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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Jul 25, 2024 21:30:35 GMT
I played chess today. A second game Lichness. I played my first a long time ago, when Beerfish mentioned he had been on that site. I think I registered as "beginner", don't remember. Anyway, I was badly mauled for most of that game, but suddenly in towards the end, my opposition did some horrible mistakes and I got a very lucky win. Much the same thing today. I was outclassed in the opening game and got my pieces pretty locked up and inefficient. I couldn't figure what to do so I just tried to avoid making any big mistake, trying to build counters to threats I saw. Eventually I thought I saw something offensive. It seemed that I could maybe fix to get an exchange that would net me a peasant and knight, or alternatively trade a bishop for a rook. So I played on that for awhile, almost missed that he threatened to checkmate me. But when I saw it, I for some reason figured my only chance to disarm his attack, was to initiate my exchange, thus collapsing his support for his queen. So I started. ...And then realized I had made a colossal mistake and that I would be checkmate in just a couple of moves. Miraculously, my opponent panicked by my attack and didn't see it, but fumbled some defense against my exchange instead. Which didn't work, I got a peasant and a rook for a knight. But what was even more fun was that our queens had been placed in exchange for awhile, but as a consequence of our strike exchange, and his upset at having lost pieces, he forgot and fumbled at trying to build the checkmate again. I had forgotten too, and suddenly realized he could have taken my queen, but he didn't. ![:yas:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/gKZRdVgBgOkaWQrogvsl.png) ...So I took his Queen instead. After that it was easy. He played to the bitter end, something I appreciated, since I need to train endgame. So again, I felt like I was mostly outplayed, but still managed to suddenly win because of big mistakes by my opponent. I'm not sure how Lichness site works, or how all options work or what they mean. But it seemed the computer wanted to assign me a preliminary player strength of 1500? Which is crazy, I must be something like 100-200. So while this was a lot of fun, I'm going coward for awhile and will only play the Stockfish computer, until I learn to see clearer and maybe learn some openings past the third or fourth move. But it was fun. It raises my blood pressure though, unlike Sudoku which lowers it. But it was how I realized that all my Sudoku had made me able to "see" things in a Sudoku puzzle. And I figured it would be cool to come back to be able to also "see" chess positions again, the way I could when I was a kid. It's just repetition and training, and the brain will adapt. I'm not going to become a chess player. I have too many other things going on in life. But a little bit perhaps. I don't think I have to be the complete chess pushover, who haven't touched chess for decades, that I am now. It's a bit like Rubrik's cube. Of course I have to be able to solve it. Just as matter of personal pride.
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Jul 25, 2024 22:59:36 GMT
P.S. ^ I have now revisited the game. It's a cool feature that you can replay the game, move for move and have the computer comment and suggest alternative moves. According to the computer, I only made one single mistake. But I made five blunders! My opponent did six mistakes, apparently five of them was when he failed to capitalize on my blunders ![:lol:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/qUctXNjCPgwPaLsZeKry.png) . He made only three blunders, yes those at the end. ![:yas:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/gKZRdVgBgOkaWQrogvsl.png) Then there's something funny going on, because when I replayed my moves, there were sequences where I was alarmed that I didn't "see" something and seemed to make blunders. But no, those moves of mine were fine, perfectly decent chess moves, and I don't understand why, because I cannot see 5 moves into the future. So apparently I played a lot of good moves due to pure, dumb luck?! ![:blink:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/mYKVZsYKhOsPsltcpJZF.png) ...Or else my brain was going on a higher level during the game, than when I just revisited it. I wish I knew which. ![:blink:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/mYKVZsYKhOsPsltcpJZF.png)
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The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 27, 2024 21:29:28 GMT
My day was okay....Until I got a text message from a friend of mine. Back in February he and I made plans to go down to FanExpo in August (he's been asking me every year for the last 5 years but I've declined for one reason or another) but this year I decided that I really wanted to check it out so way back in February before the tickets went on sale I told me that this year I really wanted to go down with him and check it out, as I had never been down before. He agreed and we made plans to go down together, but he said it was best to buy tickets after the Guest List is posted because some years nobody shows up and it's not very interesting. Insanely packed, but boring in terms of Celebrity Sights or Interview Panels etc. But over the months we would often chat about it.
