Morning Discussion: Slacker Edition

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  Ug, I can't find mine. Does 2nd Encounter require the first or is it standalone? : dognose
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    standalone I think : _jon
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      If you have second encounter I installed that and can see if it will run on Vista 64. I can't play for l... : dognose
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        I can't bind my thumb button to move backwards so I hope no one minds me being in front all the time. : dognose
        • hahaha : Slowtreme
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          Ahhh decided to be responsible and go to work. Rain check? I will look for First Encounter. : dognose
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            Yeah let's play later. : _jon
            • I'd be willing to play too if it's sometime later at night. Either episode would be fine. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  I was excited until the last part of your sentence. : mace
  • haha : kelzmelzer
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    Same here, that was going somewhere :( Mace what do you think of the gitl in this thread? http://www.sh... : abrasion
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      the gitl should never post again :) : radula
      • WHY >:( : abrasion
    • She reminds me of a girl at one of the vanilla clubs we used to hit quite often. Nice! : mace
• I'll join you for a first encounter but not in Serious Sam. Also I need pics first. : ieGod
• i read that as: co-op Serious Sam: The Fist Encounter : g0nk
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  I owned TFE at one point, but I can only find TSE :( : PointlesS76
  • we can play Second Encounter if you want. : _jon
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  is she hot? : jcupitt
  • Yes. : _jon
• oohh...ohhh When? : HighSpeedChase
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  If I were at home I totally would : OverloadUT
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    Maybe later we can get a few people together or serious mode. : _jon
    • *for : _jon
• It's good fun and I'd do it but the timezone difference + ping might screw it up. : Marrbe
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  Serious Sam would be perfect as a Live arcade title. : Wombat Woo
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    Oh god yes this is a game I want to play while lounging on my couch and talking via built-in voice caht : OverloadUT
    • lol @ built in voice cat : technotica
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    There was an Xbox 1 version, so presumably it would be easy to port. : _jon
    • This game probably had the best system-link implementation on that console ever. I think we had 3 xboxes ... : Haxim
  • OMG YES! : Sylvanus
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    You know what would be perfect? Releasing it on Steam and playing it on PC. : razlebol
    • Oh I will vote for this as well! : u sir name
  • o snap that would be awesome : Mechwarrior288
• LARPing? : Magus
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  anybody on now? test server up at 67.80.19.26 (must be updated to v1.05) : _jon
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    3 serious shackers playing.. join us! : _jon
    • Anybody else out there with the game join us! We have 4 so far : _jon
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  aw man, now I miss this game. :) If I were home I'd install and hop in. : halophoenix
  • Dood get your ass home : _jon
  • Why is this game not available on Steam or at gog.com? : dognose
• i totally would if i wasn't working. =( I love that game! : mindmann
• 7 players! Lol! Moree : _jon
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  yes. when? : strandgeck
  • Now! Join the ip : _jon
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  Me! I wanna join, though which patch do you have installed? : raxtor
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    Ah darn, I have the 1.07 patch. : raxtor
    • that's the Second Encounter : _jon
• woot we just beat the final boss... i forgot how awesome this game was : _jon
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  Why so early? :( Would anyone want to play later on like 10 pm EST? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    how about we play Second Encounter tonight? : _jon
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      That would work. Did you guys end up playing the bonus levels? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      • after the boss at the end of First Encounter the server just shut off, so no : _jon
    • I'd be up for that. : PointlesS76
    • Now I'm going to have to install it damn you! : Chod
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  God damn I loved that game. : jeffcox111
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    dognose, I agree!!! : CrustaR
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      what the fuck is going on in this post : randomposter
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        the schtick that knows no bounds!!!! 0wned !!!!! : Downforce
        • We need an 0wned button. :| : CrustaR
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        wtf, thewriter? : CrustaR
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          It isn't dognose, so why are you saying: dognose, I agree!!! : randomposter
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            Your name isn't thewriter, so why are you responding to thewriter? : CrustaR
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              Oh, so you are trolling. GG. : randomposter
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                aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ..... boom... : technotica
                • . . . . . . . . . . . . : randomposter

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  ebony and ivory ftw : FrayLo
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    When I played on live last night, the white deck was killing me. Every other turn there was some sort of... : cousinrocky
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      Yeah the white deck is good. I was able to beat it with the red deck but immediately switched to it when... : bRAINsick
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        To be honest, I've been enjoying the blue deck, even if it is one of the most terribly constructed blue d... : Haxim
        • I used to love blue when I was playing. There is just so much joy in counterspell. : bRAINsick
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          I'm assuming there's no Stasis card in the XBL game. I miss my Stasis deck. : On the Brane
          • Statis isn't even printed anywhere anymore. They try not to print intentionally unfun cards, although I d... : derelict515
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          Blue deck is fun has been the most fun so far. I find it allows for more choice than the others. : Geoffrois
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            It's good, but I honestly have no idea why Memory Erosion (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details... : Haxim
            • The decks are full of crap cards so it shouldn't be too surprising. : derelict515
    • Black is usually a lot of small creatures, creature control and graveyard play. : bRAINsick
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      Be aware of playing cards in response to others. Ex I believe that white deck has holy strength in it (+1... : derelict515
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        Wait, so the last card played on a "stack" of cards is the first one that's put into play? That's good t... : cousinrocky
        • yes, although it's not a stack of cards, it's a stack of effects. It's figurative. So for instance if you... : derelict515
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      i was making a reference to the michael jackson song : FrayLo
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        You mean Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney? : SlingBlaze
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          dammit i got it confused with 'the girl is mine' : FrayLo
          • I'd have figured you got it confused with Michael Jackson's "Black or White" : action wombmate
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  game length varies entirely upon the decks involved. Playing with 2 good fast decks it could be over in 4... : derelict515
  • Agreed. Though it's been a while for me, the red/black decks used to be quick games while the other three... : Clasifyd
  • I liked the 45minute snoozefest I played against the AI last night. Using the blue deck I took him down u... : Haxim
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    So it sounds like I'll probably get a few games in tonight. I'm already set on getting my ass handed to ... : cousinrocky
    • Yeah that's the best ratio. So if you have a 60 card deck 20 Lands would be good. : bRAINsick
    • that's a rough guideline. Depends on your mana curve (ratio of various casting cost cards). If your deck ... : derelict515
• I wish I knew some people in Austin who played, I would love to get back into it a bit. What's the best ... : mwasher
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  Games can last from 2 minutes (you getting owned) to an hour. Go play booster draft tournaments instead o... : locater16
  • you'll get raped in draft too when you're getting started (especially in harder multicolor sets... lookin... : derelict515
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  Not a big magic guy, but how many cards are in the xbla game? Is there enough cards that it doesn't feel ... : kingdepork
  • how much replayability are you looking for in a $10 game out of curiosity? (from what i've heard it is p... : mwasher
  • There are 8 decks with 17 unlockable cards for each. The last 3 decks are dual-color so I am not sure if ... : OverloadUT
  • I think I read somewhere that there's 280 cards. : Haxim
• Also try out the challege mode. Lots of fun there : bRAINsick
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  I like the PC version better. :( : Sylvanus
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    What PC game are you talking about? There is no PC version of this XLBA game. : OverloadUT
