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EW is doing a bunch of articles on the upcoming Dark Tower movie. Here's part 1. I know it's not going to be an exact interpretation of the books, but I'm still looking forward to this.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 18, 2016 -> 12:32 PM) Home Depot seems to have a dumb rule that if your flooring doesn't go all the way under a dishwasher, they won't install a new one. Cute. I had some friends that bought a new dishwasher and didn't get it installed for years because they would've had to either tear up the kitchen floor or their counter tops to even get the old one out. It wouldn't fit over the edge of the tile flooring they had. Had they put the flooring all the way under, they wouldn't have had that problem.

There are a ton of factors that go into your credit score. Debt vs. available credit. Length of credit history, late payments and even how many different types of credit you have (loans, major credit cards, store credit cards...) When you close an account it raises your debt vs available credit so it will ding your credit a little but you should be able to build it back up over time.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 18, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) This morning while buying my coffee and guy in his 20's had an apple juice in his hand and asked the check out person how much the juice was. The guy told him it was $2.36 so the dude asked him if he can have it for 2 bucks because that was all that he had. The check out person told him , sorry no. He looked back to me and was like do you have it and I said dont worry about I will take care of it, its no big deal. He didnt thank me and he instead then began to ask the check out person how much some of the other junk at the counter was so he can buy it with the 2 bucks that he did have. I was kind of pissed but really not sure I should have been. How would you have reacted if this happened to you. The more I think about it it shouldnt have bothered me at all. I might not have a problem giving the dude 36 cents but I'm sure as hell not going to buy him an entire bottle of apple juice while he spends his money on other junk.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) I think any white that makes a big deal out of this alleged privilege thing is troubled. There's no way in hell I'm going to be bullied into saying I have privilege. You're right that you shouldn't be bullied into it, but there's nothing wrong with admitting it. Which is what that kid was doing with his poem. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) f*** you to approach me in a library and call me priviliged. You seem really hung up on this one incident that happened months ago. Let it go. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) I'm suspecting in 100-200 years everybody will be the same below the ultra rich business owners. there will be the 1 percent wealthy and everybody else with the same wages and the same benefits and the same cars and houses. is that what the privelege people want??? That's the weirdest prediction of the future I've ever read. But you're still confusing being born wealthy vs poor with being born white vs non-white. White privilege has almost nothing to do with wealth. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) It is a touchy subject because of situations involving people like my friend. I see what you are saying. Even though my friend got dumped on his grandparents who didn't make any money and abused him and made him work for his keep starting in high school, getting jobs, giving him nothing, making him pay for his own college, etc., he does have the innate white privileges. That is: More likely to get hired, especially in a state like Kansas with so many whites; isn't gonna get harassed by the police, etc. Yes there is innate white privilege; of course there is. I think you'd have to be a red-neck asshole to not agree with the protestors there is white privilege. Now you're starting to get it. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) At the same time, to me, it's something I would never acknowledge to a mob that wants me to flunk my English exam cause they are in my face in the college library wanting me to trash myself by screaming out I am white privilege. To any of the protestors it to me is a great topic to discuss 1 on 1. But you get some mob trying to make me do something like declare white privilege, f*** them all. Let it go. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) I read that article and it's a good one. Yes there is white privilege benefiting those like my friend and the guy who wrote the article despite their being poor. I mean I'll sign a document saying I recognize white privilege if that's what the protestors want. You won't be bullied into saying it, but you'll sign a document? QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) But I'm not going to let them intimidate me like I've done something wrong in merely existing. Issues like this make me wonder if the races will ever truly co-exist. I guarantee you there are asshole rich white business owners who would never hire an African American over a white. There are cops who will always be mean to blacks. So what's the solution? Part of the solution is getting more people to at least realize that it exists. Which seems to be happening more and more. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) It's not going around as a mob knocking on doors demanding the residents admit their white privilege. Seriously, let it go.

