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    The Sci-Fi Book Thread

    I read all four books it has to be 3,000+ pages. Those books are LONG and could have used some substantial editing. Good but LONNNGGGGGGG. Also they made it into anMMO
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    January Book of the Month: Old Man's War by John Scalzi

    There is something very generic about the way Scalzi writes, He sets up a premise well and starts heading in an interesting direction than lets the story run it's course. He never seems to add much more beyond what is introduced in the first act. He telegraphs exactly where he is going, M Night...
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    favorite 90s alternative/indie rock

    Saw them in the 90s supporting this album playing an outdoor show, they were so fucking loud houses 4 miles away complained and cops shut the show down 40 mins in, and proceeded to run like hell from the riot they started.
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    favorite 90s alternative/indie rock

    I love John Christ's guitar playing, Danzig cutting him loose was stupid.
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    The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made

    Yeah season 1 takes a while to build. and yes Cops in RL are a bunch self serving shit shippers. The Cop stories are all about futility and how the system works against itself, the 'Robbers' in The Wire are much more interesting imo, those stories are about the 'cost of success' and 'means to an...
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    Liquors & Cocktails

    just polished off a bottle of Takara Masamune, incredibly neutral only real flavor is at the finish and it's subtle. I paid $4.99 for the bottle and the buzz I got is very nice, no complaints at all. if you have a GF or wife who doesn't like to drink because of the taste this might be your answer.
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    favorite 90s alternative/indie rock

    Screaming Trees. overlooked, under-rated Seattle 'Grunge' Band. Every track on Sweet Oblivion is good, a very solid album. Mark Lanagen's voice is something special (he did a stint into Queens of the Stone Age, Homme previously played in the Trees for a bit.)
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    Liquors & Cocktails

    I am on a cheap Sake binge atm. Been grabbing every $5-6 bottle I run across, surprisingly so far nothing has been bad. It's a nice palate cleanser between beers.
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    What book did you just buy?

    Been on a Biography tear recently, found 'The Dirt' (Motley Crue bio) in a used bin for $2, fast read. Disappointed it wasn't more 'graphic', some of the legendary stories of their debauchery are noticeably absent. Hammer of the Gods (Led Zep) and No One Here Gets Out Alive (Doors / Morrison)...
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    Cyberpunk

    Yup I read all of Otherland, LONG ass series. Gonna be interesting to see the MMO they are making from it. Also read Mirrorshades. And I loved all of Richard K Morgan's Sci-Fi (his fantasy stuff is so so).
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    I'd like to see you lace and true a wheel, it takes quite a bit of practice. If you read the article you'd know the guy was basically his personal assistant / butler, wrenching bikes is probably what he did least. You probably think a Caddy on the PGA tour just walks the course carrying a bag.
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    Cereal

    pfft the fun packs with the boxes doubled as a one-shot bowl rocked, variety is the spice of life. stopped eating cereal when I learned to cook around 12.
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    SWTOR

    let me know when they put in anti-cheat / hax software and fix resolve. I did enjoy the pvp.
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    ^seconded. had more than one logitech device go belly up early in its lifespan, e-mailed em, sent em a pic with the RMA # in the photo and they shipped a new one out a day later. best warranty service ever.
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    Top Chef - Seattle

    By comparison maybe, but anyone who can get on the show usually has a 'voted best new chef by Food and Wine / James Beard / etc. etc.', you have to pay some fucking dues to rise in the ranks of the cooking world and it doesn't pay shit till you are top of the heap. But yes she is a cunt and not...
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    Strong-armed by Armstrong ??
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    cheating means you break the rules established by the people holding the competition. there is no relative or semantic argument about it, wake the fuck up. The Kobayashi Maru this aint.
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    SWTOR

    I think most people left when they read the writing on the wall ... BW / EA had no intention to support the title after it launched. They phoned it in after they got the box money, didn't want to 'throw good money after bad'. They dropped the ball, and that was stupid, a lot of potential was...
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    Worth going all Apple?

    In a world moving toward open source why would anyone want to go with the most restrictive option that is apple? why not partition your HD and run ever OS there is, problem solved. A trip to Salvation Army, a place that sells used Vinyl, a bag of Goji from Whole Foods and throwing out your razor...
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    The Superpower Thread

    This, if it didn't have the turn into a Gay Darth Vader side effect.
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    rly dude? if everyone else is burning down houses is it really arson when you do it too?
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    pic # 1 tucked, pic #2 un-tucked.
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    January Book of the Month: Old Man's War by John Scalzi

    Read it a while back, I enjoy Scalzi. Curious to hear you all chime in. P.S. book 2 in the series was not nearly as good by half. Try Fuzzy Nation instead
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    Worth going all Apple?

    nm, someone else said it I missed it
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    SWTOR

    HR at game companies can now have potentials roll up their sleeves during interviews. "... yeah, sorry but no ...."
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    Portugal

    I need a good linguica recipe, mostly the spice formula / ratio. best sausage in the world.
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    NPR is reporting his net worth is $100M, and a $1.5M lawsuit was registered today against him for suing over reporting doping. The line to get even with him in court is gonna get long. Still no clue why he confessed, he coulda disappeared quietly and kept his loot, now it sounds like he'll lose...
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    Surprised no one coined the word Dope-rah
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    Notre Dame Manti Te'o dead girlfriend a hoax

    I'll just leave this here
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    Lance Armstrong To Confess?

    Not a lot of remorse. Not understanding why he 'came clean', is he so single minded he has to be able to compete at something anything to feel alive? He did all this so he can run triathlons?
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    Japan

    Which Gas Panic? Shibuya or Roppongi?
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    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    pshhh, you'll be calling her 'muffin' in no time, roll with it.