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  from your recent threads my only advice is take better notes : multisync
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    My A in my last class disagrees. : freakynipples69
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      Sounds like you forgot about the A++ grade. : one random winner
      • I wouldn't swallow, or else it would have been. : freakynipples69
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  It's important for you to go out and try the netbooks before you buy one. Especially see if you can use ... : Matt Burris
  • Thanks for the advice. I'll probably just head to best buy, try a few out and search for a better price o... : freakynipples69
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  HP311 : kainen1
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    that's a nice netbook, but I can't spend $400 for one right now. : freakynipples69
    • acer just came out with a 11.6 inch netbook in the $349 (can) price range. any cheaper and you're only go... : cptstern
  • this is what I have - I recommend it. : c_man_tmt
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  Side question: Will the Google Chrome OS be available to install on any netbook, or is it basically going... : freakynipples69
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    Pretty sure it's pre-built only. : Zek
    • I figured. I remember reading it requires a solid state drive, or something like that. I may just wai... : freakynipples69
  • I can't see Google caring about proprietary hardware. : Grumbeld
  • It's open source, so people will hack about versions for all kinds of hardware, I suppose. I think google... : jcupitt
  • Check this out http://chromeos.hexxeh.net Check the wiki for comparability. : Thomas Hace
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  The Google Netbook won't do you any good in a programming class. The OS is a web browser -- that's it. ... : ThomW
  • He's just talking about taking notes, no need for actual compiling. As long as he has wifi access it'll b... : Zek
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    Asus is launching a 11.6 netbook in the next week or so with a standard sized keyboard (the HP is 11.6 in... : cptstern
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      aren't all the new ones coming out in two weeks? : hamachi
      • the acer 11.6 is already in stores : cptstern
  • Now that you mention it, that's very true. We occasionally did in-class examples in the intro course (whi... : freakynipples69
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  if you needed a computer during class they would've put the class in a computer lab. bring a notebook an... : electroly
  • I like taking notes in Google Docs, it makes my life easy. Please don't lecture me on this, what's good f... : freakynipples69
  • Maybe in 1995. I used MS OneNote to take notes in all of my classes, worked brilliantly. : asylumn
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    Taking notes on code is much much easier with a laptop. Some professors will write long code samples and ... : Zek
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      All of the code written is detached because it is supposed to explain the concept, not the implementation... : Yanks
      • It's much easier to pay attention when you can have it copied instantly instead of spending the whole tim... : Zek
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  Gateway EC series has been great for me (I think baron calamity has one, too.) http://www.gateway.com/sy... : drazz
  • Yeah love mine : baron calamity
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  I find it was pretty much impossible to take notes in my programming classes via computer, notebook or bu... : Yanks
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    I am also shocked that people are looking forward to ChromeOS. Really? : Yanks
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      As long as the price point is sufficiently lower than a standard netbook, yeah. It'll be very convenient ... : Zek
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        I really doubt that, and people are really going to miss the full-featuredness of a normal netbook/laptop... : Yanks
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          What are you going to do on a netbook that you can't already do online by now? : Zek
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            As a programmer, a whole hell of a lot! : Yanks
            • Well I'm a programmer too but I do that at work, certainly not on a netbook. : Zek
    • On a wifi-saturated college campus I can see it being pretty convenient : Thomas Hace
    • Google is in the "ridiculously popular with the nerd crowd, but not popular enough to be considered mains... : walker270
    • The only reason I'm slightly interested might be for something to tell parents and wives to get. : ThomW
  • For diagrams I obviously take out my notebook but for the most part copying long code samples and general... : freakynipples69
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    I learned so much better by taking hand-written notes and then retyping them later on my computer, double... : Patch-e
    • I agree. I did rewrites by hand as well. * take notes in the lecture * read notes and summarise at t... : jcupitt

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  You've spent the last year wondering exactly how much you love the cock. Ever since you let it slip at a : thekidd
  • haha, awesome. edgewise will love this :) : moshman
  • I am deeply saddened that I do no see the Shane Sherman Memorial : gmd
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    Is the thread where that one Shacker fell asleep under his desk, woke up, and posted pics from his iPhone... : MercFox1
    • That was a great day at work. : LoioshDwaggie
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      That was biskits wasn't it? : ArcKnight
      • i don't know how to make a sheepish emoticon. however, i've taken two or three naps under my desk since t... : biskits
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      that's "Costanza'd" under Gold Threads. : AxeMan808
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        hahah, imagine if he had the camera sound enabled when he took the pic and that got him discovered : yacoub35
        • i muted it. i've learned that lesson while trying to take pics of a hot girl's ass. : biskits
    • wow he got away with it too! : ass-street
    • Haha just read it, awesome shit :D : -sk-
  • Awesome. : one random winner
  • how well does this listing correlate with +inf / +lol tags received by posts? any big +lol MIA? : ]pm[chem
  • Inf this. Thank you! This makes up for all of your "what are you doing this weekend" posts that make me... : treefingers1
  • I look forward to these posts every year. : Rotten Deadite
  • U R pretty : dognose
  • Yeah, this was kind of a bad year for me post wise :/ : jbury
  • Thanks for all the lols this year Shack. You guys are the best. : notd665
  • Oh god there is some good stuff in here! : hashd
  • wow i need to read up on some of these : skelom
  • Nice Recap! : cjcharv
  • this pic is baller http://picasaweb.google.com/sharonh.lee/ShackmeetSoCal9262009#5389639668054657922 : shaq_mobile
  • There's some great stuff in there that I somehow missed. I always look forward to this post. Thanks for t... : sonicdeathwalrus
  • Awesome. A lot bludging to do here! :P : Alco23
  • rofl. Loved it when they towed your car. : ateam311
  • Oh man, I just spent the past hour or so re-reading most of these, I've been crying for ages! : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Work Productivity today zero!. : Vincenoir
  • ah where would we be if we couldn't relive sparkley's first blowjob Thank Phil: http://i41.tinypic.com/w... : MaverickOrig
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    Seriously, why are those always spoilered? It does not make sense at all. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • yea that's super annoying to click on each one- FOR SHAME KIDD : multisync
    • so you don't lose your place i guess. otherwise it's a wall of text and links that look the same. : pyide
  • Sex Mimes was possibly the funniest shit I've ever read. I didn't even click the pics, but the Shack reac... : Clasifyd
  • Omg, so much funny stuff. But most of all I'm so glad to see [7]kami's ILTC post on that list! : Bamii
  • YES. I love these threads. :D Thanks, thekidd. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Ah thanks, that was hours of fun! : MatzL.E.
