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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 3 in ~sports.american_football
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 3 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon LinkAs I mentioned in Week 1, I basically swore off my Miami Dolphins in favor of my Washington Commanders. But then I saw how close the score was against the Bills. Back when the Patriots weren't a...As I mentioned in Week 1, I basically swore off my Miami Dolphins in favor of my Washington Commanders. But then I saw how close the score was against the Bills. Back when the Patriots weren't a joke, the Dolphins would occasionally win against the Pats. And it would be hilarious because the Dolphins had no business winning such a game. So my thinking was that maybe the Dolphins could serve a similar role against the Bills.
I tuned into the game and not 5 minutes in Tua threw an interception. I turned off the game, reaffirmed in my decision to ignore the Dolphins for the season. It was the most on-brand Miami Dolphins fan moment of my life.
But anyway, Commanders played well. Especially considering Jayden Daniels was out.
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2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 3
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈 Share your thoughts on Week 3 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related. Matchup Winner Final Score...
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈
Share your thoughts on Week 3 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related.
Matchup Winner Final Score Dolphins vs. Bills Bills 31 – 21 Falcons vs. Panthers Panthers 30 – 0 Texans vs. Jaguars Jaguars 17 – 10 Colts vs. Titans Colts 41 – 20 Rams vs. Eagles Eagles 33 – 26 Raiders vs. Commanders Commanders 41 – 24 Jets vs. Buccaneers Buccaneers 29 – 27 Steelers vs. Patriots Steelers 21 – 14 Broncos vs. Chargers Chargers 23 – 20 Saints vs. Seahawks Seahawks 44 – 13 Cardinals vs. 49ers 49ers 16 – 15 Cowboys vs. Bears Bears 31 – 14 Chiefs vs. Giants Chiefs 22 – 9 Packers vs. Browns Browns 13 – 10 Bengals vs. Vikings Vikings 48 – 10 Lions vs. Ravens Lions 38 – 30 11 votes -
Comment on Jon Stewart's post-Jimmy Kimmel primer on free speech in the glorious Donald Trump era in ~tv
hamstergeddon LinkI'm really glad he came back. Losing both him and Colbert during Trump's first term really sucked. Arguably that was when we needed that kind of humor the most, but obviously I get Jon needed a...I'm really glad he came back. Losing both him and Colbert during Trump's first term really sucked. Arguably that was when we needed that kind of humor the most, but obviously I get Jon needed a break and Colbert had a better opportunity. I'm kind of hoping Colbert comes back with something political again once his show wraps up. We need two comedic heavy hitters right now. Well we need a lot of things right now, but two funny people punching up would help the morale a lot.
Also Jon not understanding Christmas/Santa is probably one of my favorite recurring bits.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkOn MacOS you can set it so the scroll wheel on your mouse will preview all windows for whatever app your mouse is hovering over in the dock. So say you have 3 Firefox windows open and you need to...On MacOS you can set it so the scroll wheel on your mouse will preview all windows for whatever app your mouse is hovering over in the dock. So say you have 3 Firefox windows open and you need to jump to a specific one from another application, simply scroll up on the dock icon and click the Firefox window you're after. I believe it's already a trackpad gesture and the command just enables it for the scroll wheel.
It's not quite as simple as the hover preview that Windows has, but it's the best approach I've found.
defaults write com.apple.dock scroll-to-open -bool TRUE; killall Dock -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI took a 2 day break from Hollow Knight and on my second attempt of the evening last night, I beat soul master. And just barely. I had like a single mask of health left. I then very foolishly...I took a 2 day break from Hollow Knight and on my second attempt of the evening last night, I beat soul master. And just barely. I had like a single mask of health left. I then very foolishly proceeded to venture into a new zone with 1200 geo, died, and then died on my way back. So RIP to my small fortune. I was planning to finally buy the lantern with that :(
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Comment on The 2025 prediction map for when fall foliage will reach different areas of the US in ~enviro
hamstergeddon LinkI think it's neat that you can roughly see where the Appalachian mountains are by how early the changing of leaves peaks. The October datapoints show it best. Anyone have any plans for the peak? I...I think it's neat that you can roughly see where the Appalachian mountains are by how early the changing of leaves peaks. The October datapoints show it best.