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      There was an old Magic game by Microprose (and actually I think there was a version with some expansions ... : Haxim
      • Yes, that is one of three Magic games released for the PC so I am curious about which he was referring to... : OverloadUT
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        There's a new one. : Sylvanus
        • But Magic Online isn't even close to new. It's been around for over 7 years! If you're referring to th... : OverloadUT
    • http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/moliii2/download : Sylvanus
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  If you join MTGO I'll donate some cards to you: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Digital/MagicOnline.aspx : TK-421
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    Which one? I have an account for the PC version. : Sylvanus
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      There is no other version of MtgO. : OverloadUT
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        I meant PC or 360. In my mind, it's still "MtG" regardless of title. "Battlegrounds" and the previously... : Sylvanus
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          Okay, I guess the problem here is that you clearly don't really know what the XBLA title is. It is not Mt... : OverloadUT
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            There you go. I didn't. ::omg wtf moment:: YOU CAN'T BUILD DECKS!? : Sylvanus
            • Yeah. You can only play with the 8 preconstructed decks and you can unlock some cards to add (but not SWA... : OverloadUT
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  I get annoyed when the computer does some shit that makes me go, HUH? You can do THAT? I think I'm too st... : u sir name
  • Read my posts above about the stack and playing stuff in response to others. The computer (at least in th... : derelict515

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  Move to Texas. there is freedom in the air here. : kbnerd
  • We execute teenagers too! : Anastomosis
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  germany has jurisdiction over austrian businesses? : RikiTiki2
  • I'm sure they can deny them the ability to do business within their country. : pigvomit
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    pretty sure any country and limit who it imports from and what. : dedgecko
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      that's different than "shut down austrian online game shops" : RikiTiki2
      • well they would be shut down if you were in Germany... semantics really - and the OP neglected to provide... : dedgecko
  • because of the EU they can prosecute european businesses if they dont comply to german law (and are makin... : naabster
• It's always for the children. I guess that line really motivates stupid voters. : pigvomit
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  Huh? o_O I live in Austria and was always glad that games don't get censored here (even though I tend... : code-e255
  • gameware.at for example. i think they are getting a lawyer : naabster
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  don't believe everything someone stupid says on a radio. just because someone talks shit to get attention... : razorblade79
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    yeah, because there is no history of game censorship in germany :) : moshman
    • oh god. it is soo horrible. : naabster
    • this has been mentioned so often in the past, and usually it was some stupid politician trying to get att... : razorblade79
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    i dont want the german version - the localization usually sucks. Also play.com is really cheap.. I am no... : naabster
    • that's a general annoying thing IMO, why can't I buy some games on steam for example. stupid. : razorblade79
• Which is why you should import them from the UK. Then they don't have shitty localization either. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  To be fair, you wouldn't be having this sort of backlash and censorship if you hadn't killed all those Je... : ra1n
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    I've always thought the Germans have been oversensitive of violence given their past. It's like they are... : pigvomit
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      Given any opportunity, I always mass produce Teutonic Knights. : Edges
      • do you tell that to the girl before or after you sleep with her? : mindmann
  • oh look its one of those posts : moshman
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  I like how you left out Australia. : Edges
  • oh yes. but you are even farther away than china. and you have kangaroos : naabster
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  Can you use steam in Germany or is it blocked? : NukemFornever
  • you can use steam, it is not blocked so far. but we are only getting cut/censored games from valve :( : naabster
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  on the bright side you guys get all the good shitting porn : filtersweep
  • awwwwwww yeahhhhhh : razorblade79
  • Can't have it all. : ra1n
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  I seriously hate any form of censored media with a passion. But really it's not germany that sucks. It's ... : razorblade79
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    Or Japan. : ArcKnight
    • Thats because of the US. You can thank MacArthur : retardhumper
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    Politicians have tried, but the U.S. is still fine, better than most any other first world country in fac... : locater16
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      Actually arstechnica.com has an article about people being found guilty in the USA of obscenity for henta... : Clay
      • Wired and GamePolitics have bits about related things, too. : Agrona
      • Yes. Though, you need to remember, the guy that possessed the hentai of underaged girls being brutally ra : Danny5225
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    We seem to do okay in Canada as far as video game censorship goes. : Whistler77
    • No Medium Rare hamburgers is pretty obscene to me. : CalibanX
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    Yep agree to an extent. The people (in this case the people of Germany) should take a more serious stand : humbleone
    • as I said, I got tired of it. Most people are pretty ignorant. I already started buying mostly from th... : razorblade79
• Wow...that's just bullshit. : ColoradoCNC
• Also, could be worse: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10269184-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_... : Edges
• das ist sehr prima fur dich : MoreVespeneGas
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  You people should do something about it. It's your country too. : vx2o
  • good thing you pointed that out!! : moshman
• lol. What's next, trying to shut down Austrian Media Markts near the German border because Germans com... : Lightbulb

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  Chicken Dance. : sigpro
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    Hampster Dance : Cheeziologist
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      Humpty Dance : Downforce
      • ^^^ THIS : Rotten Deadite
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        I'm bringing pastry back : tangles
        • Them other carbs give you heart attacks. : one random winner
      • Safety Dance : retardhumper
• Electric Slide! : FormerHPB
• Disco 2000 - Pulp : kainen1
• Raining Men : zebosausamite
• magical trevor : kbnerd
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  DONT STOP. BELIEVIN. : laurgasms
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    ^^^ YES : DonkeyPopsicle
    • Livin On A Prayer is another of my favorite weddin songs. : laurgasms
  • isn't that song about casual sex and empty one-night stands? : Zek
  • This has been played at each of the last 3 wedding I've been to, and it was a huge crowd favorite. Every... : riptyde
• Rogue Wave is some pretty good wedding music. Bon Iver also good, though not all his songs are energetic... : forgottenzero
• Disco Duck! Oh man, you got to play Disco Duck at your wedding. Such a WTF song. : ghostmac
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  my second suggestion: fly Vantage down and have him perform. : kbnerd
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    FUCK YOU THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING PLEASE DONT STEAL MY IDEA BY DOING IT FIRST >:( : laurgasms
    • lol. i'm planning on flying him down for one of my anniversaries. it will be awesome. : kbnerd
    • Hey hey, ladies ladies... There's enough of me to go around! : Vantage
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0&fmt=18 Love when it really picks up. : Confrustrating
• Never gonna give you up : OverloadUT
• basically play all classic rock : FrayLo
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  hire someone to do this for you : ass-street
  • i change my answero this : FrayLo
  • Also, this. Hire a dj folks. : davantalus
• I loved her but I had to kill her! : voodooraze
• I'm Gettin Drunk With or Without You - Redneck Rampage soundtrack : hrdwregk
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  Ok, I'm serious enough to type this on my phone- New Order - bizzare love triangle (extended dance mix). ... : davantalus
  • this song is a guilty pleasure but I would never want other people to associate me with it : Zek
  • link to the song? : spiffymc
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  Baby's Got Back? : d fluke
  • (I'll take you seriously) For some reason the girls always love this one. But it just feels just slightly... : davantalus
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  Melt Banana : Magus
  • i would love to hire melt banana as the wedding band if i get married. i am going to email them and see ... : Mr.SEX
• This motherbitches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc : godhatingatheist
• I keep asking one of my groomsmen this and he always suggests the Captain Planet theme : Begawkiness
• 100 Little Curses - Street Sweeper Social Club : Phil
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o : dromo5
