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From an LA Times article about cheating in MMA/Boxing, specifically about applying a foreign substance (plaster/concrete) to handwraps.

in 1988 undefeated heavyweights Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks fought for the undisputed title. Before the fight, Spinks' trainer, Butch Lewis, requested that Tyson rewrap his hands three times. (presumably to make sure nothing illegal was applied to it).
Tyson grew so agitated, he slammed his hand through a wall. Seated in the next room, where Tyson's fist protruded, was Spinks, who was 'Scared beyond scared' by the force of that blow, Sugar said.

Tyson knocked out Spinks in 91 seconds

Feb 17, 2009 1:36pm PST

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So i just bought Magic Potion by The Black Keys from the iTunes store.
I noticed that the MP3s are encoded at 128kbps, is this normal for an album on iTunes?

Feb 17, 2009 12:28pm PST

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- If this is true, theres no way i'm buying albums off of iTunes again. : peetabix01
- It was the norm for a while. A lot of albums are now itunes plus. They are 256kbps. If it's a plus alb... : jahulio2

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I know I'm really late to the party, but god damn is Earth Defense Force 2015 a lot of fun to play co-op! The vehicles seem kind of pointless, though. They're slow, hard to control, and don't seem to have significantly increased firepower over the guns your guys can find at higher difficulties.

Feb 17, 2009 4:43pm PST

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- Anyone know where I can grab a copy of this? Difficulty level: Must ship to Canada. : ryuuseki
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  Is this on the PS2? I don't remember vehicles on the 360 one. : crummynz
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    oh they were there, but so pointless you could easily forget : whore
    - Oh wait I do now. Heh. : crummynz

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Awesome 1:10 Scale TF2 Models

You guys need to see these:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=789974

Feb 17, 2009 9:27am PST

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- Very cool. I'd love to see him build a scale 2fort or granary to put them in. : dumb.
- those look awesome : Mmmmmoo
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  Nice, I would totally buy TF2 dolls : sikander
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    they're figures, not dolls. : Mmmmmoo
    - ACTION figures*chest thump* : kpxkrnjc
  - they're action figures, not dolls! : AllYourBase
- those are fantastic! : anthonybean
- that's kickass! : vynn
- That is some tedious work. : cjcharv
- dude. : sparkly
- that guy rocks : hamachi
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  Pretty neat, I'd love to see them once they are all done. : voodooraze
  - If his finished Solider pictures are of any indication, it's going to be awesome. : Lionhart32935
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  SERIOUSLY VALVE, WHERE ARE MY FIGURINES FOR MY DESK!?!? :( : virus
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    I would totally buy two sets of action figures. ;) : ThomW
    - If I had to pick one (which is hard because they aren't even all done-I think I would want the Scout) I... : Lightzout
- Holy shit those are amazing : gnomish
- Wow. : Ride-My-Rocket
- That is so awesome. Hire this guy for the yet-to-be-announced animated series! LucasArts are you list... : Lightzout

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Any Canadian had luck finding Street Fighter IV anywhere?

I went to a couple of stores and it's nowhere to be found.. :(

Feb 17, 2009 8:33am PST

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  tell me where you looked! : boring gegtik
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    In Montreal: Best Buy, Futureshop, Ebgames, gamebuzz, toysrus, HMV and Archambeault. :/ : razlebol
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      Futureshop online says the release date is the 19th? : tunis5000
      
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      ebgames told me the canadian release date is tomorrow; best buy said they may receive a shipment this aft... : boring gegtik
      
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      some ebgames are saying that as well. I'm just going to wait a few hours and call back. : razlebol
      
      let me know if you find it anywhere! : AlexXdude
      
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      Are they saying you need a preorder at EB games? : Boxelder
      
      The two EBGames that I called just said tomorrow, didn't even mention pre-orders. GameBuzz said tomorrow ... : AlexXdude
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      hahah they're the first store I called and they told me tomorrow so i'm :( and I'll just wait another 24 ... : AlexXdude
      
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      We should do a shack meet in montreal one day. A SF4 night would be pretty cool. : razlebol
      
