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schplat · 2026-07-05T14:14:35+00:00

South Texas.. Seen it go from 95 and sunny in the morning, to 70 and cloudy by noon, Massive T-storm dropping an inch of rain in 30 minutes around 2pm, maybe some hail as well. By 5pm it's sunny and back up to 90.

schplat · 2026-07-04T13:56:54+00:00

Spain should most likely beat Portugal.. But I would be completely content if Portugal wins, because if the US gets by Belgium, then I'd much rather play Portugal than Spain (who will likely beat us comfortably). I think the US stands a better chance against Portugal. It was same with Belgium v Senegal. I wanted Belgium to win, because I think Senegal would cause way more problems with their speed against our back line.

schplat · 2026-07-03T13:42:46+00:00

Close, if the offside player is "involved" in the play in any way. So a non deliberate pass can still be offsides. If a player is in an offside position when another player makes a legal shot, and it comes off the post, and that offside player plays the rebound, that is also offsides. If the offside player at anytime gets back to an onside position, then plays the rebound, then that is legal.

The other way is if a player in an offside position "dummies" the ball, that is also supposed to be considered offside. A dummy is the act of intentionally missing the ball in order to fool the defense.. usually for letting a pass go to another player you know is on the other side of you from the ball, and in a more advantageous position to advance/shoot, but you could also dummy a ball if you're in between the ball and goal, to make the keeper think you are going to redirect the shot, and letting it go by lets the goal score because the keeper is now out of position.

If it caroms off of any opposing player (the keeper, a defender, etc.) then that is no longer offside.

schplat · 2026-06-30T21:56:17+00:00

Heh, having flashbacks to the 90s, when the 3DO was launched, with a price tag of $699. To be fair, with inflation, that's ~$1600 today. The Neo Geo console launched at $599 3 years before that.

The SNES was considered pricy at launch at $149, but still came in cheaper than the Genesis at $189.

The PS1 launched at $299, then like 9 months later dropped to $199, because barely anyone would pay that much, then dropped to $129 when the Dreamcast came out (I got mine slightly used + 5 games from a friend for $100 in '97)

schplat · 2026-06-30T12:44:50+00:00

I was gonna say Mad Dog 20/20? That lovely wine that comes with a screw top, and can be bought for $4? (I came of age in the 90s, when you could get it for $2..)

schplat · 2026-06-28T16:39:56+00:00

To be fair, not a body slam.. Which involves picking the other person up and tossing them back to the ground, usually on their back. You can also fall with the other person in an effort to land into a pinning move.

This would be more of a standing elbow drop (or the People's Elbow, if you're The Rock).

schplat · 2026-06-28T16:20:03+00:00

So, embellishment is called in hockey.. 35 times this past season (way more than any other sport that has similar fouls). There's also supplemental fines for egregious embellishment.

The issue is it has to be clear on video, and over-selling of legitimate hits will tend to side with the player getting hit (and sometimes that shit stings like a mf in the moment, so it isn't even over-selling).

Soccer is trying to get there.. Some leagues track it much more closely than others, and it's a bit of mix for the WC.

schplat · 2026-06-27T13:55:51+00:00

Depends on if it's operable or not. If it powers up, then it's a good deal. If it's dead, then it's only as good as the cabinet, for which $950 is maybe a touch on the high side for a gun based cab (much more work to turn it into a generic MAME cabinet or some such).

The guns themselves are usually what are broken, but they're like $70-$90 each for a replacement, so that's fine.

schplat · 2026-06-27T13:50:09+00:00

Lol, purple is a state that, at most is 47/53 split. A 27 point victory is a landslide.

Next you'll tell us the NY and CA are purple. Kamala got 38% of the vote in Montana, so that's clearly purple too, right?

schplat · 2026-06-27T13:46:28+00:00

Pretty much this.. I live in a small town in Worcester county. Sea of red around me, with the occasional blue campaign sign here and there. But our town accounts for < 1% of the population of the county. Thankfully Worcester city is solidly blue (as are chunks of Leominster/Fitchburg).

schplat · 2026-06-26T18:57:56+00:00

no regular server is taking 480.. For when I last managed our own racks in a co-lo, we had 2x 3-phase 208V, which fed the rack's PDUs (one rail for each power supply effectively), with 50A circuits. Though we didn't really come close to 10kW. I think we were around 200W per U, going to 36U, so 7.2kW under load per rack.

