chw42

It appears Larry Page has some kind of voice condition.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:40 PM) I'm envisioning Y2H dancing to Daft Punk's new single right now... Stayin' up to get lucky...

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) CM builds are dumpy. They're not very stable. IMO, that's an immediate no go. They're not stable when they're in alpha. But after they through a few milestones, they're just like stock. Maybe it's slightly different for Nexus devices given that they're built to run AOSP-based ROMs. But I never found any issues when I flashed AOKP on a Galaxy S3 for work.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:33 PM) Hey CHW...you got a job with Dell, right? Anything changed w/ them possibly getting bought out? I work for IBM.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) I think I'm going to go for HTC One. Their tweaks to standard Android to my knowledge are rather minor, short of requiring you to use BlinkFeed as one of your homepages. I think I might actually like BlinkFeed, so I'll be okay with that. The only bad thing about BlinkFeed is that ugly weather clock. You can always use a third party launcher to get rid of it. Nova launcher is definitely the best.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:26 PM) These services are specific to a certain set of people. I'd never pay to stream music, not from anyone...I just don't see the need. Certain people seem to have this *need* to find new music, when I'm perfectly happy with the quite-wide variety/collection of music I have now. I don't really need to "find" new music, especially if it means I have to listen to 50 bustout songs to find a good one that I "may" like. Music I like eventually makes it's way to me, just as it always has. I have about 10,000 songs in my collection, weighing in at almost 60 gigs. I have enough music to listen too for the rest of my life without worrying about growing tired of it, either. Heh, maybe you're just too old to like any new music.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:21 PM) The One is the first Android phone I'm considering...and if it had the option to run stock Android, without having to hack it with some dumpy ass Cyanogen mod, I'd buy it tomorrow. The HTC One actually acts a lot like a Nexus device. The bootloader can be unlocked through HTC-dev and there's already CM builds for it due to that. And CM builds are not dumpy. Stock Android is nice and stable, but there are customization options it lacks that I cannot live without. That's where custom ROMs come into play. Paranoid Android is actually developing Facebook chat heads for all notifications, allowing for overlay multi-tasking. It's pretty damn impressive. I'm also fairly sure there will be 100% stock AOSP builds for the One in the future.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:15 PM) I think the next Android is v5. 4.3 will be out before that I think. They haven't mentioned it yet, so maybe that was a false rumor. If 5.0 does get released, it will be with the next Nexus later this year. Google's streaming service is already live, along with a new Google Play Music app. I'm already using it. It's slightly cheaper than Spotify on mobile, so that's good. I don't know if I'd pay $7 a month to play all my music on mobile though.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:15 PM) They need to do this with the HTC One. The S4, while spec bumped in pretty much every regard, isn't a very good phone IMO. The One makes it look dumpy. Also, need to open it on Sprint/Verizon. I had the same thought process. I'd totally buy an HTC One if it ran stock Android. That phone is sexy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:11 PM) Blacked out here in China. SIGH. Would have been 2nd game of the year to watch. How...?

Google and Samsung are going to release a Galaxy S4 that runs stock Android. Never thought I'd see that happen. It's going to be sold on the Google Play Store, but $650...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:12 AM) I salivate at thinking what we could get for Peavy in July. He has to be the best pitcher on the market, and a team friendly deal. I'd like to think we could snag a blue chip prospect + a mid-level guy that looks better in our system. Yup. As much as I want to see this team win, I just don't think we have what it takes to become a playoff contender. The offense has too much going against it. But this is the perfect opportunity to get value back for our good players.

Peavy and Sale have been awesome this year.

So Google I/O is tomorrow. I really wonder Android 4.3 will be like. Lots of talk about unified messaging and a dedicated game-center where your saves sync across all your devices. But I'm fairly sure there will be more.

Not only does DWade play like a woman on the court with his constant b****ing, he dresses like one too. Good to know.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:50 PM) He sucked against the Nets, I remember The Nets have no interior defense.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:48 PM) He was our best player this year. I'm not going to get mad that they could slow him down while he's our only threat. Not really. Noah was our best player, even though he was hurt for 1/4 of the season. He still had more Win Shares than Boozer.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 13, 2013 -> 12:28 PM) I saw this career comparison on Grantland and it made me chuckle: Ross Gload: .281/.325/.408 Eric Hosmer : 263/.321/.405 Ouch. I wonder why Gload wasn't hyped to be the next big thing?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 11, 2013 -> 11:46 PM) If I was you, I would buy a Yoga or a Surface. If your computer is just a media machine, a tablet that runs a real OS is where it's at. The Yoga is tits. It's been discussed in this thread already, but I'm a big proponent of an all-in-one machine. Yeah the Yoga is really nice. It'll probably be the next laptop I'll get.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 11, 2013 -> 10:24 PM) I guess the Microsoft Surface could be a happy compromise. I think that device can still run .exe files and software, but I'd look in to that. I'd never replace a real computer with a tablet because of all the limits a tablet has. IMO, tablets are toys, laptops/desktops are necessities. You need a Surface pro to run x86 Windows applications. The Surface RT only runs Windows 8 apps.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 11, 2013 -> 10:20 PM) Have all you pretty much moved on from laptops onto tablets? My laptop is on its last breath and I'm looking to replace it soon? Kind of scared to give up the keyboard. I mostly use it for browsing, forums, streaming video, but occasionally I'd like to type up a email or two etc. Recommendations ? If that's all you do, then get a tablet and a good Bluetooth keyboard (I'm talking $75-100 alone for the keyboard). I don't think I can live without a full-fledged OS though. Mobile OSes are fine for keeping me entertained or taking notes/answering emails, but I don't think I can get any real work done on them.

We may want to give Radmod some more playing time. He's 3/3 from downtown.

This game got out of hand quickly.

Boozer's missing bunnies now.

Robinson needs to stick on his man.