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@SgpMade @Golfingbrock he drops the club on bad shots. it's there it's just blurry and he's not holding it.

@chattim3 @Golfingbrock Was he just out there throwing the ball? I don’t even see a club in the one photo lol

You might want to miss this one

@kjhogo I ignored the unc stuff so far but this does kind of tarnish his legacy a bit for me

@MMcEwanGolf death penalty i'm afraid

Guy in the crowd growls “give me back my son” - like Mel Gibson in the movie Ransom - after Rory hits his tee shot on 17. You don’t often hear that guff around ANGC and I suspect he’s being escorted off the property as I type.

@RetardedGambler No DQ has the masters gone woke?

FUCK WE MIGHT BE COOKED.

@BenjaminPutano Yeah

What makes reading special is that it's NOT a passive form of content consumption. The pace of it leaves room for tons of idea generation. When I read, I keep a journal next to me to write down ideas that come to me. That doesn't happen with any other medium. Video is way too distracting. It's truly passive. Reading is not. Reading is active. That's what makes books great.

thanks for posting your thoughts. can you walk me through how you get Jokic mvp over Wemby this year? I can guess what your explanation will be based on your thoughts from past seasons, but any argument for Jokic should apply even more-so to Wemby this year. he's also arguably just been better this season, but I know you'll disagree on that point.

Here's what i have for awards Mvp- Jokic ROY- Knueppel (don't even understand how it's a debate tbh) 6man- johnson MIP- NAW and it's not close imo Coy- Mizzula Dpoy-just rename the award to the wemby All NBA first team Sga Brown Luka Jokic Wemby 1/2

yes that is a model, are you on sonnet 4.5 or 4.6? both should be pretty solid. I use opus 4.6 and it's able to do most simple to medium difficulty tasks pretty well. more complicated stuff takes some extra time and works better if you break it into pieces. still really good though. i would recommend trying opus 4.6 some.

@chattim3 @peanut_bettor Sonnet (extended thinking). Is that a model? I’m not sure I know what a model is when it comes to AI.

Claude engineer: Let's make sure when debugging software we deliver a message of what is being fixed so the user can get a better understanding of their codebase Me furiously typing into Claude Code: STILL NOT WORKING. MAKE APP RUN

@FerrisB_86 @peanut_bettor which model are you using

I finally took the plunge and started with Claude last week. I’m sure it’s user error, but I’ve found it hilarious how everyone basically said “you type what you want to happen and Claude does it no problem.” Claude does not do it without problems. Claude constantly has problems. I was told I wouldn’t need my brain anymore and now I’m upset.

@RetardedGambler Yep

PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME: RG, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SPORTS BETTING TODAY. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. THE ENTIRE CONTEMPORARY SPORTS BETTING APPARATUS IS A KIND OF LIQUIDITY THEATER: A HYPERCOMMERCIALIZED, VIG-SATURATED, PSYCHOLOGICALLY OPTIMIZED SIMULATION OF MARKET PARTICIPATION DESIGNED TO CREATE THE AESTHETIC IMPRESSION OF FINANCIAL EXPRESSION WHILE QUIETLY ENSURING THAT MOST PARTICIPANTS REMAIN TRAPPED INSIDE AN EXTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURE THEY MISTAKE FOR A BET. THE SPORTSBOOKS, IN THEIR DOMINANT FORM, ARE NOT MARKETS IN ANY SERIOUS SENSE. THEY ARE BEHAVIORAL REVENUE MACHINES MASQUERADING AS VENUES OF PRICE DISCOVERY, WHERE “ENGAGEMENT” IS MOSTLY A EUPHEMISM FOR SYSTEMATIZED COGNITIVE DRAINAGE, AND WHERE THE USER IS ENCOURAGED TO EXPERIENCE RECURSIVE MICRO-EXTRACTION AS THOUGH IT WERE A FORM OF RECREATIONAL AGENCY. AND THEN, AS IF IN RESPONSE TO THIS DEGRADATION, ALONG COME POLYMARKET AND KALSHI, EACH OF THEM RECEIVING AN ALMOST METAPHYSICAL AMOUNT OF PROJECTION FROM PEOPLE DESPERATE FOR A MORE LEGIBLE FUTURE. THEY ARE TREATED NOT MERELY AS PRODUCTS, BUT AS ESCHATOLOGICAL OBJECTS: AS THOUGH A CLEANER INTERFACE, A CONTRACT FORMAT, OR THE SEMIOTICS OF “MARKETS” SOMEHOW TRANSMUTE IMMATURE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO CIVILIZATIONAL ARRIVAL. THEY DO NOT. THIS IS THE CRUX OF THE ENTIRE PROBLEM: THE PEOPLE WHO MOST DEEPLY UNDERSTAND SPORTS BETTING — THE SHARPS, THE MARKET MAKERS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE SYNDICATE-TYPES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY LIVED INSIDE THE MICROSTRUCTURE — HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN MADE THE CIVILIZATIONAL CENTER OF THE PRODUCT EXPERIENCE. THEY HAVE BEEN TOLERATED, MINED, OBSERVED, RESTRICTED, COPIED, ROUTED AROUND, AND SOMETIMES QUIETLY DEPENDED UPON, BUT VERY RARELY RESPECTED AS THE NATURAL AUTHORS OF A BETTER SYSTEM. THAT IS WHY SO MUCH OF THE CURRENT DISCUSSION AROUND SPORTS BETTING FEELS SO SHALLOW. IT IS DOMINATED BY TOURISTS WHO MISTAKE VISUAL FORM FOR STRUCTURAL SUBSTANCE. THEY SEE A CONTRACT AND SAY “INNOVATION.” THEY SEE AN EVENT PRICE AND SAY “TRUTH AGGREGATION.” THEY SEE AN APP THAT LOOKS LESS CASINO-LIKE THAN FANDUEL AND DRAFTKINGS AND CONCLUDE THAT THE TELEOLOGY OF THE INDUSTRY HAS RESOLVED ITSELF. IT HAS NOT. THE INDUSTRY IS STILL, IN MANY WAYS, A CRUDE AMUSEMENT COMPLEX DRAPED IN THE LEXICON OF FINANCIAL MODERNITY. THE DEEPEST FRAUD IS NOT THAT PEOPLE LOSE. LOSSES ARE PART OF ALL SPECULATIVE SYSTEMS. THE DEEPEST FRAUD IS THAT PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT TO THINK THEY ARE LOSING ON PREDICTION WHEN THEY ARE OFTEN LOSING ON STRUCTURE. THEY ARE LOSING ON VIG, LOSING ON SPREAD, LOSING ON ROUTING, LOSING ON POOR EXECUTION, LOSING ON THE HIDDEN TAXATION OF BAD ARCHITECTURE, LOSING ON THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO TREAT PRICE INSENSITIVITY AS NORMAL. THEY HAVE BEEN EDUCATED TO ASK THE WRONG QUESTION. NOT “WHAT AM I PAYING TO EXPRESS THIS VIEW?” BUT “WHO DO I LIKE TONIGHT?” THAT IS WHY THE CONCEPT OF WINNING ON FEES IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO UNDERDISCUSSED. BECAUSE FEES ARE NOT A PERIPHERAL ANNOYANCE. THEY ARE A CIVILIZATIONAL SORTING MECHANISM. THEY DETERMINE WHO CAN SURVIVE, WHO CAN SCALE, WHO CAN COMPOUND, WHO CAN REMAIN INTELLECTUALLY HONEST, AND WHO GETS QUIETLY GROUND INTO DUST EVEN WHILE BELIEVING THEY ARE “PRETTY GOOD AT BETTING.” FEE STRUCTURE IS NOT A FOOTNOTE TO THE GAME. IT IS THE GAME’S HIDDEN CONSTITUTION. THE REAL OPPORTUNITY IS TO BUILD THE BRIDGE: BETWEEN THE SHARP COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC, BETWEEN REAL PRICE SENSITIVITY AND MASS PARTICIPATION, BETWEEN SERIOUS MARKET LOGIC AND A USER EXPERIENCE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE INITIATION INTO A SHADOW PRIESTHOOD OF ACCESS JUST TO AVOID BEING FARMED. THAT IS WHAT MOST OF THE CURRENT PLAYERS STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND. THE FUTURE IS NOT OWNED BY WHOEVER BEST COSPLAYS AS FINANCE OR GAMBLING OR PREDICTION. THE FUTURE IS OWNED BY WHOEVER BEST RECONCILES LIQUIDITY, INTELLIGENCE, ACCESS, AND FEE MINIMIZATION INTO A PRODUCT THAT ACTUALLY LIBERATES THE USER FROM THE EXTRACTIVE DEFAULTS OF THE EXISTING ECOSYSTEM. 4CASTERS IS THE ANSWER.

