FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
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Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
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Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
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38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
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Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Minecraft XBLA is getting a small update (1.7.3) for pistons, and then developer...
5Took a quick trip down to Blizzard HQ yesterday. Looking forward to writing all that up. Keep an eye out on Monday morning for that.
News:
Relic have released a Blizzard-style battle report showscasing some of the new features/balance changes in the megapatch going beta next month:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/5298/
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It would be greatly appreciated.
/psa
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http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html
Multi-touch, 3.5mm audio jack and Flash out the box O_O
Coming in July to Europe too!
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THE BOX
720p: http://pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/brightcove/us/moviefone/trailers/2009/boxthe_030572/boxthe_trlr_01_720p_dl.mov
1080p: http://pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/brightcove/us/moviefone/trailers/2009/boxthe_030572/boxthe_trlr_01_1080p_dl.mov
Weather calls for a 99% chance of obfuscation
I like the comment I heard somewhere that it gets the job done unless you actually think about what the job was meant to do. It is a 2 hour movie that progresses absolutely nothing, zero in terms of character, zero in terms of overall plot arc and zero for the mythos.
That said, stuff went boom pretty good. And some of the lines were okay. It had that overall pace that somehow had me not thinking about how supremely fucking retarded some of the events unfolded on screen were.
One thing I couldn't help but notice was that Bale was fucking uniformly TERRIBLE. It's a combo of script, director and actor in this instance, I think. He has obviously no real regard for the previous incarnations of Connor and how that might influence his version (though, to be honest, John Connor has always been an annoying prick) but it seems like they decided to neatly sidestep how the whiny bitchfuck John Connor became the military leader type John Connor, which was probably one of the more compelling things that we could find out about the character.
So yeah, other than that some of the PG13 cuts were painfully obvious and where the hell was that underwater chain gun terminator I remember seeing early in production? I think an unrated DVD will be more fun, but ultimately it can't rescue the really poor script or the really dumb bits (and boy were there a lot of dumb bits: usb ports on motorbikes, getting punched in the face by a terminator doesn't apparently hurt much, setting off a nuke 2ft above ground zero, ipod white shodan like control room for skynet, the list goes on...).
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Has anyone run into this?
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http://www.oliviamunn.com/awesome-moment-at-transformers-2-premiere/
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And now after the new TF 2 update, my computer crashes when refreshing the server browser. Damn it!
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which is weird, because my buddy's kid is eight and i see him and pretty much think there's not a lot going on in his head other than just trivial eight year old stuff but i KEENLY REMEMBER seeing stand by me as an eight year old and contemplating death and all kinds of other shit for months afterwords. i guess there's more going on in those little coconuts than we realize as old people!
speaking of old people, wendy turned 30 today so i figure it's time to trade her in for a new model. i'm officially fucking a thirty year old woman. lame. actually i haven't yet but eventually i will officially be fucking a thirty year old woman.
SATURDAY we're having shitloads of people over to the house including a few faggots from this website to play lots of video games and we're going to eat fajitas and drink alcohols. i'm also stuck in several games because i have no patience but just a girl's husband, sublime, will probably beat them on the first try but that's fine because i want to go back to killing people in wolverine instead of doing jumping puzzles. nerds.
i got so mad at an hdmi cable earlier i felt a little sick to my stomach. actually happened.
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for quite a while i've been looking at the 13" macbook pros because they're so hip and sexy, but over time i've realized one of the laptop's primary uses will be playing games at work. getting a mediocre (9600 gt) video card in a macbook is a little too expensive for my tastes.
who makes laptops that are decent for gaming? dell seems to be limited to a single alienware model which actually has nice specs for the price but looks like satan's taint.
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why would the promote assholes that do shit quizzes all day long :(
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What do i go for?
I want big, awesome picture quality and preferably a build in HD tuner, as well as plenty of inputs for xbox, ps3, dvd player, Yamaha amp
Price has to be reasonable, dont think i'd like to spend over $1500
Oh yeah, easy connection to my PC via a 5 meter cable would be sweet.
