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  • Overall a good list.

    Minor nitpicks like healthy Embiid should be in 1A for me and the gap between Tatum and Brown being too big. As a Knicks fan I like Brunson so high. I hope he can confirm that evaluation next season.

    Then there is KD. His skill is unquestionable, but if we speak of value, he isn’t 1B for me. IMO he has become a poison pill since Brooklyn.

    Teams change up their whole structure and trade away the kitchen sink to get him. What do they get? A strong team on paper that doesn’t produce results.

    When the going gets tough he requests a trade. The team is left with a roster built around him and few to no draft picks.











  • Discovery has always been a mixed bag for me.

    I was fine with their changes to the Klingons, but disliked the emphasis of action.

    I liked Pike and Spock (an Strange new Worlds), bit disliked the final battle with a million ships/drones.

    I liked the jump into the future, but disliked the reason and resolution of the Burn.

    I liked the threat of the DMA and its consequences, but the interpersonal relationships of the crew lost their appeal to me.

    Season 5 was one of the weakest for me.

    The Breen and the new XO two positives for me.

    The crew, the Progenitor Tech and the search for it were all boring for me. Especially the established characters are more annoying than interesting to me.

    Mol and L’ak ruined the season for me, more specifically Mol. A cross between a tantrum-having toddler and rebellious teenager, she added nothing to the plot. Her random connection to Book was blatantly manufactured and added nothing.

    I actively had to stop myself from skipping scenes with her. I was close to just stop watching this season, since the rest wasn’t too compelling either. I really dislike when antagonist keep sticking around, because the heroes try saving them (from themselves). It’s okay to let a horrible person bleed to death, Michael.

    I’m glad it’s over. It could have been better, but also worse. I think this season showed it was a good decision to end it now.






  • Ich weiß, dass ich vermutlich enttäuscht werde, aber ich erhoffe mir etwas von der Europawahl.

    Auf Bundesebene gibt es für mich einen starken Rechtsruck und eine Regierung, die weit hinter den Möglichkeiten zurück bleibt. Das führt für mich dazu, dass ich eher zähneknierschend bei einer der noch vertretbaren etablieren Parteien bleiben bleibe, um dem rechten Pack entgegen zu wirken.

    In der EU sieht das aber anders aus, weil es keine 5% Hürde gibt und kleinere oder Kleinstparteien tatsächlich gewählt werden können ohne gleich den Rechten in die Hände zu spielen. Ich bin auch ein bisschen optimistisch, dass die 16/17 Jährigen, die auch wählen dürfen, etwas Bewegung in die politische Landschaft bringen können.

    Habe gerade meine Unterlagen für die Briefwahl erhalten und werde morgen Mal ein bisschen recherchieren, wer meine Stimme bekommt.

    Wahlomat und Wahlswiper sind da für mich die Startpunkte.





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    He is a overall a good dude. I love what he did with his Sneakers:

    As per Joe Pompliano, In 1998, when Shaq was on his way out of the Orlando arena, a mother was seen cursing at him. She posed the question, “Why don’t one of you s** o** a B****** make an affordable sneaker?” in front of him that made him wonder. He even offered her $200 which she violently refused.

    The Lakers legend stopped to think about the enormous difference in the actual cost of basketball shoes and how much a typical family could spend. This led to his decision to leave Reebok and start his own line. A thought occurred in Shaq’s mind and he turned to the biggest retailer in the world, Walmart.

    It’s been two decades, and Shaq has been selling most of his shoes at Walmart for $15-$30, compared to Nike’s $200 and more. This helped him sell over 120 million pairs of shoes.