Weekend Post!

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  Finishing a re-re-read of A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge. I just re-read the 2 Startide Trilogies, : AxeMan808
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    Read my first Vinge novel just now- it was quite good: A Deepness in the Sky. : TShandy
    • Vinge is one of the best sci-fi authors writing imho. His stories are just so tasty! : randomjgj
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  Re-reading World War Z. : Nixx2004
  • Me too. I really liked that book. Up next is King's Black House : funnynamehere
  • I'm halfway done with it. My first time reading it and I'm really enjoying soo far. : grabbie
• Starting Traitors Among Us. : stump
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  The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham : losimagic
  • 28 days later reminded me of this book : sethmarc
• The Concept of Law by H.L.A. Hart :( : sgtsanity
• I really enjoyed the Otherland series- just re-read it recently. : TShandy
• The Road, because you guys can't shut up about it. So far it's really, really grey. : dodob
• Shantaram. It's pretty damn good. I also sneakily started Killing Pablo as well. : five_percent
• Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Nearly half-way through and it's a bore. :( : arnonymouscoward
• I couldn't get into the first book of that series at all. I should pick it up again and try again. I en... : tsuba
• I'm reading Odyssey, by Jack McDevitt, the fifth book in a series that has REALLY gone downhill since the... : woddemandred
• The Watchmen, The Definitive Book of Body Language, and A Practical Handbook for the Actor : synapse19
• I'm, uh. I'm reading the second Doom book it is called Hell on Earth : Arceihn
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  STILL need to finish Sea of Silver Light, or whatever the final Otherland book was. Fuck that dragged on.... : node
  • Pretty much all of his books are good, Otherland is just really really long. It did draw itself out a bit... : Psigun
• The Waste Lands-shit is way out there : eforce98
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  Deploy It! Design and Deploy Production Ready Software. actually the most interesting nerd book i've re... : crappypants74
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    Release It! even. : crappypants74
    • I have no idea why I find this mistake so hilarious. : Arceihn
• Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould : DonkeyPopsicle
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  The Road, shackhype was strong. : lightly inclined
  • Hey, me too. Well, I got the audio books from the library. It is very good. : thecray
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  Finished The Road yesterday. Now im reading code :( : r3ckless
  • The hype was worth it, yes? : Psigun
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  Wrath of the Lich King quest logs. : [7]kami
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    makes a change from half the other players: "What drops cured hides??!" If quest helper doesn't tell the... : captfarrell
    • Woah, thats me! : chungathebunga
• The first Harry Potter book for the first time : pukerat
• Still chipping away at Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Still working on Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenence, kinda boring though :/ : WhiteHatVeteran
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  Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium : Caoster007
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    You know, I always thought that the WH40k books would be lame but I really enjoyed this one and the Gaunt... : Aragoat
    • Yeah...same here. The cowardly low life hero that everyone thinks is a great hero is a pretty funny. "Y... : Caoster007
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  I'm reading Accelerando by Charles Stross right now. : randomjgj
  • I left the lass Stross book on the train. :( Like his writing though, slightly light, slightly freaky, ve... : node
  • I never got more than a third of the way through Singularity Sky. Maybe I'll try again someday. : DonkeyPopsicle
• Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. First book in the Thrawn Trilogy. I'm enjoying it so far. : gyrfalcon
• Anathem, the new Neil Stevenson book. : gigaduck
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  Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin. It's pretty good so far. Vampire story set on a steamboat on the Miss... : mechanicalgrape
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    ^^^ This is a cool book. Definitely recommended. : Danny5225
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      Yup, it was fun. Was pleased to say that Martin isn't a one trick pony. : TShandy
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        I wouldn't care even if he was just a one trick pony... HE JUST NEEDS TO FINISH HIS DAMNED TRICKS. : Psigun
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          yeah it's a great trick. : skryte
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            I almost just wish he was a one trick pony so he'd stop performing all these side tricks while his main o... : Psigun
            • I hope he's the exception to the saying "Valar Morghulis" :( : nakor_
        • I don't know if you check his blog, but he had a break-in at his office recently... and my heart resumed ... : TShandy
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi. It's like Heinlein Lite with lots of cursing. : silly
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  Anybody read the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson? I think that will be my next books as I'm just abo... : Psigun
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    I did. I really liked them, but I would say the writing has a bit of cheese to it. It also bothered me ... : gigaduck
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      Sounds good! I'll definitely pick them up once I finish my current book. I don't really mind cheese too m... : Psigun
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        Malazan is still on my to-read list. I looked for them at the used book store but they only had the 6th ... : gigaduck
        • They're pretty much the pinnacle of epic fantasy books for those who don't mind crazily powerful characte... : Psigun
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    I thoroughly enjoyed the Mistborn series. It's not nearly as gritty as, say, Song of Ice & Fire, but I ki... : shyguy74
    • After finishing a Dark Tower, Malazan, or Song of Ice and Fire book I'm usually in the mood for something... : Psigun
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  John Dies At The End, for the third time. I managed to get one of the first edition paperback versions fr... : Enkidu
  • i tried with that book, i just couldnt stay with it. : NeoMoose
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  Shadowplay was pretty good, I need to get the motivation to go pick up the third book that's out now. : kpxkrnjc
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    I don't think the third one is out for quite a while unfortunately unless I'm really missing something. G... : Psigun
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      Ohh, I thought Shadowmarch was #3. I started the series at #2. : kpxkrnjc
      • Shadowmarch is #1, Shadowplay is #2, Shadowrise is #3. :) : Psigun
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  Re-reading Catch-22. : Grumbeld
  • This can never be read too many times. : pipboy
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  Finished up The Hero of Ages. Started on Anathem, which is confusing thus far. : shyguy74
  • Stop copying me. :P It got less confusing for me after the gate opened. The first 70 or so pages kept l... : gigaduck
• Just started Invisible Monsters this afternoon. : Head Rush
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  I just finished The Temporal Void by Peter F Hamilton. I can't wait for the next (and final) one in this... : Aragoat
  • Peter F Hamilton is the freaking man. I loved the Commonwealth Saga and I'm going to hit the Void Trilogy... : Psigun
• I read The Quitter by Harvey Pekar (a comic book) this weekend. Last Weekend I read both White Tiger and ... : NastyJack
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  Path of Revenge - Russell Kirkpatrick : freqq28
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    I love this title. I'll buy this book. : orgcaptainnemo
    • If you like that, it's also the 1st book of the Broken Man Triogy. It's actually the 4th book in a series... : freqq28
• midnight's children. Good so far but I'm not too far in : itsjames

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  Bitch, I DECIDED. IT WAS ME. : skankcore
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    my bad. SKANK DECIDED. ALL EXULTATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS HIM. : gnomish
    • Thank you. : skankcore
• why do friend lists even have size limits : Luminair
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/kronetic : kronetic
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/KoolAidMan : Serpico74
• Warcrow : warcrow
