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So this for me, is episode 400 of internet freakout over original "cool startup" trying to monetize itself in the face of it's childish and conspiracy-theoried users. It's amusing. For one, they are basically getting the right to advertise themselves, and do the same promoted crap that facebook does. But what does everyone assume? That instagram is going to make money by selling off their pictures of s***ty spaghetti they made to advertising companies and magazines. It's a wonderful mix of narcissism and stupidity.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 09:40 PM) This is a strong early contender for "craziest s*** you could possibly say about a terrible tragedy," it'll be hard to top http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/12/18/2...ewtown-carnage/ And, I bet that dude owns a lot of guns. America.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 09:40 PM) Jesus christ I can't believe anyone is seriously considering "Arm the Teachers!" as a real, viable, good policy. What is wrong with this country. What's the countdown on a child stealing a gun and committing suicide? 1 year? 2 years?

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:36 PM) Yes, like Illinois did to the inferior talent on Butler and Gonzaga....away from Champaign. My post had nothing to do with with Illinois, but I'm glad to know this hyper-sensitivity ingrained in all U of I students and the people I know were not a crazy exception. For all U of I students, just insert this into every post of mine so I don't have to deal with it: Espn IS out to get you! Only U of I students can critique U of I basketball, the rest are just speaking out of an ACC bias! Everyone is out to get us.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:01 PM) Actually, while I'm not a lawyer, that doesn't sound quite right. If that were the case, Instagram has just created a situation where they can use pictures of people and then put the onus on the person that took the picture... Example: 1) I take a picture of Tom Cruise drinking a Starbucks, I post it on Instagram. 2) Instagram takes the photo of Tom Cruise drinking Starbucks and sells it for advertising. 3) Tom Cruise sues ME? That doesn't sound right. Sounds like in such a case, Instagram is using the likeness of someone else and saying they can simply because a random person took a picture of them and put it on Instagram via attempting to hide behind a weakly written TOS that most people haven't read. I think I have every right to post a picture of Tom Cruise on instagram drinking a cup of coffee...if instagram used it, they'd be at fault, not me. Tom Cruise doesn't have a right to sue if he's drinking coffee at a starbucks.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:00 PM) True, but I think they are contenders for the worst hate group. They do some pretty hateful things. One of my favorite stories of all time is how the Texas A&M students formed a human wall around them to protect a funeral. I think they are hurting a lot of people by the way. A lot of people want to celebrate their loved ones lives at funerals of their loved ones, not deal with some f***s from Topeka screaming, "God hates XXXs." Well, neonazi and klu klux klan groups have actually killed people, so I think we can put them below this group.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012...3.php?ref=fpblg Pretty interesting law from Colorado. This would be a great idea for matching funding from federal gov.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:40 PM) Brody even said he parked his car in Lot C. They simply took it from Lot C, and drove it up to the front of the building. That's what I'm saying, they must have video of someone breaking in to Brody's car in Lot C, and the parking it in front of the ceremony and then getting out. I totally get what your saying, but that wouldn't mean Brody wasn't part of the plot in the eyes of the CIA or Saul. Because he would have been the reason a car with explosives entered the parking lot in the first place. We have no idea that he didn't put explosives there.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:41 PM) They are the scum of the earth, but I think the reason nobody ever beats the hell out of them at funerals is a.) they are lawyers and are dying to sue people and b.) if you actually look at them or talk to them you realize they are not worth your fists. They just say the same things over and over and they just seem like trash if that's the right word. It's not worth the effort to punch them and I think people see that when they approach them. and maybe, just maybe, that it's better to rise above then to use violence against people. Maybe?

