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  1. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    So SNF next week is Ravens / Steelers? Even if Bucs won vs Panthers next week to tie at 8-9, the Panthers still win the division due to Conference Record, yes? Edit: Brainfart, they'd both be 6-6 in the conference, so then its the strength of victory metric, which might actually favor the Bucs...
  2. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Packers need a mountain of other games to go the right way to get out of the 7th seed, they have no reason to care, other than players making the case for why Willis should be a starter somewhere next year. Edit: The only game that matters this year for GB is a Chicago 2 Seed / Packers 7 Seed...
  3. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    There's a lot of chatter that _this_ rebuild may finally be the one where the Raiders let Crosby be traded for a haul, no sense letting him get a serious injury which hurts his trade value in a game the Raiders shouldn't want to win. For those not paying attention: There's only two 2-win teams...
  4. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Raiders are taking the Ultra Super Mega Tank Bowl seriously https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47421136/raiders-sit-de-maxx-crosby-game-vs-giants-sources-say (Given that the Giants will lose to the Cowboys next week, the Raiders do need to lose this week and let KC beat them next week.)
  5. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Packers in the playoffs (as almost certainly the 7th seed)? Now we just need the Bears to get the 2nd seed to set up the Packers chance to ruin the Bears' season in the wildcard round. Go Seahawks! (Or any other NFC West team that gets the 1st seed, I don't care which.)
  6. Wombat

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    FYI, the Biden administration had already mandated LLMs only pull from left-leaning sources. Personally, I am fine with AI everything*, as long as it is disclosed. If the AI product isn't immediately inferior to the human-made product, well, that tells you everything about the humans involved...
  7. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Lamar has a $51M salary and a $74M(!) cap hit for next year. The only real way to reduce the second number is by adding years to his contract, and apparently he thinks he's better than he is (or frankly ever was, as he's arguably always been over-glazed by Black commentators). Edit: If you...
  8. Wombat

    Pluribus

    Why do we hate Manousos? In a portion of the time Carol's had since the joining, he's developed anti-Joining theory and test applications, using only reference material in a language he doesn't know. Still see nothing to dissuade me that the critical conflict is Carol deciding between letting...
  9. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Well, yes, given that the NFC side is really the NFC West Off, not having to deal with one of your divisional rivals for at least one week (since you're on a bye) is a pretty massive swing in your chances to make it out of the NFC. Does anyone really think the NFC South team, Eagles, Bears, or...
  10. Wombat

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Apparently, this was literally death by HDR - the tunnel is supposedly notorious for being very dark, then very bright sunlight once you get out, and his eyes did not adjust in time. Obviously play stupid games, win stupid prizes, etc., but worse he took someone else with him.
  11. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I think it is completely legitimate to say that this is the weakest #1 seed, regardless of who it is, seen in the AFC in decades. No one's a clear favorite: NE: Given their great defense and average starting field position, their offense is actually middle of the pack. Bills: Josh Allen is...
  12. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Guardian Caps are a newer helmet design that is supposed to be more resistant to concussions. Their contours are different enough that the league started putting those cloth wraps over them for visual consistency. The size differences do invite comparisons to bobbleheads, however.
  13. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I didn't like the Packers to win the game with their injuries, but what a collapse to lose the game this way, especially if Willis isn't 100% for next week. Though to be honest, it'd probably be better for the Packers to lose and give the last wildcard slot to the Lions, the Lions might be able...
  14. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Kids give each other lice all the time in grade schools, especially in colder climates where kids are wearing (each other's) hats all the time. Speaking of actual football, while the Packers might still squeeze out a win here, they just don't have the Oline to do anything meaningful in the...
  15. Wombat

    Pluribus

    IIRC, Kepler 22-b was the first planet found where water is likely to be liquid that isn't also a gas giant. A number of sci-fi entries reference it as a result. It's probably still not habitable by people though, given that its gravity is ~2.5 times that of Earth and is furthermore probably...
  16. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Considering that unless the Eagles get their act back together, the only NFC teams I consider contenders are all in the West, I expect some great playoff games on that side of the fence.
  17. Wombat

    NVidia GeForce RTX 50x0 cards - 70% performance increase, but AI > you

    Lots of chatter Nvidia is cutting production, in part due to slower sales and in part due to memory costs - https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-might-cut-rtx-50-gpu-supply-by-up-to-40-in-2026-due-to-memory-shortages Specifically, cutting production on the lower end 16GB cards (5060Ti and 5070Ti)...
  18. Wombat

    Fallout

    The obvious interpretation is that it is House, with the 'old stomping grounds in Vegas' comment... ... except the back half of that sentence is 'where you all left off'. Who would the "all" be in this context? And why would House need to copy someone else's work for tech he either invented or...
  19. Wombat

