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  Too long'd : reelbk
  • "Long Version" 'd : TreMetal
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  If this were a real TV show, I'd be entertained. : Yanks
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    I also liked the "just because you employ a design with polymorphism doesn't make it a good design" becau... : Yanks
    • hah yeah, that was awesome : derelict515
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    I thought it was pretty funny. Gates and Seinfeld should do a real show. : AlvinKlein
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      What would be their incentive? They both don't need money or fame. : skitzo
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        Could be simply just being enjoyable. : AlvinKlein
        • What would it be about? : SockMonkeh
      • To perpetually connect with real people? : dodob
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  That was pretty awesome. I think these guys need to team up with Larry David and create the ultimate Jewi... : WaterSign
  • hahahah : Mondo
• That reference was hilarious. I agree with Yanks, oddly enough I'd watch this if it were a show. It works... : zakazi
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  Wow, how can Apple make fun of these ads. They can't! : Sailor of Fortune
  • I'm not sure they need to. : DianeOfTheMoon
• buahaha.. thats great : porp
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  what's the reference? also, is that doug from flight of the conchords? : pyide
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    Something like: The kid Whoa! When's this coming out?! Bill Never. and if anyone asks you you never sa : zakazi
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      That's a petty tenuous DNF reference if it is one. : Fred Garvin
      • I thought more because of those in alignment with the fact that it had shooting and the sound of a pig dy... : randomposter
• The only thing I got out of this ad is that Bill Gates wears transitional lenses. : DrWaffles
• I'm intrigued. The first one was different, but now it's grown on me and I'm interested in seeing how we... : BoKnows
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  That was totally a DNF reference. That is damn funny! : risimage
  • Gates has connections... : Sailor of Fortune
• sofa king slow >:( fuck you, youtube : Ebu
• Higher rez at http://www.microsoft.com/windows : glio1337
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  Does grandma = windows? Every scene she is doing something useful but no one seems to care. : skitzo
  • hahaha, esp funny that they seem to spite her being there even though she's insanely useful around the ho... : zakazi
  • It's a subtle dig at baby boomers. : trove
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    Is the little "sub-story" with the daughter and the giraffe is a reference to Apple's commercials? Dau... : glio1337
    • I'm betting there are tons of little references we haven't picked up yet. I love it!!! :) : pap26
    • Ryan Block has been going into WAY too much depth in trying to analyze these commercials on TWiT. : ColoradoCNC
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  I don't think these are funny, but there's something strangely entertaining about them. It's like watchin... : ArB
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    and it's not as expensive! : wvuong
    • ohh.... lol to both of these amazing posts. : Ormsbee
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  This would be awesome as a TV show and is pretty entertaining to watch, but how is this gonna really chan... : zuga
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    Yeah, if anything it just improves the image of how awesome Bill Gates is, but I think everyone pretty mu... : ovrlrd
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      I don't think many people think anything about Bill Gates besides worlds richest man and nerd : derelict515
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        I thought he was a pretty well known philanthropist by now. I know that doesn't mean much to some people,... : ovrlrd
        • Well I know that, but I don't know how much the average non-techy knows. Maybe they're aware he gives mon... : derelict515
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  That was way better than the last in terms of entertainment, however it still wasn't all that funny. I do... : ovrlrd
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    It's a metaphor. I think. I agree though, these aren't funny so much as they are slowly absorbing. : randomposter
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      Though the chinese delivery scene was well done. : randomposter
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        Here's a greek coin. : heartsauce
        • just put cheese on it : timmie
  • Jerry's "acting" comedy is best when he can set it up for someone else to knock out of the park. See: his... : Ebu
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_act : trove
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  First one was way better. This had great moments but the hit:miss ratio wasn't that great. : Serpico74
