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  1. Comment on Movies that everyone likes (e.g. Shawshank redemption)? in ~movies

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    I don't think you'll ever get everyone but if I was to take a bet to keep a wider range happy in a random room of ages and backgrounds I'd lean towards these to keep most happy. Tell me how wrong...

    I don't think you'll ever get everyone but if I was to take a bet to keep a wider range happy in a random room of ages and backgrounds I'd lean towards these to keep most happy. Tell me how wrong I am!

    Inc kids:
    Up
    Mr. Bean Holiday

    Everyone else:
    Catch Me If You Can
    American Made - 😬 maybe risky?!

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  2. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

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    Outside of the classics and 80s listed I think Peacemaker is one of the more recent shows. It was so unexpected and un-skippable. Peacemaker | Opening Credits

    Outside of the classics and 80s listed I think Peacemaker is one of the more recent shows. It was so unexpected and un-skippable.

    Peacemaker | Opening Credits

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  3. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

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    MacGyver is probably my favorite out of everything listed here

    MacGyver is probably my favorite out of everything listed here

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  5. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

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    I'm mostly an evening reader as find it difficult to during the day. This means taking the book to bed and reading until my eyes can't stay open. I love my eReader (currently Kindle Paperwhite)....

    I'm mostly an evening reader as find it difficult to during the day. This means taking the book to bed and reading until my eyes can't stay open. I love my eReader (currently Kindle Paperwhite). The back lighting is great on it and the page changing speed has gotten really good since the early days. I was an early adopter with gen1 with the keyboard and much smaller screen. I have to say I find the new reader almost perfect. I do miss the 'squeeze' to change the page though from slightly older eReaders.

    I don't think I would read half as much as I do if I didn't have it, and that comes from the ease of instantly getting a new book and being able to read it without having to do that one handed claw to hold it. I was even surprised to find a few series of books on kindle unlimited which worked out very well price wise. Having it tied in with service like GoodReads works well for me too to help keep track of what I read and find new stuff. I didn't think to find out about a loan service from local libraries for some reason?! So that sounds like something I will have to find out about.

    I think the biggest downside to the whole thing is when you read a book and want to give it to someone when it's done. Especially to people who prefer the real physical book. That sucks as it's really nice to say you enjoyed this book and here you can have it. I'm sure the whole DRM Amazon + Kindle will bite me even more than it currently does but for right now the convenience is king.

    I miss the satisfaction of looking at the thickness of a particularly large book or a series that you finished all piled up, which always amazed me as slower reader.

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