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• Okay fine how about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001264&Tpk=2693hm ... : OverloadUT
• The LCD thread on Anandtech: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=2049206 I... : the stickboy
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  This is the absolute best for under a grand, the DoubleSight 26": http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a... : sanchez
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    I've never heard of DoubleSight before but the company has good warranty service, 2 or 3 people in that h... : sanchez
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      Also, Amazon has the best exchange policy as far as dead pixels BUT they're also the most expensive and t... : sanchez
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        Damn. I'm pretty much set on buying it in-store so I can do walk-in replacements for dead pixels and crap... : OverloadUT
        • Well thats the downside to getting the highest end stuff sometimes, no retail stores carry it. All the mo... : sanchez
  • damn that's pretty sweet. I guess I know what I'll be getting soon :) : cltcprd
  • Pricey but impressive specs. : ahlee
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  I liked my dell 2407fpw (24") when I had it. When I get another ill be getting the new upgraded version : hobosapien
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    You'll loves it. I adore my 2408fpw : SolrFlare
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      Good monitor for everything but gaming, has medium input lag. There was a review somewhere but I lost the... : sanchez
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        I actually use mine for gaming and have no real problems, at least via DVI and VGA(xbox 360). No idea on... : SolrFlare
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          There is input lag and response time, they don't tell you the input lag. The 2408fpw has about 30-40ms of : sanchez
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            Ah, thanks for the edumucation. Well it's worth noting that my reaction time has dulled over the years s... : SolrFlare
            • Overall the 2408fpw is an excellent monitor, I should have said that it wasn't the best for fast paced fp... : sanchez
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  Answer: Dell Ultrasharp 24inch and higher high end Samsung and High end Gateway monitors Are prob... : SolrFlare
  • I fkin love my dell ultrasharp. : mesabo
  • It's also worth noting that there are very few real panel makers for displays out there. Samsung, LG, Sh... : SolrFlare

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  Klipsch ProMedia 2.1s; $150 and they sound fantastic. Had mine for over 5 years now and they're still goi... : zerog83
  • Klipsch makes some quality speakers... : agentlead
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    These are very good speakers. I do have two complaints about them (I had the 4.1, but they are the same s... : Modulus
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      These problems ended with the 4.1s. I've had the 5.1s for a good 3-4 years now and they use standard wiri... : NUZRUB
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        ah it's good to know that they fixed those problems. They were a pockmark on an otherwise excellent speak... : Modulus
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          I still have my 4.1 set and I have the same problem. I have to fiddle with the speaker jacks a lot to get... : Goncyn
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            I know a few people that go the "home stereo" route. A friend of mine has his computer lined into a pre-p... : zerog83
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              I don't think I have room for this kind of setup, though. I have my computer set up on a fairly large Ike... : Goncyn
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                well if you have other pieces of furniture in your room with some shelf space you could put a receiver th... : wetard
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                  I don't have other pieces of furniture, I live in a one bedroom apartment and the computer desk occupies ... : Goncyn
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                    rofl yeah it sounds like you have more issues then "where to place a potential home theater system" : wetard
                    • Priorities, my man, priorities. : Goncyn
    • same thing with me. at this point my 4.1 Klipsch are pretty much fucked unless i have the volume turned u... : spector
  • ^^^^ I have them as well, best speakers I have owned. : WadeMcLain
  • I would like to throw my support in for these speakers from the future. : spazzium
• http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Monitor-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B0002ZSFTQ i have these they sound really ... : wetard
• Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!! : -efx-
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  I've been looking for ones that have digital inputs and haven't found one. : rosewood
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    Get the logitech z-5500. It has digital coax, and optical in. It's a 5.1 setup, but you can alway not ru... : Modulus
    • Not spending $262 on 2.1 speakers. I have the previous version and love them but not getting that big se... : rosewood
    • I've had the klipsch 5.1s for 7-8yrs till they died, recently got the logitech Z-5500s they are good but ... : storyeye
• Either the Klipsch ProMedia speakers zerog83 posted or the Logitech Z2300s should treat you right. htt : Sapiens
• Swans M200, but they are only 2.0 : wtf242
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  Haha, I can't believe I'm still using the original Cambridge Soundworks power cubes, the first PC speaker... : rudds
  • ditto. the plastic is all yellow now and shit, hah. but hey, they still sound aight. only problem is... : Detective Harry Bosch
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  I've got the Logitech Z-2300 and love it. : GrimmyD
  • Same here. I use my 2300s with my TV and they're great. : DinK
  • they are indeed awesome : smalakar
  • yup... I have em as well. They sub is a bit boomy, but turned down the Bass a little and it sounds gr... : Shadowdane
  • ^^^^^ : sanchez
• Super high end PC speakers = Audioengine brand. ie Audioengine 5. Pretty much the top end of the spectr... : paravis
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  i have these on my desk, and they rule: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speak... : virus
  • Got these not too long ago too. I like how in WoW the can show you character stats n shit on the little G... : royalally
• There is no such thing as computer speakers. A computer is an audio source any speaker can be connected ... : trevis

