Evening Reading: The Beatles, Rock Band, and Kids

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• cool.. lucky him :) : sikander
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  lol there's a heap of pics on his twitter: http://twitter.com/stephenfry : hankyJR
  • http://twitpic.com/1caxc2 lol : Durajim
  • this looks so neat! http://twitpic.com/1catbu : grendel
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  So can you add more apps to the dock? And will the apps squeeze in a bit more in the grid? Everything see... : prime8
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    The Chicago Sun stream says 6 apps on the dock : SolrFlare
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      Yeah the dude on the twit feed did it. You just drag and drop, I don't know if you can move the default a... : Geoffrois
      • You can on iPhone. : batkiwi
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  Isn't that the guy who owned Christianity? : yautja
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    I think that's Christopher Hitchens. : trOmblyj
    • They were both on the panel together. : BlackCat9
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    Yes. : Durajim
    • Seems obvious that God wasn't too upset then... : Dessicator82
  • no silly, the Illuminati owns the rights to Christianity : indosauros
• I so don't give a shit about the iPad. Maybe when I finally see one in person I'll get it, eh. : timaste
• Sounds like just orgasmed at 0:15 : ventro
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  i dont know who stepen fry is but if steven wright got an ipod i might read the review :/ : papaskot
  • that would be lol : ninjase
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  who is he? : baconisgod
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    a guy with an iPad : RikiTiki2
    • FriPad : WhatIsThisFor
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    need to watch Blackadder Goes Forth. : steelsamurai
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      Secnond is my fav : hankyJR
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        oops Second : hankyJR
        • You are correct sir, but the 4th is a close second for me given how incredibly dark it is. : Toth21
    • Yep, and Jeeves and Wooster. A bonus is seeing House acting like a silly bugger! : woddemandred
  • He did the voice over in the intro to Little Big Planet, among other things... : marmite
  • He's the one who doesn't get shagged http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY : scanline
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  good lord Stephen Fry is making unpacking videos now? : steelsamurai
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    Stephen Fry is pretty much the world's biggest Apple fanboy. He carries around about 4 iPhones. : peanut-
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      not apple fanboy, he's a massive gadget freak. He has every single smartphone imaginable : moshman
      • Aye, wasn't it Douglas Adams that got him Apple gear? Or is that my imagination? : TrulyVexed
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  If you hate him for being the world's worst cameraman who makes more disgusting noises than a man in a po... : Rooster Cockburn
  • He might be boning a dude behind the camera. : woddemandred
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    oh waaah waaah waaah, he didn't film it to my expectations : moshman
    • I didn't have any expectations about how it should be filmed; I just didn't like what I saw. waaaah, w : Rooster Cockburn

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  What effect do you think the new DLC strategy of bundling 'extra' content with new copies of games will h... : ArcKnight
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    Relevant, especially considering Shacknews is owned by GameFly. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    • Poor grammar :(. : Malku
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      I'm trying not to go out and buy Heavy Rain and Just Cause 2. I still have FFXIII and Bayonetta to go thr... : ArcKnight
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        I'm just bored as hell at home recovering from surgery and want a new game :(. Any recommendation for a ... : Malku
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          Depends on what you want - Just Cause 2 is pure mayhem from what I've played of the demo. FFXIII is a Fin... : ArcKnight
          • I think I'm going with Yakuza three after watching that kick ass trailer on youtube. Tell Roushi I appre... : Malku
• How about PAX! : askedrelic
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  Any rumors on the next Elder Scrolls, MMO or bust? : RyDogg1
  • ^^^! Also will it be moddable ? : Malku
  • Please no MMO. : Dr_Cube
• - Yakuza 3: Best Badass Simulator Ever or just fucking awesome? or - I'm Going Broke Buying All of The... : roushimsx
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  Garnett, I demand would like an in depth two minute conversation regarding the finer points of murdering ... : Durajim
  • Dognose will live to fight again driven by a renewed sense of purpose :) : Garnett Lee
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• Should ever game have a jump button--including racers? Yes I say! : warcrow
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    CliffyB hair product information for the metro gamer! : Lightzout
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• What do you guys think about the future of gaming on iPad? (I know you guys want to do iPhone game of th... : WhatIsThisFor
• Video game movies. : socksta
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  • i vote this : Reeves
• Yay you will be asking us. I can't think of anything clever right now sorry :( : abrasion
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  • GOTY is either Portal 2 or Starcraft 2 : Dr_Cube
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      The only acronym I mentioned is HoN. What other acronym are you talking about? : Nighteyes
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        Savage 2 of course. : Klebold
        • i mean the developer. : Klebold
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        • I loved Savage 1 but Savage 2 just didn't click with me for some reason. I know they poured a lot into t... : melkore
        • It seemed like a lot of Savage 2 players had a huge beef with S2 when they changed the blocking system po... : Nighteyes
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  • They seem less constrained by the "This game must be a hit. Do market research and see what these kids w... : kingdepork
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  • preach brother Thom! : Xevo
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• So what does, and does not, work as DLC. As in, multiplayer map packs for games people still play versus ... : locater16
• With Cataclysm upon us, will another MMO ever be able to overtake World of Warcraft (that isn't Blizzard'... : goonasaurus
• What the hell happened to Alan Wake? Originally it seemed like it was going to be a story driven suspens... : boarder2
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  i listened to last week's podcast today and i disagree with everything that comes out of your mouth. :( : dantastic
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    Why is that :( ? Hell, that's when the fun starts! : Garnett Lee
    • Knocking Live as a quality paid service and iphone games as a real option for decent mobile gaming among ... : dantastic
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  Shadow Warrior sequel: Should one be made? Who can and should be trusted to make one? : dognose
  • the only other question I have is "Whooo wanta some Wang?!?" : metalremains
• Would you rather be stuck on a desert island with Hideo Kojima, Peter Molyneux, or Tim Schafer? Why? : mechanicalgrape
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    • dance dance revolution would be good. : Klebold
• The rebirth of EGM in the digital format and if a model like that will work. I like the lost issue but... : melkore
• It's recently been revealed that Will Wright may be working on a user generated television show. Please ... : yami4ct
• Why cant we go back to the 90's or at least early 2000's when there were less blockbusters being released... : SigENeaT
• What's the future of 'interactive dramas' like heavy rain? Will we see more games released in this style? : yami4ct
• Thoughts on iPhone gaming would be cool : Tattoo Trav
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  • Those ratings are copyrighted/trademarked/whatever the fuck by the MPAA. : Evil Benius
  • This will never happen because the MPAA ratings are copyrighted. They are legally prevented from doing th... : deveus1
• why is the standard of acting in games pretty much accepted to be so much lower than the standard of acti... : Draugluin
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    • My scrolling finger is still healing. : Haxim
