OT - NO POLITICS Lazy, Hazy Days of Summah

[McGarnagle]

I've been seeing the baseball Immaculate Grid game everywhere and have started playing it. I was curious if there was a hockey version and it turns out there is, called Puckdoku

Puckdoku

Guess NHL players based on team, season, and stats. Choose wisely, as you only get 9 shots to fill the board.

www.puckdoku.com

I got 8/9 today because I missed my guess on the top right box.

I assumed

Spoiler

Ryan Miller would've won a Calder.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

I still can’t believe how bad the garden ice is having seen it first hand when I met @Ladyfan and her sis

It has to be soft because thats what they break up and use in the drinks during Celtics games.

I'm going to Puerto Rico the first weekend of August for a long weekend with my college friends to celebrate turning 40.

I'm already dreading the heat, but I guess I'll be in a pool or the ocean the whole time.

Our prayers will be with you in this time of hardship.

 

[LT]

We're looking for some new GMs to join us over on the GM Games forum.

We have a new game that is taking sign-ups now, for anyone who wants to make the offseason go by a bit quicker.

Happy to discuss!

Off-Season Fantasy Draft #2 Sign-Up/Discussion

Goal: Draft the most competitive team for the 2023-2024 season with the following rules - Salary Cap of $70,000,000 (20-man roster) - No trades, but you can swap draft positions before the draft begins - Voting will be done in the same format as previous drafts - Snake draft, with the 3rd round...

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Lobster57]

what are some options for custom jerseys that may not be 100% authentic?

 

[McGarnagle]

what are some options for custom jerseys that may not be 100% authentic?

DHGate

 

[caz16]

DHGate

I was forced to use them several years ago. I wanted a Pasta winter classic jersey and couldn't get it through NHL.com (Canada). Someone suggested DHGate, so for the ridiculous price I thought why not? It was identical, perfect in every way. NHL screwed themselves IMO because I wouldn't have gone that route if they offered what I wanted here.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Fenway Park pickleball competition to draw nation’s top players next week - The Boston Globe

The "Ballpark Series" will also feature an amateur tournament and open court time for thousands — but you'd better book fast.

www.bostonglobe.com

when we getting a knee hockey tournament??

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Didn't know where to put this.

Anyone know Karen?

 

[Alicat]

We seem to be in a stormy pattern here. Had a solid thunderstorm with 60 mph winds this am with more storms on the way tonight and again tomorrow and Sunday.

I have the cutest niece in the whole world. Auntie Ali could snuggle her all day.

 

[Orr Fourever]

Quick Dick spotlights The JacK All..

 

[NeelyDan]

any technical writers amongst us? does anyone know if UI field labels get title-case as best practice?

 

[McGarnagle]

I was forced to use them several years ago. I wanted a Pasta winter classic jersey and couldn't get it through NHL.com (Canada). Someone suggested DHGate, so for the ridiculous price I thought why not? It was identical, perfect in every way. NHL screwed themselves IMO because I wouldn't have gone that route if they offered what I wanted here.

I've actually only bought MLB jerseys through them, never hockey ones. But the ones I got came out just fine (though shipping took like a month). I'm sure an eagle-eyed expert could find a fault in the stitching or fabric and tell it's not an authentic, but for $25 vs. $200, can't complain.

I've only bought 2 jerseys off them but I've read from others that once in a while you'll get a botch, like a jersey with the completely wrong number/nameplate font or shoddy stitching, but the other 90% are passable.

 

[caz16]

I've actually only bought MLB jerseys through them, never hockey ones. But the ones I got came out just fine (though shipping took like a month). I'm sure an eagle-eyed expert could find a fault in the stitching or fabric and tell it's not an authentic, but for $25 vs. $200, can't complain.

I've only bought 2 jerseys off them but I've read from others that once in a while you'll get a botch, like a jersey with the completely wrong number/nameplate font or shoddy stitching, but the other 90% are passable.

