Morning Discussion

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  Didn't they cut like 90 mins from the film : NukemFornever
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    I don't know, but the director was bagging on Fox a week before the titles release saying that the final ... : breadsticks
    • Design by committee is always a sure way to end up with a shitty final product. : MagicWishMonkey
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    I dunno. The directors cut of this movie could probably be the best movie ever. It's kinda like Equilibri... : mr.sleepy
    • yea some of the reviews i've been reading say that the first half or maybe 2 thirds is actually pretty go... : johnny rotten
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      So I'll wait for the directors cut and not bother with the theatrical shitfest, yes? : gakera
      • Good call. It's like they had a decent movie up until the last ten minutes when they decided to throw in ... : Totenjaeger
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        there may not even be a proper directors cut. From what I read the studio stepped in pretty frequently du... : Prozium
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          That's sad to hear. There was a lot of potential there, it seemed like the director was one of the few p... : nurglich
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            yeah, I think the same thing is happening to the new punisher movie. I haven't heard anything but word is... : Prozium
            • That really pisses me off. I know it's possible to make comic book/fantasy/sci-fi movies that a movie sn... : nurglich
    • Unless he's doing reshoots I don't think there will be a director's cut. From what I remember the directo... : TrptJim
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  The director pretty much disowned that film before it even got released, something along the lines of it ... : lightly inclined
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    Ya, folks not liking Fox right now. The guy who did Dark City says he'll never work with Fox again and S... : breadsticks
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      What movie did Alex Proyas do with Fox? Was it I, Robot? Because Dark City was New Line. : action wombmate
      • Garage Days: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280696/ : Super Sparker
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  shaky cam is the worst fucking thing ever to happen to hollywood : SockMonkeh
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    But used effectively is good. Bourne 1, 2, 3 and Cloverfield are a testament to that. : cause&effect
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      It was pretty crappy in Bourne 2 and 3 and the only reason it worked in Cloverfield was because the whole... : SockMonkeh
      • I disagree. I thought it worked pretty well in Bourne 3. : aaarrrgh
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      Bourne 1 was good shakycam. #2 was okay and #3 was borderline bad. Cloverfield was all over. Sometimes it... : ConfusedUs
      • Bourne 1 didn't really have "shakycam". : action wombmate
      • Well, at least in Cloverfield there was a reason for it. Nobody needs shaky cam when looking up stuff on ... : Totenjaeger
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      Thats funny, Bourne 1,2 and 3 are a testament to it not working... : loboca
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        I think they're just a testament to you not liking it. There are plenty of us that understand & apprecia... : action wombmate
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          If I wanted to imagine all the action I would read a book. : SockMonkeh
          • I don't know how to explain it without getting overtly artsy-fartsy about it. However, I know it wouldn'... : action wombmate
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          There are people who understand and appreciate poop art, too. : omnova
          • I have to admit I loved the poop level of Castle Crashers. : SockMonkeh
          • Tell me more about poop art. : action wombmate
    • No. The movies would have been better without them. : TrptJim
    • Bourne is ok because the fighting style was so rough. It could have been toned down in 2 though. : byorn
    • Bourne 3 was a very good movie, but it would've been even better if they had toned down the ridiculous sh... : SenorSpine
    • no shakey cam in Bourne 1. I thought Bourne 2 had a little too much to the point of making some of the f... : johnny rotten
    • I didn't notice it in 1, 2 seemed to have just the right shake to it, 3 was too much. : the_burd
  • Fuck shakycam. I hate it everytime I see it. This is a CAMERA, not my personal view. Stop treating movies... : avatar_58
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    Agreed. What amazes me is after the Matrix came out and everyone said "ooh, the fight scenes were so good... : Dynotaku
    • Yup. They realized that it was tough to make their actors good fighters. : byorn
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  Read reviews about movies before you go, everyone knew it was a giant steaming pile of shit and the endin : jingletard
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    http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/ unfortunately. : NukemFornever
    • Rebuttal http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080825l.php I really liked the art direction in the second mo... : djkenohki
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  It seemed to me the movie was trying very hard to be Children of Men, but they added a bunch of pointless : nurglich
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    i loved the setting for the first part of the movie : Joseph
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      I completely forgot about THE MAP. Oh damn, I just about lost it that was so cool. : nurglich
      • oh shit! that was sweet : Mr.Fusion
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    Yeah I really loved the environments and technology, the contrast between the high tech vertically-built ... : Mr.Fusion
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      oh and APC that Vin Diesel is forced into at the beginning had those awesome virtual windows with nigh/th : Mr.Fusion
      • I shouldn't be reading the spoilers in this subthread, it's making me hard. : Finestaut
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  It might be a Kingdom of Heaven type event. They take the movie out of the directs hands and hack it up ... : Crimsonbeak
  • I still need to see that. I think I'll check it out today actually. : nurglich
  • It sounds like that's less the case here...I think the director said that only 15 minutes or so of stuff ... : Vincent Grayson
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  Batman Begins' fight scenes were too close-up and too shaky cam. This wasn't the case with The Dark Knigh... : Mr.Tactics
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    Yeah but in my opinion the fight choreography was far better in Batman Begins. : Rotten Deadite
    • Shame it went to waste slightly due to said camera use. : Mr.Tactics

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  There are so many. Unlocker: Because no process should tell me when I can and cannot delete shit. htt... : ieGod
  • One more! Link Shell Extension: Allows creation of hard links between files/folders across NTFS http:... : ieGod
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    A much more powerful and comprehensive version of the Startup Control Panel is AutoRuns from Microsoft/Te : Strabo
