Evening Reading

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• That is some classy shit. : NFXFSX
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  Haha, fucking walk out. Jesus. : Visceral Monkey
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    She paid in advance! :( : ninjase
    • By the hour? : obiquatro
• Hahaha. Wow. : Ormsbee
• Just so you know, there are hidden cameras in every room. You will have a sex tape out soon! : skitzo
• lmao... holy shit, dude! : Megara9
• mo money : GloriousCow
• Thought of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCcRuZ1A9CI : Moonbase Commander
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  Is it the Hotel Coral Essex? : Prozium
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    The Penguin Hotel The area is nice but WTF : ninjase
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      Looks like a place Dexter would be at doing splatter analysis for a murder. : Prozium
      • I know :( : ninjase
      • lol exactly. : ThomW
  • Hot Oral Sex. (I lub j00 Futuristic Sex Robots) : Moonbase Commander
• more like lol Miami. Fucking hate that city. : laurgasms
• 3 out of 10 : mikecyb
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  hahah. break out the video camera, shoot a video! : hirez
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    I think they're gonna do that for me whether I realize it or not! : ninjase
    • I mean what is with this "lamp" next to the bed?? It's like something you would use to light a porno scen... : ninjase
    • Just make sure you tip the guy at the desk, he might give you a pre-release copy! : MacemanInTW
    • Hotel Clerk: I uhhh don't understand.... they're just sitting there. Oh wait.. here they go. No. No.. the : K1Bond007
• What does the bathroom look like? dollar signs on the soap? : ArB
• i hope you can speak spanish : Metatron85
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  "they be rapin' everyone up in here..." : dumbacid
  • lol needs more PhotoShop. : ThomW
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  How much was the room? : MacemanInTW
  • Depends on the length of stay. 1 hr, 2 hrs... : K1Bond007
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    Like $50/night or something? : ninjase
    • Meh, its not too bad. But yeah, tip the dude at the desk... you should get a copy o your video that way... : MacemanInTW
    • I would say that's pretty good. I stayed in european hostels for like $20 less, and they weren't as nice ... : nyranger66
• Check for dead hookers under the mattress first thing. : cerealSAM2
• Classy shit : Serpico74
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  did she read any reviews on yelp or trip advisor?!? : nyranger66
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    On hotwire you they tell you the room after you book so there's no way to know : ninjase
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      There is a website out there that tells you what hotels are in a given neighborhood and price range for b... : FrayLo
      • from your post history: http://www.betterbidding.com/ : Old_Fart
• This is perhaps the best thing I'ver ever seen. : heartsauce
• Well I guess it's time to act out the prostitute + john scenario with your gf : sanchez
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  What does it smell like? : Goto10
  • Skin lotion : ninjase
• what the fuck : filtersweep
• Haha, that is an awesome hotel. : Senate5000
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  I think the worst part of all is that they didn't even go ahead and paint $100 bills on the ceilings, the... : ninjase
  • "It's all about the Jacksons, baby" : mayooms
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  huh, in the first pic, you can see the pipes. that's quaint : mayooms
  • Looks like a fire suppression system. I suspect this hotel was first built before fire codes. : DarkWolf5
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  It looks tacky but really? is it THAT bad? : Drewus
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    We went around the corner to the CVS to get some sodas and we saw at least four prostitutes, one of which... : ninjase
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      have you asked one back to the hotel yet? : AMikaboshi
      • If he gets the one that's up the duff does it count as a foursome? : nem00
• Haha, that ceiling is amazing! : timaste
• you'd think you are in Vegas. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Not as bad as the classy cigarette holed chairs we had in our hotel room a few nights ago : Koral06
• That place is so money! : kallanta
• Heh, man, that's... a bit tacky there. : ramshot
• One day I will own that hotel. : pyide
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  Tacky, but at least it looks clean. I was half expecting some of the shit I've seen in worse dives. I ... : famine101
  • which works out well, because nobody cares : fishbone
• lol it's designed like an awful nightclub : Mansmells
• hahahahahaha <3 your gf : PixelPie
• Dude you are laying it AIDs soaked sheets. : HL3dsx
• Should have gotten the extra star. : Caoster007
• 3 bullet holes, first rock is free! : Lightzout
• Take a hint and get to work. : Marrbe
• u gon' get taped : Dave-A
• hide your husbands they rapin everyone around here : med1c
• Hustlin'.. Hustlin'.... Everyday I'm hustlin'.. Everyday I'm hustlin'.. Let us know when you see Ri... : laidback

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  First things first: Bucklesworth 3 part guide to Starcraft 2 improvement: http://www.shacknews.com/lar : Demius
  • Great tips! I can't wait to start failing hard at multi this week! : etherboy
  • Good post right here : horsman
  • All good stuff, but I like 2 gate to robo better, it's a bit safer against early T bio pressure : / : camel_jockey
  • Really, the only minor thing I can add here that is as you move up in ranks, it's important to note commo... : cetra00
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  I lost 6 games in a row today (mid diamond). They included 1proxy gate one gate zealot rush on xel naga ... : horsman
  • I know your pain, i've been on like a 10 game loosing streak since getting back from camping. It's been a... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    Double gate on Kulas would make me rage so hard : camel_jockey
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      I love it when Protoss try to 2-gate Zealot rush me and I just pump roaches until they're smashed. :D : Theatrikal
      • Roaches TEAR up zealots : Demius
      • I played a game today where a guy fucked up my zealot rush with roaches. he almost won but I got fast imm... : JINKY
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    My last losing streak was like 8 games, I couldn't even sleep that night. I know it's a fucking game but ... : phate81
    • i feel you, maybe it will ease up a bit when i'm better, but i don't know. i love the game, but sometimes... : awaypaster
  • Ouch. :( Big losing streaks are painful. I've had a 6+ in beta and it made me stop playing SC2 or a week,... : code-e255
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  Speaking of, are there any casts going on right now? Or any good replays? I feel like watching someone ... : slax0r
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    http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php Tozar is a good protoss player, top 200 according to bl... : Demius
    • Cool, appreciate it! : slax0r
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      wow awesome...just clicked it and the game was just starting.. this site rocks. : jigstah
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        oh GOD, cheesy USA debt commercial interrupted his build order. damnit! : jigstah
