Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Apr 01, 2008 6:18am PDTWith a heavy heart, I must inform everyone that today is April 1st, aka April Fools Day. So batten down hatches and take cover while someone on the Internet fakes dying or something else so very funny. However, we're not joking around when we want to give away Fallen Empire beta invites, and today is your last chance to submit photoshoppery for it. In other positive things about today, the 360 Rock Band owners in the house shouldn't forget about the free Still Alive song up, though you PS3 owners will eventually get it too. Also, props to Creative for always putting the customer first.
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
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Yeah, it's a motherfucker. Once this semester is over I'll have to study on my own since my school only offers an elementary and advanced course. I've been doing a lot of studying on my own anyway, and have gotten to a fairly basic conversational level. All the Pimsleur stuff (up to level 3) I don't bother with because it's too easy. I have a grasp of basic grammar but my vocab kinda sucks (~ several hundred words). Now the best way to get better is to goto China and immerse. But I can't do that anytime soon. So for the next year or so, after this semester, I need a way to maintain or improve my language skills until I can save up and get to China or get a job that gets me using Chinese on a near-daily basis.
I rely heavily on www.chinesepod.com for listening exercises (but I haven't subscribed to it yet, $$), and I review flash cards for some vocabulary as well as reading news articles (in english), picking out basic terms (politics, economics, education, business, etc.) and then constructing flash card lists from that.
Speaking practice is something I also need, which Pimsleur is good for, but I need something more. I want to spend about 20-30min a day and maybe 1-2 hrs on weekends starting this summer. So any suggestions on where to go next in my studies? Bonus points if you speak Chinese and understand my predicament.
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http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=19142
Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater & Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth got together at the Roadrunner Records NYC office and had a great talk. Watch Part 1 now and hear all about how Mike P first found out about Opeth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hVb3IGlHU#
Nice scarf! More to come later...
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Who the fuck would do that when the name on the statement is going to read "The ______ Tavern"
Idiots.
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Can't be good for Austin to lose that as a source of jobs =/
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as in i don't want some shitty little utility running on my server. i want some cocksucker in a callcenter calling me at 3am if a router (or whatever) goes down. i want it to be kinda like the typical home security system where they insta-call your ass when there's a problem.
googling just gives me a thousand results for fucking trailware.
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I've got a problem with a guy on 80:47, Konopolis. I warned him to please stop attacking me. And he didn't. So I'd really like some help making this guy pay. >:(
I've got a spy on the way but if you're in the area and interested in helping me, let me know. I'm building up an army currently so if anyone also wants to help me out with some sulphur I've got plenty of marble and crystal to trade.
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they're already down to $329.... am i missing something?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=9800gtx
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/306010646_ca824f4a5d_b.jpg
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_photos/lab_12_04_2005/images/3.jpg
http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles30404.jpg
And a few I took for good measure:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/261552684_ede7d1e9d3_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/308417731_51a6d1e074_o.jpg
Shackers, if you love the area you live in, post some pictures of it in this thread!
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last week, I made a quick comparison between my standard zoom lenses. The old one is a Sigma 24-70mm f2,8 and the new is a Canon 24-105 f4L
i expected the Canon lens to be better as it is almost three times more expensive, but then.. see for yourself.
All shots are iso100, same settings etc. 100% crops compared in photoshop
24mm f4 center crop; canon left - sigma right
http://www.animalbeach.net/public/sigmasucks_24_4.png
24mm f8 left edge crop; canon left - sigma right
http://www.animalbeach.net/public/sigmasucks_24_8_edge.png
70mm f8 center crop; canon left - sigma right
http://www.animalbeach.net/public/sigmasucks_70_8.png
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if you could be involved with the making of a movie based on any game, what would it be?
any game what-so-ever. even if it was already made into a movie and ruined, imagine you could be a part of the making of a new one that is exactly how you think a movie based on that game should be.
Zelda would definitely be my number 1 choice. i think i would make an awesome Link. i look fabulous in green and tights.
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Changed Medigun Ubercharge meter to drain faster for each target that still has Ubercharge beyond your current target. This means there is a penalty for having multiple people being Ubercharged at one time
Keep removing things that aren't in your vision :(
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I don't know, I'm just bored and curious.
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http://gizmodo.com/374740/daniel_k-creative-fixer+upper-responds-to-corporate-shunning
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It has been pretty stable for me over the past year but after SP1 I have had a shitload of slowdowns, Explorer.exe crashes, general sluggishness and a lot of hanging. I've had to hard reboot twice in the past two days and am at the end of my rope.
I think I'm going to go back to XP this weekend, but was wondering if anyone else has experienced any funny business.
also new lolcat: http://oatmela1.shackspace.com/funnycats/funny-pictures-cat-dog-paper-bag-shrubbery-holy-grail.jpg
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Anyway you could add a button that lets me view ALL of the comments on one page? Plz :(
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Last night, we went through Legendary Act 1... twice. At least five active shackers can access Legendary Act 2 now. Woot! Our group of Nixx, ibrokn, and scaryman led the way. After that fun, I spent some time farming Epic Turtle Shell for an artifact formula. I'm getting closer to making Marduk's Tablet of Destiny. I'm only missing two formulae: Phylactery of Shadows and Symbol of the Polymath. I have all the other artifacts made (or ready to be made). I'll probably have to farm more epic charms for the Phylactery. Ugh :( I also farmed Epic Typhon a dozen+ times last night. Nothing spectacular dropped, but it was kinda fun. Easy way to get epic runes, too.
http://www.gamebanshee.com/titanquest/equipment/arcaneformulae.php
That's the best reference I've found for artifacts.
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sangfroid
puissance
dilettante
repertoire
and of course rendezvous
what are some others?
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This new KVM I bought switches displays by hitting scroll lock on the keyboard twice, but on my Macbook, there is no such thing. Anyone know how? Google fails
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There's no excuse for it... my ps2 is at least 10 years old and still works perfectly to this day... yeah blah blah blah the hardware's less advanced, whatever, it was for its' time and it still works today. So does my motherfucking Super Nintendo.
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"Hal"
"Yes, Dave?"
"Navigate me home Hal"
"I'm afraid I can't do that"
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What system do you guys suggest? I'm trying to choose between Perforce and SVN. I use Perforce at work and I like it a lot, and you can use the single-user version for free. SVN is also free though.
If you have used both, which do you think is better for many small projects?
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I've never been so indecisive in my live. And its over a new couch and loveseat/chair for my living room. I can't decide what to get. Here is what my living room looks like now:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o245/bling1bling/photo6-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o245/bling1bling/photo5-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o245/bling1bling/photo4-1.jpg
Ant_hillbilly showed me this great site, with lots of pimp stuffs. For instance, if I wanted to get this:
http://www.modabode.com/Dolcetto_Modern_Microfiber_Sofa_(Couch)_Set_with_Chair_AEF100130.html
What color should I choose considering my floor color? I'm thinking perhaps Candy Bar color? Any other suggestions for a couch/loveseat? I have about 90 inches where I can fit a couch, and about 60" in front of my computer for a loveseat.
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http://videos.onsmash.com/v/gy55hZtxRxXIvIMz
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