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  I've been in business fixing computers for nine years now so just a little qualification of myself. I f : redfive
  • Thank you sir, your guide is always handy! : losimagic
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    Is it just me or did Spyware Doctor disappear from your instructions? Or was it never there in the first... : Ride-My-Rocket
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      never there : redfive
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        you're never there! : deject
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          you're never, ever, ever there HEY! : deject
          • *deedle dee dee-dee dee de-leedle-leedle* : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Awesome, thank you! : Colleton
  • Cool, thanks. : ShoCon
  • Sweet, I'm going to send this to my dad. : Richese
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    Thanks again redfive, useful as always! I was wondering, not for general removal and cleaning, but ra... : Bean
    • I abhor the Spybot TeaTimer. How annoying to constantly prompt for every registry key. My concern for t... : redfive
  • Thanks for this. : baronzemo78
  • I'm going to have to bookmark this post for my roommate. Her computer just got infected :( : itsjames
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    Great info and advice :-) I used to "fight the good fight" myself in years past but i've gotten lazy any... : Tech T
    • oh corporate support is way easier with Ghosting. I wouldn't do it any other way. : redfive
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    what if hijack this looks perfect (ie: EVERY process and line that HJT has you KNOW, for fact, is legit) ... : epit
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      one of my last paragraphs deals with that. : redfive
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        There is a new character in town and they way it infects is via the AppData folder in XP or Vista. This i... : redfive
        • I ran into this bad boy a couple days ago. Whenever I went into MSCONFIG the computer would reboot! I som... : pukerat
  • Thanks for putting this information in a nice read-able format. : cjcharv
  • Thanks for this post, wish I had this info a couple of weeks ago when I was battling AV 2009 : nodge69
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    Awesome post, I'm curious... would you say the UAC in Vista is good against spyware or just useless? : dael
    • I haven't seen \system32\ spyware attacks on Vista with UAC turned on yet. It's good. It's annoying as ... : redfive
  • Thank you, sir. You are a scholar and a gentleman. : cerealSAM2
  • Execllent info, thank you for the effort! : bombay
  • +inf : xxiv
  • thanks man, saved. : fathertime
  • nice, I do so love MBAM. I have a whole list of crap I use but I will try this way next time. : nandu666
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    What is the mechanism where by people can get infected from files in the firefox temp folder? : inchwide
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      you first surf to a hax0red site and then the banner ad will drop a .exe into the Temp folder of the brow... : redfive
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        How does it self execute? : rosewood
        • I'm not sure, I'm thinking through a Java hole. I'm not a coder by any length so I could be wrong. : redfive
        • I doubt it self "executes" as in running the EXE, otherwise it wouldn't have to prompt you to click somet... : DinK
      • I didn't t hink Firefox stored its cache as normal filenames... if you do about:cache and then navigate t... : inchwide
  • Thanks for the anti spyware guide. : ahlee
  • I love redfive's guide and I'm sad I missed this yesterday as I took care of 3 machines. I used to be ... : rosewood
  • thank you kind sir for this excellent information on anti spyware procedures : doomed
  • Tagged for later spyware killing. : dmason
  • great advises. I am sure that my gf will need this later this week! : SAS_Ale
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  you sir, and a gentleman and a scholar! : hirez
  • and are. I am not a scholar. tho I play one on TV : hirez
• spyware removal tag because redfive is the man. thanks so much for doing this as it saves me so much tim... : handofthrawn
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  redfive, there's also this small app called UNDLL.EXE that i use against Vundo, Virtumonde and annoying s... : r3dn3ck
  • I've seen that one also. I would go to it if all of my other tools fail to work but it's rare that happe... : redfive
• nice! : feek
• Bookmark'd for comp cleaning time. Thanks a lot man, i appreciate it! : mjcrash
• nice. i've used your previous posts a couple of times in the past, and they've always come in really hand... : mindmann
• You said: "I'm not going to list the usual suspects since they change their name like I change my underwe... : fuzzydamnit
• Tagged in my comments for future use. Appreciate this awesome post! : grayscale
• +inf! : ass-street
• Awesome. : hirosushima
• Just in time, one of my coworkers was just asking about this. Thanks! : bcyde
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  awesome, thanks. none of the links work because of the parenthesis, so anyone downloading these just dele... : waxthirteen
  • oh well damn that all to hell >:( : redfive
• Thanks man! Glad you threw in the 'RGoRSPoD' so I can just comment search for it that way now. : Bruzilla
• Thanks! I'm sure I'll have to use this at some point. : Attica Blue
• good stuff : tree8
• I enjoy these posts, thanks! : ieGod
• awesome! : anthonybean
• awesome, thanks! : .NeK
• nice stuff, forwarded this to the family. : aldraek
• this is going to come in handy. thanks for posting! : captain hampton
• U R pretty : dognose
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  You've converted me. I was one of those format guys and you made me realize that I was just being lazy. ... : mrwolf710
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    if you're serious that makes me feel good on the inside. I like when people continue to teach themselves : redfive
    • Totally serious. I realized that if I format a PC (even though I back up all the users files and stuff) ... : mrwolf710
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  How long does a badly infected computer usually take you to fix? The store I work at now offers malwa... : sanchez
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    If I'm in front of it then I can get it done in a half hour. Over the phone may take 45 minutes but prob... : redfive
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      I can't imagine doing what you posted over the phone. You must be very patient. : sanchez
      • Remote desktop, maybe? : crummynz
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      Do you walk them through stuff or are you using logmein.com or something? : mrwolf710
      • SingleClick VNC. : redfive
  • Depends on how fast the computer is. Older computers take longer to fix. Newer computer? It'll be up and ... : boomstickah

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• electric razor : Majuju
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  We each have a Gilette Fusion razor and I love it. : Galadriel07
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    five blades, that's right, motherfuckers : Majuju
    • do you think they will ever make a razor with... with... six blades? : rgoer
    • http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930 : vado
    • Six blades if you count the bad boy on the back. : hussdelrio
  • hey that's what Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, and I use! : MisterPhoton
  • I use this too. It works a bit better than a mach3 for me. I use Alba aloe shaving cream. It's the best... : ArB
• hunting knife : CoRDS
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  I use a STRAIGHT RAZOR : boring gegtik
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    really? I always pictured you as more of a GAY RAZOR kind of guy : MisterPhoton
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      buuuurrrrn! : theargent
      • Wait! Make that a RAZOR BURN! : theargent
• panasonic es8164 : re4ctor
• one that looks like this one : http://countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/media/images/gillette-tv-razor.jpg : mmogger
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  I wax. Oh, you men face? Norelco electric. : vynn
  • how r i shaven? : Iwannaacura
• i use the banks : emcea
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  mach 3 forever, baby. fusion just drags like fuck where as the mach 3 is smooth as butter : steve_o
  • ^ been using it for 5 years. Best experience so far. Mach3 turbo is the best. : vikramwillrock
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  I use a Merkur barber pole DE razor with feather brand razors. For my lather, I use some almond scented ... : CrustaR
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    crusty i didn't know you were gay! : kingfish
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      kingfish, I have a very tough beard and very sensitive skin. As such, I have had to acquire special prod... : CrustaR
      • crusty, i also use a DE razor with feather blades, but i have like 10 creams and Vulfix badger brush. i w... : kingfish
• Mach 3 for all my hair-removal purposes. : carrioN luggagE
• panasonic electric shaver of awesome. No more razor burn! : radicus
• Gilette Good News disposables : Bumpmapped
• Gillette Fusion : Phil
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  http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/product.php?product=60029&group=9&trk=group + http://www.theartofs... : FPSDavid
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    like you grow any facial hair. shut up fpsdavid : JINKY
    • Yeah, right. : FPSDavid
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    Are you rich as fuck? : hirosushima
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      No, all the stuff is super concentrated, only takes a tiny bit of each each shave. : FPSDavid
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        I've seen you post your expensive dior shit on here. I am pretty sure, in my eyes, you are rich as fuck. : hirosushima
        • Not really, I just prefer to spend my money on clothes rather than other stuff. : FPSDavid
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          Wrong, hiro. His parents are rich as fuck. : Bamtan
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            This. Must be fucking nice. : Solstice
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              For the meantime. Give him a few years to think over all this overly expensive superficial stuff he's buy... : Bamtan
              • ouch : the city
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    Are you sure you dont use this? http://www.liveandlearn.com/toys/shave.html : mrvandelay
    • What, you didn't have facial hair when you were almost 19? Sorry to hear that... : FPSDavid
