Morning Discussion: New Year's Eve Edition

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  Should have said that this requires Crysis, vanilla, version 1.2.1 : trOmblyj
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    you should have also mentioned that it's fucking awesome! : RetroRedEyeJr
    • if I'm playing it, it MUST be awesome! : trOmblyj
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    I've come --><-- close to ordering Crysis Maximum Edition through steam, but I keep holding out on click ... : AgentPothead
    • The sale will be over next week anyway. : Zek
    • It went on sale! Did you get it? : Vimn
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    You by crysis for me and I'm in. : jonin
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      by by, do you mean by or buy? : jbury
      • buy. : jonin
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  goddamnit you guys are making me seriously think about spending $30 on crysis just to play this. : ass-street
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    and then it goes on sale on steam for 5 dollars : R@zzle
    • yeah :( : ass-street
    • it's on sale NOW!! : ass-street
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    Steam sale now for $14 : tcxsnoop
    • Holy shit, FINALLY! The 0% Off "sale" was a kick in the jewels, but now I'm buying this mothafucker. : Bold
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  Trombly, I am going to blow your shit up and mech-teabag your wreckage. : Thornfist
  • Last night I teabagged Arknight when I landed my mech on top of his. : trOmblyj
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  Also, create a new profile in-game with your Shack name, so we know who we are blowing up! And don't for... : trOmblyj
  • Yeah, after our game I switched from Tygo to Thornfist now. : Thornfist
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    What good does copying that xml file over do? I didn't do last night and played fine with you guys. (besi... : zuff
    • Probably nothing - if you put it in the default profile folder you probably get the copy of your actionma... : trOmblyj
• I need to map my sidewinders twist to A and D, that will clean up most of the joystick issues. It's not b... : loboca
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  I wish there was an overlay i could print out to put on top of my keyboard. : Klebold
  • use the keyboard map, some photoshop work and a 1:1 scale picture of your keyboard and tada! : zuff
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  Anyone make up an actionmap to work with the logitech extreme3dpro? : trove
  • for aerospace flying. It's quite easy. put this under the actionmap name="helicopter" version="19" ... : TOnez
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  Weapon List Repost Just in case that link dies for some odd reason ---------------------------------- : zuff
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    its my host so it shouldn't die. But thanks anyway! : trOmblyj
    • Oh I didn't know, but I guess it doesn't hurt! : zuff
  • [ UNF'D ] & [ INF ' D ] : Klebold
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  I tried Right-Ctrl and it seemed to be centering my torso to my legs instead of centering my legs to my t... : SockMonkeh
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    :( : trOmblyj
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      PUT THE SERVER UP NOW TROMBLYJ, I AM SNOWED IN! : SockMonkeh
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        but I'm using that computer to shack from :( : trOmblyj
        • OK it's up, but it might be laggy from my PRL : trOmblyj
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          Get a droid. : Thornfist
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            have an iphone but i'm doing other things on the computer beside shacking lol not really : trOmblyj
            • (Porn) : Thornfist
  • yeah it's backwards but still can be handy when you're setting up an ambush and want your legs aligned fo... : yacoub35
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  Will you guys be playing tonight or out celebrating? I'm updateing Crysis now, and downloading living leg... : VectorJKL
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    I will be celebrating by turning mechs into fireworks displays. : trOmblyj
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      Sounds good. Whatever happened to MW4 being released for free? : VectorJKL
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        while neat, it became a moot issue with the release of this mod. this is the new shit right here. : PlanetPerfecto
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          While this is the new thing in the MechWarrior universe, I imagine it has no single player mode. With tha... : VectorJKL
          • That's a good point - I love single player too - I just wanted to give this mod credit for filling a pret : PlanetPerfecto
• i look forward to being a scout light mech masc/ecm/tag/narc machine once joystick controls get sorted. i... : yacoub35
• This is the most important thing that has ever happened. : Finestaut
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  CRYSIS MAXIMUM EDITION FOR $13!!!! GO GO GO : trOmblyj
  • Bought! Now to get all this shit downloaded and get ready to roll! : jonin
  • Bought. : massdev
  • GOT IT : Nitrium
  • Bought. I'll be playing with you fuckers tomorrow for sure. : kenmis
  • No brainer for 13 bones. BOUGHT : kainen1
  • Cool, now it's on sale :) : yacoub35
  • Picked this up. Now I just need to order a new video card, as I do not think this game would get along to... : DJ Clipdat
  • Which do I play first? Original Crysis or Warhead?? gogog! : Nullzero
  • woohoo! Tired of misplacing my disks. Do I just need Crysis installed? : byorn
  • Hahaha, CALLED IT. : MercFox1
  • Once again Valve listens to my requests. Thanks! : mwasher
  • Ahaha, I can't believe it's actually on sale. Fkin awesome. : loboca
  • Fucking bought so fast my credit card started smoking. : Arctic Fox
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    Bought'd. Any direct link to the Download or is there only a Torrent : tboomer2
    • Ignore. There is a ton of direct links which you can access through their forums. : tboomer2
  • God damn it....... : trove
  • bought'd! : sanchez
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    thread mini-jack - how successful are people who complain to steam support if they bought it recently at ... : PlanetPerfecto
    • lol fu : sanchez
  • Bought'd FTW MWLL Here I come! : IHATEDUST
  • well, thats a no brainer. : holycow
• It is SO fucking on. Steam Sale on Crysis!! : Thornfist
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  I'm so happy that Crysis is on sale, we're going to have sooo many people playing now! :D : zuff
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    hopefully i can get the game downloaded in time. : ass-street
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      What's your speed at now? I bet the servers are getting slammed. : zuff
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        i won't be able to start the download until after work :( : ass-street
        • Need to get that LogMeIn setup man! : zuff
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    we might need a REAL server at some point *looks longingly at Rydogg* : trOmblyj
    • Paging Rydogg! : jonin
    • I wouldn't mind renting a server for this, that's if Rydogg isn't going to do it. : zuff
    • re-verse said he's interested in getting one up when crysis goes on sale ;). : Alco23
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      I own crysis now. I guess its time to start investigating how to run a server eh : re-verse
      • http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/ BANDWIDTH EXCEEDED : re-verse
• You are awesome. Keeping this in mind for when I get home. : funnynamehere
• Alrighty guys, justt hanging around Shacknews MWLL #69 and waiting for some of you hosers to show. : Topsiderover
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  From the "Maximum" edition, do I need to download Crysis or Crysis Wars? : PenicillinX57
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    For now Crysis. In the future we will be moving to Crysis Wars. : Toth21
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      Uh oh, guess that means I need to buy crysis wars... : Topsiderover
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        For $13, poor you. : Thornfist
        • Ooh, nice sale. This I can do. : Topsiderover
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        what the hell is crysis wars? Are you talking about WARHEAD? : JohnnyRey
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          Crysis Wars is the name for the multiplayer. : glio1337
          • Ah ok, that makes sense. : JohnnyRey
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        Crysis wars is the multiplayer aspect of warhead. The engine is closer to Crysis 1 than Warhead. : shirif
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          how good is crysis wars? : kaddar0
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            When you get in a good game, IT FUCKING ROCKS. A little BF2 with a Crysis touch. Going through all the bu... : CrabsJarrard
            • ^^ this and vehicles suck, most games are vehicles. But infantry is ok. : shirif
