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• am I the only one that thinks TvT is boring as hell? Also, I can handle the low quality stream, it's ok... : kainen1
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  Did idra fly in again? : abrasion
  • Yes, he's playing. : Brian Leahy
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  they are about to stream HD's first round. i hope he gets killed : maulla
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    Lookin good for him right now : givemesnacks
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      he bounced back well but didnt modify his build at all : maulla
      • I went to the kitchen and missed it. : givemesnacks
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  Can't beleive they use USB extension cables at these events. : abrasion
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    youre one of those people that think peripherals automatically make you a better player, arent you? : maulla
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      No? I'm talking about USB power issues which we have at work - mice and keyboards losing signal due to ex... : abrasion
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        They are usually PS2/USB cables : pancake humper
        • Yeah but they add an extra 5 to 6 feet on the mouse cable, we often get calls to our hardware guys to dia... : abrasion
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        youre nuts : maulla
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          Rapid backtrack because your attempt to make me look bad backfired? It's a common fault, sorry maulla -... : abrasion
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            its really not : maulla
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              I was in a team doing hardware support for 9000 desktops 12 months ago, it really, really is. : abrasion
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                abrasion are you an IT Professional? : datoo
                • Well versed even. : abrasion
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                i believe you : maulla
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                  Good, because I'm right! :D : abrasion
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                    I'm going to have to disagree. While you may have seen it, i've used 15+ foot extension cables with USB l... : sigpro
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                      How many have you anecdotally used? 2? 7 of them? maybe 9?
                      Try removing 3-5 extension cables a week for near a year, across 15+ sites and having to move the PC so the regular cables reach, because USB extension cables suck dicks.
                      

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                      How many have you anecdotally used? 2? 7 of them? maybe 9? Try removing 3-5 extension cables a week for ... : abrasion
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                        At the shop I work at on the weekends we have about 10 cables we can pick from in tech, and about another... : sigpro
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                          :/ well I didn't mention it for fun, we constantly had users complaining "my mouse is broken" "my mouse n... : abrasion
                          • Never had that happen to me and when using them w/ laptop drives those need a bit more power than a mouse... : sigpro
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    For the mouse? : givemesnacks
    • Yeah, at work the mice drop out and simply stop working frequently when used with USB extensions. : abrasion
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  HDStarCraft playing right now. I hate the guy as a caster, but I still kind of want to see him do well : valael
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    I'd like to see him get to 2nd round in losers bracket : pancake humper
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      I hope that if he gets knocked out early, he at least casts them. He's got so many people watching him t... : valael
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        I really can't believe how strong his following has stayed. I'd love to know what kind of income he's mak... : givemesnacks
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          Yeah, I kind of assumed it would drop off a lot as the beta ended, but last time I checked his videos sti... : valael
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            Exactly, now that everyone has access I figured it doomed. : givemesnacks
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              I just checked his channel for the first time in months and he's still getting 60k-150k views per video. ... : valael
              • At this point he's jut established his brand : Blucklesworth
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  So the HD stream. It doesn't look *great* but I think it looks a lot better than the DC stream, especial... : valael
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    no where near Raleigh stream though. I hope they upgrade it again. : pancake humper
    • I didn't pay for raleigh or even watch most of it due to work, so I can't compare it : valael
• What I really like about Day9+djWHEAT.. When they fuck up, they don't apologize and make excuses. tas... : valael
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  Why does the regular stream for MLG look nearly as good as HQ GOMTV, cost me nothing and have no lag? an... : abrasion
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    Yeah I don't know why GSL is so stingy with their english stream when the korean stream looks so good. ... : valael
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      It's so shit, why not make the non payers 400 or 350kb and give the extra few bits to paying customers? I... : abrasion
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        I agree with you, except without the rage because it doesn't bother me that much (I can still see what ma... : valael
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          It's just frustrating because I'm paying. I hate entitled gamers but ... the fact that SQ and HQ are SO ... : abrasion
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            Yeah, I get it. The difference between me and you though is that the live time is more reasonable for yo... : valael
            • If they'd have gone with that pricing they woudln't have gotten a single dollar from me. As it stands, I... : bolange
  • USA > Korea, that's why : Serpico74
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    octoshape? : entropy
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      there are a lot of streamed tournaments with much better quality than the GSL that don't require a third ... : valael
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        I just had a great exchange with the VP of Production for MLG. We ultimately couldn't get my stream to s... : bolange
        • i think you did well : spaceyme
• I love this game so hard : triton666
• These games are boring. When do the top notch guys start to play? : Ellissd
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  I want to find the MLG exec who is responsible for picking Octoshape to stream and kick him straight in t... : Freon
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    They know it sucks: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24445614 : bolange
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      Kinda sad. I've been very happy to pay GOM $20 and $15 for season 1 and 2 of GSL. : Freon
      • I mentioned that to him as well. They're charging 2/3 for a weekend of what GOMTV charges for a whole mo... : bolange