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  Negative, have to buy a retail copy. Just buy it in the online store and use Lotr4Ten to buy it for $9.95... : pancake humper
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    ah alrighty. looks like I gotta go get a prepaid visa then. : moe6
    • Why not apply for a real card? : rudds
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  have to pay for the client, I believe. There was a code that made it only $10 instead of $20, I think it... : bipolar
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    er yeah, the code is RING4TEN. : pancake humper
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      or RINGS4TEN maybe : bipolar
      • has anyone tried RINGS4FIVE? or possibly RINGS4ZERO? : mwasher
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        Hmmm, has anyone tried using the code RING4ONE? I wonder... : Haxim
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          haxim... how did you wind up posting this 20 minutes after I posted the exact same thing above it? : mwasher
          • I blame my faulty refresh key, I should probably RMA it. : Haxim
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  Ive been enjoying this a bunch just had my weekend sucked up by non gaming related blahness : timaste
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    It's pretty fun. I find myself drawn back to it each night, a little questing here and there and no rushe... : Visceral Monkey
    • Not to mention if you feel like doing a little endgame PvP you can just hop on to monster play and BAM! : Haxim

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  stay away from WD MyBooks.. i've see 3 die so far in the past 2 months. I've head good things about th... : g0nk
  • I haven't been too impressed with WD's reliability as of late either. : silent77
• The replies here are relevant to my interests. Except... in the ~250gb range. : kallanta
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  MyBooks (WD) die; Seagates have shitty throughput and access times. I tried three MyBooks and a Seagate b... : Merconium
  • I have two MyBooks that have been running fine for over a year. I can put them to sleep from OS X and the... : tfboc
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  I'm pretty clueless with this stuff, but does the fact that I'd be using OS X make a big difference in wh... : zuga
  • Nope. If you're only going to be using it with Macs I'd also suggest you format it with the Mac file syst... : tfboc

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• Funny, the show's title translates to "lawyer's wet dream" : Caboose
• That is awesome. Obviously Japan only has fictional lawyers. : pigvomit
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  haha... the sled chair at the end is hilarious! : Shadowdane
  • yeah just when you thought it couldn't get any funnier. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  That's only because it seems the Japanese have a sense of humor about these things. In america they'd ge... : kingdepork
  • shit, they'd be in jail for aggrevated sexual assault and some kind of child sex law. : bfzzzz
• lolol damn that is pretty funny : virus
• This is one is also very funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFBYC6OVQpU : Darkfox76
• Hahah, never seen it with Engrish subtitles before. : magistersmax
• hahaha, classic - I hadn't seen this one though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uiC9emBoAQ I'd run. : zakazi
• ahahahahahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
• ahahahahaha. comedy gold : AMikaboshi
• Oh man I had stopped it before the rocket sled : c0bra
• hahaha i totally did not expect the improved version lol : mwasher
• Countdown Commence! : SolrFlare
• That last guy was hilarious! : Vash108
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYVCP5BHK-o : Vash108
  • I think that guy shat himself. : Vash108
  • man that guy could have gotten whiplash when the car rolled : GloriousCow
  • we should torture our terrorists for info this way. : pyide
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    HAHAHA I don't know what he was saying but i'm sure it translates to WHAT THE FUCK!!! : Kazomir
    • LOOK AHEAD, LOOK AHEAD, LOOK AHEAD. STOP THE CAR STOP THE CAR, I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYMORE, I DON'T WANT ... : snowwolf
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    Holy shit. That HAS to be staged. There's no way that they could get away with that. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Yeah even in Japan I'd think you'd get sued big time for this one. (endangerment, mental anguish) : Kazomir
      • Are you serious? Japan loves to torture people, its practically a national past time. : d3tached
  • holy shit that dude is one hell of a driver if that driving on two wheels shit is real... awesome. : bfzzzz
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baJyUKEHp4U&feature=related : ant_hillbilly
• those crazy japapnese,lol : soapland
• ahaha you couldn't do any of this stuff in the US : Kazomir
• japanese tv is some of the greatest entertainment : brewsterdog
• Haha, This is one of my favourite wacky japanese clips. So awesome. : Vantage
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  american game shows reward knowledge, japanese game shows punish ignorance : Waffles!
  • Next up: A Canadian couple who say they are deathly afraid of scorpions! : SilverSnake

