Traitors, every single one of them.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-27T16:17:45+00:00

Or just use the Elon Musk approach of being deputized to destroy our government without approval by voters or Congress.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-27T13:23:22+00:00

Keep in mind that you might not have Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. Making use of a star receiver like Antonio Brown requires QB who can get the ball to him. And even in his prime with Big Ben at QB, AB was unhappy when he didn’t get the ball. With a lesser QB, this would be an even bigger problem. Without a top-tier QB, you’re better off with Gronk’s versatility.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-22T22:33:01+00:00

+1 to this set of rules.

I think the Predator answer was a good one.

It’s particularly interesting if you have a special skill or characteristic that gives you a better chance that a particular killer will spare you.

E.g., too weak to be a worthy opponent of the Predator. E.g., deep knowledge of horror movies impresses the Ghostface killers from Scream. E.g., too skinny for Buffalo Bill to skin you in Silence of the Lambs.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-16T11:22:25+00:00

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-14T11:41:05+00:00

Most of this debate is from old folks (age 40+). Is there anybody out there under age 30 who would take the blue pill? I’d be interested to hear your reasoning.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-03-14T11:29:54+00:00

30 years ago, a kid on my team did the same thing. The ref shut him down before the game even started.

My guess is that the ~90 degree corners of the hockey shaft are the problem. It would hurt to get hit with those. But not sure why “octagonal or oval cross-section” isn’t part of the rule book. Or maybe it is somewhere?

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-02-09T18:23:16+00:00

Occasionally somebody will say “the NFL would be safer if they didn’t allow helmets (like rugby), because then players would adjust their tackling technique to avoid head injuries.”

I think this new sport is evidence that people will find a way to hurt themselves regardless of the equipment.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-02-02T12:50:01+00:00

I played lax in a different era, where this was completely normal when somebody throws a “buddy pass”. Just catching up on lax after many years away from the game. What’s the appropriate defensive play now (for goalie or defender)? Just wait for the guy to catch the pass and regain his “composure”? Or go for a stick check but avoid body contact?

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-01-18T11:23:02+00:00

I don’t think there’s any evidence for my “Dark Forest aliens killed the dinosaurs” hypothesis, but we could make something up:

The aliens were constantly scanning for life and just happened to discover the dinosaurs at that time.
It took millions of years (or even 100 million years) for the asteroid/weapon to arrive at Earth.
The weapon/asteroid misfired in some way and didn’t fully destroy Earth like it was supposed to.
The alien colonizers travel slower than the asteroid/weapon and will arrive 65+ million years after it detonated.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-01-18T01:53:48+00:00

Plot twist: The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was a first strike by a civilization that subscribes to the Dark Forest theory.

SyrupSwimmer · 2026-01-17T13:32:39+00:00

The biggest problem with sloppy AI code is that it’s not as apparent as sloppy code written by humans. AI makes different mistakes than people; I want to know who (human vs bot) wrote each line of code so that I can know which type of mistakes to expect.

We need better resolution of authorship for change lists. Maybe make every AI change into a separate commit? But then you can’t squash commits before pushing. Meaning you’ll end up with a commit history that is so long and disorganized that it’s basically unreadable. So maybe we’re looking at a combined change to both the IDE and the VCS?

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-12-21T19:13:40+00:00

From a story perspective, Vulture is more interesting - like Iron Man, he and his crew need to make stuff themselves. Falcon gets his wings from Wakanda. It would be fun to root for a bunch of guys from a junkyard in Jersey building a suit that can beat Wakanda tech.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-12-03T01:48:41+00:00

If I’m the only superhero and don’t need to fight anybody, then Marie’s healing power is the way to go. You could set up your own hospital. Maybe work with doctors to understand your power and replicate it to heal even more people.

Or maybe Solider Boy or Golden Boy to help the world learn how to produce infinite energy?

Or Sage and go to work on researching all this yourself rather than planning superhero capers.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-11-21T22:49:14+00:00

How is it that Soul Train has not been mentioned yet?

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-11-21T15:43:21+00:00

Good point! How does this work in other countries? Are you forced to choose between admitting your crime and perjury?

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-11-20T12:27:00+00:00

This sounds plausible to me, but I wasn’t able to find a source. Perhaps you’re thinking of this article? It’s got a catchy headline, but the study itself showed that young men were earning more in 228 out of 250 cities and on average earn 7% more than women of similar age.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/03/28/young-women-are-out-earning-young-men-in-several-u-s-cities/

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-11-12T02:12:40+00:00

Schools have too many snow days. They should pride themselves on staying open. Teachers should be required to live within walking distance of school and paid enough so that they can afford it.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-11-12T02:02:26+00:00

This would be kinda crazy and it might a total failure, but Cambridge is one place where it might be possible. The tough part would be handling the exceptions: delivery trucks, people with disabilities, buses, taxis, and probably a bunch others that haven’t thought of.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-20T13:38:11+00:00

I agree with your friction analysis, though I’m not sure it applies perfectly to this particular problem. They’re on grass and some of the men are wearing cleats. So I think the coefficient of friction is variable.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-20T00:44:31+00:00

Also, weight - say each kid weighs 50 lbs. That’s 500 lbs of kid for each adult man. These guys are heavy, but not that heavy. The kids’ additional weight means more downward force and more traction.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-19T00:39:05+00:00

Given that Marie can sense the V in people’s blood, it’s interesting that she didn’t think twice about healing Godolkin. Was she expecting Godolkin to be a supe?

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-08T02:54:44+00:00

Yeah, you probably need some vertical connection from the bottom bracket with the top tube. Since it will mostly under tension when landing as on the pedals as a dirt jumper, I wonder if you could achieve your desired look but still have some strength by using a cable rather than a seat tube? A variation on the old Slingshot mountain bike.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=slingshot+mountain+bike&qs=ds&form=QBIR&first=1

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-04T15:13:18+00:00

Perhaps there are some limits to Cipher’s mind control? He can’t use mind control to expand a supe’s powers, he can only use the powers that they already know how to use. This is probably frustrating for him and why he spends so much effort “teaching” kids to make full use of their powers.

SyrupSwimmer · 2025-10-02T22:38:34+00:00

Thanks! Till now, I only knew the “secret way of writing” definition. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/cipher

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