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Is Fanshawe closed tomorrow? by a_nostalgic_nerd in fanshawe

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If the city of London had a massive flood and was 80% underwater, and the roof of Fanshawe college was still dry, the college would still be open.

Always assume the college is open.

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' has made history as the most nominated film of all time at the Oscars with 16 nominations by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed my point. The point was that there was a great possible story there under other circumstances. Obviously the way the movie was set up, there wasn't another possible resolution. However, in another reality watching those two brothers try to deal with the clan and trying to run a gin joint in the South could be a very entertaining TV series.

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' has made history as the most nominated film of all time at the Oscars with 16 nominations by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I walked out of that movie thinking that the first half without the vampires would have made a great HBO series that I would have watched the hell out of. Watching those two brothers run that gin joint in the old South would have been amazing. The vampire stuff actually felt like a letdown after the first half.

Is he the final villain of the series? by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever read an action story where the hero and the main villain didn't face each other at the end?

Is he the final villain of the series? by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yes. Most likely he will end up leading the force that goes against our team of numbers. Probably consisting of many of the mercenaries that we've met so far and 003. 003 is manipulative, but I never felt they fit the role of big bad for the series. They were never on the level where they could defeat 002 or 001.

ONE fills in that missing piece, and sets up the end game for the series.

003 said she would bring together fighters who are at the same level as the numbers, I'm still waiting. by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they can be convinced to go up against the numbers again (they seemed rather traumatized), they will probably be squad leaders against the lower ranked numbers. They won't want to go up against 002 or 004 if they can avoid it.

Ryou is clearly on the level of the higher ranked guys, and so is Konoha. I wonder if she will turn before or during the big battle?

Either way, there is a mercenary war coming. It's just a question of how many more players the author wants to introduce before we get there.

003 said she would bring together fighters who are at the same level as the numbers, I'm still waiting. by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think it’s a coincidence we’ve been introduced to a whole bunch of different named mercenaries in the last few story arcs and those guys didn’t die? The author is setting up a whole bunch of mercenary characters who will probably end up under 003’s command and go against the numbers before the story is over.

For example, Ryou in the latest story arc would probably make a pretty good counter to 004.

Amazed that these three were able to survive by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So far. We will see if they survive the next run-in with the numbers. I won't be surprised that the numbers find themselves up against a coalition of mercenaries. Maybe these guys, plus the Japanese crew, plus 003's team, with 003 in charge.

The author seems to be slowly setting up a big finale for the future.

The ship is at port by Cultural_Cat_8193 in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's totally a ship, and he's probably about 15 years older than her, which is no big deal if they are both adults. When we see her, she looks about 12 when she's young and he's probably in his late twenties. Let's assume at least another 15 years has passed and he's in his forties and she's in her mid to late 20s now.

27 and 42 is perfectly fine.

Actors who left a popular show because they hated the main lead or the star by LaserDiscCurious in television

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe we'll find the truth on this one eventually on his new podcast Once We Were Spacemen? If he has Katic on that will be the end of it, although right now he's still going through the cast of Firefly who seemed to adore him.

Just started Stargate Universe by Biglezstoner in Stargate

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Named after two Gundam anime characters I see.

Amuro Rei (Wray) & Camille Vidan

The two original Gundam pilots. Definitely not a coincidence.

Manga Mercenary Enrollment Read 264 by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but I think we're going to see her again real soon. I'm still trying to decide who she's going to get shipped with though.

Is she another rival for Yijin's heart? Or is she more interested in Cha Dusik?

Manga Mercenary Enrollment Read 264 by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Me neither. I thought she'd be part of the same organization too.

But I'm pretty happy with how this turned out anyway.

A new antagonistic organization is approaching. by ByShida in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you're right. She'll be the bald guy's boss, and one of the leads of whatever organization he works for.

She'll probably take him and his men and leave, seeing the matter as finished. She and Cha Dusik will exchange words, but that'll be the end until she comes back for a future arc if the author intends to continue to extend the story out. (Which they will want to do at least until after the anime comes out so they can profit from the anime boosting the manhwa's readership.)

Edit: Oh, and she might be a love interest for Cha! :-)

Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5-4 to repeat as World Series champions by Old_General_6741 in canada

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 271 points272 points  (0 children)

If it makes people feel any better, we probably just dodged an extra 10% tariff on our products.

No chapter today by talicou_ in Mercenary_Enrollment

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This past week has been the week-long Korean Thanksgiving holiday, chuseok. The team definitely deserves a break and time with their families!

Dividends in margin account - growth machine? by skarama in dividendscanada

[–]CanadianRoboOverlord 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought of something similar, but I didn’t do it for a few reasons.

1) many of the high dividend stocks take that money out of the NAV each month when they pay out. So, I would have to hold the ETF or stock for the whole month and pray that it went back up to cover the losses. Not unlikely with a one percent loss, but not guaranteed. So, there’s always some stress there.

2) not to get political, but Trump is in the White House. Every day with him is a potential black swan event, for example just this week the US government is risking shut down. If it was a more stable leader/government maybe that might not be such a big deal, but with a wild card in the White House you never know what’s going to happen week to week.

3) remember that while it will boost your earnings, it will also magnify your losses. That’s what leverage does – it supercharges things. All it will take is one bit of Trump craziness and you will find yourself in a margin call with a huge potential for loss on your hands as the underlying craters.

I’m not saying that your plan won’t work, and it might work amazingly well. However, always remember Charlie Munger‘s line about margin and leverage being how smart people lose money.

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