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• Crazy good expansion, with small but great improvements to UI and the integration with Steam is awesome. ... : Nitrium
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  Dear Relic, I sent you a very polite email. Please respond to it. Even if you don't send me a beta key... : Fenring42
  • just hop in that steam chat room alco posted. You'll get one in 2 seconds. : twifosp
  • Per yesterdays thread, I used litany of fury in the email, but alas, no key awaits! : exit button
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  Still waiting on my email :( : noobja
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    Do the chatroom option, if the guy is online it only takes a few minutes if not seconds of idling. : Alco23
    • Yup, I got mine in seconds. : twifosp
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      I got it now, will download will I get home today. How large is it? I want to play tonight!!! : noobja
      • will=when* : noobja
      • it says it's 4 GB on disk, but the actual download is likely compressed. : Arctic Fox
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  I like all the new stuff that I've tried. Imperial guard infantry have about as much strength as a wet pa... : Arctic Fox
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    Arctic Fox, I agree. Last night's Bane Blade was nobody's fault but our own and therefore it should not b... : The Grolar Bear
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      I've got to play some Space Marine battles against the Imperial guard sometime. I've played them for so l : Arctic Fox
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        The Land Raider is a beast. It's got enough health where having it on the front lines isn't that big of ... : TheStupidOne
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          I mean look at this http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110108132342/dow/images/thumb/e/ea/Retri_s... : Arctic Fox
          • The game has honestly cleaned up very well. I'm liking the new UI improvements and the game just looks s... : TheStupidOne
• I love it. Curbstomping IG tards with the Swarmlord is AMAZING. : TheStupidOne
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  Is it just me or do tyranids suck even more now. : twifosp
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    Uhh I'm having no problem as Tyranid. Swarmlord is a mass murdering machine, and honestly IG is very eas... : TheStupidOne
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      IIRC, 1v1 has always been almost exclusively Tyrannid, Chaos, with just a few Space Marines (in that orde... : walker270
      • I dont feel like any one races is any more OP'd than the next these days. : noobja
  • Definitely just you. : dewdman
  • All you. : walker270
  • Last I heard Nids were used by a large proportion of the top 10 players in competitive gaming, so they ca... : Arctic Fox
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  That guy who was on Steam is now on the RN forums, send him a PM for a key. http://forums.relicnews.com/s... : exit button
  • Took 5minutes to get a key : exit button
• Can't wait to finish work for the day so I can finally hop on Beta :( : Smoochy666
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  I pumped out a squad of Catchan Devils last night and they have pretty strong specials against T1 units. ... : Alco23
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    Yeah, they're like a hardcore version of the SM Scouts (which is funny, because I think they're voiced by... : Arctic Fox
    • Also, they really hammed up the nerd jokes with the voiceovers for the Imperial Guard. Upon upgrading ... : Arctic Fox
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  The Inquisitor is _so good_. And the Baneblade... I played a game the other day and all the way through ... : Memphis-Ahn
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    I had trouble figuring out the right sort of balance with the Inquisitor. What wargear do you buy? : Arctic Fox
    • I just start off with a Holy Brazier, that way I have a single target stun + an AoE damage. Then I just g... : Memphis-Ahn
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      Oh man... you buy gear? I have a lot to learn about this game. : dfay
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25092189 for some gameplay hints : Arctic Fox
  • I really didn't like the Inquisitor. It seems to die very easily. I have been using the Lord General with... : Wisp!
