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  You can build a huge penis. : Kub666
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    this really says it all really. : gakera
    • really? : Dravenport
• the sheer fun of exploring and building : dirge23
• Because Minecraft. : Fenring42
• The same reason any game is worth playing, it's fun. : Sapiens
• notches web front end needs to be bashed more, so log in and out of servers real fast : harold.johnson
• are you kidding : shakybonez31
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  Lego : DingoStoleMyBaby
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    Exactly. Except instead of paying about $0.10 per piece, you just have to dig the parts out of the ground... : RaptorII
    • you pay with bits of your life instead! : MamiyaOtaru
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  Every time I play it, since I got over the initial awesomeness of exploring underground and fighting cree... : Poor Yurik
  • Agreed, I love the game, but I would love some extra depth within the engine. : kaddar0
  • That sounds like an incredibly cool idea : tcs
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    I want to build a "life scale" model of the Overworld from Final Fantasy 4. : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • I don't know how you'd do that, since it doesn't exist anywhere at that scale for any kind of reference t... : Vincent Grayson
  • Haha, as a thief you could just dig a whole into the shop late a night and rob everything. : Nighteyes
• I don't know, why is this post worth making? : The Grolar Bear
• i'm not sure if it's worth playing, but it's definitely worth trying... even if you end up hating it : TPSReport
• it's fun. my friend made awesome palaces and towers. and farms. you can see how ppl are creative. I'm not... : babtong
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  have to try and see for yourself, I did't find it fun personally and I always loved being creative with l... : vynn
  • I've tried it numerous times (I was never one for Legos) and just can't get into it. There have been a fe... : Confrustrating
• Because in Minecraft, you are able. : Lukiopimp
• It's one of the truest sandboxes ever, and it has an awesome sense of discovery : MercFox1

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  wonder what game it thinks its playing. : radula
  • Global Thermonuclear War, of course. : Lone Swordsman
  • Yes let's arm skynet now. : SAS_Ale

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• oh, also looks like Bassnectar and Chase & Status as well. mmmm : mwasher
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  I wanna catch awolnation. You gonna be down there for shows? Wrist band or just gonna get last minute tix... : daVinci1980
  • the stuff i go to is typically not official SXSW stuff so no reason for me to get one. all of the big st... : mwasher
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  SXSW is way too much work. Also, most of it happens when I'm at the office. : biskits
  • both of these comments make absolutely 0 sense based upon my experiences the past 3 years, but ok. : mwasher
  • I gotta agree with mwasher, I don't find sxsw to be too much work. Pick a venue that has 1-2 shows I want... : daVinci1980
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  How does SxSW work? I cannot find a show list and wristbands are like $900 so I know i'm looking at the w... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • oh i see they just updated the schedule today. makes sense. Tap Room huh... If a show is at 10pm what tim... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• So how does SxSW typically work? Show up at the venue X hours early to try and buy a ticket if you don't ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles

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  Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra : drucifer
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    The beast at Tanagra : stygian_whisper
    • Shaka, When the Walls Fell. THEAH AHH FOOURR LIGGHTS!!! : beastrabban
• yes, dubrovnik is amazing! beautiful city. : picknerd
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  Dubrovnik is an infinitely better destination than Zagreb. I haven't been to Ljubljana but I know there a... : underground banana plantation
  • and if you go to Dubrovnik you can do this: http://junkiecosmonaut.com/IMG_8703.jpg :D! : underground banana plantation
• Go to Dubrovnik and if you want to party go to Hvar. : even4
• I spent 3 weeks in Ljubljana and loved it, but I had a local girl showing me around. I think the city ... : askedrelic

