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• it could go either way. i've had fantastic interviews where there was just another, more qualified candi... : EvilDolemite
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  You never can tell. Most of the interviews I have with prospective employees go well because I usually hi... : Dave-A
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    Would you hire me? : Koral06
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      I would! I'm not sure for what, however. : Dave-A
      • I'll pack immediately! : Koral06
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        hire to me to work by distance from michigan : sgtsanity
        • I think you'd make a great QA Engineer actually : Dave-A
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      What's your greatest weakness? : uglysad
      • meatballs : EvilDolemite
      • bullets and bladed weapons : Arctic Fox
      • Sometimes I work so fast that I turn invisible. : thenoodleincident
      • I work to hard and care to much : daroach1414
      • Breathing. : AgentPothead
      • I lose interest in my work and often masturbate in the men's room. : dumb.
      • Kryptonite : locater16
      • Shacking @ work : Volatus32x
      • Alcohol : dognose
      • redheads : sludge vohaul
      • latestchatty.x : Alco23
    • Did you wear a black dress shirt? : akirabob
    • show me your boobs. then i'll decide : Korban
• nope whenever i feel really confident about an interview it's always ended up well. : xxiv
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  i think most of the time you can tell walking out of the interview. the only time i didn't get it and i f... : dahanese
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    that happened to me. two interviews including one eight-person group. they hired an internal guy who de... : EvilDolemite
    • yeah, i met with the head of the company. it was weird. i was above their price range and skill set but t... : dahanese
• I recently hired a new employee, but I had a few other awesome candidates. So there were a few people who... : sicko
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  by 30 miles? How long is your commute now? : filthysock
  • no shit, bro! wtf! : reZaun
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    30 miles lol. New job is right on my block :P : Koral06
    • And given that I have to deal with LA traffic that is a major plus : Koral06
    • wow. I'd give anything to be able to walk to work. Well, I guess I can walk to work now, but I have to ... : riptyde
    • right on the corner : gmd
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  Wait, it's CLOSER by 30 miles? How fucking far do you work from home?! I can't imagine working more than ... : reZaun
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    not really realistic for most people : Maarten Goldstein
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      it is when you work at a subway : walker270
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        or when you get paid well enough to situate yourself right beside your work. :) : reZaun
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          I GET PAID WELL, or you know maybe some offices don't have any housing near them? : gmd
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            Obviously if you get paid well enough, you could build some houses near them. Or rent out the floor abov... : walker270
            • I built a condo right above a SCIF, I just drop down on the fire pole : gmd
          • POOR PEOPLE PROBLEMS. if you get paid well enough you just buy land nearby, demolish the office buildings... : Amadan
        • there are no homes where I work, it's all industry/business park. There are condos and shit near by, but ... : Slowtreme
        • i get paid very well, which is why i drive 25 miles from my awesome place in the city to work - because n... : dahanese
        • God, look at all of these poor people responding to your post. ... and they think get paid well. Po... : walker270
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          i'm lucky enough to work at a place in the suburbs but it's crazy to think that's common. it doesn't mat... : electroly
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            i'm pretty sure top microsoft execs don't have houses right there on campus despite their obvious income ... : electroly
            • yeah, i think you have to decouple these thoughts. his preference is to be within walking distance of his... : dahanese
            • maybe because they are actually poor : gmd
• Surely it varies from person to person but every time i've left an interview feeling like i had nailed it... : trevis
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  I just got an offer today, pays $16k+ more than the job I'm at now. : Haku-Jin
  • Nice! Time to buy a little something special for yourself : Koral06
• I've never gone in for an interview and not received an offer shortly thereafter. Usually, if you can get... : DianeOfTheMoon
• I knew for sure once. And I was right. : sparkly

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• that should read "I am NOT wise to the ways of procuring HD anime" : SkipperMcG
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  Macross Plus, still the best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMczRJh_OeI : zehh
  • I don't think it will ever come out on BD :( : ArcKnight
  • Aye, Macross Plus is still the pinnacle of Macrossness. Zero was ok, but good lord there was a lot of ho... : ThrillKill
  • Already ordered and en route! : SkipperMcG
  • I have fond memories of that one. : steauengeglase
• zero was the one involving an island community right? that one is beautiful. : deathofrats
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  Macross Zero really isn't very good either. The dogfights are interesting, but the rest is pretty meh at ... : Talonus.
  • So I just finished zero. Yeah the dogfights are really brilliant. I love the cel-shaded art style, its re... : SkipperMcG
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  Pretty sure you can't buy it in english due to copy right issues or something along those lines. You cou... : TheVietSpecial
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    Thanks. Yeah looks like I'm going to have to hit the nether regions of the internet to get this. : SkipperMcG
    • The rabbit hole goes deep. Tread lightly. : TheVietSpecial
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  what about this one? any good? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Frontier : hirez
  • I enjoyed watching Macross Frontier. The songs were pretty good, and the cg looks awesome in HD. : j2theizzay
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    It's really not worth watching if you're not a fan of Macross universe in the first place, in which case ... : Talonus.
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      Hmm... You thought there were tons of references to older stuff? Maybe we're thinking of different things... : geedeck
      • I'd label a callback a reference personally. Frontier is also definitely part of the main storyline a : Talonus.
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        Although I do like that everyone is missing the fact that the series is a big setup for the next big Macr : geedeck
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          I kind of hope that isn't what happens for the 30th anniversary even though that's what most people predi... : Talonus.
