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  Close! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9oOUyeh9E : abrasion
  • Sorry freon, this one wins. : watcherxp
  • That was some fantastic flying, the stall and recovery was awesome. : kpxkrnjc
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    I have a friend that flies these. He loves them, as it's what he flew for the Navy for many many years. ... : foo
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      why does the navy need RC airplane hobbyists? : multisync
      • Drone pilots for field recon and assault? : Ride-My-Rocket
  • That's the Right Stuff! : cjcharv
  • Whoa. I like how he leans his arm over the props as he's starting each engine. That guy is going to sli... : Dechter
• I've always been partial to the flying boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8CTgOvaMiM : AgentPothead
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3vLmm5tC8 : Prototype
• Watch out Mothra! That shit looks pretty damn real at that scale. : Zombie Vonnegut
• This is what Margaret Chang should have been flying in Rushmore when she meets Max flying his box kite. : Zombie Vonnegut
• Pretty cool, pretty sure that's only one engine powering it, but even still way cool. : boarder2
• I love all the RC Plane crashes on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe474YHk : soggybagel
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  RC planes are such a money pit. : Blackdawgg
  • Like most hobbies. unfortunately :( : hirosushima
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    I quit after I crashed my first one and realized how much it was going to eventually cost me in both time... : boarder2
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      It sucks when you lose one. The $300 ready to fly kits are never ready to fly. Everything is poorly made ... : Blackdawgg
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        Yeah, exactly. I had nitro stuff. Looked into getting back into it and the cost is just too much for me... : boarder2
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          Don't forget screwing with the idle for hours on end trying to get it to not kill the engine but allow yo... : Blackdawgg
          • Haha, yeah : boarder2
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      That's why you get the little $30 mini RC helicopters. I love them : foo
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        Those are kinda fun for a bit, but the "real" thing is way, way cooler. Until you destroy it : boarder2
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          We got good at fixing mine back in the day. Kept extra main gears and made rotors ourselves. I wish I had... : bombay
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            I never did choppers because they were even more expensive to get into, harder to fly, much more expensiv... : boarder2
            • Yeah, mine could do some wind but you had to be really on the ball to not mess up : bombay
        • so fucking hard to fly, I got myself a nice one last summer and it's a massive timesink : moshman
    • At my previous work place, there were two huge $250k RC helicopter that they were planning on using for r... : DHAvatar
  • So are women but this hobby brings joy for up to 20 minutes a flight, not 3 minutes. : abrasion
  • Helis are even worse, may kalt baron was awesome though. : bombay
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  At what point do they stop being RC planes and become UAV's : johnlocks
  • generally between the time when they suddenly balloon in cost by 1000% and when someone straps on a hellf... : Joseph
• please don't link to youtube videos embedded on fark when you can link to the actual page >:( : datoo
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  I've got an RC car that is pretty cool http://beanbuttons.com/006.jpg action shots: http://beanbut... : spaceless
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    wait i want to make a video, this thing can go pretty fast its crazy : spaceless
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      please do. ive been wanting to put a new rc car together. last one i built was one of the first rc10s. : holycow
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        here it is just sitting on my leg, sorry for the bad camera work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=809Sw... : spaceless
        • the car there is a losi 8ight-e 2.0, with a tekin rx8 esc and tekin motor : spaceless
      • I had the first jrx2. Man that was ages ago. : malloc
• Woah that's freaking cool : Reeves
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  I got one of these mini rc choppers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD7mdjhD9oA I've bought a few of the... : stuka
  • i have the model down from that one and i love it. they are really fun to fly...drives my dog crazy too : BongSlayerB
  • that is super neat! I should get one too : SAS_Ale
• So why don't more people work on mounting cameras to those things. I'd like to see someone build a visor... : deathofrats
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  Anyone know a good RC car store? : Lightzout
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    i like amainhobbies.com but if you are going to get a car, get it from a local hobby shop. buy any upg... : spaceless
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      Good call. I already went the one in my town (my fave hobby/toy/game store but they only had $250+ model... : Lightzout
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        they arent cheap :( mine is 1/8th scale, so it was pretty expensive. here is a smaller scale that I t... : spaceless
        • oh nevermind, it looks like it has all the stuff youd need. your kid would probably love that thing. : spaceless

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• Not really, the NXE is also zoomed in too much so you can't see things above and below in the menu and it... : abrasion
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  Except that the NXE is also ugly and slow and has advertising for stupid shit built into it. It's also te... : Vincent Grayson
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    The PS3 dash has that retarded ticker at the top-right. You can turn that off but then youc an turn off t... : nudel
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      Everything in the XMB is organized in a totally logical and easy-to-use manner...and you can see all the ... : Vincent Grayson
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        It has won awards for a reason. : abrasion
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          Who the hell assigns awards for menus?! o.O The settings menu in the XMB needs a severely large overha... : SigENeaT
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            I don't get how some of you guys don't understand the importance of a good UI. and how really good ones s... : moshman
            • I guess this generation is the first that really required a UI, before this you could really just get awa... : nodebug
            • I don't get how somebody can say "it has won awards for a reason" and then not tell us what that award is... : Endymion_
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          What award has the XMB won? : Endymion_
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            It was an Emmy LOL: http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/advmedia_winners_release.html : Fred Garvin
            • Okay that's ONE. We were told "it has won awards for a reason." Where are the others? The description of ... : Endymion_
    • I think can only turn off the "Welcome" section in the 360 nxe. Spotlight has to stay on - I might have t... : nodebug
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    Slow? Not sure what 360 you use, but mine zips by. : Fred Garvin
    • Mine was unusably slow until this last update. : melkore
• I dislike both. : nudel
• There's a lot of people who don't like the NXE either and would prefer to go back to the blades dash. : boredguy
• The NXE is like a fucking retarted crayola version of the XMB. That said I noticed the NXE has got a l... : marmite
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  THEY BOTH FUCKING SUCK : CoRDS
  • Only correct answer : Beady
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    seriously. Why are we even having such a heated discussion about the merits of menus of all things? : Perturbation
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      are you serious? the UI is one of the most important features of this generation. : moshman
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        Maybe to some. But considering I spend less than one half of one percent of my time on the 360 looking at... : Perturbation
