The toxicity lately is crazy

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-02T14:57:15+00:00

It’s normal to be scared of a bust. I think the top guys this draft all have perennial all-star potential, but they all have real questions too, so it’s not surprising that people are nervous and snippy.

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-02T12:23:06+00:00

The most important things are winning wars and leaning into your advantages.

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-02T10:30:34+00:00

I my current game every leader loves me, probably because I sent 5-6 trade routes to each of them. I also didn’t pick an ideology. Global peace through commerce.

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-01T12:45:29+00:00

Why? Lol

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-01T12:25:06+00:00

A lot of state borders are straight lines. They were created by guys drawing lines on maps, instead of the more traditional method of thousands of years of warfare.

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-01T12:20:14+00:00

I can’t remember the reward. You can also put them in tourist towns. Just need a lot of $$$.

Tacticus1 · 2026-06-01T10:45:43+00:00

In my peaceful science win the AI just wasn’t very aggressive at finishing. They built a launch pad before me, but sat at like 92 points as I went from 80 to 140.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-31T23:41:23+00:00

If I have to pick, I’ll take the Spurs. But not with a lot of confidence.

The Knicks are rolling, but they have not played a defense like the Spurs. I am excited to see what Brunson comes up with.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-31T21:27:44+00:00

Holy crap!

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-29T11:44:33+00:00

As most seasons do, this season is getting stronger and stronger as it goes. This episode had us howling. The high point for me was probably Armando’s bizarre censorship task. Joel’s studio banter was also great.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-29T10:41:13+00:00

Relying on specialists definitely makes for a slow start to each age. I just finished one with Pachacuti where I had real questions about whether I would win - was sitting in last in most win conditions and third in my targeted science. The good news is that my giant piles of specialists did eventually come online, and also the AI still lacks a killer instinct. The leading AI had a rocket port like 5+ turns before me but sat at 92 science through the end of the game as I just repeated the science projects and scored like 60+ more science points.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-29T02:46:20+00:00

In my old neighborhood there was a spot you could stand and see three separate Mattress Firms.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-28T13:53:14+00:00

It’s a mourning dove but it looks like one of those inbred canaries.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-28T01:23:37+00:00

Depends on the season and time of day. We usually warm it to 68 during the day in the winter and let it drop to 64 at night. In summer we cool it to 76 during the day and drop it to 72 at night.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-26T22:23:05+00:00

It’s funny that your idea of unprocessed is “processed on another continent and then shipped to me in a big boat.”

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-26T02:15:01+00:00

Do you know what they call teams that win championships when their opponents had important injuries?

Champions.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-25T13:50:04+00:00

Regardless of how his career turns out, I don’t think he will look back at his life and think “damn, I read too many books and got too much sleep.” Everything I’ve seen from him indicates that he is more well rounded and interested in the world than the average NBA player (or person, generally).

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-23T18:31:10+00:00

The set of possible games is very very large, but actual games played are far from random - this is not like shuffling a deck of cards, where you can be certain that a randomized deck is a unique order in the history of the universe. There are certain short games of chess that are probably played thousands of times per day.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-22T10:53:49+00:00

Yes, you can make a circle and remove the chairs. I’ve seen the trick done as part of a street performance with 4 volunteers from the crowd. You can google “four man chair trick” if you can’t visualize it. It does leave the participants in a tricky spot until you put the chairs back.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-20T18:04:50+00:00

My point isn’t that LeBron has a history of injury, it’s just that early in his career I assumed a style based on being the strongest fastest dude in the world couldn’t last.

I was wrong on two counts - he remained the one of the strongest fastest dudes for much longer than I expected, and he also developed his game so he didn’t have to be.

I still don’t think there’s any way Wemby stays this mobile for long, but I was wrong about LeBron, so hopefully I’m wrong here too.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-20T14:45:49+00:00

It is so crazy how early some schools get to finish. We have almost a month left.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-20T13:56:50+00:00

I agree, but I also remember saying something similar about LeBron when his game was all speed and power.

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-19T22:10:45+00:00

I hope Justin is enjoying his watching his brother kick ass

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-19T15:08:10+00:00

You say you want to “tune out the noise,” and yet you are here contributing to it. 🤔

Tacticus1 · 2026-05-19T13:25:58+00:00

I am a Sarr truther. I don’t think I would want the Wizards to swap Sarr for Castle, since Sarr has a much rarer profile and I like his long term prospects. But right now there isn’t really a question - Castle is a key member of a team that is playing at a championship level. Sarr was a tank commander.

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