            • People cheat? That's the turn off that makes me not want to waste my time with it. : kaddar0
    • how far away is the move to crysis wars? are you talking next major version or will it be a few weeks. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  I'm on the Shacknews server with Kevb0 from ShackTactical... LordLobo and another dude are here but no on... : Landrosradick
  • I'm on my way! : SockMonkeh
  • On my way : MercFox1
  • In one hour I will be released from my holding cell (work) and I will be playing MWLL immediately followi... : Thornfist
  • I'll try not to use my computer then :P : trOmblyj
  • ----> Some other dude : Topsiderover
  • OMW. My dropship should be there in about 5 minutes : zuff
  • 1.5GB Download of the Beta and 5GB? of Crysis. I won't be on till later but I can hardly wait. : tboomer2
  • wish I could. I'm still working and I gotta get the downloads finished. : jonin
  • We are rocking it fierce, thanks to all those who showed up! : Landrosradick
• so is this good? how many shackers have tried this? : ]pm[chem
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  Crysis CTD in Win 7 64bit Menz Ok, if you're like me and have been having trouble with Crysis crashing : MercFox1
  • I'd also like to add that I am also running Win 7 64 bit and using the Steam version of Crysis. In order... : strohs
  • there's also an important hotfix for MW:LL that you need to play online - it fixes a number of beta crash... : PlanetPerfecto
• gotdamn wish i had seen this before going to work so i could have it downloading :( :( :( :( :( : mwasher
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  I want to buy a Steel Battalion controller to use for this : MisterPhoton
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    I think that has to be the single greatest piece of hardware ever. : loboca
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      I found a new in box Steel Battalion for sale on eBay for $250 : MisterPhoton
      • Daddy Want. : Thornfist
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  STEAM COMMUNITY GROUP: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shacklegends Post your Steam profile here (e.g... : Arctic Fox
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/mwasher : mwasher
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/sevity : wurt
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/thegrolarbear : The Grolar Bear
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/metldude : metldude
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/MisterPhoton : MisterPhoton
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/tboomer2 : tboomer2
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/loboca plzkthnx! : loboca
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Sailoroffortune : Sailor of Fortune
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/rikitiki2 : RikiTiki2
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/zuffdaddy : zuff
    • and add trOmblyj because he misreplied: http://steamcommunity.com/id/trOmblyj : zuff
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/cltcprd : cltcprd
  • https://steamcommunity.com/id/xyber52 : funnynamehere
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/sockmonkeh : SockMonkeh
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/crestinghawk : firehawk
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/gendail : gendail
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Nitrium : Nitrium
  • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198002410816 : RetroRedEyeJr
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/Wadmaasi : Wadmaasi
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      you better play with us, biatch : Nitrium
      • Fuck yes, man, I played MW4 for 5 years. I was in Team Banzai (we sucked in the leagues but had good com... : Wadmaasi
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/yacoub : yacoub35
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/cyclonebee : cyclonebee
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/rbjester : rbjester
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/PhoenixArisen : PhoenixArisen
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/chungabunga : chungathebunga
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/tostador : tostador
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/scosno : scosno
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/lonepie : lonepie
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/proclone1 thanks!! : proclone1
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Omning : Omning
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    No idea why I'm not showing up on the web profile. Is it a setting I need to turn on? : Thornfist
    • Yes, on your "edit profile" page you can setup a link to your profile like: http://steamcommunity.com/i... : loboca
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/roboticpuppyeater/ : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Sovos : Sovos
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/pmchem : ]pm[chem
  • Add me prz. http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970655127 (AKA Thornfist or TygoThorn if thi... : Thornfist
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/tcxsnoop : tcxsnoop
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/trptjim : TrptJim
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/UberChrist : UberChrist
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/kainen1 : kainen1
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/wademclain : WadeMcLain
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/justwright/ : justwr!ght
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/mycon because I am a mycon. : JuffoWup
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/dirge23 : dirge23
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/TroZ : TroZ
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/spacecadetharris : Space Cadet Harris
    • Thank you, sir. : Space Cadet Harris
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/jdigital : bigblack
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/maverickorig : MaverickOrig
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/mechanicalgrape : mechanicalgrape
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Kelbane : kelbane
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Goncyn : Goncyn
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    ^^^Everyone above this point added. : Arctic Fox
    • Awww. :-( : Bold
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      lies :( : cltcprd
      • Tried sending the invite again and steamcommunity.com says: "That user may have already been invited or h... : Arctic Fox
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/jtwernbold : Bold
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      added ;) : Arctic Fox
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        Yayyy! Now if I could just get a L4D invite from someone... : Bold
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          I'd add you to that too but I'm not an admin of that group, sorry! : Arctic Fox
          • No problemo, just got an invite from someone. Thanks, nameless one! : Bold
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/ass-street/ : ass-street
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/silaslang : silaslang
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/NixxSN Will that work or do you need the profile number? I couldn't actua : Nixx2004
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      He can search for you (which takes more time for him, since he is doing it all himself), or you can go se... : loboca
      • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198000368712/ if that's easier. : Nixx2004
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/erikthered : ErikTehRed
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/hamachi : hamachi
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/FightClub : strohs
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/spazzium : spazzium
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Junosword : Juno
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/thane222 : thane
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/hirosushima : hirosushima
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/gregwburke : Full.Bleed
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/swampangel : swampangel
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/MercFox1 : MercFox1
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/greydog : greydog
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    I fixed it! http://steamcommunity.com/id/Thornfist : Thornfist
    • sent you an invite hours ago :) : Arctic Fox
  • YOU'D BEST INVITE ME YOU FUCKING COLD FOX YOU http://steamcommunity.com/id/ArcKnight : ArcKnight
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/jonin1 : jonin
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/brainsick111 : giant boy detective
    • "The specified profile could not be found." : Arctic Fox
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/extrahappyturtle : extrahappyturtle
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/ReptileIDC : Reptile
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/sanchezz : sanchez
  • Invite me please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/partofacompletebreakfast : Waffles!