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  so with the switch to steam instead of gfwl can you not play with retribution players if you only have th... : extrahappyturtle
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    Yes, which pretty much kills their MP. : Gylis
    • What? Quit fragmenting the community! : Duffman8369
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    Yeah, you can't. But the impetus to upgrade is huge -- you not only get access to all the races (Chaos in... : Arctic Fox
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      No gfwl should be all the the motivation you need! Steam integration is really sleek too. : Gylis
      • that too. Fuck GFWL in the ass. : Arctic Fox
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      Plus it's all that for $30. I'd be frustrated if this was happening w/ a $50 game : geedeck
      • It's $60 wth. : Cliffzorz
      • i think the move to steam was a good idea, im just assuming it'll be pretty hard to find a pre-retributio... : extrahappyturtle
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      There's also the chance that Relic will be more active in balancing the game, since they won't have to go... : walker270
      • And they won't have to pay Microsoft for releasing those patches. So yeah, more frequent patching is pre... : Gylis
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      so if I never bought chaos rising I can buy the new expansion and get all of the MP content? does that in... : maulla
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        You get all 6 multiplayer races, I believe. They're saying it's a stand-alone game. : Arctic Fox
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          all of the maps and stuff from vanilla and chaos rising, too? : maulla
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            I'm unsure, but that's the implication: To accomplish this transition, Dawn of War II - Retribution wi : Arctic Fox
            • You won't get the single player stuff from DoW2 and Chaos Rising, but ALL MP content will be yours when y... : TheStupidOne
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    It sucks but it's really for the best. GFWL has been nothing but a huge albatross around their neck. So ... : TheStupidOne
    • I'm looking forward to the new matchmaking system. I'm hoping ranked games will actually be worth a damn ... : Arctic Fox
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      This. GFWL was holding this franchise back. The community should be much healthier now. : Dr_Cube
      • The fact that there's actual chat channels now is HUGE. Matchmaking does not make a community. I look f... : TheStupidOne
• Was looking forward to playing the beta, but the old 9800 pro can't run it : edge198
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  What is in the patch I just downloaded? : Crabs Jarrard
  • http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blog-post/retribution-beta-patch-33 : Arctic Fox
• Downloading it now. Can't wait :D : Godhatesfatpeople
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  they need to unlock Last Stand :( : Degenerate
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    That'll come on release. This beta is for MP balance tweaks, as well as load-testing the Steamworks match... : Arctic Fox
    • I understand that but it doesnt change the fact that I want Last stand unlocked >:( : Degenerate
• dont forget to join the steamgroup chat channel, its lonely in here :( : theWhite
• I just received a beta key from the e-mail I sent last night, so.... yeah, people still waiting might hav... : walker270
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  Just got my key earlier, installing now : geedeck
  • awesome! We're getting the band back together, man! : Arctic Fox
• Land Raider is awesome. : stygian_whisper
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  I just saw that it's $60! Does it come with the previous DLC? I really want to play DoW2 with shackers ag... : Cliffzorz
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    It's a stand-alone game with 6 races, Steamworks instead of GFWL, new units for every army, revised multi... : Arctic Fox
    • I'm sold. : project13
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      Oh awesome, so it's like Dark Crusade. I feel better about it being full console price now. : Cliffzorz
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        Where are you seeing the $60 price tag? What currency? Base version is $30 on steam. To get it to $6... : walker270
        • NZ$ : Alco23
        • He lives in the Shire. : Dschinghis Khan
        • $60USD. There are like 5 to pick from all saying they have different special units. But that's all there ... : Cliffzorz
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    I'm seeing $30 USD. : project13
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      he's in New Zealand or something so the price will be batshit insane : Degenerate
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        oh, well then.. That's the FUCK YOU price for living in the most awesome part of the world. >:( : walker270
        • It's the hobbit tax :P : Alco23
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          I've offered to hook him up over Steam if he'll Paypal me the cash. : Arctic Fox
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            You'll have to offer him a better net connection too. Sounds like Cliff is close to his monthly cap again... : Alco23
            • he said he'll be fine in March once he goes back to Uni, unlimited there : Arctic Fox
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              My cap at home is 3gigs. T-H-R-E-E : Cliffzorz
              • Someone could just copy the folder in steamapps and send it to you. You copy that folder into you shit an... : Crabs Jarrard
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            I'll take you up on that offer closer to release, when I get back to my flat with its huge download cap. : Cliffzorz
            • Roger that. Hopefully the NZ dollar improves for you in the meantime :D : Arctic Fox
  • Yeah, you're looking at a minimum of 2GB download. However, since it's steamworks you can just buy it fro... : Alco23
