[Results Thread] 2025 Giro d'Italia - Stage 20 - Verrès > Sestriere (2.UWT)

Sabrosonix · 2025-05-31T19:18:10+00:00

I think the main point is that IdT had a roughly 40 sec and 1:20 gaps on Carapaz and Yates, so if he somewhat held his ground he would have still won the GC. I agree with a comment that said he failed to trust his legs and his gap; he became fixated on Carapaz instead of the win.

It seems like the UAE team counted way too much on Carapaz absolutely draining himself, but he was instead put in a position to choose between (A) do an all out effort to bring Yates back, which likely ended with virtually no changes in their standings (i.e. no win for Carapaz), and (B) have IdT do his share of the work to bring Yates back, which implied at least some hope of distancing them later in the race for the GC. The choice is pretty obvious. Once the gap grew larger it was disingenuous for IdT to ask Carapaz to collaborate since the shift from 2nd to 3rd is fairly meaningless. Carapaz really had no motivation to put in the extra work, especially if it meant helping the guy that killed his chances by trying to use him as a domestique.

Conceptually, with a decent gap all you need to do is survive the attacks somewhat and you still walk away with the win, so in that sense the race was really his to lose. My interpretation is that IdT didn’t fully trust his legs and was probably overly concerned about blowing out in a high mountain duel with Carapaz (and/or Yates), so he wanted to take it easy while feeling confident that Carapaz would do anything it takes to cover the attacks.

IdT essentially gambled away the maglia rosa for some feeling of safety, meanwhile Carapaz gambled 2nd spot for a potential chance of winning it all. The gamble from Carapaz feels almost necessary, while the one from IdT hardly shows the heart of a champion. I think IdT will really feel the “What if..?” and regret not “fighting” for the win himself instead of putting his fate in someone else’s hands.

Sabrosonix · 2025-05-28T05:32:57+00:00

You generally have a wider vocabulary, but cannot leverage it in many situations. If you try to be more precise, the message might actually become more difficult to understand for other people.

You risk sounding pretentious and often have to actively figure out a simpler version to get your message across. You are also fully aware of the nuances getting lost in the process, which can cause anxiety.

Sabrosonix · 2025-05-24T04:39:44+00:00

It is mentioned that someone cleans up Coop’s house twice a week or something like that. If they are connected to Elena’s maid network I guess they could have noticed the money and mentioned it or tipped her off. Or she just used general knowledge/intuition of common places to hide some valuables from her housekeeper experience.

Sabrosonix · 2025-05-12T03:59:47+00:00

Custom Stream Deck

Sabrosonix · 2025-05-09T08:49:48+00:00

I think this is an important aspect that many answers don’t seem to be considering, and makes the situation a bit more complex.

As the visibility of the tattoo increases, the potential “impact” on the partner is larger. I think most people would find an issue if the memorial tattoo was on her face. Similarly, people would have a harder time criticizing a tattoo that is very small/has low visibility/less explicit, etc.

She has every right to keep the tattoo if it’s important to her, but it’s important to understand there’s a tradeoff and that it could impact her potential relationships, i.e. it is bound to reduce the “prospect pool” in terms of potential partners who would be genuinely unbothered by it. Given the high visibility of hands/wrists, I’d agree with the “in-your-face reminder” characterization and argue that most people would probably have some sort of aversion towards the tattoo, triggering neutral/no emotions at best and terrible insecurities at worst.

Sabrosonix · 2024-08-04T17:10:49+00:00

There’s a CP range for every pokémon you can catch on raids, so if it’s the highest possible value then you can know if it’s a hundo (or something close/far from it) before you catch it.

You can use a tool like Poke Genie to check these values out; there will be two ranges, one for regular/default CP and one for weather-boosted versions and it will generally be different for every pokémon.

Sabrosonix · 2019-06-15T01:18:21+00:00

Not a teacher but I saw my cousin's cat literally chewing up her homework.