• This has tons of energy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucGFSusDXKQ : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  that's karate kid song. YOU'RE THE BEST AROUND : Ellissd
  • John Secada? : davantalus
• The theme song to Greatest American Hero : homeboyJim
• The Final Countdown : Cheeziologist
• http://www.bradsucks.net/archives/2009/03/14/i-command-you-to-be-my-woman/ : AlexW1203
• Guns N Roses - Used to love her ... very appropriate. : Helios150
• Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced - Dropkick Murphys : Dschinghis Khan
• The DJ at a friend's wedding played this a few years back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ4axo9rmJY (sl : Gnowknayme
• Amon Amarth's self titled song. The live version with the viking battle in the middle. http://www.youtub... : DrZettl

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  Orb is easier, has more features, and the only limit to your storage is the hard drive on your home machi... : elocanth
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    Hmm I hadn't heard of this. I'll check it out. : OverloadUT
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      Oh wait, the files are actually stored on your home machine? That's not as good for me because my home ma... : OverloadUT
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        Yeah, Orb doesn't focus on backup related tasks. I was more implying that if you want a backup solution ... : elocanth
        • I use backup for neither backup nor "serving" files. What I use it for is having files that I often work ... : OverloadUT
    • well this thread died quick. : consanguine
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    Orb is meant for a totally different purpose. Orb is meant for streaming media/tv from your home compute... : sigpro
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      If you're looking to back up your files, keep them on a mirrored RAID. Point being that if you have the ... : elocanth
      • Dropbox is good for other reasons, like synchronizing your 1password keychains between machines. Dropbox ... : bostrov
• Done! I've been meaning to get an account for a while now. : Jonathan
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  So how do they make money? Simply expecting you to run out of storage space and purchase more? : zebosausamite
  • I assume so. I love the service so much that I'd be willing to pay for it, but their very cheapest paid p... : OverloadUT
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  I love it and use it since I got a closed beta invite here on the shack. Sadly, they now block it at work... : razorblade79
  • Yeah I am pretty sure I started it while in closed beta as well. But man that sucks. :( : OverloadUT
• I'm going to post my link because Dropbox is fucking awesome. https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTMwOD... : okhelosir
• dropbox is great. if you don't have it, it would benefit you to take Overload up on his referal. I'm sitt... : xxiv
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  I would also enjoy free storage upgrades: https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTEzNzUxNzc5 Thanks! : kek
  • Clicked, thanks extra 250mb score! : rak
• But I am using dropbox. : Ebu
• Already using it! :) : prime8
• love dropbox so much. Here's my ref link if anyone is interested in testing it out: https://www.getdropbo... : Fredrik S
• I use Orb with Winamp, and I like it OK, but I find it often uses like 300MB even when its not running. : Rich McNinch
• Thanks to the fucking awesomeness of Shackers I now have another 1GB of space to work with (3 total) whic... : OverloadUT
• Yeah, I signed up using your link.. I was actually going to do this last night on my own, but got side t... : Tripps
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  Quick question.. Is there something that allows syncing of Firefox and/or Sarfari bookmarks with Dropbox? : Tripps
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    under linux or OSX I believe you can create a symbolic link that points to your bookmarks under a dropbox... : boring gegtik
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      Yes, I have this set up for my Digsby logs. You can use symbolic links to accomplish this. HOWEVER: To... : OverloadUT
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        yeah I wasn't very clear there, but this is what I meant. : boring gegtik
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          Thanks guys.. I'll be for doing this. : Tripps
          • I just use Xmarks, the firefox extension. : kek
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  Windows Live Sync is pretty cool as well, but works similar to Orb in that your home PC has to be on to s... : icking fudiot
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    Try Live Mesh. You add special synced folders that are synced, but also stored in the cloud so you can ac... : uncleanmonkey
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      Does it have the sharing feature where you can have a folder synced with your friends? : OverloadUT
      • Yes. : uncleanmonkey
    • This is like Live Sync on 'roids, thanks : icking fudiot
• no idea if i'll use this much, but i did hit the referral link, so I think i scored you an extra 250 mb! : NexusOne
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  Live Mesh works as well and gives 5gb I believe. : derelict515
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    I wish they'd integrate it with at least live spaces or something so I can atleast quickly upload pics to... : pieman
    • Skydrive does that I believe, gives you 25GB too... However, no folder syncing... Ugh... I anticipate ... : uncleanmonkey
• https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTk0Mzc3OQ : acidnynex
• oh oh oh Click mine https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTE3OTQ0OQ : DrillBit
• blocked at work so I don't need it. : Old_Fart
• Signed up. I never used dropbox before, but I knew what it was. I just didn't have any motivation to actu... : PointlesS76
• I've been using it for a few weeks. It's great for a couple of Spreadsheets and a database that I like h... : mrwolf710
• woops i just signed up earlier today :( : GloriousCow
• i love it. been using it for a while now and have it installed on six different machines. : dromo5
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  Is there a way to have a folder auto synchronize? Like it would be nice if I could right click on a folde... : PointlesS76
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    If it's inside your dropbox folder it will always be constantly synchronized. : OverloadUT
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      Hm.. what happens if you create a junction inside dropbox? I expect the universe will just shatter.. : xsoulbrothax
      • You can make junctions that point TO files in your dropbox. If you do it the other way around it will wor... : OverloadUT
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  I don't have any bonus space yet if someone wants to share the love! https://www.getdropbox.com/referr... : xsoulbrothax
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    ok dropbox buddy! : egg5hen
    • :D thanks!! http://files.getdropbox.com/u/26232/hooray.jpg : xsoulbrothax
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  Or: Live Mesh : LoioshDwaggie
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    5gb free, plus PC-to-PC unlimited syncing, for free. : LoioshDwaggie
    • Remote desktop over the web. Fucking rules. : uncleanmonkey
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      no linux :( : GloriousCow
      • Yeah... You could still use it for storage though, but without the client... There's also skydrive for th... : uncleanmonkey
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  I've invited a bunch of Shackers to the service back when it was invite-only. It would be awesome if at ... : DrWaffles
  • yeah, i got in waaay back when it was a shacker circle-invite, and passed out a bunch of mine to shackers... : xsoulbrothax
• I am using DropBox! It's so full of DropBoxing goodness. Boobs. : stelth
• www.mesh.com : uncleanmonkey
• Stop using my link! I am now 1 invite away from hitting the max of 5GB. You guys fucking rock. I am su... : OverloadUT

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  RPGA: Upcoming sessions! CORE1-1 Inheritance - 6/23 - 3 open spots AKAN1-1 The Rotting Ruin of Galain : zebosausamite
  • I might be able to play CORE1-1 but right now it's not for sure. : Delaric
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    DCI card = G O T ' D Thanks :D (funny story, my dad actually threw it away while going through the ... : kpxkrnjc
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      Ha ha! I warned you to be on the lookout for it. =P I hope you didn't catch trashAIDS. =( : Wadmaasi
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        save ends? :P : kpxkrnjc
        • Sorry, permanent -3 CON. : zebosausamite
    • I got mine as well. : Crimsonbeak
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  Did you get the Eberron Player's Guide, zebo? : Nitrium
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    I checked it out the other day, but I haven't bought it yet. I'm potentially playing a game this Sunday ... : zebosausamite
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      Whoa whoa whoa I thought it released on Sunday??! : OverloadUT
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        The Player's guide? It's already out. The campaign setting is being released on July 21st. : Nitrium
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          WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT their normal release schedule is all new books release on the third Sunday of every mon... : OverloadUT
          • I think it's been Tuesdays... at least around here it has. : zebosausamite
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        I think it came out on Tuesday, at least that's when the local store said they got it. Maybe they were j... : zebosausamite
        • Ahhhh, okay so I think the street date is still Sunday. :) : OverloadUT
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      Yeah, I'm thinking on buying it, because I just glanced on Eberron for 3.5 and I've really liked what I s... : Nitrium
      • They have some excerpts on the site, and a few from the CG if I'm not mistaken. : zebosausamite
  • I got mine yesterday, and I like it. It's got some good stuff. : Goncyn
