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Oh absolutely! Just use the map, find a well-to-do neighborhood that has few if any legally armed residents and his the jackpot. This article just undermined the whole idea that one of the benefits of proper gun ownership is that if one doesn't know who is armed, assume they all are.

Unbelievable....wait. It's the NY media. This is par for the course. This is one of the worst forms of irresponsible journalism. When you paint the image of a law abiding citizen with the same brush used to highlight vile citizens such as sex offenders, you have gone beyond simple misuse of your authority as a reporter. This asshat should be canned immediately.

Hookers and snow FTW.

A lapse you are more than entitled to. Hope you get your arms around him very soon, Pauly. I simply cannot fathom the depths the human mind must reach in order to execute something of this nature. I am sickened and heartbroken beyond words for those parents and classmates. When a school is not one of the safest places a child can be, then we have truly degraded as a race exponentially. I have prayed throughout the day for the loved ones of those lost, and been smotheringly affectionate with my two tonight. Some things that I thought mattered when I got out of bed this morning clearly don't matter as much now. Godspeed to the souls of our lost children today.

This thread was a total waste of half of my lunch. The only boobs I got to see was a pic that I already saw of the top half of ninkachickies yabos. (Nice enough that I'd like to see the rest of them, but I digress. Who doesn't.) The rest was all you already outed post whores getting into a slap fight. Threads like this make me wish Casper would break the interwebz again. I'm too sad to even think about the next in trailer molestation of Madcat. Fuckers.

Most are still made by the larger manufacturers. For example, Millville - found in Aldi's - is General Mills. There are tons of private label stuff out there, but at the end of the day, only so many folks are really making stuff out there with FDA approval.

Happy Thanksgiving all!

I echo baptizo's sentiments. Thanks to all those who have answered the call of duty. Semper Fi

^^Won't deny it. I am sexy hotness!

^^Not a bad idea. I know between now and the first of the year I am hard pressed to get a weekend date to myself.

FWIW, I have a 60" Sharp Aquos LED in the family room, and a 43" Samsung plasma in the man cave. Both have fantastic pictures, though inch for inch, I appreciate the plasma picture better. Richer, deeper colors without having to get into the minutae of configs or settings. That isn't to say the LED sucks, because nothing is further from the truth. Its display I think competes very well with plasmas of its own size and is half the weight. I like the ancillary features of the Sharp (wireless, integrated apps like Netflix, etc) as well. I think in the long run the LED is the better option. Just my $.02. Either way, happy toy shopping!

I have power here. You know you are always welcome to come work here during the day and drink beer during off hours. Shannon says bring a sleeping bag.

I too trick or treated in snow and rain at times. What's going on out there is a little beyond that. In our town it probably doesn't matter since they only give the kids two hours to hit houses. That's a component of the pussification of America. When I was a kid, we were out until 10, 11 at night whether we had school the next day or not. We'd come home and empty a full pillow case and go back out. The pussification also falls on the curmudgeons who bitch about having to answer the door for a couple hours and keep up an American tradition. Share stories of how they braved the elements out of one side of their mouths, then bitch about having to reciprocate as an adult. It's one night. Let the kids have their fun.

Ain't no pussy worth that.

Sold mine back in the spring to finance my track addiction. Loved it, but was rough for commuting or the track. Those Two Bros pipes are obnoxious. I know, I had a set on mine for a while. Loved the torque and immediate power delivery. It rumbles obviously, so has issues with electrical connections (i.e. grounds) vibrating loose now and again. A fair amount of tron issues, but then again, it's a Honda. They do that. All in all, incredibly sexy bike. I'll probably pick another up someday just as a toy. Depending on how tall you are (or in my case aren't) look at rear set and maybe hi-rise clipons. VERY aggressive riding position, hence the lack of comfort around town.