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  I tried emailing them but haven't got a key. Any other options? : Dontdrop
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    You might just have to be patient. I emailed last night and got a key sometime this morning. : taronish
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      Ah right. I emailed them last night as well. You don't have to say anything specific right? : Dontdrop
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        I said "Hey I bought Redemption from the THQ store, can I have a beta key please?" : Arctic Fox
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          Oh shit, that sounds like a lot better plan that me saying "Hey, I like and own your games, beta key?" I ... : Dontdrop
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            My was something like... Subject : "DoW 2 Key" Body : "Please? Thanks!" Got the key a while ago. : walker270
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              lol : Arctic Fox
              • I'm sure they're just paying some intern minimum wage to hit a button that automatically replies with a r... : walker270
            • Too verbose. : MeenMunky
            • Yep, me too. Figured its auto or the guy is going through a lot and doesnt give a shit what it says. Mine... : noobja
  • I emailed them with praises for their games and got a key about an hour later. That was about an hour ago... : Thund3rball
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  Hijack I'm checking now to see if there are any keys I can personally give you guys. Hold tight. : eonix
  • you are a gentleman and a scholar, eonix : Arctic Fox
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    Alright. I have 10 keys to give away to the Retribution beta. I love you guys so there won't be any silly... : eonix
    • The next TEN people, not TWENTY. : eonix
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      Yar! Will try and be on for games later tonight! : On the Brane
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        Sent! : eonix
        • got it, thanks! : On the Brane
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      i want one please : Jackass1233
      • also thx for doing that : Jackass1233
      • Sent! : eonix
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      i would love to get my mitts on one : Unleashed
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        And your mitts shall! Sent! : eonix
        • you're simply the best! : Unleashed
      • Hey hey, no hands jokes here! Or is the hand healed? : Crabs Jarrard
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      You're good people. I would kill you last. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Sugar. Sent! : eonix
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      HI there : CrimsonHandHiro
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        Heyo! Sent! : eonix
        • Thank you again! : CrimsonHandHiro
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      I'll take one please. Thanks! : rheroux
      • Off-tario! KEY SENT! : eonix
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      SIX KEYS REMAIN!}r : eonix
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        me please. I love you long time! : Cheeziologist
        • SENT! : eonix
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      I'd like one please. : Goncyn
      • SENT! : eonix
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      I'll take it! : Volatus32x
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        SENT! : eonix
        • hey YO! : Volatus32x
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      I'll take a key , but I really want a key for Space Marine. : ArcKnight
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        LAST KEY! Sent! : eonix
        • Downloading now, <3 : ArcKnight
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      I'd like one! : Head Rush
      • aww :( : Head Rush
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      I have one already, but uh, if you have 10 keys but 20 people who reply get a key.... : jimmy_legs
      • Read that thread again :P : eonix
    • You should up it to 20 :( : cltcprd
    • me me me! : Gapyro
    • Too late? I'd like one. : razlebol
    • You are, as always sir, a gentleman and a scholar. Also, I'm looking forward to the "open" beta next M... : Xevo
  • Even though you won't get me a job there, I will accept your beta test. KEY ME! : etherboy
• IG feel crazy OP. Besides that, pretty much great. : Techy007
• Sweet just got a key from emailing them! who wants to play? I suck. : rak
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  which DoW2 race requires controlling the least amount of units in multi? : Degenerate
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    Spess Marines. : noobja
    • Seriously, instead of making a large army as SM go with your starting scout squad, a single TSM, and a si... : noobja
• Anyone interested in a quick game now? I'll be in TS. : Alco23

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  http://www.appbrain.com/wallpaper : Degenerate
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    ive used a few wallpaper apps but rarely find anything more than something i will try out and decide i do... : purekillforce
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      This isn't an app though. : boomstickah
      • no, but it shows all the same images ive seen in 3 seperate apps on the market, so whatever it is using t... : purekillforce
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  This is my Android desktop http://i.imgur.com/zKiKL.png The vertical columns link to the app in quest... : ConfusedUs
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    wow, that looks really nice. did you make it? : purekillforce
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      No, I found the wallpaper just searching around. : ConfusedUs
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        What is it called? : hrdwregk
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          Link to wallpaper: http://i.imgur.com/etSMS.png : ConfusedUs
          • so what are u using to have the words placed over the areas of the image and make it so they open when yo... : purekillforce
