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2024.06.08 00:00 Naive-Deer2116 How to get the most out of a company match
When it comes to investing, the company I work for has an employee stock purchase plan where the company matches 15% of all automatic deductions from our paycheck up to a certain dollar amount a year. (About $2,000)
Would it be better to purchase as many shares as I can afford early in the year until I hit the max, and then stop contributing for the remaining months until I’m eligible for the match again the following year? Or should I spread out the contributions all throughout the year?
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Would it be better to purchase as many shares as I can afford early in the year until I hit the max, and then stop contributing for the remaining months until I’m eligible for the match again the following year? Or should I spread out the contributions all throughout the year?
2024.06.07 23:57 juaneleillegal Protechs, WE, Microtech
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Good evening, Today i have 2 protechs, and one We knife and one microtech. All have been sharpened, carried, cut. They all have their boxes and documents. I am the first owner of all but the evoke. If a price looks too high make a reasonable offer.
Im down with trades but preferably if they’re USA made and something like a benchmade auto adamas, auto fact, or any axis auto. Protech tr4/5, or Emerson Elvia. Thanks for watching and lets get to the knives
Microtech GLykon SV 320 TV350
First owner. Apocalyptic finish on the knife. Has been sharpened and carried. Has cut paper and some cardboard to test out the thickness behind the edge. Makes cool ring sound when opening. Has all documents. Does have a scratch on the clip side (pointed out in the video) where i scratched the aluminum to disassemble the knife. Action is a little stiff even with it being oiled.
WE evoke SV 150 TV 150 Not sure of ownership but did arrive like new with its pouch and box and thats how i will ship it. . Used it for a while it shows. Has 20CV blade steel. Pretty thin behind the edge so good for edc but did not bond too much with it. Has marks on the show scale, lock side, clip, and choil area where my charpening stone hit. Action is nice and front flipper works well. A tiny bit of bit of blade play but no lock rock.
Protech PDW SV 280 TV 320 These are brand new in magnacut. Not sure when exactly they were manufactured but these are new to this year. They retail for 360 and not really easy to come by. I did purchase the floor model from my local gun-store that everyone was touching. Thus it has some marks. One being on the clip, clip side scale, and near the stop pin. Has been sharpened and carried for a week straight where it saw no use besides cutting one sheet of cardboard and paper after testing sharpness. It’s an amazing knife but it’s not for me. Definitely needs a reground to be thinner behind the edge. Action snappy and the blade being heavy makes it pleasurable to open. Safety works when the blade is open or closed and gives an audible click.
Protech TR2 operator SV 220 TV 240 Blade steel is magnacut. First owner and when i got it, blade was dull. Sharpened it and used it for 3 weeks and didn’t like it. No real use marks that i can see besides the choil area where the stone hit by accident. But it does have some annoyances such as “plunge wiggle?” When the knife is closed you can push down on the blade and it will move. It wont hit the handle but it’s annoying and one other thing is it has a bit of side to side play. Other than those two things the knife is pretty sweet.
Thanks for looking
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Good evening, Today i have 2 protechs, and one We knife and one microtech. All have been sharpened, carried, cut. They all have their boxes and documents. I am the first owner of all but the evoke. If a price looks too high make a reasonable offer.
Im down with trades but preferably if they’re USA made and something like a benchmade auto adamas, auto fact, or any axis auto. Protech tr4/5, or Emerson Elvia. Thanks for watching and lets get to the knives
Microtech GLykon SV 320 TV350
First owner. Apocalyptic finish on the knife. Has been sharpened and carried. Has cut paper and some cardboard to test out the thickness behind the edge. Makes cool ring sound when opening. Has all documents. Does have a scratch on the clip side (pointed out in the video) where i scratched the aluminum to disassemble the knife. Action is a little stiff even with it being oiled.
WE evoke SV 150 TV 150 Not sure of ownership but did arrive like new with its pouch and box and thats how i will ship it. . Used it for a while it shows. Has 20CV blade steel. Pretty thin behind the edge so good for edc but did not bond too much with it. Has marks on the show scale, lock side, clip, and choil area where my charpening stone hit. Action is nice and front flipper works well. A tiny bit of bit of blade play but no lock rock.
Protech PDW SV 280 TV 320 These are brand new in magnacut. Not sure when exactly they were manufactured but these are new to this year. They retail for 360 and not really easy to come by. I did purchase the floor model from my local gun-store that everyone was touching. Thus it has some marks. One being on the clip, clip side scale, and near the stop pin. Has been sharpened and carried for a week straight where it saw no use besides cutting one sheet of cardboard and paper after testing sharpness. It’s an amazing knife but it’s not for me. Definitely needs a reground to be thinner behind the edge. Action snappy and the blade being heavy makes it pleasurable to open. Safety works when the blade is open or closed and gives an audible click.
Protech TR2 operator SV 220 TV 240 Blade steel is magnacut. First owner and when i got it, blade was dull. Sharpened it and used it for 3 weeks and didn’t like it. No real use marks that i can see besides the choil area where the stone hit by accident. But it does have some annoyances such as “plunge wiggle?” When the knife is closed you can push down on the blade and it will move. It wont hit the handle but it’s annoying and one other thing is it has a bit of side to side play. Other than those two things the knife is pretty sweet.
Thanks for looking
2024.06.07 23:55 sameed_a how does learning apply to financial planning?
I have always been a bit of a nerd when it comes to managing finances. One day, I was sitting at my dining table, working on my monthly budget. The spreadsheet was riddled with numbers, formulas, and, of course, a few question marks. Transitioning from a casual spender to a precise accountant of my own life had been a seemingly overwhelming journey.
To get better at this, I began to read about mental models, frameworks that give us a simplified understanding of how something in the world works. One of the models that stood out was the feedback loop concept. It basically states that our actions generate consequences that "feed" back into our future decisions. It’s the essence of learning: We act, we see the result, and we tweak our future actions accordingly.
So, I started to implement this in my financial planning. I'd keep track of every purchase, every bill, every penny saved. Then, I'd analyze the data and see where I was overspending or not saving enough. The feedback I got was eye-opening. With each passing month, I was learning more and becoming a better financial planner. I was learning to walk the thin line between indulgence and thrift, between the joys of a hot latte today and the prospect of a comfortable retirement tomorrow.
The most surprising part was the feel-good factor. Engaging in financial planning felt like a game where the rewards were very real. I was playing against my past self, striving to be better every month. And the best part? I was winning.
I realized that learning, like financial planning, is a lifelong process. And the most significant outcomes often come from patience, perseverance, and continual improvement.
P.S. Okay, folks, don't start imagining me as a bespectacled guy with an abacus and a green visor. This story is hypothetical, but it shows how we can use mental models in our daily lives. So, go ahead, apply the feedback loop model in your financial planning, and watch the magic happen (or the debt disappear, whichever comes first!).
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To get better at this, I began to read about mental models, frameworks that give us a simplified understanding of how something in the world works. One of the models that stood out was the feedback loop concept. It basically states that our actions generate consequences that "feed" back into our future decisions. It’s the essence of learning: We act, we see the result, and we tweak our future actions accordingly.
So, I started to implement this in my financial planning. I'd keep track of every purchase, every bill, every penny saved. Then, I'd analyze the data and see where I was overspending or not saving enough. The feedback I got was eye-opening. With each passing month, I was learning more and becoming a better financial planner. I was learning to walk the thin line between indulgence and thrift, between the joys of a hot latte today and the prospect of a comfortable retirement tomorrow.
The most surprising part was the feel-good factor. Engaging in financial planning felt like a game where the rewards were very real. I was playing against my past self, striving to be better every month. And the best part? I was winning.
I realized that learning, like financial planning, is a lifelong process. And the most significant outcomes often come from patience, perseverance, and continual improvement.
P.S. Okay, folks, don't start imagining me as a bespectacled guy with an abacus and a green visor. This story is hypothetical, but it shows how we can use mental models in our daily lives. So, go ahead, apply the feedback loop model in your financial planning, and watch the magic happen (or the debt disappear, whichever comes first!).
2024.06.07 23:52 Vineyard_ Power Theory of Pricing -- what's my mistake?
Hi. I have a theory. It’s simple. Too simple, in fact, which tells me that I’m probably wrong somewhere. But I can’t tell where, so… well, this is AskEconomics, so… here you go. Asking you fine folks, because the teachers I emailed about it didn’t answer. Grumble grumble. I’ve summarized it as much as I can while still trying to make sense, if something seems weird feel free to ask.
And no, I am not an economist, and no, I’m not sure what parts of this are obvious and what isn’t, because all of this seems really evident to me, but I haven’t seen anyone try to explain economics like this anywhere. And I’ve looked. A lot.
First, a definition. Power is defined as “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events”. Rephrasing and focusing on the bolded part, we get: “The ability to make other people do what you want them to do”. But if what you want is for someone to not do something, then power is also the ability to make them not do it.
Ownership is a form of power. Just by owning something, you limit what other people can do with it. If you want to use or take something that someone else owns, you need their permission. And when someone asks for permission, then the owner of the thing has the option to get whoever asked to do something for them. This is not because of the demand itself, but rather because the demand makes the owner aware of the power they have over the one asking by virtue of owning the thing.
Commodities are owned. The buyer wants the commodity, which gives the seller power over the buyer. Money is also owned. The buyer owns the money, which the seller wants; this gives the buyer power over the seller. It’s where the two levels of power meet that a transaction can happen; in other words, that is the price of the thing.
That’s the basis for the Power Theory of Pricing. It’s the idea that prices are not a measure of value (whatever that is), but rather a measure of power, and that the true nature of wealth itself is just power. Effectively, my theory sees economics as the study of the system that manages the power of ownership, just like political science studies the system that manages the power of violence.
Labor is a commodity that the employer needs. It is owned by the worker, giving the worker power over the employer. The employer owns the revenue, which labor needs. Where the two levels of power meet, there is employment. Wages are the price of labor, which is itself just a transaction; a sale of time and efforts.
Power is fungible. The ability to make people do things is just that; it doesn’t matter where the power comes from or what form it has, it is interchangeable. Thus, if someone belongs to a group that society considers naturally less powerful, either culturally or legally, then the power that the individual possesses is going to be lesser, thus leading to higher prices (cost of poverty, pink tax, etc) or lower wages (wage gap, child labor). Interpersonal relationships are also forms of power, and also affect directly negotiated price (friendly or family deals, asshole taxes).
Corporations (or, coining a word, scale sellers) do not negotiate prices; rather, they set a fixed price that the consumer either accepts or rejects. A fixed price is a declaration of a level of power; if the declaration matches the individual consumer’s need (read: the power that the corporation has on the consumer by virtue of owning the commodity), then a purchase can happen. The scale seller’s gamble is that the power they assume to have matches the power they actually have over a sufficiently large proportion of the consumer base to maximize revenue.
Offer and Demand works through 3 different mechanisms:
There’s more (like, why the gold standard was a thing, models of production, stateless vs state economies and how the former function, etc), but this is already long enough and gives a solid enough start point to ask:
What’s my mistake?
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And no, I am not an economist, and no, I’m not sure what parts of this are obvious and what isn’t, because all of this seems really evident to me, but I haven’t seen anyone try to explain economics like this anywhere. And I’ve looked. A lot.
First, a definition. Power is defined as “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events”. Rephrasing and focusing on the bolded part, we get: “The ability to make other people do what you want them to do”. But if what you want is for someone to not do something, then power is also the ability to make them not do it.
Ownership is a form of power. Just by owning something, you limit what other people can do with it. If you want to use or take something that someone else owns, you need their permission. And when someone asks for permission, then the owner of the thing has the option to get whoever asked to do something for them. This is not because of the demand itself, but rather because the demand makes the owner aware of the power they have over the one asking by virtue of owning the thing.
Commodities are owned. The buyer wants the commodity, which gives the seller power over the buyer. Money is also owned. The buyer owns the money, which the seller wants; this gives the buyer power over the seller. It’s where the two levels of power meet that a transaction can happen; in other words, that is the price of the thing.
That’s the basis for the Power Theory of Pricing. It’s the idea that prices are not a measure of value (whatever that is), but rather a measure of power, and that the true nature of wealth itself is just power. Effectively, my theory sees economics as the study of the system that manages the power of ownership, just like political science studies the system that manages the power of violence.
Labor is a commodity that the employer needs. It is owned by the worker, giving the worker power over the employer. The employer owns the revenue, which labor needs. Where the two levels of power meet, there is employment. Wages are the price of labor, which is itself just a transaction; a sale of time and efforts.
