Evening Faylure

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  Is it me or does Russell Crowe look totally out of place in that picture? : soggybagel
  • I think it works. But then, I'm a Russell Crowe fan, so. : action wombmate
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    meh...a lot of people thought Gladiator looked retarded too before it came out. : Skoal^Fyfan
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      Really...who thought it looked retarded. I don't really think that film had much buzz. : soggybagel
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        6 months before release of Gladiator I recall a theatre packed with Thumbs Down and giggles at the sight ... : Skoal^Fyfan
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          Thats hardly a everyone thought it would suck though. : soggybagel
          • but it IS a lot of people. : ArtilleryMarker
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      See, Gladiator was welcome because there hadn't been a proper "sword and sandals" epic for years. Robin H... : randomposter
      • He's talking about pre-movie "buzz" though, and at the time that Gladiator came out the production was pa... : action wombmate
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        Dude, Prince of Thieves is an amazing movie. Look at how wrong you are. : IndigoAK
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          It had great moments but on the whole was pretty horribly overacted, also Costner. : randomposter
          • Yep. Tried to rewatch it with my girlfriend recently and she laughed pretty much the whole time. : ieGod
        • Men in Tights was better. : genom
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          and Brian Adams really set the tone. : katchow
          • I hated seeing that "Everything I Do" video for years afterwards on MTV. : Ride-My-Rocket
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          It would have been an amazing movie if it hadn't starred Kevin "Everything I Touch Turns To Waterworld" C... : Ride-My-Rocket
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            Alan Rickman : Halen
            • A shot of Patron Platinum still won't get the taste of an ass sandwich out of your mouth. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Hell I thought it was retarded after it came out! Well not really. It just wasn't very good. : NastyJack
    • I bet the new Robin Hood will be badass : MagicWishMonkey
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    Looks better than Kevin Costner as Robin Hood and this coming from someone who liked that movie. Yeah. I ... : K1Bond007
    • I enjoyed Prince of Thieves as well. Sherrif of Nottingham (Rickman?) was hilarious. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • like all movies set in the past, it should have starred pullo http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/ap... : johnwissinger
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  At least I... can speak with an English accent. : Lunatic Angelic
  • You deer to kill a kings dare! : Danny5225
  • First thing I thought of too : rosewood
• It's gladiator 2 since he has the exact same beard and haircut. : Crimsonbeak
• I'm sick of Robin Hood stories, as well as pretty much all remakes. : randomposter
• Robin Hood is going to be awesome. : Godhatesfatpeople
• If he doesn't go to prison, how will he meet Ahsneeze? : silent prophet
• cate blanchett /swoon : anthonybean
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  Cate Blanchett as Marion. Yes, because Marion should be played by an actress so ugly she was able to p... : Thresher
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    You're thinking of Sarah Jessica Parker. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      He's talking about the Bob Dylan movie, not Seabiscuit. : SockMonkeh
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        That was a mean thing to neigh. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Why the long face? : ArcKnight
  • Actually, you're right, at least according to the producer's logic. I'm so upset that Sienna Miller got... : treefingers1
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    How is Blanchett ugly? : Lone Swordsman
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      http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/1blanchett2G0805_468x600.jpg http://shinymedia.headshift.com... : silent prophet
      • That first one is miserable, it's like she turned anorexic. But: http://www.ladygaladriel.com/images/... : Lone Swordsman
• Fuck yeah another Ip Man movie =D I loved it when he beat the shit out of them Karate nubs... http://ww... : SigENeaT
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  why are we talking about this Nottingham crap when THE FOREVER WAR is going to be in 3D!!!!! http://sf... : Borzoi
  • What the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK. I bet it doesn't have power armor, though. *sob* : Wadmaasi
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  Kevin Costner looked more like a Robin Hood. They should just rehire him. Also, they should get Brian Ada... : Cihte
  • I gotta Netflix Prince of Thieves. God that movie (and NES game) was so awesome. : Cihte
• I'm excited for Robin Hood because Kingdom of Heaven was set in the same period and pretty underrated (es... : sgtsanity
• Meh. . .it ain't gonna be no "Crocodile Dundee", thats for sure. : ADSliv
• That Ron Jeremy movie looks horribly fantastic! And I can't believe that site forgot he was in Boondock S... : AxeMan808
• Ip Man was fucking brilliant, interested to see what Donnie Yen will come up with for the sequel. His fig : nodebug
• another fucking robin hood movie? fuck : moshman
• Nottingham. This was a film I was interested in when it was still developing along it's original concept,... : lightly inclined
• You must tell me where you got that copy of Ip Man on blu-ray! : Magus
• I like crowe but we dont really need another remake of robin hood. for my money the best version is the E... : cptstern
• I'll probably watch the Robin Hood movie, but it'd be pretty hard to top Prince of Thieves. : DerHuhnTeufel

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  wtf242, that was my status not too long ago too lol, and yeah no one got either. I couldn't begin to dec... : choppp
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    Bat For Lashes new album sucks?? I was planning on picking that up today...what's wrong with it? : wretchedradio
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      It has some decent tracks - I really like the opening song, Glass. But the album as a whole just isn't a... : choppp
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        Just the lead single! I did enjoy that track though. So it's not nearly as good as Fur and Gold? That'... : wretchedradio
        • Its more or less the same to me but if you get it, let me know what you think : choppp
• I think that it would be really tough for a single album to stand out, there's been a ton of good music i... : acidnynex
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  fuck I forgot to list: Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Tru... : wtf242
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    Really? I think The Earth is Not a Cold, Dead Place is a much stronger album overall. : coldfusioncs
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      I have never liked any of the albums after those who tell the truth that much. too boring. That album was... : wtf242
      • I agree that they've changed their sound. There are no tracks like Greet Death on their later albums (tha... : coldfusioncs
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    Stop trolling me : genjuro
    • genjuro you have such a persecution complex when it comes so music. : coldfusioncs
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      you're trolling me! I don't understand how you can like Mono and hate eits and twdy : wtf242
