Evening Faylure: E3 2008 Edition

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• not i said the drunk : jonin
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  what is it, some comic book? : skryte
  • Heresy! : obiquatro
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  I have not not read it. : buzzbat
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    I haven't not also not unread it. : elwood00
    • I need to go find my copy so I can fail to not read it again. : Dave-A
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      I have read this 10 times and I still can't work out if you have read it (or unread it)... : Goblin au
      • I was trying to create a quadruple negative. I have read it. : elwood00
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  I read Bloom County. : drucifer
  • Bloom County was seriously good work in comics. : pres589
• no i do not watch men at the gymnasim : mindshot
• I can't remember the last time I read a book in its entirety : tangles
• I've heard the band. The graphic novel's in my queue. : Afterglow
• I had never heard of it till Zack Snyder said he was directing it. I'm not really into comics or graphic ... : K1Bond007
• I have not read it or heard about it up until I stumbled upon it in IMDb. : Wisp!
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  i haven't read it this year : qwpeoriu
  • shame on you. : Clay
• Me. : capt tripps
• i have not read any comic books : filthysock
• I have not. I also have not even heard of it until now. : jahulio2
• i have no idea what it even is : Medium Heavy
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  What is it? : Chepito.
  • its got pirates in it : GloriousCow
  • it's the best comic/graphic novel ever. duh. : Clay
  • A comic book that time magazine named one of the top 100 English language novels made since 1923. : NastyJack
• Never read it or anything about it. : Nitrium
• I have not.....but with the hype, I might order it from amazon very soon : devnullgt
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  What is The Watcmen? I've heard mention of it lately, but I have no idea what it is. : MKCluney
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    Basically Alan Moore taking the comic-book/graphic-novel format and using it to create a masterpiece. It'... : sgtsanity
    • And by entertaining/well-made I mean only the highest-quality pew-pew bang-bang sequences. : sgtsanity
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      I've never read a comic book cover-to-cover in my life. It's not a 'snob' thing, I've just never done it... : MKCluney
      • Yes. I was like you, once, then I was shown The Watchmen, and lo the path opened up : Deathlove
      • Spider Jerusalem is the main character of Transmetropolitan. He is awesome. : Clay
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  thanks for this, clay, it'll make things much easier : Deathlove
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    are you making your list of people who need to shot because they are uncultured gits? : Clay
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      shootin's too good for 'em : Deathlove
      • psh. sez you. : skryte
• haven't - I've heard a bit about the plot and know of Rorschach, but not much else! : Postal
• I think I flipped through it at an airport once... : SirX
• I haven't. : Ride-My-Rocket
• i have never read it before : mr.sleepy
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  First page for those that haven't read it: http://www.scottdstrader.com/blog/resources/watchmen.1.1.jpg : Dave-A
  • omg spoilers : nurglich
• I have not. : getfrisky
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  I've read the first 3 comics in the series and I couldn't get into it. : sigpro
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    go get yourself fixed and try again :| : Clay
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      The setup in those just didn't hook me. I also didn't like the back and forth of the past and present and... : sigpro
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        give it another chance :P : Clay
        • I've thought about it, just not super motivated to do it. : sigpro
      • nothing is there by accident. I've read it four times and find something new every time. : sharpie
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  i dont even know what it is : CoRDS
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    dude your profile scared me : Clay
    • viking kitties rox. : skryte
• I have not read it. : Vincent Grayson
• I read some of it, but I I can't remember how much. Definitely not all of it though. : reign27
• Me. Though I may be buying it this weekend. : acidnynex
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  I have not read it. Where could I correct such a travesty? : redfive
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    http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289234/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216349875&sr... : smax
    • I have requested it from my local library. Thanks for the link. : redfive
• I read it way back in the day, right after it was released, when my old ass was in high school. I keep me... : Degenerate
• I know I should, but I've never gotten around to it. : smoove
• I have not read The Watchmen. : jamesray
• Never even heard about it. : guido anchovy
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  btw, is there a mirror for the trailer? http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/ doesnt work anymore ... : smax
  • http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/hd/ : Clay
• I haven't : Mikuya
• I have not, but I'll be remedying this at the first opportunity. : Kaerof
• ME ME ME! : spazzium
• Yes i have and it rules....that trailer is giving me hope that synder has got the goods. : Mister Groin
• so much sadness in this thread. I feel like the Indian guy with a tear in his eye :.( : .sticks.
