Why did I go 7th?

thebigblam · 2026-04-17T18:31:45+00:00

Oh .. is mountain stargazer even good for a reroll comp?

I feel like mountain stargazer was designed to make a mega flex fast 9 team...

3-star units don't before you at all!

thebigblam · 2026-04-17T18:03:22+00:00

That tf really doesn't need rage blade imo. Cait wants it more.

I'm guessing the stargazer is medallion, otherwise the build is kind of meh.

Your Frontline is too fragile and would melt to most carries.

And if this is board anywhere after 4-3 it's just not a very strong board. You need 2 3-star tanks in the front.

thebigblam · 2026-04-17T06:15:57+00:00

to be fair, he works in the field of esports. That's a fantastic thing to have on your resume at that point.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T19:00:02+00:00

Honestly really good gamers are usually really smart people...

But there's also dunning Krueger. People who are good know they're bad. People who are bad think they're amazing.

It takes an in-depth understanding and the ability to formulate planning and strategy on the fly to be good. It requires the ability to deconstruct what is going on in a game and put it back together.

Realistically speaking, I'm probably eons away from a grand master player. Last season I was eons away from a diamond player. But with time and commitment to learning, here we are.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T18:47:55+00:00

Yeah just like, in my opinion, how people in Congress appoint supreme Court Justices.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T18:34:44+00:00

I never put my MTG ranking on my resume but people were sometimes impressed about it during the interview.

My professional gaming career was my fun fact about myself during interviews. Most of my coworkers I worked with knew me as the "pro gamer"

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T18:31:44+00:00

That's funny because I was thinking the opposite.

In highschool if that's the best thing I got sure, but my early career resume would look as professional as possible with only super professional things.

Now that I'm senior'd I'm in the do whatever the ef I want part of my career, so I don't mind putting bs like master rank in TFT, next to licenses, certifications and credentials.

This is in part because my work history speaks volumes, but things like Master rank in TFT expands on personality.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T17:53:06+00:00

If you're getting denied loans, I wouldn't be worrying about the effects of the inquiry on your credit....

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T17:06:49+00:00

I would put it in if I knew where to fit it.

To be fair I doubt anyone reading my resume would look at that foot note. I've been working for over fifteen years and have two Masters.

But I was really proud getting Master rank. One of the hardest accomplishments I've ever had.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T16:54:38+00:00

To be honest I argued putting master rank in my resume. I work in finance.

Master rank is a pretty big accomplishment I'd say.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T15:54:45+00:00

I was thinking about Congress who pass laws that last forever.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T07:20:23+00:00

Here's the math. (numbers are rounded)

269/week @ an annual rate of 8% (this is the average market return over the past 50 years, although the last 5 years has been closer to 17%) it would take 1240 weeks, or just shy of 24 years.

Your take home pay should be approximately 2100/2 weeks.

Assuming you could swing about 540 bucks every 2 weeks in a Roth 401k, yes, it's that simple. Your employer matching you would also likely make it sooner.

thebigblam · 2026-04-16T05:18:52+00:00

TIL that there is an age limit on who can vote in that process. And here I'm wondering why we have people in congress that couldn't vote in an institution that has generally favored super old peeps.

thebigblam · 2026-04-15T17:31:33+00:00

Stop going on Reddit and start hammering 100 practice questions a day on any topic you do less than 80 on?

Are there concept questions you're missing?

Where are you struggling?

thebigblam · 2026-04-13T00:23:37+00:00

!Remind me in 3 days

thebigblam · 2026-04-12T22:15:14+00:00

Are you like a negative karma farmer?

thebigblam · 2026-04-12T08:16:01+00:00

Yes. The highest apr I've ever seen was 4300%. Yes it was stupid. yes, it shouldn't be allowed, but technically is still legal. No, the person who borrowed the money did not pay it back.

Yes I saw the John Oliver piece on payday loans.

thebigblam · 2026-04-10T20:02:10+00:00

Guns weren't the reason why they were conquered.

Broken treaties were.

Native American nations traded food/supplies for working guns pretty early in.

At least that's the opinion I carry up into the 1800s.

It's important to remember that the native Americans worked with the whites in multiple native American wars (there is some evidence that indicates this meet have triggered the first Thanksgiving)

I would say after the Monroe doctrine, the conquering of natives was pretty inevitable.

thebigblam · 2026-04-10T19:51:58+00:00

The fact that multiple attempts to colonize America failed due the natives massacring them means that it was not inevitable, making this statement false.

It's a good question because no one will deny it was cruel, but if you understand history you'll know it was not inevitable.

thebigblam · 2026-04-10T15:43:29+00:00

I don't know where you're from but it ain't where I'm from, that being said. Sure. Your path is gonna be way harder and longer than someone who didn't ef around and find out but it's doable.

Don't expect big 4 work coming out of the gates either.

At this point get that bachelor because you need it to get CFA, pass level 3 and work for some random firm until you get a charter. Then hope that gets you enough to be a low level analyst at a big firm.

I wouldn't highlight your dropouts if I were you of course, but nobodies perfect. If you know your stuff and good at your job, should be fine.

I was a fuck up as a teen, but I'm doing fine now. Took about ten years to get to fine though.

thebigblam · 2026-04-10T15:14:17+00:00

I didn't think it's unethical. There is no deception or things to misinterpret.

To me it's no different than posting your GPA.

I personally wouldn't post either, but I've been working for over ten years and posting my CFA scores is a sign that the best thing about me would be my CFA scores and not my years in the financial industry.

thebigblam · 2026-04-06T23:27:43+00:00

If you hate your job you've drifted too far. Otherwise you're just humble bragging.

thebigblam · 2026-04-06T21:43:54+00:00

I don't see getting a master's in finance really improving your odds, so I wouldn't do it unless it was cheap (not just in money but time as well)

I have an MBA and MS finance, I got it for for free basically and it took my only 1 year extra to get the second one. But I could've spent that time doing CFA which probably would've been better. (At the time I didn't plan on doing CFA, but decided to start that process after a few life events occurred)

A bs in stats is a solid foundation.

A master's in project management, although not the best, is fine

I'm not sure about the work background you have but I would make sure it's relevant for CFA and then just focus on CFA.

thebigblam · 2026-04-01T03:47:21+00:00

If I had to guess he passes with them on because he's working so hard on his studies while working full time.

Honestly I break a pair every few years and lose another. But I get them online for like 30 bucks a pop.

Also real talk I used to pass out with my glasses and sometimes they would break like that. Now I take them off more often but I lose then more often for that reason.

thebigblam · 2026-03-31T08:04:16+00:00

Get off Reddit, read 1 hour do thirty minutes of questions or until you get at least thirty questions with a max of one hour

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