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    what app creates shortcuts like that? : maulla
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      I demand answers : maulla
      • More villagers demand them! : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • Answers: Provided The words were shopped onto the background. I used Desktop Visualizer (free) to cr... : ConfusedUs
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  I made this for my phone: http://www.centaurreader.com/?p=297 I'm going to post a revised version lat... : ass-street
  • yeh, thanks, ass-street. will keep an eye on my inbox. : purekillforce
• Man, the artwork in the Earthworm Jim games was quite something. : DrWaffles
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  Here's a RAR archive with 143 of those style of high res 8bit backgrounds. I don't remember the source of... : Entity
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    This is all I get when trying to dl from shackspace. Always. http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=sh... : Alastayr
    • same shit i just got. and they are trying to get me to pay for this service? yeah, right. : purekillforce
    • Can you dropbox the rar file and send a link? : purekillforce
  • dammit, i went through all those fucking hoops only to be told "it cannot be accessed directly" an there ... : purekillforce
  • i can get it to start downloading, but it fails randomly between 8 and 10mb : QMS|superdave
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    Doing it the old-fashioned, aggravating-to-browse way: http://entity.shackspace.com/game I wonder i... : Entity
    • Nice one. : tohm82
    • Thanks. Much better. : Edges
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  This is my background currently: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1376822/wpaper1290638039988.jpg : MisterPhoton
  • nice, i do enjoy those that mix modern and retro together. : purekillforce
• I need a new phone (My RAZR is about dead). Maybe the Moto Atrix 4g next month. : mikefr24
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/mlev_pwndcopy_q9bchfudi1jhnp7e8twk.jpg : Dravenport
  • haha. nice : threeup
  • lol : indosauros
  • dat phatty boom batty font : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Image by, uh... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meconium : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • yuck :( : ass-street
  • I dont think he took that picture. I swear I've seen it somewhere else, if only there was a watermark. : hirez
  • Wow, sweet pic. : xylopagus
• http://nik.bot.nu/img/orig/6/8/684778.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
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  use one of those Minecraft overlay maps that get posted every day. They're incredible. : edgewise
  • I found one of an exact replica of link's awakening world map. : purekillforce

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  Erm, by steal my shit I mean claim you're the photog. By all means, use it as your wallpaper or whatever... : mlev
  • Screw the haters, the watermark in no way made the image 'completely useless' or 'unusable'. Still, if : Nixx2004
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  As a totally amateur and not great photographer can you tell me the lens and settings used when taking th... : orgcaptainnemo
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    Yep! Here's the setup I used: Canon 50D w/ battery grip Manfrotto tripod w/ ballhead Canon 24-70mm ... : mlev
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      He's going to c/p this and use it to post the pic as his on interfacelift. : swiftB3
      • Sweet pic, btw. Desktop'd : swiftB3
    • Thanks dude! : orgcaptainnemo
    • Nice info, thanks! : prime8
    • Only 1 in 3 of those lenses are any good, :(. Actually I've only seen one good quality one in real life, ... : Wheatloaf
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      which nd filter do you use? i'm curious if you have a screw on filter or a filter system. : j0nchan
      • Colkin p filter system. :) : mlev
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    I took that with my phone and the flash was set to auto. : Degenerate
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      i hate you : orgcaptainnemo
      • :¬* : Degenerate
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  just sold it for 500 bucks : Dravenport
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    I wanted the watermarked version. Gimme my money back. : edgewise
    • no refunds bitch, peace! : Dravenport
• mlev this is my new desktop, thank you, its awesome. : massdev
• Submitting this to natgeo, one sec... : c0bra
• On my way to KINKOS and shall make my fortune selling these Hawaii, 2011 (Maui north shore) prints. : Phil
• nice! you should clone out that sensor spot in the middle of the sky :) : jenisthebest
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  Woah, I took one almost exactly like that: http://www.shackpics.com/files/mlev_pwndcopy_q9bchfudi1jhnp7e8... : Merconium
  • little more bling tho. : hirez
  • This post needs more love. : granpachook
  • Cool pic bro. : Dontdrop
  • hahahaha : ass-street
  • lol : Dravenport
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    Fucking hell. Seriously though, I once took a photo of a bear in my neighborhood, it got sent on to th... : mlev
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      so no one is making any money off the pics, but you're upset? : Dravenport
      • Yes. : Nixx2004
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        No one makes any money by pirating games either. : mlev
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          Okay, that's not entirely true, i'm sure some people do. My point is, you don't have to make money p... : mlev
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            Maybe instead you should be proud you took a shot nice enough for 8 people to want to forward along. You... : twifosp
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              lol, come on : MikkleThePickle
              • What? He's being a little over protective of a shot he didn't intend to use for commercial purposes. : twifosp
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            im just curious exactly what the problem is, there's a difference between someone pirating a game and som... : Dravenport
