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• Anyone? : Dontdrop
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  just play on Mal'Ganis. best chance of ever getting help from anyone here. : mwasher
  • See my post below : Dontdrop
• Look for a list of time zones for each realm and join one that's in your zone. : jingletard
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  i don't see any benefit of joining a low pop server. i'd just go with mal'ganis unless it's locked : electroly
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    Playing on EU :/. Any recommendations there? : Dontdrop
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      i'd just pick a high population server with a name you like : electroly
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        Alright, but won't the queues be bad? : Dontdrop
        • no. mal'ganis is beyond high population (often going into Locked territory) and it never has queues exce... : electroly
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    I would not recommend a PvP server. : Ebu
    • doesn't matter now that world pvp is completely dead, imho. my main is on a pvp server and my alt is on ... : electroly
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  I prefer high pop servers in general. It's not at crucial these days due to x-realm BG's and dungeons (fi... : Marrbe
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    PVP. I enjoy there being a community, but I'd hate to have everyone already at 80 or whatever on the serv... : Dontdrop
    • pretty much everyone is 80 on every server : fried rice
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      I've never experienced a lack of low level chars on mature servers, especially high pop ones like Stormsc... : Marrbe
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        PvP legend? : Dontdrop
        • It had a ton of high-end PvPers for a long time. Still does as far as I know but I haven't played since X... : Marrbe
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      why would that make a difference? : electroly
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        (and like fried rice said, this is true for every server ever. drop that expectation like a bad habit) : electroly
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          Oh right. So I can party up early on, that's why I'd like some low level people as well. Also any tips fo... : Dontdrop
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            people roll alts all the time so i wouldn't worry about it. plus the dungeon finder is cross-realm so yo... : electroly
            • Ok cool, thanks : Dontdrop
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      mal'ganis is literally the only answer : Majuju
      • But I'm on EU : Dontdrop
    • just know on a pvp server you're going to get ganked left and right by people who are 80 : valael
• high pop. You will eventually want high pop. Get on one now. : daVinci1980

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• oops : valael
• Look around your map for question mark quests to do... in the main town : crummynz

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  The new season is coming soon so I thought I'd share this with the Shack. This is a game my gf's sister ... : jvox
  • This is awesome. : kikilupo

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• They're talking about boots like these: http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-112/Boots-Warm-Water.html The ... : DHAvatar
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  They probably mean fins that you can wear with dive boots: http://www.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isc... : Haxim
  • Also, that typically means fins with an adjustable strap for your heel, as opposed to full foot fins that... : Haxim
• Well if you ever plan on getting into scuba... the boot/fins/mask are pretty much interchangeable. Go to ... : davantalus
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  Make sure you get some boots with thick soles. Here are the boots I use for scuba diving: http://www.leis... : EricZBA
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    Obligatory Support your Local Dive Shop disclaimer. Unless they are dicks like the one here in town then... : EricZBA
    • I'll have to check that out--I think you guys have it right, but I may just go there to see if they have ... : mysled
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  Who the fuck needs to take a snorkling class. I hope you mean scuba otherwise you are wasting dough. : multisync
  • It's not a snorkeling class. It's this class: http://ib.berkeley.edu/moorea/UC_Berkeley_Moorea_Class.html : mysled

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  pix : mikecyb
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_11qxm1qv35xdf5jtevdr.jpg : warcrow
    • Nice pussy. It looks professionally done. Good luck with it! : pigvomit
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      you're a cat?! you didn't sound that way on the podcast :( : mikecyb
      • meow. : warcrow
• Apologies ma'am. : pigvomit
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  pre-op or post-op? : liqker
  • lmao : Downforce
• They just sayin, you they bitch : dognose
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  They misspelled my name (Brett) as "Bratt" on my bill. Clearly they need to employ some native English sp... : Arctic Fox
  • To make it even worse, this is the second time this has happened. I've called them in the past to correct... : warcrow
  • My last name is Dongleton if you asked Timer Werner. I allow it. : KxRook
• they do illegal wiretapping already... they know! : Postal
• maybe they have a cold : drucifer
• Teehee, you're a girl. : Shivawn
• Tits or gtfo : kikilupo
• at least it's just your cell phone bill! : dahanese
• Thanks what?! : VegasX
• They couldn't even make an honest woman out of you and put Mrs.? : tinfoilhatter
• Well hey there. : deject

