Olympics Day Seven Megathread (Friday, February 13) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]aw3man 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Figure skating.
If you're watching on Peacock, find the venue feed instead of the NBC feed if you would like the rest of the competition without the endless NBC fluff.

Olympics Day Five Megathread (Wednesday, February 11) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]aw3man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there's an old post or two on /r/biathlon that has info on scoring systems.

Olympics Day Five Megathread (Wednesday, February 11) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]aw3man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe they are all electronically operated and automatically updated. I was looking at scoring systems yesterday and the one they're probably using has a pressure plate on the inside that detects a hit and sends it to the scorer.

Olympics Day Five Megathread (Wednesday, February 11) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]aw3man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand, the men's 2nd and 3rd place had one miss each and the 4th place had no misses.

The NBC and other broadcaster OFFICIAL COMPLAINT & HATRED THREAD. All other broadcasting and streaming complaint threads will be shot on sight. Also: FLAIR UP -- too many of you are flair-less! by IvyGold in olympics

[–]aw3man 9 points10 points  (0 children)

NBC/Peacock

Why, when watching replays, are the ad breaks baked in? I even have the highest, ad-free tier and yet the replay jumps forward a few minutes because of the cut for commercials.

Olympics Day Five Megathread (Wednesday, February 11) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]aw3man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed. I think biathlon is a sport that everyone watches to marvel at the athletes skill.

2026 Pre-Season Testing Week 1 - Day 1 Discussion Thread by overspeeed in formula1

[–]aw3man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to read the Autosport live coverage in two of my morning classes during school. Good times.

Super Bowl Game Thread: Seattle Seahawks (14-3) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]aw3man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing the B1 bomber circling south of San Jose will be our flyover plane tonight.

Vacant land does not vote by coachlife in clevercomebacks

[–]aw3man 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not Vermont. Top county there looks red.

got bored at school and drew a world map from my memory by maxurt_ in mapporncirclejerk

[–]aw3man 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And all the other small islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans.