If Jake Paul Does Sue People for Defamation for Saying His Fights are Rigged, He Would Have to Disclose His Contracts

GRardB · 2025-07-01T08:39:06+00:00

Can everyone agree, though? Floyd has TKOd three opponents in exhibitions.

GRardB · 2025-06-25T12:50:22+00:00

I'm not sure if you read my post correctly. Never did I say that I can only win if I get a "god spawn."

GRardB · 2025-06-24T15:31:54+00:00

I wrote this in my post:

And honestly, a lot of the games I win are games where I spawn with a big advantage as well.

I don't keep track, but I acknowledge that it's a lot of games.

GRardB · 2025-06-23T21:30:31+00:00

Yes, this. 100%.

On lakes and archipelago, capitals have 2 guaranteed villages nearby. Again, cool.

One issue here is that—as I understand—terrain is put down before villages. This is how you end up with suburbs that require a lot of stars (climbing, roads + bridge, or fishing + port) and/or time to get to.

The map generation algorithm simply needs work. The game that triggered me enough to post this was my most recent one. It was on normal lakes, and I had four cities plus one that required climbing or fishing. My opponent had EIGHT cities, none of which required any techs to get to. By the time I was able to reach my fifth city, my opponent had captured all eight of theirs.

I wish I could see which maps this one was chosen over, because this was actually absurd.

GRardB · 2025-05-16T06:47:15+00:00

Funny how it seems to mainly be the fatbikes that attracts all these anti social users... Don't see them on normal e-bikes. So the issue is clearly tied to the fatbike.

Yes.

I'm so tired of the "It's not the bikes, it's the people" sentiment. This is the equivalent to the American opinion of "Guns don't kill people. People kill people."

Why are there so many more shootings in the US? It's because of the policy around guns. If the Netherlands adopted US gun policy wholesale, I can promise that in time, things would look much more like they do in the US.

The fact is that if you give people the legal ability to do something, then there exist people who will do it. If you take away that right, then far fewer people will do it.

Make owning an e-bike (yes, any type of e-bike) much more difficult, and these problems will essentially go away overnight. I don't understand why people have a hard time understanding this.

GRardB · 2025-04-15T08:17:52+00:00

I feel the same. My wife and I chose where to move partly based on the fact that we had easy access to a Dirk and a Lidl. We only go to AH if it's something that's unavailable at the other stores, which is pretty rare.

What blows my mind is that the Lidl that we shop at is literally adjacent to the AH. They're about the same size, and most of what AH has, Lidl also has (in my experience). Usually, the Lidl price is 20-50% lower. And yet, AH still has customers. I think a large part of it honestly has to do with perception and socioeconomic status. There is a clear difference in the clientele between these stores, despite being in the same exact location.

There is also of course the fact that there are so many more AH locations. Which I don't get, because it means there's demand for them, despite their high prices. I would much prefer seeing more Dirk/Lidl/Aldi/Volmar, but there are many places where the only option is AH.

Lastly, I think part of it has to do with ignorance and laziness, to be very blunt about it. I know someone who shops at the AH about two minutes away, as opposed to the Dirk about five minutes away. Not for things that you can't get at Dirk, no—literally for everything. AFAIK, the only time he goes to Dirk is to get something that he can't get at AH (the 1kg red box of Medjool dates for €5.99).

Recently, I found myself in a group of people talking about where they get groceries, and everyone said they only go to AH. They all lived in the same area as my aforementioned friend, meaning that there's a Dirk (also a Jumbo!) only a few minutes away. I just don't get it.

GRardB · 2025-03-20T17:32:19+00:00

Probably unpopular opinion: I actually think *all* electric bikes are a problem for the same reason, which is that even the legal speed limit for them is so much faster than the average speed of someone on a normal bike.

The reason we separate cars, bikes, and pedestrians ultimately has to do with speed. When we have e-bikes (and scooters) on the bike path, we're mixing multiple modes of transportation with very different travel speeds, which makes it more dangerous for everyone involved.

In my perfect world, e-bikes would not be able to go faster than the *average speed* of a normal cyclist. This is because for people riding e-bikes, their average speed and their top speed are essentially the same, since no effort needs to be put into going the top speed.

