@neilcybart Understood. But being stretched out and unable to move laterally for 5-10 hours not comfortable either. If a bit cheaper I’d probably choose this new thing. (I don’t know if it’s cheaper)
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Craig Cramer
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@craigcramer You aren’t fitting horizontally though. This is 5 feet.
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They should call it a pretzel cot. One will need to twist their body into a pretzel to fit on this and not get hit by the beverage cart.
So incredibly silly, but hats off to United for fooling a lot of people yesterday.
Turbine Traveller@Turbinetraveler
Here are the actual images of United's "Relax Row," taken by a Redditor. 📸: u/CommanderDawn
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@neilcybart United biz class lie flat seats aren’t comfortable either. Extremely narrow. Like being in sardine can. I’d at least try the relax row
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These “beds” will end up being far too narrow to be anything more than a way to lean on one's side in a pretzel shape. Having two kids on this “bed” with you? Get out of there with this. People making it seem like it’s a queen bed.
United Airlines@united
The entire row is alllllll yours. Welcome to United Relax Row, three adjacent United Economy seats with adjustable leg rests that can each be raised or lowered to create a cozy lie-flat space for stretching out... You'll also get a mattress pad, blanket and two pillows. If you’re traveling with kids, a plushie too! United Relax Row will be available starting next year on more than 200 of our 787s and 777s, each with up to 12 of these brand-new rows. united.com/Elevated
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@neilcybart dont Disney cruises have child care available? Never mind. I'm never doing that.
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I totally get families wanting a summer tradition. That’s fine. But the ad was built on the concept of multi-generational events with direct implication of babies being brought along and presumably cared for on a multi-day cruise.
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Maybe just me, but I never once thought of bringing an infant on a cruise. Heck, I wouldn’t bring a toddler until they knew how to swim. The unsaid message found in this ad is to have grandparents come along as built-in babysitters. Feels…off.
Scott Gustin@ScottGustin
NEW: Disney Cruise Line debuted a new ad titled “Midnight Magic” during the Academy Awards on ABC, and it’s a tearjerker. The spot follows a father and son sharing a quiet tradition aboard a Disney ship, a ritual that carries their relationship from childhood into adulthood.
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One thing I've mentioned in the past with these channels is because they have staffs of ~2 dozen people with large offices, they need to essentially churn out content to pay the bills. Turns into a 9to5 job. In terms of quality, when you focus on everything and anything, you only have so much bandwidth to really focus on one thing (product, company, etc.). Analysis is shallow and wide.
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When you realize the largest YouTube channels based on one person may employ nearly two dozen people, their upload schedules and video quality don't seem as hard to believe. Instead, it's more "well, they should be publishing videos like that" because they have the resources.
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@neilcybart I dont watch many of his videos. But the ones I do watch give me the impression he's bored of the whole thing and is just milking it. Just my impression.
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@craigcramer Yep. Also explains how he can get the videos out so quick (essential to take advantage of the algorithm).
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@neilcybart sure there was some padding in the fourth quarter. But he was amazingly dominant and earned it. Also, it's the NBA. All sorts of tricks played until things get real in the playoffs.
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Sorry, this is clown stuff. 🤡🤡
SM Highlights@SMHighlights1
The Heat are fouling while up 25 to try and get Bam Adebayo more point, madness. 😂 😂
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@neilcybart @caro_milanesi Im put off by the non-basketball entertainment aspect of NBA. The noisy, silly timeout stunts r excruciating. I find the off-court competition (ie., free agents) often mr interesting than the games There's lots of degradation. But coach attire seems low on totem pole of issues.
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@craigcramer @caro_milanesi I have been talking about the NBA’s problems for years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Final…
They got $$ from the media rights but distributors 100% overpaid. insideorchard.com/essays/the-nba…
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@neilcybart @caro_milanesi NBA is a fraction of its former self from 30 years ago? By what metric? Certainly not as a business. College is completely different. not in good ways, IMO. much bigger issues than how coaches dress.
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@craigcramer @caro_milanesi I think the evidence is the end product. NBA is a fraction of its former self from 30 years ago. Big East? Not like what it was 25 years ago. In some ways, we are needing to do with less. I think that formal hierarchy on the sideline (as demonstrated by dress) plays a role.
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@neilcybart @caro_milanesi completely disagree. Clothes dont make the person/position. How is what he says supported by evidence? If anything, it's the opposite. (I was a huge Laker/Showtime fan from earliest age. So not about Riles.)
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His full quote regarding the topic also matches my view. It’s not so much the suit itself but the relationship between formal wear and informal wear.
