DBD 8.13.09 This is how it is done
by TwistNHook on Aug 13, 2009 7:29 AM PDT
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PrintI often have to wear two hats here. One is TwistNHook, just a regular guy. The other is TwistNHook, a moderator of a site. The first one doesn't quite care so much about flame wars and people saying "mean" things to each other. The latter has to put on his "I care deeply about your concerns" hat to do whatever is possible to create a flamewar-free community here. To that end, I want to do what amounts to an instructional video on political discussion. We've always been a little hesitant here regarding political discussion. Not because we have any sort of anti-politics bent or anything like that. I love discussing how Obama is turning America in a facist Disneyland (Tagline: HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH..........OR ELSE) as much as the next West Coast Liberal Elite employeed at the local Health Care Death Panel Factory.
But in our esteemed experience, political discussions are far more likely than any other discussion here (save for Nate v. Kevin, which is hopefully over) to turn into a nasty situation. Which is why we keep a bit of a tight leash on them. I wanted to take a moment to remind you of the most important power any of us have: inanity.
Hilarity is the most powerful force in the world. It can stop the most earnest person from caring about stuff. So, the next time somebody comes in throwing around their political views that are so different from yours, instead of getting into a big "to do" that nobody cares about it, maybe just keep them at bay with some well-timed hilarity.
I've c+ped an IM conversation with a friend of mine who tried to start a really extreme political conversation. Now, in this instance, it was like shooting fish in that barrell of monkeys over there. I don't know why anybody put fish into said monkey barrell. I guess people thought monkeys like fish or something, I dunno. But it does make the fish easy to shoot. But I think the overarching point here is clear.
Why have an "internet argument" when you can have the creation of hilarity? Riddle me that!
friend: yo
4:28 PM me: you feeling extra crazy today?
friend: do you find it ironic that liberal left wing hollywood is one of the most ruthlessly competitive industries in the world?
me: or just your normal level of crazy I'll take that as EXTRA!
friend: answer the question
me: I don't find it ironic at all because liberal left wingesr are ruthlessly competitive
friend: no they're not they believe in socialism
4:29 PM me: ruthlessly competitive socialism!
friend: that's an oxymoron
me: your an oxymoran!
friend: haha shut up
me: I'll only shut up if you come to my town hall and scream me down will you? will you come to my town hall and scream longingly at me? I'd so very much love it
4:30 PM friend: hmmm tempting remember that guy who sreamed at mccain's town hall? he was like
me: Remmeber him!?!/ I WAS THAT GUY! THAT WAS ME MCCAIN TOWN HALL SCREAMING GUY I SCREAMED MY ASS OFF!
4:31 PM And thanks to my screaming, noted Kenyan citizen Barack Hussein Muhhammed, Ibn Battuta Hitlerollini Obama won the election!
friend: “When you have an Obama, [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and the rest of the hooligans up there going to run this country, we have got to have our head examined. It’s time that you two are representing us, and we are mad. So, go get them,” that's what he said
4:32 PM me: I remember it like ti was yesterday
friend: remember that time at the house "fraternity brother" took "future Mrs. TnH'"s underwear and put it on the lights? from the laundry room? you screamed
me: This. Conversation. Is. Over.
So, you see, it is not so difficult to just mock those whose views you disagree with. And then EVERYBODY goes home happy!
Best is 4th on ESPN Heisman list:
BERKELEY - California junior running back Jahvid Best was listed fourth among Heisman hopefuls in an ESPN.com Experts Poll published Wednesday. The panel determining the poll consists of analysts, former players, former coaches and ESPN.com's college football staff.
Quarterbacks Tim Tebow (Florida), Colt McCoy (Texas) and Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) took the top three spots in the poll.
Best was followed in the poll by nine other players that received votes to finish among the first five in the Heisman race - safety Eric Berry (Tennessee), wide receiver Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), quarterback Jevan Snead (Mississippi), quarterback (Daryll Clark (Penn State), running back Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech), safety Taylor Mays (USC), quarterback Terrelle Pryor (quarterback), defensive end Jerry Hughes (TCU) and Rolando McClain (Alabama).
ESPN.com poll voter Bruce Feldman also selected Best fourth and called him "the most exciting player in college football" in an explanation of his picks.
Best is currently listed fifth on ESPN.com's Rank `Em: Heisman Watch 2009 that allows website visitors to select their 2009 Heisman picks vote for Jahvid here.
Cal's 2009 training camp continues through August 29 with the day's final practice followed by Fan Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium from 12:00 - 2:00 pm, PT. All practices are closed to the public.
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JO report from Wednesday noted the absences of Squid and Eddie Young:
Jeff Tedford was pretty direct after practice tonight: Unless a player is injured, the reason for his inactivity will remain undisclosed.
A pair of defensive starters — cornerback Syd’Quan Thompson and linebacker Eddie Young — didn’t practice. When asked after the game why they were held out, Tedford said: "If there is something wrong with guys, I’ll let you know. Besides that, we don’t need to comment on things that go on out here. If there’s something wrong with them and they can’t practice and it’s newsworthy, then it’s newsworthy. If it’s something that we’re doing in-house here, nobody needs to know about it. Let’s leave it at that."
Thompson and Young still attended practice and Young did push-ups intermittently throughout the sesson. There didn’t seem to be any tension. This doesn’t appear to be anything more than your run-of-the-mill missed class or meeting. We’ll see if they are back on the field tomorrow.
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Daily Cal gets into the act and thinks Kevin Riley has asserted himself:
Kevin Riley was efficient, accurate and comfortable quarterbacking the Cal football team’s offense on Wednesday. Which, he says, considering his experience, is the way it should be.
“I know that much more about the system, I feel that much more comfortable and every call I go with I’m 100 percent with it,” Riley said after practice. “I’ve been working on my form and in this camp I’ve been a lot more consistent than I have in the past.”
The junior strengthened his case for the starting role on a warm Wednesday evening at Memorial Stadium, putting together his best practice of the Bears’ fall camp. He worked primarily with the first-team offense, opening Cal’s team session with back-to-back completions to Marvin Jones andNyan Boateng, and overall outplayed Brock Mansion, who threw several nice balls but couldn’t match Riley’s consistency.