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          I would bet that figure is more like at least 5% : abrasion
          • hahaha, what the fuck are you serious? : MagicWishMonkey
        • considering how the consoles are hyped as media centres etc. the UI should be a very high priority. the ... : moshman
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        I can't believe anybody could say this : fishbone
        • I can't believe anybody would deny this, we don't just stick a cart in anymore and flick a button. : abrasion
    • Because people have to defend their purchase. : jingletard
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    I really don't think that the XMB does. : marmite
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      no, i already told you they both suck, you have failed, please pay attention next time. : CoRDS
      • hahaha PAY ATTENTION, MARMITE : Nitrium
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      Then you're wrong : batkiwi
      • What's actually wrong with it? Sure it could use improvement but it's flaws are minor. : marmite
      • William don't make me disagree with you. : abrasion
  • Thank you. lol : ThomW
  • BRING BACK BLADES : Yanks
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  I love the xmb compared to the nxe. Nxe is so fucking slow at loading you games library. That shit should... : nodebug
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    I noticed recently (within the last week) that NXE has sped up dramatically for me. : marmite
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      Really? I've used it in the last week and I have to sit for at least 30 seconds for the games library to ... : nodebug
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        profile being on the MU would absolutely slow that shit down, sorry to say. : Borzoi
        • I would maybe expect some slow down due to that at first boot, but I dont have a problem with that. I dou... : nodebug
        • I have three XBox 360s, so I use a memory card to store my profile. Nothing about my NXE is slow. : Endymion_
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        I've never experienced NXE lag, even before the update. New Xbox 360 bought earlier this summer, and I'm ... : Bold
        • I think it's related to network speed and I think in the UK their network sucks. : marmite
  • You know whats slow? the playstation store. The fact its a separate app that needs to be launched seems a... : Klebold
• What I love is how they both have an X in the acronym for that subtle hint of extreme and also how they'r... : Chris Remo
• Nxe is awful : filthysock
• NXE is an abomination of UI design. XMB has flaws but is at least better than the NXE. : Begawkiness
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  I like the animated screens on the PS3, but their games organization part sucks a dick. Also the PSTore o... : Rauol Duke
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    Netflix needs a "don't show any of that shitty Starz content" checkbox. : ThomW
    • I've watched some of it I think. They really should add a "No thanks, I don't watch this" button or somet... : Rauol Duke
• yep, every time I boot up either console I must smash it in a nerd rage then buy a new one and repeat the... : Downforce
• I thought you said XM8.. am thinking what tool doesn't like the XM8.. its an awesome looking weapon : ShadowRam

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  I'd call him Tits. : FlatlineDixay
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    Tits McGee : Prozium
    • Hootie McBoob : MoreVespeneGas
  • ^^ first name that popped into my head : multisync
• Chopper : Head Rush
• definitely need more pics to make a judgement... : proclone1
• Butternut : lolpatrol
• Droppa Mapantz : cerealSAM2
• dinner : r3dn3ck
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  You will name him Mr. Belvedere. : jahulio2
  • this is the winner so far! : sludge vohaul
• Based on the photo, I'd name it 'tits' : abrasion
• mr. fuck : ass-street
• Lord Piggington : kingdok
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  That rat has a really big nose :< : dognose
  • Bignose. :D : GrimmyD
• Butternut : lolpatrol
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  there's a peeg in that picture? : zerog83
  • DOG ROCKS : zerog83
  • lul : bolneze
• Colonel Schnoz. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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  The Hero of Kvatch : aeg1x
  • EOT : flagg209
  • ^^^ the only correct answer : m0rfus
  • BINGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : Jackass1233
• Bucephalus Xenu : eskimo spy
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  Asshole. Name it asshole so you have a completely legit use for that word in public situations. : sukabljat
  • yo dawg we herd u liek assholes : aeg1x
• Fucker. :P Every time I see posts about "PEEGS" I get all excited and think someone bought a pot bellied ... : phipple
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  Hugo Stiglitz : NFXFSX
  • Hugo wouldn't be such a bad name, actually. : Lone Swordsman
• cleavage : Ziz
• The Bear Peeg : kallanta
• papa new guinea : spaceless
• In 4th grade my class had our own hamster, and when it came time to name him I suggested MC Hamster (this... : angrytaxman
• Annoying Customer : jingletard
• big mclarge huge omg tits! : beastrabban
• Call him... Chester. : Home Nugget
• boobs : khaosman
• Tits a me! That's my name for him. : Maddog_Delphi97
• Jubilation T. Cornpone : algernoN8
• Cleavage McBooby cans cans jugs lol : abrasion
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  Penfold. That was my guinea pigs name about 15 years ago :P : biofrog
  • Wait! better yet, MAN BEAR PIG : biofrog
  • Name him after the character on Dangermouse? : Prozium
  • ooh cripes : dooberzoo
• The Sloppy Italian (Guinea Pig) : invisible_kid
• Kerrigan. : massdev
• Hambone Skitzfiddle : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Babar. Who doesn't love Babar? : Juno
  • Those nasty Rhinos didn't like Babar! : Vantage
• Jalopy : Sapiens
• Tad Michael Stevens : Vangoghs Ear
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  ultra peepee : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • this one hits a little too close to home :( : PlanetPerfecto
• Big McLargeHuge : Beady
• Skeeter. : underground banana plantation
• Colonel Hans Landa. : PlanetPerfecto
• THE BLACK LORD OF GLANGTHAW, KEEPER OF THE KEYS AND SLAVE OF THE EVIL EYE OF KRACKLAW : disembodied potato
• James Caan : Drankje
• Zoro : Cliffzorz
• it won't come when you call it anyway : Slowtreme
• Lord Thadeus Wigglebottom III : drucifer
• Peegy! :D : helvetica
• decent cleavage, little hairy though : pancake humper
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  Thunderhorse! : Dschinghis Khan
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    you're going to name it after an off shore Oil Rig? : kbnerd
    • Dethklok song : Dschinghis Khan
• Zuul. Or Tits. Either one. : Arcanum
• Toadvine : c0bra
• Russell : pinion120

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• yes :( I had the same problem and I only got 92% items. So I started over on hardcore. : cltcprd
• As long as you got the shotgun thing before you triggered the explosion you had to escape from you can st... : SolrFlare
• The bottom area of the lake has no items at all, except for the grenade pack that you should have acquire... : IndigoAK
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  I don't know, but I just finished my 1st playthough and got 100% and #122 on the leaderboard for total hi... : sigpro
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    What does "high score" mean? New high score, is that bad? What does that mean? Did I break it? : FrayLo
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      It means Brickmatt is eating my jockstrap and sitting about 24 spots behind. On my friends list I am #1 f... : sigpro
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os_tJhtm3CA : FrayLo
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    on your first run? The people atop the leaderboard have like 25 million points from multiple run throughs : Jackass1233
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      i got like 10,080,375. : sigpro
      • People keep bumping me though so I am sure I will wake up and be # 500 or so : sigpro
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        What was your completion time? Did you get that high of a score from just playing for hours upon hours an... : Jackass1233
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          I beat it 11 hours with 100% and had fun running around playing with the guns for a while, and finished w... : brickmatt
