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Who else is very excited about Rage? I think the game looks beutiful. I'd love to see jungles and space bases on this engine

Jun 20, 2010 10:52am PDT

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- very excited : Kombit
- I want to play it : dognose
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  I'll pick it up, I have always had a soft spot for all id games. I really enjoyed DOOM 3. : DM7
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    surround sound, in the dark, doom 3 was pretty fucking cool : Kombit
    - Yea. Game sucked but surround headphones in a dark room was epic. : multisync
  - Same. And although I have no interest in racing games, vehicle + combat has potential, especially when it... : Marrbe
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  It meets or exceeds my excitement levels. : Dave-A
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    adam sessler was trying to have sex with the screen it seemed like when it was playing during the G4 shoo... : Kombit
    - RAGE: Cars and Cumscreens : Dave-A
- ME. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23258756#itemanchor_23258756 : ImageOmega
- incredibly excited : eeeealmo
- I am really looking forward to it, too. Along with BulletStorm and Space Marine. : Dschinghis Khan
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  I think it will be the first id game I'll be buying for a console =( : not work safe
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    WHAT : Downforce
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      To be fair, Rage looks like a really, really good console port. Already running at a solid 60 fps on the ... : rudds
      
      with slightly less aspect ratio : Kombit
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    Hell yeah. Doom 3 was great on the original Xbox. : Dave-A
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      Hope you played the original. They really cut the levels down on the console. : legato17
      
      They did, i was actually kind of pissed :\ : Dschinghis Khan
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    Who has a PC anymore? ;) : pgharavi
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      I do but I can't afford to buy a new one just for a game. : not work safe
      
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      If Rage is made to do 60FPS on console, any current PC should be fine with it... : Johnny Law
      
      he said hopefully : Johnny Law
    - I will always play on my pc first. Specially fps games : davidc02
- I'm really looking forward to what they bring to Quakecon. : freshyk
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  I'm really pumped for this game. Editor comes with the game woo! : PointlesS76
  - I wonder how that's going to go over. It's a really different workflow. Instead of tiling textures over g... : Fred Garvin
- Was this the game that was gonna have a Vault Boy bobblehead attached to the dashboard of some cars? I t... : tfsbrian
- I will be buying. I am wondering though it it will still look as gorgeous a year from now. Then again i... : spazzium
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  Two copies, one for pants, one to play etc. : lightly inclined
  - o{pants}o : lightly inclined
- very excited. : Flynn
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  Super excited. Pc version for modding goodness. : Fredrik S
  - Let's hope for your sake the modding expands beyond what happened with Doom 3. : Halen
- RageCon 2011 or bust! : hirez
- i have high hopes! : ass-street
- This Guy. : pixelat3d
- I won't break tradition by not cranking up all the graphics settings, only to spend an hour tweaking them... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  im thinking this could end up being what borderlands lied about being. i got more excited when they said... : smacknca
  - I dunno, all I think is Borderlands when I see the demos, and I don't see id as the company really expand... : Halen
- not excited at all. Now the next Bethesda game using Rage's engine.... color me very very excited. : dedgecko

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Why do people drink sparkling/seltzer water. Its so goddamn horrible. There's nothing refreshing about it. But i do suppose it might aid in digestion/stomach issues?

