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  its a lot less open both in terms of the world and the actions you can take. but i agree, its an awesome... : kill9
  • There's a ton of differences, but afyer three days the overall feel of the game is very similar to me. T... : Boxelder
• yep, I concur on it's awesomeness. : Fredrik S
• It's less open and more focused, which I prefer. : slax0r
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  Yet the combat is just as boring as Oblivion's, which I didn't think was possible. : Matt Burris
  • I liked it, different weapons for different things, plus the story is what I loved most. : DM7
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    Ugh, is it real-time? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Yes but it's much different than the Oblivion combat. Basically it requires you to attack at the right ti... : moogle
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        Like Mario & Luigi? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          It's hard to describe so if you're curious watch this video. That doesn't look like release but it's clos... : moogle
          • The movie narrator explains the combo thing around 2:50. : moogle
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            that looks like very different version of the game, the interface has changed quite a lot (for stat incre... : grendel
            • Yeah, I just figured I wouldn't find a more recent version of the game that had the combat narrated nicel... : moogle
            • Wow, that is indeed way different. The final version of the game looks super fancy with the combat, spec... : CrustaR
• Its the polar opposite of oblivion but thats what i actually prefer to the generic sandbox system. I lov... : Hoax
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  "If you like oblivion, you will like the witcher", because of loading screens? : Klebold
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    `If you like loading screensyou'll like Oblivion a lot better. The Witcher doesn't take more than five r... : Boxelder
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      whats your system? it runs fine for me on medium, but to get into a fucking hut with a woman sitting on a... : Klebold
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        are you on the latest patch? : kill9
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          i was using 1.1. gave up midway thru 3rd act because i had finished my maddox book i had solely read duri... : Klebold
          • I'm using version 1.2, 88000 GTS : Boxelder
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    This is a completely moot point since the latest Witcher patch. Loading decreased from 40-60 second save/... : moogle
    • It was always around 10-30 seconds (with 30 being the loading of very large areas) and I'm glad because i... : Moonbase Commander
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  I heard oblivion was good on the 360. : mp7rox
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    i heard the fighter's guild is recruiting : kill9
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      ...if you have the stones for it. : DM7
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        I saw a mudcrab the other day.. disgusting creatures. : xsoulbrothax
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          It's the hero of Kvatch! : moogle
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            I hear you know how to move well in light armor. : gimpx32
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              Look at the muscles on you! : DM7
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                Capital! : Matt Burris
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                  Muthsera : Ebu
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                    what was all this about. : mp7rox
                    • the over repeated things townsfolk say to you when you run past them. if you have played assassin's creed... : Klebold
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    It was good on PC too =) : DinK
    • I actually like different things better on each platform. Now that I have a system that can run it cr : Ebu
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  I'm enjoying The Witcher a lot more than Oblivion. : freshyk
  • Yeah, I loved the storyline of The Witcher. : DM7
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    Same here. I never finished Oblivion. : CrustaR
    • thats because you can't finish oblivion. : Klebold
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  i'd be all over it, but i have to finish a handful other other quality games first, including mass effect... : xxiv
  • Same here. Once I finish the rest of my queue, I plan on playing it. It sounds like it takes a long time ... : lplasmatron
• I didn't enjoy the Witcher much :( Can't seem to get the motivation to finish it. http://www.shack... : kelbane
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  I was going to pick it up - but my mate said the combat was poopy pants. : seven
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    Name an RPG with good combat, ever It's timing-based. You click at the right time, your guy does a mo... : EvilDolemite
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      Then according to what you're saying - there's a market out there for a non-crap RPG. : seven
      • I've always played RPGs in spite of the combat, not for it. I'm not picky. If the combat isn't broken I... : EvilDolemite
    • seems like what makes the label "rpg" stick to a title is halfassed or diceroll combat. once the comba... : Draugluin
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      i loved fallouts turn based combat : kelbane
      • Hmm. That's a good example. : EvilDolemite
      • I have to concede this. Working your stats to produce exploding headshots was so much fun. : Draugluin
      • 2'nded. Maximizing the chaos you could cause with one turn's worth of AP was a huge part of the appeal f... : TShandy
      • I fell asleep playing any of the fallout games. true story. : dilutedq
      • He should have said "good REAL TIME combat" because as this post shows there are good turn-based combat R... : DinK
    • I adored the Infinity Engine games combat. Tactical and Real-Time and fully customizable to your prefere... : Vantage
  • Check out the demo on fileshack and see for yourself. : melkore
  • Most of the people who say that don't really know how to use the combat mechanics in the game. : CrustaR
  • I have it, and stopped playing because of this. I'd rather see my character do his own thing like NWN or ... : gijoehosaphat
• Meh. I had a lot more fun with Oblivion than I'm having with The Witcher. http://www.shacknews.com/lary... : Arcanum
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  I love the world, the character, the general atmosphere, music. But, it's less of an RPG than Oblivion. ... : EvilDolemite
