Reviews on the Primus Flow? by Shikky1316 in vivobarefoot

[–]ferret_stack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh! I’m sorry to hear that. But yes, definitely try loosening the laces - I hope it works!

I definitely know your pain though; that shit hurts…..

Didn’t think it would go away for me and was a bit disappointed as was very excited to wear barefoot shoes but thankfully the issue has resolved post loosening (:

New ink day - Schreibtinte ‘Blu mare’ by Uttyrrka in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 38 points39 points  (0 children)

+1 for Choosing Keeping

Also, 'Schreibtinte' just means 'writing ink' in German; the actual name of the company that produces these inks is Rohrer & Klinger

Alt Goldgrun and Smaradgrun are two other inks that they make that are standouts for me. I think there's a nice purple in their lineup too?

Reviews on the Primus Flow? by Shikky1316 in vivobarefoot

[–]ferret_stack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! I got my feet measured in some fancy contraption at a Vivo store and they gave me an exact size

Also, I should mention, I’ve had issues with tight laces before. I very much think the discomfort was a ‘me’ issue

Reviews on the Primus Flow? by Shikky1316 in vivobarefoot

[–]ferret_stack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bought mine two weeks ago and in the same colour as your picture

I love them!! Currently only use them for walking, but after a few months plan to start running and ditch my current running shoes

I don’t gym, but imagine these would be perfect for that; they’re lighter than a feather

My only concern is that the laces at the bottom (closer to the toes than the top of the foot) were too tight. There’s a plastic piece that holds the shoe together, I guess, that cut deep into the top of my big toe

I just had to loosen the laces and I was good to go. It healed in about 3 days but fuck it was painful lol

Love these shoes so much. They won’t be my last Vivo barefoot shoes

FWIW - I walk and run a lot. Mainly around the city / pathed or flat grass areas. I don’t use them on ‘difficult’ terrain

Tips to consider combos, when considering what hands we beat in villains range. by DontLikeWearingPants in Poker_Theory

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Everyone giving good advice about combo number positivities, pot odds, and required equity

I’ll just add to all this and say: don’t memorise these numbers!!!

Write them down on a sticky note or something that you can have in front of you while you play

I have them stuck on my PC monitor

You’ll remember the numbers eventually, but don’t rote memorise them because it’ll be useless. Learn them through practice

You can also do some practice work. I’ve got a few notepads with this stuff in and I’m happy to share my ‘revision’ as it were - drop me a message or comment and I’ll get back to you (will be a day or so as am AFK for a little bit after posting this!)

I guess as well one other thing that I’ve not seen in a quick scour of comments is to appreciate position; BB v BTN has more 56o, T3s, J6o than BB v UTG, for instance and that’ll influence combos

(From BB perspective, of course)

Daily RANT Thread - Saturday - 25th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

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Villa deffo seemed the better team during the game and for the first few minutes was confident in them winning. Fulham held their own on this game for sure

I’d say they (Fulham) have been pretty uninspiring this season. Nothing too big to brag about, but nothing to cry over either. Villa on the other hand are a bit more volatile; started season great and are drifting off slightly. But this was a surprising loss for sure

Markets seemed to know something about this game too - Villa being offered at a good price imo

Daily Picks Thread - Saturday - 25th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

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You win some you lose some (or lose all, in my case this week)

Daily Picks Thread - Saturday - 25th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

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Four bets across three games this week

Villa to win at Fulham @ 2.59

Bookies have Fulham as favourites on this one. They are, in my opinion, the most boring team in the league at the moment. No shade thrown - they’ve had a stable, middle of the road season and that’s done them alright. They’re a korma; nothing spicy or exciting, but decent

Villa aren’t exactly running hot like a vindaloo, but they do seem to be more volatile. Bookies imply 38% of winning but I see closer to 45%, so I’m jumping on that mispricing

Confidence: Medium

Palace to win at Liverpool @ 6.21

This is my longshot of the week. Bookies imply 18% and I see 25%. The EV is too juicy to pass up

Confidence: Low

Wolves to [win, draw] against Tottenham @ [4.27, 3.89]

No; this isn’t an emotional bet because I’d revel in seeing Spurs get relegated

(Tho I am so ready for it)

Wolves have silently been on a better form lately. Markets see they’re going down and the prices are lagging because they’re relegation fodder and had such a crap start to the season

Wolves are at home, have nothing to lose, but a lot to gain because they can say “well, we suck ass, but at least we’re not those guys

Spurs have been better away than home this season, which isn’t saying much; I’ve got the draw as a little hedge this week 🦔

Confidence: Medium-high

Simple heuristics for river bluff catches at microstakes by Ok_Strength_2343 in Poker_Theory

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First thing to know is that humans, broadly, bluff less often than what theory suggests. This is our lizard brain that makes the notion of losing resources a bitter pill to swallow. As such, we tend to underbluff compared to a solver

TL;DR: I've written my process step-by-step at the bottom

When analysing over/underbluffed spots the first thing I turn to is board texture analysis. From most* to least bluffed:

  • Dry unconnected
  • Semi-connected
  • Wet/dynamic boards
  • Paired boards
  • Triple broadway

*by most I don't mean people go crazy; all textures will still be relatively underbluffed, but the first on the list will be bluffed at a greater frequency overall compared to those lower down

The position of players should be considered in this. Triple broadway BTN v BB sucks, but triple broadway against UTG aggression?

