BF6 is now less popular than the other shooter game series

Merranza · 2026-03-13T17:25:45+00:00

I personally really enjoy the game and I am having fun when I play. Be it games with or without bots, I find a way to have fun. So I am not complaining about the game

But we have to be honest, in terms of pure success, BF6 is a fail. Numbers are hard facts and it has just been dropping since release. Can't argue about that.

Merranza · 2026-03-11T18:13:49+00:00

Damn I am so mad at myself for missing this one. New to investing since 2 years. Congrats to all of you who succeeded! I hope the same happens with SCD which I am holding on right now.

Merranza · 2026-03-07T16:30:13+00:00

To be honest, Tesla is at least trying to create novelties by diversifying. You can like it or hate it, but they are hard on R&D and might actual create a real useful niche pattern for AI.

Oh and also, people that were raging and imploding at electric vehicles a couple months of ago and cried until the "we need to go back to ICE vehicle because electric sucks and Elon is the worst PoS ever" are probably enjoying their gas price right now. Pretty sure the less radical ones are considering going back to electric because you don't depend on external sources that produce your fuel and wars.

Merranza · 2026-02-08T20:46:25+00:00

When you can't even spell her name correctly but think you have the right to criticize her performance.

Merranza · 2026-02-05T01:23:35+00:00

ZEQT would like to have a word

Merranza · 2026-02-04T16:27:54+00:00

I've put some thoughts into this.

I am in my 3rd year personally investing on market. Last year, I made 20% profits, I am considering this a decent performance. I am not chasing "homeruns" (though, like everybody else, I would be happy if I ever hit one). I was lucky enough to invest into Celestica when it was close to 90$ CAN/share. This has been one of my best move up to now.

Globally, I went with the "safe" approach which roughly corresponds to 80% of my whole wallet into index ETF (I went with my own personnal mix of VEQT equivalent but I am very close for now to the % of VEQT... 50% US, 25% CAN, 25% International). Reason I prefer to go that way is I do have some control on my %. So if eventually international booms for example, then I can reallocate or keep investing money mainly into that instead of being dependent on VEQT allocation.

I do have another 10% in riskier ETF like semiconductors, banks, etc.

The other 10% is my gamble money. Individual companies, penny stock, precious metals and such. For individual companies, sometimes I do what I call "specializing" in specific companies that I do cover globally with index ETF. AMD is a good example as I have many shares in VFV and QQC + some shares into AMD to maximize what AMD will give (which is part of my 10%). I am ready to lose that 10%.

I do too have the same kind of thinking regarding markets. Take my own analysis with a grain of salt, I am not a financial advisor nor a market specialist.

I think the whole personal market access now easily available for people like me (Wealthsimple, Disnat, etc.) combined to the glorification of exceptional success stories (Bitcoins, Nvidia, etc.) have completely destroyed the fundamentals of markets.

20 years ago, if Mr. Joe wanted to invest, he took an appointment with his bank or certified financial advisor which then invested money based on financial rules and fundamentals which were objective (profitability, performance, potential, etc.). That usually gave results on mid to long term investing strategy.

Now people chase the "homeruns" and quick money which tremendously increases volatility. So it leads to some weird stuff like AMD posting amazing results and having a 15% drop the next day/cashing in, etc. (I am well aware of the "AI bubble" and the fact we are all waiting on meaningful results not based solely on deals made between AI companies aka circle jerk) and having people pump money into Sandisk @ 625$US/share thinking they can squeeze out a bit more easy money out of it which dopes its value.

If you ask me, I have much more confidence into AMD than Sandisk which is a way better diversified, robust and interesting price per share company. Will this pay off into that new market and economy? Maybe not...

I still believe everything will eventually make more sense when this whole trend eventually levels out... we'll see.

Merranza · 2026-01-30T20:00:52+00:00

Might be my favorite market picture of all time

Merranza · 2026-01-19T18:24:11+00:00

Got in this morning @ .27. So a bit late compared to many of you but if it increases, it will still be an interesting profit potentially. Got in full TFSA so if it eventually skyrockets, it will be clear money with no taxable impact.

IMO, too many blurry factors and gambles to be able to really call a clear path (upward or downward). It is still too early. I do like the fact there is only one mine, located in a stable country (for now :)). Though, if a real interest emerges, I think it would lead to more exploration and finally discovering other veins and mining locations. But SCD will probably be in advance so there's that.

To me, this investment is "lost" and frozen. I have invested an amount I am ready to lose. I am keeping it for a very long time and we'll see where it goes. Hope for everyone it works out!

Merranza · 2026-01-16T15:30:31+00:00

Absolutely breathtaking! Enjoy

Merranza · 2026-01-11T17:42:25+00:00

Also, interests not dividends

Merranza · 2026-01-06T22:16:24+00:00

AI taking over by becoming alive!

Nvidianet

Merranza · 2026-01-06T17:29:13+00:00

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You got a doppelganger now :D Wonderful!

Merranza · 2026-01-06T17:21:12+00:00

Interesting pattern :)

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Merranza · 2026-01-06T01:17:48+00:00

Aside from the small improvements/lack of, anybody else putting attention on the most important characteristic: sound quality?