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• At least they ended up doing it right. : boarder2
• The URL made me think they were getting a ticket for life, like the Visa promo. Now that would be steppin... : rosewood
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  Wow, sucks they missed this super bowl but they're going above and beyond with the new offer imo. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • I think the new offer is right on target as to what they should do. : watcherxp
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    Hardly above and beyond. They paid money to go see that game for a reason and couldn't. They may not get ... : Carstman
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      If their team can't make it back to the SB then maybe they should reconsider being fans!! : indosauros
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        Plus of they were steelers fans then it's win-win am I rite lol : ninjase
        • i was gonna go there, but bit my tongue : watcherxp
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      They could have just gave them a refund for the original purchase price of the ticket and told them tough... : ninjase
      • Yeah they could've gotten away with just tickets or maybe giving them a suite or something. Adding them a... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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        and paid the price in horrible publicity This is still a lead local news story in Pgh and GB : watcherxp
        • Well of course, that's why they're doing it. Their brand is worth way, way too much to mess around with. : ninjase
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      Well what compensation do you suggest? : sanchez
      • Free blow jobs for life. : Ambient80
      • Pretty much what was given. They are paying for airfare and hotel, which the person paid for. I think it'... : Carstman
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      They still were able to watch the game just not in those seats. They had field level access and could go... : ant_hillbilly
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        400 of them did NOT get that : watcherxp
        • Well, to be fair, they did get that you said, but the view from those was by far the worst in the entire ... : watcherxp
  • I think the deal was fair. People pay thousands and even tens of thousands to go to the Super Bowl. : jingletard
• Its a smart but obvious move -- the cost of this program is a drop in the bucket to the NFL, whereas the ... : ninjase
• NFL statement http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81e384d1/article/nfl-statement-on-options-to-be-o... : watcherxp
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  NFL now offering seatless fans future #SuperBowl tix, plus airfare, hotel, & will be fed popcorn at game : FrayLo
  • hahaha : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Let me get this right, one seat at the superbowl is 2400 fucking stupid dollars? Jesus fucking christ tha... : u sir name
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    It's $800 face value but many of them paid up to $15,000. : Lunatic Angelic
    • my neighbor sold 2x$800 tickets for $5300 : watcherxp
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    No, the ticket was $800. The hat that the dude bundled with the ticket in the sale (to not be arrested/fi... : Prozium
    • Does that actually work? : sanchez
    • In most states, scalping is legal as long as you don't sell at the event. : watcherxp

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  Are you running 10.6.6? I have only played it a bit on my MBP, but I found it acceptable, though still w... : BlackCat9
  • Also, 10.6.7 should be out in a few weeks with much better graphics drivers, or so I've heard. : BlackCat9
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    Oh man... I was running 10.5.4!! It has improved dramatically.... thanks a bunch :) : excessus
    • 10.6.4, even : excessus
• I didn't have much of a problem when I played with dognose, and another time with mroizo. I'm on an old ... : foo

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• Remove or add the letter at the end, whichever isn't in the URL. : boarder2
• fixed : electroly

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  That sounds horrible. Are you taking it forever? : Fooldozer
  • uh - reply got misplaced to my own post. You get the point. : seven
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  so - ive tried a few times now, it turns out you can't say "vomit" while vomiting. Can say "yoooodddddll"... : seven
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    It's not that bad - its just on really hot days if I get dehydrated. Only happens two or three times duri... : seven
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      What is the medicine? : amrbean
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        western! (eg; actually fkn works) : seven
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          What is FKN? Why are you being so secretive? Aussies are weird. : amrbean
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            I have no fucking idea what the abbreviation fkn could fucking possibly fucking mean in that fucking cont... : seven
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              But you brought it up? : amrbean
              • ok. Next time I'm chucking, I'll file my entire personal medical history. : seven
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  Not drunk, but very euphoric over some impending life changes. : bombay
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    That sounds vaguely tom cruisishly scientologyish! : seven
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      Almost. We are selling everything to buy a largish catamaran and cruise the pacific. : bombay
      • Holy shit - Morgan Freeman actually found you and the boat? : seven
      • Beware Pirates and Dennis Hopper : Chipwarrior
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        Whatcha gonna name the boat? Mumbai? : seven
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          Not sure yet. Still in early negotiations on it. : bombay
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            May I suggest the name "Dwayne Johnson". And then paint big tattooed biceps on both hulls. : seven
            • Haha, no. But good one. : bombay
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  how ur bug crotch? : aethyr
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    I have no idea about what it is you are speaking. ! : seven
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      it was a joke, how are your chiggers? : aethyr
      • You must be thinking of someone else :P (I don't know what it was, but after 48 hours my skin was tota... : seven
• ... i think i've finally hit the point where Garth would give me a no puke guarantee, and a dixie cup....... : seven

