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  Your CPU cooler might not fit in that case, probably want to check out the dimensions. I know that one in... : mechanicalgrape
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    Actually, the one you have in your cart isn't compatible with LGA 1366, you need the more expensive one. : mechanicalgrape
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      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007 : mechanicalgrape
      • Ok I changed it.. : davidc02
  • I wouldn't know... help? : davidc02
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  If you get a real raid controller at some point you will thank abrasion for the 4x pcie(not just for the ... : pwnjoo
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    I think you are confused: Asus (abrasion's suggestion) Expansion Slots PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Ex... : davidc02
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      II have that board and I believe if all slots are populated it goes to 8x/8x/4x. There was some note in i... : bombay
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        hows it going anymore diving since the 100? : pwnjoo
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          Good! More diving, went out yesterday. Last dive was a major bitch though. Current changed direction on u... : bombay
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            as soon as you hit that thermal barrier its cold as hell, when i did my deep dive i had a tshirt and shor... : pwnjoo
            • Yeah, we didn't got deep this time, we were doing navi practice, naturalist and a few others for Adv cert... : bombay
    • ah yeap read that wrong. : pwnjoo
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  Wow I am not sure why anyone would want to buy that case. Seems like a pretty crappy choice. : ovrlrd
  • I do like it, but I don't know if I will be able to get all 4 or 6 usbs working on it on the front panel,... : davidc02
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    Please feel free to suggest another one, this isn't final yet. I do need everthing on that list to wor... : davidc02
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      Which product ID is the case? If you don't move it, I suggest the Antec 1200. I switched from COSMOS 1000... : bombay
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        Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 : davidc02
        • Ah that should be cool. I went with 1200 as I was building 8 way raid 6 in mine. If you don't see yoursel... : bombay
      • Nice, but I don't like lights... I'm old school :P : davidc02
    • I quite like the coolermaster 690(what ive got in my main rig) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx... : Unleashed
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    i love my Lian Li case. might be out of the price ranges for some people but i've kept using mine through... : iwonthelottery
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      I have had my Lian Li since 2004 ... holy shit. I just realized it has been that long. 5 years with t... : rosewood
      • My Antec SX-635-II lasted for ages. : abrasion
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      Yeah, I've been using the same Lian-Li PC-61 for years. I love the thing. : Link.
      • only reason i ditched mine was for more 120mm fan love :( i passed my pc-61b on to a shacker's home thoug... : xsoulbrothax
    • I also recommend Lian Li. They only use aluminium for their cases which is part of why they tend to be mo... : Perturbation
  • the Antec 300 is a really nice compact tower? : Toraz Chryx
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  That machine is fine but honestly, I really don't think you need that cooler if you don't overclock, it s... : abrasion
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    If it's so easy as you guys mentioned I'll definitely do it (the overclock), which is why I'm keeping the... : davidc02
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      yeah its not like the old days where youd have to lay graphite to make the jumps for unlocks on the dies. : pwnjoo
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        Well I really have not been keeping up with hardware... And last time I checked (which is when I bought m... : davidc02
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          If your case is compact / not much air flow then a better cooler is a good idea. In the 1200, I don't thi... : bombay
          • Big dog rocks, i dont see how heat could be an issue there hehe. : pwnjoo
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      Well in that case, it is a great cooler, Toraz knows his stuff. The rest of the machine is mostly monsto... : abrasion
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        Notice I changed the cooler for this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683560800... : davidc02
        • You should go for this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233032 That Xigmatek... : Link.
