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QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) Also likely means Nightengale was absolutely correct and they have no money left. Really seems like a trade with offsetting costs is only scenario to get an impact player They have money...we need to stop looking at this in such a simplified manner...they have the ability to move money in budgets from one year to the next, etc., if they feel as though making the expenditure is worth it. It makes absolutely no sense that they would have even been involved in talks with three different OFs (and making offers, per some sources), if they did not "have" the money.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:14 PM) To me it is the most important point. Sure there were OFs, but if you can't afford to sign them, it doesn't matter. I don't know that anyone knows what they could or could not afford at this point. And I don't know what behavior of theirs we could possibly judge to determine what they could or could not afford. I'm not even sure they know what they could or could not afford.

I actually think this is pretty impressive work. I haven't dug into it entirely yet, but certainly something worth doing.

The Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 21, 2016 -> 01:24 AM) Very good point. No matter how you slice the fact some 18 year olds are very mature, etc., this person is still in high school and like White Sox said, Chili will be judged by pretty much everybody he introduces her to. People are hung up on age in this country BIG TIME. I agree with some former football player who was saying once you hit 30, your age should be listed as 3. At 40 it should be listed as 4 and 50 it should be 5. There's not a lot of difference between 30 and 39 and 40 and 49, etc. In the energy trading world we call that a "handle." Where do you need to be on 50 MWs? I've been a three-handle for most of the morning." It means somewhere in the thirties.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 21, 2016 -> 03:51 AM) I wasn't aware you know Mat Latos personally. How about that. Admittedly, I don't know Mat Latos, personally. So I should cease from slandering him based on what everyone else who knows him seems to determine.

Kasich is the governor of Ohio, so he'll definitely be a huge target for that role, strategically.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 04:51 PM) Donald Trump projected with a strong win in the South Carolina primary, currently taking a 35% share of the tallied votes - similar to his NH total and lead. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio currently are in a tight contest for 2nd and 3rd place, both around 20%. Nevada follows on Tuesday prior to 13 states on March 1. Trump is believed to have a huge lead in Nevada, as well.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 09:58 AM) TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE. I'm sure he is an ass but I'm willing to bet this had much more to do with his low contract demands than that did. I'm still under the impression that he signed here for far less than what his offers were elsewhere?

I really don't get why that is so bad.