Anyone have any plans for the peak? I was thinking about going to one of the mountain overlooks around here and just take it all in for a while.
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Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkThe glass look....It's not really adding any benefit to my experience as a user at all. It's not even really all that pretty or interesting. It's just kind of there for the sake of being there....The glass look....It's not really adding any benefit to my experience as a user at all. It's not even really all that pretty or interesting. It's just kind of there for the sake of being there. It's giving me vibes of a crappy Android (possibly Samsung?) UI from 5-10 years ago.
I really don't get the point of this.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 2 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon Link ParentAs a Commanders fan it hurts, but it was a good game all the same!As a Commanders fan it hurts, but it was a good game all the same!
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2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 2
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈 Share your thoughts on Week 2 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related. NFL Week 2 (2025) Scores &...
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈
Share your thoughts on Week 2 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related.
NFL Week 2 (2025) Scores & Winners (All Games)
Matchup Winner Final Score Commanders vs. Packers Packers 27 – 18 Browns vs. Ravens Ravens 41 – 17 Jaguars vs. Bengals Bengals 31 – 27 Giants vs. Cowboys Cowboys 40 – 37 (OT) Bears vs. Lions Lions 52 – 21 Patriots vs. Dolphins Patriots 33 – 27 49ers vs. Saints 49ers 26 – 21 Bills vs. Jets Bills 30 – 10 Seahawks vs. Steelers Seahawks 31 – 17 Rams vs. Titans Rams 33 – 19 Panthers vs. Cardinals Cardinals 27 – 22 Broncos vs. Colts Colts 29 – 28 Eagles vs. Chiefs Eagles 20 – 17 Falcons vs. Vikings Vikings 22 – 6 Buccaneers vs. Texans Buccaneers 20 – 19 Chargers vs. Raiders Chargers 20 – 9 13 votes -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentYES. ugh.YES. ugh.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkPretty much exclusively Hollow Knight. I restarted my first play through and was shocked by how much easier it was to get through the first couple of zones. No geo lost, so I very quickly was able...Pretty much exclusively Hollow Knight. I restarted my first play through and was shocked by how much easier it was to get through the first couple of zones. No geo lost, so I very quickly was able to buy out everything at the stores (up to that point). Which of course made the rest of my efforts to catch up to my original game much easier. I'm currently stuck at a boss fight in City of Tears. I think this might be my favorite zone so far? I was just getting so tired of these cramped tunnels and somehow reskinning it as a city with cramped hallways is better...
But yeah all in all I'm really enjoying this game a lot. I don't know that I'll ever beat it, or if I'll ever give Silksong a chance, but this is already $15 well spent.
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Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music
hamstergeddon (edited )LinkSunflower by Swae Lee and Post Malone. Honestly one of the most catchy songs I've ever heard and it was my first introduction to Post Malone (even though he's not the primary vocals on it). The...Sunflower by Swae Lee and Post Malone. Honestly one of the most catchy songs I've ever heard and it was my first introduction to Post Malone (even though he's not the primary vocals on it). The lyrics aren't amazing, but even still I can't help but laugh at how profoundly stupid "ride me like a cruise" is.
Ooh-ooh-ooh Some things you just can't refuse She wanna ride me like a cruise And I'm not tryna lose
And a less serious one that doesn't really bother me, but I find amusing is the nonsensical route taken in Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show. He goes west through the Cumberland Gap to get to Johnson City, TN, which is east of the Cumberland Gap. All the while this massive detour is insanely out of his way, given how relatively close Roanoke, VA and Raleigh, NC are.
Obviously lyrical flow matters more than efficient route-taking or geographic accuracy, so I give it a pass. Plus the guy's hitchhiking his ass all the from New England to N Carolina to get laid, so he can do w/e he wants.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
hamstergeddon LinkI began a journey toward quitting vaping and drinking last week. The drinking part isn't too bad so far. It was less an addiction and more just something I consumed too much a little too...I began a journey toward quitting vaping and drinking last week. The drinking part isn't too bad so far. It was less an addiction and more just something I consumed too much a little too frequently. I didn't use to drink at home at all, but I'd go hard at get togethers with friends. Then I started grabbing beers on the weekends at home to liven up my evenings once the kids were in bed. And then it just kept happening more and more frequently and then started leaking into weeknights. So it was just time to take a break and reset a bit. Arguably that was a problem, but I wanted to stop before it became a big problem.