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    To be fair you have a track record of being HORRIBLY BIAS against sequels!!! I liked this one better. : socksta
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      I thought The Dark Knight was way better than Batman Begins! I also like Empire Strikes Back more than St... : Serpico74
      • We're gonna have to go to The Godfather Part II as a tie-breaker. : sgtsanity
• hahahhahah that's awesome : askedrelic
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  Wire fans: The bearded man is the Baltimore Sun's Managing Editor from season 5. Also, yes, Doug fr... : heartsauce
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    Oddly, I liked beardy better in this than The Wire. : SeaLlama
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      Ever since The Wire I keep on expecting him to be a total asshole in everything else. : sgtsanity
      • OMG I know... *cringe* : heartsauce
• Wow, this was fantastic. Gate and Seinfeld actually are pretty funny togather. Love the whole grandma thi... : pap26
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  That was actually pretty good, the DNF reference was classic. : Tripps
  • I love how serious about it Gates was too. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I don't know what it has to do with Windows, but it was funny. And very odd. : afty
  • You gotta let it sink it to appreciate it. : pap26
• What a waste of money.So sad. : Cashh
• these are good. : thief
• I fucking love these. : mittense
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  i really doubt it was a blatant DNF reference. you guys can connect that if you want, but im sure its int... : maulla
  • Minesweeper 2 : skitzo
  • yeah I didn't think of DNF at all and I'd wager no one outside this site thought much of it either : derelict515
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    I only asked because a) why is it a super secret game b) it's "NEVER COMING OUT" c) this is a PC audie... : randomposter
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      hes bill gates, the point is that he would have access to anything and everything. there is no one game h... : maulla
      • ^^^ seriously. NO DNF : AlexXdude
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      you're looking way too deep : derelict515
      • it's what i do : randomposter
    • Yeah, B alone references that it's DNF as it being awesome. And how Gates is secretive about it. It's gre... : Sailor of Fortune
  • agreed : .Jayson
  • That sounded a lot like a pig cop dying to me. I dunno. : raija
• It's my me time! LOL : Trips
• This campaign is turning out a lot funnier than I expected : ColoradoCNC
• I quite enjoyed that strange tv show. Thanks! : SeaLlama
• i just bought another copy of vista : ninjase
• yes because thats the sound of a dying pigcop : podizzle
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  It's a commercial about nothing, and it's funny. Bill Gates does the robot, what's to get? : locater16
  • an operating system? or is this about happy feelings towards the brand? : radula
• Pretty sure it's a DNF reference. : TaintedSyringe
• Thought it was entertaining. They should totally make a sitcom with that. : razorblade79
• These commercials are so awesome. : DarkWolf5
• lol that's great. : nomaad
• Heh, heh. These are actually really good. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
• "Power down, alright power up, lets go." That part had me laughing. :p : acidnynex

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  Why Spore could be the most important game ever made. After having reached the Civ stage I was, like ... : Fredrik S
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    This might just work if the can get the game into the hands of casuals. Something along the lines of the... : IncursionZ
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      Well, it's Will Wright, they might well get the casual Sims people just by virtue of that. : perstephanie
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        I dunno , it takes some hardcore level of gaming to be able to recognize developers and buy games because... : IncursionZ
        • But if you only play one game? I guess it would've been more likely if they're actually named the game S... : perstephanie
  • This is an excellent way of perceiving the game. I never thought of it this way and I can appreciate wha... : Aragoat
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    Space is so fucking boring it hurts. And when it's not busy being boring, it's frustrating, even on easy.... : Vincent Grayson
    • You COMPLETELY missed his point, good job on that. : SlingBlaze
  • That is a good way of looking at it.. : Mondo
  • Wow, I love this post. Great explanation. : crummynz
  • Interesting interpretation. : CrustaR
  • It also teaches you not to uninstall your game. Great for the MMO companies. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • this is awesome and amazing. does that mean shackers are the spawns of spore? years in the making alread... : radula
  • I pretty much agree with this, and was late to work virtually all week because of this fucking game. : Conan
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    Is this what it was originally presented as, though? I thought each segment was supposed to be fairly co... : Halen
