Evening Faylure

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  QQ you big baby, you're getting the best SSD money can buy right now. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Another qq person? lol : abrasion
    • T_T : Cliffzorz
    • I use the term jokingly. A $50 premium sucks, but if it sucked that badly you wouldn't be spending the c... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  wtf why are they listing the 160 at 900 bucks? please tell me you didnt pay that! : smacknca
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    The 80GB is $500 now! That's double the price it was on Friday. That's absurd! : angrytaxman
    • Finally everyone on the internet is taking rosewood's advice and only using SSD's for new system builds. : pres589
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    499. The retail is listed at 900, not sure why. : abrasion
    • Sucks man. I bet it will go down in a few weeks though. : afrochops
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    and smacknca I fucking owe you big, holy fucking shit, CANCELLED, wow, jesus christ!!!!!!!!!! I had an a... : abrasion
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      its on amazon for the normal price and in stock http://www.amazon.com/Intel-160GB-Mainstream-Retail-SSDSA... : smacknca
      • I don't know if I can order on Amazon America using paypal to ship to my pal in Boston. Furthermore if I ... : abrasion
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        If by in stock you mean "ships in 2-4 weeks when we get our next shipment" : Prozium
        • wtf i could have sworn it said shipping now when i first looked an hour ago. : smacknca
• That $50 will pay for itself in less time spent waiting on trashing HDDs : rosewood
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  i hate you : shavenewok
  • <3 : shavenewok
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  WARNING That 499$ SSD is the 80gb - smacknca is right, they are now gouging DOUBLE THE FUCKING PRICE. ... : abrasion
  • not fucking worth it. : hirosushima
  • nobody else sells them? : edgewise
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    Wow, hopefully nobody buys them at that price and rewards Newegg for this bullfuckery. Anyone that does i... : Serpico74
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      Yeah man - I find it a bit extra dodgy they up the 80gb in at the same price the 160 was! >:( : abrasion
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        It's automated. The faster and more often people order a part, they drive the price up quickly. When they... : xsoulbrothax
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          Surely that system has parameters entered into it? That really seems hard to believe. : abrasion
          • I imagine it is somewhat correlated to their diminishing supply, as well but idnwtf : kaddar0
        • I'm going to buy them as fast as i can and see if i can set a new high score. : alphablu
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    This is step 3, lad. They know your every move. : underground banana plantation
    • lol : abrasion
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  You're having this thing delivered to Australia? How much is the postage? I guess it's nothing compared t... : te[R]ror
  • No, delivered to a good mate of mine, Newegg won't do international. : abrasion
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  lol... were you not just complaining about the beta status of SSDs not more than 24 hours ago? Over here : NoCopy
  • I still maintain they are a beta product, the G2 is the only one which doesn't need tricks, hacks or bull... : abrasion
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  WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!? Why the fuck is it twice the price? >:( : action roommate
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    I'd like you to meet my friends Supply and Demand : bipolar
    • Your friends suck. : Rehevkor
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  what the fuck are they doing with the price? those fucking cunts, none of you should ever use newegg agai... : moshman
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    They do this every time a big big product is popular, I've seen it with video cards before too. : abrasion
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      so much hate for those kind of people : moshman
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        If they sell for that price, why shouldn't they charge it? : fishbone
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          because they are cunts for gouging the price like that, that's why. They make money selling the things an... : moshman
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            It's supply vs. demand. If it's not worth that price to you, then you wait until it comes down. It's no... : fishbone
            • yes you can fault them, I am doing so. It's gouging to the extreme and it's despicable. : moshman
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              yes, and I'm taking a truckload of plywood to Florida for the next hurricane and charging $100/sheet. : Old_Fart
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                thats actually illegal and people get in big shit every time it happens. : handofthrawn
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                  why is it illegal? : moshman
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                    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=8368348 : UtilityMaximizer
                    • interesting thanks! an entirely understandable too : moshman
                  • There's a difference between someone that needs plywood in order to protect their home against destructio... : fishbone
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    BLASPHEMY!! a company is charging more for a retail product because it is in high demand!!! : maulla
    • charging 50 more I can understand, but doubling the price? that's fucked : moshman
• Hahaha 2X the price? What the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK : ventro
• That's some bullturd. $230 to $500. I guess they're trying to tell us to buy from somewhere else. : ann thracks
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  gotta be a price mistake. if not, then lol : smax
  • They re priced the 80 and the 160. : abrasion
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  When did SSDs go from immature technology to the HOLY-SHIT-GOTTA-HAVE-IT upgrade of the century? What is ... : rudds
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    http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3631 Also read his two prior SSD articles, it goes thr... : Serpico74
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      can I get a tldr? : marmite
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        SSDs are the HOLY-SHIT-GOTTA-HAVE-IT upgrade of the century : skryte
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          ok, I'm sold, which one do I buy or are these "GOTTA HAVE IT" one's not out yet? : marmite
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            i think rosewood pointed out page 20 as the important page: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx... : skryte
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              I'm insulted. Rosewood and I were born in the same year tho :( : boomstickah
              • sorry i didn't check : skryte
• All this over two hard drives? : MercFox1
• I'll wait till that shit comes down. : jonin
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  well, i went ahead and bought this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002IJA1EG/ref=pd_luc... : action roommate
  • what parts are left? : pancake humper
  • you won't regret it. : RogerDandy
• So these things basically you just put the OS on there right? : jonin
• OMG! So much RAGE in this thread.. RRRRRAAAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! : ShadowRam
• So small :( : MoreVespeneGas
• thats crazy talk. You can get a whole computer for that much. : topkatz
• Looks like a whole bunch of you fell asleep during economics class :\ : liqker
• I really want a SSD but I'm definitely waiting until their prices drop, which I think won't take THAT lo... : Begawkiness

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• i should innovate my spelling and grammar first. : xxiv
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  What the fuck is "innovation" in this context? Just flashy gadgety shit? : SpaecKow
  • Yeah, I have no idea what to suggest. Like what are you trying to do better? : geedeck
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    who the fuck knows what they think innovation is. going green, new tech but at a realistic price point to... : xxiv
    • ratio. i could use a couple hours more sleep. : xxiv
    • Telecommuting? 4x10 work weeks? Cuts out a bunch of driving. : geedeck
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    At my old job, we just concentrated on making money. : freqq28
    • but now we deal with this kind of pre-ice mass passenger liner seating device rearrangement activities. : freqq28
• "Experience together computing" geez if I had to share the computer with my wife I think I'd end up rammi... : red2lucas
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  How about that alarm clock that rolls around? : helvetica
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    like a roomba? can it go from cube to cube to remind you what time it is? : xxiv
    • The MIT boys invented a clock that rolls around on the ground to make you have to get up and find it: htt... : LoioshDwaggie
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      It runs away making beepy noises so you can't hit the snooze alarm. It's called Clocky: http://www.unc... : helvetica
      • I love my clocky : pancake humper
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  Companywide fart competition every Friday. : MagicWishMonkey
  • i don't know why, but this reminded me of the bathroom cause some dude is always in there farting. th... : xxiv
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  What do you work with? : Tissen
  • IT security group, as an AD monkey. : xxiv
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  Buy all WD green drives to save on power? Good your company sounds gay-balls. : RogerDandy
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    it's a cooperative non profit company. so yeah they're gay for green. : xxiv
    • Then switch to 100% green energy. And get a policy for recycling all of your old computers and printers. ... : Tissen
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      Going for green seems to be the way to go in innovation-land. Suggest making your business C02-neutral. T... : Bamii
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        Also suggest they fire all fat people because they are depleting the worlds food supply and thus deprivin... : mrvandelay
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          Hey, I wasn't saying it was a GOOD idea :) : Bamii
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            stop wasting resources on pointless shit like "innovation" because its a hot buzzword and makes the bosse... : conandan
            • I couldn't agree more. : Bamii
    • then might I suggest Jabberwocky Project. : notext
• http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/ : mrvandelay
• Sounds like you need to think outside the box and synergize some paradigms : wasylm
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  How about installing new bathroom stalls that extend all the way to the floor, for added privacy. : mrvandelay
  • How about Jon Voight Day? : mrvandelay
• an integrated solution to handle all backward overflows, synergistically : 60days
• At the end of the day you have to realize that a dynamic culture works best. By synergizing active employ... : ryuuseki
• In all seriousness, convert all your operational dbs to raid'd SSD. That should get the prostates pumping... : ryuuseki
• virtualization? : zerog83
• Ive got some innovation for you. Get back to work instead of thinking about pointless crap like this. T... : conandan
• Kinda hard to 'innovate' with absolutely no feedback to what your company even does? : ShadowRam
• Ultimately the higher ups want something they can take a picture of or do an interview about. Making some... : byorn

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  i accidently finished it :( : filthysock
  • I did too, so now I'm going for 100% on hardcore. : cltcprd
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  Did you just step out of a time capsule or something? : omnova
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    I don't follow new games much and I didn't play many games as a kid. So yes. : NastyJack
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      Time to get with the program, Jacky boy. : omnova
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        I just wait and see what everyone on here is talking about and then I watch the gametrailers review. Work... : NastyJack
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          Do you have a PS2? Ever heard of a game called God Hand? If you answered no to either of these question... : omnova
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            Yes and yes. I know nothing about it but I have heard the name. : NastyJack
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              I WE'ed my copy last year, or else I'd send it to you. : Ride-My-Rocket
              • I'll do my best to track it down. : NastyJack
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            I've never heard of god hand : mobab
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              I love that game so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lonfFOJMLUw&hd=1 : AgentPothead
              • WTF? : bolneze
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            As soon as I read the words "God Hand", Gene's Rock-A-Bye starts playing in my head. : SiW.
