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• orange portal bracket bracket blue portal : thief
• nonon i have a question that i cant find in the half life page that covers the whole saga, ahhhhhhhhhhh : GBeer11
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  o [ remove the spaces ] o : Jayx77
  • oh wow theif wasnt messin with me,thanks thief, i woulda tried it but didnt wanna mess it up : GBeer11
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  spoiler ... : Malku
  • grrr.... spoiler : Malku
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  ok ok ok , so i really dont remember how borealis fits into the story and what about t makes it so damn : GBeer11
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    Welcome to Half-Life, where nothing really fits. They kind of just make things up as it goes. Read this h... : Pettytheft
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      Same here. I never played HL1 so I used a whole crap load of wiki articles to catch up =P. Don't really... : Malku
      • i read that whole page a few weeks ago, unless i missed the info about what i asked about , i have no clu... : GBeer11
    • At the end of episode 3, Gordon wakes up. Gman comes into the bedroom and says: dinner is served honey! S... : razlebol
    • ventro made that site. click on his ads : sikander
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      thanks buddy! I have received like 100 emails about when my guide will be updated. The answer is: in a wh... : ventro
      • omg , ventro great page man i loved it! : GBeer11
    • They kind of just make things up as it goes. lol : Magus
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    The Borealis was a research/prototype ship for Aperture Science, a sister company of Black Mesa. Play Por : Psigun
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      not a sister company.. a direct competitor : sikander
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        I wasn't paying enough attention apparently. I should go replay Portal again just to more thoroughly read : Psigun
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          if you want the entire Portal backstory, go to http://www.aperturescience.com/ type "login" and... : oatmela
          • kinda fun :) thanks : GBeer11
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      beat portal 3 times, last time on full developer comment, do not remember the borealis : GBeer11
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        It wasn't so much that there was info about the Borealis, but that since it's an Aperture ship it could b : Psigun
        • Look at the name at the bottom of the picture of the Borealis in Ep.2 : judasen
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        it's not mentioned in Portal. it's only mentioned briefly in Episode 2, and it's not explained what is o... : deject
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          I'm guessing something portal related? I really want to see some portal action in EP3. :) : Psigun
          • I doubt that we'll get the portal gun. I talked with a friend of mine about this. With the portal gun, wh : basketofkittens
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            That's what I'm guessing it's building up to, because Valve said that Portal represents them just scratch : BrodieMan
            • What? No they can't. They rely on local transport to get around. : dirge23
            • plus the Portal character is "in the half-life world" according to Gabe N so she might show up in EP3 wit : oatmela
  • i didn't understand wtf they were doing. i was just shooting motherfuckers and the a rocket takes off and : gokart.
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  this is one thing about ep2 that I really hated. during the end sequence i just yawned and thanked god t : prancing_jackanapes
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    Alex your daddy loves you!!.. you better be careful during the next battle sequence, you could get hurt! : prancing_jackanapes
    • Haha yes.. that does get kind of annoying after a while. : Medster
    • Or, "Oh yeah Gordon, I see the G-man too, and I can tell you all about him. But I can't... because I'm : Omaha
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    I think you need to get real. HL2 has far far better characters than ANY other game I have played. Just b... : marmite
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      you should play Planescape: Torment : bipolar
      • I should have added that I don't like RPG's and as such can't compare. Maybe I should have said in the FP... : marmite
    • IAWU : GBeer11
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  I enjoyed ending but I was waiting for a speech from the G-Man after the final scene. It's been a while ... : harvord
  • Yeah. Opposing Force also does end with a G-Man sequence. He leaves your ass in a helicoptor flying throu : BlackCat9
  • every game ended like that, but that was kind of cool how they switched it up for EP2. : oatmela
  • No, Ep1 doesn't and neither does Ep 2. From the beginning of Ep1 on the vortigaunts are protecting you fr : kenmis
• I keep forgetting to finish Episode 2. I think I just got to the elevator out of the mine or something. I... : nudel

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• Nobody there likes you, but they won't tell it to you straight because you'd probably freak out and cry. : Orange Pylon
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  console was kicking sikander too. : not work safe
  • thats cuz i told rydogg that kicking from console is retarded... he kicked me to teach me a lesson and ma... : sikander
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  proly someone with admin access wanted to free up a slot for themselves - i used to do that back in the d... : multisync
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    I use to admin a DoD classic server, and whenever someone was constantly kicking my ass, I'd use amx admi... : ShekkyBoy
    • Lol, nice. : Pittst3r
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  make sure you play with your shackname. If I don't recognize it, I usually kick people for regulars or I... : RyDogg1
  • I agree with this Dogg. if you are playing on a shackserver, use your shackname. : hirez
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    random question... Would most people recognize my name I don't post that much, but i'm not a " lurker" : Flying h4x0r
    • i'd ban you for leetspeak in your name : multisync
    • I would recognize it, for what thats worth. : ann thracks
    • Yes : megarust32
    • i would definitely recognise it. : mindmann
    • I would kick you to make room for me. : c0bra
    • I would. : SiW73
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      If you want to know if we pay attention to you, just ask, dude :( : zakk
      • i always think of asking a question like that, but i always stop short of posting. : mindmann
      • Do you pay attention to me zakk? Don't lie! : OverloadUT
    • that's not really a random question. : sixfoot6
    • I think the shack medical collective should get a bonus - think of all the free incorrect medical advice ... : sergeon
    • I do and I haven't even been here that long. RyDogg, you kicked me once. Do you recognize me? : Pittst3r
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      I know that you are a faggot. : freshyk
      • That's fresh. : ieGod
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      I dont think anyone knows who I am, I better play by my Shacker Name more often : sesmaster
      • i recognize you : sikander
      • most people know the peters4lyfe thing : deject
      • I think most everyone would recognize your TF2 name you sexy bastard. : NastyJack
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        all i know is you'll scream like a girl if i show you a giant bloody nose clot : cpt_gloval
        • if FUCKING jiggled! Thats not fair! : sesmaster
      • i think most of us know more about you than we'd like. how many other shackers have posted pictures of t... : eeeealmo
    • 5653 posts in 2 years 2 months. You don't deserve to say the words "lurker" : ohhjebus