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  Everything will work fine. I cannot speak for creative since the drivers they make are shit for every ve... : sheepraper
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    Yeah I know, but I wonder if somehow the x64 X-Fi drivers are worse or something. Right now they work fin... : avatar_58
    • I have no problems w/ the X-Fi 64-bit drivers at all. : zerog83
• The drivers for my ATI TV Tuner card worked fine in 32 bit vista but they were extremely flaky in 64 bit ... : semaphore
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  you know about the no unsigned drivers thing in vista 64? : flagg209
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    theres a console command to disable that. : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      i thought that got killed in one of the hotfixes : flagg209
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        It was my understanding that it was enabled during beta and got killed on release in x64. They might've ... : Arcanum
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          a-ha, yeah I don't run SP1 (it was never offered to me wtf). I'm pretty sure I tried every console comma... : flagg209
          • bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS ? I believe that's the command I used to kill it. : walker270
      • I believe it got killed in SP1, can no longer use the BCDEDIT to disable it permanently. However, I beli... : Daeadin
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    I heard, but I'm not sure if it would affect me. I only really ever use WHQL Nvidia drivers, the latest X... : avatar_58
    • that's cool - just be aware of it. I had a program that monitored processor temps that no longer works b... : flagg209
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  A handful of games (but not many) support x64 natively. Hellgate London does. Crysis might, I don't rem... : Arcanum
  • crysis does support it but in version 1.0 it didn't work very well (it played a lot better in 32 bit flav : flagg209
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  Ok since thats out the way - any suggestions brand/speed wise? Right now I have fancy OCZ ram, but I figu... : avatar_58
  • 4gb is not enuf, get 8gb : kn1fe
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    I've had good luck with Mushkin RAM. : Arcanum
    • For some reason I keep hearing "moskau moskau" when I read this. :o : avatar_58
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  ITUNES64 HALP! Anyone run into issues of the store timing out? Every other search for songs times out ... : Iwannaacura
  • oops posted in wrong thread... still need help! : Iwannaacura

