garrett 1 month ago • 100%
I still want the "Turn off your computer before midnight" sticker someone made but, alas, CrowdStrike DMCA'd the Etsy account.
garrett 2 months ago • 100%
Oh, it will. And the wheels turn.
garrett 2 months ago • 100%
Unfortunately, yeah. AI industry has proven that it's willing to beg for forgiveness rather than asking for permission.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
Just started toying with Jellyfin for my media after Plex started being freaks about everything. I love PlexAmp though so anything that moves the needle on that is excellent. Tried some other players but currently, my setup only works in network and I’ll need to configure SSL somehow.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
That is a valid, nuanced take that this article and (seemingly) the legislation don’t get into.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
Of course ad-supported services are infringing on your privacy in a way but if you’re not ready to call Facebook a publicly-funded utility, it’s childish to act like it’s so essential that it should be entirely ad-free with no paid tier.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
Only cause they can’t interject ads while driving lol
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
The point was that it’s apples to oranges. Monetization is kinda the key issue here unless you’re ready to declare Facebook a utility and publicly fund it. Personally, I’d rather we be rid of it entirely.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
And that is totally unreasonable collection, of course. It’s also completely incomparable to pretending that Facebook is as necessary as a car (at least in America).
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
I’m a sicko for RSS and podcasts but it’s mostly been from The Athletic or Patriots-specific content. Pepper in some YouTube videos and you’re there.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
But there’s also no ad-supported cars.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
Gonna end up being one bot talking to another, believing that they're gonna make money off each other soon enough.
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
But Wikipedia still calls the Dead Internet Theory a "conspiracy theory". smh
While we're still waiting for the play-in to figure out who's the 8 seed, the schedule is set: Game 1: TBD at Celtics - Sunday, April 21 (1 pm EST on ABC) Game 2: TBD at Celtics - Wednesday, April 24 (7 pm EST on TNT) Game 3: Celtics at TBD - Saturday, April 27 (6 pm EST on TNT) Game 4: Celtics at TBD - Monday, April 29 (Time/Network TBD) Game 5: TBD at Celtics - Wednesday, May 1 (Time/Network TBD)* Game 6: Celtics at TBD - Friday, May 3 (Time/Network TBD)* Game 7: TBD at Celtics - Sunday, May 5 (Time/Network TBD)* *if necessary
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
I appreciate that responsiveness!!
garrett 5 months ago • 100%
A last second KO is pretty special but I get it, Ilia realizes that UFC is an entertainment product. If you create a feud, you’re more likely to get the fight.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
The worst part is how fractured games already are and how this will incentivize it. There’s already Amazon, Peacock, and whatever bullshit you’re dealing with on cable which is impossible to understand. Even the Sunday Ticket doesn’t cover all of your team’s games and that shit’s so overpriced.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
I’ve seen this happen a bunch, unfortunately. A lot of communities with ghosted admins.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
This feels like a fever dream of a story.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
If only Twitter API was still functional. :/
>TAMPA, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito is expected to miss this season after his right ulnar collateral ligament was repaired with an internal brace. > >Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas operated Tuesday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Giolito was able to avoid ligament replacement surgery, which he had on Aug. 31, 2012, with Dr. Lewis Yocum, less than two months after Washington made Giolito the top overall pick in the 2012 amateur draft. > >Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before Wednesday's game at the New York Yankees he doesn't think Giolito will take the mound again in 2024. Recovery from the internal brace surgery, which uses an artificial material to make the repair, has allowed pitchers to return to the major leagues in as little as nine months. Tommy John surgery, which uses a tendon from elsewhere in the body to replace the torn ligament, has a usual rehab period of 12 to 18 months. > >"So go through the process and hopefully he gets back sooner rather than later, you know, whenever that is, but I do believe it was like the best-case scenario," Cora said. "Seeing what has happened with this procedure in the past, he's going to be able to go out there and throw his changeup and his good fastball and help the Red Sox win some more games." > >Giolito, who signed a $38.5 million, two-year deal with the Red Sox, turns 30 in July. > >He made two spring training. starts He threw a pair of scoreless innings in his first outing before on Feb. 25 against Minnesota, then reported discomfort in the elbow allowing four runs and three walks in 2 1/3 innings against the Twins on March 1. > >Giolito reached the major leagues in 2016 with Washington. He was an All-Star in 2019 while pitching for the Chicago White Sox and has been reliable during his big-league career, throwing at least 160 innings in five of the last six seasons. He is 61-62 with a 4.43 ERA in 178 starts and two relief appearances.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
