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• boo. : hamachi
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  damn. the one game on facebook i might actually play : indosauros
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    Yeah. There's a lot of internal struggles with myself on this. : Deathlove
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      If we're lucky, Facebook will fall out of fashion and go under by then : Schnapple
      • haha yeah man, high five : Deathlove
• I am trying, but I can't figure out how this could be good. I have visions of it being like every single ... : OverloadUT
• good,thats all i need for that to hit facebook.... : jonin
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  Wonder when the next full Civ game is going to hit? I thought I heard it was going to make an appearance ... : baron calamity
  • I'm hoping Spring or Summer of 2011, but I've got nothing to back that up. : one random winner
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    I wish Dahanese would quit being lazy and make another Civ:Rev for the 360. >:( : Rauol Duke
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      It really was a great game. I'd love to see it on PC. : kgargs
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        Man I would love that : OverloadUT
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          I was going to say something snarky about how we already have the real Civ on the PC but instead I'll say... : Schnapple
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            A CivRev mod would be a huge amount of work, because CivRev pretty much has nothing in common with Civ4 o... : OverloadUT
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              I don't think CivRev would sell a lot but I'd buy the crap out of it. Especially on a 4 pack for 30 type... : kgargs
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                I don't know if they fixed multiplayer, but if this was released on PC with the multiplayer bugs that exi... : azenmaster
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                  I never played a multi game of it un(?)fortunately. : kgargs
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                    both unfortunately and fortunately. fortunately 1 - it is the best board game for the 360 (think set... : azenmaster
                    • That sounds... frustrating. Wonder if it'd be any better in Lan or system-link play. : kgargs
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                      I've played a number of multiplayer games and it never crashed. Not once. : Rooster Cockburn
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                        it was 75% of all games for me and people I played with/talked to. maybe we were unlucky, but I seem to ... : azenmaster
                        • It could have been patched up, or maybe its netcode was just really finicky and I got lucky enough to pla... : Rooster Cockburn
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              Well something that I've always wondered is to what extent does CivRev share any technical assets with Ci... : Schnapple
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                No, they didn't just mod Civ IV to make CivRev, not even a little. It uses some of the same rendering... : jason bergman
                • Very interesting, thanks for the info. : Schnapple
                • what we need is civrev meets populous : boring gegtik
              • As for the extent to which you can mod Civ4: Yes you could make a Civ4 mod that makes the game identical ... : OverloadUT
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      seriously i just fuck around here playing video games all day : dahanese
      • You goddamned slacker. : Rauol Duke
    • If another civ rev game comes out before civ 5 I will... uh, not like it very much. :( : twifosp
  • Fuck a new Civ game. Civ 4 is just fine for now. Let Sid work on something new and fantastic. : pimpium
• a facebook app? sounds terrible : azenmaster
• In the mean time http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/02/01/internet-explorers-browser-civ/ : marmite
• Waiting for Civ 5 actually. He's keynoting GDC so here's to hoping he's got something new to talk about. : locater16
• you sir are like rapid fire journalist these days, good job. : metalremains

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  i feel sorry for whoever wins that : electroly
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    electroly, what would you do if they put you on that show? : CrustaR
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      "no thanks" : electroly
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        What if they wanted to pay you like $10k to go on?? : CrustaR
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          Isn't that how much video game testers get paid annually? : skitzo
          • Jeah. :[ : CrustaR
  • Yeah, I don't think many of them have a clue what they will get... : VictoriouSecret
• Morris, that sounds terrible! : CrustaR
• that's horribly awesome. this can't end well : hamachi
• I wish I was on the show just to win...looks fun....then when they offer me the job I'll turn it down and... : SlingBlaze
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  Penny Arcade nails it http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/1/25/ : Schnapple
  • The best part is that they could have done it without gross exaggeration and it still would have been fun... : OverloadUT
  • Hahahaha. That sums it up nicely. : Ormsbee
  • That comic is bullshit. They never gave me any nutrient-rich sludge. : SockMonkeh
• It's the video game version of The Pickup Artist : tomservo
• From what I hear, this accurately represents Bungie's interview process : Dave-A
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  It's like winning The Price Is Right and the prize is getting to be a cameraman's assistant. : Schnapple
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    Not even, I'm guessing that's just a boring insignificant job, being a game testing grunt on the other ha... : Zek
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      So more like winning The Price is Right and the prize is a job doing internet technical support during an... : o0JediBeavis0o
      • more like the prize is being spayed or neutered : alexthegreat2
• Getting trashed by the Producer of "PLAYSTATION HOME" has to fucking suck. : Ellissd
• Wow that looks awful. : virus
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  After my experience interviewing with Sony QA and the aftermath of talking about it, I'm just going to sh... : RomSteady
  • this sounds like a good story, keep going : CoRDS
• I can't wait until Season 2 where the show how rich and famous the winner of the first season has become! : MrLobo
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  David Jaffe what have you done to yourself? : Fred Garvin
  • hey, he just wants to know if you're on the same boat about why you screwed up : Home Nugget
• I think a couple people were also on the WCG Ulltimate Gamer Reality Show http://www.hulu.com/search?q... : sm00v3d
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  Kind of a clever disguise for advertising Uncharted 2 and other PS3 exclusives? : semaphore
  • Well, it, um, airs exclusively on the PlayStation Network, so most people will probably already be famili... : MorrisatCNN
• How bad would you feel if the producer of PS Home was saying that you suck? ouch. : jimmy_legs
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  Starslay3r is an absolute trainwreck of a human being. Pro Guitar Hero players, ugh : Benefit
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    Starslay3r is an (infamous) legend in the fighting community! : Link.
