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"WE'LL GET THEM, AND THEIR LITTLE DOG TOO! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" - the council

Special EVE Online thread tonight: ASSFUCKED EDITION

I lost my caracal, it was very sad. I think I did about 25% damage to the bastard's shields before he popped me. Oh well, I didn't like that clone anyway.

May 06, 2009 6:04pm PDT

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Anyone else here REALLY hoping that Maxis/EA whomever makes another Sim City game soon? I'm here playing 3000 unlimited :(
I haven't tried 4000, though I might as well if they don't release something new soon. The latest one they released wasn't at all like Sim City, made in what, 2006?

Sim City please??? Anyone?

May 07, 2009 4:20am PDT

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  Cities XL is supposedly the next 'sim city'. Should be out this year i think. : dissembler
  - Yes they clearly are aiming for that. I'm not sure they will succeed though. : guigr
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    Sign up for the Beta - http://jointhebeta.citiesxl.com : Shadowdane
    - i love you, thanks! : moshman
    - oooh thanks for it! : Nitrium
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      damn I'm at work and they want my dxdiag :( : gakera
      
      yeah, same here :( : moshman
      
      I just gave them my work comp dxdiag... : nandu666
    - aweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesome. : Ride-My-Rocket
    - I thought I did this like a month ago and never heard back from them - guess not? Trying again... : jigstah
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  SimCity 4 + Rush Hour expanion + Network Addon Mod can be had for a double sawbuck these days. It is the ... : Deathlove
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    Network addon mod? I'll have to get all 3 it seems. The game is seriously addictive, and its always fun t... : silentistheshadow
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      http://sc4devotion.com/nam.html - is free! : Deathlove
      
      Thanks for the link! : silentistheshadow
    - ^IAWTP the Network Add-on Module is awesome. : Nitrium
  - I used to play SC2000 network edition allot. : nandu666
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    I would be really ticked if they made it with Spore STYLE though :/ : silentistheshadow
    - Yeah that would be a downer but I hope the keep the building creator. : baron calamity
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  why do you want one so bad if you havent even played sc4?! : feek
  - I always figured SC4 was close to 3000 unlimited so I never bothered to upgrade. I'm going to now though ... : silentistheshadow
- SimCity 4 was the best thing to happen to the franchise since SimCity 2000 : Omaha

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I think I've come to the sad realization that video games just don't interest me anymore. I was playing Fallout 3, trekking through the Springvale School before I went to Arefu or whatever it's called and messing around with that quest and then I got bored. Really, really bored. Started killing everyone. And that was the end of it. I didn't care about the quest, the characters, none of it. What a sad day this is, end of an era.

Maybe I'll go back and play FFT, just to make sure I don't like video games anymore but if this is the case, what a bummer this is.

May 06, 2009 11:14pm PDT

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So the exhaust on my car took a shit this morning, its crazy loud. How probable is it that I will damage my car further by driving it? I'm kind of afraid I'm going to melt a hole in floor of my car.

May 07, 2009 5:43am PDT

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So the exhaust on my car took a shit this morning, its crazy loud. How probable is it that I will damage... : Fish_Bulb
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    It has just been getting gradually worse, but this morning the noise/vibration got really bad randomly. ... : Fish_Bulb
    - Easy to check if anything did fall off. You could post a picture of the underside of the car, shackers he... : silentistheshadow
- You will be fine, exhaust leaks happen all the time. : Evil Benius
- Just make sure you keep a window cracked in case exhaust gets into the passenger area, and be ready for a... : cerealSAM2
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  It won't damage your car at all. You will just sound like a Civic with a fart can. : pancake humper
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    Doesn't that count as damaging the car? : Judicus
    - Some desire the sound. I nearly cried when I saw this beautiful NSX with a tin can muffler though :( : silentistheshadow
    - It's a Civic. : pancake humper
- It could affect your gas mileage, but besides that it will just sound like shit. : jingletard
- If it's just a rusted exhaust pipe, get it fixed, that's pretty cheap. If it's a muffler, you might want... : jimmy-buffett
- Ricers pay good money for that! : bombay
- Brought it in everything is fucked, including the catalytic converter :( $-- : Fish_Bulb

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Shacknews: New WD 1.5TB drives - low rating on Newegg, what say you?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16822136351

I'm thinking about buying some of these to replace the brand new Seagates I only just purchased (I'll get the same money I paid for them if I sell them thanks to importing)

I realise newegg isn't the best place for reviews but umm well they are normally kinda half right and yet if you look at the comments, it's not looking good.

