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And now I know what spawned the cluster f'ck that has started in that 'other' thread.

I sometimes wonder what would happen if we won the league. I think some of us would disappear from here for a few days while we were recovering. Still a long way to go but I always want the league over anything else. I think Robertson is fantastic in the system Klopp plays him in but try and put him elsewhere and he may not be as energetic or inclined to leave his defensive duties as well. It's really about where the player is and the system they play in which gives them this ridiculous moniker of 'best'. You take away Van Dijk and ask Robbo to put a shift in and he will, but will he be as successful? Probably not. You take away Firmino and ask Gini to play the forward mid role and supply Mane and Salah. Would he be as effective? Probably not. So, in the end, we've had great players and to me when I say great I don't think of position I think of contribution and for now Andy is contributing very well to both ends of the spectrum of his duties, defensive and offensive.

Andy plays every game like its his last and I think that comes from the fact that the guy at one point was in a dead-end job and didn't think he was going anywhere. Then all this happened and I think that he developed a work ethic that makes him think that he is privileged to be part of a team and a sport that he always wanted to be in. His display on the pitch is a clear reflection of how much he loves the sport and where he has come from. In a realm where you have muppets downing tools and starting feuds with managers (yes Pogba that's you) just because you've achieved something its refreshing to see a player that works hard every single time and leaves his best on the pitch. I don't think he even cares who he is up against he treats them the same.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/dec/04/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2018

Every time I watch this I wonder what kind of sync that bass and drum player must have to run the line the way they are when all that guitar playing is going on. Masterpiece.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/sony-inadvertently-leaks-player-counts-for-ps4-titles/ Oops Sony. But on a side note, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, GTAV really?

Rudolf the Robotic Reindeer.

I'll say it now. We just can't catch a break and on a weekend where we're meeting a team I really want us to trash just because the media outburst post that will be priceless.

On a night when the striking line wasn't doing well, in the past, you'd expect a loss or a draw. But yesterday, credit where its due because Matip was also very good. Some of the interceptions and the presence of mind to push the ball upfield was very what you'd expect from him and he delivered. I think we can all say the biggest influence there is VVD and how he commands the back line. Couple that with Alisson and you've got a great combination that works very well together. Once Gomez is back we will have enough rotational ability at the back to give rest to our key players should they need it too. Having Dejan back is definitely a plus in this period.

Since we're on the topic of bacteria and all things icky. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/12/whats-eating-this-400-year-old-painting-a-whole-ecosystem-of-microbes/ "A new study describes the complex ecosystems of bacteria and fungi that live and feast on a 17th-century painting—and how other species of bacteria may one day help art conservators fight back."

Dammit, swallowed my whole post :(. Anyways the short of it is this, China is not doing this just for furthering science but also to get a better stronghold on that part of the sea which has been worrysome. What will be fascinating is all the engineers will learn about building structures and maintaining them in hard to build places. Couple that with a learning AI that can adapt itself to those conditions and this just adds one more good thing to take into space when and if colonization ever becomes a reality.

I started playing it again this morning and I lost a lot of time just looking at all the levels they've got in there. One of my favorites is the Game + Watch style level they have in there and how it keeps changing.

I think that's going to be the eventuality here, train the AI to develop answers quickly so that it can adapt to new uncharted environments faster. Kind of reminds me of the first Star Trek where Voyager comes back smarter after being in space for a long time. I don't think its very far away either, navigation is certainly possible as Boston Dynamics has shown and now all you have to do is couple that with some logic that allows the system to adapt faster and the best part is that there is no casualty of any kind other than a machine getting destroyed.

Can't wait. I've heard the Joker (Persona 5) is a character in the DLC.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/12/unite-day2-2/ The day won't be far where the AI will do all the work and pass all the data back for people to make decisions.

Goddamn. When the sun comes out towards the end my mouth opened wide.

Had to put Red Dead away for a bit, Darksiders 3 got released.

On a more serious 'scientific' topic, who in the world on a consumer level even needs a damn 1Gbps connection? Even porn comes in for much less and has a streaming packet transfer rate that will run on a measly 4Mbps connection with stable throughput.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/11/802-eleventy-which-802-11ax-and-802-11ay-explained/ A brief discussion about the new AX and AY standards in 802.11 wireless tech. The MIMO with MU/SU explanation is so fantastic and yet saddening because we have really nothing that actually uses it. Still, the new standards in 2019 will make multi-device connectivity with faster switch protocols so much better for households with multiple devices. Now, if those nice ladies and gents on the power side of the science could put their heads together and come up with better battery life we might actually see better connectivity. And, just as an add-on this is a great read about 1Gbps connections of course all on SU-MIMO device with single line of sight and usage. https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/china-to-leapfrog-broadband-world-to-dominate-1-gbps-connections/

I like how IBM Watson was used here. It's quite interesting what actually led to the ad being made as well, how they used emotion driven action responses to build a system that then took all the data that was fed to it and came up with the script it did. Shows how easy it is to manipulate us I guess.

Yeah its the new one Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I am very excited about Smash Bros.

Finally put Tomb Raider to bed and it was a good game honestly. Bit draggy at points and the side missions are not so well thought out at times but its enjoyable for the money you pay. I wish they'd done more to make it challenging even on higher difficulties. Most of the acclaimed puzzle solving in tombs was way too straight-forward and lacked any real challenge as well. Last in the series too so it will be nice to see who takes a stab at it next. Now, back into RDR and hopefully done before the Xmas season comes around and Smash Bros. takes over.

That is going to be some serious backlog playing. Can't speak much for the Hitman series but those last three are pure gold and I'd even rate GoW higher than RDR and Horizon (which I thought was one of the best games i played in 2017)