  • I'm gonna go for the Gigabyte one abrasion, eSata is cool but if I get a flash drive, it won't be compati... : davidc02
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  Dunno where you live, but if you've got a Micro Center anywhere around they've been selling the i7 920 fo... : xsoulbrothax
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    I'm in Venezuela, so I need to order online so when my parents get there, they just need to pack the stuf... : davidc02
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      that would be a nice save though :( : davidc02
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        it might almost be worth it if they live nearby one! you can order online for in-store pickup, though i s... : xsoulbrothax
        • funny pretty much the exact same system! http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?produc... : davidc02
        • They'll be going to Florida, Micro Center doesn't have one there... This seals the deal with new egg :) : davidc02
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  normally I would say ignore abrasion, but I see no problem with his mobo suggestion. plus it's like $50 ... : deject
  • I'm going the other way though :) thanks! : davidc02
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  Ladies and gentleman I bring you the monster http://files.getdropbox.com/u/28438/the%20monster.jpg ... : davidc02
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    404 : DJ Clipdat
    • it WAS there - i think he yanked it from dropbox (love that program) : xsoulbrothax
    • Sorry it's back up... I didn't have the actual mobo on the first shot :D : davidc02
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    You know what's upsetting about this? You're spending that much and they can't even give you free shippin... : K1Bond007
    • newegg's shipping is amazing though, its not amazon prime but i routinely get my stuff next day for 5$ an... : RetroRedEyeJr
  • thats some pretty good cowbell! : Toraz Chryx
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  Thank you for ordering from Newegg.com. Please print this page for your records. :D : davidc02
  • Good choices, you have a beast of a machine that will last you awhile. Plus the hardware to overclock th... : ant_hillbilly
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  Product numbers always are much more informative than names! : matthaeus
  • there's a screenshot :D : davidc02

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  Hydrogen atom. : alias
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    That's the first thing I thought of as well but what is the meaning behind it? I skimmed through the movi... : Mmmmmoo
    • You didn't watch the director's cut then. It definitely was a lot better. : Sailor of Fortune
    • The book explains it as the government wants him to have a symbol for marketing purposes, but he decides : silent prophet
    • He says why. He didn't want some marketing symbol made the government. So he decided on a symbol that mea... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  The Marketing team wanted him to have a logo. He decided that it was going to be something he would respe... : Sailor of Fortune
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    I don't think that was in the original cut, if that's what he watched. : Deathlove
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      I think it was, but very briefly. The name and the symbol were supposed to inspire fear in the Russians d... : BlackCat9
      • The theatrical cut has him burning the logo, but not the voice over explaining why he's doing it. : evildanish
    • it was... definitely. someone was just to entranced by the blue cock. : wimpy1
• Circle+Dot is more marketable than his giant blue crotch. : DooBall
• I would also like to know this...not about the crotch but about the circle dot. : chadg033
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  It was supposed to be his logo for marketing purposes, I guess? The movie never explained what it meant. ... : jayacheess
  • there was a scene in the DC that explained it : Slowtreme
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  maybe midnight on the doomsday clock? : prancing_jackanapes
  • I loved that line where he says it's as meaningful to him as a picture of an Oxygen atom was to a drownin... : Sailor of Fortune
• They wanted him to go with the hackneyed old neutron with 3 orbitals, but he said that was meaningless, s... : cerealSAM2
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvCRysw5Beo&fmt=18 blue dongs, lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Best blue dong clip ever : bolneze
    • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Here's the dialogue from the graphic novel during the Dr. Manhattan flashback scene. Dr. Manhattan Voi... : BlackCat9
  • Ok, I guess that explains it. That last line made it into the version I watched-- everything else did not... : Mmmmmoo
  • Sameone make an instructional video explaining this. : stuka
  • Isn't this exact scene in the movie? Lines of it, at least. I'd post it on youtube but I'm lazy. : ventro
  • I read this novel a few months ago and already want to read it again sweet : jigstah
  • i just popped a boner... a blue one : SockMonkeh
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    The Dr. Manhattan flashback is my favorite part of the comic, and possibly my favorite part of any comic ... : Supine
    • one of my favorite parts of the comic and probably the best part of the movie : das_runt
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  lol more blue dongs http://my.spill.com/video/video/show?id=947994:Video:1087248 lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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    http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/comedy/66364/Dr-Manhattan-Visits-AOTS.html : Mmmmmoo
    • hahahahaa : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Did people really have a problem with seeing the dude's dick? It was just a penis and yet everyone who ta... : eldiablo01
  • Bigger picture, I think it's a conditioning thing. We're much more used to seeing female anatomy in movi... : kallanta