  • It's funny you say that. There are a LOT of people who don't even consider Oblivion an RPG (I am not one... : dilutedq
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  needs to come out for 360 : Dravenport
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    the controls would be... tricky with the 360 controller. it's pretty much point and click. it could be... : xsoulbrothax
    • cd projekt is hiring xbox 360 peoples http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/career/ : pyide
• So heres the thing.... I want to pick it up, but im annoyed that id be playing the watered down north ame... : johnny rotten
• I don't understand how the two relate? If you like one, you'll like this other game that is nothing like... : dilutedq
• i tried to install the demo and it pooped on my computer : agentlead
• The Witcher is good, as far as linear RPGs go, but it has very little in comparison to Oblivion. I'm... : jasoncrowley

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  it makes me want to buy diablo 2 again so i can break a few more mice : Yanks
  • I think part of the reason Hellgate: London failed so badly was that it had nothing in it that gave me an... : bipolar
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  Stay awhile and listen! : DrFlammable
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    <3 x10 : eonix
    • I met Brom over the weekend and I never knew he did the cover art for this game. (Great link btw) : eonix
• I take that challenge and--who am I kidding. *falls asleep to the soothing melody* : Audhuml4
• i love that music and listen to it occasionally. : sikander
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  Since I've never heard that music before, its pretty easy. How does it feel to be so easily defied? : skunk_ape
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    it's really more your loss than mine. And the saddest part is you don't even know what you've missed :( : bipolar
    • Why don't you give him your needle, bipolar. Let him experience the joy. : Audhuml4
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    If you've never heard this music before - you do not deserve to be on the intershack :( : seven
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      I could *almost* understand if he happened to be 17 years old or something, but he's 35 and there's reall... : bipolar
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        I was busy having sex! ok I wasn't : skunk_ape
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          Tell the truth - you were playing table top RPGs. : seven
          • I pretty much hate all RPGs (which is why diablo 2 didn't appeal to me). I do like zelda games if that r... : skunk_ape
          • But always asking for hot chicks in the inn. : bundy
• You son of a bitch, now I feel the need to play again....... : Turd Ferguson
• damn you man, i loved that game so much : multisync
• god, i hated not being able to run while in town : biskits
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  :( i played very little of that game.My brothers and I keep trying to play together but we never get too ... : lacker
  • Ice sorc for the easy romp through normal and nightmare. Max frozen orb and at least one synergy (assumi... : bipolar
• Hmm, many many wasted hours of really late night loot runs in college. Nice. : invisible_kid
• Forwarded to my wife's work email. She will remember having to hear that for hours on end, and she will ... : mafu5150
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  Amazing game, Diablo 2 was one of the funnest games I've ever played. Don't remember much from the first... : arizona bay
  • paging phreakin to this poor grammar subthread : boomstickah
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  So sad that Uelmen is no longer with Blizzard. That song is a strong contender for the best piece of musi... : Nick Breckon
  • It's been a while since I've listened to it in full, but yeah it's pretty amazing both within the context... : omnova
• That's an incredibly good quality stream. : seven
• damn yo. wasted so many hours playing that game, but it was so goddamn fun. level 62 level paladin NEVAR ... : Crimson
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  Everyone who hasn't, play Titan Quest : EvilDolemite
  • if it only had some blood and gore, i'd love it 10x more : Sixcos
  • It's a very fun game (and more so with the expansion), but it's no Diablo / Diablo II :( Maybe if they i... : bipolar
  • It's not the same thing. I'm not liking the random drops on Normal, and the skills for my Dreamkiller ar... : Rag and Bone Man
• amazing, that music is ingrained deep in my mind, but hearing it without the accompanying game makes it s... : edgewise
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  Uh, isn't that Diablo 1? : Alf Alpha
  • as far as I know, it is. Maybe they used it in D2? I never really played D2, couldn't get into Diablo-e... : windowpane
  • technically u r rite. The same song (but remixed/different arrangement) plays in Diablo II when you go b... : bipolar
• Man... it actually makes me feel pretty strange. It makes me feel super-tired since I really liked the mu : maddy
• motherfucker, you got me :( : windowpane
• I spent so much time playing this and loved it despite the proliferation of hacks which was its eventual ... : dkrulz
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  here is an awesome interview with Matt Uelmen re: the Diablo II soundtrack: http://www.gamespot.com/feat... : MikkleThePickle
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    All of those mp3s give me 404s, as I just found out. : slax0r
    • that's too bad... well they are mirrored here: http://www.fileplanet.com/38413/0/0/0/section/Music ... : MikkleThePickle
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  thank god my d2 disks are long gone, id be installing again : hobbespanache
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    You can easily purchase them in any gaming store. In fact, you could probably pick up a copy quite cheap... : stump
    • lol I'm seriously thinking about doing this myself :( : bipolar
• Awesome Oh by the way Diablo 3 is going to be formally announced this year. Two (or maybe three!?!??!)... : locater16
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  Blizzard used to offer the entire Diablo 2 + LoD soundtrack in mp3 form on their site but pulled it a whi... : slax0r
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    I stand corrected: http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/mp3/ : slax0r
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      It's a dead link. :( : omnova
      • just check a couple of posts above.... : MikkleThePickle
      • Works here. : skankcore
• i used the diablo 2 soundtrack to fall asleep. God i miss that game. : burning eye
• I met Brom over the weekend and I never knew he did the cover art for this game. (Great link btw) : eonix
• Wow... affected me more than I thought it would. What an insanely groundbreaking and monolithic game i... : vile
• Holy fuck, you got me w/this one man. First online game I ever played. First time I spent 8 straight ho... : action roommate
