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  Burn it : Mondo
  • ^^^This! I recommend a flamethrower or a can of aqua net and a lighter for maximum enjoyment. : ForestCreature
• dump that bitch : crummynz
• give to your neighbour that doesn't cut his grass : redfive
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  The new MaximumPC Mag says that the new Norton is actually... good. : dognose
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    psst - because they advertise : cerealSAM2
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      You are apparently not a longtime reader : dognose
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        It was Norton Internet Security 2009 that they tested, verdict 9 score out of 10 http://www.maximumpc.... : dognose
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          Yeah, I saw that in my Max PC that came the other day. Article says that the new version is a re-write. : Smitty
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            I'll stick with Avira. : IndigoAK
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              avira free did get vaguely killed in the review, but it did also pretty handily win the 'free' category. : xsoulbrothax
              • Their review is generally pretty positive I thought. Their main complaint is that there aren't all that ... : deject
              • I don't use the free version. Premium all the way. : IndigoAK
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      Maximum PC most definitely does not give scores for ad money. The editorial team doesn't even know what ... : deject
      • haha I have seen that before : .Jayson
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    The only Norton protection product that's worth a damn is the component that keeps track of which program... : antareus
    • Forgot to mention it is a bit more sophisticated than ZoneAlarm or the like, mind you. : antareus
  • Burden of proof is on Norton to prove that their product no longer decimates system performance like Jeff... : antareus
  • Ya, it's getting good reviews, they cleaned the fuck out of the interface, and AV Comparatives reckons it... : node
• Norton Antivirus for your xbox 360? : cerealSAM2
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  That's no prize you just got. : antareus
  • its like calling herpes a prize : kevp
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    yeah, thats like saying Ritchie Valens WON that coin toss.... : .Jayson
    • LOL'd nice dig. : woodchuck70
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  the first thing you should do when it blocks your internet connection is call tech support and complain. : burning eye
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    =( : fleabug
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      ^^ Works for Norton tech support. : spazzium
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        No I used to do ISP support and it's insane the number of people that lock their machines into the stone ... : fleabug
        • That's not surprising. I've been told that the Norton Hard Drive Utility that came with their anti-virus... : spazzium
• Congrats, you won and lost at the same time! : Priest77
• ehh norton 360 isn't so bad, but yeah it still sux : boomstickah
• Give it to someone you hate. I mean fucking abhor. You know the type you wouldn't piss on if their face w... : Solstice
• 360 gets viruses? LOL M$ XBUTS 360 SUX : filthysock
• I'll take it - my Mom has v1 on her system and likes it enough. Let me know. thanks : Damn Dirty Ape
• like everyone else has said, it's pretty crappy. ebay it or try returning it to walmart for store credit... : arizona bay
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  Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. 360 is a steaming pile, at least 1.0 was. It will li... : FirstPersonCooter
  • er, typos galore. That should be its not it's and unless instead of until. : FirstPersonCooter
• No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Install avast! (free) or nod32 (pay) instead. : d fluke
• Free cancer is still cancer. : jan0r pants
• If its a single PC with lots of RAM: its okay otherwise: noooooooooooooooooooooo : SirX
• Coal would be a less heartless gift. : changejar419
• Install Avast Home -- which is free -- instead, or buy a copy of NOD32 v3.0, which can be had for $20-$30... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  2.0 is fine. 3.0 is using the new optimizations. Take another look anti-Norton folks. : freqq28
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    Well, they released an extremely shitty product (1.0), and rather than patching it to improve it, they ar... : FirstPersonCooter
    • No, really, they're not and you don't have to. Someone gave that guy a free copy and I mentioned it's wor... : freqq28
• man.. i'm so sorry for you... in tech support the 1st thing i do once all the basic troubleshooting is do... : ssj4megaman

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  that's pretty cool. : Colleton
  • ditto , HTPC : dignan
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  The new nvidia atom chipset (announced, not released) will be much better. Does all video processing off... : batkiwi
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    that's great, except a) I've got an e8400 sat idle right now already b) Atom is REALLY REALLY REALLY s... : Toraz Chryx
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      a. no rebuttal! b. Yes, you said HTPC though. Nvidia is making this board specifically for HTPCs and al... : batkiwi
      • Let me just say I've NEVER seen intel's "HD" offloading work. NEVER. Not in windows, not in linux. : batkiwi
      • an E8400 will do full BR decode (installed Codec depending) obviously I'd prefer hardware for power consu... : Toraz Chryx
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        Do you have any links to back up the linux part of B? That would be pretty sweet but I've never heard of... : Horn
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          http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=123091 The important thing (to me) is that neither XB... : hawkeye
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            if mplayer supports it then it should make its way down to XBMC. Good news either way. : Horn
            • Yeah, but that's an eventually and with XBMC it's an especially long eventually. Eventually doesn't watc : hawkeye
