lemillionsocks

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[–] lemillionsocks 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The've been advertising it since they signed flair!

[–] lemillionsocks 4 points 11 months ago

I love his clam digger shirt

[–] lemillionsocks 4 points 11 months ago

Out of nowhere. Shes been very quiet and awkward week to week and then suddenly here comes the sass. I hope this is a sign of things to come cause shes a good performer but she doesnt have a lot of character.

[–] lemillionsocks 2 points 11 months ago

Im always happy to see fox on tv, but he's such a weird choice for this match type because theyre like the same size.Wardlow is shorter and wider, but AR is still jacked and taller.

[–] lemillionsocks 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah I totally forgot about that bit.

[–] lemillionsocks 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do they actually get fined? TBS is technically cable I think basic cable just eventually evolved to follow standards in order to avoid losing advertisers.

[–] lemillionsocks 3 points 11 months ago

I dont understand why they randomly started doing it and it's following the show to different cities. It sucks!

[–] lemillionsocks 1 points 11 months ago

Damn my brain do be doing things. Yes!

[–] lemillionsocks 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The enterprise c did have a battle bridge that they used mostly for saucer separations, but there were times when they used it saucer in place and there are some ships which have more protected configurations.

Disregarding the IRL reasons of that's just where it always goes, I believe the in universe reason is that starfleet at its core does not like to identify as a true military organization. It's why the enterprise C is built like a cruise ship and why despite being a swift science vessel voyager is also very spacious and sleek and elegant on the inside. They do make plenty of starships that are top in class and capable of holding their own against anything else out there, but starfleet is not in the business of making warships. They overtly mention this in DS9 when it is mentioned that the Defiant is officially an "escort vessel" even though it is a very no frills combat vessel.

Of course they can get away with this concession because generally the shields do most of the work when it comes to absorbing hits anyway. Once shields are down if another vessel wants to go for the kill it wont take long for it to tear through the hull. In theory the centralized location also means that the bridge can get additional protection by tilting the saucer away from the enemy(sorry lower decks).

[–] lemillionsocks 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is absolutely horrifying. Humans are already bad enough at identifying targets and minimizing collateral damage and civilian casualties.

How does one program a drone that can identify targets independently, while also not easy being fooled by someone disguised as a noncombatant and child? I guess in theory the drones could be more expendable than manned targets and therefore have an even more strict policy on firing on potential noncombatants(even if that is easily exploited) but I get the feeling they wont do that.

[–] lemillionsocks 3 points 11 months ago

China has been militarizing and between the gender gap, the soon decline in population, and recent global attitudes towards them shifting , theyre going to be in for a world of economic hurt. A large population of unattached young men with poor economic outcomes doesnt bode well for peace in that region.

Likewise the US policy of "surely embracing capitalism will lead to a liberal democracy" gave way to mild hostility towards china when it didnt happen. Especially with a president for 4 years who kept saying those quiet things other presidents didnt outright say because they knew it would be poking the bear for no reason.

God help us all if this actually happens because it would lead to a world war centered on Asia and china, and I hope that what will happen with the age gap and decline in china will mirror more japan, but we do live in uncertain times.

[–] lemillionsocks 1 points 11 months ago

Well according to the third movie judgment day is inevitable, talk to the hand. So maybe they just figured they might as well be the ones to do it.

 

A fun sort of online museum with exhibits on the early internet. From the first mp3, to the dancing baby gif, to the first webcam feed of a coffee maker and more. This was really cool!

 

This is pretty fascinating in that the speaker studied traditional architecture such as gothic vaulted arched ceilings and applied the traditional masonry and construction techniques to concrete. With the use of arched construction you're able to use proportionally much less concrete to create similarly sized structures and since the strength of the structure is enhanced by structural form rather than just the strength of the concrete, the structures can last a longer time.

 

Been trying to buy a house because my rent is going up(and it will continue to do so) and a mortgage would be around the same as what my rent will become in a few years anyway so I figure I might as well build equity and have a house for my family.