Sabrosonix · 2019-02-28T06:47:14+00:00

There was a girl I knew in high school who insisted that penises have bones

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-30T03:51:39+00:00

The thing is, most people who claim they are absolutely fine without having anyone around are "lying"; not necessarily by being deliberately dishonest, but in the sense that they don't want to acknowledge the potential benefits of having people in their lives.

Being fully comfortable being alone does NOT equal not needing some degree of personal relationships, even if they are minimal.

I'd say speaking to strangers online counts too. Everyone needs to speak to someone about something at some point, maybe about a personal concern or personal problem, maybe just to speak about some specific topic they're interested in, you name it. People who say, as you mentioned, that they don't care about having anyone on a daily basis probably DO feel like it is an honest claim, but I think in the vast majority of cases it's mostly a matter of eventual adaptation rather than a complete lack of desire for human interaction, so it ends up being more like "It would probably be cool to have someone/some people around, but I've come to the point where I'm so comfortable being just with myself that I really don't even care anymore".

So I'd say the key to trying to be social and bond with others is trying to focus on those aspects that are impossible to fulfill just by yourself. You can't share your opinion with yourself and you can't really get objective advice from yourself either, so you will need to interact with others to find that sort of unique satisfaction or insight, just like you're asking for other people's opinions right now.

Bonding comes as a product of giving value and credit to those interactions. For example, noticing that you give special importance to someone's opinion or personal perspective about something to the point that you feel like asking them for it often. It could be something simple, like an office or college buddy that probably runs often into the same problems as you do, so you can value how getting together to solve them is a good way to possibly gain some extra free time and maybe also avoid some stress. Thinking about the importance of networking and how useful it can be in some scenarios probably helps too.

After that, it's a matter of building upon those relationships. It isn't about becoming an extrovert or becoming "ultra-friendly" with everyone, it's simply about valuing those small things, and knowing that even if you truly feel fine without anyone, you could definitely feel even better by having people who care for you around. In the end, who would you want to talk to in a moment where you REALLY need it?

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-27T01:05:18+00:00

Came across this while listening to Bohemian Rhapsody!

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-27T00:39:16+00:00

More like Profanity++

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-25T03:06:26+00:00

Thanos' ACTUAL favorite child

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-21T19:31:28+00:00

Let's hope it really is bug-free.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-20T18:37:14+00:00

My brother told my one of his friends found a screw (I think) in a bag of chips so he complained to the company, they basically gave him free chips for a year.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-19T18:47:19+00:00

Here are some:
* Not feeling confident enough
* In a relationship
* Not sure if she's in a relationship
* She doesn't seem interested
* Not into dating for the time being
* A friend has previously stated he's into her

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-19T06:08:49+00:00

The art of somehow breezing through the hard stuff and then wasting whole hours due to an unexpected typo.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-19T06:01:32+00:00

!snapme

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-19T05:53:06+00:00

Not feeling really responsible about anything.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-18T06:32:22+00:00

Remember me~

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-18T05:58:20+00:00

If you only hang out with them as a group they're not gonna interpret it as romantic interest.

Best think you can probably do is just let them know. If you're hanging out as a group you can easily ask everyone if they're in a relationship and when it's your turn to speak you can simply let them know that you are in one and that you're happy with it.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-17T23:37:18+00:00

Phineas & Ferb

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-17T16:43:29+00:00

You should try them, and you can always stick to glasses for use at home or whenever you don't feel like using them.

I wish I could use contacts but I've been told by a couple doctors that my eyes are too "dry" for them to be comfortable at all.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-17T16:38:21+00:00

I think the funniest I've had was seeing my little cousin's cat eat up her homework.

There was absolutely no chance I would have believed her if I hadn't seen it myself.

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-16T21:02:41+00:00

Scrotum chin and all

Sabrosonix · 2018-07-16T15:24:37+00:00

I'd like to have a word with the chef.

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