      • I'll be honest, I saw Mono with EitS and they bored the ever living shit out of me. : coldfusioncs
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        I only like some of Mono's work, but still - they know how to bring the fuck and the thunder. Your EiT... : genjuro
        • wtf242 answer the question : genjuro
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          No but I will! : wtf242
          • No you won't : genjuro
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  What is an Arcade Fire : genjuro
  • shut up : wtf242
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    An Arcade Fire is an arcade fire. Sometimes, fires just happen at arcades. : jane911
    • and there are funerals as a result : jane911
  • When asked about the rumour that the band's name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: "It's... : mnsnota
• Radiohead - In Rainbows : coldfusioncs
• Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health : DrFlammable
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  the best album released since 2000 is the fleet foxes self titled album : mr.sleepy
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    You stay the hell out of this, this thread has met the quota. You don't even know what a Fleet Foxes is : genjuro
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      fuck you man : mr.sleepy
      • We'll settle this at quakecon : genjuro
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  The Microphones' The Glow, pt. 2 is the only one that I think could go toe to toe with Funeral and In the : sgtsanity
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    neutral milk hotel album came out in the 90s not 2000s :( kind of an unrelated topic. I'm not sure why i... : wtf242
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      I only mentioned it because it's my favorite ever and it seems like such a fully-formed and self-coherent : sgtsanity
      • you know actually the new Animal Collective album might be one of the best. I know it just came out but t... : wtf242
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  Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Interpols debut is still awesome though..that's the runner up for me. : wretchedradio
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    War on War and Heavy Metal Drummer are pretty good but other than that none of the songs really stood out... : DrFlammable
    • You have to give out quite a few more listens, I'd say. It's such a wonderful album from top to bottom. : wretchedradio
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  American Analog Set - Know by Heart Mogwai - Rock Action In Rainbows Death Cab - Transatlanticism : owly
  • Another vote for Rock Action : indosauros
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  Do you like this cover? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDTMGz4XD1g : thief
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    it's ok... that song was the very first song i tried to learn on guitar. i failed :( it's hard : wtf242
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      i changed my mind. tha'ts a good cover. girl is cute as hell : wtf242
      • I agree. I've grown to like it much more than the original. : thief
• I modify quotes from science fiction movies for status updates. My favorite was "has a funny habit of s : cerealSAM2
• thats not a very easy thing to answer : feek
• Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers or PotUSA - Love Everybody or Thrice - Artist in the Amb... : Deathlove
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  I really REALLY like Radiohead's Hail To The Thief, but El-P wins, either for I'll Sleep When You're Dead... : AxeMan808
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    Ever heard of Sixtoo? I ask because if you like El-P, you'll probably like his stuff. I still can't d... : genjuro
    • Hadn't heard of Sixtoo. Check out El-P's Fantastic Damage if you haven't - less...avant-garde than ISWY... : AxeMan808
• I agree with the Interpol, that album is just awesome. Shit, the 00's have been an awesome decade for mu... : uncle slappy
• you're a misunderstood & free spirit : cygnus
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  Panda Bear - Person Pitch Animal Collective - Feels Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Beirut - Gulag Ork... : quadalupeupe
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    Panda Bear - Youtube video links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_gjUbvqNg http://www.youtube.com/... : quadalupeupe
    • Animal Collective - Feels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_g5kmvvSk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : quadalupeupe
  • Fleet Foxes ......how can i forget http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQRS40OKNE http://www.youtube.co... : quadalupeupe
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    vampire weekend was good but i definitely wouldn't say the best of its year or the 2000s. however, my vo... : khaosman
    • Vampire weekend, really fun album all the tracks are great on album and I keep re-listening to it and not... : quadalupeupe
• I like most of those mentioned already. I'd add Sufjan Stevens - Illinois, Bloc Party - Silent Alarm, Fla... : Albemuth
• Grizzly Bear are bad let them go, man! Great Lake Swimmers are who you should be pimpin'. Oh my god! : Cihte
• BT - This Binary Universe is my favorite album of the last decade so far. : Vincent Grayson
• probably Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica : warpdude
• Interpol gets shit now? I must be out of the loop. : datoo
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  Sigur Ros - ( ) Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi B... : deject
  • Notwist - Boneless (Panda bear remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFEBunBHRY : quadalupeupe
• JUSTICE - † : Majuju
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  Radiohead - Kid A (how has this not been mentioned yet?) : aeg1x
  • Woo my favourite album of all time :) : Inadrys
  • This ^ : voodooraze
• Mr. Lif - Sleepyheads was ill : the city
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  Best rock album of the 2000s is a tie between White Stripes - Elephant and Sleater-Kinney - The Woods. N... : bipolar
  • As far as rock goes I'd say you have to throw Wolfmother in there : uncle slappy
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  Right now I'm really leaning towards Agalloch - The Mantle. It's amazing in virtually every way. http... : timmie
  • I love this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88KUBzV2jfU : timmie
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  Mastodon - Crack the Skye... I cannot stop listening to this. : -hyroth-
  • Yeah I've had this on every day since I got it. Epic : nodebug
  • Awesome record, very addictive. : Inadrys
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  No one got Neutral Milk Hotel? Fucking phillistines. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • All the phillistines know what decade In The Aeroplane Over The Sea was released in. And Neutral Milk : Sacred Sperm
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  Madvillain. Cannibal Ox - cold vein. If you disagree, you are wrong. : aaarrrgh
  • Now that your environment's a product of ME Functions sloppy, Identity copy With a rhyme scheme so ill,... : AxeMan808
• I couldn't pick. Impossible. : moe6
• Probably Outcast - Stankonia, Arcade Fire - Funeral, Primal Scream - XTRMNTR, Shins - Oh Inverted World, ... : kainen1
• this will destroy you : xxiv
• Definitely the last three QotSA albums : Dave-A
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  it's airplane, stupid. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • bzzzzzt http://www.amazon.com/Aeroplane-Over-Neutral-Milk-Hotel/dp/B0000019PA : Arctic Fox
