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QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 11:31 PM) Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions? By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)? It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast. Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice. My wife and I talked about moving to Hawaii after our honeymoon. It's always been dream talk, like "yeah that'd be nice." This winter and the extended commutes have accelerated the talking to actually looking for jobs online. It'd be tough to leave, but I'd go in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 01:21 PM) The State of Illinois has cost itself $80 million because of its fiscal reputation over the last five years. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinoi...ddec468ee1.html Governor's office has been filled by a Democrat since 2003. Generally Assembly has been controlled by the Democrats since 2003. And you say we've spent more than we could afford? Say it ain't so!

I'm supposed to get 8-9 inches or more of snow tonight/tomorrow. Awesome.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 01:20 AM) Got myself in to the stock game with my own money. I own stock that my dad bought for me when I was a kid, but this is my own money and my own account and doing it all myself. Bought stock on Tuesday. Sold it all on Friday. Make a 70% profit. Unfortunately I only invested $97. And after commissions and fees, I only ended up with a $31 gain. Blah. Feels good doesn't it? Just remember, it's your personal responsibility to give up gains on your own money.

only 3-7 inches tomorrow...after being 56 today...

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 05:52 PM) I think she's trying to say that MSNBC, or at least her show, is highly invested in factual accuracy. Obviously, coming to the conclusion that fact X + fact Y = welfare state is another thing. My "academic research" fun tidbits of the day is that 1. people that watch one cable news channel tend to watch both sides, except CNN viewers, who avoid both FOX/MSNBC. 2. People experience massive cognitive dissonance when confronted with factual information that contradicts their ideological views, but self-identified Republicans have a substantially larger adverse reaction to these things. For instance, in one study people were presented with 1. Sarah Palin saying something which is untrue (it's her talking about the death panels IIRC), but the news article does not comment on the accuracy of the statement or 2. the same thing, except the article mentions that what she's saying is false. When Republicans read the article in which she is contradicted, they are MORE likely to believe what she said. Oh, and the other relevant tidbit here is called the "third person effect." This refers to the difference between how much one things media affects themselves versus affects others. Conservatives tend to perceive a great deal of affect on other people from media while they believe they are immune from such persuasion. Liberals tend to think the media affects other people as well, but they also say it affects themselves. I think this in particular makes our political discussions more comprehensible, knowing that conservatives will be more hostile towards the media because they have the view that it is very influential on other people's opinions. FWIW, media effects research never finds a huge effect on people from watching any kind of political media. Watching the news, sometimes, makes you more knowledgeable. Partisans tend to feel more partisan when they watch partisan media. You don't see a whole lot of opinion change, generally speaking. Lol, so clearly her BS has worked on you. It's a cable news program man. You literally have to create bulls*** in order to fill the hour. Until a major event like 9/11 or OJ Simpson happens, there's literally no reason for any of that crap to exist.

Here's part 1. I don't remember what part it was in:

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 03:23 PM) Matta has gotten to the title game every year I believe. This could break the streak. Illinois-Wisky in 2008.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) I will actually feed you if you vote for me. More like I won't subject you and your family and future family to prison camps if you vote for me.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 01:19 PM) Sorry about the symbol confusion, that's how we all express that idea on another message board I go to. There's just an objective difference between Rachel Maddow (not as much the rest of the MSNBC lineup) and the O'Reilly/Hannity/whoever the hell crew. Maddow's show is quite obviously partisan, but actually employs journalistic rigor in terms of evidence-backed arguments, etc. She is going to push left-liberal ideas, but she also deals in fact. There is also a huge tonal difference on Maddow than pretty much any of the other shows, with the possible exception of Chris Wallace's programs. She occasionally gets a little animated, but she doesn't yell at guests, doesn't loser her temper and say crazy things, and generally goes for the "make a point by understating it" tone than the opposite. O'Reilly and even moreso Hannity play very loose and fast with the facts and often see their shows devolve into a bunch of gut-based inference and anger. Chris Matthews and sometimes Lawrence O'Donnell and Ed Schultz would be better comparisons here. I really don't think that Maddow has any good comparisons across the aisle or on the left in terms of partisan programming. Her appears-to-be-but-actually-isn't-brother Chris Hayes is probably the closest, but he is even more wonk-ish, even less emotional, and structures his show to be so more policy and research-oriented than Maddow's that I don't even like comparing them. On the FOX slate, as I mentioned, Chris Wallace is the one that seems most interested in his own integrity and at least appears to make some efforts to say things that are true and to treat his guests with respect. And let's give Al Sharpton some credit here, he is truly unmatched I see your point, but it's still a shade of grey. She was just recently on the Daily Show about her Iraq War documentary (because what hasn't been said about that the last ten years?) and she was getting pretty animated about it. She's got an agenda for that. I remember she had a long interview with Jon Stewart on her own show and they debated cable news generally and she was convinced that MSNBC was the "truth" but Fox News was the devil and Stewart kept telling her, no, they're the same. MSNBC copied Fox News. And she wasn't buying it. She found a niche with the hardcore left. Just like O'Reilly or Hannity have found theirs.

