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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_Qi1Tu-Q8 I just watched that and am wiping tears from my eyes! : haccess
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    You know, most people may not recognize this... But that guy is a HUGE NERD. He's just smart enough to h... : Vantage
    • You can tell he's a fitness/health geek with his protein shakes / constant eating / nutrient balance / Me... : Audhuml4
    • also; gay : pancake humper
  • that was really great. : bakanoodle
  • ahahahah "those bitches had to die". wow. : jrock
  • ahhahahahahahahahha oh my god@#% : JINKY
  • hilarious! : aurealis
  • excellent : eeeealmo
  • hahaha that was great : khaosman
  • Dear god - I love conan. : seven
  • hahaha the end killed me : klearlyunseen
  • that was completely awesome : eggnoodles
  • The look on the guy's face is so priceless. I don't know how he can stay calm like that next to Conan .. : mystifier
  • fucking legendary : kahuuna
• That was easily the best segment he's done since returning to the air. I started laughing when they first... : sgtsanity
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  What wine would you recommend for these Pop Tarts? : Fred Garvin
  • I thought of Maarten at that point. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• That producer guy is how I imagine Action Roommate is in real life. :) : slickdoody
• I think he's trying to get Conan to Hustle. I know a couple of those moves. But his footwork is a bit w... : Zero|DPX
• That guy is amazing. : brickmatt
• so, so good. the part at the end especially just kills me : strider_
• I'm watching conan (the barbarian) right now, the music is EPIC. : gmd
• haha damn. " I smell a fruit allright". But you know, he must die for cracking on Rush like that.... : jonin
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  haha yeah i was losing it during that part, I couldn't tell if the guy was actually really pissed off bec... : Jackass1233
  • I think he was just doing his best being a straight guy to Conan. And he did a great job. : Fredrik S
• Thanks for this, that was hilarious. : smoove
• too damn funny. : Fredrik S
• that dude is one cool cucumber. : jrock
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  I don't mean to demean the guy but, unless he's acting (well, I might add). I'd guess at least a touch o... : TShandy
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=50680 Pretty sure he's acting. : Rag and Bone Man
  • If there is one thing the Internet is better at than self-diagnosing Asperger's, it's diagnosing Asperger... : A Sponge
  • He's definitely acting, I think...but fuck, that's goddamn funny. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Haha, right... : CrustaR
  • everybody has asperger's these days i guess : snicker-snack 2
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    assbugers? : klearlyunseen
    • what ever you do, don't eat it if Majuju made it. You'll be picking shit out of your teeth for a mon... : shavenewok
• That was absolutely hilarious. : mittense
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  Funny. I can't believe that guy works on the show. He just doesn't... fit. : Albemuth
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    probably decorates the set : Chandler55
    • aaaye - ease up. : seven
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  ya know, I think the shows have been better without the writers... : jonin
  • I agree. Who needs writers? : Albemuth
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  why does he come off as gay? : vassili_zaitsev
  • hahahhahah best reply. : barichnikov

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  Now we wait for reasonable prices. : FushigiDenki
  • "There goes those buy one get one free deals" is my first thought. :( : pigvomit
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  I dont understand the porn argument and fixation. Nobody buys a media player to watch porn on it right... : MrLobo
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    Apparently the sales and rental numbers disagree with you. I'm surprised too. : OverloadUT
    • Is that really true? I can see how it would affect VCR sales, but don't people use the Internet for that... : afty
  • no, but you aren't going to buy a media player that does NOT play porn. : zagzig32
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    I think the porn will be the deciding factor argument had a lot more weight to it before the internet cam... : Wombat Woo
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      i guarantee free internet porn isn't as widespread as you may think, someone is shelling out for them to... : zagzig32
      • Truck drivers. : pigvomit
      • Yeah. Everyone here knows how to get free porn, but everyone here also knows how to get free movies and t... : OverloadUT
• *smack* : rosewood
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  I'm still not convinced that just because BR won the format war it will become the format of choice for t... : qwpeoriu
  • BR has won the war, but I still won't buy tons of movies till the studio asshats start charging less mone... : baronzemo78
  • I'm in this camp. I don't really care much for replacing my entire movie collection yet again. By the t... : Rag and Bone Man
  • as with all hd, you must have a big tv to appreciate the difference. dvds can and often do look like cra... : dromo5
  • Well if you have a TV doing 1080p I think you'll notice the difference. I kind of liken this to a new VHS... : K1Bond007
