. . . my URGE service has been swallowed up by Real Network's Rhapsody service. The terms of service have stayed the same, but now I get access to the Rhapsody catalog of downloadable and streamable tracks.
Like most computer users I've come to despise Real and their buggy, invasive and awkward software. But I'm willing to give them another chance. The big plus to this change is that Rhapsody's catalog is really, really big, and with the addition of the URGE catalog, it's now freakin' huge.
The minus is that to use all the features of this new combined service you have to use the Rhapsody media player. I don't like it so far. It's clunky, it's been buggy so far (even so far as to get blue screened twice since I've started using it, and since I've been using Vista blue screens had been a thing of the long forgotten past).
I like the quality of the streamed audio, however, and am going to experiment with NOT downloading tracks to my computer. So far it works fine and that frees up gig after gig of space. Also, Rhapsody is fully compatible with my Samsung portable, so I can still listen to my subscribed tunes in my car.
The interface still sucks, they're trying too hard to look and feel like iTunes and they do a piss-poor job of it (and I don't really like iTunes in the first place, WMP11 FTW!!!).
But my sub doesn't run out till December, so I'll give them till then to work out the kinks, and if the mysterious blue screens of death don't keep coming up, and the streams continue to work as well as they seem to do, I may stick with this service.
Haven't tried to break it yet, we'll see how good the stream sounds while using bittorrent (for legally tradeable goods only, of course).
22 August 2007
Amanpouring Myself Another Drink . . .
I'm thinking of drunk-blogging tonight's CNN Special Presentation of "God's Warriors: Muslims".
Anytime Ms. Amanpour says anything that draws moral equivalence between evil deeds done by folks in the name of Islam with other faithful, I'll imbibe in some of Shatan's own brew.
I expect to be completely ripped by the end of this presentation.
I'll be DVR-blogging, so it won't be 'live', I'll try to keep up with the first broadcast (6PM my time) best I can, but that's a bit early in the evening to get plastered.
My drug of choice for this evening will be a hearty mix of Heineken and Jack Daniels. I won't be chugging my Boilermakers Purdue style, and since I won't be dropping the shot into the beer mug, technically it's not a true boilermaker, but the taste and effect is largely the same. So that I'll still be alive by the end of this program, I'll limit myself to a sizeable gulp at each instance of moral equivalizing. Any other rules I should follow? Should I finish off whatever's left in the glass for each use of the phrase "religion of peace"? Should I do two gulps each time Ms. Amanpour brushes aside those oppressive bangs? Go ahead, you have a few hours to suggest a few rules.
Since I mentioned Heineken, I love those Heineken 5 liter draught kegs. I'd love them more if I could get one full of MGD light, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Guinness instead (Heineken isn't my favorite beer, but this new beer delivery system is my favorite beverage delivery system), but that will have to wait. Once these miracles of modern technology are proven successful in the marketplace, the other brewers will follow suit. I'd love one of these things for soft drinks, too. Freshly pulled, and perfectly mixed Diet Coke from a keglike dispenser with its own CO2 system would be awesome.
Anytime Ms. Amanpour says anything that draws moral equivalence between evil deeds done by folks in the name of Islam with other faithful, I'll imbibe in some of Shatan's own brew.
I expect to be completely ripped by the end of this presentation.
I'll be DVR-blogging, so it won't be 'live', I'll try to keep up with the first broadcast (6PM my time) best I can, but that's a bit early in the evening to get plastered.
My drug of choice for this evening will be a hearty mix of Heineken and Jack Daniels. I won't be chugging my Boilermakers Purdue style, and since I won't be dropping the shot into the beer mug, technically it's not a true boilermaker, but the taste and effect is largely the same. So that I'll still be alive by the end of this program, I'll limit myself to a sizeable gulp at each instance of moral equivalizing. Any other rules I should follow? Should I finish off whatever's left in the glass for each use of the phrase "religion of peace"? Should I do two gulps each time Ms. Amanpour brushes aside those oppressive bangs? Go ahead, you have a few hours to suggest a few rules.
