Evening Reading: Learned in Canada

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  wtf242 in 15 years. : mechanicalgrape
  • Wow. : Nixx2004
  • Lol : jane911
  • lolercaust. : Hoax
  • props for amazing post : arizona bay
  • Beaten. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • holy shit : khaosman
  • hahaha this is awesome : Drewus
  • hahahaha : Maddog_Delphi97
  • flawless : bagelcc
  • hahaha : dissembler
  • wtf2024? : cerealSAM2
  • lol. you're my favorite shacker now. : valael
  • Game. Wallets. : get_navi
  • haha, first thing I though as well. : SqueegyTBS
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    this joke has been made multiple times before, fyi. if you look at the fukung wtf242 tag you'll see this ... : feek
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      fucking fascist. : AroundTheFur1380
      • lol : feek
    • cool thanks for the info =) : bipolar
  • didn't someone already make this joke the first time the picture was posted? : moshman
  • snap : r3dn3ck
• is that alan thicke? : dantastic
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  it puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again! : Cheeziologist
  • :D : AMikaboshi
• That looks exactly how I picture WTF242 right after a coke binge. : posito
• $20 says he has a myspace page. : Albemuth
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  I have a story to do with this picture. That looks exactly like my brother but aged significantly. (he's : MrBig0
  • you are my hero. : Rigg5
  • i lost it at the future thing. : dahanese
  • lolol : Phil
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    pics of your brother : SockMonkeh
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      http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs015.snc1/2964_1054759462875_1642470198_294572_1418423_n.jp... : MrBig0
      • That is awesome. The frown is right on. : myfasha
      • haha wow... : shadebane
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        fuck, just look at how tormented his soul is! : skinlab133
        • quite tormented! : Flinz
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        Tell him that Job for a Cowboy is a terrible band : tomservo
        • i tell him that constantly! : MrBig0
        • also, it's incredible that you could discern which shirt that was : MrBig0
  • that's awesome of you,, big brother : pointyelbows
  • hahaha be sure he gets the girls in bed : Merconium
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    Gotta ride the time dick. : silent prophet
    • worked for van damme : r3dn3ck
    • LOL what is this : MrBig0
• i cant see the pic :( : whistletits

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  lol i love the spin-move sit : Joseph
  • he is so smart! : spaceless
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  Awww. That dog's not broken - he just heard "spin" when the guy said "sit". And he got rewarded for it, w... : Teiresias
  • ahaha oh man poodles are so crazy. : dahanese
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWukihVp3fQ&feature=related : jane911
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      holy shit lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGtkUOdvWI&feature=related : jane911
      • Wtf? lol : TrptJim
      • LOLOL : Mr. Goodwrench
      • hahaha..i love it : deathofrats
      • hahaha did not expect that : Reeves
      • That's going to give me Cujo nightmares :( : SolrFlare
      • They never learn... : Marrbe
      • lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ5r3oNFVeE&NR=1 : hobosapien
      • lol : ass-street
      • My wife's grandmother had a min pin that would do EXACTLY THAT. It was crazy. The dog would also hump cou... : zohar79
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    Hahah this is the best thing I've seen all week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpuoO5hqAqA&feature=relat... : ieGod
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      hahahah.... cant... stop... laughing... haha : Nullzero
      • hahaha the intro is the best part.. goes so well : Reeves
  • It's a fuckin Murloc from WoW. : GeorgeB3DR
  • Methpuppy : ColoradoCNC
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    This is an oldie but still makes me laugh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LzMAXqu8qU : Prozium
    • lol, cracks m up every time. : Mr. Goodwrench
    • ahahahahah : Reeves
    • lol was about to post this : MrBig0
  • abomination. : NexusOne
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    and to complete the broken dog collection, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuGpxm9gVyE i can't remember... : xsoulbrothax
    • http://omgcupcakes.ytmnd.com/ : Prozium
    • how about dramatic cat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWnm7UpsXk&feature=related : underground banana plantation
  • This is the bestest dog on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk : evildanish
• nice pooch you got there :) : Darkfox76
• what kind of dog is that? : holycow
• That's just the best. : Cliffzorz
• haha : DrFlammable
• haha bead that's awesome : Psigun
• hahaha, he's special - like you! but not as special as me. : pointyelbows
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  That is one of the cutest puppies I've ever seen. : Clasifyd
  • I could seriously watch this all day. : Clasifyd
• he's clearly being patched by Valve : Amnesty_intl2
• Who the fuck names their dog Sol??? : hussdelrio

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  um, go to camp? : trOmblyj
  • He likes his people to suffer. : Kentor
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  I just found out the highest armored character gets attacked first, after about 5 hours of play, now i ha... : graceofdragons
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    haha no that isn't the case at all : Downforce
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      Yes it is. It even tells you so during a loading screen as a tip. : Matt Burris
      • it has never, ever worked that way for me, even with taunt and threaten going on alistair with fucking sh... : Downforce
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        Then why does my cloth wearing Mage get attacked first if I run through a door first? : Link.
