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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) Wow, I don't realize that Silver Linings Playbook was so highly acclaimed. It's amusing that they announce the nominees at 5 AM local time in LA. I haven't seen it, but I've loved every David O Russel movie. I'm sure it's probably pretty good even if it's his weakest.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 04:41 PM) The good thing is that more and more folks are taking an interest in what they eat and how much they exercise, although, the graph you posted earlier makes it clear this is something that is split by class, which is understandable, since more healthy foods do tend to cost more (sometimes significantly more) than less healthy foods. I agree, progress is usually slow but there has been a clear shift to the attention of what we put in our bodies the past decade. The requirement of calorie counts at restaurant I am very pleased by. It's a huge help to me when I was slimming down for the wedding, and really helps you decide whether the marginal benefit of some cheese or sour cream would be worth the 120 calorie increase.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 02:01 PM) The current generation of children are the first in like 200 years that aren't expected to live longer than their parents. Kids are fat and eating processed foods and sugars and meats at a higher rate than ever before, with less exercise than ever before, because Facebook and video games and chat rooms. Lazy ass kids with dumbass parents. Predictions like that are usually pretty terrible.

Pretty sure the music video killed the music video. But anyway, I'm willing to deal with all that bulls*** from ESPN so long as they keep putting out their apps. I'd be very sad without the watch ESPN app. Also, college gameday is the best on saturday mornings. But really espn is just modeling after fox news. They'll have their opinion anchors say outrageous things and then cover those outrageous things as a news story to cover where "some people are wondering whether Tebow will be the greatest QB ever, or greatestest, over to you john"

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 10:56 PM) Being "down the middle" isn't necessarily what makes Politico terrible, though faux DC media centrism is a problem. It's their obliviousness to how policy affects real people, and all that really matters is gamesmanship and optics.

good lord. You like Politico?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 08:04 PM) Watch this scenario happen next year: Sonics have #1 pick. Opening night: Thunder at Sonics Kemp, Payton get their #s retired in addition to all the old Sonics retired numbers. Doesn't seem like a great year to have a #1 pick, albeit it's early.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 07:53 PM) How so? Drudge used to own beltway media stories. The past two elections he hasn't pushed anything into national conversation. Last thing was...that one school bus beating? The only one who pays attention is politico.

well, he's just dealing with being irrelevant now.

Sprained MCL for Bowers. This has been a stupid year, stupid year. Anyone know how long MCL's take in basketball?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) So what's the best trading site to use for someone who is just going to be a casual investor? I am starting to look into ING's stuff. Nervous because I hate capitalone and am nervous they will try and stick me with something awful. I will report back!

Laurenc Bowers went down tonight clutching his right knee. Just had MRI. I hope he's alright.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:46 PM) That would cost significantly more than the proposed cut costs. May improve efficacy, but not efficiency. You're looking at many teacher hires, supply purchases, curriculum research, etc. So? We have a revenue problem.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:30 PM) http://theenlivenproject.com/the-challenge-of-data/ Yeah...why does it seem these info graphics are almost always poorly put together. They compiled different data from different time spots, and used a confusing "person" graphic. Just silly.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:44 PM) The teams letting them interview may not think so. You think Mike McCoy could be a little distracted by this when he has a game plan to implement. Now what if he interviewed every day last week and this week? Interviewing them for s***s and giggles will make a GM look bad. I don't think teams are even allowed to withhold assistants from interviewing for promotions like HC.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:17 PM) I read that, but I wonder where the enliven project's data came from? The Slate article says where they got theirs, but not where Enliven's comes from or why it's inferior. I don't think they were working with bad data, the problem was the graphics misrepresented the data.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:15 PM) Of the size that a typical Wright home is though? He was building mansions for rich people for the most part. FLW isn't a "in general" house in Oak Park, though many imitate the prairie style. The problem is the houses were a little older (charming), but can have some very strange layouts.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:08 PM) Yeah, Oak Park and River Forest Houses in general are going to cost a million if they are nice, as a FLW for sure 1 million and up. However my price range in downtown Chicago right now is laughable for what I am getting anyway. I think you should substitute "historic" with "nice". You can find some nice houses in Oak Park for 450,000 or less, you might just be away from the center.

yeah...that was the problem of me quoting the wrong post. Zoops.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 01:02 AM) Well, it's often a really hard case to try, even if there is physical evidence. A lot of times it comes down to a literal "he said, she said". http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/...intentions.html EDIT: This was not in response to the quote above, rather a strangesox info graphic that has since come into question.

Keep in mind Shumpert had his surgery earlier than rose.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 08:03 PM) And thus, I say it's on you to explain why the smokey the bear ad campaign is a failure. Clearly you must have some market research to back this up, because that's the kind of thing the people running the campaign would have done. I don't really care. I was bringing up that we need not get indignant on questioning how government money is spent. That should be done constantly by liberals to make sure the government is working well.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 07:58 PM) Which is unrelated to McConnell's rhetoric, which was to complain about seemingly silly government spending that is essentially irrelevant in the context of the size of the federal budget because they will continue to demand that Obama make their spending cut proposals for them. If we stayed on topic for everything nobody would ever talk in this forum.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 07:56 PM) I would say, particularly based on my park experiences, that the ad campaign is at least a solid way of reminding people about fire dangers. Perhaps a better ad campaign could be designed...but designing a new ad campaign is a multi-million dollar endeavour. If you have trouble with the basic ads, then something tells me you're going to have trouble with spending 100x that much to develop and start a new ad campaign. I think if wildfire prevention is worthwhile, then we need to make sure our government wildfire prevention methods are achieving that goal. It shouldn't be preventing wildfires is worthwhile, therefore any initiative to achieve this, no matter successful, is also worthwhile.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 06:58 PM) These guys egos though tell them they are worthy and have a shot. Well, there are worse things to happen to an assistant coach then to have their name buzzed about for being head coach.