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RSS myths busted...

Due to the misinformation some of you seem to have about what RSS does and why you should or shouldn't use it, I thought I would take this time to write a little handy dandy post to maybe inform some of you, and possibly get some of you to use RSS or give them another try.

Let me first and foremost say, using RSS does not mean I don't end up visiting that site. I do. It does allow me to find (or skip) information quickly.

Google Reader is very good, and I will probably refer to it when I talk about some RSS reader specifics, if you already have a Google account you can setup a reader account at http://reader.google.com/ and if you don't already have a favorite RSS reader, then I would strongly suggest you use Google's.

Here you can see the basic layout of Google Reader:
http://shackpics.com/files/googlereader1_xde0uuve13mskp7nng6d.jpg

And here you can see what I see reading posts:
http://shackpics.com/files/googlereader2_iqj11kb5u0vhmv79wzt2.jpg

Obviously I am not getting just a sentence from the site. However, some sites don't include the whole post in their feed, only a teaser. Typically for these sites, by either the headline or the teaser I can tell if I want to go ahead and read the rest of the post. Most sites if the headline is interesting, and the first of the post is as well, I will open that post in a new tab (middle click the headline) and continue down the reading pane. As you pass a post, it marks it as read. You can also mark everything as read if you don't care or don't want to "catch up" I will sometimes do this for some of my "folders" of things I don't care to read a backlog of, namely weather and shack NWS, INF+, etc posts.

There is a way to quickly add feeds, and I like organizing feeds into folders. That way if I don't give a fuck about all the political stuff that happened over night, I will just mark the whole politics folder as read and move on.

Granted, RSS is not for everyone. I don't think I could live without it because I use it to pull in news, posts, and information from so many sites I don't even want to think about visiting each one on a daily basis to see what's new. Some sites have new content daily, or hourly. Some every few days or weeks.

Now, most of you who read this and made a new Reader account probably need some feeds to start playing with. Might I suggest these as adds to your reader:

HMWMGP:
http://blog.helpmewithmygameproblems.com/feed/
http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss

Games:
http://blog.jeffgerstmann.net/feed/
http://www.playedpodcast.com/feed/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/MajorNelson

Shack related:
http://feed.shacknews.com/shackblog.xml
http://feed.shacknews.com/extras/shackcast/shackcast.xml
http://shackmap.com/shackrss/?query=&user=&type=n
http://shackmap.com/shackrss/?query=INSERT YOUR SHACKNAME HERE
http://www.shacknews.com/extras/atom_interesting.x

Thank you and have a wonderful time enjoying your new RSS enabled Interweb 2.5 experience.

Feb 20, 2008 9:46am PST

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ShackMenz who waste time at work playing web games (ogame/urbandead)

A new one came out which is quite similar to OGame but a old greek setting.

http://ikariam.org/

A new world just opened up today, Epsilon.

I have played the last couple days on Delta, built up some sling throwers and ransacked some towns. It's basically like OGame yet you can occupy enemy settlements, which make things quite more interesting. Plus battling over islands for resources.

I know it was impossible to gain dominance in OGame, but this server opened today - also is the first non beta server.

Feb 20, 2008 12:29pm PST

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ShackMenz who waste time at work playing web games (ogame/urbandead) A new one came out which is qui... : shortbuscaptain
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- Sweet. I'm doing tape backup at the moment so this should waste some time. : midgetherder
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  I just registered an account, I will try this later tonight. : Jayx77
  - 54:73 Shacktopia : Jayx77
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  hrm this might be fun if I can get Ratalon, NFXFSX, and Solstice to play as well. : Galadriel07
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    I need a good name for my town that is not too obviously sexual. : Galadriel07
    - Penis in Vagina Town : EvilDolemite
    - I named mine Retardopolis, have to be historically accurate and all. : shortbuscaptain
    - Houston : deveus1
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      go to your town hall and its at the bottom of the page. : Galadriel07
      
