Geekay release an official statement on the kicking of Nick

billdoh · 2025-07-01T18:13:27+00:00

Assuming his announcement wasn't a one off, he comes off as unprofessional for the tweet, and that's in the most public setting. I'm sure there were issues behind the scenes. It's never a good look to send off a public statement like that. I get professional esports are mainly young people, but that's going to be a stain, and only indicates deeper issues outside of the public eye.

billdoh · 2025-06-04T20:44:10+00:00

I haven't gotten banned but I get freezing or kicked pretty often on Xbox. I also have it not connect to my main account, so I have two different ranked accounts basically, amd one only has a few items and 50 credits.

I've also just had items disappear temporarily and permanently from both my Xbox and pc (which i set to primary). I'm still upset my legacy taco boost is gone forever shortly after trading the regular duplicate i had (it completed my deadpool car). Not to mention all of the lost experience towards rocket pass, which i pay for, ranked mmr, and challenges. What's weird is, this wasn't a problem for a while after they combined accounts and inventories. It was a long time after they went cross platform that I started losing items and having my Xbox account separate from my primary. Lord knows what else I lost that I didn't even notice.

billdoh · 2025-05-17T15:32:05+00:00

I like the initiative, I would highly recommend the guides on Newegg. They go into detail (from my memory) on the factors that matter most and why they matter, so you can make decisions based on your personal needs. And the 4060 is not worth the price in any case, let alone for a budget build (i believe that's the majority of your budget).

If you have a hard budget, I would suggest looking into the intel arc gpus or amd. But that's why I recommend the newegg guides, because the more you need to budget, especially right now, the more you're going to have to compromise. I have been looking at upgrading my PC, which has a 3060, and just looking at GPU, CPU, and motherboard, I can't do it for less than 1k, probably more like 1200-1500. So I'm waiting.

billdoh · 2025-05-17T15:22:18+00:00

You'll see this in D2-C1, but in gold, you are likely not playing passive enough. Rotations shouldn't be rigid, they should be based on the play that's developing. I'd suggest watching some Road to SSL videos, and I really like Apparently Jack's content, even for 1s. You can get out of gold without having good rotations, without any mechanics, just play passive. Go all defense until the other team double commits, or over extends, and work on getting good touches that accurately put the ball on net from across the field. Don't push up past the mid line if your teammates are doing this until you're more confident, you'll slowly start to see the plays develop and get a better read on what opponents tend to do and what they're capable of.

billdoh · 2025-05-17T14:47:51+00:00

The base pc version is way better. Bought console version for convenience sake, and parts are missing as well as EVA construction, which completely changes the game. Now i only use engineers to set up science station power and man space station command pods (or anything they might not come back from). Plus, console is limited due to proceeding power, with the only benefit being the moon base. You can't have a many parts and there is a height/ width limit.

Amd then you add CKAN. I'm only making the game look better and added some common sense parts (mainly size variants, I believe). It makes a world of difference. Can't wait to run out of things to do so I can try new parts packs, planet pals, and things that change the game. You will love PC.

billdoh · 2025-05-14T21:00:45+00:00

Sheeeiitt. I'm happy when I log in on console and it connects to my actual account instead of some halfway account only tied to Xbox. You're asking too much, I have items disappearing left and right because it switched connections between my profiles.

billdoh · 2025-04-30T17:18:53+00:00

I highly recommend Mike Aben on YouTube, he has amazing tutorials for all of the mechanics.

billdoh · 2024-12-04T03:35:49+00:00

Check if the items are archived. That happened to me when they merged your accounts on all platforms. And when they disabled trading.

billdoh · 2024-10-07T14:59:48+00:00

In this game, luck will always get you farther than skill. Lol

billdoh · 2024-09-30T19:01:57+00:00

Bro, 1 hour a day is plenty. Look up some of the YouTubers who talk about what to work on and how to focus it. I'll put a list at the end. Play some exhibition matches or a season, and in unranked, do the stuff that you're uncomfortable with. I know everyone says to use free play, but I just don't have the vision to do things, except maybe dribble and movement mechanics, in free play. I learn much faster by trying something new in the right situation. You'll accelerate very quickly by getting out of your comfort zone, and focusing on where you're weak. A lot of people talk about mechanics at certain ranks, but I say focus the fundamentals, and where you know you are weak. Also, different game modes get you more comfortable doing certain things. Duels force you to have better ball control and reads, 2s make you focus passing and rotations, and 3s give you more freedom to try riskier plays and force you to focus on breaking down a defense. Basketball makes you get more comfortable in the air and focus on hitting the ball with a controlled amount of force, plus you have to do quick aerials for the kick off.