            • seriously, don't send pics to family or friends that you don't want them sending to everyone else if you' : uebersoldat
            • Yes, I have indeed found my photos on fb with other people claiming to be the photogs. And it upset me mo... : mlev
      • Merconium did exactly what mlev asked us not to do. Surely you're not surprised at the result? : Goncyn
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      Seriously, I only did it because I had that absurd signature in a folder. I am little more than a 1hr/mo ... : Merconium
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        Hahaha yeah no worries. I'm not upset about this any more than if someone turned that rock into edgewise. : mlev
        • Good. It is a lovely shot, and I'm jealous you were there. : Merconium
      • it was actually pretty funny : Goncyn
  • LMAO!! : HL3dsx
  • hahahahahah : Old_Fart
• sweet. I added to my rotating windows wallpaper (landscapes!) : hirez
• Thanks, mlev. Beautiful photo. : Goncyn
• Thanks! : =]Milo[=
• you are a gentleman and a scholar sir. :D : halophoenix
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  That photo is ace - you did good yo. And I'm really good at taking photos, so that compliment means a ... : seven
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    nice lol : RogerDandy
    • i no rite - what's the fun of being good at something, if you can't ocassionally be a fucking huge dick a... : seven
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  Why not watermark your photos steganographically? You could have undeniable proof that it's your photo a... : Herman Toothrot
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    Wut? : mlev
    • steganographically, duh! : mXENO
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      put a stegosaurus on all your picturees : retardhumper
      • i'd buy a print of that. : ass-street
      • That's the prehistoric way, there is software that does it for ya! : HL3dsx
      • That's the first thing I thought of too :/ : Entity
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    doesnt that only work until the image is resized or saved as a different format? : hirez
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      Yeah, a lossy encoding would destroy it pretty well. : Agrona
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        I think it would depend on the method used. There must be relatively robust ways to do it. : Herman Toothrot
        • Nope, not really. Resizing it will mutilate anything like that. : boarder2
• I DEMAND A WATERMARK ONLY VERSION! : gakera
• I saw this on reddit : Slowtreme
• I'm so going to paint that : onji
• sharing is caring : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Shacknews: I'm don't care that I got it for free, I'm still outraged : Schnapple
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    What? Are you saying photogs take their pictures at no cost? Or am I completely missing the point of this... : mlev
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      yes, you are completely missing the point of that post. : MikkleThePickle
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        Figured I might be. So what was he saying? : mlev
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          I want to know too. : Nixx2004
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            To people in the future: it was a parody of the people in the thread who are indignant over the watermark : Schnapple
            • schnapple, what do you say to the people of the past? : j0nchan
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  Needed a bit more Vibrance and less lens artifacts. Download here. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2175873/mor... : historyinthemaking
  • Its a lot more vibrant and less artifacty when I don't have to jpg compress it to get it on shacknews :p ... : mlev
• At first I thought the whitish rocks in the lower left were skulls. Which then made the picture more evil... : Chod

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  Wow, how fucking dumb. : Vincent Grayson
  • Someone will always misinterpret comedy. I liked the script because I have left npc behind because I ... : TOnez
• must be a shacker : Dravenport
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  Sounds like somebody needs to get laid. : AgentPothead
  • Would be a good surprise : zakazi
  • By dickwolves. : TreMetal
  • You mean raped? Way to perpetuate rape culture, AgentPothead. : skinlab133
  • it sounds like they were laid, just against their will. :( : roushimsx
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  good lord this shakespeare person has a 52 part 'rape is hilarious' blog section. : deathofrats
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    this person is doing a service for comedy. claiming that rape jokes should be off the table is what gives : dirge23
    • What I love is that you know she's used the term "murder", "kill", "destroy", etc. in her every day life ... : ColoradoCNC
• Anyone find anything else objectionable on the Penny Arcade store? I have full access, I can go in and re : reZaun
• "Penny Arcade took it to another level." holy shit all parties involved need to stfu : cptstern
• Dickwolfgate 2011 : Nali4Freedom
• penises are scary : headbone
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  How are people so offended by a joke about a fictional rape by completely fictional creatures? : giant boy detective
  • obviously you've never been raped by a wild beast that has dicks for limbs. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. : roushimsx
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    Penises. : Fred Garvin
    • Precisely. : LilCrypto
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    are you some sort of rape culture apologist?! : hirez
    • It's really not that bad. : giant boy detective
    • Whenever I hear "rape culture", I picture a guy raping a girl while wearing a tuxedo : riptyde
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    every rape victim who reads that comic relives that rape : handofthrawn
    • To be blunt, that's their fucking problem. I'll never get why people like that think the world should cha... : dumb.
