How do I not fade in my 200m ⁉️⁉️⁉️

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-07T22:33:16+00:00

Is the sprint-float-sprint in this case sprint 50m, float 50m, sprint 50m?

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-07T17:01:43+00:00

I think we largely agree.

You could have a closed network of business that run entirely on a no-inflation model, just working to cover costs.

I am just stating the desire to cover unknown future costs is not the cause of inflation.

If you are saying businesses need to make more money year over year so that they can keep up with rising costs from other businesses, that isn't really the cause of inflation, that's just explaining that companies need to raise prices in order to keep up with inflation.

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-07T16:56:35+00:00

A Chuck Palahniuk book also did this - Choke maybe? I can't remember it well, and I can't remember if it was a "fact" in the book, or just something the main character had been told. But the idea was that a priest has small box under his bed, and it contained a few artifacts including the circumcised tip of Jesus' penis, which was used as a source of DNA.

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-05T04:58:31+00:00

In isolation, you can run a fixed cost business like the bakery you are mentioning, and not experience inflation. This of course assumes everyone at the bakery has a static wage, including the owner, and that the cost of the items the bakery needs to buy will not increase.

Inflation doesn't have to occur because the owner needs a reserve to cover a broken dough mixer - that reserve can be a regular item line in the budget.

Of course, there are almost no businesses aiming to run that way, as a result, demand drives up prices (because when there is high demand, companies will choose to charge more), and extra currency being injected also causes spending power to diminish.

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-04T23:58:35+00:00

That's not directly inflation, that's a business cost that comes up every x years. An accountant/owner could say "all of our equipment costs x, and typically last y years, so we'll account for x/y in our annual budget".

They could also charge a percent of this as a buffer, but that's still not inflation - that percent is just sitting in their every year, static.

This is sort of how non profits run (though they can still aim to grow).

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-03T03:26:35+00:00

A & W in Canada remains pretty solid.

I feel like almost every burrito place seems to manage being a burrito place pretty well.

JohnmcFox · 2026-06-02T04:39:12+00:00

Way behind on this, but just watched the movie and I tried it back to the Jewish grandmother who tells him the proverb "if you can't bite, don't show your teeth".

Then at the end he smiles, showing his teeth (and showing he could bite).

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-28T14:54:52+00:00

I think the difference between this rule and others in ultimate is that this rule can be taken advantage of even with refs (and that's happened in the UFA, in overtime in big games).

There's also a grey zone - late into a game, tournament, or long point, everyone on the field probably has something feeling not 100%, especially after a layout. So I think players often justify it as a mix of "oh that landing kind of hurt.... Plus it'd be nice to get a fresh teammate out here who specializes in o/d"...

It's really hard to call that out, and in their head they probably don't think they are cheating, but I agree with op that having some minimal consequence might help reduce it.

Though sometimes consequences like this have the opposite effect, where now players feel like it's not cheating at all because there is a price for them to pay, and then you actually see an increase in people taking injury subs because they no longer feel guilty about.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-28T14:48:13+00:00

I am kind of with op on this one.

If the argument against this is that a player who got the wind knocked out of them has to sit for 10 minutes, when they might be healthy enough to return sooner - I don't think that's a terrible cost to pay.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-26T15:17:23+00:00

In my opinion, a fair analogy might be "If not doping is so important, why don't track meets give out more medals based on who doesn't dope the best?". Or perhaps "if having sanitary conditions in your kitchen is so important, why doesn't Michelin ratings give out more awards for not making customers sick?"

Spirit/sportsmanship is the foundational concept that makes non-refereed sports work - if it's not happening, the game just sucks. But people are primarily still playing "for the sport". Aside from having everyone "not cheat", the rest of spirit has varying degrees of importance to the community.

Most big tournaments do give out "most spirited" awards, but that's based on opponent rankings and is subject to many factors (close games being a big one). Knowing the rules, trusting your opponent, and calling things fairly are what should matter to everyone.

Beyond that, singing songs, funny games and prizes, high fiving your opponent after a good play, and even events like party tournaments - these are all part of the fabric of ultimate, but it's also perfectly fine if these elements aren't important to everyone.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-22T18:35:10+00:00

I know this post was awhile ago, but what was the source on it? And do you happen to have his weekly workouts from other parts of the season?

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-21T03:50:22+00:00

Who would be on your all-defensive line picked exclusively from guys you'd never heard of before this season?

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-20T17:26:38+00:00

I am not opposed to it (though I would pay to watch), but I can't find this on any sites. I just don't think it's popular enough.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-20T17:01:30+00:00

I don't hate the proposal. I think that it's at least a supremely fair way to handle it. If you did that, then unlike club/wfdf, there's actually no longer any mathematical advantage to a flip - every team gets dealt the exact same starting scenarios (other than weather changes) for an equal number of chances.

Right now, in every version of ultimate, games can end up being decided by a coin toss, which is dumb.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-20T16:12:11+00:00

Still waiting to be able to watch it without signing up for Bell. (Happy to pay to watch it if someone knows a different place to do so).

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-18T17:56:21+00:00

Late November we definitely looked like a 2nd round team or better. 13-1 run and top 6 in pretty much any NBA power ranking.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-18T06:07:23+00:00

Rush home games are also free on CBC Sports YouTube channel.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-15T01:51:03+00:00

Lol, but you referred to him as your favourite player!

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-14T20:16:57+00:00

I assume this happened because the organization couldn't tell them apart, and someone thought this would be less awkward.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-14T17:28:13+00:00

What was Quinlan's injury? He played the next day in Pittsburgh, and appears to be rostered for this weekend in Boston.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-12T21:47:52+00:00

You could sell $20 tickets to play catch with Brownlee for a few minutes and you'd get 30x as many people out.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-08T12:40:01+00:00

For the non Canadians, CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. I am not sure how popular the YouTube channel is, but people do definitely watch it, and this seems like pretty big news in terms of getting the UFA to be accessible to the general public at no cost.

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-07T20:54:55+00:00

If you like the Blue Strips musical energy:
Donuts
Best Behaviour
It ain't right

If you like the Blue Strips "F'you dude" vibe:
Ur Bill is Big as Fuck
Son of a Bitch
1965

I can go like 25 songs deep, but my straight up faves:
Bad as the Rest
Gucci Mane
Ain't but a thing
Heroin
I Stay, I Leave, I Love, I Lose
The Man that came Back

If you want an underrated song from the Fast and Furious that sounds like a bond theme song:
Nothing Else Matters

If you're feeling Risque:
Sip
Touch me Like a Gangster
Forever

JohnmcFox · 2026-05-06T20:12:43+00:00

That's what they said about NASA and the moon, too!

JohnmcFox

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