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Last night, right before going to bed, I noticed that my 4K monitor seemed to be awake despite my computer being asleep. Upon closer inspection, I realized one of my cats peed on it, pooling right on the button board, causing the permanent awakeness. A lovely token of their anger that I left town for a few days.

I cleaned up the initial mess then and there, but knew it would require more work. Today I took apart the monitor case and cleaned every single part with isopropyl. After several hours disassembling, scouring , and reassembling, I finally have it working like normal, sans piss aroma.

I also just got a new 1440p curved monitor to replace my old crappy 2nd screen, so I got that set up as well. Now I have an even nicer system than before, despite the pretty major annoyance involved.

Holy shit. The Lakers get bailed out of having to deal with mediocrity again. Traded for a generational player by sending out a great player and peanuts.

In a blockbuster trade that shook the NBA world Saturday night, the Mavs shipped superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis as part of a three-team deal.

Having recently moved in to a new place, I needed to unclog out both bathroom sink drains. This house was built in the 50's and the previous owner used draino liberally, so both drain tail pipes snapped like twigs at the threads when I went to remove the trap. I tried replacing only the damaged parts, but ultimately, nothing was salvageable, as each part I replaced led to another catastrophically failing.

The guest bathroom plumbing wasn't too bad, as the vanity is spacious and things were at least installed correctly despite the damage. The en suite, however, has a cramped vanity, is too tiny to lay down in, and whoever did the plumbing directly abs-welded the <1" wall stub to a DWV elbow instead of using a slip joint. I had to take a hacksaw blade and gently floss the pipe between the wall and the joint, taking ~45 minutes and only having enough room to use my fingers to grab the blade

The plumbing is now done correctly, uses the right parts, and will never see draino again as long as I live here.

I am running a modified version of Tegel Manor, with the town transplanted from a coastal city to a mountain valley township on a lake. I decided I was tired of making up adhoc descriptions of where everything was, and hated the included region map in the adventure, so I threw this together in dungeon draft.

I had previously converted the entire megadungeon to a FoundryVTT compatible map (200+ rooms, took forever to draw every wall/door/window/etc for maximum interactiveness), so now they can track their findings in the country side as well.

Despite a mediocre game 1 and an abysmal game 2, the Nuggets arrived at the Target center on a mission to silence both the Minnesota Crowd and all chatter about a sweep. Beating the Wolves by 27, the Nuggets controlled this game from early on, determined to set the tone in Minnesota. Between the stabilized play of Murray and Jokic and some clear adjustments from Coach Malone, this series clearly still has the potential to be the all-out slugfest that everyone anticipated at the outset.

Go Nuggets!

Despite holding a leading score over the Nuggets for about 70% of this series the Lakers were unable to seal the deal, going down 4-1 against the defending champions. They managed to avoid the clean sweep by winning one at home, but the Nuggets 2nd half offense proved too much for LeBron, AD, and the Lakers.

Here's how the offseason is shaping up for them:

Projected Cap Space with Cap Holds/Accept Options: -$82,925,096

Maximum Cap Space (i.e. without Cap Holds/Decline Options): $30,685,215

Cap holds and roster options

Draft Picks: 2024 1st round (The pelicans own LA's 2024 1st round pick, but can choose to instead take the Lakers' 2025 1st round pick instead.) 2024 2nd round (own)

Outlook (summarized from this BR article

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves at a crossroads after a disappointing early exit from the NBA playoffs. With uncertainties swirling around LeBron James' future, the team faces a critical offseason. Currently, they could have significant financial flexibility, with the projected $141 million salary cap, potentially falling below the $172 million luxury tax threshold or surpassing it.

A pivotal factor in their financial planning revolves around the decisions of LeBron James and D'Angelo Russell. LeBron, with a hefty $51.4 million salary on the books, may opt for free agency, especially considering Bronny's eligibility for the NBA draft. The younger James could either enter the draft or return to college, influencing his father's choice. Meanwhile, Russell, owed $18.7 million next season, is likely to seek a significant raise in free agency following his impressive performance, averaging 18.0 points and 6.3 assists.

Despite these uncertainties, there are some positives for the Lakers. Most of their rotation players are under contract for the 2024-25 season, with only reserves Taurean Prince and Spencer Dinwiddie, and Max Christie not contracted for 2024-2025 . However, the main narrative centers, as always with the Lakers, on whether they will pursue another star via trade. If so, they must be prepared to part with a combination of players such as Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Jalen Hood-Schifino.

Adding to the intrigue is the potential involvement of DeMar DeRozan. At 35 years old and never having played in an NBA Finals, DeRozan might consider joining the Lakers as a low-cost option in pursuit of a championship ring and a return to his hometown, having grown up in Compton.

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