Evening Reading

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• Hooooly fucking shit. : SpaecKow
• O_O YESSSSSSSSSSSS : NFXFSX
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  Sad to see him at this level. : Visceral Monkey
  • dude it's not a documentary : sgtsanity
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    Are you kidding me? He must be loving every minute. : SpaecKow
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      Oh I'm sure he is. I just prefer to remember him in blade-runner and..um...blade-runner : Visceral Monkey
      • He has done a lot of low budget crap movies since then, now he gets to play a ultimate badass that will m... : shortbuscaptain
      • Don't forget his guest role on Smallville! : greasyjohn
      • Oh, come on, he still gets decent roles. CEO of Wayne Enterprises. : Conan
      • lady hawke! : mindmann
      • Didn't you get the memo? : Sailor of Fortune
      • The Hitcher would like to have a chat with you. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091209/ : vx2o
  • lol whaaat? you must've blanked out all the quality entertainment he did in the late 80s/early 90s. Rut... : beastrabban
• Wow. : Nixx2004
• Excellent. : shortbuscaptain
• Oh my. : pigvomit
• Great googly moogly that looks awesome. : LilCrypto
• Holy crap, that was Robb Wells! (Ricky from Trailer Park Boys) : Blamco Mac & Cheese
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  Rutger Hauer is one of film's most under-appreciated badasses. : filtersweep
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    You are right about this, but you knew that. : dognose
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      Did you ever see Wanted: Dead or Alive? I can still remember that epic last scene. Fuck the bonus. : filtersweep
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        http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094293/ ? No, but it's going in my Netflix queue! : dognose
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          That's it. 80's action all the way. : filtersweep
          • woot! : dognose
        • Fuck that, have you seen this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/ : abrasion
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      dognose, what did you think of Blind Fury? : MurrayTheSkull
      • I like things that are good : dognose
  • This, I shall watch Soldaat van Oranje tonight in his honor. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    100% agree. His smile is one of the eeriest things ever. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I wished he had been in westerns. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• wtf, I did not expect this. : hirez
• film of the year 2010, 2011, 2012 : ]pm[chem
• This needs to be a game, GTA: Hobo with a Shotgun : locater16
• this is a real movie? awesome : Mmmmmoo
• hHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA : MurrayTheSkull
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  This + Machete on a double feature night would make for a very happy PP : PlanetPerfecto
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    Anything for a happy PP, right? : greasyjohn
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      Tickle my prostate right and you just might get one! : mwasher
      • perhaps I should not announce myself at shackmeets by saying "Hey I'm PP" anymore :/ : PlanetPerfecto
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  Wankers http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/apr/19/hobo-with-a-shotgun I do agree about sn... : anhero
  • Actually we should wait until Machete before judging. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  ATTN: dognose : Odoyle
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    :< : dognose
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      :V : Odoyle
      • >O< : dognose
• Holy shit. This looks so fucking bad. Its going to be fun! : MacemanInTW
• hahaha this looks stupidly awesome : inf3d3l
• Let's go see it, Dognose. : Goto10
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  Holy mother of santa claus this looks badass. Why does the title sound familiar, is it from a graphic nov... : drbriefs
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    It was originally a fake movie trailer for some Grindhouse contest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindho... : pyide
    • A yes, no wonder. Thank you for that : drbriefs
• wh... what? : vx2o
• Sold. : ramshot
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  who the heck is rutger hauer : GloriousCow
  • wtf?? : theghostofsmdever
  • Seriously? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Get the fuck of my planet!! : -efx-
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    Tears in the rain : Sailor of Fortune
    • Time to die. : AgentPothead
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    You ain't funny pal : dognose
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      and i don't sound like him anyway :( : GloriousCow
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        See, the whole thing is, you do. You so totally do I bet you are him. omg. : dognose
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          WHAT ARE C-BEAMS : GloriousCow
          • they glitter in the darkness at the Tanhauser Gate. : beastrabban
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    This guy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7262713590221224012# : ysbreker
