the Polo Grounds

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

Saw MINARI last night. - San Pedro, 2021-03-07, 09:02

That was weird. - River, 2021-03-06, 12:22
- Isn't this the biggest indictment of the last 4 years? - Domer99, 2021-03-06, 22:16
  - Yes, I think it is. But I am with CW that he isn’t leaving. * - River, 2021-03-07, 12:48
  - Do you think he will be coaching next season? - CW (Rakes), 2021-03-07, 11:44
    - I'm on the record as a supporter of Swarbrick - Domer99, 2021-03-07, 13:41
    - I think he stays - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-03-07, 12:26
    - Your analysis certainly seems like the most likely scenario - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-07, 12:09
  - Ending the streak was great, but jeez. - Dylan, 2021-03-07, 08:09
    - I don't know why anyone shoots 3s against ND - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-07, 08:51
- And beat a ranked team. We’ve reached the planet Bizarro * - Jack, 2021-03-06, 14:13

Cue up Gene. 22’ QB Steve Angeli - River, 2021-03-04, 18:56
- questions - Jay, 2021-03-05, 09:09
  - I’m no recruitnik - JD in Portland, 2021-03-05, 15:59
  - Hard to answer the first two, obviously - BPH, 2021-03-05, 09:27
    - A couple follow-ups... - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 09:42
      - Matt LoVecchio - Brendan, 2021-03-05, 12:26
        I was going to reply Justin Trattou - Domer99, 2021-03-06, 22:32
        Peppers was Paramus Catholic - Brendan, 2021-03-07, 22:52
- Solid get. - KGB, 2021-03-05, 08:50
  - ND could have had Zach Wilson in 2018 - hobbs, 2021-03-05, 20:51
    - In his highlights, I thought Angeli's passing looked good. * - oviedoirish, 2021-03-06, 08:55
  - He has better physical tools (as a passer) than Book - Brendan, 2021-03-05, 12:30
    - Yep. - KGB, 2021-03-05, 13:21
      - From the 18S commitment post - Brendan, 2021-03-05, 15:16
        does Gould play RB or does he not play offense? - Spesh, 2021-03-05, 15:20
  - You can't win a title with roster of gamers - IrishGuard, 2021-03-05, 09:25
    - Vince Young/ Cam Newton - Flann, 2021-03-05, 09:47
      - That is an excellent way of putting it, and you could - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 11:58
      - well said * - KGB, 2021-03-05, 10:41
  - Your last paragraph is spot on * - BPH, 2021-03-05, 09:25
- Offers from OSU, LSU, OR, UM - nice - JD in Portland, 2021-03-04, 23:41

So there were "Fire Brey" chants from the students yesterday - Captain Robb, 2021-03-04, 15:50
- Also heard in postgame - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-04, 17:59
  - Not to put words in Brey's mouth - KGB, 2021-03-04, 18:18
    - Watched the Purdue V Wisky game 2 nights ago - hobbs, 2021-03-05, 00:53
      - The Ivey thing could really go either way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-05, 07:36
        I think it's a bit of both - Domer99, 2021-03-05, 09:21
        
        FWIW, I have no issue with Ivey heading to Purdue - hobbs, 2021-03-05, 08:32
        
        I vote #2 * - KGB, 2021-03-05, 08:25
        Niele was on the verge of leaving too - okerland, 2021-03-05, 10:15
        Seems like - CW (Rakes), 2021-03-05, 11:45
        RE: the timing, Muffet said as much - Domer99, 2021-03-05, 13:06
      - I don't understand the Ivey thing at all - CW (Rakes), 2021-03-05, 06:49
        This may be unfair and maybe they are ACC players - JD in Portland, 2021-03-05, 22:45
        
        You are correct about the 2 top 150 guys - hobbs, 2021-03-05, 08:28
        Sure * - CW (Rakes), 2021-03-05, 08:47
    - Probably - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-04, 19:13
    - Well, in 2018 we were the first team out - CK08, 2021-03-04, 18:44
      - True. - KGB, 2021-03-04, 19:00
- even noie sounded dejected, though still carrying that water * - PAK, 2021-03-04, 16:38
- The students don't remember good basketball - CK08, 2021-03-04, 16:25
  - Hell I’m 64 and I can barely remember! - JD in Portland, 2021-03-05, 22:02
  - That's a very fair benchmark * - ndbk32, 2021-03-05, 10:32
    - The floor has just completely fallen out - CK08, 2021-03-05, 11:26
  - It's very similar to MacLeod - okerland, 2021-03-05, 10:19

