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  This is such a strange post. But what can you do? : Link.
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    I don't know. Shacknews about it I guess. : haiku
    • "Shacknews" is a verb now? "to shacknews" .. doesn't feel as comfortable as "to shack" : dafugg
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  This post started out great, but now I'm all sad. : edgewise
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    Same here. There is definitely abuse involved. : dognose
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      Ugh, god, don't mention this. Dealing with it now. Horrible : bombay
      • Not more malamute abuse I hope. : Dr_Cube
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    It is sad. At first there was this really interesting and totally out there new friend that my niece hang... : haiku
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      Keep plugging at the parents with offers for the kid to do stuff if/till they start letting the girl out ... : geedeck
      • Or just start randomly hiring a baby sitter for them. Like, flocks of them. Just have baby sitters show u... : geedeck
      • This is a good idea : Rodeoclash
      • I don't see them often enough to get involved. And even if I could, I wouldn't jeopardize my nieces frien... : haiku
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        Find out what server they're on and offer them Epics to let her out of the house. : edgewise
        • Yeah, I was going to say buy them some gold as a bribe but I assume this is a better idea. : brickmatt
• Offer to take them to see Bieber or something. : owly
• LOL@Akuma. Lol in an otherwise very depressing story :( : dodob
• did you call her a fag yet? : CoRDS
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  hey haiku when are you going to get married? you fag it up but not literally so what's the deal. little h... : [fry]
  • LOL : dodob
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    haiku is comfortable at a young age so is obviously too smart to fuck up his life like that. : dognose
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      I think you overstate this, if you hadn't made the leap would you have a son? it's not like there's a ... : azenmaster
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        Neither of my two marriages produced a son, so yes. : dognose
        • that's too bad. I'm happily married with 2 daughters so I don't think the problem is marriage so much as... : azenmaster
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    it's not legal in illinois yet : busdriver3030
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      haha I wanted to reply with this but didn't want to derail my thread by calling myself a fag. Since you d... : haiku
      • I thought he meant Akumu :/ : anhero
      • The thing is Haiku is the biggest and most successful troll on the shack. and we should praise him for it... : CoRDS
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    ^^^^ This is fry's proposal, haiku. : Dr_Cube
    • that is how I interpreted this post as well : X-GOUKI
  • in the shower a month or so ago is nice. : azenmaster
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  She's such a Japanophile she only knows him as Gouki. : pyide
  • please, its not the same thing : X-GOUKI
• I'm glad you point to the fact that they're shitty parents, and not that WoW is the problem. Shitty paren... : Shivawn
• Obviously introduce her to 4chan. : Visceral Monkey
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  I'm not sure this is any of your business, but then again this could be an example of the best of shackne... : bombay
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    it is none of my business. I was just using Facetime with my niece and was getting caught up on all of he... : haiku
    • Ah, ok, I can see that. Kind of like that one uncle at Christmas kind of deal. : bombay
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  Take a case of Sprite over there and teach them a lesson! : hashd
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    Wasn't stalewood the last notable teeny-weeny we had on here? : eldersveld
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      Nah, PrincesSoupie joined today.. : anhero
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        She ain't teeny-weeny. And I don't mean she's fat. : Moonbase Commander
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          She's a teeny. Did you miss all those emotes? : anhero
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            She's 22 and married. : Moonbase Commander
            • YOU ARE MISSING THE JOKE!!!! : anhero
      • wow 110 posts on her first day o_0 : Slowtreme
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  Is this the one that raped your animal planet? : not work safe
  • I mean animal crossing : not work safe
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    Yes. She's a total c word. : haiku
    • I think your niece probably also realizes how sad akumu is and is probably helping her out a lot, by sort... : not work safe
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  so akumu is a white girl? : FrayLo
  • I don't think that's her real name. : edgewise
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  :( now I am sad and take back every time I ranted about helicopter parents of my high school kids. :( : sgtsanity
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    Helicopter parents? : edgewise
    • Helicopters hover. : Bean
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      I prefer the Swedish term "curling parents," which means that they do *everything* for their children. Sw... : woddemandred
      • Wow, that's really appropriate. I'm stealing it. : Hiro
• How old is her little sister? If she's not too young maybe they could both go out with y'all? Very frust... : -mu-
• I was preparing for a Mega-LOL post, but then it took a turn and I'm super depressed now. :[ I really : Bean
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  she's 12 already? D: : RikiTiki2
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    XBOX IS HUUUUGEEEEE http://shacktv.orangemile.com/ : ovrlrd
    • I could watch it for hours. It still rings true. : Moonbase Commander
    • Holy shit that is still hilarious. : brickmatt
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      What the hell is this? : Dr_Cube
      • Okay that was pretty funny. : Dr_Cube