Northwest hired Ben McCollum in 2009, and he has since delivered four national titles and is a five-time Division II Coach of the Year. Somebody in Division I will take that same chance — sooner rather than later — and it'll be one of the best hires in that school's history.

@jurassicsharkKB @Merridew__ They never approved my follow. Can’t see

@Merridew__ @chattim3 lol

@bankertobuilder @BenjaminPutano you guys need something like this in ravenswood

Garages aren't big enough these days Most American families need 4 to 5 parking spots So we gave this new construction neighborhood the ultimate amenity: A 4 story parking garage in the heart of the neighborhood Every resident gets 2 reserved spots So proud of this one

@TonerousHyus @finwiz416 Price must have magically jumped $4 overnight while the market was closed. Stick to larping as a geopol expert.

@chattim3 @finwiz416 No it didn’t.

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@GrantHorvatGolf what if he got to kick you in the balls once per hole

Can I Beat Bob if he can throw my ball anywhere 1 time per hole?

@TonerousHyus @finwiz416 it switched to the june contract (5/19 expiry) today at close, probably by mistake. may contract expires 4/21 and mid closed 98.25 today. just look at the chart below where you're screengrabbing from. do you think the price tanked 4 dollars at close? you are wrong.

@chattim3 @finwiz416 It didn’t “accidentally” do anything as it’s been showing the May contract for a week lol

@finwiz416 @TonerousHyus he's just screengrabbing these from investing dot com with no idea what it means. looking at their chart, they must have accidentally rolled to the 5/19 expiry today at close.

@TonerousHyus April Crude is around $99.

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@Golfingbrock Hello is this still available

Blade users trust feel. Mallet users crunch numbers.

@robpizzola sethBurn smashing thru the wall like the kool-aid man waving a bunch of WAB spreadsheets in your face

My timeline is full of debates about whether Miami (OH) should get an at-large bid after going 31-1 and losing their first game in the MAC tournament. I am admittedly not a college hoops expert. I barely even bet college hoops anymore and I don't keep up with it over the year but my educated guess: they’re getting in. Not because they deserve it analytically, but because the optics of leaving out a 31-1 team would cause absolute chaos with casual fans. The funny part is when you actually look at the profile, which I just did for the first time today because I couldn't stand seeing this debate anymore... T-Rank has them 87th. KenPom has them 93rd. That’s extremely low for an at-large team. And when you dig into the schedule… it’s pretty rough. Like very rough. Laughable. Their best win is a 76-73 home game vs Akron. Outside of that, they played multiple overtime games against Ohio, Kent State, Buffalo and UNC Asheville. There’s just not much there. There's legitimately nothing to gauge them on. This is one of those teams that probably ends up as an 11 or 12 seed, gets matched with a solid 5 or 6 (think Louisville, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, etc.), and likely gets smoked. And honestly that outcome might actually help the committee in the long run. It gives them precedent the next time a team racks up a gaudy record against a weak schedule. For the record, I’m not even arguing what the committee *should* do here. Just what I think is overwhelmingly likely to happen. A 31-1 team probably won’t get left out even when the underlying numbers say they probably should.