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  keep doing that thing you do. : packav
  • That wasn't me. : dognose
• Yes. I do check the bubble post fairly frequently. Click it sometimes. Don't really care where it lead... : Xanthos
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  I treat it the same as the informative posts. Every now and then (when I check the front page) I'll chec... : stamps
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    What catches your eye in either case? : dognose
    • usually posts that either have interesting game or tech related stuff that is unique to the chatties here... : stamps
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  I like them when they're funny or interesting. General commentary doesn't really concern me, there's enou... : brickmatt
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    So you're saying I should smoke weed before I tag a post on the front page? : dognose
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      Smoke weed, make a post, then I'll tag yours. : brickmatt
      • Like THAT hasn't happened >:( : dognose
  • I agree w/ brickmatt. I read it every time though. : ImageOmega
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  I would prefer to have a list of inf'd posts there instead, but usually the humorous comments get my atte... : bRAINsick
  • It's be cool if they can make that bubble transition to different ones like the top news frame to the lef... : Sailor of Fortune
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  as long as the latest chatty is a minority of site users, the interesting comment box on the front page s... : Luminair
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    So are you saying drive them into the topical items? I have tried that and see like 2 replies as a resul... : dognose
    • I'm saying where exactly it goes doesn't matter as long as it provides an interesting insight into the co... : Luminair
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      Well latest chatty folks make up a minority of total site visits but aren't they WAY more chatty? Don't ... : indosauros
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        I'm not privy to any stats, at this point I just want to know what would help keep us all here :/ : dognose
        • in that case I think what you do doesn't matter because you will be here for a very long time regardless.... : Luminair
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  Statements about games or gaming or gamers that are thought-provoking, or enthusiastic, or perhaps funny.... : Dave-A
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    You're funny, post more about games please. : dognose
    • funny lookin', maybe >:( : Dave-A
• how dare you make fun of transformers lead actor, tf2 will prove you wrong! you will soon be signaturing ... : Chandler55
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  What bubble? : rosewood
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/whatbubbleJPG_h9wipr5e345bo6liuegs.jpg : randomposter
    • Oh, THAT bubble. : rosewood
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  I am almost always annoyed when the bubble expresses a opinion I disagree with. : SenorSpine
  • Expound please? : dognose
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  The front page chat bubble I click only it if it's something that interested me. I think the format is f : grabbie
  • I really hate where the Interesting Comment section is too. It's almost useless where it is now. Fo... : ThomW
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  I usually just go into latest chatty so I don't see the bubble all that often. I think the only time I've... : DrFlammable
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    Hey fuck you guy. We should play L4D some time. : brickmatt
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      lets play right now : yosemiteclimber
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        Oh and the bubble is only of interest to me when it's something funny/amusing, the front page is way too ... : yosemiteclimber
        • PC or 360? : brickmatt
• Hmmm... I guess I'd have to spend time on the front page in order to be able to comment on this. Carr... : randomjgj
• the bubble should reflect the latestchatty spirit, to try to drive like-minded people here. Like right sc... : snicker-snack 2
• To be honest, I ignore it unless I'm in it, which has only been twice. Therefore I've only used it twice... : IndigoAK
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  Let's have a little Q and A. Q: Do you check to see what the post is on the front page chat bubble? A... : etherealrhythm
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    Thank you a lot. : dognose
    • My version Q: Do you check to see what the post is on the front page chat bubble? A: Yes Q: If so,... : DinK
  • Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. The last paragraph is very similar to what I said below. : Jobos
  • all my answers would be essentially the same. IAWTP : MurrayTheSkull
  • You nailed it. : ThomW
  • Yeah, I agree with all of this : nodebug
  • I agree with all of these except for how often I click it, which I have to admit is not very much. That ... : slax0r
• I like how it is now. I like how it sends you to its own window instead of latest chat thread. A... : Jobos
• It needs to be a cliffhanger. Something like, "The only time I ever ragequit a game was when my : spiderfill