  • Thanks for this thekidd. Some funny shit went down this year holy smokes. : NastyJack
  • ninja turtle handjobs made me ROFL' again. : Omning
  • The story about Phil's dad (a.k.a. Batman) beating up 3 guys at once is even more badass than I remembere... : das_runt
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18871997#itemanchor_18871997 Prophetic? I think so! : thetangent
  • oh my god how did I miss the mace v. alice thread! that was incredible! : zerog83
  • there goes my day at work today : filthysock
  • hahaha. oh man so many awesome threads. now i feel nostalgic :( : Flying h4x0r
  • Oh fuck 2009 was a good year for the shack. It seems the more fucked up RL gets, the funnier the Shack b... : IHATEDUST
  • I started cracking up several times there, that thomw's candle thread was hilarious. sparkly's bj was ... : azenmaster
  • awesome writeup : Old_Fart
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  kidd, how can you miss the epic MEAT thread? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21242050#itemanchor_212... : LoioshDwaggie
  • if you don't like his list, make your own >:-( : boring gegtik
  • I think it's on there. : mace
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    look at you, not even bothering to read my post. : thekidd
    • Somehow I missed it, and I read the entire thing. :( : LoioshDwaggie
  • its already there... : Iwannaacura
• As if I wasn't already unproductive enough, you had to go and post this. I should just go and tell my bo... : Begawkiness
• It scares me that I actually read most of these threads as they were posted... : stonedonkey
• The one thread I remember most was with mace and his daughter... Oh man, Phil made that thread LOLworthy.... : Demius
• Save 242...epic : whistletits
• I think my favourite thread was the relationship cheating via TF2 one. So much gold. : Bamtan
• So many classics :) : yosemiteclimber
• My one and only good post this year did not get much love :( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19846... : Lionel2b

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  yeah i really want a light/medium mech with loads of SRMs and jump jets. : dirge23
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    oh good lord yes : MaverickOrig
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      4x CDualStreakSRMS6 (with 4 or 8 tonnes free) : MaverickOrig
      • oddly, this is still only 48 missiles. I wonder if that uses less or more space than 2x LRM20 : MaverickOrig
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  I sincerely hope that the original FASA guys are still playing video games. I would love to hear how they... : Klebold
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    to be "the best mech game ever made" they'll need to add something besides just shooting each other : dirge23
    • "King of the Hill" : tboomer2
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      MW4: Mercenaries with MekTek add-on was the best multiplayer mech experience, it's just outdated now. A g... : yacoub35
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        Mechlab is on the way! : Klebold
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          If done properly, it will really alleviate a lot of the mystery in weapons systems, especially for newer ... : yacoub35
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            I would much prefer to see the stats for the mechs themselves. Obviously some are tougher than others... ... : Klebold
            • yeah, there are times I would love to pick a huge armor (bait) : MaverickOrig
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              That would all be in a proper mechlab, along with armor, electronics, heatsinks, armor types, etc. Becaus... : yacoub35
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                nicely stated yacoub35, and shows all the work required to get it ready. Money-qoute "you won't see an As : MaverickOrig
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                  thanks, i wish i was a programmer because I'd love to help get a proper mechlab working in MWLL : yacoub35
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                    [cough] you are a volunteer beta tester : MaverickOrig
                    • or... atleast a good practice target [snicker] : MaverickOrig
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                      yeah i just wish i could code so i'd be more useful =\ At least the MW4:Mercs:MekTek MechLab is an exce : yacoub35
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                        I think the MechLab is one of the most pivotal (and underrated) parts of any MechWarrior game, particular... : MercFox1
                        • signed and unf'd. : yacoub35
              • I remember from mw2 and mercs all that stuff and it was all a bit over my head when i was a kid. Chro... : Klebold
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                Don't forget Jump Jets weigh more as Mech Tonnage increases. And you noted the slots, but never forget th... : AxeMan808
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                  The 'specific type of weapon' thing was invented strictly for MW4. CBT rules do not specify weapon class ... : mroizo40
                  • Even better! : AxeMan808
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                    I did kind of like that system. I think there should have been way more Omni slots on mechs, so far as to... : MercFox1
                    • I interpreted the CBT omni slots as sort of a field refit of equipment; whereas a full mech lab would be ... : mroizo40
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    The original FASA guys made a tabletop wargame. Not a video game. : CRasterImage
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      Really? Oh, i'm a fool then. : Klebold
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech : yacoub35
      • they probably do play video games though... :) : shaq_mobile
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  I haven't had enough time to get the hang of the controls sadly. I like it a bunch so far, but getting m... : MacemanInTW
  • Once you finally start to feel more natural piloting the mechs (sort of the way you can easily control th... : SockMonkeh
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  I like the 2xLBX20 Demolisher. Just because. : trove
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    Its brilliant for taking out all those dullards who just sit on a hill and fire missiles ceaselessly. : Klebold
    • hey! it works! : MaverickOrig
    • I find the UAC20's with that Mortar feel to them do a good job too. The contrails of rockets lead guys r... : tboomer2
    • I like being a dullard and being the guy killing the dullard. Since I play both constantly, I get alot be... : shaq_mobile
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    <3 that tank. awesome to pick off BA's with. : mwasher
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      and here i would say the 4x LPL tank is better for anti-BA. unlimited ammo (chain fire, continuous stream... : MaverickOrig
      • It's possible. I haven't had much luck with PLs. : trove
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  Yesterday I had a fun experience with the BA. On Clearcut (the forest map), a whole bunch of my team got ... : MercFox1
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    Take a flash bang next time.. it's effectively a NARC and you can drop it on his head. : dafugg
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      Missiles home in on flashbangs? Somehow I doubt that. : ArcKnight
      • yeah i dunno about that. but the C4 grenades are fun to attach and watch go BANG. : yacoub35
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        Try it.. drop one and look at the indicator. : dafugg
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          It shows an indicator, but so does the frag grenade. A NARC tells what it's attached to and missiles home... : ArcKnight
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            http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/forum/index.php/topic,6162.msg85250.html#msg85250 From there: 3. Do... : dafugg
            • And I'm well aware of what a NARC does. These "flashbang" NARCs DO work like a normal narc. : dafugg
            • Wait wait wait, the flashbang is actually a NARC? I was wondering why BA didn't have NARCs when they had ... : ArcKnight
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          If what you're saying is right, I'm assuming that's a beta bug that needs to be addressed and shouldn't b... : MercFox1
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            Unless the Flashbang is actually a NARC that hasn't been named NARC yet. lol : MercFox1
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              This is the case. : SockMonkeh
              • I had no idea either, time to start buying those things! : ]pm[chem
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    If that was on Dallas, that was fun. Can the server owner PULEASE fix the Cash bug on Dallas and reset i... : tboomer2
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      it's not a cash bug - it's the "cha-ching" mod. YOu start with 800k, you should only start with 20k. ... : dedgecko
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        I'm aware of that (how to make cash), I just don't want to have to drive the whole way back to the hanger... : tboomer2
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          I see what you're saying. I guess I don't understand that you can purchase additional ammo - I thought t... : dedgecko
          • some mechs have AC, LRM, and GAUSS. you may pick which launcher gets a reload : MaverickOrig
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            After you're done buying your mech check the top right hand corner. If you have missiles/munition weapon... : tboomer2
            • I guess I never noticed it when first rolling out of the hangar bay. Good to know, thanks. Toth and A... : dedgecko
            • Only if it is explosive. Inert ammo is safe. Gauss Rifle rounds for instance. At least that is what I rem... : DarkWolf5
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  the CryTek engine was definitely made for battles like MW:LL has... ...and the explosions. OH GOD THE ... : zerog83
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    core overloads look awesome. i really dont like the lava map that much BUT when that volcano erupts and y... : shaq_mobile
    • yeah... core explos are great : ]pm[chem
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  I bought Crysis as well just for this mod and it was well worth it. : jonin
  • As did I. And benchmarking, of course. : The Grolar Bear
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  Can you change the weapon loadouts on the mechs? Or are the weapons you buy only for your pilot. : twifosp
  • Just for your pilot as far as I know. The mechs come with pre loaded configurations : jonin
  • Just pilots now, they do plan to have customizable mechs in the future. : zuff
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  I've become a big fan of the Devastator with dual AC20's. That thing rapes some serious face from a nice ... : ArcKnight
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    Also I had some good games last night with mwasher and.....uhh....I forget who else was with us, but on E... : ArcKnight
    • me, i was bouncing around in a BA, cause I didn't die yet. (I was bait / distraction) and yeah, it was pr... : MaverickOrig
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      Inferno is a great map, although it's the opposite of the space map, in that your heat rises more quickly... : yacoub35
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        Extremity (space map) varies in temp between night and day. Day is 150c outside. Night is 25 (i think) : dafugg
