Worktime update.

[silveradept]

On lunch, thus able to do these things. Work hours are going to be long, it looks like, but workable. Schedule seems reasonable, and there's already things that I'm probably going to get involved in, mweh-heh-heh. Still not moved into apartment yet, a source of continued amusement and frustration. And may be working during the football game on Saturday, so quack some ducks for me, Blue.

Onward to the news:

Students in Australia protest Mr. Bush's arrival with a strike.

Artficial Intelligence helps search for missing adventurer.

Additionally, as I recall, the Idaho senator may be reconsidering his resigning, contingent, if I recall correctly, on the charge being expunged from his record. Or some such thing.

Anyway, back to work. Long day yet still ahead.

Comments

[jordanis.livejournal.com]

Notre Dame can bite me. They're a losing team with a national TV deal that includes incredibly slanted commentary. And then the fans wonder why everyone hates their team!

[urbankotq.livejournal.com]

I always wondered why NBC carries Notre Dame games. When did that deal get worked out?

[uncle-pervy.livejournal.com]

Notre Dame got the deal back in the 60's. One of the main reasons what they they are not part of any conference. They're not Big Ten, SEC, PAC-10 or whatnot. Every game they play is non-conference and they had to do a lot of traveling. Back then, teams didn't travel so much as they do now so they set up a deal for them to have their games broadcast nationally so everyone could see them.

Of course, back then they were good. They were considered for a long time to be "America's Team" but now it's like seeing that old whore that's still working the corner after 50 years on the streets. She ain't what she used 'ta be.

[jordanis.livejournal.com]

Since 1991, apparently. They sure run their football program like dirty mercenaries. Between the money from the TV deal and the fact that they wouldn't have to split bowl prize money (not that that's been a problem for their last 9 trips) with their conference (since they have declined to be part of one like everyone else), they must be using it to subsidize a lot of faculty swimming pools.

[uncle-pervy.livejournal.com]

You're right, the television deal was set up with NBC in 1991. I got mixed up and was in reality thinking about the National Radio Broadcast of ND games since 1967. That's coming to an end after this football year.