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Just got done reading some reviews for MLB 2k9 for Xbox 360... sounds like the game is a complete trainwreck. These exclusive agreements are bad for gamers

"This entity -- Heidi's bar -- is not facing any kind of financial crisis,'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ''The more people exaggerate this problem, the more pressure there is on this establishment, the less we will see in terms of affordable boozing.'

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 02:06 PM) Via Media Blog@NRO.COM On Friday March 20, Keith Olbermann named "Twitter" the Worst Person in the World — specifically, a conspiracy to create a fake Twitter profile for him. Here's the transcript: But our winner is Twitter. I told you this was trouble. I find out today that I have 13,900 some odd followers on Twitter. I‘m not on Twitter. I tried to sign up last summer and abandoned the project. I found this out when I got a piece of junk e-mail today, at my address, from some outfit trying to barnacle on to the Twitter process. Though it was my address, it had somebody else‘s name on it, possibly whoever was perpetuating the fraud. The subject line read “Dan Cooper Media, local Tweet request.” And the e-mail began, “hi Dan Cooper Media.” Who is Dan Cooper and why would he be getting spam e-mail about my fake Twitter account? He is one of the five architects of Fox News. Despite all this, Twitter will not suspend the phony account in my name. Just remember, whoever you think you are following on Twitter, might be them and it might not. Twitter, tonight‘s worst persons in the world. And now the really funny part. This is from today's New York Times "Bits" blog on Twitter's future business model: The team does not yet know what the paid service will include, but Mr. Stone said it will likely offer things like analysis of the traffic to businesses’ Twitter profiles and verified accounts so customers know they are talking to the actual business. (That would help businesses avoid the Keith Olbermann mishap earlier this week. Mr. Olbermann named Twitter “the worst person in the world” for allowing a fake account under his name, but it turned out that MSNBC was running the account, unbeknownst to Mr. Olbermann, says Mr. Stone.) Anyone know of an apology to Fox News yet? I did a quick search of the show's transcripts from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and didn't see one. Also of note, I actually was following Keith Olbermann on Twitter for a day or so, until I realized he wasn't using it. Whoever is in charge of the feed now has blocked it from public view. But, from what I remember, the posts were in the first person. Maybe NBC should admit that it was ghost-posting for one of its anchors? Olbermann is a moron.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 12:23 PM) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/business...l?_r=1&dlbk nice. give all the money back. they shouldn't have got any in the first place.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 06:53 PM) OK so, I am trying to find an mp3 that is not in the usual places (no published CD, not on iTunes, etc.). I managed to find it on a site that is apparently a bit torrent thing. I admit it - I don't understand what this is. I just want the damn mp3, so I can put it in my iTunes. So I am looking for expertise here on SoxTalk, since I'm an old fogey who hasn't played around with such things. Here is a link to the song page on a bit torrent site. QUESTIONS: --If I download some "P2P" software, whatever that is, will I be able to get this song in mp3 or some other format that iTunes/iPod can play? --What is the best software of this kind to get? --Is this bit torrent thing some sort of trick that is going to get me into trouble? Thanks in advance! I wouldn't download using p2p. You risk getting a virus or spyware. You are basically trusting a source which shouldn't be trusted as you don't know who is sharing the file and what they could have possibly planted in said file.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:21 PM) Never Google "big sausage pizza." lol