Vaping on the other hand..holy shit. Quitting sucks so bad. I decided to replace the vape with Zyn, a nicotine pouch. That's helping immensely with the nicotine withdrawals, but the compulsion to hit a vape is constant. I'm coming up on a week without regular vape usage, so hopefully another week will kick the compulsion and then I can work on stepping down the pouches and switch to patches or gum or something.
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Comment on Charlie Kirk shooting: US President Donald Trump says suspect in custody in ~society
hamstergeddon (edited )Link ParentI didn’t know tiny text mushrooms like that existed, but they do and my day is better for it. Thank you fellow hyoo-mon bing.I didn’t know tiny text mushrooms like that existed, but they do and my day is better for it. Thank you fellow hyoo-mon bing.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon Link ParentYa know I usually upvote something to mark it as read here on tildes, but I just can't support this ;)Ya know I usually upvote something to mark it as read here on tildes, but I just can't support this ;)
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon Link ParentWell it's more like after years of disappointment they were on increasingly thin ice as the Commanders started showing more promise. So when Tua threw an interception that early in the very first...Well it's more like after years of disappointment they were on increasingly thin ice as the Commanders started showing more promise.
So when Tua threw an interception that early in the very first game I was just kind of done with it. Maybe the Dolphins will have a good season, and if so I'll cheer them on in the playoffs. But as far as my week-to-week attention goes, they've lost it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentThat's what I've been hearing. People are frustrated with enemies dealing more damage and the scarcity of benches. Fortunately I think it'll be a while before I'm able to finish Hollow Knight so...That's what I've been hearing. People are frustrated with enemies dealing more damage and the scarcity of benches. Fortunately I think it'll be a while before I'm able to finish Hollow Knight so maybe something will change by then (either the game itself or my tolerance for frustration while gaming!)
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon LinkI've been a Dolphins fan my entire life, but I think this is the week that made me just give up. Every year it's the same thing...disappointment, glimmers of hope, more disappointment. It's really...I've been a Dolphins fan my entire life, but I think this is the week that made me just give up. Every year it's the same thing...disappointment, glimmers of hope, more disappointment. It's really not worth my time/energy anymore. I made it to Tua's first interception before I switched to my NFC team, the Commanders, and decided to focus my time/energy this year on a team that's actually decent and on the rise.
And nobody can say I'm a fair weather fan because there is no fair weather. Just a constant drizzle of mediocrity at best.
The problem I'm facing is that it's cold in the mornings this week, therefore early hoodie season. Every single hoodie I own is Miami Dolphins and it's embarrassing.
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2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈 Share your thoughts on Week 1 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related. I’ll post these each...
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈
Share your thoughts on Week 1 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related.
I’ll post these each Tuesday after the games wrap up to keep discussion going. Feel free to start your own threads if something deserves more focus!
Score Eagles 24 – Cowboys 20 Chargers 27 – Chiefs 21 Colts 33 – Dolphins 8 Steelers 34 – Jets 32 Buccaneers 23 – Falcons 20 Bengals 17 – Browns 16 Raiders 20 – Patriots 13 Saints 20 – Cardinals 13 Commanders 21 – Giants 6 Jaguars 26 – Panthers 10 Broncos 20 – Titans 12 49ers 17 – Seahawks 13 Packers 27 – Lions 13 Rams 14 – Texans 9 Bills 41 – Ravens 40 Vikings 27 – Bears 24 19 votes
Understandable. The hardest things to boycott or take a stand against are the comfort things that have been in your life forever. That's football for me. And quite a few books, shows, movies, etc. that turned out to be created by horrible people, unfortunately.
I usually skirt things a bit by pirating them, and the NFL is no different. I guess it's bit like trying to have my cake and eat it too, so I'm not sure I'm really accomplishing anything. It is indeed a weird thing to reconcile.