I currently have Prime, Netflix, and Hulu (although considered narrowing the list for a long time... the Mrs. is the only reason I haven't).
Despite all three of the major streaming platforms, I still have a hard time finding something decent to watch... and I only watch about 4 hrs of TV a week.
(kids and wife watch a-heck-a lot more than that though- but kids would be happy watching the same reruns over and over again)
Yeah, it's almost as if opinions vary from person to person. Shocking!
Yes, but not randomly. There is some critical consensus, and those movies, while not bad, are surprising to see in an all-time top list.
A lot of newer movies will be more extreme at one end or the other as people who rushed out to the cinema to see them either think they're "the best ever" or "the worst ever". Ratings tend to get more accurate over time. Newer films tend to be driven to either extremes.
You can probably trust a "5 year old film"'s reviews than a "1 year old film"'s reviews.
Not sure why I am being modded down. The "ratings" on Rotten Tomatoes mean nothing. The 3rd top rated movie of all time is "Lady Bird" and the 5th is "Get Out" and 7th is "Mad Max: Fury Road". The best movies of all time. Think about that.
Rotten Tomatoes "help" but it isn't the whole story. Generally better films will get higher ratings and worse films will get lower ratings. There are exceptions for various reasons- but it can help. It's all subjective though.
have little teensy hands, being children. That's the secret sauce. That, along with paying them dirt wages and forcing them into shoddy dorms. #Chinapitalism.
China may have been late to the party taking steps to ban child labour; but in truth, although some companies may still use child labour it is illegal in China and highly punishable. There are other countries that are far worse offenders than China.
You can blame China for a lot of things they do wrong; but they do punish people for using child labour... now.
They are stupid lies - notice how there's rarely a crime alleged when Mueller charges someone with lying?
For example, manafort lied about a perfectly legal and appropriate meeting with the Russian ambassador, the issue was CHI had a transcript of call, and manafort lied about conversation. Woo-hoo, that's good for ten years hard time!
That's what got Bill Clinton in trouble... lying about something that (whereas immoral), was illegal. It's also what got Nixon in trouble, lying about knowledge of what happened in Watergate. (he wasn't actually involved in planning that- he just found out about it later and denied knowing).
Lying to congress always has got people in trouble.
The freaky detail on this is that Stone has a richard nixon tattoo (not kidding).
If they get the definitive proof that Trump colluded with Russia then Nixon is going to look a saint in comparison. If Nixon were alive today he'd be excited that he could be on the verge of losing the title of the most vilified President.
I won't be convinced they're any nearer to putting him behind bars until he's walked out the white house in handcuffs.
Stone is going to have to think about whether he wants to tell Mueller what Trump directed him to do and when, or if he dies in prison, or if he ends his life on his own terms. Those are probably his options.
He has two choices.
1) Talk and get his sentence reduced. 2) Don't talk and Trump will pardon him in a couple of years right before he walks out of the white house.
He's not going to get a pardon if he squeals. He will get a pardon if he doesn't.
6 of his stooges are arrested, but the mob boss himself remains free. Look at how hard and how long it took to get charges against John Gotti to stick despite many of his followers being arrested. Trump is well positioned to have all his henchmen arrested and thrown in jail but seems to be quite the "Teflon Don" humself. I won't be convinced they're any nearer to putting him behind bars until he's walked out the white house in handcuffs.
So Foxcon are going to start making batteries now. Good for them! Apple doesn't actually make anything- they design things and hire out other companies to make them for them.
I don't think these will be only for "the rich". During rush hour, it can take me 90 minutes to go from San Jose to Palo Alto, and 2 hours to SFO. If I could take an air taxi for $100, I would.
If you can afford to pay $500 a week ($24,000 a year) just to speed up your commute- many people on here would consider you rich.
I remember twenty/thirty plus years ago when researchers found aluminum ions in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers and there was the suggestion that cooking without aluminum pots and pans would prevent Alzheimer's. It seems that the aluminum ions were a symptom of Alzheimer's and not a cause - but on the plus side it gave steel cookware a good boost.
If it's true that this bacteria causes Alzheimer's, then it's good news as it should be fairly easy to eradicate.
Yeah... my father was convinced that Antiperspirant (aluminium based) was the cause of Alzheimer's and tried to convince everyone to stop wearing it. Thankfully for my nose,I don't think anyone took his advice.
I thought the president is already suffering from dementia. I am not trying to troll. But we have the nations oldest president, who seems to be getting much of its advice not from experts but from TV Political Pundents, who seems angry and bitter all the time, seems to be fearing everyone around him and with a lot of attitudes regression a lot like a child.
There is a good chance we are dealing with early onset Dementia with the president.
I don't think it's dementia. Paranoia certainly. Mild schizophrenia, he seems partially disconnected from reality, and narcissistic disorders are very likely. He's probably on the autism spectrum as shown by his rigid thinking and lack of empathy. I don't think he is suffering from dementia though.
