core ac... : mn3m0n1c
• This is going to delay DNF, because they'll need to plagiarize lines from it. : dirge23
• Damn the new Far Cry really looks amazing in that video : cap n KRUNCH
• As always, comments are gold: "Why the fuck would anyone leave good comments because it's Rambo. I'm j... : ZombieAcademy
• This movie is going to be secxs. : -efx-
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  WHERE THE FUCK IS TROUTMAN!! : oHnOES
  • oh shit that one guy got gutted : oHnOES
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  Holy shit! Did he just backfist a guy's head clean off? : hadokennn
  • its a machette : oHnOES
• When pushed, killin's easy as breathn : pimpium
• still pumped : sexninja!!!!
• Loved the background music in that trailer. : Simulacrum
• this guy makes bruce willis seem like a chill guy - my friend and I totally agree : askedrelic
• so fucking violent ! HELLYEAH : rookieone
• oh my god I AM SEEING THIS : tomservo

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• Ah my hopes for the HD DVD resistance lives! : Jonathan
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  Wow, that's really surprising given sales. I bet there was a lot of money behind this decision. : Boxelder
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    As a whole HD sales are still pretty irrelevant. No one really needs to back down for a long time yet. : Jonathan
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      Yeah, that's true. They are both failures so far. : Boxelder
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        I wouldn't call them failures - DVD took also took a long time to gain traction over VHS. : Jonathan
        • The big deal about DVD was the change in tech. It was like switching from audio tape to CD. HD formats wi... : Fred Garvin
    • I figure things won't start getting really interesting until serious sales of stand-alone HD players kick... : Arcanum
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  Hmm, does this mean no SPR in Blu-Ray? Paramount properties list: http://us.imdb.com/company/co0023400/ : mn3m0n1c
  • Spielberg films are not part of the agreement : plat2on1
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  It's probably because of the cost of making the media. HD-DVD is significantly cheaper to produce than B... : RomSteady
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    IIRC, the cost difference is nearly $2 a disc. : edgewise
    • that's fucking huge on mass production scale. : multisync
• I could care less which wins for the most part - just as long as they pick one and stick with it sooner r... : Begawkiness
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  Woo Transformers in HD-DVD : sigpro
  • This was the first thing I thought too! : Fail_Safe
• Wow, talk about annoying. I guess movie studios want multiple formats for some reason. : pyrogen
• I wonder if this will force Blockbuster to reconsider? Also, whoo hoo for the Bourne trilogy! : Degenerate
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  they should scrap both and start over with a single unified standard : sexninja!!!!
  • Absolutely. I hate this fucking format war bullshit. : Sexpansion Pack
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    HD-VHS!!! : rudius
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      beta is dead : Degenerate
      • Not in my industry : Super Sparker
    • already tried and died my friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS : DapperDan
    • lol : Mansmells
  • You mean make a 3rd one? Its a little late for that. : Judecca
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  Looks like the hd-dvd group gave them $150 million for the privilege. Not a surprise, blue ray was making... : Visceral Monkey
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    Paramount began favoring Blu-ray releases with higher quality video encodings and more HD features. Ar... : Degenerate
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      sounds like bullshit from a BR fansite. : cltcprd
      • thats pretty much my thinking : Degenerate
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        yeah, that site cracks me up. Reminds me of certain PS3 fansites! : sicko
        • It's funny because you can always tell which one they've already purchased just based on their indignatio... : Visceral Monkey
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        Apparently, they don't think Sony is a corporation, either! ;P "Consumers will unfortunately suffer the m : mn3m0n1c
        • Hahaha : Fail_Safe
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    Does this mean Spielberg movies will be available on both? : Fred Garvin
    • It does look that way from the press release - http://www.viacom.com/NEWS/NewsText.aspx?RID=1042073 P : Jonathan
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    $150 million seems like nothing to a film studio : jake2000
    • That can buy you one Pluto Nash movie! : Fail_Safe
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  first appendicitis, now this. Why god, why? : Diddlyd}y : edgewise
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    You'd have been better off not bothering to close the tag. : Jonathan
    • yeah, wtf is that all about? : edgewise
  • haha. i'm not touching this! : diddlyd
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  Heroes S1: 8/28 BSG S1: 12/4 Those are your reasons for choosing HD-DVD. : shyguy74
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    I'm waiting for Star Trek on HD DVD :) Actually as much as I like HD movies it's probably only the Sci fi... : Jonathan
    • I'm in the same boat- the only movies I own are the big-budget Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or action movies, and a f... : mn3m0n1c
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  While this is a nice announcement, the real issue will be what Wal-Mart can do with low price HD-DVD play... : mancide
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    i thought that turned out to be only a rumor. : NeoMoose
