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• But What is a Man Minecraft? Sell me on this thing! AAA GAMER DESCRIPTION: Minecraft is a first perso : Dong Patrol
• Cool Linkfest Bro/ Yesterday's News! - Powered mine carts getting a fix + Speed control slider! http: : Dong Patrol
• Beginner’s Guides to Minecraft, originally linked by at0micgarden! - (Work in Progress) Guide t : Dong Patrol
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  Creative Multiplayer Server! Run by MercFox1, who is cool! http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp?server=a16f : Dong Patrol
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    Thar be some tolls floodin' on the server, in the glass tunnel under the shack logo. >:( : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Well that's not right! That area is not supposed to be behind a pay-wall! : Dong Patrol
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  reposting. i've been busy. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9501175/Harolds%20Hills/Camp%20Beta%20stage%202%... : harold.johnson
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    harold did you look at everything in the linkfest post? I think that maybe you did not! : Dong Patrol
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      i did not! but now it exists twice! : harold.johnson
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        THIS IS A DISASTER. : Dong Patrol
        • not so much! : harold.johnson
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  Where can I find large amounts of steel? Also what do I use obsidian for? : hirosushima
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    Steel/iron is found in greater amounts the further down you go! Deep deep, and then tunnel horizontally. ... : Dong Patrol
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      I have hit rock bottom, and I still only fine very small patches of steel. I fine tons of redstone and co... : hirosushima
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        There's a post in one of the old threads that mentions iron and diamond being most likely to spawn about ... : Dong Patrol
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          Here it is! Contains a summary from Fooldozer and a link to Code RedBeard's original data mining/ analysi... : Dong Patrol
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            I'm glad you found it but a link would be nice. : hirosushima
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              Look how good at this Shacknews thing I am! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23582115#itemanchor_2358... : Dong Patrol
              • Damn that's interesting. Danke for the re-linketh. : Creepin_Jeezus
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                actually, it looks like IRON is found the most between 20-35 layers from the bottom. gold, diamonds and ... : TroZ
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                  The raw data is misleading, that was from a world I had played in for a while and mined some stuff, and r... : Code RedBeard
                  • Basically, if you just want iron then you only need to get below sea level, but if you want fold, diamond... : Code RedBeard
                  • There needs to be a way to set amount or chance that a particular mineral will appear. : eldiablo01
      • Yeah... I've explored a huge cave system and also punched several mining shafts, but iron is somewhat elu... : Johnny Law
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  grr Things I wish I'd known (AKA: Things that should be on a pop-up window as soon as you start the ga... : Ebu
  • Yah I experienced #6 as I died deep in a cave system it took me too long to find where I died. When I fi... : Shadowdane
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    I store all of my stuff in huge chests now. : hirosushima
    • I recommend this. Chests are cheap to make, so you can set one up at your mining op to store periodically... : noxiousgg
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    Running to pick up my dead stuff is always fun. NOT! Especially if you have to run past the critters th... : CRasterImage
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      I died at a spider spawner :( : Ebu
      • Ack! I hope you didn't have any diamond tools on you. : CRasterImage
  • Right clicking also works, you can left click-right click and crafting will go faster. : Zollington
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  What does obsidian look like? What kind of pick do I need to mine it? : JohnnyRey
  • It's dark and you need diamond pickaxe for it. : kaankasim
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    It is the totally black rock, you need a diamond pick to mine it : TroZ
    • Ah ok...don't think ive come across that yet. THanks! : JohnnyRey
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      It's really more really dark purple. But yes, diamond pick. At the moment obsidian isn't good for much,... : Arcanum
      • You can also create obsidian by picking up some lava in a bucket and dumping it in water. : manero
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        protecting valubles from creeper explosions/tnt explosions. obsidian is the hardest substance in the gam... : riedlos
        • It's not totally impervious to Creeper explosions, but it is the most resistant. It's effective as a wal... : Matt Burris
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  Awesome gravity-powered roller-coaster! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TJA03AJVSM : Leviathan41
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    wow that went deep : MurrayTheSkull
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      thats what she said! awww yeah : sposh
      • HI FIVE BRO : MurrayTheSkull
  • That was awesome. : CRasterImage
  • He did it in survival mode too. LIKE A MAN. : kingdepork
  • Okay, that is just awesome : ColoradoCNC
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  Note about the pricing thing: there will be a warning & grace period before the price hike. Minecraft is... : Johnny Law
  • He said he jack the price up once mobs were in multiplayer which he said he won't do till next month. : zuff
• From last night: My world: http://troz.shackspace.com/minecraft/day%204/map1-normal-nowater-night.png Sa... : TroZ
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  Question about the client and your purchased account. If I want to play survival multiplayer with my 5 ye... : VectorJKL
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    Yes, you would. You have to log into the server to play, and you can't be logged in in 2 places at once. ... : Ebu
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      If my son was older I would tell him to buy the damn game if he wants it. The age of my son is simply amp... : VectorJKL
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        MY 5 YEAR OLD : dumb.
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          You have a five year old to? It is such an awesome age. Legos, nerd guns, video games! : VectorJKL
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            Yeah it's the perfect age where they start to get into awesome stuff we're into. My daughter is an avid g... : dumb.
            • Exactly, which is why I will be buying another account. He already loves the classic mode. : VectorJKL
          • It gets even more awesome. My 8 year old is minmaxing Pokemon. So proud. : [7]kami
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  Beta doesn't start until multiplayer is feature complete, the first version doesn't have monsters. He sai... : Zek
  • Yeah I think Zek is right. But you should buy this game reguardless. : lukej1337
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  So yesterday I updated to the new version and made a new world. I decided to make and underground house t... : lukej1337
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    its nice to know you have played what, a couple hours, and have not done shit. a few more hours and some... : supermonkeyballz
    • lol : iamgoat
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  I cant seem to make glass. The recipe is missing from the wiki at the moment. How do I do this? Anyone? : Visceral Monkey
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    glass in furnace. derp? : Supine
    • SAND! I HATH DERPED MYSELF!!!!!!!! woo! :D : Supine
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      I've tried that, but never used a furnace. There are two slots and one that is the output. I put sand in ... : Visceral Monkey
      • was gonna tell you but none of those are 5 characters sorry : supermonkeyballz
      • Ah! Got it. Sand on top, coal on bottom. Wait. : Visceral Monkey
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23608826 :D : Ebu
  • sand in furnace. : crummynz
  • Furnace: sand + heat : Code RedBeard
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  Troz Yea dopefish is down there. I swear I didnt know it was a submarine I did leave the opening in the M... : supermonkeyballz
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    no problem ;) I can't believe someone completely destroyed the rainbow room below the start :( : TroZ
    • I fell into a rainbow room... right in front of where Tits is spelled there is a hole in the ground and i... : supermonkeyballz
    • wow seriously... i don't remember who made it, but it was awesome. : Shadowdane
    • I don't know why, but it pisses me off that someone destroyed that awesome room. :( Then again, I get i... : Matt Burris
• Gooncraft streaming site: http://www.gooncraft.net/ : Visceral Monkey
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  Just dicked around with my player skin for the first time. I hope you all like inverted coloured skin! Wh... : Creepin_Jeezus
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    What did you use to mess around with the skin? : Visceral Monkey
    • Photoshop. The template file / uploading options are in the preferences link on the minecraft site. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    Cloak... engaged http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=fooldozer : Fooldozer
    • haha nice one! : Shadowdane
    • lol, awesome : devpaul
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    http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=TroZ : TroZ
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      How the devil did you get glasses on that chap? : Creepin_Jeezus
      • while is isn't shown on the default skin, just to the right of the normal head space is the space reserve... : TroZ
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    http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=MercFox1 : MercFox1
    • nice, too bad there is no crowbar in game. : TroZ
  • http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=ass_street : ass-street
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    Here's mine. I think it encapsulates me perfectly. http://www.minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=BeanZen : Bean
    • lol, that's awesome : ColoradoCNC
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    Here is mine - Mega Man - http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=Shadowdane : Shadowdane
    • my megaman is better :P http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=Kylegar : Kylegar
    • I guess my contribution to your server is appropriate : uglysad
  • Here's mine! Haggar from Final Fight: http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=GuidoAnchovy : guido anchovy
  • http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=ColoradoCNC Still can't quite get his arms to look like bones :( : ColoradoCNC
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    I'm using a creeper in a suit. It's awesome. :D : Matt Burris
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      Link: http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=mattjb : Matt Burris
      • Awesome Sauce. : supermonkeyballz
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      And mine is a Big Daddy: http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=kartooner : kartooner
      • Hah! That's a well done Big Daddy. By the way, thanks for turning me on to Minecraft ... you bastard. ... : Matt Burris
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    http://www.minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=supermonkeyballz I didcked around with it literally I didnt k... : supermonkeyballz
    • You can change it again if you want. : guido anchovy
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    http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=DrZettl : DrZettl
    • Ha, I like this one. : ArB
  • http://minecraft.net/skin/skin.jsp?user=SolidSnack : dvldog760
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  Which material lasts longer in the furnace, coal or wood? : eldiablo01
  • Coal. : Havoc1c4
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    Coal will give you 8 smelts Anything wood will give you 1.5 smelts except for sticks which are 2 sticks... : TroZ
    • Yeah coal is the best but planks will also work. : deject
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  I made two additions to the shack server today: Master Shake: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=M... : NastyJack
  • nice i was wondering who did those : Chandler55
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    I added Ignignokt and Err, but I ran out of vertical space for Ignignokt. I also added the rainbow Swas... : noxiousgg
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      I liked your work : supermonkeyballz
      • Yeah they looked very good. : NastyJack
  • good job I was wondering who it was. : supermonkeyballz