I dunno, I think he's still an asshole. This just made him an asshole with fluid on his knee.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 05:02 PM) Meh, this is a touchy subject to me...it's infuriating how the Government leverages incidents and/or uses fear tactics and misinformation in order to pass laws like the Patriot act, and now this...I'm pretty over the top passionate about it. Bmags is a good guy, so I had to tweak my post down, because he commands a certain amount of respect around here, and deservedly so. Instead of getting angry, I need to try to show people why this isn't the same as in the past...so I'm collecting information and posting it here, instead. Everyone needs a little humility now and again. It was a good time for you to provide that.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 06:24 AM) I'm not using grade level for anything. I'm using one of the biggest milestones in becoming an adult which is leaving the nest and living on your own. And sure, there are exceptions to every rule and perhaps some 18 year olds are mature enough to have adult relationships. But the same would apply to some 17 years, some 16 years old, etc. Where do you draw the line? Based on your moral standards, it's sounds like the only thing preventing a 16 year from being fair game is the legal issue. I don't really care what Joe does in this scenario. He's a big boy capable of making his own decisions. But the sound advice is NOT to get serious with a high school student and start introducing her to his friends & family. The vast majority of people will judge him over it and for what? A good time for a few weeks/months? The odds of this turning into a serious relationship are incredibly small. The stain on his reputation (rightly or wrongly) will last much longer. Let me ask you this shack, but would you date a high school chick and introduce her to your friends, family, coworkers, etc. at this stage in your life? If not, why are you giving Joe the green light? Milstones, age, leaving the nest, etc...these are all generalizations that don't apply to everyone. As for my moral standards, they are guided by not making judgments based on whether someone is a high school senior or a college freshman. My moral standards are guided by the fact that I've seen all kinds of different people find love/comfort/happiness with each other, irregardless of age/gender/race, etc. Being a 38 year old that "played the field" for a large portion of my adult life, especially for 6 years in Vegas, I've dated a lot of different women from a lot of different walks of life. Doctors, lawyers, strippers, pool waitresses, librarians, bartenders, teachers, scientists, hairdressers, divorcees, mifs, african american women, asian women, women 15 years older than me, women 10 years younger than me, etc. One would be amazed at some of those that I really hit it off with...it's not always who you, or me, or "others" might expect that I would have. Now I get it - generally for a serious relationship to be possible it must occur between two consenting adults, and generally an adult is defined as someone right around the age of the girl Joe is talking to. And I don't disagree, people are going to judge him because most young adults date others that are of very similar ages due to the structure of the schools they attend. But, at some point around college, because young adults are perceived to reach a certain level of maturity, many of these strict rules fall away, and with them, much of the judgment you are so concerned about. All I will say is, some people reach that level of maturity well before college, and some people don't reach it until well after college (and some never at all . You ask if I would date a high school senior today? Not likely. But I generally don't get along with young women...I have always preferred women in their thirties/early forties, even when I was in my twenties and early thirties still. However though, an interesting point...when I was in my early twenties, I worked as a manager in a retail clothing store and was around a LOT of 18-21 year old girls. It was interesting how different it was viewed if one was a senior in high school versus a freshman in college. Then, I went back to college as a 24-25 years old, and was again around a LOT of 18-21 year old girls. I don't think anyone made any judgments of me, at 24-25, associating with 18-21 year old girls, simply because of the mere fact that we were both in college, on a college campus. However, there was virtually no difference between many of the girls I was around that were hs seniors or college freshman or sophomores. All I am saying is that we shouldn't allow what our friends or coworkers think to determine who we decide makes us happy. Again, I think obeying the law is a good baseline. However, I know a lot of married couples and I know a lot of divorced people, and there is no formula for what creates happiness. If Joe and this girl find that they make one another happy, what her brother thinks or what Joe's coworker think should not be significant considerations. And while it may be a bit tough at the particular ages they are at because of what others might think, in two years, no one would think anything of them being together.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 06:49 AM) CWS makes some interesting points and I tend to agree with most if not all of them. It's weird because even though girls are physically mature at 18, they are far from mature at that age. When serving high school 18 year olds at a restaurant it is almost comical. They all giggle and order the same thing and whisper about each other while the others order and laugh again. I'm in my early 20's and the divide is huge. As others have said, I think moving away from home and being out on your own makes you grow up exponentially quicker than you had in years past. Plus, college changes a lot of people's thinking and ideologies. Or if they're not the college type, working the grind like an adult and working with adults does that same thing. Brian, you are far more mature than most twenty-two year olds. I would wager a lot on that, and I have never met you.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 06:44 PM) Honest question shack, but if you had an 18 year old daughter in high school, would you want her dating a 25 year old? I guess I don't see how some arbitrary age requirement that it makes it legal also makes it morally acceptable. IMO, kids in high school are not adults. For an adult man to date or sleep with one is weird to me. I'm not going to call Joe some sort of monster or anything like it, but it definitely feels morally wrong to me and I wouldn't partake in such actions. And that's great to say "life is too short to worry what other people think", but people's perceptions can have long-term consequences. Unless this chick is his potential soul mate, being known as the 25 year old picking up high school chicks may have a negative impact in his social circle and for what gain? He wanted some feedback from the site and for the most part I think the responses have been pretty fair. And question for you Joe, but how did you meet this girl? The legality of it doesn't make any difference to me in terms of whether it is moral or not. I would just advise that at a minimum, people try to avoid participating in illegal acts. But if you want to get into the morality of the issue, you're own argument is playing against you. You're saying using an arbitrary age is incorrect, but then saying kids in high school are not adults. You are essentially making the same argument, just substituting what grade level someone is in for what age they are. I agree with Joe on this. And I don't agree with Joe on much. People are different, depending on their background, upbringing, intelligence, life experience, etc. Yes, in general, it takes most people to get through adolescence before they are mature enough to engage in meaningful relationships, which, apparently, is what a 25 year old desires. However, females are generally more mature at similar ages than males. Secondly, everyone is a little bit different. There are plenty of 18-19 year olds who are more mature and responsible than 22 year olds or even 25 year olds. As for what I might be comfortable with as a parent, I can't say with any reasonable degree of certainty, because a) I don't have an 18 year old; and b) I don't have a daughter. However, I would hope that I respect my child enough to not make the same arbitrary decisions on their behalf that you are condemning here. If you really nailed me down on it though, yes, I think I would be suspicious of any 25 year old that was interested in an 18 year old unless the 18 year old was super hot. Otherwise, a 25 year old should be trying to bang 23 year olds.

