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"The NSA is compensating for the expiration of its power to collect the American people’s personal information by logging on to Facebook." -- (link) - GregW Jun 1, 12:45 3
- "Neil Stevens Anderson sent you a friend request " -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:52
- Millions note unexpected "likes". -- nm - pmb Jun 1, 12:46
- *laughs at all you suckers* -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:46
I rarely watch Netflix these days, mostly because the streaming selection sucks. I've actually been thinking about added a disc subscription again. - sycor Jun 1, 12:43
Texas lawmakers have voted 98-47 on a bill allowing guns on public college campuses throughout the state. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:41 1
- So safe -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:51
because ST is smart . . . i just noticed a little while ago an icon on my laptop concerning getting the Windows 10 update . . . ?s and such IM . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:36 6
- regarding the free thing, is it going to be a subscription thing and after the first year they will ding you? The wording that I've seen could leave t - zork Jun 1, 12:40 4
  - No, it's completely free for current users of 7 and 8. -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 12:45 3
    - Please be better than Win 8. Please... -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 12:46 2
      - If it follows the pattern it will be. -- nm - spamlet Jun 1, 12:51 1
        
        so, them i'm just wondering "in what way" is it better? :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:53
- Yeah, I am waiting to hear reviews before deciding. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:38
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- It means "with your penis." -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 12:50
- I dig this lunk head so much. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 1, 12:39
- every time you guys post these things, i picture him as Joey on Friends. -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 12:35 1
  - That sounds right if Joey was 6' 6" and weighed 265. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 1, 13:05
which Netflix original programming shows do you think are their best? poll... Marco Polo -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:19 28
- Daredevil -- nm - eag Jun 1, 12:35
- Lillyhammer -- nm - David Jun 1, 12:32 1
  - i watched 1.5 episodes and decided i hated him. -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 12:33
- OITNB, House of Cards -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 12:32
- Kimmy Schmidt or Arrested Development. (they are the only two i finished.) -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 12:31 2
  - I am trying Kimmie Schmidt. - groiny Jun 1, 12:44 1
    - I love that show. -- nm - pmb Jun 1, 12:46
- House of Cards ... Peaky Blinders ... Orange is the New Black ... Daredevil - ReluctantCynic Jun 1, 12:29
- Have never watched one but will watch Daredevil (and the rest of the Marvel shows) at some point. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:27 5
  - only DD is on netflix now. the other Marvel shows are shooting and will debut next year -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:44
  - Wait a minute here - eag Jun 1, 12:34 3
    - I am anti-Netflix. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:42 2
      - I just subscribed for a month watched the show and then cancel -- nm - eag Jun 1, 12:47 1
        
        I will wait until season 2 drops and then do that. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:48
- OITNB, Kimmay -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:26
- Daredevil -- nm - Krusty Jun 1, 12:25
- Peaky Blinders if we're counting "exclusive US distribution", Kimmy Schmidt if we don't. -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 12:23
- ugh MP. I think the first season of orange was just delightful. -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 12:21 7
  - Yeah, that first season was very good. -- nm - Krusty Jun 1, 12:27
  - I tried to watch Orange, but the first 10 minutes of writing was some of the worst I ever saw. so I stopped. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:23 5
    - I tried to watch MP but it was so heavy-handed and self-aggrandizing that I had to shut it off. -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 12:28 4
      - Like after the fiftieth time one character says "Marco!" and then another one says "Polo!" -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:29 3
        
        But you have to admit it was a bold choice to have the entire show set in a hotel swimming pool. -- nm - pmb Jun 1, 12:37 1
        
