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  TL;DR - If you're happy with the overall graphics card performance you receive from Windows Vista, but th... : mrvandelay
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    Meaning that there's no difference between Vista and Win7 gaming, despite the cries of "Vista sucks man! ... : Link.
    • Yeah, I can't imagine any reason for me to go spend $100+ on a new OS. Vista has been great for me, and ... : valael
    • Is this supposed to be news? Those of us with half a brain already knew this. FUD is a powerful thing. : avatar_58
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      except that Win 7 isn't even released yet and the drivers are already up to par with Vista's drivers... y... : Korban
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        What is that supposed to mean? : walker270
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          it means that Vista was a massive steaming pile when it was released and has spent the last 2 years turni... : deject
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            Oh, I thought that means Windows 7 used the same driver model as Windows Vista, and Vista's drivers work ... : walker270
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              Err, nm... you took the post in a different direction. The whole "Vista sucks because it sucked 3 yea... : walker270
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                For what it's worth, it was Vista's state about 18 months ago, not three years. Vista came out in January... : Gonzo
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                  I bought vista Summer 07 and didn't bother installing it till summer 08. :D Helped in large part by your ... : xsoulbrothax
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                    Well, I gave it a 7, IIRC, but in retrospect that was still too high. As I've said in the past, I got pre... : Gonzo
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                      I'm thinking of one of the late 07/early 08 articles.. I think it was a 'how's vista doing now?' or somet... : xsoulbrothax
                      • The October 08 story is the one I think you're thinking of. The coverline was "Inside Microsoft's $6 Bill... : Gonzo
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      Bullshit. I noticed a very real increse in frames per second after moving to 7, anywhere from 2-3 frames ... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        Though I was running Vista SP1 : Mr. Goodwrench
        • yah Vista SP2 saw performance increases... still i prefer 7 after using it now for a few months. : Shadowdane
      • SP1 vs SP2 aside, that could simply be the difference in background shite running on the two installs. ... : nudel
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        do you have all the same background shit running in both installs? : retardhumper
        • Yeah, the install is pretty much the same for both, with the exception that certain programs are now upda... : Mr. Goodwrench
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      They used Vista with SP2 for these benchmarks... which is pretty damn close with what windows 7 is in ter... : pixelat3d
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        More like Win7 is Vista SP2, which means Win7 is nothing except a worthy upgrade from XP, not Vista, desp... : Link.
        • just stop trying plz : Downforce
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          Pretty much. I think most people have accepted that win7 is just a rush to save face, slap a new exterior... : prancing_jackanapes
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            No, just because you have no idea what went on under the hood doesn't mean nothing did. http://en.wiki... : derelict515
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              well honestly, do you think MS is releasing windows 7 because those changes are so important, or because... : prancing_jackanapes
              • The XP->Vista delay was atypical more than the Vista->7 delay was. Vista took that long because they m... : nudel
              • it helps if you don't just make things up and ignore what's presented. Look at the Windows release schedu... : derelict515
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        What kind of uninformed moron compares Vista SP1 to Windows 7? Whenever someone like myself or Link here ... : avatar_58
        • People at both extremes are being silly. Saying 7 is just a graphically fancy Vista makes it sound like y... : nudel
        • Nah. I went from Vista x64 SP1/SP2 for about a year on gloriously overkill hardware to Win7, and it sure ... : xsoulbrothax
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      i still haven't found a compelling reason to switch from xp to vista : [fry]
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        Only really if you want a 64 bit OS....because XP 64 leaves a lot to be desired over Vista/7 64 : Mr. Goodwrench
        • yeah i guess that'd be one reason but it doesn't apply to me. xp is pure gold for me at the moment. i'll ... : [fry]
      • Yeah i doubt I'll switch from XP until I build a new primary pc, which i don't anticipate I'll do for a f... : ieGod
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      oh boy here we go again. can we quote you on this plz : Downforce
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        Sure, quote this thread every single time anti-Vista trolling comes up. This is the definitive, incontest... : Link.
        • right on bro good thing you got it figured out already. works every time : Downforce
        • Y'ok lol : Mr. Goodwrench
    • All the people trying to say Win7 magically performed better in games with a whole shitload of evidence o... : xsoulbrothax
    • TF2 is noticeably slower on my machine on Win 7 vs. XP. I love the interface and everything else about t... : spazzium
  • Thanks. : bolneze
• i just scrolled through 6 pages and the differences are non-existent : StolenNosferatu
• XP is still faster it seems : gyokuro
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  vga performance? good thing they cleared that up. : GloriousCow
  • They really should have run all of these in 640x480 with 256 colors : Judecca
  • I'm waiting for EGA performance numbers myself. : PointlesS76
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  I ran a wholly living shitload of benchmarks over the last few days, comparing XP x86, Vista x64, and Win... : Gonzo
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    The real plus is that performance is equivalent. Microsoft has made a lot of work to ensure that anyth... : RomSteady
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      Prove it that these changes will make a noticeable difference in the long-run. There's just as many effic... : Link.
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        We all understand that you're really happy with your purchase of Vista. However, you shouldn't let your h... : Gonzo
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          I don't understand. For what possible should I spend $80, $120, whatever amount, for effectively the same... : Link.
