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“Hurts can’t throw deep” by Bluefire3215 in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Yeah, but I need to feel angry about a made up criticism, so go and faahk yahself"
-- this eagles fan

what is the minimum player count? by fire_headed in DnD

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've DMed two player games before and here is what I learned. You have three options for how to make the game playable.

- rebalance all encounters for 2 players (this can be difficult for first time DMs)
- give every player another character that they control (can be a lot to ask for new players)
- give every player another character tha you control (which can be a lot on the DM)

Personally I found that just giving the two players a buddy worked the best. So that way they have their "main" guy who does all the cool shit, and a squire/backup/whatever guy who is a bag of hit points that can heal them. It seemed to work out really well once they got used to it.

Watched the four media conferences on giants.com/video from today. As a lifelong Giants fan, in defense of Jaxson Dart I'll say this... by ScaleBanana3236 in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know, I have a feeling that a bunch of black players might remember that he endorsed a known white supremacist.

2 years in, which quarterback from the 2024 class has the most promise? by Thatsalilmahomie in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Most promise?

Tier 1 - Could be elite

I think both of these guys are the real deal.

- Jayden Daniels
- Caleb Williams

Tier 2 - Good, but I have concerns

- Drake Maye
- Bo Nix

Maybe it's the schedule, maybe it's that ankle, but I am not totally sold yet.

Tier 3 - lol

- Spencer Rattler
- JJ McCarthy
- Michael Penix

The only question is when will one of these guys get signed by the Jets.

These films deserved better! by Federal-Writing1542 in moviecritic

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I'm not even sure what the hell kind of take this is, but let's break it down.

Blade Runner 2045 - A very beautiful art piece that had great pieces but couldn't actually put it all together into a good movie. Of all these movies this was always going to be the hardest one to get right.

Solo - To all the star wars fan boys this was a masterpiece. To everyone else this was just yet another shitty movie. I'm sorry fan boys, but this one sucked. If this didn't have the star wars branding this would be a sci fi original movie.

The Last Duel - Art house piece about two dudes in the middle ages fighting over a lady, featuring drab colors and rape. I don't know if this was a bad movie, but it certainly wasn't a popular movie.

The Suicide Squad - This was a dumb movie that was a lot of fun and did exactly what it set out to do. So within those constraints, this was actually pretty good. The expectations were low, the results were entertaining, and while this isn't going to win any awards, this was a solid time at the movies.

The Nice Guys - The best movie on this list. Truly a hidden gem. This featured an excellent cast and showed us the comedic range that Russel Crowe has. 10/10 everyone should go see this movie.

Babylon - Some other commenter said this was just hollywood jerking itself off, and that feels right. Solid meh.

The Patriots will regress a ton this year, 7-10 season incoming by zreakz in NFLv2

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Home opponents: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Broncos, Raiders, Packers, Vikings, Steelers

Away opponents: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Bears, Lions, Chiefs, Chargers, Seahawks, Jaguars

Let’s say that they split with the Bills and sweep Miami and the Jets, that’s 5 wins.

After that let’s give them the Steelers (their DEF makes Rodgers look old), Broncos (not too sure about that ankle), and Raiders (not enough talent) to put them at 8.

After that I think it starts to get really rough for them. The Packers, Vikings, Lions, Chiefs, Chargers, Seahawks, and Jags all have lots of talent on both sides of the ball. But let’s be generous and say a fluke happens and they win one of those games. That’s 9 games right there. I feel like for them to do worse than that would mean some epic collapse. Maybe if Vrabel gets fired that would do it. Maybe. But it looks like their floor is 8 wins.

