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Glenn Greenwald on racism and the war on terror -- (link) - znufrii Mar 25, 13:41
just finished reading the Today Show article. Seems if the producers want to make things better - Diva Mar 25, 13:40 5
- It's interesting and somewhat amazing. I couldn't stand Curry when she hosted. Her "earnestness" in her interviews and her over the top emotional - pmb Mar 25, 13:55 1
  - This -- nm - CovingtonCat Mar 25, 15:06
- Here's the video of Lauer trying to give Curry goodbye. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:45 1
  - I watched it from where vermin linked it on bb - that incredible awkwardness, and making viewers terribly uncomfortable, is hard to forget. -- nm - b. Mar 25, 13:47
- heh, I just finished reading it and just came to say that, too. for someone who does what he does, it's kind of - b. Mar 25, 13:44
OK I know they arent my kids but I wonder how the hell you people with daughters survive the whole watching the kids go from being little to dating... - Capstern Mar 25, 13:40 7
- Now, imagine they bring *you* home. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:43 6
  - I know - I feel sorta bad. But I am actually a nice guy for the most part but yes of Drea brough home a 28+ guy I would have to kill the boy - Capstern Mar 25, 13:45
  - not that hard, because they did that about 5 years ago. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:43 4
    - hee -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:49
    - no clue what that means -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:45 2
      - you're so pretty. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:46 1
        
        still not getting it but ok -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:48
Happy birthday Beaker! -- nm - marcel Mar 25, 13:32 7
- Rock the Day! Have a great one -- nm - amoxy Mar 25, 13:53
- happy birthday, beaker! hope it's terrific! -- nm - b. Mar 25, 13:44
- Happy birthday, beak man! -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:39
- HB beaker -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:36
- all hale emperor beck -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 13:35
- very very happy birthday Beaker! -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:33
- Happy Birthday ya dirty Habs fan - J Mar 25, 13:33
"Your Amazon.com order of "BioShock Infinite" has shipped!" - David Mar 25, 13:30 6
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  - Somebody feed me an alley-oop pass! -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:38
- maybe i should give bioshock 1 another try. - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:33 3
  - That and Fallout 3 remain the best games Ive ever played on Xbox -- nm - Jovian Mar 25, 13:42
  - In terms of story structure, Bioshock is a hallmark achievement in videogames. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:34
  - yes you should -- nm - J Mar 25, 13:33
Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:23
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ST Poll: Best 70s/80s action flick to show to current high school generation (see context inside) - Capstern Mar 25, 13:17 85
- how has no one said RoadHouse????? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:42 2
  - I have thought about that...not sure that holds up generationally -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:47 1
    - Who doesn't like a good throat-ripping? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:49
- Leon the Professional, because it's so disturbalicious. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:40 4
  - Might wait a little to watch disturbing movies. lol -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:42 3
    - no one is ever old enough to watch A Clock Work Orange. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:45 1
      - tru -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:46
    - its only disturbing if you are aware of how it could be -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 13:45
- 5th element -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 13:38 3
  - its frequent cable fodder, bruce's big break into movies -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 13:42
  - To his credit he has seen that and likes it -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:40 1
    - He isnt exactly a nerd - but is also popular at school tho I dont think the Eagle Scout thing is high on his school props -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:41
- It was funny after Dirty Harry and LWeapon - he was like man they put a lot of boobs in movies back then didnt they lol -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:38 1
  - Commando -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:40
- midnight run? too comedy? -- (link) - amanda Mar 25, 13:33 8
  - Actually thats good - god I havent thought about that in a while. Grodin right? -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:34 7
    - yes. the man has such great comic timing. -- nm - amanda Mar 25, 13:38 6
      - him and Deniro in Midnight Run is the reason to make buddy movies. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:47 1
        
        agreed. I hadnt watched LWeapon in at least 10 years forgot how good Glover and Gibson were -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:49
      - My brothers and I love him in Seems Like Old Times and The Great Muppet Caper. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:45 3
        
        who doesn't love him in those? even miss piggy loves him in those! -- nm - amanda Mar 25, 13:47 2
        