    • That's exactly what I'm referring to : Benefit
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  Jesus Christ on a boat. They're crying. About not possibly not making it to the final round, to be a vide : ArcKnight
  • Also, attn: mace: thar be crying chicks here : ArcKnight
• http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/770836278_VG7Cr-L.jpg : krym3
• Whatever happened to that Sci-Fi/SyFy reality show where they put Gamers into doing real world versions o... : Sailor of Fortune
• Phenomenal. : notd665
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  hijack I really like the Penny Arcade reality show. It's funny seeing how they come up with a comic. That... : Cihte
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    I agree. Although as far as sheer enjoyment I got the most out of the first two on PAX. : spazzium
    • I enjoyed those as well. : DOOManiac
• Haha I can't wait. : soggybagel
• P.S. Hal Sparks NEEDS MONEY : soggybagel
• It's gonna be horrible and I'm really excited to watch it. : bakanoodle
• I'm just gonna love when they go in for their first day and all of their co-workers taunt them until they... : ColoradoCNC
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  Is this going to be free on the PSN? : fsck
  • Considering the long chain of bad ideas it took to get them here, I bet they plan on charging $1.99 an ep... : DOOManiac
• Only Sony could put together an idea this bad. : BlackCat9
• How many testers do we still have on the shack? Can you all get a hold of the contestants en masse and l... : spazzium
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  I wonder if we'll ever see reality TV contests that don't utilize this same exact format. It's crazy to m... : Vincent Grayson
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    If I create a "The next american pornstar" show, I promise not to use the underneath the balls shot. : skitzo
    • NWS http://www.americasnexthotpornstar.com : MorrisatCNN
• "who wants to have beerios" that is where I stopped watching that teaser : DeBurgo

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  When I click, it just brings me to the item... I don't see a vote link. How do we vote? : Ormsbee
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    Never mind... had to log in to vote. Voted! : Ormsbee
    • thanks Ormsbee :D : HeXoN
• Pics of sister... : MuteMode
• pics : askedrelic
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  PICTS of sister or get your ass kicked!!! YOUR CHOICE! : mace
  • k. give me a sec : HeXoN
  • kicked or raped, mace? : CrustaR
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  Bottle opener belt buckle? That's awesome. : Edges
  • that IS awesome : Jackass1233
• pics of sister before i register to vote : Jackass1233
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  Photos. http://qkpic.com/d852b http://qkpic.com/93192 http://qkpic.com/d0d5a http://qkpic.com/a9daf... : HeXoN
  • Damn... nice boobs. I'll vote. : Edges
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    http://qkpic.com/d0d5a FTW -- Voted! : Madwacker
    • What's Al Bundy doing with those people? Also, approved. : Marrbe
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      Voted again with another email address, because your sister is that hot. =) : Madwacker
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        getting creepier : Patch-e
        • The Shack creepy? naaawwwww =) : Madwacker
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    Almost a mousey look there! Skin is a little pale but passes. MACE APPROVED! : mace
    • I'll pass on the good news! : HeXoN
  • was gonna blow this off, but you delivered...voted : Sovos
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    She looks tall. Amazonian, even. : Bold
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      tall family. I'm 6'2 she's 5'10 : HeXoN
      • I'd climb her, like a fuckin' sequoia. : Bold
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    Did she have the baby via c-section or did she pop it out her vag? This is important. : mrvandelay
    • lmfao : Madwacker
  • I wanna fix her bite. voted. : edgewise
  • Wow. Pics delivered. Bravo sir. : Ormsbee
  • Voted. Good luck! : EricZBA
  • her left eye is 2 microns higher than her right : alexthegreat2
• 5 more votes and she's in the top 5 : HeXoN
• Voted. : Just A Girl
• is your last name also "Delicious"? Hi I'm Sid Delicious : cptstern
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  registered and voted : melkore
  • thanks! only 3 more needed. the boxer shorts are ahead by 2 : HeXoN
• voted : SymGeo
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  She used to do some modeling back in the early 2000's. If she gets into first place I may be able to talk... : HeXoN
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    I nominate Sparkly to update her portfolio. : loboca
    • he needs to move his match sniffing ass north(closer to Canada) for that to happen : HeXoN
• voted : ZeroSignal
• C'mon SHACK! He posted pictures of his sister and everything. I know its Monday, but put your vote in. : Madwacker
• Registered and voted. : mini-sanity
• She has nice tits. Voted. : underground banana plantation
• i voted, but those nunchuk pillows are way better. : re4ctor
• Registered and voted. : InfoBiter
• I will vote later no flash at work :( : RogerDandy
• I voted and now am looking at all the things she has made. I seriously love the typewriter key necklaces ... : Galadriel07
• Voted for her. : DonarUDL
• I voted, and I can confirm that his sister is indeed very pretty! Hexon is like a dude version of her too... : Morgin
• Voted as well. : Piett23
• thanks for votes shack. as of now she is in 3rd. : HeXoN

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• I've already ordered my gravestone. Kill me nicely. Or be my friend. : ajvitaly
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  I am in the bravo game, BTW. : amrbean
  • I am in the bravo/alpha o.O : Jikim
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  Alpha: http://www.civstats.com/viewgame.php?gameid=1663 Bravo: http://www.civstats.com/viewgame.php?ga... : Degenerate
  • Civstats is such an awesome addition to pitboss games. Thansk to OverloadUT for it. : Jonathan
  • oh wow, i didn't even notice it had a timer! awesome : Jikim
  • Thanks for finding and posting these links. Everyone can claim their civs using the game server password. : Goncyn
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    I dont feel as bad any more, still 6 bravo players unclaimed! : maulla
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      only one unclaimed spot in Alpha! It actually seems somewhat fitting that it's OverloadUT we're waiting o... : Degenerate
      • I talked to him on IM yesterday, and it didn't even occur to me to tell him to take his turn. : Goncyn
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    It appears I forgot to tell it I finished my turn. : Sze Ior
    • I even reminded you in the instructions! : Goncyn
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    Oh shit I don't have time to wait until I get home from work. Guess I'm installing Civ4 at work. : OverloadUT
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      Like I posted below, according to the official pitboss page, the first turn won't advance until all human... : Goncyn
      • Oh, that's wrong for sure. At least I've never seen that in my experience... I guess we'll find out! ... : OverloadUT
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    Why are some of the nations showing up as unknown? : Sze Ior
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      overloadUT never added the BTS leaders to CivStats : Goncyn
      • let's all ostracize overloadut : Deathlove
