Evening Reading: What Are You Playing?

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• I have the HD280 Pro's which are closed and don't have any sound leakage. I believe that they can be had... : darkrider
• I am a headphone freak, I've owned maybe 100 headphones, I'm extremely picky about them, and I'll give th... : davidc02

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  I really enjoyed playing as a mass murderer by killing every living thing that I encountered. : Milleh
  • I was justice incarnate. Loved killin' me some slavers and only occasionally regretted not killin' good,... : cerealSAM2
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  The combat isn't the point of fallout3, it's a mechanism used to pace the story and the missions (opposit... : Klebold
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    Plus, you can change difficulty at any time before loading a save game. : cerealSAM2
    • What i like is that difficulty isn't tied to the achievements which implies that the devs are **fine** wi... : Klebold
• play in normal, or hard if you are kinda hardcore. its got a bit of a learning curve depending on what ki... : not work safe
• I played it on Hard and found it to be very enjoyable for the most part. There's a couple enemies, lik... : hoov1185
• It's not any better on hard. Just taking more bullets to kill the same dumb enemies doesn't make for mor... : nurglich
• Thanks everyone! : MatzL.E.

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  There's this, but I just don't know wtf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dystopian_novels : invisible_kid
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Kuo 1-7 were really good. I didn't know they finally put out the concl... : AxeMan808
    • This sounds pretty awesome. : invisible_kid
• I've gotten good recommendations at http://www.sffworld.com/forums/ I just lurk, but they have a lot o... : dfay
• Find you a copy of this http://www.amazon.com/This-Perfect-Day-Ira-Levin/dp/B000RTD2JU : dognose
• The Road? : Dave-A
• http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-content-search/results?ie=UTF8&flatten=1&search-alias=rp-listmania&que... : skitzo
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  Read "Gun, With Occasional Music" by Jonathan Lethem. : datoo
  • Speaking of Lethem, has anyone read As She Climbed Across the Table? The premise sounds amazing. Is it an... : Gary the Llama
• Go watch The Road or 1984 you cant get more dystopian than those movies. : hobosapien
• You've read the big ones? 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451? We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin was pretty g... : Kniggit
• A Canticle for Leibowitz - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz : Haku-Jin
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  Three Stigmata of Eldritch Palmer, if you like some surreal with your dystopia. : Borzoi
  • I preferred Counter-Clock World. : Rooster Cockburn
• SNOW CRASH by Neal Stephenson. : DarthStank
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  The Giver, Harvesting Blue, and Messenger All in the same series, and yes most people would call them ... : IndigoAK
  • Actually, it's Gathering Blue, sorry. : IndigoAK
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  Alas Babylon : ass-street
  • Babylon was good! : spyrext
• I think that Unincorporated Man fits this sort of and it's fantastic : akirabob
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  No other Snow Crash fans? The first chapter is online. My favorite first chapter of any book I've read... : DarthStank
  • I loved this book, but everyone I talk to HATES the one scene with YT and Raven. Damn it's a good book t... : spyrext

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  I think Dice has it right with the squad only chat in game. I am starting to prefer just chatting with a... : .frame
  • Yeah alltalk is pretty worthless in this game : kill9
• gg everyone. Was fun getting that clan to rage quit. : ant_hillbilly
• What's the teamspeak server address (and password)? : Maddog_Delphi97

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• Nope, It's down. : TastyWheat
• Yup...it's working. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Most media applications are down right now. I called a guy to have him reset the server and maybe open a ... : Draugluin
• Crap... still cant connect to itunes. : broly1718

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  I <3 Wire : drucifer
  • I wore out 'The Ideal Copy' tape while I was in college. : drucifer
• I'd have to put the Dead Kennedy's before Wire, but good gods, I love Pink Flag. Great album. And can't ... : DarthStank

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  you program the individual hits as 32nd or 64th notes. it's very basic. : Mansmells
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    But he's not programming each hit is he? I'd assume you drag a note out in whatever program then tell it ... : Goto10
    • yeah you program each hit usually. it can all be copy and pasted (and then further edited) though so it's... : Mansmells
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  They're is a specific device they(he?) use a particular brand is the korg kaoss pad. : Jiven
  • good lord; there* /sleep : Jiven
• You don't necessarily have to program the individual hits. You could treat a single hit as a loop mak... : DarthStank

