Morning Discussion

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  Mon Diue! : ryuuseki
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    Dieu^ also ZOOT! : ryuuseki
    • Zut alors! : cerealSAM2
• MERDE : dahanese
• o lala! : Stage
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  *moustache twitch* : c0bra
  • hahahahah : biskits
  • this takes a lot of practice to pull off. I'm not quite there but I'm trying. : silentbobuk
  • lol... : ColoradoCNC
  • HAHAHAHA. I have a friend from paris that does this way too often. : wurt
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  wow, c'est très cool!!! i don't remember any french : electroly
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    my french teacher used to say "super !" : electroly
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      sorry i mean «super !» : electroly
      • pronounced soup-air : threeup
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    I would probably just say "wow c'est très cool" myself. both wow and cool are pretty integrated in mo... : azenmaster
    • oh and in one word I would say "Excellent!" or "Génial!" : azenmaster
  • That would work very well. That's how I'd say it here in Montreal (we frenchies in Quebec use different e... : LordHellMaX
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    vous donnez la bonne tete dans le matin that was the most complicated thing i could ever say : Audhuml4
    • Use the word "pipe" pronounced like a short "peep" if you ever want head. Tête doesn't work at all in ... : Geoffrois
• Activision : spiderfill
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  in french comics sleeping people don't go "zzzzz..." they go "ronnn..." hope this helps : rgoer
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    http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/Personal/dabbott/animal.html : rock elf
    • what about giraffes?! : DonkeyPopsicle
• Sacrebleugh! : Beady
• bork bork : The Wilhelm Scream
• i'll ask my gf when she gets out of work. she studied in france for a while. : mindmann
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  In one word, I guess formidable or incroyable : bipolar
  • But I think that would make you sound like a text book. Wow and cool are cross-cultural at this point, g... : bipolar
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  "Wow!" works in French. Also you could use "Génial!". : Geoffrois
  • but you have to say it like Ewwwuuuuwwauuuuuuu like a douche : spiderfill
  • I'm going to support Génial some more here. I think it's the best one. : azenmaster
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  o putain! (poo-tahhhhn) : proclone1
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    or, "Ouais Cool" (a slurred "way", like w-ay) : proclone1
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      Never saw anyone say "ouais cool" sounding like "way cool" in Quebec, it's usually a slurred "oui cool" u... : Geoffrois
      • heh I actually just made it up because it sounds obnoxious : proclone1
• Incroyable, c'est très frais ! don't translate cool, and you can stick with Wow in french. : barichnikov
• "Incroyable!" (incredible) or "Super!" (pronounced soo-pehr) might do the trick. : Lone Swordsman
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  MAGNIFIQUE TABERNAC!! : Milleh
  • no, that's just how a Quebecois would say it (plus, not enough French Catholic references) : Postal
• Woot. If you're French-Canadian. : Anastomosis
• o la vache! : NexusOne
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  Zut alors! : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Yes this ^^ : camel_jockey
• Tabernacle : Rag and Bone Man
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  mange le saussice dans mes pantalons. : PlanetPerfecto
  • SUR MON VISAGE SVP!!! : ghost hacker
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  Omelette du fromage. : Carnivac
  • Sup Dexter? : ColoradoCNC
  • Classic. : TheVietSpecial
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    That show was great until they ruined it. : one random winner
    • I had to stop watching it while it was still Zut Alors because they canceled Cartoon network here in germ... : Flinz
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    That show rocked. Is it still around? : ghost hacker
    • Nope, they same people who wrote (and I think the art team) Power-puff Girls and Dexter left some time sh : one random winner
  • This is where the French language starts and ends as far as I'm concerned. : Zuchu
  • 'Chapeau' means 'hat'. 'Oeuf' means 'egg'. It's like those French have a different word for everything. ... : datoo
• tabaaaaarrrnakkk!!!!! but you have to say it enthusiastly : mnok
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  She used "c'est pur génie" Thanks for all the ideas. : Just A Girl
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    bad choice imo : LordHellMaX
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      yeah it's kind of a weird phrasing, obviously straight translation. : azenmaster
      • I've heard the expression though, I think she's safe. : Lone Swordsman
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    now she sounds dumb CONGRATS! : MrLobo
    • wasnt my choice either =( : Just A Girl
• La Just fooked your ass! : mace
• Incroyable! : ultramega
• "Chouete" means "great". I prefer to widen my eyes and exclaim, "Zut alors!" : theylookwolfs
• Tabarnack!! : HisKillSkill
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  "sempa" means nice. you could use it this case. : RogerDandy
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    simpa : HisKillSkill
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      isn't it sympa? : electroly
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        (and i always thought it was a word you used to describe a person, not a thing. like a synonym for "frie... : electroly
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          I've never heard this term, but it's probably "sympa," as in sympathetique. : Lone Swordsman
          • lol sympathetique : HisKillSkill
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          it can be used to describe anything. And yes its sympa not simpa, just a shorter version of sympathique, ... : HisKillSkill
          • i wish i remembered more french without having to actually do any work for it : electroly
• Segoi! : steelsamurai
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  Tabarnak, c'est hot en côlisse! : Utopia
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    hey, ta farme? : HisKillSkill
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      toé ta yeule mon côlisse : Utopia
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        ma t'crissé une estie de volé el gros : HisKillSkill
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          Décrisse d'icitte c moé le seul Franco-Québécois qui a le droit d'être icitte : Utopia
          • tu peut ben écouter du d-natural : HisKillSkill
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  I was watching 'Mesrine' this weekend and in it they use the word dégage a lot. I know it means to rel... : Navy Spitfire
  • ^^ATTN: French speakers. : Navy Spitfire
  • Means "Go away!" : Utopia
  • go away : HisKillSkill
  • Much thanks. It has a nice ring to it. : Navy Spitfire

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• where is oprah : Slowtreme
• thats not bad. it doesnt exactly sound like him but it sounds fairly natural : spiderfill
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  it's not jaw dropping, but it's pretty good! : waxthirteen
  • I see what you did there! : oc3lot
  • cruel pun, dude : Albemuth
• I wonder if he can run that program on something like an iphone. : underground banana plantation
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  Definitely an improvement. I still can't believe we don't have a way to replace his jawbone. : Conan
  • I believe they've tried using pieces of his shoulder or hip, but there were complications. Fucking scienc... : skinlab133
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    There is, but it's a process of trial-and-error, will-it-or-wont-it-take sort of thing, and Ebert isn't w... : underground banana plantation
    • He's had so much bone removed from his hip/leg from the previous graphs he can't walk now or something li... : Slowtreme
  • iirc they tried a couple times, ran into problems, he said he was tired of surgeries : bipolar
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    he should get a snazzy Darth Malak look http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iRFa-dX-qzU/SxK6wnjxg0I/AAAAAAAABCA/A_h... : spiderfill
    • Needs more Baron Ãœnderbheit. : walker270
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      how does darth malak eat : GloriousCow
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        I suspect he's *puts on sunglasses* force fed : beastrabban
        • may the lols be with you : dirge23
        • well done : GloriousCow
        • hahahaha : Draugluin
        • *golf clap* : deject
        • YEEAAAHHH! : Earl Greigh
        • Midichlol'dian : Snuffles-
        • it's so horrible and great at the same time : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • awesome : Makenxero
        • You win! : eonix
      • he's a breatharian : Fayk
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  I would walk around with a Sub-Zero style mask if I was him. : scener
  • but on a more serious note.. very touching video : scener
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  I hadn't even heard about him having cancer. That's crazy. : ColoradoCNC
  • http://www.esquire.com/features/roger-ebert-0310 http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/02/roger_eberts_... : underground banana plantation
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  Ugh... its hard to see him in that shape. He's really looking frail. : Q-ball
  • He looks pretty amazing for someone who has ben through what he has. JMHO. : Boxelder
• It's actually better than I thought it'd be. If I had heard it without context I'd have know it was Ebert... : NastyJack
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  Poor guy, I never knew he was in this state. I barely know much about the guy at all, I don't think hes t... : trelain
  • The "Great Movies" section of his website (or in book form) is such a treasure. Whether he's writing abou... : NastyJack
  • My favorite thing he's done is the commentary track on Citizen Kane... really gives you a ton of apprecia... : jvox
  • It's Roger Ebert, Mr. Thumbs Up/Down himself. I'm surprised he's not famous around the world. : Lone Swordsman
  • I'd only heard of it in passing; like he had the starting stages of some kind of cancer. They'd continue ... : Entity
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  :D : [fry]
  • hahaha : Godhatesfatpeople
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    :> : edgewise
    • fucking lol : Phil
    • I had to stop the clip after seeing this post. Tears. Damn you, evil dentist. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • :[ : papaskot
  • hahaha! : yosemiteclimber
• I thought that was Oprah on the right :( : baconisgod
• FOR THE HORDE!! : beastrabban
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  For some reason that is so ghoulishly scary to me and makes me want to commit suicide : mr.sleepy
  • don't worry mr.sleepy, suicide requires being able to multitask. : sharpie
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  i guess losing your jaw is a good diet. : smax
  • so is marrying a fat chick : Sze Ior

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  they forgot to mention me again. bastards. : mwasher
  • They did but it is against the guidelines to link it. : dognose
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    Your annals are well documented in truck stop bathrooms all across the land. : ThomW
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      huhuhuh you said "annals" ;D : mwasher
      • That was not an accident. ;D : ThomW
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  ps maybe they saw this... http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19150606#itemanchor_19150606 : at0micgarden
  • Obviously Steve haiku Maarten sent a hitman to "fix" the hiccup. : vx2o
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  Shacknews: Come for the frontpage news, stay for the comments and never look at the front page again : Yanks
  • Shacknews: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=ShacknewsDonk_v0smj3zsmmucdww4awqe.jpg : royalally
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  Hold on a minute... there's a gaming news section of this website? : indosauros
  • nah, I'm pretty sure the "news" part of the name refers to the first page of comments. : skinlab133
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  Will Smith left as editor. :\ I wonder what gonzo will do next. : pimpium
  • Aw hell nah. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    He's starting his own site. http://twitter.com/willsmith/status/9035540207 I think it's with the Whisk... : kazanma
    • Interesting. I hope he mentions it here when he gets it going. : pimpium
  • That can't be good! : ErichTopp
• Outsiders! *hissssss! shields eyes* : DM7
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  I miss GeorgeB : Halen
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    Why did he quit posting? : Haku-Jin
    • nothing to procrastinate nowadays : dirge23
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    His posts about the gaming industry were interesting, but I can't say that I miss his other opinions. : datoo
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      This whole site is made up of opinions. His were as valid as anyone's and he wasn't usually half the dou... : Haku-Jin
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        I didn't say his opinions weren't valid, I just don't miss reading them. : datoo
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          I miss any former shacker with valid opinions. If it weren't for the discussions that resulted from the ... : Haku-Jin
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            what the hell is a valid opinion? it's one thing to have intellectual disagreements, but some people's op... : datoo
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              That's why god created filters. : Haku-Jin
              • Oh really? I didn't realize there was a filter for opinions I don't like. : datoo
    • yeah when ever he made posts in regards to the industry it made complete and brutal sense, the problem is : stgdz
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  I've got their luminaries right here. /points at something. : Phil
  • something wonderful? : beastrabban
  • it is so shiny. : Snuffles-
  • I can't see what you're pointing at : spiffymc
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    How did you get oreo crumbs there? : rosewood
    • well they were on his lips : Turd Ferguson
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  it's kinda sad now that gonzo is no longer EIC there :( : deject
  • What shocked me is that the "gaming" portions were actually written by people who apparently spent more t... : at0micgarden
• I really love that about Shacknews. Kotaku will post ANYTHING and it's hard to wade through it. : Sturm08
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  I wish Derek Smart would post more : Durajim
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    Just say his name 3 times ;) : RookieCAF
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      derek smart!!!!!!!!!!! : datoo
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        Stop it now, don't do this : rosewood
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          Derek Smart. : Durajim
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            Ah, oh no!! : CrustaR
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              derek smar_ : at0micgarden
