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  I'm sure it won't be a problem because they already have the mouse perfected. They are just trying to get... : SockMonkeh
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    Yeah, but with the driving element of the game, I'm guessing the 360 controller with the analog triggers ... : LemonJoose
    • i dont know man , its still a fps when its all said and done. keyboard will probably suffice for racing : Chandler55
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      A 360 controller will never be the "controller of choice" for a first person shooter. It will always be ... : CRasterImage
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        i love the way gamers talk about gaming as if its a fucking olympic sport. Guess what its not? I don'... : disembodied potato
        • Tight controls are important for a game to be fun. A lot of people find dragging the crosshair around wit... : Zek
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          You got it all wrong. It's not as much about the better precision, but better immersion. Playing FPS's wi... : Pulveri
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            well not that i'm a particular fan of gamepads, but if its immersion you're after the super fast 360 degr... : disembodied potato
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              you can turn around a lot faster IRL than you can with a gamepad : zerog83
              • that was the nice thing about L4D on the 360, right bumper does an instant 180 turn. Very handly and shou... : Fyunch Click
            • That is more a fault of the game than the controller. Not all games allow unlimited angular velocity, Arm... : Pulveri
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      Maybe I'm a freak but for GTA4 I prefer a mouse and keyboard. : Sapiens
      • I couldn't aim for shit on the 360 controller, but then again, I can't aim for shit getting 20 FPS on a g... : Zolneirz
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  We already had this thread dude, so.... : SpaecKow
  • Repeat threads seem to be a daily happening : unjustend
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  I think it'd be cool if it works with 360 controller on the PC and k/b and mouse (plus of course 360 cont... : abrasion
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    many new games work with the 360 controller on the PC already so I guess it will. : moe6
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      Yeah its kind of standard for ports these days. : SpaecKow
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        As long as they keep making PC games with key and mouse support you would be cool with that right? I'm c... : abrasion
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          I haven't cared about id software's PC games for a long while. I'm a Keen/Doom fan, and the whole deathma... : SpaecKow
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            So you hate Crysis because your PC sucks and you suck and can't get over Crysis beating your PC like a wh... : abrasion
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              I hate Crysis cause its boring, not cause it doesn't run well on my PC (it does run well on my PC, just n... : SpaecKow
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                Honestly I thought only bioshock had the shit awful mouse code (and FarCry 2) - COD4 felt very quake engi... : abrasion
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                  COD4 has a lot of Quake 3 engine it it I believe. : Toraz Chryx
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                    It even has some of the Goldeneye/Perfect Dark engine as well. : pgharavi
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                      ? seriously? : Toraz Chryx
                      • Signs point to him pulling stuff out of his ass. : evildanish
                    • haha, what? : moshman
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                    It's a proprietary engine so I dunno about that. : chazums
                    • Dem boys still use Radiant so obviously what they've got there is a Source type deal - their own "tech" t... : SpaecKow
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                  The ingame mouse input was okay but as soon as you went to menu in COD4 the mouse had like, 300 ping on i... : SpaecKow
                  • Who cares? It's a menu. : h0cake
              • CoD4's mousecode only seemed to bog down on me if the framerate went under 30 FPS. It's sad that the app... : the archvile
• The article itself actually makes me more interested in the game. It sounds like they've taken some infl... : LemonJoose
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  This is how valve playtested TF2. They had 360's, and PC's with 360 pads. :( : Beady
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    That's a positive comparison for Rage, then - TF2's mousing and control feel is great. : Felraiser
    • Again, because Valve has K&M controls down to a science, just like id. : Wisp!
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    Really? I always felt that devs are really trying to promote console gaming even though they make good mo... : guigr
    • no they are trying to reach the broadest market possible, which means as many appropriate systems as poss... : disembodied potato
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  Oh great. Isn't there anything to look forward to as a PC gamer anymore? There isn't anything on the hori... : madspacemarinemustdie
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    That's actually good. I never looked forward to upgrading my computer. I want my hardware to last as long... : Cihte
    • I agree, and I don't care about the hype as long as there are good stuff to play. : guigr
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      Not even upgrading; I'd have to agree with MSMMD; there doesn't seem to be any really outstanding things ... : the archvile
      • You need to switch your allegiances dawg. Perhaps register a new account as.... the combine?!???! : SpaecKow
      • http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/games-of-2010/ : cptstern
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    PC GAMING IS DEAD!! : manero
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      We started by looking at European sales figures, between 2005 and 2008, where the total videogame softwar : woddemandred
      • RETAIL DATA And digital distribution is really booming (I think a bit more recently here) : guigr
  • Blizzard and Valve disagree : razorblade79
  • WAAAAAAAAAAA! : disembodied potato
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  Old KB/M discussion aside (I agree with some complaints,) are they going to give us drivers for the Logit... : spyrext
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    Isn't Windows supposed to handle all that stuff? : evildanish
    • I'm pretty sure you can't change buttons or make the triggers into buttons on the 360 controller without ... : bigexplosions
  • I've got two Saitek controllers and this truly is an issue. : guigr
• It'll be interesting to see how the PC controls end up. The game itself sounds cool. : Marrbe
• Sounds like I'm buying a steel gauntlet for QuakeCon. : the archvile
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  Not a controller nooooooooo : geedeck
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    I mean seriously, controllers will raep our babies and molest our womens. This is not acceptable : geedeck
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      Look people, don't you understand. Controllers are here from the evil alien overunderlords. They are goin... : geedeck
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        you might get farther around here if you say we'll eat testicles and shit babies. : Fyunch Click
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          Damn you for soiling my Gene Wilder reference. : spazzium
          • You lose! Good day sir! : Fyunch Click
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          I didn't realize it was a Wilder quote, I was just trying to warn Shackers about the impending tyranny of... : geedeck
          • Mine killed me last night. : Fyunch Click
          • I've been dead since 9/9/99 : rosewood
      • Wait, scratch that... reverse it. : spazzium
• Controller or Mouse... but NOT BOTH! : Legolas5
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  oh great one dimensional gameplay, well from the screenshots that actually was proven. This just cements... : stgdz
  • It's 3d. : ArB
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    The small number of screenshots show all of RAGE's gameplay. You read it here first! : popkorn
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      actually if you look at the screen shots a lot of them are on a horizontally level playing field. There ... : stgdz
      • genius : nodebug
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        just like quake 3 : razorblade79
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          yes because quake 3 had all those bumpers throwing you up multiple levels. : stgdz
          • we had a discussion here a couple days ago where someone stated that Q3 maps where designed with noobs in... : razorblade79
      • Can you provide links to said screenshots? Because all the ones I've seen (about 10 total) seem to be set... : popkorn
      • I think you're really understating the problem. The real concern is that the controllers will actually in... : geedeck
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    Please expand on your understanding of "one dimensional gameplay"? That there will only be shooting? Is t... : nodebug
    • I think he might be using "one dimensional gameplay" to mean "I've seen screenshots mostly of levels with... : DinK
    • consul gam3z r dum : Fred Garvin
  • Because Doom3 was a multi-dimensional pastiche of innovative gameplay elements. : Sexpansion Pack
• Seems like a reasonable thing to do for them. As a studio they're coming in pretty late to the console sp... : freshyk
• So what they're saying is, this game is going to be really easy on PC. : Fish_Bulb
• If they can fine-tune the control scheme for a gamepad, it should make things easier for those of us who ... : lightly inclined
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  Oh no, not this thread again. : lplasmatron
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    The worst thing about this whole discussion is that you can't "win" it by convincing the other side of yo... : yemeth
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      I don't mine using either mouse or 360 controller, so there! : jonin
      • mind rather : jonin