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              ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktLTisEZqI ) : SiW.
              • ahaha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZck7224U78 : SiW.
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  As amazing as Shadow Complex is, Super Metroid is still a better game overall and you could easily argue ... : Derringer
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    I think you could argue SoTN is a better game than Super Metroid honestly and that comes from someone who... : qwpeoriu
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      You could argue SoTN is better, but you would lose. On a serious note, I think it comes down to liking... : Derringer
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        sotn is newer and has way better visuals and a larger map : EvilDolemite
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          True enough, but I felt that Super Metroid had more of a feeling of being alone in unfamiliar territory t... : Derringer
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            SOTN had the RPG leveling, tons of equipment and weapons for character customization... it's not much of ... : rudds
            • I'm not disputing how awesome SoTN is, I just personally prefer Super Metroid over it, and by a slim marg... : Derringer
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      Nobody in their right mind should be arguing which of two amazing games is the better. : omnova
      • it certainly makes for good conversation though : qwpeoriu
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  There is a reason Super Metroid is considered one of the best games ever. Now I suppose you have a good r... : pyide
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    I will play them both. The Metroid Prime trilogy comes first though! : NastyJack
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      The NES Metroid isn't user friendly at all. There is no map so it requires memorization or your own carto... : pyide
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        I might just do that. Play the SNES one first that is. : NastyJack
        • Zero Mission and Metroid: Fusion are great, definitely try find the carts for them. : Cliffzorz
      • Super Metroid has the best balance between difficulty and making sure you don't get totally lost. Metroid... : Serpico74
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  Shadow complex is good but does not compare to super negroid : gmd
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    You typed this on iphone, didnt you? BEST.AUTO.CORRECT.EVER : batkiwi
    • ROFL I wanna play! : bolneze
    • auto correct was proven incorrect. he typed megroid :P : dantastic
    • It's a reference to http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20744648#itemanchor_20744648 : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Definitely play Super Metroid. BTW, is it available on that new fangled Nintendo Wii device? I will buy i... : Yanks
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    You can download it for a fee, yes. : ConfusedUs
    • I bet I have some wii space bucks from when I used it 2 years ago, seems like a good reason to turn it on : Yanks
    • Just about any household computer in the world will run ZSNES, and a quick trip to a torrent site will ne... : Topsiderover
  • Super Metroid rocks on the Wii. I would skip Metroid on there, though. You can't do snapshot save/load an... : nudel
• Echoing everyone else, Super Metroid is like the granddaddy super-amazing version of Shadow Complex, and ... : Shadsy
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  SHIT, i just finished with 99% of the items, i missed one missile pack and one armor upgrade - BUT my map... : EvilDolemite
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    there is an achievement for 100% : Jackass1233
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      god-damnit. the armor isn't so bad as there are only eight locations, and only two i'm unsure of (except... : EvilDolemite
      • There are at least 3 locations which a power up is located in a save room. Probably what you're missing. : NoCopy
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    Reload your last game. Go to Campaign and select "Continue" as it never overwrites that last save room un... : coldfusioncs
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      yeah. unfortunately, i have very little desire to roam around now that i've uncovered 100% of the map an... : EvilDolemite
      • http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/960508/57536 : fishbone
  • Use this, it will take you five minutes to get them. http://www.giantbomb.com/guides/missing-last-armo... : rudds
  • http://guides.ign.com/guides/839087/page_6.html : razlebol
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  Definitely pick up Super Metroid if you have a Wii. IMHO it is still the king of the Metroidvania genre : Serpico74
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    It truly is. Portrait of Ruin is IMO the best DS Castlevania so far though, fantasstic platformer. : node
    • Maybe the best DS Castlevania, but all the DS versions have been pale shadows of SotN. I'd love to see a... : Topsiderover
• the only metroid games that i played to completion were the GBA ones. zero mission and fusion. those ar... : dantastic
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  Man this thread makes me want to go play Super Metroid. I've played it, but not all the way through. ... : DinK
  • Lucky for you that SOTN is available on XBLA. It was a top-5 pick for me on the PS1 : Topsiderover

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  I really enjoyed the end of Alice. Sorry, I meant to say American McGee presents American McGee's Alice b... : skizl
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    I wonder what hes up to? havent heard that name in quite awhile. : shackwack
    • He made Bad Day LA and is relegated to making stuff for GameTap now. :( : Shadsy
• This is a bit difficult. I can't really think of an ending that left me truly satisfied. Although, the ... : DrWaffles
• Picross, because I could finally put that addicting POS down and never play it again. : deathofrats
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  the credit roll in Mass Effect, for some reason : Veegeezee
  • Because the song that plays during the credits is fucking amazing - Faunts is an awesome band. : ArcKnight
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  Final Fantasy VI, Xenosaga I & III, and probably Lost Odyssey. : omnova
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    i forgot xenosaga I's ending... never played 3 :( : Demius
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      For shame! : omnova
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        i just youtube'd XS1's ending... ... thats really one of your most satisfying endings? I remember it now,... : Demius
        • I remember really liking it despite it being somewhat of a cliffhanger. Perhaps that's the scale on whic... : omnova
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  I really loved the end of Hitman: Blood Money. Especially the first time you play it, it's almost a spoil... : qwpeoriu
  • Oh yeah, this ending was something different. Got me off guard. : DrWaffles
  • Ooh yes, I did enjoy that. : Cliffzorz
  • yep! : SockMonkeh
  • So fucking satisfying. : Moonbase Commander
  • agreed! : marmite
  • It was awesomely classy ....the 2nd time. I didn't do anything the first time and let the credits roll : gimpness
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  Deus Ex spoilers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOPYBF1YOFg : tomservo
  • The re-done PS2 version was pretty ace as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGhVxTxjS-Y : tomservo
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  PoP: Sands of Time : mechanicalgrape
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    This. The whole sequence climbing the Tower of Dawn, and then the neat twist in the framing story at the... : Johnny Law
    • In the "short stuff" category Portal is an obvious contender (thanks for the reminder bad_fish), and I th... : Johnny Law
  • Yeah I loved that ending. Instead of the magic fairytale ending where everyone is happy and all that shit... : GodZilly
• Valkyria Chronicles. Can't go into much without spoilers but everything just falls into place well. : cetra00
• Star Control 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F55msxPTgk Now that's how you save a freaking galaxy. : Psigun
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  Portal : bad_fish
  • eot : baconisgod
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  Comedy Option: Medal of Honor Allied Assault. : burning eye
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    I didn't see the issue with it. The last level was pretty epic with everything blowing up, do we really n... : Big Luke
    • The Allies won???? Thanks for the spoiler. : quartic0
• splosion man : bagelcc
• Policenauts' ending was fairly brief, but in the last couple chapters all the crazy shit tied up pretty n... : Orange Pylon
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  Mass Effect : Cheeziologist
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    also, one of the best songs for ending credits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gISlB1IdUjI : Cheeziologist
    • Totally, Faunts are an awesome band, and their albums are great. : deject
    • It wasn't bad, but Homeworld was better. : thetangent
  • Doubly so. : Shadsy
  • I love that game. The story was ACE. : irrerno
  • The song really captures the feel of the game so well. It makes you feel cold, small and vulnerable. : h0cake
• The World Ends With You. <3 : Deathlove
• PhantasyStar 2's ending had me awe struck as a teenager. Its always the ending I think of when people as ... : slambast
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  I rather liked FF10's ending. : Perturbation
  • because you didn't have to play that POS anymore amirite : cornchak
• As always, Legacy of Kain: Defiance. (and Ico) : Borzoi
• Super Metroid : indosauros
• Link to the Past was really satisfying for me. : digweed014
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  What did you like about Kirby's ending? I haven't played the game but it's just not the first series I'd ... : ahlee
  • Well, I believe it was everything you could possibly want it to be given the game's premise. : Cliffzorz
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  Planescape Torment and Mass Effect both had fucking EPIC endings. I was also extremely satisfied with the... : thetangent
