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• man, i'd really love to give this a shot. how is the framerate? : tcxsnoop
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  does it require IE? : manero
  • It works in Firefox : MKCluney
• Does it work on macs? : Vegtro
• good news, I hope I can try it soon : derelict515
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  Can I get an invite? : razlebol
  • 2nd'd : ifallible
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  I'm using Firefox 3.0 and it works perfectly. basically you - log in on the website - home page are s... : mistrmojo
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    It's played from within the browser? I read somewhere it wasn't... How do they do it? : seven
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      fucking MAGIC, man. seriously tho, check out that Raptor Safari, its a full 3d game played in your b... : pukerat
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        It's just a plugin? Fuck me. Can you go fullscreen? : seven
        • um i dont think so, can't remember :( : pukerat
        • yes you can. alt + enter. : dromo5
      • Raptor Safari was developed using Unity, a really cool environment for developing games. It runs only on... : SiW73
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    so you don't have to download an engine via plugin or anything? what ends up on the client side? : Dave-A
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      it uses the WildTangent Web Driver, doesn't it? : Dave-A
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        I wonder if that's ironic or if there's some connection there, since Paul Steed, the lead character artis... : BlackCat9
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          naw i was being silly, it definitely doesn't use that : Dave-A
          • o : BlackCat9
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      you do download a small plugin and the maps but it doesn't load anything, you just go to the site and cli... : mistrmojo
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        isn't there like - an NDA? IF NOT, GIVE US MORE DETAILS, STOP PLAYING, MORE DETAILS, DAMNIT. : seven
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          There's totally an NDA and I don't know how strict iD is about that shit, so i'm not saying anything othe... : deveus1
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            it's coded in JAVA isn't it? just wink to signal yes : shirif
            • Fuck no. : CRasterImage
      • well, that's not entirely true. once the plugin is installed it basically downloads the entire game in t... : dromo5
• wtb quake live cpma :( : synapse19
• someone please work their magic in invite me to the party PLZPLZTYTYs : Fish_Bulb
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  wait what? a web based FPS? : metalremains
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    Yeah, that's what I'm trying to comprehend...how does this work? Is the rendering offloaded to a graphic... : Don Vito Corleone
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      Of course you need a pc that can run it. Any with a geforce 3 or better should be enough though. : razlebol
      • so no mac support yet? :X : blindi0815
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      it's quake 3. same code. it just uses a browser plugin to download everything and run it natively. thi... : dromo5
      • I posted a year or two ago that i hoped one day I could run a game in a browser tab and it's getting ther... : Mondo
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  when this comes out, ALL of you better play it. Speaking of which, Vis, when are we playing Q3 again? : Flynn
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    Pfftt. Quake 3? The cool kids are rolling in quakelive now. But seriously, I'm up for it anytime. : Visceral Monkey
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      hey, i am a cool kid and I want to roll in quakelive too...only I haven't gotten the invite yet :( cou... : Flynn
      • Last time I checked, it's still there. I might need to restart it, etc. I'll put you on the list of invit... : Visceral Monkey
• what I wouldn't give for an invite! I've got some invites for some sites I'd invite you like crazy too h... : paravis
• I just played it for the first time. It's just like playing Quake 3 inside a browser. Not bad. : Maddog_Delphi97
• YES YES YES! I love it when popular games come out that I'm good at. This will be one of those few opport... : pilgrimage
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  i guess im missing something, whats the appeal of being able to play in your browser? or is this just lik... : mindshot
  • yea me neither..... guess I'm just an r-tard :( : erebus
  • I'm joining your boat. : abrasion
  • accessibility from anywhere basically : synapse19
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    the fact that you don't have to install it, it runs on any platform the browser runs on without GPU requi... : derelict515
    • *without cracy GPU requirements : derelict515
    • You still need a gpu. : razlebol
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      also, it's free! i can understand people not getting the appeal of playing those stupid text based fla... : pyide
      • yeah, you can't complain about that : derelict515
• I have problems with it and PB on Vista64. : Lord Grey
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  I want to add some of you who have QuakeLive installed... what are your names that I can add to my friend... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Anybody want me to add them to my friends' list? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      yes, i just need to get into the beta first :( : synapse19
      • :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Nobody? : Maddog_Delphi97
      • Give me a beta invite and I'll be your friend. :) : stratedge
• me want :( : liqker
• when can more of us get in the beta? : derelict515
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  is that tribes leigion game going to operate in a similar way? : ballystix
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    Yeah. Same thing. It's really fun too. I haven't played in a while. http://youtube.com/watch?v=KL1403hbg... : razlebol
    • I have, and I gotta say it's AMAZING :) If quake live is half as good, I am SO sold. : silentw
    • oh my god. cannot wait. : phokz

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  the fact that it even has separate rooms means it's nowhere near the smallest apartment around. my effic... : electroly
  • that looks like 1 room to me : Jayx77
• i had a friend who lived in a small apartment similar to that one in West LA. : dopeman
• That is massive compared to some of the japanese apt pictures I've seen. : abrasion
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  there are 500 sq ft condos for sale everywhere, aren't there? certainly studios are being sold at this s... : FrayLo
  • I'd think that apartment was smaller than 500 sq ft. : Grumbeld
• that's called an efficiency : drucifer
• Doesn't seem that bad. : roggor
• I love that the kitchen appliances are full sized, and with a dishwasher, even! : cerealSAM2
• the oven is too far from the sink. seriously : CoRDS
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  300 square feet, looks somewhat like that, but my living area is laid out a bit differently, so my bed do... : Marauder IIC
  • I mean, I was sure I wasn't going to stay long. Whoops. : Marauder IIC
  • I think the thing is once you live in a smaller place you realize that more space, while nice is a lot of... : nukewinter
• Huh, my apartment is 500 sq feet and it feels a lot bigger than that one does. Weird. It's probably becau... : Mr.Fusion
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  I live in an appartment with 215sqf (20 square meters) and I consider it normal. It actually isn't even t... : rookieone
  • That's a nice view you got there. : Marauder IIC
  • wow you live in Grenoble? I haven't been there in forever, but man I love that place. I lived there for 6... : MikkleThePickle
  • Now I want some haribo gummi bears. :( : cerealSAM2
  • Of course you think it's normal. You're in Europe. : action wombmate
  • nice view you got there : shirif
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    JESUS FUCKING CHRIST look at all those Haribo gummy bears. I want to go get some right now. : gmd
    • mmm... gummy bears : Kazomir
    • he has haribo gummy bears, all is well. : AMikaboshi
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    vue depuis mon balcon, avec le singe qui vends les toilettes : GloriousCow
    • you put bacon in the toilet? : drucifer
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    wait, i see no bed - where do you sleep? : kainen1
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      on an uncomfortable futon apparently : GloriousCow
      • it looks like a retractable futon. : shirif
    • He doesn't : Magus
  • Hey, looks like you have almost the exact same floor tile that I do in my kitchen/bathrooms/utility room.... : DinK
  • so wait, the futon is you bed? : afrochops
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    J'espère qu'il n'y as pas de cafards!!!!!!!! : Utopia
    • Hahah : shirif
  • How much do you pay for that apartment per month? Or did you purchase it? : Magus
  • You've got an amazing view there. That makes your apartment 100x better than a 500sqft place in NYC. : Tommy Toolbag
  • It's not quite normal, but you have excellent taste in confections. : omnova
  • Hey, Grenoble?! I spent a year there in 2005-06! : carvalhinh
  • I've been to Grenoble! But only for an evening. Lots of pretty mountains. : datoo
• he's got it nice though, plus you get the advantage of sitting on the bed and watching tv : trelain
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  I live in a giant bucket. : Nighteyes
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    I hope I'm not the only one who got this reference and smiled : Postal
    • I enjoyed Nighteyes' post. : deject
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  That one looks kind of nice. : broly1718
  • Flooring and new appliances make that happen : snuff