• The Shield for PS2. Best. Game. Ever? : BlackCat9
• Mario Kart Question. Was battle mode better on SNES or N64? : ant_hillbilly
• Do you know of a kid called "The Game Over Thinker"? Do you not think he needs to be held underneath th : Malku
• Next gen consoles. This gen was all about fighting for space in the living room: being media streamers, j... : Klebold
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  • Yay for iPhone typos! : theangrywaffles
  • I wouldn't read too much into this. Having seen the org chart, this doesn't really change anything. : deveus1
• What are your thoughts on gaming in OSX, in light of Valve's porting Steam / Source based games (HL2, etc... : transmetal
• A disconnect: the DS seems to dominate the field in terms of sales, innovation, and number of quality gam... : GhaleonQ
• 5 (10?) minute tabletop corner : kaddar0
• Why hasn't TIE fighter been remade/where did all the sweet space games go? : Haxim
• Not quite sure how to word this but I feel like Sony's been removing features they hyped at launch(abilit... : Prozium
• How about "Whatcha been listenin' to?" Each person drops the name of a band or group, along with a sma... : Nullzero
• http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/31/sega-uk-pc-strong-like-ox/ In this RPS article the boss of ... : Snubbelfot75
• Loved the discussion on FF 13 battle system. Haven't heard too many people that get it like you guys do. : VERS1ON

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  that's not a bad looking car. : dahanese
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    you really need to learn to lease because you're gonna want it in 2yrs : multisync
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      I'm pretty sure the BMW 128i kills the tC in every way imaginable :) : Postal
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        Price? It looks Lexusy. : Lightzout
        • I think the 128i starts at around $33K new, but she got it CPO, which is the best way to get a BMW if you... : the archvile
    • there is no way i would ever want that car. the hp and torque is nothing compared to mine. : dahanese
  • Yes it is. : not work safe
• i dunno, i liked the older one better. looks like they bred it with a gen 2 Hyundai Accent to get this ne... : cpt_gloval
• Atrocious : gmd
• not bad, simple clean lines. white is not the best colour for it though : ghost hacker
• Looks kinda like the S2000's bigger, more awkward cousin. The lower middle class one. : boarder2
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  needs curved surfaces : drucifer
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    The 1st-gen had curved surfaces, but if the flat roof means more interior headroom, then that's a good th... : the archvile
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      that roof line is god awful, whoever designed it should be shot in the face : gmd
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        someone should shit on their car for 3-4 months. >:( : drucifer
        • I concur ! : gmd
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  Better mileage is nice, the current model doesn't really compete with over brands in that price range, no... : c0bra
  • Yeah; the 2AZ-FE has been in use since 2002 when it was in the Camry. I think 27 MPG isn't bad, but the ... : the archvile
• looks alright, like a toyota i guess... : arizona bay
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  Still has a crappy interior. : YerMothah
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    Actually I think the interior looks worse than the first run. : c0bra
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      I like some of the changes, especially the 2 large gauges for speedo and tach, and the 3 manual knobs for... : the archvile
      • and tach on the left, yay! : the archvile
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        I think the glovebox looks horrid, among other things. : c0bra
        • err center console, sorry : c0bra
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      All the Toyotas that I've driving in the last few years have had incredibly cheap interiors. My last rent... : godwit
      • My in-laws just got a highlander, afew years old. Horrible interior. Hard plastic everywhere. My 04 gr... : FormerHPB
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    Better than a corvettes : gmd
    • You like poking Tigers with sticks don't you? : Lightzout
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  I've always like the looks of the tC. New one looks pretty good, too. Just needs a turbo version to gun... : Freon
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      Yeah but the engine isn't built for turbo. Light alloy, high-compression pistons, open deck block, etc. ... : Freon
      • I know; I have friends who have done exactly that with the 1st-gen tC. I think Toyota needs to start wor... : the archvile
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    It's a toyota. They don't make any cars that are fun to drive. : FormerHPB
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      the fuck they dont. Mine is fun as hell to drive! : g0nk
      • remember that one time you actually got it up to 80? : gmd
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      You seemed to like my 1st-gen tC at the Shackmeet last Friday. : the archvile
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        I didn't drive it. ;) and you modded it to make it fun to drive, didn't you? : FormerHPB
        • Oh yeah. Coilovers, swaybar, slotted brake rotors, Axxis brake pads, stainless steel brake lines, uretha... : the archvile
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  ABOUT FUCKING TIME THEY REDESIGNED IT!! Fuck. I'm still waiting for 3rd gen xB to be more like 1st gen an... : g0nk
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    All gens look like a minivan. : FormerHPB
    • Have you ever seen a minivan? Minivans don't look like toasters. : cpt_gloval

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  US Username List: abrasion.abrasion Agrona.retro Asylumn.myname blueclaw.crust Brosu.shack Butch. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    why do you keep leaving me out JERK! multisync.shack : multisync
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      You are in the new names section. so people who added the first name know you were not in it. Your name i... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • carry on then : multisync
  • Jabby.oei : Jabby
  • Vortex.boom : Jackass1233
  • Apparently my name is NaliFreedom.dbrown, not Nali4Freedom.dbrown. I guess numbers don't work. : Nali4Freedom
  • deveus.noto : deveus1
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  i got nydus worm raped yesterday :( : filthysock
  • you hate to see that. : Grumbeld
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  I bought a new machine and an EVGA Geforce 9800 GT 512MB video card last night just for starcraft. How go... : askedrelic
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    my macbookpro has a 256mb card and it runs fine. : multisync
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      my 8400M notebook struggles, had to drop the detail and resolution : filthysock
      • i play at native res 1900x??? and medium textures i think. all the other shit is turned off but who care... : multisync
    • I just installed it on my two year old MBP with an 8600m GT and it looks awesome, I was really surprised. : Serpico74
• Streamin' http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Chill : Blucklesworth
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    • I don't want to have to change race for fun though :( I also can't stand samerace vs samerace :( - Pv... : abrasion
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    • It's taking far too long and besides this is a beta, I'm testing abnormal shit anyhow :/ : abrasion
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              • well, there is a whole forum on blizzard's website for reporting bugs : electroly
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                  • And you are the one who seems to mistaken my comments for being on a pedestal. : abrasion
        • in this case it's actually pretty important you can't game the matchmaking system since that was a huge p... : derelict515
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      Everyone in your friend list is busy? : Serpico74
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        • I opened that list above in my IPhone and it took me like 5-8 minutes to add everyone so far. : Sailor of Fortune
        • they need to add clans RAGEEEEE : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • chatrooms or clan support would be nice : Reptile
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        • Granted, even after placement, it isn't uncommon to get matched with someone on a higher ladder. : Reptile
      • google a nice teir 1 strat. learn it. and implement it. you will then get pwned at teir 2! : radula

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• Milk of Magnesia: The Movie : Godhatesfatpeople