• I think M-F they should be topical posts, about some recent news, or really awesome inf style posts that ... : fleabug
• I like when it's something totally random, then I will click it to find the context. : Sirus2400
• i have found the bubble to be a nice thing and i have been compelled to click through to see the thread f... : Mansmells
• lots of red and plenty curse words. : massdev
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  I can't believe it's still there. The idea was to let the hilarity from the chat threads make its way int... : haiku
  • I still think it'd be best as insight into the lols of the community. The whole front page is serious and... : brickmatt
  • Now that you have some data, change it to the original idea for a week and see which one got more click t... : SeaLlama
  • sTeve never told me what not to put in there. : dognose
  • It's not his site anymore, let's go crazay!! : RyDogg1
• I liked them when people were having opinions in them. Now it's like some mildly funny thang often out of... : SpaecKow
• I like that its shaped like a chat bubble. I dislike that i have never seen porn show up in it. : alphablu
• No, i pretty much ignore the chat bubble. I cant imagine that draws people in. : suicidemachine
• I click it when it's funny or there's something genuinely interesting there. I don't care where it leads ... : ArB
• I think it should be outrageous comments, like I laid a poodart on my girlfriend, or "So I got an escort ... : bling1bling
• I've heard from a lot of people that they just want that box to permanently link to timedoctor.org. : TimeDoctor
• I always check the bubble. I click it when its something outlandish and funny or if it is really insight... : IATEDUST
• I have clicked the chat bubble many times when reading an interesting comment. I've been doing this a lot... : ahlee
• I have fallen into a habit of checking the chatty thread first over the frontpage. It feels natural as th... : hmesser
• I check it and I like it. Doesn't matter if it is interesting or humorous, if it gets my attention then I... : JohnnyDanger
• I very rarely look at the front page :/ : losimagic
• I like it because it shows the importance of the community to this site. Shouldn't link to a single post ... : razorblade79
• I always figured it was a way to draw people into the comments section of the site with an interesting qu... : inchwide
• I notice it, but only really click it if it's something outrageous or funny : moshman
• I've clicked many times. fine as is imo. : IcomeINpeace
• I think at any given time there should be 10 or so comments (ranging from 1 hour old to 1 week old) in th... : batkiwi
• I'm pretty sure you can monitor how many people click on a certain bubble and thereby measure its popular... : Bamii
• since I never visit the front page unless something is linked to it. Meh. : Slowtreme
• I do not normally look in there... But I think for newcomers is great to know that one of the coolest fea... : excessus
• I click it more when it sounds like part of (or the start of) an interesting game discussion. Funny stuf... : SiW.
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  I like the bubble. I can look to the lol page to find funny posts I've missed but interesting gaming post... : A Sponge
  • Well there's some recursive statement right here : zehh
• After a point, threads like these become a huge mass of voices all chiming in at once. There's no opinio... : hatelull
• I want to see NWS posts in it so I know it's a good one. : gmoney
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  My homepage is latestchatty.x, so I pretty much never see that bubble unless I go and check the main page... : Grumbeld
  • Same here. I go straight to Latest Chatty, which will link to and/or mention any front-page items that I : Ride-My-Rocket
• I click it when I haven't seen that thread yet or it's interesting. I'm in here a lot so I don't see whe... : melkore
• you should put your post in the chat bubble : manero

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  Facebook thumbnails are too small otherwise. : LilCrypto
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  It would be great for games, but i'm sure the text looks like shit on it. The max resolution is of cours... : cetra00
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    Why would you think text looks like shit on it? My 1080p LCD running the shack looks just as good or pos... : DinK
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      because 1080p is not a very good looking resolution at 46 inches 2 feet from your face : extrahappyturtle
      • That's an issue with where you're sitting. It's not an issue with the text being displayed on the TV. : DinK
      • 2 feet for 46 is a little close. : noobja
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/Untitled_r6gg953v9yit7z7nnqpx.jpg that's a ss of my desktop, text looks... : noobja
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      is your monitor a 46" lcd? : FrayLo
      • 42" lcd : noobja
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      The pixels on that size HDTV are much larger than on a LCD monitor. Unless you are sitting like 8+ feet ... : cetra00
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        Just curious, do you yourself use a 1080p LCD TV/monitor with a PC? Because it seems the people who actu... : DinK
