Amazon "Sidewalk", which shares internet connections with your neighbors, goes active today on Ring and Echo devices. I'm not a fan of the ethics of this. Here's how to opt out [paywall].
This was the 4th game in Mike White's 2nd season as head coach. Neither team could keep the other from scoring. It was back and forth all afternoon long. Cal had the last score and the win.
I remember that weekend a friend asked me how Cal did and I said we won 66-3. He thought we played a FCS team and I had to explain that it was a conference game lol. (I think it was 2nd game of the season)
This game gave me undo confidence about how good Cal was going to be that season. Little did I know that WSU was going to get blown out by everyone else too (until they played UW, LOL).
I just looked back at 2008 season and we were ranked only three times. Made the polls after Wazzu win at #25 only to lose to Maryland and out. Two wins later got in again at #22 only to lose to Arizona and out. Re-joined at #22 after two wins only to lose to USC and out again, and never made it back. That surely sounds disappointing.
We got the first row of seats for the first season in the Coliseum. i remember a bunch of us went to the ATO to buy seats and we weren't near the front. Then they said there was a separate window for a group (>4 maybe) so we jumped to the front and got first row seats.
Cal had the Bear Raid and Art Kaufman's miserable defense that couldn't stop anybody.
The Ducks came into the season ranked #24. They won the first two games against a cream puff and UVA. Then they lost four in a row. Cal and its pitiful defense were next up. Cal smoked them in the first half (31-14). Then Oregon came roaring back in the third and gained the lead at the beginning of the fourth. Cal only managed a FG in 2nd OT and Oregon marched it down to the 20 until Herbert threw one right to Jordan Kunaszyk. It was biggest emotional roller coaster ever. TBH, that whole year was an emotional rollercoaster.
That was a great game but I literally fell asleep in the second half. Back in the days when we didn't have to worry about the opponent gradually getting close late in the game.
The result wasn't really important in any way. Cal was pretty much locked in to the Emerald Bowl and UW was locked in to last place. We'd already won the Big Game the week before. But to witness a new record on a warm sunny day in December, with some spectacular Jahvid plays, that was nice.
I was in that show. Best crowd reaction to a Cal Band show that I can remember. I'll never forget seeing roughly 60,000 to 65,000 people stand up at the same time once the dance block started doing their thing. Morning rehearsal was pretty awesome, too. The fUCLA band rehearsed after us in Memorial and watched us do our final runthrough of the show. I remember hearing one or two of them say that they wished they could dance.
zoonews and wife of zoonews were also band members for that show. I remember they did the dance block for the Big Game too . . . and it was great, but it doesn't replicate the magic of that Halloween afternoon.
it is strange to talk about this when you are married 20+ years. but it is something of a normal interaction i find. i guess people will always be mutually attracted regardless of relationship status.
Made some pizza using Caputo Type 00 Flour. It really does make pizza dough better. This was just baking in an oven at 450. Once I get a pizza oven I'm guessing it will be even better.
No 0 wanted a couple small pizzas with anchovies. While I don't really like anchovies, the pizza was pretty good. Added some basil and spinach to it.
at the risk of irritating the Android enthusiasts, I am here to report that the Apple music lossless streaming is actually and noticeably better than their compressed audio
the regular compressed is perfectly fine - but I already have decent wired headphones for listening to music when I'm working, so that's why I can 1) listen to the lossless, and 2) tell the difference. I don't think it's a reason to change to Apple Music if you were already using Tidal or something similar.
Because my sister paid for it, I watched Cruella over the weekend from home. I found the movie enjoyable but found the decision to have Cruella basically spoil the (not-really-surprising) ending via narration early in the movie to be quite befuddling.
Had a movie night last night and splurged PPV $19.99 for the recent Bob Odenkirk release Nobody. What a fun ride! Violent with a high body count, but once it’s free, definitely worth a watch, especially for Odenkirk fans of mature age.
CNN obtains audio of a phone call between Giuliani, Ukrainian President Zelinsky, and Kurt Volker where Rudy cajoles Zalensky to dig up dirt on Biden. It's kind of no-shit-sherlock stuff that is a precursor that totally supports the subsequent transcripts from the Trump/Zalensky - which supports the quid-pro-quo.
My mom's aunt is in hospice so she's going to fly to Boston tomorrow morning. Her aunt's son asked her who she wanted to see and she said my mom and her nephew who lives in Saratoga. but he isn't vaccinated so he can't go. Apparently his doctor suggested he not get it. Not sure if he (nephew) just doesn't believe in it or what.
US vaccination rates accelerated into April and now have been slowing down at a steady rate. The US is now vaccinating 1m per day, a two-thirds decline since its peak in April. We running out of people who want to get vaccinated and we're only halfway vaccinated.
