goyato.bsky.social
Bay Area resident. Tech enthusiast since we had an Apple II+ in our school library. I also enjoy Bay Area Sports, doodling, exploring street food stalls around the world, reading books before watching movies, and getting outside for some fresh air
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I'm less intrigued by a trade down unless there is a projectable/upside blue line talent in the package. And who might they target at #4-#6? Schaefer/Misa seems consensus 1-2. Then there's Martone, Desnoyers, Frondell, Hagens, etc.. McQueen could be the wild card (top-5 talent, but how's his back?)
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I imagine that the Islanders will just take Schaefer, but there's been a lot of chatter around the Hagens connection. Seems unlikely they'd take him at #1, but could they be tempted to trade down to get some more assets? Is there a package the Sharks would be willing to offer that makes sense?
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Do you have a sense on whether Grier would consider trading up a spot to land Schaefer? Dickinson's development is encouraging, but Schaefer appears to be on a different level (not the same level as Mack, but analogous to the gap between Celebrini and Smith). I do think Misa's a solid BPA pick at #2
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I will add.. there are other stereotypes and tropes that are in HP that can be seen as problematic. I think the films, overall, did present them in ways that were less offensive than how they read in the books. But still notable.. and why the books have been re-examined by many in recent years.
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If you already have HBO MAX, you can watch all the HP movies and, imo, I don't know that you'd be 'supporting' JK so much financially at that point. But for some, just acknowledging her work given her pointed bigotry is hard to do. If you go Jurassic, I'd watch just Jurassic Park and Jurassic World
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Story arc wise, the Harry Potter series holds up better Jurassic Park has some individual stand alone films that are good (the original and the first of the reboot), but a lot of them are just cashing in on the IP. The issue with HP is, of course, JK Rowling and her transphobia.
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I agree. It feels forced and doesn't really fit his aesthetic. I liked the 'grandson of the wind' moniker, but it's a mouthful to say. Wondering what would be better to use as an in-game call out? Personally, I think just emphasizing his actual name is best.. "Jung-Hoooo!" or "Jung.. Hoo.. Leeee!"
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Yeah, that's nice. I was talking more about when I have like 3 monitors (especially when I have two + my laptop) and trying to mouse across them can be awkward if you don't have them oriented in the right order. With touch screens, you can tap the one you want to navigate, then mouse as needed.
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My biggest issue w/multiple displays, in general, remains navigating between them, especially if they are not all touch displays), but having a separate display to handle extra nav panels, etc, that moving to an entirely new display seems inefficient and clunky seems like a good use.
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That's interesting. What do you primarily use it for? I've mostly seen these used by restaurants and stores as like an in store marquee display, but hadn't really though of it as a monitor to add for my laptop or desktop.
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Bob Ley and Dick Schaap did lengthy, 60 minute style reports for a long time, with Ley founding a show called Outside the Lines, which was dedicated to more investigative journalism. Schaap's son, Jeremy, is the one carrying that via E:60, but it's buried beneath all the talking head debate shows.
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Even Ann Coulter questions whether this was Constitutional or not. When you find yourself on the same side of an issue as Ann Coulter, that says A LOT about the people holding the opposite position. thehill.com/homenews/med...
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I've been too lazy to create a starter pack for the NBA, but I did curate an extensive list of writers, if you want to add to your starter packs.
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Last point.. Long-time Dubs fan can somewhat relate. We Believe didn't make it two full seasons. There was no Arenas rule to restrict his departure. Sprewell choked away any chance at building a nucleus. CWebb bolted after one year. Parish + McHale for JB Carrol? The Doncic fallout is another level.
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I, personally, think they'd be smart to consider pivoting and looking to recoup some picks for AD and start a true rebuild. They have pieces that can replenish their draft capital, and the top of next year's class is not shabby. But going from having a top-3 player in the league to this.. ugh.
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The Karma for Nico Harrison seems to be hitting back with a vengeance, but I feel bad for the Maverick fans, who went from a Finals appearance to this injury-riddled team with too many wins to realistically tank for Flagg this year. Next year, Dybantsa, Boozer, and Peterson are the draft prizes.
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With Kyrie likely to miss a significant part of next year (maybe the whole season), the real question is, does their commitment to AD keep them from starting a rebuild? Or can they swallow their pride and hit re-set? They control their 2025 and 2026 1st rounders, but then don't again until 2031.
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The outcome is unspoken (as is the whole movie), but the world is clearly post-crisis, as the world is flooded. The water is a direct and implied antagonist. Climate is not a central theme, per se, but neither is it in Wild Robot. The deaths in Wild Robot aren't necessarily climate related, either.
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This is why, despite a dominant season, OKC still has some vulnerabilities. The Dubs were not dominant in the playoffs when they won their first chip, and had they not discovered the 'death' lineup against MEM, maybe they don't finish that title run? I think DEN's experience make them more dangerous
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He looked pretty good last night. Wonder if it was just fatigue at the end of a back-to-back? Not that he played a ton of minutes but he had been averaging like 15-18 mpg the past several, and played 24 in back to back games. Shouldn't be an excuse, but overall, his metrics this year still look good
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It's take on the topic is different than Wild Robot, but just as poignant. I think it certainly qualifies as a movie about climate change by the rubric you outlined. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY0D...
