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QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 08:23 AM) Last solicitation I'll put on here - several posters in here could easily contribute to my young blog, Getting Things Tech. The "concept" so to speak is to "get" your tech in the sense that we help non-geeks understand their gadgets. On the flip side, there is also the aim to use tech as a productivity tool, to get things done. This can take a lot of different forms and so far I've been contributing a few different things: some tutorials on things broadly and narrowly useful, app/software recommendations, distilling tech news into something that might seem more relevant to regular people, and buying guides to help people make decisions on their tech purchases. I have an interest in making a lot of privacy content, but you need not. Blog is new and there is no commitment. Built on Wordpress, if you're familiar with that. I am in the process of monetizing, but there is no certainty I ever get my investment back, let alone be able to compensate writers, so view this as a hobbyist venture -- however, if we do generate revenue, I would eagerly spread it to the writing talent. Eh, I would, but I just don't think I have the time.

QUOTE (staxx @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 02:04 AM) What time saturday? Around 7-8 PM probably.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) Westbrook is fine. He sat out for a while after he came back the first time. He might be fine now, but this injury definitely isn't something you want to rush.

I need one more guy for my sabermetric fantasy baseball league. Scoring and Settings here: http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/13851/settings Draft is currently slotted for next Saturday, but may be moved to Wednesday night. It's still up in the air right now. You would be drafting third and you'd have a set of players to choose from for your keepers. PM me your email if you're interested.

Bulls expect Rose to be back for the playoffs Not this s*** again. I don't even want him back. He's not going to be good and look what's happened to Westbrook this year after a similar injury.

Wow, two terrible shots by Ennis to end the game. 1) Why would you settle for a mid-range jumper when you weren't really even open? 2) Why go for a long 3 when you had more than enough time to drive in a 2 point game?

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) The fact that my Garmin Forerunner can go 3 weeks gives me some hope. Granted, it isn't doing a whole lot when it is in standby, but maybe - the watch I have has got to be almost 10 years old by now, after all. The Moto 360 is rumored to use an OLED display, so Motorola can use its active notifications. That should help battery life. It's also rumored to have wireless charging, which I think makes a ton of sense for watches.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) Stephen A. Smith said Melo is out, Woj said Bulls more in play than Lakers. MAKE IT HAPPEN GARPAX. I seriously doubt that now that Jackson is there.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 09:55 PM) With phones getting progressively larger, this could solve one of the key problems - who wants to be picking up and fiddling with a 6" phone all the time? Now you don't have to. You can check notifications, scores, weather, maps, etc. on your wrist. I think it might catch on. If Pebble had been just a little more capable, I'd have one right now. Exactly. The same applied to the Gear. It was definitely a smart watch, but its exclusivity to Samsung-only phones and its lack of third party apps made it less appealing. Not to mention I wouldn't pay $300 for one. Google's Now interface transfers well to watches. The interface is similar to what's on Google Glass. Personally, I think a well-done Smart watch at the right price may sway me to buy one instead of Google Glass and I thought I was hell bent on buying Glass no matter what.

Eww

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 15, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) ...why? Ever heard of synchronized weight lifting?

