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  http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118230 : Kentor
  • Quite. : nevicata
• http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118297 : nevicata
• stuck on the last 4 levels :| : kill9
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  thanks for the link, somehow I've never heard of this. the very end of this made me laugh :D http://Fant... : strider_
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    hehe :) : nevicata
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      I'd make a terrible engineer hah http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118630 : strider_
      • Mine is not much better! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118297 : nevicata
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  LOL, this worked in an unexpected way: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118650 : Sailor of Fortune
  • haha! Awesome. :) : nevicata
  • hah, wtf : zehh
  • HAHAHA oh man i didn't expect that ;D : Demius
  • wow lol wth just happened there : bluewagon
  • lol A+ : eeeealmo
  • lol cannot stop laughing : H@rvester
  • Amazing. : Duffman8369
  • LMAO!!!! This Contraption just won. And it works shacker style! Haphazard, Chaotic, yet bizarrely effe... : SolrFlare
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118848 This one is amusing at the end. :) : nevicata
  • Oh shoot, lol, that knocked me over laughing. The sucker in the middle is freaking out. : zakazi
  • lol wait for it : ITcola
  • which one is it, the link doesn't take me straight there : deathofrats
  • LOL : Blucklesworth
  • hahahaha awesome : MikkleThePickle
  • Oh god I'm laughing out loud : OverloadUT
  • brilliant : c0bra
  • hahahaha. thats great :D : AMikaboshi
  • I could just hear the machine go "oh fuck it!" : kallanta
  • Brilliant! : randomjgj
  • haahaahaha, damn this physics game makes me jealous i didnt create it first : Chandler55
  • I did that -- though I couldn't get it to fling it into the goal area :( : thief
  • Hahahahahahahahahaha : mr.sleepy
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  I thought it said fantastic contraception... : mojorisen1117
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    That doesn't exist. :( : nevicata
    • dios mio :( : mojorisen1117
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  http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118783 conveyor belt of sorts : Foxhawk
  • Very cool. :) : nevicata
  • Wow, this game has so many possibilities. : Sailor of Fortune
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    My conveyer was a bit more plain Jane, but kinda fun in motion. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId... : SeaLlama
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      I suck at shacking tonight. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100876 actual link. : SeaLlama
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        OK fuck it I quit at posting tonight. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=103916 : SeaLlama
        • haha i like it, very organic : Foxhawk
        • i think this is simplistic http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119523 : AMikaboshi
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    I like the one I did: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120401 : randomjgj
    • mmm... similar to SeaLlama's... : randomjgj
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  going back to some of the earlier, easier levels and trying wacky stuff is fun http://FantasticContrap... : rgoer
  • I love this kind. brilliant. : Foxhawk
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    http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119306 :) : YamatoTwinkie
    • this is brilliant : podizzle
    • this wins : smax
  • I did pretty much the same thing: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=105942 : SeaLlama
  • I like building things that are mostly unstable but just barely work http://FantasticContraption.com/?... : zakk
  • This one is awesome: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102066 Not mine :( : Githyanki
• http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=118964 : melkore
• http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119017 : entropy
• I REALLY wish this one had worked: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119143 : mockery
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  Speaking of denied (after my shitty posting above), check out this action: http://fantasticcontraption.co... : SeaLlama
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    Hmm, that inspired me to make this and it worked: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119349 : Sailor of Fortune
    • Iteration of the same concept: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119700 : YamatoTwinkie
  • http://youtube.com/watch?v=iI-RY8ducRc : focusdaily
  • nice denial! i really thought i had this one: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=119458 : yAak
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  Naughty machine: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=111521 : drodver
  • That's oddly arousing... : SqueegyTBS
  • I like that one. : randomjgj
  • ahaha thats awesome : Reeves
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  this one i made has a great flare for the dramatic http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119302 : podizzle
  • oh my jesus christ just get up the damned stairs : felicia
  • hahaha do you love it? : podizzle
• Reminds me of phun, a physics sandbox game http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home : bolus
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  Who can beat 7.66 seconds to the top: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119403 : mockery
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    5.0 seconds with some tuning: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120019 : YamatoTwinkie
    • although I think the timing is off depending on the processor, as I'm only getting 6 seconds for your des... : YamatoTwinkie
  • A little faster: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=105450 : Githyanki
