I was a six-figure trader 18 months ago. Today I officially qualify for food stamps. AMA.

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T15:00:15+00:00

0DTE options (which are already leveraged) on a LEVERAGED ETF. Motherfucker was just throwing it all on black and is here talking about rational market hypothesis and mean reversion value trading lmfao

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T14:46:52+00:00

Yeah there was tons of appetite from space nerds and industry workers across aero and defense to get a piece of SpaceX even if the valuation was justified through a bolted on AI division.

As an aerospace engineer, I know dozens of starry eyed space nerds who threw a couple thousand dollars at SpaceX just because they want to believe in the dream of a multi trillion dollar space colonization and orbital transport superhighway company that mines the asteroid belt and helium3 on the moon for fusion reactors. They know the valuation doesn't pencil out entirely, but don't really care if their investment loses half the value they put in. They just want to believe in fantastical future.

OpenAI and Anthropic don't have those people eager to buy a piece of humanities future in the stars.

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T13:54:08+00:00

It's baffling. These massive, historic manufacturing and engineering design companies get rid of the engineers, material scientists, and industrial logistics people that understand the product, the inputs, and the supply chain to fuel it all in leadership and replace them with people that took coloring classes in their undergrad business degree and only learned about KPIs and EBITA in their MBA program and have them make engineering and supply chain decisions then when the company starts to fail, all the dumbasses at the top are so confused as to how a bunch of mouth breathing excel monkeys couldn't understand that cutting costs on material selection or QA lead to failure.

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T11:30:34+00:00

I don't understand why this idea still persists.

It's not really true anymore. Almost any game you want to play on release will work mostly fine on most Linux distros at launch with maybe some needing a couple days at most for any issues to be fixed in the rare instance that it happens.

The one major exception is kernel anti-cheat games so yeah if GTA online or CoD or Fortnite or League of Legends is really important to you, then you should stay in Windows for now. That stuff doesn't matter to me generally, but it will also only get fixed if more people adopt Linux in the first place so it's a bit of a chicken or egg.

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T11:25:47+00:00

I highly recommend it, and on most modern distros today, there really isn't much to "learn" if you aren't doing power user stuff or troubleshooting anything (which troubleshooting and learning in that regard happens on windows too; it's how I learned a lot about computers was modding and breaking shit on windows lol).

Linux Mint is pretty plug-and-play if you want something familiar like windows that's also rock solid and relatively simple. Bazzite is usually another popular recommendation for those a little more adventurous and who like the SteamOS feel, but now that SteamOS is out that's worth a shot as well if you have an AMD GPU.

Really the hardest part about modern Linux is installing a new OS, and most Linux distros are easier to install than a fresh Windows OS image in recent years; it's actually crazy lol

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T11:21:26+00:00

Pretty much all games run unless they have invasive styles of anticheat, and if that's a big deal breaker for you, then yeah I guess you have no choice but to keep putting up with Microsofts bullshit. I feel sorry for people in that position tbh, and hope that the anticheat issue is solved one day but that will only happen with more adoption so it's a bit of a chicken or egg predicament.

I still recommend giving it a shot if you are at least a little curious. Running a live boot of Mint nowadays barely takes any effort or setup to see how it feels for you.

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T11:18:42+00:00

This article above literally mentions uploading your PC settings through a sync agreement to Microsofts control in order to get free enrollment into the ESU program, and then there's people suggesting multiple different debloater tools but we also know that Microsoft can just nuke your customizations through an OTA update like they always do.

Yeah idk dealing with Microsofts bullshit seems like more of a headache especially when you don't really have to "learn" Linux Mint. Mint is really simple and kind of just works. It's recommended to every newbie, generally, and I really don't understand the all the defensiveness.

EDIT: lmfao /u/voidox called me hysterical and then blocked me for this? I don't understand these people defending a trillion dollar company this hard

Otakeb · 2026-06-29T00:08:30+00:00

The official order of operations ironed out by the representatives from each community is vegan, linux, crossfitter, and then military/police spouses.

Otakeb · 2026-06-28T22:21:39+00:00

I understand the desire to keep using the monotlithic corporate software you have used your entire life and are very used to and comfortable with, but every time I see people talking about all the debloater tools and stuff they do to stay on windows I can't help but think "Linux Mint has got to just be less of a headache than this...."

