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We may have already discussed this, but the way ME3 pushes uncompromising support of C-Sec as the "Paragon" choice looks pretty bad a decade later lol

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This hijacker trophy is about to drive me batty. I must have done it back in 2012 but I can't remember how. I'm rocking a sniper (on a freakin Vanguard) specifically to make this trophy easier to get. I'm purposely killing my squadmates so they don't damage the Atlas's armor... nothing. Maybe a sniper rifle is a bad idea?

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Sunroof posted...

Id argue that ten safe stocks is more risky than two. Its five times the chances of one of them crashing.

I hate to open with this, but I teach a managerial finance class (granted, we rarely go over the stock market and never touch day trading, so there are regulars here far more knowledgeable than me about those specific topics), and I don't think you'd find a single reputable thinker/resource in the financial world who'd agree with you. Diversification is a major goal of proper investing - all things generally being equal, it's better to distribute the same money across ten stocks versus two.

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Now playing "how close can I get to the level cap before seeing Tali."

Currently at 51.

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I have a top 5 because of course a Board 8er would

Lime
Mango
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Pomelo

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I don't have any moral issues with leverage as an investment strategy, but greater leverage (ie: debt) theoretically opens the investor up to greater risk. My problem is when life *does* present these hedge funds a shit sandwich, they take a couple bites, realize they don't like the taste, then call the CEO of Robin Hood and pressure him to shut the app down. In a fairer world, they should eat the whole sandwich.

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Rough week

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This Omega DLC is loooong. It's making me appreciate the traditional gameplay structure of Mass Effect, where individual missions are broken up with casual spells aboard the Normandy or Citadel. Omega, in contrast, just drags, and it probably doesn't help that you're dealing with Aria (whose boss bitch act gets tiresome) the whole time.

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True, great point. I haven't actually noticed much of that in ME3 (probably because I'm still in the early game as far as main missions go), but I definitely noticed a lack of that in ME2. I laughed at how they tried to cover it up in certain scenes by only showing Miranda, Jacob, and sometimes Mordin.

Still, ME2 definitely strikes me as superior not only in humor, but in general dialogue (again, so far). Shepard in particular seems bland in ME3.

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Alright, back in the game. I just finished Leviathan *real* early (the last main mission I did was recruiting Garrus on Palaven) and feel like jumping immediately into Omega. Hope doing the DLCs this early doesn't make the rest of the game seem weird.

Btw, is it just me or does ME3 seem, uhhh, bereft of life compared to ME2? I know that the developers obviously needed to focus the narrative on the Reaper invasion (it's the last game) and the mood isn't supposed to be upbeat, but the complete lack of humor/witty dialogue I'm seeing so far is a bummer after the last game hit a home run on those points.

I've heard that the Citadel DLC may address those issues - here's hoping!

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A 2022 release is somewhat reasonable if you factor in a 12-month death of efficiency due to COVID. If it bleeds into 2023, that's when we start wondering if this will be another cross-console Zelda launch title.

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Super
Fusion
Other M
Prime 1, 2, 3

More than I realized.

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The only non-Nintendo game I've seen generate any waves is Elden Ring, and I'd take BotW2 over that any day, so Ninty wins for me (SURPRISE).

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I'm still not buying the Switch Pro rumors. The Switch is setting sales records and has been on the market 4+ years. The longest Nintendo has ever gone between major console releases was 6 - they may as well ride out vanilla Switch into the next console.

As for the games, BotW2 looks awesome (it seems heavily influenced by TP and SS - just give us a massive ocean and we have our trifecta), but the fact that they're "hoping" for a 2022 release suggests Holiday 2022 is our best case scenario. That's 1.5 years away and 5.5 years after BotW. It's clear Covid delayed major game development by a solid year across the industry.

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Without spoilers guys was it yippee or poopee

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Probably won't get to watch this until an hour later - time to grapple with the decision of going in blind or letting B8's hilarious reactions spoil me.

