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Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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CyberPingu posted:

I can never keep up with this thread because all the posts happen when I'm asleep :(

The secret to any chat thread is either always be posting or dont and just read the last 10 or so

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Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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FizFashizzle posted:

i really really want to cut down my alcohol consumption in 2021.

ideally i'd get hired, pass that first drug test, and just start smoking weed to relax. i've never really been a stoner and have only smoked like five times in my life but i think it's time.

That was my 2020. Getting properly treated for adhd and not being able to go anywhere helped a lot and I think we ended up spending 5-6x less on booze over the year.. haven't even bought a case of beer once and the savings can go to buying good quality liquor and enjoying it w/o waking up feeling lovely. Winter is the hardest part imo since the day feels done so early. Good luck

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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So this is how 2021 tops 2020 opening with a ww3 scare

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Imagine in 2016 a bunch of politicians urging trump to tweet stronger

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Amy Pole Her posted:

Sounds like you miss being outside and walking around moreso than just working in an office, outside of how much easier it is to get help etc.

I miss socializing but in no way shape or form do I miss the commute or the bullshit that goes along with it. I’ll never go back tbh

Ya it's this (for me) and I think a good chunk of commute missers will make it one week before hating it again. Walking around the block or on the trail a bit isn't the same as getting some coworkers together and walking around the office buildings but it aint worth losing an hour to driving and being forced to stack house chores either before/after hours and welp suddenly youre living for the weekend.

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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nerve posted:

i cant understand how trumpers will just go along with everything he says

Both my in-laws keep going down the trumper hole to the point where one of my BILs has moved out, the other is trying to, and my MIL constantly whines that my wife wont talk to her anymore but refuses to apologize for saying something really bad to her. These same people swore up and down in 2016 theyd be the first ones to disown trump if he did anything bad, lol

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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They wanted a single 2k check in the bill that just passed and there's no way they would ever want to do a 2k check on top of the 600 one. 1400+600 makes perfect sense for the means testing pedantic libs but they absolutely marketed a 2k check so lmao

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Spoeank posted:

It's absolutely loving insane that they are means testing a check ten months into a pandemic based on pre-pandemic tax returns

Especially funny since the whole bait there was to "look" like youre not letting those dang 100k salary people getting anything but then they go off 2018/19 returns and anyone who got a raise or new job still got the check so it was pointless to begin with

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Ornery and Hornery posted:

I have a steelcase leap used. It’s pretty good and for the price ($300) can’t really be beat.

But, I don’t know, it’s not perfect. I was expecting more because I was switching from a crappy $90 chair.

These things retail $2k... I was hoping for a more life changing chair.

Honestly same. IDK if its the refurb quality but I'm glad I got the chair for 300 and not 900. It's been great for my back but the cushioning is too thin and the arm rests always fall at "too short" or "too high". Thinking about replacing it with an herman miller sometime

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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I'm shocked whenever a subway exists in PA because sheetz and wawa are everywhere and much better

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Musk is just promoting his brand to keep pumping Tesla stock

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Betting your student loans on GameStop of all places and becoming a millionaire by forcing finance dweebs and banks on wall st to cover is actually good and more socialist than this country will ever be

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Aaaaaaarrrrrggggg posted:

I'm completely lost. Why is GameStop suddenly worth billions??

In short, the guy who made Chewy a big success and viable competitor to Amazon for pet food got on board with Gamestop creating some buzz and a future plan for profit, while a bunch of people posting on reddit put their life savings into option calls on it, while investment banks/big monied interests doubled down on their short positions until they couldn't anymore and got "squeezed" to infinity making the share price also squeeze up.

e: the entire thing is a really good example on why there should maybe be some regulations or limitations on short positions but they'll probably just make it more difficult for normal people to speculate

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Spoeank posted:

magic, got it!

I've read fantasy magic systems with more rules than the stonk market friend

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Amy Pole Her posted:

Ridiculous amount = ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE PERCENT of the total amount of shares or something. How can you short something over 100%?

This is a thing that seems like it should be an easy regulation or something but by end of year it'll just be really difficult for normal people to have option accounts

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Amy Pole Her posted:

I mean obviously understand im ignorant to the whole thing but it feels like this is shady as all hell on the part of the big firms. Almost like this will be a case study on a big regulation change or something. Lol oh wait Biden's in office. Nevermind that forum will just get shut down.

I agree it's 100% shady as hell and smells like the same bs as the mortgage sub-prime lending etc. Rampant naked speculation to that amount of money is absurd lol

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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The best part is it's Gamestop so a bunch of millennials who grew up getting lovely trade in value just struck gold because of them

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Tesla is only in the SP500 because Robinhood so while Gamestop is hilarious its all a net negative on the world for making Elon richer

Master Stur fucked around with this message at 00:44 on Jan 26, 2021

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Blowjob Overtime posted:

drat, you must have a real big fish in your profile pic to have her following-up to make sure the door was closed on that one.

Redneck Romeos are difficult to find these days

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Skwirl posted:

But there's no way for him to turn that into actual money without tanking the stock again, right?

I mean, they could probably get most of his original 50K out with it dropping too much, but much more than that would probably cause a run, wouldn't it?

He's already taken out several million iirc before hitting 22

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Go to the gym but when your bros take out protein shakes you slam a beer and pizza

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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It seems pretty clear to me that RH coordinated in manipulation on behalf of the same groups they sell user order data to and any potential lawsuits are irrelevant to them because all the rich people (fund managers/rh investors or owners) got out safely or will be fine. It would also be better for the funds if RH drew all the attention of the sec or wh and the conclusion is to put stricter requirements on option trading or something to gatekeep retail investors and not any kind of regulation on .. well.. everything else.

This has been a wild ride though. I had actually bought a single GME call back in November and sold it on the first blip to $30 for a net $500 so thanks for the ps5 gamestop :shrug:

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Guess its that time of the year for constant 25mph winds and negative temps :mad:

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Skwirl posted:

This guy will make more money next year than I will probably see in my lifetime

https://twitter.com/AdamLefkoe/status/1355234085870956553?s=20

This is a guy who has what he wants to say buried somewhere in his brain but hasnt spoken to a public audience in 20 years

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Skwirl posted:

I mean, I guess it's unfair to expect people hired to be good at sports to also be media spokespeople, but I've watched press interviews with athletes that had a concussion hours earlier that were more concise and insightful.

Eh I'd say its part of the job for a HC but lol this guy just gave me strong college speech class vibes

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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I seem to have some kind of water hammer with no relation to the heat kicking on/off or any specific faucet/appliance :negative:

Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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Bird in a Blender posted:

Do you have an expansion tank?

Yeah and afiact from tapping it, its still working

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Master Stur
Jun 13, 2008

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The problem with Celsius is 69 isn't used whereas it's perfectly nice in F

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