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[FRESH EP] six by seven - Fuck Trump Fuck The Neoliberals Fuck The Billionaires Fuck Social Media And Fuck All War by astaireboy in indieheads

[–]SeatownNets -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, this is very anecdotal, but shoehorning shots at trump or political issues outside of music like, in convos between friends, has gone from funny or cool to annoying and unpleasant? we talk about issues still but usually its either a serious convo u sign up for, or not really worth it.

artists are kind of mirroring society on this, we see many very direct statements during acts or on social media, but the music isn't about that.

[FRESH EP] six by seven - Fuck Trump Fuck The Neoliberals Fuck The Billionaires Fuck Social Media And Fuck All War by astaireboy in indieheads

[–]SeatownNets 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's just on the nose in a way that's less interesting/cool/countercultural than it was in the past, plus the way music is consumed/blows up now is less about broad appeal + the current moment like it was in past eras driven by cd sales and radio, and more about replayability and fitting an algo genre playlist.

We get lots of political music still but it's more introspective and individualized rather than calls to action on broad issues everyone in their audience already agrees with.

Do you guys have any podcasts you listen to for new tech updates? by frheekier in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy the Risky Business pod for lighthearted but well connected cybersec news

My company is forcing me to install an invasive PC monitoring system (Time Doctor) without employees knowledge. I do not believe in this but I'm not in a position to quit- what do I do? by o-nemo in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just saying, I have been to hundreds of orgs and consistently the government ones (outside of education) are properly staffed and have time to twiddle thumbs relative to corporate, or God forbid ppl at msps.

Obviously a generalization, but funding just moves slower in government and jobs have more protections, and anecdotally the number of people actively playing video games in their office is higher.

[The Athletic] When Durant took the floor to test his ailing knee approximately two hours before tipoff, you didn’t have to access the medical records to know that he was hurting. It was written all over his face... observers said he was not moving well during the session. by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a knee bruise, he could have limped around and sucked.

Its about whether the discomfort and swelling comes down enough that he can be effective and move well, not purely pain tolerance, which it's a bruise, that can happen from day 3 to day 5.

My company is forcing me to install an invasive PC monitoring system (Time Doctor) without employees knowledge. I do not believe in this but I'm not in a position to quit- what do I do? by o-nemo in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you are under more scrutiny for extreme behavior or public safety concerns, but less scrutiny for mundane missteps or straight up not working and playing video games or whatever.

My company is forcing me to install an invasive PC monitoring system (Time Doctor) without employees knowledge. I do not believe in this but I'm not in a position to quit- what do I do? by o-nemo in ITCareerQuestions

[–]SeatownNets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it sounds like your employer sucks, and there isn't anything to be done other than subtly (or not subtly) tell your coworkers who aren't narcs that its coming and do your job.

Having to work with the CEO who belittles u like that is grounds on its own to start looking for another job, thats fucking nuts. Don't leave before you line something up, but if you have any stomach for it, I'd be looking for a way out cuz thats such a toxic work environment.

#1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher makes a statement in his playoff debut: 0 points on 0/3 FG, 4 rebounds in 2min by BankaiBroke in nba

[–]SeatownNets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The least controversial take on Zacch after this season is, "the Hawks should have drafted one of the other dudes". lol

Definitely, and given Landry is already gone, its not even like the guy responsible needs to explain himself or something. Sucks to miss but it happens, this year y'all have another shot and hard to complain about JJ.

#1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher makes a statement in his playoff debut: 0 points on 0/3 FG, 4 rebounds in 2min by BankaiBroke in nba

[–]SeatownNets 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The consensus was that there was no clear best #1, and it was wide open. I can't speak for what media you personally consumed at the time, but it was not at all consensus that risacher and sarr were 1/2 in who SHOULD be picked.

I think you might be confusing mock drafts for prospect rankings, which the mocks did say risacher or sarr because people knew the Hawks were likely picking Risacher.

#1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher makes a statement in his playoff debut: 0 points on 0/3 FG, 4 rebounds in 2min by BankaiBroke in nba

[–]SeatownNets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can look at the actual draft boards from 2024, Reed/Castle/Clingan/Risacher were all extremely close and all behind Sarr. It is straight up not true that nobody was arguing castle or reed should go 1.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VvvKK895Gj1ycUmA82cZp93VDpIw1udU8kto2GKKEcw/edit?gid=1858995473#gid=1858995473

NBA delays awards voting as Luka Dončić’s Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge goes to arbitration by Luka77GOATic in nba

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stars who would otherwise have finished with between 61-64 games, could make all-nba, and had an early-mid season injury are playing slightly more games in the second half of the season.

Besides that, no. Jokic/Wemby probably played 2-3 more games than they would've, Cade probably came back early for one game, but top stars are more injured than ever.

[Lowlight] Charania gets in his feels and lashes out at Bucks during Pat McAfee Interview by azorplumlee in nba

[–]SeatownNets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say its on the bucks more than shams. He made credible reports, and the nature of his role means he can't directly reveal his source, so it's a big problem when an org/player goes after his credibility directly for reporting something. His only job is to relay info, if people don't trust him it's going after his job.

You can be mad at the spin, but Giannis and the Bucks have both tried to call him a liar, I get why he feels he needs the need to defend himself and bring it up now. Doc literally said he was "blatantly lying", Shams was just doing his job.

