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Random question Charles: how is it that all three Falcons second-string cornerbacks were undrafted? That seems extremely not normal.
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Random question Charles: how is it that all three Falcons second-string cornerbacks were undrafted? That seems extremely not normal.
I love Hart running off to celebrate immediately while Henley tackles Jefferson.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I love Hart running off to celebrate immediately while Henley tackles Jefferson.
At that point, they were willing to settle for a rotting head of lettuce.
November 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
At that point, they were willing to settle for a rotting head of lettuce.
The other doors were open. We were all just forced to go 1 by 1 pass this one guy on the platform who told us which door to enter.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The other doors were open. We were all just forced to go 1 by 1 pass this one guy on the platform who told us which door to enter.
My first time on Amtrak, I had a staffer yell at me for jumping the line, when I'm like... there are 15 doors we're not using here, why are we all lining up for the one door when the train's scheduled to leave in 2 minutes?
(Then delayed 90 minutes in the station and shortly after leaving anyways.)
(Then delayed 90 minutes in the station and shortly after leaving anyways.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My first time on Amtrak, I had a staffer yell at me for jumping the line, when I'm like... there are 15 doors we're not using here, why are we all lining up for the one door when the train's scheduled to leave in 2 minutes?
(Then delayed 90 minutes in the station and shortly after leaving anyways.)
(Then delayed 90 minutes in the station and shortly after leaving anyways.)
Aren't all *pet* peeves personal?
(please don't hurt me I didn't go to Yale)
(please don't hurt me I didn't go to Yale)
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Aren't all *pet* peeves personal?
(please don't hurt me I didn't go to Yale)
(please don't hurt me I didn't go to Yale)
I'm not clear who these NPC delegates are. Are they serious players or the equivalent of state reps?
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm not clear who these NPC delegates are. Are they serious players or the equivalent of state reps?
Why are the WRs split out further on the run play? To move the CBs further from the play?
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Why are the WRs split out further on the run play? To move the CBs further from the play?
Isn't there a loophole here, especially if tariffs hit 100% or greater? I manufacture chips in Taiwan, I manufacture chips in the US. I import the Taiwanese chips tariff free, I throw the US chips into the garbage. No viable domestic US production is restarted.
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Isn't there a loophole here, especially if tariffs hit 100% or greater? I manufacture chips in Taiwan, I manufacture chips in the US. I import the Taiwanese chips tariff free, I throw the US chips into the garbage. No viable domestic US production is restarted.
Was The Atlantic always this shitty?
October 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Was The Atlantic always this shitty?
I remember thinking my heart wouldn't be able to take it if it was.
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I remember thinking my heart wouldn't be able to take it if it was.
Is there some possibility the US federal government doesn't count as a private or commercial entity? I haven't read through all the license terms, but that popped out to me, that it's free for those entities....
February 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Is there some possibility the US federal government doesn't count as a private or commercial entity? I haven't read through all the license terms, but that popped out to me, that it's free for those entities....
Is that the same as positive and negative liberty? Because that's a very old philosophical concept: plato.stanford.edu/entries/libe...
Positive and Negative Liberty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
plato.stanford.edu
February 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is that the same as positive and negative liberty? Because that's a very old philosophical concept: plato.stanford.edu/entries/libe...
I've been thinking a lot about how 10-15 years ago, US schools were 9 or 10 of the top 10 on CSrankings (along with ETH Zurich) and now they're down to 6, with ETH Zurich, Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Peking. With Zhejiang climbing at 12.
The US is losing on the first and second derivatives.
The US is losing on the first and second derivatives.
February 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I've been thinking a lot about how 10-15 years ago, US schools were 9 or 10 of the top 10 on CSrankings (along with ETH Zurich) and now they're down to 6, with ETH Zurich, Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Peking. With Zhejiang climbing at 12.
The US is losing on the first and second derivatives.
The US is losing on the first and second derivatives.
Madman Theory except it's not pretending.
February 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Madman Theory except it's not pretending.
The Jets' actual curse is MAGA ownership.
February 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Jets' actual curse is MAGA ownership.
... because of a curse. Tyrod didn't get his lung collapsed because of a curse. Their teams were owned by cheapass owners who hired cheapass medical professionals.
But Jim Nantz can't say that on air, so we call it "a curse."
But Jim Nantz can't say that on air, so we call it "a curse."
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
... because of a curse. Tyrod didn't get his lung collapsed because of a curse. Their teams were owned by cheapass owners who hired cheapass medical professionals.
But Jim Nantz can't say that on air, so we call it "a curse."
But Jim Nantz can't say that on air, so we call it "a curse."