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    Here's the ending cutscene: http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:of... : thetangent
    • FUCK - that first link is supposed to be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2fWdvZvdM : thetangent
  • I always thought Torment's ending was just okay. Everything leading up to it was amazing, but the ending ... : Vincent Grayson
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  Super Mario World, A Link to the Past, Portal, Final Fantasy 6... the SNES truly has the best library of ... : Grumbeld
  • That it did. : Navy Spitfire
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  Portal : YerMothah
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI : YerMothah
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  Final. Fantasy. Tactics. : kallanta
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    That ending didn't piss you off? : Grumbeld
    • Heck no. FFT was like a Shakespearean epic. : ArcKnight
    • Not even a little bit. It was as perfect an ending as that twisted, incredible story could have asked fo... : kallanta
• Planescape Torment. Bittersweet and open-ended, yet satisfying. Awesome ending. : lightly inclined
• Zelda - WInd Waker : melkore
• Half-Life 2, Max Payne, COD4, Braid. : Bamtan
• System Shock 2 Nah. : sanchez
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  Bioshock, when Andrew Ryan uses "Would you kindly" to force you to beat him to death, and Rapture collaps : Arcanum
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    That game started to suck after that. I love that character =[. : irrerno
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      There was no "after that". >:( : Arcanum
      • No doubt... I have no idea why they didn't end the game there.... perhaps worried about reviews trashing : NoCopy
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  Vagrant Story. So goddamn awesome. : Vincent Grayson
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    You seriously win the prize - stunning ending for a stunning game :) : exponen7
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      I think part of why I love it is that it starts out so goddamn confusing, and then ends with that fucking : Vincent Grayson
      • http://www34.brinkster.com/worldshards/translations/trans.htm Check that translation out (scroll down ... : exponen7
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  mothership zeta...though only a DLC, the ending was fucking badass : davislovestacobell
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    oh, and splosion man. the whole game was worth the ending : davislovestacobell
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      Yeah I liked the final "battle". Totally unexpected. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • that was for Mothership Zeta. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZA-KDy87Q Still gives me chills :) I really wish Looki... : happynoodle
• does "Disk 2" count as an ending for Xenogears? :( i mean, you kinda stop "playing" at that point and jus... : Demius
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  mgs4 wasnt too bad : Chandler55
  • And on a similar note: MGS3 ended really well : megarust32
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  KOTOR 2oh wait no but seriously, Half-Life's ending was really awesome. : deject
  • That was epic. : happynoodle
• I will say, ummm.. hitler's face blowing up in Bionic MOTHERFATHER Commando. : cornchak
• for me, mafia. but i was loving the story the whole time, any ending woulda been good. predictable though : jane911
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  As far as somewhat recent games go: The Witcher. I can't believe no one's mentioned it yet. : sundance
  • Yeah definitely.. : irrerno
  • good one. : megarust32
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  ICO was my favorite : strider_
  • yeah, i remember being actually moved by the ending of that game, which is something that very rarely hap... : mindmann
  • This. Plus the last battle ended in a very dramatic way that I didn't expect. Suddenly you just drive the : Tissen
• KoToR. BG II ToB expansion was epic. : Pettytheft
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  I'd say MGS4, but I'm still watching the ending. : DerHuhnTeufel
  • Yeah, I've been watching about an hour of it a night for a week now. Seriously, that was an unnecessaril : kallanta
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    Hah. I preferred MGS3. : ieGod
    • ^^^^^ this is the correct answer. 3 wrapped up so nicely, and for once it actually made sense. : choppp
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    How long is it? I'm pretty sure I'm at the last chapter and I would like to watch the ending in one sitti... : Big Luke
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      The last chapter has about a half hour of gameplay, and about 2 hours of cutscenes. Seriously. : kallanta
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        The last chapter is on that big ship right? I might have to have a few drinks this weekend and play watc... : Big Luke
        • That is correct, and up until the last half hour of the ending, it's pretty cool! : kallanta
• I just finished Splosion Man, and it had a great ending :) : datoo
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  The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past : rosewood
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    The best zelda game period. I don't care what anyone says! : irrerno
    • What if I say I agree with you? Cuz I do. : kallanta
  • Definitely this. : ant_hillbilly
  • I wish the collectors disc for the Gamecube had that on it, that's the one I want to play damnit! : Cliffzorz
  • Yeah, that was an amazing ending. : SilverSnake
• Homeworld's ending was pretty satisfying. : valael
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  It may have been a cliffhanger but HL2 Ep2's ending made me shit my pants. : Sapiens
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    Yeah Valve needs to hurry it up with EP3. The whole point of the episodic chapters was to speed up devel... : irrerno
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      that's what they thought before they had any experience in making episodic chapters. They and we have sin... : moshman
      • Where Valve was concerned, I realized that the moment they announced it : MamiyaOtaru
  • Yeah, a perfect ending if you want me to return to sequel. That being said, where is my sequel?!?! : ramshot
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  battletoads : CoRDS
  • Lies! No one has ever beat that game! : SolrFlare
• Klax, winner by far. Absolutely has the best ending of any game ever. : NoCopy
• Kirby's Dream Land for the original gameboy is one I always loved. Start at 1:20 -> http://www.youtube.co... : quadeh
• Breath of Fire V is my favorite video game ending ever. Final Fantasy Tactics is a close second, with Chr... : Modica Sol Solis
• Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault : Serpico74
• Mass Effect, I played the last 6 hours in one stretch so this may not be technically the ending but that ... : dael
• WoW where you get tier 999 armor and can one shot any boss with the Sword of Destiny : handofthrawn

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  As the only other company making cameras, Nikon is indeed doomed by this, and should not be wept for beca... : pres589
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    Yes, how could Nikon ever hope to match this almost godlike feat of engineering, this manifestation of th... : master_disaster_17
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      Well, it's nice to have competitive models, but my point was more of "hey guy, there are other camera man... : pres589
      • Who else makes professional quality digital SLRs? : batkiwi
    • Event Horizon 2? : massdev
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    Nikon will never compete in the camera market again. :( That's going to be a lot of layoffs : stump
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      Most of their employees will be coerced to perform seppuku for their failures. : LilCrypto
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        If only their engineers were capable of building a camera that could compete with Canon. : stump
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          Why bother? Camera perfection has been achieved. : rosewood
          • This is the true zenith of cameras! http://www.wired.com/gadgets/digitalcameras/news/2005/02/66498 : LilCrypto
• The video on the 5D is actually pretty decent. If this records in 24p mode that would be pretty neat. : midgetherder
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  It was nice knowing you Nikon = I am selling my D90 and lenses. : lodit
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    Why though? I mean I'm a Canon user myself but does this really offer that much more than what you have w... : afrochops
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      A much better hybrid camera, my friend. I am currently shooting a D90 and a Panasonic GH1 with a set o... : lodit
      • and god no, I am not a marketing mega pixel chasing retard. : lodit
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    What lenses are you selling? : Sirus2400
    • yeah, anything good? : sr71photo
    • Sorry guys, already lined up a local buyer =p : lodit
• I like how all the images are broken links : sanchez
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  FTFA "Impressive technologies are matched by excellent build-quality designed with the photographer in mi... : locater16
  • sometimes they have midgets or the dutch in mind : rosewood
  • The 7D can fell an antelope in mid-leap! : ChibiJosh
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  "The sensor is a standard APS-C size (22.4x14.9mm) and produces an effective field of view of 1.6x the le... : forksalad
  • Yeah, this is my complaint with Pentax stuff, the small sensors. This is no better, and I would be surpr... : pres589
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  what makes it so more amazing than nikons offerings? and why does it use CF cards?? : moshman
  • This. What's the deal? : orgcaptainnemo
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    Because canons have used cf cards for a very very long time. What's wrong with them? The only slr they se... : boarder2
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      my original 300d had CFs, but my 450d uses SDs. I just thought that all the newer models were using SDs, ... : moshman