      I've mentioned a Montreal shackmeet a few times, but it's hard to get everyone together. I do agree we... : AlexXdude
      
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      Just come to the GTA Shackmeet. : cookblaze
      
      Downtown toronto is closer... : boring gegtik
      
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      I'd be up for that : MrLobo
      
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      paging mnok, shirif, boxelder, enigme, utopia, mystifier and other montreal shackers! : AlexXdude
      
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      Let's crash AlexXdude's place! : razlebol
      
      totally. : barichnikov
- Not yet. But I was told by a local retailer that they would be getting it tonight. : cookblaze
- this is why i preorder shit at EB. id ont have to go on game hunts, they just call me when they get it : dantastic
- I've been told I can't get it until Thursday. Pissed. =[ : jayacheess
- Looks like there is a couple of ebgames in Ontario that received their copies. http://www.redflagdeals.c... : razlebol

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Shacknews LaserTag – Sponsored by GameFly!!!

Woot! Talk about a great Valentine’s Day gift! GameFly reaches out to shackers on fun terms. They have kindly offered to pick up the tab and enhance the giveaway goodies too! Gamefly folk are coming to mingle, bowl and play laser-tag with all of us at the Main Event in Frisco, TX on Feb. 28th. Steve Gibson and I are happy dancing. Wow. What a warm and generous hello! GameFly LOVE.

Please make them feel welcome and encourage them to join the fun.

Sign up instructions remain the same. Our final count is due on Mon, Feb 23rd.

1. Go to www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=5523 for details and sign-up.
2. Send your completely refundable $15 per-person deposit via paypal to sHugamom@gmail.com Note your shack name and who all you’re reserving for by name on your paypal transaction. Deposits will be returned in cash when we give you your shack name-tag at the Main Event sign-in on Feb 28th.
3. Questions? Shackmessage to sHugamom

Feb 17, 2009 12:49pm PST

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Hurrah! I just got my new EEEpc in the mail! It's the one with the 40gb SSD!

This thing is quiet. The ticking of my radiator in my room is louder than this thing. By a lot.
It's got a 10" screen, and the size is just big enough that I can type with my sloppy mechanic hands.

I love new toys!

Feb 17, 2009 12:44pm PST

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what's with the weird little lightning bolts next to some names?

Feb 17, 2009 8:44am PST

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  They have a paid Mercury account. : deadhorse
  - booooo : BenMurphy
  - or in some cases, had. : balaams_ass
  - any answer this easy is clearly a lie. : Xanthos
- Those are the cool people : TroZ
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  their nazis : .frame
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    who's nazis? : biskits
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      Them over their; there the nazis. It is they're heritage. : TreMetal
      
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      Werewolf? There. There what? There wolf. There castle. *points* : c0bra
      
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      ahh young frankenstein! : .frame
      
      Marty Feldman was truly a god among men. : c0bra
      
      Dr. Frankenstein... "Fronkensteen." You're putting me on. No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen." : thetangent
      
      Well whose gonna tell them how to regain it? : biskits
    - Illinois' : c0bra
    - grammar nazis : Flying h4x0r
    - Theirs. : Zeeliv
    - lol oops. The Shack's Nazis that's who! : .frame
    - I also am trying to figure out if the "who's" is a subtle joke or supposed to be "whose", because if it i... : TreMetal
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      aisle get you, my pretty : foo
      