... random variance, esp. when a bad owner manages to find a good mandarin to take care of everything for them (Bellichik, Harbaugh).
And it's basically this throughout American pro-sports, except for the Lakers. Cursed teams <-- awful owners.
Trent Williams' skull cancer wasn't misdiagnosed...
And it's basically this throughout American pro-sports, except for the Lakers. Cursed teams <-- awful owners.
Trent Williams' skull cancer wasn't misdiagnosed...
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
... random variance, esp. when a bad owner manages to find a good mandarin to take care of everything for them (Bellichik, Harbaugh).
And it's basically this throughout American pro-sports, except for the Lakers. Cursed teams <-- awful owners.
Trent Williams' skull cancer wasn't misdiagnosed...
And it's basically this throughout American pro-sports, except for the Lakers. Cursed teams <-- awful owners.
Trent Williams' skull cancer wasn't misdiagnosed...
I'm with you, that other poster sucks, but also let's be real, the curse is the second thing you just said. Mediocre-ass rich people owning shit they have no business owning.
The Browns, the Jets, the Bengals, the racist team, Raiders, Jaguars
Vs
Commanders, Lions, 49ers, Chiefs.
With some...
The Browns, the Jets, the Bengals, the racist team, Raiders, Jaguars
Vs
Commanders, Lions, 49ers, Chiefs.
With some...
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm with you, that other poster sucks, but also let's be real, the curse is the second thing you just said. Mediocre-ass rich people owning shit they have no business owning.
The Browns, the Jets, the Bengals, the racist team, Raiders, Jaguars
Vs
Commanders, Lions, 49ers, Chiefs.
With some...
The Browns, the Jets, the Bengals, the racist team, Raiders, Jaguars
Vs
Commanders, Lions, 49ers, Chiefs.
With some...
Y2K38 is only 13 years from now!
Except for the Americans. Practically speaking, they only have 9 more years to fix it.
Except for the Americans. Practically speaking, they only have 9 more years to fix it.
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Y2K38 is only 13 years from now!
Except for the Americans. Practically speaking, they only have 9 more years to fix it.
Except for the Americans. Practically speaking, they only have 9 more years to fix it.
Tbf, it might honestly just not be doable. But instead it just kept lying to me that it had done it.
February 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tbf, it might honestly just not be doable. But instead it just kept lying to me that it had done it.
I haven't done any professional SQL work since ChatGPT, but it is very good at the academic SQL problems. Bur those are very well-defined in simpler schemas, and typically testing a singular technique / feature. Wouldn't be surprised if highly contextual, complex, bespoke query reqs stumped it.
February 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I haven't done any professional SQL work since ChatGPT, but it is very good at the academic SQL problems. Bur those are very well-defined in simpler schemas, and typically testing a singular technique / feature. Wouldn't be surprised if highly contextual, complex, bespoke query reqs stumped it.
This has always been the case for decades now.
Don't worry. Anecdotally, the rich kids are probably using ChatGPT even more on their homework than the poor kids. (I'd guess because of lack of consequences, feeling of entitlement, connectedness to technology.)
Don't worry. Anecdotally, the rich kids are probably using ChatGPT even more on their homework than the poor kids. (I'd guess because of lack of consequences, feeling of entitlement, connectedness to technology.)
February 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This has always been the case for decades now.
Don't worry. Anecdotally, the rich kids are probably using ChatGPT even more on their homework than the poor kids. (I'd guess because of lack of consequences, feeling of entitlement, connectedness to technology.)
Don't worry. Anecdotally, the rich kids are probably using ChatGPT even more on their homework than the poor kids. (I'd guess because of lack of consequences, feeling of entitlement, connectedness to technology.)
I wonder quite a bit whether SQL variants is an especial tripping point for ChatGPT. There are 17 variations which are 87% similar, and the Q&As get posted to the same stackoverflows, subreddits, etc. and a lot of the SEO websites already get them confused in the details...
February 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I wonder quite a bit whether SQL variants is an especial tripping point for ChatGPT. There are 17 variations which are 87% similar, and the Q&As get posted to the same stackoverflows, subreddits, etc. and a lot of the SEO websites already get them confused in the details...
I tried to get chatgpt to rewrite a composite MySQL query into a simple query. 12 times. 10 times it gave me back a composite query. 2 times it gave me back a simple query but they didn't run. Each time cheerily agreeing with me that the last attempt was a mistake but this next time, it's got it.
February 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I tried to get chatgpt to rewrite a composite MySQL query into a simple query. 12 times. 10 times it gave me back a composite query. 2 times it gave me back a simple query but they didn't run. Each time cheerily agreeing with me that the last attempt was a mistake but this next time, it's got it.