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          because your cloth wearing mage is the first party member enemies see? : Jikim
          • That's what I said! : Link.
      • I saw that tip. I imagine it factors in but is not the 100% determination of who gets attacked. : DinK
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    Yeah, this never happens. The player that's spotted first gets attacked first, then taunt resolves. If yo... : Link.
    • Disengage should be the first skill you go for after first tier needed combat skills. : Link.
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    Then how come they go after my mages all the time? Mainly me because I am a Mage : Koral06
    • It is the smart move. I do the exact thing to them. Why would you stand toe-to-toe with a bunch of warrio... : silent prophet
    • Are you the first person the enemies see in the party? : Navy Spitfire
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  use an injury kit? : Hoax
  • Or Double Mabari Crunch if it's the doggy. : Matt Burris
  • fresh out! in the middle of denerim! w00t : Downforce
• I also hate the repositioning in mini scenes. I wipe on an encounter, set up positioning to do it again b... : Downforce
• how the fuck do you get 6 injuries? and how do you run out of injury kits? I always had 10-20 on me. T... : valael
• Just finished the quest "Unbound" and Gaxkang was a lot tougher than any revenant I've encountered. Cons : valael
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  So, early today I posted about how I was on my way to do what Morrigan asked of me after I completed the : SockMonkeh
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    If you're not, and I hope you are, micromanage your characters. Don't rely on tactics. Pause often, iss : valael
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      I didn't know what I was getting into so I brought myself (a rogue), Zevran, Alistair, and Wynne. : SockMonkeh
      • yeah, i think it'd be a lot harder if you're not a mage, especially since you can't bring Morrigan. Havi... : valael
    • Shale was a big help here as a tank. I gave him a fire crystal for protection and an electric for damage.... : CapnChaos
  • Hahahahaha : silent prophet
  • Aw, that's a spoiler I shouldn't have clicked. Oh well, just something interesting to look forward to. : DinK
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  I just reached the first village after morrigan becoming a party member. When can I respec? I want to get... : Dontdrop
  • You can't respect. : Kentor
  • Theres a mod for it. Might also be able to use console commands. dragonagenexus.com : bolneze
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    http://social.bioware.com/project/469/ : smax
    • Thanks a lot for that, I'm not too sure how to build morrigan but I'll have to figure it out. : Dontdrop
• Some ppl have modded in OP items. : bolneze
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  am I the only one who gets lost deciding where to put my points and what spells to choose? I've got heaps... : even4
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    I did that for a bit but I just went ahead and made a decision. : Dontdrop
    • It's difficult because there aren't really any metrics to judge the spells from aside from general descri... : hussdelrio
• where do I get health potion recipe? : Frush81

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  + Community : sikander
  • - Flash Forward : socksta
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  You're missing community! Chevy Chase is hilarious in it. : getfrisky
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    eh, I had to turn off the first episode.. it was terrible. : inf3d3l
    • ^^^ no tastes : j0nchan
    • Some people just can't be saved. : dissembler
    • I didnt continue either : bolneze
    • you made a terrible mistake : derelict515
    • I was the same way, and I came back and started watching this and Parks and Rec and have been laughing my... : Flint Ironstag
    • The first one was awful but it's gotten much, much better. : Horn
  • Agreed, I am enjoying it. The first couple of episodes were a bit slow, but it's taken off quite a bit s... : Tripps
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    Community is AMAZING. It's the new Arrested Development!!! I look forward to it every week more than any... : ventro
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      (also, it's made by some of the people who created Arrested Development) : ventro
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        actually, you're thinking of Modern Family : dignan
        • nope: http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/arrested-development/ : ventro
    • Community is great, but i'm not sure i would compare it to Arrested Development. : exmx
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    I love it. Best thing Chevy Chase has done in years. : nurglich
    • That's not saying... anything. : heartsauce
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    Parks and Rec is better than Community. CONTROVERSY : Albemuth
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      Ive been watching Parks actually - its not bad. : bolneze
      • is it better than season 1? : j0nchan
    • this isn't controversial because it's demonstrably wrong : dirge23
  • Reading fail : sikander
  • Chevy should be the main char of his own show, what is this small bit role shit. : brewsterdog
  • Chevy Chase Donald Glover : socksta
  • That show comes off as desperate. Like "see? We're funny, really!" : mrwolf710
• Fringe and Flash Forward suck tho. : SpaecKow
• Fringe is pretty poor. : Link.
