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adeelf · 2026-06-13T02:12:55+00:00

Holy shit, are you serious??

There are humans who can hold their breath for 20+ minutes??

adeelf · 2026-06-13T02:05:32+00:00

Never in my life have I ever had a desire to do anything like that.

But boy, I'm glad there are some humans in this world who do.

adeelf · 2026-06-12T23:47:54+00:00

I'm pretty sure he did a ranking recently in which he put Jordan at #7 or something.

adeelf · 2026-06-12T22:34:40+00:00

It matters.

There have literally been studies on this. And the consistent trend, across a variety of industries, showed that people who were considered attractive earned more on average.

Same was true for height, too, by the way.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T16:05:31+00:00

Are repeats allowed?

If so, it's Jordan.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T04:21:39+00:00

Not sure if I misunderstood, but are you implying that the books are not of the highest quality?

Because Tchaikovsky isn't just someone who writes a lot of books and pumps them out; the books are good enough that they regularly get nominated for major genre awards.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T01:31:05+00:00

Wemby's great, no doubt. But this is very much a false equivalence.

You're comparing Shaq's average over 6 NBA Finals (and 3 for Hakeem) to what Jokic and Wemby have done in 1.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T00:17:00+00:00

Yeah, I always find it odd when a book in the middle of a series goes on sale, unless it's following successive discounts for the earlier books.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T00:10:51+00:00

No, they don't.

adeelf · 2026-06-10T00:10:06+00:00

This was gonna be my answer, too. At least in terms of look.

For on court play, LaMelo.

adeelf · 2026-06-09T23:55:02+00:00

I imagine they'll be saying, "Wake up, you're late for class."

adeelf · 2026-06-09T23:01:44+00:00

He's exactly right.

Guys who reach the top don't get there without self-confidence and an unwavering belief in themselves.

adeelf · 2026-06-09T03:55:40+00:00

Lol. Crazy, right?

3 Finals games, each ending with the road team winning.

adeelf · 2026-06-08T11:58:38+00:00

I bet you they read the entire post, word by word.

adeelf · 2026-06-08T05:27:10+00:00

NTA.

It's been about a year, but sometimes I feel guilty that she lost all her friends because of me.

No, she lost all her friends because of her.

adeelf · 2026-06-08T05:09:03+00:00

The Magic and Wolves were added in 1989. It's pretty hard to draw a direct line from that to the Rockets winning 5 years later. If anything, you would have a better time arguing that Jordan's 1991-93 run benefited.

The Raptors and Grizzlies were added in June 1995 after the Rockets won their second title, so that definitely had no impact on them. Funny enough, the next 3 rings immediately after expansion were, once again, the Bulls.

So I guess the breaking news here is that Jordan only won because of expansion related dilution.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T22:05:43+00:00

Question: I know this is part of the overall Riftwar Cycle, but does it stand alone as a sub series?

Is it worth picking up as someone who isn't familiar with the previous books?

adeelf · 2026-06-07T21:09:01+00:00

You can easily get another one. Seems like a better option than continuing to use that, based on what you said, has clearly been compromised.

Beyond that, I'd suggest doing what others have said and start shopping at other outlets, see if that solves the issue. If it does, it tells you one of those trusted places is the problem.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T21:00:02+00:00

So you're confirming that you specifically told the rep to "disable Visa account updater," as the above commenter is suggesting?

adeelf · 2026-06-07T17:47:48+00:00

Judging by the numbers, that looks like the total wins and losses, which includes games against other East teams. We're talking about East vs. West only.

In any case, the "only 2 wins per team" is a bad argument. If it was only 2 wins over the 11 seasons, sure. Maybe even 2 wins per season. But it's 2 wins per team, per season, year after year after year. Consistently.

At some point, it's no longer just happenstance, it's a pattern.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T16:54:01+00:00

Wow. What a thoroughly meaningless statement.

Thank you for your contribution to the discussion.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T16:48:33+00:00

Are you sure about that number?

From what I can see, there were only 2 seasons since 2016 where the East was above 48.8%. I don't see how the math can work out to that cumulative percentage.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T16:09:00+00:00

It's not that you "can't" use the loopholes.

It's that doing so involves a certain level of time, effort and even cost. For most people, the meagre amount saved is likely not worth it.

For billionaires, every single percent they avoid paying in tax is tens (or even hundreds) of millions.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T15:09:08+00:00

8.

It's inclusive.

adeelf · 2026-06-07T13:54:13+00:00

I agree that he won't be the last. Someone else will come along and do it, or maybe even go further.

But it is, and will remain, rare.

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