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        I remember paying $200 or so for my 512mb lexar cf for my 300d :( : boarder2
        • I bought a 2gb microdrive that I paid silly money for, and it didn't last very long. I think I RMA'd it t... : moshman
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    The new UDMA CF cards are extremely fast; up to 133 MB/s where the fastest SDHC is Class 6 at 6 MB/s. Tha... : angrytaxman
    • This too : boarder2
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      i thought CF cards were basically obsolete. interesting to hear : moshman
      • Nearly but not quite, they're very niche, only seen in semi pro/pro range cameras, due to the reasons see... : Creepin_Jeezus
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  Doesn't have a self cleaning sensor. Would not buy. : tinfoilhatter
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    Canon SLR's have had self-clean sensors for a few generations. Check the specs, it's there. : scythide
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      Son of a bitch! Oh well, I still wouldn't buy a Dslr that wasn't full frame after using a 5d for so long.... : tinfoilhatter
      • Dust has never really bothered me that much on the 5D. Rocket blower occasionally + mostly shooting at w... : scythide
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  I drooled....I can't wait to see the price for this thing : devnullgt
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    $1700 for the body : angrytaxman
    • I'ze gettin' one fo' each hand dawg. : pres589
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      That's it? Wow : Serpico74
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        Why is this surprising? It's the replacement for the 50D which started at about the same price, and has a... : angrytaxman
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          24 FPS motherfucker, do you speak it? : soggybagel
          • Its also going to have much better low light performance the 40/50D line of cameras : soggybagel
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          Price is good and it has 24 frame recording, that's what I like. The CCD size with the 1.6x crop is rough... : Serpico74
          • camera nerdery. : hirosushima
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            Hmm interesting. It's always cool to learn a bit from the other side of the fence. For me I love our 5D's... : angrytaxman
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              24p is a very big deal, recording and playing back at that frame rate is what gives that cinematic motion... : Serpico74
              • Honestly I can't tel the difference when I shoot in 30 fps or 24 fps on my Canon HF10 home camcorder, but... : angrytaxman
        • http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/eosd/eosmovie/index.html : lodit
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          It depends on what you shoot. Many pros will want both a full and crop body. Crop gives you extra zoom on... : boarder2
          • Yep, crop sensors are very often desired for long range stuff. : lodit
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            Uhm, the 17-55 is an EF-S lens and would not fit on a 5D2. : Tissen
            • Uhm I was giving examples not quoting specific lenses but thanks for the lesson. : boarder2
          • Not completely true. It's all about pixel density, and traditionally crop cameras have higher pixel dens... : scythide
    • wow, amazing price : moshman
    • wow... that's... : zerog83
• 24 FPS I'M FUCKING JIZZING EVERYWHERE OH GOD ITS IN MY EYE!!!!! : soggybagel
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  Fuck Canon. Nikon for life. : NFXFSX
  • fanboys... : moshman
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  And it shoots at 24fps. Well, looks like I know which camera I'm buying next... : Serpico74
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    That is the only reason I would consider one over a 5D. Sheesh. I might have to wait for the 5DMK3!! lol : afrochops
    • 4-5 years, is my guess :( : re-verse
  • Serpico knows what is up! : lodit
  • nikon's have been doing 24p for over a year now : gmd
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  I guess they finally decided to put in +/- 3EV exposure compensation instead of the usual +/- 2EV : scythide
  • I missed that detail. That makes a relly big difference when shooting HDR images. : Tissen
• Holy hell they implemented my suggestion, even though I never told it to them! it has a digital level in ... : angrytaxman
• tempting.. however i have been waiting for a full frame for entirely too long. i guess i'll just have to... : dopeman
• 24fps? Hello my future DSLR. : ventro
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  might be time to update my 300d will my lenses from my rebel work with this one? : CoRDS
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    Yes, your lenses will work. : lodit
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      Is there a canon equivalent to the Nikon 18-200 VR that doesn't suck? I don't know much about lenses but ... : ventro
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        They have an equivalent lens, yes. : lodit
        • http://vistek.ca/store/CameraLenses/239299/canon-efs-18200mm-f3556-zoom-lens.aspx : lodit
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        The 18-135is (I think that's the range) is pretty decent Outside of that, I'm not sure that there's real... : boarder2
        • Oh I lied. There is an 18-200is that looks like it's fairly ok. : boarder2
      • http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/18-200mm.htm Don't know if they have a newer version or are p... : moshman
      • The new 15-85 (supposed to be the kit lens for the 7D) looks interesting. But maybe you want more reach? : Tissen
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        for almost every flagship canon lens, there is a nikon equivalent.. and i am sure it is the same the othe... : dopeman
        • Pretty much this. : lodit
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          Yes, but I've heard the canon 18-200 isn't nearly as good as the nikon (as in, you'd be better off gettin... : ventro
          • i'd like to think that unless you're really into photography you (or rather I) wouldn't notice the differ... : moshman
          • yeah, i'm a bit skeptical of canon's non L series lenses, as well as lenses with that wide of a zoom (L o... : dopeman
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          Pretty much. The only exceptions I can think of are: * Nikon have a 12-24/2.8 that's supposed to b... : Tissen
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            The T&S lens is supposed to be 17/4. : Tissen
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              How powerful does that make them? : ShekkyBoy
              • About 4.25 Honestly, I don't understand your question. : Tissen
          • It's surprising to me that one lens supplier can offer something that is so much better than another. Le... : fishbone
• I cannot wait to finish school, then upgrade my Digital Rebel XT. :O oh em gees : imcompa
• Integrated wireless flash communication! At long fucking last! : Creepin_Jeezus
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  LCD? Really surprising that it isn't OLED. : vx2o
  • Does it make much difference to daytime visibility, or just contrast/black levels? : node
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  Fuckers, they should update the mkii firmware for 24 fps :( How is this sensor compared to the mkii in t... : Wheatloaf
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    There is a hacked firmware for 5d that does 24fps movies. : re-verse
    • 5d or 5d mk!!? : marmite
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  Just get the D300s so you have autofocusing that actually works : gmd
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    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073007nikond300s.asp I don't get the canon love on this site. : gmd
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      canon users like being able to use good lenses. : re-verse
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        you mean like when they attach the nikon 14-24 ? : gmd
        • they generally don't. If you're going to argue that nikon has a lens linup that even compares to canon, y... : re-verse
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        http://www.davidclapp.co.uk/nikon1424.php : gmd
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          We all know that the 14-24 is trhe bees knees. But what else is there? : Tissen
          • really expensive f/2.8s I refuse to buy : gmd
          • The 70-200 2.8 VR is nice, as is the 50 1.4. I'm actually quite fond of my 80-200 2.8. : Lone Swordsman
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          Well, basing your entire argument around one nikon lens comes up pretty short gmd : re-verse
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            what argument? you just said canon users like using good lenses so I negated that with one example : gmd
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              The argument still stands, adding one lens to the nikon side is a pretty small victory. : re-verse
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                how about better censors, better built bodies, better controls? : gmd
                • should be about the same? : umegastar
                • I will gladly say I have almost accidentally killed my friend with my d700 body : gmd
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                  there are enough pros and cons on both sides that it's pretty much a matter of preference. I went Canon b... : zerog83
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                    I am in no way saying canon is bad I just don't get the completely lopsided threads on this website when ... : gmd
                    • This entire sub-thread is useless. : Creepin_Jeezus
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                      You started this whole subthread with a "just buy nikon" post. That's some pretty stunted logic. : re-verse
                      • because he already fucking has a D90 : gmd
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                      I would guess that most people on the site who own a DSLR own a Canon. I agree that it's polarising, but ... : zerog83
                      • which is why the OP perplexes me since he has a D90 right now : gmd
                • this is pretty much why i bought my D300. where i placed my hands felt more natural to where the controls... : vov1n