  • Im going back in I may make my huge cock 3d : supermonkeyballz
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  OH SHI I was exploring a mine and found a bunch of diamond deposits. now I have some fancy diamond boots,... : manero
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    I found a little on a super-deep mineshaft I was digging. I made a sword, but my armor's still "only" go... : Rotten Deadite
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      Gold armor, while impressive, doesn't have very good durability. About the same as wood/leather. : Arcanum
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        Yeah, he'd be better off using Iron. : Bean
        • (which sorta makes sense since gold is a soft metal) : Bean
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  Was there a secret update this past Friday? What did it include? : Gary the Llama
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    Llama's ... chickens.. growing cacti, music, record player, records : supermonkeyballz
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      Llama's : Visceral Monkey
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        ? : Visceral Monkey
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          I'm going to call bullshit/ misinterpretation on this. : Dong Patrol
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            *cough* name+post? (don't ban / nuke me PLEASE!) : Creepin_Jeezus
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              FTTT DURRR HOW DO I READ [I feel stupid for missing that, thanks for the tip though!]o : Dong Patrol
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                Lol... : Creepin_Jeezus
                • I am on a roll lately with Shacktags and spelling. : Dong Patrol
    • powered minecarts, storage minecarts : TroZ
    • I've been making a cacti farm on the beach in my world. The only problem now is I started digging and I ... : deject
  • chickens, bulls, music, storage carts, furnace carts (powered minecarts that push, wooo!) and um.. i can'... : Joseph
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  I'm playing the free version on my laptop and it runs decent. I don't have a video card. Will the Alpha... : bling1bling
  • the requirements are the same... only thing I've seen when stuff starts getting really complex or large... : Shadowdane
  • I'm currently running the Alpha fine on a 4 year old laptop. : dirtboxer
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  Holy crap, was just strip mining an area for stone, when I fell down (derp!) into a room with a monster s... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • I think you can (or used to be able to), but once you move it you only get pigs. : Arcanum
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  God fucking dammit, I want to play this game you assholes keep hyping to the fucking roof but I have no t : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I played both sections of Riddick: Dark Athena, and I feel safe in saying the redone version of the first... : Dong Patrol
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      I never played Butcher Bay and I hear it's packaged as a bonus along with Dark Athena, so that excites me... : Ride-My-Rocket
      • If you got for $20 then you're going to get more than your money's worth out of it. You basically bought ... : Dong Patrol
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  I was deep in a local cave (the fucker went for what seemed like miles) and I heard some fucking scary sh... : manero
  • You're sure it wasn't a creeper about to asplode? : Arcanum
• finally got around to making something out of diamond, a sword. take it out on my first spin, and as i'm... : harold.johnson
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  I really like this game but nighttime sucks ass :( I want to go out and battle shit or keep mining and I... : mikecyb
  • Strip mine or hunt skeletons. : VectorJKL
  • Make your self a bow now that arrows can be made from flint and don't need iron anymore. All the arrow... : TroZ
  • Home improvement. It's impossible for creatures to get into my base (knock on wood), so I do any constru... : Johnny Law
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    Home improvements or pull up my inventory then alt tab over to my browser and shack for 10 minutes. : iamgoat
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      This stops the game from pausing? Excellent! : noxiousgg
      • Yep! Seems to work on any inventory, smelt, or crafting screen. Hopefully it's not a bug that gets fixe... : iamgoat
    • Reminds me, I wish there was a Pause mode where you can stay at the current time of day. : iamgoat
  • Just throe the game into peaceful mode for a while. No mobs I had a sitUation where everytime I would go ... : JohnnyRey
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  OK, so this is the map of my world thus far. I'll grab some screenies of the cool shit when I can be arse... : Creepin_Jeezus
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    How do you get a pic like that? : eldiablo01
    • Cartographer, I think. : noxiousgg
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  Silly little minecart video: This stuff won't be a newsflash for any current players. I was just havin... : Johnny Law
  • wow, that's interesting! I'll have to try that out! : TroZ
  • This is really neat! I know Notch has mentioned that powered minecarts are going to get a tweak, but the ... : Dong Patrol
  • thanks for figuring out the minecarts. Or showing us how to use them :) : supermonkeyballz
  • Nice vid, that explains it a bit... : at0micgarden
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    FWIW, my YouTube issues have been beaten into submission (by smarter dudes than me): http://www.youtub... : Johnny Law
    • haha nice. I like that last effect. : loboca
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    How do these guys get enough Iron for this? I never seem to have enough :( : Ebu
    • The simple answer is use MineEdit or some other tool to give yourself iron. :-) What worked for me in-... : Johnny Law
  • More minecart physics exploits: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=21752 : Code RedBeard
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  Do iron doors require triggers? I just set one up and I can't open it. I always make double wide doors an... : eldiablo01
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    Indeed they do sire. : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Sire? You call Satan a King? : CRasterImage
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  Maybe I'm not used to everything yet, but does anyone get really scared when digging and suddenly finding... : iamgoat
  • Yup, and I'm playing on peaceful. The noises freak me out the most. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  Music Subthread In this thread we post good music suggestions. I want to break out some NES Zelda over... : manero
  • I set up Pandora to play Hans Zimmer or James Horner and then use that as the ambient soundtrack for Mine... : kartooner
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    Someone on SA mentioned Deep Dive Corp. I've been enjoying the hell out of their albums ever since. Her... : Matt Burris
    • Wow this kicks as : lukej1337
    • Enjoying Deep Dive Corp for Minecrafting goodness. Suburbs of Goa or Groove Salad on SomaFm are good t... : DrZettl
    • Yeah.. this is some good Minecrafting music. : kartooner
  • Lost soundtrack : kaddar0
  • Really anything seems to work with playing the game. By anything I mean OST1 and 1 of Genesis of Aquarion... : lukej1337
  • Explosions in the Sky : Magus
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  just to see what would happen, i started a new world and went 'east', always going towards sun/moon rise.... : harold.johnson
  • oh, the only reason i stopped was because the game crashed : harold.johnson
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    I did something similar, but I went up. I was building a huge lighthouse so I wouldn't get lost, and I... : manero
    • Yeah, this happened on my incomplete sky palace. Looks like we found as high as you're allowed to go. : Topsiderover
• WANT really shaky legs? turn on 3d and throw some glasses on.... holy shit : supermonkeyballz
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  Is there any way to fix it if you get stuck in mid-air? This is the second time it's happened to me and I... : BlackCat9
  • save and exit to menu, reload game. that's fixed it when its happened to me : harold.johnson
  • Per Quoi? : CRasterImage
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  This is great, cannon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgsVw00rtpE : kaankasim
  • I do not understand how that red stuff works (to make triggers and whatnot) but it looks really really ne... : Supine
  • Haha that's awesome!! : Shadowdane
  • Love the comments: Touhou1990- I can't imagine how annoying this will be in survival multiplayer when ... : kingdepork
  • That's so awesome. : loboca
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  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/At0micGarden/tmnt.jpg : at0micgarden
  • haha awesome : supermonkeyballz
• The shooting gallery notch linked on his blog is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB2Ygcb5po : Haxim
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  Started a new world, my old one got bugged and crashed on load. :( Anyway in the new world found a ma... : Shadowdane
  • Do a cave mode cartographer map to get an idea of how extensive the cave is. : loboca
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  I'm trying to show this to my brother but for some reason the mouse goes apeshit when I load Minecraft. I... : Nighteyes
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    I noticed if it's maximized but not fullscreen the mouse is wonky as fuck. Pressing F11 for fullscreen fi... : at0micgarden
    • oh shit it has fullscreen! : Shadowdane
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      Whaaaaaaat? You just blew my mind. I didn't realise it had a real fullscreen. : Creepin_Jeezus
      • Dong, perhaps you should add this to your dailies... : at0micgarden
    • oh shit, fullscreen : MrBig0
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      I don't know why, but I find it funny that these guys didn't know it had fullscreen. : eldiablo01
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        Why would we? The game has no help. The options don't list fullscreen. The controls options don't lis... : CRasterImage
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          It's not hidden, there's a maximize button right there in the upper right just like any other program. : eldiablo01
          • WRONG. This isn't what we are talking about. The screen has maximize and then FULL SCREEN. Press F11. : MrBig0
    • I play in maximized, non-full screen. I like to be able to glance down to see what time it is. I had mous... : loboca
    • asfsdjhfasdf FULLSCREEN, YOU SAY?!?! : Ebu
    • Shiiit, didn't know this! I've tried ALT-Enter but didn't think to try F11. Awesome! : Matt Burris
  • Regarding your problem, try updating to the latest version of Java. You likely have an old version. Use... : Matt Burris
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  Is it me or the game got a lot harder? I get endless spawn of mobs in caves on easy mode. :( : kaankasim
  • That happened to me in one cave only. After killing the same mobs 16 times in a row and dying like 50 tim... : JohnnyRey
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  TREE FORT PICS!! http://www.shadowram.ca/images/Big_Tree2.jpg http://www.shadowram.ca/images/Big_Tr... : ShadowRam
  • Very cool! : Piett23
  • fuckin sweet : at0micgarden
  • That would be awesome if done on a big scale. Seeing the blocks of dirt would annoy me though, I'd probab... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Awesome! : Rotten Deadite
  • leet! : lukej1337
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  haha check out this cute creeper cowering in a tiny cave from the sun: http://www.shackpics.com/files/Scr... : MrBig0
  • the sun doesn't kill creepers :( : ass-street
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  Hmm, found a room full of zombies with 2 chests inside and a flaming cage thing. http://www.shackpics.co... : Havoc1c4
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    monster spawner : Ebu
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      Can i do anything with it? : Havoc1c4
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        You might be able to destroy it with a diamond sword, not sure. Ppl say that now when you harvest it, the... : loboca
        • And when I said 'destroy' with the sword, that also means harvest. : loboca
        • use pickaxes on them : harold.johnson
      • I could only take it out with an iron axe.. i beat it forever with a diamond sword and nothing. : stonedonkey
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        I think they can no longer be destroyed, but I found a spider one, and made a murder machine that essenti... : Clasifyd
        • It would be cool to have a skeleton spawner and generate an infinite supply of arrows. : CRasterImage
    • Ya, and the green mossy cobble is rare, harvest it and save it. : loboca
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    There are random chest drops?! : kingdepork
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      Yep, found some iron, potatoes, 2 buckets and 2 saddles. : Havoc1c4
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        Potatoes? Maybe they were eggs. : loboca
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          They're new with the chickens. : loboca
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            Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew? : Robotic Puppy Eater