    • haha classic : sanchez
    • Fuck this was/is still good. : soggybagel
    • I still love this so much. : halophoenix
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      I can't believe I've never seen this before. : Johnny Law
      • IAWTICBINSTB : cerealSAM2
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      i miss that flawless cowboy guy whatever happened to him : GloriousCow
      • http://www.shacknews.com/profile/Rampancy : Juno
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        http://www.shacknews.com/profile/Rampancy I think you already knew this : Halen
        • it's weird its like he vanished off the face of the earth : GloriousCow
    • Oh my god. He really is the best at Shacknews. : BlackCat9
    • Haha squabble underneath even fark : SpaecKow
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      I still love how you can read Rosewoods blurred out name in the Nuking post section. 8P : HL3dsx
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        Stomped.COM : VegasX
        • oh that was Redwood : VegasX
    • hahah classic stuff : Nitrium
    • It's still pretty accurate! : geedeck
    • omg I forgot about this LOL : VegasX
    • That is fantastic : PowerofA
• Holy shit, this is such a great post for so many reasons. Ok, the best part is how you subverted the usu... : brickmatt
• Find out their IP, and then work your magic to turn off their internet forever. : Morgin
• I think you are probably right about not knowing her real name, though I've heard weirder names than the ... : aasyranth
• This girl started drawing about the same age and is quite enamored with anime and jrock and a bunch of st... : Slowtreme
• She'll be fine. They'll both be fine. : halophoenix
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  hmm how to discourage them from viewing japan as mecca? : kokujin
  • ... while their parents are too unreliable to do support their kids. : kokujin
• What about school attendance, isn't it obligatory? : Lukiopimp
• Maybe she just fawns because your niece sounds like her only friend, which is again all sad. That might a... : SpaecKow
• RASENGAN!!! : milgram976
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  You could train to be the best at pvp in WoW and mercilessly stalk and murder their characters constantly... : Rauol Duke
  • Seems like a good idea, though there are probably enough players here that could do this starting today. : Cheespuff
• Where did you end up going for CF? : hobosapien
• Name + Post = Lolz. : dengar65

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  one of the worst things put to film since the time sparkly went nuts with lensflare : multisync
  • hahahah : Nitrium
• Good acting by wolverine, but the movie gelt incomplete or just poorly executed. : Juno
• I think it's great. Plus a terrific Clint Mansell score. : mechanicalgrape
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  Didn't like it. Watched it again recently & probably disliked it even more. : goatjc
  • Kinda a bit of a let down. The graphic novel tie-in really shows what the movie was going to be. The sc... : rayholycross83
• loved it : liquidlies
• It was...interesting : Volatus32x
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  I enjoyed it immensely, I found it easy to get swept up in the story (stories) I really loved the rep : rgoer
  • I honestly have no clue why I spoilered that : rgoer
  • agreed with everything posted here : sludge vohaul
• Pretty bad, it's probably the worst Aronofsky movie I've seen. : camel_jockey
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  i like it until i found out it was supposed to be 3 different dudes. then it made no sense. : eeeealmo
  • I thought the superpowers were kid of silly : DonkeyPopsicle
  • I don't think it was 3. The Spanish story was her book. The modern day and spaceship scenes were the "... : glio1337
• Pretty but boring : timaste
• I thought it was brilliant : grandmasterlee
• Awesome movie :) : Godhatesfatpeople
• got drunk in college with a bunch of friends and then we watched the fountain. None of us knew was was go... : sparkly
• Amazing film. : lodit
• The word pretentious comes to mind. : CrustaR
• I quite liked it. : ChibiJosh
• didnt really like it : bolneze
• was good, would prob watch it again cuz i dont remember a damn thing about it : arizona bay
• I didn't like it. I thought it was a disjointed love story that tried too hard. : mnsnota
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  Love it but it is not for everyone, just like Solaris. : hobosapien
  • You are a true scholar among the sci-fi crowd. I salute you! : spyrext
• my fiance is well aware that if rachel weisz threw herself at me she'd be gone and yes, huge aronofsky... : teethmarks
• My favorite movie of all time and my #1 movie of the decade from 2000-2010. That said, I understand wh... : Flint Ironstag
• Same moral as Stranger Than Fiction and not nearly as entertaining or well done. : doozer667
• didn't do much for me. empty... more melodrama than any sort of emotional impact. : miasma&!
• Is good. : HockeyJohnston
• the movie was OK, but the music was phenominal!! i bought my wife the soundtrack years back and the music... : techx4
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  Great visuals, boring as shit story. : Matt Burris
  • Forgot to add that the soundtrack was pretty good, too. I guess it's more an audio/visual experience rat... : Matt Burris
• overwrought, hammy, pointless, nice music : DonkeyPopsicle
• Damn near perfect. : the if
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  one of my favorites. gets better with repeated viewings. although tonite it would destroy me. : PlanetPerfecto
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    Weakling. : brickmatt
    • !!!! I'll be back in a couple of hours. I'll deal with you then you saucy ho!!! : PlanetPerfecto
• wanted my 2 hours or whatever of life back : kelerian
• Pretentious and awful : Thresher
• Horrible on all fronts. Most overhyped movie ever. : Omning
• It was awful : Drewus
• I really enjoy it. Got it on Blu-Ray, it's good stuff : glio1337
• Someone needs to make a mash-up of "The Fountain" and "Pi" -- only then will life be worth living. : VenDrake
• One of the best movies I have ever seen : spiffymc
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  It's November / December 2006 all over again! : shabuttle
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    I know! Why are so many people watching this movie all of a sudden? : dumb.
