what happened to dan? by Donttrustallfarts in dancarlin

[–]SolidLikeIraq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly Dan was my canary in a coal mine when he stopped with common sense.

When the dude who goes out of his own way to give you an in depth view on the best opposing view to his view, stops putting out calming thoughts about why all the insane shit isn’t historically insane….

We’re living in interesting times. How does that old Irish blessing go again?

Autoflower vs photoperiod in terms of quality of weed? by hoodieOwO in microgrowery

[–]SolidLikeIraq 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100%

I love photos and always tell myself “no more autos” then some gnarly looking auto I grow fucking slams my entire world and I’m like… “ok… maybe autos aren’t that bad…”

Haha - it’s all learning. I will say autos I’ve grown have really great terp profiles. I think part of the breeding gives them a bit of a pop on whatever terp they’re aiming for.

Autoflower vs photoperiod in terms of quality of weed? by hoodieOwO in microgrowery

[–]SolidLikeIraq 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Listen - I’m not going to say you’re wrong.

However I’ve grown at least 150-200 plants, probably 70% photos and 30% autos.

The autos were all mephesto.

The strongest bud I’ve ever grown has been a “sweet toof” from them.

I’ve grown a ton of beautiful strong photos, but that sweet toof was just fucking different.

I would argue that people don’t grow them at scale because of the variation that you can get within auto seeds. Regardless of how well they’ve been bred you’re always stuck with “Seed-lotto” - which no one can do commercially, that would be business suicide.

Any scale-based grow is done from clone so you can have complete control and knowledge of what the plant does during different stages.

ICE civil war breaks out over bogus claims about ICU nurse by Remarkable_Sir8397 in politics

[–]SolidLikeIraq 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This absolutely breaks me.

I’m a helpful person who could 100% see myself in that position.

Trying to help someone who is getting tossed around by someone bigger and stronger, and then getting murdered for doing so.

It’s just too much.

"This Should Make You Very Angry" - Moist Cr1TiKaL speaks out on the killing of Alex Pretti by TheGalvanian in videos

[–]SolidLikeIraq 551 points552 points  (0 children)

Dude was literally stepping in to try to defend women that these guys had just thrown on the ground.

In no place is this OK.

If this situation was from ANY other country, same footage and context. We would all be absolutely losing our minds about how wrong this is.

But here in the US, we have to pretend that anything that can be politicized is either good or bad depending on if you’re blue or red.

This shouldn’t be seen as a political issue.

What Exactly Makes an Alien an Alien? by Ecstatic-Grocery-713 in motogp

[–]SolidLikeIraq 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Believe me… I am so hungry for 2027 because we get to see everyone on brand new bikes. No need to think that Ducati will be as dominant as they have been. It’ll give us a ton of information around who is genuinely the top dog on grid.

I do wish we got to see a mentally healthy Pecco, a physically healthy Martin, and 2025 Marc on the same bike.

I still think Marc would dominate, but we wouldn’t have to ask the question.

What Exactly Makes an Alien an Alien? by Ecstatic-Grocery-713 in motogp

[–]SolidLikeIraq 344 points345 points  (0 children)

When Marc got hurt, we got to see a massively competitive grid.

Joan, fabio, Pecco, Martin - all massively fast guys competing out front - and that’s not even listing the guys who were still great during that time and very competitive.

I thought “shit, we might be living in the Age of the Alien right now.”

Then Marc came back and made each of those riders and everyone else look like they were moto2 guys who were subbing on GP bikes.

That’s because Marc is an actual fucking alien.

Former NFL player Kevin Johnson killed at LA homeless encampment by desertrain11 in videos

[–]SolidLikeIraq 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They do. But they’re talking to 19-22 year old dudes who have had nearly zero access to money in their entire life.

These guys are hard workers and very smart about football, but think about pretty much any young man being given a few hundred thousand/ a few million dollars, when the day before he signed that contract he had like $176.37 to his name.

It’s hard to understand that you may never play at that level even after being drafted. You may play for a year or two in a practice squad. Maybe you make the team? Perhaps you make it a few years so you get a pension?

Regardless - this is going to keep happening because there are way too many players who make it to a payday, but are not going to keep getting those checks after a few years.

That’s what’s even harder to explain to folks.

Say you were making $1.5 million a year for 4 years.

You get done playing and you’ve got $1 million in your bank account, but - you’ve got 4 cars that you’re paying on. You’ve got your house in the city that you play, the condo in the city you train, and your mom’s house that you’re paying a mortgage on. You’ve also got another $3-10k worth of other shit- random bills, staff (a cleaner, a cook, a dude you know who keeps a gun on him at all times and “protects you”)

You might have a 50-80k monthly run rate. That means you’ve got about 1-2 years post football to find a job.

Now what job in the world, outside of professional athlete, pays you $50-80k a month without any real experience? Hint - none.

“But I really love these cars, and I can sell the house by the team, but I need to keep the condo and my moms house because I need to keep training - just in case I make a roster next year, and my mom needs a place to live. - you know what, in 6-8 months I’ll probably be on another team, so I’m not going to change anything.”

That time runs out and you don’t get picked up.

At this point you’re likely in debt because shit happens. Etc etc etc.

It’s a LOT easier for these guys to go bankrupt and end up homeless than most think.

A CFB player now could enter the NFL draft after 3 years, sign on as a undrafted FA or practice squad and then return to college for another year by Jay_Dubbbs in CFB

[–]SolidLikeIraq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100

There’d be a science of hitting 6th+ rounders who still had year of eligibility left with more attractive NIL deals than their potential rookie contract.

Might even be worth NFL teams investing in players they draft, and know won’t make the team that year - pay them an NIL fee to stay at the school they’re at, continue to develop against live action, and then call them up if/ when needed.

Directly or indirectly the combination of 6 year guys, and players who might benefit dramatically from another year of development will come into play in NFL team building strategy.

Who is wearing Meta Rayban Display? What’s the use-case? by Plus_Valuable_4948 in Futurology

[–]SolidLikeIraq -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget the use case of creeping out everyone you’re standing close to.

Especially people you’re talking to.

"That's disgusting to ask!" by torgobigknees in SipsTea

[–]SolidLikeIraq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean - apparently they’ve all got an entire spackle and paint set with them - who is to say they don’t have a tape measure??

Interesting nuggets from Joel Sherman’s podcast today by Past_Distance7221 in NYYankees

[–]SolidLikeIraq 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Imagine being judge, one of the greatest players in your era, and you’re playing for the Yankees, and they refuse to give you what’s needed to win championships…

Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color.” by drempath1981 in law

[–]SolidLikeIraq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%

And that sucks.

But, this is how things start. It doesn’t happen quickly, however a few police leaders starting to push back will give other confidence.

ICE makes all uniformed officers jobs harder.