    • From the Press Release: "Today Toshiba is making HD-DVD players available at $299, which is a first time : Jonathan
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  Ouch! I was gonna say, Sony did have an advantage with having more exclusives, now the playing field is ... : pigvomit
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    If the $150 million is true, it’s artificially extending the format war and as always screws... : raspu2n
    • And it will work. That's business. : Visceral Monkey
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      What are you talking about? MS is not the only company that does that, also, they don't own the format s... : pigvomit
      • Because the 150 mill or so is supposed to be funded by MS. : sigpro
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      Artificially? Like BR didn't have an "artificial" advantage from Sony owning a major movie studio? : Fred Garvin
      • Well technically they own two - Sony and MGM. : Jonathan
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        I see I got the M$ mafia riled up, ill do my best to answer you all. : raspu2n
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          M$ <-- I see what you did there. Maybe you should head over to Slashdot. : Fred Garvin
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            Last I checked differences of opinions with the resident M$ lovers is not a Banable offense yet. You don... : raspu2n
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              And there you just ratcheted up the maturity level another notch. Dude, when I am the level headed, reaso... : Fred Garvin
              • Fred's got you there. : Johnny Law
              • powned : Ebu
            • Fred Garvin doesn't like it when people say bad things about MS. : AndyGoin
            • Yeah, we really need some more of this. : devi| dog
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          When I see M$, I know a quality post is to follow, especially in format war threads where you could eithe... : pigvomit
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            I can say the same whenever I see your and your henchmen's names next to the usual MS/360/Vista love in. : raspu2n
            • How dare we actually like things a company produces? : sigpro
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              Really what the hell are you talking about? Henchmen? Jesus Christ. Are you just acting like this for ... : pigvomit
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                No but every time someone has a difference of opinion no matter if its vista sucks, XBOX rules, the same ... : raspu2n
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                  You just described yourself in this thread. : devi| dog
                  • i was thinking the same thing : cltcprd
                • And who is that? I was bashing your usage of M$, which is justifiable due to how dumb the whole M$ inste... : pigvomit
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                Seriously - if you're going to call people the Mafia, Henchmen is a poor term when they provide words lik : Jonathan
                • Cool, then I could be the Capo di tutti capi. : Fred Garvin
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                See, there are some people here that think if you like your 360, or any Microsoft product for that matter... : Fred Garvin
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                  It's not that, it's if you lambast MS, Vista, the 360 or anything pertaining, we have the same vocal apol... : AndyGoin
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                    It happens both ways - there are regular group of people bashing Microsoft products, regular group bashin... : Jonathan
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                      Totally. I mean it's pretty rare you bring up any 360 game without some chiming in about the RROD, even i... : Fred Garvin
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                        Bullshit, but nice attempt at that straw man. it's more like you can't even talk about the RRoD with... : AndyGoin
                        • This doesn't even make sense. : devi| dog
                        • Yeah, okay Andy, whatever makes you happy man. : Fred Garvin
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                          It's not BS. Anytime the 360 is mentioned or someone says they bought one people say I'd buy one if it... : sigpro
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                            Anyone else want to dogpile on before I retort? : AndyGoin
                            • EvilDolemite, you want in on this? : AndyGoin
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                              Nope go ahead and retort. We all know you really like the 360 and want one but won't buy one until it has... : sigpro
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                                You "all" do? Crazy man you're making me think there's a group of you out there! Must! Put On! Tinfoi... : AndyGoin
                                • "We" as in the shack collective know how you feel about the 360 as you post the same thing to fred everyt... : sigpro
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                    Hahahahaha, yeah I am a Microsoft viral marketer!! LOLLERSKATES!! If that's the case then I am seriously ... : Fred Garvin
                    • FRED GARVIN, MS PROSTITUTE! :D : mn3m0n1c
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                      Does MS not know of the good little boy you've been here on the Shack defending them at every given momen... : AndyGoin
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                        Dude, let's just get a room. : Fred Garvin
                        • hahaha Maybe a good game of something or other once I get my 360. : AndyGoin
      • thats not an artificial advantage thats an inherent advantage : sexninja!!!!
