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• Honestly, this is why footie is the greatest sport in the entire world. I am completely and utterly flabb... : aaarrrgh
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  That's cool and all but I find this more entertaining and 'OHSHI' inducing. http://www.youtube.com/wat... : avatar_58
  • Hah I was going to post that. : bcyde
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    that is fucking fantastic and is comparable to the total ownage in the OP : Yanks
    • Kovalev had a fucking awesome goal in the leafs game but I can't find any clips. He just crept up, slowed... : avatar_58
  • That's so awesome. : Edges
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    this is even more OHSHI inducing than yours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NujUt5-sFdM but then i'm am... : papaskot
    • this is a joke : papaskot
  • plus his name is Linus - that makes it even better : flagg209
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    KNUCKLE PUCK!!!!!!! : pancake humper
    • Man, I love how the crowd goes absolutely quiet. Such an awesome play. : pancake humper
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    Haha, fucking nice. I'm also a fan of Malik's shootout goal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2E1cyTV... : gnomish
    • This one of Stamkos isn't bad either http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4zGlYUy7Y : bcyde
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    I like Dats shootout goal better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZoNt9SoUXQ Doesn't look like much ... : twifosp
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      this clip makes me laugh every time too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCKLRkqvCdM&feature=related : twifosp
      • That looked painful :o : avatar_58
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        I'll be laughing when the Sharks win the cup this year. : DJ Clipdat
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          Why would you laugh if the sharks win the cup this year? : twifosp
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            Because Detroit didn't win. : DJ Clipdat
            • Playoffs haven't even started yet, I wouldn't go predicting anything. Also: http://www.hhof.com/gra... : twifosp
            • We won the cup last year, which means we can't bitch about losing for the next three years. : fishbone
  • He makes it look so easy... :( : chungathebunga
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    If we are talking this sport http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OmbtXqEwPs He does it over and over again. : lowayne
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      One of the only good things to come out of the avs this season. : chungathebunga
      • At least it is really good. Sigh. : lowayne
    • Some of those are totally ridiculous. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • bwahahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • This whole thread is full of win, and I'm not even a huge hockey fan. : treefingers1
• Wow, that's incredible : action roommate
• haha, the backheel just makes it : SiW.
• bravo... BRAVO : skelom
• that was beautiful. its like he took his time and toyed with the defenders : whereiwannab
• Impressive, but it wasn't on ice, so obviously not the best goal of the year. : twifosp
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  That should make him a nice bit when the Premier League comes knocking. : Albemuth
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    Oh god, I can't wait for the 6+5 rule to come into play, so we'll see more than English teams dominating... : aaarrrgh
    • Liverpool vs Man Utd from the 1979 FA Cup was on TV the other day. All 22 players were white and British.... : rock elf
• haha, bayern got so raped. the cocky cunts so deserve that : moshman
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  1. awesome 2. love the bundesliga 3. but, *BUNDESLIGA DEFENDING'D* : Foxhawk
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    gerrard v. olympiakos (ultra pressure. they HAVE to score here or they're out of the tournament) http:... : Foxhawk
    • lol @ all the gerrard goals. : aaarrrgh
  • It's Bayern though, not just some random team. : aaarrrgh
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  Lets post cool sporting moments. USA scoring a try against South Africa? In a world cup? Stepping around ... : aeg1x
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    i have no idea what's going on in that video : action roommate
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      that's because things are happening without a break for commercial! : aeg1x
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        or I don't know the rules of rugby : action roommate
        • He's trying to be smug for some reason but it works a lot like a mash-up between basketball and hockey. ... : kgargs
    • short bus version: USA got stupid wtf lucky and got points. long story. USA were about to get scored o... : -=kodiak=-
  • I watched some rugby when we were in France on our honeymoon, and damn it was actually interesting. Unfor... : king_darius
  • One of my history teachers in high school was a former captain of the US national rugby team. : mechanicalgrape
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    Holy shit that was awesome and I don't know shit about rugby. : pupismyname
    • It makes it even better when you realize South Africa was about 2 yards away from scoring. Basically the... : kgargs
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    He's fast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujutKFKHWOY&feature=related : thief
    • haha he's fucking insane. I'm sad I don't get to see him in action at all... I haven't seen him play sinc... : aeg1x
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    Tayshaun Prince at Kentucky opening up against North Carolina. Unreal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9... : icon_of_syn
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      hah hah - remember when Kentucky was good? : kgargs
      • Indeed I do. =( Hopefully Calipari gives em some life. : icon_of_syn
    • Love this video, love Tayshaun Prince : fishbone
  • holy shit that dude is fast! : nodebug
  • Didn't look that impressive to me. The pass to the guy that made the score was really sweet, but that ru... : action wombmate
• Awesomesauce. Speaking of goals. Here's Messi and i was there when he did it. http://www.youtube.com/w... : [7]kami
