Evening Reading: Putting the Oughts to Bed

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• I'll have to check it out - we use Rally at work but it is far from free... : Dimmona
• Thanks for the link. : mathyou
• Yeah, we use a combination of JIRA - http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/ and Greenhopper - http://www... : exponen7
• We are looking into it. It seems pretty good, but we haven't dived in deep yet. : Fred Garvin

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  Dude, it's easy enough to block shit. Make sure you have JavaScript disabled in adobe reader though : MagicWishMonkey
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    I prefer a challenge with Ad block plus >:(. : Malku
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      • apparently not. : Visceral Monkey
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        I have no idea what that means :(. Let's see if it smites them >:(. : Malku
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          Oh come on that's just cheating :(. : Malku
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            I have better things to do with my time. : trove
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              time for a short survey? http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=survey_9twxdlfkasvt2smnzs9m.jpg : GloriousCow
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                      how can i jump on the gamefly ad bitch train if i can't see the ads? : GloriousCow
                      • I don't think that mantrain needs any more men :( : ArcKnight
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                Never seen that one :(. And I get bored when my roommate is behind me photo shopping furry porn to prove... : Malku
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                  what does that have to do with anything : GloriousCow
                  • I can't talk to him because it's awkward D: : Malku
• shack.stonedonkey.com :/ : ryuuseki
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    It became unforbidden when the ads started containing malware : Phreakin
    • Ah, I see. : nwillard
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      I would still prefer people used NoScript as a general safety precaution rather than adblock : dognose
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        • s/least/large/ 2010: The year of the typo : nudel
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          turn on temporarily allow top level domains, and most everything will work : GloriousCow
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            Hmm, I guess that might be an good compromise. Won't protect against malware that's injected into sites (... : nudel
            • I am absolutely 100% in agreement with you nudel, on all points. I have happily and without protest run t : Bean
  • If it is feel free to nuke it :(. : Malku

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  Crazy? I was accused of turning a co-worker into a furry today :(. When he questioned me on it I denied... : Malku
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      Never been told that. I also didn't know about these guys when I registered this name either http://malk... : Malku
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        do you look like him at the least? : Jikim
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          In no way shape or form :(. : Malku
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            I actually clicked enter. I want to rip my eyes out. : Jikim
            • I should have warned you :(. I listened to some of their stuff and they enjoy adding in the N word somet... : Malku

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  I agree on the Jason Statham thing completely ... my impression of him is that he is a very competent act... : strider_
  • Its like he must be friends with the worlds worst director or something. Owes the guy a favor. : boarder2
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  I can't remember any movies he's been in lately that weren't shit except for The Bank Job. : CrabsJarrard
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    I thought the first transporter was pretty decent. Crank and crank 2 were awesome if you shut your brain ... : boarder2
    • Oh and the bank job was pretty good too. : boarder2
    • Shoot 'Em Up did this better, in my opinion. I feel it pulled of the tongue in cheek action cartoon with ... : CrabsJarrard
    • i thought crank high voltage was well-informed : cpt_gloval
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    I actually enjoyed Death Race decently enough.... : johnny rotten
    • ^^^ I was gonna say Death Race. I actually enjoyed this movie waaay more than i thought i was going to. : mindmann
• I loved that movie just because it was so over the top. Crank 1 and 2 are the best video game movies tha... : contentious roy

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  quarter century man! : Dave-A
  • :C : moe6
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  grats. not sure how things work in your neck of the woods, but around here that's pretty much the death k... : strider_
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    Being Asian delays this a bit. : moe6
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      Interesting. Can I get in on this, because I'm 30 and I'm pretty sure I've wasted my life up to this poin... : strider_
      • I know a guy. It'll cost you, and I'm not saying it's legitamat ya know. But uh, yeah, I know a guy. /... : locater16
• oh, was the ladyboy too rough? lol happy birthday moesix : trOmblyj
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  happy birthday! : Mmmmmoo
  • <3 : moe6
• Happy Birthday man! : shavenewok
• Happy bday : bombay

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  Is there a reason for no computer or smart phone? There is a lot of free wifi in South East Asia. : kramweil
  • well im taking my iphone but this is boonies i'm headed. so no internet. Vietnam, Laos far mountains. ... : yautja
• Have fun, stay safe. : bombay

