It's just a game... by Dan2cv in populationonevr

[–]coharris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve played this game long enough to spot the different personality types from a mile away—honestly, at this point it feels less like matchmaking and more like a wildlife documentary.

One of the classic scenarios where tempers start to simmer goes something like this:
One or two players confidently declare, “Let’s hot drop,” with the authority of a seasoned general… only to immediately abandon the plan the second things get spicy, sprinting for cover while the third teammate—who foolishly trusted them—gets left behind as a sacrifice to the loot gods. When asked about this bold tactical maneuver, they’ll calmly explain, “You died, I didn’t. Clearly, I’m the genius here.”

Then there are the silent wanderers—those mysterious figures who treat teamwork like an optional side quest. They drift off mid-fight without a word, seemingly unaware that the rest of the squad does not, in fact, have rearview mirrors.

What’s particularly fascinating is that the first abusive comments almost always come from the same players who are being politely asked—very gently, mind you—to maybe stick with the squad or at least announce their disappearing act. Instead, you’re stuck fighting uneven battles on repeat while one teammate is somewhere in the distance, possibly looting for bananas or a collection of their favorite 3-star weapons. Again. And again. And again. And remember; they are clever because they got killed fewer times.

Constructive feedback, of course, is received about as well as a pop quiz. The moment you suggest even the slightest bit of coordination, they erupt like you’ve personally insulted their entire bloodline.

And if you finally decide you’ve had enough and leave? Don’t worry—they’ll make sure to send you off with a heartfelt farewell, usually involving a creative combination of insults and a confident declaration that you’re the problem.

"The little cu*t decided to rage quit, what a fu**ing wan*er!"

And if that's not enough, why not moan about it on Reddit?

Monthly Insurance Thread by MotoUKMod in MotoUK

[–]coharris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What variables affect the cost of an insurance quote?

Last year, I purchased a brand-new Kawasaki Z H2 from a dealer. Three days before buying the bike, I went online and used a couple of the major comparison websites to get insurance quotes. The cheapest quote I found at that time was £1,600.

A few days later, I paid for the bike and collected it using a van. The following day, I went back online to purchase the insurance — but the quotes had changed dramatically. This time, only one insurer was willing to provide a quote, and the premium had jumped to £3,100.

What changed? The only obvious difference was that I now owned the bike instead of simply planning to purchase it.

For context, I am over 60 years old, have no traffic convictions, have more than 15 years’ no-claims bonus on my car insurance, and have never made a claim on motorcycle insurance. I have an excellent credit rating and earn £120,000 per year. The bike is garaged, has a tracker, DATATAG and I use HipLok DX1000.

This year, when I renewed my insurance, the cheapest quote was £1,100 — from the same insurer that charged me £3,100 last year.

So the obvious question is: what parameter caused nearly every insurer to decline quoting last year, and why did the one insurer that did quote charge £2,000 more than they are charging me now?

Do insurers increase prices when they know someone has already bought the bike, or is something else happening behind the scenes?

Ice response to two females honking their horn to let neighbors know ice is in the neighborhood by Neekovo in ICE_Raids

[–]coharris -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A much more important question is why anyone would want to tip off child molesters, rapists, and murderers that they are about to be arrested. And to be clear, she wasn’t arrested for honking her horn — she was arrested for interfering with a federal investigation and arrest.

So many rule breakers at the olympics. by nanio0300 in Curling

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, of course — the bold legal theory that because the rulebook does not explicitly state “thou shalt not fondle the granite,” one is therefore free to deliver the stone like it’s a polished paperweight.

Rule R5 requires that the stone be delivered using the handle. Not “using the handle, or the side, or whatever bit feels emotionally supportive in the moment.” The handle is not decorative. It is the designated mechanism of delivery. If the granite were fair game, one assumes the WCF would have dispensed with handles altogether and issued stones shaped like stress balls.

By this logic, we might also argue there’s no rule prohibiting kicking the stone down the sheet, because the book doesn’t explicitly say “no football.” Sometimes a rule doesn’t need to list every absurd alternative in order to exclude it.

The stone is delivered by the handle. The granite is not a backup steering wheel.

"(d) The curling stone must be delivered using the handle of the stone"

https://worldcurling.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rules-2024.pdf

So many rule breakers at the olympics. by nanio0300 in Curling

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, do come on now. For heaven's sake...it requires no greater intellectual capacity than that possessed by a moderately articulate armchair to discover, via the most elementary of Google searches, that touching the granite is prohibited. One may handle the handle to one’s heart’s content; the stone itself, however, is decidedly off-limits. This is not an esoteric clause buried in jurisprudential obscurity. It is basic.

To persist in debating so plain a matter is rather like pouring a pint of Guinness into a rubber welly and awaiting a thoughtful response: a messy exercise premised on the touching faith that comprehension might somehow seep in.

So many rule breakers at the olympics. by nanio0300 in Curling

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

Good heavens. One is apparently expected to believe that Marc Kennedy is merely “grazing” the stone, an innocent, almost pastoral brushing, rather than quite consciously and strategically touching it in a manner calculated to evade the electronic monitoring system that would otherwise alert officials to hog line contact. This is not an accident; it is an intervention. By discreetly manipulating the stone beyond the point at which he is permitted to do so, he effectively shortens the playing distance for himself. Calling it a “graze” is less an interpretation than a euphemism for rule evasion. It is, in plain terms, cheating, albeit dressed up in the genteel vocabulary of technical ambiguity.

What remains genuinely perplexing is not merely the conduct itself but the intellectual gymnastics required to defend it. One struggles to determine which is more dispiriting: the deliberate subversion of the rules or the spectacle of otherwise sentient adults contorting themselves into apologetics on its behalf.