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  Survivor : Ziz
  • x15 this season has been f'n excellent : dignan
• i occasionally watch the mentalist and 30 rock. fringe is ok but i won't be sad if they cancel it. : Hoax
• I'll just watch the re-run of CYE. : CrabsJarrard
• Flash Forward = Punchline... riiight? : sr71photo
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  Supernatural and Survivor too! Thursdays rock. : Psigun
  • seriously though, this season of survivor has to be completely scripted cause it's too freaking great not... : Psigun
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  Supernatural is highly underrated imo. : mankeroo
  • the supernatural con episode last week was really funny. good change of pace from the apocalypse arc. : Psigun
  • This weeks episode was brutal. Can't believe they did that. What a total downer of an ep. : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Awesome show. It went from a basic storyline and classic monsters to a really awesome storyline. A great ... : prime8
• D.E.N.N.I.S : hax3d
• Fringe was fucking awesome last night. : Bamtan
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  Parks and Recreation has actually been pretty good this season. : prime8
  • I agree. Last season felt like a much less funnier Office clone. I didn't plan to continue watching but t... : sneak
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  Is flash forward still complete shit? : stgdz
  • It's still slow as hell. In fact, i read an article recently that it's intentionally slow. :\ Im ready... : pimpium

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  pretty interesting read. sad to say, i didn't know most of them :( : Jikim
  • Nothing sad about learning stuff! : action wombmate
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  In my kinematics class we actually worked out the relative effect of Coriolis forces on a toilet, to prov... : nurglich
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    I'm pretty sure that one was propagated on the shack not too long ago, with the dirty Australians playing... : devi| dog
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      My geography teacher said that he was shown proof this worked in Africa (he goes there every summer). He ... : Nali4Freedom
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        There's a big difference between water going down a drain and water going down a toilet : skunk_ape
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          it has to do with the design of the drain hole, nothing more : Goalie
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            That difference is HUGE : skunk_ape
            • i poo in my tub : Goalie
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  per #2: PB is definitely one of the best things to put on a mousetrap. Works great. : riptyde
  • I've actually seen cheese make a rat really sick :( It was sheep cheese though, which I doubt is what peo... : mysled
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    I've tried that, hasn't worked for me. : Nixx2004
    • you could try getting some rat/mouse treats at the store and crushing them up with a little bit of water ... : mysled
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      The trick is to use PB in addition to something that isn't easily edible at least for a mouse. The best t... : K1Bond007
      • saltines work well : bombay
  • Indeed. Worked every time for me. : bombay
  • bacon works great too I've found : retardhumper
• I knew #10 and was talking with a co-worker about how its a lie and he was adamant that it was true. That... : snuff
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  #8? Are you fucking kidding me? Seriously? Who actually believes that? : ArcKnight
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    I can see people believing the helmets had horns, that's not so crazy. Now the first part about them act... : devi| dog
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      The helmets *did* have horns. I've never heard of anyone thinking the Vikings themselves actually had hor... : ArcKnight
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        And by *did* I mean *in my head where Vikings are awesomer than real life apparently* : ArcKnight
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          I think you just owned yourself pretty hard here, ArcKnight. : SockMonkeh
          • I've been drinking, cut me some slack :( : ArcKnight
      • Nobody thinks that. It's a joke. : Vantage
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        The helmets really didn't have horns... : uncleanmonkey
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          I didn't correct myself immediately after, NOT AT ALL. : ArcKnight
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            YOU STILL FUCKED UP! : uncleanmonkey
            • I admit it. I'm a failure. FML :( : ArcKnight
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      I'd like to delete the above post and replace it with "LOL inorite?" I just glanced over the part wher... : devi| dog
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        Wikipedia says there's only one known Viking helmet that's been found so far, so we really don't know. ... : ArcKnight
        • I presume we know because contemporaries never described them as wearing horned helms. Vikings were all ... : Vantage
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  here are mine 1. blood is blue until it hits oxygen 2. insects aren't animals 3. water freezes at ... : Chandler55
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    water freezes at -10 celsius? How could somebody screw up something so easy? :-p : Ovate
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      I once had a college lecturer try to convince me and the entire class that water shrinks when it freezes.... : Toraz Chryx
      • Having been a TA, I can confidently tell you: lots :) : Ovate
    • what? how is it even possible to think that? : brewsterdog
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    1. depends on the organism though I think for those where it is blue, it's always a shade of blue. : K1Bond007
    • Ah invertebrates and their crazy coloured blood cells : gimpness
  • 4. light and sound are part of the frequency spectrum. Well, they are of course, but I think I thought... : jcupitt
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    "water freezes at -10 celcius." Uhm, if you expose water to -10C temps, it will freeze. : yacoub35
