Morning Discussion: Festivus Edition

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  Shacknews is being shut down as of January 1, 2010. DMCA takedown notices will be filed against anyone... : Alice O'Connor
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    User-posted content, unless source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. : ThomW
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      Oh ThomW! So adorable. So naive. This is America, son. : Alice O'Connor
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        No, Alice, THIS is America. : Clasifyd
        • *pulls trigger of gun* : zebosausamite
        • *kicks Alice into a bottomless well : JamesArhy
        • *shoves a BigMac in Alice's mouth* : Goto10
        • THIS IS CAKETOWN : _jon
        • *changes channel to NASCAR : Sailor of Fortune
        • * has sex with horse on police surveillance camera : skryte
        • WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN : CoRDS
        • *grabs crotch* : Halen
      • I thought you lived in Hackney? : theghostofsmdever
    • I can't wait to see the archives at newsstands everywhere. : jasoncrowley
    • hahahah 0wnt : yacoub35
  • Also f y i you will feature in my Festivus celebration. JUST SAYIN'. : Alice O'Connor
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  I don't see why you would expect that. They've done everything to support us moderating and have made it ... : geedeck
  • I meant to say "if" instead of "when". I don't have any reason to believe it will happen other than "not... : Sludgehead
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    As long as I can pay to disable ads I will pull as many empty cans from the garbage as necessary to pay f... : Lightzout
    • "one executive looking to cull spending" I would be very surprised if Shacknews+FileShack doesn't make... : tashtego
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      Your imagination of what gamefly corporate looks like and my imagination of the same thing are completely... : rosewood
      • I can't imagine you would not agree that nothing is guaranteed and some back up plan is better than nothi... : Lightzout
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  They would dig their own grave if they completely removed chatty capabilities. No chatty == titan dro... : freakynipples69
  • I don't think they make much from the chatty, they just sort of put up with it because people post links ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    It's been said multiple times that latestchatty traffic is a very small percentage of overall traffic. Th... : Arctic Fox
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      Oh damn, I thought it was a big part of traffic :( : freakynipples69
      • big part of bandwidth, small part of unique visitors : judge
    • Has this been confirmed in recent years? : rosewood
    • yeah they make far more $ on front page impressions and fileshack : Clay
    • I know it's the only reason I come here. Other sites post more news more frequently and have much bett... : Vincent Grayson
• I like gamefly. I also like pie! : silent prophet
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  My productivity will go up 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% : Utopia
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    lol I agree with this statement. Oh who am I fooling, I'll just find another forum to F5 all day long. : Arctic Fox
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      I really don't like other forums much, the reason I like the shack is because it's a pretty small communi... : MagicWishMonkey
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        I agree, that's why I hang around here so much. But to say I wouldn't find another place to be unproducti... : Arctic Fox
        • That's true, I lurked around here for ~4 years before finally posting much of anything. : MagicWishMonkey
      • True, and the comment systems is better for small, fun discussions. : sanchez
• I'd kill myself. Is that what you want Gamefly?! : ryuuseki
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  Back to the SA forums. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I don't think I can ever go back there. Yea Goons are hilarious, but they are also kind of dicks about ev... : phate81
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      Not like Shacknews at all! : tashtego
      • Exactly! At least everyone here is civil and mature about everything. : phate81
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        SA swings a bigger club, though. we're all total dickheads here, but we don't ban your ass the first 20 t... : biskits
        • The big difference is that their traditional format lends to easier archiving and making a low content "l... : slax0r
• Everyone will switch to WinChatty and the API servers will become the hosts. : tashtego
• we all end up over at stoofoo. :( : voodooraze
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  reddit I guess. I actually think those fags are wittier than we are. : aeg1x
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    I think you're thinking of shacknews, reddit is the site invented by kevin rose : kaddar0
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      he invented digg : voodooraze
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        and you can't *invent* a website : MagicWishMonkey
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          yes, everyone knows websites are discovered : sikander
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            like diamonds or a midget fighting ring : MagicWishMonkey
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              oops : MagicWishMonkey
              • way to fuck it all up, son. : Ride-My-Rocket
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        wow you obviously don't post at reddit. My post was a reference to this meme: http://www.reddit.com/r... : kaddar0
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          wow. obviously. : MagicWishMonkey
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            http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9libi/if_you_were_a_serial_killer/c0d9lm4 http://www.reddit.c... : kaddar0
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              heh, I haven't been reading the comments as much lately. I usually stick to the IAMA threads. : MagicWishMonkey
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                those are cool, what is your favorite? I enjoyed the mcdonalds one (that got kinda shut down) and the sk... : kaddar0
                • Hmmm, I like most of them quite a bit, especially the ones that ask people what's the most screwed up/ama... : MagicWishMonkey
            • Maybe we can set up an exchange system where we send them some of our best posters, and in turn some of t... : sonicdeathwalrus
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          You were supposed to respond "no you're thinking of digg, reddit is the site owned by news corporation", ... : kaddar0
          • HAHA oh fuck they are wittier than us. : azenmaster
          • Well hot dog, that site actually looks pretty fun. : reelbk
        • it looks like someone threw up onto a web page : Halen
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    wittier naive communist anarchist idealogues. : Lunatic Angelic
    • I would have to agree with that. : MagicWishMonkey
    • I haven't really looked at any of the political discussions there. I just think they makes good funnies. : aeg1x
    • that seems oxymoronic. : shaq_mobile
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    Never been there. Just took a peek. It's ok I guess but one thing I love here is the forum code. It's ... : Sludgehead
    • Yes. Totally. Threading just wins. I used an old conference software called Ameol on CIX and it was simia... : node
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    reddit comments are like anti-wit. unless rearranging sentences, stupid puns, and beating the fffffuuuu t... : skanky08
    • like I said, wittier than shacknews : aeg1x
• Burn the building down. : Chod
• Scorched Earth policy : phate81
• Returned to usenet! (or not) Actually I will probably just hang more at Giantbomb. : baron calamity
• any other sites that have daily 2-3 thousand chatty threads? : dael
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  I'm sure we'll come up with something. : Clay
  • wink wink nudge nudge say no more : zebosausamite
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  Stoofoo : theghostofsmdever
  • I would never let that happen to you : Clay
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    Stoofoo and Squabble made you realize how much the shit hits the fan when there are no mods. : ashkie
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      What happened? : JohnnyRey
      • Both of those sites had pretty nice small niche groups of good people but their were just so many asshole... : ashkie
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  We need a domain like www.shackchatty.com (oh wow, there already is) to point to the latest chatty and th... : majestik
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    ThomW owns www.latestchatty.com : zohar79
    • I still feel squabble.org was the most appropriately named domain/site ever. : Clay
• We will slip away into the dark recess of the internet and will be re-united again at a new site, RadioSh... : limpossible
• Holy shit I've been here 10 years, lol : sludge vohaul
• Gamefly is the best online service in the goddamn universe. Anyone that hasn't subscribed by now is ment : herradura99
• How long before they changevthr name of the place? "shacknews" doesn't really have much to do with gamin... : Goto10
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  Finally get a girlfriend I guess : not work safe
  • whoa lets not get crazy now : thekidd
• We invade stoofoo? : virus
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  Buy out gamefly and publicly execute their board of directors. : DarkWolf5
  • why bother with the purchase? : biskits
• we all will communicate via the star wars MMO. it will bind us all, forever. and no one will quit the gam... : Downforce
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  Being the season and all I thought I might pop in and make sure everyone knows we're not putting coal in ... : Garnett Lee
  • U R pretty : dognose
  • Avatars for 2010! jk : DarkWolf5
  • ShackCon in Iceland! I hear it's cheap there. : Sailor of Fortune
  • What is thy bidding my master? : HeXoN
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    Uh I could really have used that coal, thanks for nothing Grinchnett Lee >:( : Dave-A
    • Yeah, I make a killing selling coal to China : sikander
    • They're trying to freeze us out. Fucking Snow Miser. : ThomW
