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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 10:14 AM) Ever since my first dabbling with Unix professionally over 15 years ago, I have been trying to find the holy grail of a UNIX based laptop. I have run one SPARC based laptop, ran BSD and Linux and Opensolaris on different hardware over the years. While they all had their nuances, and worked pretty well for me , the Mac still is my favorite UNIX portable out there. Their scripting language Applescript gives you some automation capabilities, and you can turn to traditional shell scripting as well as many of the programming languages that are available to all UNIX based systems. The interface is clean, works well and is stable. While people complain about the price of the hardware, for me the small hit in price is worth it. No worries over hardware interop with the OS. No having to jack the system to get it to run on the laptop. It all works, and works seamlessly and has the power of UNIX under the hood. The best pickup for Apple, was when they bought NEXT and brought the Unix expertise and brought Steve Jobs back in house. There is a definate price increase on Apple hardware, BUT it's not totally without reason. It's not like they're selling you an equal size/shape laptop/desktop for 800$ (or whatever) more than the competition. Their laptops are smaller, thinner, weigh less, and look better, without even mentioning the much improved battery life, which is really good in Mac laptops. I originally felt the same way about paying more for Apple products, but they're engineered better, and for me lighter/smaller while not compromising performance is a big plus. I currently use a Lenovo T60 Laptop, a Dell Laptop and yes, while both are cheaper -- both are far bulkier/heavier than the nearest competing Apple laptop, so the price premium isn't just in component costs, and while I recognize that exists, it's also in the engineering/design. Also, OSX (as of 10.5.x) is no longer considered a "UNIX like alternative", but has been fully 100% UNIX certified. I just like OSX better than Windows these days, and I've spent a long time using both -- but for what *I* do, OSX works wonderfully and wouldn't consider going back unless I see a function/feature I need. For others, such as gamers, I completely understand Windows is where you'd want to be.

QUOTE (The Bones @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 12:03 AM) Without reading any of this thread yet and just seeing the title I'm gonna have give this a big no and I'm guessing that I'm not alone. Stone brings so much more to the table than DJ did and I'm so glad that the Sox have him. It's not even that I disliked DJ. I just think Stone is one of the best in the game and I am thankful that the Cubs let him go. Actually he left the Cubs, they didn't let him go, they even tried to resign him and he said no. I agree with you, though, Stone brings much more to the table than DJ ever did.

TCQ is amazing. :notworthy :notworthy

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:57 PM) over under on dewayne wise's obp this year...... .275? Under.

QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) Josh's responsibility to move Lillibridge, bunts foul for strike 2, patiently works a full count, and ends up with a walk. Nice working his way back from 0-2 I love it when you analyze.

QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:42 PM) That'd be cool No, because he's not as fast as Wise.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:40 PM) I wonder how good Lillibridge will be once he hits puberty. Better than Wise?

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:37 PM) Got out of it. Thank goodness, cuz if he didn't it would have been your fault.

Someone do something to stop this!

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 12:33 PM) Whats with all the fastballs? NM, there was a couple of breaking balls.

Whats with all the fastballs?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 02:20 AM) I would vote against an Apple. I've had a Macbook Pro for a couple years and have had nothing but problems with it. It sickens me that it cost more money. I think that's pretty accurate. I don't even see them as that different anymore. The nicest thing about OSX is it's UNIX, so if you're like me, you'll find the shell much more powerful than anything Windows can replicate. But, all in all, I don't really think it matters which OS you use, as long as it works and does everything you need. I've had no problems with my MAC, and for the most part I've had good luck with PCs, but my previous laptop had a load of problems over the years running on XP, but that was hardware problems, no fault of the OS.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 06:28 AM) My greatest memories of Joe come from the home run Joe hit against the Indians (and David Riske, was it?) in late September of 05' and carrying through the post season. I then bought an authentic road Crede jersey which I proudly wore a few times to games in the 06' season, including to the opener. Some scoundrels then broke into my apartment in May of 06'. They stole flat screens from my roommates, and my authentic road Crede jersey, complete with World Series patch, from my closet. Of all the despicable things to do to a man. This is my favorite Joe memory also, by far. It was one of the rare times I sat in upper deck.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Apr 12, 2009 -> 06:30 PM) I can't stand the OSX interface. It's pretty and all that, but I don't know my way around. Therefore, I continue to stick with Windows. Honestly, I was the same way until I bought one, sat down and used it for a few weeks. Now I can do either OSX or Windows without skipping a beat, they're both literally that easy after you give them a chance. I'm not a typical Mac guy that hates Windows, I can honestly use either or...and most of the problems you run into with either OS are user created more so than operational problems.

We need to win this to even everything out...

