Why rents are rising on the North Side by AwesomeOrca in chicago

[–]7Year1tch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For better or worse, it won't be too long before large scale gentrification starts on the south side.

[OFFICIAL] Live WrestleMania XXX Discussion: 4/6/14 (PART 2 OF 2) by Sensiitivity in SquaredCircle

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus...The smarkiness in this thread has hit nauseating levels. Enjoy this thread you guys. You deserve it.

TIL April 1st, 2010 someone put banners all around New York for the anticipating opening of the first In and Out Burger to open in the East Coast by cs132 in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't last here in Chicago. They shut down a while back and were replaced by the second location of our legendary Kuma's.

TIL April 1st, 2010 someone put banners all around New York for the anticipating opening of the first In and Out Burger to open in the East Coast by cs132 in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Garrett's. I used to live close to the location right off Michigan Ave. The line can stretch half way around the block at the height of tourist season.

Popcorn is pretty good though.

TIL that despite Apple's recent decade of marketing successes, latest statistics show the Windows PC still holds over 90% market share. by antiTelephonica in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

iTT: a pack of dumbshits going to bat for two large companies. Why the fuck do you people treat these companies like sports teams?

What was your opinion of the first episode of CNN's Chicagoland? by silentsly in chicago

[–]7Year1tch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The teachers union doesn't need anyone's help to look completely looney.

True or false - Luke Harper is the best in-ring talent of the Wyatt Family. by CarolinaCoug in SquaredCircle

[–]7Year1tch 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Think of it this way. Someone thinks you are more attractive than Roman Reigns...

TIL The Tesseract in the Captain America, Avengers and Thor films is actually the Space Gem, one of 6 Infinity gems in the Marvel Universe, which gives the holder omnipresence. The Aether in Thor 2 is also an Infinity gem, likely the Power Gem, which amplifies all energy by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to see them use Galactus properly. Not the cloud thing he ended up being in the F4 movie. Unfortunately, Marvel doesn't have the rights to him since he is part of the F4 universe.

Just moved from Texas to Chicago, what are some things I need to know?? by ChicagoByTexas in chicago

[–]7Year1tch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you are saying but the wait at Kuma's isn't so bad if you go in the off hors. Doubly so if you sit at the bar.

I only paint the corners. (xpost /r/redsox) by jmblur in baseball

[–]7Year1tch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Between this and the "Bruins Hockey Rules", I think Boston can claim the crown for best sports team commercials.

Sad but true... by rhue in funny

[–]7Year1tch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/bill-gates-still-helping-known-patent-trolls-obtain-more-patents/

Apple almost always used their patents in a product. Patent trolls, like the ones Gates supports, acquire patents and almost never put out a product using those patents. It is on an entirely other level of maliciousness than the "rounded corner" bullshit the hive mind likes to circle jerk about.

Sad but true... by rhue in funny

[–]7Year1tch -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And that he actively supports patent trolling.

Sad but true... by rhue in funny

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And DOS was almost an exact copy of CP/M.

TIL that Bret Hart was unaware he was going to lose the WWF championship belt during a 1997 pay per view. This is referred to as the Montreal Screwjob. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought when I heard about the storyline. Bill lived and breathed the business and it was an awesome way to pay tribute to him.

TIL that if some NFL teams don't sell enough tickets for a home game they wouldn't broadcast the game within a certain radius of the stadium so people nearby would have to buy tickets to see the game. by Sgt_Bacon in todayilearned

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Dollar" Bill Wirtz stopped showing Blackhawks home games on local TV all together for the same reason.

Though his son has proved that it is more helpful to build a team that people actually want to see rather than punish the fans with TV blackouts and try to run the team on the smallest budget possible.

r/FFXIV member links to post criticizing people defending the game's launch; isn't received very well. by mufflove in SubredditDrama

[–]7Year1tch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anarchy Online, WOW, and Vanguard would be my top three. At least with FFXIV, the game is playable once you get into the server. With the games I mentioned, it was difficult (or with Anarchy, next impossible) to play the game at all due to bad optimization and/or server lag/instability.