unclevlad

Sure, but you're not a rampantly hypocritical --power-hungry bully --craven, greedy, narcissist --or blatant opportunist who have no care whatsoever beyond their own self-interest

Because it's being done by a Democratic president, so of course it's just another spending boondoggle.

LW, BTW: take a look at how fast the cost of teleport fixed locations adds up, particularly floating locations. The most efficient buy is 5 fixed locations, x16, x32, or x64 as you prefer...remember these can never be changed...because "double the quantity" is only +5 points. With floaters, I buy 2, then double the quantity again. But...80 fixed is 20 points, 16 floating is 25 more. That's 45. I could buy, say, +5 OCV with my megascale teleport for 10 points, to offset the blind teleport mod (that's assuming you wouldn't allow me to buy PSLs for that), and say 4 PSLs to offset range mods. Remember: MegaScale affects the range mod. That'd be another 4 points. For the clairsentience, I only need to offset the range mod...but the max here is 200. OK, 10 levels. Pure PSLs. Single power. 10 points. 25 points lets me use my clairsentience and teleport to target anything in range, with high-reliability rolls...likely 16- or better.

I don't give much credence to bowl game results; every team suffers from transfer portal and/or draft preparation player losses. IIRC Brock Osweiler pointed out that one coach went all the way back to re-teaching fundamentals because so many players had to be elevated from practice squads, or were playing in new positions. That said...the Big 12 is trying to imitate the Pac-12 of the last several years. 1-6 in bowl games, with KSU getting stampeded by a bunch of runaway elephants just now. TCU will be their last chance at redemption.

I hear it's a nature preserve now.

Yeah, IIRC it's not common, but Georgia can get ice storms. And they're likely nasty. Just-freezing ice has a thin layer of water and it's insanely slick. Even given the description of events, that guy's face got messed up rather badly. That's not any statement of sympathy, just an observation. I suppose gravel, debris, or somesuch tho.

IIRC, basically correct. Santos' income didn't seem to support making a very large loan to his campaign, so it becomes a question of whether he's covering up an illegal contribution, if not something more severe like money laundering.

What's being made more powerful, and why? I'm not seeing your argument, but I might be too close to things. Also, what power is being linked to what? The clairsentience linked to the teleport? GAH!!! That doesn't work from a sequence of actions standpoint. The point is to rule that a teleportation fixed location can be used with clairsentience, such that you can target your clairsentience precisely, when your perception point is one of your teleport fixed locations. Placing a perception point and targeting a teleport are IMO *very* similar. The rules for teleport are more explicit, more complete, and IMO clearer than the rules for clairsentience. They're also *harder*...blind teleport not only includes the range mod, but also an additional, flat -5 to the attack roll. A teleport fixed location obviates the problem altogether...so why not extend the notion to clairsentience?

Not sure what you mean by "this world" here. I'm planning on just using teleport fixed locations as per RAW...a designated point. Oh, I'll allow it has to be immobile, which isn't the case for fixed locations. So say he's got a fixed location on the 16th Street Mall in Denver. He can use his clairsentience to observe what's going on there, and confirm it's sufficiently safe to open up the gate. There's nothing blocking that point, it's decently safe, if people freak out, there won't be a riot...that sort of thing. And if it's into a hot zone, well, great, forewarn everyone what they'll see upon emergence. Tactically it's a pretty sweet combo to me. Teleportation 10m, x2 Increased Mass, UBO (+1/4), AOE (4m Radius; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4), Constant (+1/2), MegaScale (1m = 1,000 km; +1 3/4) (60 Active Points); Gate (-1/2) and Clairsentience (Sight Group), Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4), MegaScale (1m = 50 km; +1 1/2) (55 Active Points) The ranges overlap; remember the base range for clairsentience is 200m. Obviously this is a LONG range teleporter, but from the standpoint of the power combination, I don't think it makes a big difference. It's also kinda imposed by MegaScale...the steps are so big.