              • NOoooo!!! : CrustaR

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• Yea I think they rolled some changes out finally. : mancide
• Can you ask the Chrome developers like Zero|DPX to help you figure out what's causing it? : Maddog_Delphi97
• yeah, I noticed it starting a few days ago. I thought I had the latest version installed, but I reinstal... : JuffoWup
• I also see doubles/triples of everything that the script adds. : jingletard
• Yea, I was getting that all the time, but didn't want to rain on your parade thom. : askedrelic
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  :/ http://www.shackpics.com/files/somuchfailJPG_d2lg1eg86ta1ou7ejc80.jpg : MrBig0
  • Also, when I click my profile, I frequently am missing the Parent and Vanity options as well as ShackLOL ... : MrBig0
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    DEFINITELY not seeing this. Oh shit, wait, now that I'm replying to this post I see two ShackCommentTagsÃ... : king_darius
    • yea it resets every time you refresh, so you'll see it if you reply to a lot of shit on a page : multisync
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    lol my record is still five or so. Only have two at the moment : GloriousCow
    • At some point after that, I had another full row of them : MrBig0
  • Solid. : Phil
  • why is obama wasting his time with healthcare when this shit is happening across the country : electroly
  • Its so pretty. : pieman
  • ahahhahaha : askedrelic
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    This is how I imagine Dognose sees latest chatty, except its on a multi monitor setup. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
    • close, except it's black and white. : underground banana plantation
  • Looks fine to me. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • All lol and no inf makes Thom a dull boy : Bamtan
  • the Preview buttons crack me up for some reason : razorblade79
  • lol I had this problem when I used Chrome but it was never that bad : Arctic Fox
  • buahahaa : niceguynick
  • lololol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Shacknews - "just making sure you don't fuck up the tags" : devpaul
  • lololol : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Apologies if this doesn't really help, but I haven't noticed any wigging out in mine. I've been running t... : king_darius
  • Where can you download this? I decided to move to chrome a couple weeks ago from firefox. : menar003
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  They work awesome in Chrome 4.0. : Haxim
  • Could be. I'm running 4.1.249.1017 beta (39874) : MrBig0
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  If it's just injecting it twice, could you have it add a commented line or something and then have it che... : MrBig0
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    The more I look into it the more puzzling the problem is... I had alert(location.href + ' isTop? ' + (... : ThomW
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      throw your hands up in disgust thom i know you want to : indosauros
      • and yell into the sky "GOOOOOGGGGGLEEE" : JuffoWup
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        I've done that so many times over this stupid extension I'm ready to just go back to userscripts and call... : ThomW
        • this is why everyone lets you handle the greasemonkey scripts. we don't want to get our hands dirty : electroly
• I'm using Chrome and shack extensions on my desktop, no problems. However, on my netbook I get all of tho... : freakynipples69
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  What version of chrome is everyone using? Im on 5.0.335.1 and everything is fine :/ : pieman
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    I got 4.1.249.1021 this morning and everything went kerplooey. I think I'm on the Beta branch, but I'm n... : ThomW
    • thats what I'm on and I thought I'm on beta as well : JuffoWup
    • I keep meaning to try and sort out the the timezone script that I've noticed has stopped working properly... : pieman
    • Yes, that's Beta : Zero|DPX
  • I'm on that build and it's definitely fucked. : Whistler77
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    It's fine until you post a few times without refreshing. Reply to this and you'll see what I mean. : SymGeo
    • Ok maybe I will. : pieman
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      Yeah, seems to repeat itself after replies. I guess posting from an iframe redoes the whole 'top' page, I... : pieman
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        Actually I dont understand how any of this is happening. : pieman
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          The latest thing is really baffling. I have it working here, but it's still a little flaky. To get ... : ThomW
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            thomw you should fork chromium and build all the shack scripts directly into the source code : electroly
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              shackium.... who'd be crazy enough to build a specialist app like that, personally I'd just use AIR :p : pieman
              • an AIR chatty app would never work. that is crazy talk : electroly
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            I'll think I'll try that for the timezones. In the my original timezones script I did the same for sanity... : pieman
            • Yeah. Hitting the moving target that is Chrome is getting old. :/ : ThomW
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  Use a real web browser : rosewood
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    Yeah, use LYNX that's a real browser, go for it, Rosewood. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Fuck that noise, I telnet to port 80 and GET whatever I need. : DrWaffles
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      My secretary prints the internet out for me! : r_picmip 5
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        My secretary transcribes the internet by hand for me. : mrvandelay
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          You win. : r_picmip 5
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            Sorry my reply took so long, my secretary had to find more chalk. Did I mention she transcribes it onto a... : mrvandelay
            • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Rosewood, ur alrite :D : abrasion
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  Any chance on getting the imageloader working? : rmjackson
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    ZERO I've posted this before, but I can't make heads or tails of the code. I used to use this one on... : ThomW
    • I hope one day dodob will stop stalking his ex and start writing his scripts again. I think programmers l... : pieman
• I had to turn it off b/c of how crashy it made chrome with memory bloat and such : geedeck
• hmm, interesting, the preview button doesn't work when it spills out like this. : JuffoWup

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  Yay! : -efx-
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    Can't wait to play tonight - hopefully I'll get a chance to remote into my computer and download it durin... : trOmblyj
    • Now I am pissed I haven't set anything like that up. DAMN IT!!! : at0micgarden
• EFFFFFFFFFFFFF YEAAAAAAAAH : MercFox1
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  FUUUUUCK YEAHHHH : feek
  • Amerrricuh! : Wolfanoz
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  Never heard of it, this got something to do with beta keys? : abrasion
  • You have beta keys on your mind. : trOmblyj
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  Not really. Steam's still not preloading. At this rate I'd be lucky to be able to play it tomorrow assumi... : festivalman
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    countdown on the game page says 5 hours... so I won't be able to start downloading it until after work an... : usmcmueller
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      ah, they changed it. So that's a bit promising.. can try it at work at least. : festivalman
      • wouldn't take it as the truth though... they also touted a pre-load... : usmcmueller
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      yup i left my pc on all night, hoping it would start pre-loading, but nothing. :( : Shadowdane
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        Is there a way to set up Steam to automatically start downloading it when it's available? : usmcmueller
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          i doubt it, once its released, you will need to choose to install it. : theWhite
          • fooka me then. : usmcmueller
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    I have an idea for a new feature in the Steam Beta! - Queue up preloads and installs (even for already... : MercFox1
    • I don't know why that hasn't been available from the start. : usmcmueller
    • that would be a great. it should at least be an option for any preorder. : theWhite
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    I keep closing and opening steam hoping it will at least pre load before the timer is down to 0. : valael
    • where is this timer? : pun][sher
  • Booourns Steam.....Booourns! Won't be able to start the download before I head off to work :/ : fr0x
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  no preloading really sucks, not being able to even start the DL till after work sucks even more :( : theWhite
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    I use logmein to remote to home from work. You have to set it up though. : jonin
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      Yeah, that's not an option from the inside of a high-tech engineering company. :( : MercFox1
      • bummer : jonin
      • You could let me do it for you! I promise I won't install any aim-crippling-software for our next UT3 sha... : ieGod
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  3 Shack servers ready to go. : LoioshDwaggie
  • suppose i should finally set up a paypal account... why oh why isnt interac online more wide spread :( : theWhite
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    Could you please tell us the name of the servers? : [eluder]
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      Dallas EFF YEAH!! IP: 68.232.166.21:19567 Chicago #69 IP: 68.232.173.70:19567 Dallas Dos IP: 68 : LoioshDwaggie
      • awesome, can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!@#!!!! : devpaul
      • Thanks :) Sooo pumped right now. It's going to be a long day at work. : [eluder]
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        Servers currently need to be rebooted if you want to change modes. Dallas EFF YEAH!! is currently set to ... : Arctic Fox
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          I don't even have a clue what Dallas DOS is doing right now. : LoioshDwaggie
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            I do know I'm going to turn on hardmode when I figure out how to. : LoioshDwaggie
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              http://www.bc2cc.com/ : Arctic Fox
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                GUIs are for pussies. Real men edit INIs. Thanks. :) : LoioshDwaggie
                • pffft, command line all the way. Not a problem. : Arctic Fox
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                oh god yes. bookmarked. THIRD PERSON VEHICLE CAMERA!!]/ : wurt
                • oh jesus, crosshair settings too! : wurt
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                  press c : oldschoolbob-o
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                    Waitwhat? argh! : tboomer2
                    • Really handy when you are flying around cranes in the choppers ;) : Arctic Fox
                    • yeah free tip, no charge :D : oldschoolbob-o
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                  You know this is a server configuration tool for admins, right? : Arctic Fox
                  • I did not know, guess i need to learn to read. Damn, was really hoping i could mess around with my xhair ... : wurt
            • You mean hardcore? Why? I don't have any interest in playing hardcore. : Goncyn
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          I set Chicago to Rush mode. : trOmblyj
          • Awesome, thank you. I like the attack/defend modes in bad company 2. : DM7
          • Very nice : re-verse
          • good choice, this was the best mode in BC1. : Xevo
      • Shack servers!!!!!!!!! : DM7
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        I swear once I get my new place I am getting a west coast server. Dallas and Chicago make me sad :( But r : hashd
        • I would be very interested in a west coast server. Perhaps I should get one.. : pun][sher
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          How bad is your ping to Dallas? I chose Dallas because it's generally good for most shackers even though ... : Alco23
          • I will let you know once it is downloaded! : hashd
        • a west coast server would be great : extrahappyturtle
      • BFBC2 Shack Servers, nice! : ShadowRam
      • I'll be in there as "[shack] noobeffect" OH SHI, DON'T KICK ME PLZ! : nbft
      • Steam better start pre-loading or I'ma be pissed when I can't get in on some shack battles.... : TheVietSpecial
      • feek yeah! : MuteMode
      • Woot! : freakynipples69
      • How do I add these servers to my favorite list? Even better, how do I even find these servers in-game? : freakynipples69
      • tag for laterz : ezanga
  • i donated to chicago. i refuse to donate to texas. : valael
• Once Gamestop is open I'm heading out to grab it. Don't snow damnit! : jonin
• If Im lucky I'll be able to play a little bit before work tonight, if not, maybe like an hour at the end ... : limpossible
• Game rocks big time, but two problems: I suck, and my so does my graphics card :< : mystifier
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  It's not happy BF:BC2 day untill thursday you fag :( : Bamii
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    We weep together :(.. : Drankje
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      Are you playing it on pc? If so, why aren't we Steam friends yet? We've been having some great matches du... : Bamii
      • Indeed why are we not friends?! PC and Steam! Hook me up brother! http://steamcommunity.com/id/drankj... : Drankje
  • let's hug : Nitrium
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    More like Friday >:( : losimagic
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      Another one! Join [7]kami, Nodebug, marmite, Drankje and me! We're even using re-verse's TS-server to mak... : Bamii
      • added : losimagic
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        I have added you too. Can you send me an invite for the Shacknews EU group? : Athul
        • There's no EU group yet. I think Drankje is making one. : Bamii
• I think this is the most excited I've been for a game in a long time. I don't know why, maybe because it... : valael
• Can't wait much longer. Hopefully I don't have to work too much overtime tonight... : dpgagnon
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  fuck, got my 360 version and now I have to wait a week to be able to get the PC version. I want to get in... : -efx-
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    wut wut, oh yeah you're based in Europe, right? : MercFox1
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      well, I had the choice of platform for my comp copy and I already promised my wife we'd play through the ... : -efx-
      • Haha this thing is going to last for months and months :O : MercFox1
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        I think you'll be fine, Alco and I have got plans to run Shackbattles for a loooooong time. : Arctic Fox