Jun 20, 2010 1:08pm PDT

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Why do people drink sparkling/seltzer water. Its so goddamn horrible. There's nothing refreshing about it... : multisync
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- I like bubbly water for the texture/fizzing effect, but that's about it. The carbonation is also more fil... : askedrelic
- It sucks. Those people are dumb. : zebosausamite
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  I remember the first time I had a Perrier when I was in France. It's what I imagine drinking a rock woul... : action wombmate
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    Man, this is such a great description. : phipple
    - That probably sounded sarcastic, but it wasn't. : phipple
  - I actually find perrier to be refreshing. : thecatinthehat
- when i was a kid I thought it was gross but I've grown to like it quite a bit. i think it's one of those ... : boring gegtik
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  I have no idea. I hate when you're in a foreign country at a corner store or something and it's like play... : underground banana plantation
  - They should make anti-seltzer tablets you can drop in to remove carbonation : multisync
  - Yeah. Whats up with that shit :| : theghostofsmdever
  - Yeah that happened to me once. Fuckin sucked : tometome
  - Yoli'd : rosewood
- It's an acquired taste, much like smoking cigars. : Ender.Wiggin
- They are tasty. I love the Deer park flavored ones. : cryptical
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  my opinion > your opinion : Haku-Jin
  - Apparently number 1 rule of the shack. : Ender.Wiggin
- They were all the rage a few years ago, New York Seltzer. Sam from Cheers was always drinking them. : Xin Jing Client 1a
- only people that try to pretend they are rich and fancy drink it, when earlier in that day they just fini... : gmd
- It's good for mixing with juice / wine, other than that it's horrible. The Germans love that crap. : Mad Brahmin Disease
- I like it, and just bought two cases of pellegrino at Costco : scythide
- It's good with certain types of food. Think french cooking. Also, it does feel good sometimes to drink ... : IHATEDUST
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  Some people just like the carbonation. People dig it for the bubbles alone. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Watch, Soda Guy loves it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPbh6Ru7VVM : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Wow. This is really interesting. Guy knows his soda. : IHATEDUST
      
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      His shop is amazing :D : Godhatesfatpeople
      
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      Also, Kosher Coke has real sugar in it. But, the ingredients list is the same. Who knew? : IHATEDUST
      
      Guess it's just cheaper to make it than print new labels :p : Godhatesfatpeople
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      They have an online store! And I just spent $110 on 24 bottles of various flavors. $60 for soda.. $50 ... : fatman
      
      I love that they import Coca Cola from foreign countries to get the sugar based ones. : uncleanmonkey
      
      Yeah, about to put in an order myself. :P : mockery
      
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      I want to buy some but I am overwhelmed. : pancake humper
      
      I just picked like 9 different ones and bought 2 of each. I decided to not get anything with HFCS and not... : fatman
      
      Hmm... I wonder if they will use my UPS account, since we get fantastic rates.... : YerMothah
    - Wow, that was awesome. And they're in Eagle Rock, I'm gonna have to check it out some time : Serpico74
    - That was VERY interesting. Thanks! : kallanta
    - Interesting! : sikander
    - awesome stuff thank you : Flynn
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      that was awesome... i love how he hates Diet Soda and I completely agree they all taste horrible! : Shadowdane
      
      Later on when asked how much he drinks, he says "I usually drink diet" : fishbone
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      I met that guy a month ago, he's just as passionate off the camera :) : GrimmyD
      
      He's amazing. I buy cases of stuff when I go there. : Godhatesfatpeople
    - Cool. : delataur
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      This guy is awesome. Where is this store? : sKetchflow
      
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      LA Galcoâ€™s Soda Pop Stop 5702 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90042 : Godhatesfatpeople
      
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      Galco? Isn't that the dog dragon from Neverending Story? : snuff
      
      Faaaalkoooooor : d fluke
    - I ordered a bunch of stuff from his website that last time this was posted, that cucumber soda really is ... : m0nkz
    - man I would love to go there I try to pick up off-brand cream soda and root beer whenever I find it : indosauros
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      I loved his passion for sugar cane. I got hooked on sugar cane mountain dew when I was in the middle eas... : dextius
      
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      I will never understand why these soda companies aren't doing a full move to sugar. It tastes better too. : Godhatesfatpeople
      
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      You make it sound like they didn't switch AWAY from sugar. I imagine they had reasons for switching in t... : aethyr
      
      US Subsidies of corn and import tariffs on sugar. Protects midwest corn growers and southern sugar farme... : fbsh
    - Fucking awesome link. Love this guy. : lightly inclined
    - That made my night. : ra1n
    - This is always worth reposting, that guy is fucking awesome. Some day before I move out of LA, I've got t... : thetangent
    - this is a great video thanks : multisync
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      Thats awesome. I want to go to his store now =( : InfoBiter
      
      same - never had any reason to go to LA but this video could be it! : multisync
      
      sodapopstop.com : valael
    - Dude is awesome. : Colleton
    - this is awesame and that whole channel is awesome : spiderfill
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      Holy shit this is in my town.. : not work safe
      
      Lucky fucker. : NastyJack
    - I wonder if he stocks Nuka Cola Quantum. I bet he does! : NastyJack
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      I like that guy. : famine101
      
