Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Aug 12, 2008 5:09am PDTSo the iPhone seems to have it's feet under it as something of a gaming platform, given that Sega's Super Monkeyball alone accounted for $3 million USD in sales. And a survey of parents cites the Grand Theft Auto series of games more troubling than porn or alcohol. Also, Microsoft and Nintendo are going at it over third party sales, though it doesn't really seem like tea reading to say that third party developers are keen to the Wii.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
a long time ago dmason gifted me HL2 ep1 since I did not have it (thanks again! :D). now I have the orange box, so I can gift HL2 and HL2 ep1 to any of you poor shackers who have not played them yet! also, anyone still need dropbox invites? post what you want here and I will come back later.
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My 6 year old daughter asks me, "Daddy, how do you spell cock?"
O_O Turns out she's trying to write down the name of this toy she wants. This thing:
http://www.hasbro.com/furreal/default.cfm?page=Products/Detail&product_id=19354
TL;DR- My 6 year old daughter loves the cock. :(
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I can't *wait* to get started... I still need some advice on a decent lens to go with it. I'll be picking up the 50mm/1.8 on everyone's recommendation, as all the shots I've seen from it have been spectacular.
I'm also looking for a non crappy "walk-around lens" in the $150 range though. Preferably something in the 20-60mm range, with image stabilization. From what I can tell the kit lens would have been perfect for me, but I just couldn't find an e-tailer with a cheap enough price on the kit w/ lens. I'm definitely open to buying used, as I'm on a budget.
Any specific lenses I should be looking into? I know $150 won't buy much in the way of fancy optics, but hopefully I can still get something decent until I can afford a pricier lens.
Thanks!
PS: I picked up the body kit for $475 shipped, after the Live.com/eBay 25% rebate. That just made it too good to pass up, which is why I only have a budget of $150 for the lens. Anyway if anyone is looking to buy a DSLR, or as a matter of fact any high priced electronic item in the near future, make sure to take advantage of this offer while you still can... google "live.com ebay cashback" for details.
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My brother is looking to buy a laptop...he just needs one for web surfing and basic computing. No gaming or hardcore PC use.
I saw this laptop on sale at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147746&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL081208&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL081208-_-Laptops-_-L0C-_-34147746 but i'm sure there are better deals out there. HALP!
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http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2008/08/12/developers-get-first-monthly-sales-report-for-apps/
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I created a league last night for the 360 version of Madden '09. I see that bagelcc is also starting a league but I am impatient. I figure why not just win in two leagues, amirite? So if your team was already taken, the league filled up before you got a chance to sign up, if you want to play in two leagues, or if you just hate bagelcc then sign up!
League name - "Shackers"
Password - "zilliox"
I will not be reserving teams! If you want to pick your favorite team then hurry up and join the league on Xbox Live. I enabled playoffs(who the fuck wouldn't?), so there will be prizes for the Superbowl winner. Right now the prizes are my used copy of Age of Conan(account not active), some Burger King Xbox game where you hide in trashcans(somebody made a game about my life?), and the dvd for WEEKEND AT BERNIES!!!!!
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Release Day Epic Playaction Santonio Holmes Move Edition
God bless uploadable online highlights. This is the future.
http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/video/180316
By the way,I won the game- my first- by one point off of a Troy Polamalu interception + runback. Beast.
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PNY 8800GT 512MB
$109.00 no mail-in rebates - straight price. Free shipping, too.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206166489&adid=17653&dcaid=17653
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http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=7528120#itemanchor_7528120
Apparently I considered starting Half-Life more than five years ago :(
I wonder if I had back then if I'd be any closer to finishing it :(
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I don't mean flash games or web browser games, I'm talking about loading up steam on your work computer or installing a PC game and playing while working.
I have a lot of downtime and our internet security is pretty slack here, so I've actually considered loading up steam and transfering my last Half-Life saved game to work so I can actually spend more time playing.
What's the likelihood I could get away with this ?
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Rock Band 2 game only being released Sept 14th.
Rock Band 2 instrument & game bundle being released October 19th?
http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=62947&v=rbs_rock_the_game_rock_band_2
http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=62752&v=rbs_rock_the_game_rock_band_2&SESSID=b2afb2a2ef30c93663d19f98f23a1864
What the fuck kind of nonsense is this?
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68.142.120.178:27019
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I've been using my apartments free weight room for awhile but that's all they have....a set of dumbbells and a bench. No cardio equipment and such. With cold weather coming, I want to be able to keep up my routine and there is a Urban Active right across the street from here. How do you like it? What do you pay a month? Did you pay some fee for signing up?
I've never officially joined a gym, I used my universities gym that was free before.
helpmewithmygymproblems.com!!!!!
I sometimes hate my job. I had an 8 month old baby die on me today. I did CPR all the way to the hospital then the docs took over. We knew it was hopeless when we first pulled up to the house but we did what we could. Here is to hoping tomorrow is a better day.
I've seen a lot of bodies but I've never had to deal with an infant. Everyone tells me it will get easier over time. I hope not. I don't want to be desensitized to children dying.
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And there is no doubt that LatestChatty.app would be less complete if it wasn't for the RROD. Thank Macroshaft for that.
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How much + healing is needed to handle Kara, Heroics of any kind, MgT regular and H and ZA decently?
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http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287316743&mt=8
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- he moved from France to be with her
- he quit smoking because she asked him to
- he wants to get married and have kids
- he got made redundant in France before he left and got a massive severance package which he is slowly chewing through as he lives in the UK, he's deliberately not working while my sister-in-law finishes her PhD and by the time she's done, he'll have no savings left and then they're planning to leave the UK, get married, etc
Am I the only person who thinks that the last point is such a majorly fucking WRONG thing to do that it kind of casts shadows over the rest of that shit? I mean, a guy being willing to sit and chew through a very healthy bank account rather than work just because a) he's not very keen on Scotland in general and doesn't want to work with people there and b) because he can, doesn't seem like a great catch to me. Is it wrong to consider this guy totally unethical by his complete lack of effort to try and retain his savings so that he can a) have a decent start for them by having a deposit for a house or something, not to mention buy her a ring etc?
My GOD this is awesome. Not only are the Red Sox killing (or were killing) Texas but the picture is gorgeous. PLUS... I now seem to have all the movie channels plus the HD ones. Massive B=====D right now. High Def Olympics, Red Sox, Transformers... there's just too much beautiful TV to watch.
I can't believe I waited so long to go HD.
Oh yeah, and I just scraped a ton of resin out of a bowl and packed it in to a nice smelly nugget. AMERICA FUCK YEAH!!!
ok, the Shack News link is a lie. >:(
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=( untouched for about 3 months.
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Interesting too reading it now, when it was written so many years ago for something dealing with computers and internets and stuff. Much like when I recently saw 2001: A Space Odyssey, for something that was not recently created it didn't feel outdated at all.
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"BP Australia has commissioned an online game where you get to drive robots around an obstacle course. Make no mistake, these are real robots. Actually they are modified versions of the Surveyor SRV-1 vehicles that are popular with research labs, and schools everywhere."
http://www.bpexplorer.com.au/
You have to wait in a cue for your turn which is about 2.5 hours right now, but it's worth it!
//Fingers Crossed
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Thankee.
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http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20080812160747.aspx
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