          • I'd love to see what they're like as adults + what the rest of the cast/crew would be like :3 : geedeck
      • The first two episodes were near scene-for-scene remakes of original macross (hotshot amatuer pilot accid : mroizo40
  • Frontier is really good. It's the only one that I've watched besides Do You Remember Love? and I liked F... : TheVietSpecial
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    I think it's pretty much the best one so far, but that's like asking the dude w/ the zune tattoo what his... : geedeck
    • i've not watched any macross since http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech_(TV_series) & the Invid : hirez
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    I liked it. They are retelling the series with newer movies, and the first one is out. The CG in that one... : ghost in my shell
    • Also... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnC6jkJyEM : ghost in my shell
  • Frontier has some of the most insane space battle scenes I've ever witnessed. I had the same feeling duri... : festivalman
• This is one for the nerds: Minmay > Minmei Also check out the original Macross movie "Do You Remember ... : smackpiece
• oh god if she sings that fucking song one more time... : dooberzoo
• If you havent watched.. i liked Macross Plus a lot.!! : loke662
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  Speaking of HD anime... I can't wait for P&S Blu-Rays, probably one of the best series ever, and the b... : ghost in my shell
  • I think P&S is really overrated. I watched it all, and enjoyed some of it, but a lot of it was not very ... : TheVietSpecial
• Also, Tobey Macguire will likely not give this series the live-action version it deserves. : SkipperMcG
• Min Mei also got in the way of Robotech for me, but the truth is that she adds such a typical anime eleme... : stuka
• Ahh, something I'm very familar with, Robotech/Macross. The original Macross is great, that's what yo... : Donborvio
• Live Action Movie with Spiderman FTW : loke662

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  nothing, as far as i can tell. : dahanese
  • This. : pgharavi
• Well looking at these prop replica's, I noticed a couple of minor differences. For one they look differen... : K0LM
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  I so need to get this game... but still working on ASSBRO. : Faluzure
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    I thought the ending to ASSBRO was incredibly lame for how awesome the rest of the game was. : sKetchflow
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      i thought it was a pretty great ending, although not quite as chill-inducing as the ending of AC2 : dirge23
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        Maybe that's why I didn't like it. The ending of AC2 was just sooooo awesome. : sKetchflow
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          what ? ... i thought they Indiana Jones IV'd it completely. : imperator
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            it's set up in AC1, but of course nobody played through AC1 : dirge23
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              I did... : HamChowder
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                i did too. my point is just that the appearance of minerva at the end of AC2 is not in itself supposed to... : dirge23
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                  Shit, I thought it was pretty crazy. Maybe because the pseudo 4th wall gets broken. : HamChowder
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                    yeah that part is the chill-inducing part. : dirge23
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                      and why I thought it was awesome. : sKetchflow
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                        Should I be clicking these spoilers if I haven't finished ASSBRO yet? : Faluzure
                        • these are all about AC2 : dirge23
                        • What are you doing with yourself? FINISH IT!!!! : HamChowder
• Are the aiming reticles different? I seem to remember the plasma cutter's dots in the first game being f... : sKetchflow
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  i think maybe when you upgrade it with the bench, it can be upgraded more than the standard one. this is ... : jvox
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    I think upgrading one of them upgrades the other. I could be wrong, but I swear that's what happened. : Vincent Grayson
    • It does, I fully upgraded the normal one and when I switched to the other, it was also upgraded. It's pu... : Herman Toothrot
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      I saw that the refurb one had a "Special" section in the upgrade area... I was thinking those two Special : jvox
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        The plasma cutter has a special node. It's irrelevant which plasma cutter you're holding. : Herman Toothrot
        • ah ok thanks. i wish they'd at least let you look at the model up close. somethin. : jvox
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          it says it lights enemies on fire...but it doesn't? what's up with that? : Boxelder
          • It does, but it's very tiny fire. Very disappointing. : Arcanum
• Texture : pancake humper
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  Speaking of the plasma cutter I upgraded it all the way and got the special 'sets enemies on fire' node b... : NastyJack
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    yeah that was weird. I beelined towards that special node because it looked awesome, but it's like a mino... : thecray
    • So lame. : NastyJack
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  Hijack - what difficulty are you guys playing on? I am playing on survivalist and that shit is ridiculous... : K0LM
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    I'm on survivalist and up to chapter 7, which I'm on now, I haven't found it hard at all. A few parts are... : NastyJack
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      Maybe I am just running and gunning too much. I am finding my self having to replay sections just to cons... : K0LM
      • Yeah, I beat it on survivalist and you really have to take it easy and slow with the ammo. Take advantage... : BackSinner
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  Another Dead Space 2 question: anyone else skip the security armour? I did figuring more options would be... : NastyJack
  • I chose the same figuring I'd save the cash and get better armor later : llamameat
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    Don't the armor bonuses and such carry over into each new suit? So the security armor damage bonus would... : Volatus32x
    • Ya, you should have gotten it bcs you'll have plenty of money and in fact, with the extra inventory slots... : pgharavi

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• I haven't been paying too much attention lately but I haven't found a smartphone with as good battery lif... : omnova
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  i bought a fascinate (galaxy s) a while back and while the hardware is great, samsung's support of it has... : waxthirteen
  • good to know, thanks. : biskits
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    Vibrants just got 2.2 http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25150305 so I wouldn't be surprised if the Fascinat... : Arctic Fox
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      good to know, but still. : waxthirteen