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  Gourcuff's goal against PSG isn't bad either. You have to watch the replays to even see what he did. You ... : pupismyname
  • Now that is artistry. damn. : aaarrrgh
  • Holy hell that is an amazing goal. : Lionhart32935
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  i was so hoping they'd recreate this right after: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNAtkAavwC8 : My Documents
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    I totally knew what this was before clicking. Wait, did you upload this today or something... : king_darius
    • yeah, it's easier to view this way than in the format the original was in. removed the first :30 as well... : My Documents
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  different link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KKiICZZMxw : aaarrrgh
  • Holy crap, he juked nearly the entire team. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    ^^^ THERE IS A WORKING LINK HERE ^^^^ : aaarrrgh
    • German sauce.. cool but not awesome tits. Check this Maradona goal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHS... : doomed
  • haha suck it, bayern. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  This video has been removed by the user : doomed
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    read up a few posts. it's still there :) : aaarrrgh
    • Fuck it's gone again : stuka
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  Mirror? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • You people are not good at reading threads! : aaarrrgh
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  Dude, soccer? : FS|Archangel
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    lol, not again. : aaarrrgh
    • Uncivilized barbarians, the lot of them :( : evildanish

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• That's pretty cool. : bcyde
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  L4D the animated series! :D : Godhatesfatpeople
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    It kinda reminds me of the art from the Clerks animated series. : Vincent Grayson
    • it does. : Godhatesfatpeople
• http://storeimgs.com/show.php/23448_goldensun2560x1600.jpg.html : Godhatesfatpeople
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  my favourite wall of the week (tm) http://www.shackpics.com/files/Through_the_night_by_Orioto_alckkxie... : razorblade79
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    That is pretty fucking cool and I am fairly certain I would murder someone for the ability to play throug... : OverloadUT
    • haha yeah every time I look at my desktop I get the urge to play it that way : razorblade79
    • iawtp and then some : ColoradoCNC
  • ooh very nice :) : freakord
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    I would kill for a poster of this. : deveus1
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      it's from here, I think you can buy them as posters there..? not sure http://orioto.deviantart.com/art... : razorblade79
      • ^look at the other pics from that guy also, some amazing stuff there : razorblade79
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        He doesn't offer prints of his video game paintings because of copyright concerns. :( : OverloadUT
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          OH DOG NOES! : devi| dog
          • What? : OverloadUT
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  http://breakfastrocket.com/shack/shack1600.jpg Not made by me. I'm not sure who made it. : DrWaffles
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    I'll dump the contents of my wallpaper folder. http://breakfastrocket.com/stuff/walls/ It's probabl... : DrWaffles
    • wow lots of awesome stuff here. : ass-street
  • That's creepy! : CrustaR
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  For higher rez, just take that wallpaper, and bg fill the solid background colour and you're set. : DrZettl
  • Oh nice, good call : wasylm
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  not really, pretty generic looking cartoon. i dont like the oh lol we make everything into this cartoon ... : papaskot
  • I'm kinda with you. It's fairly well done but not very inspired. : action wombmate
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    I like wallpapers with solid bright colors with no text or logos, so it's basically the only L4D one that... : wasylm
    • i think my korban l4d wallpaper is pretty good: http://www.shackpics.com/files/korban_happyJPG_27fbfd014... : papaskot
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  Have you guys all seen Left4LoL? Youtube it. Here I'll do it for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : IHATEDUST
  • Yeah I never understood why the computer doesn't grab grenades. : virus
  • i lol'd : fuzzydamnit
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  NEED MORE L4D WALLPAPERS!!! : virus
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/NoMercy_wqafl7kgkqlolgyyvyhd.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/DeathToll... : Mmmmmoo
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      those are wayy too busy. :) : chilln
      • I originally cropped them from the posters and tried editing them to make it more desktop friendly but go... : Mmmmmoo
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      hahaha awful : virus
      • you misspelled "awesome"! : Mmmmmoo
    • ZOE HAS 3 HANDS. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I really need to check the valve store for prints. : Downforce
  • http://store.valvesoftware.com/ : kallanta
• Looks quite a lot like the penny-arcade guy's work. : chazums
• Nice stuff : scottythejock

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• goddamnit jason have you put this everywhere? you are out of control. : dahanese
• Imhotep is invisible. : dmason
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  22, or 12, depending on whether you re-use the same testers for each session. If each session has new ... : famine101
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    Nevermind, just re-read it and my answers are wrong. : famine101
    • It's not really clear, since you don't give enough information. Do you get new testers per round? Per wee... : famine101
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  44 testers. : Prozium
  • Layton's apprentice does it again! : Prozium
  • This is my guess. : skankcore
• maybe nobody wants your 'jason junk', ever think of that? gross :( : mikecyb
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  Correct answer is 104. Dude on twitter finally got it. : jason bergman
  • That's what I get for explaining my answer :(. : Ecks