• Thanks for posting this. : Gibolas
• I'm so excited! : ConsFEARacy
• OMG ARNOLD : Rag and Bone Man
• They should attach the trailer for this to the new Twilight movie. : grendel
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  this movie would be better if each dude was playing a role from one of their old movies and it was like s... : mikecyb
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    No, make it like Quake 3. Each actor's most notable (human) character is plucked out and placed in an a... : CRasterImage
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      what about John Matrix vs. John Rambo vs. John McClane vs. Dutch vs. Rocky Balboa vs. Douglas Quaid vs. L... : Goblin au
      • Going to go with Dutch : Dr_Cube
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          I dunno, John Kimble is a bit of a wild card. Also, I was extending your rules by adding multiple perso... : Goblin au
          • I guess so. As long as you can't bring the Terminator into it. They must be human. : CRasterImage
        • Dutch will brings his team from Predator. : Marrbe
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        you forgot apollo creed, the teriminator, Ray Tango, Cobra, and.... *pondering* : riedlos
        • Tango is in there. : Goblin au
        • Judge Dredd : mem
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      • http://www.gorangrce.com/lololol.mp3 : SockMonkeh
• Semper Fight! Cast alone means I have to see it. : Dr_Cube
• Oh fuck yes. : Cliffzorz
• my head just exploded : Bamtan
• looks like it has an actual story, thats too bad. : mindshot
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  how the fuck can you film willis, arnold, and stallone without the camera exploding? : gmd
  • You don't. You just buy a lot of cameras. : Kentor
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    I don't know but considering they have been friends for years its amazing its taken them this long to fin... : SolrFlare
    • yah, this is very true... : ssj4megaman
  • You don't. Each frame had to be drawn and animated by the world's best photo-accurate artists, it's the o... : DingoStoleMyBaby
  • and rourke, and lundgren : Flinz
• Ahhnuld! Yay! : lightly inclined
• I put on a huge smile when they were listing off each of the cast members. This movie is going to be epic... : d3tached
• FUCK YES YES YES YES : hobosapien
• This has the potential to be the greatest action movie since T2 : MoreVespeneGas
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  Holy shit. Every. Single. Action. Movie. Star. Ever. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Except Steven Seagal : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      Oh, and The Rock and Vin Diesel. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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        I think stallone and willis had to come back to the action scene because the rock and vin diesel just wer... : .frame
        • Agreed. : Dr_Cube
        • but Pitch Black/Chronicles of Riddick :( : Wombat Woo
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      Kurt Russell turned Stallone down for this movie : MoreVespeneGas
      • fuuck Jack Burton in this movie would be awesome! : .frame
      • That would have been so awesome : Serpico74
      • I knew we were missing somebody. What about Chuck Norris? : Dr_Cube
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        Why would he do that :( : Tincan
        • his agent said he's "not interested in ensemble acting at the moment" wtf : Halen
      • lame. : prime8
      • fag : boring gegtik
      • son of a bitch must pay : mista mista
      • Smart guy. He was so badass in Death Proof. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • awwwww : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • and JCVD : spigot
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme was personally offered a role by Stallone, but turned it down. FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU... : Chandler55
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    Does it have Bolo??? that guy is like 80 lol : ninjase
    • I can't believe he was 50 in all those van damm movies : gmd
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  ARNOLD WILL BE BACK GOD DAMNIT! : .frame
  • GET IN DA CHOPPA!!! : Vegtro
• is this that movie where dolph lundgren becomes a the nose and they show full penetration? : retarded talking dinosaur
• gaah where the fuck is chuck norris and clint eastwood in this movie :( : whereiwannab
• HELL YAAAAAA : mallfouf
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  Besides Statham/Li, have any of thsee guys ever made a movie with each other? : shyguy74
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    Pretty sure Stallone and Lundgren did something once. : trOmblyj
    • oh heh. didn't even notice his name the first time i saw the trailer. : shyguy74
    • Really? Must have been some obscure arthouse flick. : pyrogen
    • only the best movie ever : Chandler55
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      Rocky FFS : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        how does this not pop into your minds AT ONCE? : Flinz
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          It did, they were just joking. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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            ZING : Flinz
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              How's that a ZING? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                as in they ZING'd me : Flinz
                • ah nm, european --> : Flinz
• do they win the award for first actively serving US politician in a movie? : Postal
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  Was that Batista from dexter? : doctorbfunk
  • ya, his accent gets him type casted : kevp
• They need some more bad ass villians in this movie. Throw in the mowhawke guy from Mad Max, Agent Smith, ... : DingoStoleMyBaby
• Holy shit- best cast ever and it looks like it will still suck. : Lightzout
• Holy shit I must see this film immediately : Entity
• Hell. Yes. : ateam311
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  BONER. : varsindarkin
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    A bunch of big sweaty guys gives you a boner eh? : deject
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      hey this is Shacknews dude : trOmblyj
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        yeah I know, I was giving a bj while I typed that. : deject
        • LMAO!!!!!! I kan haz one next? : HL3dsx
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      Sex boner and action boner are separate disciplines. : Marrbe
      • yeah, one's up front, and one goes around to the back door. : drucifer
• I hope Chuck Norris is the villain. : Darthbrooks
• I cannot wait for this to come out. : timmie
• This shit is so fuckin badass and manly my sperm just sprouted full bushels of chest and ball hair. : Omega Blue
• Jesus that looks retardedly awesome. plus cameos! : chazums
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  if this is an april's fool kinda abortion of a joke I will kick a donkey : razorblade79
  • Nah, this has been in the works for a long time. : Vincent Grayson
• Man, I will be double fisting beers and sexually harrassing women during this movie, hello testosterone! : HL3dsx
• I watched this with my pants off and knocked my laptop off the table. : Omaha
• Oh fuck yes, the 80's awesome OTT action movie returns with a cast to die for! : node

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  how fat is he : FrayLo
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    He's built like Randy Couture and fucks chicks all day long. : pigvomit
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      Impossible. How would he do his wow stuff? : mobab
      • Easy. He pays fat slobs to run raids and farm rep for him by using his Donald Trump millions. : pigvomit
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  if it makes you feel better Moonrunner is some shitty server nobody has ever heard of, so 14th best on a ... : electroly
  • shit, it's Medium population. there are probably only 14 guilds total on the server : electroly
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    I thought he was going to say 14th best in the world... : DooBall
    • Yeah.. for some reason its even sadder to me that he's so devoted and not even doing anything noteworthy. : KxRook
• has he gained weight? : filthysock
• also makes you shudder thinking about the people in the guilds ranked 1-13 : filthysock
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  I thought this post was going to be about God talking with your friend. It wasn't. What a difference a co... : Thick Axelrod
  • I was let down by this as well. : jcrockerman
  • I had to read the sentence three times before I realized that also. : ShoCon
  • I also read this as god intervening in his friend's life for playing too much Wow : focusdaily
  • I was expecting something inspirational, all I got was this lousy WoW post! : HL3dsx
