Comcast Pays SBN, Me
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:10 PM PDT
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BN has signed a contract with Comcast. If this were a magazine, this post would have "special advertising section" printed above it and run without attribution. Journalists do not want to discredit themselves by writing copy for a product. I'm not sure that model will last ten years, so this is what we got. I believe in SBN the company, so I am swallowing my pride and playing good soldier.
Comcast has a product called Red Zone. I know about it through advertisements and word of mouth. In fact, I lifted the link from Niners Nation. Thanks Fooch. I am not a cable subscriber. I do not watch much TV, but if cable channels were offered independently and not as an exorbitant package deal, I might buy Fox Sports Northwest so I could watch my Mariners again. So my understanding of Comcast is limited. Maybe they are developing puppies that fight cancer or maybe they own chemical weapons plants in Syria. I know Comcast only as the company that sends me far and away the most junk mail.
Red Zone flips to a game when a team enters the red zone. Truth in advertising there. This is not a product I would want. I enjoy the thread of a game. After investing hours in an early game, I sometimes have trouble switching over to watch the Seahawks. I do not think a game becomes more exciting when a team enter the red zone. I like the drive, the battle of field position and especially football's awesome ability to erupt into exciting play at any moment. The very idea of the "red zone" is artifice to me.
But as has been established, I am not Comcast's target market. This is an ongoing discussion I have with my wife. We'll see something like the recent Cadillac ad campaign where hyper-confident yuppy types sneer and talk about their car "turning them on". Neither of us understand the appeal, but neither of us are potential Cadillac buyers. But we're not normal. We sit around and read, and play Boggle and draw monsters, and tend our garden and watch long out of circulation programming like Spaced. We're terrible consumers really, and both pretty broke and ok with it.
But maybe Red Zone is your thing. I don't know. Maybe some suspicious user I've never seen before can relate its many cool features in the comment section. Maybe Brian Russell can shoot me a check so I can reevaluate the impact of his leadership and football acumen. He's like having a coach on the field!
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I watched a little bit of the Red Zone channel.
It’s kinda useful near the end of a batch of games, and good to watch during halftime of network television games. But it feels like it was designed for a fantasy football “fan” who only cares about who scores the touchdown on a drive, and little else. So if anything, NFL Red Zone taught me that fantasy football takes about as much skill as a game of Candy Land.
by mkries on Sep 30, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like fantasy baseball, because the season is long
but fantasy football is kind of pointless. I can’t root for my fantasy players.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NFLN has a fantasy football sometimes on Sundays
Its a screen full of all the scores, drives, etc going on at the time (kind of like what you’d find at ESPN, SI or Yahoo sports) and some monotone guy or two talking over it. Its pretty depressing stuff.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got paid?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, after this, I might not get paid.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get that paypa!
I read Fooch’s post about redzone…… I REALLY hope you get paid for this too John.
by Seahawka 12th on Sep 30, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Money is nice
it can be exchanged for goods and services.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
For this post?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Essentially, yes
but I was supposed to promote the product.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if it helps.
I’m going to check out RedZone now because I didn’t know it existed.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You promoted it enough
albeit through the eyes of someone that completely uninterested.
I understand what it is, and it likely is enough information for anyone with half a brain to figure out if they want it or not.
P.S. Fantasy Football is awesome.
P.S.S. Fantasy Football is awesome for me because I’m a relatively new fan to Football (only been following for about 3 years), and it helps me grasp other teams, their players, schemes, strengths, weakness, etc.
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
by Nick Andron on Sep 30, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watch RZC
Actually I watch the DirectTV, not the comcast one. I love it for watching games when the Hawks aren’t on. I think the DirecTV one is better, from what I hear (if that is possible).
I appreciate that you didn’t just copy and paste the press release straight from Comcast like the other SBN blogs did. They all have the same verbiage and make it sound like the blogger wrote it.
I like books and gardens.
by Surf Hawk on Sep 30, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have about a dozen uneaten Cherokee heirloom tomatoes
I wanted to make lasagna with. The corn went to hell because of the earwigs and the cauliflower bolted, but it was a good first try. Alanya deserves most of the credit. Fresh tomatoes, onions, oregano, green beans and we have garlic and potatoes growing as well.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your cauliflower bolted too?
Now I don’t feel so alone in my disappointment. Vegetable gardening is an awesome hobby.