      It must be impossible to dislike that guy. He just seems like the most likable guy ever in that video. : InfoBiter
    - i'd love to hit up his store. pretty cool stuff :D : d0pamine
    - There was a brand he mentioned, Sprecher, that has the best damn orange cream soda I have ever tasted. To... : eldiablo01
    - I love specialty sodas. I'd spend all day indecisively trying to figure out what to sample in that store.... : BlackCat9
    - Ha, I wonder how many times this video has been BLUE STARRED. : ImageOmega
    - wow cool : bolneze
    - That guy is awesome. : magistersmax
    - This guy is my new hero. : pigvomit
    - I want this guy's life. : riptyde
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      boylans birch beer is excellent : sludge vohaul
      
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      Their creamy red birch is off the hook : multisync
      
      fuck yes. love that stuff. : GrimmyD
    - amazing. : noobja
    - I want to go there : rosewood
    - I just went to place a $140 order on soda's then realized they won't ship to Canada unless its through th... : eonix
    - What is it with this soda nazi pushing his class-warfare agenda through his business? How do we know he i... : d fluke
    - Need to check this out : mo13
    - I'm really tempted to order some from their website. : freshyk
    - Looks like a fun place to visit. About the big companies, they're often used as examples of how "capi... : Marrbe
    - Oh man, I need to make a trip to LA to buy Soda here! Shipping is crazy and I think the ride would be mor... : Pacalon
    - Real sugar Dr. Pepper is the best Dr. Pepper: http://www.shackpics.com/files/drpepper_vor_zrs9cshi3zv1... : Vorlonesque
  - Wow, awesome video and an amazing guy! If I knew about the store in 98 when I went to L.A. for E3, I wou... : Matt Burris
- I can't stand it either : Begawkiness
- It's good stuff. I bet you don't like beer either. Or black coffee. You like it sweet and creamy, aw yeah... : Dave-A
- I fucking love sparkling water. It's way nicer to drink when warm than still water which is handy if it's... : marmite
- Ugh. It tastes awful. It's about as refreshing as a mouthful of fizzy horse piss. Is club soda the same t... : phipple
- I like sparkling water a lot. : theydobecauseitis
- it's the interesting part of soda without any calories. you can drink as much of it as you want with no ... : wendigo
- Totally agree. If it's carbonated it'd better be a soda. : digital_d
- Gerolsteiner mineral water is pretty awesome. : omnova
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  I normally like carbonated beverages of different varieties, but I can't stand most of the seltzer waters... : arcane_
  - I was really let down when I tried le croix for the first time (after moving to Chicago). Whoever was in ... : not work safe
- Gaseous aw yeah! : CrankMonkey
- I love mineral water :D and so should you : packav
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  it's great to mix juices with it : Waffles!
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    Same here. Take a glass, pour ginger syrup along the sides, add lemon juice, ice and seltzer. Good stuff. : dudehoyt
    - ohh, gonna have to try this :P thanks! : Waffles!
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  I love Perrier. Great stuff. : Thresher
  - I don't really like fridge-cold perrier I like it more when it's like, cellar cool. : boring gegtik
- So. Fucking. Refreshing. : Full.Bleed
- When you get diabetes at 37 you will have to drink it : EvilDolemite
- It's fucking fantastic when mixed with juice. Cranberry juice + Seltzer water, Pomegranate juice + Seltze... : Danny5225
- 90 degrees, your hot as hell and sweaty as Rosie O'Donnel near a buffet. Suddenly that shit is tastier th... : locater16
- Carbonated water is good when there is no ice. Like most of Europe : trove
- I drink it because I can't order a virgin gin and tonic. : BlackCat9
- With a twist of lime, it's great. : pigvomit
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  This is basically soda water, right? There have been a couple times at places like Taco Bell and Wendy... : IndigoAK
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    That's a virgin Sprite. : BlackCat9
    - Lol. : paulatreus
- i like pelligrino! it's fizzy. : dahanese
- I love it - I drink tons of it daily. Talking Rain Lemon Lime - Seattle people know what's up. : airrob
- I'll take it and mix it with some flavoring like cherry or peach. : riptyde
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  San Pellegrino Aranciata is pretty damn good. : shortbuscaptain
  - hell yes : Megara9
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  it's good if you are trying to quit beer : smax
  - Sparkling mineral water helped me with that. : sukabljat
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    "trying to quit beer" This is the worst thing I've ever read. : stump
    - nah, back scratch > blowjob still wins : watcherxp
  - I agree. Adding a splash of gin or lemon flavored vodka does wonders. : trove
  - NOBODY quits beer, nobody. : yosemiteclimber
- I fucking love the stuff. We have it free at my work and I drink it instead of water : OverloadUT
- i hated it while a kid. then i never had any for 10 years. now i love it. sparkling water not so much,... : papaskot
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  RIP http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/nyseltzer : rosewood
  - Damn I haven't drank one of those since the 80's : snuff
  - Oh man that stuff was awesome. : re-verse
- Club soda + lime juice = Awesome. : Matt Burris