        • Night is -25c. In the top tier aero, you can use your afterburner indefinitely at night. : ArcKnight
        • ah cool. that explains the reason for the day/night transition alarm. : yacoub35
    • I think I had the 4xLPLs. Yeah, it was fun. : Nixx2004
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  Anyone got any screenshots from this mod? The media page they have sucks ass. : Goto10
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    The best video i seen. Excuse the music though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPI25xv8mes : Klebold
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      nice video, but yea that music blows : jonin
      • PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY SEX SEX SEX PARTY PARTY DONT FORGET THE PARTY : zuff
    • LOL great gameplay video, but the player sucks! 40+ scenes, and 3 kills. all of them easy finishing shot ... : MaverickOrig
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  I'm loving the 4LPL tank. but want a LPL mech that has sufficient heat sinks. (none of them do) : MaverickOrig
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    I don' t there is such a beast as an LPL mech with sufficient heat sinks. : trove
    • normally i'd agree. but the tank has a huge FOV and can rotate 360 degrees. can't say the same for the me... : MaverickOrig
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      The 4LPL Awesome is pretty good, you can generally get off two cycles before you have to start throwing c... : Majuju
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        Why not just chain fire and hold down the mouse button? I can usually stay cool enough to maintain consta... : tboomer2
        • because I want to spec out (mechlab) more heat sinks and not need to chain fire them. : MaverickOrig
• The mod is worth the purchase of Crysis. But crysis is also pretty fun :) : Omning
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  MercFox's PROTIPZ: - Flamers are bar-none the best anti-BA weapon. - Passive radar reduces your rada : MercFox1
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    You BA harassing mofo! I had a helluva time killing you the other day. : jonin
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      My favorite kill ever was as a BA, I went against Tromblyj in an Awesome with 4 PPCs. I harassed him enou... : MercFox1
      • I -wish- I could get my 360 controller fully working with the flight system. I miss being the ultra-annoy... : LoioshDwaggie
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    I'm going to have to say LBX's are the best anti BA weapons, because they have more range than the flamer... : ArcKnight
    • As a BA pro, I would much rather fight someone with LBXes than a pair of Flamers (Looking at you, Madcat ... : MercFox1
  • The mech on its back killing AA sounds ingenious. I wonder if it will eventually come to teammates intent... : Klebold
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    What's BA stand for? (Battle Armor?) : LoioshDwaggie
    • yes, it's the shorthand for Battle Armor, which is (semantics aside) the I.S. Longinus or the Clan Elemen... : yacoub35
    • It stands for pain in the ass, thats what it means. : jonin
  • Just an FYI, reactor core breaches count as teamkills if you get your teammates . : trove
  • Is there anyway to tell which mechs have 360 torso turning? The degree limit gets really annoying on some... : loboca
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    I seemed to never get my TAGS syncronized with the players. When I was tagging, no missiles were being ... : jonin
    • when you start TAGing, announce (which side of the map you're on) when you want TAGs, announce (which si... : MaverickOrig
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    it's hard to recommend the Bear LMG since the miniPPC is essentially the q3 rail! also, have people fir... : ]pm[chem
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      I'm going to say it...I think the ManPack PPC is overrated. I feel like I can do more damage to mechs wit... : MercFox1
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        I thought it was generally accepted that the manpack PPC and AC2 did more DPS than the default laser setu... : ]pm[chem
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          The Mech PPC is very powerful, but out of all the times I've used the Manpack PPC I wasn't very impressed... : MercFox1
          • The Manpack PPC is good if you aim for the back of the legs. I've stopped a few 100ton mechs by just wor... : tboomer2
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          i roll with PPC, TAG, and the default SRM. If i am not TAGging, I will take the autocannon or whatever th... : yacoub35
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            The chaingun? That's the Bear LMG. The Autocannon is the dual barreled thing that rocks your view wheneve... : MercFox1
            • ah, i've never tried the autocannon then. without a mechlab i just go by price. more expensive must be be... : yacoub35
  • I'll add a second item because I'm mad that it happened. BE AWARE OF YOUR TEAMMATE'S LOCATIONS. I'm pre... : JuffoWup
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  Artillery Support on the Marshes map is my new favorite. I think i went through over 2000 missiles in 40... : MaverickOrig
  • unlike the BA where your view is above your weapons clearance heigh, so if you're not careful you self-ki... : yacoub35
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  Maybe these could replace the UT3 shackbattles on Wednesday? Since we only ever got a handful of people f... : Dschinghis Khan
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    Well right now it's a daily shackbattle :D : sanchez
    • true, but it might trail off. wed-night works as a plan : MaverickOrig
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  I can't wait until t hey fix the voice in this game. Right now it's too quiet and I feel lonely. : sanchez
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    Text chat is pretty poor too since the messages remain for precisely a picosecond with a 30s lag. : Klebold
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      and if you type a long one then it auto sends it and you continue typing a second message : sanchez
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        i acutally considered that a nice feature : MaverickOrig
        • its kidn of frustrating. id rather have them just continue the message on a second line : shaq_mobile
  • Yeah, that's a problem with Crysis. I hope the voice communication can be easily tweaked by the mod team.... : SockMonkeh
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    are there people not using Vent? I think I might hook my mic up tonight if others join in. : tboomer2
    • I logged onto it last night, nobody was there. : Nixx2004
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  Toth21 we did find a bug where the TAG got stuck. for the whole match. Pointing at the same spot. Couldn'... : MaverickOrig
  • i saw that too when i was in the swamp map. : shaq_mobile
  • god i was so annoyed with that : trOmblyj
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  Hey guys, has anyone been able to get a 360 controller working with all axises for VTOL craft? I could ne... : LoioshDwaggie
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    A 360 controller would be awesome if the triggers work for throttle! : SockMonkeh
    • my 360 controller kinda-sorta worked but it screwed up the mouse and i had to use Task Mgr to kill Crysis... : yacoub35
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  can you repair a mech and/or restock ammo mid-fight? i thought i saw some way to do this but couldn't fig... : dirge23
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    Yes. Return to your base, press period (.) to order ammo automatically. Then exit the mech (f) and come b... : LoioshDwaggie
    • aha, thanks : dirge23
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      uh, sure 'F' if you want to blow off your protection!! just power down 'P' in the middle of a bay : MaverickOrig
      • you did it right if your money decreases. : MaverickOrig
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    You have to go back to the mech bay, power down and wait a few seconds. Ammo, you need to open the buy w... : trove
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      it's the powering down i was missing : dirge23
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        Plus, don't eject out of your mech without powering down first otherwise you will destroy your cockpit ar... : trove
        • Ooooooooo. Ignore what I said above. : LoioshDwaggie
      • Haha, the "returning to mech bay" is what I was missing. : The Grolar Bear
    • Also make sure you stand in the middle of the bay, if you get too close to a wall then it won't repair yo... : sanchez
  • auto ammo rebuy didnt work for my friend, so you can press "," and buy it manually. hit 'p' to shut down ... : shaq_mobile
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    Look at all you goofs - you don't need to power down, you can just stand in the middle of the hangar and ... : Majuju
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      When I tried that it wouldn't repair until I powered down. hmm : jonin
      • You can resupply without powering down, you CANNOT repair without powering down. : MercFox1
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    returning to base to reload, etc, takes forever in many mechs, or damaged mechs. when my mech is spent I... : ]pm[chem
    • Really depends on how pricey the mech was. Anything beyond mid tier, you'll probably want to repair/rear... : trove
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      thats what i do too. theres no real punishment for dying... i wish there was a healthy solution to fix th... : shaq_mobile
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        well the punishment is that you give the other team points : sanchez
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          suicide doesn't give the enemy points (yes it lowers your kill/death ratio) : MaverickOrig
          • (but i can increase your K/D ratio if you go kill faster with a new mech) : MaverickOrig
        • im pretty sure the point system is completely broken in that game. people will spawn with 4,000,000 point... : shaq_mobile
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      are they going to add a repair function to BA's? Because that would be pretty neat. : dedgecko
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        BA's auto repair shields and armor. just hide if you dont want to get shot : MaverickOrig
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          No - I mean, will they add the functionality for a BA to perform field repairs / ammo resupply to Mechs/T... : dedgecko
          • oh that would be cool. (but not sure it makes sense that a BA could carry 480 LRM to rearm the artillery) : MaverickOrig
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            No, because they're following CBT for the most part. Besides, BA's weigh 1 ton - how are they going to ca... : mroizo40
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              nanotechnology. didn't you ever play Total Annihilation or Supreme Commander? >:[ : yacoub35
              • Nanotechnology doesn't exist in the Battletech universe : mroizo40
          • i demand a spanner so i can wrench on some mechs. : yacoub35
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  TAG: Can you tag a mech mid missle flight? Or does the target have to be lazed at launch? : twifosp
  • No, you can tag mid flight. I think some people recommend that to get over obstacles that the mech may b... : trove
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    You can tag in mid flight (this is more effective), see Merc's tips above! : MercFox1