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          Until we head back to Aus that is... However, I'm sure Khan et al. will pick up the slack when we leave. : Alco23
          • Even if we run it until we leave that is longer than most games last on the Shack. Valve games being the ... : Arctic Fox
      • have no fear, I predict this will be the next TF2 -- solid community that plays nearly every night (witho... : Xevo
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        is there online coop? : dedgecko
        • Yes. it's called playing in a squad in multiplayer fuck yeah : trOmblyj
• Of course it has to come out on Taco Tuesday. : hoov1185
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  Ugh so now I'll have to intruct my wife over the phone on how to start the preloade/install. I thought it... : majestik
  • haha I had to do this ;( : IcomeINpeace
• Where is the FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU comic for Steam users? : sukabljat
• fags, wheres my pre-load? im glad i didnt wait one more minute last night : oHnOES
• No fucking copies on Taiwan, even though every store had signs saying 3/2/2010... : MacemanInTW
• Bah, there were plenty of people who were playing this last night already thanks to Midnight launches and... : wytefang
• Nooo, i can't start the download on steam. This sucks monkey fuck. Suck monkey fuck :( : Dschinghis Khan
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  Finally, a review from a place I trust: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/03/bad-company-2-review.a : Arctic Fox
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    "Still, let's be honest: the single-player game is basically bonus content. On the PC, you're here for on... : theWhite
    • Actually I'm nearly as much interested this time around in an actual SP Campaign, since the BF series has... : wytefang
• I have secured friday off this week for a 3-day BC2 weekend. Oh yea! : wurt
• Out for delivery! WOO! Can't wait to finally play the full game, though i can't really play tonight. : Begawkiness
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  So glad I changed my mind at the last-minute and decided to get the boxed copy. It's situations like thi... : wytefang
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    15Gb at 3MB/Sec shouldn't take too long ;) : wurt
    • It's 5-6gb. 15gb was a dev estimate and counted the installer data and the game on the same drive. : majestik
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      LOL good luck puling 3MB/s when everyone else is trying to download it. : Vanitas
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        Haven't had issues in the past on release days. Guess we'll see though. Even though 6Gb wont be that big ... : wurt
        • Sounds like you've not used STEAM before if you "haven't had any issues in the past on release days." :(... : wytefang
      • doing 20Mbps at the moment (this is my pipe's max). : xylothan
  • Which seems stupid since Steam has the ability to pre-load and have every single person playing during th... : DinK
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    I went from Steam to physical as well. The good thing is that we'll be able to play without the disc whil : nbft
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      you can play without the disk? : oHnOES
      • during installation you get the option of disc authorization where you need the disc in the drive, or onl... : haccess
      • Yes, it's supposed to give you the choice of 1) Not authenticating online but rather using the disc check... : nbft
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      You should be able to add it to Steam and launch from the steam client silly. You can do that with any vi... : unjustend
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        It won't track my gameplay time as it would be recognized as a third-party program. : nbft
        • ^__This. : wytefang
    • use xfire : feek
  • I don't think I even know a what a PC game box looks like anymore! : at0micgarden
• well, my PC doesn't like this game at all, it keeps crashing to desktop upon loading into a game.....anyo... : IA_Lanky
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  FYI, KillCam will be off on Shack Dallas - DOS : LoioshDwaggie
  • lame i say : oHnOES
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    Why don't you just put it on full hardcore mode and be done with it : Arctic Fox
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      Eventually. I think everyone needs to get settled into the game first. Give it a few days. With the ex... : LoioshDwaggie
      • where i know where ill be getting my sniper points at :P : oHnOES
      • Good thinking : re-verse
      • lol KillCam shows you next to nothing in this game since it's so zoomed in. I can pretty much tell you wh... : Xevo
      • What do you mean, settled into the game? We had a beta for a month. : ArcKnight
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      I won't play on a hardcore server. I'm sure others feel the same way. I hope we can coordinate so the sha... : Goncyn
      • That's in the cards. With having 2 Dallas servers it'll allow for some flexibility. : LoioshDwaggie
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        yeah. i played one in the beta and it was terrible : feek
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          feek i don't believe there were hardcore servers in the beta :( : eeeealmo
          • i definitely played one. maybe it sucked because it was hacked together : feek
          • There were, and I agree with feek they were terrible. It even removed the vehicle health progress bar whe... : datoo
      • I am also not in to hardcore. MW2 has that kind of gameplay if it's what you want. I'd rather health, med... : Xevo
      • Don't sweat it for right now, everything is open for everybody. Once the Shackbattle schedule gets set w... : RyDogg1
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        a) don't knock it until you try it; b) Dallas EFF YEAH will never be a Hardcore server. : Arctic Fox
        • yeah, I'll try it. once. : Goncyn
  • I will play this... (Hardcore too pls) : ShadowRam
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    Well...not yet, until these fucking admin apps work well enough to set these mods we are kinda limited. ... : RyDogg1
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      real admins use edlin : Goncyn
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        vi 4 lyfe mofo. That app is on 101% of 'nix systems. : RyDogg1
        • I'm actually a vi/vim fan also, just pretending to be hardcore. : Goncyn
      • that's hot : trOmblyj
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  Installing now. The other guy in line at best buy took the day off to buy it and play. Freak. : Visceral Monkey
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    And I still get no ping numbers from the browser. : Visceral Monkey
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      did the run in admin mode work? : oHnOES
      • Need to try it : Visceral Monkey
• My server is on Arica Harbor and I can't play it :( : trOmblyj
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  What were/are good tweaks for fps? My vid is an ATI mobility 4850, I'm driving 1280x720 (wish I could do... : sukabljat
  • turn off hbao : Iwannaacura
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  ATTN CREATIVE SHACKERS!!! BC2 Server Image: Dimensions: 512x64 Format: .png Size: 127Kb (or smaller) ... : RyDogg1
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    I made one already: http://pics.notforjeff.com/shack69.png : trOmblyj
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      We don't all do 69 : RyDogg1
      • i think we need to incorporate the [lol] page logo into this... : devpaul
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      that looks pretty good to me as a 1st draft, I think it could be Shackified a bit though! : Xevo
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        how's this? http://pics.notforjeff.com/shack69b.png : trOmblyj
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          hahah cute, that's more along the lines of what I was thinking... I'm lighting the ThomW signal, perhaps ... : Xevo
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            I would have rather had his old elephant amusement park ride pic from long ago, i'd put it up by the chop... : trOmblyj
            • yeah that would rock, sadly I don't remember where I saw it last... : Xevo
        • Nice : metldude
        • booya! : devpaul
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          found it: http://pics.notforjeff.com/shack69c.png : trOmblyj
          • hahah that is fucking awesome... ThomW Dumbocopter! : Xevo
          • If you get rid of the Xbox huge 69 I'll use this one. : RyDogg1
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    http://glennhitchcock.com/bc2/deff.png http://glennhitchcock.com/bc2/ddos.png http://glennhitchcock.com... : Bamtan
    • hahaha sparkly : trOmblyj
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      Sparkly on 69. Perfect! : metldude
      • I approve as well. : WaterSign
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      hahah these are pretty good designs, I love the edgewise and sparkly ones especially! (trombly's Thom vs ... : Xevo
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        going with the sparkly one for now : trOmblyj
        • heh it's cool, I just love the image of Thom's Dumbocopter vs an Apache =P : Xevo
    • LOOK!! LOOK @ THESE SHACK AND LOOK INTO THE FACE OF GREATNESS! : RyDogg1
    • perfect :D : yAak
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      lol you bastard : sparkly
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        hah with Sparkly script, awesome as ever... and you only have yourself to blame, goofball! also, grats... : Xevo
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          thanks....as much as I'd love to put all that money into savings, I *really* need to buy new tires for my... : sparkly
          • meh, it sucks but is worth it. : Xevo
    • USE THESE!!!! : hashd
    • Hahaha WINNER! : Alco23
    • those are pretty good : gyokuro
• atleast the WoW servers arent down : oHnOES
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  so how often do you get imposters that arent shackers using the shack tag from previous game experiance? : oHnOES
  • ...never? We're not exactly hugely known outside of our community, and maybe SA, 4chan and a couple of ot... : Xevo
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  i guess i'll buy this today and pre-order GOW3. you fags better not be wrong. : [fry]
  • fry it has my seal of approval : oHnOES
• Oh god I want to play so bad :(:(:( : nomaad
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  question - can someone please confirm or deny that passworded servers do not count towards experience gai... : eeeealmo
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    yes, we discussed this yesterday. passworded servers do not give you experience, we do not know if they l... : Xevo
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      So no XP playing on the shack servers? That kinda sucks. : marmite
      • The Shack servers will likely be unpassworded except for special occasions. : Arctic Fox
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      so how are unlocks handled on the shack servers since everyone will be level 1? : eeeealmo
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        we won't be passwording them outside of Shackbattles where we don't want any pubbies around. For general ... : Xevo
        • ok awesome. : eeeealmo
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          It will be extra important for shackers to use the tags then. : theWhite
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            Yeah. No tags = kick. You don't want Admins spending half the time looking at the names list instead of p... : Alco23
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              [INF'D] : dedgecko
              • x2 : Xevo
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              What's proper procedure here? Just a [shack] tag before the name? Ignorant yes, but I'd rather not get k... : unholydonuts
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                [shack] is correct. You get to type in a clan name in addition to your player name, its two separate fie... : yAak
                • Ah, alright, thanks much. I thought I remembered a field for a clan tag in the beta and I wasn't sure how... : unholydonuts
    • proof: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/02/bad-company-2-pc-the-mw2-question-and-the-server-detail : Xevo
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  Has the steam pre-load started downloading yet? If I have steam opened at home, will it automatically sta... : pun][sher
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    no pre-load (confirmed by them last night), and you have to manually install, it will not start on its ow... : Xevo
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      So i get to start the download when I get home? Lame :( I want to play!! : pun][sher
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        yeah but it's only a ~5 gig download and everyone else will be playing so their servers should have some ... : Xevo
        • I hope. 7 hours remaining for work :( : pun][sher
  • Not yet, no. Just checked. : LoioshDwaggie
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  So i woke up this morning a little early to make sure the preload gets going before work....and find out ... : sreyes22
  • Don't worry....can't preloaded yet anyways (well I'm at work now so that may have changed now) : fr0x
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  BC2 question: Do hardcore games net you more XP? Or is it just a preference only? : kingdepork
  • well you kill people almost instantly, so you will definitely have more kills (which can get badges faste... : Xevo
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  I won't be smiling until I have BF3 resting in my blood-soaked hands. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • sorry wrong thread. this thread are for people smiling as they see 25% downloaded of BC2 : gyokuro
• Where is the download? I have to leave for work in 15min! FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU... : sanchez
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  is the performance the same as the beta? did they fix the motherfucking server browser? : gokart.
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    it's not out. how do you expect anyone to answer this : eeeealmo
    • not everyone buys Steam games, there are 100s of thousands playing between PC, 360 and PS3 this very mome... : Xevo
  • I really hope so. I went crazy staring at that fuckign spinning shit for 10 minutes : wurt
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    when did you play the beta? the last week of it had a performance patch, but all along they said it was m... : Xevo
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      Well this is DICE, I'm expecting the worst. : sanchez
      • heh that's never a bad idea, I will be shocked if their stats server stays stable today. : Xevo
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        Sanchez, I learned this yesterday; the initial beta code that we were playing in February...was dated Dec... : MercFox1
        • That just means they've had 3 months to break it more. : sanchez
  • Looking at the video they put up last week, it would appear so regarding the server browser. I also would... : PointlesS76
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    Performance seems better to me, in every way. The Server browser is still a bit slow but it definitely w... : wytefang
    • Hmm, it's crashed on me twice in the Server Browser. Troubling. : Wyvern
    • thanks for the info, might havta pick this up. : gokart.
