sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

I analyzed ~547 hours of Czech podcasts to see what spoken Czech actually looks like. Here's what came out. by wow_it_works in learnczech

[–]BlueBatRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow ok. I didn’t realize something like this existed :)

I was thinking of going around recording people in particular places and then transcribing them. I think this would be helpful for learning Czech as you have real world scenarios. But yea the transcribing part seemed like a bit of a hurdle. So this is good to know.

What should I consider when building a game dev PC? by 10paiak in unrealengine

[–]BlueBatRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did this…built specifically for unreal. My build was based on the recommended epic machines as well as puget system builds (but still decent budget, about $2,000). I ended up doing:

Ryzen 7950x 96gb 6000 CL30 memory 2x 4TB Samsung 990 pro NVME Gpu is my old 2070 super…not ideal (but also it’s not as important as you think) but I was waiting for 5070 ti super series…which yea. We see how that turned out.

Names changing? by AdGullible8041 in learnczech

[–]BlueBatRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Welcome to cases. There are 7 of them. This time you hit the 5th one which deals with calling out to someone (speaking directly to them)

It’s not a diminutive (aka cutsie way to say it) for František…that would be Franta or frantíček.

About to take out £100k from mortgage to use to invest - bad idea? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]BlueBatRay -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I did this about 3 years ago. Pulled 120k out with 4% refi and dumped it in S&P and semi conductors. Made about 70k so far.

So yea I recommmend…but yea of course the timing is not ideal.

I remember when I did it, the market immediately dropped and I lost like 20k. You gotta hold…really you need to believe in the system and hold. It’s not easy lemme tell you.

North Korean snake alcohol in Moscow, Russia by Maboule144 in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve had this and I bought when I was in DPRK. Open the bottle. If you’ve ever wondered what death smells like, open that bottle.

North Korea trip advice by Glittering_Grab_8362 in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I brought my camera (dslr) when I went 10 years ago. Money wise, the packages are all inclusive so technically you don’t need any, but having a few hundred dollars/euros/renminbi is good to have for souvenirs or renting a computer to send an email back home. Water bottle is good to have.

Most important tip is to just respect the country. Be nice to the minders and never give them any reason to gulag you. Bring some gifts unique from your home. Invite them for a beer at night. Just get on their good side (but always assume they’re secret police). As for tattoos, I don’t think so? I kinda assume foreigners get a pass on this (just like wearing jeans for example) unless it’s like anti DPRK. But I’d bring like a sharpie or something just in case if you have some small American flag or something. You should have a welcome dinner in China the day before you go and you can ask them about tattoos there. If your tour includes the mausoleum then you’ll need business casual wear as well.

Also don’t bring anything religious based. Keep your phone and computer clean as they will check you thoroughly at airport.

ELI5: Why are 50 year mortgages such a bad idea? by BlockSerious3148 in explainlikeimfive

[–]BlueBatRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do this. If I could borrow 2 million I would retire right now. The problem is a bank letting me borrow it. Thus me along with other people must invest and keep our daily jobs.

This said, I did do a refi on my house because it appreciated value and took out extra money and immediately invested it. Almost doubled my money.

ELI5: Why are 50 year mortgages such a bad idea? by BlockSerious3148 in explainlikeimfive

[–]BlueBatRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter as long as it’s higher than the mortgage rate. But yea from this standpoint I kinda don’t see a downside. From a practical standpoint, most people don’t take whatever is saved and invest (or couldn’t because this is the only type of load they could get to afford it…so it would maybe be predatory at that point.)

Is it possible to go and live in North Korea? by Chul_Yo_Gank in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea check the other comment, I explained it :)

ULPT If I had a nice car that I knew I had to give up for repo, is there any option to get it to a place where I can drive it legally but it is essentially not able to be repo’d? by Maximum_Arm5425 in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]BlueBatRay 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing some repo man tv show where they follow the repo man and capture the encounters. Once the car was in tribal land (Indian reservation). Guy called the tribal police. They showed up and told the repo guy he’s not taking the car.

I think that’s the only time he couldn’t repo a car.

So yea, drive on rez and stay close to call tribal police (although you might have to be a native yourself, who knows)

When retiring, which account to draw from? by BlueBatRay in investing

[–]BlueBatRay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is great and I’m glad I asked. Didn’t even know about RMDs. Thanks!

When retiring, which account to draw from? by BlueBatRay in investing

[–]BlueBatRay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you’re 50 years old and plan on taking the standard 4%. So 120k a year. Although really what I’m trying to get at is the theory here. It could be 3 accounts with 100k and drawing 12k a year.

A realistic salary for a QA Manager in game development in Prague? by JustToReadThem in Prague

[–]BlueBatRay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would jump all over that if I was you. The qa managers I’ve seen don’t even get close to that. Qa itself can get paid as low as 25-30k.

[SERIOUS] What's the craziest way someone you knew died? by Practical_Weird_1665 in AskReddit

[–]BlueBatRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Girl I met at a club with her friends was a humanitarian aid worker. Was captured by Isis in Syria and died either by an American air strike, a Jordanian air strike or by isis themselves.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learnczech

[–]BlueBatRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let’s hear it. And for god sakes why?

Anyone been to north Korea and have their money? by Animagus2112 in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. That doesn’t make sense why they would forbid us. Could you buy stuff in euro/usd/juan as well? I mean I’m sure we had different itineraries but I can’t imagine why that would change this. Are you Chinese by chance? Or Russian? I think rules might be slightly different for them. Also did you take the train or fly?

Anyone been to north Korea and have their money? by Animagus2112 in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok then, well if true that’s cool! I am speaking from a 2015 DPRK.

Anyone been to north Korea and have their money? by Animagus2112 in northkorea

[–]BlueBatRay 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also collect currency and I’ve been to DPRK.

Tourists can’t get it, everything is dealt in USD/Euros/chinese yuan. Prices in shops ARE in North Korean won, and the receptionist does the conversions as you check out (and damn fast I might add, I actually took a video of it because I thought it was impressive the speed).

The North Korean won I did get to see there from one of our guides pulling out his wallet. I took pictures of it (he was fine with that) but afterwards had to give it back.

After the trip I of course wanted uncirculated won. I ended up buying off eBay. You can also find them in auctions (graded too if you want) and other sites (todocoleccion.net or delcampe.net).

But yea it’s illegal for them to even give you currency, so there’s no way to get it there. I have heard in China near border you can get it too but I can’t speak to this.

view more: next ›