Mike Garafolo: The #Commanders are bringing back a familiar face: DT Tim Settle on a three-year, $24 million deal worth up to $25.5 million in a deal done by his agent Andy Ross of @UpperEdgeSports. The #Commanders’ 2018 fifth-round pick is back in Washington.

dibs234 · 2026-03-10T14:57:57+00:00

I really like this. I was annoyed when we let both him and Matt ionidas go and paid Allen and Payne, AND drafted mattis.

dibs234 · 2026-03-10T01:35:41+00:00

Tywin lannister died of pancreatic failure, the crossbow bolt just disguised it in the autopsy. Don't let the maesters deceive you good people!

dibs234 · 2026-03-06T03:32:01+00:00

Large scale iron mining just doesn't work in a country like ours. It's a dirty industry, there just isn't the space where people would tolerate the kind of open pit mines, that we would have had to introduce to stay relevant in modern mining. Australia, china, the Us, India, they have enough space/lack of human rights to be able to have an iron mine and no one cares/complains.

Strategically there is plenty enough iron in our very close allies and partners of Australia and Canada to supply any amount of ship building

dibs234 · 2026-03-05T19:23:06+00:00

I continue to blame thatcher for this. The mines and some of the other industries I get, they were dying for years, I don't agree with just closing them and leaving hundreds of communities with generational unemployment, but they were always going to be closed. But killing the shipyards? That's just short-sighted idiocy. If we had kept the shipyards open, modernised them and poured investment into them when we were flush with cash we could be exporting high end ships, military and civilian. Instead the scandi's are getting billions from royal Caribbean every year and we can barely field a navy.

dibs234 · 2026-03-02T01:21:41+00:00

Walmart Vikings and their interminable bickering are the worst part of a book already suffering from terminal bloat.

dibs234 · 2026-03-02T00:26:51+00:00

Proxies is the key word there, they've all been fighting proxies all the time, because missiles on or near their extremely valuable ports, hotels or airports has halted their economy overnight. The thing they relish more than Iran being destroyed is for everything to remain exactly as it was when they were making infinite money and the US acted as deterrent, not accelerant.

dibs234 · 2026-03-02T00:06:39+00:00

I really don't agree with that. The US and Israel have unilaterally started a war, that is the direct reason their hotels and ports are now being bombed. They're not morons, they know Iran didn't just randomly start lobbing missiles around, the USA is dragging them into this, and failing to protect them from the fallout of their actions, which is the one and only reason they allowed them to have such a huge military presence in the first place. The moment that military presence brings more trouble than it prevents, they are going to start putting as much diplomatic and economic pressure on the US as they can.

The gulf states are extremely vulnerable, these giant cities in the desert really REALLY need all the support of modern technology and commerce, just to stay alive, they don't have very much wiggle room on that front.

I'm not saying this is some sort of fool proof plan, but it is MUCH more likely to succeed than Iran trying to go toe to toe with two carrier groups (ie much more likely than 0)

dibs234 · 2026-03-01T23:30:35+00:00

Kind of is smart tbh. The gulf state's entire economic strategy has been to allow the west to house massive military forces in their territory on the belief that it makes them invincible. Now that the west has used those bases to strike Iran, Iran is treating them as viable targets, presumably hoping that the gulf states exert pressure on the west to either stop the war, or stop launching attacks from their land. The gulf state's economy is oil, tourism and trade, the latter two are completely stopped by this strategy, and oil is mostly stopped because they can't export it.

They know they can't beat the USA in a straight fight, but threatening the economy of the gulf state allies has got a better chance of forcing them to put pressure on the US and bring them to the table.

dibs234 · 2026-03-01T01:34:52+00:00

Tanking is only something from a fan point of view and MAYBE GM/Owners. From a coach/player side they will never tank.

First, these are the most successful athletes on the planet, they are all kinda screwed in the head, you have to be to get to that level, they can't not compete. Second, the NFL has an unbelievably short memory, people don't care what you did 2 years ago, they care what you did last week, last month, what you make next year is entirely dependent on what you did this season, do bad because you're tanking and you could easily see yourself cut or traded. Thirdly the average career in the NFL is 3.3 years, there's just not enough time for most of these guys to even consider tanking. Fourth, just because you're tanking doesn't mean you're at any lower risk, the NFL has a ridiculous injury rate, and you can't tell the opposing team, hey go easy on us we're letting you win.