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  Any way to test the heat of your video card and/or PC? : changejar419
  • I havent tried, but I can play every other game at max settings. And I can play crysis on high settings (... : mrseldowski
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  I had the same problem. Instead of hard lock, my video cards shut down randomly. Have no problem with any... : Fredrik S
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    This is definitely the case. For some reason 8800's do not play well with this game (atleast the GT's). I... : pancake humper
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      Nice... So it's the 174 driver that's causing my Alt-tab problems in lotro. Going to have to roll back ... : gargy
      • i think im using the 174s (the ones that were just recently WHQL certified right?) and have had no troubl... : dantastic
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        Yeah, I am also playing Windows 1600x1200 mode now. When I alt-tab in fullscreen though I do not get the ... : pancake humper
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          Sweet that is my exact problem. Black screen and the sound keep playing it's last loop. Keyboard and ev... : gargy
          • Ya, revert to 169 : pancake humper
      • Universal fix for alt-tab in LOTRO with the nvidia cards is to use alt-enter instead. Works regardless o... : Daeadin
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      my GTS 640MB maxes everything at 1440x900 and runs nice. i did notice some black artifacting but it went... : dantastic
      • Yeah I am at 1600x1200 Maxed/Ultra on everything 2xAA 4X AF, runs pretty well. Haven't played in a few da... : pancake humper
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  red artifacts! i had those !!!!!! i had to underclock my fucking card : oHnOES
  • i have an evga 8800gt sse. the fastest one : oHnOES
  • use rivatuner, change the fan settings and underclock the card : oHnOES
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    Oh fuck man, me too. BFG 8800GT OC2. Bioshock and others too, fucks me right off. How much did you underc... : node
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      i think its set to 625 and memory clock to like 975 or something to be safe. normally its at 700 :( ... : oHnOES
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        Thanks. This thread suggests it's just the shit memory unable to take the speed, so you can probably keep... : node
        • i couldnt even get into the game without my comp hardlocking with red artifacts : oHnOES
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        Thanks I will try that out when I get home, I have the BFG OC2 version so I guess its pretty overclocked ... : mrseldowski
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          Don't underclock, just crank the fan up. : Nihilist
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            my fan is at 100% and it artifacts in like 5 minutes. : oHnOES
            • That is unfortunate :( : Nihilist
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  ask the chaps of creative for some new drivers, they are usually very helpful and understanding : dfz0r
  • LOL nice one : mrseldowski
  • I hope you can see this because I'm loling it as hard as I can : Rotten Deadite
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  I have the same CPU and Video Card as you and no issues :( : skinlab133
  • Do you have the BFG OC2 card? : mrseldowski
• all you need to do is use rivatuner and increase your fan speed. 8800's come with a locked fan speed of 2... : shademonkey
• I have the same exact issue. Solved by grabbing nTune and cranking the fan up to 70-80% while playing LO... : Nihilist
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  I have an 8800GT - No issues. e6300 OC'd 2.05GHz 2GB RAM 8800GT 512MB Factory OC 680i Onboard Sound... : Sylvanus
  • ive always had issues with my evga 8800gt sse >:( im tempted to send it back to them. i heard there was... : oHnOES
• I have almost the same system, cept I have vista, and it was doing the same thing. Your card is overheat... : deathofrats

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  arent you supposed to get into the building without setting the alarm off? : dantastic
  • I don't know. I thought that was just warning the guards making it a lot harder. : ejectorpod
  • it might not have spawned the dudes because youre not supposed to be able to enter if the alarms are on : dantastic
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  Seriously. All that virtual exercise and no payoff. :( : GrimmyD
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    You forgot to mention that you shot me off the building with a rocket launcher...I fell for 15-20 seconds... : GrimmyD
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      It's not my fault, my guns just seemed trained on you today hahahaha : ejectorpod
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        you'll learn that is par for the course when gaming with ejectorpod. : orgcaptainnemo
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          I'm a very selfish gamer, what can I say? I see the enemy and I destroy them, regardless of who is in my... : ejectorpod
          • Also I was SUPPOSED to shoot you with the rocket launcher >:( : ejectorpod
• That happened to my brother and I once. We had to die and try again. It wouldn't spawn him no matter what... : sigpro
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  he's on the very top of that building inside some crazy garden terrace thingy... did you find that? it t... : mikecyb
  • Yeah, we wandered around that area for a minute. I had level 3 agility so I couldn't hop on top of the mi... : GrimmyD
  • Yeah I stumbled onto that once I think. Got my ass handed to me quick as I wasn't quite ready. : zakazi
• I've had that bug a few times, with the Muertos boss in the hangar. Had to restart. : stamps
• he's up on that balcony thing on the roof with a bunch of exploding barrels. i killed him in one shot th... : Boxelder

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• We have. : ifallible
• haha, I hadn't : zakazi

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  there wont be a team in nashville in 2 years. : -=kodiak=-
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    the fans are fucking going insane right now though. wtf i dont know how they can go from being dominated ... : dantastic
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      awesome NM, wings are back after the intermission :D : dantastic
      • vov1n, :( : dantastic
• You tell me. bwahahahaha : lowayne

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  whoa whoa what, so this game is completely free? like I have never purchased any trackmania stuff, but I ... : DrFlammable
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    yup.. comes out on Wednesday. They also have the older Trackmania Nations that was also free that cam... : Shadowdane
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      if i get the free version can I play with people that have the full game? : DrFlammable
      • yes - Compatible with TrackMania United Forever : Shadowdane
• here is Trackmania Nations, if you want to try out the older game now to get a feel for it. http://www.f... : Shadowdane
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  I'm on it. Trackmania United is great but the Stadium maps are by far my favorite and the other map type... : omnova
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    well for people that have United, we'd just grab the United Forever update. It includes Nations Forever... : Shadowdane
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      great, we need troz or redbeard to setup a server. : shotgun1
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        i can setup one as well... i had one running for United for a bit. : Shadowdane
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          problem solved. just so you know, I saw a thread on tmu forums a little while ago about 'solving the prob... : shotgun1
          • oh cool.. do u have a link? : Shadowdane
          • http://www.tm-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3653 Turns out it's just for lans, sorry. I just glanced th... : shotgun1
    • The vehicles in most other modes are either too touchy or (in the case of Coast) don't steer worth a damn... : omnova

