Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Aug 18, 2009 3:15am PDTIt's a gorgeous sunshiney day and yet I am stuck inside, waiting for a parcel which has been driving around in a delivery van since 8am. Not that I would be out in the sunshine, perish the thought! No, but the cool shadow of a nice tall tree with dozy cats cavorting about my feet, that's an afternoon I can enjoy. Once my delivery arrives.
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38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
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http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/dor/gc-2009-cry-engine-3-demo/1014410/videos/gcom09act_crytek_demo2_081709.html
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http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20687430#itemanchor_20687430
Is a complaint for too much to ask for?
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I missed the first thread and want to talk about it some more! So, I'm really enjoying the show now. The end of the last episode was some powerful TV, I honestly didn't expect that. The characters just get better and better, Eric in particular is fucking awesome, such a likeable bastard. Whereas sometimes it feels a bit trashy, I think it's only going to get better here on out. The Maryann story line needs to come to a close soon though, it feels a bit out of place and annoying.
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Just noticed that Rogers upgraded their Internet tiers. It's been a long time coming and I've been complaining a bit that they need faster internet. Looks like my wishes have been answer, but at a serious cost.
http://provenfastest.ca/
Their highest speed tier now reaches 50 Mbps. This insane amount of speed will cost you $149/mo, though. Before, their highest tier was 10 Mbps for $60/mo.
Contrast with Bell, whose highest tier of internet is 16 Mbps for $50/mo.
I've heard a lot about FiOS. What's that cost versus the speeds you generally get with it?
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So it releases and I have yet to find a review. No copies went out to the press? No one give a damn about this game?
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Ive never seen it before and can't see to find the option for turning it on, anyone know what it is and how to turn it off?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYIKnTJmGPc
Remember this game? I loved it, played the shit out of it, doubt I ever beat it though because I hardly ever beat games as a kid. No sound here at work, but I don't need it because it's still so fresh in memory. The gunshots, platform sounds, etc.
I really want to play it now. I remember this part where you were in like a game show, but you could still die and stuff. I wonder if the game play would still hold up.
I remember being really impressed with the animation. From le Wikipedia: "Originally advertised as a "CD-ROM game on a cartridge", the game features fully hand-drawn backdrops, and the player character All animation is rotoscoped, giving movements a fluidity that's unusual for the time, similar to that of the earlier Prince of Persia."
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and guess what, we want you!
i can be on red, you on blue
i just read that kahn is coming too!
as the demoman, you can blow us all
just dont jump to high, you'll get damaged from the fall
playing as a spy, i'll stab you in the back
but that'll never happen if you dont join up, shack
so a call to arms,
you know what to do
get your ass online
and play some tf2
dallas, bitches!
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http://themelon.shackspace.com/pics/quad880.jpg
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The new character revealed in the Mass Effect 2 squad is ‘Grunt’. A violent and unpredictable Krogan fighter, Grunt has never faced true defeat. His unsurpassed physical strength makes him a strong asset to Commander Shepard’s team, if he can be tamed, and if he can be trusted.
Grunt is the second party member to be revealed in the Mass Effect 2 universe following ‘Thane’ a deadly assassin who was first introduced in June. More details about the rest of Shepard’s crew will be revealed in the coming months.
...heh, you guys like that name? "Grunt"? :) I adore ME overall as a game and it's universe but man is that a lame name.
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I have a POS 9800GTX+ that i've RMA'd twice now and it just died again and I've had it with NVIDIA for a while, so I'm going back to ATI.
HD4870. Sapphire, or XFX?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801
Specs are the same, both come with some POS game, just curious if anyone has experience with either company and which one I can trust more?
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- Can it be stood vertically?
- External power supply?
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I created a Shacknews channel in game so we can chat. You can right click on the chat tab and type in shacknews and click on join, should get ya there.
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(Sacks can swim, there's a drowning timer, things can be set to float or sink in water).
http://www.offworld.com/2009/08/littlebigwatch-littlebigplanet.html
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What in the holy name of fuck is going on with the PC industry?
There are so many good games that are just NOT coming out for PC or are coming out so much later.
Grand Theft Auto IV came out almost 8 months after it's console version.
Bad Company isn't even out for PC and they've announced a sequel already.
Alan Wake is up in the air with the possibility of not even being released.
Gears of War 2 didn't even make out for the PC. Up yours Cliffy, you sell out
I don't buy this "piracy" nonsense because there are models to get around them like Steam and what not. All this does is make me not want to support developers who decide that PC gamers should be lucky that we're even considered.
In the meantime, I'll be supporting developers like Blizzard and Valve by buying their collector's editions and numerous expansions and such, all because they treat the PC crowd well.
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I need more!
Season 2 spoiler:
I was surprised and sad to see Denholm jump out of the window. I liked his character - his son is a pretty good replacement though. The subliminal picture during his presentation to Jen was pretty hilarious. They showed it again during the credits.
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There are two theories right now. One is the mundane one: based on Trophy/Achievement names, one that is there for completing the game is a lyric from "The End". This is.. somewhat disappointing as that is yet another Abbey Road song which is somewhat disproprotionally represented in the game and would otherwise be known DLC. It's also, while an ending song, not a great one.
So, now, the better theory is this: if you watch the third trailer, the last five seconds, you will see Mr Giant Blue Elephant from the original opening cinematics. Now, in that cinematic, the entire end leads up to the caphonony of noise as how "Day in the Life" ends (but without the chord that follows, and without any other lyrics from the song used). Given that "Day in the Life" is a significantly much more exciting song to end on, and that there's this big secrecy about the 45th songs, this seems like a much more likely way to end the game - it would be the HMX-ness way to end on awesomeness (like how GHII ends with Free Bird)) Of course, we are still going to get Day in the Life regardless with the full Sgt. Peppers album, but I think on disk would be much much better
These are not my theories. Just relating from the rock band forums.
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Bullshit place names.
I'm looking at Plano/Allen for a possible move next year from Iowa and I see a lot of bullshit names on the map. This seems prevalent all around Dallas.
In one small area on Google maps:
Villages of Preston Glen
Estates of Russell Creek
Villas of Glen Meadows
The Trails of Glenwood
Legends at Ridgeview Ranch Apts
Waterford on the Meadow
Holy shit what a load of crap. "McMansions near the Freeway" would be a lot more appropriate.
Is this all around the country for big city suburbs? I don't think I've seen it anywhere around Iowa.
I don't know why, but it gets me much more upset than is healthy, and I'm generally a very easy going guy.
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Probably going to be ER'd
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http://gothamist.com/2009/08/18/video_plant_that_eats_rats_found_in.php
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