    • without a doubt. : edgewise
    • I know you! : Orange Pylon
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      I was gabriel for a while, but now I'm thief again; though I enjoy disguising my identity with more commo... : thief
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        Oh that was YOU? I was wondering who the fuck Gabriel was and why he wanted to be my friend. : Orange Pylon
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          So, do you? : thief
          • Well yes. : Orange Pylon
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        oh, that gabriel. more like gaybriel : mXENO
        • Notice i didn't befriend you :( : thief
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      uh, you post quite a lot. : moshman
      • yup, lots more than me. Now ... I feel like a failure. : sHugamom
    • You're good enough, you're smart enough and doggone it, people like you! : sHugamom
  • i had an abbrev. name, i think it was ping racism : VuduChild
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    I've got no problem with this, but I don't know to change my name in Steam, because my regular Steam logi... : action wombmate
    • what are they going to do? ask everyone? you can change your in game name via the settings panel, so just... : edgewise
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      I think it's fair. There have been a ton of lurker douche bags playing recently. They don't use microph... : dopeman
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        You and I should play more. =( : brickmatt
        • After this next week it will be vacation, and many glorious hours of west coast TF2 shall be had! : dopeman
      • Ok, that's fair then, I understand. I was just a bit miffed when it happened. : action wombmate
    • shift+tab + edit steam id. : thief
    • you can change your name in game by menu or going to console and typing setinfo name "yournamehere" : VuduChild
  • I can't wait for 10 people to login as Steve Gibson, St3ve G1bs0n, etc. and 10 more as Maarten, M4arten, ... : sticman77
  • Sucks for us lurkers. Snowman works slightly better than Tree8 anyway. If only I could get my name chan... : tree8
• I thought it was funny when the console said "Does anyone have a problem with the way I run things?" ... : skinlab133
• I timed out from Dallas earlier today. Since it was Well I didn't try too hard to get back in, even thou... : Grumbeld
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  how do you change your display name in the game? my Steam user account is not the same as my shack usern... : jimmy-buffett
  • Open settings up and it's on the Friends tab. : CrimsonHandHiro
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  can't wait for shackwest tomorrow ;) : thief
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    bwahahaha : Trips
    • Surely you mean: bwahahaha : thief

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  not even close : qwpeoriu
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    blargh. I blame sony. why do they have to do this every fucking time... : beastrabban
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      Pick up an HD DVD player now (about $200) and a Blu-ray player once the new profile 1.1 players are out (... : Prozium
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        buy 2 systems? : jaga
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          It's cheaper than buying any of the dual-format players that are out now. : Prozium
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            The problem never was having two systems or a dual format player, it's the stupid fact that any HD-DVD or... : ovrlrd
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              Useless? Will the movies I buy self-destruct once a format winner is declared? : Prozium
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                No but it's more the theory of it all. It is probably best to rent until things are settled. It would suc... : ovrlrd
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                  why would you have to buy it again? you already own the movie and a functional player that can play the m... : xil-reno
                  • The assumption is that the one of the players will win because of some major reason, and not just "omg th... : ovrlrd
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        Profile 1.1 stand-alone players are already out and the ps3 is getting the patch very soon. : razlebol
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          Is the PS3 patch confirmed? : Prozium
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            Yes it was a couple weeks ago. http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-73781.aspx : razlebol
            • or http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=580 : razlebol
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      Does anyone besides Toshiba make HDDVD players? : vigilante
      • samsung, onkyo, and LG also make them (but the samsung and LG players are dual-format) : Prozium
    • why is this sony's fault, look at the number of companies either side, if it wasnt for microsoft toshiba ... : Chandler55
• No and there isn't going to be for the foreseenable future. Each camp routinely trots out press releases ... : ShekkyBoy
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  I think LG released a player today that plays both HD and BR. Although it costs $999, so thats kinda :( : jason28
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    Its not that great. It is unable to play in 1080P on non-LG sets, but they might have fixed that with a ... : WadeMcLain
    • That's the LG BH100. Recently, they released the BH200 which does support the HD-DVD menus. It's also s... : disneyfetishboy
• Players will be $100 so buy whichever format you like. hddvd is cheaper now. Get the 360 player or a ch... : GeorgeB3DR
• Yeah theres no real winner in sight. I own both formats and there's no difference in quality. But it ... : buzzfunk
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  im pretty sure they are going to stalemate until the combo players are cheap. DVD+R and DVD-R all over a... : NeoMoose
  • I don't think so. I know the numbers are still small but in norcal a bunch of the used cd/dvd stores hav... : hamachi
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  Time Warner. : DooBall
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    haha seriously. How much did they get for their timed exclusivity? : aeg1x
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      ...but they're the only Studio left supporting both at the moment. : Jonathan
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        I thought Warner were HD exclusive? Or am I thinking of paramount? : aeg1x
        • Paramount. : Jonathan
        • you are thinking of Universal : -=kodiak=-
        • Even though they're dual format sometimes they still feel like they're more on the HD-DVD side than on BR... : Sailor of Fortune
• Buy a cheap standalone or 360 HD-DVD player then rent HD-DVDs. That way you've only committed $100 and c... : DinK
• yeah blu-ray won by 13857536 pts : dantastic
• No, but Blu-ray is ahead in disc sales, and has been all year, in every single territory. : Vincent Grayson
• blu-ray : not work safe
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  Ask diddlyd what he thinks. He's pretty spot on with these things. : broly1718
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    Man, don't listen to him. Diddlyd is worst HD-DVD fanboy lurking in these forumsn. : yellowtexan
    • Uhh, no it's the other way around. : Pettytheft
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  all I know is that BR is worse than Hittler : Degenerate
  • Don't mention the war! : Lightbulb
  • Hilltar : FushigiDenki
  • but which format will be the next stallin? : davislovestacobell
• I have both. I think Blu-Ray is winning the software though. Every time I walk into a Best Buy or other... : Tripps
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  Btw, a pretty awesome deal is going on amazon right now for HD-DVD players. And no, there isn't a cle... : shred.