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/AtticaBlue : Attica Blue
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/brakestar : braker
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/PlanetPerfecto : PlanetPerfecto
    • Everybody up to here has been invited as far as I can tell. I made it really far into the list before I n... : AgentPothead
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/DUSTED : IHATEDUST
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Inovius : Crw22
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/bcyde : bcyde
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/brreeaakk : Break
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/aggro_crag : aggro crag
  • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960443946 SNOW PEA!!!!!! : TOnez
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/deject : deject
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/drzettl : DrZettl
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/rodneystubbs : chrisschutz
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/gibboau : gibbo
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/fugglife : lolmark
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/shackarcanum Invite meeeeee! : Arcanum
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      Everybody up to here has been invited. I am taking a break to actually try the game out but keep them com... : AgentPothead
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Watcher95 Pls : watcherxp
      • Thanks! I'll invite peeps for a while, since Steam is being stupid-slow downloading Crysis. : Arcanum
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/DianeOfTheMoon : DianeOfTheMoon
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/shortbuscaptain : shortbuscaptain
  • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960272890 : LoioshDwaggie
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/limpossible thats a lowercase L : limpossible
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/smax : smax
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/HELLOSPANKY : Unleashed
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/SusanTD : SusanTD
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/DeejayKnight : DeejayKnight
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    http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198004122413 Prolly too late, but. Also why is mine a number an... : DanaCrysalis
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21784164 : Arctic Fox
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    http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197980315076 : shaq_mobile
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/shaq_mobile sorry use this one. : shaq_mobile
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  http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shacklegends I didn't see a steam group so I made one. I have to leave ... : AgentPothead
  • W00t arctic did it for me thanks man I should have left already :) : AgentPothead
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  OK, what makes this awesome? I did play some MW2 (the real MW2, not Modern Warfare 2) back in the day, : Nixx2004
  • you are forgetting that crysis is an awesome game by itself : wurt
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/trOmblyj : trOmblyj
    • misreplied - someone ad me to shacklegends plz : trOmblyj
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    Large scale combined arms of infantry, tanks, mechs, vtols, and aerospace. So basically a ton of options ... : Toth21
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      Is there a wiki with answers to questions on gameplay and stuff? : MisterPhoton
      • Not yet though there are advice threads on our forum that talk about weapons and tips for new players. No... : Toth21
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPI25xv8mes : lechuck59
• Wish I was home installing this! : inc77
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  Bandwidth exceeded on the MWLL page, heh : MisterPhoton
  • shackrape'd : wurt
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  guys, what's the link to the beta patch? their site exploded :( : Nitrium
  • never mind, got it on fileshack : Nitrium
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    http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/16255/MechWarrior:+Living+Legends+Open+Beta+v1+Hotfix+1 : Toth21
    • Thanks Toth! : Nitrium
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  Keeps CTD everytime i try to log into cryteks online deal..sucks : adambugger
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    Wait whenever you log into the game, or steam crashes when you log in to buy it? : Toth21
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      the multiplayer component inside the game. : adambugger
      • When you click the multiplayer button? : Toth21
• Will have to try it this weekend while I am off. : ShoCon
• i'm trying to print the key map at work in black and white but the red keys show up really dark. :( : ass-street
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  Just played 6v6-8v8 on the Shack server with a bunch of Shackers, including Toth and Landros, and this is... : SockMonkeh
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    I hate you guys. : loboca
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      at least I could watch the server logs in real time :( it looked like they were having fun : trOmblyj
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        You don't even see the ones and zeros any more, it's just all LRMs, heavy gauss and headshots. : loboca
        • I <3 loboca : MisterPhoton
  • That was amazing. : MercFox1
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    how was the server at 8v8? I might bump it up to 32 just to see what happens. : trOmblyj
    • What are the specs of your server and bandwidth? : trove
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      Don't bump it up to 32. 8v8 is good. 10v10 would probably be good to, but 16v16 is just too damn crowded. : SockMonkeh
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        totally disagree. I bought crysis because I read MWLL supported 16v16! it's like battlefield games, mor... : ]pm[chem
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          For now I recommend against it. 32 players is a bit rough on server lag at the moment, which is something... : Toth21
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            well, I hope that gets sorted out >:| 16v16 is good stuff in many games : ]pm[chem
            • i want 160vs160 :( : shaq_mobile
• Must Get. .... Dang! I'm not going to be able to mess with this anytime soon! : Sylvanus
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  Whats the consensus - in game comms or Teamspeak? : trOmblyj
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    is there something wrong with the in-game com? : ass-street
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      it sucked in crysis, havent even tried it in mwll : SockMonkeh
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        Most servers disable it anyways, it's not that great. We could build a Group system though if we had some... : Landrosradick
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          Couldn't we just use steam chat which I hear is as good as teamspeak these days? : spazzium
          • I suppose, but I hear Crysis is unstable with Steam Overlay? Does Steamchat need the overlay? : Landrosradick
  • TeamSpeak / Ventrillo should be what we use. : MercFox1
  • I still have a teamspeak setup for borderlands, it was 2.0 but I can roll it to 3.0 if people want that i... : AgentPothead
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    chattybitches.raidvent.com:3790 imachattybitch Enjoy! : DianeOfTheMoon
    • This should be good to 25 users. : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Joystick users. Halp! I'm trying to get Crysis to accept my Microsoft sidewinder as a game input and ... : spazzium
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    it didn't work in my XP, but in win7 it picked it up. The torso twist doesn't work with the default co... : loboca
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      I am in Windows 7 and it's still not picking it up. WTF is going on? : spazzium
      • Gah! http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=18333&p_created=1194541847&p_s... : spazzium
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    All i can tell you guys is to wait for the MWLL site to come back up and then check the forums because th... : yacoub35
    • I just spent about half an hour using an xbox 360 controller emulator to try to get Crysis to pickup on i... : spazzium
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  CRYSIS PATCH HALP! Did anyone else experience problems trying to patch Crysis (DVD) from retail to 1.2? : Full.Bleed
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    Are you sure you're running the 1.2 patch and not the 1.2.1 patch? : sanchez
    • Definitely. Downloaded both. Tried the 1.2 patch multiple times, same result. Crysis Patch 1.2 downloade... : Full.Bleed
• I'm jumping right on this shit.....after I go pay my speeding ticket. : ArcKnight
• The mods website has exceeded it's bandwidth! I bet it happened shortly after this did: http://store.s... : MeestaNob
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  Has anybody tried playing Crysis SP while using the MWLL mod? It's pretty funny, you still have the mech ... : The Grolar Bear
  • Also, in case people are confused later on, you need to start up vanilla Crysis and create your CryNet ac... : The Grolar Bear
• MWLL is getting promo'd by someone in the SA forums too, right? this needs exposure : ]pm[chem
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  Is that how they're actually doing UACs? It used to be 2 rounds fired per "firing action" (but were effec... : AxeMan808
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    UAC10/20 works CBT style with 2 rounds per firing action. The UAC2/5s have the enhanced burst fire rate. ... : Toth21
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      ammo is currently unlimited, yes? or it seems to be. and i don't see an ammo count anywhere on the HUD? m... : yacoub35
      • There is an ammo count, upper right hand corner. Also shows available tons (which is a little buggy at th... : Toth21
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  site is down : hirosushima
  • i think there is a mirror here http://www.moddb.com/mods/mechwarrior-living-legends/downloads/mwll-beta-v... : kainen1
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  I never really got into any of the MW games because I sucked at them, am I going to get raped in this? : sanchez
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    Also what do you guys think is better for control, mouse or joystick? : sanchez
    • Mouse+keyboard, definitely. : Nitrium
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    Well you fucking own at every other game you play so i don't see why you won't kick ass at this too. I us... : RetroRedEyeJr
    • I don't know wtf I'm doing most of the time - I just run around real fast and shoot anything that moves, ... : sanchez
• We need more people in here, NOW! : zuff
• I have to tag this for later Crysis Mechwarrior fun. : dmason
• I cant wait for this vacation to be over! : Cashh
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    http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/16255/MechWarrior:+Living+Legends+Open+Beta+v1+Hotfix+1 : Toth21
    • Many many thank yous : everybodysuncle
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  Crysis purchased and downloading everything now. Hopefully all the people who started early will be kind... : bcyde
  • There are like 50 or so different varieties of vehicles and loadouts. Plus, alot of the loadouts are spe... : trove
  • go go Power Rangers Crysis download! : sanchez
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  FILES YOU'LL NEED Since the beta homepage is down here are links to everything you'll need: MWLL BE... : sanchez
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    Steam automatically does the Crysis patches right? : Nixx2004
    • Yeah I believe so, you'll only need them for the retail version. : sanchez
  • THanks for the torrent link that one from the site is slow as balls. : hirosushima
• I cant wait to go home and start my crysis and this DL so i can wake up tomorrow hungover as hell and pla... : Inf.
