Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Sep 28, 2009 4:47am PDTI am playing Grand Theft Auto 3 for the first time, and mostly missing out on the joy and wonder it must have inspired in 2001. Having played Vice City and San Andreas, I find myself missing motorbikes, safehouses, a story that makes sense, cars which don't burst into flames at a moment's notice, a map, aircraft, and just plain cruising.
I am still enjoying myself immensely, mind. I look forward to revisiting Libery City in GTA IV when I have a PC built from technology rather than cardboard, crackers and dust.
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudhFVnN2o0
Decent mix too.
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http://sparklyfresh.com/gallery/SoCalShackmeet2009/
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Played a game with Maliken last night where I felt so useless. He is just really really squishy. Anyone have recommended items for him. Seems like I should rush towards one of the armors (Demonic/Frostfield) rather than some of the other 'recommended items'. I was the only tank on our team and running in to instigate a fight meant my instant death :(
and Hellbringer Double Malphas is AWESOME
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Anyone else wondering why Stardock feels the need to openly support the Glenn Beck show?
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I need your assistance. I resigned from my job last week and during my pizza lunch (a Friday pizza lunch is traditional in the company for people who are leaving) one of our junior artists said that whenever she thought of me she'd see corduroy pants and a ponytail.
I need this. PLEASE.
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http://gawker.com/5369364/william-safires-finest-speech
"Here is the speech he drafted for Nixon to read in case the Apollo 11 Astronauts became stranded on the moon!
It is a wonderful piece of alternate universe American history, in which President Nixon had to explain to a nation that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were going to die on the moon."
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I just spent hours making it look really nice and putting ALL the games I play regularly (or always meant to finish) right there on the desktop with 256x256 icons. Most are from this legendary dude http://3xhumed.deviantart.com/ since very few games come with quality high res icons. I even made the Giants, OutRun and Hostile Waters ones myself using IcoFX. Enjoy, and show me what you got too! http://node.shackspace.com/gamesdesktop.jpg
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Also about to have about 200 extra hot thai peppers and 100 serranos. I'm probably just going to try to dry out the thai peppers in the oven.
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http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_mwnwwml0k7w7vgaowp2g.jpg
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(Blah blah Bank of Ghana)
Attn:Beneficiary
It has come to our attention that an application has been submitted on your behalf for a one off grant of $5,600,000usd to help assimilate the economic decline (??). The application was submitted by Mr. William Hunk from the Indo-China group LTD. We would like to verify if his acting on your behalf? Here is the account he supplied
Account name: Indo-china group ltd, A/c #usd114-1025567-8,
Bank name: standard chattered bank, China,
Swift code: scab 11k111.
We would like to know if you are aware of this submission and if you have signed the "deed of assignment".
We have refused to complete the transaction because of a number of hippies being found in the paperwork Hunk has supplied (LOL). There has been a problem with hippies worldwide that is why we are taking prenatal care. (OLOLO)
Can you please advise this orifice if you have applied for the grant through Hunk to claim the fund. We can then move ahead and make the payment.
If he is infect defrauding you as a hippie then we will deal with you directly from now onwards. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to clear up this matter with the hippies.
Regard
Rev Benson Owusu
wtf hippies??
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http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/28/readers-rock-list-who-should-be-nominated-for-rock-hall/
Surprisingly, the top answer is *not* Rush.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw
Perfect music.
LOL@ the pussy @3:24
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Alright this is extremely early planning!! But I want to do a Kings Dominion Shackmeet next year. Yes I'm already planning a 2010 shackmeet!! No excuses this is 8 months in advance!! :D
I haven't decided on a concrete date yet. Looking at a Saturday in May 2010 (5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 or 5/29). Going earlier in the season should help keep crowds down and it shouldn't be as hot!!
http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=6530
The park is just north of Richmond, VA... only ~1.5 hour drive from DC. About ~3.5 to 4 Hours from areas in Southern PA.
