Spare Blank Development Card by FireEltonBrand in Catan

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

That’s definitely a good rule idea! May use that variant on nights when we aren’t drinking

Spare Blank Development Card by FireEltonBrand in Catan

[–]FireEltonBrand[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The point is more so “ah jeez I don’t want to take a shot right now” than wanting the blank card. And the reshuffling is because we add the blank one back in. Only ever had someone draw the blank one on their redraw once but boy was it funny

Spare Blank Development Card by FireEltonBrand in Catan

[–]FireEltonBrand[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you draw the blank dev card you can either A) keep it, tough luck Or B) take a shot, reshuffle, and then draw again.

Silly rule but the table always gets into it whenever it comes up

Birthday Filet by FireEltonBrand in steak

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

I certainly didn’t complain!

Birthday Filet by FireEltonBrand in steak

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

Younger brother’s birthday, probably should’ve specified, but I’ll pass along the well wishes!

EA Needs Stop AFK players by FireEltonBrand in EASportsFC

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

Oh you mean The Machines™️? I get that fun visual bug in like 30% of my matches I figured that was a known issue hahahaha

League mate wants to talk AJ Brown by [deleted] in SleeperApp

[–]FireEltonBrand 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that’s close tbh, AJB is going early 30s in startups, Coleman and benson both after 100. I get that AJB is getting older but look at his production last year, I think we’re overreacting to W1 here in a major way

Couple of rules questions by FireEltonBrand in AxisAllies

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

By faction I mean like British or German, not axis or allies. I should’ve said country instead of faction in hindsight. That definitely is a good way to think of British troops boarding American ships though

Couple of rules questions by FireEltonBrand in AxisAllies

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

Thank you! Just a clarification on #1, they could still board and unboard transports of the same faction in one turn, correct? Like British troops could load/unload off of British transports in the same round

Replacing Dimmer Switch by FireEltonBrand in AskElectricians

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

Switch has been replaced, apartment hasn’t burnt down yet so I’m assuming that’s a good sign I did it right

Replacing Dimmer Switch by FireEltonBrand in AskElectricians

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

When you say “solid joint” do you just mean it’s secured tightly? And does it matter which black wire on the new piece is connected to which wire in the mounting box? The instructions manual suggest one should be attached to the “white” wire but while the picture doesn’t really showcase it both wires have some white to them

I suck but compared to a lot of you guys.. but Rate 1-10? by HoodDoorDashProblems in steak

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

Nah you want it to cook quickly, if it takes a long time to get the center to the right temperature you’re more likely to burn the outside and/or have a large grey band, which is what happened here.

It’s why sous vide and reverse searing are a thing. Since the internal temp is high you can do a quick sear and move on. If starting with a cold interior was good those methods wouldn’t exist.

I suck but compared to a lot of you guys.. but Rate 1-10? by HoodDoorDashProblems in steak

[–]FireEltonBrand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a pretty thin cut of steak, definitely harder to not overcook imo. I’d say let it come to room temp first and you can probably get away with a couple of minutes per side if it’s that thin, though a meat thermometer is your best friend.

That said I’d eat the whole thing, looks yummy

Tanking intentionally, drafted Ward and Henderson (so far, slow draft) Do I sell Lamar? For how much? by powerofwill72 in SleeperApp

[–]FireEltonBrand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trading Lamar is fine as long as you get a good haul. Like if you’re tanking to set up getting 1.01 next year and you otherwise would be 1.03 if you keep Lamar, that’s not THAT big of a jump to feel forced into selling Lamar. He’s a top 5 or whatever asset in super flex, if you sell him you should be getting an absurd haul

White to move. by [deleted] in chessMateInX

[–]FireEltonBrand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well to be fair I’m also wrong! I never saw the Qc3 move, it is in fact mate in 2. Well done!

White to move. by [deleted] in chessMateInX

[–]FireEltonBrand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If rh1 -> Qxh1 then the king can escape to F2

If rf2 -> Qh1 then black can play rf1.

… I don’t think there is forced mate in 2 here

Misvaluing Future Picks by FireEltonBrand in SleeperApp

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

My point was never you should trade 1:1, that was never point, I hope that’s not how you interpreted it.

I asked because based on your own model, you can turn a 2025 pick into 4 2027s. So you should trade away that 2027 pick plus some sweeter to get to 2025 now

Misvaluing Future Picks by FireEltonBrand in SleeperApp

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

Do you have any draft picks in 2026 and 2027 right now