    • Black Swan? : Grumbeld
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  I like to imagine that, in every movie Hugh Jackman is in, he's playing Wolverine but he doesn't know he'... : XAVdeMATOS
  • The Fountain's imdb credits: Hugh Jackman ... Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo / Growly Gus : rgoer
• Worth watching once. Maybe twice. : Visceral Monkey
• Rachel Weiss is so dreamy : Rag and Bone Man
• Amazing soundtrack and visuals. I didn't really understand it 100% but I still thought it was a very emot... : h o s t i l e
• Haha I just watched this last week for the first time. Funny to see how polarizing it is! I thought it ... : Empyric
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  i liked it a lot, saw it six times now. every time i watched it i thought something completely different ... : sanewave
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    is it really that hard to get? It's not like Primer where you need a chart and way too much patience to ... : DonkeyPopsicle
    • The cuts to the different settings throws people off the most I think. : glio1337
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      what is your thoughts on it? do you think the old setting of them was real or just part of her story? : sanewave
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        Here's why I'm positive the Spanish stuff was her book: He dies after partaking of the tree sap. It turn : glio1337
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          I feel the future theory is even further backed up by the fact that the wedding band tattoo is there and : glio1337
          • I felt those type of nods were more like those flashbacks in Happy Days when Fonzi is still portrayed as ... : Porkasaurus
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          She asked Hugh to finish writing the book, the future parts were the way he coped with her death, writin : Porkasaurus
          • But think about the progression of that story. It doesn't make any sense. I think the book ends after the : glio1337
          • Agreed. I don't know why this is a problem for people. It's a story-LINE almost literally. : spyrext
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24955770 : Porkasaurus
        • I thought this too at first but my post ^^^ up there is my new theory. : glio1337
      • how would it be real? Seemed pretty clear that is was the story. The future is him after having discove... : DonkeyPopsicle
      • i think it was real, it was a type of reincarnation, i forget the scene why i think this, but the more yo... : sanewave
• fantastic movie, one of my favorites : skizl
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  Wolverine fucks a tree in outer space! : skitzo
  • lol : Boxelder
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  didn't finish it : thebigbeefsandwich
  • I'm not sure if this was an intentional joke but I laughed. : Porkasaurus
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  Ugly and dumb. : lechuck59
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    Asked about the movie not a self-description. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I'm beautiful and brilliant. : lechuck59
• I thought it was kind of mediocre, except for the visuals and the soundtrack, which were fantastic. : Lone Swordsman
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  Love Aronofsky, but think that movie kinda missed. : systatic
  • Exactly, it's by far his worst film and no one should have to watch it more then once. : TemporalParadox
• I hated it at first, since the trailer really portrayed it like a single narrative. After I thought about... : ZombieAcademy
• I love it, and I have the graphic novel as well. : awaypaster
• I like Aronofsky, and the Fountain is my favorite of his films so far. : scythide
• Very interesting. I need to see it again, but I think I liked it : bombay
• Confused when I saw it the first time, read more about it, watched it again and absolutely loved it : indosauros
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  I didn't like it at all. Skip it and watch The Wrestler and Black Swan. : hyperion25
  • Most brilliant movie ever : fluffy64
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  The Garbage : Boxelder
  • Hey watch it buddy : awaypaster
• One of my favorite movies ever. I know some people find it slow, hard to understand or overly sappy but ... : Sumantro
• I loved it. Gorgeous and moving. : Vantage
• loved it : NastyNorman
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  I watched it, hungover, on New Year's Day with a buddy a couple years ago. Worst two hours of our lives. : givemesnacks
  • Did you watch Rambo IV on your wedding anniversary? Maybe you're in bizzaro land? : spyrext
• Zzzzzzzzzzzzz, so boring, but some interesting ideas : dedgecko
• Didn't like it.. but the sequel looks good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwIK_CtTIM : Edges
• Loved it at the time, although in retrospect it was a bit wanky. : Arceihn
• Loved it. One of my favorite movies. Haters gonna hate. : jessipoo
• I love it. : Grumbeld
• Originally, I had no idea what was going on. After my second viewing I found it to be a very good movie,... : destinyofdeath
• Great movie. It made me T_T : fsck
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  I haven't seen it yet, somehow. Does it require a special mood to be in, or will it murder any mood you a... : FirstPersonCooter
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    imho, it absolutely benefits from a special mood and wavelength, and a contemplative mindset, and a certa... : PlanetPerfecto
    • Now I want to see it! : FirstPersonCooter
• I really enjoyed it. Need to watch it again soon, and I usually don't watch movies a second time. : devi| dog
• Interesting premise with some amazing visual execution that left me feeling a little cold. : action wombmate
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  I cry intensely when I see that movie. Twice, I watched, probably no more. GREAT film. : spyrext
  • Also, this movie is a deal-breaker with me. You get the metaphor or you just don't watch movies with me ... : spyrext
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20176903#itemanchor_20176903 : cornchak
• Prettily shot, too fucking long, too fucking boring. : Thornfist
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  Entertaining, problematic, momentarily poignant, mostly an exercise going towards greater things, that's ... : SpaecKow
  • it's definitely a film that falls into a relatively rare, satisfying category in which it's emotional imp : PlanetPerfecto
• that's the sad one right? i might slit my wrists if i watched it right now. : xxiv
• Absolutely brilliant. : Nitrium

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• 14s . : rheroux
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  8 and 20 : mechanicalgrape
