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You know what I can't wait for, even though it looks kinda derivative, 'True Detective' with Harrelson and McConaughey. - Name Withheld By Request Sep 16, 10:56 1
- I think it'll be hard to watch. But maybe not. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:58
i am not uppity, i guess, enough to think shopping at dean and deluca should be preferred. - Truman Sep 16, 10:49 1
- If Javier is serving, what's the issue? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:50
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Breaking Bad spoiler question - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 10:43 3
- (spoil question response) - Name Withheld By Request Sep 16, 10:52 1
  - otoh - zeitgeist Sep 16, 13:16
- spoils - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:44
Rep. Brian Sims on progress for marriage equality in PA: "We're Not Done Yet" -- (link) - znufrii Sep 16, 10:42
new Sleigh Bells song streaming on their blog, "You Don't Get Me Twice." -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 16, 10:37
And if we are taking bets, I'll put money on Mixology to be the first show to be cancelled this season after one episode -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:36 8
- I have no idea what the hell that even is. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:39 1
  - It sounds like it's about the science of mixing. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:39
- i haven't even heard of Mixology. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:38 5
  - It's not scheduled - may never see the light of day -- nm - decline Sep 16, 10:41
  - ABC show from the writers of The Hangover about a groups of singles at a sexy Manhattan night club over the course of one night -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:41 3
    - If it's a mid-season replacement you know it will run longer than the show it replaced. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 10:42
    - is is possible for a show to be cancelled in the first ten minutes? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:42 1
      - I can't even get the "sneak peek" preview to play, so maybe it already has. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 16, 10:44
Breaking Bad Speculation (spoiler) 2 episodes left - amoxy Sep 16, 10:32 2
- mine... - Banzai! Sep 16, 10:48 1
  - spoils - amoxy Sep 16, 10:58
Dearest LinkedIn: I would prefer if you would STOP FLICKING BETWEEN HTTP AND HTTPS LIKE IT'S MEANINGLESS. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:32
Right now, the only new shows I'm considering are Agents of SHIELD, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Crazy Ones -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:32
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Bloomberg on the wellness program at Penn State -- (link) - spamlet Sep 16, 10:26 3
- huh. I just need to do an annual health assessment survey online, and then ignore all the email updates and health reminders it send me. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 10:41
- I get ticked off when the wellness people call me after a surgery. - David Sep 16, 10:39
- Seriously, just take away the sodas. Wellness! -- nm - Mike Sep 16, 10:28
NFL QBs on FB is incredibly bad this week. I am not even linking it. -- nm - Shaun Sep 16, 10:18 2
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- thank you. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:19
Pretty decent information and summaries about Obamacare from WebMD... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:18
Has there been any motive given for the shooting? (Just saw it was working) - amoxy Sep 16, 10:17 10
- None at all. The dead shooter has not been identified. Police are actively searching for two more (but it is not confirmed they exist) -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:22 7
  - The Navy Yard is pretty hard to get into. They do 100% id checks and you need the right badges. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:24 6
    - I'll go out on a wild limb and guess it was someone who worked there or used to. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:25 5
      - It gets strange if there are actually 3 shooters. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:25 4
        
        cuz it was super normal when it was only one. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 10:27 3
        
        One crazy guy is a lot easier to explain than three crazy guys working together. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:28 2
        
        one disgruntled employee shooting up the workplace is an at least relatively common occurence. three would be odd....nm - x Sep 16, 10:33
        
        not really. -- nm - decline Sep 16, 10:30
- GTAV obvie. -- nm - Shaun Sep 16, 10:19
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Also, with Faris, Collette/McDermott, Gregg, Akerman, Wilson, Williams, and Rhys-Meyers, new tv seems movie-actor biased to me. - Max Sep 16, 10:13
Amazon vinyl sales up 745 percent since 2008... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:07 1
- yeah!....nm - x Sep 16, 10:14
New tv axe predictions? I can envision The Crazy Ones only surviving one season. I'll predict...Lucky 7 has the fewest number of aired episodes. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 10:06 24
- The Crazy Ones will last four seasons or until Robin Williams gets traction on his film career again, whichever comes first -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:28 10
  - shazbot...nm - x Sep 16, 10:44 1
    - "Oh no! Morks!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:45
  - I couldn't believe how upfront about that kind of issue he was in that interview in Parade magazine yesterday. He basically said he needs the money. - pmb Sep 16, 10:40 1
    - yeah, I read this. He's broke - blames his divorces -- nm - decline Sep 16, 10:43
  - don't you need 5 for syndication? I don't think it gets that. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 10:36 5
    - Traditionally you need five, but not always. I think Williams' salary versus ratings starts to hurt the network after four years -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:40 4
      - I'm guessing the same result, just by the end of season 1. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 10:41 3
        