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  As a PS3 + PSP owner I really like this: http://gizmodo.com/342980/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about... : tcs
  • Yes, that does look really cool and I hope it is widely supported. I still have yet to get a PSP (I'm buy... : qwpeoriu
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    Don't they also have a connector you can buy now that allows you to watch UMDs on a TV now? : Totenjaeger
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      I believe the new PSP Slims have an AV out. My original PSP does not have this. : FormerHPB
      • Damnit! I thought it was just a cord. Well, it isn't like I was going to buy UMDs for more than the DVDs ... : Totenjaeger
• I wonder if i'll be able to sell my HD DVD player for my xbox... : oatmela
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  I think PS3 sales will spike this month. : Judecca
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    so, what? 5 units? : [fry]
    • What kind of troll is this? Like 8 at least : Judecca
  • i finally got the PS3/40GB because of this whole blu-ray may have won/have won. that and uncharted is a p... : gdestiny
• The analogy from the first article is the best one ever. Hate those parties. : Edges
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  Before Bluray wins there will be another format.If I ever buy a PS3 (I doubt it) that would be my Bluray ... : Cashh
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    What's a 360 asson precious? : baronzemo78
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      It's the working version of the assoff : Phreakin
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        no more gaping read ring? : Merconium
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          ffs, red : Merconium
          • This subthread is coursed. : ieGod
    • You're missing out if you dont have a 360 asson ! : Cashh
• Whatever the next CD-shaped format is, its players will have to support Blu-Ray discs. Lets hope that wo... : Rich McNinch
• It would be nice for them to just exit while they can so we have "a winner" and can move on. The sooner t... : K1Bond007

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  ShackNews TF2 Tournament Update Lets get the bus rolling on this! I need captains to confirm before I : hirez
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    i'm in, i thought it was a given : lakren
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      I just gave you a Y. so something has been given. : hirez
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        ( . Y . ) : drucifer
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          drucifer, you have two moles on your ass. : rosewood
          • those are my ass dimples (I'm standing on my head) : drucifer
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    Glad to hear you're feeling better. 1. Did you try out that tourney software to see if it'll help? ... : zebosausamite
    • 1. yes, I think it will work - it does DE tournaments. Its a little overpowered for what I want to do, bu... : hirez
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    When is the draft? I'm taking a TF2 break so I don't get burned out, but I'll need some practice before ... : Grimp
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      Proposed Timing: - Draft as soon as all the captains confirm!!! .... : zebosausamite
      • Oh, whoops. I thought that post was all captain stuff. Thanks! : Grimp
  • y : rosewood
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    Update: Still excited! : dmason
    • Update: Still crying. =( : brickmatt
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    I tried sending you a few messages hirez, not sure if you got them. I'm going to decline my nomination fo... : xjdrake32
    • no problem. removed : hirez
  • I registered, right? : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I'm flattered that I was nominated but I'm going to have to decline. Don't hate me plz. :( : Moonbase Commander
    • no problem. removed. : hirez
  • Hmm, I haven't been able to play since December, so I'm a bit rusty. If the timing of the matches and pr... : DHAvatar
  • Good to see you back man. I'm looking forward to tonight. : Grumbeld
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    Sweet Lew will definitely not be a captain. He told me himself a couple times. He's out of town right now... : NastyJack
    • no problem. removed. : hirez
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    (The actual draft will take place in a private chat, but each pick will be posted to the public chat). ... : NastyJack
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      I'd think we, the masses, wouldn't know about the order simply because the picks have always been silent ... : Grumbeld
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        Yeah but there was talk about changing that and letting people know the order either during or after the ... : NastyJack
        • That'll be interesting if it happens. It certainly will be a reason to prove oneself. : Grumbeld
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    Rosewood is a captain ? i tought that nomination was a joke. : MrLobo
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      no rosie's a good captain. he just has to not change teams when he starts to lose ;) : hirez
      • or give us every little minute details about his game and what he sees on voice chat. Hell yesterday I... : MrLobo
  • :( many apologies but I can't captain in the foreseeable future. My work schedule has me working late n... : Waffles!