        • I sit 4.5' from my 37" 1080P monitor and if I sit any farther back I can't read the browser text very wel... : wendigo
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          Yes, I have a 50 inch 1080p Kuro plasma hooked up to my PC right now, along with a 37 inch 720p LCD. If ... : cetra00
          • The text quality isn't affected by the actual physical size, it's the angular size. So you can do a bigg... : DinK
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        What are you blind? That screen shot looks exactly like my desktop does right now, 3 feet away on my 42" ... : noobja
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          You realize that is going to look different to anyone viewing the image depending on their monitor, right... : Zeeliv
          • Yeah there's not much point assuming you're going to use it solely for the PC at a desk where you sit upr... : DinK
      • Also, messing with your TV's sharpness can make things look crisper or fuzzier. : noobja
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        more importantly the pixels are not discrete blocks on TVs. they purposely blur them together a bit to av... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          Of course they are. The pixels on my PC-driven 19" monitor and the pixels on my PC-driven 37" 1080p set ... : DinK
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            Now take the pictures from the same distance with the two side by side. : cetra00
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              What would that accomplish? To prove that you aren't supposed to use them at the same distance? Anybody... : DinK
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                Uh that's the entire point that is being made. Look at that picture again. How close is the person sitt... : cetra00
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                  What? How about some context here. I was replying to a post specifically saying that TV pixels are not ... : DinK
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                    Ok let me put it this way. On my 50 inch plasma, text does not look sharp until I'm about 8 feet away fr... : cetra00
                    • So your text isn't sharp until you're already too far away to read it? Are you sure it's not just how yo... : DinK
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          PICTURES Here, for you know-it-alls, is a close-up of the above post on both my HDTV and my 19" LCD th : DinK
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            do you enjoy lying? i enjoy making assertions that later turn out to be false : retarded talking dinosaur
            • It's fun! Also you need one of these shirts: http://www.cafepress.com/mythbusters/3494458 ^____^ : DinK
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            Extreme closeup is extreme. The exciting sequel to, "Unrepresentative closeups are unrepresentative!" : Ebu
            • Extreme is fuckin right. And totally representative of the point I was making. =) : DinK
      • I can sit as close as i want to my Kuro with it set to PC mode and it looks great, even better on the Sam... : nickjolly
• lol at the tiny netbook next to it : mXENO
• That's really dumb, why would someone want a 46 inch screen that maxes at 1920x1080 :( 30" monitors ar... : nukewinter
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  That's not 46 inches. It looks like 27 inches at most. : LemonJoose
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    Agreed, look at his keyboard compared to the monitor, then look at what i posted below and my keyboard ne... : noobja
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      It looks right to me. This is my setup. http://www.shackpics.com/files/desk_yhsnp9huhj5gp2wymbzq.jpg : mroizo40
      • omg a/s/steet address? : JT
      • Do you like your Novint Falcon thingie? : OmegaRed59
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=SSPX0116_vv877xjq4tjlnlk1uw14.jpg but I do have a little desk that... : noobja
  • 42" btw : noobja
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    Are you actually keeping your computer on top of a sub woofer...? How many hard drives do you go through ... : Bantis
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      ? Subs are usually magnetically shielded, its been like that for at least 8 months now. Everything runs f... : noobja
      • not the magnet, the vibration : Bantis
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  I do this. My primary screen is a 40" 1080p. It plays games just fine. It's 60Hz just like most other LCD... : mroizo40
  • Don't tell people THAT! : Dr_Cube
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  You shouldn't be making assumptions about it if you don't even know what the max resolution would be. =)... : DinK
  • A lot of TVs do post processing which can give extra input lag (Sony Bravias are pretty noticeable in thi... : mroizo40
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  considering how close he sits he is a fucking moron. : gmd
  • also that office is terrible : gmd
• From where he took the photo he should be able to read text, if he can't i would love to see the doctors ... : mr.sleepy
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  32" 720p LCD TV = cheaper than a 30" LCD Monitor..even cheaper than some 24" monitors. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • 720p is kinda low res for a monitor though. If the choice was between one of those or a 24" I think the ... : DinK