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  Planescape Torment; I want more. : massdev
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    I'm interested in finding a game, or possibly running one, that makes full use of the Planes manual and e... : zebosausamite
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      Strength lies in knowing oneself; those who do not know themselves are lost and open to the manipulations... : massdev
      • When a mind does not *know* itself, it is flawed. When a mind is flawed, the man is flawed. When a man is... : ZTac
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  This is my third day wearing these jeans! : Rich McNinch
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    Whoops umm.... I wanna cast Devendra Banhart's Magical Unpost, wrong thread : Rich McNinch
    • Hahahah : zebosausamite
  • That's OK; at least the 5th for the pair I've got on. : Wadmaasi
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  WEST I assembled the FRAPS video of last week and remastered the video from 5/27 to make the text more... : hbalce1
  • you are a scholar and a gentleman! : hirez
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    If you need storage space to host them, even if they are huge, I can give you an FTP accuont to upload th... : OverloadUT
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      Go ahead and sm me the ftp information. That way we can keep all of the files in a single location. Other... : hbalce1
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    Yeah, you'd think her name would give it up, but you don't really know until you've tried. : one random winner
    • You don't like spending the rest of your life in a Hellish maze dimension, that is if you are lucky and s... : Crimsonbeak
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      Do not feed the Lady of Pain. Except with food from designated food dispensers along the Sigil Petting Z... : indosauros
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        Do not pet the Lady of Pain. : Crimsonbeak
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          Do not shoot a moving Presidential motorcade with the Lady of Pain. : Sparticuse
          • Do not taunt happy fun Lady of Pain. : Lightbulb
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  How do you play D&D? I would like to know the answer to this question from you other experienced playe : OverloadUT
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    If I could change one thing with the Shack RPGA events would be to use some form of video chat instead of... : Crimsonbeak
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      More fey swarms too. : zebosausamite
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        Fuck swarms. : Crimsonbeak
        • Hot : zebosausamite
    • Ah yeah, the shyness factor is unavoidable and I really don't fault anyone at all for that. I am the same... : OverloadUT
    • beeeeeeeeer : Draugluin
    • Just have everyone do a shot when they kill an enemy, that'll loosen things up. : loboca
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    My problem is that I do not have a set group of people that would actually meet and play on a regular bas... : zebosausamite
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      Okay your response has reminded me about the big point I was going to make at the end that I had forgotte... : OverloadUT
      • FWIW I enjoy the story telling of our combat over mechanical combat also. : hbalce1
      • If people add a bit of flair it may help the RPGA sessions. That should come with time. It won't be on ... : zebosausamite
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      Not our fault you moved away! : loboca
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        You could have come with us T_T : zebosausamite
        • NOW you invite me! FLORIDA : loboca
  • I play the exact same way. The sessions I DM always move really, really slowly because we try to create a... : silent prophet
  • The players in the STRAGGLERS group are mostly new to the game, too. I haven't really asked much from the : Goncyn
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    I've scrapped three starts at a reply, now, and I guess the unsatisfying answer is that I don't know how : Wadmaasi
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      I guess what I really need to try is going in to a RPGA game and purposely not doing any storytelling (we... : OverloadUT
      • Personally, not nearly as good, although it'll definitely bring out the munchkin in you. : one random winner
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        That's no necessarily the answer. One of the most enjoyable games I played involved lots of in-character : Wadmaasi
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          Yeah, I don't think it's the answer, but it's at the very least a data point that I don't have and I feel... : OverloadUT
          • The trick, then, is to try and get in with a group who's more on the other end of the spectrum than you. ... : Wadmaasi
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        I think there's a middle ground between descriptions and extrapolation of everything, and be descriptive : DianeOfTheMoon
        • I agree with everything you have said. However, I think our Thursday group has already hit that perfect l... : OverloadUT
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    That's a really good question. I have the action going inside my head and I just realized I don't really... : Delaric
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      I fully agree with your overall thought that non-combat can be challenging and interesting as well. I wou... : OverloadUT
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        This would drive me nuts. I'd be sitting there thinking "when are we going to KILL something?!" : Goncyn
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            I don't know. I don't think I've played with a DM who is any good at it. Even if the DM was a really fant... : Goncyn
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              Another way I can explain this is that I'm very goal-oriented. I enjoy social encounters, but I need to f... : Goncyn
              • That does make sense. And it's also possible that you have played with a DM who is good at it but it's ju... : OverloadUT
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      Yeah, that's all well and good for some types of groups, but I have always felt the game is more fun as c... : OverloadUT
      • Thank for answering though. I like to know how different groups do it. :) : OverloadUT
      • I think it's good that the players be involved beyond simple dice rolling, but I like to feel like the st... : action wombmate
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    I only play in RPGA events (LG since 2003, LFR for the past year), so that's what I'm used to. And having : Bold
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        Yep, the ToEE is near Verbobonc. But none of that Regional mods in LG could use it: it was off-limits to ... : Bold
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          Are the LG mods downloadable anywhere? My players might be visiting Verbobonc soon and it would be pretty... : OverloadUT
          • No, I think there are copyright issues. But SM me if you're interested in finding out more. : Bold
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  I'd like to do this but I don't have a RPGA membership. What's the easiest way to do this? : discolando
  • SM Wadamassi or amrbean to get registered. : hbalce1

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• The Clash : Skoal^Fyfan
• Lynard Skynard : mrvandelay
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  I'm not saying I agree with all of this list, but: http://classicrock.about.com/od/recommendationsandr... : mafu5150
  • holy shit i know someone who plays flute and sings for the Moody Blues.. i didnt know they were that popu... : spector
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  Pink Floyd. : dognose
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    ^^^This = Dark side of the Moon or The Wall. : cjcharv
    • If he wants blues rock I would def. start with Dark Side of the Moon : dognose
    • DSOM is NOT bar music. My bartender forbade me from playing it. The Wall on the other hand, is fine.... : lordlobo
  • Oh yeah I think Traffic is considered blues rock no? : dognose
• this will be such an enormous thread of band names Pink Floyd Fleetwood Mac Hendrix : dirge23
• Jefferson Airplane, The Eagles, Queen, The Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix : Fyunch Click
• stevie ray vaughan buddy guy : FrayLo
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  Maybe the Beatles aren't classified as "rock" but I'd say the Beatles. : liquidlies
  • wha? the bealtes put out other songs besides "she loves you" : cptstern
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    The Beatles are what made all rock after them possible. : invisible_kid
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• Beatles Dylan Bowie Velvet Underground/Lou Reed Cream Hendrix CCR Stooges Nick Drake Funkadelic ... : eekdafatcat
• Black Sabbath Cream : Godhatesfatpeople
• Stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet: AC/DC Meatloaf : retardhumper
• Creedence : kelzmelzer
• Boston is conspicuously missing from this thread. Let's remedy that. Also, as already mentioned: H... : genom
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  The Alan Parsons Project : Vantage
  • what does a hovercraft have to do with this? : dirge23
• The Zombies, Love, Neil Young, The Byrds, The Four Tops, The Turtles, The Stooges : ass-street
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  You all fail. Led Zepplin damn kids : lordlobo
  • It's on the OP's list. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • because that wasn't in the original post? : retardhumper
  • apparently getting old causes you to not read so well, huh? : zakk
• The Beatles, Joe Cocker. : Lone Swordsman
• dont play Rush because only weirdos like Rush : spiderfill
• CREAM : RikiTiki2
• T. Rex is my favorite : wtf242
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  AC/DC Back In Black : punchdog
  • D'oh. : punchdog
• old Santana : spectr3
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  i wish there were bars in toronto with that kind of music in my vicinity but eventually they turn on the ... : dantastic