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  ShackWest TF2 Tonight from 9-11pm Pacific! You know the drill! Everyone is welcome to Join ShackWest... : hirez
  • yay :D : mikecyb
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    Hey I waiedt on Tuesday, and saw no signs of any games going on. Plus people were saying it was cancelle... : itsjeff9
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      cool! I just decided because of your dedication, you are one of the captains tonight! : hirez
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        lol, ok ok. What do I have to do just pick my team at the beginning and thats it? Or do I have to motiv... : itsjeff9
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          hehe all you have to do is pick the teams and occasionally remind your guys that their balls are in fact ... : NastyJack
          • *writes on notepad* s-c-h-t-e-e-l. Okay got it. : itsjeff9
        • :) : Maddog_Delphi97
  • awesome! I can make it this time. Hopefully I don't suck :) : afrochops
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    I'll try out my captain abilities again if noone else wants to face jeff, of whom it is, 9. : skankcore
    • 9th generation? : itsjeff9
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    These are always great, I really missed ShackW night on Tuesday. Unfortunately, tonight I'll be snowboar... : bcyde
    • Snowboarding > TF2. You have your priorities straight, I get to go boarding over Spring Break woo. : itsjeff9
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    God damnit! I need my PC to be magically fixed! : great-white
    • Fred Garvin's advice got me through some hard times. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15939944#iteman... : itsjeff9
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  How do I get in on the Shack Steam group? I would like to take part in this. : jason28
  • send me a link to your steam community profile page. : hirez
• cant WAIT for this!! : m0rfus
• late afternoon bump. : hirez
• Sweet, was wondering what was going on. : whore
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  Need some more Captains for the Tournament! : hirez
  • Anyone asked dmason? What about jimmylegs? : NastyJack
  • electroly would be a good one too. : dkrulz
  • I'm going to have to decline. I'm not sure if I'll even be able to play, let alone captain. : Trips
  • mXeno? : ninjamoo
• And now for something completely different! we should have a quake 3 CTF tourney. : DrFlammable

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  Serious Sam is great co-op fun. So many bad guys on the screen, it made me think of the Doom days. GRA... : carrioN luggagE
  • oh, serious sam... totally forgot about that one! I'll go digging for the copy... : totmann
  • SS2 got co-op in a patch actually. : deject
• If you can find a copy: Bungie's Myth 1: The Fallen Lords, and Myth 2: Soulblighter games (PC) Guita... : MatthewPhillips
• Contra : wasylm
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  contra shattered soldier and the metal slug games for the ps2 if you like tough arcade shooters. can't... : pyide
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    *metal slug anthology : pyide
    • I have this for the Wii and it was a solid purchase. Also, Gunstar Heroes for difficult co-op combat. Do : skankcore
  • Good ideas, but Contra is definitely too hard. I tried out Gradius V with her for a while, and the first ... : totmann
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  Quake 2 co-op is a blast : dognose
  • What about Duke3d co-op? : CrustaR
• On the 360: Earth Defence Force for fun/easy action, Eternal Sonata has excellent RPG co-op, and there ar... : P-Squid
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  ICO? Coop? What? : ieGod
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    the euro version has extras, a second player can control yorda, and there is a hidden lightsaber weapon. ... : pyide
    • japanese version too. and of course they got the superior box art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ico#Regio... : pyide
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      You have to beat it first to unlock that stuff though. : datoo
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        And what a gift that was! The first time we played in turns, and it was amazing enough, but the co-op mod... : totmann
        • You could play sonic 2, there's a couple sonic collections for ps2. : datoo
    • whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....................................... :( : bakanoodle
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  Kane and Lynch on the PC is coop, but it's splitscreen, so I don't know if you want to go with that. : CrustaR
  • apparently player 1 uses keyboard and mouse and player 2 needs to use a gamepad. : marmite
  • I find splitscreens totally unimmersive and disturbing, so - no. But yesterday I read some news about a T... : totmann
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    It's same on Xbox360, and the PC version requires 2 Xbox360 controllers for co-op. : deject
    • Wow, that's really lame. : CrustaR
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  Serious Sam, DOOM2, and Wii games. : jrock
