Weekend Discussion: Until We Meet Again

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• So awesome. : SqueegyTBS
• "Have you been lifting weights?" : SolrFlare
• hahaha nice : Shadowdane

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  Come on, I know you guys don't like Chinese censors that much. : Sirus2400
  • Maybe linking some NWS will help? http://icpersonalpics.tumblr.com/ : Sirus2400

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• You should try to sell that photo to Royal Taekwondo Academy. : miasma&!
• I've got my money on her in that fight. : drucifer

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  Oh Mexico. : AlexXdude
  • Seriously, that place scares the shit out of me. : trOmblyj
• He will be missed. Oh wait... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEshwy7YnbM he won't. : Perturbation
• El Shaka has learned the first lesson in How to Stay Hidden: Do not stand up when someone asks you to. : Rotten Deadite

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• I believe that's known as the Ricky Bobby Stratagem. : Clay
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  He was lapping Heikki, it wasn't for position. : getfrisky
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    I wonder if this will add fuel to the people against the blue flag for lapped cars. I think it's certainl... : ovrlrd
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      That decision would be really complicated given the re-introduction of KERS and adjustable rear wings nex... : getfrisky
      • Well there is two sides to the safety debate. On one hand you have slower cars which are much easier to r... : ovrlrd
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  Are there any modern F1 or other open-wheel (I.e. Indy) racing games? There's tons of street racing game... : Omaha
  • Codemasters is releasing an F1 game later this year. It looks pretty promising. : gimpx32
• if you ain't first, you're last : mad hatter

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  I was just searching for a decent version of Risk in the app store :( Lux is good and everything, but I w... : theangrywaffles
  • This would be so great on the iPhone. I hope if they do add it, they add proper online multiplayer unlike... : armybob
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  Try Strategery on iPhone/iPad. it's the dice-rolling combat mechanic of Risk without moving armies and a... : jimmy_legs
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    TCP/IP internet compatible? : armybob
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      Yeah pretty sure. : jimmy_legs
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        Cool. Try Risk Factions on XBLA, in the game I played it's going to be very fun. We should all pick it up... : armybob
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          how much is the full game? : jimmy_legs
          • 800 space bucks : armybob
      • yep confirmed. 'jimmylegs' if you wanna try it : jimmy_legs

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• What they didn't tell you is that they're shipping it to me. : InfoBiter
• Me too! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23325394 : hobosapien
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  what did you pay for it? and whered you buy it? : hobosapien
  • well? : hobosapien
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    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/27619 : filthysock
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      is 27" in Aus 24" in the US? : jimmy_legs
      • I bet the women there are extra disappointed. : pres589
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        the coupons work on all monitors : filthysock
        • oh, nice then. if it's IPS or PVA you're in for such a treat :D : jimmy_legs
      • metric system : ninjase
• well with currency rates thats like $690 here, fuck! and its going for $1049 at dell's website : hobosapien
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  i hope they come out with one that does 2560x1600. I'm not a fan of 16x9 resolutions on computer monitors : Cheeziologist
  • I'd prefer 16:10, but seeing as i'm going from 1200 vertical pixels to 1440 i still think it's an improve... : Arsenal
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    It's even worse now that laptops are coming with 16:9. I suppose 16:10 is being pushed as a 'professional... : aggressor
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      at the moment, I'm very happy with my 2209WAs at 1680x1050. I worry, though, that when I want to upgrade,... : Cheeziologist
      • Yep, I have a 2209WA myself and it's great. I am laptop hunting, though, and all of the 16:9 displays kil... : aggressor
• I just ordered two on Friday, one for me, one for my brother. Hard not to at that price. : Arsenal
• is it compatible with the new 3d tech? If so I might bite........... : bagelcc
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  That res is just too high :* : abrasion
  • not for me. Hell my 15in laptop is 1680x1050 : filthysock

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• so.. that's a No then? : fatman
• CFA's. Chartered Financial Analysts. It is a certification similar to the CPA for accounting. : gimpx32
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  You want a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) : Utopia
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    http://www.cfp.net/search/search_result_advance.asp?fname=&lname=&city=Lawrence&state_cd=KS&zip=&x=22&y=1... : Utopia
    • My bad. This is definitely what he wants rather than a CFA. So many certifications out there it gets a li... : gimpx32
  • ^^^correct answer : Cheeziologist
• http://adviserinfo.sec.gov : dearjamie

