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Frownland 01-20-2017 09:09 AM

Jerry Rice Criticized For Popeyes Commercial « CBS Philly

:laughing:

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/u...psjzej2ekv.gif

FRED HALE SR. 01-20-2017 09:54 AM

So stupid. LOL Jerry Rice can't get his payday for loving chicken?

djchameleon 01-20-2017 10:33 AM

https://media.giphy.com/media/fPmLn9l4aQySA/giphy.gif

WTF Jerry :laughing: First All Lives Matter then this nonsense.

Cuthbert 01-20-2017 11:12 AM

Protests in England about Trump :D

"This is an American election, why are you here?"

"We are protesting because he's a racist, sexist, Islamaphobe"

:D

Frownland 01-20-2017 11:23 AM

His decisions will be affecting the rest of the world ya know.

Stephen 01-20-2017 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1797690)
Bourke St Mall Carnage

So fucking angry. Piece of shit mows down dozens of people to evade police.

Four confirmed dead with a number still critical. Just heart breaking.

Melbourne CBD horror

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 01-20-2017 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1797820)
His decisions will be affecting the rest of the world ya know.

yeah maybe the english protests will encourage him to step down

Frownland 01-20-2017 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1797967)
yeah maybe the english protests will encourage him to step down

I'm glad you see my point.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 01-20-2017 03:51 PM

http://i.imgur.com/5NbZJiy.png?1

Cuthbert 01-20-2017 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1797973)

:D

Hundreds of people outside our shopping centre. Placards, banners, the lot.

Stephen 01-21-2017 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1797690)
Bourke St Mall Carnage

So fucking angry. Piece of shit mows down dozens of people to evade police.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1797966)
Four confirmed dead with a number still critical. Just heart breaking.

Melbourne CBD horror

Sadly with the three month old passing away there are five now dead. Such a waste.

Janszoon 01-21-2017 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1798144)
Sadly with the three month old passing away there are five now dead. Such a waste.

That's really terrible.

innerspaceboy 01-21-2017 12:13 PM

This arrived in the post - a calendar glorifying and celebrating the United States prison system.
Each month features a heavily-pixelated Google maps aerial snapshot of a different major prison.

This year, get one for the person you love.

http://i.imgur.com/5qHcB3Cl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/l39ycEDl.jpg

DwnWthVwls 01-21-2017 12:31 PM

That's kind of interesting.. but LOL.

innerspaceboy 01-21-2017 05:03 PM

Been tuned into the live feed of the march in Washington and in 59 other countries for most of the day. Currently watching the culmination of the march surrounding Trump Tower.

Reportedly as many as 600,000 in Washington, 200,000 in NYC, up to 750,000 in LA, (its largest in over a decade), and 100,000 in London... nearly 700 marches worldwide from Antarctica to Australia totaling an estimated 2.5 million people.

The most impactful element of these protests is their commitment to unity and solidarity - joining the forces of institutionally-oppressed minorities - blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, immigrants, women, the elderly, the disabled... everyone who this administration has sworn to oppress and made it their mission to divide. That is their greatest strength and it gives me hope.

Also: Sir Ian McKellen at the Women's Rally holding a Picard meme sign.

https://i.imgur.com/epv9w7Q.jpg

The Batlord 01-21-2017 05:04 PM

How many people actually live between Antarctica and Australia? :confused:

innerspaceboy 01-21-2017 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1798305)
How many people actually live between Antarctica and Australia? :confused:

A reasonable question. However, the significance isn't the numbers in these regions, but rather that support and participation for this globally-unifying cause has reached such remote locales as Antarctica and Australia.

Perhaps you were being facetious, but regardless I felt compelled to respond.

As far as numbers - another noteworthy city would be Portland, OR with a participatory figure of 100,000 protestors.

The Batlord 01-21-2017 05:16 PM

But who's marching between Antarctica and Australia? Tasmanians?

djchameleon 01-21-2017 06:37 PM

Bristol cops use Taser on their race relations adviser - NY Daily News

I guess he isn't doing such a good job at race relations.

In the US he would have died most likely.

innerspaceboy 01-21-2017 11:46 PM

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GARBAGE?!

http://i.imgur.com/QqmC7Uml.jpg

Ultra-portable "intelligent" turntable named "LOVE" lets you control record playback from your smartphone.

And it's all downhill from there. Watch their official demo video and try not to stab your monitor.

djchameleon 01-22-2017 12:00 AM

Wow finally something that would actually make me get into buying records. I love that.

Technology is a wonderful thing. The only drawback is I'm not sure I want to get into collecting records and have them taking up valuable space.

innerspaceboy 01-22-2017 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1798399)
Wow finally something that would actually make me get into buying records. I love that.

Technology is a wonderful thing. The only drawback is I'm not sure I want to get into collecting records and have them taking up valuable space.

Okay - Right at the outset - horrible site design, both in the mobile and desktop experience. The fullscreen icon is non-functional, so you literally have to watch the product demo as a thumbnail video. The "close" button is at TOP CENTER... so you have to hunt for it to shut the damn thing up. And the default size of the pop-up video doesn't match the object frame, so you're stuck with a vertical scrollbar trying to see the whole clip. What better way to introduce a new product to the buying public?