      And yore little dog, two! : Ride-My-Rocket
    - Hahahaha I can't tell whether this is intentional or not, but funny nonetheless. : sgtsanity
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    - I see you have a Bag of Dicks! : Alco23
  - M R SNAKES A R NOT S A R C DEM E D B D I'S? : FS|Archangel
- They are GameFly employees : indosauros
- pity those foos : Patch-e
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  right click on the bolt and look at the alternate text. It will tell you all you need to know. : Smitty
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    You used to be able to just hover it and it would show up. What happened :( : Flying h4x0r
    - Gamefly : DM7
    - IE will show it. The correct html is title= instead of alt= : TroZ
- anyone that has one is a pedophile : gmd
- The Shack has a vibrant and outspoken LGBT community : Delaric
- we know what a wizard's sleeve is like. /shiver : Fyunch Click
- Its the "Shocker" account. One in the Shack in two in The Back. : get_navi
- We're moderators : TastyWheat
- shuddup or i'll ZAP you : m0rfus
- veterans of the gamefly takeover war. : eldiablo01
- What lightining bolts? : voodooraze
- It's the casual encounter button. Click it, and if they are in your area, free sex tonight. : skitzo
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  They are single and ready to mingle. Also, homosexuals. : Bean
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    and superior to those without the bolts : Mmmmmoo
    - Indeed : razlebol
    - It's true. When the Gamefly takeover is complete those without bolts will work as slaves in our lolmines. : c0bra
    - iawtp : re-verse
    - Truth : rosewood
    - But I turned mine off :( : d fluke
    - It's true. Though I'll likely cancel mine. : spazzium
    - IAWTP : Nitrium
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      well yeah but don't brag about it! : nomaad
      
      but how will they know? the little lightning bolt is not enough to alert the inferior of our superiority : Mmmmmoo
    - damn right : stonedonkey
    - Inferior :-( : trevis
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      another case of the haves and have not. obama will fix this : handofthrawn
      
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      Obama's gonna give me a lightening bolt? Awesome! :D : thetangent
      
      get out of here, poseurs! : zerog83
      
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      CHAAAAANNNNGGGEEEE!!!! : handofthrawn
      
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      GG, etc : virus
      
      WITH GUNS : deject
    - Hi there bolt buddies! : hashd
    - We got the POWA! : kanix
    - racist! : Postal
    - The real story: it means that we've killed a dude for Maarten & steVe but we're not supposed to talk abou : mn3m0n1c
    - all hail the lightening bolt! : pukerat
    - I welcome our lightning bolt overloads. : DHAvatar
    - and jerks : delataur
    - :O : Chepito.
    - Girl you know it's true. : Ride-My-Rocket
    - vastly superior. $50 a year for no ads and shackspace! : virus
    - Word. : mittense
    - represent! : suqur
    - What about those that have "hidden" bolts? : Alco23
    - Woah. : dantastic
    - superior to most of us anyway. theres some exceptions : re4ctor
    - heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy : r3dn3ck
    - You know who else had bolts? The SS. http://www.freewebs.com/satansgraphix/SS_Bolts.gif : Marauder IIC
    - +inf : deject
    - ^^^^people giving their money to Gamefly : Dimmona
  - zap zap, you're dead! : Majuju
- Folks who have had sex with your mom. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  - lol : naabster
  - ^^ the better question ^^ why is your name being singled out? : kbnerd
  - hahaha : inchwide
  - perfect. :D : d0pamine
  - seriously is he a mod? : yoonix
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    - They are always blue for me because of the safe for work script so I didn't even notice anything screwy. : sigpro
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      It made Wife Swap hilarious last week : Omaha
      
      No way. Link to episode? : Delaric
    - my kids run around doing larp all the time. Yelling "Grenade" "ROCKETS ROCKETS" "FORCE PUSH" whatever ... : Slowtreme
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  - baz : rgoer
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    Huh? I cancelled just a few days ago, I'm assuming it's not going to charge me. : avatar_58
    - Maybe they made it easier. When I had it, the only way to cancel was to have your credit card expire. :P : K1Bond007
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    What is there to cancel? : Xin Jing Client 1a
    - Mercury, if you don't want it anymore. : OmegaRed59
  - its pretty easy from the fileshack page, but the subscription still runs on for a while : moshman
  - I somehow figured out how to cancel years ago! My shackspace still exists, though. haha http://sparkly.sh... : sparkly
  - Took about three months of extra billing but it was eventually canceled. My shackspace is still online as... : sikander
- We're part of the Shacknews 3rd Shock Army. : ArcKnight
- foo do you know chewie : Utopia
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  Sylvester McMonkey McBean can fix that right up for you. : edgewise
  - Best Dr Seuss book for me because of the To0 Many Daves story. : sigpro
- <Mr. T> Who you callin' weird foo </Mr. T> : yosemiteclimber
- so we know whos got the AIDS : mindshot
- free masons : CoRDS

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Dallas Fags Who Like Hokey

Just got this email from a friend,

The Dallas Stars are running a little promotion to reward their faithful season ticket holders (but it doesn't appear you need to be an actual season ticket holder to take advantage). Basically they are giving away two free upper level tickets to either the Mon, Feb 23rd game against San Jose, or the Thu, Feb 26th game against St Louis. You still need to pay the service charges, but that only amounts to about $4.

