__Miguel_ Yes, their CEO’s behaviour has been a significant red flag, and I think we’re going to continue finding out that they’ve been lying for years as they’ve moved to comply in advance on this wave of anti-privacy bills being tossed around the world.
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Anyone else struggle with maths?affiliate@lemmy.world I have a masters degree in physics, and I just straight up don’t do mental math, and never have. Math is for pencils and notepads. And I love pencils and notepads!
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What are your favorite 3 Adventure Paths?I haven’t actually run any APs, but I have Season of Ghosts and Wardens of Wildwood, which I’ve used to scavenge things from. Season of Ghosts, from what I’ve seen, is really quite good. Wildwood had less that I was interested in pilfering, but it seemed much better than people have said.
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What are some good "measuring stick" opponents/pitchers?MyBrainHurts The AL East consists of the Blue Jays, who even on years where they have not been competitive in the division have been potentially good enough to win other divisions, the Yankees and Redsox, two very old teams from major US markets with shit tons of money, the Rays, who are possibly the most efficient team in all of professional sports when it comes to Wins/Dollar, and Baltimore, who are also sometimes a problem.
Most years, if you were to spread those teams out around the league, 4 out of 5 of them would make the playoffs. Meanwhile, there are divisions in baseball that if their leaders were in the AL East, they’d be in the basement.
It’s an absolutely crazy alignment.
When it comes to actually winning in the post season, differences between teams matters. That’s really where the good vs bad teams really stand out. During the course of the season, though? There are 162 game. Getting into the playoffs is very often just about being marginally better than whoever you’re playing all season long, not about being crazy dominant powerhouses.
Unless you’re the current Dodgers team, which has like a half-billion dollar payroll. They truly are juggernauts.
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#DnD Character Idea: A druid who speaks with a David Attenborough voice to narrate the rest of the party's behavior. -
What are some good "measuring stick" opponents/pitchers?MyBrainHurts I mean, if you really want to see the trial by fire, they play the Dodgers in, like, a week or something like that.
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I hate April Fools Dayexcessshiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com I’M NOT YOUR BRO, PAL!
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What are some good "measuring stick" opponents/pitchers?It’s hard to say. Especially for the really bad teams, it doesn’t necessarily take that much to make them significantly better. A couple of years ago, the White Sox were on track to be the worst team of all time. The next year, they were a reasonably OK team, with the biggest differences in rosters being a couple of players coming back from injuries.
This year, the Rockies seem like they’re a much better team than last year. Last year, they were a clown show. This year, they at least seem to be a baseball team.
The Yankees are a real contender, and the Tampa Bay Rays are a perennial threat as well. Very different teams, both usually good measure. The Orioles are supposed to be much improved this year, and should be a solid team, too. The Athletics are pretty bad, and the Marlins are usually a reliable example of a go-nowhere team, too. Oh, and the Angels – they have a few really good players, but they consistently wildly underperform as a team.
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It's Wednesday 04/01/2026. Hey, What's Going!arcanepotato@crazypeople.online That’s amazing! But the question remains: Can you sail an oil tanker through it?