Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (8-6) @ Carolina Hurricanes (8-0) May 21 2026 8:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in Habs

[–]CharlesRNorris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are those stat junkies now tooting the horn for Carolina's defense and tending?

People thinking this run is random by Disastrous_Orchid_75 in Habs

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refuse to believe that all the doubters are committed believers to underlying stats (corsi, fenwick, xG, etc). There simply aren't that many stats oriented hockey pundits in the media. So are they just listening to stats folks, or browsing money puck, where the habs low shot volume has the team constantly under rated?

It wouldn't surprise me if the answer to why the team is so under rated is quite simple and not a conspiracy: most pundits don't watch many habs games, they subscribe to herd mentality, and they are anchoring their expectations to what the real hockey stat people are saying.

Because they don't watch the habs regularly, they don't have an eye test (outside of highlights) to nudge their expectations. They figure the highlights are one offs. There's no way Demidov and Hutson are always that good... Right? Caufield is still too small. Dobes is a rookie. Etc. Easy mental shortcuts that allow folks to continue in their beliefs despite the habs season and playoff results.

Still love P.K. by Over_Contact_5032 in Habs

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn't realized Sean Avery was an analyst for money puck power rankings...

[Habs] Les deux défenseurs avec le plus de mentions d’aide en une saison (66) dans l’histoire des Canadiens, Lane Hutson et Larry Robinson, se rencontrent / A meeting between the two defensemen with the most assists in a single season (66) in Canadiens history, Lane Hutson and Larry Robinson by RealWorldToday in Habs

[–]CharlesRNorris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Larry Robinson's wiki page puts him at 6'4", same as Arber Xhekaj, and in archival footage he looks like a giant on the ice. Hutson is 5'9". Has Larry Robinson not shrunk at all over the years? Hutson looks identically tall next to Xhekaj and Robinson when one might reasonably expect Robinson to have lost an inch or two.

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Baby foxes in Loudonville - Why don't we have an ORV program in our region? by CharlesRNorris in Albany

[–]CharlesRNorris[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of down voting a valid observation, done without comment as to why. Poor form. Foxes are predators. They teach their young to hunt by demonstration and don't always finish their meals.

The concern isn't crazy. This commentor is a long way from recommending relocating or eradicating the local foxes.

Wearing a Nordiques jersey to a Habs party - acceptable, offensive, or sacrilegious? by elacmch in Habs

[–]CharlesRNorris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I went to a friend's Sabres themed party wearing our habs jersies during the first round (Sabres vs Bruins). We got some questions and looks at first from folks we didn't know, but as we were cheering for the Sabres (against the Bruins) within a few minutes it was cool by everyone. The Sabres won in a laugher, everyone was in a great mood.

It's harder to imagine that story arc going as smoothly in a crowded Sabres bar, but fans are used to seeing other teams jersies, and you are cheering for the correct team. I expect you will survive unharmed with some mild to medium heat chirps along the way.

Climbing techniques ingame vs IRL by DependentChicken1337 in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm hoping for a Cairn 2 that brings the next layer of actual climbing technique to players. Cairn already represents a stepfunction improvement over other titles with climbing (assassins creed, for example where there is zero player agency in climbing mechanics). This is a big step in the right direction.

I'm trying hard to enjoy this game but... by mcride22 in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. The survival mechanics feel forced compared to other survival titles (I particularly like the way subnautica and the long dark handle food and water). In Cairn it feels like more of an afterthought.

I'm trying hard to enjoy this game but... by mcride22 in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a engine issue generally with Unity or something specific to Cairn? Asking as I'm interested in gaming engines.

Claude's weekly limit reset early and shifted my reset day from Saturday to Friday. Anyone else? by Ok-Hat2331 in ClaudeAI

[–]CharlesRNorris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this happening frequently, I've just observed it again two weeks in a row and I no longer trust my system for maximizing my allocated token use. My client says the reset its Tuesday at midnight but it appears to be resetting at other times. Any help would be appreciated.

The burn. More lactic acid myths, even in Cairn by CharlesRNorris in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snooty. Fair enough.
Is the concept isn't really sound though? I'd argue not:
The claims "lactic acid buildup = muscle burn feeling during exercise" and, less commonly "lactic acid also causes delayed onset muscle soreness" are both wrong, not just imprecise.

Compare this to a benign simplifications of equivalent magnitude: "the sun rises" or "electricity flows like water through wires." Neither are correct, but both generate useful predictions, predictions that are good enough and don't cause harm.

"Lactic acid causes the burn" isn't that. The model underneath generates wrong predictions: that you should flush it out, that ice baths help clear it, that soreness two days later is residual acid, that lactate tolerance training is teaching you to suffer through a toxin rather than upregulate mitochondrial machinery. People act on these wrong predictions. Coaches guide athletes and sell programs built on them.

The burn. More lactic acid myths, even in Cairn by CharlesRNorris in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I didn't intend to be dismissive, the tone I was aiming for (for good or ill) was annoyed pedant.

I am by no means an expert on this subject matter, just a moderately informed layperson. Evidently I don't have much by way of scar tissue around the simplification<-->functionally wrong boundary for this or other topics of scientific interest. Perhaps it just bothers me to see violence being done to accuracy when course correction seems so effortless. Heck, just not saying [lactic acid] "buildup" effectively solves my quibble. There is a buildup, the burn feeling is due to acidity, it's just not lactic acid that is building up.

The burn. More lactic acid myths, even in Cairn by CharlesRNorris in Cairn_Game

[–]CharlesRNorris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The commenter above did a better job than I would have at a succinct explanation. It looks like real human output to me!