    • I think he meant to say freezing point. : r_picmip 5
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  I clearly remember an assembly in primary school (aka elementary, I think, I'd have been about 8 or 9?) w... : Toraz Chryx
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    I was taught the exact same thing at some point, basically that the earth's rotation is what keeps us dow... : DinK
    • In hindsight it makes me really fucking angry that I was being taught by people so unbelievably fucking s... : Toraz Chryx
• My teacher once called me a liar and yelled at me when I told her that worms don't come out when it rains... : MrBig0
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  Re: 7. Humans *are* apes. : uncleanmonkey
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    No, humans are people. He doesn't say SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE because it's made of apes. : ArcKnight
    • Fuckin' told him. : CrabsJarrard
    • HOLY SHIT SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!! : PlanetPerfecto
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    No, we're primates, which isn't the same thing. : action wombmate
    • Jesus christ, here's the *first* sentance on the wikipedia entry for "human": Humans are bipedal primates : uncleanmonkey
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    lol, you have the explanation right there and still post that? Humans are HUMANS! omg! : moshman
    • methinks his username dost belie his jesterly intentions : pointyelbows
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      The explanation is wrong, which is what I complained about. Humans *are* apes. More specifically we'r... : uncleanmonkey
      • Your mom's an ape. : cerealSAM2
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    Humans are hominids, technically. : Lone Swordsman
    • Yes, a.k.a "great apes". : uncleanmonkey
  • uncleanmonkey is right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape Dawkins talks about this in his latest book a... : r_picmip 5
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  Galileo was persecuted for supporting the heliocentric model. Thanks educators for boiling Western Ci... : steauengeglase
  • actually he was persecuted for criticizing the pope. that should also go on the list. : robosextoid
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  #9 makes no sense to me. Was anybody taught that? If anything I might have been taught the exact opposi... : DinK
  • Yeah, they used the wrong misconception. People always think Columbus was this brilliant, daring adventu : Arcanum

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  Looks interesting. : Nixx2004
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    I like his Load "*" ,8,1 shirt. : Nixx2004
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      Yeah, even though only 20 people get it :) : GeorgeB3DR
      • SYS 64738! I think that number is permanently embedded in my brain. : Nixx2004
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      I thought it was Load *.*, 8,1 : bipolar
      • http://everything2.com/title/LOAD+%2522%252A%2522%252C8%252C1 : Nixx2004
• Love Jace Hall show :D. Watching Ep. 2 now. : Reeves
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  Poor Meridian 59 gets ignored/forgotten. It was a 3D MMO that came out before EQ. http://en.wikipedia.... : Nixx2004
  • I remember the box from the many many many copies Half Price Books always had. Net Hack too : dignan
  • Yeah I remember. I think there was an offline demo I played or a free first hour or something. : melt_core
  • I like their website. http://meridian59.neardeathstudios.com/ : thecatinthehat
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    I've always considered EQ to be the MMO that popularized the genre and really showed what it was to be. ... : GeorgeB3DR
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      I guess M59 just wasn't popular enough to be noticed. In the documentary they say things like 'EQ was... : Nixx2004
      • I'm with you on this one, but isn't there some technicality that makes games like M59 not "technically" 3... : skizl
  • Oh I remember it, I knew a guy that talked nothing about M59 when that shit was in beta and then finally ... : vov1n
  • M59 was one of first betas I got into : NukemFornever
• thanks george, great stuff. btw: you still interested in all the Ultima's I have? I kept forgetting t... : dignan
• scrap it all, redo it with Ultima Online. I forget my history, but I cringe at the thought that those ... : crockroches
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  Dumb question...why would you link us to your Tweet instead of directly to the videos? /shrug : Nixx2004
  • The internet makes people do dumb things :( : aggressor
  • He could have used that bit.ly link, but the Twitter link is at least much shorter than the original one : DingoStoleMyBaby
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  George, what are you planning on doing now? Just an honest question. : ev0ljon
  • Professional Tweeter : incubus
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  Do you guys remember The Realm? : MagicWishMonkey
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    Fuck yes I do. I loved that game, so many fond memories. It's still up and running today. : freakynipples69
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      Hiding behind people's bushes invisible and storm into their house when they opened the door then steal a... : freakynipples69
      • Then they added the /evict command :( That kind of ruined that little scam. : freakynipples69
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        hahaha, yea that was so much fun. I spent more time trying to steal shit from people than I did playing t... : MagicWishMonkey
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          for all the grinding I hear you had to do, this and ultima online sound 1,000,000x times more fun than wo... : Amnesty_intl2
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            The Realm had an amazing community and there was just one server so everyone knew each other, you could a... : freakynipples69
            • haha, I remember spending hours and hours trying to scam people into giving me weapons *for enchanting*, ... : MagicWishMonkey
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            Ultima Online didn't exist when I played The Realm. I only played a little UO, I didn't have an intern... : MagicWishMonkey
