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Lost in Translation. I feel like I want to go tell everyone I know to go watch it, but at the same time the film felt so *personal* I don't know if other people would feel the same way about it that I did. Both my brother and sister had seen it and didn't feel strongly about it one way or the other, but I couldn't get over how human the film felt, and for that reason I loved it. Definitely a movie that will stick with me for quite some time.

Hands down best film Sophia Coppola has done. It's just so melancholic, it hits all the right emotions for me.

Ready Player One, I thought I was gonna enjoy the book because of the topic but it was an exhausting litany of 80's references that I couldn't care less about.

Much easier as an audiobook.... I don't think I could have stayed interested enough to read it.

Or they look just as risky as they did to those of us that knew this would happen. /snooty-internet-nerd

And some of us are already aware things like giant airplanes are already potentially vulnerable to this sort of thing and have been for years.

This is great, not spoiler-ly at all in my opnion, although I like going into these movies knowing what the hell is actually going on. Requests: Anything Superman/Batman Public Enemy that might be related to their next film. Green Arrow, specifically as it relates to the show. Thanks, keep up the good work!

It's not exactly closely related to the upcoming Batman vs. Superman, but I just did my first DC property; you can read about Batman [here]

They've already convinced you that what he puts out is real rap... real.

Lil Wayne was *running* the rap game until Rebirth came out. Tha Carter III was critically acclaimed. Nothing since then has been as well received as his early work, but I'm not sure how that means he isn't "real rap"..?

This is my favorite Built to Spill song. I've seen them twice and they didn't play it either time.

yeah I don't think they play it live as often as others. Love this acoustic version -

i don't think you understand how loans work. Regardless, for every kendrick whatever, there are 20+ flops where they lose money. The record companies are in the business of making money. The terms are clearly laid out and agreed upon before anyone steps foot in a studio. how is this unfair?

Not every artist receives that amount. No they don't lose money for flops. Maybe in the past when they had to produce many more physical cds. Trainwrecks are nipped in the bud way before they become a commercial disaster.

Jordan Peterson calls himself a ‘Classical British Liberal’. This means economically - he is for economic freedom, allowing the markets to decide what’s good or bad, with little government intervention. Socially - this means he advocates for civil liberties such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, etc. I defy you to show me how J.P. is even right-of-center.

Right-left is about economy. Markets free of government regulation or intervention is right-wing ideology. It's pretty much only in the US that liberalism is considered left-wing -- in Australia our dominant right-wing, conservative party is called the Liberal Party of Australia, standing for economic freedom. On the political compass I reckon he'd be more libertarian than authoritarian, and more right than left.

I think the article was written by a 12 year old. That grammar is awful.

If you click on the writers profile on the article he's 14. Oh and tech is his life.

They didn't spend any money in advertising because they watched the finished product, and knew it wasn't worth the effort.

Shit though, Skyline was a *fucking horrible* movie and they still employed advertising tricks and stuff to try to deceptively recoup some of their expenses. It's absolutely stunning to me that $60 mil could just disappear with few people making much of a fuss about it.

Great list, including a number of albums I love, but at least three times as many that I've not given much of chance, if heard of at all. Especially love to see Janelle Monáe up there.

Listening to that album now due to the list and finding I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Mushrooms & Roses is on now, and this is great!

I know that 2 - 5 - 1 is a very common jazz progression, I was wondering why people were saying that the Daft Punk song 'Get Lucky' uses a jazz progression. Autumn Leaves is another classic example of 2 - 5 - 1s in jazz. From memory, Cm7, F7, Bbmaj7, Ebmaj7, Am7(b5), D7, Gm.

Oh ok. Autumn Leaves is also often described as a "circle of fifths" progression because all of the chords are actually in G minor and they move in fourths, just like the 2-5-1. 4-7-3-6-2-5-1 is the full A section. You could also call it a 2-5-1 in Bb, then a 6-2-5-1 in G minor.

Uh, what? I've never, ever seen a claim that theaters take 50%. I have seen, however, claims that theaters do not make a lot on ticket sales... Hence concessions. Source it up please.

If you're too lazy, that's your fault, you've received factual information. Take it or leave it, I don't give one iota of a fuck if you don't want to believe it.

IIRC Zuck tried to buy out Snap a long time ago but Spiegel wouldn’t sell. If they won’t join you, beat em I guess. The attention economy is a race to the bottom.