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Ted Miller reports that the Pac-10 is nearing an agreement to add the Alamo Bowl to its bowl lineup:
The Pac-10 is close to signing a contract that will send the conference’s No. 2 team to the Alamo Bowl and will result in a demotion of the conference’s present bowl partners, the Seattle Times reported.
Money apparently was the deciding factor. The Alamo Bowl offered $3 million per team, and the Holiday Bowl, which currently features the conference’s No. 2 team, is unlikely to raise its payout from $2.35 million, the report said.
If the deal is finalized, it would begin with the 2010 season and would match the Pac-10 against the Big 12. The Pac-10’s No. 3 team then would go to the Holiday Bowl and the No. 4 to the Sun Bowl.
The Pac-10’s current bowl agreements with the Rose, Holiday, Sun, Las Vegas, Emerald and Poinsettia Bowls expire after this season.
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This is pretty cool – and also sucky for all the other Pac-10 bowls. It makes me wonder if many of them would consider changing their conference tie ins if the Pac-10 is willing to move them down a notch whenever a better suitor comes along.
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Well, the Sun Bowl is already taking a hike:
Meanwhile, Sun Bowl selection committee chairman John Folmer says he expects the El Paso bowl to assume the No. 4 position with the Pac-10.
“We don’t like to get bumped out [of No. 3],” said Folmer. “But we’re not shocked. Cash is king. It’s the nature of the game. We’ve had a great ride with the Pac-10.”
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From a pragmatic standpoint, the Sun Bowl will not be missed. It’s got history, but nobody watches it.
An Interesting Question
I don’t think the Emerald Bowl would give up the Pac-10, simply because they are the conference that sells the tickets in that game. The Las Vegas Bowl on the other hand may be more prone to prying free.
So, apparently, as it stand, in 2010 it will go: Rose, Alamo, Holiday, El Paso, Vegas/Emerald. I think that is going to change. 1 too many games in Texas.
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Personally, I think one Texas bowl is enough, and I’d much rather go to San Antonio than El Paso. When dealing with the Sun bowl you need to remember that the Pac-10 has been affiliated with it for a VERY long time, and they have a special rental car tax specifically so they can offer a bigger payout. Although, I would like the Pac-10 to find a different (non-sucky destination), I doubt that would happen. Furthermore, the Sun bowl seems overly accepting of its demotion. I’m curious to see if the Holiday Bowl accepts their fate as easily. I’d imagine they might be pissed/worried, but I don’t really think an adequate replacement for the Pac-10 is available.
I’d also like a bit more diversity amongst opponents, the Holiday and Alamo bowls seem a bit redundant now. But the Pac-10 is a begger not a chooser. Perhaps, we can replace the Big-12 with a Big East team, I know they are seeking exclusive rights to the Gator Bowl, maybe they will accept the Holiday instead. Big East #2 vrs Pac-10 might be decent.
But isn’t having several bowl games in Texas also not necessarily a bad thing in that it raises the awareness of Pac10 football in a big state with many potential recruits? Especially if we go in there and win those bowl games, it should strengthen the perception of our conference by giving them local opportunities to see our teams play.
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
As a fan wanting a good team, I agree more exposure to Texas recruits is great. As a fan wanting a great bowl experience, El Paso is last on my list of Pac-10 bowl destinations (and damn near the bottom of any potential bowl destination).
I also question if a bowl game in El Paso is localized enough to influence recruits on the Dallas/Houston side of the state. I don’t think El Paso, West Texas, or New Mexico has much talent.
Good point.
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
El Paso is a thousand miles from where the good players are
People forget just how freaking huge Texas is.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
If by accepting of the demotion you mean no longer associating itself with the Pac-10, then yes, I agree.
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So at the top its pretty much the same only our no. 2 team play in San Antonio, and for more money.
by Longhorn@Berkeley on Aug 13, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I could see family and not miss a Cal game in December.
The Armed Force Bowl worked out really well for me personally, bc my dad got free tickets and free transportation to the game bc he’s in the Military.
by Longhorn@Berkeley on Aug 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I suppose fewer Cal fans will travel there than San Diego. But, it is still a quality destination. And, for the conference, it’s basically the very best it could get at the moment. A pay bump, a date bump, same or better TV ratings, and maintains the Pac-10 #2 versus the Big 12 #3. The better question is whether the new Holiday Bowl is better than the Sun Bowl?
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The Gator Bowl
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4397907
Looks like it is locking up exclusive rights to the ACC and Big-10. The Big East and Big-12 used to share a rotation spot with the Gator. Both conferences may look to add/move on to a different bowl.
Cal-USC single game tickets gone.
BERKELEY – Single-game tickets for the Cal-USC football game at Memorial Stadium on October 3 are no longer available, but fans may still attend the game by becoming a Cal football season ticket holder.
A limited number of season tickets remain in the BlueZone and GoldZone sections with plans starting at $99 for seniors and youth grades 12 and under. There is also a discount on regular reserved season tickets for Cal young alumni and faculty/staff.
Season ticket holder benefits include a discounted price in comparison to single-game ticket purchases, as well as the convenience of enjoying the same seat for every home game, and priority over the general public to purchase tickets for the Big Game at Stanford and bowl game tickets.
Anticipation is high for the upcoming 2009 Cal football season with a No. 12 ranking in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Preseason Poll and a Heisman Trophy candidate in Jahvid Best.
Cal’s 2009 training camp continues through August 29 with the day’s final practice of camp followed by Fan Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium from 12:00 – 2:00 pm, PT. All practices are closed to the public.
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I already posted this yesterday. Figures you couldn’t read it tho, being a Longshorist.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
College Football News is ranking schools by unit.
CFN ranks Cal 9th in overall defense:
9. California
Outstanding defensive play is not the first thing that comes to mind when Cal football is the subject. Maybe it should be. Without much national pub, eighth-year coordinator Bob Gregory has done a fantastic job with this unit. A year ago, he installed the 3-4, which was an unbridled success. The Bears ranked no lower than 26th nationally in run defense, pass efficiency defense, and scoring defense. Much of that group returns, including a top-flight defensive line and one of the country’s most aggressive defensive backfields. The lone concern will be a corps of linebackers that lost Zack Follett, Worrell Williams, and Anthony Felder to graduation. Mike Mohamed is the next big thing at the position, but he’ll need plenty of help from a quartet that’s expected to roam the field and make plays wherever they’re needed.