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  http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119418 my catapult : AMikaboshi
  • this fucking rules. right up there with the ballista! : Foxhawk
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  http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119458 down under solution : Foxhawk
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    haha wtf that's crazy, it doesn't work anymore. argh! : Foxhawk
    • hahaha. close but no cigar! : AMikaboshi
    • there is a bug they mention on their forums about inconsistent playbacks. it's caused by really short sti... : Joseph
  • My spin on it http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120821 : Reeves
  • Try this one: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122239 : randomjgj
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  My best work (levels 19 and 20): http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=114140 http://FantasticContr... : Nali4Freedom
  • that 2nd one is awesome : fletch_
  • mine are pretty different 19 & 20 http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95555 http://FantasticCon... : alphablu
  • Nice! : randomjgj
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  http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=119916 : mojo the helpr monke
  • better: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120126 : mojo the helpr monke
• I call this, The Batpod: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=120200 : Sailor of Fortune
• Some of my designs are really stupid. They look like things the guys on top gear would build. : rosewood
• http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119820 http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119994 : askedrelic
• Complete accident. It reached the goal while I was distracted with something else. I was just messing ... : zakk
• Hey, I made something semi-interesting!! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121038 : Reeves
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  lol, can't believe this worked: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=121038 : mojo the helpr monke
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    You posted mine! : Reeves
    • aww shiat, can't even remember the one I wanted to post lol : mojo the helpr monke
• lol, http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121373 : CoRDS
• Climbbot! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121397 : lapskaus
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  OH WTF, only now i find out you can move the thingy before you you hit go : CoRDS
  • Oh SHIT, only know I realized after you said that, that it was even possible so I just loaded it up and h... : Hello Kitty
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  Hahahah yes http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121656 : Reeves
  • You have no idea how long it took me to perfect this : Reeves
  • ha ha holy shit this must've take you an hour to build : sonicdeathwalrus
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    Mine for that level http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=121656 : action roommate
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      You know, that looks identical to his. :o : SilverSnake
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        Oops, ya. wrong link http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121630 : action roommate
        • Nice and simple. :D : SilverSnake
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    Haha another contraption http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121951 : Reeves
    • That's awesome. : action roommate
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  I managed to make wheel bullet propulsion. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121801 : Hello Kitty
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121843 I made a block for the bullet to hit to show the force. : Hello Kitty
  • nice : sonicdeathwalrus
  • LOL =] : Blucklesworth
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  DENIED! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121769 =( : action roommate
  • lol - so close. : Kniggit
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    This is too much fun http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122190 : action roommate
    • Awesome. :D : SilverSnake
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  Leonardo davinci has nothing on me... http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=121419 http://Fantast... : nientiendo
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122312 Not what I had planned... : nientiendo
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  My off-roading motor-bike wins once again http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122290 : Reeves
  • I think it works a bit better like this (added power from the middle wheel) http://FantasticContraptio... : action roommate
  • My off-roading motor-bike has a flat tire :( http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102878 : Nali4Freedom
• Flat Tire =( http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122608 : action roommate
• Wow finally finished this one. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122766 : Reeves
• Wow, Im proud of this one.. TOok a lot of fine tuning http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=122988 : Reeves
• Finally got #20! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=123085 : action roommate
• Ok, probably my favorite of mine so far http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=123504 Mars Landi... : action roommate
• reposting from last night: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=120126 : mojo the helpr monke

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  Dragonlance, the first trilogy (summer winter and spring? all i remember is it took after seasons of the ... : Demius
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    they were cool in 8th grade. they suck balls now : hamachi
    • I think i enjoy them a little more now.. : Demius
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    the story itself isn't too bad, but the writing/prose/whatever is pretty god damn atrocious. I slogged th... : strider_
