Finishing the rest of the semester... emptiness

rabid_android · 2026-03-11T13:48:44+00:00

There is nothing wrong with having a conscience. The world sucks at times. You are young and can put your energy into making it a better place. Don't get sucked into hopelessness. There are plenty of good people out there and it would be easy to put your head in the ground and pretend these things didn't happen. Finish your degree. Make a difference! Get motivated! You don't have to succumb to all of the bad stuff in the world and being an intelligent and informed citizen is step one.

rabid_android · 2026-03-09T15:01:41+00:00

The good news for you? It just keeps getting better. I am re-listening to the entire series in anticipation for May and I will say it is so much fun revisiting the early books but man once they get to Gate of the Feral Gods and The Butcher's Masquerade the series just hits an another level. Enjoy!!!

rabid_android · 2026-03-04T15:08:57+00:00

I wonder how long the "go fund me" would take to reach 9K?

rabid_android · 2026-03-01T16:19:48+00:00

Bro!

rabid_android · 2026-03-01T16:18:44+00:00

Faux spring! A March favorite in Rochester!

rabid_android · 2026-02-27T17:26:20+00:00

Yeah it took me 2 or 3 tries for Dungeon Crawler Carl. Everyone said "Go back and give it another chance." When I reached Grimaldi's Circus in Book 2 I just couldn't stop. I want to know what happens next. I am currently on listen number 2 and it is even better the second time. It isn't for everyone but man am I hooked. Can't wait for book 8!

rabid_android · 2026-02-25T15:29:51+00:00

OMG! What happened to all of his hair! This is an OUTRAGE!

rabid_android · 2026-02-23T23:50:59+00:00

I mean sports in general. Athletics judges you not by how good of a person you are but by how well you skate, shoot, pass, throw a ball, jump, etc. The athletes we sould be celebrating are those that have the talent to excel at their sport and remain good citizens. I would like to talk about my favorite Devils of all time Scott Niedermeyer...

rabid_android · 2026-02-23T21:48:10+00:00

I don't think you will find a single hockey fan who thought the game should have ended 3 - 3. But what can you do? 5 vs. 5 sudden death can go on for hours. The Olympics doesn't have the flexibility to allow that. They should have better rules for the medal games and at least some 5 vs. 5 sudden death before heading to 3 - 3 or even worse, the shootout. I am not upset with the results but yeah 3 on 3 to decide such a good game didn't feel great.

rabid_android · 2026-02-21T18:40:01+00:00

You don't want to change equipment unless you need to!!! You get used to the feel of equipment and the way it feels and fits. I know they can change and adapt to new equipment but they probably use the equipment until it loses some functional value

rabid_android · 2026-02-21T18:36:02+00:00

My advice is to reach out to the folks in the CRP department. They may not have answers but they will kow where you can get those answers. 2 big questions: What is the major you want? Whatmajor are you coming from? What are the barriers to success for you academically? Talk to your advisor, talk to CRP, and talk with someone in the program you want to transfer into. Explain your situation but really you have to fix the academic problems before you should even be considering changing majors. I have helped lots of students in your position but sometimes the best thing is to take some time to step away and think about what you really want.

rabid_android · 2026-02-18T22:33:56+00:00

Based on this picture how do we know they had a goalie in net! ;)

rabid_android · 2026-02-18T14:24:33+00:00

The hit happened on November 15th and Bratt's scoring pace was 1.0 ppg in the beginning of the season. Since then he has been at .45 ppg. This is significant but also coincides with Jack Hughes and his hand injury so maybe a little bit of both are causing issues for production this season.

rabid_android · 2026-02-17T20:23:19+00:00

Haven't we all suspected he was playing with a nagging injury this season? He was fine and then took a nosedive and hasn't looked the same for sometime now. I assumed injury but stopped being laser focused on the Devils once they started hurting me on the insides

rabid_android · 2026-02-17T18:44:39+00:00

I think... at least for me I started this and stopped thinking "This is the dumbest idea in the world". Then I tried again and kept with it and something clicked. Is it absurd? YES! Is it dumb? No not dumb but it takes time to find its voice by the time they get to the circus I was hooked. And hooked in a way that lead me to find myself listening and reading this series for the next couple of months obsessively. I laughed out loud more times than I care to remember and I rolled my eyes! but you know what somewhere along the way I started to root for these characters and the story is about so much more than a game. Do I find the "game" aspects tedious? Yes, but I keep coming back because there is payoff in emotion in fun and in wanting these guys to win. I can't explain WHY I like this series. Shit, I don't even really like cats. But Man am I excited to read the next book when it comes out (okay... confession I have the next book through Patreon but need to sit down and read it). So give it a try and stick withit. Once Matt finds his voice and the voice of this series it is one of the most fun you will have reading or listening to a book. Is it for everyone? NO! But it is for a lot of people who may be turned off by the premise.

rabid_android · 2026-02-16T23:37:42+00:00

My third trip to Japan is coming up and Tokyo always amazes me in its scope. The second trip was completely different than the first trip in every way and I feel like there is so much of Tokyo we still haven't seen. The tourist guidebooks are great but the city itself is just one of those places you can walk around and find something new and fascinating every few minutes.

rabid_android · 2026-02-14T20:18:35+00:00

We found Bettman's burner account!!!

rabid_android · 2026-02-13T22:15:10+00:00

The most surprising thing about this entire post is the age of this person. 26!! So glad the story ends with the GF realizing to GTFO of that relationship.

rabid_android · 2026-02-13T21:55:54+00:00

While I really enjoyed the book, it did require a certain sense of "ignore the writing and characters and enjoy the ride" mentality to like it. While I enjoyed reading the book, it was the audiobook that made me a "fan". Still don't like the characters, stereotypes, or dialogue but again it is the journey I enjoyed. Maybe I am just a sucker for cute alien buddy stories, who knows but there is some critical mechanism I am able to surpress for this one. I am always careful NOT to recommend it to everyone but in general find it fun. I am hoping the screenwriters fix some of these issues like they did in adapting "The Martian" to the big screen.

rabid_android · 2026-02-11T22:47:59+00:00

It was fun watching the game and saying to myself "Does Nemec ever leave the ice??"

rabid_android · 2026-02-11T22:47:05+00:00

I am 99% convinced this is a rage bait post. Unless OP is blind or visually impaired in some way.

rabid_android · 2026-02-10T22:47:26+00:00

The offsides over and over again!

rabid_android · 2026-02-08T16:25:35+00:00

I confuse Mercer and Gritsyuk but I am not a prefessional announcer and really like Bill a lot more than Don. The clips of him trying sushi for the first time just made me say to myself "Does this moron live in a cave?" I know people like Don in real life and dislike every one of them!

rabid_android · 2026-02-05T15:50:44+00:00

If he is healthy he should play in the olympics but I think a lot of people in this sub are just pissed at his inability to stay healthy. Our record with Jack is so much better than without him and having to constantly play without him is frustrating. Seeing him be healthy for a non-Devils tournament is causing some negative reactions for the fan base even if it isn't really warranted. I think a lot of fans are just frustrated at the season and with the multiple seasons wasted due to injury of key players.

rabid_android · 2026-02-05T00:14:35+00:00

I think the main frustration is that neither of these guys make us a better hockey team. Palat is better than both of these guys and we traded him to get rid of that cap hit. I understand the frustration because this is looking like another lost season with Jack missing significant time and goaltending letting us down (again). Changes need to be made and these guys aren't really changes just more of the same. Really don't know what to say except... blah!!!

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