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          his build order is linked in the bottom of his stream.. TL.net forum post about it : Demius
          • http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=124511 : Demius
          • Nice. That's a great strat. : jigstah
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      I thought he was going to lose that one. wow. : project13
      • his strat leads to a lot of "base trades" ... but its exciting :D : Demius
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      haha wow i started the stream and watch his phoenixes get owned. : StolenNosferatu
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        his reaction was priceless... "... ... WHAT?!!!?!?!?!?" hahaha : Demius
        • he just got beat : dignan
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          I'm rooting for you in this next sc2 tournament! don't let me down! : StolenNosferatu
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            root for yourself man! :D : Demius
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              I'm not playing. Won't have a computer capable of running sc2 at school :( : StolenNosferatu
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                aww :( Ok, i accept my first and only cheerleader! :D : Demius
                • I'll root for you as well. :) : DHAvatar
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      does he not even hotkey his armies after the very early game? 0_o : derelict515
      • lol i dunno.. never paid attention :D : Demius
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    I would also like some reliable way of finding new casts. Day9 hasn't updated his daily in a while. : Caoster007
    • That's because he's off casting tournaments all over the world for the next few weeks. :/ : Frozen Pixel
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/day9tv I've been watching his stuff the past couple days, and have learned a ... : Magus
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  I just tried playing a game with a Terran. Just at the start of the game he says "sorry dude, you get a f... : suicidemachine
  • No shit? I'll take a free win....but that is just laughable. : MacemanInTW
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  why arent you online?! : maulla
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    Should I be? ;( : Demius
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      maulla and I are. :[ : mwasher
      • give me a few min i'll log on : Demius
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    fuck this bullshit im switching to terran : maulla
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23741498#itemanchor_23741498 : deject
    • TerranCraft II : project13
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  Slight threadjack, but I am so pumped I gotta share this replay. It's just under 1 hour long, and it rea : deject
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    lol, 15 battlecruisers. But he could have come to fuck you up when you were rebuilding if he knew what he... : ecclesio
    • Yeah I should have lost no question. : deject
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  I wish people would stop jumping to Terran. If you are going to stop playing Zerg until Blizzard does som... : Frozen Pixel
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    I'm a noob, I can't play anything else. :( : deject
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      I'm not very good either, but I'm thinking of dropping Terran and going Protoss. : Frozen Pixel
      • I should probably learn Protoss so I better understand the strategies and timing. : deject
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        youll be happy at first. until you play against terran every fucking match agian. : maulla
        • I've been seeing as much P and Z as I have T while playing as Toss lately, and my game against T seems va... : rudds
  • I should just start playing real people. Getting tired of the AI. Even on hard it doesn't have much varia... : sigpro
  • Protoss is way easier than Terran lol, don't know why people don't use them more. : Techy007
  • doh, just lol'd this accidently. (I totally agree) : zakazi
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  What really irks me is that winning I only get 4 points, but if I lose, I lose 12 points. asdf : Frozen Pixel
  • i want to know how these bronze players get to rank 3 gold with me in 2v2s i lost one game, went down ... : spaceless
  • I'm the other way, I get 10-15 points for wins but only lose 4-8 when I lose. Maybe you're playing again... : deject
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    that's because you're being matched against people that are ranked lower or equal to you. : filthysock
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      I know, but it makes me wish I had thrown all my placement matches and worked from the bottom up. : Frozen Pixel
      • you learn bad habits if you work from bottom up... strats are different in bronze / silver vs gold / plat... : Demius
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  Ahhhh, I lost a stupid match to cheese, the only loss of the night at least. Somehow missed his scouting... : DHAvatar
  • Got proxied twice in a row. What I love is that I get supply blocked or something stupid as I hunt for th... : Serpico74
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  I just popped my SC2 multiplayer cherry. Got owned in the practice league. I was doing pretty well until ... : edgewise
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    The tanks weren't at the bunker line? : Moonbase Commander
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      I had one throw me off with a back up line of siege tanks. I should have scanned before I hit. : .Jayson
      • I should probably learn how to scan and use those pillars before playing mp again. : edgewise
    • No. : edgewise
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  Who's the bigger loser? I'm in a stalemate going into 2 hours or so. The real game/battle only lasted... : judoka2
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    how far apart are the pylons? : Foxhawk
    • They're not clumped next to each other, but in the same general area. : judoka2
  • hahaha awesome : .Jayson
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    wait till he's AFK and then take one marine and lead his DT's away from his buildings and proceed to win ... : DrFlammable
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      may or may not be difficult, I forget if you can "see" cloaked units like in SC1 : DrFlammable
      • There's some shimmering, yeah. : Agrona
      • yes you can : extrahappyturtle
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      depends if they are set to hold or not : .Jayson
      • also if you end up doing it, you will drop him to the menu and fry his video card :) : .Jayson
  • got a starport and enough to make a raven? : filthysock
  • also, i dont get why people bother with stalemates, its not like one win/loss really matters. : filthysock
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    Technically, it's your win since you can win this with micro. If you really want to, you can drop one ma... : DHAvatar
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      But if you unit can't target him how can he attack? : edgewise
      • He only needs to destroy the buildings while avoiding the DTs. : daedraug
      • his unit will auto target the pylon since it can only see the pylon : filthysock
    • drop shoot load, repeat until he is dead : threeup
  • I think you can do it. : Moonbase Commander
  • blow up them buildings sir! : happynoodle