        He is funny! -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:48 1
        
        Shit we just agreed on something...../looks for asteroid or open gate to apocalypse :) -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:48
- I just found out that Netflix does not have Remo Williams, which was a disappointment. Has he seen the previous Die Hards? -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:31 4
  - (sorry I glazed over your first parenthetical). If you're including Days of Thunder, add Rocky IV, Wrath of Kahn, and Hunt For Red October. -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:34 2
    - ST2 and HRO are good addtions thanks -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:36
    - and Road Warrior and Thunderdome -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:36
  - He has at least seen DH1,4,5 and I LOVED Remo Williams -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:32
- The Warriors. Legend of the Drunken Master. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (wire fu, has been remade, I think). - con_carne Mar 25, 13:30 4
  - Warriors is good. Warriros come out and playeeeayy. Top Gun was cool because he recognized where some pop culture - Capstern Mar 25, 13:31 3
    - If you want references, we could start talking Highlander -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:38 1
      - OH good one!!! -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:41
    - "God Dammit I want some butts!" -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:32
- Debby Does Dallas -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:30 8
  - bad bad person. Hes a good kid plenty of time to be corrupted while hes NOT dating the daughter I am responsible for at all :) -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:30 7
    - next time, specify action better :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:31 6
      - all they need is to come home to see Cappie and this kid waving their erections around like light sabers. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:32
      - things that do not make him attempt to jump the daughter lol -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:32 4
        
        have you heard Deep Elem Blues yet? -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:33 3
        
        not yet...going to see if its on spotify -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:35 2
        
        here ya go -- (link) - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:40 [youtube] 1
        
        thats not bad - thx -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:42
- Thanks for the suggestions...hes a cool kid. Eagle Scout good to the middle girl... - Capstern Mar 25, 13:28 4
  - that kid must really, REALLY want to get lucky. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:30 3
    - lol. I try to trust my insitncts. According to what fiancee and siblings have said... - Capstern Mar 25, 13:34 2
      - the kid has a little punch card "10 movies til 2nd base" nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:35 1
        
        lol -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:36
- Smokey and the Bandit -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:24 1
  - Now that....is an interesting suggestion -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:25
- The Running Man. It's a fun comparison to the Hunger Games. -- nm - pmb Mar 25, 13:23 2
  - talk about something not holding up. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:27 1
    - That's what makes it fun. -- nm - pmb Mar 25, 13:37
- Aliens, Robocop, The Untouchables. -- nm - Inigo Mar 25, 13:23 1
  - All but the first one - I will add but only because I cant watch Alien(s) -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:24
- the first Segal one...Above the Law I think it was -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:23 12
  - The first 3 are really great for that sort of thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:34 9
    - Out For Justice was my favorite, followed by the Navy one. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:36 8
      - Under Siege! -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:37 2
        
        one of his better ones I think -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:38 1
        
        loved Under Seige 2 too, campy fun -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:40
      - Navy one was good - Nicole Eggert boobs I think. -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:37 4
        
        no, Erica Eleniak. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:39 3
        
        Ah thats right....still baywatch connection right or was it playboy connection? -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:46 2
        
        both IIRC. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:48
        
        Playboy. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:47
  - Ah yes and got to find an early Van Damme -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:24 1
    - see : Bloodsport. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:24
- The French Connection -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 25, 13:22 4
  - why would you want to make him hate movies? -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:23 3
    - At 16 I am not sure he could appreciate that one yet -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:23 2
      - plus it sucked -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:24 1
        