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  Haven't read it for a while, can someone remind me... Did Blake kill himself or did Veidt do it? : Dave-A
  • It think that the possibility of suicide was pretty remote... glass was too thick. But at any rate, Veid : TShandy
• i'm in the process of reading it now : das_runt
• Jesus Christ, the Watchmen trailer is absolutely NUTS!! That Smashing Pumpkins song just personifies the... : godhatingatheist
• I have not. : virus
• me. The trailer was kind of meh as a result. : Cygnus X-1
• Haven't. Figure I need to since everyone else thinks it's the bees knees. : zipper76
• * Raises hand * : ctlaltl33t
• never heard of it. : Agrona
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  i read it this past christmas and was really underwhelmed. : ibrokn
  • your dirty tricks to get people banned won't work on me sir! : Clay
• i never even heard of The Watchmen until this trailer : sikander
• No clue what that is. : GrimmyD
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  I haven't and have no idea what it's about (despite seeing it mentioned all the time, I didn't know it wa... : Vantage
  • it's not about superheroes! : Deathlove
• I have! It was good. : SockMonkeh
• I read it last summer on your recommendation. I am in your debt. :) : Colleton
• I have absolutely no idea what it is about. : mwasher
• I haven't. Is it a series of comics, or is it a graphic novel? Where might I find it? : dopeman
• I've never read it. I haven't read a comic since I was in 7th grade, around 1987. Although I still have ... : Iazu
• me : maulla
• I've not, I have however read The Watchman. Uh yeah i seen the book thinking it was the one, then i seen ... : Ziz
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  wtf is the watchman : ninjase
  • http://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Joe-Pike-Novel-Novels/dp/141651497X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=12... : Ziz
  • Pretty much. : ieGod
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  i don't know wtf it's about, but it looks derivative : biskits
  • get out of my thread : Clay
  • haha : NastyJack
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  I don't even know what The Watchmen is : RikiTiki2
  • What he said. : NFXFSX
• Not even sure wtf that is. : devi| dog
• Me. I thought the trailer was boring. : AMikaboshi
• ok, so I'm going to bed, and everybody in this thread has been scolded for not reading it. Perhaps someon... : Clay
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  i'm not surprised at the number of people who haven't read it, but it stuns me that so many have not eve ... : smax
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    Where would people have heard of it, though? Comics (outside of the better known superheroes from years ... : MKCluney
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      Wrong. Comics as a whole isn't mainstream, but some comics are. If it makes onto Time's 100 hundred bes... : TShandy
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        100 best is pretty far from the definition of mainstream. : MKCluney
        • and 100 hundred best is a hundred times farther : MKCluney
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          It's Time magazine, fer christsakes. If that isn't mainstream, you'll have to help me understand what i... : TShandy
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            Walk down the street and ask 100 people if they've heard of Watchmen. : MKCluney
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              And a hundred people don't know who wrote the declaration of independence? What's your point? Assuming : TShandy
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                Not everything covered in Time Magazine is mainstream, even though the magazine itself is targeted at the... : MKCluney
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                  I wasn't saying that. But you'd be surprised at how few people could name the author of the Declaration ... : TShandy
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                    I'm not basing it on the fact that I haven't heard of it. I'm aware that there are tons of mainstream th : MKCluney
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                      Ok, if we're talking about people who don't read for pleasure, it isn't mainstream. Harry Potter, it ain... : TShandy
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                        I read for pleasure. A lot of people I know do too. Pretty sure none of them have heard of it. If you ... : MKCluney
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                          Shrug. You're not going to convince me that Watchmen isn't mainstream among people who read. I've offer... : TShandy
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                            If that's all I've offered, then you might want to start reading for comprehension, in addition to pleasu... : MKCluney
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                              To be fair, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream There's no mention of Amazon, Barnes and ... : MKCluney
                              • There's also no mention of American Idol, so I guess that isn't mainstream either. : TShandy
                            • Nope. All you've offered is the mythical "ask a hundred people". Given that you haven't done that, it d... : TShandy
      • What's Time Magazine? : PlanetPerfecto
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    Not surprising for me. Watchmen was a milestone, but for comics only. People who never liked comics in th... : zehh
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      It was in new fiction right near the entrance at Barnes and Noble just this afternoon. That's pretty acc... : TShandy
      • Physical accessibility is just one of the factors. : zehh
• me : locater16
• about half. I can't really get into reading comic books. the narrative is too broken up and relies too mu... : edgewise
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  I haven't read "The Watchmen" but I have read "Watchmen". Does that count? :P : Super Sparker
  • +3 anal-retentive cunt points, btw. : Super Sparker
  • haha, i was thinking the same thing but didn't want to be a smartass : qwpeoriu
• me : retardhumper
• I'd never even heard of it until recently. : Trips
• I've only read the first few pages. It sucked. : dodob
• Nope. Never even heard of it until maybe a year ago. : stump
• *raises hand* definitely want to. : afrochops
• i'm barely literate enough for shack, comic books are a waste of time. : sukabljat
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  Clay, because of you, I just bought the book from Amazon. : pigvomit
  • I just did as well. : YamatoTwinkie
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  I haven't. I do have a couple other Robert Crais novels, though. : Nixx2004
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    Uh, wait, I'm confused. Which one of these are we talking about? I guess it's not the Robert Crais one...... : Nixx2004
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      yeah, I think they're talking about something else : RikiTiki2
