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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 03:37 PM) This is the sort of typical showing that certain companies, and their board of directors, are simply out of touch with reality and what people want/need/care about. Microsoft does stuff like this, too. Intel is just following along, because their board is as confused as Microsoft's is. Both companies make boat loads of money, and sit on s***ty undervalued stock prices because it appears their best days are behind them. Both have great products, and neither have a CLUE as to how to market them or even why they should market them (or another valid question is IF they should even bother). Intel sells CPU's, mostly to OEM's, who then resell them to people. This means advertising is almost a complete WASTE of money, as the end consumer, be it a business or a person, doesn't care if Intel is inside, and they never have. Microsoft does this same thing via Windows Marketing...most of it is simply NOT necessary. Nobody has ever watched an Intel commercial and said, damn...I need to go out and get me a new CPU@#$! It's a disconnect from reality. People see iPhone commercials, or HTC commercials and say...wow, nice phone...now THAT I'd love to get! It's akin to HTC or Apple advertising the f***ing processor in the phone, rather than the phone itself...nobody cares. What this really is, is Intel is giving solid pimp backhand to every single one of their REAL engineers, who make a pittance in comparison to what I guarantee they're paying Wil.I.Am to do nothing, and then they follow it up with a solid kick in the dick by giving him an actual "higher on the totem pole" position in the company. Meanwhile, the engineers that get up and work AM to PM making those chips for them making 90k a year should seek positions elsewhere...bring your REAL talent to AMD and tell Intel to piss off and hope Wil.I.Am knows how to do the work they were actually doing. This sort of thing is infuriating...and it shows how out of touch these old "executives" are in the big companies...they forget how they got where they are, and it sure as hell wasn't on the back of chip designers like Wil.I.Am, who hasn't even made a single original song in his life. Meh. Microsoft's "to the cloud" thing is the most disgusting ad. I puke every time I see it. From their ad I'd think that the cloud is some photo editing software.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) Indeed. The stretch of Milwaukee that we're on (California to Western) is almost entirely made up of empty store fronts and it's been like this for 3 years. Which is ridiculous, especially with the proximity to the blue line stops and wealth going toward the area. It finally picks up around Logan Square. I do like how they have turned the empty storefronts into art displays on milwaukee, but there is so much that area could be for storefronts. Toward north/damen/milwaukee there are a lot of stores that could spill so much further.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 05:09 PM) I'll have to completely disagree. BTW this reminded me a lot of Milwaukee Ave. and other areas. Way too many vacant storefronts in places that are blowing up. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/h...ck-its-present/

disagree, it's misinterpretation. A stupid one at that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 27, 2011 -> 02:20 PM) Also of note, the AP survey of economists finds that the outlook for 2011 is getting brighter than it looked 3 months ago. Good news: Forecasted 3.2% growth (vs 2.7% predicted in October), 2.2 million jobs will be added (was 1.6M in Oct), consumers will spend 3.2% more (vs 2.5% previously predicted) Neutral: Inflation predicted at 1.8% (vs 1.7% they thought before). This is probably where it should be, though I feel its likely to be higher than this. How is inflation being below their targeted 2% in neutral? I'd place it in the bad but you'd probably place that in the good.

design is probably better done by designers.

what a stupid move.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12295864 via globalvoices Malcolm Gladwell wrote an article about how the twitter revolutions were media narratives, clearly that was full of s***. The ability for the students and youth to coordinate in mass is huge.

is anyone going to dial back Y2HH?

I can't think of a reason it would be bad to trust the voters for their elected officials. If they think someone is carpetbagging, they don't have to vote for them.