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      I hear this "screwing the consumer" phrase a lot, and I'm curious- how exactly are consumers being screwe : mn3m0n1c
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        how many of those failed formats are Sony created? :) : cltcprd
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          I wasn't picking on Sony, here- and only two actually, Mini-disc and Beta. : mn3m0n1c
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            well we could throw SACD into the mix also then :) : cltcprd
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              I would have, but I don't think it's quite dead yet... and DVD-Audio isn't doing much better, sadly- I li... : mn3m0n1c
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                i agree, they both sound awesome (DVD-A had better positional sound the last time i heard it around 2004)... : cltcprd
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                  I have Peter Gabriel's "UP" in SACD and it sounds amazing. Also all of porcupine tree's DVD-A mixes are ... : gmd
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                    Name dropping/6 degrees of separation time. I've worked with Jack Wall who did music for the Myst II and ... : Fred Garvin
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                      Ah, holy shit, did he at least get an autograph, if not a pic? That must have been fucking cool! : mn3m0n1c
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                        The studio is amazing he said. One of the rooms has a glass floor over the stream the studio is built nex... : Fred Garvin
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                          Sweet! Gabriel always struck me as a low-key, decent guy- he's on my list of people I'd love to hang out ... : mn3m0n1c
                          • Yeah, I have one of those lists too. : Fred Garvin
                    • If you have a chance to listen to UP in SACD I highly recommend it. I believe it is Track 9 where he use... : gmd
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                  On my home system, you can clearly hear the improvement in imaging and dynamic range over CD audio of eit... : mn3m0n1c
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                    That saddens me. Just like people putting up with shitty Youtube quality on newscasts. : Fred Garvin
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                      I am pissed because no new players seem to support SACD or DVD-A so if I want to listen to them I have to... : gmd
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                        http://www.oppodigital.com/dv970hd/dv970hd.html , upscaling DVD player that does both! : mn3m0n1c
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                          I have a Denon -1920 that does all that. Neither of those play HD-DVDs : gmd
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                            Ah- you seek the One Player That Does It All; sadly, I don't think we'll ever see one. :( : mn3m0n1c
                            • Yeah and I can't have both hooked up since both use the ext. in on the amp. I could hook up both if I go... : gmd
                    • Yeah, I've been buying up SACDs and DVD-A discs whenever I find one from somebody I like, and hoping that : mn3m0n1c
      • It screws me up, and my business. I have no effective, standardized way to delivery HD to a client. If ... : Wheatloaf
    • Whereas Sony is in it out of the goodness of their hearts and undying love for the consumer... : ColoradoCNC
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  http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents : raspu2n
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    These are the same guys that said they couldn't recommend HD-DVD, but it looks like they aren't changing ... : Fred Garvin
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      Hahahaha, someone is getting offended that capitalism reared it's ugly head: Is anyone else just disg : Fred Garvin
      • but...but..it's not fair!!!! : Visceral Monkey
      • It's like he doesn't think Sony is doing the exact same thing with Blu-Ray. : Zero|DPX
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        Wow, that reads like those guys never heard of new products being subsidized by their creator/investors; ... : mn3m0n1c
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          Agree. History is littered with better built products that fail because someone else is better at marketi... : Visceral Monkey
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            More space does not equal "better build product" : ColoradoCNC
            • No, but it means more space which I could use for more pr0n. I'll take it! : ieGod
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        actually, they're just people who loves movies that are offended the studios are fucking us all over with... : aethyr
        • Yeah but sadly it does it make them look out of touch with the majority of the market who just don't care... : Jonathan
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14969814#itemanchor_14969814 : mn3m0n1c
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            I mean exactly what you said, screwing the consumer over by essentially forcing them to wait 5 years. : aethyr
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              i.e. the consumer who wants to buy HD films, but not end up with a losing format - such as myself. : aethyr
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                and it's not really competition, because both formats don't do the same thing (I can't watch a Universal ... : aethyr
