RoyalWe
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Louisiana |
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| Interests: | LSU Basketball / Football |
| Occupation: | Retired Engineer |
| Number of Posts: | 5575 |
| Registered on: | 3/15/2018 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/21/26 at 11:08 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Not that I've heard. Each case on its own merits is my belief. That and Sankey can kiss my arse.
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re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/21/26 at 10:22 am to Tigercowboy
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I’ve listened to each name very closely.
Here's the roster they gave out yesterday. See the pronunciation guide at the bottom.
re: Carvana is the greatest automotive invention
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/21/26 at 10:17 am to Chucktown_Badger
quote:I'm well aware of how pricing goes. We have used them in the past and left 25% on the table, but we were okay with that. I am not okay with leaving over 50% on the table. My point was to make sure you're getting screwed to the degree that you expect to get screwed. It's freaking common sense.
No shite. How do people not understand that a dealer is ALWAYS going to offer less than you can get selling it yourself? It's freaking economics
They offered me less than half of the private sale value for my truck. No thanks.
re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/20/26 at 5:55 pm to Adam Banks
Will Wade and co. found out that Dessert was cleared during practice today and it was fun to watch. Practice stopped while everyone was high-fiving and hugging him. The coaches were doing the same with each other. Everyone was pumped up.
Clark, Dessert, and Niang looked great on court. Niang showed spurts of doing things that most can't do -- just an uncanny agility around the basket to work shots around defenders. Ditto with some passes to Dessert.
Dessert also has good agility for a big man. I really don't have anything negative to say about him. He had some solid stops on defense, but I didn't get to see much offense from him. It seemed like the defense just double-teamed and hacked him a lot, so I couldn't get a feel for him. You can tell he's a solid pick-up who will definitely elevate the team.
I was less impressed with Levy who just looks a little awkward, if not uncoordinated. He's supposed to be able to hit the three pointers, but my wife was asking me why "that big guy" kept shooting threes when he couldn't make them. Maybe he was just having a bad day.
I got to talk to Bashir for a bit. Nice young man who appeared happy to be here. He said he's here for 2 years. Hopefully he can keep hitting the threes.
Looking forward to this year.
Clark, Dessert, and Niang looked great on court. Niang showed spurts of doing things that most can't do -- just an uncanny agility around the basket to work shots around defenders. Ditto with some passes to Dessert.
Dessert also has good agility for a big man. I really don't have anything negative to say about him. He had some solid stops on defense, but I didn't get to see much offense from him. It seemed like the defense just double-teamed and hacked him a lot, so I couldn't get a feel for him. You can tell he's a solid pick-up who will definitely elevate the team.
I was less impressed with Levy who just looks a little awkward, if not uncoordinated. He's supposed to be able to hit the three pointers, but my wife was asking me why "that big guy" kept shooting threes when he couldn't make them. Maybe he was just having a bad day.
I got to talk to Bashir for a bit. Nice young man who appeared happy to be here. He said he's here for 2 years. Hopefully he can keep hitting the threes.
Looking forward to this year.
Their fees seem higher than market. That's all I got (other than the general stance of not giving someone a percentage of my money).
I'll be at the Tip-off Club practice this afternoon. Hopefully Wade will comment on current affairs.
re: Sex addiction problems
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/19/26 at 9:45 pm to nicholastiger
The Holy Spirit can help fend off temptation. Why do we do that which we hate?
re: Wife Democrat Me Republican Dinner With Democrat Friends
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/19/26 at 8:19 am to TigerTiger12914
I subscribe to a financial newsletter where Trump is often mentioned due to the Iran war, etc. Subscribers are allowed to comment at the end of the letter.
The first response was from an obvious liberal bashing Trump and then everyone who voted for him. This is a non-political financial newsletter and yet someone casually thinks it's okay to trash people because of who they voted for.
I'm not surprised at all by a liberal acting this way in a politically-focused situation, but this is an environment where ideas are supposed to be shared and common respect given (obviously not TD's PT). I just pointed out that we've lost something important when this happens. I doubt he'll give two shits about his behavior, but someone had to point out the line had been crossed.