      • but on this subject, for those who've read both, which is better, Watchman or Watchmen? : RikiTiki2
• Nope. : randomposter
• Never even heard of it until now. Actually I saw a thread about a trailer or something in MD, but before ... : OverloadUT
• I haven't. I'm thinking about picking it up though. Heard no end of good things. : scottv7
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  WTF is that? Ive never even heard of it and the trailer says "Most Celebrated Graphic Novel of All Time"?... : aznboysix
  • That statement is pretty much accurate. : TShandy
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    i wish "they" would just keep calling them comic books...lol "graphic novel" : FrayLo
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      Because, at one time, there was a difference. : judasen
      • let me live in my world where there isn't : FrayLo
  • Yup, pretty much. It's fucking excellent and even someone who had never read a comic in their life should... : node
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  Got the book right here on my desk. Haven't read it yet. I don't like comic books. It's my roommate's cop... : Magus
  • Only problem with reading it is- after Watchmen everything else becomes a huge disappointment. : xlarti
• I just went to wikipedia and read the synopsis. Sounds interesting. : Visceral Monkey
• on this topic...i read it like 4 months ago after a coworker spoke highly of it. i honestly dont get the... : smacknca
• Me : c0bra
• Me. Never even heard of it until today. : pauk111
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  Is there some sort of massive collection to get? I don't want to buy them separately. : Edges
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    I think it's a 12 issue series, but now you can just get the trade paperback with em all in it : Joseph
    • Yep, and it's a tightly-written gem of a series too. You wouldn't know it was written one issue at a time... : sgtsanity
• Yay, the trailer is officially out now. http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/hd/ : sgtsanity
• If anyone wants to read my copy and then send it to another Shacker (or whatever) hit me up with a PM. N... : Enkidu
• I don't read. : lapskaus
• I haven't - although from all the shacker hype and mention of The Watchmen- and the fact that I hear it's... : PlanetPerfecto
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  Clay is making a list of skulls to crack. : sammyl
  • beware the wrath of claydolf! : AMikaboshi
• I have not yet. Been meaning to for a while, and like with 300 the coming of the movie gives me an excuse... : gimpx32
• Haven't even heard of it. : SlamDunk
• Never heard of it until the trailer hype started. : gummijoh
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  After seeing the trailer before batman tonight, I really want to read the Watchmen now. Especially aft... : Magus
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    you should, it's great. It's a very deep and complex story. : wtf242
    • Some may say comic book characters are one-dimensional but this novel really says otherwise. : focusdaily
• Me =( : Sebastian-TEC
• me... : prime8
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  I've never read any comic or graphic novel :\ Somebody bought me I Am Legend for my birthday. I should... : rock elf
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    I've taught comics to college students, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus won the Pulitzer Prize, so ... : TShandy
    • I bought this book when I found it in the uni bookstore, in the english section. You wouldn't happen to h... : focusdaily
• Me. I haven't read any comics ever. : FormerHPB
• I have a copy I got for my WE last year. Read it and enjoyed it from start to finish. I will send my ... : changejar419
• Not I... plan to but need to find a copy of the trade paper back... : nephilem

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  i got a bit nervous at the start: it seemed to be quite slow and i got that sinking feeling, but when Hea : filthysock
  • Really? I thought it started out amazing like HEAT : bozer
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    I know what you mean, for about fifteen minutes after the intro with Batman and Gordon with the radioacti : randomposter
    • I loved that trick. :-D : MacemanInTW
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      That part got a huge reaction from the crowd when I went. It was a total Holy Fuck moment for me. : sigpro
      • same here. the crowd went off. : randomposter
      • i jumped outta my seat : aurealis
      • Yesssssss : Mondo
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  How are you people seeing it so early? nothing until midnight here, stupid theaters. : rosewood
  • I saw it tuesday because WB had screeners at some IMAX theaters they gave tickets away for free online. : sigpro
  • i got advanced tickets from lexus somehow. they gave us a free meal before hand and 10 bucks for the conc... : bozer
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    I live in the future. +8 GMT : MacemanInTW
    • Fucking time travelers. : rosewood
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    I got tix where I work at, FYE. : drbriefs
    • I hate you btw. : DarkWolf5
• 9.7 outta 10 on IMDB is bad ass http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ : Melll
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  God, I hate all of you... Non-worldwide releases can blow me : ( : Sirus2400
  • but you get FF13 first at least : Melll
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    WTF? It didn't come out in Japan yet? It started here in Taiwan first thing in the morning yesterday, a... : MacemanInTW
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      Did I mention I hate you too? August 2nd there is a limited release, and a main release on the 9th : Sirus2400
      • :-( Fuck man....that sucks! : MacemanInTW
  • it came out in australia :) : filthysock
• Going to the 3:30AM showing tonight hehe. : TabsAZ
• SATURDAY : DooBall
• Going to a 12:40AM showing here in a bit. I'm very excited. : dmason
• It was fucking awesome. That is all. : lplasmatron
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  Just got back. Wow. So good. They HAVE to do another one. : FushigiDenki
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    So amazing, but Heath :( : itsjeff9
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      Yea, I kept thinking that throughout the movie. Especially at the end when he was dangling upside down. : FushigiDenki
      • that dialogue was so awesome : reverend~heresy
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    No they don't. I can't imagine how they can follow it up and have it be anywhere near as good as The Dar... : sevogajre
    • my thoughts exactly.they can't top that : bozer
• Damn.. IMAX is sold out through to Sunday here, so I have to wait a couple more sleeps... : Scoots06
• Ironman was great, but this was on a whole different level. WOW : byorn
• Just got back, in-fucking-credible. I want to watch this again and again. : kungfusquirrel
• Just got back. Holy shit it was fucking amazing. I can think of only one complaint and it's not major at ... : freshyk
• GUYS, GUYS, DID YOU SEE THE ENTIRE MOVIE IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME : Deathlove