Thing is the current housing market is nuts. Houses are put on sale with strict deadlines of "accepting all offers due 12pm 5 days from now" creating a false sense of urgency and to top is off the process is super opaque. You dont know what other people are offering so unlike an actual auction you cant start low and hopefully get a good value. Nope it's a black box and the asking price isnt of any help because that was just an advertising tactic to get more people to look at the house.

So you have to do research based on past history of other homes sold in the area of the same type recently and then place a competitive bid based on that. Of course everyone else is also doing that so you have to make your bid "competitive" and give a little more. How much more is hard to say and you only really get the one bid. So 12 pm comes along and the anticipation in your stomach is insane because this could be it you could be a homeowner and you did put in a competitive bid, and then sometime between immediately and just before bed you get a message saying they went with another offer.

ITS SO DAMN FRUSTRATING! Houses that I bid $30,000 over asking price and someone still swooped in and bid even more. And of course since the process is a black box you dont get told what bid beat you out or what the other bids were(dont want the 2nd place bid to decrease their bid in the event the 1st place falls through). You'll find out eventual final sale price a few months from now when everything finishes closing. I imagine the issue is other people got frustrated with the game over the last few months and now if they see a house thats ok they go all in with their max offer instead of a smart offer.

Oh and the market is limited, but somehow out of sheer coincidence after one round of sales is done the realtors manage to find another round of homes to put on the market. I'm convinced the realtors are limiting the supply on purpose and letting homes trickle in because the ACT NOW PUT IN THE BEST OFFER OVER ASKING tactic probably doesnt work as well if there are more than a handful of homes for sale at a time.

Its so frustrating I just want a house to live in and raise my soon to be born child, and Im willing to pay you what you're asking for it! The worst part is the housing market in my area shot up a lot over the years. So these people playing bid wars are making 100k profit AT LEAST for a house they bought just 5 years ago! And then theres the old people who bought the house for pretty much nothing 30+ years ago

Sorry for my long wall of text rant

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Pizza Night! (imgur.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by lemillionsocks to c/food
 

Baked a classic cheese pie on pizza stone (I dont know why imgur thinks this is 18+ content it's just pizza)

 

Of course the first ending lost in paradise slaps on all levels. The up beat catchy tone combined with the low detail and absolutely charming animations of the characters as they rotate onto the screen is a blast.

Ending 2's song isnt as catchy but when paired with the visuals it instantly comes together to create this somber nostalgic short animation. The transitions from cell phone screen to actual events make it feel like someone reliving an old memory of days gone by. The scene then transitions through these haunting luminal spaces until it cuts to the camera again and one of the friends beckons the camera man to join them and be in the moment. There's a look on his face where he's almost in awe almost self aware that time with his friends in precious and fleeting. Then the luminal spaces fill up with people using them and transition from haunting backgrounds into warm memories and spaces.

The ending gives off an air of bitter sweet nostalgia. Theres something so haunting and sad about it while also being so uplifting and sweet. Seeing people hanging out, being in the moment, and enjoying relatively mundane but enjoyable time together doing chores or hanging out doing nothing.

It's celebratory of life almost in the way a funeral is with the remembering of good times past.

 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6745537

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6745519

This version has fixes for various boot, shutdown, kernel panics, and more regressions present on amd systems in 6.3. It also features the new Guided P-state but until someone provides a comprehensive guide for how to set up I have no idea how to use it.

 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6745519

This version has fixes for various boot, shutdown, kernel panics, and more regressions present on amd systems in 6.3. It also features the new Guided P-state but until someone provides a comprehensive guide for how to set up I have no idea how to use it.

 

This version has fixes for various boot, shutdown, kernel panics, and more regressions present on amd systems in 6.3. It also features the new Guided P-state but until someone provides a comprehensive guide for how to set up I have no idea how to use it.

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Avowed trailer (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by lemillionsocks to c/gaming
 

From the makers of kotor 2, fallout new vegas, and pillars of eternity

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