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  1. Haus

    Idle Earl, home-made

    On my most recent rebirth (this morning), I went zero back to around 6x my passive income in around 4 hours by following a strategy of "Ignore gold, ignore gold per dagger, ignore dagger damage once you have zap past level 10 or so". Admittedly I am not near your vaunted arena and passive...
  2. Haus

    Idle Earl, home-made

    Not really, it just gives some reason at all to care about the arena, gold, gold per dagger, etc... And slows the progression from new, which is an aspect of keeping people hooked in on a game like this from what I've seen. ;)
  3. Haus

    Idle Earl, home-made

    Notes from today : When I did a rebirth, it didn't keep the "faster mystery" and I had to spend a diamond to rebuy it. On a philosophical note. Since Arena earnings are such an afterthought... If you wanted to make Arena earnings (and ergo gold, gold per dagger, etc) more relevant, you...
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    Home Improvement

    I have both Ryobi and Generics in my 40v pool and they've been (knocking on wood) workhorses for me. Here's the generic I've been using : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXKV5H9V?th=1 And on another note. Today is another "spend stupid money on something which I'd rather not" day. Replacing the...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    They kinda bastardized Planet Hulk already for Thor Ragnarok. Which dos suck, as I would love to see an honest PH/WWH pair of movies.
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    OK, one thought on the number spam. I see you added a "don't show money" and "don't show damage" checkboxes, which is great! (I unchecked money because arena money is a rounding error once you start piling on passive income). Could we get something like : Dagger/Skull damage in orange...
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    I noticed when I had to do a reboot this morning. When I relaunched the game my passive Income was way low, until I OPENED the bestiary, THEN it kicked that in and it went back to where it was before reboot. Intentional?
  8. Haus

    Avengers: Doomsday (2025)

    My bet is that it will be some variant Tony Stark showing how "one of two little differences" and Ironman ends up turning into Doom.
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    OK. taking a stab here... Top to bottom , left to right... Flaps Grumpy McFlattop Schwartzkopf The Ref Karen Magpie Pink Lady Porky Asshole McFeatherhead Lidz Therapy McManbun - He was Asshole, but then after his anger issues cost him his marriage and his kids won't talk to him any more he...
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    Can confirm, Orc skin works for me after only one rebirth. Do we have a catchy page with pics of the bad guys and appropriately funny names for them yet? There's one I call Asshole McFeatherhead , but that's another story.
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    Fair enough, I'm still early on in things. Waited for 4 diamonds for first rebirth, going to do a second at some point.
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    Quick note on skins.... I have Necromancer unlocked, but can't use that skin. Or is a "skull crusher" something other than just having at least one rank in it? I do love the new skin. One functionality note. It feels like dagger damage after the first few arenas (i.e. once you start...
  13. Haus

    Job Hunting

    Now we need an AI built to carpet apply with our resume's for these jobs
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I remember this world. This was my grandfather's era of dealing with stocks. Then I remember around 1990 when I was working one of my first IT jobs for a reseller and installing network cards and we had a client who had the top of the line information device for monitoring stock and commodity...
  15. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Can't spec quality because then you risk making vehicles that last longer than the payment plan on them. They have to design to a 3-5 year longevity window.
  16. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Yeah, but it's moving towards a model another company was trying which was "build an EV platform chassis and then the body you slap on top is a choice/option". In some ways that could make EVs lower cost to produce maybe?
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    Mugshawtys

    When she's out with her kids and they want to go to IHOP does she deny them saying they have pancakes at home?
  18. Haus

    What vehicle do you drive?

    So... Smart industry revolutionizing move.... Or desperate grasp for relevance? https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/11/ford-throws-out-henry-fords-assembly-line-to-make-low-cost-evs-in-america/ TLDR : Instead of a linear assembly line it will be a branched system where it eventually converges into...
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    The Naked Gun (2025)

    They're ghost towns.... On the border between my neighborhood and a more Latino/Asian one. Not too many active jogging trails around though. When we recently went to see FF, it was second weekend and there were maybe a dozen total people in the theater. But at least it has an IMAX screen...
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    The Naked Gun (2025)

