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    Top Spin 4

    Just needed to rant. It's a good game and the gameplay is solid, but.... 1. Career has some stupid aspects. I maxed out my character and I couldn't even play grand slam events yet. What's the point in that? Why do I have 20,000 exps and can't do anything with them? 2. I understand that...
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    For pet owners..how did you find your pet?

    I know a lot of people adopt from shelters and rescue organizations (and with good reason). But you also have to know what your priorities and desirable traits are for a pet. Let's face it, you want a situation that is both good for you (most importantly) and good for the dog. I would put you...
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    Favorite breed of dog?

    I understand that people lean towards dogs they had growing up or dogs they had some sort of prior experience with. But if you had no prior opinions, how would you pick? No Shedding/Low allergy? Above-Average Intelligence? Good with people and pets? Quiet, yet a good guard dog...
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    *Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

    For a quick way of saving the game, buy two horses. The deeds show up in your inventory and when you select a new horse, it will do a quick save for you.
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    *Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

    You can change the quantity when you sell an item by using RS. I didn't notice that right away. Speeds up selling by a little bit
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    *Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

    I hadn't even started the wanted mission yet though. It was just a random death in the wilderness and when I re-spawned, the wanted pop up came up. THen I reloaded to a different saved game and haven't gotten a wanted pop up yet. Is there an icon on the mini map for posters, or do I have to...
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    *Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

    You have to aim your shoe before every throw (the aim randomly resets after a throw). Put the stake in between the left side of the shoe and Marsten's index finger. Then let go of LT and use RS to pull the meter on the left all the way back and then shove it forward at a moderate speed. If...
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    *Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

    At one point after I died, the game loaded me back into Armadillo. I thought I saw a pop up window telling me I could start a bounty hunter mission by getting the wanted poster and I *thought* I saw an icon show up on the mini map for that. But I reloaded the game and I don't see an icon any...
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    7th Annual Anandtech Tax Time Thread

    We have two houses, the one we live in and an older house we sold in last year for a loss. The old house was not our primary residence for the past two years. Can we claim this as a capital loss? I'm finding conflicting info on irs.gov "You cannot deduct a loss from the sale of your main...
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    What are the top 2 games of windows 95 or dos

    Mine have been mentioned: Master of Orion I and II (too bad they never made a third. That's right, I said they NEVER made a third) Wing Commander III - with the gameplay and video scenes, this game was WAY ahead of its time.
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    Old Chicago Pizza

    Yeah, definitely not a 100 on tap, but possibly 100 if you include their bottled beers. The ones in Michigan have live trivia where it is hosted by a trivia company and a moderator asks questions and your table competes with others in the bar, usually for gift certificates and various beer...
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    Old Chicago Pizza

    I like the place. Pizza isn't anything outstanding, just decent. But the rest of the menu is pretty good. Never had any problem with the beers being out or crappy service as others have mentioned. My experiences in Denver, Lansing, and Grand Rapids have been nice. The beer tour is a gimmick...
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    Help me pick out a dog...

    After being around a lot of mini schnauzers and owning a standard schnauzer, I will never own another breed again. I recommed the Standard because they are bigger and are more active. Schnauzers are a very smart breed, good with people, and do not shed at all. Not to mention the beard. Not...
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    For the 20 year anniversary

    edit: accidentally quoted wrong post, so i removed it. Pete Rose was a little before my time...so he gambled that his team would win? He wasn't fixing or throwing games to win money? If that was the case and it was up to me, I would put him in the HOF. Slight exaggeration but it would...
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    is stargate sg-1 worth getting into?

    Just made it through season 8. I thought seasons 7 and 8 were better than any of the previous seasons. BTW, what was with the same ending to the last couple of episodes of season 8 (the fact that the time travel episode ended the same way as the final battle episode where SG-1 was fishing at...
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    is stargate sg-1 worth getting into?

    And even one shot is wildly inconsistent. We've seen one shot not even knock someone down (O'Neill in the Prodigy), we've seen it incapacitate someone for a minute or two, and we've also seen it remove someone from battle until the scene is over. Awesome thing these Zats are. And how long do you...
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    is stargate sg-1 worth getting into?

    Yeah, the explorers didn't know about the Iris....I want a mishap for someone that knows about it! BTW, that was a good episode (the one with the rogue group genetically engineering a pure race). Unfortunately, it also demonstrates a very common theme were something is not as it seems originally...
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    is stargate sg-1 worth getting into?

