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Apple's iPhone, 10 years old today -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 08:05
"Report: Patriots not even planning to cheat vs. Texans" - ML Jan 9, 07:56 1
- So that will drop the point spread by 1/2 point -- nm - eag Jan 9, 08:09
Also Shakespeare in love, moulin rouge...anything referencing acting or stage or film making always seems to do well at the awards. -- nm - Loyola Jan 9, 07:52
That Sapphire Reserve card intrigues me and I would like to know more. - ty97 Jan 9, 07:50 8
- Dawson raises a good point: how quickly do the travel credits post? - ty97 Jan 9, 08:02 1
  - No idea. I assume it would be on the next statement but I don't really know. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 08:16
- How would this work? Are you a temporary member of what? -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:58 1
  - With PP, I think it just grants you access on that given day, but I don't know tons about PP other than hearing of it. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:03
- I don't travel enough for the PP to matter but they are anecdotal stories of people being denied because the clubs are "full" - spamlet Jan 9, 07:52 3
  - I don't even know where PP works, but maybe would be useful? - ty97 Jan 9, 07:53 2
    - They have a map on their website of the different clubs. Mostly 3rd party clubs rather than airline ones. - spamlet Jan 9, 07:55 1
      - It could come in helpful overseas - ty97 Jan 9, 08:01
Cubs' Kris Bryant Marries High School Sweetheart In Vegas over the weekend -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 07:43 6
- that is sweet and all, but does he have any clue how much vaj he could be getting???? -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:44
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  - Don't worry, it won't last. -- nm - jnine Jan 9, 08:12
  - um, you can't say slut here. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:45 2
    - Wait, Jack works here? I could have been getting paid for this all this time? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 07:51 1
      - [snork] -- nm - mud Jan 9, 07:53
This is a very good point about Meryl's speech. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:43 50
- I sort of thought the same thing. Like, I wasn't sure it was a lifetime achievement she was accepting - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:02 18
  - I'm not a big fan do using award speeches for politics because - ty97 Jan 9, 08:09 1
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  - I agree with this, but I also think this is the time to speak out to as wide an audience as you can when you can. 11 damn days. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:06 11
    - i *hate* to use the Hitler example, but people who spoke up against him in early days look like heroes now. I bet - Andie Jan 9, 08:09 1
      - yep. I don't plan to ever shut up about how wrong I think so much of this is. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:10
    - I agree with this. Take the opportunity. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:09
    - crazy question. What do they think it is gonna do? - groiny Jan 9, 08:08 7
      - maybe shame him into better behavoir? I mean ... her points were very well made I thought. -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 08:33
      - I sure hope so -- nm - decline Jan 9, 08:18
      - All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- nm - Edmund Burke Jan 9, 08:11
      - i hope so. i hope people don't just give up and let him run loose. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 08:09
      - sure, why not. (I didn't think it was shit.) -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:09 2
        
        oh, no, I said I loved the speech itself. - groiny Jan 9, 08:10 1
        
        never. shutting. up. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:11
  - Eh, she has always been outspoken. She is bigger than the award, and took the opportunity to defend the press. Admirable. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:04 2
    - I don't disagree. I wonder if it changed any minds. I don't think it did. But maybe that wasn't the intent. Maybe it was a call to mobilize. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:10
    - yep -- nm - mud Jan 9, 08:07
- FWIW, I still think that speech was maybe 25% about Trump (at most) and really mostly about us Americans as a people - ty97 Jan 9, 07:52 8
  - I love how she tied it all into empathy and its importance. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:59
  - Oh, agreed. - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:56
  - she never actually said Trump's name. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:56 5
    - That was intentional I am sure, but she definitely referenced him directly, so it was in part about him - ty97 Jan 9, 07:57 3
      - oh there was no question who it was. i just liked that she didn't even say his name. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:59 2
        
        IIRC, Michelle Obama never once said his name during the campaign either -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:01 1
        
        I still don't think she has. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:03
    - she is smart enough that she knows she does not have to. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:57
- I never liked her all that much, and I think she gained a few points with me after that, BUT.... - groiny Jan 9, 07:47 15
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  - enh, i think people should use whatever platforms they are given to try to better the world. -- nm* - Andie Jan 9, 07:48 13
    - oh, I loved every minute of it, but I also think it is kind of disrespectful to the award. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:50 12
      - You can't really get up there and fellate yourself though. If there was no Trump.... - ty97 Jan 9, 07:59 2
        
        oh, I am not saying that, but at least for 10 seconds, acknowledge the honor. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 08:00 1
        
