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The Flood / Re: Cindy's been here for 2 days
« on: January 03, 2015, 01:21:07 AM »

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The Flood / Re: Just saw The Interview
« on: January 02, 2015, 11:11:09 PM »
anyone know why james franco has been doing comedies recently

i never really saw him as a funny guy, but i mean, he has the chops for it
He and Seth were friends since at least the '90s so I assume Seth got Franco on Pineapple Express and then he decided he was good at it and stuck with it.

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The Flood / Re: Just saw The Interview
« on: January 02, 2015, 10:56:40 PM »
It was actually pretty funny.

maybe a bit underwritten

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The Flood / Re: *swoon*
« on: January 02, 2015, 10:54:36 PM »
She'd look 10x better with longer hair.

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Serious / Re: So I'm turning into a Creationist
« on: January 02, 2015, 02:58:52 AM »
Me too after reading this post.

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Serious / Re: What's your beef with the transgender crowd?
« on: December 30, 2014, 02:53:58 AM »
I've never done this but I would guess it has more to do with lack of respect for the user rather than being against all trans users.

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Serious / Re: Cop shoots armed teen in Missouri
« on: December 25, 2014, 12:39:20 AM »
Could have just wounded him.
Agreed. He should have then 360 no-scoped his hat off the top of his head to prove his superior marksman capabilities.

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The Flood / Re: What if...
« on: December 23, 2014, 04:27:59 PM »
You're fucking not, dude. I don't get why you do it like that. It made sense on b.old, because of how the post history worked, but... it doesn't work that way here.

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The Flood / The Interview to be shown after all
« on: December 23, 2014, 04:25:35 PM »
...on limited release.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/23/media/the-interview-theaters/index.html

Link shows what theaters will be showing it.

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Serious / Re: Holy shit, look at this anti-gun ad
« on: December 23, 2014, 03:02:39 PM »
dat dislike bar

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Serious / Re: Something I've noticed about conspiracy theories.
« on: December 21, 2014, 07:49:35 PM »
I haven't noticed that at all but I've wondered what the agenda was behind people making conspiracy videos and telling blatant lies to turn people against the government.

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Serious / Re: Isn't it convenient..
« on: December 20, 2014, 01:56:18 AM »
"The government doesn't influence the media"

Remember when Obama spent 1 trillion dollars on nuclear weapons last September and none of the major media companies reported on it? Neither do I.

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Serious / Re: Another Black Boy Gunned Down By Police
« on: December 20, 2014, 01:28:49 AM »
I'm not sure which mindset is the more detrimental, the people strawmanning the protesters to make it look like they just want to put black people on a pedestal or the few people that actually do that.

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 19, 2014, 02:16:01 AM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer#Trial
Near the bottom
It's quite evidently clear that - while he was deemed legally sane - the jury is just wrong on this one.
Yeah, I'd agree. I was just trying to make for some discussion.

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 18, 2014, 03:31:44 PM »

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 18, 2014, 03:24:22 PM »
Both of those claims are false. He was ruled to be legally sane, and he has pretty resoundingly been diagnosed - primarily - with borderline personality disorder.

You don't do what he did unless you're mentally ill.
In his final trial "Dahmer was ruled to be sane and not suffering from a mental disorder at the time of each of the 15 murders for which he was tried". But yeah I was wrong about the other part.
First of all it's entirely possible the court could've been wrong about that, considering knowledge of mental illness has only really exploded in the last decade or so.

Secondly, you're going to need a source for that quote.
Wikipedia

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 18, 2014, 02:59:44 PM »
Both of those claims are false. He was ruled to be legally sane, and he has pretty resoundingly been diagnosed - primarily - with borderline personality disorder.

You don't do what he did unless you're mentally ill.
In his final trial "Dahmer was ruled to be sane and not suffering from a mental disorder at the time of each of the 15 murders for which he was tried". But yeah I was wrong about the other part.

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The Flood / Re: The quality of posts here is awful
« on: December 18, 2014, 02:27:50 PM »

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 18, 2014, 01:23:07 PM »
I'm at a lose to find a truly sane, healthy individual who was actually evil. Namely because such people just don't exist.
Jeffrey Dahmer?
What?

He's like the best example of a mentally ill serial killer.
The Court ruled that he had no mental disorders and experts today disagree with each other about it.

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The Flood / Re: boring, incoherent blog/rant
« on: December 18, 2014, 02:16:13 AM »
STEM elitists are douchebags. Some of those degrees are as useless as a liberal arts degree and alot of them won't get them any more than the average pipeliner. But of course they're better than everybody else and should be put on a pedestal for their greatness.