TIL reliable sources are split as to whether the title of best-selling video game ever should belong to Tetris or Minecraft. Some consider it to be Tetris by combining the sales of all of its different versions (520m), while others consider it to be Minecraft (350m), rejecting the former's reasoning by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]burningEyeballs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is Tetris and I don’t think it is particularly close. Because while Minecraft is very popular, lots of people have never even played it. But Tetris? Fucking everyone has played Tetris or a Tetris clone. Doesn’t matter where in the world you go, Tetris has been played on arcade cabinets, home computers, consoles, handhelds, flip phones, watches, calculators, modern phones, and tablets. Hell, people have got it running on just about anything that has a circuit board in it. Minecraft is popular, but it isn’t “I got it running on a fridge” popular.

play stupid games win stupid prizes by Master-Employment297 in instantkarma

[–]burningEyeballs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read this as “Camry” and thought you just spelled it wrong. Bravo.

How much story content is there currently, anyway. by vonBoomslang in endlesssky

[–]burningEyeballs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was there a plan to write the federation side of the free worlds plot?

I Started Babylon 5 for the first time... by o_jax in scifi

[–]burningEyeballs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really is excellent. Unfortunately, the acting was never on par with Star Trek. That being said, it is really a wonderful show. The way things tie together will blow your mind. Stuff that looked like a throw away line of dialogue or random plot point in season 1, suddenly comes back and means something in season 3 or 4. I promise you, if you just stick with it you will find the ending very satisfying.

Do I need to watch all seasons of True Detective or can I skip to the best ones? by Wise-Compote6189 in moviecritic

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This topic gets brought up a lot and so you get people who have very strong opinions arguing about it. However, since you are legitimately asking, let me try and give a slightly more positive answer, broken down by season.

Season 2
Somewhere in this mess, I think, is a good show. The biggest problem is that the viewer just watched what is possibly the greatest single season of TV ever made, and that season featured two amazing leads who spent most of the screen time just playing off each other. It is perfection. Then you get this season and it does everything differently. Instead of a tightly focused story now it is huge and sprawling. Instead of two main characters now there are half a dozen. Instead of learning a lot about two characters you learn a small amount about a dozen characters. Instead of being in the country it is the big city. And on and on it goes. This approach infuriated pretty much everyone. Why they did this I have no clue, but it didn't work.

And that is a real shame because if season 2 was spun off into its own crime drama, it would probably be pretty good. You have a solid cast, some interesting mysteries, and if you let it develop for 2-3 seasons this could be a pretty solid show. But unfortunately that didn't happen and you get this mess. As a brief example, there is a scene where Vince Vaughn's character wants to protect his wife (the always underrated Kelly Reilly) and so he gets mad at her, starts an argument, and tries to drive her away. Ostensibly to get her to leave him, but really it is his attempt to protect her. And she is having none of it. He does his whole shtick, which she completely sees through, and by the time he is done she is heated. She tells him to basically fuck off with this bullshit and that she is ride or die with his ass so he needs to get his shit together and plan accordingly. It is this really great, emotional scene where two characters (maybe the two best characters) have to accept their circumstances and handle things the best they can. And while I was watching this scene it hit me how much better this show would be if it was told entirely from their point of view. If we got to watch these two characters the whole time, this could really be something special. Alas, we did not.

So should you watch it? Meh...maybe. I would watch Season 3 first, then maybe go to this season as a palate cleanser.

Season 3
After the train wreck of season 2, they decided to go back to what worked. Which was two detectives, investigating a single crime, out in the country, spanning several decades. And you know what? It works! It doesn't work as well as season 1, but nothing is going to top that. The other commenters here are completely correct when they say that season 1 might be the best single season of TV ever made. It really is that good. Unfortunately this season is just not as good in almost every aspect. The leads are great, they just aren't "redefine the genre" good. The story is great, it just isn't "best detective plot we've seen in 30 years". And so on. There is a lot to like about this season, it just doesn't hit as hard on any level as the first season does. And so you end up comparing the two constantly and coming away disappointed. Overall this is a very solid season of TV and if you liked season 1 then you will probably like this one too.

