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Posted by Jinx on Sun Dec 24th at 6:13pm 2006

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I wish updates were helpful and that Hammer wouldn't crash as much.


That's one reason I got fed up mapping for HL2... :/



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Posted by Captain P on Sun Dec 24th at 11:09pm 2006

Merry christmas to you all! <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">

Sad to hear so many bad things happened this year. Let's hope next year goes better, but also that we learn to deal with crap when it happens. I lost a good friend earlier this year, but even through that loss I've seen how God was really with us this year.


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Posted by French Toast on Mon Dec 25th at 4:54am 2006

Mmm, looking up already. My Christmas Eve presents total $300 dollars and some sick new sweaters.

That's 500 dollars towards my guitar... booyakasha!



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Posted by FatStrings on Mon Dec 25th at 5:13am 2006

what kind you getting?

i haven't opened anything yet, but im getting money for scuba equipment so i'm happy about that



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Posted by French Toast on Mon Dec 25th at 5:33am 2006

I haven't had any money, so I haven't seriously sought out the guitar I want. I'm looking at a sweet Ibanez at the local Long and McQuade that's ~800 bucks, but that's subject to, and very likely to, change.



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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Dec 25th at 7:53am 2006

Merry crimbo all!


I tried sniffing coke, but the ice cubes kept getting stuck in my nose.
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Posted by Dr Brasso on Mon Dec 25th at 9:11am 2006

man....i almost feel guilty for some reason, but i had a damn good year...cmon '07....wooo hooo! ....and i promise to try to lighten up on the smartassedness , and contribute again in a mapping capacity soon.....***new years quest....anyway, merry whatever it is you celebrate, and have a great '07 if thats the calendar you adhere to.... <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">

Peace

Doc Brasso..:dodgy:





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Dec 25th at 10:33am 2006

? quoting Dr Brasso
....and i promise to try to lighten up on the smartasses

Peace

Doc Brasso..

/Me fixes for you Doc. Those self deprecating posts often get confused with the defecating kind. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/rofl.gif">





The best things in life, aren't things.



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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Mon Dec 25th at 11:41am 2006

Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year for the whole 'Pit!



''Everyone wades in s**t until they're competent enough to walk on it. Jesus style.''
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Posted by Andrei on Mon Dec 25th at 12:10pm 2006

Eesh, that overlapping text had me reading "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for the Whore Pit". I need to get some sleep. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">



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Posted by Juim on Mon Dec 25th at 2:58pm 2006

Well, Christmas turned out quite nicely. My wife got me this:

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/xseries/vx2235wm/

Along with the complete Star Trek animated series DVD's and I also got some great sweaters and jackets from family, and friends at work. So, not a total loss for 06!. Man what a diffrence 7ms response time makes in a game! (My old monitor had a 12ms response time).





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Dec 25th at 3:14pm 2006

Juim, keep me appraised as to any issues with a monitor like this. I am hopeful that a nice LCD screen will help me with my eye issue. I have tried every tweak I can find but a crt monitor just won't work anymore.

Its gotten to where I can even look at my monitor for but minutes now and I am hoping that the new monitors will alleviate my woes.

Anywho, you now own my next dream item for my PC. Hope all goes well. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">





The best things in life, aren't things.



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Posted by Juim on Mon Dec 25th at 3:21pm 2006

Well Orph, It seems as though the technology has obviously gotten more affordable, as my last monitor cost me 1200 dollars in 2003. The image is crisp, the in game blur is almost non-existent to my eye anyway, and the 1600 x 1050 resolution seems to work well with all of the applications I have tried so far. As for the price, well, under 400 including tax, so I guess you could call it a steal comparatively.

Ya know, my cousin all of a sudden started getting motion sickness and such when playing Half Life2. Never before though, and then his wife got him an LCD with the 1900 x 1200 resolution.He does'nt seem to have the problem as much. This just might be a sign of age.(Or a problem with the crt type monitors)





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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Dec 25th at 3:47pm 2006

/methinks its age really because I used to play Doom II marathons over serial modems for 36 hours straight.

Prolly burned out something maybe.

Anywho, if your cousin has good luck, mayhap so will I.

Good luck with your new toy.

XXXOOOXXX

[edit] after re-reading, you already mentioned price. My bad.





The best things in life, aren't things.



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Mon Dec 25th at 8:12pm 2006

thanx for the grammatical "non-error" correction big jon...

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/methinks its age really because I used to play Doom II marathons over serial modems for 36 hours straight.

Prolly burned out something maybe.

yeah..... drugs, booze, religion, doom....whatever yer poison, cant escape the inevitable can we??...///runs...

Doc B...:dodgy:





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Posted by FatStrings on Tue Dec 26th at 3:14am 2006

list of loot:

1 BC (Buoyancy Compensator)
1 Wet Suit
New mouse for laptop
Noise Canceling headphones (headache canceling so i can drum again)
subscription to Scuba Diving magazine
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
some t-shirts
a jimmy cliff cd
$200 for a new snorkel and mask

all in all a good haul
yay
Merry Christmas to all



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Posted by Naklajat on Tue Dec 26th at 5:23am 2006

Book - Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, by Carl Sagan
CD - Led Zeppelin IV
A new office chair
Microsoft Habu mouse (was a pain to get set up, but it's sweet)
A big mousepad, 36"x18" (~91x45cm)
A wooden shape "puzzle" (quotations because there are no actual puzzles, just different shapes of wooden tiles)
A few other knicknacks and toys
A big turkey dinner
and a visit from a friend I haven't seen in more than 6 years.

A pretty good xmas imho


=o



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Posted by smackintosh on Tue Dec 26th at 5:44am 2006

Olympus FE-140 digital camera and 1 gig XD card.
Gears of War for Xbox 360.
1 gig Kingston Thumbdrive.

It beats the hell out that one year I got School Supplies
for my birthday.



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Posted by omegaslayer on Tue Dec 26th at 5:53am 2006

...*cough* I got a wii...and its awsome.....that is all.



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Posted by Crono on Tue Dec 26th at 5:59am 2006

For monitors try Sceptre, it appears to be a new division/name for Komodo monitors. You can get a 16:10 Widescreen, 20.1" for $199 through Costco. (It's also an HD monitor, it claims to go up to 1080i, but that's not possible since the maximum resolution is 1680 x 1050)

In any case, all LCDs pretty much max out at 60 Hz refresh rate. I don't think it will help with motion sickness in any means. I personally got this monitor a little while ago, it's pretty nice, and the first thing I noticed is that its extremely bright (with the brightness turned down) It's pretty solid, in any case.

I got some nice stuff, some books (ABSOLUTE KINGDOM COME and MARVELS HB!!) As well as the HL2 book that I've neglectfully haven't gotten until now (along with the Expansion for HL2).

No DoD though ... I'll have to grab that myself as well as Okami and Onimusha 4. Oh and one other obscurity that I had NO idea anyone would even imagine looking for: Nanostray and Trauma Center for the DS.


Blame it on Microsoft, God does.




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