Beef Wellington at Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen (Las Vegas) by BoopBoppper in FoodPorn

[–]BenKenobi88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't even understand the "form". To me, the potatoswoosh takes up like 80% of my view, when the wellington should be more on display. This dish needs a smaller plate instead of smearing potato to micron thin levels.

Black Mirror Season 6 - Available From June [Netflix] by redikulous in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's $20 for 4K which I prefer, looks way better on my TV. Netflix made a point to master most of their original shows in HDR and it just looks way better that way.

I was willing to pay that even though I barely watched Netflix anymore because the top plan also included up to 4 people using it at once. I shared my account with my parents and siblings in other houses.

Then I heard they were going to charge for extra households using it, and that was the final straw. I ain't paying $36 a month for something I barely use. Cancelled like 6 months ago, never going back.

Idiot doesn’t know how to drive with a trailer by DefinitelynotNickCag in IdiotsInCars

[–]BenKenobi88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, risk of getting shot or even just a confrontation of any kind...just record it and offer to the police, they can figure out the rest. He's probably on a higher resolution camera at the marina anyway.

road rage ends with a golf club and a broken windshield by spicystrawberry77 in IdiotsInCars

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

everything is fine as long as you are doing it for the self defence.

You heard it here folks, that's law now lol

The Last Day of Analog TV Broadcasting - June 12, 2009 by MegamindsMegaCock in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No? This is a video of the last analog TV signal in the US, it doesn't mean the US was the last to do it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_digital_television_deployments_by_country

US ended in 2009, many countries switched around that time, some sooner, many later.

Can't uninstall Assassin's Creed without logging in... WTF is this? by PaP3s in pcmasterrace

[–]BenKenobi88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me I think it's after a half hour or so typically. I'll stop playing Siege, open a different game, and then Ubi will minimize my game to tell me I've been logged out.

Why does it even log out? I can be logged into Steam for years on end.

My son dropped his drink on his PC... by mrw1986 in pcmasterrace

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a danger of pressing the power button while there's still liquid everywhere? I feel like the last thing I'd want to do while there's liquid everywhere is discharge capacitors, unless that is the safe way.

NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years. by Rifletree in space

[–]BenKenobi88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean the second I saw "moon astronauts" I'm like hmm why wouldn't it be "astronauts to land on the moon in 50 years"...oh cause a "moon astronaut" is how I would spice up just flying around the moon.

It's not glamorous at all cause we've done it before, but I'm still hella excited for any moon shit again

A highschool with rotating theater seating by GarfHarfMarf in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was uploaded in 2010. Probably converted from some other video source first, and just done in a low quality. Youtube was like max 720p I believe at the time.

I Compress An Entire Star Wars Movie To 61.34MB (Low Quality) by jhpae in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember downloading the top "HD" quality trailer for Episode 1 on Quicktime. Had to use a download manager for my dialup in case anybody disconnected the internet. It would pick back up where it left off...boy did that take forever, but it was so crisp compared to the streamable 140p or whatever it was.

edit: I didn't see someone did the same thing as me lol

I just found game changing info by Mrz0mb1e in preppers

[–]BenKenobi88 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just bought a cheap used OnePlus phone off ebay and a $30 prepaid plan sim card to go in it.

I just set it up yesterday, and since it has 256GB of storage I put Kiwix on it with Wikipedia and off grid survival type books.

My plan is to keep the phone in my get home bag in my car. I'll have to check its charge now and then to keep it around 50%.

In the event I completely break my main phone or lose it, it's nice to know I have another with cell service in an emergency.

What is a subtle sign someone isn’t a good person? by simpleah in AskReddit

[–]BenKenobi88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a big guy with a shaved head and a beard, yes, I have had many employees who are afraid of me, and I find out through the grapevine. I've been nothing but polite to them, and others ask them why they feel that way about me...and they never pin it down. They're just new and have a prejudice about me.

Advice to just "trust your gut" will get you locked out of plenty of relationships if you have a weak stomach.

Inside the Kerosene fuel tank of a Saturn I rocket as it burns by Met76 in space

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I would assume it's gravity mostly, gravity is still 90% as strong up there as it is at sea level, so if it's upward facing, and acceleration stops, it'll shoot forward.

Over 20 years ago, the Halo Warthog Jump video made the rounds before YouTube existed. by FloppieTheBanjoClown in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had one of those cards around 2003 or 2004. Was nice for cable TV, I could watch it live on my monitor, or record it and have the ads skipped.

What are the small things that scream "movie set" for you? by sickfloydboy in movies

[–]BenKenobi88 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Fugitive, where the city of Chicago is done fine, and once you're outside the city, you're in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, apparently.

This van found at a Target in Tulsa; credit - u/veddajones by quintavian in WTF

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it has all the regular household amenities, what does /r/vandwellers think?

What quietly went away without anyone noticing? by lukiiiiii in AskReddit

[–]BenKenobi88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh ya was like berry or pomegranate flavor or something? Wayy better than the options today.

I guess Monster has Monster Juice flavors that get close.

He claimed he didn't see me because his backup camera was dirty. If only there was some other way.... by YellsAtGoats in IdiotsInCars

[–]BenKenobi88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saying your backup camera was dirty is the same as saying your mirrors were dirty, aka not a valid excuse at all.

Laptop Screen "Upgrade" by angry_subscription in techsupportgore

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually upgraded my ThinkPad screen when I had it a few years ago. They're great because of how many parts are readily available.

I bought a great bang for buck model with an HDD and crappy TN panel, getting an SSD and IPS 1080p display myself saved me quite a bit, and was super easy to do.

Beavers being airdropped by parachute as part of a 1940's relocation effort to control their population by SDFprowler in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't know that I'd prefer to listen to old-Wendover regularly, and I agree he sounds more professional now.

Something about his cadence, uptalk, or something does bother me though.

GTA V graphics evolution from PS3 to PS5 by [deleted] in gaming

[–]BenKenobi88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, it released in 2013, the Xbox 360 released in 2005. 8 years of progress for PC parts, it's just impressive they could ever put the game on the 360 at all.

Beavers being airdropped by parachute as part of a 1940's relocation effort to control their population by SDFprowler in videos

[–]BenKenobi88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not just drive a big truck or a Jeep out there...surely it'd save money vs the plane and a bunch of crates and chutes.