Yep and you have goofs like these guys applauding it. Oh well, I guess that’s what people do when they don’t have original ideas themselves, justify stealing them from those who do!

This was the last book I read in 2015 and I agree with your suggestion for u/ALPHAzeero.

It was my first book of 2016 haha! Please share your thoughts with me. I didn't find it that "awesome." =/

My read is that they were. Increased circulation means increased funding.

Im going to obtain a library card at my local library for just this purpose. I'm sure they'll be helpful in recommending "about to be trashed" titles. I hope the individuals involved aren't terminated!

Katie Holmes was an infinitely better cast for Bruce Wayne's love interest than fucking Maggie Gylenhall. Bruce Wayne flies in helicopters with Italian super models and yet the love of his life is a sad turtle? As good an actor as she is, she was an awful cast for that role.

> the love of his life is a sad turtle. 10/10.

[Electric Daisy Carnival] is what you're talking about ? Because that looks pretty awesome. Thanks!

I went the last 3 years, it's such a magical experience. Here's the post-event trailer for 2012:

“For New Zealand, we estimate a total of 63,724 people may have been impacted – 10 are estimated to have downloaded the quiz app with 63,714 friends possibly impacted,” These 10 people have an average of 6372 friends each with no overlap?

I’m guessing its wrongly worded. 10 of those have downloaded the app. All the impacted are friends with someone who did. Edit: Americans with NZ friends also adds to that. (Or any nationality). Its not limited by borders.

This is a classic. Everyone seems to be throwing their opinion out so here's mine: Dogs is one of Gilmour's finest hours. The solos are beautiful. Also on a side note, the recent Roger Waters The Wall film was outstanding and I hope most of you had the pleasure of seeing it.

Didn't see The Wall but saw David playing in London the other week. One of the best nights of my life.

Since they sounded like shit a decade ago, that's not a very impressive accomplishment.

You're right, they sounded better a few years before that. They sound that good, now.

Has he called them misogynistic yet? What a fucking whiny baby this guy is. Also, what glass ceiling did they break? None.

What is the proper word for Paul Feig? Instead of white guilt he feels "man guilt" or something and acts like a crusader for women all the time through empty gestures and virtue signaling. If anyone criticizes his work it's because they're sexist and not because he makes terrible things. What do we call a person like that?

I switched to Mediamonkey from Itunes a few years ago and haven't looked back. I even paid for the Gold subscription.

I was talking up foobar for years as the greatest thing ever but I have to say media Monkey has converted me. It's the best combination manager/player I've found.

I made it about half way through Wolves of the Calla before I got so bored I had to put it down and read something else. The series is always on my list that I should go back and force myself to finish because I generally like all of King's works but with so many other books out there to draw my attention I just havent made it back to them.

hah - i'm on wolves of the calla now. must admit, it was a struggle at times- and this is the first book i've kinda thought wasn't so nicely crafted (seemed a bit episodic - like, ooh here's our new adventure) - but now i'm finding it quite gripping again (on the last third)

What is she saying that's so bad? Isn't she just saying that if you are an person who cares about your work then you will be rewarded greatly(you'll be rich) and that it is your duty to help others but you shouldn't be forced to. In college I've always heard it discussed in those terms.

Mostly irrational 'liberals' saying that "what you earn is yours and you don't have to give it to anyone" is the most selfish thing on the planet and you deserve to fucking die for it. Objectivism isn't exactly a sound philosophy, it has holes, but so does every single other philosophy ever created. It just gets picked on a lot and hated because it's highly political. I'm not even a real fan of the philosophy but you really come to despise the looters. Hell, I'm not even a fan of Capitalism. I still enjoyed the book.

Source? Google's self driving cars rely extensively on prestored maps. I don't see anywhere that says Tesla doesn't do the same.

They do for navigation, but not for actual driving. They use cameras, radar and LIDAR.

Reading faster is not necessarily reading better. Everyone seems to want to be able to speedread. To be able to get through three or four books a week. And the key to reading faster is to eliminate the subvocalization -- to keep your inner narrator from "speaking" the words inside your head. I can force myself to do it, but it kills the enjoyment of reading for me. My advice for creative writers, if you're looking to improve your prose style, is to slow down in your reading. Subvocalizing is something you *want* to do. It will help you to develop a better sentence rhythm.