    • Oh come on, at least link to his role as the original Inglorious Basterd: http://www.youtube.com/watch... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Turn in your Man Card at the door and GTFO. : Ride-My-Rocket
• I think this just cured me of cancer. : HL3dsx
• I've been waiting for this for so long :D : Milleh

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  Actually the first thing I would suggest is scout your base :) : Demius
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    Sigh... I usually do... even when I catch it early, they generally start laying down a bunch of Pylons...... : stelth
    • always kill the probe first. : zakk
    • 3-4 workers per cannon or the pylon. if you scout it, he pretty much lost. : theWhite
    • I died to one yesterday. In the next another guy also tried to proxy. Fortunately I saw a tiny blip of hi... : Serpico74
    • i remember one guy tried this on me. i laughed trying to figure out wtf his purpose was. i'm laughing rig... : reverend~heresy
• i completely missed this dude cannon rushing me. luckily it was so far outside my base, only my zerglings... : radula
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  scout, problem solved. When you see them put down the pylon, send 4 probes to attack it...they will neve... : OMGzImBurning
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    I tried this and I failed. What happened was this. 1) I sent some probes to get the Pylon down and he ... : stelth
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      i've had no problem using 4-7 probes to kill off cannon rushes. As long as you bring the probes to the p... : OMGzImBurning
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        what's your bnet name? We should play :D : OMGzImBurning
        • haha... I would lose. I'm a shitty Bronze level player and I don't play well. I am getting better... but ... : stelth
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        if i spam 3 pylons, and you use all of your probes to try to kill them, and i'm still building my economy... : JINKY
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          didn't say to use all of them... :) just some. You have to keep a few on mining to keep from falling beh... : OMGzImBurning
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            I still claim you don't have to bother with this at all. Just put your production on the far side of the ... : daVinci1980
            • Unless, of course, he's not trying to be clever at all and he just puts his pylon right in plain sight--t... : daVinci1980
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMVgZmmcEc&t=5m43s : miasma&!
  • i need screaming girls in the background when i play. : radula
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  I found a cannon proxy pretty late in my base today. I built my own cannons and then got immortals and ru... : JINKY
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    If a cannon rusher knows what they are doing, their second cannon will be in range of the nexus/CC/hatche... : Moonbase Commander
    • by late i mean, by the time he was ready to get his second cannon down, i had just barely gotten my first... : JINKY
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  hahaha! http://i51.tinypic.com/idukjr.jpg success! : mwasher
  • 40 lings, double tapped? : radula
  • Look at that creep! mwasher was victorious! Odoyle was victorious! : Odoyle
  • haha, that creep is awesome. : moshman
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  Cannon Proxy is easy to beat. Scout, see it, move your production facilities away, prepare for fast expan... : daVinci1980
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    Sp you'd make sure you have 400 minerals, go to another mineral field and build a new CC/Nexus/hatch? : Serpico74
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      well, if you're terran fly your barracks and possibly even CC somewhere else. or if possible rally your u... : moshman
      • I play Protoss, no flying buildings for me even though I warp that shit in from light years away. : Serpico74
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      If he's cannon rushing you, and he commits, he has effectively nothing in his base. So you basically m... : daVinci1980
      • By the way, there's a mild bonus here if you make it appear like you're just staving off your own utter d... : daVinci1980
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        I'm a bit confused on the order. As Protoss, I'm assuming you mean I would pull my probes to far side of ... : Serpico74
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          I mean that when someone is cannon rushing, they are (at least every time they've done this to me) going ... : daVinci1980
          • ugggh. It's late. Even if I wind up losing a single worker (and the nexus) to the cannon... The key he... : daVinci1980
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            I see, so gates are warping in at your main away from the cannon line, and you are fast expanding at the ... : Serpico74
            • Yeah, a replay would be nice to see : Rasnowl
      • yup, also build your pylons at the edges of ledges etc. so you can warp the units down below the ledge an... : moshman
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  If you're playing as protoss, and you miss scouting the cannon rush, then tech to immortals quick. 2 or ... : ScrawnyJohnny