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  just got back as well. didn't stay through the credits though., was there anything? : iwonthelottery
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    Nope. CtrlAltl33t and I stayed through the credits, nothing special happened at the end of them. : Nixx2004
    • we got forewarned by our cinema dude prior to the showing... no after credits surprise : randomposter
• It was super fucking great, but that's because the movie IS the Joker. It's kinda like watching a disast... : sevogajre
• Just returned, fucking awesome. : Thisispol
• Fucking Incredible. The best Superhero Movie ever and one of the best movies I have ever seen. : jabuck
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  I wonder when we will see the first bad shackreview. That thread is going to be awesome. : DarkWolf5
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    why wait? lets start it off here. i hated maggie gyllenhall. worst part of the movie. loved the rest. ... : iwonthelottery
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      I'll take her over Crazy Katie any day. : Nixx2004
      • and her ta-tas? no fucking way. : randomposter
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        Agreed. While Holmes had better looks, Gyllenhall has much better stage presence and is a far better actr... : carbontree
        • i loved her because she felt more 'real' than the hollywood 'pretty girls' that i despise so much. : reverend~heresy
    • I agree. That prevents it from being a 10. She acts well, but I can't belive that Bruce Wayne who fucks h : bozer
• Just got back, My favorite moment....."Ta daa!" : Ureval
• One exhausted "WOW" is all I can muster. Time for sleep. I've got work in 5 hours and then I MUST see... : carbontree
• A fucking awesome movie. I have a few small issues but the pure awesomeness of the everything else mak... : fleabug
• YES ON ALL POINTS. IT IS THE MOVIE. IF CAPS HAD A CAPS ON CAPS I'D USE IT. : reverend~heresy
• The Joker stole the show. Great performance. It makes me sad that Ledger is dead, because his acting was ... : Magus
• SO fucking good. Ledger. : Grimace233
• I want to see this movie so bad - it's killing me. : -sk-
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  I'm grinning at these reviews saying "SO FUCKING AWESOME" because 2 days later, I'm still reeling. : randomposter
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    2 days later though, I do have more complaints but they're all side-issues and hilariously, they're the B... : randomposter
    • I think bell makes a great Bruce Wayne, but not a fan of his voice for Batman. : happynoodle
• just got back. Awesome. Ledger was great.. dont see how they can make a third one that entertaining. Then... : happynoodle
• I do so love watching a movie and seeing an actor take a role previously played by someone else and just ... : lightly inclined
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  I must know! Does the Joker ever laugh in this movie? :) : PoopStewart
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    Never, hes very serious. : Thisispol
    • wrong. : Xevo
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  i kept snickering at how Batman talked... why does he growl? It was a great movie, the Joker scenes were : dignan
  • Did you see Batman Begins? Was his voice somehow different? : fishbone
  • that was more like 5 minutes before it ended : aeg1x
  • WOW please never review anything ever again. How the fuck did you leave early. I hate you : bozer
• I have already arranged my Imax party. We will see it tomorrow at 10:15pm. I will savor the experience. : Q-ball

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  ooo.. bummer man. I didn't know those things went belly up as well : hamachi
  • Me neither. I don't even play that much. Falcon doesn't mean crap! : geneshifter
• damn, that's quick. my condolences :( : PapaBoo
• *removes hat* Rest in peace... : Medieval Barber
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  I'm really pisssed that this thing only lasted 8 months. I may sell the one they send back and forget it... : geneshifter
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    waahhhh : mesabo
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      come off, I would do the exact same thing. That's just rediculous for a lifespan of a console. Provided... : redfive
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        A lot of us have had ours die a lot sooner. Love em or hate em, if you want to play the game you gotta d... : mesabo
        • You should try to perfect your lurking skill. You were so close before this 2 post blunder. : Tommy Toolbag
        • Dumbest post of the day. : SenorSpine
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          I sort of agree with this. At this point when you buy a 360 you're knowingly accepting the risk that it ... : boredguy
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            Nope. If someone doesn't keep up with gaming news but likes to game, there is every possibility that ... : Ebu
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              Then someone bought a $350 toy without doing any research on it and as a poor person they don't get much ... : boredguy
              • Not really, no. : Ebu
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                I don't use this term too often, but you have to be a very special type of fanboy to blame the consumer f... : walker270
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                  I'm not blaming the consumer, i'm saying this is a negative to the system that anyone who does 5 seconds ... : boredguy
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                    It's known for failing - that doesn't mean the failure is any less unacceptable. : EvilDolemite
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                      If the failure is unacceptable to you then don't buy it. No one is forcing you to buy this admittedly f... : boredguy
                      • Not all of them fail - that's the catch. : EvilDolemite
                  • If Microsoft ever acknowledged the failure rate as being anything above normal for consumer electronics I... : SenorSpine
              • i suck it up because i want to play the games, but this is kind of ridiculous : qwpeoriu
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            I won't purchase one until I feel they can provide a reliable piece of hardware. They tout the 360 as an ... : yosemiteclimber
            • I do think all consumer electronics should be held to a 1 or 2 year warranty. 90 days is kind of bullshit... : qwpeoriu
        • Anyone posting here is well aware of the mishaps with the 360's. Agree with me or not, whining at this p... : mesabo
    • You fail at the waaaaah. First off, you had way too few 'a's. Secondly, it's all caps. Third, it sh : walker270
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    I bought mine in Dec. 2007! Even worse luck than you. I had a thought about selling mine too. I love t... : ErikTehRed
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      Perhaps UPS is behind this whole RROD conspiracy... : Dave-A