  • Hehe, Doom2 was the first game we played together :] (What a girl!) : totmann
• Some people like that Marvel game. : famine101
• The 360 is like a coop dream (if you like shooters) Gears, Crackdown, R6: Vegas, GRAW1 and 2 for start... : marmite
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  What? No one has mentioned LEGO Star Wars? : digital_d
  • Especially since they just came out with the revised Entire Saga version. : Gusty1
  • Indeed, great game, even better in co-op. : Arctic Fox
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  Thanks for all the tips! What about Mario Galaxy's co-op, is that fun for the second player? Or is it j... : totmann
  • IMO minor supportive role that can sometimes fuck things up or get in the way : sticman77
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  On the PS2, off the top of my head: Adventures of Cookie & Cream (splitscreen but fun little timed puz... : datoo
  • Katamari has co-op?! That's an immedia-insta-buy! Let it rain heavy drops of sweet joy on me! : totmann
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    katamari damacy doesn't have coop (and it wasn't released in europe afaik) but we <3 katamari has coop. ... : pyide
    • Can't find any Katamari's here in Germany, though I remember shelves full of it, when it came out. Perhap... : totmann
• If you're down with long jrpg's, check out the "Tales of" series. The battles are real time, somethin... : Mo__
• Cookies and Cream for the PS2 : OwenButler
• Rainbow Six: Raven Shield Terrorist Hunt is good fun. : deject
• Secret of Mana, SNES. And if you can find it REALLY cheap, Monster Madness for 360 can be pretty enjoyabl... : lyme
• System Shock 2 Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (PC) Doom 3 (I think) Guitar Hero/Rock Band ... Fuck... : Rag and Bone Man
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  PS2 Half Life PS2 has co-op! Champions of Norrath Hunter the Reckoning Contra Shattered Soldier Grad... : Jayx77
  • Back in the days, I found Twisted Metal Black to be quite amusing - do you remember, how co-op works? Was... : totmann

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  HA! That looks fantastic! Too bad he doesn't say anything witty. : Trips
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    That would be out of character. : zebosausamite
    • His z, x, and c menus are all blank. : Pittst3r
• he has no Assettall : drucifer
• That is just so awesome! Love it. : Lionhart32935
• Wow, that's a really great job! : dmason
• wow. Perfect! : mavmavv
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  The proportions are all fucked... Huge hands, small bony legs, huge torso. No, it could be much better. : ArtilleryMarker
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    i think it's supposed to be like that. http://ui25.gamespot.com/1592/teamfortress2heavy_2.jpg : flasher 907
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      The difference is that the TF2 models emphasize the body proportions inherent to each class's body type. ... : Chris Remo
      • Agreed, this looks more like a Pixar Gordon than a Valve Gordon. : action wombmate
    • where's the tf2 art book already :( : shika.art
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    He's a God damn Ph.D., though. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • reply to flasher : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • yeah he looks like a playskool toy :( most of the TF2 characters are proportioned correctly and they don... : mikecyb
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    I agree, you don't see wacky proportions on the current TF2 models. If it wasn't attributed to the TF2 st... : skankcore
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      agreed. TF2 characters are caricature-ish. I'd imagine a caricature of gordan freeman would have proporti... : shika.art
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        he'd be exactly like the medic : mikecyb
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          Give the medic a crowbar and we'll call it even : felicia
          • well I meant his proportions :( : mikecyb
    • haha, it does look like a halo grunt. : pyide
  • yea, they didn't capture the style well at all. : sroylance
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    I'd picture GF more along the same lines as either the medic, sniper, or spy... More sleight figured a... : dedgecko
    • When you pressed "E" nothing would happen : EvilDolemite
  • Agreed, he looks like he's going to fall over. : helvetica
  • Yeah its not very good as a TF2 imitation at all. : Arsenal
  • I agree. : stelth
• TF2 totally needs a "Scientist" class. Weapon is crowbar and gravity gun. : Masem
• It's kind of like they took the 'Heavy' model and repainted it to try and look like Gordon Freeman. Th... : MatthewPhillips
• wrooooooooong : Foxhawk
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  Fuck you guys are a critical bunch. It looks awesome, now shuttup! : eonix
  • there is a reason for the criticism. if it was awesome, and looked as described (freeman meets tf2), you'... : pyide
  • I agree with the critcism that people have posted. Ya it diminishes the model, but its still (to me) any... : itsjeff9
• Not bad the body is awesome, but the head isnt as cartoony. I actually would have made him less bulky and... : VegasX