• I would say Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall L... : bRAINsick
• I'm kind of surprised you didn't get banned for this post. : not work safe
• Turn on the bright lights is my choice and I completely agree with you that everything else they've ever ... : itsjames
• Snakes on a Plane : whistletits
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  Jesus christ fiery furnaces are you seriuos : Sexpansion Pack
  • evening faylure indeed : Sexpansion Pack
  • I have a friend who likes them, and I cannot stand them. They have to have the worst, most forced rhyming... : jet-poop
• turn on the bright lights is amazing. : anthonybean
• Maybe not 'best of decade' worthy (although, I would argue close to it), but I would say that Nada Surf -... : slax0r
• either Mastodon's Blood Mountain or Opeth's Blackwater Park : DonkeyPopsicle
• Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights! : thinkp0l
• Either Opeth Blackwater Park or Edge of Sanity Crimson II : nutrient

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• Dumb & Dumber : RikiTiki2
• Who cares about their tastes? You're only meant to know each one for one night. : hankyJR
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  Barry Lyndon Last Year at Marienbad That Obscure Object of Desire : mechanicalgrape
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    did you know Critereon's releasing Last Year at Marienbad on blu ray? (I'm so excited- haven't seen i... : Borzoi
    • Yeah, just saw that the other day, it's going to be awesome. : mechanicalgrape
• Haha women don't like good movies what are you talking about : genjuro
• Motorcycle Diairies, The Edukators, and 40 Year Old Virgin : vtxrider80
• Lost in Translation -- not in my top 5, but would be a good gauge to see if we have similar taste. Yi Yi... : Ovate
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  I Spit On Your Grave Cannibal Holocaust Barbed Wire Dolls : soggybagel
  • Salo Necromantik Terror Firmer. : On the Brane
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  Die Hard, DJ Q-Bert's Wave Twisters, and any MST3K with Joel in it : dognose
  • where does Anguish come in? Not on the first date? : Borzoi
  • I like Joel, but I like Mike better. : nevicata
• Deep Throat : Phreakin
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  bound, 8mm, basic instinct : FrayLo
  • poison ivy : FrayLo
• If she doesn't love Jaws, appreciate the depth of humour in Adaptation and simply adore The Shawshank Red... : randomposter
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  Hot Fuzz Army of Darkness The Mummy : Sailor of Fortune
  • so true : master_disaster_17
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    I like your list, however, I might trade Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail for The Mummy. : one random winner
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      Pssh, The Life of Brian. : nevicata
      • Any Monty Python flick really. : one random winner
• LOTR - Extended version The Dark Knight Predator : edge198
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  There Will Be Blood The Big Lebowski The Fog of War : sgtsanity
  • I don't think I've ever met a girl who would enjoy The Fog of War : MagicWishMonkey
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Star Trek First Contact (Khan is also good) Back to the Future Lu... : thetangent
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  One or two good Burton movies and Slumdog, I really liked that movie. : jane911
  • burton movies? : d0pamine
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  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, GATTACA : retarded talking dinosaur
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    I agree with this list 100%. : Ormsbee
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      Because it is an excellent list :D. It covers quite the spectrum of the human condition. : retarded talking dinosaur
      • it is a great list, but I think there is a bit of overlap between Gattaca and Eternal Sunshine. I think s... : MikkleThePickle
• That is a pretty good list, we are compatible... a/s/l? : lodit
• Space Balls UHF Shawshank Redemption : Chunks
• Unforgiven, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Hudson Hawk : uncle slappy
• Terminator 2, Battlestar Galactica - Miniseries, and Goldfinger. : NFXFSX
• October Sky Gattaca Juno : IndigoAK
• There Will Be Blood Star Wars Die Hard : SockMonkeh
• Requiem For A Dream Moulin Rouge Caddyshack : Grumbeld
• Yojimbo, The Killer, and the kicker is Ran! : AxeMan808
• kung pow enter the fist : mindshot
• Fight Club, History of the World: Part 1, Hot Fuzz : felicia
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  The Big Lebowski : thenoodleincident
  • good one : dignan
• Louis Theroux docu (any of them really) , Primer , Boondock Saints : dignan
• muppets from space, return to me, and 13th warrior. But, even I don't like my own taste in movies : sesmaster
• rushmore, heat, lost in translation : shika.art
• Fifth Element Big Lebowski Die Hard : batkiwi
• Nightmare Before Xmas Army of Darkness Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind : Break
• FIGHT CLUB, seriously, if she really enjoys movies like that then she's worth it. Sadly most chicks don't... : sanchez
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  Anal Intruders 3 : Albemuth
  • "Can you do this?" : deject
• The Fifth Element, The Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein : mindmann
• STAR TREK FIVE : invisible_kid
• omg the Fountain sucked so bad. Heat owned though. : gyokuro
• Labyrinth Young Frankenstein Starship Troopers : ofcedeot
• Fight Club Kill Bill History of The World Pt 1 ...and my GF loves all of those :o (bonus: instant... : ninjase
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  Before Sunrise & Before Sunset (counting them as 1 movie) *qatsi movies (counting them as 1 movie) Pod ... : bipolar
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    Ha! Pod People is the best episode of that show, period. : kallanta
    • If a woman can't laugh at "That man is a loving and caring caregiver", I gots no use for her. : bipolar
• 28 Days Later, Pan's Labyrinth, Kung-Fu Hustle. Not the best movies in my collection, but her reaction... : kallanta
• Grave of the Fireflies Interview With a Vampire Office Space : doozer667
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  I would not subject anyone to The Fountain. : deafstarr
  • Nor would I. : doozer667
• Predator. Commando. T1/2 or Aliens. Maybe 2001 or Hatchet : anhero
• lotr extended versions in iPhone format on you 110" beamer, all in one session. If she is still there, wh... : dfz0r
• Brazil, Ed Wood, This Is Spinal Tap : pyide
• If I could throw a fourth movie in there it'd definitely be Pulp Fiction http://www.youtube.com/watch?... : doozer667
• Eraserhead : Mr. Goodwrench
• Amelie, No Country for Old Men, Clerks : Kniggit
• In Bruges Office Space The Big Lebowski : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  3 random pr0n movies I like : razorblade79
  • random? i'd show her Stoya, Jenna Haze and then.... ron jeremy. : radula
• Airplane 2 High Fidelity Serendipity : moe6
• The Dark Knight Moonstruck Anger Management : AMikaboshi
• Blazing Saddles, Brazil, Predator. : Fyunch Click
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  If I met a girl that liked "The Dark Night" I wouldn't let her touch me. Likewise, if it were my girlfri... : Jobos
  • ^^^ I don't know why people think it's important to like the same music or movies. : kramweil
• Blade Runner, Heat and Fight Club. : -efx-
• The Dark Crystal The Thing Goonies : c0bra
• LOTR, The Matrix and Star Wars. : excessus
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  Probably Dune, Dr. Strangelove and The Shining. : Lone Swordsman
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    Movie fag here. : LoioshDwaggie
    • In a good sense or bad sense? : Lone Swordsman
• I only need one - Robocop. : SiW.
