Morning Discussion

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  what does it do? : sesmaster
  • If www.shacknews.com is blocked and websense.shacknews.com isn't, it rewrites all URLs to websense.shackn... : umcpwintermute
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  Unfortunately websense.shacknews.com is also blocked here. You have no idea how hard it is to make this r... : rock elf
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    How hard can it be? : mrvandelay
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      He's relaying his post off a decaying Soviet missile satellite, down to a ground station in Uganda, acros... : umcpwintermute
      • LOL, post of the day and it's only 11 a.m. : Attica Blue
    • Posting from lynx running on a sun box from the 80s sitting outside the DMZ in a cabinet that data securi... : c0bra
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      I have to use SqueegyTBS's deprecated posting API. I can get to his site, but not to any variant of shack... : rock elf
      • holy shit dude. : marmite
      • You get an A for effort. : tboomer2
      • haha.. now that is dedication! : Shadowdane
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        Can you not use a proxy? : c0bra
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          Most places smart enough to set up that dedicated of a filtering system will block proxies as well, or re... : umcpwintermute
          • I've only worked at one place that was like that. But a lot of people don't know how or won't go to the t... : c0bra
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        just for you i will add the option to use squeegy's posting api in the next version : electroly
        • oh god holy shit yes : pancake humper
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          Speaking of the latestchatty API. Is there any work being done on the Windows Mobile version? I'd desper... : tboomer2
          • If you haven't tried it shacktogo should work. Info is in me profile. : stonedonkey
      • do they block logmein.com? : mrvandelay
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  I'm getting an error trying to install it. :( : FormerHPB
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    you didn't just copy and paste it including the line numbers did you? : boring gegtik
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      I hit download and tried to add a new greasemonkey script.. : FormerHPB
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        what was the error? : boring gegtik
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          http://formerhpb.shackspace.com/error.doc : FormerHPB
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            1. pasting an image of a dialog into a word doc >:-( 2. it's having trouble loading an editor? That does... : boring gegtik
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              I didn't get the dialog box either. I manually had to create the script, copy and paste over all the incl... : tboomer2
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                Except the 'latest chatty' button doesn't work. I have to manually click on the Comments button under eit... : tboomer2
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                  that's always worked when using the websense url. : FormerHPB
                  • *shrug* Everything else works except for that one button. Doesn't bother me at all though. : tboomer2
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              I have greasemonkey installed. I drag the file into the windo and it jsut pasted all the text int he fil... : FormerHPB
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                and the file is named yadayada.user.js ? : boring gegtik
                • ah, the filename didn't have the user part in there. that seems to have worked. thanks gegtik! : FormerHPB
• also here is an alternatve version of the lolscript that goes thru thomwetzel.com instead of lmnopc http... : boring gegtik
• Does anyone use ThomW's "make collapse work" script? If I use that I can't see any replies to my posts... : Bull
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  While we have this GS thread. For those of you that use dobob's image loader: I've modified this versi... : Horn
  • Thanking you from the future. : dumb.
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  Webwasher here, luckily the Shack isn't blocked. I wish I could install FF, though. : jingletard
  • install it to a USB drive. : FormerHPB
  • why don't you install it on a USB key and run it from there? http://portablefirefox.mozdev.org/ : boring gegtik

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  I think let's not kill another game by doing this ;) : daedraug
  • The TF2 Tourney had it's drama but it really elevated the game to another level while it was going on. I... : midgetherder
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  i think a tournament would kill L4D just like the tournaments killed TF2 : electroly
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    Is it some sort of accepted fact that the tournaments killed TF2? : midgetherder
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      The tournaments killed TF2 for everyone that wasn't in them, yes. : Modica Sol Solis
      • While they were going on it was harder to get a normal game going, that is true. : daedraug
      • I thought they were fun. I think the biggest problem is that whenever you get a large enough group of ga... : midgetherder
      • and everyone else that was in them didn't really want to play anymore :P : dantastic
      • It killed them for me, for sure. :[ : Ebu
      • I wouldn't say the tournaments were entirely responsible, but they definitely made the shack tf2 servers ... : datoo
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    Weird, I don't think at all that the tournies killed TF2. I think the game just ran its course. : NastyJack
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      I think they at the very least accelerated the "burning out" process for many. Then again they were proba... : daedraug
      • I enjoyed the tourney but felt really burned out on TF2 when it ended, where I had been enjoying it just ... : Fayk
    • Yeah, me too. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I still play TF2 daily. :( : ant_hillbilly
  • I really don't get this, the amount of time you had to commit was really low. If you really enjoyed play... : dkrulz
  • I thought the first TF2 tournament was pretty good at least. Less drama and I got to know some of the sha... : Alco23
• NO. NO. NO. Again, NO. : RyDogg1
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  I've thought about this, but the VS mode needs to be slightly more consistent, or at least tweaked in a w... : DHAvatar
  • And maybe VS should just be a fun thing instead of the TF2 tournament from before considering the randomn... : DHAvatar
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  How can you have a tournament for a game that is random for both teams. I guess you would have to score i... : hirosushima
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    That's true. I've often found L4D to be completely unfair because of some of the tank spawns. : NastyJack
    • ^^^^ DING DING DING Fuck tank spawn, we had one spawn right before we even opened the door in VS. wtf. : Iwannaacura
    • Even medpack luck/placement can pretty much win a round for one team. It's tons of fun, but the game has ... : Fayk
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    I don't know, just accept that it's part of the game and live with it? I mean L4D is all about being ran... : mikecyb
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      haha now that I've thought about it I absolutely agree it's a horrible idea simply because of witches and... : NastyJack
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        The problem is really the bitching because people are going to get all hung up on winning the Biggest Los... : midgetherder
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          yeah. I'd prefer just coordinated shack battles instead : hamachi
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            ^^^ This might be the idea to go. How about on a given Shackbattle night have teams of 4 rotate and pl... : Alco23
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              this would be so much more fun to me. just shit talking and shewing on brains all night. fill up all th... : hamachi
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                I'm in for this. : Gonzo
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                  we would need a more high profile shacker to organize it: hirez, thief or whomever. : hamachi
                  • How the heck do you consider me high profile, nonetheless I could help try to organize something. : thief
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            This. Also, I reaaally wish there was a better was to coordinate the player base and the number of ser... : Fayk