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    Getting 2 or 3 immortals quickly is time consuming enough when you don't have cannons hopscotching their ... : Serpico74
    • yeah if done right you aren't getting 2 or 3 immortals..... 2 or 3 zeals maybe before your Nexus/CC/hatch... : even4

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  First, the articles and quotes. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Fall of Dedicated Servers September : the archvile
  • And now, commentary. I see both instances here (Infinity Ward revealing IWNet and the non-existence of... : the archvile
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  hint: its about making money and looks like they are on the right way : HisKillSkill
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    I know it's about making money, but Activision always seems like they want to make a killing in absolutel... : the archvile
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      Why do they need to be charitable at all? According to sales a lot of people are enjoying the value of th... : derelict515
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        You know how many gamers are saying that the Call of Duty franchise is becoming bland, that they liked Ba... : the archvile
        • Those gamers that you mentioned in your first point are the minority. By a large amount. : pandastrong
        • You know how many gamers are saying that the Call of Duty franchise is becoming bland, that they liked Ba : derelict515
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      The concept of Activision being all about not mad cash is not much of a revelation, is it? They've been r... : Dave-A
      • I just wish that Valve wasn't the only company that wasn't "not Valve". Id Software used to be prett... : the archvile
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      Valve is all about the community because it makes people brand loyal and they make money. Companies rare... : kingdepork
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        valve makes a SHIT TONS of cash with steam, thats why they can afford to support their games for so long ... : HisKillSkill
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          But it's a strategy none the less. They are updating and doing all this extra stuff for a reason. It's ... : kingdepork
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            they make way more cash with non valve steam games than tf2 update : HisKillSkill
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              Revenue is revenue. As long as the money flow is more than the development cost, it's worth it. Plus wh... : kingdepork
              • Revenue is revenue. As long as the money flow is more than the development cost, it's worth it. That's... : derelict515
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                you seem to think that valve big part of being successfull is because of loyale tf2/cs fans and the like,... : HisKillSkill
                • Oh yeah, that's where the money bags come in. I'm just saying they don't do updates for charity. I don'... : kingdepork
        • Valve were like this pre steam. Look at the support TFC got for years after it's release for free. : Beady
  • Of course it is, but not all thing that make you money are automatically "cool", at least not in my book.... : ramshot
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  Translation: whhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa : -=kodiak=-
  • Startlingly accurate. : ArcKnight
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  At this point, you'd probably be better off ignoring what Activision does these days, since you'll never ... : pandastrong
  • He doesn't even play these games and still can't ignore it so that might not be feasible. I don't play MW... : derelict515
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  archville you probably need to move on, there's obviously nothing wrong with having an opinion or stating... : veras
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    It's an expectations problem. I had heard of CoD4 out of the blue, and played the demo (back when PC dem : the archvile
    • And it's possible for them to make the game as I'd like it, with supported dedicated servers that phone i : derelict515
    • Compare those experiences to the way I first saw Wolfenstein (first saw it at QuakeCon 2009 where they ha... : the archvile
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    You need to learn when to let go. My feeling is that once any franchise gets to its 3rd title, and they ... : PenicillinX57
    • ^whoops. that was meant as a reply to archvile : PenicillinX57
    • blanket dismissing franchises is kind of dumb though. : derelict515
    • I just feel bad for the developers who don't want to make anymore sequels. I can't blame the demand and ... : kingdepork
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    this is his version of calling activision to hear her voice and breathing heavy and then hanging up : spiderfill
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      I like how everyone here is ignoring my pointing out of the PR plan dishonesty. That was the main point ... : the archvile
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        They don't want to add those features. It's not part of their strategy. People whine and so you say shi... : kingdepork