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    you better, i'm too lazy to write code needed to replace this place : Clay
    • Shut it ........ up? Clay....! : virus
    • hahahaha you tell 'im. : biskits
  • <3 : virus
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    It sounds like my dream Shack will be finally realized: http://www.nflight.com/files/shack/mylittleponysh... : helvetica
    • Only if we get avatars and signatures that support the blink and marquee tags. Then I'm cool with that. : umcpwintermute
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      I want this theme : Draugluin
      • for a friend : Draugluin
    • Noooooooooooo : NeoMoose
  • And remember, buy some pure Domino Sugar this Holiday Season! : PenicillinX57
  • When do we all get to hookup with pupismyname? : kagath
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    Hopefully you're killing MD/ER in exchange for omni-comments : haiku
    • Perhaps starting small would be safer. Say, cranking back the PRL. : Dave-A
    • What up dreaming of a unified comment system buddy? : geedeck
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    Signatures. FINALLY : ieGod
    • Oh god, no.... : Clasifyd
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      If we ever go that route, I'm busting out the sig I use on other forums: http://img.photobucket.com/album... : Orange Pylon
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        well that's a nay vote right there : tashtego
        • Okay, then I'll use this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Nogoodgamer/SmilingPylonSig.png : Orange Pylon
• Probably nowhere. Only devoted my time to this place for about 2 years now, but probably wouldn't want t... : mwasher
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  if latestchatty died i've have winchatty operating on its own site within 48 hours : electroly
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    http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21725288 : tashtego
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      yup, that exactly. wouldn't be hard to do at all. i'd probably make a flash applet version of winchatty... : electroly
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        I was thinking of making a Silverlight one actually : Dave-A
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          winchatty is already written and is already in flash. i'd just need to repackage it a little bit. : electroly
          • i know! : Dave-A
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            but how long will it take to code in the 'large bags of sugar' ads? : x4nth3
            • this will be first priority of course : electroly
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      The beginning of that thread is fucking hilarious. Time to read the rest of it. : ghostnote
      • Wow... : ghostnote
  • Would it still have hoverboards? : YerMothah
  • Fuck yes. : Phil
• The economy as a whole will bounce back. : Rigg5

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  That's only 17 Gigabytes a second. O_o : AgentPothead
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    No, it's at 139,000 mbit/s right now. 1 gigabit = 1,000 mbits. So right now it's at 139 gigabits, o... : ajvitaly
    • No offense, but I trust google over you. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.moz... : AgentPothead
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      Is this the tech LOL of the day? 8 bits in a byte. 139 gigabits != 173 gigabytes : king_darius
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_rate_units How did I read this wrong? : ajvitaly
      • nevermind I see my error. I'm pretty much dumb. : ajvitaly
    • 8 bits in a byte : fishbone
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      failed :( : mwasher
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        oh and you are built : mwasher
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          http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/tviceman/26%20days%20out/IMG_0908.jpg?t=1261598307 Back in Apri... : ajvitaly
          • what a trappy young lad! : yacoub35
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            Dear god man! Impressive. : Danny5225
            • I'm pretty fat right now. I've gained a good 25 lbs. since then... almost entirely in my gut. LOL! : ajvitaly
          • This photo frightens me : FlamingGimp
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            You look better fat. no homo : mrvandelay
            • That's what my wife-to-be tells me. : ajvitaly
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            I want to see you and Mace in a cage fight! : voodooraze
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              I don't know who Mace is but I'd lose. : ajvitaly
              • You'd probably get FITA. : Mmmmmoo
              • http://bluemunky.com/macephil.JPG (nws) http://www.bluemunky.com/HBmace.JPG http://bluemunky.com/Grandp... : mrvandelay
          • I thought Brick out of Borderlands looked unrealistic with such a tiny waist and big muscles, but it just... : ihya
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        Well then call me an idiot. How did I read this wrong? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_rate_units ... : ajvitaly
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          Whoops I multiplied instead of divided. I AM an idiot! : ajvitaly
          • Hey at least you're buff. : r_picmip 5
        • You got it right all the way to 139 gigabits/s. To convert to gigabytes/s you divide by eight, giving 17 ... : king_darius
        • 139 Gb/s * 125,000,000 bytes/s per Gb/s = 17,375,000,000 bytes/s = ~16 gigabytes per second : Goncyn
        • You are correct that it's 139 gigabits per second. But that is also equal to 17 gigabytes per second. The : Nali4Freedom
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      IT'S APPROACHING THE LIGHTSPEED OF BANDWIDTH WHERE THE RATIO OF BITS TO BYTES IS 139:173 : yacoub35
      • 1.21 GIGAWATTS : Arctic Fox
    • More math less roid. : Jimbo Ro
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  I'm pretty sure Steam has single-handedly taken down the Internet in the past. I seem to remember things... : Arcanum
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    lol. Either you dreamt that or it was a strange coincidence. There is probably 100x that being transferre... : thecray
    • Maybe I'm misremembering. It was a long time ago. : Arcanum
    • and 10000000x in spam : davidc02
  • Way before steam, when valve used to release patch for CS/TFC/HL every couple of months, that would break... : Beady
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  You're both fairly attractive, why are you posting on the Shack? : pres589
  • lolol : Phil
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    just because you are fat and ugly doesn't mean the rest of us are :( : mwasher
    • ^^ skinny & ugly ^^ : Phil
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      I'm not fat you're fat. : pres589
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        Getting there. :( : mwasher
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          I'm fat :D : jbury
          • Fat in comparison to Frankfurt heroine addicts maybe. Whatev jbury, whatev. : pres589
  • This is a good point! : king_darius
  • I'm at work today. ??? : ajvitaly
  • so true, so true. : nyranger66
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  Less man pecs and more wife boobs in pic please. : Edges
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    I agree. I'm offended that we see more of your chest than hers : MisterPhoton
    • It's the shack, he got it right. : dissembler
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  grr my gta4 d/l is at 96% and just dead in the water. <sigh> : smacknca
  • Restart Steam? : Mmmmmoo
  • What is really exciting is when it gets to 99% and then fails. Then you click restart and it starts from ... : denixen
• she's cheating on you : davidc02
• genetically different, baby! : Postal
• I can't decide whether to wank off on her titties or yours. Gonna go with yours I think. : dfz0r
• I hate flash objects that don't zoom in when I zoom in the page. There are many visual things I hate abou... : gakera

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  Anyone of any reasonable size could ko anyone else with a proper shot and technique. Yes I do. : akirabob
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    Akirabob is correct. For example, a well placed, unblocked uppercut will knock out anyone. You just can't... : daVinci1980
    • This is what I was thinking, but then again I haven't been in a fight since grade-school. : atom519
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  totally. if he didnt fight back i could kill him in less than 20 seconds. : CoRDS
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    I could kill him in 12 seconds. : Goto10
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      I could kill him in 0.0001 seconds with a loaded gun : one random winner
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        Wow you must draw quickly. : re-verse
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          you assume he doesn't walk around with it pointed directly at whoever is in front of him! :D : yacoub35
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            well then he must have Very fast reflexes! : re-verse
            • or he's a '90s FPS avatar! : yacoub35
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        assuming a 9mm handgun and bullet speed of approx 1200 feet per second, he would have to be within 0.12 f... : mwasher
        • if you start from 'hit them as hard as you wanted to' maybe the clock would start ticking as soon as the ... : xsoulbrothax
        • Oh shit you just got called out one random winner! : ArcKnight
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          Gibb them with a big explosion. Thats pretty instant. : SigENeaT
          • there is debate and research that points to consciousness continuing on for awhile after being beheaded. ... : mwasher
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  id just hit him with a pillow soaked in chloroform : xsoulbrothax
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    one of many i keep for special occasions like easter : xsoulbrothax
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      have to remember this next time i go to the academy. BOOYA CHOLOFORMED BITCH! not so tough NOW! : akirabob
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        Just be careful to not knock yourself out. : one random winner
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          true enough... just "hey guys... FUUUUUU" and i'm unconscious. : akirabob
          • oh god, i wish i could link that arrested development clip of franklin and the sedative :D : xsoulbrothax
