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  1. ShakyJake

    The Following

    Well, I think it's a common trait for sociopaths to "cut their teeth" on animals. I thought the pilot was decent. Although the serial-killer "following" is similar to The Mentalist's Red John. But, a reader on TWOP made the comment that sociopaths don't operate that way. They are...
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    Grimm

    Yeah, Grimm is a great show. I love Nick and Monroe. The girlfriend's eyes continually freak me out, though.
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    Cereal

    Jesse? Is that you?
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    The Superpower Thread

    I'd go for hyper-intelligence. I'm talking crazy smart -- intellect that would make Newton, Einstein, and Tesla look like blubbering idiots.
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    Cereal

    If you want to be King of Flatulence then try:
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    American Horror Story: Asylum

    Why kill Grace, bring her back, only to have her die later? This series has trouble satisfyingly closing its seasons. It's like they should have ended it 3 eps back but the producers ran to the writers and said, "OH SHIT! We need 3 more episodes!"
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    The Horror Movie Thread

    My all time favorite is Kubrick'sThe Shining. I always watch it on Halloween (as well as Simpsons Treehouse of Horror I - V) Other favorites are The Thing, The Myst (really love this one, actually), Blair Witch Project, Prince of Darkness, and Christine. I really dig a lot of the horror...
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    NZBMatrix is dead. What now?

    Yeah, let me know how it works out.
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    NZBMatrix is dead. What now?

    Any suggestions on a newsgroup service? I use Giganews but a lot of shows are being blasted off within a few hours of posting. Shirley there has to be a server situated in some third world country where copyright laws are ignored.
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    Worth going all Apple?

    How is the "snappiness" of OS/X? It's been a while (i.e. few years) since I last fiddled with a Mac, but at the time it felt rather sluggish. Despite Window's flakiness (which 7 largely fixed), I've always been impressed at how fast Windows is. You especially appreciate it when trying to run...
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    Justified - Season 4 starts Jan 8th

    You ever hear of the saying, "You run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."
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    SteamOS - SteamWare

    You know, I kinda wonder if Steam could simply release a "gaming" Linux distro targeted towards a specific hardware spec (kinda like Apple Macs). By sticking to specific hardware components they could build highly optimized drivers -- no need to support every combination under the sun. If...
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Anyone remember this one?
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    WDTV/ Roku Streamers

    I have a WDTV Live. I just set up a Samba/Window share off my Linux box and play away.
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Oh, I see you have Dungeon Explorer too. That also was fantastic! The TurboGraphx/PC-Engine also had a Zelda clone. Anyone remember what that was?
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    I fucking loved Blazing Lazers. Yeah, the TG-16 had some fantastic games. Heh, I remember getting the TurboCD add-on with Y's Book I & II -- I called up a friend, held the phone to the speaker exclaiming, "It TALKS!". Haha..it was only red book audio being played.
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    You know, it amazes me how video game prices have stayed relatively the same throughout the decades. I distinctly remember Sega Genesis and TurboGraphx-16 games going for $49-$59 back in 1990. Nintendo 64 games were clocking in at upwards of $79 back in the mid-90s. I think I recall Atari...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    I'm sure this was mentioned on the old forum and isn't particularly new news. But for those that aren't aware -- we have the potential for an AMAZING comet viewable in the northern hemisphere late this year (2013). Current projections suggest it may become brighter than the full moon. Comet...
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    I loved the shit out of this game on my Commodore Amiga 500. It was a 3D space simulator and, IIRC, had a fully working solar system. You could fly from a planet's surface into space, come to a halt and watch as moons orbit around planets and planets orbit around their star. I also remember...
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    WoW Vanilla Emu - Emerald Dream

    What's the difference between this and Rebirth?
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Wait! Haven't seen this one yet. Got this for Christmas '82 or '83:
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    American Horror Story: Asylum

    I just finished season 1 last night and I'm pissed off. I enjoyed the shit out of the show up until the end. What a horribly disappointing conclusion. I haven't read any of this thread, but my understanding is that season 2 does not have any relation to season 1? -- other than several...
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    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Wasted a crap load of money on this one. Even still, it has my favorite 2D-fighter of all time:
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    Tablets

    Yeah, mostly as an e-reader and videos. I have a couple of hours to blow between end of work and start of class so I decided to sign up for a couple of Coursera courses -- I want to be able to watch the instructor videos. I'm not really interested in using a tablet as a note-taking device...
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    Tablets

    I'm looking for a cheap tablet for school stuff -- really don't know much about them. Any opinions on this Android 4.1 tablet by Indolian (never heard of them, but Amazon user reviews are positive so far)? I've used a relative's iPad for a few minutes but no basis for comparison beyond that...
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    Dark Souls 2

    While not particularly difficult, I really despised the two hydra fights. Trying to melee the attacking heads was annoying due to having to fight the camera.
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    Dark Souls 2

    I know for myself, at first, I fucking hated the game (Demon Souls). It wasn't that it was "too hard"...it was kind of a combination of things like the getting used to the controls and having to start all over again when you died. Then, as I started opening up shortcuts, the game kinda clicked...
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    Arcade Machines

    I'd have to say Pac-Man for nostalgia. It was the first stand-up arcade game I played.
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    Dark Souls 2

    Classes are just stat allocations plus a starting item.
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    Dark Souls 2

    How is the 360 version's framerate compared to the PS3? I have the PS3 version and the framerate is fucking horrible in Blighttown. Curious if the 360 suffers from this as well. And, yes, great game. This and Demon's Souls will put hair on your chest.
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    surge protector/UPS

    One computer is an i2500K non-overclocked. Video card is a Radeon 6970, houses an 120GB SSD and a 750GB 5400RPM HDD. Second computer is an AMD 965, again non-overclocked. Video is a Radeon 4850, contains 3 1TB 5400RPM hard drives and a 250GB 7200PRM drive. That's about it. Don't really...
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    surge protector/UPS

    I had the power blink off for 15 seconds just now...getting tired of this. I finally decided I need to buy a UPS. Okay, so how many watts would I need to power two computers for 5 minutes or so? -- just long enough to keep things running during blippish power outages that I occasionally...
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    Elementary

    There are some nice twists to the crimes. WAY better thanThe Mentalistwhich is about as generic and predictable as you can get.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Sean, I believe you said you're on disability? Not sure what kind of course, but I highly recommend adding workouts (if possible) in addition to your diet plan. I started doing P90X and Insanity a couple of years ago and lost 40 lbs. I'm at a point now where I can eat pretty much anything...
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    Elementary

    Ratings have been pretty decent. It'll more than likely get renewed.
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    Homeland

    I think Lewis has been signed on for 5 seasons? So, revise your prediction.
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    Sci-Fi Shows

    Babylon 5 should be your top priority.
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    "Good" games, that you hate.

    Gears of War. Never played 2 or 3 because I fucking hated the first one.
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    Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

    FUCK! I just bought it like 3 weeks ago. God damn it.