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• I'll give it 10 hours : drucifer
• Well they seem to be actively courting apple to sue them. I hope they survive tbh. I'd love to dual boot ... : aeg1x
• 2-4 weeks : electroly
• Power Computing 4 Lyfe : tashtego
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  I don't see why Apple just sell their OS like Windows, they'd probably make more money. : Sailor of Fortune
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    because they... wouldn't? apple is a hardware company : electroly
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      ^^^ people forget, Apple loses a large part of its Mac sales if this happens, and they lose that "it just... : Postal
      • Exactly. Controlling the hardware allows Apple to control the quality of their operating system. : Ajax
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        Though honestly, last I checked (a year-ish ago?), Apple's laptop sales were increasing pretty steadily, ... : xsoulbrothax
        • Apple has shown double digit gains in both notebook and desktop sales according to their last quarterly r... : Serpico74
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      Do you mean because they make iPods? Because they turned into just another PC building vendor when they s... : SpaecKow
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        I thought their OS was tuned to specific and very limited configurations. I doubt, as Postal mentions. : ieGod
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          Whoops, posted too soon. I doubt they'd have the same success if they had to cater to all configuratio... : ieGod
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            Yes that's true, I'm just saying that apple really don't make their own computers anymore, what they do i... : SpaecKow
            • Who cares who makes them? Most of their profits come from hardware sales and that's all that matters. T... : electroly
            • haven't they pretty much always done that? it's not like the pre-intel processors were invented by them;... : mikecyb
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              How is this different from when they were using CPUs by Motorola or IBM? : Serpico74
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                Because they were involved in the design of their own hardware, had their own standards, etc now they sim... : SpaecKow
                • Uh, Apple still designs their own custom logic boards, they have to in order to cram components into thos... : Serpico74
                • Actually, a great deal of the switch to intel was how LITTLE control they had over the PowerPC line. They... : Bantis
            • The 'hardware' part of Apple's business is mainly in industrial design. : slax0r
  • ... are you actually serious? : Bantis
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    without control of the hardware, apple would have to support innumerable hardware configurations, just li... : GloriousCow
    • ^^^ exactly : red2lucas
    • And then how could they make those snide commercials? : BingusLargus
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    lol, except that the work required to make OS X work on all manner of hardware would probably be monument : warpdude
    • Dude, people are running hacked OSX boxes all the time now. : soggybagel
  • The dark turtle neck industry would plummet. Do you REALLY want to be responsible for that? : Danny5225
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    do you mean like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832110024 Or do you mean... : bRAINsick
    • He means that OS X should run on any x86 machine, out of the box, with no crazy patching or hacking invol... : slax0r
• Hasn't anyone challenged that part of apple's EULA before? : edgewise
• Yeah Apple's legal staff is probably reviewing the website in thier offices now and playing http://www.yo... : Ajax
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  Actually looks like they just sell the machines, not the OS. They say it's compatible with the OSx86 pro... : boarder2
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    it says right on there that they preinstall leopard, and there's a dropdown box for it : electroly
    • Yeah, I realized after I looked a little more. They're just itching to get sued out of everything they'r... : boarder2
  • This would be a good idea, but it's not what they're doing. : cdbeckman
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  there's clones again? i remember when power computing was taking over, and it looked like macos was final... : datoo
  • Yeah, the problem is that Power Computing did too well, and Apple shut them down, because they were 'goin... : slax0r
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  mac clone? what is this you speak of, any url? : bfzzzz
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    i dont understand why in these cases, the OP doesnt post a link http://www.macworld.com/article/132984... : doomed
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      Because it's in steves post at the top of the chatty, why would I re-post it? : boarder2
      • steve who? : doomed
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      because steve linked it in the chatty text :) : electroly
      • pshhh... like anyone reads that : bfzzzz
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  Already shutdown : locater16
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    At least according to /. : locater16
    • You can still get to there order and page and as far as I know, order a computer. : slax0r
• http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/14/psystar-to-challenge-mac-os-x-eula/ InformationWeek spoke to an em... : g0nk
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  apple's business model isn't good. thats why windows is more popular. : gyokuro
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    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=5y Yeah, they obviously have no idea WTF they're doing. : Serpico74
    • lol exactly : sKetchflow
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      That's why they hold a majority of the market share </sarcasm>. Sorry but their business model is kind o... : dilutedq
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        irony in the form of yet another dilutedq post : Serpico74
        • diluted, more like distilled : randomposter
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          They over charge for hardware. It's absolutely ridiculous that a $1300 laptop comes with integrated graph... : dilutedq
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            i don't think apple is at all interested in macs being a mainstream product. they seem to be doing quite... : electroly
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              is that why their commercials keep attacking windows PC's? They are attacking them for a reason, they wa... : dilutedq
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                a couple stupid commercials doesn't make a legitimate attempt to break into the mainstream. this is the ... : electroly
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                  then I just don't get the point of the commercials(they are stupid, but they aren't a few, they've been p... : dilutedq
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                    not understanding their commercials is a far cry from "their business model is stupid" : electroly
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                      I'm going off of what you are saying. I still think it is a stupid business model, but if I'm following ... : dilutedq
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                        the part that probably hasn't clicked for you is that Apple are a hardware company that use the software ... : Toraz Chryx
                        • I'm not saying they are doing bad. I just think their marketing contradicts their actions.. If they were... : dilutedq
                      • you make it sound like the commercials were personally made by steve jobs and the executive board and not... : electroly
              • There is a big difference between wanting more marketshare for your products and diluting your company's ... : vigilante