  • :( : GloriousCow
• 20 and 8 : GloriousCow
• hamburger : spectr3
• 20 and 8 : trove
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  x + y = 28 x = 28 - y x * y = 160 (28 - y) * y = 160 y^2 - 28y + 160 = 0 (y - 20) * (y - 8) = 0 ... : Ecks
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    Fuck, I was going that way, decided to just brute force it. My mathfu sucks. : trove
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      Brute force? You mean you guessed? : ieGod
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        I guess you could describe it as such. : trove
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          Would Eck's approach work for really large numbers (that would take considerably longer to factor)? : Maddog_Delphi97
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            factoring a quadratic never takes a long time, it's pretty simple : veras
            • It's been a while since I factored a quadratic, so I'm a little rusty in this area. : Maddog_Delphi97
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            "Ecks way" is silly. It just adds fluff around the real meat, which is factoring the line "y^2 - 28y +160... : CtrlFrk
            • Silly? There's no fluff about it - that's the formal way to arrive at the full quadratic, regardless of a... : ieGod
    • ayo, lesson here. you come at the king, you best not miss. : liquidlies
  • Sever : VegasX
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    question. How do you get from the second last line to the last line without figuring out the answer to... : hanabal
    • one of the two parenthesis needs to equal 0 to balance the equation. : shirif
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      (y - 20) * (y - 8) = 0 Divide both sides by (y - 8): ((y - 20) * (y - 8)) / (y - 8) = 0 / (y - 8) Res... : JarEme
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        I tihnk he was asking how to factor : boring gegtik
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          Nuts to typing that out. : JarEme
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            There we go: http://shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=factoring_w3df3uuo9wfp4jvbr5j5.jpg From ax² + bx + ... : JarEme
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              Who else sees the mistake I made? : JarEme
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                Yep, you left the root sign over the 12 : CtrlFrk
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                  That and the minus symbol missing after B on the third to last line (left column) : shirif
                  • Yeah that's probably a bigger mistake because it actually affected his answer >.> : CtrlFrk
                  • cheers Its been so long I completely forgot about the quadratic equation. I really need to brush up on my... : hanabal
              • you wrote on what appear to be toilet paper : the_burd
    • there's various ways to factor it, if you're bad at intuitive factoring you can always fall back on http:... : veras
    • reverse FOIL : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Beat his ass until he tells you the numbers : jingletard
  • give him a pack of newports : Yanks
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  Omar comin! OMAR! : Matt Burris
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    That's what I was thinking, why would he want to know this? ;D : DM7
    • trying to divide the stash : alexpr
• .45 and he always keeps a round in the chamber in case you're pondering. : roushimsx
• http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=+x%2By%3D28+and+x*y%3D160 : angrytaxman
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  How tall is Imhotep? : dirge23
  • Imhotep is invisible. : Blamco Mac & Cheese
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  i'm pretty sure 'Omar' wouldn't be able to do such math in his head : multisync
  • Indeed : VivaMachete
  • technically the only thing omar is doing is thinking of two numbers thats all hes doing. the sum and prod... : spiderfill
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  This is the same as asking how to factor x^2 - 28x +160, if you want to do it methodically, you can break... : CtrlFrk
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    wtf is all this? look at 160, look at 28. it's simple : theylookwolfs
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      Okay, now do it for a*b = 198296436 and a+b = 60740. Simple. : CtrlFrk
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        3462 and 57278 : Maddog_Delphi97
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          http://pastebin.com/WtnadVuT : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Ah, you used all the factors, rather than just finding combinations of the prime factors. ( Prime fac... : CtrlFrk
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              Oh I just assumed you were looking for two numbers, since you said a and b. : Maddog_Delphi97
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                I was! And your answer is correct, but your program used a different method to the one i showed. : CtrlFrk
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                  Oh ok. lol I should write a version that factors numbers as well. : Maddog_Delphi97
                  • Especially if I want to find prime factors, yeah. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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                    I tried one that built a list of primes as it goes: http://jsfiddle.net/ctrlfrk/zEpR8/5/ It's pretty hor... : CtrlFrk
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                      Math majors will have a field day with this, since they know all kinds of cute math tricks, like using th... : Maddog_Delphi97
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                        You can just use the quadratic formula as well to solve this for any product/sum pair. : jim bone
                        • It's the cutest of all math tricks. : jim bone
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                        http://dotnetperls.com/prime This looks like a good approach to finding prime numbers. : Maddog_Delphi97
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                          Prime factorization has extremely poor complexity so you're probably better of factoring the quadratic us... : jim bone
                          • Oh. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    This is interesting and confusing. I think I will stick to traditional methods of factoring. : jim bone
    • Agreed. I wrote a quick F# implementation of this logic ( http://pastebin.com/AzgEzFw3 ) to wrap my head ... : Satyric0n
  • Is this some kind of New Math witchcraft? : JarEme
