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  The sunshine one looks like a wicker basket suit. (I like it still) : pigvomit
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    I was thinking Big Daddy from Bioshock. : ckaps
    • Aye, Big Daddy : Slowtreme
  • Looks like those aliens at the beginning of The Fifth Element. http://muchomonster.com/images/quinto_e... : sgtsanity
  • it's full of potpourri : Megara9
  • More like a piranha plant in full mail - immune to fireballs : johnwissinger
• that poster almost made me seizure. : g0nk
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  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/125253217_d5beb6bc64.jpg ps. i actually know them both.. :) : g0nk
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    Why are those dudes wearing female breastplates? : spiderfill
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      >:( : g0nk
      • 0wned!!! : CrustaR
    • LOL that was uncalled for sir. : bolneze
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    Is the armour representative? (And get me their phone numbers! :) : Waverider
    • I wonder if they stuff their armor? : Cheespuff
  • God I hate that attention whoring armor. : Evil Benius
  • Oh, so THAT'S why they can't hit anything! : elwood00
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    so is that boob armour custom fit or one size fits all? : dantastic
    • Your cup size is a little small for a stormtrooper? : Sailor of Fortune
  • I can see why the Empire made them helmets. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • ask them to put the helmets back on please : papaskot
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    *nerd glasses* Those are space suits, just storm trooper armour *outrage* : d fluke
    • not, geez : d fluke
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  The suit that Ed Harris uses for Total Liquid Ventilation (TLV) at the end of The Abyss blew my mind, esp... : coldfusioncs
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    http://www.itsmysite.com/deboraheverton/images/Abyss-multi-deep-suit.jpg : Chepito.
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      God, that looks so great. The 80s had such sweet Sci-Fi cinematography, especcally Cameron's stuff. It ju... : enyakk
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        CG. It makes everything look too clean, where in the 80's they actually had to build sets and models. : Crimsonbeak
        • The sets make a huge difference indeed. I also agree on CGI looking too clean. It will be interesting to ... : enyakk
    • that movie was so awesome : gyokuro
  • Sunshine and The Abyss are both awesome. : lodit
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  On the Sunshine DVD commentary they mention that they used Kenny from South Park as a bit of influence on... : jingletard
  • i thought that the first time i saw the suit in the movie. : g0nk
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  I like the ones from Firefly. : gyrfalcon
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    http://www.labarc.com/Black/Spacesuit.jpg : Chepito.
    • Actually I was thinking of others such as Jubal's suit. : gyrfalcon
• I dont see the silly.. it and the poster looks retro 70s style in case you didnt know : Luminair
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  2001 A Space Odyssey: http://i40.tinypic.com/2nk5kp.jpg : cptn.peachfuzz
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    winner! : feek
    • Thirded. : Endymion_
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  My favorite http://www.critical-hits.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/space-marine-picture-02.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Is that supposed to be someone special? Or just generic Ultramarines? : Crimsonbeak
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      its just a normal starcraft space marine : Luminair
      • lol : Toraz Chryx
      • >:| : glebo
      • oh snap : mockery
      • Nerd rage RISING!! : thejay247
    • I forgot who it's supposed to be. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Unreal Tournament 4 concept art. : pyide
    • It's the head of the chapter, I believe. : Lone Swordsman
    • Marnaes Calgar. (sp) The Leader of the Ultramarines Chapter. : CRasterImage
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    answer me one fucking question: where are his shoulders inside that suit? are his arms actually in the ar... : lasercat
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      His arms are along the inside edges of the suit arms : fishbone
      • no freaking way that is anatomically possible. The only possible position is his real arms at his sides ... : YamatoTwinkie
    • Suit designed by Rob Liefeld : stump
    • For all we know, there is no human body inside that suit. Maybe after some sort of bizarre modification, ... : FlatlineDixay
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      Actually he doesn't have arms or legs apparently he lost them fighting against the tyranids. http://wh40k... : Crimsonbeak
      • defeating an Eldar Avatar in single-handed combat holy shit : hawkeye
  • Who's the hooded guy w/ the boombox in the corner? : ImageOmega
  • Purge the Heretic. : IHATEDUST
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  Space/time traveling/chameleon suit from Legacy of Time: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/graphics/images/2009/0... : byorn
  • I have to get behind any journeyman project thread : Luminair
  • journeyman project \m/ : Modica Sol Solis
  • found a video of the suit being explained http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8E_ndBGK5Y : byorn
  • ooooohhhh man you just brought back some good memories.. : deathofrats
  • i only played Buried in Time but it was fucking awesome and i still hear unrelated ambient music sometime... : MrBig0
  • omfg Journeyman Project what! so awesome : graceofdragons
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  I kinda liked the one from Red Planet. : spigot
  • Good movie actually. : Toth21
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  Lost in Space http://pro.corbis.com/images/BE039041.jpg?size=67&uid={21A67B07-9179-4606-A742-2F7D960A5... : Phreakin
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    what? You didn't like these? http://static3.podnapisi.net/ovitki/201562c268ff8ea576f13bb909f27765.jpg : byorn
    • heh mini boob suits : dantastic
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      I actually did like that helmet thing they did in that movie : buzzbat
      • Yeah, the tech design and SFX were the only thing about it that didn't make me want to kill myself. : d fluke
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  Not from a film, but the space suits in ST: Enterprise are pretty awesome: http://www.propstore.com/conte... : Durajim
  • yep nice, simple. : dantastic
• I always thought it was cool they wore full spacesuits in fighters in Babylon 5. At least the humans did ... : Sailor of Fortune
• Not from a movie http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/mp/art/Samus_Aran_hires.jpg : c_man_tmt
• heh, from MOON his looks like he's wearing snowboarding gear : virus