• this post is so much better if you read it as god actually talked to your friend . i know its 'god, blah... : papaskot
• i've run a few guilds in my time (including in vanilla when we had to get 40 to raid MC) ... Holy fuck is... : pixelat3d
• Is running a failure guild on a failure server really that time consuming? : veras
• Oh good ol' guilds. I remember running a successful guild in Guild Wars during it's beta period... then t... : SigENeaT
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  I really hope blizzards next gen mmo takes care of a lot of the social/real world problems. Biggest probl... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Where is the money in that? : pigvomit
    • If they could keep people just as addicted but only playing an hour or two a day, or even just a handful ... : DinK
  • Think of how it was back in the 40man days! oh that was fun getting all your set pieces... I dont know... : Iwannaacura
  • That's not a social problem - it's a business solution. : Felraiser
  • I havent played since the first xpack. but I know if you are in a dungeon say 25 man, they all get like a... : chilln
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  A friend of mine failed his honors project because he was playing Lineage Then he dropped out and got a ... : sikander
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    Jesus I did not know games fucked lives up that bad. : caveatemptor
    • They fill those empty voids and they fill them well. : Boring Writer
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      Anybody who would drop out of school for a video game lacks the self-control to do well in life regardles... : Beaginator
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        He's currently in the military so hopefully he'll have more self-discipline once he's out : sikander
        • maybe he goes career in the military, that's a good route for those lacking in self control. : Juno
  • Yeah... A class mate of mine has replaced school with WoW. If he even comes back, he'll obviously miss al... : Stage
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  My roomie plays WoW ALL DAY, hes on disability, and his entire life revolves around playing WoW. I dun... : chilln
  • I takes really well to playing constantly and every day. They'll find the excuses to do it, never a lack... : Marrbe
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  What did God say to your fatty friend? : Endymion_
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    >:( : anhero
    • I didn't know you were the friend sorry :O : Endymion_
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    You rang? : Godhatesfatpeople
    • lol : Flinz
• I listened to a guy on the radio the other day that ended up homeless due to WoW addiction, he's going to... : ErneX
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  what did god say to your friend? : anhero
  • this is how I read that too : Old_Fart
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  It took me 6 months to escape from WoW, me and a friend went from 1-60 and then joined the top guild on w... : alphablu
  • ahaha. lord kazzak. I remember that asshole. Exploiting terrain so other guilds wouldn't fuck our attempt... : Ellissd
• I've had an active WoW account since beta and happily raided MC/BWL, but I don't play much since I got a ... : Sapiens
• you could always fuck up your entire life and not even have purples to show for it. trust me :/ : GloriousCow
• WoW isn't the problem..whatever is pushing him into escape is. If WoW didn't exist I'm sure he would be t... : IcomeINpeace
• You can't get someone to quit who doesn't want to. You may be able to distract him for a little bit but h... : Ellissd

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  There was a 3rd person view in Fallout 3. It wasn't as nice as the games you listed above though. I th... : Modulus
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    I usually rolled around in third person and fought in first. : Juno
    • This is how I played it. I liked the 3rd person view better. I just felt more into the game world but whe... : Dr_Cube
  • Same here - first person view. I prefer to view through the eyes of the character, rather than stare at s... : g3dHorse
  • I actually liked the third person view if you zoomed into an above the shoulder view, at least just enoug... : nodebug
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  The Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3 are the only true open world games I've played with enough stuff in... : Arcanum
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    GTA IV shallow? Are you kidding me? The story was huge; the characters were many and varied; the missions... : Rooster Cockburn
    • I will agree with all of this apart from the immersion part. Sure, the story was awesome and everything w... : SigENeaT
    • Gameplay relative to say Oblivion would be shallow. : Milleh
    • Step outside of the story missions and the game was like swimming in a kiddie pool. Even most of the sto... : Arcanum
  • I can't believe you're calling GTA4 shallow but Oblivion deep. Oblivion was one of the blandest open worl... : Modica Sol Solis
• Nope, it's fine the way it is. It's adds more to the atmosphere. Plus you wouldn't want 3rd person with... : kingdepork
• Third person view for exploring. Isometric turn-based during combat. : herradura99
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  They should probably stick to first person until they hire some animators because watching the inevitably... : veras
  • yeah, I'd love for Fallout to be a 3rd person over-the-shoulder cam ala Resident Evil 4 or Gears of War,... : YamatoTwinkie
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  Nope. Either isometric or first-person. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^^^ Agree with this guy. : The Grolar Bear
• I would love a GTA-style RPG. : nodge69
• Abilty to shift from isometric to first-person perspective. : kramweil
• Whatever as long as they use a new engine : retarded talking dinosaur
• Bethesda just needs to hire better artists and limit the use of brown in Fallout4. : Sixcos
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  I don't care as long as they go back to turn based combat. : getfrisky
  • You realize that would probably kill the franchise, right? : Arcanum
  • I think they walked the line quite well. Pure turn based would probably make battles feel like a chore. ... : kingdepork
• Same as it is now but have an over the shoulder zoom when in third person and aiming : vitek r
• they can't do 3rd person until they change the engine : derelict515
• First person is the most immersive mode. : SpaecKow
• I just installed F3 again, and once again I failed to get past 5 hours. I can't quantify my problems with... : graceofdragons
• I'm fine with pretty much anything. But if it's not first person, Bethesda needs to hire new animators fi... : Vincent Grayson
• Side scroller EOT : sesmaster
• i definitely prefer the 1st person view of things : akirabob
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  i think fallout in the style of dragon age would be pretty cool : extrahappyturtle
  • I agree with this : johnlocks
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  First person using id Tech 5. : timmie
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    that would look good all dark and evil. mutants could be the new demons! : radula
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      Thankfully id Tech 5 has a good lighting model so we can have shadows that aren't black as pitch and it w... : SpaecKow
      • we still need a grassland and rainbow level. to show off colours in the engine. it can be a virtual miss... : radula
• Stick with Fo3. : cerealSAM2

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  Civ Rev would be fun. It would be even better if it was less cartoony than on the iPod Touch. : ThomW
  • Full on Civ V would be so sweet. Come on Firaxis! : Geoffrois
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    Toucharcade put up an article. Civ rev and command and conquer are coming to ipad : boarder2
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      And SimCity. : BlackCat9
      • Oh shit. I forgot I had bought this and never played it because it was too pokey on my 3g. Sweet! : boarder2
• I would love to see Square-Enix bring Final Fantasy Tactics to iPad. : WhatIsThisFor
• Etch-a-Sketch. In color. : zipr
• Courier emulator. WHHHAAAAATTTT : Albemuth
• No app per se. It would need multitasking and pervasive stylus-based handwriting recognition for me to c... : Arcanum
• i'm excited for multiplayer boardgame style games that you can sit around and play. also I really hope... : manero
• the one that reveals a front facing camera already built in : Korban
• http://i.imgur.com/Sjm5V.jpg : d3tached
• Why isn't there a Rollercoaster Tycoon remake for the iPad? : freakynipples69
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  No app. It'd need a cheaper price, Flash, multitasking, and preferably a more functional, less stripped d... : Link.