• Man, so fucking awesome. This music is ingrained in my mind more than most--I have such strong associati... : Chris Remo
• If anyone wants just the mp3: http://www.tindeck.com/audio/file/kqyp-Tristram.mp3 : rmjackson
• Ahh, how I miss the soundtrack... : jasoncrowley
• I wasn't ever fully into diablo 1 & 2, but that music still got the waves going. : DinK
• I seriously wish I hadn't lost my Diablo 2 expansion disc right now. : Rag and Bone Man

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  remember to let the meat rest after you remove it from the pan.. i forgot to mention that step. Put it on... : wtf242
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    uuuuh, wont meat get cold after 5 mins? : thewriter
    • it shouldn't. most meat will continue to cook for a couple minutes at least. : deject
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      meat that has just been seared and cooked at over 550 degrees? not even close : wtf242
      • Well, I made some eye fillets last week in my new cast iron skillet, sealed both sides and whacked it in ... : thewriter
    • absolutely not, you are cooking at high heat and letting the meat rest lets the juices get back into the ... : FrayLo
    • it helps if you cover it with some foil or something : snicker-snack 2
    • needs to be rested on a hot plate : spdon
• at least it will last for a long time :( : deject
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  The proper response to this is "What is your wife doing looking at the Shack?" : RomSteady
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    I showed the recipe to her. As for the result - Way, way too salty. Damn, it was rough eating that ste... : Colleton
    • next time try salting the steak first with a lot of salt wait 15-20 minutes then wash all the salt off of... : ant_hillbilly
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      sorry mrs. colleton . i don't measure salt and pepper i just use my own judgment. I would estimate I use ... : wtf242
      • heh, no problem man. She used a lot more than a tsp of salt on each sine. :) : Colleton
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      wtf is up with all this excess salt BS? You are supposed to lightly season the steak with salt and pepper... : afty04
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        salt brings out the flavor in meat and tenderizes it. : wtf242
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          here's a pic of the last "heavily" salted steak i cooked. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2153991810_... : wtf242
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            Why all the peppercorn? Also, rest your steak longer. : Matto357
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              How can you tell it's not rested? : EvilDolemite
              • The gradient on the temp of the meat. I'll do one tomorrow and take some pics. : Matto357
              • It's out of breath and all red in the face. : mrwolf710
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              i rested it for 5+ minutes. It was .5 pound kobe strip steak. cooked it for 2 minutes on each side... sea... : wtf242
              • Use Alberta Beef sir. : The Key
              • the steak tasted prefect, but next time i'll probably sear for only like 45 seconds.. not pink enough for... : wtf242
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                I've never understood all the love of pepper on steak. To me it's too strong of a flavor. Yes, I put a ... : Matto357
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                  it was Prime-1, $30 a pound american kobe. (does kobe have to be from japan?) : wtf242
                  • It's kind of one of those "Champagne" not from Champagne france type deals. There are people calling it ... : Matto357
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                  I smoked my pallet to death, need to over season everything. : losder5000
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                    quit smoking, I did, everything tastes better. : Matto357
                    • I did, and it does, but my sense of smell never fully recovered, or maybe it was never that good to begin... : losder5000
        • If you have a quality piece of meat, you don't need to tenderize it. USDA prime or choice meat doesn't ne... : afty04
    • You probably need a teaspoon of kosher for two steaks, both sides. Oversalting not only kills the flavor... : EvilDolemite
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  This thread makes me sad. : Matto357
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    do you hava a chef matto357 guide to steak cooking? : FrayLo
    • I'll take some pictures tomorrow if I have time of one method for cooking a steak. : Matto357
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    why? : wtf242
    • his wife ruined his steak. : Matto357
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    Could you teach me how to make a wonderful desert? I only ever do entrees and I have no idea how to do a : itsjames
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      honestly I hate making dessert. The best advice I can give is to KISS. Make an ice cream with fresh cut... : Matto357
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        I'm not a bad cook, I've just never really tried. What would you suggest? Also I'm not a big fan of ice... : itsjames
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          Start simple, try some flan or creme brulee. Then work your way up to tarttlets and souffles. : Matto357
          • ok, will do. Creme brulee's a pretty popular one anyway : itsjames
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      How to make an amazing dessert, and whack off while you learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NLHQotf... : red2lucas
      • ...holy shit. I'll add my own creme to that one : itsjames
      • oh god, looks good! both the woman and the dessert : aethyr
      • what is this moon measurement bull SHIT : JINKY
    • I can make a ton of different desserts. SM me for recipes/specific requests. : Galadriel07
• I'm my exp its hard to oversalt a steak (over pepper is another thing). It will depend on how thick the c... : jonc
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  I don't get why people try all these complicated ways of cooking steak. Steak is best prepared very, very... : tashtego
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    did you even read the post he linked to? what you described is exactly how i made my steak : wtf242
    • I did read your post- like Matto357 said, too much salt and pepper. I was also just commenting on people ... : tashtego
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    Meh, to a degree. There are ways to make it much awesomer though with little effort. : Matto357
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      When these people talk about frying it in a hot pan... do they simply mean sealing it or are they actuall... : thewriter