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  360 for me if anyone is interested. : prime8
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    gametag? :) : minigomp
    • Xym0x : prime8
• Maybe we can look for the Horse Fountain I found last night in free roam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : DrZettl
• I'd be down for that. : kikilupo
• I'd be down for 360 after 6:00 MST. Gamertag: Autofill : sKetchflow

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  Lotro is going free? : JohnnyRey
  • http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64113 : EricZBA
• Lifetime subscriptions for anything even vaguely tech related are scams, pure and simple. My grandpa stil... : gooblerampling
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  Sirius Lifetime Subscription is about the only thing I can think of that paid off by now. Or maybe if you... : NeoMoose
  • I was thinking about doing this but someone said it can't be transfered to another radio if your breaks : Tattoo Trav
• I have a lifetime subscription for my TiVo, but it specifically was stated to the lifetime of the machine... : Deathlove
• I've been fairly happy with my lifetime subscriptions. The way I see it is - the only complaint I can rea... : Jonathan
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  STO; maybe I will play it again when they get some end game space content. : massdev
  • ^^^ THIS : r_Ed
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  It's in the FAQ. # I have a lifetime subscription to LOTRO. What will Free-to-Play mean for me? As... : skinlab133
  • http://www.lotro.com/betasignup/faq.html : skinlab133
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    Yeah, saw that now. Not sure if it's enough, but at least they get something. : Nixx2004
    • http://www.lotro.com/betasignup/vipchart.html Looks like there's enough perks there for lifetime players... : Haxim
• You obviously don't actually have to use it for life to get your money's worth out of a lifetime subscrip... : Zek
• I remember when I was very young and my father bought a lifetime subscription to Montreal's daily journal... : melt_core
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  Kali : SolveChrist
  • Ahh, I miss Descent over khan.. : dextius
• The only lifetime thing that's worked for me was a lifetime hunting and fishing license for north carolin... : zuff
• I got a lifetime sub to Lotro at launch. It was priced at about $150 at the time I think. If I'd maint... : Fayk
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  I bought one for The All-Seeing Eye. Then got refunded by Yahoo a couple years later. lol I loved that... : zyklonbee
  • I bought one for that too. :( : Ecks
• I haven't regretted the ones I've paid for. LOTRO and STO are the only two. If it is some no name compa... : JuffoWup
• Gamespy3D Then those asses went to the abomination that is Gamespy Arcade and pretty much discontinued... : limpossible
• I had a gen1 tivo lifetime subscription, and it was worth it. (The unit lasted long enough that the "life... : daVinci1980
• Livejournal. It was worth it supporting the awesome stuff coming out of that place. I'm constantly amaz... : Ecks

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• Also http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23118205#itemanchor_23118205 answers questions and complaints... : Borzoi
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  Horror film buff buddy in Portland told me to keep an eye out for this. I haven't seen a film I've enjoy... : dognose
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    i still haven't seen kick-ass, but from the way you make it sound, Splice will be more mental than viscer... : Borzoi
    • Of course I like Cronenberg. Kick-Ass is all action, no thought. It's also currently my favorite film. : dognose
• I read the plot and I think GloriousCow will enjoy it : gmd
• THANKS, SCIENCE : boring gegtik
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  I was really bummed I couldn't make it out last night, so i ended up dragging a couple friends to the mid... : choppp
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    It was basically the same ending as The Fly, though. : azshack
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      I think what really sold it to me though was how great the production was. It really did a good job of : choppp
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        heh, the nerdy guy sitting next to me got boneriffic during that scene then had trouble for the rest of t... : Borzoi
        • Adrian Brody has that affect on nerdy guys : gmd
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          hahahaha thats really disgusting : choppp
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            he was really really white bread wholesome howdy doody looking too....i guess those are always the worst. : Borzoi
            • oh yeah.. those are definitely the worst. : choppp
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  the commercials make it look like a remake of Species. : DonkeyPopsicle
  • don't let them fool you.....this is no Species. : Borzoi
• It's good stuff. Glad you enjoyed it. : pimpium
• Cool, I was going to see it anyhow, but now I want to more so : Tattoo Trav
• the chick who plays the ...Splice thing is really hot: http://blogs.allocine.fr/blogsdatas/mdata/8/1/6... : cptstern
• I'm gonna bump this, since are you not seeing NEUROMANCER. I get the feeling he's gonna pull it off and a... : Borzoi

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  Looks like they are *puts on sunglasses* all ground out of coffee : EricZBA
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    ban please : drucifer
    • IAWTTD : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • NO! .... I lol'd : natural born chaos