• that tiny place has nicer floors than mine:( : gmd
• My dormroom in college was half that size. : Topaz
• But where's the big screen TV hiding? : Topaz
• Try living in community housing in Hong Kong : phate81
• That would be pretty spacious with a hide-a-bed : Odoyle
• japanese people live in little tubes : Fish_Bulb
• How do people sleep next to a refrigerator? : spiderfill
• Illegal? Lol, it's small but it's not THAT small. : DinK
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  I'm living in 34 sq meters here in Tokyo. : Kenshin_
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    Isn't that still a large place for Tokyo? : Githyanki
    • Perhaps it's on the larger side for a 1 bedroom place, yeah. Most people I know have bigger, 2 bedroom ap... : Kenshin_
• What the hell are you talking about? That is not even small... : SlamDunk
• Huh? Yeah thats common, especially if you live in the city. Most commoners who live in cities like Seattl... : two50six
• That doesn't look so bad. : pyrogen
• pretty much a hotel room layout : kelerian
• i've lived in smaller : pandastrong
• That doesn't look bad at all for a single person. : OverloadUT
• people rent closets in NYC : dignan
• pretty standard for a studio in a large city : kill9
• Pretty much what I'm doing in two months. : thief
• My apartment is smaller than that :| : wykd
• uh that doesnt look that small. haha : feek
• are you from iowa or something? : mikecyb
• I had an apartment that was a lot smaller than that once. Single small "living room" with a couch and a b... : Colleton
• My SO and I live in a 600sqft condo, granted we hate it and want to get a house soon. : dravalen
• My first apartment was 500 sq ft, and there were yet smaller ones on the property. It didn't seem too ba... : BoKnows
• wow, my apartment is 870sqft. i couldn't imagine living without a separate bedroom and living room. tha... : Korban
• My roommate and I have about 500 square feet. : mathyou
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  The smallest place I've ever lived in was the loft of a barn; the dimentions were about 35' x 25'. The li... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • I also lived in a shithole appartment (cockroaches, cold in winter, hot in summer, etc.) before buying my... : Utopia
  • where the heck was this? : Postal
• you know for that small, they made it look really nice : fletch_
• Thats an IKEA showroom! : pap26
• I SEE IKEA!! : m0rfus
• Living in 500FT sounds like an Ikea showroom : rosewood
• If I was single, hell yes! As it stands, since I am married with kids, it doesnt really matter how big... : Jayx77
• Are you truly this clueless as to how the world works? Jesus tapdancing christ. : thetangent
• Looks like a palace : Kaerof
• I lived in a place about 1/3 the size of that : jackalope
• In phase 3 and 4 of my condominium complex the average size is about 550 SQ FT. They all sold like cup c... : mnok
• that'd be called a bachelor here : dantastic
• My first apartment was 300 square feet. :*( : Super Sparker
• look at how spoiled you are : derelict515
• I'm in about a 200 sq ft studio right now. It sucks. : Crimsonbeak
• to me, that is unlivable. : randomposter
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  360 sq. ft. - http://flickr.com/photos/adbower/sets/72157603654145001/ Living with my GF, two cats, and a : zebosausamite
  • this is going to sound horribly fruity, but I really dig the country blue chest of drawers next to your t... : Joseph
  • How much is rent? : pyrogen
  • god damn and people said my 820 sqft was small. : gmd
  • I could only live in a place that small if I worked a lot and went out a lot. =\ : Magus
  • I guess the plus side to having a place that small is that you just can't keep a bunch of useless shit. ... : boarder2
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    Photos make it actually seem much bigger! : soggybagel
    • Yea, it seems like 500 or something like that from the pictures. Even so, that place is dinky! : shred.
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    i could live in that. how much is rent? : hobosapien
    • I bet it's $1950 : justsayno
  • looks pretty nice, at least you've got a separate bedroom. : shika.art
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  Yup, my NYC apartment was smaller than that and fit 3 people :/ : askedrelic
  • This has to be bullshit. : randomposter
• i looked at a couple places around this size when i was moving last month, ended up getting a two bedroom... : gokart.
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  24 square meters for me! It's dirt cheap though, and I have my own porch and garden, so I can't complain. : aaarrrgh
  • (that's around 250 square feet) : aaarrrgh
  • pictures? : hobosapien
• I'm in NYC and I've definitely seen places smaller than that...that actually looks fairly spacious. : holinka
• I like it. : Ebu
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  I was looking for places to live in NYC and the apartment broker too me to this place on the Lower East S... : ease one
  • That's the whole place?!? Awesome! : Trips
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    haha I love apartments like that. NYC is pretty notorious for having some tiny apartments but once in a ... : mikecyb
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      i have a picture of another place that has a closet in a room, but it is this tiny closet, but there is a... : ease one
      • haha oh man that's awesome. I am assuming that pipe was put in after the closet was built since generall... : mikecyb
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  That's just insane. It's crazy that people stoop to living in those conditions just so they can live in a... : Visceral Monkey
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    the city has so much to offer though that other places don't. : ease one
    • Like a job. I have to live in a major city because this job isnt available in a place where I can buy a ... : KxRook
• I could live in that very easily. : suicidemachine
• That'd be great if you never want anyone to come over. Where are they going to sit? : snuff
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  That's actually...pretty spacious : drbriefs
  • ...for a closet : dromo5
• My wife and I moved from a 2000sq ft, 4 br house in TN to a 550sq. ft. apartment in san francisco. It was... : Gonzo
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  Not legal? Are you joking? : Fred Garvin
  • No Fred Garvin, I was being 100% serious. Seriously. : Ellissd

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  Daggerfall is mine! I have to play it every six months or so. : helvetica
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    Really? The original? I've actually not played that one. :/ : warcrow
    • i lent my copy of Daggerfall to someone at work. then he got laid off. >:( : xsoulbrothax
  • Such great memories with that game. I love being a thief/archer. Looting a whole store and selling everyt... : happynoodle
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  I must play Grim Fandango at least once every few months. : DrWaffles
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    How do you run this--DOSbox? : warcrow
    • it worked fine for me on win xp with official patch. : kaankasim
• skate. I need to clear up NGII and GTAV and then give that another go before turning to Condemned 2 and s... : Werkin
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  Monkey Island 1 and 2. Doom 1 and 2. Quake 1. Super Mario World. : razlebol
  • ^^this : heartsauce
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  pretty much all the Doom and Quake games. I think I'll run through Prey sometime. : the archvile
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    I've killed you some man times in Doom. I have to admit that the first time I saw you I got scared--espec... : warcrow
    • uhhh... oh, right. : the archvile
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      he made that creepy gargling noise too when he was nearby : Dave-A
      • Oh man that reminds me of the first time I played coop with a buddy of mine in Doom. He decided to take t... : warcrow
  • Sup DOOM buddy? : DOOManiac
• DooM3. I always go back to Warcraft III also. Richard Burns Rally gets me the racing fix. : Pneum0
• Diablo 2 : soapland
• Super Metroid and LTTP. More recently, Final Fantasy X, Paper Mario 2, and MGS2 (though I bet 4 replac... : DOOManiac
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  Portal, Ninja Gaiden Black (slowly working through 2 now), God of War 1 and 2 : kallanta
  • Duh! And Super Metroid and Link to the Past. : kallanta
• Yeah that would be the Half-Life 2 "trilogy" for me, heh :) : Magus
• Deus Ex : megarust32
• I just finished Phantom Sword yesterday after buying it at launch. I swear to god I've spent about more t... : buzzbat
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  Giants: Citizen Kabuto. I revisit it once a year. : Matt Burris
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    That game is so awesome. The comedy was priceless. If only games were still made that way. And the gam... : Magus
    • me balls are saggy! : JohnnyDanger
  • That reminds me, I should re-play that game sometime. My first two run-throughs were pretty fun. I loved ... : hohoh0
• I happily play through HL2 and episodes at least once a year. : NexusOne
• Phantasy Star 2 and 4. Although, it's more like every 2 years for me. : hohoh0
• I seemly visit spider solitaire every day. : Vegtro
• Duke3d. : CrustaR
• diablo 2, im playing it right now :) : re4ctor
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  Another Dragonball Z game? Isn't this about the ninth or tenth they've done on the exact same storyline? : walker270
  • Not sure, but this is the one that looks kinda cool: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35003.html : warcrow
  • I played the demo, and it was actually pretty cool. It played like you'd expect a fighting game based on ... : Vincent Grayson
• X-Com. So good. So very good. : lplasmatron
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  I go back to Max Payne 2 a lot for some reason... : SatansFist
  • Each time I replay that game I hope that I can see what's her name in the shower. :P : warcrow
