Blutarsky

Young alum living in Atlanta

Member Since 11/13/2013

  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on What My Week Without A Phone Case Taught Me About Living Beyond Limits

    Going no-case is just a part of the bad-boy lifestyle. I’d highly recommend it–you know it just feels better without protection.

    Years ago I was available for an upgrade from the 4s, so I removed the case as I figured nature would just run its course. Lasted about 2 years before cracking the screen. Upon upgrading, I went no-case again–I’d really recommend it. Just feels better.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on I Rear-Ended A Car This Morning And I Pulled Over Because I'm Trying To Be A Better Person

    They’re in a tough position. They bring on their part-time writers who bring good content (DeFries, Duda) who were pushing out (at most) a few (one or two) articles a week. All pretty high quality. Move em down to Austin, start doing it full time.

    I’m making assumptions, but judging by the rate of these articles that are coming out they’re getting paid for articles, and likely clicks, comments. (Just guessing)

    When that happens, you end up getting multiple articles a day, that are just essentially time-wasters. Duda posted this, and some article about expired waffles in a 5 minute span. You end up with more content, but it’s forced content about everyday life, reddit articles, and Jon Benet Ramsey documentaries.

    It’s tough not to sound like a hater, it’s a tough position to be in. But I guess that’s what’s happening here.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on I Can't Decide If I Should Stop Gambling Or Not

    You’ll get better odds, and quicker payouts using a real bookie. But they’re not available for everyone. I like Bovada bc it’s online, and also their living betting features. You can place a bet in seconds–more convenient in my opinion.

    That being said I just put in a deposit at the start of the season, and withdraw at the end. Quicker payouts for sure with a real bookie.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on Stop Snapchatting At Concerts

    The name of the game is content creation. These “stop” articles do get old, but really their goal is to get them spread online, if one of these resonates with people–they hope it gets shared. It does get old for regular readers–but I guess I can’t complain too much–I have adblock on. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on I Did The Most Austin Thing Possible Last Night And Hated It

    It doesn’t really sound like he gave it a shot at all. If you move to a new city, I think you’ve got to be open minded, try new things, and meet people of both sexes to expand your network (unless he’s just Grandex chilling the whole time.)

    He went to a concert, knowing he wouldn’t like the music, or the outside weather. He was disappointed the people who invited him, didn’t invite enough single girls for him to talk with. The whole article was complaining about the weather, music, and that the invite didn’t have girls.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on Watching Soccer In A Soccer Bar Is The Most Underrated Sports Fan Practice

    You can also make a pretty easy argument that it’s more exciting than, say baseball. The average MLB game is 176 minutes long. With a stop between the action literally every pitch.

    People constantly bitch about soccer, but they more than likely don’t give it a fair shot. The pace and flow of a game (even a low scoring game) is often times more exciting to watch than other sports. The point of this article was talking about the environment of watching it in a bar–which is really second to none.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on How To Survive A Wedding Season Without Going Broke

    The calling the hotel tip is so crucial. You should never, ever book a hotel online. Worst case scenario–you can always get the online rate. But hotels have a lot of flexibility when it comes to booking rooms in advance. Always give them a call, you can save hundreds just by chatting with the booking person/manager–especially if it’s a few wweks/months in advance.

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  • Blutarsky 8 years ago on New York City Is Overrated

    Not jumping on the NYC is overrated bandwagon, but will jump in about Atlanta. Sandy Springs is the burbs, the Olympic area/Aquarium (and downtown in general) are just tourist areas no one lives in. Buckhead is fun right out of college, but it’s just the ritzy part of Atlanta–not much character.

    Your reasons for not liking Atlanta are similar to him not liking NYC.

    Quick sales pitch on Atlanta: largest city in South, major sports, multiple boroughs (Midtown, Virginia Highlands, Edgewood, Little 5, Buckhead) that are all very unique and have their own character. Insanely low cost of living compared to any other major city, great weather, great Airport.

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