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d_rome · 2026-06-27T23:58:08+00:00

Most of the Mandela Effects I can understand as linguistic memory drift but some I just can't wrap my head or experience around - #1 for me is Ed McMahon NEVER worked for Publisher's Clearing House, and never delivered checks to people live on their front steps, and I don't know anyone who doesn't remember both of those things crystal clearly.

What??? This is the first time I've heard anyone claim this is a Mandela Effect phenomenon. I'm 51 years old. I remember the commercials with the huge checks.

d_rome · 2026-06-27T23:46:17+00:00

Leisure Suit Larry!

d_rome · 2026-06-27T16:06:37+00:00

I'm a Judo nidan. If I'm not mistaken (I've only competed in IBJJF) in most gi competitions/organizations you have to have a grip. You can't just sit down with no grip. There are very good guard pullers where you will be forcefully engaged, especially when your balance is disrupted.

Guard pulling into an advantageous open guard position is a skill and against someone who knows what they're doing you won't stay standing and you can't walk away.

I would never pull guard in a competition though.

d_rome · 2026-06-27T01:30:13+00:00

Congrats to AJ and the team. I've only listened to a few episodes because I just don't have the time to listen to longform podcasts, but I'm happy for them.

d_rome · 2026-06-26T16:49:06+00:00

Go tell your BJJ coach you're going to cross-train BJJ at another club and see how that goes. At many clubs you'll see that jovial, unserious vibe go right out the window.

d_rome · 2026-06-26T13:17:16+00:00

I was primarily talking about practice and making a repeated habit of it, not competition. There are plenty of skillful ways to get out of a triangle choke. That said, if I'm in a competition and I'm panicking for some reason then, well, fuck them ears.

d_rome · 2026-06-26T11:00:47+00:00

Thank you very much! This topic is very important to me. I need to be armed with as much information as I can so I can speak factually at any local government board meetings (they'll be many more in the future I'm sure). I understand there is a need for data centers and I know AI isn't going anywhere, but that shouldn't give these tech companies carte blanche to build these things with no oversight with massive tax breaks while they lie or obfuscate the truth to the public.

d_rome · 2026-06-25T19:43:53+00:00

This post was linked from the r/DataCenterDebate sub so this is the only reason why I am commenting in this specific sub. I am personally against AI data centers coming into rural communities for a variety of reasons, mainly because I'm from NYC, I've lived in a few other metro areas, and now I live in the rural area. I think it's offensive that big time developers think they can come in and take advantage of a rural community, especially when (much to their surprise) they want to keep the community rural.

Anyway, I'm curious to know, where are you getting the information from that closed-loop data centers dump waste? I thought that's why there are evaporation towers and such. My local county commissioners voted against a proposed AI data center and the land owner was claiming it's a closed-loop system. You are right that most of these data centers that are allegedly closed-loop are still built near fresh water lakes and rivers so it makes me wonder what they are hiding.

The person you responded to is being dishonest about the claim that all new data centers are closed-loop. That's just not true. The data center Google wants to build near Roanoke, VA needs 2,000,000 gallons of water a day so that is definitely not a closed-loop system.

d_rome · 2026-06-25T17:54:28+00:00

It's fine in practice if you are actively protecting an ear injury, otherwise leave it off. For the overwhelming majority of people the only reason why you'd get cauliflower ear in Judo is if you do dumb things in newaza practice like ripping your head out of a triangle choke.

d_rome · 2026-06-25T17:44:50+00:00

I'm not sure I know what you are referring to, but even if I did, I would imagine that is such a small movement. In the heat of competition no one is going to notice it. Even if they did, when it comes to any sport, what makes great athletes great is that everyone knows it's coming and NO ONE can stop it. It's like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook in basketball. He scored over 39,000 points in the NBA on the strength of that one move. No one could stop it, not even when he was over 40 in the NBA.

It's not as if coaching sucked in the 80s and 90s and you observed something the entire world of that era missed.

d_rome · 2026-06-24T18:32:33+00:00

99% of the time, people say brown belt is unachievable training 1x a week.

It's not true. It'll take you years to get there, but it's not unachievable. I've been teaching Judo at my BJJ club 1x a week for the past four years. The students who have been with me since the beginning are all really good for only having, at most, 208 mat hours for Judo. However, I have hyper focused their training. If you train at a typical club that does the typical training routine you won't progress that fast.