• Max Payne 1 & 2. HL2 and its episodes. : K1Bond007
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  fuck the drive around a huge area killing those walker things mission in that game. i've given up because... : biskits
  • if you are talking about hl2:ep 2 that is the end of the game : sigpro
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  Fallout for me. I'm currently playing Fallout 2. : freshyk
  • same here play both of them at least once a year : hatchet165
  • I agree with this, it's always worth the time to re-install and patch either of the fallout games. : focusdaily
• I've beaten Mega Man X more times than I can fucking count. : Duffman8369
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  Diablo 2, though it's more once every 3 years or so. I'm back in, and dreaming about meph runs already :... : bipolar
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    I just reinstalled and screwed around with my singleplayer 65 barbarian. Killed Andariel and Mephisto on ... : Jumperus
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      Post your build and your gear. Tough in SP, as you can't trade items. If you find an Eschuta's, can't t... : bipolar
      • Frenzy barb, but it appears I must have used a character editor on him the last time I had him installed.... : Jumperus
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  All Ultimas > 6, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Metroids, Zeldas, Marios, Final Fantasies < 8 Not everything... : razorblade79
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    You don't play Ultima 6 or 7!? Those are the best two! : Lone Swordsman
    • U7 is one of my favourite games ever, put endless hours into that. I have U6, bought it for 40euro on eba... : razorblade79
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  At least one Quake game a year for me. : snagger
  • Last time I installed Q3 I was getting this weird mouse-lag every 3 seconds. It would just pause for .5 s... : warcrow

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• OMFG oh no! :( : klearlyunseen
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  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/ts_nm/carlin_dc : historyinthemaking
  • That sucks. Now I regret not seeing him when he was in town a few weeks ago. :( : DarkWolf5
• NOOOOOOOOOOOO GOD WHY!??!?!? WHY!? : burning eye
• Is anyone else reporting it? : dltrem
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  one of the funniest men ever.... :( : nacatamale
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    one of the funniest men ever.... :( : uglysad
    • Nah, that would be Bill Hicks. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Damn, that's lame. R.I.P. Mr. Carlin : deject
• What! : genjuro
• :((((((((((((((((( I love Carlin's comedy.. I was going to see him live but never got the chance >:( : Demius
• :( : Mansmells
• Damn.. that sucks.. I didn't realize he was in his 70s.. : stonedonkey
• I feel like uttering a string of profanities in his honor. : spazzium
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  71 is a pretty good run : haiku
  • especially when you have a history of using drugs/alcohol. still a shame though, he was great. i weep for... : Hoax
• oh damn :[ : Degenerate
• he was truly an american icon. : skryte
• He was the best comedian ever :'( : Flying h4x0r
• Oh shit :( : Umbr
• That really sucks. I didn't think he was the funniest guy in the world but I liked the things he said. : NastyJack
• no :( : dognose
• oh shit :( : mikecyb
• FUCK NO! :( : Marauder IIC
• what : Audhuml4
• They take George Carlin but not Don Rickles? ugh. : festivalman
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  shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits :( : harvord
  • :( : DOOManiac
• =/ : ImageOmega
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  Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cock Sucker, Mother Fucker, Tits :( : DOOManiac
  • i was going to post the same thing. seems appropriate somehow. : dromo5
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  son of a fucking bitch do we have any really good comedians left : [fry]
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    dude carlos mencia and dane cook what more could you ask for : FrayLo
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      LOL, I don't know if you're being serious or not, but if not, good one! : Matt Burris
      • same. i lol'd : PlanetPerfecto
  • russell peters : Mikuya
  • I suppose we do, [fry], but right now I am hard pressed to think of them. I am still not over Pryor or D... : dognose
• bummer :( : sandcrab
• No freaking way. :( : DrWaffles
• Now the afterlife now has the Hicks/Clinton double bill :\ : shavenewok
• sad : EvilDolemite
• he's somewhere better, laughing at us poor saps now... :( : das_runt
• :( He did a lot of great work during his 71 years. Thanks. : freshyk
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  WTF is going on this year? Russert? Winston? Carlin? :( : action wombmate
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    Vigoda?! : spazzium
    • He will never die. : pigvomit
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    Carlin was kind of fuckin old. : snuff
    • 71 is not fuckin old : PapaBoo
• i love how "religion is bullshit" is a reccomended search after you type in george carlin in google : mr.sleepy
• This is a sad day I loved that guy :'( : hashd
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  he's in a much better place. Tons of tits in heaven, I hear : proclone1
  • :) http://youtube.com/watch?v=2yhiiZAz3MY : Marauder IIC
• Jesus, it's still not on CNN.com : bling1bling
• Well fuck. : Duffman8369
• just talked about how awesome he is with the family today. R.I.P. George :( : AMikaboshi
• damn. rip george. : dromo5
• NOOOOO fuck me. : chilln
• holy shit :( : anthonybean
• What a horrible fucking week. : rigg5kthx
• One of, if not THE best ever. Sadness. : Phil
• fuck : MKCluney
• Oh no :( ... :(( : boarder2
• Oh that's just fucking depressing and sad. <3 Carlin. : DrZettl
• I saw him live. It was a great show of course. My buddy and I hung out by the backstage door after, in ... : dognose
• Motherfucker.... He will be missed. : Tripps
• Absolutely one of the greatest comics of all time. This really fucking sucks and makes me sad. My drum... : vile
• Fuck!!! :( : MacemanInTW
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  23 standup albums, 14 HBO specials, 16 movie appearances, 5 books, 50 years in the entertainment business... : Phil
  • wow : Jayx77
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    Oddly enough, he also narrates some episodes of Thomas the Train, my son's fave show. : Lightzout
    • no shit? that is odd : Jayx77
    • narrates? he was mr. conductor after ringo starr! I used to watch shining time station all the time as a ... : datoo
  • Watched the MSNBC clip and apparently there is a DVD collection of all of this. : mossman85
• That sucks. We are going to need all the humor we can get after Cain gets elected. He was one of the bes... : Lightzout
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  I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say no celeb's death has made me sadder. His work influenced who I... : Tawler
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    I'd thought about this in the past. And it occurred to me that it would indeed be very a sad day when Car... : DrZettl
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      i was thinking this lasnight : reverend~heresy
      • You killed him with your negative nancy thoughts! : Modica Sol Solis
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  I bet he's pissed off. : Albemuth
  • I'd prefer to think he's not. : MKCluney
• NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! : NFXFSX
• =( they keep dropping like flies lately. I really liked his comedy ='( : Frozen Pixel
• This sucks a whole lot. =( : fleabug
• dangit : smax
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  No No No No No NO!~ gfahsaf!NO......why?no. man, o ...man....no no; ah! i am getting a heart attack...aaa... : vikramwillrock
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    RIP vikramwillrock. :( Fuck. : pigvomit
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      I have to leave fer classes in 5 and this is making me dizzy. I am hyperventilating....man, he was my rol... : vikramwillrock
      • ...is this some kind of parody? a hoax?....am i dreaming? man...no.no.no.....this is not real, this canna... : vikramwillrock
• Ugh. This sucks. : mrwolf710
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  It's not even Monday Morning yet and it's already a shitty week :( : Ctrl-Phreak
  • “Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.” : Ctrl-Phreak
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  RIP. Good man : mossman85
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    best skit ever right here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o : mossman85
    • I raise your best skit ever with http://youtube.com/watch?v=KBxzvSbGJ2w&feature=related : DrZettl
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  Wow, that sucks. :( Not only was he fucking funny, but he was damn cool in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adv... : Matt Burris
  • Holy shit! I never realized that was him until you posted this. (Haven't seen that movie since I was a ki... : mossman85
• that sucks :( : ZeroSignal
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  But who will be the little manager dude of Shining Time Station? :( : Nighteyes
  • There's still Ringo... He'll live forever. :( : BlackCat9
• Oh WTF : Serpico74
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  http://www.philsized.com/lol/fuckcnn.jpg who knew CNN were such whores. : Phil
  • Too soon : [ : djkenohki
• George and Hicks are laughing at all of us now. Looks like it's GC week for me. : tomservo
• Aw hell. :( I went to see him in Vegas back in late February, and he looked like utter shit. He actually ... : silaslang
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  Every time I fly I listen to Carlin's bit on Airlines : rosewood
  • Carlin told Playboy that his sensibilities developed in the 1950s, "when comedy stopped being safe ... (a : rosewood