      • ah that explains why my leader's empire isn't showing up. I'm Charlemagne, but it's showing as Unknown in... : Xevo
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  oh shit I didnt check my SM's all day. I originally volunteered to sit, but it looks like there are two g... : maulla
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    You did! DOOOOOOMED : Deathlove
    • I am slightly upset that I am in the bravo game. I was hoping to form an alliance with you, then destroy ... : maulla
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    DOOOOOOMED : Degenerate
    • listen motherfucker, I was doomed in this game before it even started. : maulla
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    You did not. Hurry! : geedeck
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      I wont be able to do it till I get home from work. Then I have to install steam on my wifes notebook, and... : maulla
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        you've got around 8.5 hours from now before the second turn starts : Degenerate
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          haha, so is the computer going to take my first turn or does it just do nothing? : maulla
          • I think your dude are just going to stand there and get mauled by bears for 24 hours. : Degenerate
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    I also didn't check my SMs until this morning. I hope I don't miss my turn as I won't be home from work ... : amrbean
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      Is there a way to extend the turn timer for just the first day? The SM went out at 5pm EST, after my com... : amrbean
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        It is just really annoying that we were told to "Be prepared to take your turn January 31st." Not "Be pre... : amrbean
        • lol goncyn is already feeling the love and it's only round one. : ThomW
        • my outlook for the entire game is much more bleak then yours, so I doubt one turn is going to make the di... : maulla
        • what it sounds like to me is that you just dont care about the general welfare of the citizens that make ... : Degenerate
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          just be happy we have a game. if you think missing a single turn is going to prejudice you that badly, gi... : dirge23
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            or, alternately, ask somebody to log in for you and start your first city, since that's all you'll do on ... : dirge23
            • You are right. I guess I am less annoyed about missing my first turn, as I am "holding" up the beginning... : amrbean
        • Actually, I might JUST make my turn. If the Metro isn't shit like it was this morning. : amrbean
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        The documentation says it won't advance until all human players claim their civs. I guess we will find ou... : Goncyn
        • Hehe, I actually will probably and hopefully make my turn. By my count I have until 6:30 EST. : amrbean
• I am way ahead of the curve. I already took my turn. : WaterSign
• I took a look at my starting territory. LOL. : twifosp
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  dear bravo players: prepare to die, etc. love, dirge23 : dirge23
  • Dear dirge23, Feel free to capitulate now. xxxooo, Your future master. : twifosp
  • Oh thank god you're in bravo : Deathlove
  • Your head would look good on a pole! : SockMonkeh
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  just so you guys know, Tokugawa is a giant fgt : Degenerate
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    Giant fgt with a coastal start point, a town on a hill, and *gooooooooold* : Deathlove
    • I hate you. I started on a 5x5 island which is 40% desert. : twifosp
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      Elizabeth the Awesome also has a coastal starting position and a resource that I can't remember at the mo... : Degenerate
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        That seems unbalanced. :/ : Deathlove
        • unbalanced and AWESOME : Degenerate
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  Any way to jump in on this? I some how missed all of the setup for these games. : melkore
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    the games are already set so the only way would be to take over for somebody who decides that they can't/... : Degenerate
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      jikim is in both games for some reason, maybe somebody could get one of those slots. : dirge23
      • yeah, I'm willing to give you one of my slots, my only requirement is that you take screenshots! SM if yo... : Jikim
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    Nope. See you in 2011! : Deathlove
    • Maybe I can figure out combat by then : melkore
  • Actually we need a player, Jikim ended up in both due to an error on my part. : Goncyn
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    Alright I gave melkore my info, hopefully he'll change the name from Jikim to melkore in the bravo game s... : Jikim
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      so you gave up pericles? : Goncyn
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        Yeah, I'm trying to join the site but I can't seem to take over for him. : melkore
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          Join what site? What error message do you get? : Goncyn
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            CivStats. I don't think I was sent the password for that : melkore
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              To claim leader on CivStats, use the game password in the shackmessage I forwarded you : Goncyn
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                Got it. Still downloading the game here at work so I can make quick moves if I have to. : melkore
                • I already played "0 turn" so you're good : Jikim
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        yeah, I think Pericles was my final choice, but I figured it would be bias if I chose which one to give, ... : Jikim
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          You should have said something. I'm probably going to get creamed anyhow. : melkore
          • it all works out in the end. you get dirge (who i keep hearing is pro at civ) and i get the civilization : Jikim
• goncyn is a swell fellow! : Foxhawk
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  Sup dudes? Looking forward to playing with you other Bravo fgts! : Xevo
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    Alpha > Bravo : Degenerate
    • What would you know? You're a degenerate! : ajvitaly
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  curious, once you set your name in the game, can you change it at a later period? : Jikim
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    I cant verify this at the moment but I think you can change that in the same place you entered your email... : Degenerate
    • Cool! Hopefully melkore reads this if he does decide to play : Jikim
  • I believe your leader name changes to whatever's in the "Player Name" box on the Direct IP Connection scr... : Goncyn
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  PITBOOS NOOB HELP: I know the game saves on the server side, so does it make any difference whatsoever... : ajvitaly
  • no, yes (this is why you need to put a password on your leader) : Goncyn
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  anyone else planning on taking screenshots depicting dirge23's eventual total domination the rise of your... : Jikim