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  Are there any good links to the common build orders for each race? : TabsAZ
  • teamliquid has some on their sc2 wiki. : daVinci1980
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  This was my last sc2 game, a 2v2. People don't even try =( www.gamereplays.org/starcraft2/replays.p... : Thisispol
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    To be fair to those other 2, that game should have been over about 15 minutes sooner. How the hell do yo... : Moonbase Commander
    • I don't get how they weren't instantly rushing down my partner as soon as they drew blood, the zerg guy k... : Thisispol
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  I beat a Hard AI yesterday, was kinda proud of myself since he was kicking my ass left and right for a co... : Magus
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    n{Zerg}n build orders... I need some suggestions. Usually I build a spawning pool around 12 drones, then ... : Magus
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      you build up to 24 lings before going drones again? Yikes. I usually go 9overlord 12drone-scout 1... : shogberg
      • yep, i agree with all of this. 14pool 14gas with a queen and speed is pretty solid and common in 1v1s ... : threeup
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    Also my biggest problem right now is not being able to spend all my money...maybe I'm not expanding fast ... : Magus
    • Remember to build 'out' to allow for a large production base. I forget to do it as well. But you want to ... : Danny5225
• I'm sad. I havent even attempted any multiplayer yet since my ISP's been such shit lately. Dunno if it's ... : Noobler

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  Yeah, the official term is "Borderlands'd" : ryuuseki
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    Broheimlands'd : CrustaR
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      has anyone ever said "broheimlands" other than you? : RikiTiki2
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23697091#itemanchor_23697091 : CrustaR
        • Good luck. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        CrustaR is a sophisticated meme robot sent back from the future to relentlessly try and light damp memes ... : Dave-A
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          It will catch, D-fer!! : CrustaR
          • *sad phizzle* :( : Dave-A
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  welcome to years ago : R@zzle
  • I know, I'm horribly late, I've got about 300 back log on steam at this point. : Fpsnut
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    has the game even been out for a year yet? : rtrson
    • almost... Oct is 1 yr : rmjackson
• Yup, we all did. : The Grolar Bear
• yup. it's just the opposing force ending recycled : grabbie
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  grab the General Knoxx DLC, this really should of shipped with the game. :( : Shadowdane
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    that entire dlc wasn't even started until 6 to 8 months after the game went gold. : dopefish
    • yah i know, the game shouldn't of shipped with the half-assed ending. : Shadowdane
    • So the game went gold 4+ months before release? Borderlands shipped on October 20th and that DLC came out... : pyide
  • knoxx does indeed 0wn : Downforce
• Secret Armory makes up for it. : Zollington
• Unforgivable. : massdev
• I loved it, but I think its partly because so many hated it. : Tommy Toolbag
• huh? it's pretty obvious that that was the ending they were planning from the basic storyline if you piec... : RikiTiki2
• Yeah, it's an absolutely legendary letdown of an ending. : passingstranger
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  yeah, just fucking HILARIOUS. >:( : CrimsonHandHiro
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    I will never forget our wtf moment : Halen
    • it was better because it was collective I think. : CrimsonHandHiro
• It was even shittier for me since it bugged out for me in coop. Didn't even get to see the ending. Just h... : tsuba
• At least you get an assload of shit when you beat Crawmerax in the DLC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?fea... : Shadowdane
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  No, it was super obvious. How was anyone surprised by the ending? : daVinci1980
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    Everyone was expecting at least a small orgy of loot. Instead we got some shitty videos and fuck-all for... : Arcanum
    • Exactly, some lame loot from the Guardian which was crappier than what I already had and we don't even ge... : Fpsnut
• Idle Thumbs 47, 37 minutes 30 seconds. : the archvile
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  http://www.nfggames.com/dj/screenshots/hl1/opposingforce.jpg http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo206/... : DrWaffles
  • Does it say "To win the game, you must kill me, Randy Pitchford" backwards? : the archvile
  • awesome : spaceless
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    holy shit, I totally forgot about that. mind.setBlown(true); : deject
    • okay yeah that totally slipped my mind and now that I think about it I'm pretty sure that might be kinda ... : Ajax
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    is it suppose to be the same boss? because i cant make out the mess in pic 2 : happynoodle
    • ^Someone answer this! : eonix
    • I'm not sure it's the same boss, but it does seem to be a fugly thing coming out of a purple portal to an... : AgentPothead
  • Huh. : BlackCat9
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    i think that's what they were going for, but it wasn't as cool as gearbox thought it would be. : smax
    • "hey, remember that much better game we made once" : dirge23
• I was going to ask someone to remind me what the ending was like, but that I needed reminding kind of pro... : Jobos
• I can't even remember the ending and I finished it two months ago :( : Koral06
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  Why don't they release a DLC that delivers a real ending for the game? : MeestaNob
  • The ending killed ANY CHANCE of me replaying or getting DLC. : ShadowRam
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  threads like this are why i haven't bought it. : AMikaboshi
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    I've not finished the game yet so my opinion is probably void - but why would you not buy a game because ... : jbury
    • I agree. The game play made it well worth it : Koral06
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    Well, the ending does suck but the gameplay is so very solid. GIve it a try. : master_disaster_17
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      at first it was really fun, then towards the middle it really started to drag. It picked up at the end w : burning eye
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        I couldn't stand the damn bird creatures at that part : Koral06
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          Maxed out assault rifle = Turkey shoot. : master_disaster_17
          • Maxed out Soldier Turret = Didn't even know they were there. Plant it and go about your businees. : Fpsnut
  • Me too. : MeestaNob
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  A statue of a giant hand giving you the finger would have been better. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Accompanied by a soundclip of the entire Dev team screaming "FUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUU" and then collapsing in... : master_disaster_17

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  What in the fuck? This makes no sense at all. I don't know what in the hell these people are thinking. : MacemanInTW
