Holy shit. I loved this part, "the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion." How does someone type or read those words and not think - wait, what am I saying?Rush2112 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 11:35 am Harrison Butker would have been a great kicker in the 50s!
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- Tue May 14, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
- Replies: 343
- Views: 23033
Re: NFL 2024 Offseason
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Arena League Football
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1515
Re: Arena League Football
I know this is a bit of a stretch, but Imma just say it: This type of zaniness is what I point to when American soccer nerds bitch and moan about MLS and USSF their approach to building the sport in this country. While it's sprawling, the US soccer pyramid puts a structure in place to ensure these ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
A few interesting stats from the UVA win. Payton Cormier scored 8 goals, breaking the UVA record for goals in an NCAA tourney game. In the process, he also broke the UVA record for goals in a season. And on top of THAT he broke the NCAA record for career goals. It's good to play alongside Connor Sh...
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:32 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
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- Views: 278946
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
That's why I want them to use that test. It would just make the story funnier.
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8994
- Views: 451492
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
She also conveniently left out the word "child" before "pornography."
- Mon May 13, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3093
- Views: 278946
- Mon May 13, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
A few interesting stats from the UVA win. Payton Cormier scored 8 goals, breaking the UVA record for goals in an NCAA tourney game. In the process, he also broke the UVA record for goals in a season. And on top of THAT he broke the NCAA record for career goals. It's good to play alongside Connor She...
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:01 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Steve Albini (Posted Before I Knew Some Stuff)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 286
Re: Steve Albini
The other day I almost posted that what I’d read about Albini made him sound like a real asshole. Well, then I read this and realized he’s much worse than that. https://medium.com/@MoonMetropolis/now-that-steve-albini-is-dead-lets-reflect-on-his-admitted-love-and-promotion-of-child-fadf5072288e He w...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 430
- Views: 17651
Re: EPL 2023-24
It was so great to see Reece James get on the field again for Chelsea. And then within a couple of minutes, he made a gorgeous game-winning assist. Couldn't ask for more.
- Sat May 11, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
- Replies: 1263
- Views: 91365
Re: Scam?
iPhones are indeed much safer for malware, but they're not 100% foolproof. But yeah, the biggest risk there is you mom getting scammed, not hacked.
- Fri May 10, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Home Repairs
- Replies: 1570
- Views: 119035
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Presidential Election 2024
- Replies: 565
- Views: 16858
Re: Presidential Election 2024
Yes, and without US support for Ukraine. The GOP has made that very clear. I'm pretty sure this war would have gone very differently had Trump been president.
Re: Movies
The new apes movies are absolutely pretty great - solid way to wast 6-7 hours though probably not all at once. Very well done, and of course Serkis is amazing in MoCap. There was an article about him and the movies (he's also involved with possibly making two Hobbit/LOTR adjacent Gollum movies - Ja...
Re: Scam?
How would getting her mailing address be a scam? Likely just trying to hook the target and then escalate to asking for more private info. Yeah, or you get a virus when you click the link. Still think it has to be a postal employee since they knew the tracking number. Ah, you didn't say it had a lin...
Re: Scam?
How would getting her mailing address be a scam? Likely just trying to hook the target and then escalate to asking for more private info. Yeah, or you get a virus when you click the link. Still think it has to be a postal employee since they knew the tracking number. Ah, you didn't say it had a lin...
Re: Scam?
How would getting her mailing address be a scam? That's not exactly secret information.
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
- Replies: 1263
- Views: 91365
Re: Swamp Travel Guide
Yeah, like... So a story that kind of shaped how I (we) vacation. It's our honeymoon and we flew out to LA (5/6 hours) and then waited many hours to fly from LA to Papeete, Tahiti, which was something like an 8 or 9 hour flight. Essentially over 20 hours of travel. We get picked up by the resort (o...
- Thu May 09, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3340
- Views: 224200
- Thu May 09, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3340
- Views: 224200
Re: Getting the spins
I think this is my favorite Dave Bin Laden banger. Hilarious.
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8994
- Views: 451492
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Holy shit, that's awesome. Loved the 6-door pickup at the end too.