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  so almost everyone in this thread reads PROLOST.com Good to know. : umegastar
  • I got all of my info from dpreview.com and engadget. : angrytaxman

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• what the hell is it? Aside from the titties. : CRasterImage
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  something is off with her hands, I can't quite place it. : pancake humper
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    Yeah I can't quite put my finger on it either. : notdeadyeti
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      If I keep staring at it, I'll probably nail it. : Rotten Deadite
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        Great comments here. Thumbs up. : Mad Jack McMad
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          I think it's supposed to be like that. It's specified in a claws in his contract. : BlackCat9
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            SHE HAS REALLY LONG FINGERS : lolpatrol
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              Thanks for pointing that out. : AgentPothead
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                That image is very digital. : notdeadyeti
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                  You really fingered it out : YerMothah
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                    Ok now you're just grasping. : AgentPothead
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                      Posted this from my palm pre : mr.sleepy
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                        What a handy device : drbriefs
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                          The price range is just out of my reach : Drewus
                          • Stop being knuckleheads : mr.sleepy
            • Dammit your post made me laugh the most. : notdeadyeti
            • /SNAP!!! : Karnov
• oh yeah i forgot to mention does the pose look convincing, forget the faceted appearance : Unleashed
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  hands and feet are too big (hands are obvious - not sure if the boots are intentionally un-feminine or no... : dedgecko
  • i was going to have them on the waist but two problems, trying that made it look too busy in the center w... : Unleashed
• can she crack lobster shells? : creep
• left stance doesn't look right... looks like she's about to hobble off : indosauros
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  reduced the tilt a little http://wip.thelebaron.com/deathstrike/testpose2.JPG : Unleashed
  • A good pose has a strong silhouette and a rhythmic line of action running through it. The pose in the mid... : ZombieAcademy
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    made the other leg stick out more http://wip.thelebaron.com/deathstrike/testoise3.JPG : Unleashed
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      Sorry this is super ghetto but http://www.shackpics.com/files/gesture_oisq0dro2wqopknmst1g.png I think... : ZombieAcademy
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        I'm not an artist by trade, but really want to be able to do sketches like that for communication purpose... : mockery
        • Probably animation reference is your best bet. There's a lot if books. Figure quicksketch as well. I'm no... : ZombieAcademy
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    Rotate her toes out a bit and offset the feet forwards and backwards more, try and push the overall bound... : Cubictoast
    • Always start off way overboard and then pull it back, you haven't gone overboard yet. : Cubictoast
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  So you like girls with big feet. : LilCrypto
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    You know what that means : Gojirah
    • That must mean they have big dicks. : jane911
• The boobs are abit small. : bobbman
• needs to trim her finger nails : riptyde
• The feet are off, don't look like feet or shoes. Are they supposed to be like that? : locater16
• shes got weird skin. kinda monochromey : mega man
• What is the slot in her panties? Is that for mail? : thecray
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  thanks guys! those pun threads always give me a good chuckle, which is always nice when you are stressed.... : Unleashed
  • Good work, congratulations homie. : SpaecKow
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  tits need to be bigger : davislovestacobell
  • Most important post. : bolneze
• The pose isn't pronounced enough. As I understand it, contrapposto would give the shoulders and the wais : SiW.
• Her vagina is HUGE and horizontal, also, it migrated up her stomach some... : Kniggit
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  I think her left shoulder needs to be dropped more. : action wombmate
  • Sorry, meant her right shoulder. And as I look at it more I'm not sure that it needs to drop lower but t... : action wombmate

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  Why aren't you playing HoN? : SockMonkeh
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    Because HoN is just dota ported to a different engine, LoL is free, has more awesome map mechanics (like ... : Techy007
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      The game is fun on your own and without caring about doing well or bad, but it's way to simplified for me... : kpxkrnjc
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        I play with a group of friends all the time and its good fun, dumbed down simplicity doesn't mean a game ... : Techy007
        • you need to stop referring to people that disagree with you as 'dota fanboys'....it does not lend credit ... : kainen1
    • LOOKS LIEK SHIIIIIIIIT :) : [7]kami
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      Yeh, I really don't like the graphics. I do like what they did with the store. Much easier to find what y... : Bamii
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        Once you get used to hotkeying the HoN store is way faster. : [7]kami
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          I'm not talking faster. I'm talking user friendly. I have a hard time finding half of the items that are ... : Bamii
          • ^This. The LoL store labels are a tiered system. Say you want health regen you go Defense -> Health Regen... : Duffman8369
  • Oh and BTW I want good questions. : Techy007
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  Oh, sweet. I guess I can mention now that HoN and LoL are complete opposites in practically every wa... : omnova
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    Keep in mind LoL is behind HoN in beta, a major overhaul is scheduled this week. : Techy007
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      Fair enough. The game would benefit greatly from a cleaned-up presentation. I will be surprised if they... : omnova
      • Yeah in the beta forums the team is constantly asking for ways on how to improve the interface, right now... : Techy007
      • my feelings too. illplay after this update : supermonkeyballz
  • Not to mention the lobby menu thing is utter rubbish. : Cliffzorz
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  I hate that every game has a random hero chosen for you. This, more than anything else, stops me from pla... : re-verse
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    What? Random is an option? : Techy007
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      its the only option. You have no choice on your hero, as far as i've seen. : re-verse
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        What are you talking about? You can ALWAYS pick your hero. : Techy007
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          I have picked my hero every time : Iwannaacura
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            Whats your in game name? :D : Techy007
            • Iwannahonda : zebosausamite
      • weird, mine i've never been able to. : re-verse
      • What? I have never even seen a random option. I have only seen 'Blind Pick' but it lets you pick your her... : pancake humper
  • You can choose your hero. I never played a game of LoL that I didn't get to choose my guy. Maybe you're o... : Psigun
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  someone give me a lol beta. : hirosushima
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    I gave 4 out to shackers but they never play(About 3 of them have under 10 games or less). Unfortunately ... : Techy007
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      Sounds about right. : hirosushima
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        No shit huh? I was pretty mad at first. : Techy007
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          i'm really sorry, i havn't really been at home since i got it all up and running, i'm going to make amend... : shavenewok
          • Its not people who actually have work who make me mad. Its the people who don't give the game a chance. : Techy007
    • I've been playing, albeit not regularly, and at odd times. : Cliffzorz
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  Lol, LoL. So what'll the FTW game be? Flying Tank Wars? : Ovate
  • Sounds fucking awesome to me : royalally
  • Inglorious Legendary Titan Crusade! : BlackCat9
  • Rampaging Ogre Fight League : ArB
• LoL is better than HoN. : skinlab133
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  If you can not last hit, how do you gain extra xp/gold? Only by ganking? : [7]kami
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    Of course you can last hit. : Techy007
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      Just no denying. : Cliffzorz
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        Correct, it brings out a more aggressive early game, which is cool. : Techy007
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          Ok that explains things (in a positive way). More early game ganking? :) : [7]kami
          • Yep, the first kill can happen at level 1 without someone being a complete noob. When you don't have to w... : Duffman8369
  • You get extra xp/gold for creep kills, you get xp if an enemy tower dies regardless of where you are, you... : Cliffzorz
• LoL's graphics are too fucking bright, and ingeneral it's hard to tell what's going on. Didn't think it w... : imcompa
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  I still suck at these games. I love LoL a lot more than HoN though. The UI is much more pleasing and easi... : pancake humper
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    I still suck at these games. I love LoL a lot more than HoN... says it well : Foxhawk