• LA Confidential Singin' in the Rain Who Framed Roger Rabbit? : Sze Ior
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The Princess Bride, and Dr. Strangelove : ZTac
• Faces of Death, A 2 hour video montage of people clipping their toe nails, and The Labyrinth. : voodooraze
• Bladerunner, totally, but I'd add Shawn of the Dead and Tekkon Kinkreet. : Lexicon_Leidun
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  Dark Crystal Predator Akira : Ride-My-Rocket
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    what's up Dark Crystal buddy? : c0bra
    • It's a great film! THAT'S WHAT! : voodooraze
    • It's the first date-movie my wife and I watched. Also, as a birthday present to me some animator friends... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Big Lebowski Monty Python and the Holy Grail Goodfellas : smax
• thin red line, magnolia, watchmen : arizona bay
• Notting Hill, The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan she must hate them : spiderfill
• Dark City, The Fountain, Anchorman. : king_darius
• Blade Runner, Monty Python (probably holy grail, maybe meaning of life), and I'm not sure what else. Hard... : DerHuhnTeufel
• Ghostbusters, Oh Brother, and Ghostbusters : rosewood
• rushmore, wet hot american summer, repo man : shotgun1
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  Lost in Translation, Amelie and The Saint : thinkp0l
  • with those movies, she's testing you! : doomed

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• i like this one: http://joshlyon.com/gallery/photos/holga/Hydra/34990008.jpg : anthonybean
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  Nice shots! If you don't mind me asking, what do you use for lighting when doing portraits, etc? I'm th... : Tripps
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    Thanks :) These are actually all natural light... : sparkly
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      although I'd like to get some Alienbees lights myself. To start I'd probably get an AB1600 and AB800 with... : sparkly
      • Similar to what I was thinking, except I was looking at the AB800 and AB400. I might order some soon, if... : Tripps
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  you really like double exposures. I like this one the most: http://joshlyon.com/gallery/photos/holga/Hyd... : RikiTiki2
  • I like to throw in a few double exposures in each of these shoots -- sometimes they work sometimes they d... : sparkly
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  Nice shots man, cute girl too! : vtxrider80
  • thanks. Yeah, she was interesting. She has a weird love for all things Japanese... : sparkly
• cool pics. they've got a nice vintage feel to them. : Mmmmmoo
• I like the one where she is jumping. Good job man : EricZBA
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  may the power of a thousand hydras grab those hot damned boobs : doomed
  • yeah they're pretty fun, aren't they? : sparkly
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  I've gotta figure out where to get another 3 rolls of film by friday without spending a crapton of money ... : sparkly
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    do more with the d300, put the holga down for a bit, I think you're coming away with a lot of the same st... : boarder2
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      I agree with you. After this upcoming weekend I'm not going to use it for a while. : sparkly
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        In fact the other day I put on a record and just started writing down any photo ideas that came to mind. ... : sparkly
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          I just wish I had more time to schedule more shoots. My only free time is on the weekends and so it's rea... : sparkly
          • but the good news is that I found a talented makeup artist who wants to help me out for free, so that mig... : sparkly
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            Yeah, i hear that. I just wish my wife was more willing to have her picture taken. She hates it and gets ... : boarder2
            • I had a lot of revelations last week, and my lack of creativity was in the mix there. I'm really trying t... : sparkly
• anyone else care to check these out? : sparkly
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  Do you or the model choose to shoot holga? : lodit
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    I do. I'm sort of getting tired of doing it because of the cost, though :/ : sparkly
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      time to start turning this hobby into a business : RikiTiki2
      • that's the plan. It's gonna take a while, though :/ : sparkly
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      Start using that D300 more =p : lodit
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        workin on it! Models are just so much more open to the holga shoots, though. It's a sort of look a lot of... : sparkly
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          Lol Little do they known those holga shots are probably worse for the portfolio. : lodit
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            I wouldn't say they're worse. They're just very niche. : sparkly
            • Don't usually like to bump things but niche is more along the lines of what I meant, sorry for sounding l... : lodit
          • How are they worse? : Serpico74
          • Don't think they're going to hurt anything, but they're definitely not something everyone's looking for. : boarder2
    • Switch to B&W and start developing yourself : Drewus
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  can you make a gallery already i hate clicking on each link :'( : dantastic
  • p.s. are you bangin her yet? : dantastic
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  she's cute. I noticed you don't have a lot of close ups. Was that her being uncomfortable or something el... : Flynn
  • I dont really like the way closeups turn out with the holga. : sparkly
• i like this one http://joshlyon.com/gallery/photos/holga/Hydra/34980004.jpg : fletch_
• You and WTF242 are related? http://joshlyon.com/gallery/photos/Self%20Portraits/straightened_02.jpg : Melll
• sparkly, get a fucking gallery web app already I don't care for the model this time, she doesn't bring... : boarder2
• whoa! thanks : watcherxp

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• just google everything : filthysock
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  write the entire exam in pseudo code. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • I think you mean lolcode. : Perturbation
• tell them you know Alice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_(programming_language) : Degenerate
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  Regular expressions, eh? If you do have access to the Internet during the test then you could try these s... : JoeNYC
  • And http://www.regular-expressions.info/ is a great help! : ysbreker
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  I have a masters in computer science and I think asking a regex as a way to gauge a candidate is retarded... : Antilles_Prime
  • I don't know what the context was. There was an explanation about the test that I overheard that was mayb... : Ctrl-Phreak
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    Unless, of course, they're expected to use regex as part of the job. : cerealSAM2
    • understanding the concept and how to use it is a reasonable question, asking anything that requires speci... : derelict515
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      It's reference material at best. A question on linked list, etc, would be better. I just think asking mem... : Antilles_Prime
      • Dude, I use regexp all day everyday. But I've never once used a linked list outside of college. Havin... : hawke
      • Well they let you use the internet, so it seems fine to me. : SenorSpine
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      Now that I'm playing around with it, I can see where it would have some use in the work we do. : Ctrl-Phreak
      • What are some good interview questions to ask about regexes? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Does that include very simple regex expressions? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I've used regex for years, but I rarely remember much of it. IMHO good compsci is about the ability to ap... : Antilles_Prime