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    I just ordered all Harry Potter films for the wife off Amazon and it was only $111 shipped. Not bad for ... : geneshifter
    • did you get the big goody set? or individual ones? : hamachi
• Blu-Ray seems to have more movies - for now - but HD-DVD is the only affordable option at this time if co... : dognose
• I'd say go with streaming HD stuff that your cable company probably offers. Saving that, fire up the 360 ... : Jenings
• Blu-ray has about 400 movies out now. HD DVD, about 350. It's pretty close in terms of titles. Depen... : EvilDolemite

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  um, what cpu? : mafu5150
  • c2d 6750 : xxiv
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    And, what heatsink? What & how much grease? What's the ambient temp in the room? Etc ... : mafu5150
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      oem hsf. arctic 5 thermal, probably a little too much as i tried to get some off and ended up making ... : xxiv
      • Definitely strip & re-apply paste, then give it a while to achieve "maximum coolness". You don't need al... : mafu5150
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        i hate you... people are going thru ice storms and freezing their butts off (well im not, but some are) a... : Demius
        • will do when windows is installed. all fans are spinning. : xxiv
        • Hey - I'm in KC, and there is a freezing rain/ice thing happening here. What's a few hundred extra bucks... : mafu5150
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        from what I understand the paste should basically be a layer so thin that it's see through. It's for fill... : aeg1x
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          yeah i definetly think i have too much on there then. : xxiv
          • probably too much paste, yeah and if you're using the stock cooler you might not have it cranked down all... : xsoulbrothax
• not bad for a quad core, but a little high for dual core. : oatmela
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  That's high. 55 Celsius is a hot melty temperature. : SpaecKow
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    It's reasonably for a load temp. Bit high for idle. : Goncyn
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      yeah modern cpus have tolerances up to like 90C so it shouldn't be an issue : aeg1x
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        i set the mobo to alert me at 60C, something got to be wrong as i see reviews on newegg saying they're in... : xxiv
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          One thing you have to realize is that certain programs report the temps much lower for some reason, one o... : Goncyn
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            Yes, plus some mobos are completely inaccurate. I use Core Temp with my 939 board & it's pretty right on... : mafu5150
            • Not to mention most reviews on Newegg are on par with YouTube comments. : Sapiens
        • prob with this is a lot of people use the bios to judge temps, and older programs. This means they usual... : paravis
        • I have the same CPU and mine idles at 29-30C... if you are using the stock intel fan make sure you have i... : goosetickler
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    no it isn't. Not even close. : paravis
    • Okay my bad. : SpaecKow
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  cmon people, first thing: What's your room temp? : paravis
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    yeah, its probably just the sahara : jaga
    • hmm. What is cooling your pc? The air from your room. Do PC parts run much hotter than a typical room ... : paravis
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  same cpu here with stock heatsink and I am 30 celcius. 37 on load. Used Arctic silver before putting o... : mc-fine
  • what app are you using to read your temps?? : Shadowdane
• my E6600 @ 3.2ghz idles at 45C. My room is about 74F/23C : Shadowdane
• ATTN: ARTIC SILVER 5 MENZ - Follow the new instructions for dual and quad core applications. They are not... : majestik
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  I am using the same CPU - c2d 6750 on an Asus P5K Stock heat sync and fan but arctic silver paste. R... : harvord
  • yeah see ^he has a very low room temp. If he had a room temp of say 75f, his core temps would be @ aroun... : paravis
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    I have a 6750 too, but on a P35. I have the stock heatsink with no arctic silver. It idles at about 27C a... : Pittst3r
    • it was the problem. one corners tab was bent a little and slighly unseated. plus i had too much paste on.... : xxiv
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  My temps seem erroneously low. e6600 24C and 21C : edgewise
  • wow, that's about 20C less than my old e6600 @ stock speeds w/ Zalman 9700. I wonder what Remo's temps ar... : pancake humper
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    use CoreTemp - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Windows-Widgets/Widget-Miscellaneous/Core-Temp.shtml : Shadowdane
    • same http://edgewise.shackspace.com/Coretemp.JPG : edgewise
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    im guessing your room temp is like 55f or something heh : paravis
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      it's probably 63-65 degrees down where the PC is. : edgewise
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        what heatsink do you have? : Shadowdane
        • stock HS. : edgewise
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    Mine is the same on the Q6600, but I have a massive HS/Fan the thermaltake ultra 120 one : Judecca
    • Same. I lapped mine but I don't think I did it properly. Anyhow, I'm @ 3.4ghz prime stable 1.36v, idles... : paravis
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  What tool are you using to measure? ONLY use Intel Thermal Analysis Tool (Intel TAT in google) or CoreTem... : pancake humper
  • TAT is inaccurate. Unless they released a new version. Did they? : paravis
• Thats definitely high. My 4300 at 3.0ghz hits 55C under load, idle is ~30C. Is the heatsink seated pr... : re4ctor
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  okay it's really not as high as people are making it out to be. I'd guess your room temp is 80+, and/or... : paravis
  • of course if that's not the case it needs to be reseated, with some properly applied grease :). Thin lay... : paravis
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  is your stock heatsink one of those circle ones? I had a hard time getting that style properly mounted. ... : vado
  • yeah oem intel one. i hate those push tabs. i had slightly bent one and it wasn't perfectly seated on one... : xxiv
