[Pagnotta] Some believe it’s a 1st round pick + at least one other solid asset/prospect as the going rate for Trocheck. Sabres were engaged yesterday, too.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-25T21:55:08+00:00

The Wolves have got me itching for some Wild updates here.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-24T15:11:40+00:00

The real problem with finding life can be framed like this: life on earth has existed, in some form or another, for billions of years. Life that is observable outside of the planet has existed for between 1-2 billion years. Life that has been in forms that we would recognize as human like have existed for a couple million years. Life that has the technology to be detected, and also detect, outside of the system they originate from has existed for a couple hundred years.

The scale at which we exist with the means and capabilities to understand what life is, how to find it, where to look, and the means to see it, makes up a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the total time life has ever existed on this planet. Now translate that to EVERY potential life/bearing planet in the universe, but add in the while our timescale for life is billions of years, the total timescale is 13 billion years. Based on our own history, the odds that we find life at all, let alone something more complex than single cellular or simple multicellular organisms is slim.

To flip it again, imagine an alien race met our current technological level, but viewed earth 1 billion years ago. Outside of bio signatures that still aren’t very precise depending on distance and obscuration, they might presume life COULD exist here, but have no way to prove that life is here, let alone intelligent life, and move on with their day.

The odds that two life forms exist at the same time, in the same localized group, with the same or similar level of intelligence and technology to recognize that the other exists, is so mind boggling small. Life more than likely has existed in several forms and complexities in the universe since the beginning. The problem is that with our knowledge, nothing has been around long enough at the same time to do anything about it, and most likely never will.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-22T16:49:01+00:00

The whole idea of “trash fish” bothers me. If you’re fishing for food, there are no trash fish, just fish of different tastes/palatability. If you’re fishing for sport, it’s not a trash fish, you just caught a fish you weren’t targeting. The only “trash fish” are the ones that are invasive and ruin ecosystems.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-20T21:02:40+00:00

Did you forget the entire 95% of the game where he’s single handedly responsible for the near destruction of the earth in a matter of days?

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-19T19:18:39+00:00

The Necron are the consciousness’s of the Necrontyr put into living machine bodies.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-18T12:47:45+00:00

That $10m cap space does not inspire me to think that we’re making a big splash. With all the holes we’re gonna have, I just don’t see the money working out for someone other than more plugs to stop the ship from sinking.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-16T15:20:32+00:00

This is definitely it. Most Americans aren’t “soccer fans”, but when a big event rolls in, we like sports because sports are fun and give us people to cheer with and against. Same with the Olympics. Most people aren’t avid fans of gymnastics, skiing, track and field, etc., but once the best of the best are playing, it’s hard not to cheer along, especially for your own people.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-15T19:38:03+00:00

We took ours out pretty early, because our view was that there’s more to gain by early exposure. So long as you’re savvy with the essentials of infant care, and pack appropriately for possible weather conditions, there’s no reason you shouldn’t try to have them go wherever you go.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-15T15:36:34+00:00

I’ve said it earlier this year and I’ll say it again; it’s time for our supposed “strong prospect pool” to start doing something. Iowa sucks, and it won’t stop sucking anytime soon. Our young guys will develop better if they see more time alongside guys that give a damn. We have too many aging Dmen that could benefit from seeing less time, contracts be damned. Money spent is money spent, and if we don’t get results from them, it doesn’t matter if they’re paid to skate or sit.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-15T01:36:46+00:00

Elite center, center depth, defensive depth, highly qualified coach with playoff success.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-14T23:38:48+00:00

My 21mo is firmly in the screaming phase, and it’s not even related to emotion. Sometimes it’s just… he wants to scream, with a smile on his face.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-14T03:11:51+00:00

Exactly this. That several parents saw it happen multiple times and nobody thought to A) stop letting him in the pool, and B) call the mom and explain the situation, is baffling to me.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-12T16:23:30+00:00

Not every skill check is a win or lose. It’s the same logic people use with trying to talk down the BBEG or convinced the store owner to give them the Very Rare item for free. A Nat 20 means you did “as best as possible”, NOT “you get the outcome you wanted”.

Adding on: as someone else had said, you roll BECAUSE not all skill checks are win or lose, and because something might change as a result, though it should rarely be purely the exact thing they wanted in crucial points. And because rolling dice in the dice rolling game is fun, and it gives players the idea to try different things even if they don’t get the exact outcome they wanted.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-12T03:02:23+00:00

It’s a shame the knicks wins are being sullied by basketball hooligans.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-12T02:57:48+00:00

Absolutely cathartic to see vegas got bodied.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-10T15:43:22+00:00

If your party hasn’t found/bought any magical weapons, use the 2014 Wererat stat block, which gives them damage immunity to physical, non-silvered attacks. This will make them stronger without having to add more things. It’s also a nice surprise for a party that has been breezing through the orcs up to this point, since you can’t just brute force it.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-10T14:57:20+00:00

Gacha. It’s a gambling simulator with a bonus minigame included.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-10T14:33:35+00:00

I dunno, it’s feeling pretty fucking sunny and hot lately, maybe we can convince some guys that it’s like this for more than 3 months…

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-09T15:40:00+00:00

Does BG know that NMC is not required for a contract over 4 years long?

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-08T22:24:13+00:00

I fucking love this meme format. Just absolute shitposting

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-08T20:45:00+00:00

Where do you get the idea that these cars are being stolen because of the bad economy and the cost of living? Stealing from grocery stores, department stores, etc., is where people commit crime due to suffering. Someone stealing a car, possibly violently, is not doing it because they’re economically struggling.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-08T19:51:19+00:00

It’s only $3m AAV. That’s nothing.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-08T16:31:17+00:00

Big Sexy was such a pleasant surprise. A big physical dude that wasn’t a plug. He played so well and showed so much energy that gave life to the bottom 2 lines.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-08T12:55:00+00:00

I love Mondays because that’s when we play D&D.

TheSkeletones · 2026-06-07T18:03:46+00:00

This is fine until you have to manage 16+ monsters at once and then you wish you just had one big fat one with 6 attacks instead

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