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Another nominated film in the animated category (Flow) isn't specifically about climate change, but it's story is almost completely based in a future world where much of the world is threatened by rising water levels and gets submerged further by some type of flooding.
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The concerning part, to me, is that even if it was unintended, emphasizing a 'science' focus to eliminate diversity does indirectly draw a parallel to eugenics based arguments of the past (i.e., people of diverse backgrounds should succeed if they are 'qualified'). Classic 'all lives matter' logic.
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I feel when they can establish threats in the paint early, it naturally opens up the outside. Warriors haven't been great from 3-pt recently, so don't start pressing early from outside. Defensively, they need to make Kyrie work, but not ignore any hot hands, and Christie has been hot since arriving
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If I'm not mistaken, beyond AD, the Mavs have Gafford, Lively, and even Powell all out. Aside from 2-way player, Kylor Kelly, PJ Washington might be their biggest player, and even he's questionable. So it looks like a small-ball matchup. I hope they look to attack their soft interior early.
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Thanks for the insight,Amy. Yes, just teasing. As you said way back when you were 'grilled' on your Purdy take last year.. if we have a difference in opinions (or, for that matter, rooting interests) we can still disagree agreeably. That said, maybe you will hate to know I'm also a Stanford fan 😂 jk
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As a long time Bay Area native (albeit a 49er fan, don't hate me 😅), always love getting your perspective on the NFL.
The irony to this post is, at least for now, no teams can officially be on BlueSky. Do you see that changing soon? Sounds like there's a financial component (as always) to work out
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I could be overthinking it all (and, as noted, didn't really pay much attention to the game or ads), but it was an interesting and significant shift in ad trends this year that got me pondering. Having worked in marketing for years up until recently, I do know these things are sometimes considered
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It feels like the increase in humor was maybe to try and insert levity at a tense time, when the nation is fractured and divided? And, ironically as Cults of Personality sheppard groupthink for half the country, maybe they felt having celebs tell us how to think or what to buy was not the best idea?
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On the flip side, humor was prevalent in 85% of the ads, up from 71%. Understanding that ads are planned out well in advance, l can't help but wonder if the shift in ad content had even a subconscious reaction to the political world and climate? And, if so, did advertisers read the room correctly?
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Joe was my first football hero, and his resume remains elite no matter how you look at it, but he did have stinkers. Just never in the Super Bowl (and like MJ in the NBA Finals, nobody can ever take that from him).
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In a Super Bowl, yes. But there was that ugly 49-3 loss to the NY Giants in the divisional round in '86. Jerry Rice fumbled away a bal streaking towards the end zone, and it went downhill from there. Two INTs and a vicious Jim Burt hit later, and Montana didn't even see the end of the game.
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We saw what he did at Twitter.
- Mass layoffs.
- Unilateral control (no checks and balances) over all programmatic levers in the app.
- A 'free speech' premise, but a very self-serving application of that premise
- A dystopian aura of conspiracy theorists, aggressive commenters, and bots
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I came to the same conclusion based on their stated rationale for targeting AD. Giannis would be the player that would make the most sense to target before AD, but it makes sense, also, why Milwaukee would have dismissed that trade out of hand (i.e., what loyalty would Luka feel to Milwaukee).
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Sabonis has been in the skills comp (and I think even won it once, iirc). Wonder if they extend him another invite, given his 'snub' from the AS game?
Cam Johnson in the 3-point competition would seem like an obvious invite to get a BKN rep into the festivities.
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I think it has created a more fluid and more skill based game overall. Could they make some adjustments to help balance the game a bit more and re-emphasize the mid range and post? Sure, but anyone arguing that offenses were 'better' back then either didn't experience it or is a basketball luddite 😅
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One thing rarely mentioned about today's game is how zone Ds forced offenses to evolve. Motion offenses and 5-out concepts are not purely about democratizing the game to make shooters more valuable. They were necessary adjustments to zone defenses.
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On the whole, yes.. there was a lot of garbage offense back then. There were teams that could make it entertaining (Showtime Lakers, Run TMC, etc), but the amount of ball pounding and isos made some games unwatchable. And while zone D didn't exist, the physicality on D made for some ugly basketball
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That said.. I wouldn't want to give up Wiggins to get him. Wiggins remains their best two-way wing, and any hope of competing has to include solid perimeter defense.
On LaVine, how worried would you be about the chronic issues with his left knee (i.e, ACL tear in '17; arthroscopy in '22)?
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Honestly, despite LaVine's injury history and lack of defensive impact, he probably is a better culture fit and scheme fit. He's slightly cheaper, too. Only downside is the two additional years on his deal, but he could be flipped again later (provided he stays healthy)