    • It sure does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because level of sucking shit at the games makes a difference between whic... : pancake humper
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      People who don't think that DotA's impossible skill curve is the game's single biggest weakness might lik... : Zek
      • I take umbrage at your statement. I think LoL is not nearly as good as HoN and I'm a normal being dammit... : kainen1
      • ouch; I didn't meant to suggest that people who prefer LoL are bad people, just that they're less competi... : Foxhawk
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  Spells are infinitely more fun in League of Legends. Mana regens faster and you seem to generally have... : Alice O'Connor
  • You're pretty! : pancake humper
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    I couldn't disagree with you more. I think spells get lost in an ugly colorful spam and aren't unique en... : kainen1
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      The spells are very easy to tell apart, you just don't think so because you're not familiar with them. Do... : Zek
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        I've played LoL 7 or so times so I'm familiar with the heroes, I just think it's all really generic abili... : kainen1
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          HoN and LoL are trying to achieve very different goals and it's important to realise that. HoN wants t... : Alice O'Connor
          • I more or less agree with this. But I'd wager both games are trying to not make this mutually exclusive.... : kainen1
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      God this is the Sega Genesis / Super Nintendo war all over again. HoN is way more distracting and impo... : pancake humper
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        UI is better? lol you can't even bind keys.....so much for user interface. : kainen1
        • It's coming, they're still doing a lot of work on the interface. : Zek
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        lol don't embarass yourself pancake humper. The UI in League of Legends is very obviously worse than H... : kpxkrnjc
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          Yeah well it's funny coming from the same guy that AFTER he uninstalled HoN because of an 'abusive' commu... : kainen1
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            Ummm really? HoN squad in full effect again. HoN is ruthless to new players. Plain and simple. The ma... : pancake humper
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              have you noticed that when you guys (yourself, Techy, and others...) try to have an academic argument abo... : kainen1
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                because we can't have opinions based on our experiences with the games without being flamed by the same p... : pancake humper
                • TLDR humper, you don't need to write an essay extolling why you feel the way you do - I'm simply requesti... : kainen1
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      I compare HoN to ArmA because it's "hardcore" and immensely punishing and you need to know a billion thin... : Alice O'Connor
      • Oh ok, I get that - but understand that it's not that the game has 'no interest', it's just in the beta s... : kainen1
• YOUR GAME IS GAY AND MINE IS NOT HAAAAHAHA!!! : DrFlammable
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  can LoL do 14v14 awesomeness like HoN!? : multisync
  • Yes : pancake humper
  • hahahaha. : MercFox1
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  After reading all these 'thoughts' I'd like to try LoL. Sounds more like what I'm looking to play. HoN is... : RogerDandy
  • Give it a shot, you might like it. But if you think the grfx in HoN looks like War3 it's gonna be funny... : kainen1
  • Id like to try it as well. I love HoN, Id like to see the difference. : conandan

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  25%, but right now i'm on unemployment. :) : g0nk
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    you and your damned gonkbox : snidely sid
    • I ♥ my car http://www.shackpics.com/files/DSC_2979_6ydyqe2h6q29ztxa7bt8.jpg :) : g0nk
• 17.5% baby : aggressor
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  What year is the M3? Miles? I see: SMG transmission 19" premium wheels Premium package? Bear in... : CrustaR
  • I also see Harman/Kardon sound. : CrustaR
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    2003 with 40k miles. I realize the m3 will be costlier, but the 330 will not be cheap either. Yes, 19" ... : sodomy
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      I assume it's no longer under warranty/maintenance. Just be aware that 40k is around the timeframe for a... : CrustaR
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        My buddy just had inspection 2 performed. : sodomy
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          Ah, that's good. All the work there is basically a PPI. : CrustaR
          • You essentially do Inspection I then inspection II, over and over through the car's life. There is an ins... : bombay
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        When we sold the e46 M3 we really missed it, it was tough not having one. Thank god for the e92 M3. I... : bombay
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          I'm sure I'll miss the car, but I won't miss the anxiety of having one. The thought of a something major... : CrustaR
          • Yeah, it can be a worry. I've learned that with the 928. You'll get an e92 one day, so it should work out... : bombay
• Mine was 6.8, but this was the last payment. In "7 to 10 business days" I'll have the title. : hawke
• My GTi is somewhere around 2.5-3% of my take home right now. : Evil Benius
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  12% : gmd
  • btw get the M3, my friend was in town and he has one near identical very nice. : gmd
• 10% : jo3
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  My current car payment is 0 (horray for 01 honda civics). Im just here to say sir you win at life. Tha... : squigiliwams
  • Here is something useful. Im looking to replace said 01 civic (which is pretty beat to hell) with a used ... : squigiliwams
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  About 2.5% of our combined take-home on the one we don't own. : boarder2
  • what did you end up replacing the subaru with? : pwnjoo
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  0%. But it's 5 years old and has 101k on it and I've got the bug for something new :/ : AssGoblin
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    I just got rid of my '94 with 160k miles on it because the new place we're leasing only has one spot with... : skizl
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      Almost got 13 years on my last car, 180k miles. Besides basic repairs (nothing major) it ended up costing... : Porkasaurus
      • Nice. We've done some major repairs to my fiancee's car, but not for a while. The engine that's in it now... : skizl
  • Haha 5 years. They never market cars as something you can rely on for years and don't have to worry a... : Porkasaurus
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  6.7% 2001 Mitsu Eclipse GT : foo
  • Er 2004 : foo
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  for my 2002 330ci, it was ~10%. but i paid it off 2 months ago! : FrayLo
  • Now what are you gonna do?? : CrustaR
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    fraylo what ever happened with the bad parker at your place : gmd
    • still parking like an asshole every day. i want to kick the bumper off that fucker's car : FrayLo
• ~6% - 2007 Nissan Maxima : MagicWishMonkey
• 9.5% Yamaha WR250R : yautja
• 0% since 2007. here's to another few years at least : eforce98
• 12% of my net. Less if you add in my wife's income. : Colleton
• 12% : CrustaR
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  13% : opengl128
  • (but I put at least triple that on it every month, hope to have it paid off in 18 months [60 month loan])... : opengl128
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  0%, bought it used cash : xsoulbrothax
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    Yeah me too, no sense buying a new car if I am just going to wreck it : dognose
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      how did you know i wreck mine too! : xsoulbrothax
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        Because you bought a used car for cash : dognose
        • you have a surfeit of wisdom, dognose : xsoulbrothax
  • Same. Dropped a big ole' hunk of cash. Screw interest! : skinlab133
• 7.5% of take-home. Am hoping to have it paid off in about a year or less. : riptyde
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  6.8% of both of our take home salaries for my 2007 Toyota Camry. Her 2008 Nissan Sentra we bought with ca... : angrytaxman
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    Curious, why did you buy the Sentra with cash? Financing is so insanely low these days that if you had th... : Porkasaurus
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      My wife's parents gave her the title to her F-150 and it was killing us in gas, so we traded it in for th... : angrytaxman
      • Oh and we plan to buy a house soon and lenders love to see that you have no debt at all. I plan to pay of... : angrytaxman
      • Ah that makes more sense now because paying straight cash at these interest rates is nutty. : Porkasaurus
• 10% : Just A Girl
• Do it, though of course everyone knows I'd say that : bombay
• 36% WOOT! unemployment checks are tiny : smacknca
• 8%. If I fell in love, 10.5% wouldn't be out of the question. Go for it, dude. : owly
• 0%, bought it new with cash (thanks grandma) : Ovate
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  0%, don't own a car. Remember to include gas, insurance, and repairs in your calculation. Even if you o... : tedv
  • He said car payment and I think that is what everyone is answering, not car ownership. : Porkasaurus
• If you add up my IS350, my Wrangler and my Waverunner, they are about 27.5% of my take-home pay : jimmy-buffett
• 3.8%. : freqq28
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  Ever since I gave up cars my wealth has grown - if you can go without, I highly recommend it. : abrasion
  • I wish I could, I wouldn't mind taking the bus if the bus systems here weren't so retarded : .Jayson
• 0% for 3+ years now : zerog83
• 0%. I live <2 miles from work. : orgcaptainnemo
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  0% i always pay cash for my new cars. : CoRDS