  • Sooo you get a big monitor with shitty resolution? : magistersmax
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    That 32 inch LCD TV probably has a 4 bit color processor too that will result in massive color banding wh... : cetra00
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      it works for the ps3/360, why not a pc? : unsound
      • It'd work just fine. I think he's just arguing that you could get much better quality for a similar pric... : DinK
  • That is lower res than my 19 inch LCD. 1280x720 vs 1280x1024. You really want that all blown up for a d... : OmegaRed59
  • The 30" monitor has more than 4 times the pixels... : Zeeliv
• 40" 1080p. Not quite as sharp for text as a proper lcd, but its completely readable and gaming/movies is ... : re4ctor
• my 52" lcd plays 1920x1200, fallout3 looks AWESOME! but i sit waay back on the couch. : radula
• I use a 37" 1080P LCD for my computer. It's awesome, and I don't think I'll go back to smaller screens. E... : TrptJim
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  I was going to do that, woulda been a 32" 1080p model. 40 inch would be too big. Now I have a 30" Dell mo... : afrochops
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    I wonder if many people actually plan ahead to use a 40" HDTV as a desktop monitor, or if it's one of tho... : DinK
    • I dunno. Most of my friends buy them to watch TV, then eventually hook up their computer to play games. : afrochops
    • For me, I couldn't justify the cost of a 30" lcd monitor when you account for the cost and frequency of u... : TrptJim
• I have a 47" Westinghouse LCD that I use as a second monitor/occasional gaming monitor, and it's great. I... : RevRaven
• I have considered this, but you save space my using say a 24" with the same res, if you have a dedicated ... : d fluke
• Yep, I work at home now on a 37" 720P TV. Don't really mind the res for PC gaming when I do it. : Ely
• Ive played on tv at 1920x1080 and it looks fantastic. DVI in though. : Cygnus X-1
• Did anyone notice the tiny ass box that runs that beast? There is zero gaming going on here. Facebook i... : IATEDUST
• I knew an asshole who useda 40-something inch TV @ 720p for his monitor. It was RIDICULOUS. : Rice-Rocketeer

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• Just repay them by teabagging their keyboard! : LilCrypto
• oooh yea, i've got a 27' samsung and it's so delicate... even just brushing the screen rainbow juices it ... : MrBig0
• i've broken so many people's dirty fingers for doing this. : Clay
• lol I hate this so much.Family does it all the time to me. : Cashh
• If I have to touch it I try hard to only touch the screen with my fingernail. Prints on my screen annoy ... : deject
• I yell out NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (especially if it's a long fingernail gouging the screen). That us... : the archvile
• i usually spit on the monitor afterward and wipe it off with my t-shirt : Magus
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  What if they touch the monitor with their penii.. Do you like that? : doomed
  • balls are okay, no trunk. : mechanicalgrape
• You do not want to come to my workplace. These guys jam their finger into the screen to the point of dist... : hoov1185
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  I used to work with a dude like that. He even had an anti-glare screen in front of his monitor (remembe... : cerealSAM2
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    You are seriously an asshole. That isn't good for the monitor you know that right? : h o s t i l e
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      This was back in the day of CRTs, mr. hostile. Like your parents used. : cerealSAM2
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        I thought you were referring to those privacy screens, my bad. Of course I know what a CRT is. I still do... : h o s t i l e
        • That's why it was extra special fun to do it. : cerealSAM2
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    Makes me want to beat them with a bat. The worst by far is the person that doesn't only touch the monitor... : boarder2
    • Doh. Misreply. Meant for parent : boarder2
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  I have a coworker who does this. Once I had to stop her mid-sentence to ask her to put her pen away becau... : lacker
  • I had a 3-year-old smush his thumb on my sigma 24-70mm 2.8 D: : c0bra
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  That is my number one pet peeve of all of them. I keep my displays fucking pristine and when someone tou... : esecasco
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    NOTE : No, not really, but it does piss me off. : esecasco
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      I am palming your lcd right now. : lacker
      • REDRUM REDRUM : esecasco
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  When it looks like somebody is going to do that to my screen, I start loudly quacking like a duck. QUA... : Bean
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    yea right : MagicWishMonkey
    • Me quacking or them stopping? I assure you it works! : Bean
  • That's you, clucking defiance. : cerealSAM2
• Boss's monitor at work has a nice permanent pen poked red dot on it. Drives me nuts every time I see tha... : Optimus Prime
