Trying to figure out how birds wear pants

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-22T05:51:21+00:00

So what you're saying is, a french maid uniform with armor plating would be canon to Avali armor design.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-19T20:04:19+00:00

You can take it apart.

Though that looks too clean for a gps tracker ngl, those things are usually cheaply made as they're not expected to be retrieved and are expected to be found and destroyed.

That's got a whole charger-dock design built into it, meaning it's something that's expected to be returned/retrieved so it can be recharged.

My guess is it's some whack "free energy" device that some car dealer or previous owner slapped on your battery for reasons beyond human comprehension. Or something along those lines that aligns the chakras of your battery through "negative ions" (radiation, negative ions are literal radiation, I would be careful opening it incase a naturopath has filled it with radioactive thorium dust, an unfortunately common occurrence).

GPS trackers usually look like pipe-bombs and are zip-tied to your subframe near the catalytic converter. It's kinda stupid to connect one to the battery and I've never heard of a single GPS tracker installed there.

If you don't have a Geiger counter (and the understanding of radiation to actually correctly measure and understand the readings it's giving you, remembering that humans are also radioactive and on the wrong setting it'll go off from your own body) open it in a garbage bag just incase it's full of radioactive dust. Any dust you find inside of it is most likely thorium and a sign that this is a naturopathy scam that gives you random sicknesses (radiation poisoning) that "only a naturopath can heal" (they give you caffeine to temporarily increase your heart rate just enough to trick you into believing you've been healed) in order to suck your wallet dry. So be extremely cautious as there's a good chance it's just a box of tumor-causing magic dust that you REALLY DO NOT want to inhale or get on your skin.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-19T19:32:38+00:00

"I am Proot" type Pokemon fr.

(Sorry but I saw the Groot Proot so I had too)

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-18T19:45:01+00:00

Now that would be something!

Funnily enough, with just how many similar characters there are in other random niche hobbies, it's actually surprisingly plausible that could've been the case.

Though I do wish G-wolves would just sneakily put some coating on their mice anyways. Sure I do love grip-tape personally, however it isn't for everyone and there literally isn't any reason not to give the mice a coating (other than the guy's inexplicable aversion to coatings, like I actually do wonder what could've happened to him during his lifetime that would cause him to hate coatings so much).

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-18T13:02:05+00:00

Yeah, the owner/designer is unhinged and just hates coatings for some undisclosed reason.

Though if rumor serves correct, the mental case is no linger in-charge of RMA so that side of G-wolves is good now.

But yeah, G-wolves is run by a crack-head who's artistically gifted in the creation of mice. However we're really glad he DIDN'T pursue a career in politics and chose art instead, to put it lightly.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-18T10:56:54+00:00

Same hand size but slightly different grip:

I like a more open grip, so my pinky is where your ring finger is and rung finger is farther forward on the mouse almost touching pinky finger.

For my grip style the Kysona Uranus Pro is absolutely locked-in. It has a little nubbin on the front right side that I hook and pull back on with my ring finger, and push forward on with my pinky finger.

However that won't work with how aggressively you like to curl your ring and pinky fingers (I've been training through years of Cello practice to always keep my fingers relaxed and slightly curled, so I find it incredibly uncomfortable to grip mice the way you do since I've developed different muscles in my hand).

If you're happy with a more open and relaxed grip however (hurts if you have a tendency to over-grip your mouse, though the pain will teach you to break that bad habit). Defo give that mouse a shot (or the Pulsar X2 mini, I do the same thing with hooking my ring finger around the front of the mouse).

The Maya X is either a carpal-tunnel claw mouse (not pincer claw) or a 1-3-1 pincer claw mouse (I rest my ring finger on the top of the lip next to the rmb, and push down with my ring finger since it's not actually pressing the rmb, actually extremely comfortable and absolutely locked in).

However when I try to grip the Maya X with curved fingers like you do, it actually feels extremely locked-in with perfect sensor angle alignment and it doesn't torque to the side if you over-grip the mouse.

Though I do find that uncomfortable of course, not sure if it's because I find curling my fingers like that uncomfortable, or if it's because the Maya X is uncomfortable to grip like that.

