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Dear taxes, - Znufrii Feb 1, 07:47
Exxon/Mobile used to be the most valuable company - it's now #5. 1-4 are all tech companies - decline Feb 1, 07:41 7
- Those are all data companies as much as they are tech companies. -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 07:48 4
  - FB is basically an advertising company. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 07:51 3
    - Advertising is where it gets its revenue, but its comparative advantage is owning and analysing its data. -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 08:13
    - FB really seems like a Seinfeld production. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:57
    - as is google/alphabet -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:55
- Alphabet. I must have missed Google becoming a subsidiary of Alphabet -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 07:48 1
  - Happened late last year. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 07:51
I was hoping to make it through January without another national treasure dying. Sadly it was not to be. RIP Terry Wogan -- (link) - LMS Feb 1, 07:41 1
- Also one-time Academy Award nominee (and Witchsmeller Pursuivant on Blackadder) Frank Finlay. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 1, 07:46
Virginia college student contracts Zika virus -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 07:31 6
- "while traveling in Central America over winter break." -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:31 5
  - But it is a coolege student. They have already slept with at least a dozen people since then. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:34 1
    - and will undoubtedly be bitten by mosquitoes while doing so. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:40
  - We are going to be in two Zika hotspots in 2 weeks. Poll: Will Bacon Get Zika (not to be confused with Zima) -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:33 2
    - Yes, but you won't even know it. -- (edited) - Andie Feb 1, 07:50
    - I guarantee you will get one of the two. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:35
even if the movie isnt hugely successfull (and would therefore be termed a flop) the marketing for Deadpool has been awesome. -- nm - Truman Feb 1, 07:23 14
- This is probably my most anticipated movie for the next few months. So excited about it. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:33
- Departure from the touchy, feely superhero stuff. -- nm - budice Feb 1, 07:26 1
  - well, i bet deadpool will be all touchy feely - Truman Feb 1, 07:27
- The testing of the R rated super hero movie shall be interesting. This will probably be the first Must Own movie I have seen in ages. -- nm* - Spawn Feb 1, 07:24 8
  - and there is rumor of a PG-13 cut for later in the summer for the kids. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 07:35 2
    - also a rumour that the Director's Cut will be even more hardcore than the R version -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:53 1
      - they just need to add to the Director's cut like all of the advertisements and the outtakes from those. -- nm - Truman Feb 1, 07:54
  - Suicide Squad needs some F Bombs and Boobies to get it right -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:25 3
    - The non-R rating really is another big reason I have my doubts on this one. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:29 2
      - It looks like it should be extremely violent and profanity filled but with that softer rating it will be toned down. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:30 1
        