    • Incredible. Thank you! : ieGod
• strokeit. I've used it for so long and for so many different things I have a hard time navigating a deskt... : pyide
• free launch bar : crappypants74
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  Launchy is not used enough. : SpaecKow
  • Launchy is awesome. Vista's searching start menu is cool but no where near as useful. : Horn
  • Another vote for launchy here. I love it. Being able to launch applications from the keyboard in a few st... : ErikTehRed
  • A vote for Launchy from me. I have trouble using computers without this now. It's just so easy to hit a... : Aragoat
  • Oh shit thanks, never would have heard of it otherwise. It's pure awesomeness! : Penis Brittle
• you rock fry, i've wanted this on my work computer for a long time for the very same reason (i'm constant... : mindfk
• Taskbar shuffle is so awesome. Moving stuff in the taskbar should have been built into windows. : freshyk
• Irfanview : Slowtreme
• Same one. I love taskbar shuffle. : action roommate
• TightVNC : geedeck
• I love how you seem to care that something is free when you constantly have newsleecher running. : sammyl
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  Wow that's awesome. I use Folder Size: http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/ : Freon
  • This^^^^ : yosemiteclimber
  • Oh man that is awesome. : SatansFist
  • This is great ^_^ : slacko
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    too bad it doesn't work on vista :( : dromo5
    • Directory Opus shows folder sizes and works on Vista, FWIW. : nudel
• WinSCP? : c0bra
• this is pretty hot and the +inf is deserved : electroly
• I love this app. I'll move the taskbar buttons during presentations, and act like it's no big deal. : elwood00
• cheggit : heuristic
• taskbar shuffle doesn't work in x64 (it's written in delphi). TaskIx is a great replacement! http://t... : factor27
• jkdefrag is a great free defragging program, but i think a lot of people know about it jkdefrag gui is... : spaceless
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  slickrun, niftywindows, autohotkey : dael
  • And of course Total Commander. It actually has built in as features what some of the apps in this thread... : dael
  • AutoHotkey is pretty sweet. Before I got girder and wrote my own programs I used it along with WinLIRC fo... : ieGod
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  Shared Computer Toolkit SteadyState http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/d... : electroly
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    is this actually free? I just cant imagine something this powerful would be free from MS : epit
    • totally 100% free and awesome. i can't recommend it enough. : electroly
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    very cool : [fry]
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      you can delete every unlocked file in the windows directory and reboot and it'll come right up. i've sav... : electroly
      • and i let them use IE6 because who gives a shit : electroly
  • ooh very nice : yosemiteclimber
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    SteadyState blows if you keep changing stuff in the windows drive like installing programs. Every time yo... : mista mista
    • yeah, it's a tradeoff. i forget to switch it off sometimes and i'll have to redo some system changes, bu... : electroly
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    Are users still able to create create and edit files (like excel, word etc) in this or will it all vanish... : slacko
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      it only wipes the C: drive, so if you put the user profile on the D: drive (they supply tools for doing t... : electroly
      • That's awesome. : slacko
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  Is there a free app that works in vista that would allow me to have the java server prompt and java cmd t... : Frozen Pixel
  • powermenu http://www.abstractpath.com/powermenu/ : Draugluin
• SpaceMonger and Flexible Renamer and Process Explorer : OverloadUT
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  WinDirStat: http://windirstat.info/ : yosemiteclimber
  • Bump for WinDirStat : Jiven
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  As a slight hijack, what do people consider "must have" apps when they do a fresh install of windows. I j... : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Firefox Launchy Textpad Digsby In that order. : Horn
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    7zip Foxit Reader Winamp Pidgin Firefox (or Chrome!) Steam Daemon Tools or some other image mountin... : DrWaffles
    • this is pretty close to my list except I don't use pidgin or VLC. : deject
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    i thought i already helped you with this, you buttfuck. what, my advice is no good to you? am i some kind... : SockMonkeh
    • I posted this first. :P : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    VLC CCleaner Irfanview CDBurnerXP Steam :P : magistersmax
    • And 7-zip. : magistersmax
  • Firefox Steam Avast! D-Tools GOM Player Winamp utorrent Foxit Freedownloadmanager : Sailor of Fortune
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  Slight Thread Hijack: Anyone know of a free bandwidth monitoring tool that will track how much data i ... : NodTerrorist
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    netmeter, which i mentioned in my post, keeps track of daily, weekly, and monthly data usage as well as s... : [fry]
    • i might actually end up using this if i can train myself to alt+whatever : [fry]
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  strokeit. mouse gesture program http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/ xpadder. maps keyboard and mouse key... : mista mista
  • forgot xplorer². Windows Explorer with 2 windows open in the same window. Free version only allows 2 ... : mista mista
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  WinMover. Do you hate resizing windows via the corners, or moving windows via the titlebar? Install thi... : DrWaffles
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    o'rly? : [fry]
    • You can also bind keys to: Minimize Maximize Restore Close Send to back : DrWaffles
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    I'm in the same boat. I use NiftyWindows however. Right mouse button resizes and moves windows, based o... : dael
    • Woah, it's got plenty of features. More than I'll ever probably use, though! : DrWaffles
• your not a whore . . .you're a damn freak : fuzzydamnit
• Symptom: When you click Play All in the Music or Videos folder Common Tasks, nothing happens. Cause: T : Marauder IIC
• SequoiaView : megarust32
• PuTTY - SSH, Telnet, etc. Notepad++ - Free text editor with lots of features MP3Tag - Music file taggin... : ErikTehRed
• I like www.statbar.nl myself Ram, CPU and network activity at a glance : Cygnus X-1
• Oh fuck why did you tell me about this app now I'm gonna spend at least 10 minutes a day organizing my ta... : DOOManiac
• At this point, Chrome. : sukabljat
• Seconded on Task bar shuffle. I complained about that here on the shack, and someone pointed me to it a f... : loboca
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  GNU utilities ported to Win32. priceless. : jimmy_legs
  • Be very careful with not only this toolset, but Cygwin as well. I've had numerous issues using tail -f ... : sukabljat
• Find and Run Robot: http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html Especially when coup... : dirtboxer
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  ClipX for having a large, multi-item clipboard history; great for coding or not accidentally overwriting ... : jan0r pants
