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  Well, at least it was ambitious. : _jon
  • Much like GTA4 itself : Omaha
• way to fuck it up. : civilwarskeleton
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  How in the chocolate fuck did you screw this one up? : Crabs Jarrard
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    a few too many q's. it looked ok in preview : _jon
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      So did Transformers 2. : Crabs Jarrard
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        THE BEST ART IS IMPERFECT! : _jon
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          Explain this! http://media.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/10662/80464345.jpg : Crabs Jarrard
          • that looks like Bret The Hitman Hart : shyguy74
    • QQ more! : yosemiteclimber
  • I'm stealing "chocolate fuck." Just a heads-up. : Rotten Deadite
• SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY : DrWaffles
• I'll be there. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  This is Major Tom to Dong Patrol Are you helping underscore jon? He's tagging in a most peculiar way ... : Dave-A
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    brrt t-drrt t-drrt.. *clap clap* brrt t-drrt t-drrt.. *clap clap* : _jon
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      sax goes off : Dave-A
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        this is not use of a banned catchphrase, it really does : Dave-A
        • Totally using this against you in the future when I inevitably use a catchphrase again. : DrWaffles
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAquRuqyQQc : DrWaffles
        • You have a plethora of saxaphone music : jimmy_legs
  • now I'm singing this, thx : Trips
• holy shit : MercFox1
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  HEY GUYS THERE'S A GTA IV MOVIE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhDcd8DZK_o : DrWaffles
  • amazing. : hirosushima
  • not sure why this is related... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i5mB19648I&feature=related : devpaul
• I love you _jon. : AgentPothead
• Actually the tag fail looks kinda cool imo. : Lightzout
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCFQz0MQaQI : DrWaffles
• 10 minute bump! : ConsFEARacy
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  GET IN HERE GET IN HERE GET IN HERE : DrWaffles
  • LAYIN DOWN THE TARPS, YOU DON'T WANNA MISS THIS : DrWaffles
• hurrrrrr : _jon
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  Testing in old thread FRIDAY NIGHT grand theft auto 4 SHACKBATTLE! FRIDAY NIGHT grand theft auto 4 : _jon
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    FRIDAY NIGHT q[grand theft auto 4]q SHACKBATTLE! FRIDAY NIGHT q[r{grand theft auto 4}r]q SHACKBATTLE! F : _jon
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      sorry one more FRIDAY NIGHT grand theft auto 4 SHACKBATTLE! FRIDAY NIGHT grand theft auto 4 SHACKBATT : _jon
      • Aww yeah : Maddog_Delphi97
      • let's play team fortress 2!!! let's play team fortress 2!!! let's play team fortress 2!!! GUNTERSVIL : _jon

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  back to the front page with you : kill9
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    just kidding please don't ban me :( : kill9
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      Can he still do that? : Madwacker
      • Pascal's Wager : kill9
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  The interview was good, and Borderlands was still pretty fun. Is Duke gonna 0wn?! : jimmy_legs
  • That is one of the things I still love about PC gaming, even though there were quite a few issues with th... : Crimsonbeak
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    the hands-on reactions from gamers were really pretty darn positive. was a better response rate than bord... : Steve Gibson
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      That's one thing that strikes me as odd -- I thought we'd have 101 impressions of the game posts by now, ... : ThomW
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        I thought they were all encapsulated by the one review on the stream "Graphics need Polish" : Crimsonbeak
        • I read that too, but I'm more concerned about how it plays. I can deal with graphics if the game rules. : ThomW
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        My impression: "they took me away from it just as it was getting good. Peeing should be analog-controll... : Agrona
        • Options > Pee Invert: Yes/No : dodob
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      You're probably right on the legacy aspect of the game. I think though that no matter what is done (or b... : jimmy_legs
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        indeed. when i watch a movie or play a game i dont think about how long it took or any drama with the ... : Steve Gibson
        • Exactly, and I'm pretty sure that's why I keep playing these games! I wish more people would keep that i... : jimmy_legs
        • I've occasionally bought games just on the principle of the story behind them. Like Daikatana (on day one... : Schnapple
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      Who cares about the actual games, how are you liking being on the other side of the fence? ;) As someo... : ColoradoCNC
      • As someone who has spent years and years working on the journalism side by which I meant you, lol. Poorly... : ColoradoCNC
    • I give The Hangover 8.791 : dodob
    • OH NO! I hated the hangover! : Snipergen
    • "i think ... [Duke Nukem] [is] stupid" Gearbox's Steve Gibson. <3 u sTeve : mrblarg
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  I'm not exactly sure what you need to apologize for? : Orange Pylon
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    it worked but wasnt nearly as refined for PC / mouse as intended. hell you cant even go back/foward when ... : Steve Gibson
    • POSTORDER CANCELLED. : Orange Pylon
    • yeah the menu sure blows. i got over it quickly though, it was a fun game and a cool concept. i hope to s... : theylookwolfs
    • Despite the faults, I enjoyed playing through it. However, it got boring pretty quickly on the second go ... : Old_Fart
    • Even with the issues that Borderlands launched with, I still loved it and still play it a lot. : Derringer
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  I have one question for you. Does Randy pay you in giant novelty sized Hershey Bars? : Crimsonbeak
  • That would be currencyI would consider. : shirif
• Seems you came back just in time to pimp a Gearbox game again....... : Phreakin
• I'm glad that you're actually able to say this. Randy was very defensive in response to this criticism : sanchez
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  I'm not in the game industry but none the less welcome to corporate america. Anyone who is your manageme... : ju$tmon3y
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    Steve is a VP of Marketing. : massdev
    • He still has a boss : ju$tmon3y
    • Steve- When are the rest of us(the people who didn't attend PAX) going to see a proper trailer and offic... : kaijuseijin
• Can I get a full refund for the game since I hated it Steve :P? (I got it for free from a shacker btw.... : Malku
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  Steve, I hope Gearbox is more or less a real job where you can work 9-5 and have weekends free, and no 16... : woddemandred
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    it was the right choice. i have no complaints. appreciate the thought. 15 years of that grind was p... : Steve Gibson
    • Get back to your penthouse office and make me a videogame! : fechols