      • I shall do everything in my power to make sure you enjoy one more than the other damn you! : nodebug
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        So do I, but just saying so is enough for people to respond either way, as nodebug jokingly did. I ju... : yemeth
        • yea at this point it's an old argument that will never be "resolved" one way or the other. : jonin
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  FFS guys you're blow this way out of proportion. If there is one single developer in the entire known uni... : disembodied potato
  • hear hear, ethereal spud. : kungfusquirrel
  • This. This exactly. : DinK
  • Thread redeemed : LoioshDwaggie
  • totally agree : matthaeus
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    I can almost agree with you but there's more to it than merely the mouse code, namely game and level desi... : Marrbe
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      It wasn't the case for half life 2, portal or TF2, all games (mentioned above) that were play tested larg... : disembodied potato
      • It wasn't the case for half life 2, portal or TF2, all games (mentioned above) that were play tested larg : SpaecKow
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      Hm, due to gamepad controls? I don't really see what you are getting at, I mean - I actually do, only ... : humbleone
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        How would Mario games be made different if they had to be played with a joystick? : Marrbe
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          I should probably have said steering wheel and pedals, since that's about as much sense as FPS + gamepad ... : Marrbe
          • Once you learn the new way of controlling a FPS it actually becomes second-nature just like M+KB. Also, e... : mancide
    • Yeah, I'm more concerned about this affecting AI and level design. : Fish_Bulb
  • yay you get a gold star : RikiTiki2
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  I'm one of the big PC apologists and I don't see how this is a big deal, do we really thing id of all dev... : MercFox1
  • think* : MercFox1
• Really? Do we need yet another thread on this? I suggest we do a separate front page thread on the my coc... : Fyunch Click
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  On the subject of Rage, has the size of it been talked about (again) yet? I am referring to the old st : humbleone
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    they mentioned it in that article but they weren't very clear as to which they have went. They talked... : disembodied potato
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      Ok thanks. Would be a shame if it the textures they used was sized down just because of that.. Afaik it... : humbleone
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        Why is it hard to understand? Microsfot is charging royalties per DVD so they decided to go with two DVDs... : anal justice
        • It is hard to understand because there is multiple versions on what is going on. Look at this link http:... : humbleone
  • Split into two because that's how the game is set up with 2 big wastelands. Doom could possibly be 3 sinc... : freshyk
• When they fucking bring back LEAN in FPSes I will stop bitching about what a shitty thing controllers are... : unjustend
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  i dont understand why a game cant just add keyboard/mouse support to the 360? it has 2 usb ports, why ca... : eeeealmo
  • Because in this case MS would't get paid. You know, they would have nothing to gain if the whole peripher... : anal justice
• I bought L4D on 360 and I'm glad I did. However... while I play it on my couch way more than I would if i... : das_runt
• I hope Carmack makes it so you have to use a PS3 controller on a 360 and a 360 controller on a PS3 and a ... : kikilupo
• and.... for take 2, GO ! : barichnikov
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  As long as they give equal playtime to the DualShock. : Ebu
  • Uh, they are using the 360 controller because of marketshare, silly. : Clay

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  It's cheaper to use the same key for all the apartments. : MagicWishMonkey
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    this really is common? : Maarten Goldstein
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      also older locks and keys get worn down and sometimes wrong keys start working : spiderfill
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        I used to have a car that I could start with a paring knife. : MagicWishMonkey
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          I had a 69 f250 and an 85 e150 conversion van, the ignition keys were interchangable with hardley any vis... : pwnjoo
          • I believe there's only like 15,000 different combinations, so it's not that unlikely that it would happen... : one random winner
    • haha, I was being facetious. I'm sure it was an accident. : MagicWishMonkey
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  was she fuckable : rgoer
  • This is the correct question. : h0cake
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  You should see if the keys to your apartment work on her apartment, if they do, wait for her tomorrow wea... : skitzo
  • Lol doooooooooooooo it! : StolenNosferatu
  • haha, fine idea! : lightly inclined
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    Hey if she was a looker I'd definitely think about it. : avatar_58
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      oh she's blind? no wonder she opened the wrong door : spiderfill
      • haha : Mmmmmoo
      • Lol yess : rbjester
      • zing : disposition
      • hahahah good morning and thanks : GBeer11
      • hey ooooo : voodooraze
  • I like this idea hahaha. : disposition
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  That's why you NEVER WEAR PANTS. : askedrelic
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    ^^ Ever since I stopped living living with a roommate my naked time has increased by 40%.. now making it ... : skitzo
    • not something we needed to know : metoer
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      If your naked time was 60% previously, and it increased 40%, wouldn't that only take you to 84%? : Gonzo
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        You're assuming naked time was at 60% when in reality it was 71.429% : skitzo
        • Ahh, I did assume a previous naked time of 60%. Apologies sir! : Gonzo
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      I am naked 1% of the time and even that disgusts me. : abrasion
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        that disgusts me too, stop it : dirge23
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          Someone please nuke this subthread, its disgusting me having to see it! : SigENeaT
          • or at least cover it up with spoiler tags... : x4nth3
      • Yeah but you can't even see it properly so it should bother you less. : ieGod
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  A similar thing happened to me in college once. I was sitting on the couch with 2 of my roommates and th... : SockMonkeh
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    Hahahahah the Hitler costume makes this awesome. : ArcKnight
    • I had shaven myself a little stache, too. It was pretty accurate! : SockMonkeh
    • Hahaha, yeah, that is the best part. : lplasmatron
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    I had a similar experience. My college buddies and I were sitting around at 1am watching TV in the famil... : fishbone
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      One time when I still lived in the dorms some drunk guy wandered into our room on a week night while my r... : SockMonkeh
      • You and your roommate were in bed together huh? At the same time! : unjustend
    • I just checked the mail on the counter, got me back on track. : focusdaily
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    Dave's not here, man : dirge23
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      i was waiting for this post : manero
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        i dont get it? :( : senor135
        • I don't even need to check, but I guarantee you the #1 google result will explain it all. : thecray
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqkDoi5Jkyw : Warlock
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    One time after school in 7th grade I ran up to our car (my mom was picking me up that day), opened the do... : Ovate
    • Then rosewood punched you in the face and broke your nose : kill9
    • and that's how ovate was sold into homoerotic servitude : dirge23
  • You should have shouted "There is nein Dave hier!" and then smacked her. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Did she check the oven? : sweat
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  After graduating from college I didn't used to lock my apartment door, and one night as I was falling asl... : fishbone
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    I can't fathom this. Locking your door is the most basic security measure possible. : Lone Swordsman
    • I know, at the time it didn't seem like a big deal, but looking back on it I can't believe I didn't used ... : fishbone
  • LOL. good story. my best mate and his gf came home from the bar one night. they saw a pack of smokes, ... : i poop from there
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  That's actually a very common thing to do before people rob a place. They send a chick to knock and see i... : Phreakin
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    I didn't read she UNLOCKED the door. : Phreakin
    • Yeah I mean when I heard the key I assumed it was a mistake and was ready to see who it was, until the do... : avatar_58
    • She is a master of unlocking. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Yeah. I was going to say this. Maybe they are just trying to rob the place and see if you were not there.... : razlebol
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  I don't think that's normal. Ask for your locks to be changed or risk losing all your shit one day when y... : silent prophet
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    No kidding. Luckily I'm off work this week so I can have it fixed WHILE I'm here. I mean if I had to go t... : avatar_58
    • She could be some crazy lady who somehow got hold of the master key and can now roam from apartment to ap... : WaterSign
  • Agreeeed! : timaste
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  this is why you need the bow chicka bow wow theme song on its own playlist : Downforce
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5nTouORipY : bad_fish
    • haha love this : Gojirah
