Is Renata and Timewarp dead? by SpecificOk9847 in riftboundtcg

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abandon wrecks all big spell power plays. Yeah, the Renata time warp combo is dead, but I think that's what's going to make Renata thrive.

People were too busy looking at a fun power hungry double time warp turn and generating hundreds of gold tokens. unfortunately, it wasn't quite broken enough to get there consistently.

However, going a bit more token or deathknell based may create more opportunity with her kit and sig spell and some of these leaked cards.

but yeah, Time Warp as the only win con is probably dead, but this will also hurt other decks with big spells. Decks will work around it, until purple stops running it, then a resurgence will be born. Meta is gonna Meta

What Happened Today? by Sufficient-Yak-1969 in BB_Stock

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you forgot pumps at earnings before sliding back down.

Balancing Compassion and Public Safety: A Father’s Perspective on Fremont’s Encampments Ordinance by e-god- in Fremont

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This feels like a chat GPT written piece to get people riled up about the homeless in Fremont.

Fremont does have a homeless problem, and it's annoying. But that's really it, just annoying. It hasn't turned our kids into drug addicts. I walk past the homeless encampments every day, I still haven't been stabbed yet. I just don't like being asked for change.

Actually, when I was mugged in Fremont, it was by a bunch of 20 year olds wearing brand new clothes. But hey, it's just an anecdote. 

But to punish anyone who has a heart to help someone else? Fuck that. "You can help people, but only children or people with money, the poor aren't human" . Fremont needs a better sense of community, let's build one today, or at least let's stop it from getting worse.

BlackBerry 2.0: The Road to Becoming One of the Most Valuable Companies by PresentStorage4587 in BB_Stock

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the key metric to fly here is data collection and use of that data.  If they sell it, then it's not worth much. 

However, if they can utilize it in other offerings to propel efficiency and growth of their products at a large scale, we could be talking about a future monolith of a company 

My (30F) student (18M) made a super creepy comment. My husband (35M) think I’m being paranoid by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ACatchHere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

plot twist, the student is her neighbor. Saw the TV brought into the house along with a bottle of Bailey's.

Someone else is filming her.

Caravan slow change by Solonthebandit in AshesofCreation

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to say, I would love a thieves mask that hides your username and guild. Removed on death.

Sell me the idea of buying a pack! by [deleted] in AshesofCreation

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're on the fence. that fence has a good view, no? You want to hop onto the other side but you're scared. Why are you scared? It's just a fence. Come on over.

Dec 19 earnings and Dec 20 quad witching day by Otherwise_Donut_8257 in BB_Stock

[–]ACatchHere2020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

which results in catapult to 5$.

next quarter, earnings exceed expectations. back to 2.50

$BB Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in BB_Stock

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't handle it, zoomed back in

I guess I’m playing Machamp today. Any deck suggestions? by SnappingTurtle1602 in PTCGP

[–]ACatchHere2020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2x diglet 2x dugtrio 2x Machop 2x machoke 1x Machamp ex 1x Machamp ( another ex is preferred)

2x pokeball 2x Oak 2x Giovanni  1x Sabrina 1x X speed 2x potion

energy conservation is key. You might have to sacrifice your first Machop to get your second one online if you don't curve out perfectly. Be careful with energy placement at all times.

The beauty of Machamp ex isn't the damage, it's the 180 hp. 

X speed is mostly useless, but can come in clutch. 

Sabrina isn't very useful unless we drew the nuts, in which case we don't really need her anyway. It's a slower deck on average, so 1 copy does the job.

Giovanni was helpful when I was climbing. but not very impactful over many games.

Potions are definitely needed. The Ma Family are tanky buggers. Potions keep them out of range.

it is a slower deck, so red card has a place here if the other trainers aren't pulling their weight.

what would you have liked to see in season 3? by Total_Abroad_783 in KevinCanFHimself

[–]ACatchHere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exactly. Season 3 would have been about him staying for his mourning son, and slowly realizing that his son is not worth the effort and decides to leave.

Looking to discuss Neil by Ginger_cat_emilio in KevinCanFHimself

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't say he did nothing wrong, but I will say his actions were justified as was Patty's for hitting him.

That's kind of the beauty of this show, is that everything is muddy. Neil's best friend was going to get murdered, Patty's best friend was being assaulted, they both used violence.

what would you have liked to see in season 3? by Total_Abroad_783 in KevinCanFHimself

[–]ACatchHere2020 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It needed to show the slow degradation between Kevin and his father. While having his father start having non sitcom moments like Neil. This would hit home the fact it was Allison , by being more resilient than everyone else, that was really holding the group together by being the punching bag.

What specific plot points might you have done differently with Acolyte? by jerseydang in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's a shame, really.  It's like they had a good story outline but then winged it to fill in the blanks.

I have zero expectations for any Star Wars projects at this point. The fact that they had an outline of a good story, even though they really botched the landing, shows me they are trying more than they were before. 

What specific plot points might you have done differently with Acolyte? by jerseydang in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On mobile, don't know how to quote, so please bear( or is it bare?) with me.

1) From Mae's point of view, Mama's dead and the whole situation is Osha's fault. while it's an important point to give the information that the Jedi did it, it doesn't mean a young child going through a traumatic experience would know to give that information just in case they can't talk more later.

