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GREASEMONKEY MENZ AND WOMENZ

For anyone who is interested you can try out my post preview script (it's not finished because I wasted all my time playing TF2 so blame valve). So just to warn you there maybe a few updates in the coming days.

Its not perfect and I don't know how the shacks parses the code, so I can't perfectly replicate it either.

Screenshots for those who dont have GM:

http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=2720
http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=2721

It doesnt do links yet for the above reasons.

TL:DR GM script; valve are fags.

Also I got to sort out the trivial overflow problems.

Feb 17, 2008 5:13pm PST

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When i built my new computer, it took me 6.5 hours. Not only was it highly irritating that my CPU cooler bent some motherboard pins, but also as you can see below, i had about 2 inchs of room to plug all my harddrives.

http://www.visupoint.com/tim/DSC03580.JPG

Word of warning! to those who buy an Antec p18x case, you will be rewarded with a silent case with damn good airflow - but be prepared to tear off your testicles with rage when trying to install everything.

Feb 18, 2008 3:42am PST

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i'm so bored. i have tomorrow off, i need something to do. are there any decent (newish) rpgs out there that are like some of my favorite classics, u7/u6/u5, dragon warrior, ff1, ff3? i'm beating some ass in nethack at the moment but i really want something with bitchin graphics .. or at least decent graphics.

Feb 17, 2008 8:59pm PST

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  The Witcher. : freshyk
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    i didnt like it. at all. although i only played till the first boss. : bfzzzz
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      first part of the game is easily the weakest. if you get through act 1, you should find it more enjoyabl... : grendel
      
      unfortunately i already gave away the game. i could probably get it back but i'd feel like a jerk. : bfzzzz
- Lost Odyssey : MoreVespeneGas
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  you went all the way down to U5 and didn't mention U IV? : gyokuro
  - i should have put a ... there! : bfzzzz
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  speaking of ff3... is the DS ff3 worth it? i loved ff3 on the SNES, is this game exactly the same except ... : prancing_jackanapes
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    FF3 SNES = FF6.. FF3 DS = FF3 NES : Mondo
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      ahhhh sweet. i have not played that one before then i think : prancing_jackanapes
      
      It was the first US release of the game. Soo unless you live in Japan or emulated it, It's brand new : grabbie
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  I would be all over a modern version of Ultima 7 I don't know why but I found it really, really fun. : windowpane
  - Maybe because it's one of the best games ever? : razorblade79
  - In lieu of a remake, there's a pretty good modern port of the engine called Exult. http://exult.source... : Rampancy
- Titan Quest gold pack on Steam for $20 if you like hack and slash games like D2 you'll love it.. : randomnull
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  If you can find shin megami tensei for PS2, that's a great classic style turn based RPG. it a little dark... : mindmann
  - er, shin megami tensei: nocturne, that is. : mindmann
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  Dragon Quest 8 is probably exactly what you're looking for. : mechanicalgrape
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    unfortunately i dont own a console! :( that does look cool though : bfzzzz
    - You could try the freeware rpg Last Scenario. It's supposed to be good. http://www.greatgamesexperimen... : mechanicalgrape
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  lost odyssey : italiano3d
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    damn you console gamers, i should have specified only pure, beautiful PC games! : bfzzzz
    - i apologize. There aren't very many jrpg's on pc sadly =( the ultima series really needs some 2008 lov... : italiano3d
- I really love the Ultima Underworld games (think precursor to system shock, but Ultima!) But those gam... : famine101
- persona 3 : barichnikov
- Galactic Civilizations 2 can destroy your day quite efficiently. : stygian_whisper
- Oblivion? : dirge23
- Dragon Quest 8 was a lot of fun, and I'm a huge fan of the first few Dragon Warrior games (8-bit NES). : Ride-My-Rocket
- you have shitty taste in RPGs : duncandun

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HAY GUYS I MADE A VIDEO

"I've always felt the shack deserved a weekly TV show", fleabug, DrStraight, and I said one night at the bar. The next morning it still sounded like a good idea.