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            I'd assume it would be 4x for 80%, unless they give a huge boost for 100% completion. Just seems odd that... : Jackass1233
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              I also killed a ton of shit. On my friends I'm either at the top or near it for headshots, screams, punch... : brickmatt
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                approximately how many kills did you have you think? I was somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 i thi... : Jackass1233
                • oh and add me; Fondler (i thought I had u already tho) : Jackass1233
                • I think about twice that! : brickmatt
        • Completion time was like 12 hours on hard with I don't know how many kills. Maybe 2k+? I'd have to see if... : sigpro
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      I'm on my fourth play through the game. Just hit 41. Going to push on to 50 and then take a few weeks o... : IndigoAK
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        On a side note, the only other two games I own that I've played through four or more times are Uncharted:... : IndigoAK
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          you've played through uncharted...68 times? : EvilDolemite
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            lol, who has that kind of time? : Jackass1233
            • Alaskans : acheron
          • Yup! 'Tis my favorite game of all time. : IndigoAK
          • lol : FrayLo
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          That has to be (6-8 times), right? : cornchak
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            jesus 6-8 times is a bit much for a 2 year old game : Chandler55
            • I dunno. I've ran through it 4 times just getting all the trophies. It's not the longest game, especially... : Iazu
        • That's crazy. I thought I was extreme about replaying games I like, but 68 times? Wow. Although, having j... : Iazu
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  im playing super metroid insead cause i never beat it. then i'll play shadow : Chandler55
  • Good plan. : brickmatt
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    Me too. Had it on my Wii for ages. Finally playing it (after finishing Metroid for the NES recently). ... : nudel
    • GC pad FTW! : one random winner
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  Fuck around and level up to 20 and it'll give you the full map with all the locations of the stuff you ne... : K1Bond007
  • I started my third game on Insane and even after level 20, there was nothing marked on the map. After se... : IndigoAK
  • I'm at level 43, but on insane you do not get question marks on your map. You can make them appear by dro... : Jackass1233
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  Found this awsome complete map with all item location on SA http://members.shaw.ca/awfulpics/shadow_mapB.... : HisKillSkill
  • Daaaaaamn, negro. Nice. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Once you trigger the events as to face the final boss, the right 1/3rd of the map is no longer accessable... : Masem
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  Do you get anything for hitting 100%? I will go back and do it if you do, otherwise I could care less ab... : DogDharma
  • achievements. : HisKillSkill

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  I haven't played it, but plenty of people will swear by Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. : ajvitaly
  • Story and setting are great but the game itself doesnt hold up all that well. : bolneze
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  The Witcher : kallanta
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    Yes. At least try out the demo for this. : gimpx32
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      I'll have to check it out, don't really know much about it. : Thresher
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        Yes.. check it out. The Witcher may be the most impressive, most original, most important RPG, if not gam... : NoCopy
        • I loved Mass Effect, and i just started playing the Witcher a few days ago, and it feel like a refreshmen... : mallfouf
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        it has swords and boobs : shavenewok
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          Your mother sucks dwarf cock : Mondo
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            Fancy some fornication? : shavenewok
            • Let's get to plowing business! : AgentPothead
        • It's the only game I've played where someone actually says 'cunt'. : ArcKnight
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  Obsidian is getting ready to launch Alpha Protocol soon which is a spy / espionage rpg in October, which ... : shakybonez31
  • Sounds interesting though. : Thresher
  • I have this preordered - it looks very Mass Effect-y in gameplay style. : ArcKnight
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  Try S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Schnapple
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    I couldn't get into that. Part of the problem was that it ran like shit, so I may have to give that anot... : Thresher
    • yeah its a great game now that its patched and you can run it on modern hardware : smax
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  Mass Effect 2 when it comes out. I'm surprised you liked Fallout 3 and not Oblivion; they're very similar... : Magus
  • I guess I'm just sick of the sword and sorcery motif. Never was a huge fan of that to begin with and aft... : Thresher
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  Its a bit old, but try Deus Ex if you haven't. I tried searching your post history but it didn't turn up ... : theangrywaffles
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    Never played it, believe it or not. : Thresher
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      Holy shit! Definitely try this. It should be pretty cheap, and has some of the best gameplay and storytel... : theangrywaffles
      • Agreed. It took at least 3, maybe 4 tries before I got past the first level. I couldn't see why people ... : Lightzout
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        Actually, I have a copy, it came with a video card years ago and I never played it. How does it stand up... : Thresher
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          Compared to most modern titles, the graphics are going to look terrible. It's 9 years old now so things a... : theangrywaffles
          • How many other games have wrist crossbow? : Lightzout
          • DX in Widescreen: http://kentie.net/article/dxguide/ : Mondo
    • Play it. You've no, NO idea what you're missing out on : Anir
• UT RPG Invasion : gyokuro
• Mass Effect felt like a tech demo. I think some of it was going to be in the next KOTOR along with the c... : OhMyHip
• Err, ignoring my above reply: Try Fable 2 if you don't mind an rpg without the "challenge" aspect. Otherw... : locater16
• Borderlands is coming out soon, and it's supposed to be pretty easy on the RPG elements. : Reeves
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  Half Hijack: I've never propery played a JRPG (unless the Pokemon games count), where's a good place to s... : Cliffzorz
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    try Chono Trigger : smax
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      This is a very good suggestion. Final Fantasy games (the ones I've played) are often quite slow and grind... : SilverSnake
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        Thankfully it's on DS, that'll make it easy to buy. Anything else I should pick up? I have a 360 aswell, ... : Cliffzorz
        • I enjoyed Eternal Sonata for the 360. Beautiful game. But a lot of people have complained about it, mainl... : SilverSnake
  • Final Fantasy X (stay away from X-2 though!) : GodZilly
• "I never really got into RPGs. I played WoW for a couple of years" lol : Trips
• Might try dark messiah of might and magic. : DerHuhnTeufel
• I hadn't really played any RPG's (counting out MMO's) for more than a few hours since FO2. I then get ME ... : ramshot
• I have no idea why you were surprised by Fallout and Mass Effect. You have to realize MMOs do not in any... : kingdepork

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• Firefox! : re-verse
• Firefox. I hope they add support for the taskbar progress display thing but I'm not bothered about seeing... : nudel
• i'm using chrome (ie8 as backup) and pidgin : xsoulbrothax
• digsby is an internet villain now, trillian astra is pretty damn hot. Don't use IE. : filthysock
• Firefox : PeniX
• Firefox. : IndigoAK