Power is fungible. The ability to make people do things is just that; it doesn’t matter where the power comes from or what form it has, it is interchangeable. Thus, if someone belongs to a group that society considers naturally less powerful, either culturally or legally, then the power that the individual possesses is going to be lesser, thus leading to higher prices (cost of poverty, pink tax, etc) or lower wages (wage gap, child labor). Interpersonal relationships are also forms of power, and also affect directly negotiated price (friendly or family deals, asshole taxes).
Corporations (or, coining a word, scale sellers) do not negotiate prices; rather, they set a fixed price that the consumer either accepts or rejects. A fixed price is a declaration of a level of power; if the declaration matches the individual consumer’s need (read: the power that the corporation has on the consumer by virtue of owning the commodity), then a purchase can happen. The scale seller’s gamble is that the power they assume to have matches the power they actually have over a sufficiently large proportion of the consumer base to maximize revenue.
Offer and Demand works through 3 different mechanisms:
- 1. It is easier to get someone to part with something, they own a lot of (imagine if someone asks you for a pen, and you happen to have four of them, versus having only one), which leads to less power being needed to make the transaction happen.
- 2. If there are multiple seller offering the same commodity, then the one whose power estimation (asking price) is lower will take both; this one is simple, no need to dig into it.
- 3. If the commodity requires storage, then removing an item from an overfilled storage actually helps the seller. This mechanism can lead to negative prices, such as what was observed during the pandemic when oil prices went negative. This requires the commodity to have a shelf life, be cumbersome, or have the potential to overflow.
There’s more (like, why the gold standard was a thing, models of production, stateless vs state economies and how the former function, etc), but this is already long enough and gives a solid enough start point to ask:
What’s my mistake?
2024.06.07 23:51 jsternth 40 volt mower handle cracking
 | Purchased a 40 volt self propelled about a year ago and the plastic handle cracked right where it meets the metal supports at the bottom screw. Definitely a crap engineering issue. Called ryobi support and they sent me a warranty replacement handle. Replaced it no problem, and 2 weeks later THIS one has cracked in the same spot. Anyone else having issues with the RY401018? Pics attached. How many handle replacements can they send me before they replace the whole thing? I’m not using this for anything other than mowing my lawn. It’s not being subjected to anything extreme. This has to be happening to everyone?? submitted by jsternth to ryobi [link] [comments] |
2024.06.07 23:50 sheerest_of_folly How do you feel about a message like this from a seller? (asking as the seller)
So I might just be paranoid or something. But here goes!
I recently sold my first item (yay!)
It was the night of June 5 when it sold at 8:10PM. By then of course the post office was closed. At 8:45 I noticed the sale. I realized that due to work, I would not be able to make it to the post office until June 7 (today).
I let the buyer know that I would mail it out Friday morning (today). The buyer thanked me for a fast response and said no worries.
Yesterday (the 6th) passed with no further communication on either end.
This morning I got to the post office when it opened and mailed out the package. I thanked the buyer for the purchase, let them know that it was on its way and provided the tracking number (though they could probably already see that themselves as I used Depop shipping.) A few hours later they thanked me and sent a heart emoji.
However, I feel kind of bad that I went a whole day without mailing it out. I couldn’t, of course, and the buyer was so nice, but still. How would you feel? How long would you be willing, as a buyer, to wait for your package to be mailed, assuming the seller kept in contact the whole time?
Also, unrelated, but I included some free stickers (like the kind people put on water bottles and laptops) in the package. Is that overkill or something that you’d appreciate as a buyer? For reference, I included 2 “happy” cute sticker, two “darker” more grunge stickers, and one sticker with a (cheesy) motivational quote.
I can’t tell where I am on a scale from “just being nice” to “clearly overcompensating for something”. Thoughts??
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I recently sold my first item (yay!)
It was the night of June 5 when it sold at 8:10PM. By then of course the post office was closed. At 8:45 I noticed the sale. I realized that due to work, I would not be able to make it to the post office until June 7 (today).
I let the buyer know that I would mail it out Friday morning (today). The buyer thanked me for a fast response and said no worries.
Yesterday (the 6th) passed with no further communication on either end.
This morning I got to the post office when it opened and mailed out the package. I thanked the buyer for the purchase, let them know that it was on its way and provided the tracking number (though they could probably already see that themselves as I used Depop shipping.) A few hours later they thanked me and sent a heart emoji.
However, I feel kind of bad that I went a whole day without mailing it out. I couldn’t, of course, and the buyer was so nice, but still. How would you feel? How long would you be willing, as a buyer, to wait for your package to be mailed, assuming the seller kept in contact the whole time?
Also, unrelated, but I included some free stickers (like the kind people put on water bottles and laptops) in the package. Is that overkill or something that you’d appreciate as a buyer? For reference, I included 2 “happy” cute sticker, two “darker” more grunge stickers, and one sticker with a (cheesy) motivational quote.
I can’t tell where I am on a scale from “just being nice” to “clearly overcompensating for something”. Thoughts??
2024.06.07 23:48 Edob0b My experience at VIVIZ V.Hind Love and Tears @ Seoul Day 1 & 2
Day 1
Pre-Concert - Merch and Ticketing
Getting to the venue wasn’t particularly difficult, I think it took about 35-40 mins from where I stayed (Hongdae), 20 mins of that being on the train and 15 mins of it walking to the venue. As I got closer I saw the majestic VIVIZ V.Hind Love and Tears banner hanging on the side of the venue and as you walk up a small hill you see another banner for the VIVIZ World Tour in Seoul. They also had a little photo zone where NaVs/Buddies can take pictures with the tour poster and next to it was the merch booth. I asked a couple knavs about how early I should turn up given BPM’s situation with the merch and most thought 1 hour before the booth opened was sufficient however, none of us was prepared for BPM to drop the news of the plushy and the lightstick covers to be sold in limited quantities in the day of the concert.
The merch booth opened at 12pm in the afternoon and me and my friend arrived around 11:10am, by the time we got there the first merch zig zag line was already full and we had to stand in the second section. I must say this was probably the most inefficient way to purchase at a concert, they made us queue up and then proceed to give us little baskets for each person to actually walk up to the counter and pick out the things they want, imagine being in a little supermarket. I criticise this because in total it took me almost 3 hours before I could actually pick out my items and pay, starting from the moment I queued up (bearing in mind this was in the blistering sun). For those that had Korean addresses we were able to fill in a paper form and mark what we would like to pre-order. Though they set a limit whereby you cannot pre-order the item that is available to purchase on the day (i.e if you bought an Umji lightstick cover, you cannot then pre-order an Umji lightstick cover using the form).
So here’s where my first spot of luck arrived, as I said it took me over 2 hours before it was my turn to pick out the merch I wanted to buy and at this point the plushy’s were sold in the first hour and Eunha/SinB lightstick covers were sold out in the second hour. By the time it was my turn there was only the Umji lightstick remaining for me to choose (not that I’m complaining because I was ecstatic about getting anything tbh). Everything else was well stocked. However, the moment I walked up to select my merch to purchase a BPM/Soundwave staff somehow finds another SinB lightstick cover from the back and of course SinB being my bias I quickly grabbed it and not looked back. Almost 3 hours of queueing in the sun whilst hungover from last night and with a bit of luck I secured the SinB lightstick cover!
I then also took the time to visit all the fansites that prepared cheering slogans, I bought a lot and owe a lot of them money so I had to go around clearing my debts with each and every single one. They were all really nice and supportive! Shoutout to phonomenal1 here, yes I have all your cheering kits also 😂😂😂
Picking up the tickets were pretty simple, they simply asked for your ticket reference (which I printed out but most people just showed the email) and they also ask for some form of ID, once they confirm both you get given your tickets at the venue! Very straight forward!
Concert
After being in the blistering sun all day you’ll be glad to know that the whole venue was ventilated with air con, in fact it actually got a little bit chilly in the lead up to the concert. The venue I would argue to be on the smaller side of what I’m used to but at the same time it gave me that intimidate and cozy feeling. The stage and lighting looked so cool and glamorous with the neon blue and the giant V in the middle. That and I absolutely LOVED the how they written out VIVIZ with the lights in the top right of the stage.
We were all speculating what song would VIVIZ open with and most of thought it’ll be Pull Up but lo and behold, the lights dimmed the music played and suddenly the VCR starts playing (which they looked absolutely flawless in). Once the VCR finished, Untie starts blasting and the girls are already on the stage before you know it with their bright white regal outfits. I must admit, the moment I saw Untie with my own eyes I burst into tears, like all that waiting in anticipation and it finally felt real? Untie was followed up with Blue Clue and Rum Pum Pum with brand new choreo which was absolutely mesmerising. I could not take my eyes off during Rum Pum Pum!! Once the opening trio of songs was complete the lights were back on and VIVIZ greeted NaVs. It was at this moment that I decided to look around the venue and at the corner of my eye I spotted what looked like Yuju and Sowon, so I quickly turned to my friend to ask him if I was seeing things and low and behold it was Yuju, Sowon and Yerin!! Once again I burst into tears at the sight of seeing GFRIEND OT6. ALL THE MEMBERS IN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES.
The performances then followed were Tweet Tweet, Mirror (ballad version), Dance and Red Sun! Hearing Red Sun in person hit differently omg I started tearing up again at the thought of how much effort they put into queendom and they fought to be able to perform this song on stage (even more so at the thought of the other GFRIEND members watching). They also performed a brand new song in the middle of this which I think was called Wallflower or Sunflower? It sounded really peaceful and calming.
The mood was lifted again through Siesta, Loveade and Party Pop and the crowd went super hype again. During Siesta the girls had baskets and were throwing out signed balls to the crowd, they also had staff in the upper floors throw out signed balls to ensure all the fans had a chance to grab one (unfortunately I didn’t get one). A little funny story here is that Yerin actually caught one laughed about it with Yuju and Sowon then proceeded to give it to a fan opposite her LOL. I absolutely fell in love with Loveade, those that may remember when VIVIZ performed it at MIK Festival, a fancam posted had me doing the fanchant super loud amongst the crowd but this time it was different, the whole venue was doing it and once again I started tearing up (it felt like I was truly home with everybody else).
Now here comes my favourite trio of song combos, and it was Love Love Love, Overflow, Love or Die and the girls reentered the stage with what looked like black and red tango style outfits. Getting to see SinB’s ‘bungee’ part in Love Love Love, the new choreo for Overflow and listening to the girls sing ‘You can do better than that’ during Love or Die sent me crazy!!
Following this, the lights turned on and they played another VCR teasing the crowd about performing Maniac. SinB really wasn’t kidding on bubble when she said that NaVs had to come prepared to dance to Maniac. The lights turned on and the camera man found NaVs in the crowd and gave them the spotlight to broadcast to the whole venue to dance to Manaic and EVERY NAV ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. After a couple nav maniac dance challenges here comes the celebrity party, the camera man panned to Yuju, Sowon and Yerin. I’m not kidding when the whole venue absolutely ERUPTED WITH CHEERS. I saw people gobsmacked, shocked, crying with happiness, the whole lot!! The following celebrity that did the Maniac challenge was no other than Seventeen Seungkwan of course!!
We had a short intermission following this where Red Sun instrumental played and the lyrics were posted onto the big screens at the venue, one by one NaVs all started singing in unison with the lightstick colours all synced up, it was one of the most beautiful things I ever witnessed. 2k NaVs all signing a VIVIZ song waiting for them to return to the stage.
Once that was completed the lights dimmed and the music started coming on again and you see the girls run onto the stage and it was finally time for Maniac!! This time it’s VIVIZ performance time and not NaVs. Experiencing Maniac live is not for the lighthearted, I feel like a changed man, doing the whole fan chant it was so incredibly hype and yes I sounded like an absolutely ape doing the ‘ooo ooo ooo’ part.
It was finally time to call the concert to a close and they girls said it’s time to finish with Bop Bop. It ended up being an extra long version of Bop Bop which felt like we were Bopping for another 20 mins more than usual!
Of course like with every kpop concert, the last song is never really the last song… the fans started chanting encore encore encore and another VCR started playing which looked into the behind the scenes of VIVIZ and planning the concert and it also included some interview questions to the members which from memory it ended on with what does the members think of nav? And the very last member to answer it was Umji where she says ‘my fantasy’
Before you know it music started playing again, Eunha, SinB and Umji come back onto the stage with their tour concert t shirt and closed with Up 2 Me, Fiesta and Overdrive. They all had an opportunity to give closing statements and thanked the fans for sticking with them and apologised for taking so long to prepare for this. I witness Eunha’s bursting cream puff face live but she held back her tears!!