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  well it's good to know they're still working on hull breach. >8( : alarm cock
  • i thought they closed shop awhile ago. That looks nice tho : grabbie
• like others have said it seems like he just wacked out the proportions without actually thinking about th... : aeg1x

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  if you have recent hardware (since vista's release) you should be fine on vista. you would be taking chan... : cpt_gloval
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    Ya I just go a new machine over the Holiday break, so I'm hoping it doesn't cause errors. c2d 3.0ghz I... : itsjeff9
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      just make sure to go 64 bit if you decide to do it, since you have 4GB : cpt_gloval
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        Thats the "Vista Ultimate" edition right? I think my university only offers "Vista Premium" :( : itsjeff9
        • no, ultimate comes in 32 and 64 : flagg209
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  Vista is not bad its the people with shitty hardware complaining. : hashd
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    ^^^ that post is completely untrue. : jrock
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      ^^^ this post is completely true. : dmason
      • ^^^ this true post is completely untrue. : xxiv
• I wouldn't run to go get it if I'm already running XP, but its nice to have because you know its going to... : boomstickah
• Vista is perfectly stable, Bioshock, TF2, Portal all run perfectly well on my system. : devi| dog
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  Games run about 10-15% slower overall. Drivers can be an issue sometimes, especially with 64bit. Ov... : chilln
  • Incorrect, most DirectX Games are on par or slightly faster in Vista. OpenGL is slightly slower however, ... : NoCopy
• Vista is not bad but it is a disappointment compared to 98 to XP. : majestik
• My only issue thus far is with file IO performance, even after SP1 beta installed. Other than that, it's... : mafu5150
• It is stable and everything is fine except file I/O and network I/O which are both ridiculously slow and ... : blarrr
• Be sure to install the 64-bit version of Vista. Turns out that compatibility of 32-bit applications on 6... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Installed Vista Installed all updates and drivers for Vista Kept getting BSOD 5 times a day Games r... : phate81
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    Holy shit dude, you might wanna not use a computer : D : devi| dog
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      Why not? It works fine under XP. I have all new hardware as well. : phate81
      • Well, you seem to have the magic touch, I ran Vista on new and old hardware better than that. Maybe you ... : devi| dog
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  I have vista on 2 machines. I wouldn't recommend it. When you strip it down to a usable state you might a... : TheTick
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    i agree. If I was you I would not get Vista yet. It's not bad but it's not better than XP and still has s... : oatmela
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      I bought it because it was inexpensive. More inexpensive than XP at the time. I wouldn't say I'm that dis... : TheTick
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        doh, when I said "If i was you i was talking to the OP but agreeing with your post. : oatmela
        • Oh yeah I know. I was just continuing talking. I like the sound of my own voice (or the sound of my keys ... : TheTick
• http://gizmodo.com/342920/holy-crap-did-bill-gates-just-say-windows-sucks : oatmela
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  If you are going 64 bit, vista. Otherwise XP. : Fredrik S
  • Yeah I think this is pretty much the only reason to get Vista right now. : Izanaki
  • Do most editions of Vista offer 64-bit or is it just a certain edition? Should probably know this, but w... : itsjeff9
• Wait for the service pack. I didnt have any BIG problems with it and minimal performance loss, but I had ... : Nitrium
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  funny seeing this thread. just 10 minutes ago i had a blue screen in vista that cost me an hour of work : alarm cock
  • what kind of bsod? : oatmela
  • My friend was over earlier this week and was checking out some code I wrote. Well I had made a single cha... : TheTick
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  nothing's stopping you from buying it now while you have the discount and not installing it until you rea... : jrock
  • right I just want to make sure I get the 64bit version if i can. They offer only Vista Premium : itsjeff9
  • Yeah regardless I'd pick it up at the university price : judge

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• Or others? : The Key
• Winamp : megarust32
• I use iTunes for my smart playlists. 1. Every song has a 1-5 star rating. 2. Different playlists, s... : zebosausamite
• I use iTunes for my iPod mainly and I find their playlist features better than the other players. Plus it... : NFXFSX
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  used to be a diehard winamp guy. i switched to itunes ever since i bought an iphone. : xxiv
