DCSaints_fan

On 4/26/2018 at 11:28 AM, TheGreatBuzz said:

So now he gets to appeal for a few years until he dies, right?  Isnt that how justice works for the rich and famous?

Yeah but he has to start serving, I think.

On 2/22/2018 at 3:08 AM, LadySkinsFan said:

I've been watching Bosch on Amazon Prime in the evenings.  Show is based on Michael Connelly's novels of the same character.  Really good show, I'm up to Season 3 now.  Good stories and character development.  I like Michael Connelly's books, have read several of them.

 

Bosch is a police officer in LA and the series follows several cases through the seasons so far, so the continuity is pretty good.

Yeah I caught season 1 of Bosch a while back.  Its a decent show, but a little cliche.   He's basically House as a police detective.  

"We won't be in the EU, but we'll just abide by EU rules. Except  now we won't have a vote on any of those rules."

20 hours ago, Larry said:

 

No Force, no Jedi, nobody who we've seen later.  (Yeah, I might miss not having Darth Vader.  But I could also see having him not appear till Star Wars.)  Just a couple of small time crooks trying to keep up with the maintenance costs on the Falcon.  

 

On 3/26/2018 at 3:03 PM, Lombardi's_kid_brother said:

Here's what ultimately I think: GRRM can't complete these things. He's apparently developed this style where the story just gets more and more expansive. And he can't get everyone in the right place and cull the cast without just having everyone killed by plague or something.

 

Yeah, I think you're spot on.  Its not that GRRM is lazy or anything.  Its just that he just doesn't know how to end things.   He's like a relief pitcher in baseball who has a really good breaking ball or maybe unconventional delivery.   But the second time through the lineup, batters aren't fooled and he starts sucking.   As it is, the fourth and fifth books of the series, were incredibly weak compared to Books 1-3, though there were a few great parts in there (like the Cersei ownage at the end of Book 4), there were also alot of tangents that went nowhere and didn't really advance the story. 

18 hours ago, PeterMP said:

No because he did not carry out falsification of hypothesis through experiments (as I clearly already stated in why Aristotle wasn't a scientist).

 

It is a calculation.  The most complex geometry proof is not science.  Making star maps is not science.  Measuring distances between things is not science.  Observation and thought alone is not science.

 

The fundamental components of the scientific method is create a hypothesis, make a prediction from your hypothesis, test your hypothesis.

Ok, well how about Cavendish's calculation of the gravitational constant?  Or Milliken's calculation of the charge of the electron?  Should those experiments have been rejected from journals because they were just measuring something?  

2 hours ago, PeterMP said:

 

You missed point #1.  People like Aristotle were not scientists nor did science in the way we understand it today.  Aristotle was a natural philosopher who practiced pre or protoscience.  He did not carry out falsification of hypothesis through experiments.  That's the key to science.

 

Aristotle was a natural philosopher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_philosophy) who observed and gathered, cataloged, and thought about information.

 

"From the ancient world, starting with Aristotle, to the 19th century, the term "natural philosophy" was the common term used to describe the practice of studying nature. It was in the 19th century that the concept of "science" received its modern shape with new titles emerging such as "biology" and "biologist", "physics" and "physicist" among other technical fields and titles; institutions and communities were founded, and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred."

Would you consider Eratosthenes' calculation of the circumference of the Earth c. 250 B.C.  as "doing science" ?   If not, then why not? 

Was a cradle Catholic, but at 22 had the big "aha" atheist moment.   I sort of relapsed around 30, but that only lasted a few months.  @Bang pretty much summed up what I feel - its really hard to reconcile what happens in the world, with the concept of god that cares about humanity.  I admits its possible that a higher being exists, but there isn't much evidence for one and it cannot be anything like what the Abrahamic god has been described as.   And this may be a selfish viewpoint, but particulary with what has (and has not) happened in my life.  Seeing so many of my peers seem to lead normal, happy, prosperous lives, despite being being nearly devoid of any sense of morality or humility in their youth and some even now, was really the nailed the coffin for me as far as religion goes.  I'll admit I don't have the worst life and wasn't exactly a saint, but frequently I feel like the odd man out.   Some of it does have to do with choices I made/didn't make, but I think alot of it is just bad luck.  

On 3/16/2018 at 7:45 PM, twa said:

 

Jeez, all this time I thought that was a Soft Cell original ... 

On 2/27/2018 at 10:24 AM, Warhead36 said:

I watched the first episode of Altered Carbon. It was...okay. Kinda weird though. Didn't really grab me.

That was my exact reaction.  It doesn't grab you, in fact I think it deliberately confuses you, like why the main character was brought back after so long a time, why was it so important he was an Envoy or who the heck they are, or why the heck they keep showing that woman hitting the water, but by about episode 4 it really picks up, and the latter episodes are really great. 

2 hours ago, ExoDus84 said:

I'm a little out of the loop. What's the deal with the bump stock legislation? After the madman on the strip rained down full auto fire on a group of innocent people, you'd think it shouldn't be hard to ban something that turns a deadly military rifle into an insanely deadly military rifle.