What was the first Novel(la) you ever read? - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 10:47
- John Bellairs * - LaFortune Teller, 2021-03-05, 12:58
  - ND Class of 1959 - HCE, 2021-03-05, 13:14
- In retrospect, if YA lit counts, Beverly Cleary. - MattG, 2021-03-05, 11:59
  - My favorites of hers were The Mouse and the Motorcycle. * - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 12:05
- David Copperfield - River, 2021-03-05, 11:19
  - Oliver Twist at the same age for me - Jack, 2021-03-05, 12:09
- Fear of Flying * - Dylan, 2021-03-05, 07:18
- Snow Treasure. - domer.mq, 2021-03-05, 06:37
  - Another great one - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-05, 07:37
  - That's an awesome book. My Dad loves WWII history, and - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 07:29
- If we're talking real "novels", Watership Down - mkmcfrlnd, 2021-03-04, 22:31
- First one I remember was Island of the Blue Dolphins - Spesh, 2021-03-04, 18:00
  - My 4th grader read that this year. * - okerland, 2021-03-05, 10:23
  - That reminds me of The Pearl which I read early on. * - Grantland, 2021-03-05, 06:29
    - We read that in sixth grade - loved it so much - Spesh, 2021-03-05, 07:23
- My next one - Busco21, 2021-03-04, 17:58
  - However, you probably have written a book - terribletr, 2021-03-05, 05:31
    - “The Collected Busco” leatherbound compendium * - Jay, 2021-03-05, 08:00
      - More like human skin. * - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 08:15
        aged in diesel exhaust * - Jay, 2021-03-05, 08:21
        And tanned in vats of Busch. * - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 09:50
        Love you all - Busco21, 2021-03-05, 18:41
    - He is our Faulkner. Too bad that... - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 07:31
      - I’ve been told - Busco21, 2021-03-05, 18:44
- If Incel Brown doesn't count, then probably The High King. - Publicola, 2021-03-04, 17:43
- Haven't the faintest clue. My mom was a voracious reader... - PAK, 2021-03-04, 15:47
- Probably something in the Encyclopedia Brown series. * - Tim, 2021-03-04, 14:36
  - Did y'all read How and Why books? Loved those. * - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 14:59
- Huckleberry Finn - Jack, 2021-03-04, 14:26
- Kindergarten teacher made me read Freckle Juice - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-03-04, 14:25
- Finnegans Wake - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-04, 13:51
- The Celery Stalks at Midnight - HullieAndMikes, 2021-03-04, 13:49
- Hardy Boys or The Great Brain or Charlie & the Chocolate - BillyGoat, 2021-03-04, 13:41
  - I read a LOT of the "Great Brain" series. - MattG, 2021-03-04, 14:14
- Tom Sawyer, I'll bet. Or Phantom Tollbooth. - MattG, 2021-03-04, 13:32
  - Good call on Phantom Tollbooth. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-04, 13:44
    - Great book. It's almost like Gulliver's Travels for kids, - HCE, 2021-03-05, 10:14
      - I picked Gulliver/Swift for an AP Lit course project. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-05, 11:01
        I took a Swift seminar in grad school - HCE, 2021-03-05, 11:22
    - I am too old. While I think Phantom Tollbooth - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 13:49
- Early memory of "Where the Red Fern Grows" in - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-04, 12:35
  - Funny story - terribletr, 2021-03-05, 05:33
    - My mom and dad took my son on a road trip. They - Grantland, 2021-03-05, 06:31
      - My 5th grade teacher read that book to our class - Coach Gillespie, 2021-03-05, 07:14
        And Sounder. Ugh that book I cried. * - Grantland, 2021-03-05, 09:48
- May have been Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet" - Coach Gillespie, 2021-03-04, 12:00
  - My parents recently dug up some of my elementary school - CK08, 2021-03-04, 12:45
    - Is that Matt Christopher the author? - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-04, 13:28
  - Bio of Knute was a really early one of mine as well. * - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 12:32
    - A certain poster on this board who shall remain nameless ... - Coach Gillespie, 2021-03-04, 14:23
      - Where his dad was a carriage maker. * - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 14:56
  - Some great names in here - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-04, 12:12
- The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe, I think - CK08, 2021-03-04, 11:55
  - was also thinking Animal Farm - Jay, 2021-03-04, 11:59
    - Is Huck Finn still widely assigned? - CK08, 2021-03-04, 12:48
      - No, not really - HCE, 2021-03-04, 13:13
- good question - Jay, 2021-03-04, 11:50
- Probably the Boxcar Children or Hardy Boys. - Savage, 2021-03-04, 11:42
  - 6th grade-ish - Jay, 2021-03-04, 11:56
- The Westing Game - IrishGuard, 2021-03-04, 11:36
  - Just the absolute best. - MattG, 2021-03-04, 13:23
    - For which? Westing? That would be awesome. * - BillyGoat, 2021-03-04, 13:40
      - Yes, Westing Game. (it's happening, just not NPH) - MattG, 2021-03-04, 14:17
        He'd be awesome as Samuel Westing(s) * - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 05:46
        It will be interesting to see how they handle that. - MattG, 2021-03-05, 11:20
        Hopefully with lots of makeup and four different accents * - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2021-03-07, 15:41
- Not sure, but first "grown-up" novel was probably Dracula - HCE, 2021-03-04, 11:15
- The BFG * - Romulox, 2021-03-04, 11:11
- Probably "A Wrinkle in Time" * - Dylan, 2021-03-04, 11:09

On a scale of 1-10... - BPH, 2021-03-03, 16:02
- Can I go higher than 10? A thousand? * - Mike (Embrey), 2021-03-04, 14:38
- Good article from Ron Brownstein - JD in Portland, 2021-03-04, 11:15
  - I have a small problem with this - terribletr, 2021-03-04, 11:30
    - If the rules nearly insure one party wins - ndphilo, 2021-03-04, 17:03
    - Cunningham’s incredibly reckless affair really cost the D’s - JD in Portland, 2021-03-04, 16:58
- meanwhile, Abbott is preemptively blaming new COVID cases - Jay, 2021-03-04, 09:20
  - He is an utterly charmless dullard of a man. - KGB, 2021-03-04, 12:04
    - That is a good description of most of the current Rs. * - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 13:50
    - You've prompted me to look at his wiki - ndbk32, 2021-03-04, 13:21
- The filibuster needs to go -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-03, 21:30
  - If one party gets the House, Senate, and Presidency - CK08, 2021-03-04, 09:56
    - Anyone who doesn't believe the Rs will nuke it - Dylan, 2021-03-05, 06:16
      - Didn't they have the opportunity in 2017? - BPH, 2021-03-05, 09:22
        It's a fair point. The GOP is the party of "let's not do - BillyGoat, 2021-03-05, 10:47
  - What has to happen to get rid of it? Is the current - BillyGoat, 2021-03-04, 06:16
    - Sinema is adamantly opposed as well - BPH, 2021-03-04, 07:26
      - Manchin and Sinema are unmoved by facts/logic. - Publicola, 2021-03-04, 12:58
        I think it's a miscalculation for Sinema. - MattG, 2021-03-04, 13:35
        Maybe, maybe not! Purple isn't blue. - Publicola, 2021-03-04, 17:00
        