Oh jesus, you guys are being dramatic. As long as it isn't illegal, do whatever you want. Life is too short to worry about what other people think. Just recognize what comes with the territory with your partner.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 04:36 PM) Yes, they're absolutely asking to make it easier, so again, I repeat -- you do not know what you're talking about. You can't create software for "that specific phone", that cannot be altered to work on a host of others. If it's created it can be used and reused/tweaked/altered to work on ANY other iPhone. Would it be easy? Nope. Could it be done? Yes. And that's the problem. There is no "this specific device" when it comes to software, because it can be recoded, VERY easily. With a proper crack/tweak, you can install Windows on ANY PC...but how is this possible?! I KNOW that at some point in your life, you've installed Windows on a computer it wasn't made for...because when altered, it's THAT easy to do. This precedent, which you claim exists (it doesn't), which is exactly why Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, the ACLU, Amnesty International, and a HOST of others stepped forward to publicly back Apple BECAUSE the precedent the government is trying to establish does not exist. ALLLLLLL those companies, and the legal experts working for those companies disagree with you, because if said precedent existed, you wouldn't be reading about it in the news. This isn't the government asking Apple to open a door to which they have the keys to open. This is the government asking Apple to take the locks on that iPhone, to which they DO NOT have the keys, and make them incredibly easy to pick by removing or circumventing the security measures in place that stop them from being picked in the first place. The problem is, Apple used that SAME lock mechanism on ALLLLLLL the doors on every iPhone with iOS 9 installed on it...which is hundreds of millions of them. So stop talking about what you don't understand. Bravo! Bravo!

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 07:41 AM) You need to chill, sit back, and think about how people use the word slim in the context of criticism of an album having a bunch of filler, and how I would probably not be the first person to start saying "that album as slim" as slang for sucks. That said, DTF did have more songs on it than I remembered, but it seemed post late registration his albums stayed consistently around 10 songs. You're wrong.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 11:34 AM) Isn't there a way that Apple could write this OS specifically for this one phone, via a device ID or something, that would prevent its use on other phones? Or would that be a simple hack - "replace device ID" in the coding I don't know...I guess I trust this language from Apple:

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 11:07 AM) The government is asking Apple to do it. I haven't read anywhere that the FBI wants to be present or the FBI wants to get the key after it has been completed. They want to make sure that once they start trying to break into the phone the phone isn't going to do an auto-delete and/or that some data isn't encrypted. I mean I can't even begin to have the expertise to talk intelligently about this, but what do you say to the argument that once the backdoor is created, that it will be exploited by others?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 10:46 AM) I don't see the issue with it. This is a pretty narrow case - terrorists that are already dead. I think the government has a reasonable need to look at that phone and look for other would-be terrorists out there. From that link, here's what the order says: It's all tailored to that one specific phone, so it's not like Apple has to post the instructions to the internet for all to see. So what is your response to this?

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 03:40 PM) It would be nice if people gathered actual facts and made their own decision rather than relying on King's hack piece. But that's probably too much effort to ask of folks. The FoxSports article does a pretty good job of showing how her story changed. Mike Florio also has a pretty good article discussing how completely incorrect Shaun King was: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/...peyton-manning/ Also, check out pages 7 and 8 in the below link. This is from a completely different court case that was brought about by Peyton's accuser. Naughright seems to have a penchant for suing people. https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/New_York_...eiss_et_al/114/ To be fair, when your career is sabotaged twice without fault of your own, I would imagine one would tend to become familiar with filing lawsuits. It is essentially the only recourse she had.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 10:45 AM) I might be the only person, but I am expecting a bounce back season from LaRoche. I'm with you here.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 01:18 PM) Random reading about this story (e.g., http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/...brigade-021316) suggests that this was covered in Tennessee back in the day, via papers and the radio. I'm not sure even in 2015 that something like that would be covered nationally. Again, on a spectrum, it's no where close to rape allegations. It's a terrible prank, and at least originally, it sounds like what exactly happened (mooning vs. full on mushroom stamp) was debated. I think the context is where the distinction needs to be drawn. Doing this in the context of a frat party is one thing...doing this to a professional trainer in this context is quite another.

Yikes, Peyton! So what do we think initially happened between the two of them?