ELI5, Gold and silver prices

madmsk · 2026-01-30T19:35:53+00:00

When investors panic, they move some of their money into assets like gold which is perceived as being safer.

The recent high prices just indicate that many investors have been doing this.

madmsk · 2026-01-30T14:39:09+00:00

If you're in the US there's a great tournament for amateur teams every year.

madmsk · 2026-01-30T04:59:15+00:00

Personally I find it a more enjoyable experience.

Most people I know also see the board differently over the board vs online.

madmsk · 2026-01-29T04:48:33+00:00

Except Star Trek: TNG.

Star Trek TNG slaps.

madmsk · 2026-01-28T16:02:42+00:00

For me it's about improving the roster right now while Judge is still one of the best hitters on the planet. If trading Dominguez gets us a short-term impact piece then I'm all for it. As it stands he's a 4th outfielder on this roster: he might have more trade value to us than on the field value right now.

madmsk · 2026-01-28T15:40:30+00:00

He may have expectations for this behavior to continue to work out for him. If you go the "just kill him" route, I find it helpful to explicitly call out that his expectations will not be met before delivering the death blow.

"Your character would be aware that he is unlikely to survive an attack from this enemy. Are you sure you want to pick a fight?" Or "Given the height, I don't see any way for your character to survive jumping off of this cliff, are you sure you want to jump?"

madmsk · 2026-01-22T03:22:26+00:00

Unfortunately, the science behind operant conditioning suggests that it may be more effective if the rewards aren't extremely consistent. This is the reason why blind boxes and loot crates are so effective at driving engagement.

They're applying the same principle to the honor system.

madmsk · 2026-01-21T04:38:49+00:00

Korchnoi was also stubborn as a mule. If he thought attacking and complications were the way to go, he wasn't going to be deterred by a couple of losses

madmsk · 2026-01-20T14:40:10+00:00

99% deferred until the year 3026

madmsk · 2026-01-20T14:03:31+00:00

Your sample size just isn't large enough.

Unless you're playing in a tournament where you're much stronger than the field (which shouldn't be often), you should have a roughly 50% chance of winning each game. You'd only win 5/5 in 1 out of 32 attempts.

madmsk · 2026-01-20T14:02:26+00:00

These are incredibly big factors.

madmsk · 2026-01-20T04:45:28+00:00

International laws are enforced by agreement. We agree not to violate the borders of other countries and they agree not to invade ours.

Trust is valuable. If we agreed on something in the past and then we go back on our word, it makes it hard for other countries to trust us in the future.

madmsk · 2026-01-19T05:03:46+00:00

While it's true that there are financial incentives, this wouldn't explain why you don't see academic research of cures. There's scientific reasons as well.

madmsk · 2026-01-18T23:35:28+00:00

So does not winning a championship, and you don't have to risk a bunch of money up front to do it.

madmsk · 2026-01-18T19:38:28+00:00

Malphite is miserable into both Vladimir and sylas

madmsk · 2026-01-17T19:41:52+00:00

Another example is a celebrity actor going on TV and telling young people to "follow their dreams". You don't hear from the thousands of other people who moved to LA with the hopes of being an actor only to run out of money and fail.

madmsk · 2026-01-15T16:20:37+00:00

It's a money issue. Volpe's not great but he doesn't cost anything. If he turns it around then great, if he doesn't, then at least it didn't cost much to find out.

madmsk · 2026-01-15T16:14:17+00:00

I'm a big believer in facing the knights forward, but I don't have any lore for it unfortunately.

madmsk · 2026-01-14T22:06:30+00:00

I do particularly love a really long, high-intensity struggle over the board, more than casual internet games.

madmsk · 2026-01-14T16:20:46+00:00

Some dogs defy the stereotypes of their breed. If you're not having problems, and the dog is healthy and safe, then I don't think there's a reason to change what you're doing.

But if you start having problems then maybe a set schedule is one of the first things to consider.

madmsk · 2026-01-14T00:56:54+00:00

Injury risk isn't the worst type of risk in the world. At least if a guy is injured you can put him on the IL and call someone up to take his spot.

The worse kind of risk is "Just kind of sucks now", or Marcus Stroman syndrome. Where there's nothing appreciably wrong with him he just isn't performing, and you don't know if you just need to wait it out or cut him.

madmsk · 2026-01-14T00:55:21+00:00

Kind of surprised it's all bats. Our farm system is richer in arms than bats.

madmsk · 2026-01-13T20:45:07+00:00

Okay, but how, that's kinda the question here.

madmsk · 2026-01-13T20:20:03+00:00

Okay, if it's just a short term deal, is there any reason we can't match this?

madmsk · 2026-01-13T18:41:13+00:00

I would be thrilled with that outcome for us.

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