          • You're forgetting about the people who skipped or disliked Vista, Win 7 is just what they asked for. : abrasion
          • People have told you about both the under-the-hood changes and the fact that main elements of the UI have... : Gonzo
        • hahaha nice : biskits
        • hahaha ouch : [7]kami
        • I'm going to have to steal this, awesome : Serpico74
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          As much as I love this comment, it didn't work. : spazzium
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            I don't know, he hasn't been back in a few hours. : Gonzo
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              You did good, man. You did good. : [7]kami
              • dude got welcome'd to earf! : Dave-A
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              I think the best thing you should do is give him a nice shiny 'derp' now - he loves those. : abrasion
              • derp derp? : Gonzo
      • your argument against the guys with actual programming experience posting links to real technical details... : derelict515
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        The kernel dispatcher spinlock alone removes one of the major scaling issues going above quad-core and wi... : RomSteady
        • Of course, the irony is that apps that were heavily optimized for multi-core in Vista and XP see less of ... : Gonzo
    • After spending a lot of time with all three commonly-used versions of Windows, the thing that impresses m... : Gonzo
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    Bang me on twitter when you post this. I want to read it. : rosewood
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      You're @rosewood, I assume? : Gonzo
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        Who are you on twitter? If you just post it on there I'll see if it I'm following you, too. : xsoulbrothax
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          I am @willsmith. It will be posted there, for like everyone on Twitter, I will whore out my work for grea... : Gonzo
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            Wait, Gonzo, are you Will Smith from Maximum PC? I could have sworn there was a writer there with that na... : Danny5225
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              I've answered my own question. That's awesome! Love the magazine. I need to re-sub :-/ : Danny5225
              • Thanks! : Gonzo
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              Yes he is, however Link knows better than him. : abrasion
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                Doesn't he have access to the tri-force? :p : warcrow
                • Link is a farmer, not a hardware reviewer! Now if this were Zelda, I don't know what she's up to... : xsoulbrothax
    • Me too! @heymarkd : warcrow
  • Very good, I will be looking out for this, Gonzo. : silaslang
  • Please to be reading this with eagerness. : spazzium
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  Last time I checked NVidia was the authority in video cards and their drivers were actually good... : lcizzle
  • The ATI drivers seem to be a little better, at least right now. That will undoubtedly change as time goes... : Gonzo
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    Last time I checked, post-XP Nvidia drivers have been mediocre. You remember all the Vista BSODs? Most of... : Link.
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      Yeah, ATi was much, much better off in Vista than nVidia was initially, from what I remember reading. : xsoulbrothax
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        The much-discussed statistic is that in the months immediately following Vista's launch that Nvidia drive... : Gonzo
        • Yeah. I sort of dismissed the raw percentages just out of nVidia hardware seeming to outnumber ATi hardwa... : xsoulbrothax

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• Its too much work to change everything. : bolneze
• Because we are America damnit. We don't want your logic. : NFXFSX
• We can always count on our Imperial brother, Liberia. : cygnus
• We DID go metric, back in the 1970s! But some of these whipper-snappers are too young to realize it. ht : Bold
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  I know it's the scientific standard, even in the US, but is the Metric system a standard in engineering, ... : thecray
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    Depends on the industry, but engineering and architecture in the US is still largely imperial. : nurglich
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      Do you also complain about people speaking foreign languages when you go to other countries? : pigvomit
      • oops meant for yautja. : pigvomit
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      You'll have to pry the 8-foot 2-by-4's from our cold, dead hands. : LemonJoose
      • And you'll be using foot-pounds of torque when you do. : nurglich
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        http://martial-link.com/images/246hacksaw_jim_Duggan_james_duggan_5.jpg : bad_fish
        • HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! : thecray
  • It is in countries they use metric yes. Each AutoCAD version has both a US imperial and EMEA metric relea... : d fluke
  • It didn't work here in Cananda. All that ended up happening is they taught us metric in school but once ... : legsbrogan
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  everyone is too used to it. since we've all used it our whole lives we can easily visualize in our head : ninjase
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    Yeah but everyone else had the same problem switching from other measurements to metric so what you're sa... : SpaecKow
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      Well where is the incentive there? Everyone already learns our measurement system and our language to ge... : cetra00
      • The only time your measurement system is learned is when needing to interact with your system (travel, bu... : ieGod
    • no we're just dgaf : ninjase
  • Just take the hit and learn for one generation, and the problem is solved forever. : Marrbe
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  I've grown up with science and the metric system but I can still better visualize a foot, yard, pound, et... : cetra00
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    im good at visualizing 2 liters because i can just think of a large coke bottle but it all falls apart if... : ninjase
    • Cut it in half : sumo-hacker
    • 1L is like a bottle of seltzer : mikecyb
    • A liter is so close to a quart that it shouldn't be hard to visualize. If someone said "here's a 32oz" co... : qwpeoriu
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      Liter Cola? Do we sell Liter Cola? : BlackCat9
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        It's for a cop. : the_burd
        • Does this look like spit to you? : exponen7
    • Coke bottles are 0.5l=small, 1.5l=standard, 2l=big. Standard cans are 33cl. : guigr
• You sound American already! : felicia
• END TIMES!!! : vigilante
• I haven't lived in the states since I was 12 and I still to this day think in Imperial units, especially ... : Shai-Tan
• dude you'll be fine, we don't even know imperial that well. I bet most people don't know how many feet a... : mikecyb
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  Everytime this comes up I try to find a video of the old Decabet SNL skit and fail :( : zakk
  • Found a transcript :( http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75rdecabet.phtml : felicia
• Look at the UK, where we have gone metric, in theory. People still know their weight in stone, their heig... : rock elf
• What, you mean your in another country and they do things differently there? You don't say.... : Visceral Monkey