- Wed May 08, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8994
- Views: 451492
- Wed May 08, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9354
- Views: 506351
Re: Random Politics
So where was this vitriol in the protests against Iraq? Lots of vandalism against yellow ribbons like the vandalism against signs begging that kidnapped Israeli children get to go back home? How many Afghan and Iraqi kids is it ok to murder to make up for 9/11? The US has backed a lot of questionab...
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9354
- Views: 506351
Re: Random Politics
So where was this vitriol in the protests against Iraq? Lots of vandalism against yellow ribbons like the vandalism against signs begging that kidnapped Israeli children get to go back home? How many Afghan and Iraqi kids is it ok to murder to make up for 9/11? The US has backed a lot of questionab...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9354
- Views: 506351
Re: Random Politics
All true. But as I said above, it's not the reasonable people driving the narrative.
- Tue May 07, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9354
- Views: 506351
Re: Random Politics
It's tricky with Israel. If you criticize, say France, for their policies, nobody calls you a racist or anti-semite. Of course, the vast majority of reasonable people can separate the actions of the Israeli government or IDF from all Jews (and Hamas from Muslims/Palestinians), but American politics ...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6288
- Views: 379073
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Ha, that article starts off with the same Oldboy thought I expressed above.Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:06 pm Google News suggested this Polygon article about it to me today. I haven't read it yet, but I will when I have a minute.
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2414844 ... ubi-review
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
Yeah, it's not everywhere yet, but it's still pretty popular. There are 140 varsity teams in North Carolina, for example. It looks like 24 states have official state championships.
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 430
- Views: 17651
Re: EPL 2023-24
And now with Crystal Palace beating Man U (keep going, lads!), Chelsea might just earn some European football next season. Wild to think that after the topsy turvy season they've had, but it's there for the taking with 3 games to play. So its Man City v ManUnited in the FA Cup final, right? And if ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6288
- Views: 379073
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
I watched The Contestant on Hulu last night. It's a documentary about a game show contestant in Japan, and it's fucking WILD! In 1998, in what seemed like a live variety show, they had this guy living in a tiny windowless apartment, and he couldn't leave until he won $1 million Yen ($8,000) in swee...
- Mon May 06, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
I figured it was a little less diluted than some sports. But I guess the same teams win all the "big" sports, too. One interesting thing with lacrosse is that it's spread all across the country at the high school level, but it's fairly stagnant at the college level because of Title 9 issu...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6288
- Views: 379073
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Finished "Shogun" last night. Whole lotta head chopping off going on in that show...which lead to the question: Does a head really just come off that easily? Does it depend on the technique? Sharpness of the blade? I think katanas are actually quite good at that, with a little practice. M...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3340
- Views: 224200
Re: Getting the spins
This new AI DJ in Spotify is actually pretty cool.
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
Admittedly I don't follow lacrosse, but being ranked #5 and two of those losses against top teams were fairly close...that seems like national championship caliber. Honest question, is it really that top heavy? Fair enough. The ACC has always been loaded in lacrosse. Four of the top 5 right now. An...
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Lacrosse The Thread
- Replies: 172
- Views: 6478
Re: Lacrosse The Thread
I'm hoping UVA figures out what's broken. They've lost 4 in a row for the first time in a long time. Now, 2 of those 4 losses were to #1 ND and another to #3 Duke (the fourth was to #7 Syracuse - brutal schedule!), but still. This is a team that should be national championship good.
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 430
- Views: 17651
Re: EPL 2023-24
And now with Crystal Palace beating Man U (keep going, lads!), Chelsea might just earn some European football next season. Wild to think that after the topsy turvy season they've had, but it's there for the taking with 3 games to play.
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:52 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3903
- Views: 243653
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Maybe not the greatest speech (which is fine, because like 10 guys could probably hear it), but what a great scene.
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 430
- Views: 17651
Re: EPL 2023-24
Kinda wish there were an additional 10 EPL games this year. It seems like the Chelsea kids are really starting to figure things out. What's kind of wild is that Poch recently made an interesting formation change where Cucarella moves inside when Chelsea has the ball. That seems to have really streng...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Singularity
- Replies: 264
- Views: 29642
Re: The Singularity
This is nuts. These guys programmed a robot dog to be able to move via an exercise ball by walking on it. They did this by training it on a simulator and used ChatGPT to help. This worked so well it worked in the real world the first time they actually tried it. https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1...