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Chelsea wins Champions League final

mtosev — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:02:55 GMT

http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/champ..._league_final/

Jackie Chan announces he�s quitting action films

entropy13 — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:43:50 GMT

Iconic movie star Jackie Chan is retiring from action films.

Chan, 58, announced his decision at the Cannes Film Festival. His retirement is in part due to his age. Chan said he feels "too old" for the demanding stunts. He said that the upcoming film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action flick. "I am not young any more. I am really, really tired," he said.

Chan also remarked that he has become turned off by the increasing level of violence in films today. "The world is too violent right now. It's a dilemma -- I love fighting. I like action. but I don't like violence."

Full article here.

If a game can do it, we can do it?

skotosa — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:38:55 GMT

Wanted to post this at Techpowerup but I guess its more of a Nonsense question/idea so here it goes.

If computer programs, games in particular, use real world logic/equations to run many of the same abstract ideas that they would more or less likely relate to in the real world. And since the real world calculations that are being done by real world physics certainly outweigh the potential of any computer program/game (at least atm). Then wouldn't anything we are capable of coding on a computer automatically mean that it can exist/be done in the real universe we as well?

Basically doesn't that mean that our code reflects the mathematics and our world too is based of mathematical then if we can logically and mathematically make a game that has portals for instance, doesn't that follow that so can our universe?

I'm just so awe struck by this idea that I don't feel like checking my logic in it. I'd rather discuss this with others and have my opinion change that way. Although I think I just thought of a good retort anyways.

Wtf?!

FuturePerfect — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:30:15 GMT

Since when is Nightwish electronic? :confused: Pretty sure they're just metal... Somehow, Pandora linked Psyclon Nine with 'em....

Most Popular Bands

FuturePerfect — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:19:06 GMT

Wondering how known some famous and not-quite-so-famous bands are.

Anonymous In India

de.das.dude — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:53 GMT

Tree Trouble: What should I do?

Amazing Tree — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:47:40 GMT

I have a huge tree on my front lawn. It has been there since I moved into the house and really has become a part of the aesthetic appeal of my house. Unfortunately, the trees branches look eroded and kinda of "sickly" for lack of a better term. I do not want to chop the whole tree down because my children would be so upset with me. What should I do?:confused:

Police Commander & Officers to be charged in connection with G20 events

m1dg3t — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:42 GMT

It's about time! More info at link http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...iscipline.html

I didn't realize that people who were lawfully assembled and expressing their right of free speech are now considered "terrorists" by police forces/government. Hopefully this leads to further investigations/charges in regards to the multiple reported cases of police brutallity during the convention.

What's your zombie apocalypse team? Birthday edition!

Frick — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:08:18 GMT

Might've been posted in crazy pics already but whatever. I thought it would be nice too see how you'd do. Maybe we can arrange cage matches later on.

Me I got River Tam (dec), Stephen Colbert (13th) and the HULK (green shirt). Pretty darn good team imo. I don't know much about Stephen Colbert other than he shoots from his fingers.

The SMART people of GN

Frick — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:37:17 GMT

So someone said there are smart people here.

Wile E is pretty smart.

Ford is smart but he's a nut. BP is an island of pleasantness in a sea of puss.

EDIT: OK nut is overselling it. Sorry. Weird is probably a better word.

this hits close to home in many a way....

remixedcat — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:41:35 GMT

At a House Energy and Commerce Committee oversight hearing yesterday, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) wanted to know why the state of West Virginia bought hundreds of $22,000 enterprise-grade routers from Cisco, only to place some of them into tiny rural libraries with a couple computers. Hundreds more sit in warehouses, still awaiting installation.

The routers, each of which can serve a branch office or campus of more than 500 computers, were purchased as part of a $24 million contract paid for with federal stimulus money doled out by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The state stuck the same Cisco 3945 series router into every public facility on its list, regardless of size. Some needed routers of this size; others could have used models that cost a few hundred dollars.