  • They should just skip all the bullshit and take a cut directly out of our paychecks. : MagicWishMonkey
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    Government by the Corporation, but the Corporation, for the Corporation. As long as you buy the right se... : trove
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      I can't wait to kick out the current crop of dirtbags this November, replace them with a new crop of dirt... : MagicWishMonkey
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        The only way to fix this mess is to elect people who will limit the ability of the government to meddle i... : trove
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          Then you'll just have a smaller amount of corrupt politicians while the people are left to fend for thems... : Lone Swordsman
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            As opposed to the people left fending for themselves against groups with more money then them AND politic... : trove
            • Government is not necessarily the enemy. This is why countries like Canada and Sweden are halfway sane. : Lone Swordsman
    • So true. :( : cerealSAM2
• So, this is a ploy to make "essentially" clear channel hand over a hundred million a year? : skitzo
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  But it's for public safety. I still have the mandated hobbles in my car trunk to prevent my horse from ... : trove
  • Just wait until the add the clause that it must automatically broadcast when you are more than 50 feet fr... : skitzo
  • This does remind me that a few weeks ago I heard an Emergency System Test on Satellite Radio. I then thou... : DarkWolf5
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  We are worried about building a mosque when the real threat to America and freedom is right here : dognose
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    FM chips in cell phones - threatening freedom in a congress near you! : xxx2xxx
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      It's essentially another tax and will hurt innovation, I don't want to pay more for some stupid bullshit ... : MagicWishMonkey
      • Yeah, i love the fact that we have reached a point in technology that we can design products that cater t... : skitzo
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        What's funny was that people were saying this about the transition to digital tv and the "subsidies" prov... : trove
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          That's completely different. The transition to digital TV was done to free up valuable spectrum (a limite... : MagicWishMonkey
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            The transition to digital tv was one thing, the mandate that newer tv sets were required to have digital ... : trove
            • You either add the cost into the manufacturing of the TV, and expect that they'll cost more initially, or... : BlackCat9
            • Again, the transition wouldn't have worked unless televisions had digital tuners. Analog would still ... : MagicWishMonkey
            • So we were supposed to allow manufactures to sell TVs that simply wouldn't work any more after the transi... : noxiousgg
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    Rush was talking about Oklahoma militia members want a Timothy Mcvey statue built across from the Muro (?... : dignan
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      That would be covered by freedom of speech. The mosque at ground zero is freedom of religion. I don't ... : Porkasaurus
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        Depends a little.. aren't most monuments funded by the public? I suppose if the militia(s) were going ... : fatman
        • They could put the monument on private property but seems like erecting it on public is unlikely to happ... : Sarcastro
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  Pass! : lukej1337
  • ...you know like saying 'next' or 'whatever' : lukej1337
• Kind of a terrible article from Ars here. The majority of the article isn't even about this issue. I real... : K1Bond007
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  FM only? I need AM for sports. : ant_hillbilly
  • The RIAA doesn't make money off of sports. Unless someone plays Happy Birthday. : dognose
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  Yay, Kim Jong-il will be able to broadcast the glorious message of Juche to all us Yankee dogs. : bombay
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    Funny you say that, because the Chinese government DOES broadcast their "glorious message" to the United ... : the archvile
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      In NK, every house and building has a speaker wired to the state broadcast system so Kimmy can play propa... : bombay
      • True. : babtong
      • So does almost every house in the US, only its called a TV. : theghostofsmdever
    • The USA does the same thing with Voice of America? : ShekkyBoy
  • well, they finally have a twitter now, they're moving up in technology. soon we'll see NK macfags too : davislovestacobell
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    Ko-dang > Juche : flagg209
    • Not that Ju Che, but this Juche : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juche : bombay
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    Juche way of life is the answer to Global Climate Change! : Sailor of Fortune
    • But we'd end up eating all the bark off the trees and killing them all :( : bombay
• Fucking LOL. : dodob
• so they want am radios to be fm as well? : CoRDS
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  I guess I never knew this, and this may seem like a dumb questions...but radio stations play their music ... : phipple
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    Radio stations pay for its music, that's how artists make quite a big chunk of their dollar. : Creepin_Jeezus
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      Uhh, at least in the UK anyway... : Creepin_Jeezus
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        Not in the USA : rosewood
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          Radio stations pay for all music they broadcast in the US. So do karaoke machines, bars, bowling alleys, ... : Porkasaurus
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            I meant BMI or royalty groups pay checks - not the RIAA. For the record I think the whole system is fu... : Porkasaurus
            • Currently radio stations pay royalties to the songwriters, NOT the artists who performed the song. The RI... : Old_Fart
    • Money currently goes to songwriters, not artists or labels. I think it's leftover from back in the day w... : Sovos
  • Radio pays an annual fee to ASCAP, BMI, and I believe SESAC for the right to play any and all music creat... : Phreakin
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  They can do what Google did -- spec it into the phone but without an interface to listen to it. lol : ThomW
  • And Apple too (it's for the Nike+) : Beady
• Why would I want to listen to mexican music? : pigvomit
• I'd love to work for the RIAA. I'd sit in my office and get drunk; stinking drunk. Whenever I managed to ... : steauengeglase
• Imagine if 8 track tapes were MANDATORY on Walkman cassette players back in the day... : BongSlayerB
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  I would rather have AM. : RuffasBluetain
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    Ass to Mouth? Seems kind of drastic. : BlackCat9
    • Some people really dislike FM radio. : pigvomit
• There are a few times I've thought about using the radio on my Droid X but then I realized I could just l... : Sapiens