Here's all of PFF's rankings from last year. http://imgur.com/a/DEkM8

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:21 PM) So, my wife and I have joked around about what warm place we might move to later in life when the kids are out of the house. I like the southwest and mountain west - sunny and usually dry. She likes the southeast with all its humidity. The place in between is.... Texas. I've spent time in El Paso, San Antonio and Dallas, and driven through parts of North Texas. None of those much appealed, though San Antonio was fun. I stumbled across (online) this area of south-central Texas called the Hill Country. It sits basically between Austin (which I've heard is a great town) and San Antonio (which we liked visiting). It is mostly smaller towns, rolling hills, warm but only sometimes brutally hot in summer, pleasant in winter, wonderful in spring and fall, moderate humidity. Low cost of living, good outdoor opportunities, not far from a couple cities... sounds pretty idyllic to me. But to be brutally honest, as my wife and I are native Midwesterners and liberal-leaning SOCIALLY (not talking politics here)... I have concerns about being in a place that's maybe too closed-minded and lacking in the types of people we usually hang out with. Perhaps that is just my unfair perception of Texas. Anyone been in the area? Any thoughts on it? Is my perception unfair or incorrect? I live in the North Austin 'burbs and usually hang around North Austin. I'll go down to South Austin to play softball. People here are nice and I think I've met more vegans here than when I was in Chicago/Champaign. I can't speak for what goes on in the Hill Country since the only time I've really been there was when I drove down to San Antonio. Maybe a good place for you to look at is San Marcos. It's a smaller town (I think Texas State University is there) so it's quieter than Austin or SA, but you also won't feel like you're out in the middle of nowhere.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 08:57 PM) Been to Austin once to visit a friend, it was a lot of fun, neat city. Just kinda weird, since it's the liberal bastion of Texas, but it's still Texas. Barely ventured into Hill Country, my they were telling me about it and it was basically exactly like you described. Went to the most amazing barbecue place I've ever been to, the Salt Lick Ranch. Spectacular. Salt Lick is great, especially the original. Although there are better around the Austin area.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 01:54 PM) I think it's tougher to measure based on some of the metrics in football because of how much everything depends on your teammates. Julian Edelman was considered to be one of the best receivers in the league last year, but does anyone believe that, or do they chalk it up to scheme and Tom Brady? The all familiar Chris Williams was considered one of the worst guards in the league last year, but when your QB is Kellen Clemens, do you think teams are dropping 7 back on a regular basis against the Rams? No way. It's possible he's talented enough but with nothing around him, he's going to be giving up more sacks and allowing more guys by. Same thing here...Young is working along side Suh, Fairley, and Ansah. He may be a nice player, but I'm guessing those numbers are flawed a little bit because of who is playing around him. He also rated really well in 2011 in limited reps. He's definitely an up and coming player who has the potential to be a great pass rusher. And yeah, football is always going to be a very team-dependent sport.

Like Jake says, PFF likes Young a lot. I like that we're not going after guys with sexy sacks numbers, but advanced metrics instead.

Revis to the Pats.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) Didn't "play" = "was third string behind Caleb Hanie until the whole season went down the toilet"? We might have made the playoffs that year if McCown played after it was obvious that Hanie was just awful.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:59 PM) @RapSheet: The ‪#‎Bucs‬ deal for Josh McCown: It’s two years for $10M. He gets $4.75M this year, $5.25M next year. Wow.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:43 PM) Re: MD Jennings, I think it is reassuring to think that we basically needed 2 deep at every position this year, so not every signing is going to be a starter. He'd be fine as a backup. Just not a backup to Conte.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) There are a few ways to look at losing McNown. The fact that he pretty much sucked before last year, so maybe the offense makes the QB and not the other way around, so it would make sense they can get a fill in just as good. Or maybe he was just fantastic last year and somehow found himself. Or maybe he was fantastic last year but it was a fluke and had he have stayed, his play would have dropped off to where he had been. 2 out of 3 are in the Bears favor, and they are the 2 that are most likely. You have to be happy for him though. He gets millions for a career that he probably figured was over a couple of years ago. He's not going to be very good in TB. The system and weapons he had made him the QB he was last year. He'll be back to a 70-80 rating QB with the Bucs.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 07:23 AM) Too bad because this is the first basketball league I've done with that type of scoring and I like it. I honestly don't like category scoring. This kind of scoring makes you get efficient players (since it's pretty much un-adjusted PER), but doesn't force you to build a well-rounded team like you'd have to do in categories. It's also a lot easier to see who's valuable and who isn't. I had to get a few new people this year because the guy who won the league last year left (he thought it was too boring).

QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 09:36 PM) Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 52s While Denver focuses on DeMarcus Ware…Vikings free-agent DE Jared Allen is talking with the Bears and Seattle Seahawks, per league source. I'm intrigued. Though competing with Seattle gives me doubts. I would love to get Jared Allen. He's still pretty productive.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) White Mamba? I'm one of the few that update. I run the league. It's hard to get 10 devoted people to play in a free fantasy basketball league.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4m Bears have agreed to terms with S Ryan Mundy on a two-year contract, team announced. Nice, Mundy's decent.