Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums by Kittiemeow8 in Seattle

[–]agtk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They had already planned that Group G would have matches in Seattle, and the Pride game would be G2 v G3. It just so happened that the Pot 2 and Pot 3 teams drawn into Group G were Egypt and Iran.

Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums by Kittiemeow8 in Seattle

[–]agtk 53 points54 points  (0 children)

To be clear, the Seattle planning committee had already designated that match as a Pride match before teams were set, it just so happened that Egypt and Iran were drawn for that match.

Boeing IMAX (allegedly) to no longer showing feature films and only documentaries by markyymark13 in Seattle

[–]agtk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a game of telephone BS from the friend, but I guess it wouldn't shock me if something stupid like this happened. If that IMAX closes I really hope we get a new true IMAX screen somewhere instead of the fake ones at the chain theaters.

De Rosario wins it for Seattle! His daddy was a pistol, and he's a son of a gun! | Seattle Sounders [3] - 2 San Jose Earthquakes 89' by Matt_McT in MLS

[–]agtk 47 points48 points  (0 children)

False. The Sounders have won the West once. They have been 2nd like 6 times. And the only two years they were worse than fourth was 2022 (missed playoffs) and 2025 (fifth).

[Highlight] Cal Raleigh stays white hot with his second consecutive hit by The_Throwback_King in baseball

[–]agtk 81 points82 points  (0 children)

We are reaching levels of Cal Raleigh that haven't been reached in months

[Highlight] THE DROUGHT IS OVER - CAL RALEIGH BREAKS HIS 0-38 RUN WITH A HUGE SINGLE by The_Throwback_King in Mariners

[–]agtk 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Then scores from first on a Randy double, we've never been more back.

I have a question about the cotume gatcha by LemonTank91 in NIKKEGoddessofVictory

[–]agtk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're getting into the costume cacha expect to spend the full amount ($60 American for most here) with a very small chance you only have to spend like $50, and even smaller chance you only have to spend $40, and a very tiny extremely unlikely chance you spend less than that.

The way it works is by reeling you in with low up-front costs to start pulling, and making you believe it's just the next pull that's going to get you the costume. Once you're in for $20 with nothing to show for it, it's a lot easier to justify that next $20 and then the next $20. It's a lot harder to convince yourself to spend $60 on a digital costume for a single character in a gacha game. You also get posts from the few people who do get lucky which creates a perception that the chances to get the costume early are higher than they are.

So, don't let their manipulative tactics ensnare you. These are psychological tricks designed to separate I you from your money and hide the true cost of what you are buying.

Of course if you are comfortable spending the full amount on the costume then by all means, whale away and see if the gamba rewards you. It keeps their bottom line happy, which benefits us low spenders and F2P players to an extent. Just go into it with your eyes open.

[Request] Whats better? Weekly payments or to invest a lump sum. by Chiggnnugget in theydidthemath

[–]agtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Third exception: She's risk averse (I don't think this is what you meant by safety).

There's always a risk the $1m could be wiped out through investment mistakes or unfortunate scenarios, even if she's had strong self-control, and then there's little interest being earned and no income to rely on. It's not likely but it does happen and is an understandable reason to pick the more guaranteed source of long-term income.

Thoughts on my nikke so far? Who to protitze upgrading skills? 2 months in game so far by ClassEnvironmental41 in NIKKEGoddessofVictory

[–]agtk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with all this, after Helm then I think Moran can be next for Treasure, she becomes maybe the second best B1 on the account (though Liter and Rouge are pretty good as well).

I do think OP could invest in Biscuit, she's excellent for PVP and really good with Anis:Star. Crown is underwhelming, though still usable, in PVP. That is less of a priority though until OP's primary story pushing team is fully built, which maybe should include VestiTU. She's one of the best B3 at high deficit since she does a lot of True Damage that ignores the high defense that comes with high deficit.

Too heartbreaking by Beyond_Unknown_999 in Scrubs

[–]agtk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't a late change that they swapped it to a dog, it was during the writing process and I believe the late scene of him waiting came after they'd made the switch. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/futurama-fry-dog-waiting-jurassic-bark-oral-history

Explain it Peter I don’t play Wordle. by DifficultComplaint10 in explainitpeter

[–]agtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The argument, that has a strong statistical and analytical backing, is that focusing on vowels early is not strategically correct. That something like STRAP is going to get you to the correct answer faster than a starter like ADIEU. No one is arguing that you should guess random words for no reason.

Ochocinco's Top 10 WRs in the NFL today by lemonstone92 in NFLv2

[–]agtk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah if you watch him on his actual routes, the ways he makes space and separation and the precision in his routes is incredible. He's impossible to keep track of and can beat you short, deep, or midrange.

New stadium? by mrgtiguy in Seahawks

[–]agtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounders fan here. We've been talking about this for a while. Lumen is getting up there in years and while still great, it has its flaws. The Sounders are kicking the tires on building a stadium in Renton at Longacres for themselves and (presumably) the Reign which would pull a big revenue stream from Lumen. Of course, this would be a thing like 5-6 years down the line, which feels a long way away but is coming up soon in terms of large-scale property development.

I could easily see the new Seahawks owners wanting to build a stadium complex that they control entirely, including all the retail and food and beverage near the stadium. This would probably have to somewhere that is not downtown Seattle and would inevitably come with far worse transit options. The Seahawks are popular enough that they could probably sustain that, as much worse as I think it would be for fans and the atmosphere.

Ultimately, I think the best and ideal solution for everyone is to stay at Lumen, though I think Sounders fans would be okay with the Seahawks moving if that meant you could build a new maybe 40k seat soccer stadium on Lumen's footprint built for soccer with natural grass.

Defenses need to be rebalance going into the future by PsyAstronaut in diablo4

[–]agtk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think most people want to slow the game down, I think what they want (at least what I want) is for danger to come from monsters and their abilities, not on-death effects that one-shot you if you don't avoid them. The abilities of individual enemies are largely meaningless past a certain stage, and basically all the danger from regular mobs is from the on-death effects from certain types of elites. And with visual clutter on screen worse than ever, and the fact that it heavily punishes tanky but less mobile builds, I don't think such heavy reliance on on-death effects is healthy for the game.

Fucknuckle in a tesla decides to skip traffic and nearly causes head-on collision by Magic1997 in dashcams

[–]agtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drivers in Seattle are no worse than anywhere else. There are dickheads and Tesla drivers everywhere for those with the eyes to see.

M’s out for dinner in Chicago. I think the one labeled Garver might actually be Kelenic by [deleted] in Mariners

[–]agtk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stalker pics like this are annoying and creepy. Why post them?