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  what about 8675309? : Dravenport
  • Someone tried to find out: http://www.danstheman.com/Jenny.htm : genom
  • Jenny owns that. : Q-ball
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  Says here it belongs to Robert Tables : boring gegtik
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    poor tables. : RogerDandy
    • We like to call him "Little Bobby Tables". : m0rfus
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    Oh yes, Little Bobby Tables! : reZaun
    • Gawd damn you Zaun : m0rfus
    • oh fuck LOL : yAak
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    I heard he's worked in television; had quite a bit of work experience. : mrblarg
    • television; had quite a bit of work experience? : beastrabban
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  haha does anybody answer when you dial that, I almost wanna try myself. : gakera
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    you get a message "please press 1 now", it rings for a bit and then hangs up. weird. : GloriousCow
    • seven days....................... : freakord
  • Some people on reddit tried it. It's supposedly a creepy pre-recorded message. : Chrrs
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  that explanation doesn't make much sense. if they didn't check for overflow it would wrap around, not be ... : GloriousCow
  • It's hard to say for sure what would happen where without being privy to the implementation and error han... : ieGod
• i thought the most common phone numbers started with 555 : watcherxp
• nah, it is 8675309 : rosewood

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• i'm not sure i get it. is this supposed to be a burn? : dirge23
• that's pretty funny, i would have laughed, who the fuck talks like that? YOU SHALL NOT PASS : Dravenport
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  I don't understand this chatlog. : re-verse
  • crib notes: client 1 is kind of dumb and colleague 2 is really dumb : veras
• Serious Business : D45hiz

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  ESSAY TOPICS The essays are marked on seven factors: Relevance, Structure, Strength of Argument, Cove... : patters666
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    Lol, I accidently UNF'D this. : BaronVonChocula
    • Yeah, sure 'accidentally'. : patters666

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• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25232992#itemanchor_25232992 : akirabob

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• can i put the key in steam : JINKY

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  Jesus fuck 1999, peters? Really? : laurgasms
  • What? Does it make the science any less viable? I googled "how to boost my immune system" and this was on... : peters4life
  • He's still partyin' like it's nineteen-ninety-nine : sanchez
• lol not really more than 3 times a week is the 'very frequent' group and has the lowest of all. I like th... : fletch_
• Forward this to your roommate! : ejectorpod
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  did you just have sex? : RogerDandy
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    I JUST HAD SEX AND IT FEELS SO GOOD! : massdev
    • but she put a bag on my head! DOESN'T MATTER STILL COUNTS : Dravenport
  • No : peters4life

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  Thats not a real dedicated server. Gotta rent them. : ant_hillbilly
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    I got the impression that those are optional. : vx2o
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      Well until they offer more details I will just assume no. : ant_hillbilly
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        "No" would indeed be a bummer :/ : vx2o
        • I am more concerned with it being offered for BF3. Someone needs to get this question answered. : ant_hillbilly
• Same model as BF:BC2? : trOmblyj
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  ....which you have to pay for thru their approved providers. bleh. : sanchez
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    I think the days of hosting our own servers for major FPS games is numbered. :( : Shadowdane
    • Homefront will allow you to host your own dedicated servers. : holinka
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  barely anyone will play it anyway. it will have more people playing than the first one (which isnt saying... : Hoax
  • this is more than likely true : AMikaboshi
  • I'll be playing it >:[ : jbury
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  one thing i hate about BC2 was the required partner servers. In BF2 people built WAY better servers than ... : gyokuro
  • That may be because BF2 didn't need to process environmental destruction on its servers... : bigexplosions

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  Wow that's some quality french electro right there. : dumb.
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    Meh... cheap and worn out ideas. Low quality electro. : vx2o
    • Name a good artist with that kind of vibe then : dumb.
    • These type of posts are always worthless without a provided alternative. Not saying you're wrong, but ... : sKetchflow