Since I mentioned Heineken, I love those Heineken 5 liter draught kegs. I'd love them more if I could get one full of MGD light, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Guinness instead (Heineken isn't my favorite beer, but this new beer delivery system is my favorite beverage delivery system), but that will have to wait. Once these miracles of modern technology are proven successful in the marketplace, the other brewers will follow suit. I'd love one of these things for soft drinks, too. Freshly pulled, and perfectly mixed Diet Coke from a keglike dispenser with its own CO2 system would be awesome.
Tell Me Something I Don't Already Know . . .
Mark Heisler begrudgingly admits that yes, indeed, Kobe Bryant is the best basketball player in the Universe (that's right, even those aliens doing their fly-bys near Haiti ain't got nothing on Kobe).
Kobe in his prime v Jordan in his prime matched with about equal teammates would be a sight to see. Can only happen in computer simulation land though.
Kobe has taken his game to a new level over the past six months or so, it was hard to tell when he was with the Lakers (especially when they got swept in the playoffs), but playing with the best of the best that the USA has to offer, he still is clearly better than anyone else and is the only person you want defending the other team's best player or taking the last shot when the game is on the line.
He was outstanding in both 'blue on white' games they played getting ready for the FIBA Americas Championship that starts today. He's been a demon in practice, and he has the awe and respect of all the other all stars gathered.
He better stay a Laker, and the Lakers better do whatever it takes to assemble a team that he can win with.
The big knock on him is that he doesn't do enough to make those around him better, but you try making everyone better when Smush Parker is your point guard (good luck Miami Heat, you'll need it). Getting Derek Fisher back should help a lot more than people expect, plus a healthy Walton, Mihm and Odom could help make the Lakers a lot better than anyone expects them to be.
Kobe in his prime v Jordan in his prime matched with about equal teammates would be a sight to see. Can only happen in computer simulation land though.
Kobe has taken his game to a new level over the past six months or so, it was hard to tell when he was with the Lakers (especially when they got swept in the playoffs), but playing with the best of the best that the USA has to offer, he still is clearly better than anyone else and is the only person you want defending the other team's best player or taking the last shot when the game is on the line.
He was outstanding in both 'blue on white' games they played getting ready for the FIBA Americas Championship that starts today. He's been a demon in practice, and he has the awe and respect of all the other all stars gathered.
He better stay a Laker, and the Lakers better do whatever it takes to assemble a team that he can win with.
The big knock on him is that he doesn't do enough to make those around him better, but you try making everyone better when Smush Parker is your point guard (good luck Miami Heat, you'll need it). Getting Derek Fisher back should help a lot more than people expect, plus a healthy Walton, Mihm and Odom could help make the Lakers a lot better than anyone expects them to be.
LOL Schroeder?!?
Former Congressperson Pat Schroeder (D-Co) speaks ill of conservative readers. Not a big deal if she was just a bitter old ex-politician who sees her beloved ideology becoming less and less relevant. But she's also a bitter old ex-politician who happens to be the president of a trade group, as well.
Insulting a large chunk of your potential customers isn't a smart way to run a trade group. But smarts and liberalism don't always mix (though they will always claim that only the smartest, bestest, and most wonderfulest people get to be the chosen few, the liberal). Michelle Malkin does a great job attacking this statement, read what she has to say.
And just to up the irony quotient of this post just a little more, I'd like to thank Lindsay Beyerstein (aka Majikthise) for such a lovely photo of Rep. Schroeder which I could deface. It's nice to do this feature without any worries of copyright infringement for a change.
And I swear, I am teh smart, even though I am teh conservative, honest (and I've been known to read a book or two . . .)
