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  That's the problem with the "bubble wrap generation" --their parent's are too scared to let them outside ... : The Key
  • My kid will be out in the ditch drinking sewage. : Milleh
• learn 2 play, n00b : datoo
• so you suck, and mad about it? : jaga
• Doesn't Halo 3 have an "avoid player" feature? : FlamingGimp
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  welcome to video gaming? : jessipoo
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    I've been gaming since I was five, I know how the dynamics work, I'm just venting :\ : Milleh
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      GET OFF MY LAWN : jessipoo
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        I suppose I am a 60 year old man trapped in a 25 year old body. : Milleh
        • i'd suggest using more lube so you don't get stuck in the future : shavenewok
• sounds like he was a winner, not a loser. : sammyl
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  It's got a party system, I don't understand. You should not have been paired against him. Usually the p... : EvilDolemite
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    It was odd, everyone had a few yellow arrows (low in rank like me), then here comes this guy with stars s... : Milleh
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      That usually doesn't happen. It's unfortunate too, because those experiences ruin the game. : EvilDolemite
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        oh but no he should learn2play after perhaps 'crying more' and it's all about the QQ and it sounds like h... : eskimo spy
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          Yeah I ignore those replies to game frustration posts now. "lol it was easy you must suck" "you suc... : EvilDolemite
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            I don't even know what QQ means :\ : Milleh
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              I think it's Japanese, but who knows. I'm on here everyday and see it here and there, and could care les... : Matt Burris
              • http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=qq : eskimo spy
              • what the hell, get off my lawn. : duncandun
    • Were you playing Social games and not Ranked? : jake
• rargh i lost at a video game and i'm angry!!! goddang kids!!!!! : JINKY
• "Cry more" : johnny nada
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  lol Unlike other posters in this thread, I agree with you. Xbox live lets you pick what kind of gamer ... : Edges
  • Haha yea, I suppose I may have chosen the wrong place to vent about this particular annoyance of mine. : Milleh
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    I thought matchups with like-minded players was the whole point of that part of the profile? : Finestaut
    • That's what I thought... but I think MS left it up to developers to decide whether they want to adhere to... : Edges
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  He's 8 years old. He won't have a job, wife or a life to take up valuable gaming time. : stump
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    When I was 8 I was digging holes, moving rocks, picking blueberries, and stacking wood :( : Milleh
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      Will if they had a matchmaking service for digging holes you'd probably find that all the other 8 year ol... : SockMonkeh
      • lol shack is on a mean streak today. : Edges
      • lol'd : duncandun
• matchmaking is supposed to group you with other recreational players isnt it or i guess the douche could ... : dantastic
• um, hello? Avoid player? : paravis
• What lounge (or whatever) have you picked for your gamer profile? Make sure you pick recreational or simi... : SilverSnake
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  Man. Back when Quake 1 was out I easily clocked 40 hrs a week :( : Skoal^Fyfan
  • Yeah, seriously. Sack up and put in your hours! : Freon
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  Yeah, if you think that's bad try doing PvP in WoW as a casual gamer. ~ 3-4 weeks to get one piece of Ar... : ucanbfuzzy
  • Lol if you think it takes 60+ hours a week to get good PvP gear. Hell you do not need 60 hours a week in ... : Evil Benius
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  Easy solutions: play PC shooters instead, I personally haven't heard a single instance of voice chat abus... : Autocrawler
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    Wow, that first line sounds sincere somehow, but I know it's blatantly wrong. What do I do? : famine101
    • Well, I don't know, experience may vary by country I guess, I'm in Europe just to say. And if I just was... : Autocrawler
  • Except PC shooters are harder than 360. Skill level is way higher on the PC. I used to dominate 360 TF2... : Nighteyes
  • Need a teleporter here... need a teleporter here... need a teleporter here... need a teleporter here... n... : carrioN luggagE
  • haha thats a joke. play TF2 and cod4 on pub servers and you run into a ton of jackasses. : maulla
• play tf2 instead, everyone sucks on the shack servers. : bfzzzz
• tell us what you enjoy doing a lot and we will make fun of you for doing it in excess. seriously, if some... : maulla
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  So much anger and hatred I hate TF2, I hate the wii, and I hate the SHACCCK!!! : Milleh
  • take a chill pill : kn1fe

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  What has been a big fuck you? If anything, they have made it even more playable and accessible to the ca... : pigvomit
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    So it sounds like everyone plays this for the high end raids/pvp or because their friends play. Mostly... : DerHuhnTeufel
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      Well, I haven't had huge issues with NPCs, as for line of sight, I think lots of considerations were made... : pigvomit
      • Yeah, but that just makes it that much more screwed up, because it's not like the players are going to be... : DerHuhnTeufel
    • If your friends are level 70 you aren't going to be able to play with them anyway, other then if they hel... : SilverSnake
    • You don't have 30 dollars to spend on a whole new continent and level cap? Do you work at Dairy Queen? : Nighteyes
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  the game is random. Mosts kill quests can be done within 10-20 minutes depending on quest/location spawn ... : Iwannaacura
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    I recently quit after tossing away my life since release and I played mostly because of the friends i pla... : lodit
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      i sold my account in august for 500. I'm glad i quit when i did. Although my priests would of sold for mo... : Iwannaacura
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        I am thinking of selling mine, unsure rightnow though. 70 UD Rouge/70 Orc Lock/63 UD Warrior : lodit
        • depends on gear... i had t3 healing gear which was still godly and alot of tier 5 when it was top of the ... : Iwannaacura
  • which guild were you in? : xxiv
• They have pulled the wool over ten million people's eyes! : EvilDolemite
• In my opinion, the game is only just beginning once you reach level cap. : semaphore
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  you're coming from DAOC and complaining about the quests and drop rate? : edgewise
  • Dude, just farm X, Y, and Z each for 1/3 of your book you need to make artifact A that you must get by ki... : TreMetal
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    Seriously. Anyone remember Trials of Atlantis? Jesus fuck. : deveus1
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      I had a buncha 50's, and at least two of 'em were completely ToA'd (ML10 etc) out. It was a lot of fun... : Chunks
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        I'm not saying DaoC was a godsend, I hated ToA way more than most people, but for most quests in that gam... : DerHuhnTeufel
        • Well, it's a pretty obvious intentional game mechanic to get you to grind without it feeling too much lik... : deveus1
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        I used to farm the Cloudsong mob by myself.. but I had three accounts. : TreMetal
        • queue 'whining cloudsong kid mp3' : oHnOES
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        That and with the stats cap and the fact that it was an RvR game, getting all the artifacts wasnt necessa... : Tommy Toolbag
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          I was a pita about my stats. Had to max everything (not possible but you could do really well)..... It... : Chunks
          • Here was my main: http://home.cfl.rr.com/captainownage/ I loved spellcrafting. : Tommy Toolbag
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  What are the bugs you're experiencing? What server are you on? : das_runt
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    I'm on Greymane at the moment, I haven't checked my characters back on Illidan...I'd probably get slaught... : DerHuhnTeufel
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      You must be LOOKING for the bugs, then. I have rarely experienced any of what you say, and I have done a ... : TrptJim
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        I don't look for bugs, they just tend to find me. There isn't a game I've played or computerized system I... : DerHuhnTeufel