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:18 PM) Colin Powell actually asked that. Good, he should have. Obama played the Christain thing well. First he went out of his way to pander to Christian voters. Then segments of his campaign would tell the secularists "don't worry, he's just doing it because the evil Republicans made him do it". and that was an acceptable answer for them. win win for Obama. Then Obama pandered again to Christain groups when he selected some big mega church guy to do his invocation. So he is just playing both sides of the fence, which really isn't that unusual.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:14 PM) Well, it's kind of hard to deny why Obama was doing that pandering when you consider the "he's a Muslim" rumors. what's wrong with being a muslim?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:04 PM) The markets seem to like this toxic/bad asset buying program announcement. ETA: Also, the upward surprise number on existing home sales probably helps. yea, and the market was too low. a lot of money was on the sidelines. seemed oversold to me.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:07 PM) no no. THe point I was trying to make was that he had to fight this stereo type, so sometimes you have to go over the top with it. When it comes to this new media director, it just seemed so totally random and completely pandering to the base. "Wait... ignore what our leader said... not Rush, that other guy... ummm... you know who he is... said about abortion... ignore that he's taking money from unions... look! This guy's a christian!" They were both pandering to Christain voters. This is nothing new in politics. Even *gasp* Obama does it.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:05 PM) Aren't you the same person that laughed at me about using salon.com to make a point? I hand picked a liberally biased source for you; tried to be accommodating. If you notice at the end of the article the author scurries, backtracks, and defends Obama. He realized he needed to stay with DNC talking points

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) the difference being that the Obama campaign had to actively fight against the "he's a Muslim" thing that was being pushed by... members of the GOP! oh well than it's completely acceptable. the evil Republicans made him do it

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 02:41 PM) RNC: Did We Mention Our New Media Director Is A Christian? MICHAEL STEELE THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! oh wait... http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/21/obama/ http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/20...ama_faith_2.jpg

market is up a lot today

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 02:36 PM) I think its different when its a company doing the leasing. In this particular case I live in chicago but found a great leasing deal in michigan if I title the car at my vacation cabin in Benton Harbor. I just dont know if thats legal. If you have a home in Michigan I don't see how it would be illegal. I guess you would be stretchign the truth a bit if you claimed your Michigan home was the primary residence... I would probably go for it though.

QUOTE (SoxPride56 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 02:24 PM) Myself and Kelly Wunsch share the same birthday! thats badass

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 10:58 AM) How is FOx still a real news organization? Something like this seems to happen a few times each week... Fox News Mislabels Dem Strategist As Bush's FEMA Director haha

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 09:48 AM) Here's a thought... If we are talking about taxing the bonuses that go out to these employees, here is the corresponding law that I would like to see passed as well. Any company that is getting governmental aid is banned from giving money to any politicians connected with these votes. No lobby money until they are off of the governmental dole. It is a conflict of interest at best, and a bribe at worst. Employees at said company would also need to be banned from contributing, otherwise you'll just have a massive list of executives, management, and even lower level employees paying off politicians. Then we get onto that 'slippery slope'.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 11:18 AM) So there are no winners, all that would be happening is spreading out the losses. The US has embraced the 'race to the bottom'.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 11:12 AM) IMO, the smart management move in those sort of situations is usually a hybrid. Stop hiring for open positions, offer some early retirements, allow jobs that are vacated to remain open, lay off some of your weakest performers, cut entry salary on the positions you absolutely need, bring down bonus and other executive plus-one compensation, find non-necessary operational costs to be cut... all those things first, then whatever is left, if you still need to cut, you make those tougher choices about job cuts versus pay cuts. They probably need to cut out levels of management too.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) Contrary to what many here want to portray, one thing Obama has done fairly well so far is do what he and his analysts think is right, even if it pisses off his own party. And I do see his line of logic. He also received the second most amount of bribe money from AIG (behind Dodd of course).

QUOTE (Texsox @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 08:04 AM) Riddle me this, something I've been pondering for a while and have not reached a conclusion. It seems that over the past year there is a demand that most Americans, from autoworkers to CEOs, from government workers to baseball players, take huge pay and benefit cuts. Almost every time we read about salaries, some form of cutbacks seem to be called for. Even if this was possible, what does this do long term? It doesn't seem that long ago that rising wages were considered a good thing. So we magically cut back everyone's wages 10%, what is the benefit? There are more people in the country than there are jobs. Unemployment is going to hit 10% nationally, meaning a glut of people looking for work and an employers market for anyone actually looking to hire. In situations such as this wages will drop, simple supply and demand.

I consider Maddux an Atlanta Brave. But I don't care what the Cubs do, just as long as they continue to provide comic relief for me

seems like a great deal for the sox. not really that big of a risk considering the cost of strating pitching.

lets go Wisconsin! beat xavier