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        you do realize that there are companies out there that are very profitable and successful without holding... : sKetchflow
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          so it's good business practice to be satisfied in being second best? Isn't the goal to be #1? Apple is ... : dilutedq
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            It's good business practice to be satisfied with making large piles of money without making moves that co... : Toraz Chryx
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              What the fuck are you smoking? I've been able to dual boot on my PC since god knows when. and my point ... : dilutedq
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                And previously Macs COULDN'T boot windows because the underlying architecture was completely different, t... : Toraz Chryx
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                  I don't even know why you bothered posting in this thread if you are going to talk down to me like an eli... : dilutedq
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                    I'm talking down to you because you're being an idiot, being able to run more software on something is AL : Toraz Chryx
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                      Me disagreeing with your point of view doesn't make me an idiot. None of your comments are essentially w... : dilutedq
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                        and what's the point of talking down to someone like that? and what's wrong with you in general? : dilutedq
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                          The answers here are one and the same, I'm fed up and tired of people missing the point of things and bit... : Toraz Chryx
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                            confrontational? I'm not the one talking down to, calling others idiots. I don't think I'm uninformed I... : dilutedq
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                              Because there's a lot of perception in some areas that Macs are still classic MacOS cooperative multitask... : Toraz Chryx
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                                I get the impression they want more people to use mac osx because they think it's better than vista. H... : dilutedq
                                • They don't want people to use OSX, well, they do, but as a side effect of them buying their hardware.. as... : Toraz Chryx
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                        You claiming bootcamp isn't a feature at all IS essentially wrong though. Especially in light of the m... : Toraz Chryx
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                          I see it the other way, if you are going to use windows why not use a PC? You get a mac now to run OSX b... : dilutedq
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                            The idea is that you can buy a computer that can do both... how is that tough to understand? I doubt A... : Toraz Chryx
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                              again with the condescending... I understand you Toraz, yes it's a feature to do both, but I think it's a... : dilutedq
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                                but I think it's a waste and inefficient use of time and resources. Uh, what? you think it's wasteful : Toraz Chryx
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                                  I see it like putting a web browser on my xbox 360, cool feature but I bought the thing to play games not... : dilutedq
                                  • Think of it more like backwards compatibility if you're going to think of it in console terms. or mayb : Toraz Chryx
                                  • your looking at this from a very personal perspective. i'm guessing your someone with more than one compu... : disembodied potato
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                                  also because of how I view them wanting to compete with windows, can't really do it unless you do it toe ... : dilutedq
                                  • You've got the wrong end of the stick though, they don't want to compete with windows, they want to compe... : Toraz Chryx
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                                I'm a good example. I hate windows, after years of using it i'd just grown sick and tired of it. I also d... : disembodied potato
                                • Agreed. I was sold on the fact it the MBP had Boot Camp, so felt safe buying it. But now I rarely ever us... : hardfl1p
                              • i bought a macbook to use windows with, with edu discount its not bad at $1000, and i play tf2 on it, and... : Chandler55
  • lollololol : warpdude
• This seems pretty clear cut to me, exactly what sort of "anti-trust" law says that software must run on p... : TabsAZ
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  If nothing else I hope this pushes Apple to make their own fucking headless Mac again finally. Cube 2 wit... : node
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    iawtp They've got a big gaping hole in their product lineup, and they're using it to goatse all their ... : Toraz Chryx
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      what hole? if you want a fast machine with a big upgradeable gpu, you buy a tower, same as it's always be... : tashtego
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        ... You don't see a gap between the imac and the mac pro? You haven't noticed that Apple aren't using : Toraz Chryx
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          most expensive imac = $2,249 least expensive mac pro = $2,799 that's not a lot of room for whatever... : tashtego
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            What if someone wants a lower-spec machine than either of those two without a built-in monitor? There's y... : nudel
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              then they buy a mini? : tashtego
              • Which is too far a step down in raw power. integrated graphics, laptop harddisk etc. if they just t... : Toraz Chryx
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            Yes but what if someone doesn't care for the imac but has no use for something as powerful as the tower? ... : notext
            • I would replace "many" with "some". If many wanted it, Apple would probably make it, but like I said befo... : tashtego
          • The Cube failed for one very readily identifiable reason, it was the same money as a PowerMac G4, so anyo... : Toraz Chryx
          • There's plenty of wiggle room for something between the two, hell, something that'd be $2,799 _with_ a sc... : Toraz Chryx
• Yeah they'll totally get shut down. Everyone remember when they tried this themselves and it nearly sank... : spazzium

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  Message from 1 year in the future: You haven't written anything in 6 months. : elwood00
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    *sigh* Probably. I've used to have a newspaper column, have a published play, written commercials and al... : kallanta
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      "I've used"? Dear god I need help. : kallanta
      • yea man, gl haha : noobja
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      My college roommate quit writing his sci-fi novel to work on his fantasy novel. That was a few years ago... : elwood00
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        It's a solid idea, that much I know from having tossed it at a few friends. And it's one I am capable of... : kallanta
        • Definitely do the treatment first. One of my cousins had a comic published by DC briefly. Maybe you can m... : perstephanie
        • I want to shake you like an infant until your brain stem detaches. You have so much fucking homework to : losder5000
  • Try almost a decade and get back to me. FUCK I'm lazy. I blame videogames. : Wadmaasi
• I've contributed to a couple non-fiction ones, but nothing bylined. As for fiction, I get about 30 pages ... : MorrisatCNN