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        Having worked there for years you may not be far off. : Pettytheft
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          actually that makes me wonder, did you guys buy your systems through the mail, or picked them up at brick... : Borzoi
          • I got mine from Walmart online at launch time. Fed ex delivered it and it lasted over 2 years and many ma... : sigpro
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      at least ms sends you out a coffin, we have to pack it ourselves : filthysock
      • Not anymore. They email you a UPS shipping label that you print out. You provide your own box now. : MR 9000
  • I think my first one was six months, and that was a disc drive failure. : walker270
  • mine has RRed once. If this replacement RRs I'll be selling the next replacement. : aeg1x
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  mine RROD'd last night but is acting fine now, i haven't loaded up GTA4 yet today to see what the deal is... : cpt_gloval
  • AFAIK it's always intermittent at first, but usually gets worse. I think when I had one go, it would s... : DinK
• Oh, shit. I bought mine around then, too. :| : Rice-Rocketeer
• Doh! That sucks. I just sent off my 2nd RROD brick this morning (3rd 360 so far, first one got retur... : MR 9000
• LOL : Melll
• sucks dude. i was without mine for 3 weeks total. : at0micgarden
• I have decided that if my 360 red rings I'm going to send it in, sell it and wait until Mass Effect 2 com... : mr.sleepy
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  That was a Halo 3 x360, right? Yours lasted longer than mine* * no RROD, just sound stopped working... : rosewood
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    the eiltes were the black ones with the bigger hard drive, the halo 3 ones were just pro editions with hd... : Dave-A
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      I meant Halo 3 era as in he got it when Halo 3 came out, like I got mine. : rosewood
      • "Falcon" is the version you're thinking of. I picked up a "Falcon"-era Xbox360 last Sunday because I got ... : Bold
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  As I usually do in all of these RROD posts: My launch box is still working. Never a snag, unless you co... : MacemanInTW
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    don't poke the bear >:( : Dave-A
    • It should be fucked though. My buddy dropped it trying to hook it up to his wall mounted LCD Tv the firs... : MacemanInTW
• Oh shi... : Goblin au
• Shit, that really sucks. : EvilDolemite
• that's too bad. i was aggravated when my pro rrod. my replacement worked fine for 6 months and now the... : drewroy
• I can beat that, 3 months old 2 days after I got bad company. I think my neighbors heard me yelling that ... : crazywigga

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  Dead Rising. : Pettytheft
  • Ohh, and Crackdown for sure. : Pettytheft
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  games must not require too much thought or quick reaction times, ideally. Just mind-numbing stuff that i... : bipolar
  • Lego Star Wars (great co-op, but also fun SP) Crackdown : MKCluney
  • heroin hero : Deathlove
  • Lost Odyssey will fit this bill. Also Earth Defense Force if you want more action. : Borzoi
  • Crackdown for sure. Burnout Paradise is fun. Or download and try one of the 45353 trial games and demos. : Dave-A
  • COD4 if you haven't already, that new battlefield game is pretty fun online too : filthysock
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    Rock Band/Guitar Hero are great for keeping your attention. : whistler
    • though honestly, some of the songs on there are ones you don't want to hear in a certain mood. :( thinkin... : xsoulbrothax
  • condemned 1 & 2 hitman: blood money (but that's a hard game) tomb raider: legend crackdown gta4 (you ... : qwpeoriu
  • GTA4 is exactly what you're looking for. : FushigiDenki
  • Don't neglect the XBL Arcade titles. Make sure to go nuts downloading demos when you get your Xbox. : Ely
  • Dead Rising for sure then. : Degenerate
  • Skate for sure. Crackdown too. : sixfoot6
  • Earth Defense Force, any of the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors games, Crackdown, Dead Rising (just ignore the g... : Vincent Grayson
  • Dead Rising (unlimited mindless zombie killing) Lego Whatever SKATE : locater16
  • Dead Rising, Crackdown, Earth Defense Force 2017, Stranglehold, Viva Pinata, Lego Star Wars. : mittense
• nice. retail therapy gets a thumbs up from me! : hirez
• GTA 4? : Frank_Mackey
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  Battlefield: Bad Company when you get online. Then we can have some games. : whistler
  • Bad company is a shitty single player game though. : razlebol
• Puzzle Quest is a good mindless diversion for short periods (yes you can play it mindlessly). Of course,... : unreleased
• Katamari, GRAW 2, Forza 2, All pro football 2k8, Dead rising, crackdown, all of these games can be had fo... : ryuuseki
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  I'll let others recommend games. The router you want is a WRT54GL : DinK
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    I agree with this - the Tomato firmware makes it pretty nice. : taronish
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      Yeah, I've been using it since buying one. Always works well, never a problem, only reset it when I feel... : DinK
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        I updated to 1.20 earlier in the week, and was seeing some issues but could not tell if it was the router... : taronish
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          1.20 had some problems with DNS that were posted about on here, iirc. like.. it'd just lose them until yo... : xsoulbrothax
          • this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17421724#itemanchor_17421724 : xsoulbrothax
• bah, they only had the Arcade in stock. : bipolar
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  get Ninja Gaiden 2 and unleash your fury by chopping up some ninjas : theWhite
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    And then unleash the fury by tearing your 360 controller in half and going out and buying another one. : paroxym
    • Come on now NG2 isn't that hard! : MacemanInTW
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  Are there any hack and slash action RPG'ish games? With like gear collecting and such on the 360? : stonedonkey
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    I think Crackdown is the closest to this that the 360 has. :[ : Ebu
    • Eh? There's no hacking*, slashing**, or gear collecting***. There are minor RPG elements in that your c... : DinK
  • kingdom under fire is pretty decent, and too human comes out next month : JINKY
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    Too Human seems like the closest thing to that, check the demo. : rtoth
    • Yes, this. : sigpro
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    The Conan game is a pretty good hack 'n slash, no collecting loot though. : ColoradoCNC
    • Oh yea, awesome h&s game : Ebu
• SM incoming. : edgewise
• Any update on the situation? : steelsamurai
• Stay busy. It's the best way to get over things. Also, try to pick up a hobby or two. : CrustaR
• not 360 but same family if you haven't played it : Psychonauts is always a must : WhiteHatVeteran