100%. Really fun player with a high ceiling and is a testament to his mental toughness and focus. I wouldn't want him starting the first year, though. Rookies hopping in are burdened with the league's expectations and just feel like they're more likely to risk injury.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
There are some good gambles in later rounds and Darnold can be a bridge guy, absorbing the shock of hitting the league.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
FWIW, QB free agency was also ass. The best contract was given to Kirk Cousins so it shows that the real highlights are already locked up in franchises.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
Still feels weird to not even see an offer rolled out but looks like they were already looking onto the next. I suppose it's a business, first and foremost. Good FA for the Eagles though.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9576990 > >Patriots informed WR DeVante Parker that they are releasing him Wednesday and he now has been given permission to talk to other teams, per his agent Jimmy Gould.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9550650 > > The New England Patriots are finalizing a deal to trade quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday. > > > >The Patriots will receive a 2024 sixth-round pick as compensation, sources told Schefter. The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday and Jones passes a physical.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9550673 > > Source: The #Patriots are re-signing WR Kendrick Bourne to a 3-year, $19.5 million contract. > > > >Bourne’s deal carries a maximum value of $33 million and includes a $4.2 million signing bonus.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/9577039 > >The New England Patriots used their first free-agent move Monday to add depth at running back. Former Washington Commanders back Antonio Gibson, 25, agreed to terms on a three-year, $11.25 million contract with the Patriots, according to a league source, that will make him the team’s No. 2 running back behind Rhamondre Stevenson. > > > >> Antonio Gibson can be a third-down, pass-catching back for the Patriots and occasionally spell Rhamondre Stevenson. > >> > >> — Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) March 11, 2024
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
Yeah, RBs aren't in high demand like that but kinda wild to not even pitch him. I suppose they must've known where he was at and opted to go for Singletary as a result but the Giants are so bizarre to watch.
>The New England Patriots used their first free-agent move Monday to add depth at running back. Former Washington Commanders back Antonio Gibson, 25, agreed to terms on a three-year, $11.25 million contract with the Patriots, according to a league source, that will make him the team’s No. 2 running back behind Rhamondre Stevenson. > >> Antonio Gibson can be a third-down, pass-catching back for the Patriots and occasionally spell Rhamondre Stevenson. >> >> — Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) March 11, 2024
>Patriots informed WR DeVante Parker that they are releasing him Wednesday and he now has been given permission to talk to other teams, per his agent Jimmy Gould.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
Giants didn’t even offer him but fought to keep Daniel Jones. That org is so fucked.
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
You’re probably right but Wilson is a competent quarterback still. He was better with the Broncos than he gets credit even if the results were abysmal.
Celtics Injury Report vs. POR (3/11/24): J. Brown - Sacroiliac Strain - QUESTIONABLE J. Holiday - Left Knee Tendinopathy - QUESTIONABLE K. Porzingis - Right Hamstring Tightness - OUT J. Tatum - Right Ankle Impingement - QUESTIONABLE D. White - Left Hand Sprain - QUESTIONABLE
garrett 6 months ago • 100%
I know the Broncos are down bad after Russell Wilson and Payton drained some picks but is Jeudy really only worth a 5th & 6th?
> Source: The #Patriots are re-signing WR Kendrick Bourne to a 3-year, $19.5 million contract. > >Bourne’s deal carries a maximum value of $33 million and includes a $4.2 million signing bonus.
> The New England Patriots are finalizing a deal to trade quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday. > >The Patriots will receive a 2024 sixth-round pick as compensation, sources told Schefter. The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday and Jones passes a physical.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
The fact that they’re starting to observe exfil’d data used to social engineer customers isn’t great but what’re you gonna do.
