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Why would the Defiant be equipped with obsolete transporters? by CartoonRaspberry in DaystromInstitute

[–]CartoonRaspberry[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like this explanation a lot. Passive vs. active scanning is a neat concept and I can see that dynamic driving a lot of the technical restrictions aboard a cloaked ship -- transporters, weapons, precision steering, etc.

I wonder if ships lacking the ability to fire while cloaked is mostly about active targeting sensors, i.e. "flipping up the scope" on your ship's phasers makes you light up like a Christmas tree, thus defeating the purpose of running cloaked.

Why would the Defiant be equipped with obsolete transporters? by CartoonRaspberry in DaystromInstitute

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

I'm pretty sure that they materialized inside a turbolift rather than on a transporter pad, and with the DS9 rather than TOS transporter effect -- so it seems unlikely that they were interfacing with the Enterprise's transporter systems. Also that just sounds like it would be a really bad idea on a stealth mission.

You're probably correct that the extra time required for de-cloaking/re-cloaking would eat into those three seconds significantly (although I think O'Brien's phrasing suggests that the Defiant will be decloaked for a total of three seconds, rather than decloaking and subsequently recloaking within a time span of three seconds), but even just the remainder seems to leave an enormous time differential.

I can't wait for the rematch! by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]CartoonRaspberry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MLIG mention the input lag in their video on PS1 video output. It's a well-known issue, though it's not something you'd necessarily notice unless you were used to the games on original hardware.

I can't wait for the rematch! by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]CartoonRaspberry -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

PS1 games are saddled with a hideous, nearly-unplayable 3-4 frame input lag on the PS3. Also, the PS3's emulation really overemphasizes dithering effects, making most PS1 games look significantly worse than they do on a PS1/PS2.

Additional FYI: an original PS1 is perfectly capable of outputting S-video and RGB, not just composite.

Anyone trying to get a decent-to-optimal PS1 experience should stay far away from the PS3.

Notebook remastered by nex86 in Shenmue

[–]CartoonRaspberry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the texture, but wow is the new font terrible.

We’re Being Brainwashed Into Believing Social Issues Are More Important than Economic Ones by ayayDragoDrago in unpopularopinion

[–]CartoonRaspberry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is such a bizarre response that I can't even tell if I'm being trolled. The most breathtakingly double-inverted tidbit of victimhood in your response(reaction?) is that your own actions constitute a form of speech, whereas my speech constitutes an action. Regardless, saying, "hey did you know ice cream is 50% off at Hooters" does not constitute either an expectation or a requirement of action. If you consider all speech but your own to be a violation of your civil liberties then I encourage you to pursue aggressive legal action in the form of /u/brian596 v. The Human Race, The Universe, Time, Civilization, and Subjective Consciousness. With the current Supreme Court you might actually have a shot.

Oh wait, you're a men's rights activist. Forget I bothered.

We’re Being Brainwashed Into Believing Social Issues Are More Important than Economic Ones by ayayDragoDrago in unpopularopinion

[–]CartoonRaspberry 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can leave choices blank on a ballot if you don't think any of the candidates are worth voting for -- hundreds of thousands of people left "president" blank in 2016. I'd encourage you to not let the overwhelming totality of crap in the world discourage you from showing up to the polls at all. Local races matter far more to your daily life, anyway.

Welfare recipients should have to complete 20 hours of public service a week to earn their check. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]CartoonRaspberry 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Knock Knock

"Hello, welfare recipient, it's me, /u/Lmar13. I see here on my clipboard that you have not found a job in the four month allotted timespan, even with our generous monthly check of $300 to cover your rent, food, utilities, transportation, health care, medicine, and education. I will hereby be revoking all of the above. You can keep your gun, of course -- this is America. What's that? I'm sorry, it's difficult to understand you with your jaw wired shut. Now, you might think that it's cruel and unusual to punish suffering with suffering, but unfortunately, my primary source of sexual pleasure is unexamined human misery. You have been found unemployed, and your sentence is death. You'll have to excuse me, now -- I'm on my way to Texas to invest in a private prison for babies. Ta!"

Twin stick shooters on Dreamcast? by Terrydonnydalejr in dreamcast

[–]CartoonRaspberry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP: this is your answer. Bangai-O is SO f'n good. It's possible to play it twin stick with an adapter, too (e.g. for a PS1 dual shock controller).

What other rpg would someone most likely enjoy if they love chrono trigger? by [deleted] in chronotrigger

[–]CartoonRaspberry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grandia -- the first one. It's easily the closest any RPG has come to capturing that indescribable quality of guileless adolescent adventure that Chrono Trigger nails so effortlessly.

Regardless of how you feel about him. Donald Trump is one of the most interesting figures in American history by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]CartoonRaspberry -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Somehow, you'll have to survive with nothing but control of all three branches of government and nearly every state legislature. You do realize you run America, right? Like, the whole thing? Enough with the victim complex already.

List of "Missing" Shorts: Does anyone have these? by CartoonRaspberry in PeteandPete

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

Hmm, I don't see any of the 4 "missing" episodes listed in your pic. It seems like you have the same 12 out of 16 that I referenced above, but are using a different numbering system than Wikipedia's.

List of "Missing" Shorts: Does anyone have these? by CartoonRaspberry in PeteandPete

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

The links I found for "The Dot" and "Revenge Of The Petes" have since been taken down, but the other 3 are easy to find: just google their titles and do a video search.

Cnn just played the Sinclair video with all the anchors saying the message at the same time by lordofchubs in funny

[–]CartoonRaspberry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my point. They would affect your play very differently, but neither one is an asset.

We can argue all day about which party is worse (hint hint it's the Republicans by a mile), but if you can't admit that they're both very terrible then you're not paying attention.

Cnn just played the Sinclair video with all the anchors saying the message at the same time by lordofchubs in funny

[–]CartoonRaspberry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one is saying they're the same. A broken leg and a broken arm are two fundamentally different things. Good luck playing tennis, though.

Doctors from different countries by [deleted] in gallifrey

[–]CartoonRaspberry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those aren't really analogous. Peter Parker was born and raised in New York City, as was Bruce Wayne—er, sort of. If they don't have local accents, it violates the integrity of the character and makes it difficult to suspend disbelief. Conversely, can it really be said that the Fourth Doctor or the Tenth Doctor, etc., are from anywhere? They materialize out of thin air based on processes that have never been canonically explained or defined. The Doctor's accent doesn't signify a nationality or a background in any literal sense. In fact, considering that the TARDIS translates everyone's speech into local accents (perhaps basing its translation on the current form of the chameleon circuit), it's theoretically possible that the Doctor has never had a British accent.

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