    • Was it really that bad? : virus
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    No game studio is 9-5.. weekends are a toss up :) : rmjackson
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      That is a lot less true nowadays now that people realizes that is usually not so legal. It still happens ... : lplasmatron
      • I dunno, I guess it depends on the studio and the team you're on. We have a FANTASTIC producer currently ... : rmjackson
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  now apologize for maarten ! : CoRDS
  • some things can never be forgiven :-( : Johnny Law
  • If he does he could end up in the hague. : rosewood
• any idea when we get some official footage? : CoRDS
• Hah, Borderlands was a fun game. Thanks for creating the shack. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  It's all good Steve. It does mean a lot to all of us that you came here and apologized, even though you d... : nyranger66
  • OH, and are you gonna attend ShackCon? It's happening, and it's gonna 0wn. It's gonna be in Vegas in June... : nyranger66
• Eh, don't fret. Borderlands as a whole was a great time, and I appreciate that it was released on the PC... : Halen
• What's the deal with the lack of media now? I guess maybe it was all hands on deck to have something for ... : boarder2
• Eclectic European Assassination Squad = Canceled. You've earned yourself one more chance. : Wyvern
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  Man, shacknews needs a "Like" button. : watcherxp
  • no. fucking. way. : vx2o
  • Your face needs a "Foot" button. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Just add it to the lol script. : arhughes
• I was bummed I didn't get to say hi to you this year at PAX! : brickmatt
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  Never apologize! : dognose
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    Even if you drop the server DNF is on and it's gone forever. : pyide
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      LMAO holy shit that would be the ultimate combo, and return of an old hex on poor sTeve... : Downforce
      • Then he can make a new Things That Suck article. : Wyvern
      • Bubblegum, plenty of chewing experience : mrblarg
    • lol : humbleone
• Steve, do you have any estimate when Aliens: Colonial Marines will come out? : sairis
• The minor issues I had in Borderlands were outweighed by how much fun I had shooting bad guys with fun we... : Goto10
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  Please don't follow the previous way of concealing duke from his fans. Drop screenshots or a dev video ev... : NukemFornever
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    This should have been done already. : kaijuseijin
    • Agreed, the PAX trailer should of been out days ago. :( : inf3d3l
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  The UI is fine, it's the field of view that sucks. It doesn't retain the settings in the .ini file in LA... : jingletard
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    The UI is so not fine :( : SpaecKow
    • Yeah, I suppose in terms of the questing UI it isn't so great. I thought everyone was talking about the ... : jingletard
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  Steve! Answer me these questions three (about DNF): 1) How the Ego meter works - does it also regener... : SpaecKow
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    Ego is refilled by kicking ass, it's not automatic. : sigpro
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      okay and you're SURE about that, cause there has been some doubt, some guys say they've seen it slowly re... : SpaecKow
      • Not 100% sure, just going by what others have posted here. : sigpro
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        were they slowly kicking ass? or just idle regen? hard to tell from a streaming video... : inf3d3l
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          streaming video of a tv monitor... : inf3d3l
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            I'm talking about some of the slightly earlier leaked stuff. there's a vid of duke killing some pigcops i... : SpaecKow
            • Are you talking about the video labeled April 2010? It's hard to judge those clips because it seems th... : inf3d3l
  • Oh shit... please don't be using gamespy... PLEASE!!!! : Q-ball
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    Shooting off armour sounds cool at first. And then you play halo 3 and realise its just the same old s... : Beady
    • It sounds cool because it will look cool, not for gameplay reasons. : SpaecKow
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    1 - yes 2 - dunno? 3 - no : Steve Gibson
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      Yay! No gamespy! Yay! : Rotten Deadite
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        THIS is FRONT PAGE NEWS!! What about the other PC questions? Mods? LAN? Dedicated Servers? : watcherxp
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          hopefully not. if stuff i post in here ends up quoted on the front page i'll likely have to stop posti... : Steve Gibson
          • You heard it here first folks. Steve says "hopefully not" about Mods, LAN and Dedicated Servers : NastyJack
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        It'll be GFWL instead. : Old_Fart
        • Well, it's better than Gamespy. : Nitrium
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          I like GFWL actually. : snot3353
          • but youre a filthy console fucktard! : dantastic
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        Gearbox is bringing Kali back : pancake humper
        • Dwango Forever! : watcherxp
    • Thank You. Thank you! THANK YOU! : EricZBA
    • YAAAAAY 8D : SpaecKow
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  don't apologize, i've spent hours and hours with Borderlands and enjoyed them all : CecilPhilpot
  • This. I played through it all on xbox on release, then replayed it all again on PC six months later. I ha... : emnii
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  DNF trailer, when, where. Stop making me beg. : inf3d3l
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    I thought some old habits died when 3dr sold it to Gearbox. Maybe not. :( : kaijuseijin
    • "Later" in Duke time apparently means the equivalent of a year or two or three... : inf3d3l
• We still love ya Steve! You did go to see machete right? : locater16
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  Is pipebombs taking up one of the two weapon slots also? : humbleone
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    No pipebombs and trip mines are bound to the bumpers on the 360. http://beefjack.com/files/2010/09/img... : sigpro
    • thanks :) I offer you a beer for this answer. Click left on your D-pad! : humbleone
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      Hopefully they use the D-pad to add some other cool stuff.... would be cool if the dpad selected pipebomb... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • Well I imagine the d-pad will be more for inventory items, like holoduke or whatever. : SpaecKow
      • Goddamn, kicking is awesome. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • There is no Mighty Boot. Only as a finisher. :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      I want to buy it on PS3 just to support PS3 development of good games but I know it's not the ideal platf... : abrasion
      • don't be that guy. : dopefish
• there was some good info in there but no apologies for what happened with the pc port of borderlands...th... : lukej1337
