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2023.06.02 21:21 B-radfromtheBu Considerations for going solar with Sunpower - lease or buy, size of system.
My wife and two kids and I live in a sunny part of the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City, adjacent to San Mateo). Our PG&E bill is pretty high, running over $600 much of the year for a four bedroom 1,800 sq ft house. We use average 741 kw of electricity per month or 8,895 kw per year.
We have two gas appliances that account for a lot of money, primarily in the winter (which leads me to believe our heater is the bulk of gas usage). I asked him about calculating the costs if we replace our gas furnace with a heat pump and our gas water heater with an electric heat pump water heater... the idea was that we'd finance the whole thing, and use the rebate to purchase and install those things and then run everything on electric power. Their estimates showed however that the heat pump and water heater would bring our electricity usage from 8,895 to 21,483 kWh per year... well over doubling our total electricity usage. This sounds like a lot, given that we have extremely mild weather here; temps usually stay inside a 50º - 80º range for the most part. We do have some summers where temps go up high enough that I would like cooling, which is one reason a heat pump is so attractive.
My goal is to replace our current electricity usage 100% or more with solar+battery, and if possible cover most or all of the heat pump and water heater if possible. I got four quotes from Sunpower:
Finance 1: 18x400 watt panels, 19.5kwh battery, 10,630 annual kWh: $75k, $284/month if we plow the tax rebate back into the loan (something like $350 if we do not) at 3.9% over 25 years. This is supposed to cover our current usage plus a little extra.
Finance 2: 26x400 watt panels, 26 kWh battery, 14,975 annual kWh: $101k, $384/month (also assuming we put the rebate back into the loan), also 3.9% over 25 years. This is supposed to cover 70% of our usage with the heat pump and water heater.
There are two lease options as well, which seem attractive because they do not increase yearly like other companies we've talked to (like SunRun which added 3% per year, every year for 25 years if you lease which ends up with like a $800/month payment).
Lease 1: 28x365 watt panels, 13 kWh battery, 14,899 kWh per year (which is supposed to cover 69% of the 21,483 kWh we'd use with the heat pump and water heater). This is $274/month for 25 years.
Lease 2: 17x365 watt panels, 13 kWh battery, 9,369 kWh per year (which will more than cover our current 8,912 kWh per year but won't address heating or water heating).
I think these options are reflective of the sales rep turning dials in his portal to try different options at prices he sensed I could stomach. Not really sure which is the best option here - but leaning toward finance 1, as it gives us more than enough power to cover our current usage if we stay with gas heater and water heater (maybe we replace those with more efficient units) or we end up paying PG&E on top of the monthly bill, but still less than $600/month.
I guess the question I have for folks here is whether the amounts quoted seem reasonable, and if the assumptions they're making about power consumption from a heat pump and water heater are correct. Also, the lease option does seem pretty attractive given that it doesn't increase over time - are there any downsides or pitfalls to watch out for there?
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We have two gas appliances that account for a lot of money, primarily in the winter (which leads me to believe our heater is the bulk of gas usage). I asked him about calculating the costs if we replace our gas furnace with a heat pump and our gas water heater with an electric heat pump water heater... the idea was that we'd finance the whole thing, and use the rebate to purchase and install those things and then run everything on electric power. Their estimates showed however that the heat pump and water heater would bring our electricity usage from 8,895 to 21,483 kWh per year... well over doubling our total electricity usage. This sounds like a lot, given that we have extremely mild weather here; temps usually stay inside a 50º - 80º range for the most part. We do have some summers where temps go up high enough that I would like cooling, which is one reason a heat pump is so attractive.
My goal is to replace our current electricity usage 100% or more with solar+battery, and if possible cover most or all of the heat pump and water heater if possible. I got four quotes from Sunpower:
Finance 1: 18x400 watt panels, 19.5kwh battery, 10,630 annual kWh: $75k, $284/month if we plow the tax rebate back into the loan (something like $350 if we do not) at 3.9% over 25 years. This is supposed to cover our current usage plus a little extra.
Finance 2: 26x400 watt panels, 26 kWh battery, 14,975 annual kWh: $101k, $384/month (also assuming we put the rebate back into the loan), also 3.9% over 25 years. This is supposed to cover 70% of our usage with the heat pump and water heater.
There are two lease options as well, which seem attractive because they do not increase yearly like other companies we've talked to (like SunRun which added 3% per year, every year for 25 years if you lease which ends up with like a $800/month payment).
Lease 1: 28x365 watt panels, 13 kWh battery, 14,899 kWh per year (which is supposed to cover 69% of the 21,483 kWh we'd use with the heat pump and water heater). This is $274/month for 25 years.
Lease 2: 17x365 watt panels, 13 kWh battery, 9,369 kWh per year (which will more than cover our current 8,912 kWh per year but won't address heating or water heating).
I think these options are reflective of the sales rep turning dials in his portal to try different options at prices he sensed I could stomach. Not really sure which is the best option here - but leaning toward finance 1, as it gives us more than enough power to cover our current usage if we stay with gas heater and water heater (maybe we replace those with more efficient units) or we end up paying PG&E on top of the monthly bill, but still less than $600/month.
I guess the question I have for folks here is whether the amounts quoted seem reasonable, and if the assumptions they're making about power consumption from a heat pump and water heater are correct. Also, the lease option does seem pretty attractive given that it doesn't increase over time - are there any downsides or pitfalls to watch out for there?
2023.06.02 21:20 shawnp7 QSBS: LLC to C-Corp conversion at the time of VC funding to increase tax basis of founder stock?
As the QSBS exception is either $10M or 10X the cost basis, I am trying to increase the cost basis of my founder stock from $0 to $15M.
Step 1: Register my startup as an LLC now (when the company is valued at $0) and I retain 100% ownership.
Step 2: In 3 months (roughly) when I take on outside funding, I convert my LLC to C-Corp. Because of Section 351, this conversion will not be a taxable event.
Step 3: At the time of conversion, the tax basis is equal to the FMV of the interest held in the LLC that is exchanged for ownership in the C-Corp. So, for a founder even though I did not infuse any capital, my cost basis will be my ownership percentage of the LLC’s FMV at the time of conversion. At the time of conversion, the fair market value of the LLC that is being contributed to the C-Corp will be $15M (assumed pre-money valuation). FMV for a startup can be very close to the pre-money valuation in 409a analysis, that I used to do in my past life.
Step 4: After five years and three months, when I sell my company, my QSBS exemption will be $150M (10X of $15M)
I will reach out to a tax advisor before incorporating my company as the prospect of dramatically increasing the QSBS exemption is very tempting.
But I want to hear any thoughts people may have on this. Feel free to poke holes or ask questions. Thank you for your help!
Background research:
Per this article (https://frostbrowntodd.com/maximizing-the-section-1202-gain-exclusion-amount/), the LLC to C-Corp conversion allows the QSBS exemption to be as high as $500M.
Relevant section from the article:
“The enterprise value (which includes goodwill value) of start-ups can increase dramatically during the early years of operation. This creates a potential planning opportunity involving operating a start-up as a partnership for several years and then incorporating the partnership and in the process, issuing QSBS to the partners in exchange for their partnership interests. Both a partnership’s assets and partnership interests qualify as a property that can be contributed by a partnership or LLC to a C corporation (generally in a Section 351 exchange) in exchange for QSBS.
The planning opportunity afforded through the incorporation of a partnership arises out of the fact that for Section 1202 gain exclusion purposes, the tax basis of property contributed in exchange for QSBS is deemed to be the fair market value of the property at the time of contribution. If a partnership is incorporated, the enterprise value of the partnership’s business would generally be treated as the fair market value of the contributed property. So, if the owners of a business decide to operate a start-up through an LLC or limited partnership and incorporate the business only after the enterprise value has increased substantially, the 10X Basis Cap could substantially increase the owners’ aggregate gain exclusion.
Section 1202 also provides that when appreciated property is contributed in exchange for QSBS, the difference between the tax basis of the property and its fair market value for Section 1202 purposes does not qualify for the gain exclusion when the QSBS is eventually sold.
Here is an example of how the 10X Basis Cap works when a partnership is converted to a C corporation and QSBS is issued to the partners. If John Smith and Susan Jones operate their business as equal owners in the early years through XYZ LLC, and incorporate the business when the fair market value of XYZ LLC’s business is $25 million, each of them will have a $112.5 million (10 x $12.5 million – $12.5 million) gain exclusion under Section 1202 when they sell their XYZ Corp. QSBS after five years. Contrast this result with an example where John Smith and Susan Jones each initially capitalize XYZ Corp. with $50,000 and sell their QSBS for $250 million after seven years. In this second example, each of John Smith and Susan Jones gain exclusion would be limited to the standard $10 Million Cap."
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Step 1: Register my startup as an LLC now (when the company is valued at $0) and I retain 100% ownership.
Step 2: In 3 months (roughly) when I take on outside funding, I convert my LLC to C-Corp. Because of Section 351, this conversion will not be a taxable event.
Step 3: At the time of conversion, the tax basis is equal to the FMV of the interest held in the LLC that is exchanged for ownership in the C-Corp. So, for a founder even though I did not infuse any capital, my cost basis will be my ownership percentage of the LLC’s FMV at the time of conversion. At the time of conversion, the fair market value of the LLC that is being contributed to the C-Corp will be $15M (assumed pre-money valuation). FMV for a startup can be very close to the pre-money valuation in 409a analysis, that I used to do in my past life.
Step 4: After five years and three months, when I sell my company, my QSBS exemption will be $150M (10X of $15M)
I will reach out to a tax advisor before incorporating my company as the prospect of dramatically increasing the QSBS exemption is very tempting.
But I want to hear any thoughts people may have on this. Feel free to poke holes or ask questions. Thank you for your help!
Background research:
Per this article (https://frostbrowntodd.com/maximizing-the-section-1202-gain-exclusion-amount/), the LLC to C-Corp conversion allows the QSBS exemption to be as high as $500M.
Relevant section from the article:
“The enterprise value (which includes goodwill value) of start-ups can increase dramatically during the early years of operation. This creates a potential planning opportunity involving operating a start-up as a partnership for several years and then incorporating the partnership and in the process, issuing QSBS to the partners in exchange for their partnership interests. Both a partnership’s assets and partnership interests qualify as a property that can be contributed by a partnership or LLC to a C corporation (generally in a Section 351 exchange) in exchange for QSBS.