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      It's a lot more fun to read if you can find the annotated version. It's interesting reading not only abou... : Vincent Grayson
      • I can see that be that quite interesting, maybe not for me so much as I was never involved in D&D .. but ... : strider_
    • Ugh. I tried to get through the first trilogy, and gave up midway through the second book. (I have a long... : Bold
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  http://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Prophecy-Belgariad-Book-1/dp/0345335511 : digital_d
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    ^^ agreed! the belgariad, the mallorean, the elenium and the tamuli - all series' by David Eddings. to... : sparhawk
    • Heheh username + post ;-) : five_percent
    • Nyaw, they're OK. Pretty pulpy. I read all of them during a month I was stuck in bed with fever and shit,... : d fluke
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  Gene Wolfe's Shadow & Claw, and Sword & Citadel. : Vincent Grayson
  • These are really great books. I still need to pick up Sword and Citadel, though. It's on my summer list, ... : Danny5225
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  Game of Thrones by George RR Martin : wtf242
  • ^^^^^^ : randomposter
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    I hear that Martin is very long winded and the series goes downhill. Is this true? : byorn
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      sortof... the last book is the only one that's been lesser in quality and that's partly because it deals ... : randomposter
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        Which is never, ever coming out. : Vincent Grayson
        • Bingo! I liked Feast for Crows, I just think his descriptions of extraneous characters, places, heraldry,... : Toth21
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        It should be noted that the arcs he deals with in the aforementioned book do in fact belong to some of th... : Modica Sol Solis
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          no, that's a theory that doesn't work so well in practice - Brienne is a fucking bore : randomposter
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            I'm pretty alright with Brienne. And Jaime : Danny5225
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              Yeah, his arc was easily the most satisfying of that entire book. : randomposter
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                Arya got BLINDED! How is that not the most satisfying part of that book?? : Toth21
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                  Cos the rest of it was shit... it'll only be cool if she becomes some blind super assassin. : randomposter
                  • And why do you believe she won't? : Toth21
          • Brienne yes. Ugh. But I lived for her scenes if only to watch Jaime's transformation. But hands-down, ... : Modica Sol Solis
• I know he's not the most respected author in some circles, but I still enjoy some of his books. For your ... : Nixx2004
• Martha Wells, Death of a Necromancer. >:( : felicia
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  Harry Potter Septology : dognose
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    I've already had the pleasure of reading these thanks Dr. Nose. : red2lucas
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      I've heard from fans (OK one fan) of the HP series that His Dark Materials is good http://www.amazon.c... : dognose
      • I absolutely could not get through those, I bought it, got past the first book and completely lost intere... : GrimmyD
• George R R Martin :( Neil Gaiman :( : SpaecKow
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  Jhereg, Steven Brust. : five_percent
  • ^^^^ right here. Fun, fun series. : Grumbeld
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  speaking of fantasy novels, Toll the Hounds is starting to get really good. The climax in this book is go... : wtf242
  • Oh shit I need to get this. : SeaLlama
  • dude check out Cry of the Newborn by james barclay it's recommended by erikson and after a really boring ... : boring gegtik
  • i need to buy this. i need someone to hire me too. : lakren
• The Malazan Book of the Fallen : Magus
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  Everything I've read by Neil Gaiman has been quite enjoyable; it's nice because he can tell a good story,... : strider_
  • oh and the Sandman graphic novel .. oh man, that is some good stuff. : strider_
• Abarat by Clive Barker. : heartsauce
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  the great book of amber; 1200+ pages in one massive collection of 10 novels. : gdestiny
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    an average of 120pp / book?? : boring gegtik
    • don't worry, 60 of those are pictures :) : sixfoot6
    • the collection paper size is a bit larger than paperback novels and the text size seems pretty small. so ... : gdestiny
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  Slight Hijack: How about sci-fi novels? Something a fan of BSG would like. : Edges
  • I've been reading the Old Man's War books. i'm down two, the third hits paper back the end of this month,... : QMS|superdave
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  I'm half way into "The Blade Itself" by Joe Ambercrombie and its fucking fantastic! : ADSliv
  • the next two books are alot better imo if you like it.. progressively so. : lakren
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  Not one bible reference?? WTF SHACK!?!?! : Phreakin
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    Even if we went there, it'd be a pretty shitty novel. Too much fluff, far too many narrative styles, etc. : Vincent Grayson
    • And there are whole sections where they just explain where characters came from - I swear its like a shit : SpaecKow
• The Diablo novels are quite good. Every book is a finished story, the characters are realistic, and th... : madspacemarinemustdie
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  Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, Deverry Cycle (starts with Daggerspell) by Katharine Kerr, The : woddemandred
  • LMB's Vorkosigan Saga series is amazing, and I don't normally like scifi : boring gegtik