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  Worse spacesuit I've seen (I can't believe I found it on Google): http://blog.ugo.com/images/uploads/t... : r_picmip 5
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    I like Deadspace's too. It looked like a vastly improved version of those old school deep sea diving suit... : Sailor of Fortune
    • The special Xbox Deadspace suit is about as ugly as they get, though. : Borzoi
  • Those Star Trek spacesuits do an excellent job of keeping bees out, incidentally. : FlatlineDixay
  • LOL, it's true the original Trek suits are fucking awful! : thetangent
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  Sunshine is the best sci-fi movie ever. Disagree and you're wrong. : Topaz
  • Well, at least you're diplomatic. : pigvomit
  • woof : dognose
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    Guess I should look this up then. : bolneze
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      Wait so it sucks or what? : bolneze
      • No it's good. Not the best ever, but it's good. Reactions vary on the last third of the movie, but eith... : asylumn
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    wrong, Supernova is the best sci-fi movie ever. Here's why: http://images.celebritymoviearchive.com... : Flynn
    • haha... god that movie is soo horrible. : Shadowdane
  • Ya, if you're an idiot. IDIOT! : eonix
  • YOU GOOFED! : woddemandred
  • Being wrong has never felt so right. It was still an awesome movie... : Perturbation
  • Haha, yeah um no : Drewus
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    i'd say its the best sci-fi movie of the last few years, but there's no way it tops 2001 or Alien. : aeg1x
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      Or Blade Runner : Drewus
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        Or Brazil! : Lone Swordsman
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          Or 2001: A Space Odyssey : spiderfill
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            or Alien : aeg1x
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              or Earth Girls Are Girls Easy with Jeff Goldbloom and Damon Wayans : lasercat
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                Or Bladerunner : spiderfill
                • or Bladerunner 2: Bladerunnerer : c0bra
  • I almost agree with this. Its a pretty damn good one. : horsman
  • You must not have seen many sci-fi movies. : ieGod
  • Look how wrong you are. Ice Pirates. EOT. : Fyunch Click
  • Nope. The ending sucked balls. : jayacheess
• That moon movie looks fucking awesome. : h o s t i l e
• http://fukung.net/v/11111/8a7c0b6ed86f063fc2c1ad6a1dd8b3ec.jpg : sparkly
• http://gandt.blogs.brynmawr.edu/files/2009/02/seven-of-nine.jpg : Beady

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  Layout: - Bump up the leading on the body text, nice wide gaps between lines do wonders for readabilit... : SpaecKow
  • Dynamic infestation looks hella cool :D : SpaecKow
  • just upped the line spacing a bit. Yeah the logo is temporary. I agree on the trench stuff, I'll get ... : aeg1x
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    ok made a few changes to the text, let me know what you think. : aeg1x
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      fixed up the spacing as well : aeg1x
      • Yep, looks way better, breathes nicely. : SpaecKow
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  this game sounds really really good... i.e. fuck that im not playing ns2 as ns1 has already ruined yea... : Chandler55
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    yeah I sunk an unbelievable amount of time in to the first game. Almost flunked high school because of it... : aeg1x
    • I can still hear the commands "alright build the phase, build it hurry hurry , ALRIGHT LETS GO EVERYON... : Chandler55
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  "Easy to learn, difficult to master" and "Depth first, accessibility later" sounds like a bit of a contra... : MikkleThePickle
  • Accessibility means not just that the game is easy to learn but that it is easy outright. : SpaecKow
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    to me it sounds like theyre working the game for the core gamers first, and then work on the accessibilit... : Chandler55
    • They've got this super lofty goal to make it the best competitive game since SC2, so they're definitely t... : aeg1x
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    “We are going to do welding, we’re going to do it right this time”. I dont recall any problems ... : ballystix
    • I guess they weren't happy with the fact that it could only be used in a very limited number of points th... : aeg1x
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  the site looks great! you just need to tweak the vertical spacing between the items, add a bit of padding... : MikkleThePickle
  • thanks. My first time working with wordpress templates so I really had no idea what I was doing. It was e... : aeg1x
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  Totally forgot about this game...it's taking waay too long : spiderfill
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    I think they're doing pretty good for a 4 member team creating an entire game + engine from scratch : aeg1x
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      Well they've surely got contractors out the ass. Plus I think it might be Source + new renderer? : SpaecKow
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        nah it's a new engine, no Source or any affiliation with valve except for steam + steamwork : aeg1x
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          Yeah I'm just seeing that the map format and the texture formats are still compatible with their new tech... : SpaecKow
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            I think they won a mod contest from valve and got a license or something? Not really sure. No idea if the... : S1ing B1ade
            • They licensed Source, then later started creating their own engine from scratch. : Alice O'Connor
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            It is a new engine, but to ease along development and port over content as the tools come online it still... : kungfusquirrel
            • Also... don't forget Max was lead engine programmer on Titan Quest. He's got this kind of development und... : kungfusquirrel
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              Yeah I can't blame you for wanting a more modern engine, there are a number of things about Source which ... : SpaecKow
              • there was actually a dev blog videocast on exactly this I think. Their site is down at the moment though ... : aeg1x
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                Neither. It's all on-the-fly dynamic occlusion culling, with no compiling. : kungfusquirrel
                • wow, "on-the-fly dynamic with no compiling" :\ : kungfusquirrel
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                  Oh cool yeah I heard about that. That's even less work. : SpaecKow
                  • Now, thanks to the magic of the web site being back up, here's Max's blog post about it: http://www.unkno... : kungfusquirrel