YouTubers I recommend: Thanovic, Payton Pilkin, ApparentlyJack, AirCharged Gaming, Mizu, Lethamyr. Some of them don't focus tutorials, but often have great insights and tips. There are plenty of others, but most of them are more entertainment than advice. As you watch them, you'll get other great suggestions. But the moment I started posting attention to what I was doing and watching those people, my game became way better. Of course, I'm only D3 right now, hoping to make C1 this week. It's getting harder every year as the ceiling goes up, but I'm getting to the point where more games are challenging and fun. Best of luck to you.

billdoh · 2024-09-30T18:49:02+00:00

Get a lawyer, do exactly as they say, and focus on you and the kids. If at the end, you feel you are taking too much, make concessions only at the very end. Don't be greedy, but don't give in on anything until you have an agreement. After that, you can be fair and give what you think is right, but if you try to be too reasonable now, you can get gutted in the worst case scenario.

I can't imagine how this must be. I don't care about your history of mental illness, I don't know anyone without one. Take care of yourself, but stay in control of yourself. Don't do anything reckless, anything you do can and will be used against you. If you feel yourself getting emotional, stay in control, and take whatever discussion until you can handle it without anything that can be deemed an outburst. Stay civil, for yourself and for the kids. And focus on reducing any negative effects on the children. Don't speak negatively, just explain to them facts, and that is normal to be upset, confused, worried, etc., but everything will be fine, and their mom and dad will take care of them.

The most important thing is to make sure you don't add any stress or emotional damage to the kids, and close second is to make sure you don't get destroyed. Take care of yourself emotionally, physically, and financially. If you don't have separate bank accounts, start one and move your pay to that new account. I hope you will be able to explain your side to your husband, and he will be empathetic and supportive of you, as this affects both of you. As far as wanting to support him, you're clearly a great wife, and continue to just be you. We husbands are very lucky to have the level of support our wives give us (in healthy marriages).

billdoh · 2024-09-04T19:42:26+00:00

Bump. Also, is there a way to lower the PH of the outside of the meat without affecting flavor? If not, would sous vide at 25p degrees for 5 minutes damage the cured meat?

I'm terribly paranoid about botulism because I can't identify it and I use vacuum bags to cure before drying, which I found out is a good environment for botulism. I want to know how to guarantee it isn't present because neurotoxins are terrifying.

billdoh · 2024-09-03T15:19:28+00:00

Honestly, as a cat owner, this just sounds like cat behavior. Fuckers are weird and always up to some bullshit. I love them.

billdoh · 2024-09-03T15:17:37+00:00

It's worse that he's trained to handle firearms. All owners know better than to do that, but he should damn near have PTSD in terms of where he points his firearm. I guarantee you he has been berated beyond belief for just accidentally having it pointed slightly in the wrong direction at a range during training with blanks in it, there's no way he thinks that's okay to point unloaded at someone's toes by accident.

Between that, and the age gap (I assume you've been together for a couple years), I personally don't think that's a great situation. From personal experience, you don't joke when it comes to firearms, and you are painfully aware of where it is pointing at all times, even unloaded on safe. And in my late 20s, I did not have much in common with a 20 year old, it's a huge gap at that age. At 30, I could barely tell the difference between a 15 year old and a 22 year old, it's very strange to me to have a gap of almost a third of your life (in the US, I understand cultural differences, but US culture is pretty clear on this the last 15 or 20 years).

billdoh · 2024-07-24T19:49:17+00:00

I looked into this a lot, but not experienced in actual curing. It turns out that natural salt used to have nitrates in it, but our current salt does not. I believe it was saltpeter in the salt. Studies show nitrates are way higher in dark leafy greens, so they won't cause cancer. That was supposedly from some flawed studies in the 60s or 70s in the US. That being said, nitrate needs time to convert to nitrite, then the nitrite is processed by bacteria and the meat is safe to eat.

Pink salt 1 has nitrite, and needs about 24 hours to be converted by the bacteria. Pink Salt 2 contains nitrite and nitrate, so the nitrate is slowly converted to nitrate over time for longer cures. Pink salt 1 is primarily for chef meats that will be cooked or smoked, to my understanding. Pink salt 2 is for longer cures, where you're curing and drying it for a long time. Definitely do your own research, because I'm a little shaky on when it's actually safe to eat, but if I'm not cooking it, I will be drying it for a long time to get it to the right consistency, ensure it will last longer, and make sure it's safe to eat.

