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- Something something trickle down. -- nm - the King of Argentina Mar 5, 05:41
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- moot, twiitter can do what they want with it, so who 'owns' it is near irrelevant -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 13:17 1
  - novel approach, ellen, being pysically handicapped with short arms got assistance, pro bono, under ada rules to help her function in society of long -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 13:20
- My guess would be Bradley Cooper, since he's the photographer, unless the oscars have some kin do Olympic-like thing going on where - the King of Argentina Mar 5, 05:36
- That historical method of ownership determination is interesting - ty97 Mar 5, 05:34 2
  - That's the issue I have with it. I ask someone to take my pic using my phone and now the pic on my phone belongs to them? I sort of get it but that - Krusty Mar 5, 05:39
  - I suppose you could argue the tourist was like an assistant, and you were responsible for concept, composition, etcetera, and just delegated - the King of Argentina Mar 5, 05:39
Fun times! City water line has frozen despite my running water at my house. I suspect neighbors who have been away and are not likewise keeping - JenBro Mar 5, 04:56
So the guy complaining about the quality of our pool of movies just added I love you, man. - spamlet (droid) Mar 5, 04:29 6
- I liked it and because of this movie I call all puggles Anwar Sadat. -- nm - Krusty Mar 5, 05:42
- "Slappa da bass" -- nm - volnelk Mar 5, 04:53 4
  - Relatedly, both my wife and her friend thought that Rush was a band made up for this film. Didn't realize it until friends were playing Rock Band. -- nm - volnelk Mar 5, 04:54 3
    - Worst parts of the movie were any scene discussing, playing or showing Rush. - Krusty Mar 5, 05:48
    - Don't worry. Lots of people have trouble taking Rush seriously. -- nm - Reagen Mar 5, 05:44
    - that movie had me laughing quite hard at times -- nm - JenBro Mar 5, 04:58
*blows an air horn in budice's ear* Wonder how that dude is feeling this morning. Looks like he had a ripper last night. -- nm - CQ Mar 5, 03:07
Greenpeace targets P&G's use of palm oil linked to rainforest destruction -- (link) - Catriona Creez Mar 5, 02:40
Its 130 am here...still got bars open til 2am. Snoop was great rapped last 15mins -- nm - budice Mar 5, 01:31
This psych episode is heavy on the Red Robin references. - Beryllium Mar 5, 01:10
TV news story tonight used a drone to fly a camera to show the damage to an old hotel burned a couple months ago -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 23:05
Who steals totem poles? Honestly. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 4, 22:17 2
- ..... -- (link) - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 22:32
- Same people who use concrete saws to steal petroglyphs :( -- nm - Meg Mar 4, 22:21
NewEgg Has Call of Duty Ghosts for $19.99 on Xbox/PS3, $29.99 on Xbox1/PS4 -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 4, 21:48
dear Sound of Music - why must you have so many freaking versions? - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 21:18 10
- and they all suck! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 21:49 1
  - pffffft -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 22:11
- It rarely actually matters. You can choose almost any variant. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 21:47 2
  - heavy metal -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 22:40
  - It wouldn't let me - wouldn't recognize the disc. Oh well. -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 21:58
- I think she's referring to the different DVD / Blu-ray versions - JD Mar 4, 21:38
- are there more than 2, the broadway stage version & the movie? that's all I know of. -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 21:33 3
  - DVD versions: Sing-along version, 45th anniversary version, special edition, etc. -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 21:38 1
    - OY! -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 21:39
  - Carrie Underwood! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 21:34
What the.. the new work-up requires a 12 character password. 12!!! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 4, 21:07 9
- GUESTDAMMIT! -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 5, 05:56
- Here's a couple of tips for longer passwords. Do you have your license place memorized? Or the combination to a lock? Add those to the end of a word. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 22:59 1
  - I use the address of my favorite taverns, and some PW require special characters, pizza@harmon#123main -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 00:36
- DUCKIEPOOPOO -- nm - BAD Mar 4, 21:49
- J@MESB0NDPWD -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 21:24
- T-H-I-S-P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 21:18
- wtfismypwidk -- nm - Qale Mar 4, 21:17 2
  - L3! -- nm - Pippy Mar 4, 21:29
  - C-O-O-L-S-T-O-R-Y-B-R-O -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 21:19
I'm on the final two episodes of Breaking Bad. major spoils - JaxSean Mar 4, 21:05 1
- Wait for it... -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 21:34
OMG, this week's episode of The Blacklist: Harry Lennix and Lance Reddick in the same episode? TOO. MUCH. AWESOME! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 21:01
Heh. The Blacklist just used that pitched/slowed-down version of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:50 1
- That young man is going places -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 20:58
And I guess there is no digital to digital. Like if you bought it in digital from ITunes or Amazon....SOL? -- nm - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 20:39 26
- No, that is the point of UV. It is a joint operation. Amazon and Apple want proprietary ecosystems. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:46 25
  - Interstingly, I just redeemded a digital copy of The Jungle Book for Google Play. That's new, I think. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:49 3
    - Within the last 6 weeks, yes. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:51 2
      - I could have also done Vudu or Amazon, but that's the only one I know for sure would work with no issue - Reagen Mar 4, 21:10 1
        