I read very fast but lately I have been forcing myself to stop, slow down, read all the words carefully, give the characters voices the way I used to do... I think school ruined me for reading, since I started reading books very fast to get my homework done quickly. Then it started to lessen my enjoyment of other books because I was not as immersed.

OK I know they did this bit in The Trip, but what actual original source material is it referencing?

A movie of his from the 50s/60s. A car explodes and he delivers the line.

I liked drag me to hell. Was supposed to be as on scary as evil dead 2 or even army of darkness. It's a Sam raime movie that's supposed to be I the same universe where all this 'over the top' stuff happens, going into it with that in mind made it a lot more enjoyable for me at least

I thought there must of been some connection because it was so over the top and evil dead like. I guess when it comes to that sort of thing I just like it in the evil dead universe. And the Dead Alive for that matter lol

Dunno what "hth" means, (I don't speak "retarded 15 year old text message") do you want to bring me up to speed?

> (I don't speak "retarded 15 year old text message") I'm curious, what year do you think it is?

I'm just not especially fond of this exact same lazy-ass thinking being brought up for EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. THING. Dude, it's like, all in the main character's head, man. Not fuckign deep. Obnoxious. tired pointless. Possibly Homosexual? Must investigate further. Hurm.

Is it also pampered and decadent, betraying even its shallow, liberal affections?

Doesn't this mean that we can use their backdoors with a little bit of knowledge?

Yes, and that's why backdoors do not increase national security, they actually decrease it, a lot.

The 2speed IGH belt drive seems a little gimmicky since the main issues of commuter bikes in that price segment aren't rusty chains or grimy pant legs. The cheaper you go the less comfortable the bike gets, and holy shit IKEA cheaped out on absolutely everything. No suspension anywhere, rear brake via pedalling backwards and I'm going to assume the saddle isn't particularly comfy either - this bike is basically '70s tech save for the disc brake and belt drive. Not necessarily the worst bike ever, but at 699€ it's going to be a tough sell.

Are you actually acting like braking by pedalling backwards is a negative?

So overhyped. I like McCarthy, but I think The Road is one of his weaker showings. I do, indeed, have a soul and heart, but this book didn't "shatter" me. Edit: I do recommend McCarthy's Outer Dark. One of my favorite post apocalyptic novels is Pat Frank's Alas Babylon.

I agree. Not one of his bests, tho my favorite is Suttree. Which I think is one of his most overlooked.

That's because they're real ya goose. The man is my hero, but he's had a desk job and is 67 now. Your body is bound to change in the 30 years it's been since the movie was made

I think he still looks good for his age.

The genocide of the native americans and Manifest Destiny is similar enough. Also:

manifest destiny = holocaust. i cannot see any, even the smallest, difference between the two. other than that no one was hanged for the mass murder of native americans.

Can you explain how the Utah AG's behavior applies outside Utah? I'm confused on that and would be quite scared if that were true. Or maybe I just need you to clarify what "this" means in your comment, since there's no concrete referent other than inheriting "this" from the post you were responding to, also without a concrete referent.

It's how common law works. If there's a precedent in a common law jurisdiction, future judges can use that to uphold similar laws. It's not unheard of to use precedents from other common law countries such as the UK, Canada or Australia. Edit: it's called persuasive precedent, you fucks.

There must be a ton of popular movies you dislike if your biggest dislike is the lack of an original plot.

It's just very unpixar like in my opinion to be so unoriginal.

Pusha T had the best two verses on MBDTF. Yeezus is the best Kanye album. Miley Cyrus is really fucking musically talented. Outkast's Mamacita is easily the worst song on Aquemini, but it's still a good song. Riff Raff and Lil B are both good artists. I don't like much RHCP pre-Californication. Lil Wayne is pretty damn good. Young Thug is one of the best new rappers around. Run The Jewels 2 was okay, but it was worse than RTJ1 and R.A.P Music, not nearly as good as Reddit hyped it up to be.

I have to ask you...What is your opinion of post-One Hot Minute RHCP?

The United States of America - The United States of America. One of the best psychedelic rock albums of the 1960's. Essential.

Another great record. And agreed. It has been remastered and re-released on 180 gram vinyl, I believe.

$120 Million in investment!? I thought the idiot days of tech investment were over. Just wow. I need to build a pitch deck and go hit up some angels.

Human idiocy is as infinite as human genius, and money didn't change either one.