            • I just sit in a empty server and usually it gets filled up in 5minutes or so. : Alco23
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      That's all well and good for just playing casually with Shackers (as we have been)...but trying to run an... : Vincent Grayson
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        Round robin tournament over 4 weeks, each versus plays on all 4 campaigns. Point totals at end of every c... : persuxe
        • The whole thing would be a nightmare, and I agree with the people who think it wouldn't really make the g... : Vincent Grayson
• Shack _____ Tournament = hope you like waiting : Boxelder
• Please no. : sammyl
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  there would need to be a competitive vs mod first, things the ability to never get a tank at the first ha... : Demius
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    This is true. Also, Mine & Moonbase's team would destroy. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • This grammar is pooooor. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  If they decide to fix random tank/witch spawns, I'm in. Until then, ehhh : the_burd
  • I'm actually okay with the random witch/tank spawns. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Can't who ever is running the server control the tank/witch spawns? : persuxe
    • I'd like to see a mod that gives total control of the infected to the players. Make what the director do... : gnomish
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  Let's see who can run thru an expert campaign the fastest! I think my best so far is a blood harvest r... : zen2k
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    how many times did you restart/die? : proclone1
    • I think we wiped only twice. : zen2k
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    I think the bigger challenge is for me to survive to the end! :P : Alco23
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      haha The director hates you, man! He's gotten you at least twice after the vehicle has shown up and t... : zen2k
      • I'm in too if you've got a space. Yeah on Expert, when the vehicle shows up, I think the AI Director j... : Arctic Fox
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  Maybe have teams of 4, competing to see who can fare the best on Expert on all 4 campaigns? Like who can... : deject
  • ^^^^^ this I like : proclone1
  • Yeah, this would be pretty cool! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • mrfunky, we could do it! : CrustaR
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    I'd tend to think the best way would be Team time trials. The only problem is there's a certain 'minim... : lordlobo
    • I seen to average 2-2.5 hours on expert clears, without really trying to rush things, so making a 2 hour ... : persuxe
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    Hahaha, I can see MASSIVE bitching about fair and unfair AI director. It is pretty variable, but you ope... : kainen1
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      People will always find something to whine about. I am fairly certain that if you do it over all 4 campa... : deject
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        just have the disclaimer that if you participate in the tournament, you play with the understanding that ... : proclone1
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          Then what's the point of the tournament at that point? Are not tournaments for competition? Why have a... : Vincent Grayson
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            This was for the coop time-trial. the AI doesn't make that much of a difference in coop, imo, than say i... : proclone1
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              Sure it does. Whether a human is controlling the tank or the AI is, if one team gets a tank in the first ... : the_burd
              • .... COOOOOOP!!! not fucking versus : proclone1
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  No. Until and unless there's a way to force the AI director to spawn weapons, tanks, witches, etc in all ... : Vincent Grayson
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    ^ this.. tank spawning & weapon placement are random and I don't think there is a way to level the playin... : jingletard
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      Over 20 maps, 16 if you don't count the finales, the placement of tanks/witch/weapons should normalize wi... : persuxe
      • Do you have a clue at how complex and awful that would be to track? : Vincent Grayson
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    and the second team know exactly where everything is....yeah that wouldnt work either man. : mrseldowski
    • Honestly, I think the only way to do it competitively would be to have an option for "static" weapon/tank... : Vincent Grayson
• lol, some teams would just roll on others if we didn't do it random : fletch_
• No no no. L4D is broken as a competitive game. It's a fun as all fucking hell game, and it is that way be : OverloadUT
• No. L4D is not tournament ready. Maybe if valve ever release a tournament patch like they did for TF2. : razlebol
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  I've thought about this, but I couldnt come up with a really good way to score it, because in VS mode it ... : hirez
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    Sup Hirez da TF2 commish! Instead of a tournament you can try running something like a coordinated Sha... : Alco23
    • that sounds pretty fun... hmmmm. : hirez
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    I am 90% sure that your assumptions about the tank spawns are incorrect. It's just random. : OverloadUT
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      Definitely, since you can't be "doing well" 30 seconds after exiting the safe room. : Vincent Grayson
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        I mean after the first act - I dont recall a tank showing up at the start of any Act 1... : hirez
        • I have seen a tank more than a few times come out in the first alley of act 1 no mercy and it seems to sp... : RetroRedEyeJr
    • I doubt it is 100% random. There is most likely some sort of algorithm running to determine when tanks s... : jigstah
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      well, thats even worse then. : hirez
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        I'd much rather it be random than what you said it is. : OverloadUT
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          I hate the randomness of it. I think if one team gets the tank early then the other team should also get ... : NastyJack
          • It's not supposed to be fair. It's supposed to be fun because it's unpredictable and different each time. : OverloadUT
• I can be on my own team. : thief

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  Titan Quest with a friend : indosauros
  • What level TQ? : AxeMan808
• World in Conflict with a mate. : Mr.Finkster
• Animal crossing Wii, Vegas 2, Mercenaries 2 : kbnerd
• World of Warcraft : electroly
• Hide the Sausage with a gal : xsoulbrothax
• Tales of Vesperia and Gears 2 mainly. : Evil Benius
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  sadly, WoW : oHnOES
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    IAWTP sans "sadly, " : mrvandelay
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      they just made mage so much more fun :( : oHnOES
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        What, how? Do tell. : Damodred
        • oh sorry, yeah, they made mana regen a lot faster and reworked the talents i think its a lot more fun ... : oHnOES
    • sans sans : Draugluin
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  COD4! I hope : voodooraze
  • Same here. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Nothing. Staying at the gf's :( : prime8
  • Shouldn't that be :)? As in, because of sexytime? : airmaus
• I have to beat Gears 2 campaign. I'm at the end of CH3. Anyone game for co-op? : kainen1
• Little big planet, Left 4 Dead, Pixel junk Eden with a dash of Wipeout HD. Feek if you say WoW I will cut... : hirosushima
• wow, xbox is in for repair : Dravenport
• Fallout 3 and maybe some mercs 2. : Koral06
• Gears 2 and Fable 2 and maybe some Xplorers if anyone is up for it. :) : nevicata
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  I guess I should work on finishing DMC3 and finally start on FF12 (been putting it off for forever). : guido anchovy
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    i really need to go back and restart FF10, i really want to finish it : oHnOES
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      I had to do the same. I got involved in school and forgot about it. Then, when I came back I had totall... : guido anchovy
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        dragon quest 8 had one it was fucking awesome : oHnOES
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          You just reminded me that I need to finish this, too. :( I'm right before the last dungeon! : guido anchovy