        It may work on some of those as well. A few redeem on everything. - David Mar 4, 21:16
  - No wonder people just steal* shit. It's easier. - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 20:48 20
    - yeah, but even when it's incredibly easy not to, people still steal shit. -- nm - mafic Mar 4, 20:54 8
      - Sure, you will never eradicate stealing. But if stealing is far easier than not stealing, you are incentivizing stealing. -- nm - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 21:09 5
        
        eh, itunes is just as easy as any method of piracy. -- nm - mafic Mar 4, 22:01 4
        
        Sure. My argument is that before avenues like like Itunes existed for easy legal procurement of music, there was more stealing. - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 22:27
        
        For music, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 22:04 2
        
        also for most tv and movies. it's rare that I come across something I can't buy on itunes. granted I don't always like the price, but it's there. -- nm - mafic Mar 4, 22:45 1
        
        My machine's usually too slow to handle video so I've never bothered. Before, I'd torrent and stream to my xbox ... - Beryllium Mar 4, 23:32
      - I'm robbing you right now. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:58 1
        
        You can't rob the king of Argentina -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 21:03
    - ding*ding*ding*ding*ding -- nm - GregW Mar 4, 20:51
    - Theft is what forces companies to bend. IMO. I don't think iTunes had any leverage other than the billions companies were losing to pirating -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 20:50 7
      - iTunes' 99c pricing tickled the tingly bits of consumers everywhere. Digital music was pretty affordable at that price, and the interface was smooth. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:51 6
        
        Now. iTunes' interface makes you want to gouge your eyes out. -- nm - Qale Mar 4, 21:21 2
        
        Not only the interface, just the application in general. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 21:22 1
        
        What's wrong with patches on every hour? -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 21:34
        
        I also remember that things like Kazaa and frostwire and all that were very clunky and sometimes could be troublemakers. itunes was at least trustable -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:52 2
        
        Oh that's how they got consumers but labels didn't want those prices. Pirating forced them to cave -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 20:54 1
        
        Yes, for sure. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:57
    - Yup. Lawyers run these things and they only see the money itself, not how to make the money. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:49 1
      - No, they see how to make the money. They see the whole business system, money in, profit out. - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:50
Business question: Am I in the clear if I want to rename an "About" page to "What's the Haps"? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:38 4
- For SEO purposes, that would be bad. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:45
- I would think that's for a Latest News type page -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 20:42 2
  - Agreeance -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 4, 20:51
  - *scratches chin* .. hmm. That's brilliant! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:43
My comment on the offensive westjet note ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:27 3
- How do you know it was a he? - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 20:41 2
  - (it says so in the article) -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:47
  - Obviously the writer of the note believes that women belong at home, being mothers, so would never even be passengers on a plane. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:42
10-year-old suspended for making fingers into shape of gun -- (link) - Bacon Mar 4, 20:15 15
- I don't think he was the first. -- nm - tlw Mar 4, 20:30
- No...he was suspended for not following rules..letters were sent home and students told about the rules.... - Walt_Disney Mar 4, 20:20 9
  - What if someone makes the L loser sign? That is a gun pointed up. Look out!!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:22 8
    - That's a form of bullying and should also be a suspension.....even though I occassionally do that to idiot drivers. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 4, 20:26 6
      - I give people the thumbs up and smile. it causes such incredible rage. -- nm - mafic Mar 4, 20:53
      - Road Rager! -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:32 4
        
        Have you seen the idiots who get licences these days? :P -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 4, 20:38 3
        
        At least I don't live in Florida. Driving there is Mad Max on steroids -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 20:52 2
        
        It's really no worse than other big east coast cities like Atlanta or DC. - JaxSean Mar 4, 21:07 1
        