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• agree'd. : swoopx
• now watch Point Break if you hadn't already if you have and I'm wasting my time.... *points gun to ... : randomposter
• One of the best movies I saw last year, just awesome. : Serpico74
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  PUNCH. THAT. SHIT. : trOmblyj
  • \m/ : Serpico74
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  Shit just got real. : jimmy_legs
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    AAAAAHHHHHHH *gunshot* *gunshot* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *gunshot* *gunshot* : Skoal^Fyfan
    • Was him rolling on the ground like that not the funniest bit in a movie all year? Damn. : jimmy_legs
• Watch it again. It is better. You realize almost every thing brought up or said in the first part of the ... : uglysad
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  I didn't think this movie was as funny as the shack made it out to be :( : Thomas Hace
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    you are just broken : hamachi
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      I watched it with my girlfriend. Maybe I oughta watch it again by myself... : Thomas Hace
      • you should give it another chance. let it slowly build and then lay on the funny : hamachi
  • Thats because you are dead inside sir. : Solstice
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    Chances are that you probably think Larry the cable guy is funny : ovrlrd
    • negative : Thomas Hace
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    I turned it off after maybe 20 minutes. : bling1bling
    • I'll be honest, I was getting ready to. However, I have some kind of OCD that when I start watching a mov... : zerog83
    • That may have been the dumbest thing you have ever done. : rosewood
    • You didn't like how Ledger played the joker. That says it all. : jayacheess
    • you should at least watch the last 20 minutes of the movie. so awesome : dantastic
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    i think so, shaun of the dead was better. hot fuzz just dragged on too much : mindshot
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      Okay so 20 minutes more is too much? To be honest those 20 minutes extra were all action, so how could th... : ovrlrd
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        well i wasnt talking about the end, all the time leading up to the end just seemed to drag on besides the... : mindshot
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          I just don't understand what dragged on? Was it the fact that they made you wonder about the killer for t : ovrlrd
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            maybe it deserves another viewing, I may have not of been in the mood or something haha. btw, i bought it... : mindshot
            • Well there is nothing wrong with not liking it, but I think the shack hype was mostly correct here. : ovrlrd
            • I am having that same trouble and need to watch it again to judge it fairly. I love Shaun of the Dead, b... : dognose
        • What part dragged on, the part where it was being fucking hilarious? : Serpico74
  • same here was more or less a drama with 20 minutes of action at the end. : -=kodiak=-
  • It definitely wasn't as good as the zombie one : Goncyn
  • Yeah, I was dissapointed - it really plodded along, and I'm uusually not motivated to watch a "mystery" a... : andre GiANT
  • Moar like "Thomas Hace Funnay". : Ride-My-Rocket
• AAAAAHHHH!!!! *shoots into air* : Dschinghis Khan
• Best. Movie. Ever. : dravalen
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  I (and almost everyone that borrowed it from me) love that movie. Funny as fucking hell. : MacemanInTW
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    It's even better after watching Shaun of the Dead. Quite a few little nods to that flick. :) "Whats ... : MacemanInTW
    • lol yeah, the whole fence jumping thing was just hilarious, especially the last one! : zerog83
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      I wonder if it's gonna be in the third film :) That's gonna be like 2010 I think, but they're working on ... : K1Bond007
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        I heard they were working on a sci fi script for their next one. : deathofrats
        • This should be fun. : MacemanInTW
        • I don't think we should go through that Asteroid field Whats the matter? Never heard of a shortcut? : K1Bond007
        • Yeah, I believe that's what I've heard as well. It's called "World's End", for the record. : Vincent Grayson
• I'm going to watch this now, even though I had plans to put in Gotham Dark Knight on Bluray. : Sailor of Fortune
• It's fantastic, but weaker than Shaun of the Dead, imo. Of course, neither are as wonderful as Spaced. : Vincent Grayson
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  I tried to watch it with my brothers but they got so impatient with it and complained to the point that I... : vynn
  • your brothers suck. : trOmblyj
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  yarp? : Deathlove
  • narp? : bad_fish
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  Help! What movies did you all notice that were explicitly referenced? My friend and I were thinking of d : gnomish
  • You should watch Point Break and Bad Boys 2 twice. : rosewood
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    Shaun of the Dead (the 'shortcut' sequence) : trOmblyj
    • The Ice cream brand too. : Sailor of Fortune
    • There were actually a ton of little things, not just that. I'd have to watch again to check. : MacemanInTW
  • Romeo+Juliet? : bad_fish
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    The HDDVD (and I think the 3 disc DVD) has a cool pop-up feature that tells you all the references. : Vincent Grayson
    • Wow. I will definitely look into this. Thanks! : gnomish
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    I found a huge list stolen off of another site. Some of them seem ridiculous but here it is... (LONG POST : uglysad
    • Spoofs Jaws (1975) - During the bazaar Sgt. Angel is looking at the citizenry in a manner of Chief Br : uglysad
