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  A strange uneasiness is seeping in the hearts? : trove
  • definitely have to change that, thanks for the heads up : derean
• very cool, check shackmsgs : fathertime
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  Im confused, I was able to make a character, but I dont have any turns? : oldschoolbob-o
  • did you create the character through the tutorial? did you get an exception popup? obviously you sho... : derean
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  Did you make the site or the Sorcery Quest game? : lyme
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    all of it, the goal is to have many games on the portal : derean
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      That's really awesome. I noticed an issue in the game: I seem to have gotten stuck after the second f... : lyme
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        looks like that should definitely not be happening, on the bright side the shack is now officially the be... : derean
        • Ok, awesome. So I started another game in an attempt to reproduce the problem, and it actually started th... : lyme
        • it happened to me too, with the soldier male if that changes anything. : barichnikov
• awesome, i'm working on something very similar right now, shackmessaged! =) : mnok
• Cool, I'll check this out this weekend probably. Please keep reposting this so that I am reminded. ;) : CrustaR
• Tip: Before you game begins do not have an interstitial that advertises "Bored? Here go play some other g... : DOOManiac
• nice work, I like it! : meesterbill
• I can't abdicate. : Moonbase Commander
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  When I exited the game by clicking the little X in the upper-right corner of the game, it closed my brows... : lyme
  • I reproduced it simply by opening the game and exiting. Firefox 2.0.0.17. : lyme
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  Delay load the stuff on the front page using AJAX. It loaded the ads, one of the graphics on the side, a... : RomSteady
  • I didn't have that big of a delay, but there was still a small one. Probably a good idea to show one of t... : Anti_dentite
  • thats exactly what we do, but it seems the server slowed down with the increased traffic, we're also on a... : derean
• I should be able to view the next screenshot by simply clicking on the one I'm already viewing (like the ... : skinlab133
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  The replay feature is pretty neat, watch 2-3 pvp games : mnok
  • watched even : mnok
• this is very cool! : Antilles_Prime
• Tagged for later. : randomjgj
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  Cool, I've been wanting to do this exact same thing myself, you beat me to it by quite a bit. I'm starti... : kaddar0
  • Also I've noticed a surge of these sites, some of your competitors: http://www.casualcollective.com/ (se... : kaddar0
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    yea I think in browser multiplayer games and mobile multiplayer games (or mmorpgs) will be huge in the ne... : mnok
    • Yeah I am just worried that the over saturation will kill most of them. I see constant ads for these on ... : kaddar0
• I will pm you what I think because it might offend someone : Luminair
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  i couldn't figure out how to do anything after the tutorial and quit. : zebrigazi
  • same, it just kind of wouldn't let me do anything and I couldn't find a button that would let me progress : kevp
• did you take it down? : byorn
• Guess I'll check it out when it's back up : boarder2
• awesome fun. but my main char just leveled, and now the host guy says to add a skill point which i did. b... : radula
• Oh yay you can pay for extra attribute points. Hate++ : daedraug
• This is some sweet stuff here. I'm playing instead of going to bed - so that's a good impression from me.... : hoov1185
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  Your website needs to make it immediately apparent as to what it does. Right now that doesn't happen, it ... : locater16
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    Excellent points thanks for the input. BTW the portal is my doing and I'm an amateur at best, we had ... : derean
    • *..that [b]wasnt[/b] asking.. : derean
• I liked the game (and enjoy time based gameplay sites) so thanks. Small bug, the mouse-over popup text f... : prokat
• neat. FYI, the fantasy game in there has a shitload of typos in the tutorial level. : biskits
• I am definitely gonna check this out. : Pacalon
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  Doh, caused Firefox to crash. : Nixx2004
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    (when I went to play it) Twice in a row. Guess I'm not playing right now. : Nixx2004
    • what version of firefox are you on? : derean
• Played to level 3, Very Cool will play agen :) : Vincenoir
• checked it out but can't play since i'm at work. looks fun though! : xxiv
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  Exception: File /home2/derean2/edgebee/trunk/python/atlas/game.py, line 104, in client_action output[' : uncleanmonkey
  • wow we've been trying to reproduce this bug for a while now, thanks for the report : derean
• you guys rock thanks alot for the feedback : derean
• This game on here looks pretty interesting, although I don't really have time to play it at the moment. ... : DinK
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  Anyone with a MBP notice that the top graphic flickers? I'm pretty sure this has to do with the MBP LCD ... : boarder2
