Morning Discussion

by Alice O'Connor, Jun 02, 2010 5:00am PDT

I find the PhysX and other video card brand-exclusive physics bells and whistles that are so popular these days to be troublesome. I do like the look of the various smoke, glass and fabric effects developers are rolling out but their exclusivity is unfortunate.

If I happen to buy the make of card that doesn't open up whizz-bangs in certain games, then so be it--they don't factor into my purchase decisions. No, I'll simply be resentful and become increasingly annoyed by the whole thing. PC gaming.

Everyone was glad when the early 3D card wars ended and standards where mostly settled upon. One card might be faster than another but they would generally at least look the same and offer the same features. How brilliant it was not to no longer weigh up Glide support against 32-bit colour! I hope this will all physics wars guffins will all be resolved and blow over before anyone finds an actual meaningful use for it.

The final matches of Shacker pancake_humper's community StarCraft II beta tournament were broadcast last night. You can watch them on Loiosh's Justin.tv stream, complete with commentary from Blucklesworth. Give 'em a watch. Congratulations to all the winners, who I understand will score copies of the game.

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AT&T gets rid of unlimited data plan

http://tinyurl.com/2d3xc3n
I guess that's one way to cope with iPad/iPhone data usage.

Jun 02, 2010 5:30am PDT

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Music thread?

I went and saw La Roux last night, in Austin. As my post history will show, I'm hugely in favor of equality among all people, regardless of their sexual preferences or proclivities. So what I say next I mean in the most objective, observational way possible.

That was the gayest show I've ever seen, hands down. Also, very, very fun. I'd go again

tl;dr: Paging GloriousCow, you should check out La Roux.

Jun 02, 2010 9:56am PDT

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  - I really do not like those remixes. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  - yeah, I'm not really enjoying this remix of her songs nearly as much as the originals : bakanoodle
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    - She said the same thing about that album, hilariously. : daVinci1980
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- she is amazing. remix album here : http://maddecent.bandcamp.com/releases : eeeealmo
- i wanted to go see Murs last night : wtf242

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For an OS that sells itself as "It Just Works!" and claims to be easy and intuitive to use, OSX is neither easy nor intuitive to use. Launching programs, browsing the web, etc., is pretty straightforward. But figuring out how to do any higher-level activities is like pulling teeth. It shouldn't take someone who's been using computers for 20+ years 30 minutes+ to figure out how to simply uninstall Flash Player. That is a failing on the part of the OS. Hell, I had less trouble installing and uninstalling things on Linux.

The OS is pretty, very fast, and the actual hardware is definitely nice. But the whole "intuitive" and "easy to use" thing is total BS once you get beyond simply opening and closing programs.

Jun 02, 2010 12:14pm PDT

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LOL a follow-up to Conan vs Colbert vs Stewart

http://teamcoco.com/blog/holy-crap/

Damn NYC always gets the best shows.

Jun 02, 2010 1:24pm PDT

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You've pretty much hit the nail on the head as to why I don't PC game. It takes at least a half an hour to load the game to my PC - then, inevitibly, something will be wrong in my settings and I'll need to fix it - which leads to another hour at least of fiddling and cursing.

In the meantime I could have been playing my consoles for a hour and 25 minutes. They sometimes need updates for the game or the system, which never take more than 5 mintues and require no action on my part other than to hit the accept button.

What PC games do well, they do really well and for those with the time and money can be very rewarding. I'm not knocking those who like to do this or think that the hassle is worth it. But for me, I'll stick to consoles.

Jun 02, 2010 5:42am PDT

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La Roux menz:

I got a link from a mailing list saying that the La Roux album was discounted on iTunes for $6.99 but it appears as $9.99 for me when following it:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=331339668

Does the discount appear for you US fellas?

Jun 03, 2010 2:29am PDT

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- Some of you US peeps awake now? : Mad Brahmin Disease

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I haven't seen a desktop thread in a while so......

DESKTOP THREAD

http://www.shackpics.com/files/Desktop1920x1200_dn5zim6phq8hqvursxgf.jpg

Jun 02, 2010 4:03pm PDT

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So Shack, I have a problem. A buying shit problem.