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  my rule of thumb: if it is stable during prime95, who cares how hot it is. just worry about stability. : prancing_jackanapes
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    how long should it last in prime95? : sherwinpg
    • forever. most people settle for overnight, like 8+ hours. it's totally personal preference. : xsoulbrothax
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  update, i reapplied the paste, tried to get it seated a little better, and have it running at 31C accordi... : xxiv
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    what mobo? It could be correct if its got an updated bios. But really, its not doing a damn thing sitti... : paravis
    • GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R , i'll pick up that everest program once everythings installed. : xxiv
  • you're fine now. just hurry up and get windows installed. :P BIOS temps and built-in program temps ten... : xsoulbrothax
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  How long ago did you apply the Arctic Silver? You need to let it settle in for a week and also be sure... : Sailor of Fortune
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    wut? I have never heard that before : moshman
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      rtfm, noob :P http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_dual_wcap.pdf Under "Break... : nyranger66
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        Oh, that would happen anyway on my PCs, because I don't leave them on 24/7 : moshman
        • I hate planet earth, so I leave mine on 24/7. : nyranger66
  • i applied it last night, left it running overnight and the highest it got up to was 34. when i got up thi... : xxiv

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• ... privacy issues? : jaga
• Probably a holdover from the old days when a camera was a big, loud instrument and would be really distra... : riptyde
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  Well, see, it basically boils down to a few different things. Allow me to explain them for you, and be aw... : Bean
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    Bean, you are escalating in nastiness! I am impressed : jessipoo
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      I've actually come down quite a bit in the past week or so. I peaked, complete with some rather acidic ra... : Bean
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        Fall rage: THE LEAVES OUTSIDE ARE PRETTY COLORS BUT ALL I SEE ON THE SHACK ARE STUPID GIRL ATTENTION WHOR... : zakk
        • cue Rolling Stones' Paint it Black : riptyde
        • HEY GUYS I HAD SEX WITH SOME LEAVES TODAY : gmd
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          Oh, soooooooo close. It doesn't really get cold here, and most of our trees are pine, so no leaves. Also,... : Bean
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            I bet you could write a web comic strip to compete with xkcd. : Pittst3r
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              I consider that an insult of the highest order, and I'm going to fucking sue you for intentional inflicti... : Bean
              • Good! Now, strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete... : thetangent
              • Ah fuck, I can't believe I've done that. But seriously, I wasn't trying to insult you, I was just making : Pittst3r
          • There's at least ONE day there where it gets somewhere near freezing. You can be super angry on that day. : zakk
  • Yes... I can feel the anger welling in you! : riptyde
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    Lawyers Are Worthless Faggots Bean is a Lawyer Bean is a Worthless Faggot : soggybagel
    • All that was needed was a citation to the transitive property and your proof would be complete. : hadronflux
  • I find your argument convincing. Are you a lawyer or something? : Ovate
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    Hey, I love John Grisham novels and want to become a lawyer just like him. Any advice? : edgewise
    • Get in line with Modica. : Bean
    • Stop reading John Grisham novels. : Arcanum
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    sweet! i'm not involved... so i must not be a faggot! : j0nchan
    • Well, you know how all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares? I'm just sayin'... : Bean
• Almost no courts allow cameras or recording devices inside during court proceedings. : soggybagel
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  Umm, those are actually photos. Real courtrooms look like Elmo's World. : sgtsanity
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    that explains why my penis is so smudgy :[ : Bean
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      stop rubbing it out so much : jaga
      • but that's all I'm good at. :( : Bean
  • lolol : Merconium
• 1) it's awesome 2) maybe the flashes would still be too much of a disruption? that seems kind of ridicul... : jake2000
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  You understand cameras aren't allowed but you suggest a Polaroid? Yeah Polaroids aren't cameras at all. T... : VegasX
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    IF THEY TAKE MY PICTURE IT STEALS MY SOUL!!! : soggybagel
    • oh great another Mennonite using the internet. : ryuuseki
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  Bean is a faggot and wont give you a real answer. The real answer is that criminals are ugly and no on... : Morgin
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    DUDE! Stop giving away trade secrets! : Bean
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      get on msn so i can talk dirty to you : Morgin
      • ok nevermind i have my civil procedure final in 6 and a half hours so i should get some sleep. SECURI... : Morgin

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  I'm giving away my copy of the game to my brother as a poor-college-student's gift. This way he can use : thief
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    feef why you leaving us? : Jackass1233
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      There just aren't enough medics for my playing style. I will be trying to teach myself a course or : thief
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        yeah i love playing medic for aggresive people, but most of the time it gets me slaughtered. but i've bee... : Demius
        • You and I were the original soldier medic combo! : thief
  • wtf noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : Chandler55
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  same as you http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992741720/stats/TF2 : eldiablo01
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    Most Damage 10,694 as sniper Most Kills 40 as sniper Most points 73 as sniper : eldiablo01
