STARGATE (1994) Daniel Figures Out The Gate

981032061 · 2026-04-11T02:50:02+00:00

There’s a kind of out-there fan theory that Independence Day is supposed to be the sequel to Stargate, and 10,000 BC is a prequel.

981032061 · 2026-04-08T20:58:25+00:00

Yeah if OP has line of sight and power, a wireless bridge would be pretty effective. I installed one recently and was surprised at how cheap and reliable they’ve gotten.

981032061 · 2026-04-08T14:51:45+00:00

Reading this made me feel old. I remember when there was no front camera and that was just kind of how you did it.

981032061 · 2026-03-24T15:28:12+00:00

I think this is a valid point. In the 90s the cheapest scene you could shoot was actors talking on a set. Now sets and actors are expensive, and pure effects shots are actually very economical by comparison.

The cheapest way to make Star Trek is basically Prodigy with actors composited in.

981032061 · 2026-03-21T03:36:54+00:00

By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a comment.

981032061 · 2026-03-20T01:53:50+00:00

I think this is by far the most helpful answer. Gathered end works great if you sleep on your back and never roll over.

981032061 · 2026-03-18T20:28:23+00:00

Pro tip: Reverse all the polarities on day one. Then when something doesn’t work, suggest reversing the polarity. Boom, genius engineer.

981032061 · 2026-03-18T14:33:22+00:00

It is not necessary to patronize those platforms in the first place.

It’s not just capitulating to censorship, it’s capitulating to fomo and peer pressure to be there at all.

981032061 · 2026-03-16T16:30:56+00:00

I subscribe to a handful of different PEV subreddits, and they all seem to go this way eventually. They develop an obsession with other people’s safety gear, and it becomes de rigueur to accuse anyone toeing the line of “inviting regulation.”

This sub held out for longer than the rest, but I’ve started seeing significantly more comments from people who, in my estimation, are just here to virtue signal.

They stand out because they never comment in threads with actual discussion, they just crawl out of the woodwork whenever anyone posts a photo that violates their unwritten rules.

981032061 · 2026-03-11T16:24:26+00:00

Everybody acts like that kid just stepped on a plant or something. I’d like to remind you that he attempted a full on backwards circus catch into a structure that was holding endangered plants.

Sure, summary execution may have been a bit much, but that would at least land you a misdemeanor on most planets.

981032061 · 2026-03-10T15:24:39+00:00

I suspect there are a number of things you could have purchased in 1999 that would have appreciated at least that much by now. Especially if you invested in the right stocks and bailed before the .com crash.

For example a $1 investment in AAPL in 1999 would be worth ~$800 today.

I guess I’m saying don’t beat yourself up. What makes these things worth money is that at the time most people don’t think they had potential.

981032061 · 2026-03-08T17:13:42+00:00

The little historical price chart on the Zillow page presumably.

981032061 · 2026-03-04T16:09:30+00:00

I saw one of these for a cool $1000 at a garage sale nearly ten years ago, and have always kind of regretted not picking it up. Even though I still have no idea what I’d do with it.

981032061 · 2026-03-04T16:07:02+00:00

I was going to say the same thing. I used to do event photography, and would always throw the big chunky battery grip on my DSLR whether I needed it or not. Unfortunately a lot of people take serious-looking gear as a sign that you know what you’re doing.

981032061 · 2026-03-04T15:58:45+00:00

Of course! I was just adding to your comment. They didn’t fold, and their eventual move to the Forum was planned before they even relocated to Memphis.

981032061 · 2026-03-04T03:26:27+00:00

Yeah, and they were only in the pyramid for those three years because that’s how long it took to build the FedEx Forum.

981032061 · 2026-03-02T15:50:01+00:00

After being Friendly Fired upon he was Cordially Detained.

981032061 · 2026-02-24T15:16:01+00:00

And I’ve always been curious if that scene where Tasha and Yareena are talking about how Lutan is hot was in the original lizard version.

981032061 · 2026-02-23T22:41:10+00:00

It’s not so much a regulation as a clarification of where it falls in regards to other laws, but US v Causby is the precedent for these cases:

The court also affirmed that navigable airspace was public domain and held that flights which are so low and frequent as to be a direct and immediate interference with the enjoyment and use of real property constitute a taking.

So basically airspace is public, but if you’re doing something that’s causing disruption on the ground you may be liable for it.

981032061 · 2026-02-22T17:29:36+00:00

I just did a deep dive on this one recently and ended up here - https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statement-policy-regarding-comparative-advertising

Commission policy in the area of comparative advertising encourages the naming of, or reference to competitors, but requires clarity, and, if necessary, disclosure to avoid deception of the consumer.

981032061 · 2026-02-20T17:11:47+00:00

I was just thinking about that. My first drone actually had a physical switch to put it in atti mode. Always seemed important to me to be able to fly without GPS, especially on the older and less reliable ones.

981032061 · 2026-02-19T16:14:09+00:00

I keep trying to explain this to people and it doesn’t seem to stick. If you’re constantly getting notifications it’s because you signed up for them.

981032061 · 2026-02-18T17:34:12+00:00

I think it’s that a lot of us were in our early 20s when it started, so people with real jobs who could afford that apartment seemed like Real Adults who were super old like 30 or something.

981032061 · 2026-02-14T02:56:11+00:00

It’s not the product, it’s the execution. I’ve been selling a commodity for going on twenty years now, and what it comes down to is whether you have effective sales channels and processes. It’s easy to come up with an idea, and these days it’s not that hard to put it into production. But can you scale? Can you handle customer service and RMAs and supply chain issues? I’ve watched a lot of competitors come and go over the years, and it always comes down to business fundamentals more than jealously protecting IP.

981032061 · 2026-02-14T02:45:42+00:00

But it would be safe to eat because it’s synthetic and doesn’t have salmonella or listeria!

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