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  I had that happen in a hotel room. The front desk had booked the same room to me and someone else. I wa... : dognose
  • Were the violins playing a traveling band that was following her around? I don't get it? : DrZettl
• Happened to me once too. Building manager was an idiot. There isn't much more to the story itself but I a... : das_runt
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  she used to live there, made a copy of the key, decided to come back once the new tenant moved in to do s... : massdev
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    ^ most plausible explanation yet : nevlos
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      He wrote it at 9pm - if he was home in the middle of the day it would be plausable. : abrasion
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        hm, i concede. maybe she was really dumb? : nevlos
        • She didn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed so no, it was just a mistake. She went upstairs to her... : avatar_58
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  I got FUCKED by this at the last place I lived. I had just moved to DC, and was starting grad school. Any... : Jackass1233
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    Well, you should've mailed your cable modem box. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • hahahahahaha : ejectorpod
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      What? : abrasion
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20451604#itemanchor_20451604 : Maddog_Delphi97
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          lol : abrasion
          • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • lol burn. haha : jimmy_legs
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      comcast robbed the empty apartment in the building next to me as revenge? : Jackass1233
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        its just funny jackass : supermonkeyballz
        • i guess! : Jackass1233
  • ahahahah : Poor Yurik
  • hahahaaa! : niceguynick
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  change your locks tomorrow. : ass-street
  • keep the key to her apartment. : ass-street
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    The worst part about this is the fucking maintenance guys take AGES to get shit. I really want this fixed... : avatar_58
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      Change the locks yourself. Have them reimburse you. : Cruciform
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        I'm pretty sure the lease doesn't allow that. : avatar_58
        • Then spend 15 dollars on locks and if they bitch, give them a key. If you get robbed they can just tell ... : Cruciform
        • Tell them if you get robbed tomorrow you're holding them liable. : one random winner
        • The law may, though. I know it does here. : biskits
• She's the scout, expect a big black gentleman waking you up at 4AM soon : sikander
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  what I love is that the chain locks on the doors in my apartment building are all installed vertically, ... : pharom
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    Noted. : ThomW
    • limpossible, maybe drucifer, and a hometown visiting Wolfanoz are the only shackers I'd have to worry abo... : pharom
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    They recently installed locks on the front doors of 70% of the apartments in Iowa City...that can be open... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Do you live in a giant government housing project? : trove
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        College town, so ther'es a slew of apartment buildings that have anywhere from eight to sixteen apartment... : Modica Sol Solis
        • So you do. :D : trove
    • Exactly, most locks are really poorly designed and really don't have many different key designs. Most peo... : ovrlrd
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  You've just been played. Change the locks on your door immediately. Old tenant moves out, takes copy of ... : Cruciform
  • ^^this : supermonkeyballz
  • You would be surprised how insanely common it is to have a poor key design and one key can open many lock... : ovrlrd
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  this is why Korban moved...someone walked into a corn picture moment : devnullgt
  • at least they took a picture : Trips
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  How do you let someone walk away with a key to your door? : Lightzout
  • It was also the key to her door, so I don't think he could really take it... : fishbone
• was she hot? : Birchman
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  thread jack regarding keys. anyone ever try one of those nifty biometric door locks? ive often thought ... : smacknca
  • I've heard you can use a vagina instead of your fingerprint. : tinfoilhatter
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    Mythbusters did a thing on those. Don't know how accurate it was. : woddemandred
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      The one they opened with a piece of paper with the owner's fingerprint on it? Even though the lock was su... : SilverSnake
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        Combo fingerprint/pin door locks are good though. Just be sure to check behind you for a guy with thermal... : ryuuseki
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          The thought of someone sitting behind me in the hall while I unlock the door, Sam Fischer style with big ... : Arctic Fox
          • In the first Splintercell you had to do exactly that. Let the guy go through a door and then go up to the... : Tchest
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      They made a silicone duplicate with the right temperature AND it had the a very good copy of the real pri... : sukabljat
      • Yeah you could do that OR... you could go to the hardware store and get a prybar. : Arctic Fox
  • Sucks if the power goes out. : ArB
  • Unless it's retinal and/or is over a thousand bucks (meaning it takes over 20 reference points on the pri... : Fyunch Click
• oh yea my air con lock-out box at work uses the same key as my postal box on our street. lol : supermonkeyballz
• that happened to me once when i came "home" drunk. The key for the security door didnt work, but my keys ... : disembodied potato
• A lot of that stuff is often required by state law; I'd check to see if it is and if so you could play th... : ninjase
• Are you sure you were in your apartment? : losimagic
• I once came out of a mall and went to my car, unlocked the door, got in, and noticed that there was an ai... : GloriousCow

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  FF6 was so good.....way better than FF7 imo : i poop from there
  • Yes(a+lot) : one random winner
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6-9LnvRXA Followed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_s3BGLu0s&fea... : VictoriouSecret
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    SoTC is such a great game......im gonna start playing it again tommorw cuz of you : i poop from there
    • I just played through it again this weekend, easily one of my favorite games of all time. : VictoriouSecret
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  streets of rage 2 (hard to pick a fav) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFIhxeWytyo : cygnus
  • I vote this as well. : mikefr24
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    yeah this is amazing music. on the genesis for fuck's sake. : Draugluin
    • yeah thats pretty amazing never heard it before : disembodied potato
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKcr2OTgws It's hard to pick just one from CC, but this is one of my f... : Vincent Grayson
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJtwEpQe6w0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfCV1bVOiGc CT had some ama... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Very true. : Vincent Grayson
• sonic & knuckles boss music so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B93QQvL0CGQ I never noticed the... : crummynz
• check this out http://ff4.ocremix.org/ : Mondo
• and Shadow's Theme on a flute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNf8QyYb5d0 : Mondo
• Thexder (moonlight sonata) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixq4zVXcjiE&feature=related : Kniggit
• Crystalis - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1dneoKn9uo Faxanadu - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcJBo : Sapiens
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  Diablo - Tristram Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8 : LemonJoose
  • ^^^^^ : umegastar
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    End of thread.. this is the best : yautja
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      By far. : razlebol
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        2nd. I cannot wait to go back in Diablo 3! :D :D : DM7
        • Too bad it's not the same guy that's doing the music. :( : razlebol
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  Gods - Into The Wonderful (on the Amiga) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ26QY0A_aQ Xenon II theme t... : cause&effect
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    Damn Gods was so hard. Is there a Bitmap Brothers game that is easy? I was close to finish Chaos Engine w... : madspacemarinemustdie
    • Magic Pockets was pretty easy.. think that's about it! I remember finding Gods difficult back in the day ... : cause&effect
• Super Turrican NES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=349At6TfX7g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN7NcYZ2... : madspacemarinemustdie
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_oW6AOXkdE Speedball 2! : guigr
• Anything from Mega Man 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7MiDyPEw_k Or, as LemonJoose said, Tristram... : Anti_dentite
• Deus Ex - UNATCO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBPK_oXeJgA : Marrbe
• Silence (is golden) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJCmbipfnyA : flagg209
• U.N. Squadron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtJlan6Z3i4 : DonkeyPopsicle
• Crusader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwG5BJtZBCU&fmt=22 always gets me in the mood to blow shit up : razorblade79
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl9pJB-2Ak tak tak tak tee tee tee tee boom tak boom tak boom tak tak t... : c_man_tmt
• I know we all joke about World of WarCraft... But: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5O9wBeVirI : LoioshDwaggie
• fallout 1 + 2 : ass-street
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  Actually, the Wheel of Time game had -fantastic- music, but no one has any of it save me. : LoioshDwaggie
