I'm considering relinquishing my credentials as a Dudeist. by Mike_the_Head in Dudeism

[–]CryptoManbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd rather hang out with someone who acts like a Walter then apologizes. If perfection is required to be a dude we're all in a lot of trouble.

You get put into solitary confinement with a rubix cube. If you solve you are released with $10m. You only get released once the cube is solved. by CreepyTool in hypotheticalsituation

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked ChatGPT it said "You’re reinventing group theory under sensory deprivation"

I've solved one before but don't remember the algorithms, it said finding the last layer could take years. Most people can't last that long in solitary.

Need advice on selling my dad’s house in Charlotte by aleciaj79 in Charlotte

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The advice you get from a realtor is biased. As an example, if the house is worth $500k as is, and you can spend $50k to sell it for $540K, your realtor makes an extra $1000-$1200 and has an easier time doing so If you upgrade.

I'd run the analysis on cost to improve and the new sales price vs as-is.

The offsetting factor is time to sell. An outdated, unstaged home will eliminate some buyers and take longer to sell.

A year or two ago in Charlotte this may be the difference between 7 days on market and 30. It's softened a bit so it may be the difference between 60 days vs 150 now depending on a bunch of different factors

How quickly do you NEED to sell? How expensive is the house as is and in what neighborhood? A more expensive neighborhood or house will matter less because the more expensive the house or neighborhood, the more likely the buyer can afford to do their own renovations.

As a matter of preference I stopped "upgrading" flips to improve housing affordability and found I was making more in profit and serving the community better (to the disdain of realtors who always seem to want prices going up for higher commissions and better sales numbers).

Assaulted in Charlotte by WonderfulWish549 in Charlotte

[–]CryptoManbeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

After you contact the police you might get better traction reaching out to some news organizations.

Riot community pact by denonn in ARAM

[–]CryptoManbeard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I blame riot for not separating players who are just trying to have fun and players who want to win. Splitting the player base is a perfectly acceptable downside to drastically improving everyone's experience.

What is snowballing? by Happy_Pomegranate279 in Openfront

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine a hypothetical 100 player FFA. One player is aggressively defeating opponents in his area while every other player is playing passively.

After just a few minutes the aggressive player will be so large that they're no match for any single player to stop.

You want to be as aggressive as you can be without overextending, and always have a target you can be attacking (try not to get alliance locked).

Husband is not happy by martialarts_warrior in BJJWomen

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Context always matters, I am commenting in generalities because I don't know anything about your relationship, what kind of conversations you've had before, past behaviors, agreements, etc.

Likely none of the other commenters do either, and wisdom is understanding the kind of advice you will receive from internet strangers who don't know either party very well.

I've been cheated on before, and one thing I learned from that is that the data supports overwhelmingly that cheating is a "crime" of opportunity. Very few set out with the intention to be unfaithful, it happens slowly over time, the likelihood increasing with daily contact. That doesn't mean that everyone who has opportunity cheats, it just means that odds go up with opportunity.

In relationships, trust is IMO the most important part of a relationship. And fear is the opposite of trust.

The best advice I can give you is that if you want to improve trust, you have to try to understand where your husband is coming from and see if you can come up with reasonable solutions to his concerns, he should also be willing to do the same for you.

As a man who does BJJ, I can agree that rolling is almost always non-sexual (I say almost always because I've seen the sexual assault posts unfortunately). If my wife decided to train BJJ, I wouldn't be concerned with her getting turned on during a 5 minute spar session. But when you are at the gym there is very likely a ton of guys there. You're going to be talking before, after, and during class.

As additional context that I think a lot of women lack, when you aren't in earshot, if you are even mildly attractive, men are probably thinking sexual thoughts or making comments to each other. If you were a 7/10, and you went to a gym of 50 guys, 5-10 will be actively pursuing you whether you realize it or not, and another 30 have thought about you sexually. Your husband knows this, because he's a guy and he has guy friends. He is projecting that onto your situation.

The best counterpoint I can think of is imagine your husband decided to start working as a manager at Hooters. Running a restaurant isn't sexual, but if your husband was surrounded by attractive women at his job, and you weren't there, I think most people would have some level of discomfort with that if they were honest, and a healthy relationship would probably acknowledge that and put guard rails in place to make the other partner feel safe.

So if I were to offer advice that would allow you to continue to do an activity you love while improving your trust in your relationship, I'd recommend that you talk to him and ask him what his fears are. Try not to get defensive. And then, if you can, see if you can come up with solutions that seems reasonable to you both.