Its my honor to present Shackers - Pilot\Test Episode

For our test episode we were able to convince EA Canada to give us a new previously unreleased exclusive Army of Two trailer. Plus we got an in-depth review of Devil May Cry 4. We also discuss our favorite posts of the week(filmed Feb. 10th).

www.disgruntledtv.com/Videos/ShackersPilot.divx divx(to prove it happened) - 120 megs
www.disgruntledtv.com/Videos/ShackersPilot.mov - Quicktime - 160 megs

Feb 16, 2008 1:04pm PST

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  We were trying to get a streaming version up on stage6 for you guys, but I guess the upload crapped out. ... : fleabug
  - Stage6 finally processed...link here. http://www.stage6.com/user/Zilliox/video/2235512/Shackers---Pilo... : sr71photo
- truly awesome, i wanna be on the show : graceofdragons
- ^ Winner : crummynz
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  It is obvious you love us, we love you too : dognose
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    Please make more of these, we will donate for bandwidth : dognose
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      Does he own the copyright to "shacker?" If he doesn't I don't see how the show could be shut down. : Porkasaurus
      
      That would be funny though, I'm sure there are some hate posts by Steve from when the Alien mod for Doom ... : dael
- Very nice! And lol (a lot of funny shit in there). : humbleone
- The Dognose reading was the best. : crummynz
- that was surprisingly good. what is happening on shacknews.com, nothing makes sense anymore!!!!!!! : datoo
- i enjoyed this : bfzzzz
- I dig. This was pretty awesome. : MurrayTheSkull
- heh enjoyed this one too : xsii
- At first it seemed a bit rocky, but it definitely improved throughout. I look forward to more. : Vincent Grayson
- lack of ninjas : deadfish
- Haha, that was amazing! : m0nkz
- That was fucking excellent guys, truly. I'm officially a little bit gay for you both and looking forward ... : node
- I liked it, thumbs up : R0wz
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  hahaha that was awesome, keep it up Honestly I would watch this over listening to a shack cast. : shortbuscaptain
  - ^^^ what this guy said : buzzbat
- Good job! That is all I have to say. Please continue. : CrustaR
- haha wow, is that for real? that was pretty cool : dael
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  hmmm, what did you use to encode the mov version? : spazzium
  - Sorenson Squeeze. : socksta
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  That DMC4 review is spot on. : egg5hen
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    I wanted to do a little more with it but I literally wrote the entire episode starting the morning of sho... : socksta
    - So you had the runs? That explains a lot. Just kidding, A+++ would watch again. Seriously well writt... : Ovate
- A+ would watch in the future. : infallible
- The Beginning made me think "Party time, excellent!" Nice show, a weekly vid would be great. : Lightbulb
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  It's good. Keep doing it. : mrwolf710
  - It just finished watching the whole thing. I hate to say it but I liked it. It's just about as goofy as... : mrwolf710
- A++ : Thomas Hace
- I also thought this would be a cool idea. Definetly a good start. Let me know if you need an animator for... : headbone
- That was great. I would watch a weekly show : grabbie
- thumbs up : stgulik
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  Needs more Youtube because downloading big files is gay : Drewus
  - ^please; I can't go over my 200mb an hour limit lest Hughe's fair access policy slows the net down to a c... : thief
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    Get a job and buy a better connection. : Porkasaurus
    - Awesome, i'll take this into account. Thanks : Drewus
  - Stage6 ftw : ThomW
  - Sorry. We didn't have time to encode a bunch of different versions but shacker blarrr is the bestest e... : fleabug
- That was really, really good. The production quality was top notch too, I wouldn't be surprised to see... : A Sponge
- This was hilarious, great job. Love the house band. : strider_
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  lol, loved when the trailer played. ITS RAININ MEN : oHnOES
