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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    harmonoia
    n. an itchy sense of dread when life feels just a hint too peaceful--when everyone seems to get along suspiciously well, with an eerie stillness that makes you want to brace for the inevitable collapse, or burn it down yourself.

    From harmony + paranoia. Pronounced "hahr-muh-noi-uh.

    Source: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Oh hey I'm chock full of obscure sorrows!

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Read that as harmonica at least twice

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm in an very bad mood actually this week

    Keep bottling it up and acting chipper though because if I don't I'm going to spiral and it isn't something I can just vent about to anybody.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14

    The @denverpost can report Valeri Nichushkin was involved in a police incident at #Avs team hotel in Seattle, resulting in a woman who was found intoxicated in his room being transported to hospital for medical treatment. Nichushkin left Seattle that day.

    https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/27/valeri-nichushkin-seattle-incident-police-medical-response/

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Cursed

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Way to bury the lede there.
    The 28-year-old woman, who The Post is not identifying, told authorities she was from Russia and was born in Ukraine, and said “she should never have come to the United States and that some guy took her passport and that he was a bad person,” according to the incident report. She was taken to a hospital after officers found she was too intoxicated to care for herself.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    ...so he got a mail-order bride who was kidnapped from Ukraine by Russian sex traffickers?

    Jesus.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    He’s already married so prostitute….which….yeah….

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Maybe the Yae or Shenhe trials?

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonheir's_False_Fin
    The Archon Quest Where the Heart Finds Rest rewards the player with 2 Dragonheir's False Fin upon completion.

    That's probably it.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The article also says that there is no criminal investigation. So... just a whole weird thing.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    No criminal investigation and the team continues to say he’s not on a disciplinary leave but a personal one. It’s bizarre.

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    wunderbar wrote: »
    The article also says that there is no criminal investigation. So... just a whole weird thing.

    He isn’t out because of professional or conduct reasons either. Just personal reasons.

    It is both the kind of thing that you might say if he had ran to explain it to his wife or the FBI had secreted him to a safe location to protect his life from the mob.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Goumindong wrote: »
    wunderbar wrote: »
    The article also says that there is no criminal investigation. So... just a whole weird thing.

    He isn’t out because of professional or conduct reasons either. Just personal reasons.

    It is both the kind of thing that you might say if he had ran to explain it to his wife or the FBI had secreted him to a safe location to protect his life from the mob.

    Or to protect his life from his wife, for that matter.

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So, the new banners were put up for Phase 2. As we knew, it's Baizhu and Ganyu, though the four stars are Kaveh (as advertised) along with Candace and Fischl. Kinda....middling there. Fischl is great, obviously, and every constellation that gets her closer to C6 is worth it. But then we have Candace who is kind of all over the place. She has the Chongyun problem of "neat thing that nobody really wants or needs", which is just unfortunate. She does have places where she can fit, at least, in that, even if you're using a character that can't get her Hydro infusion (because they have one of their own that can't be overridden or because they aren't Sword/Claymore/Polearm), they will still get her elemental damage boost to normal attacks. The likes of Ayato and Yoimiya are more than happy to have that, obviously. She doesn't really synergize with the rest of the banner, though, except maybe Fischl in a Tazer comp of some sort.

    Obviously, Kaveh is the standout by virtue of being new and he's....interesting?

