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  I'd do that in an instant, but I have a pentium 3. :( : GrimmyD
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    Surely that should amplify your want to do it? : Toraz Chryx
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      Well, I was sort of contrasting the issue. He has a not so old computer, which will still do the job. I'm... : GrimmyD
      • he'll hit the same instruction set limitations that stop things running that you will. (Premiere Pro n... : Toraz Chryx
• go do it. are you afraid? JUST DO IT : reverend~heresy
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  outside of http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html what do you need? : kanix
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    I should probably format and keep using the old machine : boomstickah
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      I'm on an Athlon XP 2600 currently...which I keep pegged at 100% usage by folding. Planning on running it... : DJ Clipdat
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        even if you consider folding worthwhile, the power efficiency of that setup is probably pretty horrible b... : Toraz Chryx
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          Yeah. I don't disagree. : DJ Clipdat
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            my axp 2500+ is still going strong! : anthonybean
            • Sure, but look at how much performance you get for the power it draws. a Barton 2500+ has a maximum po... : Toraz Chryx
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  It's not a bad time to upgrade. I just did it. DDR2 RAM is cheap, HDDs are cheap, decent video cards are ... : godwit
  • Q6600 is only $14 more than E8400... : noven
• JUMP JUMP JUMP! : digital_d
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  What's the price before rebates? My mobo is dying so it looks like I need to upgrade soon, and that's a p... : SatansFist
  • It's probably a cheap ECS mobo. They're kinda hit and miss but I ran my old athlon XP on an ECS board for... : Prozium

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• Mwave is a pretty solid retailer. They're my backup for whenever newegg is out of stock on something. : Prozium
• I used them regularly in the past and they were very good to deal with. I haven't bought anything from th... : Colleton
• I purchased something from them a few weeks ago and was really pleased with the service. I ordered and re... : jipey
• Mwave is usually the only other name I hear in the same sentence as Newegg : indosauros
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  MWave is great, they've actually been around a little bit longer than Newegg. Newegg is my #1 place to go... : Serpico74
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    indeed Mwave was the original newegg, and they will put CPU in Mobo for 9$ + testing : Mondo
    • I forgot about that. I might have to get my next mobo/CPU/RAM from them for the testing option since PC C... : Serpico74
  • Yup, though it's been years since I've used them. But I used to get tons of stuff there. : Conan
• The have great CPU prices in general. : Sailor of Fortune
• I had no issue with them when I got my e8400. : Vincent Grayson
• i always confuse them with ibm's mwave stuff from long ago. : j0nchan
• i ordered a printer from them back in 1999 and had no problems. i still use the printer. : synapse19
• Mwave is a great store. I don't like their website layout or search tools, but their prices and service ... : deject

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  firefox uses sqlite? ew : filthysock
  • FF3 does, yes. : Conan
• Do vimeo vids skip for you? : DrZettl

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• I have a hard time resisting limited or collector's editions for games I'm really interested in, because ... : BrodieMan
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  That's supposed to be a replica of the bag she has in the game, but it has her face on it? It's like tho... : ArB
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    lol...that is what I was thinking. So Faith in the game has a bag with a giant picture of herself on it? : byorn
    • Maybe she has a mirror in there!?!! That explains the name of the game, and it explains how she can have... : ArB
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    this is what her bag in the game looks like http://www.gamestop.com/gs/images/bonus/mirror_bonusLG.jpg : Get_It_Together
    • kotaku lied to me. I feel betrayed. : ArB
• i think i'll pick it up if it will be available here, the bag looks cool : blindi0815
• I pre-ordered this earlier tonight. I really hate money. : Get_It_Together
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  BTW here is the same bag minus the star icon ($85) http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/messenger/messenge... : byorn
  • aww but the star icon is what makes it cool :( the chick's face is what makes it dorky and possibly cr... : mikecyb
• Timbuk2 bags are awesome, chick's face or no. :D : halophoenix
• Agreed. I was all for it until they opened the bag : WhiteHatVeteran
• wouldn't take much work to cover that art with some fabric. : packav