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          You'd forget it in your car then next time you go camping you're like "oh sweet I remembered to bring ... : Delaric
          • then the bear rape commences. : akirabob
  • Ha! Work smarter not harder. I love it. : Stoned Gargoyle
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  Well, I was with you until you said Fedor. It's physically impossible to knock Fedor out, so that would b... : Kentor
  • we aren't talking about cyborgs though, just humans. : akirabob
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE7LtLBO1Pc Fedor's inbred dwarf skull is immune to damage. : Horseshorses
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  You could do it, providing you know where to hit. Everyone has a glass jaw, knock it correctly and you h... : sukabljat
  • Yeah. I'm no fighter, but I always thought that if you can snap a guy's head one way or the other really... : owly
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    Um yeah you don't knock someone out by hitting a "nerve that goes right to the brain." A knockout occurs... : hussdelrio
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      Cutting off the blood flow works quite well as well. Strong hits to particular areas of the neck tend to ... : Danny5225
      • really? i've never seen anyone go down from a shot to the neck, obviously chokes will put them out, but i... : akirabob
• I definitely could not because I do not know how to hit and I am not strong. : OverloadUT
• Just hit them in the temple. You could probably kill them that way too. It's not like their brains are su... : aeg1x
• I'd get ready, wince, prepare for the hardest punch I've ever given in my life, take a quick look at my o... : Orange Pylon
• Single shot? No. : camel_jockey
• Sure; either king hit them to the back of the head (thats going to hurt you if you fuck it up) or put a k... : SigENeaT
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  can they hit back? : drucifer
  • no. : atom519
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    Depends on how fast you can run. : silent prophet
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      Indeed. http://i48.tinypic.com/vnlc7p.jpg : Stage
      • oh shi : drucifer
      • omg that's brutal : silent prophet
      • you'd think he would know better, this is from a couple years before that fight http://judoinfo.com/discu... : akirabob
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  WAIT WAIT WAIT. What's all this "CHIN" business the announcers wont shut up about during matches? They ... : deskill
  • lol, this is a joke right? : akirabob
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  I could do it with half a punch, one hand behind my back, and with them allowed to block. Do you have any... : Alice O'Connor
  • I could see you as a Zangief player Alice. : atom519
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  i let my friend do this to me once, he took like five big leaping steps and haymakered me in the side of ... : gokart.
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    heck yeah, we actually got into martial arts by doing almost exactly this. then we found jui-jitsu and mu... : akirabob
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      in our case all it lead to was a headache, a bloody ear and more whiskey. : gokart.
      • in our case it led to premature arthritis and the inability to talk about anything other than fighting an... : akirabob
• It only takes 9 lbs of pressure to break someone's nose. -Paulie D. : edgewise
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  Yup, its a matter if you hit them in the right spot, and if they are wearing a mouth guard or not.... an... : ShadowRam
  • mouth guard? : akirabob
• I'm reminded of that quote from Million Dollar Baby: The body knows what fighters don't: how to protect i... : underground banana plantation
• paging Dookeyfingers : the archvile
• I've never punched a person in my life. I'd probably miss and hit myself. : NastyJack
• I asked a pro fighter once, "how do you take a punch?" and he said to me, "you don't ever learn to really... : spyrext

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  Not all tuners support QAM maybe? : DarkWolf5
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    This one does. : UtilityMaximizer
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      What card is it? : sigpro
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        ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI. http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder650/PCI/index.html : UtilityMaximizer
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          http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/t/83356.aspx - Maybe this? and might look at "after installing th... : sigpro
          • Nope, clearQAM still works on the downstairs TV just fine. I've got the tuner working for SD channels... : UtilityMaximizer
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    Could be this. Some tuner cards have two coax inputs and only one works with ClearQAM, so check that out;... : mn3m0n1c
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      It does have two coax inputs, but one is for an antenna for over-the-air broadcasts. The other is for cab... : UtilityMaximizer
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        There's nothing I can find. Perhaps when official Windows 7 drivers come out early next year this will st... : UtilityMaximizer
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          Interesting. There is an option in Media Center to force it to add new channels. I tried adding 8.1 or 8-... : UtilityMaximizer
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            Even more interesting: I somehow got it to let me add clearQAM channels, but there is no signal for them ... : UtilityMaximizer
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              Heh, see my post below about splitters etc. You may need to boost the signal, or get a new splitter, or e... : mn3m0n1c
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                I'm not using a splitter; it's straight from the wall. Of course, it's doubtless split somewhere outside ... : UtilityMaximizer
                • if its split straight from the wall it stands to reason that its actually split inside the house in some ... : retarded talking dinosaur
            • Plug the cable into the digital OTA port. Qam is digital and won't work on the analog cable port. : Prozium
          • this is because digital channels are relabeled. 8-1 is not the actual channel it is broadcast on, that's ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Do you have a clearqam compatible antenna? Monoprice has a great one for 20$. : ryuuseki
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          I don't want to get over-the-air broadcasts. I should be getting some HD channels over the cable connecti... : UtilityMaximizer
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            One more thing - is there a coax cable splitter somewhere in the mix? Could be a signal level or bandwidt... : mn3m0n1c
            • No splitter. There was a splitter in the downstairs bedroom (a cable goes into the bedroom wall, and was ... : UtilityMaximizer
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        no, one tuner is digital and the other is analog. That's why you're not picking up the clearQAM. Plug the... : Prozium
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          ^ This seems right. Looking at the external version, there's two inputs. One is for DTV, the other is for... : ryuuseki
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            Okay, I switched inputs. Now I get the clearQAM channels, but not the regular channels. I'll see if I can... : UtilityMaximizer
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              You will need to split the signal and run to both inputs. One tuner handles digital signals (aka QAM) and... : Prozium
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                That sucks, because I do not think my cable signal is strong enough to survive a splitter. Hmm. I wonder ... : UtilityMaximizer
                • It'll be fine. Unless your signal is already running through 4 other splitters each leading to another 4 ... : Prozium
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  Just so you know, Comcast usually recompresses the cable rebroadcast of the local OTA broadcast, so you a... : MisterClaw
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    wrong : plat2on1
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      http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/comcasts-blurry-high-definition-picture/ : MisterClaw
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        Some networks, including ESPN and the major broadcast networks were not degraded, he found. right from... : plat2on1
        • but MC said "usually". : biskits
• hey buddy good to see you! : Dave-A
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  I used one of these a while back and had the same problem. I think it was confusion over the input ports.... : vitaminzach
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    I have one of these and it works perfect on Win 7 Ultimate 64bit version. Picks u all the clear QAM chann... : jard
    • The 650 or 2250? I didn't mean to knock the 650, it's a good card too. Having two full-featured tuners ju... : vitaminzach
• So I assume you have everything working now with analog and digital by using both inputs? I have a dual ... : boarder2

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  225 just looks awesome. : multisync
  • Yeah, that's why I said that, 2x45s on each side is fucking awesome. : orgcaptainnemo
  • My brother calls 225 the beginning of the "Big Boys Club" so I'd start there : uglysad
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  1.5x bodyweight : skanky08
  • Shit, I have a long way to go to hit 270 lbs. : orgcaptainnemo
  • I don't think i'll ever hit 180... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I have never tried my max : gmd
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    but I am back to doing dumbbells and not bar, currently doing 90 lbs 3x8 after slacking for a few months : gmd
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      90s are my high for DB press. I too avoid the bar. Never been a huge fan and getting past 200 is very... : ateam311
      • Yeah, i rarely bench, i might do it once every couple of weeks. The dumbells are where it is at. www.... : Jinxplayer
• I'm about 185lb, and I can generally only get about 140ish, so you're ahead of me. I always heard 1.5x is... : Clasifyd
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  this thread makes me feel super weak. my chest has always been a really hard area for me to develop stren... : gokart.
