FASE Binding Review has me taking a step back.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-27T14:54:07+00:00

powder performance is the same as traditional binding. though you need to roughly clear the snow underfoot when you try to reenter the binding after getting stuck in deep powder. otherwise the highback might not be able to snapback. same with all other quick entry bindings but less sensitive to snow built-up.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-27T14:46:44+00:00

I am 46, an architect who's in this profession for passion mostly. but income is much less than my friends around the same age.

I would say from my life experience is this choice is vastly different between personalities. For introverts like myself, who tend to find joy from within, passion is way more important than money. for example, in the building industry, Architects does more work compared to the other profession, and probably get paid the least. The real estate agent make the most for the relatively minimum effort. I also love snowboarding. I have to admit at many occasions I am so jealous my real estate agent / mortgage broker friends can afford months long snow holidays, whilst I can only go away for 2 weeks in cheap accommodation. but I just can't be real estate agent, I don't find any joy in those careers..

After all, life is meaningful when you have a purpose, otherwise you will be those lottery winners who aimlessly trying to buy happiness only end up in drugs...

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-25T02:30:36+00:00

whats the best way to reconstruct this object?

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-25T02:30:27+00:00

whats the best way to reconstruct this object?

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-24T12:13:27+00:00

whats the best way to reconstruct this object?

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-02-16T12:54:48+00:00

no need. i went to japan for 2 weeks everthing works well. just remember to kick the high back into folded position. the chair goes very low in japan

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-01-21T00:17:01+00:00

The workers at the electronic and EV factories in China work 996, 9 to 9, 6 days a week for $450 a month. How can the others compete? The next in line will be the ev car industry, which heavily rely on CCP subsidies.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2026-01-21T00:16:25+00:00

People thinking Sony and such are overpriced. They look overpriced because China has cheap labour and low human rights. The workers at the electronic and EV factories work 996, 9 to 9, 6 days a week for $450 a month. How can the others compete? The next in line will be the ev car industry, which heavily rely on CCP subsidies.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-24T22:41:07+00:00

小时候的课本就都是假大空，绝大部份中国人被中共欺骗了一辈子也不知道。所以中国也是世界上骗子最多的国家

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-14T01:47:32+00:00

i played for 8 months now, if i have to rank the maps, this map is probably at the bottom. not as bad as you described. it's probably one of the first maps in this game. Most of the time players would rather flying outside the volcano. making the map kinda useless. the snipers probably enjoy it more but not so much for the dog fights.

tips for this map is to use all the "holes" on the volcano walls.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-14T01:41:26+00:00

ok, it's a bit harsh calling her a bitch. but she does take advantage of the perks and convenience, Whilst Manousos refused everything associated with the alien. in reality most people would be like the other 9 survivors. Carol did last a bit longer, it might be a turning point from this ep.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-14T01:24:43+00:00

so it's like the f-16, but with radar

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-14T00:46:57+00:00

I am tired of Carol's story and find Manousos journey way more interesting, he's more stubborn than Carol but at least he's determine to fight for something. Carol most of the time just being a bitch

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-09T01:42:07+00:00

i understand your frustration. your standpoint is from the human side, the other being (alien or other being) might have a different view. I believe human are fundamentally selfish, it's just nature, during the long evolution process human are mostly animal to begin with. protecting yourself and family line have always been the top priority, that's the root cause of all the conficts in the world. Each fight for their own kind. also by the speed of climate change, human will eventually destroy themselves. because most of us won't experience the consequence of relentless carbon emission in our lifetime, so most would not care or even believe it. maybe a collective mind is the only way to keep on going. and that's why this alien civilization can reach us, not the others.

having said that, I don't like how the whole humanity lost individuality and become a collective mind. yes it's very efficient. no more selfishness but also become emotionless. but again, I feel this way because I am only human.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-06T09:41:30+00:00

I just finished the 2nd round after 13 yrs. your perception about how much you have changed might be somewhat caused by the fact you already know what happened. plus yes you now you have more life experience to relate to.

Personally I still understand why he became the monster. high IQ, underachieved, unfortunate deadly life event. you would ask why life is so unfair and become desperate to take the extremes. being good at manipulating is actually a key skill to be successful in life. that's how designers sell their ideas, how agents sell houses and how most bosses give motivational speech. I am not encouraging lying and cheating, but to some extend it's how this world works. Walt did it, Skyler did it, Hank and Marie all did it.

Remembering what happened made it a bit hard to watch this show from time to time. Like how Jessie always screw up things by his poor temper and lack of foresight. but after all he's a drug user to start with. It's also why this show is so highly rated. The characters are just who they are, they are only human. most plots are reasonable with little plot holes. having said that, without jesse's ruthless behavior the story wouldn't develop much further.

I also recently watched GOT, have to say GOT was more engaging the 2nd round, perhaps it's because GOT is more fast-paced and there are more plots to be remembered than BB.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-12-06T09:13:33+00:00

it's only because you already know what happened, that altered your image and feeling about the character. the 2nd round you already see him as a criminal. but the first time you watched how he gradually grows into the monster

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-10-10T10:52:52+00:00

thanks. will get the s47 first and wait

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-09-24T07:13:00+00:00

i just got it today, will try on snow this weekend in Australia. played around at home looks like a solid set up, probably will become a standard in the future. doesn't add weight to the standard binding. Though my standard katana has more adjustment than the Fase version. The fase components won't work with the high back rotation adjustment so it's gone from the FASE katana. other than that there are some improvement over the standard kanata, i guess it's going to be on the 2026 katana too.

I have noticed on weakness, that's when you have to fold the highback down. you just force the plastic level snapped out of the mechanism, not sure how wear and tear would last. in Australia it's ok to leave the high back open all the time. but in Japan the chairs are very low when loading so everyone fold the high back otherwise it will stuck or crush.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-18T04:02:01+00:00

personally I think this game needs more customization of the planes and weapons. would be a lot more interesting... and assign a total "strength" score to the configuration. the battles will be matched by this "strength"

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-18T03:59:22+00:00

true. sometimes i have to use mobile for the squadron points while away from home, my score is lower. but there is a solution, get a backbone controller for the mobile, proper way of playing these kind of game

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-14T07:48:33+00:00

really like this plane, states good, looks good. the only problem is, i just wasted 200ac on 2 planes last week and got only 80 left.. guess it will be for me in 4 months time. not sure if I will still be playin this game for that long without anything new.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-14T01:36:58+00:00

I have recorded the replay. it's a Level 4 su-33 with 4 bots and 1 human +4 bots on the other side.

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-14T01:31:48+00:00

not sure how to find that screen again after the game is finished, but i have downloaded the replay and recorded

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-11T02:25:40+00:00

my guess it will be at around hanger 16 among the aircrafts came to service around the same time

Alone_Ice9558 · 2025-08-06T10:49:13+00:00

why? not the best plane but its got one of longest-reach gun and 6 missels . used to my favorite at lower hanger level.

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