      • Thinking about it, shouldn't full windows drivers should exist already because the decoder is the same pu... : Toraz Chryx
  • the new ATI/AMD chipset does this too, and will SLI the onboard chip with your PCI-e card : dignan
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  I think this is cooler: http://www.nvidia.com/object/sff_ion.html Same thing, but paired with an nvidi... : stuka
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    The Fly Creek board has hardware 1080P decode on it too although Nvidia's is arguably better howe... : Toraz Chryx
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      Noise, heat, and power usage? Smaller than microatx form factor? : batkiwi
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        you're talking to Toraz here, he's the clarkson of computer hardware. POWWWWEEERRRRR : moshman
        • If less is more think about how much MORE more must be. : Toraz Chryx
        • haha clarkson. I love that show. : 69gooch69
      • the fly creek board is mini-itx dude :) And seriously, never seen the intel decoding work? what have y... : Toraz Chryx
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    I'm all for an Ion as well. I want to see how much those puppies are though... : five_percent
    • http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081223PD216.html : bamb
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  Fuck I want that super multi blu but it's expeeeeeensive. I'd settle for one without blu-ray writing. : node
  • I've got one already Might get a second read only unit for the HTPC, haven't really decided yet. : Toraz Chryx
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  silverstone make some really nice matx cases. my htpc is a q6600 with 8gigs of ram and a gigabyte g45... : CoRDS
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    If I wind up going up to a microatx board, I'll probably get one of these cases http://www.scan.co.uk/... : Toraz Chryx
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      toraz, i'd love to read a write up of your current hardware - complete with a diagram of how your setup (... : dignan
      • the network isn't very exciting tbh, and neither is the server, since it's my old gaming pc with the grap... : Toraz Chryx
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      that Antec case is nice, i've built one before - the model with the VFD screen (why don't you want the sc... : dignan
      • Well, why WOULD I want the screen? : Toraz Chryx
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  Does the Intel video acceleration actually work or is it like Nvidia's and only support very specific fil... : hawkeye
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    ? I've had both nvidia's and ati's decoders working via directshow, and I believe intels is the same in t... : Toraz Chryx
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      MKV? I've never been able to get an Nvidia card to decode h264 in an MKV container. : hawkeye
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        I've got them doing it, PowerDVD codecs and the haali media splitter is the key for that one. same set... : Toraz Chryx
        • I'll have to try it again and see if I can get it working. : hawkeye
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  I've heard mixed reports about playing Blu-Ray from an HTPC: lots of people have problems getting this to... : Bold
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    I've already got an HTPC with a blu-ray drive and it works just fine? it's a hulking great tower case an... : Toraz Chryx
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      do you use wmc? i cant get it to play bluray or hddvd even though i have a bluray/hddvd drive. and even w... : feek
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        Not actually in media center directly no, that much is a pita. but PowerDVD works and looks good. : Toraz Chryx
        • PowerDVD apparently doesn't look as good as a standalone Blu-Ray player, according to reviews at AVS For... : Bold
    • It's great it worked for you without the headachs and failures that others have experienced. The AVS Foru... : Bold
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  http://cgi.ebay.com/2-8GHz-Slimcase-PC-MSI-Hetis865GV-E-Lite-MS-6279_W0QQitemZ200289888384QQihZ010QQcateg... : mikefr24
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    oh and it decodes HD video streams just fine. I watch them all the time. : mikefr24
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      Which codec? and when you say HD video... what bitrates are we talking? 720P or 1080P ? : Toraz Chryx
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        Currently I have decoded a MKV file Matroska File. Here are the specs of the video file ViDEO.CODEC.... : mikefr24
        • yeah, I've got a 3Ghz irwindale that'll play that sort of thing back just fine, 1080P video is a whole 'n... : Toraz Chryx
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      How loud is it? I bought something like this for my grandmother, but I can't remember how much noise it m... : CapnChaos
      • It's loud when you first turn it on, then after a few seconds it goes silent. I can not hear it at all an... : mikefr24
  • They won't work particularly well as a HTPC since they aren't quick enough to decode high def feeds? : Toraz Chryx
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  im doing the same thing with my laptop, selling it on ebay and getting a dell mini9. battery life is my #... : podizzle
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    your selling a laptop to buy another laptop? What will you be using the little one for? : dignan
    • the same thing, web browsing. just with more portability and battery life. : podizzle
• I finished my HTPC about a month ago. It's nice having a 5x100w amp in it. It simplified the electron... : stgdz

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• haha I can't believe you guys touched that thing. it looks like it has had a nasty run in with a slice o... : Galadriel07
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  velvet doodle? : Mansmells
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    You know, for the hotel room. : NastyJack
    • for the anniversary. the velvet doodle has happened. before. : festivalman
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    w/ extra markers, plz. : carrioN luggagE
    • every women deserves a little marker and doodle time. : .sticks.