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      Why didn't you just link to the IMDB page that list came from? Heh... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425... : Nixx2004
      • Honestly, Because I wanted to use the shacktags : uglysad
    • this isn't really references in the intended sense, this includes DVDs seen on a rack for fucks sake : randomposter
  • What about video game references? I wondered whether the scene with the NWA at the castle, sat round the ... : rock elf
• The piece of building falling onto that guy was the best murder death kill I think i've ever seen. : historyinthemaking
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  Great! Now watch Run Fatboy run :) : Lizilla
  • err yeah it has the same actor, but that's about where the similarities end. : red2lucas
• I love the cameos in it, Peter Jackson and Cate Blanchett, doncha know. : Wiimope
• By the power of Grayskull! : Altanar
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  The writing in that movie is so sharp. Almost every line is in there for a reason, and if it doesn't make... : rock elf
  • Crusty Jugglers! : trOmblyj
• My wife watched that movie last year at Quakecon while we were in the BYOC line on Wednesday night. Now ... : mrwolf710
• I noticed the second time through that just about everyone in the town has a name that ends in -er : Omaha

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• do you have a wider pic of that lizard? would make nice wallpaper :D : GloriousCow
• frozen salmon burgers : askedrelic
• I had steak and potato soup. http://www.shopfoodex.com/images/05100000568.jpg : DrillBit
• http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/babys_first_internet/08bfi.php Just kidding, it's coo : Nixx2004
• i don't understand, where is the pepperoni? : ejectorpod
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  242, we have been getting a lot of geckos in our apartment lately. They are silly creatures. : CrustaR
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    there are literally 1000s of them in my back yard. all over the place. I think they like all my plants : wtf242
    • the critter you posted is an anole, we have greens and cuban browns here by the jillions in florida, be h... : Joseph
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  what kinda camera do you have? : Trips
  • An ancient Canon 10d with a 24-70L 2.8 lens : wtf242
• I don't have pics but I had some large prawns and stuffed them with a dungeness crab chipotle mustard mix... : fry975
• the worst pad thai ever. Fuck it was gross. Good thing I was drunker than amy whinehouse on a ... well am... : Morgin
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  I still feel like I'm struggling to get my dough thick enough and crusty enough in the middle... I think ... : randomposter
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    what temp are you cooking it at? I cook mine at 550(after 1 hour of preheat) for 5~ minutes : wtf242
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      I preheat for 30mins... that's probably part of the problem, then I cook at max 250 (482) for anywhere fr... : randomposter
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        also... are you always leaving it overnight for the yeast? I tend not to do that. : randomposter
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          yeah definitely.. but that's mostly for taste... you should be still getting your crust fully cooked. May... : wtf242
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            oh it's thin enough, I'm often worried it's going to tear... I'm probably missing a crucial thing. : randomposter
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              are you cooking it on a pizza stone? I prehead with my stone in the oven : wtf242
              • yeah, pizza stone. : randomposter
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  hot dogs. 88 cents a pack hot dogs. I gotta admit, I bought them out of curiosity .. I noticed on the pac : strider_
  • You are very manly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Burnt microwave pizza, old salad that was turning mushy. not yum : cannelbrae
  • burnt microwave za old salad turning mushy cannel brae not yum : Kentor
  • wheres the pics : megarust32
• homemade pasta sauce with fresh peas and spicy sausage. i have no pictures. : dahanese
• No pictures but I pan fried some pork chops for a couple minutes on both sides, put some pecans on top, a... : boarder2
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  GF is out of town so I ate gummy bears and a protein shake. : socksta
  • hopefully she's coming back soon otherwise you may starve to death : strider_
• 1 x http://www.shoplet.com/office/limages/AVTSN3353_1_1.JPG : mojo the helpr monke
• california tortilla burrito im getting fat again ; \ : arizona bay
• bagel with schrimp salad and lighlty smoked ham... mmmmm : gummijoh
• My gf is away so I looked in the freeer and found 4 bags of chips / potatoes with just a handful of chips... : jbury
• I did not have dinner so imagine a picture of nothing. : Evil Benius
• damn that looks like my kind of pizza : dantastic
• Vegetarian burrito at an Irish pub in Chengdu China. It was actually pretty good. : yourGarbageMan

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  Posted this before, but here is my fave intro. LoK: Soul Reaver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFiLNc... : mechanicalgrape
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    I remember loving this on the Dreamcast. : CrabsJarrard
    • as do I. It was fun exploring the environments, they really had some unique construction. Shadowman wasn'... : focusdaily
  • Good stuff. I loved pretty much all of the games in the series. : MacemanInTW
• This ones better imo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp6Dai3QpY8 Although the game wasn't all that gre... : sanchez
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  I still gotta go with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45f11Bqb83c : Ajax
  • your ass would be grass if you were a Porsche test driver and burned a 911 Turbo that hard :( (we all ... : Postal
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  lies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk : GloriousCow
  • I miss mech :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at9hxU864Fg : loboca