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    I like how you have a fancy handle for a mach 3, just get the double edge razor. : gmd
    • lmao. I have never paid for a handle. I have gotten them for free in the mail several times. $50 for a ma... : DarkWolf5
    • inorite? fucking $50 handle for mach 3 razor blades. lol. : dopeman
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      i have to agree with gmd that buying an expensive razor handle is dumb. : dahanese
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        It's properly weighted/balanced, allowing a perfect shave w/ little-to-no pressure, thus reducing razor b... : FPSDavid
        • man you will really buy anything : EvilDolemite
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          God fucking damnit FPS David the whole point of mach 3 blades is you have to apply pressure there is no f... : gmd
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            I AM SO FUCKING ANGRY RIGHT NOW JESUS CHRIST : gmd
            • No gmd, I'm for real. The shave is REALLY different than w/ a standard razor. And it didn't cost $50, the... : FPSDavid
            • I'm going to agree with the anger here, it's totally ridiculous : Yanks
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          Have you thought about trying a double-edge razor? One of the main reason people go back to them is becau... : rock elf
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            Seriously FPSDavid, read this. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886845/ There are plenty of Shackers who c... : rock elf
            • Ive thought about it, but I've seriously never had a closer/better shave than w/ this set. : FPSDavid
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          maybe your man face is way more sensitive or special than any chick skin i shave, but you are buying in t... : dahanese
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            FPSDavid has peach fuzz at best. : ryuuseki
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              Where are you getting these ideas? Most of you have never even seen me... : FPSDavid
              • I watch you sleep, David. : gmd
        • It's a razor. Not a katana. : DarkWolf5
        • monster cables. that is what this post is. monster cables. : aldraek
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          It's properly weighted/balanced allowing you to have an excuse to waste money. : Kaerof
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            It was fucking cheap! jeez, go rant at the dudes spending $275 on sterling silver razors, not me : FPSDavid
            • Send them my way and I will gladly do just that. : Kaerof
        • Jesus Christ. It's not a straight razor, it's a Mach 3. Balance doesn't mean shit. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • how often do you wash your razor? : jimmy_legs
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    don't you shave like every other week or something? : thekidd
    • I shave every 2-3 days, but thats because I let it grow out sometimes. : FPSDavid
• I verbally abuse my beard until it runs away. : sanchez
• mach3 : mrvandelay
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  http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522942/283752.htm : Arcanum
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    haha i knew before even clicking. same, only i have the satin finish. i love shaving with it and classi... : smacknca
    • This thread reminded me my soap was about out. I'm going to try some high-quality shave cream this time:... : Arcanum
    • I don't use soap with mine, I use aveeno therapeutic shave gel, it is glorious. : gmd
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  i got a philips norelco for christmas. it was $150 i think, but i like it so far. apparently they have lo... : abovedefault
  • yeah electrics last a while. you just need to replace the blade/guard every year or two. other bonuses, n... : re4ctor
• I just use a beard trimmer. : Boxelder
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  I pressure wash my face with a stream of my own urine from my tightly bound penis. : gmd
  • old school : Delaric
  • I actually use a mach 3 or this when I want to look like liquid sex http://www.classicshaving.com/cata... : gmd
  • i highly doubt that, gmd. : Mr.SEX
• beard trimmer to mow it back, Gillette sensor razor cartridges to cut it down : cpt_gloval
• Merkur HD safety razor with Super+ razor blades. Lately I've been using Truefitt & Hill Almond shaving c... : arhughes
• Electric Norelco-like shaver (some American Tourister Chinese made knock-off), an adjustable beard trimme... : Xin Jing Client 1a
• i have a nice merkur DE razor that is pretty fun and easy : grendel
• I use a double edge razor similar to this one: http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522941/5415886.... : WaterSign
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  Good ol fashion Gillette Sensor. Not that Sensor Excel bullshit either. Gillette Sensor is the top shel... : bigdeezer
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    i use sensor excel, how dare you sir. : mindshot
    • nah, its just too swanky : bigdeezer
    • I'm still stuck with sensor lotus : proclone1
• I use a Merkur HD. My fave blade is the Derby Extra. But I'll use whatever blades I have available. : DrZettl
• I used to use an electric that I loved but the outlet in the bathroom of this house is tied to the lights... : rosewood
• DE Weishi with derbys and an acai berry shaving gunk tub from body shop. Smooth as silk. The tub is 14$is... : ryuuseki
• http://www.cairnsmowercity.com/images/craftsman%20chainsaw%2035020.jpg : action wombmate
• I've been using a Braun Series 5, model 8975 for about 3 months now. It works great. : aldraek
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  I am on some Gillette test product mailing list so I get some new razor to try just about every other mon... : shortbuscaptain
  • I would be really interested in getting on that list. I go through razorblades all too quickly. : exigence7
• 1950's Gillette Super Speed with Israeli Personna blades. : o0JediBeavis0o
• Flamethrower + bandaids : walker270
• Merkur Futur, Feather Blades, Geo. F. Trumper Limes cream, Vulfix badger brush. : zohar79
• ING : sparkly
• I use that one too because I'm out of blades for my Fusion and I'm too cheap to buy more because they're ... : AlexXdude
• mach3 turbo because red is pretty :C : moe6
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  Markur Hefty safety razor and razors w/ Nancy Boy shaving lather. SUPERB. : kevp
  • badger brush and Nivea Aftershave Balm too : kevp
• Chuck Norris's finger nail clippings. : bawbeh
• I got the Braun Series 7 (790cc) for Christmas and it's fucking outstanding. With my previous electric sh... : prime8
• I rub my face on FPSDavid's jeans. They are so crusty from not being washed that they rub the hair right ... : Morgin
• reminds me of a hilariously prophetic onion article: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930 : bimd

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  Move to Dallas. It's like 100 degrees and sunny outside. : dognose
  • wat. i'm freezing right now. : rigg5kthx
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    Really? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      No. I'm currently in San Antonio and it's fucking cold out. Oh wait, that's the air conditioner. Never... : capt tripps
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        lololol I work for a company based in San Antonio... (they have a branch up in Oklahoma City)... so it... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          I mean, for me to move to San Antonio without changing jobs. : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Sorry, but it actually is a bit chilly in SA too. At least by TX standards. : capt tripps
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              By "TX standards", you mean it's like 70 degrees or what? : Maddog_Delphi97
              • 48 with 3 mph winds : capt tripps
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    I just finished packing all of my stuff and looked up the weather online. Thanks a lot, now I have to un... : pyrogen
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      Why do you have to unpack everything? : Maddog_Delphi97
      • So I can pack it again the next time someone posts about a warm weather place. : pyrogen
    • *believe everything you read online ' d* : rigg5kthx
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  -15 Celsius -26 Celsius wind chill : IcomeINpeace
  • 5 and -14.8 ºF : IcomeINpeace
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  65F outside, yo. CA FTW! : FPSDavid
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    Sacramento sucks though. : sigpro
    • Yeah, but atleast i'm not freezing my ass off. : FPSDavid
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      I can't inf this post hard enough : acheron
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        Is San Diego or any of the southernmost cities in California any better? : Maddog_Delphi97
        • http://www.internationalliving.com/Countries/Malta/Country-Archive/01-25-07_worlds_best This makes me ... : Maddog_Delphi97
        • San Diego is fantastic. Most of the Bay Area is pretty sweet too. The Central Valley can die in a gra... : acheron
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  I start my day at 38 degrees and end it at 75. Fucking deserts. : skankcore
  • From 38 to 75. Wow, that's a huge difference. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Where is the mildest place to stay, weather-wise? I'm thinking Hawaii. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I always heard San Diego. Hardly any storms either. : anhero
    • Is it any calmer than Cuautla, Morelos Mexico? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_place_has_the_best_weath... : Maddog_Delphi97
• minus fucking 30 Celsius, -40 celsius wind chill >< : theWhite
• 27 right now here. like 28 was the high today : jonin
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  OKC is windy as fuck. : packav
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    It's blowing harder than yer mom!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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      that's sort of a rude thing to say :( : packav
      • Aww yeah!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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    It's actually windier than Chicago. I read that a few years ago. So now watch someone else link snopes : DOOManiac
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      Barack Obama promised us sunshine for his inauguration. http://www.kfor.com/global/Story.asp?s=636341 ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I can see this being a headline in the Oklahoman soon: BLACK MUSLIM PRESIDENT WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO... : DOOManiac