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    whats wrong with it? I dont have any problems : spaceyme
    • It has my cpu pegged @ 100% on my T43. Sounds is flawless but the video looks like it keeps dropping fra... : bolange
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      Yeah, I'm not crazy about having to install it, but it hasn't given me any trouble and the quality is acc... : valael
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        Rumor is there's some way to watch in VLC but damned if I can figure it out. I hate how flash won't rema... : bolange
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          From what I've heard, the VLC stream requires octoshape also : valael
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            I actually found a method--yay google. So now I can fullscreen on one montior and minecraft on the other... : bolange
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              Lol and now minecraft is busted. FML. : bolange
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                which did you use? the fix I found only works for firefox but for whatever reason I can't get the stream... : valael
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                  Just googled for watching mlg in vlc so I could fullscreen vlc and go on my way : bolange
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                    thought you meant flash staying fullscreen when you focused on the other monitor. either way, i learned ... : valael
                    • That would have been ideal (and probably something I will pursue in the future). Laziness won out though... : bolange
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  Pain.User vs. kvz : givemesnacks
  • PU should 2-0 those....oh there's the first gg : givemesnacks
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  These commercials are spot on for their demographic. HOT POCKETS!!!!! : Moonbase Commander
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    they are but they go on for too long with too many repeats and it's even worse if you watched mlg dc beca... : valael
    • Same commercials from Raleigh too. Which is super funny because one is a razor add where they'll contrib : bolange
• Is this nothing but TvZ day? I watched an hour, nothing but TvP - went away for 60 minutes, nothing but T... : abrasion
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  So guess this is the SC2 thread; in game playing revenge but losing matches against morsx; would welcom : On the Brane
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    i would but i'm also protoss and i'm watching mlg so no : valael
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      and jesus between my rabid masturbation and sc2 playing my wrists really fucking hurt lately : valael
      • Well, I'd blame your rabid masturbation then because I've only seen one game from you in sc2. Disappoint... : On the Brane
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  drewbie and Haypro are going to minecraft this out. : givemesnacks
  • Haypro looks devastated. : Ellissd
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  Awesome--Time to see TLO's Zerg for my first time! : bolange
  • Indeed I'm excited : givemesnacks
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    are you watching the TLO cam in the bottom left corner? it looks like he's using the arrow keys to move ... : valael
    • I love the inset players. Seeing how fast they spam apm is crazy. : bolange
    • that's interesting, I'd like to know more : givemesnacks
    • SlayerSBoxeR does too. It's insane! : pancake humper
    • I do that too, I must be pro : moshman
  • awesome : givemesnacks
  • jesus christ i actually thought torch was going to win that for a minute : valael
  • OMGWOW : bolange
  • yaayayayayay TLO holy shit : pancake humper
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    Yeah, that was epic. : Moonbase Commander
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      Also, that was a bad call, I think, for Terran to let his base get sac'd when no anti-air ground units we... : Moonbase Commander
      • Yeah, I don't know why he did that, but I guess even great players make mistakes. : gibolas1234
  • That was a fun game to watch. : gibolas1234
• awesome : maulla
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  I bet TLO is really good at fingering chicks : themaestro2657
  • lol : valael
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  Love that arm muscle - also fucksake day9 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24348848 and people said y... : abrasion
  • i kind of swap between the two, but mostly caramel : valael
  • I say "car-a-mel" if I'm trying to sound like a fuck. : givemesnacks
• ahah, did day9 f-bomb unintentionally there? : zakk
• WTF was THAT? : gibolas1234
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  Text updates pls : Blucklesworth
  • you on your phone? if you are disregard the SM : pancake humper
  • you can't watch it chill? : entropy
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    TLO 2-0, Torch attempted a [terrible] nuke rush in game 2...game 1 was the shit though. : givemesnacks
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      Agreed, game 1 was kind of interesting, but ultimately crap. And the nuke play on game 2 was terrible. : triton666
      • hahaha horrible strategy, got owned by like platinum league ladder play strategy : Jackass1233
      • you didn't like the nuke rush to kill one drone build? : entropy
      • game 1 was not crap at all. : maulla
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        He nuked 1 drone... It was the most random spot. I just can't imagine what was going through his head. : gibolas1234
        • I don't know what i'm doing : entropy
      • game 1 was pretty sweet if you ask me. : moshman
    • Game 1 did not disappoint. Wish I knew wtf Torch was thinking in game 2... : bolange
• Sad that no more matches for tonight :( Oh well, time to watch the 2nd day of semifinals on GOM :) : bolange
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  I just watched the GSL games, slayersboxer vs nestea. I'm on game 4. this is fucking awful. really fuc : valael
  • i wasn't happy with those matches, but the finals should be fucking crazy : entropy
  • It was like Game 1: BoxeR: Proxy barracks! NesTea: lol no Game 2: BoxeR: Well that didn't work. : indosauros
  • Yeah, I just finished watching those matches and man I couldn't have been more disappointed. But I'm pre : furiouschuck
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    I guess you missed the Foxer matches the other night because those are the best GSL I've seen out of both : abrasion
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      Nestea is hardly a young vulture though : moshman
      • I was talking more about Foxer who is going to destroy him. : abrasion
  • Yeah, slayersboxer was "lol owned (tm)". Finals will be crazy : dael
• Replays of day one up on Brackets: http://goo.gl/30X0J - TLO Game 1 was quite interesting, good to see hi... : Lionel2b
• holy fuck they let you download the replays? awesome : moshman
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  Any of the watches from last night need me to start up? Let me know. : LoioshDwaggie
  • watchers rather : LoioshDwaggie
  • Do you mean restream? : kainen1
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  day 2 starting soon! : maulla
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    winners bracket games pls :( : maulla
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      woot ret vs lzgamer coming up : maulla
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        awesome first game : moshman
        • ret is a monster : moshman