May 07, 2009 4:51am PDT

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  - Waiting for the next revision of the OCZ Vertex - I want 250gb of a decent model for under 300$ US. : abrasion

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Windows 7 nitpicks:

- The task bar doesn't extend across to 2nd monitor. Not so much an issue now that I've docked it to the side, but still.
-Peek shouldn't affect windows on monitors the window you're peeking it isn't on. There's no reason when I peek at a window on monitor 1 that all my windows on monitor 2 should go transparent.
-????

I can't think of anything else really.

May 07, 2009 12:03am PDT

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haha, the govt looks more stupid every day
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/07/oz_link_ban/

May 07, 2009 3:20am PDT

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- Yea I've been reading on that. Wikileaks blew the whole TOP SECRET BLACK LIST thing way outta the water, ... : silentistheshadow
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  I used to think Australia and the UK were cool :( : jayares
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    add Germany to that list. :( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19763958#itemanchor_19763958 http://... : Marauder IIC
    - Also, Finland, Norway, Denmark have a bit more stealthy "unmonitored" block lists :( Its really sad, b... : silentistheshadow
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      I've thought about this, why we're suddenly seeing a large movement to limit the net, why it's not only C... : Marauder IIC
      
      Sounds about right. : MagicWishMonkey
      
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      The same people that would burn a Harry Potter book for "witchcraft", or ban a video game are doing what ... : silentistheshadow
      
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      If that's what it is this is a good thing. We eventually adopted fire, radio, television, cars, electric ... : Marauder IIC
      
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      Taxes >:( : ieGod
      
      come and beat some baby seals. Output is way down this year : retardhumper
      
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      The only reason I can think of: It is fucking freezing :( : Dave-A
      
      ^^^ This. : JarEme
      
      I dig freezing weather. Then again I'm "crazy". : silentistheshadow
      
      That's a myth. I was raised in the Canadian desert and the temperature never went below 85°. : melt_core
      
      only 6 months out of the year : jenisthebest
      
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      Waiting lines. : melt_core
      
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      they sell bread and toilet paper in stores now! : Dave-A
      
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      (they are unfortunately the same product) : boring gegtik
      
      you must admit it's very efficient. i find the multigrain is best for a good scrapey clean : Dave-A
      
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      No Hulu? : Marauder IIC
      
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      ^ that and stupid going rates for technology. : Beef-
      
      that's basically every country other than america :( : dissembler
      
      it's full of canadians. : erotic sock
      
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      Holy shit. Elaborate more on the wedding thing, that sounds insane. : phipple

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Dead famous people we wished were still alive.

My choice is Stanley Kubrick. He made amazing films, and i'd love to see what he could do using today's technology.

