Evening Reading

November 7, 2007 6:00 PM

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Well my new DirecTV mpeg4 dvr box showed up today and they forgot to package in the adapters that actually decode the mpeg4 stuff. Excellent start. I want my TiVo :(

Bush personally reads your email
Corn ethanol hot?
Google at the pump
Google not gonna dominate cells
At least Americans know we are morons

Lastly, some DRM fun for you this evening. Apparently if you bought MLB videos last year they now no longer work. Also MLB is not offering refunds. Way to go guys.

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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November 7, 2007 6:02 PM

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- Maddog_Delphi97
  
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  November 7, 2007 6:10 PM
  
  Oh, ok.
  
  I had to leave the 24 man Dallas because some chatty friend of mine called me up. But I'm good now.
  
  Also, wish me luck... I'm applying for a programming position where I could be making at least $15,000 more than what I'm making now!! :D
  
  It's a fulltime position in Oklahoma City. Here's the detail according to this recruiter that wants to interview with them:
  
  My client is an insurance processing firm, and they are seeking qualified applicants for a junior-midlevel programmer position for their development team. This person would be responsible for maintaining existing applications as well as developing new ones, so experience with TLC application development is preferred.
  
  * A qualified candidate will have 2+ years programming experience with C#.NET using MS SQL server as the backend DB, as well as experience with C#, ASP.NET, and web development experience. Working knowledge in a data warehouse environment is a plus.
  - [deleted] 877988455
    
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    November 7, 2007 6:22 PM
    
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    - Maddog_Delphi97
      
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      November 7, 2007 6:51 PM
      
      :D
- thief
  
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  November 7, 2007 6:26 PM
  
  Brickmatt, why aren't you ever playing when I am :( :( :( :(
- carrioN luggagE
  
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  November 7, 2007 6:49 PM
  
  Gonna east something then shoot you faggots for a bit I guess.
- lechuck59
  
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  November 7, 2007 6:50 PM
  
  Dallas needs to restart for the update.
- Fredrik S
  
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  November 7, 2007 6:52 PM
  
  can someone shack msg me the profiles for passwords and ip's?
- Maddog_Delphi97
  
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  November 7, 2007 7:05 PM
  
  join, plz
  - exigence7
    
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    November 7, 2007 7:12 PM
    
    Did he change the password again? Nothing works :(
    - Maddog_Delphi97
      
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      November 7, 2007 7:13 PM
      
      Is your cap lock key down?
      
      Did you upgrade your steam/TF2 and the server is on the old version?
      
      What?
      - exigence7
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:14 PM
        
        I upgraded TF2. I put in password, the one that worked yesterday, and it says "disconnected".
        
        mallrice
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:24 PM
        
        does it say why?
        
        exigence7
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:26 PM
        
        No, but it's probably because the server's don't today's update.
        
        mallrice
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:27 PM
        
        if it's the update it will say 'your version of the protocol differs from the servers'
        
        exigence7
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:33 PM
        
        Ah, it does say that! It's in grey writing that can barely be read.
        
        Maddog_Delphi97
        
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        November 7, 2007 7:43 PM
        
        Yeah, valve needs to fix it so that error messages are easier to read.
  - mallrice
    
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    November 7, 2007 7:16 PM
    
    this is shackwest? it is empty?
  - [deleted] 1140041899
    
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    November 7, 2007 7:50 PM
    
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    - Maddog_Delphi97
      
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      November 7, 2007 7:55 PM
      
      :D
- Nihilist
  
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  November 7, 2007 7:14 PM
  
  Both servers need updating now I think. Please?
  - exigence7
    
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    November 7, 2007 7:18 PM
    
    Is that what is going on? I just logged into steam and it updated TF2. The servers don't have the latest version so only the people who have been logged into steam for the last few hours can get in?
    - lechuck59
      
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      November 7, 2007 7:53 PM
      
      Yes.
- painangel
  
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  November 7, 2007 7:21 PM
  
  sure update that shit and i will which brings up why the hell the server browser doesn't have version checking as a filter?
- dearjamie
  
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  November 7, 2007 7:39 PM
  
  Ahhh freakin updates. They should do this stuff at 2am.
  - lechuck59
    
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    November 7, 2007 7:54 PM
    
    Early morning hours when no one can play = time to release.
    Early evening hours when everyone wants to play = time to patch.
    Oh, Valve.
- Maddog_Delphi97
  
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  November 7, 2007 8:03 PM
  
  maxplayers set to 24
  Steam config directory: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\[maddog's steam account name]\team fortress 2\platform\config
  Unknown command "sv_backspeed"
  Legacy Surround disabled.
  Network: IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, mode MP, dedicated No, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL
  Connecting to 69.56.150.202:27015...
  This server is using an older protocol ( 12 ) than your client ( 13 ).
  
  :(