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          If that's the case, then they're doing a bad job, because it seems to have started a shitstorm among peop... : the archvile
          • They should just be honest and call the PC community whiny bitches and get it over with. Only time it's ... : kingdepork
          • Things change. You start out with one plan and it doesn't pan out. Shit happens. : Fred Garvin
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        How many developers promised shit and didn't deliver? BioWare promised horses and swimming in NWN, so man... : Fred Garvin
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          Well Molyneux is in his own category. Developers shouldn't talk about the cool things they're trying to... : kingdepork
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23892200 : kingdepork
            • If developers only talked about things they were 100% sure of game site content would drop by 50% over ni... : Fred Garvin
• Not to hate on your post but isnt it a little late to feel dissed? : Lightzout
• Activision only cares about the brosumer market. : Arcanum
• I abandoned Activision/IW when they fucked up MW2. Treyarch is trying but the mighty overlord just is pul... : Lukiopimp

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  haha the first thing I thought of was typing fucks...lol : .frame
  • I would bet that is the #1 answer. : Goto10
  • You're not alone. : EruditeCaveman
• haha what : Shadowdane
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  I did, tastes, teases and fart. All winners. : inf3d3l
  • "smokes" is good too : inf3d3l
  • "tastes" is confusing the fuck out of me. : thetangent
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  hugs = LOL : Shadowdane
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    do "hug" too, its different! : inf3d3l
    • hug = loves : Awun
• eats cracked me up : rbjester
• wrestles pretty good. : ibrokn
• oh god... humps! lol : Shadowdane
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  kills = lol : kaankasim
  • same as shoots : EruditeCaveman
• sings is weird : Dave-A
• A hunter "cracks open" a bear : Clarkek
• farts : fried rice
• "licks" is a big ol 404 :( : Ebu
• paints = works pokes = funny high fives = meh : Robotic Puppy Eater
• kisses is pretty funny : Goto10
• tickles : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  'cooks' upset me, though it was prepared. : Grumbeld
  • "Punches" is awesome. : Grumbeld
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  Hahahahahaha amuses = RPS :D Hilarious :D : Solstice
  • lol, I like this one. : Durajim
• "humps" : g0nk
• "gases" lol wonderful : whippy
• booooo @ eviscerates : miasma&!
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  feeds : Ziz
  • jumps is good too : Ziz
• Urinates was great!! : KingJamesR
• "rapes" = 404 : reelbk
• hahaha "Seduces" works. Sort of like rape... I guess. : reelbk
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  "gives birth to" - what the fuck? : CtrlFrk
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    "replaces" = furries! : CtrlFrk
    • "shits" : CtrlFrk
• is : cetra00
• farts!!!!!! : reelbk
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  FOOTBALL : Slowtreme
  • awesome : inf3d3l
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  l;kjalskflsdjkf i typed in 'fucks' was not expecting that response : foo
  • haha, do 'shits' : foo
  • Would have been better if a big hairy gay dude came out instead. : Porkasaurus
• I give you additional nightmare fodder well more so than bear rape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc9gzWV... : Crimsonbeak
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  bah, romances has nothing :( : Toraz Chryx
  • Seduce ;) : fr0ggie
• disguise : fr0ggie
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  lol at "tickle" : Sailor of Fortune
  • ahah, that's good : CtrlFrk
• ok "delivers" haha 404 : Sailor of Fortune
• wow, "tooth"? : CtrlFrk
• fucks worked lick didnt :( : fotografico
• licks :( : RogerDandy
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  "plays with" : hirez
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    "chases" : hirez
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      "rides" : hirez
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        "ties up" : hirez
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          hirez : Lightzout
          • error #404 =[ : hirez
• taxidermizes = 404 : retardhumper
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  this has to be done by the same ad company as the Old Spice stuff, right? : hirez
  • Could be, but there's been lots of things like this done on the internet already for ads. : spazzium
• punches : electroly
• I am confused by "shot", it's damn funny but don't know how it relates to shot a bear. : shortbuscaptain
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  "gets high with" just shows him fishing in a kiddie pool : jingletard
  • try "smokes" : Sole.exe
• field dresses : snuff
• "bruggles" throws a 404 :( : meesterbill
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  rides : supermonkeyballz
  • shops with : supermonkeyballz
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  rocks was kind of funny : drbriefs
  • films....this is great : drbriefs
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  Robot lol so good. : supermonkeyballz