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    take a screenshot per day of your civ and your face : Foxhawk
    • yep, a screenshot of your face. : Foxhawk
  • i'll try to remember to do this. : dirge23
  • No, I think I'll just gloat about my ultimate demise everyday here on shack. : ajvitaly
  • That is a great idea and I will do this! : OverloadUT
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    That would make a cool screencast -- screenshot slideshow with voiceover describing the rise and fall of ... : Goncyn
    • Well I'm not planning on telling a story, just like pics of what I'm doing and 3-4 words describing the p... : Jikim
    • I want dirge to do this. : Deathlove
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      this would be awesome, but i'm worried i'd be giving up too much intel if i did it on a running basis. ma... : dirge23
      • You could do a delayed feed. Like 1 month delayed or something. : OverloadUT
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        Yeah, I was thinking more of a postmortem after you're dead. A running log on a delay would be neat, too,... : Goncyn
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          I might actually do a delayed feed. After 1 month I'll see if it's enough of a delay as to not hurt me, a... : OverloadUT
          • I'm going to do mine daily from three perspectives. Huffinton Post liberal. Fox News / Rush Limbaugh "c... : twifosp
      • If you don't see the opportunity here. . . : twifosp
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        Well I wasn't planning on uploading the screenshots until AFTER i died so... : Jikim
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          actually it would be better if you don't upload the screenshots until after the game ends so that other p... : Jikim
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            It's be the same as you just telling those other players the same information, which is within the rules.... : OverloadUT
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              That being said, my first pitboss game actually made me strongly consider having a "no screenshots" rule.... : OverloadUT
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                you have to discover paper before you can post screenshots : Foxhawk
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                  We actually considered that and then decided it was getting ridiculous and not increasing the fun of the ... : OverloadUT
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                    That's a pretty solid rule. : Deathlove
                    • The real problem, we decided, was one of the players in our first game. He did shit that for ALL of the r... : OverloadUT
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    be sure to post them before I finish my turn so I can copy your every move : maulla
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      I am going to email shopped screen shots of cities being razed to my victims : twifosp
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        Im starting to wonder why i picked the god damned french : maulla
        • cuz of their salon? : Jikim
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          my random pick has possibly the shittiest bonus building in the game : dirge23
          • i was trying to say something positive but its just too terrible. On the bright side at least your unit i... : Jikim
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            dun seems ok... if you build you cities on hills (a bit of an ask, I guess) you can being impenetrable ea... : Foxhawk
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              i'll take dike instead plz : dirge23
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                omfg dikes are the best. Assembly Plants aren't bad either but it will be a while before I see one of tho... : Foxhawk
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                  Neither of those are the best! : twifosp
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                    I quite like dikes (lol), but just mentioned AP's because I'm Germany in the Alpha game. : Foxhawk
                    • Dikes carried me to victory in pitboss shackbattle #1. : Goncyn
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  huh. so there are two Romes in Bravo? weird. : dirge23
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    To be honest I allowed that because it was just easier to figure out. Consider them rival factions within... : Goncyn
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      i think the problem will be they're the same color : dirge23
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        they're different colors in the game, civstats uses the default colors : Goncyn
        • aha, okay. : dirge23
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          good to hear... can we get Civstats to recognize the BTS civs too? : Xevo
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            thank OverloadUT, he just added them in, games should be updated now : Goncyn
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              I'm working on the colors now : OverloadUT
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                ...and now you can see the different leaders, too, thank you sir! : Goncyn
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                  nice work, OverloadUT! : dirge23
                  • The people at Civfanatics are happy too. They have been begging me for years : OverloadUT
      • that sucks =/ : Xevo
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      with two of us, you guys better hope that you aren't on the same continent as us during the iron age. : Cheeziologist
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        hey, maybe dun doesn't totally suck : dirge23
        • haha : Degenerate
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  Jesus threads like this make me feel stupid http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthread.php?s=872ad22e749f... : OverloadUT
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    man, i hope we are not playing at that level, heh : dirge23
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      What you mean you don't have a gigantic text file full of stuff like this? (T61) Mathematics (?) Gett : OverloadUT
      • o.O : Jikim
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    oh my god : Goncyn
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      His worker plans include building improvements for cities that don't even exist yet : OverloadUT
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        Yours don't? My worker plans include building improvements for capturing civilizations that haven't ... : twifosp
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          that's nothing. my worker plans include improvements in the game i start after i ragequit the current one : dirge23
          • This is why you are the reigning champ, I can't compete with that. : twifosp
  • this is like the SC1 build orders, but for a whole game, and not fun. : filthysock
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    That is just silly and will never go as planned. Barbarians and/or war with other civs will intervene. : ajvitaly
    • I bet that cunt Isabella is the one who ruins everything! : Degenerate
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  PITBOSS LAUNCHER TOOL By the way, I wholeheartedly recommend grabbing my Pitboss launcher tool. It's a... : OverloadUT
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    Neat! But it doesn't like my windowed 1440x900 resolution. :/ It enters the name and IP correctly, then ... : Vantage