• A bunch of my sister's friends have, but I don't think that means I know much about it, other than that i... : perstephanie
• My friend wrote a book and got it published and sells it on amazon. Non-fiction though http://www.amazon.... : Trips
• I have a friend who is a published author and has two "urban fantasy" books to her name. : randomposter
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  Do an outline first. : Kerath
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    this is extremely important- writers i know who just write as the mood strikes them, without developing s... : Borzoi
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      Stephen King says that outlines are for crappy writers :) : PenicillinX57
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        Stephen King is a crappy writer. : wozzeck
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          I wouldn't go that far, but he would definitely benefit from some outlining. : dirge23
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            I've read a few of his books, and they are predictable as fuck. Their are moments in them when his natura... : wozzeck
            • I feel stupider reading this post. : scorpiusman
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              he is laughing all the way to the bank while looking at the stack of not books you have written. actua... : dahanese
              • I'm sure he's been strangling wozzeck for the last 45 minutes. K-dawg doesn't let shit like that go. He... : losder5000
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                I never claimed he did give a shit, just that I believe he does not live up to his artistic potential in ... : wozzeck
                • kind of a nnon sequitur, but have you read his book "on writing"? i think it's brilliant. : dahanese
                • Stephen King knows what it smells like behind your ear. : losder5000
            • You don't know what the fuck. : mmogger
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              Their are moments. : jessipoo
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                I am well aware of the grammatical error, as well as how pedantic it is of you to point it out as if it w... : wozzeck
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                  Did you look up pedantic before you posted this? Touchy touchy touchy! I actually agree that King woul... : jessipoo
                  • His short stories are badass. I've never been that big of a fan of his novels because they are just too ... : CrustaR
            • at least he writes better similes then you. : sharpie
      • Well, any kind of outline is good to have. You've gotta know where you're taking the story. : CrustaR
      • Bullshit. He has an idea where the story is going even he doesn't write it down. Maybe if he did you coul... : Kerath
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  I did (and contributed to a couple others), but they're all technical in nature so most definitely not th... : mittense
  • "but they're all technical in nature" AHAHA I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE : nakor_
• Yes, all my professors are published writers as are many of the alumni of my graduate program. : justsayno
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  I wrote a book last year that I'm in the process of editing, and writing another now that I'm actually go... : jessipoo
  • What have you written? You can tell me. : CrustaR
• The only real help I can offer is to shine a light on the fucking stupid enormity of your mission. Y : losder5000
• 1. Idea 2. Write it down 3. ??? 4. Profit : randomposter
• my stepmother is a published author. dad too. dad's a good one, stepmother's a rich hack. it's about w... : dahanese
• http://www.lulu.com/ Publish whatever you want, it's cheaper than you think. You could reprint shack t... : Porkasaurus
• I have a couple of sci-fi short stories published in print, a couple of others in webzines. I started of... : Bonestormm
• a book, yes. We produced many books at my old job. A novel? no. : adev
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  Finished writing one, trying to get published (find an agent etc.). Which has proven to be fucking hard. ... : Frozen Pixel
  • face to crotch time more like : randomposter

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  I dunno if this counts but I would like to see them organize the shit in XBLA a little better. it's a pa... : mikecyb
  • Yeah have to scroll through a whole list is fucking annoying, esp when you have to wait for the thumbnail... : shavenewok
  • and how about indexing so you don't have to sit and wait it for to check every damn thing you've download... : Tripps
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  Here's a bunch: -Faster loading in the menus for downloaded content. -Themes that alter the ENTIRE layo... : kallanta
  • You remind me me: theme preview!!! I want to preview a theme before I spend time downloading it. : rustified
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    those last three are wishful thinking to the max haha : mikecyb
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      No kidding. How would you even do the third last one? And there is no way Steam and Live are ever going t... : Fred Garvin
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        You could estimate the difficulty of achievements based on the amount each one is worth. And then just wr... : OverloadUT
        • That's the problem there is no standard. Sometimes you get 25 points for doing fuck all, other times you ... : Fred Garvin
    • Haha same thing I thought when I read it. Not going to happen ever. I could see recommendations possibly ... : OverloadUT
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      The third to the last could be done by a website. All your achievements are viewable from your profile. T... : Prozium
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        yeah I guess the third one is possible but at the same time the difficulty is going to be subjective. fo... : mikecyb
        • yeah, the system would always be evolving. Just look a Netflix and their search for the ultimate movie re... : Prozium
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  -Better divx support -web browser, or at least some gimped functionality to view custom pages -faster p... : rustified
  • i'm confused by the lack of a web browser currently. both the wii and the ps3 have them, why not the 360? : erotic sock
  • How could DivX support be improved? It works fine. I'd rather they add support for AAC so I can watch m... : Sapiens
  • mkv support : festivalman
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  Here's a big one CLAN SUPPORT : kallanta
  • racist. like i need more people calling me the n-word on xbl. : mindfk
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    xbox live needs groups, just like how it is set up in steam : Mmmmmoo
    • That's more to what I meant, yea. : kallanta
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  I'd like it to be more obvious if moving away from a download panel will cancel the download or if it'll ... : Toraz Chryx
  • ugh that's the one thing that annoys me about the Rock Band in-game store. if you download something you... : mikecyb
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  group private chat. : empathe
  • ^^^ THIS ONE. : Yanks
  • seriously, why isn't this in! : marmite
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  make the dashboard as snappy as the PS3's main menu... it's just too slow to browse/download content, rev... : MikkleThePickle
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    Different strokes for different folks I guess, because I find the Dashboard infinitely more responsive an... : ColoradoCNC
    • notice I didn't say anything about XMB being intuitive... it's just super fast to navigate compared to th... : MikkleThePickle
• Cache icons and online menus. It's slow as hell to browse lists. : EvilDolemite
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  .mkv playback support : skunk_ape
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    yeah I'd love support for some of the more common HD video codecs : aeg1x
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      isn't mkv just a container for x264? Which the xbox already supports : dilutedq
