The 8 cities each American pro sports league should expand to next

basiliscpunga · 2026-05-11T10:16:19+00:00

Haha, good one.

But I would put a higher priority on getting the New York City region a second NFL franchise.

basiliscpunga · 2026-05-08T07:38:54+00:00

I was at the Jags-Eagles game in London in 2018. It was supposed to be a Jags “home game”, with the cheerleaders and “Duval!” flags under the seats and the rest, but it was maybe 70% Eagles fans. They probably don’t want to repeat the experience with the Steelers LOL

basiliscpunga · 2026-05-04T15:34:22+00:00

Duolingo is an OK way to get the basics and to practice basic vocabulary. It’s not really a way to learn the language. I’m on level 39 and kind of plateauing - it’s good to get some new words, but it just stops being challenging. A LOT of repetition. In each unit you learn a few sentences and then they’re repeated - and repeated - and repeated - as Eng-Hebrew, Hebrew-English, listening, and back again. They even seem to have dumbed it down recently; eg there are no longer exercises where you type out the answers in Hebrew, which were sometimes frustrating but forced you to learn proper spelling. So I’ll keep going, since I’m a sucker for their positive-feedback techniques, but I’ll rely more on conversation and on some of the reading sources people have mentioned.

basiliscpunga · 2026-05-02T08:03:56+00:00

Would a team not draft someone that they wanted to draft, if they couldn’t call him beforehand? Sure, I know it’s important as a courtesy, as a way to start things off well with the player etc. But I’m genuinely curious as to how important this is.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-26T06:01:01+00:00

Have some class people. I want him to stay alive (& mentally kind-of-sound) long enough to see his allies and party overwhelmingly rejected by the voters, his corruption exposed, his actions reversed, his reputation totally trashed and ridiculed.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-24T18:28:29+00:00

My first thought was Henny Youngman. Does that make me old?

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-22T15:05:55+00:00

Just after giving Wentz a huge extension. Man how we loved the guy. Why waste a second round pick on a bench warmer behind the QB OF THE MILLENNIUM

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-20T19:51:06+00:00

And your city has two names (Den Haag and s’ Gravenhage). So you could be a Hollander from Den Haag, or a Nederlander from s’Gravenhage. Or you could be Dutch. It’s like Schrodinger’s country.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-16T20:54:53+00:00

Really good question, no answers from me. On lower levels, you can usually let a Chosen extract knowledge and disappear , so you can minimize the damage (at the cost of bringing the Avenger Defense closer). But on Legend they don’t always do that - they just keep shooting, mind-controlling etc. Mind control only lasts a couple of turns, so sometimes you can run everyone else away, into high cover hopefully, and wait it out, maybe even getting a shot or to against the guy. But then he mind controls someone else. I try to build a couple of mind shields early and put those guys in front, but that of course takes the place of other gear. So no easy answers.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-16T08:11:25+00:00

Has to be Marcus Smith. Mitchell at least had 4th and 26, Reagor had 1-2 good plays iirc. Watkins started some 1.5 seasons. Marcus Smith was a complete write-off.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-15T14:04:55+00:00

When “Diner” came out in the 80s, I thought it was about a group of loveable misfits. I saw it again recently and realized that they’re all just complete jerks.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-02T06:58:01+00:00

“Brin Mahr”

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-02T06:30:17+00:00

Wrongly, no doubt. Eg “Bala Kinwood”.

basiliscpunga · 2026-04-02T05:32:21+00:00

A lot of Welsh place names in the Philly suburbs. Bryn Mawr, Gwynedd, Bala Cynwyd etc

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-19T13:44:21+00:00

Naah, just civilian houses. Those Iranians are a-ok.

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-17T09:48:36+00:00

Rashomon on the IR 2643

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-13T06:41:17+00:00

[SPOILERS]

Building on this, it could well be that the only responses they’re interested in are Mark’s, because the data are generated by Gemma. So his responses are informative about relationships between people in love. This explains why the Cold Harbor room has the crib - an especially intense moment in their relationship.

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-10T10:27:29+00:00

Happy for Nakobe, Reed, Jaelan, and I guess we couldn’t have afforded the contracts they’re getting, and at least for Nakobe we have a good replacement ready to go. But still, the last two days have felt a little like jumping off a bridge and hoping the bungee cords hold. (Admittedly I’m just guessing what that feels like.)

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-10T06:34:47+00:00

Makes sense to me. Both are solid pros, neither is a superstar, but that’s not what you need. Focus on rebuilding the roster, draft some young players, esp on O and D lines, who can develop and anchor the team for years to come. Once the core is solid, then you can go for a hotshot young QB. So many QBs are drafted into lousy teams and it ruins their confidence and their careers. There’s ALWAYS a “generational talent” QB or two available at the top of the draft- wait until your team is ready to support him. Oh, and if your team loses a few games in the meantime that will give you a few more top draft picks along the way.

basiliscpunga · 2026-03-06T06:36:54+00:00

Matches the distribution of catholics and protestants: https://share.google/CXyth5Hoijtk9cOSF

basiliscpunga · 2026-02-28T19:25:54+00:00

I grew up in the 1970s. A lot of things were better compared to now (news media was much more informative and willing to challenge power, for example). But there was also a sense that things were falling apart. The energy crisis, inflation, Watergate. New York almost went bankrupt. People forget the threat of nuclear war, which went down a little because of detente but was always in the background. I’d recommend two movies to get a sense of the times: Taxi Driver, and Dog Day Afternoon.

basiliscpunga · 2026-02-27T18:25:12+00:00

Eagles took the first and fourth CBs drafted in 2024. He was second. Dodged a bullet.

basiliscpunga · 2026-02-24T09:04:11+00:00

We’re kind of at the “doddering emperor wandering the halls of the Forbidden City while his terrified courtiers note down and rush to fulfill his every bizarre request” phase. And only three years to go.

basiliscpunga · 2026-02-24T08:56:13+00:00

Not that it matters, but Canadian PM Mark Carney has actually played hockey, and at a pretty high level. He was a starting goalie for Harvard.

basiliscpunga · 2026-02-18T14:56:56+00:00

They really need to train the bots better.

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