    • People assumed that on their own. Taken as a whole, Spore is one of the most complex games ever made. Not... : BlackCat9
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    This is a nice point of view but I really doubt that this was WW's intention... : razorblade79
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      I really think it was. This is the guy who made games that have defined genres, as well as games that hav... : BlackCat9
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        Ok if that's true this guy is pretty much a genious, with Spore being on the same level as Diablo 2, WoW ... : razorblade79
        • Spore i know will sell a shit ton, and if it isn't #1 selling PC game for awhile I'll be surprised. : SlingBlaze
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      It's definitely ONE of his intentions, though clearly not the only one and presumably not the main one. ... : Chris Remo
      • Thanks for the input! Well we'll see if this approach will actually work... I'd very much welcome it. As ... : razorblade79
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    Good post. Spore was always going to be for the more casual audience, everyone here needs to realise that... : thewindcriesmary
    • i'm sure DoW2, SC2, D3, Rage are all going to be hardcore enough for us. : radula
  • I agree entirely. I think that Wright sees a lot of potential in trying to reach casual gamers. But I thi... : BlackCat9
  • Well spoken. I never thought of it like that. : focusdaily
  • i am ] [ that far away from buying spore for my 62 yr old father (who cant play games, has a ps3 but no g... : CoRDS
  • Well said, but the 4 tutorials for space game argument on the internet and in reviews doesn't sit right. ... : graceofdragons
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    I don't think ability equals enjoyment. I'm sure some people might get into deeper games because of spore... : dooberzoo
    • My mom used to be that person who played Peggle and games like that, but once rockband was introduced she... : SlingBlaze
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  Make sure you get to a save point in the game =( : Sailor of Fortune
  • Yea I couldn't believe that either during Space tutorial. I just quit; loaded a previous save and skipped... : Trimis
  • I personally Blame Oblivion for ruining me and making me rely on autosaves :(. : Malku
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  Save frequently in space. I had a crash after a four hour session and I lost everything. Had to start ove... : Gonzo
  • Ouch. :( : perstephanie
  • Yeah, read my post before I went to sleep last night: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17903393 : Sailor of Fortune

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• No "or cake"? that sucks. : MisterClaw
• hold on to your butt : fletch_
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  Move to Dallas :( : dognose
  • It's...safer here. : RomSteady
• Be safe. I've been through my share of major hurricanes and quite honestly I wouldn't ever do it again. ... : SolrFlare
• Just remember that when you are dead and gone, your testicles will live forever on the internet. : rosewood
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  looking at http://www.stormpulse.com/ .... that sucker is gonna drive straight up to your house and knock... : Dave-A
  • Look for the Fox special this fall: "When Hurricanes Sell Encyclopedias." : RomSteady
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    I'm not kidding, I'm directly between Houston and Galveston. About halfway exactly. That little brown ... : [fry]
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      what is it...category 2? : Dave-A
      • yeah, but the big thing with it is it's hurricane force winds extend over an unusually large area for a h... : SolrFlare
    • Just pray you aren't on the north side or hit directly by the eye wall. Southward you're in better shape... : SolrFlare
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      Are you making any attempt to GTFO, or are you going to brave this one? I can't image what it's like bei... : reelbk
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        I evacuated for Rita and it took 35 hours to get to Dallas. Never again. Death would be sweeter. : [fry]
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          It took me THREE DAYS to get to Dallas from California, fry, and it was worth it. THREE DAYS. : dognose
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            don't act like you don't miss cali : proclone1
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              Now and again but not enough to move back : dognose
              • just come back after the chinese have completely taken over the bay area, and then you should be golden! : xsoulbrothax
          • you guys need motorcycles. I dont own a car so i'd just pack some bags on the bike and lane-split the hel... : yautja
        • fry rhymes with die (I wonder why) : Luminair
    • are you right on the coast or a really low lying area? they aren't expecting ridiculous winds or reall... : Clay
  • Cool website. Thanks. : kelzmelzer
• i hope if you're really in that danger zone you GTFO dude. otherwise, hope your shit stays mostly in tact... : dahanese