          • Valve let us use the complete Source engine for awhile but in the end it wasn't the right fit for us. At ... : Flayra
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      A 4 member team probably shouldn't be doing that on a game this big. But more power to them if they get ... : spiderfill
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        they seem to be doing pretty good though. If you follow their development blogs they're quite far along. ... : aeg1x
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          Besides... I think we're at a point now where graphics have slowed down and spending longer to develop a ... : S1ing B1ade
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            getting behind on graphics isnt the big deal. time is money and you don't make money when you're not not... : Luminair
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              That euphemism doesn't apply to software development. 4 motivated, talented programmers could easily make... : S1ing B1ade
              • it applies as long as they have bills to pay, son : Luminair
          • Well, Duke Nukem Forever isn't dead, so this is an ancient concept in the Gaming World. : jackomack
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          Yeah but it was a mod. Which meant much of development was already done, the game came incrementally thr... : spiderfill
          • there was never an NS beta. It released at 1.0 : aeg1x
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            The incrementally through betas part is pretty key. If you compare the first version of NS to the final v... : SenorSpine
            • I dunno, they're building it to be incredibly easy to modify. All the gameplay code is LUA script and you... : aeg1x
        • A DNF joke goes here : Iwannaacura
      • main engine guy seems to be kind of one of those computer geniuses, he was a big part of titan quests eng... : Chandler55
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    Yeah, I'd love to play it but holy crap...it's been in development for almost 3 years. What's taking so ... : mrwolf710
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      3 years isn't out of the ordinary for a game to be developed : aeg1x
      • Seems like it would be for a first time game. : mrwolf710
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    should have gone source engine. I mean if 4 ppl are doing it thats great and all, but all i want is NS2... : X-GOUKI
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      Progress was apparently far slower with Source so UW say it'll be done sooner this way. I do still que... : Alice O'Connor
      • yeah feel is definitely important. They seem to be aware of it though as they talked about it in their po... : aeg1x
• Dearest KungFuSquirrel, For goodness' sake, release a trailer so I can post it on Shacknews :| ffffff... : Alice O'Connor
• I'll preorder this no question. I never paid a dime for all the fun I had in natural selection so even if... : S1ing B1ade
• Interesting how both teams now have comms. I guess because the Khaara's relentless "guerilla warfare" ten... : quanta88
• Man, I've been stoked about NS2 since i first heard the rumbles all those years back. NS was easily my... : Creepin_Jeezus
• Yay chance for me to remake the Boondock Marines music video in a new engine. : trelain
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  Does NS2 come with better, non-power tripping, non-cheating server admins? : Freon
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    Presumably only if it comes with players who are not painful, irritating wastes of slots. It's the enh... : Alice O'Connor
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      I say this as a recovering power-tripping admin who wanted decent games and refused to run wacky mods. : Alice O'Connor
      • I hear you man, sometimes an NSPlayer needed a /slap : quanta88
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        lol I'm still having trouble adjusting to this whole gender equality thing you did what now? : Luminair
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          Ya seriously women can't be admins. That's a man's job. : S1ing B1ade
          • made me lol : Techpriest((Thc))
• oh FUCK I didn't know this was actually coming to fruition. I loved the original Natural Selection. I'm g... : halophoenix
• I'm just so excited that is coming out this Fall instead of late 2010 like I suspected. : Wisp!
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  Natural Selection 2 menz: You guys will be happy soon. I promise. -Love, Matt. : Ooghijmiqtxxa
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    omgomgomgomgomgomgomg...more excited about this game than DNF at this point. : deathofrats
    • i had to repress my thoughts about this game releasing else i might become NS2's dognose. i played more N... : DrFlammable
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    I still don't know how to pronounce your nickname. : kungfusquirrel
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      Goddamnit KFS!@11! oog-ee-mick-toug : Ooghijmiqtxxa
      • The "toug" does not compute :( : kungfusquirrel
• bump - anyone else have any feedback on the sites design? : aeg1x
• Never played the original but with all the love for the first I'll definitely be giving this a shot. : moneyshot
• So excited about this game. NS was / is a fantastic game. Can't wait for it. : weevil bob
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  I never played Natural selection :-( Always wanted to try it. I did try Gloom for quake 2 which I thi... : razlebol
  • Do you have HL1? Because there's still quite a few people playing NS, you should give it a shot. : datoo
• Good work aeg1x! NS2 will own! : datoo
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  I hope all NS1 beta testers automatically get a pass for NS2. :D Right KFS? Right? ;D : DOOManiac
  • haha yeah I posted in the PT forum the other day... like "sup i'm still alive ok don't forget :((((" : aeg1x
  • lol, this would be great! : quadeh
• Wow, watching some of those videocasts made me really anticipate this game. If they can pull off the game... : famine101

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• Take a look at the new Honda CR-V, while you're at it. My sister has it and it's pretty goddamn feature-r... : coldfusioncs
• I drove some earlier models of Rav 4 and they were incredibly cramped on the inside. It doesn't look lik... : jingletard
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  I had to make a similar decision a few months ago. I narrowed it to the Murano, Rav4, and Outback. I en... : yonderboy
  • It is smaller and I'm not a small man at 6'1 which is why I'm leaning towards the Murano. But I can get e... : asylumn
• my woman has the loaded murano, and its and awesome ride. : massdev
• Murano, baby. : halophoenix
• neither, the murano has a nasty looking dash and the rav4 insides look like a fat mans gut : CoRDS
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  James May reviewed the Murano and gave it an OK. : not work safe
  • James May is the greatest person in the world so it must be the best. : peanut-
