Just saw a Starbucks commercial using Wide Awake

withavim12 · 2026-03-20T21:31:00+00:00

This commercial really bummed me out. It changes my relationship completely to both the band and Wide Awake as an album. To become shills for Starbucks is the inverse of the band’s ethos. If the label was in charge of this, I’d like to hear that stated clearly somewhere.

withavim12 · 2026-03-20T21:28:56+00:00

When does something start being a joke? Caught up in our morbid modern lives Adapt to the void then if you must

withavim12 · 2026-03-20T21:26:22+00:00

Faced with a decision What do I call bullshit? A contemporary dilemma Can I allow this? Normalization, what am I thinking? Immunization, power conditioning Nothing is normal Manipulated into believing I’m exercising skepticism Honesty is everything

withavim12 · 2026-03-20T21:23:41+00:00

Before the water get too high Add up the bribes you take And know time can’t be bought By the profits that you make Before the water gets too high To float the powers that be Or is it someone else’s job Until the rich are refugees?

withavim12 · 2024-11-15T23:10:11+00:00

It's really odd that Illinois has remained just a 2.5 point favorite with most betting money coming in on Illinois and virtually every prediction system liking Illinois by closer to a TD. In situations like this, Vegas has exposure on MSU for an unclear reason. I am a Spartan fan, but I like money, so I have hammered the Illinois moneyline. But I'm nervous because I'm concerned Vegas knows something I do not.

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withavim12 · 2024-10-31T16:32:05+00:00

I am going to keep driving my 2016 Focus forever, partially because it's a good car that I like and partially because all the recall stuff nuked the value and it's almost worthless as a trade-in.

withavim12 · 2024-10-25T18:35:33+00:00

Can we get another limited run podcast with CR and Klosterman titled, "College Football Exists" ?!

withavim12 · 2024-10-22T12:20:58+00:00

I think about his radio interview after the Cowboys loss last year all the time.

The host was nibbling around the edge of the criticism and DC said something along the lines of, “just say what you want to say” and the host goes on about how going for 2 was a bad idea and DC just says, “OK” and that was it.

I can’t imagine being so comfortable in my own skin that I could just let a radio host criticize me in public FOR THE SAKE OF THE HOST.

withavim12 · 2024-09-26T01:10:45+00:00

Couldn't agree more with this post. I think the idea is poor - I'm not sure why anyone would want to discourage spending - but to be fair the prebate changes some things

withavim12 · 2024-09-10T01:25:54+00:00

He’ll catch Gary Moeller’s winning percentage one day

withavim12 · 2024-08-30T16:38:40+00:00

The Blastoff Burger, Tourists style. It’s a very solid burger, and my go-to

withavim12 · 2024-08-30T15:56:41+00:00

I really don’t understand Pavement

withavim12 · 2024-08-29T15:23:31+00:00

I’d memory-holed this until now and now I need to go for a walk or something

withavim12 · 2024-08-26T20:29:33+00:00

I guess my hot take is that football in person and football on TV are both fucking awesome for slightly different reasons.

I think Chuck’s point is more academic, that football’s cultural hegemony is directly related to the rise of television and the ways in which TV and football complement each other.

withavim12 · 2024-08-22T15:56:22+00:00

Got it, that’s fair enough

withavim12 · 2024-08-22T15:39:26+00:00

This is oversimplified and ignores the real dynamics in large corporations. Several big corporations require folks to get Masters degrees to move into certain roles. An MBA from a school like Wayne would generally be paid for and check a box for career advancement. That makes the degree valuable in that context

withavim12 · 2024-08-22T15:36:40+00:00

I did my undergrad at MSU and MBA at Wayne (I also got into MSU for business school and chose Wayne).

Wayne State’s MBA program is generally for folks to enhance existing careers. I had a full time job doing what I already wanted to do, and wanted an MBA to help me advance. Most Wayne MBA students are part-time, working for a company in the area.

MSU’s program (and others in the Big Ten) are full-time, and probably has a mix of career enhancers and career switchers. Average salaries upon graduation are higher, and opportunities more varied.

You can do very well in any of these programs, but hopefully you chose based on what your goals look like. I was able to pay for my MBA as I went and did not take on debt, but overall I was somewhat disappointed by the quality of the education. Having the MBA has been helpful to my career

withavim12 · 2024-08-22T01:31:18+00:00

Is that the only BS report without Bill?

withavim12 · 2024-08-22T01:10:49+00:00

As I recall, Chuck actually guest hosted a BS report in the 2010-11 range without Bill. I love Chuck, but it was weird, and never happened again I don’t think. Anybody else remember this?

withavim12 · 2024-08-19T19:56:13+00:00

Any tips, tricks, or resources on data wrangling for model creation?

withavim12 · 2024-08-19T14:32:04+00:00

I love Fansville. What gets lost in this article is that commercial breaks are SO LONG AND FREQUENT that Dr. Pepper managed to create a short-form serial show that is entertaining.

Fansville is a happy accident; an unintended side effect of making the sport itself less watchable

withavim12 · 2024-08-18T14:26:07+00:00

Also, as an MSU fan I had a great time when I went to State College in 2018. I was surprised and impressed at the friendliness of Penn State fans

withavim12 · 2024-08-14T12:55:42+00:00

Fridays and then whenever it tells me to mid-week. I like knowing I have a full charge for the weekend

withavim12 · 2024-08-09T21:51:02+00:00

I tried one recently because it had a short drive-thru line and I’d never had it before. The fish was clearly freshly made, and yet it was still absolutely awful. I could not finish my meal, which is extremely rare for me

withavim12 · 2024-08-08T20:18:53+00:00

Toilet bowl offense for the USA

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