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• it's pretty normal for xbl demos to only have the main mode accessible : cfalcon
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  I dont know about the trial but theres no split screen it seems, theres no way you can do all the work an... : Chandler55
  • Lara croft and the guardian of light! : pyide
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    damn, yeah we loved the first, wont be getting the 2nd. Btw beat lara croft, and pretty much all lego gam... : shackwack
    • Trine. He's too young for shadowgrounds, but that's another same screen co op game. It's a bit rougher ar... : Wheatloaf
    • Also one of the cars in audiosurf is same screen co op mode. It's really fun! : Wheatloaf
    • And deathspank has a second more simple character Which can drop in for same screen co op play. : Wheatloaf
    • Dead Nation is super fun on Ps3 GO KILL SOME ZOMbIES!!! : Break

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  I'm impressed with OnLive.. I think this could be a big deal : boring gegtik
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    .....me : spiderfill
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      ......too : spiderfill
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        I experienced very little lag when I tried it out. furthermore even if that ends up a problem, the pla... : boring gegtik
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          Lag is much MUCH better than it used to be. FPS games are even playable now (though I don't think an MP F... : m0nkz
          • why make the distinction? : boring gegtik
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            nah still feels like I'm playing underwater. : skinlab133
            • its either underwater or ice skating. : Lukiopimp
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            spent 2 hours in bioshock swimming, i was able to play on hard so w/e but too swishy, even Defense Grid s... : graceofdragons
            • any game that uses a cursor will kill the experience. your mind can't be fooled by the lagging cursor, it... : Chandler55
  • I think the technology is impressive but I suspect the actual take-up is small because existing game syst... : node
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  Holy shit, the idea of streaming games to high-end handheld devices has just blown my mind. : ConfusedUs
  • who needs a xbox720 or playstation4, right? : devpaul
• yeah, that's something that makes sense. onLive for handhelds. : hirez
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  That could be huge if they integrate it into their hardware in a way that makes sense : ColoradoCNC
  • it would be better if the operator hosted the content. then its just the radio link with the latency. : radula
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  But the latency on 3g and the likes are even worse than on wires - 200ms+? : bundy
  • HTC sells phones that also work on WIFI. So theoratically they can produce a high end phone that can stre... : [7]kami
  • not to mention mobile bandwidth cost : Maarten Goldstein
• only really makes sense if they sell phones with analogue sticks and buttons or only use it for turnbased... : razorblade79

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  AWW YEAH : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Almost an hour from now : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I hope you have fun. : RomSteady
      • AWW YEAH!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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  IT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL GODDAMN YOOHOO SERIOUS UP IN THIS BITCH!!! : vile
  • En why rain ger sixty six likes this post : nyranger66
  • I have the necessary ingredients. YOOHOO SERIOUS? : H@rvester
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    I am SOOO ready for some YOOHOO SERIOUS : jimmy_legs
    • i didn't get the memo about yoohoo serious, and now i am said, as i only have good beer now :P : nyranger66
• hope you don't mean we're going to play orange x3 : RikiTiki2
• Happy bday maddog :D : yosemiteclimber
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  cancel on orange. sorry maddog. I cant seem to transfer maps to the server all of a sudden. =( : hirez
  • I'm given her all she's got! : hirez
  • that's alright, orange is a terrible map : RikiTiki2
  • You're a diabolical dick-shrinkin' motherfucker!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Standard Valve maps! We'll play all night! : vile
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    you're already drunk, aren't you?!? : nyranger66
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      HOW DARE YOU RAPE ME WITH YOUR EYES : vile
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        ®_® : devpaul
        • hahah : Fooldozer
• imma get me a headset :| : dodob
• server is up. I'll be a few minutes late. frag amongst yourselves. : hirez
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  2 minutes to go, and the server isn't even up yet, WILL HIREZ MAKE IT IN TIME? : nyranger66
  • PWNED. : nyranger66
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  Custom maps or standard? : watcherxp
  • sounds like orange is what's planned for but there may be an issue : RikiTiki2
• I had forgotten about ye olde failwhales. ggs! : wendigo

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  I'm surprised there aren't more smartphone worms and malware apps. : pigvomit
  • I'm sure it will get worse before it gets better. Considering how many folks have gotten rid of their lan... : Carstman
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  While the iPhone app store approval process can be a nightmare, and they do let some stuff through that s... : Tripps
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    it has. it's called don't install dubious software on day one. google removes stuff like this but it take... : razorblade79
    • Sounds like Google's process is somewhat backwards: let everything in and then weed it out vs Apple's wee... : prime8

