*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[The Feral Slasher]

I saw an amazing chart the other day about advertising dollars. It showed newspapers vs. facebook and google. I probably dont even need to post it for everyone to know what it looks like

I'll try to post it, but basically Facebook and Google have captured all the advertising that used to go to newspapers. So all our news and info will come from those two sources since they get all the money.

[The Feral Slasher]

I'll try to post it, but basically Facebook and Google have captured all the advertising that used to go to newspapers. So all our news and info will come from those two sources since they get all the money.

And that's how they take over Vintage Drafting, lol

[The Feral Slasher]

Yeah, I was just using "Kindle" in place of "e-reader". I just meant that it's incredible to be able to hold 100+ books in your hand.

Edit: Of course, someone like me with big hands - the biggest hands - could easily hold 100 books if I really wanted to. Probably more. Some people say all aspiring book holders look up to me. I graduated at the top of my class in book holding skewl.

that's why I have all the errors in my posts from my phone. Its the big hands The biggest, bestest, hands

[The Feral Slasher]

I'll try to post it, but basically Facebook and Google have captured all the advertising that used to go to newspapers. So all our news and info will come from those two sources since they get all the money.

ok, I wont try to post it in VD13. I'll spare you all, sorry for the sidetrack

[Kevin Seitzer]

Donnie's Mitts Blessedly Little

[Ken]

ok, I wont try to post it in VD13. I'll spare you all, sorry for the sidetrack

How many people use the feral slasher account?

[The Feral Slasher]

How many people use the feral slasher account?

Just me and nully.








And a few of my friends

[The Feral Slasher]

Just me and nully.








And a few of my friends

Plus a few spiders and bots

[The Feral Slasher]

Plus a few spiders and bots

And bene. Seitzer and Johnny

[revo]

The Kindle is the single best invention of my lifetime.

I might have to agree with this. I used to read a ton on my 45 min train commute from south Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan, but stopped when I moved to Hoboken (with its 15 min commute). I kinda stopped buying books then. But them I got the Kindle, and damn it Jeff Bezos, you were f’ing so right that it saved your business! I now read about 20-30 books a year thanks to it.

BTW, reading “Football for a Buck” on the USFL, and how some raging buffoon destroyed a great, early 80s alternative to the NFL. And yes, there are anecdotes about how he was such an unbelievable buffoon then.

[The Feral Slasher]

I might have to agree with this. I used to read a ton on my 45 min train commute from south Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan, but stopped when I moved to Hoboken (with its 15 min commute). I kinda stopped buying books then. But them I got the Kindle, and damn it Jeff Bezos, you were f’ing so right that it saved your business! I now read about 20-30 books a year thanks to it.

BTW, reading “Football for a Buck” on the USFL, and how some raging buffoon destroyed a great, early 80s alternative to the NFL. And yes, there are anecdotes about how he was such an unbelievable buffoon then.

Trying to guess who it might be. Any hints ?

[heyelander]

Trying to guess who it might be. Any hints ?

Your mom

[heyelander]

Rocklin (my town in placer county) has a teacher running for president. That's right, yep, skipping mayor or state representative or whatever... let's just go straight for potus.

The Rocklin teacher who made national headlines for questioning a student gun control walkout, is running for President of the United States.

Julianne Benzel recently filed with the federal election commission with the intent to run as a Republican Party candidate in 2020.

“We are unknown and we have a much higher mountain to climb,” she said.

https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/01/24/rocklin-teacher-running-president/

[Kevin Seitzer]

I thought of a concept for a new type of vintage franchise draft. I don't know if it's workable, but it seemed interesting enough to share.

Snake draft order
Each drafter picks a "primary" franchise from which they will draft their team - the player they draft in the first round determines their primary franchise (can't duplicate primary franchises - I think that's a good restriction)
You pick players from your franchise unless you choose to steal from another franchise (no restriction on which franchise you can steal from, can repeat)
You cannot steal with two picks in a row (at least one of them has to be from your primary franchise)


You would end up with at least half of your players from your primary franchise.

I don't know whether that would be completely unbalanced. Obviously the Yankees franchise would be desirable, but if people are constantly stealing from your franchise, maybe it would all balance out? I don't know. And I don't even know how I would gameplan such a draft, which is part of what makes it intriguing.

[Kevin Seitzer]

I am aware that it is my pick. I'm not sure who I want to take, but I'll try to figure that out shortly.