        • ya you've clearly managed to somehow patch improperly and are playing v1.01 of wow on the live servers. j... : dewdman
• Why would you expect to be able to do the content from the expansion without buying the expansion? : Vincent Grayson
• what bugs? : jedi_27
• Haha, what? The game has become so much better than it was at launch, it's not even funny. And you are ... : ucanbfuzzy
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  I had to quit because I was too addicted, but I found the game to be rock solid as far as bugs are concer... : OverloadUT
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    here is the worst quest for horde. http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=496 The spider ichor / 10 bear t... : Iwannaacura
    • they made drop rates significantly higher, or atleast ive noticed since i last played. i just did that q... : oHnOES
    • add the fact that your a 20-30 town next to a 25-35 ally town : kanix
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      The worst quest I've run into is in Skettis. You gotta grind this shadow dust to get these elixirs that a... : Patch-e
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        thats an optional grind though for rep/boss awards. Although the ichor quest above is not required it ... : Iwannaacura
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          I destroyed all pages and abandoned that quest once and for all at exalted. fuck that thing. : Patch-e
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            yea i started selling pages i had 1k gold on my account when i sold the guy was going to pay me another ... : Iwannaacura
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              had no rogue in that account? money making is still a joke as a rogue solo farming chests in any of the m... : Patch-e
              • i did it was only level 60 with a couple mc epics though. I was working so i just concentrated on my prie... : Iwannaacura
      • Haha, I remember thinking how absurd that small questchain was : action roommate
    • i don't even fuck with quests like that. : d0pamine
    • My roommate got his ichor in three kills. My friend got his in roughly 20. It took me over two hour... : fleabug
    • not the mature gorilla sinew? : captfarrell
    • this is why you trade with an L70 buddy to wipe out the zone with loot on FFA. no problemo. : Downforce
    • I actually went from level 20 to 21 doing that quest. The ichor just would NOT drop. Then I did it ag... : Nighteyes
  • If you use a leveling guide, it will help you skip pretty much every single bad quest like that. : TrptJim
• The game is by no means perfect. It's a social game. I know about 10 or so people and we all play it. ... : Dorf
• need more EVE : m0rfus
• It is, hands down, the most accessible MMO out there. I can't stand to even listen to my friends talk ... : fleabug
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  ya i'd say you're missing a pretty big part of the picture : dewdman
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    I agree. You should probably just quit now and save yourself some additional time, if things like that bu... : FlatlineDixay
    • And to say that being level 60 limits what you can do in the end game... well, that's a ginormous underst... : FlatlineDixay
• trolltacular : Downforce
• For my part... http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14255481#itemanchor_14255481 : action roommate
• because 10 million people are brainless zombies!!!!! : JINKY
• You know what, without buying the expansion you cannot go into the new areas either! Big surprise you'll ... : SilverSnake
• I don't play anymore but I played since Alpha up until a year ago and the game now it's pretty solid. Nit... : L0opet
• "How does a boar survive without intestines?" It doesn't, because you fucking killed it. What kind of... : Nighteyes
• These are the exact reasons I left : ( Just way too much a rinse, grind, repeat process. Seeing the sa... : Athlon7

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  Not your resolution, but maybe you like it: http://wallpaper.everyonelookbusy.net/twisted01.jpg : ysbreker
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    ooh, povray, how 90's! : MisterClaw
    • Actually it was made with 3D studiomax and the brazil render engine :) : ysbreker
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  Did you end up building yourself or buying pre-built? : g.lee
  • built it http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16067808 : baron calamity
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  http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/index.php?sort=ratings&w=1920&h=1200 : onji
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    gaming related: http://desktopgaming.com/browse.php : onji
    • wow, that website is absolutely terrible to navigate : boarder2
  • ^ this place has many great desktop wallpapers. : deject
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  http://oatmela1.shackspace.com/wallpapers : oatmela
  • those are awesome, thanks! : Colleton
• what brand of monitor did you get? : Intaglio5
• http://shackpics.com/files/ce057e5gk9bzk7in5h8q.jpg : datoo
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  sorry to hear you broke up with your girlfriend, dude : Modica Sol Solis
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    What you say? : baron calamity
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      ring money : TreMetal
      • hahahah : sikander
      • lol please let this become a trend : disposition
    • lol : flubba79
  • That was awesome. :D : dudehoyt
  • I'll admit, I laughed. : kbaxter1
  • haha. it's funny cuz it's true!!!!!! : reverend~heresy
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    oh ho, cross thread humour! : erotic sock
    • LOOK OUT!! : virus
  • nice : das_runt
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    Drink a beer, oh wait, you cant MORMON! : krym3
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      Mormon isn't a cryptolect... : RomSteady
      • Watch your bilk or you'll end up in the bilboes. : c0bra
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  nice, which monitor did you get? : Flying h4x0r
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    this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824009125 : baron calamity
    • Contrast Ratio 3000:1 ACM Response Time 2ms(GTG) that's sweet : Flying h4x0r
• http:///www.mandolux.com <-- easy answer : Postal
• Is there an easy way to cycle backgrounds from a bunch in a directory in windows vista? : alexthegreat2
• http://images.google.com/images?q=1920x1200+wallpaper& : Cygnus X-1
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  http://exoteric.roach.org/bg/index.html : randomnull
  • This guy's a fractal genius - I've got like 20 of his images in my /desktop folder! : mn3m0n1c
• Here is the one I use: http://serpico74.shackspace.com/SMB_1920x1200.jpg : Serpico74
• http://www.desktopography.net/ : mwasher
• http://halowars.com/images/screenshots/wallpaper.aspx?s=HW_1920x1200_3.jpg : YoYo

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  That website is horrifying. Step on a crack creepy. : kingdepork
  • yes, but IS HE YOUR SOUL MATE?!?!?! OLOLOLOL : jessipoo
• lol : Chris Remo
• haha, so awesome. : MisterPhoton
• hahaha : mikecyb
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  ok? I thought the reading was kinda fast and didn't seem to be very emotive. *shrug* : The Key
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    huge level of background noise too. : steelsamurai
    • I agree--wtf? Even audacity could clean that shit up. : Merconium
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    also the voice was kind of manly and she probably has some sort of speech impediment. sounds like she has... : JINKY
    • hey, i only have ONE bad tooth. the other three are perfectly normal! : jessipoo
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    They made me keep that one to 30 seconds and told me to do it flat. There are others at the point of purc... : jessipoo
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      ok. Are you going to put this on your resume? : The Key
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        yeah right, right below "was the voice of the speakeasy phone menu for 5 years" : jessipoo
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          that was you? oh my. There were threads discussing how sexy that voice was. : edgewise
          • there were two voices... the other was a cheeky Aussie : das_runt
          • It was a mix of me and lee, who is an australian broad so tough *I* am afraid of her. 5'3" of solid aussi... : jessipoo
        • ok. Maybe you don't a job in Cartoons then. ;) : The Key
• I want to skull fuck jessipoo's cartoon whore likeness. Is that wrong? : steelsamurai
• Haha, ohh my. : Visceral Monkey
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  I'm dumb. Its the girl who just starts talking over on the right-hand side or do I have to click somethin... : oatmela
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    no, that's her on the right : das_runt
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      thanks. She should audition for the free iPod nano gig next :) : oatmela
      • They joke about making me record the sad psychic commercials they run over that show Medium and that psyc... : jessipoo