I asked him the other day if he had bought his ticket yet because I was hoping/planning/wanting to go down on the Saturday, or maybe even Friday AND Saturday, and I let him know that the Guest List was posted a while back. He texted me 5 minutes ago telling me that he now has plans to go down with his dad, older sister and his girlfriend on both Friday and Saturday. I mean, he could have said something like "in the last few weeks my sister, dad and girlfriend have expressed interest in going- do you mind if they come along?" OR "in past years I have gone down with my sister, my girlfriend and my dad... Since you and I are already going down together, why don't we all go down as a group? It's been years since you've seen my sister or any of my family...." But NO. Instead he just told me that he had made other plans to go with other people. Anyone but me. Well, that just pissed me right off.
I WILL NOT be a spare tire! I just won't. I won't do it; I don't care if the tickets are free. And in the 20 seconds it took me to read that text message I've completely changed my mind about going at all. I mean, I did have my own reasons for inititally wanting to go down....I was going to meet up with the guy who built me a custom lightsaber (an exact replica of Kyle Katarn's saber from Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy)...And now that I know the guest list... hopefully meet Commander Jane Shepard herself, and also maybe Cal Kestis (Cameron Monaghan).... I mean, who knows, right? But anyways, now that he has made those other plans, I don't even want to go down.
I'll save myself the money and spend it on golf at a nice course instead.
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The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Aug 6, 2024 1:13:11 GMT
Yesterday was absolutely fantastic! Played the best golf of my life (played by the rules, counted all my strokes and penalties etc)...Played on a gorgeous (but challenging) course (Slope of 135 and Rating of 73.6)....Played from the Blue Tees (because my shoulder is feeling better). Longest Drive off the Tees for the day was the first swing on the first hole to start the round....Measured and confirmed by the Marhall at 275 yards. Average Drive (on 14 of 18 holes accounting for Par 3's) was 260. Even my Irons were more like Cannons.... 4-Iron, consistently carrying 220, 5-Iron 210, 6-Iron carrying 190-200, 7-Iron carrying 185, 8-I carrying was 165-175 all day, 9-Iron 150-155, PW 140-145, Gap Wedge carry was 120-130 and finally Sand Wedge was carring 100-105.
I had 4 Bogeys and 14 Pars to go IN in 76 (+4) which brought my 'unofficial' (as in not issued by the CPGA) handicap down to 9.5
Had such a great game yesteday I was hoping to repeat it again today....But no such luck. Boy oh boy, did I shit the bed today! I played a local course (that is not very difficult in comparison to what I played yesterday, with a Slope of 125 and a Rating of 69.2) Today I had to struggled to shoot 90, and the only thing working for me was my putter.
How did I manage to play the best golf of my life yesterday on a challenging course that I've never played before.....And then totally shit the bed today on a course that I've played a dozen times? Needless to say I did not leave the course in a good mood. Several times I voiced the sentiment "such a waste of money; I should've stayed home and saved the money."
Yet, the odd thing is....I still want to play more tomorrow. It's a game that always leaves you wanting to come back, whether you had the best game or the worst game ever.
*Combined Slope and Course Ratings determine over all difficulty of a course, used as guages for Scratch Players vs "Bogey Golfers"/High Handicappers. Average Slope for most local courses in North America is 113, with the lowest being 110 (easiest)....In comparison Slope can go up to as high as 155 (PGA Tour Level). The higher the Slope rating on a local course (above 113) the closer it gets to 155, the more difficult it is said to be.
