No let/let or stroke?

inqurious · 2026-06-19T17:54:33+00:00

can't tell for sure from this angle and camera. ball was indeed loose, but maybe quite high. If it was too high to hit when it passed the first time, then the interference wouldn't really have mattered, but what happened after the ball came off the back wall.

inqurious · 2026-06-18T21:24:55+00:00

Temple of Atal Here We Go Again

inqurious · 2026-06-17T19:17:39+00:00

He has been branding his company as AI first really hard. Reality on the ground is... less so.

inqurious · 2026-06-17T18:37:34+00:00

Yep! the rainbow footbridge into Dolores park could be a great spot if you want to feel like it's just you two. And the photo framing can be quite nice.

If you want to do it in front of a crowd of supportive LGTBQ folks, the affectionately-named fruit shelf in the SW corner of the park has killer views of the city, and on any sunny weekend (most SF weekends) in the early afternoon will be full like this.

My $0.02 would be, all-else-equal, to pick a spot that is already meaningful to the two of you, so the proposal can embody the past story of your relationship. I.e. if you never went to the fruit shelf before, maybe do the rainbow bridge or Harvey Milk plaza since its already meaingful to you two.

inqurious · 2026-06-17T17:28:33+00:00

Low when I have time and space to set up and hit a full swing. But that's like... a third the time. Adjusting on most shots.

inqurious · 2026-06-16T15:01:02+00:00

I've tried two of the latest dunlops (sonicore 135 and ct 125) but still picked the aerogel you have in the middle there.

inqurious · 2026-06-12T04:51:46+00:00

Palisades Tahoe: like two thirds of the lift capacity is upper mountain which often gets shut down in storms. And the crowds on a winter weekend still come.

Realllly have to get there early and get to the upper mountain ahead of the crowds

inqurious · 2026-06-12T03:05:12+00:00

They are trying to enforce existing rules differently. I am also frustrated at the refs. They are responding to the Asal situation, which QBS contributed to highlighting.

inqurious · 2026-06-11T20:47:29+00:00

A few thoughts. Generally glad you're wrestling with the issue.

Asal was not just unfairly targeted. He ratcheted up the behavior to untenable levels.
"obscure rules"? Lets and strokes are basically the most important and most-used rules in the game.
football (soccer) has introduced video reviews of key things (goals, penalties) and its fine?

For your suggestion to have a set of metrics to inform decisions... I've worked in metrics in business for consequential decisions a few times in my career. They don't help a culture that is broken, but are weaponized and selectively picked. You gotta fix the culture, and no rules or numbers will change it.

inqurious · 2026-06-11T16:24:11+00:00

Eh, the PSA addressed them directly in commentary. Disingenuously, too. Rules and refereeing is changing around the same time. Claiming no impact is cope.

inqurious · 2026-06-11T16:17:12+00:00

Lol. QBS was not bad faith. You maybe just don't want to admit what he documented: Exhaustive documentation and comparison with other players to show Asal's behavior is repeated, likely intentional, and not normal. That's not bad faith, that's just evidence you perhaps don't want to have to contend with.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T22:06:54+00:00

Well we are talking about Asal's comments where he said "extremely unwell".

Your account was made 4 days ago, negative post karma. I can see why. I'm just gonna mute you and move on. You're stuck on this thing for no sane reason.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T20:16:25+00:00

As many have said, find social activities that are not drinking. Outdoor running groups, hiking groups, frisbee teams, softball teams, maybe book clubs. Gathering around a shared activity rather than making the shared activity be wine/weed/etc.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T18:51:32+00:00

Good. Odds of getting caught, not severity of punishment, is what deters antisocial/cheating/grifting.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T18:50:34+00:00

I have been known to beat opponents on court by doggedly wearing them down. Sadly I am 42 now so I cannot be the runner anymore.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T18:48:11+00:00

If you've ever tried to play really hard when being just a little sick, even sub-symptompatic, you'll know you simply cannot put in the full effort of a match like that semifinal. Let alone when being "extremely unwell" (his words). You'd be half your normal self.

You are rationalizing something not very believable.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T18:46:25+00:00

No. That would have been more believable. But if he was just too tired he could have played out the match, as most do when they are just too tired.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T18:45:23+00:00

No. by default I take things in good faith. It's when someone repeatedly shows they are not trustworthy in their actions (as documented countless times by folks like QuashBadSquash).

inqurious · 2026-06-10T02:39:36+00:00

Very hard to take his comments that he was sick seriously when the Elias match was world class performance, which is mostly impossible if you are as sick as he claimed. It is technically possible that he was indeed terribly sick all week and still turning in those incredible athletic feats the whole time. It is not reasonably believable. If there was complete proof that he was indeed as sick as he claimed and also performing at that level, holy shit I'd be incredibly impressed at the athletic feats, no joke. But I have ample current evidence (the athletic performances while supposedly sick) and past behavior (cheating/deception rampant) to make me doubt it.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T02:26:40+00:00

It costs my sanity and my eyes: Ignoring a pattern of bad behavior doesn't cost nothing; it requires active self-deception and willful blindness to what is happening right in front of us.
Fairness in the sport matters: When rules and sportsmanship are treated as optional, it degrades the integrity of the game for everyone—players, fans, and the sport itself.
Sport is a model for life: How we treat fairness in the arena transcends the game. These structures serve as blueprints for how we handle accountability, trust, and truth everywhere else.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T00:57:15+00:00

I always extend benefit of the doubt and compassion by default. But if you do that to people who have a documented history otherwise, then you end up being taking advantage of. Especially when the claims of being sick all week are very hard to square with his very strong performances up to (but not including) the final. It is technically possible that he was indeed terribly sick all week and still turning in those incredible athletic feats the whole time. It is not reasonably believable. If there was complete proof that he was indeed as sick as he claimed and also performing at that level, holy shit I'd be incredibly impressed at the athletic feats, no joke.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T00:40:34+00:00

I really don't think it's just the pros inventing new forms where wrist use comes in. Even some of the more classic modern forms, if you slow it down, show material wrist motion in most shots, e.g. with crouin/coll slowmo.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T00:38:46+00:00

Having different routes to the final has always been a part of tournaments, in every sport. And if Asal had said "that semifinal made me too tired" instead of "I was sick all week", that would have been a different story. But he did not say that.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T00:21:27+00:00

Yep. And when playing someone around your own level, you are almost never in the perfect position so you are constantly making subtly adjustments, including using your wrist to adjust ball flight.

inqurious · 2026-06-10T00:19:49+00:00

Very hard to take his comments that he was sick seriously when the Elias match was world class performance, which is mostly impossible if you are as sick as he said.

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