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/aldraek : aldraek
• thrallie : coolbreezr
• JonBenet : Vangoghs Ear
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  east coast taggin this thread : GloriousCow
  • seriously, how do I play with more people : pancake humper
  • what about the midwest, im so torn! : spaceless
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    East coast? More like loser coast : Mmmmmoo
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      eat my beef : GloriousCow
      • i like beef : Mmmmmoo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/monkeygonetoheaven : monkeygone
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  vile4ever I'm not west coast but I refuse to not be in a shack l4d group so eat one. : vile
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    you're defeating the purpose of him making this group : DrFlammable
    • you're defeating my happiness with your pointed words : vile
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/extrahappyturtle : extrahappyturtle
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  Nighteyes : Nighteyes
  • arg my bad http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197995787549 : Nighteyes
• HAHAHA AMAZING group icon, gnomish. : vile
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/proclone1 : proclone1
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/flamesaway : Vegtro
• http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30088670&l=a1f48&id=1299891097 : classicfork
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/dersunde : Hyper-r3v
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/DUSTED : IHATEDUST
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrfusion : Mr.Fusion
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/spazzium/ Please to be adding me fellow west coaster. : spazzium
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mmmmmoo : Mmmmmoo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/phlebotomy : lolbotomy
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/PlanetPerfecto Gia Gia, West Coast. : PlanetPerfecto
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/hamachi : hamachi
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/braaains pls : braaains
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/timaste : timaste
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/ddshack : devi| dog
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/vynn : vynn
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/wisp : Wisp!
• ^All the cool kids here. : Alco23
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/rak467 : rak
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/pyide : pyide
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/brickmatt : brickmatt
• twifosp : twifosp
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  Why is it everytime our team is near the safety room, the server (any of them) starts lagging and constan... : glio1337
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    I'm getting it too, just run from safety room at start; soon as you get to the escalators the lag stops t... : lolbotomy
    • YMMV lol : lolbotomy
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  How do I configure myself to be part of the shack steam community? : CRasterImage
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    please? I want to play. : CRasterImage
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      fine. I play by myself for now. : CRasterImage
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        Searched for your name and sent an invite. Dunno. : gnomish
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          oops. I saw it breifly. But before I could click on it, it dissapeared. Could you resend? : CRasterImage
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            I can't resend it. If you go to the community section (right click on steam, pick community), it should ... : gnomish
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              Crap. That does me no good. There is no such option as "invited groups". I have looked through the comm... : CRasterImage
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                I think it's listed under the 'Overview' tab after you select 'My Control Panel'. The first section shou... : gnomish
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                  Ah, there it is. Thanks. I am stupid. Now to re launch... : CRasterImage
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                    what is the next step? : CRasterImage
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                      Well, it should list the group and all the members under your friends list. See who else is playing, joi... : gnomish
                      • How do you join a game though? I saw 3 players, but never had the opportunity to join them, : CRasterImage
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cliffzorz I think the west coast is closer to NZ in terms of latency. : Cliffzorz
• www.steamcommunity.com/id/xsoulbrothax san jose woo : xsoulbrothax
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/yAak : yAak
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/holygrail : naios
  • whoops, I take that back, it's http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197979596848 : naios
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/rice-rocketeer : Rice-Rocketeer
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/disposition/ : disposition
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/heartsauce : heartsauce
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/q_ball If you could invite me please I'd like to enjoy you all! : Q-ball
  • Enjoy your BRAAAAAAINS . : IHATEDUST
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Nali4Freedom : Nali4Freedom
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/greydog : greydog
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/chrisremo : Chris Remo
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197993435497 : Malku
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Persuxe : persuxe
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mydocuments : My Documents
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/thebadgoat : yourGarbageMan
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/crummy : crummynz
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/randomnull : randomnull
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/helterskelter : Helter Skelter
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968379057 : deadfish
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  Hijack: Shall we Euro fags make our own group? I'm rarely online at 2am to play with US shackers. :( : Snuffles-
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    I'd suggest to just use the EU shack group for that. There already are too few people in that anyway, doe... : razorblade79
    • Is this the thread for EU Steam ID's? http://steamcommunity.com/id/humble1 : humbleone
    • Yeah sounds good : jbury
    • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969418964 : kahuuna
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      I'm not an admin though, don't know if any of them are reading here right now : razorblade79
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        I've invited everyone above : ZeroSignal
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          Could you invite me as well please? http://steamcommunity.com/id/shekky/ : ShekkyBoy
          • done : ZeroSignal
        • I would love an invite too. thanks. http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197997842849 : Syrek
        • thanks for that \o/ : humbleone
• So... playing on a shackwest 4 dead server tonight... expert was UNREAL. At *every* zombie spawn point... : heartsauce
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  The only problem is that servers can only lock to 1 group. I hope they change it so that you can lock it ... : razlebol
  • just updated, that's not included (yet): - Fixed a bug where the connection to a server would get stu... : hirez
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Jonin1 : jonin
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/tomservo : tomservo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/fpc-norulez : norulez
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/nitrium please, thanks! : Nitrium
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/zakko2 : Zakko
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/kenmisdraksai : kenmis
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/SeaLlama : SeaLlama
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960269902 : sigpro
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/thrasherx9 : cmkyle053085
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/maddog_delphi97 : Maddog_Delphi97
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/OmegaRed59 : OmegaRed59
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/koogunmo : familycircus
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970391250 : Head Rush
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/AlexTheGreat : alexthegreat2
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992668512/ : Agrona
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/theydobecauseitis : jjjapan