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  Chrome dev builds. IE sucks, Firefox is slow, Safari is shit on Windows (Too bad because it's super fast... : boarder2
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    Digsby sucks. Pidgin is decent, there really are no great multi-protocol IM clients for windows. : boarder2
    • The new Trillian Astra looks pretty nifty to me. : Waverider
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      Trillian Astra is nice looking if anything. : K1Bond007
      • way way way too many options and shit going on there : Halen
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      Pidgin is an utter crap, slow as a dog and ugly as a hairy old woman's butthole, compared to Digsby, D... : levente@speakeasy.net
      • Digsby sends all messages through its servers, it also doesn't support MSN group chats created by you. Y... : boarder2
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    integrates with the taskbar? are we talking tabs here? how? i just poked around on google and only saw mu... : xsoulbrothax
    • yah it doesn't support Jump Lists like IE does... I'm sure it is planned. : Shadowdane
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      hmm, it doesn't seem to be doing tabs for me right now, it used to, they must have broken it. It does su... : boarder2
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        i'm on the dev build and no jump lists >:( : xsoulbrothax
        • oh wait now they show up : xsoulbrothax
  • The latest Safari seems a lot better than the first Windows versions, FWIW. At least, it's more or les... : nudel
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    1. FF 3.5.2 is almost as fast as Chrome on Windows 7 but addons offer a lot more functionality than Chrom... : levente@speakeasy.net
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      I'm not sure where the hell you're doing your testing, but Safari 4 is faster than any other browser both... : boarder2
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        Whoa. Yeah, agreed. Firefox under OS X in particular has specifically earned a reputation for being slow... : xsoulbrothax
        • Not to mention it crashes and uses an amazing amount of CPU time idling depending on what is open. : terath
    • Also lol at you having 68 addons for firefox. : boarder2
    • safari is a pos under os x what. : warpdude
  • I don't think you need the dev builds for Chrome on win7 anymore : crummynz
  • I will never use chrome without support for shackscripts : Halen
• Chrome : sanchez
• chrome : aeg1x
• Firefox, of course - Digsby is rumoured to be bad now, I don't know what to do. : abrasion
• both : two50six
• Chrome, with FireFox as back-up and IE as back-back-up. : IHATEDUST
• Firefox... they are adding the new Win7 features in 3.6 or 3.7 I think. : Shadowdane
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  Using firefox and pidgin. : ant_hillbilly
  • I do the same. : Pettytheft
• Firefox and Pidgin as my instant messenger. I use Chrome too but I'm mostly using Firefox. : irrerno
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  Chrome, on the dev channel. Nothing else really comes close, right now. Firefox's next release should ... : Danny5225
  • I'm finding I'm getting tons of crashes with FF3.5...not sure why, really, but Thunderbird seems to have ... : Waverider
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  Chrome - It actually works really well with Aero Glass. : ventro
  • I really want to use Chrome, but I just can give up no script and greasemonkey. : ant_hillbilly
• Chrome all the way : Anir
• Chrome : SiW.
• Firefox for general browsing, IE when I want to look something up quick. : Portax
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  To all Chrome menz, regular or beta channel? : airrob
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    I'm going to give Chrome a shot. I've used Firefox for years, I like Firebug and Delicious and some other... : airrob
    • You should watch the little Chrome cartoon they made to hype chrome. That would be a laugh. : gyokuro
  • I would've recommended dev for the extensions, but that seems to be all shot now. : Agrona
  • Beta. Since installing the beta on my Linux box at work I had to make the move on my Win PC. : Judicus
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  Netscape Navigator 3.0 : gyokuro
  • Mosaic 1.0. : Waverider
• Firefox and Trillian Astra : NFXFSX
• Chrome on dev channel and Pidgin : hax3d
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  Digsby is still a good program, the developers are just doing an obnoxious job of trying not to go broke/... : Sapiens
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    You can simply reject the offers at install and turn off the computing under Support Digsby menu when it'... : levente@speakeasy.net
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      You seem to be defending the Digsby uninstaller pretty hard. I guess it isn't inconvenient for you, but ... : Agrona
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        That sounds like almost every program out there these days with the exception of #3. I have to opt out o... : Sapiens
        • The Daemon Tools installer adds some root certificate authority to your machine's trust list without aski... : nudel
        • It just struck me as odd, I haven't seen much of this in a while. I think the worst I've seen in the pas... : Agrona
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        I would never use an unofficial installer just to avoid having to configure a couple of options. Who k... : nudel
        • oh, I wasn't promoting the alternate installer over Digsby's. Adding a "4. Or you can go download this... : Agrona
        • The alternate installer is still official (and in reality it's just the "old" installer they used to use)... : Sapiens
    • This is true, I didn't mean to imply that you had to use the alternate installer if you didn't want the e... : Sapiens
• Chrome : preachy
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  I cant remove the READ ONLY attribute from my users/<username> folder. Gay. : Cygnus X-1
  • Leave that alone and don't look at it. :) The read-only flag on directories doesn't mean the directory is... : nudel
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  what are the advantages of moving from firefox to chrome? : smax
  • you get a free trip into space! : Degenerate
• Can't believe noone said Opera 10 beta 3.. best by far! : R.Cade
• Firefox Baby!! I <3 my extensions. : dpno1
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  IE. I try Firefox, Chrome etc. , but in the end I just can't be bothered. I just want to see HTML rendere... : master_disaster_17
  • Security, extensions/addons, speed? : Sapiens
• I've been using IE8, purely because of the taskbar integration. To be honest, I don't really miss Firefox... : Sacred Sperm
• Firefox, for extensions : Arctic Fox
• chrome : flasher 907
• Firefox and Trillian Astra : MercFox1
• Firefox : prime8
• firefox. Chrome is totally unusable : itsjames
• Chrome on ALL my RC boxes at work and home is running like shit. I'm starting to wonder if I accidently ... : Scotty22
• firefox. : unsound
• Meebo. http://meebo.com : Wolfanoz
• I still use Digsby. It works great. The idle CPU usage is gone after you turn the feature off, which is t... : mrvandelay
• I still use Digsby but they have been getting a pretty bad rap lately and they need to get on the ball wi... : Begawkiness
• Firefox across the board. : fatman
• A mix between firefox and chrome. : Judicus
• firefox / digsby : onji
• Firefox. Chrome loads fast, but I still dislike not being able to edit my privacy options. : breadsticks
• firefox and digsby is great but you have to keep an eye on the check boxes when you're installing and dis... : dantastic
• Adium. Worth getting a Mac for! : rudds

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• what the hell? i've played 5 or 6 games and i've yet to see one : pandastrong
• I had an MTV ad in the bottom right corner for the whole game when I played a few days ago : DMac20
• lol fuck that shiz : niceguynick
• Havent got a popup ad in the game at all and I've played a ton of it since release. Only thing I have see... : DonarUDL
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  Haha. I'm really glad I didn't buy this now. I suspected there might be some crap after the 'CHOMPETITION... : theangrywaffles
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    Madden 10 is the exact opposite of stale for the first time in years : derelict515
    • fucken werd. : Deathlove
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      did you buy it? : cltcprd
      • gf leaves this weekend, then I'm all over it : derelict515
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    Madden 10 is the exact opposite of stale for the first time in years : derelict515