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    http://www.amazon.com/Velvet-Doodle-Posters/dp/B001C8V9XQ what the fuck? : changejar419
    • Mr. F : MeenMunky
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    Nothing beats a good velvet doodle at the end of a long, hard day. : A Sponge
    • go on... : trOmblyj
    • yes, do continue.. : niceguynick
• For some reason, I went five choices deep thinking it was a kid's wish list. : djkenohki
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  Geez, can she get any more boring/typical : historyinthemaking
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    I didn't realize hubcaps were typical : trOmblyj
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      they said hub caps and not rims. i guess rims are too expensive :( : oHnOES
      • there's always rent-a-tire. : .frame
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      Vicky Secret, back massager, work out video, and 1 thing they need so they dont feel bad for asking for s... : historyinthemaking
      • Why would you feel bad asking for frivolous things. It's a Xmas list. UHHH AND MOSTLY PEACE ON EARTH. : Slowtreme
• That's awesome. : Godhatesfatpeople
• on an opened envelope no less. : IcomeINpeace
• is this gonna be like another one of those Papaboo or FormerHPB "I took this funny picture" things? : aethyr
• Gimme back my list :| : focusdaily
• Haha. : thejm4n
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  no he didn't...cmon : EvilDolemite
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    its true i swear. : trOmblyj
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      It's your Dad's list, just admit it. : KxRook
      • your Dads Wifes : sigpro
      • I'll ask him : trOmblyj
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  What in particular says redneck on this list? : trove
  • the hubcaps item : trOmblyj
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  Every man that needs a wishlist of his significant other has failed at life. : blindi0815
  • Let me know how that works for you after 10 years of marriage. : Slowtreme
  • Why's that? I couldn't possibly remember all the shit my wife wants. Hubcaps, velvet art, etc ... it all ... : dumb.
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  this is the other side: http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_b6yv1fqkchl26k5s54qh.jpg : trOmblyj
  • omg. now he'll forget to call grandma :( : naabster
• Vicky Secrets is my favorite part : tomservo
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  hub caps...lol. Did you find this by a trailer park? : mikefr24
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    extreme northern/rural New York State, about 1 mile from the Canadian border. : trOmblyj
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      So that's a yes then. : FormerHPB
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        my dad found it in a parking lot, but it likely originated in a trailer park. : trOmblyj
        • walmart parking lot? : feek
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          I lived in Rochester for a bit and worked a few summers for Nabiso in all the hillbilly towns between Roc... : FormerHPB
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            There are a few enclaves of civilization up there, like Geneva (college town) and the wine country around : mn3m0n1c
            • I was in Geneva quite a bit. I rode down routes 5 and 20 all summer. But yeah, the one street/store tow... : FormerHPB
• I guess the doodle markers would be used to color the hair extensions? : Wolfanoz
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  only two hubcaps?? : AisfortomAto
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Reliant_Robin_Saloon_England.jpg : d fluke
  • maybe its for a motorcycle : ninjase
• "back" massage ok : ninjase

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  that article shoots itself in the foot in the first paragraph. "I can play online with my Wii and Play : Degenerate
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    stopped reading after that. the writer obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. (not being sar... : Korban
    • I stopped about 3 lines after that... then realized that it's an article from August... Yea - this guy... : dedgecko
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : boomstickah
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • So true. : pigvomit
  • Haha, that pretty much throws the entire article out the window. : Milleh
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  this article is from months ago. didn't the xbox just wipe the floor with the ps3 for the last several mo... : festivalman
  • ^^^What this guy said. This article is from August, the 360 is once again wiping the floor with the PS3. : uncle slappy
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  if xbox live were free we might get something stupid like PSHome where they look to recoup costs by selli... : jimmy_legs
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    there are ads on NXE : quadalupeupe
    • There's been ads in the dashboard for as long as I have known. : jimmy_legs
    • and a couple of dashboard ads don't pay for bandwidth. : empathe
    • There's ads in games too but I'm not paying a penny less. : Sailor of Fortune
    • yes. And they are also completely not intrusive, so your argument is poor at best. : two50six
  • Yes, because that's clearly the only alternative to a paid model. Your post doesn't contribute anything t... : Bantis
  • Or a fucking main interface injected with ads? XMB is clean, no ads, and you don't have to use home if yo... : Grandmoff
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  whats a Major Nelson Minute ? : dignan
  • It's a very small Major Nelson. : hussdelrio
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  It should be free though... seeing as I pay to get online through my ISP. why do I have to pay again t... : chilln
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    well, your ISP isn't Microsoft and MS isn't getting a cut from your ISP : dignan
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      But MS is getting a cut when they spam me with their ads... just like the websites I visit that my isp do... : chilln
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        how much would live be w/o the ads ? you can download demos straight to your console, thats the coolest... : dignan