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        shallow frying, but very shallow frying. You will loose so much flavour by putting it in the oven, roast ... : spdon
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          I'm sorry but searing + oven steak taste better than bbq/grilling a steak.. unless you have a grill that ... : wtf242
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            true.dat ultra hot searing + oven is how they do it in the best restaurants. : seven
            • I was shown how to do a steak by one of the best chefs in Brisbane, who recently opened a steakhouse, so ... : thewriter
          • grilling with a heat below creates a completely different flavour due to the fat being burned underneath ... : spdon
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        i have a very very very light coating of oil on my steak before i throw it on my cast iron skillet. i do... : FrayLo
        • Yeah, that's seal+oven, what I was talking about. : thewriter
    • Throw a shitload of Cool Ranch Doritos seasoning on it? : snuff
    • Sure, but until someone can get the basics right they will probably just fuck up something more complicat... : tashtego
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    You can cook steak like that yes, but if you want to take it to the next level, add garlic, rosemary and ... : red2lucas
    • I watched the video, but I have no idea how to cook that. No temperatures or times or whatever. : aethyr
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnsgPa2wyGE&feature=related : Fred Garvin
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    Also start with room temp meat or close to it. : Fred Garvin
    • this is a good point as well. I take my steak out of the fridge like 45 minutes before I cook it. : wtf242
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  I don't have a cast iron skillet.. I'm wondering if my non-stick can go in the oven.. : snuff
  • But I do have a cast iron griddle I never use... heh : snuff
  • a good cast iron skillet cost $30. no reason you shouldn't have one. most non-stick pans have plastic han... : wtf242
  • the non stick coating breaks down past 500 degrees. It leeches into the food and can fuck you up =\ : kelbane
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  You have to use some common sense when you cook. You fucking know what salt tastes like - if you are putt... : taronish
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    I've got a magic salt fairy - in my pants! : seven
    • Hey me too, we should hook up : red2lucas
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  I usually coat my steaks with a liberal dose of salt (like 2 tbsp), let it sit there for 45 minutes (1 1/... : edgewise
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    rinse it off? Just use less salt to begin with. : red2lucas
    • the salt pulls water out of the steaks and infuses the meat with salt instead, tenderizing the meat. : edgewise
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    imo that's a bad idea because the salt draws liquid from the steaks. It's best to salt them just before t... : moshman
    • You would think so, but when i've tried this only the surface was a little dry. The rest was juicy and mo... : lapskaus
    • that's what you want. The juiciness of steaks comes from the breakdown of the proteins and fats, not stor... : edgewise

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  I am sure there are a bunch who post who are just peons in the industry (ie artists, programmers, designe... : deathofrats
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    I'm sure they love to be referred to as peons. It makes them feel appreciated. : ArB
    • lol im speaking as a peon myself. I wish i were the one making decisions. : deathofrats
• i am a web developer and I post a lot : wtf242
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  *points to my profile*... : sharkII
  • ^^end of thread : Hoax
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    I work at 2k Sports! You could lump me in with 2k Games now that we're all in the same building. : OverloadUT
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      excuse me but "what" : Deathlove
      • What what? : OverloadUT
    • Can you talk about the next AllPro (if it'll happen)? Rumors are that there'll be no 2K9, but 2K10 might... : Sylvanus
    • Added, thanks! : sharkII
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    you should add locash from valve : oatmela
    • you should get your eyes checked. : sigpro
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    Well, technically they don't all MAKE games. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • What jobs in the game development industry would you say qualify as "making" the games? : OverloadUT
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    You should add mittens from Stardock. <3 : mittense
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      Er. mittense. I just want to be "mittens" here. : mittense
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        Somehow, I don't think that name would fit like a glove. : RomSteady
        • Give him a hand ladies and gentlemen! : DM7
        • they just don't want to be tied down : shavenewok
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      So no longer an intern? Thats awesome dude! : d3tached
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        Yeah. I was un-internified a while ago. I think I've been a "real" employee for about five months. It's k... : mittense
        • Nice man, wish you could have come out to GG some tim. You have done some kick ass stuff in the past with... : d3tached
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    one valve dev missing but I think he is anonymous right now : AllYourBase
    • People either volunteer for the list, or I've gotten their permission. I don't add people who don't want : sharkII
  • IIRC, Frozen Pixel worked on games. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Robin is no longer working for Cryptic (last I saw at least) : Sylvanus
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      Updated, thanks. : sharkII
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        My brother and I used to work at Artificial Studios and shipped Monster Madness. Now he's at Naughty Dog ... : lyme
        • Added, thanks! : sharkII
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  i miss the days of tokay, romero and johnc on irc #DOOM :( : manero
  • I bet you used to finger romero every day. : trOmblyj
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    just for fun http://oatmela1.shackspace.com/doom_3_screen.jpg : oatmela
    • thank you i was looking for that : X-GOUKI
    • OMG - terrible but funny. Legit? : Sylvanus
• scott miller posted the other day : oatmela
• ease one still posts here : dognose
• cliffyb is obliged to pix+divx : elwood00
• im sure tons of them lurk from time to time if anything. they might not lurk in the last chatty, but if a... : sexninja!!!!
