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Nov 19th, 2021, 04:55 PM
#65881
Re: Post Race!
Wow, I didn't even know they were changing their name. Did they provide an explanation of why they chose Guardians? I think Guardians of the Galaxy was probably to long for the uniforms.
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Nov 19th, 2021, 07:37 PM
#65882
Fanatic Member
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Nov 19th, 2021, 08:35 PM
#65883
Re: Post Race!
Too horny.
However, Cleveland Guardians already existed as a Roller Derby team. Looks like the lawsuit was settled, though I didn't see what the settlement was.
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Nov 19th, 2021, 09:06 PM
#65884
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by wes4dbt
Wow, I didn't even know they were changing their name. Did they provide an explanation of why they chose Guardians? I think Guardians of the Galaxy was probably to long for the uniforms.
The name comes from a set of sculptures adorning a bridge next to the ballpark.
https://www.wrhs.org/blog/the-guardians-of-traffic/
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Nov 19th, 2021, 09:09 PM
#65885
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Too horny.
However, Cleveland Guardians already existed as a Roller Derby team. Looks like the lawsuit was settled, though I didn't see what the settlement was.
Terms weren't disclosed, but I'm sure it involved a bit of cash exchanging hands and both teams will use the name. Frankly I never knew the roller derby team even existed before the lawsuit was filed.
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Nov 19th, 2021, 09:11 PM
#65886
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by Bonker Gudd
What about the unicorns?
As I mentioned before The Cleveland Steamers would have been my choice.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...land%20Steamer
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Nov 19th, 2021, 11:07 PM
#65887
Re: Post Race!
That would be utterly hilarious, and there isn't a chance that it would ever happen.
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Nov 19th, 2021, 11:08 PM
#65888
Re: Post Race!
By the way, I've lost all faith in the Browns pulling out of their mediocrity.
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Nov 20th, 2021, 06:10 PM
#65889
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
By the way, I've lost all faith in the Browns pulling out of their mediocrity.
Still 7 games to go with 4 of them in the division and the Lions at home tomorrow. Anything is possible. But then again I've been saying that for over 50 years now.
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Nov 21st, 2021, 10:20 AM
#65890
Re: Post Race!
Right, that's what Brown's fans live on....cause what else is there?
The thing is that they've got the talent to dominate. They've shown they're able to, with games like the rout of a good Cincinnati team, but they just can't seem to put it all together with any kind of regularity.
You have to wonder whether it is some kind of team culture thing. The Patriots have some good talent here and there, but hardly transcendent, but they have been doing fairly well. They could end up winning their division almost out of force of habit rather than innate talent. Meanwhile, the Browns seem to be headed for mediocrity, also almost out of force of habit, despite abundant talent.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 07:53 AM
#65891
Re: Post Race!
Back to my crap, Blender 3d was running dirt slow days ago, but not as bad as the Unreal Engine in a virtual machine... both in VMware and VirtualBox. But when I targeted the Windows (same version as my host) and Linux VMware players under the Nividia Control Panel to use my GPU, the newest version of Blender ran smoothly without hiccups. Wierd thing, the newest version of Blender crashes on my host computer, even after a system repair.
I haven't seen any improvements with Unreal. Couldn't wait (almost an hour) for it to load it's thousands of shaders just to start-up!
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 10:18 AM
#65892
Re: Post Race!
Has anyone else noticed the forum has improved stability? I haven't been on here in a while and the overall performance is much better.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 10:52 AM
#65893
Re: Post Race!
Yeah, Steve did a great job of implementing a lot of the feedback.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 10:53 AM
#65894
Re: Post Race!
While the forum is much quicker and the behavior is much more stable, as a result we lost the ability to upload images directly via the insert image button in quick reply and the code highlight tag no longer works.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 10:53 AM
#65895
Re: Post Race!
Well it "works" in the sense that it is still a valid tag, but it doesn't do any syntax highlighting:
VB.NET Code:
Private Sub Main()
Dim foo As String = "foo"
Console.WriteLine(foo)
foo = "bar"
Console.WriteLine(bar)
End Sub
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 11:02 AM
#65896
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by dday9
While the forum is much quicker and the behavior is much more stable, as a result we lost the ability to upload images directly via the insert image button in quick reply and the code highlight tag no longer works.
That sucks. I actually came to find a replacement for the windows Taskbar, turns out it is part of explorer.exe and basically to replace it I have to replace the entire "shell"
I am not fully on board to upgrade to windows 11 either. I seen some news today that made me like it even less. Similar to the windows vista disaster.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 02:46 PM
#65897
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by dday9
Well it "works" in the sense that it is still a valid tag, but it doesn't do any syntax highlighting:
VB.NET Code:
Private Sub Main()
Dim foo As String = "foo"
Console.WriteLine(foo)
foo = "bar"
Console.WriteLine(bar)
End Sub
I've been meaning to ask. Why did they remove syntax highlighting? I loved those tags for that reason. It makes code easier to read on the forums.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 03:01 PM
#65898
Re: Post Race!