          • I got up to the part near the end where you are chasing the giant bird god but was getting my ass handed ... : SeaLlama
• Another 10 hours of Fallout 3, I bet. : jasonepowell
• Complete Dead Space and then move to Fable 2. : pimpium
• Lego Batman : PapaBoo
• Left 4 Dead, Gears 2, GTA4. : Lone Swordsman
• Fable 2 : nodge69
• Far Cry 2, Sacred 2, and Valkyria Chronicles. : mittense
• Left4Dead, I just got it. : grabbie
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  wow, in between episodes of Rome : Just A Girl
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    I loved that show. What season you on? They're looking to make a movie now since they compressed season... : grabbie
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      Just started it, but we plan on watching the rest of season one and maybe season two this weekend. : Just A Girl
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        Season two is not nearly as good as season one. : nevicata
        • Production value was still high, it just sucked they had to rush so much story into one extra season. Th... : grabbie
• D&D 3.5 : c0bra
• Fallout 3! : Thomas Hace
• WOW. Hit 79 last night. Will probably make the run to 80 tonight. Got plans to do MC/ZG/Kara tomorrow ... : mwasher
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  D&D!! Finally got a new group together after almost a year of searching for my fix. Go me. : ]aratex[
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    Sweet! What version, type of campaign, etc? Are you GMing? : c0bra
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      3.5 A few of us would be interested in trying 4, but nobody wants to DM it.. Which is fine really, I'm ... : ]aratex[
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        450g at level rofl. You can't even buy a +2 for that, can you? : c0bra
        • *level 5 that is We just made it to level 13/14 in this campaign. Highest level our group has reached ... : c0bra
• I'm working through Oblivion again with a whole bunch of mods, like Oscuro and MMM. Its been freakin' gre... : silent prophet
• Titan Quest. Halfway through the orient. I'm hoping I can finish that and be ready fro Mt. Olympus and IT... : baronzemo78
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHACK... (does the shack have a birth day?) : med1c
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  Left 4 Dead and finally finish up Wind Waker : Dschinghis Khan
  • Man I never got that far into that game (Wind Waker) and found all my Gamecube stuff last weekend. It's s... : royalally
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  I'll pick up FF4DS at my son's swim lesson. I need a New Console Game, Castle Crashers and SSF2 are fun, ... : Deathlove
  • Get yourself a gamefly trial? : geedeck
• Fallout 3 (only had time for ~10 hours so far), Left 4 Dead (haven't even bought it yet), STALKER+expansi... : d fluke
• Left 4 Dead!! : HighSpeedChase
• I installed L4D remotely on my home machine, and will be playing it for the first time on Sunday night! : Chunks
• Oblivion (X360) and PathWords (PC, Facebook). I found three more gates NE of Kvatch, since I'd never wal... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Mercs 2 and L4D : .Jayson
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  World in Conflict, X3: Terran Conflict : riptyde
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    Hey rip, how's X3: Terran Conflict in terms of stability and bugs? I've read some weeks ago that it wasn'... : Nitrium
    • Hehe I'll tell you tomorrow. I just bought if off of steam last night and haven't played it yet. I love... : riptyde
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    World in Conflict is great fun. : deject
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      I love it. It's the only RTS I can recall playing where you don't just benefit from teamwork in MP, but : riptyde
      • yeah the MP is brutal if you're not tightly coordinated. : deject
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  "Study for Finals" >:( : tomservo
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    Almost there!! I have 3 next week, and then I am done FOREVER!! : CrustaR
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      congratulations, CrustyB! what are you doing in celebration of this momentous event? : mikecyb
      • I am throwing a party on the 19th. :O : CrustaR
• I might be the only one: gta4 for the of : baron calamity
• Call of Duty: WaW (PC) ET:QW : tangles
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. I hate crunch time. : Finestaut
• CoD5 on PS3, Fallout3 and L4D on PC, along with some Civ4. But I think I'll start to play the Wing Comman... : Nitrium
• So many games I need to play, probably just WoW though : joesnizzle
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  CoD5 zombie mode! : egg5hen
  • oh yes! : tangles
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  Planescape Torment. I've never played it before and I have no idea what I am in for or how to play but... : ETPC1
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    You are in for the best game ever. : Vantage
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      I'm playing vanilla, should I install any mods or fixpacks or whatever? : ETPC1
      • Definitely, you should. : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Nah, first time through just play it straight. I highly recommend cheating and giving you character ma... : Vincent Grayson
        • That's actually what I rolled for this run. I am not regretting it one bit. : ETPC1
  • You are in for pure fucking AWESOME. Planescape: Torment has the single best story ever told in the video... : thetangent
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    cool story. not really fun tho. : mwasher
    • mwasher, I DISAGREE! : CrustaR
• Memorize Political Economy 1 :( : Vantage
• Lego Star Wars : Mrc32
• gtaiv, fo3, l4d. Mostly l4d :D : lolbotomy
• l4d, geo wars, maybe sf2 super awesome remix : dael
• LOTRO, duh : trOmblyj
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  Tomb Raider Underworld. The camera does get annoying more often than not and getting the achievements is... : TwiLyght
  • No, 3 and everything from there until Legend really sucked ass. : node
• This is the weekend where I'll be cooking a turkey. I should be getting in some good time with Valkyria ... : Grumbeld
• Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, CS:S, perhaps some GalCiv2 and/or Fear for the heck of it. : AxeMan808
• I will be playing Practice Exams Round Six. I hope to win the game by finishing in 6 hrs! : Megara9
• World of Death Knights! I must hit 80 before the nerfs descend on us! : Damodred
• Get drunk with friends game : FrayLo
• Gears 2, GTAIV, Far Cry 2 : thejm4n
• "Cut lots of glass and burn myself with a soldering iron". Oh, I mean Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. : geedeck
• TF2 on the 360 probably. That game is fun! : FormerHPB
• Finally giving Fallout 3 the time and attention is deserves. I'll through in a few L4D matches as well... : freakynipples69
• Fallout 3 and King's Bounty: The Legend : Stoned Gargoyle
• I'll be playing "Stay Awake and Don't Die" while driving to Orlando :\ : industro
• Tttan Quest with my new rolled Oracle. And he's kicking ass so far. : goatjc
• Hoping to hit 80 on my Paladin in WoW (currently sitting at 78). Will also wind up probably playing Left... : Horseshorses
• i'm playing the game where i make one (maybe two) batches of beer! Mmmm, beer! : Teiresias

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  That's a lot of missed sales. : pancake humper
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    Only if you assume the people who downloaded it would have bought it. : Lone Swordsman
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      Even if you only assume 5% of those downloads are a sale that is a lot of missed sales. : TreMetal
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        True, but even that's tenuous. : Lone Swordsman
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          based on? Oh, right. FEELINGS. : Fayk
          • Nothing more than feelings : Alco23
    • are you new to the shack? :( : pancake humper
• People play PES 2009? : Lone Swordsman
• spore deserved to be pirated. lol : -=kodiak=-
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  site is blocked at work. how are they getting these numbers? : Korban
  • They are "estimated". Below is the list of the 10 most downloaded (PC) games on BitTorrent in 2008, with : retardhumper
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  1 stolen copy = 1 sold copy : boomstickah
  • 1 stolen copy = 2 lost sales : dirge23
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    oh god dont you just love the people who come out in droves to claim this has no impact on sales : the city
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      Almost as much as the idiots who pretend that everyone downloading would have purchased their games other... : Vincent Grayson