        I was going to post something like this -- nm - zork Jun 1, 12:38
        
        srsly -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 12:30
- haven't seen any, but I'll go with Daredevil sight unseen -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 12:20 2
  - bad bun -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:21 1
    - pun -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:21
that reminds me: Bery., sir, when considering shortening the "edited," please also consider adding "nm" as applicable? -- nm - b. Jun 1, 12:17
In case you didn't already like Ryan Reynolds enough... -- (link) - Shaun Jun 1, 12:08 1
- Yup. Tangent: Brianna Hildebrand finished her filming at the end of the week. So we are getting closer to a movie. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 12:11
In hindsight, should Rockwell *really* have been that worried about someone watching him? - tristafe Jun 1, 12:04 2
- well, you know, Michael Jackson was involved, so . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:06
- SEE!?! -- nm - NSA Jun 1, 12:04
~If you're talking body - you got a perfect one so put it on me~ - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 12:03 1
- It means that pop stars aren't even bothering writing anything past the hook, unfortunately. -- nm - Qale Jun 1, 18:03
Dr. Rand Paul ‏@RandPaul 5h5 hours ago Yesterday, I took down illegal NSA spying. Contribute $5 now to stand with me -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:57 2
- Only $5? - tristafe Jun 1, 12:00 1
  - Sure he does. Donate 5 now, be on his fundraising list for decades! -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 12:01
Netflix testing ads before and after shows. -- (link) - Ender Jun 1, 11:54 21
- nobody protested much when they started commercials in movie theatres -- nm - z on the go Jun 1, 12:56
- Much ado... -- nm - Jim Jun 1, 12:42
- I'm out if they go this route. It's barely worth the cost as it is. -- nm - Krusty Jun 1, 12:23
- Well, if it's ads for other shows, that's not so horrible. - Beryllium Jun 1, 12:17
- well, they need to pay for their fancy new campus.-- nm - b. Jun 1, 12:08 3
  - They are shelling out for a shit ton of original content and want to move into features - tristafe Jun 1, 12:11 2
    - perhaps I need a new acronym? tijatl. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Jun 1, 12:15 1
      - Pixar needs to do a movie inside *your* mind -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:27
- Nope. - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 12:01 2
  - But what is they are... naked ads? -- nm - Netflix Jun 1, 12:03 1
    - *back in* -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 12:03
- Fuckers. -- nm - David Jun 1, 12:00
- they better include cutting the monthly payments in half -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 12:00 7
  - Remember how everyone complained that $15 for HBO Now was too much when Netflix was $8? That's a reason for that... -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 12:24
  - if they make me pay more for ad-free, I'll just add some screens and split my subscription with more of my friends. - amanda Jun 1, 12:16
  - Just buy a few shares of the stock. You'll be fine. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 12:04 2
    - DAMN IT!!! -- nm - Blockbuster Jun 1, 12:07
    - actually this is not a horrible idea -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 12:06
  - BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -- nm - spamlet Jun 1, 12:04
  - Or double the number of available movies. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 12:01
- Oh Hell no -- nm - amoxy Jun 1, 11:56
San Andreas B.O.: "Nineteen of the 20 top-grossing theaters were in the Bay Area and greater Los Angeles area, an unheard of statistic." -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:53
happy birthday, kelly! and happy birthday, pacrat! :) - x 2 -- nm - i.b. Jun 1, 11:47 4
- happy birthday to Kelly & Pacrat -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 11:52
- When was the last time the GBT showed up to do his lame ass dance anyway? -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 11:51 2
  - no need to be jealous, keep practicing and your hip thrusts will get better. -- nm - b. Jun 1, 12:05 1
    - Tapia tappa spin spin FEH -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 12:07
okay, so, in case i miss the opening segment of RAW tonight, did someone see elimination chamber last night? spoil me a little? :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 11:47 7
- Spoils - Will Hunting Jun 1, 11:50 6
  - spoiler questions . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:06 5
    - No - a Dusty finish is when (spoils) - Will Hunting Jun 1, 12:18 4
      - oh, ok . . . but . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:20 3
        
        I don't recall that history; I can't fathom though that the run-in concept only came about in the 1980's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 12:35 2
        
        maybe i'm wrong. i thought Dusty came up with the idea, and i don't really recall it prior to the 4 Horsemen's extensive use of it -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:54 1
        
        (of course, i really didn't get into watching pro wrestling all that much until around 1982ish anyway . . . though i was familiar with it in the late - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 12:55
kilbo, your couch will be July - ty97 Jun 1, 11:45 1
- we just got a new one too, with one of those chaise lounger things -- nm - oblique Jun 1, 12:03
Colin: That's really cool you got to see Fatboy Slim as a DJ. He, like other old schoolers, have had to change their sound a lot to keep up with EDM. - Qale Jun 1, 11:41
Microsoft just bought Wunderlist. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 11:40 6
- Apparently I got out just in time. -- nm - spamlet Jun 1, 11:50 5
  - But next it'll work with Cortana -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 11:51 4
    - That'll be great for both Windows phone users. -- nm - spamlet Jun 1, 11:53 3
      - You have no idea how seriously I considered switching to Windows phone for her. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:54 2
        