May 06, 2009 7:27pm PDT

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- Dimebag Darrell : NeoMoose
- JRR Tolkien : noobja
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  Duke Nukem : pigvomit
  - too soon! : yosemiteclimber
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  Duke Nukem : grifter
  - bah : grifter
- Duke Nukem : dmason
- Duke Nukem : Mmmmmoo
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  Bill Hicks, he'd have a field day now : shavenewok
  - Beat me to it. : tomservo
  - Yes! : Dave-A
  - seconding this one. : Toraz Chryx
  - I'd love to see some present day tirades from him. : midgetherder
  - Another dead hero. : ryuuseki
  - Seriously :( : ecclesio
  - definitely : forksalad
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    Would have killed himself already I think : stuka
    - Exactly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    - I don't think he would have. : Godhatesfatpeople
- I would have liked to hear some older Kurt Cobain solo stuff. : Geoffrois
- Mitch Hedberg : edge198
- Adolf Manson : soggybagel
- Duke Nukem : SockMonkeh
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  David Foster Wallace. Forever. : sgtsanity
  - ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : eldersveld
  - good answer : akirabob
- John bonham. I want a Zeppelin tour, dammit! : jasonepowell
- Freddie Mercury. : nevicata
- awesome : get_navi
- Duke Nukem : SigENeaT
- Leonardo Davinci : spiffymc
- Duke Nukem : Downforce
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  Phil Hartman : dignan
  - I agree. :( : nevicata
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    Troy MacLure : spiffymc
    - Bill McNeal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JpwjnMFlJI : nevicata
  - Yeah. :( : cptn.peachfuzz
  - Your world frightens and confuses me.. : royalally
  - Agreed. : pyrogen
  - Yes :( : Begawkiness
  - Awful awful loss, so long before his time. : rudds
  - yes :( : riptyde
  - This one. : iamgoat
  - Yeah, it was a bad day when I heard that news. : Ride-My-Rocket
  - http://video.aol.com/video-detail/saturday-night-live-saturday-night-live-hibernol/4141049065 : lowayne
- Duke Nukem : Sgt_Boomstick
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  Hunter S. Thompson. : Vangoghs Ear
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    he was ready to go, after watching the docu with his son and wife I understand why he did it. : dignan
    - The docu was great, but yeah, he seemed ready to take the final trip :) : nrgXs
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  Jesus : randomposter
  - i've got some good news for you... : yacoub35
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  Douglas Adams : FirstPersonCooter
  - THIS! Why did it take so long to get here!? : MercFox1
  - In the prime of his life too. : Sailor of Fortune
- john holmes : SoNiC :<
- Bob Hope : guido anchovy
- Stevie Ray Vaughan. : Ctrl-Phreak
- Dani Bunten, end of thread : baron calamity
- Lenny Bruce : akirabob
- Gregory Peck : silent prophet
- Paul Newman : themaestro2657
- The people of unsolved murders. : Iwannaacura
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  Mitch Hedburg, John Ritter, Jim Henson, Bernie Mac : Solstice
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    Jim motherfucking Henson! : shavenewok
    - IAWJMFH : action wombmate
- John Candy : AMikaboshi
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  Carl Sagan : Freon
  - You know what's fucked up? I didn't even know he was dead. I was listening to an audiobook of one of his ... : Geoffrois
  - ^^^ this : grasshoppah
  - Yeah, i also wish Sagan was alive :( : Drewus
  - He and Feynman came to mind yes. : dael
  - Definitely. : DrWaffles
- William Howard Taft : FS|Archangel
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  Jerry Garcia : SeanJuan04
  - Yeah he is missed. : Lightzout
- Jim Henson. : Thresher
- Audrey Hepburn : themaestro2657
- Backup answer: Mr. Rogers. : sgtsanity
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  Rob Schneider : lolpatrol
  - Roy Scheider? : riptyde
- Wesley Willis. He kicked Batman's ass :( : johnwissinger
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  JFK. I wonder what would have happened with the Space Program had he not been shot. Or Vietnam. : Marauder IIC
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    for one, the Civil Rights Act might not have gone through as quickly as it did. : RikiTiki2
    - I didn't realize his death sped up the process. I'm fairly ignorant on the subject, but I would have imag... : Marauder IIC
- Bill Hick : EvilDolemite
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  Nikola Tesla : Enraged Pineapple
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    If he hadn't been batshit crazy, his inventions might have changed out lives more than Edison's. It'd... : ConfusedUs
    - Edison didn't invent shit, he stole ideas from other people : retardhumper
- Carl Sagan : Psigun
- Arthur C. Clarke : massdev
- John Ritter : tangles
- Pat Morita : fathertime
- STEVIE RAY VAUGHN. : coyoterys
- mitch hedberg, carl sagan : shika.art
- Just watched 2001 on bluray yesterday. Kubrick gets my vote but I gotta say Churchill as well. : dengar65
- Indiana Jones : das_runt
- Douglas Adams, John Lennon, George Harrison ,Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberge, Bernie Mac, John Candy, Chris Fa... : Dschinghis Khan
