Morning Discussion
by Chris Faylor, Jan 21, 2009 3:45am PSTLook Wednesday, let's cut to the chase. As long as you don't do anything to get between me and tonight's season premiere of Lost, we'll be good. Great, even. Capiche?
Thus far, it's been a rather solid week of television. 24 wasn't horrible, and last night's episode of Fringe was pretty snazzy. It seems like Fringe is finally hinting at the overall mythology instead of focusing on stand-alone episodes, a shift I've been waiting for.
Then we've got new 30 Rock and The Office tomorrow, with a new Battlestar Galactica on Friday. It feels like we're in some sort of way awesome golden age of television.
But let's not forget about video games! After the holiday rush distracted me for a bit, I just got back into Dead Space, and I'm playing Penny Arcade Adventures Ep. 2 on the side. I'm awfully close to beating Dead Space, but ...I just don't want the game to end :(
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38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Just finished it and loved it. Along with my nightly forays into L4D I seem to be spending considerable time thinking about zombies. Can't wait for the movie version of this. Oddly the one thought that keeps popping into my head is "how cool would it be if Michael Stipe were to cameo as himself in the movie?"
Very cool, that's how cool.
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Just finished reading Time Travellers Wife and now I need to fill the void...
What should I start next?
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"Shall we have the pleasure of your coveted company tonight, milady?"
...........w.t.f.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neCIg0BiXbE
Michelle and Obama do what?!
hilarious
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Anybody want to play Left 4 Dead with me?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5cInmK6LQ&fmt=18
This excerpt from a 1970 edition of NBS Nightly News (anchored by NBS stalwart Ted Philips) features a special report from co-anchor Jim Sizemore looking back at ten years of Dr Manhattan.
Very cool :D
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http://warcraftmovies.com/stream.php?id=26032
Enjoy.
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More specifically, has anyone heard of Henley Puntam Uniersity? http://www.henley-putnam.edu
They seem to have the type of degree I'm looking for and they don't have a specific undergrad GPA requirement (which is important to me since mine totally sucks since I got a degree in a field I (in hindsight) shouldn't have persued and have only general interest in, but I digress). The flip-side of that is of course, is the place any good? Would a masters from them even be worth anything?
The one I'm most interseted in is http://www.henley-putnam.edu/128-195.htm
Is it being online-only a red flag? Or have such degrees become/begining to become generally equally as acceptable as traditional places?
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So Shack, tell me what you think so far. Not many impressions have been posted and I'm anxious to hear what everyone else thinks. If you're about to play it, be prepared- it's a totally different game. The interface and gameplay will definitely take a few games getting used to (took me about 5 before I felt comfortable). I ended up playing about 4 hours of it- 8+ games as Space Marines, 3 of each other: Orks, Eldar, and Tyranids.
My initial impressions were not that great - less units, slower movement, all units and heroes seemed like they die much faster then the original. Requisition felt like it came in pretty damn slow (even though I had 4 locations captured). The upgrade paths for heroes was interesting, which allowed more versatility and decision making (you have 3 slots, weapon, armor, and other), each slot has a few upgrade options, but you can only choose one upgrade per slot. I appreciate it, because it adds more depth once you learn all of the upgrades. Besides the dreadnought and heroes, Space Marines in general seemed pretty weak. I felt like I was forced to always tech to Dreadnought's asap. Tier 3 was a bit disappointing with only giving you more upgrade options and the Predator- which was strong, but Dreadnought seemed much stronger.
Eldar were a TON of fun. Units were a bit fragile at first but if you use tactics right they're quite powerful. Heroes had some very fun and absolutely devastating abilities. Their Wraith Lords and Avatar were disgustingly powerful. I highly recommend all to try Eldar. Tyranids actually impressed me quite a bit- I was expecting more of a straightforward mass units and attack. You really need to mix up the units and use quite a bit of strategy in attacking. I had so much fun surrounding the enemy with the basic Tyranid swarm while the stronger units pound on them. Their heroes are also fun and allow for some awesome tactics. Orcs were a bit underwhelming- they didn't mass as many troops as the original which what made them so great, and their tactics felt pretty basic. One big plus is their defensive structures which can be built around strategic points. Stops early harassment from weak units capturing various points- which is extremely useful in this new type of gameplay.