One of soccer’s biggest hurdles to greater adoption are middle class soccer fans from Bethesda who cosplay 80s hooligans from Liverpool on Saturday, but also call football handegg on Sunday
I have the UVA-Old Dominion game on as background. Winner goes to the Super regional. ODU was ahead 3-2 in the eighth with their closer in. UVA had runners on first and second with two out. Pitcher then proceeds to throw two in a row to the screen on a fly. Tie game.
Virginia wins it with a walk off HR...by the guy who was the starting pitcher...who had pitched 2 innings in 2 years...who pitched 4 shutout innings today, and then stayed in the game defensively. Old Dominion, the Cinderella of the Tournament, who couldn't host their own regional, see their season end against a team that started 4-12 in the ACC, and won 4 straight elimination games in the regional. Can't make this stuff up.
The University of California, Berkeley, today (Monday, June 7) announced three gifts of $25 million each that will reinforce Berkeley’s position as a leader in computing and data science research and education, and help create a visionary new home for the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS).
Notably, two of the gifts are from current Berkeley faculty: professors Scott Shenker and Ion Stoica of the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society, and the College of Engineering.
It looks like they sold some of their shares pre-IPO. Back in the old days that was not possible, you had to wait until the IPO to register and sell your shares as a founder/co-founder. Now services like EquityBee allow start-up folks to cash out beforehand. Databricks' IPO should be sometime this year or early next year.
Does anyone know what is happening with Under Armour?
Anyone else getting some schadenfreude over the idiocy going down at stanfurd law skool?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/stanford-federalist-society-nicholas-wallace.html
Stanfurd Cancel Culture!
Oh yeah
Amazon "Sidewalk", which shares internet connections with your neighbors, goes active today on Ring and Echo devices. I'm not a fan of the ethics of this. Here's how to opt out [paywall].
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/07/amazon-sidewalk-network/
I'm not a fan of the 'internet of things' generally.
Cryptocurrency proponents: Bitcoins are untraceable, unhackable, safe, and are the way to fight the man and his fiat currency.
US government: yup.
https://therecord.media/doj-officials-say-they-recovered-most-of-the-colonial-ransomware-payment/
Game that was really fun to watch that isn't really remembered as being important
October 6, 1973 - California 54, Washington 49
This was the 4th game in Mike White's 2nd season as head coach. Neither team could keep the other from scoring. It was back and forth all afternoon long. Cal had the last score and the win.
66-3 Cal win over Wazzu in 2008
Oh man, the nadir of the Wazzu program.
I remember that weekend a friend asked me how Cal did and I said we won 66-3. He thought we played a FCS team and I had to explain that it was a conference game lol. (I think it was 2nd game of the season)
This game gave me undo confidence about how good Cal was going to be that season. Little did I know that WSU was going to get blown out by everyone else too (until they played UW, LOL).
The crapple cup
WSU's losses are just embarrassing to look at that year. They gave up 60+ four times, and then had two more games where they gave up 58 and 59.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/2008-schedule.html
And then . . . somehow Washington only scored 13 points and lost.
That sounds like our embarrassing 2013 season.
Close, but we had more games that were competitive I think.
Feels like we gave up 50+ points every game.
But we scored a lot too!
Only four times!
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2013-schedule.html
In retrospect, that was a really good season from our standards now. Back then, that was a disappointing season.
Yes, at this point I'd love to see a 9-4 team.
I just looked back at 2008 season and we were ranked only three times. Made the polls after Wazzu win at #25 only to lose to Maryland and out. Two wins later got in again at #22 only to lose to Arizona and out. Re-joined at #22 after two wins only to lose to USC and out again, and never made it back. That surely sounds disappointing.
I thought after beating Miami we were ranked.
Looks like we were ranked in coaches poll. I was looking at AP Poll.
We should have been ranked in both polls. MSU stayed ranked with the same record even though we beat them head to head.
Maybe 2nd conference foe.
It was the second game of the season, after the opening win over Michigan State (which was a nice win, in retrospect).
Odd
much more vague than others. HeyAlumniGo may remember the details better.
i thought played UCLA at the Oakland Coliseum and somehow we lucked into courtside seats. maybe senior year? 1992?
Was it this game? With a really good UCLA team (the M&M boys with McLean, Murray, Madkins, Mitchell?) https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/24/sports/college-basketball-ucla-goes-to-13-0-by-beating-california.html
We got the first row of seats for the first season in the Coliseum. i remember a bunch of us went to the ATO to buy seats and we weren't near the front. Then they said there was a separate window for a group (>4 maybe) so we jumped to the front and got first row seats.
2016 vs. Oregon. 52-49 2 OT.
Cal had the Bear Raid and Art Kaufman's miserable defense that couldn't stop anybody.