The first response was from an obvious liberal bashing Trump and then everyone who voted for him. This is a non-political financial newsletter and yet someone casually thinks it's okay to trash people because of who they voted for.
I'm not surprised at all by a liberal acting this way in a politically-focused situation, but this is an environment where ideas are supposed to be shared and common respect given (obviously not TD's PT). I just pointed out that we've lost something important when this happens. I doubt he'll give two shits about his behavior, but someone had to point out the line had been crossed.
re: Do you double not your shoes?
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/19/26 at 8:11 am to lsubatman1
I feel sorry for you. Knot!
re: Old man yells at cloud update… Modernity sucks and everything is worse (CMM)
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/19/26 at 7:45 am to Hangover Haven
quote:If you offer a cash donation they will take it. They just can't ask for it. A $10 donation gives them more support than you buying a $25 thing of popcorn.
Unfortunately I didn't have enough cash on me
re: First build - PC for a 10 year old
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/18/26 at 10:22 am to Goldbondage
Use this to pick your parts (PC Part Picker).
Your basic idea is good, especially using an APU now and leaving a discrete GPU as a future upgrade/project with your son. The unfortunate part is that you're trying to do this at a pretty lousy time for a $450 build. DDR5 prices have gone nuts this year because of the broader memory shortage/AI demand, so RAM that normally wouldn't have been a major budget item is now a real problem. That makes $450 harder than it would have been a year ago.
A couple things I would change, though:
First, don't use a single 8GB stick. The integrated graphics on the 8500G/8600G uses system RAM, so memory bandwidth matters a lot. One stick means single-channel memory, which handicaps the graphics, and 8GB total is pretty lean once Windows and the integrated GPU take their share. I'd much rather see 2x8GB, even if that means spending a little more or hunting for a deal.
Second, I'd look hard at the 8600G instead of the 8500G if the price difference is only $20-$30. It has substantially better integrated graphics and is also a better platform if you eventually add a real GPU.
I'd also make sure the "500GB hard drive" is an NVMe SSD, not an actual spinning hard drive. A 500GB NVMe is fine if that's what fits the budget, although 1TB would obviously give him more room.
For the motherboard, I think you mean microATX rather than Mini-ITX. MicroATX is probably ideal for this -- cheaper, easier for a first-time builder to work in, and more expandable.
So I wouldn't abandon the idea at all. I think it's actually a great father/son project. I just wouldn't cripple the machine to force it under $450. The weird part of the equation right now is memory pricing, not that you've picked some wildly expensive components. If you can stretch the budget a little, find a good combo deal, or find reasonably priced 2x8GB DDR5, I think an 8600G/microATX/NVMe build would be a really nice starting point and give you plenty of upgrade projects later.
FYI, I added a 8600G ($186), ASRock B650M Pro MB ($150), 2 x 8GB DDR5 Memory ($250), and a cheap WD HDD 500GB ($40). I'm already over $600 without case, power supply , OS, monitor, peripherals, etc.
Your basic idea is good, especially using an APU now and leaving a discrete GPU as a future upgrade/project with your son. The unfortunate part is that you're trying to do this at a pretty lousy time for a $450 build. DDR5 prices have gone nuts this year because of the broader memory shortage/AI demand, so RAM that normally wouldn't have been a major budget item is now a real problem. That makes $450 harder than it would have been a year ago.
A couple things I would change, though:
First, don't use a single 8GB stick. The integrated graphics on the 8500G/8600G uses system RAM, so memory bandwidth matters a lot. One stick means single-channel memory, which handicaps the graphics, and 8GB total is pretty lean once Windows and the integrated GPU take their share. I'd much rather see 2x8GB, even if that means spending a little more or hunting for a deal.
Second, I'd look hard at the 8600G instead of the 8500G if the price difference is only $20-$30. It has substantially better integrated graphics and is also a better platform if you eventually add a real GPU.
I'd also make sure the "500GB hard drive" is an NVMe SSD, not an actual spinning hard drive. A 500GB NVMe is fine if that's what fits the budget, although 1TB would obviously give him more room.
For the motherboard, I think you mean microATX rather than Mini-ITX. MicroATX is probably ideal for this -- cheaper, easier for a first-time builder to work in, and more expandable.
