In Sports 1369256306.773 Ouch! Michael Crabtree of the Niners tore his achilles tendon today and is likely out for the year. It's not great timing for the Niners, but there are a lot of receivers on rosters now who will end up getting cut later in the preseason, so they should be okay. Receivers can be plugged into a new system pretty easily, so it's not a huge issue for them, but they'd probably like to get a guy faster to build chemistry with Kaepernick. The Eagles are deep at wide receiver so don't be stunned if a guy like Jeremy Maclin ends up going to the Niners in a trade. He's a good receiver but he's not a Ch... Continue Reading In Sports 1369171038.827 The good news is it doesn't sound like anything major and Romo should be ready before training camp. The bad news is that it comes on a year when JJ is already saying Romo isn't working hard enough. The rumors about the Eagles cutting Miguel Maysonet turned out to be true. They signed yet another tight end to replace him. Cutting Maysonet is interesting and I'm pretty sure we don't know the whole story. The Eagles reportedly paid him $10,000 cash as a bonus to sign with them and then he could only participate in the first rookie minicamp as his college hadn't graduated yet. Somehow in those t... Continue Reading In In the Garden 1369170451.38 It could be bindweed. Google up an image of bindweed and see if the foliage matches what you're seeing. If it is, then you have my sympathy. Getting rid of bindweed is a challenge. Continue Reading In Viewpoints 1369082634.133 All politicians care about is getting elected. Once elected they only care about getting re-elected. Getting elected/re-elected costs a lot of money so they do anything and everything to get money including selling their votes. There's not a lot you can do to stop that other than vote the morons out, but once elected, politicians tend to stay in office forever. Personally, I'm not convinced that GMO foods are nearly as dangerous as some would have you believe, but I'm not a big fan of any law that puts a company above the law. While I understand that nuisance lawsuits over perceived dangers,... Continue Reading In Sports 1369059011.38 SPURT. Yeah, Chip has changed just about everything with the Eagles. The food in the Novacare complex has been completely revamped. Every player has been given dietary suggestions to optimize their conditioning/performance. They get individually formulated shakes after practice to suit their tastes and refuel their bodies. He recommends they all get ten to twelve hours of sleep a day to perform their best. So far, the players are all buying in and going along with it. Chip and his coaches question everything and try to find the best option for everything. His micromanaging would drive me a bi... Continue Reading In Viewpoints 1369057288.127 On 5/20/2013 biancardi said: On 5/20/2013 gardenman said: s A Chromebook doesn't have to be just like every other computer to still be an equally effective tool for classroom use. Had you read the case studies I referred you to in an earlier post and not immediately dismissed them, you'd find that many teachers/administrators are already using Chromebooks with great effect. It's generally conceded that the future lies in the cloud and with cloud computers. Apple (iCloud) and Microsoft (Skydrive and Office 365) are both already on the cloud and moving more and more to the cloud. Why not start ... Continue Reading In Viewpoints 1369056427.937 Sad to say stupidity isn't limited to either gender. I've known women who won't date a man if he's less than six feet two inches tall. It doesn't matter who he is, or what he does, if he falls short of their height limit they won't date him. A man can be six foot six and a world class idiot and they'll gladly date him. Another man can be five nine and a great all around human being and they'll shun him. There are countless other qualifiers women use either singly or in combination including: good job, nice car, good teeth, good hair, nice clothes, right religion, good shoes, high income, good... Continue Reading In Viewpoints 1369051163.873 On 5/19/2013 biancardi said: On 5/19/2013 PinkSugar said: The high school I retired from went to tablets for students 5 years ago. I am not going to mention the name to get blasted by someone who works at a university. The district says it has proven very cost-effective. if you are referring to me, I wasn't "blasting" anyone. Every school district is different and has different needs and criteria. if it worked for your school, great. I just dislike statements about how a chromebook is the same as a real computer, because it isn't. If all of your apps run on a tablet, fantastic. Perhaps all y... Continue Reading In Electronics Talk 1368999972.3 On 5/19/2013 lovestoteach said: On 5/19/2013 gardenman said: "Are Chromebooks good?" I don't have one, but I'm planning to get one, so if you don't mind waiting a few months I can let you know then. I've talked to a few people who have them and they love them. About the only negative reviews you see are from people who didn't realise they were cloud computers and thought they were buying a conventional laptop computer. They're cheap ($199/$249 and up,) safe, fast, generally well made, and great little gadgets that are nearly perfect for most users. If you're a high end gamer or video editor, ... Continue Reading
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