My friend was SURE there was going to be some Ant-Man in the post credits, and was distraught when there wasn't

Same man, [Spoiler](/s "anything building to another film in phase 2 would've done me, I still enjoyed the post credits scene, but it seemed more like a couple of laughs, rather than the classic Marvel post-credits stinger.")

I assume the new list has Phantom Menace ranked as the top SW film of the franchise then, right?

Jar Jar was the key to all of this.

Yes, it is very small so it fits in your pocket :)

Unless you have freakishly small pockets, I think there are other guns that would fit in your pocket too.

I'm pretty OK with the government not being able to trivially locate my cellphone

Must be disappointed to know that the NSA, CIA, and possibly FBI or any other federal organization can do that then...

Yeah, and now when I watch TV, it's inevitable that I say, "Hey, that's the dude from The Wire," and my wife punches me (unless she beats me to it). I always feel like somehow I had something to do with them becoming successful.

Yeah... Too bad Jimmy McNulty went and sold out the Spartans though... I always thought he was good police.

LOL. Since when does exchanging money for goods or services equal extortion?

I disagree with the capitalism=america guy but since when does OP accidentally getting more expensive tickets to a show (everyone else was charged the right amount) equal extortion?

I am nigerian prince, in need of assistance for immigration. Will reward handsomely. Will e-mail you PDF with instructions now.

Ignore the fact the PDF is actually a .exe file. Is a bug.

I picked up a 40" 4k display on Craigslist recently for $200. The remote is in Korean and has a euro plug with adapter, but menus are in English and picture is superb. Brand is Yamakasi. Looks like they're for sale on Amazon.

That's a large monitor, not a TV. 4k at 40inches in an average living room is a waste. Also the reviews/specs on these monitors don't seem to promising if you are using it as a monitor at $400. You got a good deal if you aren't using it for gaming or if you are using it as a TV in a close space.

This is really misleading. Yes, it sold less than 1000 copies **BECAUSE THE ALBUM WAS FREE IN THE FIRST WEEK**. Not many people will buy free albums.

Plus a thousand physical copies sold on a thursday night by a mordern artist in the days of digital media is still a nice amount.

I'd suggest anything by the romantic poets (Byron, Shelly, Keats). Also Tennyson (In Memoriam) or if you like the classics there's always Shakespeare's sonnets or Sydney's Astrophil and Stella. Finally if you're looking for epic, there's none better than Milton's Paradise Lost.

Paradise Lost is a great suggestion! I think narrative poetry is probably easier to get into for those used to reading novels.

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Absolutely amazing book. It was recommended on one of Tim Ferris' The Random Show, as book to read if you enjoyed Enders Game.

I remember being late to class many times because I couldn't bring myself to put down the book until it went back to the inn part of the story.

Doesn't make sense at all. Robert Downey Jr was paid $10M for Iron Man 2. $12M for the second Sherlock Holmes. He is like the most popular actor available. How is it possible that Mellissa fucking fatjokes McCarthy makes more more money than him? (yeah, I know he made like a trillion dollars of Avengers, but think of 2011 RDJ) Also, Jennifer Lawrence made $10M from Catching Fire. How the HELL is Melissa McCarthy paid more than arguably the most popular female actor? edit: you can check all the numbers on imdb, end of the page:

It's upsetting. I don't enjoy her humor at all. Or her voice for that matter. But congrats to her for creating such a high demand. I would've been ok with an all lady ghostbusters cast, but this cast is horrendous. Emma Stone should've been all over the main role.

For me, the middle section of this song always conjures up the mental image of an abandoned mansion, its creaking gates lazily swinging open and closed in the blowing wind, a crazed ax-murdering serial killer stalking its halls and occasionally peering out the broken windows for anyone foolish enough to seek shelter there from the elements in that lonely derelict shell of faded memories and broken dreams.

hehe, well my image of this track is rather different. But I can this image as well.

Did you read my comment? Further in some ways, and much, much less far in others. I don't see how this is surprising.

To be honest your position seems to change subtly from one comment to the next. What exactly is your point here?

I was about 12 the first time I heard this story in English class. I remember it as being shocking to me and seriously creepy!

Yeah, it was definitely the earliest literature I can recall reading where my jaw just fell to the ground from shock after the ending. And it was so quick and concise, you barely had time to process what was ACTUALLY happening. Such a great classic literature that I'm sure will sustain for ages.