I'm sure there are others much more qualified to speak on this topic than me but from what I've read and understand, the white privilege they are talking about isn't so much about how much money you had or how much you had to eat or who paid for you to go to school. It's things that are much more intangible. Things like being able to walk down the street without being stopped by the police. Being able to drive without being pulled over for no reason. Being able to walk down the street and not see the woman and her kid cross the street so they don't have to pass so close. This article kind of explains it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) Im actually surprised it took this long. That plug n play Sega Genesis emulator has been out for a long time. Balloon Fight™ BUBBLE BOBBLE Castlevania™ Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest™ Donkey Kong™ Donkey Kong Jr. ™ DOUBLE DRAGON II: THE REVENGE Dr. Mario™ Excitebike™ FINAL FANTASY® Galaga™ GHOSTS’N GOBLINS® GRADIUS™ Ice Climber™ Kid Icarus™ Kirby’s Adventure™ Mario Bros. ™ MEGA MAN® 2 Metroid™ NINJA GAIDEN PAC-MAN™ Punch-Out!! ™ Featuring Mr. Dream StarTropics™ SUPER C™ Super Mario Bros.™ Super Mario Bros. ™ 2 Super Mario Bros. ™ 3 TECMO BOWL The Legend of Zelda™ Zelda II: The Adventure of Link™ Did that many people get rid of their old consoles? I still have half that list as original cartridges in a box in my basement. I also still have a working original NES and a working top-load NES.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 06:36 PM) So any parents in here want to inform about how their kids' friends have been raised. Anybody have any kids 20 to 30? What is coming out of their mouths in regard to college and the working world? Do they assume they are going to make big bucks? Do they care either way? And commitment that we've read about. I was in more than 10 weddings for sure between 22 and 30. Are kids getting married? Give me an insight into what you are seeing in your world about Millenials and Xers at home and work please. For all the generalizations you have in your head about kids today, they really aren't that much different than we were at the same age. They want to go to college. They want to get a good job. They want to have a house and kids someday. Sure there are going to be those that expect everything handed to them on a platter. There will be others that live at home until they are 30 and never really do a whole lot with their lives. I had friends that were like that when I was that age too. They really aren't as different as you'd like to believe.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 08:55 PM) Woah, that's pretty crazy to me. As bmags said, I was taking typing when I was in Middle School too. I had my first computer class in 9th grade learning BASIC programming on an Apple IIe computer. But I didn't have a formal typing/keyboarding class until either 10th or 11th grade and it was an elective.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 12:04 PM) eh, from what my wife's seen teaching middle school for a little while now, these kids know how to "use" computers to go on facebook or play games or whatever, but they're not exactly tech-savvy. They can barely use word processors or even google, have a hard time negotiating basic computer functions, etc. It's not like in the 90's where you might have to spend a day or two messing around with buried config settings, physical hardware dip switches or jumpers etc. to get your favorite game to work right. I've noticed this as well. It seems like every other kid I talk to or hear about wants to "get into IT" but they have no idea what it actually entails. Many don't even realize there are different fields within IT. Hardware, software, programming, networking, systems analysis, mobile app development, web development, etc... My oldest is taking IT classes in college and I told her to try as many as she can and see what she likes the most. They are all different.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) It kinda depends. My parents are def Baby Boomers and they're both over 65 but my brother and me are at the beginning of the Millennial scale. There's definitely some overlap depending on how you define the dates for each generation and when your parents, you and your kids were born. But it's not entirely wrong to say Gen X raised this current generation. Even the youngest of the Gen X'rs are pushing 40 now. A whole lot of us had kids in the 80's and 90's who are coming of age now.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 09:14 AM) Parents boomers, I'm Gen X, but my kids are both 5 and under, so they're beyond Z or something. I think Gen Z is defined as being born in the mid 90's to mid late 2000's...as both my kids were born after 2010, I'm not sure they have a generational definition yet. Gen Z. Of course... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z#..._range_defining

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 12, 2016 -> 08:11 PM) He should be pulled then. This game still has merit. It would make more sense to change the game back to an exhibition like it was originally meant to be.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 12, 2016 -> 05:10 PM) I truly don't think other announcers dabble in Sabes at all. You're seriously like talking to a brick wall.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 13, 2016 -> 12:07 AM) Er...millennials were raised by the Baby Boomers. Generation X are the ones raising the current generation (Gen Z, Aughts, etc.) Maybe some were but the first round of boomers gave birth to Gen X. Boomers (1946 - 1964) --> Gen X (60s - 70s) --> Millennials (80s and 90s) My parents are boomers, I'm Gen X and my kids are millennials AKA Gen Y.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 12, 2016 -> 02:59 PM) Not really. Also, they talk about batting average, homers and RBIs. Sometimes OBP is listed on the screen but you rarely if ever hear an announcer say what a guy's on base percentage is. Sabes people are still considered like Trekkies, cultish. I know you never let facts get in the way of a good arguement, but here's an article from 3 years ago talking about some announcers bringing in more advanced stats when they call the games. Link