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I haven't heard about a single game other than Elden Ring, so I'd presume Nintendo "wins it" this year with new Zelda footage and a release window.

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ChainLTTP posted...

I wonder what would happen now if we had a Depression-level event in the market. I feel like people are too savvy to ever let that happen because anyone with cash would be buying the dip before it could totally crater.

Yeah, I feel like even if Millinnials and GenZ have very little wealth tied up in traditional assets (land, real estate, retirement funds), they still have some disposable income and comparatively little expenses, so they'd be able to buy all the dips even if older investors grow fearful and pull their money out.

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Do you guys regard the four majors as equally important to legacy? Growing up, I'd understood the general sentiment that Wimbledon was the most prestigious, with the US/French in the 2 and 3 spot, and the Aussie in a somewhat distant fourth.

So would a Wimbledon title mean more than an Aussie, or is that just antiquated thinking?

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Zachnorn posted...

This is really the only reason why I'm investing now. Once I can own my home, I really don't think I'm going to play with stocks (as I'd likely sell them off) and, at most, I'll just throw money into my pension and Roth IRA and call it a day.

That's the Boomer Wealth Special, and there's nothing wrong with it. And in 30 years if you feel like scaling down, you can sell that home for a massive tax-free gain and enjoy a pretty awesome retirement, or you can leave it for your kids, who will probably turn into entitled NIMBY shits when they realize its true value (the dream!). Like you said, the tough part for young people these days is actually getting started, as the barrier to entry for home ownership - even traditionally modest starter homes - is so much higher than it was a generation ago.

I do think it's still worth it, though. I've been earning a pittance working part-time for two years, and I can afford to do it on the back of my condo's exploding equity (I was lucky enough to buy in 2015). Buying that place is easily the best financial decision I've ever made - much better than any stock I've profited from, and much better than buying Crypto in 2017.

ExThaNemesis posted...

I also think Landlords in general are leeches so I'll be doing everything I can to avoid ever having to do that.

Generally speaking, agreed. I think we should be doing more to incentivize first-time home ownership, and even more to disincentivize multiple property ownership, and that doing so would be a huge net benefit to society. One home for everyone, ten homes for no one.

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Maybe trying to set up a rental property now in this insane real estate market isn't worth the hassle, but landlording is usually an excellent long-term investment with returns that rival the stock market, different but arguably superior tangible benefits (if times get tough, you can always live in your rental home/apartment/room yourself), and more favorable legal/tax protections (bankruptcy, tax-free gains on sales of a principal residence even if you've used it as a rental property).

There's a reason that land and real property are like the most valuable assets throughout all of human history, and that even in the worst of times, fulltime landlords will do everything in their power to continue earning rental income versus entering the job market and earning a wage - because it beats the shit out of actually working.

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2001

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Hmm... is a pure melee Vanguard build viable? I'm looking at the level up options for a Vanguard's Biotic Charge and Fitness, and it seems like you can optimize your build to spam Charge and hard-hitting melee attacks - playing the whole game like this really appeals to me.

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I began ME3 last night (played only a few minutes, not even reaching the first enemy encounter). Is it just me, or does this intro make the game seem less polished than ME2? Dialogue/scene transitions, camera angles, and the menu systems all strike me as more boilerplate and less refined here than in the middle game.

Also, Anderson's sprint animation cracked me up more than anything in ME2 - it's almost reminiscent of ME1 jank.

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Had I known squadmate abilities counted toward those trophies, I never would have played ME1 as an Engineer ewww

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Crypto's still taking a beating

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Pretty sure the abduction triggers after 2 missions/assignments, so yes.

EDIT: Actually, I'm pretty *confident* that's the case, but I'm not 100% sure, so I don't wanna commit to that answer when there's potentially a lot on the line.

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Lol I started with a million credits. Glad I got in early.

