I knew Silk Road 2.0 was some sort of honey pot.
you are probably thinking of the sheep marketplace. |
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christians are less likely to adopt it when giveen the choice of choosing JesusCoin vs. bitcoin.
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I've not seen Modern Family, but it looks like typical American sitcom crap.
It's actually pretty good! The writing makes it for me. Much like Arrested Development, you pick up on new gags on the second viewing. As for Dexter, I'd quit watching after 4 seasons; anything after that was awful overkill. The show's ending was god awful. modern family does not compare to AD. AD was much, much more clever in the way it lampooned everything. the most recent "gag" that had my eyes rolling was when cam and mitchell were going to get married, and neither party knew who or how to propose.. when all of a sudden they get a flat tire and both guys are kneeling. |
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Yes this a real shame, but it just shows there is still a lot of work to do in the area of internet freedom.
yeah, if you want silkroad to succeed, you have to hire the services of an organized crime syndicate. |
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it's funny how SR 2.0 gets cracked down, and it barely makes the bitcoin news cycle these days.
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wow, that didn't last very long. what can they charge those guys with, if all that can be linked to them is that they moderate the SR forums?
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I just saw Overstock will accept BTC in 2014. I checked the BTC price, I figured this would help it go up, but it's not really moving. When did the news come out?
this news broke yesterday.. the night before yesterday, it was in the 500's. now it is in the mid 600's. maybe you were expecting it to reach $1000, but there are still issues in china right now. |
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btw while i like ricky gervais, i think his style of comedy (and stephen merchant too) doesn't suit my tastes. it's a bit too tryhard.. although awkward humor can be good. i don't like "hello ladies" all that much. karl pilkington is probably the most entertaining of the 3.
The Office will always be the greatest sitcom of all time to me. Nothing comes close. Karl Pilkington is hilarious. Hello Ladies is shite. Merchant is nothing without Gervais. well i have to say.. the UK version of the office was better than the U.S. version. the funniest thing ricky gervais has ever been involved in, in my opinion, is this clip right here. i laughed so hard watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTh7zBIcrMbut i also found life's too short a bit too tryhard for my taste. What do you mean by tryhard? Life's Too Short was alright. Few laughs. But yeah, that clip was great. Have you seen the outtakes of that Liam Neeson scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldrizLu_d8 (starts at 5:33). Gervais: *tring* Neeson: We're closed I've got full-blown AIDS. Anyone like True Blood? I thought I wouldn't like it and was gonna be like crappy Twilight or something, but I was quite suprised. I'm on season 6 at the moment.
Thought the first couple of seasons were good, but it dropped off after with all the other supernatural beings and Vampire Bill going a bit evil. sometimes it just feels like the characters are just trying too hard to rouse laughter out of you. another show that reminds me of this is modern family. the jokes/gags are like devices. it doesn't feel like natural comedy, but that's just my taste. |
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btw while i like ricky gervais, i think his style of comedy (and stephen merchant too) doesn't suit my tastes. it's a bit too tryhard.. although awkward humor can be good. i don't like "hello ladies" all that much. karl pilkington is probably the most entertaining of the 3.
The Office will always be the greatest sitcom of all time to me. Nothing comes close. Karl Pilkington is hilarious. Hello Ladies is shite. Merchant is nothing without Gervais. well i have to say.. the UK version of the office was better than the U.S. version. the funniest thing ricky gervais has ever been involved in, in my opinion, is this clip right here. i laughed so hard watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTh7zBIcrMbut i also found life's too short a bit too tryhard for my taste. |
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btw while i like ricky gervais, i think his style of comedy (and stephen merchant too) doesn't suit my tastes. it's a bit too tryhard.. although awkward humor can be good. i don't like "hello ladies" all that much. karl pilkington is probably the most entertaining of the 3.
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Weeds maybe?
I found Weeds to be a bit silly and unexciting. It's like Desperate Housewives but with, erm, Weed. same.. but marie louise parker kept me tuning in for 2 seasons. ultimate hot milf.. and kevin nealon was great. but in the end, the story got too wacky for my taste. |
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i'm looking forward to the next season of shameless (U.S. version).. it's probably my 3rd favorite show after GoT and boardwalk empire. IMO it's better than the U.K. version, which i didn't like so much.