        "I'm not going to kill you I'm just gonna hurt ya, really, really, bad." - Spawn Feb 1, 07:33
  - true. -- nm - Truman Feb 1, 07:24
- I am so psyched to see it and yes, the marketing has been fantastic. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 07:24 1
  - the good thing is that is a valentine movie, so date night right? - Truman Feb 1, 07:25
Destiny: Had a very good weekend with Iron Banner... and Osiris. - Spawn Feb 1, 07:20 2
- 311. Not bad. -- nm - Shaun Feb 1, 07:45 1
  - *rocks out* -- nm - TFox s.i. Feb 1, 07:49
Huh, had not considered this before -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 07:16 15
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  - ty is anti-kids. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:22 4
    - They flaunt that they can order a grilled cheese at a restaurant but when I try to, the waiter says "sorry, sir, you can't order from the kid's menu" - ty97 Feb 1, 07:43 3
      - There are plenty of adult grilled cheese restaurants around these days. (Yes, bow-chicka-wow-wow) -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 07:47
      - What's the grown up price? You don't have one? Well, you can make kids money, or no money. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:46
      - And the little bastards don't even have jobs! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:45
  - I'd never really thought about the logistics of the caucus in depth. And I thought they had an absentee system in place. - ty97 Feb 1, 07:22
- The process also excludes anyone who can't appear in person tonight. - ML Galaxy Feb 1, 07:20 5
  - "Politics is the art of showing up" -- nm - TWuG Feb 1, 07:22 2
    - Which is why, if (impersonal) you believe in democratic values, (impersonal) you should support increasing opportunities for people to show up. -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 07:25 1
      - Absolutely. "Showing up" means engaging in the process of nominating, campaigning, electing, hold officials accountable through the vote - TWuG Feb 1, 07:32
  - The article mentions that both parties have made (at least limited) changes for military. But what a wretched system in general. - ty97 Feb 1, 07:22 1
    - Our primary system is as out dated as the horse and buggy. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:23
- I just found out that only about 10% of Iowans caucus. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:18 1
  - In the 2008 record about 250k of the 3.1m people in Iowa went to the caucuses. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:23
Q polls are out: Trump, Sanders. -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 1, 07:15 2
- Q? Quinnipiac? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:22 1
  - Yes. -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 1, 07:23
This post's sole purpose is to increase Dollface's love for me. -- (link*) - David Feb 1, 07:10 4
- Stoked -- nm - budice Feb 1, 07:19
- Oh, I'm so happy right now. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 1, 07:18
- sweet -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:13
- Can't wait! -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 07:12
Star Wars: Rogue One spoils.... -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 07:05 19
- *twitch* -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 1, 07:10
- this is the stuff that fans have been clamoring for. real sith stuff. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:08 17
  - you need the Darth Vader and Star Wars graphic novels. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 07:36 4
    - ohnoyoudon't... -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:53 1
      - You seriously need to read Vader Down. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:54
    - Or self-respect. Either/or. -- nm - David Feb 1, 07:39
    - Admiral Ackbar said something about this situation. -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 07:37
  - Right. Nowhere in the films do we see *why* he's so feared. - ML Galaxy Feb 1, 07:19 10
    - I mean we see some things...he chokes with his fist the first time we see him. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:29 8
      - Dude. spoil - Spawn Feb 1, 07:30 7
        
        Eh. For all we know, maybe two characters saw that? spoils - ML Feb 1, 07:52
        
        Vader Down did a great job of showing why he was the baddest bad around. -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:36 2
        