• my mom just had one made of herself for her credit union (She's CFO). Fucking surreal. : Wolfanoz
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  Whoa, voice sounds hot. I'm now more intrigued with who might jessipoo be. Good work. : cack
  • The shack is a cavalcade of weird-ass posts today : nomaad
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    Here is a true story. In my previous job I talked to a variety of woman on the phone in a business capaci... : theghostofsmdever
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      Of course I am not suggesting Jessiepoo isn't cute, I have no idea, just relaying my experiences with cut... : theghostofsmdever
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        Jessipoo is a good-lookin' gal, but her posts about randomly flaying the skin of dozens of men are highly... : deveus1
        • hey, i'll have you know i been domesticated. the boy limits me to flaying 2 men a week now. also, i showe... : jessipoo
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          I think she was the goth chick that head butted me outside the Glas Kat in SOMA. : imperator
          • chick boy that looked like a chick : imperator
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      jessipoo is more than cute. She's a hottie. : felicia
      • No, she's a nottie. : SockMonkeh
    • It's kind of the joke with the cartoon. The whole 500lb woman on the other end of the phone-sex line gag ... : jessipoo
    • I actually lucked out once but oh my god did it end poorly. : kungfusquirrel
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    smoooooth : mikecyb
    • hold on I need to write this shit down, this is gold! : mikecyb
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    Thank you for your interest in Jessipoo™. You will receive an informational packet in your mail box : das_runt
    • Inside is an 8x10 color glossy of that picture I used to post of a huge broad in a pink lacy nightie on a... : jessipoo
• lol... it's jessipoo... IN 3D! : Postal

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  ooh, move across the world for low pay? yah lemme go pack : jaga
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    Eh, some people are interested in traveling. : the moon and antarctica
    • like on vacation from their higher paying job? you gotta work on your pitch : jaga
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  Just out of curiosity, how much is the salary in Euros? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I guess you can't reveal that here? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      he's in Prague, he gets paid by Czechs : drucifer
      • *sigh* : stump
      • groaaaaaaaaaaaan. : hirez
      • lol : ThomW
      • :D : Ebu
      • damnit : c0bra
      • oh my goodness : Downforce
      • you are very good what what you do : mikecyb
      • lol : Colleton
      • damn that took me a bit : Chandler55
      • flawless punage : Merconium
      • m-m-m-mega combo!! : manero
      • ahahahahahaha :D : pyros
      • lovelovelove : sikander
      • incredible : hobbespanache
      • dru vs. pyros....the battle begins : oatmela
      • Haha, I love you man. Never change. : Vantage
      • You were waiting for this weren't you? : DOOManiac
      • oh my god : feek
      • :( : mindshot
      • YES! : OwenButler
      • j00 are my sunshine, my only sunshine : dognose
      • how insightful : egg5hen
      • oh oops I banned you : zakk
      • all of eastern europe groaned : spiderfill
      • You are the wind beneath my wings. : algernoN8
      • Hahahaha : dltrem
      • well played! : shavenewok
      • nice one haha : monikerdaven
      • i'm loving it : smoove
      • bravissimo : RikiTiki2
      • amazing... =) : jrock
      • drucifer strikes, and kills. : thewriter
      • this is why you are the best. : cpt. ken
      • Marvelous. Is there some lobe of your brain that's outsized? : eldersveld
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    I honestly have no idea. The pay would be more than enough to live comfortably in Prague, but probably no... : the moon and antarctica
    • so they only accept what? sodomy as payment? : mrvandelay
• I would be undoing everything my Great Grandparents did by leaving that part of the world : drucifer
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  I'd move back to Prague in a heartbeat -- I studied there 2 years ago. Unfortunately, I know 0 flash. : Intaglio5
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    I taught myself the basics in a couple of days. : marmite
    • isn't it basically just pull up your shirt and let the guys see your boobs? : bostrov
  • Pick up a book and you'll have learned enough by the time your plane lands. After all, you're working for... : DOOManiac
• why do you need to be in prague to do flash development? : mwasher
• I know nothing about Flash, but I will work in Prague for free if you supply me with a place, women and v... : posito

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  itunes. : xxiv
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    same here. : terath
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      yep : Thomas Hace
      • here here : Korban
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  Some 8 year old version of winamp that plays mp3s and works. : DOOManiac
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    2.71, right? I loved that winamp. all downhill after that one. : hirez
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      ^^^^ same here. I love Winamp 2.91+Album List, it starts up in like 2 seconds and only uses 5MB of RAM. : Flynn
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        2.91 here as well. : DOOManiac
        • Same, tried itunes but it was just too slow, I'd probably use Foobar if I really needed to change. : dkrulz
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  I was using iTUnes, but the latest version in Vista64 is FUCKED : kevp
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    If you are talking about the setup assistant spamming thing it seems to have been fixed in 7.6 : semaphore
    • no it's a specific issue that started in 7.6 for Vista64 users: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa... : kevp
• Real Player FTW : oatmela
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  winamp5 it really whips the llamas ass : kill9
  • me too : Flying h4x0r
  • i'm using the llama software :( : radula
  • same here : Solstice
  • Fo sho : Ebu
  • ^ with pup's skin. : Fredrik S
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  me too : glio1337
  • for itunes that is : glio1337
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  winamp, newest version 5.52 : grabbie
  • ditto with the winamp modern skin : dantastic
• I'm trying out songbird because I'm starting to get into the whole music blog thing. It's definitely got... : slax0r
• winamp 2.95 forever! : zehh
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  you're making a big mistake. Foobar is minimal out of the box (tho it supports more audio formats than a... : paravis
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    example: http://dawxxx666.neostrada.pl/ That's the UI cfg I'm using atm. : paravis
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      I spent a good chunk of time messing with Foobar but I could never find a good consistent place to get pl... : wasylm
      • yeah they are scattered all over, but this is the best place to find them all: http://www.hydrogenaudio.... : paravis
    • That's fucking hot. : NFXFSX
    • I was using the FoFR config for a while, it was pretty nice. It just annoys me with stuff like PanelsU... : blackscythe125
• vlc, i'm boring. : bfzzzz
• winamp 3 forever : nepharious
• I tricked mediamonkey into playing in foobar by telling it that its winamp : painangel
• itunes for my music library, winamp 5 bento for random tracks, spur of the moment stuff : smoove
• latest version of winamp is great. : aeg1x
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  I'm liking media monkey lately, if anything just for keeping my music organized. : Nali4Freedom
  • Me too... although I still use Winamp as the actual music player. : five_percent
• foobar, i hate bloated programs : tension
• WMP11 does me fine now. : carrioN luggagE
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  I just made the jump to Songbird (beta 0.4) and it is sexy. Way better than system hog iTunes. : NFXFSX
  • Wow! The last time i used songbird was 0.1 or 0.2, it's improved a ton since then. : blackscythe125
• Songbird. Well, not anymore, but that's what I will be using once it's out of beta. http://www.songbi... : sasoi
• In all honesty I just want them to finish porting Amarok to Windows. Whenever Amarok 2.0 eventually relea... : blackscythe125

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  Sorry to hear that. The Xbox needs good action games. : EvilDolemite
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    i find it odd that they would release such a poor demo.... hopefully the full game will be better : kn1fe
    • well, if it makes you feel any better, i think there was some guy raving about it yesterday. i havent pla... : AroundTheFur1380
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    The xbox has tons of action games. I thought the demo was pretty much like the other DMC games except tha... : sigpro
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      Like, third-person like this? I can't think of many. I'm specifically meaning this God of War / DMC /... : EvilDolemite
