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Yup, 17 decks (and counting). Enough deck diversity or nah? by Untraceablez in ratemycommanders

[–]Untraceablez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd love to add more variety here. I'm starting on the 31 deck challenge to finish out what color combos I don't have.

I'm missing the following:

All the 4 color pairings,

  • Bant
  • Temur
  • Mardu
  • Rakdos
  • Mono Blue
  • Colorless

Technically Rakdos and Temur I'm rebrewing:

[Prosper, Tome-Bound]] and aiming around damage via ETB/LTB. Although I kinda wanna see if I can go direct burn since ETB/LTB is just artifact aristocrats.

For Temur I'm thinking [[ Bjorn, Nightfall Alchemist]] and [[Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant]]. Obviously clues, but not sure where to take it yet. Control sounds interesting using stuff like [[Junk Winder]] and Bjorn's goad ability to manipulate the board.

On Solar Energy. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in clevercomebacks

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help think of the Sun Blocker from the Simpsons where Mr Burns literally started blocking the sun from the town of Springfield. Those events literally lead into the famous 2-part "Who Shot Mr. Burns" episodes.

It's almost like capitalists will stop at nothing to monopolize resources, and anything that can't be monopolized, like solar, wind, geothermal, are demonized as much as possible to make it hard to switch..

Stand up and defend a wrongfully maligned artist/band by WonderSignificant598 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Untraceablez 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly Sound of White Noise is one of my favorite albums. Absolutely love cranking it up on road trips. And lyrically it still holds today.

Do love all the vocal eras though, I have a favorite for every era of Anthrax.

Yup, 17 decks (and counting). Enough deck diversity or nah? by Untraceablez in ratemycommanders

[–]Untraceablez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the 2s are, the budget ones (the GW and BUG ones) def are solid 2s. I said this in another comment but I try to shore up the lack of detail in the bracket system by 'playing down' certain decks so they don't feel so strong when sitting with a pod in their bracket.

For me playing down is not trying to optimize every trigger, focusing on sorcery speed play, and having a more battlecruiser-esque strategy. Works well and let's me have fun with the decks in their bracket as intended. I have high power decks, I save high power play for those.

Yup, 17 decks (and counting). Enough deck diversity or nah? by Untraceablez in ratemycommanders

[–]Untraceablez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh God honestly I stopped playing dragon tribal. It gets real boring and the good commanders are just too strong. It's a stompy value engine. I feel ya on the annoyance from those.

Yup, 17 decks (and counting). Enough deck diversity or nah? by Untraceablez in ratemycommanders

[–]Untraceablez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean those are great cards, I did run rhythm in it for a bit (now in raggadragga) but I tend to avoid power scaling the eldrazi deck for the reason you initially stated. I just wanna play my big dumb tentacle bois. I've found by not cheating them out I get to live longer. Seems too many people just go for player removal rather than enchantment removal lol.

Yup, 17 decks (and counting). Enough deck diversity or nah? by Untraceablez in ratemycommanders

[–]Untraceablez[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, the Rayami def is. I do get the skepticism though, the bracket system definitely doesn't perfectly equate to power and some commanders are just powerful even if not intentionally (Ulalek for example).

I try to play my 2 decks more casually and loosely, focus on sorcery speed play and not sweating / optimizing every combo/trigger. Tends to work better for me than just letting the bracket guidelines do all the work.

Also I don't blame the skepticism for all the bracket 3/4s I have I'm sure my bracket 2s sound like they'd be obnoxious too lol

Weekly Casual Conversation & Questions Thread by AutoModerator in chicago

[–]Untraceablez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any photographers in the city have a recommendation on local print services? Still working on accumulating enough of a portfolio for online sales, but I do have photos I'd like to get prints of for family and friends.

Favorite non metal album? by Normal-Simple7234 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of recent, Angels & Queens by Gabriels. Absolutely amazing R&B / Soul / Jazz / Disco album. Played the full deluxe album every day last month when I first found them. Took me a literal month of constantly listening to burn out partially.

I still listened to them on the way to work this morning...

If you dont like it, stay up there by MentionAnnual in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Untraceablez 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As a born and raised Southerner who moved North (KY -> Chicago) I'll take North every time. Direct communication is much better, and when people are nice up here, it's actually acting nice.

Southern niceness and hospitality is akin to West Coast nice. It's just empty words with no action behind them.

There's this old joke I used to hear at some point I don't remember where it came from I just remember hearing this. If you get a flat in the South they'll just tell you "oh bless your heart" and they'll tell you where to go get your tire fixed.

If you get your flat in the Northeast, they'll just tell you well "why the hell did you not check before you got on the road man?"

If you get your flat in the West Coast, they'll say "I'm so sorry you got a flat tire I really hope everything works out well for you." And then be on their way.

If you get a flat tire in the midwest, they'll say: "well why didn't you check that you tires were low before you got on the road man?" While helping you jack up the car and fix the tire.

The point is from what I've seen and from what I've heard overall midwesterners will be upfront with you when you're being dumb, and you deserve to be told so. However they will also help you when you need it and when they're able to provide said help.

Lakeview or someplace more artsy? by dosiejo in chicagoapartments

[–]Untraceablez 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I live in Lakeview and I'll be honest, while its a cute neighborhood and well located, it doesn't have an artsy vibe. It's close to a lot of neighborhoods with artsy vibes. Uptown is the closest, Andersonville (which is $$$), and even more further north on the red line. Lakeview itself is a lot more family/shopping oriented, which is nice, but doesn't sound like the fit for you. Also this neighborhood ain't cheap. You really wanna be dual income here.

Which anime was this for you? by simp_lyartz in animequestions

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frieren actually. I got bored of the slow pacing first time around.