        Yikes -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 21:20
    - Kids better not use sign language either! Some of those signs can be deadly weapons. -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:23
- no permit to carry a concealed weapon? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 4, 20:19 3
  - Failure to say " pew pew" -- nm - Pippy Mar 4, 20:20
  - maybe he signed "A-R-1-5" -- nm - Max Mar 4, 20:20 1
    - He might have tried to pick his nose and accidently shoot himself. -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:20
Which Transformers had the robot with the giant (wrecking) balls climbing pyramids? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 4, 20:04 3
- I saw 2 on opening day and thought, what a piece of shit!! Horrible -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:12
- 2. 3 was the one with the new girl, I think. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 20:06
- that was 2. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:05
How soon before we start seeing 4K titles at Vudu? -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:00 1
- Netflix and Amazon new shows will be in 4K -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 20:02
I don't get the last 10 minutes of Ender's Game... *spoilers* - Cuzzin Todd Mar 4, 19:55 1
- Endless, pointless sequels - Catriona Creez Mar 5, 02:42
delicious POI episode -- nm - Max Mar 4, 19:55 2
- indeed . . . non-spoilery, but added nicely to some of the back story and (ok, maybe slightly spoilery?) . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 4, 20:00
- *not sure if Person of Interest or Hawaii Five-O and Max is just randomly yelling* -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 19:58
blah blah blah blah HOLY SHIT SKYSCRAPER FALLING OVER WITH PEOPLE AND ROBOTS INSIDE OF IT HOLY SHIT! blah blah blah blah - con_carne on Transformers 3 Mar 4, 19:52
Dear Canada. [bleep] you. -- nm - Ron Swanson Mar 4, 19:51
David - did you see my question on B2 about the d2d workaround? -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 19:51 2
- I did not. Looking now, the answer is no. -- nm - David Mar 4, 19:53
- No, it's only movies that qualify. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 19:52
If a movie was released in SD, does 'HDX' add anything to it? -- nm - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 19:51 25
- Classic 35mm film is just a bit under 4k resolution. So an old movie that was released in SD is actually down converted. - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 19:54
- HDX HDX HDX! -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 19:54 8
  - Holy crap. I just tried converting 10 movies. Not one of them was available. Grr... -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 20:16 7
    - Okay, use the link I gave you. -- (link) - David Mar 4, 20:18 5
      - (I thought this was Ty. The John Travolta names have me so confused.) -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:18 4
        
        Ha. Sorry. That is the link I was using. - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 20:22 2
        
        Never mind. - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 20:24 1
        
        If there's a disc of extras try that. I got one of those to verify a movie for me when the film disc wouldn't verify. -- nm - spamlet (droid) Mar 5, 04:27
        
        Imagine if you were John Travolta. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:19
    - It's only a problem if that happens to Will's account. Otherwise it's not a problem for me - Bacon Mar 4, 20:17
- I don't even understand why digital SD versions exist. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 19:53 3
  - For cheap asses -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 19:54 2
    - The real reason though is bandwidth issues. If you are trying to watch it on 3g phone, or dailup home, HDX will bog you down -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 19:56 1
      - true. but the nice thing is if HDX is to much for the bandwidth, it will play at lower resolution -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 19:58
- Films aren't released in SD. They were downgraded for television. You want HDX on everything. -- nm - David Mar 4, 19:52
- It's a hi-def version, not standard def. (Are you scanning them into the system as dvds or as Blurays?) -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 19:51 9
  - They are regular old DVDs. Like some are from the 80s. Does HDX actually add anything? -- nm - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 19:53 8
    - You're not ripping the disc. You're just providing proof of ownership. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 4, 21:02
    - Think of it this way. DVD upgraded to Bluray for a buck. -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Mar 4, 20:57
    - HDX!! Don't be THAT guy -- nm - Bacon Mar 4, 20:20
    - (it's not actually converting *from* your discs) -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:18 2
      - Yeah, I get that. I just ...am dumber by the day as I age. - Theo Herdson Mar 4, 20:33 1
        
        well yes, but film is like super duper HD, as mentioned. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:35
    - Can you jump on FB messaging or on Gchat for a minute? -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 4, 19:55
    - Yes. You want HDX on everything. -- nm - David Mar 4, 19:54
Agents of Shield spec spoils... - Remlik Mar 4, 19:50 4
- Ill go with former and spoils - eag Mar 4, 20:37
- G.H. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 4, 19:57 2
  - yeah. what do you think that means? -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 20:09 1
    - spoils - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:30
"Dedicated to Dave Kim." -- nm - David Mar 4, 19:41 1
- Isn't that the dude from Hawaii Five-O? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 19:43

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