                • You understand that you're implying you have some inalienable right to purchase a High-Def movie that no : mn3m0n1c
              • Can I borrow your crystal ball since you seem to already know which format is going to win? I want to kno... : ColoradoCNC
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    Love how he directs us to pay attention to the final sentence of the press release, yet he doesn't includ : mn3m0n1c
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      Yes he does. It's the bit about Spielberg, you just have to scroll down to read it and his reply on it. : sigpro
      • Whoops- the page failed to load completely when I read it- My Bad! Stupid ad-server choking on the page.. : mn3m0n1c
    • It's the text in bold... : Jonathan
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      How do you like THEM apples? Not exclusive to either format? Yeah right. Spielberg wouldn't let them take : Fred Garvin
      • they have definitely gone a little bonkers. and when are we going to see the HD-DVD stuff MS was touti... : hamachi
      • I used to read that site all the time. It used to be a decent source for info back in the early days of ... : themelon
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    That guy is off his rocker. This shit isn't over, even if Blu-Ray is selling 2:1 that's still only hundre... : mancide
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      I'm suspect that this Holiday Season isn't going to resolve anything. : Jonathan
      • I don't think it will kill off Blu-Ray either. But if sub $200 players don't get the public excited, then... : mancide
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  For $150 million, you'd have to be stupid not to take MS up on the opportunity. That said, I doubt it wi... : AndyGoin
  • do people that shop anywhere know what HD stands for? I'm guessing 90% of HDTV owners are still using al... : Halen
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  This is all just so... BORING. : Orange Pylon
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlkkVi6KsK8 : Fred Garvin
• Some serious money hats - I think it just prolongs the inevitable however. "According to Deadline Ho... : ihya
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  TLDR: A forced format war over two formats that 99% of consumers don't give a fuck about or even understa... : ColoradoCNC
  • p.s. They're both still never going to achieve anywhere near the market penetration of DVD before digital : ColoradoCNC
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  If you have an HD TV capabile of doing 1080i will you notice a difference watching HD DVD vs just a DVD? : mp7rox
  • do you notice a difference in HDTV vs regular TV? Some people say they can't but if you are at all used t... : sigpro
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    Absolutely, same for Blu-Ray vs. DVD. Same difference as between watching the same TV show on an SD vs. a... : mn3m0n1c
    • I think it's even better. The HD-DVD's handle motion better than HDTV streams do because they have bette... : trevis
  • I notice a very large difference. Definitely worth the investment for me. : Halen

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  Seriously?? Holy shit....does that mean I may yet be able to play in my native resolution on my new pc? O... : avatar_58
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    I've been seeing things here and there on it running well on lower end spec computers. Guess we will find... : baron calamity
    • I've always upgrdaed and been on the fringe with 1024. When I upgraded to my 6800GT/FX-53 I played Doom 3... : avatar_58
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    I just played through the demo on my E6750 with an 8800GTS OC2 640, and it played great at 1920x1200. Sur... : Gnowknayme
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      Sweet zombie jesus. I'm definately excited now. :D : avatar_58
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        you were worried a absolute top of the line rig wouldn't be able to run it smoothly? : derelict515
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          Most people with top of the line pcs often have hugeass tfts with insanely hight native resolutions. New ... : Hoax
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            Company of Heroes doesn't like running full tilt when topped out with 4xAA on my overclocked 6700/8800GTS... : Sapiens
            • Okay I realize that sounds snobby but I really was surprised that my new rig would chug so soon. Granted... : Sapiens
            • Meh, no wonder it didn't sell all that well. (maybe the ww2 scenario didn't help either) : Hoax
    • hot. I have the same rig, but with a 1680x1050 monitor. : hirez
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  I am assuming it will run like shit on my A64 3000+ & 6800GT OC : Patch-e
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    I'm worried that it might not run at all on my 3.2GHz P4 & ati x600pro :( I don't mind 1024x768 @ min de... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • I've got a shitty 3200+ barton, 6800 128mb gt@ultra and 1gig ram system. I'm going to upgrade for this ga... : Hoax
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  wait, where'd you get the demo? : sparkly
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    It's available on torrent sites. Mine's crawling at like 4k/s, so I'm not particularly pleased. :( : yoonix
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      1.8GB demo??? Incredible. : sparkly
      • well its most of the engine and textures, full game is only 6.04GB : multisync
    • around 30kb/s for me... so much for playing it today :( : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with how well it runs on my system too. I have your video card (the OC version... : tomservo
