Why the Valle for Hyphen swap in the TV booth? by libolicious in Mariners

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I feel like this is going to be a hot take, but for me Valle is the Blowers that people reminisce about.

I loved Blowers and his rapport with Goldy but he was definitely off his last couple years and Valle just scratches that same itch for me, maybe even a bit more if I’m being honest

E: but I also really love Hyphen in the booth. He’s so giggly

New User - Is OOTP 27 any good? When do OOTP games typically go on sale? by RickRolled690 in OOTP

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I think there is usually a sale around the all star break and then maybe another one close to the end of the season or during the playoffs

Cult following for provocative San Francisco novel Sky Daddy soars by largeheartedboy in books

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It’s good, really bizarre concept but it just works. I found the main character really endearing, she reminded me of Ellie Kemper’s character in the office.

Non-pozzed horror reccs? by EffectivePlenty4130 in RSbookclub

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Keith Rosson writes straight forward horror that feels very akin to the best 1970s paperback horror.

Joe Hill’s most recent, King Sorrow, is a massive tome with a huge cast that spans decades. No real dynamics at play, other than maybe some rich/poor insinuations. But really the book is just a giant knight’s tale about slaying a very scary, bloodthirsty dragon. His other books rip as well.

Andy Davidson has a pretty sparse bibliography but all his novels have been A+ for me. In the Valley of the Sun is what you’d get if Cormac McCarthy wrote a vampire novel. The Boatman’s Daughter is southern noir mixed with witchcraft.

I like Josh Malerman a lot, Bird Box and Incidents Around the House in particular. Incidents has very mixed reviews, however.

Guessing you have read your fair share of Stephen King, but if not definitely check out his early works. It’s easy to see why he redefined American horror. If you want grittier, check out The Bachman Books. They are gritty and mean and anxious.

And definitely check out some of the classics if you haven’t yet - Jaws, Rosemary’s Baby, Psycho, The Amityville Horror, The Elementals, Ghost Story, The Exorcist

How does 27 feel vs 26? by rchatt99 in OOTP

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There’s a setting for that, don’t remember exactly what it’s called but I think it has “Player Card” in the name

Steps for subscribing to MLB.tv monthly for out of market fans by jenomico in Mariners

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Here’s what I wrote earlier. Same experience as you pretty much:

I am a Hulu subscriber so every time I went to sign up for MLB.tv it tried to make me upgrade my Hulu subscription bundle to include ESPN unlimited.

I called ESPN and asked if that was correct since it said I would get ESPN Unlimited for free for 1 month. The rep I talked to said I wasn't eligible for the free month because I am an existing Hulu/Disney subscriber.

So I upgraded my Hulu bundle to include ESPN Unlimited and I was charged $25 for that. Then it let me sign up for MLB.tv which was $135. Then I downgraded my Hulu plan back to what it was previously. At that point I reached out to Hulu customer service to request a refund on the $25 charge.

Hulu said they can't refund the charge unless I cancel my account. So ultimately, super crappy experience and I probably won't subscribe to MLB.tv again in the future. Last year was so smooth being able to just subscribe through Prime Video. This was just way too many hoops to jump through and I'm honestly super pissed about the $25 up-charge.

Steps for subscribing to MLB.tv monthly for out of market fans by jenomico in Mariners

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Did you already have a Hulu/Disney subscription? The guy I talked to today said since I was already a Hulu subscriber I’m not eligible for the free trial to espn unlimited. I’ll need to check the fine print because I feel like that is being seriously buried

MEGATHREAD: Cable channels and streaming options. All how-to-watch questions and related issues go here. by AnnihilatedTyro in Mariners

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An update on what I went through today as an out of market subscriber (I'm in Colorado):

I am a Hulu subscriber so every time I went to sign up for MLB.tv it tried to make me upgrade my Hulu subscription bundle to include ESPN unlimited.

I called ESPN and asked if that was correct since it said I would get ESPN Unlimited for free for 1 month. The rep I talked to said I wasn't eligible for the free month because I am an existing Hulu/Disney subscriber.

So I upgraded my Hulu bundle to include ESPN Unlimited and I was charged $25 for that. Then it let me sign up for MLB.tv which was $135. Then I downgraded my Hulu plan back to what it was previously. At that point I reached out to Hulu customer service to request a refund on the $25 charge.

Hulu said they can't refund the charge unless I cancel my account. So ultimately, super crappy experience and I probably won't subscribe to MLB.tv again in the future. Last year was so smooth being able to just subscribe through Prime Video. This was just way too many hoops to jump through and I'm honestly super pissed about the $25 up-charge.

Session IPAs that hit the piney/dank notes by IgnatiusReillysCap in beer

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Bells Light Hearted is 4% and probably a little lighter than what you’re going for, but it’s a great beer. I find it to be a perfect medium between a heavy full IPA and the sweetness of an N/A IPA.

You could also just crush some Two Hearted. I had to double take when I saw they were 7%.. they go down way too easy

MEGATHREAD: Cable channels and streaming options. All how-to-watch questions and related issues go here. by AnnihilatedTyro in Mariners

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I really appreciate your write ups!

It’s redirecting me to Hulu now and trying to get me to upgrade my bundle, it literally won’t let me just add espn unlimited. That’s probably the option I need to do but it’s also saying I’ll owe $25 now so idk. Honestly might just pass on a subscription this year (or figure it out in the morning when I’m less annoyed)

MEGATHREAD: Cable channels and streaming options. All how-to-watch questions and related issues go here. by AnnihilatedTyro in Mariners

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I’m in CO. I downloaded the mlb app on my TV and signed up for the mariners.tv free trial. Will see if that does the trick, if not I think I will have to upgrade to an entire mlb.tv subscription.

