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Graham Potter's problem with blocked shots

Evidently • 78 implied HN points • 08 Jul 23
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. Graham Potter's teams consistently scored fewer goals than expected, facing issues with blocked shots.
  2. Blocked shots have been a persistent issue for Potter's teams, leading to underperformance in expected goals.
  3. Potter's attacking style may make it easier for opponents to block shots, affecting goal-scoring performance.
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Every Love Story is a Ghost Story

Holodoxa • 79 implied HN points • 21 Jun 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. David Foster Wallace was a highly influential writer known for his complex personal struggles and literary achievements.
  2. The biography 'Every Love Story is a Ghost Story' by D. T. Max offers a comprehensive look at Wallace's life, connecting personal experiences to his unique writing style and themes.
  3. Despite some shortcomings, the biography provides valuable insights into Wallace's deep honesty, his exploration of contemporary issues, and his literary legacy.

Good Luck / episode nine

Nice Try • 39 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Dreams can often be hard to remember, and it can be interesting to explore what they mean. Reading about dreams might help us understand our thoughts and feelings better.
  2. Spending a quiet Sunday morning can be refreshing and a nice break. It’s good to relax with a book and take a moment for ourselves.
  3. Old memories and stories can shape how we think about the past. They remind us of important times and places in our lives.

Mind Reading and Stolen Wits

Painful Signs, Or, Joel's Substack • 59 implied HN points • 17 Nov 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. The scene between Glaucus and Diomedes in the Iliad showcases the establishment of xenia, a storytelling of ancestral lineage, and the exchange of armor to signify continuing friendship.
  2. Ancient commentators were intrigued by Zeus taking away Glaukos' wits after the armor exchange, offering various interpretations about this judgment by the Homeric narrator.
  3. Glaukos strategically uses storytelling to avoid fighting Diomedes, showcasing how narratives can be weaponized for complex outcomes, akin to Odysseus' skill in mind-reading to subjugate and manipulate others.

The 2023 True Sack Rate (TSR): Week 5 Update

Trench Warfare • 79 implied HN points • 12 Oct 23
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. The 2023 True Sack Rate (TSR) metric differentiates sack types based on player skill and circumstances for better evaluation.
  2. TSR provides a sack score system with four categories, including Rare High Quality (RHQ), High Quality (HQ), Low Quality (LQ), and Coverage/Cleanup Sack.
  3. The article provides insights and rankings on edge rushers and interior defensive linemen based on their sack scores through Week 5 of the 2023 season.

Episode 96: Escape Plan

Disaffected Newsletter • 199 implied HN points • 28 Nov 22
🎙 Podcasts Analysis
  1. The media focuses heavily on crime stories, but sometimes they miss important details or surprising information about the suspects involved. This means we can't always trust the initial headlines we read.
  2. The Karpman Drama Triangle explains a common pattern of behavior in toxic relationships, and understanding it can help people break free from those unhealthy dynamics.
  3. Barbara Wegner's work encourages people to recognize the 'drama' in modern interactions, making it easier to distance themselves from negativity and gain control over their lives.

What's the Point of Literary Criticism?

Holodoxa • 99 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Literary criticism is a valuable exercise that involves analyzing and interpreting literary works.
  2. Good critics should focus on describing the form and content of a work rather than interpreting it in a way that limits its impact.
  3. Art, including literature, contains ideas and conveys values that are as important as the emotional experience it provides, making literary criticism essential for understanding and appreciating works of art.

Looking Up and Out

Painful Signs, Or, Joel's Substack • 39 implied HN points • 02 Jan 24
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Book 12 of the Iliad provides a unique perspective by exploring themes like heroism, politics, and the inevitability of destruction, situated in the middle of the Trojan War narrative.
  2. The destruction of the Achaean walls in the future and the omen interpretation debate between Hektor and Polydamas add depth to the political and narrative themes in the epic.
  3. Sarpedon's speech to Glaukos addresses the idea of heroism, highlighting the complex nature of human actions and the cosmic perspective within the storytelling of the Iliad.