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        shit won't play though, you have to convert it : aeg1x
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          not really convert... but I thought there was a program that basically switches the container by taking o... : dilutedq
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            Generally the video is untouched while the audio needs to be converted. The 360 only supports h.264 with ... : Prozium
            • Problem is not all of them will convert that way, and some are over 4GB which is the largest mp4 the 360 ... : Halen
• Even tho I just got mine last weekend, changing from XBMC to the 360's media player is awkward... So b... : biofrog
• The ability to take screenshots in any game, the dashboard on modded xbox had that ability so i don't se... : Baba Ghanoush
• Ability to be able to sort your friends by games they own. Ability to mark a game as owned / no longer o... : chazums
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  just 1920 x 1200 resolution support, fast auto-connect when it disconnects : Sixcos
  • I would really like the ability to play on my 24 inch lcd at it's native res as well. As it stands, I can... : ryuuseki
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  the ability to remove xbla demos from my achievements list. I hate having hundreds of 0's all the way dow... : marmite
  • They half fixed the xbla thing in the last patch, but yeah it would be nice to have them removed. : chazums
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  Automatic online save game backup and restore. : nudel
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    Cool idea, don't see it happening though - I've got 800mb of BioShock saves : chazums
    • You know I remember a time when savegames weren't 800 god damn megabytes. : SpaecKow
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      jesus. Is that from a single run through? : marmite
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        Yeah, I'm a total save whore. Saving before buying upgrades etc. : chazums
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          crazy. I don't think I saved once in my run. Just used the auto saves + vita chambers. : marmite
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            wow, you're a braver man than I : chazums
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              nothing brave about it. The vita chambers completely removed any risk from the game :/ : marmite
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                Ah, I didn't use those - felt like cheating. : chazums
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                  how is it different to saving every 5 seconds? : marmite
                  • When I died I had to go back and re-do it with all the enemies back at full health etc. : chazums
    • It wouldn't have to backup every save, just the most recent one per player per game per day (that the sav... : nudel
• Clan support ala Steam and Halo 2 FFS. I want to join Clan Shack, not fuck about adding you bastards one ... : node
• yes, better xvid/divx support, mpg, vod, iso, mkv. I'm backing up my DVD collection to iso and had to bu... : dael
• Not so much a dashboard update, but for the love of god add party support to the standard Live SDK. : Evil Benius
• Better multi-channel support. Right now I think 5.1 is only supported by the WMV / WMAPro. : podman405

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  Batman Begins Dune Star Trek 2 : The Wrath Of Khan Star Trek 6 : The Undiscovered Country : Toraz Chryx
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    points for undiscovered country, i fucking LOVE that soundtrack. : dopefish
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      I just put it on now because it's THAT AWESOME! duhhh-duh duh duuuuhhh-duh duh : Toraz Chryx
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        oh fuck it, i'm putting it on as i go to bed : dopefish
        • Sir, do we report this? Are you kidding? : Toraz Chryx
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      The opening theme for First Contact is one of my favorites, french horn ftw. : action wombmate
      • Yeah, that one's a favorite of mine too. Most badass ST movie also. : Lightbulb
  • I love a lot of those sound tracks, as well as the one from the game Max Payne. : Koral06
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  Game or movie? : Wombat Woo
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    Game is easy.. Homeworld EOT : Toraz Chryx
    • Total Annihilation! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSAXi44_3GY : knepus
    • shadow of the colossus : alarm cock
    • Diablo 2. Everquest 2. SMSB Brawl : Wombat Woo
    • You misspelled Megaman 2 : zerog83
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  I'm gonna go Star Wars. : SpaecKow
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    Seriously, is there any other answer? There are some other great ones out there like Gladiator and LOTR,... : action wombmate
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      I think LOTR:FOTR outshines the Star Wars soundtrack, if we're talking about ANH here, because of the div... : randomposter
      • Well, Star Wars and LOTR are really different kinds of movies, despite their similarity as "genre" enter... : action wombmate
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        Lotor is good, but Star wars has a sound that just stick with you, besides the Uruk-hai theme I don't get... : Mondo
        • I think the LOTR scores are great for all the texture in-between the themes, some of which are better tha... : action wombmate
      • I can't, without looking it up, remember any music form LOTR. However, I can recall the the SW theme and ... : Slowtreme
    • also Gladiator isn't so much epic as bombast, occasionally it just hurts the ears it gets so loud : randomposter
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  Spinal Tap : RikiTiki2
  • My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo. I like to sink her with my pink torpedo... : sanchez
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  I'd probably have to say Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring : randomposter
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    oh and for game, maybe Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. : randomposter
    • +1 to Jesper Kyd : Goblin au
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  the crow : reverend~heresy
  • Oh - good call. : seven
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (Though I like LOTR better) : kallanta
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  movie: Braveheart : xsii
  • yeah for sure, the music made a "really good" movie into a "great" movie for this one : Juno
• EXCALIBUR : Mondo
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  Last of the Mohicans. : sonicdeathwalrus
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    2nded. Permament resident on any music device I have. : BingusLargus
    • great main theme. : xxiv
• Can I just throw Conan movies in there, they make my Oblivion game feel pretty epic : Mondo
• For games I like Diablo2 and Oblivion. For movies, it will require some deeper thought... : carrioN luggagE
• Highlander : timmie
• Thanks guys. : Cygnus X-1
• The Fountain : aeg1x
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  Conan the Barbarian : lolbotomy
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    "^^ yeah, this." : sanchez
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      lol, but are any of the themes other than the most famous worth anything? basil was a whole bag of win th... : randomposter
      • Have a listen to Battle of the Mounds or Atlantean Sword, they're quite nice. : Lone Swordsman
• The non-existent Sunshine soundtrack. :( : Matt Burris
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  Requiem for a Dream would have to take my vote. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • ^^ yeah, this. : happynoodle
• Last Temptation of Christ : drucifer
• Shadow of the colossus is impressive, and add a huge amount to the game. : silentbobuk
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  STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT : arizona bay