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  Steve, you're a baller. NEVER APOLOGIZE. Remember that little rule of thumb. : ejectorpod
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    What are we doing this weekend, dude? : brickmatt
    • I'm at the football game today but no plans tonight! : ejectorpod
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  what was the deal with the shack impression of the graphics being fuzzy and not really up to snuff? can : smacknca
  • i'd write most of that off more as them mostly just looking too hard. it's really tough for press to be o... : Steve Gibson
  • It is a joke. When Dahanese was doing the announce stream thing, she went to some fat stereotypical supe... : Crimsonbeak
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  anyone else read this as if it was dripping of sarcasm? weird post. : mwasher
  • I really hope it was, the Entitled Crybaby Threat Advisory Level has been well into the red zone around h... : Dave-A
• No worries dude. Sometimes, I'm amazed that games ever get made at all. : deveus1
• This is a pre-emptive strike for DNF using Gamespy. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Are you drunk right now? Also, the interview seemed fine. What did you feel like you did poorly? If Le... : Agrona
• apology accepted :) : smax
• <3 Its rare for someone in PR to actually admit something like this, so credit to team where due : Beady
• I hate to be a frontpager, but you be placating/pandering :( I would like to be proven wrong, thoiugh. : anhero
• Now apologize for the economy : SilverSnake
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  I'm really really glad you made this post. A lot of people felt kicked in the nuts because of the Border... : kingdepork
  • Are you starting some kind of marketing claim hedge fund? Because you seem heavily invested in it. : Dave-A
• Steve, where is my chick? :( : fsck
• Don't let him fool ya.. He *still* promises to kiss you on the mouth, but doesn't follow through... Si... : MorrisatCNN
• Dude, you are awesome. :) : baron calamity
• I really liked borderlands. Still looking forward to the dlc and level cap increase too. : TheNiXXeD
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  Dude don't apologize. I'm probably one of the only 11 people who enjoyed Borderlands on PC. Only thing i ... : Dschinghis Khan
  • I bought it with all the DLC on sale, that was worth it. I think what hurt them the most was that people... : Pneum0
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    oh it sold a heck of a lot on pc and it was great. was apologizing for my mistake is all... not the game ... : Steve Gibson
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      But it's the game that under-delivered (especially at launch), noy you. You are only guilty of thinkin... : watcherxp
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        Just don't confuse the people who had the ability to fix the UI with the people who decided the UI should... : rudds
        • I didn't.. I specifically mentioned the decision makers. : watcherxp
• Borderlands was still fun as shit though, so high five! o/ : Sapiens
• O_O Hell=Frozen : EricZBA
• i liked the interview : freshyk
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  Isn't that kind of an insult to the interviewer to call the interview worthless? I went back and read it ... : NastyJack
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    i'm gonna a totally wild and crazy guess here and say that he was unsatisfied with his answers, not the i... : Sapiens
    • you're bananas! : Steve Gibson
    • I'm sure you're right, I just didn't think any apology was necessary at all. : NastyJack
• it's ok Stebe. :D : packav
• I liked it the interview. Just do the best damn job you guys can do and don't worry about the outcome. Ge... : silent prophet
• The UI / Gamespy stuff in Borderlands really is awful, just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why I ... : ramshot
• Mr. Apology : g.lee
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  steve you need to get to work making sure a shack reference or 2 is in duke : vitek r
  • Duke gets a sidekick named Dognose : thekidd
  • Between George and Steve- that was always a given as far as I was concerned. : abrasion
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  Can I interview you about the malicious Gamefly ad malware being served on your own stomping grounds? : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • Is this still a problem? I haven't seen anyone post about it in a looooong time. : Dave-A
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  Maybe just because of who you are, but I actually enjoyed reading your interview on the subject even more... : vile
  • agreed - I prefer listening/reading/viewing stuff said by sTeve than by Pitchford : Nitrium
• Hey Steve, for the record I like Borderlands, my brother and I are still playing it when our schedules al... : randomjgj

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  Cowboy Bebop. : Dschinghis Khan
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    The whole thing, including the movie! : Yanks
    • There's a movie? How does it tie in with the series? : dael
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    This, and then Samurai Champloo. Both Are absolutely amazing, Cowboy Bebop takes the cake though. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • (Even if they aren't movies...) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • This is my favorite : ninjase
  • Is that some kind of anime? : dfay
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  Only Yesterday, it's Ghibli, but not Miyazaki: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102587/ : aethyr
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    I think Takahata is the better director of the two. : Kentor
    • I agree. Only Yesterday is fantastic. Pom Poko is pretty good as well, once you get over the tanuka scr... : deathofrats
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  I really enjoyed Sword of the Stranger. Watched it on a whim after someone mentioned it here, but it's a ... : -JLN-
  • awesome action flick a must see imo. : b0mbsquad
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  Paprika? : eeeealmo
  • ^^ pretty crazy, pretty awesome : Yanks
  • + Akira obviously : eeeealmo
  • I really liked Paprika, enough to buy it on blu-ray. : mastermike569
  • Paprika was really awesome : megarust32
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    Another vote here to see it, but it's not Miyazaki-esque at all. : Kentor
    • It's basically a visual feast with a somewhat weak story, similar to that of Spirited Away. That's about ... : Talonus.
  • this one : Foxhawk
  • This. I was very sad when Satoshi Kon died too :( Tokyo Godfathers was pretty heartwarming as well. : kelzmelzer
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  Not really close to miyazaki but Akira is a pretty big favorite among most people I've come across. : Zuchu
  • After 6 years I finally talked my significant other into watching it. Surprisingly she enjoyed it (out ou... : steauengeglase
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  My GF tells me that Perfect Blue is pretty awesome. Never seen it though! : Yanks
  • Perfect Blue is what you would get if Hitchcock did anime. : RomSteady
  • Perfect Blue is pretty crazy. : mastermike569
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    an old ex gf introduced me to perfect blue. take her advice, watch it. watch it with her even. : riedlos
    • Yea, it's great. By the same guy as Paprika as well! : MrBig0
  • Awesome movie. : prime8
• Now & Then, Here & There (aka Ima, soko ni iru boku) - Hugely overlooked and amazing series. : dumb.