• I use my fingernail. : c0bra
• Ugh, ditto. : pop_secret
• Kick them in the face : dognose
• Absolutely the same. I thought I was in the minority, but apparently not. It also bugs me when I have t... : yourGarbageMan
• ^^ ditto also, have you noticed it's never your gamer friends that do this, it's you're friends that d... : mcborn
• It's always old people that do it to me so I can't be all like "STOP TOUCHING MY MONITOR!" : freshyk
• oh no now you have to wipe it down oh no : spiderfill
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  HIJACK For LCD's, is there a good way to clean the mother fucking fingerprints off? Do the liquid ... : esecasco
  • I've used those dry electronic cloths to clean the nasty smudges off of LCDs. Haven't tried any liquids a... : doc.solo
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    Use rubbing alcohol. It works amazingly well. One time my daughter drew on my friend's LCD screen and rub... : angrytaxman
    • Rubbing alcohol is an amazing cleaner for many things. Particularly anything with a screen. Vinegar wor... : bld
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      Doesn't rubbing alcohol remove a bit of the anti-reflection protection of the screen? : razlebol
      • I've heard people say that you should use a mixture of alcohol and water so as not to damage the screen's... : CrazyPants
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    Damp cotton cloth. Not so damp that it leaves water marks though. If you can get something that isnt d... : SigENeaT
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      shamwow? : esecasco
      • Probably your best choice ever. =P : SigENeaT
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    Been using this for the past ~3 years: http://www.pixelclean.com/ : DJ Clipdat
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      bookmarked : esecasco
      • 20% Isopropyl Alcohol, 80% Distilled water : Jinxplayer
  • http://dl.cleanthescreen.com/screenclean.swf should do the trick : amber996
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    Trust me on this. Bounty ,some water on it , clean your monitor screen then dry it with another obviously... : Cashh
    • Why did you have to mention that http://candyaddict.com/blog/candy_images/bounty_bar_bitten.jpg :(___ : d fluke
  • I use water and a really soft cloth. : changejar419
  • Microfiber cloth dipped in a solution of isopropyl alcohol and filtered water. : SiW.
  • Moist soft tissue (Kleenex type), rub, dry soft tissue, rub some more (don't rub too hard :O) : d fluke
  • Water and a cotton cloth. Do not use alcohol or window cleaner or anything like that - sure, some things ... : CasbahBoy
• NERD RAGE : basketofkittens
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  my ex wiped the screen down with pledge, OH DEAR GOD YOU STUPID CUNT : yosemiteclimber
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    So other than the mountainy pine scent, how'd that work out? : davantalus
    • Not very well, I saw her doing it and grabbed a damp cloth but by then the damage had been done, she'd al... : yosemiteclimber
• i remember one time i was visiting re-verse up in canada and i had touched his screen when he was showing... : arcane_
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  Yes, I'd pay extra for a monitor that automatically electroshocks everyone touching it : xxx2xxx
  • And yet they would still touch it. : razlebol
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  put this on top of it http://www.soimmature.com/sub_pages/all_thumb_subs/page_dog_doo_hard.html the... : IcomeINpeace
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    ^^^ nws for some? : IcomeINpeace
    • It's motherfucking poop. POOP! Christ. : Legolas5
• Once a family member of mine took my nice widescreen 22" LCD Dell Monitor, turned it so it was flat, and ... : arsonide
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  We all use the same PC at work and every Monday there is red pen marks on the monitor. I know its someone... : Big Luke
  • Whoever is doing that should have their fingers cut off and stuffed into their asshole. : Godhatesfatpeople
• ABSOLUTELY!!!! : excessus
• I had a boss some years back who was always snacking on something, and then did this. And he wasn't the k... : ramshot
• Oooooooh that drives me CRAZY. If I end up accidentally touching someone's screen I apologize and clean ... : changejar419
• this kills me. especially when i can see the LCD flex a little bit. ugh. : ass-street
• A lot of folks in my office do this. I don't care because it's my work monitor... but I don't understand... : Ride-My-Rocket

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• 1st tony hawks pro skater on ps1. : hirosushima
• Is it cheating to say Chrono Trigger, then? : slax0r
• Grim Fandango! : helvetica
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  Blood :[ : daedraug
  • I live again.... : metalremains
• World of Goo Castle Crashers WotLK Quake : changejar419
• off the top of my head: halo, deus ex, mass effect, starcraft. : nyranger66
• Painkiller and Silent Hill 1, 2, 3, 4 : Legolas5
• Myst is my all time favorite : spiderfill
• Wipeout easily : redfive
• Diablo 2 and the expansion. Metroid Prime. Jet Set Radio Future. : Dave-A
• xenogears & chrono cross : fsck
• Prey : mechanicalgrape
• Homeworld Deus Ex The Half-Life's Monkey Island's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory : Chepito.