    Fallout

    That's really rude to spoil that without mentioning Hank using the Zetan Resuscitator on her he got from the Shi in San Francisco.
  20. Wombat

    Fallout

    Hank walked into a room marked Global Comms for his radio message, there's no need for it to be a local branch - obviously the Enclave had significant resources in the DC area in the Fallout 3 DLC, for example.
  21. Wombat

    Fallout

    In regards to whom Hank is talking to on the phone - I'll assume whomever the Enclave president / leader is now. The show did introduce the Enclave in season one when Michael Emerson / Wilzig escapes from them with Dogmeat and the cold fusion chip, but I have a hard time imagining the show will...
  22. Wombat

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

  23. Wombat

    Fallout

    Since the internet seems to be confused: House was not recast. Justin Theroux, the guy at the bar, is the real Robert House. Rafi Silver, the guy in the pre-war meeting Cooper spied on last season, and who was on the TV at the bar this season, is a fake House. He's likely Robert House's...
  24. Wombat

    Fallout

    That wasn't particularly exciting. And not only going with Novac, but playing Big Iron right off the bat? Boy, Bethesda / this show is going to mine someone else's work to the bedrock this season, aren't they. I am somewhat surprised they admitted the Reds are actually Chinese (nationality was...
  25. Wombat

    Avengers: Doomsday (2025)

    That clip was all I've seen online. Looked legitimate, to be honest - ironically, that third world angled cam-recording makes it seem tougher to AI fake, in my opinion. I would also think someone faking the footage would make more interesting footage, to be honest.
  26. Wombat

    The Red Letter Media Appreciation Thread

    Apparently they've given up on actual movie reviews at this point.
  27. Wombat

    Avengers: Doomsday (2025)

    Clue came out in 85, it was only 14 years old when EQ launched, and only 19 years old when WoW launched. I would assume that most board (pr predecessor) members from those respective launches were alive when Clue came out, though given that WoW has been running for 21 goddamn years, many newer...
  28. Wombat

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    The public argument was at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party, not too outlandish to imagine someone else brought a little something along to a Hollywood party, the kid partook / acquired some, and the dad went ballistic when he found out, adding public embarrassment to whatever drug fueled...
  29. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Tua has a right around $100M dead cap hit if released next year - I don't think the Dolphins want him gone enough to even do that as a June 1st cut. I do expect them to draft another QB, though I am sure the 'wins' they've had recently will keep them out of being able to draft any real QB...
  30. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    That's (the replacement) Jake from State Farm... ...because the original Jake from State Farm punchline was considered transphobic.
  31. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Packers lost Micah for probably at least a quarter of next season, and arguably their biggest play WR, and reinjured one of their Oline, and looked completely non-competitive once those injuries occurred. I don't even know if the Packers get a wildcard, and even if they do, will get bounced the...
  32. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Hey, the Patriots did beat the Bills earlier in the year. That's the only game I'd consider a win against a quality opponent. That's also irrelevant if the Patriots get the first seed, can squeak by two teams, and then they're in the Super Bowl. So Bills / Patriots Round 3 is the playoff...
  33. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I don't think they're going to know without serious testing if its just a hyper-extension or actual torn ligaments. Either way the Chiefs are eliminated from the playoffs, he should be shelved regardless.
  34. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Raiders, Browns and Cardinals (mostly) keeping their eye on the tank prize. Commies and Giants didn't get the memo and think you get bonuses for third place in the division. Edit: Chiefs' Oline finally catches up to Mahomes. Late in the year if its a more serious injury.
  35. Wombat

    The Game Awards 2020

    Was Geoff secretly cackling inside as he introduced an IP that had been dormant... only for it to be Mega-Man? Pretty surprised by the KOTOR revival, though the lack of any footage / details makes me instantly switch to forget-until-I-see-more mode. Cinematics for Star Wars games that will...
  36. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    The real explanation would be that this season has been a year of have and have nots, with very, very few teams in the middle. On the have front, there are actually so many teams with good records that zero teams have locked in playoff spots so far (though Denver and NE are getting close)- as...
  37. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    The Panthers are winning the NFC South.
  38. Wombat

    DC Universe (Batman vs Superman thread).

    I assume the dudes are GotG 2 Ravagers - near-humans that can be whatever power level the script needs. Leaving aside the commercial wisdom of going back-to-back on launching a new universe with Superman-related films, this seemed... fine? She should be a mess, with her entire planet gone...
  39. Wombat

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    As always, it depends on how completionist you want to be. In terms of time limited stuff: Do enough mythic raids / dungeons to buy all the remix mount / armor set recolors you are interested in. You can buy remix housing items if you're a completionist on getting parts, even if you don't care...
  40. Wombat

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I am honestly worried Rivers will die before the season is out, four rough defenses before he even gets to the playoffs.