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  fuck crysis is downloading slowly : mwasher
  • fuck yea 1MB/s (maxed) maybe I'll drunkenly try to play late tonight : mwasher
• Aaaargh download of Crysis is going sooo slooow. Only getting 300k/s now. Can everyone else pause their d... : chrisschutz
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  Hey tromblyj, your server is fucking awesome. Question: Can you extend the map times to be longer than wh... : MercFox1
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    Maybe if he can tweak the cash payouts people could get in the bigger mechs faster. : trove
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      haha look everyone, trove wants government handouts!!! please don't kill my BA for this :( : yacoub35
      • SOCIALISM FIX OLD NO NEW FANCY MUSTARD : chrisschutz
  • Totally, just need longer map times. Seems like as soon as the assault mechs come out the round is over ... : Topsiderover
• Damn, this game is AWESOME. Mad, mad props to the team. They should be hired and commercially develop (or... : Nitrium
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  So let's talk MWLL!! The BattleArmor you start in comes with what weapons by default? Because you can on... : yacoub35
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    You can drop the laser you spawn with by pressing "j", from there you can buy two weps that you switch be... : Topsiderover
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      OH!! I totally forgot about dropping weapons :) (Also, you canscroll through everything via mwheel) : yacoub35
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        I like to roll with a manpac PPC and a TAG laser. The PPC does well against light mechs and will one-sh... : Topsiderover
        • oh yeah, that's what im talkin bout!! :D : yacoub35
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  What's the trick to getting the controls configured on this thing? : punchdog
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    Configuration seems like kind of a non-option right now cause the menu doesn't match the controls. Just ... : Topsiderover
    • you can edit the xml file but for joysticks it's still a mess presently. : yacoub35
• invite to steamgroup pls? http://steamcommunity.com/id/etherealTarget : etherboy
• Server is full as shit and I want to play with shackers :( : ArcKnight
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  I have a server up for testing. Only 8 players at the moment. Server: [Testing] Ad vitam paramus No... : trove
  • Ok I just changed the name and upped the player count. Name is now MWLL - Ad virtam paramus : trove
• Wow, this mod is really fun. : The Grolar Bear
• This mod kicks ass. I'm having a blast. Thanks for hosting, trOmblyj! : justwr!ght
• Ok, first impression is that this is so cool. Loved the low G jump suit. The game crashed as soon as I ... : IHATEDUST

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  I noticed all the streetcorner wiggas downtown were sportin' the bluetoofs today. Can I git a WUT-WUT?! : Dave-A
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    I should get one of those hearing aids that look like a Bluetooth headset. 20+ years of rock, punk, and m... : Dave-A
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      Woah, cred points. His solo on BF's version of Louie Louie made me fall in love with his playing : dognose
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        Having said that I disliked the later Black Flag stuff and I once owned his solo album and didn't care fo... : dognose
        • You and everyone else, brother. He's done a lot of cat rescue since though, so that's to his credit! : Dave-A
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          I've had friends recommend BF to me on several occasions. I like Rollins pretty well, I guess I just didn... : CrabsJarrard
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            It really depends what you heard, Black Flag albums are quite varied, with a different vocalist and drumm... : dognose
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              Also if you can find it, the double LP "Everything Went Black" with the band name and logo blacked out ha... : dognose
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                The only one I ever listened to was Loose Nut. That's all the music store had.... : CrabsJarrard
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                  Ew. : dognose
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                    Well you fags went and did it. Dave-A's samples got me to go to Amazon and I'm getting the digital versio... : CrabsJarrard
                    • This trip to Amazon reminds me again I've got to get a working turntable. More than half the music I look... : CrabsJarrard
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                      Check back in please! Also I think there were two versions of Damaged released, one with Dez and one wit... : dognose
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                        Woah I got that backwards, I prefer the Dez versions : dognose
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                          Rollins had a strong voice but he took himself way too seriously : Dave-A
                          • Yeah I liked my punk rock raw and unprofessional : dognose
                      • The Dez versions can be heard on EWB and The First Four Years : Dave-A
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                        Listened through a good bit of it - the tracks that stand out right now for me are Keith Morris Depressio... : CrabsJarrard
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                          Guess I should try and return the favor and share something you might have not heard before. I'm a big fa... : CrabsJarrard
                          • I'm a huge QoTSA fan. Saw them play last year and it was the best show I've ever seen! : Dave-A
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                    Also if you like Rollins, seek out S.O.A. (State of Alert) on I think the Dischord label, I only ever fou... : dognose
                    • I prefer SOA to Rollins era Black Flag : dognose
                  • Couldn't have put it better myself! : Dave-A
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            Jealous Again and Damaged were great. They're pretty raw, so that might turn you off. After that they sta : Dave-A
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              Oh, always loved Police Story too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYuTeXpAcmc : Dave-A
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                Hey Dave-A you are/were probably a fan of Reagan Youth? My band did a cover of one of theirs http://d... : dognose
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                  Ooh thanks, will check it out when I get home! : Dave-A
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                    Not worth speeding for, and a cover should not be done unless it can improve on the original. In this ca... : dognose
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                      What instrument did you play? : Dave-A
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                        Sang, and nowhere near as good as the original : dognose
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                          I can do a passable Rollins impersonation - I have a recording of a cover of Black and White by the Rolli... : Dave-A
                          • Ooo I would love that! : dognose
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                      This is great! The production is clear as a bell. You're going on the iPhone son, and you'll like it! D: : Dave-A
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                        Yeah that's the thing, I spent the most money on the production of that and one other song, because I wan... : dognose
                        • Oh and thanks! I am a gleephead : dognose
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              I had heard the Queens of the Stone Age cover of Jealous Again. I never thought to look up the original, ... : CrabsJarrard
              • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJJR3zfr8E Wow thanks! : dognose
• Jabra stone is nice looking, there was another one that was nice but it was for females. : ryuuseki
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  I'm not embarrassed to wear my Jawbone Prime: http://us.jawbone.com/product_landing.aspx : Spectracide[PAK9]
  • everyone else is embarrassed for you. : Slowtreme
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  Jawboner : rosewood
  • This was a gift and as hideous as it is I think it has a little UT99 flair. I am still only wearing it i... : Lightzout
• how about the Plantronics Discovery 9xx series? http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/... : Curious Mutation
• They are dorky by definition...so no. : skunk_ape
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  Until someone invents an implanted one....no. Well, ok, one that looks like a Secret Service earpiece ... : Arcanum
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    kinda like the Digital Tattoo Interface? http://www.core77.com/competitions/GreenerGadgets/projects/4673/... : Curious Mutation
    • That would be cool if it were something more substantial than some designer's idea. : Arcanum
• what about the one that Jim from The Office wore in an episode from a couple seasons back? : nyranger66
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  http://dvice.com/archives/2009/03/sanwa-throat-mi.php !!! : harold.johnson
  • Make a version that looks like jewelry and I bet the acceptance would go up. : Arcanum
• BlueAnt ones are nice also http://www.myblueant.com/products/headsets/z9i/index.php : redfive
• I'm waiting for the one that connects directly to my brain. : romulan
• Apple does, I don't know why they don't push it. : not work safe
• The Jawbone Prime is pretty low key. I use it, but refuse to wear it like a piece of jewelry. : Waverider

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  If you like science fiction Hyperion should be on that list, Phil. : [fry]
  • ^^^ this is a very good book, just finished reading the first 2 : Flynn
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    I do, and it shall be purchased - will probably get Altered Carbon too. That's one of my favorites that ... : Phil
    • Dammit it's not available in ebook form at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/index.asp : Phil
