Doorbell Ditch in my hometown. In my current location, teens have taken it up a notch by ditching the doorbell and kicking the doors- footprint on our door as gift that kept giving. Definitely karma for my own rounds of doorbell ditch, but these kicking kids are going to get shot (not by us!).
I am choosing to interpret that map as further proof that the further south in England that you get from the border with Scotland, the more biased they are against Scottish people
The Lakers' six-game winning streak ends with a defeat against the Utah Jazz, 131-119 Wednesday night.
LeBron James ended with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Luka Dončić had 16 points to go with four rebounds and four assists. Austin Reaves had a rough start to his offense and ended with 15 points to go with his 11 assists and five rebounds.
For the third time in as many game since acquiring Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors fell behind by double digits, and attempted a second-half comeback. But on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks, it seems they flew just a little too close to the sun.
I’m coming to think that it doesn’t matter if they’re baseless, if you can come up with conspiracy theories that have some appeal, that address some sort of need, then there is money to be made. If they’re baseless than it’s unethical of course, but clearly that doesn’t stop a lot of people.
BERKELEY – The California baseball team begins its 2025 season Friday with the opener of a four-game series and a 10-game homestand that is its longest since 2015.
Ten members of the California men's soccer team were named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team, the conference announced Wednesday. In their first season in the conference, the Golden Bears were part of a record 173 student-athletes named to the All-ACC Academic Team, with all 15 teams represented.
BERKELEY – Thirteen members of the California women's soccer team were named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the conference announced Tuesday. The Golden Bears contributed to a conference-record 248 women's soccer student-athletes that earned the honor.
The No. 7 California women's gymnastics team takes its talents to Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday to face Utah State and Texas Woman's in the Metroplex Challenge. The Valentine's Day podium meet is scheduled for 5 p.m. PT at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Although the California men's gymnastics team is not scheduled to compete again until Feb. 28, two members – graduate student Aidan Li and freshman Matteo Bardana – will be traveling home to Ontario this weekend to appear at Elite Canada and vie for a spot on the Canadian National Team. The men's senior artistic gymnasts will compete Friday and Sunday at the Markham Pan-Am Center in Markham, Ontario, with national team announcements following the conclusion of Sunday's session.
Fresh off a win its season opener for the third straight season, the California lacrosse team opens the home portion of its schedule Friday when it hosts former Pac-12 foe USC at California Memorial Stadium.
BERKELEY – The California men's golf team heads to the Hawaiian island of Kauai this week for the 48th John A. Burns Intercollegiate, hosted at Ocean Course Hokuala in Lihue. The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Wednesday with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. PT each morning.
California track & field will send a small contingent of runners to Seattle this weekend for the Husky Classic, with those individuals receiving one final chance to rise up the program's all-time lists or post qualifying marks for the upcoming ACC Indoor Championships. For the first time since the 2019 season, Cal's men will also compete in the distance medley relay, which has legs consisting of 1200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m.
BERKELEY - California softball head coach Chelsea Spencer has signed a three-year contract extension, California Director of Athletes Jim Knowlton announced Wednesday. Spencer, who is in her fifth season at the helm, is now signed through the 2028 season.
"We are excited to extend Chelsea's contract as she continues to lead our program to the upper echelon of college softball," Knowlton said. "Chelsea has already accomplished a lot during her time guiding our team and I know there are even greater things to come. Her experience as a national champion student-athlete here at Cal and her proven leadership as a coach makes her the perfect fit to continue to lead us into the future."
For me it was a chance to visit Cameron and see a game there. Of course I'd prefer UNC/Dook, but ticket prices for those games are insane. No 1 has gone to a game there when his GF at the time was there for law school. He said the atmosphere was crazy good.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and No. 3 Duke extended its home winning streak to 14 games with a 78-57 victory over California on Wednesday night.
The couple in the unit above me are due to go off to Africa for the State Dept. on Saturday. He’s a foreign service officer and she had been offered work in another part of the embassy. She found out today her job offer was rescinded. Ugh.
Remember that time when Sarah Palin indicated her foreign policy creds included the ability to see Russia from certain vantage points in her home state in Alaska?
A lot of Palin's detractors and critics would probably give great sums and give up a great deal to have her instead of some of what we now have in play. Everything is relative.
An un-healthy person who does not understand health care or science in charge of health care. This scares me almost as much as putting a guy who doesn't understand law enforcement as a component of community dynamics, or the logistics of operations, in charge of the FBI.
Even if you set aside baffling policy views, these are operations where if something goes wrong, people die. People who don't understand enough to know what they don't know making the kind of decisions involved is scary dangerous. After all, what could go wrong?