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time_%28video_game%29 Good luck finding any of the music for th... : LoioshDwaggie
    • Fuck you, Internet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdF8L4HWPcQ : LoioshDwaggie
  • How was the game? Do you think it held up? Is still playable? I bought it when it came out, but my com... : Marauder IIC
• DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh5LfAu1EMI : Rag and Bone Man
• Homeworld - Turanic Raiders Battle Music (or really anything from that game) http://www.youtube.com/watc... : ntrefz

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  Wait until you see what happened to your girlfriend... : VictoriouSecret
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    And why there should never be monologues in first person shooters. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      or native americans : TimeDoctor
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        Strange enough they are both in Pray and Call of Juarez! : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • uh Prey : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      I think more of them should do it, honestly. Prey's was pretty hammy at times, but silent protagonists ar... : Arceihn
      • indeed : Maarten Goldstein
      • Nothing against dialogs, but those emo inner monologues as in Prey was horrible. The Darkness' was so-so. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I disagree. The Darkness did them splendidly. : beanman101283
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      although 3rd person, max payne shows good monologues make the game : RikiTiki2
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        But it's outside of actual gameplay. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • max talked during gameplay too : RikiTiki2
        • Even if that was correct, what does that matter? Surely the issue is to do with the quality of the writin... : Arceihn
• Only part daughter wouldn't play. : intothefray
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  More games should feature undead children out to kill you. : Lone Swordsman
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    Or at least children that you can kill. Fallout 3's biggest flaw. : GodZilly
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      ESRB. : lplasmatron
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        I don't know how killing children warrants more than an M rating. : Lone Swordsman
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          Because that's what gets you an AO rating. That's how. : lplasmatron
          • That's my point, it's ludicrous. Of course, I don't see anything wrong with children playing Fallout 3 i... : Lone Swordsman
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      Fun fact: Ultima (4) revolutionized children killing and made it socially acceptable. Most RPGs went ... : razorblade79
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        I am pretty sure it was Ultima 5. In some of the dungeons they use various random sprites to represent e... : dirge23
        • it was already in 4: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar/reviews/reviewerId,... : razorblade79
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      I'm glad it isn't possible in unmodded Fallout 3. That way we're spared the shitstorm of the media discus... : yemeth
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        Yeah, the shitstorm around San Andreas made that game a lot less fun to play? : GodZilly
        • That wasn't about violence, was it? On TV and in print media over here (in Germany) but also in some othe... : yemeth
    • That's really a line you don't want the industry to cross. Especially on a title like Fallout 3 which was : Fyunch Click
  • This just makes me want to go replay fatal frame. : getfrisky
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  • I really enjoyed Prey too! It had a lot of neat stuff in there. The enemy AI (or lack of it) made combat ... : Dave-A
• OMG! i just started playing this too! : Korban
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  i think prey was terribly mediocre. for the first two hours i thought the portal tech was amazing and re... : EvilDolemite
  • "it had so much potential when the bar gets assaulted, you go into the ship, and escape, and are running ... : Marrbe
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    I wish every game would turn into Quake II. : raija
    • i wished that too, 11 years ago : EvilDolemite

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• Yeah I think I could take em' : MuteMode
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  Justin Wong's Balrog was top notch -- he had the BnB down (and the spacing). Daigo is just plain better,... : sukabljat
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    Wong's execution was kind of off too (several missed combos), which I think hurt him. Daigo is very metho... : Fayk
    • Wong also gave up the first match using Abel. If Balrog was used from the get-go, he may have won. Ryu'... : sukabljat
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  daigo's dp->fadc->ultra sequences were devastating : TPSReport
  • oh, and i'm surprised how often he used the c.forward->hado set up : TPSReport
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    fadc = forward and down combo? : Dynotaku
    • Focus Attack Dash Cancel : Head Rush
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  villagers demand direct feed! was watching these live last night, the action just isn't the same with... : pyide
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    yeah. need some hd shit. : Ziggurat
    • IGN Insiders get HD direct Feeds at some point soon. : Crimsonbeak
• 30 seconds in and I already want to punch Justin Wong for being a faggot : kill9
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  Im shopping for a good joystick to play on PC and maybe console. Should i just get the TE stick ? Seems a... : preacher
  • Only $135 at newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874104069 : mechanicalgrape
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    IF you want a high-end stick with no modding whatsoever, get a TE. If you want a meh (smaller) stick t... : Fayk
    • This poster brings up another point: most Hori sticks work just fine on PCs. : sukabljat
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      OH, and if colorschemes matter to you, I think the TE has a new edition (diff colors) coming out, possibl... : Fayk
      • http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/697524/Mad-Catz-Introduces-Limited-Edition-Comic-Con-Street-Fighter-IV-... : shackwack
    • Thanks for all that info!! Nah, i dont really wanna mod it, i just wanna have a good stick to play, i hav... : preacher
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    There is a big SRK forum post about spotty workings with a TE stick and USB -- it looks like it boils dow... : sukabljat
    • That post is full of a shitload of inaccuracies about USB, but I Suspect their empirical evidence for wha... : Fayk
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      That seems to be the ps3 one ? what if i get the 360? That should work in windows nicely i figure? : preacher
      • seems like worse comes to worst you buy a usb pci card that supports it : Chandler55
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      I jsut got a TE stick from newegg last week and it has the RT/LT problems talked about in that thred plus... : jojoeasy
      • Oh yeah it's a 360 stick. : jojoeasy
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        I'm pretty sure cthulhu is PS3/PC interoperability only, so... I don't know much about them, though. ... : Fayk
        • Cthulu are PS3/PC only. All 360 peripherals require the MS authentication key, so you can't simply rever... : sukabljat
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  jesus christ daigo just plays better the more pressure there is : Draugluin
  • Not that I am even close to daigo, but I find myself playing much better if I am invested in the match pe... : r3ckless
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  What's up with the choppy capture? : sanchez
  • recorded off a stream :( : eeeealmo
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  Sooo... is Fei Long considered a crap character? 'Cause nobody seems to play him. : Rotten Deadite
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    one thing this tournament showed is that there are no crappy characters : eeeealmo
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      did anyone play as dan >:( : Chandler55
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        Yes and they were nasty at Evo. Dan's corner tricks are pretty annoying (if you don't know how to escape... : sukabljat
        • His dankyaku kicks are great but he's sub-par. Barely above average health, but no overhead, his kicks' a... : Fayk
  • at that level of play, yeah.... : c_man_tmt
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    I've been playing him on live. He's not that bad. He makes it easy to make a crouching jab turn into an ... : Freon
    • I used Fei Long a lot, but only recently learned he has some decent cross up combos after messing around ... : pyide
  • Fei Long isn't crap, but he has really bad matchups. His tricks/gimmicks are quickly memorized and he do... : sukabljat
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    i wanna see someone kick ass with E.Honda..... : i poop from there
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      Mike Ross http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgraKQaG34 vs. SoMuchDamage (SA) http://www.youtube.com/w... : Head Rush
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        Damn.. where were they playing at? I've never seen a bar set up with SF4 before.. : laidback
        • They were playing in Pasadena, it was a sponsored event setup by Gootecks called Street Fighter Bar Fight... : bcyde
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        blanka vs. honda looks like fun! : xsoulbrothax
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          I love fighting hondas. : mechanicalgrape
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            i could never get honda's super down with the d-pad. drives me crazy. why do you like fighting them so ... : i poop from there
            • If I get them at full screen they inevitably try a fierce headbutt or try to jump in, both of which are f... : mechanicalgrape
      • jesus i could do without that drunk guy screaming his ass off for ross..... : i poop from there
      • sagat fight was boring. vs blanca looked awesome. : Supine
  • I started getting bored of Gen, so I switched to Fei. Fei's lots of fun, but he's very limited overall wi... : Link.