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  I LOVE my murano. extremely fun to drive, plenty of space. hell, the back seats are prolly better than th... : epit
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    This is where I'm leaning. I liked the Rav4, but when I test drove one the first thing I tried to do was... : asylumn
    • ah well if you are extra tall, not much you can do about that. I love the look of those Murano's. : SirX
    • the rav4 is an econobox little SUV. The Murano is definitely in a different class. Teh Nissan Rogue wou... : FormerHPB
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  get one of these http://www.zcars.com.au/images/infiniti-fx5012.jpg they are so good : Modica Sol Solis
  • morelike so ugly : Toraz Chryx
  • What the fuck? Kill it with fire. Srsly. : SigENeaT
  • It's the same fucking ride but even more hideous. : ateam311
• Ooooh, take a look at the Mazda CX-7. They consistently get reviewed very highly. : coldfusioncs
• toyota over nissan for sure. i mean...just look at the murano *pukes* : papaskot
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  Rav4. Get the v6. Dont go near that ugly mouth thing. The Rav4 being a Toyota will last longer than... : SigENeaT
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    Yes and the Nissan being a Nissan means it won't last at all <rolls eyes>. Give me a fucking break. : ateam311
    • I didnt say that. The workmanship of Nissan cars is not bad in any respect. However in comparing the ... : SigENeaT
  • my wife has a v6 rav4. it is quite impressive. : dextius
• Last fall I was looking for similar cars. We ended up with a Dodge Journey. It's not what we had in mind ... : Slowtreme
• The Murano is about 45412343% nicer than a rav4. : FormerHPB
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  RAV4's are great and last forever. I have 2 and was driving my parents 2008 V6 on the weekend. It was ver... : SirX
  • Consumer reports also spooged all over the rav4 this year as well, : SirX
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  I just bought a Murano about a month ago for my wife. It drives well, has good power and has a lot of lu... : bcyde
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    yeah, cross shopping a Murano and Rav4 is odd. 2 diff classes. The nissan rougue would be a closer fit ... : FormerHPB
    • Yeah, we were comparing the Murano vs the Highlander when we were car shopping. : bcyde
    • This is true, but I am looking at a fully loaded Rav4 vs a moderately loaded Murano. So yeah, two differ... : asylumn
• This will make me sound like an ass, but why not get a cool car? Unless you live somewhere far out in the... : code-e255
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  I really like my Honda Element but if a fifth seat is really important to you then that's out. : RogerDandy
  • LOTS of room. : RogerDandy
• they're not exactly comparable. The Murano is much more expensive. It's a nicer vehicle, but you're pay... : DonkeyPopsicle
• http://www.truedelta.com/repair_histories.php?stage=pt&bd=Nissan&mc=225&email=Guest&session_code= http... : freakynipples69

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  Neat thanks duder : tomservo
  • yeah np. I've been reading fitness stuff and watching vids for like the last 2 hours and I learned more ... : Poor Yurik
• Suckers! I can do them and I'm completely out of shape! : jayacheess
• nice. very informative : riptyde
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  fuck that, real menz do negative pullups if they can't still make a single one or enough. Kidding, I'm... : HisKillSkill
  • Pullups with leglifts FTW! : shyguy74
  • Uh, he mentions negative pullups in this vid and demonstrates them. : Poor Yurik
• It seems to only be for people who can't do any pullups. I think any kind of dumbbell rows or using a lat... : gibolas1234
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  I'm glad I still havent lost my touch. I think I can still rep out 20 or 30 pretty easily. : epit
  • 30? : crust
  • That sounds pretty unreal. Chin ups or pull ups? : ImageOmega
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    No you can't : action roommate
    • They aren't that hard. : Kentor
  • Before I graduated from USMC Boot Camp, I did 80. Felt like I could keep going too, but the instructor go... : Githyanki
• I can do like 3-4 and im cashed, cool buildup to that point. thanks. : chilln
• http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/7/ : Unleashed
• that is the most homerotic preview image on a youtube video that didn't involve DNF ever. : TimeDoctor
• You can also do kipping (technique that involves using your legs to help get your chin up over the bar) o... : Magus
• That was pretty well put together video. : bolneze
• 6/10. : dopefish
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  vikramwillrock needs to see this! : Mondo
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    i've already done/ am doing every single exercise he suggests there, its nothing new and pretty common se... : vikramwillrock
    • also, this is my aim...something to achieve over the next 5-10 years http://www.beastskills.com/OneArmPul... : vikramwillrock
• shouldn't you guys be toilet trained by now? : CoRDS
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  i can't remember the last time i tried a pullup, but i imagine with all the pushups and situps i've been ... : Korban
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19661543#itemanchor_19661543 : action roommate
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    pull ups are massively more difficult and pretty much entirely unrelated to those two : derelict515
    • ^^^^ Yup, different muscle groups and motions : Jinxplayer
• I'm at 11 after doing them for like 6 months. Having trouble progressing any further. : Psigun
• This got me thinking - is there any such thing for one handed pushups? Never been able to do those. : bolneze
• From the comments; "Well, Well, MR BIG MelvilleGangsta" !!!! SO YOUR A MURDERER ARE YOU???? An Austra : Mr.Finkster
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  Wowww. Crossfit is insane. Check out these 3 girls doing a routine of muscleups, squats and lifts. The sh... : Psigun
  • PSIGUN so happy that you found crossfit. And that is the video that turned me onto it over 2 years ago!!... : kgargs
• Argh! Fucking Inverted Rows! My least favorite part of StrongLift 5x5. Then again, I can do 11 pull-up... : mrwolf710
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  I'm a fatty. I think I can do 1-2... and that's as I hear my joints and tendons popping and aching und... : Nullzero
  • i started at being able to do 0 and it takes a looooooong time for me to increase my rep by 1. they are n... : Psigun
• Stronglifts recommended the inverted rows as well, really helped me ramp up my pullups. : hawkeye
• even I can do like 8-10 and I am 200 lbs : gmd
• I am happy with my pullups, dips and squats. Although I haven't done a squat with weights since 04. : not work safe
• i need to start hitting some pull ups. i just started a trapeze class, and it's killing me. i can do a fe... : mindmann
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7jFEOKS26c : SiW.