    • Oh shit I didn't realize my latest version still used that dumb resolution method. Someone posted a versi... : OverloadUT
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  Attention BRAVO players! In an effort to make sure that everyone gets a chance to take the first turn, : Goncyn
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    Im trying to join now. but I have the wrong version?! thought I was fully patched, looking at that now. : NexusOne
    • The correct game version is BTS 3.19 : Goncyn
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      ok, was at 3.17, getting 3.19 now. any summary of big important changes? : NexusOne
      • copy-pasted from the civfanatics thread: - Info screen always shows demographics when espionage is dis... : Goncyn
  • I will hopefully have my turn done by 8pm est. Like i posted above I need to get the steam client and eve... : maulla
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    I won't be able to login until tonight, maybe 3-4 more hours? I am FDR in the Bravo game. : aethyr
    • oh, that will be ~8-9pm EST. : aethyr
  • All the missing players except Sturm08 have posted here, but I don't think anyone has paused the game. : Goncyn
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    Ok, I've paused it. Can I exit the game now or do I need to leave it on until everyone does their thing? : MagicWishMonkey
    • You can leave : OverloadUT
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      You can exit the game. I'll put up a motd to inform everyone what's going on. : Goncyn
      • motd up. Thanks MWM! : Goncyn
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      how the fuck do i unpause this. oh god im not good with computer games : maulla
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        The pause button : OverloadUT
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          It's on your keyboard : OverloadUT
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            It's labeled "Pause" : OverloadUT
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              yea i figured that out, except my wifes notebook has no pause key and no function shortcut. : maulla
              • Oh man that could be annoying : OverloadUT
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                on screen kb FTW! turn is over and game is paused : maulla
                • Hahah I would not have figured that out for quite a while : OverloadUT
  • 60% downloaded now but I have to run to band practice and won't be back til around 10PM CST. Hopefully s... : melkore
• 50% downloaded on BTS. should have my turn done in 40mins or so : maulla
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  Holy shit ALPHA made it to the second turn! : Goncyn
  • 1 down, 487 to go! : ChibiJosh

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  The Asari in the picture would be Liara, your squadmate from the first that you spelt with. : OverloadUT
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    slept* : OverloadUT
    • This makes me laugh. Irony : kagath
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    Shepard and Liara, sitting in a tree, F-U-C-K-I-N-G.... : RomSteady
    • You don't fuck asaris, you mind meld with them. Embrace eternity! : Matt Burris
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  shit I've already fornicated with 2 squad members and am working on a 3rd. I'm a total space gigolo. : sigpro
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    In ME2? It doesn't piss off the others like Dragon Age? : derelict515
    • I have no idea yet. I am expecting a huge bitch fight. : sigpro
    • You're basically Jesus, everyone worships you. : Sailor of Fortune
  • can i do tali THEN miranda or do i have to do reverse order? : multisync
  • I made Jack cry all over me. : NFXFSX
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    ive been trying to get miranda for a bit, she just says to talk to her when things are quiet. i fucked... : -=kodiak=-
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      wtf how - no one likes me cuz i'm full renegade and 0 paragon :( : multisync
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        im pretty much full renegade too. : -=kodiak=-
        • oh snap just did her! IN THE BUTT : multisync
• My one shows Ashley, but it was Liara I slept with in the first game (I was on the blue chick wave long b : Beady
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  If an imported Shepard has a love interest from the original Mass Effect, then that relationship will con : NFXFSX
  • I love how much detail Bioware puts in their games. : Link.
  • Daddy has needs baby and you weren't there. Say, would a threesome cheer you up? : Wyvern
  • I was all willing to stay with Liara, but then that bitch got OLD! : Big Luke
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  I played ME1 wrong because I didn't get a chance to sleep with any of them. Wtf? : aggressor
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    You didn't miss out on much, since you can't sleep with the best characters in ME1. : Link.
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      Navigator Pressly. : swimteampie
      • ahahahah : royalally
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  chicks should be able to bang joker, death by snoosnoo would be appropriate : dirge23
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    pppff... i want my female krogran that requested breeding with me after doing grunt's loyalty mission. : -=kodiak=-
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      they haven't actually ever shown a female krogan, have they? there's one in grunt's quest but she's under : dirge23
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        there are a couple up in the shaman area of the krogan planet. : -=kodiak=-
        • I thought those were males representing the females : nevlos
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          those are females? i didn't notice. speaking of krogan, the saddest part of the game for me was Patria... : dirge23
          • i just assumed they were, didnt really pay close attention since they dont talk to you all that much. : -=kodiak=-
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            but you could make him all happy again : derelict515
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              can you? how does that work? : dirge23
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                you offer to take care of the assassins as his posse rather than just for Aria. So people think he has a : derelict515
                • ah, totally missed that. i didn't find him until after i had done this. : dirge23
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                  No shit? I never got that option with him. : MacemanInTW
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                    there was some paragon dialog involved but it was the first planet I went to so the requirement couldn't ... : derelict515
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                      I ran into him before doing any of the missions there, and never went back to him. Must have needed some... : MacemanInTW
                      • ah, well you need to get the quest about him from Aria. : derelict515
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    I'm upset that my female character cannot have sex with Miranda or Jack :( : pancake humper
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      Who is the lesbian love interest in this one? : walker270
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        afaik, just kelly. and that's underwhelming. : dirge23
        • Ah, okay then. : Link.
