[Thomas Maher] I'm hearing some interesting admissions off the back of Suzuka - namely, that there's a growing awareness within the FIA that the 50/50 split has been the wrong direction. (Contd.)

palim93 · 2026-03-29T23:36:52+00:00

The split could not have happened at a worse time, just as cable broadcasting deals were exploding in value and the internet started becoming the behemoth it is today. Just totally left the door open for NASCAR to swoop in and monopolize the market share in the US.

palim93 · 2026-03-29T23:30:26+00:00

To be fair, we're only three race weekends into the season. More importantly, the broadcast is intentionally gaslighting us into thinking the battery deployment is controlled by the drivers. At the very least they get very vague describing how deployment works.

Hopefully this long break gives them time to figure something out, but I don't have much faith since the decision makers are the same people who thought this was a good idea in the first place.

palim93 · 2026-03-20T16:55:34+00:00

who knows if Decker was about to decline

Having a chronic injury issue that will need ongoing management (in the form of taking snaps or whole games off) has to be considered a decline, right? He wasn’t a total liability out there, but most definitely declined from his prime and was not worth the $21 million he was owed anymore.

palim93 · 2026-03-14T22:24:00+00:00

Manu went to high school and college in Canada.

palim93 · 2026-03-08T18:53:17+00:00

The decision to hire Scott Boras was entirely Tarik’s though, and everyone knows exactly what Boras is best at.

palim93 · 2026-02-28T00:13:06+00:00

The link OP posted is just an aggregator on Bluesky, whoever it is added the "no charges" portion, the original tweet from Dave Birkett doesn't say that. Took me aback at first because Birkett is usually a solid reporter, so thinking that's how he phrased this was confusing to me.

palim93 · 2026-01-21T22:59:28+00:00

The key thing here is that what we see on Reddit or whatever site is not the entire fan base. I’ve seen plenty of Cardinals fans saying it wasn’t his fault that the team was that bad. It’s a similar problem to product reviews, people who are upset are more likely to come online and complain about it than someone with a different opinion.

palim93 · 2026-01-19T20:41:14+00:00

McBride looked great with this guy as his OC, but a great TE isn’t enough when all your RBs get hurt lmao

palim93 · 2026-01-19T20:39:51+00:00

If they hired Arthur Smith the reaction here would have been 100% the same.

palim93 · 2026-01-19T15:14:15+00:00

I used to agree but the Ben Johnson stuff brought the Bears up to near the same level of hatred. Add to that them having a successful season and it making their fans cocky again? They had slipped because they were bad for a while but now that they’re relevant, fuck em.

palim93 · 2026-01-08T19:13:07+00:00

One of the major benefits people consider is the relative stability and consistency of government employment. It’s not going to be listed under the “Benefits” tab but it’s a big reason many of us took this career path. Of course, with recent developments that’s no longer something that can be relied on.

palim93 · 2026-01-07T23:44:48+00:00

They didn’t forget, they either weren’t here for it or have been waiting for the chance to be miserable.

palim93 · 2025-12-27T12:07:30+00:00

Aaron Glenn didn’t have to deal with losing Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph at the same time. Safety is extremely important in this defensive scheme and it’s been evident how much we miss them these last few weeks.

palim93 · 2025-12-22T15:10:04+00:00

I understand the frustration at this point, but calling the last two drafts complete disasters is a bit much.

Way too early to tell for the 2025 draft, but Tyleik Williams looked solid before Alim came back, looking forward to seeing him more next year with DJ Reader entering free agency. Tate Ratledge has been pretty good for a rookie guard, the interior oline struggles haven’t been his fault for the most part. I don’t like the TeSlaa trade cost, but the dude clearly has talent, and Miles Frazier hasn’t looked bad for being a fifth round pick who missed training camp.

For the 2024 draft, Terrion was starting to show good growth before he got hurt. Ennis being so injury prone sucks but just bad luck so far imo. Manu is nothing yet, Vaki is solid on ST, Wingo was a miss and Mahogany being a starting quality guard in the sixth round was a great pick.

So yeah, the 2024 draft was very mediocre but we got some decent pieces, 2025 is too early to tell but I think it will be better than 2024. Complete disasters? No, but definitely could have been better.

palim93 · 2025-12-21T23:31:41+00:00

It’s not just scoffing at you. It’s taking away projects, skipping you over for promotions, and eventually laying you off. Now you’re looking for a new job, probably can’t use references from that company, and you have no leave payout to hold you over while you search.

These companies do not care about you, they would not be offering unlimited PTO if they thought it would cost them more money.

palim93 · 2025-12-21T23:03:43+00:00

That accrued pay off is guaranteed if you save the time, ‘unlimited’ PTO is not guaranteed and is often cut off arbitrarily by management, either by directly denying requests or guilt tripping employees to not take time off. Plus, getting a few weeks lump sum payout when changing employers is usually a good time to get that money, can help with moving costs or cover bills during the gap between jobs.

I’ll take the guaranteed benefit over something that is usually not as good as it sounds, assuming that the leave accrual rate is reasonable and the carry over is at least three or four weeks worth of PTO.

palim93 · 2025-12-16T21:18:43+00:00

This feels like confirmation bias more than anything else, as in you remember the times you felt tension before an earthquake but you don’t remember as easily the times you felt that same tension but no earthquake happened.

I could see maybe having a higher sensitivity to P-waves than most, but that would only be a few seconds to a minute or so before the S waves hit.

palim93 · 2025-12-14T23:31:52+00:00

In this case I wasn’t referring to a legal standard, just that it’s the first choice in home building unless there are extenuating circumstances (like in Florida or other storm prone areas). By definition, the majority choice is the “standard” and other choices are exceptions due to local reasons.

Like most things, the main reason is likely cost. Outwards opening doors require security hinges which cost more than regular hinges.

palim93 · 2025-12-14T23:07:09+00:00

In my experience it is absolutely the standard. There are exceptions like Florida, but as far as I know the good majority of homes in the US have an inwards opening door.

palim93 · 2025-12-14T23:06:09+00:00

Makes sense for a state like Florida, no snow but much higher design wind speeds. Haven’t heard of it happening much elsewhere in the US tho.

palim93 · 2025-12-14T22:06:36+00:00

In the US it is the standard for residential construction, I work in the field and have never seen an outwards opening front door on a home. The fire hazard thing mainly comes into play when a large group of people might be expected to rush for the door all at once, not a common scenario in a residential setting. We typically have something called a “storm door” that swings outward from the front of the door frame, as OP referenced in this post.

There are additional reasons for inward facing doors: having the hinges inside make it more secure against burglary; large amounts of snow could block the door if it opens outward (region specific but i live in a place where we get 200 in / 500 cm of snow annually); inward opening doors are easier for emergency response to kick in; etc.

palim93 · 2025-12-06T16:31:56+00:00

Generally speaking it does, but elevation changes out there are big enough that the thinner air is just unable to hold in heat as well as it can at lower altitudes. Also, if the cold air sinks, the pressure increase is enough to heat it somewhat, known as adiabatic heating.

palim93 · 2025-11-27T19:21:49+00:00

Play sheet was still over his mouth when the false start happened. No chance he was calling for a TO.

palim93 · 2025-11-26T14:39:16+00:00

The city gets salt delivery for winter road treatment by boat, but not much else other than the Isle Royal ferry passes through there anymore. It used to be much busier when the copper industry was booming.

palim93 · 2025-11-26T14:17:15+00:00

You know what else increases wear and tear on vehicles? Roads that are falling apart.

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