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  Awesome, keep up the great work amigo! : Lightzout
  • Hi... : pgharavi
  • Lightzbro, you never play with us anymore. Is it because we smell? :( : Dschinghis Khan
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  Thanks again! EFF YEAH is rotating between Conquest and Rush modes now. Need to thoroughly test it tom... : Alco23
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    \m/ Next up: team balancing. : ieGod
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      Have they added a command to forcibly swap players yet? Last I checked there was none. : Arctic Fox
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        Actually, they have, and it works >:) It's undocumented and I'm playing around with it right now. : ieGod
        • Keep testing it on Khan, making him rage more about hard chargers :P : Alco23
• I used the authenticator last night to get on Chicago 69. It booted 2 pubs so I could get it on. It was a... : prime8
• GJ faggot. :D Seriously, though, great work. : MercFox1
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  Good job, thanks for keeping the 2:1 ratio. Can only handle so much conquest and it's better in limited : Lunatic Angelic
  • Well this was a proof of concept based on your suggestion but the admins can load up a playlist however t... : ieGod
• much appreciated. Cool stuff. : malloc
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  ieGod, you're a cool guy despite all the shit people say. : midgetherder
  • you're right, midge therder! : zerog83
• Hey ladies I need some people on DOS to test the team balancing. 4+ would be awesome. Who's game? : ieGod

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• fuck. yes. : liqker
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  Holy shit, that's amazing. FLA was one of my favorites way back. I'm sure this album will be great. : stump
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    universal soldier + the remix album fallout were absolutely f'n badass. so was the tour when they FINA... : -=kodiak=-
    • er lol artificial soldier. damn : -=kodiak=-
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      Sucks about the tour bus co. Did they not get paid or something? I only saw them once probably 15 yea... : stump
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        i forget the specifics of it, but when it happened i remember there was a lot of details spilled out on t... : -=kodiak=-
        • The tour bus company had double booked itself. It was needed back in Vancouver because it was going to be... : leadgold
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    oh yea, if you dug artificial soldier, check out the group Left Spine Down. the AS album had a kid (li... : -=kodiak=-
    • Thanks, I'll check them out. It's been a while since I've delved into industrial bands. : stump
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  BTW, I think there is another big surprise guest slated for that album ;-) I'm not positive that it is go... : leadgold
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    Michelle Obama? : DarkWolf5
    • Close :) but someone a lil bigger in the industrial scene... : leadgold
• Holy shit fuck yes! : waxthirteen
• I do not know a single person in this list of musicians : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• nice,,, should be good . still loving Millenium : ghost hacker
• Awesome PCU reference. : Vincent Grayson
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  I haven't bought any FLA since Implode (which I love) -- which ones should I pick up from that point forw... : lefthighkick
  • Just jump right into Artificial Soldier, since it has a similar sound as Implode does. After Implode t... : -=kodiak=-

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• crazy! i love it! : geneshifter
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  pretty slick. probably should have waited for the 3G version of it, though : maulla
  • in the comments he says it's removable and will put a 3G in later : jonin
• this is the kind of forward thinking i like!! till apple bans it lololol : aurealis
• Dude chews gum a lot as well. : CrustaR
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  in a motherfuckin toyota! : wurt
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    he can play this while driving.. http://toyotasimulator.com/ : g0nk
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      Isn't that flash based,............... : abrasion
      • DAMNIT IM NOT FULLY AWAKE YET ABRASION!! : g0nk
    • Yo, dawg? : Bold
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  that's pretty awesome. : Flying h4x0r
  • ^^^^^^ : bolneze
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  That doesn't look so good with a glossy screen so big. The iphone is ok but that seems a bit reflective ... : abrasion
  • He should put a matte screen cover on it. : Omning
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  i feel like that's just begging someone to break into your car to steal the ipad : FrayLo
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    they would be stupid to not make it removable : maulla
    • so it's easier to steal! : thekidd
    • I've a few friends with a quick release steering wheel boss. I personally call it a quick steal kit lo... : moe6
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  if you guys like this you'll like the center console on the Tesla S http://peakoilgarage.files.wordpre... : jimmy-buffett
  • That looks awesome, though the UI needs a better skin. The current one is a bit dated. : TrptJim
• Thats awesome! Now if only the iPad would come to Canada already! : pturvz
• Stuff like this is asking for trouble since it's illegal in most places to have a device that will show v... : festivalman

