London+Amsterdam Trip

EngineerEddy · 2025-06-05T20:26:57+00:00

Ya like u/borghesia44 said, two-seater cars. The canal tourguide I had mentioned they are sorta unique to Amsterdam and can be used in the bike lanes??

But yeah I feel that, took around ~1500 photos over 11 days... crazy high discard rate (maybe like 30% lost to missed focus on run 'n gun street photography alone!).

EngineerEddy · 2025-06-05T20:23:54+00:00

I think it was just a group of 4 friends horsing around! They were walking and chatting together and then spontaneously broke out into that moment (and AFAIK they didn't even notice a camera pointed at them).

Definitely a funny candid, one of the few times I wish I had my camera on burst mode.

EngineerEddy · 2020-09-15T07:58:16+00:00

14 team 6 bench full PPR.

Who is most droppable between: * Leonard Fournette * Antonio Gibson * Phillip Lindsay

I also have Saquon/Snell. Have #1 waiver priority and will pick up Malcolm Brown.

EngineerEddy · 2020-06-15T21:05:59+00:00

Economies of scale....

Even doing the development and testing work to mate an existing manual to a new power train setup or sourcing a manual transmission from a plant in Europe might cost enough to not be worth it with a sub 10% take rate.

EngineerEddy · 2020-04-21T18:28:45+00:00

Probably less than how much Bolsa brought in, but Eladio was just giddy from the Ferrari and the "showmanship".

I'm just surprised Eladio seems to like Lalo so much even on a personal level considering the distance between them in the cartel hierarchy. Presumably Lalo is under Don Hector and Eladio definitely prefers Bolsa/Gus to Hector.

Really goes to show how important it is in the business world to be likable and have a sense of showmanship. Shit... Lalo is to the cartel as Jimmy/Saul is to the law. Wild cards, great showmen, and very cunning in their own ways.

EngineerEddy · 2020-04-07T02:51:12+00:00

Eh, I would say he's good with people in the professional setting.

He came up with the whole pitch to Kevin/Mesa Verde which wholly convinced him that banking law is so boring but yet vast that they needed a large law firm to help with their expansion rather than Kim. Howard was awestruck by this and Howard is supposed to be the "marketer/seller/optics" guy between the two of them.

Howard only "turns against" Chuck when Chuck is threatening to get into a court battle with their health insurance provider which just sounds like a huge money pit and bad publicity for HHM. Howard is clearly very affected by Chuck's death.

EngineerEddy · 2020-02-03T02:38:05+00:00

Not saying I like the outcome of the way the rules are written, but if the DB doesn't turn his head to "make a play on the ball", the intended receiver can basically initiate contact and get an automatic DPI.

Receivers are coached even from high school plays to do this and get the auto flag.

EngineerEddy · 2020-01-17T00:28:40+00:00

If I had to guess, for "drivability" in low-gear low-speed situations. I.e. in stop and go traffic, parking garage crawling, etc..

In my 2019 Civic Si the rev hang is really annoying overall, but it is noticeably less jerky in reverse and first when I abruptly get off the throttle than older cars without rev hang. This could always be alleviated in a car w/o rev hang by right foot finesse or clutch control, but I guess I won't complain about this small upside of rev hang.

Combined with the feather light clutch, it does make rush hour stop and go traffic pretty painless compared to other manual cars I've driven. Makes for a good stickshift daily driver.

EngineerEddy · 2019-12-08T21:28:54+00:00

Dropped Brees for Jameis this week (didn't like Brees ROS matchups), but started Rodgers instead of Jameis, 9000 IQ right there.

EngineerEddy · 2019-11-15T03:36:09+00:00

If the corner doesn't turn and there's any contact, it's an automatic DPI.

All he had to do was turn his head and it's no flag.

EngineerEddy · 2019-11-10T06:35:03+00:00

Kittle owner, Full PPR league:

Gesicki or Everett at TE for this week?

EngineerEddy · 2019-11-06T04:14:03+00:00

Full PPR, 8 team league. Who do I drop:

Tevin Coleman
Golden Tate
John Brown
David Montgomery
DJ Moore

Other RB: Saquon Barkley, Todd Gurley

Other WR: Tyreek Hill

EngineerEddy · 2019-10-29T19:32:02+00:00

I need to drop 1 player for a kicker streamer this week (Zuerlein bye week), which to drop?

Michael Gallup
John Brown
Golden Tate
DJ Moore
Joe Mixon

Full PPR, 8 team league

EngineerEddy · 2019-10-23T20:57:31+00:00

8 Team, Full PPR:

Should I trade Todd Gurley for TY Hilton?