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  DC-8, space capable. : radula
  • also, my cardio timer went off the exact second the snake bomb went off. wierd. I haven't watched past th... : filthysock
• Wasn't a real plane, loosely based on a 747-400 from the looks of it though. : TabsAZ

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• Obama is definitely going, McCain still hasn't made up his mind : MikkleThePickle
• i'll get back to you in 16 hours. : zebrigazi
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  Obama and all the organizers & moderator are going to be there definitely. McCain was still saying he wou... : perstephanie
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    he'll show up, I'm sure of it... his campaign wouldn't recover from the fiasco otherwise. : MikkleThePickle
    • if he just skipped the debate it would look terrible : EvilDolemite
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      The whole campaign suspension thing is reminding me of Ross Perot in 1992. If McCain skips the debate he'... : Colleton
      • yeah, it's unconceivable to me that he would give Obama such a huge opening. McCain isn't stupid. I read ... : MikkleThePickle

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  Or one 120 MD hard drive for your Xbox 360. Come on MS. : LemonJoose
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    MB I meant. : LemonJoose
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      don't you mean GB? : Prozium
      • Ah good old days... I could install dos+win+ultima 8 and the drive was FULL : razorblade79
      • yeah, it's late -- GB : LemonJoose
    • *GB : MrBig0
• coupon doesn't work at the end : Mondo
• This is a faster drive for not much more: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100... : sanchez

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  as far as I remember all the humanoid females on that show are impregnable : Luminair
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    wut : Toraz Chryx
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      I don't think that word means what he thinks it means. : umcpwintermute
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        amazing what a difference a couple letters can make, and interesting how languages evolve : Luminair
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          lol, good subthread : fletch_
          • lol agreed : Dravenport
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  i really wish Netflix would get this series in stock so i could watch it. :( : g0nk
  • I think the rights are split between a couple of companies so you can't even buy Season 1 on DVD anymore. : Jonathan
• So many scifi shows have hot women. : umcpwintermute
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  I love that show more than anything. And I'd bang all of the women on that show. All of them. : brickmatt
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    I concur. also, ALL AT ONCE. oh yes. : Toraz Chryx
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      even Moya? : Dschinghis Khan
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        I assume all sexual relations with claudia black would take place INSIDE Moya, so yes, even Moya. : thewindcriesmary
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          instant threesome : thekidd
          • That's cheating. : brickmatt
      • especially Moya, mmm, check out that hanger deck : Toraz Chryx
• I'd like to show her my mivonks. : wattss
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  People need to invest in another aussie scifi series, we're really good at making artsy stuff thats just ... : thewindcriesmary
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    You mean people need to invest more in the Jim Henson Company? : wattss
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_crystal_2#Sequel : Dravenport
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  How are you liking the show so far? It's my favorite sci-fi show ever, ahead of even DS9 and TNG. : crazywigga
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    It's quite.. disorientating at times. especially season 3 with the two Critchtons at once : Toraz Chryx
    • I loved that whole plotline. Lots of fun. : brickmatt
• Thats a fun show. : MoreVespeneGas
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  you have a thing for redheads in series that develop cult-followings dont you : jackalope
  • I have a thing for redheads. : Toraz Chryx
• Man, now I want to go back and re-watch the series. : mizterd99
• Fucking can't wait for the new webisodes. God I love that show. : Stoned Gargoyle

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• those are pretty damn sweet. : lacker
• Looks like time well spent. : Conan
• Haha the Zoidberg is great, I want one of those! I had to look up what it's about, I'll forward that p... : razorblade79
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  Coool! Did you draw/paint them too, or was it more of an assembly thing? : Vantage
  • Just looked it up: http://www.cubeecraft.com/ : razorblade79