      I never said thanks... so thanks! : Jayx77
      
      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16309837#itemanchor_16309837 : Ride-My-Rocket
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    - oh yes, we will ;) : Galadriel07
- darn you ... on Meedio62:75] town name = canada : Nation
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  k I made an account. Endietia[65:74] > Polis Now what do I do? : riptyde
  - rename your town ... I cannot remember how I did it ... I have managed to send some of my people to p... : Nation
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  Oh no.. I lost an entire month to Ogame last year. I can't do it again! Though it does give me someth... : Vantage
  - Brand-new server -- take off the skirt and come play. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  how do you name your town? : MagicWishMonkey
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    when looking at your town view ... click on the main building. : Nation
    - sweeeet, thanks : MagicWishMonkey
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  Registering now -- paging tunis5000... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I'm at Clatios [X=69, Y=64] -- town is named "Chiba City", my name is "Chronolith". : Ride-My-Rocket
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      how do you name ur town? : goatjc
      
      nm, I'm the island right next to you : goatjc
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  Remember to play on EPSILON, first non beta server which just opened today. Will make things much easier. : shortbuscaptain
  - I'm on there now. : midgetherder
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  Just started. Named my town Shackopolis and sent all my works to get lumber : Visceral Monkey
  - Quorio70:63] > Shackopolis : Visceral Monkey
  - That was the first name I typed, but ended up going with ILTCopolis. : trOmblyj
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    sweet!! I have a barracks and an academy building right now Slicoio57:74] > mickeyopolis : Galadriel07
    - I keep renaming my town but it really is at Slicoio [57:74] : Galadriel07
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      hrm mine is on economy still... it must be better to move along to science since it seems that Ratalon an... : Galadriel07
      
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      You just want to put it on science long enough to get well digging, then switch back to Economy. : perstephanie
      
      ^^^^^^^ : Ride-My-Rocket
- Ateatia[43:74] city-> Funkytown : MagicWishMonkey
- it's a little too graphical for my work =( : ass-street
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    What's your town's name? : Ride-My-Rocket
    - Nm, found you "OGC". :) : Ride-My-Rocket
- I'm on the island Aleeos [ 72:60 ] with the town Peegyopolis. : helvetica
- Bresuio75:57] > Dahaneseville : dahanese
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    you dirty bastard : MagicWishMonkey
    - I changed it :( : cltcprd
  - shit, MagicWishMonkey already did FunkyTown. Switched to SammamishVille : cltcprd
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  Chebio73:67] > Philiopolis : hawkeye
  - shacktagged :( Chebios [73:67] > Philiopolis : hawkeye
- awesome. Crolios [76:59] -> Boofitown : boofy
- Chrockaos 76:58, ILTCopolis : trOmblyj
- FyunchClick @ Drarious 76:54, Sandopolis : Fyunch Click
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  How do I rename my town? : bRAINsick
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    paypal me $10 : Nation
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      done : bRAINsick
      
      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16309837#itemanchor_16309837 : Nation
  - nm I found it. Pyrosville has been created > Hadio75:47] > Pyrosville : bRAINsick
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    Click on your town hall. It'll be at the bottom of the subsequent page. : riptyde
    - I am going to sue you for copyright infringement .... paypal me $100 : Nation
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  So should we go ahead and form the shack alliance? : bRAINsick
  - need to build up a little before the alliance can be started : Nation
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  i miss urban dead. : xxiv
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    Me too. I'm waiting on RmR to weigh in on whether we should dominate this game or not. : Rotten Deadite
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      I say yes, we do. Lets get the OGAME forum back up and switched over to this so we can strategize. : trOmblyj
      
      hell yes. I second this. : Galadriel07
      
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      IAWTIRCP : bRAINsick
      
      oh its on now, lets do this : Jayx77
    - I'd say get in now -- it's a ground-floor opportunity. : Ride-My-Rocket
- Atoo64:74] > Ratalin : Ratalon
- I almost posted this yesterday. : perstephanie
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      I built a trade port not knowing what it did and now I have no lumber. :[ : zanzares
      
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      At least you did not build a Slinger (talk about a waist) : Nation
      
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      I built 2! And sent one out. And he got killed. : zanzares
      
      me too :( : cltcprd
      
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      Haha I built one out of curiosity. The upkeep costs on an army are total bs. : riptyde
      
      yeah, and you cannot cancel building one ... so as soon as it popped I killed it : Nation
- Rhyseio67:33] > town name Bastardo Anyone near me, let me know. we can team up on the other island fag... : judge
- 54:27 Hippopopolis : ant_hillbilly
- This thread is pretty epic in it's shacktagginess. : Jonathan
- 53:27 Sodom : retardhumper
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  I was looking at some of the last upgrades, holy shit. Field of Research: Seafaring Name: Seafarin... : bRAINsick
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    sounds correct, remember that is at your current production level of Research Points : Nation
    - Ahh I didn't realize that. : bRAINsick
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  I'm at Tantallo37:28] username: captf Now, to figure out how to play this : captfarrell
  - shacktagged! anyway, it's Atotia [37:28] > Tantallon, because I'm stupid :) : captfarrell
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  Can't wait to see how long this lasts. : NFXFSX
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    you had better be getting a town hall as we speak mister : Galadriel07
    - IAWTP : trOmblyj
- Thrygio36:64] > Beervana : sigpro
- Why do I get sucked into this stuff? (Shagiios 52:65) -> Myocardia : sergeon
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  Why am I doing this? I am going to hate myself. Damn you all. : NFXFSX
  - BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT IS PURE AWESOME thats why. : Galadriel07
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    Wow.....this about as slow as OGame too...... I wonder if SadisticBitch plays this. I have a beef with... : NFXFSX
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      I hope there's no equivalent to fleet-saving :( : daedraug
      