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  side question: Do any of you software or electronics engineers see any value to the PE? My career and e... : DinK
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    My job doesn't require it, but I want it to be more qualified than my coworkers for management positions. : amrbean
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      So in your organization they actually prefer it for managers more than engineers? Or do you mean it will... : DinK
      • Resume. I work for the Government. We do not require engineers to have their PE. In fact, we sign and ... : amrbean
  • not on my agenda, i'd rather get an mba : FrayLo
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    I don't think so. I'm in my final year as a computer engineer and they haven't even suggested the FE to u... : JozhGoober
    • Yeah, in my 4 years studying electrical and computer engineering, I don't remember it being mentioned onc... : DinK
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    Its pointless for software engineers. You just get grouped in with CS guys and even people without any fo... : rick
    • My job is heavily electrical too, and my company doesn't distinguish between mechanical, electrical, and ... : DinK
• I think I'll see if I can get work pay for this: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Reference-Manual-Electrical-... : amrbean
• download wikipedia in book form on your iPad : Hemtroll
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  Definitely get your PE especially if what you learned in school is still fresh on your brain. You should ... : bling1bling
  • I have been studying for awhile now. But before I drop big bucks down on books, I want to make sure I ha... : amrbean
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  I thought those were mostly moral questions. : RogerDandy
  • I wish. : amrbean

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  Worry not, AlphaMaj, for we still have Evil Genius. : CrustaR
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    Not good enough. I want demons and shit. : pimpium
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      Maybe there's a way to mod EG to have demon skins on dudes. : CrustaR
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        Its not the same. : pimpium
        • I know. :[ : CrustaR
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    we need an evil genius 2. One where the minion cap is higher than 100 to start with. : JuffoWup
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      I thought there was a way to mod the game files for cheats to allow all of this. : dudehoyt
      • There is! http://www.strategyplanet.com/evilgenius/TheGame/mod_unofficialpatch.asp : Happy Doodle Muffin
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        there is, but the game flips out at certain points if you have over 100 minions : JuffoWup
        • I never encountered that. I had 200 minions and played through an entire campaign without a problem. : thetangent
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      I would do awful, awful things for Evil Genius 2. : Happy Doodle Muffin
      • I would do awful, awful things to Evil Genius 2. : CrustaR
    • http://www.strategyplanet.com/evilgenius/TheGame/populationmod.asp Though I do agree we need an EG2. :... : thetangent
  • I would kill someone WITH MY BARE HANDS for a good Evil Genius sequel. : thetangent
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  Does it just play like Dungeon Keeper and not expand on it? or is it just a lesser clone? : DrZettl
  • It's a completely different game, it only kind of looks like DK. The demo felt very polished but the conc... : Tchest
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    It feels more like the Sims: Decorate your dungeon, or Theme Park: wait for heroes to be happy and kill t... : FiReaNG3L
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      le sigh. Is it too much to ask for a decent Dungeon Keeper successor? Evil Genius is great and all, b... : DrZettl
      • Ultra sadface. : Faluzure
      • i loved slapping my minions to get them to work faster : handofthrawn
  • Their teaser videos toe the line of false advertising : loppsided
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  I just wish it was easier to play the original Dungeon Keeper. : pyrogen
  • "Your flies and imps are fighting." FUCK! I must admit, I enjoy playing DK2 more if only because I do... : RaptorII
• That is sad to hear. I was hoping it would be fun :( : byorn
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  That's out already? : thetangent
  • It is out today. : byorn

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• Actually, thinking about it...dont have to limit it to SC2...can do any gaming, hell, this IS a gaming si... : devnullgt
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  I would but my PvP and PvT is still in a state of flux, so I wouldn't be able to coach a Protoss player s... : morsxcessum
  • So if you don't get a coach for Tuesday let me know and I will be glad to fill in! : morsxcessum

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  http://www.video2mp3.net/ : dumb.
  • Wow. I feel silly for even asking now! :D Already done. Thanks a bunch! : Ambient80