To claim the tickets visit this link and use the password SEASON:

http://protected.tickets.com/buy/TicketOnsale?orgid=20392&agency=STARS_B2B_34&poid=14456

Feb 17, 2009 5:46pm PST

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So I googled my name just now. I find the 6th result troubling: http://beautifulpixel.com/assets/wtfgoogle-20090217-155651.png

Feb 17, 2009 3:57pm PST

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- be prepared for it to be #1 here soon. : sigpro
- I find it troubling that it hasn't even cracked the top 5 yet, Alex : Audhuml4
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  When you have kids please name them Bruce and John. : sparkly
  - Should name the one Brucie just to insure he gets beat up every day. : boredguy
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    Original material there that I have never heard before. : SqueegyTBS
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      What about "Chocolate"? : Dave-A
      
      hahaha : aeg1x
      
      haahahahah : Chandler55
      
      nice : Slowtreme
      
      lol! : davantalus
      
      rofl : r3dn3ck
    - hey it's cool man. My name is Josh Lyon and kids would ask me "Are you joshing my or are you just lie'n" : sparkly
  - Any first name starting with D would give a loltastic username. : festivalman
  - My dad's name is John Wayne, yup, named after John Wayne. : Derringer
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      A perfect excuse to bust out the flip-up glasses : Slowtreme
- I was going to be named after my grandfather (bruce) but my dad wouldnt have it : IgnoramusSA
- Alex Wayne? : Super Sparker
- Alex wayne, why is your name on the shack at all? Do you (Alex Wayne) talk in the third person a lot? Kin : thecray
- Kudos for the iPhone app :D : Goblin au
- Well I guess I stand for Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease : hashd
- alex wayne cock throbbling results : doomed
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Who here is playing GTA IV (PC)?

I've had it on my desk for a few weeks now, and haven't had much of a chance to play it yet; but riedlos' and CrustaR's video makes me want to play.
We should organize a shackbattle sometime. Who would be interested?

Feb 17, 2009 2:10pm PST

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- I'd be interested. : pygmyt7
- Me too, even though I haven't tried out multi yet. : WaterSign
- i am interested : Dschinghis Khan
- I'd be in. : thejm4n

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Empire! Total War - Preorder available on Steam

Not sure if this is old news or not but I noticed on Steams homepage today that pre-orders of Empire are now available. Looks like they're pushing it at the 49.99USD price point.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/

Feb 17, 2009 4:32pm PST

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My SF4 Mini-Review

I just got done playing for a while with Break on the PS3

Pros:
- Graphics are pretty good
- The game handles well and is very responsive.
- The characters seem balanced with different techniques needed to effectively combat each one. For example, ABLE, one of the new characters, is a grappling character that will toss you around the room very fast. After getting my ass handed to me over and over again, I found out that you needed to use quick punches and kicks to combat his grapple. Simple little things like that can, and are what will make this game long lasting.
-The difficulty on medium is pretty insane, I can't imagine what it will be on harder settings.
-Multiplayer for the most part is lag free. Its hit or miss, but so far, very few matches were unplayable. And when it determines that the match is unplayable, it drops both players from the round, and does not count them in ranking.
- The ranking system is pretty good I think. It takes away points from the person who lost and gives them to the person who won. If the person who lost has no points, there is a base score that will be awarded.