The planning opportunity afforded through the incorporation of a partnership arises out of the fact that for Section 1202 gain exclusion purposes, the tax basis of property contributed in exchange for QSBS is deemed to be the fair market value of the property at the time of contribution. If a partnership is incorporated, the enterprise value of the partnership’s business would generally be treated as the fair market value of the contributed property. So, if the owners of a business decide to operate a start-up through an LLC or limited partnership and incorporate the business only after the enterprise value has increased substantially, the 10X Basis Cap could substantially increase the owners’ aggregate gain exclusion.
Section 1202 also provides that when appreciated property is contributed in exchange for QSBS, the difference between the tax basis of the property and its fair market value for Section 1202 purposes does not qualify for the gain exclusion when the QSBS is eventually sold.
Here is an example of how the 10X Basis Cap works when a partnership is converted to a C corporation and QSBS is issued to the partners. If John Smith and Susan Jones operate their business as equal owners in the early years through XYZ LLC, and incorporate the business when the fair market value of XYZ LLC’s business is $25 million, each of them will have a $112.5 million (10 x $12.5 million – $12.5 million) gain exclusion under Section 1202 when they sell their XYZ Corp. QSBS after five years. Contrast this result with an example where John Smith and Susan Jones each initially capitalize XYZ Corp. with $50,000 and sell their QSBS for $250 million after seven years. In this second example, each of John Smith and Susan Jones gain exclusion would be limited to the standard $10 Million Cap."
2023.06.02 21:20 bjj_beast [WTS] Nike Dunk Low “Off-White” Lot 35. Size 10. 9/10 condition.
![[WTS] Nike Dunk Low “Off-White” Lot 35. Size 10. 9/10 condition.](https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/-oPP6ElGT_UDfBG26zaJg5vovbsRJi2E3c5cYnSp22E.jpg "[WTS] Nike Dunk Low “Off-White” Lot 35. Size 10. 9/10 condition.") | Looking to sell this pair of lightly pre-owned Nike Dunk Low “Off White” Lot 35 in size 10. submitted by bjj_beast to sneakermarket [link] [comments] Box has some wear to it. Top lid split on edge. Sneaker is in overall very good condition. Insole logo worn a bit. Refer to photos. Solid 9/10 condition overall. Last StockX sale: $639 My price $500 shipped and insured to your door. Paypal invoice for payment. Thanks for looking. Message me if you need anything else. |
2023.06.02 21:17 CPTpurrfect The Dangers of Modern Gaming - written by someone who loves gaming
Hey fellow siblings and dads,
I love video games, they were always a part of my life. I met a lot of dear friends through them over the years in many different games. And that's why I want to talk about something I positively can describe as disgusting and gross.
Or more accurately: Predatory.
Over the last twenty years the focus of the game industry became more and more towards multiplayer games and away from single player games, and more and more towards multiplayer-centric games.
And I want to focus your attention on the first sentence of the last paragraph - to be precise on "the focus of the game industry". What does that mean? Does that mean that single player games weren't popular anymore? No. Not one bit. It means that the people behind the big publishers (those who pay for the development of most if not all larger games but not necessarily develop them themselves) realized something very important to them: That they can monetize multiplayer games - or as they call them "live services" - far better than single player games.
It isn't that single player games were dead or didn't sell, it is that the game industry wished them dead.
Because what's more effort? Developing a new game, or just putting another 50 skins or so into an existing one? The pay out is probably roughly the same, whether you pay 60 up front or enough people by a handful of those skins so that the average player paid 60. I think you can make an educated guess what is more effort.
But if it was just that I wouldn't have felt the need to make this post. This is truly just the tip of an iceberg I want you to show here.
And for the next part we talk about a concept some of you might be familiar with, but don't worry if you aren't - I'll explain it in detail. The concept in question is a four letter acronym, and it is called
F.O.M.O.
Or spelt out: Fear Of Missing Out. And the name really tells you the whole story what it is about - about the publisher's intentional creation of FOMO within vulnerable users - not all are vulnerable and if count among the ones who aren't affected by this at all, you are truly "one of the lucky ones".
FOMO is about "limited time offers" and I think most who are into gaming can see where this is going:
Rotating storefronts (Fortnite, VALORANT), battle passes (every multiplayer game in existence, seemingly), sales, limited time offers (BUY NOW! ONLY AVAILABLE FOR XX), etc.
To take VALORANT as an example for the first point, imagine you see a cool skin in the shop, but it isn't even the one you really want for the gun - just one that you think is still an "upgrade" over the one you currently use. I mean, sure it isn't the one you really want, but,... who knows when that hits the store shelves? And when I don't buy it now, I still prefer that one over what I currently have, and most-ish others, so... if I don't buy it now, who knows when I can get another skin for that gun that I actually like? Right? Better buy it now, right?
Does that feel remotely familiar? That is pure FOMO. And I don't think it surprises you to learn that this is 100% on purpose. As said earlier: Something I can positively describe as predatory. And the prey, that is the player.
Another concept integral to live services is what is investment - many of them are free to play, so starting them doesn't take a lot of you - just download and install the game, maybe you need to make a new account and you are good to go - great, right? How easy it is to get started. Often you then also get something to make the start smoother, some kind of starter pack, ain't that nice, now you even have some stuff, straight of the bat!
So, now that we are all hopefully a bit more cynical... let me ask you: Why do you think do they give you those things to make the start feel so smooth? Why not just make the experience as a whole smooth and get rid of the "starter pack"? I want to remind you what aspect we are talking about here, once more:
Investment.
Because that way you already have so many nice things you earned from playing the game - stuff you'd usually often have to spent money for or otherwise would take a whole lot longer. Ain't that nice? You can earn stuff by playing. Almost like... a job. But this isn't a job, right? This is FUN, right? This is what you want to invest your time in after work to get it out of the system, to relax.
Fast forward: You are now playing for a couple of hours, maybe this is your second or third day, and the goodies from the starter pack are basically used up. You feel how the dopamine cycle gets stretched and how what you do now isn't fun anymore - it is boring. You really want that experience back you have just a few hours ago, where everything was fun and the dopamine was flowing freely. Well, how nice that in the shop you see this super exclusive starter offer for a really sizeable amount of items, that otherwise would cost you a fortune, for, what is that? 90% off? Just for a few more hours available? Oh boy, better get out the credit card, wouldn't want to miss that, I mean I already played a couple of hours and I had a genuinely good time with it, if that stretches it out for a few more hours, that'd be great, and what's 10 bucks? That's a steal!
So you buy it. And for another few hours, maybe a day, you have a great time, dopamine flows freely again. You enjoy what you are doing. And it was definitely worth the money, right? But then we are back at the point where the experience starts to drag. And the items from the super exclusive starter offer are also nearly gone as well. I mean I could buy items from the shop now, but what earlier was 10 bucks would now be 50, and that's a lot of money,... but I mean I already paid... so... but it's really a lot of money, I could by myself something outside of that game for that. A nice dinner, a good book and maybe still have enough for cinema tickets, but... I already invested money.
So might as well.
-50$
And that brings us to what investment leads us, to be a bit melodramatic about it - you might have noticed I do like being a bit melodramatic - the THIRD HORSEMAN OF THE GAMING-APOCALYPSE...
okay that might've been a bit much, but it really is basically the other side of the same coin as investment:
The Sunk Cost-Fallacy.
Popular in gambling and live services alike, it describes the "in for a penny, in for a pound"-mentality - or in other words, why we just paid 50 bucks for a bunch of crap that will be used up within two hours. Because we already invested those 10 bucks earlier. Because that told our brain "it is okay to invest money into this" and that is a huge flood gate gone. A flood gate certain companies obviously want gone. So we are ready to pay more. And more. And more. Because I mean if we already paid now 60, might as well take the big super deluxe pack for 100 next time, I mean I get 10% more value out of that than if I had bought 2x50 buck packs.
And now let's talk about an element popularized by Fortnite you can basically find in every online game these days, one mentioned earlier already, that unites FOMO, investment and the Sunk Cost-fallacy in one fine package:
Battle Passes.
Basically inescapable in modern multiplayer games, to not aware allow you to earn rewards for a limited time within a battle pass. And for those blissfully unaware, allow me to explain the concept:
A battle pass (BP) is a form of continuous rewards for keep playing the game, you can think of it in a way as a stamp card. Except that this stamp card often has a very limited time during which you need to fill it up to get the payout, as they are usually only active for a very limited amount of time, this differs from game to game, but common durations are between 1 and 3 months. Instead of the stamps you have a separate "battle pass level" (or something called something else that is functionally a separate level), and (usually) two reward tracks - a free one and a paid one. The free one drip feeds you nice rewards every few levels, but the paid one is where it is obviously at: Exclusive cosmetic items you can only find in here (hello FOMO my old friend), other stuff you'd usually have to pay obscene amounts of cash for, etc.
I think you can see how this works already - but there is an extra kicker that makes them worse:
Battle pass progression is often capped per day/week and is usually achieved with missions you do on the side even if you don't plan on doing them.
So even if you aren't interested in the battle pass you still will slowly progress, you will get your free rewards and one day you might just look at it and go "well that's a lot of stuff I'd already get if I buy the premium pass upgrade now" - after all you level the pass as whole, so if you buy it late you still get all the premium rewards for the previous levels immediately. And you better believe that the game will do everything in its power to make sure you see what you could get "for just a handful of bucks".
So you buy the pass. But if you buy the pass, you obviously don't want it to go to waste, now you want all the rewards, right? You want to reach the maximum battle pass level, otherwise you lose out on stuff you paid for, right?!
And now let's go back a few paragraphs: Battle pass progression is often capped per day/week. Can you see why they'd do that? Why they don't just allow you to play 83478 hours non-stop to get everything immediately? Why they want you just to play... a few hours a day. And even if you don't feel like it, you better log in and do your daily missions, right? I mean you don't want to miss out on all the stuff you already paid the money for. Better now also pay the time for it.
And let's go back a few more paragraphs: But this isn't a job, right? I mean, you do your time per day, even if you don't feel like it, to get the rewards,... that does sound an awful lot like a job, suddenly, doesn't it?
And now thanks to battle passes, you can't just quit, I mean you'd at least would want to finish the current battle pass, you paid for it, right? You wouldn't want to waste that money, right? So better finish that one and quit after. And,... oh, what is that? I could PREORDER the next battle pass?! And I get it 40% cheaper? I mean,... I don't really enjoy playing the game that much anymore, but I'd be stupid not to buy it, right?! That's a massive steal! I can't let such an opportunity pass me by!