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        Your point goes well with the fact that they don't expect people to memorize anything. Using Google to lo... : Ctrl-Phreak
        • Actually, you got that backwards. How you solve it is usually much more important than getting it done fa... : DOOManiac
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    Asking how to build an NDFA to match a regex would be a lot better : Ovate
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      Do what in the what now? D: : Ctrl-Phreak
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondeterministic_finite_state_machine It's an advanced level concept (400... : DOOManiac
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          This made my brain sad :( : Ctrl-Phreak
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            I only got a C in that class myself, so don't sweat it. :P : DOOManiac
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              Are there any actual situations in a production environment where you used it? : Maddog_Delphi97
              • Directly? Parsers.... Every programmer uses them indirectly, though. There just aren't many reasons t... : walker270
              • Once, and only once. : DOOManiac
              • I've used regular finite state machines numerous times. : electroly
              • if we had an infinite number of processors, NDFAs would be quite useful. DFAs are still useful for some t... : Nali4Freedom
              • state machines are all over the place : derelict515
              • Protocol stacks use state machines all the time -- so much so that it's often worth the time to use state... : Kentor
              • Only as a first step. You typically convert it to DFA right away. NDFAs are sometimes easier to formulate... : uncleanmonkey
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              I got a C in that as well, which was amazing because I really had no fucking idea what I was doing. haha. : thecray
              • We learned NDFAs in Intro 2. But only because it was one of the few random algorithms they picked to cov... : Ovate
        • Actually I think a lot of regexp engines do't do this, e.g. Perl's. They go for that "exponential, schmex... : uncleanmonkey
      • I'm just being CS pedantic. A non-deterministic finite automaton is a useful way to represent a regular ... : Ovate
    • The vast majority of programmers will forget most of that a couple years out of school, even if they use ... : FlatlineDixay
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    Yea, but any good programmer worth his spark should know regex. : askedrelic
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      no, anyone can learn the basics easily though if required. : Enigme
      • LMGTFY ? : Skoal^Fyfan
    • I used regex quite a number of times in my last job, but its been a bit since I have used them and I thin... : Toth21
  • seriously... i just use this http://www.regexbuddy.com/ knowing when to use a regex... now that might ... : Theos
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  log on to the shack and ask ThomW repeatedly : doomed
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    Better get action rooommate on the line if you have regular expression questions. I suck at them. : ThomW
    • I bet I suck more :D : Ctrl-Phreak
    • My boss is a regex guru, but if it's something I should know by now but still don't there's a fantastic p... : DOOManiac
  • Since you're allowed to use the internet just get the shack devs to follow you on twitter and post the qu... : bcyde
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  If you fail, where's the job? : p : SwiftyPants
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    I'm not sure I'll actually end up with the programming position, given my lack of experience, but I think... : Ctrl-Phreak
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      Boo, SoCal. In that case: Good luck. : ) : SwiftyPants
      • Yeah, it's fucking hot here right now, you really don't want to be here :( : Ctrl-Phreak
• I don't think there's anything that you could cram into tonight that would help. If it's really testing ... : randomjgj
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  Honestly, you should not expect to do well. It's good that you have some experience with how things w... : DOOManiac
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    That's not entirely true. There's definitely something to be said for having domain knowledge. Hiring som... : boarder2
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      Only on the shack is education considered a bad thing. : walker270
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        I'm not sure if you're suggesting that's what I was saying, because I certainly wasn't saying that. : boarder2
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          Well, you seem to be claiming someone with some knowledge of the company but is wholly unqualified for th : walker270
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            That's not at all what I said. If someone understands what the company does, how the systems work togeth... : boarder2
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              There are also situations that are the exact opposite of what you describe. A run of the mill programm... : Kentor
              • Fair enough, I concede. THIS TIME. : boarder2
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  How well does this guy actually know you. I wouldn't expect a 'small shop' to have rigidly defined rul... : hawke
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    I've been there about 3 months and I've worked with him on a few little projects. He tends to talk to me ... : Ctrl-Phreak
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      That's a good attitude to have about it. Good luck! And let us know how you do. :P : DOOManiac
      • Thanks! I definitely will update once i'm done. It should be an interesting little challenge... and I ... : Ctrl-Phreak
• I interviewed for a programmer position some years ago, and they wnated me to do some pseudo-code solutio... : AxeMan808
• Good luck man, I hope you do well. : Colleton
• Pointers. I don't expect they're likely to ask you to program in a C/C++ or any language that uses poi... : mockery
• A good software developer has an analytic mind and a good grasp of patterns. If you have both of those, ... : elocanth

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  Link : Godhatesfatpeople
  • tf2://2fort.bsp : manero
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  yeah I KNOWS! they made the loadout way more clean... IM SO CURIOUS WHATS GOING IN THE HEADSLOT! : chilln
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    if this is what i think it is then obviously nothing for the Heavy, that big ol' bald lard ass : DrFlammable
    • bullet proof helmet for the soldier!! no headshots! : lokdown
    • heavy would look sweet with like a pink-headband lol. : chilln
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  Can you connect to a server? I've tried to connect to a couple servers that were updated and I'm crashing... : lokdown
  • Ive crashed so far on every server log too. fail. : chilln
  • oh sweet someone else is having this problem, me too! : fletch_
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  http://www.steampowered.com/platform/update_history/index.php?skin=0&id=440 Game Changes Reworked the : Godhatesfatpeople
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    wow that's gotta suck if you accidentally delete an unlock : RikiTiki2
    • or if someone gets your account info and doesn't like you : lokdown
    • and good that scouts will drop the intel if they juice up : RikiTiki2
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    Added the ability for players to permanently delete items from their inventory using the new Backpack men... : DrFlammable
    • Stupid move by valve, even if this is supposed to be for the rumored "randomly generated weapon" pickups.... : guido anchovy
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    That delete item button better be way the fuck away from the normal buttons, I will rage so fucking hard ... : kpxkrnjc
    • it's right above the "Close" button for the items briefcase : RikiTiki2
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    that delete button seems like a weird feature to add : mikecyb