        Also important, I'm not predicting bad reviews - many shows will be trashed - I just expect audiences to abandon it. - Max Sep 16, 10:53
        
        word. (should we make a google spreadsheet for episodes aired?) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 10:45 1
        
        spreadsheet for anything? YES. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 10:46
- That Rebel Wilson thing reeks of suckage. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 10:11 9
  - What I heard on a podcast was that ABC even knew that it was unlikely to make it, but went ahead because "they want in on the Rebel Wilson business". - Name Withheld By Request Sep 16, 10:40
  - yes. and the pilot has bad buzz too from I read. -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 10:17
  - So does "Dads" but I bet it finds an audience -- nm - amoxy Sep 16, 10:12 6
    - Dads is so bad they have stopped showing clips, instead giving positive feedback from audience members. -- nm - David Sep 16, 10:22 4
      - i expect them to get really antagonistic before the end. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 10:29
      - Yeah, I saw the commercials where they are showing positive responses from the focus groups - amoxy Sep 16, 10:25 2
        
        Seth Green will get me to watch one episode and decide. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:28 1
        
        It is a good cast (Green, Ribisi, Martin Mull, Peter Reiger) - amoxy Sep 16, 10:34
    - dads will benefit from timelsot, I bet. that two-hour comedy block on fox could be a powerhouse. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 10:13
- I'd vote for most FOX shows other than SH which might survive a season -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 10:09
- I think I have mom gone before lucky 7. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 10:07 1
  - I'd have guessed that but it seems to be the type of material that helped Whitney and 2 Broke Girls survive. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 10:14
this should make you smile too -- (link) - Beaker Sep 16, 10:06 [youtube]
The hotel lounge is, with no implied irony, playing She Bangs. -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 10:03
oblique, do you use Plex? I can't remember. - spamlet Sep 16, 10:03 7
- I do, but I use it on my Roku. Don't seem to have any issues. (I have the new Roku 3) -- nm - JaxSean Sep 16, 10:44 3
  - It doesn't seem to work on the iOS Plex app either, so it seems to be Plex and not the Roku itself. - spamlet Sep 16, 10:50 2
    - I've had problems in the past with some formats. I usually had to convert them. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 16, 10:53 1
      - Yeah, it's supposed to work (and seems to for anything that's not recorded at 1080p). - spamlet Sep 16, 10:57
- Nope. Still using MythTV -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 10:08 2
  - Can you get that to Roku? - spamlet Sep 16, 10:12 1
    - Nope. It uses it's own "Mythfrontend" client software so it is a 2 PC solution in my house but you could combine them into one - oblique Sep 16, 10:13
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- there was a pretty hilarious one right after half where they threw a screen and the receiver for 27 tiptoeing down the sidelines. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 10:25
- Nope, they either found seams and ran for days, or Meriweather taught his teammates how to tackle without - Will Hunting Sep 16, 10:05 5
  - Hopefully he gets fined hard this week. -- nm - Shaun Sep 16, 10:22
  - Prior to the draft, I mentioned David Amerson was one guy I would never touch. Yesterday, he threw under my already low expectations. -- nm - David Sep 16, 10:10 1
    - You know my rant about receivers who can't catch? Amerson's the flip coin of that as a cornerback who can't cover or tackle. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 10:13
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    - So should Shanahan. Love it. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:10
Washington post says 7 dead. There's a map of the site. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 16, 09:58 55
- Seriously... the level of this kind of regularly-occuring violence doesn't happen in other first-world countries, does it? -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 16, 10:02 54
  - most other first-world countries have gun laws more stringent than are ours. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 10:08 50
    - and perhaps better mental health options? - oblique Sep 16, 10:12 49
      - i don't know why people don't want to believe it is *just the f-ing guns!* -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:16 48
        
        because its not -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 10:45 16
        
        if it were not guns, it would be something else. - groiny Sep 16, 10:47 14
        
        shit, drive cars into crowds of people. Americans do not lack creativity -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 10:53
        
        then why aren't there regularly happening mass killings using those methods both outside the US and in the US? -- nm - zork Sep 16, 10:53 11
        
        it is something about the US culture. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:54 10
        
