StrangeSox

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 11:03 AM) Just so messed up: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kim-jong-un-uncle-dogs Still unverified, but unlikely to be as well. the washington post is skeptical http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldv...20-hungry-dogs/

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 11:10 AM) I'm sure the general shift of most states/counties away from criminalizing lesser drug offenses due to monetary restraints is a big reason for this. from the comments:

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) Google and/or the CTA website doesn't do this for you? SF's works like Google Maps in that it knows your current position. It also knows every possible form of public transportation, its cost, and whether its currently running on schedule or not. It can tell you how to take multiple modes of public transportation to get from A to B in real time, and it's as easy as using Google Navigate on your phone instead of having to go to a website. As far as I know, there isn't something comparable for Chicago. http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/mtc/XSL...ST2?language=en

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 11:01 AM) Silicon Valley / San Francisco / Oakland start-up guys have some of the most douchey quotes and loony ideas i've ever seen. Peter Thiel is supposedly building a giant boat/island off the coast that will have no worker regulations and such, his own personal "slave ship" as it is lovingly referred. It's pretty chock-full of brogrammer libertarians who have massively inflated egos.

No, Obamacare Wasn't a "Republican" Proposal Scott Lemeuix has had several posts lately really pushing back against the idea that Obamacare was a "Republican" or "Heritage" plan. They've been aimed at people attacking Obama from the left for "not even trying" for single-payer and instead just going with a conservative policy proposal, but I think he does a really good job pointing out that, while the PPACA may be far from ideal (from the let's perspective), the core components of it have never been 'conservative.' from one of his earlier blog posts, his exhaustive list of the similarities between the Heritage plan and Obamacare:

http://www.samefacts.com/2014/01/crime-con...two-decade-low/

Chicago could also use an app like San Francisco has that tells you exactly how to get from where you are to where you want to go using public transportation based on schedules, fares and time.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 10:44 AM) http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/20/g...g-protest/?_r=0 an interesting story i have been following a little. Why do so many people think this is something that doesn't make them look loony? Back in April, the main substation that powers Silicon Valley was vandalized, but vandalized isn't really the right word because it was a very precise and deliberate attack by people who knew what they were doing. The assumed target was Silicon Valley, but nobody's been caught and there isn't a real motive out there yet. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23036583/sho...-silicon-valley

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 10:42 AM) There are places it could be done very easily. For example, the green line, just before it hits the loop goes literally right OVER the Ogilvie station tracks. I mean, all you need is a friggin stairwell. For that matter, there should be a tunnel between Union and Ogilvie. It'd be nice to be able to take Metra in from the western suburbs to a central station and then easily transfer to the blue or red lines.

Somewhat related to the "small victories where you can get them" is the Bloomingdale bike/walking trail conversion. http://urbanland.uli.org/infrastructure-tr...-to-next-level/

Connecting the CTA trains to Metra would be awesome as well, but not really possible

Seems to be a recycled article from at least early last year http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simp...-scaremongering Moneynews is part of the Newsmax group, which makes money by selling lots of fear-based products. BUY GOLD! CRISIS GARDEN!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) The Colts had to have an angel buyer buy the last 1200 tickets for their playoff game to keep it from being a blackout. I wonder what their excuse is? NFL ticket prices are ridiculous, but someone will still pay to prevent the blackout rule?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 09:49 AM) Except if it is blacked out, lol womp womp

You can see the game so much better on TV, anyway. Going to a football game is just about the social experience, and it won't be very enjoyable if it's -35 with the windchill

My friend's mom has a big burmese mounting dog mutt. It will sit outside in the snow until it's covered.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 09:34 AM) My dog doesn't understand how cold it is outside. Same here, but I bet he's going to change his mind come Monday.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 09:22 AM) I tend to agree, though I'd really like to see better rail build-out along with the roads. Both are needed, IMO, to make the most effective use of capital funds. An inter-suburb Metra ring would be nice.

More results from the ongoing Oregon Medicaid expansion study. In the first 15 month period, ER visits increased slightly for the covered population. http://www.samefacts.com/2014/01/uncategor...ou-can-keep-it/ http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpres...ecessarily-bad/

10 animals that went extinct in 2013

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 08:49 AM) Yep, that's exactly why snow sucks so much. That's why people are whining. Bad winter drivers make it worse. It's not something to be messed with. If WRX's didn't get such crappy MPG my next car would be AWD. I came home yesterday to the pleasant surprise that my wife had shoveled our whole driveway.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 08:18 PM) Hmm, a socio-economic reason for any business, and the dollars and sense, er cents, of it all. Social responsibility and the accounting therein is going to be interesting in the future - the accounting standards are trying to figure out a real way to do this. I could write quite a bit on this one, but much like the ... um, what the hell was that again, uh... oh yea, the crap I was supposed to type out two years ago about the whole reason behind fair market value and why the markets crashed, why would I start now with any kind of detailed post? Your m2m post is at least three years overdue at this point

I don't know about Costco but rei is a co-op, so if you're a member you're part owner and get a refund/dividend each year.

QUOTE (HeGone33 @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 01:41 PM) https://infogr.am/total-qbr-between-60-and-...ason-since-2006 Thanks. Are those all of the QB's who have had a QBR between 60 and 70 at the age of 30 since 2006? The sample size isn't very large, and there could be other contributing factors for them. edit: so at 31 Manning had a Pro Bowl season before having a crap season this year. Roethlisburger's QBR has been declining pretty steadily since 2009. Vick cratered last year at 32 but recovered somewhat this year at the age of 33. edit2: Aaron Rodgers is 30 and posted a similar QBR this year. Should the Packers be worried about him?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) Yeah, seemed like an odd statistic ESPN is great for arbitrary statistics that make it seem like something important/noteworthy has happened