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Tech geek conducting Twitter experiments, mentioning corporate Twitter accounts and seeing which responds first. Current record is 17 seconds. -- (link) - mara Mar 9, 13:18
speaking of gas, I was amused that the number of gallons I needed to fill up my tank last night was exactly 8.888 -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:16 3
- that can only mean *one thing*! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 9, 13:19 2
  - he needs to tear down his corn field and build a ball field?? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:20
  - yup... - znufrii Mar 9, 13:20
Whatever, I just want to see a Twilight Zone: The Movie remake with Speilberg, Tarantino, Nolan and Raimi on board. -- nm - Jovian Mar 9, 13:14 7
- Spielberg did Twilight Zone already -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:15 5
  - he needs a redo on that segment -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:17 2
    - i think it's the platonic ideal of the sentimental claptrap to which he has always aspired -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:18 1
      - as I said...he needs a redo. -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:19
  - yes I know. but he's the best director alive, so he should do it again. (if they did it again) -- nm - Jovian Mar 9, 13:16 1
    - I don't think he is, not any more ... - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:18
- CGI Vic Morrow :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 13:14
NBA league pass coming to AppleTV along with MLB.tv -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 13:13
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- Social Network & Inglorious Basterds -- nm - ceregon Mar 9, 13:30
- I'm sure this isn't the only 3 year weak spot in movie history. Of the past 3 years, I'm sure True Grit and There Will Be Blood would have been - Max Mar 9, 13:22
- Up. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 13:19
- Too soon to tell. But there probably wont' be too many, beyond perhaps The Social Network. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:19
- time will tell, I think. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:17
- I there's 1 AFI Top 100 movie in the last 3 years and it didn't even get nominated for Best Pic. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:16 2
  - It didn't deserve to be. Oscar got that right. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:19 1
    - Nah, they whiffed on that so badly, they had to change their own rules. I've never seen such a clear reaction to knowing you fubar'ed than that. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:21
- stop making cgi comic book shitfests and hollywood will go back to trying for great -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:14 3
  - I'm not so sure. The investments are too big, and the foregone revenues too great for studios to do anything but play it safe. - Roger More Mar 9, 13:27
  - Dark Knight. case closed. -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:19 1
    - exactly. stop it, hollywood -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:26
- Avatar!!! -- nm - redmond Mar 9, 13:13
would you say that casino was goodfellas part two? -- nm - Zeitgeist Mar 9, 13:06 7
- no not at all -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 13:28
- it was also a way for Billy Bates to get his revenge. -- nm - Jovian Mar 9, 13:08
- That's what it wanted to be. It's good, but can't really replicate near-perfection. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:07
- If you mean better than the first, yes. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:07
- Felt like it. Nowhere near as good, though. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 13:07 1
  - *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:07
- they are companion pieces -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:07
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- *fires another group of teachers they can't afford to pay* -- nm - state goverments Mar 9, 13:11 1
  - greedy union bastards -- nm - wall street Mar 9, 13:13
- teachers slacking! - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:10
- someone should let them know that its ok to leave some students behind. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 13:09
heheh ... "So you want to lose weight?" via Xtranormal -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:05 [youtube]
Jason Lee Elementary, down the street from James Woods High? -- (link) - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 9, 13:05
This is a not great pic of Beyonce. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 9, 13:04
I haven't kept up with the NFL Draft in two years, so the subscription email spam is getting more and more desperate. - David, Techno-Optimist (not a dance thing) Mar 9, 13:03
Julianne Moore to play Crash Davis's ex college gf.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 9, 13:02 6
- Tying this in with the earlier world domination poll, my answer is "Game changer." - David, Techno-Optimist (not a dance thing) Mar 9, 13:04
- Nice. I need to start casting a Spawn movie. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:02 4
  - actor Dj Qualls can play you. -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:04 3
    - We have covered this, Michael Wincott. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:08 1
      - the Prophet of Truth! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:16
    - too butch -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:04
so Crowe's Robin Hood wasn't a great Robin Hood movie...but as a sequel to Kingdom of Heaven I thought it was solid -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 12:58 1
- I like this perspective. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 9, 13:09
Spielberg's breadth of quality is possibly unrivaled. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 12:57 29
- Cameron hasn't made a family film, but other than that, he's up there. -- nm - ceregon Mar 9, 13:31
- Michael Bay! - Gwaahjo Mar 9, 13:06
- John Ford -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 13:02 4
  - Billy Wilder, William Wyler -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:04 3
    - and Michael Curtiz -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 13:05 2
      - and David Lean -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:05 1
        