Insulting a large chunk of your potential customers isn't a smart way to run a trade group. But smarts and liberalism don't always mix (though they will always claim that only the smartest, bestest, and most wonderfulest people get to be the chosen few, the liberal). Michelle Malkin does a great job attacking this statement, read what she has to say.
And just to up the irony quotient of this post just a little more, I'd like to thank Lindsay Beyerstein (aka Majikthise) for such a lovely photo of Rep. Schroeder which I could deface. It's nice to do this feature without any worries of copyright infringement for a change.
And I swear, I am teh smart, even though I am teh conservative, honest (and I've been known to read a book or two . . .)
UPDATE: Prof. Althouse also has some good things to say about this topic. Guess being so close to the media's epicenter hasn't changed her too much, yet.
21 August 2007
Let's See How Coach K Did . . .
. . . did he follow my advice about the USA Basketball roster for the tournament starting tomorrow?
No. Although ten of our picks line up.
I included Kevin Durant and Chris Bosh, while Coach K went with Tyson Chandler and Michael Redd. I think Kevin Durant would have given you just as much shooting as Redd, while giving you more defensive flexibility with his length. I don't understand picking Chandler over Bosh, unless Bosh is hurt, or just didn't fit in as well when asked to be a role player surrounded by other talent. I think most GMs would pick Bosh over Chandler, but this isn't just about who the best player will be, it's about the best teammate for this particular situation. The ESPN article doesn't mention Bosh at all, but digging around, see that he had a reoccurance of plantar fascitis in his left foot and withdrew last week.
So my only disagreement with the team would be to put Durant on instead of Redd. Redd is a great shooter, but I just don't see him giving you the intangibles that Durant has, on top of that, Durant will be a star in international play (and the NBA) for most of the next decade, and this early exposure to international play could have helped his development (and wouldn't have cost the team).
A loss at any point, and anything less than gold in this tournament would be an upset (though all they really need is 2nd place to lock in their Olympic spot, better to win all the games, anyway).
No. Although ten of our picks line up.
I included Kevin Durant and Chris Bosh, while Coach K went with Tyson Chandler and Michael Redd. I think Kevin Durant would have given you just as much shooting as Redd, while giving you more defensive flexibility with his length. I don't understand picking Chandler over Bosh, unless Bosh is hurt, or just didn't fit in as well when asked to be a role player surrounded by other talent. I think most GMs would pick Bosh over Chandler, but this isn't just about who the best player will be, it's about the best teammate for this particular situation. The ESPN article doesn't mention Bosh at all, but digging around, see that he had a reoccurance of plantar fascitis in his left foot and withdrew last week.
So my only disagreement with the team would be to put Durant on instead of Redd. Redd is a great shooter, but I just don't see him giving you the intangibles that Durant has, on top of that, Durant will be a star in international play (and the NBA) for most of the next decade, and this early exposure to international play could have helped his development (and wouldn't have cost the team).
A loss at any point, and anything less than gold in this tournament would be an upset (though all they really need is 2nd place to lock in their Olympic spot, better to win all the games, anyway).
LOL Fundamentalists?!?
I admit this one is in very questionable taste. But, I have a feeling that Ms. Oppressive Bangs would still argue that all religious fundamentalist are created equal. The photo above (sans cutesy caption) would argue against that point. I'm not making fun of this man's torture, I'm attacking those that would draw false comparisons between this barbarity and the more run of the mill fundamentalism we have at home.
The original caption for this UPI image reads as follows,
If you are prayerful, pray for Saeed Ghanbari, if you aren't prayerful, at least recognize the huge difference between the Iranian religious police and our more local (and far less violence prone) Christian Fundamentalist. The Iranian religous authorities do this in the open, what they do behind closed doors is a thousand times worse. Here's hoping the people of Persia will rise up against their oppressors and rejoin the modern world. Until they do, they remain a serious threat to the rest of the globe. And a people who would do this over a drink, a slap, and a tickle, are not to be allowed to develop WMD under any circumstance.