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  dunno about the 1st part, but no need to keep the sim card in prior to shipping, definitely remove it : PlanetPerfecto
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    i don't see any way to NOT put 4.0 on it... just making sure i'm not messing anything up. : dahanese
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      you can wipe the phone clean from the phone itself, so it can stay on 3.x if that's what you like : Postal
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        would it matter for a canadian if it's 3 or 4? i don't want to fuck it up for him! : dahanese
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          well, he needs to unlock it to use an AT&T phone, so keep it on 3.x if you can : Postal
          • sweet, then i'm doing the right thing. : dahanese
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  do an erase all data and settings from in the general settings menu and then do a restore in iTunes. : pancake humper
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    okay - i am now erasing and resetting from the phone (in the settings tab, not through itunes.) why would... : dahanese
    • to activate it I presume : multisync
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    Any reason for that? Restoring in iTunes wipes everything as it is : aggressor
    • So does "erase all data and settings" the only reason to do a restore is if you aren't running the stock ... : ovrlrd

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  Add them to your Queue and it should show if they have one. : givemesnacks
  • oh ok. thanks. : broly1718
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  i just go to www.instantwatcher.com and click new. : mcpstoner
  • that is a pretty cool site - thanks : c_man_tmt

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  where's the rest askedrelic?!?!?!?!? : electroly
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    His batch file failed. : skitzo
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      No, it didn't. After the cousins and the cucumbers, this truly is the best of shacknews. : SiW.
      • It's all over, folks. Shut it down. : slax0r
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    notice how "the best" has nothing : Postal
    • Fitting i think. : baron calamity
    • It's cause you are all the best. You guys are brilliant. : Snuffles-
• I am the best of shacknews, wheeeeeeee : inchwide
• FAIL : YerMothah
• Good to know, brosef. : Ride-My-Rocket

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• shameful : Clay
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  So why is a Brit in Toronto during the G20? : Lone Swordsman
  • Bad timing really, had already booked the flights before I knew. I am here for a year - or longer if I se... : trelain
• Canada needs to import anarchists from *somewhere* : watcherxp

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• i liked it. I pitty the fool that dont! : -=kodiak=-
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  I enjoyed it. Stay away from Knight & Day. : pigvomit
  • Isn't the idea of Knight & Day and Killer (Ashton K) pretty much the sam movie idea ? Watch Killers inste... : pobone
• great action flick -- and just that. : hobosapien
• A-team has over the top unreal action. Watch only if you like movies like Shoot Em Up, and the likes. If ... : pobone
• Fun movie. Lots of LOL moments : Sailor of Fortune
• yeah fun stupid action movie : bolneze
• perfect, thats what I'm watching tonight. : HisKillSkill
• Its awesome, it has the guy from district 9 too : chungathebunga
• I liked A-Team. I wish the action scenes weren't shaky cam bullshit, but that's not a deal breaker obviou... : greh kleh
• Yea. : action wombmate

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  You abused the power of the busey. Using it for ill will only rebound itself on you twicefold. You have... : trove
  • I feel the use of the Busey in this situation was sanctified. Further, no ill will was meant. The wife ac... : VictoriouSecret
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  is 'placing a Busey' mean pooping on someone's lawn? : drucifer
  • it means placing [fry]'s poop on someone's lawn : mn3m0n1c
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    I've been trying to figure this out myself. Apparently I'm getting old because I don't get this new-fangl... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22709608#itemanchor_22709608 :D [fry] lives an interesting life. : mn3m0n1c
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22709608#itemanchor_22709608 : Dave-A
    • I'm declaring this one a tie. : mn3m0n1c
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22709608 : InfoBiter
• That just made my week. :D : TaintedSyringe
• Mission accomplished : ctlaltl33t

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• 42.003093778495535598245542034447 Pretty close! : rick
• This is all kinds of awesome! : StriderNL
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  IGI : H@rvester
  • going where : Chandler55

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• youtube broke then i turned it to html5 and it worked again : multisync
• Work for me but autofill has been broken the last 3 dev releases for me : sanchez

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  what about Star Wars The Force Unleashed? Any good? : IcomeINpeace
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    It was a bad port. Sadly, no. :( : MercFox1
    • too big anyway..will put me over my limit and cost more in one download o_O : IcomeINpeace
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  Did you play Batman: Arkham Asylum? : Nitrium
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    Nope..but I don't want the whole package ..too many games I won't touch. think it will go on sale on it's... : IcomeINpeace
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      If it does, you should definitely check it out. Highly recommended. : Nitrium
      • Agreed, Batman:AA 0wns. : MercFox1
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  Not on sale, but could be pretty cheap somewhere: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines : BoKnows
  • played this..and a great game it was. : IcomeINpeace
• Try Fallout3 : StriderNL