      • 99 nights lol : qwpeoriu
      • In that style no not many. Conan is supposed to be a decent God of War knock off. It's a game I will game... : sigpro
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        i would kill for a proper God of War game on the 360... DMC feels very stale and blocky. There's somethi... : dedgecko
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          DMC predates Ninja Gaiden and came out around the time of the first Onimusha. : EvilDolemite
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            right... but since then NG and GoW have come out as well - they should recognize what these other titles ... : dedgecko
            • I also love GoW and Ninja Gaiden dearly. In fact of all three franchises DMC is my least-favorite... ... : EvilDolemite
            • I'm not saying that is what the DMC series does (since I've only played part of DMC1), but no need to com... : qwpeoriu
            • "they should recognize what these other titles do better" Such as? At this point in time I view t... : sevogajre
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              so what are you saying, since you think NG or gow is better they should start to imitate those, rather th... : JINKY
              • My chief complaint is the stiff look and feel of the animations. I can't put a pin on what it is exactly... : dedgecko
    • it is on easy mode : JINKY
• chess FTW. : AroundTheFur1380
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  We (friends and I) messed with the PS3 demo. I'd assume that they were the same on both. We thought the... : Sylvanus
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    The gameplay is really the sum of its parts. That demo lets you use two sword combos, one weapon set, an... : EvilDolemite
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      This is to be expected. If God of War only had 10 minutes to show you what you were in store for.... ... : mwasher
      • The God of War demo was awesome though. :) : Sylvanus
    • I'll rent it for sure. I'm trying hard not to actually BUY any console games this year unless I get 'em ... : Sylvanus
    • 1up is doing a huge DMC4 feature this week. It should have more info on the game, but it's sounding real... : sevogajre
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  I think I just want the gameplay to be Ninja Gaiden too much. : Yanks
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    It shares similarities : EvilDolemite
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      It's not nearly as fast, Dante is not nearly as maneuverable, and the jumping is ugh :( : Yanks
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        yeah the jumping was pretty atrocious : gmd
        • You are able to purchase a double-jump upgrade. It helps a lot. Plus you can air-control slightly wit... : EvilDolemite
  • there is nothing wrong with that. luckily, your medicine is coming soon... : AroundTheFur1380
  • Then buy Ninja Gaiden 2 this year? DMC4 has its own flavor of this kind of combat. And really, Ninja Ga... : sevogajre
• I've pre-ordered it. Looking forward to fucking shit up : nodebug
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  I find it really hard to go back to DMC style combat after NG and God of War... it feels refined, but in... : Kentor
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    It's more precise. More Japanese if you will...GoW is more loose and sloppy and the animations tie in to... : EvilDolemite
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      DMC's combat is more complex than NG? christ, NG already has the combo list of a fighting game : derelict515
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        Mmm maybe not more complex. Maybe more precise? You don't have as many moves as in NG but you do have a... : EvilDolemite
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          Not sure what you mean by this - NG has ranged weapons, the majority accessible during movement, and the ... : Felraiser
          • The bow and shurikens were situational accessories. The guns in DMC are used in tandem with the swords a... : EvilDolemite
          • Switching to the ranged stuff in NG is inelegant and clunky-- probably the only inelegant and clunky part... : Mad Jack McMad
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      I don't like the feel -- I used to play a lot of fighting games like VF, SF, DoA -- enough that I had fra... : Kentor
      • On DMC4, they finally introduce a long range option with Nero, but it feels completely over powered. I d... : Kentor
      • That's one of the things I LIKE about DMC, honestly. I like how I'm able to cancel almost ANY move into a : sevogajre
      • wow i enjoyed DMC1 but, i must suck ass at these games. i have practically no idea what you're talking ab : yAak
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        Also, I'm not really convinced RE: fluidity. Maybe me eyesight is poor (read: probably) but DMC sort of ... : sevogajre
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          I don't mean fluidity in graphics. I think in fighting and action games you eventually get to a point wh... : Kentor
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            I'm not sure I see where you're going with this. Are you saying that there's a certain amount of input l : sevogajre
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              I'm trying pretty hard to distill what I don't like about DMC, but I guess I'm not doing a great job. :(... : Kentor
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                It sounds to me like your problem is the inability to escape out of combos and to interrupt attack string... : Modica Sol Solis
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                  I have no issue with playing through DMC or doing massive combos. My complain is about whether I enjoy d... : Kentor
                  • I'm just trying to figure out what exactly you don't like about the combat, cause your posts confuse me :... : Modica Sol Solis
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                  Actually, if I'm reading this correctly, Kentor's problem is he doesn't like how reliant DMC is on cancel... : sevogajre
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                    I never saw it as reliant on cancels, I guess. Not that I really know what cancelling is. All my attack p... : Modica Sol Solis
                    • Agreed, even though I know in the back of my mind that I'm canceling out of moves (or can if I want to) I... : sevogajre
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                    Most of DMC's attacks cover very little instance except for his few charge moves, hence combos are initia... : Kentor
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                      You recall incorrectly. Rebellion has a long and a mid-range opener, the nunchuks has a mid/short opener,... : Modica Sol Solis
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                        How much of that stuff is making it into DMC4? I'm so confused by there being two characters. : Vincent Grayson
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                          All of that plus more. The very interesting thing about DMC4 is that Dante is playable and largely unc... : Modica Sol Solis
                          • Correction: Nero will NOT be gaining the slew of weapons that Dante does, and will instead be using vanqu... : Modica Sol Solis
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                        Except those weren't long range openers. Go play VF and DoA until you have all the openers for at least ... : Kentor
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                          Correction: that Agni and Rudra have long range openers. : Kentor
                          • A whatever, why I am even in this thread again. : Kentor
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                My response to every "why?" of yours is "why not?" I've gotten the gist of what you don't like about D... : omnova
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                  I give up. : Kentor
                  • I do find it fascinating that you consider DMC's free-form combat a result of the destruction (canceling)... : omnova
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                    Hahaha, well, I KIND of see where you're coming from but it seems like a personal preference ultimately, ... : sevogajre
                    • Yeah, I don't think I was expousing my opinion very well up there in disaster of a sub-thread. In end I ... : Kentor
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        Could someone explain to me what a fucking cancel is, within the context of DMC? I've played through all ... : Vincent Grayson
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          Cancels are exactly what they sound like. On the basic level, when you interrupt Dante's mash combo to d... : sevogajre
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            I always wonder where people learn this shit. I consider it a good day if I can pull off some cool moves... : Finestaut
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              Fighting games and their fan sites, mostly. I understand frame advantage tables (basically one character... : sevogajre
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                Thanks, I find this fascinating. I love a good fighting game, but I have to admit I play mostly on feel ... : Finestaut