The original caption for this UPI image reads as follows,
Saeed Ghanbari receives 80 lashes in public view in the Qazvin province, 91 Miles (165 Km) west of Tehran, Iran on August 21, 2007. Ghanbari was convicted of consuming alcohol and having sex outside of marriage. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
If you are prayerful, pray for Saeed Ghanbari, if you aren't prayerful, at least recognize the huge difference between the Iranian religious police and our more local (and far less violence prone) Christian Fundamentalist. The Iranian religous authorities do this in the open, what they do behind closed doors is a thousand times worse. Here's hoping the people of Persia will rise up against their oppressors and rejoin the modern world. Until they do, they remain a serious threat to the rest of the globe. And a people who would do this over a drink, a slap, and a tickle, are not to be allowed to develop WMD under any circumstance.
20 August 2007
Michael Vick --- Unperson
If the reported plea agreement really happens (it's reported as a done deal by the AP, but from 'anonymous sources', so who knows), then Michael Vick has become an unperson as far as the NFL and general media is concerned. He's done as a public figure, he will never work again in a reputable field (no second life as a studio analyst for him).
What his willingness to enter a guilty plea suggests to me is that there was real evidence beyond the word of his thug friends that he was complicit in their activities (like tapped phone calls, or video).
His barbarity is at a level that the NFL will erase him from the books and ban him for life (though they'll use the gambling admission as the main reason for a lifetime ban), there's no redemption in Michael Vick's case, he can be contrite, and sorry, but he won't be forgiven, at least by the NFL, or by the public at large.
He was an intriguing, frustrating, and erratic talent on the field, and he's demonstrated that off the field he is a poor excuse for a human being with no discernable empathy for anyone but himself.
There is a thug culture that might embrace him as a figure of veneration upon his release from jail, so he might be able to make some cash as a rapper on an independent label, or as a wrestler on a small circuit, but his talent as one of the more sublime athletes of his generation will be wasted.
There is one area that he might be able to explore and remain a competitive athlete (though not nearly as highly paid). Maybe he could become a decathlete. Given how far he can heave a football, he'd likely be spectacular with a javelin and discus given a little training. Likewise, his footspeed is among the tops in the NFL, which suggests he is already world class at the 100m. He'd have to condition himself into having some distance running ability for the 400m and 1500m, but he'll have at least a year to 18 months to work on that (in prison), if the USOC banned him (which they may not have grounds to do so), there's plenty of small nations that would gladly have him be their shot at Olympic glory. Also, despite the evil of his deeds, there are companies that might use him for endorsements precisely because of the distatsteful nature of his actions. But as far as major endorsements, or any team sport or league, he's done. Individual sports that are more popular internationally than they are in the United States are his only option as an athlete once his sentence is served.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him at the 2012 Olympics in London competing under the flag of some small Carribean nation, but as a star athlete or celebrity personality in the United States, he's done, forever.
The "Ron Mexico", flipping off the fans, and water bottle incidents now either seem like small potatoes, or patterns in a disturbing patchwork of ill considered anti-social and stupid behaviors.
It would have been nice if he had a head and heart to go with his amazing athletic talents, but it wasn't meant to be. His skills might have caused those other things to atrophy, or he's just a heartless, idiotic asshole, and would have been so even without the amazing athletic gifts.
What his willingness to enter a guilty plea suggests to me is that there was real evidence beyond the word of his thug friends that he was complicit in their activities (like tapped phone calls, or video).
His barbarity is at a level that the NFL will erase him from the books and ban him for life (though they'll use the gambling admission as the main reason for a lifetime ban), there's no redemption in Michael Vick's case, he can be contrite, and sorry, but he won't be forgiven, at least by the NFL, or by the public at large.
He was an intriguing, frustrating, and erratic talent on the field, and he's demonstrated that off the field he is a poor excuse for a human being with no discernable empathy for anyone but himself.