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        Certainly not everyone but please point me to ANY non-sarcastic shacker who claims there is a 1:1 correla... : Fayk
        • 4) Play just a few games a year 5) Buy at budget price I think it's a combination of the five actuall... : guigr
      • Yes I love equally both form of morons. : the city
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  sad really : feek
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    only when people make it out to be real lost sales numbers. if that's the case why is EA rich as fuck whe... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • because they release godawful numbers of games and have control over a number of well known titles, thus ... : the city
    • What? There is no logic in your statement. EA only needs to do the following to be 'rich': Sell enough c... : Fayk
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  Crysis, the benchmark tool. : porp
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    porp, the tool. : SlamDunk
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      Hey, I bought Crysis. : porp
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        But my point is that you know that's why so many people pirate Crysis, to see how it benchmarks. : porp
        • Could be, but I hope that in the process they discovered the great gameplay the game has. It's over a yea... : SlamDunk
• now, how much did all of these actually sell? : bakanoodle
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  This does not always mean lost sales some may download it try it out and then buy it. The other thing is ... : hashd
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    Theres no doubt that 1 download is 1 sale. But to say the company didn't lose a nice piece of monies bec... : SlingBlaze
    • is not* : SlingBlaze
    • Absolutely agreed. : the city
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    Yeah sometimes when I go out to eat, I steal my pizza from behind the counter and run away. When they cat... : bozer
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      In before droves of bullshit arguments about games not being a physical product. : the city
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        If games are a service it could be compared to going into massage parlour and putting a gun to their head... : SlingBlaze
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          still doesnt translate. i dont see why everyone has to make analogies for it. it is what it is and there'... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • *out there : retarded talking dinosaur
          • It's one of the few crimes you can commit in the privacy of your own home. : sammyl
        • yes, software piracy is just like armed robbery : dirge23
        • It would be more like making photocopies of a book at a bookstore.. or something. : TreMetal
      • good job preempting logic : retarded talking dinosaur
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  San Andreas is probably because GTA4 came out. People getting in the mood for some GTA or just being stup... : SilverSnake
  • what about that Hot Coffee thing? thats my guess as to why people stole it. : mojorisen1117
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  I wonder what the piracy rate on Blizzard games is? They never seem to be on these lists. Am I just imagi... : Psigun
  • On a similar vein I wonder what the numbers for Valve games are. And a comparison to Steam available t... : Alco23
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    It's kinda hard to pirate WoW. You gotta pay to play. Other that WoW their last PC game was War3 which ... : mojorisen1117
    • Or the fact that it was liek 8 years ago makes people think that its just never happened. I know Diablo ... : SlingBlaze
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    Blizzard's DRM is keeping half of the game serverside so you can't pirate it. Diablo 3 and starcraft may... : kaddar0
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      WoW servers are really easy to set up : Ebu
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        Another argument then: It's also more fun to play wow with large groups of others socially, online. : kaddar0
        • I find MMOs (and games in general) to be more fun with small groups of good people than a large group of ... : Ebu
      • Reliable servers are not though : Phreakin
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    People pirate WoW, but since it requires you to use private servers, it's much less popular because you d... : Vincent Grayson
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      I think it would be cool as fuck to have a shack private WoW server : .Jayson
      • It would probably be novel at first, but WoW isn't fun without a ton of people. : electroly
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        It would, but my understanding is that they're a pain in the ass to run because the emulation of Blizzard... : Vincent Grayson
        • ^ This, Also the server status is always behind, because of patches. Though what's really fun is that... : ant321
• Keep in mind that is only counting BitTorrent. : skinlab133
• I need a filter for piracy posts ASAP. I'd rather read about religion. : Zolneirz
• I believe one of the best deterrents to piracy is having more online enabled components in a game. This ... : jingletard
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  I'll suck every dick on Shacknews if you can prove 1.7 million people completed a full torrent on Spore. ... : Phil
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • makes sense to me. look at the demographic that plays games. which game on that list do they want to pl... : Luminair
  • But Phil. ACCORDING TO THEIR ESTIMATES! They used their piracy calculator duh : crazywigga
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    • Phil better get to sucking. : the city
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  This thread will be epic. Not as epic as the religion thread, but suitably epic. : Attica Blue
  • No it isn't! You're clearly wrong for ill defined reasons! : kaddar0
• online activation and limited installs are coming : Downforce
• I'm somewhat surprised to see Assassins Creed at #3 although it has been out longer than some of those ga : ShoCon
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  i notice a direct correlation between the quality of a game and how much it is pirated. shittier game = p... : lakren
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    (so people are willing to pay for good games, the lesson is don't make shitty games) : lakren
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      Uh the Sims 2 is one of the most successful games of all time. : Arctic Fox
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        it is, also, a piece of shit. : lakren
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          No, it's just not your kind of game. It's not a piece of shit by any metric: stability, amount of cont... : Fayk
          • ding ding ding : Arctic Fox
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    I'm not sure I agree, but I do think it's interesting that Spore is at the top of that list after all the... : Vincent Grayson
    • well, it's how my mind works. if i know a game is good, i'm going to buy it, and i rarely buy games. : lakren
  • Fallout 3 and COD4 were clearly worse than the 100 games that didn't make the top ten. : sammyl
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    I notice the opposite correlation. At least half of the games on that list are very good games -- Crysis... : afty
    • Yup. Major titles that cost a ton of money to make : bozer
  • It's proportional to the hype. People will download anything (hey it's free!) if it's talked up, even if ... : dooberzoo
• Assuming they're getting those on Torrent downloads, how many of those have actually completed? Also, th... : stelth
• That doesn't exist in the shack, wtf? : Lightzout

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  I like that mashup : pilgrimage
  • Yeah I know! The Satriani guitar actually sounded really cool in the Coldplay song. : NastyJack
• The Kylie Minogue and Coldplay song is pretty hot. : Iwannaacura
• dah da daaah, da da daaa dadada dat dat dah..isn't all that original of a melody to be honest.. : deathofrats
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  Do you know how many songs use the same vocal patterns and chord progressions? This is retarded. : hirosushima
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    Agreed. This isn't nearly as bad as that whole Ice Ice Baby / Under Pressure thing, which is literally ex... : mysled
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      wait wait. Ice Ice Baby sampled Under Pressure right? : Yanks
      • Yeah, but iirc Vanilla Ice didn't pay anything to Queen in order to sample it... he claimed it was an ori... : riptyde
  • Yeah theres songs on the radio now. They'll start and i'm thinking it's one song only to hear it's not th... : Ziz