- 3 people i was sad/upset when they died: Kobain, Hartman, Ledger : Enigme
- Shawn Lane : Rag and Bone Man
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  Lenny Bruce so he could see what he created. : NastyJack
  - Ahh... good call! : tangles
- W.G. Sebald : TShandy
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  John Goodman http://ripjohngoodman.ytmnd.com/ : wimpy1
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    wtf I didn't know. : ( : Cihte
    - f u he's still alive. >.< d on't toy with people : Cihte
- arthur c clarke : proclone1
- Duke Nukem : Visceral Monkey
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  Bruce Lee! : breadsticks
  - Don't forget Brandon Lee, maybe then they could have made a Crow sequel that didn't suck balls! : Turd Ferguson
  - definitely ! man that guy left too soon : X-GOUKI
- Jim Henson :( : GloriousCow
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  George Carlin : NFXFSX
  - this is mine : mikecyb
  - I miss Georgie :( :( :( : silentistheshadow
  - I had to scroll down way too far to find this :`( : Chunks
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  Stevie Ray Vaughan : ninjase
  - *high five* : Ctrl-Phreak
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    and Mitch Hedberg cause he was lol : ninjase
    - So glad I got to see him live before he died. He was awesome. : Ctrl-Phreak
  - Coolest name ever : hankyJR
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  Duke Nukem : systatic
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    Oh, too late. Beaten by the other San Antonian no less. : systatic
    - Oh Jesus I know you didn't mean me. I'm part of the Austinite diplomatic mission here, not a local. : Visceral Monkey
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  vonnegut : papaskot
  - ^^^ I wish I could have met him :( : Danny5225
  - ^^^ : Modica Sol Solis
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  what about the opposite? i vote for andy dick : CoRDS
  - ironically, some people believe he is the reason Phil Hartman is dead : spiderfill
- 3D Realms : Mr. Goodwrench
- Archimedes or Plato or something, because wouldn't that be awesome? They'd be like 2500 years old for st... : Vantage
- Heath Ledger. I want a Joker in the next Batman movie. : digital_d
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  Frank Zappa : retardhumper
  - The Bush administration would've killed him anyway. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  Duke Nukem. Oh, and a Chris Farley/Artie Lang buddy movie would have been nice too. : Dimmona
  - yah defenetly Farley : mindshot
  - buddy movies are supposed to be with 1 fat guy and 1 skinny guy get it right : spiderfill
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  Phil Hartman : ADSliv
  - yeeeeeeeees : acheron
- is movie technology today that different from 1999? : spiderfill
- C.S. Lewis. : Magus
- abe vigoda : smax
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  John Lennon : steelsamurai
  - ^^definitely : nrgXs
- Chris Farley & Heath Ledger : historyinthemaking
- Bernie Mac : cyclonebee
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  Abe Vigoda : abrasion
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    http://www.filterswept.com/stuff/lols/BEWARE.png : filtersweep
    - http://www.abevigoda.com/ffb.php : abrasion
- John Candy; Chris Farley. : Tech T
- richard feynman : warpdude
- Heath Ledger : Pacalon
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  Kubrick, Allan Poe, Einstein, Da Vinci, Homer, etc : silentistheshadow
  - Allan Poe and Da Vinci would be awesome : Drewus
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  bill murray :( : shika.art
  - he's alive :P : steve_o
- Bill Hicks, even though he would have probably just killed himself. : Mad Brahmin Disease
- Hunter S. Thompson : PlanetPerfecto
- Snoopy : cerealSAM2
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  Dimebag :( : moshman
  - hell ya :( : jonin
- Layne Staley FTW : kramweil
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  Layne Staley : kramweil
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    ^^ Man, an Alice in Chains reunion album would be awesome : PapaBoo
    - :( I'll go get the zombo powder... : jasoncrowley
- Bert Newton. : abrasion
- Andy Kaufman - With the internet he could have trolled a zillion. : theghostofsmdever
- Jimi Hendrix. : GrimmyD
- John Belushi : nrgXs
- 3D Realms : swimteampie
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  Either Bill Hicks or Layne Staley : Godhatesfatpeople
  - and Carlin. : Godhatesfatpeople
- Kurt Vonnegut. : penguinftw
- Duke Nukem :'( : Lightbulb
- Mozart or Beethoven. I'd love to see if Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was right. : jayacheess
- Elvis! : Bamii
- I'm gonna go with John Lennon, Bob. His remaining around might've actually helped steer Western culture. : Lone Swordsman
- albert fucking einstein : Jinxplayer
- Rock Hudson FTW : whistletits
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    nah, he would just make every other guitar player look like a pansy. :) on that note, i REALLY want to t... : moshman
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      nah, I can't afford the Suhr so I got a brand new 1527 :) It's a great one, the handiwork is practically ... : -efx-
      
