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Seems like a lifetime ago …

Seems like a lifetime ago (and the iOS one was official)

My son and I just visited…

My son and I just visited UCSB.  Amazing place, but now I'm having doubts even though this won't be done until 2025.

I did a similar OSU-Denison…

I did a similar OSU-Denison-Kenyon tour with my son while visiting family in Columbus.  It's interesting to hear your perspective.  I was very impressed with Ohio State as well.  It has been 20+ years since I had last been on campus and a lot has changed.  

We thought about driving up to UM, but ultimately decided against it.  I have a hard time justifying the out of state tuition.  

Never apologize for using…

Never apologize for using Excel

The Flyin' Illini!  There's…

The Flyin' Illini!  There's no Kendall Gill, Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson or Steven Bardo on this team.  Amazing how much more talent teams from the 80s had.

Me too!

Me too!

I think there's a higher…

I think there's a higher chance of beating Bama in a (meaningless) bowl game than Ohio State during the regular season.  Bowl games are often a matter motivation.  There's no way Alabama is excited about their worst bowl in forever.  Bama's defense is mediocre and Michigan should be able to put up some points.

I don't think I've ever used

I don't think I've ever used an umbrella in Seattle.  This really isn't midwest rain.  It's just... moist.  

The lack of daylight in the winter months bother me more than the rain.

On the other hand, there's no better place to be in the U.S. than Seattle in the summer.

 

Just joking around.  I don't

Just joking around.  I don't disagree, except for the Seattle Times comment section.  They're gold!  I especially like "I've lived here since 1970 and I hate all the new people" guy.

Good summary.  North of the

Good summary.  North of the canal is great, but you'll never make it to work.  I would avoid I-5 at all costs.  If you have to live on the west side, find a neighborhood where you can take side streets to get onto 520.

As far as the eastside goes, I'd personally do downtown Kirkland.  Downtown Redmond is growing like crazy and is an easy commute.

Sammamish is suburban hell. 

Issaquah isn't a bad option.   

You're probably too young for Woodenville. Don't go further away from Bellevue than Woodenville in the north or Issaquah in the south.

 

 

This reads like every Seattle

This reads like every Seattle Times comment section.  Homeless people add "character" to downtown Seattle.

 

If Office 365 is really free

If Office 365 is really free for non profits, that seems like a great deal.  You'll also get Teams with it and sharepoint, maybe coupled with Teams sounds like what you would want.

I think it's a very good

I think it's a very good tool, I just haven't figured out exactly how to use it along side Skype for Business.  It's a more featured IM/Slack competitor with sharepoint on the back end.  I set it up for my team, but it just seems like another thing everyone has to check along with email.  I think eventually it'll replace Skype for Business as the chat client, but it's not quite there.

If I was starting from scratch, I might use it, along with Sharepoint for a project.

 

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in defense of the app

I'm getting lots of current server issues (hence the crashes)

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I'll look into it, but I

I'll look into it, but I won't be able to get to it until the weekend.

Hololens isn't a "game", it's

Hololens isn't a "game", it's a self contained AR headset.  You might have played a game on it.  It's actually quite amazing and has hand recognition (though the game might not use it).

If nothing else, it's changed

If nothing else, it's changed due to reorgs.  Terry Myerson owns all of Windows and Devices, so there's at least some synergy there (devices will feature WIndows features and vice versa).  Satya has also been good with supporting iOS and Android, which Balmer was slow to do.

My area (Super Magic Holo Goggles) seems to have pretty good cross discipline "culture". 

Stack Ranking is gone... though in reality, it'll always exist in some form.  Now we have 20 ranks instead of 5.

As a MSFT employee, I can say

As a MSFT employee, I can say for certain that #4 is total crap.  60 hour weeks are the norm for me and many on my team.

It's a huge company.  Stop with the sterotypes.

 

Dell XPS13

Dell XPS13

Lost In Senseless Parentheses

Lost In Senseless Parentheses

Can't be easily done,

Can't be easily done, unfortunately.