  • This. Cars are an expence not an investment. : RogerDandy
• 0%. Subway = my frennnnnn : Ride-My-Rocket
• I don't have a car. And I don't normally care for cars. But daaaaaammmmmnnn I would love to have that M3!... : father_crown
• nil. Drove old car for 17 years, bought new, paid cash, will drive new car into the ground : retardhumper
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  do you guys all make like $150k/yr or do you just all drive geo metros? : arizona bay
  • I own my cars, but if you included mods, I wonder what my monthly payment would have been/be. Probably a... : khaosman
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    There is a shitload of lying going on in this particular thread. : royalally
    • Not for some of us, but that's the ropes : bombay
• 0.015% HONDA FIT : nevlos
• bike payment < 5% : cpt_gloval
• 0% : askedrelic
• like 4% maybe : EvilDolemite
• 0% right now, when I had a bike payment it was 6.4% of my monthly take-home and I didn't really love that... : pres589
• approx 13% 2009 Mazda 6 : davislovestacobell
• 0% for 7 years. Unless you count turbos and fuel pumps. : twifosp
• 0%, haven't made a car payment in...6 years? : Vincent Grayson
• I was at 8.3% but it's paid off now. I'm actually surprised that the percent is that low. I paid too muc... : trevis
• 5.7%! : sludge vohaul
• 0% : moshman
• 11% : royalally
• 1.8% : edgewise
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  Both 0% and infinite% : invisible_kid
  • I think you mean undefined. : ieatpubes
• 0%, paid it off a few years ago. And my next car will be paid for by my tax rebate for buying a house! : NexusOne
• 8% or so? i spend almost as much on gas as i do on the stupid car payment, lol. : dopeman
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  None. I buy things i can afford. : [7]kami
  • Meaning i paid for the car when i bought it. : [7]kami
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    So do you buy your house with cash too? Sometimes you need to borrow money to buy things and it's not all... : angrytaxman
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      Good point. My 300k mortgage tells me i didn't. I now have no idea why but i don't see myself loan money ... : [7]kami
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        You're totally right. I mean plenty of people need GAP insurance to make sure that if their car is totale... : angrytaxman
        • Technically the current crisis should have taught us houses are not that safe either, moneywise. : [7]kami
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          Dave Ramsey is OK with mortgages AFAIK. In fact he used to describe to people how you can qualify for th... : DinK
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            No, I just listened to a show last week where he recommended buying a house to a young guy who was otherw... : Zakko
            • Did you mean to say he recommended against buying a house? I haven't heard him in years. I remember h... : DinK
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        I know why, because your car will be worthless once you paid off the loan. A house (normally) is still wo... : Bamii
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          True. But like i said the current crisis wrecked that train of thought. At least in the US and UK (for no... : [7]kami
          • I don't think the current crisis did anything of the sort. Houses DO still maintain and increase in valu... : DinK
  • ohsnap : MrBig0
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    Sometimes its better to have the small loan than buy it out right if the interest is low enough. : Chod
    • Better how? I don't see much benefit in doing the math between a loan and some hypothetical earnings on ... : DinK
• 9.6%. 2007 GTI. : mwasher
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  0%. I've been operating car-free in a major urban environment for over six years and loving it. : rudds
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    me too! but I spend about 2% on bicycles : jcupitt
    • me too! but I spend about 3% on rail pass. : guigr
• I will be at about 18% for the jeep wrangler I am signing for tomorrow. A little higher then I had planne... : notext
• 4% : pancake humper
• 0% Both my wife and my car are paid off. They're both 8 years old/100,000+ miles, but they work great and... : senseimoron
• My wifes 09 mazda 6 and my 08 mazda 3 come to about 10% of our combined income : maulla
• 0%, i go all cash from car to car. gratz on the m3 : handofthrawn
• 7% for the truck and 3% for the motorcycle. : mrvandelay
• What is this subtle hay guys I have money thread up to? : kaddar0
• 4%, and that was the most expensive Fit! : tashtego
• 0%. I saved for two years to buy my car as opposed to taking out a five year car loan. Fresh and edgy, ... : kek
• 0% thanks mom : yoonix
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  I pay 16% but the loan minimum payment is 9%. : c0bra
  • Hopefully I'll have it paid off in January! : c0bra
• 12.6% just looking at my car and my net. (which is also after 401k and stuff) : DinK
• 15 percent. oh so worth it though http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/Wootness3/hids/IMG00169-2009... : Ace417

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  I'll be the plebe to ask, but how in the hell are you making a 14V14 game? : notdeadyeti
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    modding : DrFlammable
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      Do you need more players? : FiReaNG3L
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        currently yes. 26 in the channel but i don't know if they're all onboard. some have been afk for a long t... : DrFlammable
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          Blarg! Gotta take off to pick up my wife in an > hour. Would be hilarious fun though! : zakazi
          • err < : zakazi
• LETS GET IT ON : multisync
• Damn you all to hell chat server! : thane
• ready for crazy action : quazar
• ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha : SockMonkeh
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  lol mac just crashed :( : askedrelic
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    lol again 2x : askedrelic
    • 3rd time and im out : askedrelic
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  hahahaha fuck so close!!!!!!! we were in then it crashed : DrFlammable
  • EVERYONE RECONNECT QUICK : DrFlammable
• This was so awesome its not even funny, even with the constant crashes. : FiReaNG3L
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  HAHAHAH THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME What a fucking finale, blackhole and then double thunderbringer ulti ... : kpxkrnjc
  • I had refresher and staff of the master :) : imcompa
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  LOLOLOL that was like a WoW dungeon with Downs. HILARIOUS AND EPIC! : MercFox1
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    hahaha when we dogpiled you in the first 30 seconds and killed you I couldn't stop laughing. 14 man w... : kpxkrnjc
    • I ran in like CHARRRRRRGE! Then I got RAPED and the server crashed. I was crying over here : MercFox1
• That was freaking awesome. Just hilarious to watch the little dots converge and see the hat tricks ensue. : Lexicon_Leidun
• I was responsible for at least 2 of the crashes. :D : boomstickah
• that was rad. rad plays by tempest and behemoth i loved just sitting in their base as jereziah not ev... : DrFlammable
• That was pretty interesting. : re-verse
• 14v14? lol : hirosushima
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  That was absolutely hilarious : H@rvester
  • And I still managed to steal some neutral creeps from you! That was the best game ever. : Psigun
• Need more screenshots. In the future press F5 and it'll save it in mydocs/hon/game/screenshots or somethi... : imcompa
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  Here's the thread on the forums about it. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=17099 : imcompa
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    amazing how arrogant the HoN community is as a whole. The forums are a CF of opinions + rage. Yikes : boomstickah
    • lol you shouldn't have linked to shacknews on the hon forums : DrFlammable
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  that was fucking epic. I totally didn't think it would even get closed to working but it did. I had fun ... : kainen1
  • i wasn't expecting it to work either, much less reach a conclusion. we only had 5 or 6 disconnects over m... : Psigun
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  OH MY FUCKING GOD HOW DID I MISS THIS : Xanthos
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    afk eating a bullet : Xanthos
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      yep sorry mcpants this thing will never happen again unfortunately : DrFlammable
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        I just made a pub one, and you missed that two, guess you'll have to eat two. : imcompa
        • -two +too whoops. : imcompa
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        are you being sarcastic or is S2 closing this exploit? : kainen1
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          i'm pulling mcpant's leg : DrFlammable
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            thank god flammable replied because you scared the shit out of me. : Xanthos
            • this was supposed to be a reply to kainen. : Xanthos
• I missed it. Someone point me to the file to modify, I'm sure I can find out how to do it if I know wher... : Kylegar
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  so yeah, that second time through? omfg was that the best thing ever. Was entirely lag free. The only ... : JuffoWup
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    i hope they don't waste resources on it and let us just have our fun becuase i imagine it would be far to... : multisync
    • I hope they leave it in as an "easter egg". I was laughing so hard at the hero selection screen, there we... : MercFox1

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  Sweet, about time! Anything cool? : mastermike569
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    More avatars! : BlackCat9
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      Negative so far. Maybe they haven't rolled it out yet. : Vegtro
      • I think you have to buy them. : BlackCat9
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  Anything worth noting in the update? : boarder2
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    I see dis: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/08/18/playstation-3-firmware-v3-00-update/ : iambinksy