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      Every rape victim who reads your post relives that rape. Twice. : giant boy detective
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        Like, DP, or back to back? : lolpatrol
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          You rang? : Dong Patrol
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            DP, why you rape? : ass-street
            • "beacuase penis" : Dong Patrol
    • we must ban the word 'rape' as soon as possible. : DonkeyPopsicle
    • and that's what makes the comic funny! : NexusOne
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      no, people that can't get past being raped may relive their rape every time they hear the word, but that ... : Dravenport
      • Seriously, if people are this sensitive to exposure of the word, they should stop going to sites that hav... : aethyr
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      The two rape victims I've shown it to thought it was funny and couldn't understand the controversy. I gue... : ColoradoCNC
      • it's really more of a slavery joke than a rape joke anyway : dirge23
      • I've only read one actual criticism of the original comic strip, by a guest blogger on a relatively low-p... : woddemandred
    • And every robbery victim relives the event when they hear the word, "robbery?" And every shooting victim... : Ebu
    • would you say it's like a PoM rape spell? or more like AOE rape ?!?! : Downforce
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    the initial being offended were kind of missing the point of the comic entirely but I think people are ju... : mikecyb
    • frankly, i can appreciate the way PA folk responding, simply because they are responding genuinely. coul... : stygian_whisper
• These people should spend some time on 4chan. : shortbuscaptain
• Failpalm. Good to see the pc folks out for scalps. : trove
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  lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-Y_zkpqb8 : deathofrats
  • winner : rtrson
• "This is why I avoid comedy. I don't go to comedy movies, I rarely watch comedians, I avoid sitcoms like ... : cptstern
• people need thicker skin. : hirez
• The last thread totally wasn't enough. : woddemandred
• I guess these people never watched Arrested Development. : gakera
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  Wow, Penny Arcade are jackasses. : sgtsanity
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    Yes heaven forbid someone make a joke. : JohnnyRey
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      Jokes are ok, managing to bungle your "defense" of that joke to the extent that people who ostensibly sup... : woddemandred
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        PA isn't responsible for retards : JohnnyRey
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          That's true, they just managed to take a blog post written by a humorless person that approximately .001%... : woddemandred
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            They were afraid that PAX will be affected. : TOnez
            • i.e., oh shit there goes the money : Schnapple
      • They have no control of their fans. That is like saying political parties/religion has control over it's ... : TOnez
  • He hasn't exactly handled it in a manner that could have very easily made the whole thing a non issue, bu... : fishbone
  • Your mom are jackasses. : deject
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  Look who's talking. : razlebol
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    quit being a rapist. : roushimsx
    • quit being a rapist dickwolf : Arcath
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  So I glanced at that and...who the fuck are these nobodies who are complaining?! I mean, NOBODIES. Never ... : AxeMan808
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    Apparently some are rape survivors that lied about being rape survivors in an attempt to troll for the lo... : roushimsx
    • "some are rape survivors that lied about being rape survivors in an attempt to troll for the lolz" Pleas... : woddemandred
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    Eh, Shakesville (though the particular blogger was a guest blogger or something) and Amanda Marcotte are ... : woddemandred
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      Blogs no one reads you mean? : avatar_58
      • Sure. : woddemandred
• They need to read Rape Stove: The Stove That Rapes People, a screenplay by P. Oswalt. : eskimo spy
• they just set a curfew for men. theres no reason for men to go outside after dark, unless of course its f... : rtrson
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  "rape survivor" lol jesus fucking christ. : Hoax
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    I'm starting to wonder if it troubles anyone that a certain group says "it's just a joke, of course we ca : woddemandred
    • huh? what do you mean give credence to? accepting that they were victims of rape? I don't think any of th... : stygian_whisper
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  I think this whole thing is due to a bunch of self-important asshole bloggers who think we should give a ... : deject
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    to be fair they have a gaming convention : sgtsanity
    • Har har, I see what you did there. : deject
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  I get why people would get offended by the comic ("rape culture" being an actual problem), but what I don... : mittense
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    are you talking about the initial comic? that wasn't even about rape, the point was, essentially, that v... : mikecyb
    • Yup. : Johnny Law
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  What annoyed me was Gabe's response at the time (on Twitter) that "the idea that our cartoon could cause ... : rock elf
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    yep, he was pretty out of line there. : roushimsx
    • I disagree. His response wasn't so much to the idea that a comic could trigger a reaction, it was to : Ebu
  • Not to mention that 10 seconds of Googling would have told him that it's a real thing. : rock elf
  • indeed. he should know that anything digital can cause significant trauma. they know better. : Downforce
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    Is it literally because he used the word rape? Do you think there would be nearly as much outrage if he ... : aethyr
    • also, you just know there is going to be a ton of dickwolf related paraphernalia at PAX. : aethyr
