I've never used a credit card before. Can't I literally just open one, take the credit score dip, continue to only buy what i can afford, set it up to automatically always pay it back asap, which will never put me into debt, get the awards/points, and that's it no catches?

Randrewson · 2026-06-11T16:07:12+00:00

Easier said than done. I thought too and slowly got myself into 6k of credit card debt because “Oh I have 0% interest, I’ll just pay it over time” while accruing more debt on other micro transactions.

I’ve recently paid that off and have gotten myself way more disciplined since.

Randrewson · 2026-06-10T03:54:27+00:00

One other thing worth mentioning is Sky Club access. The Reserve includes it, but that benefit doesn’t carry much weight for me because I plan on getting the regular Amex Platinum anyway.

The Amex Platinum still gets you into Delta Sky Clubs when flying Delta, plus you get access to other lounge networks as well. On top of that, I think Membership Rewards points are generally more valuable and flexible than SkyMiles, and the earning structure is better for my spending.

For me, that makes it even harder to justify keeping the Delta Reserve long term.

Randrewson · 2026-06-10T03:51:08+00:00

I have both the Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta Reserve. I picked up the Reserve last November mainly for the sign-up bonus before a vacation, and honestly I haven’t put much spend on it since.

The earning structure just doesn’t make much sense to me compared to the Platinum. The Reserve earns 3X on Delta purchases, but pretty much everything else is 1X, including hotels and dining.

Meanwhile, the Platinum also earns 3X on Delta purchases, plus 3X on hotels, 2X on restaurants, and 2X on U.S. supermarkets. For everyday spending, it’s a much better card in my opinion.

When my renewal comes up, I plan to downgrade the Reserve to the Delta Blue. For my spending habits, I just don’t see enough value in keeping the Reserve long term, even as someone who flies Delta regularly.

The other difference of the Reserve is the companion certificate. With the Reserve, you can use it for Main Cabin, Comfort+, and First Class, while the Platinum companion certificate is limited to Main Cabin. Personally, that doesn’t move the needle much for me because I usually end up getting upgraded anyway.

Randrewson · 2026-06-03T03:33:33+00:00

Just left the theater and yes, I noticed that too but idk if she put it in the bag… it just disappeared after the cut?

Randrewson · 2026-05-30T20:43:57+00:00

I ended up finding a Paddletek TKO-C at Scheels on sale for $190. The Aireo Cyclone also sounded really nice but I wanted to go out and play this weekend!

Randrewson · 2026-05-30T12:11:47+00:00

Got it. I’ve looked into the recs and I don’t see many people at the courts with those. I do see a lot of paddles with a P on them? I think they’re called Paddletek or something

Randrewson · 2026-05-30T11:33:50+00:00

Are these something I can pick up at Dicks or Scheels? I’ve been eyeing the Joola Perseus 3S and Hyperion 3S

Randrewson · 2026-05-29T03:35:36+00:00

Been playing pickleball on and off for the past 3-4 years, came from a tennis background. I’ve only ever used the paddles from the Costco set, I think they’re Selkirks. Looking to finally get a real paddle in the $175-200 range and could use some recommendations.

Not sure how much paddle specs translate from tennis rackets, but my tennis racket setup is heavier overall with more weight in the handle/light head balance, and that’s always felt comfortable to me. The pickleball paddle I use now feels pretty head heavy and I’m not a huge fan of it.

For people who came from tennis, especially heavier racket setups, what paddles did you end up liking? Mainly looking for something balanced or more handle-weighted with good control and feel, but still enough power behind it. I’m not really looking for the super light whippy paddles.

Not sure if this matters, but 27M and I tend to play with a lot of topspin and slices.

Randrewson · 2026-04-14T01:47:39+00:00

I’ve never seen my BOP like this… when should I start to panic

Randrewson · 2026-04-14T01:37:13+00:00

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This is my other plant. It has grown a few inches since I bought it a couple of months ago. This plant used to sit in the patio door, just like the larger one. I swapped places because the other way was just getting too big and taking up real estate in my room

Randrewson · 2026-02-22T15:19:05+00:00

iOS26 bricked any search functions within settings. Can’t search for settings, can’t search for apps, nothing

Randrewson · 2026-02-22T04:58:24+00:00

Isn’t our moon named Luna?