• Bummer, the trolley man is gone :( : breadsticks
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  Oh fuck man :( : Fred Garvin
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWEBbFwU1o http://www.... : Fred Garvin
• aye, that's horrible to hear :( R.I.P. : dopeman
• oh fuck that :( I'll make a point of using all seven words in casual conversation today in his honor. : AbortedFetusChristi
• WE GOTTA PLAY CLUE AGAINST THE GRIM REAPER NOW :( :( :( : Majuju
• oh please god no. not right now. : PlanetPerfecto
• Shit didn't see this post <:( I am so sad.... I wanted to see him before I died... now I'll have to liv... : Q-ball
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  Man, I'm so glad I saw him before he died last summer. One of the best comedian performances I've seen. : disposition
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    When he came to wichita it was just a few years after his wife died of cancer and it wasn't that funny. I... : rosewood
    • His "Life is worth Losing" show is not funny, but perhaps that was the mood i was in when I saw it. Bett... : dognose
• Fuck. :( : ColoradoCNC
• That, my friends, is worth pouring out a whole 6-pack for. He will be sorely missed. : kallanta
• noo, god damn it. This is one asshole who I will miss. : ArB
• George, even as a guy separated from you by entire generations, I've loved you and your work. It's no lie... : Danny5225
• nooo! :( i loved his comedy. RIP George. : delataur
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  wut? Shit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • One of my favorite Carlin routines was on that word. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrial... : rosewood
• Shining Time Station :( : dmason
• 8( : drucifer
• it's a shame, i liked him a lot : arizona bay
• :'( : g0nk
• Damn. I was just listening to his interview on XM yesterday. RIP. : Pettytheft
• I woke up to this, and man, that's such a bummer. >:( : Postal
• This is the first thing I see this morning + the db server that houses all my websites is dead = today is... : industro
• aww man, this is heavy. he was, by far, my favorite comedian. i guess at 71, he really led a good life. : Korban
• Worst kind of news to wake up to. : Horn
• Nice. : jackalope
• Sucks. :( I just read something the other day about how he was being given a lifetime achievement award f... : skizl
• BOGUS! .... :( : dantastic
• Fuck. : TheTick
• Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker, and Tits : riptyde
• This is the worst news. :( : Deathlove
• I am at complete loss for words. A true legend is now gone. : dudehoyt
• RIP George. A true legend of the craft. : Arctic Fox
• noooooooo :'( : creep
• Son of a bitch. :( : silent prophet
• While we're on the subject, I've always wondered why he put "motherfucker" as well as "fuck", isn't that : Schnapple
• Aw fuck. He was one funny son of a bitch. :( : node
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  =( : mrvandelay
  • iawtmv : Draugluin
• As a species we're all a little dumber with his passing :( : CrimsonHandHiro
• aww man he's gone? damn : jonin
• One of the most amazing comedians of all time. With both him and Richard Pryor gone, the planet is a litt... : JesperKarlsson

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  Once again we've noticed an increase in the number of personal attacks, rudeness, trollishness, and gener... : UtilityMaximizer
  • Good. :) : DM7
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    Help, help, I'm being oppressed! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! : aethyr
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      just kidding : aethyr
      • As if. : ifallible
  • this post gave me a chub. also, die warmonger : Draugluin
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    I had nothing to do with this, I feel so proud. : gmd
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      yeah I've had politics/religion off for so long I don't even know anyone's views anymore : Draugluin
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        ooh religion, i should turn that off too. : Dave-A
        • oh it's the same box. duh! : Dave-A
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      I didn't read his post as being specific to religion and politics only. : abrasion
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        We're pretty much clamping down on religion and politics only. Other threads seem to be okay at the momen... : UtilityMaximizer
        • I think half the reason why I don't like politics in general is because of Shacknews :) : tomservo
      • WHAT YOU ARE IMPLYING ABRASION?? : gmd
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    I've never filtered anything on here before but I think it be high time to check off Political discussion... : Dave-A
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      not yet, but maybe there's a chance of civility now. maybe people will reference fact and accept that oth... : Draugluin
      • no matter, i'm in the walled garden of filtered comments now. mmm relaxing. : Dave-A
    • whether people admit it or not im sure the pro obama crowd has increased year over year and im sure its d... : handofthrawn
  • Cool. I was getting a little tired of seeing "you americans blah blah" statements TBH and wondered when t... : lightly inclined
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    That's a fair call, you guys were excissively harsh for years, then lightened a heap for the last 18 mont... : abrasion
    • part of that means the behavior of the masses comes in waves too : Draugluin
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      I think part of the harshness was just to counteract the extreme amount of stupid shit... once that stuff... : tomservo
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        the nuking of E/N posts made me sad :( : GloriousCow
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          gahahaha oh man, I completely forgot about that. I think I even disagreed with it a little bit. But part ... : tomservo
          • My only contribution to this thread will be to say (since you kinda brought it up) that when y'all did th... : ColoradoCNC
        • what are E/N posts? : Gonzo
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    • the secret police are taking away posts! : .sticks.
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      Uh, UMax, usually when you do a "one more thing" at the end of your press event you're supposed to reveal... : Dave-A
      • Or that you're IronMan. : voodooraze
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      This could potentially ruin some serious funny... ;) : lightly inclined
      • That was supposed to a ";[" at the end there, how that ended up as a happy face I'll never know. : lightly inclined
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      D: Gestaposts : hardfl1p
      • Ve vere haffing mazzo bread in ze evening.. when... zey came for uns... no varning, not even ze sound of : proclone1
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      It might be easier to nuke threads that aren't stupid or obnoxiose in chatties. No I'm not trying to be c... : baron calamity
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          UMax, buddy, you can stop using the 'subjective' disclaimer. We get it. You're mods, you're human. No nee... : lightly inclined
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            I don't see why that's disingenuous. : UtilityMaximizer
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              that's subjective : Draugluin
              • lol ;[ : lightly inclined
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              K, maybe it doesn't. Perhaps it just annoys me when mods repeat something like we're special ed kids and ... : lightly inclined
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                Baron Calamity said he was unclear on what the metric was. I tried to clarify while emphasizing that our ... : UtilityMaximizer
                • you and your big fancy edumacated words :( : GloriousCow
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                  hopefully it spares us the incomming and growingly frequent partisan melodrama about people's non-prefere... : seven
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                    I, for one, look forward to the nuking of posts and banning of individuals who consider those with belief... : MisterPhoton
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                      retardicons are the enemy in Transformers 2 : gmd
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                        no they are the people who made Transformers 1 : Dave-A
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                          the first one was great, don't be a retardicon : gmd
                          • you are a moronite for thinking that sorry :( : blindi0815
                          • IAWTP : thetangent
                    • I disagree - the word "retardicon" is all sorts of awesome, and should be used regularly, particularly wh... : seven
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                Perhaps it just annoys me when mods repeat something like we're special ed kids and we'll finally, probab : mikecyb
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                  backing umax a bit here, a lot of complaints when they tighten moderation in the past have been "But that... : GloriousCow
                  • well those people are retarded and should be killed in their sleep. : mikecyb
                • haha yeah, i should know better by now, right? hrm, installed post preview, the lol script and a host... : lightly inclined
              • just because you've read that disclaimer a hundred times, even elsewhere in the thread, doesn't mean ever... : ttyRazor
          • He probably has to do that because if they instead pretended like they were all on exactly the same page ... : DinK
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          ok, just political or religious. I can get behind that. Thanks. : baron calamity
          • me too. i like my stupid threads sometimes : RikiTiki2