Cons:
- No lobby watching in multiplayer. Meaning, only two people to a fight, so no one can watch. This is a big letdown, and hopefully it will be added in later as an option.
- I think there is something wonky going on with the controls, (it could be me), but sometimes I preform moves that I did not execute, or come near to executing, but it never seems to be at the wrong time. Seems like some kinda assistance may be going on here, or it may be me just getting lucky.
- Some of the players seem to be out of proportions. I mean, Ryu's arm is as big a thigh, and Chungli's thighs look like horse legs on a half man half horse. Its not that big of a deal, I mean, come on its a video game.
- My Thumb hurts

Overall: Awesome. I didn't want to put it down, and that's kinda scary. I wanted... just... one... more... round...........

Anyway, I should be getting this in on gamefly as for the 360 as well. Ill give impressions of minor differences when I get a chance.

Add me on the PS3 as conandan1. And for the love of God, update www.gamewith.us Its a must for PS3 owners.

Also Break whooped my ass :-(

Feb 17, 2009 4:43pm PST

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Ok, so I'm planning to play Left4Dead for the first time tonight. Do I add people on Steam to play with, or just browse servers, or is there a Shack server that is normally pretty populated? What's the standard operating procedure here?

I'm going to be really bad.

Feb 17, 2009 4:59pm PST

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WE whine! :)

Feb 17, 2009 7:12am PST

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You probably don't want to go to Evening Reading - it's very grey.

Feb 17, 2009 6:06pm PST

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- No so grey anymore - time to leave! : Jonathan

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TF2 Scout Update Announced
http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/

Feb 17, 2009 1:55pm PST

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  - I heard skankcore is kind of a big deal too. : Head Rush
- hahahahha wow that first new weapon is fucking rad. I want to start playing again just to use it. : NastyJack
- Oh that sounds like a fun weapon to use. : DrWaffles
- works on ubers? fuck yeah man about time : mista mista
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    - I can see it being used to clear the way for a push on the final point in Granary. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      If it took a couple of seconds to "rev up" with this particular weapon? Just enough time for opposing te... : Maddog_Delphi97
      
      Agreed. : yosemiteclimber
    - I assumed the former, but it is open to interpretation. : taronish
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      Excellent. : Godhatesfatpeople
      
      argh, Mr Burns leave my mind will ya : humbleone
      
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    - Yeah, that could be. I just think they've always been sort of unclear on it, from the start. The demo man... : taronish
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      Yes, I just always think the response of "don't use it if you don't like it" reads like an invitation to ... : taronish
- haha it'd be interesting to see how it plays in game : Mmmmmoo
- Hahaha... sounds fun at least. I can imagine a good scout with this could potentially stop an offensiv... : Alco23
- will it disable a sentry for a couple seconds? wishful thinking : vynn
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Photography dudes...

UV filters... ya or nay? Are these essential? Or are the (pen) lens cleaners good enough?

Feb 17, 2009 4:49pm PST

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i've ranted about this before, but It makes me extremely angry when fucking credit card companies automatically deny a transaction even though your account is in good standing and has never had any issues. They then call you with some automated system that says, "did you really spend this amount of money at this store?" and you say "yes" and they say "ok... we denied it, please go to the merchant and try to buy it again"

what the fuck? It's pretty easy for them to see that I spent massive amounts of money every month using their card. It's also easy to see that I buy LOTS of things from amazon.com. Don't fucking randomly deny my card when I'm trying to buy something from Amazon.com. I realize there's a lot of identity theft going on, but i still think this is ridiculous.

Feb 17, 2009 8:40am PST

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Last Dawn of War 2 Beta 3v3 Shack game was just played!

http://www.shackpics.com/files/finalDOW2betagameJPG_795ak2vxeorylmxsgqeb.jpg

Thanks for all the great Beta games dudes, I had fun playing with everyone! I hope my shooty 'Nids weren't too annoying... Hope most people have pre-ordered so we can get our game on with the retail version starting this Friday!

Feb 17, 2009 4:17pm PST

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Cats are funny. My 2 cats are hunting each other around the house. I find it very cool that they have the ability to widen their pupils at will.. I kinda imagine when they crouch down and their eyes go wide, that in their head the sound effect from AvP where the Predator switches viewing modes goes off. LOL.

