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March 10, 2017 at 11:28 am in reply to: Around the league 3/10: Bears release Cutler, Texans trade Ostweiler, n more #66111
nittany ramModeratorTo me Jay Cutler is just another Jeff George. I’d have no interest in him becoming a Ram.
nittany ramModeratorEncouraging team leader with a likeable personality. Leads by example. Serves well as the face of the program.
I’m not saying this is the main impetus behind this signing but according to Bonsignore, McVay puts a premium on players that have good character. It’s something they’ll be looking for in every player they consider acquiring.
nittany ramModeratorCunningham’s departure would be a huge loss. Hope he comes back.
nittany ramModeratora little overwhelmed, but with what garcon was getting i’m fine with it. this is a not too expensive deal for a somewhat productive guy who will only be 25 come april.
he probably is what he is though with not too much room to improve. but maybe.
at this point i’d be over the moon if they could add one of the premium tight ends in this draft or just draft defense for rounds 2-4.
either way i’ll be happy.
I love the Whitworth signing. Whitworth, GRob, C, Saffold, Havenstein looks like a pretty decent o-line depending on what they do at center.
I think they might have overpaid for Woods whose production makes him seem like a younger version of Britt but he may not have hit his ceiling yet and they needed a WR so it’s all good…
nittany ramModerator2. That doesn't mean a trade is imminent or even likely, but they are open to listening https://t.co/Bspbnuq9gp
— Vincent Bonsignore (@DailyNewsVinny) March 7, 2017
nittany ramModeratorEven then that would make Pence the president. That’s not much better. Unless Pence is implicated. If so that would make Paul Ryan the next in line, and he is unlikely to be implicated in this.
Obviously none of those things are good outcomes.
There are no good outcomes.
The best we can hope for is that the dems regain some control of
congress in 2018 so that some resistance can be mounted against Trumps policies. Then we can hope that in 2020 we can replace Trump with a marginally better corporate democrat.nittany ramModeratorIs there a point you’re trying to make with the naked photo of Jeff Goldblum?
If it’s that he turns into a giant fly which therefore disputes my dissertation on the size limiting respiratory systems of insects and spiders keep in mind that he was only half a fly. To survive after the hybridization process he must have retained his human respiratory system.
Nice try though.
nittany ramModeratorHow about the 5 foot spiders roming around the jungles of Congo? Deep in the jungles though.
The breathing system that insects and spiders have limits how big they can grow. Instead of forcing air in and out of their bodies like we do, they rely on a more passive diffusion of oxygen into their tissues through tiny trachea. This limits how big they can be. Millions of years ago in the Carboniferous insects reached large sizes but the concentration of oxygen was much higher then. No insect/spider living today could grow to 5 feet in length because of the way they breathe.
nittany ramModeratorTrump appears absolutely oblivious about the potential ramifications of this which leads me to wonder if he just didn’t make it all up. 10 minutes after tweeting about an alleged wiretap perpetrated against him that if true, would have Watergate-level implications, he was tweeting about how Arnold Schwartnegger was fired from hosting The Apprentice.
March 4, 2017 at 11:54 am in reply to: the 2017 uni (whole thing) (still some gold on the jersey) #65842nittany ramModeratorI agree with Florio. I’m glad they are moving towards the classic blue and white scheme but they should have waited until 2019 when the entire uniform could be changed.
nittany ramModeratorThat was a ‘cool’ battle scene.
But as far as the most ‘realistic’ battle scenes go, I remember sitting in a theater watching “Saving Private Ryan” and during the Normandy beach scene an old man sitting near me with tears running down his face told his wife that that was exactly what it was like.
nittany ramModeratorYet another reason why I have no desire to visit Arkansas.
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March 2, 2017 at 5:47 pm in reply to: Jeff Sessions Met Twice With Russian Ambassador During Trump Campaign #65753nittany ramModeratorIt is very difficult to imagine, at this point, that there is not a significant problem.
I no longer think we are looking at just the sole act of dumping DNC emails in an effort to tip the scales towards Trump. This isn’t just about a foreign policy preference.