  • seconding this, ClipX is awesome : MoNsTeR
• TaskbarShuffle, where have you BEEN all my life. I have a certain order for all my windows and if one cra... : jigstah

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  11. Content license from you 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content ... : GBeer11
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    From reading this it sounds like google doesn't own the content you post or transmit but you are granting... : Prozium
    • This license seems to grant Google the right to read what I'm currently posting on the Shack for the purp... : Ovate
  • Yes, IE: Google is allowed to use and redistribute your shit to do targeted ads for you. : Phreakin
• *This post is now owned by google* aka i have been "Chromed" : GBeer11
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  I posted this yesterday and got nuked. : mwasher
  • Tin Foil hat time! : ra1n
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    I posted a relevant cartoon about Chrome that got nuked also :/ Yep my fault for not having seen the 5... : humbleone
    • It's either not possible, or just not policy to do that here. Plenty of Chrome threads have been nuked to... : Kentor
• Google guys: I can't believe someone actually read the EULA! *facepalm* : Attica Blue
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  Did everyone miss the post where Zero stated this is just a copy-paste job from other Google apps? They a... : avatar_58
  • If it's not supposed to be there then they should make a new one without it in there. This is like signi... : Omaha
  • It may be a copy-paste job. But they need to change what they're copying and pasting. I'm not comfort... : Ovate
  • Their Chrome hats! : Ziz
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    It's not the idea of them simply watching what is posted, it's the wording that talks about how they have... : mwasher
    • What's the point of watching unless they're going to do something? Why wouldn't the EULA reserve all kin... : elwood00
  • This is a terrible argument - who fucking cares if it is new or old? And why on earth should any content... : taronish
  • Yes... pay no attn to the man behind the curtain! : dante2010
  • It doesn't matter that this is the same EULA from other Google apps (that i don't use). As a professiona... : Wheatloaf
  • "Sign here and you owe me $100,000 due by Tomorrow." ... "Oh, don't worry, I don't really mean it" Ok,... : boarder2
  • Wtf kind of answer is that? That is what they have LAWYERS for, to double check these things, dot the i'... : deathofrats
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  OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM OUR LAWYERS This is from Rebecca Ward, Senior Product Counsel for Google Chrom... : Zero|DPX
  • Whoa. Awesome. : kaddar0
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    "No worries"? No, not exactly. "Retroactive" doesn't apply until we see the new EULA. Google mi... : Wheatloaf
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      GOOGLE CHROME OWNS MY INTERNET! : AlexXdude
      • then don't use it yet. why is this hard? : skryte
    • I doubt they are worried about a 2-day boycott of chrome while the offending EULA is being adjusted : boring gegtik
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      EULAs are a piece of shit and can't be enforced anyway. : tashtego
      • O RLY? : ra1n
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17677816 : RomSteady
    • Oh give it a rest. : slickdoody
    • You should totally protest it until the EULA is changed AND demand a refund. : skitzo
    • I think this is more of a concern for freelance image makers than most other professions. Obviously I am... : Wheatloaf
    • You forgot to call them fags. : CapnChaos
    • Chrome is open source dude. : mikecyb
    • Please, if you are worried, don't use Google Chrome; I would much rather you have peace of mind about thi... : Zero|DPX
    • That was a tad dramatic. I'm not saying you shouldn't refrain if that's your concern, but if you don't li... : carnivore
    • you're ridiculous : JINKY
    • u wheatloaf! : Dave-A
    • I posted my soul the other day, how the fuck do you think I feel!? : .sticks.
    • SOMEONE CALL THE ACLU NOW : das_runt
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      OBVIOUSLY I am not using Chrome, you twats. I am actually surprised that so many people think it's not a... : Wheatloaf
      • They don't really own it. And they are making no claims to. Settle down. : suqur
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        OH FFS, IT'S A FUCKING OVERSIGHT, GIVE IT A REST YOU BREAD LOAF! : losimagic
        • hahaha, you bread loaf : slickdoody
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        Did they make any actual claim to ownership of any thing from anybody at all? : carnivore
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          i think the claim is in the license agreement. : skryte
          • No no, I mean did they actually tell somebody hey, you can't sell your image or whatever it is that you u... : carnivore
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        Do you think that everything you type in Chrome is being logged and sent to some secret Google location? ... : fishbone
        • Dude I would be more surprised if this were not true. : Priest77
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          honestly, I think they do store it. : Slowtreme
          • you HONESTLY believe this? What's it like to be you? : fishbone
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      i wish the [lol] script worked in Chrome! : suqur
      • It's hard to get the reflections right on a small font, but it works great in orange. : RomSteady
    • amateurs.. :) : paranos
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      Good god. : virus
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        ^^^ Google apologist : Lunatic Angelic
        • hahahahah : hamachi
    • More posts like this and WTF Horse may have to come out of retirement. : Frozen Pixel
    • So you're the guy who bought all of the tinfoil papers : shirif
  • Pics of Rebecca Ward Naked the memo issued by her staff or it didn't happen. : skitzo
  • Well played, sir. Well played. : Ovate
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    seriously the shack is slowly infiltrating everything until we have an inside man for every conceivable c... : mindfk
    • I didn't control this one, although I did mention you guys' bitching in an email about this stuff :) I t... : Zero|DPX
    • Shackers: WAR WITH IRAQ! That's lame! ObaMcCain: Sorry guys, my bad. Retconned. : kaddar0
  • awesome++ : indosauros
  • nice. now add themes, plugins, and fix my scrolling problem and i'll be happy :P : re4ctor
  • We're all going to live! : omnova
  • Nice. : silent prophet
  • See I told you I'm not senile. Now take off those fucking hats already. : avatar_58
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    I love google, they can be my world dominating conglomerate any day. : shortbuscaptain
    • I for one welcome our new Google overlords. : zerog83
    • Screw that. I don't trust them I don't care who says what on here. Zero could be Satan for all I know. : geneshifter
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    "In order to keep things simple for our users, we try to use the same set of legal terms (our Universal T... : Super Sparker
    • That statement is BS. They did this on purpose. : geneshifter
    • The universal Google EULA should be "Your shit. It's ours." : silent prophet
