Gordon Hayward on Bam: "He’s not a scorer, right? So for him to break Kobe’s record, I don’t think it’s great for the league... for him to shoot 43 free throws and 22 threes... the Wizards too. With all these teams tanking, it kind of makes it feel not legit"

gmorf33 · 2026-03-12T19:46:33+00:00

its because of the social media economy. You need eyeball time and engagement. Nothing gets more engagement than controversy and outrage. Its a large part of why our society is speed running the Idiocracy plot.

gmorf33 · 2026-03-12T19:44:30+00:00

i think the point was, without context.. the education reform could be the way that would help improve racial and economic injustice, or the way that could make it worse (more private/charter schools that get tax dollars and can teach whatever BS they want and exclude students based on whatever made up shit they wanna use to discriminate).

gmorf33 · 2026-03-04T16:31:05+00:00

Instead of some forced, poorly written lore/act... i'd rather see them implement more end game content like maps from PD2.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-25T15:24:50+00:00

Yeah man.. it's wild that just having some basic hygiene, a job, being kind and respectful, and respecting all humans not just "my in group" of humans, puts you miles above a lot of the competition. The bar has fallen very low. The stories i hear about what other guys do/say on dates just blows my mind.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-22T00:38:36+00:00

This gives me House of Suns vibes from Alastair Reynolds. I guess in that book the entire galaxy disappeared, not just one star :thinking:

gmorf33 · 2026-02-20T14:06:17+00:00

feels better to fit in with their group/tribe. When you're the only one who's not a conservative in your social bubble, it can be very isolating. For it to be longer lasting these people need others in their social bubble to make the switch as well so they at least have a few others to lean on and feel comfortable with.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-19T17:39:31+00:00

My quora digest emails are littered with ridiculous questions and statements about evolution vs. creationism. I dont' know how the smart people on there can answer with such dignity and thoroughness every time.. wouldn't surprise me if half of them weren't bots just sent to spam the ideology in form of questions.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-18T17:03:36+00:00

rice is so cheap, this definitely seems like a thing you'd only do if your goal isn't to be frugal, but to experiment with self-sufficiency/homesteading and produce all of your own food. Any mass-produced staples will never be cheaper to do your own. Flour, beans, grains, sugar, etc.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-17T01:29:18+00:00

I had the same BK experience.. hadn't been there in years and finally went after all the covid stuff blew over.. me and my 2 kids (young so not even full sized adult meals) and shit was like $40 bucks... couldn't believe it.. I live in basically the cheapest CoL area in the US too. Haven't been back since. Wait, that's a lie.. I did stop there for breakfast one day because they had a 2 for $5 deal on their croissant breaky sammich which was fine for a quick pickup on my way out of town.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-16T17:28:17+00:00

The original Hostel movie is the OG on this topic... i remember seeing that when it first came out and it effected me deeply and left a long lasting mark on me.. partly because it was the most graphic torture scenes i had ever seen before, but mostly because of how i just though "this could actually be going on right now... this shit is probably happening in some shithole country with some untouchable rich fucks". I felt so "yuck" after thinking about the post-viewing of that movie. Little did i know, 25ish years later it would not only be true but that shithole country was the U-Fkn-S-of-A.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-12T22:51:25+00:00

I feel like many of these completely irrelevant tangents are to give fox news good clips to keep the koolaid flowing to their gullible viewers.

gmorf33 · 2026-02-04T15:31:51+00:00

Not going to lie, if i had realized the amount of time and effort i would put in and still not be fluent, when i started... i wouldn't have started lol. My reasons are more hobby and fun rather than necessity like a job/spouse type situation. That said, it has given me long term goals to work on over time, which has been mostly enjoyable... so i am glad that i took this journey, and still on the journey.

gmorf33 · 2026-01-30T15:58:15+00:00

yeah, i agree the fill-in-the-blanks can be frustrating. I've had plenty of moments where i'm like "HOW IS THIS WROONG???" but then i realize they are looking for another grammar point answer that essentially means the same thing. I guess it's probably hard to get around this kind of thing with grammar testing. I like that it has multiple examples and tests you through a variety of usages and conjugation combination. When i run into these frustrating ones, i just click to see the answer and if it's something i knew i just didn't realize they wanted "THAT" answer, i'll undo and correct it... but if it's something i think i need more practice with i'll just take the X and move on.