• hah sounds exactly the same : wtf242
• "No no no, you see, Queen's song goes 'duh duh duh duhduhduh duh' and mine goes 'duh duh duh dudduhDA duh... : riptyde
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    Why so vague? Who's video and what video? : NastyJack
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      http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147701-top-40-music-videos-of-2008?page=4 : aaarrrgh
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        Hot diggity dang, Richard Ayoade's a Shacker! : A Sponge
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          I think that douchebag toneh guy is in that band Thunderheist : wtf242
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            toneh is a good peep dont be a testicle : boring gegtik
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              Kanye West doesn't care about black webpages. : aethyr
              • fuck, misreply :P : aethyr
            • i actually like his music. He's even playing in austin early next year. He just came off as a real asshol... : wtf242
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        It is Kanye West, isn't it? : pyrogen
        • Yes. : aaarrrgh
  • no shit? : boring gegtik
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  everything sounds like coldplay because coldplay sounds incredibly generic : itsjames
  • http://www.indietits.com/comics/it4.png : gnomish
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  shh, don't look now, but Led Zeppelin would be busted if this had been a real issue :( : Postal
  • (general borrowing from others, that is) : Postal
  • Actually, they were! They didn't credit the song-writers for the blues tunes on Zep II until they got sue... : mn3m0n1c
• When I heard it I thought it was a remake :/ : Slowtreme
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  a good example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBr5FPIL8UU : hirosushima
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    haha a good example of what? He just played two songs and mixed them together. If you put the two origina... : NastyJack
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      the guitar riff at 1:48 is the EXACT same guitar riff that the yeah yeah yeah's wrote on their maps song ... : hirosushima
      • Not saying I care, but a band suing another band for stuff like this is dumb. : hirosushima
      • hahahaha dude. The reason it's the same guitar riff is because that is the exact point that he starts pla... : NastyJack
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  The original song made by The Creaky Boards is exactly the same as Coldplays, in fact, Coldplay's lead si... : jingletard
  • The funny thing is, both bands admitted to getting the inspiration from a fucking Legend of Zelda song. : jingletard
• This just all come's back to that Pachelbel Rant skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM : mysled
• coldplay ugh *stabs ears with nearest sharp object* : industro
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  Creaky Boards withdrew their allegation that Coldplay copied them and said both songs may be inspired by ... : Cihte
  • so really, Satriana ripped of Zelda. WTF : Cihte
• Well there was also http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/martin%20sent%20kraftwerk%... : shitkatapult
• There are only so many combinations of notes. Eventually, we'll run out of songs. : Lunaran
• Im copyrighting the I-IV-V chord progression. : judoka2
• Where's Vanilla Ice? : cjcharv

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• It's all true! Join us! : trOmblyj
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  Do you guys still play through the books or whatever they are? I never really understood how those worke... : Horn
  • I played for a couple months and still don't understand how half the stuff works...heh : CapnChaos
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    the books are like the main quest line in the game, thats all. they are independent of other quests you'... : trOmblyj
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      Can they be soloed? I love grouping but I always play at weird times. : Horn
      • most of them can, but the climactic chapters of each book usually require a party. : trOmblyj
  • Yes and no. Books are quests lines that are more linked to the story. They also tend to be more dramatic ... : Umbr
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  sm sent. and what are the new classes? and do you have alts that are low too? I would hate to be stu... : hamachi
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    I have two alts that are low level - i'm trying to level them up. I'm really liking my low captain and w... : trOmblyj
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      Also, i can craft high quality items for all players under level 40, and am working on getting my skills ... : trOmblyj
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        which are the two new classes? warden and run master? : hamachi
        • yes. : Fayk
  • The new classes are Rune-Keeper and Warden. Rune-Keeper is a casting class that does damage or healing b... : Umbr
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  I re-started with a hunter. My guardian was just dull beyond belief, which makes sense now seeing as I ne... : Visceral Monkey
  • when I played a year+ ago I didn't have much fun with my minstrel. I liked healing and buffing groups bu... : hamachi
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  :( it sucks being in Eregion and not being able to level without the expansion : MurrayTheSkull
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    My not get the expansion it is pretty cheap I got the dvds at frys for $24.99 : Umbr
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      Tucson sucks and there's no Fry's electronics here. Plus I'd need a ride. :( : MurrayTheSkull
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        You can just get it online no ride needed : Umbr
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          k : MurrayTheSkull
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            It's $40 online. : MurrayTheSkull
            • bah that sucks : Umbr
            • You could just download it. : c0bra
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              I thought it was $29... was that just the preorder? : trOmblyj
              • Nah it's $29 online : c0bra
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  Have they got a creative and entertaining healer class in there? (Think WoW Priest/Druid) Last I remem... : LoioshDwaggie
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    Lotro has a weird (not in a bad way) class selection. The archetypes aren't really the same ones you'd th... : Fayk
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      I heard that they are trying to make that class (rune keeper) more creative. The reason I love WoW is how... : LoioshDwaggie
      • I can't comment how it is to play - I have never played one. They sound like a mix of mage and priest in ... : Fayk
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  Actually I have a what used to be max level Dwarf Minstrel. Don't tempt me, i'm done with mmo's! I just... : kainen1
  • Misty Mountains? : MurrayTheSkull
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  Sigh. Downloading now. It's going pretty quickly (1.5 Mbps) so maybe I'll be on tonight. : Horn
  • woot nice : Umbr
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    I'm only getting ~400k D: : c0bra
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      If it's anything like the last time I installed it the patching will take longer than the downloading. : Horn
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        noooooooo : c0bra
        • The patch wasn't too bad. It only went up to 100% this time! Last time I did this it went to 400% : Horn
• I had fun in the beta. I'll heal you if you pay my subscription. ;) : Nixx2004
• I'm not even 50% done downloading the client :( : c0bra
• 2 buddy keys left Some older screenshots http://www.umbr.net/lotro/ScreenShot00005.jpg http://www.u... : Umbr
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  please explain, in three paragraphs or more, why this game is more fun / better / has neater loot than Ev... : ]pm[chem
  • The game is basically WoW in Middle Earth. You've already said you like the LOTR books, so if you like t... : pyrogen
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  Is there enough people back in the kin for it to be worth it? Tak & I might consider coming back. : wykd
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    We are trying to get the numbers up. I am open to the idea of recruiting non shacker/casual players in t... : trOmblyj
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      Yes more players would be better. It is lonely at the top :( : Umbr
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        Hard to justify $80 though :\ : wykd
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          80$? what are you buying for 80$ that has to do with lotro? : jonin