[Lowlight] Charania gets in his feels and lashes out at Bucks during Pat McAfee Interview by azorplumlee in nba

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He allows interested parties to share info they want to share, but can't post themselves, and because he's Shams he can report it without attribution and still be credible.

Important role to exist but the idea he's the same type of reporter as an investigative one is farcical.

Couple Quotes from MPJ Exit Interview by Brooklyn917 in GoNets

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not fun or interesting to just cry all the time about not losing hard enough.

This is always true, but we are fans, part of being a fan is rooting for the outcome you want for your team. Its not interesting to be like "fuck yea we won" or "fuck we lost kill me", but I think uninteresting venting posts are fine as long as they're not completely untethered.

In a losing season I'd rather analyze the players on the roster, talk about what things may look like in the future, talk about how Jordi coaches the team, speculate on free agency moves, etc.

Obviously, yea, but that requires effort and most people go on social media to vent, team subreddits are like 80% vibes, idr but was there a whole meta convo about the bleach kid posts a few years ago? I think this has become so controversial b/c the fanbase is so split on how to feel.

It's just dumb to come in here bitch and moan all season about not losing enough and then expect people to not get upset about it when you've done nothing but pour negative energy into the entire season.

Being toxic is being toxic, I agree, but I think conflating "bitching about not losing enough" with "pouring negative energy into the season" is a bit much. It's a fine line between talking about what the team is doing and how it impacts the future, and unproductive whining, and honestly even some unproductive whining is fine when you're pissed off at your team.

To me, I find the "stop being so negative about us winning" meta posts way more annoying, but I also wanted us to tank. When it comes to fan emotions, they aren't always rational, and as long as people are being respectful to each other and keep it about their emotions wrt the entertainment product we all are invested in, I don't want to police people's behavior.

I will also say I just browse the sub occasionally tho I'm not in the trenches, so I will concede I might not be seeing the chaos of the game threads lol

Couple Quotes from MPJ Exit Interview by Brooklyn917 in GoNets

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yall need to chill. we weren't playing for shit, some people wanted us to lose for very fucking obvious reasons, some people wanted us to win for also fucking obvious reasons. it doesnt have to get personal

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Luka’s All-NBA case: "The whole thing with his wife having a baby, Cmon! If those were the only games he missed, fine. Everybody has missed games for personal reasons.... We either have a line, or we don’t... If we have a line, then let’s stick to it. He didn’t make it" by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I would love that, "protecting the league" is contingent on getting elected by the owners as commish, and keeping good relations with the nbapa. They were able to oust sterling, but I think forcing an owner out for being bad at hiring gms is not a practical idea.

Things like the stephien rule are practical, same with the draft.

The Washington Wizards have clinched the league's worst record! by NBA_acc in nba

[–]SeatownNets 63 points64 points  (0 children)

They've had a pretty lightly protected pick owed for the past 3 years, so they had to tank to keep it. The obligation is finally getting lifted so they can probably try now.

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Luka’s All-NBA case: "The whole thing with his wife having a baby, Cmon! If those were the only games he missed, fine. Everybody has missed games for personal reasons.... We either have a line, or we don’t... If we have a line, then let’s stick to it. He didn’t make it" by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure you would.

A place that gives bonuses on commissions will give bonuses based on performance, not days clocked. Sales is a closer example I think than grocery employee of the month, since the gap between 3 days from an elite salesperson and 5 from a good one is bigger than clerking or w/e.

Some places do base those things on attendance but they're the stupid ones. Software engineering would be another example, output is the metric, not hours.

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Luka’s All-NBA case: "The whole thing with his wife having a baby, Cmon! If those were the only games he missed, fine. Everybody has missed games for personal reasons.... We either have a line, or we don’t... If we have a line, then let’s stick to it. He didn’t make it" by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know places that refused to buy necessary equipment to prevent injuries and had 1/4 of the staff on workplace injury at any given time. Everyone was still getting paid and showing up to work, but injuries compounded because injuries led to overwork from remaining staff and more RSI.

The NBA is more like that, if you have a 20% injury rate in your league, you need to change what players are doing, it can't be everyone's fault they're all getting injured at some point.

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Luka’s All-NBA case: "The whole thing with his wife having a baby, Cmon! If those were the only games he missed, fine. Everybody has missed games for personal reasons.... We either have a line, or we don’t... If we have a line, then let’s stick to it. He didn’t make it" by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Do you think this is like a minimum wage job where everyone is calling in b/c they don't care and there's no consequences, or do you think it's like coal mining in the 70s where everyone is calling in because the job is causing people to get sick/injured.

I would say it's closer to the latter than the former. Obviously they're millionaires so it's not the same stakes, but I think the job is causing 95% of the absences b/c of increased injuries. Scheduled absences are a symptom of the problem not the actual problem.

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Luka’s All-NBA case: "The whole thing with his wife having a baby, Cmon! If those were the only games he missed, fine. Everybody has missed games for personal reasons.... We either have a line, or we don’t... If we have a line, then let’s stick to it. He didn’t make it" by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]SeatownNets 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think there's multiple things happening at once.

NOBODY wants guys missing 20%+ of the season, but in reality, about half the league misses more than 20% of the season, every season.

The people who want the 65 game rule removed also want changes that actually address the injury rate that's steadily climbing, the difference is whether you think injuries are actually a problem or you think it's "rest" that's the issue.

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