Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Aug 13, 2010 5:00am PDTI developed a soft spot for tower defences after many a late night of delving into bizarre Warcraft III TDs with chums between rounds of DotA--the highlight being a TD where you had to stop hordes of creeps from reaching and raping a gigantic harpy who said in Korean, I was told by my translators, things like "Don't touch me there." Anecdote: done.
I've come to especially enjoy TDs where I have more to do than simply build, such as the delightful Toy Soldiers which I picked up for my shiny new Xbox. There's less building and mazing than most TDs but being able to hop into a plane or tank, become a sniper or simply control any tower is brilliant and it can really play into the game. I can rely upon my dogfighting abilities to save money by building fewer anti-air guns, or I could handle infantry myself in a tank, letting me build more anti-armour turrets. Pleasant!
Revenge of the Titans is another great tower defense if you fancy more than simply building, charging you with manually reloading turrets and collecting mined resources, plus there's an interesting tech tree too. A more conventional alternative is Sol Survivor, which mostly plays like a standard TD but gives you control of an orbital weapons platform too so you can rain 'splosions down upon the creeps.
Oh, also, watch for all the QuakeCon news. And happy Friday the thirteenth.
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TF has a good article that brings up an excellent point: Net Neutrality has long been dead on wireless networks. The Google/Verizon agreement doesn't change that and is an improvement on where the FCC is heading.
I'm all about net neutrality. One of the biggest reasons I am is that because I don't view the internet as a company's commodity. Telcoms received a lot of public/government help to get to where they are and I believe it is only fair that in exchange consumers are granted clear access. In the wireless space I am even more certain that we need net neutrality because 1) wireless is the future and 2) these are public airwaves these companies are using.
Anyways, I just liked that this article pointed out something that most seem to not know.
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Just bought a Linksys WRT5GL wireless router. Only wireless device I have is my ipod Touch, but I'd still like to put a 3rd party firmware on it, perhaps set up a "guest" public network and route anyone who connects to it to the "upside down internet" http://www.ex-parrot.com/pete/upside-down-ternet.html
Basically I just want to have some fun with it, perhaps learn a thing or two about wireless networking. Reading about DD-WRT and Tomato, I'm thinking I'll go with Tomato. Anyone here done any router hacking before?
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if i want to turn a cisco router into a switch is it more or less just turning off dhcp? it's this router: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=40815&vpn=RVS4000-CA&manufacture=CISCO
lemme know if you need more technicakl details!
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http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=4197
Iron Man!
-Realism campaign mode only
-No respawns
-NO AMMO
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Gets good reviews: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318
I'm currently using the MX1000 and love it to death, but i have just about literally loved it to death. It is falling apart :(
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-10-deus-ex/702812
Compared to the first CG one it looks like it showcases the same ideas that were portrayed but in game.
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I'm just looking for opinions because I can't decide between:
1. Acer Revo running XMBC in Linux.
2. Dell Zino HD running XMBC (sounds like I'd need to run it in Windows to get GPU acceleration).
3. Mac Mini running either XMBC in Linux or Plex in OSX.
HELP.
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Sean here with GF Media. I've got FREE Stuff for you!
5 copies of Divinity 2: Ego Draconis for PC just landed on my desk and they are up for grabs. We'll throw in some Shack schwag as well.
To win, post your most egotistical statement of 5 words or less in this thread. We'll randomly pick 5 winners on Monday and inform them via Shack Message. Good luck!
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Doom games 66%:
Doom 3: $6.80
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil: $6.80
Doom II: $3.40
Final Doom: $3.40
Master Levels for Doom II: $3.40
Ultimate Doom: $3.40
Or all 6 for $13.59
And the full quakecon pack deal is there for $70
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Upper division is now FULL! I will not be accepting any more entries for Gold+. Bronze/Silver is at 13 so let's get some more newbies in! You do not have to have 25 1v1 games to enter in the lower division, just as long as you have a few replays we can determine your skill with.
~~~SIGN UP SHEET~~~
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHBERWxLdHpwMGQyUUN2eFJ3TGlyRlE6MQ
This will be a Starleague-style setup. 2 divisions, Gold+ and Bronze-Silver. 32 players per division, minimum 16. No entry fee. A round will be played each weekend, starting August 28th (taking labor day weekend off), culminating with the semifinals and finals on Sepetember 25-26th. Round of 8+ will be broadcasted LIVE, and select games from the prelims. All single elimination BO3. Semifinals and finals will be BO5 double elimination.
Sign ups will close at 12AM PST Saturday, August 21st.
Here are the rules:
- Tournament is being held on the North American ladder. Euro/SEA/LA players are welcome to join but be aware you need to have a way to play on the NA server.
- You choose a race and stick to it the entire tournament. You are allowed to choose random as your race.
- First map will be predetermined per round, subsequent maps chosen by the loser.
- You get to veto 1 map per round.
- You need to have at least 15-25 1v1 games on your record to qualify for the lower division. If you have less than 25 it's fine, but you may be bumped up to the upper tournament based on review of your record.
- You don't need ANY 1v1 games to join the upper division, just BALLS OF STEEL
- You don't have to be gold or better to enter in the upper division. You DO have to be silver or bronze for the lower division.
RO8 will be streamed live, with select games from the RO16/32 streamed at caster discretion. All replays will be posted online.
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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/08/13/new-cars-gt-gt-the-2012-mustang-boss-302.aspx
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http://i.imgur.com/Jw56f.jpg
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I'm trying to find a video of the 2010 keynote to get my dose of nerdness and my feeble search skill fails me. Anyone got a handy link?
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and jon took this on our road trip to FL! http://www.shackpics.com/files/DSC_1009JPG_r9s02vr74q8dbf575n0e.jpg
:D
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Title says all: http://www.wimp.com/robotsimulator/
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http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Expendables-movie-poster1.jpg
Also, from IMDB: Jean-Claude Van Damme was offered a role, but he turned it down claiming that there was no substance in the character.
what?
PA PA PA PA PA PA POW ER
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Last time I posted about online invoicing was like 2 years ago.. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16395166#itemanchor_16395166
So this week I gave it another try since I never subscribed to any service (simply because none of them had what I needed - my local currency, invoices in my language).
In reply..
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http://bluefaqs.com/2010/04/60-highly-clever-minimal-logo-designs
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What phone doe you guys recommend? I have the iPhone 3GS and love it so I don't know anything about the other phones they have.
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MD Thread
Dear QuakeCon BYOC,
I am inside you
Your Pal,
EricZBA
THIS Is your Morning Discussion QuakeCon thread!
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Shack choose now!
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So who is King of the Tower Defenses?
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http://kotaku.com/5612518/stalker-gets-a-sequel-in-2012
Fuck yes.
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http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65125
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STRESSED OUT NERFBLOX Edition
'Bout to kill myself because everyone keeps yelling at me :(
Servers:
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Haxim : 199.216.192.102
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Post additional resources / maps / etc at will.
UPDATE PLAN MODIFIED, COMING SOON
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http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/224/d/f/Smash_Bros__by_Robotpencil.jpg
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