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The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
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Jan 15, 2017 18:43:23 GMT
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Aug 7, 2024 21:12:19 GMT
I've been in a rare mood all day today because firstly I found out that Disney+ is once again hiking their already expensive price from 135.99/year CAD to 169.99/year CAD (before taxes). So when I found that out (sadly) I resigned to cancel my subscription and delete my account, which they were kind enough to assist me with....But (now, here's the good part. I'm not sure whose screw-up it is, Disney of VISA) but that exact amount is being put through on my credit card...not as a refund/credit, but as a DEBIT! So I connected with Disney again, they assure me that it's been put through correctly as a REFUND (and I have an email from them to prove that; it says "your REFUND of 135.99 is being processed and is on its way to you. Please allow 5 to 7 Business Days to complete repayment") And even VISA says they see it in their system as a "RETURN/REFUND"....But I, I see it on my online banking as a debit/purchase.
SOmething's not right. I have a bad feeling about this.
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B. Hieronymus Da
Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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August 2016
bevesthda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 7, 2024 22:42:31 GMT
^ I'm glad you're free of them. Don't trust them on the money, keep checking. ![:ytho:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/xiICCwovdgMxwQNmAZOU.png) I don't think I ever posted on this forum about my trouble with YouTube? Anyway, it's settled and things, streams, work again, but they have not communicated any explanation at all. They didn't communicate at all when I repeatedly reported the issue either, as it lasted about (or exactly?) a week. Only silence. The problem was extremely weird. It targeted me personally! My personal Google and YouTube account! It had nothing to do with my IP, nothing to do with my computer, nothing to do with my browser, nothing to do with my network, nothing to do with my internet provider. I changed all of those things, with no effect. No, the kick offs were directed specifically against my personal Google account, wherever it appeared. I also used Microsoft's AI to analyze the problem, and it arrived at the exact same conclusion, it was directed at me, my person. ![:pissedoff:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/OkMtVzdPIcKfMXZtylfj.png) (-And yes, of course I checked all my account settings! ![:ytho:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/xiICCwovdgMxwQNmAZOU.png) -Nothing! ) I'm not entirely surprised, since I suspect individual fascistic "progressive" Google employees have used their position to fuck with me before. And you never get any communications because they are illegally abusing their job position, and should they even be exposed/discovered, Google will run cover for them and sweep it under the rug. Well, that's just speculations, but it sure fits, and one Google employee once hinted to me that I "wasn't wrong" when I once ventilated the suspicion. Well, my YT functions normally again, for now. Let's see for how long.
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Sept 6, 2024 12:08:01 GMT
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Post by rewindbutton on Aug 8, 2024 7:35:01 GMT
I'm thinking this could be just Google doing it's thing, but first, a few questions: It targeted me personally Could you elaborate? What was the problem specifically? A rare case of language barrier here. Someone getting angry, what? PSA: Google uses a plethora of algorithms and AIs to function. Think of it as an automated oceanliner: There's a course it's following, and when wind and waves cause it to veer off course, it adjusts itself accordingly. There's about 100K searches happening every second, so human interaction would be an impossibility anyway. That said, it's the AIs that can screw you over; they are learning algorithms, and they get funny ideas every now and then. Google is very secretive about their AIs, but there is something called an anti-bias AI, that's supposed to prevent information bubbles from happening. That's the reason why I get, shall we say, weird suggestions on YT from accross the pond. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/RebJidSPcxyF0U0Rr0uW.png) /PSA abusing their job position I find this extremely hard to believe, unless you are a prominet public figure. I've worked in IT and healthcare, and everything is logged these days. From my experience, people usually like their jobs, and moreover, they like to stay out of prison. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/RebJidSPcxyF0U0Rr0uW.png) Not directly related, but I remember a client, who was certain she was being hacked, so I thoroughly checked her PC. No trace of hacking, logs were clean and the firewall was up-to-date. Not even pinging, nothing. But what I did find, was 200+ free games installed, which caused the the PC to grind to a halt, because of all the bloatware and adware. Took me the better part of the day to clean the PC and uninstall everything. Got it working again though. But the reason why I still remember the case, is, that she didn't believe me, when I told her what the problem was. Nope, she was being hacked, and that's it, I just couldn't find the hackers. Well, okay then. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/RebJidSPcxyF0U0Rr0uW.png) What I'm trying to say, probably, is, that sometimes automated behavior looks like someone did it.