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      Richard Morgan for the win. His latest book Steel Something is all about a gay swordsman who has hot stea... : steelsamurai
      • The Steel Remains. He carries a Big Sword and he ain't afraid to use it. : steelsamurai
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  Under the Dome - Stephen King, I hear good things : uglysad
  • i finished this yesterday. it's good. : dirge23
  • I kinda have a fuck you attitude toward Stephen King right now for not releasing UTD for the portable rea... : Phil
• I just finished Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. Really good. : DarkWolf5
• http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Short-History-of-Nearly-Everything/Bill-Bryson/e/9780767916417/ : indosauros
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  wtf dali lama? : hamachi
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    Yeah I read a lot of his books. The one on science & religion is pretty good (the Universe in a Single At... : Phil
    • hmm. never even considered picking up his stuff before. I'll wait till the apple thing emerges to see... : hamachi
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      I guess i don't really get why anyone outside Buddhism listens to him. Not that he's a bad guy, and... : smax
      • What did the Pope do to distinguish himself to people outside of Catholicism before he became Pope? : Arcanum
• Peter F Hamilton. Specifically Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained : Beady
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  It finally arrived then! Like it? : losimagic
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21763596 : Phil
    • excellent :D As for books, I'm gradually working my way through A Game of Thrones and really enjoying ... : losimagic
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  Whole lots of free sci-fi and fantasy, from both well-known and not-so-well-known authors: http://www.ba... : Arcanum
  • Also, the collected works of H. P. Lovecraft. : Arcanum
• How about some (mostly) non-fiction military books? :D The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 22... : yacoub35
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  World War Z is the shit. : greh kleh
  • Loved the novel and the way it was written.. a++ : rmjackson
• Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Dune Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk Still Life With Woodpecker Dirk Gent... : harvord
• James Patterson Maximum Ride is good, also the first of a 5 book series, which are all good and movies co... : shackwack
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  If you like Stevenson then get Cryptonomicon : grayscale
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    it's on the .jpg up there. : Phil
    • I fail at pictures.... Jesus I'm fucked. I just saw Snow Crash and went ADURREPLYREPLYREPLY : grayscale
• Cryptonomicon! Best book ever dude. : MagicWishMonkey
• Phil, this is a good site for you to be a member of: http://www.goodreads.com/ : Matt Burris
• http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Happy-Endings/Jim-Norton/e/9781416565383/?itm=5 : Crimsonbeak
• Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal : cerealSAM2
• Ah, Regulators! They're regulating any stealing of their books, and their daaamn good too. And not just... : sludge vohaul

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• lol : drucifer
• hahahah, wtf : MagicWishMonkey
• She got exactly what she ordered. : DJ Clipdat
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  send that to cake wrecks : GloriousCow
  • quoting this so hard : Deathlove
  • do this! :D : halophoenix
• that's little by New York rat standards : RikiTiki2
• Bonus it's a real rat. and it's filled with rats aids. : Utopia
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  what's wrong with that? it looks like exactly what you described except for the giant rat. but if you'r... : mrtony
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    I was expecting something like a Disney mouse (like Ratatouille) standing on two legs holding a flower...... : MagicWishMonkey
    • that sounds like something at a Mormon fundamentalist wedding where the bride is 10 years old : mrtony
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    that's the problem - the rat was supposed to be tiny (like smaller than a flower) just as a nod to the gr... : dahanese
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      no doubt then they'll remember it with great fondness! : mrtony
      • With great fondant comes great hilarity. : Caoster007
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  Damn, that is actually quite terrifying. I'm grossed out, to be honest. : Attica Blue
  • iawtp : lord_omega
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  rats off to ya! : SiW.
  • oh... oh... I laughed at least. : spyrext
• I see no false pretenses here : Sailor of Fortune
• I dunno, the scaling looks right : bad_fish
• Oh man that's excellent. : r_picmip 5
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  That is the worst cake I have ever seen : ninjase
  • Then again if that is literally all she told them to make then it's pretty brilliant : ninjase
• I actually really like this cake : dognose
• hhahah, what the fuck : moshman
• before i read the whole thing i thought maybe it was a rabbit. : Ziz
• This is like that classic communication exercise about making peanut butter sandwiches. Seriously though,... : Home Nugget
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  That's really well done actually. I agree though, for a wedding cake some artistic license as to scale s... : randomjgj
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    it was a really nice rat. it had fur lines etched in there and everything! : mikecyb
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      Oh so it's a fondant rat or similar? It looks like a plastic toy rat. : Alice O'Connor
      • yeah it's fondant : mikecyb
      • I have a toy rat with exactly that shape, so I suspect that it might have been used as a model, but this ... : mrtony
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  fatal attraction'd : oHnOES
  • er that was a rabbit : oHnOES
• the rat was a horrible idea to begin with I think, but the designer going hog wild with it makes this ama... : thebigbeefsandwich
• That is hilarious :D : yosemiteclimber
• hahahah that's awesome : Milleh
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  you have to send that to cake wrecks: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ : deathofrats
  • hahaha this website is awesome http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-in-mah-belly.html : oHnOES
  • i told my sister. i'll probably let her do the honors. :-) : dahanese
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  The only way that cake could be more awesome is if the rat was splayed open for dissection. : o0JediBeavis0o
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    with hundreds of ladybugs pouring out of the incision : drucifer
    • the incision in the large intestine : mrtony
    • * A M E R I C A N B E A U T Y ' D ? * : Grimmadog
    • And the roses growing out of it's mouth : giant boy detective
    • Rattus Rattus ala Coccinellidae. ("A group of rats is either referred to as a pack or a mischief.") : AxeMan808
  • BUhahahahahahahahahah! Oh man.. : Nighthawk0110
• That is a glorious cake. : spazzium
• I love rats so I think it's perfect :( : mysled
• cakewrecks that : rosewood
• This is incredible. : The Grolar Bear
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  was it the cake boss? : gmd
  • If it was, that episode will never air, that's for sure. : LemonJoose
• include the part where i used to date this girl but she was white :( : multisync
• When she opens it she should squeeze a squeak toy. That should freak them out. : ShoCon
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  Shouldn't have been a white rat, hey? : Snuffles-
  • it is a white rat! : dahanese
• And these are the stories that make your wedding memorable. I'm sure they'll laugh about it in their yea... : boarder2
• They did a REALLY good job with that rat. It kind of scares me to think of what he used for a model. : pyrogen
• omfg. : virus
• submit this to cakewrecks! : j0nchan
• that is all kind of lol : hussdelrio
• there's a rat in mi cake what am i gonna do : Audhuml4
• That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! : thetangent
• Oh man, I'm almost in tears here. This is the funniest fucking thing I've seen all day. : Bold
• holy lol : thekidd
• haha a "little" rat by the flowers.. but i must admit i find the rat to be quite well made : lausai

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  Boxxy and moot?! Are you fucking serious rofl : AlexXdude
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    it's all user submitted shit. just perusing that list makes me want to stick my dick in a blender. : Dave-A
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      It's going to get 4chan'd to hell now for sure : AlexXdude
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        i like how it's powered by reddit - what low has wired sunk to! : multisync
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          They're owned by the same publishing company - conde nast : Horn
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            wtf conde nast owns reddit? that's a bit mindblowing : multisync
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              and ars : kaddar0
              • That is sad, I love ars :( : dextius
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    I love everything about Boxxi. : mwasher
    • Does it stream MKV's? : Demius
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    she's cute - i'd do horrible things to her sphincter : multisync
    • you'd probably just end up plugging it into her cake-bay just to get some precious moments of quiet : Dave-A
  • dude boxxy is hot. she's no tabby but she's got it going on : electroly
  • that's 4chan for you : RikiTiki2
  • "Chris-chan" is on there too. Oh, Internets. : Zips
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  Half those people aren't even geeks. : Ellissd
  • Also i'm surprised no one submitted a picture of that vulcan chick who was all the rage a few weeks ago. ... : Ellissd
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  those heels are hot on marissa meyers : FrayLo
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcSujceZDmg :( : AlexXdude