        Especially since Arizona is at the center - BPH, 2021-03-04, 14:03
      - This sort of exception exists for judges. - MattG, 2021-03-04, 08:42
- 10 - ndbk32, 2021-03-03, 20:34
- Maybe like a 3? - CK08, 2021-03-03, 16:58
  - There’s a principle here though - JD in Portland, 2021-03-03, 19:35
    - I agree. It should end on principle - Regular Joseph, 2021-03-04, 09:13
  - This interview with data scientist David Shor concerns me - BPH, 2021-03-03, 17:49

sounds like Nix's death was an accident - Jay, 2021-03-03, 08:27
- The whole thing is so heartbreaking - Jack, 2021-03-03, 10:04

So what’s up with Dr Seuss? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-03, 06:48
- I just purchased two last week for my grandson - Busco21, 2021-03-03, 14:45
  - Go Dog Go has the best party in a tree ever * - Jack, 2021-03-03, 16:28
    - I bought it for that - Busco21, 2021-03-04, 18:06
    - Have you watched the Netflix show based on the book? - okerland, 2021-03-03, 19:59
      - Does it keep pick-up-artist dog negging the girl dog's hats? - MattG, 2021-03-04, 09:34
        Her need for male approval is troubling - HCE, 2021-03-04, 10:26
        
        Yes and it has a go kart racing theme * - okerland, 2021-03-04, 09:57
- I always assumed he was on drugs. - San Pedro, 2021-03-03, 12:41
- A company discontinued a line of products - HCE, 2021-03-03, 09:03
  - And they'll be in public domain in the not too distant - Jack, 2021-03-03, 10:23
  - “company chooses long-term profits over short-term profits” - Pat, 2021-03-03, 10:16
  - If these actions are canceling someone’s culture, it says - PasadenaDomer, 2021-03-03, 09:46
    - Good WaPo opinion piece in that vein - BPH, 2021-03-03, 11:14
- It was text and illustrations - JD in Portland, 2021-03-03, 08:39
- I watched one of the CANCELED episodes of the Muppet Show - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-03-03, 08:30
  - For some reason in the past few days I have watched - Grantland, 2021-03-03, 12:21
  - personally speaking - Jay, 2021-03-03, 08:33
    - And it's a darn good thing Swedes can't be offended - Jack, 2021-03-03, 10:45
      - Here's how to tell if you have - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-03, 12:31
        That’s like if you take a French Canadian’s poutine away - Jack, 2021-03-03, 13:43
      - Maybe the Mamma Mia! movies are retaliation for the Muppets? * - PAK, 2021-03-03, 12:13
- What's the issue with McElligot's Pool? - CK08, 2021-03-03, 08:20
  - The fish from the tropics - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-03-03, 10:32
- top story on Fox News - Jay, 2021-03-03, 07:29
  - Or the FBI chief testifying about domestic terrorism - BPH, 2021-03-03, 08:41
  - Also (not coincidentally) my MIL's top news story - IrishGuard, 2021-03-03, 08:07
    - don't tell her about the Muppets * - Jay, 2021-03-03, 08:26
  - Another potential purchase silenced by cancel culture - irishoutsider, 2021-03-03, 07:54
    - They should cancel "Wocket in my Pocket" because it sucks - MattG, 2021-03-03, 08:21
      - "nooth grush" had me folding multiple frisbees * - Dylan, 2021-03-03, 10:39
      - Thinking about going more vintage, maybe The Doors? * - irishoutsider, 2021-03-03, 09:02
        Really? Never had you figured for a Doors fan * - MattG, 2021-03-03, 09:06
        Not really a Doors fan, but sure, I'd like to get into them * - irishoutsider, 2021-03-03, 09:34
        Sorry, I cancelled them. * - Dylan, 2021-03-03, 10:37
        
        greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls - MattG, 2021-03-03, 10:12
        No no no, please! I want you to show me the way! * - Captain Robb, 2021-03-03, 10:16
      - Can we cancel On Beyond Zebra? - HCE, 2021-03-03, 08:43
      - Isn't it a reading excercise? - CK08, 2021-03-03, 08:22
        Sure! I suppose - MattG, 2021-03-03, 08:24
        Fox in Socks is a worse bedtime story - CK08, 2021-03-03, 08:27
        I like the challenge. And speed is encouraged - MattG, 2021-03-03, 08:38
        Yeah, for a bedtime book it's insanely long. So I also made - BillyGoat, 2021-03-03, 09:05
        We don't have that one. We do have Tootle. - MattG, 2021-03-03, 09:13
        That's insane. I'd recommend hiding that book under the - BillyGoat, 2021-03-03, 09:20
        I won't read any book that makes the reader - IrishGuard, 2021-03-03, 09:36
        
        It's a cheater's way of getting out of coming up with rhymes - IrishGuard, 2021-03-03, 08:24
- Six lesser known titles were pulled by the Seuss Foundation - HullieAndMikes, 2021-03-03, 07:10
  - Not only disavowed them, but "Horton Hears a Who" was - Jack, 2021-03-03, 10:27
  - we skip pages in "If I ran the Zoo" - HumanRobot, 2021-03-03, 07:44
    - Did you listen to that? The reader changed the line to - Grantland, 2021-03-04, 14:17
    - Yeah, "If I Ran the Zoo" has some issues in the text - bpeters07, 2021-03-03, 12:52
    - I ran into the Mulberry stuff unawares - HullieAndMikes, 2021-03-03, 07:49
      - Original Babar is brutal - CK08, 2021-03-03, 08:25
        But imagine a world without this. Horrifying. - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-03, 08:29
      - "What Makes the Red Man Red" from Peter Pan - IrishGuard, 2021-03-03, 08:10
        Many early Disney films now have the opening disclaimer * - BPH, 2021-03-03, 10:26
- People need an outrage distraction. * - nedhead, 2021-03-03, 07:00