I think I fixed it.  Email me

I think I fixed it.  Email me if you still see the issue.

I don't really control which ads get displayed, but I think I've shut off the offending provider.

And please remember, ads make the blog money... 

I think most OSU fans like Ed

I think most OSU fans like Ed Warriner more than Herman.  He's also more ready to become a head coach.  Ed's down side is that he's not a great recruiter.  He can, however, take a bunch of random big kids and make them a decent offensive line in a matter of weeks.

Braxton Miller

Braxton Miller

Same application, same essay,

Same application, same essay, just $70 more to apply to another school.  I wouldn't be surprised to see a UC-SB level student apply to UCLA for another $70 due to the ease of applying whereas they might not have if the application was seperate.

I think the non Berkeley

I think the non Berkeley California schools get a bit of a bump from the common application. Heck, Cal probably does too. The acceptance rates are artificially lowered due to the ease of applying.

I would assume Illinois is

I would assume Illinois is considered a better engineering school by most people. It's been top 5 in EE and CE for as long as I can remember.

I'm stuck at my daughters

I'm stuck at my daughters birthday party in Woodinville.

Not you. Stupid ios7 and all

Not you. Stupid ios7 and all the hipster thin helvetica. I'm redoing the titles, and I'm getting older, so I'll see what I can do.

Hi Six Zero! I'll let you

Hi Six Zero! I'll let you know when Apple lets us know.

Thanks. Finally freeing up

Thanks. Finally freeing up from an insane year at work. Planning on modernizing the look over the next few weeks. Hoping to submit something every couple of weeks. I assume I'll need to do something for the new iPhones as well. Thanks for your patience.

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I know I know... I've had the

I know I know... I've had the fix for months, just needed to polish the ipad version.  Bad me.

I guess this is the kick in

I guess this is the kick in the butt I needed.

Time to submit some updates.

His reply had nothing to do

His reply had nothing to do with Microsoft.

The title is a little

The title is a little confusing.  It doesn't sound like this is the full OSU Alumni association, just some band sub-group as far as I can tell.

Turkish subtitles are

Turkish subtitles are un-American.

This is true.  I've been on

This is true.  I've been on both sides of this and both companies have come to the same conclusion.  The cost of offering backwards compatibility is not worth the gain.  Not only is it not worth the gain, it also offers diminishing returns over time as fewer people use it.

From a technical standpoint, this generation didn't provide enough of a performance boost to be able to easily emulate something like Cell (1 3.2 GHZ PPC core and 3.2 GHz 7 "SPU"s) with the new x86 architecture.

The good news is, I suspect all future generations will be backwards compatible, assuming they all stay on the x86 architecture.

Agree on the crappy roll out.

Agree on the crappy roll out.  Fortunately, those people have been forced out (Don Mattrick).  There were actually some good ideas there, just not well executed.  I personally would prefer to have some of those back (discless DRM, game sharing, etc.).

That did sound harsher than I

That did sound harsher than I intended... pirate away.

Back to your original question... I have 2 XBones, 2 360s and a PS3.

To tell you the truth, the 360 is still the most often used console in the family.

I do think the "One" has the highest upside, given the delta between what the 360 used to be and what it is now.  The upside is based more on non core gaming functions (integration with the MSFT ecosystem, entertainment/TV integration, etc.).  

I do think the PS4 is a slick looking machine.  MSFT was a little too cautious this time around with cooling post RROD.   I've never been a big fan of Sony's software capabilities (outside of their gaming studios), but I do tend to lean Japanese in my gaming taste.

If I were you, I'd wait for the 2nd revisions of both machines and enjoy the newest PS3 or 360.

It does suck to have to

It does suck to have to exchange money for goods and services.  Death to companies.

Sony also sells movies and music you can get for free.  Death to them too.

Out of curiosity, why the

Out of curiosity, why the immense hate for MSFT? Gamers tend to forgive Sony for a lot of sins, but hold decades old grudges against MSFT.