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          but you get that with silver anyways.... If they dont host the damn server, I dont understand why im p... : chilln
          • perhaps your money goes to funding the network that they created? Xbox Live is no easy task, or like you ... : bozer
      • and yet they've added a ton to the services and kept the prices down, yet my ISP gives me shit and still ... : Halen
      • Spam you with ads? What the fuck? That's like saying Steam spams you with ads each time you start it up a... : ateam311
  • Because they offer a lot of services and have a giant datacenter and a lot of custom built software and e... : Dave-A
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    XBL is not like setting up a LAN Party, and even setting those up sometimes you wish you were compensated... : Sailor of Fortune
    • I used to get a couple thousand bucks a month setting up LAN parties. Fuck free. : Slowtreme
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    My ISP has a deal going with MS where all XBL data usage doesn't go towards your plan download quota. ... : Drewus
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      iiNet are also doing free xbl gold accounts for people who sign up a new ADSL account with them for the l... : SigENeaT
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        Yeah, that's who i'm with : Drewus
        • oh right, you're saying that you also get a free gold account on signup, gotcha. : Drewus
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    why did you pay $15 a month to play WoW? You pay your ISP, so why do you have to pay for WoW too? : FormerHPB
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      WoW is constantly improving the game. With Live Gold, the games remain the same, but you're allowed to p... : tedrotheredro
      • Sony doesn't run the dedicated servers, the developers/publishers do IIRC. : Sailor of Fortune
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    the same argument could be said for WoW or any other MMO. but you know what? you paying the ISPs doesn'... : X-GOUKI
    • Are all the game servers being hosted by Microsoft? I don't think so Some of the Sony games like Resis... : quadalupeupe
• I seen free play and was thinking sweet! I can play online now! But yeah was only certain games. I really... : Ziz
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  i cant stand the 13 year olds that pay for it already, fucking imagine the shit that would go down if all... : sesmaster
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    Hahaha, good point, I like this barrier of entry. But most parents are stupid anyways and/or give way too... : Sailor of Fortune
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      $3.75 a month isn't all that much allowance money. : edgewise
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        I knew kids in middle school that got $40 a week, $20 was average. I've found plenty of $20 bills on t... : Sailor of Fortune
        • $20's on the ground? jesus christ, even a moderately intimidating kid could clean house up there. : edgewise
  • Exactly. They should charge $300/year and age gate it, I'd be much happier. : Dave-A
  • No shit. I don't even have gold right now because I've found that playing Rock Band over internet is i : DOOManiac
  • PS3 when i owned it, i barely heard any kids and most of the people I play on live with Battlefield bad c... : quadalupeupe
  • seriously? just read some of the retarded logic in this thread, intelligence apparently doesn't get much ... : synapse19
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  Xbox Live! is so much better than the other two there really is no comparison. I'm sure the gap will get ... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • its not so good in australia, not enough players so we always get matched with US players which equals aw... : filthysock
• I'm pretty sure it is moving that way. $40 a year from people for nothing is nice, but once every other ... : Luminair
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  I'd settle for it just being cheaper. : dumb.
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    You can't afford $5 a month and you play online regularly? : byorn
    • I can afford it, but I'd rather put the money toward something with a more tangible return, like hookers.... : dumb.
  • try a $300 phone bill from calling long distance on your modem... "i'd walk 10 miles in the snow..." : dignan
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  if you guys can't afford $5 a month for xbx live (which is the best console online experience atm) then y... : X-GOUKI
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    Most people aren't saying they can't afford it, just that in principle they're opposed to paying for it w... : Vincent Grayson
    • Ok you know what the answer is then? Ask for a fucking subscription card for xmas or your birthday. Then ... : sigpro
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      I get what you are saying and I think the same way when it comes to WoW, BUT my ideals and principals do ... : X-GOUKI
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        I think what gets people is that the stuff XBL provides, most of it is completely free, even the stuff it... : Vincent Grayson
        • Dedicated servers are free? Since when? I'm guessing you've never ran any servers... : synapse19
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      Ok so dedicated servers. Why would this matter? If you have a decent ISP your performance through live sh... : two50six
      • Chris Butcher said once in an interview that dedicated servers could be a real PITA for people who were g... : Dave-A
    • How would these mythical dedicated servers even work, given hundreds of thousands of Halo 3 or CoD4 games... : Dave-A
    • you know, for as much benefit as dedicated servers bring (and there is a huge benefit), the biggest reaso... : EvilDolemite
    • People spend that much on a game they regret buying all the time. : Sailor of Fortune
  • tell that to the people trying to play gears of war 2 online saying its the best online console experi... : grendel
• When their competition can cook up something as good, then yea it should be free. Until then, they are s... : Richese
• People who whine about $5-$7/mo for an excellent service like Live need to find some other shit in their ... : mwasher
• i tend to agree, but being both an oldschool PC gamer and broadband user i've just learned to accept that... : gokart.
