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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    I don't feel for Paul at all. Just comes off as an entitled little beach too often. Detest his dirty little plays like his favorite of jumping in front of guys and stopping. I probably give Harden an edge in terms of how unlikeable he is, but its close. It was interesting before this series...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Whats their own medicine? Growing a great team in as organic a way as you can, after 30 years of shit to mediocrity, and finally landing a big FA for once in their history? Cry me a fucking river. Landing Duncan the year Robinson went down was one of the greatest gifts any franchise ever had...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Why would Green be their primary option vs Jordan? Klay would guard Jordan, Iguodala would guard Jordan, Durant would probably guard him at times. Green rarely would. The Bulls weren't THAT physical. Jordan and Pippen were very physical wings, Rodman was physical, and you can throw Ron...
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    Westworld

    Ford had motive to kill the rest. They were either doing him wrong or part of a plot to do him wrong. Elsie was not. Theresa was trying to take control of the park away from him. Everybody in the lab was part of a plot to use his own technology in a way that he had never signed on for...
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    Westworld

    Great episode. Every step of the way you knew what was coming but it was fascinating to see it happen. They were telegraphing that as William's daughter throughout, interesting that they didn't make us wait longer to see their meeting up. Its the kind of carrot writers usually dangle in front...
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    The Expanse

    Well Amazon just spent $250 million for the right to spend over $100 million per season on a LoTR show. Considering Amazon's ambition for first party content and their lack of a good sci fi show, I'd say they're the most likely buyer. Hopefully they have good data on the US streaming numbers...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Its a refusal to admit that that roster has a ceiling of the ECF. But since the major pieces are all still under contract next year, Casey obviously the easiest piece of the puzzle to switch out. Most the deals expire after next season, so that's when they can really blow it up if they want...
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    A Quiet Place (2018)

    Yes, you're a mouth breathing crack smoker unless you like a movie whose premise is littered with nonsense. No opinions are allowed here, this movie is objectively great. a_skeleton_00 has spoken.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    You forgot to put the necessary qualifiers on his wins. 13 - Bailed out by Ray Allen and the Spurs inability to secure one rebound for a title, else he would have lost in 6. 16 - Bailed out by the NBA league office after he whined to them, else he would have lost in 5. Lebron is much closer...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Yep, no way.
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    A Quiet Place (2018)

    Just saw this pile of shit and feel the same way. I want the 2.5 hours back that it took me to drive back and forth to the theater and watch this inbetween. I agree that its a well made movie but everything about it is so implausible I just couldn't buy in. When there really are a thousand+...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    The shot wasn't easy but going for the bank made it pretty reasonable. That is the area on the floor guys practice banking from due to the angle. Fading away made it more difficult, but once you get to that spot you just get a feel for the way you need to get it off the glass. Not to take...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Of course he was trying to bank that.
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    Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

    I saw a video with somebody speculating about it taking place inside the soul stone too, but if so why? My minor gripe with the movie was the lack of Hulk, and only seeing him get beat down when we did see him. But I'm sure they'll make the wait worthwhile when part 4 comes up, Hulk power up...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    The thing is, nothing they could have traded the pick for mid season would have made Lebron want to stay. They could have traded for a player that might have helped a little, but likely not enough to move the needle on their title odds this year. Small chance for them to win the title either...
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    Homeland

    Crazy awesome episode, especially now that we know Yakushin owned Daybreak. Carrie: Yakushin has $300 million in US banks. We freeze it, we squeeze his balls and he'll help us. Saul: I dunno Carrie, $300 million might not hurt these corrupt Ruskies that much. Carrie: Saul, he owns...
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    Silicon Valley