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              Yeah and freaknipples69 sound old-school Realm. Did you guys play at release? What were your names? I onl... : skizl
              • I never had a real account, I would play it when I was at my friends place. The entirety of my experi... : MagicWishMonkey
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                My two main charcters were Crono and TheGooch post mist rising. : freakynipples69
                • And yeah, I remeber baldied, they were basically status symbols. Purple was the rarest if j remeber corre... : freakynipples69
  • I've heard that attending weddings was always fun. : ateam311
• I like how the guy says "I knew I wanted to make Everquest after I got a bill for $600 from another game"... : FlatlineDixay
• Very cool and this makes me want to activate my EQ2 account again. Fucker. : Salad Sammich
• I remember wanting to play this so badly back in 2001, back when I didn't have internet access, nor a cre... : Amnesty_intl2
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  why is jace hall a "v" billboard? : maulla
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    I think he works on the show : geedeck
    • Well that makes sense. : maulla
  • Its created by his production company. : broly1718
• Tell him to use his connections and influence to get Atari to permit the release of the Blood source code... : Marrbe
• woah thanks! Just finished watching the 2 episodes, can't wait for the next. : lausai
• That 2nd video in fullscreen crashed my new Windows 7 system! >:( : code-e255

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  holy crap! You should DEFINITELY get COD4 and play through that single player. I enjoyed MW2 SP. The ... : FormerHPB
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    I beat MW2 the other day and I honestly have no idea what the fuck that game was about. : MagicWishMonkey
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      haha I just beat it today and I have NO idea what happened, at any point in the game really. : Jackass1233
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        The plot seemed like it would be pretty good if I could figure out what was going on, lol. : MagicWishMonkey
        • If you care to put the hour into it, the giant bomb guys did a spoilertastic take on the story. http:... : Jenings
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      It was fun though, wasn't it? : FormerHPB
      • Most fun I've had in with an FPS since...well, ever. : Gojirah
  • i would suggest not to bother with cod4. you're not missing much : dantastic
• I would at least start single player, it's a good way to get the hang of everything. : MagicWishMonkey
• MW2 multi is really good too. But I'd suggest playing through SP first. : FormerHPB
• I would suggest getting COD4 and that SP first..then MW2 SP and jump into the MW2 MP then. : Skoal^Fyfan
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  I haven't even tried SP yet : jonin
  • i had to escape from taco town to protect burger hut - THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME STORY : multisync
• Let's play! Online in like 5 minutes? : geedeck
• skip the sp, straight to mp baby. : chilln
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  I cant force myself to try and complete it anymore, SP. MP is where the SHIT is. BEST MP EVAR. : posito
  • Seriously, I am so addicted. Didn't even play COD4 like I'm playing this. : Gojirah
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  Nah that was Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    The beach landing scene in Allied Assault was a few levels in. Frontline started off with a beach land... : roushimsx
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      CoD 2 sort of started with a beach landing in stalingrad : alexthegreat2
      • ahh, so did Finest Hour. and it sucked. hard. Forgot about that (the intro, not that it sucked. hard.) : roushimsx
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  Wasn't the intro to COD1 was being air dropped in? : PointlesS76
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    Yeah. He is probably thinking CoD2. : NFXFSX
    • unless he's thinking of Call of Duty: Finest Hour, which WAS Call of Duty 1 for console gamers. Even t... : roushimsx
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  wow SP is annoying as fuck. OK LETS SPAWN 1,000 ENEMIES YOU CANT SEE AND JUST LET THEM FUCK YOUR SHIT UP... : multisync
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    SP is similar to the first Modern Warfare. Surprise! : Sapiens
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      the UAV was tons of fun, i just want to do that for a whole game : multisync
      • One of the Alpha spec-ops missions gives you pretty much unlimited aerial strikes to play with. : Sapiens
  • That's war : Reeves
  • Yeah I'm not too ashamed to say I dropped it down to recruit to get through the SP to get to all the hon... : Jenings
  • keep moving forward pussy : maulla
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  also wtf is with FROSTY and OSCAR MEYER or whatever they say. does that mean on the move? : multisync
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    Yeah, oscar mike means on the move. I had to look that up. : Portax
    • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_doze_oscar_mike_mean_in_the_military : Portax
  • Watch Generation Kill : ventro
  • it means they watched generation kill : extrahappyturtle
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  Since this looks like an MW2 thread, I know I'm not the first to come up with this, but Marathon+Lightwei... : Deathlove
  • Somebody with that loadout was fucking our shit up in Capture the Flag last night. : treefingers1
• Just go straight to MP. : WhatIsThisFor
• Play all 3 parts. Spec ops is a shit load of fun, but they can be hard. I have one left that I need to 3 ... : sigpro

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• haven't come across it yet, i've put a good amount of time in : megarust32
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  Probably pretty bad until the first wave of VAC bannings. I doubt those hackers will be willing to spend... : herradura99
  • counterstrike,cs:source,tf2 etc all had and have hacks and they will have even after vac bans. also from ... : Hoax
  • At least back in the day there was a fair amount of scamming to steal keys and accounts from people to ov... : LilCrypto
• I have yet to see an aimbot in game. : Iwannaacura
