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    A Series of TF2 Questions

    1. Scout is my favorite by far. The fluid feeling you get from combining perfect movement and accuracy is what always brings me back to it. There's also the thrill of getting a pick from flanking or a clever kill from hiding somewhere or the backcap that saves the game. I enjoy them all (except...
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    The worst game world to be part of

    Kerbal Space Program Jedediah Kerman is currently orbiting the Sun, would you like to terminate this mission? Seriously, out of 10 of my Kerbals: 5 will orbit the sun, 3 will die in impact on the mun, 1 will let go during an EVA, and 1 will return to Kerbin...to explode on impact.
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    Dutch Designer to Make Diamonds out of Smog

    This sounds like an electrostatic precipitator (ESP), which is 100 year old technology. Like Sight Unseen said, these are great for catching coal dust but not very efficient for molecule-sized material such as ozone. If they want to capture dusts, they're much better off putting these on the...
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    Building New Gaming PC

    Instead of going larger, you could get a 24" 120Hz or 144Hz monitor for less. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-051-BQ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-053-AS The smoothness is noticeable even for desktop work, just remember to calibrate the...
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    New York Museum Boasts 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian d20

    I can't get over how well it's made. The faces are so flat and equal, the carvings are amazingly straight. Someone obviously put a tremendous amount of effort into making this. What did they use for the inlays? How did they achieve such perfect symmetry? It's inspiring.
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    World's First 3D Printer Rifle Goes Bang, Barrel Breaks

    Perhaps what we'll see is the regulation of the printing resins. From what I've seen, most feel about as strong as malleable sandstone, probably not nearly strong enough for a rapid fire weapon. If/when/if not already high strength resins are developed, their sale could be restricted via permit...
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    EA Exec: Xbox One and PS4 Are "A Generation Ahead" Of PC

    The laptop I bought 3 years ago has comparable specs to the new console generation. His statement is obviously false. What we should take away from this is EA (or at least this dude) doesn't care about serious gamers. This type of statement is the same thing you'll hear from car commercials...
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    Nanofiber Breakthrough Creates Supertough, Strong Material

    I can't help but be cynical about most scientific breakthroughs. The difference between creating microscopic quantities of something in a lab and employing the material in construction is at least a decade of production engineering, safety testing, standard setting, manufacturing contracts...
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    Researchers Introduce Aromatic Advertising

    When I can't tell if it's a joke or true science, we're living in the future. 4chan will make this the worst thing in the world.
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    So, what will be entertaining you this evening?

    Microsoft Excel. I've seen better days. At least I have a happy cat now to keep me company and distract from my roommate's primal outbursts as he streams LoL.
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    Far Cry 3 Devs Watched Testers Die (in Game)

    Ah, it's what Valve has been doing since 2007. Not exactly new technology but I'm glad it's still being pushed and I can't wait to play FC3.
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    Poll: food: how expired is too expired?

    I don't buy more food than I can eat. But when I'm at my parent's house I just use common sense. Milk you can tell easily by smell, cheese lives indefinitely, I've never seen eggs go bad, animals love stale bread, fruit, vegetables, and unfrozen meat are disappointing, a lot of that just...
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    A message to all Cyclists.

    In a life cycle analysis bulk production and transportation of materials are expressed by kg CO2 equivalent per kg of material and kg CO2e/(kg material*km) respectively. So it's definitely fair to say the 25lb bike has a much much much much smaller environmental impact than the 4000lb car. Being...
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    How do you take being beat by a girl On games?

    I usually never know
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    Why illegalizing guns will not work in the U.S

    Australia was arguable more gun crazed (for lack of a better word) than the US and yet they managed to pass sweeping restrictions. I refuse to believe there is anything so unique about the US culture that would somehow make us resilient to firearm laws, we're all the same species. The only thing...