  • when is the OS X beta coming? : fotografico
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    I just really appreciate Zero posting here and being patient with (most) everything. Keep up the good wor... : Albemuth
    • Well, I don't know if I always manage to be patient, and I'm sure a number of people are tired of hearing... : Zero|DPX
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    FOLLOWUP The objectionable language has now been removed from the English TOS. We're still in the pro... : Zero|DPX
    • aw, you don't own my entire internet anymore :( you guys must have been lolling a bit about this 'issue,'... : xsoulbrothax
    • This EULA language still exists for all the Google Docs though, right? : Slowtreme
  • HOLY SHIT! : phipple
  • Tell them not to cut and paste everything next time. : slacko
• don't worry, the community version of chrome won't have any eula : Luminair
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  So many people trying to turn Google into the big, bad guy :( : Entity
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    Seriously, especially when they are so far off base they have no idea what they're talking about. I lo... : virus
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      LIES!! DEMON! BE SILENT!!! : Visceral Monkey
      • quick, draw a hexagram to contain him! : skryte
    • I think there are very real concerns with a company like Google. It is important to keep things out in t... : Wheatloaf
    • you forgot it has lawyers. (who apparently don't quite pay attention to the EULAs they approve for produc... : zakk
    • This is what happens, man. The nerds on the internet are fickle and can't have nice things. : ra1n
• Who cares, they'd probably take my shit and make it better. : Deathlove
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  The best thing about all this is that it's all good and fine. Google is a cool company, they have a cool ... : te[R]ror
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    pick a side hippie : geneshifter
    • I think it's fairly obvious what side I'm on. : te[R]ror
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  Stop supporting Google. We don't need another megalomaniac corporation in the software industry. Some ... : CRasterImage
  • STOP REPOSTING THIS CRAP : hamachi

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  AND you stole the Bobcats orange lolololol even the Bobcats are moving away from that orange : Clay
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    no shit, they just ripped the Bobcats right off with that. LOL : jonin
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      You can steal the color orange? I mean I don't like the logo but come on...there's only so many colors. : Scotty22
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        it's that the orange looks terrible as the primary uniform color : Clay
        • Do you think the orange is going to be the primary color? Figured the primary color would be the slightl... : Scotty22
• Oklahoma Carpetbaggers : edgewise
• The Oklahoma Texans : drucifer
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  You should have just paid up and gotten the Sonics name/logo. So much better. : orgcaptainnemo
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    They already own the Sonics name/logo, but the owner said he didn't want to use it and will give it back ... : reznory
    • actually it's part of the settlement that they can't use it for the team, only for historical purposes. : cltcprd
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  what's wrong with it? it's designed to look like a classic (70s era I guess) NBA logo... it's pretty sim... : mikecyb
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    yeah if you think of it none of these are very good http://www.allposters.com/View_HighZoomResPop.asp?apn... : podizzle
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      god the wizards have the shittiest logo that was ever shat : mikecyb
      • also I think out of all sports leagues I despise the NBA's logos the most. the NFL uses a lot of 50's st... : mikecyb
    • seriously, how are any of these better? : AllYourBase
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      After looking at that you're right, it definitely could be worse, but I guess my biggest complaint is tha... : Scotty22
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        This. Also these modern logos where some part of it has to have transform>distort applied to create an... : Mansmells
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          swooosh! http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/knicks.png : mikecyb
          • that doesn't bother me so much because it doesn't scream illustrator like so many of the new logos with t... : Mansmells
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  It totally should have been the Outlaws (or Bandits) after they stole them away! : cltcprd
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    To be fair, Seattle had fair chances for years to build a new arena (that's a big reason why Howard sold ... : Scotty22
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      Because Key Arena was so bad? It was just remodeled in 1995 and it had some of the best sightlines in th... : cltcprd
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        Both groups (Seattle owners and OKC owners) certainly had egg on their face IMO. : Scotty22
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          The whole thing was pretty shady (since Stern is buddies with Bennent). On one hand it'll be nice not ha... : cltcprd
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            What changed from 13 years ago, Stern?!?! http://www.boxxet.com/Seattle_SuperSonics/video:david-stern-lov... : cltcprd
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              To also be even more fair, the ford center was built to NBA standards 4 years ago, and now it's not but b... : Scotty22
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                and that's the problem, we not only have to pay $30-300 to see a game, we have to pay taxes to build the ... : cltcprd
                • Yes, it's a city owned arena, it's not owned by the sonics/Thunder, the taxpayers own it so they pay for ... : Scotty22
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      i used to believe that cities should build stadiums for their sports teams. but fuck that. i am a sport... : FrayLo
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        here in Milwaukee we've been paying extra sales tax ever since they built stupid Miller Park. fuck that... : electroly
        • yeah, iirc over here they raised rental car, sales tax and hotel tax for safeco field. the rental car an... : FrayLo
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        God damn right, I'm not paying taxes for that shit. : cltcprd
        • i mean it's a fucking genius business model. get rich and then buy a sports team, then cities will pay h... : FrayLo
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  haha fuck you Oklahoma. : mwasher
  • >:( : Maddog_Delphi97
• Weak. They should have been yellow and black. Blue and orange says nothing about thunder, storms, lightni... : Albemuth
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  Oh god I have to hear about this bullshit on the Shack too? Bleh. Also come to our Oklahoma Shackmeet... : DOOManiac
  • I'm not very good at organizing shackmeets... anybody want to help out in this regard? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  they should have chosen Oklahoma Balls of Steel, right? : Postal
