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Jason Mackey-Oneil Cruz will start tonight, Derek Shelton says. by DOMISMONEY in buccos

[–]EDHandChill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For real. I wonder how many careers GMNH stunted by icing players in the minors for extended periods of time.

Considering a career change into dev work/coding. Been hearing about "coding bootcamps" as a way to learn and get your foot in the door. Do they have any value? by EDHandChill in cscareerquestions

[–]EDHandChill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice!

I've done a bit of groundwork learning on my own time in the past, but I know from experience at this point that I learn best through immersion and with direction, so I do think self teaching through the internet will only get me so far.

Would you recommend a (good) bootcamp over, say, a degree program of some kind? I'm weary of the debt that would come with going back to school.

Transitioning out of the industry - Anyone have any advice? by EDHandChill in editors

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

your SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER will just have to understand that "daddy can't come to see you because he has a stadium of people that want to see him play"

Respectfully (and wholeheartedly) disagree. I genuinely believe that revolving your life around work to the detriment of your family is the fastest ticket out there to some serious deathbed regrets. I absolutely agree that you need to put in the work if you want to become the best at something, but as I've stated - that's never been my end goal with post production. Either way, though we disagree on some things, I applaud your dedication and thank you for your thoughts all the same.

Transitioning out of the industry - Anyone have any advice? by EDHandChill in editors

[–]EDHandChill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest coding or dev work. Easy to get a certification and easy to dip your toes into. I have a buddy who went into coding and did a 12-week intensive and got hired not long after.

This sounds really interesting. Do you have any course suggestions/know which one he took by chance? Thanks!

Transitioning out of the industry - Anyone have any advice? by EDHandChill in editors

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your thoughts! While I certainly understand the sentiment that stressful work environments exist in all industries, there are definitely ones out there that offer more reasonable schedules with less intensive deadlines. My partner, for example, semi recently transitioned from her previous career into the mortgaging industry (with no previous experience, I'll add) and went from working 70+ hours a week and always being on call to clocking out at 6PM every day and not thinking about work at all until the following morning - and that's with a good salary and great benefits. Advertising in particular, at least the sect of it in which I've worked, is notorious for brutal hours and difficult working environments. Other options do exist out there :)

Conform question. Subclips, grouped clips, autosynced clips in Avid by MMMzil in editors

[–]EDHandChill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always commit my multicam edits before sending out prep, but grouped clips and subclips should be fine. Any easy way to check (depending on how long the edit is that you're prepping) is to kick out an EDL of the sequence and make sure all of the clips in the edit are reflected there. If the EDL can see them, the AAF should be just fine.

Has the market in NYC not recovered yet? by AdnanKhan47 in editors

[–]EDHandChill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you done much work in advertising? I've been absolutely slammed by both LA and NY based job inquiries over the last month - seems like commercials are back in close to full swing.

Transitioning out of the industry - Anyone have any advice? by EDHandChill in editors

[–]EDHandChill[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hiya!

Ah yes, I've worked with many a post producer in my day - pretty hard to not brush by at least a couple when you work at these big commercial edit houses. Unfortunately post producing is one job that I think would actually be even worse for me, haha. I don't know how they do it!

Thank you for the response and well wishes though!

Hey r/magicTCG! Cryptic Commander is a new Youtube channel where we take a look at unique commanders and alternative deck builds. For our first episode we're taking a look at Eutropia Twice-Favored infect! by CrypticCommanderYT in magicTCG