  • back in montreal my favourite bar was a total dive with dollar pool tables that played nothing but stones... : boring gegtik
  • there must be dives. dive bars are required by law to have a diverse jukebox with lots of gritty roots r... : EvilDolemite
  • You live by the club district. : Afterglow
• The Animals : buzzbat
• Steve Miller Band! : wretchedradio
• right on! thanks for the list guys this probably keep me goin for a while : spector

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  Businesses dragging their feet infuriates you? Upgrading to Windows 7 is not free or even cheap, ESPECIA... : electroly
  • it's free for most enterprises since they license that way. Mine is JUST NOW upgrading everyone to office... : x[sliver]
• Your final statement shows XP as being best ( " > " ) means the item to the left is greater than the one ... : etherboy
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  i think you mean XP < Vista < 7 : Korban
  • you are correct, this is why i am retarded. thanks for the correction. : retarded talking dinosaur
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  XP is simply faster and does everything I need. So why should I switch? : sanchez
  • stop being a moron luddite. : skinlab133
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    By that logic you will be using XP until the end of time. Users often don't realize what's wrong with the... : derelict515
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      No, I'll be using XP until some game or program requires Win7. I stayed with Win2k until Company of Heroe... : sanchez
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        Ok, but ultimately you missed the point. "What's wrong with my VCR/DVD player it does what I need?" Well ... : derelict515
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          Well what great features that Vista/Win7 bring to the table? Because I've ran both of them and nothing it... : sanchez
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            If you've used Win7 then you should be well aware of all the features it adds at a UI and security level.... : derelict515
            • The UI just feels slower, sometimes it has some weird hiccups. Better security is great but I'm the only ... : sanchez
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              Dude don't bother the XP for Life crowd will never give a factual reason why xp is better than 7. They a... : DrillBit
              • Yes I am a complete liar. How do I benchmark the UI? : sanchez
  • It isn't / it doesn't : rosewood
  • All the cool kids are doing it. : Mmmmmoo
  • Security is the main advantage Vista, Windows 7, and OS X have over XP. The day XP goes away is the day t... : Serpico74
  • Is Windows 2000 faster than XP? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  We just recently ran some tests and it turns out that our entire build pipeline is 30% slower in Vista se... : OverloadUT
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    This of course is based on our own observations in our own proprietary programs. Different programs are g... : OverloadUT
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      XP = Windows 2003 Server Vista = Windows 2008 Server Seven = Windows 2008 R2 Server : LoioshDwaggie
      • Okay that's right 2003. I deal with it a ton but for some reason I kept thinking 2005, but I knew that wa... : OverloadUT
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  XP > Vista > 7. End of story. I agree with this statement 100%. XP is excellent. : skinlab133
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    My idiocy has completely undermined my intended message. What a fool I am today :( : retarded talking dinosaur
    • See how you are? : locater16
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    Look how wrong you are. : Fred Garvin
    • Uh did either of you read the OP? : skinlab133
  • Funny, but just because you say, "End of story" doesn't make it so. : Ebu
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  Also: Microsoft does not suck. I can't even think of any of their products that suck. Not a single one. M... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • But 6.5 looks pretty terrible : Dontdrop
  • did MS Bob teach you how to use a computer? : j0nchan
  • XP really needs to die. It was fine for 2001 but it is by far the worst OS on the market right now. : Serpico74
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  I bet those morons know how to use lessthan/greatherthan symbols. ;) You're right though, there's a lo... : owly
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    anandtech had something about that in the win7 preview. like 'a lot of people say they dislike vista, few... : xsoulbrothax
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      The only thing that really bothers me about it is occasionally it will grind on my hard drives for no app... : retarded talking dinosaur
      • Could be SuperFetch. It goes spastic sometimes. (I found it on my laptop trying to read a 10GB file in... : nudel
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        I believe Vista/7 starts to defrag the drive if the system is idle. : jingletard
        • yeah, it does iirc. the scheduled defrag is a full 'just in case' deal. : xsoulbrothax
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  Oh boy. Last line is not going to be good for you. : stonedonkey
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    Yep. If any mod wants to nuke this thread, I would invite it. There's not going to be any meaningful conv... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      I don't think what you said is dumb, it makes sense from a consumer standpoint and I don't think anyone h... : jingletard
      • no i mean the very last part where i made the >>> go the wrong way. should have been < < < : retarded talking dinosaur
      • Nooo, you mentioned the program whose name must not be spoken! This thread doesn't need nuking, it needs ... : nudel
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  Businesses care about a bottom line and if XP works, they'll stick with it until they have absolutely no : jingletard
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    I may be mistaken, but up until a couple years ago TD Canada Trust ran on OS/2. : Fred Garvin
    • We use an HP-UX based data entry system here and we're just now starting to migrate to a .net application... : jingletard
    • there comes a time where an upgrade cannot be avoided to continue doing business. : ghost hacker
• I used to do tech support for a business that was trying to run a mission critical database app in a Citr... : Fred Garvin
• Our parent company (also our biggest customer) is still running Windows 2000. It means that our products ... : rock elf
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  My company is still keeping us on some god awful ancient version of Internet Explorer (6???) and it's get... : LilCrypto
  • i still have to use ie7 at work, its horrible. : thenoodleincident
• You are retarded. talking dinosaur : CRasterImage
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  with over 100,000 computers across the country with the company I work with. You can see how much of a bi... : ghost hacker
  • ok maybe closer to 50,000 computers. : ghost hacker
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    well that's why some Win7 versions include built in, seamless XP virtualization. : derelict515
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      and what is the cost? :) : ghost hacker
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        Free in the Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise versions. : sigpro
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          i actually use this on my home desktop, too. our ticketing app at work shat itself under win7/ie8, so i j... : xsoulbrothax
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            Yeah I am using it right now for our shoretel phone software because the version I we have isn't 64bit co... : sigpro
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              although this won't help the thread much, my xp virtualization is convinced my BIOS has the hardware virt... : xsoulbrothax
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                It was being pissy with my laptop even though I had it enabled in the bios because I didn't fully shut th... : sigpro
                • yeah.. mine WAS on and working the past few weeks, just decided now that its no longer working :D lols : xsoulbrothax
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          no, what is the cost to upgrade that many computers .. not to mention manpower, logistics, training, ect ... : ghost hacker
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            I don't know. You'd have to weigh it against the costs of all sorts of other things (what's the cost of f... : derelict515
            • MS start charging you out the ass if you want continued support for an old OS, and eventually stop releas... : nudel
            • our back up solution includes a duplicate datacenter. but the main issue I would say would be compatibili... : ghost hacker
      • it's free I think. the virtualization software I mean : crummynz
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        Free in the versions of Win7 that support it. Which versions? Let me get my decoder ring and chart and po... : rosewood
        • it's actually pretty simple : derelict515
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  financially ignorant tech fanboys not understanding the costs of business infuriate me. : cerealSAM2
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    • financially ignorant tech fanboys make me want to rape nails : xsoulbrothax
  • This is what SA in your licensing is for. : rosewood
• What drives me crazy are these morons are the morons that write 3rd party line of business applications a... : rosewood
• From a consumer level, I'll agree wholeheartedly. From a business standpoint, it's a slippery slope. Ther... : Entity
• the returns on investment from XP and server/exchange 2003 have been incredible. at this point it is w... : Downforce
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  IMO: Win 7 > XP >>> Vista : vx2o
  • I'm with you. : obiquatro
  • Agreed. : Saruya
  • This post is why the image shitting dick nipples exists. : Shivawn