• Come on, Pyle! Pull! Pull! You mean to tell me you can't do one single pull up Pyle? You are a worthless ... : industro
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  Once you get regular pull ups: Get a wide grip and pull up. Then move side to side for shoulder and r... : twifosp
  • Ugh, nevermind that video is of someone doing a lever wrong... linked too fast : twifosp

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  Bets are on Cameron's next film. : enyakk
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    I can't stand her and her goofy smile. ugh, and huge fucking feet : sesmaster
    • You know what they say, big feet... big shoes. : Xin Jing Client 1a
    • pics? : johngloid
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    yep Avatar by James Cameron will be revolutionary. Some quotes from an early screening: Of the fil : Flynn
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      where is there info on the screening? : hobosapien
      • The footage was screened for the press. Time Magazine had an article about 3D movies last month. : Flynn
      • http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1886541-1,00.html : SlamDunk
    • Dr. Manhattan?! : dirge23
    • This sounds really, really promising. : ShekkyBoy
    • I have a friend working on this movie, and he can't disclose any details but he keeps talking it up like ... : Tawler
• Lost : spiderfill
• Yeah, being completely surprised with Neo's awakening was really cool. : pigvomit
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  Children of Men, yo : sgtsanity
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    Children of Men was good, but I can't say that it blew me away like the Matrix. : S1ing B1ade
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      Yeah. It's a great sci-fi movie but I'd say it's not a milestone. : SlamDunk
      • Aside from it taking place in the near future, is there anything else that lends itself to being sci-fi? ... : pigvomit
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      The Matrix doesn't really resonate with me. It's ultimately a very clever movie that uses every trick in : midgetherder
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        Uhhh... the art vs. entertainment debate again. So absolutely subjective. : pigvomit
        • Totally, just saying in my opinion for me and only me .... : midgetherder
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          But my point about it being a great sci-fi film still stands. There aren't any other sci-fi films I can : midgetherder
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            Dark City? Which was The Matrix before The Matrix was The Matrix. : Wheatloaf
            • I'm referring to Children of Men in regards to being a great Sci-fi movie. : midgetherder
            • It came out a year earlier, but close enough to be compete for the same genre. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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              Dark City is like the Matrix except it sucks. : datoo
              • No way. Dark City was great. : Arceihn
      • opinions are great : Jackass1233
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        You're ignoring the larger themes in The Matrix, and I don't mean "OMG life is a simulation". It brings ... : Arcanum
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          Let's get away from my silly classifications between art and entertainment because you are absolutely rig... : midgetherder
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            So your contention is that those themes in The Matrix aren't as well expressed as other themes are in Chi... : pigvomit
            • I suppose I look at it much differently, as I'm only interested in how you make a great piece of art. I ... : midgetherder
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            I haven't seen 1984 (the movie; I read the book) or Logan's Run, but I think the themes were much more we... : Arcanum
            • I think putting it that way there's no way I can disagree with you. For millions of people The Matrix is... : midgetherder
      • Well since art is subjective, and if Children of Men is art, then I find it to be very poor, convoluted, ... : Toth21
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    When did Children of Men become a sci-fi movie? That's like saying 28 Days Later or Mission Impossible 3... : Dessicator82
    • 2027 where humans can no longer procreate is a modern setting? It's a sci-fi film in every sense of the w... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • A setting doesn't need to have space ships and lasers to be science fiction. : Arceihn
  • ha ha no. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  it's come and gone. Primer did with it's meager budget of $7000 what most films can't do with $100m. It'... : grifter
  • Also, Lost is pretty much the best show on TV. : grifter
  • Primer is goddamn amazing : Draugluin
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    Primer is a great example of what Sci-fi is really about; ideas. Great movie and a pretty stunning achie... : midgetherder
    • Similarly, though worse acting, is The Man From Earth. : iamgoat
  • But that depends what it is. The sci-fi type that film was going for is entirely different of the style t... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Its more of a SFX milestone. I haven't been blown away by CG like that since then. : egg5hen
  • the best parts weren't even technically CG : Halen
• I loved the Matrix trilogy, got The Matrix Revisited and didn't bother to buy Animatrix but it had some c... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  It could be T4: Salvation due out May 21st 2009, or Star Trek due out May 8 2009. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    I don't think either of those will be the kind of movie that has a lasting effect like the Matrix. : Vincent Grayson
    • Yeah, they're pretty much based on old formulas. They'll be excellent, but not as revolutionary. I think ... : Bamtan
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      I think any sci-fi theme that addresses the underlying truth behind our daily lives, and executes it well... : Xin Jing Client 1a
      • I think I got the year wrong for The Core 2003, but you get my point. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  Battlestar Galactica is up there : tunis5000
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    It's decent drama, but I'd hesitate to call it great science fiction. : Vincent Grayson
    • It's decent soap opera drama. : Toth21
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      Yeah, warping all across the universe being chased by robots they created..SO FAR from science fiction...... : Jinxplayer
      • I guess you haven't seen anything past the first season? : Modica Sol Solis
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        I think he's criticizing the "great", not the "science fiction". : Arcanum
        • Yes. It's science fiction, but not particularly compelling science fiction. : Vincent Grayson
