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    Tiger Woods #1 again in Golf

    The take it back as far as you want rule is if you use the place where the ball went in the hazard. But the ball went in the hazard to the "left-ish" so going back from there would have been in the trees or whatever. The other options were a drop zone (which probably has crappy grass from all...
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    Tiger Woods #1 again in Golf

    He obviously didn't know it was illegal or else he wouldn't have said anything. It's kind of hard call because the rules people did do a video replay of his drop at 15 while he was on 18 and gave him the okay that everything was fine so he signed his scorecard with a 6. Then, later, after he's...
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    Is it wrong for transgenders to compete in sports that are gender specific?

    I don't have the source anymore but this is pretty much true and what the researchers concluded back when people were wondering over that trans long distance runner. Basically, testosterone is directly related to muscle mass and you need it constantly. Normal women produce a smaller amount...
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    Computer Science New Grad Job Interview

    Lol, the first time I saw it: "Um, is there a trick to this? Why are you giving me 10 minutes to code this?" Afterwards, them: "I think roughly half our interviews, people can't do it." Very sad. And yeah, knowing all the basics of OOP is desired.
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    Computer Science New Grad Job Interview

    Most interviews are a majority of talking about yourself. Anything on your resume is obviously fair game. Be prepared to talk about projects you've done in great detail and any particularly cool things you've done to show passion for CS, etc. How you solved some problem. They just want to...
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    Lance Armstrong stripped of of Tour de France wins, banned for life from cycling

    This is the full release: http://espn.go.com/photo/preview/!pdfs/121010/espn_reasoned_decision.pdf Most of it is people evidence. The only real physical lab evidence is in the probable but not definitive area, so they just say he was using undetectable stuff. In particular around page 145 of...
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    **OFFICIAL** Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread

    I think in general you know what to do. Hybrid build sorc is one of the easiest rotations in the game, probably. There's probably some fine tuning down the line as you play it more, especially in movement-heavy fights where you can't really do a set rotation because precise timings will get...
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    **OFFICIAL** Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread

    There's no set rotation but more a priority list. So whatever is highest on the list is what you cast if it's up. 1. (Wrath) Crushing Darkness 2. Affliction 3. Death Field so your Affliction ticks hit harder 4. Force lightning #1 should be used on cd since it's pretty much always up and...
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    MLB Mvp winner Ryan Braun's appeal successful, drug penalty overturned

    Two things at work here. If the process was screwed up, I agree that he shouldn't get a suspension and the rest. However, as a fan, especially since he never tried to contest the positive result and refused the DNA verification, then I'm on the side that he probably took something. We'll see...
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    RgIII

    That seems a little excessive. People were willing to go about ~3-5 #1's to get Luck. If you have 4 of them, you might as well do the whole big trade to get Luck anyway. In terms of is he worth it, no one knows. All these guys are like buying a lottery ticket. I think Luck will be good...
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    Superbowl XLVI Prediction/Discussion Thread

    Wow, that mental error on the first offensive play by Brady for the safety turned out to be huge. Yeah, the game would have changed going forward but from just the points, it would have been a 3 point game instead of 4 without the safety. I thought the game lived up to expectations. Close...
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    Official NFL playoff thread

    It's more than that. Suisham has come up short before on some low 50s before so it lends itself to him just not being strong enough even in Denver. He's also really inaccurate but that's a completely separate issue. If a guy has the leg, I say let him go for it because then at least you don't...
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    BCS Championship Game - #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama

    Wow, what a terrible coaching job by LSU. Alabama is completely dominating this game in all areas. Their offense is completely pathetic, just like last game, yet they keep doing the same thing and getting stuffed. There is no controversy. Alabama gets the crown with the way it should be...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    Yeah, but football is no comparison to other sports because of the importance of each game and the whole attitude of football in general (party and watch football on Sundays). The NBA and MLB don't get as much attention per game because of the 7 game series thing instead of the NFL where every...
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    BCS Championship Game - #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama

    Hardly surprising. The quality of play, in general, is lower in college football. And most people, if there's limited time, want to watch the higher level of play if there's no direct school allegiance. Even if they're the same guys, I don't think that many people watched pro players in college.
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    45-1 works out to ~3.5:1 for each game. Probably closer to 3:1 for the Pats game. Obviously, NE has a higher chance of winning, but the Broncos have the pieces to make it a fight. The last time they played, Denver put up 160 some rushing yards in the 1st quarter and was up 9 points. Then...
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    Official NFL playoff thread

    I think the biggest problem is that Suisham simply doesn't have the leg to kick 67. His longest is 52. Denver doesn't help 15 yards extra. If it was Praeter instead, I think I would have tried it as the coach. He actually has the leg and has done it before from that distance. He kicked a...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    That plays a part, but there's more to it. It's because both sides can say "I told you so" and be sort of right. Kind of like politics where people get super worked up or any other debate that rages on endlessly and generates huge emotions. The lovers of Tebow say he wins and they're right...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    I don't think anyone thinks Tebow has character issues. In this day and age with half the league getting arrested or in scandals, Tebow is probably one of the highest character guys in the league.
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    Strikeforce women’s champion Santos suspended for steroids

    Heh, no one is surprised. That's what steroids do to the body's looks. If you've seen pictures of the 1980s East German women's swim team and some of the other countries, they all look like that from the massive steroid use during that era and as a bonus could all sing bass. Carano's never...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    I don't remember it working well. I've seen it a few times in college work semi-okay. The problem is that if Tebow is in, then 80% chance it's a run play and Quinn 80% pass so you're kind of giving away the play, for all that's worth. Then, there's the problem that the rhythm is broken up...
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    Official NFL playoff thread

    Tough to say. If you have confidence it'll be a low scoring game, it would have been 10-8. The later TD would have put the game away anyway. I don't mind going for it, but the play call was beyond stupid. Empty backfield, with no Turner in the game even as a decoy. Man coverage outside so...
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    If you could be elite at one professional sport, which would you choose?

