The trailers are awesomer than hell.

But the posters suck. What's up with that?

[Spoiler]

Well, now I'm back to being worried this thing is gonna suck.  Apparently

(Spoiler about something that spoils supe's story)

Spoiler for Hiden:

]Krypton does't blow up.

I'm probably wrong, but I think that's shown in one of the trailers -- explosions all over the place. Krypton probably got blown up, but the planet didn't blow up per se, if you know what I mean?

MIchael Bay shoud apologize for being Michael Bay.

Yeah, MIchael Bay is an impostor. Who does he think he's fooling, what with using the capital I in his first name like that?!

y dis n y no Firefly?

The only time I go to pirate something is if I found that the movie/TV show episode doesn't have English subtitles or closed captioning.

Which is rare, but does happen.

Why do you guys continue to be failures, post after post?

I, for one, am not a failure, so...

Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and Batman Beyond are also up.

y no Batman: The Animated Series?

A dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.

So do cows...I raised beef cattle growing up and they had more personality than most dogs.

And pigs. They're smarter than dogs too, apparently.

I'm using Duolingo to learn French.

Just wondering if anyone else here is using it? My username is same as here.

I've heard a lot about Feedly, too. What iOS apps support it? Does it hide articles you've already read?

A golden N64 controller (not actual gold, mind) from coming in second place for the fastest completion of a course in Mario Kart 64.

Deus Ex.

You pay for shipping, of course -- I'm not taking a loss. But otherwise, those are free:

System Shock 2 GONE
Far Cry GONE
Deus Ex

Alright thanks for letting me know, I'll remove them.

Like vultures, huh. Swarming in to snap up codes without posting a "thanks" or "I've taken xxx".

I've sure done some of my padding share on GG...

Had the original iPad, now the 3rd Generation. Both 16 GB. Never really had serious problems. I did run out of memory, but after deleting a couple of apps I don't really use, I'm good.

As for transferring media, I never use iTunes. I just toss them in my Dropbox folder and it shows up on the iPad. I favorite the ones I want to view offline when required. Easy.

As for conversion, the iPad's native video player only supports .mp4 or .mov, but if you don't want to convert, just buy a player that supports other formats. AVPlayerHD is a good one I hear.

Backlog, how I curse ye!

I'm generally on the previous-gen systems. Once the PS4/XBox Next (or whatever) comes out, I'll likely be mashing the controllers of PS3/360.

On the plus side, doing that saves me massive amounts of money!

Did them by hand. But that's only because my taxes are super-simple.

The most complicated part is having two W-2s (switched jobs mid-year).

Jailbreaking ≠ unlocking. Jus' sayin'.

This is where they explain why stormtroopers always miss.

They're blinded by lens flare!

(not mine, read this somewhere on the interwebs)

Found this link via Daring Fireball.

A good read on how to watch Star Wars episodes II-IV;

http://static.nomachetejuggling.com/machete_order.html

I think I'm going to try his "Machete Order" of watching the films. He seems to make a strong argument for the order.

Discuss.

I'd like to be on your gift distribution list if you guys get iPad minis in bulk!

I wonder if you would be able to take advantage of Apple's rather amazing 1 year support if you bought this without a receipt?  (not you but whomever buys it)

Yes you can -- however without a receipt if you disagree with the date of purchase in their database you're SOL. But other than that, you're good without a receipt.

From the titles above, it seems that I misremembered -- it's actually the last 4 books, not 2, that was pretty good. So you have to slog through 4 crappy books, which doesn't sound so bad without the waiting between books

I would call New Spring an optional thing and not required reading. I definitely wouldn't start with New Spring since it will spoil things in the first book at least. I think it was intended to be read by people after reading the first few books.

I actually thought New Spring sucked, even though it seems many liked it. Dunno.

Shadow of the Colossus. Played on a ~150" screen thrown by a 720p projector against a white wall.

The most epic gaming experience I've ever had.

So, it's probably ridiculous to ask, but is the series worth reading?

Well, the first 6 or so books are pretty awesome. Then it sucked for books 7-11. Then it became awesome again for books 12 and 13.

I can't wait to read this, but that's only because I read all the previous books. Would I start if I haven't? I'm not so sure...

As for what type of fantasy it is, I would say it's its own beast. But if I must choose, I think it's slightly closer to Martin than Tolkien. But it's still nothing like those two authors.

Finally gone here, too. Using Safari.

Cleveland isn't in the Northeast.

Last I heard we (Boston) are expecting a typical slopstorm (what they call "a wintery mix") tonight, changing to heavy rain and high winds tomorrow.

Actually I agree with you, BUT;). This area IS considered the northeast, look it up. It doesn't make much sense, but that's what it is;).

the Census Bureau called and said you're wrong.

I'm just surprised to see Maryland and Delaware are considered The South.  

I suppose the Census Bureau has the final word, but other sources I checked are inconsistent about those two states. As someone who lives here, I've always understood the Northeast to mean New England plus NY, PA, and NJ. We will probably admit DE, but I'm going to need to review MD's application more carefully.  