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  14? : spaceless
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    lol joke : spaceless
    • Suuuure! : Edges
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  who gives a fuck : CoRDS
  • All of North Carolina, did you not scroll through this thread? : dognose
• 4, and -8 : HL3dsx

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• Cute kittahz needz teh lovez too! Om nom nom, cheezburgerz : Volatus32x
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  i read that this morning and almost killed myself : FrayLo
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    I read that and wished I thought of it first :( : mikecyb
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      same :( : riptyde
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        I killed myself : Chester Copperpot
        • hardcore? y/n : edward
        • One Eyed Willie wins again : rosewood
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  How do they exist legally? I mean they don't make any of their content other than putting captions or FAI... : sanchez
  • Same way Ebaumsworld exists. Companies have money to pay lawyers, starving artists don't. : riptyde
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  fml : niceguynick
  • seriously. how could I have overlooked the path of kitty pictures plus funny saying = 30 million!?!? : Distortion462
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  If I was the guy who brokered that deal I would totally play it up on my resume. secured over $30 million : spiffymc
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    Conversely if I saw that on a resume, that would be instant hire territory. "you actually convinced someo... : spiffymc
    • lol : edward
    • yeah, but later on you would realise that you agreed to pay him $1000 a minute : filthysock
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  those sites are pretty big, advertising revenue must be pretty good. The directors have proven they can m... : filthysock
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    I agree with this in a way but, 30 Mill. I can't imagine their userbase being all that clicky. That s : edward
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      sorry i meant CTR and low CPC. lol who does non-performance advertising anymore. : edward
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        What's the click-through rate on ads these days? I honestly can't even remember the last time I clicked ... : riptyde
        • you've had adblock plus installed for so long you forgot about it : Chester Copperpot
• Haha, Maru Box Tournament! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am3NVGP9rkQ&feature=player_embedded : the archvile
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  where did that meme start? they should sue : spiderfill
  • Not like they could do a thing when the current rights holders have $30 million plus. : Link.
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    lol: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14775852 : woddemandred
    • hahaha oh man : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I would never be able to sleep again. knitemare is a stronger man than I. : ThomW
      • he stopped posting though, DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNNN : veras
    • holy shit he is like that facebook guy except with cat pix : spiderfill
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  And our medical device company went under because we could raise a measely 5 mil, : stgdz
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    ICANHAZPACEMAKERS! : multisync
    • just hope you don't suffer from a massive ischemic stroke, I hear brokers are prone to this due to high s... : stgdz
  • Play him off keyboard cat! : On the Brane
• Wasn't there'd someone here who kept a lolcat page before it became a big thing, and he kind of disregard... : Serpico74
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  The real burn is that the brand originally sold for 2m. Someone thought they were being smart by figu... : haiku
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    tbh I don't blame them. The guy who really hates himself has to be that Apple cofounder who sold his... : riptyde
    • Ron Wayne had a 10% stake in the company before he sold it. He sold shares again when he was reissued new... : Serpico74
• real question is ... what do they need 30m for? They be using it to fund something. : piser
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  Once again proof that in this world something doesn't have to contribute to making the world or people li... : Fred Garvin
  • Making people laugh doesn't make their lives better? : whodares
  • What planet do you live on Garvin? : VegasX
  • They should execute the authors of all forms of humor that don't appear in The New Yorker. You know, to ... : kill9
  • I prefer benign jokes getting cash than Halliburton. : woddemandred
  • Very meta, very self-parodical fred. Clap. : geedeck
• Are we in a bubble yet :( : timaste

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  Does she needs gps for directions or tracking exercise? It's great on the iPhone for directions. : not work safe
  • directions : sanchez
• just the built in google apps on iphone is great : grandmasterlee
• 4. Only when the lube is body temperature. 5. The tongs do conduct current, so be careful. : RomSteady
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  Problem with phones is you need a cell signal to download maps on the fly. So it doesn't work well out i... : iamgoat
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    This is what I keep trying to tell my girlfriend. I've lost signal many many times and been shit out of l... : Professor Darkness
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      Uh, thats why you need to get a real navigation app that actually has all the maps already downloaded. An... : ovrlrd
      • Google navigation is perfect in the city. Going with a third-party option that allows you to download ma... : iamgoat
      • the new google maps on android uses vector based images so it can store them when you plan a trip, and it... : Break
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  For tracking - based on experience the Android phones are 50x better than the iPhone. I used to have a... : Skoal^Fyfan
  • All phones have that issue with tracking, which is why they use A-GPS instead of relying solely on GPS da... : ovrlrd
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    iPhone 4's tracking is far superior to the 3GS : stuka
    • Also, for tracking, beware the samsung galaxy s. I hear it has major hardware bugs. Fortunately they seem... : terath
• Google Maps nav is the best out there as far as I'm concerned. I've done tons of traveling over the cours... : ateam311