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    People in America have problems with dongs and tits. Someone is always complaining, even though most peop... : ZombieAcademy
    • hehe, remember the outcry over Prince and his guitar at the Superbowl? luls : losimagic
  • I normally don't care about these things but all the blue dong comments made by everyone since the movie ... : Mmmmmoo
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    I honestly didn't notice it again after the first few seconds. I guess I dont LTC enough :( : 60days
    • I didn't really think much about it, until they showed 5 dongs at once. Then I was like, OK I GET IT HIS ... : Slowtreme
  • America is afraid of the cock. : evildanish
  • I thought it was awesome, I watched it this past weekend with the boys and it allowed me the opportunity ... : mace
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKvH3UogMD4 I don't know how long this will stay up : pyide
  • that's what he said =( : pharom
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  HAY GUYS WATCHMEN LETS TALK ABOUT GIANT BLUE DONGS! LOLOLOL THIS IS THE FUNNEST JOKE EVER. The day thi... : Shivawn
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    watch out fellas. this guys just too darn cool for school. : prancing_jackanapes
    • i wonder if he'd sign my yearbook : kallanta
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      God knows. Totally graduated with a BA in Japanese. I'M SWIMMING IN SO MANY JOBS RIGHT NOW. sorry, I'l : Shivawn
      • GIANT BLUE DONGS ARE AWESOME DONT YOU EVER TALK ABOUT THEM AGAIN LIKE THAT! : prancing_jackanapes
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        Does that mean you are a ninja? : skitzo
        • A unemployed, homeless, couch-riding ninja. With a crippling addiction to blue dongs. But yes, still a ni... : Shivawn
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    Not all of us are accustomed to staring at 10 inch cock. We all can't be as enlightened as you :( : skitzo
    • Queer. : Shivawn
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    The Cock Is A Lie! : coldfusioncs
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      The cake is a cock? : Nali4Freedom
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        O======D UU===O : skitzo
        • brilliant. : Nali4Freedom
        • that took me a minute, hahaha : kallanta
        • This would solve the problem of long distance relationships. Come on science! : darkT
        • hahaha amazing : warpdude
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          Reminds me of some post where someone here said they'd use portals to simultaneously bang Jessica Alba an... : Sailor of Fortune
          • Haha : FlamingGimp
        • That's as clever as anything I've seen all year. Awesome. : MeestaNob
        • Yep, genuine lol. : Marrbe
        • hahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • hahahahahaha, excellent! : MagicWishMonkey
        • lol'd : Goblin au
• It's the off-button, and his only weakness. Surprisingly, in the comics a small child manages to kill hi... : phreakshow
• read teh book@ : gydot
• I also watched it for the first time over the weekend, I was not impressed at all, it was way to long and... : sticktastic

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  I forced myself to do it when Halo first came out. Cursed and swore and got shot while I staggered around... : Dave-A
  • I did the exact same thing, and I too am glad. I like the greater control of movement (analog movement v... : kallanta
  • same here. I finally forced myself to when Gears of War came out. : Prozium
  • I had a friend that rewarded me Pavlov-style with beer every time I came over and played Halo with him. T... : gooblerampling
• I thought they did make those, but because it's mapped to joystick movements, it's still awkward. : DHAvatar
• Maximum PC Magazine reviewed one of these a while back, and didn't seem to think much of it iirc. : dognose
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  I cought on to the modern day fps controls early with Timesplitters, and you certainly get used to it. I ... : -JLN-
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    Timesplitters is so good. Probably the most underrated FPS, and certainly a hell of a lot of fun with fou... : Modica Sol Solis
    • Haha, that brings back memories! : -JLN-
  • Yup, i got Timesplitters with my launch PS2 and it was my first experience with dual-stick FPS controls. ... : Rizob
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  http://xim360.com/ : nova_x
  • ^^^^^^^ : mastarp
  • hahaha these things are $180??? that's insane. : MikkleThePickle
  • http://www.xcm.cc/XFPS__3.0_Sniper_Plus.htm works too. : Haxim
• just put in the time and get used to a controller, they're going to be around for awhile and you're missi... : derelict515
• How would I begin to do this. Someone tell me how to start. : Dr_Cube
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  I'm pretty sure this is what mainly puts everyone off to consoles. : Liquid
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    the only people put off by consoles are those who would let FPS controls dictate enjoyment of an entire p... : EvilDolemite
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      Or those who like RTS games with useable controls, or MMOs. Or number crunching games ala Baseball Mogul... : bipolar
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        How are MMOs limited to PC? I mean, they're obviously designed for PCs, but I don't see the interface lim... : mittense
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          In AoC, for an example, my Necro has ~35 spells and actions on hotkeys. I'd say that's typical of MMOs, ... : bipolar
          • The current MMO design style is fucking nonsense, though. People play for the socialization and the addic... : mittense
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            The current MMO design style is fucking nonsense, though. People play for the socialization and the addic... : mittense
            • Diablo isn't an MMO per se, but compare the console version of that to the PC version. Diablo 3 is a gam... : bipolar
            • When I played WoW, I absolutely loved PVP with three dozen different abilities mapped to my keyboard. The... : wasylm