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  Am I the only one that seems to be annoyed by androids choppy scrolling? : AnansiBoy
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    I have an N1 and it's not choppy at all : MagicWishMonkey
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      Maybe choppy is too harsh a word. It just doesn't seem nearly as smooth as the iPhone. Maybe its somethin... : AnansiBoy
      • I see it too after playing with a friend's N1 for a bit. Maybe sluggish is more appropriate. This was o... : Barnahog
      • froyo is faster : kainen1
      • yeah, the iphone OS is hard to beat in that area. the scrolling just doesn't seem as responsive. : dopeman
  • i found that my milestone's scrolling was a tad bit choppy so i turned off active wallpaper and it went b... : dantastic
  • No. In general, touch screen responsiveness feels way better on my original (2G) iPhone than on the Droi... : qsylvr
• I'm not really sure what you mean by choppy scrolling. I don't have that issue on any of my Android phon... : virus
• Get an IPhone : hrdwregk

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• I can't ever tell if they are broken up or still together. : pigvomit
• Is it any good? : boarder2
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  They played at Austin Music Hall during SXSW. Awesome show! All their old good stuff and a few new song... : wendigo
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    how long was the wait to get in for you? I wanted to go but those high profile shows are always a real pa... : whistletits
    • I got there an hour early and suffered through whoever the hell was making noise beforehand. I just walk... : wendigo
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  Uggh, it's fucking terribad. : rmjackson
  • ...I do not say this lightly. I own and love most everything they've ever put out. : rmjackson
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    I would disagree. I have not liked other albums but their songs always grow on me. They are also my favo... : mr.thing
    • I've still got the new one in rotation on my playlist, but my desire to hear it is not improving :( : rmjackson
  • no way is it terribad. : cltcprd
  • nah, I just listened through it. while nothing really grabbed me, certainly nothing made me skip to the n... : Clay
• Was hoping it would be better : chungathebunga
• Amazon has it for $7.99 for MP3 format... granted i didn't really like the samples all that much, so I... : Shadowdane
• Probably b/c you assumed Scott Weiland would have OD'd by now. :( I'll have to check this out but post-... : lefthighkick
• Because know one cares about them anymore ;) : VegasX

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• Media Monkey is pretty damn good actually, will even pull in album art : Shadowdane
• I use MP3Tag. I like it well enough. : deject

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  I think trying to find indie games or some hidden games will probably be your best bet. All the major out... : Prozium
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    yeah. maybe try to find some gems in some of the undercovered areas of the convention? Maybe some small g... : mindmann
    • great call guys, thanks. : xil-reno
• Just go have fun and write about what you think is fun. Beats the hell out of actually working. : Blake Ellison
• you're going to have missed the boat on getting appointments to closed door stuff, so look at the list an... : dahanese

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  How is the UI compared to the iPhone? : MercFox1
  • I like it a lot better, more versatile and productive without a doubt. : freakynipples69
  • I just gone done messing with a friends. I love how much you can customize the ui, just doesn't seem quit... : AnansiBoy
  • Obviously way more customizable, and the widgets really do it for me. : virus
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  I so wish Droid's had better enterprise support like Global Address books :( : Scotty22
  • Doesn't the 'Good' app do that? I only use it for syncing my Outlook calendar and such, haven't checked t... : daneloire
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    i saw exchange support in a 2.2 update changelog. i wonder what features this will entail since we alrea... : dantastic
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      I think brings in calendar support. That was missing in 2.1. Man, 2.2 is super polished. : pap26
      • calendar support works fine in 2.1. : dantastic
• Is there an app that'll stream AOL radio? : freakynipples69
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  Surprised you were able to finish that post without the battery running down : pancake humper
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    It's been excellent for me so far. I'm waiting for it to go completely dead so I can give it a full charg... : freakynipples69
    • ^^ I doubt it gets terrible battery life with all those. 3g uses more battery than wi-fi, imagine runn... : kabex
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      Seems like one reviewer trashes the battery then there are 50 headlines saying the evo drains battery lik... : pap26
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        Yeah ... I mean mine is fine. I played a couple games yesterday, made a couple calls, checked email and ... : virus
        • You mean like all rechargeable batteries. : freakynipples69
  • lol : JohnnyRey
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  What speeds are you getting on "4g"? : goatjc
  • No 4G in CT yet :'( : freakynipples69
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  I wonder if sprint will let me upgrade a month early : mwasher
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    i just went in today and they let me (27 days early) : reflex33
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      noooo shit? kinda would want to do it at best buy tho to pay $200 up front instead of $300 arghhhhhh... : mwasher
      • Supposedly walmart has them for $200 too. : Prozium
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  Such a great phone. Where are you located? Do you have 4G yet? Here in the bay area it's pretty sweet ... : virus
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    oh I see, not in CT yet. It's faaaaaast. : virus
    • Suppose to get it within a year I've heard. Hopefully sooner. : freakynipples69
  • There is 4G in bay area? I thought not until end of 2010? : pap26
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  Is 4g bad for indoors everywhere. If I go outside with my friends phone I get full 4g. Step inside and it... : AnansiBoy
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    The bits take longer to ooze through hard surfaces. : Rehevkor
    • This is actually somewhat true. The frequency range that WiMax uses doesn't like penetrating walls. : Prozium
  • same here in DFW right smack in a good 4G area :( : geneshifter