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      I haven't played Madden in a few years, but I don't see what makes 10 so special. It's a fairly ho-hum f... : riptyde
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        The only improvement I can see over the last few iterations are the graphics. The tackle animations espec... : theangrywaffles
        • I agree with you on the tackle animations. I love the way lineman take down the qb for a sack in all sor... : riptyde
        • I'm also enjoying Chris Collinsworth telling me how Jason Campbell is one of the most accurate passers in : riptyde
        • the tackling/animation system is all about gameplay and not graphics. It's about making defense and runni... : derelict515
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    Those stupid Snickers ads annoy the hell out of me. : riptyde
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      SATISFYING : pyide
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        CHEWS WISELY (at the coin toss screen) : riptyde
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          do you guys not have those billboards where you live? in the past few months i've seen 4 or 5 different ... : FrayLo
          • They're all over downtown Denver and I fucking hate them. : Head Rush
          • I've seen a couple of the commercials, but that's different than being subjected to the same Snickers ads... : riptyde
        • also: Today's game is brought to you by Snickers, who reminds you to Be a Chompion! : riptyde
      • CHEWS wisely! my friend bought the new Madden so I got to witness that crap first hand. Pretty terribl... : pyide
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        GET DUNKED ON BY PATRICK CHEWING : c0bra
        • this one is probably the only one I like out of them all. "OOPS!" : mo13
      • The worst two that I've seen were FILLIONAIRE and PEANUTENTIARY : the archvile
      • GET SOME BLING WITH MASTER P-NUT : MercFox1
    • these are good ones ,though : http://blog.oldeenglish.org/post/146374476/this-new-snickers-ad-campaign-i... : mmogger
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  Please video this if it happens again : boarder2
  • I will for sure : JohnnyRey
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  Are people still interested in a fantasy draft franchise league? : cltcprd
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    me, it is me, i am the one interested in this : Deathlove
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      K, i'll make a big post about it tomorrow. We should do it week by week during the regular season :) : cltcprd
      • DIBS ON THE BEARS : Deathlove
  • I'm down : DonarUDL
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  Ack, I was going to buy it;, I'd heard it was good. But fuck that. : MaJeStu
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    Buy it, its still good and like I said earlier, I've played at least 4 games a day if not more since its ... : DonarUDL
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      There are ads for Coke, McDonalds, and even some MTV show called Fantasy Factory : riptyde
      • Yup, but I haven't had them in places they don't belong, which is what I mentioned. I get the stupid snic... : DonarUDL
  • They could at least have the ads go up on the jumbotron so as to keep some level of immersion. Also, w... : riptyde
• they should name it john madden 10, it sounds funnier : EvilDolemite
• What were you playing on? : Jonathan
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  So you still think advertising in games won't get bad? You don't know advertisers! : the archvile
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    I fully expect that in a couple of years we'll have games where you are forced to watch a 30 second comme... : riptyde
    • Oh, it's not going to get bad until we see 6-minute infomercials between every play. Yes, there are mark... : the archvile
• What did you expect? Honestly. It's Madden. : Modica Sol Solis
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  Can someone please explain why you hate ads SO MUCH. I feel like it's just a snowball hate train that st... : icon_of_syn
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    Because i paid for the fucking game : riptyde
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      But really wtf is this logic. You pay for cable as well and the commercials are far more intrusive. Ima... : icon_of_syn
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        Don't worry, that's coming in Madden 2011. : theangrywaffles
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          heh, well then i could understand the outcry. Right now on the shack I see a netflix and a T-mobile ad. ... : icon_of_syn
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            Why the FUCK are you even trying to rationalize these ads? : Shodai80
            • He makes a good point. We're fine with advertising in some places but decry it in others. You're outrageo... : Schnapple
      • No, with cable/directv, i am paying for the access to the channels. The channels themselves are still ad... : riptyde
  • I don't know the $60 fucking dollars I have to drop on "DUH NEXT GEN." : RyDogg1
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    Put the ads on the sidelines and scoreboards like in real life and we're cool. Start making the game tak... : boarder2
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      Remove the ads from the sidelines and score board in real life and then they won't have to be in the game... : kek
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        tom brady should only make $50K a year because all he does is be the best in the world at what he does in... : Deathlove
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          Protip: If an employee is doing very well, Management is doing better. Average career lifespan of an ow... : kek
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            I can't even follow the logic of this post, both as a fervent sports fan, and as a business owner. It's j... : Deathlove
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              You're right, you missed the point. My point is that the NFL along with MLB is a legal monopoly wher... : kek
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                You realize there are other leagues that play baseball and football besides MLB and NFL, right? It's jus... : boarder2
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                  If I want to go to a game, I'm forced to pay that amount. You're saying that no one is forcing me to go ... : kek
                  • There's someone out there that will call anything that makes money a monopoly. While I don't necessarily... : boarder2
              • They will charge whatever the market will bear. : mrvandelay
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        Except for the part where those ads don't really detract from the experience. It's different. Sure prof... : boarder2
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          I guess we disagree about intrusiveness. TV timeouts where the players just fucking stand around for sev... : kek
          • Maybe if he was the manager of the paint dept he would. : mrvandelay
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    it's the intention. yes, developers and publishers want to make money. publishers usually moreso. but, ... : EvilDolemite
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      Well said and I understand that in a perfect world, there would be no ads I simply think it ruins people... : icon_of_syn
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        i just think, when was the last time you saw an ad in a novel? or on a DVD you rented? it's bullshit. ... : EvilDolemite
        • Sadly, I see ads on DVDs all the time (not during the movie, of course). Disney is one of the worst offe : riptyde
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          Never in a novel or a DVD. But always in a magazine or a TV show. Perhaps people just think 'what are a... : icon_of_syn
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            The problem is when you know this kind of advertising exists, and you buy it anyways, that tells the comp... : riptyde
            • Yea. But again, they don't really bother me and I still enjoy the experience so I apologize to the adver... : icon_of_syn
            • The same argument was made about paid DLC. And yet when Rock Band does it, it's considered awesome. : Schnapple
    • Seriously. How the fuck, in this era, do you not expect ads? I get ads in my movies, in my television pro... : Modica Sol Solis
