GNU socialtag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-29:TagTimeline:ramsNotices tagged with ramsUpdates tagged with rams on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nu_uc_lc.svg2024-03-29T11:07:27+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-01-09:noticeId=3227878:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://shitposter.club/users/triodug" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">triodug</a> Something we learned in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/losangeles" rel="tag">Los_Angeles</a></span>: if you have a good-sized market and refuse to pay for a stadium / arena, the teams will come back after several years and pay for it themselves.<br /><br /> It was striking to see the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nfl" rel="tag">NFL</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/rams" rel="tag">Rams</a></span> walk away from a free stadium and rabid fan base to return to Los Angeles and pay for their own stadium.3227878http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-01-09T01:19:57+00:002020-01-09T01:19:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:lizards.live,2020-01-09:objectId=526806:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2019-11-07:noticeId=3177831:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1USA Today: The #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/chargers" rel="tag">Chargers</a></span> Were Always An Awful Fit for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/losangeles" rel="tag">Los_Angeles</a></span> <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/11/05/nfls-chargers-were-always-awful-fit-los-angeles/4168457002/" title="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/11/05/nfls-chargers-were-always-awful-fit-los-angeles/4168457002/" class="attachment" id="attachment-251310" rel="nofollow external">https://nu.federati.net/url/251310</a> [usatoday\.com] <br /> <br /> I mostly agree. The Chargers should have stayed in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sandiego" rel="tag">San_Diego</a></span>, where they had a loyal and enthusiastic fan base. They and the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nfl" rel="tag">NFL</a></span> erred in moving them 100 miles North.<br /> <br /> (I personally care not for the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/rams" rel="tag">Rams</a></span>, either. They left !<a href="https://nu.federati.net/group/209/id" class="h-card group" title="SoCal: Southern California (socal)">SoCal</a> for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/stlouis" rel="tag">St_Louis</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mo" rel="tag">MO</a></span>, and should have stayed there.)3177831http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-11-07T03:45:10+00:002019-11-07T03:45:10+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2019-11-07:objectType=thread:nonce=4b9ec383eb79d681http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2019-02-04:noticeId=2733005:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Also, I saw news stories about the promises the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/rams" rel="tag">Rams</a></span> extracted from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/stlouis" rel="tag">St_Louis</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mo" rel="tag">MO</a></span>, only to abandon that city, the same way they had abandoned #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/losangeles" rel="tag">Los_Angeles</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ca" rel="tag">CA</a></span>, years earlier. That was dirty.2733005http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-02-04T00:06:02+00:002019-02-04T00:06:02+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2019-02-04:objectType=thread:nonce=15ffedd89f76bd2chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2019-02-04:noticeId=2733001:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Way back when the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/rams" rel="tag">Rams</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/raiders" rel="tag">Raiders</a></span> both left !<a href="https://nu.federati.net/group/209/id" class="h-card group" title="SoCal: Southern California (socal)">SoCal</a> the same year, I said that the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nfl" rel="tag">NFL</a></span> was no longer a major league without a team in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/losangeles" rel="tag">Los_Angeles.</a></span> When the Rams came crawling back (and brought the Chargers as well), I said *too little, too late*. I'm not watching the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/superbowl" rel="tag">SuperBowl</a></span> because I don't care.2733001http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-02-04T00:01:57+00:002019-02-04T00:01:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2019-02-04:objectType=thread:nonce=15ffedd89f76bd2c