      I'm eyeing a Carvin at the moment, they're really affordable and customisable. and pretty cool they a... : moshman
- Layne Staley : foo
- Steve Martin : voodooraze
- Heath Ledger (since all my other picks have been said). : grandmasterlee
- Chevy Chase. : FormerHPB
- Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, George Carlin, Mr. Rogers : ZTac
- klerck : notd665
- David Marr; cognitive science today might be a whole different beast. : DonkeyPopsicle
- John Lennon : katchow

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Evony / Civony Thread

What is Evony?
Evony (they changed the name from Civony last night, possibly due to copyright issues) is a web-based MMO with a slick Flash interface. Kind of like the Ikariam game some folks played after we finished with Urban Dead a few years ago, but with much higher production values.

Does This Game Suck Like Ikariam?
We're not sure yet, but it looks purdy and so far it's been a fun way to pass the time. We'll see how that holds up once our seven days of newbie protection expire.

How Do I Get Started?
Go to http://www.evony.com and sign up (Server 5, in the state of Morovia is where we're playing). Just so you know, you'll need to upgrade to a Level 2 Town Hall and build an Embassy before you can join the Shaqnews alliance. But initially, focus on finishing the basic quests (look for the Quests icon in the lower-left corner) to get familiar with the interface, and build one of each resource fields (farm, lumber, stone, iron) to boost your production a bit early.

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ALC Domino update:

This thing is a fucking bastard to get fitted properly.

a) the bracket that goes on the back of the mainboard is built to extremely tight tolerences and required some violence in addition to lining it up right to actually get it into place.

b) the screws provided to use in place of the rubber anti-vibration mounts in situations where the machine might be knocked about in transit.... DON'T FIT THROUGH THE SCREWHOLES HOLES IN THE ANTEC SONATA

b is presently proving to be a complete pain in the ass, I would just mount it on the rubber gromits, except I already pulled them in anticipation of using the screws and rethreading them is ALSO a pita....

this fucking thing better deliver results or I'm going to send Coolit a pint of lard.

May 07, 2009 3:35am PDT

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Are there any free programs that I could use to mock up a room layout? Draw the walls, show electrical/network drops, workstation locations etc?

May 07, 2009 7:17am PDT

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  http://sketchup.google.com/ ? : Maarten Goldstein
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    This looks like some 3d modelling program? I just need a top-down blueprint-style layout thing. : Vantage
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      lol my workstation is too slow for this program!! 25 dell workstation models and my computer is on its k... : Vantage

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RIP 3DR, We salute you. o/

May 06, 2009 6:00pm PDT

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That 3DR news really came out of nowhere.

May 06, 2009 6:01pm PDT

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Omg that Michael Jackson zombie fucked my shit up :( first mission i ragequit

May 06, 2009 7:44pm PDT

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    Plants vs Zombies, aka Goty 09 : shirif
    - ^^^ i can agree GOTY 09 unless SC2 comes out. : Iwannaacura
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      IMO, unless Alan Wake makes it this year (doubtful) : shirif
      
      oh and I'm sure it won't win any, but I like the game and it's my pick this year. Others may not share th... : shirif
  - Plants vs. Zombies game. : Matt Burris
- You think those are bad try some of the mini games : johnlocks

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Lost theory.

Kate doesn't want to set off the bomb and undo everything because she's pregnant with Jack's kid, and she's happy about that. When it's go-time for Jack to set off the bomb, she's going to tell him, and that's why he won't do it. Also, Jack and Kate's kid was born in the 1970's and is somebody we've already met.

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anyone use mobile me? is it worth the price?

i use dropbox right now but me.com seems like a pretty useful thing to pay for.

May 07, 2009 7:52am PDT

anyone use mobile me? is it worth the price? i use dropbox right now but me.com seems like a pretty us... : xxiv