• be safe. don't die. : Deathlove
• only dumb people die in hurricanes. : mindshot
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  I always thought Galveston seemed like a sweet place to live if you liked boating. Maybe this will bring... : riptyde
  • Do much awesome boating and fishing in Galveston. I've been exploring it for about three years now and st... : [fry]
  • It definitely sounds like there will be more people boating in Galveston. : BlackCat9
  • too bad its one large ghetto : dignan
• Gustav was a Hurricant; Ike is a Hurrican. : porp
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  You stayed? Nuts man my mom took off about an hour ago. WAR away! : noobja
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    I'm actually logged in right now with my spiffy new Sennheiser PC 350s that the shack recommended! : [fry]
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      hah, i meant to say earlier that im from league city, and live about 1 mile from clear lake and the bay :... : noobja
      • ohhh i was in league city a couple of hours ago. 518 and 45. traffic was backed up in every direction. ... : [fry]
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      How are you liking the 350s? Hows the bass? : zanzares
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        i'm really the wrong person to ask since i don't listen to music and stuff. i just play games. they so... : [fry]
        • audioflopple : c0bra
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  your body will be a warm hollowed-out mansion for rats :D : Mr.Fusion
  • and a cat or two : proclone1
• I wouldn't stay, when the terms 'catastrophic' are used to describe weather, it's time to go. I probably... : jingletard
• You could always go to NAWLINS to be safe! lol : Wolfanoz
• yeah, my in-laws live right there in League City as well. They are all boarded up and staying. They are w... : sicko
• Good luck. Strap yourself down twister-style. : Richese
• http://img228c.imageshack.us/img228/4915/futuramawr6.gif : -=kodiak=-
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  Do you have your father-in-law there with his supply of gasoline and water and canned goods (and guns)...... : Vorlonesque
  • Also, can I have first dibs on your body if you die...like for sexual purposes. I mean you won't be usin... : Vorlonesque
• Gather up your froggies! : trOmblyj
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  Wheres the link to the story about the Katrina trip you made with the gun and so forth? : hobosapien
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=11627802 : [fry]
    • Holy shit dude.... I didn't read that before. That is fucking crazy. Seriously. I know its been li... : Ormsbee
• [fry], I'm sorry if we lose you, but Freeport must go. : Degenerate
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  bah it'll prolly be a tropical depression by the time it hits landfall. : infiltrator`
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    it's going to be a real hurricane. : EvilDolemite
    • meh, we won't even be on the dirty side... : infiltrator`
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  lol : Rauol Duke
  • maybe they'll send their murderers over your way this time : EvilDolemite
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    my sole reason for living is so that i can one day i can take a legendary shit on your grave and no hurri... : [fry]
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      I wonder how many people realize that you are joking. : skitzo
      • waIt, aren't. : skitzo
      • i wonder how many people mistakenly think i am : [fry]
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        This is no joke, this is some straight up Lord of the Rings battle shit going on right here. : Rauol Duke
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          GOD DAMNIT I KNOW BOTH YOU FUCKERS KNOW I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL, I KNOW YOU'RE BOTH FUCKING SERIOUS. >:... : skitzo
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            I'm more mad at myself than anything. :( : skitzo
            • way to fuck up an entire subthread, LOSER. : [fry]
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          which one is the gay hobbit? : hamachi
          • Which one isn't? : Rauol Duke
• Stay safe, [fry] D: : c0bra
• Can you put up a live web cam? : socksta
• Do they mean "certain" as in certainly will die, or will die some sort of death? :D : dodob
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  The weatherman I work with said off-air he was sure Ike was going to hit houston and a lot of people were... : thief
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    pffft. What do the weathermen in Columbia know? : c0bra
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      Nothing. : thief
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        Are we going to have a shackmeet this fall? : c0bra
        • I'm down for it now that I know where you live. :) nearly 3 fucking hours wasted when you were just 2 ... : thief
• if we have to kill you off in order to finally be rid of genjuro, I think that's a fair trade. At leas... : zakk
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  Hurricane ike more like Hurricane partypooper. My entire weekend is shot thanks to this bullshit. : genjuro