IT question of the day. After rebooting for weekly patch and crash updates, Chrome always pops up the message "Chrome did not shut down normally. Do you want to restart Chrome?"
The real question is has Chrome EVER shut down normally?
DING DONG DITCH
Despite taking Professor Alan Dundes' Folklore class, I hadn't even crossed my mind that Ding Dong Ditch could be named anything else.
Doorbell Ditch in my hometown. In my current location, teens have taken it up a notch by ditching the doorbell and kicking the doors- footprint on our door as gift that kept giving. Definitely karma for my own rounds of doorbell ditch, but these kicking kids are going to get shot (not by us!).
I am choosing to interpret that map as further proof that the further south in England that you get from the border with Scotland, the more biased they are against Scottish people
I picked up on that, too, though I doubt my sense of it could be anywhere as clear-cut as yours.
EDIT: it also seems to me that the pejorative "ginger" in this case could also apply to anti-Irish sentiment.
Come to think of it, I've known it as Doorbell Ditch. I've heard that it's sometimes accentuated with a flaming bag of dog excrement.
The chart in the post is interesting. I wonder what a similar chart for the United States would show.
PRO
Lakers winning streak snapped with loss to Jazz
https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2025/2/12/24364679/lakers-vs-jazz-final-score-recap-stats-box-score-austin-reaves-lebron-james-luka-doncic
The Lakers' six-game winning streak ends with a defeat against the Utah Jazz, 131-119 Wednesday night.
LeBron James ended with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Luka Dončić had 16 points to go with four rebounds and four assists. Austin Reaves had a rough start to his offense and ended with 15 points to go with his 11 assists and five rebounds.
Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson power Mavericks past Steph Curry, Warriors
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2025/2/12/24364703/warriors-mavericks-scores-recap-kyrie-irving-steph-curry-jimmy-butler-klay-thompson
For the third time in as many game since acquiring Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors fell behind by double digits, and attempted a second-half comeback. But on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks, it seems they flew just a little too close to the sun.
Jets announce split with Aaron Rodgers, wish him success
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43826969/jets-announce-split-aaron-rodgers-wish-success
i wonder what he will do now?
Take ayahuasca and embarrass himself by sharing his misguided beliefs?
Chair the President’s council on physical fitness? Something for RFK Jr.?
Spread baseless conspiracy theories?
I’m coming to think that it doesn’t matter if they’re baseless, if you can come up with conspiracy theories that have some appeal, that address some sort of need, then there is money to be made. If they’re baseless than it’s unethical of course, but clearly that doesn’t stop a lot of people.
"if you do what you love, you never work a day in your life!"
CAL
[BASE] Cal Opens 2025 Season Against Nevada
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/baseball-cal-opens-2025-season-against-nevada.aspx
BERKELEY – The California baseball team begins its 2025 season Friday with the opener of a four-game series and a 10-game homestand that is its longest since 2015.
[MSOC] 10 Bears Named To All-ACC Academic Team
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/mens-soccer-10-bears-named-to-all-acc-academic-team.aspx
Ten members of the California men's soccer team were named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team, the conference announced Wednesday. In their first season in the conference, the Golden Bears were part of a record 173 student-athletes named to the All-ACC Academic Team, with all 15 teams represented.
[WSOC] Women’s Soccer Earns 13 All-ACC Academic Selections
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-earns-13-all-acc-academic-selections.aspx
BERKELEY – Thirteen members of the California women's soccer team were named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the conference announced Tuesday. The Golden Bears contributed to a conference-record 248 women's soccer student-athletes that earned the honor.
[WGYM] No. 7 Cal Set For Metroplex Challenge
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/womens-gymnastics-no-7-cal-set-for-metroplex-challenge.aspx
The No. 7 California women's gymnastics team takes its talents to Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday to face Utah State and Texas Woman's in the Metroplex Challenge. The Valentine's Day podium meet is scheduled for 5 p.m. PT at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
[MGYM] Li, Bardana Slated To Compete At Elite Canada
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/mens-gymnastics-li-bardana-slated-to-compete-at-elite-canada.aspx
Although the California men's gymnastics team is not scheduled to compete again until Feb. 28, two members – graduate student Aidan Li and freshman Matteo Bardana – will be traveling home to Ontario this weekend to appear at Elite Canada and vie for a spot on the Canadian National Team. The men's senior artistic gymnasts will compete Friday and Sunday at the Markham Pan-Am Center in Markham, Ontario, with national team announcements following the conclusion of Sunday's session.
[LAX] Cal Hosts USC In 2025 Home Opener
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/lacrosse-cal-hosts-usc-in-2025-home-opener.aspx
Fresh off a win its season opener for the third straight season, the California lacrosse team opens the home portion of its schedule Friday when it hosts former Pac-12 foe USC at California Memorial Stadium.
