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Homeland Season 4: B. Not as good as 1 or 2, but better than 3. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 11:33
PlayStation Now pricing confirmed: $19.99/month or $44.99/3 months. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 5, 11:33 5
- you'd have to play an awful lot of games per month to justify that price -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:39
- ... does that come with a free PS-4? -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:34 3
  - I would imagine it's the same as Xbone's 360 game playing streaming service. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 11:37 2
    - $40 a year. -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:38 1
      - ... wait... PSNow? Is that something new? -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:39
Bah. - znufrii, bachelor of science, cum laude Jan 5, 11:27
Oregon-OhioState unis announced for CFB Championship Game -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 5, 11:20 7
- Groin bulging may vary. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 11:26
- Odd:"Nike is paying Oregon $600,000 in cash and $2.2 million in an equipment allowance this year. Ohio State's contract calls for $1.5 million in cash - TWuG Jan 5, 11:24 5
  - My guess....Ohio State is still a wider-net school with more visibility being in the eastern half of the country - Will Hunting Jan 5, 11:33
  - random speculation but maybe because Ohio State is twice as big of a school as Oregon? -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:26 1
    - More than double the size, and probably a much higher merchandise purchase ratio. -- nm - Ender Jan 5, 11:37
  - You mean *The* Ohio State University. - Ultron Jan 5, 11:25 1
    - That's a $1.2 million "The", then. :-) - TWuG Jan 5, 11:27
There used to be services where you could generate a fake phone number that would work for like two weeks for buying cars and such. - spamlet, Astro king Jan 5, 11:19 2
- Google Voice? -- nm - GregW Jan 5, 11:22
- Sooo... who ya stalkin'??? -- nm - Ender Jan 5, 11:22
Ika question within, mainly aimed at those that went through the merge on Slack but open to all. - Ultron Jan 5, 11:18 2
- a. first to select which world gets first dibs, that island may be equally strategic on the other world's so it's a grab bag -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 5, 12:32
- oh, wouldn't it be funny if I stole a spot on your precious island ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:20
Alan Dershowitz implicated in the same sex scandal as Prince Andrew. -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 11:15 5
- He's had sex with Britney Spears too? -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 11:26 1
  - (that's Harry, not Andrew. :) ) -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 11:38
- Kenneth Starr implicated as the Duchess of York -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 11:19
- "same sex scandal". hee. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:17 1
  - Just picture it. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 11:25
ST DML, Hard Rock Edition: If you're bored, go ahead and tell me which of these songs I should download for free? I don't really know any of them - con_carne Jan 5, 11:01 3 1
- I'd start with the songs you don't have from High Voltage -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 11:09 1
  - This or the rest of Let There Be Rock. - Ultron Jan 5, 11:22
- none of them jump out at me, maybe Ballbreaker. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 11:07
Picture from Kate Upton's first ever photo shoot. -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 10:59
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- Sniper seems to be benefitting from PR. The trailers are decent and the box office reception has been very favorable. -- nm - budice Jan 5, 10:56 12
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    - I will bet you something does. -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:31 2
      - Loser has to agree with me for a week - con_carne Jan 5, 11:32 1
        
        He is busy with cum something. -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:33
  - those commercials are very effective. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 5, 10:58 7
    - I don't know much about military life, but - con_carne Jan 5, 11:00 6
      - I like playing a sniper in video games, but it would be insane in real life. - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:17 2
        
        I would have to be like Hawkeye and never miss. - Ultron Jan 5, 11:30
        
        my dad has a friend who was a sniper in Vietnam - he still has nightmares about it. -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:28
      - Or a perfectly normal one. A sniper has to exercise judgment, which means blown calls, etc, and being conflicted over those blown calls is human. -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 11:06 2
        
        I was just trying to be funny, but the ads make me think "Just fire him and get a psychopath!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 11:25 1
        