I ordered a Peverley jersey from the NHL and it took four times before they got it right - first it was Peverly (no e), second it was 49 on the back and 94 on the sleeves, third time the name was ironed on instead of stitched and was coming off, 4th time was right and it was stitched on. They told me if the 4th one wasn't right, I wouldn't be allowed to order it again. It was unbelievable. They didn't ask for any of them to be returned, so one was sewed into a Bruins cat bed by my daughter, I had the iron on one stitched by a tailor, so ended up with two wearable ones in the end.

 

[Glove Malfunction]

any technical writers amongst us? does anyone know if UI field labels get title-case as best practice?

Not sure it's necessarily "best practice", but my experience with creating training documentation was to match the case of the UI component as it appears to the user.

 

[Fenway]

What kind of a dumbass uses the Orange Line to try to get away after robbing a bank?

Boston Police report teaming up with Transit and State Police to capture an alleged bank robber they say used the Orange Line as his escape route after a Downtown Crossing bank robbery, possibly because in an earlier Boston robbery, he tried using a stolen car, only to be foiled when he crashed...

www.universalhub.com

Boston Police report teaming up with Transit and State Police to capture an alleged bank robber they say used the Orange Line as his escape route after a Downtown Crossing bank robbery, possibly because in an earlier Boston robbery, he tried using a stolen car, only to be foiled when he crashed the car, ran somebody over and was tackled by a bystander.

Police say Jonathan Pagan, 32, of Everett, walked into the TD Bank branch at 24 Winter St. around 8:30 a.m., and told a teller he had a gun. He then fled towards the Park Street T stop, but possibly in an effort to confuse any pursuers, either doubled back or used the tunnel to get to the Downtown Crossing stop, where he got on the Orange Line - headed towards Forest Hills, rather than, oh, Everett.

Transit Police tracked him to the Massachusetts Avenue stop, where he got off the train, police say.

Transit Police and Massachusetts State Police were able to stop the suspect at the train station. Officers observed US Currency protruding from the suspect’s pocket. As officers attempted to place the suspect into handcuffs, he actively resisted officers’ orders. Officers were able to safely handcuff the suspect without further incident.

 

[Ladyfan]

I had my last "at home PT" today and will start next week going to the rehab center.

I sat in my car today! Maybe I will be driving myself to PT

 

[Kate08]

Grilling up some chicken, fresh corn on the cob, baked potato and a glass of wine while watching the news.

25 year old me is confused by my Friday night, but too close to 40 me is very content.

 

[Mione134]

Dreading taking out the trash and recycle in a few minutes.

The humidity is atrocious. Not good for my asthma. But nobody else can push the barrels out front so I have no choice.

 

[Gordoff]

At least Jacobs and company have a new excuse for the perpetually slushy ice at the Gahden

What's the excuse for the 50-degree days?

 

[GordonHowe]

I ordered a Peverley jersey from the NHL and it took four times before they got it right - first it was Peverly (no e), second it was 49 on the back and 94 on the sleeves, third time the name was ironed on instead of stitched and was coming off, 4th time was right and it was stitched on. They told me if the 4th one wasn't right, I wouldn't be allowed to order it again. It was unbelievable. They didn't ask for any of them to be returned, so one was sewed into a Bruins cat bed by my daughter, I had the iron on one stitched by a tailor, so ended up with two wearable ones in the end.

That's using your noodle.

Stick it to the man.

 

[smithformeragent]

Not sure if this means he’ll end up a Leafs fan.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Happy First Elijah

 

[gorskic]

New England FreeJacks, the local franchise for Major League Rugby, just won the league. Well "just" as in a few hours ago. I just got home from post-game social activities.

FreeJacks won on a 77th minute try from LeRoux Malan. The Guardian has a pretty good summary:

major-league-rugby-new-england-san-diego-final

So 2023 will not pass without a New England pro sports team winning a title.

 

[ProdigalFan]

Just saw that Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream in Whitman is closing the end of August and the entire property auctioned off.

 

[Fenway]

Just saw that Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream in Whitman is closing the end of August and the entire property auctioned off.

WHAT????????