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how does 3d with an lcd tv work?
i understand the concept, but the actual pixel refresh rate isn't great enough to fully switch for left eye/right eye, is it?
does that mean it's slightly blurry?

Jun 19, 2010 3:01pm PDT

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- In order to achieve an equivalent minimum refresh rate of 120 Hz, an LCD must be able to transition at a : OrkO
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  isn't that what the glasses do? Make up for the difference? : SKI242
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    No, the glasses make sure each frame goes to only one eye at a time. If each frame has pixels from the fr... : rick
    - Well I meant general compensation so the video looks correct and doesn't give one a massive headache : SKI242

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I have a gen 1 Ipod Touch 8gb. It has OS 2.2.1, I never got 3.0 on it. Now I can't get any apps, they say I have to have 3.0, but I can't get itunes to sell me 3.0

any ideas? 4.0 isn't available for my gen AFAIK.

Jun 21, 2010 3:12pm PDT

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Looking back on it, it probably wasn't all that different of a day, but it just somehow felt grander than it had ever before. The day before, I had broken out of prison, watched an emperor die, and had been tasked with saving a kingdom, so you would think that's what's burned into my mind, but no, it was my first dungeon crawl.

I was headed out to Chorral when I spotted the ruined tower along the road, beckoning with the promise of gold and supplies. Since I had just been sent on my way without much in the way of supplies, I figured that I could quickly look around and scavenge a few trinkets to sell. Wandering around the structure, I find the door and wander in.

It doesn't take me long to figure out that I'm not the only one here. I hear clashing steel and the ring of magic, with voices crying out. Sensing the size of the battle, I creep into an alcove above the killing floor and watch the skirmish unfold. It appears that a group of deserters have tried displacing the local bandits, with very little success, and as I watched, both sides disengaged and retreated.

Being an enterprising nightblade, I figured I could take advantage of the opportunity. Noticing that both bandit archers were bloody and stumbling, I figured I could remove them from the fight fairly quickly and still stay hidden. 3 fire blasts later and I was proved correct, however, that only marked the start of my fight.

Circling around to the left and down to where the bandits were, I manage to get the jump on a Mage and kill him before anyone notices what's going on..but before I can sneak away, another archer notices me, draws his sword and comes at me. We trade blows for a while, but then he makes a critical mistake; he tries rushing me with a killing blow. Despite my fatigue and dwindling health, I find my reserves and bash him with my shield before he can connect. From there, a swing to the legs sent him to the ground where I lept on top of him and rammed my sword clean through his chest.

I barely manage to staunch my wounds before the man's death cry gets the attention of another Mage, this one a conjurer. Sensing the opportunity, I fade back to heal, while he summons an army of pests to hold me off. However, once fully healed, the creatures fall before my blade and I slowly work my way towards him. Once I get close enough, he pulls a dagger and tries the more direct approach of killing me. The man was, fast, I'll give him that, but I'm a Khajit and built for speed. So, while he managed to avoid three attempts to cleave him in two, when he broke and ran, instinct took over and the fight was essentially over.

Looting the bodies, I went back into the room where the battle was fought and was nearly killed right there. A deserter, unharmed by battle, had been hiding in the shadows and nearly killed me with her opening move. However, as the fight went on, I saw my advantage. She pressed her attack hard, too hard, and I could take advantage of it. So, on one of her charges, I bashed her face in. Using the opening, I ran my sword through her chest and finished it by separating her head from her neck and her from her mortal coil.

I don't know how many times I almost died that day, but I know that something is decidedly different in Cyrodiil.