    • I've fired missles blindly to hit a target outside radar range and when they where about 10 feet from the... : TOnez
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    I still haven't got a kill after launching my arrows or LRMs while a tag/narc HUD indicator was lit, and ... : ]pm[chem
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      You sould hear a weard THWACK sound if you hit a target with missles. But yeah it is difficult to tag wi... : TOnez
      • yeah I need to use the map on the right more. I basically just use it for grid coords. : ]pm[chem
    • TAG is bugged sometimes. They should auto lock... but it would be nice if we could have some sort of choi... : shaq_mobile
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  I wish I could run it for 5 minutes without CRASHING. Goddamn it. : Albemuth
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    When are you crashing? In the menus? Once in game? How often has it crashed for you when you say every 5 ... : Toth21
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      It crashes in game, anywhere from 1 - 5 minutes in. Every time. : Albemuth
      • Straight to desktop? Does it give you an error box? : Toth21
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  SRM seem really low on damage. Anyone feel the same way? Sure they do twice as much as LRM, but they have... : shaq_mobile
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    Its something todo whilst your LBX's and lasers are recharging. Its more of a boost than a bread and butt... : Klebold
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      good point, never thought abotu it like that. i prefer loadouts with one type of weapon so i can concentr... : shaq_mobile
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        I used to think like that too at first, which is why the awesome is so damn popular. Just one big chunk o... : Klebold
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          BA's are so hard to kill when you lag. You need a flamer, mg or lbx. I spent so long with AC20's trying t... : shaq_mobile
          • I just wait for them to hit the apex of their jump and tag them with my lasers. Usually removes them. : JuffoWup
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  Everyone keeps saying BA. Based on the videos I have seen, I am guessing that means Battle Armor. As ... : CRasterImage
  • this is one of those things where it's way more fun than canon would be : dirge23
  • CRI, I have a cannon that I would like you to speak with j/k : MercFox1
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    BA is short for Battle Armor, yes. But they are actually named in the game: Longinus, Elemental, etc. And... : yacoub35
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      If your mech is dead, you should be too. : CRasterImage
      • i sort of agree but then they shouldn't have an eject function but they do. if you eject, you shouldn't ... : yacoub35
      • Well, the people that spent 3 years making the mod seemingly disagree : geedeck
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  The mass gauss rifle is so awesome. I could two shot mecs, and those fast ones would barrel roll into a m... : chungathebunga
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    I love watching those light mechs getting killed when they're running at top speed. I watched a mech run ... : ArcKnight
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      we had a couple core breaches within a few moments of each other on the green valley map in the middle of... : dedgecko
      • I love it when a mech carrying LRM's takes enough damage to lose one - they go off like a fireworks facto... : ArcKnight
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        IR mode is awesome. Apparently someone said you can see the TAG lazers with IR vision on. : tboomer2
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          Yes you can. : trove
          • really? I unless no one was using them last night - I don't think I've ever seen a TAG laser with the ... : dedgecko
    • Yeah the robot ragdoll is glorious sometimes. I saw a mech try to use jumpjets to avoid LRMs. They ... : smax
• I'm so fucking hard for this game right now. I just want to go home and play! : zerog83
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  I completely ignored this Mechwarrior thing for Crysis these past two weeks. Worth reinstalling Crysis... : sreyes22
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    i'd wait for more patches. : ass-street
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      The Shack-hype will dry up by then. : CRasterImage
      • No. : MercFox1
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        hey that's 2 poops on this thread for you. any reason why? besides, it's not like the only servers are ... : ]pm[chem
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          That is how it always goes around here. People jump on the bandwagon for a few weeks. Creating a usef... : CRasterImage
          • Star Wars sucks. : shaq_mobile
          • god that sounds like an awesome idea for a mod :D : xsoulbrothax
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            Shack's not the only group playing this, and other non-blockbuster game communities here like dod:s or ho... : ]pm[chem
            • Based on the server names. I'm guessing the main community is all Goons. : tboomer2
            • DoD:S is but a sorry shadow of its predecessor... with better graphics :D : shaq_mobile
  • considering dozens of shackers bought crysis just to play this mod and the massive daily threads for the ... : ]pm[chem
  • WHAT THE HELL IS THIS POST yes you should install play and enjoy this product right-goddamned-now :D : MercFox1
  • It's definitely beta. But with that in mind, it's pretty damn cool. : Zakko
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  Is there a way to tell if I'm using DX9 or DX10? I have a DX10 card, but wanted to try changing to DX9 ma... : Nixx2004
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    there's a 'use dx10' option in the system settings, though maybe it's a holdover from Crysis : xsoulbrothax
    • I looked all through the options, didn't see that. : Nixx2004
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    -dx9 in command line : Iwannaacura
    • That forces DX9? : Nixx2004
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    I've tried using Shadowdane's two configs, and I think they are DX9 : dedgecko
    • Yeah forgot to mention that, I'm using his 2.0 config. : Nixx2004
  • r_displayinfo 1 Then read the output up top. It'll say which features (including dx version) are in us... : dafugg
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  What annoys You about this game? The no clip issue in the hangar is seriously pissing me off. Some ma... : Klebold
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    wait, wait. you're spawning mechs in the VTOL hangar and then complaining it doesn't work? : dirge23
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      no - some times there is a physics bug in the main mech hangar and you fall thru the floor as soon as you... : trOmblyj
      • ah okay. i got confused because i guess i think of them as mech bays rather than a mech hangar : dirge23
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        to be honest I see little reason in buying a vehicle and having to walk to it - why not just spawning you... : Nitrium
        • seriously. i am always fumbling around with my BA jump jets trying while trying to mash F to get into my ... : dirge23
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          I don't see what the problem is. 98% of the time your mech spawns in bay 1 or 2. I buy, jet my way down t... : DarkWolf5
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            it's just an additional waste of time. there's: 1. respawn timer 2. run to your mech 3. pilot your mec... : dirge23
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              Well its partially done to balance things out. You run to your mech because there is a build timer, it al... : Toth21
              • Longest I have seen is 2 seconds. : DarkWolf5
              • yes, the respawn timer is really short. i guess the build timer makes this entirely superfluous. : dirge23
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                I just don't see why it's necessary. There's nothing to gain with building time and having to run around ... : Nitrium
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                  yeah, in practice having to run your ass back to the battle is all the time delay that's really necessary... : dirge23
                  • You're assuming the battle isn't right outside your base. Different modes later on might require this del... : dafugg
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                I have waited 60 sec to respawn before dunno why : ]pm[chem
                • I have to click off my spawn point and back onto it to respawn quick most of the time. : chungathebunga
              • I love running around with the "you will respawn in 0 seconds" for an entire life... It's rare, but it... : dedgecko
            • how about BA who then have to 4. traipse across a vast map to get into combat because riding a mech or ve... : yacoub35
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          I don't think they need to go that far. I think the ability to enter and exit a Mech without having to je... : zerog83
          • That would be nice. : DarkWolf5
    • What? Where did i even say that? YOU RIDE UNICORNS!?!?!?! : Klebold
  • on some maps you can back right out of the hangar thru the wall. That issue really annoys me too. : trOmblyj
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    my issues are all in the keybinds (actionmaps.xml). Crysis/MWLL is rewriting a bunch of my edits / or ad... : dedgecko
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      I wrote a little keybinding app for crysis/mwll because I'm also an ESDF user. I could share it if you'd ... : mroizo40
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        i have a friend who is a ASZX user (don't ask), he'd be appreciative of this aswell. : Klebold
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          Here it is http://cid-aad9fa1fba987ed0.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/mwllkeys.zip It requires ... : mroizo40
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            Thanks! : Klebold
            • Many of the actions listed are from Crysis - for example, mechs do not have horns. As for each of the ... : mroizo40
  • I had a problem yesterday where I bought an Uller and watched it fabricate normally, but when I got into ... : MercFox1
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    is there anything to do besides team dm? are there maps where you capture stuff? : ass-street
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      no.. just tdm.. you can steal mechs though if people hop out. : Iwannaacura
      • grand theft mecha : ass-street
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        people hop out of functioning mechs a lot? : CRasterImage
        • i do when i'm frantically spamming buttons in my cockpit trying not to go for a lava dive. : ass-street
        • If it's about to explode, sure. I have fun on foot, anyways. : Nixx2004
        • sometimes you forget to buy ammo. :( : DarkWolf5
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          Some people have in response to annoying gnats that they can't get at. The BA is a little ridiculous at ... : trove
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            Adding some anti-BA countermeasures into the mechs would be grand. A 25m static discharge that stuns a B... : midgetherder
            • I think they just need to turn off the armor regen. That would probably do it. : trove