There is an entire tangled web of financial shadiness happening here, and I can’t see the administration surviving an honest inquiry. Even if the financial stuff is all “legal,” there are clearly significant ties here that completely compromise Trump’s ability to be impartial on behalf of the USA. He is in this up to his neck in all likelihood, and clearly Tillerson and Ross are without question.
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Well Its not that i disagree with your description of the ‘tangled web of financial shadiness’ but…I dont thihk the the ‘american people’ are gonna care.
I mean Trumps base certainly wont care. And the Dems have zero credibility themselves so whatever they do will look like the usual partisanship-games.I just think we are past the time when a President can be impeached. The entire system is now BASED on corruption and money and money-influence. The SYSTEM should be ‘impeached’ but it wont be.
Frankly, i think Trump would be more likely to get in trouble for a sex scandal or some BS crap like that. THAT might annoy the voters. Ah well.
wv cynic
It’s true that Trump’s supporters won’t care. But the majority of the American people care. Trump was the first president ever elected with an approval rating below 50%. Then it got worse. I’m sure his speech gave him a bump up but it won’t last.
The problem is that Congress in controlled by the Republicans. And Trump is doing exactly what the Republicans always wanted (increase military spending, decrease domestic spending, dismantle environmental protections, etc) so why would they impeach him? And even if they did, they won’t impeach Trump’s VP and his cabinet, so impeaching him probably wouldn’t change much.
So ultimately, you’re right. There’s no bright side to be had. The stuff Trump has put in motion won’t be reversed for at least four years and by then, if it happens, a lot of stuff is gonna be irrevocably f’d up.
nittany ramModeratorI don’t have time to go back and search for the link but on twitter a fan asked him why he would leave the Pats since he won a Super Bowl and played 65% of the defensive snaps (most since 2013) which means he met the requirements of his incentive clause. Long replied that in the playoffs he only played on third down and that he only played 3 technique with the Pats. I guess he wants to be a 4-3 DE.
nittany ramModeratorI prefer the single solid stripe like they wore in the 60s. However, I think wearing blue and white pants while the jersey and helmet still have gold is sorta stupid. I don’t like this piecemeal approach to changing the uniform. I know why they’re doing this…they want to keep the fans interested – especially given the lousy season they just had and the Chargers arrival – but still… Just leave the uniforms alone until the big unveiling in 2019.
nittany ramModeratorHaving you back here is a huge relief. When you disappeared for days I figured the rapture happened and I was left behind with all of these hellbound sinners. Sure, me missing the rapture sounds ridiculous (it was designed with me in mind for the most part) but computer snafus do happen. For all I knew maybe some of PA’s debauched life got downloaded into my file? Anyway, since you’re back I guess I have nothing to worry about.
We had Comcast as our internet provider for years and I don’t think we had many service issues.
February 28, 2017 at 4:03 pm in reply to: Perez’s win is considered a victory for the establishment wing of the party #65675nittany ramModeratorI think it’s time for a split, and I was rather hoping for the announcement of a new party in the wake of this latest DNC bullshit.
Yeah. I think things are bleak regardless but if I’m going down at least I want to go down fighting in a party of compatriots who share my core principles. A party I could finally be proud to be a member of.
February 28, 2017 at 9:12 am in reply to: Perez’s win is considered a victory for the establishment wing of the party #65659nittany ramModeratorThe true left is screwed. This election was about the establishment democrats re-exerting their grip on the party and basically telling the left to ‘f’ off.
The fact is we need the democrats to begin to tilt towards the progressive side if we are going to get anything done. But if we have to battle the corporate democrats along with the republicans we’d have a better chance of squeezing a camel through the eye of a needle than nudging the country towards the left.
The same could be said of today’s battle over the DNC and the push to install a loyal technocrat like Perez. This reluctance to cede control comes despite the fact that Democrats have lost over 1,000 state legislature seats since 2009. There is no case for Perez that cannot be made for Ellison, while Ellison is able to energize progressives in ways that Perez cannot. The question that will be answered on Saturday is whether Democrats have more urgent priorities than denying power to the left.