            • Maybe he's thinking of U BREAD LOAFs? : Rotten Deadite
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/Untitled_rp9hxpsvgpzstm1scyu6.png So I ran across this fine fellow whil... : stonedonkey
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  I found a saddle in a monster room, what does it do? : WadeMcLain
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    put it on a pig and ride!! : ass-street
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      You are probably better off just keeping the saddle in your chest. Maybe one day horses will be added o... : CRasterImage
      • To late. that was lame : WadeMcLain
• Cannot fucking wait for this! Goddamn mother fucking multiplayer! : bawbeh
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  I made a movie of me walking around the multiplayer server. As soon as I've got it converted and on youtu... : ysbreker
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    I also rebuilt the rainbow room (it was flooded and broken down) And added a bit rainbow drop/tower at th... : ysbreker
    • bit big : ysbreker
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      Some of the underground sections are totally fucked. Some turd seems to have been either really careless ... : Creepin_Jeezus
      • Somebody flooded the entire level and I spent like 30 minutes placing sponges all over. : at0micgarden
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        damnit that bastard ruined a lot of stuff!! : Chandler55
        • This really pisses me off. >:( : Matt Burris
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  I found a huge bed of Obsidian that I think I can get to continuously produce. http://www.shackpics.com/... : Rotten Deadite
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    The problem with obsidian is: It takes fucking forever to harvest that shit. : CRasterImage
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      True. But it's gorgeous and it won't break for anything, so those goddamn creepers can kiss both sides o... : Rotten Deadite
      • Cobble Creepers are going to make you weep like a baby. : Dong Patrol
• I'm not really sure what I'm going to do when the shack server launches. I don't have the patience for hu... : Visceral Monkey
• wow, hit F5 on the keyboard...and what the hell is F6 telling me? is that FPS? CPU usage? : BongSlayerB
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  Anyone have the link to the tool that generates views of your map, not the online one, the separate tool? : stonedonkey
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    This maybe? http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=20817 : Johnny Law
    • Ah. This works. ^^^ : Creepin_Jeezus
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      i have so much more to explore : BongSlayerB
      • Well, keep walking in a random direction, and you'll have even more to explore. : DrZettl
  • http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13134 : harold.johnson
  • Yeah, i wanna know this, the main thread on the minecraft forums about Cartographer has all but dead link... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Cartograph: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13134&hilit=cartograph : TroZ
• Steam distro deal please, thanks : watcherxp
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  OK, I finally broke down for all the hype...and this is terrific. Having survived my first night in Minec... : Amneziakk
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    sun or sword. I prefer to have a moat around my fortress of solitude. : riedlos
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      Yup. And remember, if you start getting overwhelmed, you can always set the difficulty to Peaceful and t... : Rotten Deadite
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        I definitely want to leave it on. But it's odd, the sun is out but there are still skellies and creepers ... : Amneziakk
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          They may be under shade. It takes direct vertical access to the sky to burn. : CRasterImage
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            Got it, blasted random overhang! : Amneziakk
            • BTW, Creepers and Spiders are not effected by sunlight. Just Zombies and Skeletons. : CRasterImage
    • A lava moat right? : conandan
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    I tend to have a secret exit from my base that allows me to climb out like 100 yards away like a ninja an... : NodTerrorist
    • Yeah, I have installed a secret tunnel or two now which seems to help. I was posting originally from the ... : Amneziakk
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  Anyone have a link to a video that shows more than just crafting buildings? : Brian Leahy
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPvqRRL58Xg As shitty as this is, I think it's a great example of multi... : at0micgarden
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      That vandal is a Shacker. Sadly. : CRasterImage
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        In case you think it's ass-street, I'm pretty sure the comment that claimed it to be him was joking. : Dong Patrol
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          indeed, it's not him. : at0micgarden
          • phew, crisis averted. : Robotic Puppy Eater
          • In that case I withdraw the accusation and humbly apologize for the insinuation. : CRasterImage
    • I like the way that guy is like HNNNGASPIESLULZLULZLULZ and getting all worked up in his own comments, bu... : 60days
    • i just made a few of those lighters, torched the entire country side. waaay too fun : harold.johnson
• An awesome sight... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/At0micGarden/ohyes.jpg : at0micgarden
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  In the process of creating a giant railway, only the red area left. Need more irons. :( http://www.sha... : kaankasim
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    • You are right, first thing tomorrow i'll fix it. I didn't test the minecart if it was capable of going st... : kaankasim
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  Anyone know how (or if it is possible) to fill a container with lava? I have a two-blocks-high three-b... : Johnny Law
  • Hmm looks like I need to get it to pour in from sources above. : Johnny Law
  • Lava lanterns! http://www.neogeographica.com/temp/lavalanterns.png Of course the bad thing about Mi... : Johnny Law
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  uhh shit. i started a new world to screw around in, now i've got an underwater base, huge caves explored... : harold.johnson
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    • Lucky bastid. : Johnny Law
    • it was finding something like that off the start that got me to stay in the new world i started. there w... : harold.johnson
• Another little minecart video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bMaIMG0V4 A power and speed increase s... : Johnny Law
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  Fuck, I just spend 6 hours playing and only meant to hop in for 30 minutes :( : ColoradoCNC
  • mee too I said 10:30 then bed its 230 :( : supermonkeyballz
• HOLYCRAP http://www.shackpics.com/files/cavesomg_qrh2yuxdtgzmj3uyng6q.jpg I wondered how big my cave sys... : supermonkeyballz
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  I'm using Safari and a Macbook. When I load Minecraft I can rotate the camera around and destroy blocks b... : Porkasaurus
  • esc or equivalent and change options? : supermonkeyballz
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  anyone having issues with that fucking bug where you will randomly be unable to move but you can still mi... : mikecyb
  • I get this but it's not random for me. I keep hitting invisible walls that starts doing this. Whole porti... : thejay247
  • Yeah I've had that happen. Also the game also freaked out when I quit and saved on a block at the very to... : Creepin_Jeezus
• I've played all weekend and in this photo the red box is pretty much as far as I have explored and mined ... : hirosushima
• Bought Minecraft just two days ago and have already spent at least 12 hours in the game, bringing my prog... : SigmaDraconis
• I finally downloaded this game and wasted the morning. I spent the entire time creating new rivers. : baron calamity

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• Just about missed this! I'll give it a look, it sounds pretty interesting! : Dong Patrol
• coolio : drucifer
• Nice! Looks interesting. : orgcaptainnemo
• Interesting. Looks well made. I know someone that works to protect the forests, stuff like this http:/... : Nixx2004
• Looks cool! Good job. I would be interesting in viewing this documentary, my friend ctrlaltl33t. : CrustaR
• interesting. =) : babtong
• Looks good man, looking forward to seeing more footage! : chuckiesmals
• Interesting. I've always seen this tension in calling something a documentary that isn't just a presentat... : Fred Garvin
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  Wow, great job! I want to see the film. I would change those titles to something more basic though. Th... : midgetherder
  • Thanks for the feedback. I think when you see the film it will make more sense. : ctlaltl33t
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  The first 30 seconds or so are incredibly boring. :( If you weren't a shacker, i would have turned it off... : Ellissd
  • Thanks for the feedback. Maybe we'll cut an alternate trailer that's more to the point. : ctlaltl33t
  • agreed. I felt like having a few of the words simply appear and disappear in the middle of the screen wou... : byorn
• Good! : sgtsanity
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  Going to post this on my local Mountain Bike Association facebook wall. : EnderWigginDA
  • You are my hero. Tomorrow I will be making threads on some of the big MTB forums like NSMB and IMBA. Any ... : ctlaltl33t
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    I'm not sure the link will stay there because while the IMBA is an advocate for new trails, officially th... : EnderWigginDA
    • Funnily enough the film deals with illegal trails, so it's of interest I would think. However, because of... : ctlaltl33t
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      That is kind of fucked up to build one of these trails illegally - is that really popular? : Porkasaurus
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        In certain areas it can be. The issue is a lot of land owners don't even know it's happening half the tim... : ctlaltl33t
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          Wouldn't that leave the land owner open to some legal liability if a rider got hurt? : jimmy-buffett
          • That's really the crux of the argument. While filming I asked a lot of the people involved and none of th... : ctlaltl33t
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            I'm pretty ignorant on the issue, but from what I've read it depends on the laws of the state. Two lawsu... : EnderWigginDA
            • We also feature Michael More, a prominent trail builder from the SF bay area who was arrested in 2008... ... : ctlaltl33t
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    Posted to the Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts board, which is for MD, VA, and DC. : zipr
    • YTMND!!!!!! : ctlaltl33t
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  Oh man, we need to get some 150hp trial bikes in there and go huuuuuuge. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Seriously though, it looks good. The theme reminds me of the alpine style versus full gear climbers figh : Lunatic Angelic
    • Sony PMW-EX3 : ctlaltl33t
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  congrats dude! Documentaries aren't my normal type of thing but this one actually looks interesting and I... : lord cecil
  • The film should be done by late fall, gonna be submitting it to festivals so I'm not sure when it will be... : ctlaltl33t
• breathing destroys the environment. : steelsamurai
• threw it on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/cvzaq/the_woods_belong_to_us_mountain_ : chuckiesmals
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  Holy crap, this Michael J Vandeman?!?! http://police.berkeley.edu/crimealerts/2010/10-052810-37NC.htm ... : MisterClaw
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    Hehe...this could be considered a spoiler...:D : ctlaltl33t
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      If it is you should play that angle up a bit more in the trailer. He didn't really come across as that de... : byorn
      • yeah, in the trailer he seemed like a normal guy. not a fucking nutter : moshman
• Interesting. I've ridden on lots of mountain biking trails in many places but none with big ramps like th... : zipr
• I think a subset of people from one subculture always hate the people from a very similar subculture for ... : jermm
• Awwww yeah! Comin' through with the madness. Can't wait to see it! : FuriKuriKilla
• neat & digg'd : Mmmmmoo
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  Looks good, man! It would have been fun to work on! If I was there you'd be lugging around jibs and : Wheatloaf
  • There was no crew. It was me and 1 other guy :/ : ctlaltl33t
• Thats interesting. I didn't know they actually went out and BUILT stuff in the forest. : StolenNosferatu
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  the floating title things are really bad. trailer would have been much much better without them. : wtf242
  • also i would kind of side with Michal J Vandeman. I think it's ridiculous they build huge structures in ... : wtf242