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/468417133.png

I love my uverse

May 07, 2009 6:18am PDT

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/468417133.png I love my uverse : boomstickah
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- I really wish they'd stop fucking with me telling me I can get it then saying "PSYCH!" :( : hawkeye
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  Gogo Comcast - www.speedtest.net/result/467592161.png : Crw22
  - holy shit, i wish mine would update to that speed : vov1n
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    - Nope that's sustained - when it was actually detecting speedboost before i was hitting 30/10 - Pulling st... : Crw22
- I really love my road runner http://www.speedtest.net/result/468423594.png : crimrOw
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  http://www.speedtest.net/result/468424968.png - I think the provider is a few blocks down : sonicdeathwalrus
  - Holy fuck, that upload is crazy! : Wadmaasi
  - ^^^^throttle this guys bandwidth : whistletits
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  I love my FiOS moar! This is while RDPed into the machine from work: http://www.speedtest.net/result/46... : Wadmaasi
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    love that dedicated circuit eh? : boomstickah
    - It's been pretty damn good to me so far, almost a year now. : Wadmaasi
  - heheh me too, the only thing that fluctuates is the upload and it's never been below 2mb : Begawkiness
- i like uverse too although I just have the elite 6mbs : whistletits
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  http://www.speedtest.net/rank/1205735208.png I hate this shit. : silentistheshadow
  - lmao woops. blank result, its 1.3 dl though, shittier upload. : silentistheshadow
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  ePeen: http://www.speedtest.net/result/468429913.png : vx2o
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    400 miles, and STILL that fast? Yowza. : Wadmaasi
    - Not bad for a home connection, eh? :) : vx2o
  - o.O : lightly inclined
- My RoadRunner isn't that bad, as long as they stay away from caps: http://www.speedtest.net/result/468430... : angrytaxman
- Comcast: http://www.speedtest.net/result/468439371.png I can usually get higher than that for d/l if i... : 5150Joker
- Woohoo http://www.speedtest.net/result/468442044.png : Grezdfez
- Cox power booooooost: http://www.speedtest.net/result/468445276.png : rosewood
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  http://www.speedtest.net/result/468450277.png Why is it blank :( : pancake humper
  - http://www.speedtest.net/result/468450761.png fixed! : pancake humper
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  Cox Premier [URL=http://www.speedtest.net][IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/468449381.pn/IMG][/URL] : jdmSlix
  - well shit : jdmSlix
- HAX : SoNiC :<

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UK SHACKFAGS So after the poor turn out at the UK biggest smallest shackmeet ever i propose a day full of STAR TREK Imax goodness, maybe some beer, chinese food and akward conversations, followed by more beer and gaming goodies.

So im thinking Saturday the 16th of May in London we have 3 showing's of STAR TREK that day they are as follows. 15.00/17.50/20.40

And is anyone willing to host some gaming goodness?

The date is a suggestion only if more people are available another weeken i.e bank holiday then we can swap but this will be a majority vote.

May 07, 2009 3:52am PDT

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Has anyone jumped ship from the IT industry, successfully after being in it for awhile? I can't do this shit anymore.

May 07, 2009 6:46am PDT

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  misplaced comma's are sweet. : pancake humper
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    So are misplaced apostrophes. : Satyric0n
    - lol. Kill me. : pancake humper
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    - I stopped drinking coffee in the morning :( : pancake humper
- Jonathan Coulton. : Lone Swordsman
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  What ship do you want to jump to? : Mmmmmoo
  - opening a dispensary in California :( : pancake humper
  - being a cruise ship activities director : Degenerate
- I jumped from IT to automotive for 8 years, (and then back to IT,) it's possible. : jasoncrowley
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  Still help desking? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18985445#itemanchor_18985445 : zebosausamite
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  - This is what I've been doing, apart from the music part. I can't even bring myself to fix my own PC an... : Sacred Sperm
- Yep. I was a comp tech at a high school for 4 years and had my own small business. Moved to NYC and doing... : Lionel2b
- I want to do this someday too :( I definitely can't see myself doing this the rest of my life. : m0nkz
- Funny, that's what I'm thinking 10 months in. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  - I really want to get into iPhone programming but I am not a programmer at all but I have awesome ideas fo... : pancake humper
- I figure I'll burn out by the time I'm 40. Hopefully I'll have earned and saved enough to waste the rest ... : rosewood
- after 13 years in IT i'm seriously contemplating getting my car dealers license and seeing where that goe... : darcspeed
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMfyDHBaLjw : scorpiusman
- Define "jumped ship." I went from an IT Consultant for a small company to "Sales Engineer" for a Softw... : hatelull

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I've never seen a sound driver beat me before. I have this laptop and inside the Control Panel under Sound it says No Audio Device. I've seen this a million times before and I just replace the sound driver and all is well.

Not so fast this time. It's a Dell so I take the service tag and go download the latest driver and install it (SigmaTel High Definition Audio) and it still says No Audio Device. Now the funny thing is that under the Audio tab the recording section is valid and says SigmaTel Audio but the sound playback part is still greyed out saying No Playback Devices.

Device Manager is fine and I've ripped the driver out completely and put it back in.

May 07, 2009 6:29am PDT

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http://loislauerrealty.10011179.221190.idx.century21.com/listings/ListingDetail.aspx?LID=12773171&#aTop

Fees: $135.

Is that $135 PER MONTH? God damnit, buying a house is going to be a god damn nightmare isn't it?

