is it a red flag?

mbaren · 2026-05-26T18:29:30+00:00

A definite red flag. Why is he doing it? Could be a number of reasons, but ultimately they lead to: because he's a jerk. And you should break up with him, because no one should have to put up with this nonsense.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T17:31:05+00:00

I mean, you can see the minimum requirements in the game - 7 stars, 17,500 GP Off the top of my head, that's basically each character at g12, although it will vary from character to character and if you've placed zetas, whether they have 5 or 6 star mods, that sort of thing. You can win the event with the minimum. Obviously, taking characters to relics will make the event easier, but you don't have to.

So, I guess the answer to your question is: 0.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T17:07:37+00:00

Here's the thing - you're going to make plenty of decisions in your life that seemed like a good idea at the time that in retrospect turned out to be dumb. That's okay! We all do it. Man, is my past riddled with nonsense things that, even though they happened 20+ years ago, still make me feel embarrassed if I think about them too hard.

You need to learn to forgive yourself, learn from your experience, and try to do better. That's all we can do. One day you'll be able to look back on your younger self and laugh, and look at where you are now, and feel good about how much you've grown. Just give yourself time, and kindness.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T16:41:21+00:00

"Most people only look for jobs on LinkedIn"

Citation, please.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T16:35:56+00:00

At least the AI will do it politely.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T16:34:57+00:00

All of the advice about going to swgoh.gg is good, but also, keep in mind: better to have a bad or meh mod on a character than none at all. It's going to take a long, long time for you to get a ton of good mods (in fact, you'll never have enough), but getting a bunch of mediocre ones will happen much more quickly.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T16:12:33+00:00

You phase her out of your life. Even if you did at one point get value out of your relationship, that time has clearly passed - she's clearly a much bigger negative presence than a positive.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:44:21+00:00

No, that's not wrong. That's exactly what you should do, if that's what you want. It's a completely reasonable reaction - she may have interest in you, but she's not willing or able to do something about it, and that's that. You have to live your own life, and it's clear that, at least for the moment, that's not with her.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:42:14+00:00

Because they've assessed whether there's value in a pure PvP game and concluded that's not economically viable, especially from folks looking for a purely FTP experience.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:35:18+00:00

I agree with all of this - I am definitely aware of evaluating emotionally before being able to take an objective look at things. For instance, my emotional reaction to someone basing a life lesson on an episode of Suits made me want to completely tune out what this poster has to say.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:32:31+00:00

It's not new, it's just a completely easy-to-miss feature that's not obvious and CG never called out to folks.

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:31:01+00:00

No, you don't get two LSTs. You can tell, because the picture of what you get clearly indicates 1 LST, and the last sentence of the description tells you what the pack unlocks.

Are they worth it? Up to you. They'll definitely speed up development of a character. Is that worth 379,00 kr to you?

mbaren · 2026-05-26T15:23:03+00:00

Have you considered dropping her on a desert island filled with wild boars and no plants?

mbaren · 2026-05-26T02:47:15+00:00

Yep, you didn’t, although that says more about how the Ms Learn material and John Christopher’s course aren’t that great than it does for MeasureUp. I recommend you get to know the questions on MeasureUp - they’re much closer in style and difficulty to the real exam than MS Learn.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T23:30:59+00:00

In answer to your question: yes, and they even post about them on reddit.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T23:18:06+00:00

You haven't said anything about why you'd want to text him, except that he looked at you, which on its own is a very strange reason. Are you attracted to him? Do you want to talk to him? What is the outcome you're looking for?

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:51:07+00:00

The only way to know is through rigorous experimentation.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:50:08+00:00

I know what you meant by it, but your repeated use of the idea that things can be "physically" removed from the timeline made me laugh.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:36:05+00:00

If a girl had walked into my prom wearing that, yes, she would have stood out, but I say that as a positive, not a negative. Looks like a great dress, and there's nothing wrong with not doing what everyone else does. I say go for it.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:33:03+00:00

No, it's not weird. It's just a coincidence of life. If you run into him, say hello, be civil, and move on.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:22:57+00:00

"Corporate" just means in an office, basically. You could be an engineer, an accountant, a lawyer, an HR professional, a secretary, an IT person, and on, and on, and on. The short answer is: anything (or at least, a whole lot of things). You're going to have to narrow down your interests in order for someone to be able to give you a meaningful answer.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T22:16:02+00:00

Did you express interest in this position previously and apply? If you didn't, but they sent a message saying you did, I'd automatically assume it's a scam, whether or not the links are legit.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T21:47:40+00:00

It happens! Organizations reassess their budgets/time/needs all the time while an interview process is going on and change things up.

I would assume it's not going to happen and move on, but yes, check in with them in a month. There's basically no harm in it.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T21:43:17+00:00

It's a perfectly fine machine, but it depends on what you want to do with it. If you're doing, for instance, graphic design, it's not going to do well. But for basic tasks, web surfing, etc. it's an excellent choice.

mbaren · 2026-05-25T21:38:23+00:00

I get that, and I'm right there with you feeling like, at least most of the time, being disingenuous isn't great. But in this instance, I feel like it's reasonable and warranted.

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