                • That's why Soul Calibur is one of my top 5 games ever. It has a nice hidden depth to it that allows peopl... : sevogajre
            • ^^^ I'm with you, dude. I don't play fighting games for precisely this reason; I just don't "get" the... : Wadmaasi
  • DMC > GoW >> NG : Ebu
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  Did the demo allow players to play as Dante? People complaining about a limited move set or a lack of var... : Modica Sol Solis
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    You play as Nero, you get a sword, 1 large pistol, and a grapple move. : Finestaut
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      Hm, yeah, not much you can do with that then. The combat is DMC never really shines until you acquire the... : Modica Sol Solis
      • Yeah, the demo gives you a really poor, limited perspective of the game. : Finestaut
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  Don't forget about REZ HD tomorrow. Looking forward to trying it out, as I never played the original. : byorn
  • You are in for a real treat, god that game was immersive in the truest sense of the word. : node
  • Don't forget to turn out the lights and bump the music! : helvetica
  • I can't wait : spiderfill
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  I have never played any of teh DMC or Ninja Gaiden (didn't have a xbox and bought a PS2 late in the game ... : shavenewok
  • It is. Definitely go pick it up. : sevogajre
• </comic book guy> : Ebu

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  id eat it : -=kodiak=-
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    but you love meat in the can already... :P : drucifer
    • I lol'd : krym3
    • mods ban for gay kodiak joke : [fry]
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  I <3 meat in the can! I also <3 meat on my wiener! http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1615,149165-237207,00... : trOmblyj
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    I bet you like meat in your can. : riptyde
    • Joke was already made. :( : krym3
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  "I has can cheeseburger?" : pyros
  • lol : edgewise
  • lol : ThomW
  • that's a joke you get to make once in a lifetime! : Postal
  • hahaha : Shadowdane
  • rofl : jaga
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    holy shit : drucifer
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      you've been owned at your own game dru : carnivore
      • that's what I get for making a butt joke :( : drucifer
  • hahaha : qwpeoriu
  • I'm getting in on this LOLfest. : DrWaffles
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    winnar : synack
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      winrar : whistler
      • zoo : synack
  • Retire now, pyros, before drucifer kills you. seriously, though, lol : coldfusioncs
  • excellent. : das_runt
  • flawless : SlamDunk
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    quick, put that on the image before some moran at fark does and steals your glory!!! : edgewise
    • i hate this idea but it might as well be you : synack
    • was already submitted 7 hours ago - and not listed. Which I why I no longer Fark. : trOmblyj
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      http://www.iamnotmyself.com/images/canburger.jpg I SM'd the link to him but looks like he has moved on... : Str8Dog
      • to bigger and better things, Leno tonight Conan tomorrow. : pyros
  • Oh my, that really is good, I regret to admit. :) : node
  • nice! : Colleton
  • The number of planets that had to align for this to happen is crazy. : festivalman
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    Ummm you guys realize this was already posted in the orginal articles comments? BY JACQUESASS AT 10:... : SenorSpine
    • I saw, it made me sad :( : pyros
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      it's funny with less can : Agrona
      • Now, with 50% less Can!! : Githyanki
  • hahah, good show good show : kainen1
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  So, this is just the patty, right? They couldn't have put the whole burger, bread and all in there. : famine101
  • If it was it would still just be meat in a can. It needs the bun in order to be a cheeseburger in a can. : mtgDoofy
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  why can't they show what it looks like? : edgewise
  • Consumers having eyes would prevent its certain success. : Merconium
• $10 says the can is filled with preserving oil. Oily cheeseburger! :D : guido anchovy
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  I'm not sure if this is better or worse than McDonalds : mtgDoofy
  • Cheeseburger in a Can lasts longer! : Postal
• /waits patiently for the "Steve, Don't Eat It!" entry : c0bra
• This is worse than that aerosol can delivery pancake batter. : Lunatic Angelic
• I am SO giving this to people for Christmas this year!!! : MorrisatCNN
• Imagine the smell of one after ripping the can open, hmmm. : posito
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  fucking blogs. why even post this? i want to see what it actually looks like from the can : JINKY
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    i imagine its just ground hamburger in some kind of cheese sauce (ie no bun) : Dave-A
    • meow? : drucifer
• Is there anyone who can translate and help me order one of these? : Majuju

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• Buy it, so when it breaks you can pretend you are John McClane and yell HAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ... : gmd
• my 20" LG was fairly cheap and its been good times with it. L20FT I think it's called. too dark for me t... : moe6
• I'm looking at the same one actually. If I could afford it on a lark I'd get it, but since I'd be stuck ... : deject
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  $100 more and you can get this 22" Viewsonic , http://www.directron.com/va2226w.html : zagzig32
  • I know spending more would yield better- but this one fits in the budget just right and I keep *reading* ... : tehwalter
  • $100 isn't exactly a tiny amount of money. : deject
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    a bit cheaper on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116092&Tpk=VA2226w : vynn
    • i use directron cuz its 10 minutes away, no shipping. : zagzig32
  • Don't all 22" monitors use lousy TN LCD panels? : rudds
  • $1000 more and you can get this 31" NEC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002306 : whistler
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  I've been getting used CRTs for the last 4 years. Cheap is cheap - you can probably get a good 20" trinit... : MisterClaw
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    Superb suggestion, I concur. Why spend $170+ for inferior technology? It makes sense for mostly textwor... : Ravenkettle
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      Aside from non-native resolution and color reproduction CRTs have zero advantages. Those are two big one... : EvilDolemite
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        The thing that has always bothered me about LCDs is the blurring/ghosting effect, even one the ones I've ... : vynn
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          I've never seen any ghosting in high-speed games on even an 8ms panel : EvilDolemite
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            Then you're either nearly blind or it's been so long since you've played games on a CRT you've forgotten ... : Ravenkettle
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              I had a 100Hz CRT and went to a 5ms LCD and I don't notice any delay Then again I'm not living in 1996 : EvilDolemite
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                Don't LCD's display black poorly still? I like shadows and can't stand a washed out picture. : Pneum0
                • Correct, stick with CRT or plasma for proper contrast. : Ravenkettle
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            http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=960548 : vynn
            • oops, Ravenkettle already linked that below : vynn
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            open sound forge and watch a waveform go by. nightmare on LCDs : zagzig32
            • i'd kinda like a response to this, cuz i'd love to see an LCD that can handle the Sound Forge test : zagzig32
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        Agree, poor geometry on CRTs is a huge negative to me. : rudds
        • I was never able to get a perfect 4:3 shape on any of my four or five CRTs. One side would be slightly p... : EvilDolemite
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          A valid complaint for sure, I don't care personally but it's definitely a flaw of CRTs : Ravenkettle
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            Surely, then, you can see how your complaints about LCDs can be things that some of us don't really care ... : electroly
            • In my first post here I did concede that LCDs are a better choice for many people, I can definitely see h... : Ravenkettle
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        CRTs have far superior contrast to any LCD monitor which, combined with the superior colours, results in ... : Ravenkettle