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  The Girl Who Lept Through Time, also most of the ones already mentioned. : pixelat3d
  • Just got this on netflix, and it was pretty good, if a bit sappy. : graceofdragons
  • That's my favorite anime movie of all time. : Clarkek
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  Ghost in the Shell + Stand Alone Complex + Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig + Solid State Society is days of e... : Yanks
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    Skip GitS 2: Innocence though, it was not very enjoyable. : Yanks
    • It's not in the same continuity anyways. Ghost in the Shell --> GitS 2: Innocence Stand Alone Compl... : Kentor
    • yeah, did not enjoy is as much as the 1st one; : devpaul
    • its cool, you just have to know some stuff to follow it. and even if you ignore all the futurespeak its ... : crypt420
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      i actually liked it a lot. : skryte
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        Me too, the visuals are amazing and I don't think any other anime has topped them for me. : Gylis
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          it was visually stunning and i've always liked batou as a character so it worked out good. : skryte
          • the subtitles in the theater though were pretty bad -- i ended up downloading a fansub that same night so... : skryte
    • I loved it. : datoo
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    Have not successfully watch any Ghost in the Shell, something about the timing, and the pacing I'm immedi... : graceofdragons
    • It's all in the details. : miasma&!
• My favorites are, Gantz, Berserk, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Elfen Lied, Akira, Record of the Lodoss War,... : mastermike569
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  Lupin III - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Cagliostro : ZenzenTen
  • Which predates Miyazaki's Ghibli days. : ZenzenTen
  • Also seen in the Laser Disc Arcade game "Cliff Hanger". : AxeMan808
  • Haha. I love Lupin III : braaains
  • also love lupin, the characters and style are just awesome. Green vs Red didn't happen though, just don't... : dooberzoo
• Some great stuff I haven't heard of so far guys, thanks a bunch. : wurt
• "Brave Story" and "Summer Wars" are somewhat similar : b0mbsquad
• Nothing really compares to Miyazaki but The Girl Who Leaped Through Time is very good, as is Tokyo Godfat... : woddemandred
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  "Grave of the Fireflies" might be the greatest animated film of all time : Kentor
  • It's pretty damn awesome, it's Oscar-worthy material. : Lone Swordsman
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    That movie was so amazing and so ... depressing? That's not really the word but, yeah. : Lexicon_Leidun
    • It is depressing, but rightfully so given the era it depicts. : Lone Swordsman
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    You know, I totally disagree. I realize people feel pretty strongly about this movie, but that's reall... : Vincent Grayson
    • I think it's quite well-written. You get a good sense of a relationship between brother and sister broke... : Lone Swordsman
    • i disagree completely about the animation. The quality of the animation is one of the reason that movie ... : action wombmate
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      Not particularly well written or animated? Takahata's few animated films have been subtle nuanced pieces ... : Kentor
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        so true. i wish he was more prolific, his last full movie was in 99 right? he has one coming out this y... : deathofrats
        • Yep! I'm looking forward to see what he's done with Taketori Monogatari, but I have doubts that I'll be a... : Kentor
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  The Avatar series. No really, not a movie but each of the three seasons saw actual character development.... : Jenings
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    I watched that literally a month ago on Netflix and loved it. : Yanks
    • For sure, if theres better "american anime" I'd love to see it. So satisfying from start to finish. : Jenings
    • Same here, my girlfriend convinced me it was good in addition to being for kids. Instant fan, shame about... : graceofdragons
• Honestly, you're not going to get many movies similar to Ghibli's style. They have a lot more time to spe... : Talonus.
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  Princess Mononoke : shaffe
  • This is my favorite Miyazaki movie. It's spectacularly violent. : roggor
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  If you havent seen any of the Neon Genesis stuff grab Evangelion 1.11 and 2.0. I dont think there is a 2.... : SigENeaT
  • This, if you have any interest in seeing evangelion skip the series and watch these two movies, they are ... : Zuchu
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  Sword of the Stranger, Metropolis might fit what you're looking for. : akirabob
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    Sword of the Stranger surprised me. I didn't expect it to be so god damn good. : Kentor
    • I have this but haven't watched it yet This is good news. : mastermike569
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  5 centimeters per second : mystifier
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    Oh, totally unrelated but the absolute funniest anime: Puni Puni Poemi .... holy shit this one is complet... : mystifier
    • Excel Saga was fucking hilarious also, along with FLCL. : Darkfox76
    • I nominate as contenders: golden boy cromartie high school detroit metal city fmp: fumoffu : miasma&!
  • This is a great film. : Lexicon_Leidun
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  Its kind of a cliche coming of age story, but Urotsukidoji isn't too bad. : steauengeglase
  • Hahaha, he's going to have nightmares or possibly a funny feeling in his pants. : mastermike569
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    I don't think I've ever heard of Urotsukidoji described as a coming of age story. : ArcKnight
    • He meant Age of Cumming : Old_Fart
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  Millennium Actress, also by Satoshi Job (perfect blue and paprika), is also quite good. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • satoshi job? Kon? : deathofrats
• Nope. Not a single one. : Magus
• Everything by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Kon#Director : Godhatesfatpeople
• I watched Summer Wars recently. Great flick! : MrLobo
• Anime is retarded : shorynot
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  Tekkon Kinkreet : DeBurgo
  • I love this movie, but I always forget to mention it! : AxeMan808
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    Ending is crappy as hell. : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • I ended up hating the characters. And the names were stupid. : greasyjohn
    • what was crappy about the ending? : deathofrats
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  I think Ponyo was good? : greasyjohn
  • Ponyo was great. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  HiJack: How about Manga? I've been reading a bit of it lately to increase my vocabulary and reading com... : Agrona
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    hikaru no go : GloriousCow
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      starts OK, by the end you regret ever starting. : dooberzoo
      • yeah but i'm biased :( : GloriousCow
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    I've recently finished 'Sanctuary'. It was pretty good, though it could have been better. I assume you'v... : Gylis
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      No I'm pretty much a newbie actually. : Agrona
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        I've been leafing through the take-a-book-leave-a-book thing at work (lots of Japanese folks there, so th... : Agrona
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          In that case, berserk is a must read. The story easily reaches and arguably even surpasses Lotr levels of... : Gylis
          • I'll have a look for it, thanks. : Agrona
        • no Shounen Jump? : dooberzoo
  • Anything by Junji Ito : ColoradoCNC
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    There's no way to make a 'best of' list because there are simply too many, but here are some must-reads a... : dooberzoo
    • Actually this looks like it could be pretty goofy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doraemon_first_appe... : Agrona
  • 20th Century Boys. : dissembler
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  I just watched Paprika which was pretty crazy, it was what Inception's dreams should have been like : bolneze
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    I'm still bummed the director died. The guy definitely had his own style, not to mention he was one of th... : ColoradoCNC