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          people seem to do that when I'm around a lot... : MercFox1
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            hmm wonder why.. : jonin
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              He scares them out of their perfectly good Mechs? : CRasterImage
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                BA + ManPPC + Merc = Annoying bug you can't shoot inside a 100ton mech. : tboomer2
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                  the one thing i tried was jump-jetting on top of the mech with an AC2 and just looking down and spraying ... : xsoulbrothax
                  • I was trying that and got killed by a teammate who was shooting at the mech. :( : Nixx2004
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                    I may try this, since I think you take damage with PPC if you fire it point blank against mech armor : ]pm[chem
                    • you do, hence the autocannon. it is also pretty brutal if a pilot jumps out, cause he kind of comes down ... : xsoulbrothax
              • "captain scared them out of the water!" : jonin
              • go for the legs boo! go for the legs! : MaverickOrig
              • Flamer to shut down the mech and then PPC away. : midgetherder
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        can you jack tanks? I tried and tried, and it didn't work last night. : MaverickOrig
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          No because they don't require powerdown + eject to eject safely. Mechs that have been ejected while power... : dafugg
          • ooh, so if you power down then eject it won't destroy a mech cockpit? good to know! : xsoulbrothax
    • there are a few game modes, iirc, but i'm sure more will come eventually. For example, there was KOTH, Te... : yacoub35
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    That's a big one. Does 'me sucking' count as an annoyance? Sometimes I can do OK, but others I'm horri... : Nixx2004
    • just takes a little practice. I suck as well. : jonin
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    - battle armor - planes - VTOLs goddamn they are like heavily-armed gnats that I cannot defeat even ... : Majuju
    • As an oft flyer of planes and VTOLs, I can tell you that they are not heavily armored at all, and tend to... : Juno
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      LBX/Flamer> BA Planes and VTOLS get raped by uac5 or some pulse lasers, dont bother with missiles unless... : shaq_mobile
      • yerp. pulse lasers lite-em-up : MaverickOrig
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    mouse3 and mouse4 don't work as expected. they get STUCK firing until i run out of ammo or heat (or disab... : MaverickOrig
    • There's a stopfiregroup3/stopfiregroup4 action in the actionmaps.xml make sure those are properly boun... : mroizo40
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  mechs suck tanks suck planes suck whatever you spawn as with the jetpack backpack is amazing and i w... : DrFlammable
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    and i'll happily laser you down in 0.5 seconds : MaverickOrig
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      no you wont because i am pro : DrFlammable
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        I lol'd when you said "holy shit did you see my PPC kill that guy?!" right after I hit him in the back wi... : MercFox1
        • **TOM-HANKS-IN-SAVING-PRIVATE-RYAN ' D** : Klebold
        • haha i know it does zero damage to mechs but its so satisfying flying around their little heads that can'... : DrFlammable
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        trust this man, he's a doctor : Cheeziologist
        • And he has a secret life as a mutant known as "Beast". : Nighthawk0110
• Anyone want to log on vent to test it with me (get levels set, etc)? Vent info: chattybitches.raidv... : Nixx2004
• Is there a way to change bindings for a 360 controller? : extrahappyturtle
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  Is there any information on how much damage each weapon does? : sanchez
  • Yes pls. : Wheatloaf
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    this would be handy. I'm assuming lasers don't do a ton of damage because they have infinite ammo as the... : JuffoWup
    • They should be heating your mech substantially, so the heatsink/ammo tradeoff should be similar. : famine101
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    http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/forum/index.php/topic,6560.0.html : MaverickOrig
    • need to be logged in :( : Iwannaacura
    • Copy/Pasta: Here is some data I collected so far. Its not possible to figure out laser damage because i : trOmblyj
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      Hmm... What are the conclusions? Mine are that the numbers for LBX implies the pellets in each shot -... : Klebold
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        By shot i mean round, not pellet. : Klebold
        • that appears to be the conslusion, yes : JuffoWup
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  Servers are empty. Wtf is this shit! : jonin
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    I'll be on in about a half hour : trOmblyj
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      Not seeing your server. Is it down? What server is everyone playing these days? : zuff
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        I believe everyone has switched to the dallas server now. with ad vitam as backup when we hit the 0g map... : JuffoWup
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          I don't see anyone on either shack server right now. : LoioshDwaggie
          • I'm eating dinner now. I'll try getting on in a few. : jonin
        • Can't we just take that map out of rotation? : jonin
      • My server is down now that there is a dedicated shack server (Dallas). Thanks for the patronage! : trOmblyj
• Threadjack: It seems to me that this mod is, potentially, the MechWarrior 5 we all want (moreso if anyone... : Schnapple
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  I seem to be crashing a lot today, weirdly enough I only had crashes after I started a crysis single play... : ]pm[chem
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    I saw a forum post saying to delete some shaders folder that crysis creates and let mechwarrior re-create... : chungathebunga
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      http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/forum/index.php/topic,6312.0.html in the crashes section : chungathebunga
      • thanks will check : ]pm[chem
• we're filling ad vitam, need more! : ]pm[chem
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  Ventrilo request: Once people start using it, can we get two channels so the different teams aren't in th... : Nixx2004
  • Good idea. : jonin
• Shack servers are down? No late night MWLL? : IHATEDUST

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  I could really care less about this game. : ateam311
  • * D U K E N U K E M F O R E V E R ' D * : boring gegtik
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    So wait.... you care a lot about it? : zebosausamite
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      LOL I get it, you're correcting me! Oh Jesus that's mega gold. Gratz bro. Fuck yeah. : ateam311
      • Yup : zebosausamite
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        You could always make the effort to say it correctly then this issue would vanish. : silent prophet
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          I believe you meant, to type it correctly. heh. : boring gegtik
          • Yup : zebosausamite
          • I like to use speech-to-text software so I can freely assume the goatse position while posting. : silent prophet
          • Both, actually. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • Or maybe he meant he feels really 'meh' about it but could see himself not giving a shit? The way he w... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        Was it a typing error or is that just how you say it? : Klebold
        • In which case it would be a speaking error. : famine101
      • WE CARE A LOT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6pZqUNtko : Endymion_
    • He cares a little. : TreMetal
  • I couldn't. : Jimbo Ro
  • I couldn't. : CrustaR
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    I could really care less about this post. : treefingers1
    • I couldn't : ass-street
    • I wish I could, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    http://forums.applenova.com/images/ammo/i-could-care-less.jpg : mrvandelay
    • 0wned!!! : CrustaR
    • I have this pic up in my cubicle : grabbie
    • Perfect : Drewus
    • hahah : WhatIsThisFor
    • Beat me to it - it's the perfect response. :) : thetangent
    • Oh awesome : bolneze
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    HOW MUCH LESS COULD YOU CARE : opengl128
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      But what if I could care more? Does Couldn't care less = I could care more? ANSWER ME! : baron calamity
      • if p -> q is not the same as if q -> p : Cheeziologist
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        I think so. If you couldn't care any less, the only thing you could do is care more. : zebosausamite
        • But you can care more without not being able to care less. e.g. on a scale of 1-10 of caring. 1 = cou... : TreMetal
      • Couldn't care less: NOR gate Could care less: OR gate Couldn't care more: AND gate Could care more: NA... : Klebold
      • If you could care more, then you don't care about it as much as possible, but anything less is ok. If yo... : one random winner
      • Well, "I couldn't care less" implies "I could care more." If you couldn't care less you're at the lowest... : DinK
      • Of course he could. From a care level of zero, the only way to go is up. Hence, he could NOT care less, b... : thetangent
  • Typical. : ieGod
  • YOUR A FUCKING MORAN! : voodooraze
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    There's nothing wrong what the phrase "I could care less". People here are trying to establish logic on a... : K1Bond007
    • There's nothing wrong with that phrase at all, it is just the opposite of what he meant. : zebosausamite
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      there is something wrong with how he used it then : moshman
      • This is true. : K1Bond007
  • holy shit man look what you did : royalally
  • Are you happy? Really? Look at this trainwreck. : IHATEDUST
• Therein lies the intrigue. : Klebold
• Will Will Rock rock? : not work safe
• For the pc it did. : baron calamity
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  What's a Chuck Lidell? : ajvitaly
  • What's a Tim Conway? Oh, about 120. : AxeMan808
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  All the interest and hype got kinda lost with this one. Shame. It looked awesome back in the day. : D11ger
  • I remember being impressed with the intel quad core demo of alan wake at IDF, which appears to have been ... : semaphore
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  Alan Wake and the Flashlight of Destiny : jet-poop
  • fleshlight : boring gegtik
• No it already came out, it's called Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  Five years of hype, and I still don't know shit about the gameplay. For all I know it could be a mountai... : capt tripps
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    there was a gameplay video that came out awhile back : homeboyJim
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCC-MhnewZ0 GP starts around 1:35 : homeboyJim
      • Cool. Looks kinda like the new Silent Hill with guns. : capt tripps
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  we need a catchphrase... something catchy.. maybe "more like ALAN FAKE!" : boring gegtik