• Don't know. Speaking of that, there should be 10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, and 100 seconds... : Perturbation
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  Because we are the only fucking Empire left. : massdev
  • I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing : imperator
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  Ronald Reagan saved us from the metric system. : smax
  • Making sure everyone measures the same way is communism. : silent prophet
• They're beating the retard. : kramweil
• At least we don't use the measuring system that my gym teacher used. "That's 5 times shorter than my... : jasoncrowley
• I have. : drucifer
• practically, we use both and i think most anyone who has taken a college high school science course would... : d0pamine
• Oh just suck it up. I've been here 2 years, and mostly, all you'll need to know: 2 and a bit pounds in a ... : Arctic Fox
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  The metric system is the tool of the devil! : gibolas1234
  • Sadly, given the whole heathcare debate down there, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people actually t... : CAPPINJACK

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  Wow, based on your extensive one week delving into a local BJJ house, I guess we'll have to take your wor : Lunatic Angelic
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    what the hell : AlexXdude
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      lol I think it is funny because it is greh kleh. I am jealous of whoever gets to choke him! : haiku
      • Don't judge! Feel some compassion! : Dave-A
      • hahahahah : boomstickah
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        rofl. I would love to get my ass kicked by you haiku. :D bring it on. : greh kleh
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          He knows a weeks worth of Jiu Jitsu haiku. I'd watch the fuck out. : Drewus
          • Gotta get your ass kicked a bunch before you can do the asskicking, and I'm no where close to asskicking. : greh kleh
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I loled : Slowtreme
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    definitely a dangerous way to get in shape. You injure yourself...game over. back on the couch and all th... : gyokuro
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      ... : genjuro
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        ^^^ prefers an elliptical trainer : Dave-A
        • I like your style, sir. : BaronVonChocula
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      I'm also fairly sure it's *NOT* a great way to get in shape. It's fun, and it's hard work, but I'd imagin... : Vincent Grayson
      • sounds way more fun than hitting a cardio machine : gyokuro
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        most people will not push themselves in the gym as hard as a martial arts class will. Hell, even if you t... : derelict515
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          But getting your ass handed to you in an MMA match isn't even remotely just about being in-shape, it's ab... : Vincent Grayson
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            certainly, but just trying to stand in the ring at full intensity for a couple rounds is going to exhaust... : derelict515
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              totally agree. I did wrestling in HS and going up against someone your same weight and about your own mus... : gyokuro
              • i did wrestling in HS too and it was FUCKING AWESOME. you hated every second of the workouts but after... : xsoulbrothax
            • I agree. That's all I'm saying. Is that sparring for even a few minutes is way tougher then you realize i... : greh kleh
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        Best way to get in shape is to have fun. Maybe dude doesn't like gyms. I don't. : romulan
        • i agree. getting in shape actually takes ALOT of time--as in months. so unless you enjoy the activity are... : gyokuro
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      I screwed up my knee and back in the first two weeks I started that. I recovered and my hips got complet... : Rag and Bone Man
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        get in shape first. most injury-prone people i've met in martial arts -- myself included -- are so becaus : biskits
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          It also highly depends on the quality of the school and class makeup. It's so popular now, it's common t : Lunatic Angelic
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            you, sir, are correct. when i took lessons, a guy joined our class after my being there ~6 months. he had... : biskits
            • SOUNDS LIKE FUN : the city
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    well I have been working out 4 times a week for a couple years now and my core has never been this sore b... : greh kleh
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      Then you weren't doing it right. Good job though, keep it up, you're using muscles like you never used b : Lunatic Angelic
      • I'm pretty sure I was doing it exactly like my trainer was telling me to... but maybe not. : greh kleh
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      i agree with LA ^^^^ working out doesn't mean a thing, if you weren't targeting your core stabilizers wit... : biskits
      • I was targeting my core. But sparring around with guys 10-20 kilos heavier then me for an hour, directly ... : greh kleh
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  http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/general/pics/30.11.08/jew-jitsu.jpg : Thresher
  • Oh those Jews. : bolneze
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  that sure is a lot of Jui Jitsu : drucifer
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    i got this : baconisgod
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      I did not =\ : bolneze
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        How many in a Brazilian? : cerealSAM2
        • zero; it's as smooth as eggs down there. : massdev
• I really enjoyed it when I was taking it. It keeps getting better once you get into some of the more adva... : sm00v3d
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  I've done it for just over 6 years now, it's quite fun, but I don't know if I would say it's a good way t... : senseimoron
  • well I've been weight training (body weight and resistance training) for almost two years now and my core... : greh kleh
• I think he meant that his Jiu Jitsu classes take more physical energy than he was expecting. I agree, I'... : Vantage
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  This sounds like something you would do : Mr.SEX
  • And by do I mean dabble in for 3 months or so : Mr.SEX

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• yeha, I noticed shacklol was busted. :( : edgewise
• Can any of the xml APIs for various mobile apps be of any use here? (I ask without ever having looked at... : zakk
• This is a disaster! I appreciate your work on these scripts. They bring order to chaos. If you ever nee... : ArB
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  So what would need to change for you to use that function call? : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    Off Topic / Religious / Stupid posts need to be visible to people that aren't logged in. This is act... : ThomW
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      Well, helpful and/or informative hasn't ever really been in vogue around here. : cerealSAM2
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        Ad homenim attacks sure help de-motivate people though! That's a really dumb blind/wide ranging statem... : geedeck
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          A direct link is a direct link, people click because they WANT to see the content. : MagicWishMonkey