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• Where's the love! : legsbrogan
• wht server are you on? : arcane_
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  The only one with any one on I think : legsbrogan
  • >:( : arcane_
• I just got out of a game, but I know some spots opened up. : ant_hillbilly
• Good gaming shackers. Thanks for putting up with drunk ass me. : legsbrogan

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  Is the Windows 7 trial one of them? : Phreakin
  • I think VirusDefender can clean that one up for you. : terath
  • No offense, but I'll take OS X any day over Windows 7... And I love WIndows 7. : Tripps
• I just tried Sequential and I think it's a steaming pile of shit. Is there a better image viewer than ju... : Tripps

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  come play! it's fun! need 5 more :P : arcane_
  • 2010 more! : arcane_
• 1 more slot open : mista mista

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  Haha, welcome! Wait until midnight! The people here are insane about fireworks. You're about 5 minutes fr... : Visceral Monkey
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    (not my personal stash, just that the city limits are is where the fun begins.) : Visceral Monkey
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      I pass 4 fireworks stands on my way to walmart, which is just down the road. It's been going pretty good... : capt tripps
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        The walmart on potranco? Yeah, there's like a group of them right past that where we buy ours as well. : Visceral Monkey
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          Still going on. Do you know where the Gamestop near 1604 and Culebra is? : capt tripps
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            The gamestop right here sucks. Worse than Gamestops usually do. : capt tripps
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              Yeah, it's up a clip from the other one near Alamo Ranch but not in the same shopping area. On the other ... : Visceral Monkey
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                  So it's up past Target and HEB : capt tripps
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                    Yup : Visceral Monkey
                    • They've got the PS3 I'm gonna pick up in stock. I considered swapping out the HD, but I think I'll gust ... : capt tripps
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  I guess there were some fireworks here. Either that or I heard some cars driving into buildings one str... : cerealSAM2
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    There goes another boom. I'm thinking it's not fireworks 2 hours after midnight. o_O : cerealSAM2
    • They'll be shooting fireworks off here for the next two nights. : Visceral Monkey
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      It's all the drunk Security Forces trainees. : ArcKnight
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        Whoops, thought you were capt tripps. : ArcKnight
        • I lived with the loaders when I was stationed in california. Fill a room with firemen, loaders, and sp's... : capt tripps
• Fuck Arizona and their no fireworks :( : Phreakin

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• Using only one resource is pretty stupid. Also google maps is 100000x better than mapquest you dumb ass. : ryuuseki
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  I'm sorry man. I spent new years in a video chat with an old friend, which is only slightly less bummer t... : underground banana plantation
  • yeah, what's up with that..... I just had a long AIM chat with someone I haven't heard from in 5 years... : Borzoi
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  half the fun of warehouse parties is trying to find the damn things : GloriousCow
  • I was in the bad part of downtown LA, i really didn't want to keep driving in circles near skid row. : skitzo

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  I'm surprised you feel this way. Most people don't get into it right away. I'm on my second playthrough r... : NastyJack
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    I think there's more wow factor the first time around. The second+ times, I just can't wait to get off th... : Vincent Grayson
    • That's true. : NastyJack
• I started it just before DA:O and abandoned it. It was very wooden and sterile. I'll go back at some poin... : massdev
• Yeah, one of the best stories/plot lines since Half-Life. Combat was subpar -- played on console, anywa... : Ride-My-Rocket
• it gets better and better, its an awesome setting and the codex is full of fascinating detail. the game ... : grendel

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• Happy 2010!!!! : vaniah
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  pac man has a time zone?!?!?! : EvilDolemite
  • Fuck yeah. : legsbrogan
• YEEEEEAAAAAAAAH! : Orange Pylon
• manny pacquiao celebrated over 12 hours ago, my friend. : whereiwannab

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• Puzzling. : trove
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  I have been scouring the web for the same thing and we can't find one : OverloadUT
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    =( The one time during the year i wish i had a TV. : mindmann
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      it boggles my mind that we can't find one. it's practically on all stations on the TV. : mindmann
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        I am still scouring. This is incredible. Not a single one! : OverloadUT
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          http://www.king5.com/home/Video-stream-66419867.html - at the space needle. at least it's something. : mindmann
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            Thank you! 90 seconds to spare, haha. We had tried searching for San Francisco streams; didn't think to t... : OverloadUT
            • yeah, we thought of it at the last minute. we used to live there and remembered that there was a firework... : mindmann