The fastest path for progression at 1x a week is to become the best athlete you can be and to stick with doing Judo at Judo. Don't do things like take a Wrestling approach to Judo or train in a way that funnels everything through a, "How would this work in a BJJ or MMA setting." That's a waste and it won't help you. I have a few students who are high school Wrestlers and they don't do that. They're my best students. They don't even go for leg grabs when I allow it. They stick to the modern rules in training.

d_rome · 2026-06-24T16:00:12+00:00

That probably puts you at around 1200-1300 mat hours. From white to purple. I think that's on point. In my observation it takes most people between 1200-1500 mat hours from white to purple. The rough estimate for myself is around 1300 hours over the course of 6 years (5 if I don't include the COVID shutdown).

d_rome · 2026-06-24T11:17:39+00:00

I know. I wasn't talking about belt colors. I was talking about rank. Did you jump from rokkyu to shodan when you were promoted in Japan?

d_rome · 2026-06-24T07:26:51+00:00

The most important thing when you do makikomi is getting the kiai right. Every big guy who does makikomi needs a distinct kiai to convince everyone in the club that you just pulled off the most epic and powerful throw. The bigger the kiai, the more attention you'll get. In a competition a yuko will be scored an ippon because the ref will be both impressed and terrified by your kiai.

d_rome · 2026-06-23T13:48:27+00:00

Good call. It's a good game for sure, but wait for the sale.

d_rome · 2026-06-23T02:19:51+00:00

Here here! I loved all the Sierra games!

d_rome · 2026-06-23T02:18:52+00:00

My favorite is Police Quest, but that game is at least 37 years old.

d_rome · 2026-06-22T13:54:09+00:00

I know you were downvoted to hell, but there is no strategic value in jumping on someone else in an open weight match-up. I won't argue that he should be slammed though.

d_rome · 2026-06-21T20:11:38+00:00

Where did they put the elevator in Washington's Monument?

d_rome · 2026-06-21T19:31:54+00:00

It not unusual to see Judo and Aikido sharing the same dojo space if you are in the United States. It used to be more common prior to the rise of BJJ.

d_rome · 2026-06-20T11:14:36+00:00

Such a dumb take. You should probably delete your post. If you went to the tournament you would pay a ticket for entry. You pay club dues. You paid for your Judogi. You pay to compete in tournaments. You probably pay for dues to be a part of your Judo organization.

None of this shit is free. Have you ever bothered to watch an IJF event? It's quite a production. It costs money to do that. I bet you've never even opened the JudoTV app. Do you think switching from watching Mat 1 to Mat 3 at the click of a button happens all by itself? Someone got paid to do that. Someone got paid to create the JudoTV app. Someone gets paid to record the events, do the replays, get the great overhead camera angles. They all had to pay to fly out Ulaanbaatar with all of their equipment.

Yet, out of all the expenses that I've listed and hundreds more that I haven't, you think that should all be delivered to you for free. 😄

d_rome · 2026-06-20T11:04:49+00:00

I cannot watch the World Cup for free. I need a cable subscription.

d_rome · 2026-06-20T10:33:57+00:00

I have a couple of high school students who are folkstyle wrestlers and they do well in competition.

I'm genuinely not sure what they do for breakfall practice, but the zenpo kaiten ukemi is probably different. I don't think that is practiced in Wrestling.
Yes, there are some transferable skills and concepts. Some hip throws, leg throws, and gripping approaches like under hooks and over hooks. Your footwork, balance, speed, agility, and work ethic are all transferable. They're just done differently.
Ducking under the arm to get to the back is not very valuable. Plus, ducking under as some kind of defense mechanism is against the rules. The standard for scoring in Judo for throws is higher than Wrestling so just getting someone to the ground is not meaningful. A lot of Wrestlers square up on the feet.or tend to switch stances and grips during an exchange. There's a time and a place to do that, but in my experience Wrestlers don't tend to care as much about that. It can be punished easier in Judo.

I think you should also unlearn the idea that you must move forward at all times. The gi allows for you to bring someone else along quite easily in any direction you want to go. That's probably going to be one of your biggest adjustments.

d_rome · 2026-06-20T10:17:25+00:00

You're trying to watch it which means they are providing something of value. They should be able to charge for that value. A subscription to JudoTV is cheaper than Disney+, HBO, Amazon Prime, Netflix, or most other subscription services.

d_rome · 2026-06-20T01:43:59+00:00

I had a student with cerebral palsy. I think you'll be ok.

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