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  Lots of clueless people in this thread. 1. You can buy navigation apps that are better than hardware b... : ovrlrd
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    Re: #4, some of us, at least, have unlimited data plans and carries that basically never drop signal. : mathyou
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      Still not worth it. Plus there is no such carrier that doesn't drop signal in certain areas while traveli... : ovrlrd
      • It isn't the end of the world when you can't get map data on the 20 mile stretch of the interstate where ... : Prozium
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        Wrong again, it does store offline map data for if you lose signal. Also, it doesn't use *that* much data... : terath
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          Also, you forget to mention that real GPS units charge you for map updates, where as google navigation do... : terath
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            For clarification, I'm talking about google navigation here on android, not iphone google maps. : terath
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              What is your problem with me terath? I like how you say I am spreading biased information. Dude I was jus... : ovrlrd
              • And I meant vector based, not vertex. : ovrlrd
          • Tomtom updates are free. : ArtilleryMarker
  • I don't know about that. I've used google maps/navigation in the middle of no where Nebraska and still go... : thecatinthehat
  • #4 is no longer correct, it has been fixed in google maps 5, it works as well if a data connection is not... : hanged_man
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  What does your sister use GPS for? Traffic? Hiking? : iamgoat
  • for directions, actually her husband would need it more for finding job sites : sanchez
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  I got navigon for iphone. It's awesome. : batkiwi
  • I agree, it's money well spent. Tey even added ipad support so you can use it full screen on the iPad, it... : angrytaxman
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  I like my HTC Incredible and my husband likes his Droid X. Really depends on the features your sister is... : Just A Girl
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    This would be her first smartphone so I don't think she's looking for any real specific features other th... : sanchez
    • Both iphone and a good android phone would suit her fine. For iphone, you need to factor in the cost of t... : terath
    • I think the HTC Incredible would be a good phone for her. We both feel HTC Sense is better than the Moto... : Just A Girl
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    what's wrong with Droid 2 ? : hanged_man
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      Here are my thoughts on the D2Global versus my HTC Incredible Slow / clunky during start-up, responding ... : Just A Girl
      • Droid 2 has a better processor than the incredible especially the the "global" version which is even fast... : hanged_man
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  navigation on Android is simply amazing. You star places on google maps, they get synced to your phone, ... : mlev
  • Also, I'm still using the original moto droid and find it to be more than powerful enough for everything ... : mlev
• I love Google Navigation. Use it all the time for my job, especially when I'm in the god forsaken state o... : JT
• As I said the other day, I prefer google nav over our hardware navis.but then I'm in germany and not some... : razorblade79
• I have a nexus s and in the city the GPS is better than my 3 year old garmin. The garmin does have slight... : terath
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  Navigon on iPhone is excellent, I've used in extensively in Europe...BUT! Keep in mind that the GPS chip ... : csana
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    I just spent a week in Amsterdam and almost lost my nerve with iPhone4 / Gmaps. While my employer pays my... : ramshot
    • meh, meant for OP, whatever, whatever! : ramshot

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• IGI : EricZBA
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  please kick anyone not in teamspeak! 12 of us in the channel, 2 not on, server is full :( : pyide
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    isn't having a single channel kind of counter productive? :( : pancake humper
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      Its for trash talking :) : EricZBA
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        could have given me a minute to install it before I could even respond in chat :/ : pancake humper
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          It wasnt me! : EricZBA
          • it was me. sorry I didnt know you didnt have it installed :) : jimmy_legs
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        game's more fun without alltalk : dantastic
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          No one really complains about it on PC. It's not like we're playing that serious anyways. It's fun! : jimmy_legs
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            the game is pretty frustrating when you can't talk covertly with your team i find : dantastic
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              Haven't been frustrated once yet. I would probably be frustrated constantly and have less fun overall if ... : pyide
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                Does the in-game voice chat work? Don't think I've ever heard anyone using it : Arctic Fox
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                  Yeah it does, people just don't communicate with it on pubs or otherwise. Doesn't help that there are no ... : pyide
                  • I'll have to set it up, I like having an alltalk key and a team-talk key in the same game. : Arctic Fox
• Imma gonna let you finish, but TF2 isa much better Tuesday night game. : hirez
• ok I want to play, any sluts open? : Goto10
• Get on TS, mofos : EricZBA
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  Shacknews Shackbattle #2 is now online as well. Plenty of spots open. GO GO GO Make sure to get on TS! : EricZBA
  • Yep! Both will remain up for the time being. I presume once it's up and golden we'll get a more permane... : jimmy_legs
• Still going strong. Join us! : EricZBA
• ggs all : Arctic Fox
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  Overtime needs to be reworked. It's not practical to win before OT. : alias
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    it really is, if people play their roles : Arctic Fox