        • Followed by "HOLY SHIT, OBAMA IS MAKING THE WEATHER HOT IN THE SUMMER!" : Maddog_Delphi97
• I think I'm gonna have to bust out the chicken noodle soup or some shit : jonin
• hmm..if people get let go from their jobs and there's no work..might as well just move to a warmer area. : peter
• Working outside all day. It was -2F when I got to work, it's about 4F now. Yay. : nakedsavage

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• i shall try to be there, i was playing DOD last night it was fun but fuck that cheater sanchezzzzzzzzz : Iwannaacura
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  I'm down for 5-6pst as a start time. Looking forward to a Captain's Mode game. I think that is actually m... : Psigun
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    whats captain mode? : Iwannaacura
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      Blue and Pink are captains. They each ban 4 heroes, 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Then they each pick 5 heroes f... : mathyou
      • There you go. Didn't realize it was 1-2-2-2-2-1 rather than 1-1-...-1-1. In any case it's a lot of fun! : Psigun
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      The two players in the first spot of each team are captains. Each captain gets to pick heroes in alternat... : Psigun
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        Sounds cool i want to play meepo its been a while since i applied the full meepo rape. He's so overpowere... : Iwannaacura
        • chain nets is bullshit, not to mention the stacking slow passive he has. : Psigun
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      all players have to down a considerable amount of captain morgan before and during playtime : Foxhawk
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        And then everyone picks Kunkka in wtf mode and we all just spam his ghost boat ship attack : DrFlammable
        • wtf sucks with zeus : Iwannaacura
        • FAILBOOOOOAAAATTTTT : skanky08
  • albinosquirrel must've been hungry. we did well enough with random heroes =) : Xanthos
• I'd probably be down for some -CM around 7 central. : mathyou
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  I gave up on dota. I sucked. plus Lakren constantly insults me so it does not boost my morale. : hirosushima
  • come play on my team, it by default is whatever team lakren isn't on because i'm his archenemy apparently... : Xanthos
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    lakren sux cliffzorz ownz : kpxkrnjc
    • true. if you kill cliffzorz you win everything : DrFlammable
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  Can I buy Warcraft 3 electronically and download it? : kgargonmagrix79
  • Yes, from the Blizzard store. : mathyou
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    CD is not required now if you patch it up. So if it's cheaper online go for it, but i would rather just i... : Iwannaacura
    • purchased! I'll try to be on tongiht.. : kgargonmagrix79
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    Can I buy the expansion digitally to run on a retail copy of War III? : DianeOfTheMoon
    • i think so check the blizzard store you can add your war3 cdkey : Iwannaacura
  • I wish it was on steam. :( : kainen1
• i'll be dere lolzz -glitter and blush : kpxkrnjc
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  I shall attempt to be there. But I haven't played regularly for a while, so I'll probably suck :P : Nali4Freedom
  • I'll try to be around for a slightly earlier game, I'll have to bolt when BSG starts at 10pm EST though. : Barnahog
• i'll play actually if FIFA club members aren't playing : Foxhawk
• I'll try to make it, you fag : datoo
• I want to play with you jerkbags but I really have no idea wtf you are talking about with modes and what ... : hamachi
• I'm gonna come and fuck your shit up yo. FUCK IT UP. : Cliffzorz
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  Do you have a link to the latest DOTA crap or can I just join a game and download the maps? Also, how do... : kgargonmagrix79
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    www.getdota.com : skanky08
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      thanks.. what's the room/pass to join? : kgargonmagrix79
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        Usually meet in channel shackdota or shacknews. If you haven't played, click on the AI Maps link on that... : skanky08
        • You will probably get pweened :[ : skanky08
        • Yeah i been playing a lot with AI but never online : kgargonmagrix79
  • http://www.getdota.com/ Grab the latest map, and the AI one if you want to practice a bit and get a fe... : Cliffzorz
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  Like someone asked above, is there a Ventrilo server for us to use? Would be especially helpful in teach... : Barnahog
  • You'll be given vent tonight, we lolhijack some random server when we play : kpxkrnjc
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    We'll get that straightened out when we're on b.net. : Psigun
    • Ok sounds good : Barnahog
• I probably won't be able to make it, but I'll try. : skanky08
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  Razzle, Psigun, and me (kgargs) are in Shackdota if anyone wants to come play. I've played against the A... : kgargonmagrix79
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    how good is the AI? Do they last hit? deny? creep jack? : Iwannaacura
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      they are better than most players until you learn their nuances. : DrFlammable
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        yeah they deny and last hit if you let them but if you're aggressive and attack them at the right time th... : DrFlammable
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          what do these terms even mean? deny? last hit? creep jack? : hamachi
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            deny your opponent from last hitting your teams creeps. you get a bounty (+40ish gold for each kill for a... : DrFlammable
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              deny = attacking your own team's creeps to get the killing blow minimalizing the EXP enemies get for the ... : DrFlammable
              • DrFlammable come play so I can DENY your creep killing ways : kgargonmagrix79
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                haha wow. I didn't even think of that. that must be hard for a melee person to manage in the think of... : hamachi
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                  yes melee heroes generally have a harder time than ranged heroes when denying. ranged heroes with awkward... : DrFlammable
                  • are you joining in 8 minutes? : kgargonmagrix79
                  • i prefer melee heroes with fast attack animations. i know exactly when my deny is coming. : Xanthos
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    east or west? : Foxhawk
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      yeah a few of us in shackdota on east and no sign of you folks up there : Xanthos
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        It's 7:30 : kpxkrnjc
        • yeah but kgargs said he and razzle and psigun were in at 7. didn't see them at 7:06. : Xanthos
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      Diane is trying to join. How do you change it to East if it's only giving you West as an option? : BlackCat9
      • hit the magnifying glass next to connect to battle.net before connecting. choose east there. : Xanthos
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    got 4 need more! : kgargonmagrix79
    • also, my first time playing and i pick Invoker .. gj me WWW : kgargonmagrix79
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  I can't play tonight but I'll be up for some over the weekend I'm sure. We should actually use that shac... : s2jason
  • If you want an invite link your steam ID and I'll toss you an invite this weekend. : Head Rush
• we need 1 more to create the perfect clan : kgargonmagrix79
• we're still playin : DrFlammable

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  No reason to upgrade to Windows 7. Vista 64 has been trouble free for over a year now. : pancake humper
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    I skipped Vista... : davidc02
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      SO HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU KNOW IT BEATS THE HELL OUT OF VISTA : mrvandelay
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        Used it, then upgraded back to XP... Yes -upgraded-... :) : davidc02
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          did you put Vista on a new computer or did you just stick it on your old XP box? : redfive
          • Did both... Tried it on my laptop, hated it, went back to XP, then new computer came with Vista, was lazy... : davidc02
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          HEH HEH : feek
          • I H8 M$!!!!1 : zebosausamite
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        by attempting for a few months to like it if hes anything like me : CasbahBoy
        • indeed probably skipped wasn't the right word... : davidc02
    • so you are an expert on why windows 7 is better. : maulla
    • lol : redfive
    • *head explodes* : riptyde
    • LOL : deadhorse
    • /me shakes head : onji
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      Way to go MS, you've won over your target audience. : avatar_58
      • It is pretty amazing how well this is working lol : deveus1
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        THANK GOD THEY BROUGHT BACK COKE CLASSIC : Whistler77
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          It's still New Coke, but the can says Coke Classic and people are buying it. ;) : avatar_58
          • Haha, awesome : pwnage1232
    • Well, my Windows Experience is a 5.9 when yours is a 0. : pancake humper
    • post of the year 2009 : GBeer11
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    ^ This. I often wonder if I am just lucky or other people are just picky, but Vista has been great for m... : riptyde
    • Yeah, same here. I was hesitant to upgrade but it's been awesome ever since I did. : FPSDavid
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      Seriously, I've thought it's been fabulous from day one. UAC is annoying, but you shut it off and then ya... : Deathlove
      • For what it's worth, UAC stops bugging you all that much after the first week. I use Vista every single d... : deveus1
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    Seriously i think most of these threads are just trolls or ignorant people who never even gave vista a tr... : Iwannaacura
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      I did try it, I was actually excited when it came out, but you can tell they rushed it out the door. Y... : davidc02
      • lol : Downforce
      • *smashing. head. against. table* : zebosausamite
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        What felt rushed about it? what features didnt work right? : riptyde
