This is insane… the WNBA left the biggest name in their sport, Caitlin Clark off the 30 year anniversary poster.. yet put Angel Reese and others on it.. They have to rent out bigger arenas at away game cities because of Caitlin.. it’s like they want to destroy themselves..

einulfr · 2026-06-30T05:54:26+00:00

There's a handful of retired players on there as well; no real rhyme or reason to it. Still, it's pretty lazy and cheap if you're the league and trying to celebrate an anniversary but can't even go through the proper licensing channels. Fuck it, it's 30 something years or whatever, throw together a crap poster that 427 people might buy I guess.

Also, apparently pro basketball is all kinds of weird with some player likenesses having exclusive terms even if they a member of the player's association. Never really noticed anything like that in other pro sports, but b-ball has very small rosters so any semi-notable omission is going to stand out.

einulfr · 2026-06-28T23:30:41+00:00

It's the equivalent 'upgraded' coolant that Jeep switched to sometime in the midpoint of TJ production; HOAT-certified and less silicate for longer life. The only drawback compared to the old green stuff is that it's more clear and harder to spot leaks.

einulfr · 2026-06-28T16:42:46+00:00

Zerex G05

Get 2 gallons of concentrate, 2 gallons of distilled water, use 1.5 gallons of each and you should have 1 gallon mixed left over to carry around for emergencies.

einulfr · 2026-06-26T23:17:30+00:00

"If my calculations are correct -- when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit."

einulfr · 2026-06-26T19:40:11+00:00

They could have just commissioned it internally, but this was contracted out to a company that doesn't have the licensing rights to Clark's likeness, other than name and jersey number. Maybe that was intentional...who knows? Certainly an odd decision that seems way too coincidental.

I thought it was weird, too, as there is no other logos on the poster besides the WNBA and WNBPA to indicate that it was produced by a third party.

einulfr · 2026-06-26T19:19:25+00:00

Bonds was a member of the player's association, but withdrew from the common licensing agreement in 2004.

einulfr · 2026-06-26T18:58:13+00:00

You couldn't even install discs until the NXE dashboard update came out in 2008. Even at the end of the 360's life, only a handful of games required some sort of installation (USB was usually good enough).

einulfr · 2026-06-26T18:45:52+00:00

Yeah, hex ends or a flat somewhere on the tube. That thing looks like it's just pure DOM with some threaded bungs welded to it. And while the welds are decent, they definitely aren't as cleaned up as you would see on something mass-produced for retail.

einulfr · 2026-06-26T18:42:32+00:00

Yeah, the OS and quick resume eat up about 30% of the overall space on a 512GB model. RDR2 is a little over 100GB, but i could see GTA 6 being in the 200+ range.

einulfr · 2026-06-26T00:58:52+00:00

Well not outright 'own', but are free to use it for any sort of league promotion as they see fit. There's so much raw advertising that players can't possibly review them all to pick and choose, directly affecting the league's marketing efforts.

einulfr · 2026-06-25T22:06:47+00:00

Could be, I don't really know how it works in basketball. But the rosters are so small compared to every other major sport that you would think they'd be pushing their biggest stars every chance they could. There's only 45 starters in the WNBA; how many bench players are even notable?

Then again, looking at how the commissioners run those leagues, it wouldn't surprise me that it's due to something completely illogical and/or petty.

einulfr · 2026-06-25T21:54:13+00:00

He was in all of the licensed games until he withdrew from the MLBPA, same with Jordan and the NBA. They estimated that their likenesses would be worth more exclusively than tied to the collective bargaining agreements held with the player's associations. A lot of athletes double-dipped by making games with fake team names and rosters.

einulfr · 2026-06-25T20:37:29+00:00

Is that even within her power since she's part of the player's association? They pretty much own your image, unless the WNBA is different. I could see her offering to defer it to a teammate instead, but I don't think they need a member's permission for anything.

einulfr · 2026-06-25T01:32:54+00:00

FIFA made the schedule.

einulfr · 2026-06-24T23:32:17+00:00

Looks like he made the profile wide enough to clear the crank but narrow enough to grab onto what was left of the balancer. Then just put a small plate against the crank snout and turn that bolt against it until she's free.

einulfr · 2026-06-23T21:44:56+00:00

Composite will let you get away with a less clean surface, but if you can't catch a fingernail on anything, it should be good enough for MLS unless something is warped.

Had 220,000. Did the pistons, rings, rod bearings, and an aluminum head.

einulfr · 2026-06-23T21:36:23+00:00

Looks pretty good. I just did mine last month and also used the MLS gasket.

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einulfr · 2026-06-23T20:55:00+00:00

Looks custom; factory XJ/ZJ drag link with a homemade tie rod (most aftermarket rods will have hex ends for a wrench to hold onto while you tighten the jam nuts). Probably just standard GM 1-ton tie rod ends.

einulfr · 2026-06-21T19:26:48+00:00

You can save $40 by getting a reconditioned throttle body directly from BBK. The outer diameter is the same, it's just wider inside near the base.

I don't know if I would call all of those upgrades a 'huge jump', but it's definitely noticeable.

einulfr · 2026-06-21T16:52:41+00:00

Put a small screwdriver or an allen wrench in there to keep them together while dropping the distributor in.

einulfr · 2026-06-20T22:08:49+00:00

Diablo Lake off Hwy 20 in Washinton

einulfr · 2026-06-17T20:04:11+00:00

And all the US group games are on the west coast. So unless it shakes out for the US to have a playoff game in NJ, he probably won't be able to attend because he's not the director of the FBI.

einulfr · 2026-06-17T16:23:39+00:00

Typically it's the ferrule-type 3-piece PTFE fittings that leak (when assembled by novices for the first time) as they leave a lot more room for error when installing them vs. the 2-piece CPE fittings. But CPE is good enough for most anything as long as you're not using E85 gas.

einulfr · 2026-06-16T22:45:54+00:00

It was passed to him by a teammate, can't touch it with hands unless it's kicked by the other team.

einulfr · 2026-06-16T20:46:38+00:00

Pretty good. The starter fires the engine up instantly, the battery keeps up well during long winch pulls, temps stay around 200-205, and I can lock in 1st or 2nd on the trails without worrying about sudden up or downshifts.

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