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  Kind of juvenile to wear the FUCK U shirt, don't you think. I guess it's suppose to be edgy or whatever, ... : skinlab133
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    it says PUCK U. : aethyr
    • WELL AREN'T I THE ASSHOLE HERE. : skinlab133

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• I wonder if that bid is going to be combinatorial in any way, e.g., I will bid for a high rate at high co... : kaddar0
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  I hate business method patents, this doesn't appear to have any kind of technical problem solved. : moshman
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    me too. they patented an idea. well I'd like to patent the cure for cancer. Pretty useless without an ... : MamiyaOtaru
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      Well, generally the implementation is not part of the patent. It must be obvious though that the implemen... : moshman
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        The only reason this patent even exists is to stifle competition. They are abusing the patent system. : MagicWishMonkey
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          well, it may be a legitimate idea which hasn't been done before, but it's not patent worthy imo : moshman
          • It's a great idea, I just don't understand the point of granting a patent. : MagicWishMonkey
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  So the phone could pick the cheapest carrier on the fly based on your location? or your preference? Im al... : bolneze
  • seems like you would be given a choice, though I am sure on the fly methods would work too : moshman
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    Common misconception is that just because something is patented that other companies can't do it. I am su... : ovrlrd
    • That's the whole point of a patent. To get around the patent you have to change it enough to qualify as *... : MagicWishMonkey

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• awesome, I love those. I started following their rss and listen to every song associated with a game I kn... : razorblade79

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  Can't find much information on it besides this. Will this be on android as well? : davislovestacobell
  • Only if it does well on iOS :) : PixelPie
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  How will that work? : moshman
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    I will message you on FB with a code. : PixelPie
    • ooh, thank you! :) : moshman
• Fuckit, it's only facebook. Like'd : Chipwarrior
• Like'd : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  FYI this is my game. : PixelPie
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    Hey what part of the world do you live in, may I ask? : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • Redmond, WA : PixelPie
• like'd : alexpr
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  I wish you would make games for something i have. : Fenring42
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    What do you have? : PixelPie
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      A laptop and a 360. :( : Fenring42
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        what kind of laptop lol : PixelPie
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          A fancy win7 one. : Fenring42
          • ok it may make it to indie games on 360 ;p : PixelPie
• This one is mine so if it does well it will be on every platform I can get. : PixelPie
• Just applied for WiiWare and DSiWare :P : PixelPie
• done = ) : Break
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  Liked. How much will this game cost at launch? For iOS? : Strid3rtheGreat
  • 0.99 : PixelPie
• done. : Arcath
• no facebook. I have twitter though! : xxiv
• Liked! : Hiro

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  These are so much better. : ashkie
  • Yeah, the picture actually load the full item too! Man, nice to see that it wasn't the dual-scrolling thi... : node
• Hmm i might add them back into my bookmarks. Thanks... (still don't like the right frame... but) : loke662
• Thanks for this the site is almost unusable on my notebook. : TehShadow
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  Aussie shackers: Do those links just jump to the main page of Kotaku AU or Gizmodo AU for you? Same w... : DingoStoleMyBaby
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    I'm on my phone, but have you tried #!classic with the .au tld? : anhero
    • Nah, I don't want to read the AU site.. I want to read the US version, but that link above just redirects... : DingoStoleMyBaby
• <3 you : smacknca
• It does nothing on Mac OSX Chrome!? : PixelPie
• Yes, clicking that classic button makes it almost as good as before, and it was pretty shitty before. The... : tcs
• Or http://m.kotaku.com/ : Matt Burris
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  after this redesign, I wonder how many readers they've lost? would be interesting to see a poll or someth... : niceguynick
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    Is it me or is there much less comments happening there now : DingoStoleMyBaby
    • Probably because people can't find the stories or figure out how to post comments now. The new design is ... : roushimsx
• DiggV4'ed : EricZBA