  - Took me about a day to edit now the song will NOT get out of my head. Everytime I sing it my gf gives me ... : socksta
- Yup, fucking outstanding!! Will watch again! : trOmblyj
- that was fantastic, looking forward to more : MikkleThePickle
- Excellent work! The Army of Two trailer you showed is strangely compelling. : ChowYunCat
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  Every fucking segment, every fucking minute was pure, unadulterated awesome. Steve, give these guys a ... : notd665
  - Thank you very much and yes to the second part. : socksta
- I enjoyed that a lot. : Chunks
- Haha, this is really well made... good job. : Havoc1c4
- The shackcasts should just be replaced with this. : stratedge
- Hahaha fucking hilarious. Love the trailer. : xoque
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  that was awesome guys... How long did you guys spend planning, shooting, and post-processing? : dedgecko
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    We spent roughly 24 hours in total pre-production. Filmed everything in one night. socksta is in char... : fleabug
    - lol, it also took my retarded ass almost 10 hours of encoding to get a working divx. Plus I waited a full... : socksta
- Absolutely incredible. Excellent work. : loboca
- that was a lot better than i thought it would be.. good pacing, no stagnant moments, EXCELLENT : Mr.Fusion
- hahhaa.. love it. : Fredrik S
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  needs more dognose!!!! : mmaster_pw
  - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16223933#itemanchor_16223933 : socksta
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  i love the show, eh! : sticman77
  - boo for stereotypes : NastyNorman
- haha good shit! : changejar419
- This was pretty entertaining, thanks guys! I suddenly feel like partaking of some Bawls. : Home Nugget
- o m g this is awesome : NeoMoose
- Fantastic, would watch again, A+++ : hardfl1p
- So are you guys gonna make this a video podcast or what : alarm cock
- EVERY WEEK, NEVER STOP : NeoMoose
- Man, this is awesome! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  That was really awesome guys. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and I never really watch any sort of tech tv show... : Vantage
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    Also, W.T.F. was up with that trailer? Did you guys cut that up yourselves? Excellent (but totally gay)... : Vantage
    - ya - "exclusive traler"....IGN logo bottom-right lol : NastyNorman
    - Thankyou. I tried to find a balance of gay but not too gay effectively killing the joke. In the end I was... : socksta
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  - Yes, I just d/l'ed as much footage from the game as I could and it was pretty damn easy to do considering... : socksta
- that was really cool, nice job : snicker-snack 2
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  haha, finally watched this, it's awesome! Please continue, way better then shackcast! : Frozen Pixel
  - Definately. : Drewus
  - Shackcast has its place I was as careful as I could to not step on its toes either. Don't want to piss of... : socksta
- Wow that was hilarious, I really didnt expect that : Trips
- Funny shit! :) : Alco23
- Okay that was way more awesome than I thought it would be. A++ would watch again : SatansFist
- *Standing up and clapping* : TheArtMan
- I always thought it was weird there hasn't been a comments week in review podcast or something. this is k... : feek
- Brilliant. F! : Jiven
- I found it entertaining. : cjcharv
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  - its only 100 megs : zagzig32
- that was AWESOME. funny. very high-quality. try again to get in on stage6 though. can't wait for episode ... : NastyNorman
- hahahaha : NFXFSX
- That's pretty awesome, you're really quite good at this! Maybe this could be a format that works for the ... : tcs
- Haha, pretty good : megarust32
- I fucking love this. : TastyWheat
- hahaha oh wow... awesome. 11/10! : Holesinswiss
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  Ooook...that was awesome. Now...my roommate probably thinks that I'm gay cuz I had the sound up and SO MA : devnullgt
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    thinks knows : ThomW
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      We actually choose one of your posts but I cut it in post because it was too long :( : socksta
      
