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    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review

    I use this.

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of drummerdave3 drummerdave3
    11/24/09

    @LVP: Or, just buy a mac airport express, then you can also stream music to your stereo killing two birds with stone
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    Image of anfauglir anfauglir
    11/24/09


    @LVP: I use this.
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment anfauglir was starred anfauglir was unstarred
    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    @drummerdave3: Does the Airport Express need to be plugged into the network or does it pick up the wi-fi signal?

    I have a wi-fi router.
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    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    @anfauglir: I'd use that too if my router was in the same room as my 360.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    Everyone is complaining about price but 3rd party devices don't seem to be much cheeper. Am I wrong?
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    Image of thegreatpablo thegreatpablo
    11/24/09

    @yantelope: Third party devices are in the $50-60 range.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    Let's put this into Patriot Perspective.

    A can of PBR at the Patriot (the best dive bar in NYC) is $3.00 ($2 plus a $1 tip). A slider is $1.50. A basket of fries or rings is $3.00. Additionally, PBR and a shot of Jack can be had for a Happy Meal price of $7.00 ($5.00 plus a $2 tip). Usually, you will get a buyback at around PBR Nos. 3 and 6 and possibly and 12 (although I black out around beer 8) and you'll also possibly get a free shot of Jack or Jagermeister at some point.

    From this, we know now that 5 sliders, 6 cans of PBR, 2 shots of Jack Daniels, and a basket of fries is in the neighborhood of $33. Of course, you might as well finish spending your Fast Cash withdrawal with 2 more cans of PBR and a stop by the trashcan on the subway platform to puke into, raising your binge total to $40.

    Accordingly, in Patriot Perspective, this adapter appears to cost in the neighborhood of two nights of binge drinking.

    Mark - how does it stack up against that?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Pub Science is right up there with Pub Economics. Don't get me started on Pub Geology. Ye Gods is it awful.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm heading to NY tomorrow. Besides this, any other suggestions of places I can hit up during my stay? I'll be there through Monday, so I want to hit up as many places as possible.
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: No self respecting, true dive bar will serve PBR. ;-)
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment karelj was starred karelj was unstarred
    Image of Digital9 Digital9
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: "black out"? that's racist. you "African Americaned Out" let's try and keep it politically correct.
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    spannu promoted this comment Digital9 was starred Digital9 was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @geiko: Well, if it's dive bars you're looking for, there's The Patriot, Doc Holliday's (though it's got an extremely loud jukebox and Alyssa is long gone), Welcome To The Johnson's, and Blue & Gold (which has $5 Happy Meals). There's also Otto's Shrunken Head (though their PBR is draft). One of my friends is partial to Blue Ruin (in midtown) but it wasn't really anything special as far as I could see.

    And if you want a metal bar, there's Duff's just off of the Williamsburg Bridge (or, if you're not averse to going deeper into Brooklyn, Lucky 13).

    The qualification for making my list is cheap PBR and hot barmaids.

    #tips
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @karelj: In NYC they will. A half-case retails for $6 and can be sold at anywhere between $2 and $4 a can. It's a decent return on investment.

    Of course, I would never pay $4 for a can of PBR.

    #tips
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Gotta have high standards if you truly respect yourself!
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/24/09


    @karelj: Look, it won a blue ribbon. It's right there on the can.
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Dude... it would be fucking scary if we knew each other...

    Alyssa is gone?? Hmm,.. I haven't kept up with Myspace so I haven't been following her bulletins and I don't hang out in the Lower E much anymore since it went yuppy/hipster....so I am out of the loop.

    I rarely do Otto's..once in a while when it's Frank and his Tikiboy night.

    Keep getting invited to Lucky 13.. have yet to make it.

    Used to hang at Double Down for when my friends DJ'ed for punk rock nights but that was months and months ago.

    Feh.. getting old sucks..
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment karelj was starred karelj was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @karelj: we'll have to do a pubcrawl sometime.

