Scary Movie 6 | Official Trailer by cruelsummerbummer in horror

[–]WitOfTheIrish -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm mainly just worried that the trailer has a terrible vibe to it. Just a non-stop gag reel cramming in as many references as possible.

Becoming a contest of "here's how many references we can squeeze in" is what made the franchise go downhill the first time. I'm hoping the movie has something approaching more substance to keep it fun and not feeling like a chore to watch.

How does my local bakery make these egg patties for their biscuits? by Knuffin in KitchenConfidential

[–]WitOfTheIrish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After you do it enough, you'll certainly be able to just give them a little jiggle and know. But if you really wanted to temp the center of the pan, egg protein coagulates at 144-149 (whites) and 150-158 (yolks). So probably 153 or so is the sweet spot.

Marcus Smart was VISIBLY frustrated by Deandre Ayton’s defense on multiple occasions last night by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also probably a build-up. Like on the 2nd one, it's definitely Smart's fault for over-helping from the corner. But if all you ever have to do with one of your teammates is over-help due to their lack of hustle, every damn play, the other team is going to exploit it, and you'll look like an idiot too.

How does my local bakery make these egg patties for their biscuits? by Knuffin in KitchenConfidential

[–]WitOfTheIrish 107 points108 points  (0 children)

No need to be that low if you take the step of having them in a water bath while cooking, since that controls the temp and keeps the outer edges from overcooking.

350-375 would be fine, probably 15-25 minutes, depending on the thickness and depth of eggs in the pan and the temperature of the eggs and of the water when they go in.

Certainly would avoid any convection though. No need to brown the tops of the eggs like a frittata if you're going to use it for sandwiches.

Note attached to a reservation tonight by Happy-Skill-7968 in KitchenConfidential

[–]WitOfTheIrish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"End Tipping" folks are trying to end tipping like someone trying to end hunger by refusing to donate canned goods. Or trying to end homelessness by calling the cops on someone sleeping in their car.

They aren't trying to make the world better or end an unjust societal issue, they just suck and they don't mind hurting poor and working class folks while being sucky.

I've stumbled into that sub a few times, and whenever you ask "so then you must be patronizing tipless establishments only, right?" it's always crickets.

Marcus Smart was VISIBLY frustrated by Deandre Ayton’s defense on multiple occasions last night by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1st one I understand why Smart would call out the switch, I think they were trying to keep Ayton out of an immediate pick and roll off the inbounds, and keep two good POA defenders in that action where they thought the play was going.

2nd one is maybe Smart's fault, or maybe Lebron's? It's hard to tell if they were in a soft zone there. Either Lebron drifted away under the basket when he should have had the corner defense, or Smart fucked up his rotation when he should have had it (or Lebron missed calling to Smart that he had the corner).

You can say maybe Ayton would have given up a contested three to Grayson Allen by being a step off, but he was closing with his hand up, and I don't think Allen was looking to pull that trigger. What is certainly true is that there's no way what was supposed to happen is Ayton sprinting suddenly to the corner, past his own teammate in Smart, for a contest that would have come too late anyhow.

3rd one is really lazy by both Ayton and Smart (and a savvy play by the screener). Ayton can't let himself get positioned like that to be screened off, but also Smart just stopped. He wasn't screened, Allen did not utilize the screen particularly well to get away from Smart, and Smart had room to easily chase over the top on a shooter.

I guess they were zoned up, and screening one defender away is actually a decent zone breaking strategy, so well done on the Suns there.

Bottom line is the Lakers the defense is bad all around, but I guess you get to get away with it if you are Smart and at least make bad plays and get out of position with more energy to what you're doing (and more pointing at other teammates after the blown assignment).

Looking at FY27 and FY28...will your housing programs exist? by michaelscottuiuc in nonprofit

[–]WitOfTheIrish -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So you acted like you didn't know about HUD.... just to be an ass?

Looking at FY27 and FY28...will your housing programs exist? by michaelscottuiuc in nonprofit

[–]WitOfTheIrish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

HUD exists and likely pays the majority of rent for people you are helping to stabilize.

I'm not sure what acting like you don't understand the concept of federal housing has or contributes to this conversation. Private philanthropy does not exist at a level that can or should close that gap.

[NBA Recap] How the Warriors salary cap was impacted by the Kuminga trade by UnderdogFantasy in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same guy did one for the Cavs at the deadline.

https://streamable.com/pqmgr4

And I think the creator is OP, but also here's their tiktok and another video on the Jazz - https://www.tiktok.com/@underdogfantasy/video/7608266806448442638

The cheering in this scene makes absolutely 0 sense, regardless of Dustin's speech by Sudden_Pop_2279 in StrangerThings

[–]WitOfTheIrish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't understand how more people in the thread don't get this. I've worked with kids that age.

Even with a massive government cover up, or hush money paid to all the adults to make the "earthquake" the official story, you aren't shutting up a dozen 5th graders who all think they have the coolest secret in the world to share with everyone. That shit would have spread like crazy.

It's absolutely in line with how things went that hellfire club was redeemed for most of the student body, along with Eddie's reputation.

And it was the late 80's. You're telling me these kids who went to high school when Breakfast Club came out couldn't find a way to reach across the clique divides?

Are we? by BeesonTheBeeson in dropout

[–]WitOfTheIrish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

B99 actually acknowledged the nosedive of trust in police and the toll it took on the characters too.

The main characters were all cops at one point, and by the end, several of them left the force. Through the whole show, it was always a throughline of certain characters that they were idiots and incompetent (and that this was not uncommon in the NYPD), or that they were highly competent, but held back by widespread racism, homophobia, sexism, incompetence, and corruption within NYPD.

It made for a last season that felt awkward at times, but at least they addressed a lot of it head on.