      Awww :( : ThomW
- OK. That was way better than I expected. A+ : ThomW
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  For the record, Burnout is developed in England by Criterion... not Canada. :) : mockery
  - whoops : socksta
- well shit I would actually watch that again. Well done lovers of bawls, well done. : smacknca
- BRAVO good sirs, BRAVO! the dramatic reading was money : ghostmac
- This is fucking incredible! : voodooraze
- I think this is made of win! : Plinth Inc.
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  Seriously guys, I'm reluctant to form an opinion with one data point, but if this quality can be maintain... : punchdog
  - honorary lightning bolts? : sirkne
- That was amazing. : mittense
- That was really, really good. : sexydingo
- Excellent. : Merlin13x
- waaay better than I expected. really good stuff. Awesome DMC4 review as well. : edgewise
- ok that was pretty much awesome. : laurgasms
- Add me to the list of people impressed that this isn't a piece of shit. You guys did great stuff. : bcyde
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  "Nothing gets that positive energy exchange flowing, more than sharing some baaaaawls" ahahaha, I fuck... : action roommate
  - This could be arranged. We would actually like to film a future episode at a Bar in Addison and kind of m... : socksta
- that was surprisingly most awesome. nice work! : Waffles!
- I'd love to give you guys some constructive criticism, but I can't... because it was FUCKING PERFECT! Am... : treefingers1
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  Great job! I love all the homosexual innuendo : krebster
  - What innuendo? : socksta
  - yes, none at all over here. : fleabug
  - If you could add the smell of a sweaty mens gym room, you couldn't get any closer to it how these guys na... : Wolfanoz
- Once again I am very impressed by your production quality. Hey if you need someone to review DNF when it... : dognose
- hahaha, holy wow that was great. keep it up! : sirkne
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  Hahaha, excellent ending with the dognose post reading : shred.
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    I was impressed that they actually got Gilbert Gottfried to do it : dognose
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      If you need any dramatic readings, I'd be more than happy to help out. : MurrayTheSkull
- This was fantastic. :D If you guys can keep up the quality, I hope you keep making more of these. It's... : DOOManiac
- wow. well played. :) : delataur
- I enjoyed that quite a bit! : brickmatt
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  haha more Eddy reviews! : dewdman
  - I am waiting for the Battlefield Heros review. That was probably one of the best parts. : Lightzout
- this i would watch every week. meanwhile, i have yet to listen to the podcast for more than 30 seconds : blarrr
- Wow, this is really well done. : FushigiDenki
- Gotta say, damn good job. Like a Shack version of Diggnation. : Conan
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  Awesome show guys! And it was hilarious. I can't wait for next week's episode. Can we expect it, same ... : ImageOmega
  - I'm actually in New York this weekend(why I havn't been here to reply to all these amazing comments). I'd... : socksta
- wow, can you do that again? don't force it! if it takes two weeks to get good material again, that's fine... : sixfoot6
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  - THANK YOU FOR THIS STREAMING VERSION LINK socksta is in New York for some reason, I really hope he is ... : fleabug
- Holy Shit guys that was just fucking awesome!!! Please do this on a regular basis. : Jayx77
- ahhaha love it! You should get paid for this ;) : Cashh
- SLIGHTLY LOW QUALITY STAGE6 LINK not high res because it wouldn't let me upload the full version, so I ha... : blarrr
- Props, do more! : FPSDavid
- That is greatness guys. Good job! : byorn
- Haha oh wow that was awesome. Good work! : Orange Pylon
- great! just great! : the stickboy
- Overall, this was fucking amazing. I would totally watch more of these. : boarder2
- i like. just FYI. : greydog
- WOW, i really like it. I seriously would like to see a weekly, longer (30 mins) segment of this. Really,... : mallfouf
- Too awesome for words. Except words like "awesome." : WaterSign
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  fun stuff guys, big props : thewriter
  - Now get me a screenplay! : socksta
- I laughed out loud many-a-time. I hope that this continues. : Flint Ironstag
- AHAHAHAHAHA! Okay, I just got around to watching this, and I gotta say that was fucking awesome. A++ and ... : Bean
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  I must say again, the drummers grade shot on DMC4 was fuking loler. : Jiven
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    Hell yes, he's like Olly the weatherman. : TastyWheat
    - Inspiration came from thinking of when Indiana Jones shoot that Swordsmen guy. : socksta
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  Greenscreen setup looked pretty good. You use someplace professional or your own getup? Also, did you sho... : Trips
  - Thanks! Column A and Column B. Two cameras. =D : fleabug
- Niiiiice :D : d fluke
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  This is so much better than DiggNation could ever hope to be. I know, that doesn't say much. But take wha... : anhero
  - I watched DiggNation for the first time last month. Seeing how successful it was, was my main motivation ... : socksta
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    - Special.. Yes... thats a good word for it. : sr71photo
- This is the best thing to be produced by members of the shack. Ever. : sKetchflow
- That was awesome. : persuxe
- Holy crap, was crying with laughter at the end. Me loves dramatic forum readings. : thewindcriesmary
- Rated A for awesome. Need more plz. : stuka
- Incredible, please MOAR! : razorblade79
- great! needs more episodes. and an ipod version as well : naabster
- chemistry is there and I couldn't stop watching : IcomeINpeace
- You are my hero's! Love it Baby! : Githyanki
- Great job, guys. Make more plz k thx. : low-g
- good stuff!! : supermonkeyballz
- enjoyed!!!!!111 : SlamDunk
- Hilarious Grade A Comedy : Lightzout
- Gotta say this was great! I hope this becomes a regular occurrence! : cookblaze
- nothing but quality there. great job : ghost hacker
- The new Bob and Doug MacKenzie. LOL! : Wolfanoz
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  - Seriously, I haven't laughed like that at a talk based show in a long time. I hope Steve pimps this on t... : Wolfanoz
- fucking awesome. : Nali4Freedom
- This was truly great, I had no expectations going in and you guys kicked my ass. : mechanicalgrape
- This is so awesome. : riptyde
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  I had been planning on doing something exactly like this, green-screen and all. How did you all setup the... : mr.sleepy
  - Lots of lights. It was hot in that bitch. You are invited to be on the show of course, as are all sha... : fleabug
- I thought this was going to suck donkey balls before I watched. It was hilarious. Good work. : limpossible
- STAGE6 - http://www.stage6.com/user/Zilliox/video/2235512/Shackers---Pilot-Test-Episode : socksta
- Great job, you guys kick ass. : nukewinter
- This was great. The trailer was hilarious, and the shackpost review was brilliant. : Rag and Bone Man
- Oh wow. I approve. Kudos. : famine101
- Very nice! : ann thracks
- GJ, very well done. : WadeMcLain
- That was brilliant. The dognose dramatic reading at the end was just golden... so was the rest of the sh... : digweed014
- haha that was pretty funny - nice work! : gokart.
- I just got a chance to watch this. BRAVO!! Excellent fucking work. Love the end segment. : Phreakin
- well done, guys. haha : sparkly
- i gotta say i was pretty impressed. fucking hilarious and really good production values lol : eeeealmo
- Very nice :) : GodZilly
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  I totally expected to hate this and shit all over it, but you jerks made something awesome. THANKS FOR RU... : Rauol Duke
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    - They're pretty natural in front of the camera, particularly socksta. Seems like fleabug was trying to co... : action wombmate
  - I was hoping it would be something like the first episode of that GameLife show with those borderline ret... : freshyk
- Excellent, far better than you made it sound like it was going to be. Excellent stuff. : Rotten Deadite
- Okay, this is awesome. If you ever do a loveline-eque segment (i.e. helpmywithmygirlproblemsandsexualdysf... : sergeon
- Kudos! Even with all the praise thus far in this thread I wasn't expecting much, but that was actually p... : action wombmate
- plz make weekly podcast. : d0pamine
- really really impressed! : disembodied potato
- haha i like the Army of Two "trailer" : lausai
- Answer my Shackmessage plz. : MurrayTheSkull
- This was really great. One of the best pilot's I've ever seen. :D Keep up the good work. : freshyk
- Please make more episodes! That was great. : mikefr24
- that was pretty good, I'd definitely watch more : tunis5000
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  - bros can game together you know : oatmela
- This is the best thing I've seen in a very, very long time. 100% fucking awesome. : ateam311
- Made from 100% recycled AWESOME! HOLY &*#% that was the best "tv" show I've seen all year, well, american... : theLephty
- Really good work there guys, great stuff ;) : scottythejock
- Hahaha just watched this, was pretty funny! Definitely make more I enjoyed it a bunch. : Begawkiness
- Awesome video guys, think you should make some more. Some pretty funny shit : mikey3k
- Just watched, and enjoyed the hell out of it! If g4 ran this, I'd watch all day, every day. : Athlon7
- This is really really good so far. Mega props to you guys. : Damodred
- classic. army of two bit was priceless!! You know we all have been thinking the same thinggg!! : rbjester

