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• To be honest, I thought it looked terrible. That said, recent events on the Korean peninsula does have me... : Helter Skelter
• Yeah it looks pretty cool. : uncleanmonkey
• Meh. It's all marketing for the upcoming Red Dawn 2. : AxeMan808

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  With junctions, anything is possible. : etherboy
  • http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.steampowered.co... : etherboy
• On vista, used mklink /j just do a google search for mklink and steam. Some explanations around. : thane
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  Have you tried simply copying your Steam install over to E: and running Steam.exe from there? It will... : pyide
  • Yeah. Install to your Steam hard drive. : crummynz
• I don't run windows or steam, so I don't know the app by name, but there's something called "steam transp... : batkiwi
• http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover : electric_wizard
• I have this bookmarked because I always forget how to do it: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showt... : dfay
• Thank you for the help, I was able to get it copied over. : HL3dsx

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  did he tell huk to get out? lol : StolenNosferatu
  • i doubt he was seriously BMing : smax
  • He usually ggs with huk by saying "fuck you" I don't know if it is a joke or not. : anhero
• and rematch! : smax

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  shes terrible. so awful. shes just horrible. god shes fucking atrocious. worst piece of shit character ev... : jujubeads
  • Now that would be an interesting game, co-op with Hitler. : alexpr
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    nah, hitler doesn't have a nice ass : GloriousCow
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      well maybe he does and maybe he doesnt, glorious. either way, personality is what matters and his is lite... : jujubeads
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        i find genocide to be a turnoff in a relationship : GloriousCow
        • oh sure, totes. i think were on the same page here. genocide and lame butts are bad, but alyx is worse. : jujubeads
  • Hitler would be so impressed with DOG : pieman

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  I was really hoping to see LIMBO go on sale. : getfrisky
  • There's going to be a daily sale every day for the 10 days too, so it might : veras
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    still wouldnt be worth it : dantastic
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      A more wrong thing has never been written. : MaxPete82
      • i have to agree with dantastic. Although the style and tension of the game is pretty good, the length, di... : purekillforce
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  Is it better to play Super Meat Boy on the 360 or a PC? : Galadriel07
  • First one, then the other : veras
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    There are different unlockable characters on each (like 6) which play differently, so it depends how much... : Masem
    • Oh i see. Well, Ratalon doesn't have a gamepad but he likes to play PC games more than 360 games I think... : Galadriel07
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    It's only $3.75 on Steam for a few more hours. So PC. : hussdelrio
    • I would have bought that if I didn't own it on 360 already. However, I bought BCBC2 even though I have i... : pigvomit
    • already done, my friend. : Galadriel07
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  Banjo Tooie is such a fucking wonderful port. I wish 4J would port Jet Force Gemini one of these days :( ... : roushimsx
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    I actually recently replayed JFG :D. Was just as explosive as I remember it being. : Malku
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      damn that framerate and those controls for making the second half so damn difficult :( : roushimsx
      • IAWTP. : guido anchovy
      • Yeah I know :P. Thankfully I wasn't playing main, I was playing Floyd ;D. My roommate had to deal with... : Malku
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    Jet Force Fucking Gemini!! Home of the hardest fucking boss ever: Twin Praying Mantis. : purekillforce
    • If they could take damage while they were in the background then they'd be a piece of cake :c. : Malku
• Sweet- thanks for the news. : reelbk
• son of a bitch i just bought SMB 2 days ago. oh well it was worth it. : mwasher
• Anyone played Risk Factions? How is it? : snot3353
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  Comic Jumpers yay or nay? : Fred Garvin
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    From what I heard, everything about it is really cool except for the gameplay itself which sucks. : snot3353
    • This is accurate. It's a labor of love thats really fun to see and hear, but not very fun to play. : kallanta

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• I know it's a dick thing to say, but why don't you just go to bed so you can wake up in a state where you... : Malku
• I really should complete this and post it back. But I have a feeling it's all downhill after that opening... : Chipwarrior