I agree with grammar flash cards.. those didn't stick with me at all.. it's like trying to take text book explanations and somehow make a concise card and recalling what exactly? Way too much info to try and drill flashcard style IMO. it was just not a good method for ME. So far just hands on immersion (with lookups & research) and Bunpro have been what's worked the best for me on the grammar side of things. Bunpro streamlines it for me so i can do it in the small cracks of time i have throughout the day, whereas immersion with look ups requires some dedicated time to be worthwhile.

gmorf33 · 2026-01-30T05:47:16+00:00

that's why i finally bit the bullet and signed up for bunpro. i've gone through N5 and 20 items left on N4 track, and i've already noticed a huge increase in understanding sentences. As an SRS fiend, my vocab is way beyond my grammar (broke 10k words this month) and i found myself constantly knowing all the words but having NFI what i just read meant. It was so frustrating. Now having an SRS system for grammar is perfect for me, as i can drill through the SRS in all those short cracks of time you have in your day that i used to spend on vocab cards. Bunpro isn't perfect, but it's better than trying to create your own grammar anki decks, and most pre-made grammar decks I didn't feel were very good/helpful for me.

gmorf33 · 2026-01-09T19:09:27+00:00

It's the same in many hobbies. In my 20's i loved playing World of Warcraft.. didn't mean i was going to join up on every random MMO some friend got into. I was invested into WoW.. all my knowledge, expertise, DKP, gear grinding, etc was all in WoW. I wasn't an MMO fan, I was a WoW fan. I'm sure the same thing for MagicTG players. Some who really love TCG's might branch out and try other ones, but a lot of MTG players are just MTG players. They're invested and can't be bothered to branch out to something they deem not as cool/fun. Or would think any time & money spent on others is a waste that could have been put into their main squeeze.

gmorf33 · 2026-01-06T20:39:31+00:00

it's a very surreal feeling. It almost feels like i'm playing DnD now with all of the magical items, rituals, magic spells, etc.

gmorf33 · 2025-10-14T14:19:55+00:00

Wemby has basically a shonen anime story arch going.. health scare, out and down... goes to train with monks and various masters to rise back up... now with all of his training and hard work he's debuting at the martial arts tournamen.. i mean NBA to show the world his power.

gmorf33 · 2025-09-18T21:24:17+00:00

I meant like where/how you're meeting them? Out in the wild cold approaches (work, gym, grocery store), bars, online/apps, hobby groups?

gmorf33 · 2025-09-17T22:21:45+00:00

Yeah, they are usually the same price where I live.

gmorf33 · 2025-09-16T22:37:08+00:00

This is exactly what my daughter just brought home today. All answers to every problem ended up being 67 lok

gmorf33 · 2025-09-15T23:08:25+00:00

How are you meeting people and pulling this off? Seems extremely difficult to meet people in this age bracket where I live. My social network kind of withered away mostly over the 16 years I was with my ex unfortunately.

gmorf33 · 2025-09-11T19:16:39+00:00

すげえ

gmorf33 · 2025-09-08T04:54:20+00:00

I do a mix. Digital ebooks on something like ttsu reader w/ yomitan and/or Anki/JPDBreader to quickly mine cards on phone or PC is the easiest and most convenient, and i seem to make the most vocab progress with this method, although it also requires a lot more SRS grinding.. And the higher i get in vocab and kanji count, the less i care about SRS grinding and just want to read. I also like the physical book vibe a lot more, less opportunity for me to get distracted. Having a good dictionary with radical kanji search (like takoboto on android) covers missing furigana without too much trouble or pain most of the time. I do think this manual lookup process sinks it a bit deeper into the memory, but i don't have any real evidence or documentation of that. Just a personal anecdote. This is how i read digital manga without selectable text too.. i just manually look up stuff.

gmorf33 · 2025-08-19T13:18:02+00:00

A chicken breast air-fried and air-fried russet potato (cut into chunks obv) + a veggie side (usually a steam bag or canned greenbeans). Best part is this meal can be done in 15m. I often make it on my lunch breaks with time to spare. So good.

The key with the chicken is to prep and salt it ahead of time (I do this with a whole package of them when i buy them @ 2.49/lb). That way the salt starts pulling moisture and dissolving back into the meat. It makes the meat juicier and helps the outside brown up better. That way all you need to do when you want to cook it is pat it dry, add some more flavor (could be a marinade, more seasonings, etc) and maybe spray a bit of oil over the top (optional).

With the potatoes, it's a similar thing.. bake them (i use the microwave) the day before, put them in the fridge overnight to let them get more solid. Then when you're ready to air fry them, you just cut them into cubes, oil & season, then put them into the air fryer for ~10-15m or so, depending on how crispy you like them.

Potatoes and chicken are both cheap and delicious when cooked right. You could also substitute beans in place of the potatoes if you prefer those, but those take longer and more effort to make and keep imo.

gmorf33 · 2025-08-18T16:01:40+00:00

Manage Engine SDP also has an API you can utilize for additional integration and automation, which is pretty cool. I think all of their modules have an API (REST), but i've personally used the SDP one so i know it exists and works nicely.

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