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    This. Except it was the iPods that converted me. Once you get over the fact that you're using itunes, i... : KxRook
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      iTunes is a massive piece of shit though. My iPod works flawlessly with Winamp, which now supports all i... : FlamingGimp
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        I have a bone with winamp now though too. It seems like all my streamlined, small programs that work fla... : KxRook
        • i used to hate itunes with a passion also. but the more i use it, the more i like it. : xxiv
        • Firefox loads instantly for me, and never crashes. And while I agree with programs becoming more and m... : FlamingGimp
• Windows Media Player for casual playing. I really dig the library system. Other media players used: W... : disposition
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  Amarok. I hope they release it for windows in the future. : f3ynm
  • Yeah, my thoughts as well! : The Key
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  Winamp. I use iTunes for my iPhone, and I'd use it more regularly if it weren't for the 'let's put all y... : slax0r
  • slax, bubbie, playlists! i just watched die hard again sorry : xxiv
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    wow, you should learn how to use playlists and smart playlists i itunes. I moved from CD to PC based m... : trevis
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      I don't like playlists that much. I like playing albums, and my music is already sorted to allow me that... : slax0r
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        you don't have to. you just click "browse" and itunes will bring up a list of artists and albums to choo... : electroly
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          The only problem with that is my OC Remix folder, which is five gigs of video game mp3s from various arti... : slax0r
          • http://homepage.mac.com/brianluft/img/ZZ5E1A4E1A.png if you mark them as a compilation, they will all ... : electroly
• VLC because it uses low system resources and I tend to multitask a lot. When I play with Windows media pl... : uglysad
• I do the foo bar : spigot
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  I've stuck with winamp for at least the last 10 years. : PapaBoo
  • same : Mondo
  • Yep, I as well. Never had a reason to switch. : Vantage
  • I started using winamp with version 2.09. : deject
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    Same version, or did you upgrade, sir? : The Key
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      i used to upgrade, every time there was a new one, but when I got to somewhere in the 3's I started wonde... : PapaBoo
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        winamp 5 goes back to winamp 2 styles though. Winamp 3 is just bloated. : renegade732
        • ok, I'll check out 5.1 then : PapaBoo
• foobar : wetard
• Winamp because of the global hotkeys - an absolutely essential feature I can't live without and haven't f... : Enkidu
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  I've been using Foobar a lot more lately. Winamp is still the best looking one though. : ieGod
  • i kinda prefer the look of the foobar interface, i've been slowly trying to go towards all non-skinned ap... : wetard
• itunes originally because i had an ipod, now I can't live without the smart playlists and the ease of bur... : moe6
• winamp, 25.000+ songs on random, I put interesting ones in various different playlists and when want the ... : dael
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  I've used Winamp for the longest time, and I ain't changin'. On a related note, who was the shacker t... : Rag and Bone Man
  • Oh, and Milkdrop rocks my socks. : Rag and Bone Man
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    Vantage! : The Key
    • Thanks! And here's his post for those that are interested: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1465... : Rag and Bone Man
    • Salut! : Vantage
• WMP11 : FushigiDenki
• Winamp : deject
• WinAmp : glory hole
• itunes : Jayx77
• WMP11 : yay4furryanimals
• iTunes because on a Mac, there is no alternative. And it's nice and functional so I don't need another pr... : rookieone
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  Winamp. the VERY latest winamp skin/interface being poo im still using 5.0 interface. : chilln
  • Actually, it's not that bad. I've had to adjust to it a bit, but it really does improve the interface in... : deject
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  Mozilla's Songbird. Although it's still in the development phases, it seems to be quite solid and reliabl... : Power-Glide
  • Hmm, I'll have to check this out. : NFXFSX
• <3 iTunes. : electroly
• I used to use Winamp up until a few months after 5's release. I briefly switched to musikCube (http://ww : DrWaffles
• Winamp : grabbie
• winamp : dantastic
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  winamp for years but slowly crossing over to itunes b/c of playlists + ipod syncing : aurealis
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    uh, Winamp does both of those things. : deject