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      whoa didnt know about that : bolneze
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        Yep, Satoshi Kon died about two weeks ago. Young guy, too. Shame to see him go, I really enjoyed his work... : ColoradoCNC
        • A shacker posted a link to this quite touching article in Satoshi's own words- regarding his impending de... : PlanetPerfecto
        • Aww... his work was always amazing to watch, even if I never understood it. And pancreatic cancer at 46?... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Sword of the Stranger is action packed. : dodob
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  Much gold here. Try Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann for maximun awesomeness. : utgaardsloke
  • It's telling that since TTGL we haven't really had any new mecha shows. It's going to take a hell of a l... : genom
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  Some of my favorites are: Princess Mononoke Jin-Roh (the Wolf Brigade) Spirited Away Grave of Firefli... : SilverSnake
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    I am by no means a fan I the genre, but enjoyed Princess Mononoke, Akira, Vampire Hunter D, and Ghost in ... : ionic.airblast
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      The whole Pat Labor series is good. : prime8
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        I never bothered to check if it was serial. My post was also supposed to be a reply to the parent post. T... : ionic.airblast
        • I think the Pat Labor movies hold up extremely well. This is a great thread as it reminds to watch movies... : prime8
  • I can vouch for jin-roh and kenshin ova, both really emotional and sad. : Gylis
• Tokyo Godfathers is pretty good, as is the Paranoia Agent series. : prime8
• Akira really is the best one. : speedy3d
• I watched Summer Wars the other night, I thought it was great. : skankcore
• Wings of Honneamise : loboVT
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  Not a single mention of The Triplets of Belleville. What the hell people. : rms
  • Because it's not anime? It's French. : jason bergman
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  I'm watching Kara no Kyoukai right now which is a series of 7 movies. The first movie is really confusin... : TheVietSpecial
  • And by 'after the second' I mean 'in the second movie it becomes good'. I need to get better at making s... : TheVietSpecial

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  Dognose let me tell you about old school gaming. Back in my day ... : spiffymc
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    ...we walked 5 miles to the nearest milk bar to play pong... : DingoStoleMyBaby
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      Back then it only cost a quarter! : dognose
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        how can you play that with a joystick, mouse and keyboard is the only way to play pong : CecilPhilpot
        • Fuck that, paddles 4 lyfe! : Ride-My-Rocket
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      back in my day we spent two hours rubbing sticks together. the fun we had! : nwillard
      • 10/10 : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I love how that one guy calls him "kiddo." : The Grolar Bear
    • Oh now you're making me want to go look. : dognose
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  It really is pretty strange. Most of the time when I read front page I comments I always leave wondering ... : limpossible
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    i was just surprised that there are guys that actually post a lot on the front page : CecilPhilpot
    • Yeah, there are dedicated front pagers, and if you look at their post history it's all just profanity and... : The Grolar Bear
  • they're such a shitty bunch of people too. they complain about *everything* like in the Halo story wher... : valael
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    Question out of curiosity. Do any of you recognize me? Are there any specific posts that come to mind ... : Confrustrating
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      whining about ugly texas girls : Alpha Class Android
      • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/369916/1283804418253.jpg : Confrustrating
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      I'm always curious about that too. I think you have to be one of the more crazy posters like mace or an o... : gooblerampling
      • I try to spam all the Minecraft and SRS BSNS BC2 threads, that way someone will recognize my name! : Hemtroll
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      Something about not being able to drive a car. : The Grolar Bear
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21418813#itemanchor_21418813 That one. : Confrustrating
• Fuck those guys >:( : ejectorpod
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  I think chatty posters are actually the minority :( : bld
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    You shut up! : jimmy_legs
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      Sorry. : bld
      • it makes me sad >:( : jimmy_legs
  • Vast minority of hits on the site : not work safe
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    The few, the proud, the Ch@i. : massdev
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      Just for using the @ symbol that way, you're out of the club. : Arcanum
      • Okay Dad. : massdev
  • The chatty people hit this site hundreds of times a day, there might be more front pagers now but we outn... : abrasion
• Still waiting on trailer. =( : inf3d3l
• i like to post there because it makes my hands look BIG : spiderfill
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  OMG CHATTY POSTER ELITISM ALL UP IN HERE : GloriousCow
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    Why aren't we playing a L4D2 user made campaign : dognose
    • That is a damn good question. : sigpro
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      can I come play too? : SpaecKow
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        We got four!!! http://www.l4dmaps.com/details.php?file=6591 ??? Or I Hate Mountains for L4D1? : dognose
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          I haven't downloaded either of those so I'm gonna downloade the one you linked. STAND BY. : SpaecKow
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            GC is gonna need it too. sigpro and I have it. : dognose
            • Let's do this! : sigpro
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              i can't play :( : GloriousCow
              • >:( : dognose
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              omg that finale is merciless : dognose
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                I'm still glad you get these though cause if someone else didn't check out the custom campaigns I never w... : SpaecKow
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                  I don't think that ending is finishable. I Hate Mountains next time? : dognose
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                    fo sho, wanna visit l4d1, see what it's been up to : SpaecKow
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                      Your ping was 621 : dognose
                      • eeew : SpaecKow
  • they gotta use tha facilities roud back. : mavmavv
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  You latest chatty personalities need to dirty yourselves with the front page every once in a while. I can... : Dr_Cube
  • 'tis a noble but doomed crusade : CecilPhilpot
  • I got your back! : Sailor of Fortune
  • I try I TRY : Milleh
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  The FPS genre all started with a game called Halo. : walker270
  • *groan* : stygian_whisper
  • They didn't get good until COD 4. : Crabs Jarrard
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    dunno man IMO the best FPS is GoW. : SpaecKow
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      OMG there R guns in God of War? : Dong Patrol
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        bro yeah it's sweet!!! : SpaecKow
        • So s'like a cheatcode or sumthin rite? you gots to let me kno it bro!!! I learned to type like this by w : Dong Patrol
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    That's not the brand of crazy you get on the front page, not exclusively anyway. Current crop seems to b... : Johnny Law
    • I'm surprised they even know there were games on the PC back in the day. : freakynipples69
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    Goldeneye dude, everyone knows this. : freakynipples69
    • yea, it's pretty common knowledge that Halo was just a Goldeneye clone. fucking n00bz, go back to your... : roushimsx