• I can't watch the trailer at the moment, but just saw this on Twitter: http://bit.ly/bDe0lP Related? Reg... : BlackCat9
• Awesome! I just started mountain biking, I will check this out. : freakynipples69
• Thanks for your feedback guys. Here's a little bonus tidbit of what happened when I tried mountain biking... : ctlaltl33t
• hey let's build shit : packav

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  What time? : H@rvester
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    Never o'clock. : omnova
    • Crit o'clock : H@rvester
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    8pm pacific. (But really, it can start whenever eveyrone is ready.) The draft will be via google docs and... : hirez
    • Ohhh 8pm PST. Right right. Excellent. : geedeck
    • Ohhh Juno has first pick. Let me guess, JJ? : ant_hillbilly
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      What Steam group for the chat? : kill9
      • ^^ this : Chupa808
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      I wont be available until 8 : yosemiteclimber
      • sure thing. : hirez
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  Tournament Rules: (mostly finalized.) https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1fqWy7yN1Th4RwlvSqZIcSiijh... : hirez
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    why is sandman banned? : Chupa808
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      I believe its just a copy paste mistake and they forgot to change it. : ant_hillbilly
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        Yea it's a mistake it still links to the rules that Hirez modified for our league : H@rvester
        • yeah, Just missed it. thanks! : hirez
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      Back when it was overpowered every "pro" league banned it. I'm not sure why it would still be prohibited,... : pyide
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        why was it overpowered? bonk ubers? : Chupa808
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          I guess so. I always felt ubers should have more counters because they are cheap as fuck but the pro bros... : pyide
          • It wrecked the flow of 6v6 play. It's better now, but leagues still ban it because it's annoying. : omnova
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    I think your rules are fucked up all the links at the top link to ArsLeague's rules instead of bullets in... : H@rvester
    • yeah, I removed those links. thanks. : hirez
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    So are players stuck to the class they've specified as primary? I think there was some debate over that a... : Mmmmmoo
    • nope! the only restriction is that you have to conform to highlander rules during the match. : hirez
    • As I interpret things, signup classes are just your preferred/best classes. I'm sure many people will be ... : Juno
  • math fail: 3/1 = .75 4/3=.57 : YamatoTwinkie
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    is the maps section for real? it has none of the newest ones : ]pm[chem
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      They all are terrible so that's probably a good thing. : dkrulz
      • I dunno, some suck, some are fun : ]pm[chem
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  I nominate Alco23 for a west cap'n : .Jayson
  • But I don't even know how to play anymore! : Alco23
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    I nominate you! : hirez
    • I have poor organizational skills when it comes to these things, I mean have you seen some of my FAILURES : .Jayson
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  There are six captains in west already according to the draft order. Juno Hudson Omnova Persuxe Yosemite ... : persuxe
  • negative, huds0n withdrew. : hirez
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  We missed you last night! : happynoodle
  • I missed you guys too. Wife was out of town, so I was watching my kids. next time! : hirez
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  Who are the current captains? : Lightzout
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    West: persuxe yosemiteclimber skankcore Juno omnova East: thecatinthehat R@zzle cellx25... : hirez
    • Right on: If you are logged on the info is also here http://shackbattles.omnova.net/tournament/players/3 : Lightzout
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  ah poop, matches on a sunday at 8am EST? no room for euros then. if you're thinking of picking me, don't,... : Bamtan
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    8pm est. or 8pm pst. : hirez
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      Which are 2am and 5am GMT, respectively : bigexplosions
      • stay up late, or get up early! at least its not work! : hirez
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  hirez, i'll captain for west if you're still short a dude. : wendigo
  • that would be superior! : hirez
  • way to save the day! : Juno
  • waytogo wendigo! : SolveChrist
  • good luck : ]pm[chem
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  Have you gotten a confirmation from all captains concerned? I mean, will they all be able to pick out th... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • god last tournament, the draft on west took forever because everybody's schedules were off. : SolveChrist
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    I think we're ok for West. I'm not sure about East. R@zzle shackmessged me today, but then kgargs and lak... : hirez
    • Banned shackers can still sm people? : thecatinthehat
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  HEY hirez, razzle is out of town, I can draft for him if you'd like???? : kgargs
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    can you confirm that he's ok with this? : hirez
    • i have no idea how i could confirm that ha ha, oh yeah i could text him. : kgargs
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  if you want an invite to the draft channel - come to the Shacknews Group Chat & I'll invite you from ther... : hirez
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    oh, but only the captains will be able to talk in the draft channel. sorry! : hirez
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      once the draft starts that is. until then anyone can talk. : hirez
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        I want to talk about spaceships. : vile
        • I want to talk about pizza. : yosemiteclimber
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  When is valve going to take a hint from blizzard and add facebook integration to tf 2? I want all my farm... : thecatinthehat
  • Joey Smith just earned a Backburner in Team Fortress 2! : vile
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    And twitter! : Nitrium
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      I just became mayor of RED Base on 2Fort! : manero
      • Omg do you get a hat?! : yosemiteclimber
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  90 minutes. pretty sure west will happen. not sure about east. : hirez
  • faillllll Captains not showing up? : ant_hillbilly
  • Hey i'm here, well kind of. Gimme a call when it starts, i'll be laying down. : Dschinghis Khan
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  live draft~ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ao2p9qpgmItMdGEta2FUcURoWXk5SlBzWWhJMWFPWlE&hl=en&au... : ]pm[chem
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    FIRST : gnomish
    • grats :) : ]pm[chem
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      he chose....poorly : theWhite
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        I know, right? But now Harvester is on my team too. Shit yeah! : gnomish
        • east is not moving at a very good pace :( : theWhite
  • does sanchez even know what a jar of piss is : Chandler55
• im here faggots : R@zzle
• Hi guyz! Hope it all goes well. I'm not in the steam group even though I singed up for the tourney : ( : locater16
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  Ok, since you west coasters stay up till all hours of the fucking night, East coast draft will be held to... : Dschinghis Khan
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    ah only west tonight : theWhite
    • yeah, you east coast WhiteSnack? : Dschinghis Khan
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  ok I'm now captain for the 6th east team. See you tomorrow bitches : kill9
  • many thanks Kill-9 !!! : hirez
• I would like to congratulate omnova's team on their tourney 3 victory and hope everyone else has fun :) : ]pm[chem
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  oh god it's like gym class : mikecyb
  • omg :D : mikecyb
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  oooooh, neat! : Grumbeld
  • 9th round! No pressure at all! : Grumbeld
• I never got a confirmation....I hope im in! : Concrete
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  SHIT! Is the draft still going? : MurrayTheSkull
  • fuck, i guessed i missed it. goddamn having IRL stuff to make me forget about the tourney draft! : MurrayTheSkull
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  Oh man I am so fucking happy with the team I ended up on. Amazing lineup of awesome peoples. : gnomish
  • Beers all round! : Alco23
  • Stop whining! : _jon
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    haha team Juno is pretty ridiculous and full of character. lol I really hope we get match demos with v... : ant_hillbilly
    • First thing I asked Juno to do was get livestream/justin.tv setup! :P : Alco23
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    Wow. This is going to be amazing. : happynoodle
    • :D :D : Juno
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  Is it too late to be considered for the draft? I rarely touch TF2 but could be someone's medic or engine... : the if
  • Guess so. Damn. Have fun everyone. : the if
  • you missed it :( : Mmmmmoo
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    where have you been for the last month of posts? : hirosushima
    • Hrm, some unexpected stuff; The end result is that I'm living in a spacious] foyer for a bit. : the if
• Can people be picked up for an alternate? Is there a list for this? I didn't sign up b/c I just had a... : goatjc
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  Crap, I meant to sign up. =( : brickmatt
  • Me too, TFM buddy :( : sneak
• Serious business starts now. : omnova
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  Am I not on the list? : reZaun
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    Tabs on bottom, chief. : persuxe
    • ? Wat : reZaun
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    WTF, Uhh... Seriously? I signed up! : reZaun
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      OH! Phew! :) : reZaun
      • I'm gonna get into your base deguised as a tab, Zaun. >:D : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Don't feel bad, Khan couldn't find the tabs either and he's a captain! : yosemiteclimber
        • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23587580 : thecatinthehat

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  You can use a bucket and start a water flow anywhere in case you didn't know. : eldiablo01
  • I like the mountain tunnel stream idea better : Juno
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    I didn't know, that's cool. These ended up pretty much exactly where I wanted them though so it worked ou... : NastyJack
    • And I just noticed I posted the same image twice. Here's what should have been the second image: http://w... : NastyJack
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    That seems kinda dumb : YamatoTwinkie
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      the game has to use this style of programming logic to keep the game from slowing down. so water flow is ... : Chandler55
      • Slimers slow down both my desktop and laptop :( : conandan
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    How do I make an endless water supply? I thought you could somehow. like 2 water flows across from each o... : unjustend
    • I'm not sure what you want. If you are talking about placing a water supply and then taking water out of ... : eldiablo01
    • Build a 2x2 hole, fill the opposite corners with water. Now whenever you take water out of any of the sq... : Haxim
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  Home sweet home. http://www.shackpics.com/files/castleH4havoc_h52lg66al9q607hsvpfs.jpg : Havoc1c4
  • that's really awesome : judge
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  powered mine car dropoff and return: before: http://www.shackpics.com/files/MWSnap100_8ebtlo97eujrvn8... : Theos
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    I don't get the mine carts. Are they just fun or are they useful for something? : systatic
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      If you have a very deep and large mine they are very useful : m0nkz
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        So what do they do? Looks like they automaticaly deliver stuff to your furnace? : NastyJack
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          You ride them. Like a roller coaster. They're great for fast transport and I believe they just added ones... : MrBig0
          • Ahhh. Yeah that sounds very, very handy. : NastyJack
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    I know some folks are frustrated that the carts are only "pushers", but I think it's fun to puzzle out ho... : Johnny Law
    • yeah I built my first tracks and the thing can't get up them. I gotta make less steep ramps and see how i... : hirosushima
    • Yeah, he should be giving them a bit more oomph soon http://twitter.com/xnotch/status/19924958077 : Haxim
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  I still don't get the fascination over this. : legato17