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Little Pumpkin
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Origin: Beerfish
XBL Gamertag: Beerfish77
Posts: 15,161 Likes: 36,280
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https://bsn.boards.net/user/314/personal
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Post by Beerfish on Aug 8, 2024 14:35:01 GMT
Did you every get the heebie jeebies from getting a message someone you do not talk to often but their message to you is very cryptic and you start running around in your mind as to what it is going to mean?
Someone reached out to be on facebook (which i do not use very often at all) and wanted to friend me so I allowed it and they message me responded with a pleasant message they then posted this back.
"Pretty good, its nice hearing back from you. I have been trying to get in touch with you because I have something to share with you."
I have a bit of a knot in my tummy as to what this is about, I have one small sneaking suspicion what it could be and I hope I'm wrong.
I guess i have to message back and ask this person what it is. I hope it is something innocent or no big deal.
I'll update when I find out more.
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The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
6,237
Jan 15, 2017 18:43:23 GMT
January 2017
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Aug 8, 2024 14:55:37 GMT
I'm sure it's nothing sinister, but you will never know until/unless you go and find out. It could be positive, or innocent, or something in the "not so good/stay away from" category....But if it is the latter, you can always reject what they are proposing. If you don't go and at least find out what they want, you will never know, good or bad one way or the other, and the haunting feeling of never knowing can sometimes worse than if you were to find out.
If I were you, I would go... But depending on how and how well you know this person, I would be cautious, weary and even in the moment- use your judgement. Keep your wits about you as they say. Don't be afraid to say "No, sorry I can't help you" just because you used to know this person X many years ago. Listen to your gut instinct and pay attention to any colour of flag that is raised be it yellow (USE CAUTION) or red (DON'T DO IT/Get away).
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 8, 2024 17:37:43 GMT
Just got pretty good- new Dark GLass Tone Capsule arrived in the mail today! ![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOuaPPZxumj2a4yFCI_ZVk66a4cYvpz5H2Ow&s) Going to bring it to the shop to be installed here in a couple hours.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2024 20:34:12 GMT
Did you every get the heebie jeebies from getting a message someone you do not talk to often but their message to you is very cryptic and you start running around in your mind as to what it is going to mean? Someone reached out to be on facebook (which i do not use very often at all) and wanted to friend me so I allowed it and they message me responded with a pleasant message they then posted this back. "Pretty good, its nice hearing back from you. I have been trying to get in touch with you because I have something to share with you." I have a bit of a knot in my tummy as to what this is about, I have one small sneaking suspicion what it could be and I hope I'm wrong. I guess i have to message back and ask this person what it is. I hope it is something innocent or no big deal. I'll update when I find out more. They probably just want you to join their MLM. (AKA Pyramid scheme with extra steps.)