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  i like a good IPA. : bfzzzz
  • :\ : dantastic
• baltic porters : pyide
• any serious answers? : dantastic
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  Nethack! : geedeck
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    GOD NO! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nethack_releasing_a_djinni.png : dantastic
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      I don't understand your screenshot. What's wrong with getting a wish? :( Nethack is awesome. : OverloadUT
      • yes, a wish... that's what i was pointing out. :( : dantastic
• Playing PSP games. : mittense
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  emulators, ripping a psp game to the memory stick to kill load times. : not work safe
  • not to mention saving batteries : vassili_zaitsev
• There's a few SNES games that aren't completely broken... : BlackCat9
• pspTube with youtube/redtube/tnaflix search and play. : DarkWolf5
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  Weird. Does for me. : Vangoghs Ear
  • Uh huh. Mis-post. : Vangoghs Ear
• OpenTyrian! : Deathlove
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  cave story is the best : JINKY
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    holy shit. tell me more about this game and wtf is going on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0CCkH49g... : dantastic
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      It is awesome and you need to put it on your PSP and play it right goddamn now. : Helter Skelter
      • ok. think i'm also going to try to get ff7 and warcraft 2 going on it : dantastic

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiancee#Fianc.C3.A9.28e.29 : FrayLo

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  Well, it would at least cut down on fuel pump replacements. Forcing it to suck air/bitsofstuff by keepi... : ifallible
  • No, this guy was an out-and-out idiot, who thought he was saving money by only filling half a tank. He h... : Caboose
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  That's retarded. Every gallon of gas weighs about 8 pounds. You'll get better gas mileage at 1 gallon t... : twifosp
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    That and he's driving into a gas station and re-starting his car one extra pointless time due to having t... : yAak
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      how much gas does it take to restart a car? : thekidd
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        a gallon or so. : edgewise
        • lol : virus
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        I think someone once told me that it's the same amount of gas that it takes to keep your car running for ... : Flying h4x0r
        • This is why my dad leaves the car running while he pumps gas and smokes. : DOOManiac
      • less than the trip to the gas station : yAak
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        They say if you are running into a store for 20 minutes or so it's actually better to leave it running th... : NastyJack
        • Virgins can't get pregnant in the back of a running car. : monkeygone
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          Both of those sound wildly incorrect. I don't know the stats on the gasoline consumption (though post ab... : sicko
          • yeah I think it was 18 seconds for the light that consumed the most power turning on. : aeg1x
        • I used to think cars would use a burst of gas when the engines start, but the way these current hybrids w... : xsoulbrothax
  • Gas weighs about 6 pounds : Blackdawgg
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  gasoline evaporates at a fairly low temperature so I suppose you may have to account for the amount of sp... : painangel
  • It's a sealed system unless your car is from before about 1983 or so. It'd be like saying I loose pop be... : pres589
• Does anybody remember the video in question? Have a link, maybe? : Caboose
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  http://youtube.com/watch?v=ETI_x2rYRQI : pandastrong
  • haha, yes, that's the guy. Thanks. : Caboose
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  He's a genius, he even solved Acne http://youtube.com/watch?v=B6IgOAT6cm0&feature=related and Nicole Rich... : two50six
  • Holy shit, he figured out to wash his face. : slax0r
  • why does this guy record this stuff. is he at a walgreens in that one? : electroly
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    Hmmm. So if you have acme you warsh yer face. Good tip. : NastyJack
    • It helps with the anorexic : two50six
• this guy is the greatest comedian of our time. : zebrigazi
• Did it have anything to do with this chain letter i just got from my mom? heh ------- I don't kno... : icon_of_syn
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  Pfft. The best way to increase MPG is to go easy on the acceleration. I normally get 21. Now, after ha... : Waffles!
  • draft semis :D my miata can get 45+ hahah : xsoulbrothax

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  could you please detail your graphics settings kind sir : eeeealmo
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    Probably just maxed + AA : EvilDolemite
    • Yup, HDR and Motion Blur turned off. : sanchez