"Have a good time all the time" - Viv Savage, Spinal Tap
by HawksFanHernandez on Sep 30, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was the heat
or so Alanya’s mother said. We also battled aphids, but a little soap and water seem to knock em down a notch.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladybugs will take care of them too.
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
We didn’t prepare well enough and the local ladybug population isn’t robust enough.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have the DirecTV one as well...
but I prefer the “Game Mix”, because like John, I enjoy the field position and general flow of the game. Also, it seems like there are way more passes, screens, etc. in the red zone – so you don’t really get to see as much of the running game (other than goal line).
But I find it easier to switch from Game Mix to the Hawks game than watching a complete early game to the Hawks. Easier to break away from 8 tiny games. :)
by PerryCollective on Sep 30, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feeling a bit rebellious, John?
Heh. I though of posting a Pee-Wee Herman picture. “I’m loner Dotty…a Rebel…”
John says: The Man
I think the RedZone channel is pretty cool on occasion, but if I watch it at all, it’s through a superior DirecTV service.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This crap makes me feel unclean
This is as civil as I could do it. A few years ago, I just would have said no. I think Bill Hicks said something about anyone that does an advertisement is officially off the artist roll call. Well, adios.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh. I thought your response was cleverly done. I have a similar attitude sometimes.
That’s why I can appreciate it.
Hicks was brilliant. I own a 3-hour DVD of his – one of about 4 DVDs total that I own.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant and right
I hope that motherless bastard Dennis Leary has to answer to him some day.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Denis Leary's
No Cure for Cancer was a rip off, but, a brilliant one.
Leary’s delivery was more polished, Hicks originality was far superior and most importantly, without Hicks there would be no Leary. I saw Leary before Hicks, so I felt like I got punched in the stomach the first time I saw the Hicks riffs No Cure for Cancer totally covered. I was pissed. No Cure was one of my all-time favorite stand up routines. I saw it in high school and pretty much memorized it.
So finally, I’ve come to terms with the fact that he copied Hicks by remembering how much better I like Joe Cocker’s version of “A Little Help With My Friends” and Mannfred Mann’s “Blinded by the Light” and “Spirits in the Night” the the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen originals.
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good one.
I love a great cover.
And I deplore a weaker one. For instance, someone covered “Under Pressure” a couple years ago, some emo-ish band. And on the comedy side of things— I saw Carlos Mencia totally copy Bill Cosby’s Himself riff about teaching his son to play football/grow up tough.
Now we all can acknowledge Leary copied Hicks. But at LEAST he brought something to the table in regard to performance art and delivery. Carlos butchered the bit while copying it. Just lame.
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that much of stand up is derivative
but to steal a dying man’s routine, I will never forgive Leary.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I do think...
it was stolen prior to Hicks getting sick.
This from Wiki—
“During a 2003 roast of Denis Leary, comedian Lenny Clarke, a friend of Leary’s, said there was a carton of cigarettes backstage from Bill Hicks with the message, “Wish I had gotten these to you sooner.” This joke was cut from the final broadcast."
Gotta love that line.
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
as if I needed another reason to hate Leary. His voice and those vehicle commercials were plenty.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me if this is picking a scab that's not mine to pick.
but
Isn’t everything you do here free advertising for the Seahawks, and by extension the NFL?* What’s the difference between that and doing a blog post for an advertiser that’s tied into the NFL? Is it because you may receive something in return? Or because it’s not an unconditional, freely made choice?
I’ve never wholly understood the concept of artistic integrity. What is more important: the motivation to make art, or the resultant art itself? When I watch football players mashing into each on the field of play I’m not particularly concerned if they’re playing for money, their families, fame, charity, teammates, masochistic excitement or whatever. What I care about is how much passion they play with and how good the result is. When looking for Seahawks information, those were the two qualities that attracted me to Field Gulls: heart and quality.
None of my thoughts and questions here are meant to be retorts to your personal feelings on the matter, nor do I ask in order to provoke a rebuttal, they’re just loose marbles rolling around in my head that seem at least vaguely appropriate to share. I’ve been enjoying Field Gulls for some time now; it pains me to see you in a moral quandry. I’m happy to read paid advertisement editorials on football related products if you’re happy to put your usual thoughtfulness and effort into the work. I’d love it if you broke down a product, and it’s meaning to the Seahawks, for better or worse, like you would game film of a stretch left running play!