<a href=“http:// ”http://cfn.scout.com/2/887673.htm" target="_blank">http://cfn.scout.com/2/887673.htm" >CFN ranks Cal 8th in defensive linel:
8. California
The pieces are in place for this to be the most talented and productive Cal defensive line in years. Tyson Alualu and Cameron Jordan form an all-star bookend, and Derrick Hill and Kendrick Payne will plug holes in run defense from the middle. If Jordan really blows up, as expected, there’ll be few answers for containing this line.
CFN ranks Cal 3rd in running backs:
3. California
If everyone stays healthy, and that’s no sure-thing, this will be one of the most exciting big-play backfields in the country. Jahvid Best is an ethereal figure with the ball in his hands, but his track record of getting banged up should somewhat temper enthusiasm as the Heisman hype begins to percolate. Shane Vereen is a strong No. 2.
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Outstanding defensive play is not the first thing that comes to mind when Cal football is the subject. Maybe it should be. Without much national pub, eighth-year coordinator Bob Gregory has done a fantastic job with this unit.
Remember a couple years ago when everybody was like “OMG FIRE GREGORY BEND BUT DONT BREAK SUX!!!111”
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Just to play devil’s advocate, most of those naysayers said that before Cal switched to the 3-4.
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Couple things:
1. The 4th movement of Dvorak’s 9th Symphony (New World) is so fucking sick. I cant get over it.
2. Dont forget to vote in the Meme Invitational Final Four. In specific, UC Eugene v. I Declare You Sanchez. ONLY 1 VOTE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!
3. Anybody been to Stern Grove Festival? Im thinking of going to the SF Ballet one this Sunday (never been to the ballet, figure should do it free before spending $$$$$$ to see it). Any tips I should be aware of????
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I’ve been to Stern Grove a few times. Get there early. And bring a blanket. And layers cause it gets crazy cold by the end. Also, parking wasn’t that bad.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
This advice is all you need.
Three years ago the symphony played the New World Symphony in the park, it was awesome.
Ive been meaning to get out to Stern grove. They seem to have sick shit there. Jazz Mafia played jst a few weeks ago! But its insanely far away now.
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And bring a bottle of wine, to help keep you warm.
I saw the headline ‘This is how it is done’ and I totes thought today’s DBD would be a mid-90’s hip-hop retrospective.
Hm….. let me guess. You like Dvorak’s 9th? Hahaaaa… I love the 9th too. I probably have two versions of it. Can I make a reco?
Dvorak – Serenade in E, Op22 – specifically a recording by the Scott Yoo ensemble called Metamorphosen. I first heard them when they came to Berkeley actually…. I think it was the second date with my gf of many years and I remember her near tears on several occasions during the perf… it went Dvorak, Holberg Op40 then Tchaikovsky-SerenadeC Op48. Worked like a charm. The Tchaikovsky was especially moving.
I’ve since obtained various recordings of all these pieces but none compare to Scott Yoo’s interpretation of these works… but it’s pretty hard to get the recording. Not sure even Amazon sells it (it’s sold out/ out of print)
http://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosen-Antonin-Dvorak/dp/B000003QZM
If you want my copy, I uploaded it for you… just unzip it:
http://www.filedropper.com/music
by danzig on Aug 13, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ill have to do this tonight after work, but thank you very much for that version. I look forward to listening to it tonight!
Yes, I do love Dovrak’s 9th. I went to the UC Berkeley Symphony concert last Sat night, mostly to see Shostakovich’s 5th. The had Dvorak’s 9th in there (a piece I knew little about, tbh) and I was blown away. Just blown away. In specific, the 4th movement.
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Hearing it live, to me, transforms the music. I wish I could’ve heard the 9th live.
Be sure to listen to the 3rd movement of the Tchaikovsky piece.
My favorite Dvorak 9th recording...
…is Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony. You also get a bonus of Smetana’s “Bartered Bride Overture.”
The Fritz Reiner recordings for RCA with the CSO are almost all incredible. Also check out the one of Bartok’s “Concerto for Orchestra”:
Hey, are you our Nico from a while back?
Agree with your Fritz Reiner comment. I also like #9 with Kurt Masur with the New York Philharmonic. Tempo is sorta on caffeine but I like it.
http://www.amazon.com/Dvorák-Symphony-World-Slavonic-Dances/dp/B00005MOA3/
I suppose...
…you’re thinking of someone different. I founded the SBN Alabama blog. I was originally just “Nico” on that site, but when they went to the universal login, I opted for Nico2.0 for the new platform.
I do love this blog though and intend to read it more often and post more.
Well...
…I wanted to do my master’s degree at Cal, but the combination of time, money and personal circumstances made it a pretty unrealistic option for me. Because of my interest in the school, Cal became my Pac-10 rooting interest.
You founded RBR?? Why is Todd running around taking ALL the credit then!!
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Hehehe
I started it in May ’06 by myself. Todd came on board several months later during fall of ’06 when I had a family emergency come up that kept me from posting much over a period of several months. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, but it was going so well that he shut his blog down and joined RBR. Then we recruited outsidethesidelines and have added kleph and Pete Holiday lately.
Todd’s certainly done more than I have over the last year or two, but I do get credit for starting it all. :)
You added kleph? I thought he just kept pestering you repeatedly until you finally gave in weary of all the endless complaining. Kinda like when my wife agreed to marry me!!!
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We figured...
…we needed a South American correspondant for all of the Alabama related recruiting news coming out of Peru.
Well, if Saban gets an Argentian mistress as is all the rage these days, who KNOWS how valuable Kleph will be!
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As Saban is wont to say about distractions...
…“I don’t have time for this shit.”
I have a feeling that includes Argentinian mistresses…even if they were of the caliber of Yamila Díaz-Rahi.
I read over this article a while back:
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2009/8/5/977505/road-trips-id-like-to-see
I’ve been checking back to see if Cal appears in the final 5. Care to break the suspense?
I will not break the suspense...
…but I will tell you the series will be completed by next week. Destinations 4-5 likely to go up over the weekend. Top three probably comes out midweek next week.