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      I could never get the hang of Goldeneye or Perfect Dark when I played at friends' houses. That N64 contro... : rock elf
      • nah, you only needed three hands if you wanted to hit L. Other than that the dpad was pretty accessible a... : roushimsx
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  I think I'm going to just not read front page comments at all from now on. I just can't take it anymore. : OmegaRed59
  • It's a good policy, especially if you don't want to hate gamers. : Orange Pylon
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  To be honest it's not like everyone knows if a Vagina sweats or not. : Crimsonbeak
  • Wait... Does it?! : boarder2
  • dude, vaginas don't sweat -- everybody knows that! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  what about chatty LURKERS? Here's me, lurkin'. Wait....shit. : genocidalrobot
  • You ain't no lurker, hell my family asks about you. : dognose
• they probably smoke and believe in god too.... idiots...................... : fried rice
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  the chatty is like a special clubhouse out back where all the cool kids go to : Mmmmmoo
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    The "shack" if you will. ;D : DM7
    • Lolz. : RogerDandy
• I wander into a FP chatty once or twice a year and always regret it : Sludgehead
• Damn. I'm torn between laughing at the Front Pagers and laughing at you guys being up in arms about someo... : The Wilhelm Scream
• Dude you never noticed that? : RogerDandy
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  Dognose, you don't know the history of gaming. I do. : Rotten Deadite
  • yeah kiddo! : Hemtroll

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  wow, just wow : ErneX
  • This is exactly what ran through my head...wow : drbriefs
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  Someone was paid to come up with this idea. : enyakk
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    No, no they weren't. : cltcprd
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      Yes they were. : MagicWishMonkey
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        Really? Really? These were individual teams (dev, test, pm, etc) that came up with the ideas. It wasn't... : cltcprd
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          Party planning committe : MagicWishMonkey
          • I hate those fuckers :) : cltcprd
          • MANDATORY FUN DAY : Schnapple
• This got me thinking, what if EP3 release date was announced with a parade? Just imagine combine marching... : Gylis
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  they forgot Android : chazums
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    Android is why there needs to be a funeral at all. : Arcanum
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      Yeah but the average person knows what an iPhone is and will get why there's a funeral for it, The averag... : Schnapple
      • I don't know about that anymore, I think Android as a platform is starting to get mind share. Nothing on... : chazums
• I guess they are in for a zombie surprise : Johnnsen
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  Yeah, I dunno what they're celebrating about. Gartner is saying that Android is on its way to becoming t... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    They are celebrating Windows Phone 7 going RTM. That's it, it wasn't a marketing stunt and is only intend... : cltcprd
    • ^^^ This is 100% correct. It was an internal ship party. (fun party to btw -- always nice to know that ... : xylothan
• I like how MS always does these goofy things that trip the cool-alarms of tech-effetes. : Dave-A
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  this goes beyond delusional : rtrson
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    It's a launch party, don't get your apple panties in a wad. : MagicWishMonkey
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      No MagiWiMon, they literally believe that the iPhone and Blackberry will expire when WinPhoSebbin comes o... : Dave-A
      • I love the Darth Vader on the motorcycle : MagicWishMonkey
    • my apple panties? id hardly consider me a fanatic. all i have is an iphone. its thts only within the last... : rtrson
  • We did a hard stop and total revamp of a mobile platform. In 18 months, we redid everything, brought on ... : xylothan
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  Hilarously amount of butt hurt fanboys there. "IM OFFENDED!" "My God what bad taste!" The funny th... : fr0x
  • It's a good excuse to eat cake and drink beer at work. : MagicWishMonkey
  • oh, so they're just a bunch of weirdos then. : xxiv
  • Fanboys? I don't own an iphone and I only have a blackberry for work (and I hate it), and I think this i... : kill9
  • I'm also pretty sure it was only on the Microsoft campus so was completely internal. : SlingBlaze
• LOL! They're a little late to the game. Android > * : Wolfanoz
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  The thriller dance was kind of waesome : R@zzle
  • The prison version was awesome, that was... not awesome. :< : ramshot
• I am super hyped for these phones :) : wurt
• did you hear google put a huge frozen yogurt in front of their office for froyo what a bunch of fags!!! : boring gegtik
• you know, this funeral is going to be seen as highly ironic when WP7 doesn't reignite Microsoft's mobile ... : Postal
• As someone who doesn't give a shit about phones, I find this to be a little embarrassing. : ArB
• So tacky.. : Lukiopimp

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  Agrona and I will hopefully get our SSL rd1 games finished tonight. Still have to contact my guy for th... : InfoBiter
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    By the way, we can delay an hour if you want to do 1 instead of 12. I'm good either way, though. Also... : Agrona
    • I'm just about to head home from work, so 12 should be more than fine. : InfoBiter
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  I haven't heard back after giving my availability to my guy for the ssl, and I haven't even looked at Pan... : RetroRedEyeJr
  • Tomorrow night for me it seems. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Speaking of tourneys....OMG @ game 2 in KeepingWeRRa vs jjonga! That was some crazy intense micro. I c... : bolange
  • Yes, I'm a day behind. VODs ftw! : bolange
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    link? : mwasher
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      Sorry--it was one of the gomtv GSL VODS. Match Spoiler: PvP--jjonga opens the match by sending one of : bolange
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        oh I found it. just watched the TLO vs LosirA match from earlier. impressive zerg. : mwasher
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          what is the deal with the gomtv season ticket? how much is it and where do i get it? i get a 404 on the... : mwasher
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            It was $20 for the season (Sep 4 - Oct 2). I haven't watched any of the live streaming at all (due to th : bolange
            • You should be able to get a ticket here http://www.gomtv.net/2010gslopens1/premiumzone/Service.php : bolange
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              ok but is the quality decent on the vods? thats what i really care about : rbjester
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                The earlier ones weren't the greatest (roughly youtubeish) but around matchup 18 they've gotten noticeab... : bolange
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                  i hope so. i'm enjoying the games, but i'm not that impressed with the quality of the HQ stream and the ... : valael
                  • They get MUCH better. The first set of VODs is pretty shit compared to how they look now. Stick with it. : pancake humper
                  • I'm confused. I thought the VODs *were* the replays...? : bolange
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        I find it hard to watch commentators who are not husky or hd : Xencer
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          wow, i've never heard anyone say that before. those two are really fucking awful. : valael
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            I like them a bit, they're pretty popular, although the two casters for the Intel tourny Artosis and some... : Xencer
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              tasteless and his brother day9 have been around for years doing this casting stuff. they know the game. ... : valael
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                Don't forget about missing drops, tech buildings, expansions, and begging for subscribers and facebook fo... : RetroRedEyeJr
                • Yeah, on the rare occasion i watch one of their videos, there's almost always something going on that you... : valael
            • Artosis is one of the commentators here. : Wisp!