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• I dunno I just got here, I think so though =\ : derelict515
• Yes. : sanchez
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  Eh, not necessarily. Probably until summer, not spring. ;) Chances are there will be some sunny days. : Nixx2004
  • Dear lord. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • like 5, maybe 6 tops. : cltcprd
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  rofl yes. overcast. slightly drizzly. maybe once every two to three weeks we will have a clear sunny ... : FrayLo
  • i love it here anyway. : FrayLo
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    Oh man that sounds nice. I hate LA weather. :( : thetangent
    • it would be nicer if all the bus stops were covered >_< : derelict515
• Yup, and that is IF we get a spring :P : L0opet
• Just wait until it rains sideways. : ArB
• awesome city. shit weather. : EvilDolemite
• yup! <3 Seattles Autumn/Winter weather : randomnull
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  No, actually. Partly sunny this weekend. 60-75, warming to 75 early next week. : jake
  • yeah it looks like Sunday and Monday might be nice : derelict515
• Man I hope so. I love it. : kallanta

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• .mov is only the container not the format : okhelomr

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  it just errors out as soon as i try to enable it. haven't found a workaround : electroly
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    they still havent....fixed that yet? : oHnOES
    • seriously nobody knows? : oHnOES

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• Fall update, its coming soon enough. : ant_hillbilly
• is it better quality than hulu? : mXENO
• Are you running vista? There's a plugin for media center that lets you stream netflix video to the 360. : Prozium

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  HYDRATE : RikiTiki2
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    also, i'm gonna be out there starting tomorrow afternoon. have to scramble for a 3-day pass. good thing c... : RikiTiki2
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      we'll be there eta 5 or 6pm. Check your sm. : packav
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        it's going to be super crowded : EvilDolemite
        • not much I can do though :( we live 40 min away and my bro has to work until 4pm =____=// : packav
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  yeah bring TONS of water, and find parking early, and don't give up your space until you're ready to go. ... : EvilDolemite
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    is there handicap parking? i may take my sister's car : packav
    • oh there's a shuttle system from 4th and Guad. coo : packav
    • There is no parking at the park. You have to park downtown and take a shuttle in (maybe 1 mile), or find... : EvilDolemite

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• whoa! : r3dn3ck
• made that look like nothin. pretty sweet : WhiteHatVeteran
• holy shat : podizzle
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  he wasn't down! no one touched him! keep running duder! : ninjase
  • in college thats not the case. Not sure about hs football : boomstickah
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    yeah i don't know a hell of a lot about NFL, but it seems to me he should have kept going. : Arsenal
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      I remember something about your knees having to touch the ground for it to count as a tackle. I don't kn... : IndigoAK
      • the NFL rule is your knee or elbow has to hit the ground followed by someone on the opposing team touchin... : mikecyb
  • He should have done backflips to the endzone : ventro

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• local weekly newspaper, for concerts: www.pollstar.com : FrayLo
• Eventful is okay http://eventful.com/ : geedeck
• yelp is pretty good with that stuff : whereiwannab
• thanks guys, some good info in this thread : giantshift
• if you use last.fm it takes artists from your listened to library and shows you upcoming shows for them i... : mXENO
• upcoming.org : j0nchan

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• I like it. : Prozium
• give it time : ghostmac
• It's worked well for me for the past year. : Colleton
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  is it normal to have a program files (x86) dir? : oHnOES
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    yes, that's where programs that aren't native x64 are installed. : Prozium
    • gotcha, figured the same : oHnOES
    • I lot of programs that are native 64-bit will also get installed there; it depends on the installation me... : IndigoAK

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  Honestly doesn't look much better than Amazing Mirror and the gameplay seems slower, but it's just one le... : packav
  • This post fills me with sadness. I first played this game when I was six and a recent replay through it : Malku