• I'm glad my phone has an FM transmitter. Don't give a rat's ass about a receiver : MamiyaOtaru
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  does the riaa get money for every device sold with an fm chip? Because in germany you have to pay for eve... : moshman
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    The RIAA isn't a government organization so it would be pretty absurd for them to get a cut from any radi... : Prozium
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      well, the organisation that takes the money here isn't government either. I don't know exactly how it's s... : moshman
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        So it's not like the BBC style taxes where the fees they collect from you (if you own a TV or radio) go t... : Prozium
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          yes, it is like that. But it's run separately somehow, but the funds go to the national tv and radio stat... : moshman
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            Phoenix has some good documentaries. : xxx2xxx
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              I honestly never watch german tv, I just watch UK sky : moshman
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                start integrating you filthy foreigner!!!! : xxx2xxx
                • eh, my german is fluent, I have loads of german friends but german tv is an abortion of biblical proporti... : moshman
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    Is that just for public television? What a weird system. Cause here we do that via good old tax money and... : SpaecKow
    • it was a decision to not use direct taxes to reduce the influence politicians have on the programming. it... : xxx2xxx
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      James Murdoch is a bigger cunt than his dad, which is impressive. : peanut-
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        That time he said that was the only time I heard James Murdoch speak, and all I could handle was maybe 30... : SpaecKow
        • He stood up in front of people and argued the BBC should be shrunk because it offers a service that is to... : peanut-
    • yup, only for the state run channels : moshman
• This is hilarious: The two sides hope to strike a grand bargain: radio would agree to pay around $100 : peanut-
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  Is the RIAA centralized? I mean could a motivated individual take it out with a tanker truck filled with... : ArB
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    If you cut off one head 7 more will grow in its place! : theghostofsmdever
    • Not if you stuff the neck with dynamite. : ArB
• What a retarded massive step backwards. What they SHOULD be striving for, Cellphones already operat... : ShadowRam

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  Aaand Merc's server went down. Hopefully no rollback, just restart. we can hope. : loboca
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    I heard he's incarcerated in a Supermax prison and thus can't remote connect to it : Dave-A
    • I suppose he'll have to shiv his way out, in between trading assorted pieces of bullshit in exchange for ... : Dong Patrol
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    The thing that concerns me, is if the server has been faulty since I fell through the world, wouldn't all... : GrimmyD
    • Naw, I bet he just needs to restart. the server just started to get flaky was all I bet. : loboca
    • You opened a dimension of hurt GrimmyD : SolveChrist
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    Merc's server just reset over half the map or more. NDC is almost completely wiped. Port wang is not th... : Freon
    • Somebody must've decided to go the evil route and remotely detonated the Nuke from Tenpenny Tower :( : limpossible
    • If by not bad you mean completely gone; you are correct. : CoreContingency
    • it seems completely reset now, weird how chunks seemed to just be blinking out after awhile : Xevo
    • all we build is dust in the wind... : TheQuad
    • WHAT : MurrayTheSkull
    • Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck : ErikTehRed
    • Why does this always happen the day after I spend hours finally building something awesome. First it was ... : BlackCat9
    • wtb acid compliant minecraft db : Theos
  • If the script I wrote is functioning correctly, it should only be a half hour or so of work lost. Going ... : passingstranger
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  To the person(s) who built the stone house on my island. I will knock it down and bury it. Do not build... : Caoster007
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    ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA CAOSTER ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE. : watcherxp
    • Damn right. I didn't cut a giant canal just to have someone build a shitty stone house on my world isla... : Caoster007
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    Just to be sure, after you knock it down, what are you going to do with it? : CoreContingency
    • bury it. After knocking it down. : Caoster007
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    If Caoster Island is 1000 miles from spawn, and it's your fault the server died, I will kill and bury you... : Vividvoid
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      Caoster Island(formerly Caoster Peninsula) is north east of SolveChrist's church and north west of a DNC,... : Caoster007
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        I'm going to hollow it out. : Vividvoid
        • Why must you vex me? I build useful infrastructure like canals and roads. : Caoster007
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        Woah Woah, you're talking about my forest there son. You better check yourself fore you wreck yourself. S... : loboca
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          Hey, I leave your little Cactus farm alone, you leave my island alone. Or maybe an accident happens to y... : Caoster007
          • Oh ya, well maybe if I can't have my little island, no one can.. NO ONEEEEEEEeEeEeeeEeeeeEee : loboca
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    YOUR STONE HOUSES INTERFERE WITH MY SERIOUS BUSINESS!!!! : Drewus
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      I WILL KNOCK THEM DOWN. AND BURY THEM!!!! : Caoster007
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        *hacks in bedrock* lololololol. : Vividvoid
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          I know where your precious underground forest is...do not screw with me!!!! : Caoster007
          • I wish pressure plates would work, because I want to put in Obsidian doors that close in case of invasion... : Vividvoid
        • thankfully it doesn't stop much anymore, you can use your /lighter and right-click bedrock to remove it n... : Xevo
      • ME MAD ME MAD : MurrayTheSkull
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  Apparently Cartograph is hanging and the world map may be getting too large again... : Xevo
  • idiots uninformed exploring far afield again.. : watcherxp
  • Thats not good :/ : limpossible
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    weren't lobo and grimy exploring? : kgargs
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      only downward i thought : SolveChrist
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        only downward? The direction doesn't matter, just that they were making new land appear and make the map... : Vividvoid
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          Lol downward doesn't count, it's already been made, notice all the underground in the cartograph maps? : loboca
