I don’t trust the hinge on the magnifier, not because I think eotech skips QA, but because I fully believe I would break it no matter what.

Acog or lpvo, doesn’t really matter to me. Acog has better FOV but the variable-ness of the lpvo is always nice.

Uhhhhhh I mean IRONS OR TOSS IT IN THE GARBAGE WITH ALL THE OTHER PLASTIC NEWFANGLED DOODADS

Whether you’re right or not is irrelevant if nobody listens to you because of your tone.

For my regular headphones, not much. I can use the buttons on them to cycle through sound modes (no modification, sound canceling, and external mics) as well as the normal things like switch volumes, tracks etc.

Once I got the update, I deleted the app and got an older one. If they make it mandatory somehow, I’ll just not use the app and get different brand headphones when these break.

I use apkmirror to get old versions of apps

Ooh nice. I’ve got the DVD set and I’ve been meaning to pull them onto my media drive for several months now…

A painter in my mind…

Every time I toss a rock across a frozen pond to a specific spot, I feel like I could have been a curler… Until I see a pro do it and it puts me in my place. It’s crazy to me how precise they can be.

it was a guarantee to:

respect Ukraine’s territory (which Russia vialoted, the US didn’t)

bring any violations to the UN security council (which was done, but with Russia having veto power, useless)

Most people I speak to have the impression that any attack on Ukraine meant the US would jump into full scale war mode to defend them. Honestly I wish it were. At least then it would have been harder for the Biden administration to essentially ignore.

“here’s a bunch of old equipment, good luck buddy” was technically more than required, but grossly inadequate.

As an American in my 30s…

Just don’t trust anything the US says, period.

Who knows if our 4-year mood/tantrum cycle will honor the deal in 15 years, let alone 5.

He was present for the arrival of the emperor in Ep. VI, where dozens of stormtroopers stood at attention aside red carpet… Seems kinda formal.

Always a good idea. You never know when surprise wish twists will show up.

Anker?

I noticed their soundcore app did that last time I connected to wifi and it auto-updated… Inimmediately went looking for an old apk.

I imagined it more like “the show is now your real life” but definitely didn’t specify “not becoming an actor to play a part” but yeah.

Iwas envisioning something like Firefly, the Expanse (but less dangerous) or literally any game where the plot involves you being on a small cargo-capable ship with light guns and tons of questionable illegal mods.

Let’s be honest, I was picturing the Millennium Falcon…

He started his reign by banishing the person responsible for saving Faramir and thus securing his own ascendancy to the throne.

Source?

Beregond, of the citadel guard, prevented Faramir from being killed by Denethor by keeping other guards from entering and fulfilling Denethor’s crazed wish of death with the only mostly-dead Faramir.

From the LOTR Fandom page: “After the War of the Ring, Beregond was brought before the newly crowned King Elessar to answer for the abandonment of his post, as well as the murders of those who stood in his way as he raced to rescue Faramir. Recognizing that what he did was out of love for his lord, he did not impose the death penalty upon him; the newly-crowned king’s largesse allowed for Beregond to simply be banished from Minas Tirith”

Page 969 in my copy of the book.

He should have wished to be the protagonist in his very own sci-fi space show set on a “light freighter” style of ship.

Then you’re guaranteed at least two romance options (four, if you swing more than one way), your own ship, and plot armor.

I don’t deny aragorn has style. While he gracefully dances over it, the bar is pretty low here. Denethor was a lesser sire of greater men.

The man sent some of the city’s only defenders into a battle he knew was unwinnable because he was throwing a temper tantrum.

Whether either of them is fit for leadership or has the rizz to do so, I say Down with all monarchies, embrace anarcho-syndicalist communes.

On the one hand, they shouldn’t be beholden to some “royal” douche somewhere simply because he’s the king. “divine right” my ass.

On the other hand, don’t make a promise 8d if you can’t or won’t keep it.

On the third mutated hand, how much of them swearing an oath was due to societal brainwashing making them feel like they had to?

Aragorn can be a “good king” all he wants but as far as I’m concerned he’s still just as bad as any other. He started his reign by banishing the person responsible for saving Faramir and thus securing his own ascendancy to the throne. Without a steward to hand over the proverbial keys, all we have is a sword some elves who raised this guy says is made of bits of some important historical sword, and an old dude with a walking stick who used to wear Grey but now decided white is more his style.

I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some crotchety hermit had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

Take it from me, you don’t want to go down the “eugenics” road…

I really don’t like ice. It’s cold, slippery and wet.

And it gets everywhere.

Just like the shitty US fascist police…

Even when adjusting for population numbers (nunbers of cop deaths vs total cops / delivery deaths vs delivery drivers) it’s not even close

Anecdote: I know a guy who delivers for donatos and in some areas, he actually has a plate carrier he wears in winter under a hoodie to deliver to some neighborhoods.

This came as a shock to me, as I used to cycle everywhere and at least one neighborhood he mentioned always seemed nice when I rode through.