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          Don't do it... don't get sucked into this waste of time conversation with Vista haters, there's no use. : zebosausamite
          • lol : onji
          • i know I think i'll just ignore them. : Iwannaacura
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            Dude I work with a Vista hater and ever since he found out I was running it at home (now running duel boo : DrillBit
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              Well I just installed 7... Is that being so closed minded? wtf I'm actually happy it's a good OS, and... : davidc02
              • I wasn't talking about you. You at least tried it. This dude is one of those people who would have stuc... : DrillBit
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          It worked good for you? Great! But most people didn't like it... Why do people take it so personal? It... : davidc02
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            I can't resist... What SPECIFICALLY was bad in your opinion. Please try to be specific with your exam... : zebosausamite
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              I'll give you some examples that were deal breakers to me... Apps: Dreamweaver would constantly crash ... : davidc02
              • I think of all those arguments, only the last one can be attributed to the OS and is a valid claim. : samekh
              • what about the registry was a nightmare? : feek
          • It's not about taking it personally, it's about calling you out for your fucking stupid claim in the OP o... : OverloadUT
          • Most people didn't like it because most people didn't give it a fair shot. Maybe you aren't one of those ... : deveus1
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            it's far better than XP. People just need better machines to run it on. Buying a $500 computer does not... : redfive
            • Well it does now, but it didn't back when Vista came out. Hell they were still selling machines with 512... : Whistler77
      • So you tried it when it first came out and then never again after that? You really have no basis for opi... : deadhorse
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      I tried it for three months. I really wanted to like it (and I still like UAC even now, Windows needs it) : CasbahBoy
      • Thank you for being the voice of reason. It was those many small annoyances that made me switch back to X... : node
  • Same here. I will eventaully get Win 7, when it's official, as I am in no hurry. Vista UE is working grea... : AroundTheFur1380
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  Do they use the same drivers? : davidc02
  • Yes : OverloadUT
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  Until you want do do something besides fuck with the ribbon in mspaint : mrvandelay
  • There's no reason to use paint anymore since Paint.Net is free and fantastic. : Horn
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    No, it's still pretty great. I just need Creative to make better drivers to eliminate my crackling probl... : melkore
    • ^^ this is the correct answer. That shit drives me INSANE : pixelat3d
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  I have been really happy with it. All my games run noticeably smoother. The only thing that has been an... : SolveChrist
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    So it gives you better FPS in games? : baronzemo78
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      honestly, yes. TF2, and particularly L4D run smoother. When I was playing L4D on Vista 32 it would slow ... : SolveChrist
      • Sounds great to me. I'm planning on jumping ship from Vista 32 to 7 -64, so hopefully I will get some goo... : baronzemo78
• Yep. : zehh
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  I'm curious how 7 will run on my Eeepc : packav
  • http://blog.laptopmag.com/eee-pc-1000h-runs-windows-7-well : baconisgod
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  Isn't windows 7 just Vista 2.0 with a "new and hip" user interface? : NukemFornever
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    I'll go for "It's what Vista should have been"... : davidc02
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      But I'm still not 100% happy about the drivers :( : davidc02
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        For god sakes people it's a beta.... : avatar_58
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          And the drivers? Really? Why don't you complain about the vendor of the hardware that's giving you prob... : zebosausamite
          • All Windows 7 drivers are technically beta too. So I wouldn't be bitching yet anyway. I don't get what pa... : avatar_58
      • LOL, stop using computers immediately : Downforce
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      so it's alot more like osx then : boring gegtik
      • except you can run games on it lol mac games : Horn
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      I'm not saying that, because Vista is fine. I'm saying they didn't just write this from the ground up,... : NukemFornever
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        lol : Downforce
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          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows#Windows_NT vista: 6.0 windows 7: 6.1 : boring gegtik
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            Every release of OSX is just a point release and yet people still fall over themselves to be the first to... : riptyde
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              I was responding to Downforce's incredulity at NukemForever's post which is factual and thus deserves no ... : boring gegtik
              • Except your post is completely meaningless and does nothing to support anything. You fail. : uncleanmonkey
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              It doesn't matter how you slice it though, Windows 7 is just a minor facelift + extra features tacked ont... : avatar_58
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                It does have nice improvements, like using less memory, which seems like something people overlook. : OmegaRed59
                • Yes I know that, but the point is it's still Vista. The majority of the things people hated about Vista a... : avatar_58
                • Do you like having memory sit there doing nothing? : cltcprd
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                You keep saying this as if you knew what you were talking about, but you actually don't. So please stop t... : uncleanmonkey
                • avatar is an authority on everything he has an opinion on don't cha know : derelict515
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              And aren't people falling over themselves to get Windows 7? I'm not sure what you're getting at here. : electroly
              • his point is, I believe, that there's no difference. : zerog83
          • because the version number tells the whole story? : cltcprd
          • Windows SEVEN. They're making the internal non-visible version number 6.1 ENTIRELY for compatibility reas... : uncleanmonkey
          • Here: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/14/why-7.aspx "That brings us to : uncleanmonkey
        • I would see a doctor, all of this inappropriate laughter points to severe brain tissue damage. : heartsauce
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    The interface hasn't changed that much. The biggest change in that regard is how the taskbar works. I thi... : zehh
    • Performance is what's really doing it for me. : davidc02
• I'm curious as to how this compares to WinXP for games. If I still get better frame rates in XP I see no... : Ocelot
• damn beta download times out everytime i try. bastards need to stop pounding M$ download servers. : tomatoactivator
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  Anyone find a driver for Soundblaster Live! That doesn't have distortion? : Ziz
  • anyone?... anyone?... bueller? : Ziz
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    If you have an onboard card I suggest removing it. Does it offer you anything at all you wouldn't get fro... : avatar_58
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      Yeah, if you are still using an SB Live over onboard you're doing yourself a disservice. There's on advan... : SenorSpine
      • Ok using the onboard and sounds 100% now. Just gotta find the right plug for sound from my 360. : Ziz
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  Anyone tried it on less the 1gb of ram? : stgdz
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    I wouldn't even run XP on less than a gig of RAM these days. A) it's cheap, B) Firefox and Chrome : hawkeye
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      what you say? those browsers that everyone loves are fucking memory pigs? : retardhumper
      • the internet is a fucking memory pig : cpt_gloval
    • Monday I was using a laptop with XP and 256mb of ram. I believe it even used some of the system ram as a... : pres589
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    Yes, I have it on a notebook with 512mb and it does pretty well - it runs pretty much like XP. That sa... : zehh
    • is that with aero turned on? : jcupitt
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      I have ran it both ways, although I just keep it off. It *is* a modest notebook after all. And yes, Vi... : zehh
      • yes, your ram will be gobbled up very fast with loads of transparent windows, heh : jcupitt
  • runs on my Pentium M 1.4 w/512mb better than XP does. : zerog83
  • I'm using it on a P4 with 1gig right now... The performace is pretty good honestly. : davidc02
  • Runs decent on a VM with 512mb of allocated memory. : newek
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  i'm curious to put it on my primary rig. what is the drivers situation like, can i use vista drivers? cau... : cpt_gloval
  • ok i should read threads : cpt_gloval
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  Vista runs fine for me but damnit I hate how they rearranged all my computer settings. : Magus
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    Microsoft: UI change for change's sake since 2001 : Postal
    • yeah because the XP Control Panel was perfect... : derelict515
  • I just use the search box in the control panel, it's awesome. : SenorSpine
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  This thread is full of nerds. : Rauol Duke
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    thread website. Fixed it for you. : baronzemo78
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      website mouth. fixed it for YOU : Mr.SEX
      • BURN! : r3dn3ck
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        I wish I had nerds in my mouth. I love the purple ones. They taste sooo good. : baronzemo78
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          squeeze harder next time : RikiTiki2
          • ^^^ master of nerds in his mouth : hirez