  • Well at least you'll be safe from zombies. : yautja
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    75 lbs dumbbell is more than the majority of people can do, unless that was your total and not per arm. : gmd
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      nah that was total, but again that was when i was focused on lifting. now i only lift two days a week and... : gokart.
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        oh ok you are pretty weak then just kidding don't worry about it : gmd
        • i meant per arm. jesus that would be brutal :/ : gokart.
  • have you tried starting with push-ups to build upper body strength? : BaronVonSnakPak
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  Dose of humility right here: My 120 lb sister benches 220 I don't challenge her to arm wrestle any more : bipolar
  • Yeah but we've see pics of your sister, she is way more man than us. : orgcaptainnemo
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    is that her max or rep weight? I know your sister is into body building but she didn't look like that mu... : gmd
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      Her max afaik. More with a suit, of course. I'd say the number of women who could rep 200+ without bein... : bipolar
      • And bodybuilders generally aren't super strong. She's branched out into power lifting over the last two ... : bipolar
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    bullshit. divx. : xxiv
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      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1591020760_0b840a93aa.jpg : gmd
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        ugh. /vomit. : orgcaptainnemo
        • you wouldn't hit it just to try it out? I would, I can still over power her so it is all good. Probably ... : gmd
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          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2PHJhCUIGI&feature=fvw : CrustaR
          • That's when she was still doing figure, I believe. : bipolar
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        er, that's a bit disturbing that you have that. anyway, www.myspace.com/jenniferlynncowan Here's a 210 ... : bipolar
        • And she'll naturally look freaky when in competition -- top end competitors diet down to single-digit bod... : bipolar
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          I see 2x45s, 2x35s, and the bar. Isn't that 205? : orgcaptainnemo
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            If you look at the monitor at an angle (so it is washed out a bit), I think you can see a 2.5 on there. : bipolar
            • Ah, nice! : orgcaptainnemo
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          I just googled her name from searching comments : gmd
          • Ah, gotcha. Sorry for the jump to conclusions mat : bipolar
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          Don't take this the wrong way bipolar, because I have the utmost respect for you and I love you as both a... : Phil
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            I also have utmost respect for you bipolar but I must ask Phil why strictly the missionary position? Is i... : ShekkyBoy
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              I don't want to make bipolar or her angry. It will be strictly missionary, there will be lots of carbs c... : Phil
              • The hottest thing about her is that she is so feminine looking - when most body builder chicks look like ... : Phil
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2PHJhCUIGI&NR=1&feature=fvwp : sogelegos
  • Imagine if she were giving you a guy a handjob. She'd rip his dick right off! : TwiLyght
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  When I was lifting regularly I was doing 6x10 of around 250lbs. I weighed 160lbs. at the time. That was t... : eugthinks
  • Jesus fucking Christ. I have a ways to go. : orgcaptainnemo
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    Christ. How : multisync
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      From my experience, the key is to lift with your batshit insane aikido teacher friend who won't let you l... : eugthinks
      • what did i do at the time, 225s? i remember i'd say 'fuck that shit' when you guys were off hammering the... : xsoulbrothax
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    pics, no homo. : gmd
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      Maybe later, but you'll be disappointed. I wasn't cut AT ALL, so I just looked like a short, goofy Chines... : eugthinks
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        http://a300.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/7/l_6459d75643fa7df1c643d9bf15302ce3.jpg ? : gmd
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          That was actually my nickname. :D : eugthinks
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            YOU ARE NEX : gmd
            • I BREAK YOU LIKE I BREAK YOUR FRIEND : hussdelrio
      • BTW I'm 5'4", to put the 160lbs. in perspective. : eugthinks
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      IVE GOT THIS hold on a sec : xsoulbrothax
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        k here you go gmd http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26232/bolo/01-26-06_1644.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26232/... : xsoulbrothax
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          I thought you were going to post the "YOUR ARM LOOKS LIKE A LEG" shot. :P : eugthinks
          • which one was that... ohh damn it. if it's off my Treo i might have forgotten to pull the picture soff : xsoulbrothax
  • very nice! : yacoub35
• max bench 330 when i'm lifting consistently, bench to maintain about 240. i weight 240-50. 120% body wei... : akirabob
• All you really need is Perfect Push Up and the Perfect Pull Up. LIGHTWEIGHT WHOOHOOOHOO : Utopia
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  I weigh 250, I usually lift between 275-295 on 3x8 days. My strength hasn't really increased much for ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    I can't believe you can't go higher. If you keep adding only 5 pouds per month, you will add 60 a year. T... : Utopia
    • Oh I know I can go higher, I lifted a lot more than that in college (at my prime, I was only 220 back the... : MagicWishMonkey
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    what are you trying to top out with? : akirabob
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      I dunno, I don't really have any goals I just feel like being stuck at the same weight for so long isn't ... : MagicWishMonkey
      • Let me clarify, I don't have any strength related goals right now. I would like to get back down to 220 o... : MagicWishMonkey
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        yeah, i managed to dislocate my right shoulder years back it's never given me the same strength since the... : akirabob
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          I'm going to focus on a low-fat high-protein diet, I'm not going to cut carbs entirely (because my gf is ... : MagicWishMonkey
          • yeah man, getting those f-ing cortizone shots hurts so damn bad and they only help for a few months. wel... : akirabob
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            how did your injury happened? : Utopia
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              he said he was doing hand apart pullups and messed up his shoulder. prolly rotator tear. : akirabob
              • I'm wondering because I want to get back in shape by using the perfect pull up and I don't want to hurt m... : Utopia
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  I can wrestle a dog : drucifer
  • dog squirrel : Downforce
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  Benchpress is to fitness what the quarter-mile drag race is to car racing. Sure, you can build a car desi : yacoub35
  • I agree. Bench is just something I do either once or twice a week at most. : orgcaptainnemo
• 275x4. I'm 200lbs and 6'1" : chuck577

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• Sold : kill9
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  no : DrFlammable
  • YES! : _jon
• fuck soup in the ass!!!!!111 : R@zzle
• I'm in after we open some presents (spending holidays with family and have too much crap to haul over the... : fadetofunk
• This post looks like the shit they spray on my car at an automatic car wash : rosewood
• I'll try to make it but between extra hours at work and moving to a new house I have almost no time for s... : Old_Fart
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  I should be able to hop on for an hour. Can we turn awp off to prevent the usual whoring that occurs? : norulez
  • we can make a gentleman's agreement. the problem is, lolcats is not a gentleman : _jon
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  I'll be there! I havent Countered a Strike for some time now... : limpossible
  • i think i've only countered a strike once. i'm such an Albatross =-( : kbnerd
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  Joke's on you because I'm not playing CSS with you again! :D : AlexXdude
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    what if i play? you'll at least have someone to shoot then. : kbnerd
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      Play TF2 instead! Much better game! : AlexXdude
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        i play tf2 whenever i have free time. occasionally i'll play CSS to remind myself of how bad it is. : kbnerd