• ONE HOUR TO GO GUYS OH GOD OH GOD NNNGGGHHHHHHHH : vile
• My AHK script to toggle crouch and sprint: http://bunchafunk.googlecode.com/files/crouch_toggle.ahk ... : lonepie
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  So would it be wrong to download a torrent and use the steam key to install? : hashd
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    Actually not a torrent but download it in general? : hashd
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      if you don't mind being a pirate and/or supporting piracy, then we won't hold it against you... I can wai... : Xevo
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        How exactly is buying a game supporting piracy I paid for it long long ago... : hashd
        • well, you're downloading a pirated game, so yeah. I get what you're saying, and people talked about this ... : Xevo
    • If you're talking about doing it the YAAAAAAAAAAAR way. I'd probably avoid it with a legal key. God kno... : tboomer2
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  Damn you people, just bought it on Steam! >:) : acidnynex
  • Same here. Shackhype wins again. : erebus
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  Can someone tweet this horribly fake image to the DICE devs who use twitter? http://img641.imageshack... : pyide
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    lol where is the "toggle prone" box while you're at it =P : Xevo
    • PREORDER CANCELED. : Dschinghis Khan
  • ahh yes, wouldn't that be nice? : lonepie
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    crouch is on my pinky and i'm thinking of changing it cause it gets sore : gyokuro
    • this should help you: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22250136 : Xevo
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    oh wtf - this isn't part of the Day 1 patch? What a fucking nuisance. Why the hell would they put tha... : dedgecko
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      What part of "horribly fake image" did you miss? :) : GrimmyD
      • I thought I read a dev twitter update or something saying that the toggles for zoom and crouch were going... : dedgecko
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  LAUNCH DAY TWEETS: Dev just tweeted a launch day trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtxDHv5Ml... : vile
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    why do they always use xbox/ps3 for their gameplay videos? : Iwannaacura
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      because it's the vast majority of their consumer base, apparently. : vile
      • So they want their videos to look a lot less pretty than they could, eh? Bizarre. : wytefang
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    Wtf, Blue Danube? Odd choice, but I enjoyed it more than the commercials with screaming QOTSA though :P : pyide
    • I think its a nice change from the usual! : TheQuad
  • Http/1.1 Service Unavailable? : PointlesS76
  • hmm mines not? are you supposed to do something to trigger it? : hobosapien
  • I really wish this had a 4-pack ala Borderlands : icking fudiot
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  Do we know the VOIP situation? or will we still going to be using TS3? : theWhite
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    Server is there if needed, I need to add additional channels to support the additional servers. : RyDogg1
    • The game doesn't have VOIP? Man, I'm bad with teamspeak, someones gonna have to (pretty please) walk me t... : unholydonuts
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  I have my copy on my desk and I'm blasting the BF theme music all day. My poor co-workers. : Sturm08
  • i'm rather disspointed that they didnt use the tried and true battlefield theme. : theWhite
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  So is this unlocking in approximately 5 minutes then? : PointlesS76
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    That's the hope. : Topsiderover
    • I'll be damned. The download started on time. : Topsiderover
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  Is the retail confirmed to have CD-checks? I hate those.... but I want to use my best buy gift cert. : jooky
  • Nope. All you have to do authenticate online. : Link.
  • You can choose cd check or online auth : jonin
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  just restarted steam, and now the beta and the pre-order are gone. weird. : burning eye
  • it shows up as simply Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in the not installed list. : pyide
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  downloading! : alphablu
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    Everybody wait until im finished, i wont take long : alphablu
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      1.5MB/s at the moment. Hopefully this stays up! :P : Alco23
      • Wait it's gone up to 2.6MB/s! :D : Alco23
• Wooooo pre-loading - now to wait 2 more days :( : nomaad
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  It''s downloading! GOGOGOGO! : burning eye
  • annnnnd steam crashed. : burning eye
• Downloading! Now i have to wait 97 million hours till it's done : Dschinghis Khan
• WOO!!! Downloading now! : trOmblyj
• Steam unlocked their copy!!! GO!GO!GO! : fadetofunk
• Downloading right now! YAY! : Darkfox76
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  http://www.justin.tv/rydogg1 : RyDogg1
  • He's in the loft! : scanline
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  mines not preloading, are you supposed to do something to trigger it? : hobosapien
  • pummel it with your cursor : alphablu
  • Right click > Install : aggressor
  • restart steam? : dedgecko
  • ah, restarted steam, working now. : hobosapien
  • i restarted the steam client and it was available. : rmjackson
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  2.6Kb/s - Man that ain't right. : Crabs Jarrard
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    It just keeps pausing itself over and over. I restart Steam and it downloads for 5 seconds and then says ... : Crabs Jarrard
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      Restart steam and hope for a different server? : Alco23
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        Not possible on the new UI (that I can tell). No bandwidth monitor either. : Crabs Jarrard
        • yeah there is well for your own download there is : Iwannaacura
        • The bandwidth monitor can be found by clicking on the download notice at the bottom center of the new UI.... : Topsiderover
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      this is why i picked a sort of slower but more stable server to download from : .frame
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        by server i mean region : .frame
        • Yeah. I'm gonna downgrade back to the old UI so I can do that. : Crabs Jarrard
    • I changed my download location to South Korea and have been getting a steady 1.5 mb/s. About a quarter d... : Topsiderover
  • 50%, 2.6MB/s, Chicago server : [eluder]
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    Heh, around 20KB/s here :( Oh well, I have to study anyways. : freakynipples69
    • Tell me about it. I'm desperately trying to finish my chem homework before the DL is complete, but I kee... : Topsiderover
  • The Steam servers are too busy to handle your request. Please try again in a few minutes. ARG! : LordHellMaX
  • Now 100% Ready to Play. (What a load of BS) - The bandwidth monitor just never moves or anything, regard... : Crabs Jarrard
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  this mega thread is getting me pumped up for BC2...FEEL THE HYPE! : gyokuro
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    Except, for once, the shackhype isn't wrong! : freakynipples69
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      Shackhype hasn't made me excited about this game, playing the betas did! :D : yAak
      • hehe same here! : freakynipples69
    • unless the game is worse than the demo I'd agree : gyokuro
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  God the shack servers are going to be all medics and engies grinding ranks for the first few days lol! : hashd
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    No xp on password servers... : LordHellMaX
    • They're not passwording them, except for special events. Just kicking pubbies to make room. : yAak
    • Only gonna be password protected for shackbattles and I am sure if it gets filled with pubbies all you ne... : hashd
  • I'll be the one guy playing Assault. AMMO HERE! : yAak
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  Is it bad I am not even considering playing the singleplayer of this game? They should just release m... : freakynipples69
  • i didn't even know it had single player : .frame
  • I'm actually looking forward to it. The meat and taters is most definetly the MP though. : Pneum0
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  i can't wait. hopefully my computer is still on lol : Downforce
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    Not to rain on you're parade but you had to start the download manually... :( : hashd
    • SHIT. well my beta client will know to do this for me. right??? lol. balls. : Downforce
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  Shack: Steam or boxed copy? can't decide. : unholydonuts
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    I went steam because I don't want to deal with patching and physical discs anymore. I've lost too many CD... : Alco23
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      What are the download speeds like? I stayed out of the entire pre-load fiasco, and figured I'd see how it... : unholydonuts
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        I'm getting max speed consistently, 1.2MB/s : alphablu
        • These are my usual steam speeds. I've got fairly good speeds for living in the US -_- : unholydonuts
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        downloading BC2 is fun. Its like unwrapping the coolest xmas present in slow motion : gyokuro
        • and we have to be carbon neutral while our 150 watt GPU's are destroying the environment : gyokuro
      • Steady at 750KB/s on my end. : ArcKnight
      • I was getting consistent 2.6MB/s but it really depends on server load. I think the long term seamless ... : Alco23
    • game auto-patches so there's no more dl'n 5 patches varying between 30mb - 1.5gb. : dedgecko
  • Steam, IMO, avoid the shitty weather outside. : Darkfox76
  • went boxed copy - no pre-order discounts from anyone, and I don't want to wait when I get home to start d... : dedgecko
  • That scared the shit out of me. Purchased on steam and it didn't show up right away, I had to restart ste... : unholydonuts
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  Question If I only have 2142 and BC2 does that mean I do not get any vet status? I put my 2142 stuff in t... : hashd
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    You need at least 2 games to hit 1. I'd think you would be able to add Bad Company 2 eventually. : pyide
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      What's this about? What does veteran status do for you? : Pneum0
      • Unlocks a Garand for use in BC2. : Arctic Fox
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        Rank 1 is supposed to give you an M1 Garand in BC2. Otherwise it's just a pointless number next to your n... : pyide
        • It's OG rank, man. It ain't pointless! I'll bust yo ass. : moe6
      • Unlocks weapons like the M1 Garand. : saunders45
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    You can "play" BF:Heroes online to get another medal if you want. It only requires you to sign in to unlo... : Alco23
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      Seriously? I've got an account, I've used it sparingly since the beta, and I've got BF2 from steam. I sho... : unholydonuts
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        yea, I signed up for an account to play BF: Heroes, but never actually played it - and I was able to ente... : dedgecko
        • Sweet!!!! Thanks!!! : saunders45
      • Yup, I did this in 15mins last night. Signed in to BF:Heroes with my EA account. Then played a round of B... : Alco23
    • Yeah this did it all I did was sign into the site and make a hero went to the vet site and it showed up n... : hashd
  • Shitty, I can't remember my login stuff for BF2. I got it on steam during the holiday sale and never real... : unholydonuts
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  east coasters i recommend the iceland servers. maxing my connection at about 1.5- 2MB/s : feek
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    hm how do you change servers with the beta UI? : Xevo
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      i just switched the old one. the new one was buggy and annoying anyway : feek
      • yeah I'll stay in the old UI until I get it downloaded (it's working fine btw, good call). : Xevo
• Mine finished but now it's stuck on "Download starting..." : Goncyn
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  This game doesn't unlock untill thursday for us euro's. Will I be able to preload this game though the EA... : Bamii
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    they started US preloading on Sunday I believe, so 2 days or so before release? : Xevo
    • Dammit, then they should've started preloading by now. : Bamii
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  Just a heads-up, but pre-load is available for non-US/Canada folks like me :( : Nitrium
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    You're talking about Steam I guess? : Bamii
    • Steam, yeah. : Nitrium
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      restart Steam and you may get the option. : Xevo
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        I need to download it with the EA Downloader :( : Bamii
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          orite, well that's ironic, b/c EA got the preload in the US but steam didn't... : Xevo
          • Hmm, I guess preloading starts at midnight. One day before release. : Bamii
  • stay off until closer to your unlease! stop eating our bandwidth, j/k eat it all, im almost done : oldschoolbob-o
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  Anyone figure out how to add servers to the favorite list in game? Or why the steam server list cant fin... : ant_hillbilly
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    No, No, yes it's included in the day 1 patch, but you have to manually change it in a config file. Should... : unholydonuts
    • like=line. Meh. : unholydonuts
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    you can use the steam server browser?? : feek
    • Pretty sure you can't. It's not a steamworks game. : pyide
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    EA games do not use Steamworks - hence the retarded login process when you start it up. : dedgecko
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      xfire gonna make a huge comeback. lol : Downforce
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        Why should I use X-Fire? I haven't touched that shit in years. : dedgecko
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          friends/servers list and it can punch through the loading screen logon. I'll try it at least. it was grea... : Downforce
          • report back please, I have it installed but never found a use for it. : Xevo
• Ok leaving work just to run home and start this download. I simply cant not do this! : theWhite
• can't decide if i should buy or not... i've never been a big fan of the battlefield series, but the destr... : re4ctor
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  To make it easy to add shack servers to favorites you need to filter for the specific server name. Here : ant_hillbilly
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    crap the tags are making the two dallas servers bold. You can find the server name here. http://www.g... : ant_hillbilly
    • 4 and 0 players. You shacksl0bs. : LoioshDwaggie
  • Too bad I can't favorite anything. Just get "Waiting for Data" for 5 min. : Wyvern
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    Also EFF YEAH!! is set to conquest mode while Dos is Rush for now. : Alco23
    • Chicago should also be Rush. : Xevo
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      So you can't do a mix of both? : pyide
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        server requires a restart to switch modes : trOmblyj
        • I'm surprised there isn't a rotation option, so you could set up a mix of the modes and maps. : Xevo
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          that's a bummer :( : pyide
          • Yes it's beautifully dumb. I'm sure eventually we'll settle on something. : LoioshDwaggie
