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So I cough a lot of the time whenever I use Qtips. What the hell is wrong with that? NOTHING. Best tech of 2008 Webcams for eyes...
Steve Gibson
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So I cough a lot of the time whenever I use Qtips. What the hell is wrong with that?

NOTHING.

As for the the videogame news around these parts:

Lastly, the new Xbox dashboard isnt really as annoying as I was expecting. It is really

pretty much just a copy of the PlayStation crossbar and the Mii stuff but they did a good

job. The HD install stuff is absolutely great for speeding up load times and getting rid

of the annoying loud as all hell dvd drive spinning.

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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  • sammyl legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    November 19, 2008 6:04 PM

    How long is the Fry's L4D sale going on for?

    • FirstPersonCooter legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      November 19, 2008 6:05 PM

      They vary on their game sales. Could be for another week, or could be just today. Usually it's around a week or so.

      • sammyl legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 19, 2008 6:08 PM

        It says (when purchased between 11/19/2008 and 11/20/2008) - does that mean it will be available on 11/20? And is their site price the same as their in store? :/

        • deathofrats legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          November 19, 2008 6:29 PM

          I still say paying full price is a rip off so I picked up for $39 tonight.. :D

    • dopeman legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 19, 2008 6:16 PM

      It's $40 at circuit city too!

      • itsjames legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 19, 2008 6:26 PM

        and for only $10 more you can pick up the whole store!

      • derelict515 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 19, 2008 7:13 PM

        orly, I have a $10 gift card there too... if only I could decide PC/360

    • sixfoot6 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 19, 2008 7:01 PM

      So if you buy it instore you still download the game via steam? or is the game on CDs in the box?

      • TrptJim legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 19, 2008 7:12 PM

        The files are installed into your Steam directory from the CDs. You just put in the key, download any updates, and off you go!

      • kallanta legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        November 19, 2008 7:13 PM

        There is a disc in the box which includes everything but the final unlock files, which you will still need to download from Steam. Basically it saves you having to download about 8 gigs.

      • FirstPersonCooter legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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        November 19, 2008 7:16 PM

        Yup. The boxed copy just saves you the download by putting the download package on a DVD. You give Steam a CD key and it copies over the files from the DVD instead of downloading them. You can just give steam a CD key and download the files, too.

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