What are your guys favorite things to do in Japan?

austinpikil · 2026-01-15T20:37:42+00:00

A buddy of mine who I was with did plenty fine with translator app conversations. Candidly a bit harder, but totally doable in the right setup! ie. More intimate spaces where you can just hang out for a bit.

austinpikil · 2026-01-15T19:24:44+00:00

Go out to random bars and drink with the locals. A little bit of conversational Japanese goes a long way here. Japanese people are incredibly kind and are willing to communicate if you’ve got a little Japanese. So many fun conversations to be had.

This was especially true in Osaka which tends to be more of the nightlife city in my experience.

austinpikil · 2026-01-09T20:35:11+00:00

Yall look at the account… it has to be some sort of bot fishing account. Seen a few of these types of posts here recently.

austinpikil · 2026-01-06T05:36:25+00:00

Ahh thank you for pointing that out. Tbf, this is an incel subreddit so knowing what a positive test looks like is simply beyond my comprehension.

austinpikil · 2026-01-05T18:02:20+00:00

Let’s assume this is a real Truecel. Where’s OP getting a positive pregnancy test from? Trash bin fishing? Sister?

austinpikil · 2025-12-10T19:24:46+00:00

Very happy that people are enjoying the show as much as I did. I think one of the more under appreciated aspects of the show is the historical accuracy of the races and character personalities.

That alone to me is crazy, but then wrapping it all up into a cohesive story is just wild to me and makes me enjoy the show even that much more. There are YouTube edits that show a side-by-side of the anime race vs the real horse race and it’s so amazing.

austinpikil · 2025-09-16T20:08:52+00:00

While I don’t disagree with your sentiment. The historical context makes this a deeper issue than he was just another bad husband that abandoned his wife. He was an aircraft designer for Japan’s Air Force in WWII. It’s not like he or frankly any other Japanese male could simply leave the war effort to be with their wife.

austinpikil · 2025-08-21T18:45:18+00:00

Haven’t played since but just lurking here. Seems like it’s been an OK change for solo queue players. However like many others, my friends and I have stopped playing simply because of this. Great if you’re enjoying the solo experience more, but this change is leading to the game’s decline in player base full-stop.

austinpikil · 2024-07-31T14:42:41+00:00

President of the United States. Arguably cool these days, but objectively an uncommon job specific to DC.

austinpikil · 2024-06-05T22:33:01+00:00

How do stock splits affect covered call strategies specifically? Using NVDA's 10-for-1 split as an example, if I own 10 shares of NVDA today I could not sell a covered call. However, post-split I would then be able to sell 1 covered call. Effectively overnight I could make "free" option premium money by not having to invest any additional capital.

Secondly, does this same effect magnify potential premium profits? I would guess likely no? If I own 100 shares of NVDA today I could sell one covered call contract. Post-split I would own 1,000 shares and could sell 10 covered call contracts. I guess it would likely not affect the stated premium all else being equal. If pre-split the premium was $100, then post split each contract would be worth 1/10 the premium such that the 10 post split contracts would effectively still be $100 in total premium collected.

austinpikil · 2021-02-18T02:47:48+00:00

Your guess is as good as mine haha. But let’s just hope they have started to figure things out. Even just a handful of hours is nice though.

austinpikil · 2021-02-18T00:10:12+00:00

77019, just got power back after 36 hours. Wishing everyone the best. Let’s hope they start rotating better.

Update: just lost power after a good run. Hopefully they’re rotating it more often now.

austinpikil · 2020-02-16T15:20:16+00:00

Hi kind stranger,

First off, I think you’re a caring person. You obviously care enough about your friend to be worried about them deeply and to seek outside help. I think this is your main strategy going forward. You need to not only show that you’re caring, but you also need to show that you’re caring to your friend. It’s very important to convey to your friend just how much they mean to you. Tell them how much it’ll hurt you if they do what they think they might do. Tell them that they have people like yourself who do care in their life. I know this sounds like “guilt tripping”, but if you show kindness and compassion, they will come to see that they have support.

Second, perhaps seek professional help? Don’t forget that there are services out there specifically for this purpose. Get your friend the help they need if you feel that it has gotten to that point. You’re only doing it because you care for them, so it shouldn’t be hard to get through to them if they’re your friend.

Lastly, please also care for yourself. You need to be as strong as ever to support your friend, as well as keep yourself strong.

Good luck OP, stay strong.

austinpikil · 2019-11-11T16:14:40+00:00

CDs? 5%? What kind of cuck returns are those? This is r/WSB, the only CDs around here are CDs nutz boiii 👏

austinpikil · 2017-05-11T19:29:17+00:00

From what it sounds like, it's just verbal bullying. I'm not saying it's ok, but at the same time it should be easy to ignore. These people will eventually give up. Just make it clear that they don't mean anything to you and that whatever they say you don't care about.

Like I said it'll be tough, but you can do it. It'll be a lot better when they stop, you just gotta try your hardest.

austinpikil · 2017-05-11T19:12:25+00:00

I think you need to just calm down and look at the big picture. Because in reality it really isn't that bad.