So the Warriors are headed for the NBA Finals?

C.W.’s Newsletter • 58 implied HN points • 24 Oct 23
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. There are concerns about the age and injury history of key players on the Warriors team.
  2. The departure of Jordan Poole and the addition of Chris Paul have caused significant changes in team dynamics.
  3. The competition in the Western Conference is tough, with many strong teams vying for the top spot.

Elizabeth Bishop, an Eye

Autoscriptorium • 79 implied HN points • 11 Feb 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Elizabeth Bishop was a genius American poet known for her attention to detail and devotion to her craft.
  2. Bishop's work often reflects her outward focus and meticulous observation of the world around her, without delving much into personal details.
  3. In her poem 'The Fish,' Bishop showcases her rhythmic precision, imagery doubling, and symbolic references like the rainbow and the fish as a Christ symbol.

Top 5 financial posts of the trading week 13/2024

Global Markets Investor • 19 implied HN points • 01 Apr 24
💰 Finance Analysis
  1. US stocks finished the week slightly higher and had one of the best quarters in years, with Gold and Bitcoin also performing well.
  2. Corporate insider stock selling levels are at their highest since Q1 2021.
  3. US pump prices are expected to hit $4 a gallon by the summer, which may not be good news for consumers and inflation.

Today’s Top 5 HN posts

Top 5 HN Posts of the day • 19 implied HN points • 31 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Analysis
  1. The post shares the top 5 HackerNews posts for the day, providing a quick glimpse of interesting tech topics being discussed.
  2. Each of the top posts have direct links to read the full content and engage with the HackerNews community.
  3. In addition to the top posts, there is a bonus section featuring a job opportunity for a Founding Engineer role at a technology startup.

Michigan 52, Minnesota 10: The good kind of snakes

Scott Bell's newsletter • 58 implied HN points • 10 Oct 23
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. Michigan football team is dominating with an impressive win record and strong performance.
  2. Michigan's defense delivered a suffocating performance against Minnesota, shutting down their offense effectively.
  3. Michigan's offense showed versatility and strength, crossing the 50-point mark in spite of individual players not having standout performances.

Short Thoughts on Purgatory

Autoscriptorium • 59 implied HN points • 25 Apr 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. In Dante's Purgatorio, each terrace is structured to purify a vice from the souls, paired with its opposite virtue, progressing upward in a cleansing manner.
  2. The formulation of each terrace in Purgatory aims to break the soul's habit found on that terrace, allowing the soul to move towards freedom.
  3. The terrace of Sloth in Dante's Purgatorio reflects an insufficiency of love, leading to profound discussions on love and poetry.

Back in the Day

Useful Noise • 58 implied HN points • 15 Feb 23
🎶 Music Analysis
  1. Losing musicians you grew up with can hit hard because it makes you reflect on your own mortality
  2. Rap music from different eras can teach different life lessons and perspectives
  3. Independent hip hop labels like Rawkus and Quannum seek to create community and support unique artists

Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' Should've Ended in Tragedy

Textual Variations • 265 implied HN points • 21 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Analysis
  1. The extended television revision of Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' is set to premiere as an original series on Hulu.
  2. Luhrmann revisited the film during the COVID lockdown and felt dissatisfied with the theatrical ending, hinting at a potential tragic alternate ending.
  3. The film 'Australia' is a deliberate blend of reality and fantasy, tackling historical themes while also playing with romantic and ironic elements.

Coase GPT

Knowledge Problem • 58 implied HN points • 06 Apr 23
🚌 Education Analysis
  1. Large language models like ChatGPT and Google Bard struggle with interpreting academic research questions accurately.
  2. Coase's analysis in 'The Problem of Social Cost' emphasizes the importance of well-defined property rights and bargaining in resolving externalities.
  3. Specific, focused queries help improve the accuracy of responses from large language models.

