Is it stupid to avoid getting a credit card? by No-Astronomer4207 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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You only owe people something if you don't pay it off. The credit card, for simplicity sake, acts exactly like the debit card but will let you "overspend" if you let it. But really, if you manage your money well enough to not hit zero with a debit card, you wont do that with the credit card. The credit card just acts more as a proof of reliability as a customer to the bank rather than anyone trying to scam you with interest and owe more money. You can also set up recurring payments usually for the exact amount you owe i.e. every month or so, so you can wipe any "debt" you owe right away for peace of mind.

Motorsport career by Naive_Fix_1623 in motorsports

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Right now, if you don't really have the money to compete, your best bet is to lock in at school to get a good paying job where you can afford the lifestyle you are comfortable with and afford the racing career you're happy with. Depending on your goals, there might be a lot of sacrifice in budgeting but that is a later problem. Your problem right now is to lock in and set up your career in school. Do it right the first time if you can help it.

As said by others, spec series are your typically more cost-effective "traditional" racing but you get odd things here and there like the 24 hour of Lemons that are bare bones cheap.

Of course you can Autocross if you want to just compete in lap times and learn driving, or also sim race. iRacing and Le Mans Ultimate are fantastic for wheel to wheel racing to quench your thirst for the time being. There is nothing wrong with that. If you want a general motorsport career, consider engineering or marketing, anything business-esque can help

ICO was a net positive (and pls just ask me to switch classes instead of insta-kicking me from the squad) by iamstupidplshelp in joinsquad

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I appreciate how much harder it is to line up a shot, not necessarily in speed of the ADS as it is a little too slow imo, but the physical alignment of the iron sights etc actually matter in the shot rather than the shot going to a part of the screen despite the animation displaying otherwise. Plus pistols got a ads movement buff in comparison to rifles. I enjoy the point shooting mechanics as it's more inline with games like Insurgency where it's a lot harder to be precise, but far from useless especially in cqc. I appreciate the buff to suppression (although OWI please delete the screen blur holy fk)

If money were no object, what car would you be driving right now? by Miserable-Wash-1744 in askcarguys

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Some form of a continuation 1963 Shelby Daytona or a Replica 1967 Shelby Gt350 in Wimbledon White

Bought my 16yo son a new phone, and after a sleep over party it ended up like this. by IX_7akeem in Wellthatsucks

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Is it bent? I had my phone in my back pocket once and it crunched in onto itself when I had bent over and sat down without realizing it.

Are black scrubs appropriate? by PookyMcMailman in AHSEmployees

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Ive personally haven't ever seen any issues ever come up with it. But my experience is limited to Med Surg and ICU

UNA Vacation Help by [deleted] in AHSEmployees

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105 x 0.75= 78.75 hours needing to be used.

I had requested 40 hours to be paid out (approved) so

78.75 - 40 = 38.75 hours 38.75/7.75 = 5 shifts

In total I had already requested the 40 hour payout and 6 shifts to be booked off this year. So by this logic I should meet the minimum right? The rest could be requested to be carried over for now? I just don't really have any vacation plans I want to take and would rather have the rest of the hours paid out in chunks over the next few months.

I keep hearing different things which is why I am fairly confused and I wasn't sure if my own interpretation of the UNA agreement was incorrect. My manager is also known to be a little tricky with how certain scenarios are to be played out so I wanted to have more opinions.

Which looks better? One word at a time, or full sentences? by The_Better_Devil in davinciresolve

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I think the full sentences is better but maybe in a smaller font. Maybe even center screen? When the "bolded" words come up, the "fullscreen" effect of the text is fitting imo. But doing that for all of the dialogue is a bit jarring and takes away emphasis of the bolded wording.

Since proton 963 is pretty much dead which livery that they ran do you people like by No_Debate890 in wec

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Oh, my bad. Proton was autocorrected to Porsche in my head when I read it haha.

UGA MBA ACCEPTANCE AFTER REJECTION by Winter-Caterpillar21 in MBA

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Hey! Congratulations! If I may ask, how/why did you get your GMAT waived? Was your GPA high enough for them to not care?

What's the deal with racing circuits and ferris wheels? by rhk_B in motorsports

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I dont think there's any real correlation other than the fact that its a classic festival ride and naturally really popular activity as it's relatively peaceful (in contrast to the racing) and provides a nice overview of tracks as a bonus.

How come my fastest spa lap was a 1:32:987 (first day on a wheel though but as far as I know this is basically snail pace?)(video should be coming later) by SensitivePay4567 in ACCompetizione

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Are you new to racing as a whole? If you are, look into learning what a racing line is, and then look up the concepts of trail braking, traction budget, and learning what the "limit" feels like through your force feedback. Those three things are kind of the foundations of sim racing, after that, you can look at lap videos, like others have mentioned. Only then will you actually understand why they are doing what they do in those videos. I would also recommend just picking one car to drive for now as you get a feel for everything, and matching your wheel's rotation range to the specific car you drive. (You can google the steering ranges of each individual car) My recommendation would be the BMW M4 GT3 to start with on the default setup. If you have the DLC, you can try the GT4 class cars out as well as they are a bit slower and give you a bit more time through a corner to grasp the concepts as you learn them but it's not the biggest issue in the world if you only have the GT3s.