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            $40 xpac for both my girlfriend & I. : wykd
            • It's only 30 online : Horn
            • I picked up the complete version from frys for $24.99 but amazon has it for $29.99 : Umbr
      • lols : jonin
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  looks like ugly WoW : biskits
  • I'm afraid I have to agree. The icon art looks simply uninspired compared to WoW. (note I don't play e... : Trips
• I'm on as Hornadan. Can you guys shoot an invite my way when one of you are on? : Horn

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• That's LITIGATION, not Liberation. Stupid brain :( : c0bra
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  a local brewpub called the 21st amendment is having a big part and parade for it in SF though I think ... : hamachi
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    Mmm trhat sounds good. I assume they have all sorts of trappist ales. Anything good on tap? : c0bra
    • http://thetrappist.com/ mostly belgiums on tap. but look at the bottle selection! holy fuck it's a g... : hamachi
• Stone's Double Bastard. : DJ Clipdat
• I just picked up some ten-fiddy which I am told is like motor oil. I can't wait. I also have some rog... : twifosp
• beating a woman for starting organized crime in the first place : proclone1
• Well, seeing that the day is done, and I'd like to run ... : ra1n
• opa opa red rock ale cheers! : http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_MO7fzMb0AyhJuoWiTmSkQ?authkey=yutRB... : papaskot
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  I have about 27.5gal of beer. 15.5Gal of IntotheFray's Oatmeal Stout that is aging nicely 5gal of a r... : themelon
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    I would like to go over to your house and drink upon your large supply of beer. :| : mwasher
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      if you make it up this way just let me know. Your not washing me though, : themelon
      • just don't let me hit the sauce too hard. :D : mwasher
• Victory's Hop Wallop and Basil Hayden bourbon. : zakazi
• This momentous occasion is a great reason to crack open that bottle of Chimay... woo! : reelbk
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  I've had the Collaboration on draft and it was excellent. At work we tried the following: Samuel Smit... : abunch
  • plz hire me, k? :( : c0bra
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  I have ~24 22oz of homebrew hef. A little on the sweet side, but is awesome. : goatjc
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    I didn't know you homebrewed. You'll have to come to one of our tastings sometime. : c0bra
    • Also plz bring me some kthx. : c0bra
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  1.75L Bombay Saphire, tonic, ice, and lime (no lamp or sand.) : mwasher
  • Good choice. Do you like hendricks gin? : twifosp
• I have 3 Reissdorf Kolsch 550ml bottles and a Chimay gift pack (one of each color and a Chimay glass). : Thresher
• i think i'll have a dram or two of some Glenfiddich 15 : cpt_gloval
• oh shit. i need to celebrate. : mindmann
• I'm personally raiding my brothers stash of whiskey. : Zolneirz
• I've got a keg full of Yuengling. LETS GEET DRUNNNNK : askedrelic
• Rock Bottom gave me a free $7.50 last night for that! : cltcprd
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  I got a keg of SN Celebration. : boseefuss
  • yummy : cltcprd
• In 1921, the house I grew up in was used by rum-runners because it was only a few miles from the Canadian... : trOmblyj
• I don't know if I can drink today. :( : filtersweep
• mmmmm! http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=beer1_2yyok1i4fbb2anv89m2g.jpg : c0bra
• Shit. I'm not supposed to be drinking cos I'm taking Wellbutrin. But I will have one drink for Repeal Day... : WildDanimal
• I bought a Boulevard sample pack. : wykd

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  Sir you are wrong, 0/19/52 = wtfpwnage http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Tichondrius&n=... : Iwannaacura
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    Nah, love me some BM, their DPS is still crazy. What's the shot rotation with Survival though? I'll defin... : node
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      Oh' im not the hunter i just know that when i played on Tich on my priest i usually avoided any contact w... : Iwannaacura
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        Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros... NEED : kpxkrnjc
        • lol.. retrodruid..http://emodruid.ytmnd.com/ Druid with Sulfuras. : Iwannaacura
      • I consider myself a good Hunter and I pretty much dominate battlegrounds when I make the effort. At lvl l... : node
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        Whoa, you are on Tich! That's where I am! : mace
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          No i stopped playing last august. I sold my priest i was in The Core on horde. : Iwannaacura
          • Hah nice. I harassed a few folks in that guild when I still played. Buddy of mine had a warrior there, ... : breadsticks
  • Oh, also, you might like this since you have 5/5 Imp. Tracking http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/... : node
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    Right now Beast Mastery absolutely trounces Marks and Survival, really you should only be going Survival ... : Chod
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      For higher tier geared Hunters, survival is the superior DPS spec in raids. : kpxkrnjc
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        That was the case in TBC once you'd stacked crazy Agility. I think it's too early to say for LK though. : node
        • Even in TBC it wasn't the case, BM always beat Survival, however you always brought one along for expose ... : Chod
    • Shit, good call man, thanks, didn't think it would let me skip a tier and Viper pretty much removes the n... : node
• The Spec of Powerful Tanking: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=LV0f0bZhhZVItrx0zibIzsGo : FlatlineDixay
• Rogue, combat, allows me to use fists or sword in main hand, and I'm putting a fast dagger in offhand for... : mwasher
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  i'm rocking 0/0/0 spec. talents are for casuals : electroly
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    Worst. Spec. EVER. : Phil
    • Just because you may not like an equally balanced tri-spec - don't go pushing your opinion on people Phil... : jbury
• http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Silvermoon&n=Vyoh : Salad Sammich
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  Unholy DK: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jfVMVZZfMhI0fkgcoMssut I wish I had points for Desecration,... : yAak
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    Are you trying to do drive bys? I was unholy to 67 and I never had issues with staying in range of the b... : breadsticks
    • No just instances. Bosses either move, require you to move, or phase out, etc. Trash is not an issue, r... : yAak
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    I'm surprised you keep both Unholy Aura and On A Pale Horse at level 80. I have On A Pale Horse for level... : Simulacrum
    • Unholy DKs have four gimme points you can use for a bunch of things. On a Pale Horse is as good as anythi... : tashtego
    • Honestly, I'm just not "hardcore" enough to give up the utility of those 2 for DPS talents. I'm much much... : yAak
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      Unholy Aura is pretty much a raid requirement really, unless you have multiple Death Knights. The 15% mov... : Chod
      • No arguement and that's what I'll do, switch On A Pale Horse to Unholy Aura once I reach 80. I'm just say... : Simulacrum
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  http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=hVhhqZhxxcoxdAIkubot enhance shammy ownage : Drakoniac
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    How are they playing? A friend gave up after being "left behind" by Blizzard for years (probably because ... : node
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      Enhancement rocks now. I use the same spec as Drakoniac. Totems last 5 mins, we give 20% melee haste buff... : Simulacrum
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        I agree, they changed everything with maelstrom weapon. are you 80 yet? I really want to try out lava bur... : Drakoniac
        • I'm 78, but you get Lava Burst at 75. It's really no benefit to us (except for pulling solo) that I can s... : Simulacrum
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    Shaman rant: In a game where mobility is so crucial and fights don't last that long, the design decisi... : Modica Sol Solis
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      They're useless for soloing and leveling (unless you're fighting an elite). But for instances it's easy t... : Simulacrum
