CJ Boiss

Markstrom's new mask.

2 hours ago, RichMan said:

This...can you really make money off of debt?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjIlm7xjEvm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Only when you have ridiculous amounts of money. Finances work differently for the ultra wealthy.

9 hours ago, Math. said:

The design isn't new, the guy just builds them stronger than any other one.  Some people will argue it's good, some will argue it's bad.  Bottom line is, try one for yourself, I personally bought one and loved it so much I bought 4 more and now swear by them.  Every mask that enters my rotation gets one by default.

The cage that Marco made for my Coveted is an absolute tank, and his customer service is second to none. Worth every single penny.

7 hours ago, insertnamehere said:

There was one, but he's no longer a billionaire because of that.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html

The maxim has two meanings. That there is no way to ethically become a billionaire, and that there is no way to ethically stay a billionaire.

Good on him, though.

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

All landlords are bastards. 

Oh, yes. I don't have to deal with any, thankfully, but landlords do indeed suck.

1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said:

You're missing the proverbial "ALAB". 

ALAB? All [???] Are Ba[stards]d?

7 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

This reads like an /r/antiwork reddit post. 

Hang on, I can do better.

There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire.

3 hours ago, RichMan said:

I agree with how easy they can have it but most expect a free handout and still don't want to pick their own pockets. I see people nearly half my age driving BMWs, owning a house and travelling the world. Where the frig did I go wrong?!

The are three kinds of people my age driving Beamers, owning a house, and travelling the world. In order of most to least likely, they are...

1) kids whose rich parents have opened up their bank accounts
2) people who found a semi-legal, extremely unethical way to exploit people, and have no problem with ruining lives as long as it means they make bank
3) the one in a million (honestly, those are really generous odds) that got ridiculously lucky and managed to sell a thing they had full ownership over to a multi-billion dollar company for a few tens of millions

... or some combination of the three, I guess.


It's not that you, or I, or anyone else "did anything wrong". We're just living in a system where generational wealth and unethical behaviour is disproportionately rewarded.

4 hours ago, MTH said:

Invest as much as you can. I'm 45. I banged in 12% of my salary from day one post college. This was advice my uncle gave me. He pointed out that you were poor through college - so you're used to it. Max your 401k. You'll never get used to your full salary - so 12% less will just feel normal.

12% was the limit when I was your age.

These days, young adults are ridiculously lucky to spend less than half their paycheck on housing alone. Setting aside a full eighth of their pay for investments is damn near a pipe dream.

3 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

The timing of this thread couldn't have been better because I just recently got an email from Binance saying 

Idk wtf any of this means.

Various countries are at different stages in terms of figuring out how to legislate the trade of crypto, and assets built on crypto. Having traders from Country X trade through the subsidiary of a crypto exchange that isn't headquartered in Country X (Binance making Americans trade through Binance.US) might help insulate the parent company from any incoming legal troubles. (like, for instance, when the IRS inevitably audits crypto traders for not accurately reporting "income" generated by their trading, or when the SEC steps it to bitchslap everyone running pump and dump schemes)

I mean, Binance in particular has other trouble to deal with, but the entirety of Web3.0 and blockchain/crypto trading is shady as fuck, and we're going to see hammers coming down over the next decade as legislators and government bureaucrats figure things out.

I've got a tournament in Vegas in just under three weeks I'd like to win. Skating out on a new team that should really challenge my abilities for the first time since I stopped playing House league, hopefully I make a good impression there. Looking at buying a home in December/January. Going back to school to get some copyediting credentials, hopefully break into that industry and earn enough freelance that I can make it a full-time thing; alternatively, being hired by a publishing house would be pretty cool.

Got another big thing on the go, but that's going to be slow-moving.

Crypto is scam and the best financial advice I can give is to stay faaaaar away from it. If you want to invest in something, make it anything but crypto.

An ankle injury will completely fuck your game; you'll have to plant your injured ankle to stand up, you won't be able to butterfly on your injured ankle, you won't be able to RVH on your injured ankle, the list goes on. Wait until it's fully healed before putting your skates back on.

I have a tourney in Vegas in October and I want some damn slide plates before then.

1 hour ago, Scythe said:

Could the koneckt skate be a stepping stone to a loafer type goalie skate? There could be some kind of ankle protector made then a person could have all the flex he wants. 