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    you're like a bad math textbook. : heuristic
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      you should have seen how he worded it the first time. : dahanese
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        Inquiring minds would like to see how epically ambiguous his first draft was. : Kentor
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          let me see if i can dig it up and post it. : dahanese
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            (a) 24 testers, for the main group where each tester will perform a three hour session, and where there : dahanese
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              That totally wasn't my language! : jason bergman
              • Don't try to hide your super vague questions bergman! Now that search is working, I've seen it! : Kentor
      • You just can't read. Or do basic math. DIE IN A FIRE. : jason bergman
  • <3 Twitter : pwnage1232
• 104. 80 for the 10 testers * 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks. 12 testers for the first round 12 tester... : Ecks
• ambiguous. the "two sessions per week of 10 testers each" - are they the same as the twelve, same from... : heuristic
• Incomplete data, doesn't say if the 10 can be part of the 12 and if so, how many. : FiReaNG3L
• You don't give enough information. The reader has to make a lot of assumptions. It's only clear to you ... : action roommate
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  52 : Utopia
  • 2 rounds yeah : Utopia
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  2*(10+12)=44? : snicker-snack 2
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    wait no : snicker-snack 2
    • i blame faulty problem statement : snicker-snack 2
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  Can't answer without knowing whether or not those testers are supposed to be unique : Yanks
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    he said the 12 are the same. as for the 10 tests, i thought it was clear that there was unique cause he w... : Utopia
    • The way that sentence is constructed it could mean the same 12 testers apply to each round, and he previo... : OmegaRed59
• I'm sticking with 92 because you can't have "each round... same 12" in the same sentence without some une... : Jonathan
• there is no objectively correct answer to the question with the given information : brewsterdog
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  "In each round there are three sessions per week featuring the same 12 testers." This statement is mis... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Because it might be interpreted that these testers are the same testers to be used throughout. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Your wording makes this incredibly unclear. Because you say "there are three sessions per week featuring... : sKetchflow
  • Yeah, that's basically it. The deficient skills here are verbal. : Felraiser
• Is English your first language? : Bamtan
• English, mofo, do you speak it? : Zero|DPX
• lol, I read it three times and still don't understand how it works. : OmegaRed59

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  I can't make this unfortunately. : ieGod
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    as per usual. starting to think you hate us all. doesn't matter i know it's easter weekend. : dantastic
    • Neither can I as I already have family commitments. : TwiLyght
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  I'm going to try my darnedest to make it. If the weather is good, I wouldn't mind going exploring the ou... : Beef-
  • weather is looking up starting on thursday. the site i look at only does 5 day forecast, not lie anythin... : dantastic
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  norm macdonald is hilarious you should go!!!! : boring gegtik
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    i was discussing this with aux7 last night. tbh it would be cool to go see him. the thing is that i can... : dantastic
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      if i weren't in montreal this weekend seeing family I'd totally go :( : boring gegtik
      • dont travel so much, take it easy : dantastic
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  Darkness imprisoning me. All that I see. Absolute horror. I cannot live, I cannot die, trapped in myself,... : ryuuseki
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    someone just voted for guitar hero metallica. i'm trying to avoid hosting an all out full scale shackmee : dantastic
    • I posted in the wrong thread : ryuuseki
  • ^^^ I would follow this man to the death ^^^ : Beef-
  • ^^^^ Also this man ^^^^ : Beef-
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    vvv not this man vvv : Beef-
    • ='( : aux7
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  How about climbing at RO or TCA? : Kentor
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    How about parkouring off the CIBC building? : Beef-
    • I'll take that as a no then. : Kentor
    • how about basejumping from the top of the TD tower? : aux7
    • As long as we aren't forced into shitty combat I'm down with this idea. : ryuuseki
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    the was some interest in climbing. jen really wanted to badly and i'd be a bad boyfriend if i helped pla... : dantastic
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      Well, when Jen is in town give me a shout -- we climb in TO fairly frequently and wouldn't mind seeing so... : Kentor
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        awesome. i think we could get some people to come climb if we gave some notice. we went to a place befo... : dantastic
        • That would be Rock Oasis (RO) on Bathurst. Out of the three gyms, we tend to goto RO more than the other ... : Kentor
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  Yeah...I don't think this is happening. I have a couple birthday parties this weekend and Easter. : cookblaze
  • this isn't happening WITH YOU IN ATTENDANCE. this IS happening with or without you ;) : dantastic
• End of passion play, crumbling away. Im your source of self-destruction. Veins that pump with fear, sucki... : aux7
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  POTENTIAL IDEA: WE START DRINKING AT BISTRO 422. YOU CAN GET THEIR MICROBREWED ORGANIC HOUSE BEER FOR 11-... : ryuuseki
  • i like this and trying a new place. know any good dinner spots around there? : dantastic
  • that's right by Kensington right? : aux7
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    is that the joint that opened up at Deli Staropolska or whatever on roncevalles? : boring gegtik