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HD in your pocket!!!

So bozer posted about this tiny Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder back in December:

http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15763556#itemanchor_15763556

I was super interested in it, especialy at the $299 price but waited too long and Amazon jacked it back up to $500 which bummed me out because I couldn't justify spending that much. Even though it looked like I wouldn't get it I kept checking in on this monster thread about it at Steve's Digicams:

http://forums.steves-digicams.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=580340&forum_id=27

A week or so ago someone posted that Amazon was selling refurbished units for cheap in the Amazon Marketplace. They carry all the same assurances as buying from Amazon including a 100% money back guarantee if you aren't satisfied. So I jumped on it and snagged one for $270!

It showed up today and looks and works brand new as far as I can tell. The quality is absolutely amazing. I screwed around with it for a few minutes, plugged it into my laptop, it mounted like an memory card and I was able to just drag the movies off onto my desktop. A doubleclick later and I'm watching fullscreen 720p MPEG-4 H.264 videos that look and sound FANTASTIC. I'm really blown away and can't wait to play with it some more when I'm out and about tomorrow.

If you're interested, this guy has a ton of samples up of both videos and stills:

http://gallery.mac.com/crosby007

And finally here's a link to the camera:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W9Z0T0/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

That's for the brown model which is what I got. It also comes in silver and red which you can choose from the little color dropdown menu. After that click the used & new available link under that which will take you to the Marketplace area. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the refurbs sold by warehouse deals which is Amazon's clearance department. Right now it's even cheaper at $259.32 which is awesome.

So yeah, super happy with it. Go get one, it rules. =)

TLDR: Tiny HD video camera for cheap zOMG!!111!!1!

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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080218PD210.html

Thinking about buying a laptop? Wait.

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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080218PD210.html Thinking about buying a laptop? Wait. : rosewood
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      bring Ii In : Mondo
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  hmm. So the centrino 2 is going to be better than the core 2 duo? : phipple
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    centrino is not a processor : OrkO
    - yup, centrino is intel's "mobile platform" which means it's a cpu+mobo chipset+wifi. : Prozium
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    The Centrino 2 is going to BE a Core 2 Duo... with an Intel chipset, and intel wifi :) : Toraz Chryx
    - ah, thanks guys, this was confusing to me. : phipple
- Whoa 3ghz laptops. Nice. : nomaad
- woo, sux to be me! /hugz penryn-upgradeable m1330 : johnsto

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MikkleThePickle, WHERE ARE YOU???

Feb 17, 2008 6:54pm PST

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  SERIOUSLY, WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU, MikkleThePickle??? : Maddog_Delphi97
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RROD, it finally hit me, and on the same day i bought my new HDTV.

So Im waiting for the coffin, and on Fri Im gunna go out and hunt down an Arcade. Until then Ive been reading that wrapping it with a towel may get some play time out of it. Anyone else hear this, tried it, thoughts?

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Vista SP1 Menz

Did you still have the network/video stream issue (when the network gets stressed the audio/video skips)?

That's the only real problem I've got the with system and I hope it's finally fixed.