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  http://amzn.com/B0035440R2 http://amzn.com/B000P3MLJU http://amzn.com/B000IMYII0 : laurgasms
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    Shake weight is good, I think this should be the second http://www.amazon.com/CloseoutZone-Worlds-Lar... : sigpro
    • Also the handercap http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Undercap/dp/B002Q0PEKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-ga... : sigpro
• http://www.amazon.com/As-Seen-TV-Fushigi-Gravity/dp/B00449TGQ2/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292905451&sr=1-... : Deathlove
• I don't know if they would really work for a gift exchange, but I've given them at baby showers: http:... : Just A Girl
• Easy. Shake Weight http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035440R2/ref=s9_hnava_ft_ir34?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX... : ant_hillbilly
• http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Story-20-Lamp-Desk/dp/B0000C6ECF/ref=sr_1_cc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1292907870&sr=... : spiderfill
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  As seen on TV junk is so obvious. : tinfoilhatter
  • Thanks, though. I shall continue my hunt. : tinfoilhatter

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  i thought the recon's mortar is now a napalm strike? : purekillforce
  • Nope. : ZenzenTen
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    no it's not, at least in the games that i played in so far : hanged_man
    • lame. : purekillforce
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  Nope. : ZenzenTen
  • that's pretty disappointing :( : hanged_man

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  That really sucks man. You need to make sure its a dual link dvi converter though no matter who you buy i... : afrochops
  • Yeah, it is. Apple's Dual Link DVI converter basically doesn't work on Dell monitors. Neither of them a... : SLUDGE^
• It's dual dvi so standards like hdmi will definitely not work 1920x1200@60hz is technically not even In s... : imperator
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  An HDMI handoff is probably the best solution anyway, if Apple's Displayport sucks as much as you describ... : overkill
  • HDCP specs top out at 1080P (Single Link) I think. He'll have to use DVI-D or DP : boarder2
  • I've only plugged my MBP into 1080p displays but it can drive 2560x1600. I know for sure it can drive 256... : Serpico74
• Seems like your TLDR is sort of negated by this post. : baconisgod
• Make sure you use a dual-link DVI adapter, it is the only way I've gotten similar setups going, in my cas... : Serpico74
• the adapter works fine with my macs (a few current generation mbp 13" and 15" and macbook air) and a del ... : j0nchan
• That sucks, man. You'd think DisplayPort == DisplayPort, but it would be a shame if technology were easy,... : dfay
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  that sucks :( how much did you pay for it? I almost bought the U2711 on a sale last week but backed out a... : lord cecil
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    It was about $1200 on sale... the same set of sales that the U2711 went on for. What would it be replaci... : SLUDGE^
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      Why not get the cinema display since it has nice shit like a built in charger for your lappy? : rosewood
      • doesn't the cinema display have video card issues? Last I looked into them they only seemed to play nice ... : lord cecil
      • Apple actually stopped selling the 30" display and made their 27" LED backlit display with the glossy ref... : SLUDGE^
    • I've got an oldish 22" that runs at a meager 1680x1050. Definitely need a new monitor. Regret not buying ... : lord cecil
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  Dell's specs for the U3011 indicate that it has a DisplayPort input. If that's right, what you want is a... : chiastic
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    Totally awesome of you to look this up for me. I actually ordered that a couple hours ago and hoped to w... : SLUDGE^
    • Yeah you shouldn't even have to touch the DVI ports - DisplayPort can handle full resolution just fine. : Mr.Fusion
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    yeah, the Dell monitor even comes with a display port cable. : moshman
    • meaning all you would need is a display port->mini display port adapter : moshman
• I just got mine last week too, pure awesome in a monitor. I have yet to try the display port stuff though : moshman

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• it's supposed to represent SUPER HUMIDITY yes : Majuju
• It is SUPER SATURATION. I had to fuck around with the contrast on my monitor to get decent looks. Still... : yldragon
• you're not alone : hanged_man
• all that agenst orange man : deKaf
• at first i was like, "what other shacker would be watching tv in vietnam?" : reverend~heresy