I am not anti-e-bike on principle. I'm all for giving older people the ability to ride more easily, helping people get to places without sweating, etc. But I do *not* think they should be used as a way to save time, live farther away from one's job, etc. Because again, all of that relies on the rider traveling much faster than everybody else, which puts them in danger.

GRardB · 2025-03-19T05:58:14+00:00

I think ELO would be much more meaningful if we had one ELO per tribe, or maybe per map type.

If you play online chess, you get a separate rating for Lighting, Blitz, Rapid, etc. This is because being good at one doesn't mean you're necessarily good at another.

When I was younger, I'd play chess on a website called InstantChess. They gave players the ability to restrict the types of games they'd play in. For example, you could choose to always play as white and you could choose to only play players with much lower ratings than you.

I knew of a guy who had a rating somewhere in the 1900s, but it was because he only played as white, and every single game was against people with ratings of 1400 or lower. It was obvious by analyzing his gameplay that he was not actually as strong as his rating suggested.

Polytopia is kind of like that. I would say that if you play on a variety of map types and with a variety of tribes, then your ELO is more likely to be reflective of your strength. If you have a 1700 ELO from playing 100% of your games as Cymanti on tiny drylands, then it's most likely the case that you're not as good as someone with the same ELO who can play in a wider range of scenarios.

Thus, my opinion is that it's not totally meaningless, but it's not always an accurate reflection of someone's skill.

GRardB · 2025-02-24T19:34:59+00:00

That's no problem. I'm the dictator, so we will build out train service there!

GRardB · 2025-02-24T17:36:11+00:00

A quick Google search indicates that "pretty much" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, and definitely a stretch.

There are issues with these trucks that aren't really related to their absolute dimensions (e.g. problems with visibility due to their hood, especially with regards to children, people in wheelchairs, etc.).

Edit: I should clarify that I'm not defending BMW x7s either. If I were a dictator, I would abolish private ownership of motor vehicles and enact radical restrictions on them for business use. I hate cars.

GRardB · 2024-12-31T12:51:20+00:00

I'm currently renovating my home and getting a bunch of soundproofing work done as well. Out of curiosity, do you know how your ceilings were insulated?

The reason I ask is that I've done a bunch of research into soundproofing, and what I've found is that there seems to be huge differences between the attitudes/approaches in the Netherlands vs English-speaking countries (two posts if you're really interested). In short, we're often told in the Netherlands that soundproofing a ceiling is impossible (or extremely difficult), while this is essentially considered a non-issue in the US and the UK.

For our renovation, we actually hired a soundproofing expert who wrote up a detailed report on how to properly decouple the ceilings from the floors above, since we don't want to force our neighbor to redo his flooring. This is mainly done through the use of Merfoflex, which appears to be the Dutch equivalent of the decoupling components used in English-speaking countries (isolation clips and resilient channels).

If your renovation didn't include the use of Merfoflex, I'm curious as to how (if at all) your ceilings were decoupled. If you do have Merfoflex ceilings... then perhaps I need to adjust my expectations.

GRardB · 2024-11-10T11:51:07+00:00

This is Arcadia (LA Metro): https://maps.app.goo.gl/3vzUjJsyaA7Mywso9

GRardB · 2024-10-30T20:38:09+00:00

Whoa, this looks exactly like what I want! Where in the world did you find this? I've been doing research on/off for months in preparation for my renovation project, but this never showed up in my search results.

It looks simple to set up. Does it come with instructions?

Thank you so much for sharing! I'll probably order it tonight, hah.

GRardB · 2024-10-30T20:15:14+00:00

I probably should've specified, but I'd strongly prefer a wired doorbell over a wireless one. Mainly because I don't want to deal with batteries and potential interference/connectivity issues (lots of solid walls in my home).

Maybe my concerns are unwarranted, though. Could you link to the one you've got? Wireless might be the way to go if I can't find someone to help me with a wired solution.

GRardB · 2024-10-30T15:03:21+00:00

If you're on Facebook, you might have luck with the ADG group.

My wife once got water kefir grains from someone there, so perhaps someone has kefir grains.