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/quadeh : quadeh
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    Could someone invite me to the Shack group too, please and thanks? : quadeh
    • Me too for the Shack group please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/terath : terath
    • I never got the shacknews group invite either, someone send one please. http://steamcommunity.com/id/phle... : lolbotomy
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/thebot : bobbman
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/shortbuscaptain : shortbuscaptain
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/brownsugar : joesnizzle
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/courier : mikecyb
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/nayr2 Please! : pyros
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197967565633 : ant321
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/orgcaptainnemo : orgcaptainnemo
  • never got an add, please send it again! : orgcaptainnemo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/h8red : bmoney13
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sanchezz : sanchez
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sammyl west coast 4 lyfe : sammyl
• http://streamcommunity.com/id/mankeroo : mankeroo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mwasher : mwasher
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  taronish -- invite me!! : taronish
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/taronish If that's easier ... : taronish
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mintchipmadness : mintchipmadness
• well fuck sign me up! http://steamcommunity.com/id/frame : .frame
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sixfoot6 : sixfoot6
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  http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970472325 ps, how do people get the id/nickname to referenc... : Cihte
  • go to "edit your profile" : mintchipmadness
  • "Edit my Profile" in your control panel to be exact :) : mintchipmadness
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/alwaysinthedark : Lightzout
• STOP: Valve fixed the issue that made this separate group be made in the first place. Join this group ins... : glio1337
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/DianeOfTheMoon : DianeOfTheMoon

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  What did you think of Casino Royale? If you didn't think it was awesome and the best Bond movie in ages,... : Arcanum
  • I would bet he's one of those that liked Casino Royale, but thought the poker scenes were too long and wa... : K1Bond007
  • I liked Casino Royale enough to watch it like 12 times on bluray since i got it a month ago. =) I act... : sreyes22
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  Incorrect! It was NOT better than Casino Royale. Not by a long shot. : uncleanmonkey
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    it's all relative, doesn't matter what you or some critic thinks, if people like action more than they'll... : sreyes22
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      And they'd be wrong. : uncleanmonkey
      • Wow! A wrong opinion! GG! : ArtilleryMarker
• Yeah I saw it last night too...pretty good. I hadn't seen Casino Royale in a while, so it was a bit h... : whodares
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  i thought QoS sucked fucking cock. i didnt have a clue what was going on half the time and neither did th... : steve_o
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    Thread Hijack: Bond Vs Bourne, who wins? Bond, of course, because he's James Bond! : whodares
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      You know Duke Nukem could kick both they asses, right? : dognose
      • o rly? : whodares
      • duke nukem is a pot smokin hippie : oHnOES
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      I'd go with Bourne. : Wisp!
      • As much as Iove Bond I'd go with Bourne. : ifallible
    • no. Bourne all the way. : Megara9
    • They would fight to a stalemate then find a common enemy to totally fuck over. : deject
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      Bourne. I liked the character and the trilogy more than I like the Bond stuff. : valael
      • The shit:decent ratio with Bond films is too great, : heartsauce
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    the plot was simple as hell. : anthonybean
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      well i must be dumb as shit : steve_o
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        You are Steve O. Not the smartest guy ever. Plot spoiler: Greene planned to destabilize the Bolivian : deject
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          Bond screwed up his plans by destroying his hotel made out of explosive concrete : crummynz
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            Yeah apparently there's like explosive hydrogen tanks in all the walls or something. That part was a bit... : deject
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              The bad guys specifically say that the whole hotel is powered by fuel cells... LTTMFM : ArtilleryMarker
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                The theater I saw it at lets you order food and cocktails in the upper balcony. I was distracted when th... : deject
                • Your theater sucks, then. The one by us only comes in at certain parts of the movie, and are very discret... : Deathlove
  • The guy who made the action scenes for Bourne worked on Bond's QoS : ArtilleryMarker
  • Did you pay attention to the movie or just talk through it? : sanchez
• I was pretty disappointed with QOS. Thought Casino Royale was way better. : Quellogg
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  improvement?? I thought it took everything CR did right and threw it out the window. QoS went back to : deathofrats
  • I sort of agree, that parachute scene was a bit over the top. Ending It didn't feel rushed, so i do : sreyes22
  • It wasn't the only reservoir. The land was filled with them. : ArtilleryMarker
• It wasn't as awesome as Casino but it held up pretty well and I enjoyed the ride. : NFXFSX
• I really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure whether I liked it more than Casino Royale. Those are the only t... : Vincent Grayson
• Casino Royale was definitely better, they needed to calm the fucking speed editing and hyper cam down so : Thisispol
• I thought it was a good entry, solid first try with a new director. However it wasn't better than Casino... : Q-ball
• I did not enjoy it as much as Casino Royale. : MoreVespeneGas
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  It was the best Bourne Identity tribute film I've seen yet. I really wanted to walk out of the theater fo : socksta
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    What about the first couple of minutes? I thought the editing on that was fantastic, reminded me of a bat... : scottythejock
    • NO, the opening driving scene was fucking terrible. It in no way shape or form was in any way batman like... : socksta
• I liked it. Though, I think the writing could have been better in parts. Daniel Craig didn't seem to know... : Danny5225
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  whatever no one cares watch the suggested QoS intro song: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoJRLStD9c : tomservo
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    guys this video is awesome : tomservo
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      the sauntum of qolice! : scottythejock
      • I don't know what that means! : ShekkyBoy
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  Yea, I totally loved it. Although, what the hell was the "quantum of solace"? The title had nothing t... : askedrelic
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    Michael G. Wilson decided on the film's title Quantum of Solace only "a few days" before its announcement : scottythejock
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      I've never heard that phrase before in my life. What the fuck is a 'quantum of solace'? How the fuck do I... : askedrelic
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        i checked with some of my physics grad student buddies, and they said that the use of 'quantum' in this t... : xsoulbrothax
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          I think you could translate "quantum of solace" to "a bit of peace". : crummynz
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            well why not call the movie THAT :< : askedrelic
            • i don't understand the deal, but she said it was something like his solace is in a completely unknown sta... : xsoulbrothax
          • pretty much. Bond is looking for his small amount of solace by getting revenge for what happens in Casino... : sigpro
          • a spot under the sun ? : doomed
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          "Quantum" just means an amount of something (eg. "quantity") - when used in Physics it usually refers to ... : mockery
          • yeah, its also used to describe CPU cycles and time when you're talking about the operating system proces... : derelict515
