Whatcha listening to? Why don’t you share it with the rest of the gang? This is your Friday night DJ thread. Put up whatever you have been listening to. Here’s what I listened to on the train on the way home tonight. Continue reading
Daily Archives: July 29, 2011
16 posts
Happy happy hour Crasstalk. Hope you have some great things planned for your weekend. I am heading out to my own happy hour. I’ll try not to drunk post from the bar. Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who submitted something to our very first Crasstalk Terrible Fiction Contest. That’s right, I said first. What? You thought this was going to be a one-off? You were wrong. We’re doing this again, slores, and sooner than you think. So! Let’s get down to business. Continue reading
In an effort to allow people more time to cogitate and ruminate on our Book Club selection, it was suggested that we post some topics for discussion prior to the actual discussion which is scheduled for this Sunday. Continue reading
The nice thing about being one of the most powerful countries in the world is that when you elect a handful of morons to help run a dysfunctional psuedo-democracy, those morons can help you ruin the economy for EVERYONE. Not just your country, but the whole world! Sorry guys, you’re coming with us into the abyss! USA! USA!
Hello Kittens and welcome back for another season of Project Runway. Season nine, is it? Let’s do a quick shot of sambuca to wash out the bad taste from last year’s alleged winner, Wretchen, and get on with the show. Continue reading
It’s often a thankless job and I can tell you that honestly since I am an Systems Administrator myself. I often tell people that “If all goes well people never know I was even here.” This is very true. The thing is that most complex systems have a way of breaking down. Call it job security, or call it poor planning, or blame the shitty architecture decisions but the reality is that most computer systems will always require gentle care and feeding. Enter the world of the Systems Administrator. Continue reading
Let’s start with Bridesmaids. One of the biggest, most successful comedies of the summer, right? Fawning articles everywhere about how Kristen Wiig is the Next Great Female Comic Voice. A 90% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. All my friends post glowing status updates about it on Facebook. It was the “must see” comedy of the summer.
Well. I kind of hated it. Let the sniping begin! Continue reading
While we’ve all been watching the Tea Party squeeze the government by the balls, a measure was passed by the House Judiciary Committee that could have a profound impact on our privacy should it be passed into law. Internet providers would be required to maintain records of customer activity for 12 months in the event it’s needed for legal investigations.
Data retention has been high on the Republican wish-list for a decade. It’s ostensibly intended to help law enforcement build cases against child pornography and internet predators. If that’s the case, they are throwing an awfully wide net: Continue reading
Now that the lockout is finally over and players are reporting to training camps across the land, fans can start to think about what really matters this coming season – their team’s chances to win it all. It’s not uncommon to see football fans immersed in NFL Network programming while also researching players, schedules, and bye weeks on their laptop. But look carefully and you’ll notice how seemingly uninterested they may be in their favorite actual team. A diehard Giants fan looking up the Cowboys’ bye week? A Patriots fan combing over the Jets’ wide receiver depth chart? A Raiders fan reading, intently, a report of how Denver quarterback Tim Tebow has prepared this off season? These things 20 years ago would’ve been blasphemy, enough to warrant a CAT scan and possibly a permanent relocation out of the rabid fan section. These days, they’re musts for any fantasy football manager with a shot to bring home the title.
In preparation for fantasy football drafts, we’re going to do a quick course in all things fantasy. We’ll start off slowly, with the basics, before getting a bit more into team setup & draft strategy, and weekly transactions. Continue reading