And as said, that's not one game that's doing that. It's most of them. They compete for your most valuable - no not your money, your time. Imagine if you don't just play one game like that, but multiple, imagine what it does to you.
To those who feel caught reading this: It isn't your fault. You are a victim. And it isn't your fault. You just wanted to spend your precious free time with something you enjoy.
I don't think I surprise anyone at this point that all this very much isn't just by design, but almost the central goal of many of those companies, as this gives them the most recurring revenue and makes sure that even if they have a game that does poorly their other stuff is still active and lines their pockets with cash at the expense of those vulnerable to those mechanisms.
Lastly, for those who want to know more about this a video from 7 years ago at a mobile gaming conference that goes into more detail how most of this works and what tricks are employed, most fitting summed up with a sentence by the speaker: We can talk about the morality of this at the end, if there is time.
And all this is written by me, who loves video games. And it is written, because and not despite me loving video games. I am not saying "don't game" or "forbid your kids to play games" - games can and should be something wonderful. But what I want to do is to inform you about this. So that you know the tricks they try to employ against you. Companies never are your friend, but most video game companies are a special kind of evil.
Much Love
Big Bro (or for the ones who read this older than me - Lil Bro)
P.S.: Feel free to share your stories about similar experiences in the comments, depending on how this post'll do I'll try to read and respond to as many as possible.
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I love video games, they were always a part of my life. I met a lot of dear friends through them over the years in many different games. And that's why I want to talk about something I positively can describe as disgusting and gross.
Or more accurately: Predatory.
Over the last twenty years the focus of the game industry became more and more towards multiplayer games and away from single player games, and more and more towards multiplayer-centric games.
And I want to focus your attention on the first sentence of the last paragraph - to be precise on "the focus of the game industry". What does that mean? Does that mean that single player games weren't popular anymore? No. Not one bit. It means that the people behind the big publishers (those who pay for the development of most if not all larger games but not necessarily develop them themselves) realized something very important to them: That they can monetize multiplayer games - or as they call them "live services" - far better than single player games.
It isn't that single player games were dead or didn't sell, it is that the game industry wished them dead.
Because what's more effort? Developing a new game, or just putting another 50 skins or so into an existing one? The pay out is probably roughly the same, whether you pay 60 up front or enough people by a handful of those skins so that the average player paid 60. I think you can make an educated guess what is more effort.
But if it was just that I wouldn't have felt the need to make this post. This is truly just the tip of an iceberg I want you to show here.
And for the next part we talk about a concept some of you might be familiar with, but don't worry if you aren't - I'll explain it in detail. The concept in question is a four letter acronym, and it is called
F.O.M.O.
Or spelt out: Fear Of Missing Out. And the name really tells you the whole story what it is about - about the publisher's intentional creation of FOMO within vulnerable users - not all are vulnerable and if count among the ones who aren't affected by this at all, you are truly "one of the lucky ones".
FOMO is about "limited time offers" and I think most who are into gaming can see where this is going:
Rotating storefronts (Fortnite, VALORANT), battle passes (every multiplayer game in existence, seemingly), sales, limited time offers (BUY NOW! ONLY AVAILABLE FOR XX), etc.
To take VALORANT as an example for the first point, imagine you see a cool skin in the shop, but it isn't even the one you really want for the gun - just one that you think is still an "upgrade" over the one you currently use. I mean, sure it isn't the one you really want, but,... who knows when that hits the store shelves? And when I don't buy it now, I still prefer that one over what I currently have, and most-ish others, so... if I don't buy it now, who knows when I can get another skin for that gun that I actually like? Right? Better buy it now, right?
Does that feel remotely familiar? That is pure FOMO. And I don't think it surprises you to learn that this is 100% on purpose. As said earlier: Something I can positively describe as predatory. And the prey, that is the player.
Another concept integral to live services is what is investment - many of them are free to play, so starting them doesn't take a lot of you - just download and install the game, maybe you need to make a new account and you are good to go - great, right? How easy it is to get started. Often you then also get something to make the start smoother, some kind of starter pack, ain't that nice, now you even have some stuff, straight of the bat!
So, now that we are all hopefully a bit more cynical... let me ask you: Why do you think do they give you those things to make the start feel so smooth? Why not just make the experience as a whole smooth and get rid of the "starter pack"? I want to remind you what aspect we are talking about here, once more:
Investment.
Because that way you already have so many nice things you earned from playing the game - stuff you'd usually often have to spent money for or otherwise would take a whole lot longer. Ain't that nice? You can earn stuff by playing. Almost like... a job. But this isn't a job, right? This is FUN, right? This is what you want to invest your time in after work to get it out of the system, to relax.
Fast forward: You are now playing for a couple of hours, maybe this is your second or third day, and the goodies from the starter pack are basically used up. You feel how the dopamine cycle gets stretched and how what you do now isn't fun anymore - it is boring. You really want that experience back you have just a few hours ago, where everything was fun and the dopamine was flowing freely. Well, how nice that in the shop you see this super exclusive starter offer for a really sizeable amount of items, that otherwise would cost you a fortune, for, what is that? 90% off? Just for a few more hours available? Oh boy, better get out the credit card, wouldn't want to miss that, I mean I already played a couple of hours and I had a genuinely good time with it, if that stretches it out for a few more hours, that'd be great, and what's 10 bucks? That's a steal!
So you buy it. And for another few hours, maybe a day, you have a great time, dopamine flows freely again. You enjoy what you are doing. And it was definitely worth the money, right? But then we are back at the point where the experience starts to drag. And the items from the super exclusive starter offer are also nearly gone as well. I mean I could buy items from the shop now, but what earlier was 10 bucks would now be 50, and that's a lot of money,... but I mean I already paid... so... but it's really a lot of money, I could by myself something outside of that game for that. A nice dinner, a good book and maybe still have enough for cinema tickets, but... I already invested money.
So might as well.
-50$
And that brings us to what investment leads us, to be a bit melodramatic about it - you might have noticed I do like being a bit melodramatic - the THIRD HORSEMAN OF THE GAMING-APOCALYPSE...
okay that might've been a bit much, but it really is basically the other side of the same coin as investment:
The Sunk Cost-Fallacy.
Popular in gambling and live services alike, it describes the "in for a penny, in for a pound"-mentality - or in other words, why we just paid 50 bucks for a bunch of crap that will be used up within two hours. Because we already invested those 10 bucks earlier. Because that told our brain "it is okay to invest money into this" and that is a huge flood gate gone. A flood gate certain companies obviously want gone. So we are ready to pay more. And more. And more. Because I mean if we already paid now 60, might as well take the big super deluxe pack for 100 next time, I mean I get 10% more value out of that than if I had bought 2x50 buck packs.
And now let's talk about an element popularized by Fortnite you can basically find in every online game these days, one mentioned earlier already, that unites FOMO, investment and the Sunk Cost-fallacy in one fine package:
Battle Passes.
Basically inescapable in modern multiplayer games, to not aware allow you to earn rewards for a limited time within a battle pass. And for those blissfully unaware, allow me to explain the concept:
A battle pass (BP) is a form of continuous rewards for keep playing the game, you can think of it in a way as a stamp card. Except that this stamp card often has a very limited time during which you need to fill it up to get the payout, as they are usually only active for a very limited amount of time, this differs from game to game, but common durations are between 1 and 3 months. Instead of the stamps you have a separate "battle pass level" (or something called something else that is functionally a separate level), and (usually) two reward tracks - a free one and a paid one. The free one drip feeds you nice rewards every few levels, but the paid one is where it is obviously at: Exclusive cosmetic items you can only find in here (hello FOMO my old friend), other stuff you'd usually have to pay obscene amounts of cash for, etc.
I think you can see how this works already - but there is an extra kicker that makes them worse:
Battle pass progression is often capped per day/week and is usually achieved with missions you do on the side even if you don't plan on doing them.
So even if you aren't interested in the battle pass you still will slowly progress, you will get your free rewards and one day you might just look at it and go "well that's a lot of stuff I'd already get if I buy the premium pass upgrade now" - after all you level the pass as whole, so if you buy it late you still get all the premium rewards for the previous levels immediately. And you better believe that the game will do everything in its power to make sure you see what you could get "for just a handful of bucks".
So you buy the pass. But if you buy the pass, you obviously don't want it to go to waste, now you want all the rewards, right? You want to reach the maximum battle pass level, otherwise you lose out on stuff you paid for, right?!
And now let's go back a few paragraphs: Battle pass progression is often capped per day/week. Can you see why they'd do that? Why they don't just allow you to play 83478 hours non-stop to get everything immediately? Why they want you just to play... a few hours a day. And even if you don't feel like it, you better log in and do your daily missions, right? I mean you don't want to miss out on all the stuff you already paid the money for. Better now also pay the time for it.
And let's go back a few more paragraphs: But this isn't a job, right? I mean, you do your time per day, even if you don't feel like it, to get the rewards,... that does sound an awful lot like a job, suddenly, doesn't it?
And now thanks to battle passes, you can't just quit, I mean you'd at least would want to finish the current battle pass, you paid for it, right? You wouldn't want to waste that money, right? So better finish that one and quit after. And,... oh, what is that? I could PREORDER the next battle pass?! And I get it 40% cheaper? I mean,... I don't really enjoy playing the game that much anymore, but I'd be stupid not to buy it, right?! That's a massive steal! I can't let such an opportunity pass me by!
And as said, that's not one game that's doing that. It's most of them. They compete for your most valuable - no not your money, your time. Imagine if you don't just play one game like that, but multiple, imagine what it does to you.
To those who feel caught reading this: It isn't your fault. You are a victim. And it isn't your fault. You just wanted to spend your precious free time with something you enjoy.
I don't think I surprise anyone at this point that all this very much isn't just by design, but almost the central goal of many of those companies, as this gives them the most recurring revenue and makes sure that even if they have a game that does poorly their other stuff is still active and lines their pockets with cash at the expense of those vulnerable to those mechanisms.
Lastly, for those who want to know more about this a video from 7 years ago at a mobile gaming conference that goes into more detail how most of this works and what tricks are employed, most fitting summed up with a sentence by the speaker: We can talk about the morality of this at the end, if there is time.
And all this is written by me, who loves video games. And it is written, because and not despite me loving video games. I am not saying "don't game" or "forbid your kids to play games" - games can and should be something wonderful. But what I want to do is to inform you about this. So that you know the tricks they try to employ against you. Companies never are your friend, but most video game companies are a special kind of evil.