  • Battlestar Galactica had a really great start but everything after the miniseries and first season starte... : mittense
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    BSG is less sci-fi than Babylon 5 was but they both aimed for "realistic Sci-Fi" There was a lot of lo... : Sailor of Fortune
    • BSG and B5 aren't even in the same plane of Sci-fi : Toth21
    • That has nothing to do with how science fiction it is. It's either SF or it isn't. Science fiction as a g... : Arceihn
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  Too bad they never made any sequels. : uncleanmonkey
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    Wow thats too bad you never watched them. They really were excellent. : Toth21
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      If they ever gain the capability to erase memories the first one I will erase will be the 3rd matrix movi... : S1ing B1ade
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        Thats too bad, because the third one is the best by far. : Toth21
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          Arg I'm getting trolled :/ : S1ing B1ade
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            No your not I really believe that. : Toth21
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              My god... : uncleanmonkey
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                I know, I must be completely bat shit insane. : Toth21
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                  You're right about that, at least. : omnova
                  • Nice reference. : Toth21
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      I said: Too bad they never made any sequels. : uncleanmonkey
      • lol, I always say that too. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  "The Moon" looks cool enough. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIexG8179K8 (I actually don't think it wi... : Geoffrois
  • holy shit that looks fantastic : bozer
  • This trailer needs more love. I want to see this movie NOW. : elwood00
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    Directed by the son of David Bowie... Also, a correction. It's called "Moon". There is no "The". : Geoffrois
    • I am going to start using The David Bowie from now on. : deathofrats
  • Hahaha, Zaphod Beeblebrox! : Sailor of Fortune
  • That looks pretty sweet, though I have to wonder why they'd ever put a guy by himself on the moon for 3 y : Begawkiness
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  I saw that The Matrix came out on blu-ray recently. I may have to pick it up... : SatansFist
  • I picked it up a week ago, been waiting a long time as I didn't want to own the other two what other two? : Begawkiness
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  It's was a visually striking and stylistically influential film, and it was obviously extremely popular, ... : Ely
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    Two Words: Bullet Time. The development of bullet time was pretty neat and influenced future sci-fi fil... : Xin Jing Client 1a
    • I think the major "thought provoking" part of the Matrix was less something deep and original, and more s... : Vincent Grayson
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      They didn't invent that technique. It was (I believe) first used in this Rolling Stones video directed by... : Serpico74
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        Never mind, it was first used in Gondry's "Army Of Me" video for Bjork. He also used it in some Gap ads. ... : Serpico74
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          If you are referring to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyEJxzQM24Q, please tell me what time r... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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            I'm looking and I honestly can't pick it out right now. Articles on bullet time say that it is the first ... : Serpico74
            • Googled the Gap ad and it looks like Matthew Rolston actually bit that effect for it. Visual effects were... : Serpico74
          • That weird movement at 0:44 is it, I think. : sgtsanity
          • It's the big truck part near the beginning. I think it's the idea that one object is moving at a differe... : foo
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          er..army of me doesn't use bullet time. Wikipedia is wrong. And some other guy used the technique for a... : deathofrats
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            and it's Gondry's Smirnoff commercial that uses Bullet Time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEwQhWXDxz... : deathofrats
            • I forgot about this one, so cool : Serpico74
    • That ill-fated Super Bowl experiment was neat but kind of hilariously awkward in how they kept on wanting... : sgtsanity
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  Avatar :) : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I'm afraid it's going to focus too much on special effects, CGI and 3D technology and lack horribly in th... : freakynipples69
    • Have you even watched The Matrix? : Nighteyes
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      Just like Lord of the Rings right? : deathofrats
      • LotR seems overly caught up in the pageantry of itself. :( : sgtsanity
    • Cameron is one of the few people I'd trust to mix great effects with an actual story and good characters.... : node
    • Naw, I think he's going to deliver here. : Godhatesfatpeople
• No sci-fi film can overcome the milestone set by Heartbeeps. : pigvomit
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  I remember seeing this in theatres at release. Best thing since sliced cheese. : pturvz
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    It was and I had to open my big fucking mouth at the end after leaving the theater. My exact words to my : Godhatesfatpeople
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      it was always planned as a trilogy, they just didnt have enough material to make it a good one : synapse19
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        Actually it wasn't. They began work on V For Vendetta after The Matrix was done. They declined the offer ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          While I did like the version of V we did get. I've always wondered what a version directed by the W. brot... : Godhatesfatpeople
          • There would have been more "Whoah!" : SigENeaT
        • i remember hearing about it being a trilogy back before it was released from a couple of my old classical... : synapse19
    • Haha, man, I said the same thing. My brother promptly told me that it was planned as a trilogy. :( : Begawkiness
• I remember seeing it because a high school friend said it was "better than Blade", which was the benchmar... : kallanta
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  A Scanner Darkly. : Mr.Finkster
  • It was an interesting movie but it lacked that "something". : SlamDunk
  • Definitely not : Sink the Pink
  • was very boring. : Matt Burris
• Wall-E :v : Link.