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• I've had it and it was tasty. for less bitter stuff search for coffee done via the "wet method" or pro... : hamachi
• Sounds kinda crappy : persecutor
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  Is this the cat poop coffee? : cerealSAM2
  • yes. eats beans, shits beans, some asshole thought it was a good idea to pick it up and drink it. : valael
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    Yep, why the fuck people don't just buy Kona or Jamaica Blue Mountain if they went really really expensiv... : locater16
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      I love Kona and Jamaican Blue Mountain too, as well as Peet's. As a fan of coffee, it's great to check ou... : kramweil
      • I don't, it's just. Cat poop coffee? It's almost like they're just making shit up at this point. : locater16
• I tried some Vietnamese civet coffee last year and was thoroughly unimpressed. The good canned shit -- B... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  What a shitty way to start the year : rosewood
  • Rectum? Damn near killed'im! : cerealSAM2
• lol poop : filtersweep

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  Wired 360 controller. : jingletard
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    I have two. They're nice. : capt tripps
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      I've managed to get my Dualshock 3 hooked up & working in Win7 64, but I can't get the 360 controller emu... : jingletard
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        I've actually got the wired joytech. I don't have any problems. : capt tripps
        • No rumble though. : capt tripps
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        you using these? http://motioninjoy.com/blog/xbox-360-controller-emulator I haven't had any problems o... : pyide
        • oh and there is a new beta 2 version of the 4.00 drivers, had much less issue with these. : pyide
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  360 controllers work on PCs now. : LemonJoose
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    Is there a way to use wireless ones or is it only the wired ones? : Dick Marcinko
    • you can get a USB wireless hub, yes. : Juno
    • you can either pay the combo pack of a wireless controller and the reciever, or hunt on ebay or some othe... : JuffoWup
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      They patched out the play and charge kit letting you use a wireless one, but that would still be wired. Y... : repeat2k
      • Ahh, alright. Thanks to everyone who answered. : Dick Marcinko

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  There aren't too many 70s action movies. : mechanicalgrape
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    I'm sure there can a week's worth. : NFXFSX
    • Since it wouldn't just be American action movies. Chinese too! : NFXFSX
  • There's tons! They were just lots slower, you had to wait for the action parts : dognose
  • BLACK BELT JONES! : Scotty22
  • You've completely overlooked Charles Bronson's contributions to the genre. : trove
• I used to get a Monster Movie channel and a Kung Fu channel - both in HD and it was awesome. The cable c... : TroZ
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  You forgot the kung fu movie channel. : u sir name
  • There is one but some people don't have it anymore. : NFXFSX
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  As long as there were no damn edits. The freakin' horror channel edits theirs and I hates them for it. : cerealSAM2
  • UNCUT AND UNRATED : NFXFSX
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    What horror channel, Fear Net? : Nixx2004
    • Whichever DishTV carries. : cerealSAM2
• Are there really that many good 70s action movies? Aren't most of them just terribad? I could be totall : lotus2133

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  He wrote some of Richard Pryor's best early routines : dognose
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    Shit apparently his 7 o'clock show just wrapped up. I do not want to be here for 4 hours : sesmaster
    • Well if you miss it I have one of his DVDs and I will send it to you. : dognose

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• pics : bolneze
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  Good God man, WAS SHE HOT? DO YOU SPEAK MALE?! : Matt Burris
  • yeah he could have whistled at her from his bedroom window and i'm sure it would have captured her attent... : arcane_
  • I couldn't tell from my vantage point .. but judging by the struggle she was giving the cops (and the fac... : strider_

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• closest to culebra/1604 GameStop #4976 Westwood Vista S/C 6511 W Loop 1604 N http://web.sa.mapque... : eisencc
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  • and that link has my address, send me presents! : MeenMunky

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  http://www.jensonusa.com/ : Kentor
  • i second this. : supaslasha
  • Yep, and Pricepoint.com : Head Rush
• Try http://www,spicercycles.com/ : octotaco
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  Your local bike shop! Craigslist. Nashbar. Performancebike.com, competitivecyclist.com. If you're on a si... : not work safe
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    Well my local shop is great. but they dont carry a ton of supplies like that. But they did give me som... : broly1718
    • Anyone play this? Seems....interesting. This town is boring as fuck, so i'll probably try to make a bi... : broly1718
• Bontrager components are in many bike shops. : kramweil