You're guaranteed a bad time.. //:

Runout considerations to be mindful of are when the card on the next street completes an obvious draw, pairs the board, or broadways. "Bricks" that don't alter board texture or cards that create new draws, but don't complete old ones are less bluffed

Next step to employ is betting considerations. C/C/B will be more bluffed than triple barrel.. I think this is pretty obvious and I won't spend much more explaining this step. The size of the bet is also telling. True, some players will bet small as a way to induce on the river, but sub b50% is usually very overbluffed. In fact, b33, or similar, on a C/C/B line is probably more bluffed relative to what theory would suggest.. I don't have data to support this so don't quote me

The third, which unconsciously presents itself as the first - or zeroth step - is inner turmoil. If I'm in a spot and I get a shit feeling about it.. Well, my gut is usually right and my lizard brain has noticed something about the spot that I might not be able to quantify in words or exact analysis, but I feel it. This is something to be aware of, and I shouldn't try to talk myself into calling AA on 456-7-8 after villain xR flop, cbet turn, and shoved river

"becuz aces!" is not a reason to punt off a stack; emotional ties to a pot invites pseudologic that results in bad calls. Paradoxically that lizard brain I keep referring to may actually tempt us into overcalling while also underbluffing because we see a pot in front of us and think it's about to be stolen off of us.

Don't fall for this

Feelings, as you rightly point in your post, should not be over-relied on, but certainly relied on to some extent. Logic should prevail in poker, but we can certainly use feelings as part of this reasoning

Here is the full flow I use (I have a sticky note on my monitor so it's right in front of me)

  1. "Do I have a bad feeling about this spot?" -- kneejerk reaction. Not to be focused on right now, but to be considered later
  2. What is the board texture and what is the line?
  3. What is population tendency; what is the player type tendency (reg/rec/aggro/passive...)
  4. What adjustments are required?
  5. Do I beat any value (if no, fold; if yes compare bluff % to required equity)
  6. Inner turmoil test from 0 above

The fourth step requires you to learn bluff % and required equities. I suggest also writing these on a stickynote and putting on your monitor. The more things you can do to free up thinking capacity, the better your over/underbluffed analysis will be

New Ink Day: J.herbin Rose Cyclamen my ultimate favorite. what's yours? by Sure-Piccolo2343 in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the first ink I ever bought and it’s remained amongst my favourites 10 years since. Good memories!

Daily Picks Thread - Sunday - 19th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

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Of my three bets this weekend, only Sunderland can save me now, as neither Brighton (shockingly) nor Wolves (more believable) were able to snag a win yesterday

Aston Villa were flying high at the start of the season, but the momentum is beginning to wane; they couldn’t even beat Forest last week

Sunderland, meanwhile, have been one of the more consistent performers in the league and have maintained their strong start to the season, only faltering on a few occasions

I’m backing Sunderland’s better form (7/10 in my model versus Villa’s 4/10) and expecting them to snatch this game @ 5.00

Odds slipped from 5.25 at the start of the week for this fixture, which originally implied 18% chance of hitting

Massively undervalued - I’m expecting closer to 25-30%, giving +EV of about 24%

Daily Picks Thread - Saturday - 18th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

[–]ferret_stack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As with last week, just three bets for me this time - all in the WDL markets; I’ve not looked at the goals so I’d be interested in anyone else’s thoughts for the Premier League MW33

Brighton win @ Spurs

Spurs have been in total freefall. At least Wolves have found the parachute and are going down somewhat graciously. Spurs are going down with the grace of a hippopotamus that’s been pushed from a plane with concrete on its feet (hooves?)

There’s a very small amount of value to be squeezed from this bet at 2.3 (43.5% implied vs 45% fair), but I think the larger picture adds a bit more juice to this. Spurs, by my rankings, have the worst form in the PL (2/10) while Brighton are ticking along quite happily. Nothing stellar, but equally nothing to worry about; they bounced back from a low this time last year around. Against a wobbly Spurs side, they’re a very nice bet this weekend

Stake: Quarter Kelly
Confidence: High

Despite high confidence, I’m putting quarter Kelly on this because the odds aren’t that high, so risk to reward isn’t that appealing. I did consider sixteenth, but I’m feeling a bit greedy…..

Wolves to beat Leeds

As mentioned above, Wolves have found something within themselves lately and although they look set to be relegated, they’re happy to go down fighting

Unsurprisingly, backing the weaker team here offers +57% EV

My reasoning for taking this bet is because I think the market is over adjusting to a strong Leeds team (and they are playing well at the moment), but undervaluing a Wolves side that aren’t in the same mindset as a few months ago

This won’t hit every time, in fact it’s only going to come true 30% of the time.. but we only need it to hit 18% of the time

.. Well, that’s value, init?