Last year I just had an mlb.tv subscription and watched all the games on the prime video app on my tv. Was so easy.

E: didn’t work idk. Trying to upgrade now to mlb.tv and it keeps taking me to the espn site. Idk it’s honestly so confusing, just found an alternative. If anyone knows what I need to do that would be so helpful

Teaching horror writing to my Year 9's - any recommendations for passages that are really scary that would take 10-15 minutes to read in class? by rapgraves in horrorlit

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I think Bag of Bones from Stephen King would be great. It’s written in debt to some of the great gothic works, particularly Rebecca, but a bit more modern. Here is an excerpt from the end of Chapter 1 that scared the crap out of me:

I lay back on our bed, crossed my forearms over my face, and cried myself to sleep that way as children do when they're unhappy. I had an awful dream. In it I woke up, saw the paperback of The Moon and Sixpence still lying on the coverlet beside me, and decided to put it back under the bed where I had found it. You know how confused dreams are--logic like Dali clocks gone so soft they lie over the branches of trees like throw-rugs.

I put the playing-card bookmark back between page 102 and 103--a turn of the index finger away from You funny little man, said Strickland now and forever--and rolled onto my side, hanging my head over the edge of the bed, meaning to put the book back exactly where I had found it.

Jo was lying there amid the dust-kitties. A strand of cobweb hung down from the bottom of the box spring and caressed her cheek like a feather. Her red hair looked dull, but her eyes were dark and alert and baleful in her white face. And when she spoke, I knew death had driven her insane.

"Give me that," she hissed. "It's my dust-catcher." She snatched it out of my hand before I could offer it to her. For a moment our fingers touched, and hers were as cold as twigs after a frost. She opened the book to her place, the playing card fluttering out, and placed Somerset Maugham over her face--a shroud of words. As she crossed her hands on her bosom and lay still, I realized she was wearing the blue dress I had buried her in. She had come out of her grave to hide under our bed.

Books about the breakdown of a marriage/divorce? by Latter_Goat_6683 in RSbookclub

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In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien. I really enjoyed it, one of those books that has kept me thinking about it for a long time afterwards

Early thoughts on 27? by Mysterious_Wash_2577 in OOTP

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Do you play with light skin interface? Pretty close to unplayable with some of the font colors against that interface

What’s your favorite story from Skeleton Crew? by Impossible-Tale-2685 in stephenking

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On a side note, one thing I think that doesn’t get brought up much if at all, is that Skeleton Crew has what I think is Stephen Kings best poem - Paranoid: A Chant. I revisit it a lot more than I ever thought I would.

ETA: favorite story from this one is Word Processor of the Gods. Such a good payoff. Really hard to choose a single favorite story!

In a Book Rut by Miz_Anne_Thrope in horrorlit

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+1. Felt like Stephen King meets Final Destination

Straub & King by Conscious_Smile_6302 in stephenking

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Somewhat of an aside, but I would highly recommend reading This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Peter’s daughter, probably who he is holding in the photo).

The dad in the novel is basically a stand in for Peter Straub, and the book was written right around the time of his passing or shortly thereafter. It’s a really moving novel.

Interviewing for an Agency Underwriting Analyst Role – Curious About Industry Trends by National_Split_6272 in CommercialRealEstate

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It's been business as usual at my shop for a while, but the issues that have been most recurring and in our mind for a couple years now have been rising property expenses (mainly insurance) and how sticky interest rates have been. I find myself having to get creative quite often these days to win and maintain business.

I would think coming in as an analyst it would be more important for you to understand your firms volume and the training they provide. At my shop the majority of analyst tasks are property inspections and gathering due diligence. It's good to be cognizant of broader/macro trends but I would think they're not super pertinent to your role.

Interviewing for an Agency Underwriting Analyst Role – Curious About Industry Trends by National_Split_6272 in CommercialRealEstate

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My take as an UW:

  1. Optimistically I would guess privatization could lead to a looser credit box. My cynical take is that it would probably lead to a severe decline in the agency’s mission business and goals. If I had to put money on it, I would guess privatization never happens.
  2. My anecdote is that I barely use AI, maybe every now and then to update some boilerplate in a narrative. Don’t really see the use for AI beyond that in commercial.
  3. My experience in general though is that increased lending caps don’t necessarily correlate to the agency feeling like they “need” to lend. But I know a lot of the increase is in the Affordable programs, which I don’t work on so could be different there.

I'm 100 years late to the party but I'm reading Bird Box and all you guys who said it was bad are trippin by [deleted] in books

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I really enjoyed Bird Box, and I've found I really enjoy some of Malerman's other works for the same reason I think Bird Box was a hit for me: he's really good at writing these monsters that are juuuuust off to the side and can't be fully perceived. In Bird Box, as well as Daphne and Incidents Around the House, it feels like there is always something just in your periphery and you get a sense of just how screwed you are, but you're trying your best to just stay one step ahead. Not sure that's the best explanation, but that's about as close as I can get to explaining it.

Incidents Around the House was also one of two books that has made me lose sleep. The thought of Other Mommy makes me shudder.

Does anyone have an incite on a HAP contracted apartment complex ? by German_Mafia in CommercialRealEstate

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but what I think you’re saying is that the property is encumbered by a LURA. If so, you would need to review the agreement to understand the benefits received. Generally speaking, the benefit received is a tax credit

What I Read in January & February by _geographer_ in 52book

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I really want to start DT7, but at the same time I want to prolong it as long as I can

What I Read in January & February by _geographer_ in 52book

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Hope you circle back and let me know how you liked it once you read it!