I made a thread about microsoft simulator X last night. Since then, I've bought Flight Sim X, A Saitek Yoke, and THIS:

http://www.amazon.com/PRO-Flight-Multi-Panel-Saitek/dp/B002DUCF8A/ref=pd_sim_e_1

And now I want THESE:

http://www.amazon.com/PRO-Flight-Radio-Panel-Saitek/dp/B002DUCF7Q/ref=pd_sim_e_1

http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-PZ55-Flight-Switch-Panel/dp/B001EYU1WS/ref=pd_sim_e_2

http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-Pro-Flight-Rudder-Pedals/dp/B000H67DDY/ref=pd_sim_e_4

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME

Jun 02, 2010 7:57am PDT

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Opinions needed:

On my home PC, I've got two 1 TB drives, one is for system, basic documents, downloads, etc. The other drive is reserved for music/media in iTunes and games/Steam folder.

I'm close to filling up that second drive and looking for a HD expansion solution, either internal or external, and about $100 or so.

If internal: what is a good 1TB or greater drive that I can get from Newegg or the like?

While external is certainly easier to clear space, the problem is that itunes - the stuff that makes the most sense to have externally - is a PITA to transfer across, while Steam content (where 99% of my PC games reside) is easy to transfer but seems like a terrible use of an external drive. But, Newegg does have a nice looking external drive as a special, so it could be worth the trouble of getting my media to that.

Jun 02, 2010 12:34pm PDT

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    ?! I'm looking at a netgear router for $20 bucks, what is everyone else looking at? : dedgecko
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So I got my new Microsoft Sidewinder X6 keyboard in today.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx?pid=102

It's pretty, but it's going to take some getting used to. Has an entirely different feel than my last keyboard (some pos that isn't worth mentioning). Haven't even started messing with the macro stuff yet. It's kind of intimidating but I'm sure I'll get around to it.

Jun 02, 2010 11:55am PDT

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This can't possibly be a real PC screenshot

http://i.imgur.com/iJhbm.jpg

Jun 02, 2010 9:59am PDT

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So what game(s) did Valve put out for OSX today, if any?

Jun 02, 2010 4:17pm PDT

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So what game(s) did Valve put out for OSX today, if any? : foo
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      Who's worked up to the point of being probably the biggest online sales focal point for PC gaming, and no... : capt tripps
      
      It's still PC gaming? : Godhatesfatpeople
      
      They even LIED to us about Civilization 4!!!!11oneoneonetwo!!sin(Ï€)1!!!11exclamationmark : MercFox1
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      Isn't that the goal of ALL for-profit companies? : uglysad
      
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Anyone else finding Gmail laggy?

Jun 02, 2010 3:11pm PDT

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  - Never laggy for me. It's alright. : xylopagus

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I drove my Jeep from Texas to Colorado Springs, picked up a couple of people you might recognize, and then drove up into the mountains to go offroading. Story and iPhone pics in reply...

Jun 02, 2010 4:57pm PDT

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Anyone up for some Puerto Rico on BSW?

ctlaltl33t, I'm looking at you!

Jun 02, 2010 12:26pm PDT

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    NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL. : roushimsx
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guy throws a kitten against the wall, killing it, after the cat disconnected his video game.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0602101catkiller1.html
wonder what he was playing?

Jun 02, 2010 3:50pm PDT

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- he probably got really close to beating nes battletoads or tmnt : wvuong
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- I had a friend of my brother do something very similar with a cat. The friend never did that again. : sheepraper
- Seriously just kill people like this. : ColoradoCNC
- Why's it always gotta be about race? "his girlfriend's black kitten" : vitaminzach

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How often do you run your dishwasher? We tend to let it go until it's full, which seems to be causing us to let dishes sit since we're too lazy to put a full load away. Which makes it worse because then dishes pile up in the sink and makes the whole process even more painful.

I think it might be worth the water/soap waste to just run the thing nightly and put them away the next day after work. Chores suck.

Jun 02, 2010 2:01pm PDT

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hey deathlove, http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/ . :(

the king is dead, long live the king! seriously though, htc should have bought palm. that would have been a great marriage.

