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Yearly Archives: 2025
Joey Galloway questions ESPN’s frequent cutaways to Diego Pavia’s mom
Joey Galloway has a question about Vanderbilt broadcasts this season. The cutaways hit their peak during Vanderbilt’s 45-17 rout when a clip of Padilla dancing and celebrating went viral. “I’m just wondering. It’s just a question,” Galloway said. “I’m not saying it gets on my nerves, I’m just asking a question. Can you put in a request?” “To not do that?” Herbstreit asked. “Not every play,” Galloway said. “I love the story. I love the family. It’s great. Not every play.” Herbstreit joked that Galloway could track down which crew is handling Tennessee-Vanderbilt this weekend and make the request himself, given that he’s an ESPN employee and all. The exchange was lighthearted enough, but Galloway’s point still stands. There’s a difference between showing a compelling family story and turning it into the main event. His mother has been a big part of that. But ESPN’s production team seems less interested in striking that balance than they are in making sure viewers never forget Antoinette Padilla exists. And then there’s Theo Von, too. The Commodores won 31-7. Von has been cashing in ever since, showing up at multiple Vanderbilt games and giving ESPN’s cameras even more reason to stay locked on her. ESPN has always loved a good family story. This one’s legitimately compelling. But when your own analysts are openly joking about how often you’re cutting to someone’s mom in the stands, maybe it’s time to recalibrate.
https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/joey-galloway-questions-cutaways-diego-pavia-mom.html
Intel might finally steal this feature from AMD chips
Summary Intel developing bLLC: 144 MB L3 cache in Compute Tile to rival AMD’s 3D V-Cache. bLLC likely limited to unlocked SKUs (Core Ultra 400K), targeting gamers and overclockers. More L3 lets CPU access game data faster; also expect a stronger NPU on Nova Lake-S chips. Intel has so far chosen to avoid adding one key feature AMD has been using for years to increase the performance of its chips-a larger L3 cache, which actually results in a tangible performance increase in games. This might finally change soon. According to new reports surrounding Intel’s 2026 hardware lineup, the silicon giant is developing a proprietary technology dubbed “bLLC” (big Last Level Cache) designed to directly counter AMD’s stronghold on the high-performance gaming market. Intel is reportedly integrating a massive 144 MB Last Level Cache directly into the Compute Tile of its upcoming CPUs. Large cache pools have provided rival AMD with its amazing performance gains through their 3D V-Cache technology, and this would clearly be Intel’s attempt to match and beat that. As a reminder on why that works, in modern computing workloads-particularly in gaming-the speed at which a processor can access instructions and assets is often more critical than raw clock speed. By significantly expanding the L3 cache to (in this case) a reported 144 MB, the Nova Lake-S architecture allows the CPU to store a vast amount of critical data on-chip. When data is stored in the cache, the CPU can access it almost instantly. Conversely, if the data is too large for the cache, the processor must fetch it from the system memory (DRAM). More cache, more info the CPU can access quickly. It’s simple math. The report indicates that this new cache technology will not be available across the entire Nova Lake lineup. Instead, Intel plans to make bLLC exclusive to its “unlocked SKUs.” This points specifically to the Core Ultra 400K series-the flagship chips traditionally favored by overclockers and hardcore gamers. This would mimic in some ways AMD’s current strategy with its X3D chips, where it will release a non-X3D variant of a new chip with a new architecture and add 3D V-Cache after the fact with X3D variants. 3D V-Cache is not available on all chips, and neither will be bLLC Cache. The new processors are also expected to feature a significant upgrade to the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) compared to the current Arrow Lake generation. We’ll see these chips next years, and hopefully, these rumors have some weight to them.
