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Old 02-02-20, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
My wife is watching some incomprehensible and incredibly slow-moving, yet violent, sporting event on television. I think I’ll go clean a drivetrain.
It's 60 iterative chess games in which the pieces can be swapped and rearranged and the outcome of each interaction is non-deterministic.

But hey, I can't fathom the appeal of any of the other ball sports, so whatever floats your boat. The slowness is what allows the complexity though.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Wow, no. Streaming. Especially with my opinion of the couch-jumper.

And I say this as someone who was so influenced by the original that Ace Combat 6 alone justified the retention of an Xbox360, and I waited years for AC7 and when the trailers came played them until I could recite them.

But I can only see this being a disappointment.

They have been working on this for years. The script was changed several times, all the actors had to be able to with stand the g-forces, so I think it will be made like the original with actual shots from the cockpit and not cgi.
I wouldn’t say the first Top Gun is why I became a pilot, but it def, contributed.
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Old 02-02-20, 07:47 PM
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You all are missing a good game.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You all are missing a good game.
I'm watching. Plenty of time between plays to tap out a post.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You all are missing a good game.
I'm watching it John-Woo-style.

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Old 02-02-20, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
It's 60 iterative chess games in which the pieces can be swapped and rearranged and the outcome of each interaction is non-deterministic.

But hey, I can't fathom the appeal of any of the other ball sports, so whatever floats your boat. The slowness is what allows the complexity though.
Well it is more entertaining than watching chess. That I’ll give you. Or golf.
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Old 02-02-20, 07:52 PM
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I only turned it on for the halftime show. It was quite the spectacle.
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It was. I think Katy Perry was the best, then Lady Gaga, then Madonna, then this year. I'm not even sure who I'd like for next year.
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I am old fashioned and like music over spectacle. Liked Bruce, Rolling Stones, etc., but that probably means I am getting old.
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Old 02-02-20, 08:05 PM
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For music, yes, give me music. For the halftime show? SHOW!

Also, Mahomes is cheat mode.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
For music, yes, give me music. For the halftime show? SHOW!

Also, Mahomes is cheat mode.
niners got this tho
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Old 02-02-20, 08:40 PM
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So far the highlight of the game has been the announcer saying " We now honor the SIX branches of the military..."

I ran through the house screaming OMG!!!!

/PnR
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
niners got this tho
Uhhh. Mebbe not.
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Old 02-02-20, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
So far the highlight of the game has been the announcer saying " We now honor the SIX branches of the military..."

I ran through the house screaming OMG!!!!

/PnR
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Did you see the Alexa commercial, BillyD ?
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Old 02-02-20, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I'm watching. Plenty of time between plays to tap out a post.
There must be a winner by now
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It took getting into Foo fighters to get me to listen to Nirvana. I might even give Metallica a shot.
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Old 02-02-20, 10:31 PM
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I'm happy with the SB outcome.

One thing that I wish would just go away, though: the defense running all the way down to the end zone for a group pose when they force a turnover/turnover on downs. Just ******g obnoxious.
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I'm happy with the SB outcome.
Me too, won 100 bucks in the office pool. 🤑
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I'm happy with the SB outcome.

One thing that I wish would just go away, though: the defense running all the way down to the end zone for a group pose when they force a turnover/turnover on downs. Just ******g obnoxious.
Eh. What I can't stand is everyone throwing up first down/ touchdown/ turnover hand motions or pantomiming throwing a flag at every opportunity. It would be lovely if they'd male imitating an official a personal foul.
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When I saw Andy Reid during the pre game, I wasn't sure he was going to survive through the game.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Well it is more entertaining than watching chess. That I’ll give you. Or golf.
I like to watch golf and I gave up the game when I retired from work. I find it very relaxing and dramatic.
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Ugh.

Woke this morning to find two little cat poop nuggets on top of a base layer that was in my open duffel bag of cycling gear. In the past, when my boy cat Jack was around, I would have to be careful about leaving garments out if they smelled strongly of me - he added his, uh, mark to a pair of cycling gloves once, ruining them. In this case, it looks like Britt was simply snuggling in a bed that smelled like me. Unfortunately, the hair on her bottom makes her prone to dingle berries .
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I like to watch golf and I gave up the game when I retired from work. I find it very relaxing and dramatic.
I can watch the back nine on the last day of a tournament, but that's about it. Can't watch early tournament rounds of tennis, either, but really enjoy the semis and finals (if they're not lop-sided).
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Ugh.

Woke this morning to find two little cat poop nuggets on top of a base layer that was in my open duffel bag of cycling gear. In the past, when my boy cat Jack was around, I would have to be careful about leaving garments out if they smelled strongly of me - he added his, uh, mark to a pair of cycling gloves once, ruining them. In this case, it looks like Britt was simply snuggling in a bed that smelled like me. Unfortunately, the hair on her bottom makes her prone to dingle berries .
Ugh, that stinks.
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