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  I'm no cliffyb, but I post here. : lplasmatron
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    please make Fallout 3 very, very pretty :( : Postal
    • Will do. I think it's my best work yet by far. : lplasmatron
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  What kind of developers? Game developers only, or just developers in general? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    developers developers developers : pancake humper
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      what he said, but less sweaty. : Klebold
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE : Maddog_Delphi97
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  there's someone from Naughty Dog! <3 Uncharted : Postal
  • Started and finished that yesterday, fucking awesome game in addition to having probably the best graphic... : d3tached
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  That's why I like the shack, people from the Video Games Industry feel safe enough to post things here an... : DM7
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    Everyone? Woohoo! >_> : Cliffzorz
    • Except you, sorry. *snap* show him to the door gentlemen. :-/ : DM7
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      except kiwis. : Klebold
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        Damnation. *cries* : Cliffzorz
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          out. : Draugluin
          • NEVAR! : Cliffzorz
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  good to see game developers are the professionals who are most in touch with the community still. : Klebold
  • There is something to be said for industry professionals not granting accidental interviews with comments... : ra1n
• I'm kind of a developer. Worked on a couple games. Right now I'm working for the proverbial (much more st... : gooblerampling
• timaste posts a bunch http://www.shacknews.com/profile.x?person=timaste : smoove
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  Also consider there are many developers around here who prefer that their condition as game developers re... : ErneX
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    ^^^^ John Romero! : oatmela
    • ^^^^ Ate my baby! : yosemiteclimber
• Fucking celebrity threads. - xian : capt tripps
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  Yeah I know some developers who posted here until remo posted a sour grapes story. : boomstickah
  • nice going remo :( : Unleashed
  • I knew that guy was trouble. Just knew it. : xZanU
  • what story was that? : askedrelic
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    lol this is the internet what the fuck did they expect? : romulan
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      I don't see why he took such offense to it, to me its something one could look past but whatever. : boomstickah
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        Oh well, his loss. : romulan
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          backstory? (sm maybe?) : xxiv
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            I'm presuming it's the DNF story Remo wrote and the ex-shacker developer in question is Scatti3DR. : freshyk
            • I'm probably wrong though. : freshyk
  • oh snap i barely remember that but not clearly : Nighteyes
• me! whoooohooo! : Jabby
• There are a ton of dev lurkers, only a few post regularly. : SeaLlama
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  I lurk. I'm a lead designer at Buzz Monkey Software. I just shifted to lead after working on TRAE as a ... : Karnov
  • sup buzz monkey : d3tached
  • PM'd : sharkII
• I'm cliffyb Spartacus! : e v i l

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  I am an AMD fanboy, but that setup looks nice. I'd go for more ram though. Are you going to get an SLI... : xZanU
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    No probably no SLI, I might get a different PSU based on stuff in this thread. : NastyJack
    • SLI is still at the 'waste of money' point anyhow. Better to buy an awesome single-card solution, then u... : Arctic Fox
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  seems like overkill on the psu. : xxiv
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    corsair hx 520w is what i went with personally. : xxiv
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      This one is cheap. It's fine. : razlebol
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        I mean the Antec he chose. : razlebol
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          sure. it's cheap and will probably hold up alright. : xxiv
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            Fuck that Antec.... it's going to shit on him fast. Get a Corsair 520HX for around 130 and you'll be s... : coraldayton
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              i just didn't want to get into a pissing match over psu's, but yeah i really would just get the corsair h... : xxiv
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                yep, nother vote for the corsair.. i have a seasonic and its brilliant, and my bro has the corsair and it... : Arsenal
                • Another vote for the Corsair. I've got the 620, and it is rock solid. : Arctic Fox
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  if you can wait a week or two the new Intel 45nm processors come out and you can get the e8400 with 3ghz ... : ant_hillbilly
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    wolfdale thingy? : e v i l
    • indeed wolfdale. : ant_hillbilly
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  The timings on the ram are not really good. I'd go with something else. This is better http://www.ncix.... : razlebol
  • or these http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21095&vpn=996533&manufacture=MUSHKIN : razlebol