Future SBN brethren EDSBS consider Cal THE sleeper in 2009 (at around the 47 minute mark, I think, of yesterday’s podcast).
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Thank you for bringing all these links over. Your kindness will not be forgotten.
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If this was a DBD by Avinash, I wouldn’t care. But, it’s you Twist, it’s you.
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Perhaps I can return in true glory with an army of loyal followers and overthrow Avi, regaining what is rightfully by celestial destiny mine!
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Those dastards!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Big East + ACC = Superconference?
Why not just get rid of conferences all-together? Or, maybe, the Big East should be forced to add 2 teams next time BCS negotiations open-up.
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RBR gets an interview with a Sports Illustrated writer:
The Sports Illustrated College Football Preview issue hit the stands this week and that vaunted publication decided to put Ole Miss on the cover as the team to watch this season. Just like everyone else. Not only is Alabama two slots behind the Rebels on the magazine’s Top 20 list, but they pick Ole Miss to win the SEC West and face Florida in the SEC Championship on Dec. 5.
As soon as I got wind of this I said there’s somebody got some ’splainin to do. I picked up the phone and started screaming at every mid-level panjandrum in the American Management Association Building in New York I could reach until I found out who the bastard was responsible for this outrage!
Well… not exactly. What actually happened was their PR people sent us an e-mail out of the blue asking if we’d like to talk to the SI SEC writer to promote this issue of the magazine and we said, “sure.”
So yesterday morning I gave Andy Staples a call and despite the fact he’s on leave due to the recent birth of his son (and for that blessed occasion we extend our warmest congratulations to both he and his wife) he was more than willing to chat a bit and expand on the points he made about Alabama in the current issue of the magazine.
In addition, Andy took the time to throw his SI colleagues under the bus explain why Ole Miss is so popular in the polls, outline what he believes is the real balance of power in the SEC this season and detail how he thinks “The Process” is progressing in Tuscaloosa.
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Would someone be so kind as to name the other 3 schools? I can’t tell by the small image, and I don’t want to put too much effort into it.
Thanks.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
Ok State
Ole Miss
I think PSU (who could make a BCS bowl)
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Cursed I tells ya!
They’re all cursed now. This season each team featured on the cover of SI shall befall a horrible series of events that will plunge their fans into the very depths of hell.
Wasn’t DeSean on the cover in 2007?….
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It was funny the first time, now it’s obnoxious. Also, Zack Follett has no business beating Natalie Coughlin. Can’t you guys do something to prevent this?
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Don’t worry, there will be a wild card where 2 players can get voted in. We havent quite figured out how to actualize that though. We have 3 options:
1. Do a regular poll, which unfortunately only allwos 1 vote per person.
2. Do a PollDaddy poll, which does allow 2 votes per person. But we have found those are much less voted upon.
3. Do something without a poll, like posting the 8 peoples names in the comment of the post and then doing it based on recs. This sort of gives people unlimited votes.
What are people’s thoughts on this? Are there other ways this could be actualized. Help us think the pros and cons here.
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Well, in my view, if 2 people are going in, I think that there should be at least 2 votes allowed. Joe Roth is going to be one of those people, so he will get in easy and will also suck up a lot of votes, too. Prolly a lot. So, that would leave few votes for others.
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You could also use a Borda-count style voting system, instead of just having a two-person past the post system.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
A simple google search has informed me that that means people rank the players in order. And then its all calculated.
Fair enough, but how is this done easily without forcing somebody to go through all the comments and crunch all the numbers. Unless you are volunteering to do that.
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The basic advantage of a Borda count here is…
(gross oversimplification)
with first past the post, if candidate A got 11 first place votes and 0 second place votes, and candidate B got 10 first place votes and 10 second place votes, A would win.
with a Borda system, candidate B would win…so it’s more representative.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate the concept, Im talking about the reality. How do we make it a reality?
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I would say have people post their ranked votes as comments and someone can tabulate them (sure, I’ll do it if nobody else wants to).
There are three advantages to this:
1. Borda counts are more representative
2. It prevents outsiders from gaming the vote, which is possible with a SBN poll or a Polldaddy poll
3. Incentivize lurkers to post
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
There could be dozens, if not hundreds of comments. Is this something you are willing to do? If you genuinely believe you will have the time to sit down and tabulate hundreds of comments, we can do this. We’d still have to discuss it further, but I want to have complete knowledge before making a decision.
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Well, that sounds more productive than what I do at CGB right now…
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you for this volunteer act of selflessness. We will take it under consideration.
My only concern is that forcing people to make alist of 8 might decrease voter-ness than just having them press 1 button or so. Am I wrong to believe that??
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Well, they don’t have to list 8. They can list as few as 1.
But yes, it will reduce the number of people who reply.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
There are 2 more matchups coming tomorrow. Aaron Rodgers v. Chuck Muncie and Russell White v. Jason Kidd. 2 of those people could conceivably bein the wild card round. And 1 will most definitely be Russell White. He could make some noise! And Natalie Coughlin could make some noise against The Play Players.
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Do you have to register to vote in one of the embedded SBN polls? Is there a way to set a time requirement (can’t vote unless you’ve been registered for 1/2 weeks)? That would prevent polls from being gamed like this.
Not only is there no way to do this, but registered SBN users are actually at a disadvantage, since they are limited to one vote per person. People not logged in, however, may vote as many times as they like.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Seriously? It doesn’t even use session cookies or check IPs or anything?
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It does not. I just went and voted for Natalie 3 times using my other browser. It was never intended to use for anything important, ever.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Hmm…I just voted in the poll in IE, it isn’t letting me vote multiple times.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
funny the first time, now it’s obnoxious
Kinda like Twist.
Heynow!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Um, that vote has obviously been tampered with
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
I like their poll on how many people Follett will decapitate. And this photo is pimp:
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by TwistNHook on Aug 13, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude…lame. It’s great that they’re enthusiastic about Pain Train, but it’s still lame. No way Coughlin shouldn’t win that one.
Perhaps time to throw out the result. And, honestly, the last one should’ve been thrown out too.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
I know we’re going to get a flood of rollonu-style “OMG I LUV PAIN TRAIN” responses, but there is NO WAY that Pain Train, as awesome as he is, should be getting into any Cal Hall of Fame over someone who won six fucking medals at one Olympics.
