I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
It's always been mildly compelling to me that basketball refs call to make the games more exciting, but that's an incredibly minor tilt on a massively high scoring game with subjective fouls and very high shot percentages. Rigging baseball seems much harder.
I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
It's always been mildly compelling to me that basketball refs call to make the games more exciting, but that's an incredibly minor tilt on a massively high scoring game with subjective fouls and very high shot percentages. Rigging baseball seems much harder.
There's such a thing as basketball that's ... too exciting
I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
To his defense on that the two teams have both said the ball feels strange and slicker and there is talk on ESPN that the balls may be juiced as a way to make the games higher scoring and more exciting.
It's not really a conspiracy though. It affects everyone so whatever. It's definitely true though. They wanted more offense
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
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Hm yesterday was our anniversary and Pinecone and I were kinda planning on being sexy but instead we watched most of Over The Garden Wall and fell asleep a+ evening
also he took me to my first Kundalini class and I d i e d my core muscles will not forgive me also he said he'd pay for me to go every week so I will, it was amazingggggg 9-9 the guy who teaches it is so nice and has such a lovely singing voice, and is so encouraging and kind
I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
It's always been mildly compelling to me that basketball refs call to make the games more exciting, but that's an incredibly minor tilt on a massively high scoring game with subjective fouls and very high shot percentages. Rigging baseball seems much harder.
There's such a thing as basketball that's ... too exciting
I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
It's always been mildly compelling to me that basketball refs call to make the games more exciting, but that's an incredibly minor tilt on a massively high scoring game with subjective fouls and very high shot percentages. Rigging baseball seems much harder.
I think there's an inherent human bias to slightly favor the losing team when officiating, yeah.
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I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
To his defense on that the two teams have both said the ball feels strange and slicker and there is talk on ESPN that the balls may be juiced as a way to make the games higher scoring and more exciting.
It's not really a conspiracy though. It affects everyone so whatever. It's definitely true though. They wanted more offense
it doesn't seem like it would affect everyone equally!
I don't really care about baseball but if you build your team around a strong pitching unit you're gonna be put at a disadvantage when pitching is suddenly weakened across the board I tihnk
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Its not very long if you has friend that has Switch that will let you play it. But one of my favorite marios of all time.
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This is day 2 of intense rain and wind; since our house is tall and we live on the top two stories I feel like we really get the brunt of the wind. There are lots of trees around the house, too, and we're right at the height where their larger branches are, so it is quite loud.
It's nice, but also a little scary sometimes! Early in the summer we had a similar stormy period and a tree limb fell against the side of the house, right on the window by where we sit in the living room
Hm yesterday was our anniversary and Pinecone and I were kinda planning on being sexy but instead we watched most of Over The Garden Wall and fell asleep a+ evening
also he took me to my first Kundalini class and I d i e d my core muscles will not forgive me also he said he'd pay for me to go every week so I will, it was amazingggggg 9-9 the guy who teaches it is so nice and has such a lovely singing voice, and is so encouraging and kind
uhhh firewaterword and "TL DR"
Right on! I have never taken a Kundalini class but I understand they can be super intense. I do use Kapalabhati breathing occasionally for sinus relief, which I think they call breath of fire in Kundalini, and that's some pretty good stuff for sure.
I went to a three hour psoas workshop yesterday and my god, after a month on the road for work, it was the best thing ever. Woke up a bunch of muscles and felt incredible when I got up this morning.
Don't forget guys we have daylight savings time on sunday so like
Well whatever nobody has to do shit anymore because everything is either automatic or nobody gives a fuck about it like microwave clocks.
i have a microwave clock, oven clock, and coffee maker clock in my kitchen and setting them all to change at the same time takes me basically forever and drives me insane
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I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
To his defense on that the two teams have both said the ball feels strange and slicker and there is talk on ESPN that the balls may be juiced as a way to make the games higher scoring and more exciting.
I mean, as long as both sides are using the same baseball, I'm down.
Although MLB is super peculiar about their baseballs. They literally have 1 vendor for dirt they rub on the ball before it enters play. I dunno maybe players are just hitting the balls harder, or there is a new type of performance enhancing drug in use.
The company Hatchetman is stuck in an airport, because his flight got cancelled. I find this funny in a way. I guess I'll work for the rest of the day.
are you still expecting to get fired?
Well it's weird, so like I do, but I just got 2 awards for our 8(a) protege so I had a side bar with him and he's like don't worry he'll pick me up.
But he's a bit of a flake.
And if the elevator company who I interviewed with makes me an offer I'm saying dueces to both of them, because it is a lot of money and I'm pretty good at elevators.