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          I'm sorry but I've been playing a lot of 100FPS+ TF2 lately and there is no delay : EvilDolemite
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            You're simply wrong, unless you have the iyama ProLite E2201W which has very low delay but still suffers ... : Ravenkettle
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              I guess I'll choose to be wrong but happy then : EvilDolemite
              • Fair enough! : Ravenkettle
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            You can say there isn't a delay, but it's proven to be there. Be lucky you don't notice it. : TrptJim
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              It's worse on some LCDs than other. My 2001FP at work has noticeable lag. It makes my mouse feel "heavy... : electroly
              • I don't notice the delay on a TN panel unless I use a CRT before or afterward. It's akin to vsync in that... : TrptJim
        • lol @ quake example : cdbeckman
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        The incredible eye-destroying brightness is my most hated "feature" in LCDs. Brightness is not a fucking ... : ArB
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          are you aware that there is a brightness adjustment control : electroly
          • Yes. I have my monitor set to 6% brightness, and I still find it a little too bright, but I can't go any ... : ArB
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  anyone have anything to say about the samsung 245bw? I'm thinking about buying one http://www.newegg.... : fletch_
  • thats the monitor Ratalon uses I think! : Galadriel07
  • I got the 204B which is the non widescreen version of that, because I needed a monitor that my store had.... : Ratalon
  • If you can look past the low colour depth (only some 320k colours which you notice in gradients) it's gre... : yemeth
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    It has excellent performance for gaming (5ms response, <10ms input lag) and is very attractively priced. ... : Goncyn
    • here's a list of 20"+ LCDs that use an IPS panel, which have slower response times but higher quality col... : MisterPhoton
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      =( i do photo editing quite a bit, anyone have another recommendation? : fletch_
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        The venerable Dell 2007WFP is still around, and Dell SB has 'em for $399; you can often find them refurbe... : mn3m0n1c
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          I have a post right above here with monitors that as of a while back were all IPS panels, instead of TN's : MisterPhoton
          • Yeah, I read it - good stuff in there, but lots of $$ - thought I'd post a cheaper-priced model, though i... : mn3m0n1c
  • Goncyn is correct, a good choice if you want a 24" for gaming, but I would like to add that videos will n... : Ravenkettle
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    I have the Samsung 226CW and I pump out bathtubs of man gravy just by turning it on? " Ask yourself wh : kanix
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      does this monitor have the same issue with color? i'd prefer 24" but I don't really want to go over $600... : fletch_
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        really what you need is separate monitors for gaming and photo editing :-\ the best monitors for color re... : MisterPhoton
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          i'd prefer my desk not to look like i'll be taking over the eastern seaboard anytime soon : fletch_
          • but then you could get a maniacal laugh to go with your two monitors :-( : MisterPhoton
        • The 2007WFP I use is more than fine for gaming, if nothing else. I used it side by side with an S-panel 2... : xsoulbrothax
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        I don't own one but this one looks nice (8-bit and good response time): http://www.newegg.com/Product/... : vynn
        • That monitor has a TN panel according to this review : http://www.behardware.com/articles/689-2/22-inch-l... : Ravenkettle
• I used a Hanns G 19" LCD for a while and it was great, zero problems with it. : sinner0423
• I picked this LCD up for my dad last xmas on the cheap, it works pretty well. : joesnizzle
• I have that Hanns-G. Pretty good monitor. I got it with one dead pixel and massaged it out. Only negative... : great-white
• Tiny thread hijack. My Samsung SyncMaster 930bf is showing a vertical green line in the right corner of m... : Bamii
• Mine flickers at power on, so I think the end is quite near :( I don't want an LCD monitor :´( : SlamDunk
• It's a nice TN panel monitor. They make their own panels in their monitors too! : TrptJim

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• Bubble Bobble fuck yeah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGWZlR3Kgr8 : mXENO
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  M.U.L.E. intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWvQQuLPmzg : RomSteady
  • ^^^ one of the greatest intros of all time : datoo
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    I always thought the M.U.L.E. looked like a Star Wars AT-AT : MatthewPhillips
    • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Mule_box.jpg not this one ;) : datoo
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    Thank you for this. Awesome intro. I loved Archon too. : baronzemo78
    • Totally with ya there - What about Seven Cities of Gold?! : Sylvanus
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    \m/. Atari 800 .\m/ : ThomW
    • ah the memories. I still have my Atari 800XL : mikefr24
  • GAH! You beat me to it - see link below though... :) : Sylvanus
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYgYCJ8eCNI : onji
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    i have never played or seen this game before, but that music rocks : mXENO
    • O_O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyv0XmErwi0&feature=related : MatzL.E.
  • All of the music in ActRaiser was stellar. : RomSteady
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    isnt actraiser the game that had an RTS-ish component too? : synack
    • Yeah. God that game was awesome. It's the one I originally got with my SNES. : DinK
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8GAh24-K4U : NFXFSX
• Oh, man, I was looking for this song a while back. : Grimp
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  Quake 2 intro was super. Not exactly all music but very moving. Music doesn't kick in until 2:15. http : pieman
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    one of the best intros ever. Some hot shot just clipped. I have no flight control, no flight control! : gmd
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      Any clip just saved your ass, marine. : Omaha
      • noclip? : jrock
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    I loved the whole Quake2 sountrack. Only game CD I've ever listened to in a car (or any other CD player)... : DinK
    • The Total Annihilation score was that way too, as was MechWarrior series scores. : jrock
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJzYJtqpGKQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghcZ9jxRaU http://www.youtub... : Rag and Bone Man
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    Ok... Diablo? You win. : MatthewPhillips
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      Diablo's music seems to be almost universal for that "blast from the past" feeling. Matt Uelman did an e... : Rag and Bone Man
      • I didn't even play a lot of diablo and this track nails that blast from the past feeling for me too. : DinK
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      I've never played any of the Diablo games and I hate myself for it. Though, I've got the soundtracks sit... : DrWaffles
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        Remedy this. Immediately. : DrFlammable
        • I know! : DrWaffles
  • Hmm... looks like Word thinks that "SONIC 3" is misspelled. : Omaha
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    God, I was just thinking about Diablo's music today. It still makes me want to go back and play. : das_runt
    • Same. I just wish I didn't lose my LoD disc :/ : Rag and Bone Man
  • "Oi! What can I do fer ya? : whistletits
• Marathon 2: Durandal http://youtube.com/watch?v=el5yD2Ayokw Marathon Infinity. http://youtube.com/watch?... : rock elf
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  Ultima IV intro (music plays after animation stops) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=psk3IG0N7T4 Archon ... : MatthewPhillips
  • I love all the music in Ultima IV. Although I have it for the Master System I prefer the C64's music. Gue... : knepus
• Road Rash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JimhxCE0hhA : re4ctor
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  Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Stage music: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BT9OT4hsWYk Classic videogame hero music... : RevRaven
  • ^^^^^^^ All of Mega Man 2 for that matter. : paroxym
  • the best there ever was : lowpoly
  • I love the Mega Man music, but the Magnet Man tune from MM3 is perhaps my favorite: http://www.youtube... : RomSteady
• http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/10/04 : c0bra
• Shadowgate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xAVMnNiY3c : freak!