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• The only thing that's been clinically proven to help seems to be Cold-FX: http://www.coldfx.com/ : Fred Garvin
• http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements/ : crummynz
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  My uncle said his car mechanic's sister took it and got better, so why do you hate hard evidence? : GloriousCow
  • I prayed to the spam god for your uncle's car mechanic's sister and she got better, so all hail the spam ... : Pandilex
• Echinecea is for preventing colds, not curing colds. I always take one when someone in the family gets a... : Flyspeck :.
• I thought everyone knew there is no cure for the common cold... : Sludgehead

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  www.seatguru.com : airrob
  • no power =( http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/AirTran_Airways/AirTran_Airways_Boeing_737-700.php?Orig=LAX : Cygnus X-1

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• You don't need their special popcorn, any kind of oil and popcorn will work. I've even used olive oil a f... : MagicWishMonkey
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  Their packs are pretty delicious, but you don't need them. Coconut oil is fantastic (the buttery kind the... : laurgasms
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    awesome thanks guys. i only eat popcorn once a year if that. do you think it's worth it for the home ? :| : dodob
    • If you eat it once a year, just buy a tub of it in an American movie theater. : dognose
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      If you get one, maybe you'll end up eating popcorn more than once a year. It seems like an odd situati... : DinK
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        because microwave popcorn here tastes disgustingly terrible. : dodob
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          here : dognose
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            sorry dognose, but you have not tasted true disgusting popcorn until you had one made locally. : dodob
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              Do they put sugar on it or some such European tragedy? : dognose
              • No, it just tastes like animal fat and chemicals. But you are also right. Most popcorn sold here is sweet... : dodob
      • yup this... i got one 2 years ago. Previously I hardly ever had microwave popcorn, maybe 2-3 times per... : Shadowdane
    • I agree with others, you might end up eating it more if you have one? If you don't really like popcorn I'... : laurgasms
    • i started making popcorn so much more often once i had a Whirley Pop since they're so quick and easy with... : Borzoi
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  You can use any oils and corns but you will get varying results. I love the oil they sell at popcornpopp... : dognose
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    I bought some last year and the container that came was tiny compared to what I had gotten a few years be... : Halen
    • No these new ones only give you like a week's worth of oil where the old ones lasted a month or so. I bo... : dognose
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  No special popcorn. Canola oil is good if you're trying to keep it healthy, coconut oil for maximum delic... : Serpico74
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    Also, i advise against using olive oil. I tried it once and it is absolutely wrong for popcorn since it d... : Serpico74
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      Olive oil sucks for popcorn but it will work if its all you have in the house. You can also use butter, i... : MagicWishMonkey
      • Olive oil works great and awesome! I actually don't use butter so I do 3 tbsp of Olive oil and 1 tbsp of ... : Reavers!
  • Personally I like peanut oil the best, good flavor and heating ability. I'm sure coconut oil would be sla... : Borzoi
• Their packs are not bad. But I've found better kernels at the supermarket. If you can buy their popping o... : Godhatesfatpeople
• http://dognose.shackspace.com/popcorn.html : angrytaxman
• If you are using this WP to get pussy, you have to use Coconut Oil. Accept no substitutes. : Crabs Jarrard
• it really helps if you have the seasoning : dantastic
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  they're also really good for making kettle corn. my girlfriend forces me to make it for her every now and : mindmann
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    that is sacrilegious : dantastic
    • dognose, ban mindmann for that please : dantastic
  • IBN. : rosewood