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    "Performance" RAM provides the worst bang for buck of component in a PC. It amount to, at best, a 1%-3% i... : Serpico74
    • Although that being said, that's some cheap RAM you linked there. Is this really how inexpensive it's got... : Serpico74
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  You plan on having video, disk storage, etc? : EvilDolemite
  • I don't need much space. I only really game and use internet on my computers. : NastyJack
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  get the raptor instead for the hd, 10k rpm helps : infiltrator`
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    Barely. He's better off investing the extra it cost in something else. : razlebol
    • Indeed. Raptors are way overrated. The newest Seagate/WD drives mostly keep up with them. : Arctic Fox
  • or if you dont care about speed all that much the 500gb drive is a steal : Unleashed
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    maybe if he wants to run HDD benchmarks. if your just playing games, its not going to make much of a dif... : hobbespanache
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      it makes a huge difference when loading levels and other data in games. when i first got my raptor, i su... : kill9
      • ok thats fair, but i would personally spend that money on getting higher fps than faster load times. a 7... : hobbespanache
      • At least with TF2, how fast you join the map seems to be related to how much RAM you have, not the speed ... : Arctic Fox
  • whatever guys, it matters to me and thats all that matters!!!!! plus how can you not buy a computer pa... : infiltrator`
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    Here's what I want from my HD: inexpensive, fast and not very big, somewhere around 200-250 gigs. That's ... : NastyJack
    • I only ever choose Seagate or Western Digital. I've heard some good things about the WD AAKS series, and ... : Arctic Fox
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  Sounds awesome. What about the video card? : feek
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    Doh, I always forget to paste something. It's going to be an EVGA 8800GT. : NastyJack
    • Perfect choice. : [7]kami
• It's been awhile since I built a pc but doesn't the ram have to match the motherboard fsb to work? Again ... : eldiablo01
• Bump for more opinions before I go to bed. : NastyJack
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  Little heavy on the PSU (unless you run SLI), plus i'd pick an ASUS mobo. : [7]kami
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    Question: I have a Q6600. I have a 400w PSU (bought a Gateway). Will that PSU be enough to support an ... : vile
    • If you look at the back of the Power Supply or open your PC to find the sticker, you should see some rati... : PlanetPerfecto
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  No Q6600? : CrustaR
  • good point, crustar. this is the one thing i would change. : feek
  • I just built a new system with e6750. Not too expensive and I figure if lots of games start taking adva... : smax
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  I just got my new system this friday and damned it rocks! An Asus P5K, Intel Q6600, 2gb HyperX Kingston, ... : Bamii
  • Oh yeah, I also got the Antec Lifesyle Sonata III (500 watt) with it ^^ : Bamii
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    No problemo. Only problem is i now want that ASUS mobo too, considering i had to try out another brand ag... : [7]kami
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      Haha, so now you want the mobo AND the Antec!? :P : Bamii
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        No. Allthough your case is fucking sexy, my PSU is too good for switching. I'd go for: http://www... : [7]kami
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          First one is sexy, second one is ewww : Bamii
          • I use a P180B - effectively a P182 with matte black instead of gunmetal. It's totally awesome. : xsoulbrothax
          • True, but very functional. : [7]kami
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    I think i am going the same route as you ... who you get stuff from and did you wish you did 4 gig? : kanix
    • He lives in the Netherlands. Dutch webshop supplied the goods. I didn't advise 4gb since he's using Windo... : [7]kami
• It won't cost you much more to get a 500GB hard drive, otherwise good stuff. : Serpico74
• I would switch to a 500G drive, and a Q6600, if you are getting it right away, otherwise you'd be crazy n... : Andy Hanson

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  Well it'll be like using a taxi service then basically. You won't even 'own' the car anymore. : Optimus Prime
  • Yup can't wait to step into a auto-taxi in LA full of crusted over semen, knife carvings, syringes, and a... : djkenohki
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  Would you guys be comfortable with giving control up to a computer? As long as the underlying Operatin... : DrWaffles
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    Getting a blue screen of death would have a whole new meaning. : DM7
    • i guess it would be a less colorful way to die than the rainbow wheel of death. : ibrokn
  • I'm more worried about the car being made by GM than the software by MS : Blackdawgg
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    It's GlaDOS or nuthin'. Can I get an AMEN? : rasputinreborn
    • Yes! Just make sure her mood regulator doesn't get incinerated. : DM7
  • oh I get it, it crashes : AllYourBase
  • If it's good enough for British Warships, it's good enough for cars! No, I'm not kidding : node
• Don't think it'll ever happen, the car manufacturer will be sued for billions on the first year of accide : Lunatic Angelic
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  as someone who works with computers each and every day: there's no way in HELL i'd ever trust one to driv... : gokart.
