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  1. I got a Shield TV.

    I used to be a big gamer when I was younger.  I don't have a current console or PC.

    I hate the Shield Remote control.

    As far as games, ehhhh.  

    I did some reading on streaming games after I just bought it. 

    I just got the PS Now 7 day trial.  It is a pretty good deal.  I need a longer HDMI or USB(controller) cable for my MS Surface.  I have a PS3 modded, so not too much I want to play.  I'll probably cancel.

    I was looking at Liquid Sky and other streaming services.    

    I may look into one of those..  I use the private torrent iptorrent.  They have some pc games.  I would like to have a service I can try out games, and play games I buy off steam.  

    I need to get that longer cable, and I may try out those.  I don't see myself becoming a hardcore gamer, so I am still debating on upgrading my home work pc for $700.  I have done a lot of research, and it sounds like with the bitcoin downturn and Nvidias surplus, and a new card about to drop, the price of video cards may drop in the next month or 2.

    Instead of spending 300 on a console, it make sense to me to buy a PC that I can buy a VR headset in a year or so....

     

    If anyone sees a good deal on a PC, let me know.

  2. Yeah, too much screen door, like when I bought a projector when HD just came out.

    Just a cool experience to check out at $30. I'm glad I didn't pay more.

     

    I look forward to getting a full on VR experience down the road though..

  3. The jerkey turned out great.
    It was previously frozen, vacuum packed, non warmed up brisket.  Dry as fuck if what I was looking for and achieved.


    It was cut many ways.  I didn't give a shit.  Jerky is to be chewed over and over in my opinion.  It is supposed to be chewey, as to enjoy the flavor.  I tried to get as much of the bark on each piece as possible. 

    I suppose y'all like the jerky from O"brians that you can swallow right away, like your boyfriends cum.

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  4. 31 minutes ago, ernest_t_bass said:

    Watched Safe (w/ Dexter) and I liked it.  I prefer shows like that, that are one season long.

    I agree.  It was a good Mini-Series.  It seemed like when I was growing up there were mini-series events, then Studios or whomever said we need to milk the ratings...

    The Brits do it well.  There are a lot of series they have done in the recent years that are Mini-Series, or if they come back they are a new story.  I suppose the US has gotten back to this with series like Fargo, AHS, True Detective....

     

    Luthur

    The Shadow Line

    Line Of Duty

    The Fall

    Endeavour

    Jekyll

    Wolf Hall

    The Night Manager

    Broadchurch

    Innocent

    to name a few...

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  5. I have not seen I vittaeloni.  I will have to check it out, thanks.

    https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-vitelloni   

    La Dolce Vita - https://decider.com/movie/la-dolce-vita/ 

    La Strada - A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/la-strada

     

    Thanks for the recommendations.  I will have to check them out.

     

  6. Foreign movies you like.  I have a hard time recommending and getting recommendations from friends and family as most are to lazy to read the movies.  I admit I have to be in a certain mood to concentrate on a movie that much, but there are a lot that are worth it.  These are some of mine, many I have seen a couple of times.  What about U?  

     

    Elite Squad - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/elite-squad In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

     

    Elite Squad 2 - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/elite-squad-the-enemy-within

     

    City Of God - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/city-of-god Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes..

     

    Life is Beautiful - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/life-is-beautiful A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

     

    The Lives of Others - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-lives-of-others A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

     

    The Raid - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-raid Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

     

    M - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/m-1931 In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

     

    8 1/2 - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/eight-and-a-half With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.

     

    A Seperation - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-separation A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

     

    Y Tu Mama Tambien - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/and-your-mother-too n Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

     

    The Hunt - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-hunt-2012 A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

     

    I Saw The Devil - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-saw-the-devil Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.

     

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park, 2005) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sympathy-for-lady-vengeance After a 13-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy, beautiful Lee Guem-ja starts seeking revenge on the man that was really responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal. But will her actions lead to the relief she seeks?

     

    The Chaser (Hong-Jin Na, 2008) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-chaser-2008 Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

     

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park, 2002) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sympathy-for-mr-vengeance This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

     

    The Man from Nowhere (Jeong-beom Lee, 2010) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-man-from-nowhere His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named Somi, a little girl next door. As Taesik spends more and more time with Somi, he gets attached to her. Then Somi is kidnapped by a gang, and as Taesik tries to save Somi by becoming deeply associated with the gang his mysterious past is revealed..

     

    Oldboy - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/oldboy With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

    Memories of A Murder - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/memories-of-murder 1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about a serial murderer grow louder. A special task force is set up in the area, with two local detectives Park Doo-Man and Jo Young-Goo joined by a detective from Seoul who requested to be assigned to the case.

    Infernal Affairs - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/infernal-affairs Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

     

    Downfall - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/downfall-2004 In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

     

    A Prophet - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-prophet Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

    Battle Royale - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/battle-royale Before Hunger Games - In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act


     


     

  7. I am watching "John Adams" today.  I haven't seen it in awhile.  Great miniseries from HBO starring Paul Giamatti.

    I was debating between this and Lonesome Dove today.  But John Adams won out for the Holiday.

     

    I have been watching "The Patriot" Amazon series.  I am about 5 episodes in.  It is pretty good and has me laughing at absurdities. I saw it was renewed for a second season to come out this year sometime, so that is usually a good sign (except for Goliath season 2 which I thought sucked compared to season 1, but hopefully it gets renewed and gets back to what made season 1 great, which has already been mentioned in this thread and the other one.)

