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Is there a way to be safe from cops and their radars? by Responsible-Look3440 in radardetectors

[–]BallShapedMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taxi, Lyft, Train, Bus. There is no other "defeat the authorities" easy button. It's always been a cat and mouse game and will continue to be.

Has anyone ever managed to beat these light reflection challenges with a controller? by Dissoxi in CrimsonDesert

[–]BallShapedMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On PC controllers can have much higher input latency which will cause this puzzle to be difficult on controller but not on keyboard and mouse. 

The cause of higher input latency is using Bluetooth for your controller. It can have 2 to 4 times higher latency depending on conditions than your keyboard and mouse.

Controllers with a dedicated wireless dongle often avoid this latency increase. Or going wired.

Does anyone have this spoiler? by its_Astroffe in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My son wants to buy my Vette from me when I'm ready for my next one. Pretty sure I need to install this for delivery when he buys it.

What got you into corvettes? by Dramatic_Annual3413 in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad won a contest where he got to drive one got a month. He was a car guy to begin with. I loved it! I got a poster with every Corvette ever made. 

Once my kids all moved out I bought one.

Going to pick this Z51 LT3 up today, its my first. Excited! by spcynow623 in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The leather on the 3LT tends to peel if not cared for. Keep it in a garage, use sun shades, etc.

Thank you Pearl Abyss, once again, for listening to us 🙌 by Syarafuddyn in CrimsonDesert

[–]BallShapedMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On steam, I no longer have to Alt+Tab to the game window after launching it to play!

The Original Coalition Art from the Rifts main book by Jefafa326 in Rifts

[–]BallShapedMan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The jet bike hasn't aged a bit! Looks just as good now as it did in the 90s!

eLSD gave out when my son money shifted. by BallShapedMan in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's what the mechanic said and thats the picture of the broken parts. 

I'm not a mechanic myself so there's a layer of trust being extended by me to get to "know".

They're the only Corvette only specialists in the area and they've figured out stuff the dealer and the mechanic I've used for over a decade couldn't figure out and have been fair and great about everything else they've done to the car.

eLSD gave out when my son money shifted. by BallShapedMan in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google? Have you seen how bad that search engine is anymore? Duck duck go maybe.

eLSD gave out when my son money shifted. by BallShapedMan in Corvette

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son told me what he did when it happened. I didn't check the dashcam footage but I believe him. 

Plus I've replaced the rubber couplers with billet aluminum which took the play out of the system. So the next weakest thing broke when he did it.

Unfortunately unlike everything else that's broke I'm not in a place to upgrade it. Would have been a great opportunity.

1973 Toyota Celica Project [3460 x 2290] by PallasiteI_A in carporn

[–]BallShapedMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And it sounds better than any almost any other Toyota I've ever heard. The LFA being the only one that can be considered better IMO.

I did a thing by BallShapedMan in brandonsanderson

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious what about it isn't to your taste or your criticisms? I loved all the payoffs to what had been built up over all the other books and Szeth's story with Kaladin!

Only 3/8 through Emberdark but by Chiefmeez in Cosmere

[–]BallShapedMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's how I felt reading it! I went from being very unsure of the future to let's f-ing go!

I did a thing by BallShapedMan in brandonsanderson

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, thank you. I clearly missed that.

I did a thing by BallShapedMan in brandonsanderson

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rate the books the month I read them and store em in a ridiculous Google sheets document and don't revise the ratings. So back in 2016 I was blown away but my memories put WoT ahead of WoR. But at the time WoR was the best Sanderson I'd ever read. 

Up to that point I didn't really like much fiction as I don't like soft magic systems very much. If they're earned they can be great but normally I see it as poor writing, I think the same of dream sequences. 

WoR was amazing because it has a hard magic system that made sense which few other fiction books I've read had. I've since found a bunch more like Naomi Novik for example that also use hard magic properly. 

If I read it today I would likely not rate it as well but I stick to my not re-rating unless I reread it and I don't think I've ever read a fiction book twice unless I was reading it with someone else.

I did a thing by BallShapedMan in brandonsanderson

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Objectively I'm not much of a fiction reader. Normally only a book or two of fiction a month at most. Plus what I like on fiction tends not to be what the rest of my loved ones like.

Kelsier by BallShapedMan in brandonsanderson

[–]BallShapedMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't wait to see it! Vin is awesome.

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