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1 day 13 hours ago Brian, get out of my head! 

Brian, get out of my head!  These are ALL my favorite songs, including whatever the hell that was from Zelda. 

Honestly, at this point Special K could just play a single riff from Nickelback as heard from inside a submarine and there would be a large number of fans in the stands who would say "that's my sh*t bro!"

It's life with stadium music.  At some point, when we all have implants in our skulls that can be tuned to whatever music we want, then maybe I'll hear the Victors at appropriate times.  But right now, even Mike and the Mechanics seems so far away...
1 day 16 hours ago This is pretty amazing. 

This is pretty amazing.  Sure, the cynic in me is bothered that cost-cuts led to private organizations having to basically chaufeur US astronauts to space, but the science part of me is estatic to see how efficient and innovative the private sector will hopefully be in terms of exploring space.
1 day 16 hours ago I am excited about this as

I am excited about this as well, but I've always been a fence-sitting Bond fan.  I liked the older ones with Connery, then kind of fell out of them until Brosnan came back and they kind of worked early on, until they became all about tech and snarky references.  Craig has been a solid Bond because he brings a certain maturity and muscularity to a role that had previously moved toward a more cartoonish approach.  The fight scenes are more realistic, the games and tortures more realistic, and the overall feel closer to a Bourne movie (for all their flaws, they handle action and suspense pretty well) than some of the Roger Moore films. 

I'm not sure how many more movies Craig is in for, but hopefully this is a sign that the character will continue to evolve a bit more than it had before.
2 days 13 hours ago What a tough loss. Guy read

What a tough loss. Guy read not that old, and by all accounts seemed like a good man who stepped into a tough spot. Condolences to his family and WVU
2 days 16 hours ago Playing IU as a protected

Playing IU as a protected rivalry seems silly to me, but I guess MSU needed someone else and it is better than PSU. Personally, I like the idea of one home game in September for everyone so that some night/special games are possible.
4 days 8 hours ago I think the "value" of a new

I think the "value" of a new graduate depends on the industry and the circumstance.  Yes, smaller companies with tight overhead need a productive employee immediately to justify the costs, and those tend to be older employees.  But some firms like younger workers because they are cheaper, are more maleable, and are sometimes worth the investment because they could turn into real assets to the company for years to come, not just a stop-gap guy or gal who would bolt.  

Personally, I've been the new guy as well as the old hand, and in each instance I fit what the employer needed then, not what they always sought.
4 days 8 hours ago I think this has been the

I think this has been the trajectory of college football since the BCS started, so nothing new here.  It will be interesting to see how the Big 12-SEC matchup works the first couple of times.  We always presume that these two conferences will produce elite squads, but outside of Texas and Oklahoma in the Big 12 and Alabama, LSU, Florida, and sometimes Auburn, I don't see where the diversity will come in.  And how is this any different than the current situation?  All the super-conferences will do is eliminate WVa and Clemson from meaningless bowl games after NYD; we've had a four-league college football for 5+ years.
4 days 11 hours ago Yeah, the whole $312k-a-year

Yeah, the whole $312k-a-year thing drove me crazy.  Why yes, when you make that much money, you can easily pay off debt that is less than 1/3 that amount.  
4 days 11 hours ago That was my thinking as well.

That was my thinking as well.  For him to claim that his 12-month after-tax income was less than his loan must have been a clever wording choice (I figured as much given how it was phrased).  He probably received a large bonus from his (I'm guessing) finance job, used that to help pay down the principal, and then used the rest of the steps outlined in the video/site to cut down the rest.  

Yeah, I have some student debt, and I don't live beyond my means, and it will still take me years to pay down the debt.  This feels like one guy's self-righteous quest to showcase how much "better" he is at spending money compared to everyone else while simultaneously ignoring different realities.
5 days 15 hours ago He was a local reporter

He was a local reporter looking for a big story - that's fine.  We get exposes on everything because someone is willing to challenge the status quo.  My issue with him was that once he started looking and didn't find what he expected, he massaged the truth such that controversy engulfed the program for years and hastened the departure of the head coach and added to the turmoil already being experienced by the staff and players.  So no, I don't think he's the worst person in the world, but I also see him as symbolic of a dying industry trying its best to stay alive through increasingly-sensationalistic tendencies.  He'll be fine at SI; he won't be anything special or produce anything above average content, but that is probably enough for him to keep his job.
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