https://www.howtogeek.com/intel-might-finally-steal-this-feature-from-amd-chips/
Chargers open window for RB Omarion Hampton’s return
EL SEGUNDO When the Chargers returned to the practice field Tuesday after their bye week, they welcomed running back Omarion Hampton back after he spent seven weeks on injured reserve because of an injured ankle. The team opened the window for him to return to the active roster. Whether he plays Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after he was injured in the Chargers’ loss Oct. 5 to the Washington Commanders will be determined this week in practice. The Chargers (7-4) certainly could use him against the Raiders (2-9) and for the five regular-season games to follow. Hampton, a rookie who was the Chargers’ first-round draft pick (22nd overall), would provide some depth beyond Kimani Vidal, a second-year player who inherited the starter’s position after a series of injuries. Najee Harris went out for the season because of an Achilles tendon injury in Week 3. Hampton was placed on IR after he was hurt in Week 5. Hassan Haskins was placed on IR after he injured his hamstring in Week 7. Vidal responded by rushing for a team-leading 417 yards plus two touchdowns on 96 carries over eight games, including the first six starts of his NFL career. His only backup over the past six games was Jaret Patterson, who was the odd-man out as the Chargers exited training camp in August. Patterson rushed for 75 yards on 21 carries in relief of Vidal. Hampton was the Chargers’ leading rusher with 314 yards and two touchdowns on 66 carries when he was hurt when a Commanders player fell on his leg in a 27-10 loss to Washington at SoFi Stadium, a game they led 10-0 by the end of the first quarter. His possible return Sunday means the Chargers will have more options, not that Vidal wasn’t productive. Vidal rushed for 100 yards or more twice, including a career-high 124 in a victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. He also had 117 yards in a win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. “Excited about that,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said of Hampton’s return to practice Tuesday. “Good to get him back on the field. Just going to ramp up, so we’ll see how the week goes. I’m not going to prognosticate that (workload split between Hampton and Vidal). We’ll see how the week goes.” In addition to Hampton, Harbaugh said the Chargers also opened the window for defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia to return from IR. Ogbonnia has been sidelined by an elbow injury since the Chargers’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7. The Chargers did not open the window for Haskins’ return. CRITICAL ANALYSIS Painful though it might have been for the Chargers’ coaching staff and their players, they dissected the video from their 35-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11 and, indeed, each of the previous 10 games to determine what’s gone right and wrong with their season to date. Harbaugh didn’t dive into the specifics of what he and the others liked and didn’t like about the first 11 games, but he did say “part of the excitement” of returning to practice this week was putting into action for the final six games what was learned during their just-completed bye week. “Ready to chip away and work at it from all angles,” he said. O-LINE UPDATES Harbaugh said the bye week was especially good for tackles Bobby Hart, Trey Pipkins III and Jamaree Salyer, who will be counted on during the regular season’s final games to protect quarterback Justin Herbert and also create more room to run for Hampton and Vidal.
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2025/11/25/chargers-open-window-for-rb-omarion-hamptons-return/
Are Americans Losing Their Taste for Turkey?
Changing preferences are making the Thanksgiving staple cheaper.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-11-25/thanksgiving-dinner-prices-are-americans-tired-of-turkey
WOODS IN EARLY SNOW
Audio will be available later today. Winter hits early and hard in the high country of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. It also brings wild, spectral beauty.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5615400/woods-in-early-snow
Saints sign RB Evan Hull to 53-man roster, release K Blake Grupe
The Saints confirmed the signing of kicker Cade York to the practice squad on Tuesday afternoon and they announced a number of other transactions as well. Running back Evan Hull has been signed to the active roster from the practice squad. Hull joined the Saints in Week 10 and has not appeared in any games with the team. Hull spent the preseason with the Steelers and he has made two regular season appearances with the Colts. Kicker Blake Grupe was released to open up the spot for Hull. Grupe missed two field goals in last Sunday’s loss to the Falcons, which contributed to the decision to go with York. The Saints also activated tackle Barry Wesley from injured reserve. He went on the list before the start of the regular season. In addition to adding York, the Saints also signed wide receiver Samori Toure and running back Ian Wheeler to the practice squad. Wide receiver Jha’Quan Jackson and linebacker Eku Leota were released from that roster.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/saints-sign-rb-evan-hull-to-53-man-roster-release-k-blake-grupe
