MattPie

Maybe we could put foam on the outside of the helmet. :ph34r: Helmets are really just a physics problem dealing with taking a mass (the head) and slowing from whatever velocity it's going to match the velocity of the object it impacts. There's no perfect solution as a helmet that's designed to slow a head from 20 MPH to 0 at less than 100G average acceleration won't help much if the head is going 30MPH. If the head is going 10 MPH, it'll slow the head down but not as gently as it could have if it were designed for that velocity. You have to estimate what most of the impacts will be and design it to work there, but there will always by outliers (a head hitting a knee, a deliberate elbow). The bigger the helmet the easier it is to meet the design requirements, but as d4rk mentions, people don't want to be a spaceman. (well, most; my previous motorcycle helmet was on the big side but got great test numbers which is why I bought it).

Nor was Frank Lone Tree, the first US Native American to win a pro hockey title as head coach.

No expert, but I think it's similar to how you can't sign a player to a new contract until 7/1 in the last year of their contract.

On average, they're correct. :)

Podcast about the Whalers, the Nordiques, and someones first hockey game (Pitts vs. Tampa in the playoffs). It's on "Surprisingly Awesome" so it belongs here. https://gimletmedia.com/episode/15-extinct-hockey/ The primary host for this one is John Hodgeman whom you may know from the Daily Show or as "PC" in those Apple commercials. Also, Surprisingly Awesome is an awesome podcast.

First sentence: I struggle to see a better solution. It could well be that everything would be worse had Obama antagonized the ME. Second paragraph: That may be, but ISIS seems to be losing ground in the middle east (at least in part from the constant drone attacks the US is sending their way) and international help for the Iraqi security forces. ISIS has made a splash with recent terror attacks, but you could argue those are desperate measures trying to provoke a response to drive recruitment. I don't have the intel so I don't know the truth of it (hint: I don't think the news does either), but my theory fits the facts just as well as yours that "people see ISIS as winning".

As someone up-thread, that's the way it works. If he starts going off on Islam, Muslims, etc. the Muslim world that isn't extremist either tunes him out or gets angry and becomes extremist. ISIS has already used US Right-wing anti-Islam statements in it's recruiting efforts. The President has bigger things to worry about than giving a bunch of people who already hate him warm fuzzies (which they'd undoubtedly find fault with anyway) if it means alienating the people in a position actually do some good.

re: electoral college and President and VP from the same state. I think it was worded oddly, but he was referring to the tendency that voters in a candidate's home state tend to vote for the candidate. You normally nominate from two different states in hopes you'll get a bump in two states rather than one. I was trying to think of a country that's as militantly Christian as the US, and I'm drawing a blank. Especially if you toss out the Catholic countries since the militant in the US tend to be Protestant and they don't get along with the Papists.

Sabres fans are among the luckiest in the league.

Prequel to "300"

Maybe, but you definitely can from Discover. :)

Down goes BOT! Down goes BOT!

I'm good with it being the end of Jim Rome.

Chester County PA does, I'd be surprised if Erie County doesn't. I don't want to be a jerk, but, you have no idea what goes into digital archiving based on this paragraph.

There's a trick question: "If you are drafted by the Sabres, what number would you like to wear?" Anyone who answers 7, 11, 14, or 39 (I'm not counting Lala and Danny), they're immediately shown the door. Anyone who picks another number gets a dirty look from Rick as he snickers.

But not to stuff cheese with hot peppers? You make no sense, sir.

This! That's been a long time, at least 10 years I think. (also, seems ;)) I don't have a window to slang; the youngest person I talk to on any regular basis is my wife, who is 9 days younger than I am. Everyone I work with closely is older than I am.

repeat after me: "Your emergency is not necessarily my priority."

The smoking lamp is on.

It'll make my current situation of listening to games via streaming radio a lot more palatable. Unless you're in Philly. ABC in Philly uses an ill-advised Low-VHF frequency in the digital switch so it's it's common to not be able to pick up ABC within the city limits, never mind the suburbs where I live. Apparently it gets better if you have a 30' outdoor antenna. :)

Goals, schmoals. With more an more people cutting off cable, having 3 of the first 4 games of the SCF on cable (including a Saturday night) is killing the game more than anything else for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIl7d1VVwOc

Boca Raton, eh? Was there a PegulaJet sighting?

Somewhat. Depend on the rules, they may not have to protect Matthews/Laine where Buffalo will have to protect Eichel since he's a year older. I have to think they're automatically slotted, other wise you'd end up with teams that have enough guys on NMC that they could protect everyone.

I just can't get my head around American Hefeweizens, they mostly taste terrible to me. Magic Hat's (Circus Boy?) sat in my fridge forever because I just didn't want to drink it. I really dig Bavarian though (Franzikaner, Victory's Sunrise and Mad King), the spicy banana thing is awesome; the dry taste of Americans is huge turn off in this style for me.