      • Read the short story. It makes more sense in that context. I find the title to be rather apt, but I never... : K1Bond007
      • dictionary much? : miasma(&)
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    I know the secret agency that no one knew anything about was named Quantum, they said it once during the ... : sreyes22
    • They actually said it a few times. : MoreVespeneGas
    • And I imagine that Quantum is going to be the equivalent of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. from the early films. : gimpx32
  • Were you awake during the movie? It's the name of the secret organization. : MoreVespeneGas
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  eh I didn't think it was better film-making that CR. But hell, shit blew up and that was all I asked of i... : Megara9
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    Rumor has it that they totalled 12 Aston Martin Vantages during the filming of the movie =( Aaaaaaaaaa... : sreyes22
    • oh man :l.......... : Megara9
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  I thought it was cool but the best moment for me was the Star Trek Trailer... : Jonathan
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    they didn't show the Star Trek trailer OR the Watchmen trailer before mine :( : Megara9
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      I didn't get Watchmen but I did get the Will Smith movie twice... : Jonathan
      • LOL me too, that sucked. : MoreVespeneGas
      • AW HELL NAH. : jamesray
    • Ouch, we got both :( : Squirrely
    • same, we had the new Will Smith movie and that's it (1 trailer and no commercials, it was weird) : derelict515
    • I got Star Trek, no Watchmen >:( : Deathlove
• Going tonight, I'm so pumped. <3 Daniel Craig : Halen
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  They should make a Bourne vs Bond movie.... : X-Nice
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    oh jesus : japoneez
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      bourne vs bond vs jesus. i like the way you think : delataur
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        Godzilla vs. Franchise Rape Monster : heartsauce
        • Godzilla vs the Original Power Rangers : X-Nice
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  DISAGREE. As far as Bond movies go, Casino Royale blows QoS out of the water. On the action front, Casi : PenicillinX57
  • Oh, and the Star Trek trailer was surprisingly fucking awesome. Completely caught me off guard. : PenicillinX57
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    Re: the necklace I think he dropped it because he saw they were the calling card of the dude he left aliv : MoreVespeneGas
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      I thought it was more symbolic that he was letting go of his pain from losing Vesper or something. : deject
      • or maybe that he had gotten his vengence : deject
      • that works too : MoreVespeneGas
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  The girlfriend and I both just saw it this afternoon. It was pretty damn good; the action scenes were thr... : ateam311
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    Probably won't be a trilogy. Supposedly Craig is set for a 5 film run (4 are confirmed, I believe). They' : K1Bond007
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      Oh really? :( : ateam311
      • What does it matter? I'm just saying it won't stop at 3 films. I don't see QoS as an arc anyway for a thi... : K1Bond007
• I look forward to it. it's the first "sequel" style they've done from what I hear. : Downforce
• loved it also. if it had a better director so i could actually see wtf was going on in the action scenes ... : re4ctor
• It was decent. Pretty good as far as the pas 10 Bond films go, but it still wasn't nearly as good as Casi... : Sgt_Boomstick
• Theme music was horrible and the movie was kinda cheesy and boring. : yakz
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  By the way..... Marc Forster (director of QoS) will be directing World War Z. I don't know anything about... : K1Bond007
  • Despite my feelings on QoS his other films are phenomenal I just guess he isn't very good at putting toge... : socksta
• Different movie, I thought. This one was way more action/balls-to-the-wall "Oh, shit, we forgot to put a ... : Deathlove
• Definitely an improvement of Casino Royale? lol. Wow, try again. : kainen1

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• Oh, and contact http://steamcommunity.com/id/happy-cat for invites. : mittense
• um, invite please? http://steamcommunity.com/id/sergeon : sergeon
• Yeah stop splintering everyone out gnomish and skankwhore! : deject
• someone invite me pls! http://steamcommunity.com/id/papaskot : papaskot
• plz invite me too http://steamcommunity.com/id/sanchezz : sanchez
• invite please? steamid ozfactor : ozfactor
• if you go to the group then in the chat, happy cat is there, he'll invite you right away : papaskot
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  This feature still does not work correctly, fyi. I've had a terrible end user experience playing this ga... : Wheatloaf
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    They released an update today. It works with two servers, I just tried it. : retarded talking dinosaur
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      Nevermind it is clearly still broken. When you try to join a server in the list it says no server found a... : retarded talking dinosaur
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        I'd imagine that will be fixed by game launch. : mittense
        • I think there is a long way to go. The game is still fun when it works correctly, though! : Wheatloaf
• In case my post in the other thread was missed, invite please. :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/terath : terath
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/thekidd142 : thekidd
  • damn that was quick : thekidd
• invite http://steamcommunity.com/id/twifosp again : twifosp
• If I were to set up an EU server for this, would it be worth associating it with the shackdead group or t... : ZeroSignal
• Left4Dead Server/Password list is in my profile. : H@rvester
• Could you add me please? http://steamcommunity.com/id/james_ : itsjames
• ¿Los invites por favor? http://steamcommunity.com/id/DOOManiac : DOOManiac
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  we dont even really need a lef4dead specific group, the main shacknews group would be fine. right? : feek
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    Actually this is a good point, no? : terath
    • it depends mostly on the server group stuff working in the long run. :D before the big group became us... : xsoulbrothax
  • couldn't we just add all the shack servers (including CSS, TF2, L4D, DOD, etc.) into the main Shacknews : Mmmmmoo
  • no, because that would make sense. : pyide
• Invite por favor. Steam ID feisty_cadaver. Gracias! : Feisty Cadaver
• Why not just link them to the main Shacknews group? : Thomas Hace
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  ill take an invite: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/tipmaster : chilln
  • fail: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tipmaster : chilln
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  how do i make a community id? :( : GloriousCow
  • nm http://steamcommunity.com/id/gloriouscow : GloriousCow
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  Invite please: http://steamcommunity.com/id/brownsugar : joesnizzle
  • Thanks! : joesnizzle
• invite please http://steamcommunity.com/id/AlexTheGreat : alexthegreat2
• Does the Shack L4D group have to my primary group for this to work? : orgcaptainnemo
• honk http://steamcommunity.com/id/snuffles/ : Snuffles-
• Invite please, http://steamcommunity.com/id/Jonin1 : jonin
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/dael : dael
• invite would be appreciated: http://steamcommunity.com/id/jfingas : Postal
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/greydog : greydog
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  oh geez, this isn't complicated at all. : Agrona
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    no, not at all. looks like the head dude went serious business before the game even was released. all i... : dantastic
    • IAWTP : jonin
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      yeah, I'm more just complaining at being torn between "join this group, oh crap we're gonna kick you out,... : Agrona
      • well, splitting the groups probably seemed like a good way to go before valve updated the game today... c... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      dantastic, do you remember bradsh? same guy. : deject
      • oh he's in the IRC channel. i'll have to ask him wtf : dantastic
    • before todays update you would have had a hard time finding other shackers to play with using the >150 me... : retarded talking dinosaur
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/chrisremo : Chris Remo
• invite, please. http://steamcommunity.com/id/silentw : silentw
• invite please :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/jamesray : jamesray
• Invite me please - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960269902 : sigpro
• Invite: http://steamcommunity.com/id/wisp : Wisp!
