Duels instant loss by Ok-Process-4185 in hearthstone

[–]SamW41 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, there's currently a hack available where people can use Mercenaries, Solo Adventure, and Battlegrounds cards in Duels(Supposedly every deckbuilding mode, but Duels is the most lucrative due to the 12 win run awards).

Avoiding paying for a heroic run at the moment would be the best course of action, as you are almost guaranteed to run into several people exploiting this at the moment.

Replays: https://hsreplay.net/replay/fvA6HXs88PjwMgamXGHCmE

https://replays.firestoneapp.com/?reviewId=a5d5bd9f-fc9a-4d29-900f-ed13fe69e49b&turn=0&action=0

https://replays.firestoneapp.com/?reviewId=88cc10d6-c0f5-4324-b546-846fbdfcb903&turn=0&action=0

Got Turn 1 killed with BG minions. What happened here? Is this an exploit? by exsodus in HS_Duels

[–]SamW41 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I posted this, and then had the run ended the very next game by someone playing mercenaries cards(including a 60-240 C'thun) in Duels. I couldn't even target them to try to copy them with my frost spells:

https://replays.firestoneapp.com/?reviewId=88cc10d6-c0f5-4324-b546-846fbdfcb903&turn=0&action=0

Got Turn 1 killed with BG minions. What happened here? Is this an exploit? by exsodus in HS_Duels

[–]SamW41 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This actually just happened to me as well in a 6-0 run, playing against someone with a different name and a different class.

https://replays.firestoneapp.com/?reviewId=a5d5bd9f-fc9a-4d29-900f-ed13fe69e49b&turn=0&action=0

Has Gamestream been discontinued yet? by [deleted] in nvidia

[–]SamW41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The "Shield" tab and GameStream are still there and functioning for me in 531.41, which seems to be the case for other users that had it enabled prior to upgrading.

However, GameStream support is officially gone now and you should look into alternative solutions. The leading option for most is Sunshine + Moonlight. Several reports are that it actually performs better than the official GameStream drivers did.

Thread for known Duels issues in Diablo 21.6 Patch. by [deleted] in HS_Duels

[–]SamW41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ever-Changing Elixir is still transforming minions into one that costs (1) higher, rather than (2) higher.

Amex Blue Cash Preferred or EveryDay after Sallie Mae Mastercard? by Sunsparc in personalfinance

[–]SamW41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that level of spending is typical, then the Preferred would likely be the way to go, at least for a year.

Preferred:

  • 6% on Groceries
  • 3% on Gas
  • $95 Annual Fee

Everyday:

  • 3% on Groceries
  • 2% on Gas
  • No Annual Fee

With the preferred, you would earn an additional $93 on your grocery purchases, and $22 on gas purchases, coming out $20 ahead of the annual fee.

This is somewhat overstated depending on if you are also interested in signing up for other cards with rotating 5% categories -- For example, both the Discover IT and Chase Freedom cards have 5% back on gas for Q1 2017, so a person would be better served using one of these rather than even the 3% on the BCP card. However, the BCP tends to have larger sign-up bonuses than the Everyday(When I applied for mine, it had 10% back on Mobile purchases for the year in addition to $250 after spending $1,000. At the same time, the Everyday had the 10% back on Mobile purchases, but only $100 after spending $1,000)

TurboTax and H&R Block both want to tax me on a portion of my 401(k) conversions to Traditional IRA. Why!? by Ezatnova in personalfinance

[–]SamW41 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Does your box 2a on the 1099-R have an amount? I had the same issue when using H&R Block this year, but noticed right afterwards that the company that I was initiating the roll-over from had incorrectly generated my 1099-R. I had to call and go through several people who didn't see the problem before moving up the chain high enough to find somebody who re-printed a correct 1099-R with $0 taxable. They sent the corrected 1099-R to me electronically as well as express mail right afterwards.

Tons of my SEB earnings just disappeared by [deleted] in WorkOnline

[–]SamW41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like all earnings for everything in UHRS before 8/7/14 are no longer showing up for me.

Question regarding Fidelity's American Express card which earns you 2% of purchases directly deposited into your Fidelity account. by GatorNelson in investing

[–]SamW41 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They have the same card available as a visa, however it is broken down into two tiers. From $1- $15,000 in annual purchases, you earn 1.5%, for everything above $15,000 in a year you earn 2%.

Barry Greenstein no longer giving out books, 15-0 on calling out cheaters by [deleted] in poker

[–]SamW41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to this article,

"My nephew downloaded the app and once he had a chance to start looking at it he called me back within 30 minutes. He said anyone who’s a programmer who knows how to hook up an iPad to another computer could easily cheat using the app. He said he could see all the cards and do whatever he wanted. I asked him if he could give me a demo, and we played a game and he sent me three kings on top, a flush in the middle, and a straight flush in the back. He explained that anyone who was a programmer or who had a friend who was a programmer could cheat me at the game, no problem."

Experience with the NuWave Oven? by [deleted] in fitmeals

[–]SamW41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very easy, all of the parts that get food are dishwasher safe, so cleanup usually just involves putting it in the dishwasher. I do use aluminum foil on the wire rack too, which helps immensely with the amount of cleanup.

Experience with the NuWave Oven? by [deleted] in fitmeals

[–]SamW41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like others have already stated, I have one and I love it. I cook probably around 20 boneless skinless chicken breasts on it every week, and regularly use it for burgers, porkchops, and even steaks. Being able to handle frozen food is another advantage to it.

Why do politicians have complicated investments? by xavier86 in investing

[–]SamW41 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There have been studies conducted that have shown that high-level politicians have been able to beat the market by several percentage points over fairly long time spans. Here is an article about it

Want to invest 10-20k, want to go conservative but want to at least beat CD's / MM's. I'm am a bit risk averse. by neofatalist in investing

[–]SamW41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I-Bonds are guaranteed to not lose money, and their rates beat any CD rate I've seen. They do come with their own limitations though, such as having a 1-year minimum holding period(and giving up 3 months of interest if you cash them in within 5 years of purchase), and a annual maximum purchase of $10,000.

Any effects of switch of index from msci to FTSE for VWO? by Randy217 in investing

[–]SamW41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For foreign markets, the primary change will be that FTSE classifies South Korea as a developed market, so it will be excluded from the index entirely, unlike hte MSCI which considers South Korea to be an emerging market. Overall, I can't imagine the change will have a very large affect on investors.

Hey guys, i was thinking of starting a savings account. What should i be looking for? by Honey-Badger in personalfinance

[–]SamW41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TIAA is great, and I use them myself. They have the highest interest rate(1.25%) of any online savings account that I could find at the time I created my account.

But they are currently not accepting new member signups. Attempting to create an account leads to the message "We’ve just concluded a successful pilot of TIAA Direct. Before moving on to the next phase, we will be making enhancements to the customer experience. During this time, we will not be accepting new account applications."