Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, May 05, 2009 6:00pm PDTStrange to see BlizzCon in the news already. I suppose it's that time of the year. Exciting!
News:
- Fallout 3 Broken Steel DLC released to GFW errors
- Signature Guitars announced for The Beatles: Rock Band
- A first look at Red Steel 2
- Relic unveils 2v2 maps for Dawn of War 2
- Apple takeover of EA rumored, analyst calls rumor 'retarded'
- BlizzCon tickets on sale soon
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
I'll probably be up there a few times, so yeah. Whatever. You can let this thread drop if you want, just figured I'd make a post before I go read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay which, if you haven't read it, I encourage you to at least read about: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=the+amazing+adventures+of+kavalier+and+clay
And of course, thanks in advance.
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By default, Windows 7 will decrease the volume of applications and games by 80% if it detects "communications activity". This can be frustrating in a game like Left 4 Dead or Counterstrike where the voice channel is detected, and you can't figure out why your in-game volume is so low and tinny.
To correct this, go to Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Sound, the Communications tab, and choose "Do Nothing".
I spent all weekend wondering why my Source game sessions were so much quieter than the rest of my system sounds.
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Playing this for the first time. Just randomly stumbled upon Vault 106
Fuck, I am never going back there. Also there's not enough money. And all my shit is stupid broken. And I don't know what I'm doing >:
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Story's at http://www.cnbc.com/id/30586746
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http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=185060
GG Eurogamer
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Windows 7 thread
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I'm now up to here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Halflife_ingame.jpg) in Half-Life. It's a race to the finish here. At my current rate I might just end up finishing before the world ends in 2012
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I get home at like 11 from work, tired as balls and go to sleep.
At 1:30 I wake up to piss ... then can't get back to sleep. By 2:15 I'm seriously frustrated and getting hungry.
Now here I am eating and fucking around on the computer and I don't even feel tired.
Seriously wtf, I should be sleeping.
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This game rocks, people should join me on server 5 in Morovia, we can start a shack alliance.
my in game name is Caliban. It's pretty much a free mmo war game. not very time intensive after the first few hours.
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So, I feel with this deal
(http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9238826&st=PN58B550&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218065495493)
that best buy has going on right now it is time to get a new TV for me and the wife. My only concern comes from the bad rap that plasmas have about burn in, loss of quality over time, etc. I'm an obsessive compulsive hyper sensitive freak so, If plasmas still have a that thing where they start loosing picture quality every time you turn it on then all I'll end up doing is obsessing over whether or not I'm actually loosing quality of picture every damn time I watch a movie or play a game. My question is, are plasmas the way to go right now? I kinda don't care for LCD's and cant wait for OLED.
Sorry for the long winded post and thanks for the help!
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WTF Dell? WTF?
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http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/05/06/52245_hpnews.html
For about six weeks, residents have reported seeing huge bird-eating spiders crawling around their backyards and gardens.
wtf The spiders whistle or make a hissing sound when aggravated, which can be heard about 2m away.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgee4_aOPWw
IT'S COOL.
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My favorite is Thunderf00t. As far as must-see youtube goes, this guy is probably by far one of the most interesting and intelligent guys out there. Every single one of his videos are immensely informative and interesting and he has a fantastic way of breaking down complex subject matter into easily understandable explanations for lay folk like myself. Seriously, this guy rocks the house.
A quick run down on what a pandemic is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W57pnVhEhjU
His channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t
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Sure she's retarded about the whole gay marriage thing but that's a separate issue. Besides a lot of beauty queens are pretty retarded so it hardly seems worth holding against her. Frankly I think they should just make it so that they aren't allowed to speak and the whole thing would go a lot smoother.
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The Onion, hilarious as usual
I want these cleats http://www.shoebacca.com/adidas/quickslant-5-d-383399.html and I really don't want to pay 80$ shipping :(
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http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3557&p=1
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-=Royksopp=-
http://www.monstunes.com/?p=123
These guys are electronica/downtempo geniuses from icy Norway, and their latest album features collaborations with Karin of The Knife and the amazing Robyn (featured on the MSMOTD track).
The BBC Says: "Junior is a proper fantastic return for the 'sopp, and is the sort of thing you could imagine sound tracking all the best events in life – whether having a cuppa, or shape-throwing down the rave-up. Interesting fact: very few albums will be as enjoyable as this in 2009. Brilliant."
indosauros says: "woo! <3 royksopp"
Vantage says: "Go check these guys out right now!"
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http://shackpics.com/files/bigbitch_tatijvpt6utkkgxzs1ag.jpg
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1052036/virgin-media-rolls-200-mbps-internet
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There are zombies on your lawnnnnn...
Ok, so I've carried a 3.6-3.7 GPA for my entire time in college. Last semester I made Dean's List and got entrance into the Honor Society. Fast forward to lolz day of my Calculus final. I truly believe I am going to fail Calculus this semester. I should have dropped it when I could, but I was stubborn and wanted to do my best at it, but seriously this shit does not compute.
Is there any recovering from an F? I think it's going to completely tank my GPA forever :(
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New Kindle :D
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So let us see.
Flights paid for - Check
Passport applied for - Check
Travel insurance - Check
Quakecon registration - Check
Room at the Hilton Anatole for 5 nights - Check
Nintendo DSi for plane trip - Check
I just sent $500 off to CoRDS to book the hotels, so short of spending money and the rest of the accommodation being paid for, what else is there to do for it all? Oh, I've already bought some tacky Australiana for me and fellow Aussies to wear, and kangaroo scrotums for MurrayTheSkull and Flint Ironstag. I'm gonna buy like 100 little koalas to throw at shackers.
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