Pssh. Shameless Uk is pretty good, but have only seen the first couple of episodes of the US show, Shameless without it's Britishness just isn't Shameless. Remakes are hardly ever better than their originals. Just look at The Inbetweeners and The Office. i agree that remakes are usually not better than the originals, but i like the U.S. version a lot more than the UK one. it's got a lot of heart actually. i think a lot of people watch the originals, and nothing will compare to them.. even if the newer version is actually better. then again, that's just my opinion. UK Shameless is more of a dark drama / black comedy. Haven't seen enough of the US version to compare. I haven't even seen the last couple of UK seasons either, but I can see how non-British viewers wouldn’t find it as funny. actually, the U.S. version isn't really that funny.. it's just a wild story. i guess you could say frank is pretty funny (i do love william h. macy's portrayal), but it's more about the nitty gritty white trash lifestyle. while the storyline gets pretty wacky, there's something about shameless that feels real and organic. UK version isn't that funny as well; it's more of a dark drama than a comedy, but the humour elements come from the wacky / eccentric characters. I'd say 'nitty gritty white trash lifestyle' fits the UK version aptly as well, but people don't really use the term white trash over here. It is also very northern English, so I can understand if it doesn't translate well overseas. now the one series that makes me laugh uncontrollably is eastbound and down. kenny fucking powers is ridiculously funny. it's stupid and over the top, but i don't give a shit. do brits enjoy eastbound and down, or is it too quintessentially american for you? |
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i'm looking forward to the next season of shameless (U.S. version).. it's probably my 3rd favorite show after GoT and boardwalk empire. IMO it's better than the U.K. version, which i didn't like so much.
Pssh. Shameless Uk is pretty good, but have only seen the first couple of episodes of the US show, Shameless without it's Britishness just isn't Shameless. Remakes are hardly ever better than their originals. Just look at The Inbetweeners and The Office. i agree that remakes are usually not better than the originals, but i like the U.S. version a lot more than the UK one. it's got a lot of heart actually. i think a lot of people watch the originals, and nothing will compare to them.. even if the newer version is actually better. then again, that's just my opinion. UK Shameless is more of a dark drama / black comedy. Haven't seen enough of the US version to compare. I haven't even seen the last couple of UK seasons either, but I can see how non-British viewers wouldn’t find it as funny. actually, the U.S. version isn't really that funny.. it's just a wild story. i guess you could say frank is pretty funny (i do love william h. macy's portrayal), but it's more about the nitty gritty white trash lifestyle. while the storyline gets pretty wacky, there's something about shameless that feels real and organic. |
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i'm looking forward to the next season of shameless (U.S. version).. it's probably my 3rd favorite show after GoT and boardwalk empire. IMO it's better than the U.K. version, which i didn't like so much.
Pssh. Shameless Uk is pretty good, but have only seen the first couple of episodes of the US show, Shameless without it's Britishness just isn't Shameless. Remakes are hardly ever better than their originals. Just look at The Inbetweeners and The Office. i agree that remakes are usually not better than the originals, but i like the U.S. version a lot more than the UK one. it's got a lot of heart actually. i think a lot of people watch the originals, and nothing will compare to them.. even if the newer version is actually better. then again, that's just my opinion. |
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i'm looking forward to the next season of shameless (U.S. version).. it's probably my 3rd favorite show after GoT and boardwalk empire. IMO it's better than the U.K. version, which i didn't like so much.
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hey stunna, i PM'd you a question.. i wont' be available on 1/17, so would i still be eligible if i PM you before i leave (to a place with no internet connection) or after? i will be available on the 19th.
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I am more of a Libertarian than an anarchist. But I have to admit that I do support anarchists on certain occasions.
this is where i sit as well. i like to piss and moan about unnecessary government involvement in our daily lives; i just think that adopting an anarchistic society just opens up a whole new can of worms that does not solve many issues.. instead it would just shift the issues. What about minarchism then? Since when you pay taxes you actually pay the government in exchange for a service most would find it logical to let every person decide for himself what laws would he like to subscribe to, if you aren't subscribed to the law then you don't enjoy it's benefits. So say you have a gov website with many categories and every category has a subcategory and so on, so for example if you don't support your country waging wars abroad (or defending your country abroad, depends on your POV) you can unsubscribe from that service and pay less taxes. Then the natural harmony would be partially restored, fools will be taxed for their foolishness, the 51% wouldn't rob the 49% of their liberty and I would barely pay taxes. Plus it's a cheap implementation. yeah, well that's not going to happen. the state will ensure that it forces you to pay into the pot that wages wars. they do it through coercion. |
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forgot to mention.. orange is the new black, to me at least, is by far the best new tv series. i don't care much for jason biggs on the show, but everyone else in it is pretty damn good.
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I just try watching The Wire. I can't get into it. Is Dexter finished yet? I like Dexter, but don't want to watch it until it is final. I think I will watch Prison Break, I only watched the 1st Season. Keep posting for suggestion please. I want to have a list to go to, when I run out of things to watch. Thanks.  dexter ended in september.. the whole series. as mentioned previously, all seasons after the 4th were horrible due to poor writing/change in exec producer. |
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