Over here in the U.S., my dad is literally the only person I know who has zero debt.
I had zero debt until I got married. I lived completely within my means. I saved for a car before needing a new car and then bought with cash... I was saving up for a house whilst living in an apartment. Over half my income went into savings. Didn't last long into marriage... 20 years later I look at my bills and weep.
There's no meaningful difference difference between a pointy stick and a man-portable gun to a modern military with killer robots.
Indeed. A modern military with missiles, bombs, mines, guns, tanks, planes, drones, helicopters, satellites, ships, etc... would make mincemeat out of any rebellion with guns. Guns alone will get you nowhere these days. To overthrow a tyrannical government you need access to heavier weaponry and higher technology.
I'd argue that China collapsing into civil war might be a good ending for the rest of the world...
Maybe long term it would... but... short term it would mean a global recession; scarcity for many products and technologies. Also... the uncertainty of a nuclear power being at war with itself and potential detonation by unknown activists.
I'd much prefer a bloodless revolution and I suspect that would be more likely too (and more likely to succeed). What we need is someone with modern ideals and human rights in mind to take ascendancy in China and guide them down a better path.
That's less than year's income for me... while it would cause some amount of hardship for a few months, does that mean that if I can afford to pay that share of the debt all at once, does that mean I don't have to pay taxes anymore? Because that would be totally worth it.
I know you're joking... but say everyone who COULD pay back their share of the debt decided to do so by living frugally for a year buying only actual necessities to put aside $62k to pay back their share of the debt... what that would do is... cause more debt.
If people stopped buying goods and using services to pay back the national debt, the national economy would slow down because the taxes from those goods and services would not go to the government, so they would have to borrow even more money to finance the budget. .
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I currently have Prime, Netflix, and Hulu (although considered narrowing the list for a long time... the Mrs. is the only reason I haven't).
Despite all three of the major streaming platforms, I still have a hard time finding something decent to watch... and I only watch about 4 hrs of TV a week.
(kids and wife watch a-heck-a lot more than that though- but kids would be happy watching the same reruns over and over again)
Yeah, it's almost as if opinions vary from person to person. Shocking!
Yes, but not randomly. There is some critical consensus, and those movies, while not bad, are surprising to see in an all-time top list.
A lot of newer movies will be more extreme at one end or the other as people who rushed out to the cinema to see them either think they're "the best ever" or "the worst ever". Ratings tend to get more accurate over time. Newer films tend to be driven to either extremes.
You can probably trust a "5 year old film"'s reviews than a "1 year old film"'s reviews.
Not sure why I am being modded down. The "ratings" on Rotten Tomatoes mean nothing. The 3rd top rated movie of all time is "Lady Bird" and the 5th is "Get Out" and 7th is "Mad Max: Fury Road". The best movies of all time. Think about that.
Rotten Tomatoes "help" but it isn't the whole story. Generally better films will get higher ratings and worse films will get lower ratings. There are exceptions for various reasons- but it can help. It's all subjective though.
have little teensy hands, being children. That's the secret sauce. That, along with paying them dirt wages and forcing them into shoddy dorms. #Chinapitalism.
China may have been late to the party taking steps to ban child labour; but in truth, although some companies may still use child labour it is illegal in China and highly punishable. There are other countries that are far worse offenders than China.
You can blame China for a lot of things they do wrong; but they do punish people for using child labour... now.
The Mac Pro will not be a laptop.
Virtual mod +1 for making me laugh!
I personally love the bipartisan approach of locking up both the Clintons and the Trumps.
No tears would be shed on my end!
Obviously I meant "was legal" not "was illegal" unless my subconscious knows something my conscious doesn't! :)
They are stupid lies - notice how there's rarely a crime alleged when Mueller charges someone with lying?
For example, manafort lied about a perfectly legal and appropriate meeting with the Russian ambassador, the issue was CHI had a transcript of call, and manafort lied about conversation. Woo-hoo, that's good for ten years hard time!
That's what got Bill Clinton in trouble... lying about something that (whereas immoral), was illegal. It's also what got Nixon in trouble, lying about knowledge of what happened in Watergate. (he wasn't actually involved in planning that- he just found out about it later and denied knowing).
Lying to congress always has got people in trouble.
The freaky detail on this is that Stone has a richard nixon tattoo (not kidding).
If they get the definitive proof that Trump colluded with Russia then Nixon is going to look a saint in comparison. If Nixon were alive today he'd be excited that he could be on the verge of losing the title of the most vilified President.
I won't be convinced they're any nearer to putting him behind bars until he's walked out the white house in handcuffs.
Stone is going to have to think about whether he wants to tell Mueller what Trump directed him to do and when, or if he dies in prison, or if he ends his life on his own terms. Those are probably his options.