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  Pentium is the budget brand now. avoid : electroly
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    But if that's all the budget will allow, is it any better than a Core Duo? : Schnapple
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      What is the budget? : Prozium
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        $500 (I know, I know) : Schnapple
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          Is weight and portability a big concern? What about battery life? : Prozium
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            A concern in that she doesn't want to lug around something crazy heavy but we're not worried about trying... : Schnapple
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              Also half my goal is to get her on Windows 7 because she can break XP like nobody I know : Schnapple
              • Well there are a boatload of core2duo or Core i3 laptops in the $500-600 range that get about 3-4hrs batt... : Prozium
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          does it have to be a laptop? you could piece together a desktop with that budget, but you'd also have to... : dopeman
          • Well it depends. OK so the situation is: - Her machine: 2005/2006 laptop, some issues but keeps tru... : Schnapple
• ASUS : YerMothah
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  Alienware M11x Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz 11.6" Gaming Laptop $704.22 at Dell EPP http://www.passwir... : dopeman
  • i know this is $200 or so over your budget.. but look for deals and you might get somewhere in your range... : dopeman
• There is a new low power i3 and i5 chips coming out this month that you should look into. : ant_hillbilly

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• Back in the dark ages, before Steam, the longest I went was a year and a half. Now I average 2 new games ... : denixen
• Longest I've gone is probably 10 months, but that was not out of choice. : one random winner
• not including when my roommates buy the games instead i gave up gaming for about 3 years 5 years ago : akirabob
• when my pot-head asian roommate moved in! no he buys all the games : papaskot
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  Probably right when wow came out. 2 years? Since then I buy a lot more games, steam rapes my wallet wit... : granpachook
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    That was (and is) why I have avoided wow. I know I'd like it and get sucked into it so much that I'd dro... : technomage100
    • I still played a lot of counter strike source during that time, but I already owned it. But yeah, I had ... : granpachook
  • Same here. I went about two years once I started playing WoW. I wasted a monumental amount of time playin... : nakedsavage
• When I'm deployed to a war zone I don't buy new games, so 6 months max. But I don't think it counts be... : technomage100
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  Steam sales kind of suck me in. I have no control. The problem is that with most games I buy, I realize t... : ieGod
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    I actually wish I could delete games I bought on steam because I know I will never play them and they jus... : aethyr
    • Wait, but you can remove them from your library (which basically deletes them). : ieGod
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  I have the same problem with backlogs. I wonder if there is a support group? LOL : technomage100
  • I need one as well. In the past two weeks I've picked up SMG2, RDR, Snoopy, Dawn of War:Chaos Rising and ... : Head Rush
• Before L4D2 I think it was Rock Band 2... : flagg209
• Who knows. It's not something I pay any attention to. : noxiousgg
• I rarely buy games anymore. They're just too expensive these days and I don't have the extra cash. Borr... : Ecks

