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Never quit your job before you have the next one lined up. I have no idea what in the history of the UFC made him think that Dana was going to open the checkbook for him after Jones reduces his own leverage.

On the non-degenerate side of things, I continue to be thankful I found my wife. I ran my headphones over with my desk chair and ripped the cable out. She took them apart, looked up the design, soldered them back together like new, and then had me make it up to her in bed. Tomorrow she's sending...

The 10-point system is goofy. Why have a scale if you don't use it? 99% of fights could be scored on a 1-point scale. Judging would be a lot more interesting (and forgiving, and allow for the application of penalties) if what is now a 10-8 were scored a 10-5 and the interim gradations were used.

I get how some people might not like his sense of humor, but what's a man gonna do? Gotta piss with the cock 'ya got.

I've had that Makita driver for a couple years. No complaints. Love AvE.

IRS tax deadline for 2021 extended to May. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/irs-pushes-april-15-us-tax-deadline-to-may-15.html

A 0.75'' diameter bit can be moving 40 mph at the cutting edge. For wider bits that could be north of 100 mph (which is why you should turn down the speed for larger bits). There's a LOT of energy to be released if something binds mechanically.

I've got early onset hip arthritis so I've looked into the same surgery. What Askren had is a hip "resurfacing", which is significantly more durable than a traditional total hip replacement. While it is quite soon after his surgery to be engaging in high-impact athletics, in theory there should...

Wtf is a cloud trout?

Sure; I was just taking a swing at the slow pitch.

Cool. That saves me the trouble of dating your wife.

Why? Girls broadcasting those attitudes just make filtering easier. I wouldn't date her even if I were over 6'. The profile just saves me time discovering she's really an idiot.

Blizz stated specifically that they're going to support modding, though that could mean almost anything. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/diablo-2-resurrected-wont-replace-the-original-and-will-support-mods

There's an outside chance that mod support will be sufficient for people to conveniently address these problems on their own, but I have low expectations.

Dunno. You can down a guy and smash him bloody with elbows. I don't see soccer kicks being significantly different from the perspective of turning off viewers. Maybe I'm just a Neanderthal.

Within the context of the current rules, yes, the fight should be stopped by a doctor if there's any significant damage to the recipient. Asking the fighter is the wrong approach, as everyone at this level is tougher than they are smart and will opt to continue in a compromised state. That just...

A knee touching the floor has always qualified as grounded. The rule used to be "any body part touching the ground other than the soles of the feet", which fighters were exploiting by putting a hand on the ground while otherwise standing (hence the rules discussion about hands). The rules were...

No matter what your coaches say, as a professional you have to know you can't do that.

It's also a lot easier to get badass-looking wins over lower tier opposition. People shit on GSP a lot for his decision record, but he fought the second-best guy in his division like 15 times in a row.

Yes, sloppy word choice.

Pretty sure Anderson got her elbow broken. The ref is blocking, but if you look at 1:11-12 in that video I don't think arms bend that way.

Fuuuck that vegan noise.

Did a little searching, as far as I can tell that's it. There are guys with more KO/TKO losses and more consecutive losses, but no one else with four consecutive KO/TKO losses. Outside the UFC, Kazuo Takahashi has 5 consecutive (and 12 of his last 17 fights, ouch).

It costs a whole lot less than modern high-def 3d.

Apropos. https://slickdeals.net/f/14872294-138-73-makita-18-volt-lxt-lithium-ion-sub-compact-brushless-cordless-2-piece-combo-kit-driver-drill-impact-driver-2-0ah

The point isn't directly applicable to the SN10 test, just a general thought about rocketry and acknowledging another way in which the universe is convenient for us. It's never as simple as "just make it stronger" like my kid suggested, because adding structural mass can easily displace payload...

As we were admiring the aftermath of the explosion, my 9 year old asked me, "Why don't they just make the rocket stronger?" It's a pretty interesting set of fundamental tradeoffs against gravity, fuel exhaust velocity, and the fraction of the rocket available for useful payloads. If chemistry...

"Landed". Legs didn't deploy properly and it bent the body, currently on fire. Thankfully, my cousin's part worked! (flight aerodynamics)

I've done jiu jitsu for 10+ years, martial arts for 20, and taught more kids' classes than I care to remember. Don't rush pushing your kids to train. Honestly, it won't be until they're ~10 that they're going to get anything durably technical out of martial arts. Kids' bodies change a lot in the...

For anyone following, Gordon smashed Roberto, who was far too game for his own good and made Gordon break his arm.

Ryan spent a couple years threatening to transition to MMA but then stopped talking about it (much like his aspirations of competing in the gi). The rumor was that he had objectively terrible striking. This rings true for me; Ryan doesn't have the right kind of athleticism for MMA. He's smooth...

Yeah, wtf. Counter says 30, feels more like 3.

He's got the longest reach in the UFC at 84.5''. It's a HUGE advantage. He had a FOOT over Cormier. At the end of Jones' jab half the LHWs couldn't touch him with a kick. He'll have 4.5'' over Stipe. https://howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/10-MMA-Fighters-with-Abnormal-Ape-Index

For some reason I thought he had. That he hasn't makes this even weirder. Why not call for a title shot with a win over #2?

Overeem was a weird callout. He ranks below Lewis, is coming off a loss, and will probably retire. Nothing for Lewis to gain (other than not losing to Stipe again).

Still out 30s later. Ouch.

I don't think I can ever play vanilla Minecraft again. I started a world using the "Create" mod, and it's fucking awesome. Think Factorio in Minecraft. You build steampunk engines or devices that capture rotational power (windmills, water wheels, etc.) and systems of shafts, gears, and belts...

A number of the youtube/instagram maker guys I follow have those, so at the very least Shapeoko has an effective marketing department. ;)

My brother-in-law is part of the JPL team building the orbital storage system for the samples. They're targeting return in 2031 right now, launch 2026.

The mind boggles that this works at all. The layering of technologies that have to perform perfectly is staggering.