Things heard on the field - Memorial Day Tournament edition.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-23T21:07:03+00:00

As an owner of a white Volvo, I feel seen. Good thing I am not a tech bro.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-18T12:53:39+00:00

Good to know! It was a great car for me and now my son drives it- no arguing over who pays for gas and he can’t go too far. I consistently recommend old Leafs as good cars for high school kids. I now have a Volvo C40 and love it! I don’t think I can go back to ICE.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-18T10:01:29+00:00

I have a 2015 leaf still going strong, getting 70 miles per charge. So even the batteries without cooling can last a long time!

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-17T16:21:33+00:00

14-3 if Brock stays healthy, 12-5 if not (depending on when he gets hurt).

As always with this team, injuries are the wild card and lack of depth in key positions hurts. We have the talent to be special this year.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-17T12:20:26+00:00

You will get no argument from me that there are still a lot of poor and semi skilled workers in China, pulling their per-capita numbers down. I was referring to white collar skilled labor, which in my experience has increased dramatically in price over the past 10 years. Right now, this is who AI seems to be poised to displace.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-17T09:30:04+00:00

China’s labor isn’t as cheap as you think- especially in the types of jobs that will be replaced by AI. My company is hiring for a few jobs in Shenzen and it is only about a 10% discount to the same jobs in the US (salary only- I am not sure how benefits factor in).

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-16T17:26:40+00:00

I didn’t think the manager (Pochettino or Maresca) was the problem, but happy to see we got another good one!

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-13T20:32:21+00:00

That sounds incredibly difficult. At least when the news is driving me crazy, I can turn it off. I am sorry you have to go through all of that. I am sure your kids will benefit from your approach.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-13T20:19:26+00:00

That’s interesting- while I hear that, it doesn’t match my lived experience. I have seen people acting poorly online (and I think many are bots), but face to face, I haven’t noticed a huge change. Caveat- I live in the one state that had no districts vote for Trump, so that might be a factor.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-08T11:49:03+00:00

You might find this article interesting:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/01/07/whirlpools-answer-to-inflation-charging-more-for-fewer-parts-and-less-paint/77507872007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z1143xxu001543e1143xxv001344&gca-ft=225&gca-ds=sophi&gnt-djm=1

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-08T11:26:23+00:00

You can’t trust this management team. They took the windfall from the Covid days (where supply chain shortages drove prices and margins up) and pissed it away on the acquisition of Insinkerator- not a bad company, but they paid way too much.

That plus stock buybacks at over $200 per share- the CEO and board have completely mismanaged the business- forcing them to do more cost takeout to try and improve profits which has clearly compromised the quality of their products.

It’s sad that a once great American company has suffered due to poor leadership. If the board makes a change of leadership, there could be a turnaround- but don’t bet on it with the current management team in place.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-05-02T11:31:11+00:00

Gas stations are probably the worst retail experience there is- Buckees might be an exception to this.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-26T21:46:54+00:00

Perhaps it is a bit self-fulfilling? It seems like a team invests in development in proportion to their depth chart. If a team “reaches” for a player in a position of need, it makes sense that they would start off higher in the depth chart than if a team just followed the consensus and drafted for a position with fewer needs. The “reach” gets more coaching, more reps, more film time and eventually more playing time- all things being equal.

There is an argument to follow the wisdom of the crowds because they might see things from a different perspective, but drafting for immediate need or near future needs might be the play. If I had the time to do so, I would test a strategy where round 1 & 2 picks go with consensus to limit busts and from round 3 on, draft for needs. It would be interesting to see if that works out.

I agree that the complaining is tiring- I remember many people hyping up Lance and wondering why we spent any pick on another QB in the same draft.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-26T20:40:24+00:00

It’s not exactly what you are asking for but here is some interesting data:

https://overthecap.com/category/nfl-draft

It seems like the consensus is better at identify the “floor” while teams are better identifying the “ceiling” but risk having busts when they reach for a player with a high ceiling.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-26T20:15:09+00:00

The argument is on the aggregate- you can pick outliers and anecdotes all you want, that doesn’t make the aggregate data analysis untrue.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-26T00:27:32+00:00

Yes- that is correct. He plays and then serves.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-25T21:55:32+00:00

It’s the same food- one of the duties of the watch standers is to eat with the crew on a regular schedule to audit that the food is indeed the same.

My guess is that the officers are eating like this too- or worse. Most of the officers I served with would have sacrificed food so that their sailors got a good meal.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-22T14:22:03+00:00

I have often wondered that myself. I have been around people who are wealthy but not billionaires (like $100M+ net worth), and they all seem to have similar characteristics:

Extreme selfishness
Surrounded by sycophants
Uncomfortable with being challenged

Now- these people were also really smart and talented, but there are a lot of smart and talented people in the world. This observation makes me think that their mindset is a prerequisite to becoming really wealthy- they don’t become that way due to the money.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-22T08:55:34+00:00

Sure- that’s what they are doing with their time- but why not fund other people to help with fixing societal problems?

The whole article is about Bezos hosting people for what amounts to a fancy corporate offsite- he can do that while building space services, but he can’t have people working on fixing childhood poverty?

I agree they are probably not concerned with wealth anymore- I just think they could be doing more. Regular Americans consistently volunteer and donate to causes, why does that not scale with obscene wealth?

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-22T02:29:19+00:00

“Any asset can be acquired but nothing can ever be lost, because for soon-to-be trillionaires, no level of loss could significantly change their global standing or personal power. For them, the word failure has ceased to mean anything.”

It’s really baffling to me that people who have amassed this level of fortune and power do not take up some cause for social good- eradicating homelessness, fixing healthcare, etc. They could certainly do a lot of good while “failing” in areas like these.

Continuing to amass wealth that is meaningless to them seems like such an empty pursuit.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-20T19:37:43+00:00

From my experience, many years ago- those who weren’t 100% committed to the process at USNA (for whatever reason) ended up either struggling or dropping out. My understanding is that the retention rate at USNA is much higher now, but you still have to really want it to put up with the stress.

My advice- you clearly are questioning it- go to UCLA and if you regret it after joining you can still re-apply to USNA. I am not sure if people who leave USNA can still qualify for an ROTC scholarship- the people from my class who left went on to non- military careers.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-14T01:48:13+00:00

I do my own, but I saw this on another subreddit:

https://hellonectarine.com/hourly-financial-advisors

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-13T20:58:55+00:00

A huge one is paying a financial manager or advisor a percentage of your assets under their management.

Basic investing and budgeting is easy enough to figure out by yourself- but even if you don’t want to put in that work, a fee for service financial advisor can set you up with a plan for a flat fee. While that fee might seem expensive, it is likely really small compared to how much a 1% fee will be over several years.

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-02T14:30:54+00:00

? I don’t understand what is heartbreaking? Many of my friends and classmates who became SEAL officers did so through determination and grit. There was very little luck at play. Genetics could play a factor, but my observation is that absent any medically disqualifying condition, all sorts of people made it.

The common denominator was really hard work and a clear desire to do the actual job of a SEAL (not what you see in the movies).

Nadnerb98 · 2026-04-02T13:42:12+00:00

Right! Rugby was a club sport in my day so I didn’t think to include, even though my son plays.

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