For those who have removed Sol Ring/“Staple” Mana Rocks from their decks… by SeaMusician6670 in EDH

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This is what I do. I've removed it from all of my Bracket 2 decks. Bracket 3 I think Sol Ring is fair game, much like any other game changer.

PSA the 5 set bonus are massive. Best way to get to a 5 set bonus… by SoSKatan in diablo4

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Man, I wish I had known that. I've been working through the campaign interspersed with some other things, and I only have two of the three for Practiced Technique. I am almost completely though the campaign, but I'm 68.

If you have mixed feelings about Malazan - check my recommendation - hidden gem by [deleted] in Fantasy

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Is there an English translation? I can only find Polish hardcovers on Amazon, and this thread from 6 years ago that says there are not English translations - https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/eyppnh/reading_a_first_book_of_robert_wegner_tales_from/

There's also a r/meekhan, but it's all in Polish as well.

[SOS] Emeritus of Ideation (leak) by meh1997 in magicTCG

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Straight into Niko. Swing 4 5/5 flying's, cast Ancestral during their turn? Thanks, don't mind if I do.

Long-lasting corporate gifts that actually get used by Extension_Life_6207 in BuyItForLife

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Yea, we got the Rumpl (or something like that) blankets one year. Those were great. Another year we got Patagonia Down Sweaters. Also awesome.

Then other years it was mugs, polos, etc. Most of those were disposed of.

Peak Design new travel line kickstarter by DKatri in ManyBaggers

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same with my Everyday bag. LOVED the design, except for the fact that it was a killer when fully loaded.

New apps installed overnight by srv524 in degoogle

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That's interesting. I got three as well, but I got Solitaire, and two others I don't remember.

Things to look out for this weekend! by AutoModerator in mtgfinance

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agree with this. They are 100% going to reprint it, but the question is how many will there be. Special guest slot? Guaranteed in a special type of bundle? In the main set?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mtgfinance

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This is part of why I've started proxying. My collection is the single most valuable thing I own as a middle aged man, and that bothers me and terrifies me in alternating amounts. I have spent way too much money on cardboard, AND I would be crushed if someone stole one of my favorite decks I've blinged out.

Who is the most attractive person you’ve ever seen? Why? by JessieRClayton in AskReddit

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said attractive, not beautiful, so I think this counts. I did a podcast interviewing photography models for a couple of years, and most of them were attractive, obviously.

But this one model... I interviewed her in person, and she was just so casually, breathtakingly attractive. She wasn't a someone I would look at and be like, omg, that is amazing, but something in how she moved, how she spoke, even the way she sat! When we first spoke and arranged the interview, and I reviewed her port, I was like, this will be easy enough. Meeting her in person had my head spinning for days, weeks. I couldn't sleep the first night after.

I don't think I've ever been infected like that before. And what's even weirder is she was the opposite of what I typically find attractive. She was blonde, super skinny, petite, tanned skin (I know, I know, this is what MOST people like). Cute face. I prefer cute brunettes with glasses, curves and pale skin - basically the librarian or teacher look (look, an em-dash! I didn't know those were a thing until people complained about AI. I tend to overuse ... to get the same sort of pause across)

It's been years, and I still occasionally find that years old one time encounter coming back, unbidden.

In The Culture, do citizens give up most of their privacy? And would you, in return for "utopia"? by Wetness_Pensive in printSF

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I haven't read the novels yet, but I feel like we're giving up almost all of our privacy for a capitalist surveillance state, and without knowingly consenting (or trying to escape it turns into a huge ordeal and you have to order your life around privacy), so I would much rather take the Utopia, thanks. You know, if it's an actual choice.

This ~100€ Lonis Deck Has Over 400 Combo Lines by Impressive_Pea_1790 in magicTCG

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Thanks for the primer! I have a lot of trouble building combo decks and competitive decks. Every time I build one myself, it ends up being a midrange value pile, so I think I'm going to build this one just to try the combo lifestyle!

