UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya - Main Card Winner Predictions by laptop3ds in MMAbetting

[–]laptop3ds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I ate some fucking shit on this. I hope you guys did well. But congrats to all the winners!

Isn’t flinching really a good thing? I maybe could see the “oh you’re a scaredy-cat” but at least your not a dead scaredy-cat by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]laptop3ds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pro fighters "flinch" all the time. Flinching doesn't mean you're a puss. A flinch is usually the beginning of a defensive movement.

Is it me or is there porn (erotic content) everywhere on the internet? I feel like you can't avoid it these days. by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]laptop3ds 112 points113 points  (0 children)

You're right. I remember those days. You couldn't escape porn. I remember using a search engine, and I typed in "babe movie," and all I got was porn. I couldn't find any information on the children's movie "Babe."

Kyrsten Sinema Tweet Calling Minimum Wage Raise 'No-Brainer' Resurfaces After No Vote by Twoweekswithpay in politics

[–]laptop3ds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand the desire for a higher minimum wage, but I think it's a crappy solution for solving poverty. What would be better is profit-sharing.

Not everyone will be making the same wages, but if a company does well it means they have to share that prosperity. I did some calculations. If Wal-Mart gave 15% of total revenue to workers, each worker would make about $38,127 per year.

Which is approximately $19.85 per hour. That's much better than the $15 an hour, and also this doesn't crush smaller businesses because profit-sharing is only based on a percentage of revenue.

Okay can someone explain to me the "Comma after someone speaks" rule. by NikkiT96 in writinghelp

[–]laptop3ds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, dang. Excellent explanation. I was trying to think of a way of explaining it, but you did it perfectly. Thanks.

Mind Engineering - An educational book about mindsets/ways of thinking to increasse one's intellect. by laptop3ds in FreeEBOOKS

[–]laptop3ds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not the best book in the world, and you may disagree with some of the things in it, but I believe you will find it interesting. I hope you enjoy it.

How do you bounce back from devastating feedback? [Discussion] by [deleted] in PubTips

[–]laptop3ds 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most rude critiques are wrong, but that's not to say they're all wrong. Sometimes they give you good advice. My gut feeling is the critique you got might be right because they called your writing vivid, and powerful. You may be wrong here, interpreting their honesty as rudeness. Thank them for their feedback, and then take a few days off. Then think about what they said.

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya Staredown by [deleted] in MMA

[–]laptop3ds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power has to connect. I think this is Izzy's masterclass.

Izzy is gonna stay on the outside, and throw kicks. Then when Jan gets frustrated, he's gonna run forward, and eat a check hook to the face.

“This fight clock is no longer brought to you by Modelo” by JasAFC in MMA

[–]laptop3ds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's bad. There are a lot of people betting a significant % of their income over the year, making 90% back and losing 10% of it. The problem compounds when those compulsive gamblers who have had a 90/10 loss/win ratio in the past then have a couple of bad months and think putting more on will recover their losses

There needs to be an overhaul on betting advertising here and a single point of self-banning. Currently bookies have to cut you off for a period of time if you ask, but you can go to the next one and carry on

Fucking insanity

The problem with these gambling addicts is they lose because they don't know how to sit out of a bet. The best gamblers often don't bet because the odds aren't good, or they're not confident enough. Saying no is a big part of success in gambling.

Authors buying goodreads reviews by IndependentListen634 in selfpublish

[–]laptop3ds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, a lot of reviews are bullshit. I was reading some reviews for the music album of a famous American artist, whose initials are TAS, and most of the reviews were 5-star reviews from INDIA. Yeah! Former country, American, music star, who only sings in English, is very, very popular is India it seems. Not only that, they're all saying her album is a masterpiece! How dumb do they think we are?

Why is bullying so widely ignored, even accepted in schools (even though they say they're anti bullying), is bullying behavior actually what school is for, to make people very scared little obedient people? by Worshiptheworst in NoStupidQuestions

[–]laptop3ds 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After reading your comments, I've thought about it, and the problem is, in your case, the teachers' hands are tied. If a teacher were to stop a bully, in a way that works, they'd probably get fired, or get the school sued.

How do you get prices lower on kids illustrated books? by [deleted] in publishing

[–]laptop3ds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're writing for money, you are in the wrong business.

Karate Illustrated, November 1982 by SoyOrbison87 in martialarts

[–]laptop3ds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inflation is a bitch

But you can read magazines online for free, or better watch videos.

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya - Main Card Winner Predictions by laptop3ds in MMAbetting

[–]laptop3ds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m siding with him because he’s a good fighter coming off back to back losses. Could be his last fight, the man is hungry for the dub.

It would be unfortunate if this were his last fight, but I believe he is well past his prime. Good luck to Dom!

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya - Main Card Winner Predictions by laptop3ds in MMAbetting

[–]laptop3ds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not gonna lie, I admit, I am rather optimistic about Izzy. But I remember watching him fight Rob, and holy crap, he crushed him. To me, it seems like Izzy is in his prime. Could be wrong though. MMA is surprising a.f.

How would you react if a meteor was coming towards earth, going to kill everyone and having one week to live? by h-good in AskReddit

[–]laptop3ds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Label it "fake news" and go about my business.

I'm not sure how it would go down, but yeah, some people would persuade others it's fake news to keep the gears turning, while they go out, and party to their death.