  • THERE we go, i was waiting for mechwarrior 2 >:( : xsoulbrothax
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    There was one in another mech game that was just as cool. I can't remember which game it was, but it migh... : Marauder IIC
    • Mechwarrior 3 maybe? http://youtube.com/watch?v=nm76b8tzzWI : nephilem
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    best game soundtrack behind TA ever : hobosapien
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      i offered before, but i can probably rip the whole soundtrack to mp3 if it's needed and not illegal someh... : xsoulbrothax
      • no need to, the battletech wiki has it http://sarna.net/files/index.php/media/audio/music/soundtracks/... : Marauder IIC
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZ2ibvZb2Q Was always a fan, even though it was one of my least favorite... : breadsticks
  • I was wondering how long it'd be before this popped up. : Vincent Grayson
  • this game needed Voice acting so i could REALLy get into it : X-GOUKI
  • This is my favorite intro of the series (albeit quite simplistic, the music completely sets the tone): h... : Rasnowl
  • I agree with this guy. If FF VIII did anything right, it was incredible CG. : raija
  • That might be my favourite game song of all time. It was so powerful at PLAY, I couldn't believe it. : SeaLlama
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  Original Panzer Dragoon was pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6dVdfIgEk I remember watchi... : Turd Ferguson
  • Yeah, I remember even showing it off to my parents. My dad laughed when he saw the actual gameplay graphi... : hohoh0
  • i was just watching this the other day. : skryte
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  #1 Forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tMFIA6Dy0 : H@rvester
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    ^^ bingo, this wins. : SolrFlare
    • Although, if you allow all intros, not just FMV, this one wins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kPXdtz_c... : SolrFlare
  • Live Action for the Win. Also angry Einstein was scary. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Ahh Westwood, a company that could do something no other dev has managed to do before or since: make an r... : locater16
  • Wow, that put a smile on my face right as it came up. The memories! : chungathebunga
  • Absolutely : ifallible
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  I've always been a fan of this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxrpyv8SNS4 i remember when my dad... : X-GOUKI
  • 100% agreed. Everyone else here is wrong. : kallanta
  • This is what I was going to post. I could never pick a 'best CG intro' but when someone says that this a... : Begawkiness
  • lol, that was good. : focusdaily
  • Haha agreed. I had this song in my playlist for a long time. : Ojalo1982
  • I completely forgot about that. Haha wtf, that's really terrible. : pigvomit
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  Thief- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY I still get shivers from this one. : SirX
  • I'm gonna have to go ahead and agree with ya here. : NastyJack
  • I always liked Thief 2 better then #1. Great story/villain. : AMikaboshi
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  Panzer Dragoon Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6dVdfIgEk : madspacemarinemustdie
  • Also, Full Throttle? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PktBJ6HpNJQ : madspacemarinemustdie
• No, the skate. one is the best intro ever: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6mcdfKh2lMs : Magus
• i remember this as being awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3guaqAj5EVM music's emu'd badly in tha... : duderonomy
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdKksI_Fhk : Solstice
• Actually, best intro ever http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z8-dipscKg4 not really, but the game did star Denn : SolrFlare
• out of this world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4gO9sR7zs : industro
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bk1Z1KAOLA I dont believe this was the actual intro but it still gets ... : fr0x
  • +1 so awesome : TheQuad
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  Isn't FMV alway live action be definition? : Fred Garvin
  • no? : GloriousCow
  • I think anything that isn't rendered real-time is considered FMV. : YamatoTwinkie
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  I remember being floored by the Metal Gear Solid intro back in the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8... : SeaLlama
  • that makes me want to press start. : skryte
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khIWdolT9xY : ballystix
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    Downright poetic. For a... rather different mood: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vdJVyfDuc_g : Johnny Law
    • This one's always been my favourite. I used to start new games just to watch that movie. : Arceihn
• Was sure this was going to be Wing Commander III : Mondo
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  Just the music alone. .. : ADSliv
  • indeed :) : ZeroSignal
• This is one of my favorites: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=by9YJp_Sn_w The music is great (Incubus - N... : GodZilly

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  Never saw that movie but I was like "Yeah, that dude! Aw shit are they gonna off him in the first scene?! : Odoyle
  • Yeah, he was blind in contact. Also, I loved the fact that he was in such a small part - he added some w... : trOmblyj
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  how about Anthony Michael Hall as the news anchor? The movie was filled with cameos. : byorn
  • i thought he looked familiar but i thought his face was too skinny to be him : dantastic
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  Yup, actually, I read somewhere that it was Nolan's tip of the hat to Heat. : disposition
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    thought the interrogation was more of a nod... but anyway. : randomposter
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      Considering there was no interrogation scene in Heat... : lodit