Feb 17, 2008 1:39pm PST

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GDC 08 Shackmeat ?

I know a lot of Shackers will be at the show and I was really hoping to see a few of you.

If we want to have a semi-formal Shackmeat at a restaurant or something, I'd be down for that. If you just want to meat at the show at some point, I'd be down for that too.

I'd just hate to fly all the way across the country for the first time and not get to meat any Shackers. :[

Post with your plans, what you'd be interested in doing, and if/when/where.

Mods, can this please be +INF'd so everyone can see it?

Feb 17, 2008 10:18am PST

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Let's talk about Audiosurf some more. This game owns faces and it only costs $10.

What songs are generating the best tracks for you guys? Everything by Justice and Pendulum seems to create insanity.

Feb 17, 2008 7:24pm PST

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Back from Germany so you Euro TF2 muppets can get ready for me again, so what did I miss the last week? Anything good?

Also we drove to holland while we were there and I smoked naughty stuff there for the first time - I don't get why people like it :/

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http://news.filefront.com/ex-blizzard-employee-divorces-husband-over-wow/

Feb 17, 2008 8:48am PST

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Games you should play before you die

With the post-holiday game drought upon us, it's a good time to go back and play some older games. So I ask you this, what games are so good (or such an important part of gaming history) that everyone should play them at least once?

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- Sam n' Max Hit The Road Day Of The Tentacle Katamari Damacy Ico Thief 1/2/3 Starcraft Planescape: T... : algernoN8
- Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Ico, Max Payne, Meteos. : pyide
- Relentless, Twinsen's Odyssey : mista mista
- Powerslide, best arcade style racing game ever. Super Fun physics. : xZanU
- Marathon 2 : datoo
- System Shock 2. Planescape Torment. : serenj
- Wasteland, Bard's Tale (original), Ultima V and Vi, Pirates (original), Ancient Art of War at Sea, Sword... : zen2k
- Fallout, Freespace 2, Jedi Knight, Homeworld, Starcraft, Thief. : action wombmate
- Homeworld and Jagged Alliance 2 : Sailor of Fortune
- X-Com, Fallout, Monkey Island Series. : lplasmatron
- Rocket Jockeys, Marathon, Marathon 2, Marathon Infinity, Zelda, Mario, Soldier of Fortune, Max Payne 1&2,... : Dschinghis Khan
- Planescape Torment. Fallout. System Shock 2. Deus Ex. : derelict515
- bubble bobble, zelda, tekken 2, street fighter 2, doom, half-life 2, warcraft 2 : sticman77
- Bladerunner : yuiwork
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Lost Odyssey Menz

Overall this is really awesome. It it as straight linear as it seems though? Like just walk around and look for places to to Open / Kick / Talk etc etc w/ the A button? Until a battle ensues I guess?

The CG in the intro was mind blowing. I can see getting really pulled into this game and the storyline.

P.S Spoilers maybe but anyone that has played through the first part -
After arriving at Uhra in the armored car and heading into the elevator to go up to the train, there was a dude that said a soldier of his lost a helmet under the elevator, but it's not there anymore? Has anyone found it or is that coming later on????

FYI - The load times are ~5 secs per major cut scene and "zone" but the artwork and camera work is just so beautiful I'm hardly one to complain about it.

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Shack... help me spend some money

I got 800 bucks for my tax return.

I am thinking one of the following 4 things

1) AR-15 (I can get a nice one for cheap)
2) Computer parts
3) HD-TV
4) Car repairs

Feb 17, 2008 12:27pm PST

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Help a Bitch Out...
I am writing a case study on video game piracy, and a huge part of this is getting an opinion from consumers (that's you fine ladies) Now, I understand that there are some regs on piracy posts, so just to clarify.

I only want to know what you think about it, an opinion, not an instruction manual.
Try to be a little in depth. if you think its bad, awesome, but i need to know why.

and if anyone has a good, solid source on numbers, stats, etc., that would be just dandy, but I need the opinions, mostly.