• I need an NCAA 09 buddy, I just got done playing for three hours, I suck. : ( : devi| dog

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• im gonna get a 8gb refurb from apple canada store for $209 to work on my DR MARIO CLONE : Chandler55
• well if work wanted me to make an iphone game, they can buy me an iphone to go along with it. : malloc
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  best electronics purchase I have ever made. I use mine daily. At least an hour a day and usually upwards ... : edgewise
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    It definitely is the same for me. First thing I do in the morning is grab a cup of coffee and the touch.... : valael
    • yep. PTI podcast every night. I wonder what damage to my psyche Wilbon and Kornheiser are doing to me whi... : edgewise
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  Retard time. How the fuck does this cheap ass piece of plastic that I assume is the "dock" attachment for... : Fred Garvin
  • it's not a dock attatchment, it's a stand so you can watch videos without holding the ipod. Plop it in si... : edgewise
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    Oh, it's a dock adapter. What a cheap ass thing to pull. Where is my freaking dock base? Oh, it's Apple, ... : Fred Garvin
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      I got one of those with my 3g, 5g, and my iPod Touch. Never felt the need to buy the actual dock, though... : valael
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        Didn't early iPods come with the dock? : Fred Garvin
        • Nope, I have a 4th gen black & white that didn't come with shit. : EvilDolemite
        • yes. up to 3G, the larger models came with a dock. : edgewise
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          Yeah and iPhones too, but not the new iPhone 3G. Do other companies include docks with their mp3 pla... : vigilante
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            No, but I didn't pay $370 for my last MP3 player. : Fred Garvin
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              How large was the touch screen on your last mp3 player? : batkiwi
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                Are you guys really defending the markup on $2.00 worth of plastic and a $1.25 connector? : Fred Garvin
                • hey..they mark up cheap products but they make up for it in pretty good tech support...quality of product... : Chandler55
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                  What I did was point out that your criticism applies to more than Apple. I did not defend what you criti... : vigilante
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                    They are just one of the most egregious consumer electronics companies when it comes to stuff like this. : Fred Garvin
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                      Like the reasonably priced xbox 360 wireless adapter? Or the reasonably priced xbox 360 addon harddriv... : batkiwi
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                        One doesn't negate the other. : Fred Garvin
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                          Are you deliberately misunderstanding? You said OH ITS APPLE as if some other company would've included ... : vigilante
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                            Come on, it's not a stretch. Apple is known for pricey accessories and updates. Sure other companies do i... : Fred Garvin
                            • It's a bias you want confirmed, my friend. I think the 360 addon examples are a pretty good comparison, a... : cdbeckman
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      don't forget the $20 update for upgraded calendar, mail, maps and stocks add ons, plus another $10 for th... : edgewise
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        You can get both for free with a little jailbreak : MrLobo
        • I'm too chicken to jailbreak mine. : edgewise
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          Weird to see a game developer advocating piracy. : vigilante
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            Is Jailbreak piracy? : Fred Garvin
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              The process no, but do you consider installing the iphone apps on an ipod without paying for them from ap... : sigpro
              • Well, I want to be able to load apps compiled on a Mac, so I assume I'd have to jailbreak unless there is... : Fred Garvin
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          Did you finally get your jailbreak working? : sigpro
          • Yeah its pretty easy once you know where to find everything : MrLobo
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        You have to pay for updates? What kind of lame shit is that? : razlebol
        • only on the ipod touch but that's because of some "accounting" reason, apparently : carnivore
        • they blame sarbane's oxley (thank enron for that clusterfuck) : afrochops
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        Man, I just bought mine. I should get that shit free. I mean it's going to come on Touches and iPhones by... : Fred Garvin
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          If you just bought it I think you do get it free, or at least they should be shipping with 2.0 firmware o... : sigpro
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            Looks like I have to pay for it. Lame. : Fred Garvin
            • 2.0 should be jailbreak tool should be out soon so if you want to wait I would recommend waiting. : sigpro
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              Hmmm, no email address on the site anywhere to see if I qualify for some kind of free update. : Fred Garvin
              • I have sent you a PM, good sir. : FPSDavid
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                lol. lololol. lol. Why would you get it for free from them? : rosewood
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                  Wishful thinking because I was told it was a V2 Touch. : Fred Garvin
                  • They did their first update 7 days after I bought my first touch. I took it back and said to fuck with... : rosewood
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              Last time they gave an in-store rebate for the upgrade. Where you buy it from? : Serpico74
              • Future Shop: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10098744&catid=25653&logo... : Fred Garvin
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        You only need to pay the $10 for the 2.0 updates which comes with the apps. : dilutedq
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          So you can't even upgrade to the 2.0 firmware w.o paying like you could with the 1.1.4? : sigpro
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            Well, you can... : FPSDavid
            • well yeah, what I meant was the 1.1.4 firmware you could download from itunes then it nagged you to buy t... : sigpro
      • if you get the 2.0 update, you get the 1.1.4 update for 'free' ... and if you buy the touch now, it comes... : Demius