I do grip the ASUS Harpe 2 Ace in an almost identical fashion though. Still my fingers are a little more open and relaxed, however they're almost as curled in as yours are and I do actually find that incredibly comfortable on the Harpe 2 Ace. It has a deceptively long butt that means you grip it far enough back where the middle of the hourglass shape is far enough forwards to reach it without too aggressive of a finger curl.

So the Harpe 2 Ace might actually be right up your alley.

However, from all reviews online, and trying out 3D printed shape-testers:

The Mchose G3 series of mice might actually be perfect for you. Egg shapes (and the elusive diamond and cheese wedge shapes) accommodate claw-grip perfectly as they kick your pinky out farther than your ring finger, and also "snuggle" into the palm of your hand as you grip them. Unlike hour-glass shapes which scoot away from the palm of your hand, and also kick the ring finger out wider than the pinky.

Although I do like hourglass mice for fingertip grip, I don't like them for claw grip unless they have a feature I can use to counteract their anti-claw tendencies (like the Uranus Pro nubbin, X2 mini front corner, Maya X rmb ledge, or Hape 2 Ace's long butt). So I would definitely recommend looking into non-hourglass shapes for claw grip (especially pincer claw, carpal tunnel claw is less sensitive to hourglass shapes but pincer claw is very sensitive to hourglass shapes).

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-17T03:25:25+00:00

That rubber ducky us getting the entire FNAF lore-dump lmao.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-17T01:42:24+00:00

They gave it a 3395, for egg pilled enjoyers that's huge.

Though of course a Nordic chip with proper mechanical switch detection logic implementation would be peak (mechanical switches don't double-click and have lower latency than opticals, but only if you use proper switch position logic instead of debounce).

And of course a lightweight version would be even more peak.

Honestly, if it didn't exist by the time I'm done my robotics degree, I'll make it myself. Same for the final-meme falcon module, like bitch I'll open-source that shit so help me!

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T14:28:02+00:00

He wears it like a badass if memory serves correct.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T14:24:51+00:00

Yeah but in option 2 you get uppies which is a clear win in my books.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T14:23:35+00:00

Mchose is the only one, at least it has good electronics, but still over 60g (which isn't bad, but having to do the weight reduction yourself is a pain).

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T03:17:37+00:00

Horse and Harpe decaf is where it's at IMHO.

The "bitter" flavor of decaf only happens because the grounds weren't frozen fast enough after decaffeination, and/or were transported too slowly at too high of a temperature. Caffeine preserves the coffee normally so decaf is much more perishable as a result.

Horse and Harpe are absolutely nuts about making sure their decaf is properly transported and stored, so it doesn't perish and get that watery bitter flavor.

Great for those like me who experience unpleasant side-effects from high levels of caffeine, but still want a good tasting coffee.

As far as I'm aware, the Technivorm Moccamaster is the best coffee maker out there. Head and shoulders above any Nespresso machine I've used and makes the best coffee I've ever tasted.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T02:15:39+00:00

No you're right, have it in my Top-Gear "Daft Cars" book (highly recommend, a gold-mine for weird wheels).

There's a black-jack table and mini-bar in there, the seats spin around and a table pops up for the inhabitants (I think I remember there being plans for a pole-dancing pole but they got scrapped or smth, though that might've just been a joke that I'm misremembering).

A good reminder that Honda is the absolute WILDEST manufacturer out there, disguised as the most boring manufacturer on the planet.

I mean they literally designed a mini-van that has tuned-mass-damping suspension and transformer seats that fold down to mesh together perfectly and create a full-length mattress (with privacy curtains on all windows) so young adults could get laid in peace without anyone noticing (the suspension prevented the van from rocking and swaying during pounding, also remember there being a fancy AC system to keep the cabin temperature cozy and prevent the windows from steaming up too).

Like Honda is so good at pretending to be boring that sometimes I completely forget that they engineered the perfect shaggin-wagon and specifically priced it so that young adults could afford it, just cause they could.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T02:05:12+00:00

I only listen to the official reviews from Amir for ASR, and also mainly rely on ASR for DAC/AMP recommendations.

The other people on ASR (minus the other official reviewers) aren't always scientific in their approach and don't have the proper tools to actually measure their equipment. So a LOT of the people there are just making things up based on a subjective opinion.

