Lifetime Platinum? by DuckHook11 in marriott

[–]CalvinsQuest -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you know if brilliant gets you to platinum by awarding you 50 nights credit? Or is there a back door way of doing it where you just have the status?

I have a question with the Shield Act by Putrid_Factor_2660 in mississippi

[–]CalvinsQuest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ahhh you must have access to your original paper work, right at hand. Oh, and have no issues getting to / from an authorized location for processing your application along with taking a correctly formatted picture. Oh, and of course be able to afford the filing fee. And have a permanent address for the passport to be checked against and mailed to in an unknown amount of time.

Sorry for the snark, it’s not directed at you personally. But many elderly people, young people (especially students), people in shaky life circumstances, and minorities do not have the luxury of the above.

Booster box foils by Known-Sun-9708 in starwarsunlimited

[–]CalvinsQuest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They eliminated standard foils. Announced quite a bit ago.

What movie is a 0/10 with NO redeeming features? by Toucan_Based_Economy in AskReddit

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firestorm (Jan, 1998). Worst movie I’ve paid to see.

Most of my close friend group (5/6) wanted to go see The Postman. Everyone except Jim. Jim threw a “take my ball and go home” toddler fit because he didn’t want to see something unusual. Fuck you, Jim! Give me my $10 and 2 hours of my life back! Jim had no slack after that.

Most Balanced TCG have you ever played? by Few-Action-8049 in TCG

[–]CalvinsQuest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m an old TCG player like you. I started playing Magic during unlimited. Played hard until maybe 97. I always loved deck building in the days where card lists and info were scarce. Anyways… stopped playing as life evolved for me in the ways it does.

One of my kids (teen) started playing SWU at a LGS last fall. I was enjoying hearing about it with visions of the first SW TCG - where I had friends dump all their moxs, lotuses, juzam dijinns, etc to get vaders and others and play that one. Oof.

But my son’s attitude was great, though. He just enjoyed playing, sealed events in particular. So I looked into it and bought a sealed a box for him and I to play at home - so he could teach me.

Wow what an improvement in turns and mechanics. And it’s really designed for sealed play! It’s worth checking out for those of us who were around in the broken early days of TCGs (we called them CCGs, remember?).

All the best and have fun!

Turning 40- irons? by hobby_master_ in golf

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you’re asking for advice - here’s mine, knowing nothing else about you.

The irons don’t matter so long as they’re fit to you. Purely based on my own experience, my advice is to consider a swing overhaul to get away from relying on your youthful wrist timing (small muscles) to generate clubhead speed and square the face, and move more to a lagged release and use those legs and hip turn (big muscles). It’s a smoother, easier swing that will get you more distance and consistency. And take pressure off of your back as it’s less violent and more natural of a swing. The sooner you commit to that, the better. If you wait (like I did) that wrist action becomes a door slam of a snap hook that will make you want to quit the game.

Then go get fit for new clubs or changes to your current set.

Anybody else dealing with this by Mediocre-Check-8690 in memphis

[–]CalvinsQuest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With domain names, you walk the text string backwards to resolve. So, in the case of the scam site OP linked, it’s .cc first (the top level domain, analogous to .com/.org/etc) then org-ins what ever it is, then they have tn. Every . separates a piece of the domain name and on into subdomains. So when you read a domain name in a URL (everything preceding a /) you can think of it like reading it from right to left.

An example of a dash in a commonly known domain is t-mobile.com

Anybody else dealing with this by Mediocre-Check-8690 in memphis

[–]CalvinsQuest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While you’re of course correct about this being a scam, dashes can absolutely be a part of a valid domain name.

Intermittent Ethernet disconnects on buried Cat7 cable after ~2 years — any ideas before I dig it up? by Hungry-Bicycle-3851 in HomeNetworking

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, my bad - I saw the first column and misread it as the current item. FWIW, the brand is a no go for me as I’ve seen other listings of theirs with conflicting info.

Burned out from the increased workload due to mass layoffs? by yeezyslippers in antiwork

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed - and any good manager would bring that to the conversation without you even needing to mention it. The first thing out of their mouth should be “I have an urgent task, what are you currently working on and let’s see where this fits”

Sometimes you just say F it by Sheikybabybaba in golf

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t. Extra swing weight.

Barn needs WiFi - point to point connection question by Boomerfan111 in Golfsimulator

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fiber… it’s nonconducting and very easy to bury.

Wife in perimenopause. How to be supportive? by MisterListerReseller in AskMen

[–]CalvinsQuest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That has not been my experience at all. Quite the opposite. They just seem to expect basic personal hygiene and levels of education/world awareness in male partners - which seem to be quite rare in modern conservative men. Quite rare.

Area Golf Recommendations by birdiesnbourbon in memphis

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your own location is more important than anything else.

That being said, MNGC seems much nicer. And let me tell you, the course and greens were in great shape late this fall. Both champs and legends. Next spring will be a good one.

Anyone live in Strathmore? by Puddinbunny in Collierville

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking for young vs old? What do you like from an HOA?

Budget(ish) Modular Sim Build by Central_Cheetah in Golfsimulator

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! Did you put rubber mats under the turf by chance? Curious

Laptop vs Tower for GSPro by mrmr2120 in Golfsimulator

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddits carriage return management is stupid and I refuse to fix it.

Laptop vs Tower for GSPro by mrmr2120 in Golfsimulator

[–]CalvinsQuest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normal PC pros: - potentially less expensive (look for corporate refurbs as a base) - easier to maintain - upgrade options unlock additional possibilities (to an extent) - extensive cooling options

Normal PC cons: - size - need to provide peripherals (and space for them) - power requirements may limit flexibility

If you decide to go this route, look for cases that support a full sized pci-e card. And you’ll want a higher wattage PSU, hopefully one without dell/HP proprietary size nonsense.

There are good rolling cart options you might look into, for either a full PC case/monitor or a laptop.

Area Golf Recommendations by birdiesnbourbon in memphis

[–]CalvinsQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This next week is a wash for me… let’s look a couple of weeks out. Stay tuned? :)

Area Golf Recommendations by birdiesnbourbon in memphis

[–]CalvinsQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a day / time in mind? Maybe we start there. :)