      • Oh I totally agree on the support issue, hence why I recommend getting a Google Phone below. (I know that... : Arctic Fox
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      Thank you! : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
      • no probs, I only just found out last night myself :D : Arctic Fox
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  Last week I switched back to the iPhone after using a N1 for the last 6 months. I have to say, as far ... : MagicWishMonkey
  • I guess if I had to make the choice right now, and pay for my own phone service, I would switch back to t... : MagicWishMonkey
  • I'm pretty sure you can do the google voice thing with your iPhone. I don't do it, but my friend, who ha... : TheVietSpecial
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    You can literally do all you describe with the iPhone google voice app. I still have it setup like that o... : Shivawn
    • Really? I thought apple restricted that functionality, I'm going to set that up ASAP Switching phones ... : MagicWishMonkey
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  is the iphone4 not really a contender? : biskits
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    Where do you live? Do you travel, if so, where? Network is the only think "holding back" the iPhone. It'... : Shivawn
    • i have an iphone 3g on at&t in austin, and i get dropouts all the time. i also have zero service in my co... : biskits
• I love my iPhone 3gs. I assume that the iPhone 4 is equally good. My sister has a Palm Treo something... : TheVietSpecial
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  If you go Android, get the latest Google phone (currently, the Nexus S). Running the default build of And... : Arctic Fox
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    I'd go with this. Although i do love my HTC Desire. HTC Sense is a wonderful UI. My next smartphone wi... : purekillforce
    • i had some serious email sync issues with Sense's email app when i tried an EVO for a week. : biskits
    • I got a Desire HD and while I don't know what kind of software support to expect the Sense UI is just won... : Hemtroll
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  Based on that list.... I'd probably get an iPhone on Verizon when that comes out in a few weeks. : Bean
  • tell ya what, the Switcheasy Rebel Serpent case has made my 3g fucking indestructible...except for the gp... : biskits
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  My rooted Evo is pretty awesome. : 65532l
  • I'm going to agree on this one whole heartedly... Man cm7 is sexy : reflex33
• wait for the ces shit to hit the market and until nokia annouces their new lineup in two weeks. right ... : Hoax
• If I had to get a new smartphone right now, I think I'd get an Evo shift or a G2. Sprint was pretty much... : jermm
• I'd wait till June and get an iPhone 5. : geedeck
• iPhone 4 : kainen1
• iPhone 4 : indosauros
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  iPhone 4 (or iPhone 5) or Nexus S, there is no other choice. That said you might be best served to wait f... : Yanks
  • lol, what's battery life gonna be on a dual-core phone? : biskits
• I love my T-mobile HTC G2. The HSPA+ network is incredibly fast, the phone is well-built, it runs the clo... : coldfusioncs
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  What network are you on, or do you have the freedom to choose a network? : quazar
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25152804 and of course i do. : biskits
• I have a m[T-Mobile]m Vibrant If you get a galaxy s (except the nexus s) you should have rooting in mind... : Xencer
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  I'll sell you my iPhone 3G for $200 : skelom
  • i have one and hate it, thus this thread. : biskits
• iPhone 4 is among the best in every category, except for network performance which really just comes down... : OverloadUT

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  what's the problem with netbooks? : dirge23
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    pancake humper doesn't like them, isn't that good enough? : qwpeoriu
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      they raped his mother : R@zzle
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        omg rape joke how dare you that's so out of order how could you omg : moshman
        • hahaha : R@zzle
• Wasn't even paying attention. : not work safe
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  Are they being abandoned? : sanchez
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    No. They are being sold as "cheap laptops" now. : MagicWishMonkey
    • So just the name "netbook" is being abandoned? : sanchez
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    Pretty much. Tablets are now the rage and 'netbooks' are kind of in this weird spot. Certain companies... : pancake humper
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      tablets are pretty sweet and probably better for most applications that you'd use netbooks for, but keybo... : dirge23
      • No problem, just buy an overpriced KB attachment. : Fred Garvin
      • Agreed. When I think of tablets I think media consumption over productivity. You need a keyboard to be ... : overkill
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  Alienware m11x..? That thing sure seems to be going well. : Floppygrandma
  • I want one :( : vynn
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    It isn't a netbook. It's an ultraportable, which is why it costs 3x more. : JarEme
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      "ultraportable?" seriously? : RikiTiki2
      • It's a common term for a netbook-size laptop, but with enough power to do more than light office work and... : JarEme
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      Google doesn't like your nomenclature. "alienware m11x netbook" About 269,000 results "alienware m... : Floppygrandma
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        I don't really want to play retarded nomenclature games here. The fundamental point is that if you want t... : JarEme
        • You're relatively new here, with about 1800 posts to your name. You will come to discover that Shackers a... : Entity
  • I love mine. The screen quality sucks, but it's great for gaming on the go. : jcrockerman
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  i didn't have a problem with netbooks and i was unaware companies were abandoning them : electroly
  • I think what's happened is: 1. Netbooks got more expensive. Seriously, the whole point of the concept : Schnapple
• They're great for simple network troubleshooting on site. : dodob
• we never supported netbooks. One guy had one but it was slow as shit to do anything on. seriously the IP... : NukemForever
• I don't really care either way. I never saw the point in them or had any desire to own one (much like a ... : nukewinter
• Netbooks were a fucking revolution for third world countries. They are so awesome. : kabex
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  I for one have a use for a latop that has a good battery life and can still run the applications I need. ... : Dynotaku
  • At least until Wacom comes out with a Cintiq tablet. Oh god that would be sweet. And probably $1000. : Dynotaku
• I still plan on buying a netbook eventually and would rather have that than a tablet. Just not a big fan ... : Zek
• If I wanted a small computing device that can't adequately serve flash movies I would get an ipad : boring gegtik
• love my netbook. : watcherxp
• I have two. Well, my wife has one and I have one. They're great. What's your beef? : jason bergman
• What's wrong with netbooks? I prefer my iPad, but really? : Link.