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    the idea that they should edit themselves because some things that they may say may cause emotional distr... : eskimo spy
    • yeah, this. literally any kind of art or media could cause trauma in certain fragile people. but you can'... : dirge23
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    up next, remove the word rape from the dictionary so people don't have breakdowns reading it! : crazywigga
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      Law & Order SVU banned forever, retroactively! : Clay
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        my wife gets annoyed at me because i refer to SVU as "rape squad" : dirge23
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          well I have to agree with your wife. some of the episodes are about child abuse. : mikecyb
          • she only gets annoyed at me because i refer to it as that all the goddamn time : dirge23
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  I think most of us can agree that they handled the criticism pretty terribly. Almost like teenagers who h... : Schnapple
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    i still dont see why people care so much about this. i guess im missing something, or maybe my internet d... : stygian_whisper
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      They made a joke involving rape, which is a concept for most of us but a real horrible issue and trauma f : Schnapple
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        Also, the thing is that in modern polite society there are things which you cannot do or you just don't d... : Schnapple
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          the thing about comedy is that it all has to be on the table. for some people the way you deal with the h... : dirge23
          • Somewhere I heard someone say something to the effect of: the funniest humor on earth tends to be offensi... : Schnapple
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          it would surprise me if the number of men raped in prisons is close to the number of women raped in free ... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • * wouldnt : retarded talking dinosaur
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            No, but you're comparing people in prison to people not in prison. Actually that's a good example bec... : Schnapple
            • The standard guy line is 'You cannot rape the willing.' : LoioshDwaggie
            • Last I heard, over here, statistics show 1.6% of girls are raped, but 2.1% of boys are. It's just far les... : AlexW1203
      • Good post. I think they would have been much better off if they just ignored everything and moved on. : Goncyn
      • I disagree with your men/women dichotomy. I'm sure plenty of men who have been raped have PTSD-like symp... : Agrona
  • Standard internet blunder: respond to your "opponent" by pissing all over a much larger group. (Then sti... : Johnny Law
  • I do not at all agree with that. : eskimo spy
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  Uh, wtf is the backstory to this and how did I miss out? : dedgecko
  • LOL -- i read the first three links, this can only get better! : dedgecko
• You just mentally raped me by posting that link. : AscorSix
• wow, they sure are raping this blood out of this stone : askedrelic
• This might make me a bad person, but I love Gabe's twitter posts there. : slax0r
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  Can we at least all agree that something is wrong when victims of rape are afraid to report it, are shame... : Duffman8369
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    If someone fucks you illegally either in a literally or in a figuratively, you should be able to report i... : RaptorII
    • I should have looked over that first bit before I posted and left work. Oops. "If someone fucks you ille... : RaptorII
• What a mass clusterfuck. I believe that PA can use whatever subject they want for jokes. But at this po... : SigmaDraconis
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  Oh hey women don't get jokes and get all mouthy. Hold the presses. : Rauol Duke
  • I kno rite? : Volatus32x
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  I don't understand why he has to be so combative over it. I read the comic on the first day before the... : das_runt
  • I don't even think he should have to (or even feel the need to) apologize. He could have just said "uhh,... : mikecyb
• this would have blown over months ago if PA creators hadn't kept egging people on. i don't agree with th... : smax
• What the flying fuck : mayooms
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  you want to hear something really fucked up? I had an ethics class in college where we were asked to rank... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • that's fucked up. : smax
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    I'd put Janet Jackson nipple as worse than either of them. : walker270
    • It raped AND murdered my childhood. : Fenring42
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    historically the phrase "a fate worse than death" was always assumed to mean rape. They would kill the wh... : Amadan
    • ha! according to The Internet it was popularized by Boroughs as a euphemism not just for rape, but ape ra... : Amadan
  • I've tried to argue this point occasionally, but it is rarely argued rationally. "Rape is obviously t... : Ebu
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  i hope none of those people watched the tosh.0 rape trap skit, the penny arcade comic is nothing in compa... : qwpeoriu
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    Some people just don't know when to give up or get over it. The majority of gamers are more than comforta : LoioshDwaggie
    • This is a straw-man, but I cannot get over her writing: And let us all stop to appreciate, for just a mom : LoioshDwaggie

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  That is amazing. Living in the future stuff right there. : baron calamity
  • I'll trade flying cars for this any day. That's awesome. : Slowtreme
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  This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gro... : reZaun
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    I thought they didn't have the internet in Canada anymore. : thecatinthehat
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      They still have it but it just costs more. A lot more. : baron calamity
      • Yeah I paid about $35 dollars just to load that block page. : dumb.