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  It has been discussed, apparently this was shot to show to studios to get a full movie made. : givemesnacks
  • how could this not be official? :( : Poooks
• 20 days ago so yes : PixelPie
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  It had better have that dance tune from the first movie. : CrustaR
  • I always thought the bass sounded weak on that song. : givemesnacks
  • it is an awesome song : shirif
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  Yeah, never happening. Sorry. : greh kleh
  • Well, at least we got something a little awesome out of the deal. : CrustaR

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• http://www.smartervegas.com/ : ant_hillbilly
• If you have an MGM/Mirage Player's Club card they are having a special through June for Aria at City Cent... : invisible_kid
• Mid July you should be able to get some great deals. See if you can get onto the email lists for some of... : sukkot
• Harrah's. That way if somebody does some stupid shit like getting in a Limo they'll only have to walk abo... : greasyjohn
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  I just got back from Vegas yesterday. We stayed at the Vdara since it was for our anniversary and we want... : angrytaxman
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    Never heard of the vdara. Is it new? : edgewise
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      Yes, new and (gasp!) smoke-free. It's connected to Aria and City Center. It's such a relief to walk thr... : sukkot
      • Oh I know. it's that glass place next to Bellagio? : edgewise
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  Bally's was good to us last summer when we were there. If you ask for a North tower room, you can see th... : Galadriel07
  • Since we made that trip Bally's will now probably be my go-to. It's right in the middle of the strip, and... : Ctrl-Phreak
• Ballys is cheap and extremely well situated. You can play some relatively inexpensive table games or jus... : vezatron
• Depends on your budget. I've stayed at numerous hotels on the strip and Venetian was worth every penny. : FrayLo
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  Any cheap place on the strip is fine. You won't be in the hotel too much anyway. I've stayed at most ... : shogberg
  • I used to think this way until I stayed at the Venetian. : FrayLo
  • Yeah but IP is REALLY awful. Excalibur is where i like to stay because I also like that end of the strip ... : invisible_kid
• I just got good rates at Harrah's. Definitely check priceline. My previous trip to Vegas we got a suite... : spazzium
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  Encore -- im staying there on jul4 (next weekend) : hobosapien
  • This. If you go to vegas don't try and go cheap as you can because you will get what you pay for. The ... : Porkasaurus
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    I went to a cocktail party here about 2 weeks ago, really nice looking hotel. If you get good rates here... : spazzium
    • $300 for 3 nights in a nice suite. will be 3 of us so it will be even cheaper : hobosapien
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  Excalibur! It's cheap and not far from the good stuff. It's also not bad at night, very college scene. : pauk111
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    That Dick's place is kinda cool, plus they have the table dancers outside the restaurant in the casino. : invisible_kid
    • Yeah I stayed there for Spring Break this year and thought it was fine if you aren't looking to spend a t... : h o s t i l e

