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  1. Gravel

    Home buying thread

    They do own their condos. Just not the building or the land it sits on. And it's only one step away from the people who think they actually own their land, when if they don't pay taxes, well...see where that gets you.
  2. Gravel

    Marvel Universe stuff

    Who else will we turn to to see a deranged white woman making their little boys go out in public wearing dresses if not celebrities?
  3. Gravel

    TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (2023)

    This is what I was saying with my post. Did you know she had the top 10 songs at the same time? Every single one, from 1 to 10. She also dethroned The Beatles who had 9 (tied with Drake, of all people). That's fucking insane. Like I said, I'm not a fan. I know a bunch of her songs because...
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    TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (2023)

    Man, what a weird thread. And I feel bad for reading the whole thing. Anyway, I did some reading on Taylor Swift. I didn't realize how prolific she's been. I obviously know a bunch of her songs just because I live on the planet, even if I'm not even remotely a fan. All these "I've never heard...
  5. Gravel

    Black Desert

    For some reason, I've had terrible luck with overnight horse training. During the day, I can leave the game minimized for hours and no problem. Overnight, game always ends up closing within 2-3 hours. Not sure what the deal is. Had a guildmate in my last guild that would always have that same...
  6. Gravel

    Black Desert

    That's kind of an impressive dedication to fuck with someone afk. Really went out of their way. And yeah, I agree about the PVPers. Most of them aren't actually interested in having some kind of meaningful encounter. They just want to get the drop on someone and grief them.
  7. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Not keeping track of DUO attempts (although I think it's 7 so far), but I'm at 70 clicks for Labreska. I saw something that said each click is about 120-130 million, but dunno how old that is, and likely doesn't account for the mem frag increase. But if that's the case, that's 9.1b in clicks...
  8. Gravel

    Amazon Prime Video Thread

    Every year I talk about finally canceling Prime. I don't care about the shipping anymore (generally don't need anything within 2 days, and even then, it's iffy if it gets sent on time nowadays anyway). Don't watch their videos cause it's all shit. Honestly not sure why I still have it.
  9. Gravel

    Black Desert

    They did get rid of a bunch of the Valencia main questline. So the part you hated may actually just not be there anymore.
  10. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Agreed. All the numbers the Fed is making decisions with are bullshit. But that's not stopping them from using them.
  11. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    This seems relevant. Curious about anyone's thoughts on it. Basically that the Fed seems hyper focused on housing (incl rent) costs, and so aren't lowering rates due to that. But that keeping interest rates high is driving that problem. At least, that's what I took from it. Put another way...
  12. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Gotta have a bedroom for every kid, plus an office, and playroom for the kids.
  13. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Supply and demand is hard bro. Give him a break. It is also a good cross between this and the post you made in the housing thread about all the red tape and how much it added to your build. Edit: And this. Anyway, to your point, this is why I say anyone can manage their own money. At least...
  14. Gravel

    The Red Letter Media Appreciation Thread

    Did you seriously post that here within 2 minutes of it being uploaded?
  15. Gravel

    Black Desert

    All my characters but one are now 61+ (and that one is 60). Granted, I've only got 12 characters. Still pretty nice though. Was dreading having to ever level that fucking wizard from 56-61. And funny enough, the last one I leveled was my very first character, a DK from when it first released...
  16. Gravel

    Watchmen

    Yeah, why do I care?
  17. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    IWM only up 2% YTD. Recession is here, boyos.
  18. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Beats the crap out of timepiece (minus skill exp). I was pretty sad to see timepiece go, but this is pretty awesome. Plus I can use it on chars I've neglected for years.
  19. Gravel

    Black Desert

    I guess I was wrong. So you do the quest, and then hit the gather exp button or whatever...over and over. There are a bunch of break points, 50, 55 I think, 56, 60, 61, and then the remaining exp. So anyway, I ended up at 61 and some change in that hour (5.6%), from level 18. Not bad.
  20. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Market's been trading sideways since like June. Guess we're finally going to break out of it, and not in a good direction.
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    Investing General Discussion