  • beat box! : hirez
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  Amazing. : ChiefSquattingBear
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    TICKLE! : ChiefSquattingBear
    • DRUGS! : ChiefSquattingBear
• Sings : thetangent
• drinks is funny : SeaLlama
• "blows" = lol : BaronVonChocula
• "marries" works : socksta

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• Even year : EricZBA
• Man, i want to go to bumbershoot just to see Balkan Beat Box. Good god they put on a great live show. : mindmann
• Avoiding downtown as much as possible this weekend. : Nixx2004
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  The only two acts I'm really inetersted in at Bumbershoot are Budos Band and Decemberists, and they're bo... : cpt_gloval
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    i go to BS every year and see most bands based on their descriptions in the guide. Every year I find gre... : FrayLo
    • hey they have non-mainstage admission, that might actually convince me to get out. : cpt_gloval
  • The spits are an incredible live show. At other venues anyway, dunno about Bumbershoot. : insta
  • I'd go just for Bob Dylan personally. : orgcaptainnemo
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  I am, had a lot of fun last year. I expect some shackmeets given the 2 pseudo shack podcasts doing live s... : derelict515
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    I'll be there also. I am hoping to get Brian or Garnett or someone to get Gamefly to fix the shack for ... : xylothan
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      Definitely show it off to me =D : derelict515
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        Sure. I'll have it with me and if I run into you I'll let you see it. : xylothan
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          Do we have an actual display for it with some of the launch games going to be present for people to play ... : derelict515
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            I dunno if anything will be there. I'm not going on the companies dime or representing in any fashion. ... : xylothan
            • Cool, seems like a good opportunity to get the messageboard types some hands on with games if they're rea... : derelict515
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      I forgot to ask in the other thread if WP7 phones let you have more than 100 contacts. : Haxim
      • I don't know of a limit. I would think 100 would be too low since people would probably hit that pretty ... : xylothan
  • it's $22 for an entire day of music + comedy. pretty great deal! : FrayLo
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  I'm here now. Something sparked next to our booth and caught on fire briefly. I am always amazed at how m... : dahanese
  • Par for the course. Every show is like that (or it least every single one that I did when I used to do t... : xylothan
• Duke Nukem is going to PAX! Hail to the king, baby. : donjuancarlos
• Watching football on Saturday, Duty on Sunday, Deploy on Tuesday. : Squirrely
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  I so want to be there for Guild Wars 2 \= : shyguy74
  • yeah I'm looking forward to that, I hope the line isn't too long : derelict515
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  I'll be there! No gay stuff tho. At least not until you buy me a few drinks. : mikecyb
  • at pax I mean. Not bumpershoot or whatever. That sound way more dumb than a video game convention. : mikecyb
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    MIKE CYBER I WILL BUY YOU DRINKS : ejectorpod
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      are you going? : derelict515
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        No I will be working off and on this weekend, so sadly I didn't buy tix, but we could meet up in the even... : ejectorpod
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          We should get people together on Saturday. Someone else plan it tho I'm all planned out. :( : dahanese
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            When are you free Saturday night? : orgcaptainnemo
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              I'm thinking Gameworks. Fuck it, we're nerds, the place has a bar, and video games. If not that, we shou... : ejectorpod
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                I was thinking the same thing, but won't gameworks be blowing up during PAX? : orgcaptainnemo
                • Nerds being social? Maybe, but we would probably run into Wil Wheaton. : ejectorpod
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                  Highly likely. Plus I seem to recall a couple internet famous people (like Garnett) organizing things the... : derelict515
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                    Whatever, if one out of towner agrees to my plan that's what we're doing and if no one likes it they can ... : ejectorpod
                    • Fine by me :p I've never even been there and it's about as good as a meet up spot as shackers could want. : derelict515
              • Getting shot outside Shorty's sounds like an awesome idea! : cltcprd
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                Sure! After 7 so I can go home and shower off the nerd. : dahanese