• Haven't seen anything remotely resembling a hack in 30+ hours of multiplayer. Im sure IW/Valve will curb ... : dewdman
• I've only run across maybe one or two instances of that kind of thing. : Vincent Grayson
• I haven't noticed any yet. : Sapiens
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  I'd never even dare to try to cheat in a VAC protected game. I don't play many (TF2 was the last one I p... : valael
  • I'll gift you a few games if you get banned. : ateam311
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    people who cheat in these games have multiple accounts. : Hoax
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      Regardless, people who cheat will lose a $60. $60 should be more than enough to prevent most people from ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • ok i'm no authority on cheating but you are wrong in so far that a) there is no certainty to be caught. ... : Hoax
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    you cheat in non-vac protected games? : OrkO
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      haha exactly my thoughts. : [7]kami
      • What are you doing in this thread anyway. Got get MW2 first! ;) : Bamii
    • If I said I wouldn't try to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorbike, that doesn't mean I would try to jump i... : ayesel
    • Yes, you totally caught him. He's a cheating fucking bitch. : ateam311
• No aimbots, but I'm pretty sure I've been the victim of some wallhacks. : CrabsJarrard
• the tactical nuke at the end is so awesome : MrBig0
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  I saw a guy go 50/1 in groundwar tonight.... he would roll up on you and not even bring up his sights to ... : rmjackson
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    So do people using this bot even aim or pull the trigger or does it do that too? Does the "player" just ... : Lightzout
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      says in the description that it has auto fire. I can see the appeal in playing like a god for a little wh... : sharpie
      • That's not where these guys get their thrills, it's from frustrating people who are trying to play the ga... : Hiro
• Haven't seen t happen yet. : stuka
• I don't get why people hack. (most) People play games for fun, why bother hacking to pretending they're g... : michaelleung
• the other day i played mw2 for about 4-5 hours strait during the middle of the day.. mostly ground war an... : NukemFornever
• I could use that. I played my first online match this morning and totally sucked :D Looking forward to pl... : Bamii
• I've come across it a few times. Also wondered how people were level 70 within a few days of the game's r... : prime8
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  I played against a guy named "NuN" yesterday who kept getting kills 30 kills to 0 frags. Every time I wat... : code-e255
  • maybe he was just using the care package : Amnesty_intl2
  • This guy got 66/4, so I don't think its impossible to get some really insane scores. : Big Luke
• I've seen a few people with aimbots. : afrochops
• just as common as any other major fps : maulla
• I'm pretty good at determining when someone is aimbotting and I've noticed it a couple times. : Sink the Pink
• cow:mw2 invented aimbots. : scener

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• Foo Fighters acoustic songs are great :D : ateam311
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  I bought a guitar after hearing siamese dream and I hadn't ever touched one before. One of my better imp... : fathertime
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    Same here. I've only managed to fully play Cherub Rock, Disarm, and Soma, though. The rest of them are fu... : CrabsJarrard
    • Different album, but Tonight, Tonight is pretty cool on acoustic. Check out this guy's cover: http://www.... : underground banana plantation
  • thats awesome! listening to gish made me learn guitar too :) : whereiwannab
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  It's actually a pretty easy song to play. This coming from someone who sucks at guitar. : underground banana plantation
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    unfortunately, you have to put the guitar in drop D, and that can be annoying if you're put on the spot b... : underground banana plantation
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      drop d is just the e string tuned down a step, you should be able to do this in 5 seconds by tuning it to... : FrayLo
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        I know what drop D is, I'm saying that beginning guitarists may have difficulty tuning down and back. Not... : underground banana plantation
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          Especially when changing the string tension on the low e makes all of the other strings go out of tune. : Makenxero
          • That's only on electrics with a floating bridge, shouldn't be happening on an acoustic... : TabsAZ
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          I tune all my strings down a step (DGCFAD) and capo at the 2nd fret to put it back in standard. If I want... : Cihte
          • yeah, it's a good idea to do something like that for people who play a lot of smashing pumpkins/weezer/et... : underground banana plantation
          • Having to get my guitars setup for an arrangement like that would make me punch my own face : Halen
          • I was able to tune around by ear after about 5 months of guitar practice. Drop D took like 5 minutes to m... : CrabsJarrard
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          Nah. When you hold the E string down on the third fret, it should sound the same as the A string in stand... : snuff
          • Er.... 5th fret for standard, 7th for drop D. : snuff
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            you just make the e string sound like the d! i don't understand how this is complicated :( : FrayLo
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              thats an octave and harder to tell : snuff
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                yes, i have extensive musical background, so maybe i'm just wrong in thinking most people can tell what a... : FrayLo
                • you're incredibly wrong, and surely can't be baffled that people coming from non musical backgrounds stru... : underground banana plantation
                • nah, you're right. tuning to an octave is the easiest interval to identify by ear. you just tune until th... : emcea