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        I guess that's my gripe, you have an entire slew of abiltiies that are more or less a complete waste whil... : Modica Sol Solis
        • go bother a dev because shamans have been saying this for years and I don't remember their "reasoning" in... : Drakoniac
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          I agree that shamans should probably get some of their stuff in the form of buffs instead of totems, mayb... : electroly
          • For raids, sure, I could see totems. But for leveling, they need ot have something besides the totem syst... : Modica Sol Solis
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      it's an old argument that doesn't really matter too much anymore. shaman buffs are getting replaced by ot... : Drakoniac
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        it matters in that DPS Shaman have not been buffed in relation to the overall nerfing of totems that hand... : eskimo spy
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          I don't think it's that bad, and I imagine 3.0.4 will come out in time for s5 and all the current buffs w... : lordlobo
          • resto shaman! it's been a long time since i've seen one of those :P : electroly
      • Haven't we always been a hybrid DPS class? : Simulacrum
• Death Knight: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Executus&n=Marinara Priest: http://www.wowa... : breadsticks
• I intend to go resto eventually, but I've been farming heroics with a few friends and one of them is a ho... : Guybrushed
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  Mine's so bad I'm not going to bother posting it. Anyone have good level 80 warlock specs? I'm aflic now,... : mysled
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    Are warlocks gimped now or am I playing with retards? The last few pugs the Warlocks DPS has been abysmal... : Simulacrum
    • With my horrible afflic spec I've been getting 1000-1500 DPS (at level 78 with mostly greens and blues), ... : mysled
• http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Blackhand&n=Thanatosi Blood is great for single targe... : kbaxter1
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  DEATHGONK! unholy DK.. http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Deathgonk : g0nk
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    If you're gonna put the points in ghouls, you're shooting yourself in the foot by not putting 3 points in... : tashtego
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      • i know, i need to re-spec.. : g0nk
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  The people's Bear Feral tank druid - http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Jadaxme... : Entity
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    so what are your stats in bear form? and why is your strength so low? : Modica Sol Solis
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      I am not in form, and I am in my cat gear which is all about agility. 37k HP, 29k armor, 33% dodge in ... : Entity
      • ahh. that is absurd jadax. absurd. : Modica Sol Solis
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        37k HP LOL wut? : midgetherder
        • That's in bear form. But people are already pushing 30k HP unbuffed with Naxx gear. They really ramped ... : electroly
      • With what buffs? :O I got a slightly different bear build here: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0ZxGGs... : SilverSnake
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        Yes I should point out, that this is raid buffed. I so seldom watch my own numbers that I'm not sure exac... : Entity
        • I'm rocking Leatherworking + Enchanting. So I both get 90 stamina on bracers and 2x 24 stamina on ring. I... : SilverSnake
• My DK - http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Thrall&n=Keldred My Shaman - http://www.wowarmory... : Simulacrum
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  If I were playing: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oZfVzbMhIhVubhstbIccocb : TreMetal
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    Whoops, make it this instead: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oZfVcbMhIhVubhstbIccoc : TreMetal
    • Okay, for serious this time: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oZfVcbRhIhVubhctbIccoc (Hot Streak w/o Pyr... : TreMetal
• My DK: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Wildhammer&n=Kleave : asylumn
• My current spec. http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Earthen+Ring&n=Grimrust : .sticks.
• http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Jakka : AMikaboshi

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  dude you rock : boring gegtik
  • Everyone inf this motherfucker : boring gegtik
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    my friend did most of the work :) thats what I get for not programming. i helped with design and name. St... : historyinthemaking
    • no, don't ruin it. LEAVE THE PERFECTION : Luminair
  • PLEASE DIGG - http://digg.com/television/Have_A_Very_BetaMaXMas : historyinthemaking
• Frosty :) : gigaduck
• haha... that is awesome! : Shadowdane
• CHANNEL 33 NOW!! NOW!! : m0rfus
• God that's weird. 21, 27 and 33 were the only channels I got around here as a kid. haha : ThomW
• :) OMG this is wicked awesome. : voodooraze
• very slickly done. : Antilles_Prime
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  is the tv guide working? : boring gegtik
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    oh shit the rabbit ears work to remove static that is so awesome : boring gegtik
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      I was thinking, "Hmm, too much static. They should tone it down a bit...", then just for grins I tried to... : mn3m0n1c
      • hahaha me too : Arctic Fox
  • Takes the server time and gives you what is on at the moment and what is up next. : historyinthemaking
• This is awesome. Great job. : malevolence
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  Wow, that's great. How'd you get around copyright protection? : punchdog
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    It is all streaming from youtube. So we dont host anything. : historyinthemaking
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      what happens if a youtube video is taken down for copyright violation? : kaddar0
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        I am pretty sure it will skip to the next one. But most of these have been up for a while. We pretty mu... : historyinthemaking
        • GAH, nevermind, looks like we switched to everything on Amazon S3 : historyinthemaking
      • Channel goes out, lazy cable pirate. : SinistarX
• This reminds me of GTA 4 haha awesome stuff! : Melll
• so these are all old TV shows you have taped on Beta that you are streaming? : mojothemagician
• I find it cool that you can adjust the bunny ears for better reception, just like the old days! : DHAvatar
• Wow, nicely done. : jason bergman
• This site is awesome! Great job : Lionhart32935
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  BALKY!! HOW I MISSED YOU : LoioshDwaggie
  • i know! : onji
• nice! : mwasher
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  Ha, this is fun, how much time did it take you guys to do this? : krym3
  • Thats something Im wondering too, cool idea for sure. : Melll
  • Not too long actually. Probably 40 -50 hours. Most of that being dev. I only spent a few hours here and t... : historyinthemaking
• wow, awesome work : grabbie
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  FROSTY THE SNOWMAN YESSSSSSSSSSSSS : AlexXdude
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    charlie brown christmas! oh god it's all coming back : AlexXdude
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      It just needs Ciné-Cadeaux and I can become 10 again : MrLobo
      • hahah oh god all of the nostalgia is killing me today : AlexXdude
• oh god i think i've recognized every commercial and show : [fry]
• Aloha, Mr. Hand! : Rich McNinch
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  OMG We need something like this, but with porn! : voodooraze
  • 70s porn : stratedge
  • and LCD TV :) : pun][sher
• I think you might have just won the internet. : Mr.Finkster
• Pretty awesome. : nodge69
• So awesome. : Phil
• Reminds me of the Krofft Saturday Morning collection on DVD http://www.amazon.com/Krofft-Saturday-Morning : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Heh that Pee-Wee Xmas segment where he rode a sled on the Magic Screen reminded me of Line Rider! : Xevo
• This is pretty epic. : filtersweep
• Haha, this is fantastic. Great work, the both of you! : DrWaffles
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  OK, so this thing's awesome - now you must make it so I can turn on the X-Mas tree lights! Also, the TV r... : mn3m0n1c
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    More to come :) : historyinthemaking
    • You need to package this so i can make it my HTPC interface. : krym3
• Brilliant. : SiW.