        FC II then -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 25, 14:25
- Bloodsport. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:22
- does Bullitt qualify? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:22
- Last Boy Scout. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:21 2
  - Willis and Wayans right..if so I liked that one as well -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:37
  - absolutely. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:34
- First Blood. (The original Rambo movie.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:19 2
  - Thats good will have to see if he has seen it. -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:24
  - Agreed - con_carne Mar 25, 13:21
- I rewatched Predator recently. It does not hold up. -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:19 4
  - you crazy -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 13:23 3
    - Hate to say it, as I remember liking it. Found it boring, and the climax didn't look good. -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:25
    - agreed -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:25
    - yup. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:24
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Olympus Has Fallen B/B+ I liked the movie. Not deep but was able to trigger a deep emotional response as the white house was taken and the battle - Capstern Mar 25, 13:11 16
- America, f*ck yeah! -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:20 2
  - Yes there is an elation point you are thinking that lol -- nm - Capstern Mar 25, 13:23 1
    - *watches the point sail right over your head* -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:24
- Let me guess: a turn off your brain popcorn movie? nm - Dignan Mar 25, 13:16 1
  - I guess some of that but not to the extent I expect GI Joe to be that...some of the stuff was over the top silly and no way - Capstern Mar 25, 13:21
- we are going tonight. i am expecting Die Hard, basically. -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:15 8
  - Sort of. It triggered a sense of outrage in me while watching it. I like when a movie can do that.... - Capstern Mar 25, 13:20
  - yes, no, its hard to describe. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:18 2
    - Air Force One 2? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:20 1
      - I'm thinking its more Under Siege -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:24
  - "Better than Die Hard 5" is a distinct possibility -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:17 3
    - :) -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:17 2
      - I'm so behind in moviewatching that I haven't seen #5 yet -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:17 1
        
        You are in better shape than those who have -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:20
- ... so, shallow and manipulative. :) - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:12 1
  - Yeah, I'd say that's an accurate descriotion -- nm - Roger More Mar 25, 13:14
Bioshock: Infinite Metacritic score of 95 based off of 36 reviews. Question: Is it related at all to the first 2? -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 13:08 5
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  - Good. Didn't finish 1, never played 2, but I cannot avoid a game that is so highly praised. -- nm - Shaun Mar 25, 13:13 3
    - You should finish playing the first one. It has a magnificent story resolution. -- nm - David Mar 25, 13:26 1
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    - The first one is fantastic. The second one was kind of a mess (I never finished it). -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:22
*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:04 11
- I'm sure it'll be on a post-it somewhere in the office -- nm - Roger More Mar 25, 13:14
- I'm sure you tried 12345, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:11 1
  - and "password". -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:16
- We can get you that password. Are you ready to do that? Tell me what version of Windows and we'll get you that password. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:07 7
  - what is your boss' name for his pet?.....yeah try truman -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 13:33
  - sigh - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:09 5
    - First, make sure the administrator password isn't just (blank). -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:15 4
      - I'm serious, btw. Most resetters suggestion using "administrator" and (blank). -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:19 3
        
        Failing that, this one is highly recommended (and free). You'll have to use it to create a bootable CD. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:21
        
        lol. no it wasnt that. - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:20 1
        
        I wouldn't have guested that. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 25, 13:22
Ted Cruz: Joe McCarthy comparisons mean �we�re doing something right� -- (link) - amoxy Mar 25, 13:02 6
- That's not what he's saying at all. - spamlet Mar 25, 13:06 1
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- Ahhh yes, the new conservative talk radio, darling. - Jovian Mar 25, 13:06
- ugh, won't he just go away? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:04 2
  - Sorry honey, you have at least 5 1/2 years more of him - amoxy Mar 25, 13:06 1
    - *sigh* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:17
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- I have avoided spoilers like they could turn me into a zombie so... - David Mar 25, 13:20 1
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Over 1k albums for $2.99 each. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 25, 12:59 3
- After the first 10 or so, they fall off a cliff in terms of appeal. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 13:19 1
  - heh. Looking at them later, but good to know. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:23
- That's three thousand dollars! I don't have that kind of money! -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:04

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