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  Are you playing the new Medal of Honor? : Amnesty_intl2
  - I'm pretty sure its the latest Mario on the Wii dude. Get your games straight. : FiReaNG3L
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  I just want to say Oblivion has some crazy mods at this point. I started playing again with OOO, MMM, Dea... : DianeOfTheMoon
  - Great mods : RetroRedEyeJr
  - Where did you download OOO? I downloaded it, but I couldn't figure out how to install it. : eldiablo01
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- Stop right there, criminal scum! : Snuffles-
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  I cannot play any other class in this game besides a stealther. I don't know why, but I keep fucking rol... : jingletard
  - I only play stealth characters but that's because if things sneak up on ME I get scared and cry a little : Hemtroll
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- I just started playing Oblivion for the first time this week. It's an interesting game. I loaded Qarl's... : dextius
- YES : senseimoron
- Sigh...I want to play and beat this game so badly, but every time i try something happens in the game tha... : stophelping37
- I was playing this all day today! Oblivion used to be my least favorite Elder Scrolls game, but OOO, MMM,... : The Grolar Bear
- Amazing game in every way possible except the story :( : Visceral Monkey
- Love love love this game. : Milleh
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- Wow, what is going on here? I just started playing Oblivion again late last week. I'm only level 7 beca... : TheMongbat

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Indoor Lighting Question
I just bought a house and I want to replace the 65w regular bulbs with an LED or CFL, I figured I'd start in the basement area where my TV, Xbox 360 and Blu-Ray player are. There are 4 of those flood lights in there currently and I was thinking of rather than going white, I'd go with a cool blue tint.

Worse case scenario I'll just get 4 of these:
http://www.amazon.com/47478-equivalent-Energy-Smart-Floodlight/dp/B000QD5Y3O/ref=dp_cp_ob_hi_title_1

But I figured it'd look cool with a blue tint or am I going down a path I shouldn't be?

Jun 21, 2010 3:44am PDT

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http://kotaku.com/5568474/sony-boss-responds-to-nintendo-3ds

Kaz Hirai: "In in-house research, naked eye 3D for portable machines is not high and there are presently limits for it."

Well, let's see what the world thinks of the 3DS in the next year or so. Personally I'd rather get a 3DS than have to buy a whole new $9000 TV plus multiple sets of $150 shutter glasses.

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Neptune's Pride

So I've listened to a couple of Idle Thumbs podcasts about this, and I joined a couple free games. I just started, but was wondering if any other shackers played? Perhaps we could get a shackgame going? I wouldn't mind buying like 200 points and setting up a couple games.

Neptune's Pride is basically a very simple rts game that lasts days. I guess you could compare it to a pitboss game?

http://np.ironhelmet.com/ is the website. I'll bump this in the morning when more people are awake. :).

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- More about the game: Its a space game. The graphics are very simple (ie. non-existent) because it is a br... : StolenNosferatu
- this looks like something i would like. i'll check it out tomorrow. : dirge23
- I played it for a bit but got bored :/ : Dontdrop
- I played one round of this and swore it off. It consumed my life to the point that I was out of bed at 4 ... : Fredrik S
- Bump! : StolenNosferatu
- It sucks because whoever logs in most often has a serious advantage. It's not like Pitboss where you can ... : OverloadUT

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Best product name ever
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/06/21/iballz-shock-absorbing-harness/

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Best product name ever http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/06/21/iballz-shock-absorbing-harness/ : gakera
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- You don't like iBallz? : gakera

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Laptop advice. The wife needs a laptop, it doesn't need to do games. The primary piece of software she needs to run on it has pretty low system requirements (1ghz, 512mb ram, XP or Vista but will run on win7). So based on this I'm looking at laptops in the $500 range. Choices so far are:

Lenovo G550-2958RU

Intel Dual Core T4400
15.6 WXGA Wide LCD
DVDRW Drive
Intel GMA4500 Graphics
4GB DDR3 Memory
250GB Hard Drive
Integrated Webcam
802.11B/G Wireless
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Windows 7 Home Premium
1 year Lenovo warranty
$529

and this one

Acer Aspire 5517

AMD TF-20
15.6 WXGA Wide LCD
DVDRW Drive
Radeon HD3200 Graphics
3GB DDR3 Memory
160GB Hard Drive
Integrated Webcam
802.11B/G Wireless
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Windows 7 Home Premium
1 year Acer warranty
$499

Other choices are from HP and Toshiba, IIRC neither has good quality any more? Anyone mind helping me out a little here?