    • Thanks for that link, looks to be an welcomed update! : mastermike569
• The progress bar game is the best thing on PS3! : Dave-A
• Downloading now. : silaslang
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  Sparkly, bigger letters. Big friendlist backgrounds. : Vegtro
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    Wow that's totally awesome. Maybe for 4.0 they can team up with Cold Stone Creamery for free themes base... : owly
    • I hope they have strawberry. : irrerno
• What's the TLDR on new content with it? : Entity
• Hmmm, turning on PS3 for first time in a long time now : bozer
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  My god, it's full of stars! : silaslang
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    Too many Playstation store icons too. : Vegtro
    • Yes! What about the what's new icon. It's too busy or too slow, maybe a combo of each. : silaslang
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  Bah stupid 3.0 update killed my wireless connection and now the PS3 wont connect to the internet. gay. : mastermike569
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    Second thought, perhaps the Servers are all busy and wont let me log onto the playstation network because... : mastermike569
    • No problems logging in here, I'm hard wired, though : silaslang
    • Mine wouldn't log in after the update for a few minutes. I restarted the PS3, still wouldn't log in, so ... : Johnny Law
    • neither I nor my friend can get on PSN. Think its dying. : DogDharma
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      Yeah, I can download the demos I had queued up before, but I can't sign into PSN. : guido anchovy
      • update: just signed in after about 5 minutes. : guido anchovy
    • Servers are just busy. It took me like 2-3 minutes to log in after the update. Now I'm not having any t... : irrerno
    • Yea, 15 minutes after patching I was able to log back in, was kinda annoying though. I wanted to explore... : mastermike569
• Bleh Playstation Store icon needs to get out of my Games menu. : cetra00
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  The hype fir this crappy update on some forums has been over the top. : abrasion
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    It is many steps back in clean and unfettered design. : silaslang
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      If you don't like the new dynamic star background just change it back to the classic one. : irrerno
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        Already done, I'm talking about pop-ups for the Playstation store icons in multiple places. It's context ... : silaslang
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          Well I think it is a good update if this is all we have to complain about =]. : irrerno
          • True, it's my only complaint. It could be better organized. This should all be put in the Playstation Net... : silaslang
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      From what I hear, it is chock full of crappylinks to the playstation store. : abrasion
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        only 2 additional links : irrerno
        • It gives you a quick glance of whats new in videos or games without actually opening the store up. : irrerno
      • Given how many times I have accidentally launched Home. the new links are welcome. : DarkWolf5
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    It's pretty meh and man the web browser is so useless it might as well not be there. : Fred Garvin
    • Not true, PSPr0N : mastermike569
    • I use it to listen to Pandora and Last.FM in the living room. : irrerno
    • Web browser useless? : Ellissd
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  LITTLEBIGPLANET Dynamic Theme UP on PS-Store. $2.99. : irrerno
  • I had to buy it simply for the novelty. It's kinda cool, I'll look at it again tomorrow to see the sun! : Tripps
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  does this disable the "Other OS" feature on the old ps3s? : QMS|superdave
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    The option is still there on my 60gb : irrerno
    • cool : QMS|superdave
• sweet : WhatIsThisFor
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  How do I get rid of the new information bar bullshit? : pyide
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    You can't turn off the ticker as far as I know : irrerno
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      Well this is without a doubt the worst update yet. : pyide
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        Yeah I'm going to complain about that. The new status bar is cool though but you should be able to disab... : irrerno
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          Complain to who? : Fred Garvin
          • complain to you Garvin : moshman
• I beat Vegtro by 1 minute on posting my Firmware 3.0 chatty. We have 2 3.0 threads =[. : irrerno

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• Actually he was using a modified Canon D5. He removed a filter inside the camera to make it more sensible... : mnok
• Absolutely stunning. How you cannot have even a touch of perspective about humanity's place in the uni... : Solstice
• Space is so goddamn cool. : hoov1185
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  yeah, I want to go see the milky way in a place like that with no light pollution. The night sky must be ... : mmogger
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    It is. I had the chance to do it twice, once was only for a few brief moments on a mountain, so we just ... : DHAvatar
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      I've been looking into the GPS-enabled telescope that they sell nowadays... very impressive stuff... I th... : mnok
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        Nexstar SE telescopes are pretty awesome for their price. Not the most ideal for photography, but you're... : valael
        • or at the minimum, usb. I has assumed they weren't using serial anymore. Is the packaged software a win... : JuffoWup
    • I remember the first time I saw a man made satellite orbiting the earth. I had no idea that was even poss... : edgewise
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    did this camera amplify the light somehow? does the milky way really look like that sans light pollution? : prancing_jackanapes
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      You can see it like that with your bare eyes if you get in a place with low pollution and light : snuff
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        Well not as bright as that, but you can definitely make it out. : snuff
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          There's no colour when you see it in person though. well, I guess there is but it's so faint that we can'... : thecray
          • You can make out the scar shape of it, that was cool enough for me. : snuff
        • you can see the stars that make up the milky way, but you can't see all the gas and dust like a camera ca... : action roommate
  • I just saw it last week in northern Minnesota... really freaking cool. : TabsAZ
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  . . . whoa : podung
  • This was my response. Then repeated the vid like 8 times.. Then I about puked because this was the first... : unjustend
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  Awesome, thanks for posting. Milky Way is awesome. : bombay
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    And think, it's only an "average" galaxy in terms of size, number of stars, and interesting characteristi... : coldfusioncs
    • Very true, but it is our home. : bombay
  • And to think when you look out and see this, you're looking back in time. : Wolfanoz
• That is stunning. : ShekkyBoy
• The ending is pretty awesome : bolneze
• unf ... http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery.html : pointyelbows
• Personally I could do without the universe. : NastyJack
• Vimeo needs to get iPhone compatible >:( : boarder2
• YESSS. : michaelleung
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  wow, that's stunning really... sad thing is, there's not too many easy-to-reach places left where you can... : rmjackson
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    Do you own a car? : cerealSAM2
    • ^^^ Not that hard to find a good place unless you live in Dubai : Modica Sol Solis
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  every time i go out to the ranch out in the texas hill country which is at least once a month these days ... : [fry]
  • It is pretty amazing, I've heard about it before, here's some video of it: http://www.vimeo.com/4505537 : SpaecKow
  • those are fireflies fry : fishbone
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    I grew up in East Texas with no lights for miles and I don't think I've ever seen the Milky Way like that... : MagicWishMonkey
    • Fort Davis is just about as dark as you can get in NA, and at 5000 ft so it makes for great star veawing. : pwnjoo
• That was awesome. Freaking cool to watch. : Moonbase Commander
• More proof that the universe is revolving around me. : Tissen
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  I like the nuclear explosion at the end : sikander
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    Haha, that's what I thought, too. : mrblarg
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      It's the sun you guys. : ArB
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        what is this "the sun" you speak of : Home Nugget
        • It's the sun you guys. : ArB
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        It's also an accurate description. : famine101
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          The sun is not one nuclear explosion you guys. : ArB
          • It was : ryuuseki
  • Yes! That was from an asteroid impact on the other side of the planet. : Wolfanoz
• i wonder if that modification he did to his canon was permanent. i'd like to do this someday with my cano... : whereiwannab
• wow, sets you in place, it does. : Flinz
• I'll see what I can do next time I head down the south NSW coast. The stars there are insane. : batkiwi
• I camped there one night with my grandparents when I was a little kid. I remember they woke me up in the... : mrwolf710
• My day just started and that made it. Thank you. : Wolfanoz
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  Can I see the galactic centre with the naked eye? I'm going somewhere far away from light. How do I figur... : ryuuseki
  • If you in the Northern Hemisphere it comes out the best a few hours before sunrise. You can see the Milky... : pwnjoo
• Absolutely beautiful. : kek