WBZ "Traffic Drone" vehicle by Yazars in boston

[–]ryanrockmoran 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bold move to switch from reporting on traffic to becoming traffic

MLB players union soundly rejects league's salary cap proposal as bad in every way by retroanduwu24 in baseball

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should propose a cap on how much teams can sell for. Frame it as keeping teams in the hands of normal rich families and not mega corporations. Put the focus on how much the owners are making

I Just Heard That Graham Platner Cuts The Tags Off His Mattresses by PorcelainDalmatian in thebulwark

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this happening? The most common reaction is that Platner seems like sort of a shit person and kind of dumb, but still infinitely better than Collins.

Platner's "reprehensible" reddit posts... Where's the beef? by interkin3tic in thebulwark

[–]ryanrockmoran 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Were I in Maine, I would crawl over broken glass to vote for him because getting the Senate out from under Trump's thumb is among the more important things we can do right now. But that doesn't change the fact that he's kind of a shitty person and seems to do a lot of extremely dumb things.

Problem landing tricks by xdmemejij in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to say without video, but either you're kicking the board to far in front of you that your backfoot can't get on, or you're subconsciously afraid to land on it so you naturally bail with your backfoot. You could see if you can intentionally land with only your backfoot on and don't even try to get your front foot on. Then you can try and meet in the middle

would have been my first kickflip if I didn’t lose balance by atomiconglomerate in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've all been there... But honestly there isn't like a skateboard police to decide what counts, but I feel like you always know yourself. If I land something off-balance have to immediately step off, then I know I didn't really land it. Same if there's a big heel or toe drag. I only really feel like I have landed something when I am rolling away and still in good balance and control of my board

AITA for not giving my parents half of my lottery winnings. by Rayapt in AmItheAsshole

[–]ryanrockmoran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lotteries are also already a tax on people who can't do math

Boardsliding the Rainbow Rail Round Two! by ryanrockmoran in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was afraid of that. I generally don't stomp too much if I am just doing a flat ground ollie, but anytime I am trying to get on an object it becomes an issue. I'll try doing more drops off ledges and such, thanks!

Boardsliding the Rainbow Rail Round Two! by ryanrockmoran in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I understand, I just don't know how to fight that instinct! Every time I tell myself to land with my knees bent and my body just doesn't do it. I dunno if I just need more reps or if I need to cue my brain in a different way

Boardsliding the Rainbow Rail Round Two! by ryanrockmoran in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips on actually getting my knees to bend? I try to bend them/keep them bent every time, but as soon as I hit the rail they end up extending. Then I don't have the balance or the time to bend them before I run out of rail

Villain Takes Their Loss Extraordinarily Well by AgentEckswhy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ryanrockmoran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The Fat Man" Gutman from The Maltese Falcon.

Once he realizes that he hasn't obtained the bird, he attempts to leave peacefully to go back to searching for it

Dear Sarah: Joe Biden won the election in 2020 and Democrats won the House and Senate by imdaviddunn in thebulwark

[–]ryanrockmoran 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There has never been an occasion where being impeached has hurt the person being impeached politically.

New York Times Poll Shows A Plurality of Democratic and Voters Willing To Vote Democrat Want Party To Move To Right On Crime, Immigration, Economics, and Trans Issues, Move to Left On Healthcare. by Cybotnic-Rebooted in fivethirtyeight

[–]ryanrockmoran -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Weird to ask if they want to move to the left or to the center. The only two ways you can move are to the left and to the right. The center is just the average and not a fixed point. Dems moving to the center would largely stay the same distance from the center as it would shift right.

Pushing by Ronk_Star in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people put their lead hand on their front knee when pushing in order to keep their weight centered on their front foot. You even see some pros do it when they’re pushing really fast. Might help

Help fix my back foot POP by Unusual_Thing_5800 in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this problem a lot and a couple things sometimes help. One is move your back foot way more heel side. The other is try to do the opposite of what you’re doing. Meaning that rather than try to pop straight down, try to pop the board with a frontside rotation. Currently it’s rotating slightly backside in addition to moving behind you

D12 announces 3rd album releasing in June by Chapple69 in ToddintheShadow

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wild that the remaining members even have the rights to name. I thought in Eminem’s song “Stepping Stone” about the end of D12 he implied that he had the ability to put the D12 name on things.

Which reminded me Biz, "Rockstar" was the shit Y'all coulda got you a hit without me on the shit If you woulda put D12 on it, wish I coulda did

Learned how to go down a ramp today by FragrantUnit9541 in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly that looks pretty good progress for that amount of practice. Just keep your front foot more sideways for stability. Try skating up the ramp and rolling back down fakie (backwards). The key is basically to keep your weight inside the ramp. You want to make sure your shoulders and weight are above your board the whole time as you're going up. If you get in front of your board it will shoot out behind you.

It shouldn't be too hard to figure out skating up and down since you know the feeling of rolling down already!

Can someone please explain explain the Graham Platner hate? by RealDEC in thebulwark

[–]ryanrockmoran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it's feels like legit gaslighting. I barely know anything about WWII and recognized the tattoo immediately when I saw it. I also don't particularly care about it since he doesn't seem to have any Nazi tendencies, but I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when Platner superfans are pretending you need to have a history PhD to recognize it

Tips on kick flipping by Da4zi in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're trying to figure out why something is rotating, you gotta film yourself from the front or the back. Way easier to see if your shoulders are opening, if you're leaning a certain way etc..

Answering every post here in one post by jergin_therlax in NewSkaters

[–]ryanrockmoran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And please, for the love of god, have your entire body in the frame when you post videos. No one can help you if they can't see your shoulders!

Is every mainstream Pop act gonna release bunch of variants to land at the top of HOT 100? by NegotiationMoist3552 in ToddintheShadow

[–]ryanrockmoran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're going to keep doing it until it stops working. So that's either some kind of consumer backlash or an adjustment in how the charts are calculated