  • Ditto. :P : guido anchovy
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    As long as the road infrastructure is updated, computers should be able to handle it within a few years, ... : rasputinreborn
    • Not really. Staying on the road is the easy part, relatively speaking. The hard part is dealing with al... : Arcanum
  • I work with computers too, but I think they would be far more reliable than humans, but I sure as hell wo... : itsjames
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  Sounds like a recipe for melodramatic Untraceable-style antics. http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pic... : sgtsanity
  • "he hacked into my wireless network, which means he can see every keystroke!" Um, what? I wonder if H... : captfarrell
• i imagine it being like in Minority Report : das_runt
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  absolutely. planes fly-by-wire, why not cars? i mean, the technology will need to be sufficiently advan... : dromo5
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    Because planes have a multi million dollar tracking system constantly watching and in touch with all seri : Lunatic Angelic
    • yeah, that's why i said it's still not even ten years off. my point was that we have today, right now, a... : dromo5
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    Jets still have pilots at the stick, and even then autopilot only really keeps the planes level. : Lone Swordsman
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      That's not really true anymore. Many planes now are switched to AP about 2 minutes after takeoff and can : Lunatic Angelic
      • I'd be leary of a plane auto-landing for me. :{ : DM7
• yeah they did a big thing on discovery channel about this. looks awesome. : xxiv
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  Top Gear had a BMW that raced around their test track aggressively with Clarkson sitting in the driver's ... : Freon
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv6HSQ7YoE4 : Freon
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    I reckon it was doing a replay of a lap the stig did. : Toraz Chryx
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      Well it wasn't going quite Stig speed, but it also didn't look really slow. You can't just record the dr... : Freon
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        well, I suppose you could give it a map of the area, combined with very precise gps system : Toraz Chryx
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          Except this learned the track by driving round it : rosewood
          • So it's a GPS regulated replay of a human driver then.... : Toraz Chryx
• yes, if there are instantaneous manual overrides.. sorta like on cruise control : Megara9
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  http://youtube.com/watch?v=lqz2rejJS6M : dirge23
  • is it just me, or does he have a squint? : captfarrell
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    Didn't that movie just turn out to be Aliens fucking around with the machines? : djkenohki
    • I thought they never explained it, but I don't really remember. : dirge23
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  That would fucking suck. I like driving :( : Drewus
  • Unless i get to sleep while the car is driving itself, like in Minority Report. Then that'll be cool : Drewus
  • I hate driving with a passion. Must be the traffic and gridlock that drives me crazy. : The Key
• Can you imagine some assholes fucking with those cars on the roadways? Cut them off by a few feet and wa : Lunatic Angelic
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  If my future car can DD for me Im alll for that. : godm0de
  • Car, take me to hot babes house I'm hammered. : DM7
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  Most development teams shouldn't be trusted with writing that kind of code. If the program that controll... : vigilante
  • well of course. and you're exactly right about the space shuttle programmers. there was an article a ye... : dromo5
• This will happen around the time the Restaurant Wars begins and all restaurant becomes Taco Bell. Be w... : Matt Burris
• they already fly planes so why not drive cars :P : aeg1x
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  I see this happening and I agree there are tons of benefits to it. The problem is going to be getting peo... : Do_Or_Die
  • Very true. I'm sure once these start rolling out, the owners will start to see benefits like those with h... : djkenohki
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    Yeah that's how I think it will happen. When it's just starting out the arterial roads where all the traf... : aeg1x
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      That's the other factor that will cause problems from a political perspective. If you automate all vehicl... : Do_Or_Die
      • Progress has its drawbacks. There will be generation of workers who will take the knife to the heart. I h... : djkenohki
• about fucking time : Degenerate
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  as awesome as automated cars would be, and they would be awesome because i can't take being almost killed... : ^-SeaWolf-^
  • oh and if mercedes can't do it now... lol@ an american car doing it in 10 years. hahahahahaha the first ... : ^-SeaWolf-^
• Fedex and co. are eagerly awaiting this and researching in this direction. Add in a robot that drops the ... : xxx2xxx

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• That's pretty sad. : mechanicalgrape
• AWESOME UNDERWORLD WALLPAPER THOUGH : soggybagel
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  Well, CRT rules, everyone knows that. : SlamDunk
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    I wanna see how SED (if it actually existed) would have come out in that discussion. : hawke
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      Everyone wants to see SED, too bad it's looking less and less likely to ever see the light of day. : Zero|DPX
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        Who's SED? SED's dead, baby... SED's dead :( : SlamDunk
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          Haha, this needs more love. : ieGod
          • indeed - it's a slamdunk. : seven
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        No, it will, just not for us. They've already positioned it as 'professional' technology. Which means the... : zakk
        • its not even for professionals yet; they are EXTREMELY unreliable still : Bantis
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      canon figured out a way to get around the patent trouble stopping them and put out a report that they are... : notext
      • and sony is putting out an 11" oled in US now, same one that has been in japan. Supposedly samsung will h... : notext
      • http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=ayVYAOUI.ul0&refer=japan : notext
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        The problem isnt even patenting. If you do some research on the technology, you'll see the flaws pretty f... : Bantis
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          Can you elaborate on this? : ShekkyBoy
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            SED is really FED, which has been worked on for decades now. By each pixel having its own electron gun, y... : Bantis