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  Of course they are, specially Point Lookout and The Pitt. : Nitrium
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    I liked all of them, but clearly some are better than others. Definitely get them all. : jimmy_legs
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      That's jimmys nice way of saying Mothership Zeta is an abomination to be avoided at all costs. : NastyJack
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        Operation Anchorage is pretty pointless too. I never played Mothership Zeta but if I have the 4 other on... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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          If you were going to skip 2 (eg, you didn't have the GotY edition), I would skip Mothership Zeta and Oper... : jimmy_legs
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            Is it the winterized medic armour? : NastyJack
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              No sir. It's the stealth suit that lets you go invisible. : jimmy_legs
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                ^^ As I have said before if you use the Chinese Stealth Armor from Op. Anchorage with the Perforator fro : deject
                • Yep. That + dart gun + a number of other weapons lets you handle pretty much anything but a Behemoth wit... : jimmy_legs
        • It has the best alien plasma rifle in the game. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I'd say Broken Steel is the most important one since it makes the ending not shitty and raises the level ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      Broken steel also adds lots of tough new enemies which I'm loving! : NastyJack
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        fuck Super Mutant Overlords. They take so much damage it's ridiculous. : deject
        • haha. they really add a nice level of challenge to the game that was missing, I think. Nothing like tur... : jimmy_legs
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          Yeah and I think they were necessary, along with hellfire enclave troops and ghoul reavers, for my contin... : NastyJack
          • Yeah, I really shouldn't complain too much considering when you hit level 30 you can have pretty much eve... : deject
  • Broken Steel is important for the level cap bump, new Perks, and ability to continue after finishing the ... : deject
  • The Pitt is the worst of them all, very buggy. Broken Steel is a must and Point Lookout is awesome! : StriderNL
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  I can't believe some people still play without having Broken Steel : Zollington
  • Oh, there are quite a few people who don't know about it. : The Grolar Bear
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  Based on this thread, I should get Broken Steel. Will it have an impact if I've just started (Arefu, chap... : Dante
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    No, the higher level monsters won't spawn until you're higher level yourself. The levelcap is removed, t... : jimmy_legs
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      so which ones impact the main, early game? I've discovered a couple of things so far that I didn't the fi... : Dante
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        i think most of the other DLC packages scale to your level?? Correct me if I'm wrong... : Shadowdane
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          hmm, dumb question: how do I get the DLC for the steam version? I don't seem them for sale stand-alone in... : Dante
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            You have to buy them through Games for Windows Live, baby! : Dave-A
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              F that, I don't think I even have that installed. : Dante
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                Well if you're playing Fallout 3, it's automatically installed and updated. : Dontdrop
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                  where? I probably should have refreshed this thread before attempting to download it. : Dante
                  • ha, I know what's happened: I upgraded to Win7 but simply copied over my Steam folder. I'm willing to bet... : Dante
        • You're actually right. Most of Fallout doesn't scale, but the DLC does to some extent. : lplasmatron
• I pretty much enjoyed all of them except the Pitt. : The Wilhelm Scream
• Purchased! : Durajim
• Broken Steel and Point Lookout are good. The Pitt was boring for me. Didn't get the alien one. : Freon

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• isn't : PointlesS76
• "Miss the days"? What, because Doom ][ didn't have a rocket launcher? : Bold
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  In the old days, I was either shooting rocks, pushing rocks or getting squished by rocks :[ : drucifer
  • ...and then some fucker made a round rock with a hole in the middle and I called HAX! That rolling bullsh... : mn3m0n1c
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  What old days are these? There's CS and DoD but both have always had grenades : synapse19
  • Maybe you're looking for this: http://icombat.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/atari-combat-screenshot4.png : synapse19
• How about drowning? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_3D_Noah%27s_Ark : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• It was gegtik. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Probably D-fer... : CrustaR

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• I fully expect to exit the midnight screen cured of at least one medical condition. : sgtsanity
• i love that building. always has great ads. : dahanese

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  When you see it ... : reZaun
  • I DON'T SEE IT : wurt
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/whatamelon_ddqoa3mp6ch2t6x9n6ee.jpg : DrWaffles
  • fucking lol : ShekkyBoy
  • haha the good Dr is in : jimmy_legs
  • nice : drucifer
  • *golf claps* : cerealSAM2
• one of the watermelon has a head and arms! aaaaaaaaaaah! : melt_core

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• Yes, I love kale and white bean soup - I make it every Christmas. I always use fresh, strip the stems ... : Porkasaurus

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  wow ads completely make this site useless : Trips
  • There is no ads at all with adblocks : razlebol
• you are bad : Jackass1233
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  If I just had a decent internet connection I would be back stabbing you every step of the way. : thecatinthehat
  • No, you wouldn't. this is Venguard, the heavy who always has at least medic about to uber him. : Maddog_Delphi97
• been playing all day..now I want to play more :( : IcomeINpeace

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  There is a third degree burn that is Habanero. I've been trying to find them with no luck. I can find "Fi... : H@rvester
  • I did not see those in publix :( : Slowtreme
  • oh yes and they are FANTASTIC : creep
• I had those. They were a slow burn but it like stacks up and lingers for a while. : Sailor of Fortune
• 3rd degree are much better. : pigvomit
• i need to try these!! : wurt
• It looks like that says "RERY BUFFALO" and I can't help but read it in a stereotypical Asian way. : GoS-CPT-Stewart
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  Are these hotter then Tim's Cascade Jalopeno? I've been searching for something with more kick and crisp ... : pobone
  • Jalepeno chips aren't that hot at all. Nothing really beats Tim's as far as potato chips are concerned. T... : pyide