  • Operating systems fill me with simmering rage. : PeanutsEnvy
• has anyone figured out where they moved settings like border padding? of course they had to finally remo... : smacknca
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  is there a vlite for the beta yet? there is so much useless shit :( : jayares
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    You mean to reduce install size? Your harddrive is that small? : derelict515
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      Actually. I couldn't install it on my "test" partition. Since it's only 8 GIGABYTES and you need 8336 MEG... : Slowtreme
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        8gb wouldn't be enough for Vista or OSX either. Even with XP you wouldn't have room to install many meani... : derelict515
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          i put windows 7 on my 8gb ssd. it can be done. currently have 1.3 gig free. just run the iso through vlit... : podizzle
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            Right but now you can't test it with Office, Visual Studio, any games, etc : derelict515
            • Those just go on a different partition. : Slowtreme
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        Time to resize that partition to a useful size, did you not plan on having any swap file or something? : Richese
        • 8gb was more than enough to use for testing XP/Vista you dont need apps on the same partition. It current... : Slowtreme
  • hah, waht? : Richese
  • I have it installed on my netbook and it runs like a cheetah. : DarkWolf5
• Hm, I guess my question applies here also. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18891875 : humbleone

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  Mountain King on the Atari 2600. Such a great game. : Omaha
  • Agreed. This was my 1st favorite along with Demon Attack. : mikefr24
• Pac Man, on a Commodore VIC-20, loaded from a cassette tape. : Arcanum
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  King's Quest V. That game still kicks ass. : electroly
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    So true, but I had to make so many maps for that fucking desert though :( : SolveChrist
    • Luckily, my dad beat this game before I did, so he had complete maps of both the desert and the ocean alr... : electroly
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      Ah water, nectar of the gods. : helvetica
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        I seem to remember I ate the custard pie and then couldn't finish the game :( : electroly
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          I remember that pie shop! I forgot to pick up a boot early on and had to restart. Adventure games can be ... : helvetica
          • Secret of Monkey Island : phokz
      • I knew you were my bff. : KatyAnna
    • I actually found a bbs dedicated to kings quest. Made playing the game so mug easier. : norulez
• Star Wars arcade (the old vector graphics) - I remember my dad holding me up so I could play it. Ali... : flagg209
• Super Mario Bros on the NES. According to wikipedia it was released a DAY after I was born. Interesting..... : avatar_58
• Super Mario 3 stayed in my nintendo for probably a year straight at one time. : PapaBoo
• I played a lot of Parsec on the TI-99A: http://www.videogamehouse.net/parsec.html . : helvetica
• Fallout 2. : Splinebastard
• Super Mario World : Flying h4x0r
• Asteroids on the Atari 2600. We had Space Invaders and Combat before then, but Asteroids was the shit ba... : ThomW
• I was pretty obsessed with the Legend of Zelda when it first came out. I still have the gold cart (no man... : Psigun
• Mario 3 was probably the first game I beat multiple times. : Evil Benius
• I liked a lot of NES games when I was a kid, but the first game that I played ENDLESSLY, without ever get... : Rehevkor
• Excite Bike doot doot doot doot doo doo doo : d fluke
• I'd say Defender for Atari 2600. Then Pitfall. : SolveChrist
• On the NES, I think I logged more hours playing ZANAC than any other game. Hours of work in vain the fir... : Omaha
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  The Legend of Zelda : kainen1
  • Hell yeah. That was a pretty good game to have finished for a 7 year old too! Luckily I had the Zelda Nin... : Psigun
  • same for me! : packav
• Star Craft and ultima Underworld. : risimage
• Grim Fandango. : Chepito.
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  Hmmm probably NHLPA '93 for Genesis. Or maybe one of those old games we had on the Tandy computer like S... : action wombmate
  • Wait, maybe those games were on the Apple IIgs. I'm having a really hard time remembering anymore. Bard... : action wombmate
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    Are we including arcade games in this, too? Oh god, so many decisions. : action wombmate
    • Haha! Any game. :) : nevicata
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  http://www.mobygames.com/game/night-hawk-f-117a-stealth-fighter-20 : Foxhawk
  • god look at this intro unfffff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBLRMbDWgs : Foxhawk
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  First favorite game had to be Sonic 3. : ErikTehRed
  • YES. Also, Lemmings XD : Megara9
  • The Ice Zone levels are among my favorite of all game. : helvetica
• super mario kart : itsjames
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  Archon and MULE on the Atari. : baronzemo78
  • oh yeah, both of those. but I had them on C64. I remember downloading them through a local BBS, and not h... : katchow
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  MOON PATROL : rgoer
  • that was an awesome game. I spent many quarters on this. : hirez
• Known: RC Pro AM or Double Dribble Obscure: Pick-Axe Pete on the Odyssey. : kgargonmagrix79
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  Centipede in the arcade I guess : kgargonmagrix79
  • Centipede was up there with Galaga. : nevicata
• Haunted House for Atari, or ADVENTURE or Pitfall : bozer
• 1st PC Game = Secret of Monkey Island 1st Apple Game = Some math game where you had to type in the x,y c... : kgargonmagrix79
• SimCity 2000 on PC. Granted I played a ton of NES and Genesis games before that. But it wasn't until I... : zerog83
• Either Pac Man or River Raid for the Atari 2600 : pukerat
• Pokemon Red. : abovedefault
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  dungeon keeper, shuttlepuck cafe (amiga) and quake : niceguynick
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    Dungeon Keeper is awesome! : nevicata
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      my heart longs for a 3rd DK....but alas, it may never arrive :( : niceguynick
      • I'd be worried they'd screw it up. :( : nevicata
• Kings Quest VI, Dune 2, Full Throttle, and Contra were the only games I finished a bunch of times. : icon_of_syn
• HoMM : barichnikov
• Pac Man, but it got to where uh yeah just kept playing never died. It was just how long i wanted to play ... : Ziz
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  star raiders for atari800. that game ruled : synaptic revolt
  • Oh wow, forgot about this game. I used to play that a lot! : bombay
• Tough choice, the few I remember playing like hell were Bards Tale,Gunship, Pirates and defender of the C... : jonin
• Mega Man 2 : kallanta
• probably one of the first megamans on the nes, or possibly mortal kombat 2 : rektify7
• The original Dragon Warrior on NES. : Xanthos
• Gauntlet : pimpium
• First favorite? Super Mario Bros. : David Craddock
• I think the first one that really enthralled me to that level was Final Fantasy 6 (3 in the US). I must h... : daneloire
• The Legend of Zelda on NES. : metalremains
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  I played the shit out of Oregon Trail when I was young. : aethyr
  • That's 'cuz Oregan Trail was the shit, yo. : nevicata
• Ultima V : dirge23
• Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET_98IcvoTI : Marauder IIC
• Ski Free was the game I played to death on our first x86 PC. : mojorisen1117
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  Mega Man 2 or Bionic Commando CAPCOM was the shit back in the day. : Totenjaeger
  • Those or Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest : Totenjaeger
• Defender. : Pettytheft
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  Contra : ass-street
  • Up up down down left right select start...then what. damn : plunkymeadows
• Defender on a BBC micro!!!! My best score was ~450,000, that's about 1.5 hours of play as I remember. : jcupitt
• Myst : Cheeziologist
• Duke Nukem when I was 7. :) : Koral06
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  The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario World, Mario 3, and Double Dragon 2 : Dschinghis Khan
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    oh, and Duke Nukem and DOOM 1 and 2 : Dschinghis Khan
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      I loved the jetpack. : nevicata
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        i used to fly to the top of a level with god mode one, and turn my jet pack off and fall, then hit F7 to ... : Dschinghis Khan
        • haha i remember that! : ass-street
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  Pac-Man on Atari : Just A Girl
  • I hope you mean something other than the Atari 2600 because that was terrible. : ThomW
• Pitfall 2 on Colecovision : grandmasterlee
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  I loved lots of games as a kid, and likely played them for hours, but the first binge gaming session I re... : zakazi
  • The original Final Fantasy is up there as well though. Kept renting it. : zakazi
• Breakout : SinistarX
• I had a thing for adventure on atari 2600, especially when i found out about the black dot easter egg. La... : katchow
• asteroids. : beastrabban
• Wings of Fury : tomservo
• it was either D3D or Red Alert : steve_o
• The Legend of Zelda : AMikaboshi
• In the arcade, Super Punch Out was the best value for my limited quarters. : katchow
• DOOM : DJ Clipdat
• Mouse Trap : Haku-Jin
• I played a shit ton of Flashback and Shinobi III for the Genesis back in the day. When I think of that s... : Begawkiness
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  warcraft 1 : JellyStones
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    YOUR SOUND CARD WORKS PERFECTLY... : metalremains
    • that was warcraft 2 if I remember correctly. The computer I played war1 with didnt even have a soundcard : JellyStones
• Tunnels of Doom for the TI-99/4A. : obiquatro
• That would've been Prince of Persia and Tetris. I had nights I kept playing Tetris in my dreams. On and o... : Bamii
• Eye of the Beholder 1, then 2 : dael
• Jumpman : Magus
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  The Bard's Tale : ]pm[chem
  • Agreed. MIBL 4 life. : bipolar
• Descent : balaams_ass
• Might & Magic : ChibiJosh
• I think Civilization : OverloadUT
• Either Xevious or Pole Position, since that's all they had at the convenience store by my house. : o0JediBeavis0o
• Humans : freak!