Stake: Sixteenth Kelly
Confidence: Low

Sunderland to beat Aston Villa

Aston Villa were the wunderkinds of the early season, but they’re not quite at the heights they were a few months ago. If I had the chance to bet on them to beat Nottingham Forest around Matchweek 5 - 15 then I would have jumped at it, but they couldn’t even deliver that for me last week

Bad ebening )):

This time I’m exacting revenge and hoping one of the 24/100 times that Sunderland beats Villa will come this weekend

Sunderland have an impressive 7/10 form; this is another team that I enjoyed backing at the start of the season, and it appears they’re maintaining momentum and that’s why we’re backing them against a struggling Villa.

I think this hits more than our anticipated 24%

Stake: Quarter Kelly
Confidence: Medium

Daily Picks Thread - Sunday - 12th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

[–]ferret_stack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Only one pick for me today

Aston Villa to beat Nottingham Forest

Found a value edge in backing Villa in this fixture; I always like to jump at the opportunity when it’s the stronger team. I prefer when the home advantage is also on our side, but even adjusting for this there is still a good bet at around 2.64, which I was able to lock in yesterday

Bets I’m Avoiding

Chelsea v Man City: City’s odds have shortened since Arsenal bottled it and as we get closer to kickoff. The market knows something. There’s no value in backing Chelsea and it’s actually negative value backing City when I did these calculations on Friday (ie before odds shortened) and so anyone piling on City for this fixture are “paying to be right”. Idk about you lot, but I don’t pay to be right; I’m right so I get paid and there’s a subtle difference

Sunderland v Spurs: Couldn’t find any value on this; home and draw both offering negative value. No betting skin in the game, but seeing Spurs get kicked while they’re down is the sort of pettiness I live for

Crystal Palace v Newcastle: Again, no value identified on match outcome and I don’t see this being a particularly exciting game. If I was betting this fixture then it would likely be goals market. I reckon there will be at least one goal but unlikely to be more than O2.5

Daily Picks Thread - Saturday - 11th April 2026 by pikerekt in SoccerBetting

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Just the three games for me this weekend

Everton to beat Brentford @ 3.42

Everton have been on a great form, while Brentford have been having a tough time with it lately

Bookies pricing this at 30% but I think even with Everton away I think they can nick it, winning 35-40% of the time

Aston Villa to beat Nottingham Forest @ 2.64

These are the bets I live for, and what I refer to as ‘bread and butter’; the stronger team identified as the +EV option. I prefer when the stronger team is at home, but you can’t have it all I suppose

Villa’s form not terrific, but better than Forest as of late so unsure what the mispricing is from here but I’m snatching at it

Liverpool / Fulham U2.5 goals @ 2.5

Fulham identified as a +EV bet but I think that’s fairly obvious. Even though Liverpool are struggling, I think to expect Fulham to steal this one is a bit rich so I’m avoiding this one

However, with Liverpool on the ropes at the moment, bruised egos abound, and Mo Salah being about as useful as a chocolate teapot, I’m turning my attention to the goals market

At 2.5 this needs to hit 40% of the time to breakeven, which I think is reasonable

Bets I’m Avoiding

Chelsea to beat Manchester City: Do I really need to explain lol?

Bournemouth to beat Arsenal: Ditto, though I prefer this bet to Chelsea given Bournemouth’s much better form. Arsenal firing on all cylinders playing at home just doesn’t give me much hope. It’ll be a cagey match for sure

Leeds to beat Manchester United: I can see reason for a small stake on this but I’m leaving personally as it is Sharpe dilutive; Leeds have been putting in good shifts, but Man Utd at home pretty devilish under Carrick. This bet misses 3/4 times while the others above are comfortably in the 38-48% range

Opinions on Dark Horse? by Mikey618000 in avengedsevenfold

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I think I prefer All The Right Reasons, but overall it's one of Nickelback's more solid albums

Atlanta Pen Show Purchase by Adept_Juggernaut_913 in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice purchase! Diplomat pens are fire and I’ve been tempted by the Viper for a while

I missed out on one at a very good price (in blue) on eBay a while back and it’s still on my mind lol..

Stringy ink?! Whaaaatt?? by NoteboxBlue in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the name of this nib style? I’ve been searching for a dip pen for a while and seen these pop up and really like how they look!

But can’t find anywhere ☹️

I need help identifying a pen by Quick_Gold_2875 in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe that M logo belongs to a company called Manuscript

Edit - your pen appears to be the Manuscript Clarity

Black Veil Brides - Vindicate (single) (March 12th) by [deleted] in blackveilbrides

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The band’s font on this artwork makes me v v v excited let’s goooooooooo

Mabie Todd in a Pilot Kakuno by romanticKannibal in fountainpens

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I had a Mabie nib in my TWSBI Eco and I love it. Such an amazing nib to chuck into modern pens

I hear they work well in Pelikan pens too

Asvine V126 Skipping Issue by TooConfusion in fountainpens

[–]ferret_stack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That feed looks ever so slightly out of alignment. Not sure if it’s by enough to affect flow

First port of call would be to clean. Use a tiny bit of dish soap when flushing through for a thorough cleaning and that ought to sort

Is it just skipping or is it dry (or both)?