"Hey, so, I'm a small business manager now and just wanted to share this opportunity to get on the ground level of my essential-oils business! It's going to be huge! ![:thumbsup:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/bPEwHJpbAIRkokRsvgHh.png) "
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Unapologetic Western Chauvinist. Barefoot. Great Toenails
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August 2016
bevesthda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 8, 2024 21:06:53 GMT
Just watched Olympic basket, men's semifinal, USA vs Serbia. And I'm still euphoric and drunk on adrenalin and triumph! Dancing around like a fool fist pumping without a shirt in front of the TV. USA lost every quarter except the last. But when the going gets tough the tough gets going! ![:hammer:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/lPqpfFNhYXgIrJogrpGo.gif) And how they got going! Steph Curry and Lebron James almost made you believe in gods. Oh, my oh my. 😁😁😁😁😁
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 9, 2024 15:06:10 GMT
Just watched Olympic basket, men's semifinal, USA vs Serbia. And I'm still euphoric and drunk on adrenalin and triumph! Dancing around like a fool fist pumping without a shirt in front of the TV. USA lost every quarter except the last. But when the going gets tough the tough gets going! ![:hammer:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/lPqpfFNhYXgIrJogrpGo.gif) And how they got going! Steph Curry and Lebron James almost made you believe in gods. Oh, my oh my. 😁😁😁😁😁 USA basketball is some of the most entertaining sports out there. Crazy how talented those guys are. What a game! Lets go!
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Energizer Bunny 211
The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
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Jan 15, 2017 18:43:23 GMT
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Aug 9, 2024 15:19:37 GMT
And it was invented by a Canadian.
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Posts: 2,934 Likes: 8,472
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Sir Nose D'VoidOfFunk
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Sept 26, 2021 14:40:11 GMT
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August 2016
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Aug 10, 2024 18:10:21 GMT
I was just telling someone that I was happy with my grocery delivery service. And then... They forgot to deliver 7 products tonight, worth about 23 euros total. So I made a note of that on their webpage. I'll get the money back on my next delivery. I also gave feedback that I was I was extremely unhappy. And then a few minutes later... The telephone rang. They apologized and told me that the truck will be back in a few minutes to deliver the missing goods. And they did just that. So, I am all in all happy with the company after all. I asked that in this case I would not need that money back. Their answer: "Don't worry about it". ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/KGsHESiZGZU0pPuHuhQr.png)
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 10, 2024 19:04:22 GMT
I was just telling someone that I was happy with my grocery delivery service. And then... They forgot to deliver 7 products tonight, worth about 23 euros total. So I made a note of that on their webpage. I'll get the money back on my next delivery. I also gave feedback that I was I was extremely unhappy. And then a few minutes later... The telephone rang. They apologized and told me that the truck will be back in a few minutes to deliver the missing goods. And they did just that. So, I am all in all happy with the company after all. I asked that in this case I would not need that money back. Their answer: "Don't worry about it". ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/KGsHESiZGZU0pPuHuhQr.png) So there was one time I ordered a pizza from this small local chain that makes very good, but very expensive pizza. I love Mexican style pizza, so I ordered their Mexican. When it came, it was super plain and boring- basically just cheese pizza with taco meat instead of pepperoni or sausage or whatever. But then maybe an hour after I ate, I got a call from the restaurant saying the delivery guy forget part of my order- apparently their Mexican pizza comes with all the toppings (lettuce, tomato, etc) separate, and the delivery guy brought the pizza but forgot the toppings. I mean, better late than never, but what good was all the toppings after I had already eaten the pizza? At least they gave me a free pizza credit out of it.
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The world just opened up...l'm now hearing sounds that I haven't heard in quite some time!
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Jan 15, 2017 18:43:23 GMT
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energizerbunny211
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Aug 10, 2024 19:23:42 GMT
Another great round of golf! Shot a 76 today on a local course....Played a mix block of Tees Blue/White because I had the time to wait around due to playing behind some members. My short game continues to be my Stroke-saver, and I even played shot types that I don't normally play (such as Flop shots). Marshall told me to "Have fun, consider this a Wednesday Practise Round and please go ahead and play 2 balls. Take your time, you're a single, there's nobody behind you at all- not for for three or four holes at least....So go ahead and get some good practice in. Enjoy this beautiful day."