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  FYI the ## indicator is not an indicator of skill : FrayLo
  • yea you would just think that someone who had played that much would be decent tho. : DarkDeus
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  They give you some pretty good classes so its not 50 games of being raped. Even then, most of the weapons... : squigiliwams
  • yea i like that fact that any gun is very lethal and its an even playing field from the start. I guess fr... : DarkDeus
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    Found out this weekend that one of my nephews has Prestiged 10 times. The boy has no life. : Colleton
    • That's disgusting. : Rice-Rocketeer
• "it feels like you kill someone instantly if you even happen to even look in their direction" Don't gi... : Goto10
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  They definitely should have toned down the damage for the PC version. I miss BC2 :( : aggressor
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    What happened to BC2?!?? : CrustaR
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      I got bored and stopped playing! : aggressor
      • Are you gonna switch back?? : CrustaR
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  You'll really be surprised with how fast people die in hardcore mode. : vynn
  • I'll have to check it out. I used to play r6 raven shield and goldeneye with one shot kills so i do enjoy... : DarkDeus
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  crap i cant even play anymore. My screen starts flickering really bad and my fps drops horribly. Anyone e... : DarkDeus
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    Do a "verify game files", something might be fucked up in the install. : jermm
    • hmm it said all files validated. My videocard idles at 44c and goes up to 65c on load but that seems pret... : DarkDeus

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  Dude, it's the 1st paragraph on the page you linked: On May 17, 1995, a U.S. Army veteran and unemploy... : hoopfam4
  • They show that footage on those "Wildest Police Videos" shows all the time. : skinlab133
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  i'm gonna see them on june! \m/ : r3dn3ck
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    Saw them at Ozzfest. Absolutely horrible. It was quite upsetting : foo
    • How many years ago was that? : melt_core
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  i quite like their new album, but i just can't get over how truly awful the lyrics are : moshman
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    it's even more of a problem when you learn what they're based on... reptilian mind-control conspiracy bul... : melt_core
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      considering what a mentalcase mustaine is, doesn't surprise me a bit. also, a really unfriendly person : moshman
      • Hmm, well, a huge part of that is that he's now trying to exploit the "conspiracy theory" edge that Nick ... : melt_core

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  nvidia bfg 260 ($160) and an external backup hard drive ($100). : TimeDoctor
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    All taken care of on the backup front. : boarder2
    • then get her to gift you some awesome steam games with the rest of the money. : TimeDoctor
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    Wouldn't that get bottle neck'd by the processor? : Techy007
    • Really? With it ocd that much I figured I wouldn't be looking at a processor bottleneck yet. : boarder2
    • Yeah, he can overclock to compensate. Though I think a 5770 + better CPU, perhaps a little more on the bu... : Sailor of Fortune
    • he should be fine, just means he can crank up the res/aa more :) : steve_o
  • nod to the bfg 260. : freqq28
• a2m : bolneze
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  Jesus. An E5300 @ 3.8 GHz? Water cooling? : Rice-Rocketeer
  • No, air. : boarder2
• anal : .Jayson

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKAm1OmdFfU : Hoax
  • hahahahaha : SpaecKow
  • haha the boston bit got me : wurt
• i love that video, its like the real life version of the shack. : jayares
• Heh, I kind of want to carry a captcha board around with me. : kallanta
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  Batman disappearing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ : duffman03
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    My roomie asked if I was crying because I was laughing so hard! "You OK dude? There are other women out... : spyrext
    • HARVEY... DENT... CAN WE TRUST HIM : duffman03
    • I WILL ANALYZE IT...WITH SCIENCE!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• This makes me literaly L to the O to the L every F-U-C-K to the ING time! : spyrext
• lol nice : bolneze

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  seems like there's more dubstep being cranked out than any other electronic genre right now, and most of ... : boring gegtik
  • SO WHAT IS THE GREAT SHIT : aggressor
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  Flying Lotus maybe? His new single features Thom Yorke and is quite good. : Flynn
  • I shall see what I can find of this 'band' of 'people' : aggressor

