u/Formerly_a_Pear

I have a contender in a 1.5/0.5 tackle/assist league. Sacks and INTs are 6 each. We start 1 Safety and can flex a second in.

I've been riding Bates for years but he's not doing it this year. He's the 72nd scoring Safety by ppg in this league, and 35 free agent Safeties are currently outscoring him.

I usually start a LB at flex but there's often so much Safety production sitting on waivers I can find a good flex option. As an example, the #10 producing FA S is performing better than all the FA lbs but one.

It's hard to drop a name brand player like him but I can't say the points justify rostering him. Anyone else jumping ship, or already done so? What's the best way to approach him? Could he snap out of it?

I've been doing dynasty IDP for years. I've gotten better, but I'm still lagging behind owners, not identifying productive guys until a week or two after they've been picked up. I'm not terrible at finding useful players but I get beat to the waivers more than I'd want.

I've tried different IDP podcasts but they end up being an hour and a half of a chill fireside chat, when I'm looking for something that's quicker and more info dense.

What tools or processes do you use to find IDP targets?

Edit to give context, since there's so much variation in idp formats- I was happy with my Aaron Donald and Deone Walker adds in a start 1 DT for week 1, now one's cut and the other on the way out the door. I missed out on CJ Henderson in a 1 CB.

What sites/apps/tools do you use to determine the value of sports cards? I have a collection of baseball, football, basketball and hockey cards stretching back to before the 70s.

I've seen various rental lengths sought by people renting out properties. Some have been as short as month to month right off the bat, while others have required a full two year commitment at signing.

I'm curious, for those in the renting business, what is your preferred time to rent? What are the upsides and downsides for that choice? How did you come to that conclusion?

For the two extremes I mentioned, it seems a M2M arrangement would make it easier to adjust rent based on the market, while locking in an agreement of two years guarantees that monthly rate for that time.

I saw a short a week ago where a woman put the edges of bread slices her children didn't want to eat into a cupcake tray. She added additional ingredients like tomato sauce, put it in the oven for a while and out came something that looked like mini pizzas.

I'd love to experiment with that, but have no idea what terms to google around to find recipes, and instructions. Anyone got pointers?

At different coffee shops, you'll see them put freshly-ground coffee beans as sprinkles on or in their drinks. Would this work for other food items as well? I imagine you could easily put it in thicker drinks like milkshakes but what food items. Could sprinkling grounds into a sandwich (say, on the mustard of a turkey sandwich, or a PB and J) be an effective way to get the caffeine high?

There's the additional part of "would it taste good" which would be a whole separate level of experimenting. More focused on the process. How much would you need to add, say, the caffeine from a 12 ounce cup of coffee?

Edit- Used the wrong term. Better explanation would be to say freshly-ground coffee beans, rather than actual coffee grounds.

I've been testing out cooking an egg in a can of soup you can get at a store. Each time I've tried, the mixture splatters around on the walls and other surfaces. I've had that result with different soups, and tested those soups individually without an egg. Result is the same- with egg, get splatter; no egg, no splatter.

What's the solution to avoid more splattering? Do I need to use a larger pot? Would the best solution be to mix in some water so that it thins it out? The soups have been rather thick, and adding the egg seems to make it more so. I've also been putting it on a high heat. I presume that's what's required to fully cook an egg in soup.

How do I avoid a splatter mess when cooking an egg in soup?

Thanks!

The Borg are interested in biological and technological distinctiveness of different states/peoples. If the Borg encountered the Dominion, what would they target? The two things that stand out to me-

Cloning. Would the ability to make complex, sentient bipeds eliminate the need to assimilate other species? It'd be like giving a blood pack to a vampire.

Changling DNA. How could the Borg use/exploit the Founders' morphogenic matrix?

The Borg are interested in biological and technological distinctiveness of different states/peoples. If the Borg encountered the Dominion, what would they target? The two things that stand out to me-

Cloning. Would the ability to make complex, sentient bipeds eliminate the need to assimilate other species? It'd be like giving a blood pack to a vampire.

Changling DNA. How could the Borg use/exploit the Founders' morphogenic matrix?

Whenever I go to Point Lookout, I use the Nuka Cola machine outside Haley's Hardware to collect all the goods I find/loot to eventually sell to Haley. Didn't know at the time, but per the Fallout 3 wiki, opening that Nuka machine was the reason Haley's repair skill kept going up, eventually getting to 100.

I'm real curious about this from a coding/modding perspective.

1- Are there other examples of this affecting other NPCs elsewhere in the game, such as Moira Brown?

2- Can this glitch be duplicated? Example, is it possible to make a desk in Lock and Load improve Pronto's repair skill?

3- Can it be modified in some way? Rather than affecting a vendor's repair skill, could it force a refresh on a vendor's wares and cap stack, rather than wait 3 in game days? Say, buy out all the ammo at Flak and Shrapnel, access the file cabinet near the Rivet City marketplace entrance and then all the ammo supply reloads.

When you first go to Underworld in FO3, you meet Willow. She refers to the Brotherhood and Talon Company as arseholes. The ghouls (Willow/Winthrop) say don't have to worry about Mutants or Slavers, and only worry about the BOS, who either can't tell them apart from the Mutants or don't care, and shoot them on sight.

Is there a lore reason that explains why the BOS would be so hostile to the ghouls? They seem too different from Super Mutants to confuse them, even at range. If they were getting confused with feral ghouls, or believed ghouls were a few steps away from going feral anyways, that would make sense, but that's not what Willow/Winthrop say.