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          i'm pretty sure this is the third time i have told you this, but you're dead to me, kbnerd : _jon
          • as soon as you join a game i'm dead anyway. i think my head grows to 5x normal size in game. : kbnerd
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            you only enjoy playing it because you can kill anyone who joins the server. you cannot prove me wrong. : DrFlammable
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              maybe not, but i can kill you : _jon
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                no you can't because i will not launch cs:s because it is bad and not an enjoyable game : DrFlammable
                • waaahhh : _jon
                • It's not the best multiplayer shooter in the universe, I'll admit. I still have buckets of fun playing wi... : Orange Pylon
  • failure to show up counts as a ragequit! Achievement Unlocked! : _jon
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  Grats on not fucking up those tags. : Phil
  • Have you ever played Counter-Strike Source, Phil? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  FUCK YOU _jon YOU BASTARD!!!!! I don't like you cuz you're good .... H4x, etc. oh also, I'll be there. : virus
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    I will be drinking to counteract my h4x. : _jon
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      this is how I normally play CS. especially if someone puts aztec on. that's like "oh damn, get more booze... : Downforce
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        dude...aztec rules. : ass-street
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          more like ass-tec amirite : virus
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            What about Ass Salt? Another good map. : Maddog_Delphi97
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              And let's not leave out Shitaly and Crust! : virus
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                Sub-thread: what's your favorite custom map for CS:S? Mine is de_wanda. : Maddog_Delphi97
                • de_cpl_mill : _jon
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                  fy_snow! : TrptJim
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                    I hate fy maps. Seriously, I hate them with a passion. : Maddog_Delphi97
                    • I like iceworld, but I have an irrational love for snow. Fast rounds, no camping, intense action! : TrptJim
              • Don't forget to check the truck on de_nuke : fadetofunk
• omfg yes : ass-street
• Mistletoe? No gay schtuff now. : Maddog_Delphi97
• just for fun bump : ass-street
• i don't enjoy getting shot in head by you but i appreciate the pointers you gave me. i will try to make i... : lacker
• might join, was fun killing you last time :D : bongturbo
• i don't see nothing wrong...with a little bump and grind. : ass-street
• I'll be your bullet piñata. : TrptJim
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  Why the hell do you never post IPs!!! : Snipergen
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    sm'd : ass-street
    • Faaaantastic! : Snipergen
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    There is a page with all the shack ip's somewhere. Also we have a steam group. ALSO YOU SHOULD JUST FUCKI... : _jon
    • http://shackpasswords.herokugarden.com/Requests/ for ip and password : _jon
• )c: I wish I could be there tonight. : WaterSign
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  Ho ho ho! I think I know JUST what YOU want for Christmas, little boys! *zip* : Orange Pylon
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    awww yeah presents! : _jon
    • I've got a real special one just for you, baby. : Orange Pylon
• bump for the home from work crowd : _jon
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  45-minutes-until-game-time bump! : _jon
  • Ok : Maddog_Delphi97

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• Most people I know hate getting their picture taken. : avatar_58
• Because normal people when shot with a point and shoot with shitty flash end up looking like sloth. : gmd
• i always look better when i don't know i'm being photographed. i have trouble smiling on command and hold... : gokart.
• I look like a moron in photographs. Also in real life but more in photos. : stump
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  Bad photographer. Give me a few minutes and I'll get you an awesome photo, then you'll be cured. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    p.s. lots of people are like that. : Creepin_Jeezus
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      No one I know is like this :-(....i seem to be the only one lol : Mr. Goodwrench
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        I deal with it all the time. Normally once you've had a guy with a camera around you for a fair period of... : Creepin_Jeezus
        • I know a friend that's like that with pictures, so you're not alone Mr. Goodwrench. Unfortunately, she... : xsoulbrothax
• You are not the only one. It's ironic that I would have the same reaction since photography is a hobby I'... : kazanma
• What, you don't like getting photographed every time you go out with your friends 100 times from differen... : Bamtan
• you can still be not ugly but be unphotogenic. cameras just dont like some people. I rarely like my photo... : cptstern
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  I find that sad, and I think you will regret it later in life. I love having my photo taken. I like being... : OverloadUT
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    I find myself being too nostalgic over certain events in my past....so much so that it tends to affect my... : Mr. Goodwrench
    • Ah okay I'm the opposite. Every year is a better year than the previous. That's not to say those are bad ... : OverloadUT
• I hate having pictures taken. Always duck out of sight. : pimpium
• I haven't taken a picture in like.. 7 years maybe. My roommate is no different. She dislikes pictures and... : denixen
• Self image problems. This usually goes away with age. : re-verse
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  I think that is very indicative of low self esteem. I'm curious, do you cringe looking in the mirror? : Trips
  • Not really, unless i'm hungover or have had very little sleep. : Mr. Goodwrench
• I'm with you. I feel like I might even be a little above average looking, but god damn I hate seeing myse... : Clasifyd
• Ham it up! Being goofy in pictures makes it fun. : zipr
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  I used to be like this, but got over it the first tome I had my photo taken 100+ times in a day. : Evil Benius
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    What was that for? A wedding? : Mr. Goodwrench
    • In costume at conventions. : Evil Benius
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  I finished watching the third season of Mad Men yesterday. There were some stretches of boredom this seas : Ellissd
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    Erm.... : Mr. Goodwrench
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      I fucked up my posting Mr. Goodwrench. Will you forgive me? : Ellissd
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        NO! I demand recompense! 1) A virgin 2) A goat 3) An original copy of Syndicate 4) One slice of ham... : Mr. Goodwrench
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          I'M GOING TO SNAP PICTURES OF YOU WHILE YOU GET NAKED MR. GOODWRENCH. I'LL LEARN YOU GOOD! : Ellissd
          • BASTARD : Mr. Goodwrench
• i was like that when i was a teenager, id get really upset when people would try to take pictures of me a... : BaronVonSnakPak
• I'm still like this, so you aren't alone. I just generally feel uncomfortable whenever I see myself in ph... : Dick Toast
• surely there is something you can do to not look like a dolt in photos. : radicus
• Dude I have the same problem. I hate pictures of myself. : royalally
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  Because it steals your motherfucking soul! : massdev
  • ^^ I think this is the best explanation so far. : Mr. Goodwrench
• same over here, i hate pictures, i always thought to myself that i look more cute than in those pics. Any... : hanged_man
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  I am incredibly photogenic. : edgewise
  • boom. : re-verse
• i hate pictures of myself, i think i look ok in a mirror but whenever I see a photo of myself i think I l... : GloriousCow
• Fuck no. I'm hot and photogenic as hell. Chicks dig me. : Colleton
• I was just thinking about this. Anyone ever know a woman who DOESN'T freak out about getting their pictu... : thejm4n

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  Right now just the Hitman Collection and the Indie Puzzle pack, but I've already spent 55$ and I've been ... : AgentPothead
  • Shadowgrounds pack for 4$? SOLD. : AgentPothead
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  Well, there's the id Pack, for $35, if you like old-school id shooters (as I do). : The Grolar Bear
  • yeah i think im gonna have to get this one : Unleashed
  • Hopefully the id pack is still for sale when I get paid friday. : Omning
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  Just got the Unreal pack. Started the beginning of Unreal II. That game still looks pretty good. : hrdwregk
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    Hmmm $13.59 is an interesting price point. I mean, on the surface for all those games that seems stellar,... : ieGod
