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Re: The Deeper Scandal of That Brutal United Video

dgulbran — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:17:03 -0000

"...might even contribute to lower prices for tickets, because it increases the likelihood that planes will be filled to capacity."

Could we stop parroting this airline B.S.? Most seats sold are non-refundable--if you purchase a refundable ticket, you pay through the nose for it. So the notion that overbooking saves us on fares is inaccurate at best, downright false more likely. What happens is that for the oversold seats, the original purchaser loses their fare (or at least portion of it) and the airline gets more money out of the person who is sitting in the seat for the flight. Overbooking does not lower our fares. It lines the airline pockets.

Re: The People Who Won’t Let George Lucas Build A Narrative Art Museum Are Idiots

dgulbran — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 08:15:56 -0000

Chicago here, too. I wanted Lucas to build it here, too, and I do think FOTP could have ratchted down the rhetoric. However, there are easily a half-dozen sites that would have been great, brought the museum to the city *and* much needed development to different areas. But Lucas wouldn't give up on having it by the lake. That's on him, not us.

Re: The People Who Won’t Let George Lucas Build A Narrative Art Museum Are Idiots

dgulbran — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 08:12:49 -0000

Well, originally he was! The McCormick place site, which was Rahm's proposed alternative, was not his first location choice.

Personally, I think the Michael Reese site would have been perfect. And MSI *isn't* that far away--I drive down LSD everyday for work. And many, many people make it down the MSI all the time, too. The point being, there *were* many alternative sites but Lucas was unwilling to compromise on anything that wasn't Lakeside.

Re: The People Who Won’t Let George Lucas Build A Narrative Art Museum Are Idiots

dgulbran — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 08:10:43 -0000

No, the site you are talking about (the McCormick Place site) was an *alternate* site, proposed by the mayor--it was not the original site. I drive by it on my way to work almost everyday.

Secondly, the citizens of Chicago *don't* want a parking lot there, we want it restored to park. The building of McCormick Place itself was controversial when it happened, and is another example of wealth influencing development against the will of the people.

There's a nearly perfect site, not far from either the original proposed site or the alternate, on the grounds of the old Michael Reese hospital. It had at one time been proposed to house the Olympic Village (back when Daley wanted that). It is in need of redevelopment, close to the other sites, and would have been a real boon to the city. There are many other places, as well, that would have *really* benefited from a project like this, and I personally, would have loved to see the museum come to Chicago. However, Lucas was absolutely unwilling to compromise unless he got a shining jewel on the lake.

Re: The People Who Won’t Let George Lucas Build A Narrative Art Museum Are Idiots

dgulbran — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:55:10 -0000

The reasons you've cited for Chicago not being home to Lucas's museum are dead wrong. The people of Chicago would have been happy to host the museum, just not at the location Lucas wanted.

There is a *long* standing tradition--and laws--in Chicago protecting the lake front from too much development. In general (yes, there have been some exceptions--all of them extremely controversial) the lakefront is to be protected for the enjoyment of *all* the people of Chicago, as parks. The group that sued Lucas didn't oppose the museum, they opposed the location. In fact, they *and* the city tried to work with Lucas to find alternate locations, a couple of which were in areas of the city that *badly* need investment and something like Lucas's museum could have been a great boon to the city, the neighborhood and people who desperately need economic development. Lucas wasn't interested.

Being unwilling to compromise with the citizens of the city where you want to build your project is not "being rejected". It's being a pompous ass who thinks they know better than the people who *live* in the city you want to build something where it should be located. I would have loved to have the museum in Chicago, as would many, many Chicagoans. But if the Lucas attitude is "my way or the highway" well, the on-ramp's right there, buddy.

Re: The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago

dgulbran — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:39:25 -0000

Hooray for Big Guys!! I love that place.

Re: Trump Boasts He Could Stop Chicago Violence 'In One Week'

dgulbran — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:36:18 -0000

I just love that you have Quack as your avatar.

Re: The Sweetest Comeback: How Hostess Brands Returned to Growth

dgulbran — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 01:34:28 -0000

I was at the store today and saw “They’re back!” on a box of Suzy-Qs… well, I *had* to get some. I used to love them. They had a dense, moist chocolate cake, over stuffed with delicious cream. They were a *total* guilty pleasure. So I was completely stoked to see they were back.

Until I opened the box and ate one.

They are *nothing* like the original Suzy-Qs. They, to put it politely, suck. They resemble their former glory only in the sense that they are ostensibly two layers of cake with cream in the middle. There, all similarity ends and I wouldn’t serve these to my worst enemy. They’re awful. I don’t know how they possibly got the formulation so wrong. My daughter can make a better re-creation in her Easy-Bake Oven.

Re: How Many Types of Restaurants Does Oak Park Have?

dgulbran — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:05:16 -0000

I can name more than two "American" restaurants off the top of my head. And despite the "16" pizza restaurants, there aren't that many *good* pizza restaurants...

Re: Reporter From Making a Murderer Offers Rebuttal Via Podcast

dgulbran — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:48:44 -0000

I understand the documentary was made with a narrative in mind. And I don't necessarily believe Avery is innocent. But wow, there is *more* than enough damning circumstantial evidence to support a *new trial*.