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    Because it's distracting and annoying? Plus why does a game like Madden need advertising anyway? It's no... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • I accept advertising because I assume the extra money goes to fund the smaller stuff that EA does that ha... : Deathlove
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    ^ these reasons plus the exclusivity with the NFL that EA has means you can't go to the competition if yo... : smax
    • APF2K8 had advertising. : Deathlove
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    Advertising can be done really poorly; see the Wipeout debacle of a few weeks ago, or if this popup thing... : Deathlove
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      Not familiar with the wipeout debacle. Sup with that? : icon_of_syn
      • They integrated ads into the loading screens, which to me, is fine. What wasn't fine was that they made t... : Deathlove
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  but no one thought it was a big deal when it was decided to start putting ads in games ...lol : ghost hacker
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    It all comes down to how it's done I think. The above sounds like some complete bullshit. Meanwhile, if ... : ryuuseki
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      yeah in NHL theres just ads on the boards. i wonder how 10 will be : dantastic
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        It better be on the boards only or I don't want it. : avatar_58
        • there's a demo, i've yet to try it though : dantastic
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  Did that Seaman thing show up? : dltrem
  • It did! Thanks a lot man! : JohnnyRey
• Urgh. The news about Wipeout HD was enough to drive me nuts already. Man, media companies sure have ma... : ramshot
• [unskippable cutscene] "Fenix, wait!" "Dom, what the hell?" "Don't go in yet. Your armor is scuffed. ... : Omaha
• They are going to start putting an advertising chip in your brain when you are born. Every time you sneez... : ableza
• I havent seen one yet : maulla
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  Put it this way, would you guys get upset if you got ads on your DVDs? : Rodeoclash
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    Product placement is everywhere in movies. What movie did I just see with a coca cola airplane? : icon_of_syn
    • I wouldn't compare product placement to POP UP ADS. : CrustaR
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inscky6EyQ8 : abrasion
• JohnnyRey, how's that McDonald's breakfast today? : goatjc

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• A tranny : PointlesS76
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=internethero_19b10ilrewg01r6vzke6.jpg : skitzo
  • Winnar! : kallanta
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    nice painting : Uninitialized
    • I did it with oil pastels on aged oak. : skitzo
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/me_byus7z7ybjp5aeei2ja8.gif : DrWaffles
  • ya that looks more like 4chan : dantastic
• http://fukung.net/v/15010/4732de3678026072b0dfc048999d17dc.jpg : HisKillSkill
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  http://philsized.com/lol/philsreunion.jpg : indosauros
  • This pic is awesome in so many ways. : CyCo_PL
  • Still the best picture ever. : Danny5225
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    I want to know the origin of that picture. Is it staged for a magazine or something? : ThomW
    • David LaChapelle I believe. Artsy fashion photographer guy. : stuka
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  Shouldn't twitter be some 40 year old person? : JT
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    twitter should be an enormous mouth with diarrhea pouring out of it : veras
    • I stand corrected. : JT
    • well, little squirts of diarrhea : indosauros
    • tubgirl : Zombie Vonnegut
    • YES : tomservo
  • It should be some celebrity's PA tapping on an iphone. : edgewise
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20741122#itemanchor_20741122 : epit
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  What's that last one that's "but not Xchan. Fuck those guys"? What's X? it looks like it could be f or t ... : gakera
  • 12chan? : Rotten Deadite
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    fchan. : GloriousCow
    • fursecution : Ebu
• HAIL http://i.somethingawful.com/cliff/ihateyou/page-164-04.jpg : Vantage
• http://lgo.mit.edu/blog/drewhill/files/voltron.jpg : bad_fish
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  Shacknews is the 5k marathon of internet forums. The threads are long, grueling, and half the cups that a... : BlackCat9
  • piss zebra cum : theangrywaffles
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  http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/2755/chicksvx0.jpg : mechanicalgrape
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    ahh poor missylu : RikiTiki2
    • oh it's been a year since missylu's posted. guess that's another girl the shack scares off :P : RikiTiki2
  • HE COULD... GO... ALL... THE... WAY.... : Demius
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    Haha, who is that shacker? Not the chick : MercFox1
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      If you're talking about the dude that's actually looking at her, I think it was just a friend of a shacke : Ctrl-Phreak
      • Looks too hot hip to be a shacker : bolneze
  • Haha awesome : bolneze
• It would just be jeans with a $500 price tag : Frozen Pixel
• I just spent time browsing furraffinity =( : spiffymc
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  that is not what 4chan would look like. >:( : RikiTiki2
  • There should be a cock hanging out of the zipper. : BlackCat9
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  i'm pretty sure 4chan shouldn't be that face. it should be a giant gaping ass or something similarly det... : the city
  • that face belongs to Something Awful anyway : RikiTiki2
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  http://gmd.shackspace.com/GmdNew.jpg : the archvile
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    omg THE JEW BEAR : tomservo
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      needs a bat and suspenders. : ant_hillbilly
      • His suspenseful introduction was one of the best ever. : tomservo
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      I'm not Jewish !!!! : gmd
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        omg THE ANTI-SEMITE BEAR : tomservo
        • Hitbear : gmd
  • "Put the sex swing over there." : Dave-A
  • THESE GUNS DON'T RUNS! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  http://philsized.com/lol/acting.jpg : Dschinghis Khan
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    actually, this could work, too http://philsized.com/lol/bananas.jpg : Dschinghis Khan
    • The Shack is definitely bananas. : Arcanum
• neckbeard : Magus
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  http://www.sparklyfresh.com/photos/quakecon/DSC_3265.jpg : aeg1x
  • All dognose needs in that picture is a Pedobear t-shirt. : Thresher
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  http://gmd.shackspace.com/SPICYBACONATOR.jpg : gmd
  • It's full of stars. : mechanicalgrape
  • that picture gave me heartburn : bad_fish
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  http://fukung.net/v/13514/2e03d9dfef0689f6d9f741ec8447aee7.jpg : walker270
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    Here's an actual entry - http://fukung.net/v/15897/bc27f9506ff08ef1682c11fe04883384.jpg : walker270
    • HAHAHAHAHA oh god this is the best one I've seen yet. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW : bolneze
  • http://zakalwe.fi/~shd/pics/mac_win_linux_fag.jpg : HisKillSkill
  • Fukung Hijack: I love all the Shack related tags on Fukung images - http://fukung.net/v/13644/21bd9d30edd... : Ormsbee
• Shack would be represented by a small penis. : schwinky
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  after looking at chibijosh's post i think the shack is best summed up with an epic facepalm : mega man
  • http://gmd.shackspace.com/worf.gif : gmd
  • I'm just passing along the love: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20659774#itemanchor_20659774 : ChibiJosh
• http://www.fukung.net/v/19129/stewie.gif : melkore
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  WTFUUUUU? http://www.fukung.net/v/18226/123507761199168.gif : NexusOne
  • hahahahah... I love how fucking random the internet is. : stelth
  • LMAO what the fuuuuuuuuuck is right hahahaah : Downforce
  • Hahahahah holy shit I can't express in words how fucking funny this is. : hoov1185
  • Fucking Epic. : AgentPothead
  • oh damn : creep
  • http://www.apathymachine.com/gallery/d/779-3/stewie2.gif : deject
  • lol at phil tag. I think hes lost his 'fuuuuu' touch. : dissembler
