1992casey

The North Korean government had to delay a planned missile test due to issues with Windows 8. Microsoft is working with North Korean officials to resolve the issue. (This is satire, of course.)

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I'll see if there's something I can do after the weekend. The issue is that our setup is pretty complicated. Part of it is that we're on three hosts: [list-sp] MMAWEB hosts the main Brewerfan.net site. Dotster hosts Brewerfan.net e-mail. DreamHost hosts the LambuauLeap.net main site, LambeauLeap.net e-mail, and both message boards.[/list-sp] I have access to pretty much everything on DreamHost, and we have an "outside" guru that helps us considerably with that. (He's posted under the name "support" on our boards.) I don't have any direct access to our MMAWEB and Dotster hosting, although I've been able to get tech support from them. The real complication is on MMAWEB and the main Brewerfan site. The way things are set up can be described as "fragile," meaning that it's really touchy to try to do anything that might affect it. That has to do with the 2004 technology that runs the site rather than MMAWEB. MMAWEB and DreamHost have been good providers for us. Dotster is so-so; we had some recent problems with them that we've managed to iron out for the time being. The major existing issue with Dotster is that some of the e-mails sent from staff Brewerfan.net accounts get bounced as spam by various hosts; they say they can't fix that. It'd be nice to move Brewerfan.net mail to a service where that doesn't happen (probably DreamHost). The trick would be to do it when a day or so of downtime doesn't affect us too much. So yeah, there are obviously things we have to deal with.

I think the on field instructionals have a place somewhere, but not on the post-game show. I'm in the group that wants to hear the manager. It's a chance to hear what he thinks firsthand rather than having what he had to say subsequently misquoted by reporters.

What sucks about security questions is that they're not all that secure. I've heard of some people picking totally unrelated answers, but that poses its own set of problems. I think a lot of adults would pick a dog, a cat, or maybe a horse as a favorite animal, but they're not likely to pick a koala bear or a bunny. The thing is, dog and cat as answers are about as insecure as it gets. The worst part of all this is that on some sites, the security question is the only thing required to recover a password.

The encryption used in Apple's iMessages is too tough for law enforcement to crack.

The thing I like about both options is that all teams in a division would be playing the same schedule. That hasn't been a priority for baseball for a long time. Both schedules lose the natural rival component. That could be seen as a downside by some and an upside by others. There are teams that don't have a natural rival at all, while others make big money from those series. Also, some teams would have more than one natural rival, e.g. the White Sox (Cubs, Brewers), the Brewers (Twins, White Sox), and the Indians (Reds, Pirates). Playing the corresponding division of the other league on an annual basis would seem to address these scenarios. Not all two-game series are created equal. It probably isn't much hassle in a Boston-Philly scenario. Likewise, it probably isn't a big problem if the Rays go to Boston for two games, then on to New York. It's be more significant if the Rays traveled to Boston for two games, then went somewhere further away. Traveling to Denver for two games would be a pain in almost all cases. Along with that, it probably makes sense to zero in on two-game road series. They wouldn't likely cause much of an issue for the home team.

Noodles in Greenfield has a chalkboard where they promote some of their items. For at least the past two weeks, they've been telling customers to "compliment" their Penne Rosa with some kind of wine. Making the spelling error is one thing; not correcting it after that much time has elapsed is quite another.

The main argument I see against the suggestion above is that neither the players nor the owners are fond of two-game series. For a time in the late 1990s, there were lots of two-game series, and the schedule makers worked hard to get rid of most of them. Here's an option that's been suggested here before: 18 games against all 4 division opponents (72) 6 games against all other intraleague opponents (60) 3 games against each team the corresponding division of the other league (15) 3 games against each team in another division of the other league (15) The issue with this schedule is that 30 interleague games would require a change to the CBA.

You're missing radio as a way to follow the team.

It's MAY-zo-MAY-nee.

Bill Schroeder just murdered the pronunciation of Mazomanie.

Milwaukee County owns all of the Miller Park property. It's leased to the Brewers, and the team can do basically what it pleases with it, including building structures. I don't recall for sure, but I think the Brewers may contract with another company to handle the parking of cars. That wouldn't necessarily put the price of parking out of the team's control, though.

Fire the realtor.

nBo's most recent post was June 8, 2008. There's no "last visited" date available. Here's how you can find out when a member has last been around. [list-sp] Hit the Members link, which is located in the Statistics area at the bottom of the main forum page. Hit the Find a member link that's near the top on the right side of the members page. If you know the full username, enter it in the username field. If you know part of a username, use wildcards, e.g. "*casey" or "1992*" (no quotes). There are also other search options available. Hit the Search button.[/list-sp] To find out more about individual members, hit the links showing their usernames. That'll take you to their profiles. If a profile displays no "Last visited" date, either the account hasn't been migrated or it's been migrated and the member hasn't yet logged in. To see when a member last posted, hit the "Search user's posts" link under Total Posts. Note that columns on the top of both the Members and Find a member pages are clickable. That allows you to sort the list. (Maybe the column headings should be underlined to indicate that they're clickable; we did that at the old place.)

Unfortunately it does not have VGA-in and my laptop does not have HDMI or DVI out, so no running laptop through TV. Yeah, definitely make sure you have the inputs you need plus some room to grow. A lot of buyers still need the legacy inputs for older devices. New devices would have HDMI, so you should have extras of those. However, I was recently freaked out to learn that a friend's new Charter HD cable boxes didn't have HDMI. That's silly in this day and age.