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      The only chance of winning before OT I see is when you have a really stacked team. Even then it's hard. : alias
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        what do you see is the problem? Assassins/Tanks = lane pushers + turret destroyers Gunner = Player K... : Arctic Fox
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          I wish assault wasn't so marginalized. He seems so weak compared to the rest, except maybe sniper. Thou... : alias
          • I forgot to include him, heh. He's kind of a Jack-of-all-trades. : Arctic Fox
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          gunners pretty much just rape everything in my experience of playing them. their mortar fully upgraded ow... : DrFlammable
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            Truth. They appear to be the strongest individual class. Add in some decent support and its Heavy+Medic... : alias
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              you guys haven't played vs people who know how to defend gunner. head shots, charges off the map as assa... : jimmy_legs
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                An assassin that gets that off will kill every class but a tank with armour endorsements and even then th... : Moonbase Commander
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                  Gunner gets the same health as a tank, 700 for both. So they both should be able to survive. Assault ... : alias
                  • gunner has less health than a tank, and far less health than an upgraded tank. An assassin with their L3 ... : Haxim
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                    Tanks upgrade their class level and get 200 additional health. I have yet to see a gunner with a gold ar... : Moonbase Commander
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                      I do, because much like the launch of the 360 version, 50% of the people playing want to be a terrible as... : Haxim
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                        Still, a lunge and a back attack will only require another swipe to seal the deal. Gunners need to grapp... : Moonbase Commander
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                          Oh absolutely, a good assassin is a very good counter to the gunner. Until the playerbase matures though,... : Haxim
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                            Fair enough. I've played enough to guys like Mibuwolf to learn some tricks. Watching them play assassin... : Moonbase Commander
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                              I could see assassins getting some tweaks. The grab from invisible primarily... It is somewhat countere... : alias
                              • Better players just watch for trails. Assassins are obviously about positioning and many resort to over-... : Moonbase Commander
                              • Once people realize to look for the shimmer, listen for the cloak sound, and watch the ground for dust pu... : Haxim
                    • Sorry, the class upgrade is 300. So, 1200-1300 HP usually to the gunner's 700 (again, usually). : Moonbase Commander
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    I think you should play more than 9 hours of MNC before you make sweeping suggestions about overhauling c... : Haxim
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      I've not seen a game not go OT in actual playing. And I do not see others making comments contrary to th... : alias
      • I've seen plenty of wins before overtime, but definitely more overtime finishes. Especially when teams ar... : pyide
    • Hiyoooooooooo! : etherboy
  • Push harder. And you need to be in TS. : Alco23
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    I'm gonna "sort of" agree with Arctic Fox. It's true that right now, many matches go to OT. (A lot finish... : dfay
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      You're very right. It's almost comical to see the PC forums over at uberent pretty much mirror the same c... : Haxim
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        This is what I am seeing. most people are still figuring out classes and how and when to spend money on ... : jimmy_legs
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          Considering my experience with TF2 I do not believe much of anything of what you suggest will actually oc... : alias
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            possibly, but I expect more than just people throwing themselves around as they learn the game in another... : jimmy_legs
            • I think the game is a bit simpler from a coordination standpoint as well. You're really only either pushi... : Haxim
          • this game isn't tf2, you should start realizing that : harold.johnson
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  The increase in bots without a decrease in juice dropped is fucking retarded. As an assassin, I'm gettin... : Moonbase Commander
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    I haven't played since the latest patch, but the patch notes say it's to "evaluate performance" so I don'... : Haxim
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      i hope not. i ditched a server when there were two assassins popping juice every few seconds between each... : harold.johnson
      • Yep. On that map where the bot spawns are right next to each other, you can get juice every 30 seconds a... : Moonbase Commander
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  FUUUUUCK I was totally playing with random people WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH YOU : StolenNosferatu
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    Man, I don't even play with randoms anymore. Me and my cousin always seem to find Killz, Mibuwolf and th... : Moonbase Commander
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      Love how the community is so small that I recognize all of those (except Swainy). : dex.collins
      • fuck i've had the game for like 2 days and i recognize BCN and velo. they're fucking good. : StolenNosferatu

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• i don't have a pass, but i watch what I can live... and the Code S matches that i've seen are AWESOME! :D : Demius
• Huk isn't in the GSL Sponsorship Tournament. He might be in the tournament in September where 2 NA / 2 E... : DewFuel
• Code S has been great and getting better : Foxhawk
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  Can someone explain Code S to me? : bongturbo
  • They culled pretty much all the "scrubs" from previous GSLs and put them in Code A. The incredible gosu ... : bolange
  • Code S is composed of the top 32 players from GSL Seasons 1-3 (quarter finals guarantees a spot in Code S... : DewFuel
