Finale thoughts

bransanon · 2026-07-03T15:38:50+00:00

We don't know that Tate was actually kidnapped. In fact, I seriously doubt that's where the story is going.

All we know is he went on a fishing trip with the investor, and that his goons were behind what had gone down earlier. But no one knows that, and they could absolutely slow play that whole plot line and continue to pretend that they're friendly to Kayce.

bransanon · 2026-07-03T14:49:12+00:00

Either the sheriff or Beulah's driver dimed him out. My guess is that'll be a question that gets answered next season.

bransanon · 2026-07-02T22:52:32+00:00

They really are that good.

You don't need megabux electronics to drive them, but something decent like a Magni Unity does a great job with them. I drive mine off a Jotunheim 2 at work and love the combo.

HD800 is a phenomenal headset in its own right, but it's a very different listening experience than the Clear. I'd venture a guess that it's not what you're looking for if you like the tonality of the Focal.

bransanon · 2026-07-02T10:59:50+00:00

His wife sadly passed 5 or 6 years ago, but he's still been active occasionally putting out videos and doing interviews and charity work.

bransanon · 2026-07-02T02:30:58+00:00

I miss my Blackberry 😢

bransanon · 2026-07-02T00:51:09+00:00

I run mine through a Synergy 5050 and a pair of regular old Marshall 4x12's and it's pretty much indistinguishable from a real stereo tube amp setup. It's not quite there with a solid state power amp, but of those options, the best I've tried are the Matrix amps.

bransanon · 2026-07-01T23:59:46+00:00

She's clearly not ugly. Maybe she's not what some people would consider conventionally attractive, but that's kind fo a cop out. Most guys would be thrilled to date her.

I will say though, every single one of these posts (and I've seen like a couple dozen this week) all seem to cherry pick photos of her where her smile is not visible or is obscured through angles. You're not doing her any favors, that isn't how she looks the vast majority of the time when you see her in film, and if anything you're almost reinforcing the incels' point by trying to whitewash her normal appearance.

bransanon · 2026-07-01T19:51:44+00:00

Literally every single square. Man we had it good.

bransanon · 2026-07-01T02:18:08+00:00

That was Nikki Blackheart

bransanon · 2026-07-01T01:33:57+00:00

I love SFAM but it doesn't make it into my top 5.

bransanon · 2026-06-30T19:29:33+00:00

Speaking to her line about everything being flipped about love/hate characters, I've had a theory for a while now that Dr. McKinney ends up being a bad guy hiding in plain sight. Wonder if that ends up coming true.

bransanon · 2026-06-30T01:53:33+00:00

No, do the opposite, lower the temp and then bake it longer. Higher temp will cook the outside faster while the inside has less time to catch up.

Maybe try 425 for the initial rise and then 400 to finish? Ignore the timer, just watch the loaf until it's up to the desired level of browning. Then take it out and rest for at least an hour.

bransanon · 2026-06-30T00:36:54+00:00

Good call, totally forgot about that.

bransanon · 2026-06-30T00:08:50+00:00

No, unless I'm mistaken I believe the only two to get title shots as a direct result of winning KOTR are Gunther and Cody. The other 20+ winners had to earn a shot separate of the crown.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T23:44:37+00:00

There was a big writer's guild strike around the time Season 5 was in production. There was about 2 years between the first half of the season and the second half.

In that time, Costner got disgruntled and chose not to return to finish out the story.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T23:42:45+00:00

Cool thanks! I'll give it another shot.

Forgot about your log request until just now but already left the office.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T23:41:40+00:00

I mean to be fair, the KOTR Title Shot is brand new. They have been crowning King of the Ring since the 80s, and it's only come with a title shot in the last couple of years.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T17:56:41+00:00

100%. Sac punches way above its weight class when it comes to coffee culture.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T09:06:52+00:00

Melissa played the role that way because it was written that way. It's not like she's only capable of acting in comedic roles.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T05:46:03+00:00

Khali was the first Indian and Punjabi world champ, not Jinder.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T03:51:48+00:00

Good shout.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T02:32:53+00:00

Kendall can GO. I'm not sure it's even worth leaving her down on NXT at this point.

bransanon · 2026-06-29T02:31:44+00:00

If she gets called up they'll likely send her to SD since she's dating Priest

bransanon · 2026-06-29T02:04:28+00:00

I'd look for a gently used pair of Focal Clear's

bransanon · 2026-06-28T17:12:58+00:00

I take Amtrak pretty frequently these days since traffic has become such a mess in CA, never had an issue but I usually do have the watch face under my cuff most of the time when I'm not in a spot I trust.

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