      • but more of the nemeses facing off against each other over a table... but anyway. : randomposter
    • Both scenes were homages to Heat. The interrogation scene was based on the showdown in the diner and they... : BlackCat9
• That was one of my favorite parts of the movie. He was fucking bad ass. : wykd
• I did the reverse. I only finally got around to seeing Heat last week. : kallanta
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  How about Bat Manuel *flaps cape* as the Mayor : Turd Ferguson
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    Anyone know why he wore eyeliner? : pigvomit
    • chicks dig it? : Turd Ferguson
    • looks like his normal eyes, he's like that in Lost too. : barichnikov
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      He didn't. That's what he actually looks like. : mechanicalgrape
      • that's fucking hilarious... it's actually distracting how bad they look. : randomposter
    • that actor wears eyeliner in every part he plays for some gay reason : virus
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  I thought the banker was http://www.foxnews.com/images/1306/21_61_colmes_alan_320.jpg : rosewood
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    Wow, they really do look alike. : pigvomit
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      Except Fichtner looks like a badass. : h o s t i l e
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        Diet Christopher Walken. : heartsauce
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          Could Christopher Walken works as The Riddler? : rosewood
          • hahaha, totally! Riddle .. ME thi-IS. : gakera
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  He's an amazing actor.. I remember him most from Contact but he's been in some awesome movies. : Demius
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    he was a gay police officer selling amway in "GO" : whereiwannab
    • I don't think he was gay. He had a wife. : cornchak
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  I just spent the last year working with him on the set of prison break, we even went to dinner a few time : klearlyunseen
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    you worked with AGENT MAHONE? that is bad ass : podizzle
    • indeed that is badass : supermonkeyballz
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  I saw the movie tonight finally... IMAX theater looked like it was sold out still. I enjoyed the film : steelsamurai
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    I with you here. I liked the movie and most of the characters. I liked Bruce Wayne, but man I hate batman... : bundy
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      eyes: sometimes the eye makeup gets to me, like running off to do a quick change to fight the Joker, and ... : steelsamurai
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        Of all things.. eye makeup? lolol : lodit
        • There is actually quite a bit of eye makeup related complaining in this thread. I hate you guys. : SockMonkeh
        • IMAX screen, on a closeup makes his eyes bigger than a person. Can't help it. : steelsamurai
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    If TDK is an 8.5 what movie scores in the 9? This should be interesting. : socksta
    • Also, Batman wears a voice changer on his throat to hide his identity and scare his enemies. It makes sen... : socksta
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      after writing that, I checked the wiki page on it, says the average score from the critics in Rotten Toma : steelsamurai
      • What were your feelings on Aaron Eckhart's performance? Maybe I'm just being contrary because Heath is (j... : Serpico74
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        The Joker immediately after walking out on Two-Face starts blowing up the hospital, so how does Two-Face : Hello Kitty
        • Your second point is the only thing in the film that really bothered me. : Serpico74
      • I disagree with everything you wrote except for Maggie G, I have no clue why she was cast her face looked... : socksta
      • I can agree with most of this.. : bamb
    • I'd give the movie an 8.5 or 9 personally. It's a bubble that's about to pop and settle back down to its... : thief
  • I liked Batman's voice :( Especially when he gets all up in peoples' faces like with Scarecrow in the fi : Poor Yurik
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  It was deliberate, I think. Nolan specifically said that entire sequence was inspired by Heat. : K1Bond007
  • The entire film was actually. : lodit
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    yea wikipedia agrees : Chandler55
    • that's because K1Bond007 went in there and made it say that : Home Nugget
  • music sounded the same also from what I remember : stgdz
• Yeah. I loved that bit. : brickmatt
• Checking it out in a few hours at Imax, hope it's good I am a picky bastard and all : abrasion
• I thought, Hey! It's the official representative in a summer blockbuster guy : dodob
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  Questions: What was the purpose of the Scarecrow at the beginning of the movie? Why was he running free : fishbone
  • 1) And the end of the Batman Begins, they mention that Dr. Crane (Scarecrow) is still free, and Batman sa : treefingers1
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    Scarecrow didn't seem to act different than in the first movie did he? Joker lied. : vigilante
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      agreed on the 2nd count : reverend~heresy
      • i dont get whats so hard to understand about point 2, a lot of people are seeming to ask that question : oHnOES
    • Re: The Scarecrow, it just seemed a bit out of place and tacked on to have him in a quick scene at the be : fishbone
• Are people actually spamming 1 ratings on the Godfather? It's down to 3rd and Shawshank at 2? : dael

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  Anyone want to advise me on buying a Macbook? Does anyone know when/if I could return it if they announce... : Jonathan
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    Can't just wait to see what's new? : Lone Swordsman