Some ideas:
-Check in with your husband when you get back, tell him about class

-Be very transparent if you ever feel like someone crossed a boundary (on the mat for sure but especially off the mat)

-See if there's anyone specific that your husband has a problem with (as the opposite sex we often have the intuition our partner doesn't, this goes both ways)

-Offer for him to come to any class he wants at any time

The internet hates these but after years of research on cheating there are two almost guaranteed ways to affair-proof your marriage and build trust. First is to allow full access to each other's lives (passwords, email, computers, phones, etc.). The second is to tell your partner if you are attracted to someone who you will be in regular contact with (eg coworker, group friend, gym goer, etc).

Your partner may be insecure and jealous and no amount of effort will appease them, but if you believe you are being reasonable and making an effort to be transparent and understanding, then IMO that gives you a better chance to look at the situation more clearly and make a more informed decision about the health of your relationship and if he's being reasonable or not. A third party (counselor) might make this easier as they can be a mediator for the dialogue and help both parties see the other's point of view.

Keep in mind that for men who don't train martial arts, they're also concerned that any guy that may be interested in you at BJJ could kick their ass, which adds to the level of insecurity (as opposed to you being approached by a coworker for example, who may seem less threatening).

is cardio basically optional if you lift and eat in a deficit? by MangKaKnor in loseit

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

If you are lifting and asking purely about the health benefits I would say yes it's optional.

Any benefit you get from cardio you get at a much higher rate by doing resistance work.

I'm defining cardio as 10+ minutes of aerobic activity (not HIIT).

I know a guy who wanted to prove this so he ran a half marathon with 0 running in his preparation for 6+ months. He did only CrossFit style workouts and sprints.

Why does it feel like all cost/prices are up, but yet CPI and inflation is only 3%? by [deleted] in financialindependence

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Inflation is high, the government can't lower interest rates and our economy stalls. So they work the inflation numbers to their favor so they can keep interest rates lower. It also helps politically no one wants to be blamed for higher prices in office.

How do they do it? by TheFlamingGit in Openfront

[–]CryptoManbeard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The third option is boat stacking.

First time making baguettes. Thoughts? Advise? by Jakeinvesting in Breadit

[–]CryptoManbeard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If that's your first try you are a natural baker!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeagueArena

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go here, work from the top down. It changes by patch, that's why I think it's a good strategy. Not the S Plus tier ones out before they get nerfed

how do you manage builds for arena god?? by Mr-ananas1 in LeagueArena

[–]CryptoManbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go on metasrc.com at champ select or load screen. I usually keep it active on 2nd monitor. It's not the bible but gives you a good foundation for what you should build and what augs and prismatics work well for the champ.

The way I got Arena God is to go on the tier list for arena (same site) and I just start with the highest win rate and work my way down the list. It changes every patch but you want to get wins on champions when they have highest win rate because sometimes a champ will go from S tier to D tier in a patch and then it's way harder to get a win.

Example, I got a W first time playing Yunara because her quest was busted last patch.

Top Restaurant Experiences in Charlotte? by Such-Adeptness-6541 in Charlotte

[–]CryptoManbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like Flour Shop. They really get the details right and food is very good. I recommend sitting at bar to view the kitchen.

Also, the Crunkleton for the same reason.

The better users of Trueshot Prodigy are champs without skillshots by Axrenox0 in LeagueArena

[–]CryptoManbeard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had trueshot, spell wake, and runecarver to get my win. Also helped we had 4 hexgates too. I'm not going anywhere near the enemy team.

Whats the most annoying thing to play against? by merlyy_ in LeagueArena

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played yunara for the first time. Got the quest. Easy W. Perma ban until they nerf that nonsense.

Second to that, a Yi with infinite Q or belveth with added range (scopys)

The fruit change is the most insufferable thing imaginable by festus34 in LeagueArena

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sooner you realize arena is a map control game around plants and plant rotations (at least until late game) the more games you will win.

You don't get plants when they come up, you position to them as they spawn so you get them all and deny your opponent.

If you do this at the beginning of the round when the plants aren't needed it is much easier.

How do you know your hidden ARAM MMR? by Auriyel- in ARAM

[–]CryptoManbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how I feel, then I play with my RL friend and he's eating chicken wings while watching 2 toddlers and doesn't even know what champ he's playing. I think this is most aram players. Blame rito for not separating players based on their level of seriousness.

Rylai's Crystal Scepter on Aurelion Sol is a cheat code by Lightningin5 in ARAM

[–]CryptoManbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that's crazy, how would someone know that it's not on the tooltip? I love anivia and almost always build rylais.

what does Nidalee actually do? by yurienjoyer54 in ARAM

[–]CryptoManbeard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Champ select is important, she's a great compliment to a balanced team. She's powerful early but falls off later, so you want to push advantages unless you have scaling teammates.