        flick through that. - comic spoilers - Beaker Feb 1, 07:39
        
        yup. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 07:36
        
        spoils - Roger More Feb 1, 07:36 2
        
        Right. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:45 1
        
        True story. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 1, 07:52
    - As I said below, the comic book is a great place for them to really flesh it out, and they do. His is the only Star Wars book I anticipate each month. - Spawn Feb 1, 07:22
  - You really should pick up... the comic book series named after that character. - Spawn Feb 1, 07:13
I had a horribly emotional weekend with an okay finish. I hope everyone else's was better. (skip the inside if you don't want to gory details) - sycor Feb 1, 07:02 7
- sorry to hear this - so rough -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:59
- Hope for the best this week -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 07:29
- Ugh. Dealing with those two things at the same time is quite unfair. I have been there in the past. - Spawn Feb 1, 07:15
- Rough weekend. Hopefully things go better from here. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 07:14
- That is really really rough, Hope it all works out with the gf. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:05 2
  - definitely this -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:12
  - Thank you. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:09
THR: Grease Live - 7.4 overnight rating -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 07:02
LIR: my boss really wanted the Yankees to get Price and Heyward, but is still very happy with their offseason despite no FA signings. -- nm - Tim Feb 1, 07:01
I'm sick :( - decline Feb 1, 06:55 4
- I got the flu from SM - they meant " in sickness and in health...when your husband gives you sickness" heh - Epiphany Feb 1, 08:00
- Zika hits Pennsylvania! - Max Feb 1, 06:58 2
  - kraft dinner or real? -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 1, 07:31 1
    - My local deli is real but if I'm stuck at home sick I'm lazy with Kraft -- nm - Max Feb 1, 07:49
Prime Video: Amy Winehouse Bio flick -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 06:43 3
- it's quite good. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:43 2
  - so hard to watch... confirmed everything we thought at the time... great movie, but sad. -- nm - colin Feb 1, 06:51
  - Yup, easy A from me. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 06:49
i need a nap. -- nm* - Truman Feb 1, 06:42
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Guigue - so sorry for your loss. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:40 2
- Thanks, everyone's support, including st's ability to distract me, was very helpful -- nm - Guigue Feb 1, 06:48
- Yes, very sorry to hear. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 06:43
538: Hillary 66% chance to win tonight, Trump 46%, Cruz 38% - Strongbad Feb 1, 06:39
It's February 1st. 330 days til Christmas. -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:37 2
- How much fing longer till election day -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 13:54
- Only 1 day until Groundhog Day! -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 06:39
HuffPo: There's A Gay Bar In Iowa Where Nobody Agrees On Who Should Be President -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:34
Weekend Viewing and ratings please: -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:33 44
- Spotlight - B+. -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 07:58
- The 5th Wave D- Season 4 Star Trek Enterprise: B Final Episode D -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 07:26
- San Andreas- B, The Last Witch Hunter - C -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 07:24
- I have a half hour left in Testament of Youth. So far it's an A- -- nm - kelly Feb 1, 07:23 5
  - Stay around for my credit! -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 07:36 1
    - I will!! -- nm - kelly Feb 1, 07:43
  - The best is yet to come.Vikander should have been nominated for this instead of The Danish Girl -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 07:27 2
    - She's wonderful in this. (Spoilers) - kelly Feb 1, 07:42 1
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- I watched... all I watched was a couple episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. A -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:15
- Ex Machina: A-. (spoils) - JaxSean Feb 1, 07:10
- GoT S1 Ep 2-3: B- They do a really bad job of explaining the time jumps and some of the stuff happening. - sycor Feb 1, 07:04
- NHL All-Star Game: A+. Fairy tale ending was great. -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:03
- The Net, starring Sandra Bullock. Fun to watch and see how far technology has moved on. -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 07:02
- Finest Hours - C, Revenant - B (spoiler) - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:54 16
  - re: Revenant... we watched it with another couple in Alaska.. she didn't know what it was about, we didn't know she was terrified of bears - colin Feb 1, 07:03 1
    - That's...not.good. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:04
  - Divergent: Repellent -- nm - Max Feb 1, 07:00
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    - and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Actors get passed over for stupid reasons all the time. I don't think... - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:03 10
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        We call that a "Tommy Lee Jones". - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:15 7
        
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        We'll part on JLaw...if you're referring to Chastain as the snub. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:28 2
        
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        They just told Riva she won. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:48
        
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        Right. Ugh. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:17 1
        
        It's rather amazing to me that one of the dozen greatest films ever (by AFI standards) had zero acting wins - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:24
        
        right. as long as he's not robbing anyone else more deserving... -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:08
  - Also - the first 3 Hrs of the Epic Cut of The Goodfather A+ - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:58
- The Big Short B+, Black Mass - B+... first 2 eps of Billions A- for now. -- nm - colin Feb 1, 06:50
- Fruitvale Station - A, The Theory of Everything - B, Bad Words - B, Springsteen at the Verizon Center - B+ - Inigo Feb 1, 06:46
- We're also on to Season 28 of Survivor, the original BBB. - Strongbad Feb 1, 06:40
- The Intern: B; Last 2 eps B99 - B; Last 2 eps Grinder - A - spamlet Feb 1, 06:40 1
  - That's next for us once we plow through Grandfathered -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 06:41
- BSG Season 1 B -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:39 1
  - did you get to the part where the cylons whine a lot? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:59
- We ran out of TV again so started watching Grandfathered. It's cute. B. Also watched Lee Daniel's The Butler: A -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 06:37
- 50 shades of Black C, Blue Ruin C, Grease Live A, -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:37
- Rewatched The Big Short: A+, rewatched Django Unchained, A. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 06:36
- Maleficent: B-? It was okay, I guess. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 06:35
- The Revenant: A, Grease Live: A -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 06:34
- Shangai Noon: B+ (kids love Jackie Chan), Die Hard 5: D+ (terrible) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:34

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