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/glio : glio1337
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970810890 Invite please : whippy
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/erg : pieman
  • Tell me the group ID and I'll add it to my up/down server. : pieman
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/okhelosir : okhelosir
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/ddshack : devi| dog
• Invite please, http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197964457283 ... if that works : menar003
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/XentricOne : XentricOne
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  i have a vancouver based server i can setup and update if you guys want another westcoast one : synapse19
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    (the only other thing running on it is my website and q3 server since i stopped bothering with tf2) : synapse19
    • more servers are always a good thing. add it to the group! : Mmmmmoo
• Add me pls! http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970553789 : Fyunch Click
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Ihya : ihya
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/1nertiatic : Gojirah
  • Woops, wrong id http://steamcommunity.com/id/Gojirah : Gojirah
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/kronetic : kronetic
• invite me http://steamcommunity.com/id/thecatinthehat420 : thecatinthehat
• invite meee http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968253819 : kemical
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cliffzorz : Cliffzorz
• Please let me join! http://steamcommunity.com/id/alwaysinthedark : Lightzout
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/synack : synack
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/phlebotomy : lolbotomy
  • Can I get an invite to the regular shacknews group too? Thanks in advance. : lolbotomy
• invite please -- http://steamcommunity.com/id/maero945 : eisencc
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/peezd/ : judge
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/megarust : megarust32
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  http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/courier :D : mikecyb
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    hallo? :( : mikecyb
    • oops nevermind apparently I'm already a member lolz : mikecyb
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  Is there not just a shacknews group you can publicly put yourself into and is it not possible to link eve... : thief
  • Yeah, there is. I left this group earlier today because hirez was going to associate his servers with the... : pyide
• How many people have invite powers? I wanna get in on this action! http://steamcommunity.com/id/glio : glio1337
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/phumper : pancake humper
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/wendigo : wendigo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/nordus : soapland
• WOOT! http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966547605 : byorn
• readd plz: http://steamcommunity.com/id/timaste : timaste
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/stickboy : the stickboy
  • awesome! Just got invited. Thanks!! : the stickboy
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/60days : 60days
  • thanks! : 60days
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/rice-rocketeer/ : Rice-Rocketeer
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/loboVT : loboVT
  • Thanks! : loboVT
• how do i become Group Player of the Week? : Mmmmmoo
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/willsmith thanks! : Gonzo
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    That was fast, thanks! Does anyone know if you can associate a server with more than one group? : Gonzo
    • Nope you can't. Well not yet anyway. : Alco23
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mercfox1 : MercFox1
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/spazzium I've submitted invite requests for this group since it started. ... : spazzium
  • Awesome! Thanks for the invite! : spazzium
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/stinger886 invite please : Stinger886
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/dopeman : dopeman
• Invite please - http://steamcommunity.com/id/rak467 : rak
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/thebot : bobbman
  • thanks : bobbman
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/portax : Portax
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheArtMan : TheArtMan
• Verified working: It might take a few tries of goofy buggy lobby stuff, but I was matched up with Shacker... : glio1337
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/lancepr Gona pick it up with my Best buy bucks : quazar
  • I think i saw circuit city has it for $40!! Super awesome deal! : retarded talking dinosaur
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/noknyc THANKS! : noknyc
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/DinK Might as well jump in. Decided to pre-purchase L4D yesterday. : DinK
  • Wow that really took like 10 seconds. Thanks! : DinK
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpr_VUhang&NR=1 : strohs
  • sorry...pasted the wrong link...been watching too much True Blood, and I forgot Anna Paquin won an Oscar ... : strohs
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/pyrogen/ : pyrogen
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/fightclub : strohs
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/snagger : Blake Ellison
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/proclone1 thanks! : proclone1
• noteworthy : CRasterImage
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/grabbie : grabbie
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/OmegaRed59 :) : OmegaRed59
  • That was fast, thanks. Pre-loading now! : OmegaRed59
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sixfoot6 : sixfoot6
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  why not just associate the servers with the shacknews group? this is stupid. honestly now. why 2 grou... : pyide
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    everyone is already in the fucking shacknews group. retards. : pyide
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      shut the fuck up. : pyide
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        no, you shut up. the feature is still broken, so why is it even being discussed? : pyide
        • it's working for me : retarded talking dinosaur
        • It's not broken : glio1337
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      i'm not :( : GloriousCow
      • jesus that was fast : GloriousCow
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    because there are four servers and like 1500 dudes in that group? :[ : mikecyb
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      so what? the 1500 dudes aren't going to be playing left 4 dead. but the same people who are will be in bo... : pyide
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        you're totally useless! : mikecyb
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          Oh yeah, I know I am, but I guess only thief, feek, terath, Mmmmmoo, and I understand this group is unnec... : pyide
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            it's fun having more groups it makes me feel popular! : mikecyb
            • i agree. more groups! : Mmmmmoo
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        it's because they;re serious businessing. you only get to stay in the groups if you play every night and... : dantastic
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          this is.... completely untrue. did you even read the OP? its basically repeated here if you are extra bli... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • my gf and i've already been kicked out and it's too frustrating already : dantastic
  • I agree. This is stupid. Also, someone add me to the L4D west group please. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Well happy cat just mentioned to me that only group owners can see the ID's and the shacknews owner is af... : pyide
  • I agree. Now that the server feature is there this is pointless. : OverloadUT
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/tastywheatus : TastyWheat
  • Shit, how quick was that? :) : TastyWheat
• Please and Thanks! http://steamcommunity.com/id/Themere : aux7
• Invite http://steamcommunity.com/id/nitori/, please. : Link.