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• jeez. Canada = blamed. : DinK
• That just pisses me off. : sanchez
• Happened to a friend of mine. The guy was being an asshole. He turned down everyone in line that day. A m... : ZombieAcademy
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  good, fucking canuks can stay in their shitty frozen tundra and suffer. that's what they get for fucking... : bfzzzz
  • hug? :( : stump
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    We fucked up the US dollar? LOLskis. Also, the brownredheaded stepchild of North America is the Turks and... : Fred Garvin
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      some days i dont understand how you got the name fred. other days i completely understand where the name ... : bfzzzz
      • Right, because what you just posted makes total sense. : Fred Garvin
  • Hahaha. WHAT? Are you being serious? : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Canada rocks - we have everything the world wants. Oil, gas, uranium, potash, water - we've got massive ... : Waverider
• DUUURR DEE DUUUURR!!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Well, it's only fair that they mirror the incredibly strict enforcement that's in effect on the Mexican b... : mafu5150
• This really wrankles my currently-studying-for-a-macroeconomics-final butt! >:( : Vantage

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  aww that sucks, if you have an air compressor, it's fairly simple to buy a little $5 kit and patch it you... : Trips
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    Id just get a new tire. Wouldnt trust a patch job on a car going 70mph, no way. : Lord Grey
    • Are you serious? I've patched my tires more times than I can remember and I've driven back and forth from... : Trips
• America's Tire Co. has generally done tire repairs for free, if it's something fixable. From what I co... : xsoulbrothax

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  compact flash?? wouldn't even the largest card fill up in minutes? even less time at 120fps? : pyide
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    they use a very efficient compression called RedCode. Don't worry if it seems unlikely to you, there wer : GloriousCow
    • but to answer your question at 4k I believe an 8GB CF card will last about 5-6 minutes. : GloriousCow
  • Probably. When HVX shipped you could only get 4GB P2 cards, so that was only 8 minutes of runtime in 108... : Wheatloaf
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  flimmy flam :( : electroly
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    what part? Red has delivered so far. The only thing i'd doubt is the release date :) : GloriousCow
    • i'm sure it's all great. i don't understand half of the words ;) : electroly
    • I keep wishing they would go public so I could buy some RED stock. : owtwerd
• Frankly, my dear, I (still) don't give a damn. : kallanta
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  OH ALSO: IT'S ONLY 3 FUCKING GRAND YOU GUYS. 3K is the resolution AND the price!!!! To be completel... : Wheatloaf
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    so you can record like 7-10m of video and you have to pay 3k for it? huh. that doesnt sound like a deal... : bfzzzz
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      Me! It's the same workflow is P2. I'd rarely do a single take over 10 minutes long on a dramatic projec... : Wheatloaf
      • Exactly, although with 64GB P2 cards coming soon, bigger companies will be able to use the HVX for more t... : owtwerd
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      That's actually equivalent to a lot of film reels. It might even be longer than you can shoot on a standa... : owtwerd
      • A 400 foot mag of super 16mm runs for 11 minutes. You need charts and shit at the top of the reel so the... : Wheatloaf
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      3k sounds like a lot, but in fact is dirt cheap. 7-10 minutes is really not a problem if you have a stac... : GloriousCow
      • I mean shit, how much is a used DVX these days? Probably $2000+, right? As I said below, Scarlet outspe... : Wheatloaf
    • i didnt realize production film cameras were only recording for ~11m too. that's crazy as hell. so you ... : bfzzzz
• Are you planning on BUYING a 3k camera? : byorn
• The fuck is that? : Lord Grey
• would it survive if you dropped it on the pavement while taping : electroly
• It's a....camera? : thetangent
• To give you guys an idea, Scarlet has better specs than this camera: http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp... : Wheatloaf
• i'll be down for a 2K unit : vassili_zaitsev