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    This is actually one of my favourite soundtracks and one that is often overlooked, probably my favourite ... : randomposter
    • yep http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16720415 : Lightbulb
• PRINCESS BRIDE. : seven
• Crimson Tide or Batman Begins : d fluke
• Blade Runner : bipolar
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  The Mission : jackalope
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    ^^ yeah, this. : jackalope
    • Wait... what is going on here? : Sebastian-TEC
• The sound track to the Matrix 2 was fantastic - : flagg209
• Shenmue. God I need to see that in concert one day. Also, sequel please. : node
• Too easy The Good, the Bad and the Ugly What do I win? : railchu

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• awesome way to handle it : hamachi
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  brutal. it's going to get a lot of bad feedback, but the developers certainly have the right to do it IM... : NeoMoose
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    I always find it funny when somebody thinks it's possible to silent the internet or prevent something fro... : Wombat Woo
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      nah, it's all about getting the majority of the abusers. It's way to hard to 100% ensure security. : terath
      • But doesn't this just mean that people who really want it to make hacks/bots/whatever will still be able ... : dooberzoo
• I have to say I am all for this method. Smartly played, EVE Devs. Smartly played. : kallanta
• what's to stop someone from downloading it on a different machine? Not to mention, 95% of the people dow... : aethyr
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  Good, I want custom player shard sandboxes where I can stage my own space bathtub battleship skirmishes w : Lunatic Angelic
  • Like the test server? : sanchez
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  how does somethign like this get leaked? :s : Unleashed
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    Supposedly it's just the client and it was decompiled, not leaked. And poses no threat because they knew... : spiderfill
    • http://youtube.com/watch?v=TrXhxmQJSS0 : Skoal^Fyfan
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  Between this and the dev cheating, that game seems like a giant clusterfuck : SiW73
  • lol yes : Unleashed
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  I can't believe you are all on the side of the EVE devs. Obviously, security at CCP is lax. This isnt the... : Tommy Toolbag
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    What other security breech was there : dilutedq
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      http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/49539 : Tommy Toolbag
      • I really don't think that was too terrible. They took the advice they received and immediately ceased the... : Danny5225
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    Why would that have anything to do with who's side should be taken? Taking a side is an ethical decision... : CRasterImage
    • Because this is a fool me once, fool me twice issue. People should be more concerned about CCP's ability ... : Tommy Toolbag
• that makes no sense as many of their customers likely sit behind an ISPs NAT. : anhero
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  I'd play Eve if only it weren't for CCP :( : Dan[WSB]
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    ...what? : dilutedq
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      Three things stick out: This, The patch that destroys XP's boot.ini, and the earlier issue with devs su... : Dan[WSB]
      • What the hell. The only thing I have a major problem with is the last thing you mentioned. The boot is... : Moonbase Commander
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    CCP is probably the best MMO development studio of the past several years, if not ever. What are you talk... : Modica Sol Solis
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      they ruined their own game by actually changing the sandbox? : Downforce
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        (well, not RUINED, but heavily influenced a long period of time and in-game assets and gameplay) : Downforce
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          What are you talking about? : Modica Sol Solis
          • he's talking about this: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/45646 : MikkleThePickle
• I love it. : vigilante
• I love CCCP : TPSReport
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  so much fucking drama with this game <3 : spaceless
  • Yeah, but it's not whiny fuckstick drama that you get in WoW, it's actually interesting drama that makes ... : sanchez
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  This comment is fantastic http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=522294&cid=23072326 : daedraug
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    that's hilarious... didn't even realize it until it was too late. : TPSReport
    • Same here : SiW73
  • Haha took me a minute to see what was going on there. : riptyde
  • WHAT I'm pissed off and amused at the same time. I've also lost all hope for humanity. : gakera
• Good way to piss off your players... : lplasmatron

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  It's not even africa though..it's haiti. : deathofrats
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    It's Africa... : jamesray
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      http://blog.capcom.com/archives/1116 : jamesray
      • I think he meant "hatey" : spiderfill
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  i dont know. why wasnt it racist when it was spanish ppl ? they werent zombie either, they were brainwash... : barichnikov
  • "since classic racism hasnt put spanish ppl in that position, its not racist?" Actually, yes. Though I sh... : woddemandred
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  OMG Black people attack! Seriously, it's just some crap made up from someone who wants too be too much... : locater16
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    Have you read N'gai Croal's interview or the article I linked? : woddemandred
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      N'gai, while I like him, is somewhat of an attention whore though. : GodZilly
      • with a name like n'gai (is that even real?), how can he not be? : gdestiny
    • No, and I really don't particularly care what he has too say. Unless he saw a different trailer than me t... : locater16
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  Well written article that hopefully sheds more light from the other point of view. : ahlee
  • Judging from the other replies to the root post, some are happy to be in the darkness. : TShandy
  • Indeed, it was very good. He makes a pretty valid point to. I really don't see why some people are ... : Perturbation
• holy crap. that game looks horrifying. nice graphics too! : mankeroo
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  From the link: "The point isn’t that you can’t have black zombies. There was a lot of imagery in that... : rustified
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    No, I think he made his point (if I'm understanding it right) is the he's the racist and that people who ... : locater16
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      Oh, I stand corrected. : rustified
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        You're aware he's joking, right? : TShandy
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          I am? Because I wasn't. If you feel the need to analyze a trailer for a video game too find racism then y... : locater16
          • You're wrong. Flat out. RE5 aside, racism can be in video games, just like it can be in speech, novels,... : TShandy
          • seriously man, i'm not one to be a grammar nazi or anything when someone makes a simple error, but since : mindfk
          • I too form strong opinions on things I didn't bother to read. : algernoN8
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            It's set in Haiti fyi : Modica Sol Solis
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              No, it's not. : TShandy