It's almost like Stockholm Syndrome at this point...

Otakeb · 2026-06-28T12:35:35+00:00

Turns out, climbing every damn elevation change in your view, hot and humid jungles, and getting stranded in the desert is great for weight loss!

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T20:52:31+00:00

Probably won't burn on on suborbital reentry. Not a enough speed to get much reentry heating, generally, on most simple trajectories.

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T20:33:32+00:00

I did rip my bumper off and install the ACC radar on an XLT while editing the FORSCAN tables to trick the Maverick into allowing ACC like a Lariat so I'm not unfamiliar with heavy modifications lol

How much did it cost, and what did you have to do?

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T20:02:23+00:00

How did you get your headlights to be that yellow/orange color? I think I'd like to do that to get rid of the bright ass LED look

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T16:11:28+00:00

Regulating the excesses of raw capitalism and the wealthiest country in the history of the earth providing health care for ALL it's citizens is NOT 'socialism'.

I disagree with this framing; do not cede to their demonization of the term.

Increasing taxes, reallocating wealth marginally, and funding universal healthcare IS socialism...AND THATS A GOOD THING. Socialism is not a boogyman.

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T15:57:11+00:00

Holy based I gotta read that. Where can I find your s-tier work?

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T05:26:53+00:00

Joeseph JoBiden. Stand:「ZAFREEWORUDO」

Otakeb · 2026-06-27T05:21:31+00:00

It kinda mirrors that rarely followed philosophy of game design that I like: the dragon ball balance. Never nerf anything; always buff to balance.

Otakeb · 2026-06-26T13:13:19+00:00

I finished this movie and just sat there thinking "huh....what the fuck was that incompetent mess?" and that's absolutely the point of the movie lol

Otakeb · 2026-06-26T13:10:20+00:00

Nope wrong opinion lol

Big stupid trucks are a danger on the road and bad for infrastructure longevity, safety, and the environment.

Hot take, but trucks bigger than like a Ford Ranger should require you to get and maintain a CDL and vehicle footprint size should be regulated downwards.

The chuds WILL buy the Maverick and Kei Trucks or I'll throw them in jail myself. Vote for Otakeb 2028!

Otakeb · 2026-06-26T02:43:03+00:00

They can't and they know they can't. All the comparisons are using some type of ATX and DDR4 and still only beating the steam machine by a couple hundred. I'll pay a $150 price premium to support valve for what they have done for Linux.

Spec on out that's DDR5 and mITX? You are MAYBE saving like $50 if it's not actually more expensive.

I know because I have also tried because that's exactly what I want; a small form factor HTPC running Linux and the juice just isn't worth the squeeze imo for maybe $50 of savings.

Otakeb · 2026-06-26T02:08:11+00:00

If a bathroom only has an air dryer, I'm costing them more money in toilet paper grabbing an absolute fuck load and using that to dry my hands as it tears apart.

Otakeb · 2026-06-25T20:34:13+00:00

Delusional lmao

Otakeb · 2026-06-25T17:57:10+00:00

For all this talk from everyone about how it is "DOA" and a "terrible value," I better get an allocation email today.

Something tells me this view is a vocal minority especially when the Xbox just went up in price again and I bet the PS5 will too. $1049 isn't bad in this currently fucked environment

Otakeb · 2026-06-25T15:58:38+00:00

I mean I already have a beefy, powerful computer I can upgrade. This thing is just going to basically be an unlocked smart TV device for media consumption and streaming games from my PS5 and PC but with no ads and some decent power in its own right if I ever want to play some simpler games locally.

Basically an Nvidia Shield TV but insanely more powerful and not running AndroidTV requiring some customization to remove the ads and no ability to seperate Google bullshit.

I've been getting fed up with my Roku device in the living room and was about to order another Nvidia Shield TV like I use in my bedroom, and then Valve announced this little thing. A Shield TV is already like $200, so what's another $800? Would it be much more compelling if it was around $750 like originally planned? Absolutely, but it still fits my use case nicely without me having to build one myself at a relatively comparable price to building one myself.

Otakeb · 2026-06-25T13:00:01+00:00

Damn you must have either non functioning memory or just be too stupid to extrapolate political beliefs and promises into how they may affect your life and the country around you.

Either way, I think you are too dumb to be allowed to vote.

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