Much Love
Big Bro (or for the ones who read this older than me - Lil Bro)
P.S.: Feel free to share your stories about similar experiences in the comments, depending on how this post'll do I'll try to read and respond to as many as possible.
2023.06.02 21:17 m3rt77 What’s Next For Nikola Vol 6
Since we arrived the end of Q2, let’s see how our Vol5 predictions hold out and try to predict how summer will fold out for Nikola.
Usual disclaimer, time to time I hold a short position on Nikola and everything in this post is my personal opinion and shouldn’t be taken as financial advise.
I’d forecasted that SP should be around 0.5$ or below that point mid June. I think we are almost there.
I’d guessed that following months will be quite and yes it was pretty quite, almost nothing happened. Forecasted that there won’t be any Tre Bev sales and it looks like as expected no one is buying them.
So what’s ahead?
Nikola at this moment should have less than 100M $ in cash. They might have saved a few $’s by not manufacturing anything but converting the production line should wipe out those savings.
They have to pass the voting , and they will do everything until it passes. If not they probably will immediately signal that they are looking for a buyer and probably be sold to one of truck manufacturers for almost nothing.
If they pass it, they need to start selling shares asap as they have almost no cash and they are forced to pay back the loan. They might be thinking getting some pre-prod fcev will increase SP , but it will not.
If they reduce costs dramatically to 40m $ / month, don’t manufacture Fcev’s (1-2 every week) they can pay the loan and see end of Q (SP around .20 - 0.30 $ max ) and signal that they are looking for a buyer around August/September. (Other sub celebrate this news thinking that a potential buyer will offer 10$’s/share)
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Usual disclaimer, time to time I hold a short position on Nikola and everything in this post is my personal opinion and shouldn’t be taken as financial advise.
I’d forecasted that SP should be around 0.5$ or below that point mid June. I think we are almost there.
I’d guessed that following months will be quite and yes it was pretty quite, almost nothing happened. Forecasted that there won’t be any Tre Bev sales and it looks like as expected no one is buying them.
So what’s ahead?
Nikola at this moment should have less than 100M $ in cash. They might have saved a few $’s by not manufacturing anything but converting the production line should wipe out those savings.
They have to pass the voting , and they will do everything until it passes. If not they probably will immediately signal that they are looking for a buyer and probably be sold to one of truck manufacturers for almost nothing.
If they pass it, they need to start selling shares asap as they have almost no cash and they are forced to pay back the loan. They might be thinking getting some pre-prod fcev will increase SP , but it will not.
If they reduce costs dramatically to 40m $ / month, don’t manufacture Fcev’s (1-2 every week) they can pay the loan and see end of Q (SP around .20 - 0.30 $ max ) and signal that they are looking for a buyer around August/September. (Other sub celebrate this news thinking that a potential buyer will offer 10$’s/share)
2023.06.02 21:14 Background_Garage497 New to this group, long time buyer/seller/flipper, just sharing these 3 gems.
 | So I’m a big time picker for yard sales and stuff like that and FB marketplace. Picked up these 3 gems from 3 different people/places lol Total cost for all 3… $28 🤣😂🤣. The Chrono was $10… the Carrier was $5 and the Pa rapper the Rapper was $13. Lost my mind submitted by Background_Garage497 to gamecollecting [link] [comments] |
2023.06.02 21:14 triptourheart Am I a bad seller?
So recently, I feel as though people aren’t buying from me or are getting offended by my store online, I sell over Vinted and Depop, and I only sell dolls I no longer need, since I have duplicates of not enough room in my collection.. I feel as though my prices are really fair? (they range from £10-£50 for complete dolls, once I sold a complete first wave abbey for £30, and usually my prices are the cheapest listings on the app, as well as usually being the most complete version of the doll for sale)
However, as of recent I stopped doing holds and reserves on my store as people would reverse for a week or two and then message “sorry don’t want it anymore”, and this would happen for like 95% of the reserves, which takes away from people who could have bought it, and wastes my time too. the last reserve I did I held the doll for 2 weeks only to be messaged “would you sell just the earrings?” At the end of the reserve, So, I decided to no longer do reserves, and when I tell people this they Will usually ghost me, however I do feel it’s my own right to not do reserves.
I’m also quite reluctant to take offers, as my listings are usually already quite cheap? and I always offer an explanation as to why I can’t accept the offer, but people seem to get really angry with this? For example I was selling complete first wave Rochelle for £30 and someone else had her listed for £80 in the same condition, and a buyer offered me £20 for my listing, I replied “Hey, I’m super sorry but I won’t be able to accept that offer, as Depop takes a fee and I wouldn’t be making the full £20, as well as this, someone else has her listed for £80 on here in the same condition, so I do feel my price is already quite fair! :)” but they seemed to be really angry after I said that? It happens a lot, but I honestly feel my prices are so fair and low already that if I accepted these offers I’d be doing myself out of money, I mean I sold a complete Werecats Fearleading set for £25 for all 3 dolls meanwhile some people have them listed for £50 each missing limbs, I don’t feel I can be any fairer yet people still get angry at me? I usually will negotiate with the buyer until we find a price we both like, but seriously my prices are so cheap, yet people will still message me “hi what’s your lowest price for this xx” and when my prices are already some of the lowest listings it’s quite upsetting
So I don’t know, am I too bossy or something? I kinda feel like I’ve been too kind and now that my store is more strict people are mad
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However, as of recent I stopped doing holds and reserves on my store as people would reverse for a week or two and then message “sorry don’t want it anymore”, and this would happen for like 95% of the reserves, which takes away from people who could have bought it, and wastes my time too. the last reserve I did I held the doll for 2 weeks only to be messaged “would you sell just the earrings?” At the end of the reserve, So, I decided to no longer do reserves, and when I tell people this they Will usually ghost me, however I do feel it’s my own right to not do reserves.
I’m also quite reluctant to take offers, as my listings are usually already quite cheap? and I always offer an explanation as to why I can’t accept the offer, but people seem to get really angry with this? For example I was selling complete first wave Rochelle for £30 and someone else had her listed for £80 in the same condition, and a buyer offered me £20 for my listing, I replied “Hey, I’m super sorry but I won’t be able to accept that offer, as Depop takes a fee and I wouldn’t be making the full £20, as well as this, someone else has her listed for £80 on here in the same condition, so I do feel my price is already quite fair! :)” but they seemed to be really angry after I said that? It happens a lot, but I honestly feel my prices are so fair and low already that if I accepted these offers I’d be doing myself out of money, I mean I sold a complete Werecats Fearleading set for £25 for all 3 dolls meanwhile some people have them listed for £50 each missing limbs, I don’t feel I can be any fairer yet people still get angry at me? I usually will negotiate with the buyer until we find a price we both like, but seriously my prices are so cheap, yet people will still message me “hi what’s your lowest price for this xx” and when my prices are already some of the lowest listings it’s quite upsetting
So I don’t know, am I too bossy or something? I kinda feel like I’ve been too kind and now that my store is more strict people are mad
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2023.06.02 21:01 Able_Possession8736 The third season of the European League of Football is right around the corner!
The European League of Football
Founded in 2020, the European League of Football (ELF) is a professionalized American Football league that kicked off in June 2021. Unlike the former NFL Europe the league focuses on local talents. The league does not consist of clubs, as is common in Europe, but of franchises similar to the NFL.After the first strong season with eight teams in two Conferences, another even stronger season followed with 12 teams in three Conferences. The upcoming season will start tomorrow on June 3rd 2023 with 17 teams from nine countries.
The Franchises
The third season will have 17 teams from nine countries divided into three Conferences.https://preview.redd.it/lyy7v8o6gn3b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=181992c1514dfe2e16429a9e2ba712853f816b16
Western Conference:
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- Munich Ravens [Germany]
- Stuttgart Surge [Germany]
- Raiders Tirol [Austria]
- Berlin Thunder [Germany]
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- Leipzig Kings [Germany]
- Prague Lions [Czech Republic]
- Vienna Vikings [Austria, Champion 2022]
- Wrocław Panthers [Poland]
- Former NFL Coach Jim Tomsula is the current Head Coach for Rhein Fire.
- A US group of investors led by former NFL Player Malcolm Smith acquired 60% of the Barcelona Dragons franchise.
- NFL Hall of Fame OT Joe Thomas is part of the Munich Ravens.
- Due to financial struggles the Istanbul Rams who participated in 2022 will not take part in the 2023 season - that why we have an odd number of franchises this year.
Thanks to a cooperation with the NFL the ELF is allowed to use the names of old NFL Europe teams. The NFL has no shares or other financial interests in the ELF, they don't own a franchise or something like that. This prevents a situation where the NFL suddenly pulls out and the whole league collapses.
In the next few years the ELF wants to have 24 franchises from more than 10 European countries. The league already announced a new franchise for the 2024 season located in Madrid, Spain.
The games & rules
Every team will play 12 games in a span of 14 weeks with six teams moving on to the playoffs where the champion will be decided in the championship game. The championship game will take place in Duisburg, home of Rhein Fire and the 31.500 seat stadium is expected to be sold out.In order to promote and support the local players every franchise can only sign 4 US-Players and only 2 of them can be on the field at the same time. There is also a salary cap in order to keep the competitive balance.
The games will be played with NFL Rules with a few exceptions. The league uses the college overtime rule and the XFL Kickoff Rule.
You can find out more about the rules [here].
European League of Football Subreddit: elf
We are a steadily growing community about everything ELF related. We have a good relationship to players, to the league and are a key community when it comes to the ELF.Throughout the season we will provide Gamethreads as you know them from NFL and similar sport subreddits. We also have User Flairs for each team so you can show everyone who you are rooting for. There will also be AMAs every now and then.
Tomorrow we will have our very first Gamethreads of the season. The first thread will go online at 4PM CEST(GMT+2).
I hope we can welcome some of you over at elf and talk about American Football in Europe.
Where can you watch the ELF?