  • please to be letting me know if I am one of the few. I know a lot of people don't like me for my views i... : conandan
  • I am fairly sure I'm not the only person who found your tone... a little arousing :D : seven
  • Thank you. : EvilDolemite
  • ::sound of shotgun pump:: SHIT JUST GOT REAL : genjuro
  • It's a good thing, I find they bring out the worst in me, I start acting exactly like the stuff I hate. I... : SpaecKow
  • Awesome. Glad to hear it. : Magus
  • this is why I filter out political/religious threads. there's just no point. : prime8
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    You should send this link to everyone you ban also. http://religionandpolitics.ytmnd.com/ : skitzo
    • wow this is great : Kazomir
  • that's a FIFTY DKP MINUS : Downforce
  • Thank God. Now I have a reason to participate in such threads without the fear of being thrashed to deat... : Malku
  • Yeah, its pretty easy to avoid getting roped into a pointless debate or letting someone's obviously misin... : Lightzout
  • Death and harm to my opponents: THE MOLE PEOPLE!!!!! Maybe this will make those threads a little nicer... : locater16
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    So that massive jimmy-buffet thread the other day was nuked...was is due to obnoxiousness, or that it had... : Ovate
    • I am curious about this too. : rosewood
    • That thread was nuked because it turned into stupid, if I recall correctly. It didn't start out as necess... : UtilityMaximizer
    • i felt that thread was shack at its greatest. i'm pretty disappointed in the mods for nuking the entire ... : dromo5
  • So this means an end to "Oh X, another left/right political post," because that shit is about as trite as... : rosewood
  • I appreciate the clearly worded warning. Thank you for that, when you really didn't have to. : Fyunch Click
  • fgt : jackalope
  • Hear, hear. I approve. : silentw
  • With the threads the last few days, I sensed that this was coming. Seriously, it was getting bad. : pigvomit
  • pfft... Americans, politics, religion and ruthless nuking... this post is offensive towards the entire ea... : dfz0r
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  This is awesome. But still, I hope you guys don't stifle ALL the discussion on what happened during the A... : TastyWheat
  • They let you talk about the first one but the second one is totally no go, and you just KNOW its cuz they... : SpaecKow
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  The obnoxious political/religious discussions in shack comments are usually some of the best I've seen an... : jayacheess
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    It's mainly a vocal majority explaining why religion is bad and everyone that believes in religion are st... : DM7
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      I agree. It sucks when people get apprehensive about posting about their beliefs in a religion thread bec... : MisterPhoton
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        We wouldn't "respect" racism, and maybe we lose out on a couple of racists who are afraid of posting thei... : navelskrutt
        • uhhh hahahahahahahah : paravis
        • i agree : feek
        • IAWTP. I've made some stupid posts and I'm glad you guys made fun of me. : jingletard
        • Yup, totally agree. : thetangent
      • Absolutist statements are par for the course on the Shack, unfortunately. : Magus
      • yeah I've been just avoiding religion threads because it's obvious that a lot of shackers just hate relig... : deject
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      see, it is also coming from the opposite side, both sides are guilty of the same behaviour. also, since m... : blindi0815
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        I've never seen a "pro-religion" thread on the shack. Never. : DM7
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          These aren't exactly two equal sides though... You expect to see more "pro <insert minority view>" thread... : navelskrutt
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            Oh, forgot my point. The "pro religion" posts come up in these threads. The fact that there aren't that m... : navelskrutt
            • Irony of that statement here, is that the Shack in general, like to let the religious shackers on here kn... : paravis
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  This place is 100% more enjoyable with the political filter on. : tree8
  • Yea I totally agree. : metalremains
  • But I enjoy pain :( : d fluke
  • I turned it on 2 weeks ago and never looked back. It really is amazing how awful those threads were. : skinlab133
  • So true. I never thought I'd have to use the filter but it works great. : sonicdeathwalrus
  • ^^ this : Foxhawk
  • yup, been rolling that way for a long time. unfortunately i decided to give it another try, and well.. t... : dopeman
  • Yes I'd just like to say here that I love, love the political filter. I haven't noticed the trend UMax is... : Ojalo1982
  • The problem is that those political arguments and the animosity between specific posters has spilled into... : pigvomit
• doesn't affect me these days, but interesting nonetheless : Kazomir
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  Shack Category Banners Greasemonkey Script This is related and I haven't posted it in a while. For th... : OverloadUT
  • I love this script. Its so jarring when I go to work and open up the shack in IE without these banners. : aeg1x
  • Yeah, this script is great. I actually tend to avoid the political/religious threads this script highlig... : ImageOmega
  • Ahh, thank you kindly : Magus
  • installed. thank you. : xxiv
  • haha yeah, when I upgraded to Firefox 3 I was messing around with the scripts until Steve fixed everythin... : deject
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    does not worK? : sanchez
    • works. just find a mr sleepy post : Draugluin
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    this is awesome.. i never knew how many threads were tagged as 'stupid' :D : xsoulbrothax
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      Technically the filter is supposed to be called "Random", not "Stupid", but "Stupid" is apparently still ... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Incorrect. Go click on "Settings" up on the top of the page. The filter is clearly called "Stupid". The w... : OverloadUT
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          Are you joking? If you login, click on "Settings", and then look at the list of filters, they are: Not : UtilityMaximizer
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            While you are correct about that screen, look at the "Evening Reading" post on the top of the screen. Now... : OverloadUT
            • rofl, I've never once clicked on that button : zakk
            • :O +inf : packav
  • Damn, I didn't realize how many Stupid threads there were. Though in retrospect that should have been ... : nurglich
• Thanks for the reminder about filters. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• What's next? You tell us that all of the logos, lols, rofls, lmaos, and possibly also wtfs are service m... : jingletard
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  Oh shit, I'm sunk. : A Sponge
  • We'll see you in November. : Gonzo
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  Just a thought, but is there a 'central mod acount' shackers can message? We have the list of individ... : cannelbrae
  • This would be useful. Otherwise I'll just message Ajax. : OverloadUT
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    I open up the list of mods and the list of online people and try to find one there and then message them.... : SilverSnake
    • yeah too much work : xxiv
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      I'm attempting to hijack a GM script to do this, but I'm javascript stupid. : Agrona
      • oh also it doesn't list their ids so I'd have to actually write something. I'm giving up on this. : Agrona
    • this is the best way as you can message Duke Nuked but he doesn't get checked every day. : redfive
  • Not that it happens often, but I just refresh the latest chatty, and see if any of the mods are active at... : Chunks
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    1 place to send pictures of my genitals too would be nice, you are right. : askedrelic
    • I've been asking for THAT feature for years : rosewood
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  religion and politics make people stupid. this is a good idea. : Clay
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    It also divides Shackers, who are otherwise Brothers-In-Shack :( : dognose
    • some people can't control themselves :| : Clay
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      We get just as divided arguing about games though. : Vincent Grayson
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        Spoken like a true UT weenie. : DinK
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          you quake dorks are all the same .. (wait i love quake) : CoRDS
          • UT players like Mountain Dew! : ifallible
          • You're with us or against us! : DinK
    • I'm sorry dognose, DNF is gonna suck. :( Pls 2 not ban me now.... : zanzares
    • a shack divided cannot stand! :( : ninjase
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    very good idea, i propose america ban both! : papaskot
    • We tried but no one understood what it meant. : ejectorpod
  • Unlike sports which brings people together! : Horn
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    I hate to say it, but isn't this exactly the kind of posts that mods are trying to prevent? It's rathe... : dltrem
    • no, because this isn't an post that inspires huge amounts of vitriol. if you are confused, judge the pos... : mXENO
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      I think Clay is saying that discussion of religion and politics turns otherwise reasonable people into u... : UtilityMaximizer
      • that's exactly my point. : Clay
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  i really think this is a bad idea. the political threads on here are some of the best i've found online ... : dromo5
