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- iPhone 17 Plus to feature a smaller screen than current 'Plus' phones https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/9to5-core/includes/obfuscate-images/images/9to5mac-default.jpg?quality=82&strip=all 5 comments
- So I Created A Map Showing the Birthplaces of Current NBA Players https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/o0ui2k/so_i_created_a_map_showing_the_birthplaces_of/ 47 comments nba
- Is there anyway to see the current combined Community total playtime? https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/hdy1i0/is_there_anyway_to_see_the_current_combined/ 7 comments factorio
- Help with current protection? https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/h0jt5f/help_with_current_protection/ 3 comments arduino
- Prior to trading for Taylor Hall, the Arizona Coyotes had a .611 point percentage, good for 9th in the league. Since acquiring Taylor Hall, the Arizona Coyotes have a .433 point percentage, which currently stands as 5th worst in the league. http://naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20192020&thruseason=20192020&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=2019-10-01&td=2019-12-18 565 comments hockey
- Tony Snell is currently on pace to become the only player in NBA history to have played at least 1,000 minutes in an NBA season and not miss any Free Throws https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=ft_pct&c1comp=gt&c1val=100&c2stat=mp&c2comp=gt&c2val=1000&order_by=season 46 comments nba
- For the last 5 years, teams that won championships were top 5 in offense and top 11 in defense in the regular season. Currently, the Bucks, Lakers, and Celtics fit the requirement. https://stats.nba.com/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2019-20&SeasonType=Regular%20Season 40 comments nba
- The Bucks are currently #2 in OFFRTG and #1 in DEFRTG. Since 1996 (when NBA.com stats are available), only 2 other teams have been in the Top 2 for both OFFRTG and DEFRTG: the 2016-17 Warriors and 2014-15 Warriors. https://stats.nba.com/teams/advanced/?sort=W&dir=-1 177 comments nba
- Hassan Whiteside is currently averaging 16pts-14reb-3blk a game. Only 5 other players in NBA history have averaged these numbers over the course of a season https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts_per_g&c1comp=gt&c1val=15.7&c2stat=trb_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=14&c3stat=blk_per_g&c3comp=gt&c3val=2.9&order_by=season 34 comments nba
- Malik Monk is currently the all-time leader in games played without a start https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&type=per_game&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&year_min=1982&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=gs&c1comp=eq&c1val=0&order_by=g 70 comments nba
- For players with at least 20 FGA with 5 minutes left in the 4th or OT, and the game within 5 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander currently leads the NBA in eFG% https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/shot_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&year_id=2020&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&is_playoffs=N&q4=Y&q5=Y&time_remain_minutes=5&time_remain_seconds=0&time_remain_comp=le&margin_min=-5&margin_max=5&c1stat=fga&c1comp=ge&c1val=20&order_by=efg_pct 16 comments nba
- LeBron is now one game (currently 6 games) from tying his longest streak for games with 10+ assists. Also his top 3 streaks have all happened in the last 10 months. https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pstreak.cgi?request=1&year_min=2004&year_max=2020&is_playoffs=N&season_start=1&season_end=-1&player_id=jamesle01&c1stat=ast&c1comp=ge&c1val=10 120 comments nba
- This season, James Harden is on pace to join Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62) as the only other player in NBA history to score more points than minutes played in a single season. Harden currently has 1,261 points in only 1,239 minutes played this season. https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=100&c5stat=pts&c5comp=gt&c5val=1&c6stat=mp&order_by=mp 49 comments nba
- Giannis and Luka both currently have a PER of 32.9, this would be the highest single-season PER of all time https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=500&order_by=per 38 comments nba
- The 2nd round pick that the Raptors acquired for letting go of current Magic president Jeff Weltman was used in the Marc Gasol trade https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GrbJ3a35zbTbvLpmnxjX2#_=_ 19 comments nba
- [Chahrouri] The Stafford revival is nuts. 56% of his targets are at/past the sticks. He’s never been above 50% and has a career avg of 43%. And he’s currently at 8 yds/att which would be a first. Apparently depth matters https://twitter.com/PFF_George/status/1182021279974612997?s=09 83 comments nfl
- [LeBrun] Regarding Patrick Marleau's current iron man streak, I asked the NHL about it since he missed the start of the season. The NHL's response: ``It would only stop once he has signed an NHL contract and then does not appear in his team’s next following game.'' So the streak lives on. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1182032019980726277?s=19 162 comments hockey
- Researchers create phone app that can determine the likelihood of fluid behind the eardrum with a probability of detection of 85%. This is on par with current methods used by specialists to detect fluid in the middle ear, which involve specialized tools that use acoustics or a puff of air. https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/15/smartphone-app-can-hear-ear-infections/ 14 comments science
