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boilerhorn

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  1. NSIAP - what a tool. https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/13/musk-retweets-hitler-didnt-murder-millions-message-amid-ongoing-nazi-controversy/ https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1900072979134083150
  2. NSIAP https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/
  3. Decent input so far, for the most part. I coached a 7th-8th grade boys "did not make MS team" rec team for DS1. My thoughts... 1 - plan every practice - every minute of every practice - bring in a timeline to follow 2 - dribbling, passing, layups, shots inside the box are 100% the hey 3 - find ways to do drills where there is competition and scoring. Example - if you score, you get N points for N passes MAYBE try to practice free throws, but infrequently, esp at 4th grade. Also - take a couple of breaks - kids will do what they want at that point - jack up outside shots; sit down; talk We did the weave as a part of the layup practice. It worked very well.
  4. Interesting, if not obvious, read: https://www.thehrdigest.com/intels-new-ceo-lip-bu-tan-signals-sweeping-layoffs-and-fightback
  5. True, but that was not my angle. His control of the English language and ability to articulate a single thought was in the upper 1% of Finebaum callers. I did not listen long enough for 100 callers, but you get the point.
  6. NSIAP - While driving between two appointments yesterday, I submitted myself to the Paul Finebaum show. He had Billy Liucci as a guest. Before and after, Finebaum took calls. I'll start by saying that Liucci was the smartest person Finebaum spoke to while I was listening. Liucci mentioned that Elko was taking over the defense and that what happened last year will not happen again this year. IIRC, they had some sort of audio clip of Elko. It's not a ringing endorsement of his co-DCs Bateman and Peterson. He's losing 3 defensive linemen, a couple of DBs, etc., so diving in to have more ownership is not exactly smart for his career at aTm. Seems like an odd/panic statement this early in his tenure, esp. given that the defense performed OK during the season. The defense did seem to wane in the latter part of the season in the latter part of games. Conditioning? Tells? Regardless, it seems odd to publicly declare it...
  7. The hall-of-famer reference is also noteworthy.
  8. Basic approach to handling efficiencies in business, government, etc. involves FIRST asking MANY questions: What is the charter? What do you deliver? Is it being done effectively? If not, what can be done to make it effective? What are the daily, weekly, etc. impediments to effectiveness? How can we get to the desired output meeting the key objectives? Once we address effectiveness, let's address efficiency. What is needed to increase output? What inputs can we adjust/reduce to get the same output. Efficiency is a ratio - mostly of output produced over input required to produce it. Elmo is addressing this from 1 dimension - reducing input. And he and his minions are doing it before actually understanding the problems and getting inputs from the main stakeholders.
  9. Rumor: A condition for Garrett re-signing was for the Browns to get a Super Bowl QB. Haslem: Super Bowl Champion Kenny Pickett!
  10. Metcalf to Steelers for a 2. Steelers extend him 5-$150mm. https://surlyx.com/NFL/status/1898884987962974680
  11. A little smaller than a cricket ball. Edited to add: https://www.topendsports.com/resources/equipment/ball-size.htm
  12. Agree w/ @Handcruser - return the 16. Since you do not really care about the photo features, the main differences between your 14pro and a 16 are: 14pro: higher/variable refresh rate (you mentioned) 16: USB-C vs. 14pro: lightning charging 16: more base RAM 16: slightly better battery life 16: newer CPU 16: 1 oz lighter Here's a good summary of the differences... https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Apple-iPhone-14-Pro,Apple-iPhone-16,Apple-iPhone-16-Pro/phones/11766,12240,12239
  13. Replying to “myself” again. Dak is worth a premium of some sort. 1.5x-2.0x - not 3x+
  14. Replying to the same message 2x, thinking from a Cowboys perspective. Basically, Smith gets you 0.8-0.9x of Dak for 0.33x the compensation. The $40mm delta is non-trivial and can help you rebuild the franchise. I am not a Dak hater, but I do believe he is a $35mm-40mm Qb, not a $60mm qb. It’s almost like these dipshits did not watch what Brady/Bill/massage-man did in NE…
  15. “Yes” And “it depends” Problem here is Elmo seems to have stacked his board. So: yes -> it depends -> Elmo retains control
  16. This is a great move. Workable pro QB for 1-3 years while they rebuild in other domains and dive into the 2026 or 2027 draft class.
  17. I agree. falling to 21 seems crazy, but I'll take it
  18. Yeah - it's always good when there is a legitimate reason to deny something. Here: He's a real fucking asshole -> as a league, we should not be choosing one college over another. In hiring: He's a real fucking asshole -> he's not a culture fit.