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            I wouldn't mind a clearer error message, but I don't want tangent/stupid/political to be open without log... : geedeck
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              I think people are highly unlikely to create an account just to see one post though. So whether it says b... : moshman
              • People definitely aren't going to go through the effort of creating an account (or logging in) to see one... : MagicWishMonkey
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                And that's fine. Shacknews is supposed to be about games, I have no problem with putting a very minor hur... : geedeck
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                  but it's usually the people who aren't really interested in games at all that we link random posts to. : pancake humper
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                    I imagine 90% of the posts on this board have absolutely nothing to do with games. The fact that we're a ... : MagicWishMonkey
                    • I understand it's a gaming site first, community site second, but latest chatty is much more than a gamin... : pancake humper
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                    I hope no one is offended by this, but I'm not concerned with the minor difficulty experienced by those p... : geedeck
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                      I could understand political/NWS posts being blocked, but Offtopic and Stupid seem like they could be ope... : pancake humper
                      • I see what you're saying, but disagree. I'd rather present one of the best parts of our community, and th... : geedeck
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              You know what I do when I hit message boards that ask to be logged in to see content? I close the window. : ieGod
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                And because you don't ever need to be logged in to see game posts, I'm fine with that. : geedeck
                • yeah, i agree that it's a good choice. The point being that it makes little difference in the end if they... : moshman
                • Come for the games, stay for the omgwtf, is that a penis!?! : nodebug
                • Even on a direct link? A user clicking on a direct link wouldn't be trying to find information on games, ... : ieGod
        • you shut your dirty whore mouth, geedeck! : itsjames
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          I specifically meant the site itself, not the users, in case that's what you thought. But in the 10 or... : cerealSAM2
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            Well, with a lot of that stuff you just need to ask the right person. As for the bad id, I'm sorry I didn... : geedeck
            • Some simple additions to the codebase would have made the site a lot easier to use. Across all the ver... : cerealSAM2
    • That's pretty lame. : ieGod
    • That annoys the hell out of me with the RSS if I've been logged out because it always takes me 2-3 times ... : hawkeye
    • haha, that's a pretty terrible design decision. Surprised Haiku didn't catch that. : MagicWishMonkey
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      So what's the elegant solution dude? Because I don't want off topic/political/stupid to be visible to peo... : geedeck
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        So none of my posts reach people the outside world?!?! : mace
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          Almost none. Remember sometimes you talk about Warcraft? : geedeck
          • Yeah and I'm ok with that. It's my special give for you guys only! Love, Mace : mace
      • Some of those posts are the best of what this place offers, are you kidding? : ieGod
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        We all asked for that change, and have been doing so for a while. It's not geedeck's fault; the mods ... : UtilityMaximizer
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          Do you don't want non-logged in people to see post that aren't game-related, even if they are explicitly ... : Clay
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            It would be nice if people could always see their own posts regardless of filters, and maybe it will be p... : UtilityMaximizer
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              even if it's completely out of context of the rest of the site? I completely understand having that fi... : Clay
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                I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "at the single post level". Why would it make sense to have of... : UtilityMaximizer
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                  You know if the request is for a specific thread or not based on the URL, the chance of someone typing ht... : MagicWishMonkey
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                    But how would they know to look for that particular thread unless they were logged in and able to see suc... : UtilityMaximizer
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                      It would be a result of a direct link, i.e. someone (a shacker) is passing it along because they know the... : ieGod
                      • I guess it might be nice to have such a feature, but it would take work to implement it. I don't know how... : UtilityMaximizer
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        What about just checking for a "bypass=Y" URL param that would let the post show up no matter how it was ... : tashtego
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          to clarify: "no matter how it was moderated" means marking offtopic, etc., not nuked posts. : tashtego
          • this sounds like a good idea, then thom, couldnt you base your lol stuff on this 'bypass' url? : papaskot
  • Wasn't Squeegy facing the same problem with the iphone app? I thought he set up some type of dummy accoun... : silent prophet
• Get hardcore and open the socket yourself? : filtersweep
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  get a better host thomw! : electroly
  • Too much work. I got a slicehost account that's currently en fuego. They emailed to say it's been compr... : ThomW
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  Why don't you ask the guys at shacknews for an actual API feed? In a previous big shackchatty API discus... : batkiwi
  • that's bs http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17626096#itemanchor_17626096 : pancake humper
• WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIX THIS THOMW? SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A VIRTUAL DEDICATED HOST STAT! : spazzium
• Something me or Squeegy could add to our APIs to pass the info through? : stonedonkey

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• I hope apple will drop their prices in response. : thecatinthehat
• Only one more month and I can finally lay my 8GB Nano to rest. : stump
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  $290 is a pretty nice price for a huge upgrade to my old trusty iAudio X5. Too bad I would have to use t... : melkore
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    I'd be surprised if there wasn't WMP integration with this one. : Deathlove
    • I just want drag and drop support so I can store other files on it. : melkore
  • you HAVE to? you sure? : retarded talking dinosaur
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  tell me the difference between this and an iPod Touch - I have not been keeping up with the Zune HD. : c_man_tmt
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    does the zune have apps? : edgewise
    • Sort of. You can make apps and games with XNA and it comes with a few games. : Reavers!