• I plan on skipping vista and going to 7 from XP : sikander
• My base, and all of AETC I think, recently went to vista. And will be using it for at least the next 5 Y... : capt tripps
• People won't upgrade if they aren't convinced that what they're getting into is going to be , faster, che... : stelth
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  Trying to make proprietary software and hardware run on Vista is near impossible. I serve, depending o... : mountdreamer
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    Have you tried running them in Windows 7's Virtual XP mode? : capt tripps
    • You'd be infinitely safer from a business standpoint to stick with XP in that situation, because you can ... : cerealSAM2
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  Where I work, the engineering folks have seen about a 25-30% performance decrease in our software on Vist... : genom
  • I wonder if any of that custom stuff will be recoded for 64bit? or will most things from the XP era just ... : Downforce
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  anyone here switch to the Win 7 RC as their main system? I want to but I'm worried about a major melt dow... : mega man
  • I did, i moved from Vista to Windows 7 RC1 and its been great. I havent been so ready and willing to move... : alphablu
  • Moved to Win7 RC1 64bit today from XP32bit (work laptop), so far so good. : scan
• Didn't read the article but to respond to the comment 'Businesses dragging their feet and moron luddites : icon_of_syn
• It's pretty interesting that Microsoft has created a product with so many compatibility liabilities that ... : FlatlineDixay
• more like Windows Server to Windows 7. : peter

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  Is it any faster than the 2nd gen iPod touch? : Big Luke
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    I don't think so. : RogerDandy
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      Actually, I think it might be. The 2nd gen touch has the same processor as the original 3G, but clocked a... : jcupitt
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        All of that is correct. : Yanks
        • \o/ yay! Have you tried any of the new OpenGL stuff yet? Do you have a feel for how much better the GPU i... : jcupitt
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  from your old phone can you copy over all the settings like bookmarks (map bookmarks), notes, etc... : multisync
  • notes get sync'ed with iphone os 3.0 / itunes 8.2 : tashtego
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    Sync with your iTunes computer with your old phone, contacts, etc etc and you can bring it all with you. ... : Yanks
    • Waiting in line now :-\ : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • I restored from a backup of my 3G and it brought over ALL app settings. Only had to re-enter the password... : vynn
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  Got mine also. I was out of the att store by 8:15. Its amazing how much faster i can start playing peggle... : jdmSlix
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    does the extreme fever get slowdown on the new? : Demius
    • As far as I can tell, no. Just beat a level. : Yanks
    • ugh that bugs the shit out of me. Right at the pinnacle moment is just slows to a crawl. : baconisgod
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    Does Peggle still lag like a motherfucker on the 3GS? : jingletard
    • Seems faster to me. Extreme Fever seems normal speed instead of like it feeling like slow motion. : jdmSlix
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  Also, you can hold down the button on the headphones to do voice dialing. It's fucking awesome, yay not h... : Yanks
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    you could do this before but no voice dial : Iwannaacura
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      so you couldnt do it before? : Maarten Goldstein
      • well said : Cheeziologist
      • I believe he was talking about the special 'Dialer' fairies in his pocket that he would whisper to. : losimagic
      • you used morse code to dial : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • wtf lol. : orgcaptainnemo
    • lol : warpdude
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  First post for me from an iPhone. The 3G S was enough to bring me over to the dark side. It took me about... : angrytaxman
  • It took me 5 minutes from box to activation, the UPS guy delivered mine at 10am. Our UPS guy also loves u... : Yanks
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  I want push meebo or beejive damnit : davidc02
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    push for beejive has already been submitted to apple so it should be in the app store real soon : vynn
    • It is supposed to take 10 days or something like that, but you´d think they would have it out as a launc... : davidc02
• I was about to complain again but I checked my email first - shipped last night! Booya : jigstah
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  Effing Rogers. I got the phones but the system is completely boinked and she couldn't activate them. I'... : Trepex
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    I called to check stock an hour ago and was told to come in later in the afternoon because of that. :| : Barnahog
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      Yeah it's brutal. At least she set the phones aside. She had me walk around the mall for 20mins and com... : Trepex
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        I got a 32GB at the Yonge/Dundas store. They were having computer problems so the CSR just called in to f... : forksalad
        • Gah I just called the store again and they said no luck yet. This is insane. : Trepex
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  Out For Delivery Where is the presssssciousssss : mojo the helpr monke
  • i don't even have a tracking number! the order status page on att's website says shipped yesterday, but ... : Korban
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  Camera Comparison http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_veq1s5b1hfuxo9s0hfq7.jpg : Yanks
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    3GS http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_hmxa9td5kdupbldsfxn2.jpg : Yanks
    • nice : Maarten Goldstein
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      nice ... /me is having a hard time trying to wait for a good android phone right now : homeboyJim
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        G2 in July or something? I thinik I read something like that on engadget : Cheeziologist
        • yah, although i kind of want a physical keyboard ... the bigfoot looked interesting : homeboyJim
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      thats quite a difference, any chance the old one is dirty/marred? : Slowtreme
      • The old one just sucks that bad. : jdmSlix
      • The new one is auto-focusing which makes a huge difference. Plus what jdmSlix said : pancake humper
    • Fuck. I really want to upgrade from my 3G, but I'm going to have to pay full price for it. : Ormsbee
    • pretty substantial : WhatIsThisFor
    • this would have been funnier if you'd swapped the dunkin donuts coffee cup for something better in the se... : Dave-A
    • big difference. nice. : virus
    • oh nice, I might convince my bosses to work on a little application after all. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Well... your old one didn't focus on the cup, and is focused on the background. The new shot is focused o... : famine101
• I would like a speech to text feature for doing text messages. : freakynipples69
• Do the volume controls for the in-ear headphones work on the 3G S? : jingletard
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  take a rubber mouse and if he has a coffee cup put it under the coffee cup and see what happens. or catc... : hrdwregk
  • Damn wrong thread : hrdwregk
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  O_o Apparently the chip in the 3GS is capable of 833MHz but is being underclocked to 600MHz. It can als... : losimagic
  • The next iPod Touch will definitely be pretty fast! : Yanks
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  CalDav is fucking up with Zimbra Calendars... ugh. : Crimsonbeak
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    Zimbra is evil incarnate. : sgtsanity
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      Why? I've always liked Zimbra. : electroly
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        The interface feels like being repeatedly punched in the face. : sgtsanity
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          Hmm. I like it specifically for its interface :) It was the cleanest of all the Ajaxy web mail clients ... : electroly
          • (If you haven't looked at it in awhile, they COMPLETELY revamped the interface a couple versions ago. It... : electroly
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  now if att drops that stupid upgrade price down to 199, i might do it. : squigiliwams
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    it IS 199 : Korban
    • 299 for me till january 1st 010. :( : squigiliwams
  • they did : Hiro
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    They did. I got mine this morning. : malevolence
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      No, that's only for people who are eligible for an upgrade, which is the same as people who are getting n... : OverloadUT
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        Nope, they moved the date forward for lots of customers under contract. : Serpico74
        • By 3 months. Many of us (83% if you assume an even distribution of purchasers each month) still can't get... : OverloadUT
        • I just logged into my wifes account and it still says not eligible for upgrade. She's up in August. Do ... : Omning
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  Does the Home button feel a little bit different to anyone else? Seems like the indentation doesn't go qu... : vynn
  • Yes, it feels a ton different than my 2G. : Yanks
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  Battery percentage? Enable where? : prime8
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    Settings -> General -> Usage Took me ages to find that : losimagic
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      3gs exclusive right? : davidc02