The Ducks came into the season ranked #24. They won the first two games against a cream puff and UVA. Then they lost four in a row. Cal and its pitiful defense were next up. Cal smoked them in the first half (31-14). Then Oregon came roaring back in the third and gained the lead at the beginning of the fourth. Cal only managed a FG in 2nd OT and Oregon marched it down to the 20 until Herbert threw one right to Jordan Kunaszyk. It was biggest emotional roller coaster ever. TBH, that whole year was an emotional rollercoaster.
https://youtu.be/qd_PhbRf7RE
Javid Best breaking the single-game Cal rushing record against Washington in 2008.
An unseasonably warm day in December made this a really fun one to attend.
That was a great game but I literally fell asleep in the second half. Back in the days when we didn't have to worry about the opponent gradually getting close late in the game.
The result wasn't really important in any way. Cal was pretty much locked in to the Emerald Bowl and UW was locked in to last place. We'd already won the Big Game the week before. But to witness a new record on a warm sunny day in December, with some spectacular Jahvid plays, that was nice.
Of games that I've seen in person
Cal 51, Oregon State 24, 1975
Did Chuck Muncie run for 200 yards? I don't remember exactly, but he probably did.
Cal 107 Oregon 102, 5OT. 1977.
Yes!
Cal 48 UCLA 12 - October 31, 1992
Also still the best Cal Band halftime show I've ever seen
https://youtu.be/wCSnqbAZsic
I was in that show. Best crowd reaction to a Cal Band show that I can remember. I'll never forget seeing roughly 60,000 to 65,000 people stand up at the same time once the dance block started doing their thing. Morning rehearsal was pretty awesome, too. The fUCLA band rehearsed after us in Memorial and watched us do our final runthrough of the show. I remember hearing one or two of them say that they wished they could dance.
zoonews and wife of zoonews were also band members for that show. I remember they did the dance block for the Big Game too . . . and it was great, but it doesn't replicate the magic of that Halloween afternoon.
Flirting
it is strange to talk about this when you are married 20+ years. but it is something of a normal interaction i find. i guess people will always be mutually attracted regardless of relationship status.
I agree, but it can lead to certain awkward situations.
And it is important to know that when you are in any sort of relationship to extricate yourself from those situations before they get too awkward.
How YOU doin'?
DBD Test Kitchen
Made some pizza using Caputo Type 00 Flour. It really does make pizza dough better. This was just baking in an oven at 450. Once I get a pizza oven I'm guessing it will be even better.
No 0 wanted a couple small pizzas with anchovies. While I don't really like anchovies, the pizza was pretty good. Added some basil and spinach to it.
who is No 0? is that you?
Using both No. 0 and 00 Flour in the same comment was a bit confusing.
heh...I suppose. Should've said No 1.
DBD AV Club
at the risk of irritating the Android enthusiasts, I am here to report that the Apple music lossless streaming is actually and noticeably better than their compressed audio
My ears aren't good enough to differentiate the difference. My Pixel 3 uses the new AptX codec. Sounds good enough for me.
the regular compressed is perfectly fine - but I already have decent wired headphones for listening to music when I'm working, so that's why I can 1) listen to the lossless, and 2) tell the difference. I don't think it's a reason to change to Apple Music if you were already using Tidal or something similar.
Because my sister paid for it, I watched Cruella over the weekend from home. I found the movie enjoyable but found the decision to have Cruella basically spoil the (not-really-surprising) ending via narration early in the movie to be quite befuddling.
Had a movie night last night and splurged PPV $19.99 for the recent Bob Odenkirk release Nobody. What a fun ride! Violent with a high body count, but once it’s free, definitely worth a watch, especially for Odenkirk fans of mature age.
Our Crumbling Democracy
CNN obtains audio of a phone call between Giuliani, Ukrainian President Zelinsky, and Kurt Volker where Rudy cajoles Zalensky to dig up dirt on Biden. It's kind of no-shit-sherlock stuff that is a precursor that totally supports the subsequent transcripts from the Trump/Zalensky - which supports the quid-pro-quo.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/rudy-giuliani-ukraine-call-investigate-biden/index.html
I'm dumb, but everytime I see President Zelinsky, I see Ray Zalinsky who makes auto parts for the American working man!
Someone slapped French President Macron. Kinda limp wristed, if you ask me.
https://twitter.com/AlexpLille/status/1402237903376367627
At least 3,900 children separated from families under Trump ‘zero tolerance’ policy, task force finds
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/08/trump-zero-tolerance-policy-child-separations-492099
Today In Covid 19
My mom's aunt is in hospice so she's going to fly to Boston tomorrow morning. Her aunt's son asked her who she wanted to see and she said my mom and her nephew who lives in Saratoga. but he isn't vaccinated so he can't go. Apparently his doctor suggested he not get it. Not sure if he (nephew) just doesn't believe in it or what.