There is a thug culture that might embrace him as a figure of veneration upon his release from jail, so he might be able to make some cash as a rapper on an independent label, or as a wrestler on a small circuit, but his talent as one of the more sublime athletes of his generation will be wasted.
There is one area that he might be able to explore and remain a competitive athlete (though not nearly as highly paid). Maybe he could become a decathlete. Given how far he can heave a football, he'd likely be spectacular with a javelin and discus given a little training. Likewise, his footspeed is among the tops in the NFL, which suggests he is already world class at the 100m. He'd have to condition himself into having some distance running ability for the 400m and 1500m, but he'll have at least a year to 18 months to work on that (in prison), if the USOC banned him (which they may not have grounds to do so), there's plenty of small nations that would gladly have him be their shot at Olympic glory. Also, despite the evil of his deeds, there are companies that might use him for endorsements precisely because of the distatsteful nature of his actions. But as far as major endorsements, or any team sport or league, he's done. Individual sports that are more popular internationally than they are in the United States are his only option as an athlete once his sentence is served.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him at the 2012 Olympics in London competing under the flag of some small Carribean nation, but as a star athlete or celebrity personality in the United States, he's done, forever.
The "Ron Mexico", flipping off the fans, and water bottle incidents now either seem like small potatoes, or patterns in a disturbing patchwork of ill considered anti-social and stupid behaviors.
It would have been nice if he had a head and heart to go with his amazing athletic talents, but it wasn't meant to be. His skills might have caused those other things to atrophy, or he's just a heartless, idiotic asshole, and would have been so even without the amazing athletic gifts.
New Blog News . . .
New blog, Unhinged Rants, I may even stick with it. This one will continue on as fitfully as ever.
LOL Amanpour?!?
(does anyone expect this CNN special series to be anything but a 'moral equivalence' fest?)
(and the 'oppressive bangs' phrase, borrowed from amba's description of Christo's Gates)
19 August 2007
I Agree with Everything He Says, Except Calling it an "Immodest Proposal" . . .
. . . Hugh Hewitt makes a serious proposal on how General Petraeus' forthcoming report should be revealed to the public.
It's a big moment, and deserves the sort of major attention that Hewitt suggests it receives. The big papers should print it in full, and all the cable outlets and the broadcast networks should show the press conference in full without interruption.
It won't happen as he suggests it should. The media loves to mediate, and presenting General Petraeus unmediated would make it that much harder to push their preferred narrative afterwards.
Maybe by making the suggestion early and publicly, you can shame the media into doing the right thing by the American people, but I seriously doubt it.
(and please, save the name 'immodest proposal' or 'modest proposal' for satire)
It's a big moment, and deserves the sort of major attention that Hewitt suggests it receives. The big papers should print it in full, and all the cable outlets and the broadcast networks should show the press conference in full without interruption.
It won't happen as he suggests it should. The media loves to mediate, and presenting General Petraeus unmediated would make it that much harder to push their preferred narrative afterwards.
Maybe by making the suggestion early and publicly, you can shame the media into doing the right thing by the American people, but I seriously doubt it.
(and please, save the name 'immodest proposal' or 'modest proposal' for satire)
16 August 2007
I Just Felt the Earth Tremble . . . , Must BE GLOBAL WARMING!!!
Oh Noes, Global Warming causes Earthquakes and Volcanoes, who knew?
Seems like some scientists have trouble separating cause from effect. That periods of rapid warming and cooling correspond to periods of heightened volcanic and earthquake activity makes sense. But to suggest that the causal link between the two is from the weather, and not from the toxic spew being belched from the Earth's bowels, seems counterintuitive at best.
(and there really was a bit of a shudder just now, one of the joys of living in Southern California)
Seems like some scientists have trouble separating cause from effect. That periods of rapid warming and cooling correspond to periods of heightened volcanic and earthquake activity makes sense. But to suggest that the causal link between the two is from the weather, and not from the toxic spew being belched from the Earth's bowels, seems counterintuitive at best.