Or, if you’re not comfortable with the situation, don’t touch it with a twelve foot pole? Just don’t stop writing about the Seahawks!
*To be fair I should disclose that I work in broadcasting and have grown quite numb to the “money-money-money-MONEY-money-MONEY-money-MONEY-MONEY-MONEY” aspects of marketing and advertising. I don’t quite have a 1,000 yard stare,yet, but I’m pushing up towards 650 yards.
by John Edwards on Sep 30, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I can answer this
It’s simple, I choose to endorse the Seahawks. I am a Seahawks customer and clearly enjoy the product. I receive no benefits from the Seahawks and am thus free to speak of the product however I wish.
My only motivation for posting anything about Comcast is money. It is the foundation of and guiding principles of our relationship.
I see a very clear divide. See: Sex and prostitution.
by John Morgan on Oct 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the Seahawks sake
I’m going to see that last line as “See: making love and prostitution.” You do look the Seahawks in the eyes while you’re typing about them, don’t you?
Heh-heh-heh. Get well soon, at least by Sunday.
by John Edwards on Oct 1, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SBN wouldn't exist without advertising
There would be no money for hosting or software upgrades or tech support.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So . . .
unless there’s some secret “John Morgan sells his soul” clause in the contract, you probably shouldn’t feel worse about this deal than you should about the Evony or supplement ads that have run before.
There is no art without a patron.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, maybe there's art
but there’s less of it because the artist doesn’t have money to pay the bills.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are desperate to pick a fight, aren't you?
There is no comparison between advertising that is in the advertising section and advertising that is in the editorial section.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not trying to pick a fight at all
Maybe I misunderstood this whole post. If they want you to (or are making you) write an editorial piece, that sucks. If they’re just paying for a bunch of ads, then it doesn’t seem like a problem to me.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course you are not trying to pick a fight, just nearly every comment you post is argumentative and somehow turns into an argument.
This post is up because Comcast paid SBN.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait...
what does this argument have to do with tequila?!?!?
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a tequila drinker.
Pretty much exclusively a beer man.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good man.
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
by Nick Andron on Sep 30, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone bought me a shot not long ago and it was pretty good
Then the best shot is the shot you don’t buy.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is very well said.
I’m not a tequila fan much myself, but the pun was just too easy.
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gin, Sweet N Sour and Mt. Dew.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?!?
Never heard that mix. What are the portions?
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its kind of gross actually
Its all I had in my fridge when we did our fantasy draft.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lime Green Uni's?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it actually
match the jersey color? Seems plausible.
It also seems like your taste evaluation would be the same evaluation as I anticipate if I actually tried it.
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With enough mt dew it can.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Pull.
Maybe we should cross-thread the SBN post with the Lime Green Unis post. Since XBOX 360 has already tabbed the Sounders, Mt. Dew would be a great alternate uni sponsor to line up.
by PerryCollective on Sep 30, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scruffy, were you the one...
who recommended gin, Bud Lite Lime and Mt. Dew?
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
That was the 2nd draft.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remind me never to hire you as a bartender.
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There can't be that many people
who have Gin, Mt.Dew AND Bud Light Lime in the same house…
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I may be the only one.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Youtube take forever to load for anyone else?
I’ve been sitting on this page for five minutes, and still no Canyonero!
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes. Its gotten a lot worse since they added HD.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here.
Use your monies to upgrade to a more modern browser.
by Seahawka 12th on Sep 30, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I use Firefox
someone suggest Oprah, but I never thought of Firefox as an outdated browser.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not.
Wasn’t sure what you used.
by Seahawka 12th on Sep 30, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oprah
I didn’t know she got into the internets.
by Surf Hawk on Sep 30, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played sir.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Switch to Chrome or Safari.
I’m sick of Firefox’s gigantic resource footprint.
by BrianL on Sep 30, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even though I sounded like a self-righteous bastard just now (in my firefox post)
I’m open-minded enough to check out other options. It would take a lot to move me off of Firefox, but maybe something else is better for a specific use.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Chrome or Safari
have the search site function? I find that very useful.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's buried somewhere in Chrome
I’m not sure about Safari. Ask Scruffy.
by BrianL on Sep 30, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so - But then I'm not sure what John is asking.
Is it like searching google
fieldgulls.com fearless frog
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chrome does it
You type in the site name then “space” and the browser automagically searches for the terms you write next.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's good to know
I might switch then.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Upper right, under the main toolbar
“…Schedule, Roster, Stats”
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...this isn't what you guys are talking about, is it?