        Sir David lean :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 13:06
- I know who beats it. - Spawn Mar 9, 13:01 12
  - getting close is not beating it - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:05
  - I wouldn't put a single one of those movies in the same discussion as their Spielberg equivalent. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:03 10
    - word -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 13:20
    - Ashlee loves Jackie Brown; me, not so much. - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 9, 13:06
    - Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are so far out of the league of (to borrow a term) schmaltzy, it can not even be discussed. - Spawn Mar 9, 13:06 4
      - And Tarantino is the king of ripping off obscure, crappy movies -- nm - Guy Mar 9, 13:09 3
        
        When the result is so vastly superior and presentable, I am fine with that. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:11 2
        
        Stop being strange. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 9, 13:12 1
        
        Says the IJatLC fan. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:14
    - by "sh*t" you mean "it's the sh*t!" right? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:05 1
      - No, I mean it's crap. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:13
    - word -- nm - Guy Mar 9, 13:04
- he spreads schmaltz thinly across genres like no other -- nm - moles Mar 9, 13:00 1
  - heh -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:01
- War - Saving Private Ryan, Thriller - Catch Me If You Can, Sci-Fi - Close Encounters -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 12:59
- I'd still like to see him tackle a horror film.... - Remlik Mar 9, 12:59 4
  - I think the genre he's never quite done is Comedy. He's done horror with Jaws, imo. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 13:01 3
    - I'd put that as a thriller, though that and Duel I can see labeled as horro movie -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:04
    - Duel is really more of a horror than Jaws. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:02 1
      - yes i'd agree to that is freaking creepy - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:04
- this indeed -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 12:58
No suspension for Chara -- (link) - Guigue Mar 9, 12:57 7
- I think I'm done complaining about the NHL rulings. I now put it on the players to change things. Start refusing to play. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 13:01 3
  - But what exactly are you suspending him for? - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:03 2
    - I think the league & owners need to remove that thing or pad it heavily - Guy Mar 9, 13:05 1
      - This, I can agree with..... -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:13
- good decision -- nm - J Mar 9, 12:59
- Surprised they didn't get him for 3-5 just for the severity - Guy Mar 9, 12:59 1
  - Exactly. You don't have to do something intentional to get a penalty, you just have to be careless. And this was that. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 9, 13:08
(for a distance of 600KM/372m, and a gas milage of 6.4L/100KM or 36.75mpg), I think 6.4 * ( 600 / 100 ) * (gas price) is a bit cleaner than ... - Beryllium Mar 9, 12:57 7
- Only if you lack the ability to estimate. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 13:01
- well, that's bullcrap. you picked the round numbers for the side you like, and converted to weird numbers for the side you didn't. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 12:58 5
  - Regardless, it's still easy to divide by 100. Super-easy. So you end up with one equation that requires long division, and one that is multiplication -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 12:59 4
    - what's long division? I have a fuel log app for my iphone. (I deleted the acura yesterday. it felt *awesome.*) -- nm - amanda "reduced service" jones Mar 9, 13:00 1
      - i can change, baby! i swear i'll get 40 mpg for ya. nothing under 35, for sure -- nm - the acura Mar 9, 13:04
    - or you just estimate 372/36.75 is approx 10 * price of gas. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:00 1
      - or that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:01
Jennifer Aniston's viral video mocking viral videos -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 12:55 [youtube] 8
- Pimping her product. The only part that made the news here was the crotch kick. - not2fast Mar 9, 12:57
- Are you *trying* to be the new Mop? -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 12:56 5
  - Is it working? - oblique Mar 9, 12:57 4
    - Yeah, that was a stealth post. -- nm - not2fast Mar 9, 12:59
    - So, you posted it without even watching it? - Spawn Mar 9, 12:58 2
      - do you realize how hard it is to post something first if you actually take the time to watch it to the end? - TFox Mar 9, 12:59 1
        