(and there really was a bit of a shudder just now, one of the joys of living in Southern California)
"Tennessee Lad"
There is a lovely piece in the Telegraph today about Elvis Presley, who died 30 years ago (Christ I feel old as I type those words). A lot of people get very snooty about the Tennessee lad but I do not.
Johnathan Pearce posting about Elvis at Samizdata. When it comes to Elvis, I'm more inclined to agree with Chuck D's assessment, but that's not why I quote the comment.
I find it odd to call him a "Tennessee lad". I think a more common construction would be something along the lines of 'lad from Tupelo'. By calling him a lad, you would seem to be talking about his early years, and those weren't spent in Memphis.
To manufacture a different case, let's look at Governor Schwarzenegger. He's a Californian now, through and through, he's even the frickin' Governator, but if I were to talk about him I wouldn't describe him as a 'California lad' (nor even a 'California kinder', and we won't even talk about his time as a cop amongst kinder).
I'm certain that Pearce wouldn't ever call John Lennon, that 'New York lad'.
Is it the power of Graceland, or ignorance of Elvis' history?
14 August 2007
Just Hand Them the Trophy . . .
. . . all twelve ESPN experts polled pick USC to win it all this NCAA football season. Guess there's no reason to bother playing the games.
At VegasInsider they show the Trojans as favorites in the betting line for the BCS title game at 3 to 1. Michigan is at 6 to 1, West Virginia is at 7 to 1 and Florida is at 8 to 1.
There's less certainty about the NFL. New England are strong favorites, but not like USC. In the NFL you have the current odds at New England 5 to 1, Indianapolis 11 to 2, San Diego Chargers at 6 to 1, and Chicago Bears at 8 to 1.
Hard to argue with those teams as being the most likely to win the Superbowl, though I do think if Reggie Bush stays healthy, and stays spectacular, than New Orleans will make it to the Superbowl, and even if they'll be facing a superior AFC team, anything can happen in one game.
I'm a little perplexed at how lowly rated the Tennesse Titans are. They're solid on both sides of the ball, and Vince Young might have a monster year. Maybe you can explain their 75 to 1 odds on the overall strength of the AFC and fear that Vince Young will be struck down by the "Madden Curse".
And yes, this means you'll get to laugh at my NFL picks again this year, I won't a little thing like being mostly wrong stop me from making picks again.
(and despite all their fire power, I'm still not sold on the Pats)
UPDATE: Icepick asks in the comments what last year's picks were. Here they are. Not a single one had Florida even winning the SEC (all 12 had Auburn), let alone being in the BCS title game. There was no strong consensus as to which teams would be in the BCS championship last year. Lots of Ohio State support, either as champ or runner-up, though. Inexplicably Notre Dame was in the mix, too. Eleven of the twelve are the same ESPN 'experts', too, so it is an apples to apples comparison of prognosticators (mostly).
College is inherently less predictable than the pros (even though the teams are less competitively balanced), given that a great team can lose any hope at the BCS game if they have just a single bad week. Playoffs would help that situation, the pressure to stay undefeated discourages teams from scheduling against other good teams for their non-conference games. NCAA football is fun to watch, but it could be a lot better.
Now I'm just waiting for Sippican Cottage to chime in with his disapproval and derision at my lack of faith in his Patriots. . .
And as far as this year's USC Trojan's team, it's the deepest one Pete Carroll has had, they've got monster talent at nearly every position, and Booty (heh, heh, he said 'booty') is going to be a very good QB. Given the Trojans have won it all with less talent recently, there's no reason not to expect them to roll through their schedule and defeat whichever team lines up against them in the BCS title game this year.
