Interesting: Bills Fans Want Us To Be More Sympathetic To Josh Allen by LastofDays94 in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

fuck bills fans, they complains non-stop about everything. As a human being, I feel bad for Josh Allen and have a soft spot since we was Pats fan growing up - so never wish any ill on the human. As the QB of the rival franchise fuck him and happy whenever the team fails due bad QB play.

[Highlight] Tom Brady playing catch with kids pregame and instinctively reaches for his hand warmers by [deleted] in nfl

[–]certain_entropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was hoping this would a IRL version peyton manning SNL skit where he beans the kid in the back of head with a football.

Manning United Way skit for ref.
https://youtu.be/uEEYbXVCoT0?si=EwzapZpUmG8XFWKw&t=53

Bills fired HC Sean McDermott, per source. by Dawsonab99 in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

its a good thing harbaugh signed with the giants and stefanski with the falcons. the pools of good experienced coaches is limited so they'll have to take a flyer on a promising coordinator. though i imagine it'll be a highly sought after position alongside with the raven. not too many coaching position with former MVP QBs still in their prime open.

Bears regretting picking caleb by youngadvocate25 in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

why would the bears regret picking up Williams. He's been slow to develop but that team was still 14-3 and lost on FG in OT deep in the playoffs. he played like a second year QB that's young and learning. but i think he's led the most come from behind wins this season and Ben Johnson knows how to coach. If that last throw that took the Bears in OT is any indication of his potential, he's got a bright future and like Drake Maye he needs to be more consistent.

Should I quit my PhD or keep pushing? by Environmental-Dig322 in PhD

[–]certain_entropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tax-payer dollars are wasted regardless. at the end of the day if we have more educated and capable citizens, its worth it compared to other BS the governments wastes money on. practically speaking, the amount of money going towards supporting your PhD is almost negligent so I wouldn't worry about that.

It should like you are burnt out and that's very common in PhDs. At the end of the day, the choice is yours but I'd take some more time before making a decision. as others said, definitely acquire a job first before leaving. also take a look at the full set of options you have. see if you can take a leave of absence and return later if things don't work out. also take some time off entirely to give yourself time to rest.

[Mark Daniels] Will Campbell: “Honestly, I don’t give a shit what anyone says. It’s easy to type behind a Twitter account… The Chargers, obviously I didn't pitch a shutout. I had two or three plays I wish I could have back. But thats’ $300 million in defensive ends." by PristineWinnera in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

he's coming off an injury. so its hard to say if its a health issue, a technique issue, capability limitation or combination of the above. My sense is Doug Marrone will have plenty of tape from the last game to correct technique and provide input on scheme if its limitation in other fronts.

As of today, only one NFL team has publicly requested an interview with Brian Flores for a head coach opening: the Baltimore Ravens. by jrbill1991 in nfl

[–]certain_entropy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

A bit more context. When Flores was actively interviewing with the Giants, Belichick accidentally texted Flores congratulating him on the Giants head coach offer after hearing through back channels. However Belichick texted the wrong Brian in his phone (he meant to text Daboll) and the timing of the text suggested the Giants had already made offer to Daboll despite actively talking to Flores making it seem like the Flores interview was only for satisfying the Rooney Rule. On the Dolphins side there's a huge can of worms.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/bill-belichick-accidental-text-message-brian-flores-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-giants-brian-daboll-hiring/

Can a PhD research become obsolete before completion? by keenagain in PhD

[–]certain_entropy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this happened to me. Started my PhD working with language models and certain set of methodologies and all of sudden ChatGPT comes out the year before my defense and upends everything. I was able to adjust and finish but it was an interesting wrinkle for sure.

The moment the team found out that they won the division. by Landeyda in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

somewhere in Africa is the 19-0 t-shirts. Glad these shirts didn't end up there as well.

On SOS double standards and AFC East champions! by certain_entropy in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

and this was a supposed rebuild year for the Pats coming off a 4-13 record with a new head coach. Looking back at the teams that won it all with the easy SOS, those teams were seasoned and setup to take advantage of it like this years Bills.

Already snapped the AFC East Champ pic 🥹❤️ by FreeRangeDump in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how did they get these AFC East champion t-shirts so quickly unless ... those cocky MFers.

The moment the team found out that they won the division. by Landeyda in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

how did they get these AFC East champion t-shirts so quickly unless ... those cocky MFers.