[MGOLF] Cal Returns To John A. Burns Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/mens-golf-cal-returns-to-john-a-burns-intercollegiate.aspx
BERKELEY – The California men's golf team heads to the Hawaiian island of Kauai this week for the 48th John A. Burns Intercollegiate, hosted at Ocean Course Hokuala in Lihue. The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Wednesday with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. PT each morning.
[T&F] Cal Runners Head To Seattle For Husky Classic
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/track-field-cal-runners-head-to-seattle-for-husky-classic.aspx
California track & field will send a small contingent of runners to Seattle this weekend for the Husky Classic, with those individuals receiving one final chance to rise up the program's all-time lists or post qualifying marks for the upcoming ACC Indoor Championships. For the first time since the 2019 season, Cal's men will also compete in the distance medley relay, which has legs consisting of 1200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m.
[SB] Chelsea Spencer Inks Contract Extension
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/softball-chelsea-spencer-inks-contract-extension.aspx
BERKELEY - California softball head coach Chelsea Spencer has signed a three-year contract extension, California Director of Athletes Jim Knowlton announced Wednesday. Spencer, who is in her fifth season at the helm, is now signed through the 2028 season.
"We are excited to extend Chelsea's contract as she continues to lead our program to the upper echelon of college softball," Knowlton said. "Chelsea has already accomplished a lot during her time guiding our team and I know there are even greater things to come. Her experience as a national champion student-athlete here at Cal and her proven leadership as a coach makes her the perfect fit to continue to lead us into the future."
watched the Cal-Duke game for a while. HAG and I originally had plans to go but my ski vacation sort of messed that up.
i guess we always knew we would lose. would have been fun to see the atmosphere at Cameron though
For me it was a chance to visit Cameron and see a game there. Of course I'd prefer UNC/Dook, but ticket prices for those games are insane. No 1 has gone to a game there when his GF at the time was there for law school. He said the atmosphere was crazy good.
[MBB] Cal Bested At No. 3 Duke
https://calbears.com/news/2025/2/12/mens-basketball-cal-bested-at-no-3-duke.aspx
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and No. 3 Duke extended its home winning streak to 14 games with a 78-57 victory over California on Wednesday night.
By time I tuned in it was 39-15. Didn’t watch for long.
Shining moment was 11-9…
Go Bears!!!
Go on to Atlanta, Bears!
I’ll be at the game Saturday- should be a good one!
RING
POLITICS
I think this is the moment where RFK Jr uses his position to anti-science view to help save JD Vance's niece
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/02/11/girl-denied-heart-transplant-cincinnati-childrens/78328436007/
The couple in the unit above me are due to go off to Africa for the State Dept. on Saturday. He’s a foreign service officer and she had been offered work in another part of the embassy. She found out today her job offer was rescinded. Ugh.
Does this mean she doesn't get to go, or just will go and not have a job? Either way, it sucks.
She’ll go, just won’t have work. She seemed hopeful that it would be offered again later. I would not be as optimistic.
She needs to kiss up to Elon!
Vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretaryhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/politics/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html
Remember that time when Sarah Palin indicated her foreign policy creds included the ability to see Russia from certain vantage points in her home state in Alaska?
A lot of Palin's detractors and critics would probably give great sums and give up a great deal to have her instead of some of what we now have in play. Everything is relative.
How very "maverick-y".
An un-healthy person who does not understand health care or science in charge of health care. This scares me almost as much as putting a guy who doesn't understand law enforcement as a component of community dynamics, or the logistics of operations, in charge of the FBI.
Even if you set aside baffling policy views, these are operations where if something goes wrong, people die. People who don't understand enough to know what they don't know making the kind of decisions involved is scary dangerous. After all, what could go wrong?
I think I'm going to stop asking "what's the worst that could happen," tbh.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
DBD AV CLUB
Earthquake
Just felt a small shaker. Less than 3 probably.
Looks like there have been quite a few in Hayward over the last couple of hours.
One of my brothers lives there and his wife is posting about multiple shakes.
IT question of the day. After rebooting for weekly patch and crash updates, Chrome always pops up the message "Chrome did not shut down normally. Do you want to restart Chrome?"
The real question is has Chrome EVER shut down normally?
It’s time once again for Oski Disciple’s Question of the Day.
Why do some people meet up instead of just meet? Is meeting up different than meeting?
meet up, hook up, all good things
Sounds more up beat. Everyone hates meetings. But meeting up sounds like something you would want to do,
No one likes a downer.
Unless you're into barbituates