>Free agent pitcher Lucas Giolito will likely miss the start of the 2024 season after experiencing discomfort in his right elbow, the Red Sox announced Tuesday morning. > >Manager Alex Cora expressed the team’s disappointment in losing Giolito, especially as Boston struggles to strengthen their bullpen. > >“We’re obviously concerned,” Cora told reporters in Florida. “Not a good day for us.” > >According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, initial imaging of Giolito’s elbow likely reveals a partially torn UCL and flexor strain. The injury, which could sideline the pitcher for the entire season, may require surgery. > >> Brutal news: Initial imaging showed Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito likely has a partially torn UCL and flexor strain and could miss the 2024 season, league sources tell ESPN. Giolito, who signed a two-year deal with Boston, may need surgery to repair the right-elbow damage. >> — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 5, 2024 > >Giolito underwent Tommy John surgery as a prospect in 2012, however he has remained relatively healthy through his career. > >Giolito, who signed a two-year $38.5 million contract this offseason, has remained relatively healthy during his career in the majors. While he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012 as a prospect, he’s made at least 29 starts in each of the past six seasons.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
I don’t really disagree with you at all but repeatedly reminding us all that you’re “not surprised” isn’t the savvy commentary you think it is. Especially since it’s historically been the case that any service you pay money to has said “no, you own your content”.
The marker has just moved gradually on this with companies slowly adding more ownership clauses to their Terms of Service in ways that aren’t legible to average consumers. Now they’re cashing in on that ownership.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
I don’t have an Android but thanks for the links regardless.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
While you’re not wrong, the social contract we’ve adapted to is that paying means you have some sense of ownership. It’s unreasonable to expect folks to read every Terms of Service with their legalese. Perhaps the new reality we need to accept is that there is no such thing as a good actor on the internet.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
This looks badass. I do wish there were better mobile apps for a lot of these media servers. I’ve been mostly sticking to Plexamp for now cause of it.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
Interesting and all but boy, Threads sucks as an environment. It’s just the worst algorithm and their stance on “political content” is misery.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
It stinks that what seems like the most critical reporting lands behind paywalls.
garrett 7 months ago • 100%
You pay for WordPress.com though. That’s crazy to offer a paid service and use that data in AI training.
garrett 8 months ago • 100%
We trained them on the shit we say
Which is hilariously not the actual action we'd take. The "AI revolution" is entirely poisoned, just the same as the algorithms driving them.
garrett 8 months ago • 100%
Yeah, I don’t like a guy who consistently tries to embody “move fast, break stuff” in the places I least want that to be the case.
> Despite finishing last in the American League East in 2023 and three times in the past four years, the Boston Red Sox aren't expecting to make any big free-agent splashes to improve their chances of contending next season.
garrett 8 months ago • 100%
These companies are just miserable to talk to, trying to stay out of the legal handling themselves by being mum, passing along the reports.
garrett 8 months ago • 100%
You all can downvote me but if you're not interested in living in the land of facts, demonstrating any attempt at backdooring Fediverse products beyond "bad money in a think tank", then there's literally not even the smoke to indicate a fire.
Can you share anything that indicates that understanding governance is even tangentially related to backdooring these products or the teams behind them? Is the best response really "wait four years and see"?
Archive.is link: https://archive.is/2024.01.13-121045/https://theathletic.com/5199098/2024/01/13/bill-belichick-jerod-mayo-patriots-head-coach-change-details/ A quick read about the succession plan in Foxborough and the speeding up.
Just some quick thoughts from Rhamondre Stevenson on his struggles this season as we head into an extension-eligible season.
tldr; • Reversal of the foul called on Buddy Hield vs. Jaylen Brown was correct • Officials missed a screen foul on Myles Turner with 2 seconds to play • Foul call on Kristaps Porzingis vs. Bennedict Mathurin was incorrect
With the Timberwolves’ loss at Dallas, the Celtics now have the NBA’s best record by 3 full games. The gap between Boston and Minnesota, is bigger than the gap between the #2 Timberwolves and the #7 Clippers.