I hate to break it to you Windows using folks with 4 gigs of ram, or those you recommending Windows users get 4GB of ram, but unless you're running the 64 bit version of that OS, you don't actually have 4 gigs of ram. It may report that you have 4GB installed, but you actually only have about 3.1 gigs of addressable space. XP, Vista, etc, can only address 4GB of ram total, and that includes memory reserved for address space (which you can never use), memory on your graphics cards, shared memory for your graphics cards, and then the RAM installed in the system. 64 Bit Vista/XP can address well over the 3.1 artificial cap on regular Vista/XP. And no, I'm not BSing you. Even Microsoft will tell you this if you ask them nicely: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605 From the article: Sorry for the bad news but it's pretty amazing how many people don't know this. For the record, while at home I use a MAC/OSX now, but up until last year I've used/worked on various flavors of Windows since the early 90's. I still use Windows XP sp3 for my work laptop and workstation, but as a end user, I'll avoid using Windows if I can now, and that includes Win7, which I've had before technet even released the beta.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Apr 11, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) I listened to Maddow on a semi-regular basis when she was on AAR. I never really found her to be anything close to "out there." She was one of the milder, saner voices on that net actually. She's a biased liberal, who may be mild mannered but I wouldn't call her views "sane", some of her views, perhaps, but not all. No matter what the topic is she takes the liberal side of the debate, and anyone who always agrees with one side (no matter which side that may be) is a brainless hack that can no longer see the forest for the trees.

Happy Easter.

Colon! :headbang :headbang

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 10, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) From everything I have seen, I'd say O'Reilly is probably the most centric of all the prime time "news" shows. Some might disagree with me, but O'Reilly is pretty much in the middle, IMO. He is socially conservative, but most of his other views are usually somewhere in the middle. In fact, most conservatives really dislike O'Reilly. He defiantly leans to the republican side, but he does scold them, too. I've seen him defend/praise Obama on a number occasions while other right leaning commentators do nothing but rip into him. I've never seen a liberal commentator praise Bush in the least. So of them all, I do find O'Reilly the most watchable simply because he has shown the ability to call his own party out. Most people form bad opinions of him because they watch a few two minute clips of him where he said something negative, or the two minute clip takes what he was saying completely out of context. I like O'Reilly myself, but at times I disagree with him, too. Anyone that agrees with a commentator like Maddow, Olbermann or O'Reilly 100% (or hell, even 90%) of the time is a huge f***ing douchebag no matter which way you cut it.

There is no "fair an balanced" news anymore, not on NBC, FOX, CNN, or anywhere else. All you have is, "news spun the way we like it", whether that be politically fueled, financially fueled, or otherwise. What it takes is a degree if intelligence and understanding to listen to the reports and make your own decision after you take the time to gather the facts, or what facts you can find/trust. Glenn Beck is no doubt a sensationalist, as are many in the news, like Olbermann, Maddow, etc. All sensationalists. At least these people call themselves commentators. The regular news is really no different, depending on the network, depending on the newscaster/journalist, it will also contain spin. However, all of them have points, both good and bad, but to just take everything at face value doesn't make them the idiots, it makes the person that took what they said as gospel the idiot. Now I'm not saying this to anyone in specific on this site, but just in general...you have a brain, try using it. Come to your own conclusion, whether it be the popular one to have or not...and stick with it. So long as it's not criminal, it doesn't make you wrong even if others disagree with it.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 10, 2009 -> 10:28 AM) Okay so what, Thome gives up on power for a few games, gets maybe three base hits off grounders the other way, teams stop using the shift, and that results in something like 10 extra singles for the year? I don't see how it's worth him changing his entire approach at the plate to get a few extra singles. And they're not taking away an entire half of the field, they're taking away an entire half of the infield that he shouldn't be using anyway. He goes oppo pretty frequently, but it's for power. Anyway, we're not doomed. This lineup isn't as bad as it was in this series and if we looked at it objectively, we'd know that to be true. It's a pretty decent lineup, let's not kid ourselves. Oh, I know we aren't doomed...I'm sure our offense will be fine as the weather heats up. I'd just like to see them find more ways to score than sitting on the long ball is all...I'm sure they'll get it together, I just want them to do it before we dig too big of a hole. And as for Thome, if he started going to the other way, he'd cause them to stop using the shift, and his average would rise dramatically. Not only are they shifting the entire infield, but they're also playing a deep RF and a shallow RF cutting off a lot of his hitting area, the ball almost has to be placed perfectly to drop OR it has to be a HR. To say they'd only be singles if he went opposite field is generous, since they basically have no 3B or LF, he could easily get doubles out of that.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Apr 9, 2009 -> 04:55 PM) /patiently waits for a 12 sided die joke I'll take the bait, only it's more of a 20 sided die joke! Here it is...ready?! He failed his saving throw.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Apr 10, 2009 -> 09:22 AM) If it's any consolation, Swisher went 3 for 5 with a HR and 5 RBI for the Yankees. Swish started out pretty hot for us last year, too. I think he had like a 500 OBP for us for the first three weeks before he forgot how to swing at called third strikes dead red.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 10, 2009 -> 08:49 AM) I'm actually out of work, that's why I have to cash it. My 6 months is almost gone. If I would ever get my COBRA credits that we were all promised, it sure would help. Well, rather than cashing it and getting hit with the penalty, you can open yourself a Rollover IRA with any broker, E*Trade, Schwab, whatever you happen to use, and roll it (tax free) into that account, and then you can openly trade with that account tax deferred for the life of it, until retirement. I did this when I left my last two companies and rolled both of my 401k's from those companies into it...I still have it now. The bad news is you're basically cashing in shares, however, since the shares are equally low on the other end, just find an equivalent fund (index fund preferably) and sink the money right back into it.