Kings Dominion is adding a new ride in 2010 called Intimidator 305, its 305ft tall coaster hitting about 95mph! Looks to be a sweet ride from the look of it.
http://www.intimidator305.com
More info on the park can be found here:
http://www.kingsdominion.com
I know we kinda tossed around the idea of Busch Gardens, but that would make it a pretty long drive for any shackers up in PA.
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The New CounterStrike.
Minh Le has been busy.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10361440-1.html?tag=nl.e404
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in reply...
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YES, NO, MAYBE, and IF HE CUTS MY HEALTHCARE
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556722,00.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjeJf5hpj5w
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My wife and I are going to visit California in mid-October, with San Francisco as the main city for the trip and then traveling around the area. I searched the comments and got an idea of some things to do, but our current itinerary is:
- 4 days in San Francisco
- Rent a car and drive to Monterey bay for one night
- Drive to Yosemite for hiking and stay for one night
- Drive to Lake Tahoe (South) for one night
- Drive to Muir Woods and then back to SF for one night before flying back
Questions:
1) Is Monterey bay worth the visit - what is there to see or do? It would take 5 hrs to drive to Yosemite from Monterey bay. Is it worth it to say screw it to Monterey and just spend 2 days in Yosemite? We like nature, but we're not up to camping in mid-October. So we're planning on staying somewhere just outside of Yosemite I guess.
2) Is 4 days in SF more than enough or should we spend just 3 days and go elsewhere?? What are the musts in SF? Alcatraz for sure, but what others?
Any other suggestions for places to visit in the area would be appreciated. We have a ton of books we're reading here but it'd be nice to have the local opinion.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/ignoring-riaa-lawsuits-cheaper-than-going-to-trial.ars
Neato.
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Had to start a new thread after that last cluster fuck. I do value the criticism, even if it's somewhat "abrasive". I've been here long enough to understand it's well intentioned...mostly.
This final list for your consideration trims a bunch of the items pointed out as unnecessary, and provides for a solid upgrade path. This is slightly less than half the cost of the system in my first list. Anyone looking for ssd's can stop here. Drive improvements, cost reductions and increased capacities are close enough that I'm willing to wait a little while longer. Period.
System total for this list is: $2200
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So what should I do with this thing? I got LittleBigPlanet and played it with a bunch of friends last night and it was fucking amazing and hysterical and amazing and holy shit why didn't I buy this a year ago. I also played around in home which was also hysterical except for the opposite reason.
I downloaded Fat Princess and Flower. I know you guys are going to say Wipeout HD but without a demo I don't know if I want to drop $20 on it.
Speaking of which, being a long term 360 owner, here are some initial impressions:
* I am not a big fan of the PS3's dashboard interface but I do think it's better than the current 360's.
* The fact that every 360 arcade game is required to have a demo fucking rocks and I am pretty pissed that the PS3 doesn't do the same thing. It's something I always took for granted but now that I want to try demos of all these PSN games and can't, I fucking hate it not being there.
* I do not like the PS3 controller overall, but the much better D-Pad sure is nice. I also like the shallower face buttons. But the overall shape is far inferior to the 360 in my opinion.
* Controller prices for all platforms are a fucking ripoff. Jesus.
Anyway what games are the best? And who wants to send me games so I don't have to buy like a million games?
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No music - surf the web, looking for any site to read. Often refreshing 5 or 6 news sites for new stuff. Any other than work.
Fire up music, instant coding demon.
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Is there really a big difference between 32bit and 64bit Windows 7 if I am going to stay with 4gb of memory for a while?
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GTA3 is an awesome game for its time but the lack of motorbikes and so on isn't cool.
Both VC and GTA3 just downright suck for dying in the water and suck for falling from motorbikes or not being able to jump fences, good storyline aside I simply can't play VC or GTA3 anymore.
Still, for their day - amazing amazing games.
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My SB rep told me today that the free 7 upgrade that the home side enjoys is, in fact, a full version of 7 and not just the upgrade. Everything I've seen on the site indicates upgrade, but this guy hasn't been wrong yet. Anybody know for sure?
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