        Since most of my stuff comes via RSS, typically if I see it in my reader as posted "4 hours ago", I'd be lucky to get first post on ST - oblique Mar 9, 13:01
- Mop? -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 9, 12:56
irony: healthcare workers biggest issue with employers? healthcare -- nm - Zeitgeist Mar 9, 12:54
My job doesn't need a union, the company's doing a great job firing us and replacing us with Indians. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 12:54
1941, Spartacus, NBNW, -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 12:53 1
- oops, under Homer's poll -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 12:53
hamsters turn on secretly - zeitgeist Mar 9, 12:52 3
- what *is* this?? -- nm - amanda "reduced service" jones Mar 9, 12:54 2
  - Simon and Garfunkel -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 12:55 1
    - I do believe its true -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 9, 12:56
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- Well, that's a start I guess. -- nm - Jim Mar 9, 12:54
- If they had this much trouble solving this, we're in for a long fight. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 12:53
An error occurred while processing this burger and fries. -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 12:51
get upset about that! -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 12:51
Favorite movie by: Spielberg? Kubrick? Hitchcock? Scorsese? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 12:51 36
- Raiders, Spartacus, To Catch a Thief, Goodfellas. -- nm - Max Mar 9, 13:16
- Raiders, Barry Lyndon, To Catch a Thief, Mean Streets - Amy Mar 9, 13:03 2
  - I love BL too. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 13:16
  - Ooh, from out of nowhere Amy comes in with Mean Streets. Nice. (I haven't seen Barry L. in a long time, need to watch again soon.) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:04
- jurassic park, 2001 rear window, casino -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 9, 13:02
- Indiana Jones, Full Metal Jacket, Rear Window, Goodfellas -- nm - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 9, 13:00 3
  - which Indiana Jones? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 13:01 2
    - ... Crazy David's or the one for the rest of us? -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:03 1
      - Yes. -- nm - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 9, 13:09
- Schindler's List, Full Metal Jacket, Rebecca, Goodfellas. -- nm - mara Mar 9, 13:00
- Raiders, Clockwork, (haven't seen enough to really gauge), Casino -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 12:59
- Saving Private Ryan, 2001, pass, Gangs of New York. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 12:58 7
  - pass? *starts fitting you for a straitjacket* -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 12:59 6
    - Yes, this love for Gangs of NY confuses and angers me -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:01
    - I have yet to see one that wasn't dated. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 13:01 3
      - Rear Window is the pinnacle of fine acting. (but you are also crazy for the Gangs love) -- nm - Guy Mar 9, 13:03 2
        
        Rear Window was exactly when I knew he wasn't for me... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 13:13
        
        As I've argued for years...Gangs is the finest Love Letter to NYC ever composed. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 13:10
    - Next, he'll be badmouthing Five Guys. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist (not a dance thing) Mar 9, 13:00
- Jurassic Park, Clockwork Orange, Psycho, Goodfellas -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 12:58
- Jurassic Park, Full Metal Jacket, Rear Window, Goodfellas -- nm - MDH Mar 9, 12:57
- Schindler's List, don't have one, Psycho, Gangs of New York (or Goodfellas) -- nm - Jim Mar 9, 12:55
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- Add Carpenter. Indiana Jones (Raiders), 2001, Birds, Taxi Driver, Dark Star -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 12:55
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Dr. Strangelove, To Catch a Thief, Goodfellas -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist (not a dance thing) Mar 9, 12:55
- Raiders, I haven't seen any Kubrick film more than once but Paths of Glory, Rear Window, Goodfellas -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 12:55 1
  - Paths is a good one. The reason Douglas wanted Kubrick to do Spartacus. -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 12:59
- schindler, strangelove, rear window, gangs of NY -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 12:55 1
  - and schindler is a toss up to "duel" -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:00
- Indy 1......not sure.....Psycho...not sure. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 12:54
- Jurassic Park, Full Metal Jacket, Rear Window, The Departed -- nm - Guy Mar 9, 12:54
- Jaws, Dr. Strangelove, Notorious, The Departed (or Raging Bull?) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 9, 12:54
- E.T., 2001, Rear Window, Taxi Driver -- nm - Jovian Mar 9, 12:53
- Not sure how well known this is, but these are all famous movie directors. -- nm - loosey Mar 9, 12:52 1
  - *snork* I can see her point, wanting us to use SI as I honestly thought this was loosi. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:11
- Jaws, Dr. Strangelove, Rear Window, Goodfellas. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 12:52
Foursquare rolls out impressive new tools for businesses/venues to offer specials -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 12:51 1
- That's pretty cool. I wish foursquare wasn't such a lag/pain on my phone. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 13:04

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