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      it has to be the random weapon drops... they have 50 slots now, so i bet they are going to fill up on you... : chilln
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        it'll take 12 years to implement that. we've only done the 1st round of class patches for 5 classes and i... : RikiTiki2
        • According to the forums they have been "coded" into the game for like a year. the drop-system atleast. no... : chilln
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        if that's true they are certainly making it into a weird ass game. also why would the solution be to del... : mikecyb
        • they are turning it into a Battlefield Heroes competitor : pancake humper
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          Most of the achievements fall in line in what you do as a class anyway. For the most part you can unlock ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            I barely ever play any more but even when I did play a bunch I never unlocked anything :( : mikecyb
            • heh, I know what you mean. I have a friend who just started playing and he's now working on his first set... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • "test_itempickuppanel" client cheat - Debugging tool to test the item pickup panel. Usage: test_itempic : manero
      • what is this random weapon drop thing you speak of? : Mmmmmoo
      • kind of weird, i dont like it when i have to do stuff to earn weapons, and when i get the weapons i feel ... : Chandler55
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    The new head slot is interesting too. They mentioned that all the classes would get some sort of update b... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      anti-sniper armor right before the sniper unlocks? lol : RikiTiki2
      • lol @ snipers I mean : RikiTiki2
      • yeah, i could see them implementing droppable helmets for everybody before the sniper update (or for the ... : manero
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        i am going to be so fucking pissed SO fucking pissed if they make standard-loadout sniper any less effect... : DrFlammable
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          Hopefully they just throw in cvars to disable everything they add to the game from here on out. : Felraiser
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            hahahahahah that is the worst goddamn thing you could do why would you want people to remove shit you wor... : DrFlammable
            • man drflammable we're pro TF2 players now, don't listen to felraiser we can do anything : kpxkrnjc
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          They've never messed with the original design of the characters like that unless it was some sort of dras... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Except the pyro airblast. : deject
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              You mean taking out the ability to jump with it? :P : Godhatesfatpeople
              • As in it wasn't there at all in the beginning. I don't think you could ever jump yourself with it. : deject
    • it's obviously a helmet for snipers : EvilDolemite
    • How about a soldier helmet that reflects sniper bullets back at the sniper, lol : kpxkrnjc
  • What the shit? : DOOManiac
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    I can finally reset my fucked up farm stats.... I can play tf2 again... Joy. : Malku
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      haha this is the first thing i did when i launched the game for the same reason : Mmmmmoo
      • me too, except i have to start at 0 for my million fire damage achievement. small price to pay : RikiTiki2
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        Balls I launched it for the first time in months just so I could nuke the damned things. I'm gonna write... : Malku
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          a letter about what? : Mmmmmoo
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            How much I love them and whether or not I can wash away the shame of sleeping with the mistress who is a ... : Malku
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              lol. i made the mistake of joining that pyro achievement box map with a friend. there were respawning bot... : Mmmmmoo
              • The Filth! Oh, how it taints us so. Seriously Uber Kudos to Valve. : Malku
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      seriously. I feel so guilty every time i see that ill-gotten 59 pts as a pyro. makes me feel so dirty : lowpoly
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        you think thats bad, i got almost 1500 points farming achievements as a medic. : Darky_06
        • mine is like 2300 or something, i'll be glad to reset those! : pyide
  • what the fuck are they doing to the game :( : dopeman
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  Speaking of, is there a shortcut key to get to the loadout screen while in game, instead of hitting ESC a... : u sir name
  • i think M does it for me : lokdown
  • yes there's a bind for direct to the loadout screen for your character. check the appropriate screen in t... : manero
  • I bound it to M : RikiTiki2
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  Oh, fuck, I better not have to gem this shit, too. : BlackCat9
  • LFG Goldrush Escort Daily : lokdown
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  I just got connected to a server. The only thing I did was check my loadouts once I loaded up TF2. I hadn... : lokdown
  • The loadout seems to be behaving for me now. It was a bit weird at first. : Godhatesfatpeople
• I am intrigued. : ant_hillbilly
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  this is sooooooo weird. I guess the rest of the classes and such will hit in one mega patch soon? : Downforce
  • sniper is up next, but something for all 9 will be up 1st. i'm thinking it's the head slot, so that'll be... : RikiTiki2
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  demomen are getting afros : DrFlammable
  • finally the blaxploitation elements I've been missing from TF2 will be realized! : vile
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    Link? http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=844720 : Dontdrop
    • Hahaha, I'm already laughing at the heavy in a football helmet : pyide
• Probably adding Wargear that can be shared between classes? : Sailor of Fortune
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  I like the fact they are updating the game and keeping it fresh, but it's the old school play/mechanics t... : devi| dog
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    If only DOD:S had this much support. : Sailor of Fortune
    • They probably don't even know what that game is anymore. : ArcKnight
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      who even plays this : Chandler55
      • it's a good game : RikiTiki2
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      What I really don't understand is why they completely stopped supporting CS:S : datoo
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        every map they make people bitch and just play dust2 and office : RikiTiki2
        • Which is a shame because the new militia is awesome. : ArcKnight
        • Well honestly the new maps they made were pretty bad. Port and tides laughably so. I suppose they are jus... : datoo
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    I took a break from TF2 after the first Shack Tournament and I have been too intimidated by new junk to e... : SockMonkeh
    • The game I was playing last night didn't have too many unlocks going. Just the backburner and the medic ... : devi| dog
    • Most of it is useless anyways! None of it is required to keep up with other players, don't worry about i... : FlamingGimp
• WTS shotty(engy) +3% crit +10% sentry health +2 move speed PST : Darky_06
• It seems there is a lot of evidence supporting Diablo style weapon drops...there are voices in the GCFs n... : arsonide
• The only thing that's going in your head slot is a bullet from mah SNIPER RIFLE! LOLOLLOLLLOLLL! : ChibiJosh

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  I'd love to do certain things to her. : Edges
  • frisbee? : papaskot
• Lily is fantastic. Absolutely stunning and talented. : wretchedradio
• Great retro video (and Lily is hot as usual). : ateam311
• She's hot, talented, likes it when you ptdb, and had a threesome with identical twin girls. I mean, how c... : ColoradoCNC