    • I use reference songs to drop d my guitar and bring it back up to E- Tool's Lateralus to drop it to D an... : burning eye
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  Bach Cello Suite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY&feature=related I'm not good enough to play ... : gigaduck
  • This is the best arrangement (for guitar. actually, for anything) I've heard of that piece. Similar to Se... : Cihte
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  Dream Theater - * : mwasher
  • Keep dreaming. : Freon
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  I want to be able to play drums on that song. One day... : jra101
  • signed : aurealis
• I can think of so many. : Yanks
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  Id love to play a few Dave Matthews songs, i like his stuff acoustical. : stonedonkey
  • Acoustic with Tim Reynolds is always fantastic. : K1Bond007
  • Dave matthews really is an amazing guitarist. He has such a unique style. : Cihte
• Prelude - Bach : locater16
• That is pretty fun to play acoustic too. "Times like These" is awesome acoustic too : Demius
• i play that everyone once in awhile, i suck at it, but i try lol : vov1n
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  Piano - Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata : trOmblyj
  • Agreed. : the archvile
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  damn that sounds easy as hell to learn. I might learnt hat tonight :P Great song too. : phipple
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    http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/foo_fighters/everlong_acoustic_tab.htm : underground banana plantation
    • That's exactly the tab I was just looking at a few mins ago :) : phipple
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      How long will someone with very little guitar experience learn that song? And someone that does not yet k... : fsck
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        Hard to say, but I wouldn't guess long to get a decent handle on it. It's all power chords, so finger str... : underground banana plantation
        • uh, strings on your guitar, not tabs. Also, because this song is in drop D it considerably simplifies... : underground banana plantation
  • It is actually. I've been playing that for a while now. It's easy but still fun to play. : Do_Or_Die
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4iwVs0BQVY My mom's dingy basement is the only place I can keep my dru... : owly
• Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRO05WcNDk I'd love to be able to play ... : DrWaffles
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  Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit : Amnesty_intl2
  • you can learn this song in less than an hour. WIth 0 experience. : dysfunctional
  • Haha the verse is two notes! : silent prophet
• I'd like to be able to play Falconer - Mind Traveler. Think I'm going to make it a new years resolution. : Omning
• Hellborg, Lane, Sipe - Baraji (aka Rag B/B). The August 20th Atlanta Drum and Percussion show to be exac... : Rag and Bone Man
• Stairway! : Topsiderover
• Zeppelin - The Ocean, Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter : Wolfanoz
• Duder- That is one of those songs that makes me want to learn guitar. About a half dozen Neil Young song... : Lightzout
• Texas Flood : ninjase
• Something fast on a Banjo : Cihte
• this was a big reason when i first started http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5a8zXaKapc : synapse19
• YYZ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBLSkN2sRk : Dschinghis Khan
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  Everlong was one of the first songs I learned how to play on guitar. : Squirrely
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    (meaning I learned how to play guitar to play that song) : Squirrely
    • Same here, its pretty easy. : steauengeglase
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    My first song was Come As You Are (Nirvana)! : Cihte
    • everlong and come as you are were probably the first 2 songs I learned as well. Coming in the top 3 wa... : shogberg
    • haha i always play the intro to that, because it's one thing that's stuck with me for 15 years, i still c... : vov1n
• I've been trying to learn Hot Cross Buns for 20 years :( : rosewood
• Ocean by John Butler.. this guy is amazing live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0 : mnok
• Claire de lune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XzoA94Zws : Vincent Grayson
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  Buy a guitar and you can be playing that within a few months! : WhatIsThisFor
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    Each time I want to a new Rock Band game comes out. : Sailor of Fortune
    • Good news then! http://kotaku.com/5399206/rock-band-3-will-teach-you-how-to-play-proper-music : Arctic Fox
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  Trumpet, to play Duke Ellington's Caravan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjhqTFZtAaQ : Juno
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    here's some jon faddis for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBTVFwgAKqg solo starts ~1:30 : FrayLo
    • my lips hurt listening to that : Juno
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    Caravan is my #1 top favourite jazz standard. : batkiwi
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Vw5r7-vgs This one's awesome. : batkiwi
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBCJe1A6I0&feature=fvw fucking hell, SO many great renditions. I knew... : batkiwi
• At an early age, Scott Joplin rags made me want to play piano. I'm doing some lessons now, with my main g... : Orange Pylon
• more like everdong, amirite? : MrBig0
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  RAINING BLOOD Slayer. : socksta
  • ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I'll teach you. Get training on your picking hand : moshman
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    that song is about a million times easier to play on a guitar than the GH3 version. Especially when you ... : captfarrell
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      horseshit, getting the picking right on that is fucking hard on a real guitar. and they never mash the fr... : moshman
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        When I say mashing, I mean they [well, at least Kerry] doesn't have any specific notes or phrases that he... : captfarrell
