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Ah got it. Nonetheless, if you want to work for an awesome company you should consider applying at REI. We're doing a ton of hiring in that space as we're taking on quite a few Agile streams in our development. They have awesome re-lo packages too.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Oct 8, 2012 -> 07:46 PM) I'm being promoted at work from an analyst position, but I'm being given the choice of either being a Scrum Master or an Agile project manager. Not sure which to take. My assumption is that the Scrum Master position will not have as much of a career path as a straight up project manager. I have never done either besides as a backup. Anyone have any experience with this? I'm just starting to learn about these roles. If I'm not mistaken, isn't the project manager a higher position? Wouldn't they manage the Scrum Master?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Oct 8, 2012 -> 05:17 PM) Macklemore's debut album comes out in a couple hours. I've already listened to it, and it's reeeeeeallllly solid. Possibly my favorite CD of the year, maybe just a notch under Cruel Summer. Here's a real cool song, White Walls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwWvIZ8sILw Seattle

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 8, 2012 -> 09:52 AM) I don't understand how that Boardwalk episode could be characterized as slow, but okay. Yeah, for real.

What happened to all of the "polls are fixed/rigged" talk from the far right?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 8, 2012 -> 12:55 PM) the proper diet can help cure/prevent: cancer diabetes alzheimers obesity arthritis multiple sclerosis and more. Not true. My vegan diet has not helped cure my grotesquely large penis.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 8, 2012 -> 06:55 AM) The latest in a string of media happy Apple "problems", comes in with what I've decided to call JimiHendrixGate (PurpleHaze). This highlights exactly what I mean by the media jumping on Apple stories, people reading and repeating them, without having much knowledge on the subject. This is also why people perceive me as an Apple defender, when what they should be seeing me as is someone that looks deeper into problems and dismisses reality from bulls***. I also people perceive you as an Apple defender because you go out of your way to attempt to discredit all criticisms against the company and its products whereas you don't do the same for Android OS or Windows Mobile. You just accept claims against those products/operating systems.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 07:54 AM) First the polls and now this.

It's all a conspiracy

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Oct 4, 2012 -> 01:08 PM) No offense, man, but me and many others who watch often and closely have been saying the same thing for months. I personally had various comments about this on this board and others for months, including a few weeks ago putting the over-under at something like 5-7 days after the end of the season when it would be disclosed that Konerko was undergoing wrist surgery. Like every player in baseball, he's had his share of slumps, but this was completely different. Slump or no slump, Konerko could always turn around ANYBODY'S fastball. Always. Post All Star break, he was consistently getting beat by major league average fastballs. Once the word got out (and it always does), down the stretch virtually every pitcher in baseball was challenging him with heat (knowing the only way he could turn one around was if he cheated big-time, but, more often than not, he was just looking to slap one the other way anyway). He became a totally different hitter. I've always been a major Konerko fan, but there's a point where tough-guy and macho turns into stupidity and selfishness. Soon, we had no "fear factor" going in the middle of the lineup -- between three outcome Dunn and the slap-hitting ghost that formerly was Paul Konerko, it's little wonder that we posed little threat to good teams, hot teams, or plain old teams who for whatever reason get up especially for the Sox. For that charade to go on for as long as it did was a total slap in the face to knowledgeable fans who understand the game. And for Konerko to come right out and say with 2-3 games left in the year, (paraphrasing) "yeah, the wrist is damaged ... but I don't think it affected my performance," is another slap in the face. Sure it affected your performance. Every advance scout in baseball could see it. And while I'm on a roll, I generally really liked what Ventura did this year as a first year manager (especially the emphasis on fundamentals and focusing on one game at a time), but ALLOWING a clearly damaged PK to play everyday ... in the #4 hole ... is on him as well. He runs the team. Whether Konerko wants to be Mr. Man or not and play hurt/damaged, Ventura needed to be a strong enough manager/leader to tell him to get his butt off the field. Brilliant!

It will be quite easy to put together commercials juxtaposing what Romney has been saying before the debate and what he said at the debate. Some extremely blatant flip flopping.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) Pretty much this. Take out the "hey we should go to a baseball game!!!!" fans from Wrigley, and they have the same if not worse numbers than us. The neighborhood sucks and it's a pain for most people to get there, not much you can do about that. Why don't they make it easier to build bars and restaurants around the park? Are the people of Bridgeport against it?

Any good live-blogging recommendations for tonight's debate? I was thinking of doing a combo of Andrew Sullivan and my twitter feed.

Why not have some major concerts there like they do at Wrigley? You start getting people to the park who would never go for any other reason and they start noticing what a nice place it is and wouldn't scoff at going to a ballgame in the future.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 09:37 PM) LOL, Express. You kidding me? They only have one size: "generic male". Solid vibrant color shirts with striped ties. Macy's normally has a few shirts in that size, but a slim collection. I'll have to check out Nordstroms. Those links I provided are for 16.5 neck and slim cut.

With anything somewhat resembling offensive support and Peavy would have 16+ wins this year. 3 runs in 8 innings is a QS last I checked. An ERA under 3.40 on the season is pretty damn good in the AL. The guy hasn't pitched a full season in who knows how many years and here he is in October throwing another QS.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) He still doing sports? I haven't watched local news since the internet came into fashion. For real. What is he 75 now?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 04:21 PM) Hmm if relevance is based on ratings, Dave Kaplan must be the most irrelevant figure on the planet as NOBODY watches that show.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 04:16 PM) Rogers?? Marc Giangreco

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We must rank pretty well in TV ratings, internet viewership (i.e., mlb.tv, gamecast, etc.), and merchandise sales, right? I just assumed it's actual game attendance that we struggle with. Hire a new marketing team.

He said it based on abysmal attendance once again.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 03:50 PM) It's all phony to me. That 2-homer game last week was the only time I can think of him playing like a superstar for us. It's not just the Ks. It's the fact that he's not a feared hitter. Sure he can bat fifth or lower next year, but c'mon, we need a legit #3 hitter. Most of our problems go away if we add that one guy. I agree. I know he had quite a few timely hits this year but they seem so spread out. He never seems to carry the team on his back for long stretches of time like other star hitters do. But then again, how many guys are out there who can do that? Not many.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) They were nagging injuries, nothing that could have got any worse. The team would have been no better with Dan Johnson at first and what Dewayne Wise at DH? At least having Dunn and PK in the lineup will bring out some fans. Apparently not if you looked at the attendance this year.

A photo primed for captioning... "Can you believe this cracker said no when I offered him a free Corona?!"