  • Alan Late? : baron calamity
  • Alan Wait? : guyver-za
  • Alan "PC IS A LIE" Cake : SlingBlaze
  • ALANGATE : xxx2xxx
  • Alan Procrastinate : zebosausamite
  • SHAKE AND WAKE : action wombmate
  • Its sounding like Alan Hate now : chungathebunga
  • Along Wait. : greasyjohn
  • alan fornever : Mr.SEX
  • Al Unwake. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • DNF : guido anchovy
  • Alan Wait seems simple enough to me : Begawkiness
  • Alan Weak : dirge23
  • Alan Flake : deathofrats
  • Alan Flop. : Endymion_
  • Falun Gong : spiderfill
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    Han Solo : not work safe
    • Carlos Spicyweiner : RomSteady
  • Alan for fucks sake : gmd
  • alan wake already implies the game is dead. : kaddar0
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    George Broussard Presents: Alan Wake : NastyJack
    • Alan Wake will make you his bitch : gmd
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    Alan NOT A PC GAME ANYMORE : CrustaR
    • ^^^^^ : Wyvern
    • Alan I Fucking Hate You, Microsoft Wake. Subtitle: Why, Remedy, Why? We Still Love Max Payne Over Here! : pyide
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    Oblivion with flashlights : alphablu
    • nice : mnsnota
    • "did you see the physic effects???the physic effects!" : .Jayson
    • *golfclap* : baron calamity
  • Alan Forever : Sailor of Fortune
  • Alan walks into a bar and the barman goes "Why the long Wake?" : Snuffles-
  • Alan Wakemewhenitcomesout : get_navi
  • Alan so far away : festivalman
  • AM I AWAKE? : shyguy74
• Do i need to change my screen name to AlanNeverWokeUp : NukemFornever
• A. Wake has to be the stupidest pun for a video game character's name since... : yacoub35

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  Denon receivers rule : MrLobo
  • Good to know! : brickmatt
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  Denon if you want quality, Onkyo if you want absolute cheapest price. : ovrlrd
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    I don't want cheap as in crappy, but I know fuck-all about stereo equipment. : brickmatt
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      Onkyo isn't cheap, but I will say the build quality isn't as good as Denon or certainly some more expensi... : ovrlrd
      • My main reason for choosing Denon over Onkyo is that the Onkyo ran really really hot. : hanfeitzu
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    I've bought both about 2 years ago. After having an Onkyo that I loved (777) I bought whatever the $800 O... : tetragrammaton
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      Wow the shack is slacking, the last time I mentioned a friend of mine who had this very issue with an Onk... : Endymion_
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        I *think* the receivers should have a delay option to help those issues, but I've never had to use it. ... : walker270
        • I searched the avsforums for days for a fix. I loved it otherwise. I was able to improve it by lessening ... : tetragrammaton
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  I have a Denon 1909 that seems like a good quality entry level receiver. It has 3 HDMI ins and will upsa... : hanfeitzu
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    So do you go devices to receiver to TV? Is that how it goes or what? : brickmatt
    • yes : sanchez
    • yup. The only bummer here is my TV used to autodetect the aspect ratio of the incoming signal and scale ... : hanfeitzu
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  brickmatt don't shackle yourself with material belongings, the only true currency is friendship :) : Mr.SEX
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    It isn't for me, I just don't want to explain what I'm up to. : brickmatt
    • what i just wrote was garbage and i'd like to get a receiver at some point! it's not a very high priorit... : Mr.SEX
• Marantz, Denon, Pioneer Elite, Yamaha. : ant_hillbilly
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  figure out how many inputs you need, if you need video conversion (like everything goes to hdmi out or so... : hamachi
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    3 devices - 360, PS3, HD Tivo. : brickmatt
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      All HDMI. : brickmatt
      • then I'd get something that has 4+ hdmi ports in case you buy a new toy. for audio: unless you are an... : hamachi
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  I can vouch for the onkyo SR-607 with x360, PS3, comcast HDMI cable box. it's not going to win audiophil... : Downforce
  • thats what I have. I love it. : DogDharma
• Can you post your home theater setup and price range? Everything -- components, TV brand & type, speaker... : walker270
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  http://reviews.cnet.com/best-av-receivers/ I just got a Denon AVR-790. (basically identical to the 19... : DinK
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    I have the Pioneer on that page and love it. Denon's on-screen setup menus are a little nicer (less rudim... : zyklonbee
    • I have the 919 which is pretty much the same amp I believe and it is excellent. I also have a Harmon Ka... : dengar65
• My brother just picked this up http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=5016804&CTID=5... : Werkin
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  Onkyo. : deadhorse
  • if he's smart. : PlanetPerfecto
• Denon. : WhatIsThisFor
• Love my Denon AVR-590, works great and sounds excellent!! : Shadowdane
• Onkyo is the best price:performance. Denon is higher priced but higher performance. : wurzle
• I just got an Onkyo RC-160 and it's fucking awesome. : virus
• Denon AVR-790 : gmd
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  Im looking at either the Denon AVR1610 or the 1910. Both exactly the same, but the 1910 has 1 more HDMI i... : steve_o
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    can your TV upscale also ? If so save yourself the $ and buy the cheaper one. The only disadvantage is... : smellslikefish
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      Denon uses anchor bay for it's up-scaling to 1080p. They make damn good chips. : DarkWolf5
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        for that price difference you can buy eg a center channel speaker.... For me it would be hard to justi... : smellslikefish
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          Yeah Im finding it difficult to find reasons for the 1910 also, I have a Panasonic V10 which is 1080p nat... : steve_o
          • the rca cable will work fine. also most sources in the future are going to be able to output 1080p any... : smellslikefish
          • If your Panasonic is like mine, it forces a bit of overscan on a 720p signal. Scaling to 1080p undoes th... : DinK
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            Having more than three HDMI inputs could come in handy in the future. I filled my 4th HDMI input before ... : DinK
            • The TV itself has 4 inputs, so I'd still have 3 left over, which I could easily just use with one of the ... : steve_o
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            Those won't work with a receiver those are PC speakers and they are designed to connected to a Sound Card... : Shadowdane
            • Actually the satellite speakers would work, it looks like they have standard connections on the speakers.... : Shadowdane
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              You could cut the wires to connect them I guess. But depending on their capability you'd have to make su... : DinK
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                The manual says they are 70w per channel - http://www.fixya.com/support/p279053-creative_labs_gigaworks_s... : Shadowdane
                • Shackmessaged you m8 : steve_o
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            Your HDTV upscales everything to 1080p already. If it didn't you'd see 720p and 480i/p signals in a small... : Prozium
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              The upscaling converts the old analog signals to a digital one so that you just have to connect the 1 HDM... : kelbane
              • it upscales hdmi to 1080p only if you enable it, it is off by default : gmd
              • Definitely something to look into. I don't know the specifics for that model but some of them will even u... : Prozium
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    You should be looking at the AVR-790, not the 1910. Here, read this: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/s... : DinK
    • I dont need 7.1, I only use 5.1 with the speakers I have at the moment, and keep 2 as spares. The aforeme... : steve_o
  • I got the AVR-1910 for $420 with free shipping at 6ave.com during a promotion, it works nicely. : Code RedBeard
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  https://www.accessories4less.com/ marantz, onkyo refurbs here - you can save quite a bit if you don't ... : smellslikefish
  • Tempting... : Freon
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  lol here have some lols : das_runt
  • hope this helps : das_runt
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  I fucking love my Onkyo : OverloadUT
  • Iawtp : TheArtMan
• Rotel - i went with them and am happy (bowers&wilkins speakers with a SVS sub) : eums
• Don't cheap out, make sure your receiver can pass through audio with the video on the same HDMI cable. $3... : Serpico74
• What is your budget? and how many things do you want to hook up? : DogDharma
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  Onkyo TX-SR607 and be done with it. It's inexpensive and rules. : pancake humper
  • Yeah, it will do you just fine. : BoKnows
  • agree with this... : freqq28
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    Jumping on this bandwagon. No complaints with my SR607. : racer5
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      I have HDMI cords plugged in to the back just because there is room! It's a surplus of HDMI! : pancake humper
      • Yep! A plethora of hdmi in! :) : racer5
  • i think i have the sr707 but regardless, onkyo is where it's at : dromo5
• Denon AVR 1910 : TheMadTaiter
• and throw in some Definitive Technology Pro Cinema 600 speaker system and the Denon AVR1910 sounds great! : TheMadTaiter

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• http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Universal-Remotes/ct-p/harmony_remote_controls : ant_hillbilly
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  You can pretty much give it up on ever having it work reliably. My TV is the same way and it sucks ass. I... : tashtego
  • That would require a new xbox >:( : Blackdawgg
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    Can't you use the software to tweak the timing? I just got my 880 but it seems like the trick lies here. ... : geedeck
    • Yes you can. I have a projector that takes about 30 seconds to light up and it won't takes commands until... : tetragrammaton
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      Yeah- if I want it to be absolutely reliable, I can jack the timing so that it waits a full five seconds ... : tashtego
      • again, please note that this problem has nothing to do with the Harmony, and is entirely the fault of my ... : tashtego
  • i have to do something like that on my harmony to adjust my tv's sharpness after switching inputs. its ma... : cpt_gloval
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  I love my Harmony but it has never, ever worked right. I almost always have to hit the little help button... : [fry]
  • E-mail support. The same thing happened to me, but they were able to magically fix it from their end. : digital_d
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    i curious as to how one loves a $100 remote that doesn't work properly. : gokart.