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          How dare you : bolneze
          • "underwhelming" in the sense of "not graphic enough". i don't want to infer that i banged her : dirge23
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        None in the main cast. No one's clarified if Kelly is romanceable as a female Shepard. : Link.
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          What about Grunt? I bet their hung like a Brontosaurus. My Shepard would probably go straight for one o... : walker270
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            Grunt and Wrex threesome. : Link.
            • They'd go in both ends and meet in the middle. : walker270
            • this made me lol : Jinxplayer
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  Apparently there needs to be a game where you just go around and "romance" the ladies... because whenever... : chilln
  • personally, i think it adds a +cheese-factor to their games. : arcane_
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    They did, they were called the Leisure Suit Larry series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U8pRcrCM5g : two50six
    • yeahh, but when I was kid and I snuck installed those on my parents PC... wasnt it mostly like you couldn... : chilln
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  the photo in my cabin is of Kaidan (who I accidentally slept with). now apparently, my character is forev... : arcane_
  • Sleep with Garrus. He's far, far better than Kaidan. : Link.
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    Sounds like a woman : acheron
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      or dodob : acheron
      • Ouch. : MacemanInTW
      • Hahahahha, burn : ArcKnight
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      My femShep is a coldhearted, evil bitch that didn't sleep with anyone in ME1. : Link.
      • That poor woman. :( : acheron
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      Hey, we were in the fog of war, both emotionally vulnerable. I thought I was just being nice, getting his... : arcane_
      • go on : acheron

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  This has been said a million times before, but Steve Jobs is an impressively bad dresser. Tucking your sh... : evildanish
  • it's his answer to bill gates's hair : dirge23
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    If a man is worth billions, he can dress however he pleases. : Link.
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      is Jobs worth that much? : Halen
      • are you kidding? : the city
  • His holistic soul guide told him belts throw off his chi. : tinfoilhatter
  • Yea that outfit really is terrible. Can't he hire someone to dress him, even if he wants to give off the... : Blucklesworth
  • It's his image, I doubt he'd want to change something "iconic" like that. : Bamtan
  • I am pretty sure he does not give a fuck : Yanks
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    what's worse is that the fucker obviously invented a small levitation device and is keeping it to himself... : proclone1
    • Black suspenders : ThomW
    • elastic band sewn into his pants : MisterPhoton
  • he doesn't dress well but i'm sure this is the least of his concerns : FrayLo
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  magically amazing : two50six
  • Its MAGICALLY DELICIOUS! : alphablu
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  The part in the iPad promo video where Scott says 'You just.....DO' drives me bonkers. : pancake humper
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    Those are some pretty crazy eyes he has at that point too. : jimmy_legs
    • lol, I thought that too when I first saw him. Scott is iBalling you. : Beady
    • crazy_scott_eyes.gif make it happen : squigiliwams
  • The way he tilts his head drives me nuts. Dr. House would say he has a tumor in his head the weight maki... : Matt Burris
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    The iPad promo video is one of the worst they've ever done as far as that stuff goes. It's almost unbeara... : zuga
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      I like the hardware guy :) I hate Phil and Scott though. They are so bad at what Steve is so good at. : pancake humper
      • Yea, the hardware guy comes across as a real dude, like he's talking to you on the level and he doesn't s... : zuga
    • I agree, it was all very forced in this video compared to their others. : Serpico74
    • Nah, Ive is okay. And he does put out brilliant industrial design work, so even if he goes off a bit, I ... : slax0r
    • Another vote here for Scott Forstall to stop seeing any lime light. He's gotten worse in appearance over... : sKetchflow
• Whoa I better to run over to Neilcurtis.com for all my editing needs! : jvox
• I have an iPod, an iPhone and a Macbook. I'd have an iMac if I weren't a PC gamer. I'm not an Apple fanbo... : rock elf
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  Hahaha, I loved it. Having it cut down like that really shows how Jobs likes to create his reality distor... : surley_monkey
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    it's really too bad apple doesn't have an S in its name that we can replace with a $ : FrayLo
    • APPL£? : SymGeo
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  What exactly is your agenda Fred Garvin? This is like the 15th thread you've started about this since ... : haiku
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    "What exactly is your agenda Fred Garvin? " this cracked me up far more than it should have. : pixelat3d
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      Best read as a James Bond. : limpossible
      • or R. Lee Ermey : the archvile
      • I prefer to hear the posts in their native voice: http://www.break.com/tv-shows/saturday-night-live/fr... : mafu5150
    • Same here. : DOOManiac
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    Imagine if Sony teams up with Apple to make the next PlayStation. : gmd
    • They'd sooner team up with MS on the next Xbox at this rate. : Link.