So all in all the game is definitely different, which is a good and bad. It's refreshing as a new game but at the same time it made me just want to go back and play the original again. Non the less I'll definitely be picking it up when it hits stores and play through the SP. Might stick to the original for MP.
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i just learned that my co-worker plays WoW. i havent played in over 4 years and still going strong. he plays, his brothers and sisters play, his PARENTS play, and they all play together because live all over the nation and this is a good way for them to all hang out.
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amazing how MMO'ing has become so normalized in our society to this point that it has become a means for family quality time.
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I was THIS CLOSE TO THE BOAT and a tank raped me from behind while horn was trying to revive me.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMfHD1kF41U
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1) I assume the opening video is not supposed to be a slideshow? I'm getting still pictures every few seconds while the audio stream is running fine
2) Is there any fucking way to skip said intro video? ESC and every other key on my keyboard don't do it.
3) once I'm in the menu, as soon as I try to login to GFW Live it's like I'm trying to work through a 300baud modem on a dummy terminal. Every keystroke takes 30 seconds to appear.
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http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_kl92cr9aejt8505swul9.jpg
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http://tofslie.com/dump/desktop_1_21_09.jpg
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/30109689@N03/sets/72157612758626401/
I want one!
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Here's some of my pics from the day:
http://picasaweb.google.com/asylumn/Inauguration?feat=directlink
They are pretty much in order, walking to the Mall just after sunrise, watching the ceremony (I was over by the Castle, for those that have been to the Mall), then walking back to the metro.
Good times.
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Let's play. Get on Bnet east in the shackdota channel!
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Does anyone take this music seriously? Look at the guy here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cqKafnUrk#t1m35s
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Can anyone else recommend some good anime to me? Clearly I've been out of the stuff for a while and I've missed some good things.
Tried the first episode of Gurren Lagann but it seems a little childish.
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So I went to the doctor this past November. I hadn't been to a doctor since I was in middle school. I'm 28 now. Anyways, she tells me she wants me to have some blood work done, just to make sure everything is ok. I say fine, as long as its covered in my insurance. She said it would be. So I go and get the blood work done. Now I'm getting a bill for $521 and Medical Mutual is saying they don't cover it. They said had I gotten it done in 09 it would be covered, but not it 08. Fucking bastards.
Oh, and there is nothing wrong with me blood wise.
I just hope they cover the skin cancer that was just carved off my back 2 days ago.
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I've been suffering from severe acid reflux aka Gerds. About a month ago I was popping 2 pills a day (ranitidine) and chasing that down with a pepcid tablet. I got sick of buying pills and they gave me crazy hunger pains (I literally felt and could eat NON STOP). I googled some home remedies and apple cider vinegar was coming up everywhere. So I tried the recommended 2 teaspoons with 8oz of water 3 times a day..it's been a month and I haven't popped a SINGLE pill/no hunger pains. Organic apple cider vinegar (with "mother") is best for this...and it tastes better imo.
It has many many other benefits
http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/acvinegar.html
TLDR
Fuck you pharmaceutical industry.
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I am going to have about 20 hours of travel time coming up in a few weeks. Minneapolis-Los Angeles, Los Angeles-Auckland. So I need a book (books?) that can be read for a really long period of time without getting bored. real page-turners. I know there have been book threads lately, but i'm looking for something that you could read for five hours and still could continue reading. Anyone read a book lately that they couldn't put down?
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Shack never did GOTY this year, I notice. Weird!
Well IGN did theirs and The World Ends WIth You won best DS game, best RPG, best Story, and best new IP, proving that even the retarded stepsister of the internet can figure out quality when it shines in their fucking eyes.
Look! Watch the video review! http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/856776/subarashiki-its-a-wonderful-world/videos/worldends_vidrev.html
also then buy the game :D