While you are all going down semantics hell, I think I should nudge people to the idea that it's still ridiculous that a gunman couldn't go on a spree in texas, and when shown one, arguing that that isn't texas. Arizona is very liberal with gun laws, yet saw a spree there with people with CCW. Many were still injured and killed.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 07:31 PM) What do you mean it would be his clearance that got the car there? And when Brody and Carrie were at the ceremony, wasn't it Carrie who signaled to him that they should leave and go talk? It seemed as if Brody was going to stay for the whole event until Carrie signaled for him. That's another reason why I don't think Brody was behind this. Whoever did it may have been hoping to take out Brody in the attack as well. I don't think it was Brody either. But I'm saying even if they had video of someone else moving the car, they would have still needed Brody's car to get it in the parking lot to begin with. I'm guessing the CIA parking lot isn't exactly a mall open lot.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) Conference play hasnt even started. RANKINGS DONT MATTER. this is correct. The only important part of Nov. Dec. is getting a feel for teammates, and making ridiculous dunks on inferior talent. If you don't do either of those things, your team probably sucks.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 04:17 PM) Homeland - I liked where it was going until they tried to make us believe Langley, the CIA headquarters, would somehow not have cameras on its parking lots, especially a camera of the front of the building. I mean, maybe that will come out Ep. 1 of next season to clear Brody's name in at least the moving of the car aspect of it, but I can't imagine they wouldn't have cameras to prove someone else took Brody's car and parked it there. Also, how the hell do they give Carrie a PROMOTION after all that? Yeah, he has great instinct, but she doesn't follow orders and is an emotional mess. Fully re-instate her, but don't give her a promotion, that's farfetched. I don't understand why you would think he'd still not be implicated considering it would have been his clearance that got the car there in the first place, and, you know, his prior dealings as a terrorist.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 08:12 PM) I still have a suspicion that he was involved. His meeting with Mike in the bar when he asked Mike to keep looking after his family because he couldn't. Brody and Carrie sneak out just in time. They went to the office where they could see the car parked where it was...I still don't know about that, there was something strange about that. I think they are doing this largely to reproduce doubt in Carrie's judgment, but ultimately I think they'll end up with Brody not having done it. I think they'd prefer that Carrie knew correctly he was fine now, but her choosing a regular life caused her to miss what Nazir was planning. She kept Brody killing the vice prez to herself, when she should have wondered why nazir wold do that and not want to publish it to the world.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 07:17 PM) And I believe Carrie was promoted by Saul since he mentioned something about Estes being pissed off about it. Considering she ended up capturing Nazr, it would make sense that she would get promoted, even if she was/is banging an American terrorist. Which brings me to my other complaint - how is she going to explain leaving for a day or two? The only person she'll have to explain this to is Saul, who will probably end up trusting Carrie.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 07:51 PM) Michael Bush's season es finito. This year it sure seemed like backup RBs were the ones getting beat up. Tate being out for a large portion of the year, andre brown, dwyer, etc.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 06:52 PM) Transitive property is for three teams. This is only two. In rankings, at any given time, there will be teams who were beaten by another team, that might end up ahead of them. They are comparing a whole field and the resumes of each team. Just beating someone doesn't guarantee that your resume is better, though it usually helps.

Or maybe we've found the transitive property to be unreliable.

In non-Indiana/Illinois/Wisconsin news, Stefan Jankovic is 6'11! http://i.minus.com/ibbZLubBTUrJSv.gif

despite my b****ing, I managed to make the championship game in my auction league pretty much due to Adrian Peterson, but the playoff push I'm accrediting to D McFadden getting solid 10-12 points. Huge boost for me.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 06:45 PM) Dropped my Nexus 7 down a flight of uncarpeted stairs yesterday. The device was in two pieces on the floor. I walked down the stairs with a feeling of deep sadness. Picked up the two pieces, snapped them back together, and viola! The dang thing works flawlessly. Asus FTW! Because your device ended up fine, I feel okay pointing out that I find nothing funnier than seeing scenarios like that.

interesting. I hated family guy but the positivity surrounding Ted made me think it was legitimately funny. It wouldn't surprise me, though it would have spawned with McFarlane, hollywood movies get touched by many different hands. But , I guess I'll skip it.

The tablets thread died. I was planning on getting the nexus 10, ended up getting an iPad. No regrets. Thinking about getting the NBA season pass now that I can watch that without taking up my fiancees HGTV time. It's a pretty good marriage tool (not that the nexus 10 couldn't have accomplished this).

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 11:28 PM) I swear that if WBC members showed up to a funeral of a family member of mine to protest it, whether it would be because one of those little kids were related to me or if God forbid one of my cousins in Iraq (two were serving there) were killed, they'd have to peel me away from them. These are some sick twisted f***s. Because that's what the people of the family need, to see more violence.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 10:49 PM) I'm not talking about that guy. I'm talking about the dude that's fall down drunk after 20 drinks, not 2. And routinely drinks and drives. These are the people that routinely kill people with their vehicles, to the point they've invented a term for it, vehicular manslaughter/homocide. Those people cause most drunk driving accidents/fatalities, to the tune of thousands upon thousands per year. And their regulations, fines, and sentences are often less than that of a person who uses a gun illegally. I'd love if car accidents entered the fray for more regulation.