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  Come on people! I sat in a Shack server for 15 minutes all alone. I can't play this game alone! : glio1337
  • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197963751607 add please! : kpxkrnjc
  • I'm playing right now!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/ZigZang Please to be joining the group : ezanga
• woot!!! http://steamcommunity.com/id/desertghost : jbt11
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960795455 : sposh
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/enkidu : Enkidu
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/jane911 : jane911
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/pyide hay reinvite maybe? looks like this is here to stay. so what the ... : pyide
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/thebadgoat : yourGarbageMan
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/extrahappyturtle : extrahappyturtle
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/alarmcock plzzz : alarm cock
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/MrFink : Mr.Finkster
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/hellospanky : Unleashed
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/vovin yes please! : vov1n
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/melkore : melkore
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sludgevohaul : sludge vohaul
• Hook it up! http://steamcommunity.com/id/zakazi : zakazi
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/kevp please and thanks : kevp
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mintchipmadness : mintchipmadness
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Lionel2b/ : Lionel2b
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/koogunmo : familycircus
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/the_burd please and thank you! : the_burd
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/c0bra : c0bra
• ==> http://steamcommunity.com/id/lotj : walker270
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/doctorsbaitso - invite please? : Fayk
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  Invitation please: http://steamcommunity.com/id/mathyou : mathyou
  • Thanks. : mathyou
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/brreeaakk/ : Break
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    ok for some reason, i clicked the view invite and nothing happen can i get another invite por favor? : Break
    • thanks = ) : Break
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966108691 : thedude
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/lawgiv3r : Lawgiver
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Hoaxer will take a few days for my import copy to arrive though : Hoax
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/flamesaway : Vegtro
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/rosewood : rosewood
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/malloc : malloc
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/cannelbrae : cannelbrae
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  Wouldn't it be easier to just tie the servers to the main Shacknews group at http://steamcommunity.com/gr... : yosemiteclimber
  • it's been brought up a couple times and i think that's where we're going. : Mmmmmoo
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Sketch : slambast
• All I can say is WOW... we have alot of people here... Its obvious we need to have a giant shack mixer an... : Q-ball
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/RazorBlade79 : razorblade79
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/shocon : ShoCon
• You can add me, I swear. My profile is public!!! : Rice-Rocketeer
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/ZeroSignalUK : ZeroSignal
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrfusion : Mr.Fusion
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/eric2025 : Eric2025
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/hogantartnads : SantaClaws
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/mydocuments : My Documents
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/hogantartnads : My Documents
  • You're doing it wrong. :[ : My Documents
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mydocuments : My Documents
• Invite pls! http://steamcommunity.com/id/focus_daily : focusdaily
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  Invite plz. L4D 4TW : IHATEDUST
  • Sigh. http://steamcommunity.com/id/DUSTED I knew that... : IHATEDUST

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  you should totally mess with people and switch it out for a Canadian flag. : trOmblyj
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    The American flag goes to the normal English site. The British flag goes to a site containing nothing bu... : Arcanum
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      then the Canadian flag should go to a version that changes 'about' to 'aboot' and ends every sentence wit... : trOmblyj
      • :\ : dantastic
  • That's fine and all but Canada uses proper english, not american english. : avatar_58
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    that would require the use of many British spellings! (unless you just want to go all-out hypocritical a : Postal
    • It's not really 'british' though, it's more like there is american english and 'rest of the english speak... : dooberzoo
  • For French...? : walker270
  • we use the same english as the british. : dantastic
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  "If you supposedly use 'correct English', why do you insert extra syllables in 'aluminum'?" : Arcanum
  • I can't tell if this post is sarcastic :( : daedraug
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    COS ITS SPELT ALUMINIUM MORON! : SigENeaT
    • the irony is delicious : RikiTiki2
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      http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aluminum (And this is precisely the foaming-at-the-mouth reacti... : Arcanum
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        http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aluminium : daedraug
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          I'm aware of the multiple spellings. I was deliberately writing something to infuriate British-English l... : Arcanum
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            I know. Stop doing that. It's making it very hard to calibrate sarcasm detectors. : daedraug
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              That's because of all the sexual tension. : Jumperus
              • He needs to de-stress. Maybe go smoke a fag : riptyde
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          Heh, that page defines aluminium as aluminum. Plus it points out that it's just an oddball British thing... : DinK
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            DinK, don't do this to me. British is the glorious Mother of English. American English is the deviant, bu... : daedraug
            • I'm going to knock you on your head and lock you in my car's boot. Hopefully my bloody carpet won't get ... : riptyde
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      you realize the only word you spelled correctly in that sentence is "moron", right? : biskits
      • MORON MORAN fixed : jenisthebest
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        "spelt" is a perfectly valid English word... : captfarrell
        • But he meant to say "smelt." : elwood00
  • arcanium? : delataur
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17380590#itemanchor_17380590 you son of a bitch! : aeg1x
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  Do you ever respond to these people? I don't think I'd be able to stop myself. : Chris Remo
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    Yeah. Well, I don't personally - we have someone that does but we have a pretty strict policy in place a... : haiku
    • I think people are trained to not expect a human to read feedback emails now. I get a ton of really hatef... : Gonzo
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  Put the rebel flag with a speech from Jefferson Davis. : tomservo
  • This is my favorite suggestion in the thread :) : hawkeye
• the world of dialects, i love it. as far as english is concerned, i remember reading that american englis... : reverend~heresy
• correct response: go floss your teeth. : g.lee
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  "Because England went from being the preeminent world power into the envious stepsister of the United Sta... : Jumperus
  • Oooh, I like this response. : Arcanum
  • AMERICA - FUCK YEAH! : nomaad
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    You guys really need to stop making fun of the French. They helped you against the British you know :( : daedraug
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      I don't mind folks ripping on the French so much as I mind folks ripping on French military history. The ... : Foxhawk
      • yes . . . they were certainly bad asses in the 19th century . . . : zebrigazi
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        They prepared for WW2 by training a large force of horse calvary and building about 10% of a wall across ... : buzzbat
        • You're doing it again! They should have helped the British instead :( of course that would have made abso : daedraug