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    I kind of like the fact that the Zune HD will be a "pure" MP3 player. I miss the old iPod. : DooBall
    • Well damn... it apparently has a touch screen, wi-fi, and a web browser... : DooBall
    • And this makes no sense to me. 1) You can still get the ipod classic 2) Just because a feature is t... : rosewood
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    It's pretty much the only portable device with an HD radio as far as I know. : owtwerd
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      Awesome. Because when you're on a sinking ship, what you really want is an anchor. : BlackCat9
      • hey! i like the radio! its just that reception sucks on mp3 players. :( : StolenNosferatu
      • Hahahaha, I got a jolly chuckle from this. : spazzium
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        Or, you know, you want to listen to a live sports game. : NexusOne
        • oh man the first time i tuned into a standard AM sports channel and it kicked into digital...i was just s... : smacknca
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          It isn't satellite radio, so you can only listen to games being broadcast on regular AM / FM stations tha... : BlackCat9
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            So yea, the local sports teams. Or other local radio. Of which there are occasional times when it's worth... : NexusOne
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              Seems like such a niche feature, though. I mean, on the one hand, if you have an iPhone, you can listen t... : BlackCat9
              • Or it just costs very little to maintain a bit of backwards compatibility. : NexusOne
• But can it play a scaled-down Doom 3? : the archvile
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  deathlove, i don't use my ipod anymore now that I have my Pre. why exactly would you want to carry aroun... : mwasher
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    maybe he does not want to pay for a data plan on a phone? : c_man_tmt
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      1. he has a Pre, which requires a data plan 2. what the fuck does that have to do with having a media pl... : mwasher
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        The Pre requires data? Really? Like the BlackBerry does or really? : Ebu
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          To get a Pre activated on Sprint, you have to have a plan that has Data on it. But, Data plans on Sprint ... : Deathlove
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            450 minutes + unlimited data/texts + device protection = $65/mo : disposition
            • Mmm, that does sound tasty. Palm Pre is good, then? Fucking AT&T will be over $100 for 450+unlim+unli... : Ebu
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          Why would you want a Pre without data? : mwasher
          • Same reason I have a BB without data? For everything else. : Ebu
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    I believe in two devices; one Internet/Telephone, one Media Player. Also, the Pre only has 8GB and I'm wa... : Deathlove
    • ah, I've only ever had an 8gb nano and would never really need anything bigger. i manage my music on a d... : mwasher
    • same here. That's why I haven't bought an iPhone yet. : edgewise
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      I would be so fucked in the battery department if I had an iPhone :( : rosewood
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        Why? Just get a battery. : batkiwi
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          :v: : rosewood
          • I have one, it's about the size of a box of matches and plugs into the bottom. Charges it as you sit, or... : batkiwi
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        I guarantee I've used my phone as much as you would on a given day. It lasts the day. Some days it woul... : spazzium
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          yeah, but how long would it last if every minute besides making phone calls it was being used as a media ... : edgewise
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            media playback is the thing the iphone is most efficient at. I generally don't even notice a difference ... : mikecyb
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              oops sorry, 30 hrs is the 3Gs, the regular 3G is 24 hours : mikecyb
              • I see you have things well in hand here Mr. Cyber. : spazzium
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            It would be no different than if the phone was doing nothing at all. Provided that by "media" you mean M... : spazzium
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              I'm sure they play mp3's forever, but videos eat that battery right up. I get maybe 5 hours on a full cha... : edgewise
              • I'd say on an average day I spend about 1 hour of the phone, 1 hour playing games, 1 hour using maps with... : spazzium
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            Audio playback is well over 24 hours and video is about 10 hours. Using it as a media player is not a big... : Serpico74
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              Video is not 10 hours. At least not on my 3g. : spazzium
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                3G is rated at 7, 3GS is 10 : mikecyb
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                  7 maybe if you're standing next to a radar dish. : spazzium
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                    cell signals come from a radar dish? : moshman
                    • It's late, I'm grasping. : spazzium
                  • I think the Apple battery life ratings are based on if everything else on the phone is off. so basically... : mikecyb
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              yeah 3G network rapes the battery pretty bad. if you can connect to wifi or are bold enough to use edge ... : mikecyb
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                also hilariously the 3G and 3GS do 5 hours internet with 3G and tne 3G does 6 on wifi but the 3GS apparen... : mikecyb
                • According to the dissection photos floating about, it's now a single chip for the entire radio for the wh... : spazzium
              • i find it really weird that 3g should pull more battery than wifi : moshman
      • is 'battery department' slag for ass, rosewood? : mikecyb
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  I was kinda disappointed in the hard drive sizes. My library is 70GB's at the moment... means I'mma have ... : disposition
  • Assuming that a 64GB will be coming sometime post-release. : disposition
• Hopefully a 60GB+ is around the corner. : NFXFSX
• Yeah, but this doesn't work on Macs or Linux, does it? : SLUDGE^

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• If it is a good movie I would like it to be at least 2 hours. I like long movies. : NFXFSX
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  uh depends on the movie - if it is interesting/exciting it can be as long as necessary. : trOmblyj
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    There is a limit to that too. I've watched cool 3.5 hour films and it kept my interest the whole way, bu... : DHAvatar
    • My main problem with a 5 hour movie is, even if it's wonderful the whole way through, you have to spend f... : nurglich
  • Pretty much this. Zodiac was really long but was one of the few movies of that length where I really wan... : bipolar
• I like 2 hours depending on the film. 90 minutes feels a little short for me, but sometimes it can work. ... : Wisp!
