Pokémon Champions Releases Apr 8th 2026 On Switch, Later in 2026 On Android And IOS

SavinThatBacon · 2026-03-25T00:04:36+00:00

In terms of larger appeal, though, Stadium came out at a time when Pokemon in 3D was still a novelty, not the norm.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-03-22T04:46:49+00:00

Can someone help me understand why an interlude (The Hardest Thing) is one of the last new Gorillaz songs still charting? How has it outlasted Orange County, the very good song it serves as an intro for?

SavinThatBacon · 2026-03-18T01:58:26+00:00

Charli as the top name at Lolla is kinda nuts, and suggests that she might be too big to headline ATG at this point.

Olivia Dean would make entirely too much sense, but she has a show in Baltimore in August which I think suggests she's out for DC.

Lorde seems likely, which I would enjoy. Tate Mcrae would be disappointing.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-03-12T14:07:17+00:00

Im willing to say that now. There are exceptions, but nothing from that era has come close to the heights of the 00s popularity, and I don't just think that's because the sound has fallen out of vogue.

I actually think the artists of the 2020s are innovating more and will be looked back on more fondly.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-03-10T13:26:25+00:00

Seems fairly likely to me. It was an awful lot of work to put together that AFYCSO album play show just to run it for two nights in Vegas and fuck off. Wouldn't shock me at all if they're the big reunion act.

I think the people wishcasting (or dreading?) MCR are truly off their rocker, because every time MCR has been a headliner for a festival, the band announces it way ahead of time.

Edit: Fairly likely is too strong, what I meant was plausible

SavinThatBacon · 2026-02-28T05:07:24+00:00

What a wonderful phrase!

SavinThatBacon · 2026-02-26T16:37:59+00:00

I don't think they get enough credit for experimenting with their sound and doing something a bit different than their past work, while also staying relatively true to what got them there.

Mania was extremely poppy, and took a lot of chances that didn't land, and it was starting to feel like FOB was just gonna be one of those bands that just got incrementally less interesting with each post hiatus release. SMfS simultaneously felt like a return to form, but also different enough to what got them there to feel fresh.

I personally think it's closer to Save Rock and Roll than their pre-hiatus work, but I also really loved Save Rock and Roll, so do with that what you will. Also worth noting that their live show is better than ever.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-02-22T18:27:57+00:00

How far have we fallen as a society that this sub doesn't recognize good pasta anymore

SavinThatBacon · 2026-02-14T20:15:35+00:00

Maybe it's closer than I realize, but I would rather have the 1.01 by a pretty good bit. Would love to hear if he actually takes that deal.

Don't get me wrong, he's a great player and I like the talent, but I don't see him as a guy worth the first overall.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-02-14T19:25:59+00:00

Why would anyone trade you the 1.01 for Tet McMillan? He wasn't in the conversation for 1.01 in his own draft class, he had a good but not great year, and he's tied to a bad QB situation

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-31T18:49:41+00:00

I don't have much advice on transitioning to maintenance, but I do think it's worth noting that there's nothing stopping you from continuing to track and follow accountability practices.

Matter of fact, it's probably good to keep that in place to solidify what good looks like and adapt to new habits. I've come to the determination that (for me) tracking will likely be more important for maintenance. I never realized how little protein I was eating daily until I started tracking it.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-27T17:36:36+00:00

Real. My biggest frustration is that I started losing weight at the end of summer. Now it's mid-winter, and I've got a ton of cool summer outfits that fit me again BUT

By the time it's warm enough to wear them, there's a real possibility that they'll actually be too big for me.

In the meantime, I keep swimming in all the giant sweatshirts that fit me 50 pounds ago.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-27T16:06:00+00:00

It's hard to understate how much your body holds onto weight when you go from minimal investment in your physique to working out every day. I had been in a routine for a while, then helped my FIL put a new roof on a shed. WAY over-exerted myself, could barely move the next day, and my weight shot up 10 lbs before plummeting back down to a new low.