Feb 17, 2009 6:05pm PST

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Pearl Jam?

https://www.pearljam.com/sites/all/themes/pearljam/images/media/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=https://www.pearljam.com/sites/all/themes/pearljam/images/media/ten.xml

Feb 17, 2009 3:47pm PST

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http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3872633.jpg

there is a name for this

Feb 17, 2009 5:18pm PST

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http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3872633.jpg there is a name for this : Luminair
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- It's beautiful and shocking all at the same time. : Sylvanus
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  - i second this. : DM7
- "fucking crazy" : eeeealmo
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X. : theangrywaffles
- "untapped oil reserves" : Bean
- I think you're supposed to hold the red crystal until the tornado shows up. : DOOManiac
- tilt-shit fauxtography : Dave-A
- Peninsula? : virus
- "God's Vagina" : mechanicalgrape
- flying : inchwide
- clay : sKetchflow
- Erosion? : hashd
- OCEAN! : virus
- herpes. : burning eye
- is that prince edward island? maybe the north coast? reminds me of the landscape where we went up to ch... : sroylance
- future jump of Lost island after global warming comes : Cheeziologist
- New Starbucks location : Godhatesfatpeople
- Lands end? : Bumpmapped
- Dry land is a myth! : Super Sparker
- my swimming pool : nickjolly

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le sigh
General Motors said on Tuesday it could need a total of up to $30 billion in U.S. government aid—more than doubling its original aid—and would run out of cash as soon as March without new federal funding.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29243063

I'm wondering if even the Dems are gonna look at that number and have second thoughts.

Feb 17, 2009 5:03pm PST

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SFIV Acquired :) Who's in for a shackbattle tonight?

Feb 17, 2009 10:26am PST

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Weather nerds get a free year of http://www.wunderground.com no need to put in credit card info. Here is the gift code BAVV5

Feb 17, 2009 1:53pm PST

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- booo, hisss!!! : manero
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i don't know what's up with the haters but Battlefield Heroes is pretty fun for what it is

Feb 17, 2009 5:31pm PST

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SHACKSTATS for Evening Reading
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=57267

Chatty started on Monday at 6:00 PM PST and ran for 13.2 hours.
178 threads were started containing a total of 2734 comments, posted at an average of 207 comments per hour.
687 unique users participated in this chatty for an average of 4.0 comments per user (±4.3).

!!! Full stats here: http://shackstats.greglaabs.com/chattystats/57267 !!!

Feb 17, 2009 5:16pm PST

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  - sounds like Monday evening was a slow night. : dopeman
- YAY! There are 1297 people more ignored than I am for the year.....for now. :) : zipper76

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When did http://www.cheatcc.com get added to the front page? Is this new or did I miss it a long time ago?

Feb 17, 2009 5:57pm PST

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- When did they change their layout? I miss 1999. : hoov1185

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Hello Shack.

I had originally contemplated flying to lubbock, TX in April. But after pondering a great deal the logistics of flying, baggage, mailing my bike back and forth, renting a car, and purchasing hotel rooms, I've decided instead to drive. Because I like driving a lot.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=raleigh,+nc&daddr=lubbock,+tx+to:st.+louis,+MO+to:raleigh,+nc&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=33.321349,-87.978516&sspn=28.212497,39.550781&ie=UTF8&ll=35.46067,-90.263672&spn=27.52757,39.550781&z=5

This is the portion of the evening where you tell me fun things that are on this route.

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It still amazes me how many people use IE! My website stats for the last month:

69,732 Visits, 15,559 Absolute Unique Visitors, 769,845 Pageviews, 11.04 Average Pageviews, 0:08:52 Time on Site, 13.68% Bounce Rate, 19.49% New Visits
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Browser 	                                       Visits 	                        % visits 

Internet Explorer                                 31,827                      	45.64% 

Firefox 	                                               28,195                      	40.43% 

Safari 	                                               8,008 	                        11.48% 

Chrome 	                                       1,219 	                        1.75% 

Opera 	                                               281                             	0.40%
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