Out on Limbs

2012 Oscars / 84th Academy Awards Results & Predictions of Winners

Published on 2012-02-21 22:12:48

Every year, I like to do my best to predict the winners of the Academy Awards. The following are the nominees, my predictions, and eventually the results as well as my review on the results. NOTE: Normally I make some blind predictions, then watch all of the movies, then make a more informed decision. This year, however, I just can't find myself able to do it. Why? Because the films listed below are SO pretentious and I find them just completely uninteresting to watch to a ridiculous level. Thu

US Postal Service Obsolete - Faces Extinction & Bankruptcy

Published on 2012-02-12 04:23:01

I just saw a commercial for the United States Postal Service trying to convince people to stop using technology and go back to their way of doing things. In what's being called "the refrigerator commercial", they say the following – "a refrigerator has never been hacked" (I beg to differ), "an online virus has never attacked a corkboard", and that there's extra security with snail mail. It won't get lost in thin air or disappear with a click. They then, naturally, tell you that if you want to

Respecting Someone's Beliefs & That's Your Opinion

Published on 2012-02-08 02:49:00

Oftentimes, I find myself in arguments where people use the typical phrase of "that's your opinion" - even if sometimes, I'm stating a fact and they're too stupid to realize it - as if that suddenly means there's no room for discussion and an opinion can't be right or wrong. This ties into another phrase, "I respect your beliefs". The problem I have with these two sayings is that they're meant to be an 'out' for an argument but they rarely are used in the proper context. Something people tend n