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 Det. Bart Lasiter
07-18-2009, 12:44 AM
#5751
"You almost had me? You never had me - you never had your car... Granny shiftin' not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! You almost had me?"

-dom, the fast and the furious
 acdcfanbill
07-18-2009, 1:12 AM
#5752
just got this DVD the other day
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61n5%2BWqaGXL._SS500_.jpg)

I'm a sucker for spags :)
 TiE23
07-18-2009, 1:27 AM
#5753
http://vlane.com/img/chrome/10420.jpg)
ITS MINE

Learning to drive standard...slowly. so far I suck at it. but FINALLY. TRANSPORTATION

I may not have a license, but I can shift like a mofo at least...

Maybe I should get one... like... soon.
 acdcfanbill
07-18-2009, 11:46 AM
#5754
"You almost had me? You never had me - you never had your car... Granny shiftin' not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! You almost had me?"

-dom, the fast and the furious

This quote always made me laugh, cause how often do drag racers double clutch... rarely, and other racers usually only use it when skipping a gear during downshifts. And he was paying that close attention to the other cars, highly suspect (but it's hollywood) to say the least :P
 Jeff
07-19-2009, 1:45 AM
#5755
Well I had been resisting Gamestop's buy 2 get 1 free sales for the past month or so but today I caved...

http://www.headshotradio.com/call2.jpg)

http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/images/user/products/far-cry-2-xbox.jpg)

http://www.nerdles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/james-bond-quantum-of-solace.jpg)

Yes I know that last one got crap reviews... But I love James Bond games and it was free.
 Rogue15
07-24-2009, 12:43 PM
#5756
 Samuel Dravis
07-25-2009, 3:17 PM
#5757
Decided to get the new Sam & Max, finally. ALL of the new Sam & Max. Hey, they had a special and a coupon. :p

Surfin the Highway Limited Edition Signed Hardcover Comic Book
Sam & Max Season One game DVD
Sam & Max Season Two game DVD
Sam & Max Animated Series DVD
Flaming Max Hat
Max & Crossbones T-Shirt
Sam & Max Season One Soundtrack
Sam & Max Season Two Soundtrack
 jon_hill987
07-26-2009, 7:32 AM
#5758
Some more bits for my computer:

http://www.benq.com/images/product/LCD/G2410HD/G2410HD-03-3%20image.jpg)
24" and 1920x1080 of shiny.

http://image.ebuyer.com/UK/R0167968-04.jpg)
GTX275 to replace my 8800GT which wouldn't have coped too well with the larger monitor.

http://www.start64.com/images/news/hardware/e-system.jpg)
And a digital TV tuner, this does involve a large portable antenna on top of my computer as there is no wall socket nearby but it works.
 Commander Obi-Wan
07-27-2009, 3:21 PM
#5759
 Da_man
07-27-2009, 6:18 PM
#5760
 Jeff
07-27-2009, 11:19 PM
#5761
Comic-Con loot:

Amazing Spider-Man Issue 600
Deadpool Suicide Kings 4/5
Signed Peter Mayhew photo:

http://i27.tinypic.com/2iig4nc.jpg)

X-Men Legacy Hardcover:

http://i27.tinypic.com/fuvq8n.jpg)

Oh yeah, it's signed by STAN THE MAN LEE:

http://i27.tinypic.com/15mcw42.jpg)

Got it for my brother for his birthday next month but wanted to post it because it's awesome.

Also

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2724189255_88d1a1b22c_o.jpg)

Also got a Monkey Island poster signed by the producers / designers of the Special Edition (kind of hard to see signatures):

http://i31.tinypic.com/35i5ac0.jpg)

Probably cooler than the actual autographs is just the fact that they knew about LFN.
 GTA:SWcity
07-28-2009, 11:22 PM
#5762
PWNAGE!

I think Haruhi is a crazy girl, but whatever. She won't be caught doing nothing, and she won't be persuaded to back down from some pursuit she feels/thinks 'worth it'... and will even bend reality to do it. Or so I hear.

Those autographs are FTW! Seriously, can you get a badge or something for that? That's just sheer awesome.
 Pie™
07-29-2009, 7:45 AM
#5763
 TiE23
07-29-2009, 1:22 PM
#5764
PWNAGE!
No no no, it's awesome. He didn't own anybody, it wasn't a competition.