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        Works on my 3G. : TreMetal
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          Usage times will be shown after iPhone is fully charged.. I guess I have´t fully charged it since 3.0 he... : davidc02
          • I have definitely fully charged since 3.0, I don't see this. Should I reset the statistics or something? ... : boarder2
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          dont have it on my 3G : opengl128
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            I do not have the option, but the % shows up next to my battery icon. : TreMetal
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              It pretty much appeared when I updated 3.0. http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_dvrwnnij3k0gf90uf... : TreMetal
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                Have you ever jailbreaked your phone prior to updating? I've read that some people who have enabled the p... : Mmmmmoo
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                  Yeah, I did. I have not touched jailbreak since 3.0 though, but I guess it might have saved a setting th... : TreMetal
                  • Yeah, there are some internal settings in the iPhone that jailbreak programs can change, but since they'r... : DOOManiac
          • I don't see this either. : Mmmmmoo
    • Awesome, thanks! : prime8
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  Update :- 2 storm troopers have been delivered! : massdev
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    now I have to wait for ATT to deactivate 2 sims and then active both iphones. I'm sure they will finish s... : massdev
    • After reading the 48 hour delay bullshit I went to the nearest ATT store and it was done in less than 5 m... : massdev
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  Do you think they rushed 3GS because of the Pre? I mean, considering there is not that many new featur... : davidc02
  • I think they rushed it for $$$. : TreMetal
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  is the 3gs worth the extra $100 to upgrade to over a 3G? : AllYourBase
  • popular opinion says yes. : scapin
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    Not really, no. Guess it depends on how much you value the $100 though. : TreMetal
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      If you're ready to take the plunge and get an iphone, the total cost of ownership is so high that $100 bu... : scapin
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        That makes no sense.. "$100 bux" is double the price of the 3G. : TreMetal
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          You're paying $30/month for 24 months for data. The phone is a tiny bit of that. : scapin
          • 30*24 = 720 100/720 ~= 1/7 14% is not insignificant : Ebu
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          yeah and $2 is double the price of $1. : not work safe
          • I'd give you my two cents but thats double a penny. : scapin
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            Well, just send me $100 since it is no big deal to you. : TreMetal
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              You bought a 3G didn't you? : scapin
              • 9 months ago. If I were buying one today I'd do the same though..that's $100 toward the one that will lik... : TreMetal
  • lmao. the faux hesitation is cute : Downforce
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    If you are going to get a new phone, get the latest one, it´s just $100 more, and you get a better camer... : davidc02
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      I'd be upgrading from a cingular 8125PPC : AllYourBase
      • I meant upgrading from iphone 3g : davidc02
  • Absolutely, without question. You're getting more storage, a better GPU, a faster CPU, more ram, video, v... : geedeck
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  Subthread: So as to keep all this stuff together, favourite iPhone formatted websites, GO! : losimagic
  • I frequent digg =/ : scapin
  • ifap.to : maulla
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    I hate iphone formatted websites. I want the real one k thanks : ventro
    • I like the specially formatted sites as they're usually simplified to give you only what you need with no... : Mmmmmoo
  • m.cnn.com m.espn.com wap.dailytech.com us.m.yahoo.com : sludge vohaul
  • I like dropbox's iphone page : OverloadUT
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    uh... shacknews.com : flubba79
    • fail... lattestchatty app : historyinthemaking
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  Super excited to get mine after work, but where is push Gmail? There was buzz about that happening a year... : MaxPete82
  • No idea. We have push contacts and calendars from google, but still no mail. I don't understand the hol... : Barnahog
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  Is tethering 3gs only? : davidc02
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    Nope, 3G as well. : Barnahog
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      Don´t see the option... Seems like my provider blocked it :( : davidc02
      • http://www.iphone-notes.de/mobileconfig/ Wow this was extremely easy, and it worked great : davidc02
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        You gotta do some stuff to unlock tethering, I don't think it's visible by default for anyone. Search ar... : Barnahog
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          Just feeling that form did the trick, it was extremely easy to unlock it... And it worked flawless on my ... : davidc02
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            Nice, didn't have that option a few months ago when I did mine. : Barnahog
            • You on AT&T? : davidc02
• Help a newbie! My friend got his 3Gs today, and I bought his 3G off him. I already have a business acc... : biskits
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  Safari saving username/password - what magic trick do I need to pull? First one I tried one this - htt... : losimagic
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    Go to settings to enable it. : TreMetal
    • It is enabled :( : losimagic
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    some websites use authentication settings that can't be stored in the browser : vynn
    • boourns :( : losimagic
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  iPhone Setup Help fedex just delivered my 3GS! woot! plugged it in and set it up as a new phone inst... : Korban
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    wrong move : multisync
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      eff... really? i have to restore it now and set it up as a restore of my first gen? : Korban
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        Yes : pancake humper
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          just restored and used the restore of my first gen. the main screen before unlocking says "Waiting for a... : Korban
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            30 minutes later and it still says "Waiting for activation" what do i do?!?!?!?! : Korban
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              Wait until the Apple servers chill out. They are stating it will take up to 48hours for it to activate. T... : pancake humper
              • http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/19/apple_warns_iphone_3g_s_activations_may_take_up_to_2_days.h... : pancake humper
            • I had this, I logged onto my att account and changed my device to the iphone, then turned the iphone off ... : tinfoilhatter
          • Do we need to switch out the old sim card and put it in the new one? : historyinthemaking
      • f you want it to keep all of your app settings : vynn
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      Wrong move as in wrong purchase. : zebosausamite
      • Oh Zebo... : loboca
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        Ah yes, trolling the jesus phone threads. Classic. : brickmatt
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          i say we ban him and end this nonsense! : multisync
          • (°͢ °⁞) : zebosausamite
• You could have enabled battery percentage for ages ago! There was some software available to show it when... : raxtor
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  Test post from my 3gs! : mojo the helpr monke
  • Woot! : mojo the helpr monke
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  Test picture upload from my 3G S. http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_779yojgvit0n4dmng24j.jpg : angrytaxman
  • duck hunt! awesome : flubba79
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    Stupid question, but how do you upload a picture like that? : K1Bond007
    • Probably the Latest Chatty app. : TreMetal
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    Fucking awesome, where can I get the cutout for that : Yanks
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      http://www.cubeecraft.com/ we did a whole bunch of them. I recommend doing it with cardstock paper and n... : Galadriel07
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        Not just card stock, but glossy card stock makes it look even more awesome. : angrytaxman
        • When we moved 2 weeks ago, we threw away all of our cubees. I felt bad but wtf do you do with them once ... : Galadriel07
• They were completely sold out of the 16GB model at the 2 stores I went to. Had the 32GB version though. : byorn
• I'm so pissed that I have to wait 14 days :( : marmite
• Scored 32GB. Had to wait in line for 90 minutes but worth it. Now to figure out how to get itunes to wo... : metldude
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  The oleophobic screen definitely helps with screen prints/smudges : vynn
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    Oh yeah? Sweet! I was hoping it was more than just sales hype. : Trepex
    • you can still get smudges on it but it's definitely not as bad and noticable, plus the screen wipes clean... : vynn
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  Just set up Exchange to sync my google mail/contacts/calendars. Cal/contacts work perfectly but when it t... : losimagic
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    don't think they support mail yet with activesync. : festivalman