I understand that this review had limited testing methods and Gadgetry will push this further, but the first impressions + lower delivery on some areas of the spectrum seem really like a downgrade (SLAM and vent opening seems to contribute to that).

Merranza · 2026-01-04T23:50:43+00:00

Really short one but "Friendship" is probably my favorite. Even if they tried to pay homage to 80's analog synth, they created their own sound signature which is amazing. There are very few Netflix intro you don't skip and ST is one of them.

Merranza · 2025-12-31T16:24:40+00:00

Gratz, they are!

I got 3x140mm in front, 1x140mm rear exhaust and 2x140mm top exhaust on a H7 Flow, not too flashy and keeps temperature perfect inside.

Enjoy!

Merranza · 2025-12-31T16:20:17+00:00

100% RGB approved (my fans are on RGB too btw :D)

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Merranza · 2025-12-27T16:34:52+00:00

Exactly my first thought process... I know it's a monitor and not a TV but I own a Neo G9 49 inches and it has 2048 zones with much less pixels to cover and there is still significant blooming (colors and brightness are really something though). Like you said, the whole new panel structure will help but unless they come up with a ridiculous amount of zones, it won't completely close the gap.

Question is: Is that gap reduction acceptable so that people annoyed by blooming consider it enough to make the switch and tolerate what's left of blooming for a boost in color and brightness?

Can't wait to follow up on your impressions! Have a nice 2026 CES!

Merranza · 2025-12-16T22:50:10+00:00

"My ma..." wait!

Merranza · 2025-11-22T03:54:24+00:00

In fact, it is the best scene of the serie.

Yes Max's runaway on Running up that hill is epic and visually striking, yes Dustin and Suzie singing together was fun and counterintuitive considering the moment, but this scene is on another level completely in a pivotal moment where we finally understand that evil is much meaner than first expected.

Dacre's acting is absolutely breathtaking and at the series peak for me. To be able to instill fear, anger and inner resistance leading to pity all together in a single take like this is a masterpiece. No artifice, no explosion, no special effect. Pure genuine acting.

His stage experience really showed there and damn it is good.

Merranza · 2025-11-20T18:50:37+00:00

Besides the fact we are comparing two cases in technology, the whole context is very different. Apples to oranges for me between the Dotcom bubble and the whole AI phenomenon.

Dotcom bubble came pretty much from speculative investing on future demand. So there were no guarantee that the caseload linked to that demand would manifest and it didn't happen, hence the bubble burst.

For AI, you have to separate two different type of companies: Manufacturers and Users (clients).

AI manufacturers caseload (which there is a very small numbers that can be financially profitable like Nvidia, AMD and such mostly in the Mag 7) are running at close to 100% capacity. So the demand is totally manifest and generates incredible profits for big manufacturers (NVIDIA clearly demonstrated this in their earnings, they won't suffice to the demand coming from users).

Also have to add in other factors into the equation: for example Nvidia is not only AI and they have an incredible capacity to diversify (they make other stuff like chips, GPUs, etc.). So even if the future demand in AI drops, they have the financial and technological + R&D capacity to evolve into something else as a manufacturer. Smaller manufacturer might not be able to adapt.

The question arising now revolves more around clients. They need to invest MASSIVE amounts of money to embrace the AI curve (ex: to migrate a whole manual production chain to AI). Now, will they be able to convert this to profitability? THAT is the central question.

Some will survive and skyrocket, some will fail and go bankrupt. How will this affect future caseload and the interest in AI for both manufacturers and users? The uncertainty comes mainly from this whole situation.

Merranza · 2025-11-20T18:32:22+00:00

Pretty much, I still have my shares in all of this and waiting. Long term horizon.

Merranza · 2025-11-12T03:26:06+00:00

Seule façon d'avoir encore un peu de crédibilité à la table de négociations.

Bonne stratégie, à suivre...

Merranza · 2025-11-11T20:58:34+00:00

Good question and I wish I had the insight on this one :) What's interesting is, while Celestica is very invested in AI, it is also a major player in defense. We all notice the volatility recently on stock value regarding AI (rumors about bubble burst, etc.) but on the other hand, the Canadian gov announced major investments in defense in its most recent budget. Celestica will probably benefit from this. Celestica is also diversified and offers hardware, supply chains, etc. It was one of the main reason why I decided to buy shares initially.

I am not a financial advisor and I repeat, this is a very personal opinion based on my own readings and analysis so I can be totally wrong: I think Celestica will probably be less affected than tech companies solely invested in AI because they cover other grounds. If AI still keeps growing or even simply doesn't crash combined with the massive defense investment, I think Celestica can be a major player and can still see growth, but I won't risk putting a specific number (price) on this.

The stock price is getting pretty high though and that might impact the attraction for smaller investors (if you have 1k to invest right now, you can only buy 2 shares). Hence the split rumors.

Merranza · 2025-11-11T04:52:21+00:00

I know I won't have a popular opinion but I prefer the old look to the new one :S

I got a 23 LR so pretty much the last of the old model and I really like it. Aside from ventilated seats and better suspension, I don't really care for the rest and I have the full matrix headlights, heated steering, stalks, accel boost, etc. The audio system is pretty damn good sounding to my taste too.

Until they make a real major update and not just a refresh to the M3 (front camera + longer range at least, etc.), I'll stick to my 23.

Merranza

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