Tim McG

I'll be on the golf course.

Dear Jed York, Dump Alex Smith. He sucks. He will always suck. Yours truly, A dissatisfied customer. PS Can butter fingers Williams, too.

And he'll probably get it. After all, Lincecum and his TWO Cy Youngs has got to be worth at least twice what Kuroda's getting from the SCHTEINBRENNERS. We Giants fans are just a little gun shy thanks to Barry Zito. Ugh.

That was true in the regular season, but the Giants have run well in the playoffs. Of course I'm biased as a Giant fan, but I like thier chances. To me, both defensive teams are excellent, but the Giant offense is much better than the 49ers offense. Weather and other factors can change things in a hurry, though. Niners have the #1 Defense in the league and will play against one of the best QBs in the business. Should be a good game Hey, San Francisco Giants are a good team, too

I am very saddened to learn Etta James passed away today at age 73. I will dearly miss her voice and her Blues. source:Blues Legend Etta James One of my favorite tunes by Etta: Don't Cry Rest in Peace, Etta.

True dat. Good point. But Manning will find his targets more often than Smith...and that's what worries me.

We may see more dropped balls if it is raining, too. I remember that same Niners vs C'boys in the NFC Championship in a mud bowl. Jerry Jones whined to the NFL how unfair it was to his players and that the game should have been moved to Dallas. The NFL Commissioner reminded Jones that the Niners played in that same mud. Jones shut up about it after that.

Niners. The feild gets soggy when the tide comes in, too. Giants play on turf. TBH, none of that will matter come game time. Niners lead the league in take aways, too.

Tim Lincecum is asking for crazy money in SF to the tune of $21.5 million dollars. Giants ace Lincecum asks for $21.5 million

Best? Hm. Niners are the #1 rated defense in the league. I'll concede QBs; Manning far out shines Smith. No doubt. But he will have a tough time against the Niner LBs and DBs. I was at their regular season game and it was a battle. Niners have a better running game, too. Receivers: I'd give the edge to the Giants, but not by much. Special teams: Niners, hands down the best of the two teams. Akers and Lee are phenomenal. Anything can happen and to be honest I never thought my guys would get this far. Personally? I'm hoping for a HarBowl Super Bowl....with a different result, of course That will be a tough one in our house. My wife is a die-hard Patriots fan and I'm a die-hard Niners fan. We will probably have to sit at opposite ends of the room if it's Pats vs Niners in the Super Bowl

We shall see. Both NY and the Niners are hitting on all eight cylinders right now. Should be a good game.

It's a bit calmer here, too...I might add.

Well...if I may. The music discussion has been taken over by a particular group of folks who will get up in your face if you don't rubberstamp everything they like about their particular taste in music or artist. I left the SpeakEasy years ago for that very reason. I post on that forum occasionally, but mostly lurk. The other issue is there really isn't a whole lot to say about things anymore that hasn't already been said. Nowdays, I just inhabit the Alley and Political forums....FWIW.

What was the question...?

Those two things aren't the same at all. Word. It's a good thing you teach English and not math! The syllogism is declaring that since A=B and B=C, A must be equal to B. My point was, that simply isn't the case in all things. Not bad math, faulty logic.

I patiently await her taking Tiger to court for more alimony, you know, to support her lifestyle .

Seems like more than a little bit of a stretch, logic-wise, Jim. Reminds me of the current Direct TV commercials wherein some guy gets pissed at cable, blows off some steam on the racquetball court, gets hit in the eye, gets an eye patch from the doctor, he looks like a tough guy, some thugs want to test his toughness, he ends up lying in a ditch. Moral: Don't end up in a ditch; drop cable and go Direct TV. It's a false syllogism. To wit: A=B B=C Therefore, A=C Dogs are animals Cats are animals Therefore, all dogs are cats. Look. You guys do what you want...it's your place. But the reasoning is faulty, IMHO.

