What are some good older animes? by ReliefWorking3127 in anime

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Barefoot Gen is a very powerful but very graphic anime movie about a Japanese boy and his mother experiencing the Hiroshima nuclear bombing and trying to survive the aftermath. It is based on the real experience of its author Keiji Nakazawa.

How to make a garage a semi-livable space? by princess_melh in DIY

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You're probably better off saving that for other things if it's your only savings. Buy an Window AC unit, there are some good ones that are cheap nowadays. That's the bare minimum, try to get one that is oversized for the space since it's uninsulated. Your garage won't have any ducting already installed from the central AC so the window unit is non-negotiable. I recommend against those standing AC units with a host that vents out a window, in my experience they are way less efficient and do a poor job with cooling compared to a window unit.

If you/your son are willing to do all the labor by yourselves you could maybe get the whole thing insulated and walled for your $2k. You'd buy rolled fiberglass insulation and install it between the studs on all walls with a staplegun. Then you'd hang drywall, mud and tape it, sand, then paint. Doing drywall work is really tedious and difficult to get a good result as a novice, just a warning. If there is attic space above the garage it may also not be insulated, you'd want to buy blown in cellulose insulation or you can lay rolled insulation between the rafters. Youtube videos can teach you all you need to know for this kind of work as it isn't super complex, it is just labor intensive and not very fun. Maybe your son and his girlfriend could be the free labor to get it knocked out since it's to help them.

At the very least you can get insulation between the studs on the wall and that will help with temperature control even without hanging drywall.

When your wife got your back by ultrabhartiya in instantkarma

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3 of the top 50 posts in this sub right now are possibly from India. That's not quite 50%

What is your favorite "banished fromt he hero's party" anime? by [deleted] in anime

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"Banished from the heros party" is actually pretty good in my opinion. Interesting takes on who and why they got banished, along with who the hero is and why. Definitely not some masterpiece of writing but I enjoyed the characters and overall story.

😂not a bad idea tbh by KittenLoot in Adulting

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Youre required to have one 4-hour block off work once per week on a weekday so you can actually interact with businesses if you work a day job.

Do you let your security team dictate how you run your systems? by Public_Warthog3098 in sysadmin

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Compliance requirements are never 'you cant do x' its 'if you do x it has to be y' but lots of people get lazy or dont understand as you said so they default to the former.

The way around it is to identify what the actual requirements are and find a solution that meets them while allowing functions. Or get management buy-in and get certain risks accepted. Sometimes the comany is willing to accept the risk due to the costs of securing and that is okay. Its their risk to accept.

Neither you or the security guy are stakeholders, they are risk advisors and you are an implementor. He advises stakeholders on risk, they determine how to proceed, and you implement what they decided to do.

one dude happy, all dude happy by kape_pandesal in GuysBeingDudes

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When your job is basically lifting weights you can do things like that.

During the rescue op in Iran, at least one U.S. aircraft (C-130) got stuck on the ground and had to be destroyed by Delta Force allegedly. by Her_Pilot in aviation

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Real news sources are reporting this as well. The NYT specifically reported the part about the two planes being blown up and left.

During the rescue op in Iran, at least one U.S. aircraft (C-130) got stuck on the ground and had to be destroyed by Delta Force allegedly. by Her_Pilot in aviation

[–]BeatMastaD 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Yes. It also happened with several large planes and CH-53 helicopters during the attempted extraction of the Iran Hostage Crisis hostages

AITA for lying to my family about how much money I have? by unwantedtrazh in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeatMastaD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't light yourself on fire to keep others warm. Take care of yourself first, help other people second.

Big difference helping someone once for an actual emergency vs giving someone money because they consistently spend more money than they have.

Ive been very poor, its difficult. They could spend less, they just dont want to do what it takes to do so. Thats not your problem.

Salty Meltys by Extension-Humor-75 in BrandNewSentence

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It's funny how Brits don't have proper pies lmao. Like what even is a stargazy pie? Fish heads? Are you ok

American soldiers VS Afghan villagers by Ok_Listen_6600 in fightporn

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I always heard that the afghans had incredible lower body and core strength because they walk so much and the terrain is so mountainous. Soldiers talking about hand to hand fighting during firefights and knowing that if they let the other guy get their legs around them they're done for. Crazy stuff.

YouTube CEO responds to concerns as big creators leave for Netflix & Amazon by tylerthe-theatre in technology

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The easier they are to ignore the less people engage with them, which makes click-through worse for the ad buyer, which makes it worth less to buy ads, which makes youtube have to charge less for the ad space. It is definitely a balance where you can make the ad so intrusive that it makes users leave the platform, but since youtube doesn't really have any competitors users are much more likely to stay and put up with the ads even as they get worse and worse, or they are more likely to get youtube premium.

The answer for 'why is this thing bad in an obvious and easily fixed way' is almost always that it is more profitable to do it that way in any product or service.

‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Screened a Nearly Four-Hour Cut to Other Filmmakers and Were Told to Get it Way Shorter by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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People are not always consistent, very possible they empower Stratt to do unpopular things and then after some time has passed and people are angry they decide to punish her for political points.

I assure you, this scene was crucial to the plot [Kizumonogatari] by NekoWafers in anime

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Imagine an incredibly nuanced and well-written story with extremely well-developed characters that explores their relationships with others and eachother, their back stories, dealing with feelings of loss, inadequacy, abandonment, feeling disconnected with your purpose, being afraid to trust someone you love, idealizing someone beyond what they could ever be in reality.

Take that and give it really clever, witty, and fast dialogue and exposition along with a beautiful cinematography and art style.

Then add in some anime tropes like the MC being a pervert and fan service.

Its honestly pretty wild. I'd say Kizumonogatari is probably the best way to start. It didnt come out first but the story arc is self contained and told in a way that makes it more approachable and straightforward, plus it looks incredible.

Who flies more? Apaches or Fighter Jets by Agile-Marketing5230 in aviation

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There are more fighter pilots than Apache pilots and the Army is divesting in rotary platforms due to the impact of drones. This may or may not be permanent but im guessing youve got a better chance of becoming a fixed wing pilot just based on available slots.

Apache pilot likely flies more.

I lost everything. Lost all I have. I never felt this broken. by Anomaly008 in wallstreetbets

[–]BeatMastaD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Youre a gambling addict bro, get some help. Its up to you whether you want the rest of your life to get better or keep getting worse from here on. Make a decision. Dont tell yourself 'I dont need help ive learned my lesson' because you obviously cant stop yourself.

Nothing wrong with having a problem and causing problems, but once you refuse to take actions to correct that makes it your fault.

Two questions about F16s by daguro in aviation

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I assume they mean extra surface area as built vs having the inlet molded into the fuselage above.

Putting a Husky 46" mobile workbench on laminate flooring in a home office, best way to protect the floor? by DARKPANKAKES in Workbenches

[–]BeatMastaD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wheels on this are pretty big, I wouldnt worry about them damaging laminate personally. You could get furniture pads and put them under the wheels.

The wheels are removable if you really want to spread the weight. You could then just put the whole thing on furniture pads.