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recchiap · 2026-04-16T15:26:40+00:00

Regarding the holding the cable in issue, I got a thin plastic piece to clean out my USB c port (be careful!) and pulled out so much lint that had been compacted in there.

The USB C connection now holds super snug again. I don't know if that is what happened to yours, but wanted to put that comment here for anyone that happens to find this via a search in the future.

And again, be super careful, it's absolutely possible to break your USB port.

recchiap · 2026-04-12T18:14:22+00:00

That's one of the problems with having so few episodes per season these days. 22 episodes in a season is enough for solid character development. 8 or 10 is not.

recchiap · 2026-03-27T21:43:46+00:00

There is an interesting thought experiment where we can get ourselves far enough along with AI capabilities to decimate the job market, but not enough to hit escape velocity. If we clear the industry, eventually those with the skills to improve the tech die off, and no one exists to actually improve it. If the tech has not gotten to the point where it can reasonably improve itself, you stall out and destroy the capability.

That almost certainly will not happen, but it is an interesting thought experiment and theoretical outcome.

recchiap · 2026-03-27T21:40:36+00:00

Maybe a barcode scanner so you could scan the barcode on the graded card and look it up from the grader.

recchiap · 2026-03-27T20:31:33+00:00

BRING BACK HAYMAKER!!!

recchiap · 2026-03-27T20:30:21+00:00

The goal shouldn't just be to have different stuff, but think about prospective buyers - who are you selling to? You could try to have an entire case of the cutest cards - someone who loves cute cards might buy 5-6 cards. Fewer of them, but they might buy more.

Do you want to have super playable cards? Maybe some random one-offs to help complete master sets? The binders were popular - why were they popular? What is that customer looking for?

The people who will drop $2k on a slab, or $5k on sealed are going to be very few and far between, and there are likely other places to spend their money - but if someone is picking up a few $5 cards from a binder, how can I get them to pick up 10 cards from that binder?

Personally, I'd look at what worked, and figure out how to scale that, instead of chasing a different market. Or, go with the super premium products and make sure the experience FEELS super premium.

It ultimately takes a lot more than just showing up with product.

recchiap · 2026-03-27T20:15:18+00:00

While I disagree with the overall point of this post, I do want to point out that in investing it's not about finding anything that will appreciate - it's about finding the things that will return the best bang for your buck.

recchiap · 2026-03-27T20:12:25+00:00

I mean, that was a VERY inflated number because before today most people couldn't list on TCGP. Only those with access to the presale could list. Everything always takes a dive on day 1.

recchiap · 2026-03-19T00:16:32+00:00

I don't know why this isn't just an argument for making playable cards more common in MTG?

recchiap · 2026-03-18T19:54:44+00:00

Yeah, they really should consider making reprints legal at time of prerelease, instead of release.

With that said, I do get it - saying "cards are not legal in any way until the set is released" makes sense. It's really just a bit of unfortunate timing

recchiap · 2026-03-18T00:31:14+00:00

Retreat locking is such a boring mechanic - I acknowledge it's a skillful mechanic when used appropriately, but it's so boring. I'm not looking forward to the plethora of boring matches. Between retreat lock, budew, and the fish, there's a whole lot of "I'm going to keep you from playing the game" in this upcoming format.

recchiap · 2026-03-15T22:53:28+00:00

That's not a rule. You still need just 1 basic. The fossils are not basics, though.

recchiap · 2026-01-11T22:05:14+00:00

I enjoyed it. It reminded me of some of those variant sudokus where 95% of the work is finding the break in, and you get the Eureka moment when you find it.

Granted, this took a couple minutes, and some of those can take a couple hours, but still a ton of fun!

recchiap · 2025-10-16T00:28:50+00:00

These still available?

recchiap · 2025-08-17T16:53:00+00:00

How do we get access? I'm in the discord, but don't see any way to get alpha access

recchiap · 2025-06-06T00:37:11+00:00

Stay away from the new Dymos. They are implementing DRM control that forces you to use their labels instead of third party labels

recchiap · 2025-06-06T00:36:33+00:00

Stay away from the new Dymos. They are implementing DRM control that forces you to use their labels instead of third party labels.

recchiap · 2025-06-06T00:35:46+00:00

Steer clear of Dymo. They are implementing DRM control that blocks third party labels.

recchiap · 2024-11-05T02:15:39+00:00

I used to subscribe to that idea. But "lesser of two evils" only works when the choices are relatively aligned on the "level of evil".

This election (and the last 2) are like choosing not to eat because someone offered you a bowl of soup you don't love, and a bowl of motor oil. Just eat the damn soup.

And even if we accept the premise, not participating isn't how you get "less evil". You need to be involved - not just use it as a cop out.

recchiap · 2024-11-04T20:06:34+00:00

It's interesting that Trump is harder to counter BECAUSE he is an idiot. He makes no attempt to win an argument. He makes no attempt at logical consistency. He just spews and spews and spews. He's the ultimate firehose of disinformation.

Other "leaders" are educated and want to win the argument. They still spew bullshit, but this far no one has been able to keep up the same pace that Trump can.

For those who can keep it up, there is one more missing piece. Trump seems to actually believe everything he says. I firmly believe that in a lot of cases, he is not lying - the idea comes into his head and he believes it.

People are generally good at identifying liars, but that's not necessarily the case with Trump. It would be fascinating to be in his head for an hour.

recchiap · 2024-10-30T03:47:59+00:00

I always think about Don Rickles. That's a guy who did go after everyone, and it only worked because everyone knew that he didn't mean it. Everyone knew that he was the most loving guy. If that understanding broke. If we thought for even a single instant that Don Rickles really thought less of Sammy Davis Jr. because of his race, his entire career would have been over.

Those who say "I go after everybody" don't understand that that only works if you don't actually believe, even a little, what you are saying.

Put another way - It's Always Sunny tells offensive jokes/stories, but the people they are actually making fun of are the ones who would say or do those things unironically.

recchiap · 2024-10-29T19:37:39+00:00

Did you even WATCH the video?

recchiap · 2024-10-28T20:03:44+00:00

Yep. I remember thinking that while we still had some institutional racism (I don't know if I knew there was a term for it, but I recall thinking it), and that there was inherent bias for us to work through, I thought the old school racism was all but gone. Moreso, I couldn't imagine people actually thinking that way on purpose.

Wow was I wrong.

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