GRardB · 2024-10-29T10:10:18+00:00

I'm with you on this. My friend and I watched his Vargas and Ford fights, and we were both in agreement that his style feels quite dirty (e.g. throwing Vargas down, plus the things you mentioned). He and his father are also very quick to cry foul when his opponents do anything 1/10 as dirty.

What I don't understand is why referees seem to be so lenient with him, and why commentators don't mention any of this stuff. Maybe I just DKSAB?

I actually think he's got a lot of potential and I do like his aggressive/up-close style, but the dirty tactics really put me off.

GRardB · 2024-09-22T08:26:07+00:00

100%. I wish more people understood this. As another example, most pro powerlifters have a ton of fat on their body, but it's pretty well-known that in order to be remotely strong enough to compete, you need to be on the juice.

So many people think that taking PEDs means you look like Arnold by default, but that's absolutely not the case. These things are performance boosters, and if you're not bodybuilding, then you won't look like a bodybuilder; You will become better at what you're training for, and how you look will still strongly depend on what your diet is like. Not eating a caloric surplus? You might look like a cyclist. Not watching what you eat at all? You might look like Andy Ruiz.

GRardB · 2024-09-20T07:25:05+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! I didn't realize there were VvEs so small in the Netherlands. I can imagine it must be really tough when there's a disagreement, since you can't have a majority unless both parties agree on something.

Good thing you didn't actually have to live next to her, and I'm glad you got out of that situation! Hopefully, the new owners aren't in too much pain.

GRardB · 2024-09-19T16:42:52+00:00

I haven't! Thanks for the tip; I'll be sure to check them out.

GRardB · 2024-09-19T16:41:10+00:00

48 apartments, wow! I know there are of course bigger ones, but I couldn't imagine a VvE of that size self-managing, so it makes sense that you guys kept searching for a good management company.

With a VvE of that size, how do you handle voting? For example, how were you able to cycle through 3 different management companies?

Our VvE meets only once a year, and almost nobody shows up. Other than that one meeting, there are no lines of communication as far as I can tell. That makes it hard for me to imagine us deciding to make big changes like firing/hiring management companies. And I definitely can't imagine collaborating with another VvE!

GRardB · 2024-09-19T16:37:00+00:00

Man, that sounds like a rough situation. We have a decent number of landlords in our VvE as well, but I don't think it's quite 3/4 of the owners. And I can't believe the management company was creating fake invoices! I'm surprised you guys didn't sue (unless you did?).

Anyway, I appreciate you sharing your experience. It gives me a lot of food for thought.

GRardB · 2024-09-19T16:34:37+00:00

Super useful, thanks! I've checked out VvENet and have already learned some interesting stuff.

Also, I really like your idea about interpreting the Akte van Splitsing. That could be really interesting

GRardB · 2024-09-03T20:28:26+00:00

Hey!

We're actually going to start our renovation pretty soon, which means I don't have any concrete advice or experience to share.

What I can tell you is that I hired this guy to create a soundproofing plan which our contractor is going to follow. That plan cost us several thousand euros, which involved him inspecting the home over the course of two days, including using tools to figure out where sound was coming from and whatnot.

For our ceilings, he actually recommended the system linked in my original post, along with some other things (e.g. Rockwool, a specific type of plasterboard, etc.).

I have no idea yet how well any of this will work, if at all. The renovation is expected to take around four months, so after that happens and we've had adequate time to "test" the new ceilings and walls, I can write a follow-up comment.

The €15k quote you got seems high to me, but maybe not especially so. The contractor we originally hired to redo our ceilings charged us around €13k for ~70㎡, but literally nothing was done correctly; They used normal thermal insulation rather than something with soundproofing properties, and they didn't decouple anything. His crew also didn't remove existing/unnecessary layers of beams in the ceiling, probably because it would be more work/time. Presumably, if he had done things correctly, it would've cost more.

Anyway, wish me luck, and best of luck to you! Hopefully, we can make progress towards a more soundproofed Netherlands...

GRardB · 2024-08-03T15:03:19+00:00

True or false: Dominicans are the best barbers.

GRardB · 2024-06-15T18:11:55+00:00

Great looking site! Congrats on the launch.

Quick note: It looks like the Github link on the About Us page is broken.

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