Carreon is also kinda similar to carrion, which of course means the carcass of a dead animal. And "the act of doubling and then quadrupling down on an untenable position." could be stated as beating a dead horse. I think you can see where I'm going with this.
I'm all for a good trolling, but is messing up a NUCLEAR power plant such a good idea to begin with? What if it causes a meltdown? "Oh don't worry, it's just Iran."?
The only slightest interest I've shown in the Olympics was when they said The Doctor would carry the torch. But then they picked the wrong Doctor and I lost interest again.
I watched the movies first. Well, about half of them, because that's all that was out. Then after the last book was released, I downloaded and read all seven. And then I watched the rest of the movies when they came out. I was as rabid a fan as anyone when Pottermore was announced.
Then I got into the beta. Quite simply, it sucks major ass. You couldn't choose your own username, just pick one from a list, the notification system is terrible, the mini-games are mediocre. You have to wait actual real hours to brew the simplest of potions. The ingredients and tools cost money which you can only find one coin at a time, and as far as I know there's no way to actually earn them. The list goes on. It was possibly the worst disconnect between hype and reality I've ever experienced.
Maybe this doesn't have much to do with the article, but I felt like ranting.
If the MPAA decided to sue the users of Megaupload I don't think it would really do much more damage to their reputation. I mean, people can only hate them so much, and they're pretty much there already.
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Well, that "counterfeit" dollar up there is now stored safely in your cache, along with everyone else's. Which means you have a copy, just sitting there on your hard drive, looking incriminating. So congratulations, you're now a felon!
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I wonder what his next move will be?
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The Carreon Effect:
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Then I got into the beta. Quite simply, it sucks major ass. You couldn't choose your own username, just pick one from a list, the notification system is terrible, the mini-games are mediocre. You have to wait actual real hours to brew the simplest of potions. The ingredients and tools cost money which you can only find one coin at a time, and as far as I know there's no way to actually earn them. The list goes on. It was possibly the worst disconnect between hype and reality I've ever experienced.
Maybe this doesn't have much to do with the article, but I felt like ranting.
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A fate worse than death
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Is it too much to hope for?
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Umm...
Is he implying that Twitter is funded by the Canadian taxpayers?
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