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  Lots of Sonic music in here: Sonic 1: Green Hill Zone: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xHL4vs566Yg Star L... : DrWaffles
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    wow, I still remember all those songs note for note. Sonic has some of the best music ever. : re4ctor
    • Yeah, they really took advantage of the the Genesis/Mega Drive's audio capabilities. Oh, and some of the... : DrWaffles
  • I think the Sonic music ranks above Mario for me Sonic 1: Final Boss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nV... : mtgDoofy
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    star light zone is always my favorite :) : electroly
    • Ice Cap zone felt really fucking epic the first time I got to it. Ugh, still get chills. : Shivawn
  • Sonic 3 Credits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55rtX4wCJPM How did I forget that one. : DrWaffles
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    Thanks for this post. So many good memories flooding back from my childhood; Sonic was my favourite franc : hardfl1p
    • There are tons of Sonic remixes out there: http://www.ocremix.org/ Check out Project Chaos as well: ht... : DrWaffles
  • Dr Waffles is really Dr Robotnik : jrock
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vVIiKp6xMs : acidcloud
  • Holy shit! I remember playing battle mode against my friends in this game for hours on end. Poor Gravis G... : paroxym
• Hate to be that guy but Final Fantasy 3/6 had some AWESOME tunes http://youtube.com/watch?v=rj7fCgDYEVU : paroxym
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  MONKEY ISLAND (no purple shacktag :() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgBZGqKRD4 : DrWaffles
  • oh yes, great choice : onji
  • Me too! : Psigun
• 15 tracks from C64 games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf62lbxVnQY&feature=related : knepus
• Oh my god, this song, what are you doing to me : pwnage1232
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=egv8ynXMDN0 : silent77
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  FUCK YOU for getting that in my head :( god damn it. : Omning
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    Also, http://youtube.com/watch?v=6aBz9KjREdM : Omning
    • and http://youtube.com/watch?v=HooDNS3zzgs : Omning
    • HOLY CRAP I NEARLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS GAME. I LOVE YOU. : DrWaffles
    • Ahaha, fucking hell. My first PC game ever. : pwnage1232
• Shadowrun for SNES! OMG listening to this brings back sooo many memories! http://www.rpgclassics.com/... : AltZero
• Streets of Rage 2. http://youtube.com/watch?v=gOjlEx9PCjU : sigpro
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  Grim Fandango had some amazing music. http://youtube.com/watch?v=jT4A-MSQgoI http://youtube.com/watch... : DrWaffles
  • Found one more: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TPcd6H43c8k : DrWaffles
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    You know I love it when you post about Grim Fandango. swoon : Chepito.
    • Haha :D : DrWaffles
  • brings back so many fond memories, thanks man :) : steve_o
  • Companeros might be my favorite video game melody of all time. It fits so perfectly with the mood and at... : treefingers1
• http://www.tindeck.com/audio/file/kqyp-Tristram.mp3 : bipolar
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2btcRNb32k Wizards & Warriors : megarust32
  • awesome game : Sayj3000
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZDXUT3nPtE <-- I hated this game as a kid. : Sayj3000
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  POLE POSITIONNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Om84Zc4-KcQ : phate81
  • lol, wtf : action roommate
  • holy shit wtf is this : FrayLo
  • that is my new favorite thing : strider_
• Don't have a link, but the final rooftop battle with Minion from the first Twisted Metal was sweet. : BoKnows
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  Commander Keen 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESYfhiHc0Vw : acidcloud
  • aw man, i remember playing that game all the time when i was little, so awesome. : DrFlammable
• super ghouls and ghosts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSv6DCSZNQM : stgdz
• SF2, fags http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfDSYBRW7eY quite a cool non-midi remix : hardfl1p
• Fuck dude... that set off my highlights :( : coraldayton
• Final Fantasy IV's opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJyGjJXAWXE Suikoden 2 - Reminiscence htt... : Orange Pylon
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USlVsE72Vw4 ARCHON for the Commodore 64 sounds so much better than this... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Oh wait... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdfIfC9BHwQ : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Here's an even better version. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MoTUJiOiU : Maddog_Delphi97
• Odell: Down Under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaffae9tpxg : acidcloud
• Mega Man 2 http://www.toolzbydaman.com/mp3z/Minibosses Here is a link to some classic video game music... : mikefr24
• At last, a Master Blaster blast from the past http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ939KEcsio : spiderfill
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  God I loved this game (Outlaws!): http://youtube.com/watch?v=3y5E5RFySxc Best soundtrack ever. : jason bergman
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    More: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n_2NBYkxGeU : jason bergman
    • Still more! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ax6aPgMtSZQ : jason bergman
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  Full throttle Best Intro EVER! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzEWGaqdtcg : warcrow
  • In my dreams, it's a real movie starring Bruce Campbell and Lloyd Bridges : spiderfill
  • God, that was such an awesome intro. I love that guitar rhythm. I miss the days when LucasArts produc... : DrWaffles
  • pure awesome. : DinK
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIKfxrESqXA ROTT \m/ : strider_
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiWiTXq4yYY : pyide
• Ooh, also Duke 3D: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bTF6jVqXyYY Megadeth cover: ftp://ftp.3drealms.com... : jason bergman
• http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com/index.htm : Sylvanus
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  http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/10/04 : slax0r
  • someone already beat you to the punch, but it's still funny. haha : DrFlammable

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  GAH, I hate that theory... OF COURSE ITS GOING TO TAKE OFF! : krym3
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    NO BECAUSE THERE IS NO AIR GOING PAST THE WINGS : snuff
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      THE PLANE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON THE BELT AND TAKE OFF : krym3
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        THE BELT WILL MAKE THE WHEELS EXPLODE : nurglich
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          I WILL MAKE YOUR MAN-PARTS EXPLODE : krym3
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            SORRY THE JESSIPOO CARTOON TOOK CARE OF THAT : nurglich
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              WHERE IS THIS CARTOON : krym3
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                JUST UNDER YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY. PRESS IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. : RomSteady
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                  THANKS! MY PINKY WAS GETTING TIRED! : DarkWolf5
                  • THATS FUNNY BECAUSE I USE MY PINKY TOO, THIS IS MUCH BETTER : krym3
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                  *Breaking character* shift? where are you going with that, im confused. : krym3
                  • The journey was long and hard, but the destination was worthwhile. : RomSteady
              • I FOUND IT AND SUBSEQUENT MAN-PART EXPLOSION : krym3
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  Of course it will take off, who needs a conveyor belt anyways: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWTcCtYl : Lunatic Angelic
  • hahaha that landing is ultimate badass : datoo
  • that's really cool. I guess the headwind is really strong to be able to do that. : bakanoodle
  • lol I had a landing like that first one once in Florida. Little Tampico TB9 and a good headwind. Was do... : riptyde
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  Doesn't this really just depend on if the parking brake is on or not? If the brake is on and assuming the... : Blackdawgg
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    no, see the conveyor belt is moving in the opposite direction the plane is trying to take off in. : Nali4Freedom
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      ah, well then it would still take off given a long enough conveyor belt. This is also assuming the wheels... : Blackdawgg
      • Yeah, that's the answer. : Nali4Freedom
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    Dude what? You're supposed to know this. The plane's medium of movement is independent of the conveyor : Lunatic Angelic
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      I was assuming the conveyor belt was going in the same direction : Blackdawgg
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        And the engine was providing no thrust : Blackdawgg
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          oh. I think that the myth is trying to counter act the planes forward movement, with conveyer belt speed... : krym3
          • ah, that makes more sense. : ArB
  • You are neglecting the fact that the wheels arent providing the force. Take this example and do what you... : krym3
• To me that sounds like pulling yourself up by the hairs to fly. Maybe they'll do a show about that next.... : gakera
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  I'm confused as to this 'myth'? Surely if the wheels and conveyor belt match each other nothing other tha... : Arsenal
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    Think of yourself being on a coneyor belt with rollerskates on. Just by yourself you have no means of pr... : Prozium
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      So they conveyor belt isn't going to speed up to match your speed? That's how it sounded when the stupid ... : SockMonkeh
      • The conveyor speed matches the speed of the plane, yes. Not the speed of the wheels as that would be impo... : OverloadUT
      • Oh wait, I guess it doesn't make a difference. : SockMonkeh