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      - I think her point ties in to why she's an actor or what it means to her, which ties into the award. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:52 5
        
        I must listen to it again, because I was locked into the anti-trump message in it. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:57 4
        
        To put it another way, her speech would have said something similar even if Trump hadn't run this year - humanity, passion, decency, philanthropy, etc -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:59 3
        
        well, that would have been tough to reference his mocking the disabled reporter. -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 08:01 2
        
        she wouldn't have used that specific example, but the theme would have been the same. It was speech demonstrating the importance of art/the press and - Andie Jan 9, 08:07 1
        
        I guess there is a bit of "it is what you make of it" to the speech. - groiny Jan 9, 08:10
      - i don't. THe HFP will be *thrilled* at the coverage it's getting. And, the people in that room i am certain agree with her (for the most part). -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:52 2
        
        And Viola's speech about her told us all and more especially when paired with that montage. that thing was somewhat breathtaking - all. that. work. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:53 1
        
        agreed -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 08:35
- Did he have a 4 AM meltdown over this? -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:45 4
  - of course he did. and he never mocked that reporter! -- nm - Otis Jan 9, 08:13
  - apparently she's overrated, which, good luck getting traction on *that* - Reagen Jan 9, 07:50
  - Of course, and it's bigger news than the confirmations that are starting tomorrow. - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:47 1
    - I bet he said she is overrated? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 07:52
- Indeed. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:43
Shocker. GOP abandoning its insistence on fiscal discipline at the worst time for increasing deficits, economically speaking. -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 9, 07:41 3
- Nitpick: The GOP has *never* had fiscal discipline. Ever. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 07:43 2
  - Edited for clarity. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 9, 07:46
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- I feel like that would only be possible if Manchester had won Drama. -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 07:58 1
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- I think it's this year's The Artist and the academy voters were going to praise it regardless. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:44 7
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    - Argo's pretty rewatchable at the least. I wonder if anyone has seen The Artist since a month after its win. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 07:53 3
      - I watched The Artist again last year, it holds up well. -- nm - LMS Jan 9, 07:55 1
        
        I'd watch Berenice Bejo read the phone book though tbh. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 07:56
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    - I think the voters vote for charm, and La La was about the only moving offering it, whether it's good or not. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:49 1
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- ... absurd? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 07:41 15
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    - gosling is *absurd.* -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 9, 07:53 7
      - Meh, it's Musical or Comedy. He doesn't win that against dramas. -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 08:00
      - If you ignore the singing, do you come out on "Not Hot" for him? -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:54 4
        
        i am "not hot" for Gosling. I like him. I think he's a good actor. but i don't get the 'so hot i could die' aspect that some people have. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:59 3
        
        me neither - his face is kind of flat and smushed in. Like he got slammed in the face with a skillet a long time ago. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:07 2
        
        He looks like a ferret. -- nm - jnine Jan 9, 08:27
        
        exactly! My brother came out of the movie and texted that he has a mancrush on RG. Pump the brakes, bro. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 08:09
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    - Out of those nominees, who was beating Stone? - Will Hunting - King of Astronauts Jan 9, 07:47 1
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    - Hmm. It has been my pick to sweep. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 07:46 3
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        Based on her audition scenes I disagree, even though I wasn't won over by the movie as a whole. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:50 1
        