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            Yeah, but if you go further downward than it does. : Vividvoid
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              Look at the edge of a cartographer picture, all o the underground has been defined. Lava, caves, everythi... : loboca
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                Yes, and what happens when you walk past that? Do you fall off the side of the map? No, it makes more l... : Vividvoid
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                  Considering lobo and I were working under explored land (center of the map) I highly doubt it had anythin... : GrimmyD
                  • One of you is being dense because I cannot believe that neither one of you realizes that one person means... : OverloadUT
    • Nope. : loboca
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      How dare they have fun. : silent prophet
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        It was understood that exploring eventually ends up killing the server, we were SUPPOSED to keep it relat... : watcherxp
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          http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100815_2328.png Look at where the majority of construction is. Well ... : GrimmyD
          • it's not he construction, it's the exploring..some of those outposts prolly take 15 minutes to walk to. : watcherxp
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          Not by everybody. There are a lot of people who don't read the threads. I had to tell someone last night ... : BlackCat9
          • yah that is what killed it last time... someone went south in a straight line for about 2 hours. : Shadowdane
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        you dont get it do you : kgargs
        • Of course I get it. The "Alpha" server becomes unstable after too much exploration. That's why it is an i... : silent prophet
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    Isn't Haxim's world much larger, and it's been running fine for how long? : CoreContingency
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      Yeah this is what I'm wondering. How has Haxim's server survived so long? : noxiousgg
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        It has the same problems, but every week he goes on in the middle of the night and rebuilds everything ex... : BlackCat9
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          seriously? : MurrayTheSkull
          • ... : BlackCat9
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  Apparently you can get stairs to work in SMP by the use of torches. : MurrayTheSkull
  • Ahh I had the same kind of alignment probs with furnaces, makes sense. : loboca
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    care to elaborate? : ass-street
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      Throw down a stair, put a torch on it, it aligns properly. : Drewus
      • Is that like threatening the stair? Bitch, you better line up, or I'm gonna burn you to a crisp. : loboca
  • I have been sharing this trick with people in game. I figured it had been disseminated by now, but appare... : noxiousgg
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  Crap. I guess i need to find something else to do tonight.. : legsbrogan
  • yeah.... :( I hope something can be salvaged : VencieraX
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23736394 reposting because it's probably lost to the reset/backup.... : GrimmyD
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  Server's down again? : Xevo
  • it actually seems like I'm just having extreme connection issues with the server... AITOO? : Xevo
  • i can't connect anymore. Maybe its getting fixed :D : VencieraX
  • I can't connect either. : Vividvoid
• So what server did everybody move to? : ErikTehRed
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  GRAH....NO SERVER!!!!! Must mine more blocks!!! : Caoster007
  • mercfox is working on it : VencieraX
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  UPDATED CARTOGRAPH MAP: BEHOLD, THE APOCALYPSE http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/apocalypse.png Rende : MercFox1
  • Fuckers! : legsbrogan
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    good job to whichever jackass went sailing for hours... you killed us all! : Xevo
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      Wasn't there a Shacker or two that said they only play MP to explore as far as they can? : GrimmyD
      • I said the point of the game for me was exploring, but I haven't played in a week or more, so wasn't me. : Visceral Monkey
  • The Shattering: Part Deux! : CoreContingency
  • Holy fuck. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    SON OF A BITCH? Is the terran different too now? : Caoster007
    • Well it ain't no Protoss... : greasyjohn
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    This is why we can't have nice things! : BlackCat9
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      I betcha those jerks came from Pod Six! : limpossible
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        Pod six... >:( : BlackCat9
        • Hey, my sealab only has four, wasn't me. : Conan
  • FFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! : Vividvoid
  • Absolutely shocking. : SolveChrist
  • goodbye MercWorld 2, we hardly knew ya! : Xevo
  • just a matter of time i suppose : VencieraX
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    Bleh. There's no way to prevent this from happening again, is there? : nevlos
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      what would happen if you just made a bot that went in one direction forever : GloriousCow
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        Probably this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NszGurDUlHc : Dong Patrol
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          omfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUL9a2H_4sY&feature=related : mikecyb
          • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXmSUKrFemc If only flooding still worked like that. : Vividvoid
    • Rig everyone's avatar with collars that explode if they get more than 10mi from the spawn. : BlackCat9
  • god fucking damn it. : GrimmyD
  • 2010 is the best year of gaming and Minecraft is GOTY : _jon
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    Motherfuckers, we soooo need a name : watcherxp
    • UNIdirectionalBOMBER : nevlos
  • Can you not restore? : Freon
  • wtfffffffff i guess I'm staying on haxim's server : MurrayTheSkull
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    So what happened here? I know nothing about this game. : ant_hillbilly
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      Alpha build. Infinitely generated map as players explore world. Players venture too far. Server corrup... : Creepin_Jeezus
      • CONSEQUENCES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME : MercFox1
  • looks like sperm : Chandler55
  • Yeah, not going to bother playing until Notch fixes this issue. : Drewus
  • Well, at least it looks kind of like a cock, which is a fitting way for the server to die I guess. Fuc... : gnomish
  • BOOOOOOOO. I was nearly finished with my cozy little hobbit-hole. I had a giant library, too. :( I guess... : Teiresias
  • This is how the world ends : ColoradoCNC
  • Seriously, are there no backups at all? : kaankasim
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    You can summon bedrock on Merc's server, right? Why don't you guys build a pretty tall bedrock wall aroun... : Fenring42
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      Wouldn't it be too much work? I mean even if you make the wall people can still dig under it. : kaankasim