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• I think Rice Rocketeer said this last night, and I'll concur: the first zone has some of the most fun in ... : TShandy
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  "running out of ammo as I was leaving the lab at Yantar, running through those tunnels with mutants chasi... : daedraug
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    I don't think I've ever run out of ammo in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. for any gun, actually. Through the endgame I g... : deject
    • I run out of ammo all the time. I try to travel light so I can pick up loot. Around Yantar, I found mys... : TShandy
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  My favorite gun is the GP37 (G36). You get it at around the half way point in the game, and it's so accu... : deject
  • I agree on the GP37. It's a fantastic gun and I would horde all of the ones I found in my lockers. : ieGod
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  Any mods that let you toggle iron sights up and down? I loved the shit outta STALKER, but loathed holdin... : coyoterys
  • I haven't heard of a mod that lets you toggle the iron sights, maybe binding them to capslock would work?... : datoo
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  All the story you need: http://screenshot.xfire.com/screenshot/natural/7a837195ade27f06b0de9954fa026665b... : RyDogg1
  • dude, when i finally got there my frames per sec. hit rock bottom! it was a freaking slideshow back whe... : X-GOUKI
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  I'd rather talk about the movie. : NastyJack
  • oh man, that movie had some awesome set pieces. : deject
• clear sky looks so sick. i can not wait for that shit. A++ : eeeealmo
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  Fav weapon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSS_Vintorez I think one of my favorite points in the game wa : Rag and Bone Man
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    haha.. that's awesome. I haven't gotten there, but looking forward to it! : Fredrik S
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      Fuck that I just ran when that guy showed up. : ieGod
      • I tried running when I realized I was about to get fucked up, but it was too late at that point. : Rag and Bone Man
    • It's a shame it's spoiled for you then :/ As for my experience, keep in mind that I thought I was a ba... : Rag and Bone Man
  • On master difficulty it's pretty much impossible to kill it, although with PLR's mod it's almost too easy... : datoo
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  Looks like its time for me to replay STALKER! I think I will try it without weight mod hax... : yAak
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    The trick is to only carry a few weapons at a time, and only a few types of ammunition. You can always ge... : datoo
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      the primary difficulty is just being decisive with loots. i'm a packrat, i like to keep everything no mat... : yAak
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        You cannot be a packrat in this game :/ Besides there's no benefit. : ieGod
        • Having played with a weight mod, i beg to differ on both counts. : yAak
      • Yeah it definitely helps once you've played through the game and have a better idea of which weapons are ... : datoo
• I think imma pick this up this week. Always wondered whether it would be worth it with all the troubles t... : Werkin
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  I played it for 20 minutes, found the combat and controls clumsy and the production values dated (underst... : rudds
  • Yeah the controls are a bit unwieldy (having to hold down 2 buttons to crouch for instance), and the comb... : datoo
• Vintage carbine (dont remember what its called, something along those lines), it was the sniper rifle tha... : ballystix

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• As an aside, Canadian copyright law might be changed soon to include a format shifting exception that wou... : Morgin
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  Yes, you can play music from your iPod through iTunes on a different computer. You can only "sync" an iPo... : zerog83
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    Right, but then how come when I view the library on my iPhone using itunes on this computer, the library ... : haiku
    • because that is what Steve Jobs wills it to do. : virus
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      Is the iPhone associated with that copy of Itunes? Ihaiku! : Rauol Duke
      • "When he found out, he was, like, oh my God, and I was, like, oh my God." is one, too. Penned by Billy Co... : Bob_Loblaw
      • And, actually your's is only 16 :S. : Bob_Loblaw
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      you have to authorize your iTunes account on that computer. : zerog83
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        This isn't music I bought from iTunes, this is music I ripped on my main computer, put on my iPhone and n... : haiku
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          Do you have your horn rimmed glasses and smug sense of superiority? Also does the Ipod have any french ja... : Rauol Duke
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            I don't have glasses but I am definitely superior and a huge judgmental dick about it so I have that base... : haiku
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              Let NWS try it, I bet it'll work then. : Rauol Duke
              • lol : hamachi
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  hey help me out this is important : haiku
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    you can't, it fucking blows. Its one of the reasons why i carry my iphone and nano on me to work. With th... : fletch_
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      Yes this is fulfilling and satisfying as a consumer. The awesome thing is that I was thinking of bringing... : haiku
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        plug your iphone's headphone jack into the mbp's line in with a stereo cable. hokey, but it'll work. : electroly
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          I'll attempt ths draconian method. Will line-in on my mbp automatically play through the speakers just be... : haiku
          • that's a good question. i've only ever done this for recording into garageband, which has a "monitor" ch... : electroly
          • No, but you can use this 3rd party app that fixes it instantly. Download LineIn (or SoundSource if you wa... : ovrlrd
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          Then you get fucked with the iPhone's non-standard headphone jack! : Helter Skelter
          • This is really minor, I bought a $4 adapter (including shipping) from Monoprice. I think Apple's reasonin... : ovrlrd
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  I think you can't do this with an iPhone because that would give the laptop an exclusive lock on the file... : nomaad
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    That is the reason?? My stupid calls aren't more important than the new mediocre autechre album. You shou... : haiku
    • crazy idea, put it in airplane mode and try : fletch_
    • no, this isn't the reason. there is zero difference between copying files from one machine or the other,... : dopefish