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• The wheel near the shutter button? That's the one, put it in M, should adjust shutter as you rotate it, I... : dravalen
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  In what manor does the wheel not work? : soggybagel
  • And by manor I mean manner. : soggybagel
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    The wheel spins just fine. It just doesn't adjust the aperture or shutter speed while in the M mode. : Arcath
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      I am stuck on 1/125 and F5.6 in M : Arcath
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        I use the Tv setting on mine. Try a using a different setting maybe? : Galadriel07
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          Nope, none of the settings work. I am just going to assume it is broken. Maybe someone can just t... : Arcath
          • It's broken if you turn it to Av and spinning the wheel (the one near the shutter button?) doesn't change... : batkiwi
      • what lens are you using? it sounds like the 18-55mm which has an aperture of 5.6 when fully zoomed. you ... : dopeman
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      Can you adjust them via the back controls? : boarder2
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        The only way to adjust them according to the manual is the wheel behind the shutter button. : Arcath
        • Hmm. I haven't used an XS but I'm not sure that's true. Definitely wasn't of my original digital rebel, o... : boarder2
      • ^^^^^ this, haven't used the Rebel XS before but you might have to change something from the screen depen... : picknerd
      • on my XSi it is controlled by the wheel behind the shutter button only afaik. It works in any of the set... : Galadriel07
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      If you're in full manual, don't you have to hold one button while using the wheel to adjust aperture? : SnakeIRye
      • hold the top button to the right of the screen to toggel between settings. "Av" I think : BobBarker

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  No, wait. It was just behind a cloud. Now Carmen is going to sue for defamation of character. :( : Nighteyes
  • Clouds are gone and so is the moon. She will probably just say Double Trouble (Double Trouble) is behind ... : rosewood

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• god damnit are there any videos left on the internet that do not start with a 30 sec advert : indosauros
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  Or just walk outside and look up : riptyde
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    FYI: There are clouds in some places. : soggybagel
    • which will be used to project advertisements against before the clouds disperse... usually around 30secon... : j0nchan
  • Yeah, I stayed up to watch it. Beautiful clear skies tonight, and it has gone from being a brightly moonl... : Colleton
  • It's been raining here for almost a week straight. I don't remember what the sun or moon looks like anymo... : The Kazlor
• Nothing like seeing it live in 3d, sorry whoever missed it. : nodge69
• Clouds are lame. : pigvomit

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• drop zone : spazzium

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• RACISM : Machinaeclipse
• gl : fvarije
• For some reason this movie didn't do it for me. It sounded like a good idea though. : megarust32
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  Bad Zardos remake is bad. : locater16
  • The penis is evil : peters4life
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  I apologize that was rather short. As if after the "Armageddon" people would again seek religion? If ... : Prototype
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    It is hard for you to see that when people are in dire need they turn to something bigger than themselves... : peters4life
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      Cause "God" took your friends and family away? You must be oh so special to have been spared. : Prototype
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        Just like the single sperm to get the egg : peters4life
        • Jerk :) : Prototype
    • and that something is the wizard of oz : Alpha Class Android
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      I turned to the flying spaghetti monster and it changed my life : spiffymc
      • armchair intellectuals: worse than most religions combined : SniperWolf22
• If the apoc of doom (zombies, Homefront edition happens) you are screwed like a car with a boot. : yldragon
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  It was a silly show, and it reminded me of Fallout 3. : kramweil
  • that's what made it a good movie : hanged_man
• I enjoyed that flick. The score is incredible for it. : Super Sparker
• I thought the story was alright, at best. But I absolutely loved the fight choreography and shooting. Tha : The Kazlor

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• I have them just on shelves at the moment, although they are all over the place. I also need to go throug... : five_percent
• Shelves by what machine it uses and then by genere. Easyist way to find games/movies for preferences. : yldragon
• put them on your hard drive in a folder called "Movies" and "Games" -_- : picknerd
• i put them in boxes and store them under my bed. : arizona bay

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• Maybe I'll watch some. Fucking bullshit seeing commercials on IFC. : greasyjohn

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• I <3 orange chicken. Most underated thing to do to a chicken. Most people do the lemon/lime thing. Par... : yldragon
• Did you at least use protection? : bad_fish
• i'll have to do that. I really enjoy doing it with lemons. it's delicious. what other seasonings are you ... : mindmann