He has two choices.
1) Talk and get his sentence reduced.
2) Don't talk and Trump will pardon him in a couple of years right before he walks out of the white house.
He's not going to get a pardon if he squeals. He will get a pardon if he doesn't.
They really have Trump where they want him now...
Who has Trump where they want him?
6 of his stooges are arrested, but the mob boss himself remains free. Look at how hard and how long it took to get charges against John Gotti to stick despite many of his followers being arrested. Trump is well positioned to have all his henchmen arrested and thrown in jail but seems to be quite the "Teflon Don" humself. I won't be convinced they're any nearer to putting him behind bars until he's walked out the white house in handcuffs.
So Foxcon are going to start making batteries now. Good for them! Apple doesn't actually make anything- they design things and hire out other companies to make them for them.
Flying cars, as generally understood, should meet the following requirements:
Why?
Eventually yes, but I'd settle for:
1) Practical to drive on the road.
2) Able to fly.
That's all it really needs to be in the broadest sence. If it's capable of driving on the road but not practical that would be a roadable aircraft.
Boeing's offering however meets none of the above definitions.
I don't think these will be only for "the rich". During rush hour, it can take me 90 minutes to go from San Jose to Palo Alto, and 2 hours to SFO. If I could take an air taxi for $100, I would.
If you can afford to pay $500 a week ($24,000 a year) just to speed up your commute- many people on here would consider you rich.
Interesting that they waited to kill off their only serious competition, IE/Edge before pulling this stunt.
I remember twenty/thirty plus years ago when researchers found aluminum ions in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers and there was the suggestion that cooking without aluminum pots and pans would prevent Alzheimer's. It seems that the aluminum ions were a symptom of Alzheimer's and not a cause - but on the plus side it gave steel cookware a good boost.
If it's true that this bacteria causes Alzheimer's, then it's good news as it should be fairly easy to eradicate.
Yeah... my father was convinced that Antiperspirant (aluminium based) was the cause of Alzheimer's and tried to convince everyone to stop wearing it. Thankfully for my nose,I don't think anyone took his advice.
I already know the cause...well I did but I forgot about it. What are we talking about again?
You were saying how much you loved Elon Musk, Tesla, space colonization, AI, self driving cars, and anything else high tech.
I thought the president is already suffering from dementia.
I am not trying to troll.
But we have the nations oldest president, who seems to be getting much of its advice not from experts but from TV Political Pundents, who seems angry and bitter all the time, seems to be fearing everyone around him and with a lot of attitudes regression a lot like a child.
There is a good chance we are dealing with early onset Dementia with the president.
I don't think it's dementia. Paranoia certainly. Mild schizophrenia, he seems partially disconnected from reality, and narcissistic disorders are very likely. He's probably on the autism spectrum as shown by his rigid thinking and lack of empathy. I don't think he is suffering from dementia though.
Just floss people. And don't FORGET to floss. The more you floss, the less you will forget to floss. See how that works?
I'm really not much of a dancer though.
Prepare to be amused
I am amused.
Suicide rates in China jump to 6 out of 10 people
They're developing an app to notify you when you come with 100ft of someone who attempted suicide.
Over here in the U.S., my dad is literally the only person I know who has zero debt.
I had zero debt until I got married. I lived completely within my means. I saved for a car before needing a new car and then bought with cash... I was saving up for a house whilst living in an apartment. Over half my income went into savings. Didn't last long into marriage... 20 years later I look at my bills and weep.
There's no meaningful difference difference between a pointy stick and a man-portable gun to a modern military with killer robots.
Indeed. A modern military with missiles, bombs, mines, guns, tanks, planes, drones, helicopters, satellites, ships, etc... would make mincemeat out of any rebellion with guns. Guns alone will get you nowhere these days. To overthrow a tyrannical government you need access to heavier weaponry and higher technology.
I'd argue that China collapsing into civil war might be a good ending for the rest of the world...
Maybe long term it would... but... short term it would mean a global recession; scarcity for many products and technologies. Also... the uncertainty of a nuclear power being at war with itself and potential detonation by unknown activists.
I'd much prefer a bloodless revolution and I suspect that would be more likely too (and more likely to succeed). What we need is someone with modern ideals and human rights in mind to take ascendancy in China and guide them down a better path.
That's less than year's income for me... while it would cause some amount of hardship for a few months, does that mean that if I can afford to pay that share of the debt all at once, does that mean I don't have to pay taxes anymore? Because that would be totally worth it.
I know you're joking... but say everyone who COULD pay back their share of the debt decided to do so by living frugally for a year buying only actual necessities to put aside $62k to pay back their share of the debt... what that would do is... cause more debt.
If people stopped buying goods and using services to pay back the national debt, the national economy would slow down because the taxes from those goods and services would not go to the government, so they would have to borrow even more money to finance the budget.
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