chw42

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 11:57 AM) I as well would like to play fantasy NBA I have a league that needs players. H2H scoring based off the game score stat (kind of like PER).

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 05:23 PM) I just used my number 1 waiver priority to pick up Julio Jones. Hooray keeper leagues. Why would anyone drop him in a keeper league?

God, how many times did Cleveland walk off against us?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) Can't you just disable NFC in your settings? That'll get rid of it. Plus, I'm pretty sure there's an NFC toggle in quick settings.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) Sigh, sprint. Sprint has nothing to do with the NFC logo.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 11:50 AM) downloaded jelly bean 4.3. What the hell is this N symbol ? Anyone? Next to my phone noise settings? It's the ugly NFC logo. It doesn't show up on stock Android, but the OEMs decided it was a great idea to cram more crap into the status bars.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 10:11 AM) Silly goose, Sox 1B put up .251/.341/.410/.751, all because of Konerko I'm pleasantly surprised by that.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) Like cw42 said, it's great when you're going somewhere (i.e., restaurant, someone's house, etc.) where you can google the place on your desktop and when you get in your car, your phone will will have a google now notification showing you how long it will take to get there in current traffic and an option to get turn-by-turn directions. I also like that it will give me tracking updates for packages without me doing anything. It'll just scan my gmail and know that I have a package coming. Same thing with flights. My wife forwarded an email confirmation for her mom's visit to Seattle. On the day of the flight, I was getting flight status info automatically. It's especially useful when you travel. It will show notifications for nearby restaurants, attractions, etc. with directions on how to get there, ratings, etc. I forgot to mention that, but I use that a lot too since I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 09:55 AM) I think Loney would be the biggest one by far, and I think most of it would have to do with the inevitable .270/.330/.370 he puts up in his first season with the Sox. You just need more out of a 1B than that. If only we got that out of our 1B this year...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 07:43 AM) Anybody else feel like they hear this all the time, yet it never comes to fruition with new players? Mark Teahen, Nick Swisher, etc...