Making copious mental notes of this conversation as a rider ascending upward in track day groups, and one who is learning to pass as well as still being passed. Not to steal the racers' thunder here, but from a track day rider's perspective there are a couple things I have seen - and done with newbie ignorance and henceforth learned from - that I am now trying to find the proper skills to deal with among other riders. Brian discussed in his scenario guys entering turns with a wide cushion (i.e. off the line) then come back to the line mid corner or upon exit, only to find the passing rider there and sit up. I see this happen two ways. One, the slower rider knows he's slower so is attempting to think proactively about being passed. So he takes a wide entry into the corner providing those with better skills an opportunity to get by them in a place he anticipates he should be passed at. Then, at another place of his choosing mid-corner, he returns to the line, only to find that space occupied by the individual he granted access the line, and is now sitting up spooked. I have seen this, and did it once early in my track days, and rather quickly realized how wrong I was. Hold your line, and make that line as close to the racing line as you are capable of doing. Don't try and think for or anticipate other riders actions that are behind you. Less than 10% of the guys going out there in a given group are not going to get passed by anyone else out there. For us I guys (and I am assuming some A riders) at some point you are going to get passed. Don't worry about it or try to be proactive about it by going off line. Go out there, hold your line, ride relaxed. Most guys who get spooked set themselves up for it. Granted, when a expert level rider blows your doors off, even 6 feet can feel like 6 inches, but that is part of our sport. Rarely have I been passed by a superior rider where I felt he didn't need to make that pass there, or that way. The other thing I see is riders who leave the line (especially in a corner) then feel the need to get back on the line as quickly as possible and find themselves coming back on faster traffic coming through. The difference from the scenario above is that they didn't plan on leaving the line, they made a mistake somewhere like entering a corner too hot, and just pull right back down into the line, rather than gradually resuming their place on the line. Like anything else, decision made in haste often have dire consequences. Now that I find I am improving my skills a bit and am in situations more often as the passer, not just the passee, I am trying to employ better skills that will make the passes safer for the rider in front of me as well as myself. Since few of us go to the track to earn a living, I do my best to not create an unfortunate situation. Jinu was a very big help at the last Beaver session as he followed me through traffic. His constructive criticism helped and in subsequent sessions, I saw what he was talking about and made some better decisions in passing situations. There is inherent aggressiveness in passing. It is a proactive aspect of the riding experience where you are asserting yourself in that one particular moment over another rider. It isn't done with malice or disrespect in mind, but it does need to be executed with confidence in both your ability, as well as some acquired confidence in the rider you are about to overtake to be consistent with their place on the track. Taking a lap or so to process that and pick your spot goes a long way for those of us learning more and more each time out. Granted, for guys with a higher riding/racing acumen, that can be done in a handful of corners and they move on. Just my $.02 on this. I am enjoying this thread, though. Anytime I can glean something from the guys smoother, faster, better than me, it's good for anyone on the track at the same time as me.

Stuck together like Legos.

My company has been developing for Win8 over the last few months. The Metro gui seems to be almost strictly tablet/touchscreen oriented. I can't imagine navigating it by traditional means without tearing your hair out. I, too, need to get into Server '12 and nose about, but from some of the preliminary things I have been told/seen already, it's doesn't sound like too drastic a departure from 2008 R2. And ME was the ultimate abortion of all OSs ever. We have some workstations with Vista on it. Drives me up a wall.

Oxford doesn't sound familiar, but there are so many small mom n pop consulting/recruiting firms out there. One of those types was how I got in at Invacare several years back.

Nuzzle my kiwis. I am infrastructure through and through. No way I could or would sit there and pound out code for hours on end. I'd come home and beat the kids and dog senseless. Gimmie a fresh out of box server or VM playground any day. An' when you comin' back up to see mom 'n pop? I owe ya at least one round of beers, mang!

I agree with jbot to try and work the angle as an employee. If not, and you have to go the LLC route, document every ticking second of what you do. Your time is money, and it should be theirs spent, not yours. Also, regardless of whether you are doing it as a vendor or as an employee, make sure you establish some sort of SLA either to them as your customer, or from the defacto IT department that you become to the business. Ambiguous expectations in service can lead to angry faces and burnt bridges. And if you and Cheech want another outside opinion, let me know. I am a Sys Admin for a software development and web service provider in Valley View, and call Ridgetucky home.

It's a good question. Given that the AMA TV fan crowd is certainly a narrow niche in the market, I wonder how much the ratings suffered due to way SPEED has broadcast the races? I understand the tape delay concept given the potential for a red flag to excessively extend a race. But to broadcast them at literally at the end of the day on a weekend long before DVRs became commonplace in the home makes viewership difficult. Granted, I would be fine with SPEED keeping the status quo with AMA, WSBK, and MotoGP racing, but if/when they move, I would like Velocity cover it. They seem to do very well supporting other motorcycle-oriented programming.

Holy. Shit. I feel suddenly and spontaneously ignorant by association for having listened to that. No one can possibly be that stupid. She had to have been a plant for the show.

Every once in a while, we cross paths with a fucktard on a bike that goes out of their way to give the rest of us a bad name. And while I get that sitting in afternoon rush hour traffic on 480 sucks, blowing down the emergency lane, then giving the finger to folks in traffic who aren't expecting someone to try and merge over from a lane no one should be travelling in gives me a momentary understanding why some folks hate bikers. Granted, guys like your dumb ass on your little yellow SV650 are one half of one percent of all riders, it still takes just one of you stupid bastards to cast a bad name on us all. Then, once you are over, ya sit in the passing lane 5-10 miles an hour slower than the rest of traffic, forcing folks to pass you on the right, and wobbling all over while you rest your throttle hand by reaching over with your left. You, chucklehead, have earned the the title of full retard for today, Friday, October 12th. I hope you make it home, not so much for your own sake, but in consideration of the conscious of the poor unsuspecting soul that might accidentally run your stupid ass over because you were showing said ass with your lack of riding skill and decorum. </rant>

Fantastic news on your brother, Brandon! Will keep the prayers coming.