May 06, 2009 10:33pm PDT

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http://loislauerrealty.10011179.221190.idx.century21.com/listings/ListingDetail.aspx?LID=12773171&#aTop ... : snuff
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one more 3DR shutdown tidbit... i am a huge fan of Ken Silverman, the guy behind the Build engine... looks like he has heard about the shutdown.. (he's obviously joking in the post below, but the dude is amazing, he can say whatever he wants)..

http://www.jonof.id.au/forum/index.php?topic=1685.0

May 07, 2009 6:28am PDT

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DNF Post on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/user/DukenukemForeverXX/

Dear Reddit:

Don't panic. I was one of the programmers for 3D Realms and I assure you that Duke Nuke'm Forever will be finished. While this is the end for 3D Realms; several of those key persons involved have purchased the rights for Duke Nuke'm Forever.

Our resources may be limited but we are dedicated to finishing the game. We now have a open schedule and freedom from those not directly involved in the creative process. We have set a tentative beta release date of Spring 2010.

Thanks to all those supporting us through this.

I wonder if it's legit?

May 07, 2009 5:43am PDT

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DNF Post on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/user/DukenukemForeverXX/ Dear Reddit: Don't panic. I was : MagicWishMonkey
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      twice. : Vincenoir
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  "We now have an open schedule" .. is infinite development time not open enough? : marku5
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    haha i thought this was funny too. : erotic sock
    - none of those tight deadlines like "whenever the hell we feel like it" and "a decade or two from now" : MagicWishMonkey
  - yea i laughed at that myself. How more open can ya be? : jonin
  - I hope that's a joke because it's hilarious : thebigbeefsandwich
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  its legit I wrote it : boring gegtik
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    it was not you. : MagicWishMonkey
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      he did, boring gegtik wrote the post. : abrasion
      
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      he did not. I repeat, boring gegtik did not write that post. : MagicWishMonkey
      
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      boring gegtik is the post. : ShekkyBoy
      
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- lol if it's true, lol if it's fake - it's a win win for the gaming community. : abrasion
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  The job I cannot talk about is really Duke Nukem Forever development. : Omaha
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    Can you reveal some of the key persons? Is bobo the monkey on board? What about henry kissinger? : marku5
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    maybe it's a copyright thing, like Jackie Jormp-Jomp : Dave-A
    - No, the correct spelling of his name is Nukem! : Omaha
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      is a 30 Rock reference : Deathlove
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  Anyone have dognose on suicide watch? : mace
  - I'm also worried about CrustaR : boring gegtik
- poor dognose. : grandmasterlee
- WHAT, beta only next year? How could George claim they were almost finished? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Who actually believes this? : pancake humper
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    the same people that believed the game was actually going to come out : maulla
    - nah not this time : fluke
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    me me me me me me me me me! : MagicWishMonkey
    - I also believe in Jesus and the Cookie Monster. So what wanna fight about it? : MagicWishMonkey
- A 3DRealms employee would never write "Nuke'm", ever. : electroly

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Since 3DR is dead, does that mean sTeve/Jace Hall/whomever else had played DNF is out from under their NDAs and can talk about it? Or is that not how it works?

May 07, 2009 4:43am PDT

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- Not how it worx. : SpaecKow
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  with 3Drealms folding, Apogee has all the rights and they still can smoke your ass. : baron calamity
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    stupid legal bullshit "protecting people's assets and rights", fuckin' thing sucks : Deathlove
    - There are no words there! What does that mean? 'Protecting peoples asses and..' : jasoncrowley
    - We'll disclose it live! : Mad Brahmin Disease
- All depends on the wording of the agreement. : Beady
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  they will tell us about it on their deathbed : boring gegtik
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    Sunlight streamed into the window of room 512 at the Edward Memorial Hospital. A figure lay wrapped in s : grandmasterlee
    - bravo : boring gegtik
    - i feel i should both lol and inf this : Deathlove

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Holy fucking lol!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=86a_1241647291

May 07, 2009 6:31am PDT

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Holy fucking lol! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=86a_1241647291 : Drewus
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- oh man... i thought it was going to be one of their coworkers hahah : waxthirteen
- ok that was pretty damn funny : sesmaster
- which shacker is this? : scorpiusman
- Why would he choose such a spot? : Topaz
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  Think it's real? I think nexopia.com just staged it for traffic. : 5150Joker
  - i think 1/2 the break.com vids are staged : dignan
- mother earth frowns on those who wank in their car when its idling : dignan

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There are gods for love, hate and all that crap.