    It's a bit surprising, but look at the list. It's more a function of nothing worth a shit being out in theaters, and I'm guessing a lot less people spending their money there. It still made shit money for what they expected.
  22. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Well that fucking sucks. Tagged my lvl 18 char. Ran an hour at BM with 2215%. Ended up at lvl 49 and I'm like...what? Yeah, that stupid fucking lvl 50 quest which I still don't understand why it's still in the game. Wasted whatever exp I might've gotten.
  23. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    So they're not even trying. Got it. Just shit out the same statement every month and pretend you're solving it.
  24. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    LOL'd at the straight up plummet on the charts. Yikes.
  25. Gravel

    Black Desert

    PEN Capotia also last you a very long time. Upgrading the ring, neck, and belt to other PEN accessories is generally one of the last big upgrades at end game (usually earrings will get replaced first, and much earlier since distos are good at TET and cheap compared to 60-100b for PEN accessories).
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    Black Desert

    Only reason to stay on season is to not have to deal with PVP, and the exp buff. I personally don't care to stay on the season servers at all, but some people love it for grinding out centaurs or whatever. Although with Marni changes that seems even less worthwhile. Also, regarding tags...
  27. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    I keep reading that we maybe get one more hike between now and mid-2024, but that's all anyone is counting on. Which means today is no hike for sure. Just curious if this is a 70's scenario where they're letting up way too early. Inflation doesn't seem to be under control in my view.
  28. Gravel

    Black Desert

    I didn't even actually know about it, but now I can't unsee it.
  29. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Jesus. And Kirun said I was RNG carried.
  30. Gravel

    Black Desert

    In game screenshot means Slumbering shows as PEN. It's only on Garmoth where you get the actual enhancement level. Anyway, that's crazy for two months. Did you already have the PEN Crescent? Cause if not, that means you did like 200b in grinding in those two months. Edit: Just realized he's...
  31. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Trees = Mirumok Also, guildie told me about it yesterday, but you can level trading super fast if you go to say, Odraxxia, and make your imperial crates there, and haul them up to Heidel. Did it once today since I was already down there for Navarn. Got a big bump but I was Apprentice 9. I'd...
  32. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Yeah, found two packs next to each other. Hit Ferrica, wait 3 seconds for them to group, aoe down, skin, move to next pack, do the same, and by then the other respawned. I just go long stretches without getting any pities. It'll be a while before I can do it again though just because I need...
  33. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Good derail. Wasn't sure what we were earning, or if our settlement fund at Vanguard even earned anything. Pleasantly surprised that it's in VMFXX which is at 5.28% annual. Which is good since I'll be liquidating an entire year's worth of expenses in the next 3 months and it'll sit there most...
  34. Gravel

    Black Desert

    That seems way higher than what I've gotten. At 38 pities in 5 hours or so. Using Magic Tanning Knife (80%), Fig Pie (3%), Treat's Tear (10%), and Lara's Tea (10%), with Hedgehog pet.
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    Black Desert

    I needed another 200 wind fragments for my last Krogdalo piece, so I decided I may as well do the MP pot piece while I was there. Holy shit, it's no wonder people complain about this. I don't even mind gathering that much, but this is painful. Hedgehog definitely makes it suck less, but it's...
  36. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Sometimes you get carried, sometimes you get fucked. This is my attempts at getting to DUO Fallen God (doesn't include the original 3 attempts to get from base to PRI). I also looked and misspoke. I actually got the PEN Godr in 5. Was thinking of TET which I hit in 9. Edit: And actually...
  37. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Fuuuuuuuck yes! Just tapped my TET Godr on a 245 stack. Think it was my 9th or 10th attempt. Also finished up getting my Deathblow set. Good gains today.
  38. Gravel

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    Brb, quitting my job so I can get unemployment. Clown world rules, bro!
  39. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Nah, Succ Lahn is super chill. F, S+F, RMB+LMB, RMB, repeat. Yeah, there's pre-buffs, but that's every class (15 second Q buff, 8? second A/D+RMB). I preferred when the attack speed buff was A/D+LMB instead of Q, which is what I think makes her feel clunkier. But it's still not much. Here are...