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February 17, 2005 7:00 PM

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Please dont stick your fingers in the cage. It's for everyone's safety.

- Computer security not hot Thanks /.
- Samsung's new DDR3
- New walking robots
- More shuttle flights soon
- A living boob job
- Wireless firms dont like boobies

Lastly, what's the deal with this original content showing up around here lately? Anyone getting sick of this nonsense? I'll give the guys a stern talking to very soon.

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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Omaha

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February 17, 2005 7:00 PM

Who's in the cage?! You've peaked my interest
- roushimsx
  
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  February 17, 2005 7:01 PM
  
  Hey you
  - Omaha
    
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    February 17, 2005 7:02 PM
    
    Hey there! Can you resend me those links you IMed to me a couple days ago? I was moving at the time and they're on my phone somewhere.
    - roushimsx
      
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      February 17, 2005 7:03 PM
      
      oh shit, you got mail
- draconic
  
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  February 17, 2005 7:08 PM
  
  piqued. :D not to be a grammar whore. just thought you'd like to know for future reference.
  
  and it's degenerate in the cage.
  - Omaha
    
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    February 17, 2005 7:18 PM
    
    Hmm... I'll accept that but it seems to me what I said actually made sense too.
    - boomstickah
      
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      February 17, 2005 7:26 PM
      
      Not to get all Zero|DPX on you but piqued is to arouse, or provoke, while peaked is the highest part..
      - ieGod
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:29 PM
        
        Which is precisely why his statement still makes sense. It has brought about the height of his interest.
        
        draconic
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:30 PM
        
        then it's all downhill from here.
        
        ieGod
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:34 PM
        
        Ultimately it's just a figure of speech, no different than saying "That's the best [noun] ever".
        
        Why do I even care so much? Aside from learning something new about piqued/peaked...
        
        draconic
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:41 PM
        
        my last comment was a joke. but yeah, i guess i am a grammar whore at heart. that's why i love SA so much sometimes.
        
        YOU'RE NOT YOUR.
        
        that and my mom's a teacher. she corrects me on my "me and my friend, my friend and i, you and your grammar whoreishness" lines all the time.
        
        boomstickah
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:31 PM
        
        Its still not right though. I mean its abuse of the language. :( Isn't better to arouse interest than for his interest to reach its maximum height?
        
        ieGod
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:32 PM
        
        Not if he meant it in that context. From dictionary.com:
        
        To bring to a maximum of development, value, or intensity.
        
        Omaha
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:34 PM
        
        Thanks for the backup
        
        Omaha
        
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        February 17, 2005 7:34 PM
        
        No, abuse of the language is:
        
        "Yo, where you at? I gotta ax you somethin'. This waddah is mien. I'm gonna go to Illinoise on vacation and see shicahgo."
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