OceanMan
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re: We are changing the time wrong
Posted by OceanMan on 11/6/26 at 6:44 am to LSUfan4444
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13 months, all 28 days
I remember when I first realized this math checks out. Made me sad how badly logic lost in developing the calendar.
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re: How hash should the penalties be for ticket scalpers?
Posted by OceanMan on 11/4/26 at 9:18 pm to theCrusher
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BTW Scalping exists because the tickets were under priced originally. The bands and distributors of the tickets don't want the blow back from pricing tickets at FMV.
Some of yall don’t understand markets at all. Free markets are defined by many buyers and many sellers. Scalpers are a natural disruption to actual free markets that can be used to establish a “market” or “fair” value.
Scalpers arent scalpers because they identify market arbitrage…they seize supply, raise prices and wait for those willing to pay more than market price, because they have taken the supply.
For a ticketed event, it makes no sense to say that one person buying more than one ticket is simply recognizing a profit opportunity. They can only be one admission. Pre-sold Tickets exist because the actual market (ie a line at the door) would be unruly and expensive for the host to monitor. So I completely reject the notion that one person buying more than they could possibly use is just recognizing a market opportunity. They are creating one.
re: How hash should the penalties be for ticket scalpers?
Posted by OceanMan on 11/4/26 at 8:57 pm to AllbyMyRelf
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Building bots to buy the tickets and resell them is pretty much pure entrepreneurial arbitrage.
Disagree. First of all, it’s against TOS and not the way ticketing was ever designed to work. Second, modern scalping using bots creates a false scarcity that manipulates the actual market price. That is, there is no actual arbitrage before buying more tickets than you can use.
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The market works by signals. Those signals are prices. Entrepreneurs work by acting on market signals to facilitate a cleared market (ie quantity demanded equals quantity supplied). For tickets, they see the prices are too low—the quantity demanded will exceed the quantity supplied. A market clearing price would be higher, so they buy the tickets and resell them at a market clearing price where QS=QD. Their reward (profit) is the spread.
That isn’t what is happening. There is a max amount that can be sold, and scalpers create the scarcity that drives market phenomena. They don’t see ticket prices being “too low”…they understand there is a max supply, seize the supply and create a secondary market. Sure, there is profit incentive and I understand why it happens, but this is market manipulation more than taking advantage of a hot market.
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He skied for an offensive rebound, kicked it out to Bey for a three. And all I could think was THAT is the difference right there. That is a winning, game changing play. Way before he scored multiple times in a row in overtime. What he has been doing is really not being talked about enough
I didn’t even see the game but I appreciate this take. I’m starting to believe, always thought Z could find a stride.
re: AP Poll is out. LSU #15
Posted by OceanMan on 11/1/26 at 9:18 pm to DamnStrong
Yeah, I try not to worry about these too much but our losses are teams ranked ahead of us. Neither were ugly losses. Got to be able to repurpose that negative energy surrounding us into something productive. I like our chances.
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Oh my God! Are you safe this morning? How long will you be disrupted? Keep us posted.
I envy you if you don’t find adjusting the suns schedule disruptive.
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Just. Pick. One
Thank you. Adjusting the time is simply disruptive. Particularly because “standard” time is only 4 months of the year. And the adjustment occurs when sunrise/sunset is most quickly approaching the beginning of the school and work day. It’s stupid.
I prefer DST but if we never changed times again I wouldn’t complain. That said the next few days will be tough on me, they always are. Basically no time to throw the ball with kids, sneak in a few holes of golf, do yard work etc. Time that I just had yesterday is gone. Depressing.
re: How are Butterfingers anyone’s favorite candy?
Posted by OceanMan on 11/1/26 at 8:36 am to athenslife101
He they changed them fairly recently and I don’t like them. Definitely was one of my faves as a kid.
Everyone that talks loud is fake AF and being paid by shady people. It’s so exhausting listening to grifts, dodging ads, closing popups, opting out of things you never opted into….I’m so sick of the noise.
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course I'm due for an upgrade, they give me the oh yeah you can get a new phone for 3 years of payments. I say I just wanna buy the phone what’s the upgrade discount. - oh you can’t do that "the upgrade is we let you finance a phone for 36 months”
Quit buying your phone from the carrier. shite it’s probably been over 15 years at this point that you can buy basically any phone unlocked directly from the manufacturer.
Elsayed is such a POS he can’t answer a damn question in good faith. Very unimpressive if you ask me. Tries to spin everything
re: Ole Miss fans feeling the Frank Wilson effect..
Posted by OceanMan on 10/25/26 at 9:55 am to TigerBait2008
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Blah blah blah... frick frank.
That’s a more fair position than making stuff up.
re: Ole Miss fans feeling the Frank Wilson effect..