• I have an awesome netbook in the kitchen that controls all home-audio and easy recipe look-ups. : zebosausamite
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  Mine is great for school. Small and lightweight are godsends when you have a backpack already loaded down... : ninjase
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    Why don't you just type out your notes on a tablet?? : MagicWishMonkey
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      Fuck that, if I'm about to write a paper I want a proper keyboard : ninjase
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        (and they're cheap + I'm broke) : ninjase
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          Buy more money. : omnova
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            I need more scvs :( : ninjase
            • Your girlfriend cheats at Words With Friends, too. : omnova
      • So, very agreed. : Fred Garvin
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  It would be hard for me to justify a netbook given the other options like this keyboard case for the iPad... : sgtsanity
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    So you don't see the difference between spending $800 on an iPad + keyboard case vs. a $200 netbook? : MagicWishMonkey
    • Well, I guess I would say that if I wanted a secondary device smaller than the average laptop (and cheape... : sgtsanity
  • The justification is a $300 netbook versus $100 case on top of your $500 (prob. $600 though, are you real... : boring gegtik
  • And it's so cool when you can plug in a USB thumbstick or SD card... oh wait... : Fred Garvin
• Fuck em... Laptops were always just fine... Netbooks should have oriented towards Tablets, but I will say... : Q-ball
• I'm not. I love my current netbook and would love to upgrade to a new one someday. : baron calamity
• Fuck no, I love my Asus EEE! : askedrelic
• they're still around as small laptops, which is what they always should have been called. : umegastar
• What's wrong with a $300 laptop that lasts 10 hours and weighs only 2 lbs? It's great when I travel when... : DHAvatar
• I really don't give a fuck and don't see why anyone would care really. Don't like it, don't buy one. If y... : moshman
• We always get people in here wanting to upgrade their netbooks because "They're so slow!" Well duh, that'... : SolveChrist
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  As a writer who likes to run around all over the place and churn out words at the drop of a hat, my netbo... : eugthinks
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    I think a pen and notepad would be far more effective for that. : gmd
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      That depends. I don't know about eug, but I'm much faster at typing than I am writing things out by hand.... : mysled
      • Yeah. I'm a pretty slow handwriter and a fairly fast typist (90+wpm), so it might be more like 5x for me.... : eugthinks
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        for just jotting down ideas and simple things if you bust out a netbook you should be shot in the face an... : gmd
        • honor killings. it's a cultural thing. : pgharavi
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        Wait, you can't write without looking at what you're writing? : ArcKnight
        • No? If I do it's illegible and all over the page. : mysled
    • I love pen and paper for "ideas writing"--brainstorming, plotting, development sketches, etc.--but when I... : eugthinks
    • Not anymore http://theoatmeal.com/blog/handwriting : Schnapple
    • Not if your handwriting looks like mine >< : illwill18
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      Most people can type faster than they can write with a pen. : sKetchflow
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        if he is running around just jotting stuff down I completely disagree, unless you are retarded. If he is... : gmd
        • Your last point is extremely valid and pretty much nullifies any credibility my argument had. : sKetchflow
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          I can't wait until I can call up a note file on my retinal overlay display, take a second or two to dicta... : eugthinks
          • the future is now : gmd
    • Where's your monocle? : ieGod
• I love my netbook. Its absolutely handy for churning out papers and crap while Im on campus. : limpossible
• I love my Google netbook : OverloadUT
• I like tablets, but my wife loves her netbook. : Visceral Monkey
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  My GF has a Dell Mini 10 running (ha) XP. It was so slow and worthless. I installed Jolicloud on it last ... : get_navi
  • i <3 jolicloud : sanewave
  • jolicloud? cool, i'll check that out : das_runt
  • I'll have to check that out. my netbook is getting bogged down. : mlev
  • i tried jolicloud and didn't care for it too much, same with meego. I think crunchbang might still be my... : boring gegtik
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  Why do you care? If you don't like them, don't get one. : Halen
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    It could be argued that if they stopped making netbooks, those same resources would be put towards someth... : OverloadUT
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      argument nullified: production is certainly not a zero sum game : electroly
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        it is when resources are finite : jvox
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          are you arguing that we've reached our maximum production capacity : electroly
          • where "we" refers to the american computer hardware manufacturing market : electroly
    • Another possibility: I personally have never been happy about the migration of the computing world to lap... : Schnapple
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  it sucks cause I like the form factor and it would have been perfrect for me as I dont like to lug around... : ultramega
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    non-gimped netbooks are called ultraportables, ultramega. : one random winner
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      still too big and too expensive : ultramega
      • Well it's as good as you're going to get, you want a similar form factor but better tech inside you're go... : one random winner
      • Hard to get around the expensive part if you want decent performance, but the smallness has been done. A... : riptyde
    • Basically, the airbook is a great netbook. : LoioshDwaggie
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  They won't be missed. Fuckem. Too slow to do anything more than surf the web, too low res to effectively ... : emcea
  • Wrong and wrong! : MercFox1