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• Yeah, that was definitely one of the best S1 episodes. Looking forward to tonight. : The Grolar Bear
• "No, nothing off the cuff. What I do have is a prepared statement..." : Clay
• Annie's impersonation of Shirley in that second clip is great. : Gary the Llama
• The pant-suits still kill me. : Nerdsbeware
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  I watched this, but then got totally sidetracked by all the delicious Alison Brie clips on youtube, like ... : SkipperMcG
  • Ok, that was hot, but weird as hell. : The Grolar Bear

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• Wifi at Walt Disney World is $10 a day, and as far as I know is limited to the resorts (hotels). The non-... : ajvitaly
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  how about not using your phone to browse the web and enjoy the park? : Yanks
  • how about just staying home and reading a good book? : d fluke
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    It's pretty damn useful to have the web to check times to go to rides, where to eat, etc. : hirez
    • ^^^^ This. I haven't been on a real vacation in 15 years+ and I want to make the most of it. : ArtilleryMarker
    • disney is pretty slow this time of year. didnt have to wait long for any of the rides. and most rides hav... : cptstern
• If you are asking if WDW has free wifi, the answer is unfortunately no. There used to be 1 port that was... : r0cky143
• all resorts charge for wi-fi : EvilDolemite

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• i remember seeing those on youtube but of course i can't get one to play now : GloriousCow

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• I have to power cycle the computer, it's awful. : ErneX
• Try the dev version? : sanchez

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  i managed not to get this game last night. but each time you post about it the eventuality of my purchase... : kbnerd
  • You get a steampunk mech and fight a gigantic robotic scorpion , get killed, and get sent to hell Keep a... : roushimsx
• imagine the masturbation potential : cerealSAM2
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  I hated that game, I was thinking it was going to be like Painkiller, but it was more like a crappy bud... : X-GOUKI
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    It builds up steam as you go and progressively gets more awesome. The first level or two are for you to g... : roushimsx
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      Now I require this game!! : CrustaR
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        How did you not get it during the holidays? :( : roushimsx
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          you should have told me about it before the holidays! : kbnerd
          • You and CrustaR need to hit me up after work! : roushimsx
          • wait, we're not friends on steam? I thought we were :( add me! : roushimsx

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  LOL his answer to microtransactions was basically that PEOPLE WANT TO PAY US MONEY SO WE LET THEM kind of... : spiderfill
  • But it's true? : dael
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    I don't think it is a jerky answer : kaddar0
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      pretend the interview was with bobby kotick : spiderfill
      • Calling it now, TF3 will require a monthly subscription : kaddar0
  • As long as the microtransactions are just so you can make a unique LOOKING (not game-changing) character,... : swiftB3
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    I think they have nailed the micro-transactional model to a tee. I have zero problem with anything going... : atom519
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      Besides wanting keys to drop, I have to agree. They've handled it well and I am glad community members wh... : Dontdrop
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        my only issue with the new items (and this is me being pretty picky) is that the taunt animations dont ma... : papaskot
        • the demoman drinking from the paintrains handle doesn't make sense? whats wrong with you?! : harold.johnson
  • how so. i dont want to pay but i dont care if they let other people pay. : papaskot
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  Backstepper: MasterGir asks: ‘Will Valve ever update the source SDK, especially Hammer?’ ... : DrFlammable
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    Good. Hammer in it's current form makes me want to punch kittens after using UDK. : PointlesS76
    • Does it make you want to "hammer" kittens? : DrZettl
  • Thank. God. : sgtsanity
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    EXCLUSIVE: EPISODE 3 DELAYS ARE DUE TO POOR TOOLS, NO ETA GIVEN ON WHEN TOOL DEVELOPMENT WILL STOP AND PU : Schnapple
    • gg DICE : Hemtroll
  • TEH HAMMRE! http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Teh_hammre : Beady
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  Is this the first episode to have a transcript? I'd like to check out some of those older ones but I'd ra... : Tchest
  • I know that their first interview with Gabe had a transcript, however I doubt any other episodes have the... : Gylis