With the ELF Gamepass you can watch every game of the ELF from all around the world. The league has a cooperation with Endeavor Streaming, who also provide the Gamepass for the NFL, WWE & UFC.Games will also be broadcast on free TV in some countries.
| Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| International | ELF Gamepass |
| Austria | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Germany | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Switzerland | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Czech Republic & Slovakia | O2 TV Sport |
| Hungary | Arena4+/Net4+ |
| China | iQIYI Sports |
| Poland | Polsat Sport, Polsat Sport News |
| Spain | Esport3 (not live) |
2023.06.02 20:58 Somnusdom Beat the heat - score some COOL DEALS & $$ at the upcoming Indy Public Library Book & Media Sale
Mark your calendars. The Indy Public Library book & media sale is BACK - starting this coming Friday, June 9 at "Friends Night" - library Friends get first crack at the goodies - from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. You can become an IPL Friend for a $25 donation on site.
The PUBLIC sale opens a week from Saturday, June 10, from 10:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Indy Public Library Services Center (NOTE - that's the library's administrative HQ - it's an office building - NOT a library), located at 2450 N. Meridian. LOTS OF FREE PARKING.
Score AMAZING deals on books & media of all kinds (stuff for kids, adults, graphic novels, vinyl, CDs, DVDs, etc.) All sale proceeds benefit the Indy Public Library Foundation.
Cash and charge cheerfully accepted. THE DEALS AWAIT Check out the link for additional information: https://www.indypl.org/about-the-library/indy-library-store
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The PUBLIC sale opens a week from Saturday, June 10, from 10:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Indy Public Library Services Center (NOTE - that's the library's administrative HQ - it's an office building - NOT a library), located at 2450 N. Meridian. LOTS OF FREE PARKING.
Score AMAZING deals on books & media of all kinds (stuff for kids, adults, graphic novels, vinyl, CDs, DVDs, etc.) All sale proceeds benefit the Indy Public Library Foundation.
Cash and charge cheerfully accepted. THE DEALS AWAIT Check out the link for additional information: https://www.indypl.org/about-the-library/indy-library-store
2023.06.02 20:58 senatorsloth ATK Front 9 on Dynastar M-Tour 87s
Hi folks, I'm looking to complete a ski setup as my first pair of nice skis to replace some cheap $200 Armadas I've been using for the last 10 years and have milked every ounce of skiing out of.
I've picked up some Dynastar M-Tour 87s (which I couldn't find much info about before I bought them) and some Atomic Hawx boots which I LOVE compared to my ancient Rossignol boots. I'm on to the bindings and am trying to decide between some ATK Front 9s with 88 mm breaks or some Atomic Shift 13s. I'm able to get both on sale but the Shifts are about $80 more expensive. I've found tons of reading about the Shifts but can't find ANYTHING about the ATKs. I'm also not 100 percent sure they will fit.
I'm looking to create a pair of skis which I can use both at resorts and the semi-frequent backcountry. I'd say about 60/40 with more resort than backcountry. I would rate my skiing as between intermediate and advanced and I'm 6'1, 195lbs.
Any tips or advice about these two bindings would be appreciated!
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I've picked up some Dynastar M-Tour 87s (which I couldn't find much info about before I bought them) and some Atomic Hawx boots which I LOVE compared to my ancient Rossignol boots. I'm on to the bindings and am trying to decide between some ATK Front 9s with 88 mm breaks or some Atomic Shift 13s. I'm able to get both on sale but the Shifts are about $80 more expensive. I've found tons of reading about the Shifts but can't find ANYTHING about the ATKs. I'm also not 100 percent sure they will fit.
I'm looking to create a pair of skis which I can use both at resorts and the semi-frequent backcountry. I'd say about 60/40 with more resort than backcountry. I would rate my skiing as between intermediate and advanced and I'm 6'1, 195lbs.
Any tips or advice about these two bindings would be appreciated!
2023.06.02 20:56 xaldin935885 Just got a job offer
Just got offered a job at a local Kia Dealer and wanted opinions on the pay structure as this is my first time in car sales, before now I’ve been doing cellular sales mainly. I don’t have a printed version or otherwise I’d post that but what I was told today was that it is a 2 method system. Percentage or flats, whichever is higher.
Flats are 200 for cars 1-9, if sold above 9 it goes to 250 (and the first 9 get bumped to 250 as well) above 15 bumps it to 300
Percentage based is 25% for 1-9, 30 if above 90, and 35 if above 15. Same deal as flats, it’s retro’d back to the first sales too.
At 15 cars there is also a $750 bonus. Management said most people who sell around 20 cars get close to $10-13k. I believe him, but as someone currently making like $3500 a month that seems wild to me. The owner is from LA and is big on life balance so hours are only around 45 a week which doesn’t sound bad for car sales from what I’ve read.
Mainly just wanted opinions on if this sounds right/if it’s in line with most decent offers. Any tips or knowledge for a newbie would also be welcome! I have another interview with a local used shop on Wednesday but I might just take this offer. This is in the Nashville TN area.
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Flats are 200 for cars 1-9, if sold above 9 it goes to 250 (and the first 9 get bumped to 250 as well) above 15 bumps it to 300
Percentage based is 25% for 1-9, 30 if above 90, and 35 if above 15. Same deal as flats, it’s retro’d back to the first sales too.
At 15 cars there is also a $750 bonus. Management said most people who sell around 20 cars get close to $10-13k. I believe him, but as someone currently making like $3500 a month that seems wild to me. The owner is from LA and is big on life balance so hours are only around 45 a week which doesn’t sound bad for car sales from what I’ve read.
Mainly just wanted opinions on if this sounds right/if it’s in line with most decent offers. Any tips or knowledge for a newbie would also be welcome! I have another interview with a local used shop on Wednesday but I might just take this offer. This is in the Nashville TN area.
2023.06.02 20:55 Figmania Fig Varieties by their Taste Groupings
Note: This comes from my old fig blog.........called "Dan's Cajun Figs"
(see ...........cajunfig.blogspot.com for pictures and more information).
Semper Fi-cus
📷Hmmmmm!! Which one should I choose?? Figs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. There are large ones and small ones. Round ones and flat ones. Some have long necks while some have no neck at all. Some are pear shaped and others are very elongated in shape. Colors can be green, yellow, brown, red, purple, and black. Some even will have two colors and these colors can exist as color vertical bands or stripes. The Panachee is a beautiful yellow fig which has vertical striped bands of green. The fig's pulp color can range from clear, cream, amber, gold, pink, red, and purple. Taste too can vary quite a bit from cultivar to cultivar. So how does one go about choosing a fig based on flavor??
Well, my taste buds tell me that there are a just a few broad groupings that are based on their "TASTE" or their flavor alone. Keep in mind that any taste rating is very subjective and a personal thing. Given that qualifier, here is what my tongue tells me are similar tasting fig varieties. The better figs in each group will have a richer and more complex flavor. A rich flavor will linger on your tongue for several minutes after you eat it and provide maximum taste sensation. A complex flavor will remind you of several different flavors all playing in concert with each other....and teasing your taste buds. Not all figs will have both a rich and complex flavor. Some will have only a single flavor note....like most honey figs. The sugar to acid ratio of the fig pulp too plays a very big role in its overall taste sensation.
I have some of my figs listed in similar flavor groupings. They are in no particular order:
1) The Celeste types .....Celeste, LSU Improved Celeste, O'Rourke, Southern Brown Turkey, English Brown Turkey, Blue Bingo, Blue Celeste, Celestine, Texas Everbearing.
2) The Mission types.......Black Mission, Violette De Bordeaux, Native Black, LSU Scott's Black, Black Beauty 10, Negronne, Petite Aubique, Beer's Black, Maltese Falcon (GM#5), Rond de Bourdeaux, Hardy Chicago New, 2 Fat Lady Black
3) The Honey types......LSU Golden Celeste, Italian Honey, LSU Gold, Jack Lily, White Triana, Atreano, Florentine, Cajun Honey, Cajun Gold, China White, Flanders, Vernino/Pasquale Not, UCD 143-36, LSU Everbearing, Latarula
4) The Blackberry types.......Hardy Chicago, Sals, Sicilian Black, LSU Purple, Black Triana, Black Italian, Marseilles VS, Dark Portuguese, Gino's Black, Black Beauty 10, Dark Sicilian #11, St. Jerome, Quantico, Maltese Falcon (GM#5), Pastillier
5) The Adriatic types.......Smith, Dalmatie, Battaglia Green, Adriatic, JH Adriatc, Green Greek, Strawberry, Monstreuse, Late Green, Verte, Ischia White, Conadria, Lattarola ---------------------------------------------- IMO Everyone should have one from each taste grouping.
Black Beauty 10....is hands down the best tasting fig in my collection. It's taste is very complex and fits into multiple groupings. It will produce two crops in a zone 9 climate. It is a Persian fig which originated from the northern part of Iran. It is NOT the same fig as Kathleen Black. Persian figs are reputed to have better flavor than European or Mediterranean figs because of their different gene pool. I have two other Persian figs which are yellow in color. The yellow one from Northern Iran (not written about yet) is truly outstanding in flavor which leads me to believe that Persian figs are indeed better flavored than those cultivars that originated from Europe. Time will tell..........
Col de Dame is my second best tasting. Its taste is complex and fits into multiple groupings. My climate is long enough to ripen this fig to perfection. It needs a long hot climate. It can produce a light breba crop. Main crop figs ripen late in the season.
Bourjosotte Gris is third best based on taste alone.....it has a very strong and intense strawberry flavor. This fig tastes more Strawberry than a real strawberry. However, its productivity is still in question. Its taste is complex and fits into multiple groupings. It too is a late season fig producing only one crop.
Smith is often to die for good. It is a very well flavored, balanced, and rain tolerant fig. As more and more fig enthusiast around the country get to taste this truly outstanding fig....you will hear them raving about its flavor. It produces two crops in a zone 9 climate.
IMO....Violette De Bordeaux is a MUST HAVE fig as it tastes so good and does real well in most climates. It can produce two crops in a zone 9 climate.
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IMO, there are other factors that should go into cultivar selection besides "TASTE" (flavor) alone. Ripening times, number of crops, persistence, speed of ripening, productivity, rain tolerance, bug resistance, skin quality, sweetness, pulp consistency, heat tolerance, fruit drop, size of tree, cold hardiness, pot culture vs. in-ground culture, cooking qualities, etc. should also be taken into consideration when choosing a fig variety.