Would Q even be eligible for the AS game? I thought they had a rule about pitchers and how many days rest they got before the game. Like any starter pitching on Sunday wouldn't be eligible. Does that rule extend to Saturday as well?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 10:02 AM) Also gets overused by police for the smallest slights or noncompliance or sometimes for no real reason at all. The problem isn't the tools. Yup Woman gets arrested in front of 4-year-old daughter. Apparently spits at one of the cops and gets punched in the face, sat on and then later kicked after having a spit guard put on her head.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 02:22 AM) And the Baton Rouge thing is JUST as bad or worse. Again. why shoot him 5 times and kill him??? If you MUST feel you have to shoot him, then shoot him in the leg once. Again, just cause he's legally carrying I guess changes the score. Cops are afraid the gun is gonna go off ala a Barnie Fife episode so they kill the man. Cops ... get your fricking acts together PLEASE. Have some confidence in your f***ing tazers. If there are 3 cops present, uh odds are one of the tazers will work. STOP THE KILLING. I actually read that they did use a tazer on the guy in Baton Rouge. Didn't stop them from shooting him though.

So I was at the bowling alley yesterday watching my daughter bowl and I happened to look over at the wall where they display all the high scores for the season. One guy had an 857 series! That's insane. I'm not even sure I could hit that in 4 games much less 3. I've only come close to an 800 series once in my life with a 791. I've had one 300 game and one 299 game on separate occasions and even on those days I was only around 700 total. Luckily the guy that did it is one of our HS coaches. So I know our girls will be with someone that really knows what he's doing.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 06:18 AM) They ARE being paid something, though. It's valuable real world experience, and quite often, these unpaid internships turn into something more. Money isn't the only form of reward in this world...don't get me wrong, it's the goal because it makes life easier, but sometimes in order to get to point Z, you have to walk through the alphabet. And again, nobody is holding a gun to their heads and forcing them to do these unpaid internships. They're choosing to do so. As I previously stated, I did an unpaid internship in college...would I have rather been paid? Sure. But I wasn't...and I did get to see what an IT job looked like, gained a bit of experience, and moved on in life. And there are plenty of opportunities for the little guy to make money. I'm was one of those little guys. I grew up in Bridgeport to parents that (combined) never made more than 45,000 a year. We weren't rich but we weren't poor...mostly because we did without things many take for granted. For example, we never had cable television or a VCR growing up. We never vacationed anywhere tropical, or to theme parks. We went camping because it's what we could afford. So, by almost all definitions of the word, I was a little guy. Yet somehow I found multiple opportunities to make $. I agree with this. Real world experience is so much more valuable than classroom experience. When I got my first IT job I learned more in my first 6 months there than I ever did in any of my classes. I'm sure a lot of other careers are similair. It's just not possible to duplicate the real world in a classroom setting.

QUOTE (chisoxt @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 05:09 AM) It absolutely blows my mind that an organization like the Sox with supposedly limited resources has never followed the model of home grown drafted and developed players, but instead typically wastes millions on middle tier veteran players. These players are acquired either via free agency or worse, by trading what few decent cost controlled prospect for what amounts to short term rentals. Is this a blueprint for sustained success? 2005 was both the best and worst thing to happen to Sox fans. It wouldn't be as bad if so many of the players didn't inexplicably have the worst year(s) of their career the very second they put on a White Sox uniform. Dunn, LaRouche, Samardzija, Shields, David Wells just to name a few...

I have a nephew that is autistic. He is non-verbal and my wife and I have often wondered what is going to happen to him when he gets older. At this point I don't see him ever being able to care for himself. My daughters also have a friend that is autistic but a bit higher functioning. She is 20 and out of HS now but doesn't really have much of a plan for the future. She lived with us for a couple of years but now is back living with her mom. She could probably hold down a job but it would probably be one that is low-skill/low-pay. Again I have no idea what is going to happen down the road when her mom is no longer able to care for her.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 04:19 PM) Mmmm, hat. He went exactly 5, not more. His hat is safe.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 12:17 PM) How do y'all evaluate a repair shop? I thought I needed brake pads (65,000 miles) and went looking at local shops. The dealerships in my area all require appointments. There is a Goodyear shop less than a mile or so from my house. A small looks like it has been there forever shop with lots of cars outside. And a really nice looking independent shop with pretty good reviews. I mostly go by word-of-mouth from friends/family with location/price being part of it as well. It also depends on what exactly I need repaired. I've found that some places are better at certain things that others.