Not that this will be a shock to anyone - KGB, 2021-03-02, 21:22
- Crazy ass scenario - mkmcfrlnd, 2021-03-04, 22:26
- The NFL could be easier. - nedhead, 2021-03-03, 03:34
  - It is the opinion - terribletr, 2021-03-03, 04:52
    - Every loss rips him up -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-03, 21:37
      - He isn’t Jimmy Johnson II - terribletr, 2021-03-04, 11:19
      - I have Pete Carroll penciled in as Jimmy Johnson II - MattG, 2021-03-04, 09:48
    - Yeah, he's never coached in the NFL. - KGB, 2021-03-03, 07:40
      - We'll see if he comes down with Nick Saban Syndrome - Jack, 2021-03-03, 10:33
        Of course, Saban's QBs were... - BPH, 2021-03-03, 12:01
        He could have had Drew Brees - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-04, 08:25
        
        Is the Jacksonville OL any good? - terribletr, 2021-03-03, 13:16
        They're more than $100M under the cap - MattG, 2021-03-03, 14:20
        There's going to be plenty of average to above-average - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-04, 07:38
    - ...and every game is a battle - Costa Rican, 2021-03-03, 07:03

OT: Recs on smart home systems? - Joe, 2021-03-02, 10:19
- I messed with them all.. - mkmcfrlnd, 2021-03-04, 22:27
- I have a Caseta system. Full disclosure: I worked for Lutron - PAK, 2021-03-02, 20:36
  - I was trying to DIY a RadioRA system in like 2005 - MattG, 2021-03-03, 08:29
    - I worked on Homeworks Interactive. - PAK, 2021-03-03, 12:09
- Nothing personal anyone. - Regular Joseph, 2021-03-02, 19:25
  - Heathers? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-03, 07:47
  - it’s like nobody took MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE to heart * - Jay, 2021-03-02, 19:54
    - I had to be talked out of the internet microwave drawer - MattG, 2021-03-02, 20:16
      - water leak sensors are critical for us - Jay, 2021-03-02, 21:17
- Is integration really necessary? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-02, 18:36
- Lots of great comments, so I’ll add my garbage thoughts. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2021-03-02, 16:20
  - I wish Nest would add HomeKit - MattG, 2021-03-02, 16:40
  - for outdoor camera, we have Ring w/solar - Jay, 2021-03-02, 16:21
    - likey * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2021-03-02, 16:23
      - your comments on Q1 & Q2 are spot on - Jay, 2021-03-02, 16:31
        We use the voice control for kitchen timers mostly. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 16:42
        I don't like voice control either. - PAK, 2021-03-02, 20:48
- So, I've built IOT tech, and I won't be wiring up my home. - domer.mq, 2021-03-02, 14:38
  - Just waiting for the forced-upgrade on Sonos. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-02, 15:39
    - Same. - KGB, 2021-03-02, 21:16
      - Could not agree more - Sonos and nothing else * - BPH, 2021-03-03, 11:58
      - besides some days the walk downstairs - Costa Rican, 2021-03-03, 08:30
        Hey, if someone wants to develop the technology - KGB, 2021-03-03, 09:33
      - The thermostat I keep nearly doing... - domer.mq, 2021-03-02, 21:54
  - "Alexa, play laserdisc." * - ndbk32, 2021-03-02, 15:16
  - NOW you tell me * - Jay, 2021-03-02, 15:06
- I won’t let Skynet control my life. - River, 2021-03-02, 13:42
  - On that note, I'm not into IOTing my home either, but - IrishGuard, 2021-03-02, 14:12
    - you could get one of those bose portable speakers - Jay, 2021-03-02, 14:35
- I've been planning to try and - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-02, 13:14
- Here's our setup - ndbk32, 2021-03-02, 12:05
  - here's mom calling everyone for dinner - Jay, 2021-03-02, 12:12
- Alexa was more convenient for us - Jay, 2021-03-02, 11:54
- We've been basing everything on HomeKit - MattG, 2021-03-02, 10:56
  - btw our house had an old Sonance system - Jay, 2021-03-02, 13:10
    - Ours looks like a big stereo receiver. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 13:30
  - retrofitting an old system to Ring may not be worth it - Jay, 2021-03-02, 11:45
  - Do you worry at all about all the data those devices collect - Dylan, 2021-03-02, 11:44
    - I mean.... not really. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 12:48
      - I realize I'm old, but I don't trust any of them - Dylan, 2021-03-02, 13:09
        There are so many houses in our neighborhood with cameras - ndphilo, 2021-03-02, 14:25
        
        My theory on that is... - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-02, 13:32
        Isn't the far likelier scenario to be worried about - HullieAndMikes, 2021-03-02, 14:27
        
        What about the extent to which the smart home devices could - BillyGoat, 2021-03-02, 13:56
        I hand waitstaff my credit card without a second thought - MattG, 2021-03-02, 15:48
        you should probably post your credit card info here too - Jay, 2021-03-02, 16:35
        It makes good sense. Financially AND fiscally. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 20:19
        
        Fair point. It's such a balancing act between going full Ron - BillyGoat, 2021-03-02, 15:52