        And yet...you didn't. -- nm - spamlet Jun 1, 11:55 1
        
        My nephew has one and made me realize her love was not worth the price. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:58
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Who had "2015" in the Year That Digital Ad Spending Surpasses Broadcast Pool? -- (link) - tristafe Jun 1, 11:37 7
- Now, let's see the #'s when you remove that Game of War spend. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 12:04
- Who's ever been more influenced by digital ads than broadcast ads? -- nm - Max Jun 1, 11:38 5
  - Virtually everyone since people are online a lot more than they watch tv. - David Jun 1, 11:59 2
    - I'm online more than I watch tv, but hell if I notice the online ads. -- nm - Max Jun 1, 12:02 1
      - Be more alert. -- nm - David Jun 1, 12:05
  - Me? - Kim Pine Jun 1, 11:52
  - For where I see them (streaming shows on Hulu, iZombie etc) they're the same ads as you would see OTA - tristafe Jun 1, 11:50
dear god, i just longed Entourage again. i was compelled although my brain is not pleased with this decision. -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 11:36 2
- Wow, I'm now 692 over there and creeping in on 2.1B -- nm - Shaun Jun 1, 11:49
- well, we all make mistakes over on that other site once in a while . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 1, 11:43
GoT was so good last night I had to drink a BOWL of sake in order to go to sleep. -- (edited) - Diva Jun 1, 11:28 8
- It was the first episode they did that I want rewatch because of the whole episode. (no spoilers)... - Mel Profit Jun 1, 12:25
- the last 15 minutes are so eminently rewatchable - spoil - decline Jun 1, 11:34 1
  - I'll be checking it out again. -- nm - Diva Jun 1, 11:35
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  - Spoilers - David Jun 1, 11:36
  - spoils - Diva Jun 1, 11:32 1
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  - No, and (spoils) - prayformojo Jun 1, 11:32
Days between major hurricanes hitting the US -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 1, 11:27 7
- where's my 81,86,91, and 96? -- nm - CQ Jun 1, 11:32
- Graphs are hard. -- nm - Barbie Jun 1, 11:30
- WTF kind of X scale is that? -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 11:28 2
  - I am likewise confused. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 1, 11:29 1
    - I read it as 76 or so major hurricanes in the last 115 years. Go about 30 days (bar), storm hits and reset for another 15 days (bar) etc. -- nm - Max Jun 1, 11:35
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  - I think it means we're DUUUUUUUUUUUE for a big one soon. - Max Jun 1, 11:36 1
"The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club" - Spawn Jun 1, 11:13 1
- Let's see how they handle the off-season... -- nm - David Jun 1, 11:21
"The University of Alabama-Birmingham is set to announce that the school will bring back the football team." - David Jun 1, 11:10 3
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  - Awesome. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 11:22
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 1, 11:19
CBR reports that six actors screen tested for Spider-Man this weekend. - Spawn Jun 1, 11:09 9
- Surprised to see Idris Elba there -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 11:39
- I still think Isaac Hemstead White [Bran Stark] would be wonderful in the role -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 1, 11:30
- "Try it this time with a little more stank." -- nm - Max Jun 1, 11:26
- Obviously Sony's solution is to re-boot Spider-Man 6 more times. -- nm - Qale Jun 1, 11:18 3
  - Not if they can ride some Avengers wave. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:25 2
    - Of course! Nick Fury that shit. Put Spider-Man in every movie! -- nm - Qale Jun 1, 11:38
    - This Spiderman could easily be in about 6 movies -- nm - eag Jun 1, 11:36
- "Yeah we got nothing" -- nm - tristafe Jun 1, 11:11 1
  - ding! -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 11:47
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- Shoulda been a gawd dam sweep this weekend. Horseshoes. The Twins are full of horseshoes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 1, 11:49
- *begins to object...pauses...shuts up* -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 1, 11:19 3
  - Are Papi's 72 hours on the fainting couch over (he took off time to "work on his swing")? -- (edited) - Diva Jun 1, 11:31
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  - 4 games out of first. - Will Hunting Jun 1, 11:22
Down with Anti-Board Breaking Technology!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 11:08 1
- Down with Auto Rifle Levelers! -- nm - Shaun Jun 1, 11:09

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