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It's easy to be pessimistic about the future, but then I see how my daughter's generation is handling things that were barely acknowledged when I was - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 14:18 9
- Danish Girl is an interesting watch based on this -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 14:23 6
  - My daughter wants to see it. Would 14 be too young to go to it? -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 14:23 5
    - Topically, I don't know. I guess if she and her peers are already aware of /discussing these topics, it may be ok but (content, non-plot spoilers) - ty97 Dec 12, 14:28
    - Gonna have to go with too young... - Buda Fett Dec 12, 14:28 3
      - Thanks, both of you. I'll discuss with Mom. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 14:31 1
        
        I think this is one of those edge cases that really depend on the 14 year old. - ty97 Dec 12, 14:32
      - To ty's point but..spoils.. -- (edited) - Buda Fett Dec 12, 14:31
- interesting -- nm - prayformojo Dec 12, 14:19 1
  - We've also told her we'd be a safe harbor for any friends if they find they need it. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 14:25
Did Nintendo happen to unfuck Internet config on the wiiU? The wii is awful -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 13:48 1
- First, I'd highly recommend the wired ethernet adaptor and forgo wireless entirely. However, wireless works much like the 3DS. - Qale Dec 12, 13:57
the Mona Lisa is the subject of an interesting new documentary, which aired the other day in the UK -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 12, 13:35 [youtube]
Clinton adviser John Podesta tells donors he's putting his money on the Cruz Missile -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:34
i guess Marquee History is sleeping on the job again - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:29 1
- "Hey Max, how's that project of counting up 25,000 car votes going?" -- (link) - Max Windu Dec 12, 14:13 [youtube]
49ers place Carlos Hyde on IR -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 13:23 2
- :( -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 12, 13:50
- activate ST's hyde as his replacement -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:25
a shit ton of good books from 2015 that you'll never find time to read -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:22 4
- '0. although the Joan of Arc History I will definitely read sometime -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 12, 13:59
- i read supermutant magic academy!...nm - x Dec 12, 13:25 2
  - That David "The Other Author David Mitchell" Mitchell looks interesting in a young cranky old man way - Reagen Dec 12, 14:18
  - i read The Buried Giant and have City On Fire in the pile -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:25
Netflix teases creating its own sports league -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:16 10
- Promo Code: BUFFERING -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 13:58
- XFL -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 12, 13:34
- They're gonna have to go synchronous at some point, if not for their nightly talk show, then for this. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 13:33
- Sportsball! -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 13:31 2
  - Baseketball, Dodgeball. the fake hollywood sports possibilities are limitless -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:33 1
    - Calvinball! -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 13:53
- the way it's stated it sounds like esports is about the only thing they'd be doing... - x Dec 12, 13:19 2
  - broomball was the shit. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 13:47
  - Rollerball for reals -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:20
- Sport Binge-Watching? Netflix and Chillin Marathon? -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 13:18
the next round of TCM-Fathom repertory screenings -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:12 5
- are those 35mm or dcp?...nm - x Dec 12, 13:16 4
  - when i went to see Jaws i'm pretty sure it was digital - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:19 1
    - yeah, makes sense. i of course didn't read the article + i thought it was just a one screen thing at first...nm - x Dec 12, 13:21
  - I'm sure DCP. The theater that shows these by us is all digital now. -- nm - iSpam Dec 12, 13:18 1
