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dude needs to custom order an ambulance to take him to the burn unit

This whole thread is incredible, and one of the reasons I hope Twitter never dies.

I will guarantee that robots would still probably get my order wrong at Wendy's

chart the data like this and you have your description Note that in 2009 and again in 2015 inflation rates bounced to zero. Conventional wisdom is that deflation can be unstable/self-accelerating so the prevailing theory is that it's safer to stay an average where bounces don't go below zero - thus the ~2% FED target. That may or not be the best economic science but that is the rationale they have been using for a few decades.

Meanwhile, I’m in with the Krak-heads tonight.

I'm old so I admit I'm partial; Janis kicked ass.

I expect them to make at least one defensive splash in free agency this offseason too. Last year was full of prove-it deals and re-signing their own guys. I think they’ll be ready to find at least one starter this time around. Jamel Dean (TB CB), Marcus Davenport (NO EDGE), and James Bradberry (PHI CB) are all possibilities that would be immediate plug-and-play options. If you can address one layer of the defense in free agency, I would be perfectly okay with taking a stud running back and another layer in the first round, and then another defender or two in the second round. If you leave the off-season with four upgrades on the defense, I think you’re in really good shape to compete for the North. Offense is what wins championships in the 2022 NFL. If you see Bijan Robinson as the Kamara to your Saints or McCaffery to you, I think you take him even if it’s with the first pick. With the comps I’ve seen for him, I don’t think he makes it past #10.

of course watching a team with zach lavine and demar derozen on it might be warping my view of the rest of the nba. two of the biggest ball hogs in the league, especially lavine.

R^2 depends on the context... In the context we use in my line of work, .9-.95 is the general threshold for the specific application.

OK, so bottom line this for me: does it mean anything? Is it worthless? Can anything or nothing be taken away from this? Is there any point to any of this? Is the universe simply a series of random events? What is the meaning of life?

Similar to Moustakas. Don't claim him, but may as well bring him in on a minor league deal.

Let's hope that Baez puts up a season where his opting out becomes a viable option--I'd be OK with either outcome.

I agree with the bolded part especially and previously have stated as such. In fact... I have opined that the min wage should not stop at $15, but should be inflation indexed so a COLA could keep the min wage from being static the next 20 years with another "living wage crisis" ensuing. We keep doing that due to businessperson and Republican refusal to touch the subject in its entirety. Inflation has been what the past 40 years? About a 2% annual average? The pandemic is an exceptional circumstance, and the resulting pandemic inflation, that I believe will be a one-off. Once fixed we will be back on a 2% annual rate, IMO. Add in COLA to min wage and business owners can "plan" to handle the annual wage increase if it's at a nominal level. And labor can get small increases that at least attempts to keep their heads above water instead of letting them sink every year (for the next 20-25 before finally addressed again) further behind. Just my 2 cents on that subject.

Anybody who advertises themselves as an Alpha Male is a loser.

Killian might actually get a couple games for that hit in the back of the head. Worst part is we have to watch more CoJo now.