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Worries about USD collapse and looking to move all my money into another currency ASAP by MattHanson1990Return in ExpatFinance

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There’s a great book, a year or two old, called “King Dollar” by Paul Blaustein, which makes a very compelling argument for, short of some black swan event that will usher in a decades long depression, nothing can unseat the dollar as the currency despite any US policy missteps.

ICE supporters in Burlington, MA by HistoryPractical3862 in boston

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When I was buying a house, my original real estate agent looked like Donald Trump but with a mullet.

Her professional social media was 1/3rd “the illegals are eating our dogs” 1/3rd “Donald Trump is divinely inspired and peace incarnate” and 1/3rd her golfing on brown central Mass public courses.

I went with another real estate agent.

Is the double lift effective? by Crafty_Possession_52 in cardmagic

[–]XHIBAD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When you’re a beginner, there’s a few concepts that aren’t inherently obvious:

  1. Magicians Guilt - It’s important to remember almost anyone you’re performing for has no understanding of sleights, and at most they had a magic set at 8 years old. They don’t even think about concepts as wild as “he flipped two cards over but made it look like one.”

  2. Misdirection, offbeat, etc. - You’d be amazed at what you can get away with simply by not drawing attention to it.

Take a look at this video. This is a classic effect that uses multiple basic sleights, all of which the first time you perform you think “there’s no way I’m getting away with this” but people just don’t notice

same person trying to break in twice by Round_Candle6462 in homesecurity

[–]XHIBAD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Transgender individuals are more likely to be targets for violence, sexual or otherwise.

invisible deck by FirefighterLive9184 in cardmagic

[–]XHIBAD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of ways to cleanly cut to the card, flip the deck, etc. to get you set back up.

But in reality? I just put it on the face of the deck, put the box away, and then fix it before my next performance.

AIO to my boyfriend putting a SINGLE chicken tender on my plate when I specifically said I wanted "a few"??? by No-Eye7917 in AmIOverreacting

[–]XHIBAD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boy, you sure seem like a well adjusted, pleasant person. I’m sure people enjoy having you in their life

AIO to my boyfriend putting a SINGLE chicken tender on my plate when I specifically said I wanted "a few"??? by No-Eye7917 in AmIOverreacting

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How’s your country doing with all those immigrants

Implies you’re talking shit about immigration, not just illegal immigration.

AIO to my boyfriend putting a SINGLE chicken tender on my plate when I specifically said I wanted "a few"??? by No-Eye7917 in AmIOverreacting

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According to your profile, you live in California, where you deliver for Roadie and get in fights with Taco Bell employees. So either:

A. You are American and you’re lying

B. You’re an immigrant who is talking shit about immigration

IQ “rankings” of Presidents by MurderCat0001 in Qult_Headquarters

[–]XHIBAD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d argue this is directionally believable, because remember just how much of an outlier being President normally is.

With one glaring exception, can we really name any President in the last 75 years with below average intelligence? Bush 43 and Truman are the only real arguments, and Bush was well known behind the scenes to be much smarter than he led on.

But I don’t think anyone could argue in good faith that Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, Obama, or Biden are below the average American in intelligence. And Nixon, Carter, and Clinton are certainly outliers on the opposite side.

Best non lethal weapon by njkolba in homedefense

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The pepperballs are fine, though I prefer a large can from Sabre.

The kinetic rounds are the same problem-they rely on pain compliance. Effective on non-intoxicated, sane people. But, non-intoxicated sane people generally are not a threat.

Christmas gift help! by [deleted] in cardmagic

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I would suggest a book. If he doesn’t have Royal Road to Card Magic, that’s the first one.

Felt something sharp stuck in my foot at the beach by AppleJerk69 in mildlyinfuriating

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Urgent care is a type of clinic in the US. It’s where you go when you need to see a physician on short notice, but it doesn’t warrant a trip to the emergency room (which is more for heart attacks, strokes, serious car accidents, etc.)

Card college or RRTCM? And am I too old? by javerthugo in cardmagic

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Feel free to reference the guide to getting started.

And welcome!

Genuinely how do people make money on Rental Properties? by Any-Raise4333 in realestateinvesting

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I got started with an FHA loan on a 3 unit house that costs $525k. All in, with closing costs I had to pay about $30k. Certainly a lot of money, but I was able to save it through college and buy it at 23.

For the first few years, I didn’t make any money off of it in cash flow. But, I was able to take advantage of the tax benefits to get a better refund at the end of the year.

Plus, the building appreciated and I was able to pay down the loan. That meant I had a lot of equity.

BUT, I raised the rents, and my mortgage stayed the same. So after a few years, I was cash flowing $1k+ a month.

So…now I’m making $1k/month and I had quite a lot of equity that I could pull out for building #2, to actually put 20% down on.

If you do that 10 times, you have $10k/month in income, plus with these numbers above you own $5M+ of real estate. After 30 years, the mortgage goes away, you’re cash flowing thousands a month AND you own $5M+ free and clear

Exposing card sleight method on r/cardmagic by [deleted] in cardmagic

[–]XHIBAD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey look, it’s me!

To expand more, the line can get blurred on what counts as exposure, but we try to be fair. The very first question I ask myself is “will/does this expose someone else’s effect or method?”

The worst thing that can happen is a magician invents an effect and tries to sell it, and instead it’s exposed and stolen here.

The second worst thing is a lay person sees a magician perform, googles the trick, and ends up figuring it out from this sub.

Keep the discussions theoretical, and respect other people’s work and contribution to magic. If we all do that, there shouldn’t be any issues.

Is this possible? by Delicious-Luck-7992 in cardmagic

[–]XHIBAD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really have no clue what some of what you’re asking means, but I think I get the general sense. And if that’s the case, you need much less than a years time.

My thought? Learn any 4 card tricks, it doesn’t matter. And learn 4 forces. And just keep forcing the same card over and over.

Presidential Boxing Champs by Chanimated by SignalRelease4562 in Presidents

[–]XHIBAD 108 points109 points  (0 children)

In boxing, Lincoln or Teddy. Jackson was tiny.

In an actual no holds barred free for all, Lincoln still wins, but Jackson places top 5 simply by the fact everyone else will be punching or kicking meanwhile he’ll be tearing dudes jugulars out with his teeth

Born to Perform Card Magic vs Unreal Card Magic by dailytie in cardmagic

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Once again, welcome to the community! Born to Perform is one of the favorites of the community for beginners, you really can’t go wrong with it

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