another great post from Y2HH, thanks. You are a model for us all.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jan 25, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) I may be, but it's a tough team to watch. They are so fun, but it's almost always going down to the wire. Hard to take that. I feel the system is more dangerous come tourney time anyway. Next year's team should be contending for the final four though. I guess it's just that you've already raised your expectations for the team to a national contender level, but after the b.s. of the mid 00s I'm still just really happy we are a force in NCAAB.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 25, 2011 -> 07:54 PM) Can't we just trust the voters to make the correct decision then? If they are really concerned that the candidate cannot truly know their plight, can't they just vote for someone who does? Thank you. And, frankly, to bring up the point of Hillary Clinton, she was very popular in New York.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 25, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Before Obama, odds are you never even heard the name Rahm, and suddenly he's the only qualified mayoral candidate in Chicago because you say so? I think not. Y2HH, I know you can't help but be condescending, but everyone in the filibuster beside perhaps yourself, as this was probably just you projecting, had heard of Rahm Emanuel long before Obama. When he was congressman for the 5th he was routinely on meet the press and was a lot like Anthony Weiners position now, in addition to that he chaired the DCCC during the 2006 dem wave in the house. After that he became the 4th ranking Dem in the house. And this is if you hadn't seen him during the time he was an advisor to the clinton white house. He was one of the most visible dem politicians of the last 15 years.

I think people are at the point where nothing will change their minds. I hated cutler yesterday and did think that he quit. But then I got sober. Anyway, I think that jay would've played with that tear two weeks later, or 1 week later, but injuries are a bit more shocking and distracting right when they happen.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 08:17 PM) This is Illinois, and a Chicago related political situation. If Emanuel doesn't end up on the ballot, it's because people in certain places don't want him to. This crap is so overblown.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 02:20 PM) Well... Yeah, that sucked. The only good news is, that is the only time all season that ISU has been blown out. I find danman overly hard on mizzou.

It's not just pain, it's your knee giving out on you.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 08:29 PM) I'm convinced he is an outstanding football coach, but just a terrible "in-game" coach. He's always made some really terrible head scratchers inside of games, but yet, seems to be able to prepare our team to be in just about any game we play. It's also annoying that he seems to think backup quarterback should be decided based on a paper resume. Jonathan Quinn/Todd Collins, both veterans who'd been in the systems before, but all it takes is a short eyeball test to realize they suck sooo soo soo much. But yeah...i think that was actually a pretty well coached ball game...it was just that end around and todd collins were killer. Absolutely killer.

The delusional projecting of sports fans onto athletes is something that drives me away from a lot of sports conversations. Everyone thinks they'd cut their arm off if it was holding them back, because they bought a jersey and sit on the couch to watch games.

It's so hard to deal with lovie. On one hand, some CRAZY stupid things done yesterday. on the other...he took a team with so many holes almost to the superbowl. And we held the most potent offense in the playoffs to 14 pts. How do you manage the two? He's both a really good coach and a bonehead.

I mean, the thing that I find crazy about this is you guys are acting like rahm is getting in on a technicality but I feel like he is being kept out on a technicality. Regardless of whether i'd vote for him, which I wouldn't, this is a guy who was born and raised in chicago, represented a chicago us house district thru the 2000's and left to go work for the president of the united states. The vast majority of his life he's been in Chicago. Do we really think he doesn't know the issues about this town? You guys are acting like he lived in montana, bought a house here and then decided he should run for mayor.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 07:51 PM) I understand what you are saying, but being a mayor is just so highly localized in what it takes to be successful, that I would not want an outsider running. If they are from the area or have lived there for a significant time, maybe. But otherwise, I think that a lack of understanding of the city and circumstances would handcuff any mayoral candidate. But if they aren't knowledgeable about the city it will come out like it's come out in lots of elections where the person just shows up to get elected (e.g. alan keyes), I don't see a reason why they specifically should not even be allowed to run.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 06:26 PM) Because this whole controversy allows Bears fans a period of denial whereby they can avoid thinking about losing the game to a better team, especially a better Packers team. We honestly might have been blessed by what happened, because Hanie coming in, whether it was him or some other effect occurring, certainly seemed to give us a better chance to win that game. I'm pretty sure it was hanie knowing his limitations and taking the middle of the field which green bay would obviously give to us in the fourth quarter.

If someone was a really great mayor in somewhere else and then wants to take that management to another city, I don't see a problem with that. If I grew up in illinois and moved to a college for four years and then moved back I certainly never stopped considering myself a chicagoan. Unless they are not going to live there while they are mayor, I see no problem with it.