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    me either. i played the demo and it was kinda meh. i understand the full game has a lot more, but it ju... : davislovestacobell
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      Zelda + Harvest Moon + Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup : Ebu
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        are you enjoying it more now? : pandastrong
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          Significantly. Already sold three more people : Ebu
          • This game is selling over 1k a day right now. so right! : lukej1337
    • It's not so much 'more' in the full game as it is actually a game. The "demo" is a lot like playing an FP... : Haxim
  • It's fun to build stuff. : NastyJack
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    same as building shit with lego, basically : dirge23
    • Exactly. With the added fun of monsters and the charm of old school graphics. : NastyJack
    • Yeah but thats just creative mode. In the survival mode its so much more with weapons, surviving, findin... : dvldog760
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    yeah, i totally don't get being creative either. : pandastrong
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      Uh... it's still a video game. : heartsauce
      • i'm being sarcastic. i love minecraft. : pandastrong
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        Hey heartsauce I'm using minecraft to catch up on the last 10 or so Best Shows that I've missed. Mike is ... : NastyJack
        • He keeps saying that, I DON'T BELIEVE IT. : heartsauce
  • It's like Lego's and zelda and a whole bunch of other stuff wrapped into one, with regular updates and a ... : hirosushima
  • it's fun to explore and build stuff. finding a new cave is pretty awesome. : mikecyb
• lava lanterns for my fort: http://www.neogeographica.com/temp/lavalanterns.png minecart experiments: h... : Johnny Law
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  Nice poolside decor BTW. :-) : Johnny Law
  • Haha you should see the flowers in the pool at the bottom. I'm so gay. : NastyJack
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  I might get some more screens later. http://www.shackpics.com/files/map1obliqueangleday_pulq36ojqpdejd... : eldiablo01
  • you'll have to. i want to see this in game : pandastrong
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  a preview of shacknews multiplayer survival? http://250kb.de/u/100802/j/OnvqZo5LFXeN.jpg of course t... : Chandler55
  • The lit up windows look very cool. : loboca
• wow this looks georgeous! : lukej1337

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• lol terrible : arizona bay
• what are they eating celery and carrots? : spiderfill
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  Exercise - EOT. : IcomeINpeace
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    exercise isn't enough, and in some cases, meaningless without diet : slickdoody
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      In all cases. Calories in, calories out. : rudds
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        Only in a perfect world. : Toth21
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          No it does, the problem is that A) It's a fuckload easier to reduce calorie intake than to increase calor... : uncleanmonkey
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            That and the fact that people have different metabolisms. : Toth21
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              But still, the laws of thermodynamics change for no man. The energy you use will be accounted for somehow... : uncleanmonkey
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                Ultimately that is the case but in practice it is far more complicated. The types of calories that someon... : EruditeCaveman
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                  Nonsense. All those things matter, yes, but they matter to a faaar lesser degree than people who try to s... : uncleanmonkey
                  • You do realize your body is able to catabolize various biohcemicals into various other biochemicals right... : Toth21
  • Wrong. : smoove
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    I see you don't know shit about losing weight! : abrasion
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      Well, personally and from watching friends, anyone doing a diet alone will just pile it back on. I don't ... : node
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        Food makes so much more difference than rxcerise when losing weight, exercise just helps a lite really. : abrasion
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          You are incorrect, sir. And I have lost weight recently, and did my research beforehand.. Excercise +... : master_disaster_17
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            Diet can be about 80%, exercise about 15%. But 2 observations: 1) exercise doesn't usually have as great... : EruditeCaveman
            • I'll agree with you on the last count; most people don't know how to eat right. : master_disaster_17
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            You are incorrect, sir. And I have lost weight (45lbs in 4 months) and did my research beforehand. Excer... : abrasion
            • All right, let's agree on this : - You cannot eat like a pig and expect to lose weight, no matter how... : master_disaster_17
    • Well, personally and from watching friends, anyone doing a diet alone will just pile it back on. I don't ... : node
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  Only really effective in the short-term, and horrible on your organs I'd imagine. But to each their own. : KxRook
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    Yep they are going to gain it all back after they go back to their previous eating habits. : arizona bay
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      if they learn how to eat healthy along the way maybe not? : dahanese
      • going on a 500 calorie diet to begin with doesnt really impart a whole lot of confidence, but who knows. ... : arizona bay
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        500 calories a day isn't learning how to eat healthy though. : filthysock
        • true. but i suppose they have to learn nutritious and filling food groups! : dahanese
      • they are doing nothing more than starving themselves. After they go back to any sort of seemingly normal ... : pigz
    • If they were limiting themselves to something normal and sustainable they'd probably learn some better ea... : pres589
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  Doesn't matter how overweight you are. You *have* to keep your daily intake up if you actually want to lo... : ateam311
  • Yeah, this is the principle behind Weight Watchers. : SiW.
  • Yeah. 500kcal was the *minimum* they told us to eat in the army on the escape&evasion course. Basically "... : uncleanmonkey
• Well that doesnt sound very manageable, but it depends honestly. Hopefully they are seeing a dietician wh... : hobosapien
• That's stupid. Your body goes into starvation mode and starts going after muscle as well as fat. They nee... : Fred Garvin
• Starvation mode is significantly more damaging to one's body than carrying that extra weight a little bit... : liquidlies
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  "No matter how good the nutrition is in the product, the brain will start to break down under 600 calorie... : festivalman
  • which means the longer you do it, the more it seems like a good idea! : Amadan
• 500 calories per day? That takes some serious dedication. They should be able to channel that into other,... : spiffymc
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  Well, muscle is pretty dense. : reelbk
  • What? Yeah it's heavier than fat, but it fills you out much better! : node
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  That seems crazy and .. stupid. I've been exercising a lot and don't really have a diet per say. I'm ... : K1Bond007
  • or per se. : K1Bond007
• i would get so hungry i would run to mcdonalds and kill everyone in front of me in line, and then order t... : crypt420
• you can lose weight by cutting off your arms & legs as well. : thenoodleincident
• This is incredibly unhealthy. Your body cannot perform normally under these types of conditions, even if ... : Ambient80
• They are idiots, they won't lose any weight, and they will be fatter in the long run. Tell them this. ... : doozer667
• This sounds like a diet Marbbe would approve of. : arizona bay
• That's insane. Starvation diets do not work in the long run. : master_disaster_17
• If you cut your caloric intake low enough your body ends up going into starvation mode and begins burning... : rmjackson
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  I'm 3 days into the "warrior diet" at the moment. Everything about it sounds dodgy, including the guy who... : red2lucas
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    hahaha, give us some details : smax
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      Basically you eat bugger all during the day except a small amount of raw veg, fruit, nuts and yogurt. The... : red2lucas
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        This sounds all kinds of wrong. Also if you are NOT a krav maga instructor or don't have any kind of exer... : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • Lucky for me I am :) : red2lucas
      • Hmm, I kind of accidentally fell into this sort of eating habit. I eat mostly only fruit throughout the b... : braaains
• I've seen others do this. These diets are primarily designed for people who have surgery upcoming and ne... : SolrFlare
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  I am shooting for around 1000 a day myself. Lost 20 lbs in the month of July (started July 1st). Small ... : Crimsonbeak
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    What kind of running are you doing? I recommend using intervals and HIIT over long slow distance. And def... : EruditeCaveman
    • Yeah doing intervals. Running on straights, and walking on the corners of the track. : Crimsonbeak
  • 1000 calorie a day diet is retarded. You may be losing weight quicker, but you certainly aren't any heal... : arizona bay
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  Sounds like a great way to get Diabetes. From probably 3000+ to 500 will really fuck with your body in b... : bld
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    No doubt it will fuck your body in bad ways, but explain diabetes please. : EruditeCaveman
    • anything extreme to your body = diabeetus : smax
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      Extremely changing your bodies metabolism is a major cause of diabetes. Eating 1/6 as much as you used... : bld
      • Extremely changing your bodies metabolism is a major cause of diabetes. maybe. but any 500 calori... : smax
      • I'm thinking the way the body releases and reacts to insulin might cause problems once they go back to a ... : Marrbe
      • I know there was a study done in the mid 90s (I can't recall by whom) that found a bunch of people who lo... : EruditeCaveman
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    lol, what? give you diabetes? : moshman
    • I'd ease up on the guy; questioning could lead to diabetes : Home Nugget
• well, i'll give my experience. i was on something akin to a 500 calorie diet for about a month, then abo... : smax
• 500 calories a day is not enough to get adequate nutrition. They will lose a lot of muscle mass by doing ... : Marrbe
• $0.89 at Taco Bell a day! : givemesnacks

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  He's not lying : dognose
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    Shh, he can hear you! : kirstk
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      My 20 mile commute from Fremont to Mountain View routinely took me 2 hours each way : dognose
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        Are those areas (Fremont/Petaluma to Mountain View/Novato) really comparable for traffic after 9am? (It'... : kirstk
        • It's been 4 years for me but I would expect so. Coming back early evening sucked too. So did any trip t... : dognose
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          You know you can just check google maps to see the general traffic for what ever time of day you are inte... : bawbeh
          • Yeah, I know, but I thought asking people that drive the highway everyday could give me a general idea of... : kirstk
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        I think I would invest in a good 1 piece motorcycle suit and a cheap motorcycle and lane-split my ass the... : pres589
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          This possibility has not been entirely ruled out yet... : kirstk
          • I very very rarely do it but normally I don't have a reason to, and it's way less common outside of Calif... : pres589
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            Lane sharing, which is what it's called in CA, is not illegal but it is enforced against by the Speed Law... : Sailor of Fortune
            • I've only used it when traffic is stopped or crawling and I'm tired of working the clutch lever. 10 mph ... : pres589
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            be careful with that... i'm against lane splitting for safety reasons but people drive like shitheads on ... : dahanese
            • Oh, hey so I guess I should have clarified - I meant the possibility of a bike hasn't been ruled out. Not... : kirstk
      • Fremont to Mountain View (or just in that general direction) is a horrible, horrible traffic jam of fucki... : bawbeh
