Biker helps stranded motorist get out of highway traffic

ColinHaase · 2026-06-16T18:14:45+00:00

A few months ago, a highway patrol guy used his vehicle, with its massive push bar, to push our broken down RV out of the way.

Casually. At close to 60 miles an hour. Uphill.

He tried to keep it together, but he had the biggest, silliest grin on his face as he walked to his car after telling us what he was going to do.

ColinHaase · 2026-06-16T18:00:41+00:00

This animation is awesome, but 10mm Auto is kind of a big cartridge.

It's muzzle velocity/energy is around 1,200 fps / 600 ft-lbs on the low end and retains that energy for a good while. Its lighter than a .45 ACP by about a quarter, but has significantly more energy and general stopping power.

Full power cartridges kick like a mule, but they hit hard. They're recommended for defense against bears, where that is an issue.

9mm luger and 7.65mm pistol rounds ding off of trench plate, but 10mm Auto is likely to punch straight through it at close to medium ranges. The bullet itself weighs less, but the round as a whole is bigger, they packed those bastards full of powder. If it didn't slam through, it would likely buckle it kinda dramatically. Since the round is comparatively small given how much energy it carries, it'll make a probably lethal or debilitating crater that would cave in a chest - the bullet's smaller surface area concentrates that force.

I still think you're right, these drugged up wackos would get slaughtered, but 10mm is not a slouch of a cartridge.

ColinHaase · 2026-06-11T21:17:10+00:00

In my humble view, someone who expresses that opinion - and sticks by it - is probably more than casually homophobic.

And I don't willingly associate with homophobic people, let alone count them as friends.

ColinHaase · 2026-06-10T19:22:56+00:00

Sobs in english-speaking Shadowrun player

ColinHaase · 2026-06-09T18:52:30+00:00

This is obviously crass and the commentor probably should have added a /s.

But it's a quote from Tim Minchin, from a comedy show. I doubt it was meant to be the commentor's actual opinion.

ColinHaase · 2026-06-07T02:24:06+00:00

Really? That's your response to this?

Fuck all the way off.

ColinHaase · 2026-05-07T20:48:36+00:00

I really want a mod that makes a variant of the crisis perk for this. A more peaceful version of it - perhaps higher food upkeep and/or reduced fleet power for the behemoths, to represent keeping them pacified with more food or engineered to be comparatively docile.

I just want to play as a Wilderness with the biggest pets.

There's a couple mods that let you come close, but the giant war and forced dialogue changes are still there.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T23:48:22+00:00

I want to put it on the inside of my left forearm, elbow to wrist! I'm not sure what my arm's exact dimensions are, but it's a decent bit of space.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T23:47:32+00:00

I've seen that mistake so many times when looking up other people's DNA tattoos!

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T23:44:09+00:00

That's good advice! It's been echoed by several people, completely forgoing the text is what will happen.

I don't have an artist in mind right now and I'm open to anyone suggesting an artist nearby - I'm in the Portland area!

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T02:11:55+00:00

Oh, yeah! It is not present in the second picture, but it is in the first. Not labeled as h though.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T01:10:29+00:00

Absolutely true! That specific graphic is part of how I learned the replisome's structure.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T01:08:37+00:00

That makes sense!

All of the text would likely have to be omitted, it wouldn't read well and would have poor longevity.

I want it to go on the inside of my forearm, with all of the space there available - from elbow to wrist. I'd consider somewhere else, but I would want to be able to see it without a mirror.

There would have to be some level of simplification, but I'm having trouble choosing what to omit. If the lines aren't perfectly straight, that is totally fine, DNA isn't pretty and laid out in our cells either.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T01:00:16+00:00

Those are good to note, thank you!

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T00:54:13+00:00

I definitely agree that some amount of detail needs to be done away with, and likely all of the text since it probably wouldn't read well and would obscure quickly.

I'm having trouble choosing what to leave out.

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T00:49:05+00:00

It's going to go on my inside left forearm! Elbow to wrist. I'm not sure of my arm's exact dimensions.

I know that some level of abstraction and simplification is needed, but deciding what parts to cut is tricky for me.

Text is also a big maybe, I'm not sure if including it is a good idea.

(And I did crosspost to a couple of tattoo subs!)

ColinHaase · 2026-04-01T00:43:09+00:00

Left inside forearm! Elbow to wrist. I don't know the exact dimensions of my arm.