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  My question is this: In the next generation of consoles, will Microsoft still charge for XBL? What if So... : Richese
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    Sony's going to play catchup for a long long time before they can match XBL. I'd be surprised if that hap... : rudds
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      Sony is already there I can't tell the difference between the two or even add steam into the mix which... : quadalupeupe
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        You really need to stop. Your statements and lack of proof are the purest result of being horribly misinf... : two50six
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          Then inform me? I owned a PS3 for 6-7 months before selling it about a month ago to buy Xbox 360 becau... : quadalupeupe
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            Our experiences have obviously been different. I've only run into lag in games on Live 3-4 times out of t... : two50six
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              So this Matchmaking process on Live takes into account my gamescore and area I'm in (Pro, Recreational, U... : quadalupeupe
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                The matchmaking uses your TrueSkill, not your gamerscore: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/tr... : Dave-A
                • right. It does also consider your zone also (Pro, Recreational, etc) : two50six
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                that's what it does first, yes. Im not talking about Steam...so Im not even sure why you are bringing tha... : two50six
                • Just let me play online with people for free, keep the matchmaking features on gold and whatever else ... : quadalupeupe
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        Matchmaking? : Dave-A
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          Gears of War 2? : quadalupeupe
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            CoD4? Halo 3? : Dave-A
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              Resistance 2? Cod4 on PSN? : quadalupeupe
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                Paperboy Demo? : antareus
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                  Mortal Kombat 2 : quadalupeupe
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                    Fireplace : antareus
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                      Home. : quadalupeupe
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                        lol, ULTRAKILL'D! I can't get more useless than Home. : antareus
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                          i laughed about the fireplace i'm gonna download demo for it now : quadalupeupe
                          • Press A to buy. : hussdelrio
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          only a single game in the history of xbox has decent matchmaking and thats halo : plat2on1
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            cod4's matchmaking is just as good as Halo 2 and 3's. : sigpro
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              it is not skill based i strongly disagree : plat2on1
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                so unless skill levels are involved when it comes to matchmaking, then its shit? : two50six
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                  thats the whole point of matchmaking : plat2on1
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                    You didn't answer my question, and that isnt always the point of matchmaking for everyone. : two50six
                    • did you make xblive or something dude? you seem really really into it : spector
              • It doesn't match up according to levels? I thought it did. : FormerHPB
          • lol do you guys just hang out on ps3.ign.com and wait for threads like this to jump on the train to tardt... : two50six
          • Warcraft 3 on PC was pretty good except for those who created a new account. : razlebol
          • Halo's matchmatching makes me want to shoot my TV. Oh look we're ranked 30 and these two guys ranked 31 ... : rhuntley12
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          You list a feature that has nothing to do with Xbox Live. That's hilarious Look people, don't even bo... : dilutedq
          • So matchmaking happens through magical means? I don't get it... : Dave-A
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            http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/trueskill/faq.aspx : Sailor of Fortune
            • This has nothing to do with matchmaking. In fact it's probably not even relevant to most games (in fact ... : dilutedq
      • You can't directly invite people to games with Sony's service, not the way XBL does it seamlessly. You c... : Richese
      • Be seamless, unlike PSN. : Yanks
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        Can you load up a game, invite a friend who is playing another game, into your game, and have him be in y... : EvilDolemite
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          The Voice chat no and I haven't really used that very much on Xbox Live, once in Fable 2 someone invited ... : quadalupeupe
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            Picture this scenario: You're playing Burnout Paradise and a friend invites you to play Gears of War 2... : EvilDolemite
            • I guess On PSN it would be some text message and saying hey lets play this... yeah i guess, I don't... : quadalupeupe
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          I actually loathe other people inviting me to games while I'm playing another game. Not saying PSN has t... : dilutedq
          • Yep : Ebu
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          30 seconds? Fuck, it'd take me a few minutes to decide if I really wanted to stop playing the game I'm pl... : Vincent Grayson
