Iruini Nuva

The comic art would be a great source for one of these! Back in the day (~2005) I made an attempt at a Bionicle TCG. Still have a couple of hand drawn/photocopied decks and it was technically playable (unsure if it was good, however). At one point I actually tried my hand at rendering a card (vs handwritten ones), creating this out of Flash + Blender, which are not the tools for the job.

What I appreciate about yours is the desire to keep it simple. Mine had a lot of token/stat mechanics and I think relied on the card's physical position on a playing field as well. No pick-up games standing in line!

I don't have much experience with CCGs vs TCGs, but am down to try when you have it on a simulator.

Perhaps a bit late to reply, but Bionicle (and BZP) significantly influenced my own career trajectory. I build directly upon the skills I picked up on this side of the internet every single day.

Can you only enter one?

Are you suggesting lightstones are radioactive and could be weaponized under the right conditions? Also no wonder Takua was a bit kooky, he was carrying one of those things in his bag the whole time.

This was actually the entire premise behind the weapons in the old Insurgent game I wrote circa 2009. Lightstones were clips for energy weapons, and I believe heatstones powered a flamethrower.

In hindsight, I see why Lego never leveraged the premise themselves.

May I just say, your Tumblr is amazing. Did not know you were still at it.

Interesting question. Haven't really thought about it before.

Probably glasses. Only choose a pair every few years, but I'm pretty sure I spend more time on that than anything else.

Hair/beard just need to be professional-enough for work. To your point--hair tends to be a natural point for judging character (somehow). I find myself suspicious and judgy of anyone with overly-perfect hair, ha.

Same thing happens with a house IRL.

INTPs would be running the world from the shadows. Why be on the receiving end of all the hate when you can totally snowball an ESx to just do your bidding for you.

Flipping trend?

Makes sense. There's definitely value in turning down "make ends meet" money for the opportunity to find a good gig. Money itself is pretty common, though money you'd necessarily like to earn is more difficult, ha.

Recommend giving the middle of the country a try sometime. 1600 sq. ft. house, new construction, <$1k/mo easy, haha.

Totally understand the conundrum.

What's the nature of this other work? From what you've said, it seems purely worse:

• Lower pay
• Harder
• More hours

And are you still living in the financial deathtrap that is NYC? Haha.

I appreciate the logic of the angle you're taking. Less...shall we say, refined, personality types will miss it and take offense, but I understand the positive intent and the nuance of your logic that's technically threading the needle. Stimulates the intellect, for sure.

I think the ultimate conclusion is to filter it through a bit of Aristotle--mean between the extremes (balance). Consider, my wife and I have been married for several years as an ISFJ and INTP. This is one of the more classically difficult pairs to mingle, and it doesn't help that I tilt almost purely NT. To your point, our radically different personalities force us to be extremely intentional about communication all the time, and even a cursory glance reveals that she and I are dramatically more in-tune than my coworkers as a result (granted, outside observer). Consistently starting with the opposite interpretation really forces you to understand the entire picture, every single time.

​Really hard work for sure, but the payoff is a stacked deck where each spouse counters the other's weaknesses. It's all about how conflict is resolved, not whether or not it occurs.

​Back on the principle of balance though, as powerful as it is, xNTP + xSFJ is fatiguing. There is a need for there to be love and place for enjoying the other person. We've tapped into introversion. It's a shared weakness at times, but nothing makes us prouder than ignoring the world on a Friday night and playing Overwatch for 4 hours. It's really important to recharge, and it's refreshing to look at an invite to the neighbor's bbq and groan together that it's 5 hours of people.

I think there's a point of maximum efficiency where disagreement and ease intersect, and it results in better-rounded people. If I hated being at home, you're right, I'd roll pure type-A, overachieve, burn out, and have no support network. The value of happiness in a marriage is that it provides that base of trust and environment to recharge, and that's more important to a stable economy than you'd think.