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  Take a look at this during the hours you plan on driving for the next several days: http://www.sigalert.... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Oooh nice! Thanks! : kirstk
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  i estimate about half an hour to forty five minutes : mayooms
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    So, it could be worse, and it could be better. Thanks for your estimate. : kirstk
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      if you are going san rafael to novato you will have a 10-15 minute commute. that is what i did for my fir... : dahanese
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        Now that's more like it. : kirstk
        • feel free to hit me up with as specific an area as you want or advice on where to live depending on what ... : dahanese
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  i can answer that kind of well for you. reverse commute (from south to north) is easy. i do it between... : dahanese
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    also: where are you working? : dahanese
    • shackmsg'd. : kirstk
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  Ten miles? I'd cycle that every day there wasn't ice on the roads. plus it's a great way to stay in s : Enkidu
  • you can bike to work in the north bay but certain areas gets dicey with the highway. it can be a bitch. a... : dahanese
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    Hesitation point: I was referencing 10 miles on Highway 101, there are more miles before and after the hi... : kirstk
    • i doubt that poster understands the roads around here - biking is really not the best option. i know some... : dahanese
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    biking on the highway is completely terrifying and the way that commute works there's not really any alte... : mikecyb
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      Is it even legal to ride a bike on the highway? : kirstk
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        no. there are lanes by the highway most of the time, though, so it is technically possible. : dahanese
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          Good to know it's still illegal. At least I can be comforted by the fact that Arnie hasn't turned Califor... : kirstk
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            Arnie rides Harleys on weekends. He's OK. : dognose
            • Well, that's alright then... : kirstk
      • It is during the segments where there are little or no alternatives. : OverloadUT
    • Ahh, bummer. I enjoy finding alternate routes, even if it takes longer or is farther. It can be fun explo... : Enkidu
  • Excellent reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9n_V6XDrL8 points to you sir : spazzium
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  I live in Santa Rosa. Stay the fuck away from here. 101 can suck balls. : bisongreco
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    Look at you fuckers coming out of the wood work now that I moved. : spazzium
    • In all fairness I go to school in san Diego! : bisongreco
  • Yeah no. Santa Rosa wasn't really ever considered as a possible place to live. So thanks for reaffirmin... : kirstk
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  As if you need more testimony, but I lived in Santa Rosa. I had clients in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Mar... : spazzium
  • Good to know. I won't plan on using 101 during the day then... Unless I need a prime parking spot, anyway... : kirstk
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  Fuck 101. Fuck it right in it's filthy bottom >:( : yosemiteclimber
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    Look, if you live more than a few dozen miles away from 101? You really shouldn't be this upset about its... : kirstk
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      I'm not really, it's just fun to torment you! : yosemiteclimber
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        Oh look! YOUR PANTS ARE ON FIRE. : kirstk
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          Duh I'm not wearing pants! But you'll see what I'm talking about when you get down here. : yosemiteclimber
          • That sounds not right. FIX IT! : kirstk
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  The 208 is much nicer than the 101. : dodob
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    * 280 : dodob
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      And yeah, I just said THE 208, THE 101. : dodob
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        Okay, I haven't lived in the Bay Area in a while. What's the deal with the whole you can't use articles b... : kirstk
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          It's common among people from SoCal (everyone I know from SoCal does it) but no one I know from NorCal do... : Fayk
          • That's almost as silly as being upset about traffic on the 101 when you don't live that close to it! : kirstk
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  I used to go from Petaluma to Novato to get to school from my dad's house. It's easily 45 minutes in rush... : BlackCat9
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    Also, Petaluma's a more interesting place to live than Novato, but the weather is always worse than anypl... : BlackCat9
    • Thanks for the info! : kirstk
  • Screw you Novato haters : OverloadUT
• Living south of Novato will save you a ton of commute time. I live near Oakland and work just past Petalu... : s2jason

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  they're not wearing the same clothes, and the children in the last scene are played by older actors going : shika.art
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    check the actors for the kids http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/fullcredits#cast and this interview ... : shika.art
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      whoa : bolneze
      • The costumes, i.e. the suits, coats, dresses, etc in Inception were all designed by Jeffrey Kurland. They : bolneze
• Kids were older and not wearing the same clothes. : Sailor of Fortune
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  it constantly irks me how uninformed and naive people are when they bring this up, when its like the firs : spiderfill
  • hey maybe she was hot : bolneze
  • Haha, those silly rubes! : KxRook
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    Inception is a rare movies in which you have to turn your brain on when watching it. : Sailor of Fortune
    • True, though I also just enjoyed it without thinking too hard since it's as much an action movie as anyth : node
• As stated above regardless of their similarities, they're 1) not wearing the same clothes as the older si : MurrayTheSkull
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  ARE YOU SERIOUS? It's been brought up multiple times on multiple daily Inception threads. : dodob
  • lol, exactly what i was thinking. : papaskot
  • Yeah, it's like the first thing that pops into your mind when they show the kids : edgewise
• If she was cute, agree with her. : pigvomit
• Pics? : fsck
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  i haven't been involved in any of the inception threads to date because i only saw it last night, but i n : erotic sock
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    One of Nolan's favorite movies is Blade Runner, which is REALLY obvious in Batman Begins (i.e. the narrow : sgtsanity
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      this may explain why i like him so much as a director. : erotic sock
      • You guys are really reaching. : ThrillKill
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      Nolan made everyone in the BB crew watch Blade Runner at his place before starting work on the film. Also... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I meant the robbery scene in TDK of course :p : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Which is why its retarded. Same thing in blade runner, that was added in and the book most certainly did ... : Toth21
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      to each their own, i guess. i think they're the defining factors in both movies. : erotic sock
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        But what do they mean? Do they actually add to the overall themes? In Blade Runner it literally takes a ... : Toth21
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          i don't really believe a movie has to entirely replicate the experiences of a book. they can take the sam... : erotic sock
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            So you steal someone elses work... and say "Hey guys this is all bullshit, look at the extra 30 seconds o... : Toth21
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              steal someone else's work? i don't even know what conversation i'm having here any more. : erotic sock
              • The one where they adapted a story they didn't write, but completely turn the point of it upside down? I'... : Toth21
    • it's not retarded, I'll say it once more: making you doubt it's real or not is the whole point of the mov : incubus
  • I think more in general it's quite Philip K. Dick-like. What is human/reality and does it really matter. : node
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    i caught that as well.. i was like WHAT. : erotic sock
    • i thought I missed something but yay us! : bolneze
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    Cobb tricked Fischer into thinking that Cobb was part of his subconscious in the earlier bar scene, so ob : shika.art
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      if that were true why would Cobb even bother asking Fischer any questions and asking him to "remember wha : bolneze
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        Cobb was pretending to be the security personality he was given in event of an extraction which is standa : Sailor of Fortune
        • Im assuming because hes asking all the questions, he shouldnt have known anything about Browning, but yet : bolneze
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        I don't have a problem with Cobb jogging Fischer's memory. It's like tracing your own steps after you los : shika.art
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          I got from that whole thing that a security guy shouldnt know what happened one level above but the scrip : bolneze
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            they were using the same trick they tried on Saito at the beginning which failed. But they had to improvi : Sailor of Fortune
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              Yes I get that but Cobb (while pretending to be security) mentions "Browning" before Fischer ever does ev : bolneze
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                don't worry, bolneze. you and i understand each other. now kiss me. : erotic sock
                • <3 bowchickabowwow : bolneze
• Haha : Senate5000
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  Here's a flaw I can't explain, someone here just mentioned you see Cobb and his wife put their heads on t : node
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    they grew old in dreams within their dream, multiple times over and over until Cobb finally got tired of : MikkleThePickle
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      which is why their kids don't grow older (time slows exponentially at each level), etc. His wanting to "g : MikkleThePickle
      • Gotcha, gotcha, thanks. Lots of little things in this movie, love it. Definitely some dumb interpretation... : node
  • The train tracks were in Limbo right? The way I saw it was that Cobb didnt remember they had grown old un : bolneze
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    I didn't understand Mals interception: What did Cobb do to his wife? His wife knew it was a dream, didn't : matthaeus
    • my take was she supressed the realization that it was a dream. Thats what the symbolism of her putting th : aeg1x
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      It was symbolic. The wife locked away the top to mean that she wanted to forget what was a dream and what... : dodob
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        The idea wasnt that the kids were waiting, it was just that "this world isnt real" : bolneze
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          You know, sometimes I feel like I'm living in a dream and feel like killing myself. : dodob
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            I kill myself to know my real. : dodob
            • u bleed just to no ur alive : aeg1x
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        I honestly thought by spinning the top in her safe he was having her sub conscience deep down question re : uncle slappy
        • that's what I thought. they even show him spinning the top in the safe while he's talking about the incep : shika.art
    • I guess she forgot or chose to forget it was a dream and got caught up in it. He planted it to make her w : bolneze

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  How'd you get drunk so quickly? : Odoyle
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    2 glasses of wine, then vodka shots. I'm a bit of a lightweight, which I don't mind. I was able to acci... : kallanta
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      Sounds like a delectable experience. It'd be blissful to go back to being a lightweight. : Odoyle
      • It was flawlessly terrifying. I'm still nervous as hell right now, and a bit spin-y. : kallanta
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  Not a movie, but a book. I read Dan Simmons 'The Terror' from end to end while I was bedridden with a rea... : master_disaster_17