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      I've had mine on to very different setups. It does work properly. It admittedly can take a while to set u... : tetragrammaton
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        *two* differnt setups. : tetragrammaton
        • lol *different* : tetragrammaton
  • You may need to mess with the timing delay between commands for some of your devices. : DarkWolf5
  • I bet your problem can be solved by changing the timings a little in the software : moshman
  • I had a lot of issues with this as well. For me it came down to fixing the delay times and making sure th... : tetragrammaton
  • Between delay factors and customizing additional entries I have always been able to make my Harmony (One,... : Endymion_
• You should be able to change how your TV inputs are switched in the Harmony software. Just go through the... : digital_d
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  My problem is sometimes the 360 won't turn off or on. Everything else works perfectly. so frustrating. I ... : bozer
  • ThT's strange. My 880 turns my 360 on and off perfectly. : FormerHPB
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    The IR receiver on the 360 is pretty weak. I have mine on a lower shelf below my HDTV and I have to angle... : Prozium
    • and I confirmed this with the official 360 IR remote too. : Prozium
    • yeah same issue here. Im pretty sure that's it. If I point it right at it it works usually. : bozer
  • I use a MCE remote with my 360 and I find I have to aim directly at it. You might be able to look into I... : honkfrog
• Your options to getting it working awesomely are as follows: -Buy a proper HDTV with discrete input IR... : Prozium
• Mine does that too but it works. There is an option in the software to change the behavior of the input ... : melkore
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  Read this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15922452#itemanchor_15922452 tldr; My TV remote lacks d... : Colleton
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    That's odd. When I setup my harmony remotes it automatically setup the discrete input switching on my kur... : Prozium
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      Did your original TV remotes have discrete input selection buttons? Mine did not, so the Harmony databas... : Colleton
      • I think the kuro remote did. I had the harmony before the kuro so I never really looked at the official r... : Prozium
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    Thanks I'll look into this. I don't hold much hope because the TV is a Proscan I got for $499 : Blackdawgg
    • No all I have is InputNext : Blackdawgg
• This is one of those weird areas where the Harmony concept of making things simple actually makes things ... : LilCrypto
• KHANN Now it will switch from Component 1 to HDMI 1 just peachy but not the other way around. How fucking... : Blackdawgg
• I had the same problem, and had to set up a 2 second delay between turning the TV on and changing the inp... : tostador

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• You should just buy a cat who loves you instead. : Ellissd
• Wow, I dunno man, I think I'd just pay the $500. Pro tip: Ask a few other vets, they might give you a muc... : Visceral Monkey
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  Have you tried a local humane society? Their services are often cheap. : helvetica
  • This is a great idea. My wife is asking the shelter where we got Benny from to see what they do. They a... : ezanga
  • good thinking! : Megara9
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  Pet groomers cant do this? You could attempt it yourself, ask the vet for some Acepromazine or Valium. ... : ant_hillbilly
  • Pet groomers won't do it, especially with claws. Benny can be downright crazy. : ezanga
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  ketamine - just a little bit though. : gokart.
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    How much is a little bit? : ezanga
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      just a bump or two : gokart.
      • "daddy, i want a bump of k.... i want a bump of k NOW" It's been 8 years since that song, damn. : ant_hillbilly
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      alright this shit sounds dangerous : ezanga
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine : ezanga
        • i hear in small doses its quite the trip : ghost hacker
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        whatever it is fun as shit : eeeealmo
        • 2nd'd. favorite drug ever but holy crap can it scare the shit out of you :( : mwasher
      • heh it was a joke post. it's what vets use to euthanize small animals and what people use to get hiiiiiig... : gokart.
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  Is it inherently afraid of the clippers? You could try doing it yourself if the cat doesn't totally freak... : not work safe
  • And just because its clawed doesn't really mean its impossible. Claws are pretty dull once they're clippe... : not work safe
  • I agree with this. Just do a little at a time. Eventually it will get used to the trimmer noise and you'l... : festivalman
  • yeah, the cat is bonkers. He's got very limited vision and our other cat destroys him for sport. A simp... : ezanga
• Do you ever trim his claws? My cat gets a lot more aggressive and mean when his claws are too long. This ... : geedeck
• /waits for wacky vet hijinks when prescription pad order says "put to sleep" and shave. : festivalman
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  If you insist on doing this yourself I would recommend getting some pet travel meds from your vet - they'... : Megara9
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    "Insist" is too strong, "prefer" is more accurate. I think its worth exploring the travel meds. My conc... : ezanga
    • yeah, I'd be worried about dosage as well. Hence my suggestion w/ the vet-acquired travel meds. My vet ac... : Megara9
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    it shouldn't cost 400-500 to shave a cat, it's not like they're going to do surgery. like someone suggest... : mo13
    • yeah that sure seems steep - I've never had a long-haired cat and so never had to deal with it. : Megara9
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  pay the money. you don't want something to go wrong and have a cat bleeding on your floor with your wi... : dahanese
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    having shaved a cat a couple of times in my life using simply travel pills that sedate them, this is pret... : mwasher
    • i agree it's too much money - i bet he could find a groomer cheaper, as long as the cat isn't a complete ... : dahanese
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  I had to have my Maine Coon cat shaved last winter/spring and it cost me like $70 max. : Thornfist
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    Was your cat cRaZy? : ezanga
    • Yes. He is shit-on-the-vet-crazy : Thornfist
• I'm sure cat groomers deal with skittish cats all the time. Are you sure you can't find a groomer who wi... : J4NUS
• Christ woman just go to the salon and have it waxed : kill9
• just do it in steps so he has time to recoup : spiderfill
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  Clarifications on Cost: So, the cost, according to our vet is as follows . . . . Mandatory physical ... : ezanga
  • maybe theyll throw in the undercoating for free : spiderfill
  • Maybe you can talk Elaine into taking the vet back and you'll get a discount! : mrvandelay
  • yeah, kitties can get infections if their hair becomes matted :( so sad : Megara9
• what price would be more appropriate for you? $50? $5? you could just back over the cat with your car ... : grendel
• might as well just put it down : dantastic
• We get our cats groomed for about $100 with sedation... that seems really steep. : quix

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  Butters! -> http://shackpics.com/files/Butters_nrifu7go0tqcjcmzgq81.jpg : MagicWishMonkey
  • "hey fellers!" : Phil
  • "Wake up, Neo." : c0bra
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    Whaaat? Your cat does NOT have my cats name >.< : Rigg5
    • When did you get your cat? I've had my cat since 2005. So there! : MagicWishMonkey
    • I am going to name my cat Rigg5 : kaddar0
  • looks kinda like serious cat : Delaric
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  Olive the puggle - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adbower/tags/olive/ Fiona the cat - http://www.flickr.co... : zebosausamite
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    OH GOD i love it http://www.flickr.com/photos/adbower/2345062838/sizes/l/ : Phil
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      also awesome http://www.flickr.com/photos/adbower/3165102140/sizes/l/ : Phil
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        'sup : c0bra
        • lol totally. : Phil
      • I loved it when she was that small : zebosausamite
      • Start the reactor. Free Mars... : cerealSAM2
  • A few of my favorites: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adbower/2081416271/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ad... : zebosausamite
• Hobbes - http://sapiens.shackspace.com/Hobbes.jpg : Sapiens
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  What breed of dog is fuzzy shithead? looks like an american eskimo maybe? : stoned wallaby crop circle
  • He's like 3 parts pomeranian and one part poodle. : Phil
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  Minnow http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=m1_duaond2zvme8ch26ufwu.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/vie... : indosauros
  • Those are awesome dogs. : Clasifyd
  • lolol so awesome http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=boo_ohd1btxzz1jhz0aqnfgr.jpg i love dogs so much : Phil
  • Yay for corgis! : cerealSAM2
• weasels: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=sweetieanddib_bj927vzft40ldw3pbrya.jpg : LoioshDwaggie