  • Absolutely!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  sounds like something you catch from not using a rubber : sgtsanity
  • "Fuck I got OKC.... AGAIN" hmm very true. : itsjeff9
• haha ya sounds like a name straight out of that semi-pro movie. : crewmaac
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  I repeat again, OKC got a WNBA team? : Phreakin
  • haha oh man it kind of does have a WNBA logo feel. I think it's because it's so curvy. it's not really ... : mikecyb
• How would you make a logo of a sound, then? : elwood00
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/facepalmec247047_t0p2bgv9xezc9nrps085.jpg : mechanicalgrape
• SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE OKLAHOMA HOMOS! LOL HAHAHAHA!!!11!!!1 : g0nk

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  If you have a Mac+GarageBand you can :p : laurgasms
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    Wait, how? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Can you create or import an MP3 as a ringtone on iTunes? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Yes you can. Create 30 second clip of mp3. Convert that to AAC. Renamed file from .mp4 to .mpr and the... : sigpro
      • If you have GarageBand there's an option to export to iTunes as a ringtone. I don't know if it's possible... : laurgasms
  • you can do it easily in windows also. : xxiv
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  no you have to pay extra for the ringtone : dantastic
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    no you don't. it's a couple hoops to jump through but you can use any mp3 you want, provided you can edit... : xxiv
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      which you can do right from itunes by right clicking and choosing get info and picking the 30 seconds you... : sigpro
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        That works only for songs purchased on iTunes. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          nope. (sorry i know that's not helpful, i'll link the info later if somebody else hasn't already) : xxiv
          • oh wait, you mean, if you cut the 30 sec clip yourself and then convert it into AAC from within iTunes an... : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • I thought it was the other way around and only worked on songs not purchased on itunes, either way just c... : sigpro
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          No it works with any song that you have in iTunes. First, make sure in iTunes preferences you have it... : ovrlrd
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            Yes, that's way easier than allowing mp3's to be used :( WTF? Why would that even be an issue they wou... : Phreakin
            • yeah, it's lame but it could be worse. it actually becomes pretty easy and fast after you've done one or ... : xxiv
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              Yeah, I agree it's pretty annoying that they don't just allow anything without having to convert or trim.... : ovrlrd
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                There is only a market for ringtones because for most people it's too complicated to figure out how to ho... : podman405
                • shit i'll just email myself a ringtone in an attachment and i can magically use it on my phone : cpt_gloval
          • there we go. itunes really is all you need. : xxiv
          • Thanks for this! : Jimbo Ro
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            this doesnt work in 7.7.1 : two50six
            • Still does for me? Although my ringtone didn't show up at first, had to restart iTunes one time. : Barnahog
          • for some reason this method only works like 7/10 times for me. some tones show up in the sync window, but... : baconisgod
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  I've never had a phone that does that. But it's easy enough to just set the track length within Itunes, ... : dilutedq
  • free by the way. : dilutedq
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    My phone does it just fine with full-length MP3s. LG Dare. I either email the MP3 to my phone and save ... : DinK
    • Mine does too. I just put the full songs on b/c I'm lazy. : perstephanie
    • How do you set it as a ringtone? I have MP3s on the microSD card in my Dare but all I see are the default... : hoov1185
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  You want http://audiko.net/en.html Either make your own or use one that's already been made : Clay
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    oooo sexy, thanks. That 30 second limitation really sucks, though. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Does your phone ring longer than 30 seconds? : crummynz
      • If so, DIAF : Slowtreme
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    this site rocks! i made 5 or 6 ringtones for my iPhone already using it. : Korban
    • Funny, iTunes tells me it can't import M4R it hasn't exported itself. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Convert any file to aac (which iTunes can do) rename it to an .m4r and then drop it into the ringtones se... : n0v4
  • This. No trickery, just has to be an AAC (named .m4r) not .mp3 -- and under 40s I think. : Fayk
  • Went through all that and it doesn't show up in the Sounds Setting on the iPhone, is it somewhere else? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Hijack: Anyone got a link with good regular (i)phone ring tones? I don't want to use the jbph ring again.... : freshyk
  • The mgs codec is the only rongtone you need. It's the only geek tone normal people won't think you're a f... : n0v4
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    Make your own from the huge database here http://www.freesound.org/ : ovrlrd
    • Oh nice, thanks! This is what I've been looking for. : freshyk
  • Good luck with that, here is your best bet : http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/Ringtones : jingletard
  • Do what I did. Just get some good NES/SNES music and use that. :D : DinK
• add the mp3 to itunes. right click it and convert it to AAC, which gives it a file extension of m4a. ... : grendel
• I used iToner to put the mp3/WAV files on the phone. I also use audacity to trim the song and check how w... : hadronflux
• yea it does but u have to go through a weird process, look it up on google and ull have as many custom ri... : Kilo Loco
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  1 hoop to jump through is all. Any 30 second aac file renamed as .m4r will work. iTunes will even do it f... : batkiwi
  • yea that's what I did : Kilo Loco
• The lock-in that Apple tries to do at every turn sucks pretty hard. iTunes: Oh, your library contains : rasputinreborn

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  Man, the beginning of WoW was THE MOST fun time in that game. Everyone learning new things at the same t... : slickdoody
  • I miss that in WoW so I'm really excited about WAR : wasylm
  • That's always been my favorite parts of any MMO. : Frozen Pixel
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    It will be fun, but the first chick mmo is always the most fun. DAoC probably wasnt anywhere near as awes... : Tommy Toolbag
    • Ya, no MMO will ever live up to my experience with Asheron's Call beta. : vynn
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  I'm going to punch you Heroes of Kvatch people in the face : Clay
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    hahaha :D I hope Operation Destruction Freedom gets considered if shackers end up going Order. : aeg1x
    • Yeah, that was my favorite. : pyrogen
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    0_x;; : Frozen Pixel
