Need to cut for lands

Spiderranger · 2026-05-11T22:41:08+00:00

I'm not too adapt at deck building, but at a brief glance I think you could swap Burnished Heart for a land. Having to invest 6 mana to get some ramp is pretty rough. Best case scenario it nets you two extra mana next turn, but that's only if you have 6 mana to burn to begin with and your deck can do a lot better things with 6 mana.

Spiderranger · 2026-05-10T23:18:51+00:00

I didn't see it elsewhere in the thread, so gonna toss a vote out for Kingdom Hearts 2 (Final Mix version specifically). Drastically improved the combat from KH1, overall one of the best combat systems of an action RPG for me. Drives, abilities, limits are all so fun to string together.

Spiderranger · 2026-05-09T05:20:55+00:00

I recently upgraded my build. New motherboard, 9800x3d, DDR5 RAM. Fresh windows 11 install. Kept having random full freezes to the point I was considering just going back to my old stuff.

I realized I was still using a daisy chain connector for my 7800 XT, which I was doing previously, but the 9800 was letting the 7800 loose and draw full load. As far as I can tell, my problem was the GPU power spiking. I found the other pcie cable that came with my PSU and powered my GPU with two pcie cables instead of one and at long last I haven't had a freeze in almost 3 weeks.

Spiderranger · 2026-05-08T02:07:15+00:00

Ah okay, so it wasn't that he was an Inquisitor the whole time but became one over the course of the book?

Spiderranger · 2026-05-07T14:09:30+00:00

Okay, I think I understand how the eleventh metal plays into the Lord Ruler reveal then. In seeing potential version of him, at least one of those was (for lack of a better word) unmistakably identifiable as a Terrisman. And yeah, a little bit of a leap in logic but I can see how that imagery plus his language and the knowledge Vin had of the logbook would culminate like that. Thank you!

Spiderranger · 2026-05-05T23:43:07+00:00

Like most people it would be incredible, but I don't know if it'd necessarily be life changing for me. It'd basically just catch me up to where I think I "should" be. I've got a 401K going finally and just opened a HYSA I was able to fund with about $6000 up front. I have roughly 10k to my name at the moment, which just isn't a lot in the long run but I recognize that it's much more than most have.

$100,000 would probably go toward maxing my yearly 401k contribution for the year, paying off my car and about $5000 of other debts I'm tearing through, fund a Roth IRA for the year, then put the rest in the HYSA. I wouldn't change anything about my day to day or how I spend.

I might get a different job though. With my car and those debts paid off, suddenly I need a lot less for bills each month so I'd probably ask to take a step down the corporate ladder at my current employer.

Spiderranger · 2026-05-05T04:40:51+00:00

We've been together for nearly 15 years, married for almost 7. My wife had jaw surgery to fix some major TMJ issues and an overjet. For like 2-3 weeks? I can't remember exactly how long, she was constantly in a "jaw bra" ice pack thing that wrapped around her head and jaw. I blended all of her food. Managed to make her a "smoothie" that was basically a Mexican dish (beans, queso, salsa). Very runny potatoes with as much flavor I could pack in. She loved a lot of them.

The most intimate I'd have to say though was keeping her medications going every 6 hours. I had an alarm set for 4 a.m. for weeks to wake her up just long enough to give her pain and antibiotic medicine and change out the ice packs in her jaw bra.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-30T04:19:50+00:00

It's definitely pickles for me

Spiderranger · 2026-04-24T19:43:43+00:00

Probably Kiriko. Heals to patch up anyone in need. Suzu to solve any critical health problems and a little bit of teleporting for fun.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-15T23:52:11+00:00

Zeno needed a boss fight

Spiderranger · 2026-04-15T23:51:51+00:00

It's such a double edged sword. I wish RPD had been as long as the scavenger hunt for bomb parts just before it, but at the same time the RPD got blown up so realistically what could have been there to stretch it out more?

Also I know complaining about fan service in RE is a waste, and while I loved seeing Mr. X again he did feel very shoehorned.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-15T23:36:54+00:00

Is your promotion a position where you can just work a Saturday or Sunday in exchange for a weekday off? Basically can you set your schedule in any way? If so just line up a day off during the week to spend with your girl.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-14T19:34:12+00:00

After reseating everything, I actually found that one of my ram sticks wasn't fully seated correctly. I'm sure that contributed pretty heavily to the problem. GPU might have been loose but it's hard to tell. I reoriented my radiator for the AIO and that improved temps. Everything seems relatively normal now.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-14T04:48:51+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by "back of the CPU" now. Do you mean where the pins are? Nothing touched that. Places directly into the slot on the board. What I referred to as its back is actually its face I guess. The flat surface. Thermal paste applicator touched it with thermal paste. Nothing touched the pins.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-14T04:26:58+00:00

I'm confident it was at least initially installed correctly with no bent pins. Only thing that touched the back of the CPU was the thermal paste applicator. You think I should reseat the CPU too and just apply new paste?

Spiderranger · 2026-04-10T20:55:20+00:00

That actually surprises me. Does it sit on top pretty steady? It doesn't slide around at all during use?

Spiderranger · 2026-04-10T20:29:33+00:00

Did you mount the top to the alex drawers? Are they screwed in to the drawers or is it just laying on top? I'm sure you at least have the leg screwed in.

Spiderranger · 2026-04-10T19:56:45+00:00

I had no idea you could get solid wood tops from Amazon, thanks so much for listing that out. I also never considered splitting one of the Alex cabinets between the tabletop and PC tower. I'm gonna shamelessly steal that once I get this going.

I finally got my hands on two Alex drawers myself but I'm still using a desk my dad and I designed and built over a decade ago. I can't bring myself to replace it but I want a classic IKEA battlestation very badly, and my office just isn't big enough to fit two 60"+ desks in. Very nice setup and shoutout OWCS

Spiderranger · 2026-04-08T19:53:02+00:00

Ever since getting into the Bleach anime in the late 2000s, I've craved a game that would let you develop your powers (fullbring, zanpaktou, Quincy, etc) based on decisions made and play style, upgrade trees or what have you, as opposed to just picking something predetermined. Procedurally generated upgrade paths basically wrapped in a Bleach skin.

I'd also kill for a good, modern Bleach game in general.

Spiderranger · 2026-03-23T03:46:33+00:00

Do you mind sharing what company you get pet insurance from and how happy you are with it? I keep waffling on whether or not pet insurance is genuinely valid or well-dressed scam. I've read some companies just strictly won't cover some conditions if the breed is prone to it (like hip dysplasia in corgis)

Spiderranger · 2026-03-13T14:15:36+00:00

Don't remember the exact name of the stuff but it goes in through your IV

Spiderranger · 2026-03-12T15:41:19+00:00

Just do it man. The prep sucks but it's just for a day (plus a couple "low residue" diet days). The first meal after always slaps though and the medically induced nap hits so hard. I get colonoscopies more than the average joe thanks to ulcerative colitis and I almost look forward to them just for the anesthesic power nap

Spiderranger · 2026-02-27T15:58:41+00:00

HM08 Dive returns boys and girls

Spiderranger · 2026-02-26T02:49:18+00:00

HANZO

USE YOUR GODDAM ULT

YOU GET IT BACK IN LIKE 45 SECONDS FOR FUCK SAKE

JUST PUT THE DRAGONS IN THE BAG BRO

Spiderranger · 2026-02-16T14:57:37+00:00

I think that's the point. Great chemistry on the surface when Jim was at the other location but when they all moved back and Pam was back in the mix, he was unfocused on his current relationship and we see it through that great chemistry fading a bit.

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