So that’s a wrap for Day 1!! Honestly it was an amazing experience, I barely got any footage on the first day because I just wanted to enjoy it with my own eyes and it was so worth it!! Luckily for me I still had Day 2 to come!!
Day 2
Pre-Concert - Merch and Ticketing
So the second day me and my friends held sort of a battle plan talk the night before. As I had a friend that allowed me to use her Korean address, I have ensured that I will be able to get all 3 plushy’s, 3 keyrings and the remaining Eunha and Umji lightstick cover. Although my two friends that came to the concert with me didn’t have that same opportunity, so the night before we decided that to ensure we get the plushy’s on the second day of the merch sale we would go 2 hours early before it opens as opposed to 1 hour early. We knew BPM said they would keep stock for Day 1 and Day 2 and also we knew roughly how much because we can see massive boxes that have ‘Day 2’ written on it at the merch booth.
I spoke with another NaV on Twitter and he jokingly said that he will turn up at 6am (the merch booth opens 11am on Day 2) to ensure he gets a SinB plush and lightstick cover. I honestly thought he was joking until I wake up at 7am the next day and I saw he tweeted a picture of him outside the merch booth first in line LOL. He told me how more people started trickling in by 7am and there was about 10-15 people there already. I quickly woke up my two friends and suggested we head there now as we are not 100% sure how much stock BPM really had. So we got ready and jetted off in a taxi and started queueing by 8am (3 hours early) and we were the 22nd person in the queue. I managed to get a SinB plush, so did my friend and another one of us got an Eunha plush. Happy merch days!! At the cost of another 3 hours 😭
Though I would like to mention that the day 2 stock for the plush must’ve been really low because although we were the 22nd person to purchase, about 10-15 people after us and all stocks were gone again and only the lightstick covers remain. (The decision to go 3 hours early vs 2 hours early ended up paying off!!)
Day 2 was full of freebies. So many knavs and fansites were giving away stickers, fans, photocards and all sorts in the lead up to the concert! It was such a good feeling seeing everyone running around being so happy and trading with each other!!
Concert
I won’t go into details of the stage again like I did on my first day write up but this time I’ll focus on what was different.
Following on from my Day 1 experience I kept my eyes alert in the crowd to see whether any other celebrity friends were here to support the girls. Straight away almost like she had an aura around her I see Jeon Somi walk in with her bodyguard just before the show started and Yoojung from Weki Meki sat next to her with another actress. I also noticed Eunseo and Yeorum sneakily entering at the back with their face masks on too!
For Day 2 they changed up the opening outfits so instead of white they wore black on Day 2!! There was no change in the setlist but this time around I decided to film a lot more still post some of my fancams below if anybody interested!
This is where my luck also continues on in Day 2! I was mega lucky and actually caught one of the signed balls that was thrown by the staff!! I was absolutely over the moon over it, I really couldn’t believe it. It’s a memento that I’ll keep for life and will definitely frame it when I’m back.
On Day 2 Maniac Dance Challenge of course all the celebrities had to do their part, Somi, Yoojung, Eunseo, Yeorum etc… and another surprise appearance was Kany was also there and partook in the Maniac Challenge part!
The concert for Day 2 lasted a little longer mainly because we of course had to celebrate SinB’s birthday!! Umji quickly ran off stage and came back pushing a trolley with a cake and candle on it and the whole crowd started singing Happy Birthday to SinB!!.
Once again the concert ended with closing comments from the members and this time SinB was last. Today it was SinB’s turn to tear up during the segment, she mentioned about how she never thought that she would get the opportunity to stand on stage at a concert again and that no matter how much she practiced she felt she was still lacking and didn’t give it everything she could (which of course NaV shouted at her to stop being silly and that she was perfect today). And so when her closing comments finished a new SinB meme was born and she just placed a towel on top of her head covering her face. I would also like to add a point here that SinB early on into Day 2 concert had to leave the stage for a solid 5-10 mins and came back with tape around her shoulders / upper arm (which is a sign of her reoccurring injury coming back? 😭)
To all the people I met and reached out before and during the concert, thank you for making the concert so memorable, I hope nav and buddies get the same opportunity that I did soon! Every single nav and buddy I interacted was so nice and friendly, we are an amazing fandom so let’s keep it that way all!!
For those that are reading all this rambling whilst I’m writing this on my plane back from Seoul to UK. I hope you got a glimpse of what I experienced and it wasn’t too boring reading this wall of text!!
Over to you my Taiwan, HK, SEA, US NaVs/Buddies!! Don’t let the rest of us down, show them the unbelievable support and love they deserve!! 🤍🤍🤍
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Pre-Concert - Merch and Ticketing
Getting to the venue wasn’t particularly difficult, I think it took about 35-40 mins from where I stayed (Hongdae), 20 mins of that being on the train and 15 mins of it walking to the venue. As I got closer I saw the majestic VIVIZ V.Hind Love and Tears banner hanging on the side of the venue and as you walk up a small hill you see another banner for the VIVIZ World Tour in Seoul. They also had a little photo zone where NaVs/Buddies can take pictures with the tour poster and next to it was the merch booth. I asked a couple knavs about how early I should turn up given BPM’s situation with the merch and most thought 1 hour before the booth opened was sufficient however, none of us was prepared for BPM to drop the news of the plushy and the lightstick covers to be sold in limited quantities in the day of the concert.
The merch booth opened at 12pm in the afternoon and me and my friend arrived around 11:10am, by the time we got there the first merch zig zag line was already full and we had to stand in the second section. I must say this was probably the most inefficient way to purchase at a concert, they made us queue up and then proceed to give us little baskets for each person to actually walk up to the counter and pick out the things they want, imagine being in a little supermarket. I criticise this because in total it took me almost 3 hours before I could actually pick out my items and pay, starting from the moment I queued up (bearing in mind this was in the blistering sun). For those that had Korean addresses we were able to fill in a paper form and mark what we would like to pre-order. Though they set a limit whereby you cannot pre-order the item that is available to purchase on the day (i.e if you bought an Umji lightstick cover, you cannot then pre-order an Umji lightstick cover using the form).
So here’s where my first spot of luck arrived, as I said it took me over 2 hours before it was my turn to pick out the merch I wanted to buy and at this point the plushy’s were sold in the first hour and Eunha/SinB lightstick covers were sold out in the second hour. By the time it was my turn there was only the Umji lightstick remaining for me to choose (not that I’m complaining because I was ecstatic about getting anything tbh). Everything else was well stocked. However, the moment I walked up to select my merch to purchase a BPM/Soundwave staff somehow finds another SinB lightstick cover from the back and of course SinB being my bias I quickly grabbed it and not looked back. Almost 3 hours of queueing in the sun whilst hungover from last night and with a bit of luck I secured the SinB lightstick cover!
I then also took the time to visit all the fansites that prepared cheering slogans, I bought a lot and owe a lot of them money so I had to go around clearing my debts with each and every single one. They were all really nice and supportive! Shoutout to phonomenal1 here, yes I have all your cheering kits also 😂😂😂
Picking up the tickets were pretty simple, they simply asked for your ticket reference (which I printed out but most people just showed the email) and they also ask for some form of ID, once they confirm both you get given your tickets at the venue! Very straight forward!
Concert
After being in the blistering sun all day you’ll be glad to know that the whole venue was ventilated with air con, in fact it actually got a little bit chilly in the lead up to the concert. The venue I would argue to be on the smaller side of what I’m used to but at the same time it gave me that intimidate and cozy feeling. The stage and lighting looked so cool and glamorous with the neon blue and the giant V in the middle. That and I absolutely LOVED the how they written out VIVIZ with the lights in the top right of the stage.
We were all speculating what song would VIVIZ open with and most of thought it’ll be Pull Up but lo and behold, the lights dimmed the music played and suddenly the VCR starts playing (which they looked absolutely flawless in). Once the VCR finished, Untie starts blasting and the girls are already on the stage before you know it with their bright white regal outfits. I must admit, the moment I saw Untie with my own eyes I burst into tears, like all that waiting in anticipation and it finally felt real? Untie was followed up with Blue Clue and Rum Pum Pum with brand new choreo which was absolutely mesmerising. I could not take my eyes off during Rum Pum Pum!! Once the opening trio of songs was complete the lights were back on and VIVIZ greeted NaVs. It was at this moment that I decided to look around the venue and at the corner of my eye I spotted what looked like Yuju and Sowon, so I quickly turned to my friend to ask him if I was seeing things and low and behold it was Yuju, Sowon and Yerin!! Once again I burst into tears at the sight of seeing GFRIEND OT6. ALL THE MEMBERS IN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES.
The performances then followed were Tweet Tweet, Mirror (ballad version), Dance and Red Sun! Hearing Red Sun in person hit differently omg I started tearing up again at the thought of how much effort they put into queendom and they fought to be able to perform this song on stage (even more so at the thought of the other GFRIEND members watching). They also performed a brand new song in the middle of this which I think was called Wallflower or Sunflower? It sounded really peaceful and calming.
The mood was lifted again through Siesta, Loveade and Party Pop and the crowd went super hype again. During Siesta the girls had baskets and were throwing out signed balls to the crowd, they also had staff in the upper floors throw out signed balls to ensure all the fans had a chance to grab one (unfortunately I didn’t get one). A little funny story here is that Yerin actually caught one laughed about it with Yuju and Sowon then proceeded to give it to a fan opposite her LOL. I absolutely fell in love with Loveade, those that may remember when VIVIZ performed it at MIK Festival, a fancam posted had me doing the fanchant super loud amongst the crowd but this time it was different, the whole venue was doing it and once again I started tearing up (it felt like I was truly home with everybody else).
Now here comes my favourite trio of song combos, and it was Love Love Love, Overflow, Love or Die and the girls reentered the stage with what looked like black and red tango style outfits. Getting to see SinB’s ‘bungee’ part in Love Love Love, the new choreo for Overflow and listening to the girls sing ‘You can do better than that’ during Love or Die sent me crazy!!
Following this, the lights turned on and they played another VCR teasing the crowd about performing Maniac. SinB really wasn’t kidding on bubble when she said that NaVs had to come prepared to dance to Maniac. The lights turned on and the camera man found NaVs in the crowd and gave them the spotlight to broadcast to the whole venue to dance to Manaic and EVERY NAV ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. After a couple nav maniac dance challenges here comes the celebrity party, the camera man panned to Yuju, Sowon and Yerin. I’m not kidding when the whole venue absolutely ERUPTED WITH CHEERS. I saw people gobsmacked, shocked, crying with happiness, the whole lot!! The following celebrity that did the Maniac challenge was no other than Seventeen Seungkwan of course!!
We had a short intermission following this where Red Sun instrumental played and the lyrics were posted onto the big screens at the venue, one by one NaVs all started singing in unison with the lightstick colours all synced up, it was one of the most beautiful things I ever witnessed. 2k NaVs all signing a VIVIZ song waiting for them to return to the stage.
Once that was completed the lights dimmed and the music started coming on again and you see the girls run onto the stage and it was finally time for Maniac!! This time it’s VIVIZ performance time and not NaVs. Experiencing Maniac live is not for the lighthearted, I feel like a changed man, doing the whole fan chant it was so incredibly hype and yes I sounded like an absolutely ape doing the ‘ooo ooo ooo’ part.
It was finally time to call the concert to a close and they girls said it’s time to finish with Bop Bop. It ended up being an extra long version of Bop Bop which felt like we were Bopping for another 20 mins more than usual!
Of course like with every kpop concert, the last song is never really the last song… the fans started chanting encore encore encore and another VCR started playing which looked into the behind the scenes of VIVIZ and planning the concert and it also included some interview questions to the members which from memory it ended on with what does the members think of nav? And the very last member to answer it was Umji where she says ‘my fantasy’
Before you know it music started playing again, Eunha, SinB and Umji come back onto the stage with their tour concert t shirt and closed with Up 2 Me, Fiesta and Overdrive. They all had an opportunity to give closing statements and thanked the fans for sticking with them and apologised for taking so long to prepare for this. I witness Eunha’s bursting cream puff face live but she held back her tears!!