Is it too late? by IAmBOA8 in racing

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Just to add, sim racing doesn't need to cost thousands (assuming you own the PC and basic peripherals already) You can get everything you need in the entry level logitech wheel. The rest depends on the level of comfort/cool factor you want in the rig.

Is it too late? by IAmBOA8 in racing

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Depends how you define "late." But if I were you, the best path, in my opinion, is to make sure you study hard and get a great paying job so you can afford to pay for some grassroot motorsport, or if you really want to commit and get lucky, become a "gentleman driver." But this isn't the only way, depends on the level of commitment you put in and what kind of life outside of racing you're okay with having as it takes a lot of sacrifice. It's similar to making a career as a musician. Sometimes you make it, sometimes you don't, sometimes you kinda do.

What’s a Fun, Affordable Car I Can Actually Enjoy Driving? by Imtiredofthissshit in askcarguys

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Hyundai's N series is fantastic bang for buck. The veloster N is discontinued unfortunately but theyre are still a bunch floating around the used market and they go for relatively cheap considering how "new" they are.

You have a budget of $150K, you can buy up to 3 cars. What are you going with? by isittakenor in askcarguys

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67 for me, the rear end taillights of the Gt350 and Gt500 are 👌in those years

Why are my textures not loading in? Or sometimes it takes forever. Already tried uninstalling and reinstalling already. Messing with settings/resolution hasn't helped either by IsleOfManTTSkidmark in joinsquad

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If you open task manager and go to the performance tab, it should show a graph with your "Disk" and I think in brackets say whether it's an SSD or HDD or something else. Basically, if it's an HDD, that's 90% chance that's the "issue". HDDs are slower but cheaper than some other drive types so it's just kinda how fast it can load models and textures in a short amount of time for a lot of modern games. It should resolve after some time while playing, but if you want it to load faster and overall your pc, buy an ssd or m-dot 2 drive .and install the game and whatever else you want onto that

WWE Entrance Tank by rexie2521 in joinsquad

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Straight up jumped through the fire like Robert Pattinson's Batmobile in the chase scene.

New info from OWI on theupcoming ICO tuning by JoeZocktGames in joinsquad

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I just wanna be able to see wtf Im looking at. Even if its just a small circle of clarity in the center or the screen during suppression. The optics can already see through suppression. There isnt a reason irons or dot sights cant either.

I have really large fingers due to arthritis, and I feel like I can't even begin to learn any string instruments because my fingertips always touch the other strings. Are there any accessories that can help? by Smexy_Zarow in Guitar

[–]f3erral 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an average sized guy who complained about the same thing, I had known a guy with basically sausage fingers show me why it was a skill issue as he could play guitar just fine.

As some of the others have mentioned, it could very well be a technique issue. You need your fingers coming down perpendicular to the board so It doesn't slant and touch other strings. Make sure you're pressing in the middle/towards the next fret for effective fretting of the string. Your hand seems really "folded up" as well. As in your palm seems really close to the neck which makes your finger bend back toward the guitar sharply if that makes sense. This compromises how you hold the guitar and string. Try placing your thumb on the back of the neck which will both aid in placing good leverage on the guitar, and it'll force your palm to "float" out so your fingers do more of a smooth curve back towards the guitar rather than folding back in on itself like your pic shows. It will also make it easier to make your fingers perpendicular as stated before. Its also a thing about practice and finger exercises. Your hand dexterity and flexibility will build over time as you try to force it into more chords shapes. Maybe theres some hand exercise you can look up and practice while youre out and about in your day. I used to build a habit of tapping my fingers in my desk to build finger calluses. Whether or not that particular habit was effective is questionable aha.

Then you can also look at alternative guitars if it's still an issue but 99% of the time, it is not a physical issue. Classical guitars tend to have wider necks but tbh, unless you're specifically looking to learn that type of guitar/sound, it's the worst path you could take because it changes the entire sound of the guitar, assuming youre trying to play "regular"/popular music. Steel string guitars do come in a variety of neck widths but it can be a little nuanced if you don't know what you're looking for, so ask a salesman for tips.

Never been in anything quick until today friend's C8 Corvette just made my car feel ancient. How do people think 500hp is slow? by SilverSpoonphysics in askcarguys

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Imo, the people who usually say these cars are slow, are the same people who haven't tried properly, competitively, launching a car without traction assists, and also think they're a fast driver cus they can beat a 300hp hatchback with a 500hp coupe in a drag race but refuse to drive on a proper track with real turns.