        ...like a fetishistic gun subculture. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 16, 10:56 3
        
        if you have a kid with a fascination for lighting fires you'd take away any matches or lighters from them -- nm - zork Sep 16, 10:58
        
        I think this is a true statement -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 10:57
        
        partly, maybe. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:57
        
        .... -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:55 5
        
        not relating to access to guns. - groiny Sep 16, 10:56 4
        
        people get stabbed everywhere. 7 people don' -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:56 3
        
        ..don't die in minutes from a guy with a knife. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:56 2
        
        (Didn't that happen once in Japan?) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 10:58 1
        
        yes. once. with children. horrible. - Andie Sep 16, 10:59
        
        none of which are nearly as easy to get as guns are. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 10:48
        
        What is it, then? -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 10:46
        
        this is where the real meaning of American Exceptionalism comes into play - Reagen Sep 16, 10:27 6
        
        "American is much bigger" etc -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:29 5
        
        [checks waistline] Hey, shut up. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 16, 10:51
        
        but it isn -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:29 3
        
        oh, I know. just one of the explanations that gets rehashed. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:30
        
        but it isn -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:29 1
        
        (sorry) but it isn't bigger (geographically, or population wise) than everywhere else. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:30
        
        Access to guns certainly allows people with the disposition to use them but first you have to want to use them - oblique Sep 16, 10:18 19
        
        sure, but crazy people without a gun aren't shooting and killing multiple people. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:19 18
        
        Which is why attention should be paid to both sides of the equation - oblique Sep 16, 10:21 17
        
        taking away the crazy person's guns is an important step, though. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:27 15
        
        they still have access to pressure cookers. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:44 14
        
        *compares the number of people killed by an exploding pressure cooker, with the number killed by guns* - znufrii Sep 16, 10:46 13
        
        sure, because guns are easier to get than building a pressure cooker bomb - groiny Sep 16, 10:48 12
        
        I'm not sure how you think that proves a point... -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 10:51 7
        
        if a crazy person wants to do bad shit, you think limiting his access to a gun is going to stop him? -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:53 6
        
        it's a completely different thing to go up to a person and stab them until they are dead and then go on to stab more people. -- nm - zork Sep 16, 10:56 2
        
        I think you and I should not discuss this topic at all. - groiny Sep 16, 10:58 1
        
        I admittedly screwed up -- nm - zork Sep 16, 11:00
        
        in some, if not many cases, definitely. - znufrii Sep 16, 10:55
        
        no. but it limits what he can do easily and quickly. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:53 1
        
        I think very few one these incidents "happen quickly". nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:55
        
        Your basic argument is "Americans are crazier than other people" -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 10:49 3
        
        I am not sure where the blame lies, but we are sure more inclined to do shit than most. -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 10:51 2
        
        i don't know if that's true. i don't think Americans are crazier than anyone else, i just think you make it easier to harm others. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:52 1
        
        ^^^ and this is a Canadian saying this. -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 10:54
        
        No one's saying that mental health issues don't need attention. But it's ease of access to guns that differentiates the US from the rest. -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 10:25
        
        *clings to his guns and religion* -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 10:16 1
        
        I want to put this on a t-shirt -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 10:47
        
        stay off twitter, because, wow. the gun rights people are out there right now. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 10:16 1
        
        David Frum's rules for covering mass shootings (basically: don't hurt gun owner's feelings)... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:21
  - Article from 2007 - 15 of the 25 worst mass shootings in the last 50 years took place in the United States. Finland is in second place with 2, -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 10:08 2
    - U-S-A!! -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 10:11
    - Mother Jones article- updated today: -- (link) - Andie Sep 16, 10:09
White South African family moves to the slums for a month to experience what's it's like. Needless to say, this does not go over well with everyone. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 16, 09:58 2
- The apartheid ethic still runs deep in the country and I think it's very difficult for people who've never experienced it to truly understand it. - Meg Sep 16, 10:21
- "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge..." -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 10:08
Sorry, I forgot Antonio Brown hadn't played yet this week. -- nm - David Sep 16, 09:57
I think I'm only going with Sleepy Hollow in new shows this year...nothing looks intriguing other than that - Will Hunting Sep 16, 09:57 2
- i'm interested in this one too. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 10:00
- this, The Blacklist and Almost Human (when it premeires in Nov) are the 3 drama pilots Im definitely checking out. -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 09:59
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