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Why did the HF Boards logo change again? I only now just noticed it. The first time was to honor Fugu.
SirLoinOfCloth
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I have to make a confession. I still read Toews like "Toes". Every single time. I know it's more like "Tayves" but I just can't. It doesn't make any sense to my brain. The only two letters that make sense are T and S. It's like saying Meghir is pronounced Makar. I just can't seem to rewire my brain to read it correctly.
Sorry fellow Camagedo Anwerhone fans.
Sorry fellow Camagedo Anwerhone fans.
I always assumed it was German or Dutch in origin. Nope. It's Welsh/Celtic, from the Welsh word "Tew" which apparently translates to English as "Fat." I'm told the original pronunciation was "Toos."
It'd be cool now to see if he ends up with the Wild because then I can break out the "Minnesota Fats" references.
UncleRisto
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henchman21
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I'd like to know how anyone understands what anybody from Wales is saying. You could say the pronunciation is fa la la la la and I'd believe you. Love the country and people... can't understand a damn word.
We befriended a Welsh couple during one of our trips to Jamaica. The woman spoke perfectly fine, her husband however was barely decipherable. She could see the confusion in our faces whenever he spoke and she'd prod him and say "slow down!"I'd like to know how anyone understands what anybody from Wales is saying. You could say the pronunciation is fa la la la la and I'd believe you. Love the country and people... can't understand a damn word.
And yeah, both Irish and Welsh just seem like someone hit the keyboard randomly and made up languages based on that.
Ceremony
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Yes, a few weeks ago.
Yes, ever since Jonathan entered the league.
Oh, wow. That's terrible news.
Yep. Confirmed.
forums.hfboards.com
Yep. Confirmed.
In Memoriam - RIP Buffaloed
This may be the hardest post I have ever had to make. The owner of Evolve just called me with the sad news that Joe (Buffaloed) passed away over the weekend. He has been in contact with Joe's sister and will send me additional info.
UncleRisto
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OH! GOOOOOOD FÖR YEAÖU!!I'd like to know how anyone understands what anybody from Wales is saying. You could say the pronunciation is fa la la la la and I'd believe you. Love the country and people... can't understand a damn word.
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henchman21
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Had no idea until I saw the Memorium forum. Crazy to digitally see time pass in the loss of regulars and know their fate. None of us can escape it in the end, but I'm glad to know this community comes together around people so many years later.
We're a dying breed, logging into forums. I don't think I'll ever want to migrate to whatever becomes the norm, I'm not a discord fan (really just modern IRC) and can't see this ever being a VR thing. Avs hockey wasn't super readily accessible to me when I was younger, if it weren't for the NHL video game series and this forum (and the OG Avs forum), I may never have become a hockey lifer.
I can't stand Reddit either. I visit occasionally, but it's not as good of an experience as forums
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UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
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It is just different to use, when you get used to it, I think you'll like it better. Like Mac vs PC.... my old job forced me to have an Android phone (Pixel 4) for the last couple years I was there. I got used to using the Android, but my iPhone (an outdated then and now very outdated XR) was just a superior experience. I really like some of what Android offers, but iOS is just better in the day to day.
Foppberg
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Coming from the Pixel 4a it’s been a pretty big downgrade so far. But my Pixel was by far my favourite phone ever.It is just different to use, when you get used to it, I think you'll like it better. Like Mac vs PC.... my old job forced me to have an Android phone (Pixel 4) for the last couple years I was there. I got used to using the Android, but my iPhone (an outdated then and now very outdated XR) was just a superior experience. I really like some of what Android offers, but iOS is just better in the day to day.
Also still reeling with no headphone jack.
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SirLoinOfCloth
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The Apple vs Android vs Microsoft argument will never be resolved, apart from the fact that Windows is terrible, and their phones were even worse. I use a Macbook for my job, and it is vastly superior to a Windows or Linux laptop (for my needs), but it is not without its issues too. However, I've been an Android user for probably 10+ years. I have dabbled with non-macbook Apple products like iPads and iPhones and found them completely cumbersome and unintuitive to use. Whether that's because I expect things to work the Android way or not is kind of irrelevant, the same could be said for iOS users moving to Android - they just expect things to work like Apple devices and when they don't "Android is shit". I have seen no reason whatsoever to make me think I should move to iOS, the two operating systems and the high end phones basically have feature parity nowadays, so I am happy with sticking with what I know and am comfortable with.
One thing that bothers me though (I went through this with my fiancee) is that a lot of very uninformed people bang the drum for iPhones, because they heard a friend, or a read an article, that says iPhones are just better. When, objectively, they are not. They are not objectively worse either, but the assumption that you HAVE to have an iPhone because Android phones are poor knock-offs is a narrative that needed to die like 5+ years ago. Android as an ecosystem, and software is excellent now, and some of the higher end devices or the Pixels are fantastic devices too. Google has their own lock-in with Google Play Services and stuff like that, but they are no Apple in that regard. The Apple ecosystem can be good for those who have what they need and are happy with the Apple way of working, but completely limiting and frustrating under other circumstances. iTunes is an example of something that was f***ing terrible and had its grimy fingerprints all over iPhones and was impossible to do without. My fiancee had some subscriptions through iTunes for podcasts and video services, and it took ages to figure out how to unravel that shit. Fortunately, iTunes died a sweet death, but it was just indicative of Apple who like to tell you how to use something, rather than let you use it in a way that works for you. There are completely valid reasons for it, but it can be annoying.
Yours sincerely, not an Apple fan.
One thing that bothers me though (I went through this with my fiancee) is that a lot of very uninformed people bang the drum for iPhones, because they heard a friend, or a read an article, that says iPhones are just better. When, objectively, they are not. They are not objectively worse either, but the assumption that you HAVE to have an iPhone because Android phones are poor knock-offs is a narrative that needed to die like 5+ years ago. Android as an ecosystem, and software is excellent now, and some of the higher end devices or the Pixels are fantastic devices too. Google has their own lock-in with Google Play Services and stuff like that, but they are no Apple in that regard. The Apple ecosystem can be good for those who have what they need and are happy with the Apple way of working, but completely limiting and frustrating under other circumstances. iTunes is an example of something that was f***ing terrible and had its grimy fingerprints all over iPhones and was impossible to do without. My fiancee had some subscriptions through iTunes for podcasts and video services, and it took ages to figure out how to unravel that shit. Fortunately, iTunes died a sweet death, but it was just indicative of Apple who like to tell you how to use something, rather than let you use it in a way that works for you. There are completely valid reasons for it, but it can be annoying.
Yours sincerely, not an Apple fan.
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