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      lol what server were you playing sniper on, those are some insane numbers, I dont think its even possible... : Jackass1233
      • it was a server with no sudden death or at least a really long timer and instant respawn. the only thing ... : eldiablo01
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  Top points: 51 - Engineer 35 - Soldier Max kills: 25 with Soldier. You would think I would have a... : K1Bond007
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    Yeah, I dont ever play for stats, I play to crush the other team. Im sure I could have some insanely infl... : Jackass1233
    • I only play on the Shack servers. Thus far I've only played on them and in Valve's servers for the matche... : K1Bond007
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970477008/stats/TF2 50.8 hrs past 2 weeks : Maddog_Delphi97
• 11pts/ 8 kills is still my max and even then it was kinda a fluke :/ I don't get how you guys do it, I c : lowpoly
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  I need to play more. And be better. http://steamcommunity.com/id/laurgasms/stats/TF2 : laurgasms
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    19 for demoman is pretty good. Also.. 10 minutes as an Engineer and you only had 1 kill. wtf.. :P : K1Bond007
    • 2fort, no one made it to our base, i think we were dancing. : laurgasms
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/rice-rocketeer/stats/TF2 : Rice-Rocketeer
  • *I* need to play more. Given how much time I've played, I'd say I'm pretty efficient, though! : Rice-Rocketeer
• mine have been fucked since being reset multiple times before it was fixed :( :( :( :( getting 10 sent... : Downforce
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/crimsonhandhiro/stats/TF2 Pretty much indeterminably average at everythin... : CrimsonHandHiro
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    You call max points 56 average? : romulan
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      I'm pretty sure my sentry did most of the work though... (then again, I did have 25 kills with my shotgun... : CrimsonHandHiro
      • That, my friend, is above average. : romulan
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  19 hours as spy 11 as demoman 6 as heavy 6 as soldier 6 as scout 5 as engi 4.5 as pyro 2 as sniper... : duncandun
  • also http://steamcommunity.com/id/4chanpartyvan/stats/TF2 : duncandun
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969340688/stats/TF2 Most points: 13,164 Most kills:49 (... : YamatoTwinkie
• i like soldier and medic http://steamcommunity.com/id/vuduchild/stats/TF2 : VuduChild
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/spectr3/stats/TF2 : spectr3
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  I had 10 ubers one round. That shit is nuts. : rosewood
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    Sadly, it was bugged a few weeks ago, hence how I got 14. : CrimsonHandHiro
    • 19, lol http://steamcommunity.com/id/dbrown/stats/TF2 That may have been because of a bug my my 41 poi... : Nali4Freedom
  • 18 ubers is my best: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thekidd142/stats/TF2 not a bug! : thekidd
• I have pathetic stats compared to everyone here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/freshyk/stats/TF2 :( : freshyk
• Yeah, just tallied up my hours: 154.1 hours total. I like this game. : megarust32
• god I need to get in on this. Now that I'm working maybe I can. It's like the new BF1942. : thetangent
• Fuckin' Hellgate: London. I'm like the wife who keeps going back to her husband even though he hits her. : Rotten Deadite
• Mine aren't terribly impressive, but I've only played on the Shack servers so maybe thats why. http://... : re4ctor
• My obsession was raped right before my very eyes when I started getting connection errors.... I really ne... : Malku
• I've played over 100 hours of Warhawk. Game says 90 hours but it wasn't counting any matches for the fir... : Boxelder
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  26 kills / 50 points as SNIPER: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968491310/stats/TF2 Whic... : jimmy-buffett
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    Jesus, I think if you play on pubs stats should be discounted, you will never get 26 kills straight on th... : dkrulz
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      you can do 26 straight on the shack if that intent rules your playing style and movement, etc. : thief
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        I did 30 as soldier once, and that wasn't even aiming for stats. : thief
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          Sorry meant as a sniper getting 26 kills straight wasn't going to happen. : dkrulz
          • oh yeah; that'd require absolute paranoia. : thief
    • what a crock : VuduChild
    • I completly agree. I let Chipmunk play on my account for steam on a public custom map and he methodicall... : Malku
    • The pub server that my CS clan managed had a pretty high level of player skill, but then again probably 5... : jimmy-buffett
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      I think stats should only count on servers running within certain acceptable parameters as defined by val... : aeg1x
      • Yeah, Don't record stats if less than 10 players on the map Don't record stats if time spawned was c... : razlebol
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        or you could not care about stats and just play the game : eldiablo01
        • I wish the tab did not publicly list points, etc; or at least make it an option for the server to turn of... : thief
        • if they're going to implement a stats system they should make it valid. : aeg1x
• HOT CHICKS : TastyWheat
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  You guys play a lot. Here are mine http://steamcommunity.com/id/RazLeBoL/stats/TF2 Max point is 20 as... : razlebol
  • 146.9, holy shit I've played alot : Trips
• I think my top three classes are Demo, Engineer, and Heavy. I love playing spy even if I suck, but it se... : Rag and Bone Man
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  In this subthread we simply post how many hours total we have playing TF2 86 hours for me : dkrulz
  • about 140 : Jackass1233
  • 67 hours here. my e-peen is small :[ : Noobler
  • 93 hours... closing in on the triple digits... : Grumbeld
  • 08.3 (yes, total all-time) :'( : Bean
  • where does it lsit this. : thief
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    146.9 hours.... : Trips
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      wtf is total time played. : thief
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        I think you have to add up each individual class's playtime to get that. I couldn't find a total-total an... : Bean
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          D'oh. There's me not thinking. : thief