        It's my first day back at work. Obviously I'm no fun! -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 11:31
Hohoho. Now I have an Eidolon Ally. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:49 4
- bitch -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 10:51
- I've read that it's a PoS. Please confirm. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 10:50 2
  - Actually, I'm not expecting much from this iteration. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:52 1
    - Yup. Arc based AR bullet hose that can trigger a cursed thrall-like explosion on precision kills. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 10:54
Blood Feud Champions Draft Update: Reagen, Stewie, Budice, ML - Strongbad Jan 5, 10:48 1
- I'm glad I happened to see the notice yesterday so I can get out of the way for a while. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 5, 10:56
I must not be playing hard enough . . . i'm up *only* about $13 million on HSX since the week of Christmas - call me Ishmael Jan 5, 10:47
Canada! Russia! World Junior Hockey Championship! Tonight! - Beaker Jan 5, 10:44 10
- i had tickets to tonights game on my desk this morning, they aren't mine. :( -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 11:19 1
  - Doh! Downtown Toronto will be (well behaved, I hope) madness if we win. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 11:23
- Any chance this is on American TV? -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:48 6
  - the NHL network, apparently. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 10:51 3
    - So absolutely no one south of the border is going to see it. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 11:07 2
      - Y'all don't give a crap about hockey anyway, especially the World Juniors. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 11:08 1
        
        I'll cut you! -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 11:14
  - the Ocho maybe -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 10:49 1
    - TSN.ca might also have it on their site too -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 10:50
- Go Putins! -- nm - budice Jan 5, 10:46
Head's up groiny. Gorgon incoming. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 5, 10:33 3
- why does the snow have to be white? -- nm - Sharpton Jan 5, 10:35
- Gorgon Winter Storms are something that was invented by weathermen to spread fear about climate change! -- nm - GOP Jan 5, 10:35
- groincon! -- nm - colin Jan 5, 10:34
Also, I've been binge-watching Covert Affairs. Up to season 4 now. - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:32 3
- That show is unwatchable for me. How am I supposed to actually believe that Piper Perabo is a badass spy? Seriously. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 11:10 2
  - Given how incompetent they seem in real life sometimes, it's not thaaat much of a stretch. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:11 1
    - (Sendhil Ramamurthy as a spy is even less believable!) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:12
Dish introduces "Virtual Cable". ESPN and other channels for $20/month. -- (link) - GregW Jan 5, 10:31 7
- We still need uniformity and standards, though. I don't like appointment watching. I need some kind of DVR functionality. - Mop Jan 5, 10:44
- We'd be very interested if they brought Bravo onboard. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 10:41
- I hope this expands quickly. On January 1, our cable company dropped BBC-America, HDNet Movies and AXS TV. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:36 3
  - BBC America is a big deal. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:38 2
    - Yeah, we're still half a season down on Orphan Black, but we're shut out on season 3 via cable. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:53 1
      - The best TV I watched during the holidays was House of Cards, Marco Polo and True Detective, all of it on demand (Netflix and Vudu). - Mop Jan 5, 11:01
- Game. Changer. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:33
I just secured the digital code for Captain America: the First Avenger. Just in time. I can watch it with my son before watching Agent Carter. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:28 4
- Good idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:30 3
  - Yeah, my son's been clueless so far. "Why do I care about this old tyme woman kicking ass?" - Mop Jan 5, 10:31 2
    - Because that's what life was like before women became soft. - Max Jan 5, 11:41
    - I am trying to get excited about it. -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:24
Comic about Destiny bugs/exploits. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 5, 10:26
Over break I started Arrow (late on it) - super fun show. And why have we not discussed Bojack Horseman more? That show is awesome. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:25
LYC: We've been binge watching The Blacklist (S1 and S2) over the holiday break. Quite a nice show. - oblique Jan 5, 10:20
My first work trip is coming up... to Seattle. Dammit. - colin Jan 5, 10:19
Maybe you're not the worst thing ever. - crash davis Jan 5, 10:17 10
- you really need to get a copy of Destiny for XBone. - groiny Jan 5, 10:19 9
  - I've heard good things, but I haven't even played the Halo 5 beta - crash davis Jan 5, 10:21 5
    - I have been debating getting Destiny. If you do, I do. -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:27 1
      - Going to watch Avatar now too? -- (link) - Shaun Jan 5, 11:30 [Backboard]
    - The beta is good but limited. It's two maps and one gametype. It gets boring fast. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:45 1
      - Have not played yet. What do you think of the new weapon? -- nm - Ultron Jan 5, 11:28
    - my Halo MCC is still wrapped in the box. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 10:21
  - Kim: "I didn't know you knew so many gay Destiny players." -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:20 2
    - you were particularly spunky that night. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 10:24
    - I was amused for an hour. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 10:21
Is there any single site that compares all the different types of crude oil and their current prices? -- nm - GregW Jan 5, 10:15
I'm up about $40 million in that time on HSX. - Inigo Jan 5, 10:13 5
- 67M here. Practically no movement in the 3 preceding months. -- nm - GregW Jan 5, 10:42
- Up $71M in that time. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:25
- I retired when I hit $2B. Just checked, and I'm at $1.975B. Meh, whatever. -- nm - Shaun Jan 5, 10:20
- Bottomed out on 12/22 - Up H$95 million since!! -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 10:18
- I think aside from the usual great holiday gains there was a bit of a correction from all the dog day effects of $200 IPOs. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 10:18
LIR Mop - con_carne Jan 5, 10:12
Galavant: 7.88M/2.1 and 6.80M/1.9 - not too shabby actually -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:09 4
- Next week's drop-off will be huge. God, but that was an awful bit of television. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:10 3
  - May you go hunting with Dick Cheney. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:22 2
    - I don't want to say you have low standards in entertainment.... - TWuG Jan 5, 10:39 1
      - Whatever you say, Krauthammer. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 11:09
Anybody ever take Seroquel? Just started but not going to continue - amoxy Jan 5, 10:09 1
- there are a lot of other choices -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Jan 5, 10:30
They need to reboot Red Shoe Diaries. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:07 9
- I rewatched a bit of Californication recently. I like it, but it makes me miss Dream On -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 10:20 3
  - I can't imagine that the discussion here pertains to "watching David Duchovny in sexually charged situations". -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:29
  - I rewatched a couple of episodes of that last year and I remembered it more fondly than it deserved. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:21 1
    - From what I've seen (S1) - con_carne Jan 5, 11:38
- Hardly worth it. There's plenty of quality porn out there available for free. - Mop Jan 5, 10:09
- And *then* they could reboot X-Files with the dude they cast for Red Shoe Diaries! - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:08 3
  - who is the new Tea Leoni in this scenario? -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 10:11 2
    - I haven't gotten to the Flying Blind reboot yet! -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:18
    - Tea Leoni! -- nm - mud Jan 5, 10:15
Coming soon to a Starbucks near you! -- (link) - Shaun Jan 5, 10:07 [Image]
Face Off talk: I'd love to see Laura and Dina go at it - TWuG Jan 5, 10:05
looks like Laura also did some makeup in Mockingjay. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 10:05 6
- Cool. I really hope she works alot. - Mel Profit Jan 5, 10:40 5
  - I can't imagine it is great for the show that we do not know what any of these winners are doing..... - groiny Jan 5, 10:59 3
    - They're too young, and are still building careers. They aren't going to land a job leading a crew - TWuG Jan 5, 11:07 2
      - then what is the advantage of winning the show? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 11:14 1
        