He was defeated by Tony Gonzalez, I believe. Here is the link.
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Matt Biondi is one of the best swimmers of all time, but he was defeated by someone who's one of the best football players of all time
Zach Follett, um, isn’t.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
hey, voting is voting. Its a democratic process, and if you’re going to suddenly through out the results for your own definition then why vote at all. Maybe the Hall of Fame really is a popularity contest.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
I’m like Barack Obama, I hate democracy.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s similar to what Colbert did with Time Magazine and NASA’s satellite.
If you put a poll on the internet, you have to accept the possibility that some people will organize and swing the vote.
Hell, CGB even attempted swing the vote to do this with the “Best of Berkeley” thing.
While, it’s the Marshawnthusiasts’s call, I would be pleased to not see hypocrisy. My recommendation would be to either change HOW the CGB Hall of Fame is handled (I.E. Community appointed and Marshawnthusiasts/Jahvidtician’ voted), or accept the results.
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
by JShufelt on Aug 13, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It’s not quite the same thing…we all went to Cal so it makes sense to vote in the Best of Berkeley poll; random Lions fans, on the other hand, have no connection to Cal (and therefore the CGB HoF) whatsoever.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it is quite the same thing, when you try to get AtQ to stuff the ballot as well.
As well as trying to get everyone to write in “California Golden Blogs” as “Best Burger”.
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
Wow, OhioBear is REALLY all over the place today isn’t he!
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Front Page Issues
So, I’ve been getting messages about an Adobe Flash 10 script in the main page causing my browser (Firefox on a Mac) to run slowly. It takes me a few moments to wait for my browser to try to load the page, then give me the error message so I can abort the script. Anybody else having these issues? Is there something in the settings I should change? It’s not a major problem, but it’s slightly inconvenient.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Buy a PC. John Hodgman will thank you.
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Now you’re just deliberately ignoring AndBears. Sexist.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Look, half the people who buy Macs buy them because they look all shiny and cool…and we know that girls like shiny objects…
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
No, it’s true, women do like shiny objects. That is why everytime I would go to the club, I would cover myself with sparkles and grease. It was a Never Fail plan!
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I wonder how shiny the Rishi Train is.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 13, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
did someone say ball?
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantasy Football Q
So, my friends are thinking of starting up a College Fantasy Football league and because it’s a slow day at work, I thought I’d ask for your input. I have 2 questions.
1) What other conference (besides the Pac-10) should we include? Top contenders are Big-10 and Big-12 (some friends are from Mid-West)
2) How do I win?
Honk if you think Rags is great!
You don’t have to draft them! It can actually be added incentive to root against them if your friends draft a bunch of SEC players.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
To Answer Question 2
Don’t listen to Chowder b/c danzig doesn’t play fantasy…. anymore Actually isn’t Avi good?
One thing I’ve learned is the smartest guys in the room always do poorly because they can’t see the upsets. The guys that do the most research always place and show, but never win. I’ve lost alot of money learning this simple truth.
One thing I’ve learned is the smartest guys in the room always do poorly because they can’t see the upsets
This is soo true.
In other words, Go Bears!
Is it fantasy football similar to NFL or is a Fantasy Pick Em? In college, fantasy pick em is brutally easy sometimes, because even though there are many upsets, if you pick the highest ranked (or ranked) team, often youll win.
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Are we doing a Pick Em on CGB this college season?
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That is completely true. Fantasy involves a fuckload of luck.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Part II of "Help Rishi Find An Affordable Flight"
I need to get to Philly the weekend after Labour Day
Okay, hurry up and get your Desean Jackson jokes and, if you’re Twist, your September 11th jokes, out of the way.
Non-stop round trip is around $450. Everyone keeps saying flights are cheap. Where the hell are they?!?! (note, checked major service carriers, kayak, and expedia).
Thanks <3
And honestly, I'm down like the economy
You look like you covered the bases. That’s just what it costs.
Philly isn’t a huge destination so you’re not going to see a lot of competition there, keep prices higher. US Airways is your best best as Philly is one of their hubs.
If you’re staying at least three nights try expedia. They have $200 off if you stay three nights for a hotel/airfare package at an IHG property (Holiday Inn et al) using the code 200IHG.
Only going to go visit a buddy. Sigh, guess I’ll have to shell over several months of hard-earned money.
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It’s exactly like taking a bus. A bus that goes 500mph in the air.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Homecoming/USC game
Are people going to the “Young Alumni Bear Garden Reunion”?
You had me excited for a second when I read that as “Beer Garden”.
And honestly, I'm down like the economy
From Homecoming.berkeley.edu
Young Alumni Bear Garden (Classes of 1999 – 2009)
Speaker: Tuck Coop, Executive Director, California Alumni Association
Alumni House
See if your old friends really look like their Facebook photos, and meet someone you hadn’t met before. A special shout out to the Classes of 2008 (1st reunion), 2004 (5th reunion), and 1999 (10th reunion). Register through California Alumni Association. Tickets are $15 and include three drink tickets and hors d’oeuvres.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
since it’s actually being run by CAA, I can see when you sign up :-p
Honk if you think Rags is great!
Warning, Rishi cheats. beats Holmoephobe, even with a handicap.
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How is you starting to drink while I’m still opening my beer a handicap?!
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
First home game = Maryland = Rishi will be in Vegas.
Rematch at ASU game?
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Isn’t the ASU game at Tempe this year?
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, ASU? That’s an away game+the 8th game of the season.
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
My key didn’t work, so I had a really tiny hole out of which to drink.
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Come to our tailgate. We have specially designed tools for creating perfectly shotgunnable beers.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And yet you seem to lack bottle openers…
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t say. You’re getting too close to my actual identity.
On the other hand, yes.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
unless you’ve proved you’ve been at the party for at least 3 hours, then you can drop back down to the instate rate.
After submitting a brick of paperwork.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 13, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet, I barely qualify (1999) as a Young Alumni. I’ll be the old fart at the party! Seriously though, are you guys going?
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The SC game is the only home game I’m attending, and two of my friends will be in town with me. So it would be cool to do something interesting since we know longer know many people around the area.
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe they won’t strike, however. BART management said the union will crack any minute purple monkey dishwasher.
