Everything posted by tokamak
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Texas Rangers 2025: Pitching has been fire. Bats not so much.
I don't get the point of letting the guy flail in the majors like this. Send him down to AAA to work this shit out. These games count the same as ones in September.
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Texas Offseason 2025 - Archmania Is Upon Us
Don’t care, got Parker Livingstone
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Stop Being Poor
5 IDL in one transfer cycle is something else
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Stop Being Poor
Now that we're on the subject, is it weird that we haven't pursued any transfer EDGE/DE/Buck/Jack/whatever? We seem a little thin there, especially considering Vasek's injury history. They must really like what they're seeing out of Zina and Terry?
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Markets still falling like whoa
Up almost 6% so far today. I guess people are expecting it to not be that bad?
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
I just checked and Ouellet is 80 and Scola is 83. I think technically they could be elected (any Catholic male is eligible), but they won't even be at the conclave so it seems pretty unlikely. So yeah, I don't think I'd be willing to put money on them.
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
Reading between the lines, kinda seems like that's on purpose. I think they're afraid to appoint someone who would be Pope for like 30 years.
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
NYT listed our dude Pizzaballa, Parolin, Erdo, Tagle, Fridolin Ambongo of Congo, Matteo Zuppi of Italy, and Anders Arborelius of Sweden as contenders. No mention of Ouellet or Scola.
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Markets still falling like whoa
*ahem* you're welcome
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Markets still falling like whoa
If SPY breaks 500 again, then so help me God I'm going to YOLO all my cash into broad-market equity index funds like the sensible and dutiful middle-aged Gen X'er that I am. Probably a lot of people in the same boat. What else are we going to do? Hookers and blow? I'm too old for that shit.
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
I just counted up Wikipedia's list. Here's who appointed the 135 Cardinals eligible to vote. It says the rules say only 120 can participate in the conclave, not sure how they make the cut. Francis = 108 Benedict = 22 JP2 = 5
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Pope Francis: You know that hell thing? Never mind....
According to Wikipedia, cardinals have to be under 80 to vote for the next guy. Only 135 of 252 meet that requirement (54%). That's kinda nuts to me.
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Hip-hop / Rap that you're listening to
I love the Czarface albums. Especially the ones with Doom. It's 100% "dad rap", but...I'm a dad.
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Pellet Grills and Smokers
Recteq just came out with a pellet smoker that can somehow also go all the way up to 1250 for traditional high heat grilling. I've been thinking about getting one and getting rid of my Weber gas grill. I only have room for 1 grill/smoker/etc in my outdoor space.
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Tariff wars, they have began
That Mack plant is in PA-7, which flipped from Biden to Trump in 2024.
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USMNT 2025 - Easy English, hard ones Spanish
Yeah "Pulisic isn't a vocal leader and not really a captain-type" doesn't seem like much of a hot take at all. Best player, sure. Nobody is disputing that (except maybe some Jedi stans). Adams should and does wear the armband whenever he's on the field.
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Stop Being Poor
I've been hoping that the contact with the Texas State guy is cover for some eventual tampering. "See, we've been looking everywhere for a kicker!". Honestly the TXST guy doesn't seem like anything to get worked up about.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
Noooo oneee drinks like Gaston. Stops and thinks like Gaston. Blows off his own head with hijinks like Gaston. RIP
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Transfer Cycle 2024-2025 - Stop Being Poor
How do Endries and the guy that was at Wisconsin for 5 minutes compare?
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Markets still falling like whoa
Username checks out. You been saving that one?
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Texas Offseason 2025 - Archmania Is Upon Us
I've compiled the complete list of players that Hill, Simmons, and Taaffe said are looking good so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit?gid=1658728281#gid=1658728281
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Markets still falling like whoa
JPow gonna get himself fired.
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2025 NFL Draft
Here's Dane Brugler's write up on him. The TL;DR is that he's viewed as both a 1st round-worthy CB AND WR. Whatever you get from him on the other side of the ball (probably not a ton other than emergency situations, as you point out) is just a bonus.
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2025 NFL Draft
Dane Brugler did a full 7 round mock draft, which is a ridiculous exercise, but so is all of this, so whatever. Here's where he has our guys: 12. Matthew Golden (Dallas) 24. Jahdae Barron (Minnesota) 27. Kelvin Banks (Baltimore) 66. Alfred Collins (Kansas City) 82. Quinn Ewers (Seattle) 88. Gunnar Helm (Jacksonville) 116. Vernon Broughton (Miami) 124. Barryn Sorrell (Green Bay) 141. Cam Williams (Tennessee) 145. Andrew Mukuba (NY Jets) 187. Jaydon Blue (Minnesota) 239. Hayden Conner (Dallas)
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Markets still falling like whoa
I don’t know if you’re referring to something specific about the 4Runner, but Toyota in general has the hybrid drivetrain down to an exact science. If you can believe it, Consumer Reports rates them as more long-term reliable than ICE engines alone or EVs.