Like, Washington state [clears throat] is... like... offering weed for vaccination, man. A free rollie.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/08/washington-state-allows-free-marijuana-covid-vaccine/7598398002/
Sigh.
https://twitter.com/MayraABC13/status/1402060952636436481
What am I missing? I've seen quite a few stories similar to this. But every single medical professional I know couldn't wait to get vaxxed.
I read that 98% of the staff has gotten the shot; there's a few in every crowd.
There's a lot* of nurses who are also anti-vax.
*No idea what this number is, but it's too big. Maybe they're just visible because I see their tik toks reposted on twitter quite a bit.
and outliers always get more attention than they warrant.
US vaccination rates accelerated into April and now have been slowing down at a steady rate. The US is now vaccinating 1m per day, a two-thirds decline since its peak in April. We running out of people who want to get vaccinated and we're only halfway vaccinated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/health/covid-vaccine-states-distribution-doses/
Pro
One of soccer’s biggest hurdles to greater adoption are middle class soccer fans from Bethesda who cosplay 80s hooligans from Liverpool on Saturday, but also call football handegg on Sunday
@ me next time why don't you
hahahaha
A's:
Elvis Andrus beginning to contribute at plate
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2021/6/7/22523337/oakland-as-elvis-andrus-stats
Going tonight. LET’S GO OAKLAND
Bundle up, it's breezy out there.
Yep, chilly and breezy.
Other College
Cal's Zach Angelillo grad transfers to Northern Colorado. Go, Bears! Go Bears! If you haven't heard the WFC interview of Zach, you should.
https://twitter.com/zach_angelillo/status/1402320176612184065
I have the UVA-Old Dominion game on as background. Winner goes to the Super regional. ODU was ahead 3-2 in the eighth with their closer in. UVA had runners on first and second with two out. Pitcher then proceeds to throw two in a row to the screen on a fly. Tie game.
The strikeout that should have sent it to extras bounces and goes to the wall, and the batter is on first, and the winning run is in scoring position.
But it winds up going to the 10th anyway.
Virginia wins it with a walk off HR...by the guy who was the starting pitcher...who had pitched 2 innings in 2 years...who pitched 4 shutout innings today, and then stayed in the game defensively. Old Dominion, the Cinderella of the Tournament, who couldn't host their own regional, see their season end against a team that started 4-12 in the ACC, and won 4 straight elimination games in the regional. Can't make this stuff up.
Colorado loses their starting QB to the transfer portal. Looks like the JT Strout era has started.
https://twitter.com/sam_noyer/status/1401991017830756359?s=19
Pac-12 football transfers: Utah QB Charlie Brewer headlines newcomers ready to make impact in 2021 season
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/pac-12-football-transfers-utah-qb-charlie-brewer-headlines-newcomers-ready-to-make-impact-in-2021-season/
Cal
Jaxson Moi just committed to Cal.
https://twitter.com/JaxsonMoi/status/1402337571166777346
D-line U
Must keep Browning
Yancy Porter of Ole Miss on the 247 has a crystal ball that Justyn Martin will flip his commitment from Cal to Ole Miss.
https://247sports.com/User/Yancy%20Porter/Predictions/?PlayerInstitution.PrimaryPlayerSport.Sport=Football&PlayerInstitution.PrimaryPlayerSport.Recruitment.Year=2022
Justyn himself says that Cal is still #1, but Ole Miss and Michigan are recruiting him hard.
https://247sports.com/Article/Steve-Clarkson-The-QB-Retreat-Justyn-Martin-Michigan-Wolverines-Jim-Harbaugh-Ole-Miss-Lane-Kiffin-Cal-Bears--165984999/
Yancy Porter puts CBs to Ole Miss on every player who has ever heard of Ole Miss. Not bothered by that
Go Bears!!!
who knew you could get so rich being Cal faculty? rich enough to donate $25m back to your own dept!!
https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/06/07/trio-of-gifts-75-million-accelerates-transformation-of-computing-and-data-science-at-berkeley/
The University of California, Berkeley, today (Monday, June 7) announced three gifts of $25 million each that will reinforce Berkeley’s position as a leader in computing and data science research and education, and help create a visionary new home for the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS).
Notably, two of the gifts are from current Berkeley faculty: professors Scott Shenker and Ion Stoica of the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society, and the College of Engineering.
(both founders of Databricks)
$25m each? That's like 750 textbooks
It looks like they sold some of their shares pre-IPO. Back in the old days that was not possible, you had to wait until the IPO to register and sell your shares as a founder/co-founder. Now services like EquityBee allow start-up folks to cash out beforehand. Databricks' IPO should be sometime this year or early next year.
go bears!