Misery Loves Company - Half-Life 2 stuttering

I know, it sucks. You wait all this time for Half-Life 2, all the while upgrading your PC to match its swelling system requirements. You finally get the game, and it stutters like a shy teen on a date with a Victoria's Secret model who just stepped off the runway. First, take a deep breath and know: It's not your rig. (Whew!) Valve acknowledges the bug, which is happening to a lot of people just like you. A fix is on the way, but in the meantime find strategies to minimize the problem at blep.net/hl2stutter...