Then on to the product - from what we can see on the official site, the device uses a tiny proprietary stylus which looks about on-par with the 89t 911 needle found in Fisher Price record players from '81. No anti-skate, no adjustable tracking force... and the entire unit is a giant glossy jellybean of a headshell sandwiching your record between it and a thin plastic disc for a base. Vibration transfer is going to be an absolute nightmare, and the needle will likely destroy any record it touches.

Crosley - you may have met your match.

DwnWthVwls 01-22-2017 12:54 AM

Can you make journal where you just crap on modern tech? I genuinely think it would be amazing. Start with those little robot vacuums, smart grills, and smart refrigerators + their associated apps.

The Batlord 01-22-2017 03:06 AM

I'd like to know how modern condoms compare to antique prophylactics.

innerspaceboy 01-22-2017 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1798408)
I'd like to know how modern condoms compare to antique prophylactics.

*Shrug* Put on a 1000 year old sheep's skin and let me know how it works out.

Of course, you'll have to find a willing participant. For science.

innerspaceboy 01-22-2017 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1798402)
Can you make journal where you just crap on modern tech? I genuinely think it would be amazing. Start with those little robot vacuums, smart grills, and smart refrigerators + their associated apps.

I would seriously entertain this idea. It would be called, "Innerspaceboy Yells At Cloud."

OccultHawk 01-22-2017 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innerspaceboy (Post 1798397)
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GARBAGE?!

http://i.imgur.com/QqmC7Uml.jpg

Ultra-portable "intelligent" turntable named "LOVE" lets you control record playback from your smartphone.

And it's all downhill from there. Watch their official demo video and try not to stab your monitor.

I can't get the video to play on my smartphone ironically but does this this have a needle and spinner or does it just read the grooves and digitize them?

Psy-Fi 01-22-2017 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innerspaceboy (Post 1798400)
Okay - Right at the outset - horrible site design, both in the mobile and desktop experience. The fullscreen icon is non-functional, so you literally have to watch the product demo as a thumbnail video. The "close" button is at TOP CENTER... so you have to hunt for it to shut the damn thing up. And the default size of the pop-up video doesn't match the object frame, so you're stuck with a vertical scrollbar trying to see the whole clip. What better way to introduce a new product to the buying public?

Then on to the product - from what we can see on the official site, the device uses a tiny proprietary stylus which looks about on-par with the 89t 911 needle found in Fisher Price record players from '81. No anti-skate, no adjustable tracking force... and the entire unit is a giant glossy jellybean of a headshell sandwiching your record between it and a thin plastic disc for a base. Vibration transfer is going to be an absolute nightmare, and the needle will likely destroy any record it touches.

Crosley - you may have met your match.

:laughing:

OccultHawk 01-22-2017 08:53 AM

Ok that answers my last sleepy post.

innerspaceboy 01-22-2017 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1798423)
I can't get the video to play on my smartphone ironically but does this this have a needle and spinner or does it just read the grooves and digitize them?

Yep - the video fails to work for half of the people I've shared this with.

There is what appears to be a shi**y proprietary stylus sticking out of the thing. You control it with your cell phone, and somehow you can skip tracks, (possibly with a laser detecting gaps between grooves.)

Someone needs a good whack with a shovel for coming up with this crap.

The Batlord 01-22-2017 10:40 AM

You can skip tracks? On vinyl? Unless they created the coolest software of a generation then I have to assume that that must be the most frustratingly unreliable feature of a generation.

Stephen 01-24-2017 03:11 AM

Bliss n Eso stuntman killed by blanks

DwnWthVwls 01-24-2017 03:38 AM

Damn^ That sucks.. Bliss N Eso are awesome.

Cuthbert 01-26-2017 01:26 PM

Facebook Live: Three men detained over alleged gang rape

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 01-26-2017 01:28 PM

i'm so tired of hearing about how awesome Sweden is and how superior they are to us. they definitely tend to have their own ****ed up issues.

Cuthbert 01-26-2017 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1799944)
i'm so tired of hearing about how awesome Sweden is and how superior they are to us. they definitely tend to have their own ****ed up issues.

Really? Who has been saying Sweden is awesome?

Frownland 01-26-2017 01:33 PM

It's often used as an example of how socialism can be successful and beneficial, but that's about all that comes to mind. Also the neutrality thing.

Cuthbert 01-26-2017 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1799949)
It's often used as an example of how socialism can be successful and beneficial, but that's about all that comes to mind. Also the neutrality thing.

Suppose.

btw Qwerty that was a serious question as that's a bit surprising to me, I think a lot of people here just see Sweden as a laughing stock.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 01-26-2017 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey (Post 1799948)
Really? Who has been saying Sweden is awesome?

3rd wave feminists i think, or any sjw's. it's the left's equivalent to the right's US.

Sweden named as best country in the world to move to and raise children | The Independent

Sweden officially the 'goodest' country in the world, study says | The Independent

^ lol goodest

10 Countries With The Best Quality Of Life As Rated By OECD Better Life Index | The Huffington Post

^ lol huff post

2016 Social Progress Index | Social Progress Imperative

^ if you navigate over to sweden on the map you'll see they're ranked 6th in the world

The Batlord 01-26-2017 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey (Post 1799953)
Suppose.

btw Qwerty that was a serious question as that's a bit surprising to me, I think a lot of people here just see Sweden as a laughing stock.

So it's your California?


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