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    the website header bar? it has an interlaced effect, maybe that is whats causing the flicker : derean
    • Yeah, it is. I only see it when something uses that effect, it'd be distracting if you had to look at it... : boarder2
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  ok the loading bar will finish, the box turns black and then firefox crashes... every time. Using FF 3... : dantastic
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    looks like this crash has something to do with flash player 10... we'll look into it thanks, are there d... : derean
    • ok well the fp10 player is a pile of shit, crashes the game with bogus errors, until adobe get their act ... : derean
• Ed Gear Cade? Oh Edge Arcade. I suck at reading :( : c0bra

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• Yes. Next question. : trOmblyj
• Naw, arcade like NES and SNES games are easier to replay. : avatar_58
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  They're up there, but I sure have played Half-Life 2 a lot. And the Halo games, come to think of it. : Dave-A
  • I'm trying to get thru HL2, It just does not grab me, but since Archville was kind enough to gift me Ep1,... : RookieCAF
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  Please don't hate me. I couldn't bring myself to finish either. Everything just got so repetitive so ... : InfoBiter
  • omg : dognose
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    we're never spooning EVER again : Korban
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      Meh, wasn't that great the first time. especially with hirez snooring : InfoBiter
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        yeah, he was kinda effing up my chi. maybe just one more spoon to prove how awesome i am when there aren... : Korban
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          Hey now, I was almost silent! except when he pulled out and shot it all over my face : Halen
          • i don't blame you at all! if anything, you need to moan MORE : Korban
  • you are a FUCKING ASSHOLE : qwpeoriu
  • Killing dudes in the name of love never gets repetitive. : Sailor of Fortune
  • MP1 yes, MP2 no. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I like them, but it's taken me this long to bring myself to replay them again. I'm the same with movies,... : guido anchovy
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    I saw Degenerate's thread about playing them again and realized I could play them again too even though I... : dognose
    • Yeah, I'm at the end of MP1 now and about to go through 2 again. They're still great games, it's just I'... : guido anchovy
    • I couldnt wait until tomorrow and already started on MP2. : Degenerate
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  I think the only games I've played more are Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, and Castlevania: Symphony... : pyide
  • And Bubble Bobble! : pyide
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  Pop quiz hot shot: You can only replay one of following games and the other will be wiped off the face o... : coyoterys
  • MAX of course. nARf!! POIT! : Solstice
  • Shoot the hostage. : CrustaR
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    Max Payne duh! : dognose
    • I thought it was an elementary question as well, dognose. : CrustaR
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      And you call yourself a peggle fan? psshaw. : coyoterys
      • I don't own a Peggle tattoo. : dognose
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  No. Sid Meier's Civilization series takes that prize. : PenicillinX57
  • indeed : Mondo
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  I CAN'T FIND MY CD'S DOGNOSE! >:( I WANNA SHOOT SHIT!!!! : Rauol Duke
  • hooray for digital distribution! : Korban
  • http://store.steampowered.com/sub/603/ : sandcrab
  • you're Rauol Duke! just go out back and fire guns at cans! : Postal
  • why just 10 days ago you could have bought both of them for less than $8. : Degenerate
• No, they are good but I've replayed Super Metroid or Mario 3/Super Mario World many more times. : Chod
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  hahaha, not even close. Great games, but games like Civilization are far far more re-playable. : thetangent
  • I need a rehab program for those games. My name is Orange W. Pylon, and I am a Civ addict. IT HAS RUI... : Orange Pylon
• you should buy some new games dognose. While its a good game, you shouldn't have to convince yourself of... : conandan
• without a doubt. It is the only game I have finished and immediately started over. : sm00v3d
• what about tetris dognose : ninjase
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  http://www.asktherelic.com/priv/screen0810071.jpg so close.... I spent an hour to install windows, ins... : askedrelic
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    Seriously? I assumed 3d acceleration was still a crap shoot. : spazzium
    • Fusion 2.0 is supposed to have support for Directx 9.0 and shader model 2.0, which should meet the max pa... : askedrelic
  • I used parallels and it worked well for me. You might also want to try crossover games: http://www.codewe... : podman405
• Max Payne 1 and Half Life 1. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Sadly, for whatever reason, I never played them when they first came out. Bought 1&2 on steam when they ... : gnomish
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    Please report back please! : dognose
    • Most definitely. : gnomish
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  im on my 4th replay of Max Payne2 ,still haven't played the first! :( : cygnus
