Somewhat related.

I’m from Europe and was a big NBA fan as a kid (who wasn’t in the Jordan era, am I right?). I recently got back into it.

One aspect that really surprised me about the NBA was the fact that owners were the first who received trophies (conference final and final winners). Most sports I grew up with would award the coach or team captain first. I understand the structure of the NBA can’t work without rich owners, but why do we need to reward them over the people who actually contributed on and around the court?

The thought of watching a horrible person like Bezos push a trophy into the air is upsetting to me.

Not participating in a disinformation war reminds me of the hesitation to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with the supplied weapons. What incentive does thr other side have to stop?

I recently upgraded my XBox 360 Wireless controller and got the Flydigi Vader 3 Pro. Hall Effect Sensors trigger guard. Picked it up for und er 50 bucks on Aliexpress. They are available on Amazon US, but not in Europe.

Really happy with it so far.

I liked him on the Knicks. Great effort and skill. I hope he can show the same in OKC and get lits if playing time.

I’m not that knowledgeable when it comes to salary cap and contracts and was wondering this exact thing. At what point is having a potential winning team more important than a few million for someone who is possibly a billionaire by now. Apparently Lebron couldn’t just play for a couple of million and get a superstar teammate instead. Good to know.

Witcher 3 was great even though the pacing almost lost me. I’m the kind of player who plays one main story mission and then has to complete all available side quests, before continuing the main quest. It’s the reason the only Bethesda Game I have ever finished is Oblivion.

That’s why I recommend people to stick with it and finish some main quests if you ever feel like the game loses yo.

A little PSA: buying a game just before a sale, is a legitimate reason for a refund according to their Refund FAQ

I have never played a From Software game. Sekiro is really tempting to get, because I never could see myself dodging/rolling around the big enemies and bosses. Mostly human-sized enemies and parrying sounds much more appealing to me. But the difficulty has scared me off thus far and it never went below 50% off

I bought Horizon Zero Dawn when it was 50% off. For me it was really worth it. Got every achievement for it. I plan to do the same when Horizon Forbidden West is 50% off.

It’s definitely a great game, when it reaches the right price point for you

Repeat after me “Fines need to be tied to global revenue”. It has to hurt, if you want companies to stop.

I joined one group buy for keycaps. Took 3 years! Switched to Topre keyboards. Now I either need to buy new sliders or sell the keycaps.

Group buys are absolutely not for me.

The Villanova 4 are complete!

I think it’s hilarious that western leaders are worried about provoking Russia by providing Ukraine with weaponry that can be used in Russian territory.

Russia is at war with us. It’s not tanks, fighter jets and battleships. It’s cyber warfare, disinfomation campaigns, bribing of right wing politicians and poisonings. Just because nobody wants to call it a war, doesn’t make it go away.

Overall a good list.

Minor nitpicks like healthy Embiid should be in 1A for me and the gap between Tatum and Brown being too big. As a Knicks fan I like Brunson so high. I hope he can confirm that evaluation next season.

Then there is KD. His skill is unquestionable, but if we speak of value, he isn’t 1B for me. IMO he has become a poison pill since Brooklyn.

Teams change up their whole structure and trade away the kitchen sink to get him. What do they get? A strong team on paper that doesn’t produce results.

When the going gets tough he requests a trade. The team is left with a roster built around him and few to no draft picks.

Why does nobody ask the important question?

Will the players be required to be on his podcast when asked?

Imagine being such a bad prospect as a franchise, you have to offer a coach a six year contract and $80mio.

And then imagine such a bad season, you rather let him go and eat the rest of his contract, than have him continue the work.

Some real geniuses in Detroit.

More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing - Not just Bikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4

Und wieder einmal zeigen Gerichte, dass sie noch nicht im 21. Jahrhundert angekommen sind.

Die Schlussfolgerungen, die ich aus dem Artikel ziehe ist, dass das (unwissende) Teilen von falschen Informationen (retweeten etc.) bestraft werden kann. Dabei kann irgendeine Person dafür belangt werden, weil es zu schwer sei alle oder die ursprüngliche Person ausfindig zu machen. Aber genau das soll der Bestrafte tun, wenn er Geld von den anderen “Tätern” bekommen will?

1. Es gibt keinen Verbrennerverbot. Ab 2035 dürfen nur Fahrzeuge neu zugelassen werden, die bestimmte Auflagen erfüllen. Wenn eine Wundertechnologie vom Himmel fällt, wird diese die Auflagen doch bestimmt erfüllen, oder?

2. Die CxU war Teil der Fraktion, die das Ganze ins Rollen gebracht hat.

3. Von der Leyen arbeitet auf den New Green Desal hin während ihre Partei alles abreißen will?

Kann eine Partei schizophren sein? Denn das wäre die einzige akzeptable Erklärung.

This position could only happen with an illegal move. Another monarch would never permit the pawns to kill royalty and their police force would never help.

Did you ever wonder why the game is over just before a king dies?!?