    Kaveh ramblings below:
    As a unit, he is 'pretty okay' in terms of how he fits in. He's not really changing anything right now (despite his kit designed seemingly to want to do that) but he's also not just bad. So he's either in the camp of "interesting idea, unfinished execution" that we've seen before or "unit released before he's relevant" which we also have seen before. This is because, design-wise, he is built to try and make Bloom reactions (as in regular bloom, not Nilou Superbloom, not Hyperbloom or Burgeon blooms...just Bloom) good without doing a whole lot to make Bloom reactions good. This is pretty understandable, being a 4-star but it's just weird design. Like, the big issue is that Bloom wasn't designed to be a real reaction type - or it didn't seem to be - so much as it was designed to be a stepping stone, but Kaveh is built around weaponizing Bloom. To be clear, he does increase Bloom damage (both by being able to trigger them almost at will and through his Burst adding damage to Bloom burst damage) but the floor for Normal Bloom damage is just so low (almost half the base damage of Hyperbloom/Burgeon) that boosting it is still not putting it on tier with Hyperbloom/Burgeon to make it stand out as a reaction. So either we're going to get a character that is focused on normal Bloom reactions or Kaveh is basically just a novelty who can still do a job because he's Dendro and Dendro is just too good.

    The inevitable question of, "But doesn't he work well with Nilou?" is answered with a shaky 'Yesn't'. He can work with Nilou, sure, because he's Dendro, has a Dendro infusion and will be healed by Bloom reactions. (I have to assume this counts Bountiful Core blooms too) But whether or not he really /adds/ anything to a Nilou team is the big wrinkle. Can he be the driver to create reactions? Sure. Not as fast as someone else, but it works. He does add some damage but not a ton, and he shouldn't die from the bountiful cores exploding (again, assuming they still count as Bloom as they should be according to her own talent description, though there is a question about his passive in my mind as to whether it converts damage to healing or if he's damaged but immediately heals, which could be a deal-breaker), so he can be used. But then you kinda have to think about the rest of the team. Nilou teams generally want a healer because the Bountiful Cores deal immense amounts of self-damage, which Kaveh can helpfully mitigate for himself. But if you've played a Nilou team, you know it just kinda ends up being non-stop popcorn, so your other teammates will need healing at some point too. Which means you'll need a second healer. And this is kinda the point where you have to consider whether or not you're actually gaining a net positive from him being on the team. And in certain circumstances, maybe you are! But it feels like, in general, there's a bit too much going there where you'd want other options. He was definitely /not/ tailor-made for Nilou teams, though, I've seen that claim a few times and that is straight-up untrue. But again, he is entirely usable in them.

    All in all, I feel like he's on the level with Heizou: Kinda overstated in how good he is, but still good if you build him. You don't really want to use him for Bloom (yet, maybe?) but you can. If you don't use his skill, you can use him for Hyperbloom really easily. You can build him for straight damage and it'll be damage on probably the upper level of a 'regular' 4-star. With Fontaine on the horizon, we're definitely going to be getting more Hydro units, so maybe we'll get one that, purposefully or inadvertently, makes Bloom stand on its own merits with him but for now it's still just kind of a joke.

    tl;dr: Kaveh's not bad but he doesn't make Bloom good on his own. We still need someone else to help him out with that, but if you build him to do stuff, he will do stuff and be pretty decent at it.

    On another note, the evergreen statement of "do not wish on the weapon banner" still holds true for this weapon banner but also specifically please do not wish on this weapon banner. Amos Bow is good for Ganyu but at this point, you don't really need one for her, as you probably have an option for her that is fine enough. Not to mention, it's just a Standard Pool weapon, so you can theoretically get it any time. And the Jadefall's Splendor is just so hyper-specific for Baizhu while also not being overwhelmingly better than other options that it's just not worth it. Seriously, like, an R5 Prototype Amber is going to be just fine for him because it gives him more healing and energy, which is most of what Jadefall does for him in the first place. It sucks because Favonius Spear, Makhaira Aquamarine and Wandering Eveningstar are pretty good weapons, but Sacrificial Bow is very niche, Lion's Roar is not great (especially now that Keqing has better options) for anyone but Keqing, and even Keqing can make do with an Iron Sting pretty well, and the 5-stars, as stated, are not really necessary whatsoever. I guess it's just kind of weird after so many weapon banners in a row of questionably decent value (considering the usual pitfalls) that we're back to "not at all worth it."