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  I think a tight 2 hour movie is best. Some movies go on way too long (There Will Be Blood being the fir... : Grumbeld
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    What part was too long? :( : sgtsanity
    • Nearly every scene? I mean, I was not really prepared to watch that kind of a movie when I did. I was a... : Grumbeld
• A two hour movie is my preference, though if a 2.5+ hour movie is backed up by increased detail and devel... : Link.
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  its not the length that counts, its what it does it with that matter. : filthysock
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    I heard length was less important than being full and well-rounded. : nurglich
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      And whether it was cut or not. : cerealSAM2
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        comes down to how well it is received in the end. : siknsyko
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          I think it has more to do with who you share it with. The crowd is often a big detractor for me : radicus
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            I don't care how long it is, just so long as I have hot melted butter all over my hands and face. : edgewise
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              A big explosion is all I need. Maybe more than one if I haven't seen a movie in a while. : nurglich
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                You guys are talking about penises and ejaculation! : sumo-hacker
                • You perv! : Clay
• Depends. To me, epic movies need to be epically long. Like Gladiator, Ben Hur, Kingdom of Heaven, etc..... : stump
• Generally speaking, I'm more concerned about a movie's pacing than its length. If it's long and paced wel... : Vincent Grayson
• if it's going to be any over 2 hours it better be fucking worth it. i can't stand the long-for-the-sake-o... : cpt_gloval
• i have a long attention span for movies. i enjoyed zodiac a lot. : EvilDolemite
• I personally find myself enjoying longer films more than the shorter types. Mostly because longer films t : inf3d3l
• Depends on if it's good or not. I liked the longer cuts of the LOTR movies. I hated Cloverfield... 8... : cerealSAM2
• 1.5 - 2 hours for most movies. 2.5 is okay in some situations. anything approaching 3 hours or more bet... : dromo5
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  As long as it takes. : omnova
  • ^^^ yes : NastyJack
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    I'll sit through a movie if I've paid money for it but some movies suffer from serious pacing issues. Pub... : ieGod
    • Yea Public Enemies was paced poorly, and even as long as it was, it didnt have as much detail as it neede... : mrvandelay
• 90 minutes is always good. I'm fine with movies over two hours but most of that length don't earn it. : Serpico74
• The problem seems to be more sequel excess than anything. Transformers, Pirates, and Batman all pushed th : sgtsanity
• However long it needs to be to get the point across. Putting in lots of bullshit to lengthen the movie su... : the_burd
• 1.5 hours to 3.5 hours, it really just depends on the movie : MikkleThePickle
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  It doesnt matter to me. Just as long the movie keeps it interesting. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • ^ this : vx2o
• The Godfather is nearly 3 hours long. : jimvolk
• I prefer 1.5 - 2 hours, but if the movie is good 2.5 hours are ok. 3+ is way too much (never watched the ... : matthaeus
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  Tony Gilroy's two rules when it comes to screenwriting: 1) Don't bore the audience 2) Bring it in under t... : lightly inclined
  • Golden Standard right there : Navy Spitfire
• 2.5 is fine : GoodBoy
• Depends on the movie and what story they're trying to tell. 1.5 hours is almost always too short in my o... : Begawkiness

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  Hmmm Tim Burton's making a new 1984 movie. We'll see which one wins :) : Perturbation
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    In most comparisons these days, the one that wins is the one not directed by Tim Burton : Chris Remo
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      Tim Burton 1984! Starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in a wacky looking dark world where buildi... : nodebug
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • His remake of planet of the apes went so well and all. : imperator
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    Since Brave New World is the better story, and Leonardo is a better actor than Johnny Depp (you know he'l... : Cihte
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      Caprio is better than Depp? I dunno. Both are great, but pretty different in their type of portrayals. I ... : moshman
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        Depp's accents suck hard. They always turn out cartoonish sounding. Dicaprio wins for that alone. I did l... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          well, his SA accent in Blood Diamond was OK, but he kept slipping out of it too and it was nowhere near p... : moshman
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            Yeah but Dicaprio actually tries. : Godhatesfatpeople
            • stop changing your argumentation stance! : moshman
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      hmm i dunno both actors are good but I'm gonna go with depp he is fucking great : datoo
      • i'd say Depp is more versatile too. : disembodied potato
    • 1984 wins for having a boot in the face of mankind. : Lone Swordsman
  • Can't say I think Burton has the chops to make something that politically charged. It'll most likely end ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Anyone else think they should trade based on the material? : CrimsonHandHiro
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      Eh? the only difference is in one people are having sex all the time everywhere forever and in the other ... : DrFlammable
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        The dystopias are pretty much diametrically oppposed. In one world, you're not allowed to do anything. ... : bipolar
        • which makes Brave New World not exactly a horrifying dystopia. OMG people are happy! Horrible! : DonkeyPopsicle
        • Mega LOL for 'both are bastions of socialism' for descriptions of the U.S. and Aus. : spdon
  • Screw Burton, where's David Fincher's 1984? Insted he's making "The Social Network" about the founders... : NoCopy
  • Burton can't make movies dark enough. It's like he's teasing us with his true potential. It's annoying. : ieGod