        • Further, any decent MMO has a multitude of 3rd party interface tweaks and miscellaneous addons to provide... : bipolar
        • Agreed. The masive number of buttons and crap in MMOs is because there is little incentive to streamline ... : uncleanmonkey
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        Have you played Halo Wars? Works fine. Tom Clancy's End War had voice-based controls too, which was prett... : uncleanmonkey
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          Halo Wars is a joke of an RTS : kill9
          • try playing it for more than 10 minutes : conandan
    • Yeah, a friend of mine pretty much refuses to play FPS games with a controller, but he still has a 360 an... : DinK
• You get used to it. Just give it time. A mouse and a joystick doesn't work in the same way. Translatin... : pupismyname
• I've used analogue control since Goldeneye, although there was a gap there of a couple of years where I d... : Drewus
• U think that's bad. I used to play online UT. on keyboard only. Resisted so long to jump to mouse/keyboar... : pobone
• I've played a lot of FPS games on each, and I've never had a problem using either. I guess I'm just aweso... : shwortdogg
• same boat..can't do it..no way no how. sucks. : IcomeINpeace
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  • This is how I feel. I can aim with them, I am used to them, but I just don't feel at home with the contr... : .frame
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    If you're more familiar and comfortable with one control type, then any other is going feel uncomfortable... : mittense
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      How dare you use logic in a PC vs. Console thread! : Head Rush
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        Did you get your PS3? : mittense
        • No, tomorrow. : Head Rush
    • I dunno, I know I felt that way back when I switched from arrow keys to WASD and mouselook. It was a w... : Vincent Grayson
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    I really don't get this, do you play PC shooters doing 360 degree turns every 12 seconds even though the ... : derelict515
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      You haven't played much TF2 I take it : bipolar
      • hehe, good call bipolar. im constantly checking my back for spies :) to derelict515: no, i dont un... : i poop from there
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        obviously a PC game designed for that is a problem, much like Quake 3. But any console shooter really doe... : derelict515
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          If you play COD4 on the highest difficulties you will find enemies spawning all around you, requiring you... : SpaecKow
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            sorry, I can't agree with you there.... when you play COD4 on Veteran, you NEVER check behind you. If som... : MikkleThePickle
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              If someone was behind you, you would know anyway because you'd already be dead. Uhh, exactly, I don't... : SpaecKow
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                no, not at all. If you heard someone behind you, you'd be dead by the time you turned around. Have you pl... : MikkleThePickle
                • not to mention that having guys just spawn behind you even though you completely cleared out a 100% linea... : derelict515
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                  I'm asking because I beat it on veteran on 360 and I can't remember a single instance of enemies spawning... : MikkleThePickle
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                    Well, CoD4 levels are arranged as a series of linear arenas. From one arena to the next, no, you will not... : SpaecKow
                    • sure no disagreement there, but I thought we were talking specifically about how the game "rarely require... : MikkleThePickle
                  • They'll spawn behind you in certain areas if you haven't pushed passed whatever the point is. I can think... : K1Bond007
                • Uharapifjpijgrauhodhjsdapsdjpaisjdpaisjdpiajsdpiasjdpaijwpijpafhpoauwef. Yes, I have played the game on v... : SpaecKow
                • How is that not agreeing with SpaceKow? : SockMonkeh
                • Isn't that the exact point he's trying to make? : ieGod
          • funny, I consider playing CoD on harder difficulties just terrible. It doesn't require a more diverse, el... : derelict515
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      I think probably he can answer that question in the affirmative. The best PC shooters are the ones that h... : SpaecKow
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        I consider the ones that require super precision to be the worst... : batkiwi
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          There a reason why? : SpaecKow
          • Maybe because he plays on a console? :P : crummynz
    • It's not about that. KB+M is about being able to aim, not "steer". There's a whole immersion thing there ... : Marrbe
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    Same here. I went through a few when the 360 first came out. Now all my FPS games are back to the PC. I w... : AlvinKlein
    • amen : nova_x
    • signed. : atom519
    • signed, bookmarked, tagged, blogged : grandmasterlee
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  I have played more FPSs on my PS3/360 in the last couple of years than I have on my PC; you really do get... : mittense
  • Exactly. I really don't play games at all on my PC anymore. My PC is so ancient now. lol I'm still ro... : FormerHPB
• same here : Flynn
• The games become very like 1-level, you dont have to do any looking around and the combat is noobish. ... : chilln
• There are solutions like that, but keyboard/mouse ends up feeling very floaty and incorrect because the g... : Link.
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  you don't like consoles because a single genre of game doesn't control as well as it does on another plat... : mikecyb
  • I play almost all games that are on PC, then I play the rest on consoles! Simple. : Link.
