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Hey just got a console today . Was wondering if any one had a 48 hour XBL code to spare ? Would be real kind .

Chime in. How did he do?

Russia to monitor 'all communications' at Winter Olympics in Sochi: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/06/russia-monitor-communications-sochi-winter-olympics So Russia's idea is to take in Snowden, then pull this crap? What next? We going to go through all my phone contacts and text messages before I go to an event? This crap is already way out of hand...

Don't want this glossed over, so I'm not going to put a small snippet form the article in this post. Read the whole thing here http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/shutdown-salmonella/

Handy, sortable government shutdown list of services. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/09/politics/government-shutdown-impact/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Popular video game streaming site Twitch.tv has announced a new round of investments totaling $20 million. The funding comes from a number of sources, including Take-Two Interactive. The investment, which is led by Thrive Capital and also includes WestSummit Captial, will be used to further reinforce the service's infrastructure and grow its partnership base. Existing investors Alsop Louie Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners are also part of the new funding. Twitch currently boasts 45 million unique visitors per month, and continues to grow. The site is a popular destination for individuals and groups to stream content to viewers, but garners a significant portion of …

FYI http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425215,00.asp

Haven't been on here in a good while , almost forgot about this great forum . How is everyone ? Im really trying to get back into the whole gaming thing . I took a little break but I wanna give it another shot . What games are everyone playing ? I mainly play GTA , COD , & FIFA !

Have a great day!!

I found this fascinating. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/why-obama-doesnt-give-speeches-from-the-oval-office We have been trained so well.

So I got a kilt. I posted a couple dorky pics in another thread, but here they are again. This Sunday I went to the 148th Annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games in Pleasanton, CA and I used that kilt to participate in The Kilted Mile. I got fourth with a time of about 6:11, while the winner finished in 5:03. Pretty good, I'd say. My brother recorded this video for me, but only the first and last parts really matter because the track is so big that you can't see anyone once they get to the other side: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=665601880136386&saved

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/08/how-rest-world-views-american-military

This is bullshit of the highest caliber. This judge needs to be removed from not only the bench, but any career within our law system. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/justice/montana-teacher-rape-sentence/index.html My opinion may be crude and disgusting, but I think any man who rapes a child should have to

Posting this since a firestorm of activity has recently lit up social media. People in the game industry, big and small have been taking sides and weighing their opinions. I happen to think it's a discussion worth having.

Read http://m.vice.com/en_uk/read/larry-summers-and-the-secret-end-game-memo

Gamercide Android App ("Beta") Your favorite Grim Reaper, now for Android! Download Here!! Background: Due to a workforce reduction, my position as Programmer Analyst was recently eliminated. To sharpen up my Java skills from school I decided to start doing some Java programming again. One thing turned into another and I started learning the basics of the Android SDK. Then a few days ago, an idea for an app for the forums came up. I decided I would take what I learned and create an app that would fix some of the pet-peeves I had about our current mobile interface (sorry Dat. lol). First it was just a web browser, then I added a few bells and whistles, …

Elon Musk, the South African-born scientist who also oversees operations of the Tesla electric car, revealed on Monday the most information yet about his Hyperloop project, a transportation system that he previously said could move people from Los Angeles, California to San Francisco in half an hour. Details about Musk’s most elusive endeavor have been scarce until now, but on Monday he disclosed plans that could help push the project towards becoming a reality sometime soon. Musk’s concept, which came along with futuristic renderings of sleek aluminum passenger pods, the Hyperloop system would travel in an enclosed environment shielded by steel tubes, mounted on pyl…

http://youtu.be/3fDrMal-qes CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta cuts through the smoke and travels around the world to uncover the highs and lows of cannabis. This is an important documentary, since it'll open other doctors and researcher's eyes. Cannabis has a stigma that blinds even professional people in the medical field.

I remember hearing about this from somebody out here but anyways.... I think it was Ava but I could be entirely wrong. Finally got around to buying some today and can't wait to bring 'em out when everyone's drunk at our little "friends get together". Thing is going to be hilarious.

How would you do? http://usahitman.com/ndegedd/

https://www.humblebundle.com Give the American Cancer Society a good percentage for my grandmother

http://youtu.be/rZBhTU5xvTM http://elitedaily.com/news/world/awful-man-gets-child-taken-away-because-he-smoked-weed-foster-parents-kill-child/ This should have never happened. She should have never been taken away because of marijuana. Had the parents been sharing a big bottle of whiskey, it would have been perfectly fine.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-knocking-doors-because-google-searches/67864/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/01/new-york-police-terrorism-pressure-cooker Even though the government doesn't invade our privacy and watch what we search online, this family's internet history seems to be the reason why they had a visit from six men from a joint terrorism task force. How did they know?

This is so fucking sad. Not only did he post about it, but he seriously put a picture up on his wall of her dead body. He claims that she had been punching him and that he wasn't going to take the abuse anymore. A 10 year old child was also in the home (safe) when police arrived. Link to story His Facebook page has been deleted, but some sick bastards have been re-uploaded her dead body picture to imgur. Stuff like this makes me sad for humanity. Not only that, but of course this is in Florida. Why does all the bad stuff seem to happen there lately?