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chrome, like a lot of browsers, allows you to search from the address bar
You can search a specific site by typing in an address, hitting space, and then typing in your search terms (all from the address bar).
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah. Nevermind.
Guess I’ll take my antiquated browser and sit in the corner, desperately wishing for Flash.
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can use the google search in the upper right in the same fashion.
But its not the same thing.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Chrome
But Firefox isn’t horrible and I can’t complain too much about Safari.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The amount of system memory Firefox has become an enormous issue.
by BrianL on Sep 30, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a very good point.
Firefox 100,000 K
Chrome 20-30,000 K
So far, so good. It might grow on my. I just with the tab bar was below instead of above. I really do like how light it is. That’s a key reason why I switched away from IE and to Firefox in the first place.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
I just checked mine. Firefox is running at ~1,430,000k. I have no idea how or why.
by Fear on Oct 2, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's weird
Though my FF gets bogged down sometimes (with 2 gb memory and a 1.83 ghz CD), it seldom shows more than 150 mb memory usage.
""I wanted to be a quarterback, but I got hungry."
-LG Rob Sims
by ninjasocks on Oct 2, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update:
Just when I thought Chrome was dwarfing Firefox’s memory usage, I realized that Chrome splits itself into multiple processes totaling roughly the same memory usage. I’ve seen up to four or five instances of Chrome equal the same 150,000 K Firefox commonly uses. Not sure how much of a performance difference Chrome really has at this point.
I have gotten to like the interface enough to use it, though. I guess more will be revealed. Curious what others think, including you BrianL.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Oct 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
While Chrome requires a similar amount of memory as FF
It seems a little snappier. Part of it might be pre-loading, but it definitely seems quicker to me.
You can also shut down each Chrome tab as a separate process when it hangs up (which happens on occasion).
""I wanted to be a quarterback, but I got hungry."
-LG Rob Sims
by ninjasocks on Oct 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chrome appears to use system resources more efficiently than Firefox does.
While it may max out at about the same total resource usage as FF, it doesn’t stay up in that range as long or consistently as FF.
by BrianL on Oct 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Firefox is the only browser anyone should use.
They keep it updated and it’s usually stable. Also, it’s an open-source program which has a good feeling in and of itself. Youtube loads slowly for me, too, regardless. It’s it’s functional usability and configuration I like best. Especially the tab-system that The Man has since copied.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last 2 or 3 updates
have totally bogged it down on my computer. How do I fix that???
Mancrushed. Jake Locker for Heisman 2010.
by whiskey chainsaw on Sep 30, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Firefox
but it takes a good 10-20 seconds to open on my computers (when Chrome takes 2-4).
The thing I really like is FF’s addons. With Flashgot you can download streaming-only podcasts (like This American Life) and youtube videos.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try Netvideohunter
It will grab the video immediately and you just click on download and bang you have a successful add-on. I find it better than Flashgot.
The QB class of 2010 looks deep next season.
by SSreporters on Sep 30, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently I meant Downloadhelper when I said Flashgot
I think I’ve downloaded Flashgot on every FF install I’ve had but have never actually used it.
Mike Wahle(OG), Walter Jones(LT), Chris Spencer(C), Marcus Trufant(CB), Deion Branch(WR), Sean Locklear(OT), Brandon Mebane(DT), Leroy Hill(LB), Lofa Tatupu(LB), Josh Wilson(CB), Justin Griffith(FB), Matt Hasselbeck (QB)
by ninjasocks on Sep 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Foxmarks is one of their better add-ons
It will sync all your bookmarks and passwords (latter is optional) on all of your computers for which you use FF. If you have multiple bookmarks but on different computers you can merge them all on the same server.
Downloadhelper blows.
The QB class of 2010 looks deep next season.
by SSreporters on Sep 30, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did watch Red Zone last weekend during the early games
and it was certainly better than picking just one or flipping between 2 when I wasn’t terribly interested in any one vs. the rest.
However, you do miss the big plays outside of the Redzone, which are an exciting part of the game and overall game thread.