  • Code S = the best Code A = the rest : indosauros
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  I've been watching Code S. Any Code A games are must watch? From what I hear, they're all pretty sub-par,... : barichnikov
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    Isn't nestea in code a? He's been playing really well. : thecatinthehat
    • lol no, Nestea is Code S, he won the second Open Tournament fer christsake. : deject
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      NesTea is arguably the best Zerg right now, he is in Code S : indosauros
      • He really is insanely good. : deject
• for some reason, their flash player hasn't been working on my default browser. (Chrome for OS X) : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  Who else is pulling for Jinro tonight? : dearjamie
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    what time does it start? : Demius
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      I think 1AM Pacific but I'm not sure if they are the first match or the second. : dearjamie
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        there are lots of matches before idra vs jinro. their match probably wont be until 3 or 4am pst. : smax
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          whoops! i think i screwed up. looks like their match is actually at 1am! sorry! : smax
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            Doesn't seem to matter, GOM website is taking a giant shit right now : Serpico74
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              restream : http://www.justin.tv/triggersc2#/w/776007440 : smax
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                Thanks! : Serpico74
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                  WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT : Serpico74
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                    it's like he forgot that he's not laddering : smax
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                      I think it's understandable, it's a best of 5 so why bother dealing with that shit : moshman
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                        I agree, it's just surprising to see that kind of decisiveness. Idra is a robot. : Serpico74
                        • well this means the series will go to Jungle Basin on game 4. Zergs HATE that map. Then map 5 on Lost T : smax
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                          It will however make Jinro want to do that again. : moshman
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                            I don't think so, it only worked because of the spawn position. He's smart enough to know that he exploit : Serpico74
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                              PS - LOL at RAGEMODE poster : Serpico74
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                                OH MY : Serpico74
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                                  WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT : Serpico74
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                                    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT : Serpico74
                                    • idrA is going to blame it on the map pool and JB, but he really shouldn;t have given up so fast that 2nd : smax
              • well fucking done GOM, the match I am most looking forward to and GOM is all fucked up. great : moshman
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  HQ restream: http://livestre.am/kf7m gomtv.net not working, and they banned huko1 who was restreaming ... : umegastar
  • thanks, pissing me off that the one I paid for isn't working.. good work gom : moshman
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  oooh, idra cheese fail. Shame about that. Jinro did very well though. : moshman
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    It came down to a marine with 5hp, INSANE : Serpico74
    • Really well done saving that one. I liked how he got his scvs in the way to let the marine run towards th : moshman
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  haha MC god damn why do I love these guys so much. they're so awesome. : SpaecKow
  • oh hey whoa Jinro sounds like Jimmy with the crutches from southpark. : SpaecKow
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  WOW jinro admitted to hearing the announcers yelling when they saw the 6 pool. wow. obviously not jinro' : smax
  • Well it must have had some effect right? If nothing but to prepare him mentally. : SpaecKow
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    idra said months ago that you could hear the announcers in the booths, so i don't think it's any big surp... : valael
    • Wtf. The biggest tourny ever and the fucktards can't even sound proof the fucking booths! : spaceyme
• I don't know if this is totally awesome or totally lame, probably both. : SpaecKow
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  this game is fucking insane : moshman
  • would have been awesome to see a draw : MamiyaOtaru
• my mind just got asploded by that last game : brewsterdog
• shitty all in bullshit : moshman
• holy fuck another insane game : moshman
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  marineking seems to play brilliantly with the just one unit, so is that brilliant or one sided? I still : threeup
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    He doesn't just use one unit, but certainly uses mostly m/m/m and handles it very well : moshman
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      He seems like a friendly dude who does his own thing. I think other pro gamers look down on him but he d : threeup
      • he can be a very cheesy guy, but he was on top that game. : SpaecKow
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        They can't look down on him because he beats them, there's a reason he's doing so we. He's a solid player : moshman
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          He's gotten pretty underrated/hated recently, and I hope that this series improves how fans see him. His ... : Felraiser
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            maybe some of the fans don't like him, but I dunno about the other pro players : moshman
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              I always liked him, I think some people got more upset than they should be when he called himself boxer.. : Tchest
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                those people are also stupid since he did it to honour his hero : moshman
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                  foxer would be awesome though : umegastar
                  • I agree : moshman