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            mmm, enough to act as a deterrent to much further play. : thief
            • :( : Chandler55
  • 20 or so hours. : freshyk
  • 157.9 : smax
  • 132.5 hours. yikes! :< : pyide
  • about 100 :| : feek
  • 164.5! : notext
  • 198.3 hours... oh god : Izanaki
  • Just over 70. Heh, some of you guys must be playing pretty much non-stop. Are you guys in school or somet... : Silent Sorrow
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  I was like this with Battlefield 2. If I wasn't playing it I'd spent an hour or two analyzing my stats a... : deject
  • Battlefield 2 was amazing. BF3 will be even more amazing as long as they don't console the shit out of it... : Sgt_Boomstick
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/grumbeld/stats/TF2 My pyro playing is on the upswing as I'm figuring thin... : Grumbeld
• Yeah it's TF2 for me too. All I'll say is 24,084 total points. I play that shit way too much although I h... : NastyJack
• I really had a great time tonight as demo man. Playin on pubs made me miss the shack servers though. : afrochops
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/notextsteam/stats/TF2 : notext

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• I thought the original one was pretty funny but I haven't really cared for PA in a while : uglysad
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  I like them! : FlatlineDixay
  • as do i! : mindmann
• They furify me. SCREW YOU FURIFY IS TOTALLY A WORD I MADE IT JUST THEN : TastyWheat
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  Yeah, I think it's retarded. Not funny, just oddly pretentious. That's how PA rolls sometimes though. : Ovate
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    It's ironic that you said that, because they were originally created to be pretentious. They were making ... : OverloadUT
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      Heh, I guess that's why it felt odd. Good to know these things... ...still retarded though :) : Ovate
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        Here's the original comic: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/24 Now that I read it again, I t... : OverloadUT
        • Heh yeah that one's pretty funny. They've kinda jumped the shark on this whole thing though : Ovate
        • hahahahaha : eldersveld
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          See, that's funny. The current plotline is just a bedtime story for kids. =( : brickmatt
          • for their kids :) : dooberzoo
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          hahaha, that's great. But yeah, the full strip Twisp and Catsby is just annoying. I go to their site to r... : thetangent
          • good luck!!! hahahahahahaha : boring gegtik
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  What are your thoughts on XKCD? : FrayLo
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    it blows goats. : NeoMoose
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      please tell me more about this xkcd comic and how much you hate it. : FrayLo
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        it literally finds goats and sucks them dry. : NeoMoose
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          Well, do be sure to continue to read the strip every time it is posted just so that you can remind everyo... : Vantage
          • ok. : NeoMoose
          • i too look forward to the daily xkcd sucks posts : FrayLo
  • baaa-aaa-aaa : father_crown
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  They reek of 'hey lets create a wacky character that will sell merchandise' I noticed that within a wee... : deathofrats
  • they dont merchandise at random, its because a bunch of people wrote in saying they really liked the char... : yAak
• PA hasn't been funny for a long long time I'm sorry to say. I used to like it quite a bit, but... feh. : lplasmatron
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  Thanks for letting us know. Please list all the other things you dislike, so we can petition your interne... : c0bra
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    Hey I was just making "conversation" but thanks for volunteering to do that. I also dislike xkdc (as men... : father_crown
    • SHUT UP WE ONLY WANT TO HEAR YOU AGREE WITH US : stuka
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      Yea, I was mostly joking. But I sort of liked the recent strips so I wanted to disagree in a way that inv... : c0bra
      • It's ok. I was just reading the latest strip and wanted to voice my dissatisfaction, and I realized that... : father_crown
• I actually quite like the twisp and catsby stuff, they're some of my favorite ones. : datoo
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  I don't like their stories, but the illustrations are pretty good. I do like PA a lot though, I think it'... : stuka
  • I'm pretty much the same way. I like the look and style of those, but the story lines are pretty crap. : MacemanInTW
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  I don't think anybody would care about Twisp and Catsby if it wasn't associated with Penny Arcade. : NeoMoose
  • Definitely, but I don't think that makes them bad. I love Twisp and Catsby, but there isn't enough comed... : Finestaut
• Pretty much hate them. Huge waste of funny. But, I don't fault every artist for making something crappy... : tsuba
• I like them a lot, but I will still respect your opinion in the morning. : pointingdevice
• I am a big fan of them. I thought the last two-parter was particularly funny. : OverloadUT
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  I like them when they work, but the last one was a bit sappy at the end : hamachi
  • Well they do have children of their own, you know. : action wombmate
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  Ominous! : cpt_gloval
  • Rhombus? : father_crown
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    These beefs are tender. And the exuberance? : yonderboy
    • Insubstantial! : Kentor
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  They were originally supposed to absolutely horrible. In one of the old podcasts Tycho and Gabe talked a... : Kentor
  • Ham! : pyide
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    I liked Jersey Girl. I don't see why everyone hates it so much. Just because it has J-Lo in it for 10 min... : nudel
    • (I liked Penny Arcade's reaction to what Smith said about critics as well, for the record.) : nudel
• these last few made me shrug. they dont inspire any anger in me, but i'm not impressed. its like they w... : yAak
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  i never understood them...then again, i'm not an english major : davislovestacobell
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    us English majors are very sesquipedalian : Postal