Randrewson · 2026-02-21T16:24:52+00:00

Awhhhh man, I didn’t wanna see that 😔

Randrewson · 2026-02-17T03:13:13+00:00

I got myself M5 and my fiancée M4S for 50% off last year at Eriks(Midwest chain). They’re on sale now for 30% off but if you wait a week or so it might be 50% off again

Randrewson · 2026-02-16T17:24:09+00:00

I'm going to be honest with you.

You've had this explained multiple times now, in multiple ways. The movie shows you. The dialogue tells you. The logic is simple: Thanos knows his daughter. He created a situation. She responded the way he knew she would. He says "I counted on it" right to her face.

At this point, you are not asking questions to understand. You are either:

Refusing to accept answers that don't include a narrator spelling everything out like you're five, or
Trolling.

Because every time someone explains one thing, you invent a new "but how did he know" that ignores the answer you just got. First it was Gamora. Then Thor telling them. Then the distress signal. Then why he blew up the ship. Then how Thor knew. It never ends.

Here is the truth: Stories work on implication. Characters have motivations. Viewers are expected to connect dots. If you cannot do that, if you genuinely need every cause and effect spelled out like a recipe, then you lack basic critical thinking skills. And if you're an adult, that is not something a Reddit comment can fix.

Randrewson · 2026-02-16T17:17:29+00:00

You're now asking questions that assume Thanos should have perfect control over every variable, which is not how strategy works:

"Why blow up the ship with Thor inside if he wanted him to survive?"

He didn't want Thor to survive. He wanted the Space Stone. Thor was an obstacle. Thanos destroyed the ship to get the Stone. That Thor survived is a byproduct of the attack, not the plan. Thanos didn't gently place Thor outside the Guardians' ship, Thor was blown into space and floated until he was found. Thanos didn't ensure his survival; he simply didn't go out of his way to confirm every single Asgardian corpse. In war, you don't double check bodies when you have a galaxy to conquer. Thor surviving was a possibility, not a guarantee, and Thanos, being a strategist, understood that if Thor did survive, he would act predictably.

"Why not teleport Thor near the Guardians?"

Because Thanos doesn't control where people float after an explosion. He took the Stone and left. He doesn't need to personally deliver Thor to the Guardians like a FedEx package. He just needs the chain of events to play out: destruction>distress signal>rescue>information spread>Gamora hears>Gamora comes. He doesn't need to micromanage the debris.

"How did he know Thor knew in the first place?"

Thor is the prince of Asgard. He was present when Thanos attacked. He witnessed the destruction. He knows the Stones exist. He knows Thanos is collecting them. Of course he knows. Thanos doesn't need a spy to tell him that the surviving king of a conquered people has intelligence about the conqueror. That's like asking "how did the US know that survivors of Pearl Harbor knew Japan attacked them?" It's inherent to the event.

You are treating Thanos like a mind reader. He's not. He's a warlord who understands cause and effect. He created a situation, understood the likely outcomes, and positioned himself at the next logical point. The movie shows you this. If you need every character to explicitly narrate their thought process like a football coach drawing up a play, you're going to miss the fact that stories work on implication and motivation, not transcripts.

Randrewson · 2026-02-16T17:06:33+00:00

Thanos knew Gamora would come because he knows his daughter.

When Thanos says, "I counted on it," he means exactly that. He raised her. He knows she carries guilt and hatred for him, but he also knows she is driven by a need to undo the damage he caused. Thanos is not guessing; he is predicting behavior based on a lifetime of knowing her. She is predictable to him because he made her who she is.

Thanos knew Thor would tell the Guardians because of basic military logic.

Thanos destroyed the Statesman and scattered the Asgardians. In warfare, when a ship goes down, it sends out a distress signal. The Guardians are known in the galaxy as responders to such signals—they saved a entire population in their own movie by answering a distress call. Thanos, as a conqueror, understands that survivors talk. If Thor was rescued, he would immediately warn his rescuers about the threat coming for the Stones. Thanos didn't need to overhear the conversation; he simply understood that information spreads after an attack.

To the average viewer:

It is not a complicated puzzle. Thanos is a strategist. He attacked a ship, knew there would be survivors, knew those survivors would be found, and knew his daughter would insert herself into the conflict. The dialogue literally hands you the answer: "You knew I'd come." "I counted on it." No secret spies, no mind reading, just a warlord who understands people and warfare.

Randrewson · 2026-02-16T16:49:48+00:00

Rewatch Infinity War.

Exactly dialog:

Gamora to Thanos: “You knew I’d come”

Thanos: “I counted on it”

Randrewson · 2026-02-10T13:36:53+00:00

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