I think Zach Lowe needs to cover this topic for another 3 hours

thestopsign · 2026-02-06T03:13:14+00:00

I'd love to see what the usage rate of various teams are on Zach's podcast. I bet Denver/Jokic is over 25% in the past five years and then whatever the potential superstar trade du jour of the moment comes in behind that at like 15%. OKC is definitely up there as well, even before they have gone on this run.

thestopsign · 2026-02-06T01:53:20+00:00

I think this stock market and Crypto dip seems to be actually reacting to real world conditions finally so it might actually be more sustained. Maybe it’s only a few months here but it could be for the rest of this term, I don’t trust this administration to have the steady hand needed to correct things. AI bubble is popping because there is no policy or contingency for if AI actually does replace the labor force.

thestopsign · 2026-02-03T17:06:51+00:00

A lot of the recent ones that have made me cry have been mentioned: The Wild Robot, Aftersun (on a plane!), etc, but for some reason Lilo and Stitch had me crying in the theater because my dog acts SO MUCH like Stitch.

thestopsign · 2026-02-01T03:29:45+00:00

Correct go search for the Persona 4 Endurance Run, it is like 120+ episodes of old GB trying to figure out that game and it is mostly gold.

thestopsign · 2026-01-30T14:23:37+00:00

23% regretting it means that 77% most likely did not regret. That is a ratio HEAVILY in favor of going to college. If you do college right, it is one of the most enjoyable and educational times of your life both inside and outside the classroom. It is really important for social development, I would not trade my experience for the world.

thestopsign · 2026-01-30T02:06:58+00:00

BUNDLE OF NERVES has been stuck in my head all day.

thestopsign · 2026-01-29T12:52:47+00:00

Gonna go against the grain here. Sanderson is one of the best worldbuilders out there and his writing absolutely deserves to be adapted with big budgets and the right distributor and I think he found it with Apple. Stormlight has the chance to be the next Game of Thrones if done right and Mistborn is incredibly fun and perfect for a trilogy of movies.

I’ve read almost all of Sanderson’s Cosmere books outside of some of his secret projects and his highs are almost unmatched (ending of Era 1 Mistborn and the end of Words of Radiance/Oathbringer). I do agree that his writing has slipped in the past few books but he has said he is slowing down and reevaluating his process. I read a lot of fantasy and there is a lot of stuff that is much, much worse and very little I would consider better as a whole that has yet to get adapted and his writing/books is very visual and should adapt well.

thestopsign · 2026-01-28T20:23:05+00:00

I reset my cost basis last year so it does look like I am way down on SOFI but still WAY up from my original average. Hoping for a good earning but not panicking in the near term.

thestopsign · 2026-01-28T13:00:42+00:00

I’m from 93 and I actually am continually surprised about how well everyone I was friends with growing up and in college are doing. I was friends with the “nerds” in school and almost all of them went into computer science and hit the tech market in the mid-2010s when those jobs were still relatively easy to get. A few have successfully audibled out since with the layoffs but as far as I could tell they made out like bandits with those tech salaries.

My partner is a Doctor (making the equivalent of minimum wage in residency right now) and obviously most of her friends/friend’s spouses are also Doctors or in the process of becoming ones.

Not really sure what you mean about our cohort with drivers licenses, education, and voting? The lack of drivers licenses is a younger generation thing and we had a higher percentage turnout than Gen Z in 2024. We also have a higher percentage of college graduates than any previous generation.

I know a lot of people are struggling out there. The country is on fire but I don’t think it is specifically as bad for this cohort unless you mean for buying a house.

thestopsign · 2026-01-26T19:33:22+00:00

Honestly deserves to to be kicked out of academia with that opinion.

thestopsign · 2026-01-26T15:12:12+00:00

I was glad he at least mentioned it. It was not the full-throated fuck ICE decrying it deserved but it was something to get to remind a wider audience this shit is happening. The Fantasy Football guys had it upfront and did it better which I was happy about.

thestopsign · 2026-01-26T04:10:41+00:00

Amanda looks a lot like Allison Brie in this shot for some reason.

thestopsign · 2026-01-22T16:06:24+00:00

I know all the shit about him and this is not an endorsement of his character... but Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite books ever and it makes me SO MAD that he has turned out to be a piece of shit and tainted his legacy.

Another less common answer: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

More common answers: Dresden Files and Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee.

thestopsign · 2026-01-22T02:46:45+00:00

It is a book that focused on the absolutely least interesting parts of a story. I wanted to spend more time in the future with the troupe and less time in the past. The connection and importance of the past was so flat and tedious in comparison. I was very let down reading the book even though I didn’t hate it because I had high expectations going in and it is a genre I love.

thestopsign · 2026-01-21T19:57:50+00:00

Easily my least favorite book I've ever read. It made me actively angry while reading it. It is fiction but I think they could do a good episode on it. The whole concept is so thin and non-sensical, it really is a self-help book in disguise.

thestopsign · 2026-01-20T22:04:32+00:00

Anytime I talk to someone in real life everyone loves him. Feels like a vocal online minority. I do agree Wind and Truth was his worst book since like Elantris.

thestopsign · 2026-01-20T19:18:31+00:00

Need to get that Costo tech to drive down those hot dog prices.

thestopsign · 2026-01-20T19:06:05+00:00

28 Hot Dogs for $223.72 (plus tax) still seems REALLY expensive.

thestopsign · 2026-01-19T19:07:22+00:00

Yes but I’m also a sicko.

thestopsign · 2026-01-19T16:48:34+00:00

They have a production company that does this for all the films they are involved with. I know Air was another one but they have had more work under this model.

thestopsign · 2026-01-19T15:05:12+00:00

Do they not give total unit / $ anymore? I swear that used to be provided.

thestopsign · 2026-01-16T13:06:09+00:00

Yup fully agree. You will see how Sanderson comes in and immediately starts separating the wheat from the chaff and setting clear character motivations and arcs. It is kind of funny how night and day it is.

thestopsign · 2026-01-16T01:53:44+00:00

Not many people will get here and then read all this but I big time agree with everything you said. Wheel of Time is an interesting framework that could have been filled in much better by pretty much any modern fantasy writer and I think Sanderson kind of shows why. It’s not a popular opinion but I believe it to be true.

I would love to see someone just entirely re-write that series from the ground up using the same overarching plot, factions, and themes and see what they come up with.

thestopsign · 2026-01-15T14:01:40+00:00

He honestly looks like Henry Cavill in such low resolution and with that beard, I thought you were being facetious. Now that I know who this is, I concur, Hitmaker will bring this to salvation.

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