    • Well August would be good programming time for me. I can wait but I wouldn't get as good a block until Ch... : Jonathan
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    you get either 14 days or 30 days I forget which... call an apple store and find out for sure. : MoreVespeneGas
    • Do I have to buy it from them or can I get it from Amazon? : Jonathan
  • new MacBooks arrive in late September; if you can, wait, since they'll involve a major redesign. : Postal
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  iPhone Remote App How do I add a library from a second computer? I'm trying to get my laptop hooked up... : re4ctor
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    there is a settings option on the remote app to add another library : maulla
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      yeah, it gives you the 4digit code. problem is itunes isn't letting me enter it so it can connect. : re4ctor
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        You sure you have the latest version of iTunes and it's connected to the same network? It should find the... : ovrlrd
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          itunes is version 7.7.0.43 and they are both connected to my home wifi. : re4ctor
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            I was having problems connecting to both my itunes libraries earlier today so I just unplugged my router ... : freshyk
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              just tried my desktop and it still works. then I tried to add a library but it sent the code to my deskto... : re4ctor
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                ok, I plugged my laptop into ethernet and it works.. weird that I can't do it over wifi... : re4ctor
                • check firewall settings? that fixed my connection issues... : crotchbat
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  Hey, that was my idea, not his! : DianeOfTheMoon
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    He got the inf because he posted. Share next time! : brickmatt
    • He lives here and I just visit. ;p I don't think I could out post him on anything neat and interesting... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  I'm in the middle of doing a total rewrite of my streamer and I think I'm going to make it usable via the... : zakk
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    The remote stuff is very cool, and I've about sold my wife on buying some airport express love and speake... : brickmatt
    • Be warned that Airport Expresses (probably) don't work with UPnP devices. : Lone Swordsman
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  I didn't mention that to get it to work, you'll have to get the Airport Expresses to either join your wir... : BlackCat9
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    How good are Airport Extremes as main routers? : brickmatt
    • The two routers I had before I got an Airport Extreme blew for reliability. They'd drop every day it seem... : BlackCat9
    • Fucking horrible shit. : rosewood
    • Terrible. Express good, extreme bad. : Serpico74
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      I been using one since November. it's been perfect. : ]pm[chem
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        sheesh, I lost a helping verb there. : ]pm[chem
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          I blame your POS router : rosewood
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            since I'm in a hotel in another city right now, that won't work :p : ]pm[chem
            • They are using one too. : rosewood
    • bad bad bad : virus
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      There's no web interface. I know you like to do things your own way, Apple, but... come on :( : crummynz
      • Not by default, but you can enable it. Of course, that requires being able to get in to configure it in t... : BlackCat9
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    what specific setting does your base router need to support in order to do this? : FrayLo
    • also fucking shit based on that last thread i posted in MD i am thinking about an iMac : FrayLo
    • I want to know this as well. : brickmatt
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  look at brickmatt. look at him. look. : genjuro
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    MEIN AUGEN IST KAPUTT!!!!!!! : hardfl1p
    • OH MEIN GOTT HOLT EINEN DOKTOR!! SCHNELL!! : Lightbulb
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  My Nokia E71 is going to make your iPhone cry. : sr71photo
  • The E71 looks so awesome. If I were more interested in a business and productivity focused phone then I'd... : freshyk
  • somehow I doubt that : derelict515
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    The E71 is a blackberry replacement. The e71 and iphone shouldn't even be in the same phone category. : loboca
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      Well they are BOTH phones. : sr71photo
      • That 320/200 screen will be so sexy for web browsing and video. : socksta
  • lol : klearlyunseen
  • hahahahaha : Bantis
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    hit the web on it using the stock browser... then get back to us :) : Postal
    • the browser on my nokia is just fine (not en e71 though, the n95) and the iphone browser doesn't exactly ... : moshman
• It hurts my brain to think that you actually like something. IT IS NOT RIGHT. : Clay
• yeah that idea pretty much owns : FrayLo
• A rare brickmatt post! : CrustaR
• There's a program called Signal I use to control Winamp remotely through my iPhone. You have to keep thi... : pwnage1232
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  I've got an extra 802.11g airport express that I'll sell you for $50 if you need one. : haiku
  • Oh, nice. : brickmatt
• There's an awesome app called Airfoil that provides Airtunes functionality in software between two comput... : peanut-
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  sheesh, that's an insanely expensive remote controlled music PC... Did yall not know phones with remote... : paravis
  • Yeah, I knew that. How come you haven't noticed how much ass they suck? : vigilante
  • Paravis with iphone criticism, I for one am shocked : geedeck