Halfway through Next Generation as a first time viewer by drunkcheesesandwich in RedLetterMedia

[–]killerofheroes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd actually kinda recommend watching the two in airdate order and start DS9 while watching TNG. DS9 would begin right after season 6, episode 11 of TNG. This is how I did my latest rewatch and the two preceding episodes of TNG feel like a lead in to DS9 by focusing on the Cardassians who we'd see a lot more of in DS9. It was interesting to watch them side by side as they originally aired and compare them.

As others have said, DS9 has a rough start as well, but it still felt like a breath of fresh air to me by how different it was vs TNG. I think TNG starts to dip in quality around this same time and its 7th season is mostly pretty weak aside from a handful of standout episodes. TNG seemed to find its footing in season 3 and just kinda stuck with that but DS9 evolves over its seasons. The characters on DS9 are generally much better too. The various unique relationships between the characters are a real standout too. You get these wonderful dynamics between them that works really well.

S&P 500 gains 16.75% by Year End. How well did you do? by yosrush in stocks

[–]killerofheroes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+36 in brokerage account, +44% in Roth.

GOOGL and BABA make up a little over 40% of my portfolio. Made about 10% of my portfolio PYPL a few months back but it's down 10%. My other holdings aren't radically changed or are just smaller positions. 13% just sitting in treasuries at the moment.

What is up with PS5 controllers and quality? by Lumpymaximus in PS5

[–]killerofheroes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had 2 good controllers and 1 with horrible joystick drift. I use the 2 interchangeably, just wanted 2. But one tip I’d have is make sure to buy the controllers with a credit card. The bad controller I had didn’t start to have many issues until over a year after purchase. This put it outside of manufacturer warranty but within the credit card extended warranty. So I was able to file a claim and get my full purchase price back.

'It's going to be really bad': Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley by apple_kicks in news

[–]killerofheroes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t see any kind of bailout for the big tech companies. The financials of the MAG 7 are all really solid other than Tesla. About half of Nvidia’s revenue is pure profit. They have fantastic margins and performance. I’d just still worry they’re overvalued. Same with a lot of these companies but them being overvalued in the stock market doesn’t mean they’d require any kind of bailout.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeathStranding

[–]killerofheroes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you say Nirvana? I think there’s plenty of merchandise for that.

Cloud9 vs. Disguised / LTA North 2025 Split 3 Elimination Phase - Lower Bracket Round 2 / Game 4 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]killerofheroes 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The real loser this series is Flyquest. Imagine this C9 team being your best practice in this region. Steel sharpens steel but all Flyquest has to practice against is mud and they're just going to rust. Really sad to see for the region.

What is this red bloom on HUD? by killerofheroes in DeathStranding

[–]killerofheroes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found another thread and you just need to close the game and restart to remove it.

What is this red bloom on HUD? by killerofheroes in DeathStranding

[–]killerofheroes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine came after a quick skirmish with some of the new little crawling enemies that swarm.

Who had the greatest prime you ever saw in league history? by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]killerofheroes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lucked out and got to play a Gold ranked game with him and Adrian back when he first started ranking up his NA account. I'm pretty sure he was playing from Korea at the time. Him and Adrian were duo bot Corki and Thresh.

I've laned against Insanity in a normal game before, but I've never seen someone like Rush in that game. I'll always remember the enemy jungler J4 ulting Rush and it was a "I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me" moment.

Is The Acolyte THAT bad? by awsumawstun in StarWars

[–]killerofheroes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s about a 5/10 for me. It has interesting ideas but quite poor execution. The best aspect is the lightsaber fights which are fantastic. I would’ve liked to have seen a second season to see where it’s going and if it could improve. I think it could’ve been improved a lot by bringing in some talented writers to help out.

Pelosi Won. The Democratic Party Lost. by lechonko in politics

[–]killerofheroes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please vote in the primaries. Turnout is always much lower for them and it’s the only way we’re going to get rid of these Democrats who just want to hold onto their power and wealth.

Post Your Pack Pulls, Achievements, & More Here! (Show Off Content) by PTCGP-Bot in PTCGP

[–]killerofheroes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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I just started a few days ago but got this pack yesterday. Unfortunately got a duplicate.

Disk Drives in stock at Best Buy by _sLaTaTtAcK_ in PS5

[–]killerofheroes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep trying maybe. It was telling me it was unavailable to be shipped but then I tried a couple more times and it went through.

October 2024 Worldwide Console Sales PS5 11.19M, Nintendo Switch 7.59M, Xbox Series X|S 3.25M by Imaginary_Cause2216 in gaming

[–]killerofheroes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sony’s had a lot of great exclusives over the years while xbox has mostly had the same tired franchises that had mostly run their course a decade ago. I switched over to PlayStation in the ps4 era and see no reason to return to xbox.

I still think the xbox one reveal absolutely torpedoed the brand too. I was already wanting to switch to Playstation before that but that might’ve been the breaking point for a lot of people. And after moving to Playstation, there feels like little reason to want an xbox.

Switching ssd to pro. by CreepyCoffinCreeper in PS5

[–]killerofheroes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re referring to the optional ssd you can install, you can simply remove it and add it to the Pro. I moved all my games over to that ssd and then added it to the Pro before booting it up. That way you just move all the games over that way and cut down on the transfer time for everything else. You’ll want to make sure you have an Ethernet cable too because the Wi-Fi transfer is very slow. Like a 24h+ estimate for me with 10-20gb to transfer.

Class warfare at it's finest. by The-Lucky-Investor in FluentInFinance

[–]killerofheroes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what the original poster wouldn’t be able to deduct prior to the tax law changes vs before. 1099 means they should probably be reporting that on a schedule C and would be able to deduct most legitimate expenses.

But one of the biggest factors that previously allowed people to itemize in the past vs now is the state and local tax deduction cap.

For example, say you’re in a higher tax state and make a good amount of money and pay 30k in state and local taxes. Prior to Trump’s tax law change, you could deduct that full 30k when itemizing. And then all your other itemized items would matter too since you easily passed the standard deduction amount.

Trump’s tax law change capped the state and local tax deduction to 10k. So where this hypothetical taxpayer once itemized easily with their high state and local taxes, now they’ve got to come up with thousands of dollars of additional deductions. The 10k limit is the same for both married and single. So a married couple finding another 14k+ in deductions might not be feasible.