- Where women call the shots — The nation’s first majority-female legislature is currently meeting in Nevada. Carson City may never be the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/17/nevadas-legislature-women-outnumber-men-first-nation-carson-city-may-never-be-same/?utm_term=.5cfe92de9ad3 3 comments politics
- Valencia unveils the away kit for the 2018-19 season; the 100-year anniversary for the club (they are currently playing with it vs. Deportivo) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ddockpku8ai-mkt.jpg:large 7 comments soccer
- What is your favorite inspirational story relating to a current NHL player? https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/75q3cj/what_is_your_favorite_inspirational_story/ 48 comments hockey
- Not Freiburg, but Eintracht Frankfurt is the club Willems is currently negotiating with. https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/psver-willems-onderhandelt-met-eintracht-frankfurt 6 comments soccer
- Sylvain Lefebvre, Laval Rocket's 1st coach, "has 164-168-48 record and has missed the playoffs in 4 out of 5 seasons as AHL coach. Has graduated no Habs current roster players" https://twitter.com/mckennaconor/status/880414257929744384 90 comments hockey
- Current political and cultural climate in Hungary http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/hungary-racism-anti-semitism-orban-1.3887398 3 comments worldnews
- 130 scientists, politicians and activists sign open letter demanding a change in the current handling of Eurocrisis [translation in the comments] https://www.freitag.de/autoren/fow/die-zeit-draengt 5 comments europes
- Giants work out 4 kickers; current kicker Josh Brown is 15-for-15 this season on FGs and 15-for-16 on XPs http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/28/giants-work-out-four-kickers/ 33 comments nfl
- British airlines to be sued because 'planes contain toxic air'. A union is funding cases for cabin crew who are planning to lodge legal action against unidentified British airlines. The 17 workers, made up of former and current employees, claim they have been poisoned by toxic cabin air http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-airlines-to-be-sued-because-planes-contain-toxic-air-10304369.html 3 comments worldnews
- Why scientists think completely unclassifiable and undiscovered life forms exist. There may be a fourth domain of life on Earth undetectable by current techniques. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-scientists-think-completely-unclassifiable-and-undiscovered-life-forms-exist?utm_source=mbtwitter 194 comments science
- German Defense Minister said her country is currently unable to deliver its defensive NATO promises. http://www.dw.de/germanys-von-der-leyen-admits-major-bundeswehr-shortfalls/a-17959798 302 comments europe
- A Jobless Future. "If current trends continue, it could well be that a generation from now a quarter of middle-aged men will be out of work at any given moment." http://online.wsj.com/articles/lawrence-h-summers-on-the-economic-challenge-of-the-future-jobs-1404762501 5 comments politics
- Stefano Domenicali takes blame for Ferrari F1 team's current form http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113448 10 comments formula1
- Mike Johnson, former player and current TSN panelist, explains why the Flyers have the Pens' number this year; "For whatever reason, Philly has their number on an emotional level" http://www.tsn.ca/videohub/?collection=72&show=308265 3 comments hockey
- The Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL are currently at a +/- of +137 and 2 wins away from being over 100 points on the season http://theqmjhl.ca/standings/show/ls_season/171/subtype/1 9 comments hockey
- Considering the current state of HP, not much has changed in 60 years. http://cdn2.mixrmedia.com/wp-uploads/ziggytek/blog/2011/08/back-in-the-50s-the-founder-of-hewlett-packard.jpg 8 comments technology
- Ukraine may be prepared to release Yulia Tymoshenko, the imprisoned former prime minister, for urgently needed medical care in Berlin. The country's current president, Viktor Yanukovych, is interested in defusing international pressure, but some in his party are refusing to back down http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,825217,00.html 5 comments worldnews
- Rush Limbaugh's Current Sponsors, including who advertized on his show today. http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203050019 3 comments politics
- In this extended interview, former vice president and Current TV chairman Al Gore tells Keith Olbermann why our democracy is in real trouble from the bad decisions being made. http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/al-gore-on-why-washington-is-broken 3 comments politics
- Website of the man currently holding a hostage at the Discovery Corporation. His demands seem pretty reasonable. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wrb2n5uyiwaj:www.savetheplanetprotest.com/+http://www.savetheplanetprotest.com/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us 5 comments reddit.com
- Scientists harvest small electrical current from single photosynthesizing algal cell. http://www.physorg.com/news190381902.html 10 comments science
- Biden is currently viewed favorably by 65% of Democrats, 22% of Republicans, and 42% of those not affiliated with either major party http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/biden_viewed_favorably_by_43_seen_as_politically_liberal_by_41 5 comments politics