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  i used to play THE MANAGER with my friends all the time on my old amiga 500, also Goal. : minigomp
  • oh, and Rogue Spear. : minigomp
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  DOOM SHAREWARE : CrustaR
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    No, wait, before that it was the original Red Baron -- you know, the one with the awesome video editor! : CrustaR
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      use incendiary rounds on the blimps! : deadfish
      • That game 0wned!! I couldn't get into Red Baron 2. :[ : CrustaR
• Marble Madness : gmd
• Wing Commander on PC : [eluder]
• Wing Commander and Civilization. : Nitrium
• I'm pretty sure it was Jumpman Jr. : boredguy
• Black Tiger : FreshlyShavenGreasedAndAngry
• Mechwarrior 3 : kpxkrnjc
• kaboom for the atari 2600 : XchumpoX
• Mail-Order Monsters. : Rotten Deadite
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  Adventure. : nodge69
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    I totally owned Yorkle every time. Rindle... not so much. : The_Archon
    • I was referring to the text-based collosal cave version. : nodge69
  • Oh shit. I played Microsoft Adventure (I believe that's a version of the same game) with my Dad. We made ... : Bull
  • □<- : riptyde
• Rampage : pandastrong
• Hexen 2. Heh. : ForestCreature
• Robotron: 2084. Oh shit, I'm old! : swenkcahs
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  BURGER MOTHERFUCKING TIME : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^5 Brother. : anhero
• There was this old Genesis game called "Alissa Dragoon" or something similar to that. You were a chick an... : Bumpmapped
• Ultima IV : x4nth3
• Action Quake 2 : okhelosir
• I really liked Renegade for NES even though I always got suck at this spot that had one of those areas wh... : h o s t i l e
• any of my games for my atari 5200: hero, jungle hunt, joust, pitfall 2, qbert, space invaders, zaxxon, ga... : podizzle
• Wing Commander IV on my old ass Apple : Modica Sol Solis
• aces over europe : deadfish
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  There were many, back when I had a TRS-80, but none of them were compelling enough to get really hooked o... : carrioN luggagE
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    Also GORF in arcades. Also, Berzerk. I laughed until I cried watching one episode of Futurama when there ... : carrioN luggagE
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      Also, hide-the-sausage. I had a hard time finding people to play co-op with, though. :( : carrioN luggagE
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        That's not really a video game, sir. : nevicata
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          You didn't specify video game in the OP. You implied it, with your Galaga nomination, but nowhere does i... : carrioN luggagE
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            Update: you're still a jerk. : nevicata
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              You know what? I really liked the server we were on that had FF enabled at the round ended. Medics are su... : carrioN luggagE
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                If you're going to kill me at the end of rounds, I so won't heal you anymore! : nevicata
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                  I'll be good. : carrioN luggagE
                  • Damn straight. : nevicata
• Gunstar Heroes! : Snuffles-
• Xevious : Thresher
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  CRAZY CLIMBER & Centipede. : hirez
  • oh and LODE RUNNER on the original Mac. : hirez
• Gorgon for the apple : topkatz
• DooM, still install this from time to time too. : boomdeath
• Ultima V : kramweil
• Jumpman : zipper76
• Dragon Warrior!! This was the first game I ever beat, even before Mario Bros! I played it all the freakin... : Juno
• Bubble Bobble, LifeForce, Contra. And anyone else remember the little robot that went with NES? Good time... : KatyAnna
• Wing Commander: Privateer. : Cliffzorz
• yie ar kung fu arcade :[ : My Documents
• Mario Bros : ant_hillbilly
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  Space Invaders. Pong was cool, but Space Invaders really hit the mark. : capt tripps
  • Oh yeah! I remember going on a camping trip with my parents in the late seventies and blowing all my meag... : Dave-A
• I kicked ass at Time Pilot : GloriousCow
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  Castle, a really old extended ascii "action" game. Kind of one key press is a turn, bit like Kroz or Zzt.... : node
  • Dads are good for that kind of thing. :) : nevicata
• Tempest : The Southern Dandy
• Oh, geez. Probably Alley Cat, as difficult as it was. : Lone Swordsman
• The original Tombraider on PC. That was the first 3Dfx game i ever had. Hardware 3D acceleration in DOS.... : trevis
• That would be Duke3D, the reason I am a gamer today : dognose
• Space Quarks. Does anyone else know Space Quarks? It's so old I can't even find a screenshot. If som... : EvilDolemite
• Pirates Gold for the Genesis : mnsnota
• Mechwarrior: Crescent Hawk's Revenge. : loke662
• I've always had a soft spot for vector graphics games: 1. Star Castle 2. Major Havoc 3. Graviton 4.... : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Elite : willy359
• Nicky Boom (DOS, 486DX) : skankcore
• probably doom2 : dopeman
• Xybots on the Amiga 500 : Drewus
• Lode Runner, BurgerTime, Galaga : anhero
• Commando! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDAhixO2t5w : daedraug
• Afterburner, Sega Master System : Merconium

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• ah it doesn't filter parenthesis - F117a Nighthawk ( nostalgic intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG... : Foxhawk
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  Oh man I LOVED F117a! : zebosausamite
  • i still have the 5 1/4 " disk + kb layout thingie :D : r3dn3ck
• http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5NL_4y3G5dk : Whistler77
• DiD: EF2000, F22 : punchdog
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  Gunship, f-19 stealth fighter for c-64. Gunship 2000, F-15 and yea Longbow and Falcon 3.0 and 4.0 for PC : jonin
  • oh man, i forgot silent hunter and red storm rising for c-64 : jonin
  • I installed Falcon 3.0 back in like 1994 for a weekend but gave up on it and brought it back (when you co... : trOmblyj
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  i remember the manual for falcon 4.0, it was fucking huge. : maulla
  • ho jea. http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-*-FALCON-4.0-*-(-RARE-BINDER-EDITION!-)-_W0QQitemZ270329927879QQcmd... : Foxhawk
  • I still got that thing in the closet : jonin
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  I remember the stealth fighter game, but wasn't there an earlier version with an incorrect plane design? ... : elwood00
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    YF22/3 maybe? Was when they were doing the run-offs for F22 designs I think. : bombay
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      No, it was this shape. http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/TESTORS%20F-19%20MAIN.jpg Ah, it was F-19 ht... : elwood00
      • Oh yeah, I remember that one now. : bombay
  • Yeah, the original F19 from Microprose: http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=f19+stea... : trOmblyj
• I played the hell out of European Air War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt-7hwMZAJo Hopefully that's... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Every one of those URLs gives the following error: The URL contained a malformed video ID. : wendigo
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    Take the ) off the end : riptyde
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      too much trouble! : wendigo
      • look in the first reply where i posted the proper links? : Foxhawk
  • remove ) character from the url. : Klebold
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  A-10 Tank Hunter : riptyde
  • Ah yeah. Also Tank Platoon : bombay
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  I remember really liking 688 Attack Sub : dirge23
  • Some really old school; GATO. : bombay
  • yes, this : Magus
  • This was so awesome. I knew I was badly hooked when I could look at the waterfall display and tell the cl... : carrioN luggagE
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  i still drag out longbow every now and then. love that game. : ece_ssg
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    how the f do you get it to play? i tried installing on xp and wouldnt play at all :( : papaskot
    • it took a little massaging, but it will play on xp. : ece_ssg
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  oldskool: microprose f-15III strike eagle, and b-17. newer: janes longbow 2 and janes f-15. : papaskot
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    anyone remember the easter-egg in tokyo in microprose strike eagle III? : papaskot
    • gozirra! : deviantpaul
• Earth Defense Force 2017 : NeoMoose
• US Navy Fighters. Came out in like, 95? It was the Top Gun of flight sims. : Bamtan
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  TIE Fighter : Totenjaeger
  • i, too, loved this flight sim : FrayLo
• I played the shit out of F117a and I also loved Jane's USAF : devnullgt
