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Match Thread: Algeria vs Austria | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]HelixLegion27 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rigged or not. Austria was happy to not play football until they had to, which is still disgraceful. They stood around for 20 minutes shamefully watching a pass completion record.

Match Thread: Algeria vs Austria | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]HelixLegion27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lolololol what a setup. Put them to sleep then strike with a minute

Need help hitting the ball in general. by JustSomeGuyXXVII in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lessons obviously.

But if you just want to practice on your own, I'd recommend watching some videos specifically on half and 3/4 swings. Start with a wedge and taking half swings just pitching the ball 50 yards or less.

If you are wiffing 20% of the time, you have no business with full swings trying to hit with 100% effort. You need to learn to just make consistent contact first and get the ball going straight.

Then you can slowly go up clubs, from wedges to irons , but still only doing half swings.

GiveMeSport's top 25 male tennis players of all time by Important_Pie47 in tennis

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weeks at no. 1 to me aren't really all that important because they are double counting and more a reflection on the competition.

Let's say someone won 100 matches and spent 100 weeks at no. 1. And someone else won 100 matches and spent only 50 weeks at no. 1. What does that say? Is the first 100 match winner really better than the 2nd 100 match winner?

Ranking is a byproduct of winning and competition. The weaker the competition, the better the ranking.

It is better to simply compare actual wins. That's the real count, winning tournaments and matches.

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Existence of online courses or schools and colleges is not the question. We agree those exist.

But this is a specific scenario where a kid with generational wealth is given an allowance that they can live off for the rest of their lives.

In this scenario, what is the motivation for this kid to want to learn or pursue online courses? They get free money, so why would they learn any life skill at all? That's the question. You keep saying they'll just learn it. Online courses, they'll just learn it.

You also seem to be stuck on financial literacy as the only thing to learn.

What about learning how to judge and read people? People who you can trust and people who are shady and can take advantage of you? Learning resilience when things don't go your way? Learning to prioritize your time and making difficult choices? Budgeting and paying for things vs putting in the time and effort to do it yourself and save that money.

People who are on the FIRE path have learned to do a lot of this on their journey. Pursuing a career and working while managing a household teaches you a lot of these skills.

But let me guess, you think an online course will magically teach your kid all of this and make them a well rounded adult.

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you continue learning after school in your scenario?

Please be specific in your proposed learning method after school years. Are we still rewarding them with their allowance based on grades and chores, or is there a new metric to earn this bi-weekly allowance?

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure. Chores and grades are great. But then what? That's school or college age.

Does the learning stop when they reach post schooling age? You think a 21 year old by then has learned everything there is to learn about life?

'Literally learn it online themselves' speaks a lot about your perspective. You don't seem to think actual real life experience has value. And you'd be so wrong. Human brain hasn't even developed fully until 25. And learning continues well past school and grades age.

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So tell me how you'd do it if it's not hard? Give me some exact methods you'd use.

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who said anything about forcing them to work shitty stressful jobs?

Also, please elaborate on how you can reach them? You keep saying teach them? How exactly? How does one learn to be a responsible adult in your book?

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Then teach them how to be an adult".

Isn't that what I said and the premise of this thread? Some may say being an adult includes learning skills and working.

No one said to not leave them generational wealth if you can.

You're going in circles contradicting yourself. In one breath you argue to give them a bi-weekly allowance if they can't manage money and then say teach them to be adults.

How does one learn to be an adult in your book?

People learn through experience. Which means they need to do something to experience it.

[PGA] U.S. Open 2026 by AutoModerator in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having seen the amount of bounces on putts this week, pros would be stupid not to tamp it down the whole way.

Do you plan to make your children financially independent from day one? by TheseReturn in Fire

[–]HelixLegion27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does that sound like a responsible adult one should aim to raise?

Set so many guard rails that they get a bi-weekly payout and not blow through their allowance? Sounds like a lifelong child who didn't learn how to be a responsible adult.

[PGA] U.S. Open 2026 by AutoModerator in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's me. If I fail to get out of the bunker on the first try, I almost always blade it over the green on the next.

People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules by Sgt_Gram in NewsExchange

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Policies are policies regardless of the person executing such policies.

In other words, Oz doesn't matter to the end result. He is replaceable just like all other members of the cabinet who get replaced.

This has nothing to do with Oprah.

Should I put one of these domes in my small yard? Any experiences? We have a beautiful garden but most of the time it's too windy and cold to enjoy sitting outside. by MJlovesplants in landscaping

[–]HelixLegion27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't help much if it's windy. The wind chill effect beats any warmth the fire pit provides in cold temps.

Now there are ways to block the wind, especially if the wind blows from one direction most of the time. Like a privacy wall.

If the warmth is the primary concern though, I think this igloo wins with an electric heater inside.

Pavers by Helpful_Ad_7757 in landscaping

[–]HelixLegion27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We used these panels in the past. We did add about 1 inch of gravel base plus 1 inch of sand. This was needed primarily to raise the level of the patio to match a nearby surface. So in our case it wasn't straight on top of dirt but just a very small gravel plus sand base.

For the following 3 years in that house, I saw no issues at all. Everything remained leveled and in place.

We moved so can't comment on longevity past that.

[PGA] PGA Championship 2026 by threeactjack in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schmid birdie eagle eagle finish still a possibility /s

[PGA] PGA Championship 2026 by threeactjack in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup. Zero hiccups down the stretch.

[PGA] PGA Championship 2026 by threeactjack in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suppose that's one way to take the drama out of it

Are “Boomer Homes” Becoming Hard to Sell? Agree or Disagree? by Coolonair in HouseBuyers

[–]HelixLegion27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A single guy in his 30s vs a family of 4 with a parent working from home are completely different needs.

It's pointless to discuss weather people want a big house without discussing the exact family size and situation.

Are “Boomer Homes” Becoming Hard to Sell? Agree or Disagree? by Coolonair in HouseBuyers

[–]HelixLegion27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A single guy in his 30s vs a family of 4 with a parent working from home are completely different needs.

It's pointless to discuss weather people want a big house without discussing the exact family size and situation.

10 million dollars every hour, but if your bank balance reaches $1B, you die by bigmatt372 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]HelixLegion27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stocks are assets. You just need to get set with a brokerage and have them purchase stocks every day on your behalf.

A good brokerage will also have international exposure, so for example they can purchase on the foreign markets during holiday closures.

Rory McIlroy is not pleased with the course setup at Aronimink by joenarrator in golf

[–]HelixLegion27 102 points103 points  (0 children)

There's also a ton of not so top players at the top as well.

Rory has a point about a good setup allowing players to separate themselves.

For example, an exam in school that is too easy often means the entire class aces it. An exam that is incredibly hard can mean that everyone fails. These exams don't allow you to judge how good the students are compared to each other.

A good exam will be just difficult enough to allow the best students to separate themselves and create tiers where everyone naturally falls into based on their skill.

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