    Jinyang's storyline as the villain is too real. "new new internet" And Silicon Valley is not "against" Christian people. I don't think a vocal minority from a protest is indicative of much. I'd guess there is a lack of respect for it in tech circles on the whole, but there are obviously...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Of all those you take Spurs under easily unless all the Kawhi drama has just been faked in order to position themselves and him for a shot at revenge in rounds 1.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    "Finished 4th" this year doesn't mean what it usually does. They're a good team but it was legitimately in question as recently as a week ago whether they'd even make the playoffs at all. Finished 4th, could have finished anywhere from 4-9 depending how things went the past few days. Whose to...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Sure you can. And I just did, cause he also led the league in FGA even though he's a poor, not very efficient shooter. Westbrook attacking the hoop is a great play. Westbrick dribbling around and chucking a jumper is a relatively low efficiency play that happens too often.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    I'd put it more like he cares about winning, tries his best to help his team do that and in the process puts up a ton of stats with his insane usage, but doesn't realize that maybe him having insane usage is not necessarily the best route for the team to be successful. Two pretty good offensive...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Not wild about a couple of the potential first round matchups out there with Steph probably being out still, especially Thunder. Not counting on Harden / Paul playoff history to be indicative of what we see this year either. That team only knows how to win games right now. Sixers are...
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    Dune (2020)

    The sperm must flow?
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    Ready Player One (2018)

    7.5/10. Hadn't read the book in a while so I only remembered the gist of it. It was a fun, entertaining movie. Favorite part was the Shining key I think, it was really f'ing cool. Unfortunately every kid out there who sees this movie will have never seen the Shining (and even probably a good...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    Gonna be very disruptive if Starlink really goes live by 2024 (which i highly doubt but am hopeful for.) We're talking 1 Gbps wireless access for virtually anywhere on the planet. Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, etc all have to be scared to death that this may become a reality in the near future...
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    Westworld

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    Shot Caller (2017)

    Just watched this on Amazon Prime. This movie is fucking raw. It will stick with you after you watch it. Highly recommended. Maybe its partly because I had zero expectations before watching, but i'd give it like 9/10.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    After i read your first couple sentences about most tasks sucking but some not sucking the first thing i immediately thought of (before reading the last paragraph) was gnoll fangs too. Its been near 20 f'ing years and those first tasks we did in EQ (fangs, bandit sashes, CB pads) I still look...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    They said another dungeon is coming in Pre-alpha 3. Can't wait til Pre-alpha 20 in 10 years when they'll have a similar amount of content as EQ at release! Didn't know who Jim Lee is until this stream, but yet another dude that seems to have liked the everpresent feeling of danger in og EQ...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Don't really care if the graphics don't look like the top of the line current MMO's. It'd be nice but, I'll take interesting gameplay over gorgeous graphics all day. ESO looks amazing yet bores the shit out of me. So boring it feels like a chore to play.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    The tank is too strong with Memphis. 17 straight losses in a league with a lot of bad teams who have no incentive to win right now. That's impressive.
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    Black Panther (2018)

    6/10 Movie wasn't very good, not really worth going into the details on. I only really wanted to see it so that I wasn't missing anything going into Infinity War, probably wasn't even worth it for that. I did appreciate the Tim Hardaway reference at the beginning of the movie when Killmonger...
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Yeah, nice pushoff.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Jalen Rose was saying a month+ back that he heard Kawhi wanted out due to the way the team was handling his injury and whatever else. Its possible he's unhappy enough there that he would rather rest than risk further injury try to help the team out, hoping to put enough pressure on them to...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    Hopefully JWST will have something to say about that next year.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    I wouldn't mind seeing the Rockets get the 1 seed. Our guys seem to need extra motivation this year, more people getting behind the Rockets could help with that. Team has enough talent that they should be able to win any series even without home court.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Yeah, must be terrible living in Los Angeles while making 18M/year for doing nothing.
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    NBA 2017-2018 Season Thread

    Cavs improved their shot this year for sure, I think they'll again be the favorite to make it out of the East after we see how they all play together. That said, I think Lebron staying will hinge on where that Brooklyn pick lands. If it lands top 3 and Lebron could be playing with an immediate...
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    The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made

    Yes, have tried re-watching it a few times too. Furthest I've gotten is a bit into the second season I think. Maybe it just hadn't been long enough when I tried. I've been re-watching through BSG again after 12-15 years and can't get enough.