 

Let me guess: Legislation killed by the NRA and Republicans?

I'm pretty sure they said it should have been handled by the ATF, so no "new" legisitation should have been needed, because since 1986 you cannot sell a fully automatic weapon that was manufactured after 1986.   Of course with no pressure on the ATF to actually enforce this, the NRA could just throw their hands up and say "its up to them".  

On 2/1/2018 at 8:26 PM, Momma There Goes That Man said:

Well time for me to leave. I’ll say this...I wouldn’t even worry bout theories and spoilers and hidden meanings in previous seasons or any of that stuff. Because they don’t care at this point without GRRM having already written the story and set all those story elements and mysteries up. There really is only one theory from the very beginning that had made its way thru the show and actually been important which is Jon’s situation of course. 

 

Im saying very sadly that they aren’t going to craft anything important in 6 episodes about the crypts of winterfell or explain what happened and how the white walkers were defeated before, shed any light on TPTWP or the many faced men, why magic and dragons returned to the world etc. 

 

All the pieces are in in place for a very straightforward story conclusion. It can be still be good and even great but a lot of the fantastical breadcrumbs or mysteries that were either in The books or the east parts of the series will have no significance on how this plays out. 

 

Best not to get hopes up

There's no reason to believe there's anything significant in the crypts of Winterfell. 

Jon is pretty much the TPTWP/Azor Azai/Last Hero/Messiah/whatever.  Or perhaps some combination of Jon/Dany. 

It may be never explained why magic/dragons/WW returned to the world.  Tolkien never really explained why Sauron all of a sudden started growing powerful again (perhaps the finding of the ring by Bilbo? But never actually confirmed I believe).

On 2/13/2018 at 6:09 AM, Mournblade said:

Gainesville is where Tom Petty is from. Great rock n roll tradition there.

 

As for DCSaints_Fan, I lived in Davis, California, a small town on the outskirts of Sacramento. The weather was fine,

but it did rain there a lot. Still the think the weather in Northern Florida was better (aside from the 'canes). 

The last thing I expected anyone to say when comparing the weather in California and Florida is that in rains too much in California :-)    Did you happen to live during an El Nino year?   Even then, the summers are always dry (May through September, you'll be lucky to see even a dusting) and and I'm not sure rainfall totals even during an El Nino even would beat Florida's average.   As it is, Davis CA averages 19.7" of rainfall vs per year vs.  47.4" for Gainesville: 

https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/davis/california/united-states/usca0284

Interestingly enough, it does seem that the highs in the summers are slightly higher in Davis (93 in July vs 90 for Gainsville according to above site).  But the lows are also much lower (56 in July in Davis vs. 71 for Gainesville)   It cools off rapidly here when the sun goes down, because the heat in Calfornia is dry, vs. Southeast/East coast (My reference points are Houston, TX and NoVa) being oppressively humid.  Here I don't even notice it until it gets 90+, and even then, it doesn't "hit" you like the east coast/southeast heat.

I suppose the weather in Florida is better if you really cannot tolerate it being below about 60 for very long year round,  don't mind humid/muggy summers, or can't stand going 5+ months with no rain. 

Is anyone able to actually groom their own dogs?  I'm finding this nearly impossible with mine.   He keeps moving away from the scissors

On 1/29/2018 at 5:54 PM, Mournblade said:

I lived in Gainesville FL for 10 years, Northern VA for 25 years, Northern California for 2 years, Eastern PA for the last 7 years. 

Give me a choice between any of those places and I take Gainesville FL in a heartbeat. Great town, great weather, jam

packed with things to do (eg. University of Florida sporting events), and the best looking babes on the east coast (all of them

are tanned and obsessed with fitness and exercise so they look great all year 'round). 

 

Florida is just one great big amusement park for adults (with the odd hurricane thrown in to keep you honest ) 

 

Where in Norhern California?  I don't see how any part of Florida can claim better weather than Northern California, at least near the coast.   And even inland, its debatable. 

Question now is how low will it go?  I say it bottoms out around 18k

41 minutes ago, Taylor 36 said:

If he goes there, he truly is a fool.  This will be his second go around, and after his failure in Denver, a second failure will all but guarantee he won't be sniffed as a HC again.  The Colts have failure written all over them.

I wouldn't necessarily say that ... Pete Carroll didn't start sustaining success in the NFL until his third try

8 hours ago, LadySkinsFan said:

Don't have any answers for the couch cushion thing.  My dog is little with a little mouth, so she can't do much damage except for ripping up paper, magazines, and paperback books.  She really likes those so I have to keep those out of the way.

 

Patience is all I can suggest, and kindness! 

21 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

 

When we first got my dog, we figured we'd give her the run of the house when we were gone (because that's what worked for our previous dog).  We'd get home and she'd be panicked and have chewed through the wall (literally).  So we started crating her and it solved everything.  Her crate isn't confining, it's like her safe, cozy spot.  