  • I think it's a real testment to their artists that the game looks so nice without being overly demanding.... : Boxelder
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    Do you mean you have the 1750GTO? : Horn
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      Doh I mean 7900 GTO. : Horn
      • 7800 GS (so I guess I don't have the same card), and it said "Overclocked" on the box, whatever that mean... : tomservo
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  Same, on the 7800 GTX. Without the new drivers. Still going to get it for 360 though, since it looks the ... : hardfl1p
  • Looks the same? So you're saying there is no visible improvement on your PC's card over the 360? You t... : Silent Sorrow
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  What's a good/well priced AGP vid card that can run this bad boy? Wife needs a new card. : LordPall
  • If you know where to look, you can get the best AGP card available, the Radeon X1950 Pro for a bit more t... : Matt Burris
• I was suprised at how well it ran, too. Very pretty. : crummynz
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  the demo is also on usenet ( a.b.games). estimated 40 minute download for me. : kingfish
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    Can you recommend a good, free, retard-proof usenet client for Windows? I might just do this since I get ... : yoonix
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      Newzbin Pro has a free version. Newsleecher is also awesome (30 day free version) GetRight is supposedl... : pancake humper
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        Newsleecher demo is working out well. Thanks! : yoonix
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          If you ever want to purchase a usenet account, you can get Newsleecher w/ Super Search for free if you si... : pancake humper
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            how much a month is giganews? : kevp
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              $24.99/month for Unlimited. : pancake humper
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                FYI usenetserver is $15 for unlimited. : crummynz
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                  easynews is $9.98 for 40gigs a month that bank over into next months if you don't use them all. I barely ... : kevp
                  • on their site i only see $9.98 for 20 gigs a month or am i missing something? : holycow
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                  I'm well aware. Usenetserver does not have a 200 day retention, does not allow 10 connections at once, an... : pancake humper
                  • IAWTP. Entirely. : skankcore
              • bah :( I'm just having a hard time justifying the $10 a month for easynews which I rarely use, but I don... : kevp
          • But I get 5GB GigaNews for free. :( : yoonix
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      I really enjoy using GrabIt. : nyranger66
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        That's what I was thinking of, not GetRight. : pancake humper
        • thumbs up for grab it : Konquest123
        • Heh, GetRight. I used to use that all the time. "Starting to download..." : crummynz
      • I use grabit for all my newsgroup stuff. The new version has auto PAR2 check and auto extract. : jason28
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      newsleecher is the best usenet client you can use : oHnOES
      • he said "free". : pancake humper
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      Just break down and get Easynews and never ask that question again. : Ebu
      • ^^^ Easynews is outstanding. Global Search web interface is the WIN. : skinlab133
      • agreed. i prefer the easynews web interface to the nntp client that i paid for. : electroly
  • mother fuck its corrupted :( : kingfish
• Yeah, the demo ran great on Vista without the new Nvidia drivers even. : devi| dog
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  runs really well on my system (x2 4400+ and 7800gtx SLI'd), but why is there no 720p resolution option :... : moshman
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  my 6800 OC and 1gig of Ram tore through it on medium. Very happy. : graceofdragons
  • very interesting : Patch-e
  • good to hear! : Fredrik S
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    I should say there WERE slow downs. It didn't totally wreck it, but I blame them on my shitty Semperon 1.... : graceofdragons
    • Oh, Bioshock is running on U3? Same as Gears, right? That's what I was seeing. : Ebu
  • This is the best news I've heard today. : carrioN luggagE
• yeah. it was smooth but didn't make me want to buy the full version. : SlamDunk
• I am going to see if I can bribe someone at the local gaming stores to sell me a copy early. : Fred Garvin
• I didn't notice too much of a difference between the 360 visuals and the DX10 visuals. The only thing th... : Zips
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  Wow, srsly? That's damm impressive- what's your CPU? : silentw
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    dual quad core @ 4.0ghz each : not work safe
    • nice. an octocore. : spectr3
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    Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2ghz : mechanicalgrape
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      *whistle* Excellent- this bodes VERY well :) : silentw
      • Yes! My X2 4200+ and 7900GT may be OK after all, sweet! : mn3m0n1c
• Visually, I think the atmosphere is better on the 360 compared to PC (compared using max settings - c2d ... : Reptile
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  c2d e4300, 8800GTS 640 @ 625/950, 2gb ram. Running all details max at 1680x1050, it felt ... not sure if... : bipolar