• Awesome. I remember a lot of these commercials as well. So cool, yet makes me feel old as well. Great job... : Fyunch Click
• hahaha that cool as hell : .Jayson
• Haha wow, this is awesome. I've been watching it for half an hour already. : Vantage
• this is so great : oHnOES
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  Fights ARE fun :3 AWESOME. : Deathlove
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    I wish the antennas worked a little better in full-screen. : Deathlove
    • I think we will lock the them to no static when you go full screen. : historyinthemaking
• hooooly shit, this is the best website ever. history in the making indeed! AAAAA CHARLIE BROWN I love ... : Majuju
• I have to say without a doubt that this is one of the coolest sites someone has posted here. And the fact... : Phreakin
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  Can you explain the TV Guide a bit better? Because right now it seems disconnected from the programming. : Majuju
  • yeah, I don't get the TV Guide. also - TONY BENNETT! : AlexXdude
  • It takes the server supplied time and finds the remainder of that against the channel playlist time. S... : historyinthemaking
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  WOTY : AlexXdude
  • needs the original "It's A Wonderful Life" and i'll die happy : AlexXdude
• That is fantastic! : helvetica
• I LOVE the antenna feature :D : SlamDunk
• I never noticed how much Jon from Garfield sounds like the Warden from Superjail! : Deathlove
• this is really crazy, kudos to you. : kainen1
• You guys are amazing! This is the best thing on the internet right now : WhiteHatVeteran
• my buddy MY BUDDY my buddy MY BUDDY! Wherever I goooooo he gooooooooees : kainen1
• Well done. Well done, indeed. :D : grayscale
• That's really awesome. Very clean, good job! : boarder2
• good work history'! : niceguynick
• Neat! : breadsticks
• That is great! Clever! : baron calamity
• Awesome, I am 12 years old again. : cjcharv
• I love this! This is the best x-mas present ever. Thank you : tinfoilhatter
• That is fucking awesome. Well done!!!! : jigstah
• wow you could really expand on this, this is awesome : onji
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  Holy shit, that was Jason Bateman on Silver Spoons? : slax0r
  • Yeah. He played Ricky's best friend on the show. : ThomW
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  that is very very cool. thanks for the link. : dromo5
  • this is oddly comforting : dromo5
• Aw shit. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. : stump
• Pee Wee! : freshyk
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  this is such a tease. Man, I wanted to watch Muppet Babies. :( : bakanoodle
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    We are going to put the shows back to back. Stupid youtube 10 min limit. sorry about that. : historyinthemaking
    • awesome. : bakanoodle
    • i love you : AlexXdude
  • oh man I loved that show... : Shadowdane
• Wow. Too cool! I actually remember that One To Grow On. : airmaus
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  Smurfs xmas special while eating lunch is awesome friday. : ant_hillbilly
  • oh god the facts of life. : ant_hillbilly
• i love this! : grendel
• wow this is so perfect in every sense... down to the panelling on the wall! haha : El Tigre
• This site is brilliant and very nostalgic. Two thumbs up. : hrdwregk
• So cool. : NastyJack
• Wow, this looks like it took a lot of effort. Great idea and awesome execution. Kudos, good, sir. : Moonbase Commander
• This is the best thing ever. : bitter ego
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  Sweet jesus, George Clooney has a mullet. : Cliffzorz
  • Damnit! I missed Charlie Brown's Christmas. Now I gotta watch this thanksgiving thing. : Cliffzorz
• This is fantastically great. : baronzemo78
• That is so fucking awesome man. So many memories there. : deadhorse
• LOL, i completely forgot about that Ernest show. : deadhorse
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  haha oh wow, I have seen Night Court in years. Too bad it cut out for an 80's music video in the middle ... : Anti_dentite
  • It's even better because they're all xmas specials right now. So nostalgic. I'll get caught up watching t... : Anti_dentite
  • Ya, that means the 10 min youtube limit was up. we are fixing that to the shows are back to back. Sorry f... : historyinthemaking
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  Are you from Youngstown, OH? Those 3 channels are the ytown tv stations, 21 nbc, 27 cbs and 33 abc, IIRC. : slickdoody
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    i think Jeff is from around there. Jeff is the guy who built this. : historyinthemaking
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      haha, awesome. Where I grew up (only an hour from where i live now) we could only get the youngstown tv s... : slickdoody
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        Niles, Ohio : historyinthemaking
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          are you serious? I grew up in Warren. : mystikal
          • though I think most of you Niles people hated us JFK folk :) : mystikal
• Very will done! : Zhaneel
• this is awesome : Mmmmmoo
• Very cool. Great nostalgia. Kudos my friend. : freakynipples69
• I just got a molestation commercial. Thanks Michael J. Fox for bringing back repressed memories. :| : DarkWolf5
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  haha growing pains is on. santa wants to commit suicide down the chimney into the kids below : dantastic
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    wtf it changed shows at a cliff hanger :( : dantastic
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      Yes, 10 minute youtube cutoff, go and find it on youtube. We are working on putting the shows back to bac... : historyinthemaking
      • oh i didnt know they were off youtube. i figure you had to only show clips for legal reasons : dantastic
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  We should get this on the digg front page : haiku
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    http://digg.com/television/Have_A_Very_BetaMaXMas : historyinthemaking
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      Not the best headline for making the front page, but worth a shot. People who are going to digg this: Cop... : haiku
      • I done cut-n-pasted the URL as requested. With CTRL-C and CTRL-V!! take that, mac user! : Dave-A
      • or just click the link on the page. it seems like referrers coming from the actual site get weighted pret... : Gonzo
• Excellent idea : aldraek
• Bravo.. love it. : Chew
• these recipies look atrocious : GloriousCow
• It wasn't working earlier and I got annoyed frantically clicking on the rabbit ears trying to make the st... : A Sponge
• This is almost as cool as newspond : carnivore
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  Awesome, but the TV snow is too strong. : stratedge
  • Adjust the antennas. : guido anchovy
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  She-Ra? Oh man yes : Zero|DPX
  • lol I know, hadn't seen that in 20 years. : freezejeans
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  pretty cool, but can you actually use those logos and stuff? : prime8
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    all videos are from youtube. : historyinthemaking
    • I was talkin about the TDK logo, Star Wars logo, and TV Guide logos... : prime8
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  oh man the smurfs xmas special's audio is way out of synch : dantastic
  • Yeah I was about to tell him the sync is smurf'ed as well : royalally
• Coolest thing I've seen in a while! :D : guido anchovy
• This is rad. : Lightzout
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  "Whaddya mean Beethoven wasn't so great?!" LOL this is awesome. : freezejeans
  • ...aaaand I just watch 10 minutes of this show on your site, having seen "A Charlie Brown Christmas" sinc... : freezejeans
• This is excellent. : bombay
• THis is awesome - good job! : alnya
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  uh....so it's job is to display christmas-seasons shows from the 1980s? am I missing something? : rektify7
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    a soul : historyinthemaking
    • Pretty much this : OverloadUT
  • That's my kinda job. : guido anchovy
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    Do you have a job? Ooops, no you dont! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18601398 : Melll
    • EXCUSE ME if i'm a little bitter, OK >:-( : rektify7
• hahaha so. very. cool! : cap n KRUNCH
• This fucking rules. Dugg, blogged and e-mailed to all my friends. : jasonepowell
• its really cool but there's like the same few things just repeating, not the whole episode, just tons of ... : feek
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  The best part is the vcr blinks 12:00. Awesome job! : D45hiz
  • that was just added 10 minutes ago. :) : historyinthemaking