So that’s a wrap for Day 1!! Honestly it was an amazing experience, I barely got any footage on the first day because I just wanted to enjoy it with my own eyes and it was so worth it!! Luckily for me I still had Day 2 to come!!
Day 2
Pre-Concert - Merch and Ticketing
So the second day me and my friends held sort of a battle plan talk the night before. As I had a friend that allowed me to use her Korean address, I have ensured that I will be able to get all 3 plushy’s, 3 keyrings and the remaining Eunha and Umji lightstick cover. Although my two friends that came to the concert with me didn’t have that same opportunity, so the night before we decided that to ensure we get the plushy’s on the second day of the merch sale we would go 2 hours early before it opens as opposed to 1 hour early. We knew BPM said they would keep stock for Day 1 and Day 2 and also we knew roughly how much because we can see massive boxes that have ‘Day 2’ written on it at the merch booth.
I spoke with another NaV on Twitter and he jokingly said that he will turn up at 6am (the merch booth opens 11am on Day 2) to ensure he gets a SinB plush and lightstick cover. I honestly thought he was joking until I wake up at 7am the next day and I saw he tweeted a picture of him outside the merch booth first in line LOL. He told me how more people started trickling in by 7am and there was about 10-15 people there already. I quickly woke up my two friends and suggested we head there now as we are not 100% sure how much stock BPM really had. So we got ready and jetted off in a taxi and started queueing by 8am (3 hours early) and we were the 22nd person in the queue. I managed to get a SinB plush, so did my friend and another one of us got an Eunha plush. Happy merch days!! At the cost of another 3 hours 😭
Though I would like to mention that the day 2 stock for the plush must’ve been really low because although we were the 22nd person to purchase, about 10-15 people after us and all stocks were gone again and only the lightstick covers remain. (The decision to go 3 hours early vs 2 hours early ended up paying off!!)
Day 2 was full of freebies. So many knavs and fansites were giving away stickers, fans, photocards and all sorts in the lead up to the concert! It was such a good feeling seeing everyone running around being so happy and trading with each other!!
Concert
I won’t go into details of the stage again like I did on my first day write up but this time I’ll focus on what was different.
Following on from my Day 1 experience I kept my eyes alert in the crowd to see whether any other celebrity friends were here to support the girls. Straight away almost like she had an aura around her I see Jeon Somi walk in with her bodyguard just before the show started and Yoojung from Weki Meki sat next to her with another actress. I also noticed Eunseo and Yeorum sneakily entering at the back with their face masks on too!
For Day 2 they changed up the opening outfits so instead of white they wore black on Day 2!! There was no change in the setlist but this time around I decided to film a lot more still post some of my fancams below if anybody interested!
This is where my luck also continues on in Day 2! I was mega lucky and actually caught one of the signed balls that was thrown by the staff!! I was absolutely over the moon over it, I really couldn’t believe it. It’s a memento that I’ll keep for life and will definitely frame it when I’m back.
On Day 2 Maniac Dance Challenge of course all the celebrities had to do their part, Somi, Yoojung, Eunseo, Yeorum etc… and another surprise appearance was Kany was also there and partook in the Maniac Challenge part!
The concert for Day 2 lasted a little longer mainly because we of course had to celebrate SinB’s birthday!! Umji quickly ran off stage and came back pushing a trolley with a cake and candle on it and the whole crowd started singing Happy Birthday to SinB!!.
Once again the concert ended with closing comments from the members and this time SinB was last. Today it was SinB’s turn to tear up during the segment, she mentioned about how she never thought that she would get the opportunity to stand on stage at a concert again and that no matter how much she practiced she felt she was still lacking and didn’t give it everything she could (which of course NaV shouted at her to stop being silly and that she was perfect today). And so when her closing comments finished a new SinB meme was born and she just placed a towel on top of her head covering her face. I would also like to add a point here that SinB early on into Day 2 concert had to leave the stage for a solid 5-10 mins and came back with tape around her shoulders / upper arm (which is a sign of her reoccurring injury coming back? 😭)
To all the people I met and reached out before and during the concert, thank you for making the concert so memorable, I hope nav and buddies get the same opportunity that I did soon! Every single nav and buddy I interacted was so nice and friendly, we are an amazing fandom so let’s keep it that way all!!
For those that are reading all this rambling whilst I’m writing this on my plane back from Seoul to UK. I hope you got a glimpse of what I experienced and it wasn’t too boring reading this wall of text!!
Over to you my Taiwan, HK, SEA, US NaVs/Buddies!! Don’t let the rest of us down, show them the unbelievable support and love they deserve!! 🤍🤍🤍
2024.06.07 23:48 Frequent_Actuator_65 Best Approach with my current situation (anything helps/open minded)
So I am looking to take my first LSAT in September. I have been studying with the 7Sage core curriculum since May 13 and just wrapped up today. Could have been done quicker but I studied 4-7hours a day with 1 day off, it takes me longer to grasp concepts.
I am starting to not like the RC/LR methods of 7Sage and have purchased the Powerscore LR to get started and supplement it with 7Sage drilling (as that's what its known best for). What approach should I take for RC? I have yet to take a diagnostic because I have been trying get done there basics of the core curriculum. Money is not an issue but will save where it can and not spend on trash courses.
For persecptvie, I am a criminology major, 21yo and will be applying to law schools 2025 (still need to finish undergrade; standing at a 3.80/4.33)
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I am starting to not like the RC/LR methods of 7Sage and have purchased the Powerscore LR to get started and supplement it with 7Sage drilling (as that's what its known best for). What approach should I take for RC? I have yet to take a diagnostic because I have been trying get done there basics of the core curriculum. Money is not an issue but will save where it can and not spend on trash courses.
For persecptvie, I am a criminology major, 21yo and will be applying to law schools 2025 (still need to finish undergrade; standing at a 3.80/4.33)
2024.06.07 23:46 xemkyi 31m gay seeking friends or boyfriend to keep company
31m looking for boyfriend, I live in the USA. A little about myself I am married but poly, and my husband knows I’m actively looking for another guy.
I’m just trying to find someone to spend time with either in person or over the phone or discord and to have a special connection with. I want a real romantic type relationship where we can bond over interest, introduce me to your things and I’ll do the same back, and be able to support each other whenever needed. The love I give will be genuine, but of course I’ll always going to love my husband just the same.
Im nerdy and game on PlayStation 5. Star Wars is one of my favorite franchises and I’m no stranger to watching anime and reading manga. I practice archery and love to write fiction.
I work in the mornings into the early afternoon so most of the time we spend together would be during the afternoons and weekends if possible.
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I’m just trying to find someone to spend time with either in person or over the phone or discord and to have a special connection with. I want a real romantic type relationship where we can bond over interest, introduce me to your things and I’ll do the same back, and be able to support each other whenever needed. The love I give will be genuine, but of course I’ll always going to love my husband just the same.
Im nerdy and game on PlayStation 5. Star Wars is one of my favorite franchises and I’m no stranger to watching anime and reading manga. I practice archery and love to write fiction.
I work in the mornings into the early afternoon so most of the time we spend together would be during the afternoons and weekends if possible.
2024.06.07 23:46 Terra_Torro Parental troubles
I live in Missouri, and I'm in a parental household of 4. Two parents, one sister and me a guy. I'm currently 23 and I work part time for the city where I live and I give up a portion of my check to my parents for food/ utilities. It's not exactly "rent" money, but it's still me giving them money for food and essentials. I pay for my own internet and I bought my entire pc setup. But I am often deprived of both things, is it legal for my parents to take either thing away from me? Even if I solely purchased both my pc setup and the internet. I even help out with electrical bills when I can, so am I still forced to have to deal with them taking away things I payed for?
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2024.06.07 23:46 softtechhubus Ai MarketingHub Review: Unleash the Potential of a Robust AI Marketing Platform and Create Impressive Websites, Intriguing Pages & Funnels, Jaw-Dropping Videos, Visually-Appealing Graphics, Compelling Voiceovers, and More
 | https://preview.redd.it/ejub1ayqz75d1.png?width=1125&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd2eb31082dcda40e13170c5064d845ba48498e0 submitted by softtechhubus to u/softtechhubus [link] [comments] Ai MarketingHub Review: Unleash the Potential of a Robust AI Marketing Platform and Create Impressive Websites, Intriguing Pages & Funnels, Jaw-Dropping Videos, Visually-Appealing Graphics, Compelling Voiceovers, and More IntroductionMarketing has undergone a transformative shift, and businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline their operations and stay ahead of the curve. Enter Ai MarketingHub, a revolutionary all-in-one AI-powered marketing platform that promises to revolutionize the way you approach your marketing endeavors. 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2024.06.07 23:44 macklongpre Rico Carty
 | Hi everyone! Apologies, long post incoming. submitted by macklongpre to Torontobluejays [link] [comments] I've recently started a project researching and writing about short-lived and perhaps under-appreciated Blue Jays throughout the history of the franchise. It all started when I finally watched the 1977 home-opener and learned that 1982 Cy Young Award winner Pete Vuckovich was on the Jays (he nabbed the first save in Blue Jays history that day!). Remembering that great players like Phil Niekro, Willie Horton, and Dave Parker also made short stops in Toronto sent me on a journey to find as many interesting and often forgotten Blue Jays tenures as I could. I've completed several pieces already and have posted them on a Substack named Vuke's Biker Stache (in honour of the progenitor of this project and his iconic facial hair). I can imagine that many people in this sub would enjoy reading these articles, seeing some photos, and watching some appended videos, so I'll link to that here. I realize that this may indeed go against the rule about promoting one's own site or blog, particularly as this is a subscription-based service, so I absolutely understand if this is not acceptable and will remove this post immediately if so. https://vukesbikerstache.substack.com/ Regardless, I would like to post some of my articles here from time to time for more general consumption should anyone wish to embark on a roughly five minute read and a trip down memory lane. Might be fun to spark some conversation as well! As the Jays are starting a series in Oakland tonight, I figure I'll start by sharing a piece about one of the game's most underrated hitters - former Blue Jay and Athletic (and Toronto Maple Leaf!), Rico Carty. I came across a fun factoid on September 1st, 2023, the 84th birthday of one Rico Carty: at the time, he was the oldest living former Toronto Blue Jay (and still is at the time of writing). Carty, an excellent hitter, poor defender, and seemingly dreadful teammate throughout his 16-year career, came through Toronto on three separate occasions in his final three seasons in the bigs. Carty spent the bulk of his career playing for the Milwaukee/Atlanta organization where he was teammates with Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Warren Spahn. Let that sink in. A man who played with these three post-war titans also played at Exhibition Stadium. The lineage of baseball is extraordinary. Though Carty made three separate stops in Toronto at the end of his career, he also made a stop in Toronto as a much younger man on his way up to the big leagues. In 1963, he played part of a season with Milwaukee’s Triple-A affiliate, the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Carty is one of two players, along with Phil Roof, to have played for the Minor-League Maple Leafs and the Blue Jays.) Over twenty-one games with the Maple Leafs, he slashed .222/.347/.444 with four home runs and twelve walks, good for an OPS of .791. One piece of fun baseball trivia: during his brief stint in Toronto, Carty was teammates with a light-hitting, twenty-nine year old middle infielder and future Hall of Fame manager named Sparky Anderson. Once in the majors for good in 1964, Carty had to battle through several seasons of injuries, position changes, and a backlogged Milwaukee/Atlanta outfield. But when he played, boy howdy, did he hit. From 1964 to 1972, he hit a cumulative .315, never logged an OPS+ below 110, and posted double-digit home run totals in all but one of those seasons. He was the runner-up to Dick Allen for the 1964 National League Rookie Of The Year Award, and had his best season in 1970, appearing in his only All-Star Game (becoming the first “write-in” All-Star in history), and garnering MVP votes. That year, he slashed .366/.454/.584, with an OPS of 1.037, leading the Majors in batting average and on-base percentage. Elbow tendinitis cut his 1972 season short, his final year with Atlanta. A great hitter throughout his tenure with Milwaukee/Atlanta, his time there would also be remembered for his various feuds with managers Bobby Bragan and Eddie Mathews, and teammates Hank Aaron, Clete Boyer, and Ron Reed. In 1973, he bopped around to the Rangers (where he fought with manager Whitey Herzog), Cubs (where he called out teammate Ron Santo), and Athletics, playing not particularly well at any of those stops, racking up a meagre 74 OPS+. In 1974, he was purchased by Cleveland and resurrected his career, hitting over .300 and lifting his OPS+ over 140 for three consecutive years. In keeping with a theme, a spat with manager Frank Robinson eventually culminated in Robinson’s firing. In 1976, the Blue Jays selected Carty in that year’s expansion draft, but before the season started, they returned him to Cleveland in exchange for Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein. Cleveland then traded Carty back to the Blue Jays before the 1978 season, and Carty had a great stay in Toronto. Over 430 plate appearances, he slashed .284/.340/.481 with an .821 OPS and 20 home runs. These numbers were good enough to coax a trade with the Athletics in August for Phil Huffman and Willie Horton. Carty wasn’t gone for long. Toronto reacquired him for the 1979 season, which would be his seventeenth and final Major League season. Though clearly a diminished version of himself, Carty still had enough in his bat for a .256 average, 12 homers, and 46 walks against 45 strikeouts over 512 plate appearances. All told, over his fifteen year career, Carty slashed .299/.369/.464 with 204 home runs, good for an OPS+ of 132. Perhaps the most astounding aspect of Carty's career is his strikeout to walk ratio. Over 6,318 plate appearances, he walked 642 times and struck out just 663 times. His near-equal walk to strikeout ratio speaks to his excellent eye at the plate and career-long command of the strike zone. Though Rico Carty proved himself to be a tremendously valuable batsman over large portions of his seventeen years in the Major Leagues, the nomadic and inconsistent back half of his career has obscured his rightful place as one of the game’s more talented and fearsome hitters. Toronto is also a key player in Carty’s story, having played Triple-A ball with the Maple Leafs in the early '60s, then finishing his Major League career after several stints with the Blue Jays. At the time of writing, the oldest living former Blue Jay is not merely a link to earlier iterations of the club, but an integral character in the broader story of Toronto baseball histor https://preview.redd.it/t985nl2yz75d1.jpg?width=791&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=277e2db345341ee0e80bed6c3ee00454bf16ae67 https://preview.redd.it/xz4ctwo3085d1.jpg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32e8d61ef1565b4cb2cd2d6be381a8e873406e1c https://preview.redd.it/58mm30p3085d1.jpg?width=1326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00db4b56b3b6482998c749384f7507610d65b334 https://preview.redd.it/vyaqfdt6085d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c20b4c96b0044365eb2cf62de367aa8136a78412 https://preview.redd.it/10yl9ct6085d1.jpg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b96ef7c8ae989bfb5550f6d57d43fa88a7a28b3d https://preview.redd.it/m6zzqgt6085d1.jpg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eeff08f318b5de01c82e0e853aa2193ef65489f8 https://preview.redd.it/vishxhr7085d1.jpg?width=1271&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c45a8d738c24b32067f08acf93f9233fcb01f38b https://preview.redd.it/00hln6v8085d1.jpg?width=953&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=685d11d2455d9727c50d0116ec91e2da91eee757 https://preview.redd.it/7oe9e8v8085d1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97d569f708538ee150912f587bc622777015677c https://preview.redd.it/qvd4r6v8085d1.jpg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d16d64cd8489949a20809468d9d7e9c12674f5f |
2024.06.07 23:43 ThickCurrent8720 AITAH for telling my daughter she cant see the only papa she's ever known ever again?