    • I bet you could get a Shack game of it w/ notice. Seeing as how they've practically given it away so many... : geedeck
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      there are regular UT3 shackbattles on Wednesday nights. I joined in last week and there were a dozen peop... : zerog83
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        Damn. Doesn't take long to convince me. Ok Valve, here's my money. : ieGod
        • Well, I bought it, plus The Witcher plus Ghostbusters. Fuck. They make it so easy. : ieGod
  • It's underrated. Solid SP shooter, fun weapons. : Marrbe
• I'll probably be waiting till after Christmas to buy any packs, unless one comes up as a daily deal. My g... : MisterClaw
• Really really considering the Eidos pack as I don't own Batman yet and for $16 more I can get Thief, Hitm... : kelzmelzer
• Waiting on everything to see what the dailies turn out to be. I own every game on today's deals except fo... : geedeck
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  Note that you can't complete King's Quest 7 and Space Quest 6 as is. That SQ pack is missing a manual you... : Bull
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    Shouldn't bother with those packs anyway.....such crap. Vugames needs to take a page from Lucas next time... : avatar_58
    • Sadly I agree. : Bull
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  Yeah, MW2 is like the only game not on sale, what arrogance. Still not buying it until one falls off a t... : sreyes22
  • COD6 is still selling like hotcakes. Why would they sell it for less? They're going to wait until all the... : Schnapple
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    Lets not forget that Steam is also doing some daily deals until Jan 3rd. For all we know, popular games l... : denixen
    • I'm expecting a L4D2 $20 blowout sale. : pigvomit
    • DA:O was on sale during turkeyday : Beady
  • Im sure arrogance is their main reason for it not being on sale yet. : maulla
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    neither is Mass Effect :( : kainen1
    • mass effect was $10... you missed it. it's woot/slickdeals style - don't blink! : Downforce
  • man you guys don't understand business at all, do you? : mikecyb
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  I picked up the Company of Heroes pack because those games look AWESOME and I never played them. : virus
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    oh man. They ARE awesome. : marmite
    • All 3 games for $35 - awesome :D : virus
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    Best RTS games ever. : tomservo
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      true dat : nrgXs
      • Really? Fuck, now I want to go home and play. : virus
      • yesssssss : barichnikov
    • more tactical than pure RTS but yes, very very good games. : yacoub35
    • Homeworld 2 would like a word with you. : Wheatloaf
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  how is The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut ?? It's only $14 and I am tempted. Whats it like? : g0nk
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    g0nk it's great you should buy it now okay? : Alice O'Connor
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      Alice I agree with this assessment? : AgentPothead
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        i am having a really hard time loading it back up after about an hour or two of being bored. but everyone... : xxiv
        • Are you out of Act 1? If you aren't please please please keep going. Think of all of Act 1 as a tutorial.... : AgentPothead
        • Same, I got to a real talky bit and I don't know who to believe and who to kill. No idea what side I sho... : Wheatloaf
    • Sponge, agreed. : CrustaR
  • That's the lowest I've seen it so it's definitely a great deal. : ShoCon
  • it will give you a boner : denixen
  • totally awesome. it's for sure worth the 14 bucks. : ucanbfuzzy
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  the lucas arts adventure pack is like $2.50. couple of indiana jones games, loom, and the dig. : BaronVonSnakPak
  • I'll second this. It was an insta-buy for me. : The Grolar Bear
  • Yup, I got this, The King's Quest pack, and the Space Quest pack. Such a deal! I wish they had LSL, and P : SolveChrist
  • Yeah, grabbing this for sure. : Bull
  • definitely buying this! I'm gonna have to play through The Dig again! : zerog83
• I still keep reading MW2 as Mechwarrior 2. : ShoCon
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  https://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=teN-xOz-BJZrxk1QWdI31dg&f=true&gid=0 Borrowed that link from Re... : pixelat3d
  • Fuck did you have to link that? I am gonna be negative balance :( : AgentPothead
  • I can't find the Settlers pack nor the Prince of Persia pack on steam : inchwide
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  Clive Barker's Jericho any good? Also fuck Modern Warfare (the first one) still isnt even on sale. : YerMothah
  • http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/14-Clive-Barkers-Jericho : deject
  • I got it for roughly the same price at a B&M store. it's a decent shooter, i guess... doesn't do anything... : waxthirteen
  • I liked it. Surprisingly solid gunplay with a neat possession mechanic. Story's a little hokey, but if yo... : tostador
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  i kinda wanna get the id superpack but i would probably only play quake 2. does it hold up? : DrFlammable
  • maybe commander keen. i loved that game. : DrFlammable
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    i dont think it does. i have it on steam because i used to play that game competetively, loved it - but m... : kainen1
    • that's okay i bought GTA4 instead. we should get some dotatime dudes to do it. I wanna try the coop and i... : DrFlammable
  • You can buy it and use a source port (like KMQuake2 or whatever it's called), which allows you to run the... : The Grolar Bear
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  I bought the Eidos Collector Pack and the Telltale Everything Pack. I'm thinking about Fallout 3 GOTY to ... : abunch
  • same here. I'm thinking why the heck not, when the DLC is painful to deal with the MS system for. : Q-ball
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  Ooo kings bounty, gold edition for $30. Has the original and the armored princess sequel I have been want... : YerMothah
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    Holy shit! FO3 GOTY with all DLC is only $17.50?! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/ Wasnt it just ... : YerMothah
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      HOLY SHIT!! : dedgecko
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        I was gonna buy it tonight or tomorrow at $37.50... but fucking A, had to pull the trigger immediately no... : YerMothah
        • So glad I did. It WAS a mistake! Something tells me its going on sale later this week... : YerMothah
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        BOUGHTEDEDEDEDE!!!!!! hot damn - DEAL OF THE YEAR! : dedgecko
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          yea - how the hell does this work? I already own FO3 on steam - I just bought this - can I transfer th... : dedgecko
          • anyone?! : dedgecko
    • Holy shit bought. I already own it for PC, but hell, now I have it on steam with the add ons! nice deal... : pigvomit
    • FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. I just bought this yesterday : Cheeziologist
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      Holy! I already have it on steam but need the addons. :| : DarkWolf5
      • that's still cheaper that buying DLCs from MS service : deviantpaul
    • wow that's a deal right there. : mwasher
    • Bought the GOTY for the PS3 in November. But this is too good to pass up. : tomservo
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      what the fuck. I don't have any DLC for it yet, and I have the full retail copy... but.......... wow : Downforce
      • You might as well. :D The DLC is fucking great. : tomservo
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      Shit I think I may have to buy the steam version again that's too low to pass up. : AgentPothead
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        Haha same here. I just bought it even though I own the original PC game on disc. : pigvomit
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          Wow I wish I jumped on it then but the price is already back up. Damn you somebody. Damn you. : AgentPothead
          • Maybe it was a price mistake, as its going to be on sale for that price in the next batch of daily deals.... : pigvomit
    • Huh -- I have it on 360 with Anchorage, but I guess this will be cheaper than getting all the DLC. : Kentor
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      It's GREAT! WHY WON'T STEAM ACCEPT ANY OF MY CREDIT CARDS?!?! GAHHHH1!! : midgetherder
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        It was a mistake :( : midgetherder
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          Back to $37.49 now. : midgetherder
          • Steam cockblocked me on checkout. I blame pigvomit and manwasher. : midgetherder
        • well that's cool, i didn't REALLY need another long game to play, even for only $18. : yacoub35
    • I'm trying to install it but the steam servers are busy. lol, I bet this deal suddenly got a lot of atten... : pigvomit
    • Yay bought : veras
    • I don't see it for that cheap : n0v4
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      Please still be this price when I get home. Please still be this price when I get home. Please still be... : Rag and Bone Man