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    lol : MoreVespeneGas
    • Heh. : Link.
  • Check out the HP Slate. http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/Voodoo-Blog/HP-s-Slate-Device-Runs-The-Complete-Int... : WhatIsThisFor
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    Running desktop apps made for a different physical interface, wow, awesome. : Serpico74
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      How are Flash and multitasking made for a different physical interface? Uh... : Link.
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        Windows on a touchscreen sucks. Applications are not made for a stylus interface, plain and simple, they : Serpico74
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          WPFs touchscreen hooks are not a poor substitute. It's all there if you want to use it. Granted, the ov... : boarder2
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            "Less suited to touch" is all that matters. You have an interface that isn't suited to touch and that cus... : Serpico74
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              Right, I agree that Apples approach in not putting full fledged OS X on the iPad is absolutely the right ... : boarder2
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                Slight sidetrack: I think Apple not putting full fledged OS X in is more about obfuscating the filesystem... : Serpico74
                • Yeah, I would imagine so. Getting rid of the filesystem as soon as we possibly can is important. WinF... : boarder2
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                  Calling the multitouch in Win7 hacky isn't really fair. There's good automatic support for legacy apps as : derelict515
                  • I am aware of that as I have used it on HP touch devices. Again, I don't believe it to be an optimized so... : Serpico74
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          Thanks for dodging my question. Strawman, indeed. But since I have time to burn, I'll entertain this ... : Link.
          • I didn't dodge a thing, cursor based touch hooks are not the way to go. Windows applications are in nearl : Serpico74
      • The majority of existing (if not all) Flash out there is based on the assumption that the user interface ... : TwiLyght
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        There is actually a very solid case against using Flash with a touch interface. Check it out, written by ... : Geoffrois
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          Video is also irrelevant when it comes to Flash. Youtube, Vimeo, even sites like Livestream and Justin.tv... : Serpico74
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            But why have yet another app needed for Flash, an integral aspect of the internet? It's poor design. : Link.
            • Because Flash jacks up the CPU usage on my i7-860 desktop, while displaying video through a Javascript co... : Serpico74
            • Why have yet another app for video? (Flash) : boarder2
            • Also, the iPhone specific versions of websites, Facebook or the NYT for instance, load up much much faste... : Serpico74
        • Playing a video or displaying an animation is 90% of the time what the average user runs into with Flash. : Link.
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          I have strong suspicions about that guy. "Even if slow performance, battery drain and crashes werenââ‚... : CRasterImage
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            Also, the system used for touch pad mice works just fine. glide finger for mouse over. Tap for left mo... : CRasterImage
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              What's a touch pad mouse? : Mmmmmoo
              • Those little touch pads at the bottom of notebooks and netbooks. : CRasterImage
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              But that's just a different kind of mouse. Touching a touch screen is equivalent to a mouse down event. : Mmmmmoo
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                It doesn't have to be. Which is how those touch pads work. : CRasterImage
                • What doesn't have to be? The touch pad being a mouse or the touching being a click event? Because you use... : Mmmmmoo
              • There's no cursor or click button on the iPad and if you added them, then it wouldn't be a touch-screen a... : BlackCat9
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              You didn't even read the article did you? He already presents solutions, but changing the way you interfa... : Geoffrois
              • People aren't necessarily looking for Flash games. Flash animations would be nice. : Arcanum
              • Yes, I read it and I called bullshit on his argument. He said it couldn't be done and I say it has alre... : CRasterImage
        • I've tried using a Flash app on a Windows touch screen. It was a terrible experience. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Wow, you skewered that straw man good. : Arcanum
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        Why do you think it is a straw man? I think it is really quite strange how often people say they want to... : vigilante
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          Because Link. only had one thing on his list that was at best tangentially related to "running desktop ap... : Arcanum
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            Tangentially? Flash is designed for exactly what he said. Precisely. : vigilante
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              Yes, Air apps are oh so very common.... And nine times out of ten the physical interface is essentially ... : Arcanum
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                I guess you don't consider web sites to be apps. It is common usage but it isn't something worth caring ... : vigilante
                • Well, I see now that Serpico said desktop apps which aren't web apps so I guess that does restrict the co... : vigilante
  • Wait a year. : ThomW
  • You have my support : CRasterImage
  • 1. HP slate should be the same price (HP Spain leaked it) 2. Flash? even the NY Times is doing HTML... : Postal
  • i'd like it at $199, with twice the memory and storage space, full snow leopard installed, but shit in on... : EvilDolemite
  • I hear ya but you won't get much support from the shack. Its an apple fest here. :( : pap26
• iFart HD : herradura99
• Photoshop + Stylus. : KxRook
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  Fallout 1 & 2. Well, eventually I'm getting it for development anyway. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Fallout 1 & 2 on any portable device, and I would be sold. : tfsbrian
    • they'd work well with touchscreen/stylus. neither the PSP or DS would do well with them, and iphone/andr... : jimmy_legs
• Before I read 'Transport Tycoon' I couldn't think of anything, but if that was released, that would be gr... : Goblin au
• Probably something obvious and awesome no one has thought of yet : aeg1x
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  Photo editing software with lots of color control. Given similar functionality I would use this over Ligh... : Serpico74
  • This, plus a real time review of images coming off the camera. Something like a camera tether app, except... : phiglit
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  no stylus kind of sucks for strategy games : Chandler55
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    Use a hot dog. : ThomW
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      use your penis : trOmblyj
      • The pad is totally penis friendly. : massdev
    • hahahaah : edgewise
    • Why is this so funny!? : spazzium
    • http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/south-korean-iphone-users-turn-to-sausages-as-a-cold-weather-me/?s=t5 : DrWaffles
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    Nonsense, there is no reason someone can't develop a strategy game that works great with multi-touch. A s... : ovrlrd
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      Drawing anything with two hands sounds horribly awkward. : Arcanum
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        I disagree, it isn't like the game is meant to played while you are holding the iPad with one hand. You p... : ovrlrd
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          Still don't believe me? watch this video linked from a previous ipad thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?... : ovrlrd
          • The video doesn't work. I know it's possible. I'm saying it's not necessarily good design. Why not jus... : Arcanum
    • oh yeah??!!!?! http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/upimg5%5Cgarbage-grabber-picker_52615.jpg : edgewise
    • how about five fingers to move five doods. : steelsamurai
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    what does the pointing device need to have it register on an ipad? electrical resistance? couldn't an aft... : edgewise
    • Ya, it seems like some kind of Q-Tip stylus would work fine. : CRasterImage
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      iPhone stylus already exist. I really don't see why you'd need one for a strategy game though. I guess Ch... : Geoffrois
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        I think the idea is that a finger is a big fat sausage thing that gets in the way of viewing the screen. ... : CRasterImage