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                Oh, I coulda sworn they said a while back that it was going to be in Haiti. Whoops! : Modica Sol Solis
                • capcom never did. someone on the "blogospherenets" started that rumor. : pyide
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            the africans look like the racist ones in the trailer. all ganging up on whitey. : pyide
            • i agree : JINKY
  • How can we ever move out of the shadows of our past if we are berated and forced into reading 'racist' me... : deathofrats
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  I still think the whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. My girlfriend, who is of mixed race, watched the ... : ColoradoCNC
  • Well, yeah. Cause the stereotypes about white people are different. Images from the trailer are evocati... : TShandy
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    I'm sorry, but what are you talking about? Let us forget about whatever the game will be for a moment, I'... : woddemandred
    • There are certainly some people who make a career out of taking umbrage- Al Sharpton or Jack Chick, say. ... : TShandy
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      Let us forget about whatever the game will be for a moment Okay, let's forget what Black Hawk Down is ... : ColoradoCNC
      • He's just pointing out that your allusion to the supposed claim of a "vast racist conspiracy" is spurious... : TShandy
      • O_o ... what? That is not what he meant. Not even close. He meant that he was setting aside the objec... : vigilante
      • Of course context matters, but my comment was that a lot of people seem to projecting "Al Sharpton doing ... : woddemandred
• in the end they will just make them more zombified looking and everyone will be happy : neodoom
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  Its interesting that people are debating the portrayal of a certain ethnic group as zombies than the port... : vikramwillrock
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    *sigh* This has already been discussed in both the threads. If you want to assume that this is just a c... : TShandy
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      It seems you didnae read my post clearly. I never even mentioned anything about race of the zombies being... : vikramwillrock
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        You're right, you said ethnicity instead of race: "If the enemies in any game had some readily identifiab... : TShandy
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          As a side note, i feel patriotic fervour, race, caste, religion specifically need to be ignored at a very... : vikramwillrock
          • You seem to be approaching this dicussion sideways, having a parallel discussion to the one in the rest o... : TShandy

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  Monopoly and Cranium occasionally. There really is nothing like watching someone land on your hotels. : djkenohki
  • Question: Has anyone ever had a game of Monopoly that didn't end in a fight? : Arctic Fox
• my (sectional) couch is covering a huge board game collection. they are great after-dinner activities! : jessipoo
• Of course I play board games. : Zero|DPX
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  Normal board games, like Monopoly and Clue? Very rarely. Weird board games like Descent or RoboRally? ... : Arcanum
  • Why are those weird : Zero|DPX
  • Blokus <swoon> : jessipoo
  • <3 Robo Rally : Snif DeCrac
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  wtf how is that 109 points? i know the 50 pt bonus but what seven letters did you put down? : FrayLo
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    Yeah I count (17x3)+50 = 101. : stratedge
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      even then i don't see it. assuming he put down all seven letters of ESQUIRE, then how did BLUE get down ... : FrayLo
      • I count 108: (5*1 + 1*10 + 1*2) * 3 for ESQUIRE = 51 3 + 2*2 for TUGS = 7 + 50 for Scrabble = 108 ... : MikkleThePickle
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    I count 106, assuming ESQUIRE are all the letters you put down. 51 for ESQUIRE 5 for TUGS 50 for Scr... : Arsenal
    • This is what I get as well. You don't count the double letter or double word scores contained in a previ... : skizl
    • Yeah I fail at math. 106 points. Whatever, it's a word game, not a math game :) : Ovate
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  I play Ticket to Ride and Power Grid and sometimes Puerto Rico and occasionally Twilight Imperium! : Majuju
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    I wanna play twilight imperium! Are you coming back to Edmonton this summer Steve? : IggyTheSnitch
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      Er I mean Majuju... : IggyTheSnitch
      • no dude, I'm going to NUNAVUT : Majuju
• Axis and Allies is fun- a friend just sent me a nice copy of Diplomacy. : TShandy
• I have a weekly boardgame night where we play board games. Puerto Rico, Power Grid, Galaxy Trucker, Cheap... : OverloadUT
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  Catan is the king of board games. It is light enough for simple friends, and heavy enough for strategist... : kaddar0
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    Only played it on XBL. Can't see wanting to count all the territory points for everyone without killing m... : kingdepork
    • It's not that bad once you get the hang of it. And it's not nearly as annoying as scoring Ticket to Ride... : riptyde
  • ^^^ However I call it Seattlers, I think XBL is wrong :( : kanix
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  Scrabble thread!!! I love these, I get to post this: http://www.vidlit.com/craziest/ Nice move... : fleabug
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    Amazing. How much of that, if any, is true? : lyme
    • none of it. it's a story. : electroly
• Who wants to play online scrabble with me? I'm bored. :( : Koral06
• RISK! : notext
• Scrabble is great fun, I hate playing online though. : skizl
• I'm starting to get into the whole eurogame thing. Catan, Carcassone, Ticket to Ride, etc. Very addicti... : mrwolf710
• Sorry! is still ftw. : riptyde
• I've been playing Race for the Galaxy lately. It's quality: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/28143 : DonkeyPopsicle
• Board games are still fun. I like to play party games with large groups. One of group of my friends likes : Sebastian-TEC
• I play go mostly, with family I've had Cranium, Balderdash and Scotland Yard : azenmaster
• I like how your opponent played "Blue" at the bottom rather than "Blur" on a double word score for more p... : Solar Jetman

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  WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH GAME DEVELOPERS WHAT THE FUCK : laurgasms
  • Classic. However, don't judge the game by that until you've tried it. No, not like that. I mean play... : qsylvr
• It's a great game that you should be playing. The grin might be due to vibrator options. : MoreVespeneGas
• hes trying to bore you to death : mega man
• It's a rail-shooter with some neat musical elements, nothing harmful. It's a lot of fun. He probably j... : Helter Skelter
• divx pls of you playing : FrayLo
• He must know how terrible that game is. : FormerHPB
• Use the vibrator ;-) : razlebol
• playing that stoned is breathtaking : [fry]
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  i'll never play as 2up at your place. : j0nchan
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    when i found out what the hell it was i refused to put the controller anywhere near my genitals, so i thi... : laurgasms
    • Aw. That's no fun. : famine101
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  My boyfriend : scorpiusman
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    what about him? : Dave-A
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      oh nothing l-o-l : scorpiusman
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        Why the hell is there a TIE fighter in your post? : Moonbase Commander
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          Lock s-foils in attack positions! : grendel
          • They came from... behind! : Lightbulb
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    What about your boyfriend? Did he yell at you for not swallowing again? It must really hurt your feelings... : yosemiteclimber
