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Matt

12:57

You might want to clarify your advice on being "well rounded", Dan.

Dan Szymborski

12:57

Don't have journalism the only field that your'e an expert in

Have a math background or an econ background or a science background, etc.

Matt

12:58

When did they stop being called "emojis" in favor of "emotes"?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

I think emotes are the older name.

Trevor

12:59

Swing and a miss, Dan; Kershaw was never a free agent.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

I'd call him a de facto one, just not a de jure one.

He controlled his fate entirely.

scott

1:00

The disaster sirens should be "Kettering" by The Antlers played really, really loud

Porter

1:00

For all of the concern about where Russell ends up this winter, Kang is sitting out there with a fat Steamer projection.

James

1:00

Did you see Ohtani's beer shower?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

I did. The ever dependable Sung Min Kim tweeted out a video of it recently

Consider Tiffany

1:01

Are there some GMs that have "won" so many trades that other GMs don't want to trade with them anymore?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

No, because nobody has a time machine and a sports almanac.

Consider Tiffany

1:01

Emoticons are typographic characters. Emojis are little pictures.

Dan Szymborski

1:01

:-)

But if I type that in and it's converted to an emoji, which is it philosophically?

Grover

1:02

Didn't Kershaw have to technically opt out in order to sign a new deal? Or was it just a one year extension?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Yeah, that's why I feel it has the character of a de facto free agent signing

Dan Szymborski

1:02

I love you, Dan.

Dan Szymborski

1:02

I love you too, Dan.

CamdenWarehouse

1:02

Is there currently a feeding frenzy among agents to grab all of Van Wagenen’s clients?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

He was at a firm, not a solo guy.

Billy Beane

1:03

Random ordering seems pretty reasonable, but it's also true that the party affiliation of a candidate provides a low-information voter with information about the candidate. But there are also non-partisan offices which don't list a candidate. I think it's reasonable for both types of offices to exist.

Dan Szymborski

1:03

But I don't think that's good civics either. Randomly lets the low-information voters more or less cancel out due to chance.

And the fact that party affiliation advertises something is what makes me feel like it's an on-ballot political advertisement.

1:04

And philosophically inappropriate by my worldview.

1:05

Parties shouldn't be considered government agents. And as such, I don't think they have any more business being written on a ballot than an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police or League of Women Voters

And you could equally say those provide guideance to a low-information voter.

OK, by popular demand, I'm bringing back the Lightning Round.

The rules on the Lightning Round are simple.

1:06

As long as the Lightning Round goes on, I have to answer every question, no matter how inane, or how little I know the answer. The usual exceptions (very personal, work-related, politics) apply, though I may choose to answer if I want.

and GO

Oh, and off-topic!

Badeball

1:06

Bogart said "A hot dog at the ballpark is better than roast beef at the Ritz" Does this still hold given the two items are roughly the same price?

Dan Szymborski

1:06

stever20

1:07

Does anyone beat Alabama in college football this year?

Dan Szymborski

1:07

Andy

1:07

Tyler O'Neil can benchpress a car. true/false?

Dan Szymborski

1:07

A very small car

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