So happy ranting, and be nice, I'm a delicate flower.

Feb 17, 2008 10:22am PST

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Has anyone ever sold a place for sale by owner? We are getting to the point where we need to move and I really don't feel what a realtor does is worth 6%. Is it really that difficult / a pain?

Feb 17, 2008 1:28pm PST

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Heya, I'm selling my old computer and I was wondering what to ask for:
AMD64 3000, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive (1x40 GB, 1x80 GB), nVidia 6600GT, DVD-RW, no monitor.

I was guessing 300?

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shack homoppopotamuses:

my fucking faggot 360 died and since there's no red ring, i'm not covered.

;lkjas;lkjdsflj what kind of gay shit is that anyway so i bought a xbox 360 elite falcon chipset thingy. i don't know what that even means i guess it's supposed to be better.

my question: how do i get all my old games and save files and everything from my old hard drive to this new one?

also wtf am i supposed to do with an xbox that just freezes on the boot logo.

Feb 18, 2008 6:09am PST

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Larry the Cable Guy movies make me weep for the future of cinema

Feb 17, 2008 12:35pm PST

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Car battery Menz

So my girl left a light on in her old honda civic and the battery went dead. We got a cheap jumper and the car was running and I told her to drive for 30min to make sure its okay. Well she was 5min from work and drove for 20min when it just died at a stop light. She got another jump and I drove it home and I made sure to rev the engine a ton (does keeping it above idle help charge the battery?)

However, I turned off the car and turned it back on and it was dead instantly. Am I just not giving it enough time to charge properly? Should I get one of those battery charger gizmos and let it charge overnight? Should I replace the old battery? The car is also under warrenty so should I get it checked out for possible other issues?

Feb 18, 2008 6:04am PST

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Shack Cooks:
Which fruits/veggies belong in the fridge, which belong in a bowl on the counter? I know this is a gaming website and I could certainly ask a bunch of questions about why I suck at Advance Wars (playing the new one, now, and definitely agree with the people who think it's not as good as previous editions, but it's still awesome) or what DS game I should ask for for my birthday, but some people on this site know a hell of a lot about non-gaming topics, and it's easier than wandering around the internet looking for info.
Thanks :)

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is 'pointy elbows' an internet meme, or a shack one. the first time i ever heard it was from shack, but i don't really venture on to other boards so that doesn't mean anything. I just about because the new swimsuit issue of SI has a picture where its pointing out flaws, and one is pointy elbows. That cracked me up.

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- I have pointy knees :( : askedrelic

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Gaming public service announcement:

Go play Rez HD. You will not be sorry. Thank you.

Feb 18, 2008 6:44am PST

Gaming public service announcement: Go play Rez HD. You will not be sorry. Thank you. : Sexpansion Pack

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does it seem like half life and half life 2 are two completely different storylines to anyone else?

the first game seems like a huge government coverup crap with military involved and a tiny bit of aliens, and then half life 2 theres aliens all over the fucking place, no military, and a little bit of government with the briefcase guy

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Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. I tore my quadricep (thigh muscle in the front) skiing last nite.

That really sucks. It looks like I'll be having knee surgery soon.. :(

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Team Fortress 2 afterthroughts:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=5&cId=3165930

RW: "When the Shack group, who are incredibly hardcore FPS gamers, challenged our team, we totally crushed the living crap out of them."

I think Robin Walker just called the Shack a fag.

Feb 18, 2008 5:20am PST

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Does anyone here have an AMEX CENTURION card?

Feb 17, 2008 9:34pm PST

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I just bought Titan Quest Gold.
Should I play the original game or the expansion pack? Does the expansion pack enhance the original game or is it a separate thing?

Feb 18, 2008 6:08am PST

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That piracy thread got me thinking. Devs, what hurts your sales the most?

Piracy
Used game sales
Rentals

There is always talk about piracy and used game sales, but I never hear a word about rentals. Are not rentals just as bad, if not worse than used game sales?

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