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXxMlIExpo : Fenring42
  • hah, when I was at a Matt Nathanson concert he split the crowd in two to sing this... it was amazing. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOV6I4fYnvQ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU : dumb.
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  new YANNI - Truth of Touch : watcherxp
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    You're all about the new Yanni, eh? You do realize some people might consider that quite gay, right? : dumb.
    • Only gay people would consider that gay, he was fucking Linda Evans for goodness sales. : watcherxp
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkr187XS7Es : miasma&!
• Cut Copy - nobody lost nobody found Incognito - raise Chica Libre - primavera en la selva : lord_omega
• N.E.R.D. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7mXsSvZvw : Break
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmAacEpt-Y : Rohugh
• ozomatli - after party http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ZFLhM9F_c : FrayLo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_F74xBvkk If you don't want to dance while listening to this, you are br... : TheVietSpecial
• http://housenationuk.com/Podcast/Podcast.html : terath
• Spirit Kid -Flytrap http://spiritkid.bandcamp.com/track/flytrap Plumtree - Go! http://www.youtube.com/... : Atma Weapon
• LETS HIT THE BEACH! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFzfJfqfpOE : FuriKuriKilla
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyTNtxMvI4A : nwillard
  • good until :55, then becomes godlike : nwillard
• listening to Gary Moore :( : hanged_man
• The latest Chromeo album. :D : Matt Burris
• Maiden. All night. Everyone once and a while I love listening to their catalog chronologically. : Nerdsbeware

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  That ride is emotionally disturbing no matter how long you are on it. : ovrlrd
  • I'm not normally for litigation, but 40 minutes of that song... : ryuuseki
• Before reading the article I thought it was a case of no one letting/helping him off the ride between cha... : Chipwarrior

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  expert pro keys - what's his switching on the left side, the key tone/effect? http://www.youtube.com/w... : vynn
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    He's activating Overdrive. : Bold
    • for "pro" keys it seems kinda like cheating using 2 hands for a one hand part, I guess if they make a ful... : vynn
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  I'm sorry but nothing beats my beloved Gitaroo Man ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYMEiussOM&feature... : Borzoi
  • I loved that game so much. Wish they made a sequel : davislovestacobell
  • Learned the Legendary Theme, it's so awesome : Smoochy666
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZcV1UuUzI : AgentPothead

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• ooh, nice! ta : moshman
• Yay! : hoov1185
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  I like the screenshot (read from bottom to top in the screenshot) "How are you?" "I love you" "That's ... : gakera
  • a bilingual hooker no less : gakera
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  How do I get it to automatically speak the translation back to me after I say it? I dont want to press th... : ventro
  • Conversation mode is only available on Android. : ovrlrd

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  I have both of these and they're fantastic. : h o s t i l e
  • Yeah I just picked em up and had to find the videos to share! : hashd
• this song is currently giving me a boner http://soundcloud.com/moonlightmatters/hercules-the-love-affair... : Break
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  I really like that Ellie Goulding remix, thanks. : peanut-
  • LOL my neighbors certainly are not.... : hashd
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  Ok 1 more Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIZ0mUJzr0 : hashd
  • Ok maybe not done yet ;-) Shameboy - Strobot (Netsky Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJR107kudk : hashd

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• I think Sandforce-based drives are still the current hotness. : ErikTehRed
• I'd wait for new stuff in a few months : sanchez
• Wait for Vertex 3 or Intel G3 : ant_hillbilly
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  Intel X25-M G3 should be out soon but no idea what the price will be. : Dr_Cube
  • I guess I'll hold out a bit longer. Thanks guys. : dmason
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    They are rumored to be about the same speed, just higher capacity. : Shadowdane
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      http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/intel-readying-new-510-series-of-ssd-drives-for-february-release/4976... : Spezzer
      • UUUUUNNNNNNNFFFFFFFF : ZenzenTen
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        Still expensive :( : sanchez
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          C400 256GB is rumored to be $425. : ZenzenTen
          • wow, if true that would be an amazing deal : MikkleThePickle
        • yeah =\ : bolneze
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  currently the corsair c300 128 and 256 drives are the hotness : kn1fe
  • crucial rather : kn1fe
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  i didnt even realize the p3 series was in stores finally! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004K4TUT4/ref=asc_df_... : smacknca
  • 4k writes aren't that great. : ant_hillbilly
• I read that it's better to upgrade to a mobo with the new SATA 6Gb/s ports and then get the 3rd gen SSD's... : Matt Burris

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• Early morning high five! : AgentPothead
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  lol : moshman
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    Yeah hehe , its kind of a weird feeling, im going to ruin my day practicing how to swype :) : ehaykal
    • Use some sentences here and there. = ) : Break