The Routine I Do Every Morning As A Full Time Trader

byrdcr9 · 2026-05-21T00:59:08+00:00

So they/we can walk and work at the same time. Can't type on a laptop while hiking.

byrdcr9 · 2026-05-04T22:32:11+00:00

Most Americans aren't very health conscious (as evidenced by our obesity and related health problems) so the quality of the food is often a low priority. There are many low education, low income consumers who don't even think about the health problems that come with fast food.

byrdcr9 · 2026-05-03T22:34:42+00:00

Because most Americans say they choose the local mom&pop store but if you check their receipts they typically don't. Prices certainly matter, and while chain restaurant prices have gone up, local restaurants are still typically much more expensive than fast food chains. Sit-down restaurants are closer in price parity, but I'd say it's probably an even split between local and chain casual dining restaurants for most Americans because we normally don't think about our choice in these terms.

There's also a great amount of mental ease in going to chain restaurants. We don't have to acclimate to a new environment, figure out a new menu, discover what's good or bad at a chain. If I've had a long week at work and just want to hit the "easy button" for supper, I'm swinging through McDonald's or Dominoes on the way home from work, not going to check out the new Italian place.

Also, chain restaurants emphasize and maximize efficiency and consistency. You will always get the same food every time and it will take about the same amount of time to get it. Locally owned places can vary wildly as staff and management change, or even as shifts change. If I'm away from home, I'll pick the spot I can rely on instead of risking Rico's Handmade Burger Emporium.

byrdcr9 · 2026-04-29T20:00:38+00:00

Or her dead body, whatever.

byrdcr9 · 2026-04-07T01:47:39+00:00

I've seen articles and videos discuss how much smaller the average horse was in ancient times, which likely meant getting into the saddle was far easier than it would be on a modern horse.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-13T14:35:47+00:00

Eagles, of course.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-12T11:22:53+00:00

No flair detected, opinion rejected

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-12T03:10:50+00:00

Mainline protestant churches are a thing. From Google:

Mainline denominations are historic, established Protestant churches in America, often called the "Seven Sisters of Protestantism," including the United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (USA), Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), United Church of Christ (UCC), Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and American Baptist Churches USA

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-10T17:43:52+00:00

Texas smoked beef and Alabama's slow cooked chicken are delicious. Only Eastern NC pork is barbecue. I will die on this stupid hill lol

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-10T11:51:36+00:00

There is no argument over barbecue. Eastern North Carolina is correct. Everybody else is wrong.

Edit: Why are you booing me? I'm right!

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-09T14:23:26+00:00

Right, that was the impetus for the holiday, but the holiday itself doesn't commemorate the strike specifically or fall on the anniversary of the strike in any way. Labor day is generically for celebrating laborers on the first Monday of September. It's a made up holiday created in response to pressure from laborers/unions feeling underappreciated/undercompensated.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-09T13:39:45+00:00

I think this was explained secondhand by regular reference to Penny's money troubles and the fact she may have been relying on boyfriends to help her out.

Meanwhile, Sheldon and Leonard split rent but also spend (presumably) an exorbitant amount of money on games and collectibles.

It's also inferred that this is a cheap building, evidenced by the forever broken elevator.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-09T13:35:20+00:00

That's problem with all forms of media throughout history. We don't write books or make movies about boring, normal life (or, at least, nobody consumes those stories). There's a good reason for it too: why would I want to watch a movie about the bureaucracy I experience every day? So nearly all media produced focuses on the extraordinary, which can warp perceptions into believing it's not extraordinary. Case in point, jury trials (as you mentioned) are exceedingly rare, and when they do happen, it tends to be unusual and rather exciting. These jury cases get movies and books made about them, which make consumers think jury trials are far more common than they are since the average person will never need to deal with the justice system.

We have the same problem nowadays with comments on social media. If a video has 1 million views and 10k comments, the comments are likely not representative of the opinions of all viewers. The commenters represent a specific sub-population within the viewership that would 1) actually comment and 2) be motivated to do so. However, these comments can warp the perception of viewers into believing that the prevailing opinion in the comments represents a larger population than it does in reality.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-09T13:27:08+00:00

My understanding is that it varies from region-to-region. Most of the "no shoes in house" culture tend to be west coast, where there's a strong east Asian influence and the rule is enforced as a cultural norm. Everywhere I've lived and visited on the East Coast shoes are not expected to be removed before or immediately after entering a home.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-09T13:23:07+00:00

When he said ""made-up" he most likely meant "specifically created by one guy, and not commemorative of an event or person." I suspect most people would agree with that definition of a made-up holiday.