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            Yea, this is the little detail that it seems everyone is choosing to ignore in these discussions. : Ebu
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              What little detail? Cross game invites is a feature. Of course you have to put in a disc to play. What... : EvilDolemite
              • Because I see them spammed constantly? : Ebu
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        I'm able to host a 5 person chat between people in different games (or not in game at all). I can very ea... : bozer
        • Depends on the game, I know for Battlefield bad company on ps3 and both xbox live there's hardly any peop... : quadalupeupe
      • If you can't tell the difference then you must have taken the short bus to school. : Fred Garvin
  • I believe MS is trying to get their store and advertising boosted to the point where it covers their cost... : byorn
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  the reason they charge is that no one has matched their level of service. Sony's "service" is pretty wea... : EvilDolemite
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    I just don't think anyone could match it without investing very heavily in infrastructure and resources. : Dave-A
    • that's exactly it, and that's why it's $4.17 per month, because there is a massive infrastructure involve... : EvilDolemite
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  uggh stop with these damn threads. It is not free for a reason. : two50six
  • goddamn M$!!!! : edgewise
• matchmaking is also not that great in Gears of War 2 : quadalupeupe
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  A rebuttal: 1) The article is using NPD data from July. Once MS lowered the Arcade 360 to below $200, th : byorn
  • Sorry for the length BTW. : byorn
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  I can refute the entire article with two words. Friend Codes : ConfusedUs
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    Amen brother. I don't mind the Wii MP because, well, I don't use it. However, I continue to hope that one... : ateam311
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      A sixteen-digit code that's different with every game and often difficult to find, no less. Fuck frien... : ConfusedUs
      • I thought they were terrible from the moment I booted up Mario Kart DS on my DS Phat. : ateam311
  • hahaha, I don't bother playing any Nintendo game online unless it's like set like a date or something, wh... : Sailor of Fortune
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  yeah id love to play gears 2 or forza 2 online but i cant justify paying to do it, so i dont. also i use... : arizona bay
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    It's funny that you bring up the WiFi adapter. No one even mentions the price anymore because it's such a... : ateam311
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      that wifi thing is a huge joke. All the smart people just buy a bridge and call it a day. : boomstickah
      • All the smart people have a lan drop behind their TV now. ;) : FormerHPB
    • yeah, they should really have rolled some features into the Jasper revision. and why the fuck doesn't : Toraz Chryx
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    You REALLY cannot swing $50 a YEAR?! : byorn
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      i'd rather spend it elsewhere : arizona bay
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        Like on an extra game. : Vincent Grayson
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          In my mind I am GREATLY increasing the value of the games I already own by playing the online side. For i... : byorn
          • Well said. : brickmatt
          • That's certainly true of CoD4 (which is probably the only 360 game I spent more than a little bit of time... : Vincent Grayson
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    Ahaha, this is so ridiculous. : brickmatt
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      hahahaha opinions are so ridiculous brickmatt : arizona bay
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        Yeah, buying a cheap bridge and subscribing is so much more crazy than spending 400$ on a 360 and 100$ on... : brickmatt
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          i spent $150 on a sealed xbox360 with sealed copies of burnout paradise, oblivion goty, mass effect, and ... : arizona bay
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            Yeah, that extra 50$ for a bridge and 50$ a year is a deal breaker. I get it. : brickmatt
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              i dont think it's worth $50 to play these games online when i can play games on my computer online withou... : arizona bay
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                Because those games are 10 times better when played online. You're choosing an inferior experience for no... : brickmatt
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                  im not arguing the fact that these games aren't better online, when did i ever say that? you're the only... : arizona bay
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                    But it's ridiculous, right? Like you said? Right? : brickmatt
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                      no, i didnt say playing games online was ridiculous. i would think shacknews could hire people with comp... : arizona bay
                      • 50$ is SO MUCH a year. LUDA? CRIS! : brickmatt
          • you could probably buy one less bottle of pore cleanser and get a year of xblive gold. : edgewise
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        having different priorities when it comes to spending money, hahahahahahahahahah what was i thinking? : arizona bay
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          Good thing you prioritize with how strapped you are! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16079294 : brickmatt
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            first off that's just a prediction im not out of school yet, and with this economy who knows where we'll ... : arizona bay