Sometimes, I roam the Wasteland with Dogmeat, letting him take all the aggro from big hitters like Deathclaws while I shoot em up. The problem is Dogmeat makes it real hard to sneak around. I might see a target in the distance and try to sneak up, but the enemies swarm us and Dogmeat bumps into me trying to get to them. Suddenly, my sneak is gone and with it goes my crit chance. So, when I want to do some sneaking, I'll leave him somewhere.

One time, I thought I had Dogmeat (I didn't) and was just running around trying to get a fight. I quickly crouched and stood and saw DANGER at the top, not even CAUTION. I turned around to see a horde of Deathclaws coming at me. I used Vats to scan through all the targets and found I had *THIRTY* of them coming after me. Used the dart gun to slow down the ones at the front, chemed up, lobbed a few grenades, and pulled out Vengeance. I went back afterwards and triple checked to verify there actually were 30.

Never seen that many, before or since. What happened in the game to spawn that many hit points in one place? Don't think I was near the Deathclaw Sanctuary. I remember there was a short hill and a electrical tower I used to bend around to force the DCs to move laterally, which they're terrible at doing.

I've never played New Vegas. Got a copy recently. I know it was initially very buggy and they were issuing patch updates as soon as 24 hours after launch. Is there a way to determine what version of the game it is, so I can get a sense of what patches I might or might not have?

I've never played New Vegas. Got a copy recently. I know it was initially very buggy and they were issuing patch updates as soon as 24 hours after launch. Is there a way to determine what version of the game it is, so I can get a sense of what patches I might or might not have?

The Outcasts separated from Lyons' Brotherhood to keep true to their original mission- find and secure advanced technology. So, when a force (the Enclave) appears in the Capital Wasteland with more advanced guns, power armor and assorted tech like force fields, they should've had some sort of response. What happens if the one faction that has all that advanced tech falls apart? A war between Enclave and BoS could destroy manufacturing and storage facilities critical for plasma weapons and Hellfire armor. The Outcasts could have a choice-

1- Attack Enclave outposts to get more intel on their positions, and either do covert strikes or a full-on assault to secure the tech for themselves.

2- Ally with or even join the Enclave. If their goal is to preserve advanced ancient tech, the war with the BoS (who had already abandoned the mission) would put that tech at risk.

This all could be part of a mod to flesh out the faction. The player could be instrumental in deciding whether to ally with the Enclave, join them, do covert infiltration missions or declare war.

What's funny is that, in the original storyline, the player was going to help the BoS and Outcasts reunite. That always seemed unrealistic to me.

LOCATION: United States. (this post is about websites, so residents from other areas such as Europe can be involved/impacted. Some TOS specifically say they're for companies operating out of the EU.)

I've noticed more Terms of Service for different websites explicitly saying that, by agreeing to use the website, you are agreeing to waive participation in class action lawsuits and/or jury trials. Some say that disputes with the website are resolved by binding arbitration between a person and the organization/company running the site.

Why is this (seemingly) becoming a thing? I can speculate, but curious the views of others who might be more involved in the process of creating, refining and enforcing Terms of Service.

LOCATION: United States. (this post is about websites, so residents from other areas such as Europe can be involved/impacted. Some TOS specifically say they're for companies operating out of the EU.)

I've noticed more Terms of Service for different websites explicitly saying that, by agreeing to use the website, you are agreeing to waive participation in class action lawsuits and/or jury trials. Some say that disputes with the website are resolved by binding arbitration between a person and the organization/company running the site.

Why is this (seemingly) becoming a thing? I can speculate, but curious the views of others who might be more involved in the process of creating, refining and enforcing Terms of Service.

I didn't directly experience this, but a new co-worker did. I only have the story from the tenant's perspective. I'm curious how other landlords would deal with this, if they ran into it.

Co-worker shares an apartment with a non-relative. He'd previously told the landlord he would be moving out at the end of the month. He came back one day last week about Midnight and found a key in the door to his room. Since he already had a key to lock his room, he thought nothing of it, treating it as a spare. He put the key in his room, went to sleep, then went to work the next day. When he came back, he found the key he had for his room couldn't unlock the door.

He called the landlord and found that, the day previous, the landlord had changed the lock to his door. The key that had been in the doorknob was the new one, intended for the tenant.

The tenant asked if the landlord could stop by to drop off a copy of the new key. He then asked if the two could drive to a place halfway between, to hand a copy of the new key. The landlord suggested he sleep on the couch, but it was too short for the tenant.

Ultimately, the tenant found a hotel for the night and got a copy of the new key the next day.

I don't know why the lock was changed, or if it was coordinated in advance and the tenant forgot.

Given how the situation played out, would it be reasonable for the tenant/co-worker to see about getting the cost of the hotel deducted from the month's rent?

I stumbled across a someone who broke down what nutrients a human body needs, and provided info on each one-

-what the body uses it for

-symptoms of nutrient deficiency

-sources of the nutrient

I started putting it into an excel grid so I could identify what my diet might be lacking if I exhibit any of the symptoms. I was particularly interested in the exhaustion/fatigue ones, as me being tired isn't necessarily linked to sleep issues.

I've attached the very beginning of what I'd like to do with this info. Nowhere near what I'd like it to look like in the end. It's a process.

Has this been done elsewhere? Would save time.

Constructive criticism appreciated, as well.