The first 3 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft are now officially set: 1. Bears 2. Commanders 3. Patriots
Archive.is link: https://archive.is/2024.01.06-063750/https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/01/04/inside-the-patriots-fall-to-rock-bottom-in-the-bill-belichick-era/ Unfortunately, another year, another Herald locker room dysfunction piece.
A quick video outlining three scenarios with Bill’s future after this abysmal season: - Mutually part ways - Trade Bill for picks - Introduce a GM According to Schultz, Kraft and Belichick are meeting next week to discuss the matter and begin figuring out next steps. Of course, something has to change but this media circus does feel goofy. My wish is probably to keep Bill but just give him a GM. Let him just do X’s and O’s while having a harder deal maker in the GM office.
Excerpt from the article: >NFL Network first reported that Jackson won't travel for the game, citing questions about his reliability. A source told ESPN that Jackson missed curfew at the team hotel Saturday. SI.com had previously reported that Jackson was late to the hotel.
An excerpt from the article: >Telesco told the group that signing Jackson was a mistake, according to multiple team sources. He apologized for continuing to give Jackson opportunities, despite Jackson routinely showing that he wasn't as committed as the rest of the team while being one of the Chargers' highest paid players. > >Telesco called the move a "swing and a miss."
> New England Patriots coaches have stood by starting quarterback Mac Jones, supporting him despite his struggles on the field the past two weeks. With a rough start today against the Raiders, however, that could change. > >Sources say Jones is on a short leash, and a poor opening few series could potentially trigger another QB to take snaps in Las Vegas. It's just not entirely clear who would take those snaps if Jones is benched
From Surrender Index 90 via X: >NE decided to punt to NO from the NO 40 on 4th & 3 with 9:48 remaining in the 3rd while losing 0 to 24. > >With a Surrender Index of 39.71, this punt ranks at the 99.6th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 98th percentile of all punts since 1999.
You probably shouldn't watch this unless you're a sicko who likes to be hurt.
>New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez's rookie season has come to an end due to the shoulder injury he suffered in Sunday's 38-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. > >Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Gonzalez will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum that resulted from his dislocated shoulder. > >News of Gonzalez's injury came moments after Rapoport reported the Patriots were acquiring J.C. Jackson from the Los Angeles Chargers. > >Jackson spent the first four years of his career in New England and became a star playing in head coach Bill Belichick's defense. He was named to the All-Pro second team in his final season with the team in 2021 before signing with the Chargers as a free agent. > >Things weren't going well for Jackson in Los Angeles. He struggled mightily before being benched during a Week 6 game against the Denver Broncos. The 27-year-old was back in the lineup the following week, but suffered a ruptured patellar tendon that ended his 2022 season prematurely. > >After starting the first two games this season, Jackson was a healthy inactive in Week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings. He was active for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but head coach Brandon Staley didn't use him. > >Gonzalez was selected by the Patriots with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. He was having a very promising start with 17 combined tackles, three pass breakups and one interception in four games. > >The injury occurred in the first quarter when Gonzalez tackled Cowboys running back Tony Pollard. He initially went back to the defensive huddle before going to a knee and holding his arm close to his body. > >Depending on how quickly Jackson can get acclimated back into New England's defense, he might have a chance to play at least some snaps for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. > >Myles Bryant, who has appeared in all four games this season, could start in Gonzalez's place vs. the Saints.
> Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez dislocated his right shoulder in the team's loss to the Cowboys on Sunday, per a source. The team’s training staff popped it back into place and he remains in a sling. > > The rookie defender is scheduled to have an MRI tomorrow upon the team’s return to Foxborough to help determine the severity of the injury. > > During the first quarter of Sunday’s loss, Gonzalez made a tackle on running back Tony Pollard and landed awkwardly on his shoulder. He was looked at by team trainers in the blue medical tent, went into the locker room, and did not return to the game.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/3199022 > >ARLINGTON, Texas — Mac Jones will remain the Patriots’ starting quarterback moving forward, head coach Bill Belichick said Sunday after a 38-3 loss at the hands of the Cowboys. > > > > Jones was removed from the game late in the third quarter for backup quarterback Bailey Zappe after turning the ball over three times. One of his two interceptions plus a strip-sack were returned by the Cowboys for touchdowns. > > > > “I didn’t think there was any point in leaving him in the game,” Belichick said when asked why Jones was benched. > > > > Belichick was asked directly if Jones would start Sunday against the Saints. > > > > “Yeah, I just said there was no point in leaving him in the game,” Belichick responded. > > > > Belichick said Jones was not benched for poor performance. > > > > “I just said there was no point in leaving him out there, so I took him out,” Belichick said. > > > > Jones was 12-of-21 for 150 yards with two interceptions. Zappe was 4-of-9 for 57 yards in reserve. > > > > The Patriots also have quarterback Will Grier on their roster. Grier served as an emergency third quarterback on Sunday. > > > > The Patriots have started the season 1-3 with losses to the Eagles and Jets. They were coming off of a 15-10 win over the Jets before Sunday’s drubbing. >
>ARLINGTON, Texas — Mac Jones will remain the Patriots’ starting quarterback moving forward, head coach Bill Belichick said Sunday after a 38-3 loss at the hands of the Cowboys. > > Jones was removed from the game late in the third quarter for backup quarterback Bailey Zappe after turning the ball over three times. One of his two interceptions plus a strip-sack were returned by the Cowboys for touchdowns. > > “I didn’t think there was any point in leaving him in the game,” Belichick said when asked why Jones was benched. > > Belichick was asked directly if Jones would start Sunday against the Saints. > > “Yeah, I just said there was no point in leaving him in the game,” Belichick responded. > > Belichick said Jones was not benched for poor performance. > > “I just said there was no point in leaving him out there, so I took him out,” Belichick said. > > Jones was 12-of-21 for 150 yards with two interceptions. Zappe was 4-of-9 for 57 yards in reserve. > > The Patriots also have quarterback Will Grier on their roster. Grier served as an emergency third quarterback on Sunday. > > The Patriots have started the season 1-3 with losses to the Eagles and Jets. They were coming off of a 15-10 win over the Jets before Sunday’s drubbing.
idk man. i'm just bummed.
From Adam Schefter on X: > Patriots’ standout pass rusher Matthew Judon suffered a lower bicep tendon tear during today’s loss in Dallas, per source. How much time he will be sidelined for still is being evaluated.
idk man. i'm just bummed.
From Adam Schefter on X: > Patriots’ standout pass rusher Matthew Judon suffered a lower bicep tendon tear during today’s loss in Dallas, per source. How much time he will be sidelined for still is being evaluated.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/3158719 > Via Zack Cox on X: > > The Patriots downgraded Jonathan Jones and Cole Strange to OUT for tomorrow’s game. > > > > Third straight game Jones has missed. Strange left last week’s in the third quarter and looked very limited in practice this week. > > > > Atonio Mafi the favorite to start at LG.
Via Zack Cox on X: > The Patriots downgraded Jonathan Jones and Cole Strange to OUT for tomorrow’s game. > > Third straight game Jones has missed. Strange left last week’s in the third quarter and looked very limited in practice this week. > > Atonio Mafi the favorite to start at LG.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/3158601 > From Tom Pelissero via X: > > The NFL didn’t fine #Patriots QB Mac Jones for his actions in last week’s game against the #Jets, per sources. > > > > Any discipline would’ve required sufficient video evidence to support Sauce Gardner’s accusation. In this case, there wasn’t enough.
From Tom Pelissero via X: > The NFL didn’t fine #Patriots QB Mac Jones for his actions in last week’s game against the #Jets, per sources. > > Any discipline would’ve required sufficient video evidence to support Sauce Gardner’s accusation. In this case, there wasn’t enough.
There were fears of DL Daniel Ekuale having a torn bicep which look to have a sort of confirmation with him headed over to the IR. Best of luck to him in healing up and it's another blow to already ailing defense that has still maintained high quality.