    • http://www.dine.to/bistro422 : dantastic
    • oh shit yeah now that you mention it something did just open up here with a similar name. : aux7
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      I love that street name : redfive
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roncesvalles,_Toronto : boring gegtik
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        =D best neighborhood in my opinion! : aux7
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          *in Toronto : aux7
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            accessible mainly by bloor line = not a neighbourhood for me. :( : dantastic
            • uh, no not at all :P In fact, Dundas West station doesn't even touch Roncesvalles :P Roncesvalles sta... : aux7
  • oh god that sounds so good to me. To bad I'm way far away. : RogerDandy
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    Not bad, but that place is no secret (and pretty small) - it'll be tough to fit a large group unless you'... : P-Squid
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      dinner at around 630 or 7 somewhere nearby, drinks there for about 9ish? : dantastic
      • RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=restaurants+college... : dantastic
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    Awesome idea simply because it's around the corner from me. : Afterglow
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      good, you can now give up alternatives and good places to eat in the area and maybe other stuff to do : dantastic
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        as in alternatives in case its packed : dantastic
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          Cafe Diplomatico : Skoal^Fyfan
          • not too shabby, menu is pretty basic but the prices are right http://www.diplomatico.ca/ : dantastic
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            sneaky dees : boring gegtik
            • good suggestion if people are down with tex mex. either options are sounding good. also i think they ha... : dantastic
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              yes this was my thinking as well. Sneaky Dees!!!!! : aux7
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                i'll throw a vote in for there. : dantastic
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                  It's damn good but keep in mind that on a Saturday evening you should expect it to be crowded and loud...... : Afterglow
                  • we're talking early evening for dinner though : dantastic
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                    King's Crown nacho platter is ultimate awesome and pair up with amsterdam nut brown ftw : boring gegtik
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                      you think they'd sub out beef for black beans? : dantastic
                      • They definitely have veg options. : P-Squid
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          Duff's Wings is three blocks west of bathurst. Those guys seriously have the best wings in town. Hell, I'... : Beef-
          • i'd go there if everyone wants to but i'm in no way enthused over their menu http://www.duffsfamouswin... : dantastic
          • overrated imho : boring gegtik
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  where the fuck is vantage : dantastic
  • Search ain't working, dantastic! : Vantage

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• Windows XP Pro! : trOmblyj
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  For.... ? : zebosausamite
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    my school computer. I need to upgrade my OS from basic to either Business or Enterprise to run a statist... : conandan
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      i dont think you can just get enterprise, it has to be volume license afaik : feek
      • I have the choice of which I want. : conandan
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      If it's your personal machine, go with Business. It's doubtful you'll get anything of much use to you fr... : Arcanum
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        through MSDNAA I have the choice of which one I want. The more I read about it, the more I think I will ... : conandan
        • Yeah. If you don't know why you specifically need the Enterprise edition of an OS or app, it's very like... : Arcanum
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      Enterprise is just plain 'better' than Business, isn't it? AFAIK Enterprise is simply Ultimate minus Medi... : xsoulbrothax
      • I thought enterprise was Ultimate with a VLK : rosewood
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      Why would a statistical program require an OS upgrade? Just curious : Dave-A
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        don't ask me why. I tried to install it on this computer, and kept getting errors during the install. W : conandan
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          Looks like they only support 32-bit too. Lame! Did you try setting the program compatibility for the inst... : Dave-A
          • it has to do with something else. Its like it will install but doesn't put the files in the right places... : conandan
• For a home desktop? Probably Business. : Arcanum
• you mean ultimate? lol juarez : Downforce
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  HIJACK: Things to back up before I do this install? : conandan
  • Can you hijack your own thread? : hrdwregk
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    google it i bet its just like an upgrade install and you lose nothing, even smoother in this case since i... : dantastic
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      also even if you install vista on top of vista, their setup will take all your windows folders and put it... : dantastic
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        are you sure about this? I can't find anything about it : conandan
        • ive done an install of vista 64 over top of the same OS about 4 times to work through an issue jen had on... : dantastic
  • Your files. : zebosausamite
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  Wait for Windows 7 in 5-6 months? : Lunatic Angelic
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    can't... need the program now. : conandan
    • Instal the free windows 7 beta and wait for the final to come out? : Jenings
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    Why bother? Win7 is very similar to Vista. : Link.