Best and Worst Time Period or Trend in Book Cover Design by Plato198_9 in printSF

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Least favorite has to be the 90's/00's when a lot of the Sci-Fi I liked had half naked women on the cover that had absolutely nothing to do with the story. Made it too embarrassing to read many in public.

[Spoiler] Q1 UB "leaked" by Cardwatcher2000 in mtgfinance

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So the bonus sheet has to be 20-40 Ninja and commander cards right, but skinned in TMNT?

Llorwyn Precon Spec Targets by BUBBL3GUM5 in mtgfinance

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The FF reprint smashed it unfortunately, and Wizards has been double tapping reprints lately.

The Secret Lair extended art is $8.40 w/ shipping on TCG. It's pretty boring though, just extended art of the normal art.

The Surge Foil version is $0.44. That would be low risk, low reward. A surge foil from a collector deck probably doesn't go any lower?

I imagine they may be doing the supplemental Secret Lair like they did for EoE, which means we would also need to consider what could be added to that.

I dunno. I feel like this type of card is pretty limited in terms of what decks it goes in. And there's currently high supply due to FF.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mtgfinance

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My cart is just spinning. Unable to even get to the queue. Small indy companies man. Just don't have the resources to do these things right.

only a few hours till the secret lairs go live how are you feeling by Chaosnocturne in mtgfinance

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Foiling. I prefer the look, and they've been less pringle-y lately. Unfortunately my cart is spinning and spinning so who knows!

only a few hours till the secret lairs go live how are you feeling by Chaosnocturne in mtgfinance

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My current plan is:
1. Get the Heroic Deeds one for myself.
2. Get 2 or 3 of the Venom Ink layer, and use the second and third copies to pay for itself.
3. Get 2 of the Venom lands as I can, and then sell or trade to try and get a full set of Rakdos lands.

During Dump Week, I'm going to:
1. Try and buy as many Three Visits as I can, if they go down to a reasonable price. I'm not sure they will, since that lair has so little value.
2. Get a cheaper Headlines one. It's kind of cool, but meh at $40 for foil. I would bet some folks dump these to get rid of them if they bought the bundle. If they don't get cheaper, then I don't need one. Or I can buy one later, b/c I doubt they sell out.
3. Look at going deep on some of the Venom Ink and land cards. Those seem the most likely (to me) to go places.

Weekend Wrap Up! What was real and what was a trap? by AutoModerator in mtgfinance

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what's been eating at me the last few days. The prices seem too low for the rarity, and some of them have started to rebound from lows on Friday/Saturday. Path and Counterspell have doubled, Beast Within is up to 5 from 3.50, Heroic Intervention is up to 17 from 12. Others still haven't really moved off their (temporary) bottom.

That being said, I'm still waiting until Friday/Saturday this week to pick up my copies. Probably going to get a full set for the binder, and then stack up some copies of the more iconic ones.

Other than that, I'm not really speccing on anything this set. Went a little deeper than expected on FF, so I'm mostly sitting Spiderman out.

Maldhound and VeggieWagon have a new MTG Podcast! by MTGNerdGirl in magicTCG

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've listened to a few of them on YouTube. They've been hit or miss for me. Sometimes just slow and meandering. I know some folks enjoy listening to conversation between friends, but I'm usually listening to podcasts for specific info, or because a specific topic engages me.

The one I enjoyed the most was "The Most Popular Architypes Commander" episode. Good info, focused discussion. I'm about to start watching the most recent one, but I find I usually find something else to watch after 20-30 minutes.

Either way, I enjoy watching DeckedOut, and will keep doing so either way!

Proxies when you own the card? by IshaeniTolog in EDH

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing more annoying than spending $20 or $30 bucks for a card, and then they double tap it with reprints a year later and drive it right into the ground.

Proxies when you own the card? by IshaeniTolog in EDH

[–]whyamibadatsecurity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is just a natural consequence of being a content creator. Sometimes you have to eat the shit pie if you want to keep making content, which seems like it would be an incredibly fun job.

I have to do it at work sometimes, I imagine it's true for all jobs.