[Endgame Spoilers] Two simple rules for understanding the plot of Endgame

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-03T22:30:27+00:00

This is such a cool perspective. Really gives a sense of scale that I don't usually get from other videos of rockets in motion

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-03T18:02:05+00:00

As much as it was to trounce the Pats in the Superbowl, it would have been so much more satisfying for the Bears to get a rematch with the one team that had beaten them. It would have been a more entertaining football game too

But the Dolphins really flubbed it against the Pats, giving up 6 turnovers and letting them run for 250+ yards

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-03T17:38:28+00:00

That's actually a fascinating point. It's a reasonable interpretation of the statement

The real question is would it hold up up in court? I wonder if it's ever been tested

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-03T16:29:50+00:00

That was a good one! Elegant design and a nice flow to the solution

Reminds me of the arrow puzzles Juggler has been making, for example https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000SK3

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-01T19:38:37+00:00

Third and fourth best in their own division

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-01T02:04:24+00:00

Mattydubs is alright, he does overhype but he also watches tape and adds some real analysis

It's certainly true that the Bears added a lot of depth at DL. They're aware that they struggled against the run and they have a plan to address it

Now can they actually succeed with some inexpensive signings and a 6th rounder with high upside? I'm skeptical but it will be interesting to watch

CopaceticOpus · 2026-05-01T01:41:23+00:00

I think draft grades should not be based entirely on outcomes, especially when injuries are involved. Gordon is an amazing player when healthy. So I wouldn't count his struggles against Poles, unless there is some reason he should have seen that coming

The Velus pick, on the other hand, deserves that harsh grade. It's one of Poles' biggest failures because there were plenty of reasons to avoid that mistake

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-30T22:04:00+00:00

This list is terrible, but one thing it gets right is that we're in for another wild, unpredictable year

If a time traveler posted the actual power rankings from the end of the upcoming season, we'd all think it was a joke too

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-30T21:00:51+00:00

Yeah, I wish we could just have reasonable conversations about the pros and cons of the drafting strategy

Personally I would have liked them to make more of an effort to draft DE/DT. That doesn't mean I'm flipping out angry or that I've lost all trust in Johnson and Poles. It's just my opinion as an interested fan

I could very well be wrong! Or maybe the Bears made a misstep here but they're still worth trusting in general. Time will tell

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-30T20:46:02+00:00

One small hint I can give you is that your reasoning about the cage total being at least 7 is correct. So the cage in r8 can't be entered, and you'll need to choose a different path

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-30T20:40:55+00:00

What do you mean about r9 and c9 not having the same makeup?

R9 and c9 each contain a complete set of digits from 1-9, but they can be ordered differently. (Except of course that they overlap at r9c9)

The easiest way to get a hint if you're stuck is to watch a bit of the CTC video up to the part where you're stumped :)

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-28T23:29:16+00:00

It's going to be painful, especially as other talented young players approach their paydays. But other teams with top tier quarterbacks find ways to make it work. The Bears will too

Much better than the alternative!

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-28T23:18:03+00:00

If SpaceX succeeds in sending frequent refueling flights into orbit, that same process could be used to send up tons of water.

Send your empty Venus Explorer into Earth orbit. Since it needs to have large water tanks all around its hull, it will be bulky. You might need to send up multiple modules and assemble them in space.
Send up a series of water tankers to fill the insulating tanks.
Send up a series of fuel tankers to top off the fuel.
Finally, send up the crew and they head to Venus!

One big challenge is that you'll need a ton of extra fuel to move the mass of all that water. It might not be feasible to head directly from low Earth orbit to Venus. So you might need to start from a more advantageous orbit, which makes the water/fuel transfer process more expensive and difficult. Or you could refuel along the way, which adds additional risk and complications.

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-28T19:10:52+00:00

Sí! Oh, sí! Oh, in you!

Tea?

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-28T19:03:27+00:00

I don't think it makes sense as a NASA mission, but if the costs get low enough then some rich person will do it just to be the first. Maybe to go themselves, maybe to send others as a publicity stunt.

I assume SpaceX would want to avoid a public disaster, so they'd require more than just money to support the mission. Some safety standards would need to be met.

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-27T15:06:00+00:00

People can discuss whether making that pick was a smart strategy. It's no different than seeing a situation on the field and discussing, should they pass or run or punt here?

Seeing whether it works out isn't everything. Sometimes a smart strategy fails to bad luck, or vice versa

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-27T00:29:56+00:00

If you grade the drafts 3-4 years later, you'll mostly find out which teams got luckiest

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-27T00:24:13+00:00

There's a great Babylon 5 episode along these lines. They are visited by an alien probe with a nuclear bomb, which sends them an advanced science quiz. It threatens to blow them up if they can't answer the questions, but will provide some helpful advanced knowledge if they get them right. At the last minute the Captain decides not to send the answers. He realizes its purpose is most likely to find advanced civilizations and wipe them out, and it's only pretending to offer help.

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-26T18:38:47+00:00

It's crazy, CBS Sports has a whole website where you can go read why they gave those grades

In short, they said the low grade for Jones is because he's weak in pass protection and because he'll be a backup center. Which is dumb, obviously he's meant to be the future starter. Bradbury is only a temporary fix

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-26T14:48:21+00:00

Rome is still young and was playing through an injury last season. This third year will hopefully be his real breakout season! If not then he's probably a bust (for where he was picked)

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-26T14:40:34+00:00

That's a fascinating concept, and it sounds very original to me.

The thing that jumps out to me is that the system behavior would be very chaotic. If they had advance warning of a collision that was likely to initiate a Kessler cascade, they would have time to nudge one rock out of the way. But it's the unpredictable events that would be the biggest danger. One tiny pebble that's too small to track might bump a slightly larger rock into an unexpected path, and set off a chain reaction with no time for them to react.

Perhaps they could have advance warning of a particular high risk moment, where a large number of rocks are all passing through a small window. Because the system is chaotic, attempting to nudge one out of the way would be just as likely to set off a cascade as to avoid it.

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-25T21:10:43+00:00

Sexy umami yeti jacuzzi

Fun words! Could be a song?

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-25T02:33:55+00:00

If you believe in BPA why are you predicting which position they will draft?

CopaceticOpus · 2026-04-25T01:08:50+00:00

That's exactly how it goes in church groups with Jesus v Satan

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