So, I like my teleporters, what can I say. In this case, the long-range teleport's using a gate. There's various drawbacks to gating in blind; even if you expect the location's safe for teleportation, activity around the area might make the location untenable. The character also has Stretching that doesn't cross the intervening space...an instantaneous micro-gate, if you will. Sooo...what crossed my mind was, what about using Clairsentience, where the power's origin point is a teleportation fixed location? The character has a spatial sense of where that location is, so it seems reasonable that he can use it similarly to precisely place his clairsentience. It feels plausible to me, with no need for any advantage to say it's possible. Thoughts?

Oh, don't worry, it's Mr. P. His bark is worse than his bite. And his bark is like a basenji's.....

That's a big group. Bruce Smith and Jim Kelly. Dan Marino. Running backs? OJ, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson. And I'm not gonna mention the greats whose careers notably or completely predated the Super Bowl, or, say, Gale Sayers whose career was so short. I'll readily concede he'd be on the list; 3-time DPOY --> one of the all-time best. Trying to pick *one* from the insane list is...pretty much meaningless. Different eras, different positions. I suspect he's not coming back, but as you say, one never knows for sure. As they showed in the game the other night......his 2 month old makes a pretty compelling reason for him, I think.

Remember the inexplicable 4 murders in Idaho in mid-November? A suspect has been arrested.

Thank you, I've missed that. 😇

Brazil has declared 3 days of national mourning.

That's because ice hockey is not, and cannot be, important. <Dimension Shifts to hide out in the plane of shadow for a while.....>

Denver losing 2: likely CHI beating DET or MIN...remote at best. DET is at home, playing to stay in the hunt. MIN, final week...I don't trust the Vikes to make it easy, but I do trust the Bears to let it get away...and the Vikes have been good at taking it in that situation. Texans might beat the Colts...honestly, that's not that wild. Jags? It's a huge trap game that matters very, very little...the division decider is Jags-Titans. #1 pick...seemingly the only time it's not a QB is when there's none worth taking, and the early view is, this is a QB-rich draft, even well into the 2nd round. So, yeah, a QB's likely. Young has the visibility and the style the NFL's beginning to like more. I pay no attention to that noise, tho, at this point. Everyone's draft order will change. We also have to figure: who's gonna get the #1? Houston *could* beat Indy; that's not at all hard to believe. That puts the Bears in the driver's seat, and they have a kid QB they're trying to groom now. If they could, say, get a #1 and #2 this year, and a #1 or #2 next year, for the #1 pick? A first and 3 second round picks can do a fair bit of retooling. If it's Houston, they have the following high picks right now: #1 (their own) First round from Cleveland (#10 right now) 2nd and 3rd, their own 3rd from Cleveland With the holes they need to fill, this absolutely looks like a spot to trade the #1 pick. They can draft the #2 or #3 QB, plus a lot more. This might be the most compelling situation to trade the #1 pick we've seen in a while.

When someone is 82, has a serious medical history, and is held in the hospital for close observation...... Well, yes, it played out. Pele died just a short time ago.

I wasn't paying much attention as it was a blowout, right? 38-13. Uhhh....huh. Then the craziness happened. In the OTs, both defenses were gassed; the TD drives were quick.

And now Derek Carr has "stepped away from the team to avoid being a distraction." Translation: to avoid screaming at McDaniels, and to avoid being the focus of a complete locker room split. He can read the writing on the wall, too; he's done. And yeah...their playoff hopes are extremely slim, but Miami w/o Tua? They can lose two. I'll grant that they've got, what, a 5% chance of beating the Niners and Chiefs...but I'm not giving up on that yet. And worse, my gosh...look at this. https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/35336012 Uhh...he did have some time in NE, in 2020...and he was TERRIBLE. And maybe it's just me, but McDaniels' tone is "please buy this absolute BS I'm spouting." Yeah, the nepotism factor absolutely seems real.

Well...and UTEP. He couldn't fly, right? It woulda been Southwest.............

