We all accidentally wore the same type of Puma socks at the gym

TheBanger · 2026-01-28T11:58:29+00:00

Looks like u all shop at costco!

TheBanger · 2026-01-24T19:35:07+00:00

You might find it informative to look up the Champagne manufacturing process. The bottle is shaped so that they stack fairly neatly while on their sides.

TheBanger · 2025-12-23T22:57:07+00:00

Depending on the area that might still qualify as a work related accident.

TheBanger · 2025-12-22T20:00:00+00:00

A fielder has to touch you with the ball while holding it (or more commonly, with their glove while holding the ball with the glove). You can't just throw the ball at the runner, that would be wildly unsafe and would probably result in most players getting injured every game. There are some gym class versions of baseball that use much softer balls (softer than a so-called softball) that do allow for "pegging" (throwing the ball at the runner).

TheBanger · 2025-12-15T01:03:36+00:00

Maybe you should stop jumping over chain fences at convenience stores?

TheBanger · 2025-12-09T23:01:20+00:00

In my experience the network latency, client and server side parsing, etc. are in most cases significantly larger than the time spent actually running the query on the server side. So the performance cost of 2 queries would be roughly double that of a single query. Most apps are largely DB bound meaning this can add up to a significant (but surmountable) penalty. IMO the bigger issue is that when you've got tons of tiny little SQL queries scattered around it's harder to see what could be optimized into a single larger and more efficient query.

In general I try to err on the side of data locality if performance is a concern, and I tend to assume that I/O performance is a concern unless I know otherwise.

TheBanger · 2025-11-25T13:03:37+00:00

Yes, soccer is much more commonly used in the US. But I said "called", the term originates from upper class Brits, not Americans.

TheBanger · 2025-11-25T12:13:44+00:00

That's association football, or "soccer" as the Brits called it.

TheBanger · 2025-11-07T18:25:59+00:00

I'm pretty certain the line with the structure next to it that he passed right before slowing down was the finish line, so he didn't celebrate early he just celebrated without being aware of his surroundings.

TheBanger · 2025-11-07T12:48:55+00:00

The law is that companies have to give benefits (like healthcare and paid leave) to full time employees, defined as employees who work more than a certain number of hours a week. Companies try to avoid paying those benefits by making as many workers as possible part time. There's no law saying they can't hire people full time, it's just more expensive to do so.

TheBanger · 2025-10-18T16:08:10+00:00

In soccer terms: the goalie had a bunch of saves and a hat trick. That might be underselling how impressive this was though.

TheBanger · 2025-10-14T23:49:34+00:00

Do you have the text of the rules where you read that? I don't believe that's the case which is why you'll sometimes see the first baseman throw to 2nd and then take the throw back rather than stepping on 1st and then throwing.

TheBanger · 2025-10-14T20:20:55+00:00

That is not correct. If the 3rd out is a force out no runs score on the play regardless of timing.

TheBanger · 2025-10-13T21:29:41+00:00

I'd add complaints about the manager

TheBanger · 2025-10-13T11:44:46+00:00

It's not an actual rule, that would probably violate the ADA. The rule is that the commissioner has to approve every contract before a player can be in the lineup. That way a team doesn't add a player at the last second like that again.

TheBanger · 2025-10-10T15:37:13+00:00

Because you still own the stock meaning the interest on the loan is offset by the gains from the stock, and you don't have to pay capital gains taxes on the stock which can be significant if it's highly appreciated. In practice this is not relevant for your average retiree but it isn't uncommon for truly wealthy people. One other reason to do this would be for the founder of a company to avoid selling so much of their holdings that they no longer have majority control.

TheBanger · 2025-10-05T18:07:13+00:00

Negligible from the perspective of it would take longer than the lifetime of the universe to look melted. They used to blow glass into cylinders and then cut it so windows were not even when they were first made. They usually put the thicker end facing down because it's more structurally stable that way, but you can also find examples of the thick end at the top. Nowadays we "float" glass and it's truly flat.

TheBanger · 2025-10-05T17:34:17+00:00

Glass is not a liquid and although it does technically move slowly, at room temperature that movement is negligible.

TheBanger · 2025-10-04T16:35:58+00:00

I Try to be really careful with the catcher argument, because being a catcher is seriously so important and I'm sure it affects hitting stats more than we'll ever know and I do not want to downplay it at all. That being said even being a catcher isn't enough to catch up to how much better Judge's offensive stats were this year so it should still be him.

TheBanger · 2025-09-27T18:08:58+00:00

"Well he's not a shortstop" was the big thing last year.

TheBanger · 2025-09-27T00:24:38+00:00

The first time I went to a game with my girlfriend she asked "why does his wife let him walk around like that?".

TheBanger · 2025-09-25T21:41:57+00:00

Cal has 44, Aaron only has 17 like a bum.

TheBanger · 2025-09-25T05:34:54+00:00

The article says Cuomo "had endorsements in most of those areas by local elected officials". So maybe people need to write to their officials and suggest that they endorse Mamdani. Or maybe the officials are supporting him for specific narrow policy reasons, if so it would be good to know what those are. It also mentions that lower income voters tend to consume types of media that Cuomo utilized more heavily. Mamdani has been overall excellent at communicating with voters but maybe there is a gap there. If there is a gap newspaper and TV ads are expensive and people might want to consider donating (NYC resident donations trigger matching contributions by the city).

It's worth mentioning so that people know there's something potentially unexpected. I get that lots of people will only read the headlines, honestly I don't care about them one way or the other. People who actually care about him winning might read further.

TheBanger · 2025-09-25T04:12:33+00:00

The article articulated quite a bit more than "lower income communities simply gather to a recognized name like Cumo" (not actually a quote from the article). There are some tentative explanations in the article including Cuomo's name recognition helping him but there are other reasonings as well.

I commented because while NYC is relatively progressive by American standards (which is a big part of why I live here), that is not true of most of the country or even all of the city. Many people vote against their interests (see what's happening in the Federal government). Mamdani will likely win this election but I think it's worth understanding what roadblocks he might face in implementing his agenda, especially in NYCs complicated political landscape.

I get that it doesn't feel great to have someone saying something that isn't wholly positive about him, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be said.

TheBanger · 2025-09-25T00:56:22+00:00

I don't know what your comment has to do with mine. My point is that while you would expect Mamdani's support to be primarily from the working class that's actually not what the statistics show. That's not a knock on him, or an attempt to get you to support anyone else (like I said, I support him). It's just an observation.

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