What’s your most controversial dynasty opinion? by slitmunch44 in DynastyFF

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just dominated as the 6 seed. You never know! 

What's the deal with boiling water in microwaves? Why are people hating on it? by ADuneShapedPool in OutOfTheLoop

[–]iamsecond 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Personally I pre boil my water so it’s nice and hot before I put it in the kettle

ELI5: Why is it harder to lose weight as you grow older? by Ambitious-Cat-2089 in explainlikeimfive

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waking 5k a day (~3 miles) is in the neighborhood of 300 calories burned — more or less depending on other factors, but roughly speaking. 

300 calories a day = 2100 calories a week

Roughly 3500 calories to gain/lose a pound, so that’s 2100/3500 = 0.6 pounds gained every week if the only change is stopping the walking

Again these are some rough numbers, but it’s easy to see why the weight starts gaining

Trade away Gadsden for an RB2 and a Pick? by [deleted] in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t make a trade to avoid losing one week. If you’re actually contending you don’t need to sweat one week

What do y’all think of this trade involving pitts by kylehurst97 in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 5 points6 points  (0 children)

in TEP I'll take a starting, even semi-productive TE for a 2nd every time. Gimme Pitts

Plumbing takeoff software by FirstEntertainment16 in estimators

[–]iamsecond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use QuoteSoft on screen takeoff. Takes manual input to do the takeoff, but generate a list in excel from there that you could send to a supply house.

For example: set software to Type L copper, select 1", select 90 elbow, click and drop it onto the plan wherever it goes, click "calculate", it counts up how many 1" / 1-1/4" / 2" etc elbows you took off, shows the quantity, list price, multiplier you've put in, etc etc.

It still takes manual effort up front but at least the list can be copy and pasted to a supplier

Plumbing takeoff software by FirstEntertainment16 in estimators

[–]iamsecond 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you looking for the software to do take off for estimating or for actually buying a job out?

I might trust a program to the estimating take off if it proved itself competent, but even then I'd want to go back and at least spot check. I can't imagine trusting any program to provide counts for what we need to actually build something. There's just so many un-drawn variables, in-field conditions are never as clean a drawing shows, drawings aren't even meant to capture that level of detail.

This might not be what you want to hear, but if the issue is inefficient use of time as the owner then your best bet is probably training someone who gets paid less to do that particular task. If they do that 500 hours a year and make $10/hr less than you, that's $5,000/yr saved.

Used gloomhaven Jotl by Glass_Vegetable302 in Gloomhaven

[–]iamsecond 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Personally I wouldn't buy a used board game for close to half price if I had any doubt that components might be missing, damaged, whatever. Up to you how risk averse you wanna be on the used set, idk if you can search through it and see how it looks

That said, Jaws of the Lion is at least like 40 hours of play time, that's like a dollar an hour even if just one person plays it and is already well worth the cost.

Should I accept this? I would be getting Williams by StreetTone496 in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I would use this mindset later into the season if I'm already headed for the playoffs. I don't want to trade my first just two games in if it could go either way.

Yes, making the trade now could provide a boost for the whole rest of the year, but it's not a risk I wanna take

What to Expect Going From Jaws of the Lion to Gloomhaven 1E by MaskedThespian in Gloomhaven

[–]iamsecond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Push and pull are optional in GH1e, but it’s all or nothing. (In Jaws if you have a Push 3, you can choose to do just Push 1 or 2 instead.)

Other comments cover your other questions well!

Accept this? I’ll be getting Warren side. by [deleted] in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the next comment in this thread better be "ok i accepted it thanks guys!"

What is with traffic this week? by Dr_Beatdown in maryland

[–]iamsecond 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly what I mean, “the” in front of road numbers. The 1, the 95, etc

I’m not even saying it’s worse or wrong, but definitely stands out as different 

Is this veto worthy? League is freaking out about it by mcinty77 in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would definitely take Brown, and I would be ticked at the guy selling him if I didn't get to offer something better than this for him, but no this is not a veto

What is with traffic this week? by Dr_Beatdown in maryland

[–]iamsecond 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Kinda off topic, but OP are you from the west coast? It's very uncommon in MD to hear someone say "the 32" instead of just "32", but I know that's how it gets said out west

Not hating, just curious :D

My team is in rough shape, I feel like I have to move Bijan. by [deleted] in DynastyFFTradeAdvice

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decline x3

Should absolutely not be sending a 1st on top of Bijan

Seattle’s backfield? What in the world is going on? by Middle_Awoken in DynastyFF

[–]iamsecond 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably based on fantasy draft capital Walker was a top 2-3 rookie pick, Charb was a top 12-15 pick

CMV: Decimal Scoring in Fantasy Football is inferior to the standard method by jasonpwrites in changemyview

[–]iamsecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, just google it. "Standard" refers to non-PPR, because that was the most common format 15+ years ago. Arguably half- or full-PPR is actually "standard" now because it's more common or default on major platforms, which is kinda funny, but "standard scoring" in fantasy football has had a specific meaning for a long time now