BattleBots Beat: Let It Rip!

Senor Weaselo - February 10, 2022February 9, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a pair of stuck bots come back from seemingly the brink, a pair of curbstompings, and a pair of bots being knocked out at the same time. Will this week be any more ridiculous? I'm gonna say yes, but for

BattleBots Beat: Unsticky Situations

Senor Weaselo - February 3, 2022February 2, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, HyperShock actually friggin' worked in its first fight, P1 scored a big upset, and Copperhead outlasted Lock-Jaw. What somewhat ridiculous stuff is inevitably in store this week? Well, let's fight out. Onto the fights! Malice vs. JackpotMalice: 0-1 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Tantrum)Jackpot:

BattleBots Beat: Speed Kills

Senor Weaselo - January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, Whiplash showed us the meaning of control, while MadCatter out-Yetied Yeti and Blip threw Rusty many times. This time, the widely regarded as two quickest bots from last season are both in the Box, though not against each other, and fittingly last

BattleBots Beat: Double-Double

Senor Weaselo - January 20, 2022January 19, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpA9hDjK6w Minotaur had a fire. Tombstone had a fire. And Pain Train's batteries had a fire. Well, I can pretty much guarantee there will be fewer fires. If there were more fires I'd be pretty damn impressed because that would essentially be every fight. Onto the

BattleBots Beat: “Well, I Woke Up to Get Me a Cold Pop…”

Senor Weaselo - January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Yup, we're starting out with a Sweet Brown reference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWtD7x0J8xg And yet you still read this dreck! Welcome back to the BattleBots Beat! As far as BattleBots review columns go. I remain your friendly neighborhood Senor Weaselo, apparently chief correspondent on all non-human competitions—this, the Marble League Rolldown, McNally McMonster hunting seasons, and

Subsequent GTD reflections

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Hello there fellow DFO'er. Hope you're well today. And thanks for coming back to see last weeks comments of the week as decided by my brain. There's no reason as to why some comments make it and others don't. Happy New Year. I'm never sure how long it's okay to

“If Bland Were Whelming!” – An Atlanta Falcons Preview

Beerguyrob - August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

I know what you're thinking - "Wait - what the hell is he doing here?" Hold on, pretty deaf girl. I never said I was leaving, just abandoning my Open Thread responsibilities because of an anticipated bump in real-life workload. In fact, it's already started. Summer school finished last Friday, and people

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: John Law

The Maestro - July 8, 2021July 9, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Well, friends, we've seen just about everything in our time together... cryptocurrency, pickpockets, card sharks, art thieves, midgets, quacks, forgers, escape artists, and more. But I had to leave this one for just now. The timing

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Trofim Lysenko

The Maestro - July 1, 2021September 28, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Big news out of the Supreme Court late last week... looks like college sports are gonna be in for a time trying to avoid paying athletes. It was inevitable, really. Some schools were just better than

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Jerry and Marge Selbee

The Maestro - June 24, 2021June 22, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! I've been reading a lot about these vaccine lotteries lately. Seems like a cool way of getting reluctant folks to do something for the common good... but it does make one wonder whether or not people