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Forum: Techno-Babble 25 May 2013, 04:50 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 61
Posted By Il-Mari
Microsoft’s new Kinect patent goes Big Brother, will spy on you for the MPAA

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

As if motion controls weren't annoying enough, let's make it so they're actively...
Forum: Amusement Bark 20 May 2013, 01:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 988
Posted By Il-Mari
Sometimes QTEs are acceptable to me, but they...

Sometimes QTEs are acceptable to me, but they shouldn't be shoe-horned into every darn game. Especially crappy is if there are only one or two in the entire game and they come out of nowhere,...
Forum: Business Bytes 16 May 2013, 12:18 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,474
Posted By Il-Mari
North Carolina May Ban Tesla Sales to Prevent “Unfair Competition”

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/13/north_carolina_tesla_ban_bill_would_prevent_unfair_competition_with_car.html

As someone who hates the new car buying experience, I definitely...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 15 May 2013, 06:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,656
Posted By Il-Mari
Oh, but it's in the name of 'national security,'...

Oh, but it's in the name of 'national security,' so it must be completely justified.

The CEO of Associated Press has a response up (including this excerpt trying to determine what it is that...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 15 May 2013, 04:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,418
Posted By Il-Mari
Yeah, like most conspiracy theories, this really...

Yeah, like most conspiracy theories, this really fails when you try to think up of a motivation for the perpetrators.

If you have access to a powerful missile, there are literally thousands of...
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 07 May 2013, 03:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,651
Posted By Il-Mari
U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas: investigator

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/05/us-syria-crisis-un-idUSBRE94409Z20130505

But hey, what does the UN know anyway? It's not like they were right about Iraq or anything. Clearly the US must...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 25 April 2013, 01:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 437
Posted By Il-Mari
U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57581161-38/u.s-gives-big-secret-push-to-internet-surveillance/

Shouldn't be too surprising for anyone at this point, considering how Obama's been a supporter of...
Forum: Police Blotter 20 April 2013, 05:15 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 29,422
Posted By Il-Mari
Have you not been listening to Fox News, the only...

Have you not been listening to Fox News, the only source for 'Fair & Balanced' reporting?

'The terrorists' are perfectly willing to talk to authorities when captured unless they are informed of...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 17 April 2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,835
Posted By Il-Mari
I don't think this is correct. Many Yemeni...

I don't think this is correct. Many Yemeni detainees have been released from Gitmo in the past decade, and Yemen is demanding that the current prisoners cleared for release be allowed to return as...
Forum: Social Studies 06 April 2013, 11:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,901
Posted By Il-Mari
There seems to be a trend of articles bemoaning...

There seems to be a trend of articles bemoaning the difficulty in finding employment in various fields straight out of college. I've read a few in my own field of nursing (and found it to be true at...
Forum: Business Bytes 04 April 2013, 01:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,153
Posted By Il-Mari
Yeah, and is there no difference in life...

Yeah, and is there no difference in life insurance rates for 30 year old people and 90 year old people?

- Il-Mari
Forum: Amusement Bark 04 April 2013, 12:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,006
Posted By Il-Mari
Yeah, I really wish they'll be willing to license...

Yeah, I really wish they'll be willing to license out brands other than the endless cornucopia of bland Star Wars game.

In particular, I wouldn't mind if they gave some proven indie developers a...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 18 March 2013, 09:18 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,364
Posted By Il-Mari
Steve already addressed this from another angle,...

Steve already addressed this from another angle, but in terms of percentage of GDP, the US is not really more in debt when compared to other developed nations.

The US currently has the equivalent...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 17 March 2013, 04:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,364
Posted By Il-Mari
I said it in another thread, and I'll say it...

I said it in another thread, and I'll say it again - the biggest tragedy here is that there are no real attempts at reflection on what went wrong or how to improve, just the same old message with no...
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 15 March 2013, 03:39 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,633
Posted By Il-Mari
Obama Rebuffs Democrats On Drone Kill Memos,...

Obama Rebuffs Democrats On Drone Kill Memos, Asserts Executive Secrecy Prerogative



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/drones-obama-rebuffs-demo_n_2869156.html

You'd think that more...
Forum: Amusement Bark 08 March 2013, 11:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,421
Posted By Il-Mari
As long as they keep Lucas's hands off the script...

As long as they keep Lucas's hands off the script and don't let him direct, I'll probably at least see the films when they come out on DVD.

If they're going to feature the original cast members in...
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 08 March 2013, 11:00 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,633
Posted By Il-Mari
I pretty much agree with all of this. Don't...

I pretty much agree with all of this.

Don't like the filibuster being used for everything under the sun in the Senate these days - especially not even doing a real one but just saying you will...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 04 March 2013, 12:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,114
Posted By Il-Mari
The most tragic aspect, as others have alluded...

The most tragic aspect, as others have alluded to, is that he still can't divest himself of the GOP's view of public opinion clearly being in their favor on the issues (and not accepting polling to...
Forum: Amusement Bark 03 March 2013, 04:15 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,183
Posted By Il-Mari
I have to say that I'm rather concerned that it'd...

I have to say that I'm rather concerned that it'd go down the list to number 8, 'Jack and Jill' by Adam Sandler - simply because that movie would be realistic for them to get the rights to do this...
Forum: Amusement Bark 02 March 2013, 10:43 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,183
Posted By Il-Mari
Rifftrax Launches Kickstarter to Riff on 'Twilight' Live in Theaters

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rifftrax/rifftrax-wants-to-riff-twilight-live-in-theaters-n

The concept is essentially to collect money in order to purchase the rights to do a riff on a...
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 26 February 2013, 04:59 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,633
Posted By Il-Mari
Yeah, as I previously posted, the paper that was...

Yeah, as I previously posted, the paper that was released justifying the strikes explicitly says that targets don't have to be any kind of imminent threat. In fact, the targeting guidelines are...
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 23 February 2013, 03:51 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,633
Posted By Il-Mari
Obama officials refuse to say if assassination power extends to US soil

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/obama-brennan-paul-assassinations-filibuster

I know that Democrats and progressives in general have been more accepting of these kinds of things...
Forum: Moot Court 13 February 2013, 10:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 654
Posted By Il-Mari
Italian Court Jails Ex-Officials for Rendition

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/world/europe/former-italian-military-officials-sentenced-in-abduction-of-abu-omar.html?_r=0

It's a good thing that there are prosecutors and courts at least...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 13 February 2013, 10:38 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 351
Posted By Il-Mari
U.S. concerned at "climate of impunity" in Egypt

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/12/us-egypt-usa-idUSBRE91B17P20130212

I have to assume that this is some sort of parody that Reuters got taken in by, considering the content of this...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 10 February 2013, 07:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,167
Posted By Il-Mari
It's in the public domain, so watching it online...

It's in the public domain, so watching it online is perfectly legal and it's available on several sites, like archive.org:

http://archive.org/details/dw_griffith_birth_of_a_nation

- Il-Mari
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