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          But a stylus is just one point, it makes it harder to do gestures, which would be essential especially in... : ovrlrd
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            How, exactly, would gestures be important in a Starcraft clone? : CRasterImage
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              selecting a group of units? : edgewise
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                That would be a click-drag operation to generate a select rectangle. What gesture is needed? : CRasterImage
                • well, for one, a stylus isn't exactly a mouse -- it's either clicked and somewhere, or nowhere. : Agrona
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              Lack of hotkeys means you'd bind gestures to functions like patrol, move&attack, etc : Ebu
              • People would use buttons. Complex gestures aren't reliable enough. : Arcanum
              • But they already exist as buttons in the UI. Gestures would be slower and just get in the way. The rea... : CRasterImage
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          I can select and place plants with total accuracy on a tiny little iPhone screen. How is managing an RTS ... : Serpico74
          • er, in Plants vs Zombies, should have been more clear : Serpico74
          • I just want to see the screen better and be more precise. : CRasterImage
          • Plants vs. Zombies is grid-based, which makes placement a bit easier. : pyrogen
      • well I mean, putting roads and buildings down in simcity is a bitch on the iphone, games where you can se... : Chandler55
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      seems like all the 3rd party stylus have tip sizes of like a centimeter : Chandler55
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        I'm going to speculate that the iPhone's sensors lack the resolution to pick up anything smaller. : Arcanum
        • Entirely believable, since it's designed to be used with a finger : Ebu
  • You can buy a third-party stylus like the Pogo. : Lone Swordsman
• USB drivers : guitarsandbikes
• No piece of software. I'd need an actual reason to buy one, which I don't see happening. : AgentPothead
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  Bangbus mobile : jonin
  • You're probably kidding, but this one is funny because it was one of the examples used by Adobe to blast ... : Geoffrois
• sd card slot built in. and a star trek LCARS interface : CoRDS
• A comic reader from marvel/dc that has comics available the day it hits your local comic bookshop. : Clay
• Diablo 1 : Lightzout
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  flashlight app. : edgewise
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    Fleshlight : Lightzout
    • they should just make an ipad with a hole in it. GENIUS! : edgewise
• YouPornHD : multisync
• Safari : vigilante
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  Plants vs. Zombies HD : ovrlrd
  • Oh wait they are making that one! SOLD : ovrlrd
• My wife spends most of her time browsing the net on her iPhone looking at cloths and jewelry. I've decide... : red2lucas
• SimGolf. I wasted a ton of time on that game. : gargy
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  how badass would it feel to play syndicate or xcom on it? : kaddar0
  • Xcom would be tits : skelom
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  Dinopark Tycoon! : Freezerr85
  • YYEEESSSSS : ucanbfuzzy
• still waiting on xcom for iphone :( : jayares
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  Allow me to install non-appstore software and I am sold instantly. And don't tell me to hack the thing, I... : terath
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    Why exactly? I mean even if Apple let you run whatever you want, they could never support it, the device ... : ovrlrd
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      It's funny, but my desktop OSX seems to operate just fine without apple's walled in garden. That's a pret... : terath
      • Also, support is really easy: "please hit button X to restore with only apple approved software." They ar... : terath
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    Well isn't that the whole point? Nothing reliable about being able to put whatever you want on there. : ventro
    • For me the whole point in the form factor and touch interface. I will be buying an android phone and tabl... : terath
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      No, the whole point is MONEY. Apple gets a cut off the top. Isn't this blatantly obvious to EVERYONE? : retarded talking dinosaur
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        There are both pros and cons to a locked down system but money is definitely a big one. They are getting ... : Mmmmmoo
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          NO. MONEY is the only reason. Jesus Christ, I can't believe Apple fans have deluded themselves to the deg... : retarded talking dinosaur
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            Do you take such offense with Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon's similar walled garden approach? How about Ste... : Serpico74
            • Yes Yes and Yes. : retarded talking dinosaur
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              But steam doesn't really count because they aren't a hardware or OS manufacturer and they aren't telling ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                Yes, I was very clear on how Steam was different from the other services. The point of their business mod... : Serpico74
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                  See, I thought you were missing the point, but then you went full on by saying you actually think closed ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                    I'm way older than you are. :) And yeah, I completely get the point, I just think you're bring way too : Serpico74
                    • I think this is a good post to illustrate my contention about Amazon. Notice they have arguably the most ... : zuga
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                      Also, I completely agree with your point about closed systems. Both open and closed systems have their ow... : zuga
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                        It works primarily because of the enormous popularity of the device. I don't think there is really a chic : retarded talking dinosaur
                        • There's also a lot more money being made on iPhone apps because of iTunes. People already had it so App... : WhatIsThisFor
                      • There is huge benefit to the consumer in many cases, especially when it comes to closed-end tech "applian... : Serpico74
          • holy shit it's retarded talking dinosaur knocking apple in an ipad thread : electroly
          • thick skull : WhatIsThisFor
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            The really funny thing about this is how incredibly adamant you are about this and yet how wrong you actu : zuga
            • This point has been made numerous times. He will continue not to get it. : Serpico74
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              You're right. As a non profit organization, Apple is only seeking to cover the cost of providing the best... : retarded talking dinosaur
              • Do you know how many customer service calls they would have to field if they allowed numbskulls to instal... : Goto10
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                Are you really not getting this? They see this as a value-add for the hardware. It is meant to make them : zuga
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                  you'd have a point if we were talking about the iphone, but we're talking about the iPad here : MikkleThePickle
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                    and it's completely different. I can understand the reasoning behind a wall garden on a phone, but most o... : MikkleThePickle
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                      How does form factor have any regard? I'm really not following here : retarded talking dinosaur
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                        because the iphone is first and foremost a phone, not a computer. I can live with not being able to acces... : MikkleThePickle
                        • I disagree, I don't think that distinction is actually meaningful in this situation. Apple has decided th... : zuga
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                  I guess the question here is: why haven't they locked down OSX yet? : retarded talking dinosaur
                  • Computers have been about full access to the filesystem for a very long time, even though almost nobody s... : Serpico74
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                  ^^^ x1000 Once you get that it is all about adding value to very profitable hardware and keeping peopl : Serpico74
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                    So if Apple makes Macbooks completely locked down and with a higher profit margin they will be more succe... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                      ^^ Do you have an answer for this at all? Your basic premise so far has been that taking naughty porn app... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                        I put an answer up above. The thing is that the desktop OS model and the tech "appliance" model are two d... : Serpico74