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              I find you tastes suspect, when you only watch hdh while considering Tasteless and Artosis merely not bad... : RetroRedEyeJr
              • they're like the BigTs of the youtube replay commentators. : valael
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                Yeah I noticed that too. Also it seems like HD makes like 400 grammar blunders that make me cringe per ep... : OmegaRed59
                • "He is literally breathing down White-Ra's throat" : Serpico74
              • But...but the personality, and husky has pylo! : Xencer
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              watch day9. He's goofy but very informative : Magus
              • And actually funny, not just "funny for an internet dude" : Serpico74
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                I watch day9 quite a bit, and i was kinda surprised i didnt recognize tasteless casting for gomtv : Xencer
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                  who do you find better? day9 still seems to have a vastly greater sc knowledge than tasteless. : Lionel2b
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                    actually watching tasteless/artosis right now, and I still think Day9 is a lot better, but he also has a ... : valael
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                      Artosis has much greater sc2 knowledge, but he can't quite express it or cast as well as Tasteless. I've : Lionel2b
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                        I only caught the last bit of the artosis games so i wasn't really paying attention (that's about the tim : valael
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                          oh and we should play games next week. i'll be working all weekend so i won't play, but i've been gettin : valael
                          • haha, yea I've played a bit more and feel more comfortable. but we'll see when the spotlight is on. hopef : Lionel2b
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                I watch day9 and I don't even have starcraft2. What's with that? : ArB
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                  It's pretty sad actually. I have to play other bullshit games I hate instead. If you think it would be gr... : ArB
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                    hey i don't blame you. SC2 is a lot of fun to watch. I've been catching up on the GSL vods today and th... : valael
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                      I wasn't really into starcraft. My roommate got starcraft 2 though and I have more fun watching him play ... : ArB
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                        Yeah it's fun. Games, regardless of skill level, can be really intense to watch. and fuck, actually pla... : valael
                        • Yeah, I usually don't ladder too much, just 3 or maybe 4 games a day because it can get a little stressfu... : Xencer
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            • And to clarify, yeah, they're not amazing casters, anybody knows that, but there is so much worse out the... : Serpico74
• i fully expect to get trounced. I'm not really practicing at all. Just random drunken team games. : mwasher
• Playing this weekend : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• Hopefully playing this weekend. Looking forward to it! : kbaxter
• Pancake's Tourney Info http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23935345 : rbjester
• Gnomish where you be!?!?!?" : frenziedbadger
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    Yeah it's annoying. I've been pile driving every gold player it puts me up against, and have beaten sever... : theangrywaffles
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      I see some of these players with 150+ games and I play zerg, so lots of them won't even wall off so I jus... : Xencer
      • It probably recalculates a certain time each week : Magus
• mwasher or EllissD, If either of you guys are around I'm down to play our matches. I should be on for a l... : Scythe99
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  I need to start playing again so I don't immediately get crushed in the first round... : Magus
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    I suck against Protoss, so you'll probably destroy me. : theangrywaffles
    • I play Zerg. : Magus
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  the guy i'm supposed to play against is barely on sooo.. no idea when I'll get my games done. : valael
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    If you don't hear from him via shackmessage or in-game by a reasonable time during the week I know Pancak : InfoBiter
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      oh we discussed it the day PH released the brackets, but I haven't seen him since. well, he was on for h... : valael
      • ps we must play games next week. since i'm working all weekend, i need a chance to get warmed up : valael
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    Isn't there like two weeks to the deadline? : Magus
    • next sunday, so just 1 week. : valael
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  I'm totally almost confident enough to play online. Just started doing some of the challenges and now I a... : JonathanBedrava
  • only to get 6 pooled or cannon rushed :P : Lionel2b
  • i think team games are the best way to go to get comfortable with the game. i know they've helped me a l... : valael
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  I think razelbol and I are playing tonight : maulla
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    demius and i are playing tomorrow afternoon i think, waitng for sm reply : dignan
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      those should be interesting........ : valael
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        im #11 in platinum now : dignan
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          i'm not convinced that league/division rank really mean anything. i know nothing about you and your styl... : valael
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            eapecially since there are tons of #11 in plat players : valael
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              fucking spelling is hard : valael
              • es(a)pecially when you've drank as much as i have : valael
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              there are as many #11's as there are divisions. a far cry from #78 gold when i signed up is all i was sa... : dignan
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                there's just as many #78 golds as there are divisions. like i said, i don't know how you play, I just kn... : valael
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                  There are just as many Diamonds now too.. TBH Diamond #1 could mean you're fucking fantastic if you're in... : Demius
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                    how many points do you have demius? i think im just about to crest 1000 : dignan
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                      You have way more than me... my school schedule is pretty brutal this semester :( : Demius
                      • looking at my match history you can see the LOL with the like 10-12 loses in a row, probe rushing! that w... : dignan
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                        do you lose points as you are promoted? i swear i had 950 or so last night before being promoted, now in ... : dignan
                        • yes, you lose points when promoted. : horsman
                • if you have 50+ games I think the leagues are somewhat accurate, you don't move up unless you're beating ... : dignan
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  anyone up for some 2's or 3's? : maulla
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    i can't play right now, but what's your name? I can't remember if i have you on my list or not and i'm a... : valael
    • maulla.774 : maulla
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  I did my first round in both tourneys. Really exciting to play. Dreading playing frenziedbadger in RO32 o... : horsman
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    dude.... : pancake humper
    • sweet.... whats mine say? : Demius