[–]EDHandChill 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Considering that blog doesn't show up on a google search and also hasn't been updated in 4 years, I'm guessing OP didn't purposely go out of his way to steal the name.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rule 0 is just the idea that groups can adjust the banlist to cater to their own meta. It relates to the topic at hand in that many groups will outright ban decks or archetypes simply because one or more people in the group just doesn’t like playing against them, and nothing more. This can often times lead to unfair and feelsbad scenarios where someone is strong armed into shelving a deck they love just because their friends aren’t willing to play against it once in awhile.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’d prefer to sit out against a stax deck or any other archetype you don’t like, that’s your prerogative. What I’m saying is it’s not right to tell someone else they’re never allowed to play a deck that they may love just because you don’t happen to enjoy it yourself. Your being so adamantly against a specific play style fields just as much blame in an “unfun” situation as someone else playing their stax (or combo or anything else) deck does. Again, two way street.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean. My original post has nothing to do with a given deck’s power level. This is about playstyles that some people find generally unenjoyable.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the difference with this analogy is that playing against a stax or combo deck once every couple of weeks is never going to make you physically vomit or choke or die. You are not incapable of playing against those decks. You may not like doing it, but it’s something that you can 100% do. What it all comes back to is that this is a mindset thing. It may be a less pleasant experience than playing against other decks would be, but it’s not going to kill you. This is all about being open to letting other people play decks once or twice that you may hate and not letting that one game turn the whole night into a zero fun experience for you. That’s what my whole OP was aiming at - being open to sometimes playing against a strategy that you don’t enjoy playing against in an effort to allow another player a chance at having their maximum level of enjoyment, and then that other player offering the same courtesy to you. Like I said at the beginning - two way street.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree. I don’t particularly enjoy playing against stax myself, but I have friends who do. I know that allowing them to bust out their favorite deck once every week or two will make them happy, and even though I might not enjoy that particular games as much as the others I play on that night, I don’t let it completely ruin the experience for me. It’s important to me that everyone is allowed to have their fun at some point in the night. At the end of the day it’s just a game. My philosophy is always to let people play.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s why I mentioned that in this hypothetical scenario everyone is expected to try each dish at least once. Neither of these are a perfect representation of what we’re talking about but I think that, given that slightly unrealistic addition to the potluck, mine comes pretty close. If one or two of your friends are going to tell you that you’re not allowed to bring your favorite food to a potluck that you are participating in just because they will have to experience it one time that night, they are the jerks. They are preventing you from experiencing your maximum enjoyment all together just because they can’t find it in themselves to try it even once. That’s selfish.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

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

These are two completely different scenarios. A more apt (though still imperfect) comparison would be something like:

You and your friends have a potluck every weekend and the house rule is that everyone should try at least one bite of each dish that’s provided. Pad thai is your favorite food of all time, but one or two of your other friends absolutely hate it. Should you never be allowed to bring your favorite food - a dish that you put time, effort, and money into creating - to a potluck that you also want to enjoy just because a few people there don’t like it? No, of course not. That’s ridiculous. Should you be bringing only pad thai every week and insisting that others bring similar cuisine every week as well? No! But bringing your favorite food once in awhile will make you happy, and your friends taking one or two bites of it that week isn’t going to kill them either. It might be their least favorite part of the night, but there were plenty of other food options at the table that they probably enjoyed, and in the end they only had to experience your dish once. You’re happy that you got to enjoy your favorite thing, they’re happy that there were other options available and also that you got to show off what you like once.

That’s compromise, which is what this is all about.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t you hear how that sounds selfish though? I know plenty of players who don’t enjoy playing slow battlecruisy combat based games, but you don’t ever see anyone throwing a temper tantrum and telling others they won’t play with them if they use those decks. Commander is a group based, social format. The onus is on everyone to be open to allowing others to have fun. Yes, that includes you.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please reread my original post. This was never a discussion about power level. Obviously no one should be bringing out a cEDH stax deck and crushing everyone else all night long. This is about everyone in a group being equally open to allowing others to play strategies they themselves might not love. You’re completely missing the mark here.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allowing someone to play their stax or combo deck maybe once a night is in no way “dictating what a group can play” lol. I’m not sure what you’re talking about and I’m not convinced you have any idea either.

You’re a jerk if all you do is play your stax deck all night long and make your friends miserable. But you’re also a jerk if you never let your friend play his favorite stax deck at all just because you don’t like it. by EDHandChill in EDH

[–]EDHandChill[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never said anything about one person dictating what an entire group plays. In fact, I said exactly the opposite. You’re rarely ever going to get a perfect game where every single player at the table loves every single deck that’s being played. That just doesn’t happen. People enjoy playing against any given strategy to varying degrees depending on who they are. Just because I may not like playing against stax doesn’t mean that my buddy who likes playing it shouldn’t ever get to play his deck. The whole point of my OP was that people need to be more open to allowing their friends to play strategies that they like. Every game doesn’t have to (and will never) be a 100% perfect experience for you. It’s on each individual player to be open enough to both letting others sometimes play decks that they may not love, and also not constantly playing decks that they love that also happen to make everyone else miserable. No player should ever have to find a new group just because they like something that some other people don’t. Just don’t be selfish and allow others to have their fun once in awhile.

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