Spiking memory prices mean that it is once again a horrible time to build a PC
Some RAM kits are over three times as expensive as they were three months ago.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/spiking-memory-prices-mean-that-it-is-once-again-a-horrible-time-to-build-a-pc/
How to get Ghost Flowers in Ghost of Yotei
To get Ghost Flowers, you will need to be playing in New Game Plus, which means you will have to have finished the main story at least once. Once that is done, you will be able to start an NG+ run from the main menu. NG+ mode is pretty traditional in that you will keep your equipment and unlocks, but you will also get access to NG+ exclusive features, such as a new vendor who takes Ghost Flowers as currency. You can find the Merchant just to the northwest of your home in the Yotei Grasslands. To get Ghost Flowers, you will need to complete main quests and side quests in the story, so get stuck into the exciting narrative of Ghost of Yotei. Doing bounties for Kojiro the Bounty Broker will also earn you Ghost Flowers, as will unlocking Altars of Reflection. You will get some for each Altar you unlock, so don’t forget to visit them all again on your new run. The vendor, Masujio the Melodious, will sell charms that can also grant these flowers. They will usually come with some sort of curse as a tradeoff, such as an increase in Stamina costs, and result in a chance to get flowers from killing enemies. These are the Charm of Curse Spirit, Charm of Misfortune, and Charm of Frailty. They essentially allow you to trade less value drops in NG+ for the chance to get Ghost Flowers.
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146963/how-to-get-ghost-flowers-ghost-of-yotei
Media Terrified Trump Will Bring Back “Male-Driven Movies With Tough, Traditional, Courageous, Confident Heroes”.
Media Terrified Trump Will Bring Back “Male-Driven Movies With Tough, Traditional, Courageous, Confident Heroes”. Front Page Magazine ^ | November 25, 2025 | Daniel Greenfield Posted on by E. Pluribus Unum Who wants to see that? Oh no, perish the thought. We can’t possibly lose our current action movie landscape in which painfully diverse casts including 5’2 girl bosses defeat entire armies using the power of special effects while delivering quips originating from a now MeToo’d writer who wrote them for a teenage girl show before infecting Marvel with his brand of dialogue. They’re so popular that movie theaters are standing empty. So you can see why Semafor’s story about Trump impacting the culture is set to strike terror into the hearts of wokes everywhere. But now Larry Ellison, one of Trump’s most prominent financial supporters, owns a second-tier studio, Paramount, and is on the cusp of taking control of the great Warner legacy, with the giant library and sprawling production that come with it. The film producer Dallas Sonnier predicts “a wave of classically male-driven movies with mentally tough, traditional, courageous, confident heroes. Maybe even a tad cocky, but dedicated to honor and duty. Plus, of course, a few explosions, gun battles, helicopters, fistfights, and car chases!” Classically male-driven movies with mentally tough, traditional, courageous, confident heroes. Who wants to see that? In the real world though, it takes a lot to turn a culture around, and Hollywood has been overrun with people pushing wokeness as second nature. That’s not just going to away no matter who owns a studio because personnel is policy. And even if Ellison controls both Paramount and Warners (there’s still a big ‘If’ there), those are grand classical names with some compelling IP, but they have a fraction of the money to throw at productions that Netflix and Amazon do. And Netflix and Amazon want wokeness. That means the old studios will deliver it if they want that.(Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag. com . TOPICS: Culture/Society KEYWORDS: 1 posted on by E. Pluribus Unum To: E. Pluribus Unum Babylon bee?. nope!. 2 posted on by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels.) To: E. Pluribus Unum AI will be required to create the male leads. Hollywood has no one capable of filling the role. 3 posted on by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.) To: E. Pluribus Unum it is coming, if for no other reason than those movies make money 4 posted on by wafflehouse (“there was a third possibility that we hadn’t even counted upon” -Alice’s Restaurant Massacree) Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
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