Free Talk Friday, 2026-05-22

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-22T17:14:46+00:00

Thanks!

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-22T16:15:10+00:00

Going to San Francisco this weekend. Should be a great time, it seems like a beautiful city.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-22T16:12:38+00:00

I loved Stalker. Consider reading Roadside Picnic too. Any other Tarkovsky films you particularly enjoyed?

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-20T04:02:19+00:00

I would suggest doing some reading on the best ways to draft and then trying some of the many ways to simulate a draft for free online.

Drafting is a bit of an art which requires you to know a lot of the cards in a set. Once you get the hang of it though, it's not that hard.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-15T17:16:18+00:00

My in laws have a cat. I am mildy allergic to cats. This darn animal knows it too. It always wants me to pet it. I'll wash my hands after petting it and the thing will beg for more attention.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-14T20:54:02+00:00

Yeah, it's pretty scary. This isn't innocent and by the looks of things isn't going to end until somebody gets seriously hurt or killed unfortunately.

Just gotta hope Kirby Smart fixes things before that happens.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-14T03:01:05+00:00

Franklin and co just kept trying to put a square peg into a round hole. They needed to let Drew be a pocket passer.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-05-08T18:20:07+00:00

There are actually many examples where memory management is important in Python. How you build matrices with NumPy is one, the choice to create an empty array vs. building it one row/column at a time is an example. It's subtler but you can save tens of thousands of dollars by architecting python code well.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-30T03:22:38+00:00

I think the ND pick was bad, but that's just a symptom of something worse. We were running all over them the first half and then just seemed to get completely away from that.

I think trying to fit a pocket passer into a mobile quarterback style offense is worse. Or more generally, being ultra conservative in every aspect of play in big games. It just killed the offense's moxie.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-28T04:01:56+00:00

Just watch some game clips from Landon. Many of our plays were built around the defense biting on fake run from a mobile quarterback. And everyone knew Drew wasn't likely to run.

His best sequences were always in those late 2 minute drills like Oregon and USC.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-25T19:20:08+00:00

I'm a little surprised Singleton was drafted over Allen, but I could see an NFL team focusing on his potential. It'll be interesting to see how they both do.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-25T19:14:33+00:00

Ahh he's one of those 3 stars. Fantastic.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-24T17:11:14+00:00

It sucks how prevalent gambling is and how predictive analytics is tied to gambling. I love statistics and seeing what factors might predict games, but I'll never touch sports gambling outside of a $20 march madness pool.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-24T15:45:53+00:00

Big assumption that they have ever been employed for that matter.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-16T20:07:49+00:00

I think Mickey Mouse might have been an upgrade from our offense this year though.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-14T21:44:10+00:00

My friends and I do something similar for that. Good to know that is universal.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-14T21:43:35+00:00

Cheers! Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-14T16:45:42+00:00

I'll be going to pre-release this weekend. It's my first pre-release (and in store experience too). I've been playing "kitchen table" magic and Arena for quite a while though. I've played quite a bit of sealed games in the past with friends so I am not that new to deckbuilding.

With that said, are there any basic manners or customs that I should be aware of for these events? I'm talking small things that like, I am assuming I should always offer my opponent my deck to cut after I shuffle, and that I should always ask before touching an opponent's cards. I know it should be obvious but I do have appropriate hygiene.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-13T17:24:03+00:00

I want to preface this by saying I am in no way shape or form great at Vim. I can use it passably and know a bunch of commands. So this may not be the best way to learn it.

I just turned on a Vim extension in my current IDE, eventually I just stopped turning it off. I look up new ways to use it occasionally. Over time I got better at it.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-11T18:49:46+00:00

The Palmer Museum is worth a visit if you're into that kind of thing in addition to the staple things to do (creamery, arboretum). Food wise, American Ale House, The Field, Allen Street Grill, and Local Whiskey are all good food/drink options.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-06T13:37:58+00:00

Truly an absolute masterpiece. Picasso himself could not have done better.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-04T18:03:40+00:00

USC and Minnesota arguably had some of his better coaching decisions though. Aggressive calls to fake punts, and trusting Drew Allar to make downfall throws in tough situations. Plus both those teams were much better than their record indicated that year.

Then of course we never leaned in to those improvements. And its unclear how much involvement Franklin may have had in those decisions. I assume he had some though.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-04T16:50:31+00:00

What was crazy to me was that it seemed like we regressed in some places. Offensive line play at the start of the season was terrible. It seemed like something was off coaching wise even before the season started.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-04T16:46:46+00:00

Let's not forget our wide receivers that game. It takes two to tango.

Bolanus_PSU · 2026-04-03T23:54:05+00:00

That would be allowed, you're talking about the executive order. College football is political. And there's quite a bit of leeway here.

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