     

     

  8. Memories of a Murder was great.

    I think Old Boy got me in that genre.

    I few years back I ended up watching...

    I Saw The Devil - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-saw-the-devil

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park, 2005) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sympathy-for-lady-vengeance

    The Chaser (Hong-Jin Na, 2008) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-chaser-2008

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park, 2002) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sympathy-for-mr-vengeance

    The Man from Nowhere (Jeong-beom Lee, 2010) - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-man-from-nowhere

    Some others... I was just looking on http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/15-best-south-korean-crime-films/

    There are quite a few on there I have not seen.  I really like the revenge genre.  I need to watch those.  You have to be in a certain mood to "read a movie."

  9. I just got one.  It was a slick deal.

    I am currently dehydrating what I had in my fridge, as I just got it today.

    Broccoli, Cauliflower , and left over smoked brisket.

    130 degrees.  I guess I will see what happens when I wake up tomorrow.

     

    Anyone have one and have things they like?

    I've been given or bought in the past green beans, and okra. They were great.  Bananas are good, but usually they cover them in sugar.

    Anyone have a good beef jerky recipe?  Googling there is one standard recipe.

    •  pounds flank steak (or eye or round or top round steak)
    • 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
    • 2 teaspoons coarsely-ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

     

     

  10. I thought this was a funny article.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/ariane-chief-seems-frustrated-with-spacex-for-driving-down-launch-costs/

    The France-based Ariane Group is the primary contractor for the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, and it has also begun developing the Ariane 6 rocket. The firm has a reliable record—indeed, NASA chose the Ariane 5 booster to fly its multi-billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope—but it also faces an uncertain future in an increasingly competitive launch market.

    Like Russia and the US-based United Launch Alliance, the Ariane Group faces pricing pressure from SpaceX, which offers launch prices as low as $62 million for its Falcon 9 rocket. It has specifically developed the Ariane 6 rocket to compete with the Falcon 9 booster.

     

    But there are a couple of problems with this. Despite efforts to cut costs, the two variants of the Ariane 6 will still cost at least 25 percent more than SpaceX's present-day prices. Moreover, the Ariane 6 will not fly until 2020 at the earliest, by which time Falcon 9 could offer significantly cheaper prices on used Falcon 9 boosters if it needed to. (The Ariane 6 rocket is entirely expendable).

     

    With this background in mind, the chief executive of Ariane Group, Alain Charmeau, gave an interview to the German publication Der Spiegel. The interview was published in German, but a credible translation can be found here. During the interview, Charmeau expressed frustration with SpaceX and attributed its success to subsidized launches for the US government.

    $100 million launches

    When pressed on the price pressure that SpaceX has introduced into the launch market, Charmeau's central argument is that this has only been possible because, "SpaceX is charging the US government 100 million dollar per launch, but launches for European customers are much cheaper." Essentially, he says, launches for the US military and NASA are subsidizing SpaceX's commercial launch business.

     

    However, the pay-for-service prices that SpaceX offers to the US Department of Defense for spy satellites and cargo and crew launches for NASA are below those of what other launch companies charge. And while $100 million or more for a military launch is significantly higher than a $62 million commercial launch, government contracts come with extra restrictions, reviews, and requirements that drive up this price.

     

    Even as Charmeau decries what he calls subsidies for SpaceX from the US government, he admits that Ariane cannot exist without guaranteed contracts purchased by European governments. To make the Ariane 6 vehicle viable, Charmeau said Ariane needs five launches in total for 2021 and eight guaranteed launches for 2022.

    No reusability

    During the interview, Charmeau also addressed reusability when the interviewer raised this as a possibility for lowering the cost of launch. In response, Charmeau asserts that the interviewer cannot know whether re-flying boosters is less expensive, as SpaceX claims. "How do you know that?" Charmeau asks. "Do you know their real cost structure?"

    We do not, of course, as SpaceX is privately held. And it is highly probable that SpaceX has lost money so far on its effort to develop a reusable first stage. But now that it has begun flying the Block 5 variant of the Falcon 9 rocket, the company seems well positioned both to lower its prices as well as take profits from this research-and-development effort.

    Charmeau said the Ariane rocket does not launch often enough to justify the investment into reusability. (It would need about 30 launches a year to justify these costs, he said). And then Charmeau said something telling about why reusability doesn't make sense to a government-backed rocket company—jobs.

    "Let us say we had ten guaranteed launches per year in Europe and we had a rocket which we can use ten times—we would build exactly one rocket per year," he said. "That makes no sense. I cannot tell my teams: 'Goodbye, see you next year!'"

    This seems a moment of real irony. Whereas earlier in the interview Charmeau accuses the US government of subsidizing SpaceX, a few minutes later he says the Ariane Group can't make a reusable rocket because it would be too efficient. For Europe, a difficult decision now looms. It can either keep subsidizing its own launch business in order to maintain an independent capability, or it can give in to Elon Musk and SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin. Charmeau seems to have a clear view of where he thinks the continent should go.

    "It is about future business," Charmeau said. "Why do all the billionaires invest in space? Why does Jeff Bezos come to Germany and declare that the country should not go to space? He makes money with your personal data. Today he knows your Amazon orders, tomorrow he drives your car."

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