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    Wouldn't it be best to keep the Tag identical between the three? shacknews isn't capitalized on #69? ... : dedgecko
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      I can do that. : trOmblyj
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        but I'll do it later there's some folks on it now. : trOmblyj
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          oooOooOoOo... [shack] tags and all? : Xevo
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            Yes, Dalskdjfalsdf khan and topsiderover : trOmblyj
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              hahah I'm assuming you just didn't want to type Dschingis... other shackers too, or pubbies with them? or... : Xevo
              • I keep getting kicked when I try to join it :\ : aggressor
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                http://pics.notforjeff.com/gallery.php?entry=Images/bfbc2firstgame.jpg : trOmblyj
                • ohshi, clan smackdown! : Xevo
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                  typical... Looks like the shackers are killing each other seeing how the other team has 0 deaths. : dedgecko
                  • nah I imagine that topside switched teams after the other clan showed up. that or there was a random pubb... : Xevo
• Launching! >_< : Dick Marcinko
• Any word on what performance improvements are to be had with the new Nvidia driver? : atom519
• Don't forget to redeem your unlocks under multiplayer redeem code : Metatron85
• So, will playing ME2 while this downloads affect my speed? I can't wait :) : The Wilhelm Scream
• hmm I cant seem to map enter/exit vehicle to a mouse button anymore. : ant_hillbilly
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  My download has started. It's going slowly, but it's going! : UtilityMaximizer
  • should've switched servers, I nailed the East Coast servers for 90 minutes with no luck on getting the d/... : Xevo
  • Just RDPd into home and started it up. Should be good to go tonight! : tboomer2
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    How many hours untill you jump into armor and start crushing the enemy beneath your steel treads? : d0gbert
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      I never got to drive a tank in the Beta, but I would guess that they will never again make armor as crush... : UtilityMaximizer
      • My name is tboomer2 and I can relate to this post. : tboomer2
  • oh fuck, Umax approaches, preorder cancelled! : Xevo
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  EUROPE MENZ If you want BC2 early, buy it off the EA Store. I heard that they'd already unlocked it, and ... : Bamtan
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    Liar! It's sitting here in my EA Download manager and I can't start it :( : Bamii
    • PRESS HARDER!!! : devpaul
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      Did you use the activation key they sent you in an email? If they haven't go to http://eastore.ea.com... : Bamtan
      • Thanks to bamii we ordered at some love you long time cd key website (www.allcdkey.com), which gave us ke... : [7]kami
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  The performance is like night and day from the beta.It's really, really smooth. : Visceral Monkey
  • directx 11 ? : hanged_man
  • Yay! How are the new maps? I still have snow-blindness. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • Yea definitely a huge difference. Very smooth now. : ant_hillbilly
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  I keep getting kicked when I try to join the Shack 69 server. Wtf? :\ : aggressor
  • no idea, sorry - there are some dudes on it and no one has rcon except me (and I'm at work) : trOmblyj
  • tromblyj banned you already for cheating. : Iwannaacura
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  Which key do you enter? Regular or "Promo Key (Preorder)" ??? : metldude
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    regular then do the the promo key later under the multiplayer dropdown menu : crunkfunk
    • Worked. Thanks! : metldude
• I picked a shitty day to run backups on my gaming rig. Only an hour to go! : WaterSign
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  So things are still buggy :( First 5 minute impressions: You can skip the logos by hitting a key. Yay... : aggressor
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    Did you install PunkBuster? Did you enable it? : Nitrium
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      It's installed and I assume that means it's enabled? : aggressor
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        Check if it's the latest version also. You might need to grab the latest version from punkbuster and rein... : Alco23
        • that makes the most sense to me, his firewall is preventing PB from connecting to the server. : Xevo
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        Check http://www.evenbalance.com/ and download the updater to make sure it isn't the problem. : Nitrium
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          that actually only updates the beta game, so I assume the final game is up to date. it's gotta be his fir... : Xevo
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            I don't think they would change PB versions between beta/rtm, but... : Nitrium
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              agreed, which is why I said that wouldn't help and he needs to fix his firewall. : Xevo
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                It wasn't my firewall, it just started working after 10 or so attempts : aggressor
                • wow random, well at least you're in now! : Xevo
    • ^^^ this is most likely cause since all servers are starting from scratch and we haven't set a banlist or... : Alco23
  • no idea what to tell you dude, no one else seems to be complaining... check their official forums, and po... : Xevo
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    There any log files you can dig into for better info? Also, others have your problem: http://forum.ea.... : yAak
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      also, did you redeem your promo code for the extra maps? : yAak
      • Yes. : aggressor
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  4 more hours of work...I wish I could be pre-loading now :( : pun][sher
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    This is why i use Logmein.com Pretty use exclusively for starting steam downloads from work or my iPho... : Brian Leahy
    • Live Mesh for me, same result. : LoioshDwaggie
    • Might have to check this out :) : pun][sher
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  Need more shackers on 69! : trOmblyj
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    Can I get an invite to the Steam group? : Moonbase Commander
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      anyone can link their profile for an invite here! : Xevo
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Moonbase : Moonbase Commander
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/ghostinmyshell : ghost in my shell
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Dapper_Dan : DapperDan
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrtony : mrtony
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/aggybong : aggressor
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/hatchet165 : hatchet165
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        How can you find out what your profile id is? : sukabljat
        • ah, nm: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960457332 : sukabljat
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Deltigre : lunarbunny
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/djedix : NukemFornever
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        http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197974657493 ! : Lunatic Angelic
        • lol Mr OCD, you're member number 300 =P : Xevo
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/warcrow : warcrow
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Dunwich : Dunwich
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/themist : erebus
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/garythellama : Gary the Llama
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Noxnbox : stoned wallaby crop circle
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/JThrockmorton206 : JThrockmorton206
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/zebo : zebosausamite
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/jay- : jaytima
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/SilentJay : JT
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/jimsauce : aznjim
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Albemuth : Albemuth
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/lawgiv3r : Lawgiver
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/maero945 : eisencc
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/s1nglewh1p : nrgXs
      • http://steamcommunity.com/id/choda_sinclair Thanks! : benwha18
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  So, none of you Jerkies is having any issues running this PC Game on GeFroce Nvidia cards? : IA_Lanky
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    Why are You capitalizing random Words? : ArcKnight
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      Why Not.....? : IA_Lanky
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        he's got you there : Clay
        • HuSh yoU. : ArcKnight
      • more Like why NoT.>.>.>.?/ : Xevo
    • probably has parkinsons... : dedgecko
    • maybe a hidden message like portal's one : hanged_man
  • It does Not run on my Laptop's GeForce 7900 GS (not that I expected it to) : NukemFornever
  • nope, just fired it up at work for one round on an 8800 GT and it ran nicely on medium at 1600x1200 : Goncyn
  • GeForce 8800 GTX OC set at 1680X1050 with no problems. : metldude
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  Are any of the Shack servers passworded currently? Apparently passworded servers are unranked. : Link.
  • not passworded at the moment : trOmblyj
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  Picked up BF2, now all i need is work to finish! : jonin
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    have fun playing that buy yourself. : dedgecko
    • ...lol "buy" s/b by... : dedgecko
    • sure : jonin
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  Can someone pretty please invite me to the Shack group? http://steamcommunity.com/id/JonathanParkerBedrav... : WaterSign
  • You are already in it. : trOmblyj
  • Thank you, pyide. You are a gentleman and a shacker. : WaterSign
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  Hey, come play on Dallas DOS!! Rush mode!!! : RyDogg1
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    I would love to but I have to get a few more things done at work first! : Goncyn
    • I'm tempted to leave a few minutes early and play a few rounds. : jonin
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  I got booted from Chicago and now I can't connect to it anymore :( : aggressor
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    Also where the fuck are my unlocks? I have absolutely nothing but my standard pistol and rifle. No class ... : aggressor
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      Enter your promotional key via Multiplayer > Redeem Code to get the limited edition unlocks : Goncyn
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        I did that and nothing changed. I also don't have the vet reward... : aggressor
        • I had em for a few minutes but the EA stat server went gone down I think : crunkfunk
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  FOV tweaks comparison: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16071192&postcount=546 : PointlesS76
  • looks like he's just backing up, lol. : Xevo
  • From the looks of that I wouldn't go over 65 myself. And wtf happened to the servers I tried to add the s... : hashd
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    Yeah I was just running 90, it is way too much. I think 65 is a good setting for the game. : ant_hillbilly
    • I haven't tried it yet but it reminds me of Crysis where the fov variables generally seemed to be ~20 low... : pyide
  • That'll be my first console tweak. I'll also make sure to force DX10 render, lower shadows and lower AA ... : sukabljat
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    I could not find where to set the FOV :( : trOmblyj
    • try the settings.ini file : jonin
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  chicago server seemed to have crashed. first impression: it runs way better and simultaneously looks bett... : feek
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    Can you see your ping? I still can't :/ : aggressor
    • yeah that's what i meant by menus. ping, and other labels (seems like some of the place holders are still... : feek
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      Start game as admin if you want to see ping. : ArtilleryMarker
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        theres got to be another way! : feek
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          Get a G15 :) : Beady
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            i have one, but it doesnt really tell me the pings for every server in the browser now does it! : feek
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              No, but the G15 tells you your ping in-game. : dedgecko
              • i know that : feek
  • And this is why we do beta tests... oh wait! : dedgecko
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    Come play on Dallas DOS feek! : RyDogg1
    • i have to go pick up some vegetables from the italian market before its all closed, i'll be back in like ... : feek
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      hey RyDogg... prepare yourself!!! http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/avatar... : dedgecko
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        have fun with that, it's near useless now... thanks for sploiting in beta though, shitdick! : Xevo
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          I'd say it'll still be a functional tactic, it's just not as easy-cheese. If I'm on O and we get shut do... : yAak
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            "It's a legitimate strategy!" : TheQuad
            • Well, if it wasn't, DICE would have trivialized C4 damage to the target, instead of just making it harder... : yAak
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            you gonna load 12 of them on one ATV? : Xevo
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              No? I'm gunna die 10+ times trying to get ~3 ATVs there and detonated while my team fucks around on the h... : yAak
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                yeah that won't be happening on Shack servers, so that's a moot point anyway. : Xevo
                • that would be my preference =) : yAak
              • jesus, it takes 18 now? : retarded talking dinosaur
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              no - but two ATV's loaded with 6 each should still drop a point. It's called coordination! : dedgecko
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                good luck with that, never give up the dream : Xevo
                • It's happened before... It will happen again. /Charlton Heston : dedgecko
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                Or one ATV with 12 on. Use comms, sniper scope or the map to figure out when to detonate :p : Beady
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                  the potential for losing all 12 is greater than splitting it up. In regards to the Beta Map: The firs... : dedgecko
                  • yeah that's a nice dreamworld you're living in there ATV man : Xevo
        • Also - I'm not sure why you're so butt-hurt regarding this... It's part of the game to destroy them, e... : dedgecko
    • Connection lost :~( : aggressor
  • based on my brief play session on inferior hardware, I thought it was running better too : Goncyn
  • Yeah, the only problems I've had so far is 1 CTD in singleplayer and the menu lag appearing from time to ... : Bamtan
  • to further detail, it runs really well on my c2d e6400, amd4800, 8gb ram, win7x64 with everything on high... : feek
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  Does the Steam group supersede the in-game friends list? Does the friends list even work? : hoopfam4
  • it is not Steamworks enabled, there is no Steam integration whatsoever. : Xevo
  • the Steam group is pretty much just a way to share announcements and chat, you'll need to use the in-game... : Goncyn
• fuck, it needs to hurry up and be 5:30 already! :( : atom519
• ffffffff Shack Dallas Dos crashed during a fine game. : Link.