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• Ok i'm a retard just searched for the character name and it appears the short is called " The Electric An... : disembodied potato
• The Electric Ant : Dravenport
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  I've found that his ideas for stories are much better than his prose. Remember that, DP. : CrustaR
  • lovecraft'd : Dravenport
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    Well its the ideas i'm interested in actually. I'm planning to do a series of prints based on the sectio... : disembodied potato
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      Wh0a, can I see some of your other work? Also, is there any way you can inspire D0ng Patrol to finish il... : CrustaR
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        www.ryanhays.co.uk I normally never include human's in my work, but i want to try something new, spe... : disembodied potato
        • Neat! : CrustaR
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          Is your shop not working? I would totally buy a print of Bio 2. That's brilliant. : theghostofsmdever
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            Yeah its disabled at the moment, until i can produce some new prints, those are sold out. Infact i'll dis... : disembodied potato
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              Let me know when you have some more prints! : theghostofsmdever
              • i will! : disembodied potato
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        I am going to sit my ass down and sketch out some more vanguard stuff for d0ng patrol this weekend! I swe... : theghostofsmdever
        • He sent me the final frame of the comic, but he hasn't sent me anything else. I'm worried. :[ : CrustaR
  • Be was indeed a brilliant, mad, creative guy rather than a wonderful crafter of prose. Still great. :) : node
  • I completely agree. Great ideas, not so great writer. : DonkeyPopsicle
• I love his short stories so much. There is one about a society where it is ok for parents to abort childr... : theghostofsmdever
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  i read that speech too, probably upon the same recommendation as you (PA's discussion of the whole DW sca... : biskits
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    The man was certifiably bonkers. But a great writer nevertheless. : master_disaster_17
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      The Empire never ended! : master_disaster_17
      • V.A.L.I.S. is watching us all. : ucanbfuzzy
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    I read it all, enjoyed some of it and presumed the rest was satirical comedy. : disembodied potato
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis_%28book%29 : dirge23

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  Whats this all mean? : Nerdsbeware
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    it's from a movie or tv show, can't think of which one : Dravenport
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      Pinky & the Brain! : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Your no-prize is in the mail. : Earl Greigh
        • sweet : DonkeyPopsicle
    • I was just keeping the rhyme going, but thanks because I was partially curious. : Nerdsbeware
  • A dying DJ Hero. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• On the cover of a magazine ... Vogue vogue : hrdwregk
• That was a fantastic episode of Pinky and the Brain. As were all of them. : freshyk
• Haha this post its totaly insany : sho_gun85

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  I watched this movie a few days ago, I really like the first one. It started off kind of slow, crazy that : pluto69
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    If my young child was in my house and I'd locked myself out with no way to get in via garage, doors and t : Volatus32x
    • That is my point, she should of done something along those lines, instead of nothing at all. : pluto69
  • it was an excellent "sequel-tie-in-companion" movie. they really did it right. : barichnikov
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    You have to understand that the reason they installed the cameras was because of the burglary. Why run th : Faluzure
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      But if you found your dog suddenly disabled/near death even though he was perfectly fine before, wouldn't : DHAvatar
      • I think he was in denial? : JohnnyRey
    • I understand that, but they never checked it when something happened to the dog, among many other things : pluto69
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  Oh man! theres a 2nd one! Im all over that, the first was hilarious and super duper entertaining. : Chipwarrior
  • Came out this past Tuesday. My crappy review of it tells stuff that happens in the movie.. The first post... : pluto69
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  Now watch the first one with RiffTrax so you realize just how crappy it was. : Dschinghis Khan
  • Not sure what you mean please explain. : pluto69
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    nm i googled it, how does this make it creepy? : pluto69
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      he said crappy not creepy : busdriver3030
      • wow, I have no idea how I mis-read that hahaha. : pluto69
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  I really liked both movies, and loved the way the two intertwined. Definitely my favorite new horror "... : Vincent Grayson
  • I will agree on that, but what i said in the review made it hard to watch the movie without thinking thos... : pluto69

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  oh boy, a bunch of website archives no one is going to read anyway : RikiTiki2
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    In 2050 I fully expect to be able to read your disparaging comment about BBC website archives here on ShA... : sikander
    • shacknews.bieber : Dravenport