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Serious / Re: People Who Don't Check Sources
« on: December 18, 2014, 01:37:14 AM »
People on social media are idiots and believe everything they see. On twitter, I always see people falling for shit like "Spongebob has been cancelled" and "Starbucks won't sell to the troops" when after a simple google, they could find out the truth. On Facebook, I see people posting articles like "200 ft shark captured" and "Ebola kills 20 kindergartners". It's ludicrous.

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Serious / Re: Sony has scrapped release plans for "The Interview"
« on: December 17, 2014, 08:13:03 PM »
What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.
For a company almost broke, this movie would have given them tons of profit. Maybe this is just a brilliant marketing ploy to spread the word a bit more.

That is some marketing ploy to cancel the Theatrical Release.
If they decide to release it again.

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Serious / Re: Sony has scrapped release plans for "The Interview"
« on: December 17, 2014, 07:57:29 PM »
What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.
For a company almost broke, this movie would have given them tons of profit. Maybe this is just a brilliant marketing ploy to spread the word a bit more.

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The Flood / Re: Sony Officially Cancels 'The Interview' Theatrical Release
« on: December 17, 2014, 07:41:07 PM »
Some of the comments they've made seem like we will eventually be able to see it
There will still be a DVD release I'm assuming.

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The Flood / Sony Officially Cancels 'The Interview' Theatrical Release
« on: December 17, 2014, 07:20:14 PM »
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-cancels-theatrical-release-for-the-interview-on-christmas-1201382032/

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With theater chains defecting en masse, Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled the planned Christmas Day release of “The Interview.”

In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony hit back at the hackers who threatened movie theaters and moviegoers and who have terrorized the studio and its employees for weeks.

“Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like,” the statement reads.

“We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public,” it continues. “We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.”

The studio did not say it would never release the picture theatrically. Insiders tell Variety that Sony is exploring all options, including offering the picture on premium video-on-demand as a way to recoup at least some of its investment.

The comedy centers on a hapless television host who is recruited to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The country has condemned the film and some cyber-security experts believe that it played a role in the hacking attack on the studio. North Korea has denied involvement in the attacks.

Seth Rogen and James Franco star in the picture, which cost $42 million to produce.

Sony has been reeling for weeks since hackers broke into the studio’s computer system in November and stole internal documents, email messages, film budgets, spreadsheets detailing top executive salaries and the social security numbers of thousands of employees. The documents and records were subsequently leaked online, setting off a firestorm of media coverage.

Tuesday’s message accompanied another data dump. It threatened violence on theaters that showed “The Interview” and people who attend screenings.

“The world will be full of fear,” the message reads. “Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.)”

In response, exhibition industry lobbying arm the National Association of Theatre Owners said its members must decide individually whether to release the picture and Sony said it would respect theater owners’ decision not to exhibit “The Interview.” That set off a cascade of cancellations.

The bulk of the country’s 10 largest theater chains — a group that includes AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Carmike and Southern Theatres — announced they would delay showing the picture or would drop it altogether. In statements, many of the theater chains suggested that Sony’s lack of confidence in the film prompted their decision.

Regal, for instance, said its decision was “due to the wavering support of the film ‘The Interview’ by Sony Pictures, as well as the ambiguous nature of any real or perceived security threats.”

Sony was more conciliatory even as it said exhibitor defections motivated its decision.

“We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theatergoers,” the studio’s statement read.

Bruce Nash, founder of box office site TheNumbers, said that Christmas is one of the busiest times of year for moviegoing and is particularly strong for family films. Any perceived danger or threat might have depressed ticket sales.

“It was never going to be one of the big films of Christmas and clearly chains are going to be concerned about making sure people feel comfortable bringing their children to ‘Annie,’ ‘Into the Woods’ or ‘Night at the Museum,” said Nash.

Not sure if this has been posted yet. What do you think of this?

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Serious / Re: Is anybody truly evil?
« on: December 17, 2014, 06:16:34 PM »
I'm at a lose to find a truly sane, healthy individual who was actually evil. Namely because such people just don't exist.
Jeffrey Dahmer?

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Give me a tldr about him. I pay no attention to celebrity news
Very anti-corporation, very serious about climate change. He makes youtube videos called the Trews, or "true news" and rants about corruption and greed alot.

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He can be a pretty huge idiot but I love his videos.

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Serious / Re: Would you end the Internet?
« on: December 10, 2014, 01:25:04 AM »
What reasoning could anybody have for doing it? This isn't a rhetorical question, I really want to know how there are any positive consequence for getting rid of it.

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Gaming / Re: The Halo Community is a pile of garbage
« on: December 07, 2014, 01:05:50 AM »
OP is bad

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