So I 29F have a 9F daughter. And here recently me and my mom 59F have decided to not allow my daughter around her 64M "papa" again.
Back story my dad passed away when I was a teenager while my parents were never together growing up , divorced when I was 1. My mom had boyfriends here and there. But sophomore year I wanna say she met , let's call him AH . That's all he ever was to me. I have always been on the plus side and he didn't like that very much. Where we lived had a spare bedroom in the kitchen and he turned it into a panty , put the fridge and all pantry items inside and put a lock on the door. And was only ever allowed to eat what was prepared for dinner. If i didnt like what he prepared, i basically starved. My mother knew and didn't like it but he wouldn't take the lock off. My mom worked until 10pm so she was not there from i was home from school until bedtime.
There are so many other stories of how I was mistreated by this man. Going through my room when I was at school. Going through the trash cans to see what I was "sneaking in" treating me like a maid. List goes on and on.
I eventually couldn't take it anymore and moved in with friends last few months of senior year after graduation I bounced around between friends places and met my BD I got pregnant and was not able to take care of her alone as my BD wanted nothing to do with me or my daughter. So my mom and AH was raising her . Since this being the only papa she ever known. He was great with her and i knownhe loves her very much. I eventually got my shit together tho. and got a good job , car, own apartment and got my daughter moved in with me and been taking care of her since then, she was about 3 then. So 6 years she's been with me.
Sorry so much yapping for back story lol since that time with my daughter coming with me was just my mom and AH and drove them to fight , live in separate rooms and him eventually moving out meeting someone else and move in with with her and just got married recently.
He came to most birthday parties and would drop off presents for Christmas. But, for the most part he was not around or in her life in recent years.
But just Monday he called out the blue as it's summer vacation and him and his new wife just moved to a new apartment with a second bedroom "just for her" (my daughter) and has a pool. Got my daughter very excited to go over there and see.
I was hesitant as he did not want me to know where he lives considering our past. But my daughter was very excited and happy to go see where her papa was living now , and her room they "set up for her" and go swimming . He said he would pick her up and bring her back later before it started raining. And she left with him with just slipping on her flip flops and out the door she went , It ended up raining and she called me and said she has to stay the night she took the phone to "her room" this is where she starts telling me and my mom she isn't allowed on the furniture , there is no bed to sleep on just a cot, & only thing she has had to eat was an apple butter sandwich for dinner, she's hungry and wants to come home and if we could come get her.
We all know how children over exaggerate things but still if my baby wants to come home and isn't comfortable sleeping there I WILL come get her.
This is where shit hit the fan. He said no he will not tell us where he lives neither me or my mom. That he is entitled to his privacy. That he will take her home in the morning , as the streets are wet , its late (was only 6pm) and doesn't want to get back out . My mom started threatening to call the police as we are entitled to know where she is at , at all times. Demanding the apartments name building # and apt #
We know his vehicle so I tell him idc which building # or apt # just tell me the apartments name and I will be there to retrieve my daughter yall can meet us at the office dont have to drive no where , and you can't force her to sleep there on that cot bullshit if she don't want to. The wife yells the street address and that she (my daughter) will be outside waiting for us to pick her up. This is where I got really angry as they were fine letting my 9 year old wait outside in the rain ALONE.
Fast forward a few days they have ordered a whole bedroom set. With a bed ,dresser drawers ,mirror , TV whole 9 yards and want her to come back over to see it. Both me and my mom agree that we don't really want her to go vak over there as he is bo blood relation to her and don't like the way he was not caring for my daughters feelings just bis hatred for me and my mom.
So AITAH or WIBTAH if I cut off ties with him and my daughter? She says she loves him and will be sad if she never sees him again , but she understands.
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Back story my dad passed away when I was a teenager while my parents were never together growing up , divorced when I was 1. My mom had boyfriends here and there. But sophomore year I wanna say she met , let's call him AH . That's all he ever was to me. I have always been on the plus side and he didn't like that very much. Where we lived had a spare bedroom in the kitchen and he turned it into a panty , put the fridge and all pantry items inside and put a lock on the door. And was only ever allowed to eat what was prepared for dinner. If i didnt like what he prepared, i basically starved. My mother knew and didn't like it but he wouldn't take the lock off. My mom worked until 10pm so she was not there from i was home from school until bedtime.
There are so many other stories of how I was mistreated by this man. Going through my room when I was at school. Going through the trash cans to see what I was "sneaking in" treating me like a maid. List goes on and on.
I eventually couldn't take it anymore and moved in with friends last few months of senior year after graduation I bounced around between friends places and met my BD I got pregnant and was not able to take care of her alone as my BD wanted nothing to do with me or my daughter. So my mom and AH was raising her . Since this being the only papa she ever known. He was great with her and i knownhe loves her very much. I eventually got my shit together tho. and got a good job , car, own apartment and got my daughter moved in with me and been taking care of her since then, she was about 3 then. So 6 years she's been with me.
Sorry so much yapping for back story lol since that time with my daughter coming with me was just my mom and AH and drove them to fight , live in separate rooms and him eventually moving out meeting someone else and move in with with her and just got married recently.
He came to most birthday parties and would drop off presents for Christmas. But, for the most part he was not around or in her life in recent years.
But just Monday he called out the blue as it's summer vacation and him and his new wife just moved to a new apartment with a second bedroom "just for her" (my daughter) and has a pool. Got my daughter very excited to go over there and see.
I was hesitant as he did not want me to know where he lives considering our past. But my daughter was very excited and happy to go see where her papa was living now , and her room they "set up for her" and go swimming . He said he would pick her up and bring her back later before it started raining. And she left with him with just slipping on her flip flops and out the door she went , It ended up raining and she called me and said she has to stay the night she took the phone to "her room" this is where she starts telling me and my mom she isn't allowed on the furniture , there is no bed to sleep on just a cot, & only thing she has had to eat was an apple butter sandwich for dinner, she's hungry and wants to come home and if we could come get her.
We all know how children over exaggerate things but still if my baby wants to come home and isn't comfortable sleeping there I WILL come get her.
This is where shit hit the fan. He said no he will not tell us where he lives neither me or my mom. That he is entitled to his privacy. That he will take her home in the morning , as the streets are wet , its late (was only 6pm) and doesn't want to get back out . My mom started threatening to call the police as we are entitled to know where she is at , at all times. Demanding the apartments name building # and apt #
We know his vehicle so I tell him idc which building # or apt # just tell me the apartments name and I will be there to retrieve my daughter yall can meet us at the office dont have to drive no where , and you can't force her to sleep there on that cot bullshit if she don't want to. The wife yells the street address and that she (my daughter) will be outside waiting for us to pick her up. This is where I got really angry as they were fine letting my 9 year old wait outside in the rain ALONE.
Fast forward a few days they have ordered a whole bedroom set. With a bed ,dresser drawers ,mirror , TV whole 9 yards and want her to come back over to see it. Both me and my mom agree that we don't really want her to go vak over there as he is bo blood relation to her and don't like the way he was not caring for my daughters feelings just bis hatred for me and my mom.
So AITAH or WIBTAH if I cut off ties with him and my daughter? She says she loves him and will be sad if she never sees him again , but she understands.
2024.06.07 23:41 scmakra99 [WeWantOut] 30M Software Engineer 29F English Teacher India -> Scandinavian countries
This is my first post in this sub so a warm greetings to everyone! I will try to sugarcoat my words as less as possible.
Reasons for Leaving
• India is a shithole country. Since we were born, both my wife and I have seen a lot of poverty and struggled a lot to reach where we are now. We both come from tier-2 cities with almost non-existent infrastructure to prepare the kids towards creating a better future for them and their family. Eventually with parents support and grinding through our "education system" we eventually got a job and shited to a tier-1 city expecting a better quality of life.
• But after living here for 5 years and paying almost equivalent to a $1000 in income taxes per month to the government (which is close to 30% of my salary, almost as high as any other European nation) we don't get any benefits in return, let alone expecting similar infrastructure. Roads are a nightmare. Pollution everywhere, including the air we breathe , the water we drink, even the food and medicine we ingest isn't safe. Govt hospitals are a joke and medical treatment in private hospitals will cost a fortune if you don't have insurance. Public transport is not sufficient where private cars are being incentivised by the govt causing increase in traffic. I am not even talking about the entitlement and the lack of civic sense in people.
• On top of all these, real estate prices here are skyrocketing like anything (avg 2 bedroom apartment price starts from $250,000). Our dream of purchasing an apartment here for our parents to stay close by so that we can take care of them and give them a better quality of life that they never had in their life and deserve in their old age feels like a far fetched dream. Only if we move abroad and earn in a stronger currency I feel like this can be made possible within their lifetime.
Plans for Leaving
• We want to move to a country in the European Union, preferably the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), the primary reason being the work life balance and the quality of life along with high HDI and happiness index in western European, primarily the Scandinavian countries. We have already saved up around $20,000 for migration cost. I need suggestions regarding my work visa process for different countries and the rules for moving as a couple, info related spouse visa etc.
• I have 6+ years of experience as a senior software engineer. I am familiar with backend development, CI/CD, Devops and related technologies and cloud computing. I am already applying for relevant jobs through LinkedIn. If anyone can suggest any other platforms and/or help me to connect to the recruiters overseas that will be of great help.