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              You are making a judgment with a lack of experience in the subject area. Everyone is wrong and you're rig... : brickmatt
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                no, im saying i dont think the $50 is worth spending because i'd rather spend it elsewhere. im not sayin... : arizona bay
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                  I'm attacking the fact that you said it's ridiculous to pay to play online when you haven't, and clearly ... : brickmatt
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                    i dont have to buy something to think that it's ridiculous. you seem to not be understanding the differe... : arizona bay
                    • You don't have to know what the value of something is to judge it? Roger that. : brickmatt
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    i agree with AB. I don't like anything that has a recurring monthly fee, so no gold for me. : papaskot
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      Agreed. Paying for that is nonsense. I'll do without. : NastyJack
      • Honestly, the service is so good that it's worth it. I don't have a problem paying for a service that is ... : deveus1
    • So you don't have a phone? Or cable? : Dave-A
  • Stop buying expensive popsicles and use that money for XBL. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • arizona, it's like $35 a year with most of the Amazon deals they have. Paying for multiplayer sucks, no o... : ColoradoCNC
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  Xbox Silver should include - friends list (up to 50 gamertags) - messaging and invites - basic onlin... : pyide
  • Xbox Gold should at least include no goddamn ads. : Vincent Grayson
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    So basically "Xbox Live Silver (Free) should include the features I use and Xbox Live Gold (Pay) should i... : EvilDolemite
    • No, I'm basically wishing Xbox Live Gold had more value. Right now you are just paying for the privilege ... : pyide
• August 18th : synapse19
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  And considering Microsoft keeps losing ground to both Sony and Nintendo, why not find a new way to offer : Fred Garvin
  • Also, PS3 sales haven't been too stellar since that article was written. : Fred Garvin
  • That statement is nuts. : ihya
• Not that it should be free, but it's definitely overpriced. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  fuck not you on this AGAIN. : -=kodiak=-
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    But -=kodiak=- XBL should be free! Consoles should be free, wireless adapters should be free, controllers... : Dave-A
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      the whole argument is fucking idiotic. There are a lot better things to be bitching about that should be ... : -=kodiak=-
      • But my parents money... : Dave-A
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        agreed. Ive no idea why he continues to start shit threads like this. Its really agitating honestly. : two50six
        • shit even xbox live from day one on the first system was still better than any PC online game out there. ... : -=kodiak=-
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  God people are cheap. Is bandwidth free? 5$ is nothing. : ryuuseki
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    I just wiped my ass with an abe lincoln and threw it in the fire! NOW I KNOW HOW JOHN WILKES BOOTH FELT! ... : Dave-A
    • 5$ is like 30 minutes of shacking at work at a super entry level job. I don't understand why people are s... : ryuuseki
• The difference in quality between Live, and PSN / what little the Wii has to offer as far as online is co... : Milleh
• i stopped reading at . . . "Microsoft keeps losing ground to both Sony and Nintendo" ugh : jedi_27
• i stopped reading after "I can play online with my Wii and Playstation 3 and the experience is basically : maulla
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  I've been saying this for years: the silver tier needs the ability to play online games. You can have th... : sukabljat
  • well that's all good and wonderful for the countries that actually have netflix streaming... oh wait.. th... : -=kodiak=-
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    The small price you pay for gold makes it WELL worth it. It's the slickest system for online gaming I've... : FormerHPB
    • The slick system for online matching could be put to the gold tier -- lovely. The ability to simply open... : sukabljat
• I've been a paying subscriber to Xbox Live since beta and I don't regret a penny I spent. Even when I wen... : rhuntley12
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  I would pay twice as much if I could play with people who aren't moronic stoner racists. : Lightzout
  • You played golf with me and degenerate? : Rauol Duke
  • I dont think the lot of them are racists. They are simply taking advantage of the power that can be anony... : two50six

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• you run lots o' shit : GloriousCow
• holy quicklaunch you secure that shit, huds0n! : cpt_gloval
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  http://www.zolved.com/synapse/view_content/24939/How_to_reduce_the_memory_usage_on_Firefox#6 try that : Senate5000
  • marking for later : uncle slappy
• trek background? for reals? : Ellissd
• While do you have all this shit running while playing games? : FiReaNG3L
• wow, is that a 1GB for firefox!? : Darkfox76
• Damn - that's only happened to me with a billion tabs open or something sucking down RAM on some site - F... : halophoenix
• Are you aware that you can close firefox and have it reopen the same tabs? : boomstickah
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  I would be more concerned with the SEVENTY FIVE other things you have running in regards to game performa... : crazywigga
  • lol i agree : Iwannaacura
  • Yeah, this. : randomjgj
  • Exactly, holy hell poor excuse for a gaming shacker. : serenj
• I [LOL]'d : voodooraze
• 76 processes?! jesus : AllYourBase