    • I would have voted for The Knights of Meme, but nooo, that isn't a choice. :( : Frozen Pixel
  • Fo reals. That's pretty awful. : asylumn
  • I dont even know what this is, and I don't care enough to google it. it's a horrible sounding name. : Slowtreme
  • haha, 7 votes... : lightly inclined
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    I voted for it because it annoys you : azenmaster
    • I'm not even getting warhammer! : azenmaster
    • It looks like you're not the only one. : asylumn
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    seriously if this wins you should make an executive decision to force it to lose : electroly
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      I wouldn't be surprised if I forget to add it to the final rounds : Clay
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        I only voted for it because I don't really care. I've never liked whatever has been chosen in the past an... : Frozen Pixel
        • the best guild names are the funny ones that stick in your head : aeg1x
  • I'd gladly change my Heroes of Kvatch vote to Giant Communist Warbots - I just thought that's what everyo... : lonepie
  • Oh god now it's winning in a land slide. : Horn
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    Heroes of Kvatch is easily the best name on the list, and its pretty iconic, too. Many people will recogn... : Tommy Toolbag
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      tommy toolbag it is the worst name on the list. this is like picking "Horde Blood Elves" as the WAR guil... : electroly
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        I change my vote from Not WAR Safe to Horde Blood Elves Clay. : Head Rush
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          lets call the guild SPACE MARINES : aeg1x
          • hahahaha : hamachi
      • You are wrong. Mythic borrowed a lot from WoW. We can borrow a bit from Oblivion. : Tommy Toolbag
  • Heroes of Kvatch is better than the same old Giant Communist Bullshit regurgitated name. : adodric
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  Waaaughenflappen or Guild of Calamitous Intent. If you pick anything else, you are dumbshoes! : lightly inclined
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    Giant Communist Warbots are the only choice. Not War Safe is acceptable though : Clay
    • you should have made just the two of those the options because you are correct sir. the other options su... : electroly
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      Dunno, I'm perfectly happy with leaving the GCR motif back in the WoW. New game, new start, new name. : lightly inclined
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        That's why it's GCW. : Clay
        • You know what I mean, Clay. : lightly inclined
        • No matter what the results may be, just go ahead and say Not War Safe is the guild name. It's really the ... : Frozen Pixel
• wow my idea, "Guild of Calamitous Intent", made the shortlist! i finally feel like i have contributed to ... : thewindcriesmary
• Where the fuck is Peter Gabriel is Pissed? >:( : skitzo
• I already joined a guild myself. I wanted to make sure I could get the best RvR experience once the beta... : doozer667
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  there's gonna be 9 other fucking guild with "Heroes of Kvatch" : graceofdragons
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    oh good lord, should I just reset the poll with no Heroes of Kvatch? : Clay
    • replace it with <Hannah Montana Fan Club>. i miss my old wow guild : electroly
    • Yeah : Frozen Pixel
    • I must object! : aeg1x
    • No, use it as justification for picking the 2nd most popular guild name. If you take it away, people wil... : fishbone
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      You have an interesting understanding of democratize. : Nihil ME
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        democracy even : Nihil ME
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          I'm pretty sure my title on the GCR forums is "Supreme Dictator For Life", so you should consider yoursel... : Clay
          • Just kidding :) (Being from Germany I probably will not play with you so I will not mess with your polls... : Nihil ME
    • lol it just got another vote after I refreshed it. : doozer667
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      please do, worst guild name ever for those of us that never played oblivion. : xxiv
      • if it makes you feel better it's pretty awful even if you did play oblivion : veras
    • Replaces with O.P.P. Who's down with OPP? : changejar419
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      yeah, replace it with Operation Destruction Freedom : pyrogen
      • I would agree with this. I suggested both names after all :P : aeg1x
    • Hello kitty island adventure instead. : Turd Ferguson
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  I've missed a lot of the Warhammer threads because of work. Did we ever decide on which server type and s... : Frozen Pixel
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    70% of the shack wants to go core; only about 17% refuse to do anything but Open. As for the realm? Oh... : Clay
    • Ok, great thanks. Destruction it is. Now to look for what class I want to play on that side and thank god... : Frozen Pixel
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      i just really really want to play Open. i would even go as far as organizing the 17% that want to play Op... : m0rfus
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        that's like 30 people. : Clay
        • 30 people is a good number : m0rfus
    • Oh god, are we gonna pussy it up like Age of Conan again? OPEN! : Edges
    • Damn destro and destro only votes. Guess I'll have to turn in the holy hammers for some weird looking gu... : Horn
    • How is 5% considered significant? : CRasterImage
    • Why don't we have two groups. One order (Heroes of Kvatch) and one Destruction(Giant Commie Warbots). ... : CRasterImage
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  Funny that so many people "second'd" the Not Warhammer Safe idea in yesterday's thread, and now it has 0 ... : action wombmate
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    I like Not War Safe better than Not Warhammer Safe : Frozen Pixel
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      ^^^ was my vote : graceofdragons
      • Seconded : Awun
    • Oh, I didn't see that one. : action wombmate
    • yeah but it's down as "Not WAR Safe" .... being picky I dislike the all caps WAR. : xxiv
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  HoK represent! : m0rfus
  • hell yeah motherfucktrucker! : Jackass1233
  • YO YO YO MIDDLE FINGA TO THE L'OD NIGGA. Jay Z all up in dis bitch : ateam311
  • i hope every single TF2 team voted : m0rfus
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  Just make sure you're on whatever server Bullies and Vendetta join. The guild I joined is trying to hop ... : doozer667
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    I've never heard of those guys. : Clay
    • http://bullies.guildportal.com/ http://www.vendettaguild.net/index.php One is order and the other is ... : doozer667
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  what is this Heroes of Kvatch deal, i missed the memo on that. all i know it from was the tf2 group i... : xxiv
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    it's from Oblivion. : electroly
    • lame :( : xxiv
  • On the bright side Giant Communist Warbots is catching up. : doozer667
  • I'm just glad someone finally agreed to consider it: http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&term... : aeg1x