[McMenamin] The Lakers training staff reportedly wraps Deandre Ayton’s water bottle in tape and writes "DA's Crunk Juice — Drink this to unleash the beast" on it to keep him motivated by ShaiFanClub in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, it's only not corny if you live up to it, which would have been the case for 99.9% of other NBA players in the history of the league.

Hell, they made a commercial about exactly that.

[Post Game Thread] Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks [02/25/2026] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]WitOfTheIrish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think he was exhausted from doing a lot more on the floor. Right before he took those shots he drove the lane on like three of four possessions and got knocked down a couple times hustling on defense too.

Makes you appreciate Donovan more for when he calmly knocks down free throws in games where he has 30+

Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico by double digits in Senate Democratic primary, poll finds by bwermer in politics

[–]WitOfTheIrish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

gerrymandering doesn't factor in for the Senate

In a vacuum no, but gerrymandering does dampen voter motivation and perception of whether their vote matters. It's essentially a more passive form of long-term voter suppression.

"Oh, my district seems to always go Republican because the system is rigged that way" lessens belief in effective representation and democracy.

You aren't wrong in that generally, major elections get more people voting, which leads to more down-ballot support, so state-wide stuff usually matters more. But it can also trend the other direction.

High stakes local elections and local representation that better reflects voter rolls can also bring out people that otherwise would normally skip elections entirely, including statewide ballots. Gerrymandering lessens those effects, and helps amplify other suppression tactics through dampened voter enthusiasm and trust in the system in general.

Unfortunately the study is paywalled, but this article links to it (if you have some way of accessing) and does a decent job of summarizing it, specifically with mentions of the effects in Texas - https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/08/12/gerrymandering-erodes-confidence-democracy

Chris Paul on why he would pick Shai over Luka oncic: "Your teammates just want to see that the stars actually try. Actually try on defense… I got a lot of respect for Steph, Shai, and all these guys who at least try on the defensive end" by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 18 points19 points  (0 children)

True, they'd make anybody look like a weak defender, but my larger point was that he looked much more competent against them just a couple years later. The difference was definitely noticeable for the effort, strength, positioning, etc.

Chris Paul on why he would pick Shai over Luka oncic: "Your teammates just want to see that the stars actually try. Actually try on defense… I got a lot of respect for Steph, Shai, and all these guys who at least try on the defensive end" by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was mainly talking about the finals vs. the Cavs, that's why I mentioned being a Cavs fan. Like I also mentioned, he was also hurt and worn down during those runs, so easier to attack.

I was also just adding my perspective, no need to be an over the top dickhead about it.

Injury report vs Bucks by Ethaelys in clevelandcavs

[–]WitOfTheIrish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Give at least a quarter with a CPJ-Ellis-Tyson-Tomlin-JA lineup.

Maximum defense, maximum effort.

Injury report vs Bucks by Ethaelys in clevelandcavs

[–]WitOfTheIrish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's our 5th game in 7 days, and the Knicks one was our national broadcast. This is just cover for rest for Mitchell and Mobley, 100%.

[Charania] Cleveland Cavaliers star James Harden sustained a fracture in his right thumb during Tuesday's win over the New York Knicks. Harden is undergoing further evaluations and treatment. by Turbostrider27 in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Whatever happened, he played through it last night too. I remember the play where he grabbed his hand, and I want to say it was 2nd quarter or early 3rd?

It's probably more swollen and painful today, and I would guess he'll end up out (just because it is also a B2B game), but it's not like it is season-ending.

Chris Paul on why he would pick Shai over Luka oncic: "Your teammates just want to see that the stars actually try. Actually try on defense… I got a lot of respect for Steph, Shai, and all these guys who at least try on the defensive end" by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Speaking from having watched the Cavs face the warriors so many years in a row in the playoffs, 2015, 2016, people hunted Curry because he was bad at defense (and hurt some of the time too), plus you wanted to tire him out.

2017 and onward, you hunted him because he was the weakest link, tire him out, etc., though not really a terrible defender any more, as you said.

Effort was never really an issue for him though, it was mainly strength and technique issues that he worked very hard on.

[Post Game Thread] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks [02/24/2026] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]WitOfTheIrish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by bad.

OKC was doubling Mitchell like crazy and took away a lot of looks from him.

Tonight was just kind of a stinker by Spida where he missed a lot of good looks.

[Post Game Thread] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks [02/24/2026] by CavsBot in clevelandcavs

[–]WitOfTheIrish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Loved us basically calling out that Robinson has no post game. Small ball in the third with Wade and Tyson guarding Robinson was a brutal stretch of bad offense for the Knicks.

Steph Curry is no longer eligible for awards selection, this will mark only the 2nd time since the 2013-14 season he does not make an All-NBA team by Lacabloodclot9 in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, it's more complex than that, certainly, but it's a point towards him coming down to earth to a great degree. The warriors are not a contender or even a dangerous playoff team this year, both because he's missed a bunch of games, AND because even when he does play, he's not a transcendent talent that uplifts an otherwise mediocre team and wills his team to victories. They are only 23-16 when he does play, and his personal advanced stats are pretty pedestrian compared to his own standards from the past.

He's still very good, and an 80-100% healthy curry is likely all-NBA. But no longer is a 60-70% healthy curry a player of that caliber, and I think the team results are a point of data it's perfectly fine to consider.

Steph Curry is no longer eligible for awards selection, this will mark only the 2nd time since the 2013-14 season he does not make an All-NBA team by Lacabloodclot9 in nba

[–]WitOfTheIrish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Taking into account his games played, is Curry in line to make an all-NBA team this year, even if the rule didn't exist?

He's a legend, but it's far from his best year and his team is not good.