For taste and overall performance in the rainy areas in the South.....it is still hard to beat the Louisiana heirloom Celeste fig that I found several summers ago. I was in fig heaven for over an hour as I ate a ton of figs from that particular mother tree. That fig can be seen in the above picture and listed as Celeste LF. Celeste figs can be to die for good. That is why Celeste still remains the Queen Fig of the South....even though it is usually a one crop fig. -------------------------------------------------
Added the following on June 27, 2012
Here are a few current pictures of my old time Celeste LF stain. This one is not an LSU hybrid fig like the LSU Improved Celeste. IMO, this is THE BEST regular Celeste fig strain to be found in Louisiana and likely the nation.......no, let's make that the best in the world!! lol...... This is the one that I have been searching to find for years. My conclusion is based on lots of research on lots of Celeste fig trees. Its taste is absolutely superb (a perfect 10), does not drop its figs, and does not split. This one will dry on the tree into a raisin if you let it. Its taste gets rather complex as the interior pulp turns into a very rich and jam-like sweet treat. I am exceedingly happy to have found this particular strain. I put a lot of miles on my truck during my hunts to find this fig. You can read more about it in another future post on my Fig Blog..............
📷Celeste LF figs A Superior strain of regular Celeste fig June 2012
📷Celeste LF figs A Superior strain of regular Celeste fig June 2012
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(see ...........cajunfig.blogspot.com for pictures and more information).
Initially posted on SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012
Choosing Fig Varieties......by their taste (flavor)
By DanSemper Fi-cus
📷Hmmmmm!! Which one should I choose?? Figs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. There are large ones and small ones. Round ones and flat ones. Some have long necks while some have no neck at all. Some are pear shaped and others are very elongated in shape. Colors can be green, yellow, brown, red, purple, and black. Some even will have two colors and these colors can exist as color vertical bands or stripes. The Panachee is a beautiful yellow fig which has vertical striped bands of green. The fig's pulp color can range from clear, cream, amber, gold, pink, red, and purple. Taste too can vary quite a bit from cultivar to cultivar. So how does one go about choosing a fig based on flavor??
Well, my taste buds tell me that there are a just a few broad groupings that are based on their "TASTE" or their flavor alone. Keep in mind that any taste rating is very subjective and a personal thing. Given that qualifier, here is what my tongue tells me are similar tasting fig varieties. The better figs in each group will have a richer and more complex flavor. A rich flavor will linger on your tongue for several minutes after you eat it and provide maximum taste sensation. A complex flavor will remind you of several different flavors all playing in concert with each other....and teasing your taste buds. Not all figs will have both a rich and complex flavor. Some will have only a single flavor note....like most honey figs. The sugar to acid ratio of the fig pulp too plays a very big role in its overall taste sensation.
I have some of my figs listed in similar flavor groupings. They are in no particular order:
1) The Celeste types .....Celeste, LSU Improved Celeste, O'Rourke, Southern Brown Turkey, English Brown Turkey, Blue Bingo, Blue Celeste, Celestine, Texas Everbearing.
2) The Mission types.......Black Mission, Violette De Bordeaux, Native Black, LSU Scott's Black, Black Beauty 10, Negronne, Petite Aubique, Beer's Black, Maltese Falcon (GM#5), Rond de Bourdeaux, Hardy Chicago New, 2 Fat Lady Black
3) The Honey types......LSU Golden Celeste, Italian Honey, LSU Gold, Jack Lily, White Triana, Atreano, Florentine, Cajun Honey, Cajun Gold, China White, Flanders, Vernino/Pasquale Not, UCD 143-36, LSU Everbearing, Latarula
4) The Blackberry types.......Hardy Chicago, Sals, Sicilian Black, LSU Purple, Black Triana, Black Italian, Marseilles VS, Dark Portuguese, Gino's Black, Black Beauty 10, Dark Sicilian #11, St. Jerome, Quantico, Maltese Falcon (GM#5), Pastillier
5) The Adriatic types.......Smith, Dalmatie, Battaglia Green, Adriatic, JH Adriatc, Green Greek, Strawberry, Monstreuse, Late Green, Verte, Ischia White, Conadria, Lattarola ---------------------------------------------- IMO Everyone should have one from each taste grouping.
Black Beauty 10....is hands down the best tasting fig in my collection. It's taste is very complex and fits into multiple groupings. It will produce two crops in a zone 9 climate. It is a Persian fig which originated from the northern part of Iran. It is NOT the same fig as Kathleen Black. Persian figs are reputed to have better flavor than European or Mediterranean figs because of their different gene pool. I have two other Persian figs which are yellow in color. The yellow one from Northern Iran (not written about yet) is truly outstanding in flavor which leads me to believe that Persian figs are indeed better flavored than those cultivars that originated from Europe. Time will tell..........
Col de Dame is my second best tasting. Its taste is complex and fits into multiple groupings. My climate is long enough to ripen this fig to perfection. It needs a long hot climate. It can produce a light breba crop. Main crop figs ripen late in the season.
Bourjosotte Gris is third best based on taste alone.....it has a very strong and intense strawberry flavor. This fig tastes more Strawberry than a real strawberry. However, its productivity is still in question. Its taste is complex and fits into multiple groupings. It too is a late season fig producing only one crop.
Smith is often to die for good. It is a very well flavored, balanced, and rain tolerant fig. As more and more fig enthusiast around the country get to taste this truly outstanding fig....you will hear them raving about its flavor. It produces two crops in a zone 9 climate.
IMO....Violette De Bordeaux is a MUST HAVE fig as it tastes so good and does real well in most climates. It can produce two crops in a zone 9 climate.
-----------------------------
IMO, there are other factors that should go into cultivar selection besides "TASTE" (flavor) alone. Ripening times, number of crops, persistence, speed of ripening, productivity, rain tolerance, bug resistance, skin quality, sweetness, pulp consistency, heat tolerance, fruit drop, size of tree, cold hardiness, pot culture vs. in-ground culture, cooking qualities, etc. should also be taken into consideration when choosing a fig variety.
For taste and overall performance in the rainy areas in the South.....it is still hard to beat the Louisiana heirloom Celeste fig that I found several summers ago. I was in fig heaven for over an hour as I ate a ton of figs from that particular mother tree. That fig can be seen in the above picture and listed as Celeste LF. Celeste figs can be to die for good. That is why Celeste still remains the Queen Fig of the South....even though it is usually a one crop fig. -------------------------------------------------
Added the following on June 27, 2012
Here are a few current pictures of my old time Celeste LF stain. This one is not an LSU hybrid fig like the LSU Improved Celeste. IMO, this is THE BEST regular Celeste fig strain to be found in Louisiana and likely the nation.......no, let's make that the best in the world!! lol...... This is the one that I have been searching to find for years. My conclusion is based on lots of research on lots of Celeste fig trees. Its taste is absolutely superb (a perfect 10), does not drop its figs, and does not split. This one will dry on the tree into a raisin if you let it. Its taste gets rather complex as the interior pulp turns into a very rich and jam-like sweet treat. I am exceedingly happy to have found this particular strain. I put a lot of miles on my truck during my hunts to find this fig. You can read more about it in another future post on my Fig Blog..............
📷Celeste LF figs A Superior strain of regular Celeste fig June 2012
📷Celeste LF figs A Superior strain of regular Celeste fig June 2012
2023.06.02 20:53 Purtle [PIL] #959 6/2/2023
Purtle's Internet Lineup for June 2nd, 2023 2:54pm
Pics:
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Pics:
- me in sf6 https://twitter.com/SoundestOfBois/status/1664187522124075009
- So I bought a computer from goodwill for 10 dollars to see if I could revive it, and I did. It’s filled with HUNDREDS of written reviews for gay pornography. I can’t stop laughing [thread] https://twitter.com/CaseyJPod/status/1664311026458808320
- Law & Order: Boston https://twitter.com/Thomas_Carrieri/status/1664657759671926785
- To all my small content creator homies https://twitter.com/Win98Tech/status/1664234209244790787
- Barbie movie used so much pink paint it caused a shortage https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1664595874163351553
- Crabmeat isn’t worth the hassle it takes to eat crab. https://twitter.com/theemare/status/1664311124718919680
- Street Fighter 6 Stuff
- A special message to the community from the voice of Luke https://twitter.com/StreetFightestatus/1664361451153408001
- Street Fighter 6 has just SMASHED the All-Time concurrent players of every Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, or Tekken game on Steam https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1664502543320334336
- it's zangiefs birthday https://twitter.com/StreetFightestatus/1664286308955738114
- First hit on Marisa is free. (: https://twitter.com/lastrewards/status/1664370962345730050
- chun li taunt does a hit https://twitter.com/ryo_redcyclone/status/1664566524550729728
- Graphic Settings you NEED to fix that the game doesn't tell you about. Start SF6's launch on a good note. https://twitter.com/GhostFrom3S/status/1664010423459274753
- Potato Mod v0.1 is done. Links and instructions on comments https://old.reddit.com/Kappachino/comments/13y7z3k/potato_brethrens_potato_mod_v01_is_done_links_and/
- Marisa just outright told me she'd rather fight completely naked if she could, this is the fucking woman of the year hands down. https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1664390985080504322
- nsfw Classic Cammy All Colors Presented by Chipotle and Kotaku https://old.reddit.com/Kappachino/comments/13yc9b2/classic_cammy_all_colors_presented_by_chipotle/
- pink cammy outfit backside https://i.imgur.com/axcK62h.jpg
- more cammy plot. people are going crazy for it lmao https://i.redd.it/lt9gfriz7f3b1.jpg
- they have ripped the model https://old.reddit.com/Kappachino/comments/13y80g3/ssj3_cammy_booty/
- Juri game ovecontinue in arcade mode https://twitter.com/mememenome/status/1664356507230830592
- Li-Fen and Chun-Li https://twitter.com/ssshuckle/status/1664380416231342084
- Street Fighter 6 - All Game Over Animations [6:44] https://youtu.be/KSj48BZ0cWY
- Combos/setups/tech
- Characters with free throwloops in the corner [2min] https://twitter.com/corybellFGC/status/1664309352818442241
- manon v marisa combo https://twitter.com/tkintheglobe/status/1664333352797876224
- You wanna know what happens if you wake up DP vs Marissa? https://twitter.com/Bigbird_fgc/status/1664380179899203586