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  How about removing the caps from "Not WAR Safe"? : fishbone
  • Seconded (Not War Safe) : graah
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  This should really be done in the proper guild forum or the most retarded name will be picked because of ... : Hoax
  • ^^^ : tashtego
  • Well the plan was to figure out a guild name, buy a domain and then have a proper guild forum. : Clay
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  so you Heroes of Kvatch guys, are you being serious or are you being smartypants? : Clay
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    None of the names really stick out to me to be honest. I think we need more suggestions. It will be obvio... : aeg1x
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      I've posted like 8 threads asking for names :( : Clay
      • yeah shacknews is about as witty as... something. penis penis poop fart : aeg1x
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        You don't ask for names, you give us a name, then we beg to be a part of it. : skitzo
        • Yes. GCR is the standard shack name in like every game. I mean, even Goon Squad is going to be Goon Squad... : snuff
  • Im serious. I think its hilarious, and many people will recognize it. Although, the next dog I get will b... : Tommy Toolbag
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  Hey Clay I hope you hold the shackguild to these standards: http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warheral : aeg1x
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    Haha, oh my. I wonder if that level of dedication comes with a dental plan. : lightly inclined
    • Seriously.. God damn... : doozer667
    • hahaha no kidding. : xxiv
  • Oh good God why? I think we should go Order just to own these guys. : walker270
  • who said i'm in charge? : Clay
  • Oh dear =/ : action wombmate
  • i'm going to apply for the swing shift with those guys, cuz you know, swing shift is where the shit happe... : greydog
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  what faction are you guys gonna be? : Turd Ferguson
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    Destruction : doozer667
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      god Order looks so terrible : Majuju
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        Artistically, both look pretty terrible. From what I've seen of the game, everything just looks pretty m... : walker270
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          Black Orcs and Chosen look so fucking good! : Majuju
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            I'm going for one of those two, probably Chosen : Clay
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              If I get it, I'll definitely go Black Orc : Majuju
              • going chosen here too, i don't see many shackers picking that class. : xxiv
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            Chosen look generic as all hell. They're basically the warrior from Diablo or a plate-wearer from the Ba... : walker270
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              it looks like they have an interesting aura system. So they'd be more like the paladin from diablo 2. onl : Joseph
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                Do you mean "tedious and obnoxious" aura system? Constantly cycling auras to keep three up at a time jus... : walker270
                • except apparently you don't have to, and can still be effective. i guess we'll see. : xxiv
            • Except there'sall the Tzeentch detailing, but if you're not already halfway aware of Warhammer, you'd pro... : Majuju
        • Sorceress looks awesome. : SqueegyTBS
    • I thought this was still up in the air. Did I miss a monster thread somehow? : Horn
  • dest : xxiv
  • sweet : Turd Ferguson
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    cuddle clan : GloriousCow
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      are you gonna play this? : spaceless
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        probably not :/ : GloriousCow
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          me either /crosses arms : spaceless
          • cuz everyone will play it for a month or two like AOC and then give up and go back to wow : GloriousCow
  • I was going to go iron breaker but looking at shaman videos I might go shaman : rhuntley12
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  What the hell is a Kvatch? : snuff
  • It's a snatch made of knives. : SqueegyTBS
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    I think it's from Oblivion? : ImageOmega
    • yes, one of the cities you help in oblivion, and afterward people call you the hero of kvatch : Joseph
  • name of the city in Oblivion where the first gate opened (i think) : deviantpaul
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  GCW question: what happens if it gets censored again? p.s. you guys suck for choosing such a lamesauc... : Majuju
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    at least Giant Communist Warbots is original. HoK and Calamitous Intent are both stupid because they're ... : electroly
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      I guess my issue with it is that it's just a derivative of an established WoW guild - why not just name y... : Majuju
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        then vote for Not WAR Safe, then. it's both creative *and* not related to WoW. : electroly
        • I already voted for HoK and GoCI : Majuju
        • I wish the TL;DR guild name had made it :( : Awun
        • Should have a guild named ILTC. : jlavrenz
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          yeah but it's an established "shack" wow guild. it's not like we're ripping off <Death and Taxes> or anyt... : xxiv
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            we should be <Life and Economic Stimulus Packages> : pukerat
            • or <LESP> : xxiv
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          plus it was my suggestion so it has sexy value. : mindfk
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            you're gonna play then right? : xxiv
            • i dunno yet =p : mindfk
      • Because Nihilium didn't start as a Shack guild? <Giant Communist Robots> did... : walker270
      • GCR existed long before WoW : DapperDan
      • it's no different than the SA guilds/clans/whatever all being "Goon Squad" or "Goonfleet" or whatever : Clay
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      I thought there was another shacker that mentioned his guild was Calamitous Intent in Wow and that they w... : Joseph
      • Yep, that's my guild in WoW. Our name was originally the League of Calamitous Intent since I thought tha... : jlavrenz
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      Wasn't the Giant Communist Robot name was derived from the first episode of the live action version of Th... : acidnynex
      • Remove that "was" after the word name. >< : acidnynex
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    They're all better than Yellow Turbans! : Edges
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      seriously what the fuck was that : Majuju
      • nobody cares about Chinese history THERE I SAID IT : Majuju
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  needs more Waaaughenflappen! : Postal
  • I like this one too, but I can't let HoK win over GCW :( : Reeves
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  Whoever votes for Heroes of Kvatch is a huge fag. : wykd