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  I have no idea why, but I remember being at the theater with my buddy, waiting for this movie to begin, a... : melt_core
  • sad : dozrzor
• Its the only movie that I remember getting moved to a "smaller" theater because business was bad for it..... : chilln
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  Important? All other movies take from it is bullet time, which has now become an overused fad. The overwr... : Tawler
  • Perhaps important is the wrong choice of words for the OP. It certainly was influential and considering ... : SigENeaT
  • The camera work, CG techniques, and cinematography have been used countless times since. Their camera wor... : byorn
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  How is the Matrix on Blu-ray? : marmite
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    I mean picture quality wise : marmite
    • Identacle to the HD-DVD release which looked amazing. If you have nice TV with great contrast you will b... : byorn
  • I just bought the 10th Anniversary Edition last weekend. Some scenes are a bit fuzzy, but overall its sha... : mmt681
  • I thought it was a good transfer, it was far from the best I've seen but for a movie from 1999 that is he... : Begawkiness
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  Has anyone mentioned Tron 2.0 ? It's being shot entirely in stereoscopic 3D. Any shackers in Vancouver : Flynn
  • I am excited and hopeful that it will stand up to the game's awesomeness. : sgtsanity
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tron2.jpg "Greetings, Programs. The Master Control Program has sele... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Here ya go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGWYAUF3v4 It's foggy as hell. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    Has there ever been a direct feed version of the proof-of-concept video shown at Comic-Con last year? : Chepito.
    • No, they were hard core that they did not want to release any footage for a while. : byorn
  • Daft Punk soundtrack. Here's hoping it will be as epic as Blade Runner + Vangelis. : DooBall
• Whoa : capt tripps
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  Did you know that they wanted Will Smith for Neo? Will Smith admits that he had a completely different i... : Defacil
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    The originally wrote the part for Brandon Lee in mind. Man that would have been better than both Smith an... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      They originally wrote the part for Chuck Norris : gyokuro
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        But Chuck Norris is a faggot. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • what happened? did he throw you on his Total Gym and do a few sets on your ass? : gyokuro
        • Chuck Norris would make nun-chucks with bacon stripes and beat your face : Utopia
      • which was a recast since Jesus wasn't available. : creep
    • where'd they say this? he died in 93, the script was from 96 : synapse19
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      Was he really that good of an actor? The only thing I ever saw him in was The Crow. : Vincent Grayson
      • Fucking LOL. : ArcKnight
      • lol : jane911
  • "The name, is Neo-rfth" : Sailor of Fortune

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  you have to regenerate the whole interface everytime you add a video to your collection right? this shit... : OrkO
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    There is a dynamic server: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ithiel/nmt/index.html However, you can't be bothered ... : Clay
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      I add videos to my collection every day, and this does nothing to improve usability : OrkO
      • set up a windows schedule to run the job every hour or something, geez : Clay
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        you must be rolling in money. Hire someone to fill in the artwork. : Slowtreme
        • actually if the file is given the tv/movie name, it will go out and find all the artwork for you : Clay
    • doh this isn't actually generate everything dynamically - it does do some neat stuff like hide watched mo... : Clay
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    Agreed. I've given up with the skins and interface upgrades. I just want to watch movies and shit, and I ... : u sir name
    • just run it when you add a new movie, it's not difficult if you don't watch all your movies immediatel... : Shai-Tan
    • where are you adding things from? : Clay
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  In a total tangent, every time I hear this products name I want to claw my ears out. I have a visceral ha... : Visceral Monkey
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    i think you're just weird : Clay
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      it's also called Networked Media Tank. Is that better? : Clay
      • My wife calls ours the "Super Magic Awesome Box" : weaselmeister
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  Dear Clay, Please link me to instructions on how to do this. Thanks! : deveus1
  • well that skin isn't ready, but this one is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=innpOD86-l0 (starting at a... : Clay
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  So this Popcorn Hour. Basically it accepts files streamed to it through the network and plays them? Is th... : systatic
  • pretty much. runs off SMB, NFS. Maybe HTTP too. You can also stick a hard drive in it and play things ... : Clay
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    yes, does a good job too : dael
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      Can you also watch stuff on your PC if you put your media HD in the popcorn hour? : snuff
      • You can set up the pch disk as a smb share, so yes. : Clay
  • yes, I have mine set up with a local hdd. its awesome. : hirez
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    Rather than spending $180 + a hard drive on a Popcorn Hour, could I get the same functionality by purchas : Bold
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      pretty much. I have to reencode some mkv files for the PS3 but its worked pretty well. : afrochops
      • all mkv files you mean... If they would add FULL format support to the ps3 it would kill the PCH as a ... : batkiwi
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      Follow-up: Looks like it'd be $215 for the A-110, so let's say $300 total if we include a hard drive. For : Bold
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        You can run torrents on it. You can use a remote with it ( I dont think you can with the ps3) You can run... : pokerman33
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          The PS3 has a REALLY good bluetooth remote. So good that I'm getting one for my mythtv linux box :p : batkiwi
          • Popcorn Hour works with a Harmony remote : Clay
          • My harmony remote > ps3 bluetooth remote. I still can't belive Sony didn't put IR support in the PS3. D... : FormerHPB
        • Why would you want to run linux torrents on it? : roushimsx
    • You don't need the HDD; it'll play off a network. (Assuming you can get network access near your TV.) : crummynz
    • -Popcorn Hour supports blu-ray- rips. The 110 (instead of 100) even supports DTS-HD. -The PS3 does not ... : batkiwi