And that's what I did....When I had the time (even after hunting for ammo) I hit two balls and played different shots, thither and yawn. But always tracked my score with the ball I started with and I shot another game of sub 80, totalling 78 even though my Woods off the Tees were like swinging a Coach purse.....I just completely threw my purse at the ball of the Teees. But I scrambled well, managed the course really well and made good recovieries. Then my short game kicked in and I saved Par when necessary.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 10, 2024 21:56:30 GMT
Just watched USA win gold in the men's basket ball. Great game. Though I think the referees made it unnecessarily close. Call me biased, but I think many of the called fouls in favor of France were petty compared to those which were ignored on for example Lebron James. Apparently he doesn't need any fair play because he's so big, strong and experienced? ![:ytho:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/xiICCwovdgMxwQNmAZOU.png) OK, OK, I'm whiny. But it takes so little. If it hadn't been for a couple of brilliant blocks and rebounds by Davis, heroics by James and Durant... But most of all: It was Steph Curry who singlehandedly saved this win in the final minutes. The best 3-point shooter the world has ever seen. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁... Now it's the medal ceremony...
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 10, 2024 22:30:40 GMT
Tomorrow, it's the women's turn. - But... ![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/qq176/Vermil_01/Screenshot_(9451).jpg) ![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/qq176/Vermil_01/Screenshot_(9542).jpg) ![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/qq176/Vermil_01/Screenshot_(9536).jpg) ![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/qq176/Vermil_01/Screenshot_(9539).jpg) ![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/qq176/Vermil_01/Screenshot_(9547).jpg) ... The Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady and Steph Curry of women's basketball. ... She's not in the Olympics. ![:nupe:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/EPlwuDsjU0uMQykfdUHf.gif) She's also the best passer in the history of WNBA, after half a season. A lot of legends have soiled their names with all the shit they have thrown at Clark. In the words of Dave Portnoy: Their brains should be put in jars and exhibited in museum, for how dumb they are. ... I suppose I might watch the game anyway, ...or not.
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 11, 2024 0:29:12 GMT
Just watched USA win gold in the men's basket ball. Great game. Though I think the referees made it unnecessarily close. Call me biased, but I think many of the called fouls in favor of France were petty compared to those which were ignored on for example Lebron James. Apparently he doesn't need any fair play because he's so big, strong and experienced? ![:ytho:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/xiICCwovdgMxwQNmAZOU.png) OK, OK, I'm whiny. But it takes so little. If it hadn't been for a couple of brilliant blocks and rebounds by Davis, heroics by James and Durant... But most of all: It was Steph Curry who singlehandedly saved this win in the final minutes. The best 3-point shooter the world has ever seen. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁... Now it's the medal ceremony... Steph's 3pt shooting is so singular, it makes him one of the top-10 all-time great basketball players. Maybe even top-5. You just can't stop it, and the fact he's raining 3's rather than 2's means his impact is as significant as guys like Bird, Magic, Lebron, etc. Thinking Basketball has a series on Youtube called "Greatest Peaks" where he analyzes (both metrics and film analysis) who the best players were in terms of impact on winning during their best 2+ year stretch, and iirc Steph came out as #3, behind only Lebron and MJ in terms of impact on winning during his best seasons. I think its just the stupid math, 3 > 2 and the fact the he's a singular 3-pt shooter means he's as much of a game-changer as anyone who's ever played the game.