"UT needs rich donors" - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-03-01, 08:47
- It's fun that Critical Race Theory has become such a bugbear - HCE, 2021-03-01, 10:08
  - I think race conscious admissions are illegal - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 15:15
    - There's a running theme in the twitterverse - Mark, 2021-03-01, 16:48
    - Doesn’t guarantee UT - terribletr, 2021-03-01, 15:33
      - That makes sense -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 17:54
    - Yeah. I'm no longer even mildly surprised that these - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 15:30
      - At some point the accusation loses power when there - terribletr, 2021-03-01, 15:37
  - Did 3 semesters of CRT-based seminars in grad school - Mike (bart), 2021-03-01, 11:12
    - Good point, and that absolution has become an industry - HCE, 2021-03-01, 11:57
      - Nice word -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 17:58
      - Agree. And, re: the Right - Mike (bart), 2021-03-01, 12:03
    - It is imperative for actually understanding - IrishGuard, 2021-03-01, 11:45
      - It's invaluable to literary studies - HCE, 2021-03-01, 12:13
  - That 6% number was pretty shocking, but it's a tiny bit - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 11:00
    - Compare that to the population of the states - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-02, 08:48
    - Michigan infamously had an affirmative action program - CK08, 2021-03-01, 13:11
      - Most of the "race neutral" points were de facto for whites. - Publicola, 2021-03-02, 07:59
        Good points - CK08, 2021-03-02, 09:04
        Right, and then there are the biases of standardized tests - HCE, 2021-03-02, 09:25
        I had an eye opening moment in high school - CK08, 2021-03-02, 10:11
      - I don't think anybody got points deducted -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 18:06
- This quote is a whole other level... - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 10:03
  - A similarly awful quote - Chris (HCC), 2021-03-01, 10:19
    - "Where everything is in their favor". Wakanda, perhaps? * - IrishGuard, 2021-03-01, 16:00
- These people exist everywhere. - Silk, 2021-03-01, 09:57
  - I am genuinely happy ND is not bound by FOIA laws * - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-03-01, 10:31
    - I'm old enough to remember the day Tyrone Willingham - hobbs, 2021-03-01, 18:22

Captain Robb, on the baseball team - Domer99, 2021-02-28, 19:01
- Nice! Hope to be able to catch them on TV - Captain Robb, 2021-03-01, 14:31
- after game 1 I was worried - okerland, 2021-03-01, 12:14

OT: Cutting the cord -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-28, 18:52
- Thank you for the jinx - ndbk32, 2021-03-02, 12:09
- I recommend having in-laws with a premium cable subscription - Dylan, 2021-03-02, 08:31
  - I'm pretty sure my kids are still running off of my - Bill, 2021-03-02, 08:49
    - Netflix added 37MM new subscribers in 2020. - KGB, 2021-03-02, 10:52
    - I've given up on them getting off my cell phone bill * - Jack, 2021-03-02, 09:14
- You might want to look at ATT TV. - ndroman21, 2021-03-01, 10:57
- YouTubeTV - terribletr, 2021-03-01, 04:26
  - I’m very happy with Roku and YouTube TV - JD in Portland, 2021-03-02, 08:54
    - As am I. Most of the premium packages and YTTV - Frank, 2021-03-02, 13:04
  - Lack of contract lock in is nice too - Mike (bart), 2021-03-01, 09:38
    - That 2nd year of the DirecTV contract was nuts - MattG, 2021-03-01, 10:55
  - Seconded - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-01, 07:49
    - The only downside to the Fire Stick - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2021-03-01, 08:50
- here are some old posts i updated, still mostly relevant: - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2021-03-01, 01:39
- In the end, you probably won't save much money. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-02-28, 18:59
  - I manage a lot of those $5-10 things via Prime. - domer.mq, 2021-02-28, 22:39
  - re: equipment rental, you can get rid of that. - PAK, 2021-02-28, 20:22
    - I'm a TiVo fan also, but for streaming, easy solution . . . - Jack, 2021-03-01, 11:57
    - The cable modem situation works either way - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-02-28, 20:49
  - Comcast was taking me to the cleaners - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-28, 19:26
    - Cable only with Comcast vs a "package" - Jack, 2021-03-01, 10:05
      - Sure, its not huge savings - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-03-01, 10:33
        On the landline phone - Jack, 2021-03-01, 11:02
        
        Anyone who wants a landline phone should get Ooma. - MattG, 2021-03-01, 10:57
    - Me too. I saved around $75/month. - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-01, 08:03