Jun 02, 2010 4:24pm PDT

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Just a quick heads up on GTA IV: Liberty City Stories for PC;

There was a new patch (1.1.2.0) out yesterday that I installed, but only got around to playing about an hour ago. It seems to have improved performance on my game quite a lot. Apparently there were issues with performance with shadows and water before.

I'm running a Phenom II X4 940 @3.8 and a 4890, 1920x1200.....and I had some slow down with everything maxxed out apart from shadows which were at low and view distance at 30. After the patch I'm running the same but with shadows on Very High and View Distance on 55. It seems to be running quite nicely indeed.

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Anyone ever get into a horrible pattern of hitting snooze in the morning too many times? I set my alarm for 7 but it's usually closer to 8 before I'm in the shower. I find i'm super groggy and I get in the habit of convincing myself I can go back to sleep for a bit, rinse, repeat.

My throat and mouth are also both really dry in the morning :( I wonder if the dry air makes me sleep worse. I should get a cold air humidifier.

Anyway, any tips on sleeping better even if I'm supposedly getting 7 or 8 hours? I want to feel amazing when I wake up, not beat to shit :(

Jun 02, 2010 4:52pm PDT

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Windows 7 Search

I'm trying to search for files with

(2)

in the file name. However, Win7 is returning everything with a 2. Any idea how to fix this?

Jun 02, 2010 6:38am PDT

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My BN.COM order of Life Blu-Ray (David Attenborough version) was cancelled because the coupon was used past its date. Just FYI for those of you who purchased it yesterday - my purchase was in the AM East Coast time.

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How did I break my shackspace?

I can login just fine with filezilla (and the remote directory in windows works fine); I can delete stuff, make folders, etc.

However I can't upload anything. It tells me the disk is full (even though I have deleted everything but directories) ...

What gives? Am I doing something wrong or is it just borked?

Jun 02, 2010 4:49pm PDT

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Wednesday UT3 Shackbattle!!!

Forced Assimilation! Sweet jump boots! Increment Death Count!

Server IP: 68.232.161.136:7777
Password: shackut3
Start time: 10 PM EST.

6 Drink minimum. EFF YEAH!

We will use the Chicago www.shacknws.com TS server. Other info is in my profile, or any other regular.

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      cos it seemed lackluster and my PC, at the time of release, was a piece of shit :P : moe6
      
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28669/Study_Developers_Claim_13_Weeks_Of_Crunch_Per_Year.php

Game developer work week averages:

Non-crunch: 39.7 hours per week
Crunch: 55.3 hours per week (just over 13 weeks per year)

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Guess it makes sense that GOG adds the latest King's Bounty remake to their catalog considering all of the Might & Magic games on there:

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king%E2%80%99s_bounty_the_legend

Still need to play Quest for the Dragonbone Staff :(

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Giantbomb Quicklook on DOOM 2 for XBLA

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-doom-ii-xbla/17-2556/

Is it me or is it really infuriating to watch him play and cringe at how terrible he is at navigation and killing things and being aware of his surroundings and self preservation?

AAAAAHHH

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Shacknews Survery.

What is the most adventurous thing you've ever done? Be it a life changing decision or some ridiculous prank you undertook while drunk. And more importantly did it pay off?

Jun 02, 2010 12:13pm PDT

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    - great story :) : disembodied potato
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  quit my job to be a photographer. yes. : jenisthebest
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- Had a kid. : virus
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More disturbing than the Christian Side Hug...the Tithe Rap.

http://www.atheistmedia.com/2010/06/fellowship-church-tithe-rap.html

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I present to you, Captain America

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45326

Jun 02, 2010 11:22am PDT

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- Looks pretty good. : Snuffles-
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      incorrect, it's like taking the ears off batman's cowl. : darcspeed
      
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      Haha terrible : bolneze
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- I'd much rather see than costume than whatever a straight port would be: http://marvel.com/i/2007/cost... : liqker
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      You mean ... Guardian!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_(Marvel_Comics) : holinka
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- I like it. : Visceral Monkey
- Not a bad take on the costume. Not bad at all. : Conan
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