- honda - I can chip kill from 20% in the corner with one bar, haven't tried to improve this at all because it's a fantasy scenario, but can anyone do better? This is all real if the opponent has no super, no gap is large enough to be challenged :] https://twitter.com/popnquinbee/status/1664390737704935424
- Air Blanka Ball is CRAZY https://twitter.com/HiFightTH/status/1664428187735166976
- JP corner combo https://twitter.com/BESAME_GEN/status/1664335451082330112
- ehonda combo https://twitter.com/Alioune85/status/1664356676856692738
- lily combo https://twitter.com/tkintheglobe/status/1664292802086453249
- jp combo/setup https://twitter.com/kevinsparkz/status/1664412867402301442
- marisa combo https://twitter.com/TENGOKU_HERO/status/1664347600756285440
- Corner Dhalsim setup with Yoga Arc after OD Yoga Fire. Without dash you are +24 after Arc connects https://twitter.com/Narath_FGC/status/1664362979947868160
- anti blanka setup https://twitter.com/Noble_Cathedral/status/1664430026685829120
- cammy combo/setup https://twitter.com/kevinsparkz/status/1664413675988615168
- honda looking scary https://twitter.com/Mr_MadGeastatus/1664277247212294145
- Alioune cammy combo/setup https://twitter.com/Alioune85/status/1664368843362385922
- blanka setup https://twitter.com/lllmokelll/status/1664373842670936064
- blanka combo https://twitter.com/lllmokelll/status/1664350330404962304
- Dee Jay EX fireball corner combo. https://twitter.com/GriffyBones/status/1664365995212046336
- manon v marisa combo/setup https://twitter.com/masat0226/status/1664316890179842048
- blanka combo/setup https://twitter.com/hirasyain77/status/1664344414255468545
- holy manon grapple damage https://twitter.com/AndyLO2_/status/1664443784262811648
- Zangief reversal punish in the corner. Idk if this is optimal but I like how it looks. https://twitter.com/AngelFreak_/status/1664430881866670082
- manon anti fireball combo https://twitter.com/teamspooky/status/1664462791812739073
- another manon anti fireball combo https://twitter.com/Mibeadostatus/1664394001947181056
- JP can safe jump to instant-overhead fuzzy. https://twitter.com/DiNyc3st/status/1664515035064934400
- MAX Marisa combo https://twitter.com/FrostXCVI/status/1664447134182129665
- JP - you want to be +52-55 on oki if you want throw to beat their 4 frame while setting up 214P. 214PP is only 10 frames less so you would need +42-45 for that. https://twitter.com/ShowYouCanSYC/status/1664490564845453312
- JP sequence https://twitter.com/greed4453/status/1664419150511603712
- sonicfox two touch with jp https://twitter.com/SonicFox/status/1664522022083493894
- DJ optimal corner combo https://twitter.com/findyourtechgg/status/1664326396313829376
- DJ hadouken punish https://twitter.com/_elvss/status/1664416769530908673
- DJ side switch https://twitter.com/wideawakeanimal/status/1664601445004455936
- DJ Full punish anywhere on screen with Deejay that does 5.2K+ with 2 bars and full drive gauge, probably not the best combo but a start at least https://twitter.com/TaliosDrakei/status/1664606885411188738
- A simple but painful Zangief DP punish! Maybe someone can squeeze a little more juice out of this https://twitter.com/Jaadooski/status/1664575063385858058
- Dhalsim sequence https://twitter.com/MistahCrimson/status/1664558835820789761
- Blanka sequence https://twitter.com/TqkatenMAY_chan/status/1664344131865575424
- more blanka https://twitter.com/TqkatenMAY_chan/status/1664491585025998848
- JP sequence https://twitter.com/kevinsparkz/status/1664648072125730816
- JP setup + sequence https://twitter.com/KIT_KUN_JP/status/1664491833446240257
- how to win with blanka day 1 https://twitter.com/HiFightTH/status/1664653935360000001
- JP command throw setup. Beats 4F normal and tested against throw also. https://twitter.com/NoMoreMrIceGuy_/status/1664659698627354624
- Biting heads and cashing checks - Blanka https://twitter.com/EvenMoTempest/status/1664655257123844096
- GGs shake my hand - JP https://twitter.com/HUEBERT47/status/1664540278861058048
- cammy mixup https://twitter.com/pero0126/status/1664622578462498816
- JP corner stuff https://twitter.com/greed4453/status/1664374243772219393
- Pokemon news
- They’re just posting DVD extras on YouTube now, for free LOL https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack/status/1664586423067082753
- what type of gym leader are you quiz https://uquiz.com/quiz/r0lGkB/what-type-gym-leader-are-you
- Diablo 4 opens chat by mouse click mid fight - Streamer doesn't realise https://clips.twitch.tv/GiftedMoistSquirrelNotATK-sL5KAhDUDRM4mY6d
- Primitive Technology: New Brick Kiln Design [13min] https://youtu.be/7SH4irC_xMs
- SF6: Ryu Combo Video - desk [3:48] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMKs1PyQg6k
- The US Air Force tested an AI enabled drone that was tasked to destroy specific targets. A human operator had the power to override the drone—and so the drone decided that the human operator was an obstacle to its mission—and attacked him. https://twitter.com/ArmandDoma/status/1664331870564147200
- The almost thouht to be canceled game is coming out - Everybody 1-2-Switch! just got stealth announced on US eShop. $29.99, out June 30th https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1664438318682230784
- you know it has to be bad if it comes out on eshop and at $30.
- this was a game that apparently playtested horribly
- rumor froma year ago https://twitter.com/tylermcbride/status/1664440576396210187
- League of Legends players have launched the first-ever strike in pro esports. The professional video gamers are standing up to developer Riot Games, which scrapped a rule that supported up-and-coming talent and is threatening the jobs of dozens of players and coaches. Thread https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1664361584569753601
- For anyone who runs a Kaillera server, I just released a brand new server (EmuLinker-K) that I've been working on for almost 2 years. Please give it a try and let me know if you find bugs or have feature requests. https://twitter.com/6kRt62r2zvKp5Rh/status/1664642776326184962
- Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation by 41% https://old.reddit.com/technology/comments/13xumjl/fidelity_cuts_reddit_valuation_by_41/
- ‘Fidelity also slashed the value of its Twitter stake, it disclosed in the filing, valuing Elon Musk’s firm at about $15 billion.’
2023.06.02 20:50 Plant_Palace The third season of the European League of Football is right around the corner!
The European League of Football
Founded in 2020, the European League of Football (ELF) is a professionalized American Football league that kicked off in June 2021. Unlike the former NFL Europe the league focuses on local talents. The league does not consist of clubs, as is common in Europe, but of franchises similar to the NFL.After the first strong season with eight teams in two Conferences, another even stronger season followed with 12 teams in three Conferences. The upcoming season will start tomorrow on June 3rd 2023 with 17 teams from nine countries.
The Franchises
The third season will have 17 teams from nine countries divided into three Conferences.https://preview.redd.it/lyy7v8o6gn3b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=181992c1514dfe2e16429a9e2ba712853f816b16
Western Conference:
- Cologne Centurions [Germany]
- Frankfurt Galaxy [Germany, Champion 2021]
- Hamburg Sea Devils [Germany]
- Paris Musketeers [France]
- Rhein Fire [Germany]
- Barcelona Dragons [Spain]
- Helvetic Guards [Switzerland]
- Milano Seamen [Italy]
- Munich Ravens [Germany]
- Stuttgart Surge [Germany]
- Raiders Tirol [Austria]
- Berlin Thunder [Germany]
- Fehérvár Enthroners [Hungary]
- Leipzig Kings [Germany]
- Prague Lions [Czech Republic]
- Vienna Vikings [Austria, Champion 2022]
- Wrocław Panthers [Poland]
- Former NFL Coach Jim Tomsula is the current Head Coach for Rhein Fire.
- A US group of investors led by former NFL Player Malcolm Smith acquired 60% of the Barcelona Dragons franchise.
- NFL Hall of Fame OT Joe Thomas is part of the Munich Ravens.
- Due to financial struggles the Istanbul Rams who participated in 2022 will not take part in the 2023 season - that why we have an odd number of franchises this year.
Thanks to a cooperation with the NFL the ELF is allowed to use the names of old NFL Europe teams. The NFL has no shares or other financial interests in the ELF, they don't own a franchise or something like that. This prevents a situation where the NFL suddenly pulls out and the whole league collapses.
In the next few years the ELF wants to have 24 franchises from more than 10 European countries. The league already announced a new franchise for the 2024 season located in Madrid, Spain.
The games & rules
Every team will play 12 games in a span of 14 weeks with six teams moving on to the playoffs where the champion will be decided in the championship game. The championship game will take place in Duisburg, home of Rhein Fire and the 31.500 seat stadium is expected to be sold out.In order to promote and support the local players every franchise can only sign 4 US-Players and only 2 of them can be on the field at the same time. There is also a salary cap in order to keep the competitive balance.
The games will be played with NFL Rules with a few exceptions. The league uses the college overtime rule and the XFL Kickoff Rule.
You can find out more about the rules [here].
European League of Football Subreddit: elf
We are a steadily growing community about everything ELF related. We have a good relationship to players, to the league and are a key community when it comes to the ELF.Throughout the season we will provide Gamethreads as you know them from NFL and similar sport subreddits. We also have User Flairs for each team so you can show everyone who you are rooting for. There will also be AMAs every now and then.
Tomorrow we will have our very first Gamethreads of the season. The first thread will go online at 4PM CEST(GMT+2).
I hope we can welcome some of you over at elf and talk about American Football in Europe.
Where can you watch the ELF?
With the ELF Gamepass you can watch every game of the ELF from all around the world. The league has a cooperation with Endeavor Streaming, who also provide the Gamepass for the NFL, WWE & UFC.Games will also be broadcast on free TV in some countries.
| Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| International | ELF Gamepass |
| Austria | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Germany | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Switzerland | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7, ran.de, More Than Sports TV |
| Czech Republic & Slovakia | O2 TV Sport |
| Hungary | Arena4+/Net4+ |
| China | iQIYI Sports |
| Poland | Polsat Sport, Polsat Sport News |
| Spain | Esport3 (not live) |
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2023.06.02 20:40 alpha_jundo Composite characters of actors are pitted into each other.
Composite actors are pitted into each other. Composite actors mean all their characters, for example, Will Smith as Hancock, Deadshot, Gemini etc.
A higher-dimensional being summons everyone to an Earth like planet that stretches to infinity. To bring each actors back to their world they have to be the last one standing. The last guy doesn't get back and is trapped for eternity.
The fight goes round by round, after one actor eliminates everyone he/she gets back to his world and the round restarts with everyone in it except the previous winner. Rounds go until only one's left. They retain no memory of last round.