Posted by OceanMan on 10/25/26 at 9:46 am to Big4SALTbro
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I was told by ole Miss fans getting Frank was a major blow to us.
No, you weren’t. We took their RB coach as part of the Kiffin transition. I don’t even understand the context in which you would have been told that.
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Turns out he is just washed Lacy has been hurt all year knee and then shoulder vs us. They also gave him a huge bag to stop him from leaving.
Well which one is it? Is Lacy hurt or is Frank washed? You can’t use one to explain the other.
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It’s crazy that people watch football and think they’re just doing random athleticism and letting their instincts take over. These guys work incredibly hard technically on every move they make. You’re clueless
I mean this post is ridiculous. Did you watch the game? He has been playing through multiple injuries and left the game. His backup came in and did ok.
And if you think a successful RB is somehow going to be coached down to the point they aren’t as good in less than a season then you are the one that’s clueless. Health and availability are the #1 attributes a RB can have, all you have to do is take a look at RB churn in the NFL to figure that out.
The hate that Frank gets is really absurd. This bullshite narrative took off when a rumor spread of him trying to leverage recruits to stay on staff. Well, he landed those recruits and exited gracefully by all accounts.
People are seriously upset with Frank because they feared he would get the permanent HC job, so they convinced themselves he was a horrible coach by end of season. It’s actually quite embarrassing to be associated with as a fellow LSU fan. He did a very difficult thing and assumed a responsibility while LSU very publicly poached a rival coach. He landed yet again another great recruiting class and I believe he got another #1 recruiter ranking on his way out. Now every time someone rushes for less than 5 yds a carry for OM we have a thread about how bad of a coach he must be, when the reality is the guy got taken out the game because of an injury he has been dealing with all season. Embarrassing butthurt look by LSU fans.
re: Ole Miss fans feeling the Frank Wilson effect..
Posted by OceanMan on 10/25/26 at 9:01 am to FireGoodell
Didn’t they show him working with the medical staff the entire game? They said he hurt something against LSU and aggravated it. I don’t think he finished the game.
Vision and dental are more like prepaid or levelized financing of checkups and cleanings. These are basically standardized services - the cost without insurance is not dramatically different but you have to come out of pocket.
It can also be argued that these are almost “guaranteed” revenues for the industries, and the industries themselves push the insurance. Vision is an easy argument - to my knowledge most states require a prescription less than 12 months old to get new lenses, even if it is stabilized for years. The insurance is a way to soften this cost so people don’t push back on the rule as hard.
So if you don’t require corrective lenses, vision insurance is basically a waste of money. If you aren’t going to the dentist 2x/year, dental pretty much is too.
It can also be argued that these are almost “guaranteed” revenues for the industries, and the industries themselves push the insurance. Vision is an easy argument - to my knowledge most states require a prescription less than 12 months old to get new lenses, even if it is stabilized for years. The insurance is a way to soften this cost so people don’t push back on the rule as hard.
So if you don’t require corrective lenses, vision insurance is basically a waste of money. If you aren’t going to the dentist 2x/year, dental pretty much is too.
re: Warning to Any Baws Getting a Divorce in Seattle...
Posted by OceanMan on 10/22/26 at 6:50 am to Witty_Username
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I’m unsure on the market rate for curses but I am happy to negotiate between the 50-100 range for this service for an experienced witch to perform.
That’s an insulting offer.
re: Valkyries and Dream ditch National Anthem for second game in a row during WNBA Finals
Posted by OceanMan on 10/20/26 at 7:13 am to mikesliveisacheater
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She's also Canadian. Why would they pick a Canadian to sing the National Anthem?
It’s like rain on your wedding day.
I don’t even think understand this type of question. Retirement is not a destination. Where you may be going impacts the financial analysis.
It may take 10 more years of working to retire in Destin with a boat than wherever you work now at current standard of living. That’s just a simple illustration.
Given any place, I think most people would pick a big city or somewhere more remote. It’s so incredibly personal I just don’t get how you could answer the question. Seriously, to me retirement means financial independence which inherently comes with sacrifice. I’d rather get to that place sooner than later in Amite City than Martha’s Vineyard.
It may take 10 more years of working to retire in Destin with a boat than wherever you work now at current standard of living. That’s just a simple illustration.
Given any place, I think most people would pick a big city or somewhere more remote. It’s so incredibly personal I just don’t get how you could answer the question. Seriously, to me retirement means financial independence which inherently comes with sacrifice. I’d rather get to that place sooner than later in Amite City than Martha’s Vineyard.
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Yeah, no kidding. They are all getting bribed. We lost our high ground to criticize it when we made excuses for the Trumps taking a billion dollar airplane
Stfu. There is no “we” and there is no moral high ground.
Damn clown needs to be quiet.
I’ll be honest I thought he was good. It sounded like him but wasn’t certain until 4Q (was listening while working).
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