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• I was wondering this too : Vash108
• I asked someone ( Rndom ) and they said Teriadoc, but I whispered him twice today and haven't gotten a re... : Drakoniac
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  post your char name in this thread and I'll invite you (provided you are on line) : trOmblyj
  • Temotres, on now : Drakoniac
  • Hiralore invite meh plz : Vash108

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• Whoa, that was pretty badass. What the heck is that from? That was better than the hulk movie... which is... : Dynotaku
• Id pay to see this in a theater. A full length movie. : Wolfanoz
• That was badass. : SockMonkeh
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  Really cool. Iron Man had the most cliche lines though : HojuSimpson
  • Cliches are pretty much the whole point of comics. : SockMonkeh
• fucking awesome : Jackass1233
• Mother bitch, what's this from? : Ebu
• Very cool, what was this from? I love stuff like this... wish it was better quality though. : c_man_tmt
• spiderman seemed rather useless in that video lol : neodoom
• Someone rip this and correct the aspect ratio. : midgetherder
• whoever made that needs to get their props : brewsterdog
• 9.4 / 10 : icon_of_syn
• same goes with the marvel alliance cgi intro, would be an awesome full length feature film. : Werkin
• very nice. : giantshift
• How many of you nerds saw TR 808 written on that taxi? : ArB
• I think I agree with Britney Spears on this: gimme more. : rustified
• OMG Awesome!!! : H@rvester
• That's some high quality work. : DHAvatar
• That rocked. : randomposter
• Oddly enough the higher res version is here: http://marvelkids.marvel.com/hires/ It seems that that is... : rustified
• Spiderman is such a little bitch : fishbone

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• jokes on your boyfriend, it comes out tomorrow. : DrFlammable
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  i think the catchphrase really should be dicks and not chicks. i'm sure there have been more dicks had he... : erotic sock
  • I know Ive got my share of dicks. : Lord Grey
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  The lack of coverage/news about this game is pretty silly. It's been over a decade, they can set a deadl... : the city
  • Thats the joke, there is no deadline >:( : med1c
  • We were all waiting for you to finally make the call. Thanks man. : ifallible
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  Good luck. The joke's on you. DNF will not come out because, GB can't get his stuff together. If it ev... : Athlon7
  • epic troll : datoo
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    the platformer? : Klebold
    • lol. How dare he bash that. : ifallible
  • I like how 3D Realms' software development methodology revolves around GB organizing his stuff in the cor... : Dave-A
  • You know dognose is a mod right? : Nali4Freedom
• Phil would be proud. : Flying h4x0r
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  i didn't realize you were dating dognose : dirge23
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    seriously, neither did I! : thetangent
    • if i was dating dognose i wouldnt have to make my own popcorn :( : laurgasms
• he's a genius. : thief

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  Contract? Not sure exactly what you mean. : TShandy
  • What i want to say is something along these lines: Payment conditions: 50% on accepting the proposa... : doomed
• If they signed an agreement it's a "contract". : Vangoghs Ear
• Contract, Agreement, Pact, Deal : kallanta
• Just a different term: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/adjudicate : racer5
• you're probably just looking for "acceptance". : dirge23
• You 'made a sale'. : Rich McNinch

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  weren't they like, in 3rd or 4th place a couple weeks before the season ended? and they are seeded 7th..... : mikecyb
  • who cares, i just like to see them fail. I dont care about all the leaf bashing what so ever, majority of... : -=kodiak=-

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• Yes. : c0bra
• my place is around 70 years old. has some nice things about it (nice stained glass windows, high ceilings... : erotic sock
• as long as you own a ladder, a lawn mower, and can play Depeche Mode music to your grass you should be fi... : PapaBoo
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  My house was built in 1860 something. : drucifer
  • well, parts of it were : drucifer