  • genjuro this statement is ridiculous stop saying it. : boomstickah
  • You had a party to go to? : Hello Kitty
  • You can still lay on the bathroom floor and fuck a jar of mustard. Buck up lil fella! : Rauol Duke
• Shit man, best of luck. : ColoradoCNC
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  This is why more people need to move to Albuquerque (where I live). NOTHING bad happens here. No hurric... : Ormsbee
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    i fucking love the green chili in abq. i put it on everything when i'm there. : [fry]
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      Hell yeah! I'm totally addicted. If I ever moved away, I would have to have people ship it to me. : Ormsbee
      • Oh... AND it's green chile season!!! Roadside stands everywhere that will sell it to you by the bushel an... : Ormsbee
      • wanna send me some? : dantastic
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    Nothing good happens there either. : nurglich
    • This could be said as well. We have fun where we can, but its definitely not as cool as a really big met... : Ormsbee
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    What's the weather like in Albuquerque? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Dry... It's definitely the high desert. It stays in the 90's through the summer, but with really low hum... : Ormsbee
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        I've been surprised by the random thunderstorms and rain - i'm not used to such quick-changing weather : Mr.Fusion
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          Yeah... the joke here is if you don't like the weather in Albuquerque, wait 5 minutes. Are you going to ... : Ormsbee
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            nah I'm leaving at the end of september :( I've heard awesome things about that though. I checked out the... : Mr.Fusion
            • That's cool. Glad you got to experience some of the local "flavor". If you are ever back here, the ball... : Ormsbee
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    I'm here for the summer and I miss California :( The food is good though : Mr.Fusion
    • No kidding? Hit me up with an SM if you get bored. We're trying to get another ABQ shackmeet together n... : Ormsbee
  • Sounds like San Antonio. Nothing happens here and the locals thinks it's the center of the known universe... : Visceral Monkey
  • Yeah, I'm a fan of my own disaster-free, cheap cost of living area as well. But some people are going to... : DinK
  • I would live in Santa Fe if it were bigger : EvilDolemite
  • NM rules....except for the cities. The weather is exactly like arizona except cooler : hobosapien
• i challenge you to wave your dick at the hurricane : cpt_gloval
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  are there any death pools going on or what : AlexXdude
  • For those betting please keep in mind I'm incredibly buoyant. : [fry]
• If youre going to go out at least let it be in a blaze of glory. Take out that boat and tie your self to ... : themaestro2657
• 1.30 gas because of this bullshit! : Dravenport
• Dude, good luck. Seriously. : virus
• Goddammit. I hate soggy [fries]. : coldfusioncs
• good luck man. : prime8
• See you in hell (from heaven) : theghostofsmdever
• Got your JO buddy all lined up? : changejar419
• And then it's barely category 1 hurricane when it actually reaches land. gg : freakynipples69
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  So fry, what is your plan for all of this then? Just sit in your computer room shacking until it hit... : stgdz
  • yeah i got everything i wanted to get other than ice. even managed a tank of gas. i froze about 50 wat... : [fry]
• You'll be fine, take some cool picture for us! Good luck no matter =) : Thisispol
• surf's up : dantastic
• FRY GTFO MAN : noobja
• go to mebeam + put up web camera facing window+ GTFO : X-GOUKI

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  It's AweSOME : jimmy_legs
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    I'm halfway through season 1. I heard that gets awesome, too. Does S2 get even BETTER? : InflatoMonkey
    • The first two seasons live enwrapped within their warm cacoons. They are both excellent for very differe... : Grumbeld
    • Hell yes it does : jimmy_legs
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  ahh yes, english teets are all the rage these days : eforce98
  • pardon my tits lol : SqueegyTBS
• fuck that superfreak season 2. motherfuck! : Dave-A
• Pardon my [tiny] tits! : randomposter
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  i just started the finale :D : SockMonkeh
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    oh shiiiiiiiit : SockMonkeh
    • :'( : randomposter
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      srsly :( : siknsyko
      • lol MOTHER FUUUUUCKEEEEEEERRRRRRR!!! *explodes* : Psigun
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  Totally awesome. Almost at the end of season 2. Much more interesting than season 1. And season 1 was ... : SqueegyTBS
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    wait for it.... : indosauros
