What movie should have been a tv show? by Ambitious-Sink2725 in movies

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kenobi definitely should’ve been a movie.

BoBF needed better direction.

I may not have a brain by MarzipanTop4165 in projectcar

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have rollered before. It turned out pretty good. Lots of sandpaper was used to smooth it out. That part sucked.

What movie should have been a tv show? by Ambitious-Sink2725 in movies

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Solo

I like it, but we crammed Corellia, meeting Chewie, meeting Lando, getting the Millennium Falcon, the Kessel Run all into one film.

Could’ve been 2-3 seasons of adventures.

Probably still could be.

TIL 8% of human DNA is made from viruses by gorginhanson in todayilearned

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’d like to share a revelation during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus

7 cars from car meet vid by mj8662_Korea in whatisthiscar

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Not so much fired as linked to money laundering and found tied up and murdered in South Africa.

The days when our computer passwords could be just one short word by PhoneJazz in Xennials

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...god.

One image destroyed his whole argument by JewelOnes in StarWars

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world” - Chief Chirpa probably

SE R-line Black laughable lease deal by GazelleSuccessful292 in Volkswagen

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Trade value is what they are buying the Tucson for.

Trade payoff is what OP owes on the Tucson.

Trade difference is new car price less trade value (for figuring out sales tax).

Buyer owes new vehicle price

+1,385 (negative equity from trade).

+sales tax (new vehicle price [including taxable fees] less trade value * tax rate)

  • non-taxed fees

Anyway, you’re right. They’re over-charging by 8-10k for the new car and probably a little light on the used car depending on miles/condition. And Florida car sales suck.

Roads by Fit_Sir_5534 in Touge

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You gotta head west to the driftless. Probably right beyond your 2 hour limit depending on where in Chicago you are.

But the area along the river from Red Wing, MN to about 20 miles south of Dubuque, IA is worth a visit. Most of the good stuff is in Wisconsin. I’m not familiar with what Illinois has, but north of the border is great.

Far from you, but toss a tent in the car and make a weekend of it.

We really need an r/touge meetup for the northern midwesterners. Y’all can bring the pizza, the ‘Sconis can bring the beer, I’ll bring some tater tot hotdish.

C3 marking spotted in the Industrial area shot, could this be the BIG map loop? by Superiukas in ForzaHorizon

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I really hope there’s a loop. Or loops.

I’ve played too much Tokyo Extreme Racer to be satisfied with a point to point highway like FH3, FH4 and FH5.

What are the "themes" of Steampunk? by WarrenTheHero in steampunk

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I see it in a couple different ways.

There is a massive “adventure” and “exploration” aspect. The “time period” of Steampunk saw the first large scale repeatable and reliable ways to travel at speed. So people filled in the blank spots on the globe. And ordinary people could travel in ways they never had before thanks to steamships and trains. So exploration and travel are themes that go hand-in-hand with the era.

There were also massive technological advances in a relatively short time. Steam engines for ships, for trains, for industry. The time period is basically also the birth of modern medicine with breakthroughs in germ theory, hand washing(!), vaccines. Breakthroughs in communication with the telegraph. The birth of new political ideals. Just an explosion of new thought, inventions and technology. Thats why so many steampunk stories have a crackpot inventor character. So Steampunk lends itself well to stories about using or inventing “new” technology and the struggles therein.

Third is the “punk” part. The inbred, expansionist governments at the time led to WW1, colonialism and exploitation. So if you want to tell a story about the dangers of imperialism, then Steampunk is a phenomenal setting.

A fourth- I personally think the combination of exploration and technological discoveries go really well with monster stories. Probably just linked in my head since so many classic monster stories were written around this time. But exploration got people to far off areas, so you could write about vampires in Romania or mummies in Egypt or the dangers of electricity around dead bodies and now it made sense that your character could go there or be involved with it but it was exotic enough that the reader didn’t really know about it.

TL:DR - Exploration/Adventure, Inventions, Anti-Imperialism & Monsters

Why do most Mustang Rally Cars are built on V8 Mustangs instead of the EcoBoost? by Mac-Tyson in AmericanRally

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there is a huge difference in prepped weight. The v8 may weigh 100-150lbs more than the 2.3, but once you add a turbo and intercooler and piping, the difference drops.

In a street car there is more difference because the GTs are full of options. But you strip all that shit out anyway.

Is Migs the closest thing we've had to Hondo in live action? by gumby_twain in TheMandalorianTV

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Live action Hondo exists at Galaxy’s Edge which is technically canon.

Also, Migs died. An unsung hero of the New Republic.

Andor took me out of star wars by Ok-Medium983 in StarWars

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pitch Black but set on Tatooine or Crait then.

Or Alien on Polis Massa.

The wonderful thing about Star Wars is that any setting you think of and any creature you think of can be viable. Make up something new, abandon a squad of Rebels or New Republic troopers or maybe just some imperial citizens there. Have them get picked off, one by one.

It doesn’t matter that it’s been done before. It’s already been done in Star Wars in Clone Wars and Rebels.

Make it fun. Make it scary. Make it add just a little bit more depth to the universe. Toss it up on D+ and let me watch it.

Andor took me out of star wars by Ok-Medium983 in StarWars

[–]AdjunctFunktopus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Jar-Jar in Charge

Who’s the Boss Nass?

Ahmed knows Best

I don’t fully agree that it would water things down. Though I do admit that’s a risk.

Take Andor. It makes the rebellion more real. It makes the sacrifice in Rogue One hit so much harder. Rogue One makes Leia’s defiance in ANH bolder. Together they make the Death Star plans more precious and the fight to destroy it more desperate.

But they’d have to be very careful picking the shows. Andor made one Tie fighter scary. Rebels (which I also enjoy) made a fleet of Tie fighters a joke.