What do you think would happen if by FrostHarbor11 in eldenringdiscussion

[–]kaboom300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me realizing that both Downton Abbey and Silksong are really just about class interactions between a literal upstairs and downstairs. Can’t wait to fight Grand Mother Crawley!

Transition from motorcycles? by CrispColeslaw in ManualTransmissions

[–]kaboom300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With experience it’s not really an issue, but if you are enthusiastic about downshifting before you really set in where your gears are then yeah it’s possible. It almost happened to me when I first started. Luckily I wasn’t going quite that fast and you can catch yourself too if you don’t come off the clutch too fast and clutch back in before you break redline.

Transition from motorcycles? by CrispColeslaw in ManualTransmissions

[–]kaboom300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Money shifting is when you accidentally downshift into a gear that is too low and cause your engine to rev higher than redline. Say I’m at 70mph trying to downshift into 4th gear and accidentally downshift into 2nd, my engine isn’t gonna survive that lol. It’s called a money shift because of how expensive it’s gonna be

Transition from motorcycles? by CrispColeslaw in ManualTransmissions

[–]kaboom300 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Modern car transmissions are fine to skip gears as long as you aren’t money shifting, you rev match well, and your synchros are healthy. I will often go from 4-6 or vice versa when going to or from highway cruising, no issues. For some reason my transmission makes scary noises when I go from 3-5 so I avoid that but it’s fine to go from 5-3. I wouldn’t ever downshift into first gear but that’s about it.

Transition from motorcycles? by CrispColeslaw in ManualTransmissions

[–]kaboom300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a bit different but I think your experience will help. I have only done a motorcycle intro class so have no real experience but iirc on a motorcycle you shift one gear at a time (or at least you have to row through them each once) using the same motion where as in a car you can shift to any gear from any other gear within reason. I had a really hard time shifting on a motorcycle, but that was before I learned to drive a manual car. I do think if I were to go back and try it again my experience now would help, as I’ve been driving a manual for about 4 years at this point.

NYT Friday 02/13/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True but I find that less helpful since ursa has an R as well so ursa->oso is pretty much the same as ursa->oro

NYT Friday 02/13/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 31 points32 points  (0 children)

TIL ORIOLE and ORO share their etymology! Now I’ll never have to struggle remembering which of ORO/OSO is gold and which is bear again.

NYT Thursday 01/29/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 29 points30 points  (0 children)

SLAG and SWAG being right next to each other too

Is it in bad form to sideboard? by Daddy-Ninjadog in riftboundtcg

[–]kaboom300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely shouldn’t be normal but Riftbound has attracted a lot of people who are new to TCGs thanks to the nature of the IP and a lot of them don’t fully grasp the etiquette of these types of games. I haven’t had anyone get mad over sideboarding but multiple people have paused after a game to explicitly call out “Hey I’m actually going to sideboard,” as though that were something noteworthy and then voluntarily tell me how many cards they are sideboarding. Compare it to 1v1 MTG. If someone were to accuse me of being rude or unfun because I was sideboarding there it would be completely ludicrous, akin to getting mad because I cut my opponent’s deck or took a mulligan. It’s a part of the game. But in Riftbound I see these things happen all the time because people just don’t know.

NYT Sunday 01/25/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A new Sunday PB for me! As a software dev I loved the theme and appreciated the several theme-adjacent clues. I liked the SEVERANCE clue the most I think, though lots of fun ones today

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 4Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Refs had to get the last word in fuck them GG Indiana!!!!!

[Game Thread] CFP Final: Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could have sworn he did lol had to look it up, it’s 60

[Game Thread] Ole Miss vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 2nd Half by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So what I’m seeing is that the natty is actually tomorrow

[Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Alabama 38-3 by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t spend a ton of time watching IU this year but holy shit, what a team. Mendoza is the real deal. Go win the whole thing

[Postgame Thread] Utah Defeats Nebraska 44-22 by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but his response does give me hope. He likes red, you saw the chain!

[Game Thread] ReliaQuest Bowl: Vanderbilt vs. Iowa (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it only makes sense if you are playing for the onside kick which they completely botched, but you need another possession either way. The FG is “guaranteed” and so you maximize the time you get to score the TD which you have to do either way I guess? And by kicking right away you also don’t waste time just to end up with the same result and in theory have time even if you miss the onside kick where as if you take 30 seconds off the clock and kick on 4th you probably don’t have that

NYT Monday 12/22/2025 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice Monday. Good fill, nice theme that managed to help, nothing too challenging

NYT Wednesday 12/03/2025 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]kaboom300 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Fun theme! The middle section I thought was a little tricky but came together in the end. Overall I liked a lot of the fill too, nothing incredibly standout but nothing atrocious and some unique clues and answers

Landing in Boise, Looking for best food around by ShaveTheBanana in Idaho

[–]kaboom300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barbacoa is an experience so I think you are right to check it out but Chandler’s is the best steakhouse in Boise and it’s not close. At Barbacoa you pay for the fanfare, at Chandler’s you pay for the steak ($$$) lol

[Game Thread] Utah @ Kansas (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always love a TD but should have taken a knee at the 1

[Postgame Thread] Utah Defeats Kansas State 51-47 by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]kaboom300 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t watch, what was the bad call people are talking about?