I've always included DC in the northeast, so that'll necessarily include MD.

VA is where it ends, though.

Finished up today. Great game, strong all the way through to the end. The story twist was a little cliché, but it was done well, and the ending was great scary fun. I'm glad I didn't give up on getting this out of my backlog.

I thought the beginning was kind of okay, the middle meh, but the end portion was unforgettable.

I posted in KSD's thread that I have Windows 7 I'm willing to sell, and people keep PMing me wanting to buy, and when it's time for them to send me payment, they get scarce.

So I'm putting it up here explicitly. It's Windows 7 Ultimate. The 'official' DVD is 32-bit. I downloaded and made my own 64-bit DVD, which is included.

It's all legit -- the product key is good for BOTH 32-Bit and 64-Bit versions. Proof from a quick Googling http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/32bit-to-64bit-with-same-product-key/3a108aea-7226-4144-b621-a584b38b6d2c

This is the full version.

SOLD

I don't think I give a crap about a sequel. They fucked it up from the start.

Decent breakdown of the trailer: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/12/14/man-of-steel-trailer-deep-dive/

I kind of specifically indicated that zany wasn't necessary.  And Returns is not for me, either.

I'm all for a realistic Superman movie, but that's still possible without making the whole thing drip with somber gloom.

The somber, gloomy parts of the Batman trilogy are my favorite. You can say that it's because it's the fucking Batman, and this is Superman -- which is true. But a dark take on Superman is looking HOLY SHIT I SHIT MY PANTS awesome -- just as a zany take on Batman is not-quite-shitting-my-pants-but-still awesome (Adam West anyone?). Different takes on the same heroes.

Surprisingly Costner's answer to the young Clark sitting on the back of his pick up is one of the most interesting points of the trailer for me,we have all grown up knowing Pa Kent instilled good into Clark and taught him about Values etc,So Costner's Pa Kent saying that made me raise my eyebrows a little

Man of Steel looks like its going to have a lot of questions and a really interesting story

Agreed. I just don't want Snyder's Superman to be mopey, ya know? I think they can take this different tact without reducing him to a constantly sad, unhappy character in a movie with no sense of fun. imho the first couple Superman films had both a sense of seriousness and a sense of fun, and that's really not easy to balance. I hope Snyder can achieve that.

I can sort of see Nolan's involvement as far as wanting to ground - as much as possible - the story in the concept of "Well, if Superman really could exist, how would our governments and populace respond to it?" Would we embrace him and just welcome him, or would we automatically see him as a walking time-bomb and threat to civilization? Or as a 'weapon of mass destruction' that a government needed to control. And does that veer too far into X-Men territory?  

We'll see if a summer movie audience can handle that kind of ambiguity vs., you know, obliterating masses of space aliens. I embrace both.

This echoes my concerns as well.  I can't say that these trailers have made me excited for Superman at all.  The color palette alone is quite dim, and that seems to be echoed by the whole tone of the film.  Frankly, it's not really what I'm lookong for from a Superman movie.

I'm willing to give it a try, of course, but if it's just mopey with no sense of fun, they've missed something essential with the character, I think.  A Superman film doesn't have to be light.  The chracter doesn't have to be a boy scout, either, but he shouldn't be grim or morose.

The grim, dark tone of the trailer is what got me really excited about the movie. You want fun and zany? Superman 1, 2 and Returns is for you. I enjoyed those films, but I am really looking forward to a more realistic Superman movie. Well, as realistic as a flying, invulnerable guy from outer space can be, anyway

The trailer looks SHITS MY PANTS AWESOME.

I can't wait.

The buyer and I finally sorted this out.  Apparently he has two addresses listed one in Ebay and one on Paypal so I shipped the the wrong one.  I find it kind of annoying that the guy didn't send me a specific message about where he wanted it shipped since he knows he has two addresses but at least the package isn't lost.

Whatever the addresses are, always ship to the one that's listed as "confirmed" on PayPal.

This is the basis of the prequel series we should have gotten, not the dull Caprica...

Dunno, I really enjoyed Caprica.

For a majority of games, I'm a churner. Though I don't exactly "churn", I have a large-ish backlog (tiny compared to some members here!), but once I beat a game, it goes on the Trading Forum (and 99% of the time, eBay afterwards :p).

The exception is Castlevania games. I collect them.

I see sales for 40" televisions for under $200 for Black Friday.

OFF ONWARDS INTO THE MOBS OF HELL WITH YOU!

I also have one. Willing to let go for cheap. PM me if interested.

Doesn't bother me. Hell, I might be getting the 8 GB one 

Do you plan to play any games on it?  If so, I would advise against the 8 GB.  You only get to use about 5 GB of the space, and with some games taking up almost 2 GB, you don't have much room to work with.  I have the 8 GB Google Nexus 7 and I'm constantly running out of space.

Yeah, but very little. I do most of my gaming on my iPad. My games on my iPhone take up ~500 MB total.