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• good find : Mondo
• very cool find. thanks : AMikaboshi
• #3 had this video in it. I'm impressed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fw... : Smirks D
• This is hilarious : d fluke
• Should get the book, "My Tank is Fight!" It's an excellent book and has great writing. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I had a model XF-85 Goblin back in the dark ages when models were cool. : cerealSAM2
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    was it life size? : crust
    • I wish. : cerealSAM2

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  I never heard of this place, appears to be in only one state? http://www.caseys.com/store_locator.php : MoreVespeneGas
  • They're in Nebraska, MO, and Kansas as well. Type in 68105, or Kansas City. : bipolar
• I'll have to remember this next time I'm out in the boonies. : cerealSAM2

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  From that picture, yes I guess. Take one from the side? : spazzium
  • Side Profile http://www.shackpics.com/files/plugadapter3JPG_1fc76du6qwy4ax19miyq.jpg : vikramwillrock
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  Yes, it will work. : doozer667
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    in japan too, right? : vikramwillrock
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      Yep. Looks exactly the same as the plug in for my old cell phone from Japan that I can still plug into A... : doozer667
      • thanks a whole bunch, serenity now.... : vikramwillrock

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• They are just mimicking NADEO. : vx2o
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  Whatever fanboy. Only "true" games pay for stuff like this. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I want to pay for this post! : FirstPersonCooter
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  Yeah, well free content is really kind of the thing that you do these days. Sometimes they do it well som... : SpaecKow
  • WoW content doesn't really count as free as you're paying $15 a month for it. : Perturbation
• lol, content comes out for a paid mmo?? you're kidding right??! : spaceyme

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• I like my bottles of homebrew. Easy to take places and share, easy to hold onto a little for a while, ea... : nurglich

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  researcher1 : SockMonkeh
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    Question 4 is confusing! : SockMonkeh
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      Question 5 is bullshit! : SockMonkeh
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        it totally depends on the game if i like 1st or 3rd person. : radula
        • Hmmm... now that I think of it, playing MG4 in first person would be strange. : Kentor
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      it's referring to the ability to switch camera angles. ie. cockpit view in a fighter jet to a view outsid... : researcher1
      • The first thing that came to mind for me was Jedi Knight and this is why it was confusing. I don't switch... : SockMonkeh
    • I agree -- I prefer 1st person so if there is an option I'll switch to it, hence I could have the followi... : Kentor
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  lurker eh? : filthysock
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    I want to light him on fire. Am I allowed? : felicia
    • I became bored halfway through the first question on the second page. : felicia
• What am i saying yes or no to in question 4? : peetabix01
• Done! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Some of these are stupid. And what's with asking for top 5 games twice? "Of all time" and "in terms of fu... : d fluke
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    No, 4 times even, jebus : d fluke
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      Fuck this shit, I have to get dressed : d fluke
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        he is researching how many of us will complete a stupid survey. : radula
        • 2 so far! : SockMonkeh
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        For some reason I find this reply really funny after having met you. I can imagine you raising your fist ... : underground banana plantation
        • I was wearing shorts from bed, so I was actually shaking... with outrage of cold : d fluke
• bitchtechgrl : underground banana plantation
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  This would be way more tolerable without so many top 5 lists. : Sapiens
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    I don't think I'm going to make it through. : Kentor
    • I just filled in bullshit after the first top 5 list. : Sapiens
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      Alright, I give up. : Kentor
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        My answer for 9 because I wasted time writing it and feel bad not having the tolerance to finish the top ... : Kentor
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          Gave up after the first paragraph. To faggy/wordy. : SockMonkeh
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            I'm sorry, that's too faggy/wordy! : SockMonkeh
            • See this? :'( Those are my tears from your crushing words. Also, I have a stomach flu right now so you... : Kentor
        • is he even keeping an eye on this thread anymore, or are we dumb second question is already answered, ... : felicia
• Whew! That was kinda tough with those top fives, but it was interesting picking games that fit the criter... : Orange Pylon
• You owe me a dollar now (actually you already owed me one). : Malku
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  Fuck you. I had to put myself in the 30-39 category. WTF. : Chunks
  • what's up oldie : Sapiens