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      I give this -1/10 because 0 just is too high of a score : scorpiusman
      • No : the city
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        I'm so sorry, next time I will be sure to berate you so severely that you slam your mouse down and run ou... : yosemiteclimber
        • haha oh jesus christ : the city
        • What the fuck is this? : rossimo
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          you had to play the prolapsed ass card, didn't you? : infallible
          • I tried to [lol] this, but I got a msgbox saying "lol failed" so, i guess you really aren't as funny as I... : Mad Jack McMad
        • Ka-Fucking-BOOM! : Solstice
    • Hahahahaha : thetangent
    • Oh, I get it. : CrustaR
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  BlackCat keeps trying to get me to do this, too...even wants to buy a new controller for it. : DianeOfTheMoon
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    well, at least you can avoid further episodes of him choosing games over playing with you and a vibrator. : anhero
    • Oh snap. : Ctrl-Phreak
• Now knowing why he was smiling... name + po... oh, nevermind : lpearl
• play the game normally - you'll like it that way, anyways : Postal
• Ignore the sickos(yes its hard, we are legion) and just play the game normally. IE, just holding the one... : SolrFlare
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  i dont a dirty controller in my vagina : fotografico
  • Why? It wouldn't fit because of all the SAND? : GodZilly
  • use protection kids! : yAak
• My Christmas gift to my last girlfriend, 2 years ago or so, was a new, sealed copy of PS2 Rez, and an imp... : kallanta

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• I'll bite. : NFXFSX
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  Splash screen is pretty :) : xZanU
  • He made that thing in Photoshop from a landscape photo of a city (I forget which one). It's f'n sick. It ... : Ojalo1982
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  I couldn't read any of the first 5 captchas and closed it. :( : orifice@speakeasy.net
  • Yeah he's thinking about getting ride of that, or at least doing something else. They're not as bad as I'... : Ojalo1982
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  So is the pay thing one time only or monthly? : NFXFSX
  • Oh, nvm. I see it. : NFXFSX
• Pretty cool. I'd be interested in some back-end details, I've been thinking about playing around with cr... : SiW73
• When you said text based, I was expecting Zork or MUD types, haha. I'll bookmark this and play it from t... : DHAvatar
• The activation email went in to my Gmail spam folder. : p : SwiftyPants
• scorpions :( : xsoulbrothax
• Hmm. Human or cyborg? FAQ doesn't explain the difference. Guess I'll go cyborg since it's cooler! : Nixx2004
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  ok I made a character and trained a little, brought a hammer and some shoes, now what? : Big Luke
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    Do crimes until you run out of GUT. Maybe attack someone (just search for a level 1). : Nixx2004
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      Seems like you get 1 GUT and training point every few (15?) minutes. : Nixx2004
      • I got busted trying to loot someone, damn. : Big Luke
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  I just bailed cpt trips out of jail for 1k money hehe neat game : Nighteyes
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    Now I'm in the hospital :( How do you heal yourself? : Nighteyes
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      Seems like once you land in the hospital you're just there for 20min, period. :( I'm !Xobile, already ... : xsoulbrothax
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        Nighteyes is me! : Nighteyes
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          Fuck shit now I'm in jail for 20 minutes. This game is kinda gay with the main way of earning xp/money b... : Nighteyes
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            Thanks trips :D : Nighteyes
            • Man, I have failed taking money from the homeless guy about 5 times. Thats a bit silly. : Nighteyes
• Bah, some level 3 attacked me. I lost of course. : Nixx2004
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  Hmm. Kind of fun, but seems high maintenance. Guts and training points come back fast (every 5 minute... : Nixx2004
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    I think you gain 1 gut storage point every level. : Nighteyes
    • Yeah, but not training. So to train a lot (and have a better character) you have to check it a lot. Guess... : Nixx2004
• Woah now. Opening a bank account costs $20,000. That's not a $20,000 initial deposit, that's a cost. The ... : Dan[WSB]
• neat, I look forward to trying this tomorrow : Waffles!
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  How'd you guys get so much money already? Like I see Kentor (age 0 days) has over $18,000. : Nixx2004
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    Good question, I'm only managing $200 from ripping off homeless peeps and ~$50 from attacking other playe... : hiloopy
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      Well you get some (4,000) from doing the votes. Winning at slot machines isn't too tough, but at level 1 ... : Nixx2004
      • Oh, I ignored the voting things... and already blew all my spins on $5 bets. =P : hiloopy
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    I voted then won a couple thousand from slot machines. Think I also defend the city and whatever. : Kentor
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      Ahh, defend the city. Cool. Your task is finished for now ! You were hit for a total of 62 damages , y : Nixx2004
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        And I found a nice level 4 weapon. +5 damage, +9 speed, +3 agility. : Nixx2004
        • Nice, all I found was a +5/+1/0 : Kentor
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          Battle Hawk + ? :) : hiloopy
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            Yeah. You get one too? : Nixx2004
            • I did, also from the city defense. There are some up for auction as well. : hiloopy
• Hey is this the one that was getting talked about on SA? : Majuju
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  Had you said addictive i might have given it a go. : Arsenal
  • same. I can't help but cringe when I see someone describe something as "addicting". : seven
• Damn you sanchez!!! : Big Luke
• everyone who signed up tonight and wont play anymore, send me your monies http://www.afterdoomsday.com/m... : Morgin

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  This is gonna piss a whoooooooole lot of people off, even more so : shavenewok
  • Yeah all my 360 owning Aussie friends with NZ pre-orders are in a panic. : abrasion
• glad i didn't go and order a NZ copy. : erotic sock
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  Question, and maybe it's been asked before, but why can't they produce a censored version of the game tha... : randomposter
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    because they would be fined to the shit house : shavenewok
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      how so? : randomposter
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        because it's illegal for retailers to sell unrated games : shavenewok
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          oh, I don't mean "unrated" versions of the same game. I just mean a pg-15 version on the shelves and the ... : randomposter
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            the issue here is that australia doesn't have an R18 rating. anything above MA15+ gets banned. : erotic sock
            • *raspberry* : randomposter
          • It's all about that R rating and the fact their isn't one for games in Australia. We wouldn't need to ... : shavenewok
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          Fine, unrated raw and on steam ? : rosewood
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            you can't purchase ANY Rockstar games on Steam in Australia : shavenewok