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    It's worked before, and it will work again. Occasional heavy-handedness is one reason the Shack's comment... : UtilityMaximizer
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      Just curious - will the heavy-handed moderation of those threads die down after the election, or is this ... : thetangent
      • The way it realistically works is we're going to be harsh about it until things level off and some of the... : zakk
    • i never meant to imply it was up for debate. i understand it's your forum and you may moderate it as you... : dromo5
    • I think the reason the shack's moderation works as well as it does is because it's both aggressive and un : Goncyn
  • But the site serves first and foremost to talk about videogames. When the discussion of other things acts... : geedeck
  • really disagree. The internet, because of the insincerity and anonymity of it, brings out the worst in p : paravis
  • I don't think you have to worry, your inclusion of "respectful tone" makes a lot of difference : dognose
  • people should be able to defend their positions zealously so long as their tone is respectful and i just : rosewood
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    It really is not that hard to have a civil discussion in regards to politics etc. I am one of the minorit... : Evil Benius
    • hey. don't forget to call that chick from the bar. : Korban
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  You faggots don't know how to behave when I'm on vacation do you? Someone needs a face full of vagina pe... : Phil
  • Uncle Phil is angry :( VIVIAN!!! : hardfl1p
  • What do you expect without you serving up quality cock boobs to distract the villagers from political bul... : Sarcastro

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• NO U : ConfusedUs
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  Hiro's team and Sponge's team didn't play their match. Terath's team beat (9-0) Fushigi's team. Western... : dkrulz
  • feek, all the Feek is freekin' me out! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  hirez and camel jockey are afk and the info for moron is wrong so we can't play, cool. : DrFlammable
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    no wait, hirez msg'd me the rcon and password info for servers. let me boot to windows : ]pm[chem
    • Thanks for the last minute server chem. : Sze Ior
  • wtf.....oh...the tournament.cfg file had sv_password <sent in shackmessage> in there....and it chose to... : devnullgt
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  Before anyone asks too, I only recieved 1 match log from hirez so I'm thinking we'll have to skip Week 3 ... : K1Bond007
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    Looks like I picked the correct week to play poorly. : Grumbeld
    • Looks like this week I'm all outta bubblegum. : dmason
    • Well, I assume he'll give them to me later. : K1Bond007
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  any info on source tv for the matches? : kill9
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    Felraiser's team was too afraid to play the Jammy Dodgers so they blackmailed several of the Jammy Dodger... : mrseldowski
    • ^^^^^ This! : Xevo
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    iegs and feek are playing on shack st. louis, no sourcetv there (sorry). : ]pm[chem
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      what about the 2L2C/fu match? : kill9
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        They are playing on Dallas, which has Source TV. Probably on 68.142.120.178:27020 : A Sponge
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          yeah tried that, no dice : kill9
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            i think its 69.62.158.85:27021 : re4ctor
            • yep this was it, thanks : kill9
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  Jammy Dodgers forfeit their match tonight due to half the team not showing up. Yay for PPH winning out y... : Xevo
  • Felraiser's team was too afraid to play the Jammy Dodgers so they blackmailed several of the Jammy Dodger... : mrseldowski
  • :( : jenisthebest
  • really? taht sucks : Mmmmmoo
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    Couldn't even field 8 players? Wasn't that the minimum? : K1Bond007
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      10 Players I believe : zakazi
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        We had 8 but unfortunately 10 is indeed the minimum. : A Sponge
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          I think there really should be some sort of rescheduling option. I'd much rather see a game rescheduled o... : K1Bond007
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            I think everyone may have been screwed up with the father's day postponement anyhow. : thief
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              Yes, yes the Father's Day postponement screwed with us too. Our rescheduled match was cancelled and is ex... : A Sponge
              • Father's Day? more like Faggot's Day amirite? : r3dn3ck
          • i'm certain this could be worked out, but it should be worked out earlier than the start of the match : kill9
  • :*( : Korban
• Dallas STV: 69.62.158.85:27021 : sanchez
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  2L2C beats FU... and let's just say it was a slaughter. GGs 2L2C! : Arctic Fox
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    I must have played a different game because we kicked ass. : ant_hillbilly
    • indeed ant, indeed ;) : flasher 907
  • great games : megarust32
• So is that game that was on Dallas over? : Odoyle
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    There's been 1 9-0 game in the west, east is up to 6. : Audhuml4
    • I am told that the number's up to 7 with the (currently unlisted) 9-0 of team Feek over [fu] in the third... : Felraiser
    • we like to add to that statistic. : ant_hillbilly
    • Audhum you dick : Audhuml4
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  Cult of Crit and for feek's sake TIE. 2-1 ffs on goldrush, 0-0 badlands tie, E - B on steel. : ]pm[chem
  • Great games chem, badlands was really fun. : twifosp
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    Well met, medic squad. : omnova
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      heh, I think you had as many as us. gg's. : ]pm[chem
      • we didn't want to. ggs. : Fayk
  • Badlands was epic! Good games all round :). : Alco23
  • Sorry guys, I got stuck in town with no ride home. Sincere apologies :( : crummynz
  • Sorry I couldn't make it fellow ffs-ers. I had a company function to attend, but I let noobja know in ad... : bcyde
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  SOS totally got owned by Quack Attack. 0-9 :( we just didn't have it in us tonight guys. Next week ... : SolveChrist
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    Yeah sucks, but we just didn't get anything going. Good games though. Also.... Dear Famine, We : K1Bond007
    • =(( : famine101
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    Furiless vengeance ftw! Also ggs. Fun was had. Especially being owned by pyros over and over and over :O : c0bra
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      No doubt controversial, but I think TF2 would be a much better game without Pyros. I'd rather have an ent... : K1Bond007
      • I will not sleep until I back stab every Pyro in the world or until I get tired. : dmason
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        I'm not totally in disagreement with you, but I feel that way about sniper. : taronish
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          The difference IMO is that a sniper is pretty useless (at the moment) if the player isn't so good. Anybod... : K1Bond007
          • The reason I dislike the sniper is that it is so indirect. The moments when the sniper annoys me are when... : taronish
          • Its the classic rock, paper, scissors match-up between the contesting teams that makes it challenging as ... : Lightzout
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        The axetinguisher is useful, but not an "I win" button. I think a -group- of pyros could be devastating w... : Fayk
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          It's amazing against heavies and cornered enemies. I wouldn't pull it out on anything that had a chance o... : Duffman8369
          • Oh, it certainly has it's uses (most of my uses of it were versus heavies), I was just saying it wasn't a... : Fayk
        • When's the axetinguisher not useful? At the start of a match when Captains melee it out for the choice t... : Alco23
  • Good games to everyone, and nice switch-up when you scout rushed us on badlands. : taronish
  • We were kind of in a funk. ggs you crazy ducks. : Audhuml4
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  The Peculiar defeated ClitKommanders 6-3. CK on GoldRush 1-1 (on time), TP on badlands 3-1, TP on steel ... : FlamingGimp
  • Good games. : monkeygone
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    Yeah thanks for the games dudes. Good times! : NastyJack
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      Did you even play demo other than Goldrush? Surprised me there. : FlamingGimp
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        I was playing like crap as demo even on Goldrush so I didn't bother. Unfortunately I didn't do much bette... : NastyJack
        • You scared me as spy. I was really really mad at you for a few minutes. : fleabug
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    A big fuck you to Moonbase's roommate for downloading his torrents and screwing up his ping :( : sanchez
    • seriously, fuck dr. who : Mikuya
    • Do what I do, disconnect their lan cable/block stop the wireless until the games over :P... Seriously tho... : Alco23
    • Even worse, disconnects. : FlamingGimp
    • that didn't stop him from stabbing me in the back a billion times >:( I swear to god any packet loss he ... : mikecyb
  • badlands was actually fun. good games : Mmmmmoo
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    what the hell was with that steel map? I have never played it before but the way the last cap point can ... : mikecyb
