Posts by Matthew Young35

Jacob Kern2 said:Is this based on some actual mathematical calculation, or is it just being thrown out there without any real substance?

Neither. It’s just my own uneducated estimate.

Look, if the US has a population of roughly 330 million, and we assume the skeptics are wrong about how much the virus actually spreads—meaning a huge chunk of people would have been infected if we hadn't implemented lockdowns—the numbers change quickly.
Even if you take a tiny 0.2 percent of 330 million, you're looking at 660,000 people.
Now, factor in some margin for error. Since that 0.2 percent figure is based on such a small sample size, it wouldn't be a stretch to see death tolls climb significantly higher over a couple of months.

I get why people are skeptical; there are too many "ifs" involved here. But if we're playing that game, shouldn't I be allowed to question that 0.2% figure as well?

Paul Sanders5 said:The only way you're seeing 5,000 to 10,000 dead in Austria is if you went around with a handgun shooting people one by one.

I'm talking about what happens here in America.

urbanhawk17 said:If this turns out to be true, and they actually hold that press conference tomorrow like they say, then the mortality rate in Canada would be somewhere around 0.1 to 0.2%. I guess.

Don't forget, we were essentially under a form of quarantine ourselves (though, let's be honest, it was mostly just an excuse to relax).
Without those restrictions, that 0.1% or 0.2% could easily have translated into five to ten thousand deaths. And that's assuming the percentage is accurate. Think about it: in just a few months, that would represent nearly half the number of people lost during our last major war.

restlesssurfer97 said:Hold on, what kind of amateur hour moves are you even playing with?

I’m picking the ones with the lowest ratings just to give my ego a little boost.

I think I might have confused the poor guy with how the interface works.
The way I wrote it actually came out looking quite different.
🤣

Speaking of old-school connections, I was actually reminiscing about a guy I used to play with on some old forum back in the day via IRC:



I was doing a bit of digging online and stumbled right onto this.

Charles Roberts33 said:The wildest part is how Genghis Khan began presenting himself as a reincarnation of a 'Bodhisattva'—a spirit of compassion and mercy, and a protector of Buddhism—as he expanded his influence across Mongolia.

In Mongolia, there is a clear refusal to accept any notion that the guy was just some excessive bloodthirsty tyrant. The way they teach about him and everything he accomplished is fundamentally different from the rest of the world. They argue that much of his notorious reputation is actually due to propaganda from the defeated parties—of which there were plenty—who intentionally silenced or downplayed all the positive things he was also responsible for.

Speaking of brutality, I recently stumbled upon a few articles regarding the Zulu, a tribe from the region of modern-day Angola, which holds minimal historical significance but reached its peak between the 16th and 18th centuries. They were entirely dedicated to nothing but warfare, slave trading, and cannibalism ☕. Their initiation methods were brutal; one had to prove strength and worth through violence. Any newborn in the Quilombo area would essentially be demolished by ritual. Hereditary rights meant absolutely nothing, if they existed at all. According to contemporary accounts, their ranks were bolstered solely by recruiting adolescents stolen from defeated tribes ☕.
They didn't farm the land or raise livestock; they lived purely by raiding others. These lunatics would stay in one place only as long as it took to exhaust all available resources before moving on again.

So, basically the Republican Party?

urbanhawk17 said:Branko, is this 🙏
's wife?

And is her legal name really Brenda?

And what am I supposed to do when she rides off on a horse?
I just watch her go.
🤦

urbanhawk17 said:says shadowmarlin22, now his barber is probably going to have to grab size 🤣

This legislation is absolute nonsense.
What took me years to figure out, these people are going to settle in a heartbeat.

Jesse Sullivan5 said:You really ought to drop Stockton into this conversation somewhere—you can't talk about one without mentioning the other!

Fair point.

EDIT:
There, I added it.

EDIT2:
It’s a bit clunky now, but what can you do?

I honestly feel for Karl Malone. It’s a shame he never managed to clinch a championship; the guy felt more like a supporting player for Stockton than a true superstar.

Michael Flores8 said:Since I haven't been following ski jumping closely lately, this is actually my first time hearing about Tepeš. I wonder, is he the son of Miran Tepeš? 😁

It isn't even a question of who’s at fault here. It’s clearly the administration under the current leadership.

Everything seems to be moving at such a frantic pace lately that even charisma feels like it has a shorter shelf life. For instance, I can't quite wrap my head around that old gag—you know, the one where someone draws caricatures all over town? Or even that recent bit where he just popped out of a tin of Pringles. He’s definitely past his prime.

Michael Flores8 said:Matthew Young35, do you happen to remember the name of that jumper who first introduced the V-style? He used to jump several meters further than everyone else, but he always seemed to receive poor style scores and never finished at the top. Once people realized that the V-shape allowed for much more flight time, everyone started doing it. It seems like Frank Petek was perhaps the only one who stayed loyal to the old method 😁. Later on, the Japanese appeared with their much wider ski positioning, allowing them to stay airborne even longer
.

As far as I can recall, Kasai was the first real success story with that approach.
I mean, the first one to truly make it work.

Is anyone on Lichess actually down for a quick game of 3+0?

dustyridge3 said:Who, in your estimation, holds the title of the greatest of all time in tennis? ☕

Ivan Lendl
🙏

Nancy Sanchez31 said:The technique is actually pretty flawless. Ahonen had great form too, whereas Peterka looks kind of awkward when he's in flight. 😄

pure perfection 😉

By the way, I was watching this documentary about ski jumpers recently. Apparently, quite a few of them struggle with alcohol issues.

It’s actually pretty understandable.
I mean, try hitting that in-run at full speed while sober.
The jump doesn't even need the ramp to end at the bottom to be terrifying.
😲

You basically have to be drunk as a skunk just to show up for work.

Michael Flores8 said:True, very true 🤣
Nikkinen, Ari Pekka, Risto Laakkonen, and Puikkonen 😁
Later on, Nieminen and the others arrived.

Toni Nieminen ☕

Jessica Gonzalez said:Yeah, I agree, Kazuyoshi Funaki. He might not be the greatest athlete of all time, but his performances at his peak were definitely some of the most beautiful moments in sports history. It was just pure magic—the skis, the snow, the wind, and those intense breaths during those 25 seconds.

He wasn't even close to Noriaki Kasai.
That guy used to take flight and fight for his life out there; every single jump he made seemed to land twenty meters past everyone else. If he wasn't taking home the gold, it was strictly because of technical judging, not because he lacked the distance.

Michael Flores8 said:When discussing true icons, I suppose very few groups can truly be compared to the legendary Japanese ski jumping team. You have figures like Noriaki Kasai, Masahiko Harada, Takanobu Okabe, Jiniya Nishikata, and then, after a short while, the arrival of the great Kazuyoshi Funaki 🤣

Finland.
☕
They all became world champions at sixteen, turned into chronic alcoholics, and retired by eighteen.