• My wife teaches English in an international school here. She is willing to take a language proficiency test according to the requirements of our destination. Any help regarding the recruitment process of English teachers in the schools of the Scandinavian coutries in the EU will be helpful.
If you have read this far I want to thank you and any kind suggestion from you will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Reasons for Leaving
• India is a shithole country. Since we were born, both my wife and I have seen a lot of poverty and struggled a lot to reach where we are now. We both come from tier-2 cities with almost non-existent infrastructure to prepare the kids towards creating a better future for them and their family. Eventually with parents support and grinding through our "education system" we eventually got a job and shited to a tier-1 city expecting a better quality of life.
• But after living here for 5 years and paying almost equivalent to a $1000 in income taxes per month to the government (which is close to 30% of my salary, almost as high as any other European nation) we don't get any benefits in return, let alone expecting similar infrastructure. Roads are a nightmare. Pollution everywhere, including the air we breathe , the water we drink, even the food and medicine we ingest isn't safe. Govt hospitals are a joke and medical treatment in private hospitals will cost a fortune if you don't have insurance. Public transport is not sufficient where private cars are being incentivised by the govt causing increase in traffic. I am not even talking about the entitlement and the lack of civic sense in people.
• On top of all these, real estate prices here are skyrocketing like anything (avg 2 bedroom apartment price starts from $250,000). Our dream of purchasing an apartment here for our parents to stay close by so that we can take care of them and give them a better quality of life that they never had in their life and deserve in their old age feels like a far fetched dream. Only if we move abroad and earn in a stronger currency I feel like this can be made possible within their lifetime.
Plans for Leaving
• We want to move to a country in the European Union, preferably the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), the primary reason being the work life balance and the quality of life along with high HDI and happiness index in western European, primarily the Scandinavian countries. We have already saved up around $20,000 for migration cost. I need suggestions regarding my work visa process for different countries and the rules for moving as a couple, info related spouse visa etc.
• I have 6+ years of experience as a senior software engineer. I am familiar with backend development, CI/CD, Devops and related technologies and cloud computing. I am already applying for relevant jobs through LinkedIn. If anyone can suggest any other platforms and/or help me to connect to the recruiters overseas that will be of great help.
• My wife teaches English in an international school here. She is willing to take a language proficiency test according to the requirements of our destination. Any help regarding the recruitment process of English teachers in the schools of the Scandinavian coutries in the EU will be helpful.
If you have read this far I want to thank you and any kind suggestion from you will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
2024.06.07 23:39 Yain00 sofaygo is a gift from god to us
holy shit he could beat drake n kendrick both in a beef hes like a divine blessing straight from heaven. Life So Crazy is proof. i havent took my headphones off since it dropped ive been addicted he hasnt dropped for a year but he been cooking all this heat. WAR2 will be a masterpiece.
when you listen to life so crazy, it's like you r entering a whole new dimension, his flow is smoother than butter, and his vibe is like a orgasm . It's like hes speaking to your soul, reminding you that no matter what you do your never gonna be on his level because he is a blessing from god to heal this world. life so crazy isnt just about spitting bars and a fire beats.
when i listen to faygo its like hes teleporting me to his room, where every emotion hits you like a blunt. from the pain to the happiness, you feel it all in his lyrics, and its like therapy for the soul.. but what really sets Sofaygo apart is his story, man. this dude came from nothing, hustled his way up, and now hes making waves in the industry. hes living proof that you can turn your dreams into reality, no matter where you come from or what obstacles you face.
when I think about Sofaygo, I'm like, Yo, this guy is a straight-up gift from above. And Life So Crazy just cements that belief, reminding us all why we're blessed to have him in our lives. Keep doing your thing, Sofaygo, we r riding with you all the way to the top. you the goat man ill tell my children about how you got kidnapped by Chinas government and saved the world from a conflict between USA and China that would have destroyed us.
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when you listen to life so crazy, it's like you r entering a whole new dimension, his flow is smoother than butter, and his vibe is like a orgasm . It's like hes speaking to your soul, reminding you that no matter what you do your never gonna be on his level because he is a blessing from god to heal this world. life so crazy isnt just about spitting bars and a fire beats.
when i listen to faygo its like hes teleporting me to his room, where every emotion hits you like a blunt. from the pain to the happiness, you feel it all in his lyrics, and its like therapy for the soul.. but what really sets Sofaygo apart is his story, man. this dude came from nothing, hustled his way up, and now hes making waves in the industry. hes living proof that you can turn your dreams into reality, no matter where you come from or what obstacles you face.
when I think about Sofaygo, I'm like, Yo, this guy is a straight-up gift from above. And Life So Crazy just cements that belief, reminding us all why we're blessed to have him in our lives. Keep doing your thing, Sofaygo, we r riding with you all the way to the top. you the goat man ill tell my children about how you got kidnapped by Chinas government and saved the world from a conflict between USA and China that would have destroyed us.
2024.06.07 23:39 dallaylaen Bootstrapping a pacifist priest
Following this post and this stream by Yulgash, I was wondering if it is possible to (reliably) finish the game with a priest without killing a single monster. Spoiler alert: apparently it is. No victories yet, but I was clearly able to generate several reasonably OP characters with reasonably OP companions.
A hurthling (as well as high/gray elven) priest starts with music and an instrument. Check that it's not a whistle. You'll need to run a lot, so pick the Long stride and Quick talents. Stash all your unnecessary stuff (like weapon) and paper items (the book and scrolls) somewhere and sell iron rations to Munxip and buy large rations instead. Robbing the goblin camp and getting that tower mithril shield or hat [+0, +3] is possible but not strictly necessary.
So, as soon as you encounter the bear, retreat to the rim of the map. Drop your large rations there so you can eat them while being chased. Start running in circles along the rim and play instrument as soon as you gain distance. As soon as the bear becomes uncaring, approach it and leave the area while standing next to it. Go to Terinyo, buy some more food, and swim to the central island. Keep playing until the bear is tame. YW.
At some point, swithing to killer bug is reasonable - my extremely experienced greater claw bugs kept dying to Griff, animated trees, and random high level monsters if they had a chance to strike back.
At level 6, you can turn undead, chase them, and offer peace. I managed to make peace with the skeletal king - so technically my permission to pass the eternal guardian is totally legitimate - but not with Griff Bloodax so far. Banshee is an open question, but if peace can be made with her, better save her for higher levels. (Also she cannot break down doors, pass walls, or cross water. Just leave her alone in the water temple...) Master liches from treasure graves are your best friends.
Also be warned that freeing Griff Bloodax's spirit with holy water counts as a kill.
Skill issue I guess. Stay tuned, comments welcome!
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A hurthling (as well as high/gray elven) priest starts with music and an instrument. Check that it's not a whistle. You'll need to run a lot, so pick the Long stride and Quick talents. Stash all your unnecessary stuff (like weapon) and paper items (the book and scrolls) somewhere and sell iron rations to Munxip and buy large rations instead. Robbing the goblin camp and getting that tower mithril shield or hat [+0, +3] is possible but not strictly necessary.
1. Taming the bear.
Large dogs and jackals have too few HP and will die or panic and attack you. Ants in PC:2 require luck and/or 7-8PV. A bear in the forest, however, can be tamed with just the persistence.So, as soon as you encounter the bear, retreat to the rim of the map. Drop your large rations there so you can eat them while being chased. Start running in circles along the rim and play instrument as soon as you gain distance. As soon as the bear becomes uncaring, approach it and leave the area while standing next to it. Go to Terinyo, buy some more food, and swim to the central island. Keep playing until the bear is tame. YW.
2. Maxing out music.
Drop your alignment to NL or better N+ (to avoid switching religion every time you heal the companion(s)) and talk to Yergius in the outlaw village. The completion of the pickpocketing quest will bring in 1250 exp, or level 5 for hobbit and level 4 for an elf. Make sure to get at least 2 natural increases in music before you turn in the quest, so you can raise it to 100 in one go. Perfect - now go and obtain the greater claw bug companion.At some point, swithing to killer bug is reasonable - my extremely experienced greater claw bugs kept dying to Griff, animated trees, and random high level monsters if they had a chance to strike back.
3. Leveling up.
Find the moldy dungeon and get the tome of donors and the 9k gold. Go back to Yergius and purchase Disarm traps (detection also not bad but less important for the build). Disarming traps gives experience, and gremlin cave and the teleporter cave have a lot of safe traps.At level 6, you can turn undead, chase them, and offer peace. I managed to make peace with the skeletal king - so technically my permission to pass the eternal guardian is totally legitimate - but not with Griff Bloodax so far. Banshee is an open question, but if peace can be made with her, better save her for higher levels. (Also she cannot break down doors, pass walls, or cross water. Just leave her alone in the water temple...) Master liches from treasure graves are your best friends.
Also be warned that freeing Griff Bloodax's spirit with holy water counts as a kill.
4. The fire tower.
This is where I'm stuck ATM - getting a tough, fire-resistant companion. I know I can summon a greater titan with a scroll of familiar summoning at effective DL 44. However, I played this extremely sloppy in both of my most successful runs and the best I ever got was a greater moloch (DL=40) - enough for the tower but troublesome overall (slow, diagonal, breaks walls, crashes altars...).Skill issue I guess. Stay tuned, comments welcome!
2024.06.07 23:35 the_samdejesus Molly Bish
I’m sure there are plenty of OG morbid listeners as well as fellow Massholes who know the sad story of Molly. For those who don’t I highly recommend you go in the Morbid archives and give that episode a listen. We are going on 24 years without Molly. I say we because I am from the community where this transpired and so many of us are still looking for answers. The Molly Bish foundation is doing an awareness drive to honor the anniversary of Molly’s disappearance. Car magnets can be purchased for $10 by reaching out to mollybishfoundation@gmail.com. You can also look up the Molly Bish Foundation Facebook page for the post and to see the car magnets.
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2024.06.07 23:33 dredabeast24 [WTS] 2000+ Golf Balls, over 1000 Prov1/1x, TP5/X, Bulk cheap balls
https://imgur.com/a/VmDXlPq
Hello all I am back again from this and this and this
First here is the stock link updates minutely with what I still have:
Premium Balls By the Dozen
Bulk Balls
Random Lots
Rare Balls (Custom Pix, CPO from Titleist)
Pm or chat me on reddit,
send a text to 847 978 6818,
or send an email to [dresgolf@protonmail.com](mailto:dresgolf@protonmail.com)
I have gotten even more balls this time and would love to sell them to you all for great prices:
Referral Program:
If you want to pay less for your used golf balls refer someone to my listing and they get $10 off their first purchase. When they buy, you in turn will get $10 off as well.
Deals:
250 Velocities 4A/5A mix for $200
250 Supersofts 4A/5A mix for $210
Some Highlights:
560 Prov1s
472 Prov1Xs
155 AVXs
233 TP5s
265 TP5X
On top of that I have bulk balls available as well. If you are a higher handicapper and love to get tons of balls for cheap check out this:
Ksig 50 balls for $35
Supersoft 50 balls for $50
Vice Pro 50 balls for $70
Hittaway PRov1/1x 50 balls for $40
Shipping prices:
$9 flat for premium balls
I will let you know for bulk balls, generally $9 for the first 50 and then $3 for every additional 50 FAQs:
Why should I buy from you?
75% of orders go out next day with priority mail
What have others thought of the condition?
Check my last few posts people comment how happy they are with the balls
Where do you get these?
One of my friends is an aggregator of used balls in the area and I help him sell during the summer. I have access to over 100K balls, I can get my hands on just about anything just ask.
What if the ball I want is not in stock?
I have a waitlist I will add you to and you will get first dibs on the balls when I restock.
As always, hit em straight!
submitted by dredabeast24 to golfclassifieds [link] [comments]
Hello all I am back again from this and this and this
First here is the stock link updates minutely with what I still have:
Premium Balls By the Dozen
Bulk Balls
Random Lots
Rare Balls (Custom Pix, CPO from Titleist)
Pm or chat me on reddit,
send a text to 847 978 6818,
or send an email to [dresgolf@protonmail.com](mailto:dresgolf@protonmail.com)
I have gotten even more balls this time and would love to sell them to you all for great prices:
Referral Program:
If you want to pay less for your used golf balls refer someone to my listing and they get $10 off their first purchase. When they buy, you in turn will get $10 off as well.