I guess you could say
You're rising to the occasion.
Your career is getting a lift.
You've found a way to move on up.
The great thing about elevator jokes is they work on every level.
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Assassins Creed: Origins Update.
This is the prettiest game I have ever played. The world is exceptionally well realized, huge in the way that AssCreed hasn't been in a very long time if ever. It has a compelling narrative and a protagonist who smiles and tries to do good things amidst his murdering sprees in the sandbox... this is a breath of fresh air into the series and something that you can tell it took them a very long time to do. It definitely feels like they played The Witcher 3 and thought it was the best thing ever while making this game, and that isn't a bad thing.
What the fuck were they thinking releasing this the same day as Mario Odyssey and Wolfenstein?! I would have delayed a couple weeks, launched with the xbox 1x as a true 4K stunning thing to get a good attach rate there, and not let two other massive titles compete for oxygen at launch.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
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The company Hatchetman is stuck in an airport, because his flight got cancelled. I find this funny in a way. I guess I'll work for the rest of the day.
are you still expecting to get fired?
Well it's weird, so like I do, but I just got 2 awards for our 8(a) protege so I had a side bar with him and he's like don't worry he'll pick me up.
But he's a bit of a flake.
And if the elevator company who I interviewed with makes me an offer I'm saying dueces to both of them, because it is a lot of money and I'm pretty good at elevators.
I guess you could say
You're rising to the occasion.
Your career is getting a lift.
You've found a way to move on up.
The great thing about elevator jokes is they work on every level.
I got fourteen jokes but thirteenth ain't one.
I had a weird feeling in San Fran when I realized that I was staying on the 14th floor.
Of course, that particular hotel had screwy numbering, because it had 3 levels under the properly numbered floors (street, Atrium, and one that wasn't serviced by the elevator normally). So.. technically I was no where near the 13th floor, but it gave me flashbacks to Babylon 5.
Its not very long if you has friend that has Switch that will let you play it. But one of my favorite marios of all time.
Yeah I'm trying to resist the impulse buy. But having it for travel would be pretty cool. Will probably wait for more games to come out. Mario and Zelda are the only ones I'm interested in, and I've already played a ton of Zelda on the wiiu.
I have a family relative who is reasonably bright but is just absolutely convinced that major sports are doctored in some fashion to drive up viewership
like, not in the sense that the rules are changed to attract viewers we all know that but like
he claims the exciting 13-12 world series game from last night was obviously orchestrated by the MLB there's no way those pitchers and closers would pitch so poorly etc etc
it's very head scratching that this is the conspiracy he's latched onto and not like, chem trails or w/e
To his defense on that the two teams have both said the ball feels strange and slicker and there is talk on ESPN that the balls may be juiced as a way to make the games higher scoring and more exciting.
It's not really a conspiracy though. It affects everyone so whatever. It's definitely true though. They wanted more offense
Yeah and there has been a huge change in the number of runs and quality of pitching as a result. The weird thing is that the MLB is acting like nothing has changed and all the pitchers are just crazy and being mum about any changes to the balls. It is also especially odd since you consider the whole reason they don't want aluminum bats is to preserver tradition when that would likely be a better route to enhancing the offense of a game.
Its not very long if you has friend that has Switch that will let you play it. But one of my favorite marios of all time.
Yeah I'm trying to resist the impulse buy. But having it for travel would be pretty cool. Will probably wait for more games to come out. Mario and Zelda are the only ones I'm interested in, and I've already played a ton of Zelda on the wiiu.
One of the biggest surprises of the switch is that it is just plain fucking cool playing full-fat console games on the go, enough so that you strongly consider rebuying a bunch of indy darlings and older ports.
With rare exception, if the game is on both the switch and the xbox, I will buy the switch version so that I can play it on the train ride into work, and on the road.
AssCreed's visuals are a huge part of the draw so I am less likely to want that game on the switch, but pretty much everything else I can live with something that looks as good as a top-tier xbox 360 game / bottom rung xbox one game.
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I really want to get back into Assassin's Creed. But I burned through the Ezio trilogy fairly quickly (in a year or two?) and then Assassin's Creed 3 came out and I got it on the Wii U and just.. couldn't finish it. So I have no clue what happened with Desmond and the end of the world, and I really kinda sorta don't want to move on without closure...
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I WATCH THEM constantly they help me fall asleep
also it like
softens my perspective
It's always been mildly compelling to me that basketball refs call to make the games more exciting, but that's an incredibly minor tilt on a massively high scoring game with subjective fouls and very high shot percentages. Rigging baseball seems much harder.