The point of having the hinge is so that you can have more flex without sacrificing ankle support. If someone didn't want any ankle support then they'd just not lace up their top 3-4 eyelets.

14 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

It will stay sharp longer on better steel yes. But 3/8s is 3/8s no matter what its cut into

Ask anyone who works with knives, not all steel is created equal, and not all hollows are created equal if your sharpener knows what they're doing; harder steel can take a finer edge, even if the hollow is exactly the same.

4 hours ago, ilyazhito said:

So, the only difference with harder blades is that they dull more slowly? That's good to know.

I would love to buy a pair of Bauer Konekts eventually, but I don't yet have the cash to spring for a pair. I'll be interested to hear what happens with the Konnekt 2.0, 3.0, or other future releases. 

Not the only difference. Harder steel can take a finer edge; if you go with something like a 3/8 or 1/2 hollow, your blade might actually be sharper than it would with some crap recycled stuff.

Boot flush to the back. Positive heel lock is more important, plus a little gap at the front is beneficial if you take a rocket off the toes.

4 hours ago, ilyazhito said:

Update: I actually need 35" butterfly pads (36 in Warrior, XL in Bauer). It turns out that my 2S Pros are now too small. I've been falling off the top of the stack in both ice and ball hockey.

My current ATK is closer to 18, and my FTK is closer to 21 now. 

I have a pair of 36 G4s, if you'd be interested in them.

6 hours ago, Punisher Goalie said:

Yes, I posted pictures here:

 

How did you find the film adhering to the stitching on the inside of your knee block?

If you want a cheap electrolyte drink that won't give you a sugar crash: G2. I'll mix a scoop of whey protein into a G2, and drink it in the locker room as soon as I come off the ice. Recovery drinks/food should be consumed within 30 minutes of stepping off the ice, for ideal results. Otherwise, I stick to my usual routine: have a meal 3 hours before game time (things like fried eggs, egg/tuna salad, PBJ on rye bread, cheese bake potatoes, roasted chickpeas), and eat nothing after those 3 hours.

Drink more water than you usually would, especially during the warmer months, as being dehydrated can make you feel like garbage even if you do everything else right.

4 hours ago, insertnamehere said:

The incessant scouring of online hockey stores will continue for me in that case. 

Let us know when you find a place that's selling them, eh?

The thing for me is that I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing one of these unless it was strung in the same pattern as a certified cage (no reason to use a pro cat-eye style pattern when the wire is that thin). I would also need to see the cage and mask stand up to serious abuse; shots from all angles, hitting every part of the wire and perimeter bar, at speeds well above what we would ever face, for an extended period of time. I'd also want to see how it stands up to getting smashed by sticks and skates; and I'd need to know more about how to inspect these for material fatigue, and what happens during the failure moment.

Cost could also be an issue, if these requires regular replacement.

1 hour ago, seagoal said:

Ha.  Ok Vaughn fan boy.

My first set of proper gear was Vaughn, actually. Joey MacDonald's pads, Chad Johnson's blocker, Kari Ramo's glove. Still have the pads (ODR stuff) and glove (display piece). Been wearing Warrior since, though.

37 minutes ago, RichMan said:

I did also hear and see the bullet proof vest example. Now I'm no engineer but I still have a brain (I'm a goalie after all), and how I understand kevlar vests is that it's a multiple layers of interwoven fabric and kevlar, not under tension, but woven is a multi directional pattern to prevent the bullet or whatever to pierce the vest. The wires on the mask is a pretty thin strand or multiple strands creating a single wire tout under extreme tension, no backup layers or deceleration response like the vest or DO3. The free floating middle bar is probably how vibration impact is dispersed, but it still makes me question as well the difference between a steel bar bend and a full on snap of the wire(s).

The man is a space engineer and is surely a mathematical and physics genius but I still challenge the idea. I guess we'll soon find out more if this catches wind in main stream media or even makes it to the NHL boardroom. 

The free floating middle bar is what makes the whole thing a tensegrity structure. It probably disperses vibrations a little, but that isn't its main function.

56 minutes ago, keeperton said:

As long as the structure isn't overly rigid, it should be fine.

I still worry about stick blades and butt ends though, not necessarily more than a cateye, but I already don't wear a cateye because of that.

It has to be "overly rigid". If those wires bend out of the way even slightly then they might as well not be there.