Deals:
250 Velocities 4A/5A mix for $200
250 Supersofts 4A/5A mix for $210
Some Highlights:
560 Prov1s
472 Prov1Xs
155 AVXs
233 TP5s
265 TP5X
On top of that I have bulk balls available as well. If you are a higher handicapper and love to get tons of balls for cheap check out this:
Ksig 50 balls for $35
Supersoft 50 balls for $50
Vice Pro 50 balls for $70
Hittaway PRov1/1x 50 balls for $40
Shipping prices:
$9 flat for premium balls
I will let you know for bulk balls, generally $9 for the first 50 and then $3 for every additional 50 FAQs:
Why should I buy from you?
- I am a golfer too and I would never sell anything I would not play with
- I have lower prices then all the used ball behemoths
- none of my balls come from the water, they are found in bushes, woods...
- You get pictures of the balls before I send them to you
- You are supporting a broke college student paying out of state tuition
75% of orders go out next day with priority mail
What have others thought of the condition?
Check my last few posts people comment how happy they are with the balls
Where do you get these?
One of my friends is an aggregator of used balls in the area and I help him sell during the summer. I have access to over 100K balls, I can get my hands on just about anything just ask.
What if the ball I want is not in stock?
I have a waitlist I will add you to and you will get first dibs on the balls when I restock.
As always, hit em straight!
2024.06.07 23:32 Climhazzard73 Statins are “safe”, yet anecdotally hated by everyone I know who takes them due to side effects. Why the disconnect?
I’ve always had an implicit trust towards medicine and science having studied and working in STEM until recently. Docs think my cholesterol numbers are due to genetics because of absurdly high ldl numbers despite having an otherwise healthy lifestyle (aside from chronic work stress.)
Lipitor? Makes me impotent, weak, low energy, gives brain fog, and my joints feel they can break at any moment. Same with crestor. I found out crestor sent my mother to the hospital a few years ago because of a problem with her pancreas and docs told her to get off crestor ASAP
As I near 40, discussion about health has come up more frequently amongst my peers. Aside from covid vaccine partisan bickering, no one within my social group really had an opinion on the effectiveness and safety of common drugs, yet statins are the sore thumb that stands out now that we’re talking about it. The woman I’ve been casually sleeping with has a father with heart problems and hates statins. An acquaintance of mine took statins and has difficulty working in demanding white collar jobs anymore because of brain fog. Another person I know had to stop lifting because of weakness and went from a Fabio physique to doughboy.
So what is up with the disconnect where medical literature says one thing and our personal experiences regarding the safety of the drug is unanimously the opposite? I’m not questioning the risk, I’m questioning the safety of the cure. A total of 10 people i personally know have told me of the issues they experienced with statins. Only 2 told me they never had any side effects. Granted 12 people total isn’t a large sample size, but it’s one hell of a coincidence. Out of the12, only 4 were related to me (myself, mother, and two cousins with only one cousin never getting side effects. He’s also a doctor). The other 8 are unrelated to me
I’m working with a new doctor (which has changed multiple times in one year alone because of insurance changes, F the USA) and next appointment I will be discussing options with my new doc. Right now, it’s looking like an otherwise “healthy” me in his late 30s can 1. Take statins, feel like an impotent cripple for the rest of life or 2. Get prescribed repatha, become bankrupt (F this system, US healthcare system is garbage)or 3. Roll the dice, live it up drug-free but live a mentally and physically healthy lifestyle and risk a major heart attack in 10-15 years. I do a positive CAC score in the widow maker artery. Low CAC score but since I’m so young it’s concerning to have the plaque of the average 55 year old already
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Lipitor? Makes me impotent, weak, low energy, gives brain fog, and my joints feel they can break at any moment. Same with crestor. I found out crestor sent my mother to the hospital a few years ago because of a problem with her pancreas and docs told her to get off crestor ASAP
As I near 40, discussion about health has come up more frequently amongst my peers. Aside from covid vaccine partisan bickering, no one within my social group really had an opinion on the effectiveness and safety of common drugs, yet statins are the sore thumb that stands out now that we’re talking about it. The woman I’ve been casually sleeping with has a father with heart problems and hates statins. An acquaintance of mine took statins and has difficulty working in demanding white collar jobs anymore because of brain fog. Another person I know had to stop lifting because of weakness and went from a Fabio physique to doughboy.
So what is up with the disconnect where medical literature says one thing and our personal experiences regarding the safety of the drug is unanimously the opposite? I’m not questioning the risk, I’m questioning the safety of the cure. A total of 10 people i personally know have told me of the issues they experienced with statins. Only 2 told me they never had any side effects. Granted 12 people total isn’t a large sample size, but it’s one hell of a coincidence. Out of the12, only 4 were related to me (myself, mother, and two cousins with only one cousin never getting side effects. He’s also a doctor). The other 8 are unrelated to me
I’m working with a new doctor (which has changed multiple times in one year alone because of insurance changes, F the USA) and next appointment I will be discussing options with my new doc. Right now, it’s looking like an otherwise “healthy” me in his late 30s can 1. Take statins, feel like an impotent cripple for the rest of life or 2. Get prescribed repatha, become bankrupt (F this system, US healthcare system is garbage)or 3. Roll the dice, live it up drug-free but live a mentally and physically healthy lifestyle and risk a major heart attack in 10-15 years. I do a positive CAC score in the widow maker artery. Low CAC score but since I’m so young it’s concerning to have the plaque of the average 55 year old already
2024.06.07 23:32 Novel_Listen455 How to become an iOS developer and start your own business
Kirill, 33 years old, iOS developer, never worked as a programmer, income from programming: 0.
So why read this message?
I created my own VPN application for iOS – both backend and frontend. Currently, the app is available on the App Store, translated into 53 languages, and has 127 ratings worldwide.
I want to tell you about a different way to earn money in IT:
Background:
I worked and am still working in a company not related to programming. By the end of my 29th year, I changed jobs, but suddenly realized that I didn't want to spend my life on jobs that irritated me and decided to try myself in IT. I almost immediately realized that I wanted to study iOS -> Swift because the iPhone is always at hand, so developing applications for myself seemed like a cool idea.
In 3.5 years of studying to become an iOS developer (with an 11-month break), I encountered 4 mentors, the last of whom was Anton Nazarov. His sale of "successful success" with the response "for real" seemed convincing to me. For 8 months, he helped me study UIKit, and we wrote a test app together. In my opinion, this experience became a decisive factor in my further path, for which I am immensely grateful to him.
After finishing my lessons with the mentor, I started looking for my first interview. After composing a resume (together with Anton, in advance), I spent 3 days looking for a job, sending around 500 applications. Guess how many interview invitations I received? Correct, 0. After that, I decided, "screw it, I'll come up with a project and implement it myself." This is where the most interesting part began.
From idea to today.
The quality of the app has grown significantly. Servers have become much better and faster, the app is translated into 53 languages, and obfuscation (masking from blocks) has been implemented, which works excellently even with mobile operators. In recent months, I haven't received any negative reviews (they can be sent directly in the app under "Problem?").
Currently, a new company (foreign) has been registered to enable in-app purchases from Apple, but until this is done, the app is completely free.
My workday.
07:00 - woke up, took a bath, ate, took the child to kindergarten
09:30 - meeting with a colleague at work, which means work has begun
15:00 - 18:00 - pick up the child from kindergarten, the main job ends, and I can finally start my favorite job
19:00 - by this time, I've usually eaten and rested for an hour, then I start thinking about what to do today, what I feel like doing at the moment. It can be anything:
01:00 - go to bed
Why did I choose VPN?
Surprisingly, creating a VPN application turned out to be much easier than I imagined, especially when you have an amazing assistant-mentor ChatGPT Plus.
How would I recommend starting your path in iOS development?
Step 1: Vasily Usov's book (part 1, didn't like the second part) + all the free courses on the internet - study in parallel
Step 2: Mentor, mentor, and mentor again. Do a test project with them on UIKit or even just SwiftUI. Ideally, the mentor should be a senior (up to 20k/month, no more).
Step 3: Get a paid subscription to ChatGPT - this technology is like the internet and bitcoin - the future is behind them. The chat will become your best friend-mentor, cooler than Google.
In 1-2 years of smooth learning (combined with your main job), you can go for interviews or come up with your startup/product, as I did.
Main conclusions of the training:
iVPN is a VPN application for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (with M-series processors).
https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/ivpn/id6469724902
The app requires no registration, no ads, and is currently completely free. In the future, I plan to charge $2/month. Special thanks to everyone who read this article and to those who will rate it 5 stars in the App Store 🙂
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So why read this message?
I created my own VPN application for iOS – both backend and frontend. Currently, the app is available on the App Store, translated into 53 languages, and has 127 ratings worldwide.
I want to tell you about a different way to earn money in IT:
- without experience in IT (and working in a team)
- without despised (by me) interviews
Background:
I worked and am still working in a company not related to programming. By the end of my 29th year, I changed jobs, but suddenly realized that I didn't want to spend my life on jobs that irritated me and decided to try myself in IT. I almost immediately realized that I wanted to study iOS -> Swift because the iPhone is always at hand, so developing applications for myself seemed like a cool idea.
In 3.5 years of studying to become an iOS developer (with an 11-month break), I encountered 4 mentors, the last of whom was Anton Nazarov. His sale of "successful success" with the response "for real" seemed convincing to me. For 8 months, he helped me study UIKit, and we wrote a test app together. In my opinion, this experience became a decisive factor in my further path, for which I am immensely grateful to him.
After finishing my lessons with the mentor, I started looking for my first interview. After composing a resume (together with Anton, in advance), I spent 3 days looking for a job, sending around 500 applications. Guess how many interview invitations I received? Correct, 0. After that, I decided, "screw it, I'll come up with a project and implement it myself." This is where the most interesting part began.
From idea to today.
- In 5 days, I chose the theme of the application - a VPN app based on the modern WireGuard protocol.
- In 1 month, I was able to launch a WireGuard VPN tunnel on my physical device, i.e., the app worked as a full-fledged VPN.
- In 3 months, the backend on Swift with a database and the application itself (client part/front end) were ready.
- In 5 months, I managed to open a developer account as an individual (in Russia), but it turned out that publishing VPNs is ONLY available to legal entities. I had to "find" a legal entity and open a developer account on it. After that, the first version of the app was published on the App Store.
- In 7 months, I talked to one of my mentors (another mentor, not from Russia), and he suggested I change the design. The design was indeed terrible; it’s much better now, though still far from ideal.
The quality of the app has grown significantly. Servers have become much better and faster, the app is translated into 53 languages, and obfuscation (masking from blocks) has been implemented, which works excellently even with mobile operators. In recent months, I haven't received any negative reviews (they can be sent directly in the app under "Problem?").
Currently, a new company (foreign) has been registered to enable in-app purchases from Apple, but until this is done, the app is completely free.
My workday.
07:00 - woke up, took a bath, ate, took the child to kindergarten
09:30 - meeting with a colleague at work, which means work has begun
15:00 - 18:00 - pick up the child from kindergarten, the main job ends, and I can finally start my favorite job
19:00 - by this time, I've usually eaten and rested for an hour, then I start thinking about what to do today, what I feel like doing at the moment. It can be anything:
- finding new countries for VPN (including analyzing censorship in each country)
- coming up with new features (new function, button, adding servers)
- planning a new design
- fixing bugs
- analyzing countries with high censorship to translate the app into those languages
- optimizing the iOS app (ASO) in the App Store (like SEO for the App Store)
- creating a promotional video for VPN
- writing an article (like this one) to expand the app's audience
- responding to user reviews/problems (rarely)
- legal issues related to the company, bank account, developer account, server payments, etc.
- setting up servers/writing Bash scripts together with "chat" for quick deployment
01:00 - go to bed
Why did I choose VPN?
Surprisingly, creating a VPN application turned out to be much easier than I imagined, especially when you have an amazing assistant-mentor ChatGPT Plus.
How would I recommend starting your path in iOS development?
Step 1: Vasily Usov's book (part 1, didn't like the second part) + all the free courses on the internet - study in parallel
Step 2: Mentor, mentor, and mentor again. Do a test project with them on UIKit or even just SwiftUI. Ideally, the mentor should be a senior (up to 20k/month, no more).
Step 3: Get a paid subscription to ChatGPT - this technology is like the internet and bitcoin - the future is behind them. The chat will become your best friend-mentor, cooler than Google.
In 1-2 years of smooth learning (combined with your main job), you can go for interviews or come up with your startup/product, as I did.