      Us OGame kids need to stick together. :( : NFXFSX
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    4 HOURS TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE A WELL!? My Greeks are failures. : NFXFSX
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      it could be worse : Nation
      
      I give it five days before they figure out we're back. : NFXFSX
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  51:58, Bunnytown. Damn you all. : daedraug
  - I love that show. It's like a kids-show version of Monty Python. : riptyde
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    hey! Welcome to the game fellow Bunny lover! my town is named Bunnyopolis - after playboy bunnies!! : Galadriel07
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      Aww, you guys can celebrate Carrot Giving Day together. : riptyde
      
      HAWT : Galadriel07
      
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      On the rare occasion that someone is goign to give her a carrot, that someone is going to have to pay me ... : Ratalon
      
      well hopefully the carrot will be coming from you. : Galadriel07
- Looks like fun. Therauos [49:64] > Town - Spamopolis : AltZero
- Thofio42:56] > Fuqthapolis : hardfl1p
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    28 including hardfl1p. :) : Ride-My-Rocket
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    wow deju-vu RMR - I see this will be crazy for a while and then we'll find some fatal flaw with it. : sergeon
    - This is why I wasn't going to join but there was some convincing or at least I think there was... : NFXFSX
    - It's a risk I'm willing to take. =) SHACKERS, PREPARE FOR GLORY! : Ride-My-Rocket
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      here is their version of "fleetsave": http://board.ikariam.org/thread.php?threadid=1549 : sergeon
      
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      *sigh* So it's OGAME with boats. : trOmblyj
      
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      IT'S ALL THE SAME! Gameforge can suck my nuts. : NFXFSX
      
      Yeah this is a bummer, I was hoping for something a little more brutal. : trOmblyj
      
      well this sucks. : ant_hillbilly
      
      even if there is "fleetsaving", we're not going to have to worry about players who have been on here for ... : tunis5000
      
      More like UD, we can occupy the world! : daedraug
      
      FUCK :( : NFXFSX
      
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      what happens when you occupy a town though? : cltcprd
      
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      your troops there have a high upkeep because they are spending their money in the bars/whorehouse (its tr... : trOmblyj
      
      hahahaha : Jayx77
      
      sounds reasonable. I don't see a problem with that :) : cltcprd
      
      The only whores in OGame were the fucking mods. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    - I'm at 62:31. Persteph, Perstephalis : perstephanie
    - I changed my town name to Pyros same location : bRAINsick
  - haha oh no, are you leading this? I'm sure you all will triumph! : ]pm[chem
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      Wait, so how do I annihilate you in this thingy? : midgetherder
  - Daeshyios - 51:75 - Stunkington : deveus1
  - Yeroio78:34] > Sudopolis : cara1701d
- i dont think I can do this again... : Slowtreme
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  - err Kehio49:34] > vynnopolis : vynn
- Whanios (47,26) Kansas no I do not live on a farm : Sanityjr
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  Dickiio40:28] > Polis lol Dickiios : mwasher
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    - and that should be Dickiios fuckin shacktags : mwasher
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    And I just upgraded my town hall. Dang. : riptyde
    - damn, so did I : Jayx77
- Lerutia[51:36] > El Capopolis : yosemiteclimber
- Zhieyios [28:49] > MooTown : Mmmmmoo

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So I'm suppose to wake up at 4am on saturday morning, and drive 4 hours to williamsburg, va for a bike race. It will be the first time I get a chance to race my new Time Trial bike, and one of the few Collegiate Race's I'll be able to compete in.

Except 2 hours ago, I took one of my bikes off the hook to trade the pedals onto the time trial bike. While lifting the bike to put t back on the ceiling hook, my back began to hurt, and I couldn't lift the bike high enough. Thinking it was a single incident, I tried again, and could not lift it at all.