• I really, really hope Leonardo is able to take the lead and Ridley directs. I'll be upset if it doesn't g... : Danny5225
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  yeah, see, this isnt the alien prequel. : radula
  • That's what I was thinking : alnya
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    What do you mean? : d fluke
    • his priorities are wack : smax
  • He's doing that too, isn't he? : Clay
  • the more i think about it, the more i don't want that to actually get made. : Turd Ferguson
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  WTF? I thought he was doing an alien prequel? : excessus
  • Most people in hollywood are working on several projects at once. It takes a year or two of prep work bef... : baron calamity
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  DiCaprio? fuck i hate that guy. he can not act. ugh. : g0nk
  • g0nk wtf are you talking about? He's widely considered one of the best actors in his age group. : Omning
  • Uh, wrong : Drewus
  • Are you intentionally wrong at everything, or do you not even realize it? : kill9
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    I mean let's not forget a couple days ago you said the best hamburger in the world is McDonald's : kill9
    • Oh lord. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • lol wtf : [7]kami
    • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
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      i'm guessing you don't know what the definition of sarcasm is. : g0nk
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        you're pulling a joke on the word by driving a scion : moshman
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          oh, hurrrr, let's make fun of what i drive, original. : g0nk
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            i'm guessing you don't know what the definition of sarcasm is. : moshman
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              oh, i do. and that wasn't it. : g0nk
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                just like your mcds post wasn't, that was the point : moshman
                • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20635118#itemanchor_20635118 : g0nk
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                  ps. i'm just fuckin' with you. don't get upset : moshman
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                    same here, i've been fucking with everyone since 1973 : g0nk
                    • fucker : moshman
      • Really? McDonald's burgers are pretty good! : guigr
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        There was not even a hint of sarcasm in that post. : Evil Benius
        • then you read it wrong. it was meant as sarcasm and as a joke. : g0nk
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        So what was sarcasm? McD or Leo? : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • my McD post. : g0nk
    • facepalm : imperator
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    ahhahahahahahaha what? He is probably one of the best actors among the younger actors. lol g0nk I think y... : pancake humper
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      i dont smoke weed at all. Look people, I just don't like him, because my opinion is different that the re... : g0nk
      • ok you might not like him, but he certainly can act. : moshman
  • oh g0nk what wont you say : xsii
  • Watch The Aviator and say that again. Every man hates that babyface, like they did Brad Pitt, but those d... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    The problem with DiCaprio is that he still looks like a 12 year old boy. : Frank_Mackey
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      not really. : moshman
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        Yes really. He looks like a kid playing dress up in half his movies. Especially when he tries to play a... : Frank_Mackey
        • he looked pretty manly in Blood Diamond. And The Departed I thought he was perfect too : moshman
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    how can you be so so wrong about so so many things g0nk? how? : moshman
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      i'm not, it's called an opinion. mine is that he sucks, and I dislike him, if you and everybody else like... : g0nk
      • you said "he can not act". That's not an opinion. This "IT'S MY OPINION" argument is so annoying. you... : moshman
  • Look everyone a crazy person : Begawkiness
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  This is going to be awesome, and most of the people who see it will miss the point. : MercFox1
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    Because clearly you are one of the few SOPHISTICATED people that do indeed "get the point". What's the... : Drewus
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      I don't know, I agree with him. Most people miss the point of 1984, let alone BNW. : Lone Swordsman
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        really? : ass-street
        • Most people, usually those who haven't read it, think of 1984 as about how terribly bad it is to have a s... : Lone Swordsman
    • It's lonely at the top, but it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom. : [7]kami

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  God I want a new kitchen I just don't want to pay for one : gmd
  • i wish the stove were gas, but besides that it's a pretty nice kitchen. the cabinets are really pretty. u... : dahanese
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    without question your gayest post : [fry]
    • i read it as if you mumbled it through a mouthful of dick : [fry]
    • I watch hgtv 24/7 now : gmd
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      no he said he hated baseball a week or so ago : MoreVespeneGas
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        probably because baseball is the most boring shit ever. : MagicWishMonkey
        • very brave of you to come out of the faggot closet : MoreVespeneGas
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    Use the Corvette to drive to a restaurant. : riptyde
    • I just hate the look, 80s style baby, all white : gmd
• how exciting! but electric stoves. :( : StolenNosferatu
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  electric range, so sad : multisync
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    A gas range, in an apartment in a California? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good luck. Yeah I think it sucks t... : spazzium
    • I've lived all over southern and central CA and always had gas. : ZombieAcademy
    • Uh, every single place I've ever lived in California has had a gas range. : jessipoo
