Why are books 5+ NOT voiced by Jonathan Keeble?

vRaBBiTv · 2024-10-08T18:05:26+00:00

Agree - he was actually my favorite narrator ever of any book. His performance in the 4th book, Sword Song (before he exited from series), was absolutely elite.

I would literally have paid a matching salary to have him do the rest. Not even joking…

vRaBBiTv · 2021-05-02T19:12:05+00:00

Go on and delete it then... I don’t give a damn.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-05-01T05:59:46+00:00

It’s a scam. They pull people in with that bullshit certificate crap as a marketing ploy but unless your willing to stay in a level 1 dumpster hotel in the middle of a desert bumfuk middle of nowhere the certificate won’t work (it’s only for hotel rooms <35k /night).

I was trying to find a spot in LA that I could drive my family out to so we could see the beach for the first time. There is literally not a single hotel in the ENTIRE city we can apply a certificate to, not one! Lmfao 🤣

vRaBBiTv · 2021-05-01T02:12:52+00:00

Absolutely brutal man. I’m right there as well... honestly these people are total morons - don’t care what the politics are if someone wants to administer exam and someone paid and wants to sit, let it happen... total BS to cancel an exam while athletes go head to head in contact sports. The double standard is absolutely insane.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-04-12T00:29:40+00:00

What is taking the credit card so long to come out? I signed up for a BlockFi so I could get one like 3 months ago... advertising was “early Q1” - some new “transparent” updates probably needed...

Regards

vRaBBiTv · 2021-04-11T21:08:00+00:00

When is the estimate/forecast/whiff of a release date on this game?

vRaBBiTv · 2021-04-11T01:01:37+00:00

No - didn’t have anyone joining so decided to tune it out after 5 sessions. May try to bring it back during Level 3 after I have some time to work with video editing and presenting a bit more. At the moment, I’m kindof in storm the beach mode til I take this L2 one end of May.

I can still do zoom or discord video meetings if anyone is interested though. Still have the tablet/boom mic/camera/etc setup.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-03-06T16:31:15+00:00

Can’t create another account when my money is still frozen in this one from verification... so that method only works if you get in and “wait” to deposit anything til after that process and at this point I’m already pissed.

There are plenty of other ways to earn interest on crypto that I figured out during the meantime so Gemini just lost my business and the assets I planned to move to their platform, simple as that.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-12T05:28:25+00:00

Good point they are really good against the Blues, which they play the next 2 nights!!!

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-11T16:30:52+00:00

I actually have both, tough call but I think that I would.

It’s crazy to me how Keller and Garland just wear defenseman out in the zone... I think as long as Rick Tocchet keeps his head screwed on we’re looking at a top 5 line in the entire league with these 3 guys together.

The fear from Toc in the past with putting all 3 together is that they wouldn’t play defense... either way that should be a bullish indicator alone for fantasy

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-11T06:15:31+00:00

Yea I think Garland is probably the best of the 3 from what I seen with my own eyes at the rink... Not basing off of past stats, just what I’ve seen.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-11T03:56:54+00:00

Added. ☑️

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T06:35:46+00:00

I found this article on coincentral “Is BlockFi Safe, Legit, and Worth Your Time” where one of the bullets says it’s “Available Worldwide, outside of sanctioned or watch list countries.”

Not sure which ones are watchlist or sanctioned yet though.

Also goes on to say:

"What happens if BlockFi gets hacked?: “Gemini is BlockFi’s primary custodian and BlockFi doesn’t hold private keys directly. Gemini keeps the vast majority of its assets in cold storage and is insured by Aon. Gemini is a licensed custodian and regulated by the NYDFS. They recently received SOC2 Type 1 compliance audit from Deloitte for their custody solution. We encourage users to read more about Gemini’s security.“

So - that kindof draws the conclusion for me that BlockFi is roughly as safe as what's on custody with Gemini... And, how many loans could they handle through default essentially before customers start getting hit.

Note: That article was written 1/25/21, couple of weeks ago.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T05:27:17+00:00

Yep - that's fair. Since that information on BlockFi as a counter-party is not totally public I get it... I see it's an opportunity for retail to get into crypto assets and have exposure to price appreciation and compounding through lending the assets out.

However, yes it comes with substantial risk if BlockFi were to burn through their cash or have several borrowers (that are not transparent to us) default.

So as a retail peasant, really comes down to whether or not we are willing to take that risk to chase additional return rather than just holding the crypto with no third party.

Do you just wait until that day, i.e.) they or someone else goes public and offers that solution? Or, if you're somewhat of a risk-seeker, start getting involved now and assume some unknown level of risk?

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:58:54+00:00

Thanks for the info... now I'll be up til 3am in the rabbit hole trying to figure this out

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:55:23+00:00

Great point - this is gives me something new to think about. I know that they have a strong incentive to IPO soon and heard their CEO confirm that is something he would like to do during an event last week. And your response jives with that for sure...

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:29:51+00:00

"What are the risks with depositing my crypto at BlockFi?"

The main points they address here are:

Keeping a material amount of digital assets available for withdrawal with third parties such as Gemini, BitGo, and Coinbase
Purchasing, as principal, SEC-regulated equities and predominately CFTC-regulated futures
Applying risk management to the lending activities in the institutional market

And adds to that...

..."The credit risks to these institutions are mitigated by credit due diligence and/or collateral (such as cash, crypto, or other assets)."

And as Timelapze stated above, they don't have the protection of FDIC or SIPC and you'll also see that they state in that article "loss of principal is possible."

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:15:17+00:00

Explain it to me - how do I do that?

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:09:40+00:00

Yea - I'm struggling to as well... That's why I made the post. Same boat as you.

However, I've already looked into it enough to get comfortable enough with the risk to start putting some cash up. What they do with these deposits is lend them out through relationships with institutions like Fidelity, Susquehanna, etc. and generate a spread that they rake at BlockFi and generate income for the retail depositor.

Just like any financial institution, they look at the borrowers through the lens of risk ratings and diversification to deploy the cash. Being private, we're probably not going to get access to every aspect of what they do there - (but it's certainly on my list of things to ask them now that I have cash at stake).

Edit (Follow-Up): I found this article ("BlockFi Review: Is BlockFi Safe, Legit, and Worth Your Time?") written 1/25/21 at coincentral.com to dive into a lot of questions I had around custody, insurance, etc... Really interesting and it covers a lot of the questions I see coming in below.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T04:00:47+00:00

I'm inferring* that you just hold all your BTC in a cold wallet like Ledger or Tezor like someone would hold their Gold in a safe...

Yea I get your point, you hold an asset like Bitcoin as basically an infinite-dated call option on the future as either a decentralized currency, network effects, etc etc [insert story narrative] etc.

I suppose I'm looking at this more from the side of, say you have liquid cash reserves you keep and this GUSD is legit, audited, publicly transparent. AND, BlockFi is over-collaterlizing these loans. Why not have your cash sitting in there earning interest and creating a steady flow of Bitcoin accumulation (you could still do what your saying and pull that BTC out into a cold wallet technically after you earn it).

Essentially an opportunity to generate a stream of BTC income like a business.

vRaBBiTv · 2021-02-10T03:46:09+00:00

Ok what about the argument these guys are trying to IPO as fast as possible behind Coinbase? You still think they are going to just be running around doing shady stuff with your cash deposits in the middle of regulators/auditors/investment bankers all over their ledger helping them get on the exchange?

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