And once the Hawks were on I watched them exclusively. I will watch Red Zone again I’m sure, but only if I have nothing better to do or there isn’t one compelling game I want to focus on. Just watching the red zone action is a bit like watching the highlights that you would otherwise see on Sportscenter on Monday. So maybe that’s the appeal.
by diehard82 on Sep 30, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NFL Game Mix
is sweet. 8 games at one time and you can control the sound of which one you hear. I’ve already become a happy customer of DirecTV and it’s been just two months since I dumped Comcast cable TV.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevan Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200, RB Jonathan Dwyer
by Misfit74 on Sep 30, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't feel bad
Magic Johnson plugs Rent A Center
by TheWes on Sep 30, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Magic is a mad business man
He’s in the movie industry.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opens up starbucks in certain communities too.
Get that money man, you deserve it.
by Hawkmain on Sep 30, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't you seen south park?
Cash is what can cure aids.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 30, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His company built my apartment building.
Dude’s diversified his assets and then some.
by thebyron on Sep 30, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Magic Johnson Enterprises is worth 700 million
according to Wikipedia.
by John Morgan on Sep 30, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I be the suspicious user that promotes RedZones cool features?
I’ve loved it so far this season. It saved me from what was largely an awful Bengals Broncos game the first week and gave me endless Gus Johnson touchdown calls the second week. Last week I should have just ran with Jets Titans but RedZone is still good stuff. It can get a little jumpy sometimes, they will show you every touchdown and that does mean that they’ll cut from the team driving down the field to the one yard TD plunge. They use split screen really well to minimize time away from the most interesting game which helps. It’s great as games wind down and they jump from game winning drive to game winning drive.
If you gave me the option I’d rather pick the game thats most interesting to me and watch from start to finish but I don’t want to spend the money to be able to do that, so RedZone works just fine for me.
by Nate Dogg on Sep 30, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This.
It was great last weekend when the hawks game was at commerical. Instead of watching Denver – Oakland on CBS, I was able to watch good football. Like John spectulated above its great for fantasy football. And they dont just show plays in the red zone, if only one game has a drive on the opponents side of the field they cut to that. For the most part there is football on, and I dont remember any commercials.
The only gripe I have with it the service is that I cant find it in HD.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Sep 30, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to post this.
Basically I enjoy RedZone because Comcast sucks and only gives me one, often two games to choose from. And sometimes games get really boring if the Hawks aren’t involved.
by AtomicGarden on Sep 30, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those who don't have NFL Sunday Ticket
It’s the only way to see action from several different games live. Yes, they show every touchdown, and in the early games this causes them to jump around from game to game like someone with severe ADHD. But as things calm down and close games separate themselves from blowouts, they’ll let you follow potential game-winning drives. I appreciate this, since CBS and FOX will stick with woofers until the bitter end, even as you miss a fantastic finish.
It’s not for everyone, I guess, but given the choice between Oakland v. Anyone and this, I’ll take the Red Zone Channel.
….Now pay John, Comcast. My roommates and I use you and you still insist on sending us junk mail.
by Gihyou on Sep 30, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does Redzone cost? I can't find a price on the comcast link.
I agree that it’s better to watch one game than jump between multipule games in most cases, but sometimes you can get stuck with a pretty crappy game when there are other games you care more about.
Last week, we got the Jets/Titans game before the Seahawks, and that was a really good game, and in that case I’d have little use for Redzone other than a channel I can watch during commercials. But what if our market gets stuck with a really boring game, or a lopsided game? Then it would be better to just watch the Redzone. Although I think we might be getting Dallas vs Denver for our late game this week, so this probably wouldn’t be a good week for Redzone either.
So if it cost like $20 bucks a season, I might do it, but any more than that, it seems like a waste.
by Mind of no mind on Oct 1, 2009 12:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what a sellout
what’s next, you going to start doing underwear ads?
to be serious though, isn’t it pretty weird to ask their members to blog about a product? Feels creepy to me.
by B.B.Finnegan on Oct 1, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was fantastic
For one, fantasy football isn’t skilless. It takes a lot of studing to keep your roster optimized each week. If you are good you pick up players before they get hot because you recognize future match-ups. I talk with a lot of guys that don’t know what all to look for. eg. TE vrs. safety match-up, when your #1 has a bye a you need a hot fill in.
Secondly, NFL redzone was tremendous. It shows drives from the 50 in, not just the normal 20 in redzone. Plus at the end of some of the nail-biters, it was showing entire drives. I was able to see Farve beat the niners. MJD score from everywhere. You are also shown past highlites from earlier action. I saw nonstop NFL football, and it was good.
by Tygur on Oct 1, 2009 5:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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