• World of Warcraft : stonedonkey
• The first Diablo is probably my favorite. Absolutely perfect for the game. : wasylm
• Monkey Island 1 & 2 themes : excessus
• Halo : podung
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  Quake 2 : Dan[WSB]
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    Quake 2 : SockMonkeh
    • quake 1's was better : dantastic
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  Half-life 2! No really! Who didn't get a chubby during Vortal Combat? : The_Archon
  • And yes, I have it on disk. In my car. /geek : The_Archon
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  Hitman series : drazz
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    Most anything by Jesper Kyd is win. : Kaiser
    • Hells yes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGOh-jb4QM : d fluke
• Fallout 1 & 2 : ass-street
• Road Rash - sega genesis : flagg209
• mass effect, vampire bloodlines : dantastic
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  Morrowind, Oblivion, Ico, Half life 2 and other valve stuff : dael
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    I second Morrowind. I still dream the title song to this day. : Matt Burris
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      I like to hike to Morrowwind. i feel so epic. : davantalus
      • You should insert cliff racer sounds at random places. Just to keep you on edge. : d fluke
  • Oblivion++ : davantalus
• Interstate '76! : xsoulbrothax
• Legend of Zelda : melkore
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  Arcanum. : oldRivers
  • I love that soundtrack so much. : hawkeye
• For midi's, I'd go with either Simon's Quest or Mega Man 2. : Totenjaeger
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  Pinball Fantasies, Jurassic Park (SNES), Doom, Eternal Darkness (GC) : d fluke
  • Oh, and all the Wipeouts : d fluke
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  Vampires: The Masquerade - Bloodlines : Marauder IIC
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    Examples: Vesuvirus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0alKpVnHhk&feature=related Club Confession: ... : Marauder IIC
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      Mm, some great music. The Ministry song is fabbo. I really enjoy the Hollywood theme too: http://www.yout... : A Sponge
      • Yeah, that's a great track. There's some great music among the the unlicensed tracks. It's such a shame t... : Marauder IIC
• EARTHBOUND : rosewood
• Shadow of the Colossus : Begawkiness
• Mega Man 2, Actraiser, Deus Ex, Bioshock : RyDogg1
• Ninja Gaiden -- the original NES version. : Ride-My-Rocket
• silent hill 2 : anthonybean
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  some games are all about the soundtrack, like Rez and Everyday Shooter : dirge23
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    I couldn't listen to either of those outside the game without wanting to shoot myself. : hawkeye
    • good point : dirge23
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  The Outcast soundtrack, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. You can still download it here: h... : dumb.
  • Jesus, this track is especially dramatic/awesome: ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/mp3/outcast-thegame/octrack... : dumb.