  • Fei Long feels nerfed in STF4 i admit, but he is still a very capable character. I used him all the tim... : X-GOUKI
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    O, ShackES where are you in your hour of need? : jake2000
    • Possibly in our hour of need. Their? : jake2000
    • damn, shackES was way back when I played so much q3 and EQ couldn't be bothered to make an account on the... : ]pm[chem
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    Fuck that shit, if they want it to expand and grow the community the people who ran it or Capcom or anoth : pyide
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      You don't think the evo team can use large sales numbers to secure additional sponsorships and secure bet... : boomstickah
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        Not with some mickey mouse IGN bullshit that 99.9% of the internet won't even see. : pyide
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          You know evo gets a cut right? You know what the evo dvd cost? I'm sure partnering with a higher profile ... : boomstickah
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            They aren't going to get any exposure or takers if they don't advertise it. None of IGN's sites mention a... : pyide
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              I strongly disagree with you, people who are much much more in tune with the industry and the way things ... : boomstickah
              • Yeah, but those are the hardcore people who already know about evo and probably watched it live or were t... : pyide
            • Because the videos aren't out yet. : pancake humper
          • evo got no money for the stream, all ign promised was future partnerships if it did well : Chandler55
  • you're more or less correct, but I'm just not sure that it's worth it for me. : Foxhawk
  • Kinda silly calling them idiots frankly. I dont see why we need to pay MORE money to grow the community. ... : r3ckless
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    Hell no. The paltry revenue generated from an IGN exclusive is fucking over the community far more than k... : Link.
    • Pfft, wait until the people who are in tune with the industry and the way things work prove you guys wron : pyide
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  After Sabre's ridiculously sick Sakura showing, I'm tempted to learn Sak. I'll see. http://www.youtube.c... : Link.
  • that was awesome. : c_man_tmt
• The announcers are horrible! : lcizzle

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  needs more Honda Jazz/Fit. : moe6
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    too small : CoRDS
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      aye I got the i30 confused with another car. Anyway from your list the Mazda 3 hatch is best as far as... : moe6
      • the i30 won car of the year here, and she would love a wagon, so there is always the i30 cw (wagon) th... : CoRDS
• Avoid Australian cars this time. The Impreza hatch is nice I believe. : abrasion
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  completely dead after only 11 years? : moshman
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    "1998 holden VT commadore " (sic) : abrasion
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      General Motors'D : Toraz Chryx
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        yeh it gave out when they did :( : CoRDS
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          This is kinda funny; people over here are buying the Camaro and whining about the Pontiac G8 going away. ... : the archvile
          • I should say they're buying the Camaro to the point where they can't make them fast enough. We'll see wh... : the archvile
          • The G8 is being saved as the Chevy Caprice. : mancide
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    care is worth less than $2k (rust bits, and crappy condition) needs new head gaskets <$1.8k> : CoRDS
    • 90% of that is labor. The gaskets themselves are pretty cheap but you have to tear everything apart. My... : melkore
    • Which motor, 3800? : h0cake
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    Mine was going strong and didn't miss a beat. Unfortunately it didn't miss the cow either : TastyWheat
    • lol : CoRDS
• I'd say Mitsubishi. I drove a Lancer and own a Carisma now and they're so reliable I'm pretty sure my nex... : Bamii
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  Geo Metro : thrallie200
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    a what now? : CoRDS
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cultus lol : thrallie200
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        it's a lot more fun with a CBR900RR engine swap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmmRh-YH72I : the archvile
        • Most things are. =D : zakazi
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  holy shit I read this as "wife's dead" D: time for bed. : disposition
  • Me too.. and I'm at work! : Anir
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  i love my mazda 3 hatchback : manero
  • It's a great car man, the seats are fantastic and so is the sound with the GT package for 1200 more. It m... : rbjester
  • I need to replace the fucking Front Passenger strut on mine. It's leaking. : Crimsonbeak
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    I've considered getting one but I'm afraid it'll just make me all whiney about not having the Mazdaspeed ... : zakazi
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      I've got a Mazda 3 i with the sport package and it's pretty sweet. I can't stand the hatchbacks though. : melkore
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        I gotta have a hatch. Only reason I'm moving from the miata is utility. Need to be able to easily fit ski... : zakazi
        • I'm just not a fan of hatch back's in general. I went from a Oldsmobile Bravada to a Mazda 3 and I can't... : melkore
        • Buy a little trailer. : h0cake
• Rickshaw, people are always saying kids need exercise : shavenewok
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  Mistubishi is reliable especially compared to hyundai and kia : hanged_man
  • Based on what standard? : h0cake
  • personal experience, we have 2 mistubishis and based on what i hear from guys i know who have kia and hyu... : hanged_man
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  I like my subaru imprezza outback sport a lot and I'm in the process of trading it up for another. Very ... : Vorlonesque
  • His wife has a Holden so they're either Kiwi or Ozzie. : h0cake
• Any particular size vehicle you're looking for? XR6 optioned ith a ZF 6 speed is big, comfy and goes l... : MeestaNob
• on the bright side, she isn't dead. I like mitsubishi, but i'm biased. I don't know about they're curren... : Zolneirz
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  don't buy the kia, our sophia broke down so many times that in the end we were practically begging people... : cdbeckman
  • (It was my sister's car, our meaning my family) : cdbeckman

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  I saw a demo where you could grab a ball and throw it into another browser window :( wtf that should not... : mikecyb
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    woah. got a link? : mwasher
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      I think this is what mike's talking about: http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/browser-ball/ : Danny5225
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        yeah that's the one! lots of crazy shit on that site, though I guess they're more a demo of JS/CSS and n... : mikecyb
        • also at this point all of that stuff should work in FIrefox 3.5 and Safari 4 : mikecyb
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        WHAT THE WHAT http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/ball-pool/ : notd665
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          That is sick. Bye bye flash : davidc02
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            i think there are some performance tweaks in order : skryte
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              fast in ff3.5, for me anyway : jcupitt
              • hrm, well i'm using some shitty office computer atm... but flash runs okay on it. : skryte
        • Pure awesomeness, both examples : matthaeus
      • Holy shit! : alnya
  • That one's really cool. You could even have multiple windows of different size, if I remember correctly. ... : Danny5225
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  The most abundant example I've seen is text-shadow for engraved/bezelled looking fonts. Most of the other... : Bamtan
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    Should never use class names with colors/styles etc in them. Call them even/odd in case you decide to cha... : Rodeoclash
    • i know, it was just an example without having to write more : Bamtan
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    overall, CSS3 is just a headache-less way of doing web design. partner it with HTML5 and you can finally ... : Bamtan
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      is IE8 going to support it? because that's really the major hurdle to getting this shit out there. I'm ... : mikecyb
      • Sadly, IE8 supports none of the cool new CSS3 features and only supports 22 of the 43 available CSS3 sele... : Frozen Pixel
      • haha, IE8 doesn't even support rgba colors. : vigilante
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      I can't wait for HTML5 to be standard, embedded video without Flash, woohoo! : Serpico74
      • I'm disappointed that they haven't managed to decide on a common codec that all browsers would support :(... : electroly
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      when can we see major browser support for these ? : r3ckless
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        Probably not till Firefox 4, Safari 5 and IE12 at the earliest. : Bamtan
        • IE12? Nah too soon for them. : davidc02
        • ff3.5 has quite a lot of ccs3/html5, doesn't it? : jcupitt
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  So when will it be safe to drop support for IE6? I will seriously have a web developer party the day I ha... : spiffymc