Thanks for the advice.  

Good news is he only does it when I'm there (so far), and I think I figured out how to get him to stop.   At first I tried confronting him, tugging on his collar, trying to pull it out (yay, human wants to play tug of war!) etc. with no luck.  But then what I did was get up and go to the kitchen, and he seems to give up.   He does have a tendency to follow me wherever I go.  

On 1/1/2018 at 12:57 PM, LadySkinsFan said:

Is he crate trained? He might feel safer/better in one.

Yeah I don’t have a crate at the moment but will get one pronto... actually the big problem I’m having now is he is going after my couch cushions.  He grabs left off the couch, then rips into them and pulls the stiffing out.  He does that shake thing frequently. Oddly enough, only when I’m home.   I thought it might have been a day /nilght lthing, but I just went out to do an errand and he left them alone.  

Just picked up this guy at the shelter yesterday ...besides a shredding incident and barking at me once  when I tried to get him out from under the bed, he’s been great.   My only concern is how well he’s going to fare when I’m gone for work ... I slept on the couch last night  where he was sleeping right next to me ... so perhaps that will help a bit with seperation anxiety ... he’s also got some medicine to help with that

6 hours ago, Rocky21 said:

The cynical side of me doesn’t think anyone is forcing Richardson to sell because he pinched his secretary on the behind.  I think this is cover for forcing a sale when the market is high and recouping a nice windfall for the Richardson family.  That old pig hearted ****er is crazy like a fox.   

 

I'm not sure I understand - you think Richardson leaked these stories about himself in order to force himself to sell the team?  

On 11/25/2017 at 4:28 PM, SkinsFTW said:

Lol dude. Did you actually watch football back then. The NFC West really did suck for the most part. 

 

Oh and the Seahawks? 

 

They were in the AFC.

 

The NFC West also only had 4 teams so they had 3 rivalries with 3 teams that were mostly garbage in the 80s. 

I've got to stick up for my Saints - they were pretty good in late 80s - early 90s.  From '87 to '92, they never finished below .500, winning 12-3, 10-6, 9-7, 8-8, 11-5, 12-4.   They may have not had a great QB but defense was pretty darn good - in 1992(I think, or may have been '91) all four of their linebackers made the Pro Bowl.  Yes they sucked once got to the playoffs but I was referring to regular season.   

The Rams also weren't bad in that era, and the Falcons had some good seasons early 90s.   

I think NFC Central was much worse in that era, outside of the Bears. 

On 11/16/2017 at 4:32 PM, Springfield said:

 

To my understanding it’s owned by companies that most haven’t ever heard of like Level 3 and Cogent.  But essentially, it’s owned by many companies.  I could be wrong on this, some of the more tech savvy posters might know better.

Yes - though also by name companies like AT&T and Verizon, as well.   They already had the easements, so they could lay copper/fiber or whatever much easier than anyone else.   Cable TV companies being the only other legit players at the time.

As you mentioned, you would need a huge amount of money to startup an ISP - Google managed it but only in a few large metro areas https://fiber.google.com/newcities/

Getting all those easements is really, really hard/expensive, and in some cases probably impossible as tshile mentioned with exclusivity agreements

On top of which, ISPs have been trying to shutdown municipal broadband/WiFi

http://beta.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-cable-municipal-broadband-20160812-snap-story.html

The more I think about it, the more the internet is more like a road network.  Imagine all the roads were privately owned, by say The Road Company. and you would pay some amount per month to be able to drive, like an EZ pass.   You pay the same amount no matter where you going.   Perhaps there would be a fast lane that some would pay a little more for, but still they wouldn't pay depending on where they went or what they did. 

But now say let's say some successful business chain like Five Guys pops up, that causes traffic to spike.  The Road Company sees this and gets greedy and says "Hey, why don't we start our own hamburger joint, after all our customers are using our roads to get to Five Guys and Five Guys is getting all this money".  So The Road Company startsup their own chain (or more like, buy one out, let's say McDonalds), and then decide to charge an additional toll if you exit at Five Guys, but there would be no charge for McDonalds.   Or perhaps they do something shady like do some "construction" on the Five Guys exits which throttles traffic, while the McDonald's exit is well maintained and clear.   Without net neutrality rules, The Road Company will be allowed to do that.   

You might come along and say - well the solution is simple, if the consumers' experience with The Road Company is poor, surely the market will fix it and some investor(s) will come along and start up their own competitor to provide better service.  The problem is there are substantial capital and legal barriers to entry for building your own road network, such that no one has made a serious attempt in decades, when cars were first being built and the challenges were substantially less.

I hate they get to play a division that has been mostly ass for the last 20 years, with the brief exception when the Jets had that elite defense.  And not a legit franchise QB outside of Tom Brady in that whole division, since Marino retired.  Must be nice when you're pretty much guaranteed to win 6 games a year. 

So I'm guessing the deadline for being on the ballot is past, so if Luther Strange wanted to mount an independent campaign, it would have be as write-in ?