I am now left laying on the couch, watching invader zim hoping the pain goes away within the next 8 hours and does not return. There's no likelyhood of this happening, is there? I'm too young for this to happen.

Feb 22, 2008 6:11pm PST

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http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/2008/01/28/fossilwood/

GENIUS!

Feb 20, 2008 6:28am PST

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http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/2008/01/28/fossilwood/ GENIUS! : scottythejock
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- It took me a few looks to understand, but when I did the laugh was deserved. : Lionhart32935
- LOL that was awesome. : changejar419
- http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16116898#itemanchor_16116898 : dirge23
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  - preemptive lolz : askedrelic
  - Hahaha : ieGod
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      he's on a diet now : RikiTiki2
      
      well, it's still not diet sprite! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    alright, enough, someone explain this meme to me. : scottythejock
  - nice. : hirosushima
  - hahha, this is great after reading the back story to this : grabbie
  - diet coke? wtf? : jaga
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    -1 for Diet Coke and not Sprite +1000000 for rosewood burn : Portax
    - no way, it's even better because rosewood was dieting. : pyide
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      someone link me to the punching story, i missed it. : losder5000
      
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      which one? he has some kind of a mexican stand off like every second week. : Hoax
      
      The Power Song for his Nike+ is probably just a loop of "dooeeooeeooooo, waw waw wawwwww" : riptyde
      
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      Lol yeah i just tried to look in his comment history... Well he once punched an elderly man for tapping o... : Hoax
  - does anyone else get a 404 in IE and a blank page in FireFox on this link? : suqur
- i laughed : SlamDunk
- haha thats good : hobosapien
- hahaha http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/2008/02/03/in-a-funk/ : voodooraze
- I just read through his whole archive. Pretty good stuff! : Super Sparker
- I don't get it. : brollercoaster
- lol...foiled by stubby arms : ColoradoCNC
- hahahaha awesome : nodebug
- http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/2008/01/03/poppin-boppin/ :D : AlexXdude
- lolz http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/2007/09/14/sky-pirates/ : timmie

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ATTN: PS3 MENZ

I've seen alot of threads lately talking about searching to the ends of the Earth for a 60GB PS3 just because "it has PS2 functionality."

Let's summarize the backwards compatibility of the PS3 lineup.

20GB model (discontinued): Hardware PS2 support
40GB model: MINIMIAL PS2 support (allegedly can be done via future system updates but probably not worth the wait)
60GB model (discontinued): Hardware PS2 support
80GB model (probably discontinued now): Software PS2 support
120GB model (TBD): Software PS2 support? (Not entirely sure of all the details of this model)

Apparently, all models do PS1 games.

So, as you can see, the "previous generation" PS3s, the 20GB and 60GB, offer "full" PS2 emulation using actual embedded PS2 hardware. The 80GB has some PS2 hardware but does the rest of it with software stand-in. However, don't take "software emulation" to mean "crappy emulation." The software emulation can be updated over time through system updates, and will likely be more frequently updated than the emulation on the 40GB, because the 40GB has no PS2 hardware in it whatsoever.

I haven't had any problems with PS2 games yet on the 80GB model, and in fact the games I've played have run on the whole better than they've run on the PS2. Less/no slowdown, and some games look great resampled. If you are concerned about game compatibility or whether your games will work well, check out http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/CompatibleStatus and find out from the source!

The 20GB and 60GB models are discontinued so unless you really want to hunt one down, I'd suggest just going for at least the 80GB model. Unfortunately, the 80GB was recently abandoned by Best Buy (and might be discontinued) so even that is getting a bit rare. I haven't tuned into the features of the 120GB but I think it will have the 80GB's emulation capabilities. If anyone can elaborate or confirm this, that might be helpful to our PS3-searching souls.

In conclusion, the PS3 is a land of contrast, but hunting down the last 60GB models in existence is probably not worth the effort if your main concern is PS2 emulation.

Feb 20, 2008 6:38am PST

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Quick an Dirty answer: Pick up Lost Odyssey on my way home from work? Would anyone say no.. and why? I want to play a new RPG and this one looks kind of good...

Feb 20, 2008 10:19am PST

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    - I think people have said they are not as bad as originally expected. : Evil Benius
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- I would be very interested to hear your impressions, this game intrigues me. : fry975
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      ok awesome. You just sold me. : dilutedq
      
      but you owe me $60 now. : dilutedq
- honestly there are some quirks but is freaking awesome... there are "dreams" you can read through which ... : ssj4megaman
- Is the battle system like FF? I hope not. : DarkWolf5
- It looks good. : FushigiDenki

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WOOT

Akira to be made into two live action films, the first fast-tract for release in summer 2009.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6823

OH wait..set in...New Manhattan?? =(

Fuck you WB.