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                  I'm thinking we all meet up at Gameworks, play some games, and have some beers+food. Then if we wanted t... : ejectorpod
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                    Sounds good, how about 7:30? : orgcaptainnemo
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                      7:30 works for me, I will even wear a shacknews tshirt. : ejectorpod
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                        Will you and Nemo be holding hands? : cltcprd
                        • PERHAPS : ejectorpod
                      • I'm going to wear my USS ENTERPRISE shirt so you can all identify me. : orgcaptainnemo
                      • Damn you guys, I'm going to Leavenworth this weekend :(. Too bad you guys don't want to do it Friday. : Ecks
                    • Great. : dahanese
                    • i can meet you guys but after bumbershoot. i will text you to see where you are saturday night. probabl... : FrayLo
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      loooooooollllllll : orgcaptainnemo
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        in all seriousness, I don't have tickets to PAX but we should all meet up downtown. : orgcaptainnemo
        • most definitely. I've got a friend from out of town and my brother visiting so it'll be a little hectic b... : derelict515
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    I can attest that michael only starts with the gay stuff after a few stiff drinks. : hirez
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      hires we swore we'd never tell! : mikecyb
      • we did? i was drunk. All I remember is a Big Daddy suit, some duct tape, skittles, & a loofah o_0 : hirez
  • Also I am at the airport and I can tell exactly who will be on my flight. PAX! : mikecyb
  • ~~~miss you~~~ : Deathlove
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  I feel like I should go some year, but now I'm old and it's too big. : cltcprd
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    cltcprd the best part is the smaller stages and the music that you randomly stumble upon that you end up ... : FrayLo
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      I was talking about PAX :) I've been to bumbershoot a few times, but it's just a hassle to get there fro... : cltcprd
      • definitely. easier for me since i can just hop on a bus. : FrayLo
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  I too will be at bumbershoot, two days for sure, maybe all three. weezer is playing the mainstage at 9:15... : Juno
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    it's tough with LMFAO, dandy warhols, and weezer all on simultaneously. : liquidlies
    • There's always a tough choice or two at bumbershoot, I love it : Juno
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  I'm leaving foe PAX tomorrow morning, first rimer. : s2jason
  • do me first do me first : spaceless
• I will be there Saturday. : kallanta
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  Hey shackers, check this out: http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=7272 : ejectorpod
  • No making out, no deal! : cltcprd
  • I was just there last week. I think my card still has some credits on it. : kallanta
  • Hm. Tempting... : lyme
• If someone wants a free pass, I'll be there Friday and then you can take it and use it for Saturday/Sunda... : Ecks

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• Iphoooooone : mikecyb
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  what about the HTC? Android? Le hawt? : Lightzout
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    I havent seen anything from HTC that equals the sexyness of the Samsung Captivate. OH my current phone is... : hirez
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      Have you had your head in the sand all year? HTC's 2010 lineup of android phones is pretty awesome. I thi... : Prozium
      • the aria is OK, but the captivate seems better overall. : hirez
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  Wait for WebOS 2.0 :( : Deathlove
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    Hahahahaha : spazzium
    • gonna own! : Deathlove
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    Did I tell you my Palm Pre is now my alarm clock? And only an alarm clock. : NastyJack
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      Why? : Deathlove
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        because if he doesnt, its other job is a paperweight. : hirez
        • The iphone is a great little device for people who don't need a good phone. : Lightzout
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        I got a Vibrant. I didn't hate the Pre when I was using it but it's a piece of shit compared to the Vibra... : NastyJack
        • oh, I'd be lying if I said you were wrong. : Deathlove
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    i can't tell if you're joking or if i should pity you :( : dantastic
    • I've used android for 2 months now and I still think WebOS is a better mobile OS. The notification system... : Prozium
    • WebOS is amazing. The only thing holding it back is the hardware. : Deathlove
• Swing by a Best Buy and see what they have to play with. I haven't handled the Captivate, but the HTC pho... : ateam311
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  Just look at the screens side by side and tell me why you'd pick the Samsung. : SiW.