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      Everyone here is freaking out like something crazy happens. Maybe some crazy random main character death : SqueegyTBS
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        this post is awesome : SockMonkeh
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          you don't even know how awesome it is but it is awesome : SockMonkeh
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            someone back me up on how awesome this post is : SockMonkeh
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              it's awesome. DONT CLICK THIS NEXT SPOILER SQUEEGY he's so close.. yet so far : randomposter
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                I'm just so amazed that he can be so on-target and so off-target at once! : SockMonkeh
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                  Plus his choice of wording that last part is just... I have no words for it. : SockMonkeh
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                    I do. Awesome : steve_o
                    • I have to bookmark this thread now and read when I finish the season :( Maybe then I will realize why my... : SqueegyTBS
                  • yes, that is pretty special. : randomposter
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                    What was it? I just watched it a few days ago and didn't notice anything. : MaJeStu
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                      His use of the word explosion with lila close to doakes : randomposter
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                        Haha, yeah, that's beautiful. :) : node
                        • Lila has a fiery personality, and Doakes always butts heads with Dexter. The entire situation is destine : spiderfill
            • Got your back on this. Hilarity for those of us who've seen it! : coldfusioncs
            • That is uncanny. Wow. : Thisispol
      • You are so money right now. : scottythejock
  • Post when you're done with it. : ThomW
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  Since I didn't have shack tag comments installed here is where I am at Dokes tracked dexter with his G... : stgdz
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    You still have a lot of enjoying to do =) : Thisispol
    • yeah that is what I figured. I noticed a lot of holshit comments last season during dexter. Throughout ... : stgdz
  • You're the only one that hasn't seen it. : Topaz
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  Since all this dexter got me excited I'm going to rewatch the finale =) : Thisispol
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    You check out the first ep of season 3 yet? : uglysad
    • I just watched it, holy fuck was that good. : Thisispol

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  iPhone version 2.1 contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following: • decrease in c... : arhughes
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    Wow, when someone posted that changelist earlier, I figured it was a fanboy wishlist, not the actual upda... : pyrogen
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      If it was a wishlist, it would have included wifi syncing. : elwood00
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        Wifi syncing would get me so hot and bothered : Clay
        • The ZUNE does Wifi syncing, but the iPhone can't, come on Apple :< : hawkeye
    • Fanboy wishlist would include Push Notification :( : hawkeye
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    dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes Well that is a lie, it just took 5 minutes to backup ju... : arhughes
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      Maybe it does a delta backup. Try synching again and see if it still takes a while. : Yanks
      • Takes like 30 seconds for me, although I turned off backups. : askedrelic
      • Took about 5 seconds the second time, so I guess it is faster. : arhughes
    • What?! It takes my phone over 3 hours to backup normally, I'd kill for a 5m backup. : hawkeye
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      You think 5 minutes is a long time? My syncs take at least 7 hours. : stuka
      • ^^ Jesus christ people wtf do you do to your phones, mine takes like 30 seconds on 2.0.x : Yanks
• All I need is the unlock and jailbreak for this and I'm set! : -sk-
• thx for the heads up : afrochops
• YEEEEES : askedrelic
• awesome. updating now. : n0v4
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  WHY can't i use my own goddamned alert for text messages?!?! WHY WHY WHY APPLE. : xxiv
  • Yeah I hate that too. I put some ringtones on it and realized I can't change those tones :( : vov1n
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    Your tones would devalue the iPhone brand. : five_percent
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      hahahahah, oh my. : stuka
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        xxiv i think i smell burnt toast : Relentles$
        • metal gear surprise and alert tones? how dare you. : xxiv
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  I'm half expecting this update to fix a few problems with latestchatty. That would be sweet : Yanks