I think Haruhi is a crazy girl, but whatever. She won't be caught doing nothing, and she won't be persuaded to back down from some pursuit she feels/thinks 'worth it'... and will even bend reality to do it. Or so I hear.

i think haruhi is a pretty cool guy. eh plays god and doesn't afraid of anything.*


Those autographs are FTW! Seriously, can you get a badge or something for that? That's just sheer awesome.

http://www.lucasforums.com/image.php?u=147969&type=sigpic&dateline=1247193911)

*Yea, I did it slightly wrong

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Edit:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Tie23/hothothot102.jpg)

YAAAAAAY!!!1
 GTA:SWcity
07-30-2009, 3:51 AM
#5765
Good stuff:

-Got my car finally paid off. It only took 2 years.
-My aunt is now a grandma
-My old fencing Captain mailed me a new sword as a thank you gift for keeping his sword play club together after he left.

@ Tie23 & Pie: Aw dammit. >_<

Guess I walked right into that one. :^)
 DarthAve
07-30-2009, 3:56 AM
#5766
I borrowed Mirror's Edge off of my boyfriend.

I don't know whether this belongs in the good things or bad things. Because I'm having a blast playing it, but I think I've broken my controller I'm so frustrated with it.
 TiE23
07-30-2009, 4:55 AM
#5767
Hint: Y-Button picks up fallen weapons... I didn't know that until the last level. I thought I could only get weapons by disarming... which really pissed me off.

: P
 BongoBob
07-30-2009, 6:48 AM
#5768
I got to near the end of the game before my friend took it back from me, but it never really seemed that difficult to me >.> <.<
 TiE23
07-31-2009, 10:34 PM
#5769
Got this the other day for $20.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Tie23/sinsofsolarempire_ad.jpg)

Really liking it after around 9 hours of play time. It takes 4 to 5 hours to learn how to play effectively, but once you get into the groove of things it really
starts to take off. I really like it because it reminds me of Rise of Nations, the only other RTS game that I really liked. It's the combination of nation building
(well, rather than "nations and cities" it's "factions and planets") and real time space battles that really get me going. Think if you took the empire building of
Civilization IV, and the battle gameplay of Homeworld and/or Total War... but made them all in real time, all the time.

There is no story mode, rather it's just got skirmish mode and multiplayer, but the games can last really long. A 1v1 match on a single solar system will take
around 3-6 hours. While larger matches may take you days. I think I'm gonna be playing this a lot for the next good while. My first match had me lost in the sauce,
so I was the clear loser pretty quick (I only got around a pitiful 3 planets after two hours, while my enemy had more than 10). So I tried again, turned off pirate raids,
and set the difficulty to easy. That time I steam-rolled over them and amassed a massive flotilla of ships with hundreds of units and a dozen capital ships.

The thing that impresses me the most is the reliable AI of your units and the way battles play out. Rather than direct fire exactly, you really just guide your armies
to battles and they take care of themselves. You can skip along the galaxy managing and building, while just tending to your war effort with minimal complications,
the AI just works the way you'd want them to. The empire tree is also very interesting, it's basically a way to call on any unit or factory or planet from anywhere
you are without having to actually go to it. The whole thing just works like a well oiled machine.

Blah blah yea yea. The end.
 BongoBob
08-01-2009, 12:59 AM
#5770
 Jeff
08-02-2009, 11:56 PM
#5771
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Warhammer_40,000_Dawn_of_War_II.jpg)

Just picked this up on Steam, it's installing now. Been wanting it for a while but didn't want to pay full price for it, and all Relic games are 50% off on Steam this weekend, so if you don't have this and want it, now is the time. $25 is a steal.
 Troopr-Undr-Fir
08-03-2009, 1:51 AM
#5772
a steal it is not. They steal from you when you get no hard copy of their games. In my opinion they should all be sold for around $20-$25 on steam.

Grinds my gears?
 TiE23
08-03-2009, 2:23 AM
#5773
a steal it is not. They steal from you when you get no hard copy of their games. In my opinion they should all be sold for around $20-$25 on steam.

Grinds my gears?

It's actually pretty easy to look past that part when you can install the things easy like pie when you re-do your system and all. Always on your account, download any time. No swapping discs. No tossing game cases under your desk by your computer tower when not using them.

It's actually quite nice. But yeah, a $10 and more discount is expected.
 Jeff
08-03-2009, 4:12 AM
#5774
I used to be like that, wanting boxed copies of all my games, but that was before I started using Steam. Now I love it. Extremely convenient, and pretty much everything TiE said. No disc swapping and being able to install from any computer. I can see why people prefer having boxed copies since I used to be the same way myself, but I don't think it's reasonable to expect a discount on Steam because of it. You swap the "luxury" of having a box for the convenience of instant gratification.

Also, even if you prefer boxed copies, not sure how it's not a steal. Would you really pay $25 more in-store just to get a box and CD?
 MrWally
08-03-2009, 4:14 AM
#5775
I love Steam. And I hate it because I end up buying way more games and thus spending much more money than I would normally >.<


Seriously, though. It hit me recently . . . what if Valve goes out of business and Steam goes under? Do we all lose our games?