    • unless you mean you've bought music from itunes : deject
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      i prefer the way itunes handles them : aurealis
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        playlists or ipods? because I don't see how they handle playlists any different really. : deject
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          well i like ctrl+n -ing a new playlist and dragon dropping from my library into it. also many of my play... : aurealis
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            well Winamp does have comparable stuff for all that but, whatever works for you bub. Playlist Editor f : deject
            • bub : aurealis
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        itunes vs drag n drop (winamp) for my ipod? Winamp thanks. Just for that tho, foobar for playing :P : paravis
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          you can drag-and-drop to load music onto your ipod with itunes. just drag the songs from explorer direct... : electroly
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            Yeah but I hate iTunes's checkbox style loading, among many other things. My library = windows explo... : paravis
            • you're misunderstanding what i described. there are no checkboxes because you're dragging directly from ... : electroly
• Pandora.com : AhmNee
• itunes at home, winamp at work (so I can play my iPod through my PC). : SatansFist
• foobar2000, and here's my foobar UI: http://paravis.shackspace.com/Foobar2000sucks/Foobarwindowd.jpg ... : paravis
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  MediaMonkey, because its like iTunes but takes less resources, has better library management for large li... : MisterPhoton
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    seriously, if you're not using mediamonkey you're dumb : MisterPhoton
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      thats fubar : paravis
      • obviously you're unwashed and uneducated, otherwise you wouldn't have made such an egregiously wrong stat... : MisterPhoton
  • Amen. MediaMonkey FTW. Its a very neat program. I like how it supports Winamp plugins too. But it could ... : Cliffzorz
  • it also looks like ass in my opinion. and I mean the bad kind of ass, like cottage cheese ass. : deject
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  I recently switched to the beta release of foobar. Looks nice. Sounds nice. : project13
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    Time to update again :). The beta version was released as the "official" version now: http://www.foob... : DrWaffles
    • Hey, cool! : project13
    • Sweet, thanks. : thejm4n
  • yeah that beta has a nice lookin default UI, much less bland than previous versions. Granted, you can c... : paravis
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  winamp for local mp3s, pandora for work : papaskot
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    ^ pandora at work is awesome. : xxiv
    • They just pulled UK support. :( : node
• winamp : delataur
• Foobar. : thejm4n
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  Never used anything but WinAmp. : NastyJack
  • Sonique was a cool novelty for the speed adjusting. You could make all the singers sound like they're pa... : deject
• Winamp, just cause it has the smallest profile in 'small mode' : Dynotaku
• winamp : riptyde
• Favorite is probably winamp. but I use mediamonkey and amarok depending. : synaptic revolt
• Itunes ftw : ColoradoCNC
• i'm a full itunes convert. : Omning
• Winamp. I like the latest 'bento' skin and the embedded media bar. Using it for a small Milkdrop window i... : skankcore
• Tried iTunes for over a year, went back to Winamp. You just can't beat it. : silentw
• itunes is the complete opposite of what i used to like but these days it's my clear favorite. : dromo5
• used winamp for so many years...and then i got itunes..and i think its better all around.. : agentlead
• MusikCube, can't believe nobodies mentioned it. It's like a super fast and lightweight version of itunes... : snowwolf
• itunes : red2lucas
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  foobar : duncandun
  • can do everything all above mentioned players can + more! Except maybe ipod syncing... maybe there's a... : paravis
• winamp : windowpane
• as i am on a mac, i use itunes. with coversutra and the new mac keyboard it is a real pleasure to use it. : naabster
• I like WinAmp, but I'm using Foobar now mainly for some of the resampling output plugins and less problem... : Zero|DPX
• wmp11 : shirif
• iTunes mainly; then Winamp 5.5 (Bento) and foobar (FofR Configuration v 0.9.1) : smoove
• itunes, easy. Then again, I use a mac :D : cdbeckman
• Winamp w/Bento here. : Sapiens
• i use mpg123 to decode the mp3 to wav on stdout then redirect it to /dev/dsp : bfzzzz
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  Winamp with Nullsoft Tray Control (compact mode) and Global Hotkeys ftw. : USteppin
  • Global hotkeys and a media keyboard like the G11 are far more awesome than I imagined. : Sapiens
• iTunes because I like my play counts synced with my ipod. : renegade732
• i use musikcube and amarok depending on os. : ibrokn
• The newest Winamp with the new skin won me back in Windows, Banshee in Linux. : Conan

