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MiriamNimple
09/14/09

In reply to Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution
Guys, its Kate Beckinsale.

From the site: "She has been in the same room with Michael Bay at least once." Which is obviously Pearl Harbor.

Well deserved in my opinion, even though apparently her new movie Whiteout was pretty atrocious.
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hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
09/15/09

@MiriamNimple: Also, "She shares a birthday with three notable actors, two of whom have starred in a film together."

Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock (who were both in "A Time To Kill"), and Jeremy Piven.
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link12245
09/15/09

@hodayathink is running for president of Naughty America: Sandra Bullock is not an actor.
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hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
09/15/09

@link12245: But she is notable.
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optimusprimerib
09/14/09

In reply to Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution
Why don't I think this girl is that great. She is pretty and all but nothing spectacular. Maybe she is just my cup of chowder.
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UnderLoK
09/15/09

@optimusprimerib: What girl? They haven't announced who it is yet.
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yogibimbi
09/14/09

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toe-thumbs, toe-thumbs...
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Noobs-R-Us
09/15/09

@yogibimbi: yea, that really freaks me out. That's one genetic mutation you wouldn't want to pass on to your kids!
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Twenty5
09/14/09

In reply to Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution
"Last year, Esquire shot Megan Fox" 'nuff said
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Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
09/14/09

In reply to Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution
I'll be right back, I just have to use the, um, bathroom.
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deanbmmv
09/14/09

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That headline is a bit deceptive. You said "sexiest woman alive"
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Pessimippopotamus
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
I just wouldn't be comfortable eating highly intelligent creatures. Dolphins, whales, gorillas. They don't even look appetizing.
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TheGZeus
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
Is it illegal to kill dolphins?
Why use the word 'slaughter' in that manner? Surely they slaughter them AFTER they kill them. Otherwise they'd just be killing them for no reason.
They kill them to eat them.
As long as it's legal, and the animal's not endangered I'll eat it.

I WANT to eat a dolphin. I just need to know if it's poaching.
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RoboBagins
08/19/09

@TheGZeus:

Damn, you've made me not only hungry, but now I have a interest in dolphin meat.
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dimsum4u
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
This movie looks pretty cool. Sneaking around all the cameras and stuff. Neato. Sad whats happening, but cool ways to film the video.
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MarlandHoi
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
also...300,000,000 sharks? Maybe a third of that. And since when are peoples' opinions on the slaughter of dolphins mutually exclusive of their appreciation for the similar (and more terrible) circumstances sharks find themselves in?? Dont get all crazy up in here.
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Brian Lam
08/19/09

@MarlandHoi: dolphins have been documented helping human surfers, swimmers and sailors. sometimes from sharks.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
08/19/09

@Brian Lam: Well, sharks aren't killed for their meat, they are killed for their fins. So they are caught, have all their fins cut off, then thrown back into the water. At least some of these Dolphins are brought to aquatic parks, as the guy who made this movie, and caught and trained all 6 Flippers for the TV mentioned when they interviewed him on NPR's FreshAir. It's all evil though.
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djslipside
08/19/09

@GitEmSteveDave_TryinToTakeItBack: I've had shark meat before. It's called a shark steak.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
08/19/09

@djslipside: Yes, WE fish for shark meat. THEY catch sharks, fin them, then throw them back in alive, where they can't swim.
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Eric Abramson
08/19/09

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Q&A with director tomorrow on facebook.

August 20th at 11a PST.
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TrinaSkylark
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
Go see the film now. Its starting to leave the theaters and needs your help to keep the momentum going.

Q&A with director on FaceBook on Thursday August 20th at 11am West Coast, 2pm East Coast.
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bosskev
08/19/09

@TrinaSkylark: And what TrinaSkylark said (but is currently invisible as a "red" comment, so I'll re-post it here) was:

"Go see the film now. Its starting to leave the theaters and needs your help to keep the momentum going.

"Q&A with director on FaceBook on Thursday August 20th at 11am West Coast, 2pm East Coast."
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bosskev
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
I saw The Cove last January when it premiered at Sundance. The audience was extremely enthusiastic, giving it and the filmmaker (who was there) a long round of applause, all of it much-deserved.

You walk out from the film feeling both disturbed/disgusted by what was going on in this particular Japanese harbor (and, apparently, according to the filmmaker, continues to some degree today) and thrilled by the intriguing storyline and unique footage.

HIGHLY recommended!
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TheGZeus
08/19/09

@bosskev: Are you a vegetarian or something?
The meat in the USA comes from animals treated much worse, and killed in an equally cruel manner, if not worse.

Dolphins at least live wild until caught.
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bosskev
08/19/09

@TheGZeus: "Are you a vegetarian or something?"

Yes. Yes I am. Thanks for asking!

"The meat in the USA comes from animals treated much worse, and killed in an equally cruel manner, if not worse."

Yes. Yes it does. It's a national disgrace the way livestock and dairy-producing animals are treated in many places.

"Dolphins at least live wild until caught."

Oh, well I see, I misunderstood. Thanks for the clarification! Ol' dummy me, now I realize that, as long as they lived wild until caught, as you say, slaughtering creatures considered to be among the most highly intelligent and social of all species is, like, totally OK. Whew! That's a load off my mind!
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TheGZeus
08/19/09

@bosskev: Yes, it is.
Totally fine.
Are your eyes on the sides of your head?
Were you born with no tearing teeth?

You were born omniverous. Your choice of an unnatural diet, for whatever reason, does not change the fact that the rest of the world, natural or cultivated, does not work that way.
In fact if the world went vegetarian, billions would starve.

I look out for my species. Often times that means watching out for other species as well, but if it doesn't benefit us at all, I see no reason to ruin the economy of an entire region of a country over it.
But as I've stated, they're pretty high in mercury, so there's a pretty serious health concern.
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bosskev
08/19/09

@TheGZeus: Do not mistake the fact that I am dropping out of this conversation as a "win" for you (or, for that matter, for me). The truth is, you're just not worth the hassle.
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TheGZeus
08/19/09

@bosskev: If that was true you wouldn't have felt the need to say anything.
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gadam07
08/19/09

In reply to Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers
Boo freakin' hoo. 23,000 dolphins? Tell that to the estimated 300,000,000 sharks slaughtered each year, which are known to be even more important to the ecosystems in our oceans.
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bosskev
08/19/09

@gadam07: "Boo freakin' hoo?" What a lovely person you are.

*rolls eyes*
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Kaiser-Machead
08/19/09

@gadam07: Snorky....talk......man...*cough* lemme start over...

SCREW YOU!

~Snorky
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jonycob
07/06/09

In reply to The Wii Is Gorgeous in High Definition
slow news day?

anyone with a decent receiver that upconverts everything can get better, even up to 1080p upconversion, but as you can see from the image above upconversion isn't that great. The picture isn't that crisp all around.

I was gaming on my wii day one at 1080p, but didn't consider it be to "news". unfortunately, I stopped gaming on the wii as soon as I finished mario galaxy (about 1 week before it was released and two days after "getting" it).
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raffleking
07/06/09

@jonycob: hate to break it to you like everyone else here already has...but that wasn't 1080p. you've been living a lie.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
07/06/09

@raffleking: So the Wii is a lie?
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