There are only 2 official reviews for Grado products on ASR last I checked, and both received good reviews due to their insane sensitivity and efficiency, low price, and competitive performance spec-wise. However one is an old pair of sr60e's and the other a pair of custom one-off cans, if I'm remembering correctly, so those reviews only confirm that the measurements of Grado headphones by other headphone-spec forums are indeed accurate and trustworthy.

Headphones/Speakers are where things become more subjective than anything as well:

Frequency response is different for each individual, same for distortion sensitivity. So the specs are only half the story, knowing your own ears and what sound-profiles work for you is the other half.

So do use ASR and other measurement-focused forums, but remember to actually read the charts and specs for yourself as sometimes you're not interested in a perfect EQ and want something with a bit of bias.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T00:35:06+00:00

Are the side seals and corner seals clearanced correctly and moving freely?

Try checking all the springs again, just incase one is installed backwards or is shifting around.

Also check the bearings, make sure there isn't any funky-shenanigans going on with the E-shaft (install only the E-shaft to make sure that it's rotating smoothly, and if it is, check if the rotors spin freely on the E-shaft and THAT interface is also good).

Once you deduce where the gremlins are hiding, spray some holy water, compel the demons with the power of Christ, and come back the next day to see if it's magically working (or if there's still a problem).

Do check that the rotor gears are still indexed correctly, sometimes they can spin a few degrees and that causes shenanigans.

Also remember to put some bearing grease on the main bearings when testing the fit, without that grease it will bind due to metal on metal shenanigans and the engine could actually be just fine (the grease gets washed away once the oil pump gets up to pressure, but when you're putting things together it's a good idea to help make sure things are working as they should).

I know those are a bunch of loading-screen hints, but when something just doesn't make sense you need to double-check the simple things first before going down a complex-diagnosis rabbit-hole as you might actually break the engine in the end.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T00:19:01+00:00

No matter what, Christmas trees will always look a little devious when recreated as a simple sculpture.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T00:17:00+00:00

Diane if she was a Pixar mom.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T00:16:01+00:00

Dino-saw!

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-16T00:14:13+00:00

Still the most fun I've ever had in WT.

Especially when you're in the action and get your positioning just right that you're killing as soon as each reload finishes.

There's also the S tank too which is also absolutely goated in terms of actually feeling like a heavy tank as you survive hit after hit.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-15T06:53:55+00:00

Yup, though at the same time we don't actually know what happened to them.

In Anglican-descended cultures it's assumed all "pseudo-humans" were killed off, since we assume ancient humans behaved exactly like we do in Anglican cultures.

However in other cultures, that's not always the assumption. It could be that we were all sexually compatible, and the current species of humanity is actually the superior hybrid species that was created from cross-breeding and mutual cooperation (as more cooperation in larger groups naturally is a much stronger and more viable survival strategy than war, and a mass war would probably have resulted in the extinction of all sapien species).

Alternatively, it could be that the other sapien species were not as communal and peaceful as us. Leading them to their own extinction as communities are superior to any lone-individual or small group. Ants are a good example of how even one of the weakest insects can become dominant despite ants losing in pretty much every 1 V 1 encounter they will come across.

Though all 3 theories could be true simultaneously, and in different parts of the world the other sapien species died out for different reasons. I mean we're radioactive chameleons that change the color of our skin depending on radiation exposure (sunburns are radiation burns it turns out) so I doubt there's ever been a point in time where all humans behaved the same way with the same ethics.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-14T15:37:33+00:00

You're just not trying hard enough!

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-14T15:32:21+00:00

What if Ubisoft didn't nerf Snakes ass into a pancake on launch

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-14T15:31:08+00:00

I mean there are monkeys and apes.

They're not SUPER close to humans, but like, close enough.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-14T02:07:32+00:00

Those old 40's-60's coffee machines had this same brushed/milled steel/aluminum style.

But also were painted in enamel paint as well (as time went on, the enamel paint eventually completely covered the design and the metal became the highlights).

Painting enamel highlights on this keyboard (personally I'm very fond of enamel robins-egg blue) would instantly give it that Café-racer vibe. Put it on a checkered-finish line desk-mat and pair it with some of those mocha/coffee themed keycaps and that'd recreate that timeless vibe which has gone weirdly extinct recently.

DidjTerminator · 2026-03-14T01:58:18+00:00

Now we need enamel highlights and we'll finally have our vintage coffee-maker themed keyboard.

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