  • Fix that plz :( : dognose
• Yes but it's also one of the only games i need to quick save/load constantly. : grabbie
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  I played both of them once. They were fun games but I never played them again. : ArB
  • Kung Mod 3.0 for MP1, Cinema 2.0 for MP2 : Mondo
• I almost forgot how awesome these games were. Thanks steam! I want to finish them both again before the... : contentious roy
• No, Deus Ex is. But they are always enjoyable! : Athlon7
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  I always want to unremember the initial entrance into Mona's pad, in Max Payne 2. The first time I did : hatelull
  • MP2's level design was great : Mondo
• after years maybe. I remember after one playthrough I pretty much knew exactly where every enemy was in t... : Shai-Tan
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  Hard to say when I couldn't get myself to play through the first game even once. :[ : My Documents
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    What's wrong :( : dognose
    • I played that 7th Serpent: Crossfire for MP2 you recommended, has fun shootouts : Mondo
• My personal leader for most replayability is Uncharted. I'm at 30 times now since it was released. Abou... : IndigoAK
• like some people, i would disagree for Civ4. but Max Payne is the most replayable Awesome Simulator that ... : xsoulbrothax
• No. I'd argue there's a great number that're more replayable. Like Mario, Katamari Damacy, Rez, Metroid/S... : Vincent Grayson
• I don't know, but they're my favorite. : vigilante
• Max Payne is pretty much a great action movie like Commando, Predator, or Die Hard (and many more) that c... : Sailor of Fortune
• second only to Half Life : Megara9
• Most replayable shooters, yes. I'm afraid Fallout 2 is the most replayable single player game overall tho... : daedraug
• No... Super Metroid. : kallanta
• No, that'd be Pirates! or Colonization. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• You have to be kidding me. : GreatGooglyMoogly

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  I don't know how your SQL is implemented. The one I'm used to using would by default put your delete sta... : randomjgj
  • He said at the top that it's MySQL, which from what I gather is a lousy choice for a database that size. : Arcanum
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    MySQL 5.something on Linux. We do not use transactions. Just standard MyISAM. About 250,000 of a 380,0... : DOOManiac
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      haha that IN() is going to RAPE you. those things are slow as all fuck. it's actually quicker to do DEL... : mikecyb
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        err... Is this a MySQL thing? Because it seems really fucking stupid if mysql wouldn't treat those two st... : boarder2
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          Beats me,it could be. In my experience anyway. : mikecyb
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            Generally the "compiler" will optimize syntactical things like this into whatever the fastest "native" th... : boarder2
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              http://www.webmastersbydesign.com/2008/07/13/sql-speed-test-in-vs-or/ According to this, it will take sl... : boarder2
              • yeah that would be my guess too. I have do run some insane reports for work and I found that stuff with ... : mikecyb
        • I was under the impression MySQL did treat them as the same... : DOOManiac
        • MySQL is a bit crappy at handling IN() it seems, if you do a SELECT in that IN, that SELECT will be run f... : SilverSnake
      • The framework I use, CakePHP, uses IN() under its ORM because they claim it's a lot faster... : airrob
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      What did it do when you tested it on a non-prod database? : batkiwi
      • sadtrombone.com : jimmy_legs
      • It worked fine because we had less data in the table. :( : DOOManiac
    • Something like that maybe would have worked better doing a NOT IN (L, M, N...), assuming your NOT list is... : randomjgj
  • Reading comprehension fail. :( I read it as "My SQL emergency." : randomjgj
• show processlist : shitkatapult
• select count(*) from tablename If that is lowering, good work. If that's not, you're F'd. What you c... : sukabljat
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  Not sure if this statement works in mysql, but you need the equivalent of the MS SQL command sp_who2 to s... : twifosp
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    The DELETE statement I ran is this: DELETE FROM table WHERE id IN (....); Where the IN is a gi-fuck... : DOOManiac
    • Yea it's gonna take a while... let it do its work. : TheNiXXeD
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      Next time iterate through lots of smaller DELETE statements : FiReaNG3L
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        Funny thing is, on a different table (even bigger) we ran into the same problem doing that... : DOOManiac
        • Does mySQL allow you to do something like this? DELETE FROM A FROM table1 A INNER JOIN table2 B ON A : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Smaller statements tend to be better when they take a long time. Each statement in MySQL runs as a tra... : Ovate
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        ^^^ This. I use SQL Server, so I'm not aware of what objects mySQL has at its disposal. But it would pr... : Ride-My-Rocket
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          A cursor? That would add several more table scans than necessary. You could accomplish the same thing ... : twifosp
