chknbwl, 14 hours ago

Engineering aside, Tesla cars simply have terrible build quality. They’re like the Stellantis of the EV market now. Why anyone still buys them new it seems I will never understand.

chknbwl, 13 hours ago

Mine is hiding behind a submission form requiring a permanent address in their district in order to contact them.

Looks like I’ll just have to show up at their office to ask why they sent bombs to kill thousands of innocent women and children.

chknbwl, 2 days ago

AMD with 3d v-cache

FTFY

chknbwl, 3 days ago

Green Fluff is just a derivative of Ambrosia, which is very much a Southern-States creation. We Midwesterners simply made it better. /j

Jokes aside, my grandmother used to make her own homemade cherry ambrosia. That recipe is lost with Dementia (she never wrote it down either, heh) so I’ll probably never have Pink Fluff that good again. Don’t knock it 'til you try it.

chknbwl, 11 days ago

It’s the same pearl-clutching isolationism that the GOP, Tory, AfD, Likud and many other political entities of many other countries have. It’s a popular outlook on life for ignorant, gullible people. Fascism will never die, that’s why we as a species should never stop fighting against it.

chknbwl, 12 days ago

I’ll just leave this here.

chknbwl, 12 days ago

I could see them innovating with electromagnetic suspension, like with predictive magnetic suspensions in supercars. General Atomics has also been developing a rarely green-lit, high-speed maglev train for freight in California, so we may see proliferation of that tech if the project shows success.

chknbwl, 12 days ago

I wonder if a layer of Ripstop over the tiles would reduce performance. I could imagine fabric being a less expensive option than R&Ding more proprietary tech like making the tiles even smaller.

Edit: Glossed over the fact the tiles rotate. Nevermind me.

chknbwl, 14 days ago

vivanewvegas.moddinglinked.comViva New Vegas is a community curated list of mods providing a near-Vanilla, yet expanded and bug-free gameplay. There aren’t any more recommended mods than what is on the list, anything beyond would be for your preference. It is SUPER important to follow the directions with scrutiny, mega mod lists are very fragile and finicky during the installation process.

Fallout 4 has one as well: themidnightride.moddinglinked.com(note: it is currently being revised for F4’s next-gen update)

Fallout 3, of course: thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com

Now, if you’re feeling particularly insane, you can actually splice Fallout 3 and Fallout: NV into what is known as The Tale of Two Wastelands. This essentially provides FNV’s updated game engine and modding support for FO3. Good luck: taleoftwowastelands.com/viewforum.php@f=51

chknbwl, 14 days ago

Cool, can’t wait to get shot by one of these assholes next year.

chknbwl, 21 days ago

“Listen friend, I get it: you’re a family man. It’s hard workin’ day-in and day-out lookin’ 'dis good, am I right? Don’t tell me you don’t know how it is!

But my friend, 'dat’s where our similarities end! Where I may only walk to work (albeit with much better fur), you will be cruisin’ to work in 'dis bad boy. Just think of all 'da cans of wet food you’ll be hauling with 'dis spacious interior. 'Da engine, you ask? Just purrfect, almost as smooth as my coat. Almost.

Go on, just take it. I’ll worry about all 'da lame paperwork, you get out there and own those streets like 'da sun-stricken, microfiber blanket 'dat it is!

Just think of all 'da cans, friend!!”

chknbwl, 23 days ago

How else are the kids going to play dress-up with military surplus? Besides, e v e r y o n e knows a ceramic plate carrier is a prerequisite for dealing with any college student. Their words cut so deep.

chknbwl, 27 days ago

Boof bro chugs beer out of a bong shoved up Thomas’ ass

I want to will this prediction into existence.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

Of course, because there are criminals in the Supreme Court as well. They (read: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Roberts) have a vested interest in allowing political corruption to continue unfettered.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

“Our view is that one of the most gamechanging moves available to us at this time to support Ukraine is to persuade the PRC [People’s Republic of China] to stop helping Russia reconstitute its military industrial base,” the official said.

Nooo… I think sending the weapons to Ukraine instead of Israel is one of, if not the, most gamechanging moves available. What the fuck do I know, though.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

So what if our little brother was more than just a prick? A stray punch thrown during a fight knocks some innocent kids’ teeth out? What if he killed someone one day by pushing them around too hard? How do you deal with that when the cops are too busy and your parents aren’t home?

I wish we, as College-Bro, would quit blindly defending our “family” and start thinking about the recipients. Our little bully brother needs to be grounded for a while like our Russian cousin.

My real question: how would you ground a child holding a loaded gun?

chknbwl, 1 month ago

I think they mean professional hauling trucks, like an F650. Vehicles used for commercial transport/utilities (i.e. US DOT, Uhaul, construction firms) are typically equipped with high-torque engines specifically engineered for towing.

This is where the issue arises: for one reason or another, some people want what they call the “best of both worlds”. They want a smaller-sized truck with the same amount of power. To them, this sounds reasonable.

However to anyone into engineering, this is clearly creating a product for profit rather than practicality. It’s a jack of all trades, master of none situation. A car is a tool, and a tool is created with a specific use in mind.

Sometimes I get desperate while working on my carpentry: I have to hammer one more nail in to finish my bookcase, but I don’t have a hammer. I have a wrench, which will do terrible work but it’ll get the job done. Yet my neighbor next door has a good hammer, I could borrow it from them for a bit. Now, what if I had to build a house? I’m not wanting a wrench then, I want my own really good hammer.

Same analogy could be made for Trucks and SUVs. I don’t tow often, but when I do I can rent a capable vehicle. I don’t need to own anything more than a Subaru Legacy at that point. Hell, maybe all I need is an electric bike if my workplace is close enough.

TL;DR there is no net-positive use-case for the average consumer to need a vehicle with over 400lb•ft of torque. It’s just excessive.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

What is being towed so often in your scenario?

no net-positive use-case for the average consumer

I’m not talking about professionals, or people who take their boat out four times a week. That is a specific need for a specific tool, or vehicle. I’m talking about people who daily drive these things to the grocery store and work. So, the average consumer.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

To defeat the Narcissist, you must BE the Narcissist.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

Barbed wire-wrapped, splintering baseball bat?

chknbwl, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

In preface, I think everyone can believe in whatever they want. Religion is simply a habit of congregational reverence over some kind of object. There is nothing inherently wrong with this fact. However, being a staunch atheist myself, the continued antonymic assimilation of church-and-state within government is proliferating regressive politics. Personally stated, any Nat-C in government (i.e. MTG, Flynn) is a drivelling baboon that should be put on trial for willful ignorance. Unfounded opinion will continue to rend apart any pragmatic governance until all that’s left is Their One God. This dangerous downward slope needs to end for the benefit of humanity as a whole, as well as our planet.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

I’d hope no one would agree with my linked article, it was included specifically for it’s absurdity.

What is going on today isn’t about secularism vs Christianity. This is about group hate […]

While I don’t disagree with your sentiment, Christian denominations have played a historically definitive role in shaping the US’s government. Furthermore, a significant portion of US citizens want Christianity to influence government. A nice little cherry on top is that, since the Second Continental Congress in 1776, nearly every US president has opted to include the Christian bible and the phrase “so help me God” (both entirely optional) while being sworn into office.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

I guess when you suck so bad at the Game, the only way to win is to cheat. Fuck these mouth breathers.

chknbwl, 1 month ago

Sorry, being chronically late is sort of my character flaw.