      • Oh wtf. It switched back almost instantly :( : Rag and Bone Man
    • wait WTF, i just added it to my cart and it still says $37.50 : CoRDS
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      wtf, it says $37.50 here! :( : yacoub35
      • if I missed this I will drive to valve and gain some dark side points : Downforce
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        oh man, so glad I got it before the price got fixed : veras
        • BOO :( : denixen
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          The genius of online purchases! NO TAKE BACKS! : pigvomit
          • Oh you don't think Valve can cut you off remotely? : Schnapple
    • hmm, the link shows up as 37.50 for me. :( : denixen
    • GRRRR. Time to email steam support. It said $17.50 when I clicked but I got charged $37.50. : ArbyBean
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      maybe it's a sign of things to come. One of the deals of the day or something. : marmite
      • Maybe its a deal-of-the-minute they're trying out. Roll the dice! : deskill
    • Seems like it was a mistake and might be a 24hour deal later this week. : K1Bond007
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  I'm hoping to see C&C3 and Red Alert 3 show up in these sales maybe. : tomservo
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    I'm hoping for RA3 Uprising to be on sale. I've held off a long time on that one. : pigvomit
    • What's the DRM like for the Steam versions of C&C3 and RA3? : Marrbe
    • Same here. I need some expansion love. : NeoMoose
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  Why cant Nexus: The Jupiter Incident be on sale :( My friends and I all want to play and LAN : noobja
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    They need to make a sequel to that game.... : Kentor
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      It would have been awesome too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nujz8-wirPs : Sailor of Fortune
      • Stupid Eidos cancelling projects. : Kentor
    • It was the best simulater I've ever played. A Tactical Space Sim! The amount of control you could have ov... : noobja
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    $10... I've already spent too much :( I keep forgetting to pick this game up. : YerMothah
    • $10 is a lot of money for a broke ***** : noobja
  • I could totally just send you my copy. SM me. : silentw
• Not me, I usually bought and finished half the games there already and don't want the rest. : node
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  Will GTA4 or Mirror's Edge run well on a 8800GT and 3mb RAM? : Cihte
  • No, probably. : node
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    I have a 3.0ghz, 8800GT, and 4gb RAM and it runs great with everything cranked. : tomservo
    • Wow, I struggle to get 25fps with mid/max settings no AA with a 3.6GHz and a GTX275 : CrabsJarrard
  • on 3mb you aren't booting the os. ;) Seriously I played GTA4 on a dual core 3gb system with 4 gigs and it... : baron calamity
  • Mirror's Edge would run just fine, but you won't be able to enable phys-x (not that you'd miss it). : Dusty_Slim
  • What about a 7600GT? : ruckboos
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  steam needs to upgrade their pipes, 225k is not cool! : Clay
  • lol I'm pulling down at around 4mb/s here at work :D : virus
  • You should be fucking GRATEFUL! : Cliffzorz
  • Maybe posted already, but I read that if you change your region to Japan/Korea your download speeds will ... : hussdelrio
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  Has anyone tried Shattered Horizon? Looks like it could be fun. : mechanicalgrape
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    Doesn't that require Vista and DX10? : pigvomit
    • yep, it does. : mechanicalgrape
  • i just bought it, ill let you know how it is : MrBig0
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    It's fun but the community is almost dead. Last time I played there was 2 servers left. : Lionhart32935
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      oh goddammit : MrBig0
      • My reaction when I bought it : Lionhart32935
    • Only took like, what, less than a month? : YerMothah
    • crap, I realy wanted to play that at some point :( : barichnikov
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      This is what happens when you have an unknown game without an awesome demo. : dedgecko
      • yah i bought it after reading a few reviews and thought it was a ton of fun... they really did need a de... : Shadowdane
      • The fact that it was by futuremark only ensured I skipped it. : YerMothah
    • Metal Drift is a reall fun game that nobody plays too :-( : Mr. Goodwrench
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    im thinking of picking it up, but im not too keen on reinstalling vista. : BaronVonSnakPak
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      install windows 7! : MrBig0
      • install the money into my checking account and i will. : BaronVonSnakPak
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  some of the packs i have seen people mention cant be found when i search :( : CoRDS
  • yeah, I can't see the Space Quest or King's Quest packs. wtf australian store? : stamps
  • I found that going in to Internet explored settings/privacy tab and adding/allowing steampowered.com as a... : jingletard
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  I picked up Torchlight, Stalker and Braid from this sale, got Evil Genius, Monkey Island, KOTOR and Mass ... : Xevo
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    These sales & the ease of use makes me love Steam. I really don't even buy PC games anymore unless Theyre... : jingletard
    • yeah absolutely. I got Mass Effect off of D2D, and I would rather have it in Steam but it's not a huge de... : Xevo
    • I only buy games now from Steam or Amazon - nothing else is as convenient... Prime gets stuff to me wi... : dedgecko
  • and from reading other people's posts, just nabbed The Witcher and the LucasArts Adventure pack. w00! : Xevo
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  hey ya'll should pick up gta4 on steam for 7 bucks. i did and maybe we can have some sweet 32 player shac : DrFlammable
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    I thought GTA4 for PC was pretty crappy as a port? : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • shut up i dont care for 7 dollars stop ruining my life!!!!!!!! i just wanna play some sweet multiplayer : DrFlammable
    • I think it had some optimisation issues initially but they are all patched up now. : Arctic Fox
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    gnomish chepito foxhawk kainen xanthos drwaffles razzle and anyone else who wants to play!!!!! : DrFlammable
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      sockmonkeh : SockMonkeh
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        you would be in pink! : Xanthos
        • Seriously, though, let me know when this rampage goes down. I'm SockMonkeh on Steam and I already have GT... : SockMonkeh
    • i will play i just bought it!! i don't really know you guys but i'm a video game expert! : 2desk2computerofficedude
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      I may have to pick this up so I can pee on you guys. : hashd
      • Fuck the steam servers are too busy to install..... : hashd
    • nitrium : Nitrium
    • cops and robbers time : R@zzle
    • Sup faggots, I wanna run you over. : Cliffzorz
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      SWEET ASS GTA4 STEAM GROUP GO!!!!!!! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ShacknewsGTA4 : DrFlammable
      • joined : Nitrium
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    Is there a steam group? : MeenMunky
    • there is now http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ShacknewsGTA4 public so join up : DrFlammable
  • Dudes, I BOUGHTED THIS GAYME!!!! : midgetherder
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  got my wife Luxor 3 for 99 cents : sm00v3d
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    she's a lucky, lucky woman. : smax
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      Luxor 2 259.3 hrs on record Best dollar I ever spent. : sm00v3d
      • Maybe you should get a hobby. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I'd buy burnout paradise if it was on sale, and if I had money. I'm so broke :( : re-verse
  • I'm also waiting for this. Anyone play online? : CrabsJarrard

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• That's a bummer, but I'd probably pay it... : Nixx2004
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  What is the reasoning for the extra $9? You live too far, or the weight was wrong? : ant_hillbilly
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    People need to use the USPS flat rate boxes. Load up a box with up to seventy pounds of white elephant an... : uglysad
    • Meant for the root post : uglysad
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    The note didn't say. : baron calamity
    • Call them up and see what the situation is. : ant_hillbilly
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    BTW how does that happen? Did the post office goof when they took it to the post office? : baron calamity
    • It could be from out of the country and you need to pay a tax/tariff on it. : tashtego
• The value of the contents of most WE is usually slightly more than $9. So... maybe. : WaterSign