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• FALSE NWS : Iwannaacura
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  You really shouldn't masturbate so hard you might hurt yourself : gmd
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    What's the point of Workout Club, then? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      I don't think workout club really has a point. : gmd
      • Now it does. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• Explain what? You didn't miss any of the blood. : skitzo
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  You accidentally the headboard? The whole thing? : pupismyname
  • Maybe he the headboard on purpose... hmm! : ArB
  • a headboard. : jamesray
  • My girlfriend was grabbing it at the time, but I'm pretty sure it was broken beforehand. I have it propp... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• Kick the male prostitute out before calling them to lessen the awkwardness. : reelbk

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• This year has been insane. There have been quality releases every month all year. No "OK stuff that didn'... : Prozium

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• Their shakes/malts are great, they even give you a little cookie on the straw : MoreVespeneGas
• I love The Wreck : R0CK
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  They are okay, but Jimmy Johns is where it's at. : Thresher
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    I don't know of any in my area so they must fucking suck shit. : gmd
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      Potbelly > Jimmy Johns : MoreVespeneGas
      • iawtp : riptyde
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      There's one near the King Street station in Alexandria. Jimmy John's is so much better than Potbelly. ... : drhazard
      • Claiming you like JJ's better than PB is like admitting you LTC. JJ's is fine, but one buys their shit in... : MoreVespeneGas
  • We have one of those close to our new office! They catered our lunch when we moved in to the place, and n... : halophoenix
• something about their bread bothers me. it might make me a fag but i'd be all about panera if it wasn't ... : eeeealmo
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  cheating on 7/11? she won't be happy : derelict515
  • she is a fickle mistress, the only downside is pot belly's closes at 7 pm by me, wtf. : gmd
• I haven't gone since one the employees there was rude as hell to me. >:| : CrustaR
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  hell yes - even their pb&j is good. : halophoenix
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    but it costs the same as all the other sandwiches, it sucks. :( i dont want to spend that much on pb&j bu... : perstephanie
    • so true, but i do it anyway : sasoi
• They are tasty, I agree. Also, try the milkshakes, they put a little cookie on the straw. : Goncyn
• I had some while I was in Chicago. It was alright. There was a chick playing vagina music on a loft abo... : industro
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13946739#itemanchor_13946739 : Rasnowl
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  I swear I replied to this before, but I was having internet issues for a while, so probably that was it. ... : perstephanie
  • Cookies! On the straw!! : Goncyn
• I don't like their food.. every sandwich I've tried has been bland. :( : deathofrats
• I think its a nice place to go if you want to get yelled at while ordering your food. : fleabug
• "A Wreck" is delicious with hot peppers, also Potbelly's chicken salad sandwich with bacon added is p rad : rgoer

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  regretting my D700 purchase now : gmd
  • D700 Sanrio Edition rumored for Feb '09! : tfboc
  • I'll buy it off you ;) : sr71photo
• That does not look good : noodleboy723
• That is so stupid. : stump
• Dey see me shootin' My pictures Dey jealous Dey tryin to catch me takin macros : DrWaffles
• I just bought four or five of them, I don't even know this is so awesome! : pres589
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  BLACK GOLD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWF-hH1nloo : cpt_gloval
  • Haha I drove a 81 Datsun 280ZX all through high school and most of college. It wasn't the gold edition th... : Perturbation
• Bling bling! : boarder2
• this folks, is why our economy is in the toilet. : pullmyfinger

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  Yeah I am with you. I think the only solution is to stock up on food & beer, quit your job and just play... : jimmy_legs
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    He'll need to mount his computer on an exercise bike to prevent his legs from atrophying! : DrWaffles
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      He's got it covered. Rock Band 2 drums. : xsoulbrothax
      • Yeah, just switch legs every 30+ minutes and apply NIN, Metallica, or Everlong as needed. : SolrFlare
      • Good call : jimmy_legs
    • That's what iphone and DS games are for :D : SolrFlare