  • forgot to mention that my cpu is at 3 ghz : bipolar
  • Also, this pushed my video card FAR harder than any game to date. With the fan manually set to 90%, I to... : bipolar
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    is there a fps command or option somewhere? : devi| dog
    • I couldn't even find a console. Fraps is your best bet. : bipolar
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    You get a bit of input lag if your video card can't handle the action. There are some nvidia tweaks that... : CrustaR
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      I think it's the direct x render frames ahead of something like that. Default 3, set it to 1 or 0? : pyros
      • Yeah, that's it. I remember messing around with that setting after I got Oblivion. : CrustaR
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  I tried it in both XP and Vista (updated with all patches) using both beta driver sets. XP runs ridic... : ashkie
  • What's your setup? : nudel
• I am so ridiculously stoked for this game after playing the demo on a big-ass TV and then on my laptop (a : ColoradoCNC
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  E6850, 8800 GTS 640, 2GB RAM, I had very playable FPS running the game at max settings at 1920x1200. : rastafar1an
  • Nice, I'll probably lower the res for a better framerate as it doesn't make that much of a difference to ... : Boxelder
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  According to Fraps I'm averaging about 50 frames per second with about the same setup as bipolar in Vista... : devi| dog
  • And a constant 60 in XP, not sure if that's a fraps limit or a bioshock one. e6750 using the 320 meg... : devi| dog

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  Pinball Wizard : mechanicalgrape
  • This is a really good song, I like it a lot. : knitemare
• Who Huddle : MoreVespeneGas
• no, obviously they all suck... : moshman
• My Generation Magic Bus Don't get fooled again : scorpiusman
• They don't have any good albums but they have a lot of good songs. Listen to an early album like The Who ... : Sexpansion Pack
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  The Who is one of those bands that I don't get. Besides the songs everyone has heard (Baba O'Riley, Behi... : mrwolf710
  • I actually went to a Who concert back in 2003 or so, with Robert Plant opening for them. It was really re... : scorpiusman
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  The entire album Tommy? : BlackCat9
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    I actually enjoyed the Broadway musical they did of "Tommy." Interesting storyline that they managed to ... : RomSteady
    • Yep. Even if you don't like the songs, it's a really cool concept album. The movie scared me when I was a... : BlackCat9
  • Tommy is awesome. : PoopStewart
• Who are You? - Pinball Wizard - Eminence Front - You Better You Bet - Won't Get Fooled Again Those are... : Simulacrum
• yes, the Who rocks, quite simply. They've had lots of greatest hits type albums so I'd start there to se... : beastrabban
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  a quick one while he's away : pyide
  • ^^^ This is a great one : maddy
• Won't Get Fooled Again is probably my favorite Who song; but I'd have to say that The Who are a bit overr... : RyDogg1
• Happy Jack? : Zeeliv
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  Try anything on Quadrophenia or Odds & Sods. Also, The Searcher is one of the greatest rock songs ever,... : Borzoi
  • P.S.- I'm sad that The Who is gradually fading out of appreciation. One of the best bands ever- better th... : Borzoi
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    The Searcher? Don't you mean The Seeker. : mtgDoofy
    • yups...this is what i get for having all my vinyl in storage. : Borzoi
• You Better You Bet is my favorite Who song Also like Won't Get Fooled Again, My Generation, Who are You,... : mtgDoofy
• Forget The Who...Go listen to The Jam : vandal
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  Are you fucking retarded : Chris Remo
  • Hahaha : ieGod
  • lol : ThomW
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    if this doesn't get nuked, i'm about to pull a phil up in here : lakren
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      leave : genjuro
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        you shall regret this, genjuro farewell : lakren
        • I saw your original thread.... wtf242 is just the king of trolling now. : hamachi
    • okay inf'ing it is cool too i guess : lakren
    • sorry to hear that : pandastrong
    • ATTN MODS PLEASE DO NOT NUKE REMO WE WILL PAY CASH : steelsamurai
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  no, the who is a horrid band. : anthonybean
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    What has happened today? :( : ThomW
    • it's those damn kids and their Hippity Hop and their MTVs : drucifer
    • faggot rock happened. : Fyunch Click
    • the who haven't aged too well (as in their music). Could hardly say they were a terrible band. : spdon
• who's next is a great album ..tbh I cant listen to baba o'reily as I've heard it thousands of times ..try... : cptstern
• Stop listening to music. : soggybagel
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  Eminence Front : dengar65
  • Also, please drop off your Rock Card at the office and pick up your newly-issued Douche Card ;) : dengar65
• Haha, I'm listening to Who's Next right now. I love this album. I guess I can't be much help. Your nam... : pokysharpy
• Yes... you should check out Quadraphenia, or The Who Sell Out... Anyway My favorite is Sell Out latel... : CrimsonHandHiro
• Listen to Quadrophenia from start to finish. It's great. : StuMan1337
• Hands down; Live At Leeds! ftw. T : TempusT