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  what do you want to know? im a dba. check these links: www.simple-talk.com www.sqlservercentral.com : m0rfus
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21787603#itemanchor_21787603 For the short and medium terms my pla... : rosewood
• I have the SQL Server 2005 Unleashed book from SAMS; I find it pretty good for a reference on the more ob... : the archvile
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  Joe Celko, snicker. : bombay
  • No. Not for a beginner, anyway. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Are you familiar with databases in general? If not, there are probably a ton of tutorials using mysql an... : boarder2
  • I'd be interested in a really good book on general database design. : cerealSAM2
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    I guess I need to start with some general things first so I can better understand what I'm building. Basi... : rosewood
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      Do you know indexes, primary/foreign keys, and normalization? I have a badass book I used for grad school... : MagicWishMonkey
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        Yea, even after getting pretty far into this step by step book those phrases are greek to me. (Ok, I wa... : rosewood
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          SM me your AIM name if you want (mine is in my profile) I can explain all the important shit to you. ... : MagicWishMonkey
          • I need to call it a night but I just sent you a message, heh bah eh : rosewood
        • Oh shi... : randomjgj
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      SQL Server 2008 Express will probably do what you need. I can't really point you in a direction of where... : boarder2
      • We have the licenses for SQL Server. I'm actually using the training wheels tools in access to build and ... : rosewood
    • You've just described part of my job; here's the best books I can think of for MSSQL ETL: http://www.r : blearey
• Learn normalization don't worry about DB specific features till you have a solid understanding, MS is a p... : MagicWishMonkey
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  Head First SQL is pretty good. All command line MySQL stuff though, not MS. : Beady
  • ^I liked this book. It was easy to read and very informative. : kelbane
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  http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2005-Essentials/dp/0735622078 : Freon
  • That is what I'm already reading, except for 2008 : rosewood

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  I never really heard about until I moved to north America, and I experienced similar disappointment. This... : Dave-A
  • he is a robot! he is 80 but has only just now seemed it since his stroke. until at least 75 he looked 50... : EvilDolemite
• They should just put his head in a jar and feed him fish food. : capt tripps
• The ball should be a giant fucking pinata filled with free whores. : Jumperus
• It should be like this http://www.hulu.com/watch/105770/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-smashing-pumpk... : snuff
• That's one of my balls, and they lower it slowly as not to bruise it. Yes, they are both that sparkly. : cerealSAM2

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• i think the wrong scores should have stayed. it builds morale with the losing team; leading to less rage ... : arcane_
• Also: everyone be nice to captain wow - as hes the newest admin on there. He was also incredible and offe... : re-verse
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  Ah, so that was a server issue, not L4D2's. : Lone Swordsman
  • Yeah, sorry about that :( : re-verse
• Thanks for the servers reverse. Just got out of a game and the scores still seemed fucked up. I also hate... : VectorJKL

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• I think once you have entered the code, you have to actually turn the option on. : BioSector
• beat arcade mode with all characters to unlock seth : Foxhawk

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• Not yet. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/12/fox-time-warner-negotiations... : ant_hillbilly
• I hopped on the shack just to see if any east coasters could confirm Fox's disappearance. thnx for the li... : epit

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• It'd be about time. Of course, it'll never be as good as it used to be. : Lone Swordsman
• http://www.soundgardenworld.com/ : Dave-A
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  Great news, because I can't stand most of his solo stuff or anything from Audioslave. : jingletard
  • I didn't mind Audioslave after a while. It was akward at first though. : capt tripps
• its hard to keep mediocrity apart! : spiderfill
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  Truly madly deeply do? lol wrong garden : dodob
  • Sadly, I would like them to reunite as well. That was great pop music. : Thresher
• Hopefully it leads to his sucking less. : capt tripps
• Fuck yea! If this is true that would fucking rule : ninjase
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  My Christmas wish came true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 : CrabsJarrard
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8nkHrv_4Mg : CrabsJarrard

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  So far we've got 2 people... Still in lobby... : Gary the Llama
  • how'd you get a lobby for FUUUUUU? I don't see either :( : pyide
• We're still in. : Gary the Llama