    - i figured as much....nm - x Dec 12, 13:20
it seems 2 years ago Rick Wakeman had a 1 hour interview series on the BBC. it's really good and he talks to a lot of the British rock legends -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 12, 13:10 [youtube]
Stay inside, it's Santacon day! -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 13:01
ST Christmas Shopping Poll ... we're 2 weeks out from the big day. What percentage of your Christmas shopping have you completed? -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 12, 12:55 15
- 100%. And Kim is now at 95%, which makes me even happier. -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 14:32
- 50% maybe. hoping to get more done soon. -- nm - R2-Deev2 Dec 12, 14:23
- 90% unless I decide to get my sister, KRB, and the loli something... I might just get the kid something by herself. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 13:58
- 0% -- nm - Bacon Dec 12, 13:46
- stalker stuff bought and mostly packaged, I keep buying stuff throughout the year and then forgetting I already gave stuff -- nm - General Zeit Dec 12, 13:40
- 95%/ as long as everything ordered online arrives in time... -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 12, 13:06
- I hate you. -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 13:01
- what is zero divided by zero?...nm - x Dec 12, 12:59 3
  - a puzzle that drives mathematicians mad -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 14:33
  - Cookie Monster is sad he has no cookies and you are sad that you have no friends. -- nm - Siri Dec 12, 13:37
  - Dignan? -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 13:00
- 100% -- nm - ML Galaxy Dec 12, 12:58
- still "fuck all" -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:55 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 12:56
- (I think i'm stuck at about 5% finished, just for the record) -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 12, 12:55
Impressive. Nearly 200 nations have actually agreed to a climate deal in Paris. - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 12:46 5
- To be clear, if the U.S., China an India aren't on that list, the rest don't matter. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 14:00
- To be clear, if the U.S., China an India aren't on that list, the rest don't matter. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 13:34 1
  - Yes, it would have to clear Congress for the US to be covered by it, though an administration could take steps to comply even without Congressional - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 13:50
- they can always ignore (or cheat) -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:47 1
  - That's true of any international deal. (The nuclear deal with Iran, for example) I'll be interested to read about the enforcement rules though -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 13:41
"Amazon Prime Now Offers One-Hour Alcohol Delivery Service In Manhattan" - ML Dec 12, 12:42 4
- Maybe Amazon can Prime ship Dawson a new liver -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 12:44 3
  - Amazon Stent -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:44 2
    - Iron Liver -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 12:48 1
      - iLiver -- nm - General Zeit Dec 12, 13:18
Qale, yeah...I'd like to say I was "just too busy" but there was a fair bit of stubbornness and wishful thinking on my part that kept me from going in - The Death Sceire Dec 12, 12:38 4
- I've been just as bad, just as guilty. I contribute a lot of that behavior now as learned from when I didn't have insurance. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 13:59
- So, was told I really needed to follow-up with my regular doctor for maybe an MRI or CAT Scan, but was given a Toradol injection and prescribed - The Death Sceire Dec 12, 12:46 2
  - Did you get advice like avoiding alcohol, too much screen time, and to drink more water? -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 14:01
  - Feel better soon -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 12, 13:04
Watching AOtC (skipped TPM with Machete order). I don't think I've ever watched it after TPM. -- nm - iSpam Dec 12, 12:37 9
- 10 minutes and I get it. Anakin doesn't want to follow the Jedi ways. - iSpam Dec 12, 12:52 8
  - "What in the world is that?" - iSpam Dec 12, 13:07 7
    - "Dude, quit creeping on Amidala" - iSpam Dec 12, 13:17 6
      - Um Dooku's balcony looks a little, what's the opposite of phallic? -- nm - iSpam Dec 12, 14:31 1
        
