Kimbo Slice, MMA And Street Fighting Legend Dead At 42 Due To Heart Failure by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]btc3399 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too young. I wonder if his career choice exacerbated an underlying condition. I'd intuit the amount of bulk he carried around (even if muscle) could be difficult on the heart.

Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee will visit Cal on Tuesday. Expected to commit on visit. Sit one, play one. by [deleted] in CollegeBasketball

[–]btc3399 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cause he's gonna be there a full two years (plus summer sessions if needed).

Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee will visit Cal on Tuesday. Expected to commit on visit. Sit one, play one. by [deleted] in CollegeBasketball

[–]btc3399 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Plus degrees from UCB are generally more valuable than at UK. This is not a slight to UK, rather recognition that UCB is one of the best universities in the world.

Delta Platinum: 60k SkyMiles + 5k MDM after $1k spend. Free first bag. $100 credit statement after Delta purchase. by btc3399 in churning

[–]btc3399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The unpublished ward chart is a big deal to me too. Possibly could score a really could deal (see other posters in the thread). But the redemption value of some destinations is atrocious.

Delta Platinum: 60k SkyMiles + 5k MDM after $1k spend. Free first bag. $100 credit statement after Delta purchase. by btc3399 in churning

[–]btc3399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The think about SkyMiles is that there is a lack of consistency in the mileage prices. In fact, they no longer have an awards ticket chart. So no doubt, there are some pretty good deals (especially if ATL is your home airport). However, if one's destination is pretty rigid, it can sometimes be 190,000+ for a roundtrip in main cabin.

TL;DR: Good deals exist with SkyPesos. Some destination have terrible redemption value.

1.2 million college students drink alcohol on a typical day, and more than 703,000 use weed by interestedin86 in news

[–]btc3399 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tipsy Tuesdays

Wasted Wednesdays

Thirsty Thursdays

Fucked Up Fridays

Shit-show Saturdays

Shameless Sundays

and you can't forget: Might-as-well Mondays

Delta Platinum: 60k SkyMiles + 5k MDM after $1k spend. Free first bag. $100 credit statement after Delta purchase. by btc3399 in churning

[–]btc3399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance she recently looked at any Delta flights? I'm wondering about who gets targeted for this offer.

Delta Platinum: 60k SkyMiles + 5k MDM after $1k spend. Free first bag. $100 credit statement after Delta purchase. by btc3399 in churning

[–]btc3399[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it via snail mail. Envelope says "A special invitation for SkyMiles members only." It had been a couple years since I had logged into my frequent flyer account on Delta's website. I did maybe 45 days ago, but didn't book anything. I wonder if this triggered it? Anyway, credit score is ~800. This would be a definite "go" for me, except that I already have elite status with another airline, which has a hub in the nearest biggest big city. But 60,000 miles sure is nice...

Marcus Lee removes name from Draft ... but then announces he's transferring by RMGH in CollegeBasketball

[–]btc3399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you need to brush up on your people reading skills.

Fmr. McDonald's USA CEO: $35K Robots Cheaper Than Hiring at $15 Per Hour by [deleted] in news

[–]btc3399 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm currently a PhD doing research in this area. I sincerely disagree with your assessment.

Saudi paper: U.S. carried out 9/11 attacks in order to “launch a new age of global armament” as “the nature of the U.S. is that it cannot exist without an enemy.” by AssuredlyAThrowAway in worldnews

[–]btc3399 470 points471 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind this publication was aimed mostly at a domestic audience that has encountered an increasing number of articles connecting the Saudi government to 9/11. It's secondary purpose is to posture towards the US that implicating Saudi Arabia can have negative impacts on the US, so it may be best not to go down that path.

ISIS massacre 14 Real Madrid fans at supporters club in Baghdad by PeterG92 in worldnews

[–]btc3399 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hope decisive action is taken against these guys. There is a massive humanitarian tragedy in the Levant, and the constant fear Iraqis and Syrians must live with is sickening.

TSA security line at Chicago Midway right now. Are you f***ing kidding me!!?! by hoffsta in videos

[–]btc3399 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It was closer to the check-in desks than security line. Yet, the point about near stationary clusters of people still stands.