If you're planning on seeing a naked lady or ten, don't do it in the city or basically anywhere near the city. Find some private girls and have them come to the hotel. Anywhere in the city or burbs will charge a cover and be rather, um, tame. In the City limits I believe they still have to use pasties. In the burbs it's not full nude. May be a deal breaker for you, I dunno. My thinking on that stuff is since it's just a gigantic cock tease anyway, it better be something memorable or it's a waste of time/money.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) A Culver's just opened 2 miles from my house. If I disappear from soxtalk for an extended period of time, it's because I had a heart attack. Those pork tenderloin sandwiches (everything on it) are awesome.

Get these: http://www.rumrunnerflasks.com/

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Mar 8, 2014 -> 03:45 PM) Those games suck me in. I don't know how they do it, but I always want to keep building. And I don't know why. I'll never spend any money to advance, but I want to keep playing and building it. I don't know why. No I get you. I'm the same way. At some point though I just hit the wall and think "what's the point" and then drop it. But it was fun for a while.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 03:05 PM) Every review I have read says that it is buggy as hell and very annoying to play, despite the easter eggs, references, and look So far I've encountered only one bug. During a training fight at the very beginning of the game I attacked the wrong guy and wasn't given the proper option to continue and had to restart. That scared me because I had also read some of the reviews about the bugs. But after a few hours that's the only one I've encountered. I saw other people complaining about the graphics being choppy or the frame rate dropping. That happens too (on the ps3 anyway) but it only happens for 3 seconds while the game is auto-saving. Not really a big deal IMO. The combat system is a little wonky, but not to the level of being annoying. Defense requires timing and I feel like I hit the button at the appropriate time but don't get credit for it consistently. Since the fights are easy to start with, the "penalty" for being off doesn't really matter. I guess if I were dying I would be more annoyed by it.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 02:34 AM) Has anyone here done Charleston before? I'll be in the USA next month for 2 weeks for a friend's wedding, and me and a couple of mates are going to visit South Carolina whilst we're there. Hotels seem fairly pricey there though, especially in downtown, min $200 a night on the usual Priceline / Expedia etc. My wife and I stayed in Hilton Head last summer and did day trips to Savannah and Charleston. Didn't stay the night but did the touristy stuff in Charleston and it was great. Not sure it's a city to spend a week in, but 1-3 days would probably be cool. Definitely take a carriage ride tour. Also do Fort Sumter. Even if you aren't into history you get really nice views of the city/harbor.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) Thing about NO is it is a lot dirtier, and can be pretty dangerous if you don't watch yourself. They are two completely different experiences, IMO. Dangerous? I mean, i'm sure parts of the city are, but that can be said of any major city. I went for a bachelor party and stayed in a rented house about 5-6 blocks from bourbon street and we never had any problems at any hour of the day. And if you stick within a block or two of bourbon street there are going to be cops on almost every intersection. The dirtiness factor, that's true. The whole area feels old and dirty. But I think that's part of the old-timey charm.

Nobody disagrees. But that doesn't mean you have to be a Debbie Downer after an awesome game

I feel bad for J4L. Can't even enjoy a fun win. Go have a beer and reflect on life dude.

Such an enjoyable "f*** you" game. Love Noah. Love him talking smack at the end. Not going to beat Miami in a series but they'll make them earn it.

Lebron and Butler in a little scrum. Like it. Also, can't wait for the day Boozer's dumb ass is out of this city.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Mar 7, 2014 -> 08:30 PM) Anyone playing the Simpsons Tapped Out on mobile? Not bad. Gets old pretty quickly.

Isn't there a legit concern that come time to enroll in class the fund won't have the money to pay for it? Since, you know, it's basically a legal ponzi scheme?

Bunch of crap. He could have gone to Illinois Wesleyan and been drafted in the top 5.

I'd go New Orleans over Vegas every day of the week. You're not consumed by gambling 24/7. If you're into that, fine, but it's not the main attraction. The main attraction is the food (freakin' amazing. Eat po boys daily, eat seafood daily, die happy) and the bourbon street area where with a few friends you're guaranteed to have an amazing time at pretty cheap prices. Plus where else in the US can you walk from bar to strip club to bar to strip club to bar to restaurant, etc.