    • yeah, you can cap that last point and win. it does splinter the team (i guess that's the idea behind it)... : Mikuya
    • Capture E to win the map. Capturing the other points will make it easier to cap the last point, usually b... : Mmmmmoo
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      that fucking mass scout rush scared the shit out of me I went to B because I anticipated someone rushi... : sanchez
      • haha, yeah that was awesome, i threw down a layer of sticky mines on that point in case they tried to do ... : Mikuya
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        haha that scout rush was epic. I was laughing the entire time we did that. it was like a wave of army a... : mikecyb
        • You're welcome... :) : zipper76
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  Attention Getting Text for my Question! Do the east teams ever get to play the west teams in this tour... : Duffman8369
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    the championship game is between the two respective winners i believe : kill9
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      So yeah, lets get some inter-league games in. I would love to see how good they are. : Duffman8369
      • well the point of splitting up east/west was so scheduling games would be less of an issue. in the first... : mikecyb
  • You could try and set up some practice scrims between squads or try to arrange between the teams that are... : Alco23

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  Oh no...george you didn't. Not another thumbnail. Oh the humanity. :D : avatar_58
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    To be fair they only allow 200 wide images. : GeorgeB3DR
    • Oh I know, I'm more concerned about the massive thread you'll have no doubt started on 3dr. :D People lov... : avatar_58
    • Well you could always post a high res version in other avenues. : Kristian Joensen
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  Well this is a good sign. =] : Frozen Pixel
  • sign needs to be bigger, though : SlamDunk
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  360 experience? : dltrem
  • Well I think he made it obvious a couple of times already that it would be on the 360. Would be dumb not ... : razlebol
• And another thumbnail screenshot surfaces to boot. : RomSteady
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  multiplay style levels or single play style? : RikiTiki2
  • Primarily single, but both for sure. : GeorgeB3DR
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  I made some HL2 maps one time! Am I in? Where do I sign?!? : jingletard
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    I made doom 2 maps. Does that count? : razlebol
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      I made some wicked Descent maps =D : MoreVespeneGas
      • I made some sweet maps on graph paper for Metroid, am I in? : Jayx77
  • I made a two room map without textures in Duke 3D. Is that good enough? It was supposed to be a theater... : valael
• Oh shit! : SockMonkeh
• need a fortran / python programmer who has extensive experience with parallel programming and global opti... : ]pm[chem
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  I keep hoping they need a punographer :( : drucifer
  • unfortunately all the money is in punology and punonomy : Draugluin
• I can create PvP strategies for WoW if you want. I was in Aeternus. : pancake humper
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  this might be an insane question, but what's next on the plate for 3DR after DNF? : aethyr
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    Duke Nukem jr. : drucifer
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      This is awesome on so many levels. : TimeDoctor
      • Lego Duke Nukem : Mondo
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    I guess a sequel to Prey? "Scott Miller: We've already mapped out a sequel for Prey, from a high-level st... : aethyr
    • Prey 2 has been transferred to Radar Group, besides Prey wasn't and Prey 2 never was an internal game any... : Kristian Joensen
  • time management. : mindshot
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  how many levels does this game have :O : GloriousCow
  • not enough apparently. : AMikaboshi
  • ALL OF THEM : avatar_58
• Hopefully this will be purely for working on existing levels and not starting any new ones. : Kristian Joensen
• Need a handsome man with a friendly face and winning personality to help market this project? I'm cheap, ... : WaterSign
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  AWESOMEBALL DNF Version!!! : H@rvester
  • hahaha i was just about to post in this thread. I can always count on you, Harvester. : DrFlammable
• Gosh, I wonder what game this is for? : d fluke
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  i once made a duke nukem 3d level w/ curved glass, even had the streaks in the textures perfectly aligned... : -=kodiak=-
  • Rreminds me of when I tried to make a DOOM level with a ramp: 256 stairs, each 1 unit higher than the ot... : Omaha
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  Attn: DrWaffles (pro level designer) also, -sk- ? : DrFlammable
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    Yeah, this is where I shoot myself in the foot for not working on my TF2 map recently :-(. : DrWaffles
    • man this kind of thing would be right up my alley if I was older :p : DrFlammable
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      also: just show him ns_monk, instant hire. hahaha : DrFlammable
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        Dude, that was a remake of a map that was shitty to begin with :-(. I've grown since then, but I've neve... : DrWaffles
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          Weren't you officially hired by some mod team for HL2 as a level designer before? : DrFlammable
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            Yeah, I was part of the Nightfall mod for HL2. The entire project went under, though. http://www.modd... : DrWaffles
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              Think of it this way if you get hired you can come to Dallas shackmeets. It's worth the try. DO IT FAGGOT : mr.sleepy
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                While I would love to try to get a job at 3D Realms, I don't really have any material to show; no portfol... : DrWaffles
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                  You could always make one I suppose : dognose
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                    I'm slowly working towards one. Too bad I'm missing out on a great opportunity, though. : DrWaffles
                    • I suspect they will be around and making great games for a good while. : dognose
                    • mr3dmax'd :( : mr.sleepy
                    • Dude, it doesnt hurt to try, if you dont get it then you can carry on as you are and nothing has changed.... : nodebug
        • you made an ns map? I created an art asset for one of the official maps that a guy in my clan made :P The... : aeg1x
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    I though -sk- lived in the UK? : Fred Garvin
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      US now, formerly Sweden I think. : dognose
      • Ug, Finland. : dognose
• GeorgeB, I am sending this info to the lead designer for Classic Doom for Doom 3. His map work is top no... : CrustaR
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  Level designing is something I always wanted to do professionally, however I could never complete an ent... : Wombat Woo
  • how does one love the process, without finishing the entire process? ponder this i shall, hmm : even4
  • I was in the same position. But then I pushed through and finished one and since then I haven't looked ba... : -efx-
• Interesting. Hope you find some quality guys. Hey speaking of level design, is Gary B. still working ther... : gooblerampling
• I'm excellent at tightening up graphics on level 3. I make them especially tight. : WhoIsThePumaman

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  arrested development is really as funny as you people think : askedrelic
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    isn't :< : askedrelic
    • i can't believe you're saying this : dromo5
    • And I suppose you aren't as think as you drunk you are... : heartsauce
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    Glad you informed me that my laughter wasn't as real as I thought. : locater16
    • Your laughter mocks you! Mock, mock, mock! : cerealSAM2
  • you're right. it's funnier! : pyide
  • you just suffered severe injuries in a one car accident. : seven
  • agreed dude. : CoRDS
  • True. It's funnier. : Vincent Grayson
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and 30 Rock are the other works of pure genius. : kramweil
  • You have made a terrible mistake. : five_percent
  • Name a better sitcom. : tree8
  • get out. now. : Clay
  • Someone obviously need to talk to the world's first analyst and therapist. : RyDogg1
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    i'm guessing you're one of the typical americans that just didn't "get it" : slickdoody
    • Douche bags ruined it for us. : phipple
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    I've watched it, and cracked a smile, like, once. Most of the time I was wishing I was watching something... : Kazomir
    • "Then again maybe I didn't watch it enough to have a real opinion." This, and it sounds like maybe you... : heartsauce
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    I'll keep your opinion in mind while I crack up the next time I watch the show. : .sticks.
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      I'll say this, the Mr. M story line was probably the weakest portion of the whole show. : .sticks.
      • Yes, yes it was. Though the plastic surgery joke within it was one of the funniest jokes too. : zakazi
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        Thought it was Mr F? : phipple
        • Oh crap you're right : zakazi
        • You're right, M was probably me mixing it up with 007. : .sticks.