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 09:43 AM) Yes, but let's be honest about what Google did with Android 4.x. 4.2 is, in reality, 5.0, and 4.3 is potentially 6.0 with the API changes, but to avoid the appearance of further fragmentation, they simply started making point releases major releases. IOS 7.X uses the same the same API's across the board, the same goes for 6.X, etc. Google is introducing new, and often very big API changes with every point release, thus "cheating" the fragmentation system. IE, just because you are on 4.1 doesn't mean you can use most of the API's available to 4.3. So, while it's 70/30, that's still inaccurate as to which phones are on which API level. There is more or less no difference in developing for 4.0 and 4.3. 4.3 broke some things with video playback, but that was it. When you're talking on a UI standpoint, there is no difference between developing for 4.0 and 4.3. I always make the minimum SDK target 4.0.3. 4.4 might see some changes, but they won't be as drastic as 2.3 to 4.0.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 07:44 AM) I use Google Now, and the next version coming hooks into iOS7's notification center, background processes, etc. I've been experimenting with it and I'm trying to decide if it's actually useful or not...shows me stuff I want to see, but it's stuff I already see elsewhere. Any good uses you know for it? I have a widget for it on my lockscreen, but I can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen. It gives me my sports scores, weather, stocks, and traffic info when I take a quick peak as I start to head home. Also, if you search any location on Google (say you were looking up where to go to lunch on your work computer) it will show up on Google Now (you might also get a notification) and you have the option of navigating there with one click. It's definitely useful and convenient.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 08:45 AM) The thing they need to do with the iPad is let it have widgets. It only makes too much sense. People would go bonkers Probably not going to happen anytime soon.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 07:49 AM) Well, it's not purely because of the languages used, but the languages used have a lot to do with it, as you said, Android is forced to virtualize everything it runs, whereas iOS runs it natively, this in and of itself if a huge boost of efficiency, speed and ability to do things Java just wasn't meant to do. Then, add in the SDK, of which Apple's is FAR superior according to most any developer, including game developers. The simpler, less fragmented landscape, containing less devices also helps this. While Apple charges, it's a yearly 100$ fee, so it's not all that expensive ringing in at less than 9$ a month. Programmers for iOS will program for iOS7 exclusively now, where Android developers often have to crack open 2.x API's for backwards compatibility since a ton of potential users are still using 2.x phones (I think it's almost half still?) No, it's 70-30 now. 70% are on 4.0+ and about 30% are on Gingerbread. If I'm an Android app developer, I wouldn't even worry about the 30% unless I'm Facebook, Twitter, or whatever large company trying to reach the entire Android user base. I've done a few Android UIs now and I've been targeting 4.0+ on all of them. It's a big headache to do backwards compatibility for 2.3 since the UI elements are very different for 2.3 and 4.0+.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 12:53 AM) Loney is solid defensively but is not fast by any stretch. Hart is 31 and 1 year removed from a season where his OPS was .841. That would be good for 1Bman 9th in baseball last year. Plus, that .841 was the lowest OPS he posted in his last seasons and he'd be moving to our ballpark. Hart has upside. If Hart went 30/90 with a .275/.340/.515 slash nobody would be surprised. Loney's career best at each of those statistics: 15/90 .299/.348/.434 Hart probably signs something like 1 yr 5 mil with incentives or 2 yr 8 mil. Loney probably signs for much more than that. I really like the idea of signing Corey Hart to a short term incentive laden deal. You really don't have much to lose, but a whole lot to gain.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 06:18 PM) HR being reviewed. The ball was going over but the ball was going to be out anyways. Hm. I think Reddick would have caught it if the fan didn't reach over (although the ball would have left the field of play, but Reddick looked like he was going to get a glove on it). Someone on the Tigers should get that guy season tickets. He might have saved their season.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 10:49 PM) Yeah I don't know if they're better, but they're more or less on par. Google Maps for iOS was far better than the Android version for a while (mostly because Google decided to give priority to iOS in that case), but now they're pretty much the same. iOS also got Google Now, although not in the same way Android has it, and they're getting Google Play Music soon.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 10:54 PM) Tis true. For example: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/12/13/go...iphone-android/ "Google admits that it’s even better than Google Maps for Android phones…" They eventually caught Android's app up to iOS's from what I've heard...but the same rings true for many of their other apps...iOS is easier to program for, Objective-C vs Java, thus, it has better apps. I don't know if the reason iOS is easier to program for than Android is because of the languages used. From a programming standpoint, objective C doesn't actually do garbage collection for you, whereas you get that in Java. So in that respect, Java is easier on the programmer. From an efficiency standpoint, that's a very good thing for objective C since there's no overhead for a garbage collector and you, the programmer, get to manage the memory in a possibly more efficient manner. It's almost like comparing C/C++ to Java. You're most likely not going to teach a person who just started programming C/C++ and have them worry about pointers and memory references (although that was the way I was taught), you're probably going to have them learn Java and just focus on basic programming constructs without getting runtime errors telling them they have a segmentation fault. Java is not meant to be a light weight and efficient language, it's meant to be a portable language used to create portable apps that can run on almost any computer. That was Google's goal for Android, which is why Android is the way it is today. It's less efficient than other operating systems because it runs everything in a Java Virtual Machine (Dalvik in this case), while almost every other OS in the world runs code natively. Back on the ease to program for issue...the Android SDK is...well...somewhat poorly done. It's not easy to layout a UI if you don't have the Android UI XML reference sheet in front of you and even when you do have that in front of you, the SDK in Eclipse (or Android Studio) doesn't render everything. You have to actually get on a device and see if the UI looks okay. Then there's the issue with developing for 5 different screen DPIs, etc. It's a harder process, whereas on iOS, you have like 4 resolutions to develop for and the SDK, from what I hear, is much easier on the programmer. But then again, Apple charges you $100 to test out your apps and Google lets you do it for free. Pick your poison I guess.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 04:34 PM) So Chipper Jones predicted before the postseason on Fox Sports Live that the Dodgers would win the world series. Then the Braves asked him to throw out the first pitch and the mascot had to catch the ball b/c the players boycotted the pitch. Good riddance douchebags. And a lot of those guys played with Chipper... You have to wonder when the Braves turned into one of the most unlikeable teams in baseball.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 04:28 PM) I needed 13 from Julio last night in a non ppr, there are yardage bonus's though, so 100 yards or 70 yards and a td. He ends up with 99 yards...now hes injured Yeah, I saw that this morning. I also have a bonus for 100 yards, but I didn't need the points.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 03:35 PM) 27 years old next year. .277 BA 7 HR 44 RBI 9 SB in a 135 game season average 15 errors in 123 attempts in RF last year. Has never played in CF more than 48 games in an entire season. I think you mean 3. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...ion=OF#fielding I've never seen an outfielder make 15 errors in a season.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 02:31 PM) I wonder if Jake will thank us now...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 02:15 PM) I traded Frank Gore for Eric Decker. Ppr. Gore was my flex, Bernard now steps up there. Morris and Rice are my rbs. Stevie Johnson and Roddy White my wrs...yeah. Great trade for me. Good trade for you. I drafted Roddy White in one of my leagues that I don't care about...and it's probably one of the worst picks I've ever made, given that I took him in the 3rd round.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 02:17 PM) Barry Sanders broke a nail opening a jar. AP will be the cover athlete of Madden for PS4 and Xbox One.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 11:52 AM) On second thought, V-Mart was somewhat mean mugging him. V-Mart kept starring at him the whole time. He didn't even take a look to see where he fouled the ball off to. Remember when Orlando Cabrera kicked dirt towards Balfour in the 2008 ALDS and that almost started a fight?