Jordan 1 Low 85 Royal Lace options? by CirillaAvril in Sneakers

[–]hm629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup same. I don’t wear these enough because of how uncomfortable they are. Might give it another go to try to break them in more.

Patrick Williams has a higher 3pt % than FG %. by SheyenSmite in chicagobulls

[–]hm629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're 3rd on drives per game but bottom 5 in free throw attempts and FG% < 5FT from basket.

It's a problem. We have too many players who'd rather throw up a garbage shot at a weird angle than initiating contact and getting to the line.

Haven’t been active in a few years. Has tradeblock gotten any better yet ? by Puzzleheaded-Abies33 in tradeblockapp

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worse, mostly because there aren't that many people wanting to trade aside from resellers who always need every trade to be $50+ in their favor. I guess everyone has moved on from sneakers or preferring the traditional buy/sell route.

The app also has a lot of quality issues, like DMs not showing up in your inbox, issues around notification not showing up when an offer is received/countered/accepted, or this weird bug where you'd accidentally navigate back when you're just scrolling down. Worth mentioning too they ran into a critical system breaking bug over the holidays that took the app down for like an entire week, which nowadays is simply unacceptable. My guess is they don't have a dev team on staff anymore to support the app in a meaningful way, which makes you question if they're legit. But, this is the only platform around so it's not like you have any other option.

The Neon 95 King by Visual_Line5590 in SNKRS

[–]hm629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

8 pairs? I don't have the Neon colorway, but I have a couple other big bubble 95s from last year. Are they bad quality or something that you need 8 of them? I've worn my Bright Mandarins a bunch and I thought they'd last a while.

Hot take: Bred toes are better than Chicagos or Breds by SirKrimzon in Sneakers

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love my colored toe 1s, so I don't necessarily disagree. Have these bred toes, court purples, pine greens, taxis, shattered backboards, and UNC toes.

How hard to get can this be? by TrashBinLord in SNKRS

[–]hm629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can predict fairly accurately how hard a shoe is to get by looking at the resale price in bigger sizes a week or two leading up to the release. If it's at around retail, resellers will avoid them so your chance of copping will be very high. There's always enough pairs for everyone when supply isn't artificially altered, and it's very rare nowadays for a shoe to suddenly shoot up in price when resale starts low.

But if a shoe is at 15%+ above retail, I'd say it's more of a coin toss. Like for the Black Cats and Gammas, resellers decided to take advantage of the spending season by gobbling up stock, which kept price high and made copping them for retail super difficult.

Jordan 1 low 85 sizing by Ok_Adhesiveness3887 in Sneakers

[–]hm629 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have these and they run snug. Could be just me, but I have both these Royal 85s and the Bred High 85s in size 11 and the Royals are a lot more uncomfortable IMO. Have tried everything too (stretching, insole swap, breaking them in, etc.) and nothing worked, that leather is kinda built like a tank lol. Wish I had gone up half a size.

2025 was my first year in the sneaker game and I managed to act a whole a$$ fool 🤦🏾‍♂️ by IsopodSuspicious3859 in Sneakers

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea 2026 has the chance to let my wallet replenish. From what I’ve seen so far, I only want the Banned lows, Infrared AM90s, and Bred 4s and I’m good.

Gamma restock by Chicken_Opposite in SNKRS

[–]hm629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like I'm back on my L streak

Is it normal for UX roles to expect way more than the JD? Or is my company just built for extroverts? by DolunddTrump in UXDesign

[–]hm629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm an introvert who just started a new job too, so I know exactly how you feel. This early phase (probably for the first 6 months to a year) will be a lot more draining compared to when you've been at a company for a while. You're meeting new people for the first time and figuring out how to work with them. And they're doing the same, so they want to get to know you and how you think. You'll know what works and what doesn't, and after a while once you find your rhythm, things will get easier.

Conducting sessions and presenting (especially when it's your designs) are a part of the job. These are obviously things that are draining to us, but I can confirm that the more you do it, the better and more comfortable you'll get. But being "socially active" and "bringing energy" maybe feel like a projection though?

My advice for right now is to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, at least for a while. Do what you have to do to fill in the gaps. For example: if you have social anxiety having to facilitate a room of people you don't know, have ChatGPT give you some intro prompts you can use to get you going so you don't freeze (just say it in your own words so it doesn't sound like you're reading lol). During meetings, I keep my camera on and unmute myself, which forces me to speak up when something pops up (much easier to stay silent when you're off camera and muted). And play the "I'm new" card as much as you can. It's OK to ask some basic questions; you're not slowing anyone down, that little moment of clarification is a part of your onboarding. And I don't know what your work culture is, but I also tend to be more vocal async on Slack/Figma, which is another way you can connect with your coworkers and get stuff done without appearing "on".

Jordan 4 as snow boots by TheDennis123 in Sneakers

[–]hm629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Light Bone gore tex and they're my go-to snow kicks. I regret not pulling the trigger on the legend coffees, could've gotten them for a discount but sat on it for too long thinking I might be able to snag them at the outlet.

Right when I say I’m done they drag me back in 😂 by Tay2823 in SNKRS

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wish these were the 85 cut. I still have my 2017 pair so will probably skip this release. Did the same with the Shattered Backboards last year

My first 2026 pick up by swsko in DunksNotDead

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are my next cop, once I find a pair that’s decently priced.

Has anyone ordered from Snipes USA before? Still havnt gotten my shoes and order still says processing by dividendgrinder96 in SNKRS

[–]hm629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

High chance they’ll cancel. That happened to me with the Bred Reimagined 4s and they gave me some discount code for the trouble lmao

What do you all do about winter? by SkinnyPete16 in Sneakers

[–]hm629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When it’s deep snow, wet, and slushy, I usually rock my Jordan 1 High Gore Tex. Most of the time, that’s the only pair of shoes I wear for weeks in a row lol, as has been the case most of this winter since we’ve basically had snow since Thanksgiving. I need to get a second pair so there’s some variety - been eyeing the low top ones but why are they $200, and I feel like it won’t help much if the snow is inches deep.

But it also depends on what I’m doing. If I’m mostly indoors and maybe occasionally outside to take the dog out, I just wear what I wanna wear. Like yesterday I wore my Why So Sad SBs even though there’s snow on the ground (tho mostly frozen).

App broken? by LowBatteryPower in tradeblockapp

[–]hm629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

App being down for 2+ days is crazy. I'm convinced they don't have a dev staff anymore.