    #tips
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: NYCer myself... I guess I am still holding on to the dive bar mentality of the 80's and 90's. The ones where you stumbled out at 4 in the morning and tripped over the bleeding guy/junkie/dead prostitute in the doorway.. When Alphabet City had it's own song and was not a place for the weak of spirit.
    *sigh*

    I tried PBR..felt like barfing right after. Probably because it was on tap at the aforementioned Otto's Shrunken Head.
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    11/24/09

    @Segador: Yeah yeah yeah... cows win blue ribbons also....
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    I will continue to be a jackass and a burden to my XBL friends and bridge wifi through my MacBook Pro. Enjoy my moderate NAT, folks.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    222 white castle burgers
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    These sound really interesting. My only issue is that if I run my optical cable from my xbox to the headphone unit, how will I listen to audio when I want to use my normal 5.1 system? Is there an optical pass-through?
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    11/19/09

    In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast
    So basically, Apple hardware is as fast as PC's from early 2009. Gotcha.
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    I am very interested in hearing about the Astros -- I have been in the market for a few months for a wireless headphone however I am also quite dumb when it comes to this. I have a 360, HDTV using a Xbox wireless adapter.
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    Image of jdamien75 jdamien75
    11/19/09

    @BergenCountyJC can edit his name?:
    The Astro A40s are still wired, but are quite nice. I've had a pair since they first came out & found them to be very comfortable, plus they put out some great sound. Their customer support group is also quite friendly.
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    BergenCountyJC can edit his name? promoted this comment jdamien75 was starred jdamien75 was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/19/09

    @jdamien75: When you say wired - how long does it extend? I usually play from my bed which is about 6 ft back from my 360/tv.
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    Image of jdamien75 jdamien75
    11/19/09

    @BergenCountyJC can edit his name?:
    The headset itself has an option for a 10 ft cable. If you have the mixamp as well, it connects via toslink to the system, so however long of an optical cable you feel like having.

    I originally got the a40s for my pc, but since i game more on the 360 now, it lets me play later at night without pulling too much wife aggro. ;)
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    I bought a set of one of their older wireless models a couple years ago. The sound was OK, but when you tried to use them with Xbox live the things went to shit. I could either hear my teammates or the game, not both. (and no, this was not a settings issue). They were a huge waste of money.

    I'm really glad to hear they have gotten better. Are the chat/sound effect issues gone?
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/19/09

    In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast
    So far I've seen the specs, the pictures, the reviews, and the insides. Now all I need is to try one out for myself. If I have a good experience from that, Apple will be getting my money.

    :)

    The i7 tech looks pretty impressive. I will most likely building a Windows 7 box with i7 as well.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/18/09

    In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast

    So the new feature is Turbo?

    Meh. My old PC had Turbo. It's nice to see that the new iMacs can keep up with a 386/20 with 8MB of RAM.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: It's not just macs man. Vista will now run as fast as XP with it!
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    Image of Razta Razta
    11/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: LOL I remember that turbo button.
    Did it actually do a damn thing other than light up a idiot light?
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    Chimaera promoted this comment Razta was starred Razta was unstarred
    Image of lpranal lpranal
    11/18/09

    @Razta: you have to push it fast. the faster you push it, the faster it goes. It's like doing the bonus stage in street fighter 2 with E-honda or Chun-li (or Blanka. but nobody picks Blanka.)
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: 8MB of RAM? What are, made of money or something? Don't tell me, you also had the 200MB HDD too, didn't you.
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    11/18/09

    @Razta: In a lot of cases, yes. My 286 had a Turbo switch instead of a button, but it would double the speed of the CPU from 8MHz to 16MHz.
    Ultimate POWAH!
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/17/09

    In reply to Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, the Ugly
    Apologies for talking like a tweetard, but that photo made me LOLZ. Fucking hilarious. #samsungbeholdii
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    Image of Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
    11/17/09

    In reply to Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, the Ugly

    I'd rather use one of these #samsungbeholdii
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/17/09

    In reply to Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, the Ugly
    Oh, look! They turned a great mobile OS into a shitty, traditional Samsung-look-alike one.

    Just like every other Samsung I've had to deal with - a pain in the ass UI making everything more difficult. #samsungbeholdii
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    Image of yule-and-bellow yule-and-bellow
    11/17/09

    @dragon: ONE: Even on their dumbphones the interface is horrible, I switched from a Voyager to the Rouge and I couldn't do anything as easily as on the Voyager...good thing I manned up and just got the Droid
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/17/09

    @yule-and-bellow: I have to support a family members' Samsung Rugby from time-to-time. Thing's a pain in the ass for a standard flip phone.

    Oh, and 'rugged' my arse, it went through a washing machine and didn't survive. #samsungbeholdii
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    dragon:ONE was starred dragon:ONE was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/17/09

    In reply to Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, the Ugly

      #samsungbeholdii
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/17/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Couldn't have said it better myself. #samsungbeholdii
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