        • To paraphrase a John Ringo character: France's politicians suck, but we'll take all the French soldiers ... : Arcanum
      • mother fucking napoleon! : aeg1x
      • Careful now - their post Naooleonic military tradition is pretty bad.. They progressively lost most of t... : Dessicator82
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  The least you can do is correct their spelling. 'poluted' and 'its'. : Grumbeld
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    Erm... 'its' is correct in this case. 'It' has no possessive apostrophe. : Arctic Fox
    • Bah, you're right. : Grumbeld
• I disagree with that quote you posted. The American version of the English language is still English, it ... : Master Tonberry
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  Make the UK flag go to the German page. Let them know where they'd be right now without America (fuck yea... : Gonzo
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    lol, you guys were late.....as usual. Why did you attack Germany anyway? There was no oil there. : Master Tonberry
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      Well, I doubt it was out of loyalty if people like you populating the country. To be blunt and cynical... : Jumperus
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        You are aware I was joking? Re-calibrate you shack sarcasm detector please. : Master Tonberry
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          Nah, I think there was some truth in there. "Fuck knows why, but it doesn't make Americans dumb. They ma... : Jumperus
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            Like I said, recalibrate that detector of yours. I assume you have ShackSarcasm V2.01? : Master Tonberry
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              V2.20, as well as ShackEnvy Detector V3.02 : Jumperus
              • I think you might have some Touchy 1.01A Spyware installed too. Might want to uninstall it. : dasampla
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        Nah, because they didn't want Russia be the ones to save the day (kind of did anyway, but, yeah...). : GreatGooglyMoogly
        • Russia are well underrated : Master Tonberry
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      We weren't late. We were waiting until you needed us the most. We arrived exactly when intended. : elwood00
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        http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6omQ5JjjLsE&feature=related 3:40 : Grumbeld
        • ^^^ This. : elwood00
    • Because the Americans knew they would need a Jewish stronghold in the middle east for the future oil wars... : ArB
  • I love this post. : rosewood
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  instead of an Obama speech, make it Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech.. : g0nk
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    I think that was Bush I : Gonzo
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      You fail. We're shipping you to England. : Jumperus
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        Wow, I always hear that speech in George H. W. Bush's voice... : Gonzo
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8 : guido anchovy
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          HW Bush was "read my lips... no new taxes!". Of course he then proceeded to tax the fuck out of everythin... : haiku
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            I remember having some dumb assignment in school where we had to submit potential flyers for the drama de... : Chris Remo
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              Also the play was like, a rock and roll version of Of Mice and Men or something ridiculous like that, it ... : Chris Remo
              • That's what happens when you let teenagers vote! : Gonzo
              • not gonna do it... : uncle slappy
• turn the flag upside down : mista mista
• Well technically it's true I suppose. : chazums
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  Don't the british butcher the english language more then we americans. : stgdz
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    UK: oi, bloke, don't 'ewe be sittin' on th' loo moich loinger, eh? US: sup nigga wanna pop a cap in so... : Jumperus
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      That's a New Jersey accent. : A Sponge
      • No it ain't. : yoonix
  • I don't think either of you butcher your own dialects any more than the other. : daedraug
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    You better stop telling porky pies about us Brits or i'll come round there and shut your north and south!... : Snuffles-
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      I don't know why, but this post is glorious. : Jumperus
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        It also proves the superiority of the British dialect. : daedraug
        • No, it's more like watching Starship Troopers 2 or Undefeatable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7X... : Jumperus
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        It's making me hungry with all that food talk! : helvetica
        • Well, go jump in the jam jar and we'll go for a Ruby Murray. Then later you can let me have a butchers... : Snuffles-
    • http://www.shackpics.com/files/pat_butcher_4mq23p99mxwp5h2el42n.jpg : pieman
    • anyone else read this with the voice of Vinnie Jones? : the archvile
    • Hm. Translation? You better stop telling [lies] about us [shits] or i'll come round there and shu... : cerealSAM2
    • ????? Shat on a turtle!!! ????? : thetangent
    • I am lolling this post as soon as I get home. : aaarrrgh
  • I think Abigail Sponge needs to give us a ruling on this. : WaterSign
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    I'm pretty sure Canadians actually speak the 'purest' english. No crazy vowel dropping and colloquialisms... : aeg1x
    • You've never been to Cape Breton or Newfoundland, have you? : Juno
    • colour? : the archvile
• C'mon it can't be that bad people. Click on the flag and enjoy not wondering what the big words mean. : I7 SilverFox
• Language fanboys. : pigvomit
• LOL empire fail : ZombieAcademy
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  IMO flags are rarely a good idea to represent languages, because they don't correspond one-to-one, or eve... : Zero|DPX
  • I always figure websites filter content by which flag I select, not language. : daedraug
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  Great, now we're lumping people, their accents and dialects under a national umbrella. Next stop, segreg... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Lol, all Americans are X, all British are Y. X is better than Y!!! I win at the internet!!! : ihya
• what site? : Slowtreme
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  Make an animated gif of the british flag getting beaten up and then the US flag coming in to save the day... : Prozium
  • http://hulkheadbutts.ytmnd.com/ Just pretend it's the Union Jack. : Jumperus
• BLOODY HELL! : phate81
• misspelt : biskits
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  Reminds me of Tech Report when they use Quarters to give us an reference on the die size. Then you get a ... : Pettytheft
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    Well that's a valid complaint -- how is anyone in the world besides Americans supposed to know how big a ... : Arctic Fox
    • they should express the size in elephants, like the discovery channel. since apparently no one uses unit... : skryte
    • They give the size dimensions in numbers as well. : Pettytheft
• Those are what I like to call STUPID people. Also if any real shackers are asking this I'd be surprised.... : Q-ball
• Just tell them that the language was broken when we got it. : BlackCat9
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  You should also add two F-22's swooping across the page, with America Fuck Yeah playing instead of Obama. : carnivore
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    it's funny how that song/phrase is now being used without any of the original irony. Infact, it is extrem... : aeg1x
    • like rain on your wedding day? : carnivore
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      It's not terribly surprising. That song was written to parody somebody who thought that way, so it's not... : DinK
      • That song kicks ass though. : Rag and Bone Man
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        I think Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." is like that : dognose
        • It always cracks me up when that is played at patriotic events as a way to pump up the crowd. Have peopl... : riptyde
    • I generally use it with extremely sarcastic intent. Like, "America has the lowest test scores in the indu... : WildDanimal
    • It's been like that ever since the movie came out really, same with Blame Canada. : Chris Remo
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  Confederate flag for english. Also have a UK flag but make it redirect to some webapp that performs a co... : bipolar
  • HTTP Error 407: Monocle not found. : skryte
• Something that bugs the shit out of me- when you choose the language for a program and they force you to ... : Mr.Finkster