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http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/23/early-buzz-24-minutes-of-james-camerons-avatar-screened/
3d will be interesting
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I tonight decided that I'm going to start saving for a house. Don't ask me why I didn't have the urge to be a homeowner until recently, but the bug has bitten me and I want to act accordingly.
I feel like my first order of business is saving for a down payment. I'd like to give myself a good 12-18 months to do this. When my lease is up in Feb I'm gonna move to a cheaper apt (my current one is quite expensive). Once that is done I'll be able to pack away $1k/ month minimum. Depending on how I can alter my spending habits, I can maybe do around $1k now and up to $2k then. So hopefully around the time I turn 32 I can have in the neighborhood of $30k to $40k saved.
Anyone have tips on saving for a house? I'm a financial nitwit, so aside from a high-yield savings acct or something else like a CD, I'm not sure where to put this money while saving it.
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does anybody know their shit when it comes to rolex's? as far as models go, rarities, etc.
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http://www.ixobelle.com/2009/06/where-ixo-rps-being-black.html
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http://elan.plexapp.com/2009/06/23/new-plug-in-releases-4/
A few more reasons right there for you to load that up on your Intel based OS X device and connect it to your TV...
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I'm running an E6750 @ 3.2ghz, 6gb DDR2-1066 RAM, 4870 1gb, Corsair 620HX powersupply.
Do the new video cards run any cooler? My 4870 spits out a lot of warm air and it kind of heats the room up :( Are the 4890's marginally faster or is the 4870 still one of the better cards to have. I play at 1920x1200 for everything.
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http://www.dayinthecloud.com/
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Vista 32 + 4 gigs ram + 8800 GT 512 meg = 3.5 gigs of ram reported.
So
Vista 32 + 4 gigs ram + 4890 1 gig = 3 gigs of ram reported. Yes?
Also with Newegg, is there anyway to add to an order after it was charaged but before it is packaged?
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I'm very excited about this movie. I think it's going to be mind-bending and incredible. I looked up the director, Joseph Kosinski, and he really seems like an amazing choice for this movie. In fact, after watching these I think you'll agree he's the ONLY choice:
Nike Twins: http://www.josephkosinski.com/projects/movs/les_jumelles.html
Awesome: http://www.josephkosinski.com/projects/movs/race.html
Fuckin' sweet... I didn't know he did this: http://www.josephkosinski.com/projects/movs/effects.html
GoW: http://www.josephkosinski.com/projects/movs/gow.html
Halo 3: http://www.josephkosinski.com/projects/movs/halo.html
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FYI, Hero of Sparta is on sale for 99c on the App Store.
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http://www.wwtdd.com/2009/06/johnny-depp-tipped-a-waiter-4000/#comments
He is a very soft spoken guy who is very charming and sweet – when I wait for him he doesn’t like to be too fussed over and is not in any way demanding. ‘He may be one of the most famous actors in the world but he is a very humble guy and a really cool dude. Obviously, I was delighted with his tip but he has always been very generous.’”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkbB-X9654s
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What drivers do i use when there are no win 7 ones available? Vista 32 bit?
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Even if the unrest in Iran ultimately gets settled down without immediate reform, there could be long-term consequences for the position of Supreme Leader.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iWXJoItex5AiUut11wWSVOQi_ZaAD9911GPO0
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James May (of Top Gear fame) flies up to 70k feet in a U2 spy plane and comments on the remarkable experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJoMDq4AyLc
Supposedly it's from an hour-long special called James May on the Moon from BBC. I'll have to see if I can DVR a rerun or something. Looks great.
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Who was that shacker that ran the blog that reviewed technical and programming books?
Or did I dream that up?
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They killed websense.shacknews.com. I'm using stonedonkey's page instead. :(
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article6568830.ece
Max Mosley says there will be a unified Formula One championship next year after agreeing to step down as president of the FIA, motor sport's world governing body, in the autumn.
Fota, the Formula One teams' association, had threatened to form a breakaway series, with the rebel teams thought to be just as determined to oust Mosley from his position as resist the severe cost-cutting measures that he attempted to impose on the sport.
umm horay! but I wonder if the manufacturers are still going to breakaway with bernie still at the helm
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