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    I assume it's the same reason as the rest of Fred Garvin's posts. He has nothing better to do. : twifosp
    • to be fair, doesn't that cover 99% of shack posts? : derelict515
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    His posts are pretty great, amazing, and simple really. Just like the iPad keynotes. : YerMothah
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      Amazing. Brilliant. : orgcaptainnemo
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        Phenomenal. : jamesray
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          He just...DOES. O_O : MisterPhoton
          • If that guys eyes bug out like that, I gotta see it. : DJButtButt
  • daaaaayyyyyym. : pgharavi
  • The tldr version also works: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21997489#itemanchor_21997489 : Serpico74
  • ^^^ this is how it's coming across lately. : senseimoron
  • God. Thank you haiku. : sKetchflow
  • Finally, was waiting for this. Especially after that thinly veiled troll about the manufacturing cost wit... : Barnahog
  • He works for major nelson and commander allard? : DJButtButt
  • iPad is Fred's new PS3 : tomservo
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    i just dont understand the major ms fanboyism and raping of sony and apple. If you ask me, I think he gre... : Chandler55
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      it runs both ways, there's plenty of crap on all sides. Fortunately we mostly escape it on this site (so ... : derelict515
      • Thank Allah for Shacknews : tomservo
    • The concept of people loving Microsoft is a myth. Outside of Unibomber-rarity, they just don't exist. ... : CRasterImage
  • Does this post mean you're pro-iPad, anti-Fred Garvin, or both? : jayacheess
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    While I'm not company an MS fanboy, I do think Apple jerks off in your face to a horrible degree. I love... : kingdepork
    • How lame would have been had they had a hipster show it off on an MTV special devoted to it's unveiling? ... : DJButtButt
  • Leave Fred alone! I only get to agree with him once a decade and this is it. : CRasterImage
  • Bra-fucking-vo. Thank you haiku. He needs to give it a rest. I would also like to point everyone to this:... : zuga
  • He always has some agenda, and he lies to push it. : Pneum0
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    ^^^ I love how everyone BUT Fred decided to post in this thread. : MercFox1
    • He is still trying to find a youtube link for the response. : byorn
• OMG, A PRODUCT REVEAL WHERE THE COMPANY WANTS TO SELL SAID PRODUCT! WHAT A BUNCH OF ASSHOLE, JERK-FACE, ... : Super Sparker
• Phil Schiller is the funniest. : zuga
• Also.. Fred.. please, give us a break already. Jesus. This could be done for any company introducing ... : zuga
• you make this place worse and I wish you would go away : Draugluin
• THE TIDE HAS TURNED : disembodied potato

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• the answer to this question may determine how I spend training skills for 2 months~ : ]pm[chem
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  any tier2/3 except scorp/raven should suffice : Unleashed
  • battledhip that is : Unleashed
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  You don't want missiles for sniping since someone can warp out before they get hit. I think the rokh is a... : Sovos
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    I think minmatar arty could probably hit >100km w/o the ship bonus. The other option would be an apocalyp... : Sovos
    • they do and don't. Its the megathron. Whcih is about the catchall for all gallente battleship work outs... : JuffoWup
• I've seen a Rokh do some furious damage in this type of situation. : ejectorpod
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  Just started playing eve with a new account. Have been learning some learning skills and salvaging for c... : IncursionZ
  • Few of us have been running caldari lvl 3s, I can run amarr lvl 4s but trying to get rep for caldari. So ... : Sovos
  • Join the Shacknews channel in game to see who's on : Sovos
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  I'm always in the shack channel when I play but I have not played with any of you guys. When do I know I'... : mnok
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    L# refers to the level of agent giving you the mission. it's basically a difficulty level, and you can d... : ]pm[chem
    • I'm done with the Military + Advanced Military ones. I have zero interest in mining and the exploration o... : mnok
• official forum thread, stories of people's worst mistakes in Eve: "Leaving EVE unattended for a while, t : ]pm[chem
• If you want to ever run thukker mix or ammatar fleet lvl 4's, let me know. (This is hursagmu) : harold.johnson
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  Since everyone couldn't read that you were excluding battleships, I'll mention that zealots are apparentl... : JuffoWup
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    Eagle? : retardhumper
    • oo, that might work too. Either way, we are bothing calling off HACs as your sub battleship sniper :D : JuffoWup
  • battleships are acceptable since they're not capital ships. on other forums I am getting a lot of answer... : ]pm[chem
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    Haha, he did say cruiser/bc size didn't he? =] Eagle is probably the only one that would make it beyon... : Sovos
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      Curiosity got the better of me, busting out EFT. : Sovos
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        Woohoo colors! Comparing heavy assault and battleships with no range rigs, longest range t2 weapons, r : Sovos
        • ^ Range answers here. Need to put a more meaningful first line next time =\ : Sovos
        • nice post. those tempest and maelstrom alphas look sexy, and apoc isn't bad either. muninn wins for HAC... : ]pm[chem
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    He said the target is frigate-to-battlecruiser and suggested battleships as snipers. That having been sai... : Goncyn
    • well, I guess we solved what his worst enemy will be as a bs sniper against such a situation. : JuffoWup
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  this is a friend of mines abaddon build. has 227km range, and will vaporize pretty much any frigate. hig... : harold.johnson
  • looks like i deleted a few things by accident. highs: 8x tachyon beam laser II meds: 2x sensor booste... : harold.johnson
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    I'm that friend. Well, basically you just take whatever ship -- preferably one with some an optimal rang... : tableau_deveraux
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      Why fit tracking enhancers to a ship that is shooting at extreme range? Tracking shouldn't be an issue a... : hadronflux
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        well, your tracking is tied to your optimal. tracking enhancer increases optimal and your falloff, greatl... : tableau_deveraux
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          Not to mention that it takes the edge off the transversal bonus for small targets.. : Hizzow
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            Why the fuck did I pick missile systems. So much more damage in turrets. fuuuuuuu : Moonbase Commander
            • resub! play with us! : ]pm[chem
• apoc and rokhs are generally considered are to be the best sniping battleships : Clay
• My answer would be Minmatar. If you want range and Alpha you go with arties. I'm not wholly familliar w... : R@zzle
• Assuming this is a solo situation, you'd want a HAC, preferably a Zealot or Muunin. Nothing else works as... : Link.