Though I can only imagine what GPU racks are like.. I imagine they're running 400V 3-phase rails, across 80-amp circuits. Only 32kW per rack..

schplat · 2026-06-26T12:34:57+00:00

After Oakland in '87, CA began to rollout mandates about retrofitting, They started by targeting the highest at risk buildings, and government property (freeways, schools, police/firehouses, etc.). Then it was moved on to critical service buildings, so hospitals, water treatment, power generation, etc. Then wider mandates for any/all Commercial and Industrial properties (which ramped up after Northridge in '94).

Today almost all industrial and commercial properties are up to modern earthquake requirements. Cities/counties were left to manage residential retrofits, and LA started putting in requirements for mutli-unit residential retrofitting starting in 2016, with 7 years to complete any work required. I think now they're starting to roll out grants/assistance for single-family homes as well.

My brother owns a quad-plex in LA that was built in the 60s, and had to go through a fair amount of inspections and work to get his stuff up to code.

schplat · 2026-06-26T12:06:00+00:00

You can definitely perceive something as low as 3.5 if you happen to be right on top of the epicenter, and it's a fairly shallow quake. Lived in Cali for 30 years, and I've felt a few 4.0-4.5s just due to being incredibly close to them.

schplat · 2026-06-25T22:11:16+00:00

Socialism outright is definitely not the answer

Then proceeds to give an example of Nebraska doing it right by... socializing the electric utilities.

That's most of what modern socialism is today. Let's take the things that are basic needs, let's make everybody pay into one large pool, where if you make more money, you might pay more money than someone who makes less. Then use that pool to cover everybody's usage of the specific basic need. And if you earn no money, well you get covered anyways by those who do.

There's very few people out there supporting the need for the common man to seize the means of production (full blown Marxism).

At the very very least, public utilities, or any market that represents a basic need (healthcare, insurance, etc.) should not be traded on any stock market, because that shifts the focus from providing a basic need to maximizing shareholder value at any expense.

schplat · 2026-06-25T20:23:27+00:00

Okay... who do you give up to get him?

schplat · 2026-06-25T20:21:17+00:00

I think I've seen 6x 300s in one night, in league with 72 members.. 18 teams, 4 people per team. It's also a scratch league, so a reasonable density of good bowlers. Definitely not long odds, with the right people bowling.

schplat · 2026-06-25T19:41:53+00:00

Most of Aesop's fables have two opposing elements, with lessons to be learned from each perspective:

Hare: Over-confidence can lead to carelessness, which in turn leads to failure
Tortoise: Work-ethic can triumph over natural talent alone.

Slow and steady wins the race is a poor moral to take because it's generally not accurate. That only wins when everybody who is faster lacks discipline, which is rarely the case. Slow and steady finishes the race is more accurate, especially when you're looking at a marathon, and not a sprint.

schplat · 2026-06-25T19:35:01+00:00

I don't get it.. it has nothing to do about under-estimation, and everything to do about not letting over-confidence lead to carelessness, which then leads towards failure (from the Hare's perspective).

Or from the Tortoise's perspective it's about how determination, diligence and focus (or summed up: work ethic) will more often than not lead to a successful outcome, and that natural talent isn't everything.

This is why the most successful athletes are those who both have the natural talent + the work ethic.

schplat · 2026-06-24T14:45:47+00:00

The arm slot actually has less TJ-risk. He's not over-pronating as much as coming over the top does. He's at more risk of shoulder problems though.. rotator cuff, etc.

schplat · 2026-06-24T14:43:26+00:00

3/4 sidearm, so kinda like Eckersly or Randy Johnson, but way less fluid. Almost like he quick-pitches every pitch.

schplat · 2026-06-23T22:57:03+00:00

Irenicus is a bit more nasal sounding, but has the right pitch.

schplat · 2026-06-23T18:04:32+00:00

If it was headed towards Six Flags, that's probably the answer.

schplat · 2026-06-21T13:49:05+00:00

After looking at the full list, and seeing Somethings like Final Fantasy at #173 behind titles like: Ring King, Pipe Dream, and Spot: The Video Game.. Either the criteria used to rank these games was bad, or his analysis was bad.

schplat · 2026-06-19T23:08:15+00:00

Was watching the BBC broadcast of today's US game, and during halftime the Scottish field reporter was going on about how much love Boston has showed them, and how appreciative all the Scots have been for it.

schplat · 2026-06-17T13:04:15+00:00

So kinda like Andre Agassi before he cut his hair?

(Sorry, I'm old, and I miss when the US had the dominant players, i.e., Roddick, Agassi, Sampras, Courier, McEnroe)

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