• Aces of the Pacific : cpt_gloval
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  jungle strike, or desert strike. what? it counts. : xxiv
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    i loved urban strike as well :) great series of games. I was obsessed with the orange hovercraft from ju... : Foxhawk
    • i agree! : xxiv
  • ^^^^^ : okhelosir
  • Yea...I almost want my genesis back so I can play the Strike series : devnullgt
  • http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17288 Never played those games but your post rem... : Bull
  • Oh man I remember those for SNES...so awesome : Magus
• Beachhead 2000 : sammyl
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  Harpoon. I really enjoy the whole 'grand scale' battles. 688 Attack Sub Dangerous Waters : tboomer2
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    Harpoon was awesome! Definitely large scale shit going on there! : trOmblyj
    • They had a new one all lined up (Harpoon 4?) but for some reason canceled it. boo. : tboomer2
• Armed Assault and IL-2 Sturmovik. : silentw
• The Sims World War : Ziz
• Red Storm Rising by microprose. The intro is on youtube but its incredibly long and boring. The ga... : dnuts
• Maybe it doesn't quite fit the category, but I'll always have a lot of love for the Close Combat series, ... : Ely
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  i played airwarrior 1 2 and 3 online... spit and p45 were my fav planes... dogfighting is the shit :) : brainchild420
  • SpitDweeb (I kid, I Kid. Spit was awesome if you flew it like a 190 ;)) : RookieCAF
• Strike Commander bitches! Gold Bullion FTW : icon_of_syn
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  Falcon 4.0, IL-2, Air Warrior(!!!), Janes USNF, and Chuck Yeager's Air Combat on my Amiga 500. : newek
  • oh shit I forgot Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. : newek
• Gunship 2000 & Aces of the Pacific. I need to play IL-2 since I got it off Steam! : delataur
• mechwarrior 2 : Luminair
• Red Alert 2 : Mad Brahmin Disease
• counterstrike source : feek
• Flanker 1.5, red for Soviet Russia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n65AWnFwFMM : TPSReport
• Red Storm Rising : trOmblyj
• Silent Hunter : NFXFSX
• Silent Service http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSw3HiK9dk The first time I played it was on my cousin'... : Cihte
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  I would really enjoy a new, detailed, modern sim for ww2. Something that demands a good Flight stick and... : lordlobo
  • the old dos one? i loved that and aoe. : papaskot
  • Grab IL2 : 1946 then, It has lots of great stuff included, including Pacific Fighters. : RookieCAF
• Contra : boring gegtik
• Falcon 4.0 and Silent Hunter 3 : phate81
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  I used to love longbow. Back in the day, on a BNC network we used to ahve a pilot and gunner. So cool! : topkatz
  • Oh god that sounds awesome. I hope we see some sims like that in the future (I know you can do that in A... : trOmblyj
• Jane's US Navy Fighters on DOS was my first real introduction to military flight sims. I loved how coo... : Sailor of Fortune
• Twilight 2000 : Skoal^Fyfan
• Red Baron, Aces of the Pacific, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, F-15 Strike Eagle III... it goes on! : Postal
• you fuckers are making me want to dig that old shit back out again. : jonin
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  SVGA Air Warrior , I melted my first Mastercard on GEnie @ $6/hr. 1549, My Screenname is my callsign a... : RookieCAF
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    I do they still have massive multiplayer flight sims like that? hmm : jonin
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      Aces High, which has alot of AW Vets, but I just don't find the sense of "Community" *shrug* : RookieCAF
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        hmm dont look too bad. I wonder how active it is. : jonin
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          Its pretty populated. : RookieCAF
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            hmm, i may have to check out the 2 week trial deal. : jonin
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              Be prepared to die. Alot. Until you fly these things everyday, its quite daunting. Humans are nothing lik... : RookieCAF
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                I'll try it offline a bit and get used to it : jonin
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                  I suggest just jumping online, flying offline vs AI will just give you bad habits :) : daedraug
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                    ^^^^^This. Offline is just target practice at best. Use it to check your controls and binds and thats it. : RookieCAF
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                      yea i'm just using it to learn the controls.. : jonin
                      • bah i looked everywhere for my flight stick and can't find it. It will not work with a 360 controller. I'... : jonin
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpIhSmUnuIw : RookieCAF
• counter strike.....HA yeah right! : X-GOUKI
• G-LOC : Xin Jing Client 1a
• IL2; Silent Hunter III; ArmA. : lechuck59
• F-16 Combat Pilot on the Amiga. I still remember the first time I managed to land the plane... : Vandeq
• IL2 series, M1 Tank Platoon 2 And whilst it's not a sim per se, the Armored Fist games... http://www.... : nephilem

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• good job of landing the plain : sanchez
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  it's above 53,000! did 1300 additional people become his thread in 5 minutes?! : mikecyb
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    haha oh man if you refresh the page it goes up by like 50 - 100 fans per couple of seconds : mikecyb
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      yes. it's incredible! : dahanese
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        he's past 54,000 now :( : mikecyb
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          ugh, passed : mikecyb
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            Get a room, you two! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              or perhaps an apartment and some pets together!! : Mr.SEX
              • i would never let him have a pet are you mad : dahanese
              • hahaha : askedrelic
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              They live together man : Utopia
              • I think he knows :) : bombay
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                your internet sarcasm detector is so broken! : AlexXdude
                • nah it's okay, he's French : mikecyb
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              what, me and myself? I always reply to my own posts. it's a defense mechanism so I can feel cool. : mikecyb
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                shut up faggot! : mikecyb
                • no way you are the one who is what am i doin : Mr.SEX
        • He's well OVER 9000! : Caoster007
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    It was on the news tonight. : grabbie
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      okay because i was seriously wondering how to get his marketing power -- the news is the key. : dahanese
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        Well that, and a very compelling story. A big part of this is the good news side of it after so much shit... : bombay
        • Oh yeah, that I can't believe they pulled it off. All my years in the industry tell me it should have bee... : bombay
• 55k : feek
• 58k : Ride-My-Rocket
• 59K : peter
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  He seems like a good guy and a good pilot, but I don't think he's that much of a hero. Seriously? : askedrelic
  • He saved 150 lives. THat's a pretty big deal. : kevp
  • He was the last man out of a plane that he saved, that thing could have gone down with him in it very eas : Lunatic Angelic
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    I read that he's the first commercial airline pilot to ditch in the water and not have a single casualty.... : m0nkz
    • Exactly, dual engine failure into a water landing and it was reported that nearly everyone got out dry. ... : hadronflux
  • The word "hero" is thrown around a lot but in this case I think it is justified. : pyrogen
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    What he accomplished wasn't easy to say the least. I thought I read somewhere that he was also a glider p... : Bantis
    • Speaking of gliding, this incident was pretty crazy and had a similarly non-shitty ending: http://en.w... : delataur
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    Really? From takeoff to birdstrike to water landing was like 3 minutes and he was directed to another air... : phil_mckraken
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      jesus grabbed the plane and gently landed it in the water, then he flew off to heaven. : mindshot
      • But who piloted Jesus?! : delataur
  • almost 5000 posts on the wall say otherwise. : Enigme
  • He has no cape or healing powers so no. : .sticks.