Seems almost silly by design: The more light you let through, the less you're converting.

Seems like you have two options: 1. Panels that you can turn on or off. Off, it's a window. On, it's a panel. You can get power when people are not around, annoyed by glare, or whatever. Maybe you could have halfway settings for bright days. 2. The "bus ad" strategy. A sheet of solar panel with holes punched in it, so the sun gets good visibility but people inside can still see out. This would reduce lighting and visibility, though.

"No one asked for this" I couldn't have put it better and I really wanted an iPhone this year.

My guess is that removing the connector made it possible to put a larger battery in it. In that case, I definitely asked for it.

Helps people get interested in coffee? I suppose that's true with the high school crowd...then they get to college and have to support the local shops because Starbucks just doesn't understand who they are as a person.

It’s true with our society as a whole...we didn’t know we liked fancy coffee until Starbucks told us so

I'm still stuck thinking "the 90's were like, what, ten years ago?" but am constantly reminded by stuff like this that's actually not true anymore. I guess this is what getting old feels like.

Yup, more and more I start stories with "5 years ago... Uh, 10... No... Twenty years ago... Twenty?! What the fuck, when did that happen?!"

Just put it on your phone just as good.

It's really not. There is a huge difference between a Kindle screen a phone screen. Physical books beat reading on phone but reading on an ereader beats both

I never use USB devices so that's a non-issue for me. I'd be fine with 0.

A PS/2 man I see. Personally I've always stayed away from wireless keyboards and mice, mostly because of gaming in the past and having batteries die on you sucks.

Writers write on each other's backs. All stories can be deconstructed into the same story. To believe that a story is "stolen" because it isn't wholly original is deluded and the mark of someone who just doesn't get the art.

If someone is accusing me of not getting star wars I will wear the badge proudly.

You still have null and undefined. JavaScript has problems no compiler or transpiler can solve. One could say every language has them but JavaScript can't be easily fixed as you don't ship JS version with your web app, and web browsers can't cut feature like that.

The whole point of transpilers and polyfills is precisely to "ship a JS version with your web app", though. As for null and undefined, agreed. However you could also argue that a single "null" value is already too many ;) Edit: typo

He does this kind of stuff at their shows and I've never seen him miss. I have a feeling Chad isn't used to being on camera. I know it sounds strange since they frequently play in front of thousands of people, but being in front of a camera does weird stuff to people. They become extremely self-aware and normal things they'd never think about become difficult and frustrating. Even as far as Chad's playing goes I want to say this drum-off was not his best. The dude is a BEAST behind the drum kit but he seemed to fumble through some stuff. Maybe he's just super intimidated by Questlove.

Dude he misses all the time. WAtch any of his clinics

Part of it was that authors like Dickens, Dostoevsky, and Arthur Conan Doyle were paid by the word or page and their works were serialized, so there was an incentive to be less concise. Additionally, because readers would follow the serialized portions, each smaller piece was more doable and, like a modern soap opera, they didn't want it to end. Many of those books were only compiled into book format later.

It always makes me wonder how people can say that works released as serials work fine as novels. They are clearly filled with pointless exposition for the purposes of serialization. It makes no sense to say they work fine as novels when that's not at all what they were written as.

Forget everything you think you know, like how not to write shitty and clichéd dialogue.

He she's experienced like, 12 Hunger Games. She knows what she's talking about.

Please please please please read siddartha by Herman Hesse. It helped me make a huge breakthrough with how I deal with my bipolar disorder.

I've read it a couple of times; I loved it. Thank you, maybe I'll read it again--it's been years.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I found both extremely boring and The Handmaid's Tale was a horrid representation of the future

Handmaid's Tale wasn't exactly intended to be a hopeful or literal prediction of the future, so I guess I don't understand that as a criticism.

Prometheus is (IMO) a movie that does a few things really well, but also a few things really terribly. Because of this its an ok, but a hugely disappointing movie not because its bad, but because it could've been so much better. Atleast that's how i feel about it as another person who kinda liked it and kinda like all sci fi atleast a little bit.

> but also a few things really terribly. " Just a few?

How long did it take for dave to get back?

He was gone for Cold Day in the Sun, a cover song, and coincidentally came back for Under Pressure after which he absolutely killed an EXTENDED set. 27 songs were played in total. :)

I’ll bite. Denver airport? I can make some guesses given its proximity to the AFA, but....