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haha! http://i.imgur.com/ZrbaP.jpg

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haha! http://i.imgur.com/ZrbaP.jpg : sikander
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- hahaha : abrasion
- clever girl. : cap n KRUNCH
- hahha : shirif
- Cleverbot scares me at times. : magistersmax
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- hahaha awesome : biskits
- Hahaha, that's probably the best sequence I've seen yet. : spazzium
- Hahaha. That really was clever. : StolenNosferatu
- First clever thing I've ever seen it say! : thetangent
- FUCKING OWNED : CoRDS
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- brilliant :D : Megara9
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I just got my daughter a DSi XL for her birthday today, hot damn is that screen nice! The camera function is cool too, especially for kids. She's upgrading from her DS Lite so it's quite the improvement, even the speakers sound much better.

Jun 20, 2010 12:41pm PDT

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I posted this before but got no answer so I will re-ask my question, this time with a picture!

Has anyone had an LCD TV die on them?

Recently my TV has been having problems. After turning it on, it will look like this for about 5 min: http://nighteyes.shackspace.com/My%20Stuff/broken.JPG

And now occasionally the same area will have a temporary flickering discoloration. My TV is over 2 years old so I doubt it is covered by any warranty. Is this kind of problem repairable by a repair shop?

Jun 21, 2010 4:22am PDT

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  that pic sux... but usually the lcd is fine it's either the connections themselves or the converters. Tr... : TheRiz
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    It happens when I switch to all other modes, even digital/analog TV : Nighteyes
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      What brand is it? I know that Sony TV's have a 3 year warranty here, so perhaps it could be covered. Alth... : Goblin au
      
      Oh really? It is a Sony. I will check out my options. : Nighteyes
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  It looks fine to me, perhaps it's something wrong with your eyes. : Goblin au
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#12523

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Why haven't anyone mentioned Kirby's Epic Yarn from E3? That game looks amazing. Quote from youtube: 'In terms of cuteness, Little Big Planet canï»¿ now suck Kirby's bright pink balls.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4gKc9OuTk&feature=fvst

Jun 21, 2010 1:01am PDT

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  I forgot to. :( It looks amazing, love how everything is an arts & crafts material. My favorite is whe... : Serpico74
  - Duh, its right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4gKc9OuTk#t=01m10s : Serpico74
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  Raymond Padilla wrote a front page article on it. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  - oh shiii. thanks, i completely missed it. : minigomp
- Neat and well exectued idea but i wouldn't really say it beats LBP in overall creativity and execution. : imperator
- jesus thats cute : bolneze
- It looks stunning. I want it in 720p. :( : enyakk
- I expect many /b/ memes from this game. : anhero
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  My daughter is going to love this game! : yosemiteclimber
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    I'm sure you'll like it too. Kirby rocks. : talonite
    - Shhhh this was just my guise for buying it! : yosemiteclimber
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  omgs this looks awesome! : moe6
  - ffffuuuu it's wii only? :C : moe6
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  One more game or movie with epic in it and I will murder somebody. : Snipergen
  - This post is epic. : node
  - But it'll be an epic murder, right? : Arceihn

#12567

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hey this is an awesome picture:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/44000/44348/ISS023-E-58455_lrg.jpg

Jun 21, 2010 1:26am PDT

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- The Green Lantern just jizzed in my atmosphere. : Godhatesfatpeople
- When was that taken? Normally means a solar flare or something of that nature. : inf3d3l
- Looks like the Nexus wave from the ST Generations movie. : Wolfanoz
- Tiberium? : TheRiz
- Kryptonite fumes? : Tattoo Trav

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iPad for sale.

before i look locally, where i'll most likely gouge the price i figure i'd try to hook a shacker up.

16gb. wifi. never been opened, i literally just opened the shipping box it was sent in from apple to verify that it was what i ordered.

selling it because i already have one. there's a waiting line in this entire northern va area so i ordered one online. went to nyc to visit some people and apple shipped it early just after i had picked one up on 5th ave.

i paid 523.95 shipped from apple (499.00 unit price). so that's what i'm looking for - shipped to whoever wants it. i'll ship it from the ups store across from work, and get a tracking #. ground shipping.

first come first serve, but just to be up front if a regular chatty shacker that i know or recognize asks then i'll probably opt to send to them over a lurker or somebody who i don't recognize.