        Someone who didn't win or even get on the show is probably never going to get - TWuG Jan 5, 11:21
  - "Suck it, Nicole!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:47
I am not a lawyer but this seems unusual. A grand juror from the Darren Wilson / Michael Brown case is suing prosecutor McCulloch -- (link) - ty97 Jan 5, 10:02 5
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  - Why are regular jurors allowed to speak on concluded cases but not grand jurors? -- nm - Max Jan 5, 11:00 2
    - I think I know A the grand jury is more of an investigation and it can continue to the next panel there is no double jeopardy involved -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 5, 14:11 1
      - where as a regular jury is more last final their proceedings are all public record so a grand jury is still private -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 5, 14:12
- This may be something, or it may be a grand juror wanting to make a buck off writing a book. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:08
HAPPY TAX SEASON!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 09:56 9
- Max has a *lot* of dependents to claim this year -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 10:02
- What is wrong with you? -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:02 6
  - I did my second dry run estimate last night (the first one was in late October). - ty97 Jan 5, 10:03 5
    - I hope your payment is larger than expected or refund is smaller than expected. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:09 4
      - My initial assessment of my 2015 tax return (the one I'll do in 1Q2016) suggests a larger tax burden in 2015 alas. -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 10:14 3
        
        I should be good this year but will get hit with taxes on my first IRA distribution for 2014 :( -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 10:20
        
        Can you pay with mileage points? -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 5, 10:19 1
        
        heh -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:26
- Meh. Even with my complex taxation (business, foreign investments, divorce, etc.), it's still just a few forms to fill out then I get a refund. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 09:58
True Detective spoiler question - Mop Jan 5, 09:56 3
- There's a lot of speculation about her in this regard. - Mel Profit Jan 5, 10:42
- (spoils) - Inigo Jan 5, 10:10
- No. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:59

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