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satyanash

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  1. Throwback to my first ever mechanical watch, a reissue of the HMT Pilot Limited Edition. HMT (Hindustan Machine Tools) was an Indian government-subsidized watchmaker known for making affordable, reliable mechanical watches starting in 1961. They were manufactured completely in India, with an in-house HMT 0231 movement developed in collaboration with Citizen and licensed from the latter's 0201 Parashock movement. HMT watches were absurdly popular in India even through the quartz crisis, due to import tariffs keeping out foreign watchmakers. But in 1991 those tariffs were lifted, and soon after a new watchmaker named Titan flooded India with cheap quartz watches mass-produced in Chinese factories. HMT couldn't compete, and despite releasing their own short-lived quartz lineup, they suffered massive losses and eventually went out of business. Today's generation in India is completely unaware of HMT for the most part. This watch was a gift from my in-laws, who live near the last remaining HMT factory in Bangalore and were able to acquire this piece when they were selling off existing stock after the factory closed for the final time. It sold for 3663 rupees, or $48.84. 36mm diameter with a domed acrylic crystal. Not the fanciest watch, but it holds a good deal of sentimental value. (apologies for the sasquatch arm 😬)
  2. Decent but very overpriced. For $500 you can get a Max Bill, for $700 you can get a C63 Sealander... that's the quality you should expect in that price range.
  3. If Jatavion Sanders is half as good as Bowers next season... watch out.
  4. Damn, we laughed off Andrew Coker during his recruitment... Feels like ages ago.
  5. Georgia's O-line is just so much better than TCU's front 7
  6. Dinner is just the largest meal you have. It can be at noon, in the afternoon, or evening. Supper is more specific to evening. In India people will say 'Let's go ahead and have dinner now' when they want to go out for lunch and stay at home for supper.
  7. http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300 I like how ESPN's recruiting pages still use the old 2015-era website design language, because they haven't bothered to update anything.
  8. 247Sports didn't really exist at that point. For apples-to-apples comparisons pre-2010 you have to use Rivals or ESPN.
  9. Hopefully Arch Manning visits horrors upon the blOU fanbase similar to the massacres Tamerlane committed upon the population Delhi in 1398. Better?
  10. This guy lost several battles to the Marathas and allowed Delhi to be sacked by invading Afghans. You literally could not have picked a more incompetent Indian emperor lol
  11. Mike Zimmer on Bobby Petrino: "He's a gutless bastard" https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/20/mike-zimmer-on-bobby-petrino-hes-a-gutless-bastard/ Blast from the past...
  12. Breaking news: Riley system QB puts up overinflated passing numbers.
  13. Penn State's O-line looks much, much better than Utah's D-line. That'll definitely be a factor late.
  14. Most Air Raid teams have putrid defenses and plug-and-play QBs. Watch USC's backup come in next year and also light it up. It's the offensive system that puts up the stats.
  15. Caleb Williams = Russell Westbrook Great at padding his stats in Riley's Air Raid system. Mediocre when it comes to actually leading his team to victory in critical moments.
  16. At least he was able to pad his stats, like any Riley QB
  17. You have a 'Heisman' winning QB and you can't even rely on him to get out of your own endzone 😆
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