Jun 21, 2010 2:49am PDT

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- I will give you buck-o-five. : massdev
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    5 minutes before I passout. Legit offer. $$$ : yosemiteclimber
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      fine SM me if interested, be back in 12 hours :( : yosemiteclimber
      
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Holy shit we had a crazy fucking thunder storm a few hours ago and apparently there was a tornado that ripped the roof off of the Metra Center here in Billings, MT. We very very very very rarely get tornados!

http://www.kxlh.com/news/tornado-strikes-billings-severe-weather-across-montana/

Our street was half flooded with rain water, there was hail and everything! Really cool and pretty scary, not sure if anybody was hurt, I sure hope not!!

Jun 20, 2010 6:34pm PDT

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#11782

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Transformsowls! More than meets the eye!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgbYnNAbSM

Jun 20, 2010 9:14pm PDT

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Transformsowls! More than meets the eye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgbYnNAbSM : Masem
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- holy shit! evil owl is scary! : vile
- Great, nightmares tonight. : watcherxp
- holy crap that thing is crazy : Shadowdane
- The second one is great. I saw my first owl during the day on a walk last week, it was friggin cool as ba... : nevlos
- A Triple-changer! Move over Blitzwing and Astrotrain! : pigvomit
- This is a way better version with the actual japanese show charm! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4vc... : sgtsanity
- -V- : mechanicalgrape
- That 2nd one it's trying to look like a weird falcon or maybe a cat, can't decide. : Lunatic Angelic
- I swear those things are the devil. : baconisgod
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  - An owl is sappin' mah teleporter! : Wikus Van De Merwe
- It went azn on its ass : Marrbe
- Transformice -- http://transformice.com/ -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJReZRji7tg&feature=player_emb... : Kniggit
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- That's just weird. : scanline
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#12680

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Today is iOS4 release day! 1 p.m. EST is rumored.
Granted this thread will soon be buried under morning discussion, yet:
one of the grand new features is :

"Home screen wallpaper
Change the background wallpaper on your Home screen"

lol apple

Jun 21, 2010 2:35am PDT

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3D is just getting started and I'm already sick of it. It doesn't add much to movies, it costs more, you have to wear glasses the whole time, and it makes the movie half as bright (due to half the light reaching each eye). At first it was pretty cool, but the novelty has worn off, and I'm actually pretty sick of it. I think Toy Story 3 is the last movie I will see in 3D if I can help it. I only went to the 3D one because my theater wasn't showing the 2D version late at night :/

I really hope 3D doesn't get much more pervasive than it already is.. but I'm pretty sure it will.

Jun 19, 2010 10:38pm PDT

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#12775

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Might be a repost but I don't care: Electronic License Plates being proposed in California, and reportedly being considered in other states as well. Basically they'll start displaying commercials on your license plate when your car isn't moving. This is retarded.

Pick your poison: http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&cf=all&ncl=dXrx4TFX6FiRlrMacemt00VclXwsM

Jun 21, 2010 3:36am PDT

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Oops:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/19/apple-randomly-canceling-some-iphone-pre-orders/

Jun 20, 2010 12:18am PDT

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Why have I not heard of Party Down until now? This show is fucking hysterical.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073507/

Jun 20, 2010 2:23am PDT

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#10649

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So I just finished Half-:ife 2 for the first time (yes, I'm late to the game....).

Amazing game! I am now getting Episode 1 off steam. About 70% done downloading. Is it as long as HL2?

Jun 20, 2010 4:57pm PDT

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Today is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year north of the equator. Make the most of today because from here on it the days are getting shorter and winter's on its way.

Jun 21, 2010 4:30am PDT

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- I love having it still be light out at 9:30! : helvetica
- Needs more pagan debauchery. : Lone Swordsman

#11784

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has this been posted yet? deus ex: human revolution behind closed door gameplay

http://screwattack.com/videos/Behind-Closed-Doors-Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-pt1
http://screwattack.com/videos/Behind-Closed-Doors-Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-pt2

Jun 20, 2010 9:14pm PDT

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