That's it. TBH, isn't bandwith use more of an issue, Larry? I certainly will comply with Jim's wishes in order to post here, but it seems to me there is a bit more going on here besides the rent, so to speak. Just sayin'.

It was an analogy. Time, place, circumstance and degree all matter in matters of the law. That's the point I was making, whether it's alcohol consumption, free speech, gun use, sexual intercourse, copyright, cell phone use, etc. Some of things you can do in public, some you can do while driving, some you can do in public theater, and some you probably shouldn't. Thus what you do in your school concerning "fair use" may not apply on a web forum, since it's different. Get it? But the important thing regarding fair use is what the owner of this web site has asked of posters. And that has been made clear. And I get that. All I'm saying is "fair use" does not apply to alcohol consumption or sex or cell phone use. Some may wish to have their copious use of alcohol or sexual prowess copyrighted, but that isn't going to happen anytime soon relative to current copyright laws.

And I quote: "For example, if you wish to criticize a novelist, you should have the freedom to quote a portion of the novelist’s work without asking permission." With all due respect, I really don't think an author of an article/column which appears in a daily newspaper [papers which are losing readership to blogs, internet news and the like] is going to take issue with the re-printing of that article, which will be soon lost in the archives of his own newspaper and never read again, will seek out a Jazz BBS and sue. In fact, it will only enhance his notoriety and, therefore, increase his readership. I further quote: "For example, one important factor is whether your use will deprive the copyright owner of income." If said author is being read more, wouldn't that also mean his income will increase due to a larger readership? How is this any different from a newspaper clipping one might share with a friend? Should they also fear legal ramafications? I post on several other BBS's where this has never been an issue...and, I suspect, for the very same reasons I just outlined. Key point: Membership on this BBS is FREE. Nobody is making any money off of the re-printing of any article here. Personally, I seriously fail to see the need for all the adrenaline. Perhaps, and with all due respect, of course...a little common sense might be applied here?

Not necessarily. Just as the rules for drinking alcohol are different in terms of where & how you can consume & how much, fair use is different when it's for non-profit educational purposes versus posting stuff on the web. I don't follow you. Alcohol is a controlled substance which has the ability to impair the user. How that compares to reading an article is beyond any reasonable explaination. I'm sorry, it just isn't the same thing. Not even close. Fair use does not specifically and only limit itself to public schools. It merely states that if you use copyrighted material for educational and not-for-profit situations, there is no breach of the law. Not necessarily. Just as the rules for drinking alcohol are different in terms of where & how you can consume & how much, fair use is different when it's for non-profit educational purposes versus posting stuff on the web. Are for-profit schools restricted when it comes to fair use? I think the consideration goes to making a profit specifically from the copyrighted material. I'll let you sort the rest of it out.

This was just plain dumb.

If you think the forum rule should be changed, you should take it up with Jim Alfredson. He's the one who makes the rules here. By the way, interesting to hear you're a teacher - it's "its existence" Occupational hazard. Once upon a time, I was a good speller. Oh, well.

With all due respect, there is a "fair use" clause in American copyright laws. Wherein, if the copyrighted material is not passed off as one's own or used to make money or used for anything other than educational purposes, no laws have been broken. As a HS teacher, the "fair use" clause is exercised on a daily basis. If not for its existence, 99% of America's teachers would be in jail right now. Shouldn't that apply here, as well?

Damn dude why do you have such a hard on for the Phillies?? Trading for Wigginton(and only picking up $2M of his contract) and signing Nix(two year contract worth a grand total of $2.5M over two seasons) are not what I, or anyone else with a lick of sense, would call throwing money around. You could make a case that they might have overpaid for Papelbon but, the Rollins re-signing was a necessity and they got a good deal considering that he wanted 5 years and they got him for 3. I dunno. I think my dislike for the Phills began with Manuel running off at the mouth about the SF pitching staff, stealing second late in the game with a six run lead against the worst offense in the league and blaming the Giants for the ensuing brawl. What do you think, JH?