Recent content by sliverstorm

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    DC Universe (Batman vs Superman thread).

    Variety is fucking with you. Gunn's comment "Yes, it's about politics" is in reference to a scene (that we've seen in the trailer) where Superman and Lois debate whether he should have stopped a war. Other full quote: Notably in the above, Variety excluded the 'but' and added an 'and' to try...
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    DC Universe (Batman vs Superman thread).

    As someone who grew up with the DCAU, sounds right up my alley.
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    Project Hail Mary

    If you didn't read the book (like me), I'd probably stop watching that trailer at about 2 minutes. Feels like major spoilers. What the fuck Amazon.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Just doing a semi-annual check in on my portfolio. Pretty boring year so far?
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    Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

    Watched based on the recommendations in this thread. This was great. The whole thing is a lean 90 minutes that doesn't waste a second of your time. The animation... frame rate? is off-putting for the first few minutes and then you get sucked in and it just fades to the background. The actual...
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    The Fighting Game Community Thread

    God damn I love Marvel. Great finals.
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    Investing General Discussion

    In this case, the answer is a bit more boring: automatic sale of vesting RSUs to cover tax obligations To further put that number in context, Stephen Cohen still owns something like 15 million shares of PLTR according to the filing. Guy's incentives are aligned.
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    Alan Wake 2

    As someone who also thought Control was amazing, don't waste your time with Alan Wake 1. Imagine if one OoP had its own spin-off game, but the object was a book and your character is the author--that's about as much relevant cross-over as you get/need to appreciate. Some people thought the story...
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    Assassin's Creed Shadows

    IMO Grummz is a trash source who regularly exaggerates and lies for views. There was no fine. There wasn't even any government response. A privacy firm filed a complaint based on a customer pissed about always-on connectivity. Ubisoft was collecting the same always-on crap for SP games (time...
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    Marathon (Bungie)

    Was pretty funny watching the gameplay reveal, then watching this. Can I play this game instead?
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    Home buying thread

    Here's a fairly innocuous example from my own mortgage: If I choose 2 payments or if I choose 1 payment and add $1,000 principal, what I'll see at the bottom of the screen is submitting for a $2,000 payment that will come out of my bank account. I think it's more about homeowners educating...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Yep. It's really something you'll want to re-evaluate at the time you plan to start cashing out. OTOH, you might want to just switch to actual cost now so you don't fuck up in 10 years by selling one share and locking in everything prior. Once you're on actual cost you can change the order you...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Cost basis is how capital gains are calculated--it's the official price you bought the stock at. You only pay taxes on the sale price (or reduce ordinary income by the losses) above and beyond the cost basis--the capital gains. I buy a share for $100, I sell it for $120, I am only paying taxes...
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    The Video Thread

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    Marvel Universe stuff

    I wish I could know how I'd react to that trailer without having seen Falcon and the Winter Soldier. That show completely poisoned the Sam Wilson character for me, and I don't think Mackie has the star quality to pull me back in. Agree with @Juvarisx on the tone, though. That said, I remember...