Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, May 02, 2008 6:14am PDTGood morning, hope everyone is ready for a good weekend. We've got our latest contest up, this time for Atlus' R-Type Commmand, all you have to do is write a review of the demo, in character. Once upon a time there were character accounts allowed here, and while they may not fit in now, I figured this contest could be a decent throwback to that. Also, the body of knowledge in the "http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52455">Grand Theft Chatty
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3392
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These pictures are from a crappy cell phone, and do not convey the absolute nastiness of seeing it in person. When we opened it, 4 live spiders skittered out of it, and what looks like dust in the pics, that's actually cobwebs and hundreds of small baby cockroach carcasses. The spiders had a fucking feast inside this thing. It took two cans of air, and 2 guys with long needle nose pliers to scoop up all the bug skeletons and cobwebs. Not to mention that this machine has probably the nastiest virus infection we've ever seen. It's pretty much to the point where we're about to call the customer and tell them we need to format it.
Personally, I want to pour gasoline on it and light the demon spawn on fire.
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http://forums.legitreviews.com/about15370.html
ATI STRIKES BACK!!!11!1!1!11one
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First Annual SoCAL SHACKMEET OF ULTIMATE GAYNESS
(in the traditional sense of the word, unless, y'know, we can't hold it back).
We're going to see IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!1
If YOU'RE a man, you'll want to join us!!!!!!!!!!!
You might even want to join us if you're not!!!
BAT-TIME: This SAT, MAY 3rd, 7PM SHOWING
BAT-PLACE: The IMAX theaters in IRVINE
Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 & IMAX
65 Fortune Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 450-4920
This is a primetime showing of a major blockbuster on a Sat, and it's fair to say there'll be a good number of us there, so I think it's best to show up early in order to get tickets/seats and grab some drinks/chow. I plan to be there AT 3pm. If you plan to show up later, you might want to arrange in advance for another shacker to pick up your ticket for you.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CARPOOL FROM SAN DIEGO - ShackMessage me.
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Ambient / Electronica Menz
Adult Swim has released another free cd called Ghostly Swim which is absolutely excellent. it even has free cover art. If you are unsure, listen to tracks 5,6, and 7 (on the webpage).
http://www.adultswim.com/williams/music/ghostlyswim/index.html
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i just did some math and apparently with fuel costs to and from the community transit station, it takes about half as much money to bus it to and from work as it would to drive the whole way. bus: 32 minutes, drive: 25 minutes.
$3 round trip on the bus vs $5.20 round trip in the 4cyl ranger. 2 years ago it was a wash with the bus taking significantly longer (lived elsewhere)... that's about a half rack of Session a week. and I would much prefer my moneys go to Oregon breweries than some Saudi assholes...
the decision is made. /buys bus tickets and wallet chain.
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We ended up with 660 speaking parts. 80,000 lines of dialogue, it's ridiculous.
That's insane. I've worked on games with 40K lines of dialog and it was an epic task to deal with it all.
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1. we like this article format and will keep doing it for fridays
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52407
2. we HATE HATE HATE the name friday quotes.
suggestions for a new title for the friday quotes? we like the reference to the stock market / quotes of course given our clever imagery etc. but we're not clever enough to come up with anything better sounding than friday quotes.
suggestions for a new name?
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Fuck everything, I'm going to San Francisco!
After having been here in the States for 8 months and wrapping up my damn master's thesis end of the month, I want to visit my favorite city on this spinnin' blue sucker and meet some Middle/North (?) Cali shackers before I go back to Germany.
UPDATE 1: I'm coming in a day earlier!
I'm arriving on May 8th and leaving on the 12th, so I could do any night from Friday, 9th to Sunday 11th.
I dunno what to do? Arcade? Drinks in a bar, meeting at a shacker's place, I don't care!
Shackmeet page:
http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=4766
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24409765/
SASABE, Mexico - The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Many deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home.
A U.S. crackdown is causing the longest and most significant drop in illegal migration from Mexico since the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials say the U.S. economic downturn, tighter security and a more perilous and expensive journey are persuading many who try to sneak into the U.S. to give up sooner.
No shit, law enforcement works on something enforceable.
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I'd have to go with the intro to Theme Park. I used to watch it every time I started the game :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Hydlc5HXM
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if you and a buddy were to double-team this abomination, would it be a 4-way? and since they only have one anus and vagina, is it an quadruple penetration? (or you could call it a "drupe" for short)
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Fuck you, Sony. Fuck you in your sorry ass. I bought the fucking game and console and I should be able to play it on whatever the fuck I want. I'm getting a 360.
So, anyone want to buy a brand new opened copy of GTA4 for the PS3?
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http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/05/20080502_b_main.asp
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYik7TiuFVY
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I don't want to look rude to the people who invite me to MP sessions (btw, I did try to join kaboooomzmzzzz but it said it had ended)
Second thing.
I know we have a dedicated chatty for it but GTA4 is just incredible.
I just loaded my game walked outside and saw it was nice weather and just thought I'd go for a walk - that city is so alive it is absoloutely unbelievable - only other game I've felt this in was Oblivion.
The HDR is nice - it's just a 'nice day' - what a game
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So I just setup my 360 and Live account.. ADD ME! Blotz1
I NEED BLOOD!
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http://gizmodo.com/386382/gta-ivs-iphone-parody-cuts-to-the-heart-of-apples-mystique-then-stabs-it-repeatedly
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Does this happen to anyone else?
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I was laying with my daughter as she was about to pass out for the evening and all of a sudden, it was like someone stabbed me in the calf and it lasted for like 5 minutes. Still sore from it. :(
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I really do hope they simplify and dumb down Fallout 3 to be less brutal because I don't think I have the patience for "hardcore gaming experiences" anymore.
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I'm going there tomorrow with a girl. I have no idea what the hell is fun in Philly. Tell me plz!
HALP
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Is the science in his older stuff like Cosmos woefully outdated by now, or does it still hold up?
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anyone have any idea why
wouldn't be removing all spaces in str? this one has me going wha?
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I wish we had more like that over here :/ but .AU has primarily only hot indian or sri lankan girls (not that that's bad, I admit) but african looking? nope :/
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help me spend my money
I've never had a laptop before but I need to buy one for school in two months with a budget of around $1000 no larger than 15.4"
Thinkpads and dell seem to be the two contenders here but I really don't know much more than that what to go for.
what should I buy shack?
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