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Unforeseen detour is taken out of context by many. His full quote:
His career, his salary, his life. If this is the route he wants to take, not sure why so many people care.
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4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Considering he called the cfl an unfortunate detour he will exhaust every NFL avenue before slinking back to the CFL.
Unforeseen detour. Still goes to show, NFL has always been his goal and will keep trying until there are no more opportunities.
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22 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
I'll bet some network hires Belichek as an analyst. Suddenly the guy who absolutely despises the media will be a part of it making a 7 figure salary. Spit.
He could just retire. He is 71.
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1 minute ago, Super Duper Negatron said:
Jim Daley is the best Bombers coach in club history. Change my mind.
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1 hour ago, Noeller said:
this is a very famous thing people talk about online. Everyone claims to remember it, but it never happened. There's a name for the phenomenon (escapes me now) but I swear it comes up once a week online.
Mandela Effect. There are a bunch that people swear happened but never did. The name comes from a common misconception that Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s.
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9 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
Weird article. What Jets fan was asking to get Laine back?
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1 hour ago, iHeart said:
First he announces that he's leaving Shark Tank and now he's selling majority stake in the Mavs? what's going on
Bought them for $285M in 2000. 13% annualized ROI. Not bad.
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Don't know if anyone has been following the drama happening at OpenAI this past week (creators of ChatGPT).
At a high level:
- The board of ChatGPT fired CEO Sam Altman as a big surprise to everyone
- Microsoft (which owns 49% of OpenAI) offered to hire him and give him his own department for AI to run
- 70 - 80% of OpenAI employees wrote an open letter to the board saying they would quit and go work for Microsoft if they didn't re-instate Sam Altman and resign from the board
- Some board member who voted to out Altman pretty quickly changed their mind
- It looks like Sam Altman will soon be returning to OpenAI with a new board.
What's interesting (aside from all of the above shenanigans) is this quote
QuoteIt’s small (six members before Friday, and four without Mr. Altman and Mr. Brockman) and includes several A.I. experts who hold no shares in the company. Its directors do not have the responsibility of maximizing value for shareholders, as most corporate boards do, but are instead bound to a fiduciary duty to create “safe A.G.I.” — artificial general intelligence — “that is broadly beneficial.” At least two of the board members, Tasha McCauley and Helen Toner, have ties to the Effective Altruism movement, a utilitarian-inspired group that has pushed for A.I. safety research and raised alarms that a powerful A.I. system could one day lead to human extinction.
So rumour is the board thought Altman was moving too fast and reckless with AI, was not forthcoming / honest with the board in what he was doing, etc.
Will be really interesting to see where AI goes and what future iterations of ChatGPT are capable of over the upcoming years.
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10 minutes ago, Noeller said:
100%.... and I don't mean me. MBB could totally get accreditation for someone like you or Mark or Rich, if you were so inclined. There is an expectation to do a certain amount of actual work while there and they'll likely ask to read/hear/view some of the "product" after you're done in order to get on the list the next year, but yes, you guys absolutely could.
This site has no where near the budget (or revenue) to fly someone out to Grey Cup. And I'm really only here because I had the technical know how of how to throw a website up and keep it running (most days).
But if someone is interested down the road, we could certainly chat.
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14 minutes ago, bustamente said:
I can't even imagine what the expansion fee would be but it would probably be in the billions
Team(s) Franchise FeeFirst SeasonHouston Texans $700 million2002Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars $140 million1995Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers $16 million1976Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) $7.5-$8 million1968New Orleans Saints $8.5 million1967Atlanta Falcons $8.5 million1966Miami Dolphins (AFL) $7.5 million1966Minnesota Vikings $1 million1961Dallas Cowboys $1 million1960Original members of the AFL $25,0001960Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Pirates* $2,5001933New York Giants $5001925Original members of the NFL** $100^1920Based purely on inflation from 2002 to now, that would be $1.2B, however the Texans are now valued at $4.7B. So would an ask be around $5B?
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7 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
lol since political discussion is verboten now I don't see any fights happening, unless you suddenly become a Roughrider fan lol....
If getting suspended means Grey Cup for the Blue then by all means suspend me!
I think we were not suspended and also getting along in 2021 when we won so I'm going to go with our suspensions in 2019 and the Bombers winning just being a "coincidence" lol....
Serious comment though - the Blue wore white in 2019 and won, and then wore white in 2021 and won, and then wore white again in 2022 and lost. Is it time to play a Cup game in our blue unis this time? Do we even get a choice or is it up to Montreal to decide first? Just curious. I would prefer the Blue unis this year myself.
Since the cup is in Hamilton, I believe Montreal will be the home team.
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1 minute ago, GCJenks said:
Congrats to @Noeller @BigBlueFanatic @gmcyvr for picking the Argos loss correctly last week.
PS @Rich is there supposed to be a poll?
Knew I forgot something!
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Picks for the Grey Cup need to be in by Sunday @ 5PM.
Congrats to @MOBomberFan who has now officially clinched the win for this years Pick 'Ems and the recipient of a $50 Bomber Store gift certificate.
Let's go bring the cup home next week!
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8 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Wait, I am confused- did Treasury Board President Anita Anand make these comments? I thought it was The head of the federal Union Awada... the pic confuses me...