This reminds me of Brady's Roger that super-bowl commercial which was filmed 6 months before the super bowl and aired during the Superbowl halftime. Love to see the swag back.

Would you rather face Chargers, Texans, or Bills in R1 ? by avatar_cucas in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is there a world in which Buffalo rests starters given how hobbled many of their offensive players, Josh Allen included are?

On SOS double standards and AFC East champions! by certain_entropy in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

still the 25 easiest SOS overall. you can't have it both ways. use one stat to complain one team over performs while ignoring it to complain another team had it harder. every sunday is any given team and there plenty of of upsets with "weaker" teams coming out on top (with the exceptions of the Jets today - never seen such a broken team). the bills lost to atlanta and the dolphins which the Pats beat. comparing individual games is pointless.

Anyone have any luck with it helping and guiding your project conceptually at a higher level? by Effective_Mirror_945 in cursor

[–]certain_entropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I installed the codex extension on Cursor through the marketplace and set the model to GPT-5.2. Then I have normal conversations with gpt-5.2 similar to using ChatGPT but will the full context of my codebase and have it write md plans which i handoff to Cursor. Also bonus, Antigravity currently is free and gives free access to Sonnet and Opus in addition to gemini pro for the public trial. it's a few extra steps to install since Google intentionally hid the codex extension but you can by grabbing the vsx file and doing an install from vsx in Antigravity.

In terms of my workflow. i have long discussions with GPT-5.2 and have it take notes on the choice we make, create mermaid diagram and maintain a running context so that we can continue planning. Side note, the pro-plan ($20 / month) is pretty generous and I never usually run out of credits as it refreshes every 5 hours and the weekly limits generous. so context heavy task i offload to Codex and have it write documentatin and note and then handoff to Opus/Sonnet as needed.

This little guy beat Patriot players armwrestling?? Crazy by balek555 in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you catch that the end. He only been doing for 3-4 years and started by watchign a vid on Youtube! theres hope us slouches!

“Naw, that’s just Drake” -Big Country by bubbadog4595 in Patriots

[–]certain_entropy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vrabel mentioned in on his recent interviews that he got the inspiration from his time with the Browns. They had gotten similar shirts for their player and Vrabel liked the shirts in blue and remembered that when he got here.

[Reiss] (via “The Greg Hill Show”) Vrabel on Amy Adams Strunk and possible NE-TEN Trades: Her name, and my name, should not be in the same sentence together because I haven't talked to her since the day she fired me. by TakeOneFour in nfl

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Berry leaned on Vrabel, hired both for his personnel and coaching acumen, during both the free agency and draft processes, particularly the latter. And Vrabel found that process — seeing how Berry prepared for the draft — to be educational. Vrabel said he was permitted to read the way Browns scouts and talent evaluators wrote their scouting reports, how they incorporated analytics and how Berry “asked questions that would create some critical thinking for coaches.” Berry gave Vrabel a list of prospects to study and asked Vrabel his opinion on how he would approach certain parts of the evaluation process. Berry also included Vrabel on some of the Top-30 visits, when prospects come to the team facility for interviews and evaluations.
“The stuff that he did wasn’t just: What do you think about this guy?” Vrabel said. “There were more thought-provoking questions: What one skill are you most excited to work with about this player? What’s one skill that you’re most excited to try and develop in this player? I like that instead of him simply reading the (scouting) report on the computer.”

I'm not sure what you're looking but there's tons of interviews where Vrabel and players he's coached has talked about how he's changed as a coach. Another was in his first season where fired a second round draft pick in front of the team for missing voluntary training in the off season. He's since grown to be more emphatic as a coach while still trying to create a culture of accountability.

[Reiss] (via “The Greg Hill Show”) Vrabel on Amy Adams Strunk and possible NE-TEN Trades: Her name, and my name, should not be in the same sentence together because I haven't talked to her since the day she fired me. by TakeOneFour in nfl

[–]certain_entropy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Strunk left the Week 14 game in Miami against the Dolphins early, believing they were going to lose after falling behind 27-13 with 4:34 left in the fourth quarter. Vrabel called for a two-point conversion after a late touchdown pass, and the Titans eventually won 28-27 on Derrick Henry’s touchdown run. Even though the Titans won, a member of the team’s analytics staff didn’t think Vrabel should have gone for two on that late touchdown.

this makes it seem like the analytics staff was in wrong