O.o
 Black Knight of Keno
08-03-2009, 5:13 AM
#5776
No, because there are always torrent sites backup plans on Valve's end.

<.<
>.>
 IG-64
08-03-2009, 6:12 AM
#5777
No, there will be a government bailout. :emodanc:
 Samuel Dravis
08-03-2009, 1:42 PM
#5778
Valve has said they'd issue an unlock code or DRM disabler if they ever go under. However, if they do go under, they'll be in no position to make good on that promise. They might be able to do it for their games, but most likely they'll sell the Steam service to someone else. After all, Steam is an asset they'll want (or be forced) to liquidate.
 TiE23
08-03-2009, 2:59 PM
#5779
This is Steam we're talking about, right? Valve has made some of the best selling and critically received games... ever. I don't see them going under... like, ever.


In other great news: I'm pretty sure my internet is being throttled by my ISP.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/531622041.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Seriously... that's not right.
 BongoBob
08-03-2009, 3:33 PM
#5780
IT'S COMCASTIC
 Da_man
08-03-2009, 4:31 PM
#5781
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Acdc_high_voltage_international_album.jpg)

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/08/Mothership_Zeta_banner.png)

Mothership Zeta is awesome in every sense of the word. The fact that I went around blowing up aliens with a rocket-propelled teddy bears while wearing aviator sunglassees, a cowboy hat, and Japanese Samurai armor, makes it truly epic.

IN OUTER SPACE
 TiE23
08-03-2009, 5:24 PM
#5782
Actually it's starting to look like it may be my router. Apparently WRTU54G-TM has problems with "slow upload, fast download". Grrr...


Edit:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/531733251.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Much better. Looks like I left a random setting on when I was trying different things trying to fix my NAT issue with my 360 last night. I solved that with a little ol' fashioned port fowarding. But I left an option called Wired QoS, which apparently is a limitation option. Anyway, noticed right away that "Uplink Bandwidth: 384kbps" was awfully close to my .36 limit. I turned it off and it went back to normal. So yay.
 Troopr-Undr-Fir
08-04-2009, 12:56 AM
#5783
I used to be like that, wanting boxed copies of all my games, but that was before I started using Steam. Now I love it. Extremely convenient, and pretty much everything TiE said. No disc swapping and being able to install from any computer. I can see why people prefer having boxed copies since I used to be the same way myself, but I don't think it's reasonable to expect a discount on Steam because of it. You swap the "luxury" of having a box for the convenience of instant gratification.

Also, even if you prefer boxed copies, not sure how it's not a steal. Would you really pay $25 more in-store just to get a box and CD?

Yes, buu call me old fashioned.

I'm also the guy that keeps a bug out bag "just in caser"

Really though, call me old fashioned... Kinda my fetish
 Troopr-Undr-Fir
08-05-2009, 1:03 AM
#5784
Ok, since I've decided to actually post crap again (And believe me it's all crap that comes from me), and instead of making a dumb "Post your whips" thread I'll post it here.

Pictures from 5 months ago when I met my new love:

http://img248.imageshack.us/i/myface011.jpg/)

http://img43.imageshack.us/i/myface010.jpg/)

http://img43.imageshack.us/i/myface006.jpg/)

http://img530.imageshack.us/i/myface003.jpg/)


And a more recent purchase:

http://img15.imageshack.us/i/myface012.jpg/)

http://img43.imageshack.us/i/myface014.jpg/)

http://img15.imageshack.us/i/myface016.jpg/)
 ZBomber
08-05-2009, 4:56 AM
#5785
I started working on my first recorded song since February 2008. I had been jamming with one of my friends for almost a year, and we'd always come up with cool riffs but we never turned them into full songs. We stopped being friends about a week ago and I really wanted to start working on a song again... so I went back to my next door neighbor who helped me compose my first song back in December 2007

It's a very simple song. I wrote the lyrics back in March 2008, and it was originally a love song for my girlfriend. However, since we broke up, I changed the lyrics to kind of represent the last rocky month or so. Nothing really negative, a little depressing, but the chorus has this feel of optimism and hope... I like that. I had the chorus vocal melody in mind way back when I wrote it, and I think it still holds up after all this time.

So far we have written the chorus on guitar... I made a short recording of my friend playing the guitar and me singing it. I'm gonna add bass later, and hopefully this weekend we'll start work on the verses. Its a very simple acoustic song, but it feels good to be doing something again. I don't know anyone else I can write prog songs with, so I'm gonna have to settle for acoustic material until I find someone else.