Link: https://newrepublic.com/article/140847/case-tom-perez-makes-no-sense
February 25, 2017 at 10:43 am in reply to: Fox's Shep Smith defends CNN & other news organizations against Trump #65608nittany ramModeratorCommander of the raid that took out bin Laden calls Trump the greatest threat to democracy based on his anti-media stance…
nittany ramModeratorBradford is better than Bridgewater. I would be looking to keep Bradford regardless of Bridgewater’s recovery status.
February 24, 2017 at 4:29 pm in reply to: Republicans vote for police powers to arrest people planning peaceful protests #65587nittany ramModeratorWell, arresting people for merely planning a protest is in direct violation of the 1st amendment. I mean, that should be obvious, right?
Right?
nittany ramModeratorWell said, Pa. I agree 100%.
February 21, 2017 at 6:43 am in reply to: Harvard scientist wants to de-extinct the woolly mammoth and he's getting close #65474nittany ramModeratorHow mammoth cloning became fake news….
Link: https://medium.com/@johnhawks/how-mammoth-cloning-became-fake-news-1e3a80e54d42#.ywe9xrm6c
nittany ramModeratorCalling those people researchers is sort of a stretch. They aren’t really conducting research – not in the scientific sense at least. They have already decided Bigfoot/UFOs/Ghosts exist and are cherry picking evidence that fits that belief, although even then their ‘evidence’ is about as flimsy as it could be.
Besides, everyone knows Bigfoot/UFOs and their ilk were invented by the US government to distract us from the kaiju portal located in what is now known as Area 51.
Thing is, if we could coach ’em up, they’d make great defensive tackles. I mean, who’s gonna block them, right?
Yeah but I think we’re already set at DT with Donald and Brockers. Besides, I think the damage they do to the stadium and the number of fans they trample every week might be prohibitive.
nittany ramModeratorCalling those people researchers is sort of a stretch. They aren’t really conducting research – not in the scientific sense at least. They have already decided Bigfoot/UFOs/Ghosts exist and are cherry picking evidence that fits that belief, although even then their ‘evidence’ is about as flimsy as it could be.
Besides, everyone knows Bigfoot/UFOs and their ilk were invented by the US government to distract us from the kaiju portal located in what is now known as Area 51.
nittany ramModeratorHappy B-day, zn!
nittany ramModeratorWell Jack, on here you can post about any topic you like so if you are bored by the lack of activity here the simple solution is to post more often. The trick is to post about stuff that not only you are interested in but also stuff that you think the other people here would be interested in based on their posting history. That will lead to more activity.
nittany ramModeratorThe Whorf theory makes language primarily cultural. We internalize it and its logic as we learn it. Chomsky makes primary linguistic capacity entirely hard-wired psychological, not cultural.
That’s interesting. Coming from a place of almost zero knowledge of linguisitics I would say that Chomsky’s hypothesis makes more sense to me.
From things I’ve read I think the human brain is hard-wired for language. Culture plays a role too – but more along the lines of what language and how a language is spoken. The ‘why’ is because it’s an innate, biological part of us. I mean, we have other physical adaptations for language – especially pertaining to the position and shape of our hyoid bone and larynx, etc…it only makes sense that the brain could be adapted for speech as well…
nittany ramModeratorI saw it and really enjoyed it too. Apparently, linguists love it…
Link: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/index.php?s=arrival
However, here’s a review from a physicist that didn’t care for it…
Beware…there be spoilers here…
Link: http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2017/02/15/film-review-arrival-2016/
nittany ramModeratorIt is a good rant.
I have always wondered why the right gets to own God, flag and country.
If a Republican is in office and you oppose him you’re unAmerican.
If a Democrat is in office and you support them you are working against “American values”.
I can tell you this though–the Republican party has become a PARTY FIRST party above anything regarding country. If what is happening now doesn’t prove that I don’t know what will.
I think it stems from the fact that Republicans see things as black or white. Democrats often recognize there are shades of grey. Because Republicans have a simplistic, unambiguous outlook on things, they don’t have to study an issue before making a decision about it. They appear decisive, whereas a Democrat who takes a more measured, reasoned approach is weak. Family values, God, patriotism…these are presented as black and white issues and thus are owned by the Republicans.
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