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  where is the bulldozer button? : sanchez
  • or the godzilla button? : felicia
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  another tokyo.... hdr http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/102084923_8dd0c9e266_o.jpg : wtf242
  • mirror's edge 2 !! : jane911
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    Did you just google image search for "Tokyo" and pull out some random image for the sake of making a post... : underground banana plantation
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      why is that, because it's not a long exposure? still an interesting photo. : pyide
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        New York: http://newyorkpanorama.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2008-04-two-bridges-700.jpg : sikan : underground banana plantation
        • i dont know, one is free! : radula
        • did you even look at the photo? check out the sun hitting the side of the buildings and stuff. the smoggy... : pyide
        • I walked across that fucking bridge and it was awesome. I want to go back. =( : fleabug
        • Stop being a vagina. : abrasion
• nws for monster bait pics : nurglich
• is that taken from city hall/municipal building? : retardhumper
• Where's the motvation caption? Schoolgirls are out there and it's dark out : Mondo
• Tokyo is so awesome : Scoots06
• oooooooh, Tokyo. There is some Saki and Sashimi and some clean sheets. Oh kimono. : tinfoilhatter

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• I don't know how to do it, but make sure it isn't the control pod that died. Those things are notorious f... : Bamtan
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  Does it have a fuse somewhere? : magistersmax
  • the power connector is bent at an angle, and I don't get a power light on the speakers. I don't know how ... : baconisgod
  • It does, there's a fuse in the sub if you take of the casing. : spazzium
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  Also, how much are you willing to spend? Believe it or not, the subwoofer is relatively new as far as sp... : spazzium
  • $100 or so? : baconisgod
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  Tried logitechs, tried Klipsch, tried Bose. Bose is the win. : Cygnus X-1
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    Comparing computer speakers to theater speakers? Kind of obvious which will win isn't it? Not to mention ... : Alco23
    • They were all computer speakers. : Cygnus X-1
  • My brother owns Bose (without a subwoofer) and hates then. I can say for sure that my logitech sound much... : valael
• I have these http://www.swanspeaker.com/product/htm/view.asp?id=401 The sound phenomenal. : skinlab133
• http://www.amazon.com/ALESIS-Active-Bi-Amplified-Reference-Monitor/dp/B0000AM67V/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=ele... : wetard

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  Just get a Dell Power Edge, really it'll be better than something home built. Same for the desktops to a ... : angrytaxman
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    Also what OS are you planning to run? If you want to run Windows Server 2003 or 2008 you really should bu... : angrytaxman
    • ^^^this follow this gentleman's advice : redfive
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      I don't know what OS I'm running. Do you need to run Windows Server 2003/8 to make it work? Can I use XP?... : edgewise
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        Well what do you want this server to do? Just serve up files? Act as a print server? Host applications? : angrytaxman
        • it really only needs to host one application. dental office software. Of the 4 computers that it will ser... : edgewise
  • why will it be better than something home built? their desktops aren't. I mean, don't you build your own ... : edgewise
• What are you serving on this server? : SenorSpine
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  So they convinced you it was time to upgrade, eh? I guess that conference was good business for them, aft... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • heh, I was planning on it ahead of time and part of the reason I went was to check some of them out. Got ... : edgewise
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  If its for office use, you sure you don't want to buy it from Dell or something? Most people here can bui... : Serpico74
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    why not? I've been my own tech support for my entire life. Maybe I'm missing something, but are servers r... : edgewise
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      by "my own tech support" I mean, I've built pretty much every computer I've ever owned. I didn't think it... : edgewise
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        it's mostly the fire-and-forget warranty aspect on servers, imo. if something goes wrong, just call dell ... : xsoulbrothax
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          I see. just out of curiosity, does apple make servers? This software supposedly runs on macs. : edgewise
          • yeah they have a server : Maarten Goldstein
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  I've built servers instead of buying from OEM (mostly large capacity/cheap storage servers), but for anyt... : d fluke
  • Oh, my own server is self-built as well, but I wanted small, cool, and fitting 5 discs so I had to : d fluke