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  Download so close...gaaaaaaaah : unholydonuts
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    Yeah 65% here too, probably be done in a few hours :[ I hate living in bumfuck country :[ : ghost in my shell
    • I'm sorry mate :( I'm at 80% now, getting decent speeds. Want to play on shack servers damnit! : unholydonuts
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  Nice, it won't take my CD Key I was given by STEAM. So annoying. : zigaroo
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    Won't take either of them. Says they're both invalid. Sigh... : zigaroo
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      Fucking finally. Holy bananasssssssssssssssssssssss. : zigaroo
      • How did you figure it out? My key is 20 characters long and the game keeps saying it's invalid. : The Grolar Bear
    • you doing all caps and dashes? : Xevo
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  jesus christ it is so good : eeeealmo
  • And I would have completely missed out on it if it wasn't for the beta showing me how awesome it was. Thi... : aggressor
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    hmmmmmm. : mwasher
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      SO GOOD MANWASHER : eeeealmo
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        SO FUCKING GOOD EEEEALMO : Dschinghis Khan
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          I guess I need a break from getting absolutely thrashed in SC2 beta. : mwasher
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            you need no such thing, mwasher : electroly
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              where were you all weekend fool? : mwasher
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                i don't remember but i definitely played some sc2 against pancake humper when you weren't around : electroly
                • i played late sunday and monday :( will play tonight. i am streaming at www.livestream.com/mwasherg... : mwasher
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            You'll turn right and and go get your ass thrashed in SC2, young man, and you'll learn to LIKE IT. Did yo : yAak
            • ya I liked it but didn't spend a lot of time in it. : mwasher
  • 80% away from joining the jizz fest : toneh
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  So people that have the game...how's the server browser? Better? Can we see our ping in game now? : pun][sher
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    it could still use some work but it is better than the beta. also no pings still : eeeealmo
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      no pings? it shows pings and you can sort by them : hobosapien
      • while in game. like on the scoreboard. : pyide
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        I think they mean in-game ping, not the server browser : c0ucheh
        • Why would they not want ping displayed? Do they at least have the green bars? : pun][sher
      • Very cool :) : pun][sher
• did they tweak any of the keybinds? Can you edit config files to fix anything or do they still require... : dedgecko
• Also this thread takes like 30 seconds to load/refresh in winchatty :( : PointlesS76
• I'm gonna Dl this game tonight. : whistletits
• I can't add the shack servers to my favorites. It just sits there saying waiting for data. WTF I don't ... : .frame
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  keep getting insta kicked from the dallas server :/ : feek
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    server seems slightly messed up atm, it was kicking me at first, but i got in, and then there were no unl... : Bamtan
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      yeah the no unlocks and chat log lag was happening in chicago from the beginning, until it crashed. do... : feek
      • I think they're all being hosted by Gameservers.com, right? http://forums.gameservers.com/viewtopic.ph... : yAak
    • I was playing on pubs and unlocks are all at "0". But I did get an medic unlock. /shrug : metldude
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  Did they not pre-load this game? : prime8
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    Steam = no : metldude
    • :( : prime8
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  OK I'm all downloaded but when I go to launch it just says 'The Steam servers are currently too busy to h... : trOmblyj
  • oh here it goes : trOmblyj
• ug been preloading at 28KB/s :( : shortbuscaptain
• I will pay someone in booze to make sure my rig is preloading plz. : Downforce
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  This game is so fucking good. They fixed every complaint I had about the beta. The maps are fantastic. I... : justwr!ght
  • the map I played on for 5 minutes already has me hooked! Can't wait to play it more tonight. : .frame
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  1) This game is awesome. That last map was pretty 2) It's so awesome that I ragequit from the menu after... : aggressor
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    I think when a server crashes mid-game, you don't get to keep any unlocks gained during that match. I got... : aggressor
    • yep just like BF2 : crunkfunk
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  Went out, started downloading. 3 hours later 33%. How unSteam. >:| Now I have a communicate with my f... : Boxelder
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    I changed my download location to ---> france and downloaded at 800k sec. Im in "ohio" : chilln
    • apparently it crashed while I was out, going slightly faster now. Still unSteam. : Boxelder
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  I can't find the shack servers and I don't see a way to add them to my favorites manually :( : pyide
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    yeah thats what im trying to figure out too pyide. no clue. :( : chilln
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      Well I found the Dallas ones. Sorting alphabetically is fucked nothing because they have [ in front of th... : pyide
      • gg shack tags. they have an asterisk * and two brackets [[ in front. : pyide
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  I can't find the shack servers :( Also, anyone else getting "Failed to connect to EA Online"? : unholydonuts
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    i got that a lot. I found the servers though by sorting them by name. They were near the top starting w... : .frame
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      Found them, but I can't join? I click join, it says "please wait' then that goes away and it doesn't do a... : unholydonuts
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        Lol someone help? It says there are 30 people on Dallas DOS and I can't join :( : unholydonuts
        • Same here : alphablu
        • I think that must mean its full. I was getting the same thing but was able to join the other server. : .frame
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  IF YOU DOWNLOAD SLOW DO THE OLD DIFFERENT COUNTRY TRICK --->view ---> settings ---> downloads ---> change... : chilln
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    Can you do that in the new Steam UI thing too? Maybe they just auto detect your location? : dael
    • dunno, i turned the beta off cuz i couldnt shrink my steam down to the small window-pane. i hate that hug... : chilln
  • Awesome, went from < 30 to over 600. : shortbuscaptain
  • or just restarting steam client sometimes helps. i went from 50kb/s to 1mb/s : smax
• Its shocking how important FOV has become to me, years ago i didnt care but after i started playing today... : alphablu
• Grrr...at work for 4.5 more hours and I wont be able to start the dl until I get home. : sanchez
• Every server I have tried on steam says it's busy... http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completest... : usmcmueller
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  Add the Shackserver to your favorites! Edit the GameSettings.ini and set this line: FavoriteGames=3 : RyDogg1
  • This has to be all on one line : RyDogg1
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    Like this sorry FavoriteGames=3731698668,7e9c4507-e44f-496c-9c6e-25800193e316,[Shacknews] Dallas - BC2 E : RyDogg1
    • works! thanks : pyide
    • thanks : Boxelder
    • tagged for later inclusion into BC2 awesomeness : ezanga
    • sweet : SolveChrist
    • thanks : Turd Ferguson
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      fucking code/quote tag is fucking terrible, please repost it normally so it's not going off screen :( : ArcKnight
      • Yes, repost so it works correctly with the Chicago server intact. : Link.
      • just search for "Shacknews" and "shacknews" and add them to your favorites list. worked for me : eeeealmo
    • tagged for later, thanks rydogg! : nomaad
  • awesome, thanks : smax
  • Thanks! : trOmblyj
  • Thanks!! I'll be streaming some games with shackers once it finishes the download... in... 42 more mins!... : inc77
  • THIS is what I was looking for! Awesome, thanks. : freakynipples69
  • Funny how their server browser got worse than their previous games. : sanchez
  • Thanks, I was having trouble with this : crunkfunk
  • Excellent. : chungathebunga
  • thank you, rydogg : _jon
  • this is awesome, thanks Rydogg! : grendel
  • thanks for this tweak. Did Dallas DOS just die or am I special? : Goncyn
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    Where the fuck is the .ini file?? : JT
    • In your My Documents folder. : disdain
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  This game looks so amazing and plays so much better than the beta. ATI 5770 E6750 @ 3.2ghz 4GB Ram. : majestik
  • Even with HBAO I get 50-60fps. Wow. All HIGH settings at 1920x1080 (no AA and 4x AF). That beta was crap! : majestik
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    in directx 11 mode or not ? : hanged_man
    • How do you know which mode is enabled? : pun][sher
    • not sure. Settings says auto for directx. I'd think so since it's a D11 card. Does NOT look like DX9 that... : majestik
  • yea it really is fucking gorgeous : eeeealmo
  • The beta code was from december 09; also, I TOLD YOU GUYS THEY'D IMPROVE IT. : MercFox1
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  think chicago just crashed. : unholydonuts
  • yeah. : _jon
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    And I'm back to rank 1 again. I was up to rank 3...Fuck, that is annoying as hell. : aggressor
    • Why is it that every DICE release is plagued with server overloads? Be it on the consoles or the PC? ... : dedgecko
• what is this and do I want to play it : indosauros
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  this map looks incredible - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqlZFG3T1w : eeeealmo
  • this looks awesome. : mwasher
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  The lack of team voice chat gets me so fucking frustrated... I can't type to say there are dudes camping ... : ArtilleryMarker
  • wait... what? : mrtony
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    Its J, K, or L keys I thought : crunkfunk
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      When you're dead you can't type. I was hoping they'd fix this in retail >:( : ArcKnight
      • yeah thats a pain me too, or hoping they fixed voice chat. It should be auto talk to your own squad and p... : oldschoolbob-o
• Poke me on Steam if Dallas Dos crashes again. It looks like it is doing it after one map. : LoioshDwaggie
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  Why is that I get immediately kicked from the Dallas Conquest server every single time? I've been playing... : Link.
  • happens to me too :( : eeeealmo
  • I'll look into this tonight. Trying to finish work so I can get home and join you guys.... :(. : Alco23
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  BTW people, it might be worth idling in the Shack BC2 steam chat group so we know where the fun is at, or... : Bamtan
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : eeeealmo
• IMPORTANT QUESTION: If you were having disconnect issues in the beta are you still having them in the ful... : notdeadyeti
• Alot of fun if we can just stayconnected : jonin
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  gametrailers video review - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-battlefield-bad/62540?type=flv : eeeealmo
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    I love the GT reviews. Usually spot on. : humbleone
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      this one was a bit bullshit. It's implied the graphics are better on the console and that the sound was s... : Klebold
      • yea that was confusing lol : eeeealmo
      • No, they said that the PC graphics weren't as good as other similar PC games. They weren't comparing to c... : freakynipples69
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        I don't see how it was at all implied that the graphics are better on the console. Just that the game isn... : humbleone
        • Audio: They mentioned there was poor separation of channels but generally solid. To me the sound in this ... : Klebold
    • Same. They always hit the nail on the head. : freakynipples69
  • LOL at hell fuckin yes at the end : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Wait, does the GT review mention the graphics are disappointing on the PC? (06:40 ish) : Klebold
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    Well, compared to how it could have been for a PC game. I don't see that as a huge negative. Not everyth... : humbleone
    • I've run the game at full spec and the lighting and textures look beautiful. : Bamtan
    • graphics are pretty damn good max everything... and it runs like shit too. so yeah :) biggest problem ... : chilln
  • Well, they kind of are. They traded graphics for destructibility and I think it was a good call : aggressor
• So did the favorites list disappear for anyone else like mine did? : Link.