    Still haven't managed to make time to go see this, which at this point probably means waiting for VOD or the high seas. One reviewer that tends to have the same opinions as I do about films said this and it has given me some pause... "It's a great imitation of a Zucker and Zucker film, but...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    And here's another area of Retirement stuff I don't have near enough knowledge on. I need to learn how IRAs work as you're the third person to mention how self guidance through one is better, and I was unaware I could roll my 401k into one.
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    I'm still enjoying it, it has a nice spot on my side monitor to keep distracting me from shit I need to get done... And debating if I'll have the wherewithal to hold out for Necromancer.
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    There is that. Especially since for many "Net Worth" includes a house which they wouldn't want to sell if they had to live in it. Or in the case of some it includes an insane student loan they will carry like a mill stone to their graves...
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    F U even more for bringing your ugly friend pink lady!
  25. Haus

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    Yeah.... When I landed in my current gig and realized I was going to stay more than 2 years I finally rolled all my old zombie 401ks into it. Was embarrassed afterwards for having put it off so long when it was really stupid easy to do... As for S&P500 performance. For me it was the...
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    This is where I'm at right now... Arena 336 , and the land of... F U PINK LADY!!!!! At this point I'm stacking ranks in Wizard after one rank in Zap Power. I've kill her around 50% of the time I see her now. Plan on letting it run overnight to see if I can afford Necromancer in the morning.
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I still play WoW passively when I need an "unwind my brain" break. Haven't been an active raider in over a decade. But I somehow still enjoy playing the auction house like it was my personal minigame. @Mrs. Haus and I still duo for farm for mounts occasionally on the weekends. She is the one...
  28. Haus

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    Another thing to remember is that there are probably people reading this thread who aren't actively posting in it. And I can see why. If you're behind the curve on retirement (which I will fully admit I was until I landed a job in sales around 10 years ago that was good enough to help me catch...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I'll admit he has some points. There is probably some internet braggadocio going on in the numbers being thrown around, there's probably also some real case studies. The reason I create this here instead of the investing thread was that I was figuring on hopefully having the best shot at the...
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    Idle Earl, home-made

    Just dropped in to say.... F U Crow....
  31. Haus

    Job Hunting

    I'd estimate half. Dead internet theory currently has the number that around half of interactions are bots.
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    We here at Chez Haus are a house divided on this front. I seem to do better and stay more with a plan when I have a "place to go to work out". Traditionally this has been a gym, and for a while Orange Theory. @Mrs. Haus does best at her plans when she had the gear here at the house. To...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I have to agree with this in that he's a guy who's focused, as you mentioned, on getting the financially illiterate out of the debt slave hole. To which his plans and advice work towards that goal. Yeah, if you've reached a good level of financial literacy then you probably moved into/past...
  34. Haus

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    There are already organizations doing a "faux" version of this. Where they issue you a "debit card" and each day whatever you charge a transaction sells some of your ETH and covers it. I assume you could do deposits the same way to build up ETH...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I've noticed this, but so far just on larger ticket situations and services. For instance, I am looking at a project I need to get done at my house (replacing the breaker panel) and all the electricians I have gotten quotes from so far have a 3% upcharge if you're using a CC. This was also...
  36. Haus

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Key note should be that ETH is far better positioned to move into the mythical position of "usable for everyday transaction" thanks for it's speed and additional L2s on top of it.
  37. Haus

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    This is great so long as you pay the whole balance in full before interest charges hit, and don't have some stupid annual fee on the card. It's a game system you can beat with diligence. I thoroughly enjoy the fact that with the amount of crap I buy off Amazon I get 5% back using an Amazon...
  38. Haus

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    This, I believe, breaches into one of the areas of "things have changed and older people just don't grasp how". One example? I remember when I was a kid, one of the reasons my grandfather bought me the first "pc" we had at the house (an Apple ][e) was to be able to help him track his assets...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    This is an area I have one concern. I know Alzheimer's is the demon that hunts my family. Every grandparent I have had was suffering from it or another variant of age related dementia when they passed. I also know looking at the ages of deaths around what I estimate my genetic clock will tick...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I am one of those who believes in keeping a 6 month emergency fund when you can. But I agree with you that you don't keep it in cash. At minimum keep it in an interest earning account (I have a flat out "savings" account with some cash in it making 4.2% APY right now) to buffer against...