  • Perception is reality my friend. If we think it's that funny, then it is. : mechanicalgrape
  • i think i just blue myself :( : electroly
  • oh oh so you're telling the guy in a 6300 dollar suit what's funny? COME ON : Audhuml4
  • Blasphemy. Strike this opinion from the records. : phipple
  • you're shitting me. awesome cast, great writing. what comedy do you like? : thebigbeefsandwhich
  • Why Was Arrested Development Cancelled? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeFV5GprfaQ : uglysad
  • It was hard to get into if you didn't start at the beginning. I didn't like it at all until then. But man... : zakazi
• just call him a fag, what more can he do? : oHnOES
• Well you could tell him that his overprotective parenting has turned his son into a nervous shell of a yo... : SiW73
• I'm just glad you weren't a writer for the show : OrkO
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSnBhvaXURA : spiderfill
• Really hope the movie gets made. : byorn

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  If you get a plunger just make sure you get a sink plunger and not a toilet one. : pancake humper
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    what happens if you use a toilet plunger? : proclone1
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      Nothing, it's just a different type of plunger. Correct tool for the job etc... : pancake humper
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        that makes no sense : JINKY
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          Ummm.... I know you hate me and shit but c'mon... http://homerepair.about.com/od/plumbingrepair/ss/... : pancake humper
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            i've used a toilet plunger for a sink so many dang times! just gotta wash that mother : JINKY
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              Oh ok, then the plumbing industry has been wrong for so many years. Should let someone know. : pancake humper
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                my dad's been a contractor for almost 40 years and he plumbs a lot of things and he would never buy a 'si... : JINKY
                • As soon as I read contractor, I stopped reading your post. : heartsauce
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            You're assuming he uses a flange plunger for his toilet though. Cup plungers work just fine, you just pu... : DinK
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              Yes, but that is considered the wrong plunger for the job. Not sure why you guys are arguing this. It's a... : pancake humper
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                In the end, who the fuck cares what was used so long as the job gets done? : Zips
                • Going to use a flashlight to nail a nail into the wall, brb : pancake humper
              • if alton brown were in the plumbing business he would say to get the multi-tasker : JINKY
    • you have to sterilize your sink after? : dantastic
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  I read you are not supposed to use a plunger. Last time I had a clog I ignored those warnings and used i... : bawbeh
  • yeah, i did the same thing. Had a cast iron drain pipe that was ~100 years old. Using the plunger remov... : pnkrckjoe
• What type of pipes do you have? If it's the galvanized metal type, good luck. : zakk
• Drano gel is for standing water (clog). Something like Foaming Pipe Snake is for slow drains. I'd say p... : Sapiens
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  Professor Amos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8oRhOmb0bs : Smitty
  • I don't even have a clogged drain and I want to buy some of that :-) : Yabrodan
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  After using drano you let it sit for an hour then ran hot water down it, right? Then yeah, I'd use a plun... : Magus
  • yeah, i did that. The water is now standing actually. : oatmela
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  drain snake ... under $20 and worth it. : ghost hacker
  • yup : drucifer
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  I've found that most of my clogs like this are just hair in the drain thing. If you suspect this same sit... : famine101
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    how do you remove the drain cover? It's one of those metal things with the small holes in it. I can't eve... : oatmela
    • Then see if you can take the trap off like I said below, but put some kind of big punch/salad bowl thing ... : DinK
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  Probably something you need to manually remove. If you're fortunate to have an easily removable drain tr... : DinK
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    thanks, I just fixed it. It was all plastic piping, where one goes straight down, then up into a U shape.... : oatmela
    • GJ yeah I was just about to suggest you try that since sink U-traps can be easy to remove. When you rein... : Lightzout
    • Awesome, don't you love that feeling of a bottomless pit drain after it hasn't been working right for a w... : DinK
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  get the stuff where its in two separate containers in the bottle and when you mix them together as you po... : infiltrator`
  • That's what I used first, and it didn't do any thing. : oatmela
• C4 is the only option left. : Salad Sammich
• go buy a wire snake and try that : buzzbat
• pour gasoline down the drain let it sit for about 5 minutes then set it ablaze, works great. : gmd
• SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! : grayscale
• Lye. Burns away all the organic matter in the drain. Can get really hot, though - don't use it in excess... : Odoyle
• Try the thicker gel type. If the pipes are really old it may take several treatments to work. If two or... : randomjgj
• Undo a metal coat hanger... : Freon

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  Holy crap, Elvis is a shacker! : felicia
  • I DONT WANNA FALL ASLE....fuck wrong lyric : felicia
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  POPCORNS!!!!! :O : dognose
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    this has inspired me to use my whirlypop. it looks like they make it better than i do though : feek
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      if you look below, i posted exactly what i do because i had some questions last night : dantastic
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        tight, i guess i need some fancy seasonings. right now i just use coconut oil and earth balance. : feek
        • you're in the US. you should order from the place dognose gets his shit from! :D : dantastic
• hahaha nice. : Chunks
• lol : drucifer
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  hahahahahaha, holy shit that video is awesome. : ninjamoo
  • haha, I agree. Despite them locking their computers, I see that ILTC's were out in full force, albeit in... : aux7
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  Super Sparker is unimpressed with Whirley Pop lmao : Downforce
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    haha that was the best. we were trying to do before and after shots. he really wasn't impressed with it... : dantastic
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      As one who was not there I would like a back story on this plz : dognose
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        well i promised whirley pop at the meet. there was a huge bowl of untouched ketchup chips and the plain ... : dantastic
        • This post makes me very happy :) : dognose
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  For those that were at the meet and were asking about the whirley pop stuff (there were quite a few): ... : dantastic
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    what was the surprise at the end? : ninjamoo
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      socksta called around midnight and asked us if we wanted a special sneak peak closed screening of the new... : dantastic
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        Is this Episode 3? Or did I miss that one somehow? I can't believe how awesome Shackers is still. : tomservo
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          its the unreleased one. it exists and it is pure awesome with and without sound! i think its coming ver... : dantastic
          • They should over dub their voices and make it all obvious :D : tomservo
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    I am so totally buying a whirlypop. I have the taste from the popcorn last night still in my mouth. : Beef-
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      brush your teeth, man! : dantastic
      • You don't have to brush your teeth after you eat popcorn. It says so right on dognose's popcorn FAQ. :) : Beef-
  • hahahah at dognose's FAQ... :D : stelth
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  Where is your beard dantastic? : gmd
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    i cut it off for the summer.. it's too hot. stay tuned for the fall or winter : dantastic
    • UNACCEPTABLE : gmd
• :D : tomservo
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  Super Sparker knows those lyrics a little too well. : SiW73
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    He wasn't even looking at the screen :D : jenisthebest
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      Exactly. : SiW73
      • I'm not even going to look at that video. :( : Super Sparker
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  Awesome pictures and great video! Looks like you had a good time! What was the suprise, by the way? : zerog83
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17257957#itemanchor_17257957 : dantastic
    • oh, I thought it was a live version of the viscid dance : drucifer
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  Just wanted to say thanks for having us (and putting up with me!) : ryuuseki
  • "hold me closer tiny dancerrrrr...." : dantastic
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  viscid sure is making a weird face while looking down Jen's shirt. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jentakes... : Githyanki
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    Free Viscid Mandela : gmd
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      Perma bans should only be 1 year bans. If the person still comes back after a year, and is still a dumb a... : Githyanki
      • we were discussing ban reform with redfive last night. apparently he is going to be pushing for the ban ... : dantastic
  • paging phil : feek
• LOL, nice video :) : sneak
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  Cool pictures, whirley pop is awesome damnit :) : nodebug
  • It is awesome! Best popcorn ever. : jenisthebest
• i suck really bad at boom blox :( : dantastic
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  Haha, that video is fantastic. : helvetica
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    i like the part where ryuuseki kisses super sparker on the back of the head. haha they were so wasted by... : dantastic
    • Note: ryuuseki died on the way back to his home planet : ryuuseki
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      wtf, I don't remember that at all!!!! :O : Super Sparker
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        Neither do I :( : ryuuseki
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          why is my ass so sore? : Super Sparker
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            you guys did leave together : dantastic
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              You can ask cockblaze, I was trying to get us some girls off the street but they rolled my window up and ... : ryuuseki
              • lol, I remember that. hahahaha. : Super Sparker
        • it's in the video : dantastic
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    Yeah, that's was funny as hell. I think I'm headed out tomorrow to get that American Idol game for my wif : Werkin
    • make sure you update it on live. jen thinks the difficulty went from non existant... to well existant. ... : dantastic
• haha awesome : Mmmmmoo
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  looks like you guys had fun. sorry i missed it :( : re4ctor
  • I'm fun like a fucking barrel of monkeys! when I drink : Super Sparker
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  Ahahahaha. Holy god. That video. I was waiting for a kiss after the hug was initiated. : Danny5225
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    i coulda swore he kissed him on the back of the head : dantastic
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      He probably did it off camera. Like when he was eating the chips out of Super Sparker's crotcharea