Stubs (I)

Only Wonder Knows • 58 implied HN points • 21 Jul 23
🔬 Science Analysis
  1. Stubs in transmission lines can cause reflections and affect signal quality.
  2. The impact of a stub can be minimized by understanding its notch frequencies.
  3. For frequencies below half of the notch frequency, the effect of a stub can be ignored.

Using LC0's WDL to Analyze Games

Chess Engine Lab • 19 implied HN points • 23 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Analysis
  1. Analyzing chess games using LC0's WDL can provide a more insightful overview of the game compared to centipawn graphs.
  2. Increasing the number of nodes per move in analysis results in spikier graphs, showing more extreme evaluations; finding a balance between accuracy and relevance to human play is important.
  3. Using WDL contempt values in LC0 analysis can adjust the winning probabilities based on player ratings, offering a new perspective on game outcomes.

How The NBA's New Salary Cap Actually Works (and why Adam Silver changed it)

Huddle Up • 28 implied HN points • 14 Jul 25
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. The NBA has introduced new salary cap rules to promote competition and make it harder for any team to dominate for multiple years.
  2. With these changes, teams must be more careful when building their rosters, as there's less room for error.
  3. This has already impacted teams like the Boston Celtics, who had to significantly change their roster just a year after winning the championship.

Night Raids and Gimmick Episodes

Painful Signs, Or, Joel's Substack • 39 implied HN points • 11 Dec 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Book 10 of the Iliad, also known as the 'Doloneia', explores the themes of politics, heroism, and narrative traditions through a nighttime raid by Diomedes and Odysseus.
  2. There is debate among scholars about the inclusion of Book 10 in Homer's Iliad, with some suggesting it was a later addition by Peisistratos.
  3. Gimmick episodes like the Doloneia in the Iliad serve as side quests, allowing for experimentation and expansion of the narrative world, providing a break from the main plot while still contributing to the overall story.

The Big Development Project: How much should it cost?

Dev’s Substack • 13 HN points • 25 Apr 24
💼 Business Analysis
  1. Performing a double worst-case analysis can help determine a reasonable price for a software investment based on the project's business value.
  2. ROI (return on investment) calculation considers total benefits, total costs, and time horizon to assess project profitability.
  3. Setting a target cost for development budget based on the minimum acceptable ROI and apportioning costs between development and operational can guide budget planning.

The Mathematics of Literature

Holodoxa • 79 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Math and literature are more interconnected than commonly thought, with Sarah Hart's book exploring the relationship between the two disciplines in depth.
  2. Once Upon a Prime delves into how mathematics influences different aspects of literature, from fundamental structures like plot and rhyme scheme to using mathematical metaphors and deploying math creatively in storytelling.
  3. Hart's book is a mix of engaging content, with some parts feeling like random trivia, leading to a reading experience that can be a bit scattered but ultimately offers unique insights into the blend of math and literature.

Stranded in Iliad 8 with Nestor and Diomedes

Painful Signs, Or, Joel's Substack • 39 implied HN points • 01 Dec 23
📚 Literature Analysis
  1. Book 8 of the Iliad sets the stage for the crisis that leads to Achilles' return in Book 9, showcasing themes of divine control and human leadership in the face of absence.
  2. Neoanalysis in Homeric scholarship examines the original versions of the poems before they were edited or altered, shedding light on the complexities of textual transmission and interpretation.
  3. The challenges of neoanalysis include risks of oversimplification in tracing narrative connections, potentially overlooking audience experiences and the evolution of traditional narratives.

WOData: CrossFit Open 24.2

Austin's Analects • 19 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🎾 Sports Analysis
  1. The author shares their strategy and analysis for CrossFit Open Workout 24.2, achieving a high score and feeling proud of their performance.
  2. The workout consists of a 20-minute AMRAP involving rowing, deadlifts, and double-unders, with the author focusing on efficient transitions and pacing throughout the routine.
  3. By analyzing their execution in terms of time per round, movement, and transitions, the author reflects on areas where they excelled and areas for potential improvement, like quicker transitions for better performance.