High Expectations - Topic profile

So I joined a new corporation on EVE Online. I got tired of doing nothing but missions and running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I was in a buddy's corp, with a bunch of other buddies, but they are an industrial corp, and I like WTFPWNing bitches, so I hopped in the recruiting channel. I had a couple of invite convos from people, but I didn't think much of it. One of them ...

Just got an invitation to give a talk at a CC. I tend to say yes, as the school is located in a desirable area I always wanted to see, plus, I feel it's an important thing to do. The thing is, the invitation specified they were offering me 100$ honorarium and "one night in a local motel". The school is more than 200 miles away, and I calculated gas should cost me about 80 dollars for ...

T-Mobile is set to announce the first phone based on Google's Android operating system. The T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream, may be the first credible challenger to the iPhone's dominance of the smartphone market. Link To Original Article

The Lakers have what the Celtics do not, assuming everyone's healthy - a big 4 instead of a big 3. Younger, too. The Celtics play defense as good as any team in history, and the Lakers' defense is not their strongest suit by any means. Does PJax use his Zen skills to get the team to that place where they focus on defense? Or at least gain the ability to turn it on when they need to? I ...

T-Mobile is set to announce the first phone based on Google's Android operating system. The T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream, may be the first credible challenger to the iPhone's dominance of the smartphone market. Wired.com More...

TG Daily.com writes "T-Mobile's expected launch of the HTC Dream tomorrow marks the arrival of the so-called Google Phone or "gPhone". While Google, HTC and T-Mobile engage in about as much pre-launch marketing activity as Apple did for its iPhone - virtually nothing – the device is creating lots of buzz, has almost entirely killed iPhone the mainstream media's interest in iPhone stories, but is...

Quote: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...-this-weeke nd/ Do you remember when you were little and could craft entire worlds out of just what was laying around the backyard? It’s that feeling of the world being a big old place and that it was time to go on an adventure. That’s how I feel playing LittleBigPlanet. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is...

Thanks for your comments. The person in charge got in touch with me - they're offering the honorarium PLUS mileage, and the motel definitely seems on the higher end as far as motels go. I think we'll make it a spring break for the family.

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxSuperStar This is going to be his 3rd year, he's 22, calm down. Not everyone comes out like LeBron and Dwight Howard, especially these days with people coming into the league younger. It was a terrible move. TT was one of the rawest players in that draft, he could jump out of the gym, and that was ALL....

Well I can't argue with that statement...they are kinda interchangeable

You say putting in a new engine - what's wrong with the old? Clutch, I asssume slipping?

Ratings: CBS' Wins Friday depsite 'Ex List' Falter The network also dominates the 18-to-49 demo LOS ANGELES -- Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 A night full of premieres clinched a victory for CBS on Friday, garnering the network a 5.3 rating/10 share for the night in households. ABC was a distant second with a 3.4/6, while FOX and NBC tied for third with a 3.3/6...