That's a pretty dismissive/skeptical view. My father in law worked there as a baggage handler and confirmed that there are tunnels big enough to drive a truck down that dead end in steel doors nobody ever went through. There's just a lot of other weirdness that never got explained (they built and buried several buildings and another runway).

I agree with you in a way. The list could be better, and there are movies on the list that probably shouldn't be there, where others definitely should be there! Yet it had its effect on me, i don't know why :-) Just got happy in a way! - He shouldn't post it every 16th hour! i totally agree with you!

I spent a great deal of time putting together this video, I'd just like to see its gets recognized, I'm sorry I dont mean to spam or anything like that.

No, i was just surpised, since the first comments are normally puns or short statements. I am suspicious.

/r/tech tends not to have those kinds of comments and fosters much higher quality discussion than you may find elsewhere on reddit. It's one of the joys of the subreddit.

While creepy, it is also kind of cheesy looking, like a bad sci fi movie... they probably wanted it grounded a little more in reality.

Yes a movie about a nerd transforming into a buff super hero who can shoot spider webs out of his wrists after having being bit by a radioactive lab spider should definitely be grounded in reality…. It looks cheesy because it’s an unfinished product in bad lighting. Imagine that shit on film with proper lighting. Maybe the shit was too scary.

Me thinks [this guy] looks a lot like [this guy]

Yes! I was trying to put my finger on it.

Glad I'm not the only one. I hate to ask, but can somebody explain this to me as if I was a eight year old?

Are you guys serious? The the main theme, the cue, is the countdown music played veerrry slowly. If you've got some headphones, the dead giveaway is the bass hits in the left ear. (i'm not sure how they ended up in the left side but thats where they are).

>Pandora also announced Thursday that it plans to launch an on-demand streaming service later this year for $10 per month—an option that will compete directly with one of its biggest rivals, Spotify. I wouldn't need any other music service if they pull this off. Pandora's radio algorithm isn't just unmatched, the others are borderline useless. Having both under the one subscription is basically the perfect music service.

Completely agree. I was cheerleeding a Spotify/Pandora combo years ago. Nobody gets the self-curated streams right, other than Pandora. The "play whatever you want" is "easy", just get the content deals.

Breakfast Club is a great discussion movie, especially with a diverse group. Even if you've seen it a million times, there's always a unique way to discuss it.

What do you mean discussion movie? What kind of discussion will spark?

People call it a classic for what it did, not what it does. You can't watch a movie that old with today's "standards" and expect it to blow you away.

There are plenty of movies that old that are incredible and blow you away.

Were My Neighbor Totoro or Pom Poko in theaters here?

Totoro had a limited re-release a couple of years back, but I'm not sure about Pom Poko. Princess Mononoke was shown widely, however. Also Spirited Away, but the main environmental component the "stink spirit" that turned out to be the spirit of a polluted river.

Shut the hell up you crazy anarcho-capitalist rant opportunist. Nobody's talking about the fucking government.

>Nobody's talking about the fucking government. Actually, everyone bringing up "monopoly" or "anti-trust" is doing just that, either explicitly or implicitly.

Glenn Frey's solo work really embodied driving around a city in a convertible. I don't know whether that notion came before or after Miami Vice, but it's all I think of when I think of Glenn Frey. Makes me wish I would have seen the Eagles before he died. Would've never guessed he'd go so soon.

That first paragraph really sums it up. And yeah. They were still very active before Glenn died.

> If you have to analyze every sentence, all fun is lost. I respectfully disagree. While I do see where your coming from, but me personally I have a lot more fun with a book when I'm analyzing it. Finding symbolism is like like finding buried treasure, its incredibly rewarding and, this is going to sound stupid but it makes me feel smart. I can't really put into words why I like it so much, there's just a thrill to finding something that's beneath the surface.

Indeed, I do agree with this. I simply meant not every read. I like the little thrill ride books between heavier reading. I, personally, love to discover hidden gems the second time I read a great book.

Life is pain, and suffering to help the people you love... thats pretty much what life is. I stand by what I said. People need help, we don't need more people like you pushing them off the edge. that's not bravery, it's fucking giving up

Clearly you have no idea what it really means to be suicidal. As it is as much "selfish" of people to expect someone to keep being there while the person has lost the lust for life and yearns for the rest and silence. Getting help is one thing, but getting by and then relapsing again and again does not only hurt you, but also your loved ones again and again. I can tell you, I think he wanted to end the suffering for them as well by doing something finite. Tell me again, if that is selfish.