• EQ2 : Wombat Woo
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  Xenogears is amazing. Are all JRPGs out? They really do have the best music. : jayacheess
  • agreedx10 : Vanitas
• Advent Rising (I'm having some deja vu here) : bninja
• Mike Tyson's Punch Out : hillemania
• how has no one said Super Metroid! : reflex33
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  Panzer Dragoon : Rag and Bone Man
  • also this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16341222 : Rag and Bone Man
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  Motorstorm 1&2 have great soundtracks. : Vincenoir
  • though it is all comercial music but i think it suits the game well : Vincenoir
• Diablo II & Myst are my favorites. : Phil
• Carmageddon ofc : mbknielsen
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  Duke3d.exe and DooM II. : CrustaR
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    \m/ Butt Rock \m/ : silent prophet
    • Hell jeah!! \m/ ~__^ \m/ : CrustaR
• THP 1 : woodchuck70
• Mass Effect Fable 1 Warcraft II (the re-mastered ones are great as well) : VictoriouSecret
• i really liked Mass Effect's soundtrack : Dschinghis Khan
• Battlefield: Vietnam : kainen1
• Anything with a soundtrack by Jesper Kyd or Yuzo Koshiro - Hitman series, Streets of Rage series, Act Rai... : mroizo40
• Chrono Cross : Shadowdane
• Beyond Good and Evil Wheel of Time Suikoden 1&2 The last three metal gear games Many of the Mega Man ... : Orange Pylon

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  I'm on really crappy hotel wi-fi so I thought maybe it was my connection. And wtf is with hotels always h... : haiku
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    Haha this is like the start of a bad Seinfeld joke, "And what's with hotel wi-fi?" : doc.solo
    • But it's so damn true :( : yosemiteclimber
• yea it was hard to get to this page :( : cygnus
• Yes. : dmason
• yes - IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END : randomposter
• same with gmail. shut it all down : mindshot
• DAMN OUR NEW OVERLORDS so it begins : mojo the helpr monke
• Gamefly newbs dropped the server :( : Ovate
• Yes. I'm only getting comments to load like 25% of the time... :-\ : Ormsbee
• yes : silentbobuk
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  Yea, someone email stev..... Nevermind. : uglysad
  • He's already on his way to fantasy island. : Visceral Monkey
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  so close to the days where i am not woken up at 2am for stuff like this. i am looking in to it. : Steve Gibson
  • so much for FREEDOM : RikiTiki2
  • are you in your underwear right now : futant
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    In 6 months you'll miss it. : squashimatic
    • oh hell he won't. : terath
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  ok found it, one of the servers in the cluster was only halfway failing so it kept kicking in and out of ... : Steve Gibson
  • Your saying this server was slacking so hardcore, it wouldnt even bother to fail all the way? : YerMothah
  • who will do this and then come post about it when you're gone :( :( thanks. enjoy life. : ]pm[chem
  • Thanks, Steve! : brickmatt
  • now it's snappy as hell. you rock : RikiTiki2
  • haha this is great insight : papaskot
  • Thank you! : squashimatic
  • pics+divx of server : Magus
  • muchos gracias : siknsyko
  • thanks steve! : moshman
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    Thanks Steve! You're my hero! :D :D :D (in a totally platonic, non-gay kinda way) : Bean
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      That's pretty gay dude. : PeanutsEnvy
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        he pretty much called nohomo, therefore negating the gayness : FPSDavid
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          You can only call nohomo in prison. : rosewood
          • I just set nohomo = 1 on the Shack and now it's working better. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • WOO!!! : lookitzpancakes
  • Steve, this is what saddens me most about the sale. I'm happy for you, truly am. But I'll miss the owner... : SolrFlare
  • I am going to miss these types of posts from you. : lightly inclined
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    raid clogged with money? just kidding thanks : GloriousCow
    • One of the CPU HSF sheared off, so he took out a crisp $100 from his wallet and made a new fin. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    so you dropped it just a little bit? : OrkO
    • he just knocked it over, but the power cord kept it from falling all the way over. : zerog83
  • Because it's you, I honestly read this as "was only halfway falling so I kept kicking it". : SiW.
  • STEVE!!! I LOVE YOU!! B===========D That cock's for you! : voodooraze
  • I read that as halfway falling and amazed you were getting better at catching these servers. : Lunatic Angelic
  • This place is falling apart without you :( : MrLobo
  • Cool. And I thought it was the Pockyclypse crowd trying to archive everything :) : bombay
• no it works better than it ever has. EVER HAS : mega man
• Yeah - it's really fucking spotty right now : thetangent
• Yes, response time from th shack has been slow since yesterday for me. : serenj
• Yeah it was pretty sketcy for me a few hours ago. : tKillbox
• Yeah, since yesterdayish. Before then I only had a 90% fail rate on screenshots and comment pages. : Splinebastard