    I dunno, I'm into Season 5 now and it still hasn't completely grown on me. There's just too many episodes that miss IMO. How many freaking times can a team member come back through the gate, do something strange and out of the ordinary, and then have all of SGC get surprised when it turns out to...
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    Galactic Civilizations II

    You can't really build starbases (even on resources) against the dreads. They get wiped out too easily. You need a couple of fast ships with no weapons early on. Use these ships to lure dread ships away from your planets. As you tech up, make faster ships with one or two weapons to pick off the...
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    Need help with GM Leased Vehicle - Excess Wear Charges

    Thanks for everyone's input. Some responses to quotes above and the resolution: Yes, I am aware I didn't lease it thru GM. It is GMAC. The first statement was sarcastic as GM often gets a negative knee jerk reaction on most forums I frequent. I've never had any problems with GM vehicles (4 in...
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    Need help with GM Leased Vehicle - Excess Wear Charges

    Yes, I know: Don't lease a car, don't go GM. I get it now. But I need advice from anyone who has ever dealt with an excess wear charge for a leased vehicle. I am getting nowhere with the GM Asset Recovery center. Who else can I turn to for help? Here is a brief summary: - Last week in...
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    Question for SF Bay Area residents

    Do people kayak in the bay, or was that just a catch Bonds' homer thing?
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    Orange County Choppers

    Reminds me of the clip where a customer called and asked the same question...are you in CA or NY? Mikey answers (paraphrasing): "You know, I'm not sure." then he hangs up the phone.
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    UFC Demo

    Picked up the full version last night. I only played about 5 matches, but I think the gameplay is better than the demo. Even on Advanced (compared to Expert in the demo), there seemed to be better opponent AI and more reversals when wrestling. Smarter AI striking that wasn't as easy to...
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    UFC Demo

    New career mode info posted by IGN if anyone is interested.
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    UFC Demo

    Pause the game and go to the actions menu while you are on the ground and scroll to the transistions screen to see what transitions are available in a given position. If you are playing Chuck, I found the easiest way to get to full mount is open guard --> half guard via minor transition -->...
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    UFC Demo

    I agree that the demo is a lot of fun and pretty addicting. Useful tool I found was to pause the game at various positions and go to the Action menu. It will list all of the strikes and transitions you can do in a given position. I'm a little worried about the submission game. I was hoping a...
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    Beer Pong

    I know everyone thinks their rules are the best, but you are wrong: - 4 x 8 table - Ten cups, consolidate at 6 and 3 (must be called) - Two balls, each team starts with one - Once ball is thrown, it is live and any team can get it. However you must be on your side of the table when the...
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    Are people really this stupid?

    I was once stopped at a stop light and saw this: A guy on a bicycle was on the sidewalk and approaches an intersection. Both streets at the intersection are 4 lane (2 in each direction) with 35 mph speeed limit. He gets to the intersection just as the Do Not Cross light comes on and the light...
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    Who's your favorite relatively unknown or up and coming athlete?

    Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers. Maybe a little more known and established then you are looking for, but fits the criteria of a young, classy, player with huge potential and talent.
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    **OFFICIAL YAHOO PICKEM ATOT MARCH MADNESS THREAD **

    So what reputable places do you guys usually get your tickets from? Stubhub? Ebay?
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    Is the Nikon D90 overkill for a beginner? Update: I bought one

    So I bought one. I was hoping you would all talk me out of buying one. But you guys suck at that.:(
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    Is the Nikon D90 overkill for a beginner? Update: I bought one

    Thanks for the warnings about Sonic Cameras. I was looking through the Resource thread and got side tracked by all of the review websites and never made it down to the equipment sellers section.
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    Is the Nikon D90 overkill for a beginner? Update: I bought one

    After fumbling around tons of information about cameras, I seem to be leaning towards a Nikon D90. For someone that has little experience (but am willing to learn and turn it into a hobby), is this camera too much for a beginner? I'm moving to California and expect to be a tourist there for the...
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    NSFW movie question

    Wasn't it Wedding Crashers with that music montage at the beginning?
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    Fallout 3 Combat

    Anyone else feel like VATS is a little unbalanced? It's an automatic win if something sneaks up on me and I have a full AP bar. 2 hits in the head kills everything including supermutants. IMO, if you enter VATS and don't have enough AP to kill all of the enemies, you should be stuck in VATS and...
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    Elite XC Down for the Count

    That sucks for Tito. I used to hate him. Then I started to respect him during TUF...he seemed like a good coach and wanted his team to do well. I think a lot of his bad boy attitude was for show too, it helped put people in the seats at the time. All in all, I think he did a lot for UFC and...
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    Elite XC Down for the Count

    I don't know what you are expecting then. Most fighters train in (forgive the spelling): wrestling, muay tai, boxing, kickboxing, judo, jiu jitsu, sambo and probably a lot more that I haven't heard of. How much more mixed martial arts are you expecting? I mean you aren't going to see widely...
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    Yeah, this looks badass....Fallout 3 Trailer

    An interview posted here a few days ago said there are no traits...only perks. So bloody mess will be low level perk.
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    Darn, my 360 just RRoD'd

    I just meant in general. It didn't RROD yet. Sorry for the confusion. Is the mfg warranty still valid if I don't fill out the registration info? (I can't remember the last product I bothered to register)