  • How misinformed. My netbook can run Call of Duty (not that I would actually play it on a netbook). It's... : Edges
• I still think they have a place. It is possible to have netbooks and tablets available. Tablets are not t... : Fred Garvin
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  how dare you. My $350 Asus EEEpc (1000HD) is still kicking ass +1.5 years later, and I use it at least 8... : proclone1
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    kicking ass? I have a 1000H and not being able to watch HD video rather sucks. It's been good for some ... : deject
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      that's not fair because the netbooks were never advertised or meant to play eye-popping 1080p. you ask t... : proclone1
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        I'm just saying that it sucks that it can't, and now that HD content is much more prevalent than when I b... : deject
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          the screen won't even display full HD, there's no reason to expect them to handle the playback! : cpt_gloval
          • because transcoding videos to lower resolutions so I can play them on my netbook is a pain and I'd rather... : deject
        • Why do you need HD on such a tiny screen? Netflix non-HD looks great on a netbook. : wykd
• I love my netbook, it fits in my wife's purse and is perfect for traveling. : handofthrawn
• 13.3" is the sweet spot for me. : shortbuscaptain
• I'm on my wife's right now and really liking it. They work great as long as you aren't expecting them t... : sasquatchxing
• Are there any netbooks that run Starcraft 2 ok? : enyakk
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  Why ? I work in retail and people love Netbooks, and for good reason, they are cheap, very portable, and ... : thedude
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    to think for $350 I get a small portable device that can run all my work apps in windows 7 is unreal. wh... : handofthrawn
    • This this and more this. : mlev
• Not me. I fucking love mine. It does all I need it to. It's my primary computer. For gaming, I have my ps... : mindmann
• They're perfect for travel. : ieGod
• I love mine, it's over 2 years old. When we're not traveling, it's hooked up to the TV for the roommate ... : Matt Burris
• they are cute. : uebersoldat
• I mis the 9 inch form factor. I've never replaced my eee 900. I love having a tiny computer with a keyb... : MamiyaOtaru
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  I'll never abandon my netbook. Does an tablet let me lie sideways on my bed while watching a video hands... : Edges
  • But all you need is a sleek $150 Apple Brand Apple Ipad Apple Stand. : Robotic Puppy Eater
• i'm sorry netbooks will never die they will just get more powerful. That formfactor is here to stay. : gyokuro
• replace "netbooks" with "consoles" and I'll sign my life away to see it happen : reZaun
• I love the small form factor. It's great to have a laptop that's small enough to take with you. My dell... : trevis
• I bought a netbook once. It sucked ass. So slow. : baconisgod

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• Ok go! : iambinksy
• I'm down. : aggro crag
• I haven't played this for a while, I'm in. : Haxim
• I'd play (though I have no idea how) : ThomW
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  Do you guys have any preferences for ship speed, map size, etc? I can go up to 12 players, which will mea... : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • I would be all for a long game. : aggro crag
  • That's cool with me. : iambinksy
  • I'd prefer the random map for whatever size we do. I think the defaults are good for speed and whatnot. : Haxim
• I'm down as well. I haven't played this one but have played several others like it. : morsxcessum
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  The game has been set up! All are welcome. 12 players, standard settings. You can join here: h : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    Nice one, heres hoping I'm not stupid face sucker thing - that avatar is cursed I swear! : iambinksy
    • I had good luck with the spaceturtle. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • I joined. : The Grolar Bear
  • I heard about this on Idle Thumbs every so often, but never started a game. Just joined and I'm probably... : DrWaffles
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    Joined! : ThomW
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      You're going to swoop in for the win out of goddamned nowhere, I can feel it. : DrWaffles
      • We must not allow that to happen DrWaffles. : morsxcessum
      • You should see my current Conquer Club game -- I had Africa, Asia and Australia at one point, was struggl... : ThomW
  • joined, i love these kind of games, I used to hardcore play Star Kingdoms : R@zzle
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    Oh yeah, little day-to-day input for sure. Until you're waiting up until 3am to launch a surprise attack ... : Haxim
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      I didn't want to scare people off. : Happy Doodle Muffin
      • Friendly galactic competition, am I right? : morsxcessum
    • we had a good game a while ago, even though most of the people dropped out : RetroRedEyeJr
• Oh man fuck this game, such a time sucker, but so much fun. : sammyl
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  Room for three more. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • Anyone who joins gets a free hug. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    count me in! how do we do this? : awaypaster
    • nevermind, i'm dumb : awaypaster
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    Still room for three more. : morsxcessum
    • Two now! : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • Just took a spot, one more left! : MarkovChain
• Full up! Thanks to all who joined. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• I have no idea what I'm doing but clicked a few things and made some blue lines so I guess something is h... : the if
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  Game has started :( : StolenNosferatu
  • Sorry. Maybe next time. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• oh no i missed it, this needs an android app btw : RetroRedEyeJr

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  OMG OMG OMG OMG : dumb.
  • this post is really ^^^^^ : zerog83
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    I hope you didn't find me annoying when we hung out. Cuz I'd be at your house hanging out ALL the time!!!... : arcane_
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      Just that unconscious squeaking noise you make randomly. But no worries, I know you're not aware of it so... : dumb.
