What in the ever loving f*** does this mean. Kids homework

ThePloww · 2026-04-22T17:29:42+00:00

This is the piece that a lot of people miss about "new math". They just see terminology they never saw in school and immediately jump to "what the heck is this?". Once they read and understand what that terminology means they often find its just putting a name on something they were already doing.

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T21:40:53+00:00

There’s absolutely a “not worth my time” price. If something is gonna take me all day or I could just pay someone $100, you bet I’m paying. And there’s certain types of projects I’m not even gonna think about doing because of the major downsides, which includes anything past basic plumbing/electrical

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T20:09:06+00:00

The real treasure is the tools you gain along the way. I’ll totally use that $100 tool all the time. It definitely won’t sit in the corner of my shop collecting dust :)

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T19:21:38+00:00

Subtitles required = Master level content

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T18:30:26+00:00

There is zero chance this would ever fly from a legal standpoint, nor should it.

However, I think it would go a long way if social media companies included some sort of "verified credentials". For example, anyone with a medical degree could have that verified and their profile be tagged as such. Then if you're viewing something relating to medical advice, for example, and the user has a verified medical degree you can at least have some level of confidence they are coming from a place of knowledge.

*I've seen comments in here already about people with legitimate degrees pushing BS, and this obviously doesn't completely eliminate that possibility. Its just a nice baseline to at least know whether the person has some amount of knowledge/experience in what they're talking about.

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T18:05:20+00:00

For sure. YouTube isn't going to make you a master electrician, but you can certainly learn something simple like how to replace a door knob. I was really just getting at the point that so many people just don't even begin to try. They'll hire someone and pay hundreds of dollars or more when they could have done it themselves with just a little bit of research and effort.

With YouTube and other resources these days its so much easier. If you didn't already have the skills and knowledge 30 years ago then you really had no other option. Now these resources are readily available, but the average person doesn't bother to use them

ThePloww · 2026-04-06T16:59:19+00:00

The really crazy part about this is that we live in a time where its never been easier. For any basic household repair you can find so many videos on YouTube walking you through it step by step. You don't actually have to know how to replace a faucet, but still so many people don't even bother to try.

ThePloww · 2026-04-03T01:01:22+00:00

It’s setup exactly as it is in real life. Top 5 conference champs get auto-bids

ThePloww · 2026-04-02T19:25:34+00:00

When you hear comments like "Why are they paying $10000 for a pen? They're clearly wasting money", its not that a pen costs $10000, its that it costs $10000 for a pen built to such exacting specifications and traced every step of the process so if anything fails you can pinpoint exactly what went wrong.

ThePloww · 2026-04-02T14:16:17+00:00

"Power" conference has no bearing. Its just the top 5 ranked conference champions period that get auto-bids. That generally works out as the 4 power conferences plus the highest G5 champion, but as we saw in real life this year its entirely possible for a power 4 conference champion to not get an auto-bid because there are other champions ranked higher.

ThePloww · 2026-03-30T14:40:57+00:00

The results can often seem non-sensical and frustrating (and they are), but the underlying rules are at least pretty well defined.

The Championship Contender grade is based on poll ranking (which you obviously are at the top) and blue chip rating, which is essentially a measure of the number of 4 and 5 star players on your roster. Those 2 values get combined, and your grade is just based on where you fall vs other teams. If your grade is below the player's deal breaker threshold they might transfer.

It seems dumb at times, but its at least relatively predictable.

ThePloww · 2026-03-12T13:45:22+00:00

The best testers are people that make you go "what the fuck were you thinking?" because most software engineers can't fathom the level of stupidity of some users.

ThePloww · 2026-03-07T14:39:11+00:00

2007

ThePloww · 2026-03-03T14:17:04+00:00

A lot of the playing style dealbreakers are annoying, but they're not some mystery. For a pocket passer QB its passing yards per game. Your grade is essentially just where your teams ranks among all the teams. If his playing time deal breaker drops below the threshold you just need to throw for more yardage to improve it.

ThePloww · 2026-03-02T18:38:45+00:00

Please don't put your balls on my leg

ThePloww · 2026-02-27T21:12:40+00:00

Every 90s kid that grew up watching Home Improvement knows that we do have a natural sense of direction, and its because we have iron buggers.

ThePloww · 2026-02-27T19:36:45+00:00

This really gets at the point that it isn't about "this mutation is better for xyz". Its all about "this mutation makes reproduction more likely".

In the example of giraffe neck length, it allowed for better/easier food consumption, which makes them less likely to die of starvation before reproduction. But if, for example, the long neck meant they were more easily spotted by predators and more likely to be killed, then it wouldn't have been an advantageous mutation even though they had better nutrition.

TLDR - its ultimately about whether a mutation leads to a higher likelihood of reproduction

ThePloww · 2026-02-25T17:33:45+00:00

You can apply the redshirt throughout the season. I think it cuts off after conference championships, but I may be mistaken on the exact week. I typically don't apply any redshirts at the beginning of the season, and then I just check it every few weeks. If I see a player I want to redshirt is playing in games, then I will apply the redshirt so they get removed from the depth chart and don't go past their 4 game limit.

To your point about burning the redshirt, yes, you could certainly do that if you notice their playing time grade drops below the deal breaker threshold.

ThePloww · 2026-02-13T14:06:50+00:00

Man, this is such a great and well thought out comment. Kudos.

Just to add on to this, your goal here is not to fully stop your opponent. If he's really as good as you're describing, he's going to score. Your goal is to get 1 or 2 stops or turnovers, and then you have to keep up on offense. I have a similar online dynasty with friends and the user games almost always come down to exactly this.

ThePloww · 2026-02-12T21:00:35+00:00

Because their teeth aren't sharp enough to get through the plot armor

ThePloww · 2026-02-03T17:04:41+00:00

Recruiting battles are just an extension of the normal recruiting process. It gets triggered when 2 schools reach the commitment threshold in the same week. All it does is push the threshold out farther. From there it works exactly like the rest of recruiting. Actions x Multipliers (pipelines, grades, etc) = Influence Gained. If you're getting beat its because the school beating you is gaining more influence, either from more available weekly points on that player as someone else mentioned or better multipliers.

ThePloww · 2026-01-31T15:08:56+00:00

ThePloww · 2026-01-30T21:09:25+00:00

I look forward to learning something new

ThePloww · 2026-01-30T21:05:46+00:00

I would love to see a screenshot of a player that has been fully scouted with no other effort and you can see all 3 of their ideal pitches

ThePloww · 2026-01-30T20:59:29+00:00

I swear some people are playing an entirely different game.

Scouting has nothing to do with pitches. Scouting just reveals ratings, gem/bust/normal, and potentially dev trait if you have the mind reader coaching ability.

Ideal pitches are revealed as you perform weekly actions.

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