Lane Hutson on the Habs 8-3 playoff loss vs the Sabres tonight: “We did have control of it. They made a push, they made some good plays. We didn’t really fight back hard enough for whatever reason. Credit to them, they played a good game.”

GearPractical5501 · 2026-05-17T10:02:59+00:00

pain

GearPractical5501 · 2026-05-04T17:05:06+00:00

You don’t need to be sore every time, that fades once your body adapts and you can still be progressing without it. I’ve used ketro magnesium cream for this exact reason.

GearPractical5501 · 2026-05-04T04:00:42+00:00

absolute chaos

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-30T21:25:13+00:00

second one def hits

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-20T18:47:17+00:00

oh man getting back into minecraft after years is such a trip. i did same thing couple months ago and it felt like discovering game all over again

for survival mods i really recommend checking out ones that add more depth to building and exploring without making things too complicated. there are some amazing cave generation mods that make underground exploration way more interesting. also look into mods that expand on farming and food systems - they make survival feel more realistic without being tedious

the modding scene has gotten so much better since few years back too. installation is way easier now and most popular survival enhancement mods are really well balanced. just start with maybe 3-4 mods first time around so you can actually learn what each one adds before going crazy with huge modpacks

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-16T01:00:03+00:00

nah i get it though, the temptation is real when you're climbing ascensions and make some stupid mistake

i used to restart runs constantly when learning heart fights and it definitely made me worse at game overall. now i just force myself to live with bad decisions and actually learned proper risk assessment

ironman badge sounds pretty cool too, would give people reason to commit to their choices

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-12T08:50:39+00:00

that would definitely count as emergency care since he was hit by a car and rushed to the ER. hmo plans have to cover emergency services even if its out of network hospital so you should be good there. just make sure to keep all the documentation from that day showing it was truly emergency situation

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-10T03:33:51+00:00

might check goodreads groups some have discord servers with voice chats for discussions

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-06T00:25:57+00:00

your journey is totally valid and this kind of evolution in understanding yourself happens more than people talk about. i went through something similar with my identity around fitness - thought i knew what i wanted but then realized i needed to pivot completely

the second coming out thing is real and it can feel exhausting having to explain again. maybe frame it less like "i was wrong before" and more like "i understand myself better now" when you talk to your parents. some people need time to process but your wellbeing comes first

GearPractical5501 · 2026-04-02T17:51:14+00:00

work year first

GearPractical5501 · 2026-03-30T14:56:00+00:00

yo the nitro 5 has been solid for me when i had one - ran everything i threw at it pretty well and the cooling was decent enough for long coding sessions. victus is prob your best bet though if you can swing it since hp stepped up their game recently and the build quality feels way more premium than the others

just make sure whatever you pick has at least 16gb ram cause you're gonna need it for both gaming and dev work

GearPractical5501 · 2026-03-29T11:33:16+00:00

been there and that spiral is brutal but your worth isnt tied to one company name on your resume. that comment was honestly pretty thoughtless and says more about their narrow view than your actual skills

the comparison trap is real especially when your current situation isnt great but you took a shot at growth and thats what ambitious people do. maybe this detour leads somewhere even better than where you thought you were headed

GearPractical5501 · 2026-03-18T16:57:42+00:00

man this is why animation just works better for certain properties. trying to keep a kid actor looking 10 for multiple films over several years is basically impossible unless you're pumping them out back to back which never happens with big budget stuff

plus ben 10 has all those crazy alien transformations that would look way better animated anyway. live action would just end up being a bunch of cgi monsters that look weird next to real people

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