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      i don't even want to click because i know she sounds like a dying moose when she laughs : FrayLo
      • oh my god you are right - that's awesome : multisync
      • Wow, that was just terrible. I had no idea. : sheepraper
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ot6ZIzaXtg : Dave-A
      • I actually broke up with a girl I was seeing because I couldn't stand to here her laugh. I never told her... : daVinci1980
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  mayer is a fucking bombshell....WANT MOAR!! : m0rfus
  • ^^^^ this! : mastarp
• This list has turned me on to Emilie Autumn. http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=emili... : Omning
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  why is kristen bell listed twice : electroly
  • ding and dong? : multisync
  • I know, not nearly enough. : The Grolar Bear
  • Because she wins. ::swoon:: : Sylvanus
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  Hello Olivia nipples and ever-so-slight cameltoe http://monsterscifishow.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/o... : foo
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    I liked her more back when I thought she was dating that Kevin Pereira guy. Now she just seems like your ... : Ellissd
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      She's single if that makes you feel any better.... : devnullgt
      • That doesn't really change my opinion of her. : Ellissd
    • coke-fiend? : cltcprd
  • Don't get me wrong.. she's hot as hell. But that's not the best picture of her. : fatman
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  LOL at the numerous "bandwidth exceeded"/"no hotlinking" images. Come on, Wired, you can't even host your... : BlackCat9
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    the page doesn't even load for me now. nice job wired : electroly
    • Same here. : deject
  • it's users hotlinking images not wired : shakybonez31
  • too many nerds off today fapping. : goatjc
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  who the fuck is boxxy : maulla
  • a girl who put a youtube video up and became a 4chan meme : RikiTiki2
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yavx9yxTrsw : electroly
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      fuck that bitch : maulla
      • a lot of 4chan voters apparently feel the same way :D : RikiTiki2
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      WTF is this shit? : CrabsJarrard
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        You'ze trollin'! : BlackCat9
        • I'z not trollin' I am boxxy you see :D : giant boy detective
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      I love watching her videos with the sound off : dognose
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNF2bqikQx0 : electroly
        • I fucking hate attentionwhores : foo
        • I clicked this link and didnt look at the username.... then i thought to myself electroly would like this... : Iwannaacura
        • I hate the interwebs. : Ellissd
        • This was enjoyable. : Omning
        • That's it. Shut it all down. We're finished. This is the end. : jamesray
        • How does a 12 year old attention whore get tits like that?! :( : Demius
        • Are these kids homeschooled? I'm sure i would have gotten a punch from people at school if i did that :( : Snuffles-
        • what a fuckin moron : kainen1
        • How old is she? : mrvandelay
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          I'm old and confused but I HATE THAT FUCKING HAIR WHERE ITS YANKED OVER LIKE THAT. : Phil
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            Also i jerked it at :57 : Phil
            • me too! both the hate and yank : Korban
            • was the first :53 seconds the preparation? : pancake humper
        • I'm glad my kids don't act like that. I'd beat the youth out of them and they would grow up to be grizzle... : jingletard
        • wtf is this shit : goatjc
        • It's like a female and more annoying version of Owen Wilson. : DrWaffles
        • obnoxious chicks are awesome and annoying : Halen
        • you touch my tra la la : Slowtreme
        • i am so annoyed right now, can't stop fuming : Bamtan
        • WE MUST START AN ANTI-MORON TEEN INTERNET WEBCAM LAW. : NFXFSX
        • She wears tiny shorts with a big word on the butt : dognose
        • mmmmmmmm : posito
        • That poor ferret has to live with that crazy bitch. :( : thetangent
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          that is the weirdest girl voice i've ever heard : dooberzoo
          • i think she's australian : yautja
        • How the hell did you even find this video? Is/was it a meme? : photonzach
        • GUN : Chod
        • Unfair. Jailbate. Simply not fair. : pauk111
        • the part about the Krogger card was kind of funny. : fatman
    • further proof that humanity should be rebooted : slickdoody
    • Kill it with a stick. : iamgoat
    • Can we commence with the face stabbing? Her's or our's, either way. : daVinci1980
• Veronica Belmont.Yes. : kevp
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  Jade Raymond wins everything. : edgewise
  • an Asian person fancying jade? imagine that : Postal
• I don't even recognize most of the people. Maybe my internet pop culture status is in horrible standing. ... : NFXFSX
• I feel bad for the ladies trying to vote. : pauk111
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  Having a Twitter or YouTube account makes people geeks now? : walker270
  • If you're hot and played a geek on tv you are a geek apparently. : trove
• I nominate A Sponge. : mysled
• Is the Wired Facebook friends thing on the sidebar go by your location because my Coworker is listed ther... : Crimsonbeak
• Jess Hartley HAHAHAH Also, none of them. They are all lame pseudo nerds. Vin Diesel wins on account... : Inf.

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• he's a star rock star. : drucifer
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  nope I spend it watching my girlfriend cook food on youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F5k3QnuXgs : multisync
  • Is she really your girlfriend? If so, nice! : photonzach
  • Your girlfriend gets super mega Bonus Points for the Belle & Sebastian in the background. That and she : squigiliwams
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    That's "cooking"? I think I'm going to go cook myself some cherios and milk. : stratedge
    • you missed the first monster thread about this. that's advanced cooking to her! : multisync
  • Fake. She's not using rice and cat pieces. : Visceral Monkey
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  my favorite quote of his, ""We're all connnected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, and... : whereiwannab
  • I'm glad we have him. He makes me miss Carl Sagan. : qsylvr
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk : GloriousCow
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyct9l-fD8&feature=related : Delaric
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    I'd like to see him, Bill Nye, Brian Greene, and that Japaneeza guy do a action-comedy together. : Sailor of Fortune
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      I saw Bill Nye at a hardware store once. It looks like his face is messed up from plastic surgery. : SnakeIRye
      • When was this? I saw him last year and he looked fine. : squigiliwams
      • He's a pretty old guy now : Sailor of Fortune
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        Bill Nye spoke at my commencement in 2006. He looked pretty normal then. : underground banana plantation
        • He probably had makeup on, but something was definitely wrong with his face. This was early 07 : SnakeIRye
• Yep : skinlab133
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  I spent it watching multisync's girlfriend cook food on youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OILuaprs... : Vantage
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    ^_^ you'd be happy to know we spent our hour+ drive across texas to the airport listening to your CD! sh... : multisync
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      Ahh awesome :D Glad she likes it! Simple Needs, right? That's my favourite track too, haha. Are you b... : Vantage
      • Just landed. Taxiing to gate! : multisync
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  This is another amazing talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo : uncleanmonkey
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    Thanks for the Dawkins. He kinda bugs me sometimes, but he says some interesting things as well. : Gildenstern
    • Oh look at that its actually Lawrence Krauss, even better. : Gildenstern
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  Hard to imagine he's Mike Tysons brother. : ninjase
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    the will power to not google this obviously false statement is killing me! : sesmaster
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an : ninjase
      • Well shit, if it's on Wikipedia... : Vincent Grayson
      • That's bullshit. Mike Tyson had only 2 siblings, neither of which was Neil. : TaintedSyringe
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_deGrasse_Tyson&action=historysubmit&diff=335155727&oldid=3... : SqueegyTBS
        • He has spent many years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to bury his past, but information wants t... : ninjase
      • Mike Tyson's page confirms it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson#Early_years : slickdoody
  • he also produced DeGrasse Junior High in the late '80s : Dave-A
• He narrated some NOVA episodes and has his own thing called Science NOW! : Sailor of Fortune
• He is awesome and one of my few true idols. I would give my right left arm to meet him in person. : Phil

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  I wish there was a way to just permanently delete certain titles from your not installed list. I am neve : ]pm[chem
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    Blue Shift? : NeoMoose
    • man I actually had typed that specific game in my original post but then decided not to single it out :) ... : ]pm[chem
  • That would actually be ideal, yeah. : Wadmaasi
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    HL2 Lost Coast, I'm looking at you. : MeestaNob
    • that was kinda fun! : ]pm[chem
  • The Ship Tutorial. : pigvomit
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    I almost want to install "Ricochet" to find out if there's someone still playing this. : Geoffrois
    • There was no one playing it at release either. : Link.