  • I voted for Heroes of Kvatch like a hundred times and I'm not even getting this game. just kidding : CapnChaos
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  Since the rest of the internet uses NSFW, I think our guild name should be Not Safe for War or something.... : phipple
  • use NSFW instead of the shack-tested, tried and true NWS? What is this rubbish! : Joseph
  • no. what do you think this is, fark? : mindfk
• I like Not WAR Safe. And guys, if we pick Heroes of Kvatch, you know that some asshats will make a gui... : cptn.peachfuzz
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  I'm not even going to play the game and I voted for Heroes of Kvatch : sanchez
  • then you're fucking shit up >;[ : xxiv
  • HoK is currently winning by one vote you son of a bitch :( : electroly
• I voted Giant Communist Warbots. I'm not hiding anything. : Delaric
• LOL these 2 leading choices blow, I change my vote to: Not WAR Safe : Slowtreme
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  This vote needs to take place like a week after game release. Everyone who has an account in game has a r... : Skoal^Fyfan
  • actually we should wait until the free month runs out! : Clay
• This poll is making me want to slit my wrists. : doozer667
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  Christ, who the fuck is voting for HoK? Clay, are you sure someones not gaming the vote here? : Visceral Monkey
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    I don't think HoK is going to be taken into consideration. I hope : Frozen Pixel
    • i bet it's all the TF2 shackers that were in HoK as their tourney name. most votes are probably from peop... : xxiv
    • we'll probably have a runoff between "Giant Communist Warbots" and "Not War Safe" : Clay
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    LOL, guys. Just remember we are Destruction. I don't picture devilish, fiendish evil characters playing... : doozer667
    • What, evil people don't have kids that look up to them? Evil kids need heroes too! : Edges
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  So maybe the solution is to take the top two finishers here and then vote the winner from those two optio... : Visceral Monkey
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    Preferably AFTER the beta starts. Just invite shackers in and then ask what they prefer once they are ac... : doozer667
    • And in the meantime give the guild a name like "The Shack" or something generic and simple to transition ... : doozer667
• Worst poll ever. Not Warhammer Safe should be in the lead. : pyide
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  Is there a site that goes over the classes in more detail then just a short description? Like ability lis... : Frozen Pixel
  • Ooooh, a Magus has a magical disk of flying awesomeness. I hope they are fun to play. :/ : Frozen Pixel
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  My question is..... why is Giant Communist Robots not a choice? Hell, maybe, unlike Blizz, Mythic would l... : Entity
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    uhhhhh i don't have a good reason for this : Clay
    • i think we just wanted something different? : jonin
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  Proposition: We register warshackers.com and do all further voting nonsense there. : Clay
  • no? : Clay
  • you do this Clay! : Degenerate
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    Yes. These chatties aren't the best way to track this stuff. : Horn
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      anybody have a better suggestion for a domain? : Clay
      • Anotherwarhammerpoll.com : jonin
      • squabble.org Also, use the squabble posting system. : pyrogen
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        warshack or something simple if you can get it. warshackers is fine as well : Horn
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          POLL WARSHACKERS OR WARSHACK lol : Clay
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            War Shackers of Kvatch Seriously, if anyone bitches about the domain kick them out of the guild. : Horn
            • that's the best solution yet : hamachi
            • Not Warhammer Heroes of Calamitous Kvatch Intent : slickdoody
          • war shack, and call it a day brosef. : xxiv
          • warshack : oHnOES
          • WarSack : wykd
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            WARSHAQ : pyrogen
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              never reference that man unless its shaqfu or kazaam. : Turd Ferguson
              • The Big Cactus is also acceptable : Phreakin
          • WARCOCKS : walker270
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            Warshack (SOUNDS LIKE RORSCHACH) : slickdoody
            • I laughed and lost. : Moonbase Commander
          • worldofwarshack.com : pyide
          • warshack....rolls off the tongue nicely and will confuse the uninitiated : smacknca
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            Warshack is an awesome domain name, and an awesome guild name : fishbone
            • and it is taken: Domain Name: WARSHACK.COM Registrant [5950]: Gregg, Ostrick dns2@gnomailbox.com GN... : Awun
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            Warshack : Visceral Monkey
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              Also, I nominate Clay to be the guild Leader in charge or all things organizational, handling complaints,... : Visceral Monkey
              • 2nd'd : Awun
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                "Official Squig Herder" ? : Clay
                • Professional Squabbler : AlexXdude
                • You need 10,000,000 pet summons to claim that title : Reeves
                • more like scruffy nerf herder : Turd Ferguson
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                I challenge your nomination and nominate myself. : skitzo
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                  Clay stood against the Heroes of Kvatch and wanted to delete your choices, can you really trust him as yo... : skitzo
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                    i have the experience. i'm ready to lead. i dunno if i want to run things : Clay
                    • Clay claims that he has the experience, but he seems to be reluctant to step up and run things, can you r : skitzo
          • Warshack Definitely : Reeves
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            warshack.com was taken : Clay
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              i'll have warshackers.com up soon : Clay
              • I like the sound of that. Let me know if you need any help, although I'm sure there are plenty of others ... : Draco
            • I'd lol this but :( Chrome'd : Slowtreme
          • WARSCHACH : indosauros
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            Depends, order or destruction and open or core? : TreMetal
            • destruction open.....people who say otherwise can be used for fuel. : Turd Ferguson
        • ShackWars : Korban
  • Sure why not. You'll probably get a better response if you wait until a day or two after the open beta b... : pyrogen
  • WARSHACK ONLINE: AGE OF RETARDING : CRasterImage
  • sounds great to me : hamachi
  • yes- no matter what our guild name ends up being that's as good a URL as anything : tashtego
  • Warshackers.com is also unavailable However ShackGuild.com is available : Awun
• i originally voted GCW... but im kinda liking Not War Safe... : inc77
• Having Not Warhammer Safe and Not War Safe splits the voters apart.. They are really voting for the same ... : Reeves