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    it should be based on your visitor percentage but my advice is to code for modern browsers and then use t... : mikecyb
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      as gross as they are, I use IE's conditional comments to "fix" things for IE. at least that way the good... : electroly
      • yeah those freak me out, so the only one I use is the PNG hack. as far as I know the underscore hack is ... : mikecyb
    • Yeah I've been contemplating building a IE6 specific CSS file for my sites. So far it has been easier to ... : spiffymc
    • Definitely look at your visitor percentage. Unfortunately for my company IE6 represents 55% of our custom... : Chod
  • I did already :-p : Ovate
  • I think after the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7. : matthaeus
  • Youtube have a big notice saying they are phasing out support for IE6 soon if you visit in IE6. The site ... : marmite
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  I like the one that has a glock gun. Goddamn harvester buying a goddamn AWP every goddamn time. Mothe : Maddog_Delphi97
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    post reply FAILURE : kn1fe
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      psst, he was making a CS:S / CSS joke : Toraz Chryx
      • i realized this after i posted, but i still think he failed because it sounds like gibberish : kn1fe
• Can't really think of anything. How about some CSS 3D instead: http://webkit.org/blog/386/3d-transforms/ : vigilante
• http://www.css3.info/preview has some samples, fwiw : jcupitt

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• its true. he was supposed to die when the engine fell : spiderfill
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  i don't get it. what do hard core gamers have to do with a prince of persia movie? : chrisschutz
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    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2610392161_03428bd018.jpg : abrasion
    • i beat it on the Apple II while getting a Karateka tattoo : spiderfill
  • It's like Harry Potter, the movie should only exist to satiate the hardcore fans. : FlatlineDixay
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  Why can't they use an actual Persian for this? : edgewise
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    I hear actors do this thing where they play things that they aren't. : lodit
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      lol yeah, that's why we still have people perform in black face. Hey, it's just acting. This is a pre... : cornchak
      • Another potential casting choice, just in case Jake Gylennahaal faalls through: http://media.ifun.ru/r... : cornchak
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        how could you think this is anywhere close to black face... : grifter
        • The only thing it's missing is the makeup. : edgewise
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        What? blackface isn't even close to the same thing. Look at Mark Strong in Body of Lies or any number of ... : lodit
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          From wikipedia: In the early years of film, black characters were routinely played by whites in blackf... : cornchak
          • But also, and most importantly, I really, really don't care. I am guessing some group is going to be pis... : cornchak
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            as for why Gyllenhaal was cast? This one is pretty obvious. Films are built around your lead actors. A st... : grifter
            • Naveen Andrews would be a good choice I think better then brokeback persia. : pwnjoo
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            Alec Guiness in Laurence of Arabia is another great example of it being nowhere near black face. Look ... : grifter
            • I don't really think this is the same, grifter. I was exaggerating a little bit to poke a bit of fun at ... : cornchak
      • So you're against an Aussie playing an American? Or a German playing an Englishman? : Ebu
    • from entourage "hilary swank won an oscar pretending to be a man, it's called acting" : peat
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • http://www.digitalmonsterisland.com/golden_voyage_sinbad_front.jpg : action wombmate
  • They couldn't pay a prince enough to do it. : Ziz
  • First choice http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Imam_Khomeini_-_has_exiled.jpg : gmd
  • the original character was not Persian. he came from a foreign country : spiderfill
  • because then the movie'd be all about this guy with gucci sunglasses, smoking turkish gold camels while c... : proclone1
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    I remember my vacation to Persia. it was pretty. we also stopped in Constatinople and Pompei on the way... : bolus
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      Istanbul was Constantinople : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. : Cihte
        • Why they changed it I can't say People just like it better that way : one random winner
      • Istanbul not Constantinople : Wolfanoz
  • also fuck it, he doesn't look too far off from a lot of the persian guys i know around here. maybe if he ... : xsoulbrothax
  • he's not persian but... http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/7871/490610-fresh_prince_of_persia_super.... : cptstern
  • They didn't ask me :( : pgharavi
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  lol no one cares about the hardcore gaming community : AlexXdude
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    Haha, I was going to post this. No one outside of the hardcore gaming community gives a shit about the h... : slax0r
    • Really, I think if they stayed more true to the original material we wouldn't get shitballs like Max P... : Pettytheft
    • If they're going to make a movie about a game that pandered to the hardcore gaming community, they better... : one random winner
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  This movie is going to make so much money. : pancake humper
  • im sure jerry bruckheimer's name alone will sell the tickets : senor135
• Looks pretty cool to me : dnuts
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  Looks fine to me, though his appearance is based more on Warrior Within than Sands of Time, which is prob... : K1Bond007
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    what's wrong with Aladdin? : RikiTiki2
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      Nothing, but both are Disney films and they probably don't want the association since they're trying hard... : K1Bond007
      • lol when i read "tentpole" all i could think about was the minister's erection in the little mermaid... a... : senor135
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    SoT was probably the best game in the trilogy. best atmosphere hands down. they probably wanted to extrem... : Supine
    • visually it's a much more interesting costume : grifter
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  Holy shit that's a terrible typeface choice. : pupismyname
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    No it isn't. It takes this image that could really be from one of hundreds of period movies like that kei... : Morgin
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      although it could also double as a concert poster, so maybe you are right. : Morgin
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        Ironically, part of what makes helvetica so strong is its lack of an identity. It's a utility font. Great... : Ajax
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          Oh lol I didn't even scroll down and look at the 2nd one with the Gotham and the not-quite-comfortable-to... : Ajax
          • it makes me all hot and bothered when you talk about typefaces : electroly
        • Yeah I'm having a hard time figuring out why they feel they gotta be different and forgo the illustrated,... : SpaecKow
  • Comic Sans of Time! : legato17
• Aladdin 2: The Prince of Persia. : DooBall
• We all know it's gonna blow. : CrustaR
• The best part about this movie: Ubisoft couldn't get the rights to make a game out of it. So they said f... : MrLobo
• is that a very un-hairy Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (subtle snl reference, or maybe not-so-subtle) : senor135
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  what does the hard-core gaming community want to say about this? it looks like PoP to me, except for the... : mikecyb
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    Agreed. I don't understand what the hardcore gaming community has to do with this. I think it looks like ... : ArcKnight
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      maybe they're sad that he's the WW prince and not the SoT one? he's got his blades and shit! : mikecyb
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        Watching a guy jump around for 2 hours would make for a boring movie :( : ArcKnight
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          Banlieu 13 proves you wrong. : Modica Sol Solis
          • BOOYAH. Fuck, matter-o-fact I'm gonna go watch that now. : SpaecKow
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    Maybe OP is referring to the fact that it's the Prince from Warrior Within in a movie titled Sands of TIm... : Dontdrop
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      I'm sure the guy in the first game had more than one outfit in his closet : brecht
      • no, he pretty much ripped all his clothes off at the slightest excuse : xsoulbrothax
  • this might be the best video game movie! gogogo bruckheimer : Chandler55
  • I'm guessing the Prince looks a lot older than one would expect. I always thought he was 19-20 years old... : Grumbeld
• Haha I love it, he's dressed like one of the Maori bad guys from Xena! Especially with the forearm thingi... : SpaecKow
• Yeah, PoP has always been mainstream, always. : d fluke
• Dude, if they (Disney) can turn a friggen amusement park ride into a good movie (Pirates), then surely we... : transmetal
• I don't like the post in the first poster at all, he just looks awkward. His legs and arms are at weird ... : hawkeye
• I have no idea why anyone has a problem with these posters. : nomaad
• i think it looks cool. i like the clean type against the grittier character and background. : das_runt
