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Trade up for Leon Sandcastle
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to Kellyto83TD's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He's a Ball State cornerback - - he may be ugly but he can run. I sure hope Buddy doesn't trade up to get him, but since he's not from the SEC, I'm not too worried about it: http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/05/deion-sanders-leon-sandcastle-andre-dawson-super-bowl-xlvii/1894275/ If we had a 7th round pick this year (which Buddy tends to throw away), I'd be a little more concerned. -
Pet Peeves- List them
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to BringBackFergy's topic in Off the Wall Archives
1. People who cut in line. For me, this includes people who "join" somebody they know who is already in the line ahead of me. My significant other thinks the "joining" procedure is OK. I say the person who got there first should move to the back of the line if they want to stand with their friend. Sometimes when I park the car my significant other gets in a line, and then gets mad at ME for not cutting in line to join her. I would appreciate a ruling on this. I shop at Costco fairly often, and it can get crowded, so: 2 (a). People who wait for 20 minutes in a line 8 cars deep to get to the gas pumps, and only start fumbling/searching for their Costco/payment cards after pulling up to the pump. WTF were they doing for 20 minutes? Extra credit for making me wait even longer while they yak on their cell phones before even STARTING to search for their cards, and for taking forever to get the hose into their tank because they pulled up to a pump on the opposite side of where their gas tank is. 2 (b). In a crowded aisle, standing with a cart cross-wise to the aisle, so that nobody can pass in either direction - - most police roadblocks are less effective. 3. Drivers who pull into the right turn only lane at a stop light and then "jump" the line by starting just before the light turns green. 4. Drivers who deliberately take up two parking spots. I once lived in an apartment building with underground parking where a guy constantly parked his shiny new expensive car close to the elevator in a diagonal way that always took up two spots. I eventually left a note on his windshield that if he kept doing that, he was gonna find all the air out of his tires some day. Problem solved. It appears I have issues. -
Earth avoids collisions with a pair of asteroids
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to /dev/null's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Turns out, you may be right about the ear hole, but a little off on the date: http://news.investors.com/politics-andrew-malcolm/021813-644829-asteroid-2012-da-14-missed-earth-narrowly-but-will-return.htm?p=2 -
If it is, maybe Troup can follow in his . . . uhh . . . . footsteps?
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They didn't say it was the same car that actually filmed the cheater - - it was just a still photo of a camera car. That's not very hard to find: http://www.lmgtfy.co...lms google maps I clicked on the first four links returned by the above search - - three of them contained at least one picture of a Google Street Maps camera car. And I'm not much of a geek.
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Wow. 3D printing of stem cells.
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to JÂy RÛßeÒ's topic in Off the Wall Archives
If your concern is that the 3D printer uses human embryonic stem cells as starting material, there may be a Nobel prize-winning workaround that avoids the use of embryonic material: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/world/europe/sweden-nobel-prize-medicine Not my field, but if you can potentially build human organs by 3D printing human embryonic stem cells and putting what you "printed" in the right kind of goo, why couldn't you get to the same result by using iPS cells as an alternative feedstock for the "printer?" -
If we're into hypotheticals, how about this one. I was watching a game in the last couple years where the fancy mobile ESPN camera that runs along a guide wire directly over the field came crashing down and almost hit a player - - I'm a little hazy on the details, but I think it was a college game. Involving one of the Iowa teams, maybe? Fortunately no one got hurt, and it crashed between plays so it merely delayed the game for a while while they carted off the debris. What if that happens during the last play of a close Super Bowl where the outcome of the final play pre-crash isn't clear, and play is directly affected?
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Any other landlords here?
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to Jim in Anchorage's topic in Off the Wall Archives
If hearing horror stories about other people's tenants makes you feel better, check this out: http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13108360 -
If you're gonna be there a while, and the owner is already in his 80's, you might do better to have the daughter think you're a competent non-suckup. I'd suggest simply making sure that the daughter knows what kind of opportunities at the company you would find interesting in the future. Then again, I tend to be a little on the contrarian/rebellious side in a lot of things, so my 2 lira may not be worth much in a large corporate environment. Regardless of how you play it, any comments the daughter makes to pappa about you are probably gonna carry more weight with him than anything you could write.
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The Drones Are Here
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to ICanSleepWhenI'mDead's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Seattle police dept. drone plans scuttled by mayor after FAA gives approval: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57568325/seattle-mayor-scuttles-police-plans-to-sue-drones/ Lawmakers in 11 states trying to restrict drone use: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57567843/some-states-seek-to-curb-use-of-drones-by-police/ -
Project Walrus
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to ICanSleepWhenI'mDead's topic in Off the Wall Archives
More military airship news (actual test of up to 3 years duration starts in DC later this year): http://news.yahoo.com/blimps-bolster-washingtons-air-shield-test-204629886--finance.html -
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-search-engine-poisoning-and-how-it-spreads-malware/
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Caption This....
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to It's in My Blood's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
His OTHER brother, Marty! -
The Drones Are Here
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to ICanSleepWhenI'mDead's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
http://www.weather.com/news/local/drones-spur-fierce-debate-in-20130201 -
It's been frustrating to watch McKelvin cover receivers well, and then fail at the "Moment of Truth" as he watches the nearby receiver catch a ball right next to him. Turns out, there may be a scientific explanation for this - - if you're curious about it, read this link: http://news.yahoo.com/athletes-minds-excel-motion-tracking-145606624.html The article explains that professional athletes excel at 3-D motion tracking (in comparison to other population groups). They also have a thicker part of the brain called the "superior temporal sulcus." While it is unclear if innate ability or experience explains the differences among people, all groups can improve their 3-D motion tracking with visual training. Seems to me like: 1. the Bills should see if McKelvin could benefit from such visual training exercises; and 2. the Bills should test DBs and receivers for this ability before drafting them.
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Bills extend Toronto Series by 5 more years
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to FluffHead's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The news reaches Toronto mayor Rob Ford: http://postmediacana...60&h=330&crop=1 Seriously, though, the guy's passion for football almost got him kicked out of office: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-to-remain-as-toronto-mayor-lawyer-to-appeal-to-supreme-court/article7848448/ -
Johnny Manziel - QB - Texas A & M
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to 4merper4mer's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Aberrently, there are some who still do. Aberrently, there are some who still do. Aberrently, there are some who still do. -
Johnny Manziel - QB - Texas A & M
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead replied to 4merper4mer's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I don't think the OP thought this through. If we're gonna be the first to do this, why should we use the #8 overall pick? Nix has a demonstrated history of treating 7th round picks like trash - - case in points: (1) Jasper will be available as an undrafted free agent, but we decided to just go ahead and use our 7th round pick on him anyway; and (b) we trade our 7th round pick to move up two spots in the third round to take a North Carolina track sprinter who can't catch. I can see Nix figuring "What the he[[, 7th round picks aren't worth anything anyway, so let's use this year's to move up two spots in the third round and take Johnny Football" - - that way we know we get a legit #8 overall player and STILL get a shot at Manziel - - if we get slapped harder than expected for cheating at least we would have the other guy guy we picked at #8. We can pay Manziel extra and have his contract ready to go no matter what round we draft him in, so why not move up to take him in the third? You know the Pats would do it this way.