    It's not only that. But when there's a line to block, kickers have to kick it much higher than desired to clear the blockers. The top NFL kickers, if you watch them pre-game, practice from 70-75 yards out and make them. Kickoffs routinely travel more than 75 yards too off the tee (i.e...
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    If you could be elite at one professional sport, which would you choose?

    Yeah. Even if you had a robotic, bionic leg that could kick 100y FG perfectly straight, the other elements could kill you. Stupid holder not doing laces out or fumbling. Stupid snapper with a bad snap. Stupid line letting free runners come through to block the kick. Stupid gust of wind...
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    If you could be elite at one professional sport, which would you choose?

    http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/nfl/salaries/player/Adam-Vinatieri He's probably going to make ~20M +/- over the course of his career. The contract he signed is probably going to be his last meaningful once since he'll be 41. Obviously, he's better off than 95% of the...
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    If you could be elite at one professional sport, which would you choose?

    Are we talking elite as in GOAT elite or just like top 10 or top 20? >Tiger in his prime vs Luke Donald or >MJ in his prime vs Steve Nash or something. If it's just top 20, then I think I'd go with money and taking it easy in golf. While being elite like Nash is cool, it's not really worth it...
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    My work says Twitter mandatory - would this bother you?

    Depends on the company, but most companies that do that don't seem like they care that you actually follow them with a real account, just that the number of followers goes higher no matter the quality of the followers. So, mandating that your personal or professional account follow the CEO is a...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 17 thread

    I don't think they're going to trade Manning. His contract is gigantic, on the order of almost 30M so Peyton essentially has a no-trade clause in his contract. They can still outright cut him but that seems like a bad PR move in Indy. There are very few teams in the league that want that type...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 17 thread

    The Pats have been good for a decade but this season, they've shown major weakness. Like giving up tons of passing yards to everybody. The 3 times they've won the SB, their defense was one of their strengths. The other times their defense has sucked, they've gotten bounced. The last few...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 17 thread

    I'd hardly call it a surprise. Orton is still Orton. There's a reason he's been moving all around to many teams. He's just not very good. Well, Tebow is still Tebow with the running focus. With so much rushing, it's hardly surprising that the RBs are going to be banged up all the time. And...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 17 thread

    Eh, 2001. Close enough. :) I just remember those SBs where one team is a heavy favorite with a huge passing attack and no defense and then the underdog comes through. The NO's defense is a little better and they seem to be slightly more balanced. The thing is that we've seen all defense...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 17 thread

    Wow, Flynn indirectly stealing MVP votes from Rodgers and maybe earning Kolb money. NE and GB defenses look terrible. I wonder if both teams will fall like the 99 Rams or 07 Pats.
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 16 thread

    Next game is next game. What if Brees tears an ACL in practice during the week or cuts his throwing hand opening a DVD or gets food poisoning or anything else? Marino got a non contact injury before to end his season so it's not like it never happens. Lol, Atlanta just last week against Jax...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    Tebow's actually 8-5 as a starter. This is not his rookie year, like people make it out to be. He's actually gone through 1.5 training camps and worked behind other QBs before, although I don't know how useful that actually is no matter what people say about Rodgers behind Favre. So if 6-0...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 16 thread

    Eh, it's the NFL and everyone in the stadium knew he was gunning for the record. If you can't stop him, then he deserves the record. If the Falcons thought that the Saints were going to run out the clock after Brees told everyone he wanted to break the record tonight, they must have been...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    It kind of depends on the team philosophy. There's the Indy method where they stink really hard during a good draft to pick up Manning and now Luck and then make deep playoff runs most of the other years. Then, there's the Seattle Seahawks philosophy to play just well enough to get around 6-9...
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    Say what you will, but Tebow freaking wins.

    It wasn't that far apart. Bills had a 9 point lead midway through the 3Q when he threw a pick so it wasn't really desperation time yet. It led to a FG. Then, he threw 2 more for TDs to put the game out of reach. Totally agree that he's not ready for a shootout. He can lead a defensive...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 16 thread

    Most Colts' players could care less about Luck. Look at Dan Orlovsky. He probably just earned ~4M by winning those 2 games seeing as how someone crappy like Collins signed for that amount as a semi-crappy starting/backup QB. Painter, on the other hand, probably gets cut as his reward for...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 16 thread

    The players/coaches aren't stupid to try to win. Probably half of them or more would prefer to not get Luck since that means Manning will be the QB next season. Especially a guy like Wayne if they re sign him and Wayne has maybe a 2 year window left. Luck is useless to him. Manning gives...
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    OFFICIAL NFL week 16 thread

    Well, yeah. Guys like Reggie Wayne are playing for their next contract so they're going to go all out 100%. Vets especially don't care about the #1 pick because they gain no benefit for Luck. It's more a management thing as the only people who care. They could have just stayed with...