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  MWSnap : orgcaptainnemo
  • This is the best option posted. Turn on autosave to desktop as png and you are about as close as you can ... : emcea
• i just use the Snipping Tool that comes with windows : electroly
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  I use the firefox extension called screengrab. It's pretty awesome. : malevolence
  • hey this works quite well! thanks much! : Downforce
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  SnagIt is the official capture tool of ShackNews. : SiW.
  • ^^^ snagit is a great tool. : wetard
• http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ : Dunwich
• Hypersnap, cntrl+shift+R : KxRook
• Theres a plugin for Chrome called explain and send that I have liked so far. usually though, its alt p... : fleabug
• printscreen + mspaint? : ass-street
• Alt + PrintScreen, open MS Paint/Photoshop/whatever, ctrl + v : gooblerampling
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  If you are on Windows 7 you can use PrintScreen and/or the Snipping Tool. : Chod
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    it's funny, I am on XP using this tool to try and make a better proposal to go to Win7 and Office 2010. ... : Downforce
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      hit printscreen and crop in paintbrush like everyone else did in XP : electroly
      • Or use Paint.Net if you need more fine tuned work. : Chod
      • no wai man. this is teh futar. there is AN APP FOR THAT. : Downforce
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  What OS are you using? : Magmaticzebra
  • Err, XP, nevermind : Magmaticzebra
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  The snipping tool built into Windows. Start > all programs > accessories > snipping tool. Use it for grea... : noxiousgg
  • Oh maybe XP doesn't have it. Time to upgrade. : noxiousgg
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    Just type "snipping" in the "search programs and files" box in the start menu to bring it up in windows 7... : Magmaticzebra
    • Mine is on a custom toolbar. Click once to open the menu, click again to launch the tool. : noxiousgg
• pixclip : robbomc
• Tinygrab is the best http://grab.by/4KOC : zuff
• I'll just leave this here http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3gy7f97Ye1qzpapzo1_1280.png?... : Schnapple
• FRAPS : wendigo

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  CrustaR just called me to let me know he will be there. : pancake humper
  • I thought he just called to say that he loves you. : twifosp
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  Tonight @ 10 would be good for me. : mwasher
  • Shit I'll go grab a drink tonight too if you're down. : newek
• Draughthouse tonight sounds like an excellent idea : wendigo
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  I would, but I'm going to a BBQ tomorrow. :[ : CrustaR
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    Sounds like beers tonight then! : twifosp
    • I may make an appearance. : CrustaR
  • Come out anyway, I have class tomorrow morning. Well, actually, I've got class all the time -- all rig... : newek
  • what does this have to do with tonight? : mwasher
• MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME!!!! : newek
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  Allright, sounds like Draughthouse at 10 PM then. I might be a bit late if poker runs late. You jerks b... : twifosp
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    I heard EvilD would be there for sure this time. : wendigo
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      Let's change it to EvilD's house at 10 pm. : twifosp
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        That's like, at least TWENTY minutes out of town. I don't even think my car drives that far. : wendigo
        • It doesn't cross the impermeable north barrier of 15th street though, you should be fine. : twifosp
  • sweet : mwasher
  • I'll show. Cya then. : newek

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• Delete this post I didn't see the other one. : lcizzle
• I don't give a shit about Gordon... is the grav gun returning on the 14th, too? : ChibiJosh

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• any recommendations? : Demius
• get_flash_videos http://code.google.com/p/get-flash-videos/wiki/Installation It is able to download y : TroZ

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• You're exceptionally enthusiastic, I've met nutz, you're not there yet. : one random winner
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  HOLY MOTHER OF COWBELL shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit : Toraz Chryx
  • that definitely has some serious cowbell. however.... I gotta have more cowbell. : Downforce
• kinda sounds like phil : [fry]
• It's... it's... beautiful : funnynamehere
• I love the "I'm changing these LED's to green comment" ;p : massdev
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  What monitor is that? That super-thin bezel is awesome. : miasma&!
  • isn't that just some monster 30" monitor? : kevp
  • It could be NEC P series the size is deceptive but the bezel looks like a match. : massdev
• haha, here are my threads. Two rows of threads appear in taskmgr : stgdz
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  that makes me giggle, that's a lot of power. : ghost hacker
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    yeah what is his powersupply and how much does it draw? : retardhumper
    • I read in some of the comments that 2 of these... http://www.mushkin.com/Power-Supplies/Joule/Joule-12... : massdev
• meh.. you need this monitor setup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FrdCriAq5o : JuffoWup

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  grill them : WhatIsThisFor
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    yes, grill them. you may want to pre-cook the bacon about halfway in a pan or something. it can take a wh... : ass-street
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      The chicken should take longer than the bacon, no? I'd be more worried about burning the bacon before the... : invisible_kid
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        you might be right but i've had bad experiences with bacon wrapped stuff on the grill. : ass-street
        • Leave the heat low, the bacon wont burn and it will help keep the chicken nice and juicy : YerMothah
• Putting it in her oven right away would be quite rude, I'd at least buy her a drink first. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Man up and deep fry them bitches! : ChibiJosh
• Brine the tenders, thank me later. : c0bra