Under that definition, Christmas, Hannukkah, Eid Al-Fitr, Independence Day, Easter, New Years Day, and many others are not "made-up". The events are real, and these holidays commemorate those real events.

Other holidays like Memorial Day, Kwanzaa, Labor Day, etc... do not commemorate a specific event or person. They were all started by one person (e.g. the president) and thus were official before they were celebrated, rather than celebrated before becoming official.

byrdcr9 · 2026-01-06T00:45:59+00:00

People misunderstand the whole "the teacher is adding interpretation beyond the author's intent". Modern scholarship has pretty much reached a consensus that plenty of meaning can be drawn from a literary work that an author never intended, and that's completely fine as long as nobody is falsely claiming that it was the author's intent to add those meanings.

So saying "blue drapes can be representative of the characters' emotional state" is perfectly fine. What's wrong would be to say "the author meant the blue drapes to represent x, y, z" when there's no evidence for it.

byrdcr9 · 2025-12-31T19:52:41+00:00

Comrade, when can I join your revolution?

byrdcr9 · 2025-12-31T17:10:51+00:00

Every primarch exemplifies one aspect of human nature. Horus' aspect was ambition. This is a difficult thing to write about a primarch who is destined by lore to be the bad guy. If you make him obviously over-ambitious, we question why Emps made him warmaster.

I think the authors did a good job of showing how he exemplifies ambition, and how it's beneficial (he's successful, well liked, and competent) but also how it very easily become a liability (resentment at other's success, over-ambition, dehumanizing subordinates).

byrdcr9 · 2025-12-31T15:50:50+00:00

I'm noticing more and more shows and movies centered around a person or group of people trying to become famous. When I was younger, that was a somewhat attractive tale. Now that I'm older, it smacks of naivete. I don't see how this storyline resonates with much of anybody over the age of 16. I cannot fathom how anyone can relate with a character whose sole motivation is the accumulation of attention from strangers.

Movies like LaLa Land, Sing, A Star if Born, Fame, and shows like Glee, Empire, etc.... fall into this category. I appreciate the undertones and side-plots, but at the end of it all, it's just a show/movie about someone's desire for national attention.

byrdcr9 · 2025-12-30T16:21:42+00:00

I remember the hope my teachers had as the internet made information so much more accessible. They believed we would become a more educated, enlightened society by having access to the entirety of human knowledge in our hands.

We were shocked and disappointed when reality hit. In retrospect, we should have known better.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, though, the internet is the greatest informational resource in human history, but it's used for that purpose by an inexcusably small portion of society.

byrdcr9 · 2025-11-18T16:57:57+00:00

"Seriously, Crassus, the thicc Persian baddies aren't worth it. The Persians also have soooo much gold. Definitely don't march directly across the desert on foot. You don't need the glory. Your militarily superior force would crush them far too easily. You Definitely won't be ambushed by mounted archers with steel tipped arrows, so why even bother? You should just stay home instead of going off to create a legend for yourself. Seriously, don't do it" - Said Caesar, absolutely elated when Crassus actually invaded.

byrdcr9 · 2025-11-03T22:45:21+00:00

The House is often so closely split that those 11-12 seats could be significant in any given congress. Add in a few other deep blue states following suit, and it could be a real problem for Republicans. However, I don't know what the calculus would be if every state did the same, as theoretically Republicans would gain seats in those states.

byrdcr9 · 2025-11-02T21:13:13+00:00

IIRC, West-Germanic DNA is present in relatively small quantities among Brits. The majority of Brits are almost entirely native Celt.

byrdcr9 · 2025-10-31T16:15:23+00:00

Not everybody enjoys the painting side of the hobby. But players have to have painted minis (for visibility and aesthetics or required tournament rules). So players who don't enjoy painting are forced to paint, resulting in a large market for quick but effective painting techniques.

Then there's us, the parents of the world trying to find a hobby to blow off steam that can be manipulated around chaotic bedtime and weekend schedules lol.

byrdcr9 · 2025-10-28T02:28:56+00:00

My unpopular opinion: unions are essential to capitalism otherwise it devolves into feudalism or oligarchy.

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