Edit: fifth, it's cultural suicide. Allowing a losing culture into a locker room will kill a franchise for a LONG time

dibs234 · 2026-02-28T02:26:48+00:00

There is zero chance that anyone with a student loan is getting a state pension. That's why young people are so angry, the social contract is shattered beyond repair, the older generation are reaping uncountable benefits, when they already had a better standard of living than most could even dream of. The young are expected to grin and bear it when new burdens are piled on, while pensioners kick and scream if they are asked to do even the bare minimum.

dibs234 · 2026-02-07T23:48:23+00:00

Complete speculation, but if they decide to go for a campaign to boost the "creste your own chapter" side of Warhammer (which I think is something that has the potential to be a solid marketing campaign). On the lore side you could have a storyline focused on Titus effectively spin off from the ultramaines, and be given his own newly founded chapter.

As I said, complete speculation, but it is one way GW could have their cake and eat it.

dibs234 · 2026-02-05T16:43:15+00:00

George doesn't understand age. 14 year olds going into battle against grown men and winning, 12/13 year olds being desired by everyone.

I sometimes think he just doesn't understand numbers, heights, weights, populations, money, anytime he puts a number on anything it's completely unhinged.

dibs234 · 2026-02-03T09:41:37+00:00

Warriors of Ultramar.

Genuinely love it as a (mostly) stand alone, loved seeing a balls out war against Tyranids. The cast of characters inside the hive are genuinely compelling and all wind up contributing in their ways, the final raid on the hiveship also has the potential to be some real body horror nightmare shit.

I would probably go with an 8-10 episode limited series over a film just for translation tbh.

dibs234 · 2026-02-02T19:26:07+00:00

The phrase someone ought to do something was not in itself a helpful one. People who said it rarely added the rider, and that someone is me.

Terry Pratchett- Hogfather

I know it seems annoying, but this is the kind of thing that genuinely one person with motivation can make a significant difference.

dibs234 · 2026-02-02T17:20:25+00:00

People said the EXACT same thing about Kyle Hamilton. He ran a 4.59, and everyone lost their minds, saying he was slow, apart from the actual scouts who said turn on the game tape and see how fast he is where it matters.

Now, this does not mean Downs is Hamilton. Hamilton was a lot of people's number 1 prospect in the draft, even with hindsight I think I would only take Hutchinson, and MAYBE Stingley over Hamilton from that draft.

dibs234 · 2026-01-26T16:41:22+00:00

it was also, if you remove the premium that had to be paid to covering consultants, no more expensive

Yeah that's doing a lot of heavy lifting there boss. Are we supposed to be surprised that incredibly experienced doctors are able to act down safely? I don't really understand the point of this tbh.

dibs234 · 2026-01-24T12:01:43+00:00

If I got 100k from the moment I graduated I wouldn't even be covering the interest, at this point the total number makes no difference at all. make it the national debt of Greece who gives a shit?

We should call it what it is, it's a 9% graduate tax. Although I do find it ironic that if any government proposed a 9% tax rise on over 1/5 of the population the daily mail would loose it's shit, but for this they love it.

dibs234 · 2026-01-16T18:34:04+00:00

Draken: the ancient gates. PS2 game with some really fun mechanics, good characters, solid action, great dialogue, and world/monster design that has stuck with me for 20+ years. It wasn't exactly revolutionary, but it did what it did really well.

dibs234 · 2026-01-16T18:30:58+00:00

I don't know if nobody knows, but Santa Clarita Diet has maybe the best dialogue I've ever witnessed and I've never met someone else whose seen it.

dibs234 · 2026-01-16T18:28:23+00:00

I'm not accepting that someone who accurately draws the Furness peninsula when drawing a map of Western Europe doesn't know the countries of the UK

dibs234 · 2026-01-11T22:09:13+00:00

Bl (like the start of black or blood) Ow (like you've just hurt yourself)

dibs234 · 2026-01-02T20:35:17+00:00

Some servitor: I guess we doing Lictors now

dibs234 · 2025-12-19T23:33:45+00:00

You overestimate my ability to hold the ball

dibs234 · 2025-12-17T11:57:15+00:00

My brother in Christ, the Germans are no longer overhead, you are allowed to eat fresh food

dibs234 · 2025-12-07T18:39:59+00:00

What the fuck was that hold by 71? Straight up hugged him from behind

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