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    the super amOLED is pretty damn nice. plus I can get the captivate for $79 thru amazon. : hirez
    • iPhone screen really puts anything else to shame. : GenghisFrog
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      On paper the amOLED sounds great, but in practice I'm lost as to what the big deal is. I have yet to see ... : Serpico74
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        The iPhone 4 screen has a high pixel density but a lower brightness. I love how you can't see the pixels,... : MrBig0
        • Yeah colors really pop on my Vibrant. It's named well. : NastyJack
        • Can't say I agree. It has an ips screen. It looks absolutely fantastic. : GenghisFrog
• iphone. : spazzium
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  HOORAY. I flashed an updated rom from xda-developers and all is right again. who knows WTF happened. I bl... : hirez
  • terrists. : spazzium
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  Did you remember to pay your bill? My cell phone broke 'cause of that once. : JarEme
  • not that! it was definitely something strange. flashing a new rom image fixed it right up. : hirez
• Very happy Captivate owner here. And i left my iPhone and haven't looked back once. : huds0n
• iPhone 4 is pretty rad. : tfboc
• The new 4.3" HTC phone looks really awesome. Verizon only, though. Sounds like you're on AT&T. I'd go ... : TheIneffableBob
• iphone : uncle slappy
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  I LOVE my vibrant, thing is badass. Swype is the best, the screen is way brighter, the android OS is much... : MrBig0
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    I couldn't go back to not using Swype now. It's really the next level in typing and I pity the phone that... : NastyJack
    • I love Swype : MacemanInTW
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  Samsung Captivate. Definitely. : BlackCat9
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    HA HA. KIDDING. :D : BlackCat9
    • OH MAN! I did a double take on that post, good one! : hirez
• iPhone 4 + case; the display will melt your face : Postal
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  I switched from an iPhone 3G to the Captivate and the difference is pretty incredible. Granted, the 3G is... : Moonraker7
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    Who is the provider? : Lightzout
    • Captivate is AT&T galaxy S : DonarUDL
    • Captivate - AT&T Vibrant - T-Mobile Epic 4G - Sprint Fascinate - Verizon : TheIneffableBob
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  i hate how laggy my captivate is : pandastrong
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    install LauncherPro and use the One Click Lag Fix for Galaxy S: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.rc.QuickF... : MrBig0
    • My benchmark score in Quadrant went from about 800 to 2400 and my menus are WAY snappier and smoother. : MrBig0
  • Wait until Froyo, it's night and day. : cltcprd
• iPhone so you can play chess with friends and words with friends with me! : Alco23

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  click the "i'm not interested button" for your first point : kill9
  • yeah that would maybe help. I totally ignore the suggestions and rarely do I find out about a movie I wa... : lukej1337
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  I love those specific suggestions. I don't do much rating, though. : zohar79
  • Do you find that you watch more individually selected titles or recommended ones? : jingletard
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  Wanna see gay sci fi movies, maybe they'll be better than some of these straight ones :( : SpaecKow
  • Netflix has Gayniggers From Outerspace? That's a must watch. : anhero
• netflix's ratings in general are bad. movies like the losers suck but have fun moments where as harry br... : ibrokn
• Well now the motherfucker just suggested Under the Cherry Moon by Prince and now the woman is watching it... : jingletard
• I think it's gotten a lot better. The Epix deal just started, too. : Deathlove
• I largely ignore suggestions but I have a hefty instant queue between TV for myself and for my kids. Star... : sm00v3d
