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Dan Fjerstad
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@DarthGrok @JRobertson_8 @Mericamemed Wow you are truly an NPC if you want to bring AI into this....
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Per grok: In skiing, the uphill participant bears responsibility to avoid those downhill, per the NSAA Responsibility Code—similar to a rear driver maintaining safe distance in cars. From the video, the skier (uphill) should've steered clear of the snowboarder. Fault lies with the uphill party for not controlling their path. Ouch!
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@DarthGrok @JRobertson_8 @Mericamemed I'm going down the slope faster than someone else. Instead of going down the slope they decide they want to go perpendicular to the slope, for their own enjoyment, without regard to anyone else on the slope. So it's my fault when I can't get out of their way fast enough? 🤪
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It doesn’t matter—the slope is wide open for everyone to use. For logical reasons, you have to watch for those below you on the slope. Otherwise, people wouldn’t snowboard or ski because it would be dangerous to watch above and below you. If you can’t avoid someone, that generally means you are out of control, IMO.
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@DarthGrok @JRobertson_8 @Mericamemed Just seems like the snowboarder is going right to left an awful lot like he owns the entire slope? Are you watching a different video or...?
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@JRobertson_8 @danfjerstad @Mericamemed Same rules essentially. Watch out for things in front of you…I guess technically you watch out for people downhill from you.
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"Among some rival executives and coaches, it was met with disbelief."
Yeah. . .that sounds like more of a "them" problem, to be honest.
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Do. . .do people think us normies are gonna be mad because he took some time off for the birth of his first child?
VikingzFanPage@vikingzfanpage
#Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah took roughly two weeks of paternity leave in 2023 following the birth of his first son, and many around the league were in “disbelief” that he did this, per @DMRussini and @alec_lewis. During that time, he worked remotely and was absent from several training camp meetings and practices. Minnesota was publicly supportive of his time away: “Following the birth of his first child, the general manager left for paternity leave, missing about two weeks of training camp meetings and practices and working remotely during that stretch. Word of his time away from the team traveled quickly around the league. Among some rival executives and coaches, it was met with disbelief. In an NFL culture where many players, coaches, and executives proudly acknowledge missing the births of their children, taking time away to care for a newborn and support a partner remains uncommon.”
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@DarthGrok @Mericamemed I suppose you don't check your blind spot when you change lanes either?
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@Mericamemed Everyone knows the person in the rear is responsible because the person in front can't see you.
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@NickOlsonNFL Almost like the problem is Kwesi not having a functioning cerebellum
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The other funny thing about firing Kwesi for the QB situation or the drafts is like… you kept everybody else in the building
If there were a player evaluation problem, firing the non-scout GM and leaving all the other existing decisonmakers in charge is not exactly reassuring!
Nick Olson@NickOlsonNFL
The depressing thing about the Kwesi firing is Kwesi always (rightly) emphasized ex ante thinking -- did we make the right choice at the time knowing what we knew then -- and almost all the justifications I'm seeing are 100% ex post
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@MartinShkreli @Cjpearson Makes it even more insane they couldn't get the indictment on Letitia James
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@Cjpearson i'm MAGA through and through but let's call a spade a spade, the 'grand jury' system is nearly 100% for indictments. they just don't say no, it's unheard of. it's like 99.9999999%
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Let’s make something crystal clear: Don Lemon wasn’t indicted by Donald Trump.
He was indicted by a federal GRAND JURY.
These two things are not the same.
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@WillRagatz Unbelievably happy. I can't believe they waited this long, but beggars can't be choosers. I thought he should have been fired after the tradedown to select Lewis Cine. Truly unforgivably bad. SAYOONARA!!!!
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I've seen all kinds of speculation flying around on here since the news broke of Kwesi's firing. The timing is fascinating to me, as is the plan to go without a traditional GM for the key part of a huge offseason.
But curious what you guys think. How are fans feeling?
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@OJ__Woods @Grummz If you can't see how quickly things are progressing you are literally blind
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@adampatrickNFL Huh? KOC is a good coach. KAM is one of the worst GMs in the history of the sport.
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I see KOC’s PR team is out in full force today
Just wondering why the so-called “QB whisperer” couldn’t succeed without a QB who had already been in the NFL for more than a handful of years?
Must’ve been the GM’s fault, obvi
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@DailyNorseman I'm perfectly satisfied with that. Brzezinski will probably knock it out of the park just picking the best player available, without any stupid trades or acting like he knows better than the consensus. This is the best thing to happen to the Vikings in years.
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We're hiring a GM. . .AFTER the Draft?
Eh?
Minnesota Vikings@Vikings
The #Vikings announce General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has been relieved of his duties.
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@JVSwaps The two best players on the roster (JJ, Darrisaw) are still Spielman picks four years later. The McCarthy pick isn't even that bad, maybe dubious at worst. It's everything else that's unforgivable.
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@DailyNorseman I think the thing that "happened" was Sam Darnold going to the Super Bowl and the picture became so clear that even the Wilfs couldn't deny it
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Something's off about the whole timing of this.
You let the guy go to the Senior Bowl to scout players and interview guys and all that. . .and THEN you tell him he's fired?
Nah, something happened. Had to.
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@OwenShroyer1776 Tell me you've never lived anywhere with snow without telling me...
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Here's that snow from last weekend sitting on a fire and not melting at all.
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@StarshipAlves @FlorkOfCows Make more videos about people farting that no one will watch, o wise sage
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@FlorkOfCows Sorry but if you can't get Windows to work flawlessly, you'll never get linux to do so.
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@MarioNawfal Sounds like AI wrote this. It's not X, it's Y counter: 2
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🇺🇸 WHEN JUDGES FORGET THEY'RE REFEREES, NOT PLAYERS
The Supreme Court confirmation process has become political theater because we've turned judges into politicians in robes.
When every major decision splits 5-4 along predictable ideological lines, we're not seeing legal interpretation; we're seeing policy preferences dressed up as jurisprudence.
This is a system problem.
The real damage isn't any single ruling but the erosion of public trust.
When citizens can predict how judges will rule based on who appointed them, the law becomes just politics by other means.
Judges are supposed to be referees calling balls and strikes, not players trying to win the game themselves.
Here's what's been lost: the idea that legal questions have legal answers, not just political ones.
When judges start from their desired outcome and work backward to find justification, they're not interpreting law; they're making it.
Elon Musk@elonmusk
Too many political activists in the judiciary
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@eevblog The most beginner friendly distro has to be Linux Mint
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Linux People:
There are so many distro's.
Can you please let me know which one you have all rationally agreed upon as being the best Linux distribution, so us normies can just use the best one without fuss and fear of ridicule.
Thanks.
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@adampatrickNFL Yeah, actually, they are. That's why KAM still has a job.
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I’m sure the Wilfs are THRILLED that the QB the Vikings didn’t even attempt to bring back for 2025 is now one game away from playing in the Super Bowl
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