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• Warlords includes some scenarios you will only get if you start that executable. Other then that BtS has ... : SilverSnake
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  BTS will have all the features of Warlords... I think Colonization is its own little campaign, but BTS, I... : JonathanBedrava
  • Thanks guys. :) : hoov1185
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  Ah, I didn't see Colonization. That is a completely different game, it's nothing like Civilization at all... : SilverSnake
  • it is a lot like civilization and it uses the civ4 engine, but it is a fundamentally different game. not ... : dirge23
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  Buy Civ 5 when it comes out and get in on the shackbattle pitboss games that will ensue. : ajvitaly
  • I plan on it, just need to get more familiar with the game. I only played Civ:Rev before this. : hoov1185

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  ATTN: Deathlove : MagicWishMonkey
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    he's a big fan of dying handheld platforms, he'll love it : Postal
    • whatever >:( : Deathlove
    • rofl : DonarUDL
    • cold as ice : maulla
    • oh snap : r3dn3ck
  • Yeah, they announced it two days after I finally caved and got my Classic 160GB >:( Doesn't matter, since... : Deathlove
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  I wouldn't get a Zune right now. Because they should be coming out with a newer version on the same plat... : lcizzle
  • i'm really hoping they update the Zune to use the Windows 7 Phone app market. : cltcprd
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    Up until this last patch (v4.5), all of the patches have carried over from Zune to Zune. If you're ta... : ateam311
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      Plus I can't imagine what else they'd add. : ateam311
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        Camera and gps to bring it up with the ipod touch. : lcizzle
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          Camera yes. GPS, I highly doubt it. They may add more apps, or availability of more apps, but they will m... : Modica Sol Solis
          • Well if they don't merge the hardware and software it will cause a rift/split in the app store. So mergi... : lcizzle
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          No cameras on the touch, though... : FirstPersonCooter
          • ...yet. Apple always saves something to add later. I'm sure it will have a camera this fall. : Albemuth
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          what do i need a camera and gps for on an mp3 player? : dantastic
          • Theme songs when you enter the office : fluffy64
  • Yeah this. My interest in the Zune HD was killed when they announced it may not run Win7 Phone OS. : PointlesS76
• I like my 16gb so far, buy having more storage would be nice for hd video and a ton of podcasts. : Darkfox76
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  So could I buy this and do app development for windows phone 7? : Dontdrop
  • you can do app development without anything, since theres a perfectly capable emulator that comes with vi... : mnok
  • the Zune doesn't run the full WP7 OS, so no you wouldn't be able to just load apps on it. If you want to ... : derelict515
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  While I really like the Zune I'd feel kind of burned if I bought one expecting apps on it. I don't know ... : SiW.
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    It seems to me they wanted to keep the Zune a music player and leave the apps for Windows Phone 7. : Portax
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      Well I speak with a developer bias, I should have said that. To the end user they've never pushed games ... : SiW.
      • I am banking on this. : lcizzle
      • Yeah, that does suck. The current rumors are that the Zune HD 2 will be Microsoft's ipod touch: http://g... : Portax
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  Canada still doesn't have a zune HD? : sikander
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    dude they've lied and lied again about the marketplace coming to canada. zune's biggest feature besides ... : dantastic
    • http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/microsoft-zune-music-video-services-going-wherever-windows-pho/ Can't... : derelict515
    • "you can't even subscribe to podcasts without hacking the zune software" Which podcasts? I have Idle Thu... : Haxim
• My first gen died :-( I think I left it in the car too many times. I wouldn't mind getting a ZHD 32 (si... : mrblarg
• The best part is that thieves won't steal your Zune. : JonathanBedrava

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• You need to start from the beginnings. There are just so many story threads running through each episode... : Crimsonbeak
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  Or do what most people do and turn it off whenever it comes on. : DerHuhnTeufel
  • This is the right answer. : senseimoron
  • Troof. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • This man knows what time it is. : graceofdragons
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    No way, it's for my health. : abrasion
    • If it's for your health, that's all the more reason not to watch it. : DerHuhnTeufel
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  I dont think theres any story at all. ever. : chilln
  • Sure there is. Tennis. Casey. The overarching story of the entire show is being destroyed in Season Cinco... : Deathlove
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  it's disturbing, and I love it. : drucifer
  • The fact that you like it alone is enough certification for me, thank you drucifer - I'll scope it out. ... : abrasion
• the show might actually make MORE sense if you just watch it in random order.. : wimpy1