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    it's a great book! It's got some really visceral writing in it even if you're feeling healthy before you ... : Borzoi
    • Yeah, Dan Simmons is a really good writer. : master_disaster_17
  • Dan Simmons is pretty great. : heartsauce
  • I saw 12 Monkeys under the same circumstances - strep and mono. To this day I still think of it as one of... : bigend1an
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  This might sound retarded coming from a professional camera man, but when I saw The Blair Witch Project I : chrisschutz
  • That doesn't sound retarded at all--I was able to watch it mostly-free from hype (but knowing it was fake... : kallanta
  • I saw it in the theater, and five minutes before the end three fucking douchbag ushers roll giant garbage... : cerealSAM2
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  Children of Men, it came at a time just when I was becoming totally disgusted with the quality of genre/f... : SpaecKow
  • This right here happened to me as well with this film, especially during that long sequence where he goes... : drbriefs
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  Almost* anything by Kubrik is streets ahead of most . * eyes wide shut : watcherxp
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    Eyes Wide Shut is actually a pretty damn good movie imho. : bld
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      I like Eyes Wide Shut too but lots of people like to shit on it for some reason. : thecatinthehat
      • Sex scares people. We need to kill zombies together again soon :D. : bld
      • i have always been convinced it was unfinished when kubrick died and he would not have released it the wa... : dirge23
  • Eyes WIde Shut is an excellent film. : heartsauce
  • Like a lot of decent films by good directors, the book (short story) it was based on was better. : Kniggit
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  I wish I could watch that movie for the first time again : sanchez
  • My favorite thing about it is how every single room in that movie is like a set onto itself. I remember r... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Love that movie. King hated it which is why he wrote and produced the 1997 TV miniseries http://www.imdb... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    He hated primarily not because of the acting or direction, but because Kubrick took a lot of liberties wi... : SolrFlare
    • I don't think Kubrick did King any disservice. He's an artist and he knows what works best for film. I'm ... : heartsauce
  • think i saw that. I liked it. : AMikaboshi
• The Shining is one of the few movies that can still scare me, consistently, to this day. : SolrFlare
• Contact did it with me. im so happy for that : xsii
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  John Carpenter's The Thing. Back in '84 my dad got transferred and I had to move right before my sen : cerealSAM2
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    You had DVD in 1984? : vx2o
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      Damn, I should stop posting. VCR. >:/ : cerealSAM2
      • i was so confused : GloriousCow
• PM'D you an interesting article that you should definitely read! : choppp
• Hah. Good post, and a GREAT movie. : vx2o
• How bout those "what the fuck" moments like the bear giving the guy a bj in the room lol...... : TheRiz

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  Sweet! Looking at comex's twitter, it's legitimate. Looks like the Defcon crowd is slamming the site th... : spazzium
  • It's from the iPhone dev team. It's legit : pancake humper
• http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com is working while the main site is down. : spazzium
• Hmmm, is it doing anything on yours pancake? : spazzium
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  I swiped to jailbreak now the entire phone is frozen. I guess it didn't work for me. : jingletard
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    Oh, not frozen. It just didn't do anything. : jingletard
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      I bet this isn't compatible with 4.0.1, so it won't work. : jingletard
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        4.1 is out? : spazzium
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          4.0.01 was the "fix" for the iPhone incorrectly reporting signal strength, and some Exchange bug. It was... : jingletard
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            I haven't installed that fix because I've been a bit busy, but the jailbreak is for 4.0.1? : Robotic Puppy Eater
            • It works for either. : TreMetal
    • Same here. : spazzium
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      I've tried this like 4 times so far, even rebooted the phone. It shows a download next to the WiFi indic... : jingletard
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        Comex is saying the server is having trouble. You can use this link to manually download the pdf for you... : spazzium
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          It looks like this is only for the iPhone 3/3GS with OS4. The file names seem to indicate it. I did dow... : jingletard
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            It seems you're right. Disappointing if true. Saurik was just on a podcast last week with a jailbroken i... : spazzium
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              I think they were wanting to clean up the loader and stuff, but now they might just wait for 4.1 since it... : prime8
              • I think we just don't know what we're looking at. It's working from the main page right now for me. : spazzium
            • It's for 4 too. I'm on my jailbroke iPhone 4 now with 4.0.1 os : Phreakin
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    That can be the server overloading, try one of the mirrors (already posted in this thread) : gakera
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      Yeah, I was confused. This is just a jailbreak for OS4 on the iPhone 3GS & below. No iPhone 4 JB yet. : jingletard
      • It is for all iPhones, including the iPhone 4 : razlebol
      • Hmm, engadget is reporting it works for the iphone 4, maybe it's just the servers being fucked....? http... : gakera
      • The server is just getting owned. It works with all devices : pancake humper
    • I got it to work - Disable the pop up blocker in Safari settings and go to jailbreakme.com. : jingletard
• So I can update my jailbroken 3.whatever to OS4 now and have no problems? : Arcath
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  Check comex's twitter. It looks like it's a pdf exploit. You can manually load the pdf from here: http:... : spazzium
  • if it's a pdf exploit, can't it be mirrored anywhere? Anybody have it? : gakera
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  Awesome, anyone confirmed this with 3GS running iOS 4.0? : gakera
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    im trying right now. ill let u know in a bit : rtrson
    • I'm exited :D Also anticipating that you get nowhere due to the server being hammered :P : gakera
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      i have cydia installed. however, my picture texting (mms) still isnt working. : rtrson
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        They just tweeted that losing mms is a known issue. But seriously, who sends mms when you have facebook a... : gakera
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          its been gone ever since i updated to 4.0 a month ago... : rtrson
          • o I thought it was the jailbreak since that's a known bug lol : gakera
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          People who don't use Facebook. : razlebol
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            those people generally can't handle fancy phones, like my dad for example. : gakera
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              I don't use it. :p : razlebol
              • my point remains valid. : gakera
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    Works awesome for me. I have had 2 weeks without a Jailbroken iPhone, hope to never relive that again. : tsuba
    • what are the must haves ? I'm not finding anything worthwhile right now. Plus the servers are shit right ... : gakera
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  What's the recommended way to upgrade from 3.1.3 to 4.0.1? Weren't you supposed to backup and restore or ... : airrob
  • It just crashes the browser for me :( : razlebol
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  Worked just fine on my iPhone 4! Thanks! Must have apps? : EricZBA
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    SBSettings : Vegtro
    • This and custom SMS tones is basically all I Jailbreak for these days. : node
    • is SBSettings not available for 3GS iOS 4.0? : gakera
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      Doesn't show up on the list. : Hoax
      • I had this trouble but it seems that cydia is just hammered. But it shows up in the "featured apps" (or p... : gakera
      • It's there and it works fine in iOS4, just go to Changes and refresh a few times, eventually you'll pull ... : node
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  so what is the purpose of doing this? what do i gain if I do? : mwasher
  • epenis++ : gakera
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    You can install all kinds of shit that Apple would never allow. Console emulators, turn your iPhone in t... : jingletard
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      A "hacked" skype client with front facing camera support would be a godsend : gakera
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        I want that so bad : OverloadUT
        • I'm betting that's very very close - I could be very very wrong tho. : gakera
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          Agreed. I already set up a webcam at home that I can Skype to on my laptop, but being able to do it from ... : BlackCat9
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            if you need this now, I think you can set up a ustream account and they have a live streaming app. Both w... : gakera
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              Looks like the Ustream viewing app only lets you watch featured streams. Kinda useless. : BlackCat9
              • orly? Wow that sucks. I thought it was for anything. owell. : gakera
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        I don't get how that wasn't a launch app. : kek
        • It could be that Facetime's current implementation really encourages more people to buy iPhone 4s, since ... : OverloadUT
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          Apple exclusivity (with that facetime thing) - it's pretty much Apple MO at this point. They're not big o... : gakera
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            They made FaceTime an open API that anyone can put into their app. Skype should already be working on it,... : BlackCat9
            • It took them months to even add multitasking, I'm not holding my breath for this : brecht
    • What's the best wifi hotspot method? PDANet tends to be a bit shit in my experience. : node
  • Turns iPhone into a Linux : Sailor of Fortune
  • Soon someone will release a tool that will let you FaceTime on 3G. : ventro
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    It puts an app on your homescreen that fails to ever manage to load anything, from what I can tell. : Dave-A
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      lol, this has been my experience also. Jailbreaking may not be all it's cracked up to be lol : gakera
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        dude check it out sweet!! http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_wy7w8y1l3y6b3uluqiod.jpg : Dave-A
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          ugh, and once it loads it's nothing but ads. And there's no description of what the fuck these "packages"... : gakera
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            Great, really? That's what this package does, mhmm, awesome. IRONY THIS IS. http://www.shackpics.com/fil... : gakera
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              This seems helpful http://rdsbc.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/sbsettings-toggles-for-iphone-home-screen/ : Dave-A
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                Yes, I installed it, and after having a heart attack during the ("let's not document this any further or ... : gakera
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                  "Restart SpringBoard" it's called. And literally nothing mentions that you're about to have a heart attac... : gakera
                  • Fuck this for a while, these servers are just like silly putty right now. : gakera
    • This is probably the downside to making jailbreaking this easy. Usually it is fine, but right now it is g... : Arsenal
• Sweet it's doing stuff now! : spazzium
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  Can someone list the negatives of doing this? Does reverting make you lose your data? Does battery life d... : OverloadUT
  • theoretically, if you're an idiot, or install everything you can find, it can make you susceptible to vir... : gakera
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    engadget bricked a phone doing this. So there's a risk. It used to slow down old iPhones but I kind of do... : copy paper
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      they said they restored the phone that was bricked and that it's fine : gakera