    • Oooooooh I love that word. I used it in a speech once. <3 : five_percent
• I found them entertaining in a children's story kind of way : Begawkiness
• Love'em : locater16
• Love PA, but those also don't do much for me. I don't hate them, but they're not as good as the usual G&T... : tcs
• I think they're great. Luckily those two have a huge stage to perform on and it gives them the chance to ... : graceofdragons
• Love some Twisp and Catsby myself. I have no taste either but hey... : baron calamity
• I like them quite a bit, actually. Penny-Arcade isn't always at the top of their game, but really it's n : action wombmate
• They're ok, not near as bad as CTS though : Iazu
• I hate all multi page penny arcades that involve fictional characters. Especially fucking cardboard tube... : Turd Ferguson

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• Ascension has piqued my interest. All this talk of Tribes lately has me dying for some more Spinfusor act... : djkenohki
• SC2 and Spore are going to be like sex in videogame form i hope i hope i hope : thetangent
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  That forumer is insane. I post there fairly often, and he's ridiculously on top of anything PC or indie-g... : xsoulbrothax
  • Yeah, dude is nuts. Someone should give him some webspace to post screenshots, as the 2007 freeware game... : midgetherder
• man i need a new video card stat : podizzle
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  Meh Half of these games I saw on the 2007 list : Blackdawgg
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    Yea, I wouldn't be surprise Starcraft II doesn't get release next year considering Blizzard's past histor... : yellowtexan
    • Actually the current rumors are that the game is actually early - might see a summer 2008 release. : Schnapple
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    +2 for use of "Meh" as the start your post and as a counterargument to nothing. +1 for ignoring the fine... : midgetherder
    • Meh I could have gotten more points if I tried. : Blackdawgg
• nice, there seems to be plenty of interesting point-click adventure games coming up. : jujubees
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  I doubt they are all 2008. Still out of that list I am most looking forward to (in no order): American... : ovrlrd
  • Yeah, I still enjoy checking those lists of his every now and then, but he needs to be more careful and/o : Johnny Law
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  OMG > Vampyre Story From ex-LucasArts guys(mostly from the Curse of Monkey Island crew) Why haven't... : Athlon7
  • Also, Dragon Age from Bioware? Wow. Count me in. : Athlon7
  • Because they've been quietly working on it for two years. These things don't appear over night. : baron calamity
  • wow i totally forgot about that game remember hearing about it ages ago : -=kodiak=-
• Fuckin' A. 2008 is gonna be an expensive year, too. :| : Rice-Rocketeer
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  The list is long, but it isn't especially impressive. Sure there's some real gems in there, but most of ... : PenicillinX57
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    Democracy 2 will own, MARK MY WORDS : Mondo
    • Actually, it's already out, and there's a demo. The first one was a lot of fun. http://www.positech.co.u... : woddemandred
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  I think I must be dead inside. Spore just looks really boring. I watched that really long presentation ag... : marmite
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    I think it's a really cool concept and Will Wright has a special place in my heart. The problem is, Pete... : midgetherder
    • Can someone breifly explain the concept, I think I must be missing something - it seems like a sort of 5 ... : marmite
  • It looked like a lot of fun.... two years ago. : baron calamity
• Obligatory old lists post: http://silversnake.shackspace.com/games/games-2006.htm http://silversnake.sh... : SilverSnake
• 3 space sim games.. and all MMO's :( give me Tie Fighter 2008 damnit!! : cause&effect
• Oh hells yes, a new Seven Kingdoms game! That game was amazing. : graceofdragons
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  wow. "Lone Wolf: Flight from the Dark Action-adventure based on legendary "Choose your own adventure" ga... : contentious roy
  • finger in book = quicksave : 60days
  • http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Home : dirge23
• Pretty cool if you're into historical RTS games. I'm not, and each year I find it a little depressing tha... : rock elf
• Wow, adventure games might have a small comeback. I see a few titles in that list that I am holding some... : jasoncrowley
• That's a lot of good looking games. : [7]kami
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  Hrm. One game I'm very interested in (Simon the Sorceror 4, didn't even know it was under way!), and two ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • I hope they keep Chris Barrie (Rimmer) as the voice for Simon. He was pretty good in the first two games. : cause&effect
• So the boycott of Gamespot is over? Or did it never start? : Silent Sorrow

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  the interface really is as smooth and slick as in the videos along with web browsing (provided you are on... : t0ad
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    Yeah, I didn't expect the actually wireless to be super fast, but as long as it's usable it could be real... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • Edge isn't screaming fast but for the most part it is really good. I browse all the time now, even when I... : Serpico74
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  Might want to wait till Macworld (Jan 08). : moz
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    Why would I want to do that? : Ctrl-Phreak
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      G3 iPhone baby! : geneshifter
      • uh, 3G I mean, lol : geneshifter
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        i don't know what this means. Is the new one going to have Joe Satriani and Steve Vai in it or someth... : Ctrl-Phreak
        • Faster network is what it means. The EDGE network sucks and has kept me away from the iPhone since launc... : geneshifter
      • I thought 3G wasn't supposed to be around till Q2 or Q3. : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • Odds are that they'll tweak the hardware a bit. It won't be a radical redesign at this point, but Apple ... : jimmy-buffett
    • Most probably announce a new version of the iPhone with 3G and higher storage. : moz
• i'm in your boat too. the interface is super slick, i played with an iphone for a while on saturday. ev... : FrayLo
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  I just got this phone in the mail today, and it's awesome so far: http://www.flyingh4x0r.com/6500.jpg : Flying h4x0r