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  hey when are you going to be back on steam? : Clay
  • something over an hour, I'm still in lab : ]pm[chem
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  the eve certificate system is surprisingly useful for figuring out what skills to train! : ]pm[chem
  • I agree, it is. I was initially skeptical about it, but now that I'm actually playing again and trying to... : Goncyn
  • when you're training generally, it's great. but i prefer to be focused, work my skill plan out for the ne... : harold.johnson
• goin in! : ]pm[chem
• pod0war >> : reelbk

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• outstanding. : aurealis
• Time to get rid of Firefox : pancake humper
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  Update: Still hate chrome. : YerMothah
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    i love it - its replaced safari as my default OSX browser. Can't find much to hate about it. One of my ... : multisync
    • * S A D P U Z Z L E - P I E C E ' D * :D : mn3m0n1c
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      chrome scrolls like a piece of shit on OSX : Vanitas
      • yeah, its downright awful : filthysock
      • I was surprised there wasn't an setting in the preferences. I scoured everywhere trying to figure out ho... : Lionhart32935
    • only thing i dont like is how it handles animated gifs so very poorly : CoRDS
  • Well, it's better than IE I suppose. : abrasion
  • I hate the look. I want a status bar and I'll switch. : jingletard
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    Needs more constructive criticism. Many of the faults posted here on the shack get rolled out into update... : Klebold
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      Or get shot down because it goes against what Chrome is "supposed" to be : aggressor
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        I hate Chrome's download manager. I dont want a horizontal list where the status bar should be. That sy... : KxRook
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          press Ctrl-J to bring up the downloads tab. you can close the annoying horizontal download list at any t... : electroly
          • Yes, but it pops back up the moment you download something. I just dont want it there ever. : KxRook
        • Downloads and Bookmarks are pretty much the only reason I still use Firefox, I hate Chrome's system. Also... : jonas54
      • Oh yeah i forgot about that. I keep forgetting that using firefox is a completely valid choice, its not l... : Klebold
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        Doesn't mean they're not considered, or that they weren't considered at some point. Maybe Chrome just ... : rock elf
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          Who is getting angry? : aggressor
          • imagine some kind of rosewood-abrasion hybrid . : CoRDS
          • Not you, I guess. Good. I'm pretty sure the sweaty-palm guy will get angry whenever he gets round to tryi... : rock elf
    • why would it not let me stay logged into websites? I had to put my password into the facebook login scree... : kevp
    • Blanket cookie disable with site/domain whitelist or bust. Until it is there, the idea of switching from... : Freon
    • We tried the constructive criticism and basically got told to fuck off. : jingletard
  • yeah, still don't care. love my FireFox. : yacoub35
  • Me too. : CRasterImage
• Impressive, but I still like Firefox MOAR. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Sweet. I'm a Chrome convert as well, partly due to the "Create application shortcuts" feature which is AW : mn3m0n1c
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  ANyone got the shack scripts working? I grabbed a bunch of them from ThomW's page, they installed like e... : jimmy_legs
  • Thom has a Chrome extension with most of the gm scripts, called (oddly enough) "Shacknews Greasemonkey Sc... : mn3m0n1c
  • where do you get shack scripts? : burningpantsman
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  Chrome just needs a better implementation of Adblock Plus and I'll drop Firefox in a second. : rob-o-cop
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    whats wrong with the current release? : Omning
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      slows the browser down, doesn't block the content before it's loaded : Draugluin
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        and google ads still get through when I was trying it out two weeks ago. Embedded ads in the video and sp... : kevp
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          i don't think the firefox version of abp blocks either of those things : electroly
          • and if you're talking about the "Web Clips" thing in gmail, you can turn that off in the settings. h... : electroly
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            I was seeing ads in videos that I've never ever ever seen in firefox. : kevp
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              flash is a black box to abp. it has no ability to block anything that happens inside a flash applet. : electroly
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                It's all greek to me, but still on firefox they are not there. On chrome they are. I have never seen an a... : kevp
                • AdThwart: New in 0.7.3: Ads inside videos on youtube.com are now blocked. : Arsenal
  • that and script whitelisting would get me to switch from Firefox, too... haven't paid attention, is that ... : Veegeezee
  • the problem i see is there are a couple of them at this point. which one is the best? no clue but curre... : smacknca
• Chrome is amazing. I've heaped praise on it before, but I'm reminded everyday after I use Firefox. God... : Danny5225
• verrrrrrry nice : virus
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  ok now I am switching. : razlebol
  • Hmm, wait. I still need delicious :( : razlebol