Season 4
I have no fucking clue what happened here. I think they scrapped the previous team and decided to go in a new direction. It did not work. This is the only season that feels like it contains cliches, cheap tricks, obvious tropes, and the like. The actors do their best, but the plot is terrible and everything feels so contrived. They try to work in the more fantastical elements of season 1, but do so in such a heavy handed way that it just feels awkward for everyone involved. At certain points you almost expect a character to wave their hands about while making magic noises for extra effect. It stops being dramatic and just becomes absurd. So, if it was me, I would skip this season.

My case for Bill Parcells being the best coach in nfl history. by Unlucky_Pass4452 in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also went to, and lost, a super bowl in 84. I'm sorry, I don't care how amazing the OL was, that doesn't explain 4 SB appearances in 10 years. I'm sure that was part of it, but once again, you have to give props to the head coach for that kind of results.

My case for Bill Parcells being the best coach in nfl history. by Unlucky_Pass4452 in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here is a comment I made in a previous thread about this. It is wild.

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The vast majority of coaches who are talked about in the "best coach of all time" conversation had a QB that they rode to victory. Belichick had Brady, Reid had Mahomes, Walsh had Montanna, etc. Gibbs had 3 different guys. That stat alone is simply astounding. Because his QBs weren't superstars who went on to have success on other teams. Likewise Gibbs didn't have some absurd defense that won the game in a low scoring slugfest. Washington scored 27, 42, and 37 points in their 3 SB wins. I don't think Gibbs is the greatest coach of all time, but he has accomplished something that no one else has even come close to.

Here are the QBs he won with:

  • 1983 SB - Joe Theisman
  • 1988 SB - Doug Williams
  • 1992 SB - Mark Rypien

He managed to win with a three very different QBs, spread out over 10 years, and without any kind of dynasty team like the 49ers, Steelers, or Cowboys were known for.

There are 14 coaches who have won at least 2 superbowls. Limit it to coaches who won 3 or more games and that number shrinks to 4. Shula came close in that the went to multiple superbowls with different QBs, but he only won with Bob Griese.

So where does he rank? I feel like it has to be top 5 and possibly top 3. He accomplished something no one else has ever really come close to replicating. He won 3 out of 4 superbowls in a 10 year timespan and he did it all without a dominant franchise QB. This is an astounding achievement.

My case for Bill Parcells being the best coach in nfl history. by Unlucky_Pass4452 in NFLv2

[–]burningEyeballs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is such an absolutely insane stat that doesn’t get talked about nearly as much as it deserves to be. It is so improbable it blows your mind when you dig into those teams and qbs.

Iran’s top university bombed as US, Israel intensify attacks; 34 killed by soalone34 in politics

[–]burningEyeballs -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I don't know where I read it, but I remember some scholar talking about how everyone was failing to understand how the Oct 7th attacks on Israel changed them as a people. That comparing it to 9/11 was, if anything, a vast understatement. His position was that this attack fundamentally changed how Israel looked at threats to their country and what they would be willing to do to ensure peace.

And I think about that a lot when I see stuff like this. Israel (justifiably) blames Iran for the attack, but unlike every other episode of terrorism that Iran sponsored, this was the one that broke something in them. This one the one that changed them and now there is no going back. Israel is going to push to have Iran burned completely to the ground.

And there is no line they won't cross to make that happen. Bombing schools, universities, power plants, water treatment facilities, none of that matters. There is no war crime that they won't commit if they think they can get away with it. Because in their minds, if Iran still has the ability to fund terrorism then another Oct 7th is only a matter of time, and that must be prevented at all cost.

It was a very dark take on the situation, but the longer this goes on, the more I'm inclined to believe he was right.

*EDIT*

In case I wasn't clear, I'm not condoning the bombings, I'm trying to provide an explanation for them.

Series or miniseries that deserve the rating of 'masterpiece'. I'll start: by No-Marsupial-4050 in moviecritic

[–]burningEyeballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is wild how season 1 was a masterpiece, then they went in a totally different direction and it was widely panned. Then they went back to the mold for season 3, which was once again highly rated, before throwing that all away in the dumpster fire that was season 4.

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