• I have a natural command of console shooter controls at this point. There was a point there when I first ... : SpaecKow
• There are other genres. Take a look and see if they interest you. Saints Row 2, Crackdown, Wolverine are ... : project13
• The thing that I don't like on consoles is playing on the TV. I believe this is partly because my (room m... : Nali4Freedom
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  Whats with these threads recently, I feel like I'm in 2001. : 60days
  • Started with the rage thing ... : InfoBiter
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  I used to think I just hated the gamepad controller for FPS, but then I've come to realize that the other... : Matt Burris
  • It's even better when those same games offer split-screen co-op play, and then you're limited to about a ... : Arctic Fox
• There have been attempts at faking the signals I believe, I seem to remember reading a review even. It s... : dael
• FPS on Wii is my favorite control set, even over mouse+keyboard : MoreVespeneGas
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  FPS on a controller is like learning to sprint on crutches. Yeah, all the other idiots are using crutches... : jimmy-buffett
  • It's more akin to putting neck braces on soldiers. Put them out in the field and watch them shift their ... : Matt Burris
• Aiming with the thumb just doesn't feel right. Hell, even Psychonauts, with it's console-like interface, ... : MercFox1
• yeah playing a fps with a controller is the worst. could never get into halo because of that. : arizona bay
• I wish they would allow people to map the analog stick speed in a non-linear fashion. I'd finally be abl... : Rag and Bone Man
• The reason this has not been done is because Microsoft uses a proprietary wireless signal which is encryp... : retarded talking dinosaur

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• How can I test it?? I love google voice! : scapin
• Why did they reject it? : alnya
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  http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/27/apple-is-growing-rotten-to-the-core-and-its-likely-atts-fault/ : Warlock
  • Motherfucker. I want Google Voice for an iPhone when I get one. Goddammit! : Rice-Rocketeer
• I would jailbreak for this app. I hope Apple feels a little pressure on this and reconsiders soon. : Warlock
• Do you mean they removed the app? They couldn't have rejected it, because I've downloaded it a while bac... : Matt Burris
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  has anyone an invite to google voice? I keep reading about it on the shack and would like to try it out. : razorblade79
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    google is doling them out themselves. they haven't given invites to us gvoice users yet : Draugluin
    • oh I just read "US only" anyway. ah well, sounds really neat though : razorblade79
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  What exactly does Google Voice do? I don't keep up with phone app stuff. : Old_Fart
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    http://voice.google.com it's like a phone forwarding service, but so much more. i love it! : suqur
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      Wow that seems really neat. First I've heard of this. : Chod
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        Also now I need to get on this, need an invite, hurry up Google. : Chod
        • I'm in the same boat. I've been waiting for months. One of my coworkers just requested one from Google ... : mathyou
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  Yeah, that's pretty lame. The Android integration looks awesome tho. It might actually help make my decis... : suqur
  • Yea.. I've been dying for an iPhone, but with the new stuff coming out with a reskinned android and no so... : stonedonkey
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  I really hope there's a firestorm over this. Google needs to get those fancy lobbyists they hired to sta... : hawkeye
  • Latitude + Voice have really pissed me off. I agree. : askedrelic
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  It's such bullshit. I just got a Google Voice account and an app for it would be indispensable. This and... : tfboc
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    What was the reason behind killing Latitude on iPhone? : stonedonkey
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      Another map app would "confuse" users... cuz we iz dum hehe duurrr Fucking lame. The fact that Apple is... : tfboc
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        There are hundreds of apps in the store that are similar to Latitude. Brightkite, Loopt, and Whrrl could... : hawkeye
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          Apple's gatekeeper system is fucked. Period. : Fred Garvin
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            It's unfortunate too. I really love having one place to look for and buy apps. Integrated centralized u... : hawkeye
            • Offer what Microsoft does. You can get WM apps anywhere, but also have a store. : Fred Garvin
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  So GoogleVoice is a VOIP app on phones? Not sure what the point is if that's the case. Either you use you... : Fred Garvin
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    Uh...you could do away with you minuets, and save money? : JohnnyRey
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      Would any carrier let you do that? : Fred Garvin
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        Yes? : JohnnyRey
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          Do you end every comment with a question mark? : fishbone
          • Yes ? : JohnnyRey
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    No, Google Voice acts as a single phone number for ALL your phone numbers. So, Google assigns (you act... : stonedonkey
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      thats not really what the google voice app was doing here. People are using the transcribe service to tur... : Slowtreme
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        That's another one of the features yes (also not duplicating funcationality) but the article I read earli... : stonedonkey
        • The duplicating functionality argument isn't a good one anyways and Apple ought to know better. : hawkeye
        • thats not what the iphone app does though, thats what the service does. : Slowtreme
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      So it's call forwarding? : Fred Garvin
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        Not just that: http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html : Nitrium
        • /shrug I guess I don't use my cell enough to get excited about that. : Fred Garvin
• I have GV and haven't found a compelling reason to keep using it. Perhaps the app would've changed my mi... : jingletard

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  Your not supposed to use silly.....my condolences :) : Silent Wolf
  • Heh. Compared to your losses, mine are insignificant. I just wanted to play BF1943 :( : Gonzo
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  :< : Shivawn
  • cthulu? : klearlyunseen
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  Gotta think positive. It'll turn up. : _jon
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    I tried that. Still red ringed. : Gonzo
    • Im on my 5th one now and it pulls a red ring occasionaly and somehow it manages to keep firing up after a... : pwnjoo
• Ever since MS fixed my Xbox the first time round, it's been going solid since. : Drewus
• Mine has started acting weird. The colours go wonky after it's been on for a few minutes. BACK TO COSTCO ... : SenorSpine
• It's dead! : Link.