• lol @ wallpaper and amount of bg tasks. : anthonybean
• why didn't you just close firefox : EvilDolemite
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  Or, you could turn off one of the million extensions you likely have loaded in Firefox. : Dechter
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    extension free is the way to be : RikiTiki2
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      if thats the case, i'd just run chrome : epit
      • was kind of waiting for it to "graduate" from google labs before leaving firefox : RikiTiki2
• TREK SPOILERSSSSS : dael
• Secure that shit! : Ebu
• are you running outlook while playing COD4? i can't even launch Peggle with outlook open without having ... : qsylvr
• I am such a minimalist when it comes to running background apps. I've only got 30 processes running right... : sanchez
• I seriously don't get people who never close their browser windows. I've never had Firefox get over 500M... : deject
• Based on what I see here, your apps should ALWAYS run shitty. : spazzium
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  jesus christ huds0n, that wallpaper is up there in the 10 ten gay wallpapers of all time. It's like the v... : Degenerate
  • Degen, I was thinking the same thing. : CrustaR
• Are you managing space missions? : Godhatesfatpeople
• jeez thats one faggoty ass wallpaper. : moe6
• Peggle! :D : dognose
• that's an ultra gay wallpaper dude : MagicWishMonkey
• Hey, question: Did you get the WE I sent you last year? : Orange Pylon
• Your games will run better if you 1) Reformat and 2) Install only what you NEED. : hussdelrio
• Love the homo erotic wallpaper. BTW. you run too much crap, what you expect? Slim down son! : schwinky

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  she's kind of mousey... : bozer
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    Indeed, and shes got the cute version of a british accent. Id fuck her all over. : krym3
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      But the song still blows. I mean, it's not as bad, but still terrible. : Vincent Grayson
      • The song really does blow. : dasampla
      • Still just sounds like Britney to me (ok didn't listen to the whole thing). : Ziz
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      theres no such thing as a british accent : trelain
      • thank you : moshman
      • What? If your accent is from anywhere in Britain, then yes there is. Just because it doesn't define a sin... : node
      • There is no such thing as "Great" Britain :) : Magus
      • If you pronounce "idea" as "idear," yes, you have an accent. : Lone Swordsman
      • Bloody 'ell! : .sticks.
      • How do you pronounce semi? Sem-e or sem-i? : ShekkyBoy
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        Everyone has an accent. The English Americans speak may not be proper English and it may be greatly diff... : changejar419
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          He's saying there's no such thing as a British accent because it's at least 5 accents. : Jonathan
          • Oh, my bad. : changejar419
          • exactly : trelain
          • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language#Europe And a breakdown of the on... : 60days
          • They are "Gay", "Retarded", "James Bond", "Johnny Rotten", and "Is That Australian?" : Rauol Duke
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        Yes there is. When people say that they mean either "received pronounciation" or as a blanket term for al... : d fluke
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          yes but nobody other than news readers speak with RP. and my argument is that lots of foreigners thing th... : trelain
          • think * : trelain
          • That wasn't the argument you were making, but yeah, that might be true : d fluke
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            Well, we have the only English accent. Then there are... bog-dwellers, outlanders, troglodytes and assort... : A Sponge
            • And then there's the Black Country accent. : ShekkyBoy
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              Are Yorkshiremen above or below troglodytes in this taxonomy? : mn3m0n1c
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                Yorkshiremen? Let's not speak so highly of them. : A Sponge
                • So... below troglodytes, then. Right-ho! :) : mn3m0n1c
          • Hardly, there's also the Cockney accent. "Shine your shoes for a quid, guv?" : Lone Swordsman
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        just because there are a lot of different accents in britain doesn't mean there is no such thing as a bri... : jenisthebest
        • here it is mms://audio.bl.uk/media/learning/sounds/contemporarydialects/england/byker.wma : 60days
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  this "fucking blows you away?" : AlexXdude
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    that a shit song sounds good : sesmaster
    • It sounds pretty much like the original, but with real instruments. : jamesray
• Lily Allen does some good stuff : RikiTiki2
• she was fun live at a festival : filthysock
• lol Brittney must be pissed. : Cihte
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  She's very pretty http://www.wwtdd.com/photo.phtml?post_key=7491&photo_key=18951 http://www.wwtdd.com/p... : nomaad
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    that was the most awesome dress in the history of awards shows : AisfortomAto
    • I believe that this takes that prize - NWS - http://theblemish.com/2007/01/kelly-brook-is-revealing/ : losimagic
    • I thought this was? http://shelovestoknit.typepad.com/she_loves_to_knit/images/bjork.jpg : c0bra
• This doesn't have any purpose. Womanaizer is a dance/rhythm song. You can can dance to it, workout to it,... : Slowtreme
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  jesus fucking christ I almost listened to that whole thing : Megara9
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    accidentally, the whole thing? : Ziz
    • yeah :( : Megara9
  • I heard your pain :( : jasoncrowley
• ♪_♪ : deviantpaul
• Mousy indeed! : mace