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        the conveyor belt could be going against the plane at the speed of light and assuming the wheels are fric... : Prozium
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          Ok i get it now, but given there's no way i can see the wheels being frictionless with a plane sat on the... : Arsenal
          • The plane has enough excess thrust to overcome that minuscule force. The weight on the wheels will also g... : Blackdawgg
  • You're getting confused by the impossible myth. The wheels and conveyor belt are NOT matching each other;... : OverloadUT
• omg what if a man is going the speed of light and shoots a gun forward then will the bullet break the spe... : diddlyd
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  http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html : sasoi
  • ^^^^ END OF THREAD : s2jason
• This episode should be state required for all high school science courses. : DarkWolf5
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  sucks, they took mythbusters off their stream for discovery.com >:( I don't get discovery : Demius
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    They have Dirty Jobs though! : EvilDolemite
    • yeah and i watch that every thurs :) : Demius
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  If the thrust of the plane is greater than the Coefficient of Friction times the weight of the aircraft, ... : ScrawnyJohnny
  • Concise! : terath
• What a mess :( : deveus1
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  I would imagine that the amount of friction the wheels have with their bearings and axle will matter. : dltrem
  • not enough :) : cltcprd
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  speaking of mythbusters, yesterday I watched and episode where they did the old 'do you get more wet runn : mikecyb
  • If there is no wind, and you stand perfectly still, you only collect rain that falls on top of you. Howev... : terath
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  The plane will crash or the conveyor will fall apart or something else really stupid will happen. Jeez... : smax
  • I think you meant they will strap high explosives to everything and blow it all up : re4ctor
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  Ok, I get it now, the reason this shit is an argument is because the wheel issue splits everyone in half.... : snuff
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    Think of it as a float plane taking off going upriver. The plane is going to move if the water is only g... : yonderboy
    • The plane will life going 15 knots in a 40 knot current? : snuff
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  Air craft carriers use powered catapults to pull and launch fighters off the deck. Whats the huge differ... : mikefr24
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    Because the aircraft carrier isn't accelerating in the opposite direction to match the speed of the jet l... : snuff
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      Well, in that case the carrier would accelerate the same direction. : snuff
      • lol. I forgot about the part about the conveyor going in the "opposite" direction (that does change the ... : mikefr24

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• Not just Young Link but it looks like it's Celda Link. Nice. : Omaha
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  Lack of Ridley makes me sad : ConfusedUs
  • Spoiler for those who's panties will get in a twist. Looks like Ridley is going to be a boss http://img25 : djkenohki
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  I thought I saw Snake from MGS in the character screen :S : posito
  • Snake is playable. : Crimsonbeak
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    what : Chris Remo
    • perfect : pwnage1232
  • ! : Entity
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  holy shit R.O.B. : Modica Sol Solis
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    also who the fuck is lucario : Modica Sol Solis
    • another pokemon. hopefully he's better than mew two, that guy was a huge faggot. : DrFlammable
  • That goddamn robot cut my finger! : The Key
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  Heh, I love they labeled the Wind Waker Link as "Toon Link." That name hopefully changes in the North Ame... : yellowtexan
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    Most likely, since there are a couple differences between the two. N America = Japan Bowser = Koopa Do... : DrFlammable
    • Jigglypuff is Purin in melee as well, if you set it to Japanese. : TreMetal
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    MORE LIKE CELDA : nurglich
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      Unless I am mistaken, I'm pretty sure the kid in Wind Waker didn't actually have a name, since he wasn't ... : DrFlammable
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        Probably young link... Why would they deviate to something like that... : TheNiXXeD
        • Young Link was already in Melee as the young version of link from Ocarina, so they won't do that. : OverloadUT
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        He had a name, it was buttface or at least in my game it was : Nali4Freedom
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          You lie, he was OMAHA}Y. : Omaha
          • Fuck, nametag failed. : Omaha
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            HAAAAAAAAAAAAY : marmite
            • LISTEN! : ArB
      • Perhaps Lunk? : c0bra
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  I have to wonder how characters like "Mr. Game & Watch" get added. Like, who is calling out for that? It ... : das_runt
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    I choose Mr. Game & Watch just to piss people off. : guido anchovy
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      Amen! I love game and watch. I would never play seriously with him, but he is fun, and everybody unde... : fleabug
      • I got burned out in Smash enough to where I used G&W at a tournament. It was absolutely hilarious when I... : snagger
  • I'm fine with the random characters like him rather than when they add people like Falco and Young Link w... : Grumbeld
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  This game alone would be the only reason I'd buy a Wii. : goatjc
  • it's the only thing i'm looking forward to... if it's a let down i'm selling my wii... : dedgecko
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  gameplay video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgVH9OGugSo : DrFlammable
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    Metaknight and Marth do Campaign mode. I don't know what the guy is doing during the first two minutes, b... : DrFlammable
    • oh yeah, I dropped this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=v70mlCW4hag : DrFlammable
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  WHAT THE FUCK BOMBERMAN http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8493/brawlxu6.png : DrFlammable
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    それは ボンバーマã� : ArB
    • Oh wait, I see him! I'm sorry for yelling at you. : ArB
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      3rd from the bottom left but i doubt it's real, it doesn't match up with this one: http://ranobe.com/up/s... : DrFlammable
      • (the positions of the characters, that is) : DrFlammable
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        they mostly match up though... and the blurry one looks like it's 4:3 whereas the clear one is widescreen... : mikecyb
        • also stuff like that changes during development too so there's always that :( : mikecyb
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      違う, ばか! : node
      • I just couldn't see him at first. : ArB
    • Sore wa, banbaaman de wa nai! : Ride-My-Rocket
  • If that's true, I will shit my pants. : OverloadUT
  • hmm : pyide
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  fuck you jigglypuff. i'm banning your cheap ass from being used. : shyguy74
  • You can try but it'll never work. Jigglypuff will bomb your ass day in and day out! : Grumbeld
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  I've never understood this game, think I've watched it played a couple times but seems like it would get ... : kelerian
  • you really need to play it. it's amazingly addictive. : hamachi
  • I've been playing SSBM for a few hours every night with friends the past couple of weeks, it really doesn... : Nali4Freedom
  • on the contrary, it's shallow at first, but gets deeper the more you play. : slax0r
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  It is odd that Jigglypuff isn't named so in that screenie : Grumbeld
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    It's the japanese version, several of them have different names : Nali4Freedom
    • Yeah, I just noticed Toon Link : Grumbeld

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• I'm charging $1 / vote, and by my count you now owe me $7. : mwasher
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  Gotta love these "who has more Internet friends" contests! Voted! : OverloadUT
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  Voted again. Good luck fellow Austinite! : coldfusioncs
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  How do we know whether you're actually the best? : Zero|DPX
  • Because he has the most votes, duh. : dirge23
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  You're allowed to vote every hour. This is probably the absolute dumbest way to do this contest. : socksta
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    OH MY OMG. They don't limit it by IP address either; it's by cookie. I just voted 5 more times! : OverloadUT
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      Hey you're right. I just did too. : acidcloud
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        haha I just put in 5 more :) : posito
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          someone needs to write some kinda script. Winning by anything less than 10 times the score isn't really ... : Agrona
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          • I almost did this, but then I realized he was going to win anyway. : OverloadUT
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  im going on vacation but i'll leave this running for a week: while [ TRUE ]; do lynx -cmd_script=votealo... : bfzzzz
  • btw, they're totally going to check referrers from all the people above and see you saying 'VOTE FOR LOOK... : bfzzzz
• one of the guys in my office is part of your competition. ;/ : biskits
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  voted again... : Jayx77
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    whats going to suck, is if they only count the votes coming from IPs in TX... : Jayx77
    • good call, i'm running my script from a server in dallas, too. : bfzzzz