                        • Also, how would Apple create a higher profit margin on an existing product like the Macbook, jack up the ... : Serpico74
                      • I've been trying to find the article for the past 20 minutes without any luck, but I read a rumor recentl... : zuga
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                    The perfect example of this goes back to the 80s with Nintendo vs Atari. Atari was open. Atari had moun : WhatIsThisFor
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                      IMO that's a flawed comparison. How much policing for quality has Apple done on the app store? very littl... : MikkleThePickle
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                        Honestly neither has Nintendo. Which platform has BY FAR the most shovel ware? Nintendo. Licensing hasn't... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                          he was talking about Atari vs Nintendo in the 80's, not Nintendo today : MikkleThePickle
                          • I think the angry video game nerd has proved how much garbage was on the NES too ;) : retarded talking dinosaur
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                          That's neither here nor there. The point is that it was so successful for them to this very day every co... : Goto10
                          • "If it was all about money and nothing else, they would make it fully open as that's what the masses want : Serpico74
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                            yep that's stating it really well. The iphone has shown that's what people want in a phone. Remains to be... : MikkleThePickle
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                              The iPhone is not really defined by its closed app marketplace, it is defined by the very slick UI and iP... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                                People really forget what a big deal the App Store was when it first came out. A centralized place to dow : Serpico74
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                                  The question is, does convenience mean closed or centralized? The Android market provides convenience whi... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                                    We'll see how this shakes out in a few years. Android is the only open one among services like Apple's, M... : Serpico74
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                                      That's incorrect. Google has pulled malicious software off of the Android market. By default, the ability... : retarded talking dinosaur
                                      • They reject apps for doing this all the time, and back in 2008 they very publicly recalled a several that... : Serpico74
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                                      I don't know why you guys keep bringing Sony, Amazon, Microsoft, Valve (or even the iPhone!) into this. T... : MikkleThePickle
                                      • The better question is why do you automatically assume that a tablet should offer complete access to the ... : Serpico74
                                      • The litmus test is going to be how successful this new device is then, isn't it? : Goto10
                                  • Well, what do you think of the secondary effects of say, PC's and such being full open? Idiots installin... : Goto10
                              • Right, but the momentum continues when you see the app store with quality apps that you can trust to not ... : Goto10
                              • sure, initially... back when it was niche. Now it's gone mainstream and look at all their ads from the pa... : MikkleThePickle
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                            And that's why 90% of computer run Windows, because no one wants to be able to run whatever they want. : retarded talking dinosaur
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                              That's.. Not why 90% of people run Windows. You know you can install applications on a mac also, right? ... : Goto10
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                                Oh shit you mean the reasons devices are popular are not solely dependent on whether their markets are op... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                                  I don't even get what you're saying anymore you're so twisted. : Goto10
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                                    The iPhone is not solely popular because of its closed market. Saying it is, or that it proves users want... : retarded talking dinosaur
                                    • I don't think anyone is saying that it's solely popular due to this. This shitstorm started when you sta... : Goto10
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                        A lot. Remember that company that was trolling with dozens of the same app just reskinned? They were se... : WhatIsThisFor
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                          yeah I remember it exactly, and I call BS on your take of it. Those 1,000 apps were on the app store for ... : MikkleThePickle
                          • November 4: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/11/04appstore.html December 10: http://www.cnn.com/2009... : MikkleThePickle
                      • They've most recently removed about 50,000 shake the titty's apps as they were clogging the store up so t... : Goto10
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              Well, to be fair. Making money is the only reason companies and corporations exist. Well, that and politi... : Mmmmmoo
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                I never said it wasn't about making money. That's exactly what it's about. What I said was, it isn't abou : zuga
                • Or to make it very simple. iTunes Store profit margin: 10%, give or take iPod/iPhone/iPad profit ma... : Serpico74
            • of course it's about making money.... maybe not on software sales, but by controlling the platform. See t... : MikkleThePickle
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          Its actually closer to 10% across the entire iTunes store. As I pointed out in a post below, iTunes (and ... : Serpico74
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            I agree with your post, except for the part about Amazon and the Kindle. I think in the case of Amazon a... : zuga
            • No, I think you have a very good point, even though the Kindle hardware was never a loss leader to begin ... : Serpico74
      • Software is such a minor source of income for Apple, always has been. They are a hardware company, that's : Serpico74
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        The benefit is that I don't have to install a virus scanner or firewall on my iPhone or iPad because I do... : WhatIsThisFor
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          As usual, it's all politics in the end. You're more than willing to give up freedom for safety, and I alw... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • You're turning into smdever : WhatIsThisFor
          • Yea, that's why we have cops. I gave up my freedom to shoot whoever the fuck I want and in return got a l... : zuga
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          Also, you would have to be retarded to download a banking app which requires you account info from anyone... : retarded talking dinosaur
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            That doesn't matter if you download another app that runs in the background and can log your password wit... : BlackCat9
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              Errr except Android apps are sandboxed, so... No. : retarded talking dinosaur
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                Furthermore all android apps tell you exactly which phone systems they use, and must do so in order to us... : retarded talking dinosaur
                • Do they tell you when they're spyware? : WhatIsThisFor
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            In my mind, the official Android Marketplace shouldn't be a warehouse for malware, spyware, and other jun... : WhatIsThisFor
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              Technically, you could put the same shit on the iphone market, I think. My understanding is that Apple re... : retarded talking dinosaur
              • No, you can't because it won't get through the Apple submission process. Name one spyware app that has b... : WhatIsThisFor
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          there have already been privacy invading apps released on the app store : MikkleThePickle
          • The most egregious thing has been apps that scan your contact list. Dragon, for example, will scan that ... : WhatIsThisFor
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            Nobody wants facts, get out of here. It's all about sides and them vs us! Nevermind the fact that I spend... : retarded talking dinosaur
