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QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 15, 2012 -> 10:58 AM) Good for you...will be anxious to hear about the new gig... BTW, how are you liking Madison? It's awesome. The food and beer scene here is surreal. I miss the fresh seafood from the east coast, but that's about it.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 02:14 PM) Congrats fellas... I just got my "20 hour" security certificate today. I quoted 20 hours because it actually took me all of 2 minutes to get. I went in filled out the certificate, asked him whats next and he shrugged his shoulders and said thats it. I was expecting a long day(s) but I certainly wont complain....Sadly he didn't have any positions open for me right then and there. Hopefully you get some good news soon! Went suit shopping yesterday. Bought two at Men's Wearhouse since they have a sale (they always have a "sale") but that left a dent in the credit card. I love the suits though.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 14, 2012 -> 08:45 AM) You know AT&T has LTE also, right? And Sprint's LTE network goes live next week. Of course, in comparison to Verizon's LTE network, they are years behind. I also went with Verizon after years of being a very dissatisfied AT&T customer. Verizon is also cheaper, and have better data plan options. Now that Verizon gives you unlimited minutes/texts, the rest of it doesn't matter...the one thing AT&T had going for it was rollover minutes, which are now rendered moot in light of Verizon going unlimited on voice. Where I live, AT&T doesn't have it and it isn't on their "coming soon" list so I switched. The rollover minutes are moot anyway because nobody talks that much. I have 3,600 rollover minutes and I think I have the smallest minutes plan. I'm hoping I can also make a call in my apartment now. AT&T was a little spotty in upstate NY but that was to be expected but it's only been worse since moving.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 14, 2012 -> 08:03 AM) What carrier did you go with? And are you jumping from Android to iOS? I thought you had a Sumsung Galaxy? Nah, I've had the iPhone 4 for 2 years. I'm switching to Verizon so I can make use of the LTE.

Got mine pre-ordered. One black and one white.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 06:41 PM) The iPhone 5 will NOT support simultaneous voice/data on Verizon or Sprints LTE networks. They can do simultaneous voice/data if WiFi is available, however. This is a confirmed design decision by Apple to not add a 2nd active radio chip to accomplish this, complicating their build process in that they'd have to build separate Verizon/Sprint versions of the phone and affecting battery life/phone design, which would add an additional radio chip instead of the single chip design they use now. This is how other manufacturers work around Verizon/Sprints CDMA network deficiency. By adding a second radio, they are able to broadcast calls over CDMA and transmit data over LTE simultaneously. AT&T accomplishes this by dropping you off their newer LTE network and down onto their 3G GSM network, which can do simultaneous voice/data, as everybody knows. From what I understand, foreign LTE networks are rolling out support simultaneous voice/data via the use of VoLTE (Voice Over LTE), a function that hasn't been rolled out into US LTE networks yet. As it stands, LTE networks are by and large data only networks, and voice is still transmitted over older 2G/3G networks. Until VoLTE is rolled out, phones that do not have multiple radio chips on CDMA carriers will not be able to do both at the same time, unless they are GSM based. So buyer beware if you were considering an iPhone 5 on Verizon or Sprint and require simultaneous voice/data. Real problem is that the GSIII does have the capability on Verizon because they added an antennae. I haven't used the feature in 2 years (except on a couple of occasions where I found it too clunky to bother with anyway), but for other people, it is clear evidence that Apple is still behind.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 10:34 PM) Gameplan today was just horrible. We've been in "pass only" mode for basically the entire game and our line may not be as bad as it looks, but it isn't good enough to be obviously passing this entire game. They were fine running and just refused to keep doing it.

Brandon Marshall single handedly losing this week for me.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 10:16 AM) 18 is average, so I'm sure. The national average last year was 21 and that includes people who take it and get a 10 or something and don't go to college. For a subset of professionals to be at a 19 is pretty bad...but just googling shows that the number is probably right.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 08:06 AM) The average CPS teacher scored a 19 on their ACT. Something is suspicious about that. Are they zeroing people who didn't take the test? Can you get into college with an ACT in the teens?

huh...I got the job. This might be evidence of God.

Yes, I will be getting the new iPhone. Yes, it is because it is an iPhone.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:40 AM) I never said anything about unlimited riches and freedom. I was talking about workplace and worker rights. If you want to get a much better understanding of what I'm riffing off of than I could ever provide (I recognize I'm not doing a great job of communicating itt), you could start here and tumble down the rabbit hole of links. The problem with that article is that it is pointing out illegal employment practices as though there were no remedy. You have to understand that the freedom cuts both ways. Employers can fire me at will, and I can leave at will. What if there were a requirement that upon hire, you must work for 1 year at the particular job and could not leave? That's the way it was in England and now they have moved to a simple notice requirement prior to quitting (in other words, becoming more of an American system). I actually think unions are an important part of employment in this country. They set a standard for wages and labor practices that we all benefit from regardless of whether we join. As for this strike, why the hell are they allowed to strike? In New York, for example, striking for unionized public employees has been outlawed for like 40 years.

I don't know if the Yankees are ever allowed to complain about bad calls against the O's for the rest of eternity.

Brett Myers would be the back up.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 7, 2012 -> 10:13 PM) Jackson, Cabrera, Fielder, Verlander, Scherzer and Leyland.... Too many advantages for DET. Unfortunately for them, their bats don't work on defense.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 7, 2012 -> 09:58 PM) If that's the truth then a lot of people need to apologize to Robin and crucify Coop. That was part of taking responsibility off of Ventura for his first season. Coop was given a ton of power. B&B mentioned just a week or so ago that he is still in charge. And, yeah, he's in over his head.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 7, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) I agree it's on the players. I do. But Lopez should not be in the big leagues. That's on KW. Bunting Alexei is strictly on Ventura. With Beckham coming up, that was a bad decision. Top that with having Lopez and he clearly didn't bother taking his lineup into account.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 7, 2012 -> 09:56 PM) I really can't believe Ventura thought Reed was a better option than Myers. Coop handles the pitching staff.

Talk about a sac bunt ruining an inning.

You already started this thread once.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 08:13 PM) Ok I'll say it. If this is true I don't want to make the playoffs this year. Why, so some other roided team get make it? I really think we are seeing all the positive tests because these guys are juicing at as high a rate as ever and MLB is making a stand.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 08:05 PM) All of the podcast seem to be taken down. That website totally sucked ever since CBS decided to combine everything. Can't stream the SCORE either. I stream everyday.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 08:10 PM) That seems very unlikely now Why? Literally nothing has happened that lends anything concrete to this.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 07:41 PM) What hour? I was checking today's podcasts. Probably before they even finished the intros. They treated it like a nothing and they've been talking about AJ's mysterious numbers all season.