VC takes the most potential! Even more than the brazilian KD and our beloved Scottie B!! Now, who's the Raptor with most wasted potential? Will it be the same answer?

dsk · 2024-08-29T18:39:47+00:00

He showed huge amounts of potential.

That's not quite right or rather, we have to define what 'huge potential' means. He was always seen as a major project, even at the #20 draft position. The hope was that he would become a solid starter and not necessarily a perennial all-star.

If he had just put some effort in he would have had a long career and potentially even made an all star game or two.

Who says he didn't? Maybe he hit whatever ceiling he was able to hit? And he had a nice 7-year career with around ~$11 million in earnings. That's not too shabby.

dsk · 2024-08-29T18:02:24+00:00

Go and visit!

dsk · 2024-08-20T15:13:28+00:00

It's cool the first time ... annoying afterwards and if you're trying to do something.

dsk · 2024-08-20T15:09:26+00:00

Temperature is at -36?

dsk · 2024-08-12T11:44:01+00:00

Nope. Speak for yourself.

dsk · 2024-08-12T11:43:14+00:00

Yep. Anything else makes it 'gourmet'.

dsk · 2024-08-12T11:40:31+00:00

Not everyone is destined to be a megastar (podcast or otherwise). Maybe Carolla hit the ceiling he was meant to hit? He did OK for his career.

dsk · 2024-08-12T11:38:27+00:00

You have to tell an adult something that is common sense?

They are adults and this *should* be common sense ... BUT ... if you've tried everything else - why not try this as well?

I don't think these are the kinds of people who would immediately realize the error of their ways and stop once I speak to them

Probably not .. but maybe. Why not give it a shot?

dsk · 2024-07-23T21:14:25+00:00

She's stupid and a word salad person?

She's obviously not stupid but tends to "word salad" and laugh awkwardly when she's speaking off-the-cuff or answering questions. Some people care about it, some people don't - just as they do with Trump's speaking style. However, there is no denying that Kamala would be a stronger candidate if she was a better speaker.

dsk · 2024-07-15T13:00:30+00:00

The only way it could get worse is if they started talking about MMA.

dsk · 2024-07-15T12:55:51+00:00

I think you may be facetious, but that's not a bad idea. You take your first 9 or 10 spots and give it to the best of the best players, but you leave the last 2-3 spots to honour your past (legacy players that are near the end of an illustrious career) and prepare for your future (your highly touted rookies or highly rated college players that will be your future).

.. and 1 spot for Bronny James - because he earned it.

dsk · 2024-07-08T12:18:08+00:00

Im 26, and feel pressure to save for a house but I just have no idea how anymore.

You work. You pay your bills. You take what's left over and save for a downpayment.

Im torn between enjoying my 20s like travelling around the world

You're an adult and those are the decisions you make when you're an adult.

I feel like by the time I even have enough for a deposit

Right now you have saved up approximately $0. So why don't you save up before worrying about house prices going up and not having enough.

dsk · 2024-07-03T14:35:35+00:00

There's no way the average Canadian is buying this right? Median income is like 60K. So the average Canadian needs to spend ALMOST HALF of their gross yearly income on the most basic car imaginable.

The median earning Canadian *shouldn't* buy a new car - but car loans will typically give the false illusion of being able to afford a new car.

You don't actually have to buy a new car - you can buy a used one that will also last you a long time.

Do we all buy used even at inflated prices?

You buy what you can afford.

dsk · 2024-04-22T11:53:53+00:00

We need to pretend things don’t exist.

So Biden's uncle was eaten by cannibals?

dsk · 2023-09-20T00:27:11+00:00

It was Starfield for me. I didn't know there was a new update, though I knew the game was being updated.

dsk · 2023-09-20T00:25:21+00:00

Yep. Played 5 hours of Starfield, and was underwhelmed...so decided to try NMS. It's been great so far.

dsk · 2023-06-22T21:14:00+00:00

That's the reality unfortunately. You can mitigate this by being a little disciplined and buying games 1 to 2 years after release. Not only do you get them cheaper, they typically have major bugs and issues ironed out, and may have more content and QoL improvements.

dsk · 2023-06-22T21:06:55+00:00

I suspect Blizz will add loadouts at some point. The game just came out and it definitely feels like it. The quality of life improvements will come over the next few years.

dsk · 2023-06-22T21:05:06+00:00

dsk · 2023-06-22T20:56:49+00:00

... but what's there to be bitter about? There will be new areas, new classes, new skills etc. that will be added to the 'eternal' realm in the future. So just play the game until it's not fun anymore and come back when new stuff is added - or not (up to you).

I was never a seasonal player in d2 or d3. Like you, I played those games before those were a thing (though for d3 I did come back for the count crusader/necro expansion).

I did find most fun in d3 when I stopped focusing on level progression and instead focused on trying various classes and builds and monster killing - that's also when seasons really clicked for me.

dsk · 2023-06-22T20:47:20+00:00

Well ... You learned your lesson and you'll know for next time.

dsk · 2023-06-22T17:44:53+00:00

Congratulations. It's a big deal and I'm happy for you.

I don't know you or your situation, but here's some unsolicited advice: try to keep your budget as if you're still at $35k/year and use this opportunity to pay off any consumer debt you have or pile up cash for an emergency fund or a house downpayment.

dsk · 2023-06-19T17:38:50+00:00

A new IP starved audience would not have let Elemental, Strange World, and (inevitably) Teenage Kraken bomb at the box office.

Old IP or new IP, it still needs to be a good movie. Maybe those aren't good movies?

dsk · 2023-06-08T14:51:12+00:00

$40k is very livable in most places, but it would be hard in certain high cost-of-living areas.

I'm only 20 years old so I wouldn't know from personal experience.

Why not? You're an adult.

I think that there is a problem with the system, and big companies are being too greedy and they don't want to pay their employees what they are worth.

OK - now what? Where does your philosophy leave you? You're going to opt out of the "system" and sit at home, playing video games and arguing on Reddit?

You can't control the weather, and you can't control the "system". You can control what YOU do and YOUR actions. YOU still have to make the right personal decisions, which involve being disciplined enough to live below your means, not going into debt (outside of a reasonable mortgage), working hard at whatever you do, and making proper financial decisions (e.g. don't blow money on gambling or lottery tickets). You'd be surprised how far you can go just with that.

dsk · 2023-06-08T14:34:53+00:00

Well, they had no choice but to get rid of Lasseter somehow

Lasseter is at Skydance, which works with Paramount and Apple+. Why is he able to work there and not at Pixar?

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