      • yeah it would be a lot of work, but I thought you guys were saying it was uneducated people who kept doin... : Fenring42
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        not if you dig it down to bedrock and build it up to the heightcap : nem00
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          Wouldn't work, you can still jump over it. : kaankasim
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            It wouldn't be 100% fool proof, but keeping a server stable at this stage is going to require users that ... : nem00
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              Most of the appeal of the infinite world is not seeing the boundaries around it. People will nicely stay ... : guigr
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                Well the point is to not crash the server. Servers don't have the infinite resources needed to support a... : Vividvoid
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                  I'm aware of that but it's better to educate than to restrict. : guigr
                  • Right, consider yourself educated--instead of reading the posts and understanding the problem in the firs... : Vividvoid
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            Wouldn't an admin be able to place blocks higher than the heightcap? : Vividvoid
            • No, it's a limitation of the game. : kaankasim
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  we need a password protected shack server. not sure if it's possible but.... : legsbrogan
  • Whitelist with firewalls on the computer. : loboca
• this game is so weird : sparkly
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  FYI, http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23737392#itemanchor_23737392 But that was early this morning ... : BlackCat9
  • Honestly, I don't think I could of gotten THAT far. I sailed a little north-east past the big north wall,... : TheQuad
• SolveChrist, a challenge! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoJG1cAFgM Maybe you can try it when the se... : Vividvoid
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  WORLD 3 CARTOGRAPH RENDER: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100817_0732.png Rendered: 7:32 AM EST : MercFox1
  • This map has less cocks than the last. : Vividvoid
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    Just wondering, is it possible to make versioned backups every night when the server is off? If anything ... : kaankasim
    • I'm kinda surprised Minecraft's servers automatic backups aren't versioned. Hrm. : loboca
• Minecraft Server 0.1.3 (not the inventory yet!) * Fixed save-off * Ops can now build in the spawn area : kaankasim

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  also reply with ipad cases : not work safe
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    (I recommend incase for iphone) : not work safe
    • I think the general consensus is that the Apple iPad case is one of the best out right now. : hussdelrio
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      I really want this one but they don't ship to canada :( : mr wolf
      • ended up getting incase slider! : mr wolf
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    I'm using the DODOcase: http://www.dodocase.com/ : Kentor
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      How is it in person? Worth the money in your opinion? : tfboc
      • I like mine. It just feels good to hold. : BlackCat9
      • I like it a lot. The build quality and feel of it is great, and I really like that it doesn't have any we... : Kentor
  • did the coupon work? : fletch_
  • Marware Eco-Vue seems to be the gold standard. : Lone Swordsman
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    This actually looks pretty sweet. I think I'm going to get it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/... : boarder2
    • Or maybe this one since the notches are not in the front. http://www.amazon.com/TrendyDigital-Convertib... : boarder2
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  Grove cases. : mancide
  • did you get yours yet? Mine won't be shipping until next week at least, but I'm excited for it to arrive : Spezzer
  • I'm still waiting for mine but I don't mind... It's so fucking gorgeous! : ArtilleryMarker
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  If you want a stylish iPad case, TwelveSouth just came out with their new book-styled case: http://twelve... : BlackCat9
  • Just bought the zoogue case from buy.com Basically exactly what vie been looking for in a case since the ... : boarder2
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  Macally's Metrolpad (as recommended by another Shacker) http://www.macally.com/en/product/ArticleShow.as... : Mmmmmoo
  • Oh, this is for the iPad. : Mmmmmoo
• I like the bumper. The main thing I was worried about is scratching the back by setting the phone on a r... : GenghisFrog
• ifroz lux lean is pretty sweet. i had one until it got a crack in it. best buy was sold out so i got some... : pupismyname
• I like skins: http://gelaskins.com/store/skins/phones/iPhone_4 : cokefiend
• Switcheasy Nude is pretty cool. I also just got my free Speck "Fitted" case, and I like it a lot. : Ormsbee
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  Using the new Incase Clear case provided through the free case program, its a bit smudge happy but I enjo... : supaLink
  • This is what I am using.. I like it so far. : TreMetal
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  Anything put out by seidio : shorynot
  • I'll second this. They make good stuff. : SolrFlare
• THANKS! : mr wolf
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  Speck. www.speckproducts.com : Magus
  • racist : xxiv
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  http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-4-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-4-Barely-There-Cases.asp Probably what I'll b... : moneyshot
  • Our animator got one of these after shattering the back glass on his the first weekend he got it. I have ... : Conan
• Doesn't pancakehumper sell cases and stuff now? Should talk to him : jbury
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  I switch between ifrog lux for portability and a speck case when I need something rugged, both are awesom... : Tattoo Trav
  • The wife and I are using the iFrogz case as well. Nice bit is that the bottom piece removes easily, so y... : genom

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  QuakeCon 2010 Write-up for Great Justice TL;DR: QuakeCon was awesome because of all the shackers in at : EricZBA
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    Oh, thats a little long : EricZBA
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      Good write-ups usually are. : RomSteady
      • no more beard huh? you look so much younger. didn't know dognose chopped his locks off either : dignan
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    Shame the Shack image script doesn't load these in the chatty. : givemesnacks
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      Is it because I used Picasa? I am so sorry. : EricZBA
      • Capturing a photo of fatality getting iced is good work on your part. : givemesnacks
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    Excellent recap. : bling1bling
    • Thanks! I was worried it'd be too long/boring. : EricZBA
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    j00 are a sweetheart! I am glad you had fun :) : dognose
    • You are awesome, sir! : EricZBA
  • Good times, immortalized in words and photographs. : omnova
  • Great write up sir and great meeting you and all the other shackers! : niiftyniichy
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    oh man, test tube shooters : RikiTiki2