Given the lack of a pro team, the Trojans are Los Angeles' main football obsession, and the local media has been all over USC already. The Trojans have a bunch of tough games on the road this year (Nebraska, Cal, Oregon, Notre Dame and ASU), but folks are ready to give them the trophy, anyway. 3 to 1 is looking pretty good, if they stay undefeated through the Notre Dame game, expect that number to hover at about 2 to 1 or 3 to 2.
At VegasInsider they show the Trojans as favorites in the betting line for the BCS title game at 3 to 1. Michigan is at 6 to 1, West Virginia is at 7 to 1 and Florida is at 8 to 1.
There's less certainty about the NFL. New England are strong favorites, but not like USC. In the NFL you have the current odds at New England 5 to 1, Indianapolis 11 to 2, San Diego Chargers at 6 to 1, and Chicago Bears at 8 to 1.
Hard to argue with those teams as being the most likely to win the Superbowl, though I do think if Reggie Bush stays healthy, and stays spectacular, than New Orleans will make it to the Superbowl, and even if they'll be facing a superior AFC team, anything can happen in one game.
I'm a little perplexed at how lowly rated the Tennesse Titans are. They're solid on both sides of the ball, and Vince Young might have a monster year. Maybe you can explain their 75 to 1 odds on the overall strength of the AFC and fear that Vince Young will be struck down by the "Madden Curse".
And yes, this means you'll get to laugh at my NFL picks again this year, I won't a little thing like being mostly wrong stop me from making picks again.
(and despite all their fire power, I'm still not sold on the Pats)
UPDATE: Icepick asks in the comments what last year's picks were. Here they are. Not a single one had Florida even winning the SEC (all 12 had Auburn), let alone being in the BCS title game. There was no strong consensus as to which teams would be in the BCS championship last year. Lots of Ohio State support, either as champ or runner-up, though. Inexplicably Notre Dame was in the mix, too. Eleven of the twelve are the same ESPN 'experts', too, so it is an apples to apples comparison of prognosticators (mostly).
College is inherently less predictable than the pros (even though the teams are less competitively balanced), given that a great team can lose any hope at the BCS game if they have just a single bad week. Playoffs would help that situation, the pressure to stay undefeated discourages teams from scheduling against other good teams for their non-conference games. NCAA football is fun to watch, but it could be a lot better.
Now I'm just waiting for Sippican Cottage to chime in with his disapproval and derision at my lack of faith in his Patriots. . .
And as far as this year's USC Trojan's team, it's the deepest one Pete Carroll has had, they've got monster talent at nearly every position, and Booty (heh, heh, he said 'booty') is going to be a very good QB. Given the Trojans have won it all with less talent recently, there's no reason not to expect them to roll through their schedule and defeat whichever team lines up against them in the BCS title game this year.
Given the lack of a pro team, the Trojans are Los Angeles' main football obsession, and the local media has been all over USC already. The Trojans have a bunch of tough games on the road this year (Nebraska, Cal, Oregon, Notre Dame and ASU), but folks are ready to give them the trophy, anyway. 3 to 1 is looking pretty good, if they stay undefeated through the Notre Dame game, expect that number to hover at about 2 to 1 or 3 to 2.
I Don't Normally Quote Spam, But . . .
. . . when I'm greeted this morning with the subject line, "When You Need A Stiffy-In-A-Jiffy" I just thought I'd share.
It's for 'Authentic Viagra', naturally.
Seems like the spam-filter should have caught this gem, maybe the filter is developing a sense of humor and letting slip through the especially creative ones.
Scary thought that, what if the first emergent intelligence on the internet is the AI developed for a spam-filter? That intelligence's view of humanity might be pretty low (yet basically accurate).
It's for 'Authentic Viagra', naturally.
Seems like the spam-filter should have caught this gem, maybe the filter is developing a sense of humor and letting slip through the especially creative ones.
Scary thought that, what if the first emergent intelligence on the internet is the AI developed for a spam-filter? That intelligence's view of humanity might be pretty low (yet basically accurate).
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