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        cool. Anyway, point is it's always possible to brick anything when changing firmware, and that chance (ho... : copy paper
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          My definition of "brick" when applied to technology / gadgets is unreleasable damage. Like back when peop... : fatman
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            ... I have the same definition? That's why I said cool and said "there's still always a chance of it when... : copy paper
            • OH.. I should learn to read. :( my bad : fatman
  • oh, and "and that MMS problems after jailbreak are a known issue." : copy paper
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  New FAQ, just linking from comex's twitter: http://claytonbraasch.blogspot.com/2010/08/faq-on-new-jailbr... : spazzium
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    from the comments, looks like you lose mms and Facetime at the moment. I know they've been saying they've... : prime8
    • i havent had mms since i upgraded my 3gs to 4.0 anyway. so i lose nothing. hope this will eventually get ... : rtrson
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      I just tried a mms, and it worked fine. : Vegtro
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        reboot and it poofs : swatchit
        • Really? Does it turn illusions in the street? : gakera
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  Anyone got it working on a 3GS running 4.0 GM? : razlebol
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    it worked for me on 3GS on 4.0.1 : rtrson
    • I'll upgrade the OS. I think 4.0 GM is not supported. : razlebol
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    Working great on my 3GS 4.0.0 : Ellissd
    • yes, for me too, was a breeze. But lol, cydia is getting hammered and is loading like shit. : gakera
  • I had the 4.0GM and it worked fine. : angrytaxman
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  Just restored my iPhone 4 to a backup I made this morning and Cydia is still there. Oh oh : EricZBA
  • I thought you had to do a complete restore to get rid of everything? : prime8
  • You need to restore to the default firmware ipsw file before restoring to one of your backups to remove a... : Arsenal
• ahahahh thats awesome : CoRDS
• it really does not get any easier than that : CoRDS
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  I'm new to this. Will I be able to use my phone on other carriers after the jailbreak (i.e. In Europe)? : treefingers1
  • That's an unlock, those are different. But after jailbreaking there is an app (or "package") available in... : gakera
  • Not after the jailbreak, but you can install ultrasn0w and unlock after jailbreak is complete. : spazzium
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  Ogod, I really want to install an snes emulator on this freshly enabled iphone, but god these guys are fu... : gakera
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    The website works in Chrome here... : MrBig0
    • what do the faqs look like? Is there any usable info there? : gakera
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  ph, is this safe? this is quite timely if it will let me tether for free : electroly
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    Safe? Yes. Tether? Probably. For free? Also very likely. Can I confirm the safeness of it? Yes. Can I con : gakera
    • ah, I might add that I haven't tested the MMS thing and I don't plan to since I don't use it, like at all... : gakera
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    yes. You may want to wait a few days though. The MMS bugs are weird. : pancake humper
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      seems like they're on it http://twitter.com/comex/status/20102551950 : gakera
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        well I just did it and I have the dead pixel issue. I'm restoring it now and going to hold off for awhile... : pancake humper
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          What's the dead pixel issue? Like what it sounds like? A dead pixel seems like something hardware related... : gakera
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            no idea. The top of the display had what looked like dead pixels. The home screen was fine though. was me... : pancake humper
            • I'm not seeing anything about it in the engadget article. But stay away from this if you're getting weird... : gakera
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          Dead pixel issue? As in the thin line of bright pixels near the top of the screen when you get the apple ... : Arsenal
          • I was just reporting my experience. I'm sure it was nothing but I can't take the risk of my phone acting ... : pancake humper
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            I have a 3GS and also see that line during respring. I just restarted and the apple logo appears over on ... : gakera
            • Fair enough, it still looks like it's purely a graphical glitch, and as long as it's only during boot/res... : Arsenal
  • I'm curious too though I doubt I would do it unless mms would work on my 3GS. : Scotty22
  • Is there a decent free tethering app? Last time I checked they were all not free. : dmason
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  How do I get custom SMS tones with this thing? : Dave-A
  • Install something called Winterboard I believe. When you're on rock my phone or cydia there is a category... : Scotty22
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    I was trying to figure this out as well, and it seems that you can only download (through Cydia) whatever... : gakera
    • oh, yah, those SMS tones you can download through Cydia only work for that Winterboard thing. : gakera
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  MMS/FaceTime fix: http://twitter.com/planetbeing/status/20107988548 For existing users, chmod 755 /priva... : TreMetal
  • He typo'd.. it is Preferences not Preference.. and it did not work for me. : TreMetal
  • Or just run cydia, it'll update the file for you. : spazzium
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  Total novice here. After I jailbreak (and unlock), will I still be able to use ITunes to sync my songs, ... : treefingers1
  • if it's like the current jailbreak 3.1.3, yeah, you can just sync it without any problems. Even if you ha... : edgewise
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  so I'm a little confused. there's still not a working unlock for iPhone 4s correct? : gokart.
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    Yeah, is this for the latest iOS with the iPhone 4? : brickmatt
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      Blah, given the bugs I'm going to hold off. : brickmatt
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        It's bug free now, took them like an hour to fix it. And yes it works with the latest update. : spazzium
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          Awesome. What do I download once done? SBSettings? What do I need for custom SMS tones? : brickmatt
          • Sbsettings is pretty awesome. I haven't done custom SMS tones, but I'm sure there's easy ways to search ... : spazzium
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    Correct. It seems it's working on iOS4 for other phones, but there's some testing to do for the iPhone 4... : spazzium
    • ok thanks. as long as they unlock it before the 15th so I don't have to return this delicious slab of gad... : gokart.
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  Wow, cool watching this all go down. Phone is now jailbroken and I have tethering back! Also I'm tryi : spazzium
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    So the tethering apps cost money? : brickmatt
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      Yeah, the good ones. You can get a shitty proxy app for free easily. But the full tethering apps creati... : spazzium
      • *creative = create : spazzium
  • PDANet always pissed me off for some reason, didn't always work. Will try this MyWi. : node
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  Jailbreaking noob qustion, but if I have an activated 3GS and I Jailbreak, is my phone now unlocked to us... : Sirus2400
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    No, you have to get the unlock. They are releasing it soon. : TreMetal
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      I thought ultrasn0w was already out and works with 3G/3GS? : treefingers1
      • Correct. : spazzium
• I think I'll wait till tomorrow to do this, after I swap out my handset. : brickmatt
• I can't believe I just jailbroke with safari. Damn. Mobile terminal doesn't work :( need to change roo... : boarder2

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• You are dead inside : sanchez
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  once i learned the true story of the fraud that the movie is based off of, i cant watch it anymore. : -=kodiak=-
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    I never read the story. What happened? : ShoCon
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      basically this frank duxx guy or whatever the hell his name is, made all that shit up. Just google aro... : -=kodiak=-
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        this does not look like the kind of guy that would make shit up http://www.trackermma.ru/uploads/images/2... : spiderfill
        • lol i can strike a pose like that too. dont mean you know jack shit about anything. what is real th... : -=kodiak=-
        • that's why it's so effective! : steelsamurai
      • like Tropic Thunder? : Slowtreme
    • Frank Dux made the whole thing up : Rag and Bone Man
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    i never knew it was supposed to be real :( : Slowtreme
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      it was as real as jean claude van dammes kickboxing awards and tournament wins. : Hoax
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        and as real as barry zito punching him out in a strip club in new york city!!!! : -=kodiak=-
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          er chuck zito..... dunno where barry came from. Maybe from a gay fuck from a while ago... i forget. : -=kodiak=-
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            Barry Zito is a baseball player. : sigpro
            • hah that's where.... thank you. : -=kodiak=-
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            Do you have to constantly remind us that you're gay? : doomed
            • yes, does it annoy you? if yes, then i shall continue to personally remind you. If no, then i shall conti... : -=kodiak=-
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          i have no idea who that dude is or what you are referring to so i can't say if you are missing my sarcasm... : Hoax
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            i first heard this story on the howard stern show years ago. Apparently JCVD was being an uber movie s... : -=kodiak=-
            • what if JCVD was too high to fight? : proclone1
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              i did some googleing in the mean time and there are like 3 variations of this all of them involving van d... : Hoax
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                i dunno about you. but i've hanged with some biker gang guys before. Personally i wouldnt fuck with ch : -=kodiak=-
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                  i had a "former" hells angels as a neighbour, cool dude former military and one of the calmest dudes i kn... : Hoax
                  • there was one pool hall in a near by town to me that was run by the angles..... i use to go there all ... : -=kodiak=-
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    Man, you're such a twink. The truth makes the movie even MORE entertaining for me. http://www.crack... : heartsauce
    • i was waiting for that cracked.com article to pop up...... wasnt going to post it myself because i hat... : -=kodiak=-
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      "Five time shootfighter-of-the-year and former Navy SEAL Mark Bailey has led a hard life. He was a 27-tim... : AxeMan808
      • The video makes me soooo uncomfortable. : heartsauce
    • lol In this case, the proof really was mostly pudding. : lacker
• Thread not hit back : whistletits
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  As sanchez said...you are dead inside. You can never top a van dam dance scene http://www.youtube.com/wa... : xpogox
  • look at him rocking that sweet-ass suspender tank top. YOU GO GIRL : PlanetPerfecto
  • that was awesome : returnofthepanda
• it was awesome when i was a kid. but i agree its a turd. : Hoax
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  You can never go back and watch the shit you loved as a kid. : surround
  • oh yes you can. you just need weed. : PlanetPerfecto
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  bloodsport is a classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoE6_PeYDDo : Foxhawk
  • man that African guy and his "monkey" style owned : TPSReport
• Dude, I don't care what you think about JCVD... that movie is awesome. : heartsauce
• Tong po!! : Iwannaacura
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  threeinchesofbloodsport.ytmnd.com/ : Rag and Bone Man
  • Ahahaha what band is that? : Odoyle
• http://threeinchesofbloodsport.ytmnd.com/ : losder5000
• Bloodsport was good due to Bolo Yeung (and Ogre). Also Double Impact, due to Bolo Yeung. And Cyborg had ... : AxeMan808
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  final fight : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0YDuSLXcX8 that sucked : mnok
  • sucked was a symphony of martial arts cliches : Foxhawk