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- A lot depends on how this news cycle plays out. - David Jan 9, 07:41 2
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  - agreeance. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:42
Weekend Movie Grades... - David Jan 9, 07:37 6
- Ice Age Collision: C, Money Monster: C- The ending of The Forest made me downgrade it. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 07:47 1
  - It just finished, and I'm ambivalent about the ending. -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:54
- Welcome back to the real world. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:44 1
  - Snow days!!! -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:46
- Heh. We were talking about Mr Right this weekend. - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:40 1
  - Your IM is exactly right. -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:41
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Baywatch trailer -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 07:32 [youtube]
What's another phrase for "hot topics" - or "news you can use" (thanks everyone) -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 07:29 2
- trending? hot off the press? -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:36
- Updates? Breaking news? Communique? -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:36
so have people voted for the MVP yet? That Rodgers game could sway some votes if not I'd suspect... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:28 2
- Deadline was last Wednesday. -- nm - David Jan 9, 07:29 1
  - ahh, thanks. -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:32
The FBI Is Apparently Paying Geek Squad Members [Best Buy] To Dig Around In Computers For Evidence Of Criminal Activity -- (link) - ML Jan 9, 07:26 1
- anyone who takes their computer to something called 'the Geek Squad' deserves it -- nm - decline Jan 9, 07:29
LIR: spamlet. Speaking of rewards. Haven't been able to find award flight for HNL yet that is at the 45-60k mark to do the super reward thing - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 07:17 1
- You should totally look at the Reserve if you can. 100k more! - spamlet Jan 9, 07:26
Apparently someone in Texas used my gmail to apply for a loan? Worrisome. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:15 1
- wasn't me - check in on Greg W - is he driving a benz now? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:36
"Concerns for Jordy Nelson are broken ribs, pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and splenic laceration with blow occurring on his left side." - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:15 17
- I remember that part in Skyrim when you have to talk to Pneumothorax. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 08:55
- In case you missed it -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:27 [youtube]
- I read this as "this is what they have to watch for" not "this is what he has" -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 07:23 3
  - Wouldn't these be found pretty quickly? - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:35 1
    - May depend on swelling. That could mess with imaging. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 07:37
  - your interpretation is accurate based on what I heard on Mike and Mike this morning -- nm - rollo Jan 9, 07:27
- that's bad, right? -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:19 1
  - For Jordy yes. For the Green Bay offense, forces Aaron to spread the ball around more. Which is a good thing as seen yesterday. - budice Jan 9, 07:22
- thankfully there was no pushing afterward as that would have equated to the same thing in the League's eyes -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:17 6
  - Here's the Matt Moore hit if you missed it or want to see a human truck hit a QB again -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 07:22 5
    - It's much worse in slow motion. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:25 3
      - true as it shows the head to head better, but regular speed just shows how freakin' hard he got hit -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:26 2
        
        In slow motion it looks like he got hit with an uppercut as well -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:38 [youtube] 1
        
        That would be targeting in college and he would have been ejected. -- nm - jnine Jan 9, 08:35
    - Ouch. -- nm - Krusty Jan 9, 07:25
- So drop him on fantasy then? Ok. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:16
- I saw Splenic Laceration open for the Goo Goo Dolls at the Fine Line in '96 -- nm - ML Jan 9, 07:16
I still can't get over that Rodgers hit another Hail Mary. That is just ridiculous (even if there was a slight push off) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:14 2
- I can't believe the Giants defended it so poorly. -- nm - ML Jan 9, 07:15 1
  - Ugh -- nm - J Jan 9, 08:08
Man, the best picture nominoptions are a dice roll. They totally depend on the # of noms. Several may be way BRA. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:14 14
- And Emma Stone is actually BRA by .01 Not sure I've ever seen that. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:16 13
  - The guy who won Best Suporting Actor in a Film last night doesn't even have a Nominoption. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:18 12
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      - and they all got 2 bottles of expensive-assed Tom Ford cologne for being nice to the film. Also if ATJ gets an Oscar nom, who gets kicked out? Hugh Grant? -- (edited) - Diva Jan 9, 07:25 9
        
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        I'd rather Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals. He's got chops. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:37 3
        
        Michael Shannon for Michael Shannon. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 07:59
        
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        Hedges would be a better choice than ATJ. The humor in 'Manchester' doesn't work without him and comedy is harder than standing around being hot. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:03
        
        Nooo, Hugh's my only hope for one of our films getting Oscar nominated this year! -- nm - LMS Jan 9, 07:32 3
        
        didn't that movie get a bunch of other GG noms though? -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 07:35 1
        
        Yeah, but that's the Globes. The Tourist got a Globes nomination. -- nm - LMS Jan 9, 07:47
        
        I'd like to see him in there as well. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:33
    - oops. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 07:22
Meanwhile Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynolds are shopping for rings. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:13 2
- somehow, I missed that whole thing -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 07:18 1
  - yea me too - I need to find it -- nm - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:39

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