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I think any company that tells you your house is worth $$$ should legally be required to buy it from you for that price if you wish.... kind of like what Elon did with Twitter. Xfinity's app is the same way. Before I could just go there and do a reboot of something. Quickly. Now with the "better app" it seems like all it does is try to get me to buy more internet or security. In order to do anything or get any info, you have to basically use the AI chat tool.

Once we hit 2020 I have to do mental gymnastics to figure out what year it was if someone throws out something like “37 years ago….” if you tell me 30 years ago I think 1979. Not…. Freaking college!!!

I’m tired of apps for companies making this transition from a utility to just pay my bill or get support to something being used to sell me services. The latest is my mortgage. Before I can get to payment options they keep pushing me to refinance or telling me how valuable my home is if I want to sell.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/05/01/annex-nightclub-shooting-downtown-detroit-nightclub/70170431007/ This nightclub is basically across the street from Comerica Park. A block or so down from Brass Rail. I used to walk by it after every game before changing my parking situation when going to games. Sometimes on Friday people will be lined up to get in, there's always loud cars in the street, a big crowd gathering. People coming while others are leaving the game. Throw in what's happened in Greektown. With some big events coming to downtown this is something the city will need to jump on and get a head start. Greektown is not what it used to be. I hate blaming "nightclubs" because it sounds like something an old person would say but activities that start later in the evening and center around alcohol often don't end up well. But you also don't see this happening at Harry's or Bookie's or the other bars. Something about a "nightclub" draws people prone to fighting and shooting. We had issues like this in Dearborn about 10 years ago where two bars, that no longer exist, would advertise these late night parties with DJ's and every weekend there incidents late at night. The city finally took away their liquor licenses and some other thing that allowed them to host parties. Ford bought the buildings and built Wagner Place. We went to Greektown one summer evening a few years ago and it was surprising the change. Cars speeding around. People were yelling at each other all the time. Not quite a family atmosphere. It used to be Greektown was the only place you could go. Now it's the last.

part of it is the transition from black and white to color.... I think. I was born in '73. For me history was often judged that way. Looking through old photo albums it seemed like most anything before me was black and white and with me was color, give or take a few years. Also with regard to 9/11.... it seems more current to us because we're still fighting "that war" in some regard, or we were until we left Aghanistan. 9/11 and Iraq/Afghanistan are linked and were a 20 year incident. Time runs together.

Regarding Miggy and sales. It’s not a direct correlation but a tool to promote the team. Like Coke advertising. Everyone know it’s there. Nobody sees a ad and runs to the store. Keep the brand out there so that people are encouraged to go even if he’s not the precise reason. By constantly seeing the ads a family might decide to book a game this summer instead of doing something else. And when they do announce a final game if it’s before the end I bet we see an increase. I just checked for 4 on Oct 1. Got 89 results. Checked Sep 12 and had 186 results. So I think that’s some evidence

Well since he's an "illegal" then those aren't god given. That only applies to 'Muricans. Not Mexicans.

the weather is going to be ****ty. They are school nights. Games start at 6:40.... I don't think those starts will have any impact on sales. I have tickets tomorrow and could exchange some for Wed and I don't feel like doing it b/c of the weather. I'm over watching crappy teams in crappy weather. I can go to more games in the summer when it's nice out.

Did Nevin take the hockey stick and helmet with him to Toledo?

Symborzski does some great AI art.

A HOF career ending with "Great, 2 men on.... oh crap, Miggy's up.... hope he strikes out so there's no DP"

regarding Miguel.... I agree. The org has all kinds of crap planned for him. It's a tough spot. Make him DH, a PH.... bat him ninth..... do something to negate his negative impact. Give him 1 AB a game so he can tip his cap. If they were ever going to cut him they would have after 3000. But they have the Miggy Tracker and the bobbleheads and the ticket packages...

One thing I keep in mind when trying to get too low is that at this stage of development the goal for this organization is to find out who can play and who can't. It's a minor league team in that sense. You have to give the players the chance to show their work, for better or worse. Given that most of the players are cast offs we know the result won't be good.

I know I said earlier to not write off DeSantis just yet but I can also forsee him becoming a future punchline for annointed nominees that flamed out. Every cycle seems to o have one.

If any female is deserving of the C word, it's her and if I ever come in contact with her I will call her that.

the draft is a crapshoot after the first few picks but development is not. Not every quality ML player was a first round pick. Development is as much of a function of a good organization as picking players. Some orgs have consistently been good at it. That's where Harris has to make his impact. I firmly believe that players arent destined to be good or bad on draft day.

As a space junkie this is awkward. I was excited for this launch. But seeing Elon there in the control room… and it seems they’ve caused quite a few issues for people around TX. I wish he wasn’t a part of it.

yeah that will play well with the rest of the country. How conservative. How after a corporation for expression. Their court clearly and explicitly told us corporations have free speech rights so I'll eagerly wait for Alito's pretzel logic when he eventually rules against Disney somehow in this.

Won't Cruz just say that he's carrying out his job as a Senator based on doubts on the validity of the election? They will argue their vote isn't ceremonial and if they think the vote wasn't valid then they are allowed to do that. Otherwise why else do we let Congress do this?

I really like Paramount+. I got it a few weeks ago after seeing a clip of something on Youtube of low quality. I noticed it was the Smithsonian Channel so I did some research. They have a lot of good stuff on there. I have the $4 a month with ads. In fact I welcome the ads now because it gives me a chance to get up or whatever. For some reason I'm hesitant to just pause.

With a name like that I assume Toronto?