I wonder how the two unions that voted for the contract feel since the third decided that they are way better and rejected it.
The other two unions will support the third unions picket lines.
Although, if there are picket lines, crossing them sounds like fun.
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I want to be a scab train operator
$60,000 to sit in the front of a train that’s almost entirely automated? I can do that.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus insane pension and healthcare benefits for life after five years.
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That’s for the BART cops to enjoy. I’ll stay in the sealed cockpit with Bitey.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Two other BART unions, Service Employees International 1021 and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3993 ratified their contracts this week. Combined, their memberships account for nearly double the number of workers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union.
Firstly, when I C+Ped that paragraph a sentence about the link popped up. Smart move, Chron!
Secondly, why are there 3 uninos here? Wouldnt it make more sense to have 1 union?
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They are different types of workers. One is for train operators/booth workers, one is for maintainance workers, one is middle management.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
They represent different sections, IINM, but they work together and still have a monopolistic stranghold.
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Of course you are
Just
Stop
Hattin
Underaged
Fun
Everywhere
Love
Takes (me)
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But... I'm afraid of the
Rapist
In the
Slammer
He’s
Incredibly (huge)
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
Better than
Monstrous
Angry
Homoerotic
Amphian-like
Raging
Goat
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Ugh, what are people supposed to do? Show up one day in the morning and realise that BART is shut down? Live in fear every single day that their method of transportation is dead without warning?
God, these people aren’t hurting the management – they’re hurting the common man, 95% of whom probably have worse benefits than BART workers do.
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Live in fear every single day that their method of transportation is dead without warning?
It’s like Iraq!
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I do remember they nearly struck in 2005 when I was commuting to the southern part of the City for a job. My 40 minute commute woulda become a lot longer were I have to take busses all the way there. Fortunately, they got a deal at the last moment!
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They don't work for "the common man", they work for their superiors
Although as government employees (I think), they at least have kind of an indirect connection to the common man.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
The Jet gives us high apple pie in the sky hopes
Left tackle Mike Tepper called his teammate the “perfect running back.”
“When we run sweep, he’s already around the corner and I have barely made my block,” Tepper said. “He’s quick as hell. He’s now getting to the point where he’s starting to plant on one leg and start to change direction without losing speed. It’s becoming very scary. I’m excited to see what happens this season.”
Am I overanalzying, or...
Best was a front-row witness to the Heisman hype machine two years ago, when a fast start by Cal put receiver DeSean Jackson into contention for the award. Then came an epic collapse, as the Golden Bears went from being on the verge of being No. 1 in the country to losing six of their final regular season games, ending any talk about any awards for Jackson.
So Best knows that the only way the individual accolades will come his way is if the team is successful.
“If you’ve got a guy going around saying he’s the best man on the team, then you can’t build trust with your teammates,” Best said. “So, that’s not what I want to do. I’m just going to make sure I do what I can to be the best for the team. The biggest thing is winning. Nobody really wins the highest honor on the team. But if we win, my chances will go up, so I will do the best I can.”
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, the real reason for the collapse was Marshawn Lynch’s entry into the NFL? If Marshawn would have stayed, would Desean have been able to wander around the locker room claiming he was the best player on the team? Without Desean wandering around claiming he is the best player, we have Step 3: Profit
Too much hype!
I’m going to stop reading this blog right now so my spirits aren’t crushed when we lose…
I barely survived the Holmoecaust.
Will there be a CGB tailgate for the Maryland game?
The emerald bowl one was fun
In other words, Go Bears!
If there’s interest, we’ll organize something (or deputize someone else to).
I may not be the best choice to organize things, as I already try to hit up 2 tailgates every gameday, and they’re on opposite sides of campus.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I'm interested.
Everyone I used to go to games with has graduated and are not coming to the game (assholes) so I’ll be the only one there.
In other words, Go Bears!
Lawrence Hall Tailgate?
I’m planning on tailgating for the Maryland game with Mrs. SierraBear and Daughter SierraBear (coming down on short leave from the Coast Guard in Depoe Bay OR). I really like the idea of enjoying the view at Lawrence Hall of Science, but am wondering about parking and getting to the game (do we have to walk down the hill after they close Centennial Drive?). Any recommendations for the best approach to the whole gameday event and what time to arrive at LHS to maximize the possibility of finding a decent parking space (BTW – What do they charge for LHS parking on gamedays?)?
I feel reasonably certain that reader “carp” tailgates there. Hes a bit indisposed right now, because his wife just gave birth to their first child the other day. But, as he recovers from that and gametime comes closer, he might be back and have an opportunity to answer some of your questions.
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There’s a shuttle that runs from the Lawrence Hall of Science down to the parking lot by the rugby field. The shuttles are usually pretty packed, so it can’t be too unreasonable to tailgate there.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 13, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me, who all is coming to Oregon?
Would there be interest in a joint AtQ & CGB tailgate?
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
If I come, I’d definitely be interested. I’m probably too poor to make the trek this year, though.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You were the one who got me laid off?!
That’s so mean.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there!
With four of my bros from the frat. We don’t really have any plans besides the game, so we may be down for a tailgate.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Seriously…bros from the frat? Really? What is this, Conquest Chronicles?
by HolmoePhobe on Aug 13, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
the phrase i always loved was, “would you refer to your country as a c___?”
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Just call it a fucking frat for fucks sake. Nobody gives a fucking fuck about what term is used to fucking describe it.
This was, by far, the classiest way I could express my view on those people who freaked out over the usage of the word “frat.”
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It’s not a question of taking it seriously so much as saying things like “bros from the frat” just reinforces every retarded stereotype ever.
....
They’re his “brothers” (fellow members) from a frat.
Trust me, I hate fratboys, but lashing out against someone saying “bros from the frat” isn’t quite justified.
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I’m having difficult telling whether anyone is taking this conversation seriously. I know Twist isn’t, but I’m not sure about some of you.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
THIS IS VERY SERIOUS TO ME! I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT FRATERNITY-ORIENTED NOMENCLATURE! DON’T DECRY MY NOMENCLATURE!
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Also Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian American, please.
by AERose on Aug 13, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you're not ready to eat lunch yet - DO NOT CLICK!!!
http://cheeseandburger.com/
My new fav website. (Lower volume) … the narrations are hilarious.