    • Every place I've ever lived in in SoCal has been gas. : warcrow
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    i know, it's fucking difficult to find gas in this city. i found one loft once. that's it! : dahanese
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      I don't think I ever saw a place with electric in San Francisco. Are you still up north? : Gonzo
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        yep. i like to live in pretty big complexes. i think one-off places and lofts are more often gas. : dahanese
        • I haaaaaate complexes. I like to be left alone. : Rauol Duke
      • Same here. I find gas everywhere I go. : Sturm08
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    and your gallery is a piece of shit, barely half the images even load in safari. lern2html noob : multisync
    • yeah they don't load in firefox either : gmd
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      also carpet and not hardwood floors? really? i mean really? : multisync
      • and where is the pole going? : multisync
      • i'm allowed to install hardwood if i want! : dahanese
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      fuck you, it's really old!!!! : mikecyb
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        So it's been horrible for longer then. : SwiftyPants
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          there are parenthesis in the filenames and the CSS wasn't using single quotes around the bg image it work... : mikecyb
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            Mike Cyber. Are you a programmer or a bitch? Because you don't look like a bitch to me. So why is your ba... : SwiftyPants
            • you can still middle click to view the image!! also I wrote this like 5 years ago or something when popu... : mikecyb
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      none of them load in safari for me : opengl128
      • he says he's fixed it now. : dahanese
    • yeah if you open the target in a new window it works though : MoreVespeneGas
    • seems fine in chrome : Slowtreme
• That bay window looks kick ass. : spazzium
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  That gallery code for displaying images is poorly done. : SwiftyPants
  • haha i know right : multisync
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  Hooray for new spaces! When is the housewarming party? : edlin
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    end of september or early october. my life is hell until then. : dahanese
    • Alright. I'll just have to put this case of rape in the freezer so it won't spoil between now and then. : edlin
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  http://dahanese.com/img/gallery/newaptempty/photo%203.jpg * not actually stainless steel appliances : Zakko
  • the fridge is, but mike didn't photograph it. it's not top of the line (as i say to gmd) but far better t... : dahanese
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  your old apt looked much bigger, was it? : slickdoody
  • depends which one. my apartment over a year ago was a loft, so it was probably 1000-1100 sq ft. this plac... : dahanese
• looks good! where is mikes room? : pancake humper
• I think I totally know where that is, based off the view. IMA STALK YU : jessipoo
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  where is the stripper pole? : creep
  • it's an empty apartment so my pole is still in my house where i live currently. we're going to have to... : dahanese
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  WTF?! http://www.shackpics.com/files/Picture1_lnyye8ijaed7aol7am8n.png : g0nk
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    we already established mike's 5 year old code that my blog runs on is a bit challenged. this is exacerbat... : dahanese
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      sorry, im slow. : g0nk
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        it's okay. click the 800x600 ones. easiest way to see them if it's fucking up for you. : dahanese
        • ahh yes, it works. love the living room windows.. :) : g0nk
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  __̴ı̴̴̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡... : Slowtreme
  • bullshit, there's only 1 flagpole at the end, not 3!! : g0nk
  • that is a nice house. : drucifer
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    just like the monocle, this will also be killed off : creep
    • the top hat one is EPIC though :( : Downforce
  • holy crap : thetangent
  • ascii international : naabster
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  Did you ever get a Z4 like you wanted, or any car for that matter? : ateam311
  • Oh and the place looks pretty good. Hopefully you got a good deal on it. : ateam311
• nice place! looks like you get good light in there too. rock on! : hirez
• It's okay to look at women, dahanese. It might even be more natural. Just run with it. : Lone Swordsman
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  804aq ft, isn't that basically like the size of a couple closets? : xxiv
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    I guess in your house it would be. : Old_Fart
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      i live in an apartment. where i live or how big the place i live in isn't relevant. 804sq ft is 804sq ft,... : xxiv
      • wait san fran now right? makes more sense. : xxiv
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        anyone have coworkers that sit in your cube and talk about boring shit regardless of how you react? he... : xxiv
        • misreply, but whatever i just needed to be typing something. : xxiv
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    my place is 820 and it is a good size for a 1 bedroom, balcony sqft not included : gmd
    • which is a perfect size for a dude. i'd tear my eyes out though if i had to share it with a chick. : xxiv
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      gmd, my place is 1100 livable sq ft + balcony. It's too big :( : pancake humper
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        Yeah, my place in Dulles was 1250 sq. ft. Rent was $1440/mo and would have been $1700 if my roommate and ... : ateam311
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          mine is 1200 sq ft and there is a whole room i don't even use :( : jenisthebest
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            setup a VIP room : pancake humper
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              this makes me wonder. seems 'our generation' doesn't need all that much room in the end, i wonder if we c... : xxiv
              • Japanese people live in closets : gmd
  • My place is 400sq ft :( : aggressor