          • I'm not a SQL guru or anything, and yes, I share your kneejerk distrust of cursors. But my boss insists ... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Yikes, that is a problem. I don't know about mysql but in MS T-SQL putting a list of id's in the in stat... : twifosp
• lets see the schema and the query? : Theos
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  Well I'm giving up for the night. Gonna go to bed and pray it's finished and not corrupted by 8AM or I... : DOOManiac
  • good luck, I've been in the same situation more than a few times : Halen
• Soo... checked on backups lately? DUN DUN DUN : d fluke
• i had a similar experience a couple of days ago, some developer managed to drop a index on a table with 1... : giraffen
• 12 GB for ~350,000 rows? Are you including indexes here (you do have indexes right? If not, that would ac... : GreatGooglyMoogly

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• I only have the Touch so I apps that take advantage of the camera are useless to me... the facebook app i... : prime8
• i just have latestchatty and photoswap : baconisgod
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  urbanspoon, bubbles, sudoku : crappypants74
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    holy shit urbanspoon is the best thing ever, thanks! :D : mikecyb
    • I went and got it based on your recommendation - it doesn't work for euros :( : jbury
• Galcon, Shazam, Remote. : Vegtro
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  jailbreak that bitch! : mattfl
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    no need anymore : geneshifter
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      Incorrect. : DOOManiac
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        seriously mistaken you are : geneshifter
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          Yes you are geneshiter : rosewood
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            what's the point to jailbreaking an iphone these days. why is it a must do? : xxiv
            • I like being able to tether my phone, I like being able to organise icons into folders, I like the scummV... : jbury
            • NES Emulator, WiFi tethering for laptops, 5 icons in the sys tray, MobileApplication hack, GPS turn by tu... : woodchuck70
    • It's worth to jailbreak for custom themes ans scummvm, among a few other cool apps and games. : freakynipples69
  • dooooooooo it! : pwnage1232
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  Also, I'm stuck on cases. I'm lookin at getting the Switcheasy Rebel in either Arctic or the Black and Ye... : Pacalon
  • Are there any server-side thingamajiggers (like, say, Ruby on Rails with an Imagemagick library) that can... : dodob
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    I hate cases. Makes the iPhone too bulkey in the pocket and hides the beauty you really don't need one ac... : historyinthemaking
    • IAWTP. I'd rather sustain some minor scratching of the outer shell of the iPhone than make it bulky. : stuka
    • How about those other clear coats, like Invisible Shield? : Pacalon
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    unless you're one of those people who drops their cell phones all the time, I would avoid a case. : sharpie
    • I do drop my phones sometimes. My HTC Star Trek was pretty scratched up by the end of its run. Metal case... : Pacalon
  • I have the Black\black and love it. Shackhype led me to this decision and I am very happy. : woodchuck70
  • definitely get a case. it will cost as much as you paid for it to repair the glass screen if it breaks. ... : festivalman
• shazam is awesome showtimes for movies (really awesome if you live in a city with a crapload of theate... : mikecyb
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  LATTESTCHATTY MOTHERFUCKER. Also: Now Playing. Pandora. Evernote. Facebook. NetNewsWire. SplashID. Remote... : stuka
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    He did say thats what he got and the 1st app he got, all in his post. lol :P : Melll
    • reading comprehension -1 :( : stuka
  • I tried now playing and it was slow as hell. I find Movies by Flickster to be way better in terms of smoo... : Pacalon
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  Shazam, wurdle, 5 dice, apples poker app, beejive IM plus mobile me push= awesome. Don't get super monkey... : historyinthemaking
  • Oh! Enigmo is an awesome game. : historyinthemaking
• Google app, Air Sharing, Fring, Remote, Bomberman, ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Wurdle! : grendel
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  I'm amazed my iphone hasn't stopped being cool yet. I thought it would fade but every time I use it I'm a... : aeg1x
  • You mean the coolness factor doesn't go away soon? I'm already laying in bed shacking on it instead of sl... : Pacalon
• games: fieldrunners if you like towerdefense type games, galcon for a quick strategy fix, brick breaker d... : sharpie
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  anyone tried Vay? feedback on it is great and it's only $5, but I'm cheap :( : MikkleThePickle
  • i got it recently and like it. it's fun! : g0nk
• ireversi - an internet enabled reversi/othelo game free too. : doomed
• Writingpad : El Tigre
• Delivery Status touch is pretty good if you need to track shipments from UPS, Fedex, etc. : Mmmmmoo
• photoswap wiki rooms issh : rmjackson
• the remote app is the shit : Ace417
• Touchterm + built-in VPN = Administer *nix servers anywhere you've got a data signal. Handy and cheap. ... : genom