  • hahaha : sanchez
  • OMG YES : SatansFist
  • Glorious. : MrBig0
  • HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA : biskits
  • Wow what the hell : bolneze
  • hahaha : mmaster_pw
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    That's it. That is Shacknews. : tomservo
    • Nope. That is 4chan where the pedos live. : kingdepork
  • Hahahahaha. THIS IS IT! THIS....is Shacknews. : MercFox1
  • Yeah that is definitely not work safe. Sure its drawing, but the tags make porn ads appear. : Chod
  • Wow... rather random but amusing : breadsticks
• after going through gmd's pics in his shackspace, i feel very hungry and could stalk him. : m0rfus
• The FUUUUUUUUU guy. : hoov1185
• The shack can only be represented by video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SleCri_tLVE : tinfoilhatter

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  Yep, I have had Safari crash on me a bunch, but every time I can remember it was because of Flash. Maybe ... : ovrlrd
  • ^^^ concur. : massdev
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    Flash causes Firefox on my MBP to basically become unresponsive and I have to kill the whole thing extern... : pres589
    • Flash causes Firefox on my MBP to basically become unresponsive and I have to kill the whole thing extern... : Pettytheft
  • yup yup : g0nk
  • Safari 4 has been megafucked for me since the beta. I can visit one or 2 pages before it completely locks... : afrochops
• Hijack: When's the next big mac announcemeant deal? : crummynz
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  Snow Leopard includes native support for Cisco IPsec VPN connections. Thank god. : DrWaffles
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    Snow Leopard really is a huge business friendly OS. It's got full Exchange support too. I really think th... : ovrlrd
    • I am ridiculously glad for the Exchange support, since I just started a job where they've standardized on... : sgtsanity
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      We'll see how receptive the average huge companies are; in the past they'd be more incentived to grind up... : the archvile
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        Yeah I mean they are still going to be about the bottom line, which is measured in dollars, but if you ac... : ovrlrd
        • We'll see how easy it is to schedule appointments in Mail.app; currently in Entourage it's a nightmare to... : the archvile
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      How does Snow Leopard use Exchange? : rosewood
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        In short, Apple added (proper) Exchange support to Mail, iCal and Contacts/Address Book, so now OS X user... : sonicstorm
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          most, if not all of the features that Exchange as a whole provides Based on this, I'd characterize the... : eldersveld
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            Heh, I didn't really believe that there would be a Mac Outlook, but apparently they announced it: http:// : the archvile
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              you know they had Outlook for Mac for years before Entourage came along, right? here's an article abo... : electroly
              • I know, but that was ages ago. That was back when Macs were still prevalent only in academic or graphics... : the archvile
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              Going solely off the past track record of the Mac Business Unit, Outlook for Mac will probably end up bei... : sonicstorm
              • that kind of works the same way as Apple software on the PC... : zerog83
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                Likely, yes. But the fact that they are rebuilding from the ground up using Cocoa instead of clinging to... : SolrFlare
                • Moving to Cocoa is a definite plus, but its not the technology that is the problem, its the people/team/d... : sonicstorm
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                Agree. I automatically assume anything coming out of that team is crap. : stuka
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                  The Remote Desktop client they did is pretty decent. I have no complaints. : electroly
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                    It's ok, but it is extremely basic. CORD does it better and it's done by one guy. : stuka
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                      he uses the rdesktop open source project for all of the actual RDC stuff which was written over a period ... : electroly
                      • I did not know that. Still, doesn't make the mac unit look good in comparison. : stuka
            • They're still the same people that created Entourage. Changing the name and making promises isn't hard. ... : vigilante
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  Adobe is going to blow it. MS has hardware acceleration ready for Silverlight 3 and if they can push it ... : cetra00
  • I just started getting into Silverlight in the last week or so, it's ridiculously awesome. I've been usin... : Dave-A
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    I'm curious how the hardware acceleration in SL3 differs from the hardware acceleration that's already in... : electroly
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      the difference is how silverlight works and flash doesnt work half the time in firefox no matter how many... : dantastic
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        i'm sorry your computer doesn't work dantastic : electroly
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          this is across multiple computers : dantastic
          • i'm sorry your computers don't work dantastic. have you asked jen to look at it? : electroly
  • I believe that is what Netflix uses for their streaming service. at least on the Mac it is. : Tripps
  • I hope so. I like Flash/Flex ok, but the MS toolset is lightyears ahead of anything adobe has to offer. ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Is there still no OS X IDE for Silverlight? That's ultimately where Microsoft's going to end up blowing i... : sonicstorm
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      Uh, yeah, no. Not so much any more. Adobe's slowly straying from Apple, and windows apps are getting mu... : boarder2
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        There's no correlation between creative professionals using Macs and Adobe software. If Adobe went away t... : sonicstorm
        • Right. If Photoshop up and disappeared tomorrow, the community would just continue on like nothing happe... : boarder2
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      you know what fucking blows? the mac version of flex builder : electroly
      • you know what blows? adobe cs4 on mac : Bamtan
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    what has adobe ever done that wasn't bloated and retarded? i know photoshop is fantastic and is the in... : [fry]
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      I loved this post until the last word. How very dare you!! :-D : nudel
      • Agree : boarder2
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      there's nothing really bloated about anything in Adobe Suite, they are all programs that have to work wit... : mikecyb
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        Its not so much a matter of bloat, but rather inefficiency and sloppy development. When you read "insider... : sonicstorm
        • well that's certainly an issue yes, and a kind of weird one. Adobe Suit's programs end up not having an ... : mikecyb
  • This is the good fight that MS needs to fight. Many may *hate* MS, but I really hate Adobe even more. : sukabljat
  • Is Silverlight more stable than Flash? I've not seen it used enough to know (and only rarely have stabili... : nudel
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    If everybody just fucking settled on the <video> tag then we would all have hardware acceleration without... : Longinus00
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      Honestly the video tag thing will probably work out okay for replacing the typical video embedding. It st... : ovrlrd
      • I wish flash could be erased from history. It's like the nuclear bomb of the web. Perhaps it is also li... : Amadan
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        If I didn't need it for video I'm not sure I'd install Flash/Silverlight at all. I can't think of anythin... : nudel
        • I agree completely. It's not worth it for the consumer if you take away the video. : Amadan
  • Some of this crossover XNA/Silverlight stuff is rather exciting, particularly when you see Kenta Cho mess... : SiW.