ND v BC bbal game - JD in Portland, 2021-02-27, 12:45
- Pipe dream, but still..... - River, 2021-03-02, 19:52
- Lou Somogyi on Brey - NDinVA, 2021-02-28, 16:34
  - "Brey has invested everything into that class" - CK08, 2021-03-01, 08:20
  - With all due respect to Lou - KGB, 2021-02-28, 18:48
    - One other thing I want to add (edit). - KGB, 2021-03-01, 08:36
      - Re: Running with the big dogs in the ACC - Dylan, 2021-03-01, 09:37
    - So what that they are all juniors. - JD in Portland, 2021-02-28, 20:07
      - It's such a weird coincidence - KGB, 2021-03-01, 07:59
    - Completely agree - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-28, 19:32
- I have seen the future of ND basketball and its name is - hobbs, 2021-02-28, 14:36
- The strange is they played their asses off the last 90 sec. - Chris, 2021-02-28, 09:51
- Brey's contract runs through the 2024-25 season. - Bill, 2021-02-28, 07:30
  - We have to make a move before then. Or else recruiting - BillyGoat, 2021-02-28, 07:45
    - How does something that doesn’t exist fall off a cliff? * - Savage, 2021-02-28, 11:49
- Likelihood of landing Porter Moser? * - Domer99, 2021-02-27, 19:34
  - I hadn't thought about that possibility. Interesting. * - BillyGoat, 2021-02-28, 06:04
  - 42 yo, 17 yrs head coaching experience. That’s a + * - JD in Portland, 2021-02-27, 21:59
  - Imagine he'll have his pick of jobs - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-27, 19:56
    - Has the ND program fallen that far? - JD in Portland, 2021-02-28, 09:38
      - Name recognition shouldn't be the point of the hire. - KGB, 2021-02-28, 12:04
        Regarding Kelsey - terribletr, 2021-02-28, 13:26
        Interesting. - KGB, 2021-02-28, 18:31
      - We hired Brey from Delaware - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-28, 10:05
- Insert "STOP! STOP! HE'S ALREADY DEAD!" gif - KGB, 2021-02-27, 15:57
  - Does Brey just not give an F any more? * - HumanRobot, 2021-02-27, 17:08
    - In all honesty - KGB, 2021-02-27, 18:19
      - So you're saying he's the Mark Buehrle of college coaching? - hlewis, 2021-02-28, 14:42
        yeah, that works * - KGB, 2021-02-28, 18:56
- Michigan has a super fun program going * - HumanRobot, 2021-02-27, 15:36
  - I hate that I enjoy watching them - hobbs, 2021-02-28, 01:08
  - They're a basketball school and Indiana is a football school - Jason93, 2021-02-27, 16:13
    - I'm pretty sure that only 5 teams who have won a title in - BillyGoat, 2021-02-28, 06:04
- That was BC's 2nd conference win this year.... - Domer99, 2021-02-27, 15:17
- Apparently BC has a few guys out too - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-27, 14:05
  - Shot 58%. Never led. - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-27, 14:23
    - The box score shows an easy ND win. Then you see the FT. - Dylan, 2021-02-27, 15:14
      - We shot 59% from the field and 30% from the arc.... - Domer99, 2021-02-27, 15:20
- Glass half full view - ndbk32, 2021-02-27, 13:29

Louis Nix is missing - irishvol, 2021-02-26, 21:25
- police told Nix's mom they suspect no foul play - Jay, 2021-03-01, 10:33
- can't find any further details yet - Jay, 2021-02-28, 10:53
  - I think it's likely tied to the gas station incident -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-28, 18:30
    - Agreed ... - Mark, 2021-02-28, 22:10
- This isn’t promising news. - Silk, 2021-02-27, 17:09
  - Nor is this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-27, 17:55
    - Jacksonville sheriff reporting him found - HumanRobot, 2021-02-27, 18:12
      - Just gut wrenching - Domer99, 2021-02-27, 19:48
      - He passed away * - HumanRobot, 2021-02-27, 18:55
        Absolutely terrible news. - KGB, 2021-02-28, 12:11
        
        Ugggghhh. Just awful. RIP. * - IrishGuard, 2021-02-27, 19:34
        Demetrius DuBose, Greg Bryant and now Louis Nix. - NDinVA, 2021-02-27, 20:09
        Nix is the sixth to pass from the 2011-13 teams - Brendan, 2021-02-28, 06:01
        2011 was also the year of Declan Sullivan’s death * - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-28, 07:50
        2010. Week before Tulsa * - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-02-28, 08:28
- BK tweeted it out too - JN, 2021-02-27, 08:21
  - I thought the shooting was a holdup at a gas station - Jay, 2021-02-27, 10:07
    - Yeah robbed at a gas station I think * - JN, 2021-02-27, 10:46
      - Why call a missing person a “victim”? - JD in Portland, 2021-02-27, 12:43
- I was just coming here to post this. Awful * - JD in Portland, 2021-02-26, 21:56

OT: Kinda weird question about IT/corp lingo - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 09:52
- What happened to the other $40M? - nedhead, 2021-02-26, 18:56
- That’s for Phase 2 * - HumanRobot, 2021-02-26, 18:34
- SEVEN Sigma - MattG, 2021-02-26, 14:46
  - You are going the opposite of the salesman approach - Domer99, 2021-02-26, 21:52
    - I feel like middle managers would try to get more sigmas - MattG, 2021-02-27, 06:37
      - F*ck it. We're doing EIGHT Sigmas. * - BillyGoat, 2021-02-27, 06:41
        This is the kind of thinkfluencing we need around here * - MattG, 2021-02-27, 08:48
- Value Ninja * - irishoutsider, 2021-02-26, 14:38
- Jim makes change. That's all he does. - Jason93, 2021-02-26, 14:22
- yeo-MAN - KGB, 2021-02-26, 14:21
  - Yeooooooooooooooo-man - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 14:27
- You guys are off my vision board * - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 14:19
- Has anyone said “Thinkfluencer” yet? - MattG, 2021-02-26, 14:17
  - Aligning for impact * - irishoutsider, 2021-02-26, 14:37
- Miracle worker * - ndbk32, 2021-02-26, 14:09
  - Is your company deaf & blind to a changing industry? - Mike (Embrey), 2021-02-26, 14:13
- Sorry, I wasn't clear. I'm asking if there is a term - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 10:29
  - Elite value engineer - Brendan, 2021-02-26, 15:07
  - Jim from IT is “reliable”. His boss is a “thought leader” * - MattG, 2021-02-26, 14:21
  - "Wonder Chooser" - Jay, 2021-02-26, 13:41
    - Epiphinant * - Mike (bart), 2021-02-26, 16:01
    - You're cut off * - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 14:04
  - Jim progressively streamlines extensible architecture * - mkmcfrlnd, 2021-02-26, 13:21
  - From my years at IBM, that's... - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 11:18
    - Seconded - MattG, 2021-02-26, 14:15
  - Jim from IT is promoted. - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-26, 11:17
  - Stallion * - Jay, 2021-02-26, 10:51
  - "Shrinkmaster" - KGB, 2021-02-26, 10:33
    - Didn't realize my post-swim nickname was this well known * - Mike (Embrey), 2021-02-26, 11:34
      - mmm 'post-swim' he says * - KGB, 2021-02-26, 14:17
  - Gamechanger * - Mike (bart), 2021-02-26, 10:30
    - This * - Jack, 2021-02-26, 12:44
- "greater economic value", "cost-effectiveness" * - Bill, 2021-02-26, 10:22
- be a budgetjacking influencer * - Jay, 2021-02-26, 10:22
  - "Jacker" for short. - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 10:34
- Our value is your budget's secret weapon * - Jamie, 2021-02-26, 10:17
- Stretch your dollar * - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2021-02-26, 10:07