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  i found the best way to do this is to install the games. : harold.johnson
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    It's hard enough finding the games I want to play, and I don't even have that many installed Steam games. : Wadmaasi
    • they're usually kept in alphabetical order :( : harold.johnson
    • You can make them favorites which gives you a third section of the list. Handy sometimes. : nudel
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  I just press the little +- key on the left side, stays collapsed for me : watcherxp
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    It doesn't autoexpand the next time you start Steam? : Wadmaasi
    • Mine doesn't. : ShoCon
• It would be nice if they did like Impulse and you can hide them. Another post here about how Valve sho... : Sailor of Fortune
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  With Steam just getting more expansive, they really need to overhaul the way you list the games, nest the... : RookieCAF
  • Haha, I went looking for a funny nesting picture and the Internet delivered: http://www.apakistan.com/... : nudel
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    i want virtual shelves like on GOG, but with the ability to set the number of shelves per bookcase and th... : roushimsx
    • This would work. : RookieCAF
    • That would actually be pretty neat! : ProtoPunch
  • I make the most of the Favorites category. If there is a game that I'm playing or that I want to play so... : deject
• i was just wondering about this this morning : extrahappyturtle
• mine is permanently collapsed but don't ask me how I did it because I don't know : buzzbat
• Collapse it, close steam - it will save that setting. Mine doesn't save shortcuts, custom name for oth... : Nitrium
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  They're working on a UI overhaul for Steam. This is according to jmccaskey at Valve from just two days : Zips
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    Knowing them it will come out by the time L4D10 is out. : NFXFSX
    • So the christmas after next, or so. : re-verse
  • There is a God! : dmason
  • So I guess "In large updates starting in five months and continuing over the next two years"? http://d... : the archvile
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    Does that include a shell rehaul because steam in general as an application sucks major dick. I like t... : R@zzle
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      This is a serious question and not a troll but what's really wrong with it? I have a bunch of issues w... : NoCopy
      • I'd prefer it look like a normal windows app, but that's just for consistencies sake. : crummynz
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  My one pet peeve with Steam is how it updates to a new version every few days and it's always stuff under... : Geoffrois
  • it shouldn't steal focus, that's bullshit. I never leave it running for that reason : boomstickah

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• Just go plasma, problem solved. : afrochops
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  Yes. Also 120 Hz or better will be 3D ready when Avatar comes out on Bluray. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Really? Got any links with info about this? I don't think HDMI 1.4 is shipping on any TV right now, isn... : WhatIsThisFor
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      Nope, bluray 3d will work with older hdmi. The ps3 is confirmed to support 3d, and it does not have 1.4. : DogDharma
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        I'm not convinced. An article I read (on Ars I think) specifically said that the PS3 was unique in this ... : WhatIsThisFor
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          Right because of processing power mod likely. Not because of hdmi 1.4. The ps3 doesn't have it, and there... : DogDharma
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            Why do people think you'd need a new level of HDMI? Movies are already less than 30fps, so you don't nee... : DinK
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              Because the Bluray 3D spec requires 1.4. Simply put, you've got to send two 1080p images every "frame" i... : WhatIsThisFor
              • Hmm, I'm having a hard time finding the article where I read that. I guess 1.4 may not be required after : WhatIsThisFor
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                I was getting at the fact that movies are less than 30fps so you could send a 3D movie over 60Hz. You'd ... : DinK
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                  To do 3D don't you need to do 48fps instead of 24fps? I know that Avatar runs at a much higher frame rat... : WhatIsThisFor
                  • Avatar just runs 2 sets of frames, so it still comes out to be the same. : Sailor of Fortune
                  • Exactly, and it's quite possible to send 48fps over a 60Hz video connection. But the devices have to kno... : DinK
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    Not true. The vast majority of 120 Hz TVs do not support 120 Hz inputs. : cltcprd
    • That's what I thought. I was about to buy a P54V10 but have decided to hold off and wait for 3D to get i... : WhatIsThisFor
    • Yeah, that's a good point. : enyakk
    • Pretty much nothing except for some DLP HDTVs and two or three LCD computer monitors. : TrptJim
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  My mom bought an LED TV and it's 120Hz.. Seems anytime she puts on a bluray movie, the TV drops the Hz ... : kingdepork
  • Yeah my non-120Hz Samsung LCD does this. : CrabsJarrard
  • It doesn't drop the Hz to 24, it displays each frame 5 times. : cltcprd
  • Umm, it fits 5 frames per single 1 of the 24 Hz, so of course it's going to look like 24Hz. That's the po... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Personally I'd prefer it if it did that. The frame rate up-scaling fucks with my eyes; makes all kinds o... : Rotten Deadite
    • That's Interpolation effect those TV's have enabled. Turn it off and it'll be better and the screen is st... : Sailor of Fortune
    • That's unrelated and can be disabled. : Conan
  • no that is probably the input source is 24Hz, which is true. Most Bluray movies are 24fps or 24Hz. : Shadowdane
  • Hz has to be one of the most easily misunderstood consumer electronic word since Mhz in terms of CPU spee... : gokart.