Main conclusions of the training:
- I'm not stupid - studying is really EXTREMELY hard (daily psychological struggle with yourself)
- Without a mentor, it's impossible to understand some things (everyone has their own)
- While making the VPN, I was also looking for interviews/jobs - I haven't encountered a more nasty market (and I bought cars from unofficial dealers)
- First, you need to understand the basics (the language itself + how to make a UI + OOP) - you will understand everything else from articles and ChatGPT Plus (without a mentor anymore)
- Find an app in the App Store that you would like to make, find this app on Sensor Tower and see how much it brings the authors monthly - be amazed - start making your version of this app.
- While writing the app, I thought that in the process, I could get a job as a programmer, but that didn’t happen. Now that I've made my product from 0 to 1, I ask myself: "Why should I sell my time working on other people's products, given that I have a main job (as insurance), now I'm my own boss, and I have an app in the App Store?"
- While I was striving to work for someone else, I didn't notice how I created my startup.
iVPN is a VPN application for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (with M-series processors).
https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/ivpn/id6469724902
The app requires no registration, no ads, and is currently completely free. In the future, I plan to charge $2/month. Special thanks to everyone who read this article and to those who will rate it 5 stars in the App Store 🙂
2024.06.07 23:29 Ok_Alternative_4300 Second used Nikon Monarch HG 10x42 (No warranty on second hand Nikon's) arrived sorely disappointed
I just recently purchased a second pair of Nikon Monarch HG 10x42s specifically because of the shitty current Nikon USA non transferrable 7 year warranty.
Purchased these USED just like the first pair but this time paid a lot less for this second pair at only $600 shipped including factory original box which my first one didn't include.
Problem with this one is it's apparently damaged and seller didn't disclose the damage to underneath the left side eyecup where there's a dent on the metal which the eyecup covers when adjusted in it's extended positions. It feels really gritty and unnatural while the other side though also feels gritty like there's some sand inside but not as bad as the damaged left side.
The focus knob feels stiff and not smooth at all almost like the typical cheap Chinese Binoculars rejects from eBay and Amazon so I brought out my first Nikon Monarch HG to compare and it's holy crap extremely buttery smooth by comparison night and day difference still scratching my head about.
Image quality is literally neck and neck side by side compared my first one no questions ifs and or butts about it so zero sample variance between these two regarding strictly optically speaking. I cannot distinguish which one is clearer because they look exactly the same brilliant clarity in fact near Alpha level.
I bought this second Nikon Monarch HG in high hopes it wouly be noticeably clearer than the first one because I felt that the ScoopX UHDs are just simply too close in clarity compared to the first Nikon Monarch HG after going through 65 of these ScoopX UHDs already before shipping them off to their new owners.
They're just behind the Kowa Genesis Prominar XD with fluorite glass and SIG ZULU 10 10x50 and I also just received my brand spanking new Swarovski NLPURE 10x42 today as well haven't even unboxed them yet.
The seller was notified first thing about the problem right after unboxing these and he offered a refund for all money paid including return shipping and I will send it back first chance I get exactly the same way it was shipped to me.
My first Nikon Monarch HG is night and day hands down far superior in regards to way smoother focusing feel and way smoother eyecup adjustments and overall condition is like mint compared to this second used one I bought you can tell it's used.
After just going through this ordeal, I really appreciate my first one way more right now and will probably even use it daily among the ScoopX UHDs and Vortex Razor HDs which are my current top three go-to Binoculars. Only thing I really have to really baby it because it does not have a warranty for such an expensive Binoculars and it's not cheap like the ScoopX UHDs that I can easily replace anytime without feeling much hardship unlike the Nikon's.
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Purchased these USED just like the first pair but this time paid a lot less for this second pair at only $600 shipped including factory original box which my first one didn't include.
Problem with this one is it's apparently damaged and seller didn't disclose the damage to underneath the left side eyecup where there's a dent on the metal which the eyecup covers when adjusted in it's extended positions. It feels really gritty and unnatural while the other side though also feels gritty like there's some sand inside but not as bad as the damaged left side.
The focus knob feels stiff and not smooth at all almost like the typical cheap Chinese Binoculars rejects from eBay and Amazon so I brought out my first Nikon Monarch HG to compare and it's holy crap extremely buttery smooth by comparison night and day difference still scratching my head about.
Image quality is literally neck and neck side by side compared my first one no questions ifs and or butts about it so zero sample variance between these two regarding strictly optically speaking. I cannot distinguish which one is clearer because they look exactly the same brilliant clarity in fact near Alpha level.
I bought this second Nikon Monarch HG in high hopes it wouly be noticeably clearer than the first one because I felt that the ScoopX UHDs are just simply too close in clarity compared to the first Nikon Monarch HG after going through 65 of these ScoopX UHDs already before shipping them off to their new owners.
They're just behind the Kowa Genesis Prominar XD with fluorite glass and SIG ZULU 10 10x50 and I also just received my brand spanking new Swarovski NLPURE 10x42 today as well haven't even unboxed them yet.
The seller was notified first thing about the problem right after unboxing these and he offered a refund for all money paid including return shipping and I will send it back first chance I get exactly the same way it was shipped to me.
My first Nikon Monarch HG is night and day hands down far superior in regards to way smoother focusing feel and way smoother eyecup adjustments and overall condition is like mint compared to this second used one I bought you can tell it's used.
After just going through this ordeal, I really appreciate my first one way more right now and will probably even use it daily among the ScoopX UHDs and Vortex Razor HDs which are my current top three go-to Binoculars. Only thing I really have to really baby it because it does not have a warranty for such an expensive Binoculars and it's not cheap like the ScoopX UHDs that I can easily replace anytime without feeling much hardship unlike the Nikon's.
2024.06.07 23:22 MomSphere I really love this game but this event could be a lot better
The last thing I wanna do is trash the developers. This is a huge game with a small team of people, I've played far worse titles with far bigger budgets. This game's most egregious monetization still doesn't hold a candle to gacha or anything EA gets up to, it feels like the devs genuinely care and are genuinely trying. But this event's not great and I wanna yell into the void about it 😤 it genuinely feels like ranked isn't ready yet and this is some odd compromise.
So, the way it functions is every win you get points, every loss you get 0. Instantaneously, this means time is basically all that matters. If you've got work today you're probably out of luck for first place, anyone whose got the free time is miles ahead of you by now. This really flies in the face of the skill-based theme of the event. This does give it a neat "anyone can win" factor in regards to skill level, but free time dominates it even more, kinda cannibalizing the positive effect. The alternative, a stellar win/loss ratio is very much the opposite - only THE ELITE™️ will win, but the average 50-50 win loss ratio player will have little interest. The "pool" system they've implemented is a fantastic idea and helps a lot, allowing waaaaay more winners, each player competimg in a small group instead of the entirety of the game, but that just shrinks the problems without making them go away.
I also struggle to see the monetary incentive of this event. It's not like they're selling anything or getting money from player retention. Honestly, rather than investing players, this "play as much as you can" tournament seems more likely to burn people out instead of making them fall in love with the game. That, or completely fail to interest them at all if they can't play until Sunday.
I feel like the far better solution is the traditonal tiering that other competitive games do, the bronze, silver, gold, etc thing. Don't make us compete for number 1, just make it a reasonable threshold. Like, completely random numbers for the example, but:
10 wins = bronze league = 100 perk point 50 wins = silver leage = 500 perk points 100 wins = gold = 1000 perk points
This way you can't fall out of your rewards if you've got kids, homework, or weekend work hours. On top of that, just knowing "hey I placed Silver :) cool :)" is a good, positive feeling players can walk away with. I see people celebrating these pvp rank ups in literally every game that has ranks, its a fun psychological badge of pride and gets people talking about the game positively. This also allows the ranks to serve as their own rewards, something sorely needed in the current system.
Right now, the rewards are so lackuster I find it hard to believe many people care about any of them. The sheer bragging rights of a #1 finish beats out basically all of them.
Perk points are only valuable if you're not a beta player and also main a wide number of characters. I didn't play the beta, play everyone pretty equally, and even I am more than satisfied with the perks I've purchased so far. It doesn't take a lot to get a loadout you're comfortable not spending more points on. It's a near-meaningless currency, they could off infinite perk currency for 1st place and I wouldn't care to try.
Battle pass xp is less than what you'd get for doing all the weekly quests. It's an underwhelming amount unless someone missed a week. Again, most players won't care, especially with the majority of the battle pass being dominated by trinkets.
The bragging rights badge to show off. Neat I guess, but personally I think its rendered value-less to anyone who knew what the event was. Again, its a lot less about skill and a lot more about free time, it says the player showing it off had an empty weekend, not a great win/loss ratio. I don't mean to devalue, all limited rewards and cosmetic have a certain coolness to them, I just don't think its a reward worth grinding for.
Thar's my final point really - grinding. This event is not a test of skill, it's a grind. You need to compete in points with other players who could have any amount if time at their disposal, desperately grasping for points to stay ahead of their indefinite increase. You could make a case that getting invested in this event borders on unhealthy, the 1st-placers will have incredibly long play sessions where its mandatory that they win for the goal, which turns the leisure activity more stressful. It just feels like an all around bad time, and even if the rewards were good, I can't say I'd want to hard commit to something like that.
Anyway, I do really appreciate the variety of events we're getting, it's really cool. I just feel this one was a misstep.
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So, the way it functions is every win you get points, every loss you get 0. Instantaneously, this means time is basically all that matters. If you've got work today you're probably out of luck for first place, anyone whose got the free time is miles ahead of you by now. This really flies in the face of the skill-based theme of the event. This does give it a neat "anyone can win" factor in regards to skill level, but free time dominates it even more, kinda cannibalizing the positive effect. The alternative, a stellar win/loss ratio is very much the opposite - only THE ELITE™️ will win, but the average 50-50 win loss ratio player will have little interest. The "pool" system they've implemented is a fantastic idea and helps a lot, allowing waaaaay more winners, each player competimg in a small group instead of the entirety of the game, but that just shrinks the problems without making them go away.
I also struggle to see the monetary incentive of this event. It's not like they're selling anything or getting money from player retention. Honestly, rather than investing players, this "play as much as you can" tournament seems more likely to burn people out instead of making them fall in love with the game. That, or completely fail to interest them at all if they can't play until Sunday.
I feel like the far better solution is the traditonal tiering that other competitive games do, the bronze, silver, gold, etc thing. Don't make us compete for number 1, just make it a reasonable threshold. Like, completely random numbers for the example, but:
10 wins = bronze league = 100 perk point 50 wins = silver leage = 500 perk points 100 wins = gold = 1000 perk points
This way you can't fall out of your rewards if you've got kids, homework, or weekend work hours. On top of that, just knowing "hey I placed Silver :) cool :)" is a good, positive feeling players can walk away with. I see people celebrating these pvp rank ups in literally every game that has ranks, its a fun psychological badge of pride and gets people talking about the game positively. This also allows the ranks to serve as their own rewards, something sorely needed in the current system.
Right now, the rewards are so lackuster I find it hard to believe many people care about any of them. The sheer bragging rights of a #1 finish beats out basically all of them.
Perk points are only valuable if you're not a beta player and also main a wide number of characters. I didn't play the beta, play everyone pretty equally, and even I am more than satisfied with the perks I've purchased so far. It doesn't take a lot to get a loadout you're comfortable not spending more points on. It's a near-meaningless currency, they could off infinite perk currency for 1st place and I wouldn't care to try.
Battle pass xp is less than what you'd get for doing all the weekly quests. It's an underwhelming amount unless someone missed a week. Again, most players won't care, especially with the majority of the battle pass being dominated by trinkets.
The bragging rights badge to show off. Neat I guess, but personally I think its rendered value-less to anyone who knew what the event was. Again, its a lot less about skill and a lot more about free time, it says the player showing it off had an empty weekend, not a great win/loss ratio. I don't mean to devalue, all limited rewards and cosmetic have a certain coolness to them, I just don't think its a reward worth grinding for.
Thar's my final point really - grinding. This event is not a test of skill, it's a grind. You need to compete in points with other players who could have any amount if time at their disposal, desperately grasping for points to stay ahead of their indefinite increase. You could make a case that getting invested in this event borders on unhealthy, the 1st-placers will have incredibly long play sessions where its mandatory that they win for the goal, which turns the leisure activity more stressful. It just feels like an all around bad time, and even if the rewards were good, I can't say I'd want to hard commit to something like that.
Anyway, I do really appreciate the variety of events we're getting, it's really cool. I just feel this one was a misstep.