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      I own a PS3, and I bought a PCH afterwards anyway, it plays back *everything*, and you can do it over SMB... : d fluke
      • I do use the PS3 for playing back mp3's though : d fluke
    • ps3 (and 360) have bad scaling of video (SD content looks rubbish), that doesn't matter if you're watchin... : Shai-Tan
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      WD TV is only $99 , prob just as good as Popcorn Hour : dignan
      • Except for the whole "not networked" which is about as big of deal breaker as there is : Clay
    • PS3 plays less formats than the 360 can, and this can play more formats than the 360 : Beady

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• The new Insight is getting some good reviews. : not work safe
• I wonder why they moved the shifter. I liked where it is on the current Prius. With this new one it see... : riptyde
• Can you plug it in? : SqueegyTBS
• How spectacularly average! : soggybagel
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  still ugly as fuck. : g0nk
  • this post is funny. : FormerHPB
  • this means a lot : jamesray
  • agreed : breadsticks
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • if only it came in white with black trim, g0nk would be on board : acheron
  • lol : ThomW
  • Ding. : thejm4n
  • I agree, but given your taste in cars, that scares me : Zero|DPX
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    Wait this coming from the guy with a XB?????? : Iwannaacura
    • Isn't it made up like a star wars action figure too? : capt tripps
• still looks like a shoe : hobosapien
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  Can't take the carpool lane. Lame. : sukabljat
  • and good riddance. IMO they should make the carpool lane only driver+2 passengers and motorcycles : proclone1
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  Still better than the BMW 7 series. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    a brick w/ 4 wheels looks better than the 7 series : cygnus
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      ...yeah, I do think the 1st-gen xB looks better than the 7 series. :-) : the archvile
      • dammit you beat me to that punchline. =P : Ride-My-Rocket
• Does it still require you to sniff your own farts? : Slowtreme
• I like the interior stuff. Lots of screens and coolness. Why can't you buy a non-gay car that has that? : Blackdawgg
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  Why does it have to look like that?? : snuff
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    i'm guessing that they want to keep it since it's "iconic" now. but i agree, it's ugly. the 2009 honda fi... : dahanese
    • something about the aerodynamics of that shape works incredibly well for fuel-efficient cars, iirc. i thi... : xsoulbrothax
• See #2 http://www.spike.com/blog/top-ten-cars-for/69201?page=2&numPerPage=1 : Topaz
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  still not any better for the environment : OrkO
  • I think it's funny that this is posted seeing as the majority of cars on the road (within the US) still g... : sKetchflow
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  god damn that console looks bad ass : halophoenix
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    god damn that console looks bad like ass : Slowtreme
    • god damn ass : lasercat
    • to each his shitty opinions own! : halophoenix
  • yeah much more swoopy than the old one. me likey. : festivalman
• disgusting : boomstickah
• it's not a BMW or Mazda 3 so it's shit. : hirosushima
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  Toyota Priapus: DRIVE HARD! : ChibiJosh
  • If you drive for over 4 hours please seek mechanical attention at once. : Fyunch Click
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  Problem wit the Prius is that the ass on that thing is awful. It's like a pretty hot chick except she we... : kainen1
  • This car is a 8 on the Deadfish Scale. : mace
• They still insist on having such poor rear visibility :( I don't like that trend. : ieGod
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  Now if they could just improve the MPG... That much research and fucking technology and 48MPG is the b : hawkeye
  • and lower the price. It's an econobox priced way too high. : FormerHPB

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  I doubt it's better than this. http://www.kongregate.com/games/Rete/dont-shit-your-pants : Prozium
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    Oh it is... : lyme
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      Is it also better than this? http://www.kongregate.com/games/I_smell/robot-dinosaurs-that-shoot-beams-whe... : ofcedeot
      • OK, nothing is that good. : SolrFlare
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        That was life altering. : basketofkittens
        • It also sounded like Jcunter did some of the roar sound effects lol : SolrFlare
      • DINO-TASTIC!!! : Smirks D
      • +INF'd! : ImageOmega
      • Nothing is better than that. : midgetherder
      • DEAR LORD : sgtsanity
      • I wet myself with joy. : SigENeaT
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        you guys laugh but that game has an interesting mechanic! the beam goes smaller as you shoot, so theres s... : Chandler55
        • HARR : Nighteyes
      • That... was amazing. : famine101
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        The high five at the end was amazing : Serpico74
        • Not just amazing. Dino-tastic : SolrFlare
      • Great, my girlfriend now thinks I'm completely insane because I won't stop laughing! : thetangent
      • Hoooooooly shit. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • I'm going to have dinosaur roaring dreams tonight. Sweet, sweet dinosaur rawwwrrrinnngggg dreams. : Holesinswiss
      • There is nothing in the world better than this. Nothing. Ever. : boarder2
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        When I first started playing I thought the mod who inf'd this must of gone insane, but this is truly a wo... : pieman
        • You're welcome! : brickmatt
      • ROOOOAAARRRRR : Mr.Finkster
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        nifty. just like Zero Wing and R-Type though :P : BongSlayerB
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          Check your contracts! : Moonbase Commander
          • oh snap! thanks! will do tomorrow, it's early : BongSlayerB
      • That was great. : ShoCon
      • My life now feels that much more complete. : kallanta
      • DINOMITE ahahhaah : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • DINOSAURS FUCK YEAH : mrwolf710
      • YES! Fucking robot dinosaurs!!!!! : senseimoron
      • Best game ever. : ieGod
      • heh, the roar loop after beating the game is hilarious. : anhero
    • Zelda clone http://www.kongregate.com/games/BerzerkStudio/heros-arms : Nighteyes
  • I love this game : thetangent
  • that was actually not bad. i shit in the toilet! : mega man
  • I got all the way to sitting down, then I forgot to pull off my pants before I shat. I shat my pants ... : Mr.Finkster
• Oh god, I spent 10 minutes flying downwards for seemingly no reason until i realized that mouse click cha... : Cliffzorz
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  nowhere near the best, wtf is this shit. : papaskot
  • Once you get the hang of the controls it's really good. : lyme
• "Naa-naa-naa-naaa-nananananana-na-nanaaaa" I will have this stuck in my head for the rest of the week. : Syrek
• One of my favorites... more relaxing than intense: http://www.kongregate.com/games/DifferenceGames/dre... : Nullzero