Anyways, the song is called "When Skies Are Gray". If I like the end result I'll post it here.
 BongoBob
08-05-2009, 5:48 AM
#5786
Can't wait to hear it Z :)
 MrWally
08-05-2009, 12:28 PM
#5787
Yeah man, I'm excited to hear it too. Hopefully we'll pressure you into making sure you finish it :D
 DarthAve
08-11-2009, 6:33 PM
#5788
I finally finished the Fountainhead. =D Now I just have to do my APAG summer work, then I can spend the last week of summer in leisure.
 Det. Bart Lasiter
08-12-2009, 10:15 PM
#5789
 BongoBob
08-24-2009, 7:07 AM
#5790
How can you tell TiE's been on vacation? This thread hasn't had a post in it for almost 2 weeks :p

Snagged a couple of CDs from the local library...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Super_Taranta!.jpg)

Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
Absolutely fantastic cd.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/White-lies-for-dark-times.jpg)

Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - White Lies For Dark Times
This one, I had seen in stores quite a few times, but never bothered looking into it. I checked it out on a whim, and was surprised. I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but it's really good Blues Rock. Very relaxing.
 TiE23
08-24-2009, 12:43 PM
#5791
^^^ Oh, right.

Trials HD, Shadow Complex, EndWar ($15 each).

Gonna be getting some Sennheiser HD485's soon. So yay.
 Pho3nix
08-24-2009, 1:30 PM
#5792
 BongoBob
08-27-2009, 12:02 AM
#5793
Very good thing: just played the demo for Wet on 360.

Holy s***.
 Da_man
08-27-2009, 12:27 AM
#5794
 DarthAve
08-27-2009, 11:15 PM
#5795
The a cappella girls choir I'm in, the Treblemakers, is doing Don't Stop Believin' for our fall concert. =D It already sounds sweet.
 Da_man
08-27-2009, 11:20 PM
#5796
http://images.payplay.fm/j/b/jbeckertrib1/600/jbeckertrib1.jpg)

Just ordered it from Amazon, should be here in a week. Awesome.
 Commander Obi-Wan
08-28-2009, 1:21 PM
#5797
Saw AC/DC live to other night. All I got to say that was probably the best concert I've seen. There were over 60 000 people and all you could once it was dark, was thousands upon thousands of AC/DC horns flashing. Definitely worth the price of the ticket.

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voRoVcmVuFM) is a video of that someone took of the concert.
 acdcfanbill
08-29-2009, 3:24 AM
#5798
Saw AC/DC live to other night. All I got to say that was probably the best concert I've seen. There were over 60 000 people and all you could once it was dark, was thousands upon thousands of AC/DC horns flashing. Definitely worth the price of the ticket.

Yea, they put on an unbelievable show. They have the best concerts of anyone I've been to, easily; though at my last show I was a bit closer to the stage than you were... :p
Haven't seen them this tour, last time I saw them was 2000, but I doubt they lost a step considering your vid. :)
 Commander Obi-Wan
08-29-2009, 12:28 PM
#5799
Yea, they put on an unbelievable show. They have the best concerts of anyone I've been to, easily; though at my last show I was a bit closer to the stage than you were... :p
Haven't seen them this tour, last time I saw them was 2000, but I doubt they lost a step considering your vid. :)

Haha well, I didn't actually film that video, but they clearly haven't lost their step. My seats were in the lower bowl on the other side, near the top under the first bowl. So it's not really much of a difference anyway. :p Except I didn't get wet in the rain like everybody else.

EDIT: These are the only pictures I took from the concert.

Stage and the beginning of the show (http://img56.imageshack.us/i/picture001j.jpg/)
Another picture of the stage (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/picture003o.jpg/)
Guitarist Angus Young and Vocalist Brian Johnson (http://img56.imageshack.us/i/picture004ttm.jpg/)
 acdcfanbill
08-30-2009, 12:23 AM
#5800
Haha well, I didn't actually film that video, but they clearly haven't lost their step. My seats were in the lower bowl on the other side, near the top under the first bowl. So it's not really much of a difference anyway. :p Except I didn't get wet in the rain like everybody else.

EDIT: These are the only pictures I took from the concert.

Stage and the beginning of the show (http://img56.imageshack.us/i/picture001j.jpg/)
Another picture of the stage (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/picture003o.jpg/)
Guitarist Angus Young and Vocalist Brian Johnson (http://img56.imageshack.us/i/picture004ttm.jpg/)

Better seats, though usually you can hear them from every seat in the house. :)

Nice pictures too, I never have gotten a camera along with me, usually I don't want to keep track of one during the concert. :)
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