It sounds kind of like Apple employees, who are trained to say "as it turns out" rather than "unfortunately." I recently caught one saying "unfortunately," though.

I did notice that you can always do the 2x increase on iPhone apps on iPad. I will also check out Tapatalk. Didn't know if it was any better than just using the site. I believe I found one exception that didn't offer the 2x increase. I can't remember what it is, though. Tapatalk saves bandwidth by eliminating non-essential graphics, offers a couple of ways to access threads, and allows you to control font size. I didn't find the font size preference right away, but it's there. You might want the package trackers from the major services (USPS, UPS, FedEx). I forgot to mention the Mercury Web Browser. While I use Safari 90% of the time, among other things, Mercury offers ad-blocking, syncing with Firefox and Chrome, and the ability to save files to Dropbox. Ads aren't a huge issue in Safari because of the lack of Flash, but Mercury's a huge plus on the sites whose ads are woefully obnoxious. There are free and pro versions of Mercury. I don't recall for sure what the limitations are in the free version, but I think the main one is the number of tabs that you can open. The pro version is only 99 cents, though. Once in a while, Mercury sends a notification that offers a number of paid apps for free. I don't know if the apps are free because you own Mercury or if Mercury simply finds them and tells you about them. I haven't downloaded it yet, but AirFile intrigues me. It allows you to access and transfer files between multiple Dropbox, Box, GDrive, and SkyDrive accounts. You need to upgrade to the Pro version via an in-app purchase to access more than one account. I'm also pleased with 1Password. It's pricey but worth it. The iOS version is a straight universal app purchase. But there are various Mac/Windows licensing options; the best option depends on how many devices and which OSes you happen to have. If you store your passwords in Dropbox, they'll be available on all of your devices.

If you have an iPhone app, it'll run on the iPad, but the experience probably won't be optimal. You can install it on both devices without paying extra, though. On the iPad, you can generally double the iPhone app's display size, but it still won't fill the screen. iPad apps won't run on the iPhone. Universal apps are designed to run optimally on both devices. If the app is specifically for the iPhone or iPad, there'd be a separate charge for its counterpart for the other device. If the app is universal, you can install it on both devices without paying extra, provided that both devices use the same Apple ID for iTunes. You can use separate Apple IDs for iCloud (backup) and iTunes (apps, music, etc.). Families tend to share an Apple ID for iTunes and use separate ones for iCloud. I'd recommend Tapatalk for perusing and posting on the Brewerfan and LambeauLeap boards. Dropbox is way cool, too. A lot of apps are Dropbox-compatible. That would allow you to view and edit certain documents in the app of your choice.

I believe the gap has closed somewhat, but I think the plasma will likely offer a little bit better picture, especially with blacks. However, the LCD/LED screen will be less likely to reflect light from other sources. The LCD/LED will definitely weigh a lot less. I can carry around my 46" LCD by myself. It's somewhat herniating for two people to carry my dad's 42" plasma. EDIT: I missed the posts on this page. My dad's plasma is seven years old. The picture is still great. There's an input that's busted, but that could just as easily happen on an LCD.

For Milwaukee area customers, Costco is far from centrally located. The stores are in Grafton and Pewaukee. I agree with Patrick on the proximity thing. The closer to home, the better, at least for stuff like groceries.

24 rolls of toilet paper isn't a lot. I actually do have a Sam's card, but I don't believe I've ever used it. I don't pay for the thing, so it isn't wasting anything besides space in my wallet. My trips to Sam's have been with others who have memberships. I don't recall the checkouts being any better or worse than anyplace else. I'd estimate that the check while exiting the store takes about 15 seconds per shopper (if that). The most important things to keep in mind are that merchandise isn't necessarily cheaper than elsewhere and that you can't use Visa/MasterCard. What's bugging me is the bathroom shelves I put up over the weekend. Small print directions on the box suggested mounting them into studs. The screw holes in the brackets are 18" apart. What are the chances of finding studs that are 18" apart? They're mounted to the drywall, and that's going to be fine.

The owners and players agreed to an international draft about a decade ago, but it was never implemented. There must have been a significant downside that stopped it. It's possible that the downside could have been cost in that teams would have to commit to doing some scouting that they wouldn't have been doing previously.

This provider needs to be held accountable. Comments like the one she made to your son are insensitive and unprofessional. She should know better. I'd talk to her boss ASAP. Focus on the comment; don't say anything about your opinion of your former wife. That'll only serve to make you look bad.

I don't think there'd be a legal issue with utilizing the parking lane (or whatever it's officially called). There'd be a legal issue with using a gravel shoulder or a right turn only lane. In any of these situations, legal or illegal, it's possible that there might not be room on the other side of the intersection to safely get back into the driving lane. Some of the 76th Street intersections in West Allis come to mind as examples. This is a case by case thing, though, and I don't think anyone would be upset if someone waited vs. trying something that's unsafe or impractical. Yeah, I don't get why people don't use cruise control. In most cases, a glance at the vehicle tells you that it obviously has one. The vehicle that annoyed me was a late model SUV outside of Beloit on a dry freeway on a Saturday. He certainly would have had a cruise control, and conditions wouldn't have been a deterred him from using it.