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  I'm sure it's been said before but... how can anyone sell a product that dies all the time. I've seen doz... : Wyvern
  • There is no way they have stayed under the recall rate. : hirosushima
  • it's really awful, most people put up with it because the platform is pretty awesome. It would be interes... : MikkleThePickle
  • People put up with it because if you can live with that one thing it's by far the best gaming platform th... : uncleanmonkey
  • There was a backlash 2-3 years ago when MS wasn't honoring repairs for the RROD past the standard 3 month... : Prozium
  • Microsoft replace them for 3 years which keeps the users happy. : abrasion
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    It's still cheaper than the PS3, and MS fixes it for free if it red rings. As a 360 owner it honestly doe... : Drewus
    • I agree, I rrod shipped it once, didn't have it for a week or two, no big deal for me. XBLive and the va... : threeup
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    My girlfriend works in the support department for a government agency called 'forbrugerstyrelsen'. It's b... : aaarrrgh
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      Also, PS3s have a big issue with their Blu Ray drives breaking down. Lots of people are having problems w... : aaarrrgh
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        For two years after the 360s release there were very nearly daily RROD posts on the shack. This is the ... : cerealSAM2
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          Sure, but unlike Microsoft, Sony's support is outright awful, which is why they probably receive so many ... : aaarrrgh
          • That's funny, when my PS3 broke they overnighted me a new one. It was still under warranty. I expected ... : flagg209
        • I'll buy that empirical evidence. Never once seen a BROD thread. : davantalus
        • The shack doesn't have nearly as many PS3 owners either.. not sure of the breakdown but seems with mos... : Shadowdane
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    It's interesting that I can still play my NES 20 years later, but I'm guaranteed my 360 won't last that l... : Dalant
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      I don't really know that that's a fair comparison. I would never make excuses for the horrible 360 failur... : qwpeoriu
      • Even outside the moving parts, it's such higher power and so undergoes far more thermal stress too. (whi... : DinK
    • dont forget you have to clean your contact and make sure the cart slips down the proper amount. I tried m... : pwnjoo
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    it's a pretty awesome platform. I only bought my 360 1.5yrs ago, knowing full well the problems,but by t... : slickdoody
    • I bought mine at Costco. Not only do I not worry about failures, but when the last one failed I replaced... : DinK
  • I'm on #3. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Two things IMO. First, they have the best console. Second, they as a company are able to throw a billio... : DinK
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    because they dont die all the time? : maulla
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      oh hey guys my 360 just died : maulla
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        hey it died again! this thing dies all the time : maulla
        • I'm on 360 #4 and I was just helping a friend return his to Costco on Friday. =( : DinK
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    I am sure it's had an impact on sales. : Fred Garvin
    • Also, you have summoned pneum0. : Fred Garvin
    • I'm really really casual as far as consoles are concerned. I would likely have bought one by now if it we... : davantalus
  • GREAT Propaganda and i think the fanboy wars benefit Microsoft because fanboy = devoted follower ... : quadalupeupe
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  How can they not fix this? Are their engineers stumped by the problem? Is it too expensive to fix? Is it ... : ventro
  • I think they have, by and large, there's just a large number of old consoles out there, and the "repair" ... : uncleanmonkey
  • Maybe then it'd cost as much as a PS3. : Marrbe
  • The new ones are fixed (allegedly) .The problem, I think is that the referb units are old ones and so kee... : chazums
  • I'm sure they're aware of the problem but it's likely a cost benefit analysis. If it's going to cost more... : ieGod
  • There are millions out there with flaws that are waiting to die. They are just replacing them as it goes. : Fred Garvin
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  I am still using my launch day 360 with no problems. : scapin
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    you just jinxed yourself! It's an inevitability :) : moshman
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      Mr. Anderson. : freqq28
      • I don't think he has the Neo 360... : one random winner
  • Same here and everyone of my friends has red ringed : bozer
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    Mine lasted until about three days after the way way extended warranty was up. I just said fuckit and pi... : MacemanInTW
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      yeah it's a fun console, lots of great games, and i'm thankful mine has never crapped the bed : pharom
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        First game of SF4 I played red ringed my launch one. I had not had a single issue with it up until then! : MacemanInTW
        • you know that MS will repair red ring machines for free regardless of warranty? My original 360 was liste... : metalremains