"It seems pretty disturbing," Walden said.

NTIA head Larry Strickling said the whole issue was overblown. "The facts of the situation there are not exactly as described in the newspaper article," he said, in reference to the Charleston Gazette, which has been digging on the story for two weeks. The paper called the entire project a "bizarre operation."

Strickling says that NTIA looked into the situation and found that the average cost of the routers was only $12,000�not the $22,600 reported by the paper. (The contract for the devices was $24 million and 1,064 were purchased; 1,064 x $22,600 = $24 million. It's not clear how Strickling broke down the numbers.)

He explained that West Virginia actually got a good deal. "Had they tried to determine the individual router capacity," he said, "they felt that they would end up spending more money" thanks to Cisco's package discount. The gear is future-proofed, and it's also easier for techs to deal with the same router across the state.

"This was the most economical way forward," Strickling said.

Walden wasn't buying it, but his time had expired.

The topic resurfaced later in the hearing. �As much as you try, you just can�t defend what�s going on in West Virginia,� said Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), according to National Journal.

Solar Eclipse

m1dg3t — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:58:00 GMT

There is an upcoming eclipse later this month, here's some info http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html

"Heroes"

Odameyer — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:40 GMT

I'm curious as to why people say that soldiers today over in the middle east are "fighting for our freedoms"

Every once and awhile you'll see some widow of a soldier who died over there being interviewed and I feel weird thinking damn, that poor woman really believes her husband died doing something worthwhile.

They might show bravery and heroism fighting to keep their fellow soldiers alive but in essence what are they really fighting for other than to put food on the table at home?

At this point it's debatable whether or not Al Qaeda even did carry out 9/11 so what are US forces doing fighting against brainwashed ragheads armed with soviet surplus weapons over on the other side of the world?

I don't get it, how could you have "fought for America's freedom" unless you fought against the Nazi Regime who could've taken over the world in World War 2?

It just seems like heavy duty rah-rah propaganda to me but maybe someone here can explain this blasphemy.

What Would You Do In This Situation

helloWorld — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:39:12 GMT

This is a serious inquiry and I would like some serious responses. I have talked this over many times with my parents and I just want to see what you guys have to say.

I got my first job ever, which pays 42 thousand starting to fix hospital equipment. The problem is, I live in Texas and must relocate to Nebraska, but this is fine, because it is a damn good job.

I have been looking and I am able to afford a new 2013 Mustang GT, at least I strongly think I am able to afford it. I can use USAA Auto Circle to get the car, brand new, for 28 thousand, but that is also in Texas. There are not many USAA partners in Nebraska.

So the question is, should I purchase the vehicle here in Texas and drive it up to Nebraska, ~ 800 miles (they say to break any new engine in anyways), or should I take my pricing chances and just purchase it in Nebraska?

I have not started physically relocated myself to Nebraska yet, so I will be moving to Nebraska and starting on the job before the end of this month.

Somali pirate boat blown up by chopper as Navy frigate crew arrest 12

entropy13 — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:41 GMT

Flames erupt into the sky from a skiff floating adrift in the Indian Ocean, a powerful demonstration of the Royal Navy�s might as it fights the scourge of Somali piracy.

The boat was blown out of the water by a Merlin helicopter, flown from HMS Westminster, which strafed the vessel, setting fire to fuel tanks.

The pirate crew fled to another vessel before the attack, but were among 12 arrested without a fight by boarding teams from the frigate shortly after.

HMS Westminster is boosting security off the East African coast as part of Combined Task Force 150, one of three international naval groups set up to defeat terrorism, tackle piracy and stop the trafficking of people and drugs.

It has carried out three counter-piracy missions in a seven-month tour of duty in the Indian Ocean.

The 4,900-ton vessel, with 185 crew, has played a key role in deterring bandits who prey on merchant ships off the volatile Horn of Africa, seizing hostages and demanding huge ransoms.

Full article here.