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  I bought a Kindle 3 for my girlfriend's birthday last week, she loves it. New K4 probably end of year ... : even4
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    I thought there was a color e-ink technology coming to e-readers soon. you'd kindle would want to jump on... : cptstern
    • i don't think that's ready for prime time, and most likely won't be for a while : qwpeoriu
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  Check with your local library for their e-book lending support. Kindle isn't on the supported hardwar... : cerealSAM2
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    Wow I just checked my library and it doesn't support the Kindle either. I assume most libraries are usin... : pnkrckjoe
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      Because the more you take out in loan the less you buy? : cerealSAM2
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        True, but Barnes and Noble chose to support it. : pnkrckjoe
        • Because they're desperate for sales since everyone wants a kindle : boarder2
        • I heard the nook can be hacked up a lot for web browser support, something in regards to android from wha... : stgdz
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    You might be able to convert the file using Calibre. : Arctic Fox
    • Calibre is a must have for all Kindle owners. : even4
    • I believe there is DRM which you'd have to bypass to do this, in violation of various laws. : cerealSAM2
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    Question for those that have used their Nook for getting books from a library: I was told that with a ... : mtgDoofy
    • Varies by library. : Merconium
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      It will vary by library. Also, the library will only be allowed so many copies out at a time. When your... : daggot
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        Which, when you think about it, is absolutely hilarious. Artificial scarcity FTW. : LoioshDwaggie
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          if the library paid for the individual copies originally then there's nothing artificial about it : electroly
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            Absolutely artificial. There's no cost to digital copies. Anyone who wants it should be able to borrow a ... : LoioshDwaggie
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              it's no different than our software company selling 5 licenses to the software to a company. the margina : electroly
              • i guess what i'm saying is there would never be a world where the publisher would give an unlimited licen... : electroly
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                It is entirely artificial, electroly. There is no (functional) manufacturing cost for a download, especia : LoioshDwaggie
                • oh to be sure it's amusing to think of the concept of a "limited number of copies" of a digital file. i'... : electroly
              • It's no different than paying $38 for a virtual dress for a virtual girl in a virtual world. :D : cerealSAM2
          • Yes, there is. The entire concept of digital sales is based on artificially enforced scarcity. : Conan
    • Clarification: with the nook, you can lend a book 1 time, period. Not once per friend. : riptyde
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    Wow, nor for chicago public libraries. Libraries should support the most common devices. : re-verse
    • I think Adobe gives them the tech which is why they use Adobe (tech) vs support of a device (although tec... : daggot
  • I checked. My local library doesn't even do e-book lending :| : uglysad
• Mine is arriving today. Bought the 3G so I can have free monochromatic web access anywhere! woo! : silent prophet
• Bought the girlfriend one for her birthday last Sunday (yes, her birthday was Superbowl Sunday which was ... : hussdelrio
• do you want something that displays e-books better than anything available, but basically only does that?... : EvilDolemite

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  When's the next gen SSD stuff supposed to come out? I thought it was this month. : CrustaR
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    ORW? : CrustaR
    • Sorry, this dropped off the page and I got busy at work OMG!. I'm not exactly sure but very soon I would... : one random winner

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  mwasher works for dell : EvilDolemite
  • Thanks, I'll send him a SM :) : losimagic
• You can't find anybody ANYWHERE in this country like that. : theghostofsmdever

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• Very subtle changes. I like them. The forward/rewind sticks out in a few of them, but they're still reall... : Goblin au
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  wow, these are really cool. : biskits
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    you can tell the newer ones are shown first. around page 11 they start to get a little clunky. : biskits
    • Page 23 has some fantastic Clint Eastwood ones. : Super Sparker
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  this one is great http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf89wxB3ja1qe0eclo1_r34_500.gif : Arctic Fox
  • While the quality of this one isn't great, I do love the scene. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcpcld : Goblin au
• The subtle ones are best, especially those which don't involve only momentary appearances of the subject(... : skitfish
• The Shining ones are great. The ones that are frozen moments are the best. http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/pos... : Eric2025