  • Mine invents frames. Sometimes it works out well, and it really complements the director's vision. Other ... : Dave-A
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    That's essentially the POINT. 24 is an even division of 120. On a 60 hz set it couldn't do that without u... : Conan
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      So when I hit the info button on the remote and it shows 24Hz, it's still 60? : CrabsJarrard
      • That's the input signal, not the output. : cltcprd
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        That info is what the source signal rate is. : Sailor of Fortune
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          When I'm in windows, I can set the display to 24Hz, 30Hz and all that up to 60. It caps my games a 24fps ... : CrabsJarrard
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            What I'm getting at is - this seems just like my old CRT. When I change modes on the TV I can feel the di... : CrabsJarrard
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              Most will not take a 120hz signal, no. There are some that will, like Samsung's 2233RZ - basically anythi... : Conan
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                but thats a pc monitor, not a tv : HisKillSkill
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                  Fine, then go with a Mitsubishi DLP. They have some that can do it. : Conan
                  • You are right, but you need to use some low ass resolution because you would need a dual link dvi input t... : HisKillSkill
            • I might be wrong, but theres no 120hz HDTV that can accept a 120hz signal, do in the end you would be stu... : HisKillSkill
          • No, at 24hz your HD-DVD's are actually showing 1 frame/screen refresh, vs. any other resolution that's no... : one random winner
          • Your games cap at 24fps because your computer is generating the source signal which you're limiting to 24... : DinK
  • my projector actually doesn't do this, some people hate if because they want the movie look, but I think ... : moshman
  • If it was 24 hz, it would be flashing like a strobe light. : bipolar
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  My father in law got one on christmas eve. that shit is hard to get used to. its hard to describe how dif... : maulla
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    Turn it off. AMP (in the case of Samsung TVs) makes me crazy. : cltcprd
    • Yeah, its AMP, not the 120Hz. It's on my tv. I have it on but on the low setting so its not looking l... : pimpium
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      He bought an LG, I'll have to look into it : maulla
      • Look for some Auto Motion setting. : cltcprd
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      i really only use it when i'm watching sports [low setting], and even then i don't miss it if i forget to... : FrayLo
      • I just leave it off, I'm too lazy to turn it on when watching something different. : cltcprd
  • if it looks weird, there is some form of post-processing effect being done on the set. look for an option... : gokart.
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  I hate that shit. Fucks with the picture too much. : Deathlove
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    That's interpolation. It's essentially unrelated to 120hz and can be disabled. : Conan
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      I'm really surprised a lot of people associate that with the 120Hz. Higher refresh rates on a monitor or ... : Sailor of Fortune
      • CRTs are different because the light source and the image are the same thing. More refresh = less flicke... : qsylvr
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      That's not actually true. Many (most?) TVs don't let you disable the motion interpolation without also d... : qsylvr
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        That's bullshit. Most absolutely allow you to do this. : Conan
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          And I only say "most" because I'm sure there's some budget line out there that doesn't, but I've never se... : Conan
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            Are we talking about 24 hz playback from a Blu-Ray player or general 3:2 pulldown removal? Because I agr... : qsylvr
            • All we're talking about is 24hz playback. That's it. : Conan
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  another vote for plasma. Problem solved. : malloc
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    Plasmas still do a 3:2 pulldown. : cltcprd
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      Some do, some don't. My v10 doesn't. : xylothan
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        So what you are saying is that they like LCDs in that regard? : cltcprd
        • Yeah. Plasmas use 48hz or 96hz to avoid pulldown(48hz has too much flicker for my taste). : TrptJim
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  I've got the Samsung 6000 LED/LCD and it's fantastic. I had to tweak it a bit to get rid of some of the ... : sonik887
  • What are your settings? I got the 8000 55" : pun][sher
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    What'd you do to get rid of the camcorder look? I have the 5500 and when I first got it, it looked just ... : iamgoat
    • AMP, Auto Motion Plus should be the name on Samsungs : Sailor of Fortune
• He's right on that point. There's also the frame interpolation they usually have, which some like but ma... : DinK
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  can someone tell me why they are called 120hz althought they CANT accept a 120hz signal (only a few pc mo... : HisKillSkill
  • Because they can't do 120Hz. : CrabsJarrard
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    They are, yes. The benefit doesn't come from interpolation, but even display of the frames. A 120hz panel... : Conan
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      so they are 120hz panels without 120hz input? (dual link dvi) : HisKillSkill
      • Yea but they can take a 24hz input which is all you really need. : DogDharma
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    Just like how the very first 1080p TVs couldn't actually accept a 1080p signal, the panel itself is 120Hz... : DinK
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      wait, so what was the point of having a 1080p tv that can't accept a 1080p signal? : HisKillSkill
      • A flat panel that could actually resolve a 1080i image, most likely. : DinK
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        they display 1080i deinterlaced : electroly
        • or 1080 at all, since most panels were down near 720p before that even though they'd take a 1080i signal.... : DinK
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  in Britian the sony's do 100Hz not 120Hz. I think its 120Hz cause in US its 60Hz : gyokuro
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    PAL is 50Hz, NTSC is 60Hz : Sailor of Fortune
    • zacly : moshman
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    Do they still handle 24Hz with even pulldown? : uncleanmonkey
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      I just read about this the other day - interestingly, there isn't a lot of 24 hz media. Movies on PAL fo... : bipolar
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        Hmm really no wonder I've always thought British movies looked weird... if they filmed at 25hz wouldn't ... : Shadowdane
        • Well, (standard def) tv sets in the us aren't 24 hz, they are 60i. So I suppose they could do some kind ... : bipolar
        • 24-25 and 25->24 are done by playing the the same frames at a lower or faster rate. Its a speed change r... : extrahappyturtle
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  120/240 is good because you can watch those 24fps blue-rays without the pull down. BUT turn off the Motio... : kelbane
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    What is pulldown? : mlev
    • nevermind, googled it : mlev
    • http://www.zerocut.com/tech/pulldown.html : Sailor of Fortune
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  Get a plasma, LCDs look like ass anyway : Serpico74
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    LCDs are rapidly catching up to Plasmas. http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-un55b8500/4505-6... : cltcprd
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      Not in price points yet. But that 8500 series tv does look awesome when I saw it in store. : ant_hillbilly
      • My point was that Serpico said that LCDs look like ass, which isn't true for all LCDs. : cltcprd
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      I think they surpassed them starting 1 year ago. : Sailor of Fortune
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        depends on your definition of surpassed. They still don't match the Kuro's black levels. : cltcprd
        • I think the black levels on my Samsung looks great. I compared them to what was there at the time in Best... : Sailor of Fortune
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        LCDs cannot touch a Kuro or good Panasonic plasma for black level or color accuracy. I have yet to see an... : Serpico74
        • ^^ This is what kills me about LCD. I have seen some lcd that look great but in a dark room they have poo... : GonzoRookie
        • There are a few LED LCDs that are coming pretty close to plasma black levels now. Perhaps not Kuro blacks... : Head Rush
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          I recently saw a XBR8 that might have looked better than the Kuro. I'd like to see them side by side for ... : Kentor
          • "It was still possible to see a very low level of brightness on the screen with a full-screen black image : Serpico74
      • My buddy bought a brand new Samsung LCD a few months ago that still doesn't look as good as my 2 year old... : silent prophet
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      Fantastic, for a quarter of the price you can get a Panasonic plasma with better color, comparable or bet... : Serpico74
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        I really don't understand why they are dying out and LCD becoming the de facto hdtv standard, when plasma... : bipolar
        • Better marketing and the weird perpetuation of plasma issues that went away years ago. : Serpico74
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          Panasonic owns the Kuro technology now, so we may see those black levels in Panny sets as soon as mid-201... : Head Rush
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            Are you sure they got a hold of all of Kuro. Back before Pioneer killed off Kuro they were sharing the pa... : DarkWolf5
            • This, except that Panasonic was supplying panels to Pioneer for the last year Kuros, and the Kuros that w... : Serpico74
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    Plasma vs LCD is as much fanboy bait as PS3 vs 360 : Judecca
    • Its not a fanboy argument when one is objectively superior to the other in every single way as far as ima... : Serpico74
• If all you'll do on the TV is watch BRDs and TV, then you'll be fine. If this TV will be used to play gam... : Link.