        These effects are Clash of the Titans bad. How much was spent on this battle alone? -- nm - iSpam Dec 12, 14:34
      - This makes it less painful. - Qale Dec 12, 14:02 3
        
        So do you buy this and play it the same time as the movie a la Dark Side of Oz? -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 14:10 2
        
        Yup. Mike gives you directions on when you hit the unpause button on the riff and Disambodio says a line from time to time to make sure you're synced. - Qale Dec 12, 14:13 1
        
        Thanks. Will check it out after. -- nm - iSpam Dec 12, 14:16
Kingsmen review: Jesus Christ, what the fuck? -- nm - Rollo Dec 12, 12:36 10
- "Joel, every now and then, saying "What the Fuck", brings freedom. Freedom brings opportunity, opportunity makes your future." - Max Windu Dec 12, 13:12
- It makes me sad that you can not recognize fun. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 13:06
- Kick Ass meets The Man from UNCLE -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:41 3
  - Wanted meets a Robb Zombie Production. -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 12:42 1
    - Yeah, this works too. (And I would watch that. I don't think I hated Wanted.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:44
  - Oh, hold on a moment while I pitch this to Marv/Matthew Vaughn -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:41
- i hated that movie....nm - x Dec 12, 12:39
- Mark Millar has issues. -- nm - ML Dec 12, 12:37 2
  - Apparently I've only not seen one of Matthew Vaughn's movies (Stardust) and I really liked the rest. Could he be the new Tarantino? - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:43 1
    - He's on the Star Trek every other film kick. - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 12:47
hey deevs, does your brother still sing in a gospel choir out here? - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:34 3
- Yep- he sings with Saddleback in the OC. -- nm - R2-Deev2 Dec 12, 14:10 2
  - thanks (the sitch got dealt but i'll keep in mind for future reference) -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 14:17 1
    - thx! -- nm - R2-Deev2 Dec 12, 14:22
This is so bad. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 12:28 1
- So plaid, maybe. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 13:10
5 reasons why this year's Oscar races are a hot mess -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:27 1
- I would call unpredictably the desired outcome, not a hot mess. -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 12:27
Yeah I'm calling elves on that FB thread - ML Dec 12, 12:14 2
- pro sports: still all totally legit contests of athletic ability -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:20
- Me too. And yeah. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 12, 12:20
I started re-watching Star Trek:TOS - amoxy Dec 12, 11:59
The Phillies just got the #1 overall pick from the 2013 draft plus extra for a closer. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 11:55 2
- Meh. Until Appel shows something, he's just a prospect. And quickly becoming an older one at that. - ML Dec 12, 12:09 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 12:10
It would be interesting to see a documentary about editing decisions in reality competition shows.What if Abi is actually a Mother Teresa type? - crash davis Dec 12, 11:39 4
- Can't recall where I saw/read it, but the camera coverage is so slim on some shows that the reaction shots are usually completely unrelated to - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 12:18
- that must always happen. i always see stuff on top chef that i figure was followed by a :"just kidding" that they cut out for drama...nm - x Dec 12, 11:43
- A really good example was Sugar Kiper. - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 11:41 1
  - On the other hand she essentially handed the win over to the one who won. -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 12, 13:43
this time next week, everyone will be seeing or have seen the first (real) Star Wars movie in 30 years -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 11:32 20
- Come and see the revisionism inherent in the system! -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 13:10
- updated theater count: 4000+ -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:24
- I like the assumption that this one won't (suck). -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 12:14
- Just bought tickets for the first showing next Friday -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 11:59
- eh, I doubt I'll go opening weekend -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:56
- Signed 16 years ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 11:47 6
  - they don't count anymore -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:21 5
    - Sure they do. You can't ignore they happened and it took months for fanboys to realize they sucked. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 12:49 4
      - It took me the time to see Phantom Menace to realize they sucked, not months. :-) - TWuGbacca Dec 12, 13:19
      - everyone ignores them. they might as well not even exist -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:50 2
        
        except....they do....nm - x Dec 12, 13:15 1
        
        don't know what you're talking about -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 13:56
- I'm about 50/50 on whether I will see it at all. I definitely won't see it next weekend. -- nm - Dano Dec 12, 11:35 1
  - My primary goal is to avoid seeing it twice in theaters. - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 11:39
- I really want to see the whale movie instead -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:34
- well, not *everyone*....nm - x Dec 12, 11:33 4
  - EVERRYONE! -- nm - Gary Oldman Dec 12, 12:09
  - I wouldn't say sucks. I'd say "overrated beyond all reason or thought". - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 11:46 1
    - i would say the first movie is fair, the second one is almost good and all the others suck...nm - x Dec 12, 12:28
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 11:45
poor budice....nm - x Dec 12, 11:27 4
- it took me a moment reading your IM to figure out you weren't making a net speak insult -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:30 3
  - naw, man u is just an insult to hugely budgeted soccer teams...nm - x Dec 12, 11:33 2
    - Actually like the group... - Buda Fett Dec 12, 11:49 1
      - i like memphis and martial, but they are super dull to watch otherwise. they should be much better given their payroll... - x Dec 12, 12:20
Ever since medieval times, chivalry has involved a desire to get laid. But it is still noble. -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:26 3
- Thank you, Jameis Winston. -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 12, 11:27 2
  - his name and chivalry don't really mix -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:28 1
    - But Rookie of the Year does. Blends well into Lovie's system on offense. -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 12, 11:55
saturday's all right for fighting -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 11:26 5
- having been a long time bus rider in Seattle, it was obvious to me the genius got on a bus going the wrong direction -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:27 4
  - as brand happy as that show is, i'm surprised they haven't partnered with Uber or Lyft for the ground transportation in big cities -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 11:30 3
    - but all in all, I'm just glad Team TMZ didn't win -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 11:33 2
      - I'm fine with the team that won. They're boring as hell, but they rarely made mistakes. (tar spoils) - Dark Callisto Dec 12, 12:12
      - i wouldn't have minded, just because the fans would have lost their shit. but i had zero confidence in their actual ability -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 12, 12:10

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