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  It looks like a mish-mash of a Target ad and 300. : melkore
  • hah - that's what it exactly feels like. : Masem
  • THIS.... IS.... A THREE DAY SALE!!! : electroly
  • Spot on. : lefthighkick
• great costume, but horrible face. : packav

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_vision_syndrome : aeg1x
  • man that describes it well "and difficulty refocusing the eyes" : abrasion
• I'm no doctor, but if you consistently aren't getting enough sleep that's probably the source of or heavy... : underground banana plantation
• Visit the optometrist? I'm due to go, actually... my contact lenses have fucked my eyes, and on certai... : hankyJR
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  How far away from your monitor are you? You might want to consider getting a setup that allows you more r... : Juno
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    I've been sitting about 1.5' from my monitors for nearly 20 years now. Although I've only recently moved... : abrasion
    • Try upping your distance to at least 2', 1.5' is pretty damn close. : Chod
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  it's good to look at far away objects every now and then :( : cygnus
  • But what if something happens on the internet while you're looking away? : alphablu
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  I've decided it's diabetes or cancer :( : abrasion
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    Ah, you used the internet to diagnose yourself. Way to go champ! : CRasterImage
    • Nah I'm just guessing, my diet has been bad for years, it's about time life taught me a big lesson. : abrasion
  • It is probably the eye strain, but with your other problems you may want to get checked for MG : http://e... : bombay
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    whatever it is, hopefully nothing trivial. : hankyJR
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      It would be for the best I think. : abrasion
      • well you mentioned in another thread that seeing yourself naked wasn't such a grand experience... Alt... : hankyJR
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  When you look at a grid with just your left eye, do any of the lines distort? That is a sign of macular... : CRasterImage
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    Got a link to one? : abrasion
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      An image of a grid? Dude... : CRasterImage
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        Oh jesus christ there's something fucking wrong here! When I cover my left eye (the one being a dick) I ... : abrasion
        • Maybe you should see a doctor. : moe6
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          With macular degeneration, there will be dark spots in your vision. Due to parts of the retina detachin... : CRasterImage
          • yeah my uncle just had this happen to him about 2 months ago. Had to be flown immediately to the capital ... : moe6
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          It's probably not macular degeneration. Your brain is just strongly favoring the input from one of your ... : qsylvr
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            Unless he is interpreting the dark spot as "his other eye which is closed". Which could be easy to do if... : CRasterImage
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              No there's definitely no dark spot and the grid test was blurry but not missing anything. : abrasion
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                Still, I am waiting to hear the words "Ya, I will call and setup an appointment with [doctor X] as soon... : CRasterImage
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                  My family are a bunch of stubborn retards, we only go to the doctor is something is falling off. I will ... : abrasion
                  • I am of that philosophy myself. (what male isn't?) I am currently ignoring certain serious things mys... : CRasterImage
                  • do you have "portable internet" perk? That makes a visit to the doctor easier!!! : umegastar
                  • are you retarded : Zek
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                    Then deal with it and stop whining about it here. Seriously. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                      I dunno, I think a few people got some laughs, stop crying. seriously. : abrasion
                      • I'm crying as hard as I can from both of my perfectly normal eyes. : Ride-My-Rocket
                  • know what? don't go to a doctor. if you're going to be stubborn about it then go ahead and go blind : RikiTiki2
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                    I don't know about your family but you sure seem like a retard. Ah my health who needs it right? You are ... : Chod
                    • I don't understand. : abrasion
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          My left eye is quite dominant, so I know exactly what you're talking about. Though it's the opposite for ... : Draugluin
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            here's a quick test you can do. hold both hands in front of you and form a triangle. pull them toward y... : Draugluin
            • ahahahahha : abrasion
            • lol I like this one. : Arctic Fox
            • this is good advice : mrvandelay
            • hahaha fucking brilliant. : nodebug
            • hahah : fishbone
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      http://ps3.by/CODES/grid.png : moe6
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        Moe I swear to god man! : abrasion
        • :D : moe6
        • If you see the car it means you have donkey AIDS : MagicWishMonkey
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  I caught a pic of myself doing it, it's definitely an eye which is just not bothering to focus and it's g... : abrasion
  • Lazy eye? At your age? It is possible I suppose... You know who might have some insight and good tho... : CRasterImage
• If you have a crt get rid of it and get an lcd instead. My vision actually improved when I did this. It'... : itsjames
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  I think I've gotten myopia from 12 years of a lot of computer use. : Marrbe
  • I did too unfortunately, mostly in one eye. sucks. : thebigbeefsandwich
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  One of my clients is an eye doctor and he specializes in treating these kinds of vision problems. Mostly ... : rosewood
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    I would if I could afford it. : Marrbe
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      You have socialized medicine in Sweden. It's free, you idiot. : CRasterImage
      • lol : Marrbe
• It's a tumor : watcherxp
• My eye strain has disappeared since I went to all LCD. : pigvomit

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• pretty much : drucifer
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  I get the image of a crazed director screaming "Act, dammit, ACT! More acting! Act harder!" at them as th... : Kniggit
  • that would have made the scene, especially if it was Bill Murray : jasoncrowley
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4KTebUT6Mw : drucifer
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  Sunshine and every M. Night Shyamalan movie after The Sixth Sense. : [7]kami
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    Disagree - signs had a very good twist too : matthaeus
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      ...No. No it did not. The water kills them? Really? Aliens that can be defeated by RAIN? And that invade ... : lplasmatron
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        I always felt that the twist in that film was the 'there are no coincidences' business, which I did think... : Arceihn
        • Aside from which it's just plain wrong. : Lone Swordsman
      • wait, that wasn't moonshine they were throwing around? : deviantpaul
      • Agreed, I thought of that as soon as I found that out. : one random winner
      • Moreover, this twist is stolen from War of the Worlds, except it's omnipresent water instead of omniprese... : dirge23
      • what about humidity?! : DonkeyPopsicle
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        especially since our air carries water in it, which you'd think would basically constantly burn the surfa... : Halen
        • ^^^ this : Ebu
      • It was definitely terrible. I can't believe anyone who read the script agreed to act in it. : ieGod
      • "Fuck Zdylplxx didn't you scan the planet for our one weakness, water?" "No dude, I was too busy takin... : thebigbeefsandwich
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        SPOILERS : feek
        • And thank god for them. : ChibiJosh
      • lol, truth. : abrasion
      • Yeah, can you imagine running through a cornfield in the middle of the night? All the condensation would... : pigvomit
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    I understand people arguing that the last third or so of Sunshine is pants, but what was specifically wro... : Arceihn
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      you can't stop a ship on the edge of the sun, gravity will pull you in, there were no engines holding the : Slowtreme
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        you could probably ram two suns together to get one working one? : radula
        • I can't see that working very well in preserving life on any of the planets in the solar system. Replaci... : one random winner
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        Yeah, I know (and agree with) all that stuff, but that's what I mean. All of that stuff was introduced we... : Arceihn
        • It was "the end of the movie" as opposed to "the beginning of the movie" which was very good. : Ebu
        • really it was just toasterman. everything else was going ok. yeah sure i can dig that, ok I can go along ... : Slowtreme
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        I think they just went into orbit around the sun. And you can read about the general premise here: htt... : itsjames
        • orbiting the sun at that distance would require them to be moving at centripetally (is that the right wor... : Slowtreme
