The two passwords thing is just for the two different security systems they run. They could be, and usually are, the same thing. Also, we actually have 4 different password systems, all of which can easily have the same password. i did neglect to mention that all the passwords can be the same, people just get confused…

Ok, yeah I can see that. It is all done in the purpose of entertaining, and that can certainly lead to trivialization because the entertainment comes above all else.. I think the real reason people are dismissing Lee's comments are because he admits that he has not seen teh film. He cannot know if it truly trivializes…

A filmmaker is responsible for the tone of the film, yes, but he might also be trying to play with how the tone affects the audience. Like in my example above, Landa's conversation with the French farmer is charming and humorous in nature, but it doesn't play the murder of the people hiding under the floorboards as…

I'm not sure I agree with the notion that because a director has not experienced hardship it means he is not allowed to create a movie about it. By all means, you and camaxtli are free to judge whether the movie does a good job addressing those hardships, but I don't think Spike Lee is doing any one justice by…

It's worse for university systems, because it's very much geared towards college aged students, so all the retirees are forced to remember who their favorite teacher was in high school, and so forth.

It's true. Even making up one nonsense word is less secure than typing in a phrase. Generally, the longer the password, the harder it is to break. So for our dear Chancellor Puddinghead here, I suggest "I love my little pony" (add in a number/exclamation point as desired)

I worked at a university IT help desk in college, and we had to
constantly deal with faculty and retirees who were incapable of even the
most basic of computer function. When we switched email systems every
single retiree hated it because they couldn't understand it, despite the
fact that it was simpler than their…

I'm not sure. Was Hans Landa a charismatic and "cool" guy? Sure. Does this make his murder of a poor Jewish family hiding in the floorboards of a farmhouse less impactful? Well I guess that entirely depends on your visceral reaction to it. Lots of very "cool" people have done horrific things and their crimes are not…

Laying the entire culture of Hollywood and the centuries of American history at Tarantino's feet seems a bit unfair, don'tcha think? If you could tell me what is wrong with Tarantino's depiction of black men in this film I would appreciate it, for I am given to understand that the film does a remarkable job displaying…

I don't like the notion that somehow only people who have ancestors connected to a certain culture are allowed to create art depicting that culture. Look at Sergio Leone's films, wherein a very European film crew takes on the America West/Mexico. Does the fact that Spielberg is Jewish give all the weight to…

Thank you for you reasonable response, I really do appreciate that this doesn't have to dissolve into bickering back and forth. I understand where you're coming from with this "I can't understand how a thing like this is popular amongst people I consider my peers" type of emotional response. I too have felt the same…

No one is demanding anything from you. I'm just saying that slamming your head against a desk and crying to the gods for enlightenment as to what people find good about a movie you detest seems to indicate that you have no respect for the opinions of others who disagree.

What's astounding to me, drdarke, is that you have apparently appointed yourself the arbiter of all things le carre. I've read the books, seen both the movies and the miniseries, and I enjoyed the hell out of all of them. I'm sorry you can't accept that people have differing opinions on things.

Speaking of Chicago, Congratulations to us for reaching 500 murders for the year! It's just about as much as the whole nation of Canada! Who brought the celebratory murder cake?

Speaking of Chicago, Congratulations to us for reaching 500 murders for the year! It's just about as much as the whole nation of Canada! Who brought the celebratory murder cake?

Ah-hem *moves glasses I'm not wearing up the bridge of my nose* Les Miserables actually takes place in the 19th century, and the prominent revolution therein is the June rebellion. This was during the period in European history characterized by the phrase "When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches a cold" which…

Ah-hem *moves glasses I'm not wearing up the bridge of my nose* Les Miserables actually takes place in the 19th century, and the prominent revolution therein is the June rebellion. This was during the period in European history characterized by the phrase "When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches a cold" which…

Exactly. Anytime someone makes the "violence in media" argument, I say to them Canada has largely the same type of media, As does the U.K, Ireland, hell most of western Europe! And they do not experience these mass-shootings with nearly such frequency as America does.

Exactly. Anytime someone makes the "violence in media" argument, I say to them Canada has largely the same type of media, As does the U.K, Ireland, hell most of western Europe! And they do not experience these mass-shootings with nearly such frequency as America does.

No assault rifles for one. Those are designed to be one-shot killers. Requiring every gun owner to have a gun safe is another. no high-capacity clips is one. Limiting the sale of bullets is yet another I can think of. As to your other false-equivalency arguments, making a bomb is incredibly dangerous and requires…