Did any of ya’ll catch Bourdain doing his thing in San Francisco? That looks like the torta from That’s It in the Mission.
Recruiting Tidbit
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4397206&name=West_Recruiting
Defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa (Portland, Ore./Douglas) has set up his first three official visits and said there are seven schools on his short list.
Odighizuwa is the top rated player in Oregon and a member of the ESPNU 150. He’s a tremendous talent coming off the edge and has the size and athleticism to see the field early at the next level.
“I have three of my official visits set up and plan to take all five,” Odighizuwa said. "UCLA is (Oct. 9), Cal is (Nov. 6) and Florida is (Nov. 27). I’m also setting visits with USC and Nebraska and will take unofficial visits to Oregon and Oregon State.
As a Side Note
In the same article, it is mentioned that a 2013 qb was just offered by Stanford. In the last two weeks, Cal has offered a Sophomore tackle with one year of experience, UCLA offered a 2012 defensive prospect, and now Stanford offered a 2013 qb. Couple this with Tennessee’s offering of Eric Berry’s brother (who hasn’t reached high school yet) and college football recruiting becoming more like the NBA draft, were recruiting is based on pure physical ability and with little knowledge of the on-the-field production.
Wonder if he’s going to hang around for the OSU game on November 7?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I don’t know how it works, but I was under the impression that official visits lasted an entire weekend.
They usually get taken around that weekend, and get tickets and field passes to the game.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 13, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Primer Solution Published... at long last! THank the lord!
I’m not sure if any of you have seen this movie.. but for those fans that spent all the time trying to solve the puzzle the director approved solution has finally been published. For five years this guy never says a word about the answer while fans literally slaughter each other defending their answers… I guess it’s more profitable if people are constantly trying to figure out your movie… and talking about it…but at long last.
Answer: It’s Aaron(2) talking on the phone to Abe(1)… they are stuck in an infinite loop constantly canceling out each other’s last timeline… that’s why they keep repeating the timeline.. they don’t remember the last move they made. Only after an unknown amount of iterations (failsafes) does Aaron(2) trick Aaron(3) into entering the failsafe again so that Aaron(2) can escape the infinite loop. That’s when he makes the phone call to Abe(1). Most of the time in the movie we are watching Aaron(2) and Abe(1) make moves.
It’s all here (solution approved by director):
http://theprimeruniverse.blogspot.com/
==
If you haven’t seen this movie, it’s on Netflix so you can check it out. It’s a total mind-fuck so if you’re not in the mood, don’t watch it. The entire movie is basically a game theory riddle wrapped in a mathematical premise. But there’s a pretty big fanbase that have been waiting for this solution since 2004.
Ted Miller quotes The Simpsons! And some stuff about football is in there too, I think.
Hello. I’m Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It’s all lies. But they’re entertaining lies. And in the end, isn’t that the real truth? The answer is: No.
Yes so you can see the Cal linebackers coming straight at the camera in real time. And maybe, just maybe, they’ll catch a glimpse of a blur from the Oregon linebackers’ cams as Best blows past them.
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend went to the last Star Trek convention in Las Vegas and came away with the following while getting an autograph from George Takei:
“Now why are waffles the correct answer? Oh yes the syrup reservoirs and also they’re very crunchy, unlike pancakes. You know what I like is waffles with blueberries, belgian waffles. Have you ever been to Belgium? Young lady, you need to take this young man to Belgium sometime to have real belgian waffles. Thank you!”
The original Star Trek was just a staggeringly awesome collection of dudes.
Oh Noes!
I have a gameday stalker! I’m slipping.
I’m the guy wearing a Cal hat. You can’t miss me.
Although, this brings up an interesting point. I notice people going to games w/o hats or sunglasses? And then stand there the whole time with one hand blocking the sun out of their eyes. Dub tee ef?!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
With a Cal hat tho? I think not. I’m a unique snowflake.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
AH! Now I know who you are.
I even once sat in QQ when I was a student. Back then, there was alot of empty seats and we could move around… sometimes the people I’d come to the games with didn’t want to stand the whole time so we’d walk over.
When I was a student I was in the band (big surprise). And we stood the whole game damnit! All alone sometimes.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I"m talking about the eight year old boy with olive oil skin… yes your flickr pictures, which I enjoy immensely.
Say that reminds me...
Why did Michael Jackson like twenty eight year olds?
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Cause you were supposed to say, “I dunno, why” and then ZING! I bust out the punchline.
This is why we have rehearsals.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
But you haven’t seen our tap-dance routine yet!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Specifically a Nikkor 55-200mm VR lens. Nothing fancy but seem to do an adequate job from the top 1/3rd of QQ.
I’ve been tempted to rent something with more reach for a game but I am a little wary about carrying around the extra weight and/or having security feel it’s too much lens for someone without a press pass.
I think I’ll try to do another photoshoot at the Eastern Washington game this year. It’s a little easier to do at games without the huge crowds and I have a hunch E. Wash might not draw the most people.
I’ll be at the fan day as well.
Wow… your pics look like they come from something more sophisticated than that. I was guessing 250/2.8… they look so crisp.
NIkon makes really good consumer glass. You’re not going to pull off anything fancy in low light with it but if you can shoot at f/8 it’s as sharp as anything else out there.
Request
It’d be way cool to see Jahvid where the depth of field is completely washed out (but not in post)… like he’s stuck in his own dimension while cutting. If the EWash game is sunny…
Hmm, that’s hard to do from up top. It’d require a chance to get on the sideline to get up close to let the Depth of Field really do its thing. I can do it at the fan fest while he’s signing autographs….
Its OK, he never actually sits there. We always move to R. My seats are in QQ and have been so for years but I really have no idea where they are.
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Damn you, Twist! I had tricked turkey into thinking I always stand in QQ. Then, when he’s looking for me there I come down from behind and BAM! the old icepick in the eye.
Yeah, I didn’t think we stand in QQ. I like to be close to the band. Makes me feel safe.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s an ad in the season ticket course reader that says the Emeryville Hilton is the official team hotel. Does this mean the team doesn’t stay at the Claremont the night before games anymore?
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of fantasy football
The CGB college league still needs 3 more members to draft on Saturday. The league page is here.