OT: Friday Music - Deep Cuts - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 09:01
- Last track on Audioslave's mailed-in 3rd album - Kumar, 2021-02-26, 19:32
- I love this album. - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 13:45
  - Great pull. Kenny Aronoff rules. * - Dylan, 2021-02-27, 07:08
- Let's Rock! - IrishGuard, 2021-02-26, 12:54
- You put “Billy Don’t be a Hero” in my ear from your post - Jack, 2021-02-26, 12:47
- A few - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-02-26, 12:27
- Some of my favorites - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-26, 11:30
- My favorite song for a long drive - Jamie, 2021-02-26, 10:19
  - This is a classic - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-26, 11:19
    - Yes but can a “deep cut” be “hit song that ends most shows?” - MattG, 2021-02-26, 15:33
      - It was also on their Greatest Hits album * - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2021-02-26, 17:31
        Their greatest hits album was NAMED AFTER IT! - MattG, 2021-02-27, 08:24
        
        Yeah but it’s not a radio hit at all - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-26, 21:19
        It was on the Billboard top 40 - MattG, 2021-02-27, 08:18
        
        Not to pile on, but I am not fan and I know the words to it - Dylan, 2021-02-27, 07:12
- Love doing these - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2021-02-26, 10:05
  - Yes - JN, 2021-02-26, 21:36

Anybody have updated local vaccine anecdotal info? - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 07:01
- Update - IrishGuard, 2021-02-27, 14:49
- I've been surprised at the number of people I know, - oviedoirish, 2021-02-27, 10:04
- My wife received her second shot on Tuesday - PasadenaDomer, 2021-02-26, 11:18
- My mom has both her shots done with. Metro Detroit. - PAK, 2021-02-26, 10:17
- Appts still available in Lima OH, Bill - NDinVA, 2021-02-26, 09:57
  - I've heard worse ideas. One problem is I don't think it's - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:02
    - Good Point. * - NDinVA, 2021-02-26, 10:14
- Maryland's really sucking right now... - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 09:44
- Try your family doctor - Jack, 2021-02-26, 09:31
- My wife's parents got their first shots this week - HCE, 2021-02-26, 09:29
- Two points of view - Mark, 2021-02-26, 09:29
  - Your brother's eligible in Illinois right now. Link herein - Jack, 2021-02-26, 09:54
- Frustration - IrishGuard, 2021-02-26, 08:58
  - Yeah. At least in Cook County, this feels like trying to get - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 09:02
- It's slow going in Nebraska -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 08:55
- Anyone hear about the stuff with MMR and COVID Outcomes? - Mike (bart), 2021-02-26, 08:55
  - Is that why they think kids aren't affected? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 15:00
    - That's a theory yeah - Mike (bart), 2021-02-26, 15:27
      - This all sounds very speculative. - nedhead, 2021-02-26, 20:51
        Definitely speculative - Mike (bart), 2021-02-27, 07:15
  - That's interesting -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 09:05
    - I got two out of the three as a kid (measles and mumps) but - Jack, 2021-02-26, 10:02
- Slavitt et al seem really confident... - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 08:41
  - It's been pretty amazing. - nedhead, 2021-02-26, 20:40
  - It you look at the numbers, it adds up - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 14:57
  - Less than half of Republicans - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 09:01
    - I've been trying to decide whether I think he got it... - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 09:25
- Some success in Chicago - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-02-26, 08:23
  - I tried to get Dad in through that on Wednesday but despite - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 08:40
- My wife and I drove over 450 miles.... - NDinVA, 2021-02-26, 08:13
  - Link to CVS appointment page, if interested - NDinVA, 2021-02-26, 08:20
    - My home state of SC is insane... - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 08:56
      - My parents and sister in SC have all gotten two doses - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 15:15
- Chicago suburban school districts have an organized approach - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 08:07
- Friends in Dallas in their early 40s got their first shot - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 07:34
  - Some pharmacies are taking names for a "waiting list" - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2021-02-26, 08:27
  - there is a daily overflow line at several SD sites - Jay, 2021-02-26, 08:24

OT: For shits and giggles, Tiger or Jack? - Busco21, 2021-02-25, 15:57
- Jack if Tiger and Jack use Jack's equipment and Tiger if - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 09:04
  - Interesting hypothesis -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 09:14
    - I mean, I am not saying Tiger could not hit this shot: - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 09:41
      - Good point on Tiger's swing. - KGB, 2021-02-26, 11:49
      - LOL 219. Wind in the face... - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 11:16
        Sorry but that is like Jordan banking a three-pointer - Dylan, 2021-02-27, 07:26
        Back fringe at worst -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-27, 22:37
        