I don't know the actual answer to that, but I do remember that the HIGHLIGHT tag was somehow related to that annoying duplication thing that went on for a few months.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 03:01 PM
#65899
Re: Post Race!
I suppose it might have been only one month, it just felt like two.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 03:05 PM
#65900
Re: Post Race!
I see. I really hate that we lost syntax highlighting because of it. I find code far more difficult to "mentally parse" when everything is in one colour.
I might have to do like Elroy and use a 3rd party program to parse and add colour tags. I wonder what he uses for his posts. Did he write it himself or was it something he found on the 'net.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 03:07 PM
#65901
Re: Post Race!
Also, why do textboxes in my Browser tell me that "colour" is spelt wrong? The war of independence from England was over a century ago and I think it's time Americans get back to spelling English words like "colour" and "centre" the right way!
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 04:16 PM
#65902
Re: Post Race!
You can always use greasemonkey, both for syntax highlighting and changing colour (backwards thinking people) to color (factual way to spell).
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 04:19 PM
#65903
Re: Post Race!
Every time I see "colour" spelt "color" I want to drive nails into my skull. You Americans are butchering the Queen's English
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 04:46 PM
#65904
Re: Post Race!
So, you don't like efficiency in your words?
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 04:47 PM
#65905
Re: Post Race!
How do you prefer your gray?
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 05:16 PM
#65906
Re: Post Race!
Well I grew and live up in former English colony and although we have our own dialect of broken English, our standard English is the only true English.......the Queen's English. "Grey", "colour" and "centre"....that's how we roll....
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 05:21 PM
#65907
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
So, you don't like efficiency in your words?
Of course. But correctness matters more.
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Nov 22nd, 2021, 06:10 PM
#65908
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by Niya
Well I grew and live up in former English colony and although we have our own dialect of broken English, our standard English is the only true English.......the Queen's English. "Grey", "colour" and "centre"....that's how we roll....
That's funny, I, too, grew up and live in a former English colony....though I suppose that the place I'm now living wasn't part of the colony, at the time. I was born, and grew up, in land that was part of the former English colony. We, too, have our own dialect of broken English. In fact, we have several of them, since American English has loads of other dialects within it.
Our standard English is widespread and pushy, but it isn't currently in all ways the Queen's English.
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 05:11 AM
#65909
Re: Post Race!
Personally I use the word "couleur" instead of color or colour
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 12:26 PM
#65910
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
"I didn't know you were a vegan" said no one EVER.
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 12:38 PM
#65911
Re: Post Race!
Today I learned something on VBForums.
It was something I didn't want to know.
Serves me right for reading posts in the Post Race! and clicking a link to the urban definition of a word that definitely won't be used for a team name.
You people are sick. (But I mean that in the nicest way).
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 12:41 PM
#65912
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by brad jones
Today I learned something on VBForums.
It was something I didn't want to know.
Serves me right for reading posts in the Post Race! and clicking a link to the urban definition of a word that definitely won't be used for a team name.
You people are sick. (But I mean that in the nicest way).
NSFW stuff, lol!
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 01:04 PM
#65913
Re: Post Race!
Well, that's Cleveland for you.
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 04:16 PM
#65914
Lively Member
Re: Post Race!
Originally Posted by brad jones
You people are sick. (But I mean that in the nicest way).
Why, thank you. You should follow me on facebook. I go by the name "Occhialoni Paesano" there.
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Nov 29th, 2021, 05:13 PM
#65915
Re: Post Race!
I wonder what was in the mind of the founders of these cities
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Nov 29th, 2021, 05:28 PM
#65916
Re: Post Race!
My grandfather was born in Waterproof, LA. Before the levee system, Waterproof was a town that (almost) never flooded. So they named it as such with tongue in cheek.
From what I gather, Waterproof has basically dwindled down to just a couple hundred residents. The only thing they really have there now are speed traps.
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Nov 30th, 2021, 10:18 AM
#65917
Re: Post Race!
Some are probably named a long time back, and the meanings have subsequently changed.
Big Bottom: Probably refers to a wide open flood plain along a river.
Bald Head: A bald would be a promontory without trees, so it's probably a coastal headland with a prominent rocky knob on it.
Big Sag: Could also be the same source as what I suggested for Big Bottom.
Mormon Bar: LOTS of places out west, along rivers, are named after what amounts to sand bars along the river. <whatever> Bar is a name found all over western states for this reason. What name was given to the bar often has to do with who homesteaded first, or who died there, or what died there, or some historic event that happened there.
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Nov 30th, 2021, 11:05 AM
#65918
Re: Post Race!
Moodus here in CT is named after a Sachem tribe - and is famous for the mysterious Moodus Noises!
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Nov 30th, 2021, 11:36 AM
#65919
Re: Post Race!
They aren't mysterious. It's just that nobody is fessing up!!!
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Nov 30th, 2021, 01:58 PM
#65920
Re: Post Race!
The reason for the Santa Clause in Indiana is this: Town names in that state are all both borrowed and unimaginative.
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