There's such a thing as basketball that's ... too exciting
It's not really a conspiracy though. It affects everyone so whatever. It's definitely true though. They wanted more offense
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
also he took me to my first Kundalini class and I d i e d my core muscles will not forgive me also he said he'd pay for me to go every week so I will, it was amazingggggg 9-9 the guy who teaches it is so nice and has such a lovely singing voice, and is so encouraging and kind
uhhh @firewaterword and @TL DR
I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
I still have an analog watch I wear because I'm stuck in the past and reject the future.
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Alright I guess, though I do feel a bit green.
I think there's an inherent human bias to slightly favor the losing team when officiating, yeah.
Thiiiiiis close to buying a switch for it.
it becomes increasingly bizarre and surreal
it doesn't seem like it would affect everyone equally!
I don't really care about baseball but if you build your team around a strong pitching unit you're gonna be put at a disadvantage when pitching is suddenly weakened across the board I tihnk
As he said, there's no story arc to the game. Just points.
Its not very long if you has friend that has Switch that will let you play it. But one of my favorite marios of all time.
It's nice, but also a little scary sometimes! Early in the summer we had a similar stormy period and a tree limb fell against the side of the house, right on the window by where we sit in the living room
I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
Right on! I have never taken a Kundalini class but I understand they can be super intense. I do use Kapalabhati breathing occasionally for sinus relief, which I think they call breath of fire in Kundalini, and that's some pretty good stuff for sure.
I went to a three hour psoas workshop yesterday and my god, after a month on the road for work, it was the best thing ever. Woke up a bunch of muscles and felt incredible when I got up this morning.
I dated a yoga-teacher-in-training for a while and it was great
She practiced her yoga teaching by giving me yoga lessons, A+ dating experience
i have a microwave clock, oven clock, and coffee maker clock in my kitchen and setting them all to change at the same time takes me basically forever and drives me insane
Although MLB is super peculiar about their baseballs. They literally have 1 vendor for dirt they rub on the ball before it enters play. I dunno maybe players are just hitting the balls harder, or there is a new type of performance enhancing drug in use.
I got fourteen jokes but thirteenth ain't one.
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This is the prettiest game I have ever played. The world is exceptionally well realized, huge in the way that AssCreed hasn't been in a very long time if ever. It has a compelling narrative and a protagonist who smiles and tries to do good things amidst his murdering sprees in the sandbox... this is a breath of fresh air into the series and something that you can tell it took them a very long time to do. It definitely feels like they played The Witcher 3 and thought it was the best thing ever while making this game, and that isn't a bad thing.
What the fuck were they thinking releasing this the same day as Mario Odyssey and Wolfenstein?! I would have delayed a couple weeks, launched with the xbox 1x as a true 4K stunning thing to get a good attach rate there, and not let two other massive titles compete for oxygen at launch.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I had a weird feeling in San Fran when I realized that I was staying on the 14th floor.
Of course, that particular hotel had screwy numbering, because it had 3 levels under the properly numbered floors (street, Atrium, and one that wasn't serviced by the elevator normally). So.. technically I was no where near the 13th floor, but it gave me flashbacks to Babylon 5.
I'll bet!
Really hoping I'll be able to do the rest of mine next year. Doubt I'd ever try to make a thing of it, but I've learned so much so far.
Also, I have already killed everyone on that conspiracy tab... seems waaaaay too early for that to remain a static thing.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Yeah I'm trying to resist the impulse buy. But having it for travel would be pretty cool. Will probably wait for more games to come out. Mario and Zelda are the only ones I'm interested in, and I've already played a ton of Zelda on the wiiu.
You have to let us west coasters get caught up on Monday morning news
Yeah and there has been a huge change in the number of runs and quality of pitching as a result. The weird thing is that the MLB is acting like nothing has changed and all the pitchers are just crazy and being mum about any changes to the balls. It is also especially odd since you consider the whole reason they don't want aluminum bats is to preserver tradition when that would likely be a better route to enhancing the offense of a game.
One of the biggest surprises of the switch is that it is just plain fucking cool playing full-fat console games on the go, enough so that you strongly consider rebuying a bunch of indy darlings and older ports.
With rare exception, if the game is on both the switch and the xbox, I will buy the switch version so that I can play it on the train ride into work, and on the road.
AssCreed's visuals are a huge part of the draw so I am less likely to want that game on the switch, but pretty much everything else I can live with something that looks as good as a top-tier xbox 360 game / bottom rung xbox one game.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...