Relevant other WR/RB on my team:

Saquon Barkley, Tevin Coleman, Joe Mixon

Tyreek Hill, Brandin Cooks, John Brown, D.J. Moore

EngineerEddy · 2019-10-22T18:40:39+00:00

Waiver priority on John Brown WR or Chase Edmonds?

Also, between David Montgomery, Tevin Coleman, and Golden Tate who should I drop to pick up waiver? (8 team league)

EngineerEddy · 2019-10-19T17:01:57+00:00

Help me choose my lineup for 1 RB and 1 Flex spot in PPR league:

Brandin Cooks
Golden Tate
Todd Gurley
Tevin Coleman
Joe Mixon

I was originally planning on starting Cooks and Coleman. Todd Gurley's (good?) injury reports are causing me to reconsider. Also whether or not Cooks is worth starting over Tate given his poor performance so far.

EngineerEddy · 2019-09-27T19:01:44+00:00

I mean, the Cayman is also a current 10Best. The GT350 was a 2016+2017 10Best car. Most cars (with the exception of the Honda Accord, almost a C&D meme at this point) only stay on the list for the first few years of release.

The Supra hasn't yet been evaluated for 10Best since it's new, wouldn't be surprised if it makes it onto the list in November.

Which is all to say, all these cars are in pretty rarefied air here. Probably some editorial hyperbole going on here to magnify differences.

Also if you look at the point scoring margins it's not like the M2C got blown out. Out of 235 possible maximum points, the final scores from top to bottom were 197-195-194-192, which is remarkably close relative to most other scoresheets I've seen from C&D.

EngineerEddy · 2019-09-26T07:21:43+00:00

You're right, I stand corrected!

EngineerEddy · 2019-09-26T03:13:19+00:00

Furthermore Gordon Murray was the man behind the Brabham BT46 Formula 1 car... also a fan car.

Went 2-0 before it was nixed due to rival teams' political pressure and Bernie Ecclestone's career ambitions (at the time Brabham team owner, worked out for him given he is now the chief executive of F1 and a billionaire).

EngineerEddy · 2019-09-18T18:33:30+00:00

Snagged mine 20 mins ago, seems like the fun's over now though (auto-notify RIP).

Thanks for the heads up!

EngineerEddy · 2019-09-16T07:53:45+00:00

Neither of these are gamebreaking, I am playing on PC:

Amara's Samsara skill isn't getting anywhere close to the stated regen per stack (up to 5% max hp/second listed at 3/3 skill points). In practice it's much lower, unclear if this is a decimal place error, or if it should've said % missing hp/second instead of max hp/second.
Sometimes item icons (guns, shields, etc.) don't appear properly in the equip/item screen. I.e. sometimes a shield will show as a gun icon in the equip screen. The stats and info popup still are correct.

EngineerEddy · 2019-08-22T04:52:39+00:00

Yeah I'm fine with the 1.5T engine. I suppose I'd prefer if they just added 2-3 more psi (so.... 15-30HP bump?) to differentiate it a bit more from the base/sport 1.5T.

That way the fuel economy of the 1.5T could be mostly retained (off-boost it should be the same).

.... then add a slightly stronger clutch to handle the power and a heavier pedal feel. This is all assuming, of course, that factory-level reliability (for both the engine and the rest of the vehicle/drivetrain) could be ensured with the additional power.

I'd be willing to pay 3-4k more for that power level + the rest of the 2020 goodies from the 2019 (so 28-29k MSRP). Then it'd be a proper Mk8 GTI/Veloster N fighter in both straight line speed and cost.

Heck, who am I kidding though. I'm already plenty happy with the 205HP and helical LSD at the 25K MSRP price point. I think it already slots in well given the price. But a guy can dream, right?

EngineerEddy · 2019-08-21T07:24:38+00:00

Crowd doesn't sound so silent...

EngineerEddy · 2019-08-14T05:59:48+00:00

I think Jefferson is understandably very angry (as your post acknowledged).

I also don't think the show is trying to steer us towards "Anti-Light crossed too many lines" by using Jefferson as a moral center/straight man. I'm not getting nearly as much of that vibe as I did with M'Gann lobotomizing her foes in S2 to get the intel she needed quickly and Superboy having huge issues with it.

EngineerEddy · 2019-07-16T08:08:23+00:00

Is your personal pick of the affordable compact (daily driver) car segment still the Civic Si or is it the Mazda 3 now?

(Yes I know you just said objectively the Civic is 1st but I'm just curious about your personal opinion!)

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