    • Err why bother waiting. : Link.
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      Because Win7 is going to be the OS of the next 5 years, not Vista. : Lunatic Angelic
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        I don't think you understand how similar they are. There's virtually no point in waiting for Win7. It's m... : Link.
        • you say this as if hundreds of shackers don't use Windows 7 right now and have first-hand experience abou... : electroly
      • i think it's going to be the OS of the next 3 years, not the next 5.. XP was a massive outlier in how lon... : xsoulbrothax
      • Not for my base (usaf). We were told that we would be using Vista for the next 5 years (no 7). Not sure... : capt tripps
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      Because it runs better and they made some smart UI changes so it's nicer to use overall. The new task ba... : melkore
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        heh, i prefer win 7 but i make the taskbar look old school :) : cpt_gloval
        • Same. Not being able to see labels & quickly click on the right window when you have multiple windows for... : nudel
    • err but far beter? : askedrelic
• Do you want/need BitLocker? [no] Do you want/need to be able to install MUI packs? [no] Go Bidnis. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• Enterprise has Bit locker, Business does not. That's the difference. : metalremains
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  Shit. so I downloaded the file, turns out the damn thing is an .iso. Can I somehow mount the .iso... : conandan
  • anyone? : conandan
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    Burn a CD, don't mount the ISO and try the install because the OS environment is going to be destroyed du... : boomstickah
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      RAWR, I downloaded the DVD version because it had SP1 already on it. God damnit. I don't have a DVD bur... : conandan
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        holy shit... I just checked... it looks like my computer DOES have a DVD+-RW drive... that means I can wr... : conandan
        • Maybe you should put sonja on the computer to handle this one. : Lunatic Angelic
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          This is getting funny, please keep posting when ER rolls around. : spazzium
          • RIGHT? OMG LOL : conandan
        • You are so fucking set right now. Burn the fuck out of that image. : skankcore
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        do you have a 4gb thumbdrive? Mount the ISO (BUT DON'T RUN THE INSTALL) and follow the guide below. ht... : Prozium
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          what is the latest and greatest mounting program out... this sounds interesting... : conandan
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            daemon tools. : Prozium
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              so I am trying to follow the instructions... I type in cmd.exe and then try to do a "list disk" to ma... : conandan
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                First you need to run the "diskpart" program. then once that loads type "list disk". : Prozium
                • yeah, I just found a better line by line description: http://www.askvg.com/how-to-create-bootable-usb-dr : conandan
  • Yes. I have upgraded from XP to Vista with a mounted image. I then upgraded from Vista to 7, immediately. : skankcore
• Aero won't work over remote desktop with Business as a host. It will work with Enterprise as a host. gg M... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  what's going on in this thread? windows? downloaded isos? : RikiTiki2
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19610648#itemanchor_19610648 : OmegaRed59
    • ah ok. i was wondering how this thread managed to keep up for so long : RikiTiki2

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  Why are they spelling it I.B.M. when it's IBM? :( : evildanish
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    Technically, it's International Business Machines, and it used to be when you turned words (companies, ph... : one random winner
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      I realize this, but a) No-one uses periods inside acronyms anymore, and b) IBM refers to itself as "IB... : evildanish
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        It was written by an editor that's been there since before 1947? : one random winner
        • That would explain much about the NY times : Sambula
  • it is an acronym : dignan
• Sun's board seems a little optimistic. On the other hand, people have been forecasting Sun's death for a... : trove
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  It would be such a shame if java died. lol : NukemFornever
  • actually? yes it would. : sroylance
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    it would be a long and slow death. Just like its life. : not work safe
    • And just like the amount of time it takes the plugin to load. : yoonix
  • lol what : kill9