From the article:
QuoteWednesday morning, Treasury Board President Anita Anand said she was aware of Awada’s posts and was looking into them. “Antisemitic comments are unacceptable,” she said all the while noting that it is up to union members to deal with their leadership. PHOTO BY JEAN LEVAC/Ottawa Citizen
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4 hours ago, Pepper_Brooks said:
Referring to someone as "Sonny Boy" in the same sentence acknowledging my extremely advanced age is my attempt at humor, and it's not a particularly subtle one! 😅
If I'm trolling I'd love to hear how you describe the attitudes and aggressiveness of the core group who post here 20+ times a day. A double standard is emerging when it comes to calling out confrontational posting.
The only double standard is I don't usually call people out publicly. Many people you reference have probably at one time or another have had a post edited / deleted or given a warning.
A distilled definition of trolling is basically posting **** for the sole purpose of getting a reaction out of other people, and when they get that reaction, they complain about ad hominem attacks.
When you do get to the point of being a more blatant troll, then you will get the same warnings mentioned above. Until then, keep doing what you are doing, or don't. Up to you.
Cheers.
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3 minutes ago, Pepper_Brooks said:
I welcome more voices in the conversation, but when they enter with ad hominin attacks, raising personal slights rather than content party to the discussion, their contribution is unwelcome.
Funny. You started the whole confrontational tone with Sonny boy comments.
Friendly public warning. Every day you post the blurry line of trolling that you present here is becoming less and less blurry.
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47 minutes ago, Pepper_Brooks said:
If you carefully revisit the conversation, you'll notice that I've mentioned my observation is based on personal anecdotes. However, unlike others in this conversation I haven't asserted any authority on the subject in an unsourced attempt to substantiate my claim.
You're weaker than Sal's gravy(but 3 times saltier), why are you even interjecting?
This is a forum. For discussion. That’s twice now you ask people why they are “interjecting”. When you post, you should expect people to reply and discuss.
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I have all the Pick 'Ems spreadsheets going back to 2016 (the pick 'ems before that were run on a forum extension that stopped working, so I don't have easy access to that data). So, compiled a few stats from those years:
Top 3 Finalists By Year
2016
Correct Picks Correct Percentage Cam 56 65.12% WinnipegGordo 55 63.95% TBURGESS 53 61.63% 2017
Correct Picks Correct Percentage bearpants 59 68.60% the watcher 58 67.44% TBURGESS 57 66.28% 2018
Correct Picks Correct Percentage Dicky 57 66.28% TBURGESS 55 63.95% Jacquie 53 61.63% Marshall 53 61.63% Rich 53 61.63% Tony Fresco 53 61.63% wayner 53 61.63% 2019
Correct Picks Correct Percentage bigg jay 69 80.23% wayner 67 77.91% rebusrankin 64 74.42% 2021
Correct Picks Correct Percentage Fox Creek AB Rider Fan 46 66.67% Rich 45 65.22% coach17 44 63.77% 2022
Correct Picks Correct Percentage Stickem 64 74.42% the watcher 62 72.09% Booch 61 70.93% bigg jay 61 70.93% 2023
Correct Picks Correct Percentage MOBomberFan 68 81.93% TBURGESS 65 78.31% Booch 63 75.90% This also means that depending on how @MOBomberFan picks in the remaining three games this year, he could set the record for the most picks and best correct percentage of all recorded years. He currently sits at 68 picks for 81.93%. Next best is @bigg jay in 2019 with 69 correct for 80.23%.
I included winning percentage as it gives an indication of consistency in correct picks and it was also a shortened season in 2021 with 69 games instead of 86.
Pick 'Ems Hall Of Fame
These posters have all participated at least once in all years going back to 2016.
Poster Correct Picks Correct Percentage TBURGESS 389 66.84% bigg jay 384 65.98% the watcher 377 64.78% WinnipegGordo 377 64.78% kelownabomberfan 375 64.43% Rich 375 64.43% GCJenks 351 60.31% Bigblue 204 340 58.42% Sard 335 57.56% Marshall 306 52.58% Tracker 285 48.97% MOBomberFan 281 48.28% JPan85 250 42.96% JCon 247 42.44% Cam 222 38.14% coach17 209 35.91% TrueBlue4Ever 149 25.60% @TBURGESS seems to be the model of consistency year after year, but troubles getting over the hump to win it all in a single year.
Thanks to everyone for playing over the years!
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With @MOBomberFan 3 picks ahead of @TBURGESS and 3 games left in the season, @TBURGESS would need to pick all 3 remaining games correct and hope @MOBomberFan gets all wrong to tie.
Picks this week need to be in by Saturday @ 2PM
Standings below:
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2 minutes ago, bluto said:
You guys have got to be enjoying imagining how Rider fans must feel witnessing Cody Fajardo go to the eastern final
Would be better if he also goes to the Grey Cup
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Game 29: vs Avs Ridiculous Start time alert
in Winnipeg Jets Discussion
Was at the game last night. Not sure if it was because it was Saturday night, the team is winning, or both, but was a fun atmosphere in the building. Haven’t seen it like that in a long time.