Feb 20, 2008 5:13pm PST

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- oh this is going to be wonderful, esp if they are rushing part 1 : shavenewok
- Fast tracked even : lodit
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  - New Manhattan New New York. : lodit
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  I like this, too bad they'll probably ruin it. Where are the Wachowskis? They should be doing these movie... : prime8
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    I'd like someone like Paul Greengrass to do it : lodit
    - wut? His style is fantastic, but not for this material! Neill Blomkamp would be a great choice. : Super Sparker
- This movie is going to be the worst of 2009. : SockMonkeh
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      Oh I thought Canada was serious =( : lodit
      
      me too lol : deject
      
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      Canada was better. CANAAAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! CANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAA! : tashtego
      
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      TORONTOOOOOOOOO : qwpeoriu
      
      hah. :) : burningtrees
    - TETSUOOOOO : felicia
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  - rofl. I'm looking forward to this movie. I'm curious how they're going to handle the really trippy scenes... : disposition
- directed by McG am i rite : sexninja!!!!
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Goldeneye for 360 back on track?

An xbox magazine said they were going to have mega-exclusive news on a game next month and they released pieces of a screenshot.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sionyboy/randomshop/itcouldbegoldeneye800px.jpg

Someone then noticed it's similarity to yet another screenshot:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2616/007ba5.png

Those two screenshots were then combined resulting in this:
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6829/comparison2copyct1.png

It is interesting to say the least.

Feb 20, 2008 6:41am PST

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Wow! i am heavily impressed by the XNA free games on XBL.

Dishwasher - stylised sidescroller ninja game. Awesome presentation and style.

Jellycar - loco roco puzzle platformer style thing. You cannot help but smile whilst playing it.

Culture - Ahhh so very pretty and relaxing.

Heavily impressed by this content, i thought it was just going to be yet MORE xbla multi-directional shooters.

Feb 20, 2008 4:40pm PST

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oh god. recovering what i can from this guys laptop since his hd crashed. Just stumbled across the folder /Documents/Fun Stuff/MUA COC/ with 11 HQ sized jpgs in it. Thankfully this program doesnt have an auto-thumbnail program.

Feb 20, 2008 10:34pm PST

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Christina Aguilera has huge luscious milk filled tits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VDZ0cKRlFA

Thanks ThomW

Feb 20, 2008 3:08pm PST

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- New York Magazine where are you?? : Soulweeper
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Fittin to go outside and see the eclipse.

Feb 20, 2008 5:13pm PST

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re: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16304870#itemanchor_16304870

Daily Audiosurf Shacker Challenge

Since a lot of us have audiosurf I figure it would be good if we had a daily song that we can all compete on.

A few simple rules:
* The winner gets to nominate the next track.
* Obviously we don't all have the same music so your choice has to be relatively mainstream (in terms of the shack's musical taste anyway). I believe there's a shack last.fm group so maybe we could use that for reference? You could alternatively provide free (or shacker produced!) music. I believe sharing gaming music is allowed under the rules as well.
* It's probably simplest if we restrict everything to the Elite cars for now. Maybe we could have a Pro category as well if there's demand for it.
* When posting your score note your audiosurf username, score and car type. Use ThomW's gamewith.us to keep track of shackers usernames: http://shackers.gamewith.us/finder/audiosurf

Bean nominated Beastie Boys - Sabotage as the first track, which is fittingly awesome. skankcore is currently leading with 51,805 using Ninja Mono.

I figure we'll make the cut off point for submitting new scores when the next MD is posted. It's currently 1:30 am here so I can't always be the one creating these threads - anyone want to help me out? Maybe we can do a bunch of songs on weekends as well. Feel free to post any other suggestions.

Feb 20, 2008 6:26am PST

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WoW

Something happened on PTR yesterday, and I dont don't really get it, or know what's going on. I guess they are changing Priest PI, and the Priest forums are filled with 11>31 posts but I can't figure out wtf 11 is.

can anyone loan me a clue?

Feb 20, 2008 6:34am PST

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Audiosurf Menz

Ok, I'm totally hooked on this, but now I'm questioning things not covered in the strategy guide.

#1 What are the blocks with long lines thru them?

#2 What are the blocks with down arrows above them?