We can't say that Mayfield's proven anything to warrant being a starter. One drive against the Raiders...a team notoriously bad at stopping offenses late. Awful against the Packers. And the Broncos shriveled up like sponges in the desert. Put that against the rest of his record, and it's not great. That said, lots of front offices are desperate, so it could easily happen. Jimmy G...I think the playoffs will still be a big factor WRT Brock Purdy. Too small a sample size right now to go crazy with the kid, but if he can perform solidly in the playoffs, that may change. (But a story in Bleacher Report also notes that Gardner Minshew had an excellent, short run that he could never duplicate.) The other question is, what happens with Trey Lance? The Niners sank a LOT of assets to trade up for him. I agree they can't keep all 3, but of them, it's plausible that Lance is the best trade candidate. Everyone will look at G's injury history and *have to* flinch a little. Dalton and Ryan are, IMO, likely in the same boat. If you pick them up, you're thinking somehow they can shed 10 years. I wouldn't want either; they have too little present value and no future value or upside. Put Flacco in here as well, but his playing time has dwindled so much that no one's mentioned him for a reason. I'd be mildly surprised if Ryan and Flacco start next season on a roster. Ryan's case is a bit weird: https://boardroom.tv/matt-ryan-contract-colts-retirement/#:~:text=Ryan's contract%2C which began in,guaranteed in case of injury. Minshew is UFA, so it may depend on what he wants. He's young and he's cheap, so he'll probably latch on *somewhere*. Philly's not that likely to draft another young QB, but they may well go after, say, Jimmy G, and let Minshew go. Mariota...no opinion. Haven't seen him at all. Carr...yeah, he's gone. His contract guarantees in mid February; right now, nothing past this season is. And it's a honkin' BIG contract. It also has a full no-trade contract, so trading him is more difficult. Figure he gets cut in January. That is, unless McDaniels gets canned; who knows what happens then. And one other: Tua. He's definitely out Sunday, and probably out for the season. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-has-another-confirmed-concussion-teddy-bridgewater-to-start-vs-patriots-in-week-17/ But that doesn't stop being a concern. His future's cloudy. Also, it's no surprise whatsoever, but the NFL and NFLPA have opened a joint inquiry...again...WRT him and the situations. My feeling is the Dolphins have to show they haven't messed up.

Sometimes I despair of people, and sometimes I despair of the culture. Is the guy stupid, or is he simply caught up in the trap of lies that others spread presumably to promote their agenda? I agree with the social media issue...which is why what Musk is doing is so problematic...but it's not limited to social media. It's simply the most reactive echo chamber...seed a few juicy, explosive tidbits, and sit back to watch the hyperexponential growth you're aiming for...which creates buzz off social media, and establishes a self-perpetuating 'truth.' I've said it before. Mainstream and social media manipulators declared a war on truth a long time ago...and they've won. They've established an alternate concept of reality wherein they're the lords of judgment. They create the lens through which facts are viewed. So to what degree is your co-worker foolish, versus a victim? EDIT: nasty tangent. If you question how a Putin can keep the Russian people toeing his line...well, just look at how effective Fox News is, with their followers...despite the presence of numerous alternatives. BTW, the source of this kerfuffle: https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-445225024907

That might be an interesting bit of speculation. 1. How many teams will have new (as in, not on their current roster at all) starting QBs next season? 2. How many rookie starters will there be? Obviously, #2 will be lower than #1 but...quite a few. The Draft Gurus think this is a QB-rich draft...and there's lots of teams in desperate shape at QB.

DraftKings has it KC -13.5, and the O/U is 45. The specifics are 15.5 for Denver and 29.5 for KC. I think this isn't a good game to bet, because who knows where the Bronco locker room will be, and whether they'll show up or not. Given that no one expected Hackett to last, firing him might ease some of the tension. And if Wilson has another bad start, yeah, we could see a duplicate of the Ram game. The Chiefs have also played several relatively shaky games this year.