  • mine lasted 2yrs and bit the dust : Shadowdane
  • prove it, post screenshot or video on youtube if you do i'll take video of my Red Jasper Xbox 360....a... : quadalupeupe
• It's like HAL 9000 shutting down, only dumber. : Wolfanoz
• why was my post removed from lastnight? i asked about falcon or jasper my friend who owns a Falcon ... : quadalupeupe

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• Awesome, I like the tabs on top one, gets rid of another line of wasted vertical space from the browser. : nodebug
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  About fucking time they got around to WPF. : LoioshDwaggie
  • They're using WPF? That'd be a huge code refactoring and an odd thing to do. (You can draw on Aero glass ... : nudel
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  Version A tabs on BOTTOM, indeed gentlemen, indeed. Why so much space (2, 3 pixels?) between each tab? J... : abrasion
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    Where's my bookmarks bar? : abrasion
    • Yes.. I need this as well... : stonedonkey
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      Probably turned off by default like Chrome but I'd be really surprised if they completely got rid of it. : hawkeye
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        Ahhh let them change stuff, if it makes people so desperate for change happy - more power to them, as lon... : abrasion
        • They're not doing away with the extension framework so things like Extended Statusbar aren't going anywhe... : hawkeye
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    I thought they meant tabs on the bottom of the window : Dave-A
    • Gross, I'm sure tab mix plus will let them do that but I like mine up the top but below address bar. htt... : abrasion
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    90 tabs at a time? Are you opening up the entire Internet. If that is the case a few pixels here or there... : Chod
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      Look at my screenshot. http://members.iinet.net.au/~scottylans/eye%20of%20the%20beholder.jpg I don't ... : abrasion
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        I have a hard time taking anyone who has Quicktime in their quick launch seriously. : mrvandelay
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          Oh jesus christ touche dude, touche! What the hell (I recently installed itunes, and quicktime had it's w... : abrasion
          • Ok check the image now, something far more apt to describe quicktime down there........ : abrasion
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            I see GOM in there, too. Do you know how to make it disable monitor power-down while playing video? I ... : nudel
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              No sorry, GOM is for emergencies, Media Player Classic is the king of playback (even if the codec support... : abrasion
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                Same here. I much prefer getting the codecs to work since that means video works in everything, but I hav... : nudel
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                  Very true - but I would estimate in the next 24 months we'll start to see blu ray players with NTFS USB s... : abrasion
                  • I don't trust anything other than a PC to do video-file playback. Any consumer device like a blu-ray play... : nudel
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        If they go with the gaps I'd be surprised if the gaps don't get smaller and disappear as you open more an... : nudel
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          nudel, besides your attraction to directory opus, you're clearly fairly similar in thinking to me when it... : abrasion
          • File system & multi-tasking, yeah. (Though I also like to close down apps I'm not using, then start 'e... : nudel
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        lol fullscreen browsers i'm being pedantic, but still all that space wasted : Slowtreme
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          Actually it's not wasted, it's layed out correctly so it doesn't look all retarded and stupid. All apps ... : abrasion
          • at work I have 2 19" screens and I fullscreen most apps on my main screen. but they are apps that really ... : Slowtreme
          • I run a single monitor on this laptop at 1920x1080 and I still fullscreen the browser. I'm not sure what ... : Entity
  • The status bar and tools menu-on-the-right were the first things I noticed & worried about, after noticin... : nudel
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  I like the combo stop/refresh/go button, that's not a bad idea at all. : pixelat3d
  • Safari 4 uses this, it works well : Serpico74
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    I've never understood the Go button. What's it for? Only time I can see it being useful is if you've j... : nudel
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      Some people honestly cannot use their browser without a go button. I am 100% not kidding. : hawkeye
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        So they just use the button instead of the return key? If it's sharing the space with the refresh butt... : nudel
        • Return key?! THERE'S A KEYBAORD?!? OMG! These are users we're talking about, come on :( : hawkeye
        • You can hit escape and it'll undo your changes to the address bar. : electroly
      • yup I've seen a few people at work that click that rather than hitting enter. Same thing with the Wind... : Shadowdane
• wassup there chrome, how you doin? : Slowtreme