• Honky Tonk badonkadonk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9VzEulip9Q : gmd
• How do you want me to respond to this post? Don't give me this half assed I'm-tempted-to-do-blahblahblah... : romulan
• yeah where's master tonberry to add his 2 pence : proclone1
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  I think Americans pronounce English more correctly than the English do. : gyokuro
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    you mean correcter : drucifer
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      Correctomundo. : dasampla
      • Correctomundo-er. : vital3d
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  Imagine the reaction if they put a Quebec flag for French! I'm sorry but even if American is more promin... : guigr
  • I'm sure if Quebec were to export their culture on a global basis at an unrivaled pace, they'd be associa... : Danny5225
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  Change it to the New Zealand flag, whatever the hell that is. Then no one will be able to find English. B... : locater16
  • Or better: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=TIZ&r... : locater16
  • India, as it has worlds largest population of english speakers. : mem
• Envy breeds bitterness. Stoke it like a fire, haiku. They're a harmless people so you have nothing to fea... : [fry]
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  Using flags for languages is kind of weird. The W3C agrees: http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri... : arhughes
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    THE ALL-POWERFUL W3C HAS SPOKEN!!! : the archvile
    • The W3C International Core Working Group has released this Best Practices Note!!! : arhughes
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  THE SUN NEVER SETS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE. : lowayne
  • the sun never sets on my ass! : NexusOne
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  this demands a dramatic reading : PlanetPerfecto
  • By Paul Lynde : guido anchovy
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  You know how some sites have the flag split diagonally for both American and British flags? Do a Quad ... : dodob
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_English_is_an_official_language Except scrap coup... : mem
    • Add slices to the flag as people bitch and moan. : dodob
• because it's true americans are bringing down the intelligence curve, so we'll morph things to OUR way. ... : Downforce
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  Yes, I am sure there are just millions of people in Britain and elsewhere who sit there being terribly of : riptyde
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    On the flip side, I've actually seen the Union Jack as the symbol for the English version of a site and t... : riptyde
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      Especially since it's sadly likely that many Americans wouldn't recognize the British flag and end up con... : Vincent Grayson
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        If haiku switches it from an American Flag to a Union Jack, I am going to find a Welsh friend and have hi... : riptyde
        • Also, all of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles Falls under the Union Jack, so it's prob... : riptyde
• Man, how do you stand that? Honestly, Britain and the United States simply speak two different dialects o... : cheeseman162
• Don't forget to make the alt text say "Freedom English" or something to that effect. : JT

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  120hz = no 3:2 pulldown because 30hz (NTSC) and 24hz (film) both evenly divide into 120 but not 60. S... : Freon
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    sweet, didn't know that I just knew it was the shit these days : noobja
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      Just make sure you disable the 120hz processing that the manufactures are touting as 120hz. For example, ... : Prozium
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        interesting... I never knew it worked like that... I always found 120hz at my store REALLY fucking ann... : chilln
        • Yup. That's all due to the fancy post processing. Turn that shit off and 120hz starts to look much better... : Prozium
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  Pioneer Kuro if you have the $$$ : mechanicalgrape
  • yeah, thats about double my dad's set budget haha. plus he's not a technical guy : noobja
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  I just picked up the Sammy 46A630 LCD with 120hz, and I've really enjoyed it so far. HD football is fuck... : Head Rush
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    That's a gorgeous TV. The 6-Series is the sweet spot and is in almost all reviewers' top 5 if not the to... : TwiLyght
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      Especially since the 630 was released, matte screen ftw. : ant_hillbilly
      • ahaha. Just what I wanted to know. : freqq28
  • matte screen looking good? : freqq28
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  Budget is about 1500 btw if you want to make a suggestion, its for papa! : noobja
  • http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/tvs-services/hdtv/tv-types/lcd-and-plasma-tvs/ov... : Luminair
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    Easily 50in Panasonic Plasma. $1475 with free white glove shipping from amazon.com Panasonic Viera TH... : ant_hillbilly
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      ^^ I have the 80U, and I really like it. The only thing I'm afraid of is burn-in, but I keep being told i... : aggressor
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        It's pretty much become a non issue with plasmas for the last 2-3 years. The panels are better and if you... : Prozium
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          I did the 100 hour burn in using that reference DVD that switches between different shades of grey, red, ... : aggressor
          • Even without the burn-in DVD you would have probably been alright. You're only in trouble if you plan on ... : Prozium
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      I have this. It is amazing. Get it. For the price you cant get better. And there is no burn in. The new p... : historyinthemaking
      • http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Viera-TH-50PZ85U-1080p-Plasma/dp/B00142MUEM : historyinthemaking
    • My 42" version of this same set arrives Tuesday afternoon. $949 with free shipping! : Bold
    • yes, this would be my vote. : malloc
    • I have 50in a midrange Panasonic plasma from late 2004 and it has been nothing but awesome. : jbt11
    • I have the 42" version of this set, best image quality in the price range, I think. Pro: - good bla... : jcupitt
  • Panasonics Plasma offer a real good quality for their price. : matthaeus
• The real question is Plasma vc LCD + Led backlights. The Sony X4500 and Samsung LE55A956 are both contend... : Mr.Finkster
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  I still think that SXRD TVs are better than Plasma or LCDs. : manlyman
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    Aren't those projection-based? I've never seen an projection-based TV that had a consistent image across ... : aggressor
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      They use a liquid screen display just like Plasma and LCD, but the projection makes them much more cleare... : manlyman
      • The fact they do not make them anymore makes them even better come on now. I mean COME ON. : Downforce
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      Your normal viewing ranges must be off because a SXRD at a proper height gives you a perfect image even a... : MrLobo
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        You apparently haven't seen the best plasma. Don't get me wrong, SXRDs don't look bad, but Pioneer Kuros... : pyrogen
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          evidence http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=920011 : malloc
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            I'm getting the 60" PRO-141FD Signature Elite (best one they make) installed on Tuesday, very excited! : Serpico74
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              wow, so envious! Do the Kuros have the yellow fringe problem? That's the only image quality thing that... : jcupitt
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                don't all plasmas have that? : OrkO
                • some are better or worse though, I think : jcupitt
    • They were projection, but in a class all by themselves. They were fucking awesome. : rosewood
  • I completely agree, too bad they don't make them anymore. : randomnull
  • This was the case until the Pioneer Kuro came out, now there is no question unless you're talking about d... : Serpico74
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  Take your question to http:///www.avsforum.com not shilling...but those people know! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • Thank you for this link. I'm buying a TV in the near future and have been looking for a place just like t... : ramshot
• Whichever one is lighter. Fuck how am I getting this thing off my wall? : snuff
• sony has the 240Hz panels now : gyokuro