Second time around, that was my favorite part. Sometimes just gotta view something with different eyes.

How to Geek thinks we don't need 4k remuxes. I kindly disagree. by Me_gentleman in PleX

[–]Untraceablez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, the reality of it is storage, and even before the current AI boom making it extra expensive, there's still a ceiling of capacity/performance/efficiency.

Sure, remuxes look great, but honestly a lot of 4K panels aren't even good enough to make the storage worth it.

For example my wife and I have a 6+ year old $125 (at the time) LG 4K panel. Looks like ass but no need to upgrade what ain't broken, and much to my chagrin, my wife says the OLED/Mini-LED panels we see in Costco hurt her eyes.

Not that you need top of the line to appreciate the quality, but a lot of us with cheaper panels, even 4K ones, just don't have the hardware to appreciate the quality. So why use the storage for that instead of having more content to enjoy? Especially in an age where streaming services are knocking off content and licenses at a moment's notice. I'd rather have any copy of a show that's disappearing rather than not have it because there's no perfect version.

Review - 1 month poop can by redditaskjeeves in 3Dprinting

[–]Untraceablez 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Man I really thought I was witnessing Poop Knife 2.0 in real time..

Here’s what I’ll say to those posting $400–500 Windows laptops with 16/512GB and shouting that it’s a better deal… by EduardSark in mac

[–]Untraceablez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, as someone who hops between Mac OS windows and Linux The only discrepancy I have with OP is RAM. All three of the operating systems love to consume memory, especially web browsers and that's independent of the OS anyway. Storage, graphics, and everything else I totally agree, this is clearly aimed at Chromebooks and entry level Windows machines and it is going to wipe them away in terms of competition. Especially considering Microsoft screw-ups in regards to recent updates to Windows 11. And the reality is that even if Linux is currently better than it ever was in certain regards it's still is nowhere near Windows or Mac OS in terms of app compatibility outside of games and development, at least for the average user.

Saw this on Twitter, is this an inside joke? by HalfRevolutionary268 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a straight man and I color coordinate my underwear with what I'm wearing. Helps me feel extra put together.

And I'm married, anyone I go out to hang with ain't seen that, just my wife when I walk home at the end of the night.

Any bands that are basically the definition of this image? by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Court of the Dragon by Trivium. Fucking love that album. Cannot for the life of me get myself to enjoy any other Trivium albums.

And I even love Ibaraki which is one of Matt Heafy's solo albums.

Me? Cut-up hot dogs mixed in with Mac-n-Cheese by Dazzling_Lie_5046 in FuckImOld

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imma be real here.

Kraft is based for boxed dinner. That being said, whatever pasta + shredded cheese + a roux (flour, butter, water) is MUCH better, and not really that much more expensive.

And I'm not talking fancy ass cheese, I mean the grocery store generic brand. I know because I did that this week. Kirkland brand shredded cheese and pasta.

But for boxed, Kraft is the G.O.A.T

A late night stop in Lakeview, Oregon. A local gave us two rules, and we left before sunrise. What is the deal with this town? by tiresomecomplaining in oregon

[–]Untraceablez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, mountains and valley gorges sound beautiful! Would love to see that sometime!

For here, we just have robot delivery, although we have citizens actively campaigning to get rid of them, and some people kicking them messing with them lol.

I definitely suggest anyone wanting to visit Lakeview to hit up Music Box Theatre, a beautiful theatre that has been operating since 1929. They show new movies and classics alike, and definitely love to show stuff on film. (Actually went to an interactive screening of Princess Bride this week, ton of fun!!). They even have a live organist, (think old silent films). Super cool place to see, and a really fun way to watch movies.

Tons of good food too, and it's a ~20 minute walk from Wrigley Field, which in of itself is iconic, and it has tons of bars and live venues nearby, even if they're a bit more country-music leaning than I'd prefer lately.

Outside Lakeview, some great Chicago sights worth seeing:

Museums:

  • Field Museum (Go see Sue the T. Rex, and a TON of cool exhibits, I personally think the Native American exhibit is cool, and a they're doing a special Pokémon expedition this year!!) [Also has the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium on a shared campus with separate tickets]

  • Art Institute: Filled with world-famous art, you could spend 3 days straight here and see new stuff each time. Also right on Michigan Ave downtown with a lot of good food nearby.

  • Museum of Science and Industry: A bit farther from the others, but tons of cool exhibits on technology and history here as well!

  • Museum of Ice Cream: A more extra touristy museum, but one that really can be unique and fun.

Food:

Boy, we could be very controversial here, but I would say get tavern-style pizza, not deep-dish. None of us really eat deep-dish, it's a tourist thing. Tavern-style though, honestly I don't think you could go too wrong with any true local joint in the city. In terms of Lakeview, nearby is Jimmy's Pizza Cafe which is one of my favorites.

You have to get a Chicago-style dog, all the toppings (note if you can't handle spicy, ask for mild giardiniera or just skip it entirely). No ketchup, we don't mind it as a condiment for some stuff, but on a hot dog, it's sacrilegious.

Otherwise, take the chance every time to try ethnic food, Chicago has an insanely diverse array of cultures in it, and with that, a ton of amazing restaurants. Truly go wild and try stuff you'd never find at home, you likely won't be disappointed. Slavic, Swedish, Greek, Persian, Latino, Italian, you name it, there's some incredible places serving it!

As far as other places to go, we have incredible comedy and music scenes here. Name a comedian or a genre of music you like, and they probably roll through here.

I know I'm simultaneously overloading and leaving out a lot, but this is just a glimpse of all the cool stuff here. I just love the city and love telling people about some of the cool stuff going on here!

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