  19. As a Steelers fan, I kind of like both of these drafts. Option 1: Shedeur Sanders falls to 21. Not likely, but it would be interesting to see how he'd fare in Pittsburgh. I *think* he'd be better than Fields. Wilson became predictable in the latter half of the season. Option 2: Golden and Collins to the Steelers in rounds 1 and 2. Steelers need another WR who's not an insane person. Add a good DT to eventually take Heyward's place would be great. Neither of the above will occur, but I like the possibilities.
  20. Yes. Pushback from NFL owners. Some owners did not like the idea of a league-owned platform following a college program.
  21. Interesting. A little more flavor. OC - Kitchens - retained from Brown's staff - 1 year NFL HC - > 25 years coaching in NFL and college OL - Friend - OC at WKU last year; many years as OL coach in SEC QB - Lombardi - analyst at Oregon last year, ~10 years as low level assistant in NFL WR - Garrick McGee - WR at Louisville for 23-24, Purdue '22 (Brohm's guy). HC at UAB for 2 seasons around 10 years ago (5-19) RB - Means - analyst on Brown's staff 22-24; coaching at lower levels since 2005; played at UNC OA - Pickrell - GA and analyst on Brown's staff 22-24 DC - Steve Belichick - except for 2024 (Washington DC), reported to dad entire career - nepotism hire? DB/S - Brian Belichick - all experience at Patriots, reporting to dad except in 2024. Not retained for Vrabel's 2025 Pats - nepotism hire? ILB - Collins - first time coach - 10+ years in NFL - final 2 w/ Patriots DL - Diaco - 25+ years of coaching - 23-24 at LSU as ST/OLB CB - Hawkins - low level coach from 2020-present. analyst at Washington under SteveB OLB - 2 years at Arizona (GA) and after 3 at Texas Tech ST - Priefer - did not coach in 23-24; 25+ years experience ST Asst - Miller - formerly IMG academy Head Coach I think this site would be melting down if this was the staff of a newly hired HC. Just my opinion.
  22. With what I have seen over the past few days... Short term, we're fucked. Mid term, reasonable adults will rise up. Long term, we'll cleanse ourselves of these dipshits. The executive branch needs an enema at this point. Followed by a thorough cleasing with several hundred gallons of bleach. Oh yeah, one of these dipshits recommended drinking bleach during COVID. He needs a cupfull now.
  23. I do not claim he is a moron. I decry the notion that he’s a genius. He’s a grifter with above-average intelligence and risk tolerance.
  24. I’ve traveled a decent amount (personal and professional) and have never found the need or want to get wound up about anything along the way. People losing their shit along the way has never made any sense to me. Couple of anecdotes - VERY tangentially related… - My family (all 7 of us) were traveling to Boston for an extended family event. My youngest was around 10 months and was feeling kinda shitty. He whined for most of the flight. As most parents know, your own kid whining/crying on the flight is FAR worse for us than it is for someone else. And likely even worse for the kid. Business trip a-hole 1 row behind was sitting there for the entire trip shaking his head, groaning, etc. Oh well. My 10 month old son had a stomach ache and filled his diaper on descent - Traveling from HOU to SFO in early 90s, a woman had a heart attack 2 rows in front of me. I randomly look up and see a persons head hit the seat in front of her. Her row-mates realize there is an issue and alert the staff. Since it was early in the flight, we do an emergency landing in El Paso - somewhat harrowing. Fortunately, there was an ER doc from Ben Taub and a cardiologist on the flight. They saved her life. - On an international trip to Taipei in late 2010s, I got upgraded to first class on a United 747. We’re sitting on the tarmac for an extended time. Guy next to me is pounding Mai Tais, preparing for the 12 hour slumber. Well, flight gets canceled and he’s hammered. We go to the United lounge to try to rebook and he’s convinced (despite at least a half dozen counter-proofs) that EVA has a seat he can get on. He gets pissed off, yells at the helper - and those in line, for good measure. Storms out of the United First Class Lounge to head over to EVA to get that non-existent seat. We all celebrated his exit. Otherwise, I have lucked out.
  25. Thanks for all of the answers when I asked about this a short while back. Until I find a suitable EV not associated with the Nazi Elmo, I will gladly continue driving my 10+ year old Toyota Sienna and Lexus RX. /no CR @immamac - feel free to delete if I am violating thread rules.
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