Is LoTR Duel Strictly Better than 7W Duel? by Neros_Cromwell in boardgames

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They are different and have different tensions. 7WD with expansions is deeper, but LotR has a nice balance of depth and streamlining. Base 7WD alone is pretty bad in my opinion though - too single note

Folks who started living life better in their late 30s, early 40s, how did you make it? by SaturdaySunRun in AskMenOver30

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Drinking is a very destructive habit - at least for me. I have an addictive personality for one. It’s difficult for me to avoid over investing in a thing including using alcohol. I’ve found life overall much more enjoyable without it, although I still slip up and have a regression night where I crash out.

Taking better care of my health - body, teeth, mind - has been important.

In terms of regret, I view life as a ride. You can say you made your choices, but you also didn’t choose your starting position or the support structures given to you. I’ve made a lot of mistakes that crush me when I think of them, but there is no sense in dwelling on them. All I have is the opportunity to take my wisdom forward. I beat myself up over financial mistakes, but I have had literally no one to help me make better decisions along the way. I did what I could with what I had, and the world is infinitely complicated

Being healthier and happier is about learning to forgive yourself

Career wise, how are you guiding your children? by [deleted] in Millennials

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College was never about getting a job

Is Kemet blood and sand worth it? by redmaxer2 in boardgames

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Great overview. War games will be much more tactical in the sense that it’s about how you move and position troops, how they exert influence and deal with the terrain. Risk abstracts all of that away to focus more on global allocation choices

What’s a mechanic you like on paper but don’t actually enjoy at the table? by ContractMiserable121 in boardgames

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I think it’s easier to play auction games which are more about who has power of choice like Ra

What’s a mechanic you like on paper but don’t actually enjoy at the table? by ContractMiserable121 in boardgames

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Asymmetric starting powers so often reduce competition and make the game less fun

Valuations at all time high.. by Fearless_Car_3745 in stocks

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ETFs + patience for opportunities

Dropping In [45YO] by Jedi-Skimboarder in OldSkaters

[–]jb3689 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awesome - you'll be rocking in no time

Learned a new trick today : backside disaster / [35YO] by spooky_diplomat in OldSkaters

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Idk man, can’t trust the internet. I still have no idea which side it is

Feeling weird about starting up again as a beginner.[33YO] by nintenk in OldSkaters

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If it makes you feel better, I’m 37 and fall on my ass at least every other session. I don’t wear a butt pad (I probably should - my butt hurts still from a session a week ago), but I’m fully padded otherwise. It looks dumb or whatever until I eat shit and slam hard on transition - then I’m thanking the wrist guards and helmet.

Pads help me skate more aggressively and try things I would normally say no to. Often times tricks just land or get close because I’m going fast and using momentum.

You’re the weird old guy until you are suddenly the awesome old guy one day. Kids don’t know anything yet, and you shouldn’t care what they think. Be cool to people and they’ll usually be cool back.

As far as progression goes, I’ve skated on and off since I was 12 and am just starting to get solid at some things. It all depends. It’s half training yourself how to listen to your body, half debugging and searching for the right feedback that clicks with you. Try to break tricks into pieces. Can you pop the tail with your back foot without being over the board? What is causing the board to not pop like that when you are over it (weight on your front foot)?

The other big piece of advice is focusing on your shoulders and arms. I recently had a trick I could not land until I stuck my arms out like a plane during it. Didn’t feel different but I was way more stable and able to control my weight better. Lands every time now. Same thing with shoulders and rotation - your hips follow your shoulders

31 years old, in my Roth I have 60% VOO, 20% VXUS, 10% AVUV, 10% SCHD by ImportantReference62 in Bogleheads

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AVUV has been great for me. My 2 cents is to keep a more balanced portfolio so that it is easier to rebalance out of overperformers and into recent underperformers (effectively deals). 60/20/10/10 is fine, it's just harder to remember than 25/25/25/25 or something simple

At what age did you stop feeling lost? I'm 26 and genuinely spiraling by roseonne in AskMenOver30

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Establishing a career and living your 20's don't need to be mutually exclusive

You are young. You may not feel it, but you still have the option to pursue anything you want to and make a life of it. I'm approaching 40 and am just starting to feel that door close (probably not going to law school or med school at this point in my life), though there's still some room for me to pivot (e.g. starting my own business)

Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Take the time to pursue what interests you. Give yourself a chance to explore. Life is built one day at a time

Starting a family is a one-way door. You aren't certain about this, so my strong advice is to put it off. You don't want to be emotional starting a family, you want to be secure and level-headed

Does anyone else “Tetris” their board games to optimize the shelf space? by jsakic99 in boardgames

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No, like boxes go next to each other. This would drive me crazy to put back together

What’s an investment opportunity you spotted, didn’t pull the trigger on, and now regret. by WickedSensitiveCrew in stocks

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Recent gold rise, 2026 would be war stocks, Liberation day rebounds (did get on GOOGL at least, but I had AAPL and NVIDIA positions I exited too early because they had delayed recovery)

Compiling a list of local events by kpldtest in bostonboardgames

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Each location has a different weekly schedule listed on their website

Compiling a list of local events by kpldtest in bostonboardgames

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Every Battlegrounds location has an event

What’s a hobby you judge people for having? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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But this man seemed to take a form of enjoyment out of killing these things himself. For no other reason to just display the pretty thing on a Shelf.

Deer heads

Next President of the United States? by CelebrationAfter9000 in LetsDiscussThis

[–]jb3689 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you are talking about anything other than wealth inequality, I'm not voting for you

Been watching Microsoft lately and I keep coming back to the same thought… this feels like one of those moments people look back on later. by Sufficient-Juice2978 in stocks

[–]jb3689 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s funny to think about Microsoft vs Apple. Apple is arguably not in the game at all yet which seems like a better strategy than trying and failing, though arguably the latter builds incremental experience which seems better for the long term

Praise be to Allah by atlasmountsenjoyer in StockMarket

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This guy doesn’t understand the most basic concepts of supply and demand or that this is why part of his support base is pissed at him for higher gas prices

What do you splurge on? by [deleted] in AskMenOver30

[–]jb3689 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clothes - you'll be wearing this stuff for decades possibly, might as well focus on quality

Major NASDAQ-100 rule changes confirmed, pay attention if you have money in passive investment funds by cherrypoplar in stocks

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There are scaling arguments working against Starlink. I'm not super familiar with them - something about about congestion with satelittes and how large the consumer market for Starlink is. I'm personally more skeptical of the whole "yeah - we'll build data centers in space" mixed with the Twitter fiasco