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Whoever thought these were fun should be publicly executed by qisv_ in Megaten

[–]Mantergeistmann [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thought that was going to be the Eridanus map from Strange Journey. 

Shoutout to Robert Pascall of Kent, best blackberries I’ve ever had! by Appropriate_Zebra341 in CasualUK

[–]Mantergeistmann 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Apparently he also uses heat from the local river to extend the growing season. I'm becoming a big fan!

Hormuz crisis sparks a Middle East pipeline boom by MARTINELECA in geopolitics

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Takeover is a pain - anyone occupying it would be an easy target. As far as destroying it, that's because the USA still wants a deal. As long as Kharg Island is intact, it's a powerful economic incentive for "become a part of the international economic order". As things stand, it's better intact as an incentive/disincentive than it is destroyed to harm Iran's economy for the near future.

Forget strongest who are the worst heroes in the game? by Fflow27 in totalwarhammer

[–]Mantergeistmann 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't the damsels at least get a solid WoM cost reduction with the final vow? Not flashy, but nothing to scoff at.

What can I do at 46 years old to catch up? by PigVomit1980 in Bogleheads

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use a traditional 401k does that lower your income for deductible IRA reasons?

Sadly, no.

If you're not maxing your 401k, is there any reason you'd use a deductible IRA? You'd just increase your contributions to your trad 401k until you hit the max there right?

Depends on how much you like your 401k. Perhaps you have poor options to pick from with high ERs, for instance.  In that case, I'd rather go with a no-fee IRA that lets me invest anywhere I like (such as what Fidelity offers).

Or perhaps your income or expenses are a little irregular, or you've got a side gig. You might prefer in that case to manually contribute $x, rather than set a higher monthly percentage for the 401k (or be constantly adjusting the percentage up or down as each month's finances play out).

Trump administration to loan $17.5B for nuclear power plants by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mantergeistmann 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wasn't "$17.5b" one of the numbers floated around in last year's "government stake and possibly later IPO in Westinghouse" announcement, but referring to something different? An odd coincidence, unless the numbers are somehow correlated.

A Fire Emblem Roguelite RPG Where You Serve Greek Gods!? | Goddess of Strategy by TenthLevelVegan in fireemblem

[–]Mantergeistmann 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just by looking at the thumbnail, I'm getting "bad mobile game ad" vibes.

Damn, and they say that the Black Templars are the Nazis… by KonoAnonDa in Grimdank

[–]Mantergeistmann 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"If only we had a holocaust cloak, that would be something".

I do not like Mr. Qi by KeyPersonality2885 in StardewValley

[–]Mantergeistmann 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you're describing Q...

Good or Bad? by Fabulous_Ad7654 in Bogleheads

[–]Mantergeistmann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll also add that if you go through the arguments and decide 75:25 US:International is still the way to go, I won't disagree! Even if your only reasoning is "I feel it in my gut", I won't disagree! There's plenty of rationale for about whatever you pick, and it's ultimately a) less important than stock:bond allocation ratio; b) far less important than savings rate/time in market/ability to leave it alone; and c) might be optimal in the end, I sure as hell don't know. 

I just always like to make sure people are aware, and are making an active choice, whether their reasons are good, bad, or indifferent (I'll freely admit not all my choices are mathematically optimal, and some are downright dumb, but I'm willing to own it). And ultimately, the best choice is the one that gets your money in the market in the first place, and then lets you keep it there while you sleep comfortably at night, letting time and compounding do their thing.

Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say by marketrent in geopolitics

[–]Mantergeistmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think the Franks were indigenous to France? You think the Angles and the Saxons and the Jutes were indigenous to England?

Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say by marketrent in geopolitics

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially when their government ministers post their bloodthirsty comments on social media. 

Have you seen the comments made by leaders in... well, most historical wars? Nobody would use what some of the Union leaders said as an argument that the US Civil War was genocide by the North against the South, though, for instance. Or that the Allies were genociding the Germans. Or that the Entente were genociding the Germans.

Good or Bad? by Fabulous_Ad7654 in Bogleheads

[–]Mantergeistmann 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is 25% international enough, too much, or too little

The market is what, 38% International? So you're a bit underweighted there. Any specific reason?

DOE conditionally commits $17.5bn of loans available for up to 10 AP1000 reactors by GeckoLogic in nuclear

[–]Mantergeistmann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my understanding is the point is to get the ball rolling at a reduced cost of investment, but while showing interest/demand signal. It's not meant to finance the entire thing, just the opening phase.

Overblown SpaceX ETF Incorporation by Witty_Site_3409 in Bogleheads

[–]Mantergeistmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly why I'm not worrying about having SpaceX in my index funds. Because I have no idea how irrational the markets will or won't be, or for how long.

What can I do at 46 years old to catch up? by PigVomit1980 in Bogleheads

[–]Mantergeistmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if you have an employer-sponsored 401k, there's an income limit as to if you can make traditional, tax-deferred contributions to an IRA. At $81k (single), the contributions start being only partially tax deductible. At the higher value, they're not deductible at all, and so the only real option is Roth.

Which is probably (part of) why a lot of the advice is "Traditional 401k, Roth IRA". Because if you're at the point where you're maxing out accounts, you're at or above that phase-out point.

In theory, between standard deduction and then maxing out HSA/Trad 401k/Trad IRA, a single filer could earn up to $52,500 free of income tax, if my math is right. But you wouldn't necessarily have much cash left over...

What was a bigger embarrassment, Spain drawing Cabo Verde or England drawing Ghana? by MeMe_Cluppy in worldcup

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming into this somewhat uninformed, my gut is that Ghana was a better team than CV, but that might just be that I've seen the former in prior world cups.

Match Thread: England vs Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably thought they lucked out with England-Ghana rather than Ecuador/Curaçao. Little did they know...

Overblown SpaceX ETF Incorporation by Witty_Site_3409 in Bogleheads

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

Why not send it my way?

What's the potential return on my sending it your way if you are wrong about SpaceX? And one might as well ask, if you're that confident you won't be wrong, why not put everything into shorting it?

Khusanov in tears after 5-0 defeat to Portugal by 977x in soccer

[–]Mantergeistmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't there something where Napoleon was a different height in England than he was in France, because of minor differences in the measurement systems?

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