Participants: 1. Morgan Freeman 2. Will Smith 3. Scarlet Johansson 4. Jim Carrey 5. Josh Brolin 6. Ian Mckellen 7. Benedict Cumberbatch 8. Ryan Reynolds 9. Michael B. Jordan 10. Dwayne Johnson 11. Nicolas Cage
•Battle equipments at their best. (Thanos with the 6 stones, Dr. Strange w/time stone etc.) •Voice acted characters included. (Nicolas Cage's Superman, Dwayne Johnson's Krypto, Benedict Cumberbatch's Dormammu etc.) •All are fighting to win. Noone knows each other.
Who comes out first? What order do they get out? Who gets left behind?
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A higher-dimensional being summons everyone to an Earth like planet that stretches to infinity. To bring each actors back to their world they have to be the last one standing. The last guy doesn't get back and is trapped for eternity.
The fight goes round by round, after one actor eliminates everyone he/she gets back to his world and the round restarts with everyone in it except the previous winner. Rounds go until only one's left. They retain no memory of last round.
Participants: 1. Morgan Freeman 2. Will Smith 3. Scarlet Johansson 4. Jim Carrey 5. Josh Brolin 6. Ian Mckellen 7. Benedict Cumberbatch 8. Ryan Reynolds 9. Michael B. Jordan 10. Dwayne Johnson 11. Nicolas Cage
•Battle equipments at their best. (Thanos with the 6 stones, Dr. Strange w/time stone etc.) •Voice acted characters included. (Nicolas Cage's Superman, Dwayne Johnson's Krypto, Benedict Cumberbatch's Dormammu etc.) •All are fighting to win. Noone knows each other.
Who comes out first? What order do they get out? Who gets left behind?
2023.06.02 20:39 I_am_omniscient That school Girl
Male
Hello everyone in Northeast Confession I'm Jhon (Name Changed) and I'm here to share about a childhood confession of mine of when i was in class 10, hope you guys will like it.
Story:
Ok so it was back in time before 2013, I was in class 10 during that time enjoying my teenage youthful fun days. I used to stay in a residential school (hostel) and had two more childhood best friends studying with me in the same school and same class Alen (Name Changed) and Smith (Name changed).
Alen was the oldest among us 10 months older than both me and Smith, all three of us used to be very naughty kids back then, bdw our school used to be very costly one, but particularly during our class 10 days the hostel security was changed and a very lazy guy came as a security guard who often used to miss his duty due to which later he got dismissed also.
In our hostel two students use to share one room, so Alen and Smith use to stay in same room and I used to share room with a class friend
Coming back to story Alen was a ultimate playboy during that time and use to make new gf every here and now, so when our security got lose due to that new security guard in class 10, Alen started to bring his gf in some nights, so whenever he used to bring gf it was usually when my roommate was on leave or something as then Smith use to sleep with me while he used to enjoy with his gf.
So it was late in winters our final exams where about to come and my roommate was on leave as he was sick, so he was on leave from couple of days, Alen was not in hostel from morning that day, and in the evening my roommate just came around 6:30pm. I and Smith waited for Alen for dinner but again he didn't came so we both ate dinner around 8pm and also did the attendance for Alen, I was with Smith in their room playing chess with Smith it was almost 11:30pm we both wondering about Alen when we suddenly got the stone signal (we used to through small stone from outside to Alen and Smith room as it was near road when anyone of needed help to get inside).
We went to help Alen to get inside when we noticed that he also brought a girl with him, both of us told Alen that my roommate has come and Smith cannot sleep with me, but it was now too late so we had no options. So now we all were in Alen and Smith's room.
Alen introduced that girl to us as Nikita his gf, it was his 3rd gf that year, Nikita was to be honest very beautiful. Both of them had bought 2 beer bottles and some channas to eat, bdw we were not alcoholic kids, just drank out of curiosity couple of times, it was around 12:30pm we already finished the first bottle and was about to finish second bottle too, since I had beer, it would have been very risky for me to sleep in my room, as my roommate was very obident student and he might complain. So I just told him from outside the door that I'm going to stay in Alen's and Smith's room while I was going to bathroom so that he could lock the door.
It was almost 1 am now and we all were kind of feeling sleepy, so we pulled down the mattresses and blankets from the beds to the floor to make more space to sleep and then Nikita Slept on the far left corner, then Alen right next to her me in the far right corner and Smith in between me and Alen.
it was raining heavily from a lil early, it was around 1:30am when Smith shake me slowly and woke me up saying don't make noise in my ears, then he pointed towards left side, I looked through my sleepy eyes, bdw lights were off but due to street light in road there was very lil visibility available inside room which was only lighting in Alen and Nikita's side slightly Smith and my side was dark , bdw we all were not very drunk but kind of light drunk.
When I looked I saw that Nikita was topless on top of Alen, one of her bo*bs grabbed by Alen and one visible completely to us, it seemed that Smith was watching this from a lil more time, and by looking at his reaction i could feel that he was becoming so horny, as I was too as Nikita was damn hot and without cloths looking even more hot, suddenly Alen dropped Nikita to our side, now Alen was on the far left and Nikita just in front of Smith and now her back was completely visible to us, can't forget those white perfectly round buts till now.
Suddenly we noticed that Alen was looking at us while he was doing it with her, he knew that we were looking, he gave Smith a smile and was fcking her as he didn't care, I guess at this point of time Smith couldn't control, and he started touching Nikita's round buts, firstly Nikita didn't showed any reactions, but after a while just tried a lil to look back but didn't looked backed completely and was started moaning, suddenly Smith went closer to her and started touching her her Bo*bs at this point I was like what the fck is happening here, and when both Alen and Nikita didn't seem to show any reaction, Smith removed his pants and he was now was part of the action, now it was also hard me to control and i too joined, and that raining night all three of us had grand masti with Nikita.
Happy ending right ? Well few years down the line, we were in College, Alen's big brother who just got a job was getting married, Alen didn't invited us but since we all are from same village so Smith and I went to the marriage, only to find his brother was marrying that class 10 girl, rest is history hahahaha
Sorry for the long story but everything seemed necessary to tell 😂
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Hello everyone in Northeast Confession I'm Jhon (Name Changed) and I'm here to share about a childhood confession of mine of when i was in class 10, hope you guys will like it.
Story:
Ok so it was back in time before 2013, I was in class 10 during that time enjoying my teenage youthful fun days. I used to stay in a residential school (hostel) and had two more childhood best friends studying with me in the same school and same class Alen (Name Changed) and Smith (Name changed).
Alen was the oldest among us 10 months older than both me and Smith, all three of us used to be very naughty kids back then, bdw our school used to be very costly one, but particularly during our class 10 days the hostel security was changed and a very lazy guy came as a security guard who often used to miss his duty due to which later he got dismissed also.
In our hostel two students use to share one room, so Alen and Smith use to stay in same room and I used to share room with a class friend
Coming back to story Alen was a ultimate playboy during that time and use to make new gf every here and now, so when our security got lose due to that new security guard in class 10, Alen started to bring his gf in some nights, so whenever he used to bring gf it was usually when my roommate was on leave or something as then Smith use to sleep with me while he used to enjoy with his gf.
So it was late in winters our final exams where about to come and my roommate was on leave as he was sick, so he was on leave from couple of days, Alen was not in hostel from morning that day, and in the evening my roommate just came around 6:30pm. I and Smith waited for Alen for dinner but again he didn't came so we both ate dinner around 8pm and also did the attendance for Alen, I was with Smith in their room playing chess with Smith it was almost 11:30pm we both wondering about Alen when we suddenly got the stone signal (we used to through small stone from outside to Alen and Smith room as it was near road when anyone of needed help to get inside).
We went to help Alen to get inside when we noticed that he also brought a girl with him, both of us told Alen that my roommate has come and Smith cannot sleep with me, but it was now too late so we had no options. So now we all were in Alen and Smith's room.
Alen introduced that girl to us as Nikita his gf, it was his 3rd gf that year, Nikita was to be honest very beautiful. Both of them had bought 2 beer bottles and some channas to eat, bdw we were not alcoholic kids, just drank out of curiosity couple of times, it was around 12:30pm we already finished the first bottle and was about to finish second bottle too, since I had beer, it would have been very risky for me to sleep in my room, as my roommate was very obident student and he might complain. So I just told him from outside the door that I'm going to stay in Alen's and Smith's room while I was going to bathroom so that he could lock the door.
It was almost 1 am now and we all were kind of feeling sleepy, so we pulled down the mattresses and blankets from the beds to the floor to make more space to sleep and then Nikita Slept on the far left corner, then Alen right next to her me in the far right corner and Smith in between me and Alen.
it was raining heavily from a lil early, it was around 1:30am when Smith shake me slowly and woke me up saying don't make noise in my ears, then he pointed towards left side, I looked through my sleepy eyes, bdw lights were off but due to street light in road there was very lil visibility available inside room which was only lighting in Alen and Nikita's side slightly Smith and my side was dark , bdw we all were not very drunk but kind of light drunk.
When I looked I saw that Nikita was topless on top of Alen, one of her bo*bs grabbed by Alen and one visible completely to us, it seemed that Smith was watching this from a lil more time, and by looking at his reaction i could feel that he was becoming so horny, as I was too as Nikita was damn hot and without cloths looking even more hot, suddenly Alen dropped Nikita to our side, now Alen was on the far left and Nikita just in front of Smith and now her back was completely visible to us, can't forget those white perfectly round buts till now.
Suddenly we noticed that Alen was looking at us while he was doing it with her, he knew that we were looking, he gave Smith a smile and was fcking her as he didn't care, I guess at this point of time Smith couldn't control, and he started touching Nikita's round buts, firstly Nikita didn't showed any reactions, but after a while just tried a lil to look back but didn't looked backed completely and was started moaning, suddenly Smith went closer to her and started touching her her Bo*bs at this point I was like what the fck is happening here, and when both Alen and Nikita didn't seem to show any reaction, Smith removed his pants and he was now was part of the action, now it was also hard me to control and i too joined, and that raining night all three of us had grand masti with Nikita.
Happy ending right ? Well few years down the line, we were in College, Alen's big brother who just got a job was getting married, Alen didn't invited us but since we all are from same village so Smith and I went to the marriage, only to find his brother was marrying that class 10 girl, rest is history hahahaha
Sorry for the long story but everything seemed necessary to tell 😂
Admin Arunachal Confession Reddit:
Moral of the story "Karma always rewards back"
2023.06.02 20:38 demzy84 Season Ticket Holder Selling Club Seats in Section 207 Row T
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