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              Yeah but they say that about every new tech until all the problems are worked out. : gmd
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                Uhm, if you realize how many electron guns that is... you might see what I mean : Bantis
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                  I realize how many it is. I am just saying they always say this for new tech that it is too expensive, i... : gmd
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                    Since SXRD was given and early death and I wouldn't trust JVC with the technology, the real future is las... : DarkWolf5
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                      I'm going to sell my collectors edition XBR sxrd model for $15 billion. : gmd
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                        What makes it a collector's edition? I suppose a XBR1 without a green glob could be a collector's edition... : DarkWolf5
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                          it has a slight green tint:( : gmd
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                            There was a class action suit over problems with the optical block and the owners won. I would call up so... : DarkWolf5
                            • For more info: http://esupport.sony.com/sxrdsettlement : DarkWolf5
                            • I'd prefer a full refund for the price I payed : gmd
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                  you could say the same thing about a given number of liquid crystals : blarrr
                  • liquid crystals are a lot cheaper to make than the small electron guns... liquid crystal technology is fo... : Bantis
                • err, except I'm pretty sure they don't use electron guns, but an emitter which is an order of magnitude s... : biofrog
• I really didn't get much out of that article, other than 120Hz TVs seem to be better than normal ones. : Sapiens
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  it is why I am having difficulty switching... My cousin is supposed to give me one oft the huge-assed ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I have still a ViewSonic 19" CRT. I'm not getting rid of it any time soon. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      I wish I had room for my Viewsonic G90F. It's in the closet until I can figure out a way to make more de... : guido anchovy
      • Same thing I use. Just throw some crap away. :P : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I had no problems whatsoever with the tfts i used starting from the hyundai q17 to samsung 930BF or 205bw... : Hoax
  • People give them away. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • $0-$25 on craigslist : bipolar
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  LCD's are still better due to screen size and slim form factor imo. It is the sacrifice you make for co... : gmd
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    yup, totally agree. plus less direct radiation on your dome. : jrock
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      There is not a significant amount of radiation exposure from CRTs. I even tested this when I worked at a... : terath
      • I've always suspected CRTs are the reason all my programmer friends are balding in their 20s. : jrock
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  I just got an LCD monitor because my CRT died. I want my black back :( NAVY BLUE IS NOT BLACK. : ArB
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    turn down the brightness or backlight then : Shadowdane
    • I have. I'll just wear sunglasses. it should be fine. : ArB
  • Buy a used CRT. : Ravenkettle
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  *is still rocking the samsung syncmaster 900nf" : -=kodiak=-
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    997DF here, 19" I only got this thing 2 years ago, I'm not about to throw it away. : Old_Fart
    • bought this thing back in 97 for about 700$ still awesome. : -=kodiak=-
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    Dell P1230, 22 inches of CRT awesomeness. I am never switching to LCDs for gaming or video watching, we ... : Ravenkettle
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      my friend has that samsung 205bw and it's pretty swank it's the ONLY LCD monitor that ive seen that ma... : -=kodiak=-
      • If I could find one locally, I'd buy a used Sony 24" widescreen CRT monitor. I had a friend who had one a... : Old_Fart
      • I had the 226bw and sold it to my brother, not nearly as good as my CRT. Probably the best gaming LCD ou... : Ravenkettle
  • I have a Samsung 900DF and an Apple Studio Display 19" The color is so much better on the Apple one and ... : deject
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  those are simulated pictures, he says so himself: "Below is an accurate simulation (showing sample-and-h... : aethyr
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    uh...did you read what you just posted? There's only two sets of simulated pictures, everything else is ... : opengl128
    • so yea, the top picture looks fine to me (can't see the difference), and the viewing angle is worse? I n... : aethyr
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    if you really want to test it, you should do the readability test of this program: http://www.prad.de/do... : aethyr
    • 9 and 10 were tough to read, but I could make them out, I didn't even bother with 11. : aethyr
    • I could do it all the way up to 30, but I cheated and used my CRT :) : magila
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  I noticed the "blur" effect somewhat when I first switched to my LCD from my CRT more then a year ago. ... : chilln
  • I don't have the sharpest vision in the world but I am EXTREMELY sensitive to motion. LCDs still look aw... : Old_Fart
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  Given the other benefits of LCDs over CRTs, I don't really care too much. Besides, LCD technology will ke... : terath
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    the only problem is finding the one that shows the least blur during high motion. The refresh rate measu... : the archvile
    • True. Marketing always sucks. :( : terath
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  I'm using a 8 year old 17" sony-tube-based Apple monitor for gaming - I can't stand the blurring of even ... : MisterClaw
  • Im still using a CRT and find that after I turned on Clear Type it has helped with text not being a drain... : ant_hillbilly
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  Haha "Cinematographers follow strict guidelines that limit the amount of movement in a scene." - What? I... : Wheatloaf
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    Neither did the cinematographer for The Bourne Supremacy. : treefingers1
    • He got it, he just couldn't read it with all the shaking his hands were doing : Blackdawgg
  • They do, for the most part. Just because you see something in a speed doesn't mean it was actually shot a... : notext
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  I would never trade my LCD for an LCD. I never notice the difference anyways. I may be blind, but at l... : razlebol
  • blind you say? : Mondo