Morning Discussion
by Chris Faylor, Feb 16, 2009 7:24am PSTSurprise, it's President's Day! That one really snuck up on us out of nowhere, huh?
As today is a federal holiday, I'm not sure how much news there will actually be today. But not to worry--Nick and I will be keeping an eye on things. Maarten may even pitch in, assuming he can tear himself away from his newly acquired iMac.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
New Zone of the Enders project underway
i need a cheap (sub $700) tiny-ass form factor PC that can handle HD video, preferably with an HDMI out. (i would prefer a small box to a laptop).
Any Ideas? I dont have time to wait for the Nvidia ION.
halpz
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I put too much computer into to small of a case (SLI in a Antec P180), and I'm paying for it.
I've ordered a few Scythe ULTRA KAZE 120mm case fans with a supposed output of 133.60 CFM each. But I am a little worried about noise. I don't need the fans running full tilt all the time, since heat only becomes an issues when both graphics cards are running.
So I was looking into a fan controller. Any recommendations? The fan I am getting are 0.6A each, so I need something that will allow for that.
If this doesn't work, I'll have to look into getting a new case. I'll need something big with lots of room for fan and airflow. What's everyone's favorite? Antec nine hundred?
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Jnr (age 4.5) has been doing "space" as the theme this school term. The climax came last week: there was to be a class trip to the moon. We were told to send them to school in a spacesuit of some sort (eg. boots with tin foil on, empty drinks bottles on the back for oxygen, bicycle helmet with foil etc.) and to give them some sandwiches for a space-picnic. The kid was very excited and had been looking forward to it.
I collected him after school and he was very glum. I got him home and fed him some biscuits "please, why are you so sad? you must tell me, perhaps I can fix it". He looked up and said "we didn't go to the moon, we just pretended". Then his face grew even longer: "there wasn't even a rocket. We just sat in our chairs"
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http://www.nin.com/
So sad.
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Who is this old witch lady? Why is she lighting candles constantly? What the fuck? Why is Jack's dad some sort of spirit or guide on the island? Who is Jacob? Have they ever explained the smoke monster/security system? I think I have a handle on everything else.
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Celebrate a Federal US holiday with some Axis vs Allies fun!
Starts 6:00pm (PST) and goes until the server dies!
Shack Dallas Server:
IP: 63.209.33.113:27015
Pw: Usual password, in my profile or message .Jayson, Arctic Fox, or Dschinghis Khan.
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There are so many things flawed with the single player in this game. I hope the multiplayer makes up for it.
Literally gernades will spawn behind me and i get one shotted WAYYYYYY to often.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809943432/video/11834123
Pants = EXPLODED
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2nNP2Y8pyw theater cam
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These are my clips and partially my roommate's. Enjoy! The video editor is fun!
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New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
vs
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
Prokofiev Classical Symphony
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
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Which program should I see?
I don't think I ever need to hear The Rite of Spring again in my life and I've never heard any Prokofiev but it's got to have some of that rad Russian pathos (based on my stereotypes of Russian composers), so I'm leaning towards the latter, but was wondering if any of you classy bastards had input?
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Whats up with the autopoilot majig "Off"?
Why do we have to play with such a crappy viewpoint?
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I looked at a Gateway yesturday, the 2201, it was a nice 22" , 1680x1050 and has HDMI input , but there was no ms rating adn the contrast was 2000:1.
I really know nothing about LCD monitors, I just know you need to be careful about panel types , viewing angles and refresh rate (for gaming, which I do need a somewhat decent one that isn't going to ghost on me).
It has to be sold at Best Buy as Im using my store credit to buy it. I can go to $300 if needed, but I'd like to stay within my giftcard balance.
thanks!
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http://vantage.shackspace.com/audio/mine/Vantage%20-%20Needsaname.mp3
I don't want to describe the song, because I need your help! The song needs a name. I'm horrible with names, so give it a listen (it's short) and let me know what sort of name/theme/experience pops into your head while you listen. :)
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Battlefield heroes.
So I got n email that said in the subject line: " congratulations here is you beta key!!"
Then the body of the email was blank :(
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i.e. A -> B |- (not A) v B ?
this stuff is hurting my brain.
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Also, I don't like games that allow me the choice of like eight different ways to go (non-sandbox of course). I don't want to get lost, I want the safety and comfort of a linear path, I want to go where I am supposed to go and not ever worry that I am going to miss something. I like exploring all areas of a map, and if I have two doors to go through and choose the one on the right and suddenly something scripted happens and it's the end of the level and I never get to find out what was beyond that door on the left, I am going to get very upset. I was pretty OCD about my Mario and Yoshi games back in the day for this reason.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wGMlSuX_c
Got a fave song of the moment?
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Insert something about alcoholism and you being wrong.
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Can't wait for the movie!
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Yesterday we had a thread of various crazy Starcraft games. Here's what got posted so you don't have to read it all. If you like SC, you should watch these. Most are commentated in English, some better than others :)
http://www.gomtv.net/classics2/vod/451 - Tense ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5et21NRSHZI + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpC1Qd5k2J4 - A similarly tense ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQjWx3VgMGY - Crazy beginning (crazy map too)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym39_jX9bnI - The Bisu v. Pok_Ju video mentioned in the above video, using a similar strat
http://www.gomtv.net/classics2/vod/278 - Awesome use of Colosseum's neutral creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMq3Anh_3mE - Epic-length TvT with hot battlecruiser action
And a fun one:
http://www.gomtv.net/classics2/vod/305 - BoxeR (oldschool terran) using some very unorthodox play
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i was wondering if I liked Oldboy what other movies I should see?
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http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=5509
Anyone want to meet up early for some food before gingerman or wherever?
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