​For what it's worth, I do, intellectually, like the idea of arranged marriages. Heck, a benevolent dictatorship, in general, seems like a wonderful way to eliminate a tremendous amount of the stupidity people introduce when left to their own devices. Probably can't exist, but the theory is fun.

Seems risky.

Fairly simple to have it only choose members with an active session within the past year or w/e. Don't have to choose from the entirety of the user base.

I'd love to see it back. Learned a lot about people back in the day.

Monthly focus on members who've made particularly notable contributions makes sense too (bonus: more content for the homepage).

Wouldn't mind having a once-weekly (or daily) feed back in the sidebar too.

I'm pretty hardcore when it comes to finance (FI/RE type of guy), so I've ended up dropping software. Built custom spreadsheets for budgeting, savings targets (i.e. freelance taxes, insurance premiums, goals--basically categorized savings), retirement/investment projections, etc.

That said, I've heard wonderful things about YNAB. Sounds like it's sort of the pinnacle and should be flexible enough for your needs. Mint is a decent second.

Is your income "regular" enough that you could normalize it against the fluctuations?

Love this kind of stuff.

Amusing. Current in-depth responses so far are 1) MBTI folks and 2) xNTx. Par for the course?

Ooh, this one is going to make me waste way too much time at work.

"Still waters run deep" is a phrase that's come up several times in my life.

Fairly classic INTP. Perceptive, analytical, stubborn. Highly objective, often to a fault. Tend to value what is correct over what is communally acceptable. Rarely wrong, but quick to admit fault. Creative engineer. Strong ability to parse large amounts of information and derive a system from it.

Enter the paradox: Definite people pleaser. Always have great relationships with authority figures (teachers, bosses). Rarely "get" my peers, but a reliable mentor for underlings. Brash sense of humor; I offend a lot more people than I realize. High self-esteem and often strong ego--consistent opportunity for growth when navigating a crowd (or team) of less oblique personalities.

True that, there are a ton of pieces that are tempting to attach that I know just won't end well. Does require a bit of (sometimes awkward) engineering to use some of the connection points.

9am meetings. I can make it to a 9:30 every time, no problem. If a project manager tries to pull a 9am, ima call in for the first half from the car.

Man, I remember the excitement whenever I got a topic to the top of the list. Used to be really important for driving attention whenever we'd (Biotech) launch a new game, etc.

Doubt it's impossible to bring back, just a certain LOE.

New folks are missing out on some of the unique quirks of the place, for sure. I miss it.

Hadn't really considered the full 10 years as a unit. Huge chunk of my life, actually. Certainly the most dynamic.

• Promoted to BZP staff (that long ago?)
• Graduated
• Launched a couple of apps
• Internship -> Job
• Married
• Built a house (last year)

The key now is actually slowing down the pace a little. Avoiding lifestyle creep as careers progress will be really important.

Can't say that I enjoy it more or less than childhood. Different set of challenges, but equally interesting.

2 things at this particular moment. 1) Working on my Makuta for the ReBrick contest (doing relatively poorly, so far). 2) Working on an app as a side project.

 

Drop it into an ETF and ignore it for ~6 years. Maybe 7 and pay off the house. Then live off the proceeds of 1.5 mil (50-60k/year, inflation adjusted, no mortgage) for life. Work on what I please, for money only if I feel like it.

 

Are we worried about taxes, here?

 

Let's say in this theoretical situation that you don't need to worry about taxes.

 

~Soran

 

Pretty much sticking to my original answer. Drop it in a low-fee ETF (basically a stock index that tracks the market--pretty boring as investments go). If taxes aren't a thing, just requires less planning when you want to spend the money.

A viable alternative would be real estate, ideally something like a multi-family unit that weathers downturns better (as opposed to luxury homes ala 2008). Either buy ~3-4 units outright and live off the rent (thousands/month) or take advantage of the ridiculous amount of leverage 1M gives you and buy a lot more under mortgage with a killer payoff down the line.