I’m not a fan of this trend across basketball (high school to NBA) for head coaches to wear informal wear. In some cases, it’s becoming hard to tell who is the coach and who is the bench player or physical trainer.
Given the way the game is played - and the increasing number of informal dressed coaches, you will have some track suit coaches win and win big. But the question I have is if something is lost. Having the coach and coaching staff in formal wear provides an intangible associated with proper hierarchy on the sideline - which positions this topic distinctly from the business world in which CEO/founder dress code is more corporate culture branding vs. hierarchy signaling.
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@neilcybart I used to check both Apple weather app and The Weather Channel app. A few months ago deleted TWC. Apple app much more accurate.
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This is pure gaslighting.
Apple’s default Weather app is scary accurate when it comes to U.S. hyperlocal weather. This is the technology Apple got its hands on with Dark Sky. The technology also powers any weather app that relies on WeatherKit.
As for other weather items like 10-day forecasts and precipitation forecasts, I find Apple's Weather app to be accurate as well (again, speaking of the U.S.). Very often, Apple’s Weather app will lead with the other weather apps eventually landing where Apple had been all along. Certain storms will inevitably bust or end up being different than forecasted. That’s weather.
Apple’s Weather app is an all-around great app. I have no reservation in recommending it for those in the U.S.
Marques Brownlee@MKBHD
Here, I've made a handy venn diagram to understand phone weather apps 😅 If you're using Google or Apple default weather - it'll be gorgeous, but unfortunately it's not even close to accurate The big ones, like Weather Channel and Accuweather have such ugly apps... but at least the data is actually good Carrot weather on iOS might be the only actually good one right now? RIP to Dark Sky, the original king
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@neilcybart The all star events are not the right comparison. Nobody cares about it, including the players.
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It’s just not a great product.
College basketball has the momentum because it’s more entertaining to watch.
Rob Perez@WorldWideWob
Feel the energy. #NBAAllStar26
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@neilcybart @tomfgoodwin putting different ideas and images into OpenAi and asking it to create new renderings. Super helpful.
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I’ve been designing a house for 3 years now. Working with brilliant architects.
We’ve been trying to use AI wherever possible. It’s been outrageously
good at a very small amount of the process.
But of course that slowly changes as the models improve fast
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@neilcybart @tomfgoodwin I used AI to redesign my apartment and buiding interiors. Would’ve cost 1000s of $ of design fees.
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@neilcybart Maybe it is more like that because many Olympic sports, especially Winter Olympics, are sports most Americans don't have intrinsic interest in or knowledge about.
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It’s disappointing (and a bit sad) how U.S. coverage of the Olympics have become so personality driven. I assume it’s like this in other countries as well? I suppose it’s just the nature of the beast. Still feels wrong as the viewer struggles to grasp the pure athleticism on display.
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@neilcybart Here’s another narrative - BTC is a speculation driven asset that with an IRR of 4% over last 4.5 years. Unless one gets all the moves right, it’s a bond like return.
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Back in 2024, when Bitcoin was shooting higher in price, I wrote the following essay that connected the dots as to what was happening. We underestimate the importance found with narratives. Bitcoin may be the most narrative-driven asset out there.
insideorchard.com/essays/bitcoin…
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@neilcybart @the_det_times The story names more than 1/4 of those surveyed and no obvious bias. And, the question was purposely non-specific. The Dodgers are, arguably, the most consistently successful franchise over last few years in major sports. (My bias: I'm a Californian).
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@the_det_times Four LA Dodgers on this is the tell. Clear California bias to the survey with high concentration in football. Comical stuff from the NYT - as usual.
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@neilcybart most definitely. A lot of resorts have become real estate development opportunities more than anything else. Akin to developments built around golf courses.
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@craigcramer I imagine the resorts themselves have fueled / are benefiting from the real estate development in various ways, offsetting winter weakness.
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I spent my early 20s snowboarding, so I get the winter sports thing. With that said, the industry is facing headwinds that have been building for years.
1) Lift ticket pricing is too prohibitive.
2) Weather patterns aren’t helping.
3) People have more entertainment choices.
Lift Blog@liftblog
Vail Resorts North American season-to-date metrics through January 4th: Skier visits -20% Lift revenue -1.8% Ski school -14.9% Dining -15.9% Retail/rental -6% investors.vailresorts.com/news-releases/…
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@neilcybart I doubt enough people moving to CO is a difference maker. And, the multi-mtn pass trend is apparent all over. West and Northeast/New England. But making the resorts year round destinations is another big trend. Not as dependent on Dec-March.
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@craigcramer CO may be outlier in that I believe those ski resorts have benefited from influx of people moving in year-round, right? Also, seems like that is the pinnacle of US winter, whereas New England is very different beast.
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