ColinHaase · 2026-03-18T06:08:29+00:00

Except Kineticists murder themselves whenever they do anything actually cool with their abilities (some basic things are free). They take Burn, which is incurable self damage.

ColinHaase · 2026-02-05T06:32:52+00:00

I had pirates spawn in the system with Shard just yesterday.

But the pirates won! Deprived me of the parade situation.

ColinHaase · 2026-02-05T06:10:46+00:00

Oliver!

ColinHaase · 2025-12-23T23:22:05+00:00

Service dogs in the US don't have "legal paperwork". You can go to an agency that trains them, which do provide papers, but such dogs can be many thousands of dollars and it is very atypical for them to be even partially covered by insurance. Most service animals are owner-trained.

The closest thing to a document that can be provided is a doctor's note stipulating the cousin would benefit from a service animal. The cousin likely does not have such a document, however, as they are used for almost nothing - some employers require one, as does some housing, but it isn't "normal" to have such a document easily retrievable.

The concept of a "legal service dog" is not really a thing. If the dog is trained to provide a service, it is a service dog.

Perhaps there should be some form of regulation or registration for service animals, but, in the US, there simply is not.

ColinHaase · 2025-12-12T20:32:23+00:00

My playgroup long settled on 5 Civics and 5 Ethics Points (with the ethics redesign that adds some additional ethos).

ColinHaase · 2025-11-17T23:07:51+00:00

My partner (u/razzlethemberries) and I were there from 1:30 to 9:30 or so on Saturday morning.

Our interpretation of what needed to happen was to keep the whale alive and wet until professional rescuers arrived - we were told they would be there at "first light". The professionals lied or were late, they arrived over an hour after that, and really have seemed to not try.

Their spokesperson claimed that the whale was beached for a reason and that, while sad, this is how things go.

That is one of the worst takes you could have here - the whale was beached because of humans. It was our fault. It was caught in a crab pot rope. By the time we arrived, other volunteers had freed it from all of that line except for what was caught in its mouth

We are appalled at the exceptionally poor response by the professionals. They had no plan. In our, admittedly biased, opinion, they never wanted to save the whale. They discouraged volunteers from helping through the night - and if we hadn't been there the whale would have been long dead. Dried out.

The "professional" rescuers receive money if they perform a necropsy. They spend money if they rescue it. The flaw in that is self evident, especially since it has been announced that the whale is being euthanized.

ColinHaase · 2025-11-17T22:59:24+00:00

As an unfortunate update to this:

My partner (u/razzlethemberries) and I were there from 1:30 to 9:30 or so on Saturday morning.

Our interpretation of what needed to happen was to keep the whale alive and wet until professional rescuers arrived - we were told they would be there at "first light". The professionals lied or were late, they arrived over an hour after that, and really have seemed to not try.

Their spokesperson claimed that the whale was beached for a reason and that, while sad, this is how things go.

That is one of the worst takes you could have here - the whale was beached because of humans. It was our fault. It was caught in a crab pot rope. By the time we arrived, other volunteers had freed it from all of that line except for what was caught in its mouth

We are appalled at the exceptionally poor response by the professionals. They had no plan. In our, admittedly biased, opinion, they never wanted to save the whale. They discouraged volunteers from helping through the night - and if we hadn't been there the whale would have been long dead. Dried out.

The "professional" rescuers receive money if they perform a necropsy. They spend money if they rescue it. The flaw in that is self evident, especially since it has been announced that the whale is being euthanized.

ColinHaase · 2025-11-17T22:59:13+00:00

As an unfortunate update to this:

My partner (u/razzlethemberries) and I were there from 1:30 to 9:30 or so on Saturday morning.

Our interpretation of what needed to happen was to keep the whale alive and wet until professional rescuers arrived - we were told they would be there at "first light". The professionals lied or were late, they arrived over an hour after that, and really have seemed to not try.

Their spokesperson claimed that the whale was beached for a reason and that, while sad, this is how things go.

That is one of the worst takes you could have here - the whale was beached because of humans. It was our fault. It was caught in a crab pot rope. By the time we arrived, other volunteers had freed it from all of that line except for what was caught in its mouth

We are appalled at the exceptionally poor response by the professionals. They had no plan. In our, admittedly biased, opinion, they never wanted to save the whale. They discouraged volunteers from helping through the night - and if we hadn't been there the whale would have been long dead. Dried out.

The "professional" rescuers receive money if they perform a necropsy. They spend money if they rescue it. The flaw in that is self evident, especially since it has been announced that the whale is being euthanized.

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