  • I'm not a big fan of Java either, but it's crazy to see how many companies out there use it. It's not goi... : MagicWishMonkey
  • i know you're joking but IBM is heavily invested into Java, they wouldn't let it die if they had bought S... : electroly
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    Java won't die. If Sun died, IBM would just take over the IP and keep it up and running. Wouldn't surp... : cerealSAM2
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      If Sun died, would IBM rename the company to Supernova? : NukemFornever
      • Maybe Blackhole Software. Dang it, that's a good name for a game design company. : one random winner
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    Java and J2EE are now open source products, and really have no way of dying other than lack of developers... : DianeOfTheMoon
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      I'm going to send a robot back in time whose secondary objective is to stop Java being born. Only afte... : nudel
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        Why is Java so reviled? : Rice-Rocketeer
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          Knock knock. Who's there? ...............................................................Java : Omaha
          • Awesome. : spazzium
          • I'm going to tell this multiple times at work tomorrow! : DOOManiac
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          it's just sloooooooooooow since it essentially runs on a VM. It's good because it'll run on anything, but... : zerog83
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            the JVM is actually very fast, and can beat C++ code for certain types of computations. many dynamic lan... : electroly
            • I've seen some of those instances where Java "beat" C++ code, and the C++ code was written in the most br... : walker270
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            oh come on it isn't that slow. : peter
            • It is painfully slow : OverloadUT
            • It's pretty slow. : ieGod
          • Java, like many other technologies, is perfectly well suited to a lot of applications. There are some pl... : Omaha
          • whoa, hey now. I never said Java was a bad language! It definitely has its uses and is plenty fast in a l... : zerog83
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            Actually, that hasn't been the case for about 8-9 years. Java pioneered JIT unit compilation and can, in... : DianeOfTheMoon
            • BTW, here's a port of quake 2 to java and their benchmarks: http://bytonic.de/html/benchmarks.html : DianeOfTheMoon
          • that used to be the case a decade ago perhaps : Mad Brahmin Disease
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            it's (almost) exactly the same as C#, so even if you kill Java, it'll live on : jcupitt
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              Java and C# haven't been (almost) exactly the same since like C# 1/2 and definitely with v3 and v4 it is ... : derelict515
              • I meant in terms of implementation, which is what people are moaning about in this thread. : jcupitt
        • people are ignorant : Clay
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    > Knock knock? >> Who is there? ... : DrWaffles
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      Is this an attempt at a Java is slow joke? : Fayk
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        I'll reply to your post with the answer about a week from now. : DrWaffles
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          have you used java in the past 5 years or are you just trolling? : kill9
          • I've used it more than five years ago and I'm poking fun of its history, sir seriousbusinessinternet. : DrWaffles
    • lol awesome : proclone1
  • also OpenJDK... java isn't going anywhere : kill9
  • one of the things i would do if i could travel in time is go back and execute whoever came up with java. : CoRDS
  • I really like Java. I just wish the current framework mess that exists now would settle down into some ki : Frozen Pixel
• I saw cisco mentioned as a buyer somewhere, I like that idea a lot better. It makes a lot of sense reall... : sroylance
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  As someone who works mainly with hardware, I hate SUN with a passion : phate81
  • Sun has always made top notch hardware. Not sure what you're on about. : sroylance
• I hear gamefly is interested now. : fathertime
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  This is good for those of us who like/help develop Glassfish AS. I doubt IBM would have kept the project ... : Frozen Pixel
  • i haven't really done much with glassfish - what do you like about it? : Clay
  • IBM does have a history of keeping open source projects going. see eclipse. : erotic sock
• This is pretty disappointing. I've been using Solaris on production systems for over 15 years and it's a... : i am the baker
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  Sun just pulled a Yahoo :( : Postal
  • yep. their stock is going to dwindle away to nothing because some execs were too busy measuring dicks. : erotic sock