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  This song cracks me up, it's definitely one of my favorites of hers. : mysled
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    I think "Fuck You" is my favorite off of the new album, the contrast between the cheery beat and the song... : ColoradoCNC
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      oh, that one's epic as well, but I can't sing it out loud to myself just in case someone else happens to ... : mysled
      • I end up whistling it all the time. Especially when I'm in situations where I'm pissed off at someone. I ... : laurgasms
• GOD I love her. : vile
• Haha, the expressions of the guys near the end is hilarious. : Arceihn
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  That was freakin' cool- great video, funny song, decent chickens. : Lightzout
  • you loved the cocks? : marmite
• She's hot, but the backup girl on the right is 10/10 : doozer667
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  nice lyrics Yewell I lie here in the wet patch in the middle of the bed I'm feeling pretty hard done b : OrkO
  • The girl always gets the wet patch. : marmite
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  The drummer is my favorite part of that video : kikilupo
  • yeah the band really stills the show : MikkleThePickle
• wow. I never expected this song to be a single just cause of the context. : Skoal^Fyfan
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  POLL: Would you rather A) Do Lilly Allen and have her tell the whole world you are a douchebag in the s... : johnwissinger
  • A, Because I'd have done Lily Allen. : -efx-
  • A : pancake humper
  • C) have a goat replace you in a) and post pictures on the shack. : jasoncrowley
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    A) Because I'm not a douchebag in the sack. : kikilupo
    • that makes it even worse that she would say you are. At least I could shrug and say, well yeah she prett... : johnwissinger
  • meh overrated : dantastic
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  BAD NEWS alert: This is her final Album. She said she doesn't want to do music anymore. : whistletits
  • bollocks, she'll say that to drum up more attention for the next one, which will probably come in a year.... : moshman
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  I heard she sucks a lot of dick. : themaestro2657
  • Try not to listen to her suck a lot of dick on your way to the parking lot! Ok, that didn't work as : jasoncrowley
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    I'd let her suck mine : moshman
    • only if she asked nicely of course : moshman
• lol, those lyrics are ridiculous. Still would bone her six ways to Sunday, though. Even if she writes ... : quadeh
• She's fantastic! : swenkcahs
• she really toned down the snark on the new album, which makes me like it much less than her previous one. : DonkeyPopsicle
• <3 her : mwasher
• That was fantastic.. never heard anything by Lily Allen before this. thanks : sikander
• first time i've heard anything from her. : Hoax
• Lilly's 3rd nipple kinda NWS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbieSOsMIk&feature=related : whistletits

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  I'm pretty butt hurt over loosing 269M isk tonight when my Drake went down...that doesn't include the isk... : dysfunctional
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    hahah we lost drakes yesterday too :( : AlexXdude
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      Our mini Drake crew got owned yesterday! I also forgot to Jump Clone so l lost the wrong implants as well... : dasampla
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        hahah wow, that's a lot to lose. After losing my drake and fittings and implants yesterday I was running ... : AlexXdude
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          It's all in good fun! I'm running level 4 missions for the next week or so just to get some isk back., th... : dasampla
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            Yeah, I'm pretty sure once I have a few more skills trained up so I can fit on some good T2 stuff on my D... : AlexXdude
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              I also really want one of these: http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Caldari_Navy_Invulnerability_Field but... : AlexXdude
              • Yup, I'm thinking about flying pretty far into Empire space as well, and ratting for a while, while i lev... : dysfunctional
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                Yeah I did look during my Gurista Extravagaza mission and it will be a good while yet before I can get on... : dasampla
                • it's cool man, I think I'll just suck it up and get a 3rd LSEII and train up for Invuln Field II : AlexXdude
  • I will have my thorax tomorrow and it will be glorious : conandan
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    dude. my t2 fit domi cost half that and i wouldn't even think about trying to pvp in it. you guys need to... : mindfk
    • what do you mean YOU GUYS >:( : ejectorpod
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    How the fuck do you get 270m isk on a drake? : DerHuhnTeufel
    • I mean short of a caldari navy invuln or something which just shouldn't be on a drake. : DerHuhnTeufel
    • Yeah there is no way it's that much. I just priced a fully t2 drake with rigs and after insurance the los... : hadronflux
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    How long would it take to earn that much isk on your own through non dodgy (ie, stealing salvage or cans)... : SigENeaT
    • Only if they had access to a good quality 0.0 system, which was protected from raiders. : Finestaut
  • Just curious, the 'Pandemonium' I Ballistic Enhancement's that you had fitted, did you buy them? For some... : sanchez
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  Just found this one. Only posted a week ago and has a very epic feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : graah
  • I think non-EVE types would this. Best machinima I think I've ever seen. : graah
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  Eve has sucked me in for sure. I'm doing the sister's of eve epic quest series with my new character rig... : SolrFlare
  • Yeah I think I might go back and finish the Sisters of Eve epic quest : AlexXdude
  • Eve is definitely consuming. It's the only game I really play now. : Poor Yurik
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  I tried the demo, but I just couldn't figure out what the game was about, much less how to play it. ... : Thresher
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    You have to give it a lot of time. Finish the in-game tutorial and then try the 3 sets of 10 missions fro... : AlexXdude
    • Exactly. This is actually the second time I've tried the trial. The big thing is to focus on learnign o... : SolrFlare
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  for fun tonight i decided to see (in EFT obviously) if I could come up with a pvp caracal. since i know ... : ejectorpod
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    How is that thing possibly cap stable or even last 5 min running all that? : Thomas Hace
    • EFT says cap stable at 62%... : ejectorpod
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      launchers don't cost cap, so the only thing he's using cap for is invulns and disruptor which isn't all t... : kpxkrnjc
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        the extenders and invulnerability fields are passive anyway, dont even think they affect cap : AlexXdude
        • invuln fields aren't passive, and yes extenders are passive but that's not wha ti was talking about : kpxkrnjc
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    you'll never get in range though, you need at least a webber or a propulsion mod. also why 2x medium ext... : kpxkrnjc
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      I dunno, this was just for fun :) still might make it for random use though, it's really not that helpfu... : ejectorpod
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        oh plus it does have a warp scramble ont here. : ejectorpod
        • meaning to say, ic ould swap it out for a webber : ejectorpod
      • Yeah I would just go fleet support and throw away the disruptor for an AB, the Caracal isn't a very good ... : kpxkrnjc
