Everything posted by Hurlshort
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Philosophical or Legal for the virtual - What is "Ownership"?
It's funny that Micky Mouse himself is a creation that came out of a copyright dispute over Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
- A cautionary tale about cancer
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Middle age parent digging your kids cartoons? Here's a thread for you!
The crazy thing today is how many choices kids have. My basic cable package has about 8 different channels with cartoons on. Plus my kids can use Netflix and I find them watching all sorts of old cartoons there.
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What's on the idiot box... Part 2
I used to really enjoy that reality show where people competed for a spot on the WWE rosters. It was interesting learning all the technical skills and watching them grow as athletes and performers.
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Middle age parent digging your kids cartoons? Here's a thread for you!
The Princess and the Frog is still my favorite of the new stuff, and I think that has a lot to do with it not being CGI. I'd put Brave pretty close to anything Pixar has done though. I haven't seen this latest one, Frozen, but my wife and daughter enjoyed it. I've enjoyed watching a few of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes with my son. They aren't quite the cheesiness of the late 80's movies, but they've got some good stuff.
- Neverwinter Online
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Movies you've seen recently
Should see that. Though from comments on it I find it funny to read the filmmaker saying she doesn't want Seaworld shut down, heh. I had an interesting talk about this with my wife. I'm not against Zoos and Wild Animal Parks, in a lot of ways they play an important role in preservation of species. The big issue here is the Killer Whales, that's what the movie focuses on. You take a huge animal and put it in a small pool, it's a pretty obvious problem. I think I have a problem with the whole idea of putting animals in a show, but then again I'm not really going to complain about a dog show. It's definitely a complex question. The former trainers had a lot of interesting things to say about it.
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Middle age parent digging your kids cartoons? Here's a thread for you!
I think Disney has been on a major role lately. Their relationship with Pixar has been tremendous, and they basically haven't missed on any of their new properties they've developed. Plus they don't forget to pay service to the classics in their library. I'm also pretty happy to see my daughter running around with a bow and arrow trying to be Merida.
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Weird News Stories
It is totally necessary to re-establish the canon, it's pretty much a mess right now. I'd say the Old Republic stuff will be safe, but all the stuff after Return of the Jedi is in danger.
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Weird News Stories
I like a good hike, but those boards do not look very safe.
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Movies you've seen recently
Blackfish - Well, I'm never going to Seaworld, that's for sure.
- The Funny Things Thread.
- The NHL Thread.
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Movies you've seen recently
I have to admit, it's interesting how it works out. The author wrote Reacher as this huge guy purely to give that sense of implacable, unstopping nature and he was initially against Cruise because he isn't a big guy. But Cruise manages to convey all of that just with the personality he infused into the character, which is kind of impressive by itself. Yeah, there was really only one scene where it didn't work. At one point the detective asks a hotel clerk if she has any residents that kill someone in one punch, and she mentions a pseudonym that Reacher was using. Tom Cruise doesn't really look lke the type that could kill with one punch That being said, he exuded charm and intelligence, and by the end a real sense of dangerousness.
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Movies you've seen recently
Reacher - Very entertaining, I think they nailed the character in the books. It's really a fairly dark movie. Tom Cruise was great.
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Best Police in the World
Nope, but not sure what that is meant to prove. It's really just an inquiry.
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Best Police in the World
Does anyone here have any personal experiences where they have been assaulted by police?
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What you did today
I go to Vegas to eat. edit: That came out wrong. I go to Vegas to have amazing dinners at their top rated restaurants.
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Best Police in the World
I'm curious about why you all think they should be held to a higher standard? I agree that they need to be, but I am interested in your rationale.
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Best Police in the World
How does the extra time/fuel you spend compares to paying the toll fee? Actually it is the most fuel efficient way to go for me, but that really depends on where you live. Plus it gives me a chance to see both sides of the bay.
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What you did today
I almost forgot to mention that we were parked next to a family from Germany during our RV trip a few days ago, and they had this huge Steyr motorhome that they had actually shipped to the US. It looked a bit like this: It was amazing. I didn't get to talk to the dad very long, but I wish I had asked him more questions,a s I can't find anything about it online. It must be a special order thing. They were in the middle of a year long expedition, pretty awesome. http://www.fuess-mobile.de/english%20offen/innenausbau_14.htm
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The NFL 2013 Thread
Phew, Niners pulled it out in the end. That was stressful. They outplayed Green Bay for long stretches, but they need to find a way to get in the end zone a bit more for next week versus Carolina.
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The NFL 2013 Thread
You also need to look at the long term versus short term here. Andrew Luck, coming out of college, was widely regarded as a great QB prospect with a skillset designed for the NFL. The Colts had a chance to get him and possibly set themselves up at QB for another decade, or stick with Manning. Even without the injuries, Peyton Manning is now in his late 30's. He will be 40 in 3 years. In 3 years Andrew Luck will be 27, typically near the prime age of an athlete. Both choices were risky, but it seems pretty clear that they worked out well for both the Colts and Peyton Manning, as they are both in the playoffs.
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What you did today
If I owned, I would jump on getting those yesterday. We get enough sun to cut our bill by a ton. Alas, my landlord isn't going to put money he doesn't have to into this house.