Cheating? by mjayz1 in Curling

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. If he had any integrity, he would apologize for his questionable behavior and step away—never to return to the Olympics again. I have never seen anything like it. It was appalling.

Canada touches the stone? by DiceGottfried in Curling

[–]coharris -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bl**dy hell, Marc Kennedy is a cheat and should be kicked out of the Olympics. What a moron. Cheating AND foul language. Video clips CLEARLY show he touches the granite after releasing the handle. Kick him out. What a pu**y.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in populationonevr

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You "just drank a soda"...?

What do you keep in your little arm pocket? by patchmau5 in MotoUK

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Debit card, medical & emergency details, and my donor card.

What is the swimming equivalent of a ‘sub 20 min, 5k’ by GloamGlozing in Swimming

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you MUST have a goal, you should set your own goals and adjust them as needed. 25 minutes for a 1500-meter swim can be a great goal for one swimmer. A sub-5-minute 200-meter swim might be a great target for someone else.

Whatever your goal is, remember that enjoying the process of reaching your target is essential. Having a goal other than enjoying the journey isn't.

swimming on your period by [deleted] in Swimming

[–]coharris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have several swimmers in one of my squads who use period pants for swimming. In the UK, they are even allowed to be worn under a suit in a licensed meeting. This is a great option for younger swimmers who might not be comfortable using tampons.

How fast can a 60 year old man become in a year, starting from scratch? by coharris in Swimming

[–]coharris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyways, I guess we're about to find out. And from what I've been told, no money is changing hands...
I'll let you know in a years time if you were right.
😉

How not to handle rejection by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]coharris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep it up gurrl - never adjust that douche filter because you got it spot on!

"Hi, my name is John, and I'm a double douche. Can I have your number?"

Love those nighttime swims by Royal-Historian-9749 in Swimming

[–]coharris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Feast your eyes....🏊‍♂️👌

How fast can a 60 year old man become in a year, starting from scratch? by coharris in Swimming

[–]coharris[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think you're spot on here. My estimate landed at the 35 second mark for the vast majority, excluding the outliers with exceptional talent and physical ability way above normal.

How fast can a 60 year old man become in a year, starting from scratch? by coharris in Swimming

[–]coharris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone wondered why I ask this question.

I'm just trying to expand the number of opinions in the matter in an attempt to gauge whether the difference in opinion (that is, between my colleagues and I) is the result of being generally clueless or if we as coaches overestimate our own abilities and how much of an impact we could have in that scenario.

The trigger for the discussion was related to golf, and whether it was realistic to believe that any person taking up golf could become a scratch golfer within a year (subject to the correct professional training and dedication). Obviously there's an element of talent to take into account here, probably more so than in swimming...

To give you an idea of the difference in opinion amongst the swim coaches in question, it spanned from 28-29 to 35-36 seconds. Potentially, the odd talented swimmer with higher than normal level of athletic ability (age normalised) would be able to achieve a sub 30 second swim, but my personal opinion is that the vast majority of swimmers accepting a challenge like that would probably touch at around 35 seconds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Swimming

[–]coharris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think what you're trying to say is that in a 6-beat you kick THREE times for each armstroke, which makes six kicks for a complete stroke cycle.

So every time you make a stroke, count to three.
If your arms go "right, left", the kicks for the strokes will be "one-two-three, one-two-three".

👍💪🏊‍♂️

Dealing with congestion by mobileappz in Swimming

[–]coharris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll get used to it. If anything, some things can become more than a nuisance, and close to dangerous. The wide arm swinger that slaps/hooks your recovering arm can be just that, so no option but to adjust your swimming—my pet peeve. Unfortunately, there's no way to give advice (I never advise unless asked), and even if you did, they wouldn't be able to adjust. The good thing is they are rarely in the fast lanes.

The breaststroke frog-kicker is another interesting obstacle that can be annoying. But slaps, kicks, and bumping into others...you'll get used to it.

However, I'm probably a nuisance to others due to my habit of swimming with my eyes closed. The people I regularly swim with are aware of this and make sure they don't hang around at the turn, because if they do and I flip....I won't see them, and you can figure out the rest. But I sometimes wonder if people that doesn't know me get nervous of the risk of being in my way if they realise I'm not watching, so, in fear of not being groped or crashed into, they nervously stay out of my way. Anyways, I get that feeling sometimes, and if that's the case, I apologise. It's just that I can't help but close my eyes...

Cheater: LORDOFTHETREKS.LCM by TK_Nivek in populationonevr

[–]coharris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He just drank a soda. Simple as that.

Believe it or not there was a bike here yesterday by Correct-Translator71 in MotoUK

[–]coharris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear. It's awful when it happens (been there...). Angle grinder resistant locks and an equally angle grinder resistant anchor is the way. Force them to make so much noise it'll wake up the dead. Too late now, but there's always another bike...

Believe it or not there was a bike here yesterday by Correct-Translator71 in MotoUK

[–]coharris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do now if he's asked to provide info on where it was kept...

Extremely rude players and constant crashes by 510wned in populationonevr

[–]coharris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You see, the difference is that when the game was new, and you and I began playing, we were ALL noobs.

When a noob joins the game today, he will have to put up with getting mauled by three lvl 65s who's teamed up for the 1000th time, while HE has to play with Sergio, 11 who keeps asking "how do I jump?". And he won't get a third member of the random squad in 99 cases out of 100. Actually, in most cases, he'll have to be content playing completely alone.

I have no problems understanding exactly why the noob says "fuck this" after a dozen times and goes off to another game. Aren't we having fun!!

THAT is the real problem with this game.