    • chris said they tasted like candy : mittense
  • Great write up! : Dynotaku
  • You know what I really miss from Quakecon? The [H]ardOCP tech talks (and all the shit they gave away and ... : rosewood
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    Clubhouse write-up: nakedness and alcohol : Just A Girl
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      anyone fall for and get obsessed with a stripper this time? : RikiTiki2
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        Nah. That place blew the "no touching" rule right our of the water though. And I did watch one guy talk : Just A Girl
        • first thing last year the girl giving me a lap dance did was grab my hands and put em right on there : RikiTiki2
  • you even year guys miss out, odd years there is an orgy : CoRDS
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    My highlight was that I was mentioned indirectly during John's keynote. I also got to hang out with id em... : daVinci1980
    • do you work at a game place in austin or something? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • i almost passed out in that house :) awesome write up man. i loved qcon last year and want to go agai... : CoRDS
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    Thanks to dynotaku and HighSpeedChase for letting us stay at their place. Very nice people, would crash ... : sublime
    • Agreed : Just A Girl
  • I would never bring a computer to QCon, but then again I go for the booze and the lapdances, of which tom... : Halen
  • Looks like Just A Girl brought some bodyguards. : pigvomit
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    So, why not bring your own switch? I have a couple 1900s if someone dirves me next year (eric, sublime, j... : anhero
    • they wont let you bring one. : CoRDS
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    OMG dognose. You look sharp w/ that haircut. I would hire you if I were one of your interviewers! : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • also, I totally thought biskits was not white : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • yea dognose, the hair looks good! glad you guys all had a good time : MrBig0
    • dognose is a sexy sexy man no homo : GloriousCow
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  This is an awesome write-up! Thanks for posting. : Galadriel07
  • No problem! I'll repost it in MD for the daywalkers. : EricZBA

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  The HOMM games maybe? Jagged Alliance 2? Xcom/etc I guess? : Fayk
  • Oops, thought you said TBS. These are all TBSes. : Fayk
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  Nolf 1 + 2 : themaestro2657
  • ^^ Good man for bringing it early. : Lightzout
• Giants: Citizen Kabuto : ctlaltl33t
• Played both NOLFs and Giants. Fantastic suggestions though. PS is integrated graphics even enough to run ... : gyrfalcon
• American McGee's Alice RUNE Contract JACK MDK1/2 Dark Reign 2, Battlzone 2 Probably check GOG for ... : deKaf
• http://gog.com has Duke3D and Blood : dognose
• The might and magic RPG collection on GOG. : ajvitaly
• There was a Lucas Arts pack that had a bunch of the Jedi Knight games all together and an another with a ... : greenbergMD
• jagged alliance 2 : umegastar
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  Maybe Freelancer? That game has an awesome single player campaign with some truly fucking legendary spac... : deject
  • Also Freedom Fighters. Awesome game, one of the best budget games I've ever played. : deject
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    I think you meant Freespace 2. : Delithio
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      I think he did also. I'm also wondering if he meant Freedom Force as well. : gyrfalcon
      • I know what I typed. I never posed Freespace 2 and Freedom Force isn't for me. : deject
• Hmm... Aquaria? : Jobos
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  Deus Ex : Creepin_Jeezus
  • this. : deathmuppeter
  • Agreed. Just beat it finally a few weeks ago - soooo kicking myself for never having finished it, it was... : TabsAZ
  • EOT : hussdelrio
• Shadow Company : uncle slappy
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  Bottle of lotion? : supermonkeyballz
  • the replay value on this is pretty excellent : bad_fish
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  The Longest Journey. Tell your genres to go suck it! : RuffasBluetain
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    I've always been intrigued by this game, but I'm not sure if I'll like adventure games. How do I know I'l... : gyrfalcon
    • It was the story that kept me interested in it. But it may not be you cup of tea. : RuffasBluetain
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  NES, SNES and Genesis emulators and a gamepad. :) Starcraft 1 C&C/Red Alert Diablo1&2 Planescape T... : .Jayson
  • oh and Civ3 : .Jayson
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  Anachronox : getfrisky
  • played it to the end twice and bugged on me so i couldn't finish both times :< : AMikaboshi
• Jagged Alliance 2 but I see it's already been suggested (with good reason too) : kill9
• DCSS : ucanbfuzzy
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  Baldur's Gate 2 EOT : grasshoppah
  • I was looking for it but it's not on GOG or Steam :( : gyrfalcon
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  rainbow six and ghost recon f yeah : kabex
  • Also fantastic, but already own an played through many times. Right now I'm looking at Longest Journey, C... : gyrfalcon
• Sanitarium, Divine Divinity/Beyond Divinity, Arx Fatalis, Arcanum, SHOGO, Freedom Force, Rise of Nations,... : azuvatar
• Crysis. : thecatinthehat
• Dungeon Keeper 1 & 2 : MacemanInTW
• Quake 2 for 2.5$ on steam, though I dont know if the deal is still available : hanged_man
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  baldur's gate 1 & 2! : hirez
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    I remember trying to play Baldur's Gate 1/2 years ago as a young'un. However I could NEVER play beyond a ... : Creepin_Jeezus
    • I never found them too difficult. but I used pause/command/attack a lot, so it was more turn based. : hirez
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      BG1 is hard because it's based on 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons rules and unfortunately means you spen... : Vincent Grayson
      • well if you were trying to attack as a wizard... the game was pretty hard when I first started playing... : Jikim
• Warcraft 3 + FT : enyakk
• system shock 2 homeworld (download a strategy guide) : pupismyname
• Dungeon Seige & Legends of Aranna? DS2, maybe? : cerealSAM2
• Freelancer worked great in 2004 for me. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Diablo 1 & 2 will keep you occupied for a while. : Magus
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    I also suggest buying a Kindle and a few dozen books. : Magus
    • Tried. Backordered... : gyrfalcon
  • Civilization IV + expansions. Oh also buy the Orange Box. I don't know if it's got HL1, but if it doesn't... : Magus
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  C&C: Red Alert is free. : Mmmmmoo
  • I believe it's available from EA/Westwood's website. : Mmmmmoo
• www.gog.com : SpaecKow
• Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom if you can find a copy, or Caesar 3 http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ca... : Cliffzorz
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  X-COM: UFO Defense and Terror From the Deep. : usmcmueller
  • And Apocalypse. But if you thought X-com 1 was hard... : Marrbe
• No One Lives Forever, Rune, Return to Castle Wolfenstien, Crimson Skies and Diablo 2 : Lightzout