    • The fact that it's stupid? That doesn't count? : lplasmatron
  • I didn't like melanoma man in Sunshine, but the actual ending was pretty cool. : pigvomit
• I think the worst movie ending ever was on a film I enjoyed, but I can't bring it to mind. That one, Suns... : Zolneirz
• bwahaha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g7VH8toFWE&feature=related : whistletits
• too bad it's not on dvd... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6300987752/imdb-adbox/ : wetard

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  Amazon has their shit together : fishbone
  • er.............. If you own videos that are not appearing here, please make sure you're logged into th : pancake humper
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    Hell no. They were all like "Here, try Amazon Prime for FREE! And get free shipping!" And I was like "Uhm... : GodZilly
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      same here. They took 3 weeks to send out a video game after it was released just because I chose free shi... : festivalman
      • Prime free shipping is 2day overnight. Not their typical media mail free shipping. There is no way you wa... : pancake humper
      • You must live in the boonies or something, if something is in stock I get it in 1-2 days if pre ordered, ... : MoreVespeneGas
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      It's pretty clear that it's a trial membership, and they tell you when you give them your credit card tha... : tashtego
      • ^^ ding ding ding : AMikaboshi
    • the auto resub of things like that is pretty common. : xxiv
    • The autorenew is plastered EVERYWHERE on a Prime trial account. That is 100% your fault. : pancake humper
    • Good job reading. Come on, how can you blame THEM for the fact that you didn't pay attention? : lplasmatron
    • I'm guessing you didn't bother to look into the terms at all. : pyrogen
    • I tried Prime, and canceled after the trial period. I had no issues since I read the very clear text that... : silent prophet
    • They ran the same 1-month trial in the UK but it was easy to turn the auto-sub off. I used it in Decembe... : losimagic
    • They make it pretty obvious that the trial is free, and then after the trial it's $90. : slickdoody
    • I think yo'ure the one who doesn't have it together :( : Clay
    • when you sign up it has the option to have it autorenew or not. pretty sure. : feek
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      Good idea avoiding them now that you have a year of Amazon Prime : MuteMode
      • This was my second thought. : rosewood
    • They did it to me to, but i called in and complained and was given a complete refund. : shadebane
    • Yeah, FUCK AMAZON for you not reading what you agreed to. : walker270
    • Isn't that how every free trial of anything ever works? : DinK
    • Jesus Christ this is the worst post of the night. You win sir. : ateam311
    • Illiteracy is a serious problem people. : rosewood
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      I am going to travel back in time 10 years and find the "you are an idiot" page that has the animated gif... : maulla
      • you are an id ee ot ha haha ha ha ha haaa : Slowtreme
    • It's not their problem you wanted to get back to Twittering more than you wanted to read the not-so-fine ... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • ugh. you sir, fail. i signed up for Prime, read the very basic print, and knew that if i didn't opt-ou... : das_runt
    • More like GodHowSilly : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Did you try contacting them? They will refund your money if you haven't used it since your trial ran out... : arhughes
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        lol of course he didn't contact them. That would require... you know, effort. : silent prophet
        • More effort than complaining on Shacknews tho. : mancide
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        I know. I did that and got most of the sum back. Lost a few dollars on the deal that was supposed to be f... : GodZilly
        • /facepalm : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • How does it feel to do something stupid? : orgcaptainnemo
    • No, you're a dumbass. Doubly so considering all it takes to avoid that is to sign up, get activated, and... : liqker
    • LOL I got so many of these calls when i worked at Amazon. I really wanted to tell people to go fuck thems... : Iwannaacura
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  Isnt working for me over here. Amazon says (when I go to the website) that my library is empty. :( : warcrow
  • Yeah doing it to me too. Wonder if it's time locked or something. : pancake humper
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  I fucking wish we had amazon in Australia :( : aeg1x
  • what ... ok you win, australia's definitely more screwed than germany. I cannot imagine a life without am... : razorblade79
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    wow, I know several years ago a friend had to order books from amazon.com and they took a month or more t... : losimagic
    • I order books from bookdespository.co.uk. Free international shipping and they're pretty cheap. Usually o... : aeg1x

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  I love RPGs for all the reasons you hate them. :( : Ellissd
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    I think I am growing to enjoy them a bit more, but I'm absolutely lost here. : Thresher
    • Yeah, going from FO3 to ME is a bit like getting your toe's wet then jumping in the deep end. : one random winner
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  I don't think there's a definitive site for Mass Effect because Mass Effect is not nearly as complex as F... : ArcKnight
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    Is there any way to get your team mates to hack or whatever? As for the simon thing, does it do the ... : Thresher
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      I think down on the d-pad recalls teammates. On the minigame, it's timed and one button is highlighted... : ArcKnight
      • yeah, it's just a basic QTE : derelict515
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        I'm hitting the button right after I see it, why does it keep telling me I've failed? : Thresher
        • too slow or wrong button, that's about it. : xsoulbrothax
        • You're only hitting it once, right? : woddemandred
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  I recommend BG2. : Marrbe
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    What is that? : Thresher
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      It was a joke. Baldur's Gate 2, known to some as the king of (Western) CRPG's. It's quite hardcore by com... : Marrbe
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        Ah. Oddly enough, I did enjoy the Dungeon Siege games, I have no idea how that compares but it was prett... : Thresher
        • Yeah, BG2 is... ah... ridiculous. :D I loved it, but I can tell from here that you'd absolutely hate the ... : xsoulbrothax
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          Not even close. Baldur's gate almost requires you to understand the rules and jargon of D&D to enjoy. (... : kelbane
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            Yeah, I think that would be uninstalled rather quickly. : Thresher
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              No, it's easy, let me explain. If you roll a 2d6 and get a 10 then the goblin will have to do a saving th... : NastyJack
              • Don't forget that in armor and to-hit ratings, it's an arms race to get the LOWER number! So -3 armor kic... : xsoulbrothax
          • I still don't understand any of that shit and I had no trouble playing BG. : Arceihn
    • FWIW, I'm like you. I'm very impatient with RPGS, But Baldurs Gate 2 was one of the greatest games I've... : icon_of_syn
  • although it's better than ME if he doesn't like RPG minutaie then ME is probably the better choice : derelict515
  • Baldur's Gate 2, probably. : eugthinks
• when you hack something, it's using the strongest hacker in your party. when you med up, it meds the who... : Draugluin
• Ya I took a similar path, Fallout 3 to Mass Effect. Mass Effect has a lot of cool underneath A LOT of ann... : BauriceMastard
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  Here's another question: How do you use a frigging sniper rifle? I have one in inventory, but apparentl... : Thresher
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    effectively, yeah. you need some points in sniper rifles to be able to zoom or use them worth a damn - as... : xsoulbrothax
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      Yeah, I noticed the pistol was pretty damn effective, compared with most other games anyway. : Thresher
      • I used the pistol almost exclusively the whole game. : kelbane
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    I think only the soldier can train the sniper. : shirif
    • erhh sniper skill tree : shirif
    • Also the Infiltrator, who starts with the sniper rifle skill. : ArcKnight
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  Deus Ex -yes or no? : Lightzout
  • id say give deus ex a shot, its pretty damn good, when i first tried it out i had a lot of trouble with t... : senor135
  • YES : mikecyb
  • The Biggest YES I have ever given in over 10 years of gaming. IMO it is the greatest game of all time.... : Anir
  • Great game. My memory is almost tarnished because when I think of the franchise, I think of how much I w... : icon_of_syn
  • Positive. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Better than Mass Effect by far. : AgentPothead
  • fantastic game, but its looking really dated and clunky now, and some of the level design is pretty unima... : disembodied potato
  • wtf? YES! : Hoax
  • i'd pay full price for a remake in a modern engine; : deviantpaul
  • If you haven't played this, you've missed a real gem. : Marrbe
  • I'm jealous, because I wish I could play it for the first time again. : phate81
• Yeah, I have come to hate the mechanic of different damage types in RPGs too. I wonder if that nonsense ... : LemonJoose
• System Shock 2 or, as suggested Deus Ex. Also maybe Bioshock (no real RPG IMO, but close enough) : razorblade79