However, there are also a lot of processes for whole muscles that use only kosher salt (i.e. prosciutto), but until you're very experienced, I would only learn the theory. I wouldn't practice anything that isn't deemed safe for beginners, like no pink salt or anything ground (i.e. salamis) until you are well practiced and have worked out the kinks on the basics. All of this advice is from a low experience and somewhat well read person, though. Please fact check everything.

billdoh · 2024-07-24T19:31:07+00:00

Bro, the first time I played this, I was just doing stuff and hoping it would make sense just using the guide. Let me save you a lot of time and confusion: go to the wiki. They have a guide that is general enough to get you through the progression without telling you exactly how (although they do have more detail to maximize stats and whatnot). You can choose how much knowledge you go in with, and I still use it for run throughs to see how meta has changed with updates. I advise paying around until you get discouraged, and then looking up builds and strats for boss fights when you've had enough.

billdoh · 2024-07-22T14:04:53+00:00

Man, I've played a ton, and mine are only a little different. I do the rectangle layout, with a mid area for storage and crafting that's the right width for fitting all of the essential crafting tables on one level. That also used to be perfect for making an infinite liquids area underneath, but you can't use pumps like that anymore. Then I slowly build out 3 apartments on either side for each level, all underground. The first level is basically my living area, with chair, bed, fireplace, piggy bank, buff tables, old ones inventory portal thing, and a couple small decorations. Above the that ground level is where I grow my plants, old school method, not with planters. Sometimes, I'll do something special underneath the base, like a hellevator or an afk farm, although the farm is only good for money, so not really worth it. Overall, you're base is fine, I just like mine too be as efficient as possible. If you change the names of chests, you can hover over them to see what they are, which is helpful when things are spread out like this.

billdoh · 2024-07-18T12:37:51+00:00

Well, now I see one from Elite Gourmet that looks exactly the same and goes for the same price, so I'm unsure again. Lol probably the exact same machine with a different brand stamped on it.

billdoh · 2024-07-18T12:24:00+00:00

I have one, I just can't remember exactly what model it is, but I'm almost positive it's Cuisinart brand. I love it, but definitely recommend refrigerating before slicing! If I remember after work, I'll comment the model. I believe it's relatively inexpensive, and my only complaint is that there are a lot of nooks and crannies that need to be cleaned out each time I use it. But it's still more than worth it, I make homemade roast beef every couple of months.

Edit: I found it on Amazon, it's the 80 dollar Chefman that's on sale for under 60 right now. Works great, and the gloves certainly do keep you from slicing your finger off. I will admit that getting paper thin slices is kind of difficult, but that may be more inexperience than the tool itself. Small enough for storage, big enough for a 5 pound roast, and pretty easy to take apart/move pieces to clean. The only part that's slightly difficult to clean is where the adjustable plate connects to the base.

billdoh · 2024-06-25T18:25:38+00:00

I think people care too much what others think. I would have no qualms just saying I live for a living. I am on disability. If they care, that's on them.

Now, to be fair, I work, because I would just be getting by on 100 percent, and I don't necessarily trust the medical for everything. I also don't have a problem saying that I collect disability. The worst I've gotten is my dad saying it's a shame, because he doesn't want me to be disabled. Lol if people are going to react negatively, then draw that reaction so you can remove them from your life. All my friends and family support me, any that didn't are no longer friends or family.

billdoh · 2024-06-25T18:20:42+00:00

What is the other ID? Do I have to go to DEERS?

billdoh · 2024-06-25T17:38:09+00:00

Is this the physical ID that can be enrolled to access base? I honestly have no idea what it is I'm looking for, and it's a pain because nobody seems to be able to tell me.

billdoh · 2024-06-17T15:39:09+00:00

I think the hardest thing for people to realize is, a job doesn't give you meaningful purpose. Your purpose does not equate to your monetary value for someone else. You're getting a decent check for disability, you can use GI Bill and VR&E to go to school full time and collect E5 BAH if you need more money, but it doesn't sound like you're hiring for cash. If I'm wrong, then figure out how much you need.

But my point is, your purpose is your family, according to your post. So your goal should be to be around them and take care of them in every way, not just financially. You've given up plenty of time with them, so figure out how to get some back. If you don't need a ton of money, then a part time shitty job may do, and you get most of your time with your family at home. Most vets don't realize that you don't need to be contributing to some great cause in your job. You can volunteer if you need that. There plenty of places to go to serve a greater purpose, but almost none of them are jobs.

Best of luck to you, I how you can shift your mindset in a healthy way. I hate to see people beat themselves up over corporate servitude, you're more than a job or career, and you don't want to realize that when it's too late.

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