So does the feet-stomping belie the fact that the discussion is happening anyway? What's more important, arguing over how the discussion started or whether it's happening at all? Not all meaningful dialogue begins with pleasantries.

They are both black female singers but I was in no way inferring that their life experiences were the same. My point was that many remember Nina Simone for her activism as well as her music, but now that Beyonce is moving in a similar direction, and she is using her fame to spur her activism, many are extremely…

How is it a false equivalency? I'd honestly like some feedback, not just batting down my point.

Technically Nina Simone was a "pop singer" in that jazz & blues were popular music genres at the height of her singing career, but that doesn't lessen her work or impact as an activist. There's no need to pigeon-hole Beyonce as just a pop singer..

I haven't watched Issa Rae's orginal web-series but I've heard good things. Plus, this seems totally up my alley as a self-identified awkward black girl.

Yep, Ross from Friends was clearly not a deadbeat. He spent a lot of time with his son in the earlier seasons but as it went on, I'm sure the showrunners didn't want to have to worry about casting new twins to play his kid all the time.

It can, sadly, be two things!

If I remember correctly, goals scored is the 1st tie breaker. If that's tied, then it goes to goal differential, then head-to-head.

Yes, I would because clearly they weren't as good a person as I thought they were. The situation would probably be uncomfortable and sad for me but I could get over it. Which is very likely not the case for the rape victim.

Thank you for getting this song stuck in my head! I'm not being sarcastic at all, that song is catchy as hell.

Colombia v Paraguay was actually a pretty fun game to watch. It was all Colombia in the first half but Paraguay deserve props for being 2 goals down at half time and not giving up. The even had a player sent off but kept piling on the pressure with 10 men and they produced a gorgeous long-range goal for their efforts.

I guess it seems nitpicky but my point was that people associate blond hair with being white only, which is not the case. Having blonde hair or fair skin doesn't mean someone is white or mostly white.

Yep, if he/she was then it went over my head. I'm still not sure what the joke is meant to be, honestly. I guess complaining that a Canadian is playing an American…

Okay…I'm not sure what that has to do with her being of mixed heritage but being white-passing.

Not exactly. Yes, the person the character is based on is of mixed heritage but aesthetically was blonde and more fair-skinned so her Asian heritage wasn't as easily recognized. I don't particularly like the term but "white-passing" would be the most accurate descriptor. It doesn't mean you look 100% white, just that…

Exactly! Everyone knows actresses in Hollywood over 25 can only play mothers and/or nagging wives.

Jonas's character has to be only 17 or 18 as it takes place the summer before he leaves for college. Plus, we don't know how old the "cougar" character is supposed to be. The review only lists the ages of the actors during filming.

Again, that was just one example. Pied Piper could easily have a cloud-storage component a la Google Drive or DropBox. Making the UX more user-friendly for the layman is not a bad thing.

It's most basic application is to compress files for streaming or downloading. The video stream they tried to set up with Homicide, energy drink company, a few episodes back is one example. I'm sure there are countless applications for such a technology, what with data consumption increasing almost exponentially year…

That is not the case. Richard has mentioned multiple times that Pied Piper is meant to be a platform for the public. If it were just meant for engineers and other tech folks, they'd be better off making it a closed subscription model and not a free platform.