Recent content by Gravel

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    Weed Culture

    So I'm enjoying the bong a lot more than edibles. Oddly, I had leaned into edibles because I was under the impression they'd give longer lasting effects, but I've noticed the high I get from a bong hit can last me a pretty solid 8 hours (and honestly, I'll feel pretty pain free the entire rest...
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    Investing General Discussion

    That's an easy trap to fall into. You think "surely the market can't go up anymore" and then you're wrong for 2 years in a row and even though on year 3 it pulls back 20% in a bear, you're behind because you missed the massive run up to it. That's why time in the market beats timing the market...
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    Factorio

    Pro tip, start leaving massive amounts of space between stuff. Way more than you think necessary. In the beginning it feels natural to clump your shit up to save on things like belts, but spacing things out will save you tons of hours trying to move everything.
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    Death of Robin Hood

    I could dig a "Violent Night" type Robin Hood story.
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    Avengers: Doomsday (2025)

    How in the fuck did that make three quarters of a billion dollars? I couldn't even finish the clip that was so embarrassing. I thought the MCU was bad, but I guess I didn't realize how bad. Holy shit. And that's apparently one of the better ones?
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    Factorio

    Ah, didn't realize it was just an update for 2.0 and not Space Age. Good to know. It's a bitch to figure out what's happening with the mod, even combing through the Discord. Guess I'll put it off as well.
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    Factorio

    Funny, I almost tagged @Tuco the other day to see if you'd started a Space Age/Space Exploration game yet, since it appears to have been updated finally. I haven't decided if I want to yet. And if I do, if I want to add K2, or some other mod on top of it, for extra craziness. My one SE...
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    Landman

    If this show doesn't end with Demi Moore's character bankrupting the company and then having to sell all her personal assets to cover the losses to the cartel, I'm going to be disappointed. I thought the gas station was a missed opportunity for a Bucc-ee's cameo, but I guess there isn't one to...
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    Grand Theft Auto VI

    I had a blast with it, but it was also like a decade ago. I think the only one I played as much as 5 was Vice City.
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    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Oh no, not his daughter!
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    Fallout

    Yeah, so reading the comments about this latest episode, I'm going to reiterate my above post. The problem with this show is they're relying on fans of the IP with easter eggs (see, it's those things you remember!). This does absolutely nothing for someone who doesn't remember or know this shit...
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    2026 Official Stonks Contest

    6845.50 Nailed it.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Did my spreadsheet update for the year, and our portfolio went up more this year than our best earning year of actually working. And that's gross, not net. Considering our first year of retirement we saw a 21% drop (YoY, peak to valley was even worse), I'd say things are going amazing. 4 years...
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    Pluribus

    I still haven't watched Squid Games season 2 when I heard they split it up. And then it turns out it sucked. But the reality was season 1 was pretty well self contained and it didn't need a second one.
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    Pluribus

    I think your points really echo the stuff @Fucker said earlier. If this season we're stretched out to a 20 episode season, sure, throw in long dramatic scenes where nothing really happens. The problem is we got 9 episodes and those super long scenes that didn't move the plot forward make the...