OT - I'm bored, Part Four!

[Darkstone42]

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[elocomotive]

I'm trying to log into my YouTube account. I can't remember my password, but I know what passwords I usually use, and none of them are working. I know my password is one of them.

But the error message is not, "The username and password do no match up." It's, "This YouTube account is already linked to a different Google account." What in the world does that mean?

Oh god. I went through that too. Wrote a nasty e-mail to Google about it. You'll see forums loaded with hate on this topic. I can't remember what I did either, but I remember it was a pain in the ass. They basically make you link accounts. Not having an option to leave it as was makes no sense. Poor design/decision on Google's part.

 

[pixburgher66]

Federer Falls!!! Tsonga comes from 2 sets down to win the match in 5! Great match.

 

[ritari330]

Damnit! I like Fed, but I hate Nadal more. Don't care that much who wins except I hope it isn't Nadal! Great Tennis and no Madal!

 

[Darkstone42]

Oh god. I went through that too. Wrote a nasty e-mail to Google about it. You'll see forums loaded with hate on this topic. I can't remember what I did either, but I remember it was a pain in the ass. They basically make you link accounts. Not having an option to leave it as was makes no sense. Poor design/decision on Google's part.

I had to sign in using my Gmail account. Which is dumb, because I made my YouTube account years ago and no longer use that Gmail account. I just checked it for the first time in over a year and I have 850 unread emails.

I'll let you know when it gets to 1000.

 

[elocomotive]

Damnit! I like Fed, but I hate Nadal more. Don't care that much who wins except I hope it isn't Nadal! Great Tennis and no Madal!

I'd like to see Andy Murray win it and England have a countrymen as their champ. They haven't won it since 1936 or even had a finalist since 1938!

 

[Darkstone42]

I'd like to see Andy Murray win it and England have a countrymen as their champ. They haven't won it since 1936 or even had a finalist since 1938!

Sheesh, England's in some kind of slump.


Almost as bad as the Cubs...

 

[elocomotive]

Sheesh, England's in some kind of slump.

Almost as bad as the Cubs...

Apparently "home field advantage" is not that strong in tennis. Or as Darkstone would say...

Statistical findings show a low correlation between location of tournament and strength of performance.

 

[ritari330]

Yeah, I think I'd like to see that too Eloco. The "home field advantage" is just a huuuuge amount of pressure...

 

[Darkstone42]

Apparently "home field advantage" is not that strong in tennis. Or as Darkstone would say...

Statistical findings show a low correlation between location of tournament and strength of performance.

There is, however, a player-by-player correlation between playing surface and performance.

Also, hockey (and to a lesser extent, football*) is the only sport with a real home-field/court/rink/surface/arena/location advantage, because it's the only sport in which the rules actually favor the home team. A "home field advantage" in every other sport is either an aberration or strictly mental/psychological. Of course, in the latter case, it can also be observed that the opposite effect is the case (players feeling more pressure at home), so even then the advantage is canceled.

*Certain football stadiums support loudness, so it's harder for the visiting offensive line to hear the count and get off the ball quickly. Otherwise, there is no advantage.

Baseball seems like it should fall into the category of there being a home field advantage, because you can construct a team to suit your ballpark. (For example, signing power-hitting lefties if you have a short porch in RF, signing flyball pitchers if you have a big ballpark, etc.) However, the economic landscape of baseball makes this close to impossible, so the best teams just usually win anyway.

 

[elocomotive]

Also, hockey (and to a lesser extent, football*) is the only sport with a real home-field/court/rink/surface/arena/location advantage, because it's the only sport in which the rules actually favor the home team. A "home field advantage" in every other sport is either an aberration or strictly mental/psychological. Of course, in the latter case, it can also be observed that the opposite effect is the case (players feeling more pressure at home), so even then the advantage is canceled.

*Certain football stadiums support loudness, so it's harder for the visiting offensive line to hear the count and get off the ball quickly. Otherwise, there is no advantage.

Yes, and yet, football and basketball have the most significant disparity between home and way record. The "crowd" must have some influence beyond just strategic advantages (such as play calling that you mentioned).

 

[elocomotive]

Also,

1pm - FAMILY FEUD - Hockey Edition!

 

[pixburgher66]

Slightly random/off topic. BUT, I absolutely hate that in the NBA they play music during play. Makes it seem like even more of a circus.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

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[ritari330]

The Bryan Brothers won 16-14 in the 5th today as well...Damn

 

[pixburgher66]

A little NFL talk...ESPN just did their ranking for Top 10 players. One blogger they talked to left Ben out of his top 10, ranking Manning, Brady, Brees, Rivers, Rodgers, and Vick (What?!) ahead of him in the QB position. Maybe I'm biased, but do these people watch Ben? He doesn't have the insane stats of Manning or Brady, but since the day he came into the league he was a winner. He may go down as one of the winningest QBs ever. I just...grrrr. I'm okay with some of those guys being ahead of him obviously, but Phillip Rivers? Yeah, what a postseason performer.

 

[elocomotive]

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^ Scott Hartnell has a workout video?

 

[elocomotive]

A little NFL talk...ESPN just did their ranking for Top 10 players. One blogger they talked to left Ben out of his top 10, ranking Manning, Brady, Brees, Rivers, Rodgers, and Vick (What?!) ahead of him in the QB position. Maybe I'm biased, but do these people watch Ben? He doesn't have the insane stats of Manning or Brady, but since the day he came into the league he was a winner. He may go down as one of the winningest QBs ever. I just...grrrr. I'm okay with some of those guys being ahead of him obviously, but Phillip Rivers? Yeah, what a postseason performer.

Well, he may not be in the top 10 players, but he's the NFL's #1 rapist!

 

[elocomotive]

Are you guys ready for the hockey version?

 

[Comeds]

I am