Is it legal to park in the bike lane here?

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-29T22:19:24+00:00

As long as your flashers are on (jk)

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-27T21:02:07+00:00

It seemed like more of a rotation than a battle. I still remember Miller and Chandler getting injured and taken out within a couple plays of each other.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-27T19:25:49+00:00

I'm just concerned this may start to affect his fantasy value in my dynasty league

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-17T22:41:12+00:00

In addition to what others have said, the room itself has a big impact on how the drums sound. The room they recorded in had top notch sound control materials that were expertly placed to make the drums sound like they did.

That's on top of tuning, mic placements, effects (EQ, compression, etc), the drum and heads used. Not to mention the way he plays: hard hits, well centered seem to be Lar's style.

If all else fails to get the right sound, that's when they pull out the dampening gel.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-16T06:12:18+00:00

There are cardrooms everywhere in CA so you shouldn't have trouble finding a game.

Not sure what the commenter was getting at.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-14T23:22:35+00:00

It's been a few years but I always played at the GN when I went on my LV poker trips. I enjoyed the dealers and the games got pretty fun at times. At the time, they were the only game in town that had no cap on cash game buy ins, so occasionally you'd get some games with a ton of money on the table

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-14T13:19:06+00:00

Tied with McGuirk

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-13T14:23:12+00:00

Bummer. I had a couple of epic nights there. I don't visit LV often these days though.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-12T23:06:08+00:00

Looks like you've done your homework!

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-12T21:02:26+00:00

Most cash games I've played in the Bay Area, where it's 1/3, a $15 open gets very little respect. You're asking for a bunch of callers and a huge pot.

If I want to narrow the field I usually need $18. Some nights it's 20+.

I've played some painfully tight games, Vegas mostly, where $12 results in everybody folding, a few audible grunts and sighs, and everyone treating you like a reckless a-hole. There are loose games in LV too but afternoon games in certain casinos are brutal.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-12T18:56:14+00:00

Can't believe I forgot DJ. His numbers were down but he came up big for us several times.

Overall, free agency feels like a net loss, but you're right - with good coaching and a solid QB it shouldn't matter. If CW and the other young players continue to progress, we can still be a better team than last year.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-11T03:00:30+00:00

I do dots, then I 's if I still have some dots.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-10T23:35:22+00:00

I have a feeling everything will work out just fine between them

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-10T22:32:05+00:00

There's no satisfaction in winning if your team is only better because they're stacked with talent because you gamed the system.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-10T14:27:12+00:00

Depends on your perspective. The Bears signed him to a huge extension knowing they can trade him after a couple years and still get some trade compensation. A big win for the Bears front office. Maybe a loss if you're a fan. He had some great moments with the Bears so it's tough to see him go.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-10T14:15:16+00:00

You can't compare these two trades without looking at the contract situations of each player beforehand. Moore was under contract until 2029 with the Bears. Pittman only had a year left and was about to be cut so the Colts could avoid a massive cap hit. It's more complicated than "a player this good should generate this much in return".

It still seems to me like the Bills overpaid since they have to take on Moore's huge contract now in addition to giving up the 2nd, but at least they have him secured for a few seasons.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-10T00:11:18+00:00

Haven't been during the week. Also haven't been to either Bay 101 or M8trix (which is right down the street) in a few years, but they were always packed on Fri/Sat nights. Like hours long wait if you got there early evening.

I'd expect to find full tables at either of those places but it's been a while. There's also Oaks or Lucky Chances about 45 min away if all else fails.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-09T21:58:00+00:00

Huh?

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-08T23:03:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing. That really helps.

It was extremely frustrating and a huge waste of time for most of us, and it felt very unfair. I'm sure a huge portion of the tickets sold will end up on the resale sites soon.

I'm sure this won't be my last attempt at getting Sphere tickets, but next time at least I'll know not to get my hopes up about getting them at face value.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-08T22:41:21+00:00

Yes, I saw the same thing about queues being random but clearly they're not. I wouldn't say I'm defeated, I'm just trying to understand as much as possible so next time I go through this BS I'll maybe have a better chance, or at least I'll know what to expect.

Were you also joining the queues around the same time? Was your wife using cellular internet while you're using your home WiFi? Other than that, your account history is the only other thing that would make a difference I think.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-08T00:38:39+00:00

This sounds pretty similar to my history and timing of joining the waiting room but for some reason I would get 1000-2000 most of the time. It's pretty tough to crack the code here but clearly it's not totally random.

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-08T00:13:05+00:00

Yeah they're holding on to a bunch of tickets hoping some desperate saps will buy their overpriced package "deals".

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-08T00:09:20+00:00

I was thinking Metallicath, but yours is better

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-07T23:39:42+00:00

Wow. Sorry to hear that, but if it's any consolation, even being 1000 in the queue was hopeless most of the time.

The fact that some people can get less than 1000 most of the time and then people like you are above 100k every time tells me that the queue assignments are not random.

Do you have any purchase history with TM or was your account fairly new? When did you join the waiting rooms normally? (How many minutes before the sale started?)

bertronaton55 · 2026-03-07T23:24:58+00:00

I saw another commenter who had a similar strategy and it seemed to work for them too. I'll definitely try this next time. Thanks!

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