        • the hardest part is actually learning how to play guitar and getting the hand coordination down to even p... : moshman
    • I doubt anything in GH is as hard as accurately doing the picking in the fast rhytm part. That's 16th not... : -efx-
    • lol! : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I was playing L4D2 last night and that damn triple-shot combat rifle kept making me play this song in my ... : DinK
  • SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR : r3dn3ck
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  I'd go with this for Piano. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc34Uj8wlmE : Senate5000
  • That's actually not super difficult. : batkiwi
• Probably Opeth - Ghost of Perdition (drums) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JCgVAa5xFk : timmie
• Tom Waits - Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uja4SHnfogo I wish he would make a tab for his arr... : VencieraX
• Guitar I think I could learn pretty much anything if I put my mind and time to it, so I will chose cello.... : moshman
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  Bass Guitar for Type 0 Negative's Black No. 1 : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • reading this thread makes me think I should start doing online guitar lessons for shackers. Show a basic ... : moshman
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Q1wLI6eLU&fmt=18 : pyide
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  Megadeth - Hanger 18 : GodZilly
  • Hangar* : GodZilly
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    I'll teach you that too! : moshman
    • When do we start? The Guitar Hero guitar is a good beginner guitar, right? : GodZilly
    • Can you teach me this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INEGoAALZ30 : GodZilly
• As a Bass player - I'd have to say Hysteria by Muse : flagg209
• I think the Beatles inspired me to learn guitar. Ironically though the first song I'm learning is a Pear... : Lone Swordsman

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  wtf r u running an e8400 at 3ghz? get a HSF and crank it to 4ghz : gyokuro
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    yeah I may do that. : irrerno
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      get that artic freezer 7 and have Remo install it for you : gyokuro
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        I have that heatsink I just never overclocked the processor =]. : irrerno
        • duuuuude! Well get a graphics card and then OC it. U dont have to mess with volts either just keep it def... : gyokuro
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        That thing's decent, though extremely overrated. : Link.
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          It's decent + cheap which will do for an E8400 tbh, they run pretty cool at stock to start with. : Toraz Chryx
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            There's enough other cheap $20-30 options that are superior. : Link.
            • tbh I don't tend to dabble with those, my builds tend to be stock or OVERKILL... What $20-30 options d... : Toraz Chryx
    • Once you do that your CPU won't be much of a bottleneck if at all. Save a bit more and get a 5850. : TrptJim
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    My flatmate has his e8400 at stock, I keep telling him he should overclock it but he won't listen. : Mr. Goodwrench
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      I'm going to overclock but for some reason my stock temperatures are like 60C. I'm going to take off the... : irrerno
      • Anyone know how pure the isopropyl alcohol should be? : irrerno
      • haha I called the heatsink a hinksink I must be tired =]. I also said I have 4mb of ram >< . : irrerno
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        what heatsink is on it now? : Toraz Chryx
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          http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 : irrerno
          • I think I must have put the thermal grease on wrong or something. I'll look tomorrow. : irrerno
          • yah that should be running quite cool... my E8500 @ 4ghz runs 34C Idle / ~48-50C Load : Shadowdane
      • That's a fine load temp but pretty high for idle. : Sapiens
  • Are you doing this now? What is the fsb ratio? : Lightzout
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    I have the e8400 and need to get round to doing this. I just have no idea what I am doing so feel like I'... : nodebug
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      Its pretty easy to hit 4Ghz, set your FSB to 450Mhz x 9 Multiplier You will probably need to increase th... : Shadowdane
      • Thanks for that! I think I'll give it a go this weekend. : nodebug
  • I have mine at stock, I have never felt the need to OC. : nomaad
  • mine is at stock, what is a good temperature monitor program these days? : stgdz
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  More like the 5770 is on par with the 4870 almost. 4870 is a little faster. 4890 is faster. And yeah, ove... : Link.
  • Here is the fan I'm using: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 : irrerno
• Graphics card is the weakspot there, the 5770 isn't THAT big a jump though. (and no, you should be abl... : Toraz Chryx
• http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/ati_radeon_hd_5970_undisputed_performance_champ : michaelleung
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  5770 seems slower than the 4890 The value of the 5770 in particular is clearly not going to be in its : bolneze
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    Thinking about going with the 4890 now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121308 : irrerno
    • Especially since I can't find the 5850s anywhere. : irrerno
• you've all got it wrong... obviously he needs more ram : senor135
• I just got a 5770 and like it so far. I mainly got it because the differences were neglible and I'll be d... : uncle slappy
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  HiJack! What is the new hotness in terms of bang for buck in a gaming rig (processor/video card)? : IcomeINpeace
  • i5 for processor and probably a 4870 until 5850's drop in price. : stgdz
• hint hint: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21456374#itemanchor_21456374 this man can't even see weath... : Klebold
• don't bother with a 5000 series card IMO. get a 4870...plays everything just fine and is much cheaper. ... : Rape.Farm