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  LOL.... shack servers keep crashing... I am livestreaming if anyone wants to watch... tho I keep turni... : inc77
  • Yea I finally gave up on shackservers and played on some others : jonin
• ZOMG!! Download faster!!! I set up a remote connection before leaving for my lab, then realized that I ha... : acidnynex
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  Can anybody confirm for me that the CD key is supposed to be 20 characters long? I keep entering the stup... : The Grolar Bear
  • Figured it out, was supposed to put dashes after every five characters. : The Grolar Bear
  • Make sure it's in CAPS and you uses the - in between. : AgentPothead
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    I bought it from Steam but I don't have a code. And for some reason Steam won't start for me ("unavailabl... : prime8
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      I'm betting your content server is being overloaded. Try deleting your clientregistry.blob in steamfolder... : AgentPothead
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        Gah, Steam was updating but it's been stuck on 70% for a couple minutes now. : prime8
        • That happened to me a couple times this afternoon trying to load. I ended up taking the advice of another... : AgentPothead
      • Okay, this worked, thanks! : prime8
• This download is taking way too long. : WaterSign
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  why do I keep getting kicked instantly from any server I join?? : pandastrong
  • That sounds amazingly like the old punkbuster problems from BF2. : AgentPothead
  • is your clantag "kick" and player name "menow" by any chance? : IcomeINpeace
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  OH MY GOD 3 server crashes over 2 hours = still level 0! : TheQuad
  • I feel your pain! I've had to get defibs three times now. This will be the fourth. : zigaroo
  • just wait til tomorrow and play sp tonight : retarded talking dinosaur
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  I'm done with playing multi for the night. Pretty much every server connectivity and stats tracking issue... : Xevo
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    Honestly, it's probably the fault of the server dudes : retarded talking dinosaur
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      not the shack server dudes -- the servers are all owned and operated by EA or farmed out to other compani... : retarded talking dinosaur
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        I understood you the first time. The thing is, the same people who owned the beta servers own these. They... : Xevo
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          yeah i have no explanations other than someone fucked up, and the lessons learned in the beta will probab... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • at this point, every BF game I've picked up at launch has been unplayable for the first week or so. We'll... : Xevo
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    • another bug -- when I left my game in the middle of the first mission after a save point, resuming the SP... : Xevo
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    I'm going to switch to the 360 version. Dos Dallas goes down more than Jenna Jameson. : ArcKnight
    • lots of people seemingly doing okay on Eff Yeah now that it isn't insta-kicking people. I'm gonna wait un... : Xevo

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  I hate software patents (bring on the huge sub-thread) : boarder2
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    i hate software patents and the huge subthreads they generate. : kbnerd
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      I hate the subthread complaint subthreads : redfive
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        I hate subthreads : guido anchovy
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          i hate threads : Clay
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            But I loooooooove chocolate. : lolpatrol
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              We should have ended this with "I hate" : guido anchovy
              • Man Patton Oswalt is hilarious. That bit had me dying. : deject
              • iHate : hanged_man
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              look how you screwed it up : Clay
              • It's ok, chocolate fixes everything, it's like the duct tape of the confectionery world. : one random winner
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    Here's why I agree with you: 1. fucking assholes patent "one click ordering" and other shit which is l... : steelsamurai
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      don't forget that dns is patentable now as well. That is how monsano holds the reigns in the agriculture... : JuffoWup
      • wtf? dns? dna dammit. : JuffoWup
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        We should burn down the patents office and destroy all the records they kept and leave it up to the indiv... : one random winner
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          yeah that'll make things much better : Home Nugget
          • I'm becoming more and more anarchistic the older I get. : one random winner
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  multitouch'd :( : GloriousCow
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    they patented multitouch? Nuts. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • There's a rapeton of prior art on multitouch. : Deathlove
  • thank god this bullshit doesn't fly in europe for the most part /for now. : Hoax
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  And yet they do not rouse the sleeping patent giant that is Palm. : Deathlove
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    LOL. The sleeping giant that hasn't released a truly successful device since the Treo 650 and has cancell... : Fyunch Click
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      he said sleeping patent giant. you don't need actual products to sue for patent violations : electroly
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        like anybody actually reads what Deathlovepeople post. : Fyunch Click
        • It's true, it's about Palm, I'm probably just sucking dicks. :( : Deathlove
    • Yes, that is what a sleeping giant is. It sleeps, and is gigantic. The 650 came out, what, three years be... : Deathlove
  • Watching this reminds me of people playing those browser games on the shack. Attack this weaker guy, farm... : xsoulbrothax
• super lame : wvuong
• apple sucks : ass-street
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  haha, "The '849 Patent, entitled "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image," was duly... : Deathlove
  • That looks kinda recent patent. : mem
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    I'm amused on that one. Is this a reach around jab at google? I know my droid functions in that way as ... : JuffoWup
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      yes. I think they are targetting HTC for the sense UI, which you will only find on their phones. : maulla
      • Aye, most of those patents apply to stock Android too : chazums
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    Doesn't the Pre unlock that way too? : unjustend
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      Yeah, and I'm hard-pressed to think of a modern smartphone that doesn't unlock like that, *AND* I think A... : Deathlove
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        here's why it infuriates me. Touch screens have been around a long time. Someone has surely had a code-ba... : steelsamurai
        • -I don't think it should be patentable but -A series of taps is not a gesture and you know it. IF that... : batkiwi
  • SEE THIS MAD ME MAD : steelsamurai
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  Wait, they patented animating a UI? "The '331 Patent, entitled "Time-Based, Non-Constant Translation Of... : chazums
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    Jesus, so much of that is bullshit - they've got a patent on cpu throttling ffs. : chazums
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      thats awesome, someone wake up intel to sue apple for double patenting their speedstep tech. : JuffoWup
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        There's also patent on handling APIs, copy-paste, background processes. : mem
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          And one that can be broadly understood to apply to ANY transfer of information over any two devices. : mem
          • I'm hoping a lot of these get thrown out. : ieGod
          • "Touch Screen Device, Method, And Graphical User Interface For Determining Commands By Applying Heuristic... : mem
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          Apple patented Copy and Paste on mobiles? Fucking lol : Beady
          • One of the exhibits for Apple is fully loaded MacBook running latest OSX, and most of the patents seem to... : mem
  • They patented animation curves in the UI with that one (note the non-constant). There is prior art on con... : steelsamurai
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  Do you need actual working tech to get a patent or can you patent ideas? : prime8
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    You can patent ideas, you don't need any working tech, in the US. : mem
    • Damn, time to start patenting crazy shit! : prime8
• So many of those patents sound like bullshit. They might as well have patented "using a touch screen for ... : ieGod
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  Apple has a legit case. : ra1n
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    In that they have the patents, yeah I guess they do :( : chazums
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      One of my best friends is on the case, it's legit. You can disbelieve me, but I really can't say more th... : ra1n
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        If they didn't expect to win they wouldn't have started, I still think the patents are bullshit but that'... : chazums
        • There's also Nokia vs. Apple vs. Nokia-courtbattle going on, and some of patents used here are also on th... : mem
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          Well, the patents aren't bullshit. And people file lawsuits not expecting to win all the time, mostly to... : ra1n
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            What I mean is you shouldn't be able to patent what half the stuff they have, it'd be like patenting clic... : chazums
            • they tried that in the 80s. Didn't fly. : steelsamurai
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            some time ago some company tried to and successfully got the hypertext link patented. This was well after... : steelsamurai
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              It really doesn't work like that. You have to convince the US PTO that what you have is new. I spend 9... : ra1n
              • Bad like the shack thinks being patenting the hyperlink or a mouse click. : ra1n
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                Do you write software? Do you have a formal education in this area? I am not a lawyer nor do I have a ... : steelsamurai
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                  rain has a CS degree. : kbnerd
                  • lol : Halen
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                  Seriously don't even try with him. He has a fucking weekend course in BASIC programming or something and ... : uncleanmonkey
                  • damn, ra1n, did you lie to me all these years :( : Deathlove
                  • I have degrees in computer engineering and math, have worked as a corporate software developer and video ... : ra1n
                  • You guys jump to conclusions and talk out your ass more than me, which is a FEAT. : ra1n
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                    do you even know the background requirements for being a patent lawyer? and do you even know rain's back... : mikecyb
                    • Thanks, that must have been tough to write :D : ra1n
                    • I know he has no clue about how patents affect real software engineers, as demonstrated by, well his lack... : uncleanmonkey
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                      Also, I've dealt with patent lawyers before and I can tell you that technical competence is clearly *not*... : uncleanmonkey
                      • Hahaha. You are living in a world of delusion buddy. : ra1n
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                        LOL. This is hilarious. Respectfully, Another Lawyer : newek
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                          Dude, I had to spend an hour explaining what a goddamn "thread" was to a patent lawyer just last week. Do... : uncleanmonkey
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                            And don't assume that everyone NOT in software doesn't know anything about software. "Dude, I had to s... : newek
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                              Uh, context? Mikecyb implied that the mere fact that ra1n was a patent lawyer meant he was competent in t... : uncleanmonkey
                              • Without any regard to the context, it's important to know that some decent level of competency is require... : newek
                  • Nice to know you do this shit to everyone, and not just me. : walker270
                • I'm educated as both a software developer and an IP lawyer. I know what's up here. : ra1n
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                  I'm sorry, but this is a gem: "Do you write software? Do you have a formal education in this area? I am... : ra1n
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                    The relevant experience is in software engineering. Being a janitor at a software company doesn't give yo... : uncleanmonkey
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                      What ... the ... This is the most random flaming I have seen in a while. : CrustaR
                      • that's his general style of posting : derelict515
                      • It's not like this is the first thread were ra1n talks patents.. Maybe I'm pre-empting him a bit, but his... : uncleanmonkey
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                        He does this to everyone who disagrees with him. If you disagree with him in anyway, you're an idiot/foo... : walker270
                        • No, I really don't. I do it to you sometimes, e.g. that one time when you refused to acknowledge the dict... : uncleanmonkey
                    • this is the best subthread : Deathlove
                  • I'm not talking about the law. I'm talking about the software. How many years did you spend writing softw... : steelsamurai
                  • they are questions. What's your degree, what's your experience? The rest defers on the legal aspect. That... : steelsamurai
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                You are either the biggest troll I've ever seen or the legal system in this country is a lot more fucked ... : AgentPothead
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                  What is with all this conspiracy theory shit. It's not like you slip an extra $1000 and prior art refere... : ra1n
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                    You don't live in reality. The vast majority of patents that software engineers encounter are trivial and... : uncleanmonkey
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                      I live in reality. I do this for a living. I write briefs for the fucking Federal Court of Appeals. I ... : ra1n
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                        I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS : kill9
                        • I'm not sure what other qualifications I could list to prove that uncleanmonkey is talking out his ass, b... : ra1n
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                        No, you don't do "this" for a living you do patent law. I don't fucking care about patent law. The issue ... : uncleanmonkey
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                          And your THIS IS IN MY DOMAIN THERE I AM RIGHT! argument is any better? Go home. : newek
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                            I'm not the one arguing from authority though, I'm just pointing out that if anything this is what I do, ... : uncleanmonkey
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                              ra1n isn't arguing with your claim that trivial and obvious patents exist. Much of his work consists of ... : newek
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                                What may seem trivial and obvious to the lay person doesn't matter Actually, what seems trivial and ob : Ovate
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                                  "ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains" : dirge23
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                                    I think Ovate means "lay" w.r.t. to law, but still skilled in the actual field (in this case software eng... : uncleanmonkey
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                                      Indeed, that's what I was getting at. The opinion of somebody (a hypothetical somebody) who isn't a lawy... : Ovate
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                                        Again, no it doesn't. The opinion of a person with skill in the art is but one piece of evidence that is... : ra1n
                                        • I said the opinion of the hypothetical person "matters." I chose that word carefully. You say it "is ... : Ovate
                                • Actually, it should be even more restrictive on patents than that. a person having ordinary skill in t : Arcanum
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                                  Not exactly. Yes it's a factor (meaning it isn't 100% dispositive) but you're wrong in stating that any : newek
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                                    Well, obviously no single layperson would be a determining factor, since laypeople would disagree about t... : Ovate