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    I'm sick of waiting for Apple approval, how do I my phone's id in the list? : Hiro
    • *I get : Hiro
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  Hmm. Does there need to be a full backup before this however? And does it need to be our sync music colle... : geedeck
  • Im doing it at work. I don't do music or apps at work, only contacts. : topkatz
  • it does a backup first, yea :( : Richese
  • I skipped the backup because anything important on mine syncs somewhere else. : hawkeye
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  How long did this take everyone? I gotta leave for work in 30.. : Bantis
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    About 20 minutes to download and install for me, it just finished. : arhughes
    • Same for me : Phreakin
• brickmatt is going to explode in his pants : PlanetPerfecto
• Why the fuck do they constantly need the latest version of iTunes to do this? Argh. I'm at work (locked... : stelth
• sweet I'll update when I get to class : re4ctor
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  I'm in the jail broken group and have to wait for this release to update ... i blame the nes emulator ...... : Relentles$
  • OH GOD IS THIS ENDOTHERMIC OR EXOTHERMIC?! OH GOD OH GOD : Shivawn
• are there any planned updates to the iphone sdk? : snicker-snack 2
• Awesome upgrade, totally FASTAR : Mini-d
• Gonna take a couple days until the crackers guys can get winpwn working :( : Iwannaacura
• omg I just backed up my iPhone in about 10 minutes. I now have control of my life back. : stuka
• 2.1 is way better on the iPod touch, I hope iPhone users have a similar experience! : snowwolf
• Looking forward to putting this on after work : derelict515
• So, I know it's still kinda early, but has anyone noticed a change in battery life? I'm really interested... : Shivawn
• Finally: First backup took about 5-10 mins, now it seems to take less than a minute. Contacts loads f... : hawkeye
• Fuck apple for not putting genius on the old ipod classic. I sure don't want to spend another 250 dollar... : trevis

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  Aren't you supposed to be dead? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26649706/ : RomSteady
  • i'm getting my haunt on : fletch_
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    Fletch Lives! : Prozium
    • Bravo! : Home Nugget
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  I see the job search is going well! : askedrelic
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    lizard! www.fletchstudios.com/images/lizard.jpg : fletch_
    • very awesome : askedrelic
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      Gallery pls. : yosemiteclimber
      • i'm working on it jungle www.fletchstudios.com/images/jungle.jpg probably screwed up those shacktags, ... : fletch_
• Nice, I have lots of family there....hope to go at christmas : Gojirah
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  Curious, that looks very familiar. Where did you stay? : skizl
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    hostel named vista serena in manuel antonio : fletch_
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      Ha! I stayed in manuel antonio, or at least very close... the place I stayed though was called the Mango ... : skizl
      • The wife and I stayed for a week at Makanda ( http://www.makanda.com/EN/costarica/hotel/villas_and_studio... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  You need to clean your camera. : c0bra
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    i do? : fletch_
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      Unless those little dots on the right are birds, yea. : c0bra
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        i believe they are in fact birds. : fletch_
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          maybe their ufos. : Ziz
          • birds don't have ufos, dummy : c0bra
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  Far Cry 2 screenshot. : loboca
  • That's the 1st thing I thought. : Trips
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  Water and Sun scares me : rosewood
  • There there, rosewood http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Clark_County,_Kansas.jpg : action wombmate
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  I was totally expect titties. Post failed to deliver. : Skoal^Fyfan
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    lots of very beautiful women. sunset www.fletchstudios.com/images/sunset.jpg i did not photograph any... : fletch_
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      Say hello to my new desktop. : action wombmate
      • I bet the beach sunsets where beautiful ;-) : iSurFHi
• So how were the ladies? How many you fuck over there? Got any pics of them? Were they cheap? You got a... : Melll
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  The wife and I are going in January. So excited. How's the mosquitos? : SqueegyTBS
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    plentiful, bring bug spray. view point www.fletchstudios.com/images/viewpoint.jpg : fletch_
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      Awesome. Looks so lush. : SqueegyTBS
      • oh sure, everything's awesome until the dinos come looking for their lysine fix : Home Nugget