      • Shit, I thought that was you. Weird. : arcane_
• winters suck but I suppose chicago isnt too different : Chandler55
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  buy a harley or have kids or move to canada : kgargs
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    also FUCK moving somewhere cold. Why do people willingly do that : kgargs
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      I'm not saying they are directly related, but take a look at the amount of tards/crazies that live in the... : ryuuseki
      • Actually people are very nice and friendly in the South. : menar003
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      I like the cold : Volatus32x
      • Besides, there is nothing in the south that could get me to give up Autumn. Especially in Vermont. : Volatus32x
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      Because we have these things called seasons. : K1Bond007
      • Late Spring -> Early Fall are the best seasons. I'm not sure why someone likes freezing temps. : kgargs
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  I'd rather a Harley over Toronto. Take a pass on the bambinos. Funny I was just talking to a woman on the... : Afterglow
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    Generally Torontonians are assholes. True story. When I've visited Chicago and NYC the people were much, ... : Super Sparker
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      when i was growing up everyone said toronto was full of dickheads, but when i moved here i was surprised ... : jenisthebest
      • you've probably transcended into more of a dickhead than everyone else so on first appearance they seem n... : redfive
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        From where did you move? : jimmy_legs
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          ottawa : jenisthebest
          • I only passed through toronto, but stayed a few days in Ottawa years ago. It was very nice, as were the ... : jimmy_legs
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        I had heard a lot about how toronto was full of assholes, but never experienced that myself. My latest... : re-verse
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          Well a girl did get shot and killed right downtown on Yonge Street in the shopping district during a gang... : Super Sparker
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            I used to go jogging at Jane/finch. It's not rough at all, at least compared to how it was in the 80s. : re-verse
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              I went to York U and we had a sexual predator from the area ride his bike on our campus and chase women w... : Super Sparker
              • yeah it was still pretty rough when i was a yorku from 2003-2005. my friends lived right at the corner o... : jenisthebest
        • sometimes i c-walk down yonge street and maybe shoot people or whatever : jim bone
      • Yeah when I moved to a small town from Toronto I was amazed at how rude people were. People don't smile a... : dumb.
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        It was hit or miss on my last visit. Our cars was broken into and a laptop stolen, plus some racist homel... : geedeck
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          toronto has weird self-contained pockets of shittiness. there are some corners that are super sketchy (j... : jenisthebest
          • It's like a mini cracktown populated with a dozen pawn shops and bars. : Super Sparker
• We could have been Chicago friends! : ashkie
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  Stupid endometriosis. I called the doctor today to find out what he is going to do at my appointment next... : Galadriel07
  • Still going on? :( you'll have to give me details sometime. : arcane_
• I had lots of fun in Chicago. but I'm getting more and more friends out in Toronto. It'd be a tough call. : RogerDandy
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  Both datacenters down. Internal network mostly down. Customer service ivr down, tech support ivr down. ... : fleabug
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    I'd say shut it all down, but damn... : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • Their solution was to restore a DB backup from two weeks ago. I can make tickets and send emails now at ... : fleabug
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  I need to replace the router hidden behind this awful cabling, and redo all cabling in a non-awful way. A... : re-verse
  • oh man that's an all too familiar sight. : RogerDandy
  • mmmmm that looks fun : Arctic Fox
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  toronto shackers hang out all the time. you would have instant friends if you moved here! : jenisthebest
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    Instant attractive friends. : ryuuseki
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      I don't live there anymore. : aux7
      • Yeah, and our stock went up 100000% : ryuuseki
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    Do you guys rent in the city? I think if we do move up, we'll just rent to test the waters and see if we ... : arcane_
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      http://www.roncesvallesvillage.ca/ http://tinyurl.com/5wwczm (<-- google maps link) If I ever move... : aux7
      • oops, fucked up that tinyurl. http://tinyurl.com/5wwczmf : aux7
      • Affordable rent, 2 24 hour street car lines, 5 minute walk to the hospital (St. Joseph's) : ryuuseki
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        I drove arcane_ through this area on the way out as an example of a good place to live. : re-verse
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          Didn't you JUST get citizenship? : Robotic Puppy Eater
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            Well, permanent resident status - now i'm free to move around. : re-verse
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              And so your first move is to peace out. Clever girl. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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                Hey, he told me he wanted to move back to Canada. I said no way am I moving unless it's somewhere warm. I : arcane_
                • Well to be completely fair the potholes in Chicago are like a BFBC2 map at the end of the round. : Robotic Puppy Eater
          • lol that's what I was thinking : Arctic Fox
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  I too am moving to Toronto. SHACKBESTFRIENDS : eonix
  • are you really, are you planning to remain in game dev cause all we got is ubisoft lol : Chandler55
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  OK, fine, I'll work on a Shackmeet, GOSH : Deathlove
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    jimmy_legs has said that he's gonna visit Chicago sometime in the next few months, I was thinking of a Sh... : Arctic Fox
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      yes, this is true! I've never spent much time there and would like to hit up museums and be all http://w... : jimmy_legs
      • lol : Arctic Fox
      • Hahaha. I'd have to be a little drunk to enjoy thinks like that. : mastermike569
• my monday is fucking terrible : Dravenport
• I don't think I've interacted with so many people regarding so many different things at work...ever. Bus... : omnova
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  My Monday is great. Packing my life up and getting ready to fly to Van Island tomorrow to live by the oc... : aux7
  • that sounds utterly horrible you should just come back to toronto instead : jenisthebest
