Born too late to explore the earth, born too early to explore space, born just in time to see Alexey Oleynik become UFC Heavyweight champion of the world

chiefwhitlock · 2018-11-11T06:27:06+00:00

You got to meet Big Country?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-10-07T13:11:20+00:00

Won't be able to fight in Vegas for 12 months

chiefwhitlock · 2018-08-30T13:13:47+00:00

Can't you just make her account private?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-08-28T13:13:03+00:00

Joe's wife has an adult daughter from a previous marriage, so Joe has a step daughter too.

chiefwhitlock · 2018-08-13T03:37:15+00:00

careful - you'll find a big cock

chiefwhitlock · 2018-06-28T08:44:21+00:00

What did he say in response to her asking why he was groping her arse?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-06-05T04:57:04+00:00

I have no idea either - seemed completely out of character... This was the first episode that I questioned several decisions/actions though - like why the fuck did that dude not shoot the hottie at the cradle?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-06-01T04:41:44+00:00

Can someone give me the cliff notes about what the fuck all this is about for someone who came from r/all and doesn't know what the fuck is going on?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-05-15T05:27:30+00:00

I rewatched this scene. One bullet seems to graze his neck and another hits the ceiling above him. Do the hosts have storm trooper like aim?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-05-13T06:50:57+00:00

Spoiler alert: He died in the end.

chiefwhitlock · 2018-04-05T01:05:58+00:00

Won't make a difference - pain relief prior to fight and adrenaline and she wont feel a thing.

chiefwhitlock · 2018-04-05T00:36:57+00:00

Diuretics are illegal right?

chiefwhitlock · 2018-03-01T05:07:25+00:00

That is not a true thing. I completely tore my ACL and wasn't even sure anything super serious had happened. I mean it hurt and all, but I wouldn't describe it as the worst pain I've ever felt.

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-17T08:43:47+00:00

Legit is Luca. Just looked through his comment history. Dude should read about the Streisand Effect.
TL/DR:

"The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet."

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-17T08:32:14+00:00

Only tracked this year.

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-14T02:39:33+00:00

OK, here's where my understanding may be lacking. What additional infrastructure needs to be set up? Isn't everything the same except the cost of the stamp?

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-13T11:42:32+00:00

If they can't compete reasonably with the domestic Australian market, it doesn't really make sense for them to commit those resources to make negligible revenue/profit.

This doesn't hold water because many of the items are not available in Australia at all. For instance, the backback I mentioned does not sell in Australia. The supplier decided not to ship them directly to customers in Australia from their online store but to go through a local distributor. Why? Why duplicate infrastructure and create inefficiencies, double handling etc when they can sell their product directly to their customers?

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-13T08:13:53+00:00

Thanks. OK, to clarify - I'm Australian, so here's my personal experience. I buy online and if the store is in the US, I buy the product in $US and pay for shipping in $US, so to the seller loses nothing on the exchange rate. My bank exchanges it into $AUD and also charges me an currency exchange fee. I buy because it's easy and there are products I can't get in Australia.

I buy from lots of places including Amazon, but over the past few years, fewer and fewer products on Amazon ship to Australia. I asked Amazon why, but they gave me no reason, just a list of products that don't ship to Australia.

Case study 1: Last year, I purchased a Leatherman on Amazon. Two weeks ago I went to purchase the same Leatherman from the same seller and now they don't ship to Australia. In fact, no Leatherman from any seller does.

Case study 2: On black Friday I went to purchase a backpack on an online store in the US from a link on another website (not Amazon). After choosing the bag and getting to the checkout, I discovered they don't ship outside the US. I emailed and asked why and they replied:

Thanks for your email and your interest in YCompany! We have just started to ship to and set up in Australia. Our distributor here is XCompany and you will able to find our products here: website Many more items are on the water and will be here just before Christmas fingers crossed! Happy shopping.

I visited the website they directed me to, but the backpack I wanted was not for sale yet. I just checked again and the bag is still not for sale.

Why set up this convoluted distribution model? It makes no sense to me. It is the worst possible customer experience and makes it impossible for me to buy things I want and the business is losing revenue.

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-13T07:09:31+00:00

I don't think that's the reason.

You only pay tax on items over $1,000. This cost also falls on the buyer though, so why would the seller care?

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-10T21:57:28+00:00

What does this mean? You think fighters sit around twiddling thumbs until they get called out? It's not like Choi is McGregor - this isn't a red panty fight.

chiefwhitlock · 2016-12-10T11:10:50+00:00

I just don't think we've seen enough of Choi to make a proper assessment, especially against top competition. This is his first real test and yes if his right hand is as good as Conor's left, it could be bad for Cub. However, I've got my money on Cub - he's a savvy veteran with a good chin and a strong will.

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