• "This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gr... : cptstern
• "This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gr... : dael
• This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gro... : theghostofsmdever
• This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gro... : sikander
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  ^^ what they said. : dumb.
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    Get your own national geography, this one is mine! : Nixx2004
    • well it isn't GLOBAL geographic is it? : ass-street
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL1lfSzgcAw : homeboyJim
• ^^ I'm with dumb. : master_disaster_17
• Wow, that's really interesting stuff : Volatus32x
• Firebats, your time is coming. : Zolneirz
• Amazing. Science is awesome : foo
• this wasn't blocked for me but i didn't watch it : dirge23
• We needs some international geography here :-( : =]Milo[=
• Incredible! : NUZRUB
• Wow, how many racists can we punish with that thing? A 4 day recovery time? That's amazing. Can we ord : Lunatic Angelic
• I love science! This is incredible! : StriderNL
• Este vídeo incluye contenido de National Geographic, que lo ha bloqueado en tu país por motivos de ... : r3dn3ck
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  DIBS on prank where I switch this shit for your toothpaste! http://balex.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/... : StriderNL
  • Oh god the reverse of what you are suggesting is horrifying. : rick
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  That's astonishing. I mean, that's like Star Trek medicine right there. : Dynotaku
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    I wonder, would this work for third degree burns as well? : GloriousCow
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      You just burst my bubble I bet it doesn't : Washburne
      • Yeah, those involve damage to the meat under the skin. It still might work though, if nothing else it mi... : randomjgj
  • I've been living in Star Trek medicine for a long time, if by "medicine" you mean "Here, Jim, take this i... : Rotten Deadite
• That's quite impressive : boarder2
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  If you're not in the US, you can view the video here http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explore... : OrkO
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    Why would they block it on youtubes, but then allow it off their own site? : DrZettl
    • To quote Edgewise - $$ : ryuuseki
  • YAY I can watch this link! Thx : SeaLlama
• that....is fuckin awesome : devnullgt
• holy shit that is fucking insanely awesome shit. : OMGzImBurning
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  National Geographic has blocked this in my country....wtf? : Mr. Goodwrench
  • its national , duh : imperator
• This video contains content from National Geographic, who hasn't blocked it in your country so enjoy! : rosewood
• holy crap. i love that this already exists! usually when you read about an advancement like this, it's ab... : jvox
• Science is awesome! Youtub comments are not. : packav
• This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it in your country on copyright gro... : DrZettl
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  skin gun, shmin gun. look at that dude's hair! (just kidding. this is really amazing) : hirez
  • hahaha I was going to say the same thing. His hair is like BAM and out everywhere. That skin gun is inc... : khaosman
• That's fucking amazing. SCIENCE!! I hope they fast track that shit. Can I buy stock in that company? : randomjgj
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  What the fuck is that scientist doing with his hair? : lechuck59
  • Science! : nem00
  • Science? : mroizo40
  • i bet he has a hair gun that he hasn't announced yet. : smax
  • his best Wolverine. : hirez
  • enchantment? : technotica
• Mirror for you dirty foreigners: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/4828/Videos#tab-Vi... : MagicWishMonkey
• interesting as that is, i can't fucking stand TV show production. QUIT RECYCLING IMAGERY AND GET TO THE P... : biskits
• Human's are so fucking cool. : sKetchflow
• That is absolutely fantastic. Burns are some horrendous shit so this is incredibly news. : c0bra
• Holy shit that is totally awesome. : Ormsbee
• i wanted to see skin growing on the wall, i am disappoint. but really, thats pretty f'n amazing : technotica
• Ok now take this tech and extract the stem cells that make hair grow so I can spray this on my dome. : ant_hillbilly
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  To quote Peter Griffin. WHY AREN'T WE FUNDING THIS?!? : AgentPothead
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    when people hear STEM CELLS they go apeshit : VivaMachete
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      Ignorance and alarmism holding back progress you say? What will they think of next? : DinK
      • I hear white folk fear the blacks : VivaMachete
• That's pretty amazing. I liked how he said how sophisticated and computer-controlled the spray gun was a... : DinK