Re: Here’s The Roundmap To Get The US To Run on 100% Renewable Energy By 2050

dgulbran — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:25:25 -0000

Step 1: Raise enough money to buy back Congress *and* all the State Legislatures from the Oil Lobby.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Profit!

Re: 13 Surprising Things You Didn't Know You Could Find In The Library Of Congress - brainjet.com

dgulbran — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:44:50 -0000

There are *way* more than 3 copies of the Gutenberg bible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Cilantro Supposedly Tastes Like Soap To Me But I Love It

dgulbran — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:50:19 -0000

Ivory. It does taste very similar to ivory for me. I didn't grow up eating Ivory either, but when I get some in my mouth accidentally in the shower? Tastes just like cilantro.

Re: More photos from Paris — tinsel + trim

dgulbran — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:28:51 -0000

Lovely stuff, Cathie!

Re: Celebrate “Wild Chicago Day” Tomorrow at Manny’s

dgulbran — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 01:10:30 -0000

Man, I miss Wild Chicago.

Re: Local Couple Overshares Their Relationship On Internet

dgulbran — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:11:03 -0000

Assuming, of course, that it's *real* and not a performance piece and/or pr stunt.

Re: Google’s Secrecy Surrounding Barge May Backfire « CBS San Francisco

dgulbran — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:49:07 -0000

Buy and large could be a nod to Wall-e, as well (Buy 'n' Large was the corporation that destroyed the Earth's environment and sent humans to live on automated star liners...)

Re: VCs, Protecting Ideas, and NDAs -- the Nextdoor.com Abhyanker Saga Continues

dgulbran — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:56:13 -0000

Possible. It's a good name... but he had the same opportunity to buy it from the registered holder, theoretically. I'd just like to know what about his idea vs. the other team's execution was really that unique. From the little I've seen (which is very little, granted) this seems to be a case of good ideas being a dime-a-dozen, while good execution makes the difference.

Re: VCs, Protecting Ideas, and NDAs -- the Nextdoor.com Abhyanker Saga Continues

dgulbran — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:44:54 -0000

Several things seem off here... granted, I've not read the pleadings, but Mr. Abhyanker didn't lock down the domain name before pitching the concept?!? Say whaaa?! That's not even a rookie mistake. Additionally, there's nothing about the "Nextdoor.com" concept that seems all that novel to me. It's not a stretch (in my mind) to imagine that there were multiple entrepreneurs working simultaneously on the concept of neighborhood based social media.

I would advise to the extent you're looking to protect a domain name and idea, buy the damn domain name as soon as you can, and start executing the idea, too.

Re: “Dongle incident” proves we live in a world with no room for error

dgulbran — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:23:18 -0000

Did her company capitulate to terrorism? Or did they make a business decision? Her *job* was developer relations, and based on the outcry from that constituent group, it's not _necessarily_ unreasonable to see how her actions may have poisoned her ability to do that job.

Re: “Dongle incident” proves we live in a world with no room for error

dgulbran — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:19:23 -0000

Yes, we don't know the event that may have led to her reaction, but here is some perspective from another woman in tech that has dealt with her before amend makes a valid point about what could have been done differently...http://amandablumwords.wordpress.c...

Re: Reporter Claims Rahm Emanuel Tried To Intimidate Him

dgulbran — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:31:08 -0000

Nooooo... reeeeeaaaaaalllly? Rahm has a temper and tried to physically intimidate a reporter??? Noooooo...

Re: New River For The New Year? Chicago River Could Re-Reverse Itself Into Lake Michigan

dgulbran — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:22:35 -0000

Huh. I know nothing of hydrology... but to a layman like me, a good solution (or starting point) would be TO STOP DUMPING UNDISINFECTED HUMAN WASTE INTO A RIVER.

Re: Microsoft. Kicks. Ass. | VentureBeat

dgulbran — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:20:05 -0000

Why don't we wait until we get some processor, battery life, and most importantly, pricing information and start seeing how they hold up in the wild before we proclaim it the second coming. Sheesh. Did you even get to type on one of the new keyboard covers? They _look_ hella cool, but so far, I haven't heard anyone talk about *actually using one* except MS employees. Six months is a long time away. I'm intregued, yes, but there are still a miriad of ways Surface could disappoint.

Re: Rachel Rogers and DIY Contracts

dgulbran — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:40:23 -0000

I, too, share the skepticism of free templates. I also understand that there will always be some element that wants to do their own legal work; however, I don't think that makes her video good advice.

There are many resources for people to turn to if they can't afford "traditional" legal fees. In my practice, I've worked with many "bootstrappers" and have accepted trade of services from designers, done some deferred fee work that I'll probably never get paid for because I believed in the business, and referred some others to clinics at local law schools. I mostly work on a flat-fee basis so business just getting started have some predictability in their legal costs.

I understand her underlying point--that if you are going to be foolish enough to try this at home, here are the major points you need to consider. But I don't think that is responsible. Responsible advice would be to highlight some of the ways you can find low-cost or even free legal services from someone qualified to provide them.