Is there a god for sarcasm?

May 07, 2009 7:02am PDT

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There are gods for love, hate and all that crap. Is there a god for sarcasm? : Topaz
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      god of sarcasm : PapaBoo
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    does that make drucifer the god of bad puns? : Clay
    - no, just puns, there are no "good puns" : grandmasterlee
- Your mother. : Ride-My-Rocket
- there is Geoff the god of biscuits. : Dschinghis Khan
- Nicolas SARKOZY : Vincenoir
- I think Momus is the nearest you'll find in the Greek pantheon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momus : lechuck59

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Was it my imagination or haven't one or both of the following two things happened:

1)Didn't a group from Shacknews go and actually SEE DNF? I seem to remember that they went and saw that the game was playable (dognose missed the trip?)

2)Wasn't there some internet game review show with a weird dude who also went and saw DNF? Maybe he even played the thing......

My most recent assessment is they never finished the fucking game and Obama shut them down.

May 07, 2009 7:05am PDT

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- DNF, Area 51, Kennedy Assassination, Landing on the moon, swine flu, North Korea. : scorpiusman
- There has been something to "see" since 2001 or so. But that doesn't mean it's anywhere near a finished ... : dirge23

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Oh God, Plants Vs Zombies is Really good. Its completely eating into my revision time.

May 07, 2009 5:10am PDT

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Oh God, Plants Vs Zombies is Really good. Its completely eating into my revision time. : Klebold
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- seriously. fun stuff, but should be studying. just one more level, then study. : stgulik
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  - i guess that would be the "carrier" of the game. im sure that'll be saved for "Plants Vs Zombies: Garden ... : Klebold
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SHACKSTATS 1.0! 1.1 after latest bugfix

http://mancide.net/shackstats/?ranks=1&sort=desc&order=gamerscore

What's New?

* GAMERSCORE is now tracked. Please make sure your gamertag field in your profile is accurate if you wish your stats to be tracked!
* Numbers are formated for easier reading.
* LPR fixed, it was displaying crazy numbers after the update earlier.

Over 14 MILLION posts have been counted!
Over 4.5 MILLION}y in Gamerscore has been unlocked!]*

All you need to do to be counted is be logged in on the 10s when the scanner looks for logged in users and have your GAMERSCORE tag in your profile set.

May 06, 2009 6:57pm PDT

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SHACKSTATS 1.0! 1.1 after latest bugfix http://mancide.net/shackstats/?ranks=1&sort=desc&order=gamersc : mancide
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Sniff :(

http://dognose.livejournal.com/

May 07, 2009 7:00am PDT

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- LOL sorry dognose :( but lol : chuck577
- The dude's next vanity search is going to destroy his mind : transmetal

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Multiple choice time:

A) http://www.skechers.com/shoes-and-clothing/men/styles/casual_shoes/product/citywalk_-_sweeper/wbr

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B) http://www.skechers.com/shoes-and-clothing/men/styles/casual_shoes/product/talus_-_ultimatum/wbk/

or

C) ______ ?

May 07, 2009 6:57am PDT

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- I have the first pair in black. No complaints. : Omaha
- Of those two, the second one, but I don't like white shoes : wasylm
- #1 : boring gegtik

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My friend just spent $1,200 on this machine:

Processor: i7-920 2.66 GHz, quad core processor (liquid cooled)
Ram: 12 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Video: Dual ATI Radeon HD 4850
HD: Dual 500 GB in Raid 1, Dual 1.5 TB in Raid 1

Holy shitballs... I spent about that much on a Core2Duo 6600 with 2GB of ram, Lian Li case, Nvidia 7600, and no hard drives in 2005. That's insane.

May 07, 2009 5:40am PDT

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      Agreed with the video card, no reason to not go for better when the cards can be had for dirt cheap. ... : silentistheshadow
      
      or just run a proper raid and keep a hotspare on tap, and still backup lol. : pwnjoo
      
      building them is the fun part : dignan
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Wow. Windows 7 is pretty awesome. Way better than Vista....runs smooth and the new taskbar and interface is dope.

Question though - when installing programs should you default to XP or Vista as your operating system if Win7 isn't an option?

May 07, 2009 6:28am PDT

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- vista : feek

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