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  Redneck Rampage : mechanicalgrape
  • ^^^^ This if anything to hit your brother on the head with a crowbar. : hrdwregk
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  If you haven't played it already, FEAR : Toraz Chryx
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    ya know, I really couldn't get into it : Fox n Panther
    • I thought it was one of the best single player FPS experiences ever. : Toraz Chryx
    • The fun in FEAR is melee in bullet time, flying through the air, kicking one guys head in and spinning ar... : sroylance
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  Shogo http://www.shogo-mad.com/ : kanix
  • demo downloading, thanks : Fox n Panther
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    ha, high speed internet back in the day seems soooo slooow : Fox n Panther
    • sigh...67% : Fox n Panther
    • haha are you a time traveller : Luminair
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    haha, shogo. o_O : chilln
    • Do not laugh at the Red Riot. Actually I really enjoyed the Shredder and the sniper rifle the best. T... : Wadmaasi
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      This game seriously needs a sequel. Such an awesome concept. The weapons, characters, everything are ju... : Nighteyes
      • Monolith is still around. Here's hoping they get off their asses and give a sequel when they're done mil... : IndigoAK
  • Isn't this game on GOG now? : disposition
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    How in the fuck can I get it to work in Vista? I'd love to play again, but no luck thus far. : MacemanInTW
    • GOG, as mentioned above you. Their stuff's supposed to support Vista. : xsoulbrothax
• bioshock? : Fredrik S
• Jameson : blueharvest
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  painkiller or Far Cry? : baconisgod
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    Painkiller seems interesting, looks like classic deathmatches with updated features : Fox n Panther
    • http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/57-Painkiller : baconisgod
    • Oddly enough I consider PK more of a single player game even though it was used in some pro gaming league... : Psigun
• Call of Duty 4? : Skoal^Fyfan
• HL2 and all the episodes, halo 3 : cpt_gloval
• are you referring to the originals because you know two new Crysis and Stalker games just came out right? : kill9
• Far Cry 2 is coming out next month and it looks pretty rad. F.E.A.R. was fantastic. Half-Life 2: Episode ... : mittense
• Does anyone know if Timeshift sucked? : Mondo
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  Daikatana : Juno
  • CNC: Renegade! : Mondo

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• Omega has Charlie H, so yeah its pwnsome. =P I don't think any of them are very good, but the origina... : MoreVespeneGas
• It's Heston, so it's great. Strange Brew did a great 2min short of it. Fleshy-headed mutant. Are you fr... : jimmy_legs
• Omega Man is a flavor of awesome that you need to taste before you become a man. : lowpoly

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  lol @ moe de-evolving : opengl128
  • That was my favorite part too. :) : thetangent
• woah thanks! that was very cool. : choppp
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  That must have been the high point of whatever episode followed it. : trOmblyj
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    hahaha probably so. its a shame these new episodes are horrible. : choppp
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      They'll never recapture the greatness of the early seasons, especially 4-6. : trOmblyj
      • No one is really asking that of them, I just expect them to be funny. Which they are not. Especially when... : avatar_58
    • Every episode for the last few years follows the exact same format: Something happens (commercial brea... : sanchez
• lol @ the pterodactyl : DinK
• beaming down a la Star Trek. : the archvile
• beaming down a la Star Trek. : the archvile
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  Yeah. That's a good one. Another recent one that I like: the Simpsons sit down on the couch as normal : K1Bond007
  • Haha, yeah, that ultimate zoom out one is fantastic. I also saw one recently where they all ran in and sa... : thetangent
  • The zoom one is based off of an old "Powers of 10" documentary, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_T... : loboVT
  • http://thatvideosite.com/video/3927 : RikiTiki2
  • Whoa I've never seen that one. : riptyde
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  Reminds me of this (exceptionally awesome) Pearl Jam video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNmNmXExZ8... : Perturbation
  • Without question the best music video ever made. Still gives me chills. : Supine
  • I taped that shit off MTV, you better believe it. : TShandy
• I like the one where the Monty Python foot squashes them. : riptyde

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIAZV_22y4 : noodleboy723
  • also awesome when high : noodleboy723
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Z1_GAZyCo : KxRook