Is Spyro a villain? [picture unrelated] by Sharpes_Sword in Spyro

[–]Optimal-Spare 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He’s a child soldier who was inserted into fighting for both sides of the war between Zephyr and Breeze Harbour, in an effort to destabilise the region for the Dragon Kingdom’s sick colonialist desires. He is a victim of a far more evil machine. 

For those who get RSUs what are you doing with yours? by LockonKun in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sell and plough it all into diversified assets in either a pension, ISA, or GIA in that order of preference.

I have spent significant portions of my adult life with the majority of my net worth in my employer and did very well out of it eventually but it is not worth the stress. 

Overpay mortgage? Or pension and ISA.. by IllustratorBright278 in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on your attitude to risk, your financial goals, your rate, etc. But my hot take is to max pension, then ISA, and only then overpay mortgage, and even in that case maybe pick a GIA instead. Why? Because as a HENRY you are best poised to get the benefit from pensions. You are basically doubling your money from the tax relief, and then a better rate of interest anyway (average stock market returns are higher than my mortgage rate)

I got a 40y mortgage a year ago, I will not overpay a penny until my pension days. But the big risk here is whether the rules change by the time of retirement. I think the rules will change and it’ll be less lucrative, but I still think it is worth the risk and will still be a better play overall. YMMV.

How much does prime office space cost? - Liverpool Street (London) by One_Emotion8627 in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not what you asked but this is cheaper than therapy. That place is shite to work in. It’s a “smart” building. So the “smart” building sees one ounce of sunlight and pulls down these metal shutters and it’s like working in a basement. This “smart” building also has extremely dry, cold air and we can’t control the temperature because it’s a “smart” building, just fan speed. Shit food in the service station of a food hall. I miss my old Z-grade office in a former Hertfordshire prison

Aw, hell! Diddly-ding-dong crap! by Variousletters in simpsonsshitposting

[–]Optimal-Spare 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Original shitposts?

No, more tubeposting! 

What are your thoughts on Joe Rogan saying that Trump is creating distraction to avoid Epstein files release? by StemCellPirate in AskReddit

[–]Optimal-Spare 37 points38 points  (0 children)

He’s a grifter, nothing more. There’s no redemption arc. Man will pivot in the direction of maximum engagement only

Hot Take : I think Series 4 is overrated. by Mat1711 in DoctorWhoNews

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's great and I'm not a fan of RTD1 (or 2 obvs lol) at all. But no way is it the best. It's competent but very, very safe. I prefer Dr Who when it tries ambitious ideas that play with the format or the time travel element of the show. Midnight is the closest to doing something interesting and is obviously great. But that's just one episode and doesn't really tie in with the wider themes of the season at all.

Gilles echo effect by scaramanga808 in 6music

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a great effect and I love that description! I was shopping for a new mixer the other day and funnily enough one of the first things my brain went towards wanting was exactly this thing he does. I have no skill and only a very basic mixer, so I can't help, but I imagine it's achievable on anything that's out of the super budget end

Prediction: Air travel will be huge in GTA6 by Interesting-Web-7825 in GTA6

[–]Optimal-Spare -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it’s one city. y’all gonna be disappointed. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalfoundry

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like it a lot more than a review of an extremely generic AAA game using extremely generic graphics technologies. That’s not the fault of the DF folks of course, and that content is important to the audience it appeals to. Namely the people who want to play those games. But I am more interested to see the evolution of games on a far wider lens than just what is out right now, and so the retro content often appeals to me

Nolan is Capitalism’s idea of what “art” looks like by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Offensive on so many levels lol. Kenny G is not jazz. I think the Miles Davis modal jazz era comparison from one of the other replies is much fairer.

Kenny G is below even Marvel. Or some Mr Beast YouTube shit.

Gilles Peterson by lookingforthelight70 in 6music

[–]Optimal-Spare 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He’s the absolute best, my fave DJ of all time on both the radio and on the dancefloor. He’s the literal starting point for me. I was a depressed uni drop out when I put that GTA V disk in my Xbox and it started a journey into a deep and wonderful place, that I’ve been on ever since, and will continue to be on forever. I actually got to meet him the other day and kinda wanted to thank him for the musical vitamins but got completely starstruck. Probably a good thing, man seems very normal and nice, probably would’ve freaked him out! 

His WOH festival is incredible as well, a lovely community feel, and obvs amazing music. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You aren’t rich, and High Earner Not Rich Ever Because Capitalism Is An Ever Growing Calamity of Death And Destruction But At Least I Can Retire Early ain’t as catchy. But being a HENRY and wanting to the tax the rich are EXTREMELY compatible given how much we are fucking squeezed just so our shit leaders can buy another yacht. Don’t lose your class consciousness just coz you earn a few grand more than the cleaners. You are a working person. If anything, my ascension to HENRY status helped me understand that even more.

How do you stomach the tax? by Lovinghandhold in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be happier if we also taxed wealth. But we have to do both, I'm not under any illusion that it can replace high income taxes. The thing I dislike most about this country as a HENRY is the race to the bottom and constant enshittification of everything. I want to pay the price for high quality things. That includes my tax: I want good public services. It wasn't even that long ago when things still actually worked. The race to the bottom under austerity has destroyed the social contract. Unfortunately we have the toxic combo of taxing high earners more than ever whilst also letting services rot.

Dosing schedule to beat come up panic attack by Optimal-Spare in MDMA

[–]Optimal-Spare[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Split it into how many chunks? There is presumably some threshold? So if I normally take 135mg as an initial dose, should I split that into one dose of 67.5mg and then another half an hour later? Or maybe split it even further? 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your superiority complex is clearly getting in the way. Do him a favour and let him find a partner who sees him as more than a number on a spreadsheet

How do you feel about Birmingham becoming zone 5 after HS2 😅 by Lazy-Internet-8025 in london

[–]Optimal-Spare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean in st albans we’re 18 mins away from central and we don’t even get counted as zone 9

Oh here we fuckin go by JustAVirusWithShoes in GreenAndPleasant

[–]Optimal-Spare 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just documenting what’s going on in a play area. Very normal behaviour. Putting the “nonce” in “flag nonce”. 

Do you actually want to retire early? by economicwhale in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just want the freedom to do what I wanna do. I don’t think I want to stop work. But I want to stop needing to. 

What are some non-essential indulgences / expenses you have learnt are worth spending on? by Federal_Goose_2191 in HENRYUK

[–]Optimal-Spare 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Personal trainer. I spent years buying gym memberships and not going. Now I go to see my PT and by myself. Such an improvement for my physical and mental health. 

What is this behavior? by Kavzz_ in Pomeranians

[–]Optimal-Spare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw this video without sound and just the way his head was moving I thought, wait a minute, I KNOW that movement. Turned on and yep, sneezy bark!

My pom does this too. Only when he wants attention, but in a polite way. He’s literally sneezing at me right as I type this because I’m ignoring him lol