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• I vote Lionel2b so I can get his dogtags : On the Brane
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  does everyone already have this game or something? : crummynz
  • Apparently... : baffula
• damn it, I just bought it or I would have taken you up on the offer. : sigpro
• so sad I own this already otherwise I'd be thanking you for this :| : On the Brane
• I don't have it, and I'm split on whether or not I want to get it or now because I have so many other thi... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I want a copy but I'm not sure if I'll be able to play it till I get a new machine, which is why i haven'... : thecatinthehat
  • it played *ok* on my older intel dual core 6300 and Nvidia 9800GTX before i upgraded.. go for it : watcherxp
• Well, my TF2 clan moved to BFBC2 and I can't afford it. :\ : SniperWolf22
• i've never played Bad Company 2 and i'm trying to get good at video games :( : mayooms
• I would love to be able to play it with friends. The last online fps I've played was Battlefield 1942. : sairis

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  I don't know if you can tell it to use the free space on a drive. When you go to format it I think you ca... : Haxim
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    Is FATX the file system the 360 uses? When I try to "Customize" (i.e. tell it how much space to use) it g... : rudds
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      yeah, fatx is the 360's filesystem. If you can't find a utility that'll format that partition as fatx I t... : Haxim
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        Holy shit this is a) so much more complicated than it needs to be, b) impossible given the amount of free... : rudds
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          give me a break, your usage scenario is similar to 0.001% of users out there : MikkleThePickle
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            Sure, makes perfect sense that the Xbox demands to format an entire 500gb drive when there's a 16gb cap o... : rudds
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              You're supposed to use the built-in harddrive for Xbox-related storage. If you need portable memory for ... : overkill
              • I think rudds probably has special requirements, like using it to transport preview copies of games or so... : Haxim
            • what the hell do you want them to do, build in a partition manager so the Xbox can work around your OSX p... : MikkleThePickle
        • It's not meant to be used the way you want. It's just a way to hook up external flash storage. : Fred Garvin
• Look, in a perfect world what you're doing should be possible. That said, MS intends you to use USB st... : batkiwi

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• This has the potential to be a good video. Play with the camera and let us see the victims. : jcrockerman
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  rofl they put a crossbow into this game? : sanchez
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    Explosive tipped crossbow. It will stick to dudes and walls and explode a few seconds later taking ou... : pyide
    • In the SP you can fire regular bolts with it as well. I can't remember those are in the MP though. I thin... : pyide

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• Chu Chu Rocket App??? : pyide

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  only if you intend on buying the Vietnam add on on steam as well. : On the Brane
  • ^^^ This is a pretty big selling point. : Alco23
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  There's no Steam integration, if that's what you are asking. Put that $7 towards the Vietnam DLC instead.... : pyide
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    Don't buy the DLC on Steam though! It won't work with retail copies. You have to use the EA Store I think... : pyide
    • I've seen the warning on Steam, but I've also seen people say you can copy the DLC code into BC2 and have : Code RedBeard

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• I'm going to check them out in January. Can't wait. : redfive
• azbay what the hell is this. The RZA would not approve. : genjuro

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• Tim: So the known issue is if you do the patch and you’re in the middle of playing Costum : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Blame Neversoft's 14 submissions for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2x for prompting the need to charge for QA reso... : RomSteady
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  Just start it over. It's not like it's that long of a game, and since you've been through it once you'll ... : ThomW
  • I understand this. It's not just me, and I will happily go on and play other things while I wait. If it n... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles

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• Fly LoioshDwaggie to your house : pancake humper
• Easiest way is a place shifter like the Hava HD. Best would be a black magic intensity pro that you put i... : sigpro
• Haiku, I want to not suck at Wipeout but I completely do. Tips? : HockeyJohnston
• is there a stream? : smax

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  Is that business level service? : sanchez
  • I dont think rosewood would leave them without that : pancake humper
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    With Cox? Oh good god yes. 24/7/365 2hr max response. On the phone side I can't remember the last time I ... : rosewood
    • sounds like a cool $900 visit : pancake humper
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      honestly you're right about Cox - throw in a CradlePoint MBR1000 router or similar, with a high speed air... : PlanetPerfecto
      • They have two laptops with 3G cards so that will be their fallback. : rosewood
    • mental note: never pay for at&t service I remember when cable internet first came to my area - it was : sanchez
• I just turned up 8 T1s for a client today. Two of them are PRI's, rest are all data. These are for vide... : spazzium