  • Awesome background. : freshyk
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    I've had this in my pocket for 2 years http://www.mobilewhack.com/images/lg_c2000_cell_phone_1.jpg I n... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • Indeed, getting a new phone is almost as awesome as building a new PC. Especially if the one you're curre... : Flying h4x0r
• I find it really that slick and smooth. I am quite happy with it. It's not perfect, but I still think it'... : carnivore
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  The mp3 player crashes while using the web browser and the web browser occasionally crashes by itself, bu... : pyrogen
  • I thought that disappeared in 1.1.2? I have that about once a week, but I don't want to upgrade to 1.1.2 ... : ventro
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  Confirmed hotness, it's just a bit bigger than your average clamshell. If you're ok with that then I'd sa... : festivalman
  • It's a bit longer and wider than my current phone, but it's about half as thick. I don't mind fairly larg... : Ctrl-Phreak
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  it's the same size as the 4th gen ipod. as far as storage... i've got about 900 songs (3.5 gigs) of mu... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    I'm glad you mentioned coverage instead of simply singing the praises of 3G. I wasn't thinking it would b... : Ctrl-Phreak
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      you can mistype on they keyboard and it will know what you are trying to type most of the time, i think. ... : FrayLo
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        That's pretty snazzy. With a normal-ish keyboard I'll actually be able to text people now. Between my gia... : Ctrl-Phreak
        • Tip for the iPhone. When you're typing push a letter. If it registers the wrong one you can drag your fin... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Save your money for a trip to get drunk with me! : happynoodle
  • I was up there on Saturday and the signup page said you would be there. I was sad :( : Ctrl-Phreak
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  I've had it since launch and I am just as happy with it as the day I got it. I couldn't have something wi... : Serpico74
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    Have portable Google Maps pretty much has me sold on it at this point. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      just fyi, there is a port of google maps available for most web enabled phones. its not as nice as the i... : FrayLo
      • My phone takes like 3 minutes to load Cingular's own bullshit marketplace thing, I wouldn't even try to l... : Ctrl-Phreak
      • Links to phone numbers, web pages, directions, traffic map, the way it is all laid out. Yeah, I haven't s... : Serpico74
• I got one last Thursday. I love it. It's mt first cellphone ever, so I like SMS a lot and having email wi... : dmason
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  Get one. I love mine to death. : DOOManiac
  • Oh, and yes the interface is just as smooth. It's one of the reasons I love the phone so much. The UI is ... : DOOManiac
• I can only comment on the interface and wifi as I have a touch, but wow, it is absolutely fantastic. the... : snowwolf
• Yes it really is that slick. And it gets you chicks. : Dessicator82
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  I'd get a windows mobile phone. There are a TON of new awesome ones out now, and these phones can do 10x... : paravis
  • oh and you can get a good phone @ a cheaper price :p : paravis
  • That interface doesn't look anywhere near as slick or easy to use as the iPhone one. They have me sold on... : Ctrl-Phreak
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    having used a windows mobile phone (XV6700) up until I got my iphone, all I can say is you have no idea ... : cdbeckman
    • I've had the chance to use an iphone before. If I wanted to be super trendy and show everyone how trendy... : paravis
  • Blackbery or iPhone is all I would recommend to anyone. Windows Mobile is craaaap. : Serpico74
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    that was awesome when it took like ten seconds to load up the calculator. also it was awesome that the d... : warpdude
    • its an older phone. There are a handful of much faster phones out. : paravis
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    Negative. I've owned 2 Windows Mobile phones in the past, and the iPhone is hands down leaps and bound... : DOOManiac
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      heh ill take that advantage over the iphone anyday. Same reason I use windows vs mac. : paravis
      • Exactly. All the iPhone love is about the UI and nothing more, apparently from people who don't need/unde... : nudel
    • most I've seen are cheaper, and your choices for a carrier are numerous compared to iphones 1. 500min... : paravis
  • I <3 my Tilt. Don't understand the WM hate. : opengl128
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    I hate, hate Windows mobile. It's laggy, buggy, poorly designed and it's interface is just not a phone. : geedeck
    • BUT YOU CAN DO YOUR SPREADSHEETS : johnsto
    • I could not agree more. : moshman
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      it only takes a little bit of research to know how to tweak the crap out of a windows mobile phone to cha... : paravis
      • how does it feel to be smarter than geedeck : boring gegtik
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  Love mine, as slick as the videos. It is my magical all in one ipod + organizer + cell phone + internet d... : cdbeckman
  • forgot to mention - due to google maps, it has yellow pages basically built in. And not the slow painful ... : cdbeckman
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  What an absolute waste of money it is. : breal0
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    Or that its not. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      it depends. I'm an Apple fanboi and I don't really have a use for an iPhone. I don't need an MP3 pl... : fatman
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        It's all about what you need. I'm just the opposite. This is the only Apple product I have ever owned. : DOOManiac
        • Safari on the iPhone was the biggest surprise for me as far as how much I ended up using it. It was prett... : Serpico74
        • Oh and I also like the e-penis++ I get from telling people I can SSH into my phone. <3 : DOOManiac
        • Have you tried mobile Opera? : bipolar
    • once you buy one and you're locking into a crappy AT&T contract, its so totally worth it in a justifiable... : paravis
• I've had mine since they lowered the price and I'm decently happy with it. If you think about it as ipod... : ant321