• i don't find much i actually want to see on Instant Watch : Veegeezee
• I've had Netflix for a while now and all I can say is that the instant watch it getting better all the ti... : EruditeCaveman
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  I use it to endlessly re-watch episodes of The Office. : not work safe
  • haha I'm the same way. at least a couple episodes a week. I re-watch a lot of arrested development too. : theylookwolfs
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  There's a lot of garbage to sift through but there are some diamonds in the rough. I've probably watched... : DasCracky
  • Yeah, that's kind of what I was getting at. I think I've tagged all the good movies on there and now ther... : jingletard
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  The lack of variety available for Instant Watch is their biggest problem. It's got to be the content own... : yourGarbageMan
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    Lack of variety? There's every damn kind of movie and TV show you could want. No, they don't have every b... : nurglich
    • It's not variety but quality. I don't expect AAA blockbuster titles by the 1000's, but I'd pay twice as m : jingletard
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      The DVD selection is much larger by several times. : yourGarbageMan
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        Well sure, there's probably close to 100k movies/shows on DVD. : Vincent Grayson
        • Tracker site says: 26555 selections in instant watch. BTW this month they have/ are adding about 1400 mo... : funnyguy84
        • Right, that's sort of my point. Most of the times I look up a movie, it is not available for IW. Only a... : yourGarbageMan
• Use www.streamingsoon.com to see all the good stuff/interesting things that have been recently added or w... : h o s t i l e
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  I watch it many hours a day, best way to spend $8 : graceofdragons
  • Yeah, best $8/mo service ever. I love it. : jingletard
• I kind of love it. Having things like Gurren Lagaan and Ghost in the Shell: SAC goes really far for me th... : geedeck
• I spend more time watching it than my cable most days and it costs 1/4 the price : painangel
• Why would you ever want to watch a movie that didn't have talking dogs???? : MagicWishMonkey
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  I just don't like how they remove movies without notice. Wanted to watch pans labyrinth so my gf added it... : shotgun1
  • It's not? I added it and didn't get around to watching it yet. : EruditeCaveman
  • It tells you when it will be taken off. It definitely does on the 360, pretty sure it does in the list to... : h o s t i l e
• how often do they rotate stuff? I don't have cable or anything, so i kind of want to add this. We basical... : mindmann
• Try watching foreign movies, there's a pretty good selection. : TShandy
• Watch The Man From Earth on there if you haven't seen it yet : ColoradoCNC
• that's why you gotta fill out your disc queue too : RikiTiki2
• It's pretty awesome but I'd like to see even more stuff on instant watch. Also I'm kindof glad for th... : Megara9
• Ok. : thejm4n
• I love it for the documentaries. : yosemiteclimber
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  I think the selection is fantastic- it's certainly improved heaps over the last eighteen months. : PlanetPerfecto
  • My only caveat is when they remove titles from instant watch. That angers and saddens PP greatly. If they... : PlanetPerfecto
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    Yeah, they already have vastly more stuff-I-would-watch on Instant Watch than I will ever be able to get ... : Johnny Law
    • Absolutely. And there's a lot of stuff on there that is lesser known and still really fucking good. Just ... : PlanetPerfecto
• Instant watch isn't the greatest. I have found some documentaries I have wanted to see and currently I a... : ju$tmon3y
• Okay folks, if you're using Instant Watch to see specific movies you're pretty much doing it wrong. I've... : nurglich
• I think they're pretty accurate on my suggestions as for the instant watch just be patient it's been impr... : Koral06