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  Or hopefully your WE will notice the clearly implied message that he owes you 9 bucks and will buy you a ... : tboomer2
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    If it was a simple mix up, sure no problem. I'm just concerned that its intentional. I'm not going to mak... : baron calamity
    • I seriously doubt it's intentional. : Agrona
    • Your sender is in USA : sikander
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      Why the fuck would you think it's intentional? : Bull
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        Because the post office clerk said that would be the only reason a package would have postage due was if ... : baron calamity
        • what kind of postage is on there? is it a print-at-home label? : GloriousCow
  • I'd like to think this too. : re-verse
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  Nevermind. It's all cool. They sent me a message earlier that there might be a problem and I forgot about... : baron calamity
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    way to stir it up, baron! : pimpium
    • I know, I'm a moron. : baron calamity
• Dude it's $9 : OverloadUT
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  From dignan? : multisync
  • hahaha : pimpium
  • haha nice : Sailor of Fortune
  • lol, no it was me. Some old lady at the post office entered the info on the auto-checkout area and printe... : MagicWishMonkey
• Its $9, why not just pay it? : re-verse
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  WTF dude, those fuckers screwed up my package. I sent you an SM, the lady at the post office said it was ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    This is a good WE sender. : re-verse
    • I was wondering what was up with it only costing like $6 to send a large box. I shouldn't have let that l... : MagicWishMonkey
  • Actually I have your address so I'll send you the cash either tomorrow or when I'm back in Dallas on Frid... : MagicWishMonkey
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    As i sent in SM, please don't. I'll cover it. My fault, you did mention it before, i just forgot. : baron calamity
    • Well it's not your fault that I didn't press the issue at the post office ;) No worries dude, merry c... : MagicWishMonkey
• I spent 5x that sending mine, fucking shitty european postal services. : imperator
• I cannot fathom why you felt a need to ask. : Alice O'Connor
• nine... dollars... @_@ : bawbeh
• BAH, HUMBUG. : massdev

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  The "Fuck" scene in The Wire beats it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbsnSVM1zM : Modica Sol Solis
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    This is a great scene. This is my "Best Scene in TV History" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8KUgUqprw : mrvandelay
    • THIS is the one, folks : foo
    • Best scene in the best episode of one the best shows in TV history. : mopic42
    • This is definitely a great scene and maybe my favorite Seinfeld clip ever. : bipolar
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      I think this one kind of tops that scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAb3TcSWu7Q : cptstern
      • Much better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8PDZ0nS_C8 : mrvandelay
    • His "The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" line cra... : Clay
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      hahaha kramer's face, fucking love it. : eonix
      • His one liner at the end really caps off this amazing scene perfectly. : freshyk
    • I loved the scene earlier in the same episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdgqPf9meu4 : jnukem99
    • I could see right into the eye of the big fish. LOL. This is a great scene. : Mrc32
    • Agreed : gimpness
  • Every scene in The Wire beats every other scene ever. fbi profiler > fuck scene : Deathlove
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    that was retarded : foo
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      >: I really like this scene, as it's also the only crime scene in The Wire that's not solved in silenc... : Modica Sol Solis
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        i love the wire but this scene was a little bit showy and forced : mXENO
        • I thought so too when I heard about it before actually watching it the first time through. But every t... : dedgecko
    • motherfucker. : BaronVonSnakPak
  • ^^^^ Yes. : zipr
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  No, this is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCiDJLjz9I : Godhatesfatpeople
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    what a bunch of freaks, a kid who sees dead people, a Krazy Karate Kreationist and the Post Masrter Gener... : cptstern
    • yessssss : opengl128
• This is: http://sobbumpasses.ytmnd.com/ : manero
• the simpsons used to be so good! : marmite
• START THE ENGINE!!! : thetangent
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  There's at least a dozen scenes from Twin Peaks that beat that scene. I think my favorite has to be when... : bipolar
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    cool. was that season finale directed by Lynch? I'm a huge fan of his movies but still haven't sat down a... : jvox
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      Yep. Hope you didn't watch that last one to the end, it's a mega-spoiler :( It's tied with the Wire for... : bipolar
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        I read that Lynch had a lot less involvement in season 2, which I guess explains why people tend to not l... : jvox
        • I couldn't finish season 2. It got too boring. : Geoffrois
        • The main plotline was, I thought, very interesting. The problem was with the utterly retarded secondary : bipolar
  • I'm amazed to this day that Twin Peaks actually aired. It was so amazing I haven't seen its equal. : baron calamity
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    Any news about Twin Peaks coming to Blu-ray? I've always wanted to see it and I might as well watch it in... : rudds
    • I kind of hope not at this point. I've bought the set 2.5 times already (VHS -> DVD season 1 -> Gold Box... : bipolar
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfjZ3NKt2o0 : kingdepork
• No this is: http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/rebecca-kisses-conan.html : sanchez
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  All wrong so far http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc : scanline
  • One of my favourite Fawlty Towers moments. :) : node
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  So much fail in this thread. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzPDEirVTZk : TheHammerOfGod
  • LOLOL WTF? : Mrc32
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  what the fuck is wrong with all of you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNSSA8rerJ4 : CoRDS
  • srsly : indosauros
  • i vote for this, too bad this version sucks with the crappy music. : eldiablo01
• Whatever... you all know where it really is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwl1w0yFGk : wattss
• watch and learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft_glYCP4n4 : Borzoi
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  I GOT CITY FUCKING HALL !!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWoV1WXiq_c&feature=related : barichnikov
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    hahaha link fail : barichnikov
    • hahahahaha : sikander
  • correct link : i thought they took it down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8c2WNG5qog : barichnikov
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  You are all wrong. Every last one of you fuckers. THIS is the bestest moment of TV history. EVER. h... : Solstice
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    that's missing context so it's hard to understand what's so funny, but we do see the other actors keep br... : yacoub35
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      That's the whole scene. It's from The Carol Burrnett show in which they did skits and such LIVE. You got ... : Solstice
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        dick van dyke wasnt on the carol brunnett show, you're thinking of Harvey Korman : cptstern
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          I know Korman was the regular, but perhaps you should watch the link, because that is most definitely Dic... : Solstice
          • also Van Dyke was on something like 10 episodes of teh Burnett Show as a guest. : Solstice
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            cant, at work : cptstern
            • K, well make certain you check it later. Not only is it fucking hilarious, but you'll have a better life ... : Solstice
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    Wrong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw0df0wNnVQ : Fred Garvin
    • Second best IMO : Solstice
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  Neg, the Shield Lem vs Shane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_MlmtnCRXs : ashkie
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    ^^^^ Massive massive spoiler for people who haven't watched the Shield. : edgewise
    • Year that put me through the emotional wringer all right. : ihya
• I'm going to go ahead and agree. : NastyJack
• I loved that scene. Theres too many to pick, i think this is one of those times where you can't pick one,... : yautja
• This is one of my favorite Simpsons scenes: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8600535993699810101... : Thresher