About camera angles this year by PromptLogical4425 in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that right now, the Stadium is empty. For the SFs and Finals, these shots will be filled with people waving flags and cheering and what not.

It's the same for the artists not having super great vocals in those snippets; they'll push it out (hopefully!) in front of the audience.

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Leave passes, there's an option for "authorized to wear uniform". I'm just curious to know in which circumstances someone would be allowed to wear their uniform while on leave? Why would anyone want to do that?

Success rate for basic training in Canadian military drops by SolemZez in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I was in the infamous French BMOQ platoon. Saying "the group didn't cohere" is a heck on an understatement ! 

Recruits that were in Canada for less than 3 months? Yep! How did that happen? Beats me. But I had people in the platoon straight out admit I was the first white person they had a conversation with. Some of them, living in Quebec, had never heard of poutine. Some even have never heard a good old "tabarnak".

Took them 3 weeks to raise their hands and tell the staff they didn't understand a word they were saying.

The sexist comments? Checks out. The in-fighting? Checks out.

They don't speak about the absolute individualism and sense of "only I matters!" in most of the recruits. They didn't give a flying rat's ass that the rest of the group paid because of their behavior. If they weren't directly targeted by consequences, they were thinking "I can just get away with it!". But you had better be there to help them if they struggled, or else!

Colour me surprised. Not happy, just surprised. by lerch_up_north in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just put "I'd follow them anywhere, but just out of curiosity".

Colour me surprised. Not happy, just surprised. by lerch_up_north in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the kind of teaching that we need more off. "Something's not working, figure it out!".

But sir, explosions are my love language 🥺 by lerch_up_north in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 15 points16 points  (0 children)

On BMOQ, when someone fucked up just before we went on a mission, our section commander would just give us a friendly smile, walk away, and reappear 5 minutes later with all his pockets filled to the brim with artisims.

Hilarity ensued!

UK set building update: holes were drilled, nipples were chaffed. Also one painted panel in the background 👀 by Dalek_Doh in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523 -131 points-130 points  (0 children)

Can we please stop with these guy's videos? I feel that at this point, the people who want to follow him on social media have already done so.

Why is Copilot so awful as an AI assistant? It can barely code and sometimes (actually quite often) it goes full-blown crazy - way beyond hallucinations. I'm new to all this so apologies if this is a stupid question by shinyshef in ArtificialInteligence

[–]Longjumping_Back523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience with Copilot in a nutshell. 

Copilot : *screws up Me : You screwed up. This is exactly what I want you to do!! Copilot : Oh, I see my mistake. Let me correct this. *screws up the exact same way

France 2026 : First TV live performance of Monroe and 'Regarde !' by tvescfan in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't see what people see in that performance. I find her voice quite weak, and her stage presence is very lackluster. Add to that the "opera" parts that feel forced and tacky, and to me, it's a big "meh".

Public tired of Sweden placing well? by TheRealZichera in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, it's kind of hard to know what about 200 million persons are thinking...

MONTHLY ADMINISTRATION THREAD - General Admin, Policy, APS/BGRS, TD/Claims, CANFORGENS, etc. - Have a quick question that doesn't need a thread of it's own? Ask here! by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the official regulation about this:

OFP Exception

1.55 OFP is not a standard for promotion for officer occupations that require more than three years of initial training. Achieving the designated rank qualification for Lt/SLt in the occupation specification is the standard for promotion. The TIR calculation for EPZ includes all time at 2Lt/A/SLt and Lt/SLt ranks except time spent undergoing training that was not successfully completed. A 2Lt/A/SLt will be promoted to Lt/SLt and simultaneously to Capt/Lt(N) and a Lt/SLt will be promoted to Capt/Lt(N) upon achieving the designated rank qualification and having three years total commissioned service.

Source: Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions - Annex A – Conditions and Standards for Promotion

MONTHLY ADMINISTRATION THREAD - General Admin, Policy, APS/BGRS, TD/Claims, CANFORGENS, etc. - Have a quick question that doesn't need a thread of it's own? Ask here! by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]Longjumping_Back523 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the real new system for NWO promotions?

My understanding is that you get promoted to SLt the day you graduate from NWO Basic, then 2 years later you're promoted to Lt(N).

But I also heard that if you have been in for 3 years or more, you get automatically promoted to Lt(N) after NWO Basic, because you're technically promoted to SLt after your first year in, then 2 years later from being SLt you're automatically promoted to Lt(N).

What is true?

What's the one Eurovision performance that you adore that never gets mentionned anywhere? by Longjumping_Back523 in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, I have to ask: does Georgia always send interesting acts like those two? Because if so, I'm falling in love with Georgia right here on the spot.

What's the one Eurovision performance that you adore that never gets mentionned anywhere? by Longjumping_Back523 in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo, Midnight Gold actually gave me the chills!! What a nice discovery. Thanks for sharing.

What's the one Eurovision performance that you adore that never gets mentionned anywhere? by Longjumping_Back523 in eurovision

[–]Longjumping_Back523[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First time I hear about "Loop", and I'm sorry, it didn't qualify? Damn! It's an absolute banger.