Would anyone be up for changing the draft process to automated?
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
live drafts are automated – in a sense. If you don’t make your pick in time the computer picks someone for you.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Ok, so technically I could just rank the players and it’ll pick for me. I guess I specify the order (QB, WR, etc) by virtue of how I rank them overall on my team.
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by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t ranked my players yet, but I think you can do them one of two ways:
(1) One huge ranking list. The CPU goes down the list and drafts the available players in that order and ignores position.
(2) Two lists – one for what position to draft in each round, and one list (per position) on the player rankings within that position.
I’m going to do #2 if I’m not around for the live draft.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Is it too late to postpone the draft? I remember a handful of participants had issues with the draft day and time and it now looks like I won’t be around either.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
NEED THREE MORE PEOPLE FOR THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANTASY LEAGUE!!!
The draft is THIS SATURDAY! We need three people before then. Please sign up if you’re interested in playing and intend to play the entire season (as opposed to playing for like 3 weeks then abandoning your team).
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Maybe. I have to look at the rules and try and understand how it works. Is this just for fun or is there money involved?
CGB: a limited amount of knowledge with no corroboration and even worse punctuation!
by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Forget my question, I see that a date with Twist is the prize. I’m in like Flynn.
CGB: a limited amount of knowledge with no corroboration and even worse punctuation!
by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Avi/Ragnarok
I just updated the poll script so it should be ready to go whenever you want
In other words, Go Bears!
How’s tomorrow sound? I’ll be emailing you tonight with a few small items, but I don’t think they’re going to change your script (much?).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Damn it.
BART workers set strike for midnight Sunday
(08-13) 16:31 PDT Oakland — BART workers will strike beginning at midnight Sunday, the union that represents train operators and station agents announced this afternoon.
I think it’s just posturing, they’ll end up settling. There’s zero public support for them to strike
What’s etiquette got to do, got to do with it?
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 13, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
When Zombies Attack!: Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection. [Link to PDF]
Abstract
Zombies are a popular figure in pop culture/entertainment and they are usually portrayed as being brought about through an outbreak or epidemic. Consequently, we model a zombie attack, using biological assumptions based on popular zombie movies. We introduce a basic model for zombie infection, determine equilibria and their stability, and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions. We then refine the model to introduce a latent period of zombification, whereby humans are infected, but not infectious, before becoming undead. We then modify the model to include the effects of possible quarantine or a cure. Finally, we examine the impact of regular, impulsive reductions in the number of zombies and derive conditions under which eradication can occur. We show that only quick, aggressive attacks can stave off the doomsday scenario: the collapse of society as zombies overtake us all.
Quick, aggressive attacks……..AND LAND MINES AND FLAMETHROWERS
CGB: a limited amount of knowledge with no corroboration and even worse punctuation!
by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
How to reach Natalie Coughlin
http://twitter.com/NatalieCoughlin
I’m not saying you should send a Tweet to Natalie saying that she’s losing to a Cal football player in an online popularity contest that closes next week and she might want to tell her thousands of fans to vote for her and retweet that link. I’m not saying anything like that at all. Because that would be playing favorites.
But if anyone here wants Natalie to win, that might be step 1.
Contact me: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 13, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
Weren’t you the one who was OUTRAGED at this injustice?
Contact me: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 14, 2009 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions
"Losing"
Polls on SBN cannot be conducted fairly. If anyone cares about them, at all, they will be rigged.
Every other thread on minorleagueball’s Community Top Prospect List last offseason involved some allegation of ballot stuffing, many of which were pretty clearly true.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
This article is absurd
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=4396460
Because the NFL believes players are role models and are held to a higher standard of behavior, Goodell had to be firm in making an example of a player who was involved in an alcohol-related accident
Or maybe it’s because…HE GOT DRUNK AND RAN OVER A GUY!
Seriously, a one-year suspension and a month in jail is supposed to be a harsh punishment for killing someone?
Also love the first comment
Beside the fact that the man who was killed was just as responsible for his own death
I Iike this Comment
This guy understands the point!
The suspension is completely justified and appropriate. Having said that, I think the posters here are actually being too hard on Stallworth. The person he killed was jaywalking. Jaywalkers have ZERO rights when they enter the street. Had Stallworth not been over the legal limit, it would have been end of story. You cannot equate this incident to shooting someone or killing someone in a premeditated murder. This was an accident that was caused by the actions of both Stallworth and the victim. Yes, Stallworth was drunk and he made a horrible mistake that day, but it was just that: a mistake. Just be thankful your mistakes have not resulted in someone’s death.
Jaywalkers, they are worth 200 points.
well, legally, jaywalkers anywhere have the right of way. But, and here’s the key point, do they have the moral high ground?!
Honk if you think Rags is great!
touché.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Aug 13, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I watched the Stallworth interview on ESPN and the also talked about video tape that shows the pedestrian/jaywalker jumping out from behind a palm tree and sprinting into the car’s path. Not saying Stallworth isn’t responsible, but still you have to take all things into consideration. Plus at that time in the morning, its in between night and day and pretty hard to see even with headlights.
CGB: a limited amount of knowledge with no corroboration and even worse punctuation!
by dballisloose on Aug 13, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Jaywalkers have the right of way anywhere? I recently did a traffic school thing and the handbook said quite the opposite.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Brilliant!
So all I have to do if I want to murder someone is wait until they jaywalk, then run them down.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesnt work if you invite them into your own home.
ALL HAIL SUPREME LEADER AVINASH!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
OK, that's just blatantly false
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
BTW this reminds me
One poll has the Bears playing the Kansas Jaywalkers in a bowl game.
Sign Idea
“We’re drunk and gonna run you down then blame you!”
by CalBandGreat on Aug 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Stallworth must have given the family an outrageous sum of money for them to accept thirty days in jail.
And honestly, I'm down like the economy
ESPN reports Vick to Eagles
They just reported it during the Arizona/Pittsburgh game. Can’t find a link yet.
Heh
4 of the top 6 headlines on ESPN NFL right now are about:
-Stallworth
-Vick
-Brandon Marshall’s trial for battery
-McNair
HECK NO! Dennis Dixon is applicable for any thread.
ANY thread.
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
What about Jerome Boyd?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 13, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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