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• Elite Melee Combat - 124/200 kills with Knife This one's just a matter of time I'm thinking, I don't k : jimmy-buffett

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• That's pretty much my exact system in a laptop. Nice. : IndigoAK
• That is a really, really nice notebook. : ajvitaly

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  Yeah - the game needs team autobalancing far worse than it needs weapons balancing. You get on a goo... : Dessicator82
  • I always join the short team and enjoy messing around with the other team when they are complacent in rol... : Shai-Tan
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  I thought the new R9 server patch had auto-balancing in it? : metldude
  • Is that server patched? : Shadowdane
• hopefully they fix the m60 : hobosapien

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  If it's just sitting in your car they can't do shit. Just don't bring the box with you. : Boring Writer
  • But the box! Do I need any of the documentation for the warranty? : manlyman
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    lol they sure as hell can do shit and they will. When you bring electronics cross border, you're suppo... : -=kodiak=-
    • What is this card you speak of? Why do I have to give the serial number?seems kind of weird. : manlyman
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      Wait. Do you mean even electronics you owned before crossing the border? Lame. : manlyman
      • yeah there is a little (used to be green) card that you fill out and they stamp that you write the item a... : retardhumper
    • I've rolled through computers and laptops without any trouble whatsoever. Plus you get duty free depen... : Boring Writer
    • Lets be honest here, The likelihood of this happening is so low as to be negligent for 1 ipad. Now a... : Q-ball
    • I brought my home built PC across the border for a LAN party years ago. They wanted the serial number off... : Chunks
  • lols, of course they cam : moshman
  • this also applies to guns, and drugs : maulla
• Just slip the border guard a couple of loonies : rosewood
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  I've neverr been to Canada, but can't you just drive across the border? That's how it is with Mexico, I'd... : Rooster Cockburn
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    hahahaha No, BC to Washington on any morning from 8-noon is a 3 hour wait. Longer on weekends and even... : eonix
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      Wow. I'm really surprised by that. Shit, you can walk across the border to Mexico and back. : Rooster Cockburn
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        Yeah Canada is a little more stringent, and if you're from the US and coming back from Canada? They're a... : newek
        • I was denied entry into Canada because my eyes were red (it was late and I'd been driving for 8 hours) an... : underground banana plantation
      • unless you get shot on the Mexican side. : duffman03
    • 3 hour wait? not quite : FrayLo
    • no way its that long of a wait. usually 15-30 max for me ever : Iwannaacura
• Buy 2, one for you and one for the crossing guard. : losimagic
• If you're not leaving it there, you don't gotta pay : ctlaltl33t
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  F'ing iPad. Just lost my post with a false press. Summary: i was too scared not to declare it so I paid g... : griebelking
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    Not worth it. If they happen to be aware it's not available in Canada yet they'll grill you bigtime knowi... : Trepex
    • Oops meant for OP : Trepex
  • are you kidding me : FrayLo
  • lol, DUDE. You are such a straight arrow. Let me know how the iPad works out. I'm trying to see if Cook i... : Super Sparker
  • that's silly of you, I hope you bought it tax free : moshman
• Are they really that anal about stuff? Cant you just leave it in your trunk or something? : bolneze
• Smugglin' iPads is smugglin' tehrrorisms! : fleshytarget

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  Did you see a big wang? : tfsbrian
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    There is mad wang in that show. : Dave-A
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      Is it just there? or do they do close ups and flop it around your face? : tfsbrian
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        they actually come to your house and set it on your shoulder : drucifer
        • sold. : tfsbrian
• holy shit i need to watch this ! i missed it last night : wurt
• I'm curious where season 2 will go. Also, the next episode should be awesome. : daedraug
• This show has given us a crappiest first couple of episodes ever, only to lower our expectations enough t... : dodob
• Did they finally cross the line into hardcore gay porn? They've been dancing with it for a while so it w... : Haku-Jin
• Passable. No Cock. : massdev