I'm flying back home tomorrow and looking forward to starting ME3 pretty much right away.

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If you ever wanna visit Vegas, I've got a guestroom with your name on it. <3

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Yeah the colony story is well done (I like how you later hear enthusiastic radio reports about the colony rebuilding itself if you save everyone), but the environment on Feros is much less interesting than Noveria or even Liara's dig site.

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I'm a sucker for 7's armors that show a very embarrassing amount of booty.

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Only due to awkwardness (Michael-centric Office episodes are unrivaled in this regard). I can process depressing or disturbing media without much of an issue.

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I loved it on PS4, and it didn't seem graphically intensive enough to suffer on the Switch, but I'm far from an authority on claims like that.

My hunch is that you're good to go, but regarding the controls... do you have a Pro controller?

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10

A sublime marriage of the intimate and vast, with several moments that actually gave me goosebumps. This should be on every adult gamer's shortlist.

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I think just about everything is a seller's market right now. I recently sold my old car within two hours of placing the ad on Craigslist, and I got like 30% more than I expected.

Games are definitely in the same boat - I know the GameCube market blew up since the pandemic, so it's no surprise to learn the Dreamcast did as well. Now that I think about it, I should probably calculate a rough evaluation of my overall game collection - it's gotta be in the thousands (and mine is nothing special compared to a lot of guys here - we're sittin on gold!).

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I don't mind individual day traders, applaud the ones who strike it rich and retire to a beach somewhere, and feel basic human sympathy for the ones who fuck up and blow their life savings. It's all far less amoral to me than something like being a full-time landlord and evicting your struggling tenants.

You do you, day traders young and old.

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Oh yuck

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Helping care for my infant nieces the last few days compelled me to ask.

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Daedala has the most striking appearance, starts out ridiculously hard, but can eventually be learned and farmed for the best Night Vision gems. He's my pick.

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Well thank you Naomi Osaka for disrupting the status quo, which could possibly lead to adapted/improved player codes of conduct, further irrelevance of television/print sports media, and fewer personalities like Steven A. Smith and Skip Bayless acting like insufferable buffoons on TV.

She may be one of the sporting heroes of our time.

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I lost an extra grand in proceeds by selling at $40 earlier this morning (totally OK with that for now... if it spikes to $60 I may get crabby).

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No can't you see

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Can't you see that the tournament organizers and sports media have reasons and that gently pressuring them to adapt in a time when they are already losing bargaining power is so cruel to them, can't you see that

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Wait YOLO is *another* Cannabis ETF? Bruh you're a genius.

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That sounds tempting just because so many guys seem happy meme-trading with disposable income, but I've disliked just about every greedy strike-it-rich trade I've ever made (I just got lucky with AMC, it wasn't actually a smart move), and I'd rather have long term reliable securities.

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100 shares gone. I'm planning to move the proceeds into MSOS and leave them there for years. Now to wait until my awful decision to buy Nokia at like $7.50 also turns green somehow.

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I'm unloading AMC at 40 - if it gets there

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Sports media is far more dependant on the star power of athletes than the athletes are dependant on them, but it's gotta be awful tough for them to admit that on air.

Like XIII pointed out, there are legitimate functions of sports media and advantages to having them around, but their industry (which has already been shrinking) would shrivel to the size of a raisin if they focused solely on investigative journalism and in-depth analysis. They need to ask LeBron the same question 50 times so that he might get mad and give them something to cover for 48 hours.

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And that deleted tweet was the toothpick olive atop the French Open's shit sandwich. Who tf would sympathize with them after that.

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Uglyface2 posted...

I can appreciate Naomi's position, but the right move for her would have been to stay out of the competition until she was mentally ready to return. She's a professional player, and that comes with certain commitments including press interviews.

She played one round (of a tournament that takes seven rounds to win) and peaced once it became clear that the tournament organizers decided to intimidate her rather than work with her. So that's basically what she did.

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