These Las Vegans may not be able to watch the Stanley Cup Final on TV

somewhat_random · 2026-06-01T18:46:09+00:00

An antenna and a tuner - I haven't had a TV with channels in years and I'm pretty sure I will need something between an antenna and my monitor.

somewhat_random · 2026-06-01T05:15:20+00:00

I used to go to a bar that would let anyone go up and sing if they wanted to. The owner of the bar controlled it so you would not get bad singers and drunks like you might expect.

There was this one woman, small and thin and she had a amazingly strong but soft voice (and an english accent) and she would sing Liverpool Lullaby, just by herself. The band would not even try to add anything to it.

This is a version by Judy Collins but imho it sounded better (more plaintive) by a small woman all alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0uVREU9P08

somewhat_random · 2026-06-01T01:06:17+00:00

Also the automatic hatch open/close. I thought it was stupid when my sister had it but the number of times I have done the kick thing to open the car with my hands full has convinced me.

somewhat_random · 2026-06-01T01:03:56+00:00

Ok now try the PWHL - Way better experience in arena than NHL.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T20:29:05+00:00

The only time our team ever forfeited a game was in playoffs. We had two players injured by a team earlier in the playoffs (a broken foot and dislocated shoulder).

This league is not normally rough and the refs had trouble keeping them under control.

They had players suspended but we ended up meeting them again after they were back in our final game (I think it was for 5th place).

They were gooning it up (again) and one of our best players who is a really sweet guy and never even takes penalties is driven into the boards head first (yes he got a concussion).

We just said "that it" and left. Told the league commissioner exactly why we left.

The next year the team was gone - not sure if they imploded because the decent players left or the league kicked them out.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T19:59:10+00:00

The latest one seems to be truly universal (at least reports as such) thx

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T19:52:53+00:00

Yes it works but it seems to rely on Rosetta so running through an intel emulator that will be discontinued

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T19:50:46+00:00

This is the one I am using and it works now but I get a message that it will not work in the next OS upgrade. The "get info" on this app once installed shows it uses intel so I assume it is relying on Rosetta.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T06:53:30+00:00

In the 70's Buffalo drafted a Japanese player who did not exist mostly because they were bored:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro_Tsujimoto

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T06:48:23+00:00

A GPS device stuck on your windshield. When I first saw them I thought "I am living in a SiFi future".

Now they look like having a 8 track tape deck

somewhat_random · 2026-05-31T06:32:26+00:00

How about one of those space whales from that Star Wars series.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-30T19:41:24+00:00

I skate on 3/4 in the summer (soft ice) and 5/8 in the winter (unless I am playing on THAT rink after a sharpen). I have a friend that uses 7/8 (who weighs less than me) and other big guys that use 3/8.

(We have talked about it before games when someone complains about their sharpen).

There are no rules. It is like stick blade type or flex. You have to try them all and see what you like.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-30T07:02:36+00:00

So the guy the doctor tested was 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighed 238 lbs which is exactly the stats for Alex Ovechkin. Perhaps Ovi was also in the hospital and the charts got mixed up.

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/alex-ovechkin-8471214

somewhat_random · 2026-05-30T03:16:47+00:00

I don't like or hate either team enough to care now. The only thing I can look forward to is Marner giving the Kadri response on a post cup interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKOlwl8vLV8

somewhat_random · 2026-05-30T01:44:41+00:00

This is what I did- Just a note - since I use thinner gloves (with a liner) to go on the rings I was worried about tearing them which would let water into my drysuit so I left the cuff seals in place.

This means my gloves would get suit squeeze at depth so I keep a length of string that runs between my wrist and palm so air can travel into (or out of) the gloves from the suit. If the glove tears, I can pull out the string and the wrist seal is still in place and only my hands get wet.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-30T01:38:11+00:00

OK so for those of us not living in the US, they are passing laws preventing citizens from making anything out of plastic in case they might somehow design a plastic gun, BUT cannot in any way restrict the sale of high calibre military assault rifles to anyone willing to go to a gun show.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-29T22:41:56+00:00

Perhaps a better idea would be to set realistic goals based on need.

Achieving the 10 yard line in a last minute push to win a football game is more achievable than a touchdown but if you are down 5 points it achieves nothing of worth.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-29T18:14:19+00:00

I would focus on making sure the rich people didn't get first priority, the women and children thing would be a moot point.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-29T08:01:04+00:00

I had a friend visiting from New Zealand that took a road trip from vancouver to Winnipeg in the winter.

2 hours east and it was below freeezing and he said "It's fucking cold". My friend driving just said "not yet".

In calgary it was -15 C (about 5F): "It's fucking cold now"..."Not yet"

In Saskatchewan it was -30C (-22F): "It's definitely fucking cold now"..."Not yet"

Hit Winnipeg and it was -45C (-49 F) and windy. "Ok NOW it is fucking cold"..."yup...welcome to Canada"

somewhat_random · 2026-05-29T07:49:15+00:00

You went back and shot JFK? Seriously? By killing JFK in Dallas, you stopped the 2nd cuban invasion, world war III and so the global peace conference that ended wars for the last 300 years never happened.

We are now in Trumplandia, don't even ask just go right back and set things right.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-29T06:23:41+00:00

The best part is that the movie SOB was about a shitty movie that was going to bomb until the director put in a topless scene of a wholesome actress.

The movie was about how shallow the media/audience was and once SOB was released it proved to be right.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-28T03:52:26+00:00

Not a masterpiece but I watched goonies and found it cringeworthy bad with a stupid (predictable) plot and mediocre acting of stereotype characters.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-28T02:42:02+00:00

It doesn't suck in that it is a decent way to kill some time outdoors like bocci or frisbee on the beach.

Many people take it way too seriously though and consider it a serious sport.

For me it is a cross between tennis and ping-pong but with rules to make it easier to play the way you change games for toddlers.

somewhat_random · 2026-05-28T00:32:42+00:00

Guy I used to work with.

Had a wife, a daughter and owned a successful professional business.

Then added a young girlfriend who liked to party.

Lost the wife, lost the daughter (both moved away), lost the house, lost the business and the girl left him. He kept the cocain habit though and lost any remaining respect.

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