• Looks nice. I hope Gmail Notifier still works ok with it. I like my big red envelope on the top. : tomservo
• The theory behind tabs on top is nice, but....I *hate* the look of apps that crowd the title bar. It does... : avatar_58

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  http://lifehacker.com/5309573/set-up-push-gmail-on-your-iphone : moshman
  • If i'm reading that correctly though that's just a push notification not a push of the e-mail itself? : vorm
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    I thought it works in push mode when setup via the google instructions? : abrasion
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      I don't even have an iphone. I just found that on google :) : moshman
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        This guide, I (think?) makes the iphone work with push support? I dunno! http://www.google.com/support/m... : abrasion
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          That's push contacts and calendar, not email. : hawkeye
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            I don't understand, my phone makes a dungggg! noise every now and then and I get a new email? : abrasion
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              Gmail currently works based off the fetch settings. Defaults to 30m I think, can be set to 15m, 30m, 1h,... : hawkeye
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                I think you're totally right, honestly 15 minute doesn't bother me :/ : abrasion
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                  I'm only interested in Push email because once it becomes prevalent we can finally be rid of fucking SMS. : hawkeye
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                    There's a financial incentive to stop that hawkeye. In this country SMS is 22c a shot ............. (ok ... : abrasion
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                      Costs 11.7p in the UK - UK£ 0.117 = 0.1933074 US$ So not much cheaper : losimagic
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                        ^ on an iphone contract : losimagic
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                          Shrug, someone told me 4 years ago she paid 1 or 2p per SMS back then on a normal GSM plan (so clearly ma... : abrasion
                          • So I guess I'm lucky that my plan includes unlimited SMS within Canada. It makes it awfully convenient t... : Trepex
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          Nah, it pushes contacts and calendar but not email yet. I just use the mobileMe work around for push ema... : Trepex
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            There is no god damn reason the iPhone can't support IMAP IDLE :( : hawkeye
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              I agree. Mail supports it in OSX, right? I'm sure it's not a huge amount of work to do it on the iPhone... : Trepex
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                Mail on OSX does support IDLE (99% sure). Mail on iPhone is a background app, it's essentially always ru... : hawkeye
                • ah right of course! : Trepex
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          Yeah, it checks intermittently instead of instantly receiving a notification. It's probably better that w... : razlebol
          • But if you're going to have push enabled at all, you might as well have it enabled for email right? And ... : Trepex
    • Yeah, it works with the normal mail app included for me. : razlebol
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  i have mine set up as IMAP with Gmail and it's pretty damned close to Push.. get emails on the phone with... : g0nk
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    How much of a hit does your battery take though, having it check that often? : Trepex
    • Push <> Fetching If you're using push and getting emails less often than what your fetch interval woul : hawkeye
    • not a big deal. i charge mine up every other day or so. it never gets lower than 50%. : g0nk
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      My battery time with wifi enabled, 3g enabled, bluetooth disabled is disgustingly bad. It really is ap... : abrasion
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        wow, i have the same settings and mine lasts almost like 3 days.. i use LC.app mostly, lately the faceboo... : g0nk
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          I don't even know how. With wifi enabled and the phone in standby mode, 8 hours over night will drain 50%... : Chod
          • well, I got a White 3G, what color is yours? I heard the Black ones are lazy.. HOLY SHIT LOL I AM KIDDING : g0nk
          • Yep exactly - honestly true, I've been late for work once already due to it. : abrasion
        • Did you bring back an iPhone from the future? Even on days where I hardly use mine I can still get maybe... : hawkeye
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    Bullshit. If you're going into the mail app to check it's doing an immediate fetch. I've also found it'... : hawkeye
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      uh, no, it pops up without me going to the mail app. : g0nk
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        Then you've hacked the gibson and won the game. : hawkeye
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          i dunno, i set it up with my 3 Gmail accounts from day one, and it's always been that quick at fetching n... : g0nk
          • I suppose that's possible if you have polling enabled, that's all. If the polling coincides with when th... : Trepex