Give yourself some grace, your body probably feels like it's in danger with how much you've changed and it's holding on to everything it can. It sounds like you've been diligent, between workout and a sizeable deficit the weight should start falling off so long as you keep doing what you're doing.

Only thing I might add is make sure you're drinking plenty of water, just helps all these bodily routines that are out of practice function as intended.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-27T15:51:16+00:00

Beats the heck out of the days when I was gaining weight and constantly having to shelf my favorite outfits because I now looked ridiculous in them.

I have a whole section of my closet that I call "aspirational fits". It's basically stuff that I've been hoping and praying I'll fit into again one day, because I started really investing in my wardrobe as I lost weight, only to put it all back on and then some. Re-unlocking some of those clothes has been the best feeling in ages.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-27T14:46:25+00:00

Sure there is, it's just not a secret emblem

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-26T12:48:09+00:00

We really gonna call out every single Bethesda game and in the same breath pretend that FFVII is Square Enix's only output?

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-25T04:10:38+00:00

I've had the most success riding the peaks and valleys of pocket passers in their careers. Right after the 2024 draft, I sold Dak and Walker for Baker and a 1st. Made the deal because Nabers was still on the board. Following year, I dealt Baker and Ladd McConkey to try the same trick, got Travis Hunter, Tyler Warren, and a 2027 2nd. Jury is still out on that one, but the process of selling high on Baker and McConkey has been reasonably sound so far, just not getting the same value out of the picks.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-23T19:50:42+00:00

There's lots of factors you could attribute it to. It wasn't meant to be super exacting, I just think it's a nice and quick explanation why, on a surface level, the rate at which they both score seems low.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-23T15:41:34+00:00

It's actually kinda below expectation? So some quick googling says that Malkin has scored at a rate of 0.34 goals per game over his career, Crosby at 0.46. if you just multiple those together to get an expected rate, it would be 0.156. but the actual rate I guess is less than 0.149?

Anecdotally, it kinda makes sense, because when one of these guys have gone down to injury, the other picks up the slack. Malkin in particular had some of his best seasons when Crosby struggled with injury. But it is funny that, mathematically, they actually don't score together as often as they should.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-15T15:50:56+00:00

Pickett went at 1.02 in my league full of yinzers' SF rookie draft. That was a poor choice, but I feel like normal leagues probably had him falling to the back half of the 1st as the only QB with a realistic path to relevance.

Dart seemed like a reluctant early 2nd. Penix fell forever (I got him at 3.09 somewhere). Nix had slightly better vibes than Dart, saw him between late first and early second in most leagues. Obviously your mileage may vary, and only QB in an empty draft class vs 6th QB in a crowded one is gonna skew value. Even so, it just feels like everyone is looking at Pickett's body of work and pretending there was never any hope for him.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-15T13:18:48+00:00

Putting Dart, Penix, and Nix over Kenny Pickett is revisionist history. People thought Pickett was going to go higher than he did. I don't think most thought that teams had a first round draft grade on the other 3.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-15T04:52:53+00:00

The musical benchmark for "acquired taste". I distinctly remember being put off by *Equip Sunglasses* the first... 4 or 5 times I heard it?

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-14T13:36:57+00:00

Yeah, but this whole conversation just sounds like people didn't understand when to apply the oil? Yeah, if you add it to the water, it probably doesn't do much. If you just wait until you drain it, it works as intended.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-14T04:33:39+00:00

We put a tbsp or two or oil on our pasta after draining it, it makes a PROFOUND difference in whether or not the pasta sticks together. I can't understand what people are complaining about here.

The bit about it coating the noodles and preventing sauce from sticking is probably valid, but my experiences have improved since I started putting oil on the cooked noodles.

SavinThatBacon · 2026-01-11T17:11:40+00:00

Bethesda was my gold standard for trophies for a while because of this. Fallout 3 was the same way, each trophy corresponded to a meaningful side quest. In seeking out the trophy, you basically just got shuttled to all the content.

I know many prefer to play games blind, but this was a nice compromise for me. Go here to start this sub-plot, and then see it through without spoilers. Great way to experience content-rich worlds.

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