        Absolutley positively no way tiger hits a 7 iron - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 12:33
        I was being facetious. - domer.mq, 2021-02-26, 13:30
        I thought you were but the follow up parenthetical - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 13:41
      - Good Lord. I've never seen that one. And the psychology of - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 09:58
        I had a theory that Jack purposefully fucked with Tiger. - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 10:04
- follow up: is there anybody else in the conversation? * - Jay, 2021-02-26, 08:41
  - Ben Hogan. - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 09:24
    - Nelson belongs in the conversation, too. At least when - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:27
    - Yes on the status of pro golfer in Jones's era. So much so - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 09:46
      - The book, "The Match" is my favorite golf book. For those of - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:29
        Love that Book. This guy: - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 13:18
        
        Everything golf-related by Frost (the author) is great - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2021-02-26, 12:27
  - Bobby Jones. * - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 08:59
- LeBron * - Chris, 2021-02-26, 07:56
  - mini Ditka * - Jay, 2021-02-26, 08:15
    - With a late field goal. * - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 08:29
- Peak Tiger, career Jack. - Bingo, 2021-02-26, 07:44
  - In terms of Tour competition, I think Tiger had it easier - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:36
    - Cuts the other way though also. - Bingo, 2021-02-26, 12:42
    - Agree with this. - KGB, 2021-02-26, 12:01
      - Wasn't it Player who said - Busco21, 2021-02-26, 18:24
        I think Trevino said that but, hey, point taken! * - Grantland, 2021-03-01, 14:14
      - Rory has been very good for a very long time. - MattG, 2021-02-26, 16:03
        Phil can eat a bag of dicks, btw. - KGB, 2021-02-26, 17:57
        Three Masters titles, T14th all time in major wins with five - Tim, 2021-03-01, 09:25
        
        He hasn't won a major since 2014 -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 17:09
      - And they are all a bunch of fucking robots. Little to - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 13:23
        Damn. I thought for sure this was going to be Stadler. * - Bingo, 2021-02-26, 14:20
        That's a good one, USA tour players who could be European. - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 14:47
      - This I totally disagree with. - Bingo, 2021-02-26, 12:49
    - Kinda like the difference in the Euro golfers v. US. - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 10:44
      - Have we had this conversation? I do blame the same dynamic - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:46
        Maybe, but we are on the same page no matter. * - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 12:34
- Hijack: a p.s. re Tiger’s accident - JD in Portland, 2021-02-25, 19:09
  - Genesis is to Hyundai as - omahadomer, 2021-02-25, 20:23
    - Yes. The Hyundai Genesis was their first luxury sedan. - Tim, 2021-02-26, 07:47
      - I'm a Hyundai fan - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-26, 08:13
        We bought Hyundai's base model sedan - omahadomer, 2021-02-26, 08:39
- I loved watching them both - terribletr, 2021-02-25, 18:15
  - You and OD made my point - Busco21, 2021-02-25, 19:11
    - Yep. I agree. I did the research a while ago and was floored - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 05:53
    - Great point re Ryan - JD in Portland, 2021-02-25, 19:22
- Jack -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-25, 18:14
  - One point in Tiger’s favor - JD in Portland, 2021-02-25, 19:01
    - Another point was that Jack didn't have to play - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-02-26, 05:58
    - Although a lot of the young guns - omahadomer, 2021-02-25, 19:34
      - I guess I view it very differently... - domer.mq, 2021-02-25, 21:41
        Not so much you v the course; it's more you versus you. - Grantland, 2021-02-26, 09:54
        Good point. It's a bit of an analogy to the argument that - BillyGoat, 2021-02-26, 10:31
      - Might end up being same as MJ vs. LeBron debate - BPH, 2021-02-25, 21:26
- I know better. - PAK, 2021-02-25, 16:10

Gamestop again? * - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-25, 13:00

How has this board failed to note that Parker Boudreaux - BillyGoat, 2021-02-25, 10:44
- Forgot about him. - NDinVA, 2021-02-25, 20:12

Swarbrick speaking on NIL and players' rights - Jay, 2021-02-24, 14:26
- Sampson talked about this - CW (Rakes), 2021-02-24, 16:12

Way OT: this is my neighborhood. If dude had been black - Grantland, 2021-02-24, 12:51
- Nice little smile in his mugshot * - Jack, 2021-02-24, 15:37
- agree 100% * - Costa Rican, 2021-02-24, 14:14

OT - Name any mind-blowing facts you've come across recently - Jamie, 2021-02-24, 10:08
- The dinosaur-killer asteroid was so big - Dylan, 2021-02-26, 06:59
  - The moon was created by a collision between - nedhead, 2021-02-26, 07:37
- Oxford University is 300 years older than the Aztec Empire * - Jeff (BGS), 2021-02-26, 06:31
- Mars's atmosphere is very thin -- - omahadomer, 2021-02-24, 19:56
- Allegedly, several founders of the Leprechaun Legion - Coach Gillespie, 2021-02-24, 15:31
  - [citation needed] * - Jamie, 2021-02-24, 19:28
    - *!* This image has been disputed *!* - irishoutsider, 2021-02-25, 07:29
- Our bodies shed about 25,000 flakes of skin - ndbk32, 2021-02-24, 11:31
  - On a related note, the average mattress holds 100,000 to - Jack, 2021-02-24, 12:03
- My kids are particularly fond of one. - Silk, 2021-02-24, 10:42
- the video game "Doom" - Jay, 2021-02-24, 10:39
  - Did you know Big Ben is named after a real guy? - Jack, 2021-02-24, 11:59
    - just a ridiculous way to phrase that question - Jay, 2021-02-24, 12:14
      - Yesterday's questions collectively had the lowest %age of - Jack, 2021-02-24, 12:35
- All the COVID-19 in the world would fit in a soda can * - Dylan, 2021-02-24, 10:23
  - The trick is getting it all into that can - MattG, 2021-02-24, 12:17
    - You should see what happens when it's mixed with mentos! * - nedhead, 2021-02-24, 23:55
    - Makes you wonder. - Tim, 2021-02-24, 12:35

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