  • Depends on the time of year and the part of the country. I went early last summer, and the bugs were not ... : meesterbill
• i hates you. : Deathlove
• Damn! That looks gorgeous. I have some friends that are leaving this Saturday to go spend a week there. : ImageOmega
• I don't get it, the sky is blue in America. Is it orange when you're near the equator? : Hello Kitty
• costa rica is the fucking bomb, I love it there. : moshman
• I went to Costa Rica over New Years. It was indeed fucking awesome. : Megara9
• Is Costa Rica an oasis on Tatooine? : cerealSAM2
• Toby? : Warlock
• Awesome! Did you see a tapir? : meesterbill

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  the only mac i like is a Big Mac : -=kodiak=-
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    This one is certainly big.. and meaty! : Toraz Chryx
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      oh ill show you something else that's big and meaty.... *unzips* : -=kodiak=-
      • Go on... : lyme
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  Toraz if I spilled water on my Macbook and it turns on but then turns off... will the "Genius" know that ... : laurgasms
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    I.. do not know the answers to these questions :( well, maybe the first part is likely to be a no, dep... : Toraz Chryx
    • They don't use moisture strips yet, but if there are obvious signs of water damage they won't service it ... : Sirus2400
  • lol you're fucked, sorry : askedrelic
  • Yes, it is very easy to tell when water is spilled in it. You're out of warranty, so even if you didn't s... : opengl128
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    Maybe if you let it dry for a really really really long time, like several weeks. Doesn't matter though s... : ovrlrd
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      I'm really not holding out much hope. If it costs more than a couple hundred to fix it, fuck it, I just g : laurgasms
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        Well from my (limited) experience, my dad's iMac had a crack in the screen. The cause was from a kitten w... : ovrlrd
        • By whole computer I mean a whole new computer, not necessarily the 24 inch in particular. : ovrlrd
      • Without knowing which generation it is, to replace the logic board you're looking at around $1000 with pa... : opengl128
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  sup james boswell : askedrelic
  • sup tom bosley : Ride-My-Rocket
  • I think his real name is Hunter Hearst Helmsley : Tommy Toolbag
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  Oh shiz. What did you do there? : Serpico74
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    I turned the wheel to maximumfastness : Toraz Chryx
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      It goes to 11!! : Maddog_Delphi97
      • No, it goes to 4.02 : Toraz Chryx
• But it's still a Mac LOL. Don't hurt me. : Fred Garvin
• hello james : spaceless
• with great power comes great responsibility, so get to work! : delataur
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  lol @ 1x PCie lane width. : magistersmax
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    nvinject is smoking something, as the 771MB of Vram may have keyed you in on. : Toraz Chryx
    • I figured as much. : magistersmax
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  Imagine how well all those Mac games will run. : pauk111
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    ^^^ There's always one : Toraz Chryx
    • World of Warcraft? : mittense
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    Yeah, both games are going to kick ass. : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Warcraft and, and, and . . . more Warcraft! : sesmaster
      • Photoshop : electroly
      • Hey there's also Quake 3 and the original Marathon! : Dynotaku
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  Sobs onto his 2.4GHz Macbook Pro. :((((( : Super Sparker
  • vengence is yours, my laptop is a 1.5Ghz G4 :( : Toraz Chryx
• lol @ 1920x1200. If you were a real man, it would say "2560x1600" Sir. : virus
• That is... http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=offthehook_hmbpp88lh6brdq8evida.jpg : DM7
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  I bet Safari starts up real fast now! Throw in an extra 4 gigs to shave off an additional microsecond. : avatar_58
  • i bet he can do some killer mirror camera images in ichat : feek
  • Nevermind that bollocks, Photoshop + Aperture is now a true experience in maximumfastness : Toraz Chryx
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  Did you get the EFI-X loader, yet? It's avail in EU, just not the states. : sukabljat
  • I dont think its worth it. Just use BOOT-132 . : mmaster_pw
  • I must admit that I haven't even considered getting one of those. : Toraz Chryx
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  667mhz?might want to OC that RAM. : feek
  • The ram is actually at 890Mhz, OSX reads the hardware divider that's set to determine the clock of the ra... : Toraz Chryx
• I'm sitting here, looking at my woefully pathetic G4 Mini, and wondering if it'd go any faster if I plugg... : mafu5150
• nice hackintosh : mmaster_pw