So I wouldn't abandon the idea at all. I think it's actually a great father/son project. I just wouldn't cripple the machine to force it under $450. The weird part of the equation right now is memory pricing, not that you've picked some wildly expensive components. If you can stretch the budget a little, find a good combo deal, or find reasonably priced 2x8GB DDR5, I think an 8600G/microATX/NVMe build would be a really nice starting point and give you plenty of upgrade projects later.
FYI, I added a 8600G ($186), ASRock B650M Pro MB ($150), 2 x 8GB DDR5 Memory ($250), and a cheap WD HDD 500GB ($40). I'm already over $600 without case, power supply , OS, monitor, peripherals, etc.
I imagine there are less fees with the 72(t) and you're investing your money however you see fit.
Personally, I would never give someone else my money to pay me stagnant payments over my lifetime. They are taking your money, investing it, and reaping the overage. Inflation will make your annuity payment's buying power smaller every year. Instead you could have been hedging against that by simply being invested in the market. In short, annuities are the devil.
There's a third option which is to pay a 10% penalty. That can also make sense depending on your situation.
Personally, I would never give someone else my money to pay me stagnant payments over my lifetime. They are taking your money, investing it, and reaping the overage. Inflation will make your annuity payment's buying power smaller every year. Instead you could have been hedging against that by simply being invested in the market. In short, annuities are the devil.
There's a third option which is to pay a 10% penalty. That can also make sense depending on your situation.
re: I don’t give a damn who our president is…
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/16/26 at 8:23 pm to TechDawg2007
quote:Maybe our way of life is no longer worth defending. Is that your opinion, or are you looking for empathy? If you've venting, then I feel your pain. If you're not venting, then join the revolution, Comrade.
I’m tired of $4/gallon gas, $400 worth of groceries that last 3 days, etc. We as Americans need a damn break!!!
Repeat after me. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his* needs."
* as defined by the Politburo through the Central Committee.
If you want to try it out, start with turnip soup. It's not Campbells, but aren't we lucky to have it. (Well, not yet, but tell yourself that to get into training)
quote:I think you've stumbled onto one of the greatest opportunities before everyone else. I'd open a HELOC and use it.
This should be the next big thing and why there’s so little talk is astounding
They'll give approval the night of the first non-conference game. I'll be ready to burn down a building if they delay it past that.
Drop him off at the recruiters -- let him pick which service. Wish him good luck.
re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/14/26 at 9:11 am to ellessuuuu
quote:I like this if it's true. Whatever our move, we should not kowtow to these assholes if we're in the right.
That being said, there is no way they are going to enforce it against Niang, because it would require the conference to enforce it against Kentucky in the exact same scenario.
re: Americans draw the line at livestreaming ‘spectacle’ of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/14/26 at 9:08 am to Thompsontwins
quote:As someone married to a civil engineer, I've used that joke more times than I can count. However, something tells me that you don't understand the meanings of the word.
You would call this government we have civil lmao
re: Americans draw the line at livestreaming ‘spectacle’ of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/14/26 at 9:04 am to Warrior Court
quote:In the Old Testament, the Mosaic Law explicitly prescribed capital punishment for certain crimes, often by stoning in a communal setting. The witnesses participated first, followed by the people, and the stated purpose was sometimes deterrence so "All Israel shall hear and fear" (Deut. 13:11, 17:7, 21:21). Executed criminals could also be publicly displayed, although the body had to be removed by nightfall (Deut. 21:22-23).
They are all Old Testament “Christians” on this board, when it suits them.
The New Testament is different. Christians are never instructed to execute criminals, however the civil government is described as having "coercive authority" and Paul says the governing authority "does not bear the sword in vain" (Romans 13:4).
So, OT, everyone participates and the reason for public execution is stated. NT, the government does the deed with no comment on how visible the execution is.
re: Americans draw the line at livestreaming ‘spectacle’ of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Posted by RoyalWe on 10/13/26 at 10:59 pm to Thompsontwins
quote:This is the correct answer.
It's the fact that there's so many people in our own government and other institutions who deserve it more and nothing will ever happen to them
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