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                                      It is an obscure legal notion, or at least you've demonstrated a few of the common lay misconceptions in ... : ra1n
                                      • It's in plain English in the law. The judicial interpretation (which is what matters, legally speaking) ... : Ovate
                                  • That actually argues for granting even fewer patents than the using an ordinary layperson as the standard... : Arcanum
                                • Usually the lay person isn't knowledgeable enough to understand why something is novel. When presented w... : walker270
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                                  And, you're dead wrong. : ra1n
                                  • Thanks for adding to the discussion. I mean...look, I'm not a lawyer, but I went to the trouble of quo... : Ovate
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                                Are you ra1in's character acount or something? Because you just pulled the exact same circular reasoning : uncleanmonkey
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                                  Or to anchor it with a specific example Me/Knuth/Dijkstra: A patent system that considers one-click : uncleanmonkey
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                                    I never said any of those things. : newek
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                                      I was trying to boil it down to demonstrate where you miss the point. You're arguing that ra1n is rig... : uncleanmonkey
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                                        Then go to law school, become a lawyer, and make it your life mission to change it. Your reasoning is ... : newek
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                                          Can you PROVE that the system does work? Having lawyers earn money enforcing patents doesn't prove a sing... : terath
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                                            "Can you PROVE that the system does work? Look at all the technology around us and the companies making : newek
                                            • Look at all the technology around us and the companies making it. It works. Not remotely a proof. Perh : terath
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                                          Software patents only exist in the US, as far as I know. It's all part of the same nutbag lobbyist-driven... : jcupitt
                                          • Japan. : newek
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                                            Software patents are going to become completely patentable in lots of countries. Why? Because anything ... : ra1n
                                            • Yeah, that dumbass John Carmack, I don't know what he was thinking. : Conan
                                        • You say the law should be changed, prove it. Patent trolling is a viable business model. It's not jus : Arcanum
                                  • I'm just going to leave this here http://www.pluto.it/files/meeting1999/atti/no-patents/brevetti/docs/kn... : captfarrell
                      • ra1n, This is seriously cracking me up over here. Some of the asinine comments in this threat are why pe... : newek
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                    You are seriously not living in reality ra1n}. Every post you make just shows it more and more. http://w... : AgentPothead
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                      Boy, I can't imagine that source putting a spin on the viewpoint. : ra1n
                      • But you are completely spin free my friend. Your reality is about as real as whatever reality the banking... : AgentPothead
                      • How about instead of being snarky you actually respond to what the EFF has to say? Are they wrong? If s... : Ecks
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                And rarely, if ever, do bad patents get issued like the Shack believes that they do. Have you seen some o... : ColoradoCNC
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                  No, but I encourage you to point out to me where it was disclosed first instead of just claiming they are... : ra1n
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                    Rain, it doesn't matter if they did it first. The problem is that "these are obvious ideas to people in t... : terath
                    • That's why I didn't bother to respond to his post. You summed it up better than I could have. : ColoradoCNC
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                      Dude, the only thing that matters is if someone did it first. How the hell do you think they determine o... : ra1n
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                        I know exactly what I am talking about, but you can not seem to get past "it's legal therefore good". I k... : terath
                        • I'm arguing your statement that "it doesn't matter if they did it first." It clearly does, it's one of t... : ra1n
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                I am an inventor on three software patents (granted, not applied for) and have two more in the works. ... : Ovate
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                  I'm telling you you're wrong because you have made several statements that I can prove are 100% incorrect... : ra1n
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                    -He has a software patent -he feels that patent was obvious to anyone with his experience, and thus shou... : batkiwi
                    • I'm talking about the statements made throughout this thread. It was not limited to that post alone. : ra1n
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            Here is an example of an Apple patent. The patent is for sound effects used in a graphical user interface... : steelsamurai
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              http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/7568158.html : steelsamurai
              • can someone translate that shit into english? If this is what they put forward to the patent office, I : captfarrell
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                IANAL, plus I'm only three bullets down in the description, but that patent is for something way more com... : walker270
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                  In what way is it more nuanced than his description? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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                    Have you tried reading the damn thing? The patent covers a specific set of techniques for dynamically ... : walker270
                    • ^^ This : newek
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                      It's stereo sound based on the 2D position of a icon. That's it. Gain is automatically implied when us... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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                        It's also incredibly vague when it comes to the pitch and delay. Apple: "Things like this _might_ happ... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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                          It's making me even more irritated to think about this. :) It's trivial, except for the tuning parameter... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
                          • Of course it's trivial, but that's not the point. The point is no one has done it successfully, or thoug... : walker270
                • sorry, I stated the issue date. Obviously 2001 was the dark ages before sound cards and nobody had delive... : steelsamurai
        • I think it is more that the cost/benefit calculation pointed towards it being a useful expenditure in leg... : steelsamurai
      • He's reviewed all possible prior art since the invention of the touch screen and dismissed it all I'm sur... : steelsamurai
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        lol who cares if you're best friend is on it : kill9
        • *your : kill9
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          It means I have firsthand knowledge of the facts that weren't relayed here. HTC just found out about thi... : ra1n
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            Well aren't you the most important person in the world then : kill9
            • Jesus Christ, my past has officially overridden my present. : ra1n
          • Firsthand knowledge doesn't mean what you think it means. If you can't even tell the difference between s... : AgentPothead
      • I'm going to go ahead and disbelieve you. Every time something Apple comes you you come out the gate swin... : pixelat3d
  • Well then Apple is about to sue the world I just did a copy and paste on my phone :( : hashd
  • Google and Apple will destroy each other and Microsoft will pick up the pieces. : pigvomit
• What a bunch of fuckheads. : lodit
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  Sounds like Apple is feeling a bit threatened by HTC. So let's say Apple wins and no one else can develop... : prime8
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    A patent gives you a monopoly :D : ra1n
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      and somehow this is supposed to be good? : mnok
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        Without it, there's no incentive for companies to invest millions of dollars on new technologies so yeah ... : newek
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          uhh? you invest in new technology to make a better product that sells better than the competitor, isn't t... : mnok
          • No, because then they copy the product without having to invest resources in the research and steal your ... : ra1n
        • There is always incentive to invest in new technologies. So long as your "innovation" is not a five line ... : terath
        • R+D existed before patent law. : steelsamurai
  • I don't think they are going after just multi-touch. They outlined a lot of phones, some of which are Win... : mancide
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  Yikes. * The '331 Patent, entitled "Time-Based, Non-Constant Translation Of User Interface Objec... : pigvomit
  • The patent entitled "A thing that does a thing" : ZombieAcademy
  • it will be fun watching these stick. my dad does this shit all the time for lockheed martin : m0rfus
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    * The '453 Patent, entitled "Conserving Power By Reducing Voltage Supplied To An Instruction-Processing P : Toraz Chryx
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      I don't understand this one. Apple is (AFAIK?) not in the processor business. They can however, file pate... : mnok
      • Companies already have that. There's an entire business model based on it. : Arcanum
    • The way I understand it, it isn't the title that is the thing to flip out about, its the claims that matt... : hadronflux
• Give me a break, while I appreciate what patents can do, this situation sounds like Apple wants to litiga... : jingletard
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  Fuck Apple. : Link.
  • ^^ Exactly what I was about to post. : SymGeo
  • thirded : oldschoolbob-o
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    You troll every apple thread like this, Link. I'm pretty sure this is the first time Apple has actuall... : Fayk
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_v._Microsoft : mroizo40
      • Copyright, not Patent, though that's just nitpicking. 1988 is pretty ancient though. Copyrights DO hav... : Fayk
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      I dislike Apple policies, not their products. I own an iPod myself! : Link.
      • Shit like this is what keeps me from apple products. :( I hate their policies even though they have sweet... : kelerian
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Canyon_Company : mem
      • Is this the MS theft of IP for quicktime and windows playback thing? I don't think that's a patent suit, ... : Fayk
    • First time? nope. : Godhatesfatpeople
• lol patents lol god we need to stop this nonsense : Yanks
• I'm just going to toss http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm out there if anyone : smacknca
• apple is a fragile little underdog : Downforce
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  Two of these patents seem to be invalidated by prior art that I've dealt with directly: I worked on a mul... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    are these all software patents? : Slowtreme
    • The prior art multitouch was software and hardware, while the gesture password was only in software. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• Apple's a bunch of cunts. Fuck 'em. : capt tripps
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  They just want open standards, bro. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • We've just learned that Apple submitted over 700 pages of exhibits to the District Court, which is a litt : Godhatesfatpeople
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  This is by far my favorite Apple Patent: Steve Job's Glorious Staircase http://www.google.com/pate... : Perturbation
  • Yup, that's a staircase. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • hahaha what the hell : mwasher
  • Jesus christ. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    wtf kind of bullshit patent application is that? it's a design, there's no technical innovation. : moshman
    • You can look up women's skirts while standing under it. That's gotta count for something. : qwpeoriu
    • It's invisible! : Slowtreme
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      It's actually a pretty neat staircase seen in person. They have one in the Apple Store at The Grove in B... : Perturbation
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        there's one in the SF apple store on Stockton : qwpeoriu
        • that thing scares the shit out of me. : dahanese
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      it's a.... design patent! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent : dirge23
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        sorry dirge, dudes who don't understand patents only ITT : mikecyb
        • such thingsd don't exist in europe, sorry o great mike cyber : moshman
  • Haha wow! : Link.
  • The world's first Staircase!!! : jet-poop
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    you guys are mocking it, but that staircase was BADASS. I assume this refers to the glass hanging stairca... : sicko
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      http://photos.ifoman.com.s3.amazonaws.com/staircase_page1.jpg ? doesn't seem to be hanging to me. loo... : mwasher
      • that's an apple store. The staircase in question was at the NeXT offices. Predates digital photography so... : steelsamurai
      • bummer, that isn't the staircase I was referring to. I guess they used a different one in the Apple store... : sicko
    • Its just a glass staircase. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      There really isn't anything neat about that other than it is glass. : eldiablo01
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        I think he's referring to how you can walk underneath it, so it's really only supported at the top and bo... : Senate5000
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          You can see the side walls that support the stairs in both that pic and the patent drawings. You can go u... : eldiablo01
          • Ah indeed, looks like they're glass or something. Ya not very exciting then. : Senate5000
  • Didn't I see that in CTU? : BlackCat9
• Patent breakdown: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/apple-vs-htc-a-patent-breakdown/ : mem
• steve jobs is thomas edison re-incarnate. lol. : nitrus
• htc/google should patent having an electronic compass in a phone and counter sue : harold.johnson
• Perhaps we should build a website where we write down every goddamn obvious idea and every goddamn secure... : terath
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  None of these will hold up in the courts, fuck apple. : spaceyme
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    Agreed. Fuck Apple. This is horse shit. : virus
    • ^^^ vested interest! omg you are biased : Postal
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  Didn't Apple try to sue Microsoft back in the day, for making Windows? : Nullzero
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    Apple paid Xerox a lot for a license to use the whole WIMP thing (I think under copyright law), MS made a... : jcupitt
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      oh that is so not correct. 1. Apple didn't license anything from Xerox as far as I know. 2. Apple's : steelsamurai
      • Oh heh you're right (mostly): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporati... : jcupitt
• I hope they win and then I can add four more iPhones to my vast collection. : zebosausamite
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  Until Apple approves Google Voice, they are bigger asshole than Microsoft. It's as simple as that. : jimmy-buffett
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    maybe they have a patent for having voice chat over the internet : mnok
    • or chat over the internet. : steelsamurai
    • Hmm, do you know what Google Voice is? : virus
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  Opening round: Apple vs HTC Main event: Google vs Apple And then Chrome OS takes off and the real mai... : r_Ed
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    it's definitely a good question about why do they go after HTC when the people who made the infringing so... : steelsamurai
    • HTC has their own interface software they put on top of Android, Sense UI. the unlock graphics for that ... : harold.johnson
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      Why do I get the feeling that this is a litmus test to see how Google will respond? Best response on Goo... : r_Ed
      • What is the best and worst cast scenario here for apple? Seems to me like if they win anything against H... : wimpy1
• Fuck you apple. The fruit apple is going to sue your ass. : freakynipples69