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  I have a 32gb. Once I got over sticker shock I realized I will get my money out of this easily. I use it ... : phil_mckraken
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    What does the iTouch offer you at work that your computer or a cheaper iPod doesn't? : pauk111
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      seriously? Have you seen the screen for video and music selection? They're pretty damn nice. Even discoun... : cdbeckman
      • It's not like you spend all day selecting music though. If there was an iPod Touch with HDD storage then ... : nudel
• I'm really tempted to something similar. : mittense
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  Will iTunes check to make sure I have the latest firmware? : Fred Garvin
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    you can click the Check for Updates button on the Summary tab when you plug the iPod in. It should check ... : Mmmmmoo
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      Yeah, I am grabbing the 2.0 update for now, but it keeps getting to about 90% and says there is a network... : Fred Garvin
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        I paid for this update and it keeps failing on the download. WTFAPPLE? : Fred Garvin
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          hm. that i don't have an answer for : Mmmmmoo
          • It basically gets almost to 100% then I get some bullshit error about a network problem. : Fred Garvin
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          Mine choked on the restore over and over because of damn usb mobile device driver issues. Screw it just d... : phil_mckraken
          • I had to open some ports on the firewall. That seems to have fixed it so far. : Fred Garvin
• I love my Ipod Touch, but sadly it has made me want an Iphone even more. Which I'm going to switch to AT... : dilutedq
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  Did I miss the part where you talk about the game you're working on? Details. A girl's gotta know. : kevin pereira
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    2 projects, but I don't want to give too much away. 1 involving "space combat" and another possible colle... : Fred Garvin
    • You should combine the two to speed up development. : MagicWishMonkey
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  Any suggestions for automagically grabbing cover art? : Fred Garvin
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    iTunes, Advanced, Get Album Artwork : FPSDavid
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      that shit never works for me. : edgewise
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        My massive collection of music gathered when it was free and legal to get all music online* seems to not ... : rosewood
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          ripped CD's wouldn't work for me. : edgewise
          • do you keep a cover band locked up in your basement or something? : MagicWishMonkey
  • Lots for WMA and MP3 files but I'm not sure if any of the automated cover-getting tools work with AAC/ALA... : nudel
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  Gotta admit, this is a neat little toy. : Fred Garvin
  • Yessss... Turn to the dark side... : BlackCat9
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    I almost grabbed one with my stim check. Decided to wait it out for the 3g. Im totally addicted to the... : topkatz
    • Actual, pandora will link you over to itunes to buy a song. : topkatz
• i'm trying to find a new 80GB silver for a decent price. : PoopStewart
• I wish the Touch had a 3G radio. I would totally get a 3G data connection for it. : prime8
• you should have asked me, i could have sold you my one cheap : CoRDS

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  It is on the warm side, but that's OK because it's showing mood. If you blue it up it will look too cold ... : steelsamurai
  • well he was taking the picture.... : pancake humper
  • It looks fine. It is a tiny bit reddish, but as steelsamurai said, it works. : h0cake
  • agreed. if you have PS then you can try tinkering around with the saturation a bit in different parts of ... : WhiteHatVeteran
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  that guy is probably ironically drinkingPBR so you should fucking kill him next time you see him : Deathlove
  • Not only is he drinking it, he has to hulk smash the can to remind himself that he is manly. And the wri... : KxRook
• PBR BABY : gmd
• i like the way it turned out : aurealis
• I like it : Audhuml4
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  ouch, the lighting is HARSH : devnullgt
  • but yes, a bit on the warm side....nicely though : devnullgt
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    It's taken with a tiny compact camera with the built in flash. I toned down the exposure a lot actually. ... : wtf242
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      that explains it...compact camera with flash going right at the subject will do that. There's nothing you... : devnullgt
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        Hard frontal lighting can look great sometimes. There is a whole school of fashion photography that does ... : Serpico74
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          hmm really? I havent seen that . Got any links/examples? I love all things photography, so if I can find ... : devnullgt
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            Do a GIS of Terry Richardson (warming, NWS). Aside from him (since he tends to the trashy), there is tons... : Serpico74
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              It's not available in my country. :( What is it? : Super Sparker
              • The Romanek video is Criminal by Fiona Apple and the one I did is Bossy by Kelis. In both cases the main ... : Serpico74
      • yeah. too big of a pain in the ass carrying around my dslr and external everywhere. : wtf242
  • it's not the lighting : mrtony
• crop out the guy's arm completely. The lighting is too harsh, but with that cropping it'll be a great pi... : itsjames
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  Thread Hijack What you guys think of mine? http://kericomel.deviantart.com/gallery/ Ive just star... : Melll
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    I just think you need to utilize shallow depth of field better, especially in the macro shots. Other than... : devnullgt
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      Oh hmm yeah I need to get out there next week and practice up some more :D : Melll
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        It may just be a limitation of the lens. I dont know what your setup is like, but for example...this pic ... : devnullgt
        • ohh yes, I can do that too, I just need to try it, will keep this in mind, next pics will be like that! : Melll
  • http://kericomel.deviantart.com/art/Spanish-Girl-91603661 Hot but she should be wearing her seat belt! : Edges
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  Just for fun I went the opposite way and threw in a ton of green and cyan, jacked up the contrast, and de... : Serpico74