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 11, 2024 13:50:34 GMT
She's also the best passer in the history of WNBA, after half a season. Lindsay Whalen has entered the chat
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 11, 2024 14:30:12 GMT
She's also the best passer in the history of WNBA, after half a season. Lindsay Whalen has entered the chat How would you argue that? Certainly not with stats or records. Meanwhile, Wilson keeps missing and fumble, and Reeves still plays her instead of Griner. ![<_<](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/uJDSFxTaceXHJgvOKqTG.png) France 33 - USA 25. P.S. OK, Wilson has stopped missing. ![:yas:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/gKZRdVgBgOkaWQrogvsl.png) France 40 - USA 41
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Post by q5tyhj on Aug 11, 2024 14:46:08 GMT
Lindsay Whalen has entered the chat How would you argue that? Certainly not with stats or records. Meanwhile, Wilson keeps missing and fumble, and Reeves still plays her instead of Griner. ![<_<](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/uJDSFxTaceXHJgvOKqTG.png) France 33 - USA 25. C'mon, Lindsay Whalen is one of the top PGs in WNBA history, if not THE top PG in WNBA history. An unmatched floor general, passer, and team leader. Her stats (3rd all-time in regular season assists, 1st all-time in postseason assists) and record (4x WNBA champion!) speak for itself. Clark has a ton of promise- potentially the WNBA's Steph Curry (and I just got done being effusive about Steph's case as a GOAT candidate) but lets face it: she hasn't done anything yet. If she retired today, nobody would consider mentioning her as an all-time great anything. Its not just about skill level and potential (which Clark has in abundance), its about turning that into success on the court and Clark simply hasn't done that yet. Maybe in a few years we'll have grounds to say she's an all-time great, but at this point its premature and speculative. She hasn't done it yet. But she sure is fun to watch, and for that reason if nothing else it was a mistake to leave her off the Olympic team.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 11, 2024 15:57:30 GMT
How would you argue that? Certainly not with stats or records. Meanwhile, Wilson keeps missing and fumble, and Reeves still plays her instead of Griner. ![<_<](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/uJDSFxTaceXHJgvOKqTG.png) France 33 - USA 25. C'mon, Lindsay Whalen is one of the top PGs in WNBA history, if not THE top PG in WNBA history. An unmatched floor general, passer, and team leader. Her stats (3rd all-time in regular season assists, 1st all-time in postseason assists) and record (4x WNBA champion!) speak for itself. Clark has a ton of promise- potentially the WNBA's Steph Curry (and I just got done being effusive about Steph's case as a GOAT candidate) but lets face it: she hasn't done anything yet. If she retired today, nobody would consider mentioning her as an all-time great anything. Its not just about skill level and potential (which Clark has in abundance), its about turning that into success on the court and Clark simply hasn't done that yet. Maybe in a few years we'll have grounds to say she's an all-time great, but at this point its premature and speculative. She hasn't done it yet. But she sure is fun to watch, and for that reason if nothing else it was a mistake to leave her off the Olympic team. Of course. You can't win anything in half a season, and you won't anyway, playing for one of the weakest teams. But in the accumulated statistics, Clark already has the college and WNBA historical records. And the latter after only a half season, mind you, while also receiving the toughest defensive play in the league. That's the basis for my "best". I said "best", not "greatest". It's not even close. Clark's WNBA record is 19 assists, and it could easily have been 20-22, with less bad luck. Whalen's best seasonal college stat is 6.2 APG, 5.1 career. Clark's is 8.9 APG, 8.2 career. Whalen's best WNBA stat is 5.9 APG, 4.9 career. Clark's - half season only, with a very stressed starting schedule - is 8.2 APG, career 8.2. And it's not just "assists", Many, most even, of Clark's passes is the very creation of the following point score. Meanwhile, USA won, 67-66, against France. Wilson and Plum were eventually just tremendous, but there was a bit of luck as well. France had a couple of "3-pointers" in the last plays that were foot on the line and thus just 2-pointers. That's two points lost. 66 instead of 68. ![:yas:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/gKZRdVgBgOkaWQrogvsl.png) France also got robbed of a 4-point difference by a horrible referee call. That's 65-68 and a French win. <shrugs> But that's elite sport for you. It is what it is.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 11, 2024 16:17:44 GMT
Brittney Griner crying, tears running down her face, with her hand on her heart, during the national anthem. Beautiful to see. ![:wub:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/scRQRZMETVOTXDUFItkV.png) How her opinions have changed, 180 deg. ![<3](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/bYmUqWGYNIhNE0GJanhP.png)
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