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• godspeed and pix! : xsoulbrothax
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  If by end badly you mean a continued platonic relationship for the two months you are out working there, ... : quadeh
  • But srsly, bang her if you can! : quadeh
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    don't shit where you live. words to live by. : erotic sock
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      http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/platonic : underground banana plantation
      • i know what it means... but it would still end badly. there are never "no strings attached." : erotic sock
    • pix+divx. also words to live by. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Oh dear! Well, you know what to do. ...That is, document all of this. On twitter. With pics. : felicia
  • i believe what felicia is trying to say is Boobies or die : shavenewok
• or with sex : sho_gun85

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  i got some kindof drop i dont know how to use it though : gyokuro
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    Select the Character Info option on the main menu and equip the class with the new weapon. : Mmmmmoo
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      if you don't remember what you got or what class it's for you can click the briefcase and see everything.... : pyide
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        I did not know that. I gotta check that out next time : Mmmmmoo
        • It was added in a recent update. And it's a backpack / inventory. http://www.firstpersonshouter.com/image... : pyide

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• someone changed them to 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1 and it worked : redfive
• put in the dns server manually? try another ISP's : d fluke
• Have you restarted the router yet? : Prozium

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• is this a trick question? If you can't figure it out, you may want to get some help..... : SirX
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/CaptureJPG_ccmjc45ztrz6wfwxy090.jpg right there? : redfive
  • aka the same spot as pretty much every motherboard ever? : opengl128
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    the manual does tell me where the power switch would plug into on there. Pic: https://dl.getdropbox.com/u... : byorn
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      so what's the problem? : Prozium
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        lol. it DOES NOT tell me where to plug in the power switch. The reset switch is there, but not the power ... : byorn
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          sorry, it goes into the one marked ATX-SW. : Prozium
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            and it's also mentioned on page 64 of the manual. http://www.shackpics.com/files/page64_9uyefnhquu54ax... : Prozium
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              Thank you kind sir. : byorn
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                I feel your pain, mine just had a + and - sign and I had no idea what they were until after I had everyth... : crazywigga
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                  I find it unbelievable that you could fry your status LED's on the accessory pins. It's all low voltage,... : spazzium
                  • *take out : spazzium
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                    I mean I had no idea what it did so I didn't hook them up and now there is a video card in the way : crazywigga
                    • Ahhh. I understood you to mean that it had somehow fried them. Yeah, RTFM? : spazzium
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  http://picbite.com/image/51117fpvwq/ : boarder2
  • Oh, sorry, you said power SWITCH. redfive is right. : boarder2

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• That is awesome. : abrasion
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  this post makes me want to have children and fried chicken : dirge23
  • mmm...fried children : papaskot
  • this post makes me want to have chicken and fried children : notd665
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=fixedJPG_fit3ehc2euiwjvljszsm.jpg : papaskot
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    You are hilarious. This is original : soggybagel
    • you must not get it. : papaskot
  • im not sure i get it, but that pic made me lol my ass off. : technotica
• we ate human : Flying h4x0r
• wow Asians train/brainwash their kids at a young age! : gyokuro