            • not even fucking max payne or midnight club. stupid stupid stupid. hello rockstar i want to give you mone... : vomitgod
• fuck! :( they have broken my spirit, I think I'll just get the censored version : stamps
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  I thought I heard someone mention that the drunk driving would be cut among other things : derelict515
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    The rumor I was told was the only thing cut was a scene where a NPC has a drug OD. But it's all just rum... : Big Luke
    • I'm hoping the reason they are not spelling out the details is because they are just going to ignore the ... : Goblin au
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  so you can screw over abos for hundreds of years but you can't see some ta-tas on the tv screen. : jackalope
  • hey man we didn't even break 200 years on the abo scewing ok. We tried our best but there's only so much ... : aeg1x
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    learn some shit about our history before making such a comment : thewindcriesmary
    • lol ATTACK MODE ENGAGE : SpaecKow
  • Yeah, that's basically it. : Drewus
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    that term's offensive to the aboriginal shackers. And yes. There is one. : seven
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      haha really? I feel bad about that aboriginal joke subthread we had a while ago now. : aeg1x
      • stamps - who replied on this thread - is of aboriginal descent. : seven
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    I met an abo on walkabout once. we ate bogong moths. : shika.art
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      I said "do you speak my language?" and he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich. : Drewus
      • thank god we have those aboriginals toiling in the vegemite mines for the love of the national dish. True... : aeg1x
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  Thank god for the PS3 and region coding being removed - play-asia I <3 you. BTW you coming to this Mel... : abrasion
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    The vast majority of 360 titles aren't region locked either. The only one's I actually know of are Halo 3... : Drewus
    • Serious? I thought they all were? : abrasion
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      WRONG. I have 7 NTSC 360 games and the only game that works on my PAL 360 is Gears of War. : GodZilly
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        Have you tried PAL games on your PAL 360, not bought in the same region as yourself? Becaus I know for th... : Drewus
        • Oh that's what you meant? Then no argument here. I'm surprised Forza and Halo 3 didn't work. : GodZilly
      • In terms of the GTA:IV censorship problem, though, there are PAL copies without the censorship so the reg... : nudel
• cunts : CoRDS
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  isn't the ps3 region free? why not just import an american copy? : Break
  • That's what most of us are doing. : abrasion
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  They just take out the hookers. Or the fucking of the hookers. : SpaecKow
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    it's actually only meant to be one specific cut scene (lol pun) which " involves a weapon being inserted ... : aeg1x
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      oh really? if it's just a cutscene then i couldn't give a fuck. : erotic sock
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        correct. it's not interactive so you can't control the fucking : aeg1x
        • you don't need to fill in for drucifer. i'm sure he's still around. : erotic sock
    • No stress then. : SpaecKow
    • how'd you find this out? Cause if that's all that has been removed then i'm just grabbing an aussie copy : Drewus
• That's brilliant customer service. : Daggoth

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• That's about 32$ per act. Figure out if that's worth it to you. : AlexXdude
• I'm planning on going for like 10 acts maybe but i'm sure i'll end up discovering at least a few other ba... : snowwolf
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  Im thinking about paying for and flying to new york for 3 out of a billion bands for that on fest I thin... : synack
  • Yeah that's part of my logic. Never seen Radiohead live and they're damn hard to get tix for. Plus Rage w... : Arctic Fox
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  i'm a little disappointed with teh whole RATM reunion thing. It smacks of 'we're only doing it for t... : shavenewok
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    That's true. I never got to see them back in the day. Has it affected the energy of their performances an... : Arctic Fox
    • i'll admit they were awesome and rocked the festival i was at : shavenewok
• Yes, especially since Radiohead and NIN will be headlining two nights so that'll be awesome. Kanye's p... : Deathlove
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  line up is very good especially with EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY. i want to see them again to no end. everyone ... : siknsyko
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    Just listened to a couple of their tracks, thanks. Might check them out if I go. : Arctic Fox
    • you will not regret it. one of the best live shows i've seen, to date. love those guys. : siknsyko
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    i want to see them, but man, i can't imagine a WORSE place to see them than lolla. : Deathlove
    • i last saw them in a venue in texas and it had to have been 95 degrees (F) in there. i waited it out and ... : siknsyko
  • They rock ass. A lot. : lplasmatron
  • Signed, Explosions in the Sky absolutely ROCK live. : Priest77
  • just so you know, they are incredibly fucking loud (and awesome too). Thinking about it, that was one ... : itsjames
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    As much as I love the band, I'm not so hot seeing them in an outdoor venue. : hatelull
    • as "air-ee" as the sound may come out, i agree - however, their presence and sound speaks volumes to them... : siknsyko
    • also, ive seen you as a HUM fan (I Hate It Too :), love it myself), who were notorious for being a loud o... : siknsyko
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  i'd go to see Wilco, Battles, Yeasayer, The Gutter Twins, Grizzly Bear, Cadence Weapon, and Dr Dog : pandastrong
  • Yeah I'm definitely in for Yeasayer :D : Arctic Fox
  • dude! Battles and Cadence would be reason to go if just half the headliners were there : Postal
• Looks like a pretty good lineup. Hopefully I can save up enough and find some people to go with. : ErikTehRed
• I was thinking about flying up till Lollapalooza until I saw the rumored Austin City Limits lineup. Now... : mwasher
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  Self-hijack: Besides the headline acts, which band are you most looking forward to seeing at Lollapalooza... : Arctic Fox
  • Stephen Malkmus or Bang Camaro. Because I'm a fucking video game nerd. : Deathlove
  • I've heard good things about Yeasayer. Wilco, but I've seen them plenty. BSS was great 2 years ago at Lol... : smoove
  • Manchester Orchestra rocks the house. Brand New is excellent live too. : godwit
  • Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos are *quite* good live. They manage to pull off everything on the album + ... : zakazi
  • Strange that Uffie is going to be there by herself, normally a a few of the ed banger crew roll together. : mojo the helpr monke
  • Broken Social Scene, Battles, MGMT, and De Novo Dahl are all pretty good. Especially the first two. : Perturbation
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  Gogol Bordello rules... see them if you can. : sludge vohaul
  • Yeah, they put on a fantastic show. : lplasmatron
  • Totally agree, I'd love to see them live. Love their energy. : Matt Burris
• Just drive out there and hang in the parking lot. : xZanU
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  I'd go to see Radiohead, Rage (but not close to the fucktard fratboys near the stage), NIN. Wilco (for th... : smoove
  • Yeah I think most of my time will be spent discovering new artists to like. : Arctic Fox
• Oh holy shit I want to go to this :( : jessipoo
• I'd really like to :( : ejectorpod