  • oh man lucky what are you gonna do out there. you're living a dream of mine right now. : RogerDandy
  • Aren't you allergic to salt and vag. : Afterglow
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  Buy a Harley, drive it to Texas and lets make babies. : Phil
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    lol no-one does creepy quite like you, Phil : Arctic Fox
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      It's a gift. : Phil
      • and one I would be a fool to refuse, right? :p : arcane_

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• Cool, im in! : alphablu
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  Screenshot feature == awesome : Masem
  • hell yeah, that's pretty awesome. : deject
• updating now! : RetroRedEyeJr
• the screenshot feature sounds awesome : Degenerate
• Very nice : Godhatesfatpeople
• In L4D2, I've found that if I turn on the mike in the lobby it doesn't work in the game? Am I the only on... : five_percent
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  Awesome! Love the screenshot feature, can't wait to try it out. : Matt Burris
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    I wonder if F4 works like F12 does in this beta? In TF2, F12 produces a lower quality jpg screenshot. Whi... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • There's only one key and you can change it in the cloud settings. No idea what the quality is yet. : pyide
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  Whats that, better voice quality? : FiReaNG3L
  • Yes :D : Godhatesfatpeople
  • probably in chat windows and Valve games. : shirif
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  SCREENSHOTS?! AWESOME : StolenNosferatu
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    That's what's making me update. : TheVietSpecial
    • Seems very crash happy, even for a beta. : pyide
• next up, video capture and sharing as well as live casting? : filthysock
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  Cool. I take screenshots pretty obsessively. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    Seems you get 1024 MB of storage for screenshots with your account. : pyide
    • Online that is, you can take as many as you want and not publish them / save to cloud. : pyide
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      I'll have to be a little more selective, then. In TF2 deathcams alone, I have about 40GB. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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        40gb of jpg? That can't be possible. : AgentPothead
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          My porn pic folder would disagree : edge198
          • I have 17,000 files that only comes out to just over 3gb. What the fuck are you guys collecting porn wise... : AgentPothead
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          You can take uncompressed TGA screenshots in TF2 with the "screenshot" bind. Mine are like ~5 MB each. : pyide
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            I can see that if they are uncompressed. : AgentPothead
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              Even at that size, that's like seven pictures a day, everyday since release. : JarEme
              • I can see somebody who is a hardcore TF2 player playing an average of 7 games a day, every day since rele... : AgentPothead
        • TGA. I've been playing with some regularity for over two years, I die a lot, and I hit F5 basically any t... : Happy Doodle Muffin
      • o_O : Degenerate
      • what : deject
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  Sweet screenshot feature. I hope they'll allow you to rebind the key, I use F12 for some other stuff (FRA... : Alco23
  • You can change it, same as you can change the overlay shortcut. I set mine to insert / 0 on the keypad, b... : pyide
• I managed to take an upload a screenshot the one time a game didn't crash on load. http://steamcommun... : pyide
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  How do I join the beta? : Q-ball
  • beta participation on the account tab of the steam settings. : pyide
  • Under settings, there's an option for beta participation. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • Steam -> Settings -> Beta Participation : Degenerate
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  Anybody else keep losing their steam system tray icon in this beta? The icon disappears but it's still ru... : AgentPothead
  • Eh deleting my clientregistry.blob seems to have fixed it. Is there anything that file can't fix? : AgentPothead
• oh that screenshot thing is AWESOME. I have so many SS from TF2 that I would like to share. : hirez

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  Still hoping for Steamworks support! : EricZBA
  • indeed. : jonin
• Needs more collector's edition. : jason bergman
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  dognose would you ever admit it doesnt own, if it actually sucks? or do you think your brain will bend ov... : Hoax
  • good thing we'll never have to find out since it's gonna own : Degenerate
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    If it sucked I wouldn't go out of my way to say it, I would just shut up about it. But I played it and s... : dognose
    • Pretty much. Regardless of the limited weapons dealie, it felt like Duke, and really, that's what's impor... : RaptorII
  • this is like the movie Fanboys, where at the end they're all sitting in the theatre and the dude is like ... : Dravenport
  • but dognose has already played it and confirmed that it 0wns. this hypothetical cannot happen : electroly
• $200 collector's edition plz seriously, i'd buy it. : yoonix
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  ouch, that cover art is terrible : EvilDolemite
  • I thought that cover was a fan-made gag until now... : dmason
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    Yeah, not nearly as good as this: http://www.capcom-europe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BCR2-Keyar... : omnova
    • That's fantastic. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • Who wants mustache rides!?!?! : Caoster007
    • sold! : mikecyb
    • Problem? : Dunwich
  • Agreed : DJ Clipdat
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    what would you expect it to be though? consider the source material. : Downforce
    • A rip off of the Evil Dead covers. : AgentPothead
    • Top-down view of pavement, a bloody boot print and a crumpled gum wrapper. : swimteampie
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      even the original is better: http://images.wikia.com/dukenukem/images/7/70/DukeNukem3D.jpg : EvilDolemite
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        look it's time to stop stealing from Army of Darkness, okay? : mikecyb
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          I always thought it was kinda sorta a parody of DOOM http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Doo... : Schnapple
          • No, like many things in Duke 3D, it is stolen from Army of Darkness: http://www.impawards.com/1993/pos... : mikecyb
    • It's not so much the content as the art itself, it looks like that starship troopers 2 cover with the rea... : SpaecKow
  • It sure isn't good that's for sure : Begawkiness
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    fair warning for anyone who buys it amirite? : mwasher
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      oh i'm a day one purchaser. i just think that box looks like shit. : EvilDolemite
      • you've been warned!!! : mwasher
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    I think it's awesome. : CrustaR
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      admit it though Crustar, they could put a picture of a little girl's poo covered shoe on the cover and yo... : Dravenport