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  I would tell him he could by a top of the line laptop and a desktop, and have money left over rather than... : derelict515
  • agreed. Just go with netbook + monster desktop : TPSReport
  • That's good advice. : midgetherder
  • I agree but its not his money, he wants something ridiculous. : boomstickah
  • ^^ This. : dravalen
• One of those lifting support things for his lower back : Serpico74
• Falcon nw : uncle slappy
• You can buy a fully loaded bad ass laptop for under $2K. Last year I bought one (Gateway) that can run Cr... : Dynotaku
• I would tell him to give me the money, buy a top of the line laptop and then secretly pocket the extra 17... : soggybagel
• Gateway makes pretty good gaming laptops... : sludge vohaul
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  http://www.macmall.com/ttsvr/p/5369592?dpno=7767041&source=MWBgooglebase : baconisgod
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    a 2GHz Core 2 Quad isn't worth it. he won't get anything out of that CPU unless he's doing serious media... : Postal
    • he said it wasn't available anywhere, but it is. Besides, the GPUs are good enough for today's games I th... : baconisgod
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  Allow me to I highlight a portion of my post for those of you who can't read? Doesn't want a desktop, : boomstickah
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    you can get a powerful laptop for <$2k that will handle any games. Getting a 17" SLI 30 minute battery li... : derelict515
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      I agree with you but regardless, this is what he wants. Again, its not his money or mine. : boomstickah
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        if you are his friend, you should advise him correctly then... : hirez
        • This is really the bottom line. : mathyou
• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220527 : mafu5150
• trying to get a high-end gaming notebook is a fool's errand -- you end up getting an average gaming syste... : Postal
• no gaming laptop is good if you have 3500 to spend on a laptop you should get a good one like a thinkp... : Luminair
• 10 pairs of jeans : arizona bay
• Take a look at the Sager 9280. Lots of info and speculation on notebookforums.com. They should start shi... : graah

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  I'm about ready to murder someone at this point. I've been trying to, with no avail, get TF2 to work with : Link.
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    Only thing I can add is that Left 4 Dead used to freeze all the time for me. I got a program from my card... : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • Hmm. I'll try that tomorrow when I'm not too annoyed to play. : Link.
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  Any other Shackers have some advice? : Link.
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    Can you look at your event viewer? compmgmt.msc -> event viewer -> applications Is it an app crash? ... : factor27
    • I meant event viewer->windows logs-> application : factor27
• I was having a problem. I'd get OS Page Pool Out of Memory Errors on occasion, with crashing etc. A coup... : SwiftyPants

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  Need to register. : Bamtan
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    tl;dr = It's a mod that, if you have the cannibalism perk, enables you to eat the baby in The Pitt and ga : Toraz Chryx
    • i had a hard enough time with that choice in the game without a third option! : radula

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• You'll be fine. : Ely

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  all the previews of that movie i've seen have looked horrible not as horrible as night at the museum t... : qwpeoriu
  • To me it looks like comedy gold. : grover69
  • SHHHH! This is my favorite part coming up right now... : DooBall
  • It all hinges on whether you find Zach Galifianakis funny. If you do, this is like the best movie ever. : heartsauce
  • you're out of your goddamn mind. the previews look HILARIOUS. : biskits
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    one thing i will never truck the shackpinon on is comedies : buzzbat
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      how trust turned into truck i don't know : buzzbat
      • My trust for you is like a truck....BERSERKER!! : Prozium
• Yeah, I am very excited for this movie. : Deathlove
• awesome. that movie looks great : AMikaboshi

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• You got raped! : SockMonkeh

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  fuck it, i'm going 128 : filthysock
  • go big or go home! : ejectorpod

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• Speaking of Indian food in San Fran, I had dinner at Roti Bistro down in San... something... it was south... : riptyde
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  one time i setup an Austin shackmeet at a beer pub and I was the only person that showed up. I think the ... : wtf242
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    do you ever think that you're the only real poster on shacknews and all the other posts are algorithmical... : aeg1x
    • no why : wtf242
    • there is no spoon : jenisthebest
• this is what happens when i try to get my friends together nowadays. and if they do show up, everyone le... : jenisthebest

