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I didn't see a single libertarian on the ballot! Thankfully Jerry Brown is actually a fiscal conservative with libertarian leanings. So I went with him and a bunch of Republicans. Except for the Superintendent of Education, I had to go with the guy who actually taught for 15 years. Why would the Republicans put some guy with no classroom experience who sat on the board at a charter school up for the biggest education post in the state? Did they just want to concede it?

I voted with my wife today. Thought this was worth posting.

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Reviews are totally obsolete. The only ones I ever read anymore are user reviews, not just for games, but any products. I skim through a few and get a good idea of what I'm getting into. The only thing game journalists are any use for is previews. They go to a company, interview someone and get some neat screenshots we haven't seen. Congrats, you are a game journalist and get free games, crappy pay, and an inflated ego. Seriously, it's literally the worst form of journalism. I mean literary. Or do I? Working for a High school Newspaper may be tied. This is the best reviewer in the biz: http://teamcoco.com/video/clueless-gamer-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare?playlsist=x%3BeyJ0eXBlIjoidGFnIiwiaWQiOjExfQ

Far too much. Uh, not according to the link KP put up. You couldn't get me out of bed for most of those salaries, and I'm an underpaid educator! An average for freelancers is $26k? Yikes. I can see why they all suck. No legitimate journalist would go near those numbers.

How much do game reviewers even make?

I feel like I would need to do drugs to really appreciate Bayonetta.

The Dragon Age setting is decidedly D&D.

Well, lets not forget that OJ got away with killing his ex-wife and another guy, so it's not like only women get away with this stuff.

The Niners are kind of like the exact opposite of the SF Giants. Tons of talent but no real heart, and they always come up a bit short.

What are you drinking instead? I drink juice all day, I start with OJ and have a couple glasses of some motts for tots thats pretty watered down. But I dont drink coffee or soda, so I dont see it as a real issue.

So this happened: http://www.hulu.com/watch/707975 Prince is the greatest musician alive today.

I ate a good dinner with friends while drinking a wonderful Stone IPA. I tried to weasel my way out of my late hockey game, but now I'm waiting for a ride with my hockey bad ready to go.

Is this like one of those things where Trekkies didn't like it but everyone else did? I mean I like Star Trek, but I'm nowhere near a Trekkie.

I picked up a pack of 4 Stone Bombers, and I think I'll start with the Lukcy Basartd Ale.

If you think the Star Trek reboot is bad, I'm just not sure what will make you happy.

I showed that to my daughter and then explained what the mom and dad tax is. It was educational and delicious.

The Bay Area is huge. SF is just a small part of it.

It's interesting that you brought that up, since I had just read this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/08/how-many-police-shootings-a-year-no-one-knows/ I used to be quicker to state the whole rarity argument, that most officers will never even fire their gun in the line of duty over their entire career. Part of me still thinks that the advent of technology is holding officers more accountable than in the past, since we have so many different ways to track what they are doing on the job. But there really isn't any reason for us not to have the hard facts as to how many police shootings there are in a year. That should be something the State and Federal government is completely on top of, and they are clearly failing us here. How can we even fully understand the problem without the data? So write your congressman and get him or her to push a mandate forward to collect this data. Then we can tackle how to lower these tragic situations using real information.

What was the surgery for? Exploratory? She has chronic pancreatitis. A couple years ago, her pancreas flared up and she was in the hospital for about a week. They don't really know what caused it, possibly her birth control pills. Since then she has been on a restricted diet and takes enzymes with every meal to help process fat and sugar. She had a flare up again recently, but it wasn't quite as bad. The problem is it has not improved at all (although it hasn't gotten much worse) so they want to take a closer look. It's not really clear why it is happening. We get an MRI next.

Any scenario where the dog gets stabbed is unacceptable. Police dogs are not cannon fodder. The dog should have been put away as soon as the knife came out so they could de-escalate the situation. Who is spinning this in the cops favor? I'm just pointing out that a lot of these alternative you folks are throwing out are bad. Sacrifice the dog? Coordinate a marksmanship lesson and clip the guy in the leg? These aren't realistic. The taser is a decent idea, but there are a lot of issues with how they operate. It should have been attempted at the least, but as I said, I'd think a bean bag shotgun would be the best choice to disable the guy. But really, they should have never been in this situation, they should have backed up and avoided escalation. How is what I am saying defending the cops in any way?

You get what you pay for, I guess. For the emoticons, clicking on show all brings them up is a separate window.

It's pretty crazy to think how young some of these guys on the Giants are. The entire infield is pretty set, although I figure there is only a 50/50 chance of bringing back Sandoval. If they do, they look great and even have a young prospect in Duffy. Outfield is a bit more concerning, with Pence being the only lock and both Blanco and Perez being better as 4th outfielders. I'm pretty worried that Pagan will not be able to return to form, so they probably need a better lead off hitter and outfielder. Starting rotation will be the biggest concern, which is different since that was their strength in both the 2010 and 2012 campaigns. Hopefully Matt Cain makes a full recovery, but even if he does, they need at least one more solid guy. Eh, I'm sure they'll find it, they always do.

How do you make that decision in real time? It's not a turn based strategy game. They aren't trained to take shots like that. I'm not defending them either. It looks like a poorly handled situation. To me it doesn't matter whether 1 shot or 48 were fired, they should have tried to de-escalate the situation and they failed. Is this situation better if he's killed by 2 cops instead of 6? How do you make that decision in real time ?. By not getting spooked. Experience, leadership by someone in the group. He's not going to run at them faster than a bullet. There was time for another play besides yelling at him which with the dog and everything obviously had no effect. Isn't that exactly what I just said?

The fact that we've got 8 cops and a dog together against a single pen-knife wielding kid is ALREADY an utterly illogical scenario that begs a ton of questions -- questions about motives and reasons and the like. So yes, I'm certainly not going to dismiss the possibility of bigoted group-think. The guy was a 49 year old homeless man. If they sick the dog on him and the dog gets stabbed, is that a good outcome? We also have very little background as to why he was surrounded. But as I've already said over and over again, they handled the situation horribly and I fully support the ACLU and their ongoing legal case. Feel free what I posted earlier: http://www.aclumich.org/MiltonHall