            • You're the one trolling and tarding this thread up and refusing to listen to the obvious merits of a clos : WhatIsThisFor
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              But your beef isn't just with Apple I thought? I thought you had a problem with all closed platforms inc... : Goto10
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                Oh I understand why they do it. And I understand the benefits. I just think it is an exceedingly dangerou... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                  The NES was a closed system long before the iPhone came into existence. : WhatIsThisFor
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                    OMG fuck the NES. Fuck the SNES too. OPEN4LYFE!!!1! : Serpico74
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                      I think I'm starting to feel like "Open Zealots" are almost as bad as the Teabaggers. : zuga
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                        Because you enjoy lumping groups you disagree with together? : retarded talking dinosaur
                        • I'm sorry RTD, I shouldn't have said that. It was inflammatory. It's nearly 4AM and instead of sleeping I... : zuga
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                    Nintendo did that for MONEY you know they made MONEY off each cartridge sold and one company tried to mak... : Goto10
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                      Its why I brought Microsoft, Amazon, Sony, Nintendo, and Valve into this. For some reason its only bad wh... : Serpico74
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                        I don't know how you missed me pissing on those approaches too. I have done nothing but shit on Windows P... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                          All of those things like game consoles, even the Kindle if it wasn't restricted by a low refresh rate dis : Serpico74
                          • Oh, and the Kindle was brought in as an example because the way it handles media is the most "restrictive... : Serpico74
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                          One of the first things noted about the iPhone App Store was how it had opened a large market of iPhone u... : zuga
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                            Cut/pasted from above: Carmack on Slashdot right around the App Store announcement in 2008: The iT... : Serpico74
                            • Bleagh, forgot to add the quote tag. The third paragraph ("The iTunes distribution channel...") is Carmac... : Serpico74
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                              Steam is a little too convenient. Damn you holiday sale! : dmason
                              • Yeah, damn you Steam! : Serpico74
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                              It's REALLLY mindblowing to me that as long as MS has had Windows, they never implemented a store similar... : Goto10
                              • It's due to a combination of technical limitations at the time combined with major push back from brick a... : SolrFlare
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                                My guess is that Apple will have some sort of App Store for Mac OS X 10.7. It will be interesting to s... : dmason
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                                  I agree. I've read more than one rumor from reputable Apple rumor websites about leaks stating they are w... : zuga
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                                    Its a good thing Valve is making their move porting Steam to OS X right now. If they want to establish St... : Serpico74
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                                      Are they releasing an OS X version of Steamworks? It would make sense for them to do that or even an iPad... : Old_Fart
                                      • Steamworks works on OS X if we're talking about game to Steam integration (cloud backup for settings and ... : Serpico74
      • Company seeks to leverage their market advantage: Story at 11 : Ovate
• Mac OS App. : Darthbrooks
• That one where you drink the glass of beer, except it's a pitcher of beer!!! : stratedge
• PEGGLE :( : rosewood
• Safari. : boarder2
• Mine's being delivered Saturday...Apple even refunded expedited shipping because they didn't need to ship... : Ovate
• I'm already pretty likely to buy one, but a good lightweight web IDE would be nice. Something where you j... : BlackCat9
• i think it would be cool to browse the web and instant message while sitting on the couch watching TV : gyokuro
• A perfect D&D 4e Encounter Manager but that will NEVER HAPPEN unless I do it myself. I swear no D&D fans ... : OverloadUT
• having it work as an advanced tablet, with photoshop. : jane911
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  Note: this is *not* april fools related. Netflix has a streaming app for the ipad ready for launch which ... : SolrFlare
  • I also wish this cabinet wasn't april fools because I would totally buy one: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stu... : SolrFlare
• I would buy an iPad if they had a X-COM on it. Even with the original graphics, just using the touch inte... : RevRaven
• How about online multiplayer Star Craft 1 and Diablo II for the ipad. That would be fantastic. : SolrFlare
• L4D games with a keyboard and mouse. : dognose
• %50 rebate app. I have no use for it whatsoever. : Old_Fart
• A touch based operating system that didnt suck balls. : lcizzle

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• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wolframalpha/id334989259?mt=8 : irrerno
• bump bump bump : irrerno
• HOLYSHIT THANK YOU FOR THIS PSA irrerno! : Kentor
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  Why not include a bit about what the app is, besides a lot cheeper then before. : phiglit
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    It is http://www.wolframalpha.com/ on your iPhone! Which is amazing. It can do so many things I don't ... : irrerno
    • I wasn't cheating professor. I was just texting someone. : thecatinthehat
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    It's kind of the ultimate repository for real world scientific and otherwise info. For example, I search... : SolrFlare
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      I see that now. Just spent two bucks. Looks like a complete scientific reference in an easy to use pocke... : phiglit
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        I love how it solves any math problems and show you all steps. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=de... : irrerno
        • Math=love http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=polar+r%3D%28sin%28t%29*sqrt%28abs%28cos%28t%29%29%29%29%2... : Flinz
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  LOL. It's free on Android. : thecatinthehat
  • Free through Safari also so I'm still reluctant. : Goto10
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  Oh damn, he really is serious O.o : SolrFlare
  • HAHAHA Wolfram Alpha: "Shacknews" "Did you mean 'Thickness'?" : SolrFlare
• it really was retarded to charge $50 for something you can open Safari and get for free : electroly
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  haahha. Must suck to be one of the 2 people who bought it : ventro
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    http://www.wolframalpha.com/iwantmymoneyback : irrerno
    • preety awesome they're doing that. : irrerno
    • nice! good on them. : ventro
    • That's just great. : Flinz
• When is it coming out of alpha? Wolfram Beta is going to be awesome :( : sparkly
• Cool. Thanks. : dmason
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  I just bought this because of this post and I dont even know what it is :( : silentbobuk
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_bjrmtzhnf3kl6efkgmbt.jpg This is how it begins... : dmason
    • We, the survivors of the nuclear holocaust, call it Judgment day. : silentbobuk
• Thanks! tap tap tap and money is gone : sikander
• I wish I had an iPhone. I'm missing out on all the cool stuff. *frowns at blackberry* : pigvomit
• Ok, I know I'll get hanged for asking this but anywa .. Why would someone want this on their phone? What ... : te[R]ror
• So I take it it's not a portable math kernel but rather a slick browser for the online engine? Still boug... : Flinz
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  Does it work offline? : marmite
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    Im not sure if that's a stupid question. : marmite
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      There's no way it can work offline, unless the app was gigabytes in size. It's not. I'm surprised why ... : famine101
      • yeah I don't think I want this then - I've never found a use for the website so I doubt I'd use the app. : marmite
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  I discovered wolfram alpha recently, it's really useful for all kinds of plotting, messing around with in... : tcs
  • That being said, I often got frustrated with the 'mathematica light' nature of it. Often I'd hit limits a... : tcs
• still not worth money in any way : CoRDS