> i bought and read the trilogy of books. There are [eleven] You've got eight more books to go, then on to Carson Napier of Venus!

You are correct, i read the first 3 in which John Carter is the main character. I also didn't know the others existed but shall probably go read them now!

It's almost like there will be context for this and it's not a shitty superhero movie where he has a mask made from the bones of his alien ancestors.

The poster is supposed to get people interested in seeing the film. Rubber masked grim reaper at the back makes the whole thing look weird and fan made.

i'm torn as to whether i send people to your website or youtube account. it's so awesome. i want to do both but maximize your exposure while helping to increase your revenue. i know three people with computers!

Website has everything and you can stream the music for free from there too!

Spy and Birdesmaids. And I assume going through his imdb page you saw Arrested Development, The Office, Nurse Jackie, and co-creator of Freaks & Geeks... yeah all that is such shit...

I personally thought all of those were the epitome of crap, but that's just my subjective opinion. p.s. [his director page] lists him as only directing a few episodes of those series.

That depends on, if they seize it... ...does it become a Public Record? :D

From what I gather, it's not pertaining to the album itself but he's ordered to pay money to the state and that album is a major asset. As it has to be auctioned off in order to pay for anything, it wouldn't be disclosed. If it would be, it'd be worthless. My guess is a record label or streaming service would buy it at auction and hype the shit out of its release. Let's hope it's not tidal.

What did you like about it? I know it one the Pulitzer Prize and everything, but I found it rather dull. It felt very kitchen sink to me and I found it difficult to care much about the characters.

I just read A Temporary Matter the other night and I stared at my ceiling for five minutes before I did anything else. I felt so sad and useless at the end of that story. It was soul-wrenching.

Not impressed with me pasting the rules so you could look at them? Fucking brains on you eh. Christ. Run along and be quiet.

How many people have you said that to today? Getting tired of it yet?

You are looking at the wrong report. MPAA 2013 page 24. Hunger Games, Dispicable Me 2, Monster U all skew women. All three are childrens movies.

I would argue that half of the top ten movies in 2013 are children's movies. With the exception of Gravity, the rest of the movies were sequels. They did have a heavily male audience. If you want to include the international audience, they preferred a children's movie, Frozen.

They follow the rules of the countries they do business in. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

When they buy the politicians to get those sweet tax rates, I blame both.

A Buick 8 is great if you look at it as a side story from the rest of the Tower series. Or at least it is for me.

I get the connections. I'm a constant reader. I just didn't like the style. Way too slow.

Then again, the tech companies there are probably all for this. Comcast might not be dumb enough to go against Google and Apple etc.

Then why doesn't Mountain View and Cupertino have Google Fiber?

Yahoo's fortunes were going to decline anyway. Yang really had no idea what he or Yahoo were doing and none of his successors could figure it out, either.

That is kinda the point. Microsoft offered 45 billion. Later sold for 5.6... Granted yahoo sold some of alibaba in the meantime but that still isn't even close to making up the difference.

I had the same reaction. There is only one Queen of Soul and her name is Aretha Franklin.

If you google "queen of soul janis joplin" the top link is janisjoplin.net to a page talking about Aretha Franklin.

no the end isn't nigh but it is a frustrating and disappointing, for a few reasons. the one step back on customizing. the thing I liked about firefox was that I could move shit around if I didn't like the default UI, but this update takes away some of that ability by making the address bar one solid block. the other is they are pulling a carbon copy of crome instead of doing their own thing.

Well Mozilla should be good at listening to its users yes? I have used FF for a while now, on Mac, so the update didn't seem much different for me. All my option still stay in the Status Bar along the top of my PC. So the only thing that seems different to me is the cosmetic change and the fact that a settings bar is on the top right. All of which setting can be found along the Status Bar of my Mac.

I can understand the neighbor's reluctance. If they'd given permission, it could have opened them up to an entirely new universe of liability. Without hiring a legal team to examine all the implications of a new easement, a new ROW and everything else, they'd be foolish to accept. And really, the neighbor shouldn't be expected to help Comcast.

>And really, the neighbor shouldn't be expected to help ~~Comcast~~. RCN, not Comcast.