ChiSox_Sonix

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 10:20 AM) In a move likely to help the Dems hold the spot, reportedly Governor Patterson of NY will end his election campaign. Cuomo almost assuredly would have taken him down in the primaries anyways. Patterson is one majorly disliked individual in New York State right now

Ok i'm a rahtard I can't find the schedule. Could you link to it?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 11:24 AM) I would hold out for Albert Pujols. I would hold out for Hanley Ramirez.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 11:12 AM) I think Q goes for 50 this year. Games missed?

QUOTE (juddling @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 07:39 AM) My wife (who rarely watches the show) has been a bit more into the last season here and brought up an interesting question that didn't occur to me. when Smokey/Locke showed up at the end of the show as Claire's 'friend' she turned to me and asked 'Where's Sawyer? They were in that cave with the names last time we saw him (smokey/locke)" It's probably not a huge point but then again...it did get me thinking a bit. Probably just outside the tent.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Did you check out Old San Juan at night? No. Bacardi factory in the morning, Old San Juan in the early afternoon and toured the old fort (San Cristobal?). Ate dinner at Senor Frogs and was back on the ship by 8. It wasnt bad, but it just didnt seem very "Caribbean" to me. I enjoyed the stops on Tortola and the Dominican much better. San Juan to me just seems like something I could see in Miami.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 03:41 PM) ummm.... Abortion is SO not a safer topic. It's actually a pretty controversial issue. LOL

Went to San Juan as part of a cruise. Didn't think it was anything special.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) Am I going to be pelted by a s***-storm? Of so, let me just say I'm not a fan of the show. That's it. Then what's the point of posting that in this thread then? Seriously.

Just got this in an email, thought it was funny: This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud. This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, look how far ass kissing will take you. A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118% So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, its the Bulls*** and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 11:55 AM) They say the worst of the snow might be hitting the Trenton area especially. So Philly might get 6 inches, we're looking at 14+, on top of the 4 or 5 inches still left on the ground from the storm two to three weeks ago. All I wanted to do was ride my bicycle this weekend

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) And we all know the globe consists of the north east U.S. and nothing else. Damn straight.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 10:43 AM) They could be one and the same feeds... There's an idea. Start a s***OzzieSays twitter account

Not as funny as the Steve Bartman and Howard Sterns butt cheese but still hilarious

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 09:51 AM) Let me reiterate. I, too, was a little sketchy with how the control scheme would work. However, after about 4 scenes (about 2 hours worth), I can already tell I am going to adore this game, and from all accounts I haven't even scratched the surface of it's greatness. I'm at work, but I can't wait to get home and play this sucker. It's f***ing awesome... and I highly recommend it to any PS3 owner. Did you play the demo? Cuz I wasnt a fan of it so i'm not yet convinced to go drop $60 on this game. Does the control scheme become more like second nature? To me it was kinda tedious and slow when I played the demo.

this is going to be epically epic

I often leave some of my doors unlocked unless I'm going to be gone overnight. I do have a dog and a couple registered handguns in the house, but it's a quiet suburban neighborhood with no history of break-ins or problems. There's also two cops who live on the street, and two more in the nighborhood, and everyone knows it. Probably not the smartest idea but my parents live in the same neighborhood and we've done it, as well as many friends of mine growing up, for years. Of course, if I lived elsewhere or had kids, I would take more precaution and probably have a home security system like a Brinks.

I don't know whether I'm willing to watch five to ten less years of players such as Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Harold Baines, Rafael Palmeiro, etc...

Interesting how far Fernando Martinez has fallen too. I called that one.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 11:11 AM) You guys are scaring me away from the idea. Is it hard because its so much different information you need to know, or because its just extremely hard to grasp? Or just a huge mess of both? So I assume, someone with no background in math or stats needs to be incredibly dedicated to get into this. Yeah, if you have no background in math or stats you have a lot of work to do. I'm not trying to dissuade you but it's a unique and very challenging field. It's hard because theres just a lot to know. When you get into statistics theres many different methods and types of tests and you need to know when and when not to use each one. Each one, of course, has it's own set of rules and formulas to follow. It's math, so it's direct. It is not heavily theory based but there is some there. A calculus base is pretty much a necessary foundation for some of the upper level classes. I'd say its more the shear volume of what you need to know and how it spans so far out is what makes it harder moreso than it being "extremely hard to grasp".

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) Canada lost to the U.S., yet they still have a chance to win the gold medal. By definition, in a "single elimination" tournament, they would have been eliminated by that single loss. http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=60725 But all round robin determines is seed. It'd be different if it was World Cup style and only 'X' amount of teams advanced but that just isn't so. It is now a single-elim tournament. Latvia, which has zero points so far, theoretically has as much chance as anyone to win a medal. That is what to me makes this a single elmination tournament.

One of my majors in college was statistics. I took an actuary prep class in college and I've passed the second test. You need to be good in math, know your calculus, probability theory, econometrics, forecasting, statistical inference and testing methods etc...It's no joke. I never took the first exam because when I graduated I didnt think i'd pass it and I got a job doing marketing analysis and havent pursued the actuarial career any further at this time. I may do so in the future, but i'll have a lot of studying to do. If you arent really, really good at math and mathematical theory you probably shouldnt consider the actuarial field too seriously.

So UCONN beat West Virginia last night. That's 3 top 7 (at the time) teams they've knocked off in the past month. They've probably played themselves back into one of the final at-large berths at this time. If they'd have played like this all year they'd probably be firmly entrenched as a 3 or 4 seed. So frustrating this year has been.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 09:20 AM) The IOC agrees. That's not the format. Um, how is it not?

If Damon wants to play for the Sox at $6M he will. If he calls up Kenny and says he'll accept the deal KW won't tell him sorry no we already pulled it. If he takes Detroit's deal at $7M he would have taken theres anyways. This is all assuming these reported offers are correct. KW probably just got sick of Borass' antics said enough with it. If Damon really wants to play here and is willing to accept that offer he knows how to get a hold of KW.