• Spud! http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUpload_4emvrifgh8fd2w572j88.jpg : Arcanum
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/howie_p3hckgfz6cn3hta0feme.jpg (Howie, he's chill) http://www.shackpics... : xwer
• I... probably take too many pictures of my cat. http://twitpic.com/lvlt6 http://twitpic.com/8jgn8 ht... : geedeck
• Here's an old pic of my kitty pulling down my shorts. http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUp... : Ellissd
• Auric http://www.flickr.com/photos/gulik/tags/auric/ : stgulik
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  Tinsel and Vlad the goats wearing their sweaters (Tinsel's is a Raider's sweater of course): http://ww... : mysled
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    more goat pics for fun: We use them for packing, but they are lazy: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x... : mysled
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      You have goats? : Lone Swordsman
      • Two of them! My parents didn't want indoor pets, and there's a bit of property behind our house they graz... : mysled
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      You... have... goats? One of them has a caddy on. Do you take them hiking or something? Because that is c... : Durajim
      • They both carry packs, although mine was pretty severely injured last year and probably won't pack anymor... : mysled
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  I want a cat >:( my roommate is allergic : kaddar0
  • I'm allergic and wouldn't mind having one if I wasn't :( : c0bra
• What kind of dog is that fuzzy one? Here come the peegies! Flashbang Fatbottom: http://www.nflightdes... : helvetica
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  Fiddle & Yeti, Jack Russell Terriers. http://pics.notforjeff.com/gallery.php?entry=Images/Fiddle/pileo... : trOmblyj
  • Oh, because this is a Phil thread, here's Yeti teabagging Fiddle: http://pics.notforjeff.com/gallery.php... : trOmblyj
• Milo: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=milo_ymib8bbbd4mgyf8dqga3.jpg Ozzie: http://www.shackpics... : senseimoron
• Wow, you sure do have alot of critters. : smax
• Finn the short haired sheepdog - http://www.shackpics.com/files/finnyfinnfinn_ekkyrprajwakfo04k6or.jpg : Durajim
• Sadie the Bull Terrier through the years http://www.shackpics.com/files/Sadie1_uu7e35brcpywgn8v9uib.jpg ... : Omning
• Heh when did you get a fuuuu t-shirt? : spiffymc
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  LOL'ed for FFFFUUUUUUU T-shirt : dognose
  • lol, I totally missed that : Durajim
  • haha yr right : ass-street
  • I know wtf only Phil. SOOOO funny. : Cygnus X-1
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  Buddy - http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUpload_hxs59pzyzimqo53y9r38.jpg Syn - http://www.s... : DonarUDL
  • aww, Syn's got a poor puppy dawg face. : cerealSAM2
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  Buffy the Maine Coon http://www.shackpics.com/files/bagcat_68tcmuh8bfepslu7xvc6.jpg (cats love bags mo... : Bamtan
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    Maine Coons are the greatest breed of cat there is. :D : thetangent
    • The Ragdolls would like a word with you about how wrong you are. : Caoster007
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  Samus the German Shepherd Dog: http://picasaweb.google.com/jra101/Samus#5224859296527455186 http://pica... : daVinci1980
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    Morrigan is a beast. Trully. Also that first picture reminded me of when a shacker said "That dog looks l... : Klebold
    • She's onry as hell, too. She's a little slimmer now (13 lbs or so). : daVinci1980
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  Professor Rabbit Einstein: http://sailor_of_fortune.shackspace.com/Pictures/Rabbits/IMG00204.jpg http:/... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Is he affectionate at all? : Lone Swordsman
    • Well, she doesn't bite or scratch. She just sits there and stares around, moving here and there. Sometime... : Sailor of Fortune
• Turk the Sun Conure: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=IMG_2539__xbu7m8ckqg0yhg91stka.jpg : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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  This is Chloe. She likes to hang loose. http://www.shackpics.com/files/06102009_k61it94wgkyj5ifwpvt0.j... : Endymion_
  • Haha, this breed always reminds me of Ewoks. Awesome dog. : DrWaffles
• Pikachu http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_wn73g046tcby30ctxonc.jpg Tobias Funke http://www.sh : mayooms
• gizmo! http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammyhancock/4220737542/ her and my sisters dog ran around the hou... : vov1n
• damn you have a lot of pets : Megara9
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  Bartek http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4138518627_18365f9a31_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2... : DrWaffles
  • Now dance! : Sailor of Fortune
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  This is not my cat but I thought it was hilarious. Love the look on its face. http://www.boardgamegee... : Delaric
  • ಠ_ಠ : DrWaffles
• Sam - http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/21jxg-qlbe4w4UmjJdnZWA?feat=directlink : BongSlayerB
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  my dog does the EXACT same thing as cheese dog. We call it smiling, because he always does it when he's ... : slickdoody
  • my dog does the same if you scratch her middle back : vov1n
  • If she woke up as we come in the house, my dog makes this face while greeting us. If she was already awa... : Colleton
• Chely, http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs106.snc3/15331_232529201400_689171400_3664109_21890... : zigaroo
• Brutus! :D http://www.shackpics.com/files/bru1_4mglaz1a328k7hjj1kkj.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/... : skizl

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  i guess im missing the same thing. i just dont get it. it seems like irc to me : oHnOES
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    It's a ton like IRC and people use it for a lot of the same reasons. : OverloadUT
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      Wait a minute, I just realized you've been fairly quiet on there. :( Or I'm not following a lot of people... : xsoulbrothax
      • I haven't used it in a couple months. I've been pretty busy. My huge year-and-a-half D&D campaign is fina... : OverloadUT
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  what's your twitter? i'll follow you. : Ellissd
  • http://www.twitter.com/toatsmagoats : m0nkz
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  i had an account, twitted once and deleted it. lamest shit ever. : mindshot
  • i prefer 'twat once' : xsoulbrothax
• i get followers all the time and i have no idea who they are. I have tweeted only once very long time ago... : hanged_man
• I don't get it either...I have a few friends that use it and try to get me to use it...it looks like a de... : Zuchu
• it's the only way I can keep track of Norway and Australia : drucifer
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  facebook for friends, twitter for following celebs, companies, personalities. : festivalman
  • this is correct. and blogs. : mrsparil
• http://twitter.com/linksbysikander : sikander
• twitter.com/xembler : .ka`boom.zZz.
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  we could do without twitter, facebook, myspace ect.... all of it. : ghost hacker
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    Looks like someone needs some Social Suicide: http://www.popfi.com/2009/12/21/web-20s-social-suicide-mac... : deskill
    • That is awesome. : pancake humper
    • This is pretty cool actually, ! : ghost hacker
• i use it to keep track for what i ate for lunch on weekdays: http://twitter.com/gdestiny : gdestiny
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  i get a ton of great links off twitter. if you don't have something particular to offer yourself then the... : Mansmells
  • Exactly. It helps to to have other interests besides gaming. : smoove
• i get so many updates from things I follow: college basketball writers baseball writers seattle mari... : FrayLo
• Same boat as you. : Albemuth
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  95% of the people i follow on twitter have the "verified account!" thing. the other 5% are just not famo... : electroly
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    do you talk about your fairy dresses : oHnOES
    • i don't really post much on twitter. only when i'm replying to someone really. i just signed up because... : electroly
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    you should login to WoW : pancake humper
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      can i watch battlestar galactica first : electroly
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        You should have watched it with the rest of us >:| : pancake humper
        • i blow through like five dvds a week. i can't get excited about a show if it's one episode a week : electroly
• I signed up almost a year ago, and probably logged in twice. : Flying h4x0r
• I use twitter to keep up on local travel info / news, and industry specific companies / organisations / p... : Creepin_Jeezus
• I have found that it is useful in getting news fast. I am a huge baseball fan and usually Reporters twee... : jabuck
• i use it more as a news reader from my favorite websites/bloggers : kn1fe
• use it for connecting to new people locally : n0v4
• I'm on it all the time. I use it for work, yes, but the majority of the people I follow (or follow me are... : smoove
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  If you actually use it for what it was designed (more below), it's a really neat thing. Of course, most p... : honkfrog
  • can't believe I actually clicked the "why we exist" link when it existed =S : honkfrog