    • Dammit, it mentions that on the page now that I've read it more carefully :( : losimagic
  • use imap for mail. : entropy
• So apparently you can buy the phone outright from Rogers for ~$700 dollars. Debating if that would be che... : Ellissd
• Not going well for me. Ordered three phones for work people. Called AT&T to activate using their automa... : exigence7
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  at what point do i move the sim card from my old phone to my new one? i'm assuming i do it before syncing... : Mansmells
  • Shouldn't need to, at least I didn't. I was going from an iPhone to a 3Gs so nothing was stored on the SI... : Yanks
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  Anyone know how to update from 3.0b5 to 3.0 final? iTunes says I'm up to date and there's no OS download ... : rock elf
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    If you are a developer it is pretty obvious where you should download it from, otherwise you'll have to h... : Yanks
    • and this is why i just wait for the final. creates more headaches in the long run. : xxiv
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      It isn't obvious :( I can only see SDK downloads in the iPhone Dev Centre. In fact, it specifically says,... : rock elf
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        I take it back. The page has completely changed in the last few days. Sorry :( EDGE: http://appld... : Yanks
        • Thanks! It sounds like I missed the time-window where that was available normally. : rock elf
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  Some video (not from me) from the 3GS: http://files.getdropbox.com/u/27126/iphone3gs.mp4 : festivalman
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    Amazing clarity : bling1bling
    • yeah, I thought it looked really good. : Ellissd
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  OG-3G to 3GS MENZ... I just realized that Visual Voicemail is not active for me. It just calls VoiceMail.... : Yanks
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    Call your phone number, and then hang up.. it should prompt you to put in your VM PIN. Or, call it from ... : jingletard
    • Thank you. This fixed the problem. I am glad I used a predictable PIN, that's the second time I've used i... : Yanks
  • I've read that calling your number solves this problem. it's also worth mentioning that i got a bad ip... : sketchuout
• Just got mine via Fedex, time to backup old phone then transfer it on over. : historyinthemaking
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_rpjgihxm7mrxxxir2tar.jpg Test! : mojo the helpr monke
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    ewwww what's that? : Nitrium
    • Chipotle! : mojo the helpr monke
  • ohh man that looks awesometastic. I just had a pepper salami and provolone sandwich on a tortilla with s... : Galadriel07
  • Damn you that looks awesome. Now I want a carnitas burrito and there are no Chipotle's anywhere near me ... : bRAINsick
• Tethering works fine. Anyone finagle MMS? That sounds more involved. : FusionJunky
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  Oh fail. Rogers' system is still in a garbage state, so now the store just gave up and said some back to... : Trepex
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    Yeah same message from a nearby store. :( Will be passing by an Apple store this evening on my way to so... : Barnahog
    • Good luck!! I don't mind waiting until tomorrow morning - I've been waiting months for the refresh anywa... : Trepex
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    my local store couldn't even see that there was an iPhone in my use history, even though phone peeps coul... : Postal
    • gah. How do we pay these people so much money and yet they can't get their shit in order... : Trepex
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  Who else is waiting for activation? Should it just say no service? I got the warning saying you phone is ... : historyinthemaking
  • Anybody? : historyinthemaking
  • A coworker had that problem, he rebooted the phone and it activated. Other people have also reported succ... : Yanks
  • Yeah I'm in the same boat, I've been waiting over an hour for the phone to activate. : sonicstorm
  • So both my old and new iphone stopped getting service. Called them up. Somehow the activation did not go ... : historyinthemaking
  • Depends on your area. Activation servers in some regions are getting hit harder than others. It's been ... : SolrFlare
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  Question: The oleophobic screen. Does it feel any different? Does it feel like there's a layer of film on... : DOOManiac
  • It feels ... smoother, if anything. Its a definite improvement. : sonicstorm
  • The screen surface feels smoother/slicker slightly, but otherwise no noticeable difference : SolrFlare
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    it feels better. it's more slippery. definitely doesn't feel like a layer of film or anything. : Mansmells
    • That's good news. I was afraid it'd feel more rough somehow. Or that you'd be able to feel it or somet... : DOOManiac

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  jesus christ between you and roushi I'm feeling a lot of pressure to spend money lately :( : Deathlove
  • send me money : boring gegtik
  • buy chex mix. it has less fat than many major cereals. : yoonix
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  If I pre-order a 2nd one, will they remake Tie Fighter? : pancake humper
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    I love TTG, but I don't want it to be them that re-makes Tie Fighter. Give it to the people who made IL-2 : Cheeziologist
    • No way, have Totally Games make it, they made the originals. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Never played MI or DotD games, so I guess I need to hop on this : Magus
• But I want Maniac Mansion : Edges
• I support this product and/or service : razorblade79
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  How about Sam & Max Hit the Road too. : Tincan
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    Eh? They've already done a bunch of episodic sam & max games. : pyide
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      That were mediocre in comparison too the first : locater16
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        So why is everyone excited for this Monkey Island series? ZING! It'll probably be good, but I'm planni... : pyide
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          First, you can't zing yourself. That was no zing. : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • that was kinda the point : pyide
  • TTG made 2 seasons of episodic Sam and Max. They were good but sadly not as great as the original : Cheeziologist
• I really don't like the art style, it looks like it's from some incredibly cheap TV commercial. I'm a hu... : jingletard
• Can I preorder this? : Agrona
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  Someone needs to remake The Dig, seriously : Dunwich
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    I didn't really dig that game too much. :| : CrustaR
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      People said it got buried by other releases.. : Landrosradick
      • Amazing that happened despite all the praise shoveled onto it. : xsoulbrothax
  • This game was pretty great. God, I love almost all the old lucasArts stuff : Cheeziologist
  • I was just going to start another playthrough, since I've forgotten most of it except the part where that : Haxim
  • I remember beating that game about 5 hours after I got it home. Very well-written, but also very, very e... : genom
• Day of the Testicle was an awesome game. : pigvomit
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  Screw DoTT. I want some episodic Gabriel Knight. A serious episodic adventure game for a change? : herradura99
  • Not that I don't like non-serious games, but every episodic series TellTale has done so far has been come... : herradura99
• SQUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEeeeeeeee... : pixelat3d
• I'd buy two if they made MI work on my Mac! : brickmatt
• I'll buy 6 copies. : voodooraze
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  We need more people playing the Wallace and Gromit games. : Lone Swordsman
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    I bought them all but I can't play them. The annoying music is so loud that I can't hear the poorly encod... : Helios150
    • Oh damn, I forgot about that. I had a big problem with that in the demo. Now I don't know if I'll get the... : pyide
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  God I cannot wait for Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. : warcrow
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    No, no sequels to Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. That's a terrible idea. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      I agree, leave those amazing games alone. : Helios150
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        Having sequels won't do anything to the original games. No magical ghost of sequel future will come and a... : freakynipples69
        • Sure it doesn't alter the original game but what's the harm in leaving the story alone? Grim Fandango doe : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• http://www.justin.tv/lucasartsgames Anyone want to watch a developer playing Secret of Monkey Island: ... : rock elf
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  were any of the sam and max episodes any good? i played the first one and it was meh to me (and i love ad... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • I like them (only played the first season so far), but the first one is pretty indicative of the others s... : nudel
  • Try out the 4th episode of the first season. It's free and that's when the quality of the Sam and Max ga... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    i got bored as well and i had even preordered the full season. i made myself play part two, but by the t... : smacknca
    • Your loss because they get a lot better after the 3rd episode. : ovrlrd
• im all over that monkey island shit : Dravenport
• I demand that Monkey Island get bought at least 2 times by each person AND The Monkey Island Specia... : freakynipples69
• I'll buy it but from the look of it, I think I would rather play the original version instead. : razlebol