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    I actually messed with it a lot in photoshop. Here's the raw image: http://www.turnofthecrank.com/wtf/R... : wtf242
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      gimmie 5 min : Melll
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        HERE YOU GO SIR! http://kericomel.deviantart.com/art/Shack-Girl-92033668 Let me know if you like so I c... : Melll
        • too much glow : terath
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      Green is your friend. It is the only color that can be both warm and cold, depending on the other colors ... : Serpico74
      • And "cold" isn't bad. You need cold to remind you that there are warm elements in the frame. Cooling down... : Serpico74
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        green is also my worst color. I'm severely color blind :[ : wtf242
        • Oh. :( : Serpico74
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      http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20080717/6sm.jpg : Trips
      • LOL : Serpico74
      • crack is bad! : Ziz
      • HA : royalally
• Her face seems a little blown out to me : Sirus2400
• Can we get some nudes for comparison? : Poor Yurik
• It's fine, 242. My screen has the color calibrated perfectly. : CrustaR
• Looks good, maybe a bit bright. And shes pretty cute : Reeves
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  Tried to clean it up and fix the colors http://gmd.shackspace.com/2678247823_594099432d_o.jpg : gmd
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    i hate that fucking hipster shit. if you are going to go to a bar and drink tallboys of PBR i am going t... : dopeman
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      lol since when the fuck is PBR hipster? : gmd
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        here the hipster beer of choice is lonestar tallboy : wtf242
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          It's the cheapest beer you can get downtown for $4. :[ : CrustaR
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            $1 train beer at the dive by me (special applies when a train is going by) : cpt_gloval
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              That's awesome. I love the dive bar by my place because you can get decent beer for ~$3. : CrustaR
              • my favorite place in the world sells huge pitchers for $8. micros too. fantastic. : cpt_gloval
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        http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=pabst+blue+ribbon+hipster&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 : Serpico74
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          Also, Schlitz : Serpico74
          • My parents used to drink Schlitz in the 70's. : LemonJoose
        • i wish i even knew what a hipster is /old : cpt_gloval
  • It's like you're living in your own little thread and it's awesome. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?i... : spazzium
• It is on the red side, however, it still looks balanced. : Goblin au
• It is a little on the fugly side. : rosewood
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  can i get on this post processing train http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9039/r0010194rawiz6.jpg : dopeman
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    that actually looks really cool. What'd you do? : wtf242
    • 3 gradient maps, chrome, red/green, and one other that slips my mind :( also adjusted levels, contrast, ... : dopeman
• my turn! http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3796 : anthonybean
• there's too many clothes in the picture. : edgewise
• You're changing the white balance in the RAW before converting, right? The original was definitely a b... : Nixx2004
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  hay I moved some sliders too: http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9161/r0010194do0.jpg I don't piss ... : DinK
  • now that's too green : Trips
  • It's a froggy! : spazzium
  • How to edit a photo and give some jaundice. : scanline
• is that the ricoh you mentioned before? how do you like the fixed lens for taking different sorts of pict... : snicker-snack 2
• Too much clothing : stuka
• Too much cuteness. You should dial back the cute slider in photoshop a couple notches. : twifosp
• Colors look fine to me. I don't do people shots though. : afrochops
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  she's cute, did she used to be overweight? my guess is she used to be overweight : fletch_
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    lol what makes you say that? : afrochops
    • she subconsciously wants to eat her fingers : busdriver3030
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      her forearm has some extra skin that's folding over, unless she's pressing her arm against her chest pret... : xsoulbrothax
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        lol, that is muscle and connective tissue flexing, from the way she is posing her arm : PlanetPerfecto
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          her forearm's bigger than her upper arm? possibly a weird angle, but i checked how my own arm looked in t... : xsoulbrothax
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            I did the same thing too, lol. I see no signs of her being previously overweight from that photograph th... : PlanetPerfecto
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              I just got home. That girl I just barely know. Although one of those professional street photographers to... : wtf242
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                Whoa, avoid the chicks that are taller than you, bro. : FPSDavid
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                  i hung out with 2 chicks that were taller than me tonight.. and i'm 5'10'' !!! The one girl(not the one i... : wtf242
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                    Your logic is beyond me. Seriously. : [7]kami
                    • What logic? Looks like a standard ILTC post to me. : asylumn
  • The important question is, does she smoke? : ColoradoCNC
• My name is FPSDavid and I approve of your choice in womenzs. : FPSDavid
• Blow out the highlights and you can see; damn she's wearing a lot of make-up. http://www.boogaloogames... : illery
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  Crop out everything to the left of her right arm. : Sebastian-TEC
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    I like the 1:1 ratio actually. I just need to photoshop out that dude's arm : wtf242
    • This is kind of what I was getting at. 1:1 isn't bad but the first thing I noticed after looking at her w... : Sebastian-TEC
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  why do people irl get so wet to have their pictures taken? : focusdaily
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    attention whoring? I thought that was one of the must common replies here on the shack, you should know b... : GodZilly
    • must = most : GodZilly
    • take two pictures, one like in the OP and another of their feet or something. Show them the foot pic with... : focusdaily
• That dood is about to bottle you for taking a picture of his girl, run! : moneyshot