• What is the deadline to get your replays in from the first matches? : suicidemachine

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  I've rarely met anyone happy with the battery life of their phone. I wish some there was some miracle ba... : burning eye
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    My gfs iPhone 4 lasts long time compared to this : PixelPie
    • that's what... wait. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I <3 my blackberry, I get like a week out of my 9700 Bold : randomnull
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      I get like 5 hours : PixelPie
      • try the new epic, apparently that lasts a lot longer. : randomnull
    • I usually get a day right on the money (I don't dare do anything like listen to music on it though) : SlingBlaze
    • I get a day out of mine but I'm a heavy user on it : redfive
  • miracle battery tech, should it ever arrive, is going to change everything : Goncyn
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    Mine lasts two days easily, with steady use. : Ebu
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      Same, I know 3 other people with one and they do the same. I think some people get a defective battery no... : kelerian
      • Same....I can go days without a charge on my evo. Only times I have problems is when it decides to start... : fr0x
  • my Pre got a heck of a lot better with OS updates, to the point where i barely think about battery life, ... : CecilPhilpot
  • Never had my iPhone 4 get below 25% after a long day of working with it. Granted I am not sitting their s... : ovrlrd
  • I'm happy with the battery life of my Droid 1. It will last for days with light usage. During my heavie... : DinK
  • I don't have a smart phone, so my standby battery life is phenomenal! : The Key
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    My iPhone 4 lasts 2 days with moderate use. I'm pretty happy with it. : Ormsbee
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      It is crazy going from a 3G to a 4, I don't really have to think about battery life anymore. : Serpico74
      • My 3G lasts 2 days as well, but I don't know what I'd call moderate use. : Halen
  • The iPhone 4 is sick with battery life. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • battery life is one of the best things about iphone 4 and one of the main reasons why I didn't get an EVO... : MikkleThePickle
  • Mine lasts a week.... Major reason why not to upgrade my phone. : intothefray
  • I got an extended battery for my old T-Mobile Dash that was so awesome. The standard battery lasted like ... : Jumperus
  • Galaxy s is fine. Better than my iPhone was. : TheNiXXeD
  • I'm really happy with iPhone 4's battery life. : spazzium
• http://amzn.com/B003OQUKMA : JT
• i dont care : moe6
• Have you ever composed more than a single sentence? : Prozium
• How long does it last? Mine can last a day easily, often 2. Turn off 4G. Use wifi if available and turn ... : FirstPersonCooter
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  Install watchdog and see what is sapping your power. It's possibly the shovelware apps and/or the 4G radi... : carbontree
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    yeah I can't wait to root this thing... : PixelPie
    • Do it... I did the root for the cyanogen rom and haven't looked back : reflex33
  • You can do a good bit of this without an external program too. There's the battery use menu of course, b... : DinK
• Mine has been great since 2.2 update. : freakynipples69
• You could try the auto task manager app (its free). Basically any app you "star" will be closed any time... : fr0x

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  Holy carp it's 9/11. I didn't even realize. : Dschinghis Khan
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    I forgot about it as well until I logged onto face book and on my right leaning friends are making all so... : baron calamity
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      Oh, leave it to them to keep bringing it up like a birthday :( : Dschinghis Khan
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        I do not think it is just them doing it, my Facebook is blown up with people from both sides posting shit... : Evil Benius
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          Yeah, this is true. Fortunately mine isn't. But it is still early. : Dschinghis Khan
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            Yeah I am just avoiding Facebook today so I do not have to wade through it. : Evil Benius
            • Oh i'm gonna wade. I'm gonna like you wouldn't believe. Probably because i'm an idiot, or call it morbid ... : Dschinghis Khan
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            Mine is surprisingly quiet so far. : yosemiteclimber
            • Just wait. I saw three more, so far. : Dschinghis Khan
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      Well, come on now. You need to share some choice ones. : gooblerampling
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        My favs are the one saying Obama's friends were behind it and thats why are economy is in ruins and the t... : baron calamity
        • I was wondering about the freedom tower this morning so I looked it up. Bit slow for 9 years but they ... : theghostofsmdever
  • What part of NEVAR FORGET don't you understand? : mrblarg
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    it blows my mind that it's been 9 years. : valael
    • I contend that your mind was purposefully demolished. : owly
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    You forgot, NEVER forget! : phate81
    • I haven't forgotten about 9/11, i just forgot it was 9/11 : baron calamity
• Search for towers in overburns post history. : abrasion
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1955477#itemanchor_1955477 : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Most of that thread is gone it seems. : baron calamity
  • wow look at that http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1955513#itemanchor_1955513 : mXENO
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  National Muslim Day at Six Flags! : milgram976
  • lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala! : r3dn3ck
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  Found the 9/11 chatty http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=15930 Somehow all my posts are gone. Pro... : baron calamity
  • also http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=15935 : aurealis
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  I remember that morning pretty vividly. I was a sophomore in college and I woke up and read IRC and someo... : snot3353
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    I as sitting in Differential Equations class, someone opened the door and told us but my prof didn't thin... : MagicWishMonkey
    • I got home from undergrad classes and was glued to the television for the rest of the night. The next day... : nevlos
  • i was eating breakfast, getting ready to go to work, when the first one hit. i think it was around 5:30 ... : harold.johnson
  • i was listening to howard stern. it was unreal. he did a pretty good job covering it. : drewroy
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    I was pretty much as there as you could be without being in the towers. That morning while doing my hair ... : bozer
    • that is crazy. I remember the day being perfect weather as well. I remember walking to work and thinkin... : Galadriel07
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1535692#itemanchor_1535692 July 2001 :/ : nwillard
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  Its crazy to read those threads now and realize how much incorrect information there was out there that d... : fr0x
  • haha, read the chatty link calamity posted above. At a quick glance I've already seen 2 conspiracy the... : MagicWishMonkey
  • Oddly enough, I seemed to get the most accurate info since it was filtered. I was working in a record sto... : gooblerampling
  • Some months later, if you'll recall, there was a plane that crashed into a NYC-area residential neighborh... : Schnapple
• http://www.theonion.com/issue/3734/ : freshyk
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  Here's last year's "where were you when?" thread http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20880043#itemanch... : Schnapple
  • Wow that phonecall video was chilling. : Zollington
• 9/11 is my birthday. I heard murmorings of something in first hour gym class (high school). Then in 2nd... : lukej1337