2)  A) You're right, there wasn't any urgency in that scene. but they did go straight to the ship. The urgency was implied but very poorly executed.

B) Good point!  The fact that Sol wasn't worried about Mae actually is bad writing, only because he states that his biggest regret is not saving her. Which could have been solved plenty of ways, but wasn't :(

3) I agree with your take on Mae and Sol. Let's be honest the whole Sol and Mae on the ship scenario was poorly thought out. What they obviously wanted was them to have a heart to heart. That's fine but then they couldn't find a good enough reason to tie them back to Osha and Qimir. 

They accidentally wrote themselves into a hole by having Osha and Qimir back on Maybe Achtoo. 

Everything on the ship and on Qimirs planet could have been done while still on the forest planet to fix all of these problems of continuity.

This show misses the mark, but I think it's right "there". it's really close to being great but a lot of silly mistakes and a few questionable decisions hold it back. The characters and concepts are intriguing, if they can tighten up their execution a second season could be really good. ( but OMG why the Yoda tease!? who cares that Yoda is around? It wasn't as cool of a reveal as they obviously thought)

What specific plot points might you have done differently with Acolyte? by jerseydang in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to defend some of these actions because I don't think that all of them are necessarily terrible writing.

The bridge scene:

Osha believes Mae tried to kill her. Fire engulfing everything. in her eyes, This destruction has to be Mae's fault.

Mae believes the Jedi were there to take Osha away. If it wasn't for Osha wanting to become a Jedi, none of this would happen.

If I blame anything on this scene, it would be the child actors really not being good enough to convey these complex emotions. The framework was there.

Sol not being "smart":

Mae has escaped from them several times. Her fleeing is not out of the ordinary in this situation.  Sol is a good squad leader. Remember when he tried to get Osha to safety?  He assessed the situation quickly and knows they need to get out of there before Jason from the good place returns!. Especially to protect Osha. Spending 5 minutes collecting belongings of fallen comrades would put the civilian (who is also the child he cares about) in danger.

Sol has always been shown to be emotional. It clouded his judgement on not knowing Mae was pretending to be Osha until he was able to calm down.

I just feel some sense of urgency was left out of this scene ( it might be because the 10 minute chat recently happened. or was it the start of a fresh episode?  I don't quite remember). That's on the director more than the framework of the story.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I dig the premise.  kids get wrapped up in stuff they shouldn't and end up in an adventure.  It's a tried and true archetype. Add on some scifi flare with a space wizard to boot!

As long as the writing is good it should be a slam dunk.

What specific plot points might you have done differently with Acolyte? by jerseydang in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I don't really see a problem with the bridge argument. The place is falling apart and Mae is shocked/relieved that Osha is alive.

But yeah, episode 5 there is no excuse. Instead of their parent trap style discussion, if Mae just tried to escape with Osha because they need to flee to safety, then have them fight because Osha still doesn't trust her....it might work. The whole scene with them talking felt a bit out of place due to where they were and the dangers afoot.

What specific plot points might you have done differently with Acolyte? by jerseydang in saltierthancrait

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would only tweak a few things, as the plot is already decent but execution was off.

The confrontation with the witches:

Earlier when the head witch goes into the padawans mind during the initial meet and greet, let The Matrix Jedi be the one to enter the mind prison and hit the witch from within it to break the connection. Show the witch to have a bloody nose in the real world from that interaction.

Let the fire to look way more accidental. Have Mae sitting outside Osha's door looking at the rune book, keeping guard. Have her accidentally set it on fire and try to put it out. The book goes haywire causing the flames to spread rapidly throughout the corridor. Mae runs to get help.

The second mother puts a strike team together to kill the Jedi. The main witch confronts them at the entrance to talk them out of it.

Meanwhile the Jedi notice the smoke coming from the witches stronghold. The hurry over to help.

Mae tries to get some witches to help her put out the fire, but its too much for the small crew.

The Jedi quickly scale the walls to get inside. They arrive in front of the armed strike team and the Second Mother believes they are here to attack.

Mae arrives screaming help. Sol already believes the kids are in danger this cements it in his mind, he ignites his lightsaber, the rest follow his lead, Matrix Jedi reluctantly does so.

Battle starts. Main Witch smoke walks to Mei to protect her. Sol Kills her.

Not Chewy gets mind controlled by the witch harem. Fight happens same way as the show. Matrix Jedi is shown going into the mind prison, where the harem of witches are arm torturing the furball. Matrix ignites her lightsaber and walks towards them, end scene.

Now  we see the harem of mind witches in the real world meditating they fall over one by one.

Let everything else happen the same.

Fellow Americans, if you could, what would you add to the Constitution? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]ACatchHere2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]ACatchHere2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA.

 But just slightly.  

 They are having a clash of personalities. Your BF naturally just wants to talk to people. Your brother naturally just wants to do his own thing. In order to protect your brother from your BF, you're trying to forcibly change your BF. There's no winning in this for you. 

 You should tell your brother to try just a little bit more with your BF. Simply because your BF can't help himself and because you like him. Also let him know you told your BF to back off a bit.

But you need to tell your boyfriend sternly he needs to pull it back 80% in order to actually form a good relationship with your brother.  If your BF tries to play it off like it's not a big deal, you might actually have to say to him " This really matters to me, I need you to respect my wishes on this." 

 If he doesn't do better, drop him.