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• Is this about Street Fighter 4? If so? I use Sagat. : DooBall
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  my career is pissing me off. I've lost my last three fights in the first round, and its BULLSHIT : JohnnyRey
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    what im not a fan of on the career mode, is that you move up the ladder in ranked matches TOO quickly. ... : -=kodiak=-
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      I had 60 in submission offense and could never pull one off. Then I discovered how mini camps work and s... : uncle slappy
      • i hit lvl 1 BJJ in 3 camps, you get soooooo many moves at lvl 1 it's not even funny, including the import... : -=kodiak=-
• I just fought hughes for the WW championship and had my ass handed to me. And I have still yet to win ... : dysfunctional
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  Is Mui Thai ridiculously overpowered online as well? In career mode I've probably won 9 or 10 of my 12 v... : uncle slappy
  • whats your difficulty level at? At the higher diff's your not very likely to perform very many whips. : dysfunctional
  • hah that depends if you can get into the clinch w/ the lag. but yes, it's powerful online. Only becaus... : -=kodiak=-
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  Oi! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19975538 : natural born chaos
  • answered it there. : -=kodiak=-

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  I would but I don't have a PC that can play games anymore sorry! : soggybagel
  • that's so sad :( : Flying h4x0r
• hey come play with us : DrFlammable
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  5 people playing we need some backup go go go!!!! : DrFlammable
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    you ass, I'm studing for differential equations here and you're wanting me to come play my home game. whe... : MercFox1
    • joining whoville CSS btw. : MercFox1

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• TLDR? (Too long, didn't register) : SockMonkeh
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  Forgot you can't view "adult content" without an account. Here's a picture: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/... : ErikTehRed
  • It's like a game about future weapons based in the past! Lol! this is awesome : Malku

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• It was very good. : thejm4n
• I love the show, but missed tonight's epi. I'll Hulu it this weekend. : Salad Sammich

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• OMFG the voice! : etherboy
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  I'm so hot for this game. It looks pretty much like what I hoped EvE would be. : Vincent Grayson
  • I just hope the MMO-ness of it doesn't result in a combat experience that feels light or laggy. : FlatlineDixay
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  Play Freespace 1 and 2 again. God I love those games : foo
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    I never actually played them :( I'm afraid they won't hold up if I went to play them now. : FlatlineDixay
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      Trust me, they'll hold up just fine. Absolutely fantastic games, with great story. They're a little sho... : foo
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        I'll see if I can get ahold of them. Looks like GoG.com has it for $6. : FlatlineDixay
        • Get both, it's worth it. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Destined to win the "Goofiest Narration" award. : Wyvern
• that dude's voice is fucking sweet! at first i was like... why's he talking like that? and then shit got ... : MrBig0

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• 10:43:02: Totally pwning some press questions 10:44:13: FoxNews always has the hottest reporters 10:4... : riptyde

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• haha that's such a strange story. what'd you do with him? : MrBig0

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• You guys who already know E.S. Posthumus need to reply here to encourage those who don't to go and check ... : Vantage
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  They do not, infact, need more cowbell : Toraz Chryx
  • While I'm not sure that any of their songs even have cowbell, at this point it would probably take things... : Vantage
• I should mention (warn?) that the post on my site includes some impromptu poetry by yours truly, so reade... : Vantage
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  E.S. Posthumus is badass! : ErikTehRed
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    Testify! I really should have made that video the VSMOTD, because it's definitely the coolest part of th... : Vantage
    • Also, glad you like Ulrich Schnauss from the other day! : Vantage

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• I used to have a Kindergarten teacher that did this a lot. I think she used to wonder why I stared at her... : bstrad

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  extension cord and yes they will have them : oldschoolbob-o
  • It's not a regular extension cord though. I just called and the guy had no idea... Got to go there in per... : MikkleThePickle

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  Anyone? : RogerDandy
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    dave's not here, man : dirge23
    • Dammit! : RogerDandy
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  it probably doesnt matter in practice and the 80gb will have marginally less value over time. but if you... : Luminair
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    Thank you it's pricey shit but I wanna try it. I wish the 160 was a little cheaper but you're right the 8... : RogerDandy
    • there have been some good vertex sales at ncix, so you might want to consider that. its shittier but als... : Luminair
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  Do this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs&fmt=22 : Shadowdane
  • Oh man all those programs loading! : RogerDandy
  • This is insane. : Link.
  • Watched on mute with Blur's "Sing" playing in Winamp made it all the more interesting. : pres589
  • I think I'm in love! : Goblin au