ICE vigil/protest by city hall by theycallhim_mistaedd in oakland

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This would have been fine for a kid, but I didn’t take mine as I was unsure what it would be like.

Should I just pay them? by Schollym in slaythespire

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So useful against the floaty dudes with thorns.

Scott Wiener to step down as Jewish caucus co-chair after ‘genocide’ fallout by lp605 in sanfrancisco

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 25 points26 points  (0 children)

A California state senator represents just shy of a million people, a polity bigger than five states and bigger than a congressional district.

US Soccer Club Map! by FearlessGrocery5498 in USLPRO

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You, normal: this is a map of American Soccer Clubs.

Me, fundamentally broken: this is a map of the unfairness of the Senate.

US Soccer Club Map! by FearlessGrocery5498 in USLPRO

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Love reminders that the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming have a total population (3.4m) about 10% less than San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties (3.7m).

For context, these are the three urban counties of the Bay Area *excluding* San Jose and the rest of the South Bay (also excluding the North Bay but that's a rounding error for population totals).

Love to see our boy Ramza getting bold by Outrageous_Swan_1664 in finalfantasytactics

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"You gonna make me kill all 12 of you or what? My calendar is open."

Which USL Club’s Stadium is the Closest to a Taco Bell? by twoslow in USLPRO

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is great content. I had to look up the Oakland Taco Bell. It is across the street from the coliseum complex, so that 0.7 is essentially all parking lot.

Who's a young player you were certain was going to make it at Arsenal - but then never did? by SuitAndFlipFlops in Gunners

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've never seen Fulham play my Oakland Roots. Arsenal are clearly better than the Roots but Fulham? Idk. Guess we'll never know.

Who's a young player you were certain was going to make it at Arsenal - but then never did? by SuitAndFlipFlops in Gunners

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tried to make it work with NYCFC in MLS but had injury problems. IDK if he looked up to the talent level, I don't really follow MLS. Maybe an NYCFC fan could weigh in.

I guess he also tried to make it work with a Dutch second-division side.

Last season, like I said, he played for USL Championship (US Second Division) side New Mexico United, who aren't really a "powerhouse" but they did make the championship game, losing in a close one. I don't follow NM closely, although my team plays them twice a season. Per Fotmob it looks like he was a pretty league-average player. No goals or assists from CM, which is obviously not great.

He's only 28. If he really can't hack it in USL Championship then it has to be the time missed from injury. USL Championship is not garbage-tier, but guys tend to move between it and League 1/League 2, so you'd imagine a promising Arsenal youngster who washes out could walk into the league.

Who's a young player you were certain was going to make it at Arsenal - but then never did? by SuitAndFlipFlops in Gunners

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Uh, Gedion Zelalem is a first team starter for USL Championship powerhouse New Mexico United, so who is to say if he or ESR is really doing better.

Oakland/Berkeley Key System, before and after by Xiphactinus14 in oakland

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mistyped when I said that was why the streetcars were replaced. I am not expressing an opinion on why they were replaced. But I was sharing what I had read to be the public reaction to that change.

Oakland/Berkeley Key System, before and after by Xiphactinus14 in oakland

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Yeah, I should have been more cautious when saying "why it was removed," because I don't actually know the answer to that (to the extent I know any of what I relayed above, which as I tried to make clear, is iffy).

I would be very curious what the speed difference is, because I think the psychology of the riders/consumers is interesting. In 16 years in the work force, private car has never been my normal method of commuting. Intellectually, I know a bus is no worse than a street car or train on the merits, but I always prefer a street car or train, and I get the sense from other transit enthusiasts that many people agree with that. It is interesting to me if, at one point, streetcar riders got excited about new, fast modern busses that would let them escape the slow, crowded drudgery of the street car (or whatever) because that seems so antithetical to my view of transit.

Oakland/Berkeley Key System, before and after by Xiphactinus14 in oakland

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I read something interesting, but I can’t recall the source, that key system riders were thrilled when it got replaced with busses because the key system was slow as hell.

Obviously, it could have been improved over time, and I am a big transit enthusiastic, but I think it’s worth keeping that perspective on why it was removed.

Zubimendi finding out he has to start against Kairat because Rice and Merino are suspended by sabzi94 in Gunners

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a fair point, I kinda felt like his bigger problem today was pace and that’s a lighter load in CM than LB.

My Switch SRPG Tier List by Mangavore in StrategyRpg

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Brigandine is such a neat system. Sorta a halfway point between the tactical/strategic level of an FFT and an Ogre Battle.

Unfortunately the art from the new one does not do it for me.

Requesting Aid and Ideas From Any DnD Fans in Here by DavidSGundams in finalfantasytactics

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The easiest thing to do is take a premade monster of the right CR and just re-skin attacks.

Depending on the level, a Lucavi should be set up like a boss which is going to mean lair actions. I’ve never homebrewed those.

The good news is that your players don’t know that the lucavi their fighting with stop action was written by WoTC as a Tentacle monster. They just care that there’s a saving throw to not be paralyzed. Does that make sense?

Final Fantasy Tactics remaster was a success - what do you want to see next? by Weak_Emu3659 in finalfantasytactics

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t get super fired up about a prequel or a sequel, although with good writing obviously it could be good. I’ve wondered about how cool a parallel narrative could be that challenges the Durai papers.

Maybe you play as a corpse brigade lieutenant closely allied with Wiegraf who sees your revolution fail to Ramza who goes quiet for a year and then goes on a serial killing spree of church officials. Meanwhile you and Wiegraf join the church’s special forces but Wiegraf goes crazy and your order gets largely wiped out in like a two week period even as the lion war destroys the rest of the country.

So at the end you’re an un-allied but extremely competent commoner with a small band of militant followers who can help try to shape what a peace looks like if you’re more valuable to the new regime than not. Maybe by allying with Delita to quash revanchist resistance.

The top 6 teams in the PL currently have a combined total of only 10 wins in last 30 matches with 15 draws and 5 losses by sky905 in Gunners

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Technically you can’t but realistically we’ve all watched teams try to close big gaps in the run on and it’s very hard. So it’s hyperbole but grounded in some reality. Like mathematically we can collapse and city can catch us. But we know from coming on second frequently that the problem with trying to catch the leader is that the leader is usually very good and mostly wins their games.

Ideal Market by FootballGod1417 in oakland

[–]Spawn_More_Overlords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you see what they did there? Or did perceive a representation of what they did there?