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  i was actually pulling my hair out over my macbook pro crashing today. turns out it was browser plugins ... : EvilDolemite
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    laugh. it just works! who needs a virus :) : x[sliver]
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      my macbook pro is a model of engineering prowess and usability. i quite literally adore it. but, sure, ... : EvilDolemite
      • would you pay $2000 for it? : boomstickah
  • ^^ Seriously. Any time there is ever any weirdness with safari and I run a permission repair, I find no ... : SolrFlare
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  "Multi-Touch gestures in older Mac models. All Mac notebooks with Multi-Touch trackpads now support th... : red2lucas
  • I got your multitouch gestures right here: http://www.corruptfibers.com/images/products/shocker_tshirt... : coldfusioncs
• adobe crashes its fair share of Windows too : dantastic
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  If I bought a MBP two weeks ago, any chance of a free upgrade? : airrob
  • yeah you can get it for $10 : mikecyb
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  does that javascript exploit work under OSX as well? if so, wtf adobe : Downforce
  • Yes it does, which is why for awhile now apple has been advising users not to install acrobat reader unle... : SolrFlare

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  Of all the people to happen to :( - it's probably faulty, return it. : abrasion
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    its more likely the app, not the hardware. i've had a few programs do that to me. : radula
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      I think my PS3 has locked up twice in 2 years :/ : abrasion
      • Both times you turned it on? <rimshot> (Sorry. I already hate myself for posting this.) : nudel
• Its what you get for using that :( lol Hardlock i think if you hold the powerbutton down for 10second... : Iwannaacura
• It's for the best. : DarkWolf5
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  all updated? : Downforce
  • Yup, AFAIK. : Fred Garvin
• Sony heard all the bad things you were saying Fred. : Jackass1233
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  Fred 3 weeks with the XMB is going to make you a changed man, you'll want an ad blocker and zoom out feat... : abrasion
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    No it's not. I serious hate it already. I hated it on my PSP. It's passable, but there won't be any love ... : Fred Garvin
    • You'll soon swing, it's ok Fred, it's a long and difficult process to adjust to but you'll see - have fa... : abrasion
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    2 weeks of dealing with the NXE and I absolutely hate it... : .Jayson
    • The improved Netflix stuff is awesome though. : .Jayson
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      I'm definitely getting a 360 for Forza 3 but I think I prefer the blades to the NXE - don't have much ch... : abrasion
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        If you like the blased then hit the guide button, its nearly the same thing but even more concise. : Serpico74
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          Isn't that the tiny version? : abrasion
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            are you running it on a 12' television? : Jackass1233
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              Cmon that's not even a remotely reasonable argument. : abrasion
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                do you have terrible eyesight? : Jackass1233
                • The guide dash isn't a replacement. I was disappointed as MS always said that when NXE came out people wh... : nudel
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                  You're really going to argue this one? lol : abrasion
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                    did have you eye poked out by a cock and now you wear an eye patch and have a parrot on ur shoulder? : Jackass1233
                    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20743330#itemanchor_20743330 : abrasion
                    • Is this like a game of "Guess Who?" where the answer is "Your dad" ?? : nudel
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      If I had an option to turn of all the sections I never use (marketplace, spotlight, welcome, friends etc.... : Cliffzorz
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        I know you can turn off the Welcome section, and there may be options to turn off the others as well. : ArcKnight
        • Nope, there isn't. : Vincent Grayson
      • That would be nice. : Fred Garvin
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  Friend told me that Bionic Commando Rearmed froze up four times while playing through it, though that's p... : Link.
  • Some of the rad probably leaked out of the game code and jammed up the cell processor. : cornchak
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  Using Firmware 2.80? Also never use the switch on the back of the unit to turn it off or on. Shut it do... : irrerno
  • Only time the PS3 has crashed for me is when I used the web browser. I think that happened once or twice... : irrerno
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  mine has done that once. I had to reboot from the back and went through the setup again, but its been fi... : .Jayson
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    Maybe it is a Life with Playstation thing. I never use it. : irrerno
    • nah it wasnt on life with playstation, just opening the ps store I think, cant remember. it was totall... : .Jayson
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  mine's locked up plenty of times, playing bf1943 and mostly fat princess bitch : moshman
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    Yeah, mine has locked up probably a dozen or more times in the 1000+ hours it's been in use. Mostly in ga... : pyide
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      Not being a fanboy here, but I don't remember the last time I got a hard lock on my 360 other than when i... : Fred Garvin
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        It depends on the game. Oblivion crashed my 360 more than any console game I can remember. : pyide
        • yeah, fat princess crashed a ton of times before the patch. bf1943 wasn't so bad but had a couple of lock... : moshman
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  I've had mine lock up a couple of times browsing youtube.com/tv on there, no idea wtf : d fluke
  • Same here and that YouTube XL interface is ugly as fuck. : Fred Garvin
• i'm waiting for the new STABLE version before i buy one : [fry]