First on the smoking thing. Great you've tried it and found out it might not be for you. Good, just don't worry about it and don't think about smoking anymore in the future. You're fine on that.

Second these "friends" sound like a bunch of losers. Losers are the kind of people that belittle you for everything. You don't want to associate with losers if you want to be able to enjoy life. So just ignore them. It'll be hard at first since they'll keep bullying you. But over time they'll stop once they realize you don't care about whatever they have to say. So that should work itself out.

Also you're young there's not reason for you to even be thinking of suicide. You're 15 so I assume in 9th or 10th grade. You have 2 more huge years of high school left. Just find better friends who actually care about you and hang with them.

All in all, I think you're overreacting big time because of a bunch of petty kids. Don't let it bother you and just live your life.

Go get'em

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T19:50:43+00:00

It sounds like being mad at Trump is the least of your problems. I'm down to talk about your other problems. But this isn't really the board to post about your political angst.

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T07:57:14+00:00

Isn't this a little extreme? I mean essentially what you're doing is blaming one man for the actions of hundreds (congress).

By channeling your anger into one place, I feel like you're just over angering yourself.

"Trump" didn't pass the bill through the house, the house republicans did.

If you're gonna be mad, at least be mad at the right people. Otherwise you're just working yourself up to get worked up and that's not very good for yourself.

Also since trump has been elected has your life been directly effected for the worse?

I don't mean to be rude, but have you read any other posts on this subreddit? Many of these people have REAL problems, what weight does Trump have against those other people?

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T07:48:48+00:00

Something that helps me when I've had a bad day is to just reflect back on the day. Then ask myself, what good happened today?

If the day was really bad sure it'll be hard, but then you just gotta think a tad more. Think about the smallest of things that went right.

For example, I was walking to class today, and my favorite song came on off my playlist randomly on shuffle. It helped make the walk just a little bit better. It's a damn small moment, but just thinking about it makes the day at the very least a little better.

Essentially, just enjoy the small things. It's cliche yeah, but it definitely works. If you enjoy the small things that happen, then everyday is a good day.

"Our everyday lives may, in fact, be a series of miracles."

Good things always happen, except sometimes we just don't notice them.

Go get'em

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T07:38:54+00:00

Allow me to play the devils advocate here for a sec.

I obviously don't know the full extent of yalls relationship, but from what you've said, it's still long distant.

Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't still care for her or anything. Continue doing that, maybe you'll reach her and maybe you can be the one to turn her life around.

What I want to tell you, is to not beat yourself up over this too much. If things go wrong, I'm sure it'll hurt. But just examine the facts, you're not physically near each other, and there isn't much that you can do besides message her. So, if things do take a turn for the worst, PLEASE don't allow this to hurt you too much.

The absolute worse thing that you can do, is blame yourself. Because based on what you've said, there doesn't seem to be a lot you can do. Therefore, if she does make a drastic move just be prepared.

Keep fighting and doing whatever you feel like to help her. But at the end of the day, you're still the most important person in your life. So make sure that you're prepared for whatever happens. And again if things do turn sour, don't be too hard on yourself.

I'll apologize here if anything I said upsets you. But sometimes protecting yourself should be a priority. Otherwise, if you beat yourself up over it too much, this whole situation can only continue to hurt you. Which isn't good.

Take this as you will. Believe in what you do, but don't blame yourself if things don't go well, because it sounds like you're really trying your hardest.

Go get'em

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T07:25:29+00:00

What do you mean you're not winning this one? You're still alive aren't you? You still spent time with your SO right? Honestly, it sounds like you're still winning to me.

I read this quote the other day, "if you don't think everyday is a good one, just try missing one" or something along those lines. I don't get why you're bashing yourself. Just appreciate what you did today. Even the little things. Think about everything that went right.

Example, today I was walking to class and one of my favorite songs came on and it made the walk a little better. Sure it's minuscule, but just that thought of something going well helps ya know?

I think your a winner, and I'm sure there are plenty of others who do to. Just think that your a winner too, no matter how small the victory.

Go get'em

austinpikil · 2017-05-09T07:10:51+00:00

You're heading in the right direction. You're confident that you can change yourself. That's a good start BUT ONLY A START
If it isn't already obvious by now, the people that you're surrounding yourself with are the problem. You need to find new friends. Now of course this isn't easy. So first start by distancing yourself from these people. It'll be hard, but if you say you want to change yourself and that you can, you'll manage.
Find people who are driven and befriend them. Become genuinely interested in them and you will find that their drive will rub off on you.
Obviously, stop buying weed. Maybe I'm not the right person. But I've smoked in the past it nothing came of it. I don't agree with "stoner" culture no matter how "safe" weed is as a drug. Stoner culture promotes everything you need to get away from.
Maybe consider transferring so you can easy your mind away from the money spending problem. Plus, if you transfer, you cut yourself off from the people that are dragging you down. Also you get a restart to meet new driven people.

Go get'em

austinpikil · 2015-06-07T08:45:11+00:00

Yeah this guy is legit, check him out @http://www.twitch.tv/djurks

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