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  R.I.P. KHAWCKBOAT :( : g0nk
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    story: g0nk's dumb and needs to pay attn. doing my 1st LVL 2 mission. miding my own business, firi : g0nk
    • During a mission, try to constantly fly toward some warpable object so you're fully aligned for warp if y... : sanchez
    • Yeah g0nk, my heart goes out to the PewPewPew which you lost in battle. : MercFox1
  • :( I'll run level 2 + 3 missions with you if you want, I can safeguard the khawck : cdbeckman
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  Wait a second. Is EVE Online kinda like Ultima Online when it first came out ? And by that I mean the PKi... : Skoal^Fyfan
  • There are 'safe' zones also known as High Security space. 1.0 to 0.5 and overpowered NPC 'guards' will w... : graah
  • yes, and you lose your shit, too. : zerog83
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    Yes, and death can be very costly. Most ships you can insure and get about 70% of the value back but, in ... : sanchez
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      Do you have to do anything if your ship blows up, or is the money just deposited? : valael
      • As soon as you get BTFU, the cash hits your account. : BingusLargus
  • It's one of the closer games to that. However, they've been slowly minimizing non-consentual PvP over... : Rampancy
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    Yes but in the case of eve it fits very well with the game design/atmosphere. : SolrFlare
    • Same with UO. : SockMonkeh
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  I haven't checked out too much regarding energy or laser weapons in EVE, but are there any beam cannons? : Sailor of Fortune
  • yup http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Item_Database:Ship_Equipment:Turrets_&_Bays:Laser_Turrets : AlexXdude
• Is it a bad idea to leave slots unfilled? I was building a PvE kestrel load-out, and I've got a high and... : BingusLargus

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  Some people on the Shack do, but I think you're looking at it from the wrong mindset. I wouldnt consider ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    You wake up in the morning and your car isn't starting. It makes a weird noise. Yes you'll pay for it t... : soggybagel
    • haahah oh god classic. : RogerDandy
    • Depends if you left your thumb drive in the glove box or not. : SigENeaT
• Were ticking time bombs. Lets demolition man ourself. Cryogetics! : Melll
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  Yeah, I've ran a raid 1 since it's been so affordable the past few years... and I still do backups onto o... : dmason
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    Just a reminder, kids, RAID is not a backup. : LilCrypto
    • Which is why I still do backups onto other media in case of fire, theft, etc. : dmason
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      If a mirrored HD isn't a backup then what is it? : Robotic Puppy Eater
      • it's a live copy. it can easily be compromised. it's not the same as a hard backup to tape or an extern... : EvilDolemite
      • It's hardware malfunction protection. Backups are stupid protection. : Nali4Freedom
      • When your RAID controller goes to shit and starts writing corrupted data to both drives you're hosed. Ma... : boarder2
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  I do online backups now. and raid 5 for all local data : hamachi
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    What service do you use? : angrytaxman
    • Crash plan. Seems the best for my needs : hamachi
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  All my data? Worthless. In the event of total system failure, I just need to re-download some porn fro... : DOOManiac
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    i'm the same way, i can redownload everything that is on my machine. yea it'd be inconvenient, but it fee... : cygnus
    • Oh don't get me wrong, I have a second partition w/ practically everything I need to reinstall w/o insert... : DOOManiac
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    How do you know which ones have the best stuff? Where do you store that info? Seems valuable to me. : SwiftyPants
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      I start off w/ Phil's and work my way outward. : DOOManiac
      • This is why you fail with women, you watch too much jessicaslumberparty.avi. : deject
• this is why when i buy one i actually buy 2, one gets filled and put on a shelf in case. : CoRDS
• I'm totally eying up Areca 8 port RAID controllers and a stack of 1.5TB harddisks 10.5TB of usable spa... : Toraz Chryx
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  are they literally going to explode when they stop literally ticking shdflasjhdfljahsdfljhasdlfas : sgtsanity
  • Literally. You didn't hear about Seagate's latest IED firmware issues? : crummynz
  • I came here to make this post but you covered it. carry on! : mikecyb
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  There's this new technology they've recently developed called an Optical Drive. You can put in plastic di... : AxeMan808
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    ...and yeah, actually,,it's more like 4.34-4.37gb...but I digress... : AxeMan808
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      So your friends have all your files? So much for anything you want to keep secure. Those discs are also s... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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        I don't care if they show my porn and game patches/screenshots/savegames to anyone. And if you can't tr... : AxeMan808
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          I trust my friends, but I'm not giving them discs with financial info and such on them. : Robotic Puppy Eater
          • Well..no. : AxeMan808
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    Don't those plastic discs deteriorate over time even in environmentally controlled conditions? : Sailor of Fortune
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      optical shelf life < hdd shelf life < tape shelf life or that's how i always thought it went. : gokart.
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        Did not know that. I guess the tapes are better than my VCR or Cassette Tapes, cause they fuck up ALL THE... : AxeMan808
        • Burned discs are quite a bit different than pressed since they use photosensitive dyes to form the layer ... : Kentor
        • So how many total operational hours have those CDRs had since being burned? How many hours on the HDDs be... : Prozium
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  LITERALLY : ErikTehRed
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    Oh shit, there's a beeping coming out of my computer. WHAT DO I DO!?!? : famine101
    • You LITERALLY run away. : Ctrl-Phreak
• I have a simple RAID 1 setup since it was so cheap to do. Anything that's critical gets uploaded somewher... : PointlesS76
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  Not sure whats so funny. My dad died in a harddrive explosion. : soggybagel
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    Was it the fragmentation? :(( : stump
    • Bloody clusters everywhere!! I'm haunted to this day. : soggybagel
    • nobody knows. they tried to track his bits down, but they were scattered through a bunch of sectors, and... : Spezzer
    • In hindsight Quantum renaming it the Fireball was kind of in bad taste : 60days
• I've started inscribing my feats and accomplishments into large sheets of diamond. It's the only way to : Majuju
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  To be fair, you yourself are a ticking time bomb in the same sense as your hard drives. : quadeh
  • my ass is a ticking time bomb, thats for sure : filthysock
• Time Machine FTW : Toraz Chryx
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  -{Drobo}- Windows Home Server : LoioshDwaggie
  • Yeah I got this setup with mozy currently and I like it. Don't have to deal with linux-raid software as ... : stgdz
• I have never had a computer up and "die" on me. Never a failed hard drive, or any piece of hardware for t... : maulla
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  So go back to paper and pencil. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • But what of fire? No, no, chisel and limestone is best. : quadeh