  • he's pretty much the definition of a hero what the heck are you even saying : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Yeah, you know, you see this kind of recovery from a catastrophic issue with an airplane every couple wee... : acheron
• Dude has 2 degrees, fighter pilot, 2 jobs, and can land on water. Oh yeah, hot wife too. Big guy in the s... : phil_mckraken
• 65K : IHATEDUST
• 66k : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I'm betting Danville, CA will have a parade for him. I grew up there. They love parades. : racer5
  • It's already planned. haha : phil_mckraken
• 72k ?! I just checked this!? : IHATEDUST

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  I have been doing this for over two years. Though I only get 11 channels. : EvilDolemite
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    Well, I for one will be spreading the word to my friends and coworkers. If you can get past not having E... : Saman
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      I have the following options for TV: over the air HD Hulu.com streamed to my Xbox Netflix Instant st... : EvilDolemite
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        hulu.com on xbox?? what? : orgcaptainnemo
        • oh lol, i'm posting as ocn...ILTC etc etc : orgcaptainnemo
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          playon media extender ($29.99 lifetime license) + 360 + user queue I can browse my queue built on my P... : EvilDolemite
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            This is really the most incredible software. I use it all the time. : nurglich
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              I found the hulu part to be very frustrating. Shows will just start skipping around for no reason and I h... : Slowtreme
              • I've had shows that just refuse to play, though it's inconsistent. But most of the time it works fine. : nurglich
          • Hmmm this sounds worth checking out. : yosemiteclimber
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        How does Hulu work for full episodes of shows? Is it for a limited time? Not at all? : rt702
        • Limited time. Usually certain seasons are available. Some shows expire after a couple of weeks. : EvilDolemite
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      As long as you have Internet, over the air HD is all you need. Hulu, iTunes, and the rest can fill in the... : SolrFlare
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        unless you want to watch sports. You miss too much only having OTA IMO. : cltcprd
        • That's what friends' houses and bars are for! : nurglich
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      www.espn360.com has some good games "broadcast" .. it might fill your fix depending which teams you follo... : Demius
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        only works on certain ISPs : FrayLo
        • I was all excited when I saw this page today until I found out Time Warner doesn't carry it. I'm thinking... : Eric2025
      • You can only get espn360 if your ISP subscribes to it, tho : riptyde
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    I only get about 8 HD channels. I Still have cable for comedy central, History, Sci-Fi, Nat-Geo, cable ne... : baronzemo78
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      I wonder when/if those channels are ever going to go a la carte via the internet. I think there are many... : exigence7
      • Yeah, I don't think the cable companies would go for it. : baronzemo78
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  I want to ditch my time warner service SO BAD, but I feel helpless without a DVR. : DooBall
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    TiVoHDs can take antenna attachments : Deathlove
    • You can also buy ATSC over the air tuners with built-in DVRs, but they are like $400 : EvilDolemite
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  I wish I was in range to get OTA HD :( : hawkeye
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    You probably are. Go here and enter your latitude and longitude: http://www.2150.com/broadcast/defaul... : ieGod
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      DT isnt HD, right? also, whats a good range? the default is 150mi, but I'm getting a TON of stations on... : epit
      • If DT = digital television, than the answer is maybe. Digital television allows for HD TV, but some show... : exigence7
      • Oh, well, you're right about DT != HD. : ieGod
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      So does this mean if I got an antenna, I'd get all the channels that are listed? : stump
      • Depends on how good your antenna is, but it gives you an idea of who's broadcasting in your area. : ieGod
      • Maybe. You never really know until you try. You can do things to boost signal as well. I have a dire... : exigence7
    • Nope: http://www.2150.com/broadcast/default.asp?latitude=27%2E321480&longitude=%2D80%2E403045&magnetic_n... : hawkeye
  • No OTA HD here in Calgary, it sucks : rhuntley12
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  how will you watch sports? :( : FrayLo
  • espn360!!! not. : feek
• I get free basic cable where I rent, but when I get my own place you can be sure I'll be doing something ... : ieGod
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  What is the brand of antenna? I've been also thinking about doing this.. : pun][sher
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    I use a $40 Terk indoor that is fine. : EvilDolemite
    • me too, works good. There is one station that's iffy, but I blame the broadcaster (PBS station). : loboca
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    Read my post above to see what kinds of stations are broadcasting in your area. You can always try buildi... : ieGod
    • Awesome post thanks : pun][sher
    • Or pick up one of those old 1950s antennas that people used to have on their chimneys. Those things suck... : riptyde
• You're making me want to do this too, I'm kind of disappointed with Verizon's Fios TV service. The inter... : Begawkiness
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  Dumb question: Can you still get 5.1 without a cable box if you output the optical cable from tv to recie... : pun][sher
  • if your tv has a full ATSC tuner, yes : EvilDolemite
  • Yes you can, I do this all the time. : exigence7
• It's so annoying being in nyc but getting absolute shit reception in my apartment. I bought an amplified... : aethyr
• I did this too, and just put together an Media Center PC. It's been great. Actually it's been more than... : exigence7
• Yeah, I've been through three of these antennas and have yet to get the first channel here in the outskir... : CrabsJarrard
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  Hm, I have a HD projector, a popcorn hour, and a laptop. Can I get OTA HDTV somehow, if I get an antenna... : sumo-hacker
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    Need a QAM tuner. : ant_hillbilly
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      Just clarifying but QAM is for digital cable and ATSC is for digital OTA. : Prozium
      • Ahh yes you are right. I was thinking of when you receive free HD channels over the cable lines. : ant_hillbilly
• It's awesome isn't it? We've been doing this for years and I swear the picture is even better than what a... : zakazi
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  Threshold for the signal is more like 75% but you're right. : spazzium
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    Sorry, this post was meant for exigence7. : spazzium
    • It's around 50% for me. In fact I have never gotten 75%, as I live a ways away. Most are in the low 60'... : exigence7
• Word! I get HD OTA, love it. : newek
• My wife and I have done this for years...it just keeps getting better. Recently Netflix started stream... : skilesare
• Interesting. Thanks for the idea. : Colleton
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  Also, in case anyone was looking for an OTA HD-DVR solution, I found this little gem! http://www.dtvpa... : Saman
  • Very nice. Wish it was $100 less, but the DVR programming front end probably works well I'm guessing. Ho... : loboca
• yeah I have thought of killing our cable also. I have noticed on my sagetv favorites that there is onl... : stgdz
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  DTVPal $250 subscriptionlist OTA dvr: http://www.dtvpal.com/ : gameindustryplant
  • err subscription-less : gameindustryplant
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  Does mythtv/?? support HD recording etc? www.pchdtv.com has a tuner with linux support, but does it w... : b00tch
  • almost all tuners work under linux last time i checked, and yes myth supports hd : plat2on1
• So many people don't know that you can get HD over the air, in most cases it looks better than compressed... : sanchez