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  He probably does, but no one understands "BEEP BOOPP BLIBBLE BEEP" = "He's your god damned father you ass... : zebosausamite
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    C3PO should. Then again, C3P0 is a dismissive, self-important prick. : pigvomit
    • Isn't C3PO always telling R2 how foolish he is? R2 probably told him everything and, as you alluded to, ... : zebosausamite
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  when did this happen? i don't remember . . . : fuzzydamnit
  • One of the very last scenes. : zebosausamite
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  because those movies are inconsistent at best and Lucas made half of it up on the fly. : metalremains
  • ^^^ Correct. : nevicata
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  Because R2 is a faggot and he was just waiting to see the look on Luke's face when he found out for himse... : Saman
  • RESCIND THY WORDS! R2 pwns you. : disposition
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  so he wouldn't remember that darth vader build him since it was retarded and made no sense : mikecyb
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    I don't think Anakin built R2-D2, but I could be wrong. : Xin Jing Client 1a
    • He didn't. He built C-3PO. R2 was just a droid that was on amadalas ship when she was edcaping naboo in e... : sigpro
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    why would he remember vader? R2 only knows Anakin. Only Luke knew they were the same. : shyguy74
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      it's still retarded and makes no sense : mikecyb
      • also I was mainly answering 'why did he order a memory wipe of c3po' which wasn't even really asked :( : mikecyb
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  I think R2-D2 does remember. Does anything suggest that he doesn't? : dirge23
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    Doesn't he indicate that Kenobi used to own him in A New Hope? : zebosausamite
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      He was being misleading, just like he lied about the hologram being "nothing, merely old data". : FushigiDenki
      • Yeah, R2 is a subversive little bastard. : action wombmate
• Kind of hard for him to remember something before it was even thought up by it's creator eh? Prequels suc... : avatar_58
• who would listen to an astromech droid as apparently they are the redshirts of the Star Wars universe. ... : Fyunch Click
• I've read the future books and they had blockers put on that data. I'm guessing C3PO blabbers on a lot an... : Totenjaeger
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  Same way he forgot he had jetpack. : Rauol Duke
  • It short-circuited when he wet himself seeing that other droid get his feet burned! : zebosausamite
• R2 smokes reefer : aurealis
• Why would a battle droid need a memory at all. He has his hard-coded programming and situational aware... : hawke
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  Why would a Wookie from Kashyyk hang out with Ewoks from Endor? That does not make sense!!!! : baronzemo78
  • Works every time. : hawke
  • Oh fuck, one of my favourite south park scenes ever. : node
  • Why don't you go back to Endor, you stupid Wookie! : AhmNee
  • NERD RAGE Wookiee has two 'e's you heathens : action wombmate
  • Look at the monkey! Look at the silly monkey! : uglysad
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  He does remember, but maybe he doesn't reveal it for the good of the rebellion. http://www.morningstar.n... : Arcanum
  • that was a great read =] : aurealis
  • Hmph, that was interesting. : FushigiDenki
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    STAR WARS NERDGASM Holy shit, this is fucking brilliant. I always thought Zahn out Star Wars'd Star W... : Wadmaasi
    • Only he knew the stormtroopers greatest weakness. Small Rocks. It was the only practical way to make an a... : DarkWolf5
    • he's always thinkin with his stomach : proclone1
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      By the guy's logic, it's a genius plan: They're lost, and Chewie knows that if they can get caught, th... : johngloid
      • Yup. Play the big, dumb grunt, because it's easier to change the course of events with incompetence than... : Arcanum
  • Interesting way to turn all the plot holes in Lucas' story around... But then that contradicts most of t... : Suicide20
  • Ahaha, oh my god. : brickmatt
  • This is amazing. : ConfusedUs
  • I always knew R2 was a PIMP. : das_runt
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    WTF? Han won the Falcon from Lando, fair and square. It's not Chewie's ship... : lowpoly
    • That's what Chewie wants you to think! : riptyde
    • He covered that. It was arranged that Lando come into posession of the ship, with Chewie in tow, and whe... : Arcanum
• Because R2D2 has zazz. Zing! Zork! Kapowza! Call it what you want, in any language it spells mazuma in th : K1Bond007
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  Didn't someone write a convincing essay on how R2D2 is basically a mastermind and probably the leader of ... : quanta88
  • Arcanum beat me to it. : quanta88
• 'a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away' how come there are humans running around? : mindshot