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  • XantusXantus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    man i wanted baizhu forever but candace is so gross and im already at c6 fischl.. it's really not enticing to roll ;p

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  • mastertheheromasterthehero Professional Video Editor & Book Author Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I am so ready for Blasphemous 2. "I curse you forever in name. Bless you forever in death."

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    -Loki- wrote: »
    I still think it’s funny seeing things like ‘Lions Roar is not great (now that Keqing has better options)’ as if it’s a simple matter of going and doing the quest to get said sword.

    You're not wrong, but I also misspoke/misremembered: Lion's Roar is still pretty good for Keqing, but specifically /only/ Keqing and you can get away with an Iron Sting (craftable, you're guaranteed at least one, maybe two billets) on her now that Dendro reactions are a thing. So Lion's Roar isn't a really big value piece.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I should use my billets at some point. They've just been stacking up

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    For squats, deadlifts, and bench press, is there anything in between a barbell rack and a Smith machine in quality, or is a Smith machine second best

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Thought both the hurricanes and the Panthers were gonna blow it, like, 45 minutes ago

    Also I feel like sliding into an empty net just so you can knock if off the moorings should be a delay of game, just like when a goalie does it

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    They have local root sports showing the Kraken game and also tnt showing the game.

    Root sports feed is atleast 30 seconds ahead, but tnt is on a brighter TV and closer to where I found a seat.

    But I guess I can just use the good TV as instant replay and watch the bad one that's faster?

    Edit: I'd feel like a dick if I asked them to change from the Kraken game to the Kraken game but sometimes I'm a dick so

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Did they give him a penalty for not having his jersey tied down?

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Another gross hit.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Burtletoy wrote: »
    Another gross hit.

    I assume this is the Eberle hit. That being 2 should get both refs fired.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Burtletoy wrote: »
    Another gross hit.

    I assume this is the Eberle hit. That being 2 should get both refs fired.
    This is assuming any league ever takes a stand on it’s terrible officiating.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    On officiating:

    the NHL officials are the best in the world. Hands down, not even close. Do they miss calls. Yes. Do they miss too many calls? Maybe? It's been a couple years since I've sat close in a real game, but I think we underestimate just how fast the game is, and how hard it is to call when we are watching on TV.

    Do refs need to stop with with the BS "game management" that despite the league stating doesn't happen, does? Absolutely. That'd be the only thing I would change. There were approximately 800 penalties called a game in 05/06 after the lockout and the rule changes, and honestly it kinda sucked for that year, but after that, players figured it out, and things went back to a more "normal" rate for penalties after that, because players did less stupid stick infraction penalties. There is a caveat though. Just like the NFL where there is holding on every single play, and if they called it every time NFL games would be 6 hours long, the same applies to the NHL. If we're prepared for the number of penalties to double for a year, and then increase by 50% forever, then that's what we'd get.

    So yes, there are things they can do, but also the game is faster, the players are bigger and more skilled, and the referees are still humans. I don't know how much they actually improve beyond getting rid of "game management."

    I want to see more review on penalties. The ability to call something 5 minutes and review it has meant fewer missed calls there. I do want more. But what I want out of that is it being faster. By the time the referee puts on the headset and starts looking at the replay screen I want Toronto to have already looked at it 4 times and can tell the referee's the correct call.

    Also, and it might not apply quite as much to people in this thread, but many people who say "the refs suck" only watch their own team, and think that the refs are just targeting their team. Which.. no. the refs treat each team pretty equally. There is no bias, except against a few players with bad reputations that probably deserve it. But no, the referee's don't hate your team. They hate every team.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    No hearing for Eberle.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Blood feuds are good for ratings, I guess.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I'm in a similar situation where for much of the year it's either an apartment gym or office gym where you can't drop plates, otherwise I add on 30-45 minutes prep time bundling up against negative degree weather outside. I wonder if that is an OK mentality

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    edited April 14
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