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        I like it, but I think the placement of the woman's hand is off and makes it look like The Duke is wearin... : CrustaR
        • yeah the girl's hand is the main thing that throws it off. Also that Duke's face looks too smooth and un-... : Borzoi
  • I would have expected something simple with the logo, ala Prey. But I guess since Scott Miller has nothin... : avatar_58
  • And why is he wearing nail polish? : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I'd be embarrassed to buy that, it's like being proud of Mega Man 1's NES cover. : deathofrats
  • i thought it was a joke :( : filthysock
  • needs more Atomic Editi0n style foil. : uebersoldat
  • At least it is not a Wheel of Time painting. : sgtsanity
  • Yup, it's pretty ugly. Can I buy this on Steam? : Thund3rball
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    If the woman's hand wasn't there it would be perfect. I mean, they have to convey so much shit: - Vega... : Schnapple
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      and if you gauge where the woman is, based on the angle of the hand, she has her head planted in his ass.... : reZaun
      • lol 'was thinking this too - Duke seems like he'd only want a rim job if his hemorrhoids were acting up. : Borzoi
    • yeah his hand should be on her wrist, pushing her into position. and there should be more dead aliens. : Borzoi
  • I was going to say the same. It's absolutely terrible. I think it's the worst I remember seeing. : razlebol
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  Anyone know if they have mentioned anything about editing tools? : jonin
  • I doubt there will be, though if there is I seriously doubt it will garner the same community like Build ... : Mr. Goodwrench
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  interesting that the ps3 cover tweaks the color saturation on the nuke : boring gegtik
  • Looks like they had to shift the elements to fit on the shorter packaging : Schnapple
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  haha, what is that? A boxed game? : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I am excited : dognose
  • You have to buy this one retail for old time's sake. Just for the sensation of walking into a store and w... : Schnapple
• I appreciate the honesty of the "product features" list - Beat back the alien hordes - Only Duke can ... : transmetal
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  His left hand is a women's hand. : DM7
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    dahanese modeled for the DNF portrait : boring gegtik
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      how can you fuckers not tell that he already has two arms : dahanese
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        his left hand is in his pocket which screws everything up. if there were three hands on this cover it wo... : electroly
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          i mean, looking at it, with full knowledge that it's not his hand, it still looks like his hand : electroly
          • yep : Megara9
        • Is it in his pocket? It sorta looks like duke's girly hand is covering his pocket and his other left hand... : Haxim
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        On the one hand I don't like the woman's hand being there because when you look at it for the first time ... : Schnapple
        • Maybe he's being banged in the ass by a clown? : MagicWishMonkey
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        We are looking at His gun : dognose
        • cool capitalization, bro : Borzoi
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        dahanese, please tell us this is not the final cover-art... : reZaun
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          it is, and if you say you'd prefer a simple logo i will punch you through my computer. : dahanese
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            Id pefer a black box and the nukem logo thanks : NukemForever
            • second'd. : illwill18
            • Maybe the Special Edition will look like that. Maybe that's what will make it Special :) : dognose
            • That's a pretty sweet idea actually. : Haxim
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            Let's be frank - if there wasn't something really trivial for us to all piss and fucking moan about, it w... : Schnapple
            • no one is going to not buy the game due to the artwork - that would be totally insane! we'll still talk a... : EvilDolemite
            • indeed - if the worst thing you guys complain about is the box art, i think we're all going to high five ... : dahanese
          • nah, I wouldn't prefer that... I guess it works. The game is a long standing joke in the industry, so why... : reZaun
• no mousepad? pre-order canceled : retardhumper
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  remember when someone would post this like once every six months and go "DUKE NUKEM RELEASE DATE?!?!?" an... : mikecyb
  • I wanted to be the guy who posted the amazon preorder link this time :) : dognose
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  Steam version dognose, be strong and wait for it!! : pancake humper
  • Yep. I don't buy boxed games anymore. Steam or bust... : Tripps
  • I'm buying the Steam version to play; I'm buying a boxed version to collect and keep forever or until I d... : dognose
• Let's go get a collectors edition togeathr, ill drop $200 on the game without a second thought : NukemForever
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  haha theres no WAY that cover art is real. Theres a woman eating his butt... wtf?! : reZaun
  • while not a vegetarian by any means, nukem does enjoy a tossed salad from time to time : EvilDolemite
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    Yeah that's the other thing I'm curious about is what are we supposed to think the woman behind him is do... : Schnapple
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      Analingus is the only real option. Given the angle of her hand/arm, her face must be in his ass. : reZaun
      • I think what it's really supposed to be is a just-rescued-from-aliens woman trying to stand up while Duke... : Schnapple
    • Maybe Duke is farting on her face and the girl is trying to get away. : DM7
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      Duke is a woman, or at least used to be, there's your end game twist : filthysock
      • S A M U S A R A N ' D : Schnapple
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      This is actually the thing I am surprised isn't brought up more often. Her hand location makes no sen... : pancake humper
      • Alternative explanation - it's a severed hand that hasn't fallen to the ground yet. Maybe the back of ... : Schnapple
  • Fire the artists : jingletard
• i hope there's a sweet collectors edition : AMikaboshi
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  I'm still not convinced this game is going to be my cup of tea : roushimsx
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    Easy way to find out. http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition : Earl Greigh
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      eh, the graphics kind of suck and it doesn't look like it supports mouse and keyboard. :( : roushimsx
      • It does i played the original with mouse + keyboard... had to run a setup program to turn it on to conf... : Shadowdane
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24513552 : lonestar3
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25153939 : roushimsx
      • Thanks for clarifying. : lonestar3
• Great trailer on that page... hadn't seen that one : jvox