#3) What does the spacebar do for the Pointman ship? It says hold for hint, but I dont see anything special.

#4) How do you earn a stealth achievements?

Feb 20, 2008 10:29am PST

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Just finished watching another 4 eps of Invasion. The fact that I know I'm getting closer and closer to the ultimate end of this really good series without a conclusion is depressing. I hate ABC almost as much as FOX now :(

Best way to describe it, is a really good long episode of the X-Files (more family friendly though, unfortunately). One of the better things I've seen on tv in recent years, it's a shame I didn't stumble upon it until recently.

Feb 20, 2008 4:46pm PST

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- If only it were Invasion America. :[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_America : zanzares
- Weren't they supposed to release some more episodes online or something like that? : Gnowknayme

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GRAW2 CO-OP Pack menz. Get online. :D

Feb 20, 2008 6:56pm PST

GRAW2 CO-OP Pack menz. Get online. :D : metalremains

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Firefox 3 beta3 Bookmarks Sync

Are there any extensions that work? I used to use Foxmarks but the new version is bloated as hell and *still* not compatible with FF3 beta. I love FF3 too much to switch back-- there's gotta be something out there. Google Browser Sync doesn't seem to be compatible either?

Feb 20, 2008 5:29pm PST

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Has anyone seen this? I've been searching, but it doesn't appear that anyone's posted about it.

http://www.aeriagames.com/

Five free MMOs. I've tried Shaiya and so far it's decent. I dicked around with Dream of Mirror Online a bit, and it's annoying for me. Might not be for you. Haven't looked at the others just yet. Shaiya is more of the EQ2/WoW/Guild Wars type, with the running around, killing, quests and whatnot. Dream of Mirror Online is apparently based off of relationships. You can have enemies, lovers, friends, and if you find your 'match' that the game creates for you, you get better stats, or something like that. Same thing with friends. Your enemy isn't necessarily an evil person, just someone that keeps you pushing forward. Or some gay shit like that.

Looks like they have four fantasy-based ones (one of them being martial-arts focused) and a racing MMO. The next one I might try is Last Chaos.

I really just want to find something that has decent crafting. I'm aiming to become the best cook/tailor this side of the internet. (Call me weird, but I really liked the way Horizons had with crafting and tradeskills.)

Feb 20, 2008 6:06pm PST

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Help Shack!

I can see what I've bought in iTunes but how do I re-download what I lost during the great hdd crash?

Feb 20, 2008 5:51pm PST

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      its all music stuff so I might be ok, thanks for the info. I'll give support a try. : metalremains

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lol, top 13 stupidest "hacking" moments in film

http://maximonline.com/Entertainment/The13hackiesthackingmoviemoments/slideshow/407.aspx

Feb 20, 2008 5:19pm PST

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I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive

<3 Rockband

Feb 20, 2008 3:25pm PST

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Hey guys, Do you know if there is going to be any way to stream the Oscar's live?

Feb 20, 2008 3:25pm PST

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  - watch out there's a purple dildo headed for you anus! : mikecyb
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TF2 players should join me on Dallas instead of waiting in line for the full server.

Feb 20, 2008 6:03pm PST

TF2 players should join me on Dallas instead of waiting in line for the full server. : Caboose

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Lakers vs. Suns!

I have no idea what's going to happen, but there's a 10:1 chance Shaq gets hurt and is out for 2 months

Feb 20, 2008 6:03pm PST

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Okay guys, I have to know...do you dress like a douchebag?

http://arabianmonkey.com/doclothesmakeyouadouchebag.html

Feb 20, 2008 5:13pm PST

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Oh shit, tonight is MacGyver Myths on Mythbusters!

Feb 20, 2008 5:44pm PST

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I just beat "F.E.A.R." without shitting my pants. Now onto the "Extraction Point" expansion.

Of course it sucks that the expansion's autoplay doesn't work properly and that the setup doesn't properly request privilege escalation or...etc...

Feb 20, 2008 4:36pm PST

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Huge fire in Toronto today: http://torontoist.com/